with denise koch, vic carter, kai jackson and ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> it's 27 degrees. the pacific northwest is used to getting rain, but it is now dealing with the cold reality of snow. tow truck drivers are in high demand as the winter mess engulfs the area. >> a dramatic high-speed chase ends in a spectacular crash on a southern california freeway. officers were chasing a man and a woman on an alleged stolen motorcycle for almost 30 minutes, that's when the motorcycle rear-ended a car, throwing the drivers on the highway. they are being treated for serious injuries. >>> a human head was discovered in hollywood. they say two hands and two feet have also been found and they're searching for more remains. police say the victim is a man in his 40's or 50's. >>> actor mark wahlberg says his recent comments about 9/11 was insensitive and he apologizes. he says if he was on one of the hijacked flights, he would have made sure the plane landed safely. >>> many of your favorite websites had a different look today. they were participating in a protest against antipiracy legisl

. > hello everybody i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. we begin with breaking news this evening. >> the fire broke out on a house in essexx. firefighters pulled two women from the home and rushed them to the hospital. both were pronounced dead. our media partner baltimore sun reporting the victims are mother and daughter. investigators are working to find out what caused that fire. >>> suspected indefinitely, wjz is live on campus, megan mccorkel has the school's swift action. >> reporter: both the school and coach deny the incident happened. but the school says they are taking these allegations very seriously. heated moment during morgan state saturday night game. witnesses claim they saw coach boseman punch a lineman in the face. there were a lot of people who thought the coach was outs of line. davis grant told wjz what he saw. >> it appears that boseman did some type of push back that forced him to back down a little bit. >> reporter: it was enough that campus officials were called. >> some say he struck the student. others say it was

. >> i'm denise koch. here's what people are talking about tonight. >>> graphic video goes viral. the service men seen urinating on dead bodies have been identified, and they could face charges. members of a marine sniper unit appear to be urinating on corpses in this video. the dead were taliban fighters, civilians, or someone else, but at least two of the marines seen in the video have been identified. >> anyone, anyone, found to have participated or known about it, having engaged in such conduct must be held fullily account afternoon. >> defense secretary leon panetta condemned the video saying i have seen the footage d find the behavior conducted in ititututrly deplorabab. he spokokwith afghgh presesent hamid karzai. the administration asked thth united natatns to get involved. >> this shockiki video mama serve as recruiting grouou for anti-a-aricanism. >> t t u.s. wants to avoioi another abu ghraib scandal where 14 soldiers were photographed dedeaning civilians in iraq. the military says e video was shot months ago and posted on- line just t sterday. there is concern it could

. >> hello everyone, i'm denise koch. chilling new video emerges. a former marine from baltimore is behind these shootings. we're live and we have new insight into the shootings. >> reporter: denise, he'll spend 25 years behind bars after pleading from the 2010 shootings. tonight, we're getting an inside look at the shooting spree. in a chilling video, he chants as he drives along i-95. that's the military building that i'm going to target, he says. he unleashes a hail of bullets at the national marine core museum. thursday, in front of a judge, one of the only words he said, was guilty. he admitted to firing shots at the museum, the pentagon and two other recruiting centers in 2010. >> today's plea demonstrates that violent extremism is present in the community. >> reporter: he was arrested this summer where he planned to desecrate graves at arlington cemetery. he was going to use an explosive. fbi agents made a discovery at his home. >> on a list, he had components for closives -- clos -- explosives. >> reporter: investigators don't know why he did

i'm denise koch. britney norwood to prison for the rest of her life. the family still searching for closure. >> reporter: britney norwood, no mercy. she will not get parole and will likely die in prison. brittany norwood will spend the rest of her life in prison for the one of the most brutal crimes. stabbed her coworker more than 300 times in the store where they worked. then concocted a story that men attacked and raped. they quickly fell apart under mounting forensic evidence. >> brittany being not allowed to walk in the street, that's one person as a society we don't have to worry about. >> told the judge he would never forget norwood. asked that norwood is never asked to walk the streets. norwood was in tears when she addressed for the first time. she said she's sorry and nothing she could do to take their pain away. as moody in the courtroom left, described how the killing left their family in deep despair. >> i was shocked. i thought in light of the fact that they actually admitted to some extent that she had done the crime, she virtually took n

. >>> good evening i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. this is what people are talking about tonight. >> the night after the loss, key players talk about the game. >> reporter: ray lewis told us on sunday that a super bowl for the ravens just wasn't meant to be. but as the players cleaned out their lock e on monday it was hard for them to hide from their thought that it was supposed to be -- locker on monday. instead of preparing for a super bowl the ravens met sunday morning to clean out their lockers, say goodbye to teammates and ponder the pain of a tough loss. the ravens believe their season wouldn't end for another two week. >> it sucks because we've done so much and just to fall short, it's bad. >> we're not supposed to be doing this. but the next couple of days i'm sure it will really sink in and we'll feel the pain. >> reporter: no player felt more pain than kicker billy condit that missed the field goal that would have sent the game to overtime. one day later, condit stood at his locker and said that the sting is going to make hi

i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm denise koch. mary is off tonight. we begin tonight with an update on breaking news. firefighters save a person, run over by a train at the lexington market subway station. a short time ago, the victim is rushed to shock trauma.

. >>> hello everybody i'm denise koch. what was thought to be a fire last night was a crime. the woman who was found in the remains had also been stabbed. >> reporter: the fire turned into the second homicide of the year. now authorities are trying to track a killer. >>> homicide detectives, atf acts, city fire investigators and the state fire marshals office all sur rupbd the home where mary -- surround the home where mary hines died. 24 hours later, a horrifying discovery. >> as a result of the autopsy, she was found to have multiple stab wounds and it's been ruled a homicide. >> reporter: neighbors have theories. >> i think somebody stabbed her and they are just trying to cover up their tracks. >> this lady doesn't bother anybody. >> i just can't imagine it. >> reporter: a fixture in this community, mary hines was a teacher and principal for 20 years. >> everybody in baltimore city seems to know mrs. hines because she has thought so many. >> reporter: she also thought lives at the methodist church. mrs.hines was the adult bible study teacher and had only recently started t

today he opens up to denise koch. >> freedom fighter? >> i wasn't going to stand by and watch my friends die. >> reporter: or notorious, van dyke says his commitment came from forging deep friendships. >> my friends were telling me about family members being arrested or disappearing or being injured. >> reporter: why did you go to libya. >> they would say to me things like why doesn't anybody help us. so i said i would be there. >> reporter: matthew a documentary film maker leaves his home to fight alongside his rebel friends determined to overthrow gadhafi. but after a few weeks, progadhafi forces ambush matthew. >> did you assume they were going to kill you? >> i worried about being executed. >> reporter: instead, matthew is thrown in prison spending 5- 1/2 months in solitary confinement in a four by 7-foot cell. >> what did you do to keep yourself sane? >> i sang guns and roses song. i tried to name star trek characters that i could think of. it was absolutely horrifying. i would have rather they take me out and beat me every day. >>

. >> and i'm denise koch. mary is off tonight. here's what people are talking about. >> controversial remarks by governor martin o'malley have some business owners upset, worried they could see the sales tax rise once again. wjz is live in north baltimore. derek valcourt explains the issue and why it's getting so much attention. >> well, the governor was apparently speaking off the cuff when he suggested increasing the sales tax, instead of the gas tax. but those remarks did not sit well with the business owners. >> we have to get it taken in in just a bit. >> reporter: at synchronicity, planning for prom season is already under way. >> this is the most important season. it's our christmas. >> reporter: but store owner karen macer is feeling more like the grinch after hearing the governor say he would prefer a sales tax increase than a gas tax hike. >> frankfrankly, if i had my druthers, i would rather have a 1% increase on sales tax. >> reporter: she said it can cripple a business like hers. >> it can make the difference between

i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about tonight. >> wjz continues to follow breaking news. firefighters save a person, run over by a train at the lexington market subway station. a short time ago, a victim was rushed to shock trauma. wjz has the latest. meghan mccorkell has the latest on that. >> this was a daring rescue for firefighters who had to crawl on their stomachs, underneath that train to get to the man. >> reporter: witnesses saw a man fall right onto the tracks employs. >> when he tipped over. the train was coming. by a lot of us. trying to tell the train to stop. >> all i know is i heard them say the trin hit somebody. >> when firefighters arrived, i they found the man. he was conscious and talking to them. they put him on a back board and worked to pull him out. they had to pull him by a rope, probably over 150 to 200 feet on the track to meet the train. >> reporter: the victim then rushed to maryland shock trauma. >> he did suffer someitutions, some abrasions of other musk

>>> hello everybody i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. we're bracing for winter weather tonight. >> the year's first winter storm the moving closer and it could bring rain, sleet, and snow. school districts including baltimore city have already cancelled saturday activities. looking live outside tonight, some flakes are already falling on tv hill. bob turk is live tracking the storm headed in our direction, bob. >> let's take a look at radar. little bands of snow beginning to accumulate in some spots west of us. continue to move into the region, now around the city, a little band right through the city. down to fredrick, and further south a little bit of sleep beginning to mix in across extreme portions of region. what do we expect from this tomorrow afternoon? to the north of city, mix to ice to rain maybe staying as freezing rain. one to three inches up there. about a trace of an inch here to d. c. mainly rain south of the region. we do have winter weather advisories into effect just going to effect. and all through the morning tomorrow

. >> and i'm denise koch. thank you for joining maryland's news station. have a great night.

. >> good evening, i'm denise koch. >> i'm dick carter. >> wjz has everything you need to get ready fore. jessica kartalija has been out following the purple caravan around all day. mark is live at the ravens complex in owens mills with the team's

. >>> i'm denise koch. >> and i'm adam may.what people are talking about. >> now police are releasing 911 calls from witnesses who tried to stop it. mike hellgren has the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: at least a dozen of those 911 calls

denise koch is off today, i'm vic carter.ina krauss reports on the project that has the dutchess of york in trouble. >> reporter: three years ago sarah ferguson put on a black wig and snuck into an orphanage. a conviction could mean up to 22 years in prison. >> britain doesn't have an extradition policy with turkey but the turks are pressing scotland yard to help build a case against the dutchess. fergie hasn't commented but friends say she will be furious. >> sarah will be upset, outraged that the turkey authorities will blame her for something they have done. >> reporter: this is not the first time a video tape landed the dutchess in trouble. this time the british press is siting with fergie. portraying her as a mother and humanitarian trying to do the right thing. >> a british interior source says there is no chance the dutchess will be extradited to turkey. >>> kay is live in the newsroom with more on what this means for the trail -- kai is live in the newsroom. >> reporter: two court appointed psychiatrists previously de

. >> hello everybody i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter.ere is what people are talking about tonight. >> the win seals a home play off game at m & t stadium. jessica cartalia speaks to fans but first, sports director mark viviano

. >> and i'm denise koch. thanks for watching wjz's news station. don't go away. much more ahead on the cbs evening news with scott pelley, live from >> pelley: tonight, disaster in alabama. a tornado tears across the state devastating hundreds of homes, leaving behind dead and injured. mark strassmann is on the scene. five major banks are close to a settlement over deceptive foreclosure practices. anthony mason on what that could mean to homeowners. john blackstone with a profile in courage. gabby giffords finished the meeting that was interrupted by gunfire last year. this time to say farewell. and dr. jon lapook on a stem cell treatment for the leading cause of blindness in older americans. >> i was just, like, wow! this is incredible! captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. rescue teams are going door to door in alabama this evening, searching for survivors of rare winter tornados. the storms struck early this morning while most people were

back at 11:00m i'm denise koch. >> for bob and mark, i'm vic carter. don't go away. much more ahead on the cbs evening news with scott pelley, including a preview of the president's address to the ,, with so many americans hurting, norah o'donnell says the president's theme will be economic fairness. we asked the speaker of the house what he'd say to the president. >> it takes two to tango. the president needs to be engaged as well. >> pelley: romney releases his tax returns and gingrich his contract with freddie mac. reports from jan crawford and dean reynolds. bill plante with the new kennedy tapes. the president says november 25, 1963 will be a tough day. it was-- for the entire nation. and it looks like "star wars." the sun pelt it is earth with a burst of radiation. bill whitaker on what a solar eruption will mean for our planet. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley reporting from washington. >> pelley: good evening, in a short while president obama will leave the white house and make his way up pennsylvania avenue to the

. >>> hello everybody i'm denise koch. >> i'm adam may.ter is off tonight and here's what people are talking about tonight. >> wjz is following breaking news. several protesters are being arrested at the occupy baltimore movement. protesters had been staging a rally and setting up a new camp site af

. >> for bob and mark, i'm denise koch. thank you for watching wjz, maryland's news station. go away. there is much more ahead on the cbs evening news with scott pelley. including tonight, how the gop contenders are turning the tide on front runner, mitt romney. we take you now to new york and the cbs evening news with scott pelley. we hope to see you back here at 11:00 for eyewitness news at 11:00. ,, >> pelley: tonight, on the eve of the primary in new hampshire, an iowa bounce for mitt romney. he's now alone at the top of our national polls as newt gingrich tells us the next primary may be his last stand. >> it becomes very hard to go on if you don't win. >> pelley: jan crawford, bill whitaker and dean reynolds are on the campaign. norah o'donnell on a shakeup in the obama administration. the man who runs the white house is out. dr. jon lapook has details of a drug recall. were powerful painkillers mixed into bottles of over-the-counter drugs? and we'll take you to an american town that's buried in snow-- 18 feet of it. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening

. >> i'm denise koch. thanks for watching wjz ey & >> pelley: tonight, the battle for iowa.ucuses, romney niece the lead, but santorum is moving up. >> you're running on a shoestring. >> well, shoestring this is? that's an insult to shoestrings. >> pelley: lee cowan reports police have made an arrest in the arsons that have terrorized los angeles. ben tracy on the man hunt on mount rainier after the shooting death of a national park ranger. and barry petersen on the real estate boom. yes, there is one-- down on the farm. >> black gold is what you're holding in your hand. it's not oil, it's dirt. and it's worth more than ever before. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. reporting tonight from des with scott pelley. reporting tonight from des >> pelley: good evening from the starting line of the race for the republican presidential nomination. we're in the library under the dome of the skate capital building in des moines. that dome soars 275

i'm denise koch. >> i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about. >> back off or else. that's a warning from pipa middleton to the paparazzi. as tina kraus reports from london, lawyers for the new sister-in-law. >> pippa nearly stole the show. but kate's maid and her honors say the show is over. it's more than a royal request. they're threatening to get a court order to force the paparazzi to stop snapping. unlike her older sister, pippa didn't choose the spotlight that comes with marrying a royal. >> it's not what she asked for, it's not what she wants, and the she's not happy about it. >> reporter: before getting married, kate hired the same lawyers. >> reporter: since pippa is not a member of the royal family, she doesn't get the same security or the ring of respect that comes with it. >> reporter: some say they don't care what pippa's lawyers say, when she's in public view, she's public property. tabloid editors say they get about 400 pippa pictures every day. royal followers say they should tread carefully with the media, especially since she has a book coming out

. >> for bob and mark, i'm denise koch.r watching wjz eyewitness news. >> pelley: tonight, desert storm. norah o'donnell on what's behind this confrontation in arizona between the president and the governor. dean reynolds on the republican establishment out to stop newt gingrich. >> do you think he has any chance to be president? >> i hope not. >> pelley: an american hostage arrives in italy for medical treatment. we'll look at the u.s. special forces who rescued her from somali pirates. bob orr has the story. and caught on tape-- staged car accidents and the fake injuries that are driving up the cost of insurance. armen keteyian with a cbs news investigation. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. we're beginning tonight with that picture that has caused quite a stir. it shows the governor of arizona, jan brewer, pointing her finger at president obama as they met on the tarmac yesterday in mesa, arizona. the president, and the republican governor, have disagre

. >> it is 4:29 a.m., 39 degrees partly sunny thanks for staying with eyewitness news, i am denise kochpenn state football coach joe paterno finally speaks out. paterno said he had no idea of a possible dark side to jerry sandusky. >> i called my superiors, and i said hey, we got a problem i think. >> reporter: in his first interview since the penn state scandal broke, joe paterno told the washington post he is shocked and saddened at the child sex abuse charges. the 85-year-old is currently under going chemo therapy for lung cancer, sitting in a wheelchair he told reporter jenkins, after informing two top university officials, after a 2002 shower locker room incident he did not follow up more aggressively out of fear of influencing any internal investigation >> i didn't know exactly how to handle it and afraid to do something that might jeopardize whatever the university procedure was he said and so i backed away and turned it over to some other people. if there was a problem they would follow up on it. those other people were former athletic director, tim curly and school vice preside

. >> for bob and for mark, i'm denise koch. thanks for watching, wjz maryland's news station.on't go away. there is much more ahead on the cbs evening news with scott pelley, including more on that rescue effort in somalia by the ,, >> pelley: tonight, the secret the president kept at the state of the union address. the same navy seal unit that killed osama bin laden had just rescued two hostages in somalia. bob orr has our story. the federal reserve forecasts where the economy is headed over the next three years. anthony mason on what that means for interest rates. millions of dollars of gingrich ads are paid for by a casino billionaire. wyatt andrews on the man behind the candidate. and nancy cordes on a sad farewell. congresswoman give says gabrielle giffords to the house. >> even though i know we won't see each other every day, gabby, we'll be friend for life. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: geographic. as we watch the president greet the audience at the state of the union address last night, it caught our eyes when

i'm denise koch. vic is on assignment. and here's what people are talking about.ight now, a funeral is being held on the campus of penn state for legendary football coach, joe paterno. manuel gallegus reports from state college with a tribute. >> reporter: friends and colleagues of joe paterno arrive for a private funeral on the penn state campus. a herself in -- hears in blue will lead them to the university. >> reporter: paterno was fired for not doing more, after his former defense coordinator was accused of sexually molesting a child on campus. >> since he lost his job, i've been grieving. >> reporter: kathy fletcher was one of the people who spent hours waiting in line for the viewing. >> i grew up around here. i kind of felt like joe paterno was like my father. >> reporter: once inside, people saw the man they called joe-paw. >> once you came here. it made you kind of change as a person and do things the right way. >> reporter: there will be a final celebration here on campus tomorrow, at the basketball arena. all 16,000 free tickets were gone within a few m

. >> i'm denise koch.e's what people are talking about. >>> safety in the skies as a string of air shows turns tragic. the national traffic safety board steps in. tara mergener reports they are looking for ways to make it safer. >> they have the national transportation safe board reevaluating. a world war ii era plane crashed. mike houton hit the group that sponsored the show. >> times aren't easy we are looking forward to the event in 2012. >> reporter: they were questioned at tuesday's hearing, saying safety is always the top priority. >> if i don't believe an act is going to be safe or i see they're not doing what they supposed to. i knock them off. they land. >> reporter: with 75 deadly air show accidents in 25 years, the ntsb is looking for ways to make public events safer. >> and we want to make sure that the limitations of the human and the machine are respected and that when it comes to spectators and crowds, that they are protected. >> reporter: lieutenant colonel gary cook has flown in dozens of

. >>> for bob and stan, i'm denise koch. thanks for watching wjz, maryland's news station. for more with the cbs evening news and scott pelley. , >> pelley: tonight, news we've waited to hear for three years. new unemployment numbers are so surprising they may affect this election year. anthony mason and norah o'donnell are covering. you can't make this up: the u.s. ray vie rescues iranians held by pirates. david martin's on the story. it's been a year since the mass shooting and congresswoman gabrielle giffords is teaching doctors more about the brain. ben tracy's in arizona. and a postscript to the cold war, a missile silo goes condo. "on the road" with steve hartman. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: there f there's one number the presidential candidates are watching as closely as the polls it's the unemployment rate. today the labor department reported the rate fell two-tenths of a point last month to 8.5%. that's the lowest level since n three years

i'm denise koch. vic is off today. here's what people are talking about.questions than answers today in the possible murder of a woman found on the ground of queen elizabeth's estate. elizabeth farmer reports with the latest from great britain. >> reporter: the case is not only a who done it, at this stage, it's also a who is it? all police know is that she was a woman, no more than 23. and that she was most likely murdered, although they don't know how she died. the body had been in the woods for between one and four months before it was discovered. >> a member of the public was walking their dog in the area on new year's day, around about 4:00 p.m., when they found a body and called the police. police attended. and we have control of the scene since that time. there are forensic experts currently working on the scene. >> reporter: this is a sprawling royal estate on the northeast coast of england, used in part as a holiday getaway for the britain royal family. but it has parts open to the public and popular with hikers. >> reporter: the body was discover

i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter.what people are talking about tonight. >> after a weekend when temperatures were in the 60s, we are seeing some snow. take a look. it has been snowing heavily there for a few hours. and this is the scene a short time ago, as the chopper flies into the flurries, falling into baltimore. meteorologist bernadette woods and bob turk are tracking the system. bob is this. >> take a look at radar. most of it just south and east of the city. and it's moving out. the next 30 to 40 minutes, it will be pretty much gone from the baltimore area. take a little closer look. you can see literally from the city on south and east. here's where the northern edge is, still snowing in annapolis and d.c., just beginning to wind down. but north of the airport, in fact, from the city on north and west, pretty much done, we've had flurries here in tv

i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter.ere's what people are talking about. >> two more victims have been recovered from the capsized costa concordia, bringing the death toll to 15. this comes as officials get ready to start removing about half a million gallons of fuel from the wrecked ship. anna metranga reports for wjz from giglio, italy. >> reporter: divers searching the costa concordia, found the bodies of more victims on monday. two women were found near the ship's internet cafe. earlier crews set off explosion to remove debris and give rescuers better access. divers must pick their way through obstacles, as they search deep within the ship. >> we are freezing in october. things floating. i mean, trays, tables and so on. >> reporter: italian officials say the damaged cruise liner is stable. so they won't need to stop the search operation in order to begin pumping about half a million gallons of fuel from the vessel. >> we are ready to go. and we are ready to start working. >> reporter: booms have been placed around th

i'm denise koch. >> i'm kai jackson. vic is off. here's what people are talking about tonight. >> britney norwood is headed to prison. she will spend her life behind bars for murdering 30-year-old jayna murray, inside the lulu lemon shop where the two worked. mike hellgren has measure on the emotional victim impact statements made before the sentence was handed down. >> reporter: britney norwood will spend the rest of her life if prison for one of th

. >> hello, everybody am i'm denise koch. and i'm jessica kartalija, in

. >> i'm denise koch. >> time is running out for the republicans running for president. trying to win support in south carolina, ahead of saturday's primary. danielle nottingham reports for wjz, the candidates are taking aim at front runner mitt romney. >> reporter: mitt romney is rallying supporters in south carolina, where he is still the man to beat. >> the reason that i believe finding some support in this state and others is because people believe that having spent a life in the private sector, that i have credibility, talking about the economy. >> but fellow republicans say romney is anything but credible. >> he needs to step up and do the right thing and quit playing dirty politics. he's playing dirty, dishonest politics. >> reporter: they're stepping up their attacks on the front runner, criticizing his policy views, and pushing him to immediately release his tax returns. they're trying to convince romney supporters in south carolina to change their minds. >> you have my back on saturday, and i'll have your back for the next four years in washington, d.c. we got

i'm denise koch. thanks for watching wjz, maryland's news station. there's much more ahead.omney stumbles and gingrich searches. bob schieffer weighs in. don't forget, at 7:30, we'll have our live ravens special here. so watch ,, >> pelley: tonight on the eve of the south carolina primary, a new front-runner. gingrich passes romney, and suddenly it's a whole new battle for the g.o.p. nomination. reports tonight from dean reynolds, jan crawford, and bob schieffer. john blackstone at the scene of a fast-moving wildfire near reno. it's already destroyed dozens of homes. alan pizzey reports a new danger in the search for victims of the italian cruise ship disaster. and steve hartman on the road with a refreshing politician, one with absolutely no political aspirations. >> we're here to talk about your political career. >> oh. >> reporter: you don't seem too excited about that. >> no. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. we are hours away from the first primary there the south, south carolina, and it's turning out

. >> i'm denise koch. here's what people are talking about. >> frantic calls released. police released the calls made after a 21-car pileup. police still have a lot of unanswered questions. >> reporter: among the outstanding questions from the i-75 pileup, why the smoky highway was reopened when disaster followed within minutes. >> i think there was another crash. >> reporter: drivers in 22 cars and trucks headed blindly into a mix of fog and smoke, and a series of collisions and fire balls. >> oh, my gosh. >> yes. another one. oh, my goodness. this is bad. >> how many vehicles have been involved that you have seen so far? >> we cannot see now. we cannot see. >> reporter: burt thomas remembers driving and suddenly all he saw was blackness. >> i stuck my hand out my window, and i could not see my bracelet. >> but he could hear the thuds of collisions. >> how many crashes. >> i thought i heard three vehicles hit. >> clear sound of impact? >> clear sound of impact. never heard any squeals, no brakes employs. >> here comes another one. see? there it goes. >> reporter: anoth

. >> i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter.ere's what people are talking about tonight. >> so, so close. ravens players and fans are still coming to grips with the heartbreaking loss in the afc championship. wjz is live at the ravens training complex in owings mills. sports director mark viviano

i'm denise koch. vic is off today. and here's what people are talking about. security teams in london are training for a possible terror attack during the olympics. tina kraus reports for wjz, a massive rehearsal is under way this week to prevent terrorists from striking on the river tems. >> reporter: police and military boats are sweeping across london's river tems. elite officers are practicing high-speed drills to keep terrorists off the water during this summer's olympic games. authorities say there is no specific threat to the river that stretches 210 miles across england. but they're not taking any chances. >> we already have people in jail, in the uk, who are convicted. and we're talking about attacking 2012. so the motivation is there. >> reporter: security forces want to avoid a terror attack, like the one in mumbai, in 2008. when islamic terrorists snuck into the country through uncontrolled waterways, launching a deadly shooting spree. >> reporter: the tem snakes right through the heart of london. spectators are certain to pack these banks during t

i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter.ple are talking about tonight. >> watching the skies and waiting. we could be in store for a nasty mix of winter precipitation. crews are getting ready, loading salt. well, a live look outside right now. it is calm, cloudy and cool. but that is going to change in a matter of hours. and bob turk is live

i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter.at people are talking about. >> the gop presidential hopefuls are on the campaign trail, making their final pitch to voters. manuel gallegus reports for wjz. mitt romney still holds a solid lead, but one of his comments could shake up the race. >> reporter: a personal plea to new hampshire voters from front runner mitt romney. romney mans the phones at his headquarters in manchester, trying to lock in his double- digit lead. his rivals are fighting to the finish, using comments romney made this morning to business leaders as new ammunition. >> i like being able to fire people who provide services to me. >> reporter: you cannot compete with romney. if you were totally positive, and he is running $3.5 million of attack ads. it's not possible. >> reporter: ron paul is running second here, thanks to loyal followers, like patrick wazzano, tattooing, temporarily, at least his report. -- support. >> what do you think appeals about ron paul to new hampshire resident. >> just the personal deliv

i'm denise koch. it's 28 degrees with light flurries. >> and i'm vic carter.e's what people are talking about tonight. hailed a hero, a part-time deputy catches a suspect in a string of arson attacks. we're learning more now about the man believed to be responsible for the blazes. >> arson suspect, harry burkhart is behind bars, thanks to a tip from a federal official and work from a part- time sheriff's deputy. >> i'm ecstatic that law enforcement gets a chance to shine a little bit. >> he makes a dollar a year issue -- as a reserve deputy. he was on duty when he spotted a minivan belonging to burkhart. >> i take a lot of pride in the city, in the department. >> reporter: this sits virtually in the middle of where all the fires were set. the 24-year-old german nationalist is suspected of starting 54 fires in the last few days. police won't discuss a motive, but burkhart's neighbor says he was in a dispute with federal officials over his mother's immigration status. >> literally thousands of law enforcement officials had the information when they needed to hav

i'm denise koch. >> and i'm jessica kartalija. vic is off tonight. here's what people are talking about. >> his arrest made national headlines, after federal agents stopped his plan to blow up a baltimore county military recruiting center. now, antonio martinez has agreed to a deal with federal prosecutors. wjz is live at the federal courthouse do you want. mike hellgren tells us how much time martinez will be spending in jail. mike? >> reporter: ultimately, denise, it's up to the judge. the plea agreement calls for 25 years. >> reporter: antonio martinez

i'm denise koch. and i'm vic carter.ere's what people are talking about tonight. >> governor o'malley rolls

i'm denise koch. >> and i'm jessica kartalija. vic is on assignment.ere's what people are talking about tonight. >> the multimillion-dollar lawsuit, filed against a sheriff's deputy, after he shocked a man with a taser, leading to his death. adam may was there for the outpouring of emotion as the verdict was announced. adam? >> reporter: denise, law enforcement agencies across the area have been keeping a close eye on this case. and after hours of deliberation,

. >> and i'm denise koch.e's what people are talking about tonight. >> updating the breaking news in baltimore county. rescuers worked frantically to free people trapped in their vehicles. wjz remains on the scene. me

and i'm denise koch. here's what people are taug being. >> -- talking about. >> it is the breaking news over timonium. sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene of a crash, where several people were hurt. police were following a car, but not pursuing a burglary suspect. at some point, the burglary suspect vehicle sped up and near the county shooting range on dulaney valley road, hit another vehicle head-on. a third vehicle also reportedly was involved. the -- driver of the suspect vehicle flown with life- threatening injuries to shock trauma. he has just died. three others suffered less serious injuries. wjz will continue to update this breaking story. >>> the story we're watching closely, mitt romney releases his tax returns after close pressure from his rivals. his financial histy is drawing sharp criticism from the other presidential candidates. [ applause ] >> reporter: mitt romney and newt gingrich are sparring over each other's business dealings. romney is calling out over the former house speaker for do

and i'm denise koch.what people are talking about tonight. >>> a teenager charged with killing his father and dumping the body in a pond. wjz spent the day speaking with some neighbors in bel air. weijia jiang has more on the crime and reaction to it. >> these charging documents paint a gruesome picture of what happened. and neighbors say the trouble between father and son had been brewing for years. but they didn't think the head would be so deadly. >> reporter: 16-year-old robert richardson iii, faces murder charges as an adult,a ever

. >> and i'm denise koch. >> caught in the crossfire a french journalist is killed in syria.iolent protests have plagued the country for the last 10 months. >>> not shaky cell phone video this time, but recorded by foreign news cameras. a mortar attack, on civilians. it killed one french journalist and eight syrian residents in the neighborhood. just 20 minutes earlier, we had been in the same place, on our tour, organized by the syrian government of homes at the epicenter of the uprising. >> there are attacks every day, the people told me. and in a hospital a few steps away, lay the proof. ordinary pem brought -- people brought down by extraordinary violence. who is responsible? our monitors wouldn't let us out of theirite cite to investigation -- their sight to investigate. but it is complicated. the protest rose 10 months ago. but they degenerated to something that looks very much like civil war. activists and looked. some opposition groups have now got weapons and they're attacking the army. in the military hospital, 25 wounded soldiers on average arrive every day. in the

i'm denise koch. vic is off today. and here's what people are talking about.tions are high inside a montgomery county courtroom right now. impact statements are being read at the sentencing hearing for britney norwood. she is accused of beating jayna murray to death inside the lulu lemon store last year. today, eight friends of murray told the judge how their lives have been affect the by the murder. wjz is live inside the courtroom, waiting for the sentence. we will bring you the latest tonight at 5 lock -- 5:00 and 6:00. >>> today, a car bomb kills more than a dozen people at a funeral in iraq. tina kraus reports for wjz, with growing safety concerns. >> reporter: mourners carried coffins of the dead, after another suicide blast in baghdad. a bomber struck a funeral procession for victims who died in an attack the day before. friday's explosion ripped through this shiite neighborhood, killing at least 31 people. half of them police officers who were guarding the ceremony. "it's not fair," this man says. these bombings happen every day and the government does