. >> and i'm denise koch. here is what people are talking about tonight. >> it is the biggest republican primary so far in the race for president. tonight, the results are in. mitt romney gets a definitive win in florida after a big battle in a contest down there. tonight, danny is live for wjz in tampa. she will be telling us what this will mean for the gop race and for the other candidates who are remaining in the race for the republican nomination. we'll take you now live to tampa, florida, and daniel yelle reporting for wjz on tonight's results. >> reporter: this is a huge win for mitt romney after he left south carolina limping. he was the favorite going in and walks away the front runner once again. a triumphant mitt romney thanked his supporters for a big victory in florida's republican primary. >> a competitive primary does not divide us. it prepares us. we will win. >> reporter: it is romney's second win and the largest delgate haul so far in the 2012 campaign, but it was an expensive campaign. romney

here's -- here's denise koch. >> elyse saugstad is the fire of the avalanche that killed three othersthey were thrown 2,000 feet down in 30 seconds. >> didn't hear anything. my partner to the right started screaming avalanche. it feels like maybe you're in a washing machine and you're being tossed and turned. you're not sure which way is up and down. her friends, john bren an, jim jack and chris rudolph did not make it out alive. >> they knew the area very well. it's one of those things that happen. >> once the first person came and rescued me and unburied me, others started to show up in the rescue search and we started finding the other bodies immediately. this was very shocking to know that the person -- one of the victims that we found was literally three feet to my left. it's hard to discuss. >> reporter: denise koch, wjz, eyewitness news. >> the ski resort held a memorial for the men last night. >>> back here civil rights activists are criticizing a councilman who used a racial slur. he used the derogatory term for asians. ladd was talking about his timer is of -- time serving i

hello, thanks for staying with eyewitness news, i am denise koch. >> i i am vic carter, here is what people are talking about. >> the show down, the president is on the campaign trail trying to sell it to the public. >> reporter: president obama rolled out his 2013 budget monday and launched an election year battle over the deficit. he is pitching a 3.8 trillion dollar plan that includes $350 billion to sometime plate to stimulate job growth. he said billions would be dedicated to train workers. >> at a time when our economy is growing and creating jobs at a faster clip we got to do everything in our power to keep it on track. >> reporter: the president renewed the call for tax hikes on the wealthy and he wants to end tax breaks for big corporations and also selling 4 trillion dollars worth of spent n cuts, all designed to trim the deficit over the next decade but it does not stand a chance in congress. republican lawmakers quickly shot down his proposals, dismissing them as bad for job creation. >> rather than trading water he actually makes things worse. >> and they say his budget

i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. >> bob turk is tracking your weather. >>> there's temperatures a little colder at 38. now, across the baltimore region, light rain and a little batch moving in. it's some generally light snow out there and south of the city. it's all rain around d.c. that's too mild and some rain. probably some more rain this evening and northwest, probably continue to see some of the light snow. now we have advisory that goes into effect on midnight all day tomorrow. that's a winter weather advisory and a winter storm warning because we'll start to see gusty snows in western maryland. temperaturewise, we're well below freezing. how much accumulation could be seen here? we'll have the full morning forecast coming up. >> for updates on the forecast and any delays, log on to wjz.com. >>> a marathon debate over same- sex marriage bill lasted late into the evening. things get heated in a house hearing in annapolis. meghan mccorkell was there as both sides pleaded their cases. meghan? >> reporter: the house hearing started at 1:00 this afternoon and it's still going o

i'm denise koch. and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about tonight. >> supporters and opponents of the controversial bill, anxiously await for the results of the vote. wjz stays on the story live in annapolis. that's where pat warren is. pat, has the vote started? >> the vote has not started yet. but what we are hearing since 4:30 this afternoon are the positions of the delegates who will be casting that historic vote. earlier this afternoon, there were a series of amendments that came up, all but one were rejected. and that was a clue that this may be a victory for same-sex marriage in the house of delegates. >> reporter: the same-sex marriage debate, resumed in the house of delegates today, and it looks like supporters have hit the magic number. >> one of our noes has turned to yes. a deal was cut. >> reporter: opponents was bill, now expect it to pass. >> it looks as though they've been able to horse trade and secure the final vote and flip a previous opon ept of the bill to vote for it. >> reporter: pr

i'm denise koch. and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about tonight. >> baltimore will host another grand prix. the city has hired a new company to run the race, hoping to bring in millions. wjz is live downtown. mikemike hellgren has more on the new partnership and what it means for the city. mike? >> reporter: denise, although it is on track topaz, the -- to pass, the new grand prix is not a done deal yet. it still needs the board of estimates approval. it involves a man who has run races like this across the country. >> reporter: after financial and organizational bumps in the road, baltimore's grand prix is on its way back. and the new managers behind it, a group called down force racing, tell wjz they have learned from the mistakes of baltimore racing development, which ran the race last year and ended up losing its contract with the city. b.r.d. still owes millions millions to vendors and taxpayers. >> everybody realizes that this type of event is challenging to put on. and they can be very fragile, e

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. >> and i'm denise koch. here's what people are talking about tonight. >> the brutal killing of yeardley love thrust many into the national spotlight. the murder trial of george huguely is unfolding at the scene of the crime. that's where wjz is live with the coverage. adam may has more on the difficult task of finding a jury. >> reporter: after two grueling days inside that courtroom, right now, we can report they are extremery close -- extremely close now to choosing a jury. this has been an extremely difficult process. that's because every minor detail of this case has been front page news for the last couple of years. a lot of people have had a lot of media exposure. and of course, that has led to some strong opinions. >> reporter: at the university of virginia, yeardley love and george huguely were popular students and lacrosse players. back in 2010, some friends grew concerned about their relationship problems but they never expected it would end with love found beaten to death and intoxicated huguely o

i'm denise koch. in the murder trial, he listened to three weeks of gut wrenching testimony about the death of yardly love and then with the nation, they convicted him. insight from one juror they're confident they made the right decision. >> after listening to both sides, he feels at peace with the verdict he helped render. >> i was completely -- like, you couldn't open it at all. >> he described the picture of her battered face. the worst part was seeing the autopsy photo. >> i see what's going to be there. i never knew yearly love, but i got to know her best friends, her family, i got to see parts of her life in photographs. >> love, who grew up in baltimore county, grand larceny. >> we all did not think it was premeditated. we don't think he went over there with the purpose of killing yardly love. i feel for him. it must be painful, but there's responsibility for what happened. and i wish it didn't happen. >> the jury recommends he spend 26 years behind bars. >> when we came out with our verdict,

. >>> hello everybody i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. here is what people are talking about tonight. >> same-sex couples are one step closer to being able too marry in maryland. wjz is live, megan mccorkel was in annapolis for the key moment. >> reporter: lawmakers got those 71 votes they needed but they said they didn't know what was going to happen until the very last second. an historic moment in the house of delegates. by a narrow margin, the bill to legalize same-sex marriage passes. >> this is the right thing to do and i'm convinced in my heart that we did the right thing. >> reporter: it is a big win for governor martin o'malley who sponsored the bill and fought for its passage. >> our leaders that we elect are moving us forward with one people with care for one another, with love for one another, with love and understanding for one another that's what maryland is. >> it's been an emotion amazing experience. and i look forward to the bill passing the senate now. >> the gay and lesbian community can look at this vote and say, final

. >>> good evening i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. this is what people are talking about tonight. >> reporter: the outcry indicates it heard that ear full loud and clear. there was no running for the controversy created by susan g. komen for the cure when the association pulled a funding from planned parenthood. >> i think we saw susan g. komen trying to pull political impression. >> it's really critical funding and it would have been very devastating to not just planned parenthood but the women that we serve. >> reporter: komen issued a statement saying quote, we want to apoll apologize to the american society. >> i see that as a sister group. >> reporter: komen broke the bond. >> planned parenthood using the overwellingly amount of money to deal for treatment. >> reporter: komen raises the most money of any association in the country. planned parenthood is the largest provider of reproductive services. >> it is what we believe susan komen is all about. it's why we walk 60 miles. >>> planned parenthood says it received $30 million in

. >> good evening i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. >>> hughley stands on trial for killing his girlfriend after drinking. >> reporter: good evening, two maryland families spent almost 12 hours inside this jury room to find out who will hear their loved ones trial. a case that put the small college town in national headlines. >> things are kind of crazy around here. >> reporter: more than 200 reporters are covering the trial of george hughley. hughley beat his exgirl friend to death after a heavy night of drinking. the hughley family had nothing to say after the jury began choosing the jury. the trial is the talk of the town. >> what are those decisions? >> probably more concern for their family. >> reporter: how has the murder of yeardley love and this trial affected this community? >> the university has been having conversations about domestic abuse and abuse situations and alcohol issues. and that has been very well received. >> reporter: the mother of this college bound student already did just that. >> reporter: you think you use this as a teaching moment for your daughter?

maryland women's basketball coach shares her personal fight to find a solution to the problem with denise koch reporter: good morning, the fda's list of current drug shortages runs over 30 pages. hundreds of medications in short supply forcing doctors and hospitals to scramble. >> reporter: you would never know it now, but not too long ago, one of these twins nearly died. >> obviously, you feel helpless. >> reporter: the university of maryland women's basketball coach and her husband remember the moment that the doctor's said their son had tyler. >> reporter: you're thinking cancer? >> you're thinking the worse. my whole night without being educated of how much time we had left with my son. >> reporter: they immediately started pumping chemo drugs into tyler. >> they're doing things to your child and saving his life. >> reporter: it was after the chemo that they discovered the son. in short supply, it's cost skyrocketed from $12 a vile to $1000 a vile. they worried about parents that couldn't afford it. >> yeah, there's a drug there, but it's not available. >> reporter: it's not just one drug,

>>> hello everyone i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter.e's what people are talking about. >> graphic system details how yeardley love

,,,,, >>> it is 4:29 a.m., 64 degrees sunny, hello thanks for staying with eyewitness news i am denise koch a maryland national army guards man killed in the up rising in afghanistan. he was killed fly day night during a pro -- friday night during a protesting of the u.s. burning of the koran he was due home this summer he was one of two americans killed dooring that riot, tina has the latest for wjz on the increasing violence. >> reporter: a suicide bomber struck this nato military base in eastern afghanistan as u.s. forces were coming off duty. the blast killed at least nine afghans and injured dozens more including several american soldiers. the taliban called the attack pay back for the koran burnings at a u.s. air base last monday. over the weekend, an afghan policeman killed two u.s. officers at the interior ministry in kabul, colonel john, was a decorated airmen from kentucky he died alongside a u.s. major. riots are raging across afghanistan despite continued apologies from president obama and military commanders who called the koran burning an accident. >> we deeply regret the inci

. >> i'm denise koch. >> wild weather moves in to maryland without the sun, chilly temperatures take over , there is severe weather to our south, let's get over to bob turk who is tracking a tornado warning. >>> this means doppler radar is indicating rotation in the thunderstorm near the hebern area. it's 60 miles per hour, off to the east and northeast, and that warning until 4:45 this afternoon. possibly could spawn a tornado through that region. packing delmar, on the maryland delaware border until 4:45. if you are in the region, take shelter. even with that tornado activity, the winds can gust to at least 50-60 miles per hour with that kind of motion. rest of the area, thunderstorm activity, particularly across southeastey southeast,wa camco. >>> escalating violence in syria is sparking international outrage. tina krauss reports for wjz, foreign leaders are meeting to demand an end to the killing. >> reporter: hundreds of protesters lail to syrian president tried to storm a international conference in tanesha. foreign ministers from 50 countrys are meeting the demand an end to th

. >> hello everybody i'm denise koch. >> and

. >> i'm denise koch. thanks for watching maryland's news station. don't go away.here's much more ahead on the cbs evening news with scott pelley, including rick santorum surges. but could super >> pelley: tonight, the billionaires pore money into the race for president. new figures reveal a tsunami of superpac money is helping romney but today's poll shows it may not be enough. reports from wyatt andrews and dean reynolds. the massacre in syria. a key u.s. senator tells us the time for the u.s. to take action is now. bill whitaker sits down with a survivor of the deadly avalanche in washington state. >> i definitely have the fear that this could be the way i ended. >> reporter: and john glenn tells bill plante about the moment america held its breath. >> looks like a good flight... oh, golden! >> pelley: 50 years ago today. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. on a day america honors our first president, we begin with the men battling for the chance to become the 45th. th r

denise koch is going to explain the new charges. >> jeffrey furlough is now facing assault charges. it stems from an argument that began at a red light along crane highway. he was stabbed by ross, a passenger in another car. furlough chased after sud brook's vehicle and both crashed in to a ditch. police say the men got in to a fight. furlough is charged with first and second degree assault for his role in the incident. >>> furlough's wife was in the car and watched everything unfold. she speaks ex-clues wifl the wjz coming up at 6:67:89. >>> a mysterious and abrupt leadership for maryland university. the departure is causing a stir. it's causing an un usual amount of silence. welcome to the university of maryland, university college. >> reporter: susan is considered a national leader in on line higher education. since 2006, she has been president at umuc, the school claims to be the world's fastest growing virtual campus. given that success, a statement from the university shocked higher education circles, a spokesman writes president susan will be on leave for an un determined per

maybe it happens to one of their family members they will do it. >> reporter: denise koch, wjz "eyewitnesss." >> and the fda plans to work more closely with drug makers to manage the shortages and improve the supply. you can find a link the fda's list of current drug shortages and a statement from the drug industry at wjz.com. >>> okay. so, now, we are onto weather. >> uh-huh. >> nice day ahead. >> yes. >> look out for tomorrow somewhat. >> exactly. back to you. i mean that's how it is summed up. >> i have been listening. >> thank you. i am glad someone else. 54 degrees today much like yesterday. sunshine and blue skies. this is the system down around the gulf now that's moving in our direction. moisture system has moisture with it. it is picking up more and more as it moves across the gulf, and the low that's driving it is just around northeast mexico and moving into texas. they are going to have flash flooding down there because that area has been under severe drought for the last year basically. and the ground is so hard you know we have had the types of situations where the ground can'

i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter.what people are talking about tonight. >> seven men and five women will decide the fate of

i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about. >>> laying a legend to rest. whitney houston's family holds a small private viewing, one day before her funeral. security will be tight for the singer's final farewell tomorrow. alison harmelin reports for wjz from newark, new jersey. >> reporter: the line of fans waiting to sign whitney houston's condolences book. they flew in, joining hundreds of others who came to pay their respects. >> our mind was solely on whitney houston. being a part of this. because we loved her. >> reporter: tokens are draped from the funeral home. a makeshift shrine has turned into a place to pray. >> no matter what they take from me ♪ >> a few blocks away, other fans found a place to sing. this is the church where houston will be eulogized tomorrow. it's also where the legendary singer first found her voice as a little girl in the choir. >> i was just listening to the tracks yesterday. >> reporter: police are setting up barricades in the blocks surrounding the church.

i'm denise koch. >> thanks for watching wjz, maryland's news station. don't go away.h manufacture ahead on the cbs evening news with scott pelley, including th >> pelley: on valentine's day, heartening news for president obama and rick santorum. the president's job-approval rating hits a surprising number. while santorum takes the g.o.p. front-runner title. reports from norah o'donnell and john dickerson. with iran threatening to close the strait of hormuz, allen pizzey is aboard a u.s. warship sent to make sure it stays open. wyatt andrews reports long after the caucuses, iowa welcomes another man with his eye on the presidency, the president of china. and seth doane catches up with greg brooks who may have found $3 billion off the coast of massachusetts. >> t hunt for the treasure keeps you excited everyday. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, president obama has not been enjoying the kind of popularity that gets presidents reelected. but in a nes

. >> and i'm denise koch.e's what people are talking about. >>> a washington state third grader is shot at school. police near seattle now believe it was accidental. >>> a third grader from an elementary school in bremerton, washington, is in critical condition after being shot in the abdomen. police say her 9-year-old classmate brought a gun to school in his backpack. and it somehow went off. now, investigators are trying to figure out how the boy got the gun and why he brought it to school. >> conduct an investigation and see what they had to do. >> reporter: the boy was booked into a juvenile detention center and could face numerous charges, including third-degree assault. the school is open today. and crisis counselors are available to talk to students after a terrifying afternoon. >> we heard a boom. and then the person came on and yelled, lock down, three times. >> reporter: 8-year-old aminna coserbon is in the hospital. her family gave a thumbs up, after her surgery, wednesday night. manuel gallegus, wj

i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. >>> protests in afghanistan turn deadly. new video shows korans are being burned at a military base. >> reporter: thousands took to the streets in kabul, chanting "death to america." protestors lit fire and threw rocks. and in jalalabad, they burned the american flag. afghans are angry after copies of the koran, the muslim holy book, were found burned in the trash at the u.s. mailitary base in -- military base in bagram. this man says, i urge all of the afghan people to defend the koran. even if it costs their lives, they must defend the koran. >> reporter: two days of protests across the country have turned deadly. afghan security forces have turned to water cannons. even gunfire to try to disperse the crowds. at least seven people have been killed. the u.s. has apologized and said the korans were confiscated after detainees wrote terrible messages inside. >> we took swift actions. >> reporter: the violence has forced the u.s. to lock down its embassy in kabul and keep its staff from traveling. >>> officials are also invest

back at 11:00, i'm denise koch. >> for bob and mark, i'm mary >> pelley: tonight the toll rises in the chardon, ohio school shooting. as the suspect appears in court, bob orr reports on how the victims were chosen. three families are now grieving the loss of a child. and the parmertor family tells michelle miller about the son they lost. could mitt romney lose his home state tonight? >> i'm not willing to light my hair on fire to try to get support. >> pelley: primaries in michigan and arizona with report from bob schieffer, dean reynolds and chip reid. and wyatt andrews on how cremated remains of some 9/11 victims wound up in a land fill. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. two more families in chardon, ohio have suffered the death of a child. as the toll in the high school shooting there rose to three today. russell king jr. and demetrius he,

. >> and i'm denise koch. >> life in prison.ccused of trying to blow up a plane on christmas day. he spoke before he learned his fate. >> reporter: the nigerrian man who tried to set off an underwear bomb on a plane over detroit on christmas day 2009 will spend the rest of his life behind bars. a judge sentenced umar farouq abdul abdulmutallab. he admitted it was an attack for al al qaeda. one of the charges he pled guilty to carries a mandatory life sentence. his attorneys called life in prison cruel and unusual punishment because the bomb did not blow up the plane and no passengers were hurt or killed. >> reporter: but attorneys for the u.s. government argued abdulmutallab attempted to kill 289 people. and if released, he's likely to try another suicide mission. >> reporter: when he pled guilty last october, abdulmutallab said his explosive-laden underwear was a, quote, blessed weapon to avenge muslims around the world. he admitted an war almalacky inspired him. abdulmutallab is expected to serve his sentence at the federal su

. >> and i'm denise koch. here's what people are talking about. >> defense secretary leon pineta says he wants to speed up the table to make that happen. nanette sosa has more. >> reporter: the u.s. military and nato want to end understand their combat mission in afghanistan a year ahead of schedule. i the obama administration had set a deadline of 2014 to end the fighting. but defense secretary leon pineta says he hopes to shift the role. president obama addressed the state of the union last month. >> the taliban's momentum has been broken. and some troops in afghanistan have begun to come home. >> reporter: but a leaked nato report has concerns about what will happen in afghanistan, once coalition troops pull out. the reports say the it would -- taliban is confident it would take over. republican presidential hopeful mitt romney slammed defense jettary -- secretary pineta for pulling it early. >> he announced that. so the taliban hears it, the afghanistanies hear it, the pakistanis hear it. why in the world

. >> i'm denise koch.s what people are talking about. >>> rupert murdoch heads back to london this week to face another crisis in his media empire. there are rumors murdoch may shut down his flagship paper, the sun, after several of his top journalists are arrested. >> reporter: rupert murdoch is expected to return to london this week in a desperate crisis that won't go away. in fact, it just got worse. now he's facing a showdown at the newsroom of the crowned jewel, the british empire. they're the result of an internal bribery investigation, triggering predawn raids in what staffers called a heavy- handed witch hunt. >> if the defense proportion does need to be restored, then you wind down some of the activities. why do you need 20 police officers to raid the home of a single journalist? >> reporter: murdoch may be coming to assure some employees. wulast time -- but last time they were in this much trouble, news of the world shut it down. but those who work for him say the news of the world has a media re

i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about. >> republican candidates are turning their attention to colorado and minnesota. as those states prepare to hold caucuses tomorrow. this coming after a big win for mitt rom romney. >> reporter: a small crowd cheered as newt gingrich took the stage. the former house speaker needs a strong showing in the caucuses in colorado and minnesota tuesday. >> he's not a bad person, per se. buyer he's also not a person who goes in there with force and will and fundamentally changes things. >> reporter: monday, a prominent tea party leader said that gingrich's campaign is sinking fast and that he needs to shake up his staff and fast. rick santorum is seeing opportunities to grab gingrich's supporters. he is saying he is the true conservative alternative to mitt romney. >> i think tuesday is going to be a good day for us. that's going to help hopefully reset the race a little bit. >> reporter: ron paul is also counting on caucus states where he has a strong orga

hello, thanks for staying with eyewitness news, i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter.e's what people are talking about. >> building a nuclear bomb. experts believe iran is still astep away from developing one. more on the nuclear tension surrounding iran's nuclear program. >> reporter: state tv showed mahmoud ahmadinejad front and center as his country marked a big step forward with their nuclear program. they inserted the first nuclear fuel rod made into a reactor wednesday. officials say they also have a generation of centerfuges up and running. they're designed to speed up the enriched uranium. >> the 80 to say they are a nuclear power is a game change for them. >> reporter: iran says it is for creating energy and medical research. but many nations, including the u.s., believe iran is working towards a nuclear weapon. >> reporter: the white house says iran's claims are meant to distract from the damages that tough new sanctions are having on the economy. >> reporter: and state department officials insist tehran's announcement is not that impressive. >> we frankly do

. >> for bob and mark, i'm denise koch. thanks for watching wjz, maryland's news station. don't go away, much more ahead on the cbs evening news with scott pelley. we now take you to >> pelley: tonight, a rebellion fights for its life. the syrian dictatorship sends an army to crush the freedom movement. clarissa ward is with the rebels dying under the onslaught. rick santorum's clean sweep. after his win in three states, what does front-runner mitt romney do? reports from dean reynolds and john dickerson. the u.s. heads toward the mildest winter since 1950, while parts of europe are frozen solid. chip reid on what's behind the winter extremes. and should women fight? david martin on a pentagon plan that only starts to catch up to the reality of women at war. >> it's not just the men getting hurt. it's the women, too. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. it's a blood letting in syria. civilians facing

back at 11:00, i'm denise koch. >> thanks for watching, wjz, maryland's news station.away. >> pelley: tonight is israel planning an attack on iran in the spring? defense secretary panetta is quoted as saying it's likely. david martin is working that story. angry reaction on both sides after one of the leading breast cancer charities cuts off grants to planned parenthood. nancy cordes reports new york's billionaire mayor says he'll make up some of the loss. a new clue to how alzheimer's disease may spread. jim axelrod tells us it could lead to new treatments to try to stop it. and anna werner reports something most of us take for granted is growing scarce in the texas drought. >> it's devastating. you don't really know what's going to happen. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. there is growing talk about a military strike against iran to

i'm denise koch. and i'm vic carter.ere's what people are talking about tonight. >> updating the news from last hour. police are on the scene of a possible road rage incident in anne arundel county. captain mike perry has new information on what happened. mike? >> reporter: hello, denise. this happened in gambrels, anne arundel county, around 4:30 this afternoon. will a northbound route 3, between stevens upper which road and mcnew road, two cars collided on route 3, causing both to leave the roadway and into a ditch on a nearby business.

. >> and i'm denise koch.ere's what people are talking about tonight. >>> road rage, a stabbing, a crash and an arrest. a wild series of events. wjz stays on the story. mike hellgren explains, police say it all started at

back at 11:00 accident i'm denise koch. >> don't go >> pelley: tonight, new signs of an economic turnaroundy measure of unemployment falls to a four-year low, and home sales are picking up. >> this was the best january we had since the-- things started going bad. >> pelley: report reports from n tracey and anthony mason. g.m. goes from bankruptcy to to record profits. dean reynolds has the question of the day for the man in the driver's seat: >> reporter: when you took over did you look at the place and go, "gee whiz, how screwed up is this? >> pelley: armen keteyian investigates the second biggest cancer drug. and norah o'donnell on a surprise at the white house. >> captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. you've been telling us in poll after poll that the economy is the biggest problem facing the

. >> and i'm denise koch.ere's what people are talking about. >> the ban on same-sex marriage in california is unconstitutional. the federal appeals court ruled today. gay and lesbian couples still have to wait before they can tie the knot. >> reporter: people outside the federal courthouse in san francisco cheered and hugged after the judge ruled on california's ban on same-sex marriage. >> we already knew in our hearts that proposition 8 violates the law of love. >> reporter: the court ruled that proposition 8 violates the rights of same-sex couples. >> it's not okay to take something away from people based on who they are. >> reporter: during the four- month period, same-sex marriages were legal here in 2008. an estimated 18,000 couples tied the knot. but 52% of voters put a stop to same-sex weddings. one catholic group trying to uphold the ban said no court should presume to redefine marriage, americans overwhelmingly object to changing the definition of marriage. and the legal fight is over. prop 8 sponso

i'm denes -- denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter.ere's what people are talking about tonight. >> a winter weather advisory is in effect for parts of the region. this is the scene. you can see, plows are out. snow is starting to fall more heavily. and this is a look at the salt dime. from sky eye chopper 13 a little earlier. crews loading the salt for what could be a long night ahead. the slick roads may be responsible for what is ahead. sky eye chopper 13 shows you the damage to both vehicles. wjz has learn said that one driver was killed in

i'm denise koch. >> and i'm c carter. >> majid khan once pleaded with one of the most known terroristsrld. now he says he is ready to testify against them. derek valcourt has more on this plea deal and ties to maryland. >> he lives in maryland for ar

. >> and i'm denise koch. >> nato is trying to head off a public relations nightmare. after u.s.roops reportedly burned off a pile of garbage outside of a military base. >> reporter: more than 2,000 afghans chanted "death to america" outside bagram air force base, the main u.s. military base in afghanistan. they held up partially-burned copies of the koran, blaming nato troops for throwing the holy books away with a pile of trash. nato officials are trying to do damage control. the top general in the country says it was a mistake. he's ordered an investigation and is offering an apology. >> i promise you, this was not intentional in any way. >> reporter: an afghan official says local workers on the base saw what was going on and recovered the burning books. the incident has angered afghanistans. this man says they are the enemy of our soil, our honor, and our koran. u.s. helicopters fired flares to try to break up the crowds. but after a decade of war, protestors are fed up. they threw stones and demanded that troops leave their country if they can't bring peace. rita nissan, wjz

i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter.e's what people are talking about. >> stranded in the indian ocean. more than 1,000 passengers are waiting for their rescue from pirate-infested waters. this as they take on the issue of cruise ship safety. alison harmelin reports for wjz. >> the italian cruise ship liner, costa alegra is on its way after it was disabled. all passengers on board are uninjured but weary from days with little food and water and no electricity. this is the second accident in just over a month. 25 people died when the costa concordia struck a reef off the italian coast. officials have charged the captain with abandoning his ship. >> we have a captain who forgot he was a captain. >> reporter: brian solerno assured any ship entering american ports is held to the highest standards. >> we do have the most rigorous examination program in the world. >> reporter: since the costa concordia accident, the cruise line industry has put new safety rules in place. now emergency drills are conducted before the ship even

i'm denise koch. and here's what people are talking about. another costa line cruise is in trouble right now. a vessel with more than 1,000 people on board is crippled in the indian ocean. as rita nissan reports for wjz, it comes a month after the costa concordia's deadly crash off the coast of italy. >> reporter: rescue crews are towing a crippled cruise liner in the indian ocean. hundreds of passengers are crowding the decks of the costa aleg ria because there's no power. a fire on the ship monday left the ship with no air conditioning or way to cook food. >> we have no reports of anyone being sick or hurt. as far as we're aware, the situation is very calm, that the captain is in control of the boat. >> reporter: emergency generators are only powering the ship's control room and its communication equipment. helicopters are dropping food, satellite phones and radios. it's taking longer than expected to tow the ship to the nearest island off the coast of tanzania because the ship is so heavy. but most of the more than 1,000 people on board, i

i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter.s what people are talking about. >>> inspectors from the united nations visit iran's capital for the second time in a month to discuss the country's nuclear program. tina kraus reports for wjz, their visit comes a day after iran blocks oilex ports to -- oil exports to france and britain. >> reporter: senior officials hope this visit to tehran will bring some answers. >> we hope to have some complete results. >> their visit last month did little to calm tensions. this time, they are pressing iranian officials to give them more access. they want to speak to iranian nuclear scientists and visit a key nuclear facility to find out whether iran is trying to build an atomic bomb. iran's revolutionary guard started war games over the weekend, to show the world iran is prepared to defend itself if needed. tensions are high, with israeli officials threatening a possible military strike on iran's facilities. both the u.s. and britain are urging israel not to launch an attack, saying there is no p

. >> and i'm denise koch. here's what people are talking about tonight. >> the man who ran bob ehrlich's campaign will not

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. >> and i'm denise koch. here's what people are talking about. >> new information today in that deadly house explosion sent by a father to his two sons. >> the husband of the social worker is speaking out. and the associated press has obtained the emergency call logs. here's what they reveal. >> he blew up the house and the kids. >> majority call logs showed eight minutes elapsed from when a social worker called 911 to report children in danger and when sheriff's deputies were dispatched. it took another 14 minutes for the deputy to get to the home. for the first time, we're hearing from the husband of the social worker who made the call. >> she's very upset and traumatized. she has said that she thinks that this is something that is going to be a life changing event. >> larry benson says his wife takes comfort knowing she did the right thing when calling for help. but there is growing concern that the 911 dispatcher did not. >> seconds count in what we do. lives depend on that. we get that and we are all abo

i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter.e's what people are talking about tonight. >> so close and still so far. for the first and only time, steve bisciotti talks about the painful loss to the operates -- patriots and what is ne

i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter.s what people are talking about. >>> cand dat oop -- candidates in the capital. hundreds are gathered. danielle nottingham is there now with the latest for wjz. >> reporter: the support of thousands of conservative voters -- voters is up for grabs at this annual convention. some are here in washington to promote their candidate. others to settle on a favorite. jerry wicklander is one of the many still undecidedded republicans. he's looking for a candidate who can beat president obama. >> but i am really trying to discern the information that they present when they speak. and i'll make my decision based upon that. >> reporter: conservatives delivered a big win for rick santorum tuesday. he is hoping his newfound momentum will carry him to the nomination. >> as conservatives and tea party folks, that we are not just wings of the republican party, we are the republican party. [ applause ] >> reporter: mitt romney is still the gop front runner, but santorum is right on his heels. romney's

. >> and i'm denise koch.what people are talking about tonight. >> the crime sparked fear at the very height of the christmas shopping season. a man shot to death in the parking lot at the towson town center. tonight, four men are in custody for that murder.