. >> liz crenshaw, news 4 today. >> and we are exactly one month away from tax day, april 15th falls on a tuesday this year. >>> and coming up tonight at 7:00, join liz crenshaw for a consumer watch special. from traveling on a dime to uncovering hidden charges on your bank statement. liz makes dollars and cents of your consumer concerns tonight here on nbc 4. >>> well, we talked taxes, we always think about spring. >> that's right. >> but spring, where is it? we're going to feel a little bit of it today, right? >> remember how

liz crenshaw answers the question, does it really do that? >> reporter: some say everything is better with bacon. >> i thought it would be fun to make this bowl they show on tv. >> introducing perfect bacon bowl. the easy way to make delicious, edible bowls out of bacon. just minutes you'll have tasty, toasty, perfect bacon bowls. >> reporter: we brought it to cliff in bethesda, maryland. it came with four bacon bowl molds and a recipe guide. >> the unique design allows the bacon to crisp up evenly while grease collects in the channel so can you pour it out of your diet. >> but -- >> does it really do that? >> i love bacon. first thing i had to do was take three slices of bacon for each bowl. >> reporter: following the directions, cliff started constructing his bacon bowl. >> slightly overlap strip two when wrapping strip three. >> reporter: after building several bacon bowls he put the first batch in the oven. meanwhile, he cooked two other bacon bowls, one at a time, in the microwave. cooking time, 2:30. >> i hope it's ready. oh, no. that's

. >>> i'm liz crenshaw and the >>> to south africa now and the murder trial of oscar pistorius, and the double amputee openly wept and threw up in court today as a pathologist described the injuries that reeva steenkamp suffered. he said that he thought that his girlfriend was an intruder the night he shot her through the bathroom door. and today, the defense showed that pistorius called security first contrary to a security guard's testimony. >>> and there is going to be a much different look to the boston marathon this year. >> yes, and there is going to be tig tighter security. and chris pa lone has more on how boston security plan to keep everybody safe. >> reporter: saying they want this year's race to have the same festive atmosphere as years past while creating a memorable event, there have been sweeping changes in the boston marathon security. >> we are confident that the overall experience of the runners and spectators will not be impacted, and that all will enjoy a fun, festive family-oriented day. >> reporter: organizers expect 36,000 runners and 9,000 more than last yee, and

and coming up at 7:00, join liz crenshaw for a consumer watch special, from traveling on a dime to finding your bank's hidden charges, liz makes sense out o >>> a lot of people are taking advantage of this gorgeous weather and spending as much time as they possibly can outside. which went by national harbor this afternoon to check on the progress of the capital wheel. crews are hard at work putting the pieces together on this giant ferris wheel. when it's done, it's going to stand 175 a feet tall and at the top, you'll be able to see the mall, the white house and the capital. you'll be able to get inside and get on board starting in may. >>> this is one of the windy cities most notable st. patrick's day traditions, thousands of people came downtown to watch folks drop green die into the river. they have been doing this for 15 years turning the river green for the holiday. the dye only lasts about eight hours then it goes back to its normal color. i used to live in chicago, and i can tell you it's a beautiful shade of murky brown. a lot of folks in chicago always argue why don't they just k

. >>> right now on "liz crenshaw's consumer watch" high safety features on new cars with the add-on pricee they worth it? >>> one phone company accused of misleading consumers with a pitch to upgrade your home phone line. >>> how do you find the best deal on paper towels? i turned into a bounty hunter to find out. >> announcer: here is news 4