for more information, log onto wjz.com. >> all right, jess. well, we're tracking potentially messy weather headed to maryland now. it's cloudy and calm. but that could soon all change. bob has a look at what we all can expect tomorrow. >> tonight, really no issues. maybe some snow flurries tonight. but tomorrow, things will change by late tomorrow night. during the day, we'll see sunshine. clouds. mid- to upper 30s. probably getting up to 37, 38. after midnight tomorrow night, into saturday morning. look for some snow, sleet, and freezing rain. then rain. temperatures getting up to 37. but north and west of the city, as you mentioned, that freezing rain may linger into the early afternoon hours on saturday. sunday, 41. maybe a shower by evening. good chance of some showers. and 54 on monday, and partly cloudy. 48 on tuesday. you get back into the mild air once again. now, in today's energy saver, here are some tips to reduce the heat loss from your fireplace. keep the food damper closed, unless the fire is going, of course. an open flue allows

. >>> w j z is always on, we have live doppler radar, log onto wjz.com. this is the day that the hopefuls for president have worked for for months. the cause cuss in iowa tonight. -- caucus in iowa tonight. >> the polls show mitt romney has a slight lead in the race, but facing stiff competition from ron paul and rick santorum -- we are talking about the shrinking of the size of the government. >> the momentum of rick santorum has been building for days and he could pull out a win. >> trust! >>> after months on the trail, over a dozen debates and millions of dollars on political ads, it will boil down to tonight when the voters in iowa get the say. newt gingrich had harsh roads for mitt romney on the early show and it is said not to be a negative attack. >> are you calling mitt romney a liar? >> yes. >> if you seemed shocked, it was yes. >> he the undecided caucus goers said that they will not know until tonight. 1774 voting precincts in iowa tonight will tell the story. >>> the baltimore sun and an attorney launching community prosecution. it is to deplo

to find updates and find live doppler radar any time, log onto wjz.com. >>> well, snow on one hand. and fever on the other. ravens fever grips the entire baltimore area. fans are painting the town purple as the team gets ready for the texans. it's the first play-off game in five years. wjz is your home for complete ravens coverage. jessica kartalija with more. but first, sports director mark viviano spent the day in owings mills where sports director harbaugh. >> the ravens had extra rest. and got back to work here in owings mills. now knowing who their opponent for the play-offs will be. and if is a rematch with a team they beat here in baltimore three months ago. and the ravens now set their sights on the rematch. all the talk is about the texans who are coming to town. >> reporter: houston's first trip to baltimore included the first-ever play-off game. an all-around beet down. houston did it with defense. j.j. watt. and star running back aryan foster shined. this impressive touchdown run, part of his 153-yard performance, in a no-down 31-10 victory. but it's not expected to be s

. >> for instant updates on all of the day's news in your updated first morning forecast, log onto wjz.com,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> wjz healthwatch report. the intense grief of losing a loved one can be dangerous to your health. the psychological emotion takes up so on your risk. the danger goes down gradually over the first month. i started a new study throwing doubt on nicotine replacement therapy as a tool to help people stop smoking. researcher at harvard find nicotine passes -- patches are not affected. they have the same rate of success whether they quit on their own -- or when they quit on their own. it turns out the patch could be used in other ways. on urology study finds nicotine may improve memory loss. researchers look to a group of elderly pages with mild cognitive patient. the group using the nicotine patch showed improvement in long-term memory. the group received placebo got worse. >> is sure to check in with wjz eyewitness news today at 4:00, 5:00, at 6:00. romney's rivals. will he be able to pull out a win? plus, the latest on campaign 2012. and we are following a developin

for more details, log onto wjz.com, and click on the news tab. >>> if you're waiting for someone to get home from work, let's check on the roads with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. hi, kristy. >> hi, kai. hi, everyone. it is definitely starting to slow down out there. slowing from shawan to belfast. northbound 95 also seeing delays there from howard county line past 175. traveling 70 westbound, just bumper to bumper there. 29 to marriottsville road. and the northbound outer loop, still sluggish there. as far as accidents are concerned, we have another crash at southbound bel air road at silver spring. and also, garrison boulevard. so far, no delays. this traffic report is brought to you by subway. introducing the hot new pastrami melt on freshly-baked bread. only from subway, eat fresh. back to you. >> kristy, thank you. getting out the vote. that's the goal of a new nationwide push by wjz. andrea fujii explains. >>> after a low turnout, the naacp is making a strong push to push to vote. >> people need to understand to vote. >> reporter: out of the 610,000 city residents, about

to forecast live doppler radar, log onto wjz.com. >>> just one game.e stands between the ravens and the super bowl. and the team is getting ready to take on the patriots. and the fans could not be more excited. wjz is the place for complete play-off coverage. gigi barnett has a look at how local businesses are benefiting. but first, jessica kartalija has an update on the purple caravan. >> i think you're talking to me. it is so hard to hear you now. [ cheering ] >> check out all of these fans. they are so excited. meantime, everyone is showing often their purple pride today. the national aquarium in baltimore found a very unique way to root for the home team. take a look. it isn't ray rice behind the mask. it is volunteer driver mike glass, sporting his ray rice jersey in the wings of the water exhibit today. it is putting a twist. and this may be the first time ray rice's trademark has been displayed under water. back here in parkville. purple is alive and well. we are having so much fun. many joe flaccos here in this crowd. we've got balso hard. we a

for more log onto wjz.com. ,,,, >>> in today's wjz health watch a new study shows an acid reflux drug does not help treat asthma in children, the drug is often prescribed to children to help relief their symptoms. the american lung association conducted a trial and found the drug can actually increase the risk for upper respiratory infections, bronchitis and sore throats. >>> researches have found compounds in chemicals can affect them. they are used in fast food pack inch, none stick cookware and waterproof clothing. the school says they may lower immune responses to vaccines. >>> and a new study finds frying food in olive or sunflower oils may be healthier for your heart. researchers in spain found eating foods fried in those oils are not linked to heart disease or premature deaths. >> be sure to check back in with wjz's eyewitness news today at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00 gabby giffords stepping down. we will have more on that. >>> the aide workers rescued, more on that. join us for these stories and all the day's breaking news at 4:00 right after dr. phil. >> please stay with us, your fiv

for the updated forecast, and a look at live doppler radar any time, log onto wjz.com. >>> a few hundred feet. that's how close two jets came to hitting each other at the airport in chicago. ntsb investigators want to know what happened and who is to blame. >> reporter: you can hear the southwest pilot's frustration. >> on the runway. plane was taking off. >> reporter: it's a question the air traffic controllers at midway airport did not answer. it followed a near collision of a southwest 737 and a private learjet on december 31st. the southwest jet had just landed in the national transportation safety board report says the pilot was told to cross 31 right. but it appears another told a learjet pilot to take off on the same runway. the report also states southwest copilot yelled for the pilot to stop. >> across 31 to the right. and learjet or something was taking off. we had to hit our brakes. and the two went overhead. >> they narrowly missed each other. 287 feet above southwest's plane. >> you look at the size of these planes. anything below 300 to 400 feet is really, very, very close.

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remember we are always on, so for traffic information log onto wjz.com. don, back over to you. >> here is what people are still talking about today, a baltimore city man falling undera subway train downtown. monique griego has that. >> reporter: good morning. that man is rediscovering as investigators try to figure out how he fell into the tracks in the first place. we are over the scene seconds after firefighters pulled him out. witnesses say it is a scene they will never forget. >> all i know is i just heard -- saw the train hit somebody. >> they heard screams, people yelling and screaming about the matter and the guy was under the train. >> people on the platform say he was on a wheelchair and tipped forward falling on to the tracks. >> it happened so fast. >> terrel says he saw the train run right over the man. >> when the train was coming, like a lot of us we was trying to tell the train to stop and that is when the train ended up on top of him. >> the station was closed for just under two hours as firefighters tried to free him. rescue workers crawl

. >>> here is some favorites and the complete slide show, log onto wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, . >>> for the holiday, many people are off, monday will be a nice day. 42 and back down to the 30s on thursday. >>> the neighbors called the police after someone saw something being stolen from a balcony. >>> a dog that almost did not survive. >> sunday night, the police called to these town homes. >> a neighbor there said she saw a man launch an object from the balcony. >> it is the higher of the two. >> she heard it land with a thud and went to see what it was and found it was a small dog. >> it is a three year old terrier and when the police got there, the police said he was thrown. >> about how tall was that deck? >> i'm on the roof at wjz and taking the picture of a small camera and when thrown, it takes over a second to hit the gland. >> the dog lived, teeth missing, in a loft pain, but he lived. >> if he had fell a few more feet, he would have died from the head trauma and back trauma, but he was lucky to survive. >> now on pain killers, he will survive and the person that dropped th

. >>> for updates and all the day's day's news, and the updated forecast any time, log onto wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> a section of floor collapses. at least 13 workers were injured after they were sent tumbling 30 feet from the ground. the damage comes on the heels of a similar incident last month, at a cleveland casino with the same developer. osha inspectors are looking into the accident. >>> the search is on for a recently-pardoned murderer in history. his name is joseph osmond. police are trying to track him down. osmond was last seen in west north mississippi. he was among hundreds of recently pardoned former prisoners. and former mississippi governor haley barbour issued at the end of his torm. >>> -- term. >>> a recipe for disaster. 13 people are injured after trying to create churros, a popular latin american dessert, consisting of fried sugar. theyfield the recipe listed in the newspaper. and they sued the paper. the supreme court has awarded those hurt with a combined $1ict 80,000. >>> the flu virus is keeping a low profile this season. but there's still time for the

between the cars, remember wjz 13 is always on, so for traffic information anytime you can always log onto wjz.com. back over to you guys. >> thank you very much and here is what people will be talking about today, republican presidential hope offensivelies facing off for the last time tonight before the florida primary while the president has hit the road. here is terrell brown with the latest for wjz. >> reporter: president obama appeared outside a l sprawling plant in arizona, highlighting the need for american manufacturing. >> the factory that is being built behind me is an example of an america that is within our reach, an america that attracts the next generation of good manufacturing jobs. >> reporter: he is on the road trying to build support with proposals he laid out in his state of the union address. last night he arrived in vegas, it is his plan to raise taxes on the rich drawing criticism. >> if he meant what he said it would be a disaster of the first order. >> we have got a president who is detached from reality. he is detached from the people. >> newt gingrich and mitt romney are

for updates on all the day's news, and the updated forecast any time, log onto wjz.com. ,,,, >>> today marks the 39th anniversary of roe versus wade, legalizing abortion. thousands gathered outside the supreme court to mark the landmark case. opponents also spent the day rallying outside the national mall. the march for life has been held every year, since 1974, a year after the controversial ruling was passed. >>> the founder of the controversial sharing website, mega upload was in court today. a judge ordered kim.com to be held in custody. dot-com was arrested in his home in new zealand yesterday. but dot-com denies those charges. he says authorities are trying to portray the blackest picture of him. >> the european union is banning oil imports from iran, trying to put pressure on the country to cripple its nuclear program. >> reporter: foreign ministers in brussels shook hands on a deal to stop iran from selling its oil to the european union. >> the pressure is designed to make sure that iran takes seriously our request to come to the table and meet. >> reporter: e.u. is urging iran

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for instant traffic updates log onto wjz.com, don, back to you. >> here is what people will be talking about today, it being a purple friday with super bowl implications in just two days we will find out whether the ravens are playing on football's biggest stage in that midwestern size city of indianapolis. but until then we have live coverage. they are live with how the players that have been taking part in all this excitement. good morning, andrea. >> reporter: good morning, don, good morning, every one. players say the least they can do is hang out with fans because they would not be here without them. >>> fans in a frenzy and purr pill in aplenty. the state is getting set for sunday's big game. >> we are going to sweep them or double their score, whatever it is we are going to double it. >> reporter: fans are flocking everywhere, from selling merchandise to seafood. >> we are going to have our picture taken tonight with the super bowl winning quarterback. >> quarterback joe flacco and wide receiver tory smith took time last night to pose for pictures and sign autographs for their f

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for instant updates on all the day's news, and the updated forecast, log onto wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> department of corrections bus overturns on a highway. on a new york state throughway in muncie. no one was seriously hurt. but the bus driver was trapped for a short time. the prisoners were on their way to a medium security facility, following court appearances. no word on what caused the crash. >> reporter: caught on tape, a daring jewelry store heist, inside a texas mall. police are looking for the men seen here. storming the store at the galleria in houston. the masked men rushed to the back, smashed the glass, and then stole rolex watches and other jewels. they got away with hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of merchandise. >>> and a man caught on tape stealing christmas presents shows a change of heart. this video shows him taking packages off the front steps. then two days later, the thief returns, only this time, he brings back the gifts he stole and a handwritten note that says he was sorry. >> i wonder if he opened it and said, there's nothing here i want. >> nothin

. >> for an updated forecast or look at live radar, log onto wjz.com any time. >>> a murder investigation is under way in baltimore city, as baltimore records its first homicide of the new year. derek valcourt reports. >> police say right now, they have no suspects in the shooting death of a 62-year-old man. officers responded to edgewood road in the park heights road just before 10:00. they found a man slumped over the driver's seat of the vehicle. he was identified as bruce royceterof baker street. he died a short time later at sinai hospital. kai? >> thank you. in 2011, the city had the lowest homicide rate in almost 20 years. >>> due to be arraigned in court today. lee cowan reports for wjz on how police put two and two together, when they realized federal agents had arrested the suspect's mother. >> reporter: the day before some 53 arson fires, the man police say is their prime suspect, 24-year-old harry burkhart, went on a tirade in this federal courthouse. sources say he was upset that his motor, dorothy burkhart, had been arrested by u.s. officials on a warrant out of germany. >>

wjz for first warning weather to find forecast updatesdates and live doppler radar any time, log onto wjz.com. >>> we're following breaking news from baltimore county. sky eye chopper 13 has details. let's go to captain mike perry. mike? >> actually, we're just inside this city, kai. this is halliburton avenue, east of berning highway, in the city. -- correction, west of berning highway in the city. we have a collision with the rear end of a fedex truck, causing substantial damage to both the fedex truck and also the sport utility vehicle. it came out as a personal injury accident. you can see the front end of this is destroyed. this person will be transported to local area hospitals. and it appears baltimore police are investigating. the road, however, does remain open. the one lane getting by in each direction. >> thank you, captain mike perry, reporting live. >>> police hope to find witnesses in the murder of an 84-year-old woman. someone stabbed her to death and set fire to her home. now, detectives are going door to door in her east baltimore neighborhood. wjz is live. adam may is there

log onto wjz.com. >>> the first votes of campaign 2012. in a few hours, iowa residents will cast them for the republican candidate for president. danielle nottingham reports for wjz, gop hopefuls are making a final pitch before the campaign's first caucus. >> reporter: front runner mitt romney kept his fire trained on president obama at the caucus. he focused on taking back the white house for the gop. >> i'm hoping that the undecideds will take a look at who they think will be able to bring down barack obama, who they think will be the most effective. >> reporter: ron paul fired up his supporters. >> ron paul has been the same. he's the same view. he's preaching the same thing. and that's really important. he has an ideal america that he sees. >> reporter: polls show paul and will rick santorum are romney's biggest challenges. >> you need to focus in on who has the vision for america. >> reporter: tonight, republicans across the state are meeting in schools, churches and community centers. most will hear one last speech on each candidate

. >> reporter: to see the complete interview with the first lady, log onto wjz.com, select news, then scroll down to national news and click on that link. >>> check in with eyewitness news at 6:00 for all new stories coming up. vic is standing by live with a preview. >>> we continue to follow breaking news out of downtown baltimore. firefighters rescue a man who was run over by a subway train. the latest on what happened. >>> and a man who was robbed and kidnapped at gunpoint opens up about the scary ordeal. check in for more on these stories and all the day's breaking news, coming up new at 6:00. now, back to you. kai? >> still ahead on eyewitness news. two jets nearly collide at a busy airport. >>> how it happened and who is to blame? ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> an animal rights group is taking full responsibility for one of california's largest beef processors. officials say they received a detailed statement from the activist, who were protesting factory farming. the fbi has joined the arson investigation and is looking into the claims. >> a robbery leads to a dramatic high-speed c

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for updates on the forecast, watches, warnings and live doppler radar any time, log onto wjz.com. >>> the other big story tonight, less than 48 hours and counting until the showdown in new england. the ravens are making final preparations for the afc championship game. and the fans are making plans for where they are going to watch it. wjz is your home for ravens' playoff coverage. sports director mark viviano spent the day with the team as they get ready for the game. but first, jessica kartalija has been all over town. jessica? >> hello, vic. hello, everyone. we are in parkville. this place is absolutely insane. it's like a throwback to my old cheerleading days. we're having a blast out here. everybody is so excited for this weekend. no doubt that they are going to make the super bowl. even all day. take a look. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: the road to the super bowl starts here. first off, alonzo. ♪ [ music ] >> we decided that it would be fun if all of baltimore could get in on the fun. >> reporter: the purple parade on the road through maryland. >> ravens like lobster. new england lo

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for updates on the weather and a look at first warning doppler radar, log log onto wjz.com. >>> expertsaise new concerns about the safety of the world's largest jetliner. >> denise, europe's air safety authority is ordering inspections on nearly a third of the world's airbus 380 super bus. the engine of a quant ation -- qantas airlines plane descended in midflight. they recently uncovered cracks inside the wings of two a380 jets. air jets and the airlines will have between 4 days and six weeks to complete those safety checks, depending how much time the planes spent in the air. >> no aircraft will be grounded before the checks. a bus has assured passengers that there's no reason to be concerned about the safety of the planes. >>> a trial date has been set for the man charged in the murder of singer jennifer hudson's mother and two other family members. william balfour will stand trial in april. despite his attorney's objections that she needs more time to prepare. the 30-year-old is the estranged husband of hudson's sister. prosecutors say he shot the three people because he was angry s

for a look at live radar, log onto wjz.com. >>> it is less than two weeks to go before the ravens take the field in their home play- off game. wjz is live at city hall. jessica kartalija explains how the team is making sure fans stay fired up. there's nfl music. that helps us to be fired up. >> i know. as if we were not fired up enough already. and we need some fire out here. because it is absolutely freezing. the ravens were out here in full force, literally painting the town turple. -- purple. we should mention, the tickets that went on sale, sold out in just 14 minutes. so mary, as you said, fans are fired up. >> reporter: painting the town purple. outside city hall, the ravens make their mark. >> we really wanted to encourage our fans to get into it and get excited for play- offs. >> reporter: with two weeks until the play-off game at home, the team wants to make sure fans stay focused. >> we have two weeks to get fans excited this year, versus one week in the past. we have two weeks. let's get everybody that much more excited. >> reporter: they are already finished at city hall an

for updates on the forecast any time, and live doppler radar, log onto wjz.com. >> bold and potentially explosive crimes. people having their gas stolen right out of their gas tanks. wjz is live. derek valcourt has more on this growing trend of fuel fests. >> it's an elaborate gas station ripoff, to car tanks, draining gas is increasing. and you can blame it on the price at the pump. >> reporter: more than 900 gallons of gas stolen after thieves tampered with gas pumps, literally prying them open. this video shows the coordinated heist, with car after car, then fueling up at the broken pump, without paying a dime. >> these gas prices, you never can tell what people are doing. >> reporter: several other gas stations report similar large- scale ripoffs. police there, aware of the gas theft problem and say they have made arrests in similar cases before. >> reporter: and it's not just the gas station thieves are targeting, some of them will steal the gas right out of your car's tank. and you won't believe how. yep. thieves are literally drilling holes directly into gas tanks. >> it made me

log onto wjz.com. look for this story in the seen on section. >> nancy is such a great person. >> yes. >> an amazing chef. >> great chef. >>> don't miss the cbs evening news. here's one of the stories they're working on. >>> i'm mark strausman. sheets in the windows. and broken furniture on the front lawn. signs of america's worst foreclosure crisis here in florida, where voters are about to pick a republican candidate for florida. that's on don't's -- tonight's cbs evening news. >>> still ahead. new information for thousands of women. what a new study reel veals -- reveals about breast cancer patients. >>> more than 100 dolphins stranded on cape cod. now, scientists are trying to find out why. >>> i'm bob turk in the first warning weather center. will it stay warm for february? i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. >>> here's today's report from wall street. what makes the sleep number store different? the sleep number bed. the magic of this bed is that you're sleeping on something

for updates on the forecast and live doppler radar any time, log onto wjz.com. and the cold weather may be causing another problem in another part of baltimore county. sky eye chopper 13 was over research avenue, near hammonds ferry road in the lands down area, where the 36-inch main ruptured there. several nearby schools, including violetville elementary and middle schools, lansdowne high and arbutus middle schools were closed because they didn't have water. st. agnes hospital is experiencing very low water pressure. >>> killed in the line of duty. ranger margaret anderson was well known and well-respected. earning her stripes in maryland before being transferred to washington state, where she was well respected. wjz spoke with her. mike hellgren has the grief and the investigation. >> reporter: margaret anderson loved her job. and she was stationed here in maryland for four years before her sudden death. >> reporter: she died on the job at mount rainier national park in washington state. police say a troubled iraq war vet on the run from the law, shot her in h

remember wjz 13 is always on so for traffic information anytime you can always log onto w wjz.com. >> here is susan mcginness with the report on the president's speech. >> reporter: he is taking his message straight to voters. >> time to apply the same rules top to bottom. >> reporter: fresh off his state of the union address he is kicking off a three day trip that will take him to 5 key states. he will visit iowa and arizona today to talk about boosting american manufacturing. the key ingredient he says for building an economy that will last. >> it is time to stop rewarding businesses that ship jobs overseas and start rewarding companies that create jobs right here in america. >> reporter: last night the president proposed tax breaks for businesses and helping more struggling homeowners refinance their loans. he also called for higher taxes on the rich. >> you can call this class warfare all you want. but asking a billionaire to pay at least as much as a secretary in taxes, most americans could call that common sense. >> the president may have a tough time getting his proposals throu

the world of pets expo continues through sunday for times and ticket information, log onto our website, wjz.com. >> don't miss the cbs evening news. here's one of the stories woing >>> i'm steve hartman. coming up on the cbs evening news. woody davis was one of the most beloved members of the community in oregon. and he still is. this is him. so why are his funeral preps in full swing? and why is woody fully embracing the whole process? the story tonight on the cbs evening news with scott pelley. >>> still ahead at 5:00. casino collapse. the investigation into an accident in ohio that sends more than a dozen workers to the hospital. >>> fighting the flu. a warning tonight from federal health officials about the slow start to the sick season. >>> bob turk. first warning weather center. nice weekend on tap. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. does your cable company keep charging you more... and more... and more? stop paying so much for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for our best price online: just $89.99 a month guaranteed for two years.