i'm mary bubala. >> and i'm jessica cart tallia. here's what people are talking about. >> reporter: the chance of a messy mix in maryland. outside tonight, it is cloudy and cool. but we're tracking the potential for snow on the way. bob turk has a look at live doppler radar and the conditions that could impact the state. bob? >> we have a few snow showers tonight. later tonight, across the region. nothing heavy. but we might see a few flurries and a little bit of snow shower activity late tonight. the main system, however, is going to be coming tomorrow night, very late, into saturday, noon. here's what we expect, as far as that storm is concerned. across our region. essentially, across northern maryland, a trace of snow, sleet, and maybe as much as an inch, beginning after midnight, into saturday morning. now, north and west of us, where that cold air is going to hold in much longer, there may be an extended period of freezing rain, maybe as much as a quarter inch accumulating on trees and power lines, after about a half inch of sn

mary bubala has a look at giffords latest decision. >> reporter: giffords meets with other victims. we lined up just the way we lined up a year ago. >> reporter: giffords hugged her former intern daniel hernandez. the 29-year-old is credited with saving her life. supporters applauded the three term congresswoman. the tour of the facility marks her last official act in her district as a congresswoman. giffords was shot in the head and is slowly recovering in an online video she announced her plans to resign from congress. >> i will step down this week. >> reporter: the congresswoman heads back to the house floor one more time before officially leaving office. she will attend tuesday's state of the nation address. giffords seat in congress will be filled by a special election held next month. >>> this may not be the end of giffords career. she promised an -- and i quote, i will return. >>> paul showed reporters how he answered the agent when they told him his knee set off the alarm. >> i showed them my knee. i have nothing to hide. it may not be pretty but there's nothing there. >> re

. >> and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >> growing tensions. today, a former marine is sentenced to death by an iranian court. tara mergener reports for wjz, it's the latest on a series of actions, ratcheting up the war of words. >> an iranian court has convicted this american of working for the cia and sentenced him to death. 28-year-old amir merzay hickmety is a former marine, who worked as an iraq translator in afghanistan. they say he got special training for what they call an intelligence mission. his father insists, hickmety was not a spy. he says his son was visiting his grandmothers in iraq when he was captured. his parents say they are shocked and terrified. iran's law gives him 20 days to appeal the verdict. the state department sent a strong message about hickmety's fate. >> we've maintained from the beginning that the charges against him were a fabrication. and we call on the iranian government to release him. >> reporter: his death sentence is just the latest in a series of incidents that are escalating tensions between the u.s. an

i'm mary bubala, eyewitness news.ing to help you be arm energy saver. >> thank you for more information go to wjz.com. >>> all right. we have the maryland zoo from baltimore here today. the weather for the zoo is phenomenal. if you want to make a trip to the zoo, great weather to do it. the weather is cooperating. not a record high yesterday, but 63 degrees. and still the same today. we have 30 down on shore. the southwest wins have been responsible for our temperatures going up. temperatures hitting 40 degrees already, several times since midnight. the winds start to surge. we get a spike and then the winds calm down and the temperatures drop again. from the mid to upper 30s the 40 degrees. calm readings around much of the state right now. central maryland, a southwest flow. high pressure in control of much of the country. around the great lakes the air is coldest. it is still rain because of lake affect snow. the temperatures are above freezing. most of the cold air is in canada, but a front is moving through tonigh

i'm mary bubala. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >> a tribute to joe paterno, penn state style. right now, thousands of students, employees and alumni are packed in an arena on campus. manuel gallegus reports on the celebration of paterno's life. >> reporter: sue paterno received a warm welcome as she arrived at the memorial for her husband. students, alumni and fans packed the arena to celebrate joe paterno's -- paterno's life. >> reporter: some came in rolled up pants, white socks and black shoes, the way joe- paw always looked on the field. >> today is a very special day in honoring a great man in joe paterno. >> reporter: paterno's children will address the crowd of more than 12,000. and a friend from each decade of paterno's coaching career will remember him. kenny jackson was an all- american at penn state. >> we got to talk about our teacher, coach paterno. we are going to show you how much we love you. >> reporter: paterno's death at age 85, came less than three months after his stunning

i'm mary bubala. >> a baltimore teen missing. her body never found. today, an essex man convicted in her murder is sentenced. jason gross learns how long he'll spend and pay for the crime. >> reporter: with the core of the county homicide squad, which worked this case, occupying the entire back row, the victim's mom was on the edge of her seat, quietly crying, hugging a large, stuffed animal. the jason gross sentencing had become. >> reporter: the cell phone records of 16-year-old rational battle led them to her home and then here. the jury believe it happened here. that jason gross had invited her to his rental home for sex. then killed her and got rid of her body in an incinerator in the outback. today, her mom, too tearful to take the stand. the girl's father read a statement, saying that their lives are now empty. >> reporter: in the end, the judge believed the prosecution's case and sentenced gross to 30 years for the homicide and 10 years for the sex offense to be conserved consistently. and sai

mary bubala explains. >> brian boil is in the best shape of his life. this man runs marathons and finished an iron man, but brian was once in the worst shame of his life. a car accident nearly cost him his life. brian lost 60% of his blood, but he knows what brought him back. >> i would say about 50 blood donors helped to keep me alive. 36 blood transfusions. >> the maryland resident has written a book called "iron heart." donors who come to eyewitness news' blood drive on saturday, will meet brian and get to take home a copy of his book. >> it is about giving a gift of life. it comes at a time when the red cross needs your blood donation. we provide blood to 55 hospitals. >> reporter: the american red cross really just needs one hour of your time on saturday. of that one hour, you will only be in this chair for 8 to help minutes donating blood. a quick gesture that can last a lifetime. >> luckily, they were therefore me. >> red cross needs 44,000 blood donations every year in the u.s. to keep up with the demand. mary bubala, eyewitness news. >> again,

here's mary bubala with another idea on how you can save some energy. >> experts say the fridge should be set between 37 and 40 degrees. cover liquids. uncovered food releases moisture and makes the compressor work harder. if your fridge is old, think of upgrading. they use 20% less energy. i'm mary bubala trying to help you be an energy saver. >> for more information, go to wjz.com and click on our energy saver section. next up this morning right here on wjz -- >> an elderly woman murdered, her house set on fire. neighbors are outraged. the details are coming up. >>> good morning. a former soldier from maryland is in federal custody, charged with attempting to aid and join a terrorist organization. i'm kai jackson. i'll have details coming up. >>> good morning, everyone. a morgan state university coach is suspended. i'm monique griego. we'll have more on the allegations against him. >>> traffic is beginning to slow. coming up, we'll take a look at our speed cameras and traffic sensors. let's send it over to bernadette. >>> good morning. i'm in for marty bass. of course, it's january a

here is mary bubala with another way we can save some energy. >> reporter: good morning. in today's new york energy saver if you are in the market for a space heater make sure you buy certain models, compare to see which one uses less energy. mary bubala, wjz 13, trying to help you be an energy saver. >> for more go to wjz.com and click on our special energy saver section on the right-hand- side of our home page. >>> next up this morning right here on wjz. >> reporter: exposed, mike hellgren in towson, police say they caught a priest with his pacts down. how the archdiocese has responded to the scandal. >> reporter: mike schuh live in towson, dogged used for target practice, i will tell you who is in prison when we continue. >> republican candidates for president go at it again. susan mcginness in washington, coming up a wrap up of the debate and a look at mitt romney's tax return. >> for the second day in a row fog played into your morning commute. we will tell you what the problems are. over to marty. >> thank you. they are hot on the blue grass scene. they will join us

sports director mark viviano, stan saunders and mary bubala will bring us highlights and reaction from the game. >> all right of course, we have been keeping you posted on the forecast. temperatures going up to a daytime high of around 38, so right around 1:00 of course when they kickoff we are looking at 36 downtown, partly sunny, a cold day but dress for the weather. you will be fine. you asked about the wind, not a factor, maybe 10 mile per hours, so a light breeze, so we will not be talking about wind chills. >> i just notice your forecast said sunny and cold and didn't say anything about the wind but if it doesn't exist it doesn't exist. >> yeah. >> speaking of purple things let's go to ron. i am not sure what i mept meant by that. >> i wasn't either. >> check this out, baltimore county restaurant week. if i eat all this i will turn purple. >> where you would. >> man. >> i am so excited about the ravens i figured today was ravens related even though i heard you say restaurant week earlier. >> there you go. all right. restaurant week in baltimore county starts today. the suburban h

. >>> mary bubala has a new study that compares children addicted to internet. >> reporter: they founde white matter on internet addicts. these changes shows disrupted path ways related to emotions, decision making and self- control. white matter changes are also found in the brain scans of people addicted to alcohol, cocaine, heroin and meth, vick. >> an estimated 10% of internet users are considered addicts. >>> we continue to ride the weather roller coaster here in maryland. temperatures are taking a dip. you definitely need to be bundled up if you go outside today. is winter finally here to stay? wjz has weather and traffic together. bob is here with the latest numbers in weather. >> that's the question everybody has been asking. at this point i don't think so. several days of cold then we warm up again. so it's not like a long term thing. it is cold. oakland is only a third above zero. windchills they are below zero. we're at 37 but yesterday afternoon this time we were in the mid-50s. 41 in washington and ocean city, pax river at 42. we still have a winter weather advisory for ga

after that show down the pizza post game show, mark viviano, stan saunders and mary bubala live to brings highlights and reaction, again this sunday and only here on wjz 13. >> that is post game. pregame should be fun too. >> yeah. >> i know you will be down thearon. >> will i ever. >> what time do you head down for the 1:00 game? >> saturday. >> there you go. >> that is what i like. >> all weekend. i will be on lot 0 saturday. >> in a bed roll. >> that's right. wouldn't that be something? that would be great. >> dress warm. >> thank you. we got to remind everybody. you know saturday night right here on wjz 13, new england and denver. >> yeah. >> from new england. of course everybody in baltimore rooting for the broncos, because if the broncos win, what is that? >> they come here. >> they come here, that is a t- shirt, there you go, they come here. >> that should be the next one. >> hey we have got ravens fans here. good morning. >> good morning. >> we are at floyd's barber shop. what is going to happen with chris? >> chris is going to get a straight razor shave. dunkin' k-cup packs are

with wjz 13 after the game for the season's pizza post game show, mark viviano, stan saunders and mary bubala will bring you the action. do you remember that? >> uh-huh. >> i like a purple fu manchu. >> i would not want to take it off though. that is how i shave every morning. >>> still to come two years later haiti is still rebuilding after that earthquake apartment look back at the relief efforts as they continue. >> an angry shopper sets fire inside a wal-mart store now police are reaching out to the public, details next. >> and an overcast -- a sunny afternoon now after an overcast morning. stick around the complete first warning weather forecast is still coming up. >> complete coverage continues with don scott, jessica kartalija, and first warning weather with marty bass and meteorologist tim williams. it is wjz, maryland's news,,,,,, >>> it has been two years since haiti was devastated by an earthquake. we probably all remember how it looked that day. relief organizations estimate more than 300,000 people were hurt, a million and a half left homeless and countless schools damaged or des

i'm mary bubala. kai is off today. here's what people are talking about. the death toll stands at 11, with nearly two dozen still unaccounted for. but rescue work on the ship is suspended. anna metranga reports for wjz. the probability of finding survivors on board is very, very low. >> reporter: rescue workers say the chances of finding anyone alive inside the wrecked costa concordia are slim. >> it's 5 to zero. >> reporter: corado is in charge of a special cave rescue team, brought in to navigate through the murky water, inside the ship. >> you can see your hands in front of your mask. nothing more. >> reporter: rescue efforts stopped wednesday. officials say if the ship slips off the rocks, fuel could leak. >> reporter: this barge is loaded with equipment that will help dutch crews drain 500,000 gallons of fuel from the cruise liner. >> reporter: that process is not expect to begin until rescue and recovery efforts are over. one of the 11 victims has been identified as a hungarian musician who worked on board. he went back to his cabin to get his violin

as mary bubala reports this morning, yesterday marked the first public appearance of edwin o'brien here since this announcement. >> reporter: fresh in from rome edwin o'brien held a news conference and surrounded by portraits of others who have risen like he has. >> it is nice to be in the hall of fame like this. >> he was in rome when the pope made the announcement. >> he went through a list of 22 names and my name was number 8. it was exciting. >> o'brien's shorten your in baltimore was sometimes controversial. he closed catholic schools with low enrollment and today he addressed another controversial issue, same sex marriage. >> 30 states where legislators have passed this, the people's vote has voided it, has knocked it down and we have every reason to believe that we have a strong grass roots coalition here that will -- that will uphold the sang tee, sanctity of marriage. >> reporter: he says they must focus on increasing the number of priests and nuns and consolidate. >> we are going to keep strong parish life, vibrant parish life, we have to make sure we are not struggling along

. >> and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >>> a tearful goodbye. with an outpouring of support and emotion, arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords steps down. house lawmakers put their disagreements on hold to wish her well. >> reporter: lawmakers cried and cheered, putting politics aside, as they said goodbye to representative gabrielle giffords. >> i am so proud of my friend. >> reporter: her friend, debbie wasserman schulz, broke down before reading giffords' resignation. >> i have more work to do on my recovery before i can work in office. >> reporter: the arizona congresswoman stepped down, one year after being shot at a political event in tucson. it started last night at the state of the union address. the room erupted in cheers when she entered, and president obama greeted her with a long embrace. colleagues on both sides of the aisle had warm words, as giffords' husband, mark kelly, watched from the galley. >> gabby's courage, strength, and downright fortitude are an inspiration to all of us and all americans. >> she has brought the word

mary bubala has a survivor's message tonight. >> reporter: brian boil is in the best shape of his lifeuns marathons and finished in iron mans. he was once in the worst shape of his life. a car accident nearly cost him his life. he lost 60% of his blood. he knows what brought him back. >> about 50 blood donors helped keep me alive. >> reporter: the maryland resident has written a book called "iron heart." donors who come to the area on saturday will meet him and get to take home a copy of his book. >> it's about giving the gift of life. the red cross really needs your blood donation. every day, more than a thousand units are needed in the area. >> reporter: the american red cross needs one hour of your time on saturday. of the one hour, you'll be in the chair about ten minutes donating blood. a quick gesture he's proof of that can last a lifetime. >> luckily, they were there for me in any time of need. >> reporter: the red cross needs 44,000 blood donations every day to keep up with the demand. >>> and again, you can meet brian in timonium. we're teaming up with the red cross as part of

then mark viviano, stan saunders and mary bubala will bring you that. >>> still to come a near death experience. you won't believe what saved one driver's life. >>> an unusual punishment, why one teen is doing more than community service after a run in with the law. and clouds overhead with rain on the way. your complete forecast is still coming up. >> complete coverage continues with don scott, jessica kartalija and first warning weather with marty bass and ,,,, >>> a murder case that has been made international headlines comes to a close today, joran van der sloot from aruba pleads guilty to the murder of a young woman in peru, her body found five years of the day of the disappearance of natalee holloway. he was the prime suspect but never charged in that case. he faces up to 30 years in lima. >>> an indiana woman gets creative after she feels her son got off too lightly after breaking the law. >> they only give him a few hours of community service so i decided that we were going to wear signs says you looking for attention we are going to get you attention. >> yeah, she made her 1

for more on that, we're going to go to mary bubala, back on tv hill. maybey? >> all right -- mary?t, jessica. annapolis for purple pride. no matter what their stance are on the issues this session, maryland lawmakers are united in their support of the ravens. >> what time is it? >> game time! >> what time is it? >> game time. >> the traditional color of politics, red, white and blue, took on a different hue in annapolis today. >> root for the ravens to beat the heck out. new england patriots! [ cheering ] >> reporter: it was all purple on the house floor at the state capital, with maryland politicians, pumped up for the ravens' afc championship games sunday. >> i am predicting that new england is going to suffer at the hand its -- hands of the baltimore ravens defense. and baltimore will be winning this game. >> my prediction is ravens, 30. patriots, 15. >> they're going to kick some tail at 3:00. >> reporter: governor o'malley declared this a purple friday, with maryland lawmakers setting the tone. >> they got it. they got it. that is so great. well, governor o'malley did not make

i'm mary bubala. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >> shocking new audio as the death toll rises in italy. there is new insight into the confusion of the cruise ship accident. anna metraininga reports for wjz, on the reported heated phone call between the ship's captain and the coast guard. >> reporter: controlled explosions blew searches for the concordia. >> we hope that this day we can reach all of the places that haven't been inspected yet. >> reporter: they're looking in the murky water and interior of the ship, for anyone who may still be alive. but search crews say they only found more victims tuesday. francisco is now under house arrest. and faces charges of causing a ship wreck, manslaughter and abandoning ship. in a call to the coast guard right after the wreck, skitino saidy he's in a life boat during evacuation. the coast guard official yells. telling skitino, you get on board. this is an order. the captain says, but you are aware it is dark and we can't see anything. the official repl

i'm mary bubala. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >> the biggest primary election so far, and it's winner take it all. as danielle nottingham reports for wjz from tampa, right now, florida appears to be mitt romney's to lose. >> hi. i'm mitt romney. how are you? >> reporter: mitt romney picked up the phone at his tampa headquarters, working to secure his last-minute vote. romney reached primary day with momentum and a commanding lead, after he and his supporters spent more than $14 million on tv ads. the former massachusetts governor says he'll leave florida with some lessons learned. >> if you're attacked, i'm not just going to sit back. i'm going to fight back and fight back hard. >> reporter: romney and newt gingrich have spent the last week, trading bitter jabs. gingrich predicts the nomination fight will go on for at least another six months. >> i think ultimately, it's going to come down to conservative versus massachusetts moderate. >> reporter: with unemployment at nearly 10% and a high f

i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm mary bubala.s what people are talking about. >> tackled on the job. a city police officer ambushed, trying to make an arrest in east baltimore. now his attacker is behind bars. wjz is live at city police headquarters. mike hellgren is there and explains how this chaotic scene unfolded. mike? >> reporter: kai,

i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm mary bubala.s what people are talking about. >> i think terrell's face pretty much says it all. the ravens are back in baltimore, after they come up short against the patriots. now they are cleaning out their lockers on the heels of a painful defeat. sports director mark viviano is at the ravens' practice facility with new reaction from the team. you were there, mark. >> yeah. it was a tough one, kai. and here today in owings mills, cold, damp and dreary, and that is befitting the mood of a team that had its super bowl dreams dashed by the new england pats

. >> a walking miracle and now a man with a message i am mary bubala, listen to brian boils story andd out how ,,,,,,,,, chef. >> have you heard it said we each have a chance to save lives tomorrow wjz is hosting a sponsorship at the american red cross. >>> brian boil is in the best shape of his life this eastern shore man runs marathons, and has finished an ironman but brian was once in the worst shape of his life a catastrophic car accident nearly cost him his life. brian lost 60% of his blood but he knows what brought him back. >> i would say around 50 blood donors helped keep me alive, 36 blood transfusions, 30 plasma transfusions. >> reporter: he wrote a book called iron heart about the trauma he went through and triumph he experiences donors who come to wjzs blood drive will meet brian and get a copy of his book. >> the red cross needs your blood donation we provide blood to more than 55 area hospitals every day more than a thousand units of blood are needed in this area. >> american red cross really just needs one hour of your time saturday. of that one hour you will only be in

. >>> mary bubala reports, pope benedict has named edwin o'brien, a cardinal. >> reporter: edwin o'brien just two americans name cardinalled by the pope. >> i knew it was going to happen, but i still didn't believe it would. from the very beginnings of this whole thing when i heard rumors. it's an honor and a responsibility. >> reporter: today local parishioners are reacting to the news. it's only happened three other times in baltimore. in 2004, 1955 and 1886. >> it's an honor for him to be awarded. >> it brings a lot of blessings to the city as well. >> reporter: arch bishop o'brien came in 1952. the pope appointed o'brien to lead a catholic church in rome. he will continue to had baltimore until someone can take his place. >> the church is like so many lives, so often when we make headlines is when things don't go too well. we're not perfect but we're doing our best and i think we're accomplishing a lot. >> reporter: o'brien will be back in baltimore before leaving to haiti on a commission. wjz eyewitness news. >> there are 220 members of the college of cardinals. one of their biggest

. >> and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >> three months in captivity. an american aid worker rescued by navy seals in somalia is expected to be reunited with her family soon. anna matranga reports for wjz. talking about the process to help her deal with her trauma. >> this is where american aid worker jessica buchanan is undergoing a process the u.s. military calls phase 2 reintegration. doctors are treating the 32- year-old, helping her transition back to a life of freedom. it was early wednesday when the same navy seals who killed osama bin laden, parachuted into somalia, where pirates were holding buchanan. the seals killed all nine captors and rescued buchanan and her danish colleague, paul fisted, after six months in captist. today, their families issued a statement saying, we are grateful for all of the efforts that have been put into getting them safely back to us and for the fact that a very difficult chapter in our lives is over. buchanan is reported to have suffered kidney problems captivity. the ohio native will also have to overcome the trau

mark viviano, stan sanders and mary bubala will bring your reaction from the big game. >> the texansis not a very creative name. the texans, houston. no. >> that's true. >>> chances are they are in your medicine cabinets. the dangers in your medicine that could make you sick. >>> what sparked this vicious attack on a teen by one of his friends. >>> an elderly woman murdered, her house set on fire. the neighborhood outraged as police look for details. the story is coming up, i'm adam may. >>> and i'm bob turk, i'll have your forewarn forecast coming up next. ,, whee wheeeeeeeeeeeee! wheeeeeeeeeeee! ,, whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee-he-he-heeeeee! whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee! pure adrenaline. whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee! everything you love about geico, now mobile. download the new geico app today. on the 4g lte devices you love. like the droid bionic by motorola for $199.99. or the pantech breakout for $49.99. our lowest price ever. get the technology you love, on the network you deserve. now get twice the data for the same low price. hurry in, this offer ends january 15th. verizon. >>> it is 33

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i'm mary bubala, wjz, trying to help you be an energy saver. >>> for more on energy saving, go to wjz.comlick on the home page. >>> next up this morning on wjz- 13: >> reporter: good morning, i'm andrea fujii live in south west baltimore, following breaking news. ash stolen police cruiser ends up with a suspect being shot. we'll have the latest details just ahead. >>> the so called paper clip sentenced has been sentenced. we'll have more on the procedures he did. >> reporter: a controversial new plan in annapolis could send gas prices skyrocketing. that's straight ahead. >> and if you're about to head out for your commute, we have a problems that could get in your way. let's send it to marty. >> the food theme continues, you'll see that on the new season of bizarre foods america. andrew zimern joins us on coffee with. ,,,,,,,, ♪ jif to go goes here, goes there ♪ ♪ jif to go goes anywhere ♪ jif to go goes here, goes there ♪ ♪ jif to go goes everywhere ♪ goes here, goes there ♪ jif to go, wherever you go >>> and the bottom line here, the stage is set for the nice sunrise, it's to be followe

mary bubala has what he had to say. >> he says he is shocked. the former coach says he did not know how to deal about what he was told about sandusky. the abuse was reported to paterno who informed school administrators, paterno says he did not follow up out of fear of influencing an internal investigation. >> i had never had to deal with something like that. >> sandusky is accused of molestic a total of eight boys. he says he's innocent and is currently under house arrest. >> paterno who was fired is currently undergoing chemo chemotherapy. >>> millions of users of zappo.com are now being asked to reset their pass words. the website says the hackers gained access to shoppers names, and the last four digits of their credit card numbers. zappos is e-mailing their customers to let them know about the breach. >>> the temperature was still trying to climb out of the 20s when the line began forming, the reason. >> i hope i get one. >> reporter: 1,500 new jobs at the maryland live casino at arundel mills. >> just got laid off in december and gone to f

>> i'm mary bubala. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >> voters in new hampshire are casting ballots for the gop candidate. manuel gallegus reports for wjz, even though the polls are open, the campaign isn't stopping. >> shaking as many hands as he with, front runner mitt romney is encouraging new hampshire voters to him help him get victory. >> onto south carolina next. >> reporter: newt gingrich is trying to chip away at romney's lead. >> until you slow romney down, you have to understand, there is a real choice here between a massachusetts moderate and a conservative. >> he's hopping off the campaign bus, at several spots to take pictures and catch votes. >> reporter: 40% of new hampshire voters are independent. ron paul is hoping they push him to a solid second-place finish as they drop five polling places. >> looks like we're in second place. >> reporter: voters get a break from campaigning, once they get inside the store. 250,000 people are expected to cast ballots in the republican primary tod

i'm mary bubala. his message to parishioners just ahead. >>> and it's still not very cold outside. even after sunset. but there is some rain on the way. and your complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. , >>> a group of hopkins students get an inside education for a full-scale rescue work. a student on a class trip got stuck in a cave, hundreds of feet from safety. >> thurston county 911. >> i'm a johns hopkins student. and i came with the outdoors group. and one of our members is stalking the cave. >> reporter: the student on the call left the cave to dial 911. two others stayed with the victim. the problem, they're only a handful of people, professionally trained in cave rescue. >> it was very unusual. >> reporter: here's why. this is the knee of the 20-year- old hopkins student who can't fit past this point in the rock, 250 feet from safety. >> it's when we determined this was way over our level of expertise, on trying to remove him. >> reporter: the deputy chief, from mawginsville is at the opening. >> the hole is roughly 1 foot wide, by 3 foot long. >> reporter: i

mary bubala is live with more on what is being called a blackout. >> reporter: well, vic, the websitesolved in the blackout include wikipedia and google. the fact-finding website wikipedia is in a 24-hour blackout period, that means you can't get into it until tomorrow. and google put a black box over its logo. it is a bill intended to shut down piracy. wikipedia shut down after polling contributors to the site. >> we should also point out that google website is available. you can use that. and some other websites took a middle route. for example, craigslist changed its link to a black page. but after 10 seconds, a link to the main site appeared. >>> people can sue in federal and state court if they get unwanted calls. they claim a debt collector used repeated calls. until now, there hadn't been a clear ruling. the high court's decision was unanimous. >>> well, three days and counting until south carolina voters head to the polls. mitt romney enjoys a solid lead. but his taxes have become a new line for his opponents. susan mcginness has more from washington. >> reporter: mitt romney h

i'm mary bubala. >>> thanks for watching wjz, maryland's news station. don't go away.uch more ahead on the cbs evening news with scott pelley. including a controversy in mississippi. governor haley barbour our explains why he pardoned four convicted murderers. we invite you to join us back here for eyewitness news at 11:00. and more on the ravens leading up to >> pelley: tonight, mississippi's former governor breaks his silence on those controversial pardons. >> i believe in second chances. and i try hard to be forgiving. >> pelley: anna werner is there. a warning to iran from the united states. >> we cannot tolerate iran blocking the straits of hormuz. that's a red line. >> pelley: david martin is on the story. was mitt romney's former company a job-killer or a job-creator? wyatt andrews investigates. and what do your teenagers do in their spare time? what she did may save a lot of lives. "on the road" with steve hartman. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. captioning sponsored by cbs >> pelley: good evening, mississippi's att

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sports director mark viviano, mary bubala and stan saunders will bring you highlights and reaction with the play-offs game. >>> are you going to get a flacco stash? >> that would hurt. >>> still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. a bus ride gone wrong. a little girl goes unnoticed and ends up at the driver's house. now, the driver is being punished. >>> i'm mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. and this is louie. he was flown from -- thrown from a balcony, 25 feet into the air. the person who through him -- threw him is now under arrest. >>> i'm alex demetrick. coming up, they never doubted they existed. and now maryland agrees. that story as eyewitness news continues. >>> and how much rain could we see over the next several hours? bob is updating the first warning weather forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,, [ male announcer ] get ready for some deli-style delic-ious-ity: the subway big hot pastrami melt. take a moment to ponder tender cuts of pastrami, piled sky high atop your favorite freshly baked bread with spicy mustard, pickles and melt-a-licious cheese. okay, enough imagining how

mary bubala has a look at where else people are getting into the ravens spirit. >> yeah, bipartisan supportn annapolis for purple pride. no matter what their stance on the issues this weekend, maryland lawmakers are united in their support of the ravens. >> what time is in -- it? >> game time. >> what time is it? >> game time. >> reporter: the traditional color of politics, red, white and blue, took on a different hue in annapolis today. >> root for the ravens to beat the heck out of the new england patriots! [ applause ] >> reporter: it was all purple on the house floor at the state state capitol, with politicians pumped up for the ravens afc championship game this weekend. >> i am going to predict that new england is going to suffer at the hands of baltimore's defense. and baltimore will be winning this game. >> my prediction is ravens 30. patriots 15. >> they're going to kick some tail at 3:00. >> reporter: governor o'malley declared this a purple friday for all state employees, with maryland lawmakers, setting the tone. >> what time is it? >> game time. >> let's go to the house. >> repo

mary bubala is here with more. >> the operators of japan's fukushima nuclear plant, take a look inside one of the ruined reactors for the first time. officials say they hope the photos give a better idea of how high it is. tens of thousands of tons of contaminated water accumulated at the plant. the company is still traying to make sure raid -- trying to make sure radiation doesn't leak from the plant. >>> the verdict for an alleged islamic extremist, who admitted killing two u.s. airmen at a germany airport last year is delayed. the german court says it needs to hear more evidence. arid uka, confessed to the killing at the airport. but now, they are casting doubt that he received terrorist training in bosnia after a recent article in a german newspaper. the court is waiting to question the person who wrote that article. >>> the u.s. navy releases a picture of a crew aboard at sea. the fishermen had been battling flooding for three days. the dewey crew provide food, water, fuel and other supplies before leaving. >>> well, some scary moments at an airport in mississippi, as two planes j

i'm mary bubala. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >> we are talking about winter weather. it's returning to maryland. and it is a shock to the system, after the warm december that we've had, on and off light flurries fell in some parts of central maryland throughout most of the day. in rowland park, you can hear the whipping winds. and they get out of that cold. a winter storm warning is in effect until 7:00 tonight. that is western maryland. you can see from the m-dot camera, the roads on 68 on savage mountain are covered in snow. meteorologist bernadette woods is in the first warning weather center, with more on just how cold it got today. hi, bern. >> hello, mary. and yes, hello january. let's show you first warning doppler radar. all of the snow showers coming in from the northwest. you saw them piling up on the western slopes here. but for the rest of us, snow flurries and a couple of showers. you can see a few around parkton and heir ford ride -- heir ford now. sustained winds, 15 to 25 mil

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. >> i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about.continue to follow the breaking news out of baltimore county. wjz is live at the scene of that deadly wreck in timonium. meghan mccorkell has the latest for us. >> reporter: you can see that delaney vealt road is still shut down -- valley road is still shut down right here behind me, after the accident involving two burglary suspects. police tell me those two suspects were driving down delaney boulevard, in a honda accord. police had noticed them and there had been an alert put out for them earlier from a burglary. that's when the suspects tried to get away, after they noticed police behind them. they hit a

i'm mary bubala. >> and i'm vic carter. kai is off today. here's what people are talking about. >> they are talking about a winter mess. a mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain is on the way. take a look at what the storm dumped in iowa. people spent the day shoveling out, while drivers dealt with slick roads and low visibility. now, it is not going to be that bad in maryland. but we are still bracing for potentially dangerous conditions. a winter weather advisory takes effect for the state in just a few hours. let's go straight to bob turk in the first warning weather center, tracking live doppler radar and the impact of the storm. bob? >> i'll tell you the truth, i'd rather deal with snow than freezing rain. but looks like when you see a bit of everything. right now, that storm going through chicago, milwaukee, detroit, approaching cleveland. that will all continue to move off to the east, late tonight, probably after midnight. we'll start seeing some snow across the region. what do we expect to see from this storm before it's all said

sports director mark viviano, mary bubala, and stan saunders will bring you highlights and reaction. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news at 4:00. close calls and shocking collisions. see why d.c.'s transit system is in hot water today. >>> wal-mart fire bug. hear from shoppers at a cleveland wal-mart about what they saw. >>> brutal home invasion. the suspect wanted in a home invasion. >>> and it's hats off as temperatures climb to warmer conditions. what's in store for tomorrow? we'll show you. ,, here's a friendly reminder. it's your last chance to get verizon's reliable high speed internet and phone for small business for only $84.99 a month. call 1.866.solutions now or visit verizon.com/solutions. only $84.99 for high-speed internet and phone. plus your choice of either no annual contract or a two year price guarantee. call 1.866.solutions or visit verizon.com/solutions today. hurry -- this offer won't last long. contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 1-800-974-6006 okay... is this where we're at now, we just eat whatever tastes good? like these sweet honey c

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