i'm vic carter, a shocking crime in a harford county community and now some people are coming to,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> a high of 53 degrees. an overnight low of 35. we'll send temperatures easily into the low 60s. i can she this getting slightly warmer. don, take it away. >>> a harford county teenager kills his father leaving friends and neighbors with more questions than answers. vic carter investigates the stunning cream and why so many are rushing to the teen's defense. >> reporter: while a teenager sits behind bars, a community wonders if they should have stepped in sooner. >> reporter: late one night inside the house in bel air 16-year-old robert richardson killed his father. >> he was terrorized. he was terrified of his father. >> reporter: roberts friends said he wore dirty wornout clothing. >> he was bruises. >> reporter: where? >> on his face, arm, chest, collar bone, just everywhere. >> i wish i could have done something before. >> reporter: you wish you could have prevented it? >> yeah. >> reporter: i recently met with family, friends and neighbors who started a free robert r

i'm vic carter. >> 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

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

but at the same time, i believe people are willing to do a little bit more, if it is fair. >> vic carter, wjz eyewitness news. >> the governor has a long list of goals for his final two years in office and he has just a few hours to refine his state of the state address. the speech outlines his plan for maryland and how much it will cost and who should pay for it. >>> next up this morning right here on wjz -- >> reporter: good morning, i am meghan mccorkell, a teenaged driver killed with three others after she drives the wrong way down a highway. new insight into what may have caused that crash. >> good morning. lost audiotapes, nearly 50 years old, of the events immediately after president john f. kennedy is assassinated. i am kentucky jackson, you will hear the haunting words coming up. >> reporter: good morning, everyone, a deadly police chase comes to and end here in baltimore city. i am monique griego, we will have the latest coming up on what led to that pursuit. >> we are starting to see delays on the west side. we will take a look at our speed sensors and cameras. right now let's

. >> 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 actually does nothing to cut the deficit. >> somebody asked me i

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

. >> 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 on right now. a v

i'm vic carter. >> 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

. >> 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

. >> 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? >> yes. >> reporter: did you learn thi

. >> 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

. >>> hello, thank you for staying with eye witness news i'm vic carter. >> 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.

i'm vic carter. >> 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

. >> for bob and mark, i'm vic carter. thanks for watching maryland's news station. don't go away.uch more ahead. including the violence threatening pay up. wyatt andrews reports america's biggest lenders will pay home owners tens of billions of dollars for mortgage abuses. but how much will it really help? inside a revolution-- clarissa ward shows us the price syrians are paying to oust a dictator. what the f.b.i. knew about steve jobs, the once-secret file-- the founder of apple. and anthony mason on an american institution gone in a flash. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. the mortgage meltdown cost millions of americans their homes. millions more are still struggling to avoid foreclosure. for months now, the states have been negotiating with many of the banks over the price that the ba

. >> and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about. >> building a nuclear bomb.erts 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 don't see a lot new here. this is not big news. >> reporter: iranian

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

. >> 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. no cars or people will be allowed near the funeral, which is slated

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

. >> 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

i'm vic carter. >> 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

. >> 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

i'm vic carter. >> 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

here is vic carter with the latest. >> the medical examiner hasn't released a cause of death. right now the focus is on her prescription medications. whitney houston's medical history could become key to the investigation into the superstar's death. the coroner's office has issued subpoenas seeking her medical records, investigators are also contacting her pharmacies and doctors to determine whether she was filling multiple prescriptions. houston was found dead in a beverly hills hotel saturday. medication was found in her room but the coroner says it was all in her name and the amount was less than is usually seen in overdose cases. she did visit an ear, nose and throat specialist known for treating singers just four days before her death. houston's struggles with addiction cast a shadow over her career in recent years. a friend and fellow performer says more should be done in such cases. >> and not just record companies, promoters, even the fans have to demand that artists take care of themselves. >> a priority funeral will be held. marchvin wians will deliver the eulogy. >>

i'm vic carter

i'm vic carter. >> 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 vic carter. and i'm denise koch. here's what people are talking about tonight. >>

. >> 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

. >> and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about. >> stranded in the indian ocean.e 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 leaves the dock. >> reporter: americans samir and diffia boarded to cel

. >> 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

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

i'm vic carter. >> 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 vic carter. >> and i'm denise koch. >> nato is trying to head off a public relations nightmare.fter u.s. troops 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

. >> i'm vic carter. >> 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

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 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 vic carter.at people are talking about tonight. >> another round of winter weather. a winter weather advisory goes into effect in a few hours. a short time ago, if you look closely, you can see some snow flurries. and a live look outside right now. by this time tomorrow, we could see a lot more of the white stuff. wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. meteorologist tim williams and bob turk are tracking the system right now. bob? >> reporter: take a look at radar. we've had a little batch of precip move across the region. it's going to stop and pick up again later on. you can see that kind of light little batch, around the baltimore region. a little light snow and rain mixture across the northern sections of the area. south of the city, really nothing. far western maryland, a little batch there, from frederick to hancock. and that's moving to the northeast. south of us, very quiet. a little light rain on the lower eastern shore. and primarily on the eastern shore, they will see general

. >> and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about. >> snow hits maryland, putting crews to work. before the snow started. many of maryland's main roads were coated to help ease the evening commute. let's take a live look outside at the commute. no snow. but you could see rain falling as temperatures take a dip tonight. wjz has complete first warning forecast. bernadette woods and bob turk are tracking this storm. we begin with bob, who has an updated look at live doppler radar. bob? >> it is snowing north and west of the beltway. literally, the beltway up toward 95. take a look at radar. far western portions of the state, also getting snow. you can see the activity moving off quickly now to the east and northeast. lilt really, you could probably draw a line from about, say, bel air to the central portion of the city to columbia. all south of that line, it's all rain and light rain. north of it, it's primarily in the form of some snow activity. a little heavier stuff now across portions of frederic

i'm vic carter. >> 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.

and i'm vic carter.e's what people are talking about. >>> mitt romney is back on top in the race for the gop nomination. and he's carrying the momentum from his florida primary win as he campaigns in minnesota and nevada. but as randall pinkston reports for wjz, mitt romney is fighting hard to knock down the lead. >> i'm happy for a little celebration. this is confetti. we just won florida! >> reporter: the former massachusetts governor had one hiccup after his big victory. having to explain an interview where he said he wasn't concerned about the very poor. >> of course i'm concerned about all americans. wealthy, middle class. but the focus of my effort is middle-income families. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: romney left florida with momentum and lots of cash. newt gingrich finished 14 point bes hind -- behind but says he is not backing down. >> if there is a chance to nominate a conservative who knows what he is doing, who has done it before, and who has the courage and determination to get it done. >> re

. >> 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

. >> reporter: vic carter, eyewitness news. >> o'malley told vic. has a long list of goes for his final two years as governor. >>> a fiery scene on i-95, after a car burst into flames. it happened at the tunnel during lunch hour. you can see the explosions. police shutdown the highway for 45 minutes until firefighters put out the flames. the fire bought the rush hour to a standstill. no one was hurt. >>> the male may be showing signs of strengthening, but the ravens will not raise ticket prices. the team is saying since the economy is still recovering. they don't want to make fans shell out more for tickets. the average ticket price now is about 130.com. 130 -- $130. >> all right. >>> now, i wonder if they have gone to and won the super bowl if that would have changed the mind-set. we have a super bowl time. 1:30, $175. >> i knows what could have been. >> yes. we could speculate. all of these things. we don't want to think about it. >> no. we're moving on. >>> we're moving on and into our region a very strong storm system. it dumped a good bit of sn