>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> good morning, maryland. now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news, from wjz's news team. your first warning weather, and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> it is 6:00. this is one of those days when there is a lot of change from the day start to the day's end. a lot could happen in between. sharon is watching the roads of course around marty over at first warning weather. >> let's take a look at the current temperature. important to note it is 35 degrees which is three degrees above freezing because doppler shows us an area of zesty low pressure, not a big storm but one with a little bit of sens to it if you will approaching the area. also add to that description howard county and montgomery county are under advisories, cecil county may be colored in, everybody else is looking at rain showers today. now look we are not talking about a lot of snow. what we are talking about is between 10:00 to 6:00, one to two inches on grassy surfaces but not exclusive

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> good morning, maryland, now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news, from wjz's news team, your first warning weather and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> and our bottom line here at the top of the hour it is a very mild day start for this midweek morning. there are some problems with traffic. sharon will have those for you right after marty first warning weather. >> let's go ahead and take a look at the numbers, the current numbers that just hit the computer, right now a few degrees warmer than at this time yesterday. we have no watches, warnings or advisories, it is 37 degrees on tv hill, 49 at lunch on its way to a high in the low 50s. it is a very pleasant morning, believe it or not for thre. it 37. it is going to be a warm afternoon. >> how pleasant? here is sharon at wjz traffic control. >> overall no accidents or delays. but we do have a water main break in the area where andrea fujii is doing a live shot on a gas main break. that water main break is causing millington

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> good morning, maryland, now don scott, marty bass and the latest breaking news from wjz's news team, your first warning weather and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> and our bottom line here at the top of the hours, another nice day start to be followed by another nice day. sharon is watching the roadways for you, marty is over at first warning weather. >> you can see the sun peaking up therer over the eastern horizon, take a look at the 38 degrees, 36 dropped two in a minute. don, take it away. >> thank you. where are this morning's mishaps? here is sharon at wjz traffic control. >> the biggest issue right now is an accident we are following in southern maryland. northbound lanes of route 4 closed there. meantime those are the speeds on the beltway. no delays out there. everything running smoothly on all your major roadways. there is a live look outside at the top side of the beltway. there is 70 at 29. remember wjz 13 is always on so for traffic information log on. back over to you. >> t

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> good morning, maryland. now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news, from wjz's news team, your first warning weather and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> it is friday. >> it is 6:00. and a nice start to the second weekend of february. sharon is watching the streets of course and marty is over at first warning weather. >> and again the first double digit day of the month. good morning, sharon, be with you in a second, 27 degrees right now, that is four degrees take a look at the graphic than this time yesterday. tomorrow central canada is going to unload on us, we are going to have a couple of chilly days, tomorrow night is going down to 18 degrees, this day is going to be quite nice, 45 at lunch on its way to a high of 48. a sunny start, a cloudy end. we will talk about that shortly. over to you don. >> here is sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. >> we have our first accident of the morning there. we still have fire activity in the city blocking pay

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> good morning, maryland. now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news from wjz's news team, your first warning weather, and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> and here at the top of the hour we are looking forward to a very nice february first. we got to get through a little light rain first. sharon has got an accident on the commute. marty is over at first warning weather. >> let's take a look at first warning weather first warning doppler weather radar. those are your predicted telephones. the low to mid 50s at dinner. take it away, bud. >> someone's commute is not a happy 1. here is sharp at wjz traffic control. >> yeah, we have picked up our first problem of the morning, it is an accident in the city, watch for it there. seems to be a run-of-the-mill accident. meantime a bit of fire activity also out that way to the west -- the east of the city. island point road at eastern avenue. there is a look at your speeds on the beltway, everything still pretty

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> s good morning, maryland. now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news from wjz's news team, your first warning weather, and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> it is friday. >> sure is. >> it is 6:00 and it has been raining up here on tv hill. it does not appear to be raining at this moment down in the inner harbor. it is christie in for sharon and marty over at first warning weather. >> actually take a look at first warn p doppler weather radar. there is shower activity all around the inner harbor and more on the way. 48 degrees right now on tv hill. let's go ahead and take a look at the numbers that will show us about 20 degrees cooler than this time yesterday. it is going to be a warm day though. 66 at lunch on its way to a high of 74 degrees. that is the actual forecast for today. but it comes at a price. it is going to be potentially really wet and when you see that 65 this evening really windy. don, take it away. >> thank you we all know it is never r

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the cities to the counties to your neighborhood. now it's complete coverage, wjz, maryland's news station. >> convicted. the jury finds the lacrosse family guilty. >> the punishment he faces and the family's final words. >> here's what people are talking about tonight. >> the jury quickly reaches a verdict and sentence. they recommend george spend decades in prison. wjz live. adam in virginia. >> reporter: that sentence was just handed down a short time ago. george could be in prison until he is 50 years old and just moments ago attorneys on both sides walked out making their first public comments since the trial began. >> george convicted of second degree murder dodges the worst punishment but could face up to 26 years in prison. they ruled the lacrosse player beat his girl friend, love, to death in her apartment in may may 20/10. hughly was obsessed after learning she had slept with another lacrosse player. >> there are no winners in this case. there's nothing but loss everywhere. our hearts go out to the love family. they've suf

this is wjz-tv, wjz-hd and wjz.com, baltimore. from the city to the counties to your neighborhood, now is complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> in a jury's hands, was it a fight gone wrong or murder? tonight, attorneys in the uva murder trial make their case. good evening. i'm andrea fujii in for adam may and here's what people are talking about tonight. a maryland man west with the jury. wrapped up the case of a murder trial. george hughly is accused of murder. adam may has the latest. >> reporter: a wide range of emotions. the prosecutor broke down in tears as he revisited the final moments of his life. george hughly looked a little nervous. he was fidgeting as yardly's final moments of life were discussed in closing arguments. in the off campus apartment when hughly kicked in her door. imagine what that was like. she's freaked out, in the corner of her bed, trying to get away. love couldn't scream because hughly covered her mouth and showed the beaten face autopsy. you could hear crying in the courtroom. even

wjz tv, wjz hd, and w jz. com. baltimore. >> from the city to the counties to your neighborhood. now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's new station. >> fatal crash. a tragic accident claims the lives of three siblings. >> the latest on the investigation into hartford county. >> hello, again. i am jessica kartalija. >> i'm don scott. >> three lives lost. a car accident claims the lives of three siblings. wjz is live at the police headquarters. we did change has the latest on the investigation. >> an afternoon. two maryland parents are planning the funerals of their three grown children. >> reporter: just before 10:00 monday night, but 543 is shutdown. a chaotic aftermath of a deadly crash that killed three siblings. police identified them as brothers david and joseph bacchus along with her sister. they all live together in the same house. investigators say the three were in a 2003 chevy cavalier heading southbound when for a reason unknown to car sites like a toyota in this opposite lane. that's when a third car team won't them and split it in half. police say two others

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> good morning, maryland. now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news from wjz's news team, your first warning weather and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> it is 6:00. and a pretty good day start following yesterday's bad weather, although we do have several school advisories for you now and running those at the bottom of the screen, sharp is watching over your driver and marty is over at first warning weather. >> let's take a look at temperatures overnight. skies cleared got a breeze which is giving us evaporation. you know it is now 30 here on tv hill. let's look at some temperatures closer in to the metro grid, 27 westminster, 30 bellaire and columbia, above freezing rock hall, annapolis, kent island mid-30s. fact of the matter is for the first time since we all came to work we are below freezing but we don't have any reports of black ice, looks like everything evaporated overnight. 44 at lunch going to a high temperature upper 40s this day. it is sha

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> good morning, maryland. now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news from wjz's news team, your first warning weather and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> it is friday. >> and it is a foggy one in a awful lot of places although it is lifting in the inner harbor it is settling in in other places. we start off with a clarification this morning and an apology. it is caroline county schools on the eastern shore operating two hours late. earlier we said carol. caroline schools two hours late due to fog. sharon will have delays on your part and marty is over at first warning weather. >> let's take a look at numbers a mild morning and fog, 37 degrees on tv hill, heck even down in oakland low 30s, that 35 on tv hill is a degree warmer than this time yesterday. look at that, 10 degrees warmer right now in elkton than this time yesterday. 53 at lunch with sunshine finally out on its way to a high temperature mid-50s, pleasant, beautiful this evening. clear, 48 at

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> good morning, maryland. now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news from wjz's news team, your first warning weather and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> at the top -- excuse me, at the top of the hour it is a slightly damp but pretty mild day start. sharon is off today. christie is in her place, marty is over in -- >> -- exiting the region and there is not a lot sitting out to our west but keep an umbrella handy today. it is a degree chillier than at this time yesterday. current temperature on tv hill 37. by lunch going to 46. on its way to a high of near 50. again, rain in the forecast primarily but not exclusively through the afternoon. keep an umbrella handy and you will be fine. >> fire activity causing road closures there in baltimore city. as far as the rest of the region goes volume continues to build but no specific delays to tell you about. no problems on 95 northbound or southbound, easy drive for you there. as far as travel times 95 southbo

. >> this is wjz tv, wjz hd and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city, to the counties, to your neighborhood. now it is complete coverage. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> prayer and praise. the world mourns the death of a music icon. [ music ] >> today what the coroner is saying about how whitney houston died. >>> hi, i am kai jackson, mary is on assignment. >>> underwater and unconscious. they released shocking details about the death of whitney houston, bigad shaban has this report. >> they reveal new details about her death. >> she was unconscious and unresponsive. >> a member of her entourage found her in the bathtub. >> she was underwater but not completely submerged. >> i don't have any information on that. >> her battle with drugs was well-known, officials are not ruling out any causes of death until they have the results of toxicology tests which could take six to eight weeks. >> until we run a tox and see the level and what is in the system we are not going to speculate. >> fan rennei wright brought her niece to the coroner's office to pay her respects. >> her smile was so pl

>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd and wjz.com, baltimore. from the city to the counties to your neighborhood, now is complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> hello everybody. i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. >> bob turk is tracking your weather. >>> there's temperatures a little colder at 38. now, across the baltimore region, light rain and a little batch moving in. it's some generally light snow out there and south of the city. it's all rain around d.c. that's too mild and some rain. probably some more rain this evening and northwest, probably continue to see some of the light snow. now we have advisory that goes into effect on midnight all day tomorrow. that's a winter weather advisory and a winter storm warning because we'll start to see gusty snows in western maryland. temperaturewise, we're well below freezing. how much accumulation could be seen here? we'll have the full morning forecast coming up. >> for updates on the forecast and any delays, log on to wjz.com. >>> a marathon debate over same- sex marriage bill

. >>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd hdwjz.com. >> from the cities to the counties to your neighborhood. now it's complete court and juriment it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> deadly retaliation. a baltimore national guardsman killed in afghanistan as violent demonstrations rock the country. tonight his family speaks to eyewitness news. >> that violence hitting home. thanks for joining us. the unrest now in its sixth day and all stems from the burning of muslim holy books. >> reporter: the family members don't have too many of the details on how he was killed but tonight they're remembering the life of who they call a hero. aaron and his sister are morning the loss of their father, 48 year old major. he was serving in afghanistan where the burning of the koran has led to outrage. the military has yet to confirm that the major was one of them. >> we don't know anything about what happened. >> reporter: they're aware of the violence in afghanistan but choosing to remember how the father of four lived and how he chose to love his wife. >> it was like a love story right out of book. >> ta

. >>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> good morning, maryland. w don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news from wjz's news team. your first warning weather and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> it is the top of the hour. and ground hog's day, 2012. we are still waiting for phil to come out of his burrow and see or not see his shadow, that is a live shot from punxsutawney, pennsylvania, by the way. >> we have got phil. here you go. >> how about that? we need sharon she is at wjz traffic control and, of course marty over at first warning weather. >> that is just great, here is first warning doppler weather radar. we have got -- we don't need this, turn it off. we have got phil. right? it is raining around the annapolis deal area. let's take a look at numbers, very pleasant morning, 47 degrees right now on tv hill, five degrees warmer than your normal daytime high. 5 degrees cooler though right now than at this time yesterday. by lunch clearing skies, 53. on its way to a high of 55 degrees. anoth

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city, to the counties, to your neighborhood, now it is complete coverage, it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> hello again i am jessica kartalija. >> and i am don scott. >> and here is what people are talking about today. >> it is today's breaking news out of arizona where 7 marines are confirmed dead involving a midair collision involving two helicopters, the pentagon says they crashed into each other during a night training exercise north of yuma. none of the marines have been identified by name or home town but all based at camp pendleton in california. >> in other news after 10 days of trial and nearly 60 witnesses a verdict is in in the university of lacrosse murder trial. george huguely has been found guilty of killing his ex- girlfriend. mary bubala reports. >> jessica, a 10 day trial ends in a guilty verdict. it is second-degree murder for george huguely. >>> it took nine hours of deliberations for a jury to find george huguely guilty of two of the six counts against him. the former university of virginia lacrosse pla

>> this is wjz-tv, wjz-hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. from the cities, to the counties, to your neighborhood. now is complete coverage of wjz, maryland's news station. >>> silver state showed on mitt romney with another contest and a surprising second place for another candidate should shake up the campaign. this is the race for second place that is making headlines. reporting from las vegas with the breaking primary details. >> reporter: mitt romney putting nevada in the win column. he has won the nevada caucuses. romney was so confident, he spent the day campaigning in colorado. >> he chose to follow. now it's time for him to get out of the way. >> reporter: romney returned to nevada to hear the results with supporters. this is two in a row for mitt romney. he's already on a roll and now looking ahead to four more contests in the next week. newt gingrich was convinced he was the real conservative choice, but fell short. >> this is a campaign of people power versus money power. >> reporter: ron paul is already in minnesota and has that o

this is wjz-tv, wjz-hd and wjz.com, baltimore. from the city to the counties to your neighborhood, now is complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> inside the jury room, for the first time, we hear from the people who convicted a lacrosse player from maryland who murdered his girlfriend. >> i wish none of it ever happened. >> why this case made jurors so emotional. >> hello everybody. i'm denise koch. in the murder trial, he listened to three weeks of gut wrenching testimony about the death of yardly love and then with the nation, they convicted him. insight from one juror they're confident they made the right decision. >> after listening to both sides, he feels at peace with the verdict he helped render. >> i was completely -- like, you couldn't open it at all. >> he described the picture of her battered face. the worst part was seeing the autopsy photo. >> i see what's going to be there. i never knew yearly love, but i got to know her best friends, her family, i got to see parts of her life in photographs. >> love

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city, to the counties, to your neighborhood, now it is complete coverage. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> a major gas main break, crews strike a line, leaving hundreds without heat. >> today when crews expect to have it fixed. >> good afternoon, i am don scott. >> i am jessica kartalija. >> here is what people are talking about today, the hundreds of family still without natural gas service right now after crews hit a big gasoline in southwest baltimore yesterday. wjz and monique griego are live with more on the efforts to get the gas back on. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon, don. and good afternoon, everyone. families in this area have been without gas service for more than a day. as you can see crews are working non-stop to get things repaired but the gas probably won't be turned back on until tomorrow at the earliest. sky eye chopper 13 is over a public utility nightmare in southwest baltimore. >> bge is also digging in an area south of the shopping center. >> reporter: it started around 2:30 wednesday mor

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city, to the counties, to your neighborhood, now it is complete coverage. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> hello again, i am jessica kartalija. >> and i am don scott. >> here is what people are talking about today, breaking news to tell you about, cold stream park elementary school in waverly is being evacuated because of a possible fire. no word on how big that fire is or if there are any injuries. wjz has a crew on the way to the scene. of course, we will bring you a live report shortly. >> the investigation continues this noon into whether or not yesterday's snow fall may have contributed to this fatal accident in baltimore county. sky chopper 13 over the scene. a car and two suvs collided during the rush hour and while it was snowing, the person killed is 30-year-old amy thief of edgewood. another still unidentified driver is in serious condition. the third was not hurt. >> there is new help for homeowners including those here in maryland hurt by the collapse of the housing market. today the government announced a set

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city, to the counties, to your neighborhood, now it is complete coverage. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> hello again, i am don scott. >> and i am jessica kartalija. >> we begin with the directive, the president is expected to respond with an announcement soon. mary bubala is live with this report. >> reporter: good afternoon, the president will announce religious employers will not laugh have to cover birth control for employees after all. the administration will suggestion women get contraception directly from them. the archbishop said it would drop coverage before it would provide contraception. the senior official said it would ensure women get access to healthcare while also protecting religious liberty, don. >> thank you. the president is expected to make that announcement soon. >>> jerry sandusky, the former penn state football coach just appeared in court in state college trying to get a judge to loosen the restrictions on his house arrest. his attorneys want the judge to allow him to leave to visit his grandchil

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city, to the counties, to your neighborhood, now it is complete coverage. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> good afternoon, i am don scott. >> and i am jessica kartalija. >> and here is what people will be talking about today, breaking news in annapolis where the state senate has voted to censor ulysses curry. weijia jiang has this report. >> reporter: he addressed the senate floor and asked his colleagues not to censor him but they did anyway and then he gave a public apology. this exactly what an ethics committee recommended the senators do because he failed to kiss disclose a quarter of a million dollars he received from them in exchange for favors. you will remember he was acquitted of ethics charges but they said he should be censored and they voted in favor of that, so he will be immediately and permanently moved from leadership positions and barred from being the chairman of subcommittees or committees, you will remember he was the chairman of the very powerful budget and taxation committee. he is no longer allowed

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >>> from the city to the counties to your neighborhood, now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> assassinated in afghanistan, a high-ranking maryland national guardsman killed. the escalating danger of retaliation for americans overseas. >>> hello, everybody. here's what people are talking about tonight. a sneak attack inside a top security facility. a military officer from baltimore is gunned down in the wake of anti-american protests in afghanistan. we have more on the fallen hero. >> reporter: helped to train afghanistan police. this weekend, one of those afghan policemen assassinated him and another u.s. officer inside the highly secured building. that attack, suspected pay back for the burning of the karan by u.s. troops. >> my dad, he was a good man. >> reporter: the news devastating his wife and four children who live in baltimore. >> take care of mommy. take care of mommy. >> take care of my sweetheart if anything ever happens to me. >> reporter: before taking full-time work with the national guard, he sp

. >>> this is wjz, wjz hd and wjz.com, baltimore. >>> from the city to the counties to your neighborhood. now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> emotional closing as a reminders in the uva murder trial. the prosecutors break down while lawyers for george huguely fire back. tonight an expert tells only wjz how he leaves yeardley love really died. >>> good evening, i'm andrea fujii. here is what people are talking about tonight. the final words. tonight prosecution and defense lawyers in the george huguely murder trial addressed the jury for the last time. the maryland man is a accused in his girlfriend's death at uva. there were tears and a tough final definition witness, an expert who insists that yeardley love was not beaten to death. adam may has the latest on the case head to the jury. adam. >> reporter: andrea, so much new information on this case, a very busy day in charlottesville. let's me start by telling that defense attorneys are giving their closing arguments. these are some of the most dramatic closing arguments i have ever witnessed of the prosecu

. >>> this is wjz-tv, wjz-hd baltimore. >> from the city to the counties to your neighborhood. w, it is complete coverage wjz, maryland's news station. >>> music legend lost. ♪ and i wish you joy and happiness. >> whitney houston died shocking her fans around the world. >> good evening everyone. whitney houston was found dead inside of a hotel. it shocks the world. what police are saying about her sudden death. ♪ i'm every woman. >> reporter: whit whitney houston was americas sweetheart. her life came to an end here. she was pronounced dead in the room on the fourth floor. >> there were no obvious signs of any -- we are still too fresh, and it is being investigated. >> houston was schedule today ahere at a pregrammy party at the hotel. it is hosted by the music producer who discovered her. >> 1985 album was a hit factor and sold million, the song saving all my love for you, got her the first grammy for best female pop vocal. she became one of the top selling artists in pop music history with 55 million, even to the big screen to the bodyguard which featured i will always love yo

. >>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city, to the counties, to your neighborhood, now it is complete coverage. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> paul suric sentenced. >> the long time aid to bore urlich learns his fate. >> hello again, i am jessica kartalija. >> and i am don scott. >> here is what people are talking about today, paul suric the long time aid of bob urlich is sentenced, derek valcourt is live downtown with more on what a judge just decided. >> reporter: hi jessica, paul suric will spend one month in home detention, that is a sentenced handed down by the judge to the man who ran bob urlich's campaign for governor. a jury convicted him for his role in authorizing those notorious election night robo calls which went out to 112,000 democrats. those calls suggested there were no need to go vote because the dpomp had already won even though the polls had not even been closed yet. in court suric addressed the judge, telling him i am disappointed in myself. it was a consultant's recommendation but my decision. he called it a profound personal failure,

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city, to the counties, to your neighborhood, now it is complete coverage. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> awaiting a verdict. jurors are now deliberatic the fate of george huguely. >> wjz has the latest from charlottesville, virginia. >> good afternoon, i am don scott. >> and i am jessica kartalija. >> here is what people are talking about today, the jury deliberations are underway in the george huguely murder trial, accused of killing yeardly love. wjz and adam may are live at the courthouse. good afternoon, adam. >> reporter: good afternoon, don. two weeks of dramatic testimony and it has all come down to this, jurors are deliberating the fate of george huguely, working for two hours. george huguely walked into court this morning wearing an oversized dark suit top and a light colored baggy pants. he has been wearing these types of outfits here throughout the entire trial, basically clothes that don't fit him. he was much larger at the time of his arrest. seen in court this morning talkative, actually smiling when he wa

. >>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >>> from the city, to the counties, to your neighborhood. now it's complete coverage, it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> historical heist. >> hear how a sharp-eyed maryland librarian unraveled the whole plot. >> hello, everyone. >> here's what people are talking about tonight. >> the man behind a multi-state scam pleads guilty here in baltimore. we are live at federal court and we explain how the crime spree was stopped. >> reporter: prosecutors say 63-year-old barry landow had been plotting this scheme for years and we're granted access to the maryland historical society where the scheme all fell apart. he claims to have one of the largest collections of presidential memorabilia in the world. now he admits nearly half of it is stolen. his crime spree ending at the maryland historical society. >> it was a small operation and saw they had a golden opportunity to rob us blind. >> reporter: the librarian grew suspicious of landow and his colleague during a july visit. >> they didn't seem trust worthy. >> reporter: he snuck up a back stairw

. >>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city to the counties to your neighborhood. now it's complete coverage, it's wjz. maryland's news station. >>> no water and no gas. hundreds of homes and businesses are crippled by a utility mistake. >> how long it could take to get back to normal. >>> hello, everyone. >> here's what people are talking about tonight. >> a baltimore community is bracing for what could be days without heat or hot water. crews are working almost 24 hours after a water main repair caused a gas main break. we're live in southwest baltimore and we have the progress crews are making tonight. >> reporter: the water is back on, so that is some good news. the gas remains off and right now the city and pge are asking residents to be patient. chopper 13 is over a public utility nightmare in southwest baltimore. >> pge is also digging in an area west of the shopping center. >> reporter: the problem start t around 3:30 tuesday morning. a public works crew was doing something to a water main and at some point, a piece of asphalt fell on a four-inch gas line

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>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city, to the counties, to your neighborhood, now it is complete coverage. it is wjz, maryland news station. >> good afternoon, i am don scott. >> i am jessica kartalija. >> here is what people are talking about and concerned about today. the winter weather advisory in effect for this city and the surrounding area as a winter system is approaching from the west. this video show this morning in blacksburg, virginia, where snow is falling as it is along the border with west virginia. wjz is live with first warning weather coverage for you, marty bass and bernadette woods standing by. good afternoon bernadette. >> good afternoon, don and everybody out there. first warning weather this storm is making its way into maryland. you can see signs already moving into baltimore county. this is the leading edge and taking time for some places for it to make it to the ground but that is going to change in the next half-hour to hour. flurries possible mixed with rain showers because temperatures are above freezing. in frederick light snow. we

. >>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city, to the counties, to your neighborhood, now it is complete coverage. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> key endorsements. >> donald trump announces who he wants to be the republican presidential nominee. >> hello again, i am jessica kartalija. >> i am don scott. >> here is what people are talking about today, breaking news, just moments ago donald trump announces he will endorse mitt romney, as randall pinkston reports the four remaining republican hopefuls are campaigning in ned da today ahead of that state's caucuses this weekend. >> reporter: donald trump is stealing the spotlight from the candidates hinting he is ready to endorse one of them. >> going to be a significant day. >> thank you, sir. >> sources in both mitt romney and newt gingrich's camp say they will get the endorsement but he wasn't tipping his hand. >> we will have some fun. >> gingrich could use a spark, after losing big to mitt romney in florida. he needs to slow his rival's momentum. he asked reporters in reno to help him get the nation back on tr

. >> i don't think i can do ,,,,,, >>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city, to the counties, to your neighborhood, now it is complete coverage, it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> hello again, am don scott expwhri am jessica kartalija. >> here is what people will certainly be talking about today, the susan g. komen foundation is reversing its decision to end its grants to planned parenthood. the organization publicly announced it was pulling funding earlier this week excuse me and then that was followed by a firestorm of fallout. more on this story today at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. >> an update on the men charged with murder. police tracked them down with help from cameras. mike hellgren has new details on a court hearing from them good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon. they will have a bail review at 1:00 at district court in towson. right now all 4 of those men are charged with first degree murder. >>> police arrested four men for a murder at towson town center just six days before christmas. this is a childhood picture of the victim, 19-year-old rodn

and your first traffic report of the morning in a couple of minutes. ,,,,,,, >>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd wjz.com, baltimore. >> good morning, maryland. now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news, from wjz's news team, your first warning weather, and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala, it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> it is 5:00. clouds overhead but

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >>> from the city to the counties to your neighborhood. now it's complete coverage, it's wjz. maryland's news station. >>> primary push. key republican races in arizona and michigan tonight. can one candidate secure a win in both states? >>> hello, everybody. here's what people are talking about. a double victory for mit romney in a tight race. the governor takes michigan and gets an easy win in arizona. we report from michigan with the latest results. >> reporter: it's a sweep for romney. romney is the winner of arizona and michigan primaries as he tries to regain his status as the front runner for the republican presidential nomination. >> thank you, arizona. great victory in arizona tonight. [ cheering and applause ] >> and thank you, michigan. what a win. this is a big night. thank you guys. >> reporter: santorum thanked voters for making it a close contest. >> we came into the backyard of one of my opponents. everyone said you have no chance here. >> reporter: a total of 59 delegates are being awarded in michigan and arizona, a fract

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,, >>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd and wjz.com. baltimore. >> from the city, to the counties to your neighborhood, now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> you might want to hurry. there's houses next door burning fast. the wind is blowing hard. >> calls as people routt reach out for help as winds whip up a fire leaving several firefighters hurt. >> i'm adam may. tonight, those firefighters are recovering and we're getting access inside frantic 9 # 11 calls as the blaze broke out. wndle live on the story tonight. here is the latest. >> those recordings were just released tonight. you could hear fear in the neighbors' voices as they brace for the wind to spread the flames. take a listen. >> it's about to start spread. >> reporter: frantic 911 callers got it right when they warneddispatchers wind was fueling a fire. >> the wind is belloing. >> it is windy outside. >> you might want to hurry. the wind is blowing hard. >> reporter: when firefighters burst inside the riverdale heights house, the gust turned the f

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. >>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> good morning, maryland. n scott, marty bass and the latest break news from wjz's news team. your first warning weather and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> it is 5:00 exactly on the first day of february. and it feels wonderful ts

your first traffic report of the morning in a couple of minutes. ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd >> good morning, maryland, now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news, from wjz's news team, your first warning weather, and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> it is 5:00 own this wednesday morning. and again, not a bad day start at all. sharon is watching the early roadways for you or watching the roadways early.

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