money flowed into maryland. i think the consumer lost badly that year and subsequent years when we removed all limits in maryland. and i think that the public has been damned. it's no different than any other commodity. if there's a shortage of sugar, the price of sugar will go up. if there's a coffee shortage, its price will rise. if there's a money shortage, its cost rises. maryland's raising of usury ceilings ended the crisis. interest rates increased, but mortgage loans became available. economic analyst richard gill explains the limits on the government's control of the rate of return on investments. sometimes good intentions produce counterproductive results. the philosophy behind usury laws is honorable enough. borrowers are often people in need. they can be taken advantage of by lenders. however, money, in the form of loanable funds, is subject to supply and demand as is any other commodity. the demand for loanable funds depends on the interest rate. the lower the rate, the more builders, developers, and

coastline. >> wjz reveals some parts of maryland will literally be underwater. >> maryland's fragile coastline is vanishing. each wave, each high tide carries a little more land back into the water. >> there are fewer and fewer days that we have much of the beach at all. >> placed the blame on climate change. wjz finds the ripple effects causing the sea level to rise in maryland at an alarming rate. >> what is interesting about maryland is that sea level rise is occurring three times faster than that of other locations. >> denise half is watching property disappearing before her eyes. hurricane isabel 10 years ago broke apart her bulkhead and now every storm steals more of her land. >> this is the type of eruption we would get without a bulkhead. it's just gradually working its way back. >> maryland has the first longest coastline in the united states which adds up to more than 3000 miles vulnerable to rising water. >> here in maryland the coastline is thinking while sea level is rising. >> wjz obtained these maps showing how much land would be lost with only a 4-foot wide in sea lev

very cold toward western maryland. tomorrow as we get into saturday, good bit of sunshine through the weekend, but we keep the breeze. tomorrow, milder air moves in. high pressure will allow for mild air to move in from the south and temperatures, again, will get into the mid-50s. on sunday as we head into ravens sunday, we're looking at a pretty nice forecast heading into the bengals coming to town to take on our purple birds. you're looking at a 59-degree game time temperature around kickoff, 17 mile-per-hour wind, however, from the west. it's going to be breezy, but a good bit of sunshine. looks like a nice fall weekend. dress for the weather and you should be okay. we'll continue to keep you posted. now back to you on television hill. >> thank you, tim. you heard him. it is a purple friday in baltimore. ravens are back in action at home this sunday against the cincinnati bengals. our sports director joins us with more on this critical matchup and game predictions. >> reporter: after a three-game losing streak, the

this traffic report brought to you by your maryland toyota dealer. did you ever sit back and dream of where you would like to go? toyota is ready to take you there. now is the time to find a great deal at buyatoyota.com. let's go places. >>> i guess it was 27 years ago, pride of baltimore sank donned - >> covered the story in puerto rico, yes. >> you were there for wjz. ron, hang on a second. take us back for a second. >> it was a rogue wind i guess that made the old pride capsize. it was authentic in such a way that the balance last could move -- ballast could move. several people did not make it. the reason for the memorial. >> isn't that the original mast? of the pride of baltimore? >> i think it's a replicale. the ship was never recovered. >> ok. point made though that when you go to the field there's a memorial to -- >> it's very moving. >> it is. we fast forward the tape. a group of school kids take a jar of pennies to the then mayor william donald schaefer to help rebuild the pride of baltimore which was not going to be rebuilt. with the jar o

starting up around 45 degrees in central maryland. 37 in far western maryland. our forecast high around 5 2 degrees. mostly sunny and breezy with temperatures just around 32 degrees. we will talk about the week ahead coming up. >> first, here's a look at the stories we're keeping an ion. more than 10,000 people are believed dead in the philippines in what could be the worst storm in history. the massive typhoon was three times larger than hurricane katrina. wendy gillette reports for wjz. >> reporter: typhoon reducing entire neighborhoods to rubble. >> the devastation is -- i don't have words for it. it's really horrific. it's a great human tragedy. >> 150-mile per hour winds ripped through homes and snapped this tree like a twig. the storm surge reportedly up to 40 feet high in places, send floodwaters into the streets. this woman says she is searching for her mother, father, and her child was ripped from her hands . cleanup and rescue efforts are difficult, because there's no power or phones in most places. people are sorting through what is left of their home

tonight, some people in maryland are preparing to go into the hardest hit islands. we are live and we have more on their missions to help. >> reporter: it's a big mission, indeed. the baltimore county church whose members are filled with philippine americans is working around the clock to send supplies and hope back home. an assembly line of hope is operating in white marsh baltimore county at the international christian fellowship. members are collecting supply toss the send to the survivors in the philippines. >> we are collecting clothes, dry goods. >> reporter: with each passing day, the situation in the philippines is moving from dire to desperation. has it been difficult for you to watch those images on the television? >> oh, yeah. you would cry. your heart would be, you know, break. yeah, it's really so devastatingment. >> reporter: water, food, shelter, and medicine are all in short supply. the city of baltimore is sending members of its emergency management team to help some of the 600,000 people with no place to live. >> i'm going to be there in a planning

one in nine marylanders depend on stamps. >>> the state of maryland is out pacing the nation when it comes to gaugeuation rates. 83.6% of students graduated in 2012. that's an increase. the national graduate rate currently stands at 78%. officials here are credits maryland's steady funding of education for the improvement. >>> if you're looking for a way to get rid of those pumpkins you can head to the maryland science center at the inner harbor. the museum is offering reduced admission prices today for visitors bringing left over pumpkins to smash. the pumpkins will be dropped from the roof. there will be live music and other halloween themed activities. >> sounds like fun. >>> still to come on wjz eyewitness news at noon. >> this could have ended up a lot worse. >> a school bus takes a plunge into a kansas creek. the latest on the students and their driver. >>> becoming less popular. the social network that's losing interest among teens. the answer coming up. >>> the sun is slowly starting to sign on the west side. will the wet weather stay with us there you the weekend? your compl

look at western maryland. everybody is averaging -- by the way, with chins in the second half, averaging 10- degree drop with the windchills. when you get to western maryland where we showed you the mdot camera, we are in the low teens, low to mid-20s locally. in your neighborhood, it will feel quilt, quite -- quite, quite cold through the afternoon. the big hit, the vortex will descend on us tonight. some of the overnight numbers are looking impressive. the low record is 22 degrees. we will be about that close to it. meteorologist chelsea ingram talks about the cold tonight and continuing through tomorrow in the first warning weather and traffic segment. now back to the warmer inside. >> all right, marty. check in with wjz for first warning coverage. we will keep you updated on any threat of severe weather along with information on closings and delays. >>> baltimore city police were up early turning up the heat on a number of suspects wanted for murder. wjz is there when police take in one of the targets. roc

this is keizer's ridge in western maryland. it's one of the mdot cams. i got to tell you, they got a pretty good little snowfall in western maryland and maybe as you take a look at first warning doppler weather radar more snow maybe falling out in higher elevations of western maryland. here we've really had a very, very calm morning. it's very, very mild. i mean, look at that 48 at bwi . frontal boundary sits to the east of westminster. 38 degrees in hagerstown. moise -- coming through with light shower activity. 51% humidity, barometer at 30.0e that front has come through. 29 oakland, 38 cumberland and hagerstown, 42 elkton, 50 easton, almost 50 pax river and ocean city, 48 bel air, 43 westminster, 48 columbia, 50 annapolis and kent island. there's this big push of cold air. it's going to be with us a couple days, today, tomorrow and thursday. by the weekend it kind of moderates again. this is really going to be a pretty good punch out of central canada and the great lakes. we hit our high now. by lunch 43. dinner time the md 30s. down to 25 over night.

está george escobar de casa de maryland. ¿cuéntanos de estés talleres? >> la verdad es un proceso complicado para sacar la licencia. es una oportunidad fantástica para la comunidad, pero hay varios pasos que tienen que tomar. por ejemplo, primero tienen que sacar y mostrar confirmación de que habían pagado sus últimos 2 años de impuestos en el estado de maryland, eso sólo lo pueden hacer en el viento certificación otorgada por el departamento de impuestos de maryland. un proceso que no tener que hacer en línea. segundo paso después es hacer una cita para sacar su licencia. muestran su prueba de residencia, prueba de identidad. para hacer esto nosotros les vamos a ayudar a manejar el proceso paso a paso, asegurarnos que no hay ningún actor que los trate de explotar a los miembros de la comunidad y asegurar que en todo caso esté como navegar en el sistema. esté como navegar en el sistema. comenzando el 23 noviembre, en la casa de maryland, el 82 51 de la 15 vamos a tener un taller informativo, vamos a proveer de información a la comunidad, des

we're talking about the maryland zoo cubs. they are getting their -- cutting their teeth, as it were, and having to start eating meat every day. both the male and female cubs are also getting more playful. zookeepers monitor the cubs to make sure they're healthy and happy. >> let's see that move again. >> that was good. >> i could watch this all day long. they are so cute. again, i keep putting in my call. >> we come out and see them, right? >>> still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at 5:00. learning the safest sentence for gangster whitey bulger and the biting words from the judge. >>> her delgt was ruled a suicide more than a year ago. why are they taking a closer look at the case? i'm derek valcourt. i'll explain when eyewitness news continues. >>> i'm alex demetrick. coming up, harbor side companies, trading asphalt for nature. that story as eyewitness news continues. >>> a more pleasant fall day. more on the warmup. don't miss the updated first warning forecast. ,,,,,,,, xÑwwk these are the hands of a surgeon. a pediatrici

the traffic report is brought to you by your maryland toyota dealer. do you dream of all the places you'd like to go? now is a great time to find a great deal on a toyota at buyatoyota.com. let's go places. >>> ron, take it away, bud. >> reporter: all right. we're live at clem men tine. ge -- at clementine. we are previewing next week's be vent for the benefit of the national kidney foundation of maryland. it's at m&t bank stadium a week from tonight. we have george here, a member of the board of directors. how are you doing? >> doing great. thank you for having us on. >> reporter: our pleasure. this is a huge event. first we have to talk about the food and items. >> we're going to have 45 restaurants in total. a bunch of restaurants are baltimore, raw sushi. a great event for a traffic cause. >> reporter: i know it's huge. you're going to have 750, 800 p. is this on the club level? >> it is at m&t bank stadium. i was there back in august for one of the games. it's a lovely place. >> reporter: yes, it is. i thought it might be in sectio5 540 where we s

snow is falling from parts of maryland. the pictures from western maryland. check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news, coming up at 6:00. back to you. >> all right, vic. thank you. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news. high cholesterol. new guidelines are released. it may mean more of you should be taking the medicine. be taking the medicine. the details are next. ,,,, >>> new guidelines are just released that could put many more people on cholesterol- lowering drugs. jarica duncan reports for wjz, with recommendations for high- risk groupless. >>> 64 yeestled joyce enright has been taking cholesterol- lowering drugs for years. >> i couldn't get it under control. so it was time. >> doctors used to measure levels to determine which ones were candidates for statens. now, oncology is recommending statens for patients in four high-risk groups. those with cardiovascular disease, those 40 to 75 with type 2 diabetes, and patients between 40 and 75, with a 10- year elevated risk of cardiovascular disease. >> we're trying to take the people who benefit

in the mid-upper 40s across north central maryland. breaks in the clouds. 35 westminster and a lot warmer by the water. annapolis and kent island at 45 degrees. right here, zero wind blowing, slight northeast flow around our region, not a lot of wind. oakam has the strongest flow at 13 out of the southeast. east of us clouds out in the ocean. west of us a batch of clouds from ohio into portions of maryland. essentially a warm front setting up much milder air coming in from the gulf of mexico is riding over the top of this cool air we have and much drier air is causing these clouds to form to the west. area of low pressure on the great lakes is heading to the northeast. but it will drag these clouds and eventually we may see some showers out of it. looks like that will probably take place maybe on thursday. behind that frontal system, yes, it will get drier and cooler, but not until looks like the weekend. so in the meantime, warm air coming up the next couple of days. yes, by wednesday afternoon, thursday afternoon, mid to upper 60s. m

supreme court decided the case in maryland and you know the maryland law which took d.n.a. from people who were arrested but not yet convicted. very interesting now i know that you are in pennsylvania right now obviously so are we as i mentioned pennsylvania is going to be the next state that's leaning toward these d.n.a. swabs as part of the booking process do you know the differences between pennsylvania and say california or pennsylvania and maryland. i haven't seen the latest version of the pennsylvania. look to address of servant as it was being introduced actually a previous year the pennsylvania senate had adopted it but the pennsylvania homes never approved it so it's better past again who won who sent them so then you're not the other probably you know it sounds like it's going to pierce know. the differences from the maryland law i believe would be that in maryland one could you please take the sample of d.n.a. at the moment when the person is brought to the station right to be booked to be kept but they don't earn allies that until the judge has determined that t

investigadores de la autoridad de transporte de maryland encontraba que él estaba distraído. por otra parte la capital se podría convertir en la próxima jurisdicción donde la personas indocumentadas podría tener una licencia de conducir. pero no todos están felices con esta decisión. >> reportero: con un voto de ocho a tres, el consejo de la ciudad de washington hoy aprobó una medida para que personas indocumentadas puedan contar con una licencia de conducir. >> es significativo por la situación en que vivimos nosotros los inmigrantes en este país, es significativo para vamos a tener el acceso en la licencia y para la primavera, vamos a tener acceso. eso es importante. >> reportero: el voto de hoy tiene como medida agridulce, y es que la medida estipula que la nueva licencia llevará consigo una marca especial que destaca que el documento no es válido para propósitos federales. algo es algo, dicen algunos, pero otros dicen que la licencia van marcada puedan hacer cosas malas. >> muchas veces vemos en virginia hay policías racistas. entonces, va haber un gran probl

maryland go up 17-7. later on, brown looking to put the icing on the cake. he's going to connect here with albert reed, 27 yards, score, five touchdowns in game for brown total. maryland wins their final acc game, 41-21 and finish the regular season with a record of 7-5. >>> battle of virginia hokies taking on the cavaliers. first quarter, virginia tech on top. the cavs are moving the ball. david an watford finds jake mcgee. he'll take this down the sidelines all the way down to the 22 yard line. it's a 38 yard game to set up the tying field goal. second quarter, hokies up 9-6. logan thomas says he's going to find trey edmonds over the middle here. edmonds stays on his feet somewhere. and gets into the end zone. first touch down of the day gives virginia tech a ten-point lead. right now, they're up 16-6 in the fourth quarter. >>> this has to be one of the best rivalries in all of college football. ohio state and michigan. great game today. fourth quarter after michigan erased a 14-point deficit, carlos hyde goes up the middle. buckeyes up 42-35. back comes m

it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> welcome back to eyewitness news weekend edition. i'm gigi barnett. >> and i'm tim williams. temperatures just around 50 degrees as we click over to 7:30. it is the second day of the month, the first full weekend of november. hard to believe november's here. >> yeah. >> but it definitely feels comfortable for november. i mean november can come in with all kinds of weather. you can see snow this time of november if you -- in this state, but right now we're looking at a calm start to the day. a good bit of sunshine. the horizon is bright. there are some clouds out there, but we're not seeing too much by any way of rain. we had rain move through yesterday, and that's sitting just offshore. a front that was associated with the rain about this time yesterday morning has pushed it well to the south and east. we do have a chance for some showers this afternoon but temperatures will be comfortably in the 50s and 60s. we're at 50 degrees at bwi, 63 in ocean city, 62 in elkton and the 40s out towards cumberland and even that is just a little b

and maryland? they both have their own exchanges they have set up and people can sign up for insurance through. >> there are a number of plans. they weren't huge, but they were competitive. we show 32, 35, 42 or so in those two areas and that's quite good. and there's pretty good number of insurers per area and that's the big thing that so many insurers have been so careful about. that the fact that maryland and d.c. attracted the number that they did was impressive. >> one of the things you reported on that varied across the country was how many platinum opportunities there were for people. platinum for people who are still learning is the most expensive sort of healthcare coverage in the jewelry world and goes down. do we know when people are signing up which plans they are picking? are they going for the more expense uv plan? are they going for the least expensive plan? >> that level of detail hasn't come out yet, but one of the things that was -- didn't quite make sense, there's often a lot of

maryland's news station. there's much more ahead on the >> pelley: tonight the assault at los angeles international airport. >> all you hear is screaming, chaos. i duck down. >> pelley: a gunman attacks a security check point. >> right when i heard the shots, i looked over my shoulder and everybody was running towards me saying run! >> pelley: at least one tsa officer is dead. many people are injured. we now know the identity of the killer. carter evans and john miller are on this breaking story. a terrorist wanted in the murders of seven cia officers appears to have been killed. margaret brennan on how u.s. intelligence found its revenge. has a tiny american drug company found the solution to the scourge of the meth epidemic. and steve hartman on the road. prisoners who met suellen fried leave prison with a new conviction. >> maybe we're not that bad

they all face charges under maryland's gang law, passed in 2011. greggregg bernstein said this investigates. >> by charging the defendants under this statute, we can charge the gang members together as a group. and present to the jury at trial. each of the overt acts, in furtherance of the gang activity. so that the jury understands the the full mosaic of these defendants' swath of terror, as they cut through the greenmount area. >> the arrest welcomed neighborhoods that for long were underseas. >> we get tired of the deaths and the murders and robberies and all the stuff that is going on. it's good to hear some good news sometimes. >> reporter: as of late this afternoon, police say they were still trying to track down and arrest 15 of the suspected black guerrilla family gang members. we're live, derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> derek, thank you. >>> police promise this is not the end of their efforts to crack down on what is left of the black guerrilla family here in baltimore. >>> crime concerns in towson. for the third time this week. po

this is a gift from the people of maryland to the people of maryland. >> the project was funded by money raised from vehicle registration fees, private donations, as well as the state. >>> updating breaking news we told you about earlier in the newscast. a possible gas main break downtown. captain jeff long has the latest. captain jeff. >> reporter: it's been confirmed that there is a gas leak in this building on the corner of north charles and west saratoga street downtown. as you can see they're accessing the road. they're going to get in and try to find out where this is isolated and fix it. in the meantime they have evacuated this building. they have also evacuated a nearby child daycare center and on scene is bge, maryland department of environment and baltimore city police department. this huge response is shutting down traffic. nobody is getting through charles and saratoga. >> captain jeff, thank you. we'll bring you more information as soon as we get it. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news, public apology. the president addresses americans who lost healthcare coverage, his messag

he is a terrific governor in maryland. i get to hear the maryland news all the time in d.c. and he has done wonderful things in his state. we appreciate his being here tonight to help us kick off 2014. [applause] i really think we might be hearing more from him soon. know, we have got an historic opportunity in 2014 to keep our all-women allegation to congress. [applause] you know and you can hear from what they said tonight that they are fighting every day for the people of new hampshire. they are making a difference for working families across the state. it is wonderful to be here with our great governor, maggie hassan. [applause] she is doing such a terrific job. no one is even going to take her on. [applause] of course, you all know that i am running for reelection in 2014. [applause] you might have heard that scott brown -- boos] scott brown from massachusetts is still thinking about running against me. let me say something nice about scott brown in case he does become a fellow citizen. [laughter] you the shirt off his back and i have seen the photos to prove it. [appla

a crime in maryland. that's why attorney general doug gansler. >> yes, the internet shrouds you in anonymity. on the other hand, it is often easier to find out who is the bullier and to have consequences. >> that's when bullying started. things like. sometimes i hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate you. >> reporter: the program also features parents of bullied teens. like chris mccomis. her 15-year-old daughter grace, committed suicide, after she was constantly bullied online. >> this is real. this isn't just kind of fake teasing. it really -- there's a real emotional component to this for children. >> the no more bullies program was sponsored by the nonprofit group, facing history and ourselves. i'm gigi barnett, wjz eyewitness news. >> and the baltimore design school, which is a new, terrific school, is the country's only design school for students between 6th and 12th grade. >>> two sumat rarn tigers make their debut at the smithsonian zoo in washington, d.c. and boy, did they make a sp

this is for the whole state of maryland? >> there are certain counties that are hit hard in maryland, right? >> prince george's county is hit very hard in bat -- and baltimore is also. >> what would you like to foresee if this was signed? how long would you like to see the moratorium take place? >> maybe a year. i think that that will give us enough time to research the illegal foreclosures that are happening in our state. >> there's been well -- it's been well documented throughout the country that people are getting served foreclosures and the paperwork is either not accurate or shouldn't have been sent to them in the first place. >> or a lot of dual tracking as well. >> dual tracking, what does that mean? >> when a homeowner is going through a modification process, then the bank or the servicer turns around and auctions or sells the house. >> no kidding. >> yes. >> so what's going to happen at the event this weekend? >> we have a town hall meeting coming up at jericho church in largo, maryland, and we're asking all our el

here in maryland, a gallon of regular last month cost $3.22. and today the same gallon is nine centers cheaper. one year ago, drivers were paying $3.49. >>> the ravens need gas to get past the next opponent. they are at the half-way point now the team has lost the last three games and tomorrow's game has become a must-win situation. >> reporter: good morning. well ravens have talked about a since of urgency and being defined by adversity. those words give way to action on sunday. and it comes down to having to beat the bengals. >> reporter: cincinnati jimmy rollinss into baltimore with a high powered offense that has them in first place in the afc north. the ravens need to counter by getting their own offense into gear. they have been stuck in neutral, a far cry from the offense that rolled to the super bowl title during play- offs. >> we haven't been good enough across the board in terms of precision and the passing game and the rung game going. getting first downs, you know, that stuff leads to first downs. >> reporter: they all practiced fri

he drives a brown 2003 ford crown vick with maryland tags and suffers from -- crown vic with maryland tags and suffers from dementia. call police if you've seen him. >>> the panda cam captured this footage of mama panda mei xiang cuddling her little baby girl in their pen. the cub is growing up fast. don't they all? this little baby cub now weighs over 8 pounds and remember you can still help the zoo choose her name. details are on our website. just go to www.wusa9.com. >>> my goodness, it has been a rough season, right, for the redskins and their fans? they are 3-6 following last night's loss to the vikings. >> it's a little disheartening, but remember this. last year this time we were down on them, too, but remember what happened then, right? seven game winning streak, nfc east title, playoffs. here's what the fans are saying about the team's playoff chances this year. >> i think we can pull together some games, some wins, but as far as the playoffs, that's going to depend on a lot of other teams in our division. >> reporter: what about the rest of the season? can they salvage it? >

is a terrific governor in maryland. i get to hear the maryland news all the time in d.c. and he has really done wonderful things in his state. and we appreciate his being here tonight to help us kick off 2014. [applause] and i really think we might be hearing more from him soon. know, we have got an historic opportunity in 2014 to keep our all women delegation in congress. my two colleagues, carol porter anyany custard, -- and tester. day forfighting every the people of new hampshire. they're making a difference for working families across this state. it isrse, this -- wonderful to be here with our great governor maggie hassan. is doing such a cheater for job -- she is doing such a terrific job no one is going to take her on. [applause] of course, you all know that i am running for reelection in 2014. [applause] and you might have heard that from massachusetts is still thinking about running against me. >> bring it on! somethingt me say nothing nic nice about scott brown in case he becomes a fellow citizen. [laughter] will give you the shirt off his back and i have seen t

and maryland. police say poindexter also traveled to the national beer pong tournament in las vegas. in search of young men who were so drunk, they were unable to defend themselves. >> the victims all stated they are heterosexual and never had a sexual encounter with another man. >> reporter: the alleged attack that caught him started last month at loony's pub and ended at poin poindexter's home. the victim said he drank liquor and beer with poin poindexter and then everything is a fog. but he knows he was a victim. >> we are investigating that. then he takes advantage of them. >> reporter: police say they found photos of up to 10 other victims, all unconscious, on the suspect's phone. >> it's a horrific case. the fact that it's a male doesn't make it any less horrific. >> they are asking other victims to come forward. >> we're here to help you. trust in us, please. >> reporter: several men did come forward. but police fear there could be dozens of other victims across the country from the past 10

for a portion of central maryland and northeastern maryland. but southern maryland and the eastern shore and lower eastern shore, we're looking at mainly rain, possibly mixing in with a few snowflakes. i'll have more coming up in your exclusive first warning forecast. back to you inside. >> all right, chelsea and bob. thank you both. check this with wjz for first warning weather coverage. we'll keep you updated on any threat of severe weather, along with any information on closings and delays. >> at the center of the firestorm over race and bullying, suspended miami dolphins' player, richie incognito is now speaking out, telling his side of the story. marlie hall reports for wjz, he admits sending offensive messages to a former teammate but says they are friend. >> reporter: itchy incognito said he is -- richie incognito said he is embarrassed by the language he has used with his teammate. he use the "n" word. >> i'm not a racist. and to judge me by that one word is not fair. >> he said it came from love. >> no matter how vulgar it sounds, that

he is a terrific governor in maryland. i get to hear the maryland news all the time in d.c. and he has done wonderful things in his state. we appreciate his being here tonight to help us kick off 2014. [applause] i really think we might be hearing more from him soon. you know, we have got an historic opportunity in 2014 to keep our all-women allegation to congress. [applause] you know and you can hear from what they said tonight that they are fighting every day for the people of new hampshire. they are making a difference for working families across the state. it is wonderful to be here with our great governor, maggie hassan. [applause] she is doing such a terrific job. no one is even going to take her on. [applause] of course, you all know that i am running for reelection in 2014. [applause] you might have heard that scott brown -- [crowd boos] scott brown from massachusetts is still thinking about running against me. let me say something nice about scott brown in case he does become a fellow citizen. [laughter] he will give you the shirt off his back and i have seen the ph

of course much cooler as usual in western maryland, 25 degrees in oakland. 37 up in cumberland and dew point around 14 degrees so this is very dry air mass over us now. locally we're seeing temperatures anywhere from 37 westminster to the typical warm spot, 42 degrees in dc. winds from the northwest so they are bringing in the blustery chilly conditions making things feel like they are in the 20s to around freezing in a lot of spots. winds are going to be -- not going to be dying down until we head into the overnight tonight. that is actually going to help us to get even colder. as we move into the overnight. currently across the northeast, you can see that cold core of air over us now but as i zoom out we have somewhat -- i want to say milder temperatures but still on the cold side, 48 new orleans. 43 dallas. this air is going to be headed our way and it's because of high pressure that is going to be sinking towards the south. right now the center of high pressure located over the kentucky/tennesseerif valley is going to be sinking to the south providing with us plenty of sunshine and

nearly a dozen vehicles burning in a maryland parking lot. what police think happened. >>> i'm jessica kartalija. donations for the philippines are pouring in. how you ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is 6:29. 35 degrees and clear in central maryland. good evening. thanks for staying with wjz. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. first, he admitted to smoking crack. and now, the mayor of toronto tells lawmakers that while serving in office, he bought illegal drugs. jarica duncan has the latest on this story for wjz. >> have you purchased illegal drugs in the last two years? >> reporter: toronto mayor rob ford took a while to answer that question, as he stood before city councilmembers. >> yes, i have. >> reporter: right after that admission, he went back to defending his record. >> i have saved more taxpayers' money than any mayor in charles history. >> reporter: after months of speculation, ford told reporters last week, that she smoked crack cocaine while in a drunken stupor. days later, this video surfaced of ford thre

educating the world about the maritime history of maryland, and america. the pride of baltimore 2 was launched in 1988, it was born out of the tragic loss of the first pride of baltimore, that ship capsized in a squall at sea, 250 miles north of puerto rico. four crew members died yet the horrible event gave birth to the pride 2. >> it cost a little more than a million dollars a year to operate the fundraiser held tonight in conjunction with the anniversary will go a long way to fund those efforts. >> people come down to the harbour and take a look? it is there for awhile. >> reporter: yes, they can. we are down here just off boston street the pride will be here throughout the weekend of course the event night was already over for the night but people can come down and see the pride and get a tour. >> as well they should. thank you. next year the pride will take part in numerous activities commemorating the war of 1812. >>> coming up, ski resort under fire for making snow that ends up causing crashes. how it happened. >> social media, why a woman is banned

that pulled maryland to within a point with 40 seconds to go. a chance to win nit the final seconds, but the jumper is off the mark. connecticut gets the rebound and they lose the opener 78-77. >>> it was a celebration, the tigers were playing their first regular season game at their new oncampus arena. they work inside. he lays it in. as tigers race out to a lead and never look back. and later, the nice move and drive to the hoop and finishes it off with a reverse lay-up. a win over navy 72-46 in front of 4200 fans. the tigers host morganstate university on tuesday. >> i love that. >> some people like new carpet smell. new stadium smell. >> yeah. >> never quite thought about that. >> there you go. >> breathe it in. >> and they liked it. >> yeah. >> won by like 30 points. pretty good. >>> good day or good night to be in last night. a little chilly. >> yeah, a fireplace last night. >> we did. >> time to do it. unfortunately, i was hoping to get another few weeks in before the furnace had to come on. >> i caved. >> everybody pretty much has caved

southbound into parts of southern maryland. low 20s right now across much of northern maryland and the western suburbs. so, factor in what is a pretty stiff northwesterly breeze and windchills are in the single digits and teens. so your sunday starter, windy and bitterly cold the next several hours. temperatures will gradually climb to around the freezing mark by late this morning. yoor ond about planner for this afternoon, even though it will be full sunshine, afternoon highs today only in the low to mid 30s at best. windchills during the course of the day, teens to near 20 degrees. and it will be cold for your sunday night out on the town as well. workweek and travel forecast coming up. >> montgomery county executive isaiah liggett. we were talking in the break about the efforts to raise the minimum wage, not only in montgomery county, prince george's county is considering it. they're waiting to see what you're going to do. sharon baker, your counterpart in prince george's proposes maybe a statewide approach would be better o

just took it off the maryland state highway. i-62 at 219. this is garrett county when you turn south to go toward wisp, deep creek, snow is flying there. you see the band of snow in pennsylvania which has moved into western maryland. we'll see a little of that move toward allegheny county. showers off to our south this morning. newland may be getting a little leftier one there. here's the cold front. -- leftier one -- heftier one there. here's the cod front. >> my goodness. that's what we have to look forward to in winter. right now the lanes are open. roads are dry closer in, no big deals to worry about on 270, 66 beginning to just see the break lights. manassas into centreville. that's just normal for this time of the morning. lanes are open. they're dry. let's go over to a live picture and if you're planning to head here on the northbound side of 395, this is up to the 14th street bridge across the potomac river. you're going to be fine. the hanes are open. -- lanes are open. same story on 295 to the 11th street bridge as well. let's go b

looking great in maryland. all the major routes along 395, bw parkway, route 50, route 5, all good to go. 270 moving right along, as well. if you use the dulles greenway or toll road, it is moving nicely at live shot on 95 in virginia. just starting to clump up a little bit. back to you. >> amanda, thank you. breaking news from virginia state university, we're getting word someone was shot and killed while you were sleeping in an off-campus apartment complex. right now, police in that area are not identifying the area but right now we know they only rent to virginia state students. >> more on that coming up after the break. >> it was 50 years ago today that president john f. kennedy was you as is as nated. >> lots going on to remember the -- was assassinated. >> lot going on here to remember him today. the eternal flame is still burning, john. >> it will be an emotional day and throughout the week thousands are expected to visit the grave site of our president, the 45th president of the united states. he serves

los candidatos demócratas para la gobernación de maryland apoya la medida. el vicegobernador, el fiscal general y la delegada, pero también ha dicho que va a considerar ir más lejos. - en holaciudad.com encontrará más noticias del área metropolitana. - vamos a la información del estado del tiempo con cristina, que están en washington d.c. una último de este clima bastante helado. qué nos espera para los próximos días y esta noche? >> cristina: buenas noches a todos. estamos en el monumento a la segunda guerra mundial, atrás mío hay una bella fuente, las condiciones de latas, temperatura en el rango de los 30 grados, curiosamente esta mañana tuvimos temperatura máxima de 53 grados, antes que llegar al frente frío del ártico. la buena noticia es condiciones ascienden para los próximos días. veamos el pronóstico del tiempo. condiciones heladas en nuestra área metropolitana y si miramos actualmente para el distrito, 37 grados oye, el norte, condado de montgomery, estamos bajo el punto de congelación, 30 grados para cedric y para winchester

and i'm actually the head of the head of the alumni club here in maryland. i appreciate you coming to our state. >> that is great. >> when you come here, whatever i can do to be a help. my company -- i work out of -- i appreciate everything that you do in the state. every one of my friends in the university appreciates your leadership. >> we are doing good things. is more about the commercialization -- >> i have heard that there has been a polite push. they can't get down on state dollars. i understand the biotech part. i appreciate it. >> thank you for being here. >> thank you. what our road to the white house 2016 coverage continues now with wisconsin congressman and 2012 republican vice president nominee all ryan. he was the keynote speaker at a birthday party fundraiser. for iowa governor terry branstad. this is about 20 minutes. >> hey, everybody. it is nice to be back to see everyone a few. this is our first time back since the campaign, and i wanted thank you so much, but the sons the asian -- but the pronunciation, we say wisconsin through the nose.

sure certainly maryland versus king held that the police can take d.n.a. samples of individuals who are arrested for serious or violent crimes and those samples can then be tested for forensic analysis and then of course if they are hits or matches from the d.n.a. of prior crimes they can be used in court to help convict the individual now yes the california situation is different because california law allows the testino any person arrested for a crime was a be a misdemeanor or or a major felony at the end of the day however i'm not sure that's really going to matter under the logic of maryland versus king because the king decision was based on the premise that the d.n.a. searches are not the done to develop evidence to investigate but rather are done to help a dentist the rest being now if you're going to death by the rest with respect to a violent crime you can certainly go to the state certainly has an interest in identifying the arrest the with respect to a minor crime or misdemeanor and i'm sure what the california prosecutors are going to say is tha

postal worker is dead shot in cheverly, maryland. prince george's county police were called to the intersection of reed street and jude avenue where they found a male adult suffering from gunshot wounds. no word at this hour on his name or suspects. he was a u.s. postal worker. police are offering few other details tonight. >>> 25-year-old michael kirby alvarado was shot to death thursday in the k 40of north summit avenue. montgomery county police have arrested 20-year-old jefferson daniels delgado charged with first-degree murder. police say the suspects knew the victim. they're still searching for a second suspect in this case. >>> the white house is still promising -- most of the online problems for signing up with obamacare will be fixed by the end ever the month. meanwhile in downtown washington today, there was a steady stream of people in need of insurance hoping to get assistance by signing up in person. surae chinn has some of their hard luck stories. >> i am currently uninsured. >> reporter: betty coal has been uninsured fo

one maryland came out on top. she won the women's wheelchair division. she's taken titles boston, london and chicago. she was part of the benefit blazers, a wheelchair organization based here in baltimore. >> i just just got off the phone with her. much more on that tonight. exciting. >>> still to come on wjz i knows eyewitness news at noon, what happened to the texans and broncos head coaches. >>> an nyu student is rescued after being stuck between two buildings for a couple of days. >>> a sunny but chilly day. chelsea ingram has the first warning weather forecast. ,,,,,,, >>> it's 43 degrees with a mix of sun and clouds in central maryland right now. your complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. >>> two nfl coaches are recovering after being rushed to the hospital. cameras caught the moment gary cubiac collapsed on the field. he was placed on a stretcher and taken to the hospital where he was treated by a number of specialists. on saturday denver broncos head coach, john fox, had to be hospitalized. he was golfing had a heart attack. he pl

sure certainly maryland versus king held that the police can take d.n.a. samples of individuals who are arrested for serious or violent crimes and those samples can then be tested for forensic analysis and then of course if they are it's or matches from the d.n.a. of prior crimes they can be used in court to help convict the individual now yes the california situation is different because california law allows the testino any person arrested for a crime was a be a misdemeanor or or a major felony at the end of the day however i'm not sure that's really going to matter under the logic of maryland versus king because the king decision was based on the premise that the da searches are not the done to develop evidence to investigate but rather are done to help adana fi the arrest now if you're going to get a fiber whereas with respect to a violent crime you can certainly go to the state certainly has an interest in identifying the arrest the with respect to a minor crime or misdemeanor and i'm sure what the california prosecutors are going to say is that well

, maryland. collect the rain tax or face $10,000 per day fines. >> what drives you nuts is trying to get someone with answers. >> reporter: elsewhere were angry taxpayers like jodi of oweddenton, maryland. >> it was all over the map as to why i'm paying $181. he's paying $120. she's paying $200. why are they all so different? >> reporter: she's being charged triple by anne arundel county because her single family home is on commercial. >> it seems ludicrous that you could look at these houses in this neighborhood and consider this nonresidential. >> reporter: these are the roots of a growing movement to repeal the new rain tax. social media seething with rage. o'malley and his sheep are now taxing you and me for god's work of providing necessary rain, posted one. the rain tax supported by governor martin o'malley imposed this year after the epa ordered maryland to come up with an $18 billion solution to this. polluted storm water, overwhelming waterways like the potomac, anacostia and chesapeake

and maryland. police say poindexter also traveled to the national beer pong tournament in las vegas, as well as to dallas, atlantic city and salt lake city, in search of young men who were so drunk they were unable to defend themselves. >> the victims said they are heterosexual. and have never had another sexual encounter with another man. >> the assaults started last month at college park and the loony's pub and ended at poindexter's home in gaithersburg. the victim said he drank beer and liquor with poin democracier and everything after that was a fog. but he knows he was sexually assaulted. >> they seem to become highly intoxicated or drugs, we are investigating that. then he takes advantage of them. >> reporter: police say they found pictures of 10 other victims, all on thesome suspect's phone. >> it is a horrific crime. the fact that they're male doesn't make it less horrific. >> they are asking victims to come forward. >> we're here to help you. trust in us, please. >> reporter: after poin de

he is a terrific governor in maryland. i get to hear the maryland news all the time in d.c. and he has done wonderful things in his state. we appreciate his being here tonight to help us kick off 2014. [applause] i really think we might be hearing more from him soon. you know, we have got an historic opportunity in 2014 to keep our all-women allegation to congress. [applause] you know and you can hear from what they said tonight that they are fighting every day for the people of new hampshire. they are making a difference for working families across the state. it is wonderful to be here with our great governor, maggie hassan. [applause] she is doing such a terrific job. no one is even going to take her on. [applause] of course, you all know that i am running for reelection in 2014. [applause] you might have heard that scott brown -- [crowd boos] scott brown from massachusetts is still thinking about running against me. let me say something nice about scott brown in case he does become a fellow citizen. [laughter] for those of you that "dancing with the stars" might go off th

and rain mixing with snow in in maryland. and over on the eastern shore. we'll have more coming up in your exclusive first warning forecast. for now, let's go back inside. >> thank you, chelsea and bob. check in with wjz for first warning weather coverage. we'll keep you updated on any threat of severe weather, along with any information on closings or delays. >>> fear and heightened awareness in college park. the search is on tonight for a group of men after two university of maryland students are attacked and robbed. wjz is live. derek valcourt has the latest on the attack. and the concerns on campus. derek? >> there was a group of about 8 to 10 attackirs. and while the victims were not badly harmed, the real damage came to many students' sense of safety. >> reporter: during the day, paint branch trail is a picture of autumn beauty. and it is busy. hundreds of students use it every day to go between this massich student housing complex, and the university of maryland campus. >> everybody who lives in this building, they have to go through this trail beca

and they want to keep americans guessing they're going up the river in maryland. ultimately they will choose this until they got up and not until they got into the outskirts of washington dc. in this includes resistance to southern maryland depended on the assistance that they were receiving several hundred of whom have enlisted to become colonial marines who operated as the infantry who is the best troops of the british have and why are they the bastards? because they are the most highly motivated. and they have the least like to desert. and these former slaves do not deserve to go back to life in the united states. so skip that. and this was produced after the war of 1812 and they conveyed the message. and it is the u.s. capitol building and it shows that fire damage from the british colonial marines assisted in this operation in what is especially interesting is the representation of lady liberty. and this is a common site of enslaved people and they have brought this on a guilty nation that needed to restore the favor to the united states. and so the final ima

we'll head up to i-95 in maryland. southbound at 198 the work zone there is tying up the left side of the roadway. you can see it's still in the road here. looks more like it's moved to the left shoulder lane. heads up i-95 in this area. stick to the rate to get by. we're going to shoot over to route 50. nice and clear here from bowie to the beltway, landover road. that's in both directions. i'm back in ten. aaron and eun, over to you. >>> thank you. a frantic rescue mission now even more tragic. >>> still ahead on "news 4 today" at 5:00, brand-new developments overnight after a car full of children plunges into the water. >>> plus first, d.c.'s street car lines are not even running yet but we're seeing firsthand the hassles riders could soon face. >>> and could the state of maryland be close to breaking apart? >>> well, it wasn't the fastest commute in the region. the street car project test run went slower than expected yesterday. news 4's transportation reporter adam tuss was onboard. he went five blocks in 60 minut