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march 28th. if qixd, he -- convicted, he faces four years in prison. >> both sides will be back in court for a pretrial hearing february 7th. >> if you're weighting for somebody to get home from work, let's check in on the roads. here's kristy breslin. hi, kristy. >> this could get tricky if you're traveling on the beltway. we're looking at brake lights from york to charles street. heavy from york to providence road. average speed about 30 miles an hour. on the west side inner loop delays to liberty road. 70 eastbound continues to struggle as you make your way to ballet bea. as for northbound 95 a crash block the lefthand lane. that has traffic backed up to caton avenue. in the bel air region, 924 at bel air, falls road a water main break. it remains closed between harford and hillen road. drive time, 48 miles an hour. let's take a live look. 29 at broken and parkway. here's a look at the harrisburg parkway at shawan road. this traffic report is brought to you by disney on ice. disney on ice presents princess wishes with special guest star tinker bell. you can get your tickets online at disney on ice.com. >> all right. i'm going to get my boots and umbrella out. >> i expect to see some snow, maybe a precip and it could get heavier by tomorrow evening. 39. east winds off the bay. the barometer is holding steady. we come back and take a look at the forecast right after this. salsa? ♪ [ female announcer ] the cleaner the counter, the smoother the counter. with bounty you can be confident you'll get your counter clean. in this lab test, one sheet of bounty leaves this surface 3x cleaner than the bargain brand. ♪ big mess? bring it. super absorbent, super durable, super clean. bounty. the clean picker upper. and for huge value, try bounty huge roll. hello. i'm vic carter in washington, d.c. at the u.s. capitol where we are awaiting the arrival of president barack obama for the state of the union address. the sun has set. it's starting to get cooler, although it feels good for january 25th. things will be changing for tomorrow. let's check in with bob turk to see what's coming our way. bob? >> it was a lot warmer today, got into the mid-40s, 45 degrees, felt pretty good. it dropped because the winds are going out to the east. this dropped to 39. d.c. is relatively mild at 43. 32, freezing oakland. 41 in easton. 39 up in elk tonight. the dew point is at 25 degrees. open the clouds. we have precipitation. it would be snow and would cool things down at the ground surface. that's what's going to happen tomorrow afternoon. a mixed bag of precipitation. 41 in westminster. the winds are off the bay. the bay temperature is around 32, 33 degrees. 40 in bel air. it is warmer, at 41 in westminster. winds shift to the east and tomorrow they will be out of the east, northeast and eventually they will shift to the north. that's key to our precipitation. once it goes back to the north, it will bring in colder air aloft. any prescription, particularly from washington to dover, we will start mixing with or changing back to snow. during the day mixed precipitation and then snow primarily late in the day and tomorrow night. at that point expect to see accumulating snow mainly from the city north and west. southeast you'll see a mixture later on in the day. big low pressure. you can see that moisture, thunderstorm activity in the gulf. that's going to be affecting it. a lot of rain picking up an inch. that translate knolls our area with wet snow tomorrow night. we could see a thump of snow, heavy big flakes. the ground is warmer. we expect to is accumulating ?oal, particularly late tomorrow night into well let's say late tomorrow afternoon into late tomorrow night. the low pressure taking the precip with it, the heaviest in the late part of the afternoon. thursday things clear up. generally from the city three inches. some spots could see by the pa border seven or eight inches. it's possible with lower amounts. it will be wet snow and mixing. the forecast for the bay tomorrow temperatures generally the water temperature once again 33. the winds picking up and shifting as high as 30 knots. tonight cloudy skies, a little bit of rain, snow mixture. tomorrow 36, mix to rain to snow and a mix to snow north and west. tomorrow's high 36. the bulk of the snow coming tomorrow after 4:00 or 5:00 and into your late drive and late tomorrow night it all ends with the heaviest amounts sitting on the northwest. once again, some spots could see has much as six inches of wet snow. >> thank you, bob. a celebration. the children's museum received national recognition. a special chef helped serve up a healthy meal. >> reporter: it was a cook and tell at the children's museum. mayor stephanie rawlings-blake brought her daughter sophia to the event. nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you. >> reporter: how old are you? >> seven. >> reporter: have a good time tonight? >> yes. >> oar this healthy program for cher has a message. >> reporter: low fat chrome cheese is -- cream cheese is on the menu. doctors say it's part of the fight against childhood obesity. >> reporter: they have been designated a good to grow museum because they promote healthy living. >> this will make a difference in terms of excellence for schools, and the health of the city. >> working out, counting calories, staying healthy, trying to set a good example. >> reporter: ron matz, wjz, eyewitness news. >> it's one of six children museum out of 350 nationally and internationally to receive the good to grow designation no there's still time for high school students to enter wjz's oratory con sees-- contest. the deadline to enter is next monday, january 31st. for more information, go to wjz.com and click on contest on the lefthand side of the page toen ter. still ahead, ina -- infamous beverage. is it the blame for a death. we're familiar with hybrid vehicles, but how about hybrid trucks. maryland is getting 125 of these. >> i'm vic carter in washington for the president's state of the union address. union address. coming up, a member,,,,,,,,,,,, the shrimpin' business union address. coming up, a member,,,,,,,,,,,, probably a hundred years... that's how i made my living... fed my family, sent my kids to school shrimpin'... when we heard about the oil spill, people were really scared, bp's not perfect, but they kept this community working. i showed them what i made shrimpin' and bp wrote me a check... it's good right now. it's back you know, we catching good shrimp, we're catchin' pretty shrimp here... y'all come on down for some gulf shrimp, it's time to eat. it is 5:30, 39 degrees. good evening. here's some of the stories people are talking about. going green on maryland streets. now as mike schuh reports, change is coming to some of the largest vehicles on the road oar poor these are the work horses, trucks that get things to stores and businesses. they're lucky to get nine miles a gallon. new hybrid trucks cost an additional $25,000 to $45,000. >> it offsets it. the key question is in what time period? >> reporter: it takes years. so what if we subsidized those extra costs. >> the state helps. we nut a competitive grant. >> reporter: $6 million is putting 143 trucks on maryland's roads. are you getting state of the art for a basic truck grant. >> with the grant, absolutely. >> so this puts wheels on the ground, vehicles like this in customers' hands to improve the safeties. >> reporter: aeromark got trucks. ups is getting 20. storing and releasing pressurized fluid and a 70% mileage increase. >> there are so many things that are great about this technology that we're excited about. >> reporter: so new, there's home a dozen in the world. >> if this catches on, the long-term been fit would be clone air for us all. >> yes all those 143 trucks in maryland are estimated to save 143,000 gallons of fuel per year. president obama delivers his state of the union address. with thousands out of work, the speech is more important than ever. vic carter is there. >> reporter: i want to bring you a little breaking news. there's always tremendous security surrounding the president and the capitol building. a few moments ago there were a couple small breaches, one, significant, a dog alerted and stopped for a few moments. that turned out to be false but another one, a man has been arrested carrying a gun trying to get into the capitol. we have a ranking member on the intelligence committee. what can you tell me about the gentleman. >> i don't know anything about it. there as always activity here about security. >> reporter: we do know that one man was taken into custody. let less get to the president's speech. what are you expecting him to say before and beyond? >> reporter: i think he wants to reach out to americans and say we want to get together. the issue is clearly jobs. the issue is working together in a bipartisan way. >> how difficult will that be? >> we have different points of view. i hope we understand we have different points of view the way we look at things but let's stop the personal attacks. what we have to realize, once you're elected the people have spoken. you need to work together. there's time for that loyalty at election time. right now would have got to help this country and work for our constituents. and the number one issue is jobs. >> many are saying this is the one that will tee it up for hem for -- him for reelection. >> i think he is a very good speaker. more importantly, people are looking for direction. where is the president's road map. how is he going to move forward with his agenda. how is he going to get the votes to get his agenda through. in order to do that, he has to reach out to both sides. >> thank you so much as always. of course eyewitness news will bring you coverage all throughout the evening. >> thank you. you can watch president's state of the union address right here on wjz. coverage begins at 9:00 tonight. much of maryland will wake up to a mix of rain, snow and ice. bob turk and meteorologist bernadette woods are tracking live radar. we'll start with bob. >> right now of temperatures well above freezing. take a look at radar. there's a whole batch of moisture. by the time it reaches us early in the morning, we may have temperatures close enough to see some snow or a mix of snow and rain around the region. the bulk will not come until later tomorrow and tomorrow night tend could get heavy at times. that's why we have, in fact, for tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night, we have an advisory, a winter weather advisory and a winter storm watch for all of maryland except the lower eastern shore. bernadette has a look at what we expect to see. we've got a little bit of everything going on with this storm. since we've lost the core of the arctic air we'll see that mix. when we start out the day it will not be very strong. this is what we're thinking, the farther northwest, snow to ay. the mix to rain in the middle section. the farther southeast mainly rain. as we head to the midday hours we're looking at mainly rain in the 95 corridor, rain southeast. it will push during this time frame. that's why the snow ice mix will mix with rain. as the storm really gets cranking, that's when we'll seat heaviest of the moisture. it will yank in that cold air and the accumulating snow, that middle zone, changes over to snow. it will accumulate. the farther southeast a rain snow mix. then it gets out of here for thursday but we'll have more details as we head through the forecast. back inside. stay with wjz for first warning weather coverage. remember, wjz is always on. for the latest, log on to wjz.com. two teenagers found dead, four cans of four loko found by their side. denise? >> the food and drug administration labeled four loko unsafe, but that has not stopped many from tracking it down and drinking it. two huntington beach, california, teenagers were found dead. cans of four loko were found next to their bodies. the energy drink sparked a wave of controversy last year. the manufacturer removed alcohol but the original formula is still being sold on the black market. place said they're not 100% certain four loko is to blame. an autopsy is complete but the results have not been released. >> police say it's unclear if drugs were also involved in this case. the federal judge set the trial date for the nigerian man charged with setting up an airliner on christmas day. umar farouk abdul set the device. russia is promising pay back for those responsible for the deadly attack. charlie d'agata reports for wjz with the very latest. >> reporter: a security camera caught the terrifying moments when a bomb tore through the arrival hall at russia's busiest international airport. witnesses say the assume spinal screamed "i will kill you all." >> i saw people die on the floor and people lying on the luggage trolleys and it was terrible. >> reporter: russian prime minister vladimir putin is promising revenge saying retribution sin evidentable -- is inevitable. investigators say it looks like the work of islamic militants. russian officials are blaming each other for the security lapse that allowed the suicide bomber to slip in unchecked. russia's president said airport security failed but airport officials insist it was the responsibility of the transport police to protect the arrivals area. several years ago alzheimer'ss penetrated security illegal le buying ticket from airport personnel and boarding planes. both exploded in flight killing 90 people. the terminal is bustling again but security is on everyone's mind, so are the victims of monday's attack. charlie d'agata reporting. >> it may cause the russia government to rethink security measures. experts warn arrival areas will be easy targets because they're less heavily policed. a connecticut woman accused of kidnapping a baby 23 years ago is behind bars. >> she's upset. she's concerned about the impact this has on all the members of her family, but show is trusting all the true facts will come out. ann pettway confessed to taking carlina white from a hospital when he is was 19 days old. white tracked down her birth mother through dna. pettway is facing federal kidnapping charges. a look at governor martin o'malley's plan to droop required test. meet this week's top high school athletes. tips on adding that trendy funky flavor to your food. for these stories and more read tomorrow's baltimore sun. a stuttering king and a stumbling gun slinger lead the pack in this year's oscar follow men nation. the "the king's speech" is up for 12 academy awards and true grit surprised many. >> i want to see both of those. still ahead tonight, changing the way you shop. the new look of food packaging. in healthwatch, how it could affect your grocery list. bob turk, first warning weather center. i'll have the five-day forecast. first, here's the report from wall,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the recent wave of freezing temperatures might slow some of us down, but alex demetrick reports, it puts maryland's ice breakers on the move. >> reporter: at 100 tons, the sandusky is hunting for ice. finding it doesn't seem like much of a challenge after days of blistering cold but it takes more than freezing temperatures. >> the wind, the movement of the water, keeps the ice from forming. >> reporter: except in sheltered places like marinas. grinding open a channel isn't about pleasure boating. the sandusky helps. >> these guys are trying to make a living. they're really hard working people. they're thankful to be out here and get a day's work in. >> reporter: even though ice has been spotty, it can cause trouble. just like these duck hunters. earlier this month the sandusky broke ice creating a passage. >> once the boat starts to take on water, that water starts to freeze, it can really affect stability of your boat, especially a small boat. you could start sinking. >> reporter: not a good prospect in waters this cold. >> the sandusky is one of four boats positioned around the bay for ice breaking. bob turk and meteorologist bernadette woods tracking ice headed this way. let's start outside with bernadette. >> reporter: tomorrow will be an interesting day. the storm arrives in the early morning hours. there's not a whole lot to it. there could be a mix around here. as we head to the midday hours from the city south and east it's all rain. then as we really get the storm cranking tomorrow afternoon and evening, that's when the winter storm watch goes into effect. this changes over to snow from northwest to southeast. we'll see the mixing line meandering around the state. we'll keep you updated. for the rest of the five-day, here's bob. >> very complex day. the heaviest precip will be tomorrow evening. clear, 35, 38 on friday. 42 on saturday. partly cloudy skies. 38 on sunday. we're getting rid of the cold arctic air. >> thank you. an oklahoma family is alive today thanks to the quick thinking of the family pet. their labrador reese was the only one awake when smoke started to fill the home overnight. he started barking and woke up his owners so they could all's scai. the cause of the fire is under investigation. two coworkers in dallas have extra incentive to cheer. they each have a son playing on one of the two teams. they're already starting planning how they will celebrate a super bowl win. >> she already said she's bringing the ring. i was cracking up. >> do you think he will let you hold that ring? >> he's got no choice. >> they had never met. their moms plan to change that on super bowl sunday. >> the ravens season may be over but baseball is just around the corner. as part of our continuing commitment, wjz will sport orioles in fan fest. current and former players will be on hand as well as your favorite wjz personalities. denise is live with a preview. a horrific crash a baltimore city police officer killed. new at 6:00, what investigators say distracted him before the collision. imagine a world without oil. i'm adam may. he'll tell you about a new -- i'll tell you about a story that will tell you how it's possible. a musical mystery in florida after police find something strange in the bay. >> someone left a piano on the highest part of the sand bar. >> they said as long last it doesn't -- as it doesn't endanger boats, they won't remove it. >> it looks like an unplayable piano. >> looks like this was in a fire. still to come. >> the ravens off season already in gear. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, there are concerns at the baltimore ravens front office. most of the thoughts row involve around a -- revolve around a common bond. many ravens fans, quite naturally, are irked, thinking about what could have been, which isn't as important as what's going to be or where your beloved team is headed. enter into the discussion steve bay shate who wants to see them climb that stairway in statured get that league wide respect. hopefully it becomes a story franchise much like the pittsburgh steelers. >> you can only aspire to be great. you can only -- if you aspire to be great and can give it a shot. we got to the final eight three years in a row, and that is the cream of the nfl that gets to the final eight. only one of those eight teams are going to go on a three-game winning streak. >> there will only be one super bowl winner soon. coming up at 6:00, local college basketball. we'll check in on the latest from the australia open tennis match. >> we'll see you then, y're havc pain in your knees, the reason might be your feet. older adults with flat feet may more likely to have knees who tee owe arthritis. putting weight on flat feet causes a leg to rotate inward damaging knee cartilage. that eventually leads to arthritis. scientists say more research is needed before flat footed people use arch support. grocery shoppers will be label to see nutrition information on the front of packages. they say the voluntary program will list calories, saturated fat, sodium and sugar. they expect to add it biette end of the year but also -- add it by the end of the year but also keep the labels on the back. still to come -- >> the fbi said years and years >> the fbi said years and years of lies caught up with,,,,,,,,,, . coming up, another storm system moving this way and it could be a real messy mix. the weather team will let us know what we can expect and when. in just hours, president barack obama will be addressing the nation with the state of the union address, how it will impact maryland and what we can expect him to say coming up. lawmakers are taking up the fight in annapolis and could it become legal in maryland. the eyewitness news at 6:00 starts right now. from the city to the counties to your neighborhood, now it is complete coverage. it is w j.z. maryland's news station. hello everybody. >> here is what people are talking about. all eyes are in washington for the state of the union address but we are also watching the skies for another winter storm. bob is tracking the