And the city wants to add a piazza to a popular tourist attraction. But this plan is coming with a hefty price and turning the vision into reality could take years to complete. Wjz is live at the inner harbor. Investigator Mike Hellgren is there and explores the new plans and whether theyre worth it. Hi, mike. Hi, kai. Some of the big projects to add sparkle include a new pedestrian bridge, a pool and urban beach. But also basic improvements. And while city leaders and their partners wouldnt talk talk money. Wean baltimore is asking the state for 3 million a year. And the project will be done piece by piece. Reporter youre looking at what the mayor calls a softer, greener inner harbor, with ambitious plans, including a pedestrian bridge, from harbor east to federal hill. All to improve the citys crown jewel, which some say has become a bit tarnished. I think they need to bring the people back. And whatever they can do to do that, you know, im all for it. Reporter while leaders report talking about the cost, they point to how vital the harbor is to the economy. Last year alone, 14 million visitors spent an average of 217. Without a doubt, the assets that defines our city is the inner harbor. Weve allowed the inner harbor to become stale stale. Almost as if in a time capsule, dating back 30 years. Come to the greatest place in the united states. Reporter the goal is to expand on the old excitement, connecting the harbor with canton and fort mchenry. What does the inner harbor do . It connects us. Reporter rashfield could see a big change. They want to put a stage here, outdoor cafes, even a beach. And underground, they want to make a new parking garage. Reporter but there are reservations. Past Development Plans like one from 2011, that included a removable bridge, Convention Center have yet to become a reality. And the cost would be paid through a combination of private and state funds. Its just a weight of mo waste of money. Yeah, when they could be using it for other things. Jazz some of the basic improvements include those to the lighting systems. And also crumbling brix. Reporting live at the inner harbor. Well have new reaction to the plan tonight at 6 00. Denise is in the newsroom is in the moment. Dozens were found at watkins Regional Park in upper marlboro. Nine cars were completely burned out. Police say someone parked the car in the lot and set it on fire. Maryland National Capitals park and planning commission. Police are now relying on nearby surveillance cameras to investigate who started the fire. Mary . Its unclear of the cost in damages. Fortunately, no injuries were reported. Reporter tonight, police raids continue in baltimore. I the mayoruts the cabosh on others. Wjz is live. Rochelle ritchie spoke with the mayor, who says criminals havent even felt the heat of the police yet. Hi, rochelle. Reporter hi, kai. Thats what she says. She also says that she and other city leaders are focused focus like a laser on gang members and are the violent criminals. Reporter these are the faces Baltimore City police say are responsible for some of the crimes on city streets. One of them, according to police, is a confirmed member of the black guerrilla family gang, maurice hill, during a police raid. Wjz was with police as they raided 11 districts. Our cameras will go into action. Get back, get back. Police found heroin and cocaine. Apparently to a Baltimore City gang expert. One of the gangs many money makers. You use some of that to help in the daytoday activities. And they pay. Raids like these are happening across the city, as mayor stephanie rawlingsblake tries to rid her city of violent crimes. I want baltimore to be a safer city. And weve had these things in the works. And you know, this is similar. This we havent even gotten the heat started yet. Reporter the states attorneys office, has handed out 68 indictments in the last week. And with no plans to pull back on these police raids, more are coming. Reporter police say the bloodshed on the streets, the hundreds of People Killed and the fear saturating the streets of baltimore community, is because of these ruthless gang members. Were going to focus on them and continue to get them. Theyre being blamed for much of the crime. And dismantling their operation is key to taking back the streets of baltimore. Reporter and the gang expert that we spoke with also says that going to jail for many of these guys is like a badge of honor. Im rochelle ritchie. Wjz Eyewitness News. Rochelle, thank you. Police say the raids are random and happened simultaneously. Well, you definitely can fill the chill in the air today. In hampden, a few brave souls were out skateboarding. Where are there are coats and gloves and hat . One has a halt on. Thats good. Taking a live look outside. Still feels more like winter than fall tonight. But another beautiful sunset. Wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. Meteorologist Chelsea Ingram is bob turk are updating our temperatures. Well start with bob. Temperatures today, pretty much above normal for the end of december, not the middle of november. Were at 39 now. 23 now in oakland. 42 in d. C. And 37 down in ocean city. The dew point at 17, with clear skies and lighter winds, it can get very, very chilly tonight. But we wont have the wind to deal with that weve seen most of the day. Right now, 8 miles an hour here. Still 13 at oakland and 13 in elkton. That maybes the wind chill, about the mid30s around here. Only 19 in oakland. And around 33 in hagerstown. 36 in ocean city. So what do we have coming away . Yes, a big, big warmup in the works. Chelsea has a look at that. Chelsea . Thanks, bob. You are exactly right. We are going to warm up. But we have to get through a very cold night first. Take a look at current temps across the region. Northeast, all of that cold air over us and midatlantic. But check out down towards our south and towards our west. We have 50s on the map. 54 in new orleans. 51 in dallas. Some of those 50s are going to be traveling our way. As soon as tomorrow. Well have a warming trend, starting to begin. And eventually, by the weekend, well be looking at temps in the 60s. Bob will have more on that coming up in your exclusive first warning forecast. For now, lets go back inside to bob. The struggle for survival after the deadly super typhoon is now exploding into violence. As the hungry and homeless try to get lifesaving supplies. Wjz has live complete coverage. Jessica kartalija has more on how a local church is helping with relief efforts. First, Alphonso Van Marsh explains how emergency crews are responding. Reporter more Security Forces are on the streets of tacloban, after people crashed a house. Looters hauled away thousands of sacks of food, while membership waited in many waited in line to get something to eat. Authorities say its a logistical nightmare. 90 of the city is in ruins. Staclobans airport is destroyed. Wohundreds of bodies on the streets, there is fear disease will spread. Is this woman says the smell is overpowering. There are so many dead bodies that have not been picked up. Forensic teams are working quickly to identify the dead and prepare for mass burials. But there are tales of survival. The head of this orphanage said his kids survived 20foot waves that nearly swept them out to sea. They showed the true filipino spirit. They refused to give up. Reporter the u. S. Is among dozens of nations sending aid to the philippines. Reporter Alphonso Van Marsh, wjz Eyewitness News. Our complete coverage continues. Wjz is live at the river of Life International church. Thats in whitemarsh. Jessica kartalija is there and had has more on how members are helping those in the philippines. Reporter its amazing. Since we have been here, people have been coming in and dropping off donations. Pastor are you shocked to see how much support youre receiving . Definitely. The support is so massive and we thank you. One girl opened her piggy bank to donate. Yes, they do everything to help the philippines. Reporter you are preparing to board a flight and head over there. What will you be doing there . Ill be shopping there a nearby big city. For groceries, for mosquito nets. I dont know if you understand what mosquito nets are. Blankets. Materials to rebuild. And medicines. Kid stuff, baby stuff, baby food. All sorts. Reporter what would you like to see people bring more of here to the center here on philadelphia road . We would like them to bring medicines, canned goods, dry food. That are not expired. And of course, diapers. We want them to bring blankets. And of course, cash donations are always appreciated. Cash donations are most welcome. Okay, pastor thank you so much. If you cannot make it down here to philadelphia road, it is so easy to donate. We have donated, pastor. Thank you for letting us be out here today. Its 10939, a1, philadelphia whitemarsh. Pastor, thank you. Jessica, thank you as well. Relief efforts have been hampered by many affected communities. The Philippine Government is revising the estimated death toll from more than 10,000 to 2500 people. So some good news there. Reporter flying high from an overnight win. Ravens are heading to chicago to take on the bears. Wjz is live in owings mills. Sports director mark vivian has more on how the team is preparing. The ravens are headed to chicago. After that thrilling overtime win over cincinnati. But the ravens are less than thrilled about how poorly they have been playing on offense. And one big question remains unanswered. Whats wrong with ray rice. Ray rice finds refuge on the practice field. It gets him away from the constant questions he faces about his subpar season. Rice ranks near the bottom of the nfl in yardage for starting running back. Part of a problem is a hip injury he suffered early this season. Rice insists, hes healthy now and bound to have a breakout performance. I have no doubt at all. If i doubted myself issue i wouldnt be where im at today. You know, im you know, im at full strength. You know . And thats when the ravens are going to need me at full strength. Were working on this thing as a team. And like i said, we gotta be just better all the way around. Its not going to be one guy holding us back. You know, if we were doing some other things better than ray would have more room and hed be able to get one on one situation to make guys miss. I still got all of the confidence in the world for ray rice. Hes one of the best running backs in this league. And we have a lot of success winning games when 27 has his hand on the ball. Rice reminds his critics, that even though his yardage is down, he still does other things to help the offense. And hes not concerned about his personal stash. I dont need to prove that im a pro bowler. Ive been like three times already. And i won a super bowl already. Proving that stuff all over again is really not in my best interest now. Its really doing whatever i can to make the Baltimore Ravens win football games. And theres good news for rice and the ravens as they head to chicago. Theyll be facing a bears defense that ranks among the worst at stopping the run game. So certainly a chance for rice to get his game in gear. More coming up next hour, from here in owings mills. Back to you for now. And you can watch the ranks take on the bears in something, live at 1 00, here on wjz. And then stay right here for our special wjz postgame coverage. Well bring you highlights, reaction and analysis. It is a full day of ravens football, live here on wjz. Still ahead at 5 00. Beer pong predator. How police say a maryland man is using the party game to pray on people who have had too much to drink. Im alex demetrick. Coming up, could mars have been a second earth . That story as Eyewitness News continues. This former Maryland School for the deaf employee was charged with sexually abusing minors in his care. Im derek valcourt. Ill tell you what the jury decided when Eyewitness News continues. Feels more like january than november out there tonight. How long will the cold temperatures stick around . Bob is updating the first warning Weather Forecast. ,,,,,,,,,, its 39 degrees. Partly cloudy in central maryland. The complete first warning Weather Forecast is coming up. A Howard County jury convicts an employee on chacharges. Two charges. The jury announced a verdict and it was read and has reaction from both side. Reporter all, there were seven child sex abuse charges. One for each of the seven young women who came forward with these scandalous allegations. But in the end, the jury sided with just two of them. Reporter Clarence Taylor came out of the courtroom in handcuffs after a jury convicted him of abusing two of seven teenage girls. They ruled that he brushed up against two and he was a dormitory counselor. Taylor took the stand to deny wrongdoing am but in the end, the jury could only agree on guilty verdicts in the cases of two of the young women. Ofof one accuser, they all agreed no abuse happened. For the remaining four girls, the jury couldnt agree at all. And the judge declared a mistrial. These types of charges are always serious. Any time youre talking somebody who is in a position of power and trust. And know, were talking a dorm mate. Theyre always serious. Any tim a child time a child becomes victimized in any way. After making a may to let him go home until sentencing. But the judge revoked his bond, calling him a danger to society and sending him it jail right away. Reporter taylors attorney plans to file. They asked a question whether or not they were allowed to consider certain aspects that were dismissed. And the judge gave them an erroneous instruction that they were allowed to consider it. And that wasnt proper law. Reporter taylor now faces the possibility of up to 50 years in prison, when he is sentenced on january 4th. It is likely to be 14 to 28 years in prison. He is the father of four children. He is married and his wife has stood by his side throughout this crile. For now, prosecutors say they are considering another crile. Trial. For the charges they could not agree on. Hi, kai. Hi, everyone. Well, trouble continues there on northbound 95. Weve just had a report of an accident there at riverside parkway. Were also looking at delays, stretching from 395 to whitemarsh boulevard. Also, watch for delays on the southwest side, from 32 past 100. With an average speed of 38 miles an hour. As far as the top side of the inner loop goes, we still have the accident at the jones falls expressway, blocking the two left lanes. And the delay goes beyond that. Beginning at reisterstown road to harford road. And stop and go, 895 past liberty road. Several new accidents out there as well. Eastbound 32 on the ramp to 95. Washington boulevard at dorsey run. Reisterstown road at driid hill. Druid hill. This traffic report is brought to you by don white. Check out the famous don white difference. At don white timonium chrysler ram. Clear and frosty night on tap. Look at the temperatures. Already down to 39. Its just going to get colder tonight. But the winds will be dying down. Winds only 8 now. Barometer rising. Come back and take a look at a big warmup beginning tomorrow. Big warmup beginning tomorrow. For intelligent life. For a greater purpose. For our elusive soul mate. 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And they have snow on the ground out there. 37, ocean city. 42 in d. C. Once again, the dew point. This is very dry air. 17 degrees. Very dry air. Technically, probably out in western maryland, theyll be in the midteens 20. Locally, low to mid20s. Some spots this morning were down to 21, 22. The airport did settle out around 26. 40 now, annapolis. And 37 at westminster. 44 26 today. The average normal now for today is 58 and 37. And the record, 77 and 22. We were just 4 degrees away from tieing that record this morning. Across the country, here in the east, a lot of clear skies until you get out into the western section of the rockies. Clouds around the gulf of mexico, out to the atlantic ocean. Thats where the cold air has gotten to right around that region. And theyve got clouds down there. And right now, in the northern section of florida, only in the 50s. Right now, naples only at 70. Theyll be down to 63 tonight. But theyll be back to 81 or so the next couple of days. Here in the east. Clear skies tonight. There were a few lingering flurries this morning and this afternoon, across a portion of pennsylvania and new york. They dissipated. We just have just clear and cold temperatures. However, the same cold, High Pressure that is over us now, moves offshore. And what happens . Look at this warmer air. 48, 38. 50, in minneapolis now. 53 in bismarck. Denver, close to 70. So theres very mild air that will be moving right across the country. And it will be with us, beginning tomorrow. Thats when we start seeing the warmup. 50s again. Friday in the 50s. But by the weekend, well get into the 60s. Yes, even mid and upper 60s possible by late in the week early next week. Winds on the bay, southwest, 10 to 15. That brings the warm air in. Bay temp down to 52. Tonight, clear and cold. 25, maybe about 32 at the Science Center downtown. 52 tomorrow. Not much wind. Sunshine will feel very, very pleasant. Wed like the sunshine. Thanks, bob. 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