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baltimore. >> from the cities to your counties, now is complete coverage with wjz, maryland's news station. >> mystery, gunned down weeks before becoming a father. reaction from a neighborhood on edge. good evening everyone. a man shot and killed right outside of his own home in the first murder of the year. his killers are still on the loose. wjz is live tonight in a heartbroken neighborhood. >> absolutely, adam. this man was weeks away from becoming a father. crime is very rare in his neighborhood, let alone something so violent. 36-year-old gregory often talked about how excited he was with neighbors that he was going to become a father.

he was due to have a baby in just a few weeks, but he was gunned outside of his home in laural. lives a couple of doors away. >> we moved at the same time in 2004 and he just was a really great guy, good couple. >> reporter: pushed sears who was in the driveway. police believe suspects were trying to rob sears when it turned into a deadly attack. they don't know if he knew sears or followed him home. >> they said it happened right here. we woke up scared and didn't know what was going on. >> reporter: the gunshot jolted them awake in more ways than one. >> to know that, you know, something like that happened in your neighborhood, it's definitely, you know,

disturbing or uncomfortable. >> reporter: as families try to regain a sense of peace and loved ones try to make sense of the violence, a makeshift memorial is growing in the very spot he was killed and robbed of his life. meanwhile, police are still looking for a killer. metro is passing out these flyers offering $2000 for good information. police have no suspects tonight, but they are saturating the area with patrol as the investigation continues. eyewitness news. >> hard to believe. four sears finalized. we'll keep you posted. four men locked you have tonight after a bar fight. the men are accused. he later died from his injuries. michael grimes, john, and two sons jonathan roebee.

all four are being held without bond. a u.s. man from maryland dies serving his country. 24-year-old matthew of westminster died in afghanistan. he was assigned to an air force base in colorado. police are looking for a driver in a deadly hit and run. both died from their injuries. police tonight are searching for a gray compact car in connection with that crime. the nation's first primary is on the way. the gop candidate debate was just finished and was heated. with manchester, new hampshire with the latest. >> reporter: the gop candidates showed up ready to spar.

rick santorum had more air time and attacks. >> you're a big spender. you're a big government conservative. santorum and ron paul went against the debt. newt gingrich overspending americans. >> i personally resent the comments he makes without accurate information. when i was drafting, i was married and had two kids and i went. >> reporter: mitt romney worked to stay above the fray. >> we had a president who had no experience in leadership. never led a business or a city. >> reporter: this is the fourth time the gop candidates shared a stage. poll numbers dramatically rise and fall based on previous

performances. john huntsman. >> i think i understand better than anyone on stage the complex situations we will face going forward. >> reporter: banking on new hampshire but trying to reach republicans in south carolina. >> i happen to think i'm the only outsider with the exception of john huntsman. >> reporter: they will go with one more debate before tuesday's primary. danielle noddingham, eyewitness news. >> that debate will be held in concord. gabrielle giffords makes the first appearance in tucson. this is a photo of giffords. zimmerman was one of the people killed. tomorrow will be the one year anniversary of the shooting.

jared has been diagnosed of a mental illness. mistakenly deported to columbia. she gave a fake name and age when she was arrested in houston in april. she hasn't been seen since she "ran away" last year. >> we're happy to have her home and have her back. >> the family is planning to file a lawsuit against the u.s. government for making the mistake. maryland drivers could experience even more pain at the pump. some protesters want to put the brakes on a proposed increase in the state's gas tax. >> legislature is preparing to raise the gas tax in maryland by 15 cents a gallon. >> reporter: frustrated here in maryland of a proposal to raise the gas tax, occupying this gas

station along along york road. >> government, basically, including taxes and anything to do anything with that. >> reporter: this, after governor martin o'malley proposed an increase to the gas tax for infrastructure. >> it was supposed to go into the transportation budget, wouldn't be need for a tax increase. >> we have to figure out whether we're willing to pay another penny in order to bring those things about or another nickel or another dime. >> reporter: the last time the state raised tax per gallon was 1992. drivers say right now a 33 and a half -- pay per gallon. protesters say that's too much. >> when someone is standing at the pump and paying $3.25 a gallon for gas, it's very easy

to convince them to put their name on a petition to oppose a gas tax increase. >> reporter: occupy the gas tax protesters aren't against the gas station, they're just tired of shelling out more money in taxes. >> there's no need for it. >> reporter: a recent gonzalez poll showed 80% of all marylanders opposed even a 10% increase to the tax. wjz, eyewitness news. >> maryland is not alone. in virginia they are also considering an increase to their gas tax as well. more tonight on wjz eyewitness news tonight. a crash. >> mind blowing. >> 11 people are dead after a hot air balloon turning into a nightmare.

unthinkable accusations tonight against an on duty paramedic in maryland. protesters turned into a worldwide phenomenon, but tops kim kardashian and tim tebow. universities with the best values. five of them are here in maryland. i'll tell you where when eyewitness news continues. i'm meteorologist bern debt. what an incredibly warm start to the weekend. i'll tell you more about the forecast when we come back from this break. ,,,,

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>> well, it's still 40 degrees here. we'll have the weather coming. take a look at this. american ice breaking ship leading the way for this russian fuel tanker. it's the first time fuel has been taken through the ice covered waters through western alaska. if all goes well, should arrive in alaska sometime tomorrow or maybe early monday. well, 11 people are dead after a horrible hot air balloon crash in new zealand. things went wrong. police are working now to find the cause of the crash. the balloon may have hit

powerlines. witnesses saw the whole thing unfold and raced to help, but all eleven people on board were killed. >> it was full of flames. a couple of meters above the basket, and yeah. it would have been horrible to be inside. >> investigators say the weather conditions were perfect for hot air ballooning. it's not exactly year what happened. a man in connecticut is accused of raping a patient in the back of an ambulance. unlawful restraint. riding with an unconscious woman who fell and hit her head on christmas day. paul was sexually assaulting her and unable to escape because she was attached to the stretcher. new football coach as trying to move past the penn

state scandal. o'brien replaces joe paterno after accusations of jerry sandusky came to light. >> it is my responsibility to ensure that this football program represents the highest level of character, respect, and integrity in everything we do. >> two former penn state administrators charged with lying about sandusky will go on later this year. ever written that check, eye popping figures. four years of tuition at a private school could cost you $150,000. as mike shoe reports, there are some schools at a good value in maryland. >> reporter: studies show that

college graduates earn more than without a degree. but costs are high. there are a list of schools that give a good education at a good price. high on the national list, st. mary's college. salisbury and 84 umbc. the ranking elevates their visibility beyond the mid atlantic. >> i think the fact that we've been recognized before already puts us in that arena, but every year you go up the list, as we did this year, it's always bringing more national recognition. >> reporter: they would like to make to basically get a private school education for public school price. average private school tuition

is about $38,000, while here in state, it's just under $8000, out of state, it's $19,000. the schools asked themselves this basic question. >> are we really doing for students what we say we're doing? this price that's not going to put them in debt for the rest of their lives. >> reporter: applications are higher than last. wjz news. the word of the year was occupy. started in manhattan. another is humble bray, people

with fake humility. kardash is another, the number of days it days. i haven't worked many of those in my vocabulary. maybe we can try to get them tomorrow. >> i see a lot of tebowing on facebook. >> i think things about people occupy things. funny pictures of that. you can find anything on facebook. >> that is true. >> i can't believe the weather. i posted on facebook, is the planet okay? it's really warm for january. >> we hit a record close, but way, way above average and so many people at it. there was a smell in the air. >> everyone on my street was grilling. steaks. >> that smell is in the air. but today was a spring smell. topped at 66 degrees.

i think some of you know what i'm talking about. record is 34 degrees, so way above average. warm night outside. the winds have turned out to the northwest because actually a cold front has moved to this evening. there's not a whole lot to this, air is going to be cooler than the last few days. even at this hour, and this is january, remember, nighttime hours in january, it is 30 degrees in min yap minneapolis, 28 in chicago. not moving our way for the next couple of days. tonight and tomorrow, same and then front moving our way monday. for most of us, we're just going to see clouds for it. but in the south, showers, particularly in d.c. and parts

of the eastern shore. that gets out of here by tuesday and behind it, temperatures go right back up into the 50s. there are times by the second half of next week, we will see a change to colder air. if you like the warm air, enjoy this now. the waters, we have advisories. winds back off in the northwest. only five to ten knots tomorrow. we are going down into the 30s and then tomorrow, 49 degrees. this is our cooler air. still close to 50. we're back up into the 50s. but this coming our way thursday into friday is going to bring much colder air as we head into next weekend. so these are really going to change by the time we hit saturday. >> is it going to eventually feel like winter? >> maybe. all right, sports. who's going home?

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wjz sports report. sounds like texas, houston texans, beat 29-14 already. half the battle is already won. >> i don't think they're that tough. >> don't close today though. >> but they're coming to the open sombrero now. >> next week is week 2 of the nfc post season. this opening playoff weekend, rach e ravens will face the houston texans in baltimore. today, hosting the wild card round.

48-year-old in the house. leading 10-0 when the texans falter. tie it at 7. you got texans all in and outside of it. second quarter, rookie. bengals quarter back. pass it to the wrong man. intercepted, take it, 17 texans. this scoring pass for rookie t.j. yates to andre johnson. next week with the 31-10 victory over the bengals. >> we know who we're facing when we're going down there. they've been an excellent football team all year long. their place in a regular season. we understand. we have to play as good as we can possibly play. >> don't forget, folks, you can see the ravens take on the texans at january 15th right

here live on wjz channel 13. see how the texans handle the broncos tomorrow. in new orleans this evening, 14- 7 lions over the saints. but then the second quarter, tight end jimmy graham is a one handed snag in a game that just ended its new orleans winning. 45-28 now. they will play san francisco next week. finally, baltimore. home sweet home this evening in the meadow. he's got five. meadow's second goal here. laser, and with a little bit of help. now 10-3 on the season. that's a look at sports. have a good night everybody.

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>> that's it for us tonight. be sure to watch gigi tomorrow. i'm adam may. thank you for watching wjz, maryland's news station. criminal minds is next. i'll see you again tomorrow night.