arrest of a suspect. we do not believe this was a random incident. >> it's going to be probably more safe than it was before. >> reporter: this is a second murder at towson town center since 2005 when teacher william basset was gunned down. violence has erupted other malls two. >> you think you're safe in towson but you're not. you're not safe anywhere. >> reporter: in towson retailers hopes what appears to be random violence won't deter customers. we went to several previous addresses of the victim. at one house, told us he had recently gotten out of foster care. there are lots of police inside the mall. you will definitely see them if you come here tonight. live in towson, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. wjz will stay on the story with some updates at wjz.com and tonight at 11:00. new information about the armed suspect who allegedly broke into a baltimore county home and ended up being shot by police. the suspect is identified as 27- year-old christopher bernard of randalls town. police say he broke into a home on wofford drive. he was allegedly wearing a ski mask carrying a gun. a neighbored called police. when officers arrived, they saw the man with a gun and shot him when he refused to drop it. ron smith the local broadcasters loses his battle with pancreatic cancer. weija jiang has more. >> reporter: june smith says there were very few tears when her husband died. they were celebrating the love and life they shared with each other and with their second family, ron's listeners. no matter how difficult the words, veteran baltimore broadcaster ron smith was not afraid to say them. >> i owed it to my audience to be honest with them. >> reporter: smith shared no details when he told listeners 9 weeks ago he was dying of pancreatic cancer. in her first interview since losing her husband, june smith shares with wjz his story which turns out it's a tale of love between smith and his audience. >> he loved his work. he loved his audience. he would boast to me that he had the best and smartest audience. >> reporter: smith known on wbal radio as the voice of reason, dropped out of high school and joined the marines. >> he was a truth teller. he had a ph.d. in conversation. >> reporter: a conversation still going. devoted callers spent tuesday remembering. >> we will be faced with what do you do when you can't see your friend anymore and talk to a friend you knew for years. >> reporter: as to what smith wants from his fans, june said this. >> he wants them to wake up. he will forever speak to me. >> reporter: smith was 70 years old and died peacefully in his home. there will not be a funeral service. the family is asking donations to be made in ron's name to john hopkins pancreatic concern research fund. smith leaves behind five children and seven grandchildren. the military hearing continues for bradley manning. the young soldier accused of leaking information to top secrets of wikileaks. she warned that he should not be loud to handle classified documents. after his time in iraq, he worked at intelligence analyst giving him access to documents. on the stand, the parents of 10-year-old boy who they say is victim of years of bullying. saying the city did nothing to protect their son. wjz is live and mike schuh has more. >> reporter: the 10-year-old suffered a brain injury. he took the stand today telling the jury that he was beat up constantly, everyday. the sign couldn't be clear, no bullying. at hazelwood, the special needs child was repeatedly bullied. called racial names. they point to repeated attempts to get the principals and others to act with no success. the boy's father says all of this bullying fundamentally changed his son. when asked how, he couldn't continue. he buried his hands in his head and sobbed. his son told him, i hate myself and i want to die. it was at this moment, his dad said he checked his son into the psychiatric program at hopkins. they're asking for $1.3 million but say it's not about the money. >> you can't just keep denying that it's happening and expect the problem to go away. >> reporter: named in the case, the principal of his first school, sydney and charlotte williams the principal at his second school. the attorney shows that the sullivans never used these bullying reporting forms. their son is now in a city charter school and the parents say all is going well. the boy when questioned by the attorney for the schools, admitted he made up a story about his dad abusing him. this will come up when talking about the correct -- credibility of the boy. unseasonally mild december. live look outside, hard to believe winter start this week. meteorologist, bernadette woods is in the weather center. >> we are looking at some rain passing off north of us. it's really the beginning of a storm that's going to pass through the next 24 hours. temperature wise, we were in the 50s this afternoon. look at all of those temperatures, way above average for this time of year. of course, this is december and we do have changes. with a loss by the pittsburgh steelers, the ravens are back in control of their own playoff destiny. >> reporter: i was out at owens mills with the team. the ravens went from bombed out to suddenly excited and having a home playoff game back in their grasp after the steelers lost last night. the mood in owens mills was noticeably upbeat for tuesday's light practice and it wasn't for anything the ravens did themselves, it was the money night game in san francisco, injured steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger hobbled and hurt and unable to move ahead of the ravens, pittsburgh lost 20-3. >> i stayed up and watched the whole game. you have no choice but to root for the 49ers. i actually said to myself, i wasn't going to go to sleep. >> reporter: the ravens woke up tuesday back in first place. joe flacco was among the players who say they did not watch the game at all. certainly delighted to reap the benefits. >> we're obvious in a better position because of what happened last night. we got to keep up with the battle and continue to play the way we've been playing. >> it's a gift but we definitely -- we wish we didn't have to get it that way. >> thank you 49ers. we appreciate that. down the line, you never know. >> reporter: you never know, rice is referring to is a reference to maybe seeing san francisco again down the road and of course that would have to be in the super bowl. first thing first. ravens have two more games to go starting saturday against the browns in the raven koss -- ravens do hold number two seed. more later in sports. two more wins and the ravens get a home playoff game. the team is back in baltimore this week looking to continue their record at home. make sure to stay tuned after the game, mark viviano will host the game with highlight action. marty and jessica will keep it all going with football talks. a full day of ravens football coming up saturday here on wjz. it would be really tough to wrap presents and watch the game at the same time. let's hope it goes well. a fatal flight, a small plane crashes on a busy highway. what the final transmission reveal. >> it was a hero welcome where 300 airmen arrives. wjz was there. >> could getting that healthy flow from the artificial light of a tanning bed be your darkest hour? i'm pat warren, coming up on wjz eyewitness news a move to outlaw tanning beds for those under 18. >> what's in store for the rest of the week, don't miss the first warn forecast, that's coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, . >> if the holiday season inspires your teen to head to the tan salon, take note in the maryland state medical society is asking to keep people under the age of 18 out of the tanning bed. previous efforts to ban those tans have failed. >> reporter: the artificial light of a tanning bed led to their darkest hours. >> it's like a lot of young people we grew up going to the tanning salons. >> i got a hole in my scalp under my hair you can't see. the teenagers today want to look tan and pretty and i did too. >> i remember telling someone back then, i rather die looking good. >> i also have a scar that's just above my clavical. >> reporter: the maryland state medical society is asking the general assembly assembly to ban the tan. >> it's one of those issues where the parents don't know the dangers. >> reporter: studies estimate 75% increased risk of melanoma. >> my mission is to save someone's skin. not just for right now, we're not interested how you look now. we want you to have safe good skin. >> reporter: skate law require -- state law requires parental consent. the industry argues that's regulation enough and so far, the general assembly has agreed. i'm pat warren reporting, back to you. howard county has a local ban on the use of tanning beds by minors. state of california also bans the use by teens. the measure was designed to clearly decline what constitutes a conflict of interest. hundreds of u.s. airmen are home for the holiday and air women as well. monique griego was there. >> reporter: after months of being operated for military families, these final moments are filled with anxiety and a lot of anticipation. >> i'm excited to be with him for christmas. they were among the dozens of family members and supporters who gathered to give heroes welcome to the last 300 air force members to leave iraq. >> the military is good for them. it's a relief to know they're home and safe. >> reporter: the cheers that accompanied every arrival shows just how thankful the crowd was to see those troops home. >> i didn't know it was going to be that big. >> reporter: for many today's journey home is part of a new beginning. >> have some time to reflect on the whole 9 years of what went on in iraq. just happy that mission accomplished. >> reporter: beyond this door, just like their family, the airmen also have a hard time waiting. >> we hear all the noise and just can't wait to get all of our bags and stuff. >> reporter: staff sergeant michael compared his reunion to one thing. >> it's like christmas day. >> reporter: despite all of this attention and outpouring of appreciation, those soldiers saying about home for the holidays is the best reward. wjz eyewitness news. about 230 troops flew in this morning. the final 70 is expected later tonight. >> that's a wonderful holiday treat for those families. not a white christmas but let's not have it be a miserable christmas. >> actually, we'll talk about christmas later. it's warm out there. here is the temperatures. stay with us. here is where we are now, 45 degrees, it is mild. we're going to be talking about rain on aoff for the next couple days. we'll have that forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, . >> with all the people out there shopping and running around and no one had on a coat. it was nice out there. >> it is pretty crazy. you can assume that it's going to be cold at this time of the year. earlier in the day, we started out close to 50 degrees. now, the tradeoff with that, we have a little bit of rain around but nothing has been heavy at all. first warn doppler radar, most of the rain has been in pennsylvania. we've seen a few sprinkles around here and that's it. this is the going of the storm we will be dealing with. the clouds came in and very gray out there. that is also giving way to the warm temperatures, 45 degrees in baltimore. 50 in d.c. right now and we got into the 50s this afternoon. it was 53 for our high, take a look at that. 47 is where we started out the day, already above average of 44 degrees. here is the warm air ahead of the storm system. we will see a couple different storms. for us it's been a brushing of light rain and drizzle. tomorrow we will see that pick up a little bit. this part of the storm will leave us but there's another one behind it. little bit of break on thursday before the next one comes our way. we will see some rain from it thursday night into friday. that low is passing off to the west of us. when that gets out of here, we will see cold air move here. with so much going on in the next few days, want to make sure you check back in. out on the water, we do have a small advisory in effect. forecast looks like this for tonight. it is going to be a warm one out there. going down to 40 degrees. by tomorrow, the winds pick up out of the south and then the wins pick.. 58 degrees for our high. another warm day out there. so, we'll have to watch that. nothing guaranteed out this and i know people are busy not checking all the details. make sure you tune in and we'll keep you updated. >> thank you. baltimore's jewish community will be celebrating tonight. it is the first night of hanukkah. the eight day festival of light will feature a lot of traditions including a baltimore tradition. >> reporter: welcome to the hanukkah house. now on greenspring avenue. from the cohen family who bright end the holiday for years. his wife wanted a hanukkah barbie. >> i wrote a check and i brought home the barbie. i told my wife the good news i got you the barbie and the bad news i got the rest of it. >> reporter: the trains, and the hanukkah rebbe. at goldman kosher bakery and hanukkah cookies galore. >> we have donuts that are filled with jelly and powdered sugar. >> i'm picking up hanukkah cookies for the first day of hanukkah. >> reporter: the tradition continues. from for us it's wonderful just seeing the people. obviously they like it. my kids love it. >> reporter: a hanukkah wish for all. >> happy hanukkah. >> reporter: ron matz, wjz eyewitness news. how cute is that. oh my gosh, there's a live look at the hanukkah house. it commemorates a jewish tradition. lights there will last even longer than that. >> the little girl when she said happy hanukkah. it was more like, did i get it right. it was great. still to come, human shield, a man holds his own daughter to keep police at bay. wait until you see what happens. >> money matters, congress battles over a payroll tax cut that impacts m,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, . >> it is just before 6:30. good evening everyone thanks for staying with wjz. here are some of the stories. powerful blizzard is hammering the nation's heartland. we begin with terrell brown. >> reporter: stranded vehicles were piling up as fast as the falling snow in parts of kansas and oakland. nearly a foot of snow closed highway and sprong winds added to the dangerous condition. at least six deaths are blamed on the storm closing highways from new mexico to texas. >> they told us it's conditions all the way through. >> it was really crazy. it took me 3 hours to get 30- miles. >> reporter: four people died in an accident along the new mexico-texas border. authorities in central texas say the storm may have been a factor and the crash of a single engine plane, which killed five people. plows worked to clear major roadways including interstate 25, 54 and 70. it was hard to keep up. drivers are
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