good morning. welcome to eyewitness news this saturday. i'm gigi barnett. >> i'm tim williams. temperatures hovering around freezing this morning. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> a bit of a frosty day, but nothing not to expect in january. the day time highs extraordinary. 63 yesterday. not as warm today. take a look outside. it is a clear day. yesterday we were dealing with rain. that has moved out of here. the low that was driving that rain has moved out as well. we have several fronts moving through. one tonight and one tomorrow. each one in order. it will drop the temperatures down just a little bit. today, our forecast starts off right around the 30 degree mark as we mentioned. we are starting, around 32. call it freezing. at bwi marshall. to a high of 50 degrees and then tomorrow a little bit cooler. your complete updated first warning weather forecast. >> thank you. now, here is what people are talking about this morning. convicted killer, brittany norwood will spend the rest of her life behind bars. this is after a tearful testimony. >> reporter: the judge showed brittany norwood no mercy. she will thought get parole and will likely die in prison. brittany norwood will spend the rest of her life in prison. norwood stabbed her coworker, murray, more than 300 times last year at the store where they worked. she then concocted a story that masked man attacked and raped them. it quickly fell a part under forensic evidence. >> and britany being not allowed to walk on the streets. that's one person that as a society we don't have to worry about. >> murray's father told the join he will never forget norwood. he has not moved away from range. he asked that norwood never be allowed to walk the street. >> it was absolutely the right sentence under maryland law. >> norwood was in materials when she addressed the court for the first type. she told the victim's family she was sorry and there was nothing that she could do to take their pain away. murray's mother described how the killing plunged their family into deep despair and norwood's loved one describe as the murder shattered their family and begged the judge for leniency. >> i was shocked and thought that they admitted that they had done the crime. she eventually took no responsibility for this crime today. to me, that is another -- factor that makes the sentence from judge greenberg absolutely approach. >> reporter: norwood's brother said that his sister was much loved. he begged the judge for a glimmer of hope, but he did not get it. reporting live, eyewitness news. >> murray's family is saying that jana will be alive in their hearts. a teen is in serious condition this morning after a brutal fight outside outside of a high school. 75 students stood around and watched as two teens traded punches. by the time police and paramedics arrived. one teen fell to the ground and had a cesar. we will have more on this incident, including what neighbors are saying coming up. elsewhere in the county, several firefighters are recovering this morning after their truck slides with another vehicle. these are pictures sent into the eyewitness news newsroom showing the scene on the road and route 648. the collision sent an suv off of the road and down an embankment. the fire engine slammed into a pole. no word on what caused the crash or the condition of the people involved. sex for money. police breakup a large scale prostitution ring inside of local massage parlors. >> reporter: this modest business in rockville, police are saying was home to three alleged prostitution and human trafficking operations. >> it was not a shocker. >> reporter: todd cassdy is saying it was obvious that massage was not going on. >> people were showing up after normal business hours. >> please rated six businesses within a few miles. >> they were running, of being acupressure. >> reporter: investigators arrested the three business owners and plus a fourth not pictures. they acted at pimps. >> the omeerize targeting a certain type of women that don't have ties to community or need finance help. >> reporter: people who worked around the businesses are saying there were several things. >> we see the girls all of the time in low cut and short skirts. you know, men going in and out. >> reporter: right next to this front is a massage parlor, that owner said that she turned men away. tonight, she along with others are glad police shut it down. >> it is great to know that they are onto types of activity, that type of activity in the area. >> and the investigation into the human trafficking is made easier thanks to a new law in maryland. occupy washington, d.c. protesters have 48 hours to pack up and move out. that's the final word from park police who gave the demonstrators until monday to shutdown their camp. police are saying if they don't move, they could all be arrested. police arrested three protesters yesterday for other crimes. year after driving his truck through a crowd of spectators at a drug race. a judge gives a man life behind bars, excuse me, 25-year-old justin was sentenceed to 18 months in jail. last june, investigators are saying that he intentionally struck another man after the two got into an argument at a drag racing track. he'll pay $7,000 in restitution to the man that he hit. when he gets out of federal prison, former prince george's county expert, jack johnson will no longer practice law in maryland. the troubled politician was disbarred on friday. last month, johnson was sentenced to more than seven years in prison for extorting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bibles from developers and accepting gifts. johnson is scheduled to report to prison next week. maryland's first lady, katie o'malley is apologizing after calling members of the delegate cowards for failing to pass same-sex legislation next year. pat warren with more. >> reporter: sticking up for the governor's same-sex marriage bill. katie o'malley pointed to del jets. judge o'malley told the conference in baltimore, that we didn't expect the things that happened to the house of delegates to occur, but sadly they did. there were cowards that prevented it from passing. >> they are very angry. i can assure you, many members are angry. >> reporter: the first lady later criticized others in the house for their opposition. >> i'm not sure while he is. a religious thing. or he does not get reelected. i hear that from legislators. i'm for it, but i might not get reelected. >> isn't every politician afraid of being reelected. >> reporter: and the first lady issued an apology today. despite her regrets the first lady may have alginalateed the people that the governor were trooing to woo. >> i can't believe it. i'm shocked and amazed that a sitting judged with make that kind of statement that would reveal her prejudice. >> since the first lady's comments. one delegate has signed on for traditional marriage. pat warren. back to you. >> thank you, governor is going to address the same conference tomorrow. it was a kick in the gut for the ravens. now the missed kick could help to save a child's life. the field goal to the left, well, of course, looking at that and getting distracted. that fan is going to use the ball to raise money for the young son of a friend who just died. he says that if new england fans donate $50,000. he will hand the ball over to the patriots. >> wow. >> so, something -- >> we want to burn that ball. >> i know. i know. it hurts to see, even look at it. >> well, if it is going for good use, it is fine. yeah. yeah. you know, something good from something bad. >> right. >> we're looking at a pretty nice day today. overall. we say nice relatively speaking. if you want to cold weather and the snow. this is not a nice day. >> it could be something different. >> absolutely. yesterday 63 degrees. today, 10 degrees cooler than that. in the mild range, considering our mile is 42 degrees. that's our normal for the day and outside, clear conditions. no rain or snow. nothing that will distract or distract you from your day's events. right now, 31 degrees and our temperature at bwi marshall, 26 is the dew point. 81% humidity. the overall day, we're looking at a really this stretch continuing as we look at our sunrise today, that is just around 7:17. we are going to see temperatures going up very nicely. so, 31 degrees today and -- pretty much it is already recognize above our, our average high for the, right above our high for the night. the low temperature for the night. how about that. the average temperatures are 42 and 25. we never got down to what is normal for an overnight low. we're at 31. starting the day off on the mild side. cov% humidity, with a calm wind across maryland. around the immediate metro area, the temperatures in the 30s. cooler temperatures over towards columbia and 35 towards rock hall. calm readings around most of the state. we will see a bit of a south wind moving up through the region. that's going to keep us in the mild range, but we have a front moving through late tonight. another one tomorrow evening. both around 7:00 or so. we will put that out there. 24-hours between each. the one that moved through yesterday -- brought our temperatures up to 63 degrees. we cooled down just a little bit after that move. the one moving through tonight box our temperatures back a little bit. this one is coming through by tomorrow night and cooler temperatures or a snow flurry or so from sunday into monday. as that cooler air moves through. so, cooler means that we go back several degrees every day. colder close to normal. that's the first time we have seen normal temperatures in a few days now. south wind at 510 and a small craft advisory go into effect this evening. 54 degrees today. mostly sunny. overnight lows around 30. mainly clear. and tomorrow we go back up to 50 degrees. a partly sunny day and 44 on monday. 57 on tuesday. with rain approaching. then look at wednesday, right back up into the 60s again. near 60 on thursday. again, with another chance of showers. >> okay. still to come on eyewitness news saturday morning -- ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, welcome back to eyewitness news on this saturday morning. january the 27th, 8th? what are we, tony? 28th. wow. we are moving through. this is the last weekend of the month already. we will be ending, our five-day forecast will be inning january and starting february. they don't seem to be much difference. there is no transition in the temperatures. take a look at what it looks like next week. mild air across the region. high pressure to the south. there is a clockwise 33 that will allow for mild terms to move through the region. we will have another week with temperatures for one or two days hit near 60 degrees. 54 today, mostly sunny. overnight lows around 30. with mostly cloudy skies and tomorrow, 50 degrees and partly sunny heading into the last sunday of january. wow. 2012. your complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. >> thank you. now, here is what people are talking about. major repair effort is underway ought a waterway in kentucky. take a look at this. an entire section of this bridge was destroyed when a barge rapid into it. police are saying there is no indication that any cars fell off during the accident. inspectors are still assessing the condition of the bridge and how to fix it. riv trapping has been suspended in the area. police in utah uncovering a detailed bomb plot aimed at a high school. the 18-year-old and a fellow student arrested for conspiring to detonate bombs. police were tipped off by a fellow student who received a text message from one of the boys. police are saying that they found maps of the school and a getaway route. >> there was significant thought. there was significant purpose. there had been preplanning and training to the extent of how do i fly a plane that i want to steal. >> police are saying that teens spent hundreds of hours on a stimulate flight. well, after two decades in the political spot light. hillary clinton is saying that she is ready to leave politics. citing political futeen, she will not serve a second term as secretary of state and she shot down plans to replace joe guidon in a 2013 run. the x games are in full swing in aspens. and look at this. this is an american. now, as he tries to jump, he releases in mid hair and gets lane too far away from his bike and end up swan diving into the slope. now, not hurt, moorehead one more run and pulled off a series of amazing flips and twists to win the gold metal. it is the one that he missed he will remember. wow. >> but then he gets back up and does it again. >> yes. that is right. not a bike, a snow mobile. >> okay. i'm good. >> you're not extreme. >> not extreme. but still. >> you know, i'm sure that he has take then spill many times and snow is soft most times. >> who would know that but our weather guy. >> i have fallen a few times, but not from 50 feet in the air. still to come on eyewitness news saturday morning -- ,,,,,,, well, five days of first warning weather. today, 54 degrees. 50 tomorrow. 44 on monday. then a chance of rain on tuesday evening, through thursday, really. 67, 62 and 57 for the three days. we each have a chance to save three leaves -- lives today. >> eyewitness news is sponsoring a blood drive with the american red cross. and a maryland man will be there to thank you. mary bubala explains. >> brian boil is in the best shape of his life. this man runs marathons and finished an iron man, but brian was once in the worst shame of his life. a car accident nearly cost him his life. brian lost 60% of his blood, but he knows what brought him back. >> i would say about 50 blood donors helped to keep me alive. 36 blood transfusions. >> the maryland resident has written a book called "iron heart." donors who come to eyewitness news' blood drive on saturday, will meet brian and get to take home a copy of his book. >> it is about giving a gift of life. it comes at a time when the red cross needs your blood donation. we provide blood to 55 hospitals. >> reporter: the american red cross really just needs one hour of your time on saturday. of that one hour, you will only be in this chair for 8 to help minutes donating blood. a quick gesture that can last a lifetime. >> luckily, they were therefore me. >> red cross needs 44,000 blood donations every year in the u.s. to keep up with the demand. mary bubala, eyewitness news. >> again, you can meet brian boyle today. if you come out to the crown plaza to donate blood. >> it is fun. the karma in the room is good. the people are friendly. every one stops by doing their errands and give blood and keep moving. >> i might give blood then. >> if you're going to do it. >> you're wearing red. coming up on eyewitness news saturday morning -- ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, welcome back to eyewitness news saturday morning. i'm gigi barnett. >> i'm tim williams. here at the bottom of the hour on the last saturday of the month. hard to believe. the temperatures are around freezing across the state. a bit of a frosty morning, but temperatures are above their typical low. our normal low is around 24 degrees. going up to 25. all of our highs now and lows are going up about a degree every so many times now. we're getting into the longer days. we're getting into the higher daytime highs. so, we're, we're over the hump. we have a long way to go. february and march can be really unpredictable, but for right now, things are calm. going into this week, temperatures close to 60 degrees several times. 54 degrees today. mostly sunny. 30 degrees tonight. mainly clear. and tomorrow, 50 degrees. and your complete first warning weather five-day forecast coming up. >> thank you. tim. here is what people are talking about this morning. a judge shows no murray to a woman convicted of murdering her coworker. brittany norwood was sentenced to life behind bars. she was found guilty in november in the brutal killing of jayna murray. it sentencing comes as norwood's family made a plea to the judge for leniency. a move that murray's family could not believe. >> i was, i was shocked. i thought in light of the fact they actually admitted to some extent she had done the crime. he took no responsibility for this crime today. for me that is an aggravating factor that makes the sentence absolutely appropriate. >> norwood was in tears when she addressed the court for the first time. she told the victim's family she was sorry. brutal fight outside of the high school leaves an 18-year- old in serious condition. his attacker is only 15 years old. meghan mccorkell has more. >> reporter: minutes after the heiss school's dismissal, the two teens traded punches surrounded by a crowd. >> 75 kids filming on their cell phones and cameras. the post on youtube and facebook later. >> ther 18-year-old was hit in the head, fell to the ground and start having a seizure, but the 15-year-old kept hitting him. by the time paramedics got to the seen, the 18-year-old was seriously injured. >> he had life-threatening injuries. that is a priority one patient. you don't want to waste time. >> the victim is a former student at broad neck. we have learned that student officials are cooperating with police. >> reporter: the fight happened behind the school. at the corner of net nut tree. neighbors are saying that the corner is a constant trouble spot. >> the kids smoke weed, fight, argue and drink. >> it is like dozens of kids. >> reporter: now, they are hoping this tragedy will result in more police presence that could prevent anyone else getting hurt. >> you feel unsafe sending your kids to school. >> reporter: meghan mccorkell, eyewitness news. >> no weapons were used in the fight. they have not -- filed charges against the 15-year-old boy. former penn state assistant football coach, sandusky is asking for permission to see his grandchildren. he is forbidden to have contact with anyone under 18. this would allow him to contract his 11 grandchildren and to let them visit his home with their parents. he said that he is innocence of the charges. a homicide investigation is expected to get underway this morning after a body is found in prince gons county. a body was found inside of a well. there is no word on how the person died. police will release more information later this afternoon. it is the final welcome of campaigningbug next week's florida primary. both presidential front runners will beat out early this morning. susan mcginnis at the latest for eyewitness news from jacksonville, florida. >> reporter: florida's hispanic voters will have a huge voice in who wins the state's 50 delegates. >> i would like to extent this to every person of the country. >> reporter: both newt gingrich and mitt romney are doing their best to cower the latino vote ahead of next week's primary. >> ( speaking foreign language ). >> reporter: that is one of romney's son, telling voters his father is a man of character and faith. romney is softening his heart line position on illegal immigration, he said that his heart goes out to the people in the united states. the former massachusetts governor wants immigrantses to return to their home country. he says that ma'am will do that if they cannot find a job. >> we're not going to go up and round people up, instead, we will let people make their own decisions. based on their employment opportunities here. >> reporter: and newt gingrich is calling it an president barack obama leveled fantasy. he wants suffer border security and he has a provision that gives leeway to illegal immigrants who have been here for many years. >> i don't want to take grandmothers and grandfathers away from their families. >> reporter: the latest polls are showing a tight race in florida, with romney holding a slight edge. in jacksonville, susan mcginnis, eyewitness news. >> ron paul is hosting a town hall meeting this morning at the university of southern maine. and rick santorum left with a trip to pennsylvania. president barack obama comes to maryland's eastern shore. he made a quick visit to cambridge yesterday. people lined the streets to welcome the motorcade and try to get a peak of the president. he was there to rally document leaders as they wrapped up their three day annual retreat. well, maryland's first lady is apologizing this morning for comments she made at a recent conferences. katie o'malley spoke about the governor's same-sex marriage bill at a conference calling out deliates who voted against a similar bill last session. >> i'm not sure why he is. is it a religious thing or doesn't think that he can get reelected. i hear a lot of that things from liters. i'm for it, but i might not get reelected. >> and those comments have many delegates angry with the first lady this morning. she issued an apology the next day. the ravens announce changes to their coaching staff. making adjustments after falling for the super bowl. we have more. >> reporter: the ravens defense has been dominant for more than a decade, even under different coordinators. dean pees is the latest to take over. elevated from linebacker's coach to coordinator, a position that he held with the patriots. >> it is an incredible opportunity to be a defensive coordinator for anybody in this league or any level, but it is especially humbling to be one for the baltimore ravens. we're going to see fiery bp. an aggressive defense like in the past. we will be getting after people. that's the plan. we're going to build on that. >> reporter: what about building the offense? that's been the bigger question. the answer to that is that the offense will continue to be run by cameron. harbaugh is keeping cameron. >> it was a conclusion to me. you watched the way that the offense played this year. i was excited about it. >> reporter: many ravens' fans were less thanicated and called for cameron to be replaced. now, as he stays on-the-job. cameron comments on the relationship with joe flacco. >> we have a great relationship. joe has grown so much in so many ways, as a player and a man. i said it, i will continue to see it. you see a greatness in this guy. >> the ravens were ranked 15th out of 32 teams in the nfl this season. a major makeover is coming to downtown. county leaders unveiled the sketches yesterday of a new entertainment center scheduled to open there. it will feature a new movie theater, restaurants and other stores. the old movie theater shutdown last year. forward-looking that new development to open in the fall of 2014. >> a lot of folks are excited about this. >> you got to go out there yesterday. >> yes. circle 3. >> yes. circle 3. many of the store owners in the area are really excited about getting a movie theater there. because it is not what people do at the movie theater. it is before and after the movie, they go and get appetizers and food. so, all of that lingering they are hoping -- >> all walking distance. >> yes. all walking distance. more money exchanging hands. that's what they want. >> we don't need more money leaving our hands. >> keep it here. it is a nice day to deal out and about this weekend. not too bad at all. temperatures are in the mild range. whether you are in the movie, walking to the movie. what ever you are doing. exactly. look at the sky this morning. the horizon is bright. that's what we're expecting this day and the weekend is looking nice and consistent. right now temperatures are just around the freezing mark. we're at 31 at bwi marshall. 26 26 is the dew point. the winds are calm. a bit of a south wind later today. high pressure in effect right now. 30.07 is your barometer reading. calm readings around much of the state. we have -- several waves of fronts moving through the region. 1 yesterday, of course, brought just about .9 in of rain at bwi marshall. so, we start this year like we had last year, like we ended last year with a lot of rain in the forecast. not really a lot of snow. we had that one brush with winter weather. we don't expect it this week at all. that one 41 moved out of here. the low up in the northeast and towards canada and another front tonight. then another wave tomorrow night. that brings the coldest airline with it and a brush of wintery weather in pennsylvania and to the north. all it is going to do for susbring a chance of rain late tuesday and wednesday. and then together chance on thursday. the way that you can read this, it is cooler temperatures and then colder temperatures. but mild air never leaves our immediate south -- with the mild air in place, every time we get a bit of a flow with the air mixing just a little bit, that mind air comes close enough and takes our temperatures up just a little bit. so, we stay around the 60 degree range for the week. look at this, our sunrise is at 7:17. the small craft advisory tonight through tomorrow morning. as the more current front comes on through here. that will be the ones that comes through at 7:00 tonight. mostly sunny today, 54 degrees and then tonight much like we are tonight. into this overnight hour, around freezing. we will call it 30 degrees. partly sunny and 50 degrees. the temperatures. 54 with the cooler air on monday. look at the stretch. 57 on tuesday. 62 on wednesday and 60 on thursday wind chill factor another chance of rain. >> wow. okay. >> yeah. february. still ahead on eyewitness news saturday morning -- ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, a nice sad ahead. welcome back to eyewitness news saturday morning. it is 6:45. it is 31 degrees. and clear in baltimore. a connecticut man is sentenceed to death for a horrifying home invasion and murder of a mother and two daughters. in 2007, joshua and an accomplice raped and tortured the family of dr. pettit and them set their house on fire with them inside. pettit survived the attack. steven hayes is on death row. the so-called barefoot bandit learned his fate yesterday. moore was sentenced to 6 1/2 years behind bars. he pled guilty to thefts and burglaries. including boats and airlines while barefoot. police searched him for two years and he gained notoriety , including a facebook page and a movie deal. this next story is a plot for a movie. a gun toting florida grandmother helped police catch a criminal. karen was asleep and heard a police helicopter. noticed a man running past her house. the 64-year-old grandmother grabbed her gun, went outside and came face-to-face with the suspect. >> i said, you move and i will shoot you. he said, please, please, please don't shoot me. he put his hands behind his head. i said don't you move. >> he did not move. police arrested the 22-year- old. he dumped a stolen car in her driveway. facebook's highly anticipated stock market launch could happen next week. according to the "wall street journal," facebook plans to file the renstration papers on wednesday. but the paper is saying that date is still being discussed. facebook would be looking to raise $10 billion with its initial public offering. the largest ipo of all times. a close call as officials talk to the media about a casino construction site accident in ohio. listen to this. >> i got -- on this one. >> well, that woman's bus almost crashed into the crowd. talking about the construction accident in cincinnati. now, no one was hit, but it sure got everyone was attention. the group ended up moving to another location and for the construction site, all of the workererize expected to recover. >> it is about the media. >> you have to know where to set thump press event. >> the pr people should have notice they were in a bus route. >> the driver was not going to like it. >> not at all. still ahead on eyewitness news saturday morning. ,,,,,,,,, it is an important lessons for students in baltimore city. the baltimore city rustruis expanding their kids program. >> this time it is at highland. jessica kartalija with more on the story. >> reporter: in highland town it is education to a different opportunity. >> we try to provide them with the best education and bring in the others program. >> four years ago the baltimore sifany started a program providing music education to students in baltimore city. now, it is expanding. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: up to this point, it was predominantly on schools on the west side of town. now, they are here in highland town. >> we want to be present in every community. so, every kid has the time to try an instrument to be part of an orchestra. >> students like this boy. >> i think it is cool, because i like to ask them and we get to play and, they, this is our only once in a lifetime opportunity. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: there are 400 kids lot the city. >> the disciplines that they learn when you hear them play or sing. you know, their rhythm. their teamwork. their modeivation. those are skills they will use in life. >> reporter: could you see the kids with you in the future? >> oh, definitely. i have my eye on a few of them already. >> reporter: jessica kartalija, eyewitness news. >> they sound good already. well, the kids have performed all over baltimore city. >> all right. when we come back, your exclusive first warning weather five-day forecast. ,,,,,, five days of five-day forecast. today, 4 degrees today. 50 tomorrow and a chance of rain late on tuesday, between now and then. 44 on monday. a chance of rain tuesday and wednesday and thursday. 57, 62 and 57. near 60 degrees from tuesday through the end of the week. >> absolutely amazing. well, it was up, up and away in a beautiful weather balloon for lego man. >> the plastic guy and his flag soared 80,000 feet. there we go. okay. it was thanks to a couple of teenagers. >> when the lego man came back down the earth, the teams allicated the box with the amazing video of his space travels. go lego man. >> lego man -- it's like a, was it flat stanley. yes. you take picture of the character in all of the different locations. so, lego man is making his trips. that was a rough landing, though. >> the always is. that's the first hour of our saturday morning show. there is another hour of eyewitness news coming up ? ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, good morning. coming up next on eyewitness news -- a murder case comes to a close. how the family of jayna murray is reacting to the sentencing of brittany norwood. plus a sex trafficking ring is busted up in the heart of montgomery county. the latest from police. eating her words. the first lady of maryland is taking back after comments about same-sex marriage critics the details are coming up. taking live look outside. the sun is starting to shine on a saturday. the last saturday of the month. what does mother nature have in store for the rest of the weekend? meteorologist tim williams has the answer in first warning weather. -- >> i'm mike schuh live. the red cross has come to town again. they set up their portable circitous is the blood donation saturday. we will tell you all about it when eyewitness news continues. good morning. welcome back to eyewitness news saturday morning. i'm gigi barnett. >> i'm tim into. here at the top of the hour. it is a frosty morning. temperatures hover around freezing, but freezing is above our normal low for this time of the year. typically we get down to 25 degrees. we got to freezing or store. we started off the program around 31 degrees. we're at 32 now. the sky is clear. the sun is coming up officially in 17 minutes or so. we have a nice calm morning starting off and a dry one. rain yesterday around this time. now all of that is gone. we're looking at clearing conditions and a nice saturday shaping up. right now, temperatures around 32 degrees. we are 33 in northeast maryland and 32 at the shore. 31 out towards oakland. our forecast starts off with 30s and goes up to a daytime high of 54. with mainly clear conditions throughout the day and night. we will have your complete updated first warning weather in a moment. >> thank you. now, what people are talking about this morning. convicted killer brittany norwood will spend the rest of her life behind bars. that's the sentence of a judge after a day of tearful testimony and mike explains the victim's family is searching for closure. >> reporter: the judge showed brittany norwood no mercy. she will not get parole and will likely die in prison. brittany norwood will spend the right of her life in prison for one of the most bizarre murders in montgomery county. norwood stabbed jayna murray 300 times last year at the store where they worked and concocted a story that masked man attacked and raped them. it quickly fell a part under forensic evidence. >> with forwood not allowed to walk on the street. that is one person as a society, we don't have to worry about. >> reporter: murray's father told the judge he will never forget norwood, he has not moved away from range. he asked that norwood not be allowed to walk the street. >> it was absolutely the right sentence under maryland law. >> norwood was in tears when he addressed the court for the first time. she told the victim defense family she was sorry and there was nothing that she could do to take their pain away. as many in the courtroom wept, murray mother described the deep despair and forwood's loves one described how the murder shattered their family and begged the judge for leanious. >> i was shocked. they admitted to some extent she had done it crime. he virtually took no responsibility for this crime to date. to me, that's another aggravating factor that makes the sentence from the judge absolutely program. >> reporter: norwood's brother is saying that his sister was not a horrible person. she was much loved. and begged the judge for a glimmer of hope, but he did not get it. reporting live, eyewitness news. >> the victim's family is saying that jayna will be alive in their hearts and they miss her. elsewhere in the county, several firefighters recovering this morning after their truck collides with another vehicle. these are pictures sent into eyewitness news newsroom showing the scene on the road and route 648. the collision sent an suv off of the road and down an embankment and the fire engine slammed it annapolis pole. no word on what caused the crash or the current condition of the people involved. sex for money. police breakup a large scale prostitution ring allegedly operating inside of local massage parlors. we have more. >> reporter: this modest business conflex in rockville, police are saying was home to three alleged prostitution and human trafficking operations. >> it was not a shocker to me. >> reporter: todd casidy is saying it was obvious mutional was not going on. >> people were showing up after normal business hours. >> reporter: police raided sic businesses within a few miles. >> they were running are being acupressure. >> and investigators arrested to three business owners, plus a fourth not pictured. saying that aced as pimps. >> the owners are targeted a certain time of women that don't have ties to community or need financial help. >> reporter: people who worked around the businesses tell us there were several things that made them suspicious. >> we see the girls all of the time in low copt and short skirts and, you know, men going in and out. >> reporter: right next door to this front is a legitimate massage parlor. that owner turned men away looking for young girls and sexual favors. tonight she and others are glad that police shut it down. >> it is great to know that they are onto types of activity, that type of activity in the area. >> eyewitness news. >> the investigation into human trafficking has been made easier thanks to a new exemption in the maryland law allowing wiretaps in the cases. well, a year after driving his truck through a crowd of spectators at a drag race. a montgomery county man is facing a judge. now, the 25-year-old was sentenced to 18 month business hind bars. last june, he intentionally struck another man after the two got into an argument at a drag race. he will also pay $7,000 in restitution to the man that he hit. when he gets out of federal prison. former prince george's county expert, johnson will no longer practice law in maryland. he was disbarred on friday. last month johnson was sentence it more than seven years in prison for extorting hundreds of thousands of dollarss and accepting gifts. johnson is scheduled to report the prison next week. maryland's first lady, katie o'malley is apologizing this morning after calling members of the house of delegates cowards for failing to pass same-sex legislation last year. now, pat warren. >> reporter: sticking from the governor same-sex marriage bill, katie o'malley point today delegates who voted against the bill last sentence. she told the conference in baltimore that we didn't expect the things that happened to the house of delegates to occur, but sadly they did. there were some cowards that prevented it from passing. there are delegates taking exception to that. >> they are very angry. >> reporter: the first leader criticized the house for their opposition. >> i'm not sure, a religious thing or doesn't think that he can get rey -- reelected. >> isn't every politician ultrade of not being reelected? >> the first lady issued an apology today. despite her regrets the first lady may have alienated some of the vary people the governor was trying to woo. >> i can't believe it. honestly, i'm shocked and believed that a sitting judge would make that kind of statement, that reveals her rundous. >> since the first lady's comments last night. one delegate on the fence has signed up to protect traditional marriage. pat warren. back to you. >> thank you, pat. governor o'malley will address the conference tomorrow. it was a kick in the gut for ravens' fans. now the missed kick attempt could change a child's life. now the patriots fan is going to use the ball to raise money for a young son of a friend who died. if new england fans donate $50,000 she will hand the ball over to the patriots. >> hand it over. >> hand it over to us. we'll march it through the streets. all right. something like against the ball. >> you know, we need to burn all of the tape. the dvds. away. what a difference a week makes. last week were pumped up and waiting to go. waiting for the day. >> now -- >> waiting for the day to be a distance memory. it seems like it is a long time ago. we have moved past. oh, well, we've move on. >> we'll move on to weather. the weather is a bright spot. if you like this weather. a lot of folks are looking for the snow and the cold temperatures. it is not happening anytime soon. we dropped before sunrise. 7:17. we will rebound nicely here going into the day. 25 is your dew point. 88 people humidity. the north wind have calmed down. so, we have calm winds. .89 inches of rain yesterday. almost .9-inch and that has moved out of here, leaving us with mild temperatures overall. right now it is a little cold. 28 degrees in central maryland. 31 in oakland. 28 on the shore. the winds are all over the place as far as the directions right now. calm winds in central maryland. a southerly flow from washington, d.c. eventually we will see uniform shift to the south. that's going to bring in milder air. that mild air never leaves our side throughout the week. with several waves of low pressure across the region. one front tonight, that will drive the temperatures back just a little bit. you're seeing the low that brought us the rainyard, it is moving up into new england. we have a front that will move through here tonight. that will knock our temperatures back a little bit. then another front bringing colder in tomorrow night. that knocks our temperatures back going into monday. with that one, we could see light snow showers, especially in the higher elevations on sunday and monday. with that mild hair right to our, right on our doorstep to our south. the cooler air stays in place. as they move through, the milder air kicks back in and heading into the week, temperatures for two to three days around 60 degrees. and our sunrise is at 7:17. sunset is at 5:23 the days are getting longer. the average temperatures are going up as well. 54 degrees is our daytime high today. mostly sunny. cler tonight. 30 degrees. overnight lows -- are going to stay pretty consistent. partly sunny tomorrow and 50 degrees. look at this, 44 is our coldest day of the -- of the week on monday. 57, 62. 57, with a chance of rain late on tuesday. through thursday. but that comes with the warmer air. it's going to be a very unseasonably mild week going into february. >> stale that way into the spring. >> you want the? >> yeah. >> you got it. >> thank you. still to come on eyewitness news -- ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, welcome back to eyewitness news on this saturday morning. it is january the 28th. we're looking at a very clear day shaping up. it is a nice clear sky. the sun is coming up -- officially in one minute now. although it is starting to crest the horizon. we have very nice day shaping up, if you like mild days. some folks are waiting for the snow. some folks are waiting for the snow. others are enjoying the stretch. 63 degrees yesterday. not has mild today. but in the 50s. take a look at we look at your forecast ahead for the week. mild air wrapping around high pressure that is just to the south. that high pressure is going to allow for the air to stay with us. at least a few days out of the week up close to 60 degrees. and again, mostly sunny today. 54 degrees. lows around 40. with clear skies. tomorrow, 50, partly sunny. your five-day forecast will show more temperatures like that. that is coming up. >> thank you, tips. now back to other stories. a major repair effort is getting starter in a waterway in kentucky. take a look at this, that entire section of the bridge was described when a barge ran into it, there is no indication that cars fell off during the accident and investigators are looking at the condition of the bridge and how to fix it. river traffic has been suspended in the area. . after two decades in the political spotlight. hillary clinton is saying that she is ready to leave politics. she will not serve a second term as secretary of state and hillary clinton shot down rumors she could replace joe biden in a 2016 presidential run. facebook' highly anticipated stock market launch could happen next week according to the "wall street journal." they plan to file the registration papers on wednesday. but the specific date is being discussed. facebook will be looking to raise $10 billion with an initial public offering. the largest tech ipo of all times. the x games are in full swing in aspen, colorado. and some athletes are sporting fresh bruises. look at this, one of them is american moore. look at this jump. he tries to release in mid air. he gets too far away from his snowmobile and end up swan diving into the slopes. now, moore the one more run and pulled off a series of amazing flips and twists to win the gold metal. >> if you fall you have to get back on. right tim? >> sure. >> well, it is a simple donation that can save thousands of lives. we're talking about blood donations. >> and eyewitness news is teaming up with the american red cross to host a major blood drive today. eyewitness news is live, mike schuh is out there with more on the event. good morning. mike. >> reporter: good morning. guys. every day is a good day to give blood. today is a better day. why? because we're one of the sponsors. we would like to provide a good showing for the red cross. this is one of their larger blood drives of the day. we're at the crown plaza behind the shiny green building at the south side of i-83. kind of the first exit as you are going north. they have this ballroom completely set up. we have ray charles with the red cross. you were telling me that you have 100 people signed up, that is not going to be enough to meet your goal today. >> absolutely not. the goal is 260. in order to leave with 260 units, we need to have at least -- 250 and, an, and above. >> reporter: so there are 150 people out there now. within the sound of our voices who need to get in their cars and drive and come in, the whole process takes what? >> from start to finish one hour. the actual blood donation process takes about 10 to 15 minutes. but the em-- entire process is an hour. >> reporter: it is faster if you are in the system? >> no. >> reporter: they have to go through anything, incase anything has changed. the interesting thing, you said that you need 150. so, you need 250 total, to get 216. because people are kicked out for various reasons. >> a lot of different reasons. >> reporter: right. some are being health and their background. others might be a country that they have been in. >> yes. travel, tattooed. you know if you got a tattoo within the last 12 months. there, there, there, there is a possibility reason for deferral. so, there's an array of different reasons. we need close to 250 we need 150 more individuals to come in, in the next few hours, from 8 time to 4:00. >> and last year, they browbeat me to go through the program. i was deferral, because of a country i visited. a lot of people don't know they are not eligible. so, you need a lot of extras to show up. >> absolutely. absolutely. please which on out. there is plenty of room. >> okay. in a half-hour, we're going to talk about this man right here. everyone who donatesed to gets an a copy of his book. an amazing story of survival. now, sheared cross spokesperson. he will be here today. we will be back in a half-hour. back to you. >> all right, a spokes human. >> all right. thank you, mike. reporting live. has the american red cross, mike schuh this morning. >> as mike said, eyewitness news is teaming up with the american red cross to give the gift of life as part of our continuing community commitment. >> all right. still to come on eyewitness news -- ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, is. all right. , a daytime high of 54 degrees. 50 tomorrow, with clear skies on both days. 44 on monday. a chance of rain late tuesday into thursday. 57, 62 and 57 for tuesday, wednesday and thursday. as our city continues to comes to grips with the fact that we're not going to the super bowl. right now a local mom is in hawaii for the pro bowl. >> mary bubala explains. she won a contest and got a surprise send off by a ravens star. >> it is not every day ray rice shows up at your front door, but today captured by the "baltimore sun," rice surprised the national contest win to send her to the pro bowl in hawaii this weekend. >> it's like publishers clearinghouse. >> she will be a winner for what she has done in the community. that means the world to me. now i get to get out into the community. >> reporter: she was named the super parent for her commitment to raising hacktival kids and her community involvement. her son is an 8th grader. a school rice visited in december, after it won an nfl contest. joanne found that she won that day. with the help of hundreds of votes. he was named the ultimate super parent and is going to the pro bowl. rice will not be there. but he practiced his school with shelly's son who is headed to hawaii. >> when you come back to baltimore, i'll be on line waiting for you. >> as the pro bowl, joanne will get to assist in activities. and her family is excited it go with her. mary bubala, eyewitness news. >> wow. she is enjoy -- good weather. several raisins players will stay home. >> that is right. they are skipping the parole bowl this year. they're dealing with the loss, too. >> we all are. still to come on eyewitness news saturday morning -- ,, whee wheeeeeeeeeeeee! wheeeeeeeeeeee! whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee-he-he-heeeeee! whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee! pure adrenaline. whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee! everything you love about geico, now mobile. download the new geico app today. welcome back to eyewitness news saturday morning, i'm gigi barnett. >> i'm tim williams. the temperatures around freezing this morning and going up nicely from here with a good bit of sunshine. the skies are clear, not like yesterday morning we had rain move through yesterday. and ended up with .89 inches of rain at bwi marshall. the temperatures in the mild range for must of the week. 63 degrees yesterday. not that warm today. but a very light wind out there if any at all. sunshine is up, we will rebound nicely from the freezing temperatures up to about 54 degrees. mostly sunny today and 54 down the 30 tonight. clear. then tomorrow back up to 50. yes. there will be near 60 degree days from january into february. this week makes that transition. we will talk about it coming up in your complete first warning weather forecast. >> thank you. first, here is what people are talking about this morning. a judge showed no amurse a eto the woman convicted of murdering her coworker. brittany norwood was sentenced to life behind bar with no parole. she was found guilty of murdering murray. her family pleaded for leniency. a move the victim's family could not believe. >> i was, i was shocked. i thought in light of the fact that they admitted to some extent that she had done the crime. she virtually took no responsible for the crime to date. to me, that is another a ruivating factor that makes the sentence from the judge absolutely appropriate. >> and norwood was in tears when she addressed the court for the first time. she told murray's family she was soiree. was -- sorry. brutal fight leaves an 18- year-old in serious condition this morning. police are saying that his attacker is only 15-year-old. meghan mccorkell has more. >> reporter: minutes after broad neck high school's dismissal. the two teens traded bunches surrounded by a crowd. >> about 75 kids filming on their cell phones and cameras to post on youtube and facebook later. >> reporter: 18-year-old was hit in the head, fell to the ground and started having a seizure, but the 15-year-old kept hitting him. by the time pair medics got to the scene. the 18-year-old was injured and airlift today shock trauma. >> he has life-threatening injuries. that's a priority one patient. >> reporter: the victim is a former student at the high school. we learned that school officials are cooperating with police, even though this didn't happen on school property. neighbors are saying that the corner is a trouble spot. >> the kids smoke weed. they fight, they argue. they drink. everything goes on across from school property. >> like dozens of kids. but they think they are tough kids. >> reporter: now, they are hoping this will result in more police presence to prevent anyone else from getting hurt. meghan mccorkell, eyewitness news. >> police are saying no weapons were used in the fight. they not filed charges against the 15-year-old teen. former penn state football coach, jerry sandusky is asking for court permission to see his grandchildren. she is charged with sexual child abuse and is currently under house arrest and fobid phonohave contact with anyone under 18. a hophead investigation is expected to get underway this morning after a body is found in prince george's county. a body was found inside of a well and there is no word how the person died or who the person is. police will release more information this afternoon. we have breaking news to tell you about. now in the county, plea people are dead and another is in critical condition after a crash. it happened around 3:30 this morning in the eastbound lane of route 50. near the davidson road exit. two cars collided and the victims in both vehicles were trapped. there are significant traffic delays in the area right now. it is the final weekend of campaigning before next week's florida primary. both republican presidential front runners will be out this morning looking for support in the swing state. susan mcginnis that the late fors eyewitness news. >> reporter: florida's hispanic voters will have a hume voice in who wins the state' 50 delegates. >> i would like to extend. >> reporter: both newt gingrich and mitt romney are doing their feast court the latino vote ahead of next week's primary. >> reporter: ( speaking foreign language ),. >> instructor: that is one of romney defense sons. romney is softening his usual hard line stance on immigration. he says his heart goes out to the people in the united states. >> reporter: he wants immigrants to return to their home country. and many will do that if they cannot find a job. >> we're going to go out and round people up, but let people make their own decisions. >> newt gingrich is calling it is president barack obama leveled fantasy. his approach includes tougher border security. stiff penalty for employers who hire undocumented workers. and he has a provision that gives leeway to illegals who have been here for many years. >> i don't want to take grandmothers and grandfathers away from their families. >> reporter: the latest polls show a fight race in florida, with romney holding a slight edge. in jacksonville, susan mcginnis, eyewitness news. ron paul is hosting a town hall meeting this morning at the university of southern maine. and rick santorum left for pennsylvania and plans to host a fundraiser tonight in washington, d.c. well, maryland's first lady is immigrationing for comments that she made. katie o'malley called out delegates who voted against a similar bill last session. >> i'm not sure why he is. a religious thing? or he doesn't think he will get reelected. i hear that from legislators. i'm for it, but i might not get reelected. >> those comments have many delegates angry with the first lady this morning. she issued an apology the next day. a major makeover is coming to downtown. county leaders unveiled these stretches yesterday of the new entertainment center. it is called circle 3. the complex on the road will feature a new movie theater, restaurants and or stores. the old movie theater shutdown last year. look for that new development to open in the fall of 2014. well, two well known travel plazas along i-95 will soon get major face-lifts. we have the sneak peak of what they will look like. >> reporter: state transportation leaders is saying rebuilding the travel plazas will bring new money into maryland and new jobs for decades the houses have offered drivers off i-95 much needed r and r. >> most people traveling make this spot one of their stops. >> but plans are in the works the knockdown and rebuild the travel plazas. >> it is time that they be replaced. the facilities that we will get a modern, clean, era, more open and functioning facilities. >> reporter: the company to run the new plus a aarea u.s.a., will invest $56 million. they boost 400 construction jobs from grabs. over 35 years, they will pay the state more than $400 million. all of the current restaurants and retailers will shutdown. they will be replaced with a host of new ones. new shopping area, a convenience store and more room to walk around. >> instead of getting something to go, i'm stick around. >> and both buildings better for the environment green roofs, solar power lights and solar water heaters. they like the traditional look of the houses now. >> change is good. change good. >> reporter: the project is pending approval by the board of public works and the maryland assembly. reporting live, eyewitness news. >> construction on the maryland house is scheduled for september, with the december 2013 finish date. all right. we got places to go when we travel. nice places to go. >> and nice weather to go in. >> to boot. >> you know, we're just right on that line. where the snow resorts and all, the skiing resorts are cold enough at night. they can make the snow and the snow stays there. it doesn't melt away, but nice enough if you go, we have gorgeous days. yesterday, 63. it is snowing and 63 degrees. that is nice. so, the resorts locally -- all -- >> a lot of people. >> a lot of focus out and about. 28 degrees right now. feels more like skiing weather. that's going to -- change during the day. now we had rain move through yesterday. .89 inches at bwi marshall. so, .9 of an inch. that left us now. temperatures got to 63 degrees yesterday. we will not get that warm, but up into the 50s again. with calm winds around much of central maryland, winds are variable around the rest of the state. a bit of a southwest wind towards washington, d.c. and the suburb. your tomorrowly a shift to the south. thanksgiving going to help us bring in the milder temperatures. it will be a west, southwesterly flow and dry us out from the rain yesterday. the winds drying us out quickly. we have two waves of fronts moving through. a cold front tonight and one tomorrow. the one tonight drops our temperature back. going into tomorrow. the one tomorrow drops our 10s back going into monday. the one tomorrow night could actually bring us a light snow shower or so moving into the higher elevations of the state. the mild air never leaves our doorstep here. the calor air from 63 yesterday into the mid-50s today. the front tonight means from the mid-50s tomorrow, back into the 4s on monday. then the mild air kicks in and wait until you see the temperatures in the five-day forecast. the winds will pick up on the bay. 54 degrees today. mostly sunny. the average high now is 42. 30 degrees tonight and clear. the low now is 45. then up to 50 degrees tomorrow. partly sunny. then look at the next five days. almost incredible. we making a transition from january to february. 44 on monday. 57, 62 and 57. basically 60 degrees from tuesday through thursday. >> wow. still to come on eyewitness news saturday morning -- ,,,,,, the 2-4-6-8 value menu's got the everyday value slam, classic burger, build your own chicken wrap, cheese quesadilla, chicken parmesan, all you can eat pancakes, cordon bleu melt, the new cookie skillet a la mode. whew. so many choices, so little airtime. the 2-4-6-8 value menu. welcome back to eyewitness news saturday morning -- at 7:46. 28 degrees. clear skies over baltimore. well, it is a simple donation for many of us, but for people in need, it could be the difference boston -- between life and death. >> mike schuh is live at the blood drive. we like to call the friendliest vampires. they take your blood with a smile. >> reporter: yes. they do. unbelievably friendly and nice. i think that you get twinklets and treats and bananas and juice. the really cool thing, the guy who wrote this book is the international spokesperson for the american red cross. i'm going to show you something in here. okay. the right page. okay. there we go. that was his car. he was t-boned by a dump truck and needed 36 transfusions and 16 plasma treatments. he was declared dead and came back thanks to what the red cross was able to provide to him. this blood drive starts in about 14 minutes here at the crown plaza. everyone who donates gets one of his book. now, ray charles here with the american red cross. >> if you ever needed a compelling reason to donate. you can not ask for a better reason a witness someone like brian boyle who is a living testimony. >> you were saying before, every day you guys start at zero so to speak. because the hospitals are using it up as fast as you produce it. >> our need is constant. every day we need about a thousand units to supply our area hospitals and trauma units. >> today your goal is how many? >> 216. typically in order to leave with 216, we cannot 216 individuals. we need to see 270, 260 and above. >> the blood donation is down, because the economy is not as bad. there is not enough people at the work donations. so the bigger donations you home to make up the slack with that. they need 216 units. come out and meet brian, get a copy of his book. donate. come out here, crown plaza. it is behind the green buildings on 63. come back to the hole, they will direct you here. thank you very much. you're doing great work. good luck today. come out, the doors open in 13 minutes. >> all right. the countdown is on. >> all right. mike, thank you very much. mike schuh is reporting live this morning. as mike said, eyewitness news is teaming up with the american red cross to give the gift of life. >> sign-up now. >> right. it takes about an hour with all of the paperwork. a lot of folks do it in the middle of their saturday errands. all right. still ahead on eyewitness news -- ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, well, if you are looking to blow a diet, who is. we have the best idea for you. >> that is right, for a good cause. kevin is here, talking about a great event. it happens every year for at least the last 21 or so. >> it is healthcare for the homeless chocolate affair. the sweetest night in town. two dozen of baltimore's restaurant serving up their prevalentine's day bash. >> what is healthcare for the homeless? >> sure. it has been in the city for 27 years. we go on the streets provide mental care, mental health services. we run a dental clinic. to make homeless care and brief. events like the chocolate fair make it possible. all of the items are donated. >> you basically at capacity for the event. >> it happens on thursday the 2nd. it is sold out, put check our website next week for opportunities to attend. >> these were created bay charles market catering. these chocolate covered chairs here. this is white chocolate popcorn pizza. we will have to sample it. >> we wait? >> these truffles here have, have -- chipotle chocolate and cinnamon. >> okay. you talk. i'll try. >> it has a write chocolate butter cream frosting and a red butter cream inside. these are chocolate chip cookies with peanut b better -- butter. >> these are chocolate chairs. >> all is a seated din that features the creeggs of chef gomez. he used to cook for hearsies. >> okay. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,, so, desk -- kevin, we have sampled some of the treats. >> it will have cokie scallops with rezito, i heard of a dipping sauce, but a wonderful evening. the event really features the direct stories of our clients and staff. so, attendees will get to sample the wonderful chocolate and what their support makes possible. >> and folks can donate to healthcare for the homeless. >> they certainly can. go to our website. for more information. >> all right. kevin, you put us in a great mood. >> wonderful, have more chocolate. >> thank you. >> the chocolate with the chipotle is what you thing. it is healthy. it is dark chocolate. it is dark chocolate. all right, thank you ,, today my journey continues across the golden state, it is dark chocolate. all right, thank you ,, where everyone has been unbelievably nice. mornin'. i guess i'm helping them save hundreds on car insurance. it probably also doesn't hurt that i'm a world-famous advertising icon. cheers! i mean, who wouldn't want a piece of that? geico. ah... fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent oh dear... or more on car insurance.