a nor'easter is churning off shore. >> for residents in places like new jersey, connecticut, and new york, another round of misery. power outages are creeping back up. frosty temperatures are selling in. it comes a week after it doesn't -- a devastating blow from hurricane sandy. coastal communities like ocean city are experiencing rain and kicked up surf. more on the conditions in a bit. first we will check with the weather. >> we're watching that storm. it is producing massive weather here. not quite as bad as up the coast and but some rain, chilly rain, mixed at times with sleet and what snow. especially north of baltimore. the real impact is being felt farther north. it is an area that relate does not want to deal with this right now. moderate to heavy snow. winds gusting to 43 mph att

laguardia in the past hour. some of our brain may mix with snow overnight as the storm goes away. another very nasty nor'easter. more on how to ocean city is dealing with the storm. >> it appears to ocean city has dodged yet another bullet shot at it by mother nature. all we are dealing with right now as you can see here on the boardwalk is light rain. as far as winds are concerned, we saw sustained winds throughout the day anywhere from 15-25 m.p.h. with us here and there at about 30-35 mph. one similarity -- waves from 6- 10 feet, was on par with what we saw during santee.

the same low lying areas for flooding we always see it in their -- in addition city came earlier. we head into high tide around 2:30 tomorrow morning. overall, another bullet dodged here in ocean city. officials and residents alike breathing a sigh of relief after dealing with sandy last week. >> staying warm at home tonight is not an option for more than a dozen people in anne arundel county. if fire ripped through in -- a fire ripped through odenton is active in. the people inside at the time all escaped unharmed. about 30 people had been displaced.

the cause of the fire is still under investigation. a very busy area of baltimore city is still a big mess tonight. a water main doctor this morning, flooding streets and thisting -- main borkroke morning, flooding streets and shutting down areas. correct this happened about 15 air -- 15 hours ago. the area was flooded. and looks better -- it looks better but crews are working to turn the water off. bge is looking to secure a gas line. some may lose their gas service before this whole process is completed. big traffic jams. moving around a big problem in one of the busiest areas of baltimore city.

the evening rush hour traffic surrounded the broken water main at charles and 20th was as bad as predicted and thursday morning is not expected to be better. >> he will not be able to get through this intersection for quite awhile. >> 7:30, water started up shrink -- dusting out of the water main. homes and businesses were evacuated. >> did was we had to evacuate. -- they told us it was bad so we had o evacuate. >> you have vales located throughout this area here in the metropolitan area. they get turned a great number of times to shut off the water. >> sent to make sure there are no problems with the line before the city can even start fixing the water main. some customers have the water pressure and traffic jams will

continue. roads with it the state's four block radius of the main are shut down and officials are not giving it time line. why did this happen? >> ould of the structure. this was manufactured in 1913 and installed in the early 1920's. >> here is a look at the street closures situation for the next 24 hours. charles street from north of penn station to 21st street. 20th street is closed between maryland avenue and st. paul street. lanvale and lafayette are also closed. here is the best advice -- going east and west to the north, take 25th street. east and west to the south, take mount royal. north and south, your best and what -- your best bet is the jfx. >> thank you. tonight former mayor sheila dixon is scrambling to catch up on payments as part of

restitution to avoid violating her probation. officials say she is more than $13,000 in arrears. she was ordered to make restitution payments as part of a deal that forced her out of office but pared her criminal conviction. by this and could change that and because her her pension. to change thaton and cause her her pension. >> i try to get this behind me. i feel sorry for those in worse condition than i am. >> she is doing and the court next month. she helps to get the problem taken care sometime this week. -- she hopes to get the problem taken care of sometime this week. >> the more bad about it the visit. it reelected president obama -- no more states to the visit. the president dealt with republicans and democratic leaders today to reiterate his

commitment to bipartisan solutions. >> for the purposes of forging a bipartisan agreement that begins to solve a problem, we are willing to accept new revenue under the right conditions. with the american people want us to work together. >> perhaps a nod to what is at stake in the coming months, speaker boehner used a teleprompter to issue his remarks today. this was the first time in the speaker of the house has ever used the device for a news event at the capitol. >> stocks went down today after the election. if lawmakers did not learn how to play nice soon, it could have a direct impact on all of our finances. >> on the day after president

barack obama won his second term, the stock market shuddered. by the closing bell, the three major indexes had plunged. the dow falling more than 300 points. french markets were afraid. >> i think everybody would try to figure out where we are economically. >> that fiscal cliff, $600 billion in automatic tax hikes and spending cutbacks set to kick in january 1 unless lawmakers take action. investors are worried a lame duck session of a divided congress and the reelection of the status quo means no budget compromise now or later. >> the same people who could not agree for the past two years now have to agree on something between now and the first of january. otherwise there will be huge cuts in the federal budget which the congressional budget office says will likely throw us back into a recession. >> problems in europe did play a part in the fall of but

investors are leery that this term to me more energy regulation and the new banking regulations are likely here to stay. >> he financial analysts expect volatility to continue which could directly impact your financials. >> you may want to wait awhile before you start picking the winners and losers >> waiting and watching for the looming fight on capitol hill. >> while the margin was slim, maryland loaders past gambling in the state. it allows merrill the casinos to operate 24/7 and allows for a 6th sight to be build. mgm was to open a las vegas style casino closed the nation's capital. date destination resort is expected to create 4000 jobs.

it would open in 2016. hundreds of maryland students are and to get a break on their college tuition bill after passage of the dream act. under the law, undocumented immigrant students must start out at a community college and once they graduate, they can qualify for the same discount at a four year does -- for university. >> the law legalizing same-sex marriage in maryland will stay on the books. what digits allows same-sex couples to get married improvised them with legal protections. -- question 6 allows same-sex couples to get married and provides them with legal protections. >> they have been courtin lgbt

travelers for a few years now but now the city had a chance to marry them. >> we do know we will see an increase in weddings. it will be a great opportunity for marylanders to marry here. >> a micro site was rolled out this morning with answers like how to get a marriage license and how to find a venue and a caterer. visit baltimore is ready if there is a boom. >> we are trying to expose our members and members of the baltimore business community to this marketplace. >> another it industry will be seeing an impact. >> our current laws that apply to heterosexual couples will also apply to same-sex couples. >> that means since it orders will be entitled to health

insurance coverage to the south end their state if he or she passes away. it also means that if a couple splits, things they used to tie up the civil court system will in theory -- >> did the commerical property issues. -- they become marital property issues. >> couple that about can both be the child's legal guardian. before, only one parent could hold that title. >> that is a huge step forward. the have the authority and the law to back them up to make decisions for their own children. >> since this is so new, something still need to be worked out. one of them is the marriage license itself. the maryland position is meeting on tuesday to decide how to change the language to accommodate same-sex partners. the civil ceremony language will

also have to change as will the software used to intermarriage is a dead the the public record. -- used to place public records. >> it family worries that a law designed to track -- protect those who drives me protect him. >> let's go. >> confinement of the last thing on his mind. -- is the last thing on his mind. his mission now is to learn how to live and take care of himself all over again. >> it is amazing. little baby steps.

>> the product is remarkable considering the life-threatening injuries this 27 year-old man received. he was in a coma for three months. he still can i use his legs. he the victim of an alleged dropped driver. how is physical therapy going? great? okay. he can barely speak above a whisper. how the thing you're doing? are you sure? ok. mary for just three years, he relies a lot on his wife. his family says he was a tremendous athlete and served in the army receiving an arm will discharge in 2010. his passion, working on his motorcycle. in june, he was on the silver motorcycle traveling north and was less than a mile from home. according to records, and suv

traveling south across the center line and collided head on with a bike. his wife says he is suffering traumatic brain injuries, a lacerated liver and broken bones. >> it was extremely scary. it was terrifying. >> do you remember anything about what happened? nothing. and baltimore city offers who witnessed the accident arrested a 35 year old and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. the office of noticed his eyes were glace and a strong odor of alcohol came from his breath. he could not stand up on its own in kept stumbling. he had slurred speech and could barely speak. he refused to take a breathalyzer test. the lack of evidence concerning the family. >> he has nothing to hide, then

take a breathalyzer. if he has something to hide, then why hide it? >> a driver accused of drug or impaired driving may refuse a breathalyzer test under maryland law. mothers against job driving says this does impact cases. >> we see a lot of cases it dropped because there's no evidence. without the evidence of the breathalyzer, there is not allow the prosecution can do to get the case. >> when it is a serious injury case, we do not see that happen as often. >> no blood test was ordered. the state did suspend his driver's license but according to court records, police pulled him over two months later and try it -- charged him with driving on a suspended license. these types of accidents raise plenty of concerns. the group has tried to strengthen drunken-driving laws

and has worked hard to get lawmakers to require devices in the cause of first-time offenders. that effort failed. we went to his home to talk about what happened. he was there but his family told us he was not willing to come downstairs. they say this is impacted their lives as well. >> it is taught me to value life. pressed his wife and mother remained by his side as he continues physical therapy-- his wife and mother remain by his side as he continues physical therapy. they are worried an alleged drug driver will get off. for now, the focus is on jimmy's health. he remains determined. i love you too.

>> we contacted the alleged drug driver's attorney who did not want to contact the -- to top of the case until after the trial. >> storm off the coast with and farther away from us but still picking up the western fringe of it here. wayne -- rain and wet snow. the storm as well out to our north and east. that is where the worst weather is, and drive down cold into new jersey and new york city. almost weather conditions at times -- blizzard conditions at times. in our area, after the light precipitation so far. -- a light precipitation so far.

watch out for some slick spots. at bwi, only 5 hundreths of an end. that is our total monthly rainfall so far. high of only 44 degrees. still supposed to be hitting 60. that storm off the coast drawing down the cold air. as the chilly air comes down the coast, the temperatures cool a few more degrees. the rain could mix with a little wet snow or sleet. winter weather advisers in northern delaware, all of new jersey. a warning on the coast. that is where the worst of the storm is, the purple areas. we are on the western fringe of it. temperatures will stay mostly above freezing ander -- around our area.

45 mph wind gusts. strong winds all the way down to delaware. the storm is buffeting the coast with winds. not nearly as strong as sandy but this time, that heavy snow as well with cold temperatures. this will continue to go north often in the coast. after a live more cloud cover, we are expecting some sunshine tomorrow afternoon. many clear skies should last for friday, saturday. mostly sunny into the weekend. significantly warmer weather will follow the storm. the weather pattern across north america schists a bit. breezy day tomorrow. highs reaching into the 50's. small craft advisory on the bay. waves up to 3 feet with a strong northwest winds on the day tomorrow. western maryland, a gradual

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and thinks this is a look it easier. it will not. the ravens know that. >> we never felt we were not on track. my be a couple of spikelets. i think everybody goes through that. we are just trying to improve every week to be the best team we can be this week. it also puts a the best position going forward. it is not that complicated. it is tough, it is not easy. >> i look at our record. we are doing something right. but i never get satisfied with the way we are playing. there is no such thing as a perfect situation. when it is all said and done, we can look back on where we are. right now, we have to play better jury >> >> invisible and back.

nearly three dozen cold players -- colt players shaved their heads as a sign of support. the new look will get plenty of national attention. the colts play on thursday. with colorado and washington state and voting to legalize a record eight -- recreational use of marijuana. today league spokesman released this statement with regards to the vote. policy will continue to apply in the same manner it has for decades. marijuana remains prohibited under the nfl since the fees -- a substance abuse program.

the transfer from is a beer -- from xavier. his charges were dropped. the ncaa held him to waiver rules but today a committee ruled he can join his maryland teammate template immediately. -- can play immediately. this year's trip, manager of the year. today one of three finalists for the award. a 93 win season this year.

tough to top that one. mlb will announce the manager of the year next tuesday. we are predicting buck to be a winner. >> what an amazing turnaround. >> and the fact is that this each time. it is unprecedented.

>> some nice weather is out. >> we will see a much different weather pattern unfolding into the weekend. clearing skies, warming temperatures. saturday's 65. 68 on sunday. mid 60's monday as we celebrate veterans day. showers will in tuesday of next week. temperatures still in the 60's. >> producer from tampa has a tweet. she says i want to see snowflakes. >> she could've walked over here and said that.

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