and wind, 30-35 miles per hour gusts, going to 47 this afternoon. more on the outlook coming up. it's 45:00 t 4:59, back to charlie. retailers will have big sales. linda so is reporting. >> reporter: kohls opened the doors at 5:00 this morning, jc penney opening at 6:00, michaels craft discoers, macy's, sears and target opening at 7:00. return lines will be extra long for presents that didn't do anything for you. expect packed stores with retailers offering discounts. find markdowns on apparel, home goods and holiday decorations. target will cut prices by 50% on merchandise. some opening extra early to accommodate the day after christmas crowds. people wanting to redeem the gift cards. the week after christmas is

responsible for 10% of holiday sales. that's always a great time for shoppers to get terrific bargain as well. >> now we mentioned a list of some of the stores opening early. one target stores, not all of them as you should know are opening at 7:00 a.m., we did do a search and went to the website and found stores in our area. tamoania opens at. tamoania opens at 7:00. not all target stores will open at 7:00. to ensure the happy return and exchange, abc is working for you. if you plan on taking something back, make sure you have the receipt. without one, you will only get credit. if you want to return something bought on line. check the policy on the website. stores will take back items bought through the website. if you plan on taking something back, don't destroy the packaging, keep stickers, labels and tags in tact.

>> be sure not to open the packaging if you are not sure you want it. you can leave the tags and labels on the item for example you destroy the packaging or rip it apart, you will have a more difficult time returning it. >> watchout for the fees some stores charge a restocking fee especially when it comes to electronics. crime checker, police are looking for clues and a suspect in to a weekend murder in cherry hill. after 11:00, officers responded to the 2700 block of jiles road. report of gun shots fired. when they arrived the victim with multiple wounds was found, he died at a local hospital. baltimore county police say a man was hit by a car and killed while he was trying to walk across 695. this happened around 7:45 when greg was trying to cross the beltway and hit by an suv. alcohol was not a factor and so far no charges have been filed.

house fire sundays has crews puzzled. around 7:00, near the 4900 block of gill ray drive. everyone who was inside made it out safely and looking for a cause in to the fire. police in arundel are looking for a man who held up a female employee at gunpoint. the woman says the man held a gun to her head saturday morning trying to force her in to a hotel room. when the witness saw them, the gunman ran away. baltimore county schools have startling statistics. one in ten has been suspended during the school year. the suspension rate is the highest within the district. 10,000 students suspended but for what? more often than not, they were suspended out of disrespect, insubordination or causing a disruption.

they succeeded in previous years but it's a on going concern. for the latest in school and education news, log on to abc2news.com, go to the news tab and click on education. if you bought a lotto ticket in elkton, check the numbers. someone is sure to have a great new years after the bank account got a little bit bigger. these people took time away from families to help others less fortunate. a story of generosity you are going to want to see, speaking true spirit of the holiday season. you are watching good morning maryland. a live look south at atlanta, georgia.

someone's year will get off to an extremely good start. the jackpot has a winner, $125 million ticket was sold at wesleys restaurant and cocktails in elkton. that comes out to about a little more than $50 million

after taxes. >> we don't know if they know yet or knew and passed out because they were so excited and staring at the ceiling wondering what to do next. our offices aren't open until tuesday. >> the winning ticket is is second ticket bought in maryland since the game began in january of 2010. the winner has yet to . they are going to be a great mood. i ask you, justin, you win $51 million,s that price after taxes, what do you do? >> i wouldn't tell you here, first. the one county i missed all weekend, buying tickets. good morning, starting off with a satellite radar composite as we are checking out the cloud that rolled in. we got variable cloudy skies, a push of colder air, streamers of sprinkles and flurries out of pa a, may clip northeast maryland including cecil county. you may win out with a chance

of a sprinkle or flurry this morning. looking at the temperatures 44 latest number in baltimore. sliding back between 35 and 40, sun up comes up at 7:25. variable cloudiness this morning, a push of colder air, that slips in and out a hurry. strong winds, 30, 35 miles per hour gusts. back to 47 with sunshine this afternoon. tomorrow back with rain storm, talking about that in a moment. giving and receiving gifts, for those, many people struggling to make ends meet, today was another day. pete o'neil shows us how people were generous in taking time away from loved ones to make others holidays equally special. >> we gathered in annapolis earlier today and delivered 18 trucks of food and clothing all over arundel county, in to washington, washington, -- dc.

we are going to hand out clothing and food to people at the baltimore rescue mission. >> they will get a backpack, a coat or a blanket, we will walk them over here to grab a lunch. >> i love seeing people coming together like this. it's exciting. i could be at home with my family, eating the roasted turkey and potatoes, instead i'm going give to other people who don't have that luxury. it's beautiful to see people in the community together. >> it's a blessing. i know it's god. people come and spend their time and efforts to help out people that need it. >> it's hard.

the first family is spending the holidays at the president's childhood home. how the obama's spent christmas day. also, powerful wind storm forced some people to change their christmas plans and many got stuck. we will explain what happens when good morning maryland continues on this monday, december 26th. that's a live look at times square.

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now, good morning maryland. news time 5:14, first family whether i celebrated holiday -- family, celebrated the holiday. the president, family, are enjoying relaxation at kahlua beach, they have been saying

for there for three years. pope benedict xvi paid for peace. the previous night the pope urged listeners to focus on christmas. jennifer hudson and her family held a toy drive near chicago. jennifer and her sister passed out toys to families who needed help. the hudson family has helped similar toy give aways in the past. news time is 5:15, weather news, severe wind storm brought down trees and power lines across washington state. pulled crews away from families and forced the families to come up with a plan b when it came to cooking dinners.

one driver tried to slam on his brakes to have power pole fall behind him. another couple got home to find power was out as well. >> we didn't expect anything like that. >> thousands are still in the dark this morning. we've got winds, 20, 30 miles per hour. down to 44 baltimore. 0s on the west and north side -- 30s on the west and north side. see the core of the cool air, it's not that cold with mid-20s in chicago and pushing 38 in atlanta, georgia. push ing south and east. return flow as the next system starting to gather strength as you can see this. highlights two things, little trough swinging through. we've got clouds and the little streamers of snow bands and flurries and brief rain shower on the onset in to southeast pennsylvania.

could get close, northern harford, cecil county. next bands hop in our direction. this north western region of the gulf of mexico. this area has been a hot spot for developing stories. upper level energy sitting here, rain in nebraska, especially pushing in through kansas and oklahoma, nebraska. we expect this to make a track with the low pressure over central maryland. on the warm side to mostly rain we expect. a look at the developing system. enhancement of the rain in through southern sections of mississippi them. the minor part of this forecast, general trend, clearing skies today and tonight. bringing clouds in today break tomorrow. making for a pretty sunrise. clouds will fade out the sun

and looking for rain in to the afternoon. rain all the way on in through carroll county. snow pittsburgh. that dividing line will stay to the west. chunk of heavy rain through tuesday night. some computer models are indicating, cold air, a brief period of a mix or snow showers early on wednesday morning. returning back to beneficial snows in to the ski resorts by wednesday itself. winds gusting as high as 35 miles per hour with clearing skies. tonight, back down to 30. cheg out the extended forecast. tomorrow 50, pushing in rain afternoon and evening it gets heavy and should be out of here by wednesday morning. 44 wednesday, 47 thursday, friday back to 50, and as we head through new year's weekend, snow showers, highs 30s to 40s. as we've told you, no traffic today but check it yourself by going to

abc2news.com. along the top, see among your choices the traffic tab, click on that and beneath, see live traffic cameras, here, you will have more than 100 cameras at your disposal to map out your commute and see how things are going. little slow to jump up this morning, we will switch to another quickly, 695, that one popped up as i switched it off. same cameras we have access to, everyday on good morning maryland, you have access to as well through abc2news.com. map your commute and see how traffic is going today. moving now, some people sat in traffic a long time on christmas eve, waiting to see an elaborate light display. cars lined up to see the decoration. one person who owned the property does nearly off of the decorating. the crowds died down but expected to pick up again and doing it again today, this down

in palm beach gardens florida. ravens took care of business saturday, 2014 win over the cleveland browns. now, all they are looking at now is to improve the position in the playoffs. a win on the road in cincinnati this weekend. new england appears poised to wrap up their top team. with the number two slot, ravens would remain at home for the playoffs where they are 8-0 this season. bengals preparing for a big game sunday. kickoff 4:15. another thing they are focused on is their fan. one victory away from the playoffs and can't draw a crowd. fans showed up for a huge game against the ravens drawn 41,000 fans. one of the smallest crowds at paul brown this season. last night, another big game as the packers faced off against

chicago bears and rogers threw five touchdown passes. 35-21 win over the bears, helping them to a 14-1 record so far. packers have nailed down the number one overall seed in the nfc. as long as the pack keeps winning, the playoffs will go through lambeau field. follow cons in the playoffs. violence rocked nigeria, up next, happened, who was behind the series of attacks that left dozens dead.

we showed you video, of a girl run over in china, now a

similar incident involving a teenager, high school student was injured, when a tractor trailer was speeding and ran a red light. the driver of the truck hit the girl on her bicycle near the school. cameras caught the whole thing on tape. the teen is in stable condition at a hospital. nigeria, holidays were filled with blast and bloodshed. bombs targeting churches, the blasts left dozens of people dead and wounded. a police station and state building were bombed. locals are blaming attacks on islamic sect. the churches blasted and this happened on christmas eve of last year. yemen, people are protesting today marks the end of the four day march towards the capitol, demanding the prosecution of the outgoing president. the march is called the march of life. they are demonstrating over a deal the president made with

the persian gulf corporation council. a power transition deal making the leader immune to prosecution. thousands of people are taking the streets and braving the cold, demanding fair election. residents say elections were rigged. that's why putin won the return to power, they say. the this is not the time though the first elections have been under protest with another of putin's regimes remained in power. kids in one hospital got a special visitor for the holiday. how olds man and elves were able to brighten spirits of those who couldn't be at home. a hanukkah celebration set for beach goers in california. you are watching good morning maryland. what is new, now and next coming up. i'm just a piece of dirt stuck here in a rut.

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