that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america." thanks for wat now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. riots break out overnight at penn state as students are answeringry -- angry over joe paterno's firing. a news truck being tipped over. a anne arundel county mother cried for help after she says her 11-year-old son was bullied at school. more coming up. and closures beginning today all as a result of the crash at the conowingo dam. what roads to take to avoid the backup ahead. it's thursday, november 10th. good morning. i am charley crowson. we have a full show everything to get your day started right. we to check with a check of the forecast and say good morning to justin berk. >> good morning. we have something new with the morning highlights i want to start off she and show you glen

burnie. look at fog rolling in. we have serious thick fog and a dense fog advisory really going to slow you down. visibility cut down to a few hundred feet in spots. temperatures from 50 in hereford and 48 in millersville. that's part one. we have got a look here at our satellite. we have basically some rain on back to the mountains. not a big deal. but as we watch in morning, the major issue is going to be about the fog right there. dense fog advisory takes to us 9 a.m. temperatures between 45 and 50. mostly cloudy skies to 55. showers and a strong breeze picks up as we start cooling down. we will talk with the week -- about the weekend outlook. let's get our first look at traffic with tanya. >> reporter: traveling in the area surrounding the conowingo dam you may want to go a different way into work. the route 1 and 222 intersection will close at 6:30. crews will be resur farcing the road repairing dang from the -- resurfacing the road repairing

the damage from the tanker fire. if you are going northbound, you will be drecked to 543 or -- directed to 543 or 95. the biggest problem right now is fog. there's a lot of it. you have to slow down because it's mating season for deer making it harder to see them. this is 695. a live look near 795. just a few cars out there but you can see howed bad the -- how bad the fog is now. tidings bridge north on 95, travel is smooth. barrels in the right lane so be careful. follow all of the information at maryland traffic is our handle. joe paterno is out. overnight thousands of students took to the treats protesting the firing -- streets protesting the firing of the coach. linda so is live with new ors we -- video of the riot.

>> reporter: we want to show you who i intention things things got. a student falls back to the groned but you can see the students -- ground. but you can see students getting out of hand. that's a tv news truck. wtag live news truck, students get on top of the truck and start to rock it. you see it right there tip over. luckily no one was injured but we are hearing that at least one photographer was pelted with a rock. about 100 police officers dressed in full riot gear used pepper spray to control the crowd of 2000 students. they were able to get the crowd to disburse by 2 this morning. students rushed the streets downtown at state college just hours after joe paterno was fired. the university board of trustees made the unanimous decision yesterday and formed paterno in a evening phone call. board fired university president graham spanier.

the 84-year-old coach says he is disappointed but has to accept it. afterwards he met with his players and broke down in tears. >> it was a lot of emotional people right now. you know, we felt like maybe coach didn't get what he deserves. >> reporter: and de-- deserves. >> reporter: and defensive coordinator will take over. it will be an emotional last game of the season this saturday when the lions take on nebraska. live in the enteractive news center, linda so, abc2 news. baltimore city police are pursuing a suspect they say shot at a car. it happened in southwest baltimore and a man in his late teens possibly early 20s fired several shots at a stopped car. the driver of the car drove to edmonton village shopping center and called police. a suspect was wearing a gray hoodie and riding a bike. and in locust point, some residents are still without gas. crews began to knock on doors to get the gas back on and up

and running. last night was the first night some residents had hot water for days. bge says they didn't make it to every home. residents have about without gas since monday what contractor hill hate line. a local mother takes action after her son is bullied in the classroom. what they say happened and why he is not going back to school today. sherrie johnson is live with the family's story. >> reporter: well, it's a problem that happens all across the country and now it's happening here. we are talking about a case of bullying. janell march teens says her 11- year-old -- martinez says her 11-year-old son has been bullied and saying he was pun inched classroom. -- punched in a classroom earlier this week. his grades began to slip teemed his mother he was being bullied. she called and e-mailed the teach and principal but this week it got worse. the punch was so severe it left a bruise on the boy's eye. >> i felt like you guys knew

you know, something was going to happen. you know. and i felt like they ignored everything. >> reporter: now spokesman says the school system says we are unable to comment on a spie is civic case our sis -- specific case we take bullying aggressively. the antibullying policy spells out procedures for reporting bullying. janell filed a police report and she doesn't plan to send her son back to school today. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. bullying is a problem online and so is the fight against it. one young girl is using her experience to "stop the bull" hannah eevanson is selling bracelets to raise awareness. >> they said you are ugly and stupid and never going to do anything. and they would talk behind my back and they would gossip

about me. >> she feels passionate about it and she doesn't want other people to feel like she felt. >> hannah has great support system at home and getting stronger with experience. but some are not so lucky and bullying is a national issue creating awareness key for the len-year-old and many say she has the right idea -- 11-year- old and many say she has the right idea. if you want to check out the website go to our website and you will see it. the 11-year-old girl creates antibullying website. go to the bottom of the story and check out the website it's there stop the bull, her websitecree ited by an -- created by an 11-year-old and check out what she is doing in the plight to stop bullying. a historic ceremony. the high ranking faces in attendance and why they are being honored. for young fashion guru as line released at your local

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now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. well you ready for the winter? check this out. the newest weapon the state highwaywayate administration -- highway administration's war on snow. the tow plow can plow the adjacent lane and dispense the salt at the same time. necessity being the mother of invention. justin. >> beautiful picture. thanks for sharing. good morning to you. tough to see. i was talking with tanya about this. a rolly hard drive in because -- really hard drive in because of the lack of visibility. difference fog advisory. all counties thanks to the chesapeake bay and this going

to include 95 the beltway 97 and 50 and most of the delmarva. temperatures this morning 48 easton. 50 in town and very uniformed conditions. and while we are watching a thin band of rain back towards the west, we are also watching tropical storm sean sitting offshore. the squeeze play in between pumping in the moisture. most i -- mostly cloudy skies and 55 this afternoon. here tanya. >> reporter: accident at east 33rd and hillan road in the city. we can't say it enough slow down and be careful because of the fog. let's look. you can see how bad it is. 95 at 175, the fact you can see the cars is a good thing because in some spots there's hardly any visibility. no issues between the beltways. this is the jfx at coldspring. we had a report of an accident 10 minutes ago but we can't see anything and it may be clear. fog us at twitter at maryland

traffic for the latest traffic information. the most capable military hospital and today a special ceremony dedicating the walter reed national military hospital at 9 this morning and event will be hosted by the secretary of defense leon pineta. it is -- pinetta. it's more than 2.4 square million feet. goal is was to merge the facilities and enhance the existing capabilities of each med center. the best dressed sale is today at the baltimore tradition that has gotten better. it sponsored by johns hopkins and sells designer gowns and dress and shoes and abscess ris and vintage clothing for bargain conscious shoppers. items will be new or gently used. presales from 4 to 8 p.m. with admission $45 beforehand at $55 at the door covering cocktails and fashion consultation and entry for the rest of the weekend. it's beginning to look like

christmas in the big apple. not decorated but the rockefeller center tree is on it's way. where it was picked and when it will be lit up. also, trouble over modern warfare. what one customer did when they didn't get the pop har video game they ordered. -- popular video game they ordered. you are watching "good morning maryland." back in a bit.

4:45. five things to know on this thursday morning in an effort to cut down on crime today at noon. mayor stephanie rawlings blake will discuss the use of technology top re -- help reduce crime in baltimore city. it will be held at renaissance harbor place hotel. baltimore county executive will announce a green garage lighting initial. he will be at the avenue parking garage in towson where he willdemonstrate the remote control lighting and electric charging of the chevy volt car.

tonight residents who want to know more about the purple light project can do so at beacon heights elementary school in riverdale. officials will provide information and answer questions about proposed light rail line. and researchers say most of the honey sold in the u.s. is not meeting international quality standard. dozens of jars in the plastic honey bears from across the u.s. had the pollen filtered out. without the.context the them. e -- nectar would not pass. >> donatella versace has created a line of clothing that will serve as an antidote to the struggling economy a line will be available in stores beginning november 19th. more details leading up to black friday. wal-mart released some of the new top sales and what to expect if you hit the stores at midnight. what makes the list? and how you can see it for yourself. corinne redman is live with the details. all you have to do is just like

something. >> reporter: exactly. just like stuff. wal-mart made a big announcement on their fies back page and web -- facebook page and website. everybody has been waiting to see what wal-mart was planning. but they will open at 10 p.m. on thanks giving night. that's a one up on counterparts like macy's and kohl's and best buy opening at midnight. but wal-mart will open for the first time at 10 p.m. on thanksgiving night. the store is rolling out big deals. they are going to split it into 10 p.m. is home and toys and apparel and midnight that's when the big electronic deals come out. at midnight for the customers who wants the electronic deals -- well first let me let you know what toys and home. 99 barbie jeep ride on toys and 9.97 wrangler and lei jeans for junior men and women. for the big deals at midnight,

electronic deals everyone is waiting for, 51 inch samsung plaza had 498. tdtv498. 8 gig ipod touch for 195. lg blu-ray player 95. printers 19 dollars and wal- mart says that they will unveil a map on the website for where all you can find the specials in the store. so that's something to look out for. reporting live, corinne redman, abc2 news. >> good news if you travel around the holidays and procrastinating. your wallet may thank. you industry experts predict holiday travels will wait until the last-minute to book and will get a surprise. airlines raised prices and may be stuck rubbing -- running sales closer to take off to fill the seats. may not feel like christmas outside right now but it's looking like it in new york. a family grew the rockefeller

christmas tree a 74 foot norway spruce and crews are take the tree on a ride to the big apple. the process does take a little time. >> preparation for the tree lighting on november 30th takes about 3 weeks. so the tree will arrive on friday morning. it is put up immediately at the center and then that is when the tlc begins if you will. there's a complete platform and scaffolding built around the tree. we have a cardening -- garden team of 10 specialist that will hand wrap 30,000 led lights around each branch of the tree for it's illusion name on november 30th. the trough was chosen for the press -- tree was chosen for the prestigeous honor. it was almost cut down because mr. keller didn't like the tree. . it's going to be a manager versus a customer's verbal.

customer threatened to shoot staff due to the preorder being incorrect. >> customer wanting his call of duty modern warfare game was irate when he didn't get it and threatened to shoot employees and blow up a best buy in denver e asked when the employees were leaving because he would be in the park lot ready to shoot -- parking lot ready to shoot them. there's new information about the missing sky metawala detectives found there was a sufficient amount of gas in the car and they will test drive it today to check for possible mechanical problems. nba players and owners will meet again today to talk about no agreement as it was reached yesterday. they will meet at noon. yesterday they met for 12 hours in an attempt to end the 132 day lockout. league commissioner david stern says the league stopped the clock and will continue negotiatings today. the deadline for players to

agreesh -- negotiations today. deadline for players to agree was 5 p.m. wednesday. another battle over presidential candidates. health care was the hot topic. mitt romney and rick perry -- romney promised to repeal obama care if elected president. 4:51. [audio not understandable] subscriber pry seeing corps issued the recall. 889 cases have been identified but none spotted in merrill. -- maryland. parents are exposing their children to chicken pox. a u.s. attorney says some parents are using facebook to order the virus and parents were mailing them items like lolly pops infected with

chicken pox to other parents across the country. >> to say the children had chicken pox, maybe they had another illness or something else that could spread or something else more dangerous. it's like asking a stranger to send you personal items and you exposure child to them. >> the doctor says it's a waste of time as chicken pox is an airborne virus and would most likely not be able to be transferred through mail. justin. >> now maryland's most powerfuldoppler radar and the forecast certified most being a ret by weatherate. >> interesting off -- certified by weatherate. >> interesting. an eye is forming can tropical storm sean and when i say sean and i there's reason for that. the latest indication by tropical storm sean is strengthening. no impact on the eastern seaboard. outer edge of moisture is interacting with the boundary approaching from the west. essentially sean 65-mile-per- hour sustained wind and yes

getting stronger than earlier indications from the national hurricane center. should be a hurricane tomorrow and passing close to bermuda. minimum hurricane and week into colder waters and pushing away from the east coast. in reference to the eastern seaboard, it's frontal boundary that's going to help sweep that out. but it's the thick fog this morning. visibility is down to 100 feet or less in some spots making it hard to see street signs or traffic signals. we will bring in chance of showers this afternoon. then the colder air ushers in and we are looking at snow in the mountains tonight and tomorrow morning. the issue is going to be about the wind that will pick up this evening strong out of the west and northwest and bring in really strong wind out of the west tomorrow. that will be a dry wind and a cold wind and we will improve things over the weekend. today's high in the mid-50s. morning thick fog and few afternoon showers. tomorrow 49 with the wind. 57 saturday and 62 sunday. and tanya, we could hit 70 again next week. >> reporter: can't wait for

that. a report of an accident in arnold on ritchie highway. let's look out there because it's still foggy and still dangerous. this is 29 at 108. no incidents between columbia and the ellicott city. be careful it's mating season so look out for the deer. 95 south north of white marsh moving well in both directions. follow us on twitter at maryland traffic. charley, back to you. 7 people are dead after another earthquake hit parts of turkey. coming up, a look at the damage and efforts being made to save people from crumbling buildings. plus, rhinos to the skies over south africa. why the animals are being moved. we will look at that when we go around the world when "good morning maryland" continues on this thursday morning.

now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. around the world this morning a magnitude 5.7

earthquake struck an eastern tucky wednesday night in the same area that was hit last month. so far, 24 people have been pulled from the rubble from a collapsed building. latest report say 7 people are confirmed dead and dozens remain trapped. magnitude 7.2 quake hit the area on october 23rd kill more than 600 -- killing more than 600 and leaving thousands homeless. mexican security forces committed serious human rights violation. mexican police tortured and killed innocent people in the ongoing fight with organized crime in the drug cartel. the group says most crimes go unpunished and suggest insuring trials for misconduct. a bird a plane, no that's flying rhino. 19 black rhinos were airlifted to a conservation site in south africa within the past 24 hours. part of an effort to protect it from poaching and increase the

population. rhinos were sedateed blindfold and airlifted using military helicopter. they were driven by trucks the rest of the way. now "good morning maryland." pandemonium at penn state college in the wake of joe paterno's firing. the legendary coach is out. what he has to say about the decision to fire him ahmed penn state's growing sex scandal. a mother cries for help after she says her 11-year-old son was bullied at school. i am sherrie johnson. why she thinks school official should do more. good morning. those stories straight ahead on this thursday for you. but first let's check the foggy forecast so far this morning and say hello, to justin. >> good morning. we have brand new graphics here in the storm center. but they are going to show you bad stuff. let's pull out the window and that's a view from the national aquarium. but you will notice the view

get obscured and we are having trouble seeing across the inner harbor. a few hundred feet in some spots with this thick fog. temperatures this morning are down to 49 in ellicott city. an idea of what we are looking at. we are watching here our satellite imagery. we have got a band of rain on back towards the west. that essentially is going to be similar ribbon of rain and much more moisture and this is strengthening tropical storm sean and it will pull out to the open atlantic but it's throwing moisture around this morning which is actually helping to assist in developing this thick fog. we have a dense fog advisory all around the chesapeake bay from cecil county through harford and baltimore and howard down to the south in anne arundel and eastern shore. mostly cloudy skies and 55 and a chance of showers this afternoon. tanya how is the traffic being affected by the fog. >> reporter: people are slowing down some of them which they he should. other people are not. so that's pretty dangerous. you have to slow down especially because we have a lot of