playoff fun run has begun. what a stiff arm by willis yesterday. >> he was such a star yesterday. >> may have been the play of the year right there. happy new year, welcome back, everybody. everybody's from everywhere. all headled up. >> time to get back to work. it's cold out. we need a warm-up. let's send it over to justin and see what he can do about that. >> not sure about that. the only thing i can say about this morning and today is the wind is not going to be as strong as yesterday but you're still going to notice that. let's go through headlines. on the first monday of the new year we've got this arctic chill. we're looking at the wind chill in the teens. that's our cold blast. gusts still 20 to 35 miles per hour. not as strong as near 50 mile-per-hour winds that we had yesterday but yield feel it. flurries today, tomorrow, and end of the week, possible of snow. this morning in howard county, lisbon 20, feeling like 6, 20 ellicott city, feels like 15 and 20 currently at clemons crossing in columbia.

most flurries in through western maryland with heavier snow squalls in the mountaintops. for us, overcast in the last hour, partly cloudy to mostly cloudy with temperatures struggling to get back near freezing chance of flurries and gusty winds into the afternoon. 5:30. let's check the roads with kim. >> ice is a possibility this morning. we have reports of icy patches in joppatowne, philadelphia road at joppa farm road. use caution if you have to travel there. and also wind warnings still in effect at the key and bay bridges. as we look at the outer loop you will see traffic starting to build at liberty road as you make your way down towards the route 40 interchange. also expect the outer loop to be closed between route 10 and hawkins point road. this is in effect until february 12th. two-way traffic gets by on the inner loop. but expect some major delays there. as we peek downtown at the bromo tower traffic looks great through baltimore. back to you. new rules are going to be in place when you fly within the united states and when you fly into the united states. just yesterday a man slipped through security at newark

airport in new jersey so this morning police are still looking for that man. authorities say the man walked through the screening checkpoint exit into the secure side of the continental terminal. police are looking at surveillance tapes, they are trying to identify that man. airline passengers are boarding again this morning after flights were grounded for hours yesterday. so, you have what happened in newark yesterday. multiply that by what happened on christmas day, needless to say things are going to change when you fly. >> sherrie johnson is live to tell us what it is going to be like to leave town today. >> reporter: good morning. the u.s. government has issued new security rules for all airlines that fly into this country. immediately after the christmas day bomb attempt. the government ordered patdowns and extra luggage checks for all passengers on international flights to the u.s. today new measures narrow that down to those who may pose the biggest threat. passengers with passports from or who have traveled through countries that sponsor terrorism will have extra screening. many other passengers from

aboard other airlines can also expect extra scrutiny on a random basis. the goal is to keep terrorists off a plane. >> you may see different threshold for what makes you a select or a no-fly. right now those are very limited. i suspect they will probably broaden those definitions. >> reporter: tsa is also buying more full-body scanners for use in the u.s. and adding more air marshals to flights. what is critical, tighter security at foreign airports. in the studio, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. today, a city police officer is recovering after being hurt in a three-car crash involving a police cruiser. this happened around 8:30 last night on york road near woodburn avenue in north baltimore. the police car crashed into a subway restaurant and another vehicle overturned. we're told that the officer was hurt. he hurt his leg but his injuries are considered minor. he was taken to shock trauma. right now there's no word on what caused this crash. maryland transportation

authority police are seeking clues into the death of a pedestrian. the man's body was found along northbound i-95 and eastern avenue, that overpass, early yesterday morning. authorities have identified the victim as a 23-year-old man named christian gunichee, from baltimore. authorities are looking for other people -- who may have been in the area that could help them. a man shot to death after 3:00 yesterday afternoon. it happened in an alley in the 2300 block of ocala avenue in northwest baltimore. police say at this time no suspect or motive but witnesses reported seeing people running from the scene. :5:34. around the nation, florida officials say that they have arrested a man wanted for killing his family. this happened on thanksgiving day. turned out a tip from a tv viewer led to the arrest of paul meridge. accused of gunning down four family members. a viewer from "america's most

wanted" recognized the description of the man and his car. officers immediately responded to the tip late saturday and surrounded a small motel along long key, florida. >> i'm just happy the family found closure. that's what i'm happy about. that the family can now mourn. ok? >> meridge is accused of fatally shooting his twin sisters, a cousin and aunt at the family's home in juniper, florida. this morning the secret service says it's investigating a hanged effigy of the president. the large doll was found hanging from the building in the hometown of former president jimmy carter. a pokesperson says it was found yesterday morning along main street in the small town of plains, ga. a witness told the local tv station the doll had a rope around its neck with a sign with obama's name on it. the science fiction blockbuster "avatar" pulled in

more than $1 billion. our camera operator gave it two thumbs up. according to studio estimates the film took in $68 million just this weekend. coming in second, "sherlock holmes" which took in $38 million. as alvin and the chipmunks" came in third with 6 million. icy conditions proved to be dangerous out there. >> frigid temperatures causing problems all over the maryland region. we're going to tell you about that. before you head out the door, let's go to justin with the weather. >> get used to the cold air. we're looking at the extension of this arctic chill through most of the week and probably a reinforcing shot by next week. 23 in baltimore, west/northwest wind at 8 making it feel like 14. lets check the roads -- and

buses. >> diversions due to watermain breaks, number 15 bus being diverted at parkside and bel air. 15 and 23 at eutaw and mull perry. and number 3 bus bypassing shepherd pratt. number 8 using loch raven instead of dulaney valley. and light rail and metro subway are on time. marc, no delays or problems. for the mta transit team, i'm mark jones. it's monday,

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it's almost 5:40 on a monday morning. to start the new year. ready? >> pipes are frozen. aluminum siding is doing this. >> not good. >> let's find out about the weather on this monday. justin? >> just a matter of time before we have a watermain break. temperature now at 23 degrees. we're checking out dundalk for you. dundalk elementary school, winds out of the west at about 5 to 10 miles per hour. gust of 25 around midnight. it's eased up a little since then. as you can see we've calculated our wind chill now, same as our temperature. with -- but a little push

takes us into the mid teens. 23 baltimore, also easton, also ocean city, factoring in the winds, all of us feeling like we're in the teens and for the low teens all the way back in through hagerstown, it's below zero at least what it feels like in garrett county. the wind kicks up today, not as strong as yesterday but chance of flurries and high temperature only around 32. 5:41. here's kim brown. >> thank you. we already have wind warnings posted at the key and bay bridges. now you can add the hatem memorial bridge to the mix. icy conditions reported in joppatowne near philadelphia road and joppa farm road. and they are starting maintenance on the curtis creek drawbridge on the outer loop of the beltway. that means today through february 12th, 695 on the outer loop will be closed between route 10 and hawkins point road because of that maintenance on the bridge. that means that two-way traffic will get by on the inner loop. expect major delays if you have to travel the beltway through glen burnie. as we peek at the city cameras, looking pretty good on the jfx as you make your way across the 41st street bridge. back to you.

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england. >> for the fifth time the ravens are going to the playoffs. abc2 news linda so is live talking to fans. hi, linda. >> reporter: good morning. we promised you a fan and i've got one. jim from pennsylvania. you are a diehard, right? i understand you couldn't watch this game on tv yesterday, why? >> unfortunately, we don't get baltimore stations in pennsylvania where we are but we do get the radio so i listened to it as much as possible. >> reporter: you listened to the whole game? >> yeah. >> reporter: what do you think? >> it was a close game but was impressed. coming out on top like they usually do. >> reporter: were you pretty bummed you didn't get to see mcgahee do his stiff arm? >> definitely, that was the worst thing about radio. all the plays that sound so interesting you can't see them. >> reporter: next week they are heading to new england. any word of advice? >> stay focused and they should come out on top and keep their head in the game. and they've got it. >> reporter: you think they

are going to pull it off? what do you think? >> they definitely got the chance so i think they will. yeah. >> reporter: very good. if you had to sum up this whole season in one word, the regular season, what would you say? >> i'd say keep your head in the game, been playing a good year so far. just keep going. >> reporter: go ravens? >> go ravens. >> reporter: next sunday, are you going to find a tv set that airs their game? what are you going to do? >> we're coming out to baltimore with friends and definitely watching that game >> reporter: baltimore is the place to be, next sunday at 1:00. positive energy up to new england. crossing our fingers for a big win, right? >> definitely. >> reporter: all right, back to you. >> thank you very much. 5:46 now. a man is dead after he was found in a car that overturned in a frozen creek. a jogger called 911 after noticing the car under partly frozen ice. five to six feet deep in rock creek park which is near massachusetts avenue.

officials say that the man inside suffered a heart attack and was removed from the car but then later died. >> cold is dangerous. i think it's something people don't really consider but a lot of bad things can happen in the cold. >> we got there and there was ice forming around the car, he had probably been there for a while. >> the victim is identified as 22-year-old joshua coleman of arlington, virginia. high winds and freezing temperatures are making for miserable situations in washington. a wind gust took out this giant tree and power lines there. crews spent yesterday trying to repair the damage. the downed power lines caused a minor power outage but customers there quickly got back on line. we're not the only ones getting hammered by the cold arctic winds. all up and down the east coast people are braving bone-chilling temperatures and many folks opted to stay indoors, others decided to venture out. in north carolina some brave souls headed to a farmers market in durham.

one man said he was so cold he couldn't get the money out of his pocket. not even hot chocolate could warm him up. in maine, the problem there was the snow, most of the state got a foot or more, portland got away with a measly eight inches. snowy roads are making it tough to drive on. plows are out in the highways and in town everyone is trying to get a jump on the clean-up. it looks nice there. check out another post card scene. this one near boston. the boardwalk. in the town of hull. on boston harbor. snow-covered and high winds are whipping up white-capped waves. there we go. wanted to show you that. eastern massachusetts seeing as much as 10 do 12 inches of snow. temperatures remain in the teens and 20s. coastal residents also have to watch out for the high wind

advisory, and heard reports of some water coming up on shore and freezing, locking some cars in place. 29 currently in boston. warmer there again because the wind is coming off the water but once they get inland it ranges from seven in mount washington, 6,000 feet to 18 degrees in albany. why do we show you new england in reference to our 23 in baltimore? we'll be there next week and doesn't look like that chill will go away much over the next six days. we could reinforce that cold air was play that football game in new england. snow back to the west. snow from lake erie. pretty heavy chicago and eastern suburbs extending back towards pittsburgh but really, they have nothing else to do but enjoy the snow this time of year. the rest of the eastern seaboard, you can see they are not the only ones getting the snow. we've had snow passing through the deep south from arkansas in through northern sections of mississippi. as we watch this southern push of the jet stream and last half-hour we had shown you some of the temperature near

freezing from orlando northbound, the northern half of florida, that arctic chill just locks itself in place, the citrus crops in danger of freezing for yet another morning, while we have this disturbance to the northwest and chance of maybe afternoon flurries around here, that is about it. i think most of the snow stays back west of the mountains. as far as today is concerned a little better than yesterday, where we were stuck in the 20s. we should hit our 2-degree guarantee of 32. with the wind making it feel like low 20s. yes, the chance of a flurry or a light snow shower on the north side. some evening flurries and less wind overnight should carry us back down to 22. we'll still have that mix of clouds and maybe some sun but the wind not as strong tomorrow as we're aiming for a high around 33 degrees. not much warmer but it will feel better with less wind. you can follow the our wake-up window at the bottom of the screen. we'll check out the extended forecast in a couple of minutes. right now kim brown has a look at the roads. we have our first crash of the morning in finksburg, involving a vehicle and deer.

be vised about that. wind warnings in effect at the bay, key, hatem and tydings bridge. and traffic building at liberty road, the outer loop of the beltway and inner loop near glen burnie is going to be no fun because they are starting maintenance on the curtis creek drawbridge starting today through february 12th, that has 695 on the outer loop closed between route 10 and hawkins point road. two-way traffic will get by on the inner loop but expect major delays in that area. downtown at pratt and president streets, you can see traffic is quiet at this time. back to you. 5:51. still ahead on "good morning maryland" -- it takes talent, it takes skill and it takes extreme coordination of butt muscles. >> or lack there of. search for the ultimate couch potato is on. we have a look at the competition when we come back. >> and all new at 6:00 on "good morning maryland" -- a lot of people packed on the pounds over the holidays. the way to avoid losing money

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it's not easy to make the playoffs in the national football league. our guys did it. >> it worked. the ravens in the playoffs. they will play new england sunday. >> a three-car accident on york road. involves a police officer. we'll tell you what happened and hear how the officer is feel this morning. >> and, as they figure out how a guy on on a plane on christmas. >> we hope you had a wonderful start to 2010. >> still blowing and windy and cold. here's justin berk. >> good morning. we look outside. on storm center weathernet you can se