the úbíbuilding that burned he the gayty the blue mirror and plaza saloon. this building is the last burlesque building in baltimore. i'm jamie costello with your 6:00 news. so the atf will do what it's paid to do that is to find out exactly how this fire started and whether this is a criminal roosevelt leftwich live with more on the investigation. >> reporter: jamie, according to the atf the fire is incendiary but is not necessarily harrison. they said a human hand had some part to 8$÷play in the fire at baltimore street however they don't know if it was done on purpose. the atf says after a 90 person team "rvxcombed through the rub at 404 baltimore street they found evidence that the fire was out an accident but that doesn't that it was arson. >> human involvement that played a part in this fire that may nçfsor may not have been wi intent. we are still working diligently

to gain a more definitive answer but we want the public to know that we are doing everything in our power to what happened during this fire. >> reporter: last monday's fire destroyed 404 baltimore street and the businesses inside and damaged several others. but the atf says it needs to find out q-úwhat touched off t fire. the fire was so intense that it collapsed a part of the wall behind the building. investigators say to determine what caused the fire they literally had to dig vvwit out. >> imagine filling four roll back dumpsters big roll back dumpsters by hands with shovel full at the time. that's basically -2zpá happened it was an effort by a lot of guys that worked 8, 10 hour days, 7, 8 days in a row, and really brutal conditions. >> it has been with 1wñthe assistance of citizens who have stepped forward that has brought us to this point in the investigation. their information has proven instrumental in corroborating what the fire scene has revealed to us. but

out there that we have not heard from. >> reporter: the atf says it's interviewed 60 different people on this. is more information to be had. they are going to start putting up these fliers around the block area. if you have any information about this fire they will give you a $5,000 reward if it l>;nw help them with their investigation. 1-888 atf fire. that's 1-888 atf fire. reporting live from downtown on the block roosevelt leftwich abc2 news. you used (ñto get your coffee from donnas' with you used to visit the walters art gallery you get hot coco during the st. patrick's day parade we're talking lu18 years at th corner of mount vernon. co-owner donna california very 0 returned to her coffee bar to survey the water and smoke damage today and she has know idea if she'll reopen april that location again. she's waiting for workers to clear out the rubble and engineers to inspect the

building to make sure it's structurally sound. >> +=j i have absolutely no ide how long it's going to take the engineers need to know that. but luckily for me i things to do, and i'm doing a cooking class tonight in columbia we're working on some christmas eve menus. i have other locations so i cc be a little distracted. >> well, investigators are looking into this five alarm fire but preliminary findings suggest that the fire may have started with an electrical problem on the first floor then climbed up to the top of htñthe four story building through ventilation shafts. and our hearts are over on home wood tonight. we still cannot get overseeing relatives fall to their knees in pain over the news that 6 people)í died in this fire. neighbors who live on there tight-knit street say eleanor satterfield and her husband of 50 years richard had lived here on home wood avenue çbsñfor mor than 30 years.

the fire claimed the couple, their granddaughter and three great canned children. the family gnbis just devastat over this. >> we try $oto get together wh we can. spent suchers together spent birth days together. >> reporter: investigators still have no cause for this fire. dozens of homeless by this horrific fire the red cross is doing everything they can to help. on saturday city firefighters are going to head to the neighborhood checking homes for working smoke detectors they -  will install them for free in any homes that don't have any. a fire safety check they will do it on saturday. you already know it's going to be another bitterly cold night here in the area. for the second x#oday in a row baltimore city has killed a code blue weather alert. shelters are going to extend their hours to help people get off the streets and out of the

cold. and iúgif you're looking the temperatures out there tonight you can see why we have another code blue we're already down to 20s. headed back to the upper teens overnight, but rhqne silver lining the winds letting up members any. let's take a look first what we're seeing temperature wise out there. many, many upper 20s back through annapolis p2dqcambridge york in the low 20s. wind gusts 20 to 28, but less powerful winds than yesterday at this same time. not much on the radar right now other than some lake effect but we expect that to change as yet another storm rolls towards the mid atlantic tomorrow. look at your hour by hour forecast. snow showers likely by midday and could be a little had he ever year c. southward into southern maryland and v. that's where we think there could be a couple of inches tomorrow night. we'll talk about that storm and bigger threat coming up on the weekend.

>> wyatt thank you. we have an alert for anybody who has a young child. the government is banning drop side cribs after the deaths of more than 30 infants "oand toddlers in the past decade. the consumer product safety commission voted unanimously to ban sales and resale of the cribs. they have a side rail that moves up and down alxffqej @&c their child from the crib. >> reporter: listen to this court- martial case ended at ft. meade. it involved a 17 year army physician '1;ñlt. col. not terrence lay kin disobeyed orders to be deployed at afghanistan because he doesn't think president obama was born in the united states. he'sás"xáhe burr der movement. kelly swoope is back with the military ruling. >> reporter: he's accused of defying military orders to return to afghanistan and today a military jury found lt. col. nonlincoln flight that would have led to his deployment to afghanistan. prosecutors told the military jury that he disobeyed his orders because $xñhe questioned

president barack obama eligibility for office. in videos posted on youtube he aligned himself with the so- called birther movement which questions whether or not sw6oba is a natural born citizen that the u. s. constitution requires for presidents. he would gladly deploy if obama's original birth certificate were reltj)q undepraved authentic. during closing arguments a military prosecutor told the jury lay kin had been properly charged and should be found guilty. the 17 year veteran was found guilty voíof missing moving by design. the conviction carries a potential two-year sentence but his lawyer argued the jury defined him of failure to go which only carried a potential sentence of one swymonths the division has to do whether he missed the flight by design. he already pleaded guilty to another charge against him he now faces up to 3 and-a-half years in prison and dismissal from the army. ñbe sentenced by the jury. kelly swoope abc2 news.

all aboard, and unloaded on amtrak for the first time in almost a decade amtrak is going m÷you bring unloaded guns on to trains. you can only do this on trains with checked baggage. unloaded guns will be stored in train lockers you have to came amtrak at least 24 hours before departure 5ato nenever the rai agency. lay you makers say the ban was lifted to fall in line with air travel rules. it is much better to see the blinging lights on decorated homes rather than fl@8"r'g lights from a cop car. if you were around any parts of harford counties you better be careful. the sheriff's department has a list and they are checking it more than twice to keep you safe. millions of americans are a year it's time to help feed the hungry in developing nations. find out how you can get involved in tonight's health alert. it was another day where above that freezing mark. now the chance for some snow headed our way tomorrow will break ought of that down look ahead toward the week. it's all minutes away. [ male announcer ] earlier today, your living room s s game day central.

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. if you're rushing around tonight in abington bel-air you know the íluñroads you travel t every day. harford county is naming names they have a hit list hoping to knock down cx,÷the number of accidents. here's fred slade. >> reporter: it's the holiday season and your minds may be more on your shopping than your driving. > traditionally thanksgiving to christmas is bs4the time whe accidents happen most due to distracted or impaired driving. so we are working diligently to communicate to our community that we need them to stay focused on the road. >> reporter: ú

identified these high crash areas in harford counties which will be tarringed for enforcement throughout the holiday season and into next year. n5 air, route 40 between joppa road and edgewood road. roadways in and around friendship. toll gate road and box i will park >,gwhich and abington. >> unfortunately harford county is ranking 6th in the state of maryland for highest fatalities in 2010. in fact :b!ñwe've had 23 year t date. >> reporter: safety officials want the public to be aware of the dangers of distracted driving. >> tailgating closely, speeding, seatbelt violations, driving while impaired. these are all things that we will be focusing on during this initiative. >> reporter: in bel-air, fred slade for abc2 news. it's it's windy. who would be out on the water on a day like today. the maryland natural resources

police. it's all in an effort to keutp(c you safe. the group last launched the maritime law enforcement information network. this is going to monitor vessel activity and assist first responders. imore efficient in monitoring areas prone to oyster overing. officials say enforcing conservation law responding to emergencies is vital to protecting our state. hxthey are going to have nrp cameras quip vessels taking pictures and send them back to commands centers giving hem the edge what's happening on the water. g< of your school. national title one schools each recognized lifor sustained hoya chest and. it's given to improve 6school achievement in

high poverty areas. who would be ñout on the water, nothing but the police were out on the water. >> it's hard to even imagine. it always amazes me jamie how fast the seasons often change think back ñ' to sunny 70-degree days late october and here we are a month and-a-half later and the hammer has come down. >> four short months we're talking april sh'ix5 spring weather. tax day. going to be great. give you a historical reference. than 3 days below freezing. look at that normal temp we're in the upper 40s normally. it gives you an idea how unusual. 71 we were this hasn't been record breaking colds but it's been an unusual snap where we've run solid 15 to 20 degrees below

average three days running now. unbelievable. we did nail kl&that two degree forecast for you. so dennis lipa auto out of elkridge you're our winner abc2 news.com weather page put your name and e-mail q>hvyou'll be i the running for a abc2 umbrella. d. c. tomorrow we're looking for probably a good solid inch maybe two inches of snow for pc÷ the nation's capitol southward in the southern misdemeanor just outside our viewing area down through the southern parts in the central virginia and virginia beach. we expect an approaching storm to change the game of it úgu today. even though it was a chilly day gusts running only to 30 was an improvement. this evening winds have died off even more so things quieting down kind of beginning to >]look up for us, but we don't expect it to hold that's the problem. misdemeanor's most powerful radar clear now. we think the track of this approaching storm is going to mean a lot of -action on the radar we'll call it the pg

county line southward into southern maryland. it's going to be an interesting day to watch the storm approach out of the west. right now temperatures mid 20s pe across the state. winds relenting but i want to point out the windchill still pretty gnarl he out there tonight. pretty cold well below average 20 degrees that's dangerous that's why we have a cold blue for baltimore. tomorrow we see a day starts off with sun clods roll in the chance for snow hours a day where we x freezing mark. 33, 34. southern anne arundel counties. so as this snow rolls in from the west it's likely to .jbñbe that nearly all snore we're not talking about a situation will it be rain or snow or some mix thereof. we think this next storm which is just beginning to develop outs to the south and west is likely to bring in primarily snow but also primarily bz$to area just south of baltimore again d. c. south probably virginia beach. there storm track which we've seen before tends to pull it

over the virginia beach area. high pressure and oj7cold air plenty of that around right now. so that's going to mean as this storm approaches out of the west there will be lots of cold air in nvprimarily a snow situation. travels to richmond down the i- 95 corridor headed to the north carolina line. that's going to be a real tricky area any time after lunchtime tomorrow. out the sea thursday night. in its wake we take some snow showers a dusting probably around baltimore, but d. c. south more than an inch of snow. overnight tonight 17 cold and yñ breezy. tomorrow any time after lunch time look for some scattered snow showers heavier to the southeast specially tomorrow night. we think again it's going to primarily be >4 7-day forecast more cold weather and second coastal storm with a different track. saturday nature into early sunday. that one of a greater concern for jfus than baltimore we'll keep a sharp eye own.

>> the bitter cold has taken - its tolling on sea turtles. many sea turtles become stranded because of the ocean waters being so can cool beforey they have a chance to migrate. new england aquarium is taking care of 80 turtles. five were thrown here. adds we're waiting for another five next week. c;ldeion sanders did it righty played football and else played baseball and then he had beau jackson do the same. michael orr of the ravens is going to double dip. he's going to play a little basketball at least for one day. he's legendary harlem globetrotter curly neal. he l#and his teammate will mcgee will play ball with the globetrotters. the guys say they haven't been distracted from taking on drew brees and the saints coming up

on sunday. yéwñ coming up tonight at 1 we're getting new information native yardly love. you're going to hear the new revelations leading to vance myers to declare he did not commit the crime. we're going to tell you what's flying off the shelves and which o[çtoys you should be abl to pick up without any problem. those stories and much more weighting for unit at 11:00. you know it's hard to believe that one in 6 people in this developing world ?4 hungry one in every 3 childhood deaths is because of malnutrition. millions of teenagers across america are doing something to help. bester with more tonight. >> reporter: like most teens 17-year-old carrie's lovers the cheeseburgers and fries. but once a year in february 5çs and her friends choose to go hungry for 30 years.

>> the hardest part is like the last 4 hours you inside. feel like your stomach kind of shrinks. >> reporter: it's called the 30 hour famine. and she's one of 6 million americans who have raised over $130 million lzfasting to help feed children in the developing worked. >> at the end of the 30 hours we have a fringe to open to get food. they don't have cwethat after 3 hours it's another day without food. >> reporter: for carrie's and others like her going hungry one day out of . >> we want you to watch abc news global called be the change save a life. and it's coming up. exactly one week to help make the season a little brighter for a child in need. next wednesday we're going to be taking all of these toys you see right now and the ones you'll be bringing in between now and then and delivering them &.to kids for our 12th

annual kindertime toy drive. this year we have teamed up with the baltimore symphony orchestra. so tomorrow night wyatt everhart is going to be live at the 1&$toy drive during our evening newscast between a and 6:30. drop off your toys to december 21st. we have a list of drop off locations # on the kindertime link under the marketplace tab. let's see how the rush hour is going. belt >2way at providence road.

. refrigerator broke. what's the advice? he was seeking advice today and everybody cracker jack staff out there put everything outside. >> you could. you really could. >> i think he was x)dwlooking a brand. >> i would agree. >> cheaper. >> we've been below freezing for 3 days. even in the middle of the day your food would be fine yx frozen goods would be fine. tomorrow changing day of weather we'll wake up to sunshine climb to the 20s. looking for snow showers he specially our southern counties howard county southern anne arundel e6this will be heavier from d. c. south toward richmond tomorrow night. but we think just some flurry action snow showers around

baltimore. >> we'll see you back here at 11:00. have a zogreat rest of your night. 6:30 world news next with diane sawyer we'll see you back at 11:00. >> staywarm. .