>> we can use a little dance now on a friday morning. >> that cracks me up. nothing wrong. and that is what's making news in america this morning. >> stay wi if you have a bank of america debit card in your wallet you may want to keep it after the bank rolls out new fees, i will explain, coming up. the state will release high school assessment results later this morning. i'm having a are preview coming up. you still need to get your flu shot. where you can go in baltimore today to get a free one. along with other free things to better your health this week. ahead on friday, september 30. the final day of the month. it almost feels like fall out there. all your news, weather and traffic coming up. let's get to our meteorologist with the latest on the weekend

forecast. justin, welcome back. >> thank you very much. good morning to you. it is purple friday but i wanted to let you know that i am wearing orange in honor of the orioles, assisting in the red sox demise. as we start the playoff season tonight. it is over with october. and the weekend will feel temperatures in the 50s with a chance of showers. it will be blustery. we will talk about the ravens game forecast for sunday night. and snow, yes, first snow of the season, tonya, i know you're hap arey about this one. we will talk more about that. 61 in annapolis. 54 in the area. chilly air. rain pushing into the mountains. that is the leading edge of a two-step process for cooling things down. we will talk about it coming up. let's check in with tonya. good morning. >> the thing about snow is you can play it n, it justen. >> no accidents in baltimore county. in the city, 24th and howard street. so try to avoid that intersection. let's take a look outside and see a lot of traffic cameras, this is the beltway, and old

court road in the northwest side near 795, very light traffic in both directions. and no incidents in your way. all of your lanes should be open. and 95 south of eastern, steady traffic there as well. there was a report of an accident, 95 northbound before eastern avenue, out of camera shot, the two right lanes are what are affected. maybe the right lane and the shoulder, so just go slow. charley? >> 4:32. bank of america customers you may want to is willen up. this story is for you. it could be affecting your wallet. if you use your atm card at a store checkout a year from now, think twice. bank of america willa)$ñq#';46ke customers $5 every time you swipe your debit card. clinton red man joins us with what you need to know. >> reporter: if you use your atm card for cash, you won't see fees but starting why january, $5 in any month in which they make at least one purchase with the debit card. bank of america has about 57

million customers with 20,000 atms. the big bank just announced it is adding the new fee which will cost customers $60 a year. the new fee is expected to generate billions in new profits for the bank and bank of america says it has to compensate for a federally mandated cap on processing keys for debit card transactions. many customers say at this point they are frustrated and will look to switch banks. >> i think things are hard enough right now, and banks seem to be not taking very much -- or very good care of the individuals, the little people. >> with the debit card usage, it is something we will see more of in the weeks and months ahead, because banks make less revenue every time the consumer swipes the car. >> sun trust has $5 and wels fargo has $3 in some states.

>> you can go to our web site and it is the fifth story down. bank of america now adding debit charges. we have the story filed last night by kristen schaefer and updates by co are rinne and on facebook this morning, go in and let us know what you think about this. we have it down, but we also we reposted the question for you at the very top. saying will this make you change your spending habits? maybe going to more of a cash and carry point of view? let us know what you think at our web site. or weigh in on facebook. if you're not on facebook, why not? let us know what you think. news time 4:35. the crime checker. a terrifying home invasion to tell you about. three men forcing their way to a park heights home pretending to be police officers. it happened in the 2800 block of hue dale avenue and two people in the home were restrained as they ransacked the house. one of the victims reportedly broke free and confronted the

man. the fake officers reportedly got away. police are trying to connect the dots of another incident, a series of fire bombings. check out the map, it shows eight separate incidents and someone is throwing molotov cocktails into the windows of city homes. police believe the same person or group of people are hine the attacks but they can't find anything linking the victims. so far, no injuries reported but there has been an extensive amount of property damage. officers worry that molotov cocktails are have the potential to be very dangerous and anyone with information is asked to call the city police department. robbery suspects threatened police officer, the report of a baltimore man charged with assault and threatening police with a dirty syringe needle on kelly highway on friday. police confronted kelly marshal and that's when they say they stabbed himself with a syringe

and threatened to affect another officer with the disease. well, check this out. video of an ambulance on fire. the video was posted on the blog of the county's volunteer firefighter. it was shot wednesday in vladensburg. you can see the flames coming out of the ambulance before it exploded. you saw it right there. and today is the day we will learn about the graduating rates for students in our state, the results available at 10:00 this morning. and we have more from sharee johnson. >> reporter: all eyes right here on the state board of education office later this morning. they will are release the high school assessment results for graduation rates in 2011. now, this report also takes a look at the school and the system improvement. and their progress. in high school. and this past year, senior class, it was the third for which completing the hsa

requirements was actually necessary. in order to receive a maryland high school diploma. this newly-released data is important because it relates and takes a look at what is taking place on a national level in terms of education are reform. so a lot of eyes will be on this report. the state will release the report at 10:00 this morning. right here at their office. and baltimore city school ceo dr. andre felonzo will have a separate press conference at 11:00 a.m. just to talk about baltimore's city graduation rates specifically. so a lot going on. busy day in education today. reporting live in downtown baltimore, sharee johnson, abc 2 news. the baltimore police department, the fire department, they always fight for our good and they do it together. tonight, they're fighting against one another. the two organizations, see them duking it out in a ring for a great cause. we will have everything you need to know coming up. plus, ravens fans. you may want to think twice before this weekend. why one fan was kicked out of the game in ohio.

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a former employee of the agency, safeguarding our nation's records including the declaration of independence and the constitution has now been charged with stealing from that agency for more than a decade. wesley charles who one once worked in the national archives and record administration for 40 years was charged tuesday. 955 records from his home were seized in october of 2010. the court documents suggest a plea deal in the works. and he was scheduled to appear in court on tuesday. time now for a check of the forecast. >> clear skies for most of us this morning at 4:40. and 65 in baltimore.

southern malaysia maryland and -- maryland and pax river. and the regional temperatures, pittsburgh and charleston, 55 to 60. hour by hour update here, it looks like we're going for a clear start but the clouds start to move in. in fact there could be some showers and thunderstorms but not a great chance. a thin line trying to push through western maryland right now, that is the cold front. and it is warm ahead of it. the chilly air spills behind and we will be watching the wind forecast because strong blustery winds blow in with autumn-like weather as we go through the weekend. tonight through tomorrow morning, the cold air bumps into the mountains. there is going to be snow at some of the ski are resorts. we will talk about that in the weekend outlook next. right now back to the roads with tonya. >> we have an accident in the clean areup stages. 24th and howard in the city. we are accident-free in baltimore county. let's take a look at our live traffic cameras on this friday. 95 southbound, at 32. traffic is running smoothly.

no problems to report between the beltways. we're doing okay on 32 itself. 95 at the fort mchenry tunnel. traffic is flowing freely, southbound traffic into the tum, in the left of the screen. 95 northbound before eastern, an accident reported in the right lane, and on the right shoulder. drivers should expect delays on the bay bridge this weekend due to the nascar races in dover. two-way traffic will be allowed on the westbound span to alleviate delays. the drivers should travel between offpeak hours, before 11:00 a.m. and after 10:00 p.m. sunday. charley? >> firefighters and police officers always had a brotherhood type of rivalry but tonight in canton battling it out in the rain for a great cause. the city homicide detective robert ross put the whole thing together. amateur mixed martial arts match. 18 muchs total. all happening at the arena in canton. all proceeds from the event will go to the extreme cage wars

foundation, a nonprofit organization helping fallen or injured fighters and police. >> they're excited about it. the morale in both departments has increased exponentially. it is unbelievable the energy you feel just listening to these guys talk about it. >> this is the first time mma matches like this have happened in baltimore. with police officers and firefighters. they're expecting a big turnout. the event is 75% sold out. if you want to get one of the last tickets you need to do so quickly. ravens fans, it is friday. you know what that means. purple friday. so you show your pride. and wear your purple all day. ravens are facing up at home sunday night against the new york jets and kickoff 8:20. and they go in the game with a 2-0 record, beating st. louis last week in st. louis. so it is good to have them back home. looking for something to do this weekend you may want to head down to the smithsonian for a look inside the white house. a new exhibit opens today with never before scene items that showcase the home of the president. first the cantaloupe.

now lettuce? the recall on the possible link to listeria. and what you need to know to stay safe. you're watching good morning maryland, first and only at 4:30. a live look downtown at atlanta.

4:45. five things you need to know on this friday morning. engineers gave us the perspective, with the nation's capital, like you've never seen before, video shot atop the washington monument checking for cracks from the earthquake. decorations and furniture from the white house will be on display at the smithsonian renwood gallery. dinner plates from the presidency to abraham lincoln, wáeud woodrow wilson and ronald reagan and glass wear from the kennedy years. and cell phone maker nokia is expected to cut 3500 jobs and part of a major reconstruction

plan and will be closing a facility in romania and pennsylvania and germany are being shut down, too. nokia is struggling to compete with other smart phone makers. according to freddie mac, fixed mortgage rates have hit a record low. a 30 year fixed rate is around 4.01%, down from 4.09 last week and the move comes after the federal reserve announced plans to further cut borrowing costs. well, the trial of michael jackson's personal doctor, conrad murray, will continue this morning in california. yesterday, a body guard for michael jackson said he didn't question the instructions of jackson's doctor to hide vials after the singer was found dead in his bedroom. the testimony will continue later today. free health screening, stairs and public workouts part of the second annual healthy city day, a series of events aimed at educating and encouraging all of us to stay healthy. this morning, linda stow is live with a breakdown of the event at the university park plaza with more. linda? >> reporter: you and i know,

everyone knows the benefits of being healthy and doing things in your life to make those changes. that's another story. this week though starts today the city of baltimore will help us out and help us to become more healthy, all part of their healthy city days. and joining us this morning is dorothy, you're organizing this whole thing. what is it about? >> it is a great event. it is a week-long campaign about staying healthy, and eating right and knowing your numbers and exercising. we have a ton of events coming up. a walk with the mayor. a workout at the inner harbor. lots of screening. lots of great events at your local libraries. >> i know people love free things. this is all free. >> it is all free. we're so excited to partner with the university of maryland and they're doing a take a loved one to the doctor day, and it is a great health fair, lots of screenings, don't have doctors on hand, and lots of great information. >> this is specifically where we're talking about you could come out and get free flu shot, pretty neat what they're doing. >> they have fitness classes and free flu shots, and they have

screenings for clel, high blood pressure, and things that are really important to your health. >> and this is the second annual, you guys did it last year, and why is it so important that you're actually making this a week long event here in baltimore? >> there are so many people that don't have access to good health care. or don't take the opportunity to do these things. so we made it a week-long campaign so you can go to any one of the events. it is in a lot of different neighborhoods throughout the city so there are lots of opportunities. >> it starts today and it will end next friday. all week long, is there some place people can go to find more information on it? >> they can go to our web site at wjz.com web.healthy city days .com. >> it kicks off today, take a loved one to the doctor day. we will have the event right here. lots of free things. free health screenings. hiv testing. flu shots. blood pressure screenings. and a lot of things doctors on hand, just to help you with your health. and again, it is all part of healthy city days.

a week-long event sponsored by the city. we're live in downtown baltimore. linda stow, abc 2 news. in honor of breast cancer awareness, ride to work to fight breast cancer with a nationwide event. they will be stopping in baltimore today through tomorrow at the hyatt regency downtown and brides have a chance to find dream gowns at incredible prices, and some more than 50% off. and designers donated gowns starting at $199. an event this weekend, people are taking a shot at find agriculture for breast cancer. it is happening at the loch raven skeet and trap center. and they will give you one on one instructions and that's going to be off the range. for more information, go to our web site and that is abc 2 news .com. all moneys raised will go towards home in maryland. several of these recently. this morning, another food recall to tell you about. this time bags of chopped romaine lettuce from a farm in california. the farm says it is possible

some of the lettuce is contaminated with listeria. experts say it may take several weeks to realize that you have eaten the contaminated food. and it so far it doesn't look like any of the lettuce shipped to maryland. it comes on the heels of the listeria scare with the cantaloupe in colorado. headlines arn the nation. the u.s. efforts to fight terror has take an new challenge. terror and drug running underwater. that's the primary mission of the technical dive time, a 10-member team formed a year ago and the mission is to recover evidence in water environments too polluted or contaminated for anyone else to get in and the team is brought in recently to recover 15,000 pounds of cocaine off the coast of honduras. football games are a place for yelling and cheering and one cleveland browns fan says that kind of behavior got him kicked out of the stadium. this guy has been a season ticket holder for 25 years and he stood up to root for his team sunday, he was asked to do so and he did. and he was standing up against

during a commercial time-out, he was asked to leave. no one around him was upset and the browns told him he has an explanation regarding the standing policy. you will have understanding of that come sunday. time for a check of the weather. it might are have been advantageous last night to turn the a are c off and open the window -- ac off and open the windows. >> and just wait this weekend. it is amazing to have an abrupt change. that's what is under way. that's what we're about to experience. we're looking at east of the great lakes, and it doesn't really show it right now, because this ice box in the international falls, 47 but a dramatic cooldown, currently on the leading edge of it. we're finally starting to break down the pattern and pull it out. the area of low pressure responsible for another spin, and this one helping to stir up nasty weather, in fact, parts of the subway system in new york city, it had to do with that cluster of storms and lightning strike and leading to signal outages and problems with their commute this morning. and one front, where we dropped

the humidity and showers in western maryland and this one in the great lakes really means business and that will take down the cool air and tap into some of the energy, and that wraps behind it, and reaches us on saturday. that arrives tomorrow morning and midday and we notice a dramatic difference. there is the circulation. a thin line of rain and this one is probably not going to survive the trip across the mountains and that is another one of the boundaries that will take a shift backwards with the temperatures and we will notice the high temperatures around midday today and the spotty showers possible. but tomorrow morning, this is rain showers for us. this is snow in the mountains. there will be snow, probably some sticking in snow shoe and deep creek lake. we could have a thunderstorm tomorrow afternoon. and then we will have issues for the ravens game on sunday night. today, 75. small chance of a thundershower. and turning blustery. we will look at the weekend outlook in a few minutes. 4:53. tonya has traffic. >> a couple of accidents in the

cleanup stages. one of them in the city, 24th street at howard street. other than that, pretty well, light traffic so far out there. taking a look at the live traffic cameras on the beltway at frederick road in the southwest side. most of the traffic right now has the volume on the outer loop with the oncoming traffic and inner loop pretty light right now on your ride through catonsville. 95 southbound through the fort mchenry tunnel, extremely light traffic out of the tunnel southbound. no problems northbound at the tunnel itself. before eastern avenue northbound we have a report of an accident. that is in the cleanup substantial as well. charley? >> you normally get cash from an atm but what if you could get something even more valuable. coming up, precious metal these customers get when they use the atm. plus, the city of tripoli in libya is now in the hands of anti-ghadafi fighters. why residents still have to worry about the gunfire and the fights. you're watching good morning maryland, first and only at 4:30, back in a bit.

headlines around the world this morning, in beijing china, there are atms where customers can purchase precious metals, 200 kilograms of gold bars and did that get your attention? yes, it did. the gold atm will officially be put into service tomorrow during china's national day holiday. the machine updates the market price for gold automatically every 10 minutes. giving the buyer the best possible price. >> the number of customers using gold atms may vary a lot in different locations and we will load the atms with different volumes accordingly. >> the china is the latest cun are tri to try the gold atm. they are already located in germany and some places in the u.s. and the u.k. and italy and the united arab emirates. in lib kwrarbg -- libya, the city of tripoli is in the hands of the anti-ghadafi fighters but

residents are still worried about gunfire. >> trigger happy fighters are continuing, with the air, and they are celebrating the takeover and when they're asked about it, they're happy and not injured people. >> and doctors are treating injuries from bullets. guys, remember, what must goes up must come down. it will cost more money to spend money. bank of america is beginning a charge for your debit card customer. the plastic you use, the foes coming next year. this morning, police are looking for three men who pretended to be three cops and how they terrorized baltimore families ahead. the high school assessment results are in. i'm sharee johnson. coming up, a preview how students performed. straight ahead on this friday, september 30. good morning, maryland.

i'm charley clawson. let's get to justin burke this morning. because we're not talking about rain, buddy. we're talking about a nice chill in the air. >> that chill could be cool for some of you. now, maybe a little early for this but tomorrow is october. and take a look at this. we are looking at weekend high temperatures in the 50s. and now there will be a chance of showers, which means it is going to be blustery and there may be some really heavy downpours, and small hail with some of these storms, which can be the case when you have really cold air that comes in, early in the season like this. a blustery weekend. plan for that. and by the way, yes, snow, yes it is snow. back towards snow shoe, and by the way they're up at 3000, 4800 feet. so we may have some camera sites to look at over the weekend with some of the nice stickage. this morning, nothing like that. we have 59 out there. 58 degrees in columbia. and down towards annapolis, 61. we're going to talk about annas