debit card fee. i'm infuriated. i can't believe that this is taking so far. >> a $5 sandwich causes a couple to lose their baby for nearly a day and why they're getting a huge apology. and don't expect to head to the verizon center to catch a wizard. the lockout now at day 125 for the nba. no end in sight. that story straight ahead on this wednesday, november 2. good morning, maryland. i'm charley krauseen. and let's get to it with a check of the forecast and hello once again to meteorologist justin bur. >> good morning, charley. check it out. check out the temperatures. i wanted to hook up one town. just to make it interesting. this is howard county. this is columbia. and there is a six degree spread from columbia academy here. and 32 to 36. and at the howard community college, we have 38 degrees. one town, three different temperatures. so when you ask what it is by your house, we got to get as close to your house as possible to give you something legitimate.

35 officially at bwi. and ocean city by the way in the 40s by the board walk and back to the airport in berlin, a few miles inland and then a few miles to the south, the ice box of southern pennsylvania, they're at 29 degrees. most of us near or below freezing. frost to deal with. if you take a closer look, looking at clear skies and the official sunrise at 7:36. and that's two hours and six minutes, the clock is continuing to tick, number we see that sun-up at 35 degrees on average and push our way up to 60 with sun this afternoon. again there could be some frost to scrape off the windshield this morning. that's warming up the vehicle. a little extra time. right? >> exactly. i hate scraping all the frost off the windshield. it takes so much time. we had an accident just clear out of the way, 295 northbound, at the beltway. so things should be running smoothly. and no issues to report. 95 and 175. this is a live look. traffic is flowing freely in both directions between the beltways, if you're traveling southbound from elk ridge to laurel, no incidents in your

way. and 69, just west of perrin parkway and volume in both directions and outer loop to the left of the screen, is a little heavier parksville to towson. and drive times are still doing okay and the normal drive times and topside of the beltway between bel air and providence about 6 minutes. and traveling 95 southbound out of white marsh to the beltway, also take you about six minutes. 5:32. your voice has been heard. bank of america backing down from the plan to charge customers a new five dollars debit card fee. and linda stow is here to tell us why the bank has rethought that original plan. linda? >> it is all because of you. and the public outcry. we just got our hands on this online petition. it is really what started this whole thing. it started about a month ago when bank of america first announced plans to add the new fee. and this petition now has 306,000 signatures. molly catchpole from dc launched the petition demanding the bank to repeal the $5 debit fee. it grew like wildfire.

and eventually got bank of america to back down. and the public outcry spurred other big banks like chase and wells fargo to kill their plans to roll out new debit fees, and molly says she hopes this encourages people to speak up, if they're against something. >> i really hope this inspires other people to try to change things. when they're unhappy with them. and even if it is something like starting a petition. >> now, bank of america issued a statement saying, quote, our customers voices are the most important to us. and as a result, we are not currently charging the fee and will not be moving forward with any additional plans to dostowe. news around the nation, safeway is now dropping charges against a honolulu couple arrested for stealing a sandwich. now it led to the 2-year-old daughter being taken to the state custody. the mom is 30 weeks pregnant and said she was feeling light-headed and intended to pay for it and forgot when the family checked out and when they

were leaving, the family was approached by security and offered to pay for the sandwich which costs $5 but you can't pay for merchandise once you leave. the company was taken into custody and the doctor was taken away for 18 hours. one off-duty police officer in new haven missouri helped with a woman who was in the path of the train. officers got the woman and the 1-year-old out of the train, and the train was unable to stop and crushed the car. the woman failed a sobriety test and was arrested. her child was turned over to a family member. a police chase, a vehicle in clearfield, utah that was going as fast as 15 miles an hour. not impressed? it may be trickier than you think. police were chasing a stolen front end loader as it crossed into the woods and over the train tracks. you're watching the dash cam video. unusual pursuit.

after about 15 minutes the front end loader went off the road but got stuck on a fence. the thief tried to run away but caught quickly and police say the man stole two cars earlier in the day. news time is 5:34. and even the snowstorm couldn't stop their perfect wedding. a couple started to go ahead with their perfect day despite the weather but there were a few changes as well. also, billy jean and now maria heater. a lawsuit claiming the young pop star justin bebe ser a proud dad. what their camp has to say about that on this wednesday. let's head to new york with a check of the morning's tech bytes. in today's tech bytes, g mail is getting a makeover. besides a new look and new theme, g mail is adding some features. they include automatic window resizing and the ability to choose the density of the layout of your screen. you can also their profile pictures to their messages. and a survey of parents finds that more than a third are aware that their children joined facebook before the age of 13. in fact, many of them helped

their kids sign up. even though federal law says users must be at least 13 years old. garage band, that popular i-pad app that lets you play key pads and drums and guitars and base is viable for the i-phone and i-pad touch for $5. if you love the i pald, how about one with 24-carat gold and dinosaur bones. they are offered at $8 million a piece. those are your tech bytes.

news time is 5:37. a wedding planned to be private in connecticut, but came very public tuesday. thanks to last week's snowstorm.

the couple had tied the knot in a room full of strangers took shelter in the town's high school and they didn't want to delay the i-dos and too cold to get married in the powerless cold home. the groom's three daughters attended the school and was glad to have a new memory to the school's history. >> very nice. and at 5:38. on the clock. let's take you back in time to yesterday where we had annapolis, a morning shower, nice display of clouds on the hd weather cam. from the u.s. academy. and clouds bubbling up over the chesapeake to the eastern shore. and a mostly sunny afternoon. a gorgeous day. where the temperatures are up close to 60 in many spots. and yes, mount airy started off with some frosty conditions. as they cleared out a little bit earlier. and a few extra clouds mixing in during the afternoon sky. overall, we had a beautiful day yesterday, if you liked it, i think we will do it again. mild by the shoreline, that is. and 39 at fair point and 30 in

towson. and 36 westminster and clear skies and quiet in maryland's most powerful radar. and with sun, we're pushing 60 by this afternoon. >> and we're looking at jennifers road, we do have an accident there, that is near general highway, in ann arundel county. and still doing okay for the most part, out there, we do have volume building, but no major incidents, this is 29 at 108. and most of our traffic is running southbound at this time. between ellicott city, and columbia. we have no issues to report. and take a look at the beltway. and this is west of per parkway. we had a traffic stop on the inner loop on the left shoulder in the left lane. that is now gone. the left of your kreen is the outer loop from parksville to towson. you're still doing okay. no issues to report. and we are doing okay on our drive times as well. and back to you charley. >> well, "dancing with the stars" is now down to the final

five. >> david arquette dances his heart out for seven weeks in the competition and it ended earlier than liked but he says he has no regrets. >> i feel like i accomplished everything i came out here to do. i feel like i've learned a lot about myself. and i got to learn how to dance. and it is amazing. >> arquette says the show helped him get in touch with his body and his mind. the final five times move on to week eight of the competition, and that includes an individual dance and an instant jive. watch it next monday at 8:00 right here on cbs 2. well, not my lover, according to justin beiber. the 20-year-old california woman is suing the pop star saying the 17-year-old had sex backstage at one of the cop serts. she wants beiber to take a paternity test. and that's according to some news sources. she also wants him to provide adequate support tore her child. beiber's rep told the star the allegation is false.

now a court hearing is set for later this year. time for your kim kardashian update of the day. she is speaking out about her much talked about divorce. 72 days. after her marriage to kris humphreys. on her web site. the reality star insists show married for love. but says she got caught up in the hoopla surrounding her wedding. $18million will do that to you, dear. the filming of the ceremony that aired on e, and didn't end the relationship the way she should have. and she denies she made millions off her nuptials and donate all of her money and their gifts to charity. and be sure to tune in today for the view. kim's mom chris jenner will be sitting down with the ladies. no word yet on whether or not she is going to talk about her daughter's divorce. but be sure to tune in anyway. because it is the view. it is abc 2. and it is the kardashians. so why not? 5:41. coming up, it was a risky surgery that took nearly 10 hours. this morning, aer toful thank you for a mother who can now

hold -- for a thank you for a mother who can can now hold her twins separately. what would you do with $250 million one lucky person may have the answer to that question and may be forced to think about it tonight. good morning maryland continues. a live look at baltimore's inner harbor.

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later today, environmental leaders will be gathering at the national aquarium, to talk about the deep water oil horizon an the spill in the gulf of mexico. abc 2's linda stowe is here to tell us what they hope to accomplish. >> here is what we learned. over the next three day, leaders talk about the long term effects of the bp oil spill and how to make sure what happened there is not forgotten. the conference will start at 6:30 at the national aquarium. scientists and researchers and government leaders will be there. senator ben cardin will deliver the keynote address. over the last year, a number of researchers collecting data to assess the long-term effects of the bp oil spill. that spill as you know spewed devastating amounts of crude oil into the water. damaging life in and around that area. here is the conference. they will be talking about the latest research. and how to move forward to restore the gulf and surrounding

communities. >> the smallest ap malls are affected. -- animals are affected. those effects multiply through the food chain. and eventually we are at the ends of the food chain. we as humans need to be worried about this as well. >> and in washington today, there's a house hearing on this bill. the second hearing in two days. and yesterday, top oil executives came under fire. for not showing up at that hearing. we're waiting to see if they will show up today but it sun likely. linda stowe, wjz eyewitness -- linda stowe, abc 2 news. if you're a catholic, expect changes and protesters are encouraging local union workers to take a day off from the march and march with them. the strike is scheduled for today. and it is aimed to disrupt commerce with a special focus on banks and other symbols of corporate america. protesters will try to shut down the city's port, the nation's largest. and the company that brought the country the controversial

coloring book for 9/11 and the tea party is at it again. it is based on the occupy protest and features puzzles and poems and games about the movement and there are 1,000 copies sold online in two days. the publisher says the book is made for adults but can be used to teach kids. well, the lockout is on day 125 and fans are getting testy in the nba. and yesterday should have been the start of the nba season. instead basketball arenas across the country were empty. all games in november have been canceled. and the standoff between owners and players is now boiling down to regular signs and revenue and how to slice up $4 billion as part of the annual pie. the previous labor agreement, players received 57% of revenues. and the league wants to drop it down to a 50/50 split. the players say they're not going any although lower than 52.5%. for the first time in 13 years gold glove winners,

wieters and markakis. the awards were announced tuesday night on espn 2. the first time the award show has ever been televised. an emotional thank you from the mother of conjoined twins now separated. the operation was done in stanford yesterday and doctors say it went well. angelina and ang lee ka were attached at the chest and abdomen. it took nearly 10 hours to take the young girls apart. doctors say the girls have a long recovery ahead but appear to be doing great. >> we're looking at a successful operation. >> the girls will likely be in the hospital for the next two to three weeks recovering and today may be the first time the girls get to look at each other from separate beds. when you get the morning cup of coffee, grab a powerball ticket. it now stands at $275 million. and it is the ninth largest in history.

the last time someone won the powerball was september 7. a harford county couple won nearfully 109 million. the first marylanders to ever win in the history of the game. the next drawing is tonight. so justin, i have to ask you, i don't know if you played the powerball, but if you did, and you won, what is the first thing you're going to do? >> the thirst thing i'm going to do -- >> the $245 million richer. cut that in in half for taxes and. > -- >> my dad is a financial planner and we will get security and come every day on a month and give away a million dollars to a local charity and then you will never see me again. or something like that. i can't leave. i have weather to talk about. clouds are out of here. and otherwise we're a very quiet morning across the area. we have a very quiet morning across most of the eastern third of the nation. and the temperature, you will hear the pocket here, across the

ohio valley and across the appalachians. one of the coldest spots down toward charlotte is 32. it is 34 in roanoke. and 35 in baltimore. as we check out temperatures on the other side of the little pocket of chills, it is 53. in memphis. and in st. louis, it is 55 in chicago. here is the deal. high pressure is in control. this is what we said yesterday. the big bubble of no trouble. winds around. it and a northerly flow and a chilly side on the east side and a return flow on the backside swings around from the west. and they're warming up. some cloud cover may help that as well across the northern great lakes and back across the midwest, overall though, that weather system, it is going to take a couple of days to reach us and chemical check out the wind flow. a light wind pattern. look at the ripple. an area of low pressure that will pass to our south and we can clearly show you with the future trend and you can see that little storm passing to the south. and it will increase cloud cover later tomorrow, and a small chance of showers on friday. and most of the energy locked across the carolinas, but

however, this will be a day that we start knocking down those temperatures once again. but today, we're in the up ward swing. and after a little bit of frost to start off, back to 60 in the afternoon, with the guaranteed high and back into the 30s tonight which means more frost to deal with tomorrow. then we warm up into the lower 60s. we will call it 62 on thursday. and we bring in a chance of showers, 58 friday. the weekend looks dry. and chilly. and highs ranging from the middle 50s. let's see what is happening back on the roads, 5:51 on the clock. here is tonya. our road work on 95 northbound and route 24 emerson road is now out of the way. and for the most part, we're doing pretty well, so far, on the beltway. taking a live look on the outer loop on the northwest side, near 795. outer loop volume is moving in old port road from pikesville to woodlawn. good to go and moving well. but topside of the beltway, at harford road, we have volume building on the outer loop to the right of the screen, and it is moving, and drive times are still normal for the most part.

and we just saw bel air to providence, 6 minutes, and outer loop, 795. and to 70. it is 6 minutes and if you leave right now, you will be okay. >> baltimore city school closures to tell you about, james mosher and calverton elementary and middle school. both are closed because of heating problems today. staff is asked to report to the professional development center, located on northern parkway. and coming up, a plan to save the post office. major overhaul proposal will be announced in congress today. how it could help the floundering service cut its cost. and handle bar mustache. fu manchu. goatees. coming around in november. why so many guys are putting down the razor for 30 days. to help a good cause. we will let you know when good morning maryland continues on this wednesday. november 2.

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on the federal open market committee, fed chairman ben bernanke will have the formal press briefing, the third one, to explain the policy decision. and senators will unveil a plan to overhaul the postal services finances. the washington post reports the plan essentially gives the post office everything it wants including closing a number of sites, and raising postage rates. and michael jackson's doctor will not take the stand in his involuntary manslaughter troeul. are dr. conrad murray tells a judge he is not going to testify. both sides have rested their case and closing arguments are set to begin thursday. november will get a little hairy but for a great cause. men around the world started growing ous mustaches yesterday for what is dubbed mow-venber to raise money for men's health issues. some of the top banks are under the watchful eye of the government and why they have been ordered to view millions of foreclosures. plus, those reports and

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howard county leaders want you to pay your parking tick. what could happen if you don't. a state senator on trial for bribery, extortion and conspiracy. what is expected to happen in court today. dozens of markers destroyed in an historic cemetery. the charges the vandals could face. all of that straight ahead on this wednesday, november 2. good morning maryland. i'm charley krauseen. let's get right to it and say hello once again for a check of the wednesday forecast. >> good morning. it is almost 6:00. and i want