let's just hope college basketball's newest temporary stadium will be a dry one. bob lawrence, 10 news. >> what a cool idea. the tar heels start the season in style. very cool. and that's what's making news in america this morning. go heels. >> stay with us for "good morning america." have a great wednesday.

hope the midday to your workweek is off to a great start. let's check the forecast on this wednesday and say good morning to meteorologist justin berk. >> good morning. 4:30. we are checking out temperatures slipping back to 38 in baltimore. that matches the dew point we may start developing. fog there's been fog forming lower eastern shore and temperatures below freezing on the north side 31 in york, p.a. saddle radar composit and while looking at clear describes, there's the -- skies there,'s the hint of fog. and yes, there's areas of dense fog and there may be expanded up the bay and we had school delays in few counties in the eastern shore yesterday. it's possible we repeat that. temperatures by 8 a.m., near the 40 degree mark. official sunrise is at 6:43. so by that point the sun will be up and we will aim for 65.

cooler this afternoon for the two degree afternoon high with increasing clouds and the next weather system is knocking on our doorstep. here tanya. >> reporter: good morning. maryland 97 is closed in both directions at the carroll howard county line for emergency roadwork. keep that in mind. let's look live at the trafficcameras on the beltway near 795 very light traffic in both direction at old court road. nothing to worry about a smooth ride through pikesville. harford # 5 through route 24 things are -- 24 things are running smoothly. follow the information on twitter at maryland traffic. rallies in the streets and joe paterno's home. he is under fire involving sexual allegation against former coach jimmy sandusky.

>> reporter: we have been working overnight to gather all new information and all new video. here's the latest on the child sex abuse scandal at penn state. look at this video we gathered. this came into the newsroom. more than 1,000 students marched the streets of beaver avenue at state college around midnight to rally for a football coach joe paternoch the rally comes -- a turnoch the rammy -- ramry -- a tern heo. rally comes -- paterno. the rally comes after rumors he may be shown the door in not going far enough to report i the abuse. it was a peaceful demonstration that moved between downtown and different spots on the campus. some folks are calling for the resignation of penn state president. espn news former governor tom

ridge is a potential replacement. the mothers of two of the develops say administrators dropped the ball. >> both are extremely let down and betrayed by penn state. and those feelings come from the charges that are levied against tim curley and gary schultz and the moral allegations that were made against joe paterno and graham spanner saying they should have done more. >> reporter: right now the trustees plan to appoint a committee to investigate the sex abuse case. coming up, we will have all new information about excoach sandusky. reporting live, sherrie johnson,. >> and director of the baltimore child abuse center says penn state coach paterno may be the winningest coach but didn't do his job as a human and says the penalty should be tougher. he had no obligation to report abuse but in maryland a law

professor says educators who learn of possible abuse need to report it. >> under maryland law he has responsibility to important within 3 days to the police. in writing and orally subject to a $1,000 civil fine. >> we have to poe text the heart, -- we have to protect the heart and mind and souls of children if we don't the adults they become is what destroys the society one by one and it's that simple. >> morgan says if the state law was expanded to include educators and administrators it may hold people more accountable to report abuse. the election results are in. mayor stephanie rawlings-blake will keep her job as mayor. she took over the position nearly two years ago after sheila dixon stepped down. this was the first time she ran the election as mayor. analyst predict the win and she was the winner defeating her republican challenger. maryland state senator was

acquitted of conspiracy charges tuesday afternoon. senator currie was charged with making false statements. prosecutors argued the preens george's county democrat followed a fake consulting agreement -- formed a fake consulting agreement with shoppers food warehouse. legionnaires has claimed the life of a howard county man living in a lighthouse senior facility e died last week. -- facility. he died last week. news of his death is as the nursing home in baltimore city says two of its residence recovered from legionnaires disease. health officials are testing the watter to make sure it -- water to make sure it is safe. members in the baltimore city fire union say the budget cuts have reduced their response time where lives are in danger and are taking their message to residents.

city has been rotating the closure of firehouses as a way to save money. union members says response times are within national forms but -- norms but the real problem is what's okay nationwide is not safe for baltimore. >> we are trying to hold fast with what we got. we are a cat on a tree holding on. and anymore closures and we are dead. >> the spokesman for the mayor says the budget process is going on right now but no decisions have been made. mayor will submit her budget coming up in march. and residents in south baltimore are without gas as crews are getting -- working to get it restored so what's new? crews are -- they are trying to get the gas back on. linda so is live in locust point to explain. linda. >> reporter: bge workers are using a locksmith and police officer to force their way into a hundred homes because they haven't been able to get in touch with the owner and they have to physically go into each

home to turn the gas off. it's the only safe way to complete the repairs to the broken main here. we are in the 1400 block of ford avenue. next step is they will be patching up the holes in the ground here and we do have some good news this morning. we have learned about 100 homes and businesses had their gas service restored by connecting them to a different line. but repairs to the main line are underway. bge hopes to -- hopes to start restoring gas service later today to those remaining 900 homes and businesses. once the repair to the broken gas main is complete, workers will have to go back to each home to physically turn the gas back on. >> i've seen a lot of bge guys out here doing their job and making sure that everybody is safe by turning the gas off. one gentleman told me if one house doesn't have the gas turned off if they start work it could blow up the block. so they have been keeping

everybody informed about what's going on. they have been very helpful. >> reporter: so in the next few hours they will patch up the holes here in the 1400 block of ford avenue. goal is to start restoring gas services starting later today. if you haven't had a bge crew to your home to turn off the gas call them at 1-800-685- 0123. live in locust point, linda so, abc2 news. you heard of wearing pajamas backwards the night before a snowstorm. some are taking old wives tale to the extreme. what they have to say. it was close to two weeks ago when a tractor trailer accident happened closing the conowingo dam and now it will be closed again. everything to know if you travel along route 1. you are watching "good morning maryland" first and only at 4:30 this morning. we are back in a bit.

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at 4:30. news time 4:41. weather wives tales. some areas in maryland have had their first taste of winter but those in missouri are trying to figure out what to expect so people are sharing their wives tales and wondering how accurate the predigss can be -- predicts can be. >> the shuck on the corn is tight and it's pretty well protected from the cold. that's a pretty good sign and usually it's something to that. and the saw a black worm but i've seen brown ones, too. and i don't know how pertinent it is to the situation, but it could be -- it's part of an old wives tale. >> so are the old winter wives tale a fun way of predicting the weather or is there any

truth to them? let's go into meteorologist justin berk. you know, justin, any time you bring the worms into it you know things will be bad. >> we had an unscientific discovery this year. my son who is almost 6 years old, him and his friends on the street collected about 2 dozen of those worms and they came in all sorts of colors. all asortments and orders so i don't think that's anything other than different colors or a dog or cat but thick onion skins relate to what farmers say is a hard, cold, snowy winter. high high the trees the bees will build their nests and this's the fact there's the old elbow injury that acts up. this morning it's cool and damp and hard to talk about winter. you think went -- i think within two week we may get a shot of the snowy stuff. 39 in arnold. and widespread 30s. we are getting very close to that dew point or at that point

and i do believe we are starting to develop some of that fog. we have got some of the lower eastern shore and it section panning through. and we have got the proper environment and ingredients we may very well have ourself some of the foggy issue to deal with this morning. temperatures, may want to taper it down between 35 and 40. but we are working back to 65 just more cloud this afternoon above normal. we will take temperatures back down next couple days. and we have the weekend outlook next. right now, here's tanya with traffic. >> reporter: road closure this morning. maryland 97 closed in both directions at carroll howard line. so avoid that area near the railroad tracks. looking live at 95 at 175, traffic is smoothly between the beltways. still light out there southbound from elk ridge towards laurel. on the northwest side at liberty road, most volume is in theouter loop moving well through the construction area. no incidents to report.

don't forget to follow us on twitter at maryland traffic. we spell out maryland for the latest traffic information. from the nfl to the nba, the sports have been full of lockouts. but it appears the nba they can't come to an agreement. now players have until tonight to take the offer on the tablebefore it is gone. what that could mean coming up. >> reporter: the words by friday holds excitement. this year could be different. i will tell you why and for whom coming up.

4:47. five continuation to -- things to know on this wednesday morning. governor o'malley has new way of communicating with troops overseas through skypech the governor is logging on and talking to troops. voters in mississippi defeated a ballot initiative that would have eliminated abortion. it asked voters to amend the

constitution to define life beginning at conception. more than 55% voted it down. top 1% of washington executives are taking a hit from the bonuses. according to a compensation survey wall street bonuses will fall 20 to 30% this years and that compared to 2010. and jamaican born rapper and actor heavy "d" passed away. sources say he died from a heart attack and that's yet to be confirmed. hours before his death e. was on twitter where he poeted the quote be inspired. he was 44 years old. and nba players plan to reject the latest contract offer. david stern says the league has until 5 today to accept the offer or it will be pulled from the table of the all games through november 30th have been canceled. thanksgiving weeks away but black friday is a big topic on everyone's mind especially retailers who have leaked details of the deals online.

lynette charles is in towson at one of the stores ready to break things down for us. i know you are making your list. and you probably have plans for black friday as well. >> reporter: oh, yeah. that's all done. i will give you what i want from you when i get back to the studio. in the meantime, i am here live. i am in the target parking lot and you know that black friday is getting closer and closer. we are about 3 weeks -- less than three weeks away from black friday. it was's going on. as consumers prepare to buy target is preparing to fix the website. target.com crashed not one or two-times but six times it went hive in august 23rd. first major sign target.com was not ready was september 13th, three weeks after the launch. when the release of a collection from italian moss missoni brought a rush of visitors to the site and it crashed for the whole day almost. they are trying to improve the website. since 82% will do holiday

shopping online according to the national retail federation. now that means that more purchases are being influenced by the web while 90% of buying takes place in stores. more than 40% is suede by the web. the web generates about 2% of target's almost 70 billion in annual sales and many purchases are influenced by target.com. so as we can see, it looks like a little bit of pressure. but with the who will -- what's the holidays without pressure. >> you have to have it. >> exactly. >> stress, pressure and a way to work it off. >> reporter: exactly. >> all right. thanks a lot. this is the hot topic on facebook. the official wmar facebook fan page, with more stores opening early, where do you plan to line up to get the best deals first and what are the gifts you would like to receive for the holiday season. moreover are retailers going too far to get into the black for calendar year 2011. log on to the official wmar facebook fan page --wmar

facebook fan page. headlines around the nation. herman cain is talking about the sexual harass mental gations head on confronted the allegations in news conference yesterday in arizona. but minutes before, a second woman went public with her accusations and cain says it's conspiracy. >> there's an element in this country in our politics that does not want to see a businessman succeed at getting the nomination for the republican party. >> mr. cain says he expects more women will soon come forward with accusations in the days to come. he will likely have to answer more questions about all of this at tonight's republican debate that takes place in michigan. we told you about little skyand the two-year-old vanished three days ago and his

mother julie told police she ran out of gas sunday and took her 4-year-old daughter with her to go get gas and left sky in the car not locking the car doors. police have not ruled out foul play but neither the boy's mother or father are suspects in the missing child. check out this story. a woman caught stealing a fur coat and where did she hide it? in her underwear. she will spend two years in prison. video surveillance shows the woman new year's eve in a market for a jacket. the cameras catch moreland taking 6500 mink fur and stuffing it under her skirt. police were called in but they couldn't find the coat. days later they discovered what happened. >> somehow or another she had modified her underwear and she had it i think just basically stuffed down in the front of it. so, but from the rear it didn't appear as if she had anything. >> police say the female officer was not able to find it during the arrest so a full

search was not able to be done. news time 4:52 and remember yesterday morning, megan pringleskypeed and said sh das -- this was her last skype on tuesday and she knew what she was talking b2 yesterday afternoon, she -- about. two yesterday afternoon she gave birth to two beautiful baby girls and no proof like a photo. >> that's a great shot. >> there you go. >> jordan rose 2:02 and nola jane one minute later at 2:03. jordan came in at 5 pounds 9 ounces and noah 5 points 7 owns word is that mom -- ounces word is mom baby and dad he will be wearing the mask. that's rob karlin they are all doing well. >> those are good sizes for twins. >> she went up-to-the minute. >> she did. >> and one had their eyes wide open on one of the shots. amazing. >> that's clearly megan. >> i told rob on the facebook, look, man, you better work on the arms because you will be

carrying a lot of stuff. >> they will have great weather to maybe get the kid out and introduce them to the world. >> megan got out of the house. that's what she needed to do. she had to different to get out of the house. hopefully she will walk and breath in the fresh air. we have ourselves i was going to show you the brand new weather clicker. we have our own new baby here. >> small and sleek. >> you hardly notice it unless i show it. here's the storm system that's impressive bringing snow and colder air. heavy snow right now in iowa. it's going to wrap through western wisconsin and area of low pressure across the nation's heartland and we are watching what's going across the southeast while the line of rainpushings into indiana and we have this storm system off the coast. and that's a tropical storm shawn. shawn has winds around 50 miles per hour and we will talk about this and the latest update from the hurricane center in the next half-hour. closer to home, we will watch this storm system reach us in

adiminished form. we will have a of showers and yes there will be strong winds. moisture from the outer he reaches of shawn well off the coast but tomorrow afternoon and evening the front swings through and we will see the strong winds behind it. let's go through it today. high temperatures oh gosh in the mid-60s down to the mid-40s tonight. and next half-hour we will talk about that weekend outlook. follow the wakeup window and right now let's pick a a-- pay attention to tanya with traffic. >> reporter: overnight roadwork. first spot is on the beltway at frederick roadch let's look traveling the outer loop look for the left lane to have cones there. stay to the right if you can. take a quick look 95 south of 695. traveling from rossville to rosedale you may see cones in the left lane there as well. so stay to the right. back to you. >> police in russia made a gruesome discovery. coming up, what a man is accused of doing and the mummified remains in his home. the prime minister in italy

is stepping down. you are watching "good morning maryland" first and only at 4:30.

from now "good morning marylandat 4:30. around the world police in russia has a man in custody accused staig human remains. authorities say 29 female bodies were found in the man's home they believe he dug up remains from grades and put dresses on them. several plaques from grave stones and cemeteryies and doll make manuals were found during the search. and prime minister confirms he intends to resign after the budget approval. he made the announcement hours after he appeared vote in parliament more than 60 lawmakers didn't take part in the vote. prime minister has come underpressure to resign in recentdays.

now "good morning maryland." . >> i'm sherrie johnson live with new information and video on the penn state child abuse allegation. find out about a temporary order against jerry sandusky. >> reporter: there's no gas service to hundreds of homes here. how soon before the repairs are made and the gas is turned back on. and results a look back at tuesday's election results here in baltimore and around the nation. on this wednesday, november 9th good morning. i am charley crowson and let's start on the wednesday and check in right now with meteorologist justice berk. >> we were able to look at -- justin berk. >> we are able to look at the neighborhood locations. down into the mid-30s which is actually right there around the dew point and because we have had the environment that has helped to produce fog over the last couple mornings and i think we may have more wisp