and heavy rain floods streets in observing lahome a.m. emergency crews rest -- oklahoma. emergency crews rescue stranded drivers video coming up on this wednesday november 9th. i am charley crowson a live look in baltimore inner harbor. yesterday it was perfect. what does today have in store for us? let's get an answer from justin berk. that looks great for a start. >> before it got bright we had something else bright but confined with the light in the sky. here's view from the nationalaquarium westbound. now we can show you that is the moon beyond by the planth jupiter over the western sky and now the daylight here and the moon officially full tomorrow afternoon so tomorrow night and thursday night into friday morning 11-11 we will see the full moon around here. temperatures around here, in the 30s and in fact north side of baltimore 38. arnold is sever river -- severn river. thick dew and frost and fog nearby and that's the funny thing about fog, you won't

laugh about it if you run into it. eastern shore 0 minute school delay because of the fog there. bayside elementary at 43 and dense fog advisory in southern maryland showing up. thick fog the further south you go if that's part of your travels. temperatures making their way through the 30s and we will work our way with this storm system. that's what charley was talking about. we will show outvideo of the flooding to talk about the weekend weather in a moment. here's tanya with traffic. >> reporter: mark tracker system is back online for mta if you want to check the trains, they are on time. let's look at 95 a live look at 175 no problems to report between the beltways and 59 southbound in rossville we have a broken down car. 95 southbound at beltway in arbutus we have a broken down car there too. 83 from warren road. traffic is moving pretty smoothly southbound to the far left of the screen. we have a report of an accident before timonium road. so far not affecting traffic that could change.

the big slowdown is on the outer loop on the northwest side between 795 and 70 could take you 9 or 10 minutes. charley. he says he wants tonight next president and four women say they want the truth told. herman cain today is hoping his campaign can get the back straight -- facts straight. sherrieionson has word of a serious nighsman -- mishap involving one of the key staffers for herman cain. >> reporter: we found new information in the last 45 minutes about what appears to be a huge mistake by herman cain's chief of staff. he spoke a cable news out-- spoke to a cable news outlet saying a son of a woman who accused cain of sexual harassment works for politico. he announced working from their from 200 # to 2010 but he was at the national journal for over a year. his twitter biolist the job title as the executive editor of the publication blog the

hotline. it turns out he is not related to karen and she settled a sexual harassment complaint against cain in 1999. she complained three years later at next job about unfair treatment and despite the blunder by cane's campaign, cain remains -- cain's campaign cain remains adment he never sexually harassed any of has accusers. he held a news conference yesterday to defense his reputation. >> i tried to remember if i recognized her and i didn't. i tried to remember if i remembered that name and i didn't. >> reporter: in few hours he will be among other gop candidates to debate from oakland university and rochester michigan it begins at 8 p.m. tonight. sherrie johnson, abc to news. -- abc2 news. the verdict in senator currie was charged with conspiracy and bribery and

extortion and making false statements. prosecutors argued that the democrat formed a fake consulting agreement with a grocery chain shoppers food warehouse. two former executives with shoppers were charged and they were acquitted is in the measure in mississippi that will eliminate abortion seems to be a no go. the personhood initiative asked vote tors amend the state constitution defining life as beginning at conception. that would have removed abortion as a option even for victims of rape and incest and case that is jeopardized the mother's life. >> i think murder is rejected a measure they understood to be dangerous. and they understood to be bad for women and families in mississippi. >> we are not conceding because we did our duty. we have obeyed god. we have declared the truth and we have impacted our state. >> the measure would have

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a special dance. a big bash was thrown at the assisted living center where he calls home. he was born in 1903. that was in theodore roosevelt was in the white house and served in the army for 27 years and oral surgeon and a man who seen it all, he says he has the secret to aging well. >> wine women and song. >> that's right. wine, women and song. he also says he likes to write poetry on the side. friday's date coming up is the 11-11-11. now it's not a holiday mind you, but retailers think it is. how they look to cash in on you in everything from clothes to cars and a one of a kind exhibit in florida sea word will give people a feel of the south pole. we will look when "good morning maryland" continues bringing you what's new, now and next on your wednesday morning.

welcome back. consumer alert this morning. toyota recalling more than half a million vehicles because of probable thrapples could make it difficult to -- problems that could make it difficult to steer. it includes the camry highlanda and sien-na. a spokesperson says there's been no reports of accidents. for more information and to get more on the recall to see to have you qualify, abc -- to see if you qualify, abc2news.com. can it be it's called the sunshine state. soon vacationers traveling to florida can get the feel of the south pole. sea world orlando announced the biggest expansion in the park's history opening in 2013 as theantarctica empiefort

penguin. say that three -- empire of the penguin featuring a family thrill ride with never used before technology but other than saying it's going to be cold, obvious, managers say that they are releasing few details right now. >> i know they want to know. we do too and there's more to come on that ride, but this is going to be a new world like no other. >> you won't tell us mor . >>i won't tell you more. >> opening next spring is turtle trek featuring a first of its kind dome 3d theater that lets guest feel will the turtles around them. a new environment and discovery co where guest wade through a rain forest. new developments in the sex scandal at penn state university. >> reporter: i am sherrie johnson. video on the penn state child abuse allegation as students take to the streets. still no gas service to hundreds of homes in locust point. i am linda so. how soon before things get back to normal.

if you think black friday is quickly approaching, and will be here sooner this year you are not imagining, it's true. details coming up. all right. there's a dense fog advisory in southern maryland this morning. a school delay in queen anne county because of fog. you may have fog 35 and 40. but we get sunshine not as warm as yesterday's high which hit 71. but 65 we will talk about the weekend cool down in a moment. >> reporter: 95 southbound slowing down in white marsh andouter lop as well. -- loop as well. stay with us as good morning maryland continues. >> so, ah, your seat good?

got the mirrors all adjusted? you can see everything ok? just stay off the freeways, all right? i don't want you going out on those yet. and leave your phone in your purse, i don't want you texting.

>> daddy... ok! ok, here you go. be careful. >> thanks dad. >> and call me--but not while you're driving. we knew this day was coming. that's why we bought a subaru. good morning the i am charley crowson time for the abc2 news to go a busy wednesday morning. sherrie johnson has live joyed and reaction from the sex scandal at penn state. linda so is live on scene of a gas outage to tell us how soonservice will be restored and linda charles is live with preview of deals on black friday but first the forecast with justin berk. >> we are looking at temperatures that show a widespread along water and typically warmer 40 in annapolis and 42 in edgemere

and heading inland dropping into the mid and lower 30s. 31 the anomaly in towson and woodbine checking in with the number back to 35 in ellicott city. we have had thick fog on eastern shore and temperatures officially now 37 degrees in easton. there may be thick frost queen ann's county and a dense fog advisory in southern maryland south of annapolis and shady side looking at thick fog. look at quiet conditions and the fog showing up in the satellite radar check this view out as we pull it back a little bid wired and highlight this storm producing hefty snows across-eye with a and on into wisconsin. we don't have to worry aboutsnow but we will get a cool down from the store. >> reporter: hello, ellicott city accident reported 70 eastbound before columbia pike. not affecting traffic too much right now. pretty light out there. let's look at the beltway on the northwest side. stop and go traffic on the outer loop. this is a live look just south

of 795. it will be slow in the outer loop to frederick road. 95 north of white marsh boulevard starting to see it slow down on southbound traffic to the top of the screen. and as you approach the beltway. we have an accident reported 83 southbound by timonium road. now back to you. coach joe paterno's home and rallies in the streets the program ahmed -- ahmed sexual assault-- amid sexual assault allegation. >> reporter: we have been work overnight to gather all -- working overnight to gather all new information and here's thelook at the latest video. this came in overnight. more than 1,000 students marched through the streets of beaveravenue at state college around midnight to rally for football coach joe paterno. it -- the rally of support comes after rumors him possibly being shown the door against the former top assistant coach jerry sandusky. the reason he faces the heat is some say he didn't go far enough in reporting the alleged

child abuse. student held signs and sang the alma mater and chanted we are penn state. it was a peaceful demonstration that moved between downtown and a different spot on the campus. some folks are calling for the resignation of the penn state president and espn news is reporting that former pennsylvania governor tom ridge is a potential replacement for the penn state president. and the mothers of two of the alleged abuse children say administrators dropped the ball. >> both of them are extremely feeling 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 basically that were made against joe paterno and graham and they athey should have done more. >> reporter: right now the penn state trustees plan to appoint a committee to investigate the sex abuse case. reporting live, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. about 900 homes are without

gas service in locust point. if all goes as planned, bge could restore service later tonight. abc2 linda so is live with an update on how repairs are going. linda. >> reporter: the latest update they have made a lot of progress and the next step is they will be patching up the holes in the road. we are in the 1400 block of ford avenue. and the good news this morning is about 1 hup had been homes and businesses are back online -- a hundred homes and businesss are back online. the remaining 900 customers could get service starting later tonight. this is a long tedious process because workers have to go into each affected home to turn off the gas. it's the only safe way to make sure gas doesn't leak into homes during the repair. last night, bge crews started forcing their way into a hundred homes where they haven't been able to get in touch with the owner. a locksmith and police office are assisted with that. once the repair to the broken gas main is complete, workers have to go back to each home to physically turn the gas back

on. now also, if a bge crew has not been to your house to turn off the gas call them at 1-800-685- 0123. the goal is to restore the service beginning later tonight. live in locust point, linda so, abc2 news. if you travel in the area of the conowingo dam, tomorrow the route 1 bridge will be shutting down for repairs. crews will resurface repair damage from the tanker truck accident from two weeks ago. work was going to bin around 6:30 and expected to be done around 6 p.m. if you are coming from cecil county you will have to follow a 22 mile detour and going northbound you will be redirected to 543 and 95 north. if you are listening to a radio or television around 2:00, you will notice an interruption. there will be an alarm and warning message but it's just a test. the government wants to make sure everything is in working order with the first nationwide

test of the emergency alert system. the test is expected to last about 30 second. -- seconds. election results are in and great news for stephanie rawlings-blake who will continue to lead baltimore. she was elected mayor last night. she took over office two years ago when sheila dickon -- dixon stepped down. it was clear defeat against her opponent. polls were with little traffic. 12% of eligible voters cast their ballots in mayoral race. 44,000 people cast ballots in person and 1600 absentee ballots from the -- for the city of 620,000 residents. we want to dealel for the holidays. we are several weeks away from thanksgiving and the black friday deals are pouring in. lynette charles tracking new information on the products you will soon be able to get in your stores as you get ready for the holidays. lynette. >> reporter: all right. i am here and i am out here live target parking lot and

this is waiting in anticipation because that's the word we live in we wait for the next big thing. next big thing is going to be that black friday shopping is going to start earlier than ever. for some stores, black friday sales will start on thursday. and then you have some stores participating in black midnight as stores will open at midnight on black friday. participating stores should have signs that say attention black friday shoppers, you better scarf down the thanksgiving dinner that took hours to prepare because the holiday shopping rush will start earlier. it looks like the naps they take after thanks gave dinner will have to wait until we are done shopping. but now i think about it. it's probably a good thing. we will burn extra calories. >> nothing wrong with that. >> reporter: we are burning calories. >> high knees. >> reporter: cross, cross. >> cross over. she is ready to go shopping right now. lynette charles thanks a lot. this friday retailers are

trying to reel in consumers cashing in on 11-11-11. the 11th day of the 11th month of 20 lev. clothing stores and car dealerships and dating websites are offering special deals. retail experts say they won't be as good as those offered after thanksgiving. lynette was talking about. sources say the nba players will reject the latest contract offer from owners. the commissioner said the league has until 5 today to accept the offer or it's gone. so far all games through november 30th have been canceled. well looks like maryland senator benjamin cardlin have competition. a former u.s. secret service agent will sign up with the paperwork for candidacy making it official today. mayor stephanie rawlings- blake who was reelected will speak with residents taking part in the first fiscal year 2013 budget workshop beginning at 6 tonight and 500 block of

north afall avenue. governor omally will lawn. maryland gets stronger together to encourage people to give back and volunteer during the volunteer system. and representative dutch ruppeersburger will hold out phoned folding canes to vets. as part of the hugo salute our veteran program lawn inched 2007 for -- launched in 2007 for vets who need help walking. justin. there's been rough weather in oklahoma city. as being see, water rescues -- see, water rescues on are on way. there's about-severe weather through oklahoma city and texas. and the same storm system producing snow in the backside through iowa. good morning to you. are you waking up with a little fog this morning?

or frost? we had we have -- we have widespread conditions. near the bay and south we have thick fog this morning and that's just in response to the clear skies and cool temperatures and warm water that surrounds us. warm temperatures. 56 cincinnati. nashville is 64 ahead of the front that's dropped back to the 50s in st. louis and 30s in des moines. des moines iowa one of the places looking at rough weather for some reason we got the map shifted focus and there's the storm producing that wrap around cold air and snow through iowa. we wanted to highlight the fact we have the storm system wrapping on into the midwest. that works into the great lakes. warm air ahead of the low pressure system that takes the energy to the north. we have a diminished form of the front but we will get the cold air behind it. off the southeast coast, not a direct influence on us. we are watching rough seas along the eastern seaboard and this storm, tropical storm sean 50-mile-per-hour sustained wind pulls to the north and out to sea in response to the front.

pushing it off the east coast there. will be rain make its way through new england and not for us. so basically keowee get the squeeze play between two storms and hardly touched by both of them. we will get showers tomorrow afternoon and evening. once that passes through and heavier rain gets out here threasm snow friday morning into the great lakes and back into western maryland. from 65 today, a few more afternoon clouds. and 46 overnight. the slight chance of afternoon showers tomorrow at 58 degrees. and we pull back below normal a windy 49 on friday. and saturday and sunday, we climb to near 60 and back in the 60s again next week. tanya. >> reporter: we have an accident reported 83 southbound before timonium road. delays to padonia. let's look at the beltway at frederick road, we are gettingvolume on and off in both directions mostly the outer loop. northern parkway at jfx actually the jfx at northern

parkway southbound volume there making your way south towards cold spring lane. and it's moving pretty well heading downtown. this could change in the next hour. if you leave now you should be okay. >> in case you missed it megan pringle had her babies 2 yesterday. jordan rose and noah james. babies mom and dad all doing well. now to new york.