now "good morning maryland." first it was two cents and now it could be five. i am linda so. why the mayor wants to raise the tax on bottled beverages. occupy protests heat up during the weekend as some cities say enough is enough. time to go home. and one-on-one with herman cain's better half. what she says about the accusations being fired at her husband and presidential candidate all that straight ahead on this monday, november 14th. good morning i am charley crowson. let's get to a check of the forecast and say hello, to meteorologist justin berk. >> hello, we check out the almanac on this monday and what

we spec on this day -- expect on this date, is 57 in the afternoon. we have been above normal and looks like we will have another couple days above normal. we have been as cold as 18 in 1986 and 77 the high end and a few years later in 1989. well, looks like we will split the middle but look at the sun coming up at 6:49. cloud cover dominates across the region. we are dry on maryland's most powerful doppler radar. that's good news. 57 in baltimore. 55 degrees in easton and mid- 50s with winds between 5 and 15 miles per hour. and the wind helped to get temperatures up despite the mix of clouds and breaks of sun. we will push up too 67 -- up to 67 this afternoon. rain and a sharp cool down dit end of the week and we will talk about that and -- down by the end of the week and we will talk about that and a brand new weather cam in bel air. we will talk about than show you. >> reporter: roadwork 95 southbound at bainbridge road. abe ware of that. heading up towards the tightings bridge. let's look live at the traffic

cameras. we are doing pretty well so far. 95 southbound at 32 we have volume building southbound from savage to laurel. but no incidents in your way at this time. the jfx at northern parkway pretty light traffic a little heavier southbound to the right of the screen. moving away from the cameras. follow this information on twitter at maryland traffic and because of the light traffic driem drive times are doing sock so far. 95 southbound from white marsh to the beltway that will be about 6 minutes and traveling the outer loop by the northwest side, from 795 to 70, we will take you about 7 minutes. there's another tax that could be going up in the city. the mayor wants to raise the current two cent bottle tax and linda so is live at city hall to tell us why she wants to increase it. linda. >> reporter: well, it's parts of the mayor's plan to boost funding for school construction. just a few hours, she expected to make the formal announcement. later this morning at 11, she is due to meet with city council leaders and education leaders to announce the proposal to raise the current 2

cent bottle tax to five cents. >> save our youth. >> reporter: the community organization dedicated improving schools rallied in support of the bottle tax increase. the mayor's proposal would raise the 2 cent tax on beer soda and juices to 5 cents per bottle -- bottle. last year the city raised the bottle tax to 2 cents and drew opposition from retailers and those in the beverage industry saying the hike would kill their business. the mayor says raising the bottle tax to 5 cents could generate up to 11 million dollars a year. money that would be used to improve city schools. members of build say they will fight for the bottle tax increase until it is approved and called on the corporate community to do the same. >> the mayor has responded by asking for an increase of a bottle tax to 5 cents to cover new school construction.

we are asking the community to help and we will be going to the governor asking him to kick in as well. >> reporter: now the current two cent bottle text is set to expire in two years. if the five cent tax proposal is approved it will gon effect in 2013. live at city hall, linda so, abc2 news. this morning the search is on for a man police believe fired shots at the white house friday night. police are look for 21-year-old oscar ortega. police found a car about 7 blocks away at the base of the roosevelt bridge inside they recovered an ak47. witnesses say they saw one driver jump from the car and cross the bridge and heading into arlington. a look at news around the nation this morning, elected officials and jewish leaders marched in brooklyn sunday rallying for tolerance and better security. it comes after three cars were set fire friday. nearby gra -- graffiti kkk and ss for the nazi group that went

by the initials. a week earlier swastikas were found in brooklyn. engine failure is blamed for four fishermen stranded along the mississippi river. the current pushed the stalled boat into rocks which damaged the vessel. and it started to take on water. shrews firefighters were -- st. louis firefighters were able to pull them safely to shore. a new jersey dog who enjoys riding along side his owner's motorcycle ends up in the center of a court case. owner was hit with charges of animal cruelty and is trying to come up with a safe way to bring his dog bosco along for the ride e was pulled over in the summer for having the dog in -- he was pulled over in the summer for having the dog in front of him e says he whatshall him. he says he -- him. he says he has been doing it for six years. >> i made something for him. >> bosco gets a special fixture on the back and it's stable and big enough for three dogs. he gets to keep riding. fans are counting down the minutes to premier in the latest in the twilight saga.

up next, a preview of why it's filling up outside theaters. >> remember the marine who asked justin timberlake to the marine corps ball? it's time to see if he made good on his promise. >> reporter: in today's tech bites dilemma for holiday shoppers, kindle or ipad. more consumers are interested in buying the kindle fire this holiday season than the ipad. and apple is recalling the first generation ipod nanos because of the possible battery problems. owners who purchased them in 2005 and 6 and registered it are entighteled to a free replace -- entighteled to a free replacement. -- entitled to a free replacement. the second largest television makeen and google are looking for a model that uses the search ware. it will be unveiled in january at the electronics trade show. almost one in five would love

to work for google. apple was second with 13% and facebook third with 9%. the popularity of wall street firms plunged since last year's survey. those ruer tech bites, those are your tech bites. clear -- those are your tech bites.

now "good morning maryland." powerful winter storms pounding the denver area with snow and heavy winds. winds blowing near 100 miles per hour during the weekend. the conditions made driving dangerous and accidents were blamed on the snow. winter storm warnings were in effect until midnight last night. the central and northern mountains of colorado some areas saw as much as 16 inches of snow. 16 inches justin. >> that's up in the mountains.

but, you know what, the third storm in as many weeks. good for them. morning highlights hey bel air, harford county, we finally have something to show you. we finally have something to show you from your backyard. new weather cam on main street at charm city run. that's one of the many people helping to be instrumental in setting this up. let's show you what it looked like yesterday. we had clouds and on the left side of the screen you will see the moon and traffic lights i think a lot people are wiping the tears after the ravens loss as we were staying at home and you know trying to sort things out. needless to say bel air and main street and harford county we have numerous weather location to show you the wide variety. imagine in the wintertime how important it is because of the high school 54 but the elementary school is 50 and 53 back towards fallston. most of us mid-50s. the breeze and mix of clouds and sun getting up to 67 this afternoon. we will talk about the threat of rain and a much cooler end to the weekend in a moment. here's tanya with traffic. >> reporter: very few

accidents. we are doing pretty well and we have light traffic so let's hope it stays this way throughout the rush hour. looking live at our traffic camera starting out on 95 at 175. steady flow in both directions. that is southbound to the right of the screen. a little bit heavier there. taking a look at the jfx this is at cold spring lane. we have no issues to report. and as you make your way southbound you should be good to go. approaching the 41st street overpass, if you want to follow all our traffic information on twitter, it's at maryland traffic. charley back to you. justin timberlake kept his promise and escorted a marine corporal to her ball. this is the picture from the event in richmond saturday night. she invited ate ward winning singer and actor to the ball via youtube in july. this after his friends with benefits costar agreed to a similar invite from a marine serving in afghanistan. timberlake wrote it was "one of the most moving evenings" he's

ever had. this is not occupy los angeles. this is a crowd for something apparently much birring and more important -- bigger and more important to them. these are fans of twilight waiting for the movie premier. they showed their appreciation to some of the stars from the movie and they came out to greet the fans. the movie premiers tonight in los angeles. but for the rest of us, we have to wait until friday. tom you going to see it? >> no. >> no. the new numbers regarding diabetes care. what could be coming in years ahead. what medical experts think could contribute to increase in the number of patients. plus... >> reporter: tensions are building with occupy wall street protesters. i am sherrie johnson. the latest developments between authorities and protesters coming up.

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portland police confronted demonstrators and two officers were injured in a clash. on sunday police began dismantling parts of the camp. authorities say unsanitary and life-threatening conditions in some camps and it attracts drug users and crime. in philadelphia the mayor increased presence at occupy camp outside city hall after a woman was sexually assaulted in a tent. occupy felly has changed -- philly has changed. we are seeing serious health and safety issues playing out on almost a daily basis. the people of occupy philly have changed. in their intentions have changed. >> reporter: from san francisco to salt lake city to denver calls are intensifying for protesters to give up the occupation leaving the camp or face arrest. sherrie johnson abc2 news. herman cain's wife is speaking out about the alleged sexual misconduct made against her husband in the allegations.

she says there's no way it is true and he would have to have a split personality to do the things the women accused of him of doing. gloria cain spoke to fox newsabout the accusations. listen. >> to hear such graphic allegations and know that that would have been something that was totally disrespectful of her as a woman and i know that's not the person he is. he totally respects women. >> the full interview with her airs tonight on fox news. well maryland governor ohaly has busy sunday morning and he was busy appearing on face the nation and talked about the republican debates and how he felt the candidates had begin little thought to what they would do if in office. >> no ideas about job creation and no new ideas about growing the middle class or reinvesting in the great idea of america.

and until that happens, you're going to see a very fluid field over there and that's why you see the rise of people like herman cain as protest vote because no one on their side yet is offering any new ideas. >> today the governor is at a keynote speaker at the at national press club. law make priers from both parties want laws on reporting sex assaults and that's following the child sex abuse canneddal at penn state university. governor corbett said assistant coach mike mcyeary who said he sawed jerry sandusky molest a child what moral obligation to intervene but failed to do so. state's attorney general says mcqueary met the minimum obligation" of reporting what he seen but in the governor's view that wasn't enough. sandusky maintains innocence and governor he can expect more al-- expects more allegations to surface and lawsuits are being drawn up against the school. 5:47. and the congresswoman who

survived being shot in the head at political event now sits down with diane sawyer. representative gabrielle giffords will talk about her recovery after being shot in january and returned to the house floor in august to vote. tomorrow, the book about her story called gabby a story of courage and hope will be released and tonight you can watch her alongside her husband astronaut mark kelly telling their story right here on abc2. it's a special 20-20 tonight at 10:00. health news this morning, today is world diabetes day and to recognize it the washington monument in mount vernon and arts tower are lit up in blue the color fost recognized symbol for fighties in a circle --diabetes in a circle. one in ten adults could have diabetes that means more than half a billion people will will have it in the next 20 years. washington national cathedral opens to the public since being damaged by a

earthquake in august. more than 2000 worshipers gathered to hear theer isman by a newly ordained female bishop. august 23rd a 5.8 quake damaged the cathedral. repairs are going on and the cost for restoration is in the tens of million of dollars. justin. 5:49. we are starting pacific northwest with rain and snow into the mountains of washington state pushing heavy snows across the northern sections of the rockies and that's big sky country they are not watching here. but i wanted to let you know what he happening across the nation. now to the southern plains. rain into western texas and any rain in texas is good news after the drought they have had to deal with. much of central and eastern texas will be under the threat of severe weather as moisture from the gulf mexico interacts with the boundary and is going to get active today and tomorrow and right up the boundary we have got some pretty moderate rain showers pushing through eastern illinois and indiana and ohio.

and this is wrapping around an area of low pressure on in through central ontario. that was our geographic tour. but i wanted to show you all that because in response to those showers, we pushed rain to our north but the clouds and through most of maryland you noticed the building yesterday. those debris clouds offshooting from the storm system and really more of a nuisance than anything else. they have kept the temperatures up into the mid-50s overnight and this morning. we will watch the rain pass to the north today. in fact, we may be breaking up the clouds and slip some sun through any bit of sun couldboost us a little bit warmer than the warm day we are expecting. the boundary itself that front is a slow mover but it will be nudging closer to us and will be more an overcast condition with showers and possibly that could develop especially central and northern maryland heading through midday and the afternoon hours. front gets more active and a wave of low pressure along the boundary will pass on top us on wednesday and i do believe wednesday is going to turn out to be a very wet day maybe

heavy rain at times. check out the wind field and you will notice the southerly push through tomorrow. and the front may swing through with a westerly wind and resurge out of the south with the wave of low pressure enhancing the rainfall on wednesday. 67 breaking more sun you could get close to 70 although winds get close to 20 miles per hour. down to 53 a stray shower tonight. isolated showers tomorrow and more rain on wednesday. 60 falling into the upper 40s and low 50s for the end of the week. tanya. we have report of a broken down car on the jfx northbound at ruxton road. let's look at our live traffic cameras. this is the beltway as frederick road and southwest side a little heavier with the outer loop to the left of the screen. no incidents though so that's good news. 95 north of white marsh the southbound traffic is heavier. that's to the left of your screen. no incidents there. keep in mine the off-ramp reopened 59 south at emmerton that's route 24. and roadwork is complete.

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