but he needs your help. >> trying to russia round. we are looking -- only thing we is like the guy that stay behind the truck, try not to jump ahead and let us do our job. >> reporter: and to get the roads clear, they have a new quarter million dollar truck called a tow plow. it's a big plow that tows an unmanned plow behind it. >> one truck and it can cover two and a half lanes, one driver. it's more effective. we will be piloting this and the co plug swing out and also can salt. instead of two trucks it's one that does the work of two. >> reporter: another way is to take advantage of the know where you go program. you can go online to their website and look up current travel information or use the phone system by dialing 511 and get travel information.

they are prepared to use any able body to make your drive safe this winter. remember when you are out there this winter, get the drivers plenty of distance because some of us haven't had as much experience as others. don harrison. >> and maryland has two of the tow plug trucks, one for western and one for the baltimore area. we have more information on the new tools and how to get information from maryland 511. just go to the website and look for the story underneath the website. looking pretty nice out there tonight. it's dark but it's not as gloomy and gray because we can't see it now. >> that is true. that -- you know the skies clearinga off a little bit though it's tough to make it out. you can see it on the sat late radar. the precipitation last night. early this morning all to the

east. a few winter showers in garret but the skies clearing, over the immediate baltimore area. wind gusts, they have been pretty high this afternoon and evening. it's breezy, windy, gusting to 32, world disco driving the truck there -- it has been a windy day. temperatures now in the 40s but feeling like the 30s with this wind chill. they will continue to fall with continued gradual clearing. will this clearing last in to the weekend and some all important sporting events, we go tolinest, standing by with those important answers. >> reporter: you know we are definitely going to see plenty of sun throughout the weekend. we are looking at temperature that will be on the chilly side. the temperatures in the 40s, i do have some things for you to do around town. you will fled to dress accordingly. let me start you out. we will go to the tree lighting ceremony, we can see it

happening in to frederick. go out -- go there and enjoy that. we do have a chesapeake city -- pet parade. get the pets all dressed up president they can go and welcome santa and that's into cecil county. that's at the historic chesapeake city and then looking at another parade and this is happening at the kent narrows boat parade this is into queen anne and looking in to chester maryland and this starts at 6:30 p.m. this is what we can do on art but get it all out of the way saturday , the ravens will play and they are playing cincinnati. it had be a good game. that game will be at 1:00. we are looking at mostly cloudy skies and a bit of a breeze, out of the southwest at five to 15 miles an hour. that could be the other player in the game as we go in time there. a good-looking weekend but bundle up as you head out.

back to you. >> checking headlines, a severe storm system whipped through the southeast killing at least six people and injuring dozens. the storm is part of a system that made its way across the south. the strongest tornado ripped a 27-mile long stretch through alabama and georgia with winds up to 135 miles an hour. it leveled an entire neighborhood. the storm was terrifying. >> actually getting ready to go to church for bible study and we heard the winds come through so i got the kids it the want tub and prayed. >> tornadoes are usually in the spring but it's not unyou're for a second peak in the fall. two new mexico officers have been fired after they were caught on video beating up a suspect in a parking garage. the officers had been with the

police department for four years. the video showed one kicking the suspect, a car theft suspect in the head more than a dozen times. it showed the other officer hitting him with his knee and then the first officer stomped on the man and kicked him in the head. the pair held him down and handcuffed him for walk away. a prosecutor is reviewing the incident and will decide if they will face criminal charges. here is a look at the top stories, the season for the holidays but also for criminals. they are now targeting area goodwill stores. a robber struck a store in townsend last friday and then came back to rob it again five- days later. a separate store was also robbed with in the last week an armed robber shown in the video struck five times in three separate counties. the charges against former penn state coach jerry sandusky

didn't surprise the birth mother of a boy he adopted. in an interview deb half long said she had her suspicious about him. first when he started mentoring her son matthew and then later adopted him. she said at first matthew was happy to see him but then things changed. matthew said he wasn't abused and supports the former penn state coach. at least two victims named in the indictment aren't backing down. >> ask any kid, if they think pizza is a very vegetable. if a new spending bill passes, pizza will be considered a vegetable as long as it has two table spoons of tomato paste ont. the house and senate will vote this week. if you plan to do holiday shopping this weekend, we have some tips to keep you and your

family safe wherever you plan to look for bargins. and if you plan a trip for the holidays and you are normally an over packer we have hints to help you get there with a little less bag.

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florida, alabama, mississippi. this could go on for a while.

. black friday will be here soon and many will head to the mall to shop. you can't forget about the safety. that's something very important. charlie has tips to help keep your family safe. >> reporter: we are working for you tonight. the black friday shopping frenza little more than a week away. remember your safety checklist. it only takes a few secs to make you a target and if you aren't pay aren't pay agriculture tension. when are you outside the store or mall stick to a well lit well traveled area, stay off the cell phone, walking through parking lots or down the street this are a major distraction and make you a target. if you have keys ready have them ready so you aren't looking for them when you reach the door trying to get inside. keep these tips in mind and be safer and happier for the holidays. as always remember you can check out all of the works for you crime prevention stories on

the website. abc 2news. >> newt grin rich in hot water over his relationship with fromy mack. will the news hurt his come back? we will look in tonight's coverage. and if you plan to spend the holidays out of town we want to make sure you keep yourself safe. why your hotel room's location is just as important as your accommodation.

. before you hit the road this holiday you may want to check your tires. one simple test only takes a minute and a penny.

>> take the penny, put it upside down right into the tread. if all of lincoln's head is blocked like this you are in good shape. if you can see all of his head, if you can see this, it's time for new tires. >> worn out tread can't grip the road. that's more important as the weather gets colder and the roads slicker. the price at the pump so high proper pressure in the tire can help save cash. hotel is your home away from home while on vacation or business. where you stay may not be as cuevas your home. we are working with tips to protect yourself. the creator of gutsy travel.com has rarely run into a safety issue. she always travel was a rubber door stop that you can pick up at any store. it prevents unauthorized entry. she insists on a room location away from potential trouble.

more people hang around the ice machine meaning they will notice you coming going. privaycy is key. >> if the person giving you the room key says your name or room number out loud get another key or room because anyone in the lobby could hear that. >> in you can ask for a escort from the parking lot if it's late. if you want break breakfast from the little cards never put your name down and never let anyone know you are alone. keep the door locked and be aware of the nearest exit. we know travel can be expensive. even more to you have to pay for extra bags. we have advice on packing, limit yourself, to just one suitcase. pack a few basics and plenty of

accessories, get clothe that won't wrinkle. some, pack a couple midwaist size blazers, roll so you won't have as many wrinkles and use garmet wrinkles. use shoes to hold scarves, panty hose and underwear and put the heaviest items at the bottom. >> now, the most parful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate. >> you taking notes? >> i -- i dot roll. you do the shirt and they look like coke cans. it's a lot fewer wrinkles. get on vacation and need to iron. another good tip. chilly night. webbed winds picking up.

a brisk breezy one. temperatures, now 43, when the west northwest at ten and pressure on the rise through the day we had clouds holding tough for most of the afternoon. little bit of late day clearing here as we look at the weatherbug camera over the inner harbor. similar situation here in mount eerie. tough to find the skies clearing much until we get well in to the last part of the day. clearing out to the east. we have a few renegade light snow flurries but that won't make it here. we won't see anything like that. 43 at the airport. colder than that because of the winds that are again, west northwest, ten to 17, that's sustained, gusts up around 25 or 30. a windy night on tap. the wind chill factors, 33-

degrees in hagerstown, 39 now in cambridge. tomorrow neighborhood by neighborhood. tough time getting out of the 40s. more sun but with a cold start in the 20s and a northwest breeze we will warm up maybe 20 degrees and end up in the upper 40s. maybe near 50 late in the day. across the state right now just a few winter showers in extreme western maryland. rain out to the east we had to deal with last night and in the upper midwest west lake effect snow, cleveland, pennsylvania and upstate new york. nasty weather in that direction. the air will continue to sink in. you can see the difference where we are down to 34 in eerie. it'll continue to fall through the 30s, a clear night on the way. just a few passing clouds, looks sunny, deep blue skies but still that chill in the air. things start to warm up on saturday after another very

cold night tomorrow night. this particularly cold punch will not actually last all that long. really just through tomorrow night. about another 36 hours, 28 tonight, mostly clear, sun but 46, staying chilly and the forecast tomorrow night. back down in 20s. we have a couple hard freezes on the way. seven day forecast looking ahead, finding basically a -- you know a good warm up in the sunday. back to 60 for cincinnati game and this to next week chance for showers, turkey day right now looking like 50 degrees or so and again a detailed look at that weekend. sun and warming up a little into sunday. >> all right. thank you. in tonight >> gingrich taking heat for his with freddy mac. could this hurt his rise?

the polls inner warm we have seen where a candidate rise. this is what is happening to gingrich right now. what is boils down so is there was a report out that his consulting company took $1.6 million to lobby republicans in congress. freddy mac has said he was a consultant, not a lobbyist and in his own words he said he offered strategic advice. his campaign is saying they won't release any documents related to this. >> shifting gears now. the president, the growing debt obviously could be a major issue next november and republicans looking to work with that. >> reporter: right. have you to imagine that the one number we are talking about, the national debt, 15 trillon dollars. the rnc has this new campaign out and they are targeting the president. watch this video. >> i'm pledging to cut the

deficit by half, by the end of my first term in office. >> reporter: you see on this screen another broken promise just one of the slogans they are using, they have released a 23 page manual and are using twitter hash tags like 15 trillon to try to get all the republicans to jump on board. >> thank you for joining us live from washington. a look at what's coming up at six. >> all new for you at six the voice of reason making what is probably a very, very difficult decision. what ron smith told us today about how he plans to live the rest of his life. and sometimes it may be to late to detect some cancers. how there may be new way to detect lung cancer earlier and with better success. those and more coming up new for you at six. now a preview of world news. >> coming up on world news new numbers about the thanksgiving

meal. also the musical chairs inside that troubled flight. the pilot stuck in the bathroom when this to step in to the cockpit next and on the evening of regis's last show.

. if you are akron or former netflix customer you probably got e-mailed about a class action suit. it's the latest twist in a legal batting putting customers against wal-mart and netflix. they had agreed to work together to boost dvd sales for wal-mart and dvd rentals for netflix but the deal went south. who gets the shortened of the stick? all of the netflix people who

are banking on getting the best of both worlds through the deal. wal-mart has decided to settle and pay out 27.25 million in cash. a new survey finds about 74% of people expect to work in retirement. with 39% saying they will work because they have to and 35% because they want to. 80 is seen as the new 65 with many people believing it's important to work until they retire. savings reach a specific dollar amount. after moss of slow sales more people are getting rid of their older vehicles. the boost in sales is putting them on track to be the auto industry's strongest month of the year. demand attractive lease deals, more japanese deals on the march yet and promotions on remaining models have more into showrooms have been reluctant to take on new debt.

concerns of teens smokes cigars is something the state is working to stop. why cigars are so popular. that at six which starts for you right now. >> now abc 2news at six. >> he said you have grade four cancer that's gone to your liver, your --. >> this may have been the hardest show to listen to. it was ron smith telling us how he will live the rest of his life. usually it's taxes and health care but why tonight are the men and women we elected fighting over pizza and french frs. stevie wonder and elton john had no problem with their pianos but first outside. it'll be frigid, a windy night.

the wet weather leaving but bringing on the frigid temperatures and wind to make it worse. you will want to bundle up of kids. let's go to wyatt. >> you didn't think we would get all the way through novembern. >> that close. >> exactly. we were getting there. we have chilly night on the way. that's for sure. temperatures dropping in to the 20s by daybreak. rain moving out to see. look at the webbed winds ten to 17, gusting over 20 and that makes the wind chill factor what it feels like with the wind feeling like the mid-30s. a cold evening on the way through the 30s we go and into the to's overnight as the temperatures keep dropping fast. we talk more about how temperatures will change yet again into the second half of the weekend coming up. >> don't forget you can get the seven day