rain overnight. we have lingering sprinkles, mist and fog, one county delay on the eastern shore, one hour delay at the schools. leftover rain along the delaware and ocean city shorelines. 55 baltimore and easton. few sprinkles, mist, spray from the cars in front of you and fog. mostly cloudy. we cool off this afternoon. second round of rain will be heavier and last longer. we will talk about that next. let's go to the roads with teresa. a look now at the jfx. cold spring road. things are running smoothly as everyone is coming in to the city. southbound, more cars around you, no breaks as of yet. northbound looking good. let's look at the next camera, beltway at wilkins, outer loop on the left. you are running smoothly. taking a look at our drive

times now, at 83 from shawan to 695. southbound 95 to 695, outer loop k bel air to providence 6 minutes. you are looking at 8 minutes. salisbury, a woman's baby tested positive for drugs after she gave birth. the mother was adamant she has never used drugs. a social worker was killed in and the baby was taken away. kuren redmond is standing by with more on the developing story. this is the topic of the facebook question. the mom hasn't had a drink in a decade. >> reporter: it's unbelievable a mistake like this can happen. the mother, michelle weber, says nurses started limiting her time with her newborn son and said the baby tested positive for cocaine, opiates, pcp in a urine test.

michelle is an addictions nurse and doesn't use drugs and hasn't consumed alcohol for a decade. she demanded the hospital test her immediately and her tests came back negative. the staff made a huge mistake saying a mix up happened during a computer shutdown time. the hospital said if she continues to have concerns we are happy to discuss those with her. here is what she had to say. >> i demanded they test me. they tested me, i was negative. they realized i was negative and he was positive, they realized there had to be a mistake. >> weber is still furious and lost bonding time with her baby and considering legal action against the hospital. kuren redmond, abc2 news. >> this is our hot topic. we want to know what you think. what would you do if in your opinion the mom's position.

head to the facebook fan page. join the conversation. washington, lawmakers head home for the holidays. last week, capitol hill super committee was supposed to come up with a plan to slash red ink. we are learning the committee failed. we have been seeing finger pointing for years. many americans are fed up. >> the president who stayed out of negotiations echoed sentiments saying congress needs to do its job. checking headlines around the nation, protesters have a great way to demonstrate peacefully and calling it dog upi portland. they were demonstrating against banks and said they were dis

dispressed with displeasure. school is under investigation by ncaa amid allegations of a booster giving hurricane players cash, jewelry and prostitutes. look at the massive landslide after a large chunk of a los angeles street went in to a coastal block and crashed amid heavy rain. there were no injuries or property damage yesterday. the crew was closed for sometime. a bill that collapsed in southeast, south carolina, see here, all of this left a pile of rubble. sink hole may have caused the building to come crumbling down. businesses have been affected and thankfully in this, no

reports of injuries. wild fire in the sky at nevada. see the blaze consuming everything in its path. the fire scorched hundreds of acres of land and a dozen homes damaged or destroyed so far. no word on what sparked the fire. you will have to pay more for shipments. who is bumping up the prices in time, or just after the holidays. does black friday live up to the hype? consumers say no. how to dig deeper with the deals.

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gas prices could be headed south. aaa reporting drivers are paying around $3.35 a gallon for regular unleaded. baltimore that's $0.07 cheaper. we are working with you to help you save money for your travel for the coming thanksgiving day holiday. head to our website, abc2news.com, click on traffic and gas prices. enter your zip code to find the lease expensive gas in your area. traveling or sending by ups? united parcel service announced higher rates for shipping services beginning january 2nd. shipments are going up 6%, so will next day and second day air freight rates. avoid the crowds during black friday. you maybe actually better off waiting to shop.

according to consumer reports, a quarter of the most popular electronics became cheaper two weeks after black friday. the deals continued before weeks during the holiday season. holiday season has arrived in graceland style. elvis presley's former home is lit up. festivities kicked off with former american idol singer. hundreds of thousands filled the downtown many magnificent festival. live music and dancing in the streets along with eye catching floats and balloons and a familiar friend, mickey and mini, goofy and santa. one star seemed to steal the show.

this video got someone's attention in the newsroom. our producers was returning around saying who is this woman? it helps jump start the season. many arrived early in search of great bargains. occupy protesters are going to begin occupying the highway once again. when they are leaving baltimore to head to dc, i'm linda so. a terror suspect arrested in new york charged with making bombs to use against police and military. details coming up. round with the in the trial for two twin brothers accused of setting a pit bull on fire and killing her. i'm sherrie johnson, i will have the start of trial coming up. band of rain left the roads wet. next roped rounds of rain will

be heavier.

hello to justin berk. >> we are watching wide view radar. we had one band of rain pass through. not much to show you. the roads are damp, there will be spray, there will be fog and a lot more rain where that came from just not yet. we take it closer, few sprinkles leftover. the mild temperatures, you thought yesterday was warm as we did top out in to the 60s. we haven't fallen much overnight. we will be looking at ts holding that way most of the day. mid-50s in to the afternoon, sliding in to the lower 50s with a breeze and cooler air tonight. the rain runs by day break. we will talk about how long

that will stick around. let's look right now, 95 south, before you get to o'donnell. police are on the scene. they are cleaning up an accident there. those delays will start around ma ravia road. this is 50, over at sandy point. it is foggy and the roads are slick. make sure that you do use caution and take extra time this morning. take extra time on your way to work this morning. schools are on a one hour delay as a result of the fog. occupy protesters are occupying the highway marching from new york to dc. they arrived in baltimore. they are heading onto the final destination, that's our nation's capitol. linda so is live with more on what the group did this weekend and what they plan to do once they arrive in dc. they are leaving in less than an hour. plan to leave at 7:00 or 8:00

this morning. they arrive in baltimore on saturday and have been spending time with occupy baltimore protesters. from here to lorel and dc. walking the entire 230 miles. we heard one protester was doing the entire trip in bare feet. they started from new york zuccotti park on november 9th. the plan to arrive in dc wednesday to make voices heard to the member of the sewer committee. they want to make a statement about social injustice and corporate agreed. they will occupy the highway again heading to dc. live pictures out of egypt. following a big story in cairo. deadly violence you are seeing groups gather. we have been showing you throughout the course of the morning as demonstrators barricaded themselves in. a result of three days

violence. as many as two dozen reported dead. hundreds injured. the result of riot police firing tear gas and bullets at the demonstrators. we will have more at abc2news.com. expect to see more on good morning america. more than 50 nursing assistants are out of a job after health officials found a medical documents were faulty. the state worker frog elementally issued certificates. people on board are expected to be okay. injuries recorded as nonlife threatening. officials said tests are being done to figure out what odor was coming from a monitor.

on saturday officials said workers were drilling an area b contaminated with chemicals. vapors were found within ten feet of the drill site. more tests are conducted as a precaution. a case that made headlines, pit bull named phoenix set afire, later having to be euthanized. today a second trial is set to begin in the case. sherrie johnson is live at the downtown courthouse with what we can expect. phoenix , the pit bull s a symbol remembering a fight against animal abuse. the jury selection begins in court behind me here a little bit later this morning where the twin brothers, they are accused of setting the pit bull on fire in 2009. they had a trial in february, it ended in a hung jury after three days of deliberation. 11 members of the jury voted to

convict and one jury member said she was unsure of the brother's guilt. the surveillance video timed out minutes before the dog was set on fire and she said it was too blurry for her to make an identification. phoenix is remembered as public sill boll in the dark symbol in the fight against animal abuse. jury selection is expected to the begin later today here at the courthouse. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. a man threatened to destroy a hotel. patrick will be sentenced. he pleaded guilty to demanding $5000 from the owner. plunker worked at the reception december income the building. described as a lone wolf.

he was caught trying to make pipe bombs. kuren redmond is live with more on the story and what we are learning about the man. >> police kept a close eye on this suspect. they have been following him for the past year. jose is described a as sympathizer who stands accused of trying to bomb police and post offices in new york city as well as u.s. troops returning home. authorities say they have been tailing him for the last year. police were able to move in on him while hes with he was in the process of making a pipe bomb. he spent his time on the internet and visited radical web sites and used al-qaeda inspired instructions. authorities found a article on how to make a bomb in the kitchen of your mom. he posted numerous articles

advocating jihad on his website. he went to a home depot in the bronx and purchased elbow piping work gloves and christmas lights. police say he plotted to blow up police patrol cars and targeted members of the armed forces. officials constructed a duplicate and showed a video of how he intended to use it. >> our office today filed charges for conspiring to build a bomb for terrorist purposes and possessing a weapon, a pipe bomb he intended to use to wage his campaign of violence. >> he was arraigned sunday. charges include soliciting report for a terrorist act. kuren redmond, abc2 news. breaking news, a house fire

left a person in bad shape taking place at south baltimore. it started around 6:30 in the curtis bay area. medics took the victim to the hospital. no word on the cause of the fire or how many people were inside. five things you need to know before heading out. update on the penn state scandal. university trustees panel will hold a press conference later at 10:00. mayor stephanie rawlings blake will join leader at a news conference to increase awareness. family planning works act, providing free family planning services. that goes in to effect january 1st of 2012 and a fundraising announcement today alongside the hud acting deputy elijah cummings. the announcement made in the executive conference room at city hall. tonight, drum healthy

families facility. the ray lewis will give away meals to families in need in baltimore city. joe biden and his wife will host an early thanksgiving dinner today with wounded warriors observatory. mile this morning, 55. look at the 60s to the south including charlotte 62. 64 in hatteras. there is the boundary, the focal appointment for the rain. one batch pushed through overnight. next next waive should stay -- wave should stay to the north.

we surging milder air. we will have a brief cool down with the boundary. as the rain returns, cool tomorrow we will bring in warm air behind it and just you wait, thanksgiving, a brief cool down, warm up over the weekend. rainfall tomorrow, a wet day. repeat of the one day last week. this could bring us rain from start to finish. watch that through central maryland. this is the boundary trying to lift to the knot. southern pa, towards new jersey and towards new york and new england. cold front, wednesday morning. a rumble of thunder nearby. improving in the afternoon. this is what with are expecting the computer models saying, 2-3 inches of rainfall leading to flooding and the leaves clogging up the storm drains. 55 now. that's the high for the day. remaining steady, falling off once we diminish the fog in to the afternoon. clouds giving way to showers

towards day break, 44 tomorrow our wet day, check out the forecast, little bit cooler at 51. we surge in warmer air. 55 tomorrow night and 64 wednesday after a shower. mid-50s for thanksgiving. back in to the 60s this weekend. that sounds great. what doesn't sound great, 83 south. middleton road, parkton, an accident there. what you are looking at now is 95 south, to the left, police police are leaning up the accident on the scene. delays are diminishing. kent county schools are on a one hour delay as a result of the fog. you said this is par for the course. typical november stuff. >> do me a favor. come over. >> don't be shy. >> we are one big happy family. ♪

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