afternoon into thanksgiving. scattered showers. thick clouds. boy, this was dark all day longhand dingy. visibility down to one mile at dulles. this could create flight delays for people traveling early. we look for reduced visibilities and foggy conditions. scattered showers, temperatures around 50. use the low beams. into the day tomorrow a slow climb to the mid-50s, another repeat with perhaps some more steady rain. much more as we go into thanksgiving and beyond. a couple turns in the weather all coming up. you need this important than ever. coming over to bwi-thurgood marshall you can get the seven-disaip and hourly -- seven-day and hourly forecast. for more information, log on to abc2news.com/weather and you can track it on our interactive

radar. new tonight there is an all out search for a murder suspect who was accidentally released from jail. how does that happen? 24-year-old frederic scott had been locked up accused of shooting a man six months ago. he was being held without bai. according to the pg police department a clerical mistake allowed his release. now a national search is out to find him. >> the individual does have the capacity to flee the area when the actual murder had occurred, he had fled and was located a few months later in las vegas. >> anyone with information on where he may be, call the prince george's county police department at homicide. another goodwill store hit over the weekend. baltimore county police need

your help. police say friday night's cockeysville goodwill store on padonia road was hit. this was the second time the location was robbed along with two other towson locations. the man made several customers and employees go to the office, took money from the registers and safe. if you're -- you think they're related, get in touch with the police department. for years you passed the old amesworth paint plant. it's been an eyesore. now they want to make sure the demolition doesn't bring hidden dangers. a contractor is set to tear it down in january. however, homeowners are worried about health concerns. they want tests done and they're working with community coordinators from johns hopkins. >> we want to know.

we're concerned. it's hour health here -- our health here. >> the epa ordered a cleanup of the site when barrels of chemicals were discovered in the mid-1990s. a congressional subcommittee tasked with cutting the plan came up empty. even with the bad news there is a silver lining. abc2 news brian cube learn explains how harford county could come out on top if this really fails in d.c. >> reporter: if it doesn't get on on capitol hill more than a trillion dollars in cuts are set to take effect in 2013. a good clunk is defense spending, a deep cut that may

hit but may heal harford county. >> harford county may benefit. >> it could. we hope. that's the direction it will go. >> the harford county director said if the defense budget is slashed, they will look to streamline. aberdeen is already in a good position after base realignment. pooling its resources, combining more technology, research and engineering into apg's existing blue printed. >> what we have now is we have the communication center for the army. it could end up it will be the communication center for the military. >> this is one example. >> one example. >> reporter: so in the name of forced efficiency, aberdeen proving ground could and up to be more of a super base, doubling down the economic imprint. >> i think we will really see

some people in d.c. and the pentagon looking at where do we get our best bang for the buck. >> reporter: jim richardson thinks it will be right here. apg's role already increased with brac. now this might be poised for yet another boost as the military looks towards efficiency. >> the economic impact could be significant. >> we think it could be significant. you go from a post that's $3 billion to a $20 billion. >> reporter: the old military complex looks to contract. in harford county, brian kuebler. >> one of the main sources of jobs is military contracts. harford county says the super committee talks have stalled them from coming to the area.

baltimore's mayor stephanie rawlings-blake said she will take her raise and donate 2 1/2% cost of living raise to the programs that puts teens in summer jobs. last year she declined. she made more than $155,000 last year and said she is make the donations because have the city's dire financial situation. the city seems to be changing its mind on who should mind the walks. in 2008 the city of annapolis said they will take over responsibility of maintaining city sidewalks. now it's your responsibility top pay $25 a year. when residents got the bill, they complained, so the city removed the bill. the city said budget restraints

may stop them from doing the job all together. there's a real benefit to having the city maintain this. owe can repair -- we can repair it, but the problem is, the city does not have a dedicated revenue stream. >> the city will hold a public hearing next monday, the 28th at city hall. it is fearchlt the university of maryland will cut eight athletic programs to eliminate a budget shortfall. the programs being cut, men's and women's diving teams, men's tennis along with women's acrobatics and tumbling and the water polo teams. the president made the decision saying it was difficult. the programs will be cut officially at the end of june of next year.

>> all new at 6:00 before you get in line for those black friday deals, you better get your smartphone out. it could save you more money with better results. roosevelt leftwich has more. >> when you go out, what do you shop for? the clever ads or the price. one of these days black friday could give way to smartphone thursday. there's big walmart and teen ni walmart that fit -- tiny walmart that fits in your hand. you can find the deal of the day. big target and tiny target. welcome to the world of quick shopping, price comparison, another emerging role for the smartphone, black friday buster. >> i don't go out on black friday. it's too crowded. if i see something, i will google it. >> reporter: with smartphone becoming a big part of shopping,

many stores are dishing out extra deals. big toys 'r us, tiny toys 'r us. they're offering extra deals for smartphone users. >> the technology dimension that the online people are now adding beyond just the selection issue. >> reporter: the marketing professor says while camping out on black friday is fun for some, it's a driving factor for many shoppers. stores are trying to get you out of the house. online merchants are helping to determine the price that consumers would pay these days. >> go to different kinds of websites, google it, find what i need. go to e bay, amazon. find the lowest ones. >> their price match is with target or with walmart.

but you walk in and say you price match, right? i can get this same item on amazon for $50 less. >> with free shipping. >> with free shipping. yeah, we'll match that. that's probably a year away. >> reporter: many phonings go to brick and moore -- folks go to brick and mortar stores to look at the item. >> most of the times upfind coupons. it's usually cheaper than what they advertise in the store. >> reporter: if you're going to brave the lines you may want to subscribe to four square coupons. many merchants are experimenting with mobile door busters. if you're camping out, take your phone. you might get a better deal once you get inside. >> that's crazy. will your phone be going off all day friday?

>> why not. >> head to abc2news.com/holiday. and take it with you on your smartphone so you can compare prices inside the store. if you've heard the clanging, you may have to buy a new tv. we are conducting a test on batteries. if you're getting ready to hit the roads, you'll see a break in the price of gas. 61 at bwi. our weather winner is from hail thorpe. congratulations. messy travel over much of the country. how long does that hold up. we take a look at your travel forecast coming up.

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if you're planning to hit the roads, there may be relief at the pumps. drivers are paying, on average, about $3.38 a gallon. fewer drivers are heading out in the evening and that means less gas being used. the average price in baltimore is $3.27 a gallon. crown selling regular for $3.13. the regular price -- that's about eight cents down for the

week. mid-grade is $3.44. abc2 continues to work for you. we're trying to find the the lowest gas prices in your area. click on the gas prices link on our website. use the map to find the prices in your neighborhood. ever wonder what batteries are the best, especially when santa's trying to find batteries for your children's toys? abc2 will answer it. joce sterman is conducting a battery test. >> reporter: we are mourning the loss of monkey number two. he didn't make. it he bowed out. we know you will buy a ton of toys and you want to know which batteries will last the longest. so in addition to this test where we're testing batteries,

we're looking at the top five selling brands. we put them in these magic monkeys to do some scientific testing. coming up, we're going to tell you how these batteries, we're talking about duracell, energizer, how they stack up and let you know which ones will last the longest. when you get these toys for the holidays, if uponly have them for a couple minutes, your kids will be frustrated. in addition to the information we got from our own testing we put them through the test with consumer reports. they will weigh in on all the tests. we'll help you keep watching them. one has bowed out. we've been doing this for three hours. all four have held out. i'm going to put my money on this guy. he seems the jolliest.

we'll see how it ends up and let you test the results at 11. back to you guys. somebody should lock that door so she can stay in there. there are more moderate downpours coming in as we take a look northwest, north of reisterstown, 795. you're finding more significant showers. we got a batch of rain west of frederick towards hagerstown. temperatures running quite warm. we will see scattered showers and fog and mist and reduced visibility. messy night. look at what the roads are in baltimore. at 50 degrees we sit. humidity almost 100%. it cut to three miles or 30% of

normal. in baltimore you picked the word a dim, dismal, gloomy scenario. it stayed misty. a sunless sky in bel air as things stayed mighty gray if harford county. damascus, same deal here, just a very, very grape and kind of ugly looking day and it's still wet tonight. show you the temperatures. we got a front stalled out from philly to d.c. 50s on the eastern shore. so not exactly a powerful or sharp difference here with this front. it is producing thatting if and reduced visibilities, three miles or less. that could easily drop to two or less than one as we go into the overnight hours. humidity is at 100%. here are the showers continuing

to push in, a cluster of rain over west virginia. the whole scenario will stay unsettled. not first part of wednesday, we're going to be dealing with the wet weather maker. that should be quickly clearing out. if you're heading west, you should get into clear weather. showers, some downpours. wednesday, there's that early rain as the back edge comes through. we should clear out pie noon, 1:00. 44, showers likely, patchy fog. expect rain at times. there's plenty of good weather to tell you b it comes in later than we like to see. we're tacking wednesday night right into thanksgiving

thursday. our ravens tailgate will be going well. a warmer scenario. chilly for the game thursday night but that hot turkey in the parking lot. >> hey, george clooney was out there. clooney was raised a bengals fan because his das was a -- dad was a long time anchor in cincinnati. big plays dominated this one. in the final two minutes, it always comes down to this, the bengals pushing the score. then the ravens take over the division. it's a quick week to get ready for visiting sphans.

sphans-- san francisco. the cardinals against the dons of loyola. they lost in evertime. loyola is looking for revenge. join us thursday from johnny unitas stadium for the 92nd turkey bowl. coming up tonight, the struggle of razing children when you don't have a place to live. what the state is doing to help homeless schoolchildren. >> and he is one of the breakout performers from this season's "dancing with the stars." why a doctor helped, jr. jars. those -- j.r.

martinez. those stories and more.

a little bit of rain. there will be more rain to deal with the next 36 hours. we're not going to get rid of it. foggy, rain di day -- rainy day tomorrow. then we clear hot -- out for

thanksgiving. >> world news is next. which batteries work?