♪ i'm deborah roberts in los angeles. >> i'm rooting for him. >> i am, too. such a remarkable story. you're watching the station that works for you, "good morning maryland" at 4:30. an area murder suspect is accidentally released from prison. i am linda so. where it happened and what led to the mistake. surveillance video catches kids robbing in style. what police call the clever crime and how they expect to track them down. some travelers are hitting the roads early for the thanksgiving holiday. i am sherrie johnson live at the maryland house on more with holiday travel. it's tuesday, november 22nd good morning. i am charley crowson. a dreary start to this tuesday. let's check the forecast and say good morning to meteorologist justin berk. >> good morning. dreary might be an understatement i want to talk about the heartland and when we got the comma signature here that's a good indication of a

mature cyclone. we have a developing storm system here and another wave of low pressure pumping in strong storms out of eastern texas through arkansas and that's just going to feed a fuel this boundary that is stretching through maryland. it's right here we have had showers. we do have fog that's the issue all day. and we will continue with the moist eastern flow that will keep us very damp. we are at 49 in baltimore. 50 in easton and not much moving throughout the day and winds out of the east will continue to pile in that moisture. follow the wakeup window at the bottom of the screen and we will talk about the threat of heavy rain and thunderstorms coming up. our first look at traffic with teresa. >> reporter: good morning. roads are slick this morning. use caution and maybe plan for extra time. we have properties of an accident at howard and lombard. what are you looking at? that's a brand new highway. this is 200 at 95 which opened at 6 a.m.

this morning. and they do not have tolls from 95 to georgia avenue until the 5th of dose. an all out search for a murder suspect accidentally released from custody. linda so is here with how that mistake happened. linda. >> reporter: police say it was a clerical error that led to the murder suspect being released on bond. frederick scott was locked up at prince george's county jail for the past 6 months. he is accused of shooting a man to death outside the nightclubback in march. was held without bond but police say some type of clerical error led to him being granted a $# 5,000 bond. police say he quickly -- $75,000 bond police say he quickly put up the cash and was released. a bench want was-- benp warrant wasish -- bench warrant was issued. >> when he murder occurred he was fled and was located a few

months later in las vegas. >> reporter: this morning, there's a nationwide search for scott. police are asking for your help to get him back behind bars. linda so, abc2 news. they are calling it flash mob trial. 50 teens and young adults went in a 7-eleven store. police are hoping this video can lead to arrest. it happened in silver spring and some of the teens were caught afterwards hanging around in parking lots and surrounding streets after that robbery. and a string of robberies to good will stores and another store hit friday night. police say the cockeysville good will store was robbed. and it was the second time that location had been hit along with two robberies in towson. now in this incident police say a masked man entered with a happened gun and made several customers and employees go to the office. they took money from the registers and the safe in the store and police believe the string of robberies are related. and they are saying anyone any information call baltimore county police at 410-307-2020.

police in sykesville are doing their part to keep guns off the street and held the first turn in program saturday. 13 guns were turned in along with 35 pounds of ammunition. officers tell a paper about 30 people dropped off their guns and ammo. the guns will be destroyed and ammunition will be turned over to state fire marshal's office for proper disposal. the state of maryland is threatening the company that runs a baltimore grand prix with a lawsuit. baltimore racing development owes nearly 600,000 in unpaid tacks. on monday the comp trol are's office fied a lien on property that company owns. several local businesses and vendors say balmmore racing development owes them -- baltimore racing development owes them money. later the final stretch of the inner county connector will open in time for the tuesday rush and holiday travel it connects i-270 and i -- and it

is free until december 4th when the mtl will charge 6 to $3.20 depending when you use the road. if you thought tomorrow would be the bad day for travel when you hit the roads and airports, it may be the day. -- it may be today and sherrie johnson has more on a growing travel trend. >> reporter: we are live here at the maryland house along interstate 95 in harford county. you can see folks are already stopping here at this rest area here taking a little break from their travels. a lot of people will hit the road today to get an early jump- start on the holiday. it seems tuesday before thanksgiving is becoming the new wednesday before thanks giving. and today is not expected to be quite as busy as the nation's busiest travel day of the year, but, recent trends show it is not far behind. at airports, and train stations and toll facilities, officials expected a surge in travelers as thanksgiving transform from a holiday to a holiweek.

statistics show highways are busier and more drivers are passing through the toll plazas on tuesday before thanks giving. now traffic is expected to pick up a little after 11 this morning well into the evening. so, seems like a lot of folks are trying to get a jump-start on the holiday travel. reporting live at the maryland house, sherrie johnson,abc2 news. >> check out our website go to abc2news.com for the traffic tab and find travel guide and find dates on flights and hotel and information for travel increases. the mayor is getting a pay raise but what she is doing with it may surprise you. why she is getting the raise and what she is putting the money too, and how it can help your kids. that story is coming up. also, the dancing with the stars finale tonight. we will take a closer look at one of the season's favorite contestants. you are watching "good morning maryland" first and only at 4:30.

a live look at cairo echipt a lot of -- egypt. a lot ofturbulence there. a live look at that when we look around the world a little later.

now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings blake is using her pay raise to benefit local youth. she is promising to give the money to the youth works summer jobs program. that raise is a 2 1/2% cost of living raise and will go to program that places teens in summer jobs. it averages out to about 3900 dollars. rawlings blake is makeing that donation because of the city's dire financial situation. now maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weatherate. here we go again. it's damp and it's foggy and it's going to continue. this bel air i want to show you main street route 22. from our friend at safe harbor

travel and charm city run. this is another one of those wet and mild days and cooler than yesterday as many of us start with temperatures if the 40s. check out 46 in bel air and 48 perry hall pasadena annapolis and northeast. and uniformed cons this morning. maryland's most powerful doppler radar showing steady rains around the bay. heavier stuff along 50 on to the eastern shore. we expect to have slowly rising temperatures. we will get to 5 # this afternoon -- 52 this afternoon but warming up with heavier rain this evening and tonight. 4:40 here's teresa with traffic. >> reporter: good morning. police are cleaning up an accident at howard and lombard this morning. let's look live at the camera. we are looking at the beltway at harford road. no problems there. it's foggy so make sure you use extra caution this morning. follow us on twitter at maryland traffic. in sports news big changes coming to the university of

maryland's athletics program. 8 programs are cut to eliminate about 5 million dollars in budget shortfalls. the man's and women's swimming and diving teams men's cross country, indoor and outdoor track and tennis and women's acrobatics and tumbling all with water poleo being cut -- poll low. president made the announcement and says it will restore financial health by 2019 and theprograms will be cut by june of next year. thanksgiving is a day of food and football and what bet are day for the catapult learning turkey paul. cardinals take on the dons at united stadium in the 92nd turkey bowl. catch it live on abc2news.com or on your mobile device and catch it right here on abc2 beginning at ten. a big mess for a whom after two kids -- for a whom after two kids tried -- mom after two kids tried their hand at cooking. video you will have to see to

believe. that's the flour and what the kid did with it coming up in a bit. and new efforts to protect children from sexual predators. i will tell you about the steps taken here in baltimore. that's just ahead.

news time 4:44. five things to know at 4:30 this afternoon mayor stephanie rawlings-blake and members of the ravens will be at katherine's closet handing out turkey dinners. it is located on park heights avenue. and at 12:30. two dozen unsafe toys will be on display at the life bridge health center on green spring avenue. toy shopping researchers will be on hand for demonstrations and to provide consumer tips to help shoppers avoid unsafe toys. gop presidential hopefuls will take to the stage tonight in washington debating issues

of national defense, international relation and terrorism. it can be even on cnn beginning at 8. on this date in 1963 after 12:30, president john f kennedy was shot and killed in dallas texas as his motorcade road through the -- rode through the street. and tonight, someone will take home the mirror balled trophy on "dances with the stars" the dance off will be between rob contar crash and rikki lake and jr martinez. the finale begins at 9 here on abc -- abctjr martinez is not only involved in the show but also working to get a new face to burn victims. the iraq war veteran was 19 when his hum-vee hit a land mine in 200 #. he was burned on more -- 200 3. he was burned on more than 40% of his body.

martinez went through 34 months of recovery. >> he's hero. he's an athlete and he is just a really nice guy and people are seeing him on television and hardly even i. think thinking about his facial deformity. >> martinez is still a strong contender into the final results showed tied for second place. see that finale right here on abc2 beginning at nine. news time is 4:46. new details are coming in for the penn state scandal showing washington is getting involved. a senate committee is planning to hold a hearing in december to decide whether stronger laws are needed to protect children. meanwhile, the mother of victim number one told abc news he has been bullied severely reportedly to the point he was forced to leave school. psychologist who have been helping the victim say bullying is a concern for abuse victims. >> you wonder what kind of push back or what kind of reaction and how far that reaction might

go in terms of people in the community, people will they be angry or threaten you. >> we told you yesterday about another allegation that surfaced at penn state dating back to the summer of 2000 but it's not clear if jerry sandusky is the person named in the assault: in the wake of the scandal in state college, lawmakers in maryland are working to make sure something like that doesn't happen mere and the meeting was held and another going to be held tonight. corinne redman is in the interactive news center with what's being discussed. >> reporter: well, during the meeting there were lots of talk about the well defined system in baltimore that's in place to report abuse but experts say it only works if people who see something say something. the town hall meeting was held made up of experts on keeled abuse police and social workers and they say the problem is birring than one university and baltimore city, more than 800 cases of sex abuse against children are reported every year and dozens if not hundreds more are not reported.

the head of the baltimore child abuse center said penn state scandal -- many parents have been looking for answer. anyone who suspects abuse should report it. >> reporting abuse is just that. it's a report. the professional team can make the assessment and figure out if something happened and how to get help. >> reporter: if you would like more information on the baltimore child abuse center, log onto abc2news.com and just look at the side show. the center will host another town hall meeting next week at the jcc in owens mills. corinne redman, abc2 news. kids at an elementary school in baton rouge stumbled on a sight a woman naked body was found in the parking lot monday morning. police say it's a mystery. there are no obvious signs foul play or trauma and no word on how she got there or a immediate cause of death and an autopsy will be perform. an ohio man is locked up in jail accused of spiking the

coffee at a restaurant where he worked. he was spotted by the coworkerputting a substance into coffee. it was drug used to treat anemia in baby pigs. he face as number of charges. the restaurant says no customers were hurt. and the restaurant immediately fired the man. one michigan mom what tough day when her toddlers got ahold of flour in the kitchen which proceeded to go all over the house. mom was not feeling so well show she stayed a little longer than usual in the rest room and when she came out, this is what mary found. the boys are one and a half and 3 1/2 years old respectively. they saw their mom was upset and kept asking what's the matter. the mess was caused by one 5 pound bag of flour. a last ditch effort before thanksgiving. protesters showing off signatures from around country. stealth coleman says he has to work on thanks giving day from 4 in the morning to 10:30 and

then from 11 in the overnight shift on black friday. he says employers are cutting into family time and target executives won't response saying it boils down to the intense competition for the holiday dollar. >> it's imperative we are competitive. our guests expressed that they would prefer to take kick off the holiday shopping -- kick off the hol holiday shopping experience after celebration rather than getting up in the middle of the night. >> a target executive accepted the petitions and protesters. target is the foe culls but kohl's best buy and macy's are opening earlier than usual. weather wise, not going to be much of a effect. black friday is now well light gray thursday? >> yeah. it's going to be a warm friday for us. we have got to get through the storm pattern. as you can see right now, temperatures freezing up towards erie and 49 here in town and 50s and 60s to the

south and 70 in jackson, mississippi. we are on the edge of the warm stuff that will pump back n but we have ourselves a look at a pattern that dominates with the warm are air that will push ahead of it and for some reason we are showing you the temperatures again. wanted to show you the satellite and radar composit. there's the storm to the west. you can see the heavy rain on the edge of the screen and that's thrown to the east. we are on the edge of the boundary separating the chilly stuff to the north and warm stuff to the south. we will be on the cool side for today. as the storm tracks off towards the east it will throw the heavy rain in our direction. as the storm tracks to the north it will bring in warm air and perhaps bring in thunderstorms. there's a look at the storm extending down to the rio grand border with mexico. and it's going pump in tropical moisture all focused to get here over the next 36 hours. this is what we are looking at. future radar picks up on moisture we have this morning. spotty showers and fog. but steadier heavier rains

during the afternoon. the ride home could be rough and slow and it will get heavier heading knot evening and overnight. we may have a lull before the band that could come between midnight and daybreak including thunderstorms. 2 or 3 inch of rainfall ispossible and it gets out of the region late morning through midday. and then we will see gradual clearing and we clear things up as we head through thanksgiving and it's going to be breezy for the balloons up in new york. and otherwise we are looking for a warming trend this weekend. 54 today but it's going to take all day to get there. heavier rain towards evening and warming temperatures overnight as we will get to about 58 and thunderstorms arriving between midnight and daybreak. follow the wakeup window for the thanks giving outlook and we will get into more detail in the next half-hour. here's teresa with traffic. >> reporter: thanks, justin. like he said, we have rain meaning slick roads. use caution this morning going to work and school. let's look live at the fort mchenry tunnel on the north side. seeing no problems there.

no major delays in the baltimore area. follow us on twitter at maryland traffic for the latest traffic information. charley. gary halman was found dead in his amsterdam home. what may have led to the death and who they have in custody. we will take a look. and what libyans can enjoy that was once taboo under the old regime. we will tell you what's making a big comeback in that country when "good morning maryland" continues on this tuesday, november 272nd a. -- 22nd a live look at cairo, egypt, tensions continuing tomount. we will look around the world when we return.

news time 4:55. this just into the abc2 news a bizarre incident a lawmaker fired a tear gas canister inside parliament minutes before particle hadn't approved a free trade agreement with the u.s. the long delayed pact was facing strong objections from

the opposition lawmakers in the country. the south korean publication says the ruling party forced the measure to a floor vote. also around the world, after spending 6 months aboard international space station, three astronauts have returned safely to earth. the spacecraft land in kazakhstan and it was not unexpected. astronauts were carried out but they are doing fine. a news crew has been sent to -- new crew has been sent to replace them. in egypt, clashes between protesters and security forces is getting more frequent. the street battles around the city are dramatic and at times brutal. nearly 2 dozen people have been killed in the latest uprising. egyptians go to the polls on the 28th but the election may have faded into the background. what galvanizing them is the ate rit -- hatred for the military council and military force. books banned by moammar gadhafi regime are on display including homosexuality or

human rights in the arab world. the regime's ban was mostly on books regarding religious facts. >> he didn't let us know anything about the libyans history because we didn't want -- he didn't want to us know that christianity because he wants us to be like a god no tar -- or something he wants us to worship him. >> organizers hope the small exhibition will start new era in libya. a loss in major league baseball. greg halman was killed in the netherlands. the 24-year-old was stabbed. official arrested his 22-year- old brother in connection with the stabbing. halman was a outfield wert mariners and played 44 games. he was from the netherlands and police are trying to figure out what led to the death. now "good morning maryland."

>> reporter: er suspect is on the loose after he is accidentally released from jail -- a murder suspect is on the loose after he was accidentally released from jail. the story coming. >> reporter: i am sherrie johnson live at the maryland house and i will have more on holiday travels. a theft in the convenience store in the area. is there anyway to protect against this? those stories and much more coming up on this tuesday, november 22nd two days away from thanksgiving. good morning, i am charley crowson. let's get to justin berk with a check of the tuesday forecast because it's a dang start. >> that -- dank start. >> that might be the right word. yesterday it was great. you wait. we have got ourselves fog and mist and spray but more widespread rain from annapolis. it's light through mayo and deal is moderate to heavy rain across the bay i say that but it's fitting. we got moderate heavy rain around easton heading up towards centerville. we will pass our way up to the north side of the chesapeake with spotty showers around aberdeen. the friend at the proving

ground getting damp and fog up towards mountain road and through bel air. we have mist around eastern sections of harford county and back towards 95 and up towards the cecil county. as you will see, most of the concentrated efforts this morning are to the south of baltimore. but it's damp and it's going to get even more wet. fairly uniformed temperatures from 46 in westminster and mount airy. 46 in bel air. we are looking at 40s with fog and fog probably lengers most of the day. the rain spotty at times and will become steadier and heavier heading through the afternoon and evening. as temperatures continue to rise overnight through the 50s, the chance of thunderstorms by tomorrow morning and the thanksgiving outlook we will have next. 4:59 and here's traffic with teresa.>> reporter: good morning. police are on the scene of an accident 97 at 100. it's not causing delays or anything problems right now. but let's look live at the cameras. looking at icc maryland 200 br