tree. we enjoy makingxdñi it an outin. >>w3 iñi likeçó to do this. going to the store is not very christmassy. >> reporter: dale owns friendship trees and sees families making an experience of this. >> you don't know when they were first cut or how long it took them to get them at the wal-mart, home depot or wherever you by it from other than here. >> reporter: with all the benefits in helping out the environment, there is one other advantage to this. it's good exercise. at friendship trees, don harrison. >> christmas trees are grown in all 50 states including hawaii. abc2 news is working with you to make sure your christmas tree

doesn't become a fire hazard. when picking a tree, don't buy one with lots of needles falling off because it's probably already dried out. don't put it near a heat source like a fireplace or stove and keep the stand filled with water. don't put the branches or needles in a fireplace or stove. it's time for the kindertime toy drive. consider pick up a guest or two for a child in need. you've got until december 22nd to do -- donate new toys. this year the toy drive is partnering with the bso program. if you have oldñi instruments lying around, you can drop those off with the toys you're

donating. weatherñr wise, things runng nice and clear o.añ therey it got mild today. great deals weatherg we're looking good. there will be one change has we get a dry cool front of we had 60s in spots like fort meade and annapolis and airport. downtown baltimore hit 60 degrees early this afternoon. temperatures falling off. we're 50 and in the 40s towards westminster. 47 in the state capital. the rest of the evening 50s, falling through the 40s. clear and on the mild side for december. will that hold up through sunday or to the not -- or not. we'll talk about that. beautiful weather for a special tree lighting ceremony going on in cockeysville.

lynette charles has more. >> reporter: come here and show your support. one of the fabulous things going on behind me, they already have the tree up. this is good news. check out the sign. this tree is in honor and memory of those in the united states military. so let me bring in aplan da. amanda is with the living home ministries. so, amanda, what's going on tonight? >> we'll have a military tree lighting ceremony to honor those who are currently serving, those who have sack cry fiesed the ultimate price. we have a special time where we willñiñi honor the veterans, haa special time with thexdxd milit. weñi willñ23çó have a bugler.

>> reporter: what's going on after the ceremony? >> we'll have refreshments, cookies, hot chocolate and the great gift giveaway. that gives pan -- an opportunity for them to get gifts for family and friends. they can come to a place where they can have their presence all figured out. >> reporter: i talked to your husband about donation. if they want to get involved how do they do so. >> our church sponsors it. we're on old york road. we have our tree donated from frosty tree farms. that was a blessing. you can contact the living hope ministry. >> reporter: how are you in partnership? >> this is where we hold the satellite location. we have our church building on old york road. then we also have service at 11:30 at cockeysville every

sunday morning. >> reporter: this will be a fabulous night. the weather is stellar. wyatt is your guard. we have hot cocoa. tonight is the night to do it. you will be honoring fabulous people and showing your support. back to you. >> hot cocoa. make sure you bring some back. taking a look at tonight's top stories, the ravens are flying out of theirç'iutáusr'str training camp and flying toxd owings mills forxd good. lasti] year more thanxd 110,000s wentñi to practice session at mcdaniels college. thexd teamxdxd said they will se locations for fans. a tunnel known for crime is shut down. the tunnel in lansdowne was designed to let people walk

under the csx tracks but it turned into a place of crime and graffiti. workers put up blocked doors to seal it off. days, maybe weeks, that's how long it could take to clean up after major wind damage. thousands of homes and businesses are still without power. a state of emergency has been declared for l.a. county. a passenger steps in as a woman on his bus gets attacked and the whole thing was caught on tape. how the bus driver was able to track down police without making a single call. one town got five inches of the white stuff.

new video of a small plane that crashed in midland, texas. it's believe the pilot was the only person onboard and he walked away with a broken arm. police in milwaukee, wisconsin said an attack on a bus could have been worse if not

for other passengers. they start shouting. he gets up, grabs her and hits her face against the window. another passenger took him to the front of the bussments the driver -- bus. the driver sent a silent alarm. the man was arrested. sunny and mild but snowy in arizona. five inches of snow fell in flagstaff. the storm forced the closure of major interstates. by the time the snow is falling, they'll have over a foot of snow. no thank you. is this finally a strong sign of an economic turnaround. the big drop in unemployment numbers. sounds like good news, right? being socially smart while socializing over the holidays. chances are you'll post a picture of your favorite gift. we have a warning before you hit share.

today marked the best week for the stock market. the dow jones industrial average closed over 12,000. the nasdaq 2600 and the s&p 500 1244. economists were predicting no change before the numbers were released. now that we note percent of unemployed americans have dropped, we have or on whether this is a sign that things are turning around. >> reporter: all year people have been standing at job fairs before the sun comes up, looking for anything to make a job

brighter. today the optimists will wonder if we reached a turning point. 120,000 jobs were added in november. theçó unemployment rate dropped fromi] 9% to 8.6%. òln w created in the private sector jobs for the past 21 months in a row. >> reporter: the less optimistic will say it fell because thousands of frustrated americans simply stopped looking for work. >> keep in mind. it's 150,000 jobs that you need to be adding every single month just to break even with the population. you want to see 300,000 plus consistently for months at a time. >> reporter: in early trading wall street seemed happy enough but stock gains were measured, not explosive like earlier in

the week. the stock market can't take the concern that something ugly is headed this way. the forecast for america could still be clouded. reporting for abc2 news, new york. joce sterman, a huge twitter person. we want you to twit pic your holiday photos. send them our way. for more of a facebook person, send it to facebook. you can post it on my page or on our wmar facebook page. the first one came in from jim

schuler from mt. vernon. send it our way. right now, it is a quiet night in the city for december. 54 degrees at bwi. temperatures beginning to cool off. take a look, bel air, our view from charm city run. the weather was good all day, same deal in baltimore. you see the long shadows. sunset around 4:45. the days will still get shorter. gadgettersburg, what an -- gaithersburg what an awesome sunset. maryland's radar all clear. will there be an weather? >> getting breezier overnight. we have colder towards oakland. that's a colder shot that will

wedge in. so instead of highs near 60 or at 60, take five to eight degrees off the number. still, some decent sunshine and i think a decent december day. mt. vernon to south baltimore but i think we'll see a nice bounce back. so briefly cooler tomorrow. skies clear across the mid-atlantic states. very little weather. you're getting snow showers there. again, the front just beginning to develop out to the west. so we'll continue to look floor that as it treks steadily westward. our next developing storm begins to get its act together. nice and clear across maryland, maybe a few additional clouds. there's the next front that could bring in some showers and perhaps a little more than rain showers by tuesday night perhaps. it's going to be western maryland that could be a mix.

30 tonight, tomorrow. 50. some spots will get warmer. saturday night 34, partly cloudy, dry and chilly. your seven-day forecast, finding a warmer scenario. the cold air will arrive with force tuesday night into wednesday. right now looks like this will be too warm to see rain around baltimore but we could see a previous one on the back side of the storm west of lake frederick. >> with the weekend weather it will be 50 and sunny. you're not inspiring me to go christmas shopping. >> can we really do 22, 23 more days. >> i can handle it. thank you. all right. in tonight's democracy 2012,

herm hrm has been in the spotlight since an atlanta woman named ginger white went public about a 13-year affair. what do we know tonight? >> reporter: herman cain arrived gee earlier. we know he will be meeting face to faceñi with his wifeñrñi sins latest allegation. theybill come up withçó a decision. we haveq also heard fromi5 cainxdq that heñi willçóñr maket announcement tomorrow in atlanta. >> i am thrilled that you are here. >> reporter: after a day of campaigning, cain said he will reveal the future of his presidential run. today he offered a timeline. >> tomorrow in atlanta, i will be making an announcement. we will be opening our headquarters in northwest georgia where we will also

clarify -- there's that word again -- clarify exactly what the next steps are. >> reporter: allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior have hurt cain's popular ti. in iowa he's at 8%. last month he was at 23. it's also been revealed that herman cain said his wife didn't they about his friendship with ginger white or the fact he was providing financial assistance to her. >> my wife and family comes first. i have to take that into consideration. i don't doubt the support i have. just look at the people who are here. we have to look lalt what happens to contribution and we're going to re-evaluate the whole strategy. >> reporter: if you look at this past week, there's been tons of mixed signals. seems like we will finally get an lanes sometime tomorrow. if herman cain drops out that

will be huge for the lower tier candidates. still, the focus has been on the $2.front-runners -- the top two fsmnt-runners. , especially when you lookñi at thesecñilp polls. they were asked who wasñi mostñi likely toxd understó.tñi complex issues. 4347% said newt gingrich -- 43% said newt gingrich. as to who can beat obama, it was romney. >> we'll hand it over now to rosie. coming up at 6, the ravens announced they will not return to west minister for training

camp. and how one station is able to respond to nearly 30,000 calls a year. i'm roosevelt leftwich. those stories and more at 6:00. now a preview of what's ahead at 6:30. coming up on world news, a tough road for some foster children, but there are heroes ready to help and red i do help without mind all tarring drugs. see them, our person of the week.

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'tis the season for sharing. there are tips to avoid pitfalls. >> reporter: the holidays are all about spreading cheer. and social networking seems like the perfect venue. make sure you're not giving too much information away, especially about the stellar gift you give or receive. >> criminals are savvy during christmas time. they're looking for things that say case the online neighborhood. >> reporter: a facebook page or a twitter link, even if forwarded by a friend may appear to have the deal of the season. give it another look. scammers can create pages that look like legitimate retailers. >> the next thing you know, you have a virus in your computer and that bad guy owns your computer. that's not something you need during the holiday season when you should be enjoying

christmas, the holidays and the new year. >> reporter: headed out of town, secureñi your social network profile, too. nmt everyone onñr yourñii ft pre whoçó can do what, including tagging of photos. and be careful about posting pictures about others, too a foe thee seems funny could get a coworker in trouble or you frozen out by your peers. abc2 news at 6 starts right now. the ravens are flying out of westminster. why they decided they will keep their training camp close to

home. a tunnel that allowed people to get from one end of the tracks to the other as turned into a danger. when it comes to responding to emergencies, one station has been named the busiest in the country. we'll look at how they got that distinction. first, we start with news that will disappoint a whole lot of raven fans. the team announced they will not be returning to westminster for training camp. brian kuebler joins us with their decision. >> reporter: it is the end of an era a decision that the ravens said did not come quickly. training in westminster is a baltimore football tradition. the ravens have done it for the 15-year history and the colts way before that, but the camp is never more. the bulk of their training will happen at their facility in owings mills. they will have