condos damaged by fire. i'm linda so, how soon people can return. high winds could lead to fires and evacuation. details coming up. important piece of military equipment, iran says it now has. what they have and why we want it back. all that coming up on this monday, december 5th. good morning maryland, i'm charley crowson. a foggy scene out there, this is video take and knew hours ago, out along 83, this is heading in to downtown, and before you get to this, you can see it, it appears clear, this is not the case, though, as you see the side streets, fog, a little thicker. see it gathering on the lens as well. this is very deceptive, justin, the fog on road levels, showing you this morning s much thick tore the naked eye. >> camera downtown, behind you, showing that. we are looking at a dense fog advisory on the eastern show.

from cecil county, good morning to friends in northeast, great time at the parade on saturday, stretching the eastern shore, queen ans with the fog delays in place, maybe more to follow suit. get back to that in a moment. highlight basically the system that brought rain to the ravens game, to texas. heavy rain, east of dallas, snow west of dallas and snow here, a sign of energizing system, pulling up the front, repeat the pattern later that could be important for us and taste of winter. we are headed to the system, pulling in moisture in terms of fog, 39 but watch the visibility at richie highway and glen burnie. you are going to see it go blank, see street lights. that's improving the fog, tough to see the street lights and traffic signals and signs. 60 degrees this afternoon. angela phos foster is here this morning. the despite the foggy

conditions ax nice flow of traffic for you out there. no incidents to report as you make your way on the jfx, a live look of i-83, west 41st street. traffic moving well as you make your way on the southbound lanes in to the downtown areach more activity along the topside of the beltway. looking good for those on the harrisburg, southbound 83, from shawan, down to 695. taking you five minutes, southbound 95, 6 minutes from white marsh to the beltway. 100 people mostly senior citizens, forced out of homes because of a fire maybe allowed to return back as soon as today. the fire damaged condos in the heather ridge in northwest baltimore this weekend. lin lip is here with the latest -- linda so is here with the latest on how soon people maybe allowed in to homes. >> inspectors should be out

there. people who live on the two outer sides can return to homes. we got a tour inside, the project manager showed us where the fire started on the fourth floor, it knocked down everything inside the condo and the roof is gone. the center part has the most damage it could take months to repair 15 units. main services like heat, electric and water are running again in the outer parts of the building. people are elderly. everyone got out okay. noel one was hurt. -- no one was hurt. >> i was getting ready to get in to the shower and go to bed. i had to get dressed and get out of the building. >> no word on what caused the fire. inspectors should be out there today. people who live on the two outer sides of the building can return. linda so, abc2 news. news around the nation this morning, a new york grandmother wants an apology from the transportation security administration or sitly the

tsa. she was hurt and humiliated during a preflight screening. she says she was strip searched by tsa agents this week for catching a flight to fort lauderdale. >> never happened in the ten years i'm down to florida. i had a defibrillator, so i don't go through the machines. i ask them to pat me down or use the wand. they took me in to a private room and strip searched me. >> tsa is z3ñsaying no strip search happened and proper procedures were followed. this is coming to us out of north carolina, casey bane shot this on her iphone. look closely. her daughter was turning off the christmas tree lights and saw something moving in the tree. this was not a christmas ornament, it was a snake. casey's husband and her kids wanted to keep the snake but casey would echo my sentiments

saying no way. they wanted to name it tensile. heck no. exact exactly heck no. temperatures continue dropping. how occupy protestors are planning to weather the storm. look at that. that's a special honoree at the white house who received a kenty center award. going to -- kennedy center award. going to new york now. >> reporter: samsung won the latest round in on going patent battle with apple. a court says samsung can sell several smart phones and tablets in the u.s., despite claims they resemble devices too closely. the companies filed 30 souths against each other on four continents this year along. facebook is hiring thousands of employees with expected rapid growth. most workers are in silicon valley or seattle. it's looking for engineers in

new york, face b book expected to sell shares next week. a study confirms many of us go on line for no reason at all. more than half of young adults go on line each day to pass the time or have fun. the percentages are smaller for older age groups. those are your tech bites.

sort of structure occupy protesters in buffalo are building. got a wooden platform and a thick nylon shell, without a heater, protestors believe it will keep them warm and dry. orders narrowly a dome like this would cost thousands of dollars, but, it was given to

the protesters by a quote, anonymous donor. this is somebody who felt strongly about the movement and make sure people stayed warm who are attendsing to stay here over the winter. >> you start to build solidarity and closeness. this is another example of that. >> occupiers will remain in the movement for the long haul. want to give you headlines this morning, dense fog. we will pass anymore along we may find out. on this december 5th, date with destiny, much of the last decade has been dominated by some snow on this particular date. after a record high temperature in december 5th, 2001, record snowfall, 7.4 inches in 2002.

two years later, 3.3. 2006, seven, we had 4.7 inches 2009 and last year, we had a coating or two across the area. this morning we trade our flakes for fog. it's mighty thick. dense fog advisory eastern shore. 30s to 40s, making our way to 60 and mostly cloudy skies this afternoon. reduced visibility. here is angela foster. thank you very much. reduced visibility as you head out this morning. plan for extra travel time if possible. we are looking good as far as delays go on the topside. this is 695 at harford, inner loop and outer loop, well between i-95 and i-83. no incidents to report on the west side. check of our drive time, 6

minute drive for you on the outer loop, between bel air and providence. 7 minutes on the outer loop of the beltway from 795, making your way to i-70. one of the star studded night in washington, 34th annual kennedy center honoring those, recognizing the best in the entertainment industry. that was own telephone tributes for the year. -- that was one of the tributes for the year, neil diamond. cook, saxophonist and actress meryl streep. honored for lifetime contributions to the american culture. tomorrow amy winehouse's album will be hitting stores. the hidden treasures is a album from the troubled british singer. she died in july. a coroner ruled she died from

alcohol poisoning. tensions grow between iran and the u.s. it is claiming it has possession of a key component of america. winds ripped through southern california leaving thousands without power this morning. why the worst may not be over, coming up. [ sue ] wow! i've been so looking forward to this. when my asthma symptoms returned, my doctor prescribed dulera to help prevent them.

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southern california basing for powerful winds, gusts of 60 miles per hour. destructive winds left thousands in the dark, without heat. many waiting to be restored among the 42,000 people. kuren redmond is standing by with the latest from the west coast. 370,000 customers in southern california were without power, weather reports predict, traditional winds will move in. high winds starting in and out the mountains and canyons, spreading to the coastal areas. 300 los angeles firefighters had been deployed in the fire prone areas because of the winds are expected to create critical conditions that can pose extreme wild fire danger for the area. winds gusts reaching 70 miles per hour expected.

some areas like the foothills experienced hurricane forced winds over the weekend causing downed wires, shattered trees and roof shingles to fly off. they tracked wednesday, as time goes on, many residents who are in the dark, are beyond frustrated and want their power to be restored. >> look at this place. i mean, come on. you keep passing us by. >> officials in los angeles county have declared a state of emergency to ensure state and federal resources will be available to assist with the damage by the wind storm. pastor at a kentucky church says he will nullify a vote taken by membership in congregation, banning interracial couples. the pastor of the baptist church in kentucky plans to

declare the vote. congregation voted 9-6 to ban interracial couples from churches or services with the exception of funerals. helping families resist evictions and foreclosures on homes. this is an effort to focus on the on going housing crisis and giving the move amount focus after the dismantling of many encampments. iran says armed forces shutdown a spy plane. the official and irna news agency says the aircraft was rq170 drone and armed forces recovered it in iran. the coalition afghanistan says it maybe the drone that its operators lost contact with last week while flying over the western half of afghanistan. for 20 years, a wreath company has been laying wreaths and headstones at arlington this year they've arranged for 1,100,000 wreaths to be placed

on saturday. this is the largest of its kind in an undertaking by the company. it took 6-day trek to the capital. ravens are returning to mt bank stadium to raise money for charity. it's the 11th annual auction party. the event features a theme kicking off at 6:00. snacks and interactive stations for guests like matches and the magic 12 that live auction starts at 8:15. today in harford, hearing held on proposal to make county property tobacco free. the hearing is at 2:00 this afternoon, taking place at the harford government administration building. harford county proposing to go tobacco free. if you want to save money and go to the national aquarium, they want to hook you up. they have special gifts for fans this is the third year the aquarium is going to run a week

of specials in the on line community. head to facebook page, do a search of national aquarium, and all you have to do is like them. we've got it pulled up here, show you what it is. go to your facebook page and the upper search bar, see here, type in national aquarium, this is the site that comes up. all you have to do is like it. it's that simple. like it and there you go. you will be made aware of the deals coming up. the week of holiday deals, see a new deal every week, discounts and everything else you will see as well as some of the attractions you will have at the national aquarium, all of this in the 30th anniversary. a great offering and time for the season. justin? that's right. good stuff, all in to the holiday season. i spent saturday at the christmas parade. mayor mc night and everybody, enjoyed the hospitality. by boys had great time.

the sunshine and mild temperatures, 46 now in northeast high school, winds are calm. we've got ourselves thick fog this morning. down the road a pin pinch to bel air. thick fog. see the glare from the street lights. on coming traffic, what that will do to you. weave had fog, intermittent and builds, we got fog this morning. temperatures from upper 30s to 40s. warm airstreaming in from the south ahead of a frontal boundary marked here. des moines 24. sign of the colder air on the other side. streaming in moist air ahead of the front that's locked in place, the cold air lost on the other side what is important here is i want to highlight the fact the storm producing a wave of low pressure and snow in western texas, that wave of low pressure will keep that front actually stalled to the west for another day. the question is once it moves through, we get rain showers tomorrow in to wednesday.

new wave could form here, right along the front, computer models are split. i'm leaning towards the side of a storm that could regenerate on the cold air and bring us winter weather on thursday. we are saying 60 degrees, 52 overnight. showers developing through tomorrow. wednesday, steadier rains possible. we will watch thursday, right now, leaning, telling you computer models are split, the potential, of mix or snow with falling temperatures. this patchy fog out there is navigating on the morning commute out there, a check of the major roads in and around the city, 295, 395, moving well. and i-83, west 41st, reduced visibility. plan for reduced speeds in that area. also here is a look at i-95, north of white marsh, be alert for delays in the southbound lanes. drive times on southbound 95,

white marsh to 695, 6 minutes, traveling on the outer loop, west from 795 to i-70, 7 minute is your drive time. working for you this morning along the bottom of your screen, see the ticker this sour wake up window, closings going on and delays. queen ans county, 90 minute fog delay.

five things on this monday morning, joe biden's international travels continue in greece, mr. biden will speak with the leader while in athens. greece remains in economic woes. departs from washington later

today. . task force appointed by florida am university president, looking in to the death of a marching band member is scheduled to meet today. champion died after found unresponsive on a bus. death is believed to be tied to hading. u.s. senate returns to session at 2:00, after defeating the payroll tax cut plan. the president threatened to keep congress in session through christmas. . 100 nations will gather in germany to start a peace process for afghanistan. afghanistan oh officials are looking for assurances that the long-term commitm is not forgotten. drew brees and saints remain on pace in the mfc with 34-17 over the lions. 338 yards of passing on the night, brees became the fist quarterback in history to throw

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100 people forced out of homes because of fire, could be allowed back today. i'm linda so, the latest on progress at the heather ridge condos. first time on camera, why many people th