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last interview hurt or help his legal battle that lies ahead of him? strong santa anna winds caused widespread damage , the worst isn't over as the area braces for another round. all the details coming up. it's december 5th. i'm charley crowson. fog, the big story k over both my shoulders, see the live looks at the inner harbor, thick fog. now over to meteorologist, justin berk. >> so much weather, kuren redmond is doing wet for the west coast. dense fog on this december 5th, it is all about the fog from baltimore, down through arundel, maryland, most of the eastern shore. harford, cecil as we have the issue this morning, let's take a look, dense fog advisories queen ann, clint, caroline at the bottom. this is our date with destiny, 7 of the last ten years, brought us near record snowfall, including record

snowfall in 2002. this time around, we don't have ourselves flakes, it's about the fog, bel air fogged out, roland park had the fog. downtown baltimore as we lost the lights across the harbor. temperatures mid-30s to low 40s. losing the fog, hang on the clouds and pushing to 60 this afternoon. a taste of snow in the forecast, we will talk about it next, angela has the traffic. look at the roadways, despite the foggy conditions out there, one accident to report, ho and monument, checking the drive from 795, southbound, heading in from owings mills to 695, traffic volume there, look at the west side, around the bellway, running smoothly, 695 at baltimore, occasional brake lights due to the dense fog and on the topside, traffic flow, still at a good pace from 95, over to the harrisburg

expressway. speaking of the harrisburg, drive time, looking pretty good now, southbound on 83, from shawan road to the bellway, a five minute drive and you are on the topside, outer loop, 6 minute yours drive time. southern california, more than 90 hours since wind knocked out power to thousands of customers. some have been restored. 42,000 people in the dark waiting for the lights and heat to be returned. the worst may not be over. kuren redmond is standing by with the latest. 370,000 customers are without power this morning,wet reports predict that traditional santa anna winds will move in with high winds in the mountains, canyons and spread to the coastal areas, 300 los angeles firefighters have been deployed. the strong winds are expected to create critical conditions that can pose extreme danger

for wild fires. winds gusts 70 miles per hour are expected. some areas like the foothills are expecting hurricane forced winds over the weekend. it caused down wires, shatters tree, they struck the los angeles region wednesday. many residents still in the dark say they are beyond frustrated and at this point, they want their power to be restored. >> look at this blase, come on. you guys keep passing us by. >> officials in los angeles county declared a state of emergency to ensure state and federal resources will be available to assist with the damage by the wind storms. kuren redmond, abc2 news. mega church pastor is taking time off from the pulpit and taking the time to focus on his family. listen. i'm still your pastor, you will

still receive direction. you've given me weeks to take care of family business like you do. >> it's been a year since allegations surfaced that the pastor was luring men in to sexual relationships, the pastor settled the cases but never disclosed details. his wife has filed for divorce. she did that on thursday. a change of heart for members of a church in pike county kentucky. the baptist church made national attention for banning interracial couples. yesterday members took a vote and voted to allow all people of all races to attend their church if they choose. pastor says he hopes lifting the ban will lift the controversy that surrounded the church during the past week. horrifying scene for people insides a san diego restaurant as they watched a car plow towards them. the car hit someone walking in and sent them flying several feet. seconds later the person, they got up and walked away with only minor injuries.

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bringing that in for you this morning. we will have details coming up with how you can take part this the tboom across maryland coming up later. there is good news on the economic front. companies are once again matching 401 contributions. retirement savings took a hit during the recession. more than 75% of firms that cut back or cut out contributions are looking at ways to restore them. we know who will be playing the halftime for the super bowl in the festivities. heads liner, madonna. nbc and nfl made the announcement sunday night. it's february 5th in indianapolis. the first time madonna performed for the super bowl halftime show. last year was the black eyed peas and they were accompanied by usher. star studded celebration in washington. the kennedy center recognized the best entertainers in all of buzz. paying tribute to those

influence has worked throughout the arts. >> we honor five giants from the world of the arts. not just for a single role, or a certain performance, but for a lifetime of greatness. hon receives included barbara cook, neil diamond, yo-yo, sunny rollins and meryl streep. the show will be broadcast december 27th. 100 people had to leave their homes during the weekend after damage from a fire in the condo. i'm linda so, how soon they could be allowed back in to the heather ridge community in northwest baltimore. >> i'm kuren redmond, former penn state coach, jerry sandusky, speaks out for the first time on camera about the child abuse charges against him. find out why comments are raising eyebrows this morning. public-private partnership.

details coming up. >> watching the large storm system dominating the nation, snow in western texas, we've got thick fog this morning. it's december 5th, we don't have snow around, with our date with destiny but fog. dense patchy fog out this as you navigate on your morning commute. one accident in the city, we will have complete details straight ahead. ♪ i must have the wrong house. sister? we missed you. they waited up all night for you, you know. it's a long way from west africa. ahh...coffee. [ inhales deeply ] he's here. i brought you something. [ chuckles ] really? ♪

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time for your news to go, fog is the headline. let's check in with meteorologist justin berk. >> weather making headlines across the nation. watching the storm, that's the storm that brought the rain to the cleveland area, for the ravens game. extends to texas, snow on the warm side. looks close, but the boundary will be stalled today. we stay on the warm and moist side. it's chilly. a look at annapolis, see the lights and fog breaking with predawn lights and glare showing up on main street in

bel air. this morning, we've got temperatures that are chilly with the fog, 46 degrees northeast. good morning to you. mayor mc night and everybody, thanks for the hospitality. fog, delays as a result on the eastern shore. up to 60. some snow to talk about. hang on for that. on the roadways, right now, one accident to follow at franklin and monument, be prepared. the dense fog creating delays as you make your drive. southbound 83, north avenue, a bit heavy, going in to downtown. also southbound traffic on i- 95, now off and on pockets of slower traffic approaching maryland 43. people maybe allowed to return to condo. fire broke autoat the heather ridge community friday night. this is the 6300 block of red cedar place. linda so is here with the

latest on the weekend of progress. >> reporter: in a few hours, inspectors should be out there, to give the final okay, people who live on the outer sides of the building will be able to return to homes. contractors have been working all weekend, we got a tour inside, the project manager showed us where the fire started friday on the fourth floor. the roof is gone. the center part of the building has the most damage. it could take months to repair 15 units. services like heat, electric and water are running again in the outer parts of the building. luckily everyone got out okay. in one was hurt. there is no word on what caused the fire, inspec fors inspectors should be out there today. people ho high on the outer side can return. today lawmakers are making last minute adjustments as they prepare for closing arguments in the trial of paul suric. he is a aid to the maryland governor, you are lick.

he is accused of trying to suppress the black vote during the last year's gubernatorial election. suric testified in his defense friday saying , precepted a black voter suppression strategy during a meeting in july of 2010. we turn to a riveting new comment from former penn state coach jerry sandusky speaking out about the child sex abuse charges against him. he had a lot to say in his first interview. once again, when pressed, point blank about whether he is attracted to kids, sandusky couldn't give you a point blank answer. kuren redmond is standing by to explain. >> interview conducted by the new york times, sandusky maintains he is innocent of molesting boys. many observers described the exchange as uncomfortable. he had a lot to say on his interview since the scandal broke. when he was pressed about

whether he was sexually attracted to children, he couldn't give a yes or no answer. sandusky was asked are you sexually attracted toed ed to underage boys. he says i enjoy young people. he seemed incapable of answering directly once again. >> what in the world is this question? if i say no, i'm not attracted to boys, that's not the truth because i'm attracted to young people, boys, girls. >> after that answer, sandusky's attorney, sitting off camera, rushed in to his defense, having him clarify the question saying he is attracted to spending time with young people, but not in a sexual way. sandusky has maintained innocence throughout this investigation saying he has horsed around with the

disadvantaged boys in his care. he is free on $100,000 bail. kuren redmond, abc2 news. today get ready to dig deeper in to your pockets. the toll road linking counties opened before thanksgiving. you will have to pay between $3.20,, and $6. workers will be repairing water meters. according to the sun, 12,000 homes will receive meters. they can be read remotely. this will save time for workers traveling the homes and replacing outdated meters. moms and dads, report out, says fewer teams are sexting than previously thought. the university of new hampshire found 1% of kids between the ages of 10- 17 shared images of themselves or others involving nude pictures. previous reports said one in five young people or 20%, had

participated in sexting. baltimore city elementary and middle school students will receive funds thanks to a public-private partnership. they are prepared to launch a library project. sherrie johnson is live with the details. >> reporter: we are here at the elementary middle school, this is the launch for the ground breaking baltimore city school library project. this is a great partnership. the foundation is providing up to $1 million in library funding elementary and middle schools in baltimore city. it involves 15 community and government partners bringing the total amount to $3.78 million. the program works with schools to design, build expe quip new or renovated libraries in selected schools. we have craig with the harry

and jeanette wineburg foundation and the school principal. good morning, tell us about why this partnership is needed. >> i want to go back to my little pouch. we will be distributing these to the students throughout the project. inside a bookmark. it reads the more you read , the more things you will know, the more that you learn , the more places you will go. that's from dr. seuss. it's simply, eloquently captures the spirit of what the wineburg foundation and partners hope to accomplish. giving students a love of reading literacy, the chance to succeed in life. >> tell us the features they have for the schools. >> one of the parent corner. it gives the parents opportunity to read to the youngsters. we are excited about that opportunity. >> thank you both so much for joining us. we appreciate it. exciting times. that kicks off this morning at 10:00, right here at the school. reporting live in northeast baltimore, sherrie johnson, abc2 news.

five things before you head out the door , the task force to look in the death of a marching band member is scheduled to meet today. the attorney for the family of the band member says the school didn't do enough to stop hazing. fannie may and freddie mac agreed to stop a negotiate during the holidays. in effect from december 19th, through january 2nd. legal and administrative proceedings for evictions will continue during that time. today the u.s. postal service expected to propose changing standards for delivery to two to five days. it's not clear when the plan will go in to effect. baltimore ravens will host the all community team auction party, begins at 6:00 tonight in the key bank stadium. the moneys raised will support volunteer support and ravens projects. if you want to save money, head to the facebook page.

they have specials going on for all of their fans. all you need to do is like them on facebook. this is the third year they've run specials for on line community. a lot of people expect snow, 7 of the last ten years we've gotten here. we are in the 30s, low 40s, fog this morning. winter is back, there they are in the teens and colder across the northern plains. surge will come out of canada, it's needed in to el paso texas with 30 degrees. we show you the national picture, that highlights the demarcation of where winter is separated west of the line. it's good news for the drought woes and west of dallas, snow, this is developing area of low pressure and important part of the whole developing pattern here, while we've got the warm moist air with the fog ahead of it and the cold air through the central plains, frontal boundary and wave will ride along and keep the moisture locked west of baltimore.

we have the thick fog this morning. warm day and probably breakout mostly cloudy sky. watching the models, some indicate a second area of low pressure will form when the cold air gets closer to us. that's a separation here, some models indicating this will return colder, dry thursday, others watching a wave of low pressure wednesday, could reach us thursday w a hint of wintery weather and maybe ending with snow. hanging on that one with 60 today as we burn off the fog. tonight showers, more fog and back up 40s the 50s. 62 tomorrow, showers of the rain vary, better chance of rain on wednesday. we are watching potential here of another storm riding our way, starting as rain but could go over to snow but falling temperatures on thursday beyond that, by the way, we are not calling stickage or accumulation but a hint of winter and highs in the low to

mid-40s. thick fog, going to be a factor in your morning commute. we got confirmation from police, the accident location is monument and pulaski streets. heavy slow traffic, southbound i-83, right here at 41st, as you can see brake lights there, also on the west side, 695, baltimore national pike, patches of delays as well. we will have the scrolling closures and delays at the bottom. this is the wakeup window. two hour fog delay. no am prek. queen anns, 90 minute delay. fog delay, no am prek. this will hang around for a little while. a repeat tomorrow. we keep the warm air and see if we can crash in the cold air. a question mark about what happens wednesday in to thursday. models have us cleared out. others having snow. i can't leave you without saying welcome back angela foster. good to have you.

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