time sticking as ground temperatures well above freezing now. 50s and 60s earlier today. we will fall through the 40s. rain heavy and the flood watch. more about how this storm exits the area and look to the weekends coming up. >> charges will not be brought against bernie fine, accused of molesting two former ball boys. the da investigating the allegations said he can't bring charges because the statute of limitations has run out. he said he found that the two men who accused fine of abuse credible. fine was fired november the 27th but denies the accusations. and former illinois governor was sentenced today to 14 years prison. he was convicted on 18 counts in his trial was accused of trying to use his power to appoint someone to the president's former senate seat for cash or a job opportunity.

he won't have to start serving the sentence until mid- february. alex baldwin not really known for keeping his cool and his reputation is still intact after he was kicked off a plane yesterday, he boarded a flight in los angeles, heading for new york but before the flight took off american airlines said he wouldn't turn off his phone and then caused a scene. >> very rude, caused us to be delayed. >> he got irate. >> after he was taken off the flight baldwin started tweeting and some response to that american airlines took to facebook today. the company posted a statement saying that since an extremely vocal customer has publicly identified themselves they have elected to provide the real facts. for miss part baldwin said he

will never fly american again. we were just talking to wyatt act the ceremony here, act the man who survived the attack telling all of baltimore he watched the water burn. today is the 70th anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor. a day to remember the victims, survivors and the event that followed. nearly 120 survivors swerved a moment of silence. we take a look at their sacrifice and the sacrifice of those who served in the war that followed. >> war is hell. it is no way of getting around it. you do what you need to do for the mother land. . >> that is why i didn't get to

finish high school because they drafted everybody 18, didn't make a difference what you were doing. >> we left the states and that was christmas eve day. >> you better believe i was scared. anybody that says they weren't scared they don't mind dying. >> the beauty of this trip is we have a group of men that fought very hard together. >> going back to -- to the beach. >> know it won't look anything like it did. >> we just thank you so much that we could come back today. ♪ [ music ]

. >> lot of stuff hits you after 67 years you forget and things that -- some things you don't want to remember. >> to see it today, just brings back so many memories. i can see those ships on that water, i can hear the men yelling, i remember -- never heard a man call for his dad in all my life, they were all calling for mom and then -- they called momma and to me that shakes me up. >> most of us -- little differently than others. >> the experience of sharing risk, of depending on someone else to -- for your life, of being able to offer someone else support for their lives, changes the attitude.

> inawed a i was a teen when i got in, feeling rather proud of myself as an american. i look on my country as a great country. >> service, public service, whether in the military or civilian side, provides strength for our -- democratic society. ♪ [ music ] . >> for more on the effects of war on our country and the pictures 1941, as well as present day of those who were there, check out the website right now at abc 2news.com/news and look under the top stories.

the new grocery story is open at locust point. i hear rave reviews. the mayor and representatives from mnt bank and the grocery change. the 61,000 square foot, two story store hopes to provide the couldn't with fresh, ready to go and local items. >> i know that probably at various point you thought to yourself, could you have pick a worse time to start on -- a visionary economic develop project like this in it takes a lot of skill, a lot of being persistent and certainly a great amount of commitment and faith in baltimore city. >> and along with the store a four story parking garage will be built there. and this is the opening today and it'll be packed here tonight with people get that ready to go stuff. you can see it in person in

neat 1800 block. a police car chase dangerous enough. how some suspected car thieves got in the hot seat before they were arrested. some burglars in indiana decided to take a less than quiet approach to breaking and entering it was caught on tape.

. look at this, police chase that we found ends in flames in oklahoma city. officers were following a car that had been reported stolen when the driver slammed right into a sign and look at that. catch fire. nobody was hurt in this. three people in the car, we have under arrest. two burglars decided to use brute force to get into a gun store opting to crash a stolen car right through the front door and the two men in the suv jumped out but only spent about 30 seconds in the store before findings almost everything was locked in a safe. they got a rifle, gun and silencer worth about $10,000. that camera is really good. that's the best surveillance camera i have seen in a while. that's good. the damage to the store is at $35,000. police are looking for the men. if you have a list of kids left to buy for and they don't give their list to santa never

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. as the holidays approach everybody wants to know what are the hot toys out this year? we have them. we have a really important tip about when to buy them too. >> reporter: in christmases past, ann has surprised her ten grandchildren with great presents. this holiday season she is having a harder time finding the perfect gifts. >> i have to keep my eyes open. i guess advertising plays a big role. >> reporter: she wants them to be the gifts her grandkids like best. >> it has to be really special. i have to get the right toy.

>> reporter: laurie specializes in picking the best toys. she is the toy insider mom and publishes the toy insider guide. she knows better than anyone what the trends are. all of her research house the greatest gifts in one of four area, first is social. >> games where you have face to face interaction with people, it's also talking about the apps and the virtua, l worms. >> reporter: this includes the new harry potter version of scene it, the instant artist that uses a wireless sensor and a new tetris game. >> it's one of the most popular video games, it's in over 50 countries, and now we have link, we are linking your tesris to try to block people. >> reporter: light sprites are also hot. the next category is mini collectibles, lots of kids love to collect while they are popular with parents because they are affordable.

this year 3d cards and characters to play in the video world. >> these launched last year but this year they will find hello kitty and disney princesses and the superheros and hot wheels. also shoulder buddies, they sit on the shoulder. >> reporter: category three com, for those who like to be up and moving. items include the bja beast, light strikerand nerf line. >> laser stunt chaser which i just love. it has speed and also does all kinds of great stunts. >> reporter: entertainment is category four which includes the power rangers action of courses and justin bieber bust. you can be a rock star. >> it has a voice hitch on it

so you sound like a rock star. >> reporter: one tip, stores stocking less because of the economy so if you spot a toy your kid wants one make sure you get it now because it may not be there later. abc 2news. >> what do you want? a shoulder biddy or a bieber bust? >> the bieber. >> i thought so. if you didn't get that list we are work for you. log onto abc 2news.com/holiday, we have the full story with the link to all the products she mentioned including the price. that's the website. >> now marry >> and moving along. i want to start off with some of the hd weather net cameras that. change over in western maryland from rain to snow. deep creek n is into the afternoon. it'll change here first. like 5,000 feet up. lack at this.

then just a couple hours later branches start bending there. good skiing. out toward w isp for the next couple days. frost bug the change over took longer, mainly rain a few flakes and then before sunset we get that brief change over. beginning to snow but as we look in central maryland and in baltimore where temperatures well up near 50 degrees, all rain so far and we expect most of the rest of the storm to come down as rain. we will get a few hours of wet snow overnight tonight. more on that in a second. the radar, heavy band of rain in the hagerstown area. you can see a lot of rain still up the i-95 corridor, and points further west across the city right now. a good amount of rain coming down but you saw out there in garret with snow and it's starting to edge into washington county. flood watch up for most of the state. two inches, we may get another

two inches, four inches in a day will create ponding of water. flooding, then facing this between three and -- nine and three in the morning, five to six hour window overnight. we will get a brief shot of wet snow this is hartford, northern baltimore, carroll and howard. points north and west of the city, you know an inch or two of slush and maybe closer to three. keep in mind a lot of that, even the areas will be the grassy areas and the rooftops because the ground is still well above freezing. well above freezing by 20 degrees. winds from the northwest at 13, visibility low. you can seat cold air on the march punching in, already dropping below freezing. hagerstown, the road temperature well above freezing wind from the north at ten to 13 right now. visibility reduce from all the rain mainly and some mist mixing in with that rain.

highs today i want to point out in the low 60s, some 30 degrees above the freezing mark. that keeping the ground temperatures warm. we will get the change over. we are seeing it not just wet but in the high terrain areas, always enhances the snow fall. across east coast, the whole storm starting its push to the east. we are still on the mild side. lue see the cold air big time. toward daybreak tomorrow and as we look at that you can see the band pushing in but then the storm kind of starts to wrap up and eject northeast. that wrap around snow only a few showers, toward one or two in the morn and then we clear out and the truck also be out salting in a few areas i'm sure. again i would leave a little extra time for the morning drive. slick areas possible. 32 tonight. flash flood watch, then a winter flood advisory. we get a melt from anything that does fall and stick.

tomorrow night 28, clear, very cold, quick check of that extended forecast. we have a cold december weekend on the way. with a fresh shot of colder air on saturday. temperatures will struggle to get to 40 over the weekend. >> all right. tonight democracy, poll after poll showing gingrich climbing while romney is in danger of losing his front runner status in many key states. we are live from washington and this is a theme we have seen again and again this season. >> reporter: it seems to be the story line. we have seen hospitals of ups and downs, candidates rising and then falling. now the big question is, is this going to happen to gingrich? >> taking the white house in 2012. >> reporter: go back to august. michelle bachmann pulls off a big win in the straw pole. this same weekend. >> give a pink slip to the current residents in the white house. >> reporter: rick perry comes in and steals her thunder.

now she is in single digits. after taking the top spot in the polls, perry's campaign got tripped up by poor debate performances and embarrassing gaffes. >> those that will be 21 by november the 12th. >> reporter: now he is in 4th place in some polls and then herman caine. his 999 tax plan was all the rage but accusation, which he denied of inappropriate behavior and an alleged 13 year affair stole the headlines. now he is out. >> i am suspending my campaign. >> reporter: that brings us to romney. likely voters have yet to give him the commanding lead. today is he facing a new threat, gingrich trying to hold onto his status. >> having --. >> reporter: he has his own possible problems. ties to mortgage giant freddie

mac, what some call a combative personality and the challenge of 20 years in congress at a time when many voters are angry at the washington establishment. this is the latest national poll. with you will notice he leads romney by a double digit lead. >> we have time for a question? all right. we want to talk about the perry add today they saw on television. we will talk to you about that tomorrow. coming up new, the university of mare land first to try a procedure to make lung transplants more common. you may not want to think about it but when you have to deal with planning a funeral you don't over pay or get scammed. those and more coming up new for you tonight at six.

. in tonight's cop psalm ear heart for the second year in a row at&t is the worst carry ear. that's according to consumer reports. it dropped from last year as did all four national cell phone carriers. verizon topped the list, sprint was second, t mobile in third. retailers may have spoiled shopper was free shipping. 63% of internet sales were shipped for free during the past week. that was up 51% the same week last year. many retailers need to offer free shipping to keep attention. a study found nearly half of on line shoppers have canceled purchases after realizing there was no free shipping. this is at a price. amazon which has always offered

free shipping on sales over $25 may see a loss in the 4th quarter. and martha stewart teaming up with a retailer. . the ten year deal includes a seat on the martha stewart board. jc penny plans to open stored dead dedicated to the brand. the fight to change maryland law and allow marriage for same sex couples has another heavy weight who has put their face on the campaign. coming up at six, which starts right now. >> now,abc 2news at six. >> the weather outside isn't frightful but we will be dealing a bit of winter. how much of the white stuff will fall and where. >> come on -- pretty much went in the house. took advantage of him.

you know now he has to do everything he can to protect his home. >> burglars target a home for the second time making off with a hall. and a process that could help those in need of a lung transplant get what they need. how it could let more people get transplants. we start with a winter weather alert. someplaces already getting some snow, starting to fall, baltimore already issuing a code code blue warning as the city works up for the first winter night of the season. let's start with wyatt. >> i always say that the way the rain messes up the drive and the rush hour you throw in just even a little bit of snow and you bet there will be some travel troubles overnight in to the early morning. take a look. we have present rain out of the south. this will be the story next several hours. heavy rain, flood watches, low lying areas