home fires. i'm don harrison. i'll tell you about a fire over the weekend and how this was started. alerts go out to towson university students. how police caught up to the suspects. the governor is going googoo over gaga. this fire started just after 10. neighbors saw the flames shooting out of the window. >> reporter: last night a little after 10:00, recount rob-- anne arundel firefighters responded to the fire. >> this took 30 firefighters to bring it under control. >> reporter: a woman was lighting candles what he match fell on the floor and started a

fire. she received burns to 30% of her body and taken to bayview burn center. >> this is the time of the year that winter time is most prevalent for fires. we'd like to remind people to have their heating devised checked. >> you also want to make your your holiday decoration don't turn things into a fire hazard. >> there are new devices in use, especially the new led lighting that doesn't draw as much electricity and become such a heating source as the old incandescent type bulbs. >> reporter: in millersville, don harrison. >> the victim from last night's fire is still in bay view's burn center. the investigation is continuing tonight into how a woman was hit and killed by a

light rail train this morning. the accident took place near sellary and also railroad avenues in liewghtderville. this is near the royal farms. it sits near the tracks. there were some delays in service. well, clearly something was wrong when you she police helicopter circling low over towson university. turns out someone decided to rob a bank on campus. >> the man walked into the pnc bank branch and towson and told them he had a weapon and demanded money. within minutes the whole campus knew. they had the warning in place after the virginia tech shooting. they use text message, social media and even old-fashioned pa

alert systems. the robbery at the pnc bank happened and everyone was alerted. >> i mean, when anyone says go somewhere safe, we just stay in the classroom and close the doors. it wouldn't be smart to run out of class, so we stayed in class. that was it. >> the suspect was caught about a half hour after the robbery and caught sitting on bench in the liberal arts building. after a short chase, the manc ws caught and is facing bank robbery charges. no weapon was found. >> sitting right there on the bench. >> recount recount police arrested -- anne arundel police arrested five people they believe areñr responsible for

robbing a pizza delivery man in the 2200 block of con qwest dry. the victim said he was attacked while making a pizza delivery. officers arrested five suspects and we're told they found evidence from the robbery. a fifth suspect has been charged as a juvenile. baltimore city police need your help identifying a man who robbed and stabbed a man last month in charles village. police released this sketch of the suspect who stabbed a man on north charles. he and friend were at a gas station nearby when two men robbed them and stabbed them. if you recognize the man in the sketch, call police. traffic has been a mess all

day, backed up after a truck slam into the 95 overpass in hail thorpe. it happened around 1:30 what he flatbed truck hit the overpass. traffic was down to one lane, and that caused traffic that would be backed up for miles on the outer loop. the truck knocked down part of a highway sign and damaged the bridge. it has all but one lane shut down. officials say the flatbed was improperly load. engineers did assess the damage on the bridge and traffic on 95 was not affected. take a look at the harrisburg expressway.

traffic is stopped. you're going to want to use york road or falls road. check out abc2news.com and live traffic conditions anytime you want. log on to abc2news.com/traffic. it has a list of traffic problems, delays and gas prices to help you plan your holiday trip. well, more than 100,000 families on hold for energy assistance appear to be victims of the budget impasse. ben, of canton, is one of those who expects to have his fuel ole replenished but he has runout. half of the money that historically as gone to heat low income homes will disappear.

>> congress should get the money here. they shouldn't hold it up because they have an argument. that's not right. what if we get nine inches of snow tomorrow? what happens. >> this is the time of the year they don't buy their prescriptions, pay for their heat instead or families go without food. >> the state provided assistance to 125,000 families last year out of 300,000 who south -- sought help. >> air temperatures are running cold. we've got 20s to the norkts -- north. 39 in easton. the lows are brutal, teens and low 20s, tonight a few degrees warmer but still in the 20s as a few high thin clouds continue to blow out of the west. tomorrow through the day warming up into the low 50s. we've got much more coming up in minutes. this is the time of the year we all have plans for the

holidays and hope the weather doesn't interfere. make sure you have the abc2 weather app. that way you can get your hourly forecast and your seven-day forecast including live interactive radar. go to abc2news.com/weather to find a link. you can download it for your iphone or ipad. the baltimore city board of estimates is expected to vote on a planned turnover. the board of estimates is scheduled to vote on this deal coming up wednesday morning. in the deal the city will pay a total of $200,000. it's a part of mayor stephanie rawlings-blake's efforts to run the center despite tough economic times. the groups that could be approved are the boys and girls clubs of metropolitan baltimore, the omega baltimore foundation and reclaiming our children and community project and the stars are the brooklyn o'malley

center, eastern wood center and collintont( and jones strs. the governor is calls his trip to india a huge success. o'malley said two indian companies plan to invest in our state and eight will have deals with indian partners. governor o'malley sent out a tweet that has everybody talking tonight. he's invited pop superstar lady gaga on a dinner date. the governor wrote thanks for your advocacy against bullying. katie and i would like to invite you to dinner to discuss eliminating bullying. earlier this fall she and the governor took part not stop

bullying speak up -- in the stop bullying speak up campaign. >> did you buy anything online today? did you know that hundreds of bises were shut down because they were selling counterfeits online? what to watch out for so you don't fall victim to another scam. >> the ravens are about to add to the rost are. cool joe is about to be papa joe. >> check this out. 46 at bwi. that is our sta test cal norm. we guaranteed you 55. we'll be back in a few minutes to tell you if you need that thing this week -- coming up.

it is that time of the year there seems to be more fedex, ups trucks. today marks the busiest shipping day of the year, at least for fedex especially in the rosedale distribution center. they're calling it the busiest in history and they're expected to double their volume by moving 17 million items. >> we've been planning since before the thanksgiving holiday, communicating with the employees, changes as necessary. >> there are two important dateses to keep in mind. deals 16th is the last date to

send your package. that's a two to three-day arrival and december 23rd is the last day this mail this before christmas. many of us are avoiding the malls and doing our holiday shopping online. if you're not careful, you could get into trouble. joce sterman keeps pus safe while shopping on the internet in this week's scam alert. >> reporter: the web is a great place to find good deals but also a place where scammers might take advantage of you. your first step is to use trust worthy sites. in fact the feds just shut down counterfeit goods to customers. >> it may look close to the real thing but the quality won't be there. the warn tip won't be there. >> reporter: while we're all looking for a good deal, be

careful. >> just don't believe that you're going get that item at that incredibly low price because you're probably about to be scammed. >> reporter: another tipoff, if the seller wants you to pay for money gram or wire transfer. once that money is gone, it's gone. ice your credit card for online purchases. if what you bought never arrives, you candice piewt charges. >> if you paid for it by check or with a debit, that money is gone and you might never see it again. >> reporter: one thing you should see, the site's privacy policy to make sure your information doesn't get passed around after the new year. >> the better business bureau said to keep documentation of orders and check your credit card often. take a look at the shipping offers to make sure the gift will arrive by christmas. for more information on the story, just led to our website

at abc2news.com and look under the money tab. there's a new option for maryland wineries to ship items to you. according to the state comptroller's office, 20 instate wineries have applied to ship wine directly. the new law passed last spring allows wineries to ship directly to customers as long last they pay a $200 fee to the state. a cold dry air but not much wind. 36 now at bwi. the wind is to speak of. at leet not a -- least not a wind chill factor. from they and the tree inside.

facebook them, old mail them. sunny skies, high thin clouds just about everywhere. today was sort of a filtered sunshine with the high thin cirrus clouds. nice finish in annapolis. all clear, expecting that to hold up as we go into tomorrow, maybe some rain by thursday. low temperatures, 20s and teens. it was frigid. certainly we look for another cold one, maybe not quite this cold but there will be 20s. we're already down to 27 in york pa. most of our state in the mid-30s to upper 30s. across the region, high thin clouds blowing in from west to east, the one we were looking

at, but not rain producers in any way, shape or foamplet the closest precipitation south of the withouter banks, a big high pressure bubble south of our state that continues to hold the showers at bay, not allowing them to ride up the state. we'll stay dry into the day tomorrow. you see that cold air has settled in, including baltimore. we're on the edge, lower eastern shore, 50s through the carolinas. so some of this milder air will edge in by late tomorrow afternoon, could allow us to pop up into the 50s. could hit 60 later this week. don't forget the sunglasses with you also the coat and gloves in the morning. and then cloudy conditions come in wednesday, but you see the precipitation with this next system. it's going to pass safely to our north and west. we'll stay dry until thursday.

overnight down to 28, quite cold. your two degrees tomorrow 51, mostly sunny, milder, but, again, it will be a cold start first thing in the morning. tomorrow night we fall to 30 with a few clouds staying cold and dry. what is the outlook? looks warm with a better chance then a fresh shot of colder air friday night into the weekend. jamie, looks like good shopping weather but you'll need the coat, my friend, 40s for highs. >> tell everybody where you were this weekend. >> i may have been in the sunshine state for a knew days. >> oh, really. >> not a lot of sunshine. >> youxd wore shorts,tñ though. all right. hey, for the first timeñi in nie tries, ravens had their way onxd the ground with ray rice, joe flacco threw the ball to seven

different receivers. and terrell suggs was a wrecking ball. they plate san diego charger -- play the san diego chargers in beautiful san diego. baltimore would be the two seed behind houston. the conference record is more important but don't worry. if the ravens keep winning, everything will even out. today was also the deadline for the season ticket holders to stake their claims. joe flacco's wife is expecting their first child. flacco and his wife dana, are expecting their first child. flacco and dana, who were high school sweethearts will not learn the sex of the baby until he or she is born.

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