arguing and the drugs -- the too much syndrome. we'll help you out of that. it is a matter of life and death. >> reporter: a warning that the county hopes people will heed this season as the stress levels rise and relationships strain. >> that story needed to be told. for help the county is urging you to make use of all the resources. for a list of hotlines and services, go to our website at abc2news.com. abc2 news is working for you. we have the 20 questions police ask when dealing with domestic issues. that's at abc2news.com. all right. weather wise, it has been a day of increased clouds but dry conditions. we are tracking a little bit, very light shower activity

mainly north as you go up into north central pennsylvania, a few showers there. temperatures comfortable. it's a much milder evening than the last two at this time. winds light from the south and east helping to keep the conditions mild. the rest of this evening we were fall through the 40s over pan overcast sky. the better chances for rain coming tomorrow. we'll look to the weekend coming up. if you're walking in the door, we have our toy drive going on. harford county sheriff's deputies are stepping up on crashes. harford county is ranked fifth for traffic fatalities this year. maryland state troopers handled 19 deadly crashes. the sheriff's office responded to three more. police in anne arundel county believe this man committed identity theft accused of making two fake wire

transfers at the sun trust bank. he used a customer's i.d. and a fake i.d. with the customer's information on the transfer sheet. and abc2 news investigation revealed that the government release social security numbers after you die and throws numbers are available to all of us online. the popular website ancestry.com as moved it -- has moved to behind pay walls. some believe an sees ri website -- ancestry has been a key tool for identity thieves to steam personal identification. let's take a look at news around the nation. theres -- there was an elevator accident on manhattan's east side. the elevator fell at least two

floors. an investigation into the death of a student at florida a&m, led to fraud. letters were sent to the head of the board and the state of the university system. the fdle spokesman said it will would be handled separately from robert cham pan's death. he died november 19th. police believe hazing was the blame. here's a smash and grab like you've never soon. while driving in reverse, the suspect slams through the door and goes on a shopping spree. on his way out, he gets stuck. the suspect finally gets his wheels free, makes off with less than $1,000 in clothes but damage to the store was about $80,000. the suspect was later caught. this is why it's important to keep your eyes on the road.

the miami police officer who was driving this cruiser said he bent down to pick up a pen. before he knew it, he caught the utility pole. the officer was not hurt, luckily. all right. today here we g the harm -- go. the harlem globetrotters' legend. look at this. curly never ages. they were at the lexington market for the lunchtime crowd. they gave him a pregame show and showed him some of the secrets behind some of baltimore's crab cakes. >> one of my favorite foods. it makes me strong, can do the slam dunk. can't come to baltimore without the crab cakes. >> that's right. >> that's right. listen, the harlem globetrotters is putting on a performance on

december 30th. 2 and 7:00. holiday decorations can be beautiful but they can be dangerous. and video games out there, you know they're expensive. why waste your money on games your kids won't play for long. local kids test out some of the hottest games. i'm staff sergeant both of i want to wish my family a merry christmas and my girlfriend. wish i could be there with you all. merry christmas. j

the holidays are full of excitement but decorations can provide their share of hazards for adults and small children. karin caifa has some tips to keep our families safe. >> reporter: this shows how hazardous holiday decorations can b a tree with -- become, a tree with dried brann muchs or an electrical fire. it turned holiday tragedy in less than 40 seconds.

>> candles, christmas tree lights, dried out christmas trees that cause fires and decorations. >> reporter: while adults need to stay mindful of the major holiday hazards, the little things shouldn't be overlooked. >> be careful when you purchase decorations for your tree or other places in the house. make sure they don't look like food or candy because young kids will put them in their mouth. >> reporter: child safety organizations also advise keeping kids away from burning candles that can be tipped over. >> if you're using a real candle, keep it three feet away. an alternative is using one of the electric candles that don't have a real flame. >> extinguish any candle before going to bed and leave -- unplug

lights on the tree. it is heating up for mitt romney. after your complaining, the government is responding. no more loud tv commercials. we'll be right back.

it's one of the worse holiday feelings. you put down big bucks for a video game and have your child grow bored with it, maybe hours after opening it. joce sterman asked local kids to test some of the hottest games to see if you should spend your money. >> reporter: video games may be the big get for kids this

holiday season, but it's their moms and dads who have to deal with the big expense, money moms know often gets wasted once the wrapping is off. >> it's a bumper -- bummer. >> reporter: what if you can know before you buy? we asked them to test some of the hottest games of the season. >> i think it's really fun just to test drive these. >> reporter: fun for them but we consider it fact finding for you and there's a clear favorite with both girls and boys, dance central with xbox and kinect. >> it's fun to play.

another big hit, a fantasy game for kids 10 and over. >> i like action packed video gamessed stuff with a lot of fighting. >> this uses all the controls and it's hard. the game can take you a little while to finish. >> reporter: the kids also gave some of the latest ds games nintendo sent us a run through. this mass attack was a favorite. >> i like it because there are different levels. >> reporter: but for parents, the hardest part is picking a winner. although some kids are easier to please than others. >> i like every game so far. >> reporter: whether that like will be long lasting is the big question this holiday season. joce sterman, abc2 news. >> all of those kids are getting

1600 on their sat's. we posted that on our holiday page. just go to abc2news.com/holiday. let's brighten up. those kids or in need, this is our 13th year for the kindertime toy drive. we're honoring fallen police officers and firefighters. we want you to drop new, unwrapped toys at walmart stores, celebree learning centers or the fire stations in baltimore and anne arundel county. something just came in today. the toy drive, we're teaming up with the bso. donations, locations and all the details you need are on our website, abc2news.com. always a good time of the

year for that -- the kindertime toy drive. it's not frigid. keep in mind our average high is 46. the fact that we're at 48, milder than average. winds southeast at five. this was a grape sewn row and real -- gray scenario, occasionally a blade of sunshine snuck through. we found very little sun here and also in washington today. everyone that works down there and commuted back to baltimores inned very little -- noticed very little sun. not much rain at all. we find a couple of showers over the state line north into pennsylvania, maybe one little patch of drizzle impacting westminster. most of us sitting dry. temperature wise widespread upper 40s to near 5 and almost

no wind. what little breeze we do have, a southerly breeze. that helps to hold temperatures up. highs about six, seven degrees above average. 50 in pape pea. 52 cambridge and georgetown delaware. tomorrow neighborhood by neighborhood we're well into the 50s. 56 for little italy and 56 for federal hill. we have weather north of york into harrisburg, pennsylvania. we still have high pressure over the carolinas and maryland is enough in this area of high pressure that most of the showers mr. skirt to our north. could a few sneak across the state line, northern baltimore, northern harford county, you could see a patch or two of rain. most of it is skirting around our high pressure dome. off to the west there is milder air and more wet weather coming in with that boundary which will arrive late tomorrow evening.

our best chance for rain coming late tomorrow evening. let's break down the timing as we take a look at our in-house computer model. as we go into the afternoon here's where we begin to see the chances for rain. they intense foye a little bit. this model may be underdoing it. we may see more widespread rain. then it looks like all of this may push south. it looks like at this point in time that boundary will stall out well south of us keeping us dry. places like virginia beach and nags head, north carolina will be went. cloudy skies, not as cold but still on the chilly side. tomorrow 56 will be the two-degree guarantee. we'll have scattered showers lingering into tomorrow evening. maybe give yourself a little extra time to get to dinner.

44, mostly cloudy. the seven-day forecast shaping up to be a little bit of everything, a little milder, damp but on the thursday. provide day drier but cloudy and cooler for the weekend. we bumped up the temperature. at one point we're down to 40, 42. still looks like decent shopping weather for all those last-minute shoppers. >> what are the chances for a white christmas? this is the betting line? 50 or average? >> meaning closer to zero, less likely? >> yes. >> i'm going to go 15. >> 12%. all right. 2012. mitt romney has been working to reclaim the top spot after newt gingrich has srndle.

he is hoping a new endorsement could help. why the latesten dpoars -- endorsement. >> reporter: often it depends on who the person s with that, let's go back to 2010. >> i'm not a witch. >> reporter: that's christine o'donnell. now she's picked her candidate. >> consistency. >> reporter: mitt romney isn't out a standard press release about it and the dnc forwarded his email to reporters just to make sure we got it. an endorsement like this could do more harm than good for romney. if you want to see the latest

dnc attack today, you have to look up. romney is in new york city hosting private fund-raisers. the dnc has a plane with a sign attached. bet you 10k romney is out of touch. romney tried to joke about the comment offering up his wife's advice. >> a lot of things you do well, betting isn't one of them. >> reporter: romney is trying to turn the table on newt gingrich with a new ad trying to connect going rich to democratic leader nancy pelosi. >> together we can do this. >> reporter: it doesn't stop there because mitt romney added fuel to the fire today. he was doing an interview with the new york times. in it he said newt gingrich was too zany to become the next

president. >> zany. always good stuff from d.c. coming up all new for you tonight at 6:00, a baltimore neighborhood plagued by vacant buildings is getting a big boo. how a new investment is poised to bring park heights back. and those stories and much more coming up at 6:00. hoover's a pre-- here's a preview of what's ahead at 6:30. coming up on world news, a revelation about marriage and family and modern america. find out why some women are choosing to stay single. the new modern family tonight on world news.

stocks falling. the dow was down, nasdaq off almost 40. the s&p 500 fell 14. scammers are targeting baby berms. there's been an increase in investment fraud case. many baby boomers are vulnerable to risky bet. last year there were more than 1200 criminal complaints. how many of us are tired of those high volume commercials? you complained. now the government is doing something about it. a new fcc rule will prohibt

commercials being played much louder than your tv show but it won't take effect for another year. the united states postal service said it will delay the closings until may. the service was planning to close 250 mail processing facilities early next year to save money. the holiday can be one of the most joyous but stressful times. we have tips to keep you cool. houses and in some case entire blocks empty and in need of repairmt tonight a new move to restore some of the neglected streets. gift buying, cooking, traveling can make this an emotionally draining time. abc2 is working to help you

manage your stress. and new year's eve isn't the only thing to remember about the and of the year. tax credits could save you. park heights, upper, lower. some of our once proud streets have fallen on hard times. now a huge investment in the center of the neighborhood and many are hoping this is a sign of good things to come. >> it's an attempt to put park back in park heights. when you look at den more, you say how could this have happened. in a year or so many hoped that you won't recognize the place. >> i want to participate. >> for years delivered -- clifford watched his city go to pots. he called to have police keep criminals out