vanilla ice cream cone that hates gay people. >> oh. well done, mr. kolber. that's what's making news in america this you're watching the station that works for you, good morning maryland at 4:30. a teenage boy killed on a dangerous strep of road in baltimore county -- stretch of road in baltimore county. coming up, what caused the accident. the army analyst accused of releasing classified information heads to court. i am sherrie johnson more on the upcoming hearing. kicking the can down the road. congressional leaders have a new plan to prevent a government shutdown. what need to be done today to avert a shut down tonight. good morning. i am charley crowson and happy friday to you a little more than a week in shopping getting ready for the holidays. let's check the forecast as we start the day with

meteorologist lynette charles. >> good morning. and happy friday to you. we made it through the weekend. it's not going to be a bad friday because we won't be dealing with rain. let's see what's going on here in to the satellite and radar where we have a little cloud cover once again but we are not dealing with the rain. the rain slid through the area yesterday and what we are dealing with in terms of temperatures this morning sit back -- is the fact we are mild. check out close to 60 in baltimore. 60 over in ocean city and you can see where the cold front has brought in the colder air and that's what we are dealing with through the remainder of the day and temperatures will fall and take the jacket with you as you head out the door this morning. let's check the traffic with angela. it's friday. >> reporter: good morning. happy friday to you. and happy friday to all of our people getting ready do to head out -- ready to head out. we have an accident that will y pact your drive if you take the bw parkway to the dc region.

all lanes shut down with a very serious accident. we will keep you posted. driving around the baltimore region, here's u.s. 29 making your way past maryland 10 # look grued from i--- 108 look good from i-70. the friday morning drive on the westside no troubles at old court road. ed. >> goorng. >> good morning. -- good morning. good morning. a by-pass for 695 and a crash killed a 16-year-old boy. the victim and a friend were walking east when he he was hit. neighbors ride to -- tried to help but the injuries were too severe. witnesses and police say they have confirmed that chase was hit by two vehicles. >> thrown into the air and landed into the westbound lanes and struck by another vehicle. >> one of the drivers told abc2 she never saw anything and had no time to react. there's no indication speed contributed to the crash. as you can imagine the family is in mourning today. nine days until christmas and a

horrible accident taking their son. we spoke exclusively to ryan chase's family and corinne redman is here with what they had to say. >> reporter: well, ryan chase comes from large family with roots in east baltimore. many family members gathered at a home on elwood devastated by the news. he just turned 16 earlier this month and family members say his brother is a baltimore city police officer and he walked on east putty hill avenue about every day to and from school and would have been well aware that stretch of road could be dangerous at times. family members shared memories of ryan saying he could be quiet at times but his focus was on school. they say he was a bright and competitive student as a sophomore at park hill high school and he wanted to become ascientist. >> really smart. real, real smart child. straight a honor roll student. >> he he was always talk -- he was always talking about a scientist e wanted -- he wanted to be more than anybody else was doing. >> reporter: now at this point, the family tells us they want

more information about what happened in the moments leading up to his death. corinne redman, abc2 news. the body of a missing man was found in a reservoir on thursday. charles was missing since december 2nd from middle river and a sanitation work mer d.c. police say there are no signs of trauma or foul play and an autopsy will be conducted. a man is expected to survive after being shot in the legs by police. he led more than a dozen officers on a high-speed chase. police tried to stop the car because it smatched the description of another -- matched the description of another car in a robbery. it started yesterday morning in anne arundel county. the driver took off down 97 and the car crosses into baltimore county and baltimore city. by the time it reached landsdowne witness saw more than 20 police cars. -- witnesses saw more than 20 police cars. >> we saw them coming one after another. oh, my gosh. >> you see cop cars everywhere.

>> oh, yeah. following each other like oh, my lord. >> we heard the boom boom boom and we went back in. >> like three shots. >> it was about three? about three. >> the suspect hit two cruisers before he stop and got out of the car and put the gun to his head. he didn't point it at officers and officers opened fire. today two penn state official will be in harrisburg facing charges of live to grand jury and failing to report sex abuse allegations. lawyers for the former vice president gary schultz and athletic director tim curley will go forward with the hearing and challenging of the evidence. earlier the man at the heart of the allegations former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky waived his preliminary hearing. he is charged with molesting at least 10 boys. today weaky leaks leader will go before a military judge in his first court appearance since his arrest in may 2010. he is accused of engineering the largest ever leak of

classified military documents. and sherrie johnson is in studio with what's expected in large following supporting manning. sherrie. reporter: well, charle potentially facing life in prison private first class bradley man something due to aperin court. basis for the 22 counts he faces is transcripts of online chats with informant. he ahe lendlly confessed to give classified information to -- he allegedly confessed to giving classified information to weaky leaks. it includes cables and iraq and afghanistan war logs and a 2007 video clip of a laughing helicopter crew including a news reporter. the troops acted appropriately but the crew thought the camera equipment was weapon. hillary clinton says the leak puts people's lives in danger

and manning will have an article 32 hearing today. >> government has the opportunity to present its case and to recommend charges be preferred to a court martial. >> reporter: the article 3 # hearing could run for -- 32 hearing could run for days. they won't seek the death penalty for the most serious charge of aiding the enemy. local airports one being honored and the other smuggling passengers. both stories coming up including what got bwi airport a near perfolk score. what shows do the president and first family enjoy watching. these stories and others trending on our website at abc2news.com. you are watching "good morning maryland" first and only at 4:30. if you are starting your friday -- thanks for starting your friday off with us.

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at 4:30. and welcome back a christmas carol is coming to life at this weekend and bop christiansen is ard add agnew twist to an old chas he can but -- adding a new twist to an old class he can but he says -- classic, but he says expect the unexpected. >> it's. >> the concert or theatrical piece like a dramatic concert. >> the baltimore city college high school coral program will be part of the concert backed up by the baltimore symphony orchestra and narrator. tonight and tomorrow night showsbegin at 7:30. a woman from the kongo is a- - we will have more on that in a bit i jumped the gun on you. >> it's friday. >> it is friday and a time for the weekend and weather wise, things looking fairly seasonable but windy out there. >> yes. very windy. that's the story for today. yesterday we had a couple scattered showers move through the area, but temperatures are going to fall through friday and it's going to be cooler. yesterday, we made it up to 61 degrees. but that temperature came in at

midnight. so, now we are going to be dealing with the breezes. those winds will be at the northwest at 10 to 15 miles an hour and it's going to be colder as we head into sunday. as we check out maryland's most powerful radar we are dry and that's the scenario going throughout the day. we don't have to deal with the wet weather. as you leave, leave the umbrella at home but take the coat with you. you might not need it so much this morning but going throughout the day, you will have to put the jacket on because it's going to be a little on the chilly side. frederick at 51. and chestertown around 56. let's see how the road are doing and head over to angela. >> reporter: good morning. and happy friday on the roadways around the baltimore beltway. we are in very good shape but want to tell you about delays in the bowie area on 197 approaching old mall bowie road. in the final clearing stages so a brief slowdown. in the meantime, if you are making the drive on i-95, looking pretty good. heading towards the baltimore

beltway, northbound lanes are open as well as southbound lanes. and check of u.s. 50 for those driving from the easton shore looking pretty good. current conditions eastbound as well as westbound moving across the bay bridge. remember to follow us on twitter this morning at maryland traffic. charley, back to you. >> thanks. a woman from the congo is accused of live about stashing money in the luggage sheep arrived at dulles airport and was found with $48,000 inside envelopes and books and cell phone holders and more. now there's no limit on how much money you can bring into the u.s. but you have to report it truthfully. because she didn't do it, she has been charged with violating federal currency reporting regulations. meanwhile bwi airport is raided the 9th most tech friendly airport by pc magazine. airline like the number of electrical outlooks and usb ports per gate and speed of wi- fi. and bwi got high marks for wi-

fi connecttivity and perfect score for overall self-service. victoria's secret using child workers? a startling discovery that has the popular underwear store wondering where the productscome from. and a teen outed by school officials. what they told his parents and why they thought they were helping that controversy straight ahead. you are watching "good morning maryland" we are first and only at 4:30. thank you for waking up with us on this friday december 16th.

the priston population in maryland has risen causing facilities to almost -- prison population in maryland has risen causing facilities to be almost maxed out. maryland's population increased by more than 22,000 in 2010. barry bonds will be in court today. he is expected to be sentenced for obstruction of justice. prosecutors want bonds to serve

15 months in prison for his actions. and victoria's secret using child workers to produce lingerie. underwear store is linked to a new bloomburg report states cotton used in the products comes from the western africa and is is grown using child labor. company denies the claims. and today is free shipping day. more than 2,000 online merchants including best buy and toys r us will send purchases made in the u.s. for no charge with an arrival time by christmas eve. and are you looking at it? this is the latest portrait from the first family showing the president with his wife and daughters. photographer peter souza captured the photo last sunday and this is what going to be this christmas photo. this is the time of year when we face a challenge of finding the perfect gift but with the holidays among us, the bigger problem may be finding the parking space with which to go buy the gift. we have a few tips as you hit the mall. circling the lot over and over

is a dreaded ritual of the season but there are better ways to do it. it's no secret people park closest to the front door but it keeps going and going. if you park on the outside you will have less walk and other people have their own ways around the parking problems. >> i stalk the people coming out of the store. >> you say you've strategy before you find a park space. what's that? >> praying. >> praying. >> we all pray sometimes. experts say park before you park. stop near a primo spot based on numbers it's almost certain it will be open in fie minutes. some of the salvation bell ringers are trying to collect something of their own a world record. the bell ringer in san francisco is attempting to set the record for continuous ringing of the hand bells. in order to win he has to beat 36 hours of ringing with no food or sleep and he can drink and use the bathroom every four

hours. and don't forget to donate and help the local kid in the area to have a great holiday of their own. 13th annual it's kinder time toy drive which honors fallen police officers and firefighters. just drop a new unused toy to a local watt mart or fire stations in bolt -- wal-mart or fire stations in baltimore and anne arundel county. all donations and details are listed at abc2news.com. news time 4:48. in health news this morning, looks like teenagers may care about what goes in their bodies more than some people think. a new study shows if sugary drinks have calories posted, teens are less likely to buy them. when teens saw the calories listed on the drinks, 40% of them chose to buy water or buy a soda. and a recall to tell you about this morning. meat loaf dinners at harris teeter are being recalled because it contains anchovies but it's not listed on the label. it's for the 17 ounce packages

of fresh food markets american cuisine with red skinned mashed potatoes. it has a use by date of december 20th and dinners were sold here in maryland. news time once again 4:48. in the wake -- it's make or break day on capitol hill where congress has until midnight to pass a spending bill that could exten the budget and keep us going. i think we have heard it called kicking the can down the road. this is the third time of the year congress faced such a government shutdown but the good news is democratic sources are saying an agreement was struck last night on a spending bill lasting through october of next year. now that vote has to be voted on, and both side are hoping and saying get this, both side are saying there could be a compromise. >> i think everyone needs to step back and take a deep breath i think there's a easy way to untangle all of this. >> we hope to come up with something that would get us out of here at a reasonable time.

>> the goal to pass both items by midnight tonight so they can leave for the holiday. if the spending bill doesn't pass thousands of workers will be furloughed without the payroll tax extension the average american's taxes would go up about a thousand dollars. contenders for republican presidential nomination faced off in their final debate before the january 3rd iowa caucuses. it took place in western iowa where 7 candidates took the stage but only one found himself under attack virtually the entire night by his rivals. newt gingrich fened off attacks and incest -- fended off hess attacks and insisted he could take on president obama. >> i think in 7, three hour debate he will not have a leg to stand on in trying to defend a record that is terrible and ideology that is radical. >> as a reminder, the iowa caucuses are less than three weeks away. they take place on january 3rd. to keep up with the stories and others that affect you and

your family you can down load the ipad app a great way to stay connected to keep 24 hours a day 7 days a week. now if you don't have the ipad down load the apps for iphone or other smart devices. news time is 4:50 and for stories around the nation, some school are making news. we brought in education reporter sherrie johnson to tell us a little more about what's going on. >> reporter: there is always something going on in education. lots going on here today. a math teacher in tennessee may lose his job. alex is accused by a student of writing the word stupid on his forehead. the student said he didn't understand a math lesson and the teacher wrote on his forehead. the teacher says the incident was all in fun didn't mean any harm but bold has been suspended and may be fired after a full investigation into the incident. the sheriff department says they are also considering filing assault charges as well. and in utah a school there is under fire for telling students parents that he was gay. the school officials say they

were concerned that the boy would be bullied at school. he wrote in paper he was gay and they were posted in class. school official worried he would be hurt by other student. the policy is whenever there's a safety issue, they tell the parents. now despite the protests, the school released information about his sexuality. now maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weatherate. >> okay. so we are not dealing with the rain this morning. but we are dealing with the winds. check it out. we have sustained wind into baltimore at 20 miles an hour out of the west. so it's very gusty out there. gusts up to about 35 miles an hour. check out hagerstown around 23. 13 in wind chester. as we look throughout the day, -- winchester. as we look throughout the day, we are waiting for the cold front to move through. we are dealing with cooler air and high pressure will build in more as we go towards the weekend. future trend picking up on what's going on. the fact is we will have a

little disturbance riding along the front that will stall out to the south. so, i am keeping the chance for showers in maybe along the eastern shore here. but other than that, things will start to improve especially as we go into saturday and also into sunday. the backside of this system maybe a couple snow showers into northwestern p.a. we won't be dealing with any of that here. 49 for today. much cooler and very breezy and by the time we hit tonight that temperature will be right around 33 partly cloudy and frosty. and this is what it looks like for tomorrow. 46 bearably -- variably cloudy and seasonably chilly. now angela with your traffic. >> reporter: good morning. as you get ready to head out for friday morning drive. get a report from a brief delay on i-95 north bound this is after the fort mchenry tunnel and some type of debris in the roadway. traveling on 95 south of baltimore. no troubles to report making the drive through columbia on maryland 175. also another live look at the top side of 695 it's an easy drive for you as you make your

way on inner loop or outer loop of 695 between i-95 and harrisburg expressway. charley, back to you. police in los angeles are investigating after shots are fired outside the consulate of china. what led to the gunfire and who police say maybe involved. also, why athletes in india have been considering boycotting the 2011 london olympithat happened back in 1984. we will explain when good morning maryland continues. first and only at 4:30. >> hello, i am major. [audio not understandable] serving in afghanistan. happy holidays to my husband and my kids milia and aiden and my brothers jimmy and leon and eric and all my family and friends in baltimore, maryland. miss you guys.

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at 4:30. and welcome back. news time is 4:56. los angeles police have arrested the man they believe fired a number of shots outside the chinese consulate. witnesses reported hearing gunshots around one shattering a window. officials believe it's a protester seen arguing with security earlier in the day thankfully no one was injured. well 13 people in germany were sick after drinking alcohol laced with poison. police are searching for a man they believe passed out the drinks at christmas market. the suspect said he was new father and celebrating. police say the drinks contained knockout drops and induced vomiting that could be fatal. good news for your about a haman fishermen. -- bahaman fishermen. they are safe after five days at sea without water or food. they were reported missing on saturday and a small plane spotted two small broken boats and notified the coast guard

which rescued them by helicopter. we learned overnight the indian government will not boycott the 2012 olympics in london after learning of a new dow chemical is a sponsor dow chemical is responsible for a gas leak in 1984 in india. 100,000 people were exposed and 25,000 died in years following that gas leak. >> reporter: the army analyst accused releasing classified information heads to military court. more on that coming. >> reporter: reaction this morning after a teenage boy dies in a tragic accident in baltimore county. he told family -- what he told family members wanted to do when he grew up. >> two penn state administrators set to appear in court as the campus is embroiled in a child sex scandal. what we are expected to hear today and what they may have

known. all that coming on this friday, december 16th. now over to a check of the weather and say good morning to meteorologist lynette charles where lynette, things are windy out there. >> oh, yeah. it's getting blustery this morning. wind gusting up to 30, 35 miles an hour this morning with sustained wind up to about 20, 25. so we are in for it this morning. so hold on to the hat. let's start off with a look at satellite and radar this morning. we are dealing with clouds across the area. but we are not going to be dealing with any rain. so that's some good news you are leave the rain gear at home. but as you step out and about for your day, you might want to bring the coat for the afternoon. this morning, not necessarily needing it because we can see temperatures into baltimore coming in right around 59 degrees as we go through the remainder of today, we are going to be looking at the fact that temperatures will be falling. so we will be in the mid-30s by 8 p.m. and then as we go into lunchtime today, we will be right around 49 and 47 degrees as we go into 4 p.m. and we will see a