back. we have to make sure they're fully reintegrated back into their families. for us, that's when the work begins. >> the work seemingly never ands. some of the same members also served in afghanistan as well as performing duties on the home front such as security details following the terrorist attacks of september 11th and relief missions have the hurricane katrina. many said they don't feel their sacrifices have been overlooked. >> whenever you're out in a uniform, people are going out of their way to congratulate you for their service. i believe there's enough document of accountability. they'll never understand day to day what it's like. >> in baltimore county, jeff hager, abc2 news. >> the maryland national guard

has people defloyd kuwait, iraq, afghanistan and africa. there's more on the shooting yesterday. they have leverage -- linked the suspect to a robbery. detectives put out a description of the suspect in surrounding counties. recount recount police located the -- anne arundel police located the car. officers say they shot the man after he pointed a gun at them. taking a look at tonight's top stories, two penn state official also go to trial after lying to a grand jury. the judge ruled there was probable cause to move forward with tim curley and gary schultz. the two are charged with not properly reporting what graduate statute mike mcqueary told them about jerry sandusky.

sandusky said he's innocent of the more than 50 charges, all sexual assault charges over a 12-year span. a cold case is being reopened by the fbi in hopes of catching a killer and rapist. d.c. police are sending out sketches of the potomac river rapist. he's the suspect in eight rapes and one murder a $25,000 reward is being offered. more legal troubles now for the annapolis man accused of scamming local schools. abc2 news was the first to tell you about criminal charges filed against joseph gill in queen anne's. a new charge has been filed after hearing from a pta group. they paid hundreds for gill to bring in an athlete but he couldn't deliver. dozens of local schools have made similar claims. weather byes, clouds have

thickened up. take a look. first, out to the west, you see a few showers towards garrett county and quite a bit of rain. it looks like a lot of this will stay to our south but as we check the radar, you can see decent weather to the south. it's down to the southern areas where you do see a little more in the way of precipitation. so we'll keep an eye on this. temperature unless the 30s and low 40s. we're going to fall through the 30s. getting colder. will the skies clear at all? will we see the sunshine as we go shopping? we'll answer that. >> thanks. bradley manning, the u.s. soldier charged with releasing classified documents appeared in military court. roosevelt leftwich joins us with more of the hearing that happened in fort m.d. private first class bradley manning is accused of using

unauthorized software to download information and give it to wikileaks. it provided an unsensorred look into the military activity such as this helicopter attack in iraq that killed a photographer. manning faces court charges that he released hundreds of thousands of documents. >> i'm here because bradley manning is an excellent soldier, a soldier who stood up for truth and integrity. >> reporter: manning was detained in iraq for more than a year and has been in confinement ever since. his lawyer asked that the presiding officer be removed. his request was denied. our look at news around the nation starts just south of us in virginia where five people

were found dead. police believe the person responsible is among the dead. they were called to the home for an attempted suicide. a family member says the 27-year-old woman, her 9-year-old daughter and 11-year-old son were killed along with the woman's boyfriend and friend. the home is located in a remote area near the maryland line. the citadel is facing a lawsuit from a former cadet saying he was harassed and humiliated in hazing. tyler, who was at the school on a scholarship says he was also asked to haze other students and refused. when he did that he was put through several hazing incidents himself. he talked about one hazing ebbs dent in 2009 and said he just couldn't stay quiet any longer. >> six of them cram and-- came into my room and proceeded to chat or talk with us and

basically told us we needed to leave. body harm was threatened. death was threatened. they wanted me to do it, light myself on fire. >> reporter: he file lad lawsuit earlier this week. the navy said it will thack back the scholarship for tyler to go to another institution. you register when you're expecting a baby or getting married but have you ever registered your holiday list? some are doing it to make sure they get what they want. two of santa's reindeer ended up in the dog house after getting loose on the freeway. >> i'm corporate but the plemplet i want to grif a shoutout to everyone at home. hey, guys, love you.

do you still have holiday shopping to do? why not peck up a toy for the kindertime toy drive. we'll tell you where you can stop by, have some fun and donate to help.

check out this letter to santa. chances are he will be reading until christmas. more than 1,000 messages are included. this is the world's longest letter tment will go in the mail december 23rd. >> comet and prancer almost made it on santa's naughty list. the pair got loose on a free way in houston. a man was taking them to a school in the houston hear when the door to the trailer came over. comet and dancer walked between cars. good samaritans came to the rescue. >> the guy was behind her. we pulled up. when we pulled up, they started eating. >> the reindeer were gathered up. they did make it to that school visit. they will be ready to ride with

santa. so no worries. keep an eye on the reindeer with rain dear cam. you'll sola -- see a live camera. we know you checked the stockings and and the tree but don't forget to check your email. how people are sending them and how they are a dream come true for you procrastinators. and the debate after the debate. who came out a winner and who had the line of the night?

the hot new trends for the holidays is not a gift but a lot

of them. people are registering. once reserved for weddings and baby showers, there are websites like santa's hideout and check twice. >> using a registry does save you money and time. mon you ni -- money, you can spend the exact amount. >> could this new trend be just as tacky as trampling swn on black friday or giving a bad sweater or even worse regifting. experts say upshouldn't share your wish police unless someone asks for it. >> how do you send your holiday greetings? what about facebook? over the past five years less people are using traditional mail for greetings but the greetings are still being sent.

in 1995, 2.7 billion christmas cards were sold. this year half that number is expected. more and more people are sending e gifts in email. there's no wrapping, no mailing costs. a quarter of holiday shoppers say they will buy virtual gifts. they are a dream come true for a procrastinator. guess what, you're going to have it delivered on time. all right. we're taking a look at maryland's most powerful radar, all clear baltimore, eastern shore. as we go further south, south of calvert cliffs, lexington park into tap ahan pick, virginia, looks like the line of rain has

tracked as far north as it's going to. it could push north. could be showers in d.c. or annapolis, making, not much. snow showers in western maryland in the higher elevations. you can see out towards oakland getting some snow shower activity and wintery mix. right now things are generally clear. breezy. take a look at the flag flapping on federal hill. the northwest wind at 7. so, yes, there was some sunshine. we start out nice enough. temperatures are up near 50. then the clouds roll) cold wind started to spill in. take a look in d.c. you can see cloudy conditions. that was the scenario into sunset. a beautiful shot done on the mall. right now temperatures colder.

you can see why they're getting the snow. it's 28 but 15 degrees warmer. 46 at the beach. winds have turned west. again, highs today did get into the low 60s. that was just after midnight. most of us never noticed the temperatures above 50. wood bine 46. cockeysville 44. a cooler day. mostly cloudy skies. still watching this cluster of rain south of us. some of this will make it into some of our viewers down the lower eastern shore. easton, south of easton towards oxford. maybe a fresh inch or two of snow on the slopes. we're all cleemplet the fronts a pushed through. this is overrunning moisture on top. so colder air will be the main theme for the weekend. we run the risk for a few

showers, especially if you're traveling south. people mix of sun and clouds, breezy, colder, mid-40s. sunday mix of sun and clouds maybe upper 40s. i think all weekend pretty good shopping weather. 32 overnight. we'll hit the freezing mark with partial clearing 4345 tomorrow. so a colder day on the whole but probably less breezy. we fall to 28, frost. check out your seven-day forecast. we find upper 40s on sunday into monday and tuesday. we're back in the low 50s and the next chance for showers coming in late tuesday through the day on wednesday. we'll keep you posted as we get closer to christmas. the gop candidates had one last shot to go after their fellow republican rivals.

that's just 18 days from now. emily schmidt joins us. >> reporter: this is not a case of you've seen one debate. of a seen them all. we have seen attack ads that were going out, not so subtle jabs. last night, though on the fox news debate, for the most part, the gloves stayed on. >> they said he doesn't have the right throwing mechanism. he won two national championships. that looked pretty good. i hope i am the tim tebow of the iowa caucuses. >> reporter: really, we saw these candidates going out. no clear winners or losers. we want to show you that piece. we've got it up. take a look. >> i'm kind of getting where i like these debates. >> reporter: set in sioux city,

iowa, they tried to shift it. >> i promise to repeal every single obamacare regulation. >> anybody up here could probably beat obama. >> reporter: while front-runners newt gingrich and mitt romney ignored each other, michele bachmann went after newt gingrich. >> the speaker was taking $1.6 million to influence senior republicans to keep the scam going in washington, d.c. that's absolutely wrong. >> reporter: gingrich was also forced to defend his conservative record. >> it's laughable to say that someone who has campaigned with ronald reagan and jack kemp is not a conservative. >> reporter: mitt romney tried to dispel the notion that he's a flip-flopper. >> protect the sang till of

marriage -- sanctity of marriage and life. >> and jon huntsman summed up what most have been feeling. >> we have been kicked around. >> reporter: it's all about retail politics, looking these voters straight in the eye. i can tell you that's what they will be doing. >> always interesting when you can slip tim tebow into a debate. december 2nd -- 22nd, our lobby will be filled with firefighters so they clan deliver toys to kids in need. we have more on the block party. >> reporter: it is never too late to give toys. coming up tom from 10 to 2 at the maryland fire division on tell moan yum road i think it's

1301 york road. it's from 10 to 2. you'll have lynette out there, charley. all these folk also take toys and doe nailings. free globetrotters tickets, lots and lots of fire trucks, something the kids like to see. i mean, look at our lobby. there's plenty of toys. we want to see more toys coming in at the fire museum of maryland. we've grt a lot of stuff. we always want to see this lobby bigger. we want to see stacks and stacks of toys. remember, once again the maryland fire museum york road right near york and seminary. bring the kids out. you'll see plenty of fire trucks, police cars. also, we'll have a few surprises. plus, you might get to meet

charley crowson, lynette or kelly swoope.

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the airline calls it social seating. the goal is to help travelers book a seat next to a friend or someone with similar interests. there's no word on whether you have to pay a fee for that. klm is not the first to link seating and social media. they launched one for buddies. the war in iraq is over but what's next for maryland troops serving overseas? that story is next on abc2 news at 6 which starts right now. maryland competes for and gets a fairly large education grant from the feds. what they plan on doing with that money coming up next. new charges against a man accused of promising the ravens and not delivers. tonight on joce sterman's

investigation. forget black friday. today is free shipping day. first, tonight maryland is one of nine states to get a windfall of money. it's part of the race to the top program. maryland is using the money on children before they even get into the classroom. >> in the race to the top, maryland placed, giving the state the resources to focus on early childhood development. >> what we want to accomplish is the conditions of learning in the early years are going to be better in four years than they currently are. >> an assistant state superintendent said that will happen with 1 -- $12