good morning maryland. i'm kuren redmond, 7 days left before the iowa caucuses, find out how the gop candidates are gearing up with new attacks and ads. ads. gone but not forgotten, a look at those who left news 2011 and the legacy they leave behind. that's straight ahead on tuesday, december 27th. good morning i'm charley crowson. let's get over to justin berk now with a check of your tuesday forecast. >> that sun over your shoulder, two hours away from seeing that sun. won't see it today. check it out. morning highlights, the clouds rolled back in. this came in a few hours ahead of schedule. no sweat there, the rain back in to the mountains. that will be arriving as we get closer to the lunch hour, in to

the afternoon. a lot of rain a where that came from. the wider maps in a few minutes. 40 baltimore, holding 33 ocean city. the clouds haven't built in. 40s, where the rain came from , the air is moving in our direction. that's where we go. if you are in the upper 30s, we continue to push on the upswing, sunrise at 7:25, probably won't see it as the clouds continue to lower and thicken. showers could be here, within an hour of the lunch hour. from noon to 4:00, building in the showers to steadier rain variety, in the heavy rain and strong gusty winds through the evening hours. high, 49. take that rain pjeñjacket and patience this morning, we have a dry commute. here is angela with the latest on the traffic. on the roadways right now, no reported incidents around the baltimore beltway, stretches of 695, without problems, county police on the scene of one accident reported. this is in cockeysville.

use caution. traffic volume s remaining light on i-95, easy conditions at this time. making your way to the capitol beltway. a live look at route 2 at the handover street bridge. remember to follow us on twitter at maryland traffic this morning. 7 days remaining from campaigning before the first voters pick the presidential candidate on the gop side, gearing up for the iowa caucuses. he is is subject of several personal attacks, kuren redmond has the latest. >> reporter: it's days before the crucial iowa caucuses. the candidates are coming out swinging with ads and accusations. newt gingrich despite the newest allegations, looks like h se the front runner. the latest gallop poll shows newt on top with 26% of the

vote, mitt romney is behind with 23%. new hampshire, after iowa romney has a lead with 39%. rick perry released a ad accusing candidates of being washington insiders. romney increasing efforts in iowa, phony supporters and releasing ads. newt gingrich is facing questions over ow his first marriage ended. newt gingrich filed for divorce and his wife asked the judge to block the process. analysts believe the race will come down to romney, newt gingrich and ron paul, who is gaining momentum despite questions over a news letter from the 80s and 90s that contain racist, antcy simms at -- simmsetic and gay remarks. jon huntsman will not be in

iowa making his campaign on a strong showing in new hampshire. anybody caught in the 40- mile goon along the turnpike, a tanker truck spilled 900 blueness 900 gallons. travelers insurance company says the company will be liable

for $1 million. travelers insurance company is seeking ruling that it's not liable for the damages under two other policies that are held by the trucking company. what began as a football rivalry led to wedding bells for a missouri couple. the bride is a fan of the chiefs. the rivalry didn't stop the couple from falling in love when they met at a tailgate five years ago. saturday they got married in the same place where they met while tailgating. >> you are about to tie the knot to a raider's fan. are you worried? >> not yet. >> despite being husband and wife, the couple says this is no way they are going to cheer for the other's team. stage and floats are ready for the rose bowl parade. reporters got a peak at the floats, here is a look. the floats are not going to be viewed to the public until january 2nd. the theme is just imagine. iraq war veteran and jr martinez will sef serve as the

grand marshal. occupy protesters say they are not budging. they are committed because they are in fair banks, alaska, they are fighting with the government because the protesters are not leaving each in sub zero temperatures. what can get you back in to theaters? the ideas they are tossing around. back to new york for the latest tech bites. the growth of m commerce, more than 14% of all on line sales christmas day came from mobile devices, a huge increase from last year. ipad, that was the leader. iphone, android phones weren't far behind. overall on line sales christmas day were up 16% this year. if you have an ereader, be aware of bargains that may cost you more. the better business burreau row is warning some of the cut rate e books being offered for pirated. some contain malicious

malware. apple is now running annual 12 days of christmas i tunes give away, offering free downloads each day. it's only available for customers in canada and europe. those are your tech bites, bites.

cold temperatures making things difficult for protesters in alaska. what they are using to stay warm maybe taken away. the protesters can't keep stoves and tents and they are saying it's catching.

protesters say it infringes on their right of free speech. protesters say they are not leaving and time will tell. temperature has gotten down to a negative 14 degrees. that's cold. that is commitment. >> i thought they warmed up to negative 14. would have been improvement. we are waiting to tap in to that. january and february will be a much different story around here. here we go, look at this, 36 now, churchville. these are the cooler numbers, we are hugging the bay with temperature about 42 now dundalk, 41 annapolis. we get dry sweep here. not much going on yet. back in to the mountains, sprinkles and rain from southwestern portions of virginia to the gulf of mexico. we stay once again on the warm side. it is generating snow in the in the morning fringe.

we got ourselves a cloudy day at the start. we will push those showers in by lunchtime, probably get heavy rain and rumble of thunder portions of the chesapeake afternoon and the evening after high of 49. let's look at the traffic again. here is angela. >> good morning, on the roadways, you should find quiet conditions for the most part. especially on our key routes right now. baltimore county police say expect a brief slowdown if you are traveling in north baltimore, cockeysville, warren, fender bender. beltway, looking good. making the way through columbia this morning, u.s. 29 at maryland 108, volume light for you. northbound and southbound and here is a live look at u.s. 50, i-97, 97 looking good, especially in the northbound lanes from 50 up to route 100. back over to you. it was a bitter feud that separated them in 1985, van halen plans to go on tour next year, is david lee roth coming along for the ride? we will talk a look.

we don't know who won the huge power ball jackpot but we know where the winning ticket was sold. what the owners know about the winner.

we don't know who won the $125 million power jackpot. we nowhere it was sold. linda so is here with what the store owners are saying. >> the ticket was sold in sigh sell at a family run business, around for decades. family owned, wesleys restaurant and lounge in elkton, they've had the place for 61 years. they stand to make $25,000 for selling the winning ticket. we don't know who the winner is. the family has a good idea. the ticket was bought at 3:13 p.m. on christmas eve, and they do have cameras inside the store. >> somebody we know personally, that we share the wealth and health with him and everything else. >> wesleys say the winner called to confirm the numbers but didn't leave a name. the wesleys plan to plight the

money made off of the ticket between the family and employees. >> what would you do with that money? go to my facebook page. let us know what you would do with the money. we had a lot of responses in and around the newsroom. see what you would do if you were $125 million richer, $51 million after taxes. vigil held remembering alecia barns on the one year anniversary of disappearance. held at browns memorial baptist on west belvedere, she was in town from north carolina, her body was found in april near the in the susquehanna river. tomorrow, will mark the day back in 81 that elizabeth jordan car was born. the fist american test tube baby born in norfolk virginia.

2011 was the first year for attendance in the box office since the 90s. according to hollywood.com, ticket sales dropped 4.5% from last year. the sluggish economy in the u.s. impacted everyone. as the year comes to a close, we remember those who left news 2011. we said good-bye to many, let's look back, at a group of those who impacted us in the world in they own way.

any of the people stick out to you the most on there? >> steve jobs, had the biggest impact on us. too many on the list, obviously. we can't recap it for you. glad we had that. we will see other recaps over the next couple of days as we

wind down this year. autumn hanging on here. 40 baltimore to. the south, 50 hatteras. 60 charleston. that's where the air is coming up, surging in our direction. warm air and energy, see convergence as we have a couple of streamers out of the gulf of mexico and this pull out of the atlantic. sources of warm moist air, that's going to feeds in to the storm. there will be strong thunderstorms and a slight risk of severe weather, southeast virginia. low pressure passes to the northwest and that keeps us on the warm side. the old air is there, it gets suppressed by the storm track for us. closer to home, all the cold air and snow across the parts of the ohio valley. for us we get in on the rain action, the rain spills in, through the afternoon and heavy now. rumbles of thunder. this cuts off overnight. we may get clearing before midnight and clouds roll in by

day break. snow showers in to the mountains and little disturbances roll through new year's day. the forecast winds here, southerly push, really going to be this strong wind, we have a coastal flood advisory in the chesapeake. 30, 40 miles per hour winds, shifting to the west. 49 today. heavy rain by evening. 36 overnight. quick peek, temperatures above normal. wind tomorrow, back to near or above 50 on through friday, upper 40s through new year's weekend, rain and snow thundershowers mondays. on the roadways, a check for your early morning drive, through the city, shouldn't run in to trouble spots unless you travel around 25th street. police activity shutting down 25th between charles and st. paul. very light activity, and no volume to report. we find early congestion this time of morning. it's easy on u.s. 29.

here is a look at the beltway on the west side and wilkins of. no troubles 695. mta, light rail delay is northbound ten minutes and on the mark line, train, brunswick, 895 has been canceled. a teen driving law goes in to pennsylvania. what that means for drives taking the road in to the state. what a former member of lady gaga's entourage says about money owed to her. it isn't a small amount. we'll be right back.

today is national fruitcake day. free range fruitcake recipe maybe the answer. tougher teen driving laws go in to effect in pennsylvania days after a crash kill five high school students. the rule aimed at reducing distractions saying teen drivers can only have one passenger under the age of 18 who is not a family member. wednesday is a day of viewing

of kim jong-il. the leader died more than a week ago following his massive heart attack. former member of the lady gaga entourage is suing over unpaid jove time. the assistant worked more than 7000 hours for free during a period of 13 months, this is during the 2010 world tour. the woman wants $380,000. van halen announced a tour next year with david lee roth. they had a quick tour in 07. tickets go on sale january 10th. no tour dates or locations have been set. utah woman thanking facebook, how she says the social networking site helped safe her young son's life.

imagine what you would do with $10,000, what one man did in vegas. you are watching good morning maryland.

a blind maryland man goes missing after boarding a train in dc. the conflicting information his family has received. >> days before the iowa caucuses, what new accusations are coming out against the gop candidates. record breaking night for new orleans, drew brees what the champ can add to his resume. i'm charley crowson. let's head