every time she gets in. >> you never know. >> reporter: but amanda and others who live in the glen ridge apartment in glen burnie know they have a reason to look. a 45-year-old woman who lived here was robbed by a man who popped up from the back seat of her car. that's something police are investigating as they look into the sent 23rd robbery. >> a verien usual circumstance. >> reporter: the victim thought she locked her car but when she got in it about 4:30 in the morning someone was inside. >> once she got in the person demanded money. >> reporter: police only have a scrag description of the person -- vague description of the person. people will be looking over their shoulder. >> in this day and age you have to be careful, take precautions

and keep my eyes open. >> reporter: there are only a few details. if you have information, contact metro crime stoppers. >> start off with a check of maryland's most powerful radar. northeast corner of the state up through harford county through elkton and cecil county. winds getting gusty out of the south. there's a coastal flood advisory for the eastern shore and the western shore and wind gusts of 40 in easton. the rest of this evening 40s, wet, foggy and windy as the rain continues to push off to the east. we'll talk about what could be the coldest day weave seen in --

we've seen in weeks. if you're worried about your new year's eve noise maker getting soggy, you should have the weather app so you can have live interactive radar. just go to abc2news.com/weather top find a link to the app. you con download it for your i--- can download it for your iphone and ipad. key highway was supposed to take us to fort mchenry. we may soon be running around in circles. >> i tell you what, consider it sort of ache round highway -- a round highway. you have thousands of cars that use the road every day. the city is hoping to make things easier and at the same time make them look good doing

it. from 9th street two lanes. one ending in a right turn. pedestrians, bikes, sort of a place to make a turn from keys highway. yes, there is lot going on tend can be confusing. >> when you get to the light, you don't know what lane to go down whether light street or key highway. >> when you get to the intersection, there's like three or four ways to g -- to go. >> reporter: roughly about 8,000 drivers go through this intersection each day -- some confused, some not. although it's still in the talking and planning phase. they are hoping a round about will force people to think whether what they're doing. >> by having to determine where your gap is and where you can get into the circulating roadway, you're forced to pay

more attention. also, the nature of the circulating roadway is different. therefore, you have to slow your vehicle down in order to navigate through the intersection. >> reporter: studies show that roundabouts have helped cut down on the number of severity and number of car crashes. >> i think that would be a good idea. it would probably decrease accidents and lot of confusion. >> reporter: not everyone is completely sold. they think a round about would cause even more confusion. >> i don't think this would work out. i can make a left turn pretty easily. >> reporter: just to remind you. things are just in the talking and planning stages. if this was to go through after the community input, they who put a roundabout here, the construction could begin

sometime early next year. recording live, roosevelt leftwich. >> put a half circle, why a full circle. the latest on the search for a missing indiana girl. we are learning more about the gruesome death of a 9-year-old hop went missing christmas weekend. >> reporter: she was a 9-year-old girl who loved her younger sisters but wasn't with them on christmas. aliahna lemmon was not the type to wander off. she was missing from the mobile home in fort wayne, indiana. last night authorities found her body. >> unfortunately, tonight the search came to a conclusion. >> reporter: they arrested

39-year-old mike plumadore. he had been babysitting. police say he beat her to death with a brick, put her body in a freezer and dismembered her with a hacksaw, hiding some parts in a trailer. >> this is the individual she had been living with over of the past week. >> reporter: the fib joined the -- fbi joined the search. the mobile home is home to 15 registered sex offender, but mike plumadore was not on the list. >> this is not conclusion we hoped for. >> reporter: he is being held without bail. >> closer to home now, take a look at this picture.

baltimore county police say this is a quilt stolen from the museum last monday. officers found the glass pane had been broken. the quilt was hanging from the ceiling. it is bordered with gold colored feathers and has images of chains, and two hands on one side. the other sides a maryland and 1860 law. if you've seen this, this is going to stick out. so call baltimore county police for this quilt. get it back. the home price continues to drop. october the home price dropped 1.2% compared to december. there were declines all with the exception of phoenix.

home builders have seen increases and mort rates are -- mortgage rates are at record low. 120 sear's and kmarts will be shut down. we still don't know the location but if you go on their website, they said that will soon be popping up. the wealth gap is getting bigger. researchers studied financial records and found the median net worth of a member of the house more than doubled from $280,000 to $725,000. how does that happen. the median wealth of an american family over the same period dropped slightly from $20,600 to $20,500. let's all run for congress. abc2 news is helping a local family in need.

coming up, you'll see what this after christmas addition will have on their lives. plus if your child got one of these for christmas, be prepared to take this back. and social media played an awful big role in shaping some of the headlines. we'll take a look at the role that sole home is played in -- social media played in 2011.

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i know a lot of you went to build a bear workshop for christmas. they are recalling one of the bears. the eyes could fall out posing a choking hazard. if the bear is in your home, take it from your child immediately and bring this back to any build abear store to receive a coupon. here's something that could be in your kitchen.

they're recalling the new york collection gourmet chocolate candice. here's product package on the screen. the company said people with allergies to peanuts or i stash yows run the risk of a row action. it was sold at major retail stores. if you bought candice, you can return them to the place you bought them and get a full refund. just in time for your new year's eve, they are recalling its one liter bloody mary cocktail mix because it contains undeclared soy or wheat. people with allergies run the risk of a severe reaction. you can return it and get a full refund. temperatures warming up to

53. look at that rain still coming down. humidity near 100%. winds are west, southwest at six but gusting higher, visibility low one mile. it can be tough to see sometimes in these conditions. i want to show you some of that rough weather as it came in. ugly out there. heavy rain soaking our abc weather bug lens, downtown, bel air. you can see those large raindrops. you get the fog. you may want to use the low beams. maryland's most powerful radar. where's the wet stuff, primarily located across the eastern part, cecil county, bel air area getting quite a bit of rain. cecil county, we have a heavy line crossing the chesapeake. temperatures colder to the west. they will continue to drop through the overnight period

here. steady winds, 30 in easton. 22 in dover. 17 in patuxent river, gifting higher on the eastern shore. quite the contrast on the eastern shore compared to the western shore and points west of the city where it's breezy. we're dealing with more fog. we have the wind on the shore, not as much fog. and west of baltimore visibility down to a mile. there's the overall weather system steady clearing out to the east, some snow wrapping around the back side. that's poised to move north of us. western maryland could see a few snow showers. windy, colder weather is what's on the move. that will continue to be what we watch move in our direction. winds could gust 25, 30. temperatures will be dropping. there is mild hair offshore and -- air offshore. this could bring our temperatures up but windy and colder will be hourxd general theme as we go forward in time. future trend showing basically a

rapid clearout through the overnight hours. you see the rain showers pushing offshore, a few showers off to the west. tomorrow looking dry but temperatures doctoring into the low 40s even with the sunshine and the wind. i don't think this will feel has warm. then thursday a few clouds, less windy. temperatures will begin to get milder. we think that will hold into the holiday weekend. tonight 36, showers, windier conditions late tonight. tomorrow sunny scenario at 43, mostly sunny conditions. it will be bluster rip and gust -- blustery and gusty. 43 with the wind chill factor. tomorrow night 23, getting more frigid overnight butlso the winds will be diminishing at that point. as we look at the seven-day forecast, things looking to improve as we go late into the

week into friday and saturday. the collapses for rain will be -- chances for rain will be dry. unseasonably mild. it may get to 50 on new year's day. that won't ab bad way to bring -- be a bad way to bring in 2012. all right. from its role in a revolution, social media continues to generate headlines around the world in 2011. the world's tech giants gave plenty of new tools to be even more connected. karin caifa takes a look at the high tech highlights oar are more apps, more gadgets, better ways to connect. there was competition. >> today marks the beginning of what we'll call launching season 2011. >> reporter: facebook partnered with skype to add more features just as google made its foreray

into social networking. it was enough to push facebook who roll out major changes. timeline allows you to document your entire lie. the initial result, an outcry. >> these are the most radical changes for facebook. >> reporter: most users soon adapted. going also ventured into music, launching a rival to apple's itunes and pushing forward in cloud storage, apple sought to stay ahead in the tablet world. major competition came from a company not known for its hardware. amazon unveiled the kindle fire in september. but apple got the tech world buzzing again in october. >> i'm pleased to tell you all about the brand-new iphone 4s.

>> reporter: the 4s introduced personal assistant siri. >> who are you? >> a humble personal assistant. >> reporter: the day after apple unveiled it, steve jobs died. social media showed support for japan when a devastating earthquake rocked the worl in march -- world in march. when it was time for a change in egypt, supporters mobilized through facebook. >> i am going to make history here as the first president to live tweet. >> reporter: and a new gop majority in the house of representative streamed their opening day on facebook. the summer's steamiest political

scandal, anthony weiner's tweets and cheating. a university of maryland study credited facebook apps alone with creating 182,000 jobs and more than 600 groups. i'm karin caifa reporting. >> if you're looking more on the top stories of the year, check our begs 2011 page in the featured story section. we have the most powerful photos, most searched person and remembering those who lost this year. blocks, an old school toy but it can provide lasting benefits. why these preschooler toys can help people down the road. if you have a chubby child scientists say they can still grow up to have a healthy heart.

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there's new concern about another swine flu. since august at least 12 people have been diagnosed with the flu. this time it's been titled h3n2. 11 diagnosed have been children. it'st( a global pandemic in 200. they said this flu shot is good against the new strain. club by children can grow up to have healthy hearts as long as they lose the baby fat.

overweight kids who slim down lower their risk of getting heart disease. decreasing obesity between childhood and adulthood significantly lowers the risk factors. hopefully your children are likely playing with the toys that they received. there's new research that shows simple building blocks can help. scientists at temple say the blocks will help them in markts engineering and science. >> as if you can't be learning and playing at the same time, nothing can be farther from the truth. >> i played with blocks as a kid. look at what i'm doing. >> researchers said it helps them build something specific. abc2news.com is your place for all the health news. just log on and check out the page. you'll find the health headlines as well as the information for

you and your family. abc2 news helped to bring christmas joy to one family today. after months of having to get rides from family and friends, this family has a new ride of their own. we'll explain coming up. a family get as surprised visitor during a christmas celebration. those stories and your wet forecast ahead at 5:30.

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family. some of the moments we'll remember. we'll look back at the most amazing pieces of video of the year. the road back to success starts with the keys to a car. you donate car and they rebuild a life. >> reporter: vicky norris is generally at the cross road in her life. after an accident, this columbia mom of three teens struggles to find enough hours of the day to meet the demands of family, part-time work and full-time school, all the time relying on the generosity of friends. >> i go to school for a dental assistant. >> reporter: now with the simple key, life