new information and reaction on the deadly bus crash in bethesda. one dead, several others hospitalized. why some fear a serious crash like this would happen. feared a serious crash like this would happen. >> and baltimore and north carolina remembering fleesh -- ---- phylicia barnes and still looking for her killer. we look at the forecast now with meteorologist justin berk. >> we're looking at clouds to

the west and flurries on back towards the ohio valley but it's 28 in baltimore. as we check the numbers this morning, i want to highlight 25 to 30 degrees, not so much about the winds gusting but we will actually be seeing a little bit of a push this afternoon as we bring in more clouds, pushing 46 degrees and our 2-degree guarantee -- it's more about the increasing clouds. a major cold snap is coming up for 2012. more on that coming up. let's check the morning commute. so far a nice quiet ride. let's get our first live look at traffic conditions on u.s. 29 at maryland 108. looking at a nice light flow of volume for you in both directions. and a live look at i-97 at

maryland route 100, 97 traffic back up to speed, had slowing with a collision on i-97 approaching the bea but it's been -- beltway but it's been cleared. follow us on twitter at maryland traffic. good morning. new developments into a deadly bus crash in montgomery, left one dead. happened late wednesday afternoon in bethesda the intersection of rockville pike and all -- alta vista road. linda so has more. >> reporter: all new this morning that stretch of rockville pike reopened. we're also learning one person was airlifted to shock trauma. in all 11 people were hurt in the deadly crash. it happened after 4:00 yesterday and shut down that stretch of rockville pike for hours. investigators say a toyota pickup crossed the median and crashed into a metro bus. that caused the bus to hit a tree on the side of the road. the man driving the pickup was killed, identity not released. the driver of the metro bus had

to be extricated, she's a 13-year veteran, taken to the hospital with serious injuries. it happened near samir's front yard. he tried to rescue the driver of that pickup truck. >> he said don't touch him. >> reporter: neighbors say that stretch is dangerous and lobbied the state for years to do something about it. meanwhile, investigators haven't released why the pickup crossed the median and hit the bus. a south baltimore family lost their 5-year-old son after a crash on the interchange between i-83 and 695. jake owen died at the hospital about an hour after wednesday afternoon's crash. police say an suv didn't slow down quickly enough slamming into the back of an acura carrying the owen family. and staff continues to monitor an officer's condition after a crash on 695. investigators say a tractor-trailer slammed into the cruiser yesterday morning

as that officer was getting on the beltway from providence road. a jeep was also involved in the crash. two women were taken to the hospital. no word yet on a cause of the accident. the national law enforcement officers memorial fund says 2011 saw a 13% increase in the number of officers killed in the line of duty compared to 2010. 173 law enforcement officers were killed this year. gunfire being the most common reason for the deaths. it marks the first time in 14 years more law enforcement agents died in shootings rather than traffic accidents. this morning some workers of rg steel in sparrows point are looking for new jobs. maryland state officials sacan claims to the state. state officials called the layoff temporary and union leaders say they were told the layoffs were coming. in maryland law enforcement is hoping anyone with information into the death of phylicia barnes will soon come forward. >> we can't be specific about the progress that is being made but progress

is being made. again, a lot of hard work has gone into this from a lot of committed people. >> yesterday marked the one year anniversary of phylicia barnes' disappearance. authorities found her body in april in the susquehanna river near the concono wingo dam. new this morning, fire crews are investigating the cause of a northwest baltimore fire. the baltimore firefighters union sent in this photograph this morning. the fire started at an abandoned home around 3:30 on robert street. the fire didn't spread to any other homes. democracy 2012. a spokesman for newt gingrich says the republican raked in $9 million in the past three months. gingrich has been sliding in new polls with iowa caucuses less than a week away. coming up, additional controversy into the former house speaker's campaign all surrounding voter signature.

occupy iowa protesters were arrested. they released a statement saying they targeted romney headquarters because the former massachusetts governor's corporate ties. time for sports, a two for one deal football fans couldn't pass up in cincinnati. 18,000 tickets for this sunday's game between the bengals and baltimore ravens, sold out in two days. it's only the second bengals sellout in the season. the two-day fan blitz ensures a noisy full house for sunday's 4:15 kickoff against the ravens. there are still single seats and partially obstructed tickets still available. it's a drug once thought to help fight against breast cancer but a new report says

avastin doesn't work as well as they thought when it comes to ovarian cancer. golf in the winter, not unusual but what about nebraska? the warm temperatures had extra revenue for upper midwest golf courses. you're watching "good morning maryland." a live look at the u.s. capitol.

golf courses in nebraska are seeing an unexpected spike in business. that's because temperatures have been mild and there's very little snow. golfers have been spending the time out in the brisk winds but have to bundle up. some golf courses near omaha have been seeing golfers for 100 consecutive days. i've seen the same trend around maryland as well. several goff courses have stragglers out there bundled up

but still chases that little white ball. >> how about this, the greens in iamsville, halfway between frederick and mount airy. the greens, a little bit of green, partly cloudy sky. we don't see the golfers now but i'm sure there are a couple out there. in mount airy, a couple of flakes nearby in westminster yesterday, some slips through the northern sections of adams county but overall it was just about that wind that settled down a little bit. 20 mile-per-hour push so far in sparrows point. 10 mile-per-hour winds in reisterstown. 16 in mount airy and winchester. winds not too much of a factor now. wind temperatures mid-20s to near 30 degrees. we have snow showers to the west. not so much snow showers for us but clouds trying to move in by lunchtime and this afternoon. more on the holiday weekend in a moment. 4:40. let's go to the roads. >> thank you. good morning. as we check the drive, coming

from harford county i-95 looking good all the way through bel air as you make your way to the top side of 695 in baltimore county. also coming from harford county this morning severn as well as pulaski highway in great shape. this is 95 south of the city, no troubles to report in the northbound or southbound direction as you make your way from baltimore county through howard county. and a live look at the baltimore beltway, 695 at baltimore national pike, early travel conditions through catonsville moving smoothly as well as through the pikesville region. avastin found not to extend significantly patients pofs lives with ovarian cancer. in november the fda revoked avastin's approval for breast cancer. gathered by the thousands to cross dozens of states but it was not about shopping at target. thetro protests these mom sent

out, doing it with their babies. >> and driver on a rampage. police say the lengths one driver went to in a neighborhood and how officers trabd him down -- tracked him down. that's the inner harbor in baltimore. you're watching "good morning america." this is times square in new york where construction is underway for that ball to drop coming up saturday night.

new time 4:44. new york city officials plan to announce they reached the one million mark of visitors to the september 11th memorial. 10,000 people visit it each day this month. retailerss pulled enfamil from

the shelves after another baby died this month. the baby from oklahoma wasn't consuming enfamil. and four family members killed in 2008 by a jet. the family initially won $6 million. the shopping season turned out to be two seasons, black friday binge and last-minute surge. in november spending rose 4%, this month 5% compared from the same period from 2010. samoa will now shift its time zone from one side of the international dateline to the other. it's kind of cool. as a result they are going to lose december 30th to bring their date in line with their trading partners in australia and new zealand and they are currently a full day ahead. coverage this morning of a group of moms across the country that took a breast feeding fight to target. corrine redmond standing by with more. >> reporter: nursing mothers

are taking a stand against targets across the country after a breast-feeding mother in texas said she was harassed at the store for breast feeding her baby. the national demonstration was in support for michelle hickman who was nursing her 5-month-old under a blanket when she said target employees began giving her a tough time. the mothers greeted customers as they entered the target stores telling them it's ok to breast feed in public. targets say guests who choose to breast feed in public areas of the store are welcome to do so without being made to feel uncomfortable. >> it takes a lot of mother-to-mother support. even though none of us know the mother from texas it's a matter of, everyone pulling together saying it's ok, don't feel bad about it and everyone has to feed their baby. >> reporter: meanwhile target also says it will inform all employees about the company's breast feeding policy. a georgia neighbor now trying to use the -- we'll get that story? a moment.

witnesses say a driver plowed into one car after another in a colorado subdivision. now police are trying to figure out what prompted the rampage. one person caught it on security camera. you can see that driver kept going. officers arrested the suspect who police say hit five cars. police are also saying the suspect was driving on several flat tires and had a bare rim. now to georgia where a neighborhood is using social media to try to catch christmas thieves. they started this house which had surveillance cameras at the front door. neighbors posted it to their blogs and used facebook and twitter hoping someone will recognize the men and turn them in. in ohio a man is in jail after bringing alcohol to an alcoholics anonymous class. police say derek porter crashed an aa meeting this week, refusing to leave. officers say he showed up drunk at the 12-step house and wandered the hallways interrupting a meeting. employees got him out and officers say he returned. officers then showed up and

arrested him. an oregon father accused of driving drurch with his three kids in the car. when police found him he was passed out behind the wheel. daniel faced the judge in the courtroom yesterday. the grandmother came to the court and took custody of the three children. the faa is investigating reports of lasers being pointed at a cockpit of two planes at george bush internationality in houston. they happened tuesday night, the ones behind it could face a $11,000 fine for each individual incident. a driver is seeing his full deed come full circle. he and others climbed down a 60-foot vafeen to get an -- ravine to get an injured driver. he lost his engagement ring in

the chaos. >> i want to teach my kids to always help somebody in need, it's the biggest thing. you never know the situation. you never know what is going to happen. that was -- my kids or my family there i would want anyone to go down and help them. >> the couple says they are thankful for the offer as they figure out how to save the money to replace that ring. firefighters in fargo, north dakota, didn't think twice of suiting up and heading into the ice to rescue a cold pup. they got the call about a black lab stuck on the golf course yesterday afternoon. they walked out on the ice to pull that lab back to safety. living in florida, suffering from ptsd says his saving grace is 11 pounds. a pug wakes him up from nightmares and helps him when anxious, even dials 911.

the service dog pepe is his little helper. >> without her i couldn't imagine my life. i would probably be a lot of homebound because of what i suffer severely. with her i can go out, i know if i have any kind of problem she's going to help me right through it. and that's what she does. >> if the fire alarm goes off she'll find the man and turn in circles if he's having a nightmare shelytics his face to wake him up. a person won $16.5 million in a lottery ticket in iowa and has until this afternoon to claim the money. someone bought it last december but never came forward. it was bought at this qkik stop in des moines. >> i would invest it. >> i wouldn't want to work another day. >> if you had the actual winning ticket you could pay cash for 100 moderately priced homes, moderately priced homes or 1,000 inexpensive cars.

then you can do what that guy said and invest it. justin, what do you think? >> yes. invest it. play with it and invest the rest. 28 in baltimore this morning. wouldn't it be nice if we could have taken that snow from two years ago and just sprinkled it around for the month of december? if i could figure out a way to do that. so many people are anxious and waiting for winter to turn. we're seeing signs and signals but 28 is still above normal in baltimore but at least we're starting to get the cold air locked in. a lot of teens across new york and new england. we're watching some snow bands break down but that's just a wind shift as the next little disturbance pushes light snow into ohio and michigan. this is, again, probably going to take the moisture to the north though it will look so tempting and close but what it is going to do is throw in cloud cover. and that main area of disturbance sliding into the northern sections of minnesota and the u.p.

of michigan, northern wisconsin. that's the northern track. that will allow the temperatures to modify over the next couple of days. that is just allowing the atmosphere and this cold air to eventually dive in our direction next week. our future trend here, we're going to start clear and cold, a lot of cloud cover into the afternoon. this is one of those days, one of those trends where we'll have intermittent clouds and it will look threatening, probably not much of anything. 46 today, just above normal and with the decrease of wind that we had compared to yesterday it's going to feel a lot better even though we're going to lose that sun behind the increasing clouds. a mix of clouds overnight, look for temperatures back down to 32, still above normal. how about this quick peek, i want to show you the seven-day trend, we push 52 tomorrow and 50s into the weekend, could be flurries early in the morning on saturday, still 50 in the afternoon. after sunday we drop in the 30s, we'll probably lose the threat of a coastal storm but snow showers, the first sign of the big change next week. on the roads we go as we

get ready to head out for thursday morning, we're pleased to report all our major roads are moving well so far. checking on the east side of the beltway looking good around the area of 197. if you normally travel on the pike, 108, between 29 and 108, eastbound traffic on 108 continuing to route 100. you're trouble-free there. a live look at the beltway, 695 and old court road, your inner loop drive moving at posted speed past old court road heading to the jfx. the american government contractor sitting in a cuban jail this morning. the new pictures and visit by jewish leaders and what cuban leaders say he did that got him locked up. and some people leaving coats on when going to church. icy place of worship drawing more people. you're watching "good morning, america," first and only at 4:30. a live look in sao paulo, brazil, about 7:50 there?

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just a few minutes before 5:00. in world news -- a national memorial for the late korean leader kim jong il proved a quiet spectacle in pyongyang overnight. state television there showed soldiers gathered at the square named for the founder. the casket was carried by his son. and other officials standing solemnly as the president of the nation's parliament smoke. iran says it may choose the hormuz oil route. and will choke off access to the area if washington puts on

sanctions. jewish leaders visited cuba yesterday and took pictures with alan gross. the cuban government said he illegally introduced satellite equipment to the island released to the associated press. leaders say gross told them he's lost about 100 pounds in prison. you need to keep your jacket on when attending a church in germany. it's made of snow and ice. the project marks a 100-year anniversary of another church being built in a similar way, in 1911. the villagers in southern germany erected the first snow church. in the next few months it will be used for a house of worship, for cultural events and added tourist attraction. all new information on a deadly bus crash along a busy maryland highway. i'm linda so, what you can expect for your commute. >> and corrine redmond, in

iowa, candidates jockeying for last-minute support. >> and skateboarding on the street, what one city is hoping to accomplish. those stories straight ahead on this thursday, december 29th, good morning, maryland, i'm charley crowson. let's go to meteorologist justin berk for a check of the forecast. i see 28 degrees outside. >> it's dropping. we still have another two and-a-half hours until daybreak. good morning. clear skies, light winds will do that. 28, still above normal. we may drop a few more novice -- notches before bouncing off the bottom. this is a day where we start to introduce some clouds. that moisture you see near morgantown, snow showers may push their way through, looks like deep creek lake, probably going to ride to our north. there could be flurries at gettysburg, maybe york and harrisburg but we're going to actually wind up with increasing cloudiness as we head through today. 28 degrees on the thermometer, we'll be in the 25 to 30

ranges. it's a hard knock and will be this afternoon as we look for mostly cloudy skies. at least the winds won't be that bad, up to 46. i utt)q'd in a moment. right now the roads with angela. >> on the roads now you should find very easy traveling conditions. for those of you who need to maneuver through the city, all lanes open on 895 at the harbor tunnel as well as i-95 at the fort mchenry tunnel. speaking of i-95, a look live at traffic flow south of the city, i-95 at maryland 175, we are incident-free and again very light volume there. another look at 95, north of the city, north of maryland 43, whitemarsh boulevard from harford county, southbound lanes are open and no delays. we're learning more about a deadly crash along a busy maryland highway that killed one person. it happened on rockville pike. linda so