>> right. so did america. >> bring on 2012. >> that's right. are's watching the station that works for you "good morning maryland" at 4:30. two people charged with murder in cecil county accused of botched abortions. what an investigation has revealed. are you kidding? this doesn't happen here. >> new reaction after police say a student created a hit list in anne arundel county elementary school. and playoff implications at stake this weekend when the ravens take on the bengals. new reaction this morning for sunday's big showdown. it's friday, december 30th and that's live look at time scare in new york. count down is in the final hours this morning. good morning to you maryland, i am charley crowson. it's friday and the weekend is upon us and if you have plans for the new years hope you will

make good decision and return with us as we make 201 a great year. let's check in with meteorologist justin burk who is in a great mood -- berk who is in a great mood. >> we will show you some time- lapse and the other thing is it's a big weekend for many reasons. all right. if you are true to baltimore, and the nfl, and someone is not wearing purple today, don't talk to them. can we leave it at that? to the redskins fans give me time cues. manchester yesterday, you see the snow piling up on the fields there in northern carroll county. westminster had snow. it didn't quite stick in winter mill and ijamsville at the greens and greens didn't turn white but they got snow showers on the golf course. mount airy waking up to 37 degrees. but it's colder in reisterstown and we are clear we are watching the next wave of clouds rolling in. we will talk about the weekend outlook in a moment. here angela with the first look at traffic. >> reporter: and good morning.

first look at the roads this morning we are off to a bessy start for those of you -- busy start for those traveling in the odenton area. on the scene of a collision on telegraph and route 175. in the meantime, everywhere else looking pretty good. flowing lightly on u.s. 29 at maryland 108. moving very good for. you also here's live look at baltimore beltway on the top side of 695 at harford road along inner loop and outer loop without delays. charley, good morning. good morning. and latest in the case of two doctors charged with murder for performing botched aborptions. it -- abortions. it dates back to 2010. linda so is standing by with more on the investigation. >> reporter: we got our hands on the charging documents outlining how they performed aborings on women as far as 35 weeks along in their pregnancy. dr. stephen bringham and nicolea riley are charged with murder because of what police

are calling botched abortions. george shep hard has been implicate and his license has been suspended acording to the documents, the late term abortions were performed in elkton cecil county called american women service on east high street. when police search the place last august they found a chest in the freezer containing 35 late term fetuses. they found logs of other late term abortions involving babies 20 weeks, 28, 33 and 35 weeks along. dr. bringham has never been licensed to practice medicine in maryland but ran the facilities called american women services and had offices in baltimore frederick and college park and elkton. charging documents outlines how they performed a botched aborption and drove her to the hospital. show was so badly injured she had to be taken to hopkins to undergo emergency surgery. we are following a story

about a 4th grader accused of creating a kill list targeting students in the deal elementary school which is about half an hour south of annapolis. we have more on this developing story. >> reporter: well, many parents say they received a startlinfro administrators at deal elementary school saying the children's names were on a so- called kill list. now, the female 4th grader erased the titled and changed it to people who are mean to me. officials say the list contained 35 classmates at the school and names such is as justin bieber. only the parents on the list were notified but some apparent say it was not enough and school -- some parents say it was not enough and school officials should have alerted everyone. some think the child should be removed from school and others are offering support. >> this child told my boy she

had a killing list and that they were on it. >> the first instinct is to attack and i don't think that is the right thing to do. >> reporter: now the school has since suspended the student. there's no word on if further action will be taken. abc2 news. >> and this morning, 1978 was the last time baltimore snipped a murder rate below 200. er. >> 2011 they have a good chance of marking the 33 row. the commissioner spent a couple hours with brian kuebler and bolt hoar is -- baltimore is at 196 and if it holds through the weekend it will be the first time in a generation they haveseen a number this low. >> the fact that we are making a difference is an enormous amount of pride to us. but, are we satisfied with that? and if i said yes, the mayor should yank me out of the door.

we can't be satisfied i can't be satisfied if we have one murder last year. we have a long way to go. >> and coming up throughout the day on abc2, we will have more on brian's interviewing including what he has to say is in store for 201 to keep the crime rate to continue dropping. group of soldiers are back from the war will be celebrating with friends and family. they landed last night at bwi and the boy scoutsand moms and dads and spouses were there to greet them as they walked through the terminal. time for a little sports and the ravens can make it a first this weekend if they win in cincinnati against the bengals with a perfect 6-0 record against the afc north. cincinnati needs to win to get into the playoffs giving fans in the seats were not easy. cincinnati did a two for one deal to sell the game out for the second time this year. ravens linebacker ray lewis says he feels the playoffs started and it starts this weekend. >> we foe we are playing for

home field advantage. we know how big that is to play in baltimore and there's nothing else on our minds. we know they are going to give us everything they have got. and this is the division and marvin will have them ready but we will be ready as well. >> kick off is sunday and it is set for 4:15. once again in cincinnati. our fair share of wind cutting through maryland but you have scenes like this. the wind that took even old glory out out west. well, some of you may drink too much tomorrow night for new year's eve, and the food you may want to consider for sunday morning that could help with a massive hangover. a live look at our nation's capital this morning.

now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. news time 4:39 and new video in this morning from colorado as blustery conditions

slice through the state. three semitrailers flipped on their side because of powerful wind. 70-mile-an-hour winds were the cause for three trees to fall. a train storm spotter clocked a gust at 98 miles per hour on wednesday and 102 one of the numbers reached on thursday. now that is something getting into dangerous numbers when you talk about 102 that's tored in a ic. >> but that's why there -- tore natick. >> that's why there's no -- tornadic. >> that's why there's no trees out there. golden, colorado had a ton of snow and there was not much on the ground. how quickly it goes away. how much did we get yesterday? most of you saw flakes snowflakes and not necessarily all of them stuck. we did have stickage back to the west. reports from manchester, and westminster got them in york up to a quarter inch and a light coating on the grass. clouds making a return back in the morning. they may have to adjust to the setting on the extended graphic but you noticed showers on back

towards the west. temperatures right now 28 degrees. 40s to the west and we expect to have a little adjustment. improbable going to throw in more high clouds and build in that overcast sky. maybe a little sooner but like yesterday week cloud up and likely will get rain variety showers and we have a mild week toned talk about before the big cool down next week. 4:41. here's and will with traffic. >> on the roadways following just one accident in odenton at 170 and 175. continuing on 175 you shouldn't have troubles past the accident scene. traveling eastbound heading to i-97 or traveling west on 175 heading towards i-95. here's a live look at 95 and 175. traffic moving without delay in that area. and if you take a drive on 95 coming in from harford county a. live look at 59 north of maryland 43. no troubles making the drive down to the top side of the beltway. charley, back to you. you may overindulge

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well col back -- welcome back. 28 toe greece and five -- degrees and five things to know. obama administration sis the federal government has nearly reached the borrowing limit and

they plan to request more than a trillion dollar in layman's testimonies they want to raise the debt ceiling one more time. a man charged with killing a 9-year-old in indiana will be in court. he has admitted to the killing. the girl lived in hagerstown earlier this year. you can call a tepeesy taxi from midnight to 4 a.m. sunday. the yellow cab service offers free cab drivers on -- rides on several holidays. and verizon will charge a $2 fee for every payment subscribingers make over the phone or online using the credit or debit card starting january 15th and it will not apply to electronic check payments or automatic credit card payments. ski resorts will be opening today including round top mountain resort in pennsylvania. a team of snow makers made 10 to 12 i. on selected lopes wednesday. 12 trails are open and warm temperatures haven't been helping.

rick santorum is gaining momentum into the iowa caucuses and spent more time in the state than any other candidate and moved the family there. santorum has been targeting evangelicals and social conservatives. question is how he intends to compete with mitt romney the guy who behaves he has everything and needs to go to november to get the nomination. >> what's going op and what's going on with the -- going on and people are focused. >> i think we are doing well and we are going to go to new hampshire after this. >> well the surge has come with a share of attack ads. rick perry grilled santorum for requesting a billion in earmarks whiles a member of congress -- while he he he was member of congress. a financial dispute stopped work on the planned museum at the world trade center. the mayor says unless the port authority releases funds, work can't continue. andy belle has more from new york. >> reporter: it's the city's

most visited destination. more than a million people so far coming to the 9/11 memorial. many more plan to see the museum when it was set to open next september. now mayor bloomberg says that won't happen. >> there's no chance of it being opened on time. work has basically stopped. we are trying to work out our disagreements with the port authority. >> reporter: the delays are all about money. the port authority claiming the museum foundation owes it 300 million and the foundation says the port authority owes the museum 140 million in construction delays. visitors can't believe both sides are still fighting a decade after the 9/11 attacks. >> i think it stinks. we were looking forward to coming back and seeing the museum. >> reporter: they built the stayed -- >> they built the stadium faster than that. >> the big guys can work things out. you know. they can work it out. >> reporter: the port authority said "they are actively negotiating with the city to

recovelet museum money mess" the mayor says the foundation raised 450 million to house 9/11 artifacts but until the port authority releases the money museum construction work has stopped. >> the people working there no longer have the jobs. and progress is not being made on that. >> and that's andy reporting. a daring rescue. a hishing and his dog stood 15 feet off a trail yesterday afternoon -- a hiker and his dog stood 15 feet off a trail yesterday afternoon. >> how scary was it? >> very scary. >> what do you think of the fear fighters who came to rescue -- fire fighters who came to rescue you? >> i appreciate it. >> two hours later he was in the aims of his family and the hike -- arms of his familiar lant hishing and dog are in -- family and the hiker and dog are in good condition. 350 people want the right

to smoke weed. the petitions would allow anyone over 21 to buy a gram and limit the amount of thc which allows people to get high. the legallation would bring in more than 200 million dollars in a calendar year say supporters. a mystery may never be solved and nearly a year after thousands of black birds fell from the sky in one arkansas town, residents are still talking about that bizarre event. however, police officers will work overtime this weekend to try to make sure it doesn't happen again this new year's eve. experts believe the fireworks spooked the bird and animals died due to blunt force trauma. it took 364 days but a lottery winner came forward collecting $16.5 million. someone won it last december but no one came forward until yesterday. they bought the ticket at a quick store in des moines. and the identity of the winner and the story as to why they waited so long remains a history until now. the winner bought the ticket for only a dollar.

so, quite an investment. you don't have to be a bookworm to appreciate a library in ohio that got its hands on the cop iest first printed edition in london from 1766. that's 250 years ago. aid book about the expedition against the ohio indiansans in 1764. a library says it's immere yorable historical value for the region. -- immeasurable historical value for the region. if you are planning to party at the inner harbor there will be changes along with the entrance and exit checkpoints to better control crowds. baltimore commissioner says there will be a very visible police presence around the the inner harbor for the celebrationer. a live look back at times square in new york where preparations are underway there for the big ball dropping. you can see he this is very quiet right now but it's dark. crews are working and have been working for several days getting everything in order for what's going to be the biggest

new year's celebration in our country. real ice and snowy conditions outside detroit what people faced when heading in for the morning commute. they said the weight of the ice brought down power poles and knocked out electrical servicesfor several blocks. luckily, luckily, nothing like that here justin. we have a little snow yesterday. i mean it was just erupting with excitement online and everyone talking about the flakes and flurries and snow showers and a little bit of stickage. roads were wet but there was a little coating yesterday. a little hint of white north of the border. 28 baltimore. and 36 in easton. 40s in southern maryland. big cop trast there. and -- shall contrast there. -- big contrast there. and it's 36 above freezing in oakland. a sign of the warmer push trying to move back in. and that's pretty much where we sit with this latest weather pattern. we are currently on the dry side and we look back towards the west. next one has a lot more rain

with it. that's working through eastern iowa as the snow in the northern fringe up towards minneapolis st. paul and stretching close to madison wisconsin. this is going to pass like yesterday to the north. yesterday was a surprise. extension towards the east may i'd in here. this one -- made it in here. this one should pass to the north. looks like the clouds are in here a few hours quicker than arriving yesterday. but mostly cloudy to overcast afternoon and the showers of the rain variety should stay to the northwest. if we get anything, they be spr and no flakes expected today. as we head into tomorrow, clouds a mild weekend and a big cool down on monday and tuesday. today, 52. a cold start for the increasing clouds and warmer temperatures no doubt about that. tonight we will settle back down to near 40 and again there's chance of a shower and i thought maybe flurries but with the temperatures and mild stretch of air above the cloud level, we can't rule out

sprinkles the underdeveloped flakes but there's snow in the offing and we will talk about that in the next half-hour. it's 4:52. let's see what's happening on the roads with angela. >> reporter: thank you. good morning. as you get ready for the friday morning drive, kind of quiet traveling in baltimore. heading to baltimore from the south 295 locking good -- looking good in the northbound direction. looking live at traffic flow in howard county on route 29, no delays or incidents to report for you as you make your way down towards dc region or north heading up towards i-70. the live look at i-95 north of maryland 100 making a drive through the jessup and columbia region. no troubles or incidents to report at this time. charley, back to you. when speaking of traffic we see tanker trucks loaded with fuel every day. but when there's a crash, that's the time for panic. lives lost from this crash and it exploded. details coming up. a massive wild fire goes

through a national park. the two factors preventing fire crews from getting it under control and how it started. and there he goes ladies and gentlemen. >> all right. so can you imagine doing this on deep creek lake? a water jet pack that may have your husband or your teenage asking for one of these next christmas. how it works is coming up ahead at five. you are watching "good morning maryland" here first and only at 4:30. a live look at traffic, beginning to pick up on this friday.

now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. 16 people are treated after a massive tanker crash killed 13 in vention veila. eye -- venezuela. it crashed and caused several other cars to catch fire.

driver apparently lost control. in chile a fire is racing through a national park and burned 1500 acres. fire crews says the harsh terrain and strong winds has prevented them from getting thefire under control. a tourist was camping and believed to have started the fire. witnesss in syria say a neighborhood may be beyond government control after fighting left a number of people dead. they have engaged in a shootout with snipers in the sirian military smuggling fighters in and out of the neighborhood they control getting past government checkpoints. and it look like there's a new island in the red sea after an underwater eruption left lava cooling when it broke through the water's surface. nasa capture the image last week which shows a new mass with a plume. that is forming along the island between yemen and itera. part of the red sea has seen volcanic activity with as many as 10 eruptions in the past five years.

now "good morning maryland." two doctors are charged with murder for performing a botched abortion. the secret facility where they were taking place. and i am corinne redman. crime in baltimore going down. that's what the numbers say. hear firsthand from the police commissioner on what's working. and so do you have your beer goggles on? we will a little later. how to prepare to stay safe without ending up in the slammer. those stories straight ahead on this friday, december 30th. we are a few days away from new year's eve celebrations. hope you have plans with friends and loved ones and if you do, be safe. time for a check of the forecast. for that we say good morning to meteorologist justin berk who is grinning from ear to ear. >> i saw snow. many you did. it i was happy to see how many other people were happy to see the same things. on this 30th of december we are down to 25 and high of 42. yesterday because of that

surprise burst of snow temperatures were held lower but we are running above normal and i think we will get our pay back. we still have a long shot of winter left in front us. 3 below is the record in 1880. 68 in 1990. yesterday mount airy you can see the snowflakes there. not much showing up sticking but there was flying with the current temperature 37. 30 in reisterstown and 33 in bel air and notice sparrows point to the eastern shore a strep of 36 from -- stretch of 36. a few cloud around the area. but more back to the west. that will build in this afternoon. we are looking for the two degree guaranteed high of 52. that's lot to spew out and we have more to talk about in a moment. it's 4:59. here angela with traffic. >> reporter: another look at the roads heading out for a friday morning. dealing with one accident so far this morning in the odenton area for those traveling on 170 at 175. be be prepared for police -- be be prepared r