a big win for the ravens, making them the number two seed in the playoffs. that story coming up. man hunt in washington state, for a iraq war veteran. a race is tightening as republicans in iowa prepare for the first in the nation caucuses. that's set for tomorrow night. we will give you a preview on this monday, january 2nd. welcome to 2012. let's head to meteorologist, justin berk for a check of the windy and winter like forecast. >> winter has finally made a return. happy new year. we hit 60 saturday. we go back on this second day

of january, 2012, records have been as low as zero in 1968. talk about heat, it's not a new thing, you go back to the second day of the new year in 1876, baltimore hit 71 degrees. we are dropping much lower right now. 38 baltimore, 41 on the eastern shore. freezing or below to the west. the winds are starting to show that as well. winds howling 30 to 50 miles per hour gusts this morning. the steady winds taken our chill to 27 in baltimore. as you can see, flurries, one band pass towards the east now of bel air flakes to the west. there will be more as we are watching the ohio valley, snow showers and more out of the great lakes. winds gusting to 35, weave had that 50 miles per hour gust. low 40s downtown. there will be flurries and snow showers. it is 5:31. happen fi new year, here is

charlie. touch down runs help the ravens take down the bengals. sherrie johnson joins us live outside of mt bank stadium with a recap. you've moved away from the tree. have the winds died down a little bit? >> reporter: the winds have not died down. i'm still near the tree. i'm not leaving this tree all morning. it might be my safe haven. the winds are blustery. we are so excited about the ravens win, we don't care about that. we are going on through. let me tell you, ray rice had two long touchdown runs last night which helped to lead the ravens to a 24-16 victory over the cincinnati bengals and gave the third north title and number two seed in the playoffs. the ravens get a first round by feld by a playoff game at home and for the first time in five

years, we will sit here in our own stadium watching the ravens in the playoffs. we are two wins away from indianapolis, playing sunday january 15th at 1:00 p.m., baltimore wins the afc north and number two seed in the playoff this is the ravens first afc north division title since 2006. very exciting times for the fans and for the players as well. we want them to go all the way. reporting live, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. 12 year old boy is fighting for his lave in the hospital. deputies believe he was hit by a stray bullet fired during a new years eve celebration. it went through the top of his head and lodged in his cheek. he is in critical condition. his father says he is a fighter. >> he is one of the best -- a man in the making.

he ain't going give up. >> detectives are looking for the person responsible. they say no one was firing shots in the immediate area. the shots could have come from miles away. foul play is said to be involved in a disappearance of a toddler. the search started for reynolds after seen last on december 16th. father says he put her to bed and she wasn't there the following morning. on friday, police said the case evolved in to a missing child's case and a search for a criminal investigation. a $30,000 reward has been offered for information leading investigators to any information about the little girl. a mother is accused of drunk driving with four kids in the car. the victim was a few yards away from his home. thomas is facing charges including vehicular

manslaughter, endangering her children. a squirrel monkey that won't missing from the zoo has been found safe. banana sam was found wondering the park 3 mime from the zoo. a passer by spotted the monkey, coaxed him in to a backpack and called police. initially they thought the money had been stolen and offered a large reward for his return. winter weather is creating wonderland all over parts of the u.s. up next, how visitors at you simms simms -- you simms tee national park are celebrating.

people took part in the big brothers big zesters polar bear plunge. this was saturday. the event is tiply held new years day but moved to accommodate the packers game. 47 jumpers raised $6000 for big brothers and big sisters. i've done this before and it's cold. group of water skiers in north carolina hit the water in their bear feet part of annual new years day barefoot tournament. again, something i'm sure is painful on the feet. never done that, though. ice skating over the frozen lake is a rare treat for some in yosemite national park. this year, there is not too much snow yet, the roads to the

lake have been open to visitors. >> you can see the bubbles and down in there. >> as we were pulling up, we got creeped out a little. this is a lake. there is water underneath us. >> the ice is nearly clear and thick. people out there on the frozen lake, a good time had by all. winter, and some parts of the country, they got normal winter. >> colorado having above normal snowfall and northern plain as well. we are getting in on the action. as we drop our temperatures near and below freezing, we will start icing things up. a point to mention every winter, don't go on the ice until you know it's been certified. we are getting close to freezing in buoy. look at the winds, gusting as high as 51 miles per hour. wanted to highlight the winds, they are pushing strong this morning, it will be the case

all day long. feels like 23 with the windchill. peek here, show you maryland's most powerful doppler radar, as we have been tracking snow showers. aberdeen, watching more snow showers to the north and west. wrapping around the great lakes in a cold environment. gusty winds, flurries or snow showers, west and north. downtown gets to 42, sliding in to the 30s with the strong winds this afternoon. back to you. two of the entertainment world's most colorful personalities are calling it quits today. katie perry and russel brand. they were engaged 2009. brand said quote sadly katie and i are ending our marriage. i will always adore her and know we will remain friends. what is in a name? according to baby names.com,

alecia silver stone's little boy is among the names that are worst in hollywood, his name -- bare blue. silver stone wasn't alone with the worst, mariah carey's twins landed on the best and worst names. her son ma ma rocken scott.

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baltimore ravens are the afc northern division champion. they went 6-0 through the division. the ravens lead the bengals 24- 16, a first round buy and play

at home in two weeks. california law is getting stricter. yesterday they are requiring children under the age of 8 to be in a car seat or booster seat. a million kids are impacted. get ready to pay more for a chance to win the power ball jackpot. organizers hope the change will entice more people to play , odds are likely to improve. republicans past the fist host for the iowa caucuses. the latest poll shows a race tightening within the margin of error. kuren redmond standing by with the findings. it's been a roller coaster race for republican nominations with lots of ups and downs, now it's coming down to the wire. a poll has mitt romney clinging to a lead with paul on his heel third place, his 11th hour

surge is legit and maybe growing stronger. there is still hope for the other candidates to seen numbers drop. 41% of likely caucus goers say they could change their minds before tuesday. this is an election that is not driven by money raised it's driven by message, connection with the voters, debates, experience. >> they have a ways to go. we are the ones on the move. that's exciting. >> newt gingrich, rick perry and michelle bachmann are campaigning for last minute votes. rick spent more time and effort than any other to win over iowa republicans. kuren redmond, abc2 news. virginia attorney general is no longer pushing for change in the rule that kept two candidates off of the stage.

the candidates went to court challenging exclusion from the ballot which will include romney and ron paul. no rule chicks should be made during this election cycle. former american idol winner kelly clarkson is facing a backlash for endorsing ron paul on twitter. it triggered a wave of heated tweets from fans. some accuse the singer of supporting the death penalty, racism. clarkson treated an apology for offending anyone. she says she likes paul because he believes in little government. two lawyers were joined in a union in willmington, several other couples obtained licenses sunday. hie's law allowing same sex marriages went in to effect yesterday. some same sex couples can

get health benefits. this started yesterday january 1st. last month, the health care review committee in baltimore approved the recommendation to extends health care benefits to same sex married couples that are legally married in other states. this applies to all over employees. a multiagency man hunt going on in mount rainier. u.s. park service ranger was shot. she was doing her job conducting a traffic stop on park property. official says her killer ran away in to the forest. this is a picture of the man, he is an iraq war veteran. news time is now 5:48. police in los angeles release video of a person they want to talk to in connection with several arsons. the fires began in a parked car

or truck. officials are investigating 43 suspicious fires all set from friday in to saturday. $60,000 reward is offered for information leading to a suspect's capture. no one was hurt but property damage to cars and to homes. volunteers are putting the finishing touches on festive floats for the rose parade. hundreds of extra police officers are going to be out there and moving in to place due to the expected demonstration. police, officials held meetings for the occupy movement and the rose parade to ensure protesters keep to an ends of a 2-hour long procession. it steps off at 11:00 this morning. more than a thirds of those surveyed said they don't know the lyrics to the classic and

two-thirds don't have an idea what the title means. you say as we ring in the new year, time to ring in winter. temperatures across the boards, 38 degrees. temperatures bounce back briefly. 38 with the windchill down in to the 20s this morning. winds are flowing out of the west, carrying in snow showers. heavy lake effect. this is a classic winter set up, area of low pressure through eastern canada. snow showers around, western michigan off of lake michigan. you have that off of lake erie in to the cleveland suburbs, in to the if you have low area of the -- buffalo area of new york. snow showers back, wirnts storm warning, that will be so beneficial for the ski area. all the ski areas get benefit

as we when he check it out, higher terrain, snow showers. the best chance will be north and west of the area, see the influence of that wind direction off of lake erie, carrying through central maryland tomorrow afternoon. we will try to break the clouds up a little bit on wednesday. we are stuck with the mostly cloudy, windy environment. 42 baltimore. briefly get back there. most of us spend the day in the 30s and winds gusting back to 35 miles per hour, with flurries and snow showers. that continues tonight at 25, highs tomorrow only near freezing. parts of the area may stay in the 20s in the afternoon. that's a shock to the system as kids go back to school. flurries and snow showers continue. highs in the 30s through

thursday. we briefly warm back up by early next weekend to 54. the next weather system brings a cooldown and snow next week. traveling along virginia's toll road, getting ready to dig deeper for the fair. how much you can expect to pay when traveling the toll road. details coming up. record for baltimore city. still a lot of work to be done, record number we got to this year the first time in 33 years. an update we told you about friday. you are watching good morning maryland on this first weekday of 2012, we return in just a bit. ♪

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38 degrees outside. five things you need to know. baltimore police say the city recorded 196 homicides for 2011. that's the lowest number for the city and murder count since 1978. the highest number was 353, roman catholic church announced a date and itinerary for pope

benedict xvi visit. national hockey league moved the winter classic between the rangers and fliers from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. that's according to nhl.com. game time was changed due to the weather forecast in hopes for better game conditions for players and fans. car tolls on the dels, gone up $0.25 to $1.50. drivers continue to pay $0.75 for the on and off ramp. larger vehicles will pay more. the tolls will help pay for two construction projects. etta james remains in the hospital battling the final stages of terminal leukemia and suffering from dementia. she is conscious and spent new year's eve watching the ball drop with her son in her hospital room. a look back at the best scams of 2011, who they hurt

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a big win for the baltimore raven, making them the number two seed for the afc playoffs. i'm sherrie johnson, that story is straight ahead. i'm kuren redmond, big changes to one state's laws on booster seats, why children as old as 8 years old are required to use them. clean up is underway as parts of the u.s. got dumped on by mother nature. hope you spent yours well. good morning, it's mondays