happened. a few smiles south in towson nothing. how about this, heather, heather i left the e out of your name. i apologize. spelling teachers he apologize. i will fix that. this was win chester at 10 last night. how about that. that's a good time. this morning, wind chills down into the single digits i wanted to throw this on the board because it's not just the thermometer but what it feels like a goose egg churchville two beboo below and we have some teens to be found around the bay. but it's cold for us this morning. the cold blast comes with single digits to the teens. and it comes with sunshine. we will build in more cloud this afternoon. and we could have late day flurries but i think our best chance of getting flakes will be after dark overnight. and we will talk more about that in just a bit. it's 5:30 right now here's angela. i am not in trouble for this am i? >> reporter: i don't know you may be. we will work on that. we will see if they forgive you. i will forgive you for the

record. but, as you get ready to head out on the roadways, you will have to deal with wendy conditions. we have wind warnings on all the area bridges and also if you are in any of the regions where we saw pictures this morning, possible icy conditions there also halethorpe lansdown region. let's get a live look at traffic flow. we continue to see mild conditions on u.s. 29 making the drive through the columbia region. and beltway travel is easy on the west side. 695 look pretty good making the drive from 795 as you pass liberty road. and for those of you heading into downtown, here's a live view of city traffic conditions on lombard and utah street. back to you. we have a winner in the iowa gop caucuses. results came in hours ago. and linda so is here with the developing details. linda. >> reporter: a little bit ago we learned the winner is mitt romney by 8 vox. he edged out rival rick

santorum and ron paul third. newt gingrich fourth followed by perry and michelle bachman. it came down to the wire with santorum make the last-minute surge. he says he had a strong finish because his supporters stood up and refused to compromise. he says it's game on a for the nomination. romney was able to hold onto victory by a hand full of votes he told supporters it's time to move onto new hampshire to get the job done. ron paul says he will turn his focus on new hampshire where the nation's primary will be held next tuesday. the first pry mary. newt gingrich says he will carry on the campaign no matter the iowa outcome. >> there will be a great debate in the republican party before we are prepared to have a great debate with barack. obama. >> reporter: this may be it for rick perry who is returning to texas to reassess the campaign. bachmann says she is staying in the race. linda so, abc2 news.

president obama spent the night talking with his supporters taking questions in the -- as the iowa caucuses were going on. he responded to allegations that his administration had not accomplished anything. listen. >> you know i think the main message that we will have in 2012 is that we have done a lotbut we have a lot more to do. and that's why we need another four years to get it done. but, you just mentioned the affordable care act. we know that somebody who's hadan illness and survivor has trouble getting insurance. because of the affordable care act insurance companies can't ban people with preexisting conditions. that makes a direct impact on your life and your family's life. >> today the president will hit the campaign trail to cleveland ohio for an event focusing on the economy. and more workers are interested in retiring earlier

hundreds more than the baltimore county expected. last month they hoped to cut 200 jobs by getting people buyouts but 6p 0 -- 670 people applied but the buyouts could get higher. the application will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. each department will see how many people they can stand to lose. the deadline to apply was last week. remember the incident in october where the woman was charged with throwing bleach and pine sol at another woman in a fight outside a wal-mart a second woman has been charged in that incident. the first woman has been charged with assault. e.ing areless endangerer -- reckless endangerment and assault. police believe this man tried to rob a cvs store on harford road last month. anyone who knows the eye dente of this suspect and it's a good photo, take a look, and give

police a call. news time is 5:34. police in nevada arrested a couple they say are behind a violent two-state crime spree. logan mcfarland and angela hill were arrested yesterday. they broke into a home car jacked a woman and shot her in the head. two people in the home were shot to death but police have not said whether mcfarland and hill killed them. the couple was spotted by a county commissioner flying in his private plane. and a family in florida what sticky mess after they discovered tens of thousands of bees stuck in the ceiling of their home. the home owner said they watched for months as the nests grew and the bees made honey but made the situation dangerousp they started to fall from the -- dangerous. they started to fall from the ceiling and no one was stung before the bees were forced to rube removed. in indian -- were forced to be removed. in indian -- in indiana the youngest mayor was born and

raised in fratchingford and says a goal is to encourage the young people to return as adults possibly starting new businesses. he also hopes to be revitalize the neighborhood and boost the economy. and open the communication between the government and his people. a dip in the temperatures is causing stress for more than people in parts of florida. up next hark the cold weather and cold water -- next, how the cold weather and cold water could be a problem. can you tell the difference between the flu symptom and common cold? why health officials say it's very important to know the difference. we will tell you about it when we return to new york and a check of this morning's tech bites. >> reporter: in today's tech bites hoodwinked on twitter. rupert murdock has a twitter account and his wife doesn't know twitter and a murdock said she did. the newspaper says the impostor is a british man who says he never expect twitter to verify it. we down loaded a record 6.5 million copies of the answeringry birds games on

christmas day alone. and it appears last week more than a billion mobile programs were down loaded making it a appy holiday. wikipedia raised money with the money coming from over 1 million individuals that's 5 million more than last year. netflix next month will day butte first original television series lily hammer about a fictional mobster who moves to norway after entering the witness protection program. those are your tech buys, i am rob nelson.

now "good morning maryland." well the watters are getting gang dangerously cold for -- dangerously cold for manatees off the florida coast. they suffer from potentially deadly cold suppress what the

watt -- suppress when the watt -- stress when the waters get below 60 degrees. boaters are being warned to slow down as they migrate to warmer waters. justin. you took the words out of my mouth i did a special on that in college. they with go out to the outflow from the nuclear power plants because the water was warmer and boats would go by and they would get cut up and it was a sad thing. 14 degrees in baltimore. 18 in easton. and single digits win chest we are showed you a pick our and will try to put it up there for the next half-hour. as they had a decent snow squall and we had a couple in baltimore county and wrapping in the north and east side of the city. single digits this morning. we are clear. we have got ourselves a pull back here of winter air. and as we calculate the wind, with the cold air, it's not that strong. the wind has settled down and it's just the fact that it is that cold and a push makes it feel that much more

substantial. clear skies basically but more clouds back to the west and we will be fog that -- -- following that disturbance that brings through clouds. mostly dry day. late day flurries and i think it's going to be overnight through tomorrow morning. our best shot of getting the next round of flakes. temperatures only about 31. we pulled this back a little bit because of how cold it is this morning. and that is below freezing helps to ice up stuff. if you live near a water way that shows ice coating don't let the kids out there. there's no way it's thick number to -- enough to venture out. it's 5:40. let's go to the road to see if there's ice out there. >> reporter: well, it's a pretty good chance you may run into icy conditions with all the snowfall yesterday. and especially we keep mentioning the halethorpe lansdown region. heading out and taking 95 southbound through the fort mack tunnel you may want to hop on 895 that may be a better bet for you.

as we are block the right lane southbound 95 through the fort mchenry. here's 95 traveling through columbia region. starting to see the busy volume out there. as you make the drive especially in the southbound directions and let's look at i- 83. jfx in pretty good shape make the drive past cold spring and mta light rail and brunswick train 870,10 minutes late. driving a big rig could be stressful you have to worry about traffic and gas price and others on the road. but it's not every day you see fire. that's what happened for a driver hauling 14,000 pounds of eggs from an ohio farm outsidedayton and took firefighters several hours to put out the flames and clean up the mess. no one was injured. news time is 5:41. and can anger or depression depend on where you call home? coming up an area being called the least angry in america and we will take you there. plus, how farmers are fighting fire with fire and the

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maryland." education news this morninpublic college are great value according to kiplinger's annual report. college park made the top ten at number 8. st. mary's college of maryland number 42. salisbury number 71 and towson at 76 and university of maryland baltimore county came in at number 84. for a link to the complete list, go to abc2news.com and check under the state news section. and in november, you will remember liberty university decided to let people carry concealed well weapons oncampus. school received more than 60 permit request. students and staff millions applied. police still need to approve the am gations and once they do -- applications and once they do they will be able to carry guns in school buildings. students carry them outdoors and keep them in locked cars. gun advocates says it will cut down on violence and critics say eat wouldn't make a

difference. winter is a tough time when it comes to fighting colds and flu and health experts say the flu season has been mild, there are plenty of days left. you can come down with the nasty bug. so you need to know the difference between the two. symptom for the common cold include a runny nose, congestion along with mild cough or fever. but for the flu things are severe. they include a sore throat, headaches and muscle aches and soreness and fatigue and vomiting and diarrhea and symptoms can last for more than a week if not taken care of. so go see your doctor. there's new concern about preschoolers not getting enough exercise. researchers as the cleveland clinic found fewer days in day cares are letting kids go out and play in the playground. 08% of preschool children are spending more time in child care centers because of legal issues if your child gets hurt. >> certainly, enriching activities are important for toddlers and preschoolers are important but it's equally

important for them to get creative and have preplay opportunities and chances to -- free plane opportunities and chances to run around and get the heart rate up. >> doctors at the cline being say they worry this could lead to child -- shall clinic say they worry this could lead to childhood obesity. it's hard to get depressed if you live along the beach. a poll says new jersey kate may county scored the lowest in terms of anger. 9%. depression in 12% in the county and 30 miles of white sandy beaches and rolling surf that lulls the visitor into calm under the crystal blue skies. doesn't it mack you feel calmer reading that? it's the fun and frolic -- what? hard to be depressed or angry about that. right lynette? >> reporter: you are right like i was tuned in. >> step outside and you will have no problem i did certaining it here.

it's cold. coldest since february of last year. i am not paying attention to her. lynette charles is here telling us about things colder he in other areas around the country. lynette. >> reporter: yes, charley. you know what, misery loves company. so we have lots of company to go around. let's check the video out because we will start you out here around the world. check this video out. bad weather around the world is not just in our neck of the world. icicles formed over a water fall in china. they are experiencing subzero temperatures and it's not fun but a sight to see. absolutely gorgeous. some people in michigan are dealing with the aftermath of the new year's day swint winter storm that dumped over 15 inches that brought strong winds and hazardous driving conditions in northern michigan a lot of kids had the school day off. now in plant city florida it's a game of cat and mouse between old man winter and strawberry farmers. they worked overtime getting the produce off the vine leading to a looming frost for

the sunshine state to. fight the freeze farmers will fight fire with fire or fight ice with ice. once the temperatures dop brie bow -- drop below 32 they will encase the crops in ice preserving the strawberries and blooms protecting them like a igloo and it feels like a igloo is where i need to be justin. i am frozen. >> stop complaining. >> did we do this job about the weather? we have to love it. >> reporter: fine. fineyou are right. >> wyatt loves the warm weather. >> reporter: this is true. >> we blame old man for winter like a crotchy old guy getting up and complaining about everything i know plenty young people that love this stuff. maybe we should reterm that. and we will get he back to you. let's seek out ideas. look at this cool pocket. it's shrunk up across the east and we have the single numbers. look at that. we are almost in baltimore at 14 to 12 and buffalo 11 in boston. and a cold air atlanta now at 23. 34 in new orleans and you know

there's some upper 20s low 30s there in the panhandle of florida. 44 in miami. it's 24 in denver and they cooled down a little bit. wanted to show you that national picture and highlight the jet stream. next storm system off the pacific. jet stream lifted to the north and you've got the cold pocket and there will be a little mild surge for a couple days that builds in here. want to show you something interesting now. check this out. while we are watching that system here, do you remember last week we talked about the possibility of getting a coastal storm? a lot of computer models tapped into it and it happened and blew off the coast. yesterday i showed you it starting off with the coastline. and there it is. it looks impressive but it's way out to sea. so the modeling handled it 8 days before it happened and put it in the wrong spot. that could have been here on the east coast and it would have been a different story. but be thankful we are talking about single digits and teens. be thankful we are talking about clouds and maybe flurries tonight and a light snow shower

through daybreak tomorrow. then the sun comes back and we are looking for a mild trend into the start of the weekend. 31 below normal below freezing the actual temperature. which means west to north of the beltway you could stay in the 20s cloud increase after dark most likely we get flurries and snow showers. 25. then the temperatures improve. there could be an early morning snow shower tomorrow and partly cloudy and 43. lows mid-20s. 5-- 50 friday and 55 saturday and a chance of a rain or mixture on sunday at 43. it's 5:51 on the clock i realized how many numbers i threw your way many let's keep the speeds out and talk about the flow of traffic with angela. >> reporter: all right. flow is pretty good. we are seeing an increase in volume. we have got the disabled vehicle out of the way. we got all lanes opened southbound 95 picked up another problem for those of you traveling northbound 295 on the bw parkway. park police are on the scene trying to clear a collision as you approach route 175. as we mentioned, traffic flow pretty good still seeing a lot

of volume increase. especially southbound direction for those of you coming from i- 70 on u.s. 29. and here's a live look at the beltway. 695 at green spring avenue, still a good ride heading up to the jfx. and on the north side of 695, passing due leany valley road look good. drive times in pretty good shape. no extra time needed as you make your way on the north side of the beltway or the west side as well as the harrisburg expressway south to the top of 695. over to you. a push to make air travel easier for u.s. servicemen and women is aloft. details this morning on what the law could -- is now a law. details this morning on what the law could mean to them. the reason looming price hike at starbucks when good morning maryland continues on this wednesday, january 4th. thanks for waking up with us.

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well slow airport screenings may be a thing of the past for fast tracking members of the military. th president signed a bill to speed up the process for uniformed service members traveling on orders. law putting them in lines

designated for prescreamed passengers. and -- prescreened passengers. john mccain will endorse mitt romney. he was a 2008 nominee will travel to new hampshire to make the endorsement. governor romney was named a winner of the iowa caucus by 8 votes e won over rick santorum. u.s. auto sales are poised for a second year of growth. the automakers will have the report out today and is expected to report more than 12 million vehicles sold in a year up from 11 1/2 from 2010. starbucks is raising the prices on stores in the northeast and sun belt region excluding california and southern florida. beginning today drinks will cost about 10 cents more although starbucks is not listing the specific number of drinks that will be affected by the price hike. er in rfs frayed in ken -- nerves are frayed after in kentucky after a gas explosion.

and what surfers fear the most. an attack that left a man nursing his room. and late christmas gift fortwo sisters. but was it worth the wait? we will show you when good morning maryland continues for 6:00 hour. we are back in a few minutes. li s id li s m ba llral,was id unl m ba llral,was vet.veou

now "good morning maryland." just hours ago a. winner was declared in the iowa caucus os. i am linda so, -- caucuses. i am linda so. who won by 8 votes. >> reporter: a series of break- ins has some residents on high alert. i am sherrie johnson and i will have more straight ahead. and 14 minutes is all it took for the ravens playoff game to sell out. but we found some more tickets out there overnight. just be ready to cough up about two paychecks inform you want -- if you want to comfort cost. those stories straight ahead on this wednesday, january 4th. good morn