appeared drunk parked alongside the squad car and hit it with his car. another man is that righted to interfere so officers started dealing that man and the suspect came back and tackled the officer. the department said its officers used the appropriate response for dub suing him in that fight. >> i don't know if there is any clearer example of what the men and women of this agency go through each and every day to keep the city safe. these are offers that are risking their lives to keep people that they don't know safe and to make the community safer >> reporter: the officer didn't suffer any serious injury in that night. the man he was arresting in this video did escape but there is now currently a warrant out for his arrest. abc 2news. >> police are investigating the first murder of the year. police say a 62-year-old was found shot in his car in

northwest baltimore. police found him slumped over in a car right here on edgewood road. police are asking anyone with information on his murder to call homicide right now. a marina waiting deployment reportedlia among a group of teens charged with armed robbery and assault that started out as a drug deal. deputies arrested three men on charges they allegedly set up a second mare may have buy to set up a drug dealer. they allegedly drove the victim and his younger brother at gun point to a desolate road where they beat them and abandoned them nearly naked. >> we got a call that an individual who lived in northern part of the county had someone knock on his door in his boxers and his socks who said he had been robbed and attacked by a group of individuals that were driving a

land over. >> reporter: two other suspects were in on the set up and they are been arrested. county police arrested a man they say attacked another man. he was arrested early new year's morning and charged with first and second degree assault. police say a 27-year-old said he was in an argument with his girlfriend and when the other man got involved punching the victim. pointing a gun and when officers saw him he ran away but they caught him. and also, police and fire departments investigating an early morning fire on new year's day in brooklyn park. the fire did about $150,000 of damage and forced two elderly women and their male caregiver from the home. when firefighters put out the fire they found this. >> firefighters did find some

grafitti, racial slurs painted on the out received the home. that time the county police were told. fire investigators are called to the scene. through the course of the investigation done by the investigators at the scene it was determined this as arson. >> reporter: police are considering the fire a hate crime and that the mail caregiver is an african american man. the fire department wants your help. call the investigators. ors. all tips will remain anonymous. >> we continue to lead the way in mobile news offerings. check out the growing list of apps for whatever type of phone or tablet you have. you will get the latest and live streaming video right to

your device. and the last two days have been the coldest in the area in a year. last night was colder than we saw all of last winter. now will we have more of the same tonight? wyatt in the storm center with the forecast. >> reporter: we are still have the cold and there are snow sho another winter night to say the least. here is the set up. disturbance tracking through west virginia headed down into virginia, skirt south of maryland. there are a few renegade snow showers north of the state line. one moving out of an over and it may put a brief burst of snow down in northern baltimore. drive with caution. especially northern maryland as you approach the pennsylvania border. for the rest of the evening we look for 20s with some of the scattered snow flurries, even a brief snow shower and tomorrow a tough time getting much above

40. that will still be more seasonable. more on when we really warm up. >> you want to track the winter weather and cold temperatures and possible snow, of course you do. make sure you have the abc2 weather app in the palm of your hands with a live interactive radar. you are always prepared for the weather. to down load the app for your i- phone or i-pad go to the abc2 weather page at abc 2news.com/weather or abc 2news.com/mobile. the state board of public works now approved the first step in a long process for a new nuclear reactor. today the board approved a wetlands license for work needed just to prepare for the possible third reactor at the power plant. now the plan for a third still facing regulation and business hurdles before work can start.

the plant's owner -- has to find a united states partner first. the plan that have to be approved by the corp of engineers many want to start off with nanny jacobs, going to hold a press conference expected to announce she will run for the second congressional district. she stepped down as the state minority leader during the special session in october. then he formed a committee to run for the second district. now that district is represented by a democrat currently serving his 5th term. we have a race for the congressman bartlett's seat. state senator david brinkley will challenge him in the april 3rd primary. he is running for an 11th term in the 6th district which adds a slice of montgomery to western maryland. he had landed support from the mayor of frederick, also from

frederick. and in the race -- beating rick sanity rome but just eight votes and he was off to new hampshire today where he was endorsed by his former rival and 2008 presidential nominee arizona senator john mccain. >> i'm really here for one reason and one reason only. that is to make sure that we make mitt romney the next president of the united states. >> reporter: and his tie topped his surge from teen in the polls to now a contender. last night's caucuses brought the race to an end for bachmann. she finished 6th and announced she will end her campaign. rick perry said he thought he would rethink but now he said he will head to new hampshire along with ron paul and gingrich. and don't forget -- and all

abc 2news is on their all the time along with yahoo and wmur tv. they will host a debate, it'll run from 9 until 11 on january the 7th. new hampshire's primary will be held tuesday on january the 10th. and tune into world news with diane sawyer. learn more about rick santorum and how he is shaking up the race. and how romney is dealing the latest challenger in the stark contrast between them. all coming up after us on the news at since. according to a new study many preschoolers aren't spending enough time playing outside. instead they say many are focusing more on classroom learning. that -- they are moving in another direction in howard.

>> reporter: the sound of laughter and kid's playing and having fun, according to the study it claims that most children and preschoolers don't get the right amount of exercise. it shows most are glued to computer screens, howard community college has a different approach when it comes to our children. >> you want to have a balanced program. you don't want one area to out way the others. if you give -- importance to all three the nutrition, academics and physical activity you are going to have a well rounded child. >> reporter: the study claims most preschoolers spending to much time inside and aren't getting enough physical activity. this program in howard county offers activities and a more hands on way to encourage children to be creative with play time and --. >> if they grow up with -- if they learn healthy habits during the age of two, three,

four and five they are going to maintain those habits and then when they reach their teens, they won't be as inclined to spend time on the couch. they will want to spend time outside. they know when they go to the fridge when they grab an apple. >> reporter: howard is in the front when it comes to being healthy. >> we have done that with healthy howard health plan and with that -- this study is coming out and saying that we are preparing a country -- preparing them better academicly but not physically for going to school. what we want to do in howard is set preschool guidelines take are making sure the kids get prepared academicly and physically and in terms of being in good health before they go to elementary school. >> reporter: in howard county, manny lock abc 2news. >> that's great.

guidelines set address educational bench marks as well as runs for health and behavior so children are more prepared. next up, your ravens are already working out. the first home playoff game in five years coming up and now the ravens top offensive weapon explains why a weak off isn't a reason to rest. >> waiting for the day it snows means you are probably not getting the snow removed. >> no real snow so far this winter but that's all going to change. how to get ahead and keep from getting snowed in. >> we have dealt with the frigid cold. check it out. 31 today. that was it. we never got above freezing. 32 was the two degree guarantee. . >> give us your name on the website and we will put you in the running, another possible burst of snow flurries when we come back. ♪

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. temperatures up and down the east coast have been frigid the last few days and that's causing all sorts of trouble in florida. farmers spraying their crop was waters in hopes of protecting them. the hope is the water will cover the plants and keep them safe. last night temperatures in the low 30s but they are expected to climb. remember the snowstorm of last year most of us promised never to be snowed in again but have you done anything about

it? we look at how to higher a snow removal company. >> reporter: some parts have seen their big snow fall but not here or yet. that mean itself you are thinking about hiring a snow removal company it's time to get moving. >> time san francisco the essence when it comes to snow removal. you want to get ahead of the snow fall. be sure to get around and find many company that will able to be there for you when it snows. >> reporter: among what you will need to ask is how the company figures out its pricing. the size of your driveway and the number of sidewalksv. >> it's a big consideration which directly relates to how much time is involved in it. also how difficult it is to favorite gate. if you have a narrow driveway, contractor also charge more.

>> reporter: you should ask about the type of equipment they have, and what kind of product they use to melt the ice on the sidewalk and driveway. >> beware of fly by night companies. >> anyone can put up a plow and call themselves snow removal but you want a company that's experienced, insurance and won't damage your property while removing the snow. >> reporter: and remember to manage your expectations, chances are most snow removal companies have several clients so you may not always be the first on the list. if you have special needs like health conditions that could require treatment at the health facility let the company now. >> reporter: for more tips, head to the website. you will find a link to more information. >> now, the most powerful

doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate biurate rate. >> a little bit of snow activity. this light stuff and most tracking to the west and southwest. we saw last night -- it doesn't take much to get into some big time issues on the roads, there is the main disturbance into west virginia. that will pass south of us. we are getting a boundary on the north edge of that system and it's producing a bit of a snow cluster here right on i- 83. you do -- tough travels at times up i-83. a friendly reminder on the black ice. you get that tough to see situation and as you kind of get going here and -- you hit that black ice of course it's -- that thin coat, you can't see it on the wet road and the bridges and overpasses of course always have the greatest risk for that. 30 degrees, we are below freezing as we have been all day long. no wind, we haven't had the

wind chill. we got bright periods of the day. take a look. western maryland. digging out. and good skiing out there right now. temperatures again statewide at or below freezing, in the to's in hagerstown. again no wind chill factor to deal with. in some respects a little less brutal and again the high temperatures never getting much past freezing if at all. tomorrow we will improve that. a good eight to ten degree warm up with sunshine and a bit of a change in wind direction. pikesville to dundock. we could hit the low, push toward the mid40s from shady side. overall pattern, fairly quiet but a few passing snow showers possible over the next few hours, from there is that cluster of more significant snow into northern virginia and

skirt south of us. behind that disturbance just a cold night on the way and a good warm up tomorrow in to the low 40s. we should get past 50 but talking about the deep freeze and how it's affecting our citrus florida low temperatures below freezing, just north of orlando and tampa. last night 31 jacksonville and teens in the panhandle. that's where we could have seen more significant crop damage for things like strawberries. early clouds, some sun, mildler and tomorrow night cold but not as frigid. the outlook here does continue to warm things up.

47 sunday. not bad, 41, 41, that's the average. >> since -- denver 45 degrees and a 10% chance of rain. >> yeah. >> the afc north champions working out today in owings mill. they practiced today and tomorrow, they will have the weekend off. go joe go and then they go back to hard work coming up next week as they get set for the first home playoff game in five years. there goes ray rice telling us how important practice is. >> i love practice. i love getting out and practicing. getting the sweat it doesn't matter how -- you feel good at the end of the day .

now that you are getting lead -- are you showing off your purple pride? head to the wmar facebook fan page. up load your ravens pictures. thehe address is abc 2news.com/facebook. >> here say look at what's coming up tonight at 11. everybody know this is. the cost of everything from gas to food expected to go up in the new year. list tone this. we have tracked down some of the things you less for in 2012 and some of them are tempting. how did this happen? a car stuck on the roof of an apartment building. we will tell you how police are explaning it. that and more and the forecast, join us for the news at 11 [ male announcer ] get ready for some deli-style delic-ious-ity:

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123450 reminutes us of last night. snow burst working down the i- 83 corridor toward the state line now, toward new freedom. you could see a little icy spot and 40 or so tomorrow. we start to break out of this deep freeze starting tomorrow. >> just got the sheet about what storeys coming at 11,

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