now "good morning maryland." the gloves are off for the gop candidates in the race for the white house. i am sherrie johnson.

a preview of the new hampshire primary. one nation, under god in. >> the last year we have had new reality. >> and justice for all. >> gabby gifford lead the evening ceremony. >> the way thousands remembered those killed and wounded in a shooting rampage in arizona. and one, two, three jump. should never ever be followed by the snap of a rope. a terrifying experience and how one woman survived an incredible fall. video you have to see on this monday, january 9th. good morning i am charley crowson. let's head over to meteorologist justin berk because weather is something you will be talking about today. >> well, i am talking about it every day but you may be be talking about it. good morning a little storm trying to come in after hitting the 60s twice. seriously, how many of you got your lights down this weekend and took care of last-minute old yard work? we have rain and snow mixed and it's in the high country of west virginia and gayet county and rain towards -- garrett

county and rain in southeast virginia. we are on the northern edge of the system and southern edge of the cold air. 28 in baltimore compared to 38. that's a jump of 8 degrees in the last hour in ocean city. they are going to have rain that may end with snow and you can see this line of the near freezing temperatures mixed in between. what we expect for today, the clouds that thicken up. some clearing leftover with a near full moon and you might see that. at 7:26 features thickening clouds and we will get into the upper 30s and low 40s a light rain snow mixture developing during the afternoon and may come in here by lunchtime but don't think we will have much stickage although maybe grass coatings through later in the day and south of baltimore into this evening. it's 5:32 this morning. let's look at traffic with angela. >> reporter: lft. all right. good morning. traffic patterns in the city and around the beltway in great shape. one trouble spot we have got degree blocking the southbound

lane of 195 passing eastern avenue. the drive on 29 you are trouble free. on 29. traffic is moving well for you this hour. and looks like monday morning drive on i-97 is in great shape. it looks good for the mostist between west 50 and baltimore beltway. a new poll has been released just a day ahead of the new hampshire gop primary. and mitt romney has a lead at 41% of voter supported polled. ron paul second with 17% and followed by john huntsman at 11%. huntsman is tied are rick santorum newt gingrich is at 8% and perry one percent of pourer sport. we have latest on the contest and what to being expect for tomorrow and how some are saying it's fight for second place. >> reporter: that's right. all eyes are on new hampshire. it's a battle for second place. mitt romney hold what appears

to a big lead. the biggest competition was occupy protest with rom any so he -- romney so favored to win the other candidates are pinninghopes on the next primary in south carolina where santorum and perry campaigned on sunday and newt gingrich is focused. >> this president has caused a deepening in the recession and is responsible for 25 million americans being out of work or stop working or not being able to get full-time jobs. >> we want someone who had stand up and fight for the conservative principles and not run to the left of ted kennedy. >> reporter: owl the candidates -- all the candidates are back in new hampshire except for rick perry who remains in south carolina. former maryland man who rides protest songs is a go to entertainer to fire up crowds before ron paul speaks. listen. ♪ i heard the call ♪

>> that's a video of jordan page performing. he protests big government big business and military industrial complex e used to live with his family on the ern family. representative gabrielle giffords lead a evening ceremony at the university of arizona last night. she was shot in the head. but she made a remarkable recovery. list en. >> one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> representative giffords lit first of 19 candles one for each person wound or killed on this day. and she watched as a sea of candles were lit. hundreds attended inner faith services. >> one nation under god,

indivisible with liberty and justice for all. jerry loughner is -- jared loughner remains behind bars today. there was no answer to questions outside a school district. homework looked ordinary but the questions on the math assignment outraged parents. one said and that is quote of the question. each tree had 56 oranges and if 8 slaves picked them equally how much would each slave pick. if frederick got two beatings per day how many beatings did he get over the course of a week. parents are outraged. >> i am having to explain to my 8-year-old why slavery or slaves are in a math problem. that's -- math problem. that hurts. >> teachers were trying to incorporated into the students into a math problem. they promised to work beter

with teachers. we want to know what you think about the questions. head to our website and we posted that story on the fan page. way in and let us know what you think. we always want you a part of the conversation. a special day was not going to be ruined by a trip to the hospital. why one young couple said their i dos in the most unusual places. bejohn say and yeah.-z parents. now too today new york for a check of the tech bites. >> reporter: in today's tech bites the consumer electronic show opens this evening in las vegas and it's the largest trade show held in this hemisphere for any industry. and the electronics industry will bring out stars this week. jersey shore's snoo a ki will promote a new line of audio being ace -- accessories 50 cent will tout wireless headphones and justin bieber touts a robot.

samsung intubes. touch allows any htdv and sile lot of inexpensive digital cameras coming out of the consumer electronics core. they are feeling the heat from smart phones whose picture taking ability is improving. through the first 11 months of last year sales were off as more people shot pictures with their phones. have a good day.

now "good morning maryland." it's not how they planned but a memorable one for a chum yeah couple set to get married next week many they turned to hospital rooms into a wedding chapel. the bride is 31 weeks pregnant

and her water broke and she is on bed rest. when nurses heard they planned to marry next saturday they brought decorations flowers and cake and helped mom slip into a wedding dress. >> and i started throwing up and my water broke. >> she was kind of feeling down because we had a wedding plapped next week and -- planned next week and a nurse overheard and said we can make something happen. >> she is on medication to stop the constackss and nurse hope to keep her pregnant closer to the due date and will name the wetting crasher isabella justin. >> we are looking at temperatures this morning easton is at freezing and this maybe alittle less important than you might think while we have a storm coming in and it may try to produce light snow around your vicinity. all roads will be warm enough to not have too much of an

issue falling froth skies. should make nice ambience. 29 hagerstown and clouds filling in even though we have clearing around. you may see the moon out there in harford and cecil county but clouds will win out. watching the snow mixture into the mountains of west ridge and thurgt down south to the tennessee and our south as well. that's a sign of the storm on the edge of the cold stuff and it may be -- upper 30s to low 40s. if we get stickage on the grass it will be primarily in the evening once the sun goes down. we will talk about the weekend and the ravens outlook in a moment. here angela with traffic. >> reporter: traffic is moving well through the owings mills region on 795 we have reports of gridlock southbound 795 approaching the beltway. this all due to a disabled vehicle. a in the meantime, we are

moving well on i-# 5. trouble free drive on 5 north and southbound -- i-95. trouble free drive on 5 south and northbound. 695 at green spring all is quiet here and we are moving well inerin outer loop and for the mta commuters, light rail about 15 minutes behind schedule. charley over to you. beyonce has given birth to a baby girl. the superstars reported the arrival on their wither accounts congratulations to the couple. baby's name is reportedly blue ivy carter. that's jay-z sean kantor who says the c-section as a high year. the actor was spotted with a

cane and according to people magazine he hurt his acl. the 48-year-old is not being speced to need surgery but it could be a while before he canwalk without a cane and i am sure he probably does that and looks well doing it. a terrifying experience for a woman atempt-- tempting to watch. linda so. >> reporter: and we are hearing fromo a -- joe paterno's son. ♪ [ woman ] i was ready for my trip, but my smile wasn't. [ female announcer ] new crest 3d white intensive professional effects whitestrips. it goes below the enamel surface to whiten as well as

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and check of the top storeies we are following. jump -- stories we are following. novartis is expected to have more information about a pill recall. it's recall no doz bufferin and gas ex. they could contain pales from other tablets. len second and tame tea bonk and -- [audio not understandable] the win 29-23 with a pass fromtebow to thomas ended in a

80 yard td run. broncos face the pay the rit saturday night. american man has been convicted of working for the cia and september nsed to death. ie says he was in iran visiting his grandmother and he was arrested because they claimed he received special training beforeheading to -- [audio not understandable] new reaction from the son of former penn state head football coach joe paterno. what jay saying business hi father. >> reporter: he says his dad wants to tell his side of the story. yea -- he says his dad is anxious to get the facts out soon but don't know when it will happen. his date is in great pierst anfighting hard to beat lung cancer. >> when your dad say he wished

he had done more, what do you think he wished he had done. >> we all wish nobody, there's nobody anywhere at penn state and any wan in the commonwealth or anyone i am certain the at the second mightel but if thegallon gigss true and they have seen or done something to stop any of that. >> reporter: jay paterno says he and his father supports the coach bill o'brien but knows o'brien will face unique challenges trying to fill his dad's shoes. linda so, abc2 news. a change could be coming to the election cycle in baltimore city. today, the baltimore election change coalition will meet to propose bringing the city's elections in line with the state psychels to boost turnout and save money. the city holds local election in the year after statewide elections and before precedential elebs. the chain has the support of

some including baltimore city male. a 22-year-old wanted to try things gig. -- big. she went to africa to bungee jump but what happened is the reason to never do it again. >> went black. turned around and fet leek i was slapped and it's a miracle that i survived. >> no doubt. 50,000 people jump ped from this bridge in the past decade. and this has never happened before. she fell more than 360 feet and ended up with a broken -- broken collar bone. justin. there's not much variation around the immediate area. baltimore north to west we have warmer stuff on the eastern shore but what we are looking at is a storm that's trying to organize. it will come in two piess. piece number one with the frontal boundary trying to slip through that helped to enhance

the rainfall and from southeast virginia to the carolinas. as we put back wider. there's a slug of moisture. texas trying to get some of the rainfall and there will be heavy rain with snow in western texas where winter is. southern new mexico and they could pick up 3 to 6 inches of snowfall. we are pumping in moisture with this part one. there will be part two that's well organized and we will comeout in the warn frame developments it's not going to happen this week. mae my good dente expect stickage or acoup-- good -- trying to highlight where the peak of the moisture s doesn't do a good job highlighting where there's northern fringe of snow but what we are looking at here is north and west of

baltimore. chance of know diminish westminster up towards parkton and north of bel air and york and adams county, you may not see pouch but the cloud you may get a little more. we will have the mixture that goes over the snow and the lower eastern shore we will get out of hear here by midnight but it could be -- the warmer water may prevent anything from falling and sticking. 41 today. upper 30s outside the beltway and a chance of a developing mixture of rain and snow. not much more than wet roads but after dark, we could get a light accumulation on the grassy surfaces. the roads shouldn't be too much of a problem. >> 50s and sunshine then heavy rain on wednesday. and 48 and back to the 50s on thursday. and the comedown.

if you are lucky, snow showers but i don't think the way theray rise running game as we see it now. >> reporter: checked in with your tunnels on the fort mchenry i-95 looking good. 895 looking good through the tunnels but we are going to report -- get reports of an accident northbound 895 at o'donnell street with thevehicles on the left shoulder. no accidents reported on u.s.29 starting to see more activity in the southbound direction but no early congestion. here's 695 and wilkins avenue. outer loop is a bit heavy through the catonsville region making your way past baltimore national pike. and heading into downtown these are the conditions making your way past gee treat and west mulberry street. a prime suspect in the natalee who will way murder -- joran van der sloot will be in front of a george later this

week. time to check out what's in store for 201. we will have a preview. it's 5:52, 28 degrees. and good morning, maryland.

a guilty plea for the murder of stephanie flores in a hotel in lima peryiew. he is considered the prime suspect of natalee holloway and has been investigate. -- more refined versions of popular gadgets are among the tech offerings debuting at consumer electronic show in vegas. among highlights tablets and lap tops and cars more connected tocyberspace. automakers and enthusiast from around the world will converge on motor city for the north american international us ato show. more than 3 dozen never before seen automotive product will be involed including a look at the newest -- unveiled including the newest look at the ford focus. >> the national champion will

be crowned when lsu meets alabama in the superbowl. the tigers beat the tide 9-6 on november setting the re-- up the rematch. we hear about scamers targeting you by e-mail but this morning a scam that has victims targeted through regular mail. the offering comes by postcard. and one nba team is heading to washington but it's not toplay against the wizards. the date they have with the commander in chief. and warm weather has been blanketing the u.s. so far and canada is not a low. that is straight ahead in the 6:00 hour of "good morning maryland. that and weather and traffic when we return in minutes.

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