the ohio valley and attend valley and trying to spread our way. it tries to head our way this afternoon. look for a pinch of morning sun, then the clouds race in and thicken, developing rain gets heavier later on with highs in the mid-to upper 40s. 5:30. here's traffic with angela. >> traffic patterns just the way we like to see them for this time of morning. looking pretty good heading into the city, northbound 395 and 295 looking pretty good all the way to downtown. 29, no early troubles there. and here's what you'll find around the beltway's top side at greenspring avenue. one caucus, one primary. mitt romney seems to be the man this beat this morning. the focus is now shifting from iowa and new hampshire to the state of south carolina and the former massachusetts governor and candidates are sure to take shots at one another. the candidates now chasing mitt romney likely to attack him him for his sign at ceo.

newt gingrich and rick santorum already made lobs against the former massachusetts governor. for a rap of last night let's go to tj winick, he's live this morning in manchester, new hampshire. tj? >> reporter: it's about as expected in new hampshire, that means the next primary, south carolina is seen as make or break by several candidates. mitt romney is on a roll. the first republican since 1976 to win the iowa caucus and now the new hampshire primary. >> thank you, new hampshire! tonight we made history! >> reporter: the former massachusetts governor was gracious but didn't back down from recent attacks on his work as a venture capitalist. >> president obama wants to put free enterprise on trial. in the last few days we've seen some desperate republicans join forces with him. >> reporter: almost half of tuesday's voters identified themselves as independents, due to ron paul's second place

finish. >> there was another victory tonight. he had a victory but we have had a victory for that cause of liberty! tonight! >> reporter: jon huntsman experienced a recent surge of support, only good for third place. >> third place is a ticket to ride, ladies and gentlemen! >> reporter: rick santorum and newt gingrich tied for fourth place, with just 9% of the vote each. their messages only inspiring small passionate groups here in the granite state. >> we have a message that can appeal not just in south carolina but across this nation. >> reporter: rick perry is already campaigning in south carolina. he finished with just 1% of the new hampshire vote. >> if you all will have my back on january the 21st i'll have your back for the next four years in washington, dc. >> reporter: the other candidates see south carolina as the firewall for mitt romney because if he wins a third straight victory there there may be no stopping his march to the nomination.

live from manchester, new hampshire, tj winick, abc news. newstime 5:32. a man who is serving a life sentence for killing his wife is now walking free. that's because outgoing mississippi governor haley barbour decided to pardon that man. he also pardoned nearly 200 other convicted criminals including four murderers before handing the job to the newly elected governor. the move has the victims' families outraged. >> it's completely unfair. i mean, he's in jail for up to 18 years, she was 20 years old when she died and had her child laying in her arms when he shot her in her head. and he's pardoned? >> haley barbour's office didn't offer comment or explanation as to why the governor made that decision. and what do you think about this? should the outgoing governor have pardoned the convicted criminals? especially those of the harsher criminal variety? murderers, rapist?

and embezzlers walking free today as well. head to the facebook fan page, what do you think? best way to get through to a teen may be to embarrass him. a mom in indiana says she was at her wit's end, after several run-ins with police she took matters in her own hands and hung a sign around his neck and it says "i lie, i steal, i sell drugs, the law." she says police punishments weren't enough to get him to stop. >> i decided he broke the law and they only give him a few hours' community service? i decided he was going to wear a sign. if you're looking to are attention we're going to get you attention. >> police officers say the mom is within her rights to make that son stand on the side of the street. it's unconventional. they grant it, however, they contend it's not illegal. there's a push to show a new barber doll that teaches people that bald is beautiful. 7-year-old kaylee rider and her

mom are on board with the idea. the young girl is battling cancer for the second time. one part of the treatment was particularly rough on her. >> we had to tell her, it came back, the first thing she asked, is she going to lose her hair? >> i didn't want to lose my hair again. >> if mattel agrees to make the bald barbie, people are hoping the company will donate some of the proceeds to st. jude's children's hospital. the taxi and limousine newest cab in new york is large enough for two wheelchairs and several other passengers. the manufacturer hopes to have thousands on the street by the ends of the year. a judge previously ordered new york city to improve access for disabled riders. you probably download quite a few apps on your phone but do you have the most popular ones? we'll have a rundown of the best-selling apps of 2011 and why some may be harder on your phone than others. plus, do you recognize this

woman? you may recognize parts of her. who this is and what you may think about her appearance. when we come back. after we check "tech bytes." >> reporter: in "tech bytes" -- sony unveils its latest music player the walkman z combines the most advanced audio technology with the fully featured android device. an ackerman got a first look in las vegas >> it has a 4.3-inch touchscreen, it will play music, check e-mail, go on-line and be the gingerbread version of android to download all these cool apps and games. >> reporter: the device is expected to go on sale in the first half of the year. also from the show samsung hoping to put an end to the tv remote. latest line can be done with voice and hand gestures. mercedes benz showing its latest in-car

technology system. later this year. those are your "tech bytes."

ok, so there are 500,000 apps available for the i-phone but they seem to always come back to the same one. angry birds was the number one app of last year. out of the top 10 the apps were games. nine were games. after angry birds, words with friends, that came second. fruit ninja was number three.

players help an alligator in where's my water to find a shower. how many of those do you have? >> angry birds -- oh, you took the screen off too quick. >> fruit ninja? >> no. the game is similar on the wii. this morning we are going to get a little taste of standard winter we've had so far. the fact that we've had rain. all these storms coming at us. the clouds already moving in south of 50, we'll spread that in the next couple of hours. rain lingering to the south and west. we're currently 23 degrees in towson and ellicott city. 33 eldersburg back towards westminster. and one more time, want to pull this back and show you the rain expending to the south. a line of strong storms will hit georgia and the carolinas. we could get thunder reaching the eastern shore but plan for the rain to move in, especially the second half of the day and heaviest stuff tonight.

5:39. let's check the roads with angela. >> on the roads now the pace is picking up a little. especially on the major roads. i-95 especially if you are heading towards the capitol beltway, starting to see a little more activity in the southbound lanes. also northbound 95 a little heavy as you approach 695 but no major delays to report there as we look live at 95 and maryland 175. another live look at how conditions are flowing on the baltimore beltway, 695 at greenspring avenue still open in both directions, inner loop looking good heading towards the jfx. and for those of you getting ready to head out and taking the mta this mornings, still 15 to 20-minute delays on the light rail. all other mta lines on time. "star wars" geeks and friends can show their preference now for the jedis or the dark side by ordering a burger. a european fast food chain is rolling out a promotion of

"star wars" in 3d. it was not good in 2d, why in 3d? they can choose the dark burger made of hot peppers or the jedi burger topped with mozzarella cheese and spicy mustard. then you have this, the crowning achievement, really? this is called the dark vaider, featuring a bun dyed black. tell be a veg -- it will be a vegetable-based food dye the ultimate celebrity. british beauty. a poll asked people to choose best traits of their favorite celebrities. the hair from the duchess of cambridge, eyebrows from megan fox. the lips, angelina jolie. for the ideal chest voters selected kelly brooke, a british model/actress and former "playboy" pinup. we want to know what you think.

is this the ultimate celebrity? or the ultimate beauty? what have you? go to facebook, weigh in. all kinds of stories can get you misty-eyed in the morning. a surprise homecoming for a military family. >> oh, my god! >> the emotional reunion including a surprise. linda? >> the latest on the 16-year-old teen who confessed to killing his dad in harford county. i'm linda so, when he's due in court today.

welcome back. later today a harford county teen charged with killing his father will be in court. abc2 news linda so has details. linda? >> reporter: the 16-year-old is due in court just after 1:00 this morning -- this afternoon, for a bond hearing. right now he's being held without bail at the harford county detention center. police say robert richardson iii confessed to killing his father and dumping his body behind a house in aberdeen. police say they got a tip from the teen's sister, police went

to the home and found blood in and outside of the home. a few hours later troopers spotted the suv richardson was driving, he led police on a chase and crashed into a stole wall at bel air methodist church. documents show he confessed but why he killed his father is still a mystery. >> people have lots of theories and ideas but what the investigators need are time to do their job. >> reporter: richardson is the student at c. milton wright high school in bel air, he's charged as an adult with first degree murder. new this morning, penn state's legendary football coach joe paterno has given $100,000 to the university. this is after he was fired after they claim he was involved in the jerry sandusky trial. the penn state university president today will face a crowd of alumni. the town hall meeting will be the first of three scheduled for the week.

many alumni are unhappy about the school's handling about the jerry sandusky sexual abuse scandal. faculty, staff and students and penn state supporters are unsure about the meetings. a federal appeals court lifted the ban on the texas sonogram law. texas doctors now required to describe a grainy sono grab women to a woman seeking an abortion. and be told to listen to the baby's heart beet. others are trying to stop the law. paintings were done yesterday and 500 new stencils were added overnight. devout ravens fan in texas is looking for someone to established sunday's game with him -- attend sunday's game with him. father stan debeau still holds

season tickets. he's offering one ticket, lodging and ground transportation to the highest bidder. and all the money raised will go toward getting the new bus for his parish. right now his facebook page says the bid currently stands at $2,000. the game on our minds, ravens and texans come sunday morning. abc2 news is the place to go. we start at 9:00 a.m. join jamie costello, scott garceau, wyett everhart, and others to get you ready for the first home playoff game in baltimore in five years. today the wawa opens in baltimore city, off 95 on eastern avenue. there are 30 of them in the state and the company says it wants to build more. it opens this morning at 10:00. teens in the u.s. are finding it increasingly difficult to land that after school, weekend and summertime job they need for the experience and for the spending

cash. the nation's average 2011 unemployment rate was around 9%, almost 20 25% for job seekers between ages 16 and 19. many entry level positions once sought by teens are now nbaed by older adults who need the paycheck. an emotional reunion for a gaithersburg couple. take a look. >> i was like, i'm home. my daughters are here. i get to see them, i get to hug them, kiss them. that's all i was thinking about. >> jackson got a surprise of her own though. her entire family flew her down from the south to see her and just when the jackson family thought they couldn't possibly shed more tears, one more reason to cry. two $20,000 scholarships from

kfc. >> this is the best moment i've had in my life. it's going to be a couple days until i get off this high. i couldn't have asked for better friends, better family and i'm glad to be home. >> the reunion was raised by kfc as part of a campaign to bring military families back together. time to check the forecast. let's go back into the newsroom. i'm in the black here, justin. what is going on? >> the weather center, that's what it is. it's dark outside. we want to give the ambiance and experience. hey, 5:50. 28 is the current number of the not only here in baltimore but also ocean city. no threat though because to the south and west with the next system it's coming from the clouds are moving in and then moving in with warmer air. there's a hint of a mix out there in the higher terrain. that would be in the mountains of west virginia, virginia may get a little sleet at the onset just because of the early hours but by the time all that stuff reaches us we get the benefit of warming up in the mourning hours. even though it may seem chilly because of the cold start and clouds moving in at sunrise

we'll have a rain event here. same general thing we've had all winter, storms come out of the western gulf, push almost directly towards us or the ohio valley. we stay on the warm side. there's a lot of rain developing as this thing now tapping into not only the gulf of mexico but the atlantic and pulling in what could be some strong thunderstorms in parts of georgia and the carolinas today. storm system passes through by tonight and tomorrow morning. arctic boundary, that is what we watch to start to trigger the next pattern change at least in towards the weekend. we have a look at future trend model. this afternoon we start to go downhill with developing rain so take at that rain gear and plan for what will be a slow commute because of the wet weather. heaviest rain overnight through early tomorrow morning, gets out by daybreak. a windy but mild day. then that arctic boundary swings through here, this particular model indicating mostly rain for us but some models have indicated we may have a brief burst of snow predawn friday so there may be icy spots friday morning, then a dry day, we tap into the cold air.

45 today, developing rain, heaviest rain tonight 48. temperatures warm up overnight, in fact tomorrow we'll reach the 50s with a mostly dry day but windy, 42 after a brief early morning shower, rain or snow friday. weekend 30s and there could be light snow on sunday, hint, hint. maybe at the ravens game. we continue to follow fire activity in the city, no early congestion reported around this but keep in mind if you travel on bonneville street near boston street fire equipment remains in the roadway. early check of i-83, pretty good there. we'll get back to it in a moment, but he29 at maryland 108, northbound lanes remain light on 108 to 695, your southbound lanes increasing activity in those southbound lanes from i-70 making the drive down to route 32. i-83 looking pretty good as we check our drive times this morning. if you come from the pennsylvania state line more activity on 83 from middletown road to belfast but only five minutes from shawan road to the

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president obama will spend the afternoon focusing on the economy during a white house forum. he will then spend the night raising campaign cash in chicago. the president and vice president will hold a roundtable meeting on the in-sourcing of jobs in america. the president will deliver remarks after that forum. first lady michelle obama announcing new efforts to help future doctors to treat those suffering from post war stress. and the so-called dooms-day clock estimating how close we are to nuclear holocaust.

it's been at six minutes before midnight for two years. tuesday the bulletin of atomic scientists moved up to five minutes before midnight. factors include japan's fukushima disaster and the inherent threats of dirty bombs by terrorists. we've seen the video of people running into stores behind deals. one people at k-mart did all they could to get out. what they heard and what some felt that caused a panic for dozens. also, police wanted them for robbery. the suspects wanted to get away. what officers tried to do to save the vehicle had nothing to do with rescuing the person. also, new changes to the crab population in maryland. what you have to look forward to for the coming summer. coming up at 6:00 hour.