everhart for a look at that all important forecast. the heaviest of this stuff as yet to move. we're seeing showers but the more significant downpours off to the south. you can see a more significant waght of heavy -- swath of heavy precipitation pushing up through fredericksberg and headed north in our area. we'll continue to watch that. there is more to the south and west. temperatures safely above freezing. it will be a pure rain event but still enough to snarl traffic and make for slick spots on the road. rain heavy at times. we'll talk about when this will get out of here and look to our next cold blast. with the rain you better

bring your patience with you. it's not a pretty sight. let's check in with jailly costello who has a look at the ride home. northbound traffic on the bw parkway is slow. this lane was stopped a couple seconds ago. i want to take a shot here. this is the will kins avenue. it's always backed up this time of the night. i want to show you this shot in the city. this thing has been going on and the camera is all -- i don't know. there's some action on the shoulder. everybody trying to get through the harbor tunnel. be very careful. we have incidents going on. shawan road, so you're going to walk into traffic like this. here we are going into bel air, not to bad. we have one more shot to show you. here you are trying to get to annapolis, not bad at 97.

the final shot as we go to the bw parkway, starting to slow down, because of the -- of the weather. back to you. republican presidential candidate mitt romney is planning to follow up on his victories in iowa and new hampshire with wins in south carolina and florida. his campaign has announced that he has raised $24 million in the last three months of twelve and -- 2011. we have an update on the dog thrown over the balcony. lonnie was thrown from two stories suffering a fractured eye socket, concussion and serious brewing. gary wallace, jr. has been

charged with animal cruelty and is being held on $250,000 bail. tonight police in westminster are looking for this man. he's accused of throwing bricks through the windows of two schools on christmas day. police were called to winchester when the burglar alarm went off. windows were shattered. investigators believe the two incidents are related. police are asking anyone who might know this man to call the sheriff's office at 410-386-2900. taking a look at your money tonight, travelers got slapped with rising air fares while price at the pump continues to rise. there is some relief at the airport. >> reporter: air fares have hit their lowest levels in 12 months, but you've got to book

now. these prices won't last long. domestic flights over the next six weeks are cheaper than over the holidays. a $400 flight a few weeks ago is now a little more than $200. the president of air fare watchdog said flights to europe are dropping as much as 50 percent to 60%. there's a catch or a knew cars. fees for things like early check-in, checked bags, those remain. add those to the total. plus, flights to europe are subject to a surcharge. fuel costs have been rising that could add hundreds -- yes, hundreds of dollars to your ticket price but demand is low. that's causing the airline to drop their prices. so experts say shop around. check a variety of websites including airlines and trito fly

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the harford county teen accused of killing his father inside their bel air home has appeared in court. the judge denied him bail, calling him a flight rick. roosevelt leftwich joins us with more. >> reporter: this is the first of what will probably be several hearings for 16-year-old robert richardson the third. he is accused of killing his father on monday night.

richardson's half sister and her mother were in court to show their support for the 16-year-old. they had nothing to say as they left the harford county district court. richardson is being held without bond on first-degree murder and second-degree-murder. he is accused of killing his father on monday night, 58-year-old robert richardson, jr. he was killing his father and led the police on a high speed chase tuesday morning. in addition to no bond, the judge set a pretrial hearing for january 17th. reporting live from harford county, roosevelt leftwich. junior achievement of central maryland is teaching students about financial literacy. the organization focused on helping 20,000 students in the baltimore area learn to make and

budget their money. this program is making a difference for students. >> reporter: students here at patapsco middle school are learning firsthand what it takes to make it. it's with junior achievement of central maryland. >> the young are we start exposing these students to financial skills, i think, is really, really important. it's a difference between a want and a need and what that means to them and building through a lifelong process. >> reporter: through online programs students learn how to balance a checkbook, and survive off of a livable wage, all things they have to know to make it in society. >> it's teaching them about money awareness. they're learning through doing. they're finding that they need to start at the beginning to

develop the basics of money management skills and they build on those skills. >> reporter: junior achievement is a nonprofit and focuses on programs for students in kindergarten through eighth grade. they're working on a program that goes alongs with the maryland department of education new standards. students add miss this class can open their eyes to reality and they understand challenges their parents face each day. >> i see how you struggle by yourself. even if you don't get what you really want, you have to buy what you need to support yourself and the people around you. >> they're excited. i want to start doing it. i think it would be fun. >> reporter: these students will be prepared to succeed in a lobe economy -- in a global economy.

>> junior achievement of central maryland has served 1 million students since it started. there's a new push to create a special barbie doll to show kids and grownups that bald is beautiful. why? the goal is to help children battling cancer who lost all their hair. >> let kids know it's okay to be bald and you're beautiful even though you don't have any hair. >> if mattel agrees to make the bald barbie, the people behind the campaign hope they will donate some of the proceeds to st. jude's children's hospital. you can get involved and join the push by going to the campaign's facebook page. we have a link to it on our website at abc2news.com. all right. let's start off with a check of

maryland's most powerful radar. you see heavy rains coming up the corridor. it's focused on richmond, through wall dover. this will overspread the d.c. area and eventually make its way to baltimore where we've seen showers around, not just baltimore but the eastern shore, seeing heavier downpours towards cumberland. light showers but heavier stuff on the way. it will take awhile to get all of this rain out of here. first, show you some of the weather through the day. not a terrible start. take a look at laurel high school where the rain made its initial move out of the south. definitely getting wet. baltimore today sunshine and clouds and then the rain came down and bel air similar scenario. wet roads, what we're dealing with just about all across the state and ponding of water where

there's heavier downpours further south. take a look at temperatures now. to the west 30s and low 40s. ocean city near 50 as you are in easton. we've got 45 at bwi. winds have shifted. they're coming in out of the east from offshore. winds are 12 to 15. i've seen a few gusts up close to 20. this is going to be an easterly fetch that will feed into this rain as it moves through. it's coming out of the south and west. by the way, there are reduced visibilities with this rain and with the low clouds, down to two miles of visibility and it gets foggier as you get further west. if you like to sleep to the sound of rain, you'll like tonight. as we go into tomorrow morning, a big part of the storm will be

out of here. there will be a second shot mixed with snow showers friday morning. it's bringing in the huge swath of rain. as we go through the overnight, more of the same. things will be warmer tomorrow. we clear things out. your morning commute could be dry. cloudy, warm and breezy. friday, 3:00, 4:00, 35bg, that's when we could see rain showers, mixed with snow. we're left with very cold weather friday into the weekend. here's the forecast in detail. 45, scattered showers. it stays mild overnight. thursday, your two-degree guarantee, 58, warm and windy but tomorrow night that all comes to a rapid end as we see things turn colder.

yes, the chance for rain showers into some snow showers friday morning, which may be unwelcome if you're doing a long drive. take a look at the seven-day forecast. things will be cold are. we project them to be generally dry, maybe some clouds around for the game day. 38 degrees. tailgating in the morning in the low 30s. dress warm. an extra layer of are pel. >> we mall need that. well it is official. the first wawa opened in baltimore city. they baked their own hoagie rolls. it's the first one in the city. if you're looking to save a couple of bucks on dinner, then baltimore county restaurant book is the perfect place to start. it kicks off tomorrow and it's a

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improvement. we know smoking cigarettes causes damage to the lungs, but what about marijuana. pot smoking may not be as dangerous to our lungs as cigarettes. the study only looked at how smoking affects people breathe. they compared breathing of tobacco and marijuana land looked how well they did on breathing tests that measure how strongly we can inhale. those who smoked marijuana two or three times a month were able to inhale better. those who smoked pot daily for seven years showed loss in lung functions similar to tobacco smokers. are you feeling stressed out? a new survey finds people are less stressed than they were a few years ago. the study found people did not report as much stress last year

has three did in 2007. why, you ask. no one knows for sure. they believe high stress could become the new normal. we're getting used to it. 75% of the people say having no money is stressful. two thirds mentioned work stress which you can't get rid of. the man suspected being involved in the disappearance of a u.s. teen pled guilty to another crime. why joran van der sloot decided to plead guilty. the search for a missing teacher is starting to scale down despite hundreds of tips and interviews.

a judge denied bail for a bel air teen accused of killing his father. the judge said he was a flight risk. richardson crashed his chevy blazer into a parking lot. he admitted to killing his dad and dumping the body. and the dog tossed from the balcony is out of the hospital. witnesses say they saw 43-year-old gary wallace, jr. toss lonnie nearly 50 feet sunday night. wallace is being held on $250,000 bail, and animal cruelty. rain moved in this

afternoon. wyatt has a look at the forecast. more of the same and inbound. you were dealing with it on the evening commute. they're dealing with heavier rain pushing from the south and west. you can see it moving out of richmond and into d.c. in another 30 minutes it will be coming up, so heavier rain is on the way soon. the rest of the evening, 40s, rain, heavy at times. we'll talk about tomorrow a mild day but a day that will feature big changes by tomorrow night. much more on that coming up. in tonight's consumer alert we have an important warning about orange juice. if you buy orange juice from foreign producers, the dna r---

fda is out for a chemical that could cause harm. >> reporter: imported orange juice is under investigation after an unapproved chemical was discovered in some juice. the chemical car bin din design is used to kill fopping gust. there's no health hazard to humans but high levels have been linked to hormonal and reproductive problems in animals. >> not all of the orange juice come from oranges that were grown here in the united states. >> reporter: the juice with the chemical came from brazil. the u.s. gets 26% of its orange juice from other countries like brazil and mexico. so much of what americans eat and drink come from outside the u.s. limes are imported, so is apple juice