we are around the freeing mark or below and west and north -- freezing mark or below and west and north. we have 32 in hereford zone. mount airy 3 #. jessica rogers has us on the west side and she is up on the stickage but no stickage to report yet. she says it's snowing and we got 23 there and wind gusts 23 miles per hour that is. wind chills down probably that level as well. maryland's most powerful doppler radar burst of modern rate and -- rain and now -- moderate rain and now the radar doesn't indicate a good job. it cuts off for while and deals back in and you have that around mount airy. not a lot of action and i have to say even up towards westminster you have to head up towards the p.a. line near gettysburg and york. a burst there could coat the ground. looking to see if there's a delay we don't have that. and not much stickage. we have to eat the fact that this winter is eating us away and the warm ground is eating up the flakes with 30s but we could have icy spots as we drop

below freezing. staying at 30s with the wind pushing 40 to 50 miles per hour today. so the two major issues on the roads as we toss to traffic mainly bridges and ramps west and north of the city next two hours even though we are not look at too much snow, could get icy spots and hold on to the wheel because 40 to 50-mile- per-hour gusts can really push your car around. it's 5:31 with a look at the traffic with angela. >> reporter: thank you and you are correct. on the roads watch for icy patches wet conditions and, of course, the wind a big factor this morning. we have got high wind warnings already in effect on some of the major bridges. so plan for a little extra travel time if you can. got an update on the accident we reported on i-70 eastbound maryland state police now say we are closer to the howard county line and we continue to block a left lane starting to see some delays there. but no delays here as we get a live look at 95. traveling past maryland 175 we are good to go north and southbound there. here's a look at top side 695 at providence road. you are in pretty good shape.

decent shape from providence road over to the harrisburg expressway and a quick note good news for mt amount commuters all lines moving on schedule. charley. >> news time 5:31. it's cold this morning and roads are wet. linda so is live this morning at hunt valley giving us a look on the ground at conditions and what you can expect and linda as you said a few moments ago, it's snowing out there. >> reporter: yeah, just minutes ago we start -- we saw the flurries starting to fall and i got to tell you it's cold. wind is picking up. you can see over there, the flag flapping in the wind and the temperatures have dropped in the last couple hours. when we left towson this morning, the gauge on the car was 41 and that's now dropped to about 38. and i can tell you with the wind blowing and the snow falling, it is cold. so if you have kids, getting ready to -- getting them ready for school, bundle up if you heading out for work, give yourself extra time because as those temperatures continue to fall, you could be dealing with some slick spots on the road.

traffic here on shawan off 83 exit in hunt valley running smoothly this morning. but again, as the temperatures continue to drop you could be dealing with an icy spot ear or there. so stake it ease-- take it easy and given yourself extra time. -- give yourself extra time. the dropping temperatures called baltimore city to issue a code blue. emergency shelters will be opened for extend hours. there's information. you can go to the places if you need a warm place to stay today in the city. again they have issued the code blue alert but back out here live in hunt valley, traffic okay and the roads okay and here on shawan for now but as the tedrop again you want to ta easy give yourself extra time and if you are getting dressed for workor getting kids ready for school bundle up. it's cold and the wind is blowing and minutes ago we started seeing flurries falling in hunt valley. live in hunt valley linda so, abc2 news. today marks an extra

special purple friday. carnival like at mass fear with ravens gearing up for the first playoff game in five years. corinne redman is live where the purple friday caravan is kicking off in about a half an hour. and how did they get the guys to open so early. >> reporter: well, because it's for the ravens charley. i am here live with the ravens cheerleaders and mascot. we are here where the party is kicking off for the ravens. that is very special purple friday because it marks the ravens first playoff game in 5 years here on the home field. joining us live is the ravens cheerleaders. first tell me how important is it to get everybody reved up for sunday. >> it's extremely important. we are pumped and we need to spread the energy around the city and that's what we are going to do today. >> reporter: what's going to take place today at the rallies? >> there's going to be give away and we have panoramic photos we will raffle off and necklaces and cozies and a bunch of stuff. come out and get free stuff. >> reporter: for those who haven't experienced it how is

the energy? how many people come out as the day goes on. u a full day? >> the energy is amazing. it can't compare to anything. everybody is so pumped for the game and everyone should come out. >> it's definitely -- we usually have about 50 to 100 people per staff depenning where we are going. today at towson mall at one of the stops and we will be at arundel mills so it's going to be a huge turnout today. i can feel it. >> reporter: anything special planned or are you doing anything special. >> well, there may be appearances with the stunt team and that will be exciting. i mean there's at the end we will have a free concert that's put on. you should come see that at power plant live. >> reporter: it will be all the ravens all day long. so you should come out. there's 18 stops right? >> yes. >> yep. >> reporter: name some tow towson and where else. >> one the last stop is lucky's. >> reporter: and i am told

after 6:15 at after 6:15 free ticket give away. >> yes. >> reporter: how many tickets two. >> two tickets. >> reporter: all right. we are here live at alonso's in roland park where the party isabout to get kicked off. that is special purple friday as we head into the big playoff game on sunday. for now we are reporting from roland park corinne redman abc2 news. >>way want to see your rave spirit -- rain spirit. this posted to our facebook pageour little ravens fan. we want to see your spirit. post pictures and let us know what you are doing getting ready for the big game. abc2news.com/facebook and let noise what's going on in your world. and get ready for the game with us on sunday, jamie costello scott gar so and a -- garceau and a cast of characters on the way to ndy broadcasting from the press box area beginning 9:00. tweet us at hash tag way to indy and let us know what you

are doing getting ready for the big game. baltimore 12th annual dr. martin luther king junior parade will be on the streets of baltimore mondaych this is video from last year's parade when it steps off monday at noon at the intersection of mlk and utah street. baltimore hall of famer will serve as the grand marshal. if you are looking to maybe cheap plans for the weekend here's way. news for you, the national parks service says it is offering injury to all 397 national parks for the coming holiday weekend for free. and it's tomorrow through monday. the free admission for the parks is commemoration. dr. martin luther king junior day. some parks will host special events in honor of the holiday. you can find all information you need to know at abc2news.com. well news time is 5:37 and coming up, there are plenty of options for the gop presidential candidate. but we can only -- we always use one more and especially if it's that guy steven colbert is

throwing his hat into the ring but he is running into problems in south carolina. details after we get back from new york and check on this morning's tech bites. >> reporter: in today's tech bites disappointing video game sales retail sales of hardware software and accessories off 21% from year ago in december. analyst say it's because systems are get being old but given the strong sales for modern warfare three it's a little surprising. samsung is showing galaxy note smart phone at consumer electronic show. it has an oversized 5.3 inch screen and says c net dan ackerman has a alternative to keyboarding. >> it has a stylist a lot of people use to take notes and to draw and sketch and do caricatures and it seems like a lot of fun. >> reporter: the samsung galaxy will be available from at&t only. and target is taking aim at apple. they are adding expanded displays of apple product creating mini stores at

25target location. those are the tech bites, i am paula ferris.

this is gene norman from houston, texas, and i know that texans are going to win. in fact, i will bet you a case of houston barbeque sauce that you have to eat on the air wearing texans gear after we beat you. barbeque sauce goes real good with dead bird. >> gene you are a little green my friend. i don't think you understand and i think you are green with envy and there's too much green in texas. you are a warm weather dome team and coming to baltimore with this many check out kick

off weather, 35 and maybe snow showers. and i think the guys are going to be shaken. let me tell you something. arian foster you think you want to -- you think you are run against the d? let me tell you something will. we have the defense and yates let me tell you something many you may be going down. have you met ray rice? you know what he can do? i think you will be eating your barbeque sauce but we will have to talk about p that bet. we will do that later on. i will put up crab cakes and yrsy a and we will see who wins and i think we know who will win and i think who will be watching us. at home next week. check out the local weather by the way. cold air ushering in with ski resort. 13 degrees. wind chill below zero. winds 50 miles per hour that's the first sign of the winter coming in here. west hins mer and -- westminster and owings mills

freezing. winds 20 to 30-mile-per-hour range and precipitation is trying to sneak out of here, we have turned it over to snow. i will let you know. a little disappointment and you wanted to see stickage and i did call the chance of a dusting to an inch that's not going to happen. we may have some minor stickage and cards and especially north hanover and looks like just north of lewis ferry they will get snow and pushing into the york area. but the major issue is the possibility cold temperatures could freeze up some of the area roadways because they are wet and we are looking at winds to crank. so hold on to the wheel with both hands. we are looking at temperatures in the 30s that will feel like the 20s and teens. you believe that guy in text nas are you kidding me? does he think they have a shot here this weekend what could do you think. >> we are rooting for the ranks ravens. this morning we have a get you out to work this morning. we have lot of conditions out

there. for those of you making drive north to the baltimore beltway i-95 should be in decent shape so far make the drive past maryland 175. a live look at u.s. 50 in annapolis getting reports of debris in the road on 50 at the bay bridge. we have high wind warnings in effect. charley over to you. comedian and tv host steven colbert has dreams of going to the white house and is launching a run for the presidency in his home state of south carolina. -- state of south carolina. he is forming a exploratory committee but may not get his way. write-in votes are not allowed in south carolina for the primary. heather locklear is okay following a trip to the hospital last night. reports say the 50-year-old star of melrose place mixed alcohol and prescription meds and the 50-year-old reportedly called off her engagement with jag wagner recently. driving could be slick as pockets of snow begin

blanketing maryland and best drivers on the road may not be the guy. it's the women. what a new report is saying about the battle of the sexs behind the wheel. linda so what do you got. >> reporter: come on don't bash the woman. come on now. it's getting colder out here this morning. i am linda so live in hunt valley. what it's doing to the roads and what it means for your commute this morning.

it's a cold start to the friday morning and the roads are wet. abc2 news linda so is live in hunt valley giving us a look at conditions and what you can expect on the friday. it was snowing when we talked to you about 15 minutes ago linda. yeah. well, that's changed. look. nothing is coming downright now. let me show you the ground. nothing stuck but i guess the bigger story this morning are the winds and how cold it is. look over there and you can see the flag flapping in the wind and they picked up and if you getting ready for work or getting the kids ready for school this morning, key word is boppedel up. it's cold out here. let me show you what -- bundle up. it's cold out here. let me show you what it is doing. we have not seen problems yet. but just keep in mind all morning the temperatures are going to be dropping even more

so you could be be dealing with a slick spot here or there especially on the roads and bridges and the ramps so just give yourself he extra time and take it easy this morning because you don't want to find yourself in an accident if you hit a slick spot. but again, the big story this morning, the snow you are not going to have that. we had a burst of flurries and a couple minutes ago. that stopped and it hasn't stuck to the ground but it's the cold weather and it's cold and wind are blowing and so make sure you bundle up and gib yourself extra time on the road many live in hunt valley. linda so, abc2 news>> you stay warm. we are showing off the purple pride at sinai hospital. first baby born at the hospital after kick off of the ravens texans game will receive $1,000 savings bond and if the ravens advanced to afc title game and the contest will continue with a 2000 sakes bond for the first baby born. now, if the ravens go on to the superbowl the parents will receive a 5,000 dollars savings bond. as the ravens prep for the game on the field you may want

to prep for buying more ravens gear. if you want to pick up last- minute stuff head to the inner harbor for the first timethey are opening a pop aup store located right near phillips restaurant and will be fully stocked beginning at 10 this morning. we want to see your ravens spirit post your photos and everything you are doing getting ready for the ravens game what you are wearing, how you decorating -- decorating and go to abc2news.com/facebook and post your photo. well an op ed piece by city council president jack young wants the mayor to forebet about the baltimore grand prix saying there are other things that need to be address more important. mayor disagrees and says this is not about what looks good now. she is looking at the big picture according to her and what she thinks is best for the city. baltimore city end the five- year contract because it didn't pay the debt. the search is on for new race organizer. ladies, take the keys from

your man. women are better drivers than men. you agree with this? maybe? they are safer, sure. a study by the auto insurance group says 80% of deadly or serious car accidents were the result of male drivers. women are 27% less likely than men to cause auto accidents and men outnumbered women 3 to 1 with dui violations. the study shows how it's higher for male drivers in almost every single category for reckless driving. seat belt violation. justin your thoughts on that. >> charley miller sent in a guy getting a road reports. there's a guy trying to play up to our side. frederick damascus things are wet and the ground 35 the air is now dropping below freezing 30 to upper 20s and this is the time frederick mount airy creeping in west side with temperatures below freezing. and even though the precipitation is cutting off anything wet elevated surfaces could start to slicken up. that's the major concern. we are getting flakes from the

backside and i will be honest. i did say that there would be a dusting to ionch especially around and north of baltimore even though you are getting flakes around bwi and anne arundel county. getting the turnover bel air and it will turn over and you will get a 10, 20 minute burst offlakes but it's not going to stick. gettitiesburg up towards york lancaster could get a coating and harrisburg am i wanted to point that out while we are watching the main story this morning, it's about the wind. officially 39 tbhawltmore and that will -- baltimore and that will drop next couple hours. 10 and 20s to the west. snow is so close and wrapping around the large pool and the great lakes and very large twisting storm it's not a tornado but it might feel like it. look at this thing wrap up here around the great lakes. that area of low pressure responsible for dragging in this front dragging the arctic air but not a great location becawn from the mountains and cuts off precip. thought there would be enough left over to give us minor accumulation. you look for delay and not

getting it and look for icing and you head up towards state college western pa and pittsburgh and virginias and ohio valley is where the snow is cranking today but we get the wind whipping around the storm and that's the issue. so, yes, most of the precip cutting of here. a chance of looking for flakes not happening. flurries and that's about it. essentially we are looking for a day today stuck in the 30s and winds with the wind advisory pushing 40 to 50 miles per hour. and tonight partly to mostly cloudy. we are down to 25. and our outlook for the weekend you have to look at ravens game day weather. there's threat of flurries as we look for temperatures in the mid-30s and that's the issue all weekend. in and out of the clouds flurries and 30s and we warm up before rain wouldn't you know it with the next storm next week. let's see what's happening on the roads with angela. >> reporter: good morning. as justin mentioned the wind is big factor. we are getting several reports of debris across the roadway. we clear the debris on the chesapeake bay bridge but another report of traffic barrels on roadway northern

parkway near falls road. use extra caution out there. let's get another live look of traffic for those of you make the drive on 29 we continue to see traffic moving well especially in the southbound lanes where we are increasing in volume. if you take the drive on i-95 we are in decent shape make your way to the tunnel and here'sism-95 at white marsh boulevard. all lanes opened southbound and moving fine to the fort mchenry tunnel. over to you. penn state's president is standing front and center facing the ire of alum. this morning we will tell you what else the university is admitting involving money given to the fired head football coach joe paterno. the end of an era in daytime television as "one life to live" fades to black. you watching "good morning maryland" what's new, now and net on a wet and cold friday morning. we continue in a bit. ó

five things to know on this friday morning. the army is recommending private first class bradley manning who is accused of leaking classified documents. controversy website wikileaks be court martial for espionage. if convicted of all charges he could face life in prison. penn state is paying long time coach joe paterno as if he

retired at the end of the season. even though the university fired him in november a statement by the university said paterno was removed because "he could not be expected to continue to effectively perform his duties" amid the jerry sandusky scandal. and gop presidential candidates are heading to virginia court challenge the tate's gop ballot procedures. texas governor rick perry and michelle bachman and newt gingrich and rick santorum filed the sues after perry was left off the bolt for failing to file the paperwork correctly. washington's may and governor are discussing transit issue. virginia governor and governor o'malley will plan to discuss a host of issues including safety of the metro and the governance. abc soap opera "one life to live" dies today when the show comes to evened. not all actors are getting pink

slips. some will go on general hospital. one life to live follows all my children in leaving abc. public bus drivers across the u.s. take their share of abuse from passengers. what's happened to one passenger now sparking outrage after a video goes viral. what a deputy is accused of doing. plus a. court of law became a boxing ring. check this out. we will show you that too. what touched off this melee. and husband upset with his wife and calls police. we will tell you why. it has to do with the law many of us may not have known existed. all that coming up in the 6:00 hour of "good morning maryland." also, we are following that weather and your commute join us. we are back in a bit. why settle for a one-note cereal? ♪ more, more, more... get more with honey bunches of oats 4 nutritious grains come together for more taste, more healthy satisfaction. get more with honey bunches of oats.