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i'm sherrie johnson, live at mt bank stadium, the excitement builds for fans as the ravens head for the afc championship game. occupy baltimore protesters once evicted now heading for a new cause and location. joe paterno speaks out for the first time following his firing and the jerry sandusky scandal. hear from him on this monday january 16th. i'm charley crowson. it's very important day, lot of celebrations and events going on remembering the life and legacy of dr. martin luther king jr. what will it be like weather wise, let's check in

with lynette charles. it's going to be on the cold side, sunshine in here. ist going to be seasonable today. yesterday, you headed out for the ravens games game, it was a cold day. clouds increasing throughout the afternoon and evening and a mix to rain possible and we will start to warm those things up. temperatures will warm back up. maryland's most radar is dry. thank goodness it is dry. 12 in towson. good morning, bel air, coming in at 14. arnold, around 22. if we were dealing with precipitation, it will be in the form of snow. we are not getting that as of this afternoon. over to angela, she has your traffic. tell us how the roads are going to be for the parade. >> reporter: we will prepare for the parade with the street closure to note at 7:30, franklin will close between green street and freemont avenue, we are looking good, 39

395. we had a lane closed for maintenance there. u.s. 29, passing maryland, southbound lanes are moving well. here is a lye look at the beltway, 695, wilkins avenue. traffic patterns are building. you are able to drive at posted speed on the beltways southwest side. it wasn't fun or pretty, but the ravens have advanced the title game sunday and mh&ua date with ]hjthe new england patriots in massachusetts. final score was 2013, over the texans and a huge game for veteran, lewis and reed. sherrie johnson is live with fan reaction. >> reporter: we are here at mt bank stadium, the heart of all the excitement, all is quiet now, i was out here yesterday and the people were excited, everyone was beyond belief. they had purple pride

everywhere. the fans, we are ready to move on now to foxboro. we are going to take on a tough team. the fans say we are ready. it was a close victory, but a victory nonetheless. tense moments for fans but the ravens pulled off a win and now we are headed to the afc championship. >> we got to do better to beat new england. we were lucky today. >> it wasn't the ;qñbest performance but we got enough to beat new england next week. >> reporter: all right. now the excitement is definitely building. one win away before heading to the super bowl and of course it's important to mention today is joe flacco's birthday. happy birthday to him. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. his birthday, how old is the few man chew? couple of months? >> couple of weeks. >> we are talking about that. we want to see pictures of you.

protesters are camping out at a detention center. rally is at 3:00 this afternoon. baltimore fire officials say deaths in the city dropped to the lowest level since record keeping began in 1938. the city ranks among the highest nationwide on a per capita basis. the city recorded 17 fire deaths last year, down for a record high of 88 deaths set in 1984. washington lost 6 lives to a fire last year, down from 11 the year before and 19 in 2009.

national news now, republican presidential hopeful, jon huntsman expected to drop out of the race, a source says huntsman will endorse mitt romney for the gop nomination. mr. huntsman's announcement would come after a poor showing in iowa and moderate finishes in new hampshire. polls show him trailing badly in south carolina ahead of the election, that's set for saturday. south carolina tea party coalition is continuing the second day of the first ever state convention. it will conclude ahead of the presidential debate. it will be gw[held tonight. news around the nation, a man hunt is underway for a 22 year old accused of killing his co-worker. watson's body was found saturday. mark anthony cox is wanted in this. the victim and her fiance had been dating less than a year. investigators say children

playing with fireworks sparked a brush fire near florida. a dozen crews were able to keep the fire under control. it started near homes and spread a quarter of a mile. so far, no one has been injured and no homes have been damaged. the florida division of forestry issued citations to the juvenile whose caused the fire. many low income families depend on them to help with child scare expenses. -- care expenses. how the federal cut back is affecting families.

snowy night, meaning for difficult commutes for those who have to work on martin luther king jr. day. heavy snow fell over seattle during the weekend, making for icy road conditions. those brave enough to venture outside, found it difficult to get around. national weather service has meteorologists forecasting several inches of snow through the pacific northwest through wednesday. these kids taking advantage of the snow in seat wl the use of a -- seattle with the use of the sled. these kids grabbed the sleds at home, and found fun places hout on the roads and neighborhood streets. several inches of snow packed the roads making for great fun, all of this taking place yesterday afternoon. time for a check of the forecast, again, we have to point out, we are nowhere near this, but, it does the heart good to see areas with snow. >> exactly.

see the smile on my face. i'm happy for the kids there. we are not dealing with snow. temperatures are cold. if we did have wet weather in the atmosphere, it would fall with snow covered roads. in to your satellite and radar, hour by hour first. the temperature will be around 40 degrees. let's go to the satellite, radar, we are definitely dealing with clear skies this morning, as we go through the rest of the afternoon, and evening, we will see more of the clouds moving in and also maybe a little bit of a wintery mix before the rain gets in here, maybe around 10:00, 11:00 and by tomorrow, dealing with rain across the area. let send this over to angela with your traffic. good morning, lynette. on our roadways, dealing with one incident so far. it's a big one, brawning remains shutdown, for an accident clean up, between keith avenue and the dundalk marine terminal. police are saying we have a

pole and wires down as a result of this accident. that closure maybe going on for quite sometime, take dundalk avenue. here is a live look at i-95, a nice quiet drive. we are light in volume making the drive through the columbia region. a check of the harrisburg, i- 85, good to go from the pennsylvania state line to 695. cold weather not just nuisance but could be affecting your health. what can sneak up on you without you knowing about it. hello! honey?

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forced to make serious cuts. among them is going to be how low income families can pay for child care. one woman is struggling to take care of her son without that money. >> at 2, he was on 4 year old skills. >> reporter: andrea's son has thrived in daycare. >> he amazes me. he says words like debonair. he amazes me. >> reporter: a single mother, stubs lives with her grandmother and works at the university cafeteria and earns á6 $80 a moth, the cost of -- $680 a month , the cost of daycare fees. until a year ago, paying the fees with the help of child care vouchers the state of maryland provides to low income families. she lost that after problems with her paperwork and had to reapply. >> it was like my son is being

juggled. i keep him until 2:30 , the latest i can leave out, see if i can get my aunt to keep him until they mom gets home. it's a lot. she is one of 9000 families on the waiting list. >> we don't typically have a wait list. we had to implement one last year because of limited funding for the program. >> reporter: as federal funds dried up and states continued to face shortfalls, child care assistance programs suffered. families in 37 states had less access to aid in 2011 than the year before. according to the national women's law center, and that negative trend continues. >> we don't give enough help or provide enough support.

early education is key to preparing a child for school and the government should invest more in the area. >> we can't be a strong country if we don't invest in early childhood. >> andrea has no idea when she will have access to aid and hopes to get a better paying job to send adrian back today care. >> i want the best for my child and his future to be as bright as possible. >> cold weather brings hem issues from pulled -- health issues from pulled muscles and broken bones from slipping on the ice. health experts warn you need to keep an eye on your furnace. leaky furnaces can e mitt carbon -- omit carbon monoxide.

also experts warn ce from wood burning stove, furnaces and charcoal grills can builds up if appliances are not vented paterno is speaking out ,x after fired. he spoke to the washington post about what he knew yzy?s#and wh> knew about allegations of jerry sandusky's molesting victims. he went to two members and not police. >> i called my superiors and said we got a problem, i think. would you guys look in to it. i had never had to deal with something like that. >> joe did not want to speculate about his guilt or innocence but said the

relationship during a 30-year period was professional and not social. shoutout oh to terrance, he offered to bring me chicken soup. let me show you the temperatures. 18 degrees in to baltimore. good morning easton, 18 degrees there. 12 york. bundle up this morning, you got the drill yesterday. we will do it ain this morning. our high pressure is in control of your weather through the remainder of this morning. that will scoot towards the east, allowing for clouds to move in here in to the afternoon and then what we will get is rain. br the rain moves in -- before the rain moves in, some of this might be in the form of a wintery mix. take it easy on the roadways. it's going to be slick in to

tomorrow morning. things will wrap up as we go in to wednesday. today's forecast, around 40 degrees, increasing clouds, tonight's, here is the mix, temperature 33 degrees. as we check out what is going on for tomorrow, 52 degrees, rain, mild and breezy. we are sending it over to angela with traffic. it's good for those traveling on 795, a look at 795, southbound lanes open to the topside of the beltway, eastbound 70, looking good to the bellway as well. for those of you making the drive on 29, or on 695, 29 up to 695, no reported troubles all the way past i-70 and 695 wilkins, a bit of volume over the interchange. it's a new app, microsoft has patented called the avoid ghetto, meant for devices to

help motorists steer clear of unsafe neighborhoods. it's helping drivers plan routes, but as you can imagine, the app is causing controversy, some are calling it racist and say it's based on socioeconomic or racial make ups and stereo types. give us your thoughts on the ghetto app. log on to abc2news.com/facebook. you think loose change doesn't add up to much. we will tell you how much tsa says was left behind on flights when good morning maryland continues.

closings are in effect due to martin luther king jr. holiday. no bulk trash pick up, senior centers will be closed. police headquarters will be open and parking meters in

effect. maryland live, new casino is going to have more than 1500 jobs to fill, include marketing, security and information technology. the employment center will open monday through friday from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. for you to drop off your application. opponents rallying for appeal, maryland lawmakers who oppose punishment plan to push for repeal in the legs session which started last week. u.s.a. today reports airline passengers left behind $400,000 at check points in 2010. it came in the form of pennies nickels dimes and quarters. jfk collected $50,000. what happened to the change you may ask? it finances operations. facebook, twitter, we use them to share news information, friends and government officials, how to be sure your sharing is going to the right people and not ending up in the

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the excitement builds for fans as the ravens move onto the afc championship game. >> i'm kuren redmond, on this special mlk day, students will get a special message from leon bass . who he is, coming up. >> another candidate bowing out.