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its doors. governor martin o'malley is helping to attack the republican front-runner today. road trip. what it's going to cost you to travel with the ravens to knoxboro and is it going to snow. we'll show you a little piece of weather. we go out to washington state. heavy snow fell over the seattle area making for icy roads. more snow is expected in seattle. that storm system will not affect us just yet but we have a bit of wintry mex butñi will iti a -- mix,ñxó problems. we may see a few wintry showers. we're seeing some of that on maryland's most popular radar, small showers north of harford county. we have more significant snow
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toward cumberland. behind that you'll notice that that is all rain and a closer look revealing that just behind the snow band in cumberland we've got rain. out toward oakland an accident and deep creek lake. there is warmer air mixing in. that's going to change everything. the bottom line is five degrees above freezing. if we get down a few more degrees, showers. it may not stick. much more on the week ahead. you won't believe the temperatures that are coming up. >> make sure you keep track of the wintry weather. it features live interactive radar along with hourly weekend forecasts. just download it to your iphone or ipad. now let's get to the ravens. happy birthday to joe flacco. today is his 47th birthday but yesterday, before the biggest
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crowd ever to see joe and company in person, they beat a houston club, 20-13. come wbs -- wednesday we won't remember the score but we'll know they won. now it's time to win two more to get rifnlgt today coach harbaugh spoke about the crowd. >> thelp incredible excitement that pe'+wqçó have for this footballñi team is awe inspirin. we appreciate it and love being swept up in it. i'm glad we can take another week out and potentially beyond that. >> like a presidential election, the ravens go to the afc championships every year and go up to foxboro to plate new england patriots. the patriots have beaten the ravens six out of seven times but that one time was on the
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back of ray rice and his 83-yard touchdown run. belichick was raised in annapolis and graduated from annapolis in 1970 but ravens coach harbaugh said his team is ready to graduate to elite status. now you're thinking about making that road trip to foxboro. don't spend too much time thinking about it. early this morning agents said you could sker a round trip ticket to boston, two nights in a hotel and a ticket to the game for $655. the longer you wait, the more this could cost you, especially when it comes to air fare. >> the more expensive it gets, especially with a short window d morning. the flights willi fill upq fast.
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enjoy themselves. >> i also checked the flights to providence, too. game tickets ranged from $199 to more than $6,000 for a pair in the lower section on the 50-yard line. let us know if you're heading up to new england or what your plans are or prediction. use the twitter hash tag, way to indy. maryland live casino is hope this june and it's starting to hire to the tune of 1500 positions. by the looks of the recruitment center, brian kuebler tells us there are plenty of people applying for work. >> reporter: a mother of two, she's been unemployed and trying to find a job for the past two
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years. what have you been doing to get by? >> it's been hard. luckily my boyfriend works but that's not enough. >> reporter: you hear stories like saras up and down the line. this location in hanover is the hub at which the casino hopes to fill 1500 positions. today a wait at each of these computer terminals where the mostly unemployed click and type their way into a4 baseçóxd to be considered for bothñr salaryñi d hourlily positions. >> this is the most exciting part of thei] project. we're look at dynamic people who are goingxd to get charged up going to work every day. >> reporter: which should not be a problem for many of these applicants jammed in this room. the company believes they have a talented applicant pool eager to
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contribute. >> we're dealing with people who are out of work or underemployed on a daily basis, so we really understand what people are going through. >> reporter: and feel good in ending that pain for at least 1500 marylanders. a hiring process that starts in earnest today but will last through the spring. this job would mean what for you and your family? >> it means the world. >> reporter: sara coleman hoping to be one of the 1500 pinning her odds on the area's newest casinos. in hanover, prien kuebler -- brian kuebler. >> maryland live casino will open 60% of the facility by june and the rest in october. you can also apply online. to get the web address, just go to our website at abc2news.com. want to go to anne arundel
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county tonight. we have the latest on what's going on. police are investigating the discover of ad about dpip found in the east -- body in the east portq area. a neighbor spotted thet(lp bodyó opf"dt(ñrxd 911. >>ñr called theçó fire rescue people. shortly after that they showed up and it was a body on the beach face down. >> now police are trying to determine the identity of the body where it came from and how they died. we have a bit of a problem mat the state capital, a big water problem. look at these problems from inside the james senate building. a little tough to see but there is water pouring out of the ceiling lights. that's not good. the fire marshal evacuated.
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ceiling tiles are falling. according to the department of gem services, a three inch water pipe that is part of the sprinkler system burst causing water damage. officials say there's no major damage. >> we do have a contractor who will be on site tomorrow morning to do necessary repairs and check the whole system out. >> sam cook tells us that the leak has been out. the senator said it could be a week before the building reopens. democracy 2012. governor o'malley has entered the presidential race, but not as a candidate. the governor who chairs the democrat tick -- democratic grorn governor -- governor's association will criticize the republican candidate on jobs. another republican candidate
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has dropped out of the race. jon huntsman dropped out andçóñr endorsedjf mittñi romney. ñ in newq&% hsx hee hadxdxd their differences, romns theñiw3 bestxdxd equipped to bet president obama. in honor of dr. martin luther king's birthday a former high school principal and a world war ii veteran dr. leon bass talked to students about racism and how to rise above it and you had that message started with his parents. >> they said to me you can be all that you want to be. they kept saying that to me over and over. so i believed that, but the wide world was challenging me saying i couldn't go there but i had to
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say, no, i could do it. dr. king was implementing it. and another part of the king day is to take time to learn something and hearing from folks who live through history is the one best way to learn. it this provide -- this friday red tails will hit the theaters. this weekend dozens of tuskegee airmen were invited to the screening with the stars and president and first lady. each received a medal with the presidential seal. >> the onlying this, theçó military'sñrñxdqñr5":m daringok3
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butxdçó+t2 xdokfá the fantastice scenery, pilots flying, which they told us we couldn't do. >> they talked to kids and parents about the tuskegee airmen and the role they played in our history. well, did you ever talk to someone who turned out to be not who you thought this was? we're talking fake social media. why you twitter and facebook fans have to be careful. and we'll put you on your toes when it comes to your home. why tonight would be a good night to protect yourself from radon. we'll tell you how. just about average for this time of the year. 40 was your two-degree winner. jessica, congrats. give us your name at abc2news.com and we'll be back
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let me time lapse your life today. here we are on top of the hill. really a noise day today -- nice day today. let's go to the severn. there you go. all right. wyatt will be right back with your forecast for tonight in just about two minutes. wintry stuff could be tonightçói deal with. listen, on some twitter accounts,xd you cane1 tellñrñrff person isñi legitw3 thanks to ae checkñr thatx says they're verid but not everyone has back background. that includes government officials. you have to be careful who you
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correspond with in this week's scam alert or oar they are the place -- >> reporter: they are the places you go when you have news to share. our government leaders often take to social media to spread the word. although you shouldn't take every account you see at face value. >> scam artists try to cause harm. >> reporter: the better business bureau said some of the energy gets spent creating bogus social networking accounts. there has been an increase in names and photos of u.s. officials. >> it gives credibility. it's an agency of authority. >> reporter: an authority that can fool you. they're meant to strike up relationships and get your personal information. >> they will use it and the more detail about it to customize to
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sphere phishing, a scam directed toward you based on your interest. >> reporter: some of them are work at home opportunities. in other cases the scammers hit you a sob story and ask for mony. know who you're talking to. >> visit the web side to see if they are on twitter or on facebook. have my cons youqxd canñr clicko directlyñi to theirxd pages. if nof you could be sharing with açóñrñiñrñixdñixd social m. >> all right. we have seen some activity, to say the least, especially, as you go west of the immediate hagerstown area. show you where the stuff s this is some snow coming down, pretty decent clip, west hagerstown
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toward i-70. cumberland, yes, some wintry showers here. the dprund tips are above freeze -- ground tips are above freezing. the leading edge of this is coming down as a wintry area of prescription-- precipitation. just behind it it's all rain. first let's take a look at the current conditions. we're dry now, just partly to mostly cloudy skies. 37 degrees. winds south at five, unrestricted visibility. it was a gorgeous day. start in washington for this martin luther king holiday. nice stuff, a few high thin clouds. at the end of the day we see increased cloud cover. that's an indication of that of rain tomorrow. we ho#- you enjoy axdñi dry mo.
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we hopelpt( you hadc it offñi fm work. if you had it off itñi was at(c pretty nice day. we're in the mid to upper 30s. uniform in the upper 30s, above freezing. as the initial precipitation comes in we'll stay above freezing until maybe 2:00, 3:00 before temperatures begin to warm back up. if we get some wintry showers, maybe brief sleet, the likelied had of this sticking is slim. we were up to 40 today. coolest by the time we see this get in here. but i want to point out that just behind the leading edge -- and this is unusual, a different type of system. as it moves in we'll see the changeover from winter weather to pure rain. a lot of times this year we get the classic low dipping in.
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this one going the other direction has it's a warm system encountering chillier air but pushing the colder air out. that's going to mean all rain after the first hour or two and into the day tomorrow rain showers on and off. wet weather day a cloudy day but a day in the 50s because that warm air comes. wednesday we clear this out but cool off but it won't last. tonight 33, brief wintry showers tend goes to all rain. they may be westxd ofñi baltimo. tuesday 52, rainñii%jáñ throughf the day getting breezy. 35 as that rain tapersq off. the seven-day forecast, we warm up after a cold weekend. chilly wednesday and thursday and warm back up. friday, saturday, sunday, temperatures above 50 for the weekend. this will also mean the game in
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foxboro is in the upper 40s. >> keep it going. we have a health alert. january is radon awareness month. while many people have heard of radon before, you can't do enough. any house could be susceptible to these dangerous gases. take a look. it's odorless, colorless and radioactive. radon is the second leading cause, responsible for more than 20,000 lung cancer deaths every year. because you can't see it immediate health problems may take years to show up. that's why it's important to have your home tested. there are simple steps to reduce radon levels. first purchase a test kit. if the radar levels are high get them fesmed them -- fix them.
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gas can see through cracks and buildings. being añi smoker increases the risk of cancer from radonñi i (ááájuip &c% radon is everywhere, so makeçó sureñr you are protected. abc2news.com is your place for all the health news you nee.d just log on. check out the page. you'll find the health headlines to help you find the information for you and your family. here's a look at what's coming up. high deductible health plans are one of the biggest trends in health scare. while they can be money savers, there are four catches you need to know about so you don't waste your money. >> doctors say more and more people are developing thyroid cancer. what could be behind the increase. i'm kelly swoope. we'll have those stories plus wyatt's forecast at 11:00.
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>> could be the most emotionalñr season. >> world news is next. we'll see you tonight at 11.
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