that's what's making news in america this morni you're watching the station that works for you "good morning maryland" at 4:30. the video this morning a 6- year-old left home alone for an hour and a half while the smoke alarm went off and what she was found doing when people arrived. and new leads in the case of a teen found dead in boughtmore three years ago -- baltimore three years ago. and it's an age old tradition surrounding edgar allen poe. but the question is, will the poe toaster show up this year. i am sherrie johnson and i will have the story coming up. thursday, january 19th. good morning i am charley crowson. we begin with the weather alert a code blue advisory has been issued due to the cold and frigid temperatures outside. we are sitting at 25 degrees and that's dangerously cold on

this thursday morning. so let's check in for a check of the forecast and say good morning to meteorologist lynette charles. >> good morning. it is very cold outside but luckily we are not contending with the winds. check out headlights. bright start but you don't like the but and you know something is going to happening. cloud on the increase going throughout the day. scattered flurries are possible tonight and i am thinking mainly to the north. so the northern counties could get a couple flurries and we will see and feel some colder air invading us and snow and rain making in going into the weekend. as we check out what's going on in terms of temperatures. 21 in perry hall. like i said, thank goodness the winds are not kicking up because it's feeling cold bur not too bad in terms of the wind. but make sure you have your heavy coat because you will feel it throughout the morning. angela has traffic. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the first look at the roads this morning off to a pretty good start for the most part.

we have an incident on i-95 traveling through the city southbound at lacoma a disabled vehicle. otherwise make your way through the tunnels shouldn't be a problem even with overnight maintenance. let's get our first live look at traffic flow. we are on a u.s. 29 at the clarksville park north and southbound lanes opened. here's u.s. 50 at sandy point. authorities say we have a salting operation on 50 at the chesapeake bay bridge so be prepared for some possible slowdowns there. otherwise it should be no troubles getting around in that vicinity as well. follow us this morning we are on twitter at maryland traffic. charley over to you. good morning. >> good morning. it's 4:32 and all new video this morning. the parents of a bethesda child under fire after leek her home alone for an hour and a half. the 6-year-old was reportedly trying to make toast when smoke filled the home thus the smock alarm going off. -- smoke alarm going off the child got a neighbor who called

police. a neighbor of a teen found dead will speak out. for a preview let's go over to linda so. >> reporter: we have learned the parents of apedy mc-- will hold a press conference and say there's a new investigative lead in the case their daughter was found dead behind a dumpster in november of 2008. she was 16 and had had run away from home in fairfax county, virginia. an autopsy revealed she died from poisoning by lied cane. police ruled the death a suicide but her parents never accepted that. police found her car a few blocks away and caught up with the people who stole it. a new twist a couple months ago. one of the suspects who stole her car confessed to killing another woman and stealing her car. and anne's parents say they had a promising meeting with the head of the city homicide department and say they have got new insight from the state's attorney's office. we will talk about all of this at the press conference at one

this afternoon. we will let you know what happens on air and online. police are asking for your help finding a bank robber. man is accused of roping the pnc bank tuesday afternoon in carroll county. it's on west liberty road in sykesville. investigators think he may be connected to other robberies taking place in two additional counties. the howard county -- to howard county where police are waiting to talk to a columbia woman in connection with the 40 animal deaths. national aquarium in baltimore said a person of interest in the case used to work for them. about half of the animals found in the house were in a freezer. the four that survived didn't have access to food, water or any heat. and another investigation involving the richardson family who burglar eyed their home. the 16-year-old robert richardson has been charged with his father's murder and the houseer with lived has been burglarized. 550 people so far joined a facebook group rallying for

support for robert richardson who some say was abuse and that led to the violence. the police say they don't have proof of that. more than 1500 dollars has been raised to help pay for him a private attorney. it could happen at any moment. emfans are waiting to see if the poe toasters will arrive with his roses and conyeah. sherrie johnson is live and you are part of the group. and people are saying if he is a no show this year the tradition may be over. >> reporter: that is exactly right. that's what we are waiting to see. we are here near the grave site area of edgar allen poe, the poe toaster has been a faithful visitor for decades and you know what, he usually shows up anywhere between midnight and 5:30 a.m. this morning, we have a few people that are out here. they have been out here since midnight faithful followers. you can see them lined up speaking through the gates there trying to see if we can

see anything. but last year, and a couple years, he's been a no show. this year we are still waiting to see if he turns up. again, we have until 5:30 but so far, he's been a no show this morning. but there have been about 3 impostors i am told by the curator. the poe toaster has paid a visit to poe's grave in honor of the write are's birthday, which is -- writer's birthday which is today. he he leaves and conyeah and fans gather to honor his birthday. we have fred joining us from bowie and tell me, why do you come out every year? >> i am really not certain. it's just intriguing. i saw the original poe toaster twice. >> reporter: wow you saw him and i understand he is so sneaky but you got to see him. >> running away. >> reporter: now tell me. talking about if he doesn't show up tonight, this could be the last one, the last vigil. >> well, i guess that's jeff's

decision e said he is not not coming back if nothing happens tonight. >> reporter: be pretty sad? >> you know, actually same people show up every year, so, i've gotten to know them and sort of this comradery of meeting once a year for this, so i will miss that if it end. >> reporter: all right. thanks fred for joining thus morning. we appreciate it. now, the curator for the poe house will be joining us a little later and we will talk to him more about the toaster. reporting live in west baltimore, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >> all right. you are watching "good morning maryland, first and only at 4:306789 coming up next, -- 4:30. coming up next, hurricane, tornadoes and flooding, you name it we saw it in 2011. d. orange t. has given out money for repairs how much and which states will get it. details coming up. also, corinne redman is out live. >> reporter: you have everything you need for sunday's rain game. if not i will tell you where to get it coming up.

you are watching "good morning maryland" that's a live shot of boston massachusetts. that's where we are headed coming up sunday. the afc title game. ravens-patriots and we are back in a bit.

now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. and welcome back on this thursday morning. more money for states affected by natural disasters coming this year. the usda made the announcement yesterday. more than 300 million will be added to the department of transportation. maryland will receive more than $7.5 from that fund. but the state will not get more money other states -- $7.5 million from that fund. but the state will not get anymore money. toc cay lose cay tornado is getting 6 million as well.

lynette, it's cold outside. >> it is cold outside. you can see the numbers behind me. you see the 16 glaring into towson and these are basically your actual temperatures. as we check in the fact there's not a lot of winds out there. but it doesn't need to be a lot of wind. check out arnold around 3 miles an hour sustained winds. well, it's making it feel like 20 and makes it feel like it's16 in towson 21 in manchester and you are getting the picture you need to bundle up as you head out. because you are going to feel it. let's go over to angela with your traffic. good morning how you doing. >> reporter: doing great for this thursday morning. all right, we are dealing with incidents on the roadways including an accident for those traveling in the cooksville area. accident on 97 this is going to be at 97 at old frederick road. we are blocking all lanes. take woodbine as your alternate. but as we look live at traffic flow a little closer to the baltimore region, 95 in howard county moving well in both direction. on the top side of the

beltedway 695 at harrisburg expressway -- beltway, 695 at harrisburg expressway. i never thought they would want to get rid of it. it is unbelievable they want to get rid of the carousel. it's a historic american icon. >> the owner of the historic carousel in baltimore's inner hoosh harbor will not back down but the city says it needs to go. he admits he hasn't been able to make the rent payments to baltimore city and officials say they have been trying to meet the solution but earlier they sent owner's letter saying the carousel needs to be shut down by the end of february and moved on by the end of march. president obama a staking -- taking to the air waves and how he hopes to win over the battleground states. tattoo that has a georgia mother facing jail time. what her young child wanted to do and what the result that may be falling out. you are watching "good morning maryland" first and only at 4:30. that's a live look into west

baltimore. greaive site of edgar eye -- grave site ofel he had are gallon -- edgar allen poe.

news time 4:45. the obama campaign had lawn. first tv add to defend the president's energy record inside his work on toughening ethics rules. advertising time has been bought in 6 states critical to the reelection bid. and gop presidential hopefuls will debate in charleston, south carolina at eight. ahead of that state's primary saturday. it will be aired on cnn. and abc news will air an interview with the second wife of republican candidate newt gingrich. she will appear on night line. she doesn't appear to have nice things to say about the former house speaker. and facebook is added a slew of new apps, 60 unveiled wednesday. they will allow users to share

photos to what you cooked for dinner and what you are wearing. once you sign up for the apps it shares your activity through the facebook website. if you are hungry, head to baltimore city for restaurant week beginning tomorrow night. three course dinners are available at select restaurants for 30 dollars and some as low as 20. lunch courses around 15 bucks and howard county started the restaurant week going through the 30s. -- 30th. we are a couple days away from a afc championship game ravens and patriots and do you have your purple pride and enough ravens gear? if not, time to get some. abc2 news corinne redman is live with the hottest items out this for you to buy. >> reporter: oh, yeah. everything purple, purple pride everywhere. we are live at the modell store where they have everything. they have hats and injuriesies and gloves. they have everything you can -- jerseys and gloves. they have everything you can imagine to show off purple pride as the ravens head up to new england to face the patriots.

joining us live is dan who is the manager of this popup modell store. first tell me about the store. you've lot of these popup stores 23450 we-- >> we opened this one last thursday. it's been successful for us. we opened another one on monday at columbia mall and another one at towson town center. >> reporter: and all because the ravens are having a successful run. >> yes. >> reporter: what are the hottest selling items for the ravens this playoff season? >> we have the gloves $5 gloves and the ravens symbol on both side and pretty nice. >> reporter: $5? you can't beat that. >> we seen a lot more around other areas. we have the ravens hat that came in yesterday with the nice as ites. >> reporter: -- as itels -- tassels. >> reporter: to keep you warm. >> what's the number one jersey? >> ray rice. >> reporter: that i am wearing. >> and ray lewis has seen a lot

of interest in those guys sings they might be play -- sighs since they might be playing their final game. >> reporter: increase in business? how has business been. >> great. a lot of traffic around here and a lot of foot traffic every day. it's been awesome. >> reporter: and you guys will stay open right as long as the ravens are playing. >> as long as they are playing, we will be open. >> reporter: thanks so much dan. we will come back and show you more stuff that they have here at the modell store at the inner harbor and they told me dan told me they will will remain open for two weeks if the ravens win so you have a lot of time to catch up on the purple pride merchandise. >> grabbing the gear look for the golden logos. 500 people did in one will be chosen this morning for a free trip to the ravens game sunday. five golden relentless logos were stencilled throughout the area. random fans will be picked to go to new england and we found one at the towson town mall and found aaron johnson trying to find every single golden logo.

>> we have been to downtown inner harbor and that's where we took the first one. and then we made our way out here and now we are on the way to columbia. >> the coolest of hunts. we will let you note win is -- know who the winner is when chosen. the team will padding up against and practice again at 12:25. stay tuned for "good morning maryland" at five to hear from some of the players after yesterday's practice. the team heads to foxboro saturday, kick off again is sunday afternoon at 3:00. and let us know if you are heading to new england for sunday's game or what your plans are in baltimore and your predictions. way we want to know your picks use the twitter hash tag we will post your tweets on abc2news.com. and in other news related to sports, arraignment will take place for penn state adstrayors tim curley and gary schultz who are facing perjury charges and on friday the penn state board of trustees will meet for the first time since november when the scandal started and charges were filed

against jerry sandusky. theyth the board is scheduled to hear presentations-- the board is scheduled to hear a presentation of the overview. tsa is not commenting on why the people failed to keep a deadly weapon off an airplane in dallas texas. a 65-year-old woman got past a security checkpoint and on a plane in texas with a gun. her attorney says she carries that weapon for protection because she works late at night. through her attorney she said it was a total mistake and she forgot the gun was in the purse. she is facing a felony charge. and a georgia mother is facing charges after allowing her 10-year-old to get a tattoo. here's why. the woman's son died and the brother of the older son wanted to remember him by getting the proper's jersey number -- brother's jersey number on his arm. someone at school call it and called police and the police have investigating the tattoo artist. check out this video a tree so big in oregon 60 feet tall

it clipped a garage roof and hit a car and blocked the other car in the garage. ginger's car looked like it was going to be the crash car -- a car crash and the other driver the oak in trunk. the tree was shattered through the windshield and she is grateful eye didn't land closer a fungus is to blame weakening the strength and it has been cut down and will heat homes for needy families. time for a check of the forecast and speaking of heating, we need that this morning. lynette. >> orbs, boy, i am warm -- oh, boy, i am warming up my hands right now. it's cold outside but it's seasonably because this is where we should be. 24 is where we should be. baltimore is coming in at 25. 27 in dc and we are feeling those teens if you are heading to york and frederick and austin and winchester and culpepper this morning. the wind chill with the wind the wind are not all that blustery today or even wendy. a little breezy making it feel

more like 19 and into baltimore more of the same into dc. 15 in york and 13 in hagerstown. satellite and radar dealing with mainly clear skies. and we see a few clouds back to the west and off into the at lant he can right now. but -- atlantic right now. high pressure dominating the viewing area going through the rest of the morning. but it will slide off towards the east. this cold front you see back towards the west that is going to make it in the area going through the evening. and it's going to drop the temperatures down going into tomorrow and that temperature is coming up in a second. but also we could get clipped a little bit by a couple flurries in the northern viewing area. so be on the lookout for that. nothing accumulating. no real snow at all. maybe a couple flurries but for today the temperatures right around 42 be a we will -- and we will get sunshine and clouds will move in. tonight the temperatures around 29 and clouds will be hovering and maybe a little breezy and by tomorrow, that temperature right around 37 and partly cloudy and colder and look what i have for you. yeah you waited patientently and there's the game day

forecast as ravens are at the patriots. temperatures around 32. partly cloudy and cold. i am sending it over to you angela. how is the traffic. >> reporter: moving along fine except for for those in howard county in the cooksville region. we are dealing with a pretty serious accident. spoke with howard county police and they say 97 at old frederickroad are blocked in both direction they are asking you to take woodbine. but going to 70 in baltimore national pike, both are moving well. heading over to 29 in howard county, here's a live look at traffic flow on 29. no reported troubles and youshouldn't have any troubles on 29 making the drive down from 70 to route 32 and 32 eastbound towards i-95. look live at traffic flow, very light and easy for you i-95 northbound at maryland 32. charley. over to you. hopes of finding survivors from the doomed cruise ship continue diminishing. how the captain of the ship is

now saying he ended up in the lifeboatch that is story you -- lifeboat. this is a story you won't believe. how a iranian toy company will honor the president's request to have that crashed drone returned to the u.s. we want to see your purrel pride ahead of the afc title game. like this family ready for the big game the entire family decked out showing the ravens pride. check out this little ravens fan getting rade for the game. and you can send your photos in as well. morning show at wmar.com and you can also upload them to the facebook page abc2news.com/facebook. we are back in a bit.

now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. just learned in the past hour there's a 12 to 24 hour window left for search crews to find possible survivors before the-- aboard the italian cruise ship. they resumed the searchs.

21 people remain missing including an american couple. the captain of the ship claims that the reason he ended up on the lifeboat get this, he tripped and fell into the boat. he remains under house arrest this morning. we are getting a better look at a wrecked cargo ship off the coast of new zealand. it ran aground in october but held together until last weekend when it began to break in two. it is highly unstable make for adangerous recovery. the decomposing food and cow hides are -- the company plans to send a full squadron of 12 colorful miniature drones to the white house. iran said the country's armed forces downed the highly sophisticated drone and they said they did it in december. there's a way to entertain visitors at a chinese zoo. experienced divers perform a

underwater dragon dance. the dragon 16 feet swims through the water and chasing down a dragon ball. the movement of that dragon puts on a colorful display for visitors but we can't see it very well. now "good morning maryland." >> she ran away from home in two days later was found dead in baltimore. i am linda so. what's happening that may shed light on the three-year-old case of anne mccann. >> reporter: and for decades, a mystery man has showed up at edgar allen poe's grave site with presents. the question is will he show up today? that story straight ahead this year's earthquake damaged the washington monument and many of us wondered who is going to foot the bill. one -- this morning, one man is coming forward saying don't worry, i got it. we will tell you who it is. all that coming on this thursday, january 19th. good morning. i am charley crowson. it's edgar alan poe's birthday and it's cold outside. baltimore city has declared a

code blue. emergency shelters are extended- - he can tending hours. if -- extending hours. if you are outside, bundle up because it's dangerously cold. lynette is standing by with a check of the forecast and a shot of a warmup. >> yeah. we are going to be seasonable for today and we see 50s in the 7-day forecast. that's coming up later. but you know, these are the temperatures. this is what it is supposed to be for this time of the year but we are feeling the winds light at east northeast so with that it's make it feel colder. the temperature to easton right now coming in right around 24 degrees. and check out aberdeen 22 and 26 in annapolis. 23 in westminster and winds not so bad especially when you compare them to what we have had yesterday. but check out maryland's most powerful radar. we are nice and dry and not dealing with any blue no type of green indicating some snow or some rain. but you know what, that's going to be coming back in the forecast as well. you will need to stick around to see what's