water. this is cash to repair the most recognized monuments. details on that on this thursday january 19th. good morning i am charley crowson. we start with a check of the forecast because weather is a big concern. dangerously cold outside. >> it is. it's cold out there because we have a light wind. but it's making it feel colder. i will show you that in a second. but the temperature check out sparrows point around 24. towson 14 degrees so by itself, we are dealing with temperatures that are cold that feel pretty cold and hereford at 17. good morning westminster at 15. rock hall good morning to you. right around 21. and as of now, and we add the wind not a lot but we see lots of goose eggs this morning. but sparrows point 24 and now i want you to focus in on what it feels like in sparrows point. feels like 14 like in towson. so heading out you will need to bundle up. going throughout the day it's going to get breezy especially this evening. and it will be seasonable with

the temperature topping off right around 42. so, again, grab your heaviest coat because it's going to be a cold one. now over to angela with your traffic. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. on the roadways this thursday morning, making are way to the beltway, not a problem on the harrisburg expressway or 795. traffic southbound 795 flowing pretty good at posted speeds from owings mills boulevard. let's get a look at traffic flow for those of you making the drive on 29 right now. this is where you start to see a tap of the brakes. especially make your way through the clarksville region on southbound 29. and for those of you making the drive on the harrisburg expressway. look pretty good on maryland 45, southbound lanes to the right. heavy moving at posted speed. checking the drive times for this time morning, not too bad on the harrisburg from cockeysville to the beltway. top side 95 on the east side from white march tonight beltway that's 56 minute drive.

on the top side bel air to providence 6 minutes and outer loop is where you have the delay 9 minutes from 795 to 70. charley. it's 6:31. out of union city new jersey firefighters on the scene of an 8 alarm fire that fire swept through five buildings and firefighters had a tough time getting to it because of the cold temperatures. the fire started around 9 last night in and crews remain on the scene. 10 firefighters have been injured due to smoke inhalation and slips and falls. 40 people are now homeless this morning after the 8 and i harm fire. we will have much more on this story as it continues to develop on this thursday morning. just about 3 hours, we will know for sure weather mitt romney did beat rick santorum by 8 votes in the iowa caucuses. the republican party of iowa will release the certified vote totals of the january 3rd caucuses at 9:15 this morning. and the slim margin has been called into question by reports of errors in counting within

some of iowa's precincts. and tonight abc will air anexclusive interview the of one of newt gingrich two former wives to breaks her silence. that's at 11:30 right here on abc2. this interview some say could rocket newt gingrich campaign. and new a 6-year-old girl is found alone in an apartment. abc2 news linda so is here with how it happened and what the mother is telling police. >> the mother told police she was buying groceries but when police found the girl she told them her mom was at the gym. they believe she was home alone for an hour and a half and was found after 7 when police and fire responded to the apartment in the 6400 block of rock forest drive in bethesda. she was trying to make something in the toaster oven when it set off the smoke detector cement wandered out of the apartment and a neighbor saw -- death r detechor. she wandered out of the apartment -- detector. she wandered out of the

apartment and a neighbor found her. the mother was given a criminal citation and could face more charges. 6:33. a yornlga -- georgia mother faces charges after allowing her 10-year-old a son to get a tattoo. he wanted a special design on his arm honoring his dead brother. someone at school saw the tattoo and called police. >> my son said i want a tattoo with malik on it rest in peace. what do i say to a child that wants to remember his brother. >> authorities say they feel for the family but their hands are tied. police are investigating the tattoo artist as well. all right. who says humans are the only ones who need a good night sleep on a good marest a eye owe higho farmer says -- mattress . a ohio farm says the cows began to sleep on water beds. >> the just a rubber mattress

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to secure the financing to stay afloat in the digital age. new at&t customers will pay more. they announced they will roll out new data plans for the smart phone and tablet users. beginning next week, the plans will allow for more data down loads per month and things will come with a $5 price hike. users are now going to be charged $30 for three gigabytes of data service. that goes against the previous plan that was 25 dollars for twogigs of service for new customers only. how would you like to see a proticket design sold to wal- mart. they are holding a contest called get on the shelf. enter a product in any category as they have clothing, electronics and household goods. all three finalists will be sold on the wal-mart.com but the winner the big winner will be going into wal-mart stores nationwide. you like shopping? imagine -- shall imagine trying

on a warld robe for a shirt or shoes or -- wardrobe for a shirt or shoes shoes and you can do it without going into the -- they will help them shop and it would be fun and what encourages them to try new stuff and that's the brain child behind style me. >> stuff i like that word. stuff. intel developed the instore kiosk with macy's giving freedom to explore products with the sales associates to help make the final sale. your abc2 news 30 go is strayed -- news to go is straight ahead. >> reporter: we are about to learn more about the case of adead teen found three years ago. what anne mccann's parents plan to do later today. >> reporter: ready for football? i think we all are. but where can you find the hottest selling ravens gear? i am tell you coming up. dry and seasonably cold but it's going to get colder and

there's a wintery mix. details coming up. >> reporter:

it's 6:44. good morning. i am charley crowson. time for abc2 news to go and a lot to a get to including some breaking news. but first, linda so is telling us about new developments involving a teen death in baltimore three years ago. we are following the developing news out of new jersey an eight alarm fire corinne redman has the latest on ravens purple merchandise and let's kick off with your weather. that's developing news meteorologist lynette charles isstanding by. >> if you are doing the purple pride, you will need layers. we are feeling it in ellicott city 18. that's the temperature. once it blows a little bit we are feeling like 15, 13 degrees this morning. so it's very cold outside. right now, look at what we have in towson right around 14. good morning edgewood. 22 there. rock hall at around 21. more teens over in gaithersburg and frederick this morning. westminster dealing with more

of the same. so, maryland's most powerful radar nothing on it this morning. that's good news because if it was, we would be dealing with icy conditions most likely. it will be dry as we go throughout the day and then tonight there could be a little change in the forecast. but, your forecast hour by hour. 27 degrees and cold and warmer than what we were this morning. and then going into lunchtime 38 degrees. 4 p.m., 42 degrees. the winds will kick up a little bit. breezy as we go throughout the day. and that 42-41 that's where we should be now for this time of the year. now over to angela with your traffic. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. on the roadways right now a lot of congestion to report especially for those traveling southbound 795 very sluggish as you approach 695. slow traffic southbound on the harrisburg expressway from middletown to belfast. let's get another live view of traffic flow making the drive on 29 where we are seeing very heavy delays. southbound as you make your way past 108 heading to 32.

on west side of 695 slow from 795 to the southwest side which is past wilkins avenue. and continuing past 95 to 295. breaking news where firefighters are on the scene of an 8-alarm fire which is not too far from new york. the fire swept through five buildings and the firefighter had a difficult time fighting it because of the cold temperatures. the fire started around 9 last night and crews remain on the scene. 10 firefighters have been injured and mainly because of icing and smoke inhalation and trips and falls. 40 people are now homeless this morning. we will have much more on this throughout the course of the morning. and quickly before we get to linda so, developing news out of des moines, iowa, we are learning that rick santorum may have won the iowa caucus. this according to cnn and cnn.com. the des moines register says rick santorum may have won by more than 30 votes in the iowa caucuses and an official

announcement is scheduled for 9:15. we will hear more about the virginia teen found dead in baltimore three years ago. linda so is standing by with what's happening and what's expected later today. lenda. >> reporter: the parents of the anne mccann will have a press conference at one at the national press club in dc. they say there's new investigative lead. their daughter was found dead behind a dumpster in november of 2008 and she was 16 and had run away from home in fairfax connie, virginia. an autopsy revealed she died from poison aing and 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. then a new twist just a couple months ago. one of the suspects who stole anne's car confessed to killing another woman and stealing her car. now anne's parents mary jane and dan had promising meeting with the new head of the city homicide department and say they have gotten new insight from the state's attorney's office and they will talk about that at the press conference

later this afternoon at one. we will keep you posted both on air and online. linda so, abc2 news. today merrill businesses will rally in an effort to get more money for transportation needs. they want lawmakers to increase funding by $800 million. and the group wants law makers to enact protectors to make sure the money is not shifted away. governor o'malley is proposing a gas tax hike and we will talk about that coming next week. and this afternoon, protesters will be outside the wells fargo bank in downtown baltimore protesting wall street's involvement in the foreclosure crisis. now emphasis of the -- member of the grew move on want the president to order a federal investigation into the big banks. it is part of a national day called-- day of action called yes, he can. that is taking a sweep across the country. participants will call on the president to stand in with a 99% and make sure the big banks are held accountable. and anthony brown along

other lawmakers will announce a new effort to make sure returning servicemen and women can find work. the program will work to hire veterans in health care related jobs. also new a. billionaire history buff says he will donate 7 1/2 million dollars in what's needed to repair the cracks in the washington monument. crack was called by the east coast quake. a philanthropist wants the monument to open back up to thepublic as soon as possible and that's why he is bringing in the cash. game day 3 days away. so we want to make sure you are decked out with the purple. corinne redman is live in the inner harbor where each time they see you we -- you put on something different purple. >> reporter: but this time number 52 ray lewis jersey. this is one of the most popular jersey. we are live at the inner harbor. it's here because of the ravens

are in the playoffs around the demand for the rains merchandise is a lot. >> yes. >> reporter: this is dan, thestore manger at modell's store at the inner harbor. what are the most popular items. i am hold being up this ray lewis jersey that you said is a good seller. what else is popular. >> >> we have grown out of the gloves which is $5 very cool to keep you warm. and we are sealing lot of tattoos and we can help you get in the spirit while watching the game and having your party with face paint and throwing on tattoos and even though i rock the slack bands. >> reporter: and you told meow are going to be open throughout the playoffs and if they go to the super ssh-- seweller bowl. >> if they win on sunday all the stores will be open and championship -- superbowl. >> if they win on sunday, all the stores will be open and we will have championships t- shirts. >> reporter: and you know where

to come for the championship t- shirts. is there anything you need mow to pick up before i head back? >> i am a fan of the toboggan and one with the ravens logo. thanks a lot. >> reporter: okay. there's will a pep rally from 7 to 9. prizing will be hand out and you can -- handed out and you can win a round trip for transportation and tickets to the game. head to the home of the ravens in federal hill, mother is going to hold a rally from 8 to 10 that's set for friday night. the president will be in florida touting the we can't wait on congress initiative at disney world. the president remarks are expected to focus on tourism here in the u.s. and will travel to new york for a fund- raiser. president obama is launching the first tv ad getting the reelection campaign underway on the tv end. he will defend the energy

record and cite tougher ethic rules. he calls the record on ethics unprecedented. remaining gop presidential candidates will be debating in chartton south carolina serving as voters' final opportunity to see them leading into the primary. tonight's debate begins at 8:00 and will air on cnn. and u.s. senators mi cullsy and ben cardin will join baltimore executive announcing 2 million dollars in funding for the first responders. the monies will be used to purchase life saving equipment. and as a reminder, the low temperatures outside posing a serious health risk out there. baltimore city declaring a code blue weather alert and emergency shelled -- shelters will extend hours and workers will conduct outreach for residents a list of code blue locations can be found at abc2

muse.-- abc2news.com. this is something we need to pay attention to. >> it's cold out there. we have light northeastern breeze making it feel colder and hence the code blue this morning. this is the way it feels and what you need to dress for the wind chill is what you need to dress for. teens in frederick and baltimore and york. and hagerstown winchester and culpepper he and easton's temperature what it feels like is coming in around 21 right now. so the satellite and radar not picking up on anything. we are not dealing with cloudsout there. plenty of sunshine and it will be pretty to look at but it's going to be very cold. now what i do have is the fact cloud will be moving in here as this area of high pressure slides off towards the east and the cold front will be moving in as well dumping in much colder air behind it. so if you thought today was cold, tomorrow will be colder. future trends pick up on a couple flurries in the northern part of the state the viewing area going through the rest of

this afternoon and into the evening. so be on the lookout for that. but this flurry action nothing big whatsoever. so 42 is what i am forecasting for today. get the sunshine and clouds in here and it's going to be on the seasonable side. by tonight, that temperature is around 29 degrees tomorrow's 38 and partly cloudy skies and what i have here. my forecast i say that we will have a blizzard of ravens coming down on tom brady's head you like that. with the game forecast is 32. partly cloudy and cold. wind out of the northeast at 5 to 10 miles an hour and here's the 7-day forecast for you. as we will warm up going into monday. temperatures coming in around 54. let's get a check of the traffic with angela. >> reporter: veries abouty conditions on the roadways. going into the city, not too bad for the most part. we are getting records of one accident fairmont at east avenue and occasional slowdowns southbound on the jfx between northern parkway and cold spring lane. heavy traffic southbound 29 making the drive through the

elkridge region and west side is where we are seeing the heave iest delays on 695. and as you make your way past liberty road that's the outer loop on the left side. all right. couple headlines as we go out. we have developing news as it has come. first, to rick santorum in the iowa caucuses. 9:15 the official announcement that rick santorum did win the iowa caucus and beating mitt romney by 34 caucus votes this according to des moines register. that story developing and we will have it throughout the day. we are following a 8 alarm fire in new jersey. a live shot there of that. ten firefighters hurt so far. mainly from falling and smoke inhalation because of the ice and cold temperatures. stay with abc2news.com on that and, of course, the big story now for days, rescue crews still look for possible survivors in italy and that window is getting shorter and shorter by the day. about a day left before they will declare no more survivors on board the flipped over

cruise liner. now to new york for "good morning, america" back with news weather and traffic in 25 minutes. see you then. >> have a good day.