now "good morning maryland." from your morning routine might be delayed. how the freezing rain overnight is doing to the streets and sidewalks. and are you happy with your child's education? i am sherrie johnson with more on an initiative to help focus on better education in schools. and college football coaching legend joe paterno dead at age 85. how we remember this leng end today on this -- legend today on this monday, january 23rd. good morning i am charley crowson. a billet earlier we asked you on facebook your thoughts on steven tyler's rendition of the star-spangled banner. many of you weighing in. go to facebook and let us know what you think and we will read some of your summons few minutes after we check the forecast with meteorologist lynette charles. what did you think?

>> i thought that he did his best. that's what i am going with this morning. and you need to do your best to get through the ice this monday. it's going to be icy conditions because we do have a freezing rain advisory. we will have rain showers moving in here going into the afternoon and evening and sun shin returns and -- sunshine returns and we will warm things back up. look at freezing rain advisory in effect until 11 a.m. you can see for the area shaded in purple look towards the eastern shore, you are not under the advisory. that's some good news. but it's going to be slick. take it easy on the roadways. maryland's most powerful radar is dry as of now but will get more active going later. let's go over to angela with your traffic. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. and icy conditions with what -- is what you will have to deal with on the area roadways. no reported accidents especially on the key routes. looking pretty good looking live at the harrisburg expressway. we are good from the pennsylvania state behind as you can see. we are live in cockeysville. 83 at shawan road.

southbound lanes are to the right of the screen. traveling to or from the eastern shore, here's 50 and sandy point. no reported troubles making are way across the bay bridge up to i-97. charley over to you. look out for icy patches when making are way out this morning. the weekend weather still hanging around. and abc2 news linda so is live this morning with a check of the conditions both for foot and if you in the car linda. >> reporter: yeah. off and on we have gotten freezing rain. side streets are going to be an issue for untreated areas. they have turned slick this morning. we are live on dunn barton road and another problem is your sidewalks. the freezing rain we got overnight is not making things better. if you have kid, many area public schools like baltimore county are off today because of a professional workday for teachers. but if you have to head out to work or take a jog, be careful stepping out of your home because it could be slippery

especially for those untreated areas or if you didn't shovel after that snow. it's now turned slick. and make sure when you do hit the road and head to work, that you're careful on the side streets especially neighborhood streets and heading out on the road and bridges because they he could be a little more slick than some of the other areas we have here. but again, on my salt trucks were out. and treating the roads, and another good idea for you and areas around your home is to possibly treat them with salt as well. just deal with some of the slick spots this morning. we are live in rogers forge, linda so, abc2 news. on the sidewalks and neighborhoods we will have more on this throughout the afternoon or throughout the morning rather. >> the afternoon -- shall into the afternoon and things warm up here. crime check they are morning baltimore county catholic priest has been removed from the post. har forecounty sheriff investigators are checking

complaints of indecent exposure and witnesses are saying macstureart bullock was nude where -- max stewart bullock was nude. they removed bullock's faculties to function as a priest. the 47-year-old could face up to three years in prison. we will keep you updated. and a game -- a handful of members at the helpl's lover's motorcycle gang have been arrested in denver and could be expected in court as soon as today. atf agents raided the hideout and arrested 15 members he for violent crime. the gang was formed in chicago in the 60s and president to colorado, georgia, maryland, tennessee and texas. gang expert terrance roberts says the gang is primarily made up of older men. >> we are not talking about traditional gang violence with younger youth that are from 17 to 24. which makes up the bulk of gang violence. we are talking about some guys

grandfathers, some have different professions. >> the agents are not saying exactly what the gang was arrested for, but in general, the gang's been associated with cocaine trafficking and the use of weapons and also of explosives. three people including a howard county police officer are recovering following a weekend crash near mount airy. police say the officer was interviewing a man on route 144 when he was hit by a car. police say the officer was taken to matthew grips into custody after leaving the scene of the crash. they were standing in eastbound lane when a car reportedly driven by rickey epperson hit the two cruisers with the lights on. two sisters in cumberland are dead after the home went up in flames. this weekend, neighbors and friends are remembering both that were's sleep on the second floor of the old brick row house when the fire broke out. their mother and other adults were on the first floor and survivors say the heater burst

into flames and the adults got out among them a 7-month-old child they couldn't reach the children who were upstairs. >> i used to baby sit. [audio not understandable] it's just horrible what happened to them. >> eds amazing it took nearly 100 firefighters -- it is amazing it took nearly 100 foyer fighters to get the fire under control. governor ehrlich will write a weekly op-ed column for the sun. he and the paper clashed while in office. op-ed is look for a strong conservative voice. a somber day on penn state campus where students are gathering remembering joe paterno's memory. they are gathering at statue since his death announced sunday. he was the most successful

coach in major college football history. however, a child sex abuse scandal that rocked penn state cut his career short. he was fired after allegations jerry sandusky sexually molested a young boy. his fans stuck by his side. joe paterno, dead at the age of 85 from lung cancer. a fire happened after 7 that was so bad two people jumped from a second floor wendo to escape. one -- window to escape. one victim sustained critical injuries and sees six others were transported to the -- six others were transported to the hospital. governor barbour approved pardons for 200 people including 14 convicted murderers before leaving office. judge presiding over this says he can void the pardons and send the inmates back to

prison. the hearing will take place today. the four convicted murderers are in the spotlight of the situation. the skies over arkansas were lit up during the weekend. up next, the damage done when powerful storms passed through the area. and did a jewish writer threaten the president? the investigation the secret service is launching. we will look at that after we get back from new york and a check of this morning's tech bites. >> reporter: in today's tech bites tablet and e reader ownership soared during the holidays. 29% of us now own tablet computers or electronic readers that's up 11% in a month. ownership of tablets and e- readers doubled between mid- december and beginning of this month. and in flight wi-fi is expected to be making one and half billion dollars a year for u.s. airlines. almost half of jet liners are equipped with the wireless internet service which comes with a fee. and the rest of the fleet will soon have it.

and one the newest organizations to set up shock on google plus is the white house -- set up shop on the google plus is the white house. it's part of a active socialmedia campaign. after the speech you can pose questions and there's been a separate obama campaign page since november. and those are the -- and those are your tech bites, i am rob nelson.

now "good morning maryland." storm chaseers caught video of severe weather in arkansas sunday. reports say the storm produced serious damage blowing tractor trailers off major roadways. also, destroyed buildings and you can see continuous power flashes and this video is dark

right now but you will see the lightning bolts and power flashes. this is from eastern arkansas. time for a check of the weather with lynette. >> all right. we are dealing with not a lot of wind this morning. that's good news here. sparrows point around 3-mile-an- hour 2-mile-an-hour wind. that's not the concern. the big concern is the fact we have some rain pushing in and also we are dealing with icing this morning. so the satellite and radar picking up on a big storm in the middle of the nation pushing across ohio. the ohio valley extending down to the south on the backside of the system dealing with snow. we are not going to be seeing snow because our temperatures will start to warm up. right now, though, we are dealing with a couple clouds across the area. so we are going to be seeing that this morning. and be aware of some slick spots on the roadways. speaking of the roadways let's go over to angela and she will give you an update on traffic. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. and good morning as you get ready for the monday morning drive. the icy conditions will impact you especially in your neighborhood getting to the

keyroutes where the road have been treated for the most part. but, again, plan for extra travel time if you can because you have slippery conditions reported this morning. here's a live look at traffic flow. still good to go on u.s. 29 making the drive on maryland 108. northbound 29 and all the way up to i-70. no reported troubles heading to the beltway and 695 and the hair u.s.burg expressway a report of a stalled car on the ramp from the beltway to northbound i-83. charley over to you. >> news time 5:42. imagine this, three generations of family under one roof. up next, how the economy is changing the way many families live, work and, of course, as you expect get along. and a new event focusing on education. sherrie johnson has more on that. >> reporter: find out how this education reform event could help your child's education. that's all coming up. ♪

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now "good morning maryland." tens of thousands of americans in all 50 states will gather for the largest celebration reform. national school choice week kicks off this week and for a preview education reporter sherrie johnson is here to explain. >> reporter: well, act vfts across the country are

gathering to demand education reform right here in maryland and across the country. national school choice week is a series of events throughout the country highlighting the need for better educational option for children. today kicks off school choice week and more than 250 events will take place in every corner of the country. everyone from children, parents, teachers and community leaders will participate in this event. supporters of national school choice week say children and families deserve increased access to great public schools, public charter schools virtual schools and private schools and home schooling. add vow kits say with the high -- advocates say with the high dropout rates educational choice is the key. and others are steadfast in public schools and the need to quality education. >> we start focusing on the real problems which our children are not being begin the opportunity to learn public

education-- and stop getting distracted. >> reporter: coming up, we will talk to andrew live who is the vice president of the national school choice week and offers more ownedcation reform. sherrie john -- offers more on education reform. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. the economy is tight meaning more children are living with their parents up to their 20s. take this family in minnesota. seven members of the family ages 5 to 85 now live under one roof. this kind of arrangement used to be normal when the great depression forced families to live together and resulting in shows as the waltons. now more than 51 million americans are living in homes with more than two generations. >> you have got someone if you need someone, someone to depend on if you need it. >> one survey found 82% of adults living in multigenerational household felt it enhanced family bonds. and a recall for you keya owners this is for you. about 150,000 keya vehicles now being recalled due to faulty

air bags. it affects 2006 to 2008 keya on theimas and the prink system is wearing out causing the air bag not to deploy proper -- spring system is wearing out causing the air bags not to deploy properly. you can have the problems fixed at the dealership free of charge. time for democracy 2012 and former massachusetts governor mitt romney is trying to recover after being beaten by newt gingrich in south carolina. all of this is part of the saturday primary. analysts say he will go on the offensive as the gop moves into florida for the primary coming up. gingrich says he has romney pegged. >> very good salesman. very much wants to sell, and he has a really weak product. and so i think he's been dancing on eggs trying to a figure out how to find a version of romney that will work. >> this is going to get very,

very ugly. experts say romney and supporters are trying to demonstrate that gingrich fails the number one test for most republicans, fighting cab date most leek-- finding the candidate most likely to beat president obama. a col emgot the secret service's attention after calling for a hit on the president. it says one of the ways to counter the recream is take out president deemed unfriendly to israel for the current vice president to take his place." secret service is investigating that columnist's remarks. and closer to home, governor o'malley will outline his legislative agenda and will make the announcement touting what'sdescribed as the first tweet up an in-person gathering of people normally only communicating through twitter. the governor announced same sex marriage will be a top priority as well as legislation to develop offshore wind products. what you got weather wise

lynette? >> i have chilly temperatures. we are at the freezing point in baltimore. check out the eastern shore. close to 40. we are well above the freezing mark. now the map that shows the fact we have a freezing rain advisory until 11 a.m. so once again, the areas here shaded in the purple under the freezing rain advisory until 11. but as you look back towards the eastern shore, not under the freezing rain advisory because temperatures are above freezing and that's the way we will be as we go throughout the day. satellite and radar, not picking up on a lot. we have lots of clouds across the area. very overcast and we can see showers and thunderstorms back off towards the west. these are sliding towards the east ahead of a cold front. this cold front will pass the area as we go through late into the overnight. high pressure will build in as we go into the afternoon tomorrow. basically in the morning and the afternoon tomorrow. and as we look at your future trend,. >> the lot to see except we will see -- trend, well, not a lot to see except we will see the rainch the big story very

slick this morning. and things get better as we go into your tuesday. so for today, right around 47 degrees. don't forget the icy spots. we will get milder and have fog this evening. and we will be warmer once again. looking pretty good as we go into tomorrow. 5 # degrees mostly sunny. and warmer. let's go over to angela with your traffic. good morning. >> good morning oned roadways. got a report of a incident with slow traffic in severn on 176 at telegraph road a disabled vehicle in the roadway. otherwise, just slippery spots out there. icy conditions for your monday morning drive. let's get another live look at traffic on i-95 coming from laurel. i-95 a good choice. north from i198. and you have a few more folks joining the beltway drive live on 695 and wilkins avenue. inner loop moving well all the way up to i-8 3. charley. a reminder school closings

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