the president gets into a heated exchange with the arizona governor. cameras were rolling. what was the heated confrontation about? coming up. >> the dramatic homecoming for two hostages held in somalia. how they were rescued. a final farewell to coach joe paterno. how students and staff will pay their final respects. good morning, maryland, i'm linda so in for charley crowson. he's moving today so he has the day off but let's start the day with lynette charles. i saw rain showers coming in. >> it's true. you talked about his moving. there will be off and on showers possible throughout the day. i think for the most part he might get that move in because the bulk of the rain will be

coming in later this evening. i am keeping my fingers crossed, i think he'll make it. a few morning showers possible, heavier rain late this evening. unseasonably mild for today and then for the first half of the weekend it looks like it could be on the dry side. maryland's most powerful doppler radar not picking up on a whole lot this morning but you have to go a little further to the south into dc to get in on some of the real wet weather there. you can see it around mitchellville as of now and also into forestville in alexandria. if your travels take you to silver spring back into virginia along i-95 you're going to be dealing with the wet weather this morning. temperatures this morning, not bad. we are above average, well above average i might add. goldsboro at 39 degrees. 40 into centreville. that temperature in bel air around 35 degrees. as you head out the door take the rain gear in case because like i said a couple of places could have a few spritz and

drizzle through the day. let's check traffic with burt. i did it. i said it, i got it out. >> right. here we are looking at the roads. i-95 at maryland 135, our first live traffic view, this is traffic running northbound and southbound at posted speeds with not much volume for this time of the morning as well. on the beltway ride, i-695 at harford road, to the northeast side, again, traffic volume building but no issues and no delays to pass along. further on the beltway, i-695 on the northwest corner at old court road, building volume toward the west side but no issues to report. it's nice and calm for the morning ride. back to you. 500 people are waiting in line for a chance to see the president on his tour. he'll be in detroit today for the second day of his road trip. the president will be in five states, the first of which he got more than he bargained for

and greeted by the governor jan brewer. brewer was at the airport to greet the president but the warm welcome turned cold between the two. corrine redmond has new reaction from the governor. >> reporter: when the president usually visits a city he's usually greeted by handshakes and pleasantries, not this time. president obama had an encounter with jan brewer while visiting the battleground state. he's in the middle of a three of this day tour through three king swing states. he was in arizona to visit the intel facility in chandler to reiterate his message about manufacturing and job creation from tuesday's state of the union address. when he stepped off air force one yesterday he and brewer, who is a republican were seen exchanging words behind a limo that was in the president's motorcade. brewer says the president took offense about how he was portrayed in her new "scorpions for breakfast." >> i welcome him and thank him

for being here. we proceeded in a little conversation and told him i had a little hand-written note for him. he wanted to know what was in the envelope. i told him what was in there. he changed the subject to my book. >> brewer says she invited the president to arizona for a meeting. the white house says the president will be glad to meet again but brewer "inaccurately described the last meeting in her book." today president obama will be in las vegas and colorado. we want to know what you think about the president's exchange with the arizona governor. head to the facebook fan page and weigh. a good samaritan dead t"er lh(r'g to rescue an attempted carjacking victim in new orleans. and two sons saw their father died. witnesses say 44-year-old harry mike hanesworth and saw a man

force his way into a woman's car. police say when he went to defend her he was shot at least once. the gunman then ran off. dash cam video from the night a former red sox baseball was arrested for dui. curtis was pulled over in florida in september. police found him passed out behind the wheel with his 5-year-old daughter in the back seat. instead of his driver's license he pulled out his major league baseball scouting card. and was given instructions for a field sobriety test several times. after 13 minutes he's cuffed. >> what's your telephone number sir? >> the taxes i pay -- you (bleep) suck. >> police reports show he had a blood alcohol content four times the legal limit in florida. activists and lawmakers in washington state want to

abolish the death penalty. they want the state to close down death chambers like this one. some state lawmakers are behind the agenda they say won't likely get far this year. the new mcdonald's is going up in one of the four healthiest cities in the world and divided residents of loma linda, california. half of the town's population is seventh day adventist and they consider this an affront to their teachings of holistic wellness. here's an idea of how healthy the town is, no liquor stores and tobacco-free for nearly 30 years. the town has already two other fast food restaurants. i did not have sexual relations with that woman. miss lewinsky. >> you'll remember those words uttered 14 years ago today by

then president bill clinton. clinton forcefully denied having an affair with monica lewinsky. it later came out he lied and he was only the second president ever to be impeached. record flooding in australia leaves thousands of people without homes this morning. why this flooding is so significant and when is the rain expected to stop? plus, new information this morning on why demi moore was sent to the hospital and how it's affecting her work. first to new york for "tech bytes." >> reporter: in "tech bytes" -- a very good week for apple with its stock trading at an all-time high and sitting at nearly $100 billion in cash. the largest apple convention is today. it's expected to draw more than 20,000 exhibitors. this is the first time in 28 years the convention is being held without steve jobs. and for all those apple fanatics first blackberry, some

now there's i-pad shoulder. the user of the apple tablet had been complaining of neck and shoulder pain while using the device. harvard researchers recommend placing it higher up and using a case to help prevent discomfort. a big change is coming to your facebook home page like it or not. the new timeline feature which launched a new months ago now mandatory for all users if you have not already changed to the new look facebook will do it for you. those are your "tech bytes," i'm rob nelson.

floodwaters are flowing through parts of queensland, australia, forcing evacuations. monsoon rains have been pounding new south wales and a lot of homes lost power. this is a year after queensland

was hit with its worst floods in more than three decades. we're talking about rain here today but you know what? i think a lot of this rain will hold off until overnight into tomorrow morning. so that is definitely some good news if you have to get out there and do some things today like our own charley crowson, he's moving today. let's check what we have on the satellite and radar here because we can see the bulk of the action still down south here and this is what is poised to move in as we go through the overnight. so right now, heading out, you're not seeing too much but we're dealing with, again, a couple of sprinkles, mainly to the south around virginia, also into dc at this time. as you head out and about i do suggest take the rain gear with you in case. temperatures not so bad, well above average coming in around 36 degrees in towson. manchester around 34 and 37 in westminster. let's check traffic with burt. good morning. >> good morning. thank you very much. a few passing showers might provide the possibility of wet roads but weather is not

affecting the roadways early on this thursday morning. take a live look at i-83 at shawan road, traffic moving well. we have traffic at posted speeds all the way to 83 into the jfx now as we look at the jones falls expressway at northern parkway, towards baltimore city, traffic in both directions now running very light and at posted speeds. a look at the transit, mta is all running without delays. get going to work and you should be fine. news continues now with linda so. after being rushed to the hospital for a possible substance abuse demi moore's rep says she's dropping out of the upcoming linda lovelace biopic. she was admitted for exhaustion. friends say she had a seizure, was not attempting suicide. tmz says she had a reaction to nitrous oxide. madonna will reportedly have company on stage during her halftime show at the super bowl. one news outlet announced she

will have a performer with her as well. saying goodbye to a legend. 15,000 people are expected to come out today for the public memorial of former head coach joe paterno. we'll give you a preview of the somber affair. >> details on a special forces mission to rescue two international aid workers held hostage in somalia. reaction from family members coming up.

two aide workers in the hands of kidnappers in somalia for months are free. a u.s. special forces mission to rescue them was greenlighted by president obama. sherrie johnson is here with more on that rescue. >> reporter: an ailing american woman and danish man are safely on their way home after a dark of night rescue by u.s. navy seals. the commandos slipped into a somali encampment, shot and killed nine captors and whisked the hostages to freedom. u.s. military and fbi were searching for the humanitarian aid workers since october when

the two people were kidnapped. president obama ordered the mission on monday to save jessica buchanan after intelligence reports indicated her health wasder tear rating -- deteriorating. the men were part of the elite navy seal team 6, the same ones that killed osama bin laden. jessica's family is relieved and thankful for the rescue. >> now that she's safe, it's such a weight off all our shoulders. such an answer to all the prayers. >> reporter: officials say both of the hostages are in good health and have talked to their families but there's still another american still being held by another pirate group in somalia. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. today joe paterno will be mourned by thousands of people. his public memorial is today at the bryce jordan center and more than 15,000 people are expected to be in attendance. there will be a speaker from each decade of his career at penn state with his son jay being the final speaker. paterno's 61-year career

abruptly ended in november when he was let go over his handling of child abuse claims involving former assistant coach jerry sandusky. the frederick news post says it will resume publishing a monday edition after nearly three years of going without it. the paper said in a story on its web site that the monday edition would return february 6th, the day after the super bowl. the emphasis will be on general interest, business and sports news. this year's college freshmen are more studios than their counter parts of the facet few years -- past few years. according to an annual survey of high school students. they took more commanding coursework and did more homework as high school seniors, fewer said they drank alcohol or showed up late for class. bwi airport passengers looking for a quite bite to eat will soon have more options to choose from. bwi is adding four new restaurants and bars to its concourses by late spring.

the samuel adams bar will replace the bistro, long island bar in concourse d to be replaced with a peppers mexican grill and cantina. there will be other changes as well, including a wine bar in concourse e, part of a new contract with air mall looking to add 20 new restaurants in wi in the next eight months. bwi. starting today health and human services secretary sebelius will meet with women to discuss job and health security. she will hear women's stories and highlight how the obama administrations working to especially sure middle class families get a fair shot at today's economy. this will be 10:35 this morning at the home of a woman on st. john's street in baltimore. lieutenant governor anthony brown will join health advocates for an event to highlight the proposed increase on the state's tax on cigars and smokeless tobacco. representatives from the health department, american cancer

society and american heart association will be there. they plan to highlight the benefits of the proposal. the event takes place in annapolis at noon. the national aquarium is celebrating australia today. the australian ambassador to the u.s. will be at the aquarium. guests will be able to transport themselves down under with animal encounters and other activities planned thought the day. check our web site for more information. sounds fun? >> it does. you took the words out of my mouth. something good to do for today. check out the satellite and radar and we're dealing with some basically dry weather this morning across our area but we're getting a few spritzes, a couple of sprinkles. the steadier rain right around dc into virginia as of now. that is going to be working its way into our area. i say later this evening into early tomorrow morning i'm going to show you that in a second, that if your travels take to you the north you could encounter a little wintry mix there. you can see the bigger view and yes the bigger view is showing you not so much dry weather.

we're dealing with that wet weather as we head further to the south and also back towards the west across the ohio valley as of now. yes, all of this is requesting to be working its way into our area but i'm thinking the bulk of the action really doesn't get here until tomorrow morning. so it is definitely going to be a dicey commute, a very slick commute. i'll be here and walk you through everything. we'll get through it together like we always do. this is that weather pattern for you. we'll have that warm front move through the area today. we're going to be on the mild side then. i'm forecasting a temperature around 50 degrees. it will get even warmer as we go through the overnight. we're waiting for that cold front to move through the area tonight and with it, it will be dragging that rain. today's temperature around 50, we'll see a few morning showers, that is definitely possible. then as we go later into the evening, rain will be more steady and it will get heavier out there as well. temperature-wise, going through tonight we're coming in around

46 degrees. that rain will be out there but we will be quite mild. then by tomorrow looks like this, 58 degrees, i think a lot of you might like that forecast and we'll get the morning showers, then it will become partly cloudy so we will get more sunshine in the forecast as we head throughout the day tomorrow. let's check traffic now with burt. he has a look at the roads. what does it look like? >> not too bad. good morning. quick shot of u.s. 29 and maryland 108, you can see both directions northbound and southbound moving well and at posted speeds. as we drop down now to a look at the jones falls expressway, shot of the jfx north avenue, no major problems reported on the jfx heading into baltimore. travel times now looking fairly normal. southbound 83 from shawan road to the beltway, five minutes. outer loop beltway ride from 795 through the west side to i-70 is eight minutes. news continues now with linda so. up until yesterday airlines

could advertise fares that didn't include taxes and fees. today the new rules that take effect that will give you a better idea of how much it will cost. plus, the big idea newt gingrich has for the space program. should he be allowed to pursue it?

five things you need to know. starting today it might look like the price of your airline ticket is going up. new federal rules now include airlines to include all mandatory taxes and fees in advertised fares but optional baggage fees and other charges don't have to be included. a governor watch dog says we the taxpayers are still owed $31.92 billion that companies haven't repaid from the financial bailout. some will never be recovered. also some bailout programs such as foreclosure help will continue to last for years and cost up to $51 billion. a final debate for the gop presidential hopefuls before voters go to the polls in florida next week. the two-hour debate is tonight at 8:00. it will be at the university of

north florida in jacksonville. newt gingrich says he wants to go all out on space exploration while campaigning on florida's space coast yesterday he says he wants to put an american pace on the moon by 2020. he named no colleges for his grandiose ideas which some opponents criticized. washington, dc has been ranked as the most literate city in the united states. it's the second year in a row dc has taken that top spot. the ranking was on education level and book stores per capita. also making the top five, indianapolis and atlanta. the chemical sound of some cookware and carpet could be affecting little ones. up next it could have on the strength of the vaccines your babies get. a firefighter gets to meet a little girl he saved four years ago. and how officials plan to get rid of thousands of birds that are flocking through one kentucky neighborhood.

abc2 news is working overnight to find new information after a pair of sexual assaults in baltimore county. find out the latest as investigators search for suspects. packing up, leaving town. i'm corrine redmond. pagaanother city. coming up. >> and thousands are in the dark this morning. we'll look at the damage done by powerful storms that passed through parts of texas. good morning, maryland, i'm linda so in for charley crowson today. it's thursday, january 26th. let's start with meteorologist lynette charles. it will be wet. >> yes, we'll see wet weather off and on but the bulk of the rain is moving in late tonight into tomorrow morning. so i think that we should be ok. right