beltway and we are at 43 in baltimore city. annapolis at 41. so it's not bad out there. this is above average for where we should be this time of year. the dry -- the air i should say over us is dry with dew point values into the 20s and again we will be dealing with clouds this afternoon. mostly cloudy skies will take us into the tail end of the day and notice how the clouds sink towards the south. wednesday looks good but gets cold. we will show you that in the seven-day forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> we are following breaking news out of washington where the senate approved a fiscal cliff deal. they voted this morning around 2:00. 89 voted for and 8 voted against. the senate package will keep the expiring tax cuts in place for those earning less than 400,000 and couples earning less than 450,000. unemployment insurance will be extended a year to 2 million people. that heads to the house and for final approval that's expecteded morning or by --

expecteded this morning or -- expected this morning or by lunchtime. thousands gathered to remember loved one who is couldn't be here. 216 people were murdered in baltimore city in 2012. last night, there was a vigil honoring them all. victims families politicians and faith community members stood together outside the war memorial building. the mayor explained even though other violent crimes are down, homicides in baltimore city are up. >> the people who we lost to violence on streets, our sons and daughters and brothers and sisters, the loss is trammingic to their families and to the city -- tragic to the families and the city. >> this is the forth year they gathered to remember the dead. two teens spent new year's eve behind bars. they have been charged withbeating up another man more than a month ago. police arrested terrance green and dominic wardrick yesterday. they say they attacked a 33- year-old man back in november. the victim was found on the sidewalk near lombard and

howard streets. this morning he is still in the hospital. green and wardrick are 18 years old. secretary of state hillary range in the new year in a -- rang in the new year in a hospital. she has a blood clot between the brain and skull. it was found during a follow-up for the concussion she suffered a few weeks ago. doctors hope to release her from the hospital at sometime in the next two days. secretary clinton has been out of work now for most of december recovering from stomach virus and a concussion. she was supposed to return to the state department had week. today is a big day for same sex couples. wait is over for many in maryland that can legally wed. it's been a long battle but same sex marriage was approved by voters in november. and abc2 news sherrie johnson is live at city hall with the very latest on this and it's the latest. some people have tied the knot. >> reporter: that's actly right. bright and -- exactly right. bright and early 7 same sex

couples wed downtown after midnight this morning. a historic day for maryland. and you know, the couples stood and waited patiently to say their vows. baltimore mayor hosted some of the first marriages for same sex couples in the state of maryland and performed a very -- the very first ceremony herself. they brought friends and family to take part in the historic ceremony new year's day will have a new meaning for many couples who have have right to marry -- who can have the right to marry the person they love. they got a license in december and today they were able to tie the knot. new year's day marks the culmination of years of work by gay and lesbian marylanders and allies to persuade state legislators and voters to support full marriage rights for same sex couples. >> i think at one time we never thought we would see this day, and now we are standing here in city hall and it happened, it is very wonderful. >> overwhelming.

>> a very wonderful feeling. >> reporter: the first ceremony took place at about 12:30 this morning. and those couples will go down in history as the first to say i do. reporting live at city hall in downtown baltimore, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. news time 5:34. we have got pretty impressive ice sculptures you need to see to put your snowman to shame. where you can find the formations and why drinking a little beer on the side is part of the fun. [ female announcer ] having grands biscuits

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>> like a sphinx. >> how do you get that high? it's all the way up there. >> ladders, cranes. >> ladders, cranes. >> it's china they will figure out a way. how about the cold beer. >> well, that's always good. we cannot build anything that is ice or snow related. look at how mild the temperatures are. 38 to 43 in the city. annapolis is at 41. that is interesting map. this tells the tale. where we were yesterday morning it's 6 degrees warmer. 12 degrees in the last 24 hours in dover. it's mild across-town. but this will not stick. in fact we are expecting cold air to come pouring in by tomorrow. a lot of cloud across the area right now. and again you notice the cold air pouring in off ohio and into the lakes that's what's going to be coming in our direction by tomorrow. 35 in town. 28 in buffalo and 14 below zeroright now international falls. the cold air will be in our area as we head into tomorrow. we will show you that in the

seven-day coming up. an argument over a parkingspace gets heated quickly. what a teen claims happened to her when she was trying to save a spot for her friend and what someone else says happened after they wanted the spot. and as we head into 2013 we will look at 2012 and show you some of the good times and a few of the not so great times. as we head to break this morning a. look at new year's eve celebrations from down under. this is in australia amphitheater you are watching good morning maryland on this the first day of 2013. we want to thank you for starting it off with us. like a lot of things, trying to find a better job can be frustrating. so at university of phoenix we're working with a growing list of almost two thousand corporate part

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their -- convinced in their minds and hearts somebody did it. you know. so, i mean, we were chosen victims of crimes we didn't commit. >> the outgoing governor says the group convictions were tainted by racism and are aningly stain on the state's criminal -- an ugly stain on thestate's criminal justice system. one woman took her frustration to a new level. that woman got into an argument with a 17-year-old who was allegedly saving a space for a friend. authorities say that is when she hit the teen with her suv. >> she told her to move and pulled into the parking spot and hit her with the tire of the vehicle. there was a scuff mark on the victim's knee which was consistent with the tire during that incident. >> the teen was not seriously hurt. the woman has been arrested and charged with a misdemeanor in the crime. five things to know before heading out the door on this new year's day morning. beginning today, you will see a

lot of purple around town. this as the city gets ready for the ravens wild card playoff game sunday. this morning, crews will paint ravens logos at city hall and federal hill. ravens cheerleaders and the team mascot will join in on the fun by providing give aways for ravens fans. hundreds of thousands of minimum wage workers will get a pay raise this new year. rhode island workers will see the biggest pay increase. workers in nine other states including colorado, florida and ohio will see their minimum wage jump between 10 and 15 cents an hour. a hagerstown teen who died earlier this year will be honored with a float in today's tournament of rose pass raid. 17-year-old died. and his float is called journeys of the heart and pictures a -- feature a picture of the teen made out of flower materials. ups says thus is the -- thursday is the biggest return

day. they project more than 520,000 packages will be shipped back to retailers who people didn't want them. and some of them may not have a home to go to but for one. >> i am victims of hurricane sandy got to have some fun. the owner of a restaurant in staten island held a news year's party for those impacted by the storm. they didn't have to pay a dime to have a wonderful night. today we start keeping track of what will become the best stories of 2013. before we say bye to 2012 we will show you the highs and lowsthe year brought. it was 12 months of stories filled with joy, sadness, grief elation and astonishment. we say hello, to new faces and good-bye to some legends. here's a look down memory lane at some of the biggest moments of the year 2012. >> thank you so much. >> and the crowd gathered. >> we want to be free people.

>> italian cruiseship nearly capsized. >> 23% unfleement joseph kony. >> viral on media sites. >> outraged through social media. >> i am sandra. >> affordable care act. >> this is a very massive play by facebook. >> large of the ipo in tech history. >> this is breast feeding in the picture. >> one article passed the entire country -- has the entire country talking. >> the president believes same sex marriage should be legal. >> we now know the name of the suspect blamed for the movie theater shooting spree. >> shooting at the sikh temple in wisconsin. >> people have been shot in front of the empire state building. >> bath salts. >> bath salts. >> injury san dust -- jerry sandusky sentenced to a minimum of 30 years in prison. >> iconic statue honoing joe

paterno is gone. >> the british people are going gag a for the diamond jubilee. >> flying squirrel. >> fierce five. >> someone sold photographs of britain's prince harry. >> it's one of the hottest novels around. >> what went wrong? why now? >> isaac is forcing changes at the republican convention. >> what do you mean shut up? >> thank you. >> four more years. >> christopher stevens and three other embassy staff are dead. >> we will bring those to justice who committed the murders. >> all the effects of hurricane sandy. >> sandy carved a path of destruction across the eastern seaboard. >> we can't secure the crane until the wind dies down. >> we are doing another story on this. gangnam style. >> call me maybe. >> honey boo boo.

>> the shuttle rolling down the streets of l.a. >> let's look at man at the center of the scandal general david petraeus. >> fresh rocket attacks from gaza. >> despair in syria has gone on for 20. >> cnn projects barack obama will be reelected president of the united states. >> terror at an elementary school in connecticut. >> 20 children dead, 6 adults are also dead. >> our hearts are broken today for the parents and grandparents, sisters and brothers of the little children. may god bless the memory of the victims and in the words of scripture, heal the broken hearted. and bind up their wound.

>> when you think about that retrospective and so much that happened in 2012 i mean we were talking about it as we watched. mike and i, about what our favorite story was. well, from a news perspective, having a favorite is difficult. these story of the year was the sandy hook shooting. the coolest. >> but it's not a favorite. >> exactly it's not but from what we do that's the most impactful. the coolest story to me was the sky diver from the stratosphere. >> i will agree. on the weather front, there's just not very good stories this year. i will say. >> hard. >> but that was very cool where he was breaking records and you

know you didn't know what was going to happen. >> right. >> that was a wild story. >> right. >> yeah but again it was -- will's no. >> so much bad. >> so much bad>> 2013 will likely be better and be good. something else is good is the weather. you said boring earlier in the show. but after last week we do need a break. >> we got a break today. it's going to get cold. the story will be cold. that's my story and i am sticking to it. outside we go. and we will show you maryland's most powerful doppler radar. we will go south of dc and you find rain. north of dc, you find us and you find us pretty dry. but on the chilly side. 38 eldersburg and frederick at 37. 41 in annapolis. so again, temperatures not bad. on the killie side a lot of cloud on top of us. clouds staying in place during the course of the afternoon and temperatures they don't go much further than low 40s for the day today. notice again rain to the south and then towards the north we are on the calmer side with just a few clouds across the area right now. but the cold air is starting to

build just north of dayton ohio. 35 in town but up towards canada international falls 14 below zero. that cold air is building right now. and it's going to release over the ohio valley. release over the mountains and it will be over baltimore going into tomorrow. 42 is above normal afternoon. chilly and going into tonight, we will see the clouds kind of dissipate a bit and that will allow for temperatures to fall to around 27. look at the seven-day forecast. 42 today goes to 37 for wednesday. and it's a blend of sunshine and clouds. i think it's going to be sunnier than we have had over the last couple days. and it's ineffective sunshine. thursday only goes to 34. and look at the overnight lows. teens to around 21 and man we don't break out of this cold. 36 still on friday. aid blend of sunshine and clouds right into the weekend. a bit of a bump up to around 39 degrees. 40s by sunday and monday but

charley, this is not bad for, you know, early january. no snow or rain and chilly weather. sir. >> cold is cold. >> uh-huh. >> the whole world range in the new year -- rang in the new year last night. even our four legged friends. we will go to a party where the dogs, well, they got to have fun on new year's eve. we are back in a bit. [ female announcer ] the magic begins when jif fresh roasts peanuts

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many of us got out of thousands ring in the new year. a part of ohio went to the dogs. every year this doggy day care hosted a party for the pets while the owners are out celebrating. they set up web cams so they can check in on the pooch while they have a good time. it could be a downer to know your dog is having more fun than you. >> a lot of people are doing more watching of the web cams than participating in their parties i think. just like with humans, everybody gets pictures post on facebook so do the dogs. we make sure there is not anything too embarrassing on the photos. >> i hope not. the dogs have their own brewed

to -- brew to toast alcohol free and like any good party animal they like to go home and crash after a night of fun. that is a pretty cool idea. instead of slave over the stove sometimes it's nice to order out. and with the smart phone, you can do all that ordering online. we will show you what apps you can have to have a healthy option if you want to do it and not break the bank.and group of jewelry thieves pull off the ultimate heist straight out of a movie. you have to see the video all caught on camera. this is unbelievable. >> that's cool. we will -- not cool but we will show you 35in town. >> it's cool. >> 35 in town right now but look how cold it is to the northern plains. yes, it's on its way for to maryland. let's talk about the forecast coming up after this.

you're watching the station that works for you. now, good morning maryland. the new year brings with it new laws in maryland. one of the biggest same sex marriage. we are live with more on early morning nuptials from city hall. the senate passed a bill to avoid the fiscal cliff but will the house follow suit.so long 2012