ownership in baltimore. baltimore business journal reports that the number of homeowners who are unwater the mortgages didn't go up during third quarter but it's also holding steady at 16%. in maryland, 22% of mortgages were under water during the third quarter. the study was done by for logic. >>> from every corner of the city, people young and old flock to the gym here in east baltimore to see mr. mack who kept young boys off the streets and turned them into men. last month he passed away at the age of 92. his memory will now live on forever thanks to a baltimore city council member joand by council president that led the charge to rename a portion of eager street mack lewis way. >> to his family, i want to thank you all for allowing mr. mack lewis to be a part of all of our lives. he changed the lives of countless young men throughout the great city. >> god bless him. >> he was known as the ring master and respected throughout the world of professional boxing. >>> well, very special christmas celebration

fayette and baltimore and commerce between baltimore and water streets until further notice. megan and charlie, back to you. >> thanks. >>> we hear stories this time of year about carbon monoxide poisoning. but they are rarely this sad. 11 people taken to the hospital and two died. it happened in pikesville and that's where we find abc2 news jeff hager who joins us live. >> reporter: good morning. tragically, two men died and almost a dozen others had to seek treatment for carbon monoxide poisoning that was here in the 4100 block of colby road. baltimore county fire officials say a family a -- family and four construction workers were living in the home. the two men who died were sleeping in the basement and one had come here a few months ago from guatemala. he was trying to provide for his wife and six children back in his homeland. >> the children and now they are not going to get nothing but a picture of him. >> reporter: early on it looks like a faulty furnace may be to blame for this. fire official say this underscores the need for carbon monoxide detector. none were fou

probably an inch for baltimore. more like three or heavier amounts to the south of us and down at the lower eastern shore kirk it will start around 11:00 p.m. or noon. it will persist throughout the afternoon and into the evening hours. the air it is pretty dry. it should not be a big snow- maker for us. an area of low pressure is at the center around north carolina and the virginia border. snow already in virginia and north -- and west virginia. snowshoe start around midmorning. a winter storm adviser is in effect until 9:00 p.m. and tied for most of our area. temperatures are freezing out there. the real feel temperatures are in the teens right now. if oil slick 7 in parkton. -- it feels like 7 in parkton. winter has not officially begun yet. let's let the traffic. >> it is scary is not officially winter. we have been in a deep freeze for weeks. we're seeing some weather- related problems. wind warnings on the key bridge prick it water main break. highland is closed. take clinton to avoid that. number street, anot

here at 404 east baltimore. containing the gayity club, bloom errors and plaza bloom. they won't say where specifically, after sorting through the debris by hand. >> this scene was one of the more difficult ones that our nrt has faced, in terms of the structure collapse and what happened. it took folks two days to shore up the structure in order for us to safely move in. >> reporter: investigators are not calling this arson until they know more about who started it and why. >> it's an issue of intent. it was set because of human involvement. but it has not been determined whether that was an intentional involvement or unintentional involvement. and that's about as specific, i think, as we can be on it. >> reporter: a few businesses, like crazy johns are back inside for the first time to start cleaning. >> we have been told by the health department to throw everything away. >> reporter: health inspectors will give the final okay to open. ryan branski saw the beginning of monday's fire and suspected this latest de

baltimore street is boarded up. at this point it will only tell us that it was incendiary in nature. that means it was set by someone, but it does not mean that this was a case of arson. >> without confusing the public, this classification at the present time does not necessarily mean that we are dealing with a crime of arson. the classification of incendiary was that there was human involvement. >> with the weekend have joint long investigation by the aft and baltimore city fire and police department completes, it is now shifting to be determined whether the fire was set on purpose or by accident. the massive fire did so much damage to the building that it took investigators two days to make a safe enough for investigators to go inside. they relied on more than 60 special agents to question witnesses, which they say were key to solving the cause. >> it is our intent to continue the investigation and come up with the th pick more answers. >> officials would not reveal how the fire started or if some sort of an accel

the child was not hurt. >>> tomorrow baltimore city firefighters will be out in the east baltimore neighborhood that was torn apart by a deadly fire this week. they will be checking homes for smoke detectors and installing them for free in homes that do not have one. they will also do a free home safety fire and safety inspection on tuesday flames tore through four homes on home wood avenue killing 6 people. rich and and eleanor satterfield their granddaughter and three great children died in that fire. a wake will be held at 10:00 a.m. with a funeral service to follow at 11:00. >>> the y of central maryland head start program serves 600 needs he families in baltimore county. hopefully the families christmas got a little brighter. tim rutherford explains how. >> reporter: 8 days till christmas and time for the annual y of central maryland's head start programs holiday extravaganza. it may be stretching it a get but this toy and clothing give away for baltimore county residents certainly does filet need in the community. this year in particular has been a rough one for their clients. >> we had a

it is cold in baltimore. and two pairs of socks. >> baltimoreans brave the coldd@ temperatures, and the siigle digit winds as cold blue kicks in. >> code blue, you know what i am saying.@ a lot of people get in out of the cold.3 >> area shelters filled to capacity. the streets. and they don't really care to but ttnight it is ery cold. >> we have room foo 300 people a night. provide hot meals.@ services. >> buu tonight. @% when you have nowhere else o go, they haae a lot to deal with out there. >> city prommses to turn nn one away. >> real cold. i am homeless. >> 10 shelters and several overflow acilities. >> i need somewhere to stay. >> good news for karen holiday. who found a warm bed. >> this is tteeonly available shelter. sheltees. so i am grateful that they have a place like this. >> for list of shelter locations, you can go to foxbaltimore.com/news links. reporting live in north baltimore. karen parks, fox 45 newssat 10:00. -> kay karen. many of you are viewers,,3 @%ptured how cold it is outside. >> tod

a tweet at fox baltimore. text your answer to 45 2 03 and a.for yes and b.for no.sponse may air tonight on the news at 10::0. >>> in health check tonight a warning for new mothers about breast milk. fda is warning women who can't breast feed not to buy breast milk from mothers who are selling it on line. fda says moss donors have probably not been screened for diseases. there are groups however like the human milk banking association of north america where milk donors are tested. >> if you have smelly feet? this miggt be the solution. you can soak them in tea. new study rovessthat tea wiih a úight accident act as natural deodorant and added boous the nice soap that can help sooth tired toes. about. >> man is arrested after alledgedly driving drunk and crashing hat 2 homes leaving his car suspended 5 feet above the ground. here's the bizarre scene. police say the driver went over a curb and crashed betteen the walls of 2 houses breaking a gas line in the prooess. crane had to be called in to hoist the car off theehomes. no one was hurt. >>> and 9-year-old boy hhlped

wjz is live in baltimore. kelly mcpherson explains how the system has parents scrambling to get their children home safely. >> reporter: you can see in this west baltimore neighborhood, that the roads are still covered in snow. and the sidewalks are covered, too. and that's a problem here. because a lot of families walk to and from school. we met up with a bunch of baltimore city parents who were surprised that school was not let out early here in the city. >> reporter: there's a little more excitement in the air at the end of the school day in west baltimore. >> how is the snow impacting you guys? >> great. >> great. >> scrambling. and of course, you gotta take your time. and it's snowing outside. so it's fun. i think it's fun. >> it's not that bad out here. it actually feels good. >> today's wake-up to winter is bringing out slow-moving traffic. and cautious walking home from school. >> i came back to pick her up. >> i'm trying to get all of my kids together to get back home to my day care parents. because i

thieves put off a sophisticated robbery in west baltimore yesterday morning.river for a pharmaceutical company was making a delivery in the 2000 block of west pratt when he was approached by between three suspects. one had gun. they took off with 87 crates full of narcotics and went to fort avenue where cops sea they unloaded the drugs into their u-haul. and the driver was left behind unhurt and allowed to call police. city police are working with the f b and dein part because of a huge amount of drugs stolen. >>> the man accused of trying to blow up a hill teary recruitment -- military recruitment center will stay locked up. antonio march toon ease will stay in -- martine lez stay in jail up noel his trial. -- martinez will stay in jail up until his trial. it was a fake bock planted by the fbi. the feds say -- bomb planted by the fbi. he planned to video tapet explosion after detonating the bomb from the site. the fbi started the investigation because of a facebook post that he made about violence ending muslim oppression. >>> george hughley the former univer

proposals for a new casino in baltimore by february. the only holeup, a appeal by a toronto developer because its proposal to build a slots parlor near m&t m&t bank stadium was rejected. could be may or june before a hearing is held on that appeal. >>> maybe once that casino opens you win enough to buy a condo at the ritz-carlton in baltimore. the author of "the hunt for red october" bought some condos and put them together to form a penthouse suite. features four bedrooms and six bathrooms >>> for decades, from every corner of the city people young and old flock to the gym in east baltimore to see mr. mack who took boys off the streets and turn them into men. he passed away last month at age 92 but his memory will live on thanks to the baltimore city council. joined by council president jack young, councilman carl stokes and daniel mcfadden there to have the city rename a portion of the street to mack lewis way. >> he was family. i want to thank you all for allowing mr. mack lewis to be a part of all our lives. he's changed the lives o

baltimore's holiday spirit shining bright. the decorations. abc2 news photographer preston mitchum spotted it at a home on joppa road in parkville and we wanted to show you the holiday spirit going strong. look at that. >> that's amazing. i like the deer with the moving heads. >>> we can use your help make holidays brighter for needy kids in the area. our 12th annual kindertime toy drive is in full swing. this we are year helping the kid make a little music. we teamed up with the baltimore symphony orchestra. if you have old instruments, bring them in. and if you want a list of all that you need to donate or we could use or even the drop off location the, it's on the website. go to abc2news.com and click on kindertime link under the marketplace tab. >>> it's 11 minutes after the hour. are you looking for a way to get awhich with a price that won't break the bank? a lot of new sites are there to help you do that. >>> coming up, jammy costello looks at a few sites inten to help you travel the world without having to sell your soul. [ male announ

reporting live in southeast baltimore. mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> first warning weather coverage continues now with kelly mcpherson. with the impact. >>> dozens of schools closed early and/or canceled after school activities. that's all across the region and maryland. but not here in baltimore city. instead, parents arrived to pick up their kids at the normal time. and? were surprised that school let out at the regular time. >>> there's a little more excitement in the air at the end of the school day in west baltimore. >> how is the snow impacting you guys? >> great. >> scrambling. and of course, you have to take your time because it's snowing outside. it's fun. >> today is not that bad. i think it feels good. >> reporter: this is bringing out slow traffic. and cautious walking home from school. many let out of class early. but not in baltimore city. >> i came back to pick her up. and i'm going in. >> instead of me being home, i'm out trying to get all of my kids together, to get back home, to my day care paren

not quite to baltimore debt, but the storm track is shifted further to the north. the more substantial snow may make it up here. we are talking a one to three inch snowfall tomorrow afternoon. some snow and southwest ohio and the southwest part of virginia. the clear skies now. we will start early tomorrow. a peak at sun. clouds will then increas. e. looks like it will stay sell the bus, so the heavy band of snow will be self of us, across eastern virginia and south maryland. as we head towards lunchtime tomorrow, and the afternoon rush-hour, that is when trouble may start. just south of annapolis at 11:00 a.m. in the morning, pushing to baltimore at noon time and covering most of the state. moderate snow to the south of us. that will carry us into the thursday evening rush hour, with snow showers lingering into tomorrow night before the wind down. if the storm stays on track, the potential is there for a couple inches of snow. it is a fast moving, low pressure system to our south. this light blue shaded area. you can see that most spots in maryland have a shot at

downtown baltimore close yars along baltimore street, holiday and commerce from last week's fire. jeff hager is out on the field standing by with an update on one of the top stories this morning. good morning, jeff. >> reporter: food morning. two men are dead after carbon monoxide fills the home here in pikesville. we will have the latest on the story coming up. >>> welcome back. it's 5:46. new information this morning on the carbon monoxide poisoning in baltimore county that left two dead and sickened several others. it happened along the 4100 block of colby road in pikesville where we find jeff hager with the latest details. jeff, good morning to you, sir. >> reporter: good morning, charlie. early on in the investigation, it appears that a faulty furnace may be to blame for the two deaths that came from carbon monoxide poisoning in a house here in the 4100 block of colby road on sunday. the two men were sleeping in the basement when the deadly gas overcame this. my colleague cheryl conner spoke to a family home who -- member who says his uncle tried to fight the effects of the d

but his memory lives on forever thanks to baltimore city council. a portion of the street has been named mack lewis way. >> to his family, i want to thank you all for allowing mr. mack lewis to be a part of our lives. he has been a part of change countless young men. >> he was known as the ring master and respected in the professional boxing arena throughout the world. >>> now, maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weatherate. >> 5:25. we get sometime to talk about the extended outlook and a couple question marks. and this is something that will pop up during the wintertime. especially when we have storms that could cause problems. 30 today and breezy. down to 18 tonight. we will be dry. tomorrow watching the southern system and we might be just on the edge of light snow. but a better chance of anything sticking and accumulating will likely be well south of baltimore. we are looking for a high of 32. 35 and dry on friday. saturday will push 38 degrees and watching a developing coastal storm, right now loo

a 13th to low 20s just west of baltimore -- upper teens to low 20's just west of baltimore. a light coating of snow will help to cool things even further. expect some very cold conditions overnight. 1421 with light winds and partial clearing as we head toward morning -- 14 to 21 with light winds and partial clearing as we head toward tomorrow morning. this snow should be gone by tomorrow afternoon. around the bay, clearing skies, sunshine, at mid 30's. again, the little bit of snow we got should melt. lower eastern shore, upper 30, maybe even 40 with mostly sunny skies. it is looking pretty sure that and another storm will form. the big question for the weekend is where will it go? -- is where it will go. a new storm is coming out of the southwest. this is the one that looks like it is going to head of the coast. -- head of the coast. we will see clouds increasing saturday and a storm just to our east. this particular model keeps the weather out over the atlantic. there are other versions of this system that back this storm of just a few miles. it is only short distance. if

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baltimore. single digit negligence the mountain -- digits in the mountains. and 30s all the way to ocean city. as far as the winds go, they be have been gusting up to 40 miles per hour. sustained winds over 20 miles per hour. for most of the state, it feels even colder like in the teens for most of us. 20 at the beach. and minus 8 in the mountains, though. here's the next round of cold air. it's going to stick around for a while. and we'll have that forecast coming up. right now, back inside. >>> all right, bernadette, thank you. >>> remember, wjz is always on. for instant updates on the forecast, live doppler radar and closings and delays, log onto wjz.com. >>> an acute terrorist will remain in jail tonight. prosecutors said he wanted to kill americans. and for the first time, his mother talks to wjz about the deadly plot antonio martinez is accused of. wjz is live in court. kelly mcpherson is live there as a judge appeared. >> reporter: we looked into a 45-minute discussion between the two sid

this year we have teamed up with the baltimore symphony orchestra.s going to be live at the 1&$toy drive during our evening newscast between a and 6:30. drop off your toys to december 21st. we have a list of drop off locations # on the kindertime link under the marketplace tab. let's see how the rush hour is going. belt >2way at providence road. . refrigerator broke. what's the advice? he was seeking advice today and everybody cracker jack staff out there put everything outside. >> you could. you really could. >> i think he was x)dwlooking a brand. >> i would agree. >> cheaper. >> we've been below freezing for 3 days. even in the middle of the day your food would be fine yx frozen goods would be fine. tomorrow changing day of weather we'll wake up to sunshine climb to the 20s. looking for snow showers he specially our southern counties howard county southern anne arundel e6this will be heavier from d. c. south toward richmond tomorrow night. but we think just some flurry action snow showers around baltimore. >> we'll see you back here at 11:00. ha

over here in east baltimore, we have this one. >> the good news is the water main break in east baltimore has been fixed. customers who do not have what it should have it momentarily. live in east baltimore, lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> it was enough snow to snarl traffic. it was a nightmare. this is 695. this footage taken at 6:00 p.m. last night. it was a steady stream of traffic heading south out of baltimore, well past the normal commute time. school officials want to know how grown man who was able to sneak into a middle school and attacked a student in the bathroom. a male student was attacked by an adult male who manage to sneak into a boys' bathroom at holabird middle school. the suspect told the resource officer he was looking for his little brother. parents are outraged or the security breach. >> why couldn't any adult, and show id before they could get to ask -- get past them to show they are related to somebody? >> that is disturbing. they have had a problem at the school in a month or so ago. there was a lot down. >> police say the child was able to make enough noise to

this one was is called monkies from anthony pegan in baltimore. with we have had christmas trees and now monkies. >> and i have to say i met anthony before a couple years in a row he designed the ties. he's great kid. great family. yeah. he loves sports. >> time for a check on the forecast and let's say good morning to lynnetteette charles. top that. >> top is that? snow is on the way? > >> you win. >> no. the snow is on the way. we have a winter weather advisory noon until 9 p.m. travels could be a little difficult. so if you can stay off the road that, would be a wonderful thing. and we do have a dusting to an inch around baltimore and into the further north you go, you will get more the further south you go about 1 to 3 inches. and we have more snow for the weekend. that's possible. but we have the winter weather advisory in effect until noon starting to go into effect until noon and nine. that's how long it will linger. you can see for all those counties there shaded in the blue, so, we are looking at your maryland's most powerful radar right

in baltimore city. and he has a team right now, working toind -- to find out what sparked this fire. relatives say it's very important to them to get the answers. >>> this is what is left of the satterfield family's home. their life possessions, stacked in a soggy mess. six people died here, including three children. and the family wants to know what sparked the fire that killed them. >> i guess once everybody finds out the reason how the fire really started, i guess we'll have some closure. but until that happens, we are also going to wonder how it started. >> reporter: while no cause has been officially determined, relatives say space heaters were used in the home. and eleanor satterfield, who die in the flames, recently smelled the odor of gas. >> they didn't find where it came from and left it at that. >> reporter: raymond obra hi is the one who leads the city's fire investigation. >> you cannot leave any stone unturned. there is always something to find in there. and you have to find it. >> he woul

we did not reach freezing in baltimore.freezing conditions, and we're -&lgoing to stay below freezing all night tonight. our next chance to go above freezing may be tomorrow afternoon, better chance is toward saturday. so our satellite radar trend right nowajpgenerally clear across maryland. not much going on. but zooming out a little bit here two things are happening, number one slightly milder air beginning to try to get back into the southeast. here, though. and in addition that move by warmer air the clash of the airmasses plus a disturbance above all adding up to a developing xdstorm out this way out towards western kentucky. this storm will continue to march its way from west to east and collide with that cold air the mid atlantic. sounds like a snowy scenario for our friends to the south. the track of this storm just south of baltimore. we'll get some snow zmshowers heavier snows inch, 2, 3 inches. virginia beach maybe 2 to 4 inches. that storm blows out to sea but not here in baltimore. here we think maybe some sn

baltimore fire crews are still on the scene. among the victims, three children. firefighters arrived on homewood avenue to find a two story home fully engulfed in flames. lowell melser is live at the scene of the fire. >> this is simply a tragic story, especially this close to the holidays. firefighters and investigators are remolding degree from the home. -- removing debris from the home. since the fire broke out on the 2300 block of homewood avenue, many have come by to look at it in amazement. just before 5:00 a.m. this morning, the fire broke out, and because of high winds, it quickly spread. since -- when the fire was under control, fire fighters went inside three different times, making heartbreaking discovery is. six people were killed in total. we spoke to the deceased children's pont. >> they were beautiful children. to see six bodies died in a fire, it is overwhelming. i am trying to hold the family up, and make sure they receive the support and the necessary things they need at this time. >> she also explained to us that they were -- the victims includ

water main brakes are create headaches in baltimore city and baltimore county. lowell melser it is live and northeast with the details. >> it is freezing out here and it is difficult for public works crews who have to work on east north avenue. it is a huge increase for folks who live around here and for those who have to work and go to the east side district courthouse, which is dust down the road. traffic was rerouted for several hours and it continues to be reported this morning. public works had to shut the water lines to do the work. that has affected hundreds of customers. inws worked in a break the county. this may be caused by contractors who made a mistake. >> it is the cold weather. it is that time of year. we have had a number of breaks. in east baltimore, we have this one. >> so a lot of folks on north avenue still without water at this hour. we're averaging to see if the court house is going to be close to that with the will open. it may not have water. liven baltimore, lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> i hope your doing well. i kentucky that the s

baltimore. the kidnappers made off with close to a hundred crates of narcotic. >>> accused of planting a dummy bomb and hear what his alleged mom had to say about her son. >>> i still can't believe it happened. >> the win is a win is a win. we will keep telling ourselves that after the ravens d gives up a 3-touchdown lead only to pull it out in overtime. good morning. thanks for joining us. it's december 14, tuesday morning, i am megan pringle. >> i am charlie crowson. the big story is the winter weather. what's in store for us for the days to come? let's turn things over to justin berk this morning who is so happy that it's that time year. >> that's got to put you in good mood right? a happy snowman in a bag. want to thank the students at 's forecast and the folks at north carroll high school in carroll county yesterday for hosting an event that we will talk about coming up this weekend. i wanted to say good morning to them and let them know that we have got the deep chill and i've got the gift

baltimore police have contacted the fbi and dea to try to track down the stolen drugs. >>> baltimore county police need your help to find a bank robber in cockeysville. take a look at this picture. police say this man robbed the columbia bank on york road this morning. he got away with cash before police arrived. if you recognize him, give baltimore county police a call. >>> playing in primetime. they are getting ready for prime time against the houston texans. >>> they are in the loan star state. to face a texans team that is fighting for its play-off life. meanwhile, the ravens are very much alive. but fighting to kick start what seems like an offense that is stuck in low gear. >> the time is now. being that we want to accomplish late-season play- offs. that's our job. we want to get that fixed and get it corrected. but we're looking forward to getting it done this week. >> veteran derrick mason has been the most vocal about the struggles. and with just four games to go until the season begins, improvement needs to start tonight. >>> we have to understand that the opportunities are

there has been a fatal fire in the last couple of hours in baltimore city. the scene is also affecting traffic. >>> let's take a look at first warning doppler radar. we're still in this strong lake-effect flow. steady winds with a gust at 30 and a 7-degree wind chill. on the northwest flow we're seeing a little bit of moisture. take a look at the day part. we're going to be in the low 20s. morning and evening, going to a high of 31. 7-degree wind chill. by lunch more like the mid to upper teens, maybe. this evening the winds are still not going to have abated, so we could, after dinner, be looking at wind chills from 10 to 14 degrees. wow. watch, warning and advisory graphic shows lake effect snows in garrett and allegany county. frederick has a winter weather advisory in effect. take it away, pal. >> thank you. what else, other than the fire, causing problems? >>> that fire in the city is going to be the biggest issue news wise and traffic wise at this time. it is on homewood avenue. it is blocking all lanes. it's a two-alarm fire with two adjoining houses

there is less of a chance and baltimore of a significant snow. the threat is still there. we will see where the system goes. it will be windy and cold next week. >>, cribs can no longer be made or sold in stores now that the government has mandated a rigorous new safety standards. credit suisse sides that moves up and down and were designed to help lift babies easily out of bed. -- cribs that mohave sides that move up and down were originally designed to help lift babies easily out of bed. they say malfunctioning hardware can cause the real to detach and cause adapt. that is where babies canvasback and suffocate. 32 babies have died that way during the past decade. also electronics usually taught most holiday list, but you will need a little more cash of the pc is on york list. prices for pcs are rising for the first time in several years. the average price of the pc is $615, 6% higher as of last year. companies are constantly promoting their higher-end models, which are flying off of their shelves. there have been 17 security patches and the microsoft program. the recomme

a fire kills the bill in the east baltimore. >> it happened at 5:00 this morning in east baltimore wherend lowell melser. >> this is just an incredibly sad story to tell you about, especially so close to the holidays. holidays.

one way between baltimore and newark. the sale end at midnight tomorrow and is good for travel between june 5th and august 12th of next year. now they have to do is do that for somewhere like jamaica or bahamas or something like that. >> >>> $49. >>> coming up, they are not ruling it arson but they are not saying it's not. >> coming, the latest on what investigators are saying about the fire that darkened downtown baltimore for a little more than a week. >>> and an 18 year mount vernon institute destroyed by the second five-alarm blaze. now the owners saying she may never be able to open there again. >>> it's okay to enjoy the occasional movie from time to time. even love one or two. but would you legally change your name because you were so enam weared movie? one baltimore area man did. >>> we have a winter weather advisory until 9 p.m. and we have snow on the way. i will tell you when the snow gets here and how much we will see coming up. kim. >> reporter: traffic is dispg along nicely here on 895. no problems on 95 eit

in east baltimore. six. >> tonight, friends and family left grooving, as investigators search for a cause. hi. i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. young victims tonight. we know a 1-year-old is just one of three children killed in that deadly fire. in all, six people died. wjz is live in east baltimore. mike hellgren spoke to the victim's loved ones. mike, such a tough story. >> reporter: mary, there's a lot of heartbreak here. elnorthbound and rich orderrard satterfield were the heart of th

only 9 at this point in baum of baltimore. with the wind chill-- in baltimore. with the wind chill probably feeling like it's below zero. we'll have the forecast coming up. right now, we'll send it back inside. >> thank you very much, bernadette and bob. >>> the oldest survivor of the worst medivac helicopter crash in maryland history files a lawsuit. >> jordan wells wants $50 million from the federal government. wells was on board the medivac chopper that crashed in september of 2008. her friend, the pilot, and two medics were killed. the lawsuit alleges that the faa air traffic controllers were provided with outdated weather information that night. and that they didn't dispatch an adequate search-and-rescue team that night. they condliewded that -- concluded that it was outdated information, and landing gear. >> wells has undergone more than two dozen surgeries since the crash. >>> the murder stunned anne arundel county. a crofton teenager beaten in an attack. he later died. >>> a judge is ask to set him free. the 16-year-old has been in custody for a year and

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it's going to be an icy drive down east north avenue in baltimore. it has to do with a water main break. that's where sherrie johnson is live where crews are hard at work trying to get this taken care of. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that's right. we are here at the intersection of east north avenue and north patterson park avenue where crews are finishing up their work. they have been out here all night long trying to repair that water main break. it actually happened yesterday when a 6 inch pipe burst. crews turned off lines which left business and homes without water. and crews repaired the main and right now they are trying to fill and patch up the hole and say it shouldn't take too much longer. the road is open but there are lane closures. while travel is tricky here on north avenue, it's going to be a bit interestingy commute after the snowfall. crews with the state -- tricky commute after the snowfall. crews have been treating roadways. they are paying close attention to the bridges and overpasses because they tend to refreeze firs

only about an inch for baltimore and areas north and west. we will see this around midday and into the early evening hours. it is still frigid outside. we are 22 downtown. 18 at the airport. it is the wind. the wind chill is not at bwi marshall. 14 downtown. six in parkton. stock in the 16-degree range. it will be a bitterly cold day today. snow in the mountains and 20 degrees there. three to 5 inches in western maryland. we will say one to three in maryland did -- in baltimore. only 29 degrees. the snow is starting around midmorning and midday. 33 degrees in the lower eastern shore. 46 is our average high this year. 27 is art normal low. we have been well below that. there is no relief in sight for those of low temperatures. mostly cloudy tonight. snow will be tapering after 9:00 p.m. or so. light wind out of the northwest. it is all about this area of low pressure. it is a fast-moving low pressure. it is going to get through here quickly. here is the timetable. by about noon, we are seeing first bands coming through. it will last for a diff

temperatures ropping down to freezing. 32 in baltimore.s that did see the snow melt today will ee some refrrezing tonight so certainly an issue as there will be some ice spots on the have though is clear skies for tonight. all the snow moved out of the area. few lake effect snow shhwees off to the norrh and west aad we will stay dry for toniiht and in ffct mann will stay dry all weekend long. so we are watching the system that the coast earlier this week they were in disagreement and some bringing us at bit of snow during the weekend but this particular model is also showinn the ssorm staying well off the coast so if it start to form just off the coast of úeorgia and carolinas and move up and strengthen a lot of the moiiture staying in the atlantic. now a few folks on eastern shore have slightly greater chance of seeing snow this weekend but most of us snow to all of us and certainly something to be prepared for but i think like i said most of us will actually stay ry throughout the entire weekend and storm staying well off the coast of ne

two years ago, during a raad on a baltimore houue. afttrrreviewing he case, lane believes now he was shot by another deputy. not the suspect. the sheriff's office said that lane is lying. >> only thing i did that morning is wake upp wwnt to work to do my job. %-baltimore.citizens of get shot, and almost lost my life. >> despite ttis, sheriff's office said it is indeedd3@ investigating the case. tonight from that deadlyymedevaa crash in pg county two years ago. the soul survivor, 20-year-old jordan wells slapped a 50 million-dollar lawsuit against the federaa aviation administration. it alleges that air trrffic connrollers were negligent, the night the state police -elicopter crrshed. killing four peoole. earlier this ear, families of two other victims sued the faa for negligence also. one of the teenssfound responsible for the death of a 14-year-old crofton boy will remain in juvenileedetennion center in michiggn. arundel county judge said that3 the teen was not ready to continue rehabilitation at home. in seetember of last year, he w

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this was sent from a west baltimore home. here's another one from western baltimore. this is from sandy. we would like to show your pictures and video. just go to wbaltv.com and click on ulocal. >> a student was attacked in a school bathroom, a man who police say sneaked into the school. david is in towson and he has the very latest. >> school officials initially stopped the suspect, who gave them a plausible explanation of why he was there. several baltimore county police officers remained, at least through the early dismissal of students because of the snowstorm. around 8:30 a.m., a male student was attacked by an adult male who managed to sneak into the bathroom next to the office. >> that could have been my son or my nephew goes here. >> police say the ruckus caused by and trying to fight off his attacker is what alerted the police. it corrects -- >> if he is past the office, shot one should say, hey, what are you doing? -- someone should say, hey, what are you doing? according to do it -- to police staff, the man gave them a plausible explanation for why he was t

makk wind chill factor likk 13 in baltimore. 10 below zero ouu there in westeen maryland.inuu to spill doww from the greet lakessand ooer our region creating the akeeeffect snow showers ann continue to see that on off for the next ay hear and that will ccntinue to move on off toothe north that low pressure snow showers to the north of us but looks liie will continue to ccear up and warm-up this week. then tomorrow lookinggat 30 for the high with indy onditions and then the 7 day forecast showing& 322on weenesday and few sun ray there but few snowwssowwrs on thursday possibll. lightt6 3 3 accummlation then temperature back in the mid upper 30's back towards the weekend. pcot i'm >> after watching the rest of ravvns their turn tonight one monday night football n.hue ton preparing for onight's game. after losing to the steelers have to go to wild carddgroupe úo get to the play offs. that means all 4 upcoming games are very important. crucially and all begins tonight down in houston. year and get the late season -úpush for the play off. so the time is now to get it correeted&

we have a pair of water main breaks in baltimore city.xpect to see east north avenue closed at north collington blocking the center lane. one lane get by in each dries. south highland between bank and pratt street closed because of a water main break. now back to you. >>> it's 5:10. an important consume are alert. >>> >> a series of tragedies prompted a federal agency to look at a style of cribs. >>> a little more than week left for christmas. will you find the hot toy for your child this holiday season? we will look when we return. ready sensei. hey tough guy, that cold needs alka seltzer plus! it has the cold-fighting power of an effervescent packed in a liquid-gel for all over relief! hiyah! dude! >>> 5:13. if you want to ship your christmas presents by federal express, the clock is ticking my friends. if you are sending your gifts by ground, you want to make sure they get there on time and the deadline is tomorrow. >> that's lot of boxes. >> it's lot of boxes. no kidding. >>> it's hard to believe there are only nine shopping days left

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that's 21 miles per hour in baltimore. that's bringing in the colder air. 34 in baltimore. only 12 degrees in oakland. 30s down to the ocean. when you factor in the wind, i t -- feels like 22 in baltimore and minus 5 in oakland. look at the air. it's driving down to the deep south, it could get close to freezing tonight in miami. it was minus 33 in international falls this morning. this is colder air. we're going to get in on it. it will stick around for the rest of the week. there, the snow showers are flying around. that pattern will continue tonight and tomorrow and even into wednesday before the connection is made -- excuse me, before it's cut off. today, chance for snow showers and 36 is the high. we'll be down to 20 degrees tonight. tomorrow, only get up to 30 degrees for the high. the windchill will make it feel like it's in the teens. we'll see snow shower and cold air is stick around. >> what are we, nine days away from winter? >> well, it's the 21st, what's today. >> yeah, it's coming. >> the healing powers of the pomegranate. that's coming up in health watch. >>>

right now projected to track just south of the baltimore area. but we still think thursday afternoon, thursday night, the chance for at least some brief wintery weather in here with this passing storm system. it doesn't look like a power house storm but it can get a little wintery late thursday and even into early friday. 17 tonight clearing skies, come, tomorrow 31. that's it. still below freezing, tomorrow night frigid again, 19. and still breezy, and finally as we look at the seven day, the chance for snow showers coming in thursday afternoon and then at best we might get to 40 on saturday. that's about the best i have got for you. we may see a winter mix for the ravens game on sunday. we will keep you posted. >> all right. thanks a lot. it is getting to be that time, and season right around the corner and it started with early this morning with the golden globe nomination. who is up for the globes. and matthew went over to park school and on the movie side we have the movie the history of facebook, the social network is sixth. best drama, bes

quickly baltimore coffee and tea. they brought us the cupcakes. >> there's the coffee and tea. >> and there's the coffee coming up. on our website, abc2news.com, we will have the locations for all of the locations for baltimore coffee and tea. so you can go by and check out great holiday blends. also, the yeardley's blend they have done in remembrance of yeardley love. >>> back to the cupcakes. we love local businesses and a great local business that has been open since may. caroline cupcakes on ford avenue in locust point. this is such a neat story. caroline it's the plesh of meeting her today worked in medical sales. after ten sheers she decided i am going to go with my passion which has been baking something she did with her mom and she started with her business on fort avenue heart of locust point open from tuesday 9 a.m. to 6:30 and through friday and saturday 9 to 4. and so creative . charlie you saw the snowman and christmas tree. she said she is a big believer and this is why i love it. more frosting is better

baltimore. >> from the city, to the counties to your neighborhood.coverage, it's wjz maryland's news station. >> forced or concocted. tonight new details and why the defense said its entrapment. >> hello. people are talking about, prosecutors say antonio martinez was grinning as a plan to bomb a recruitment center was set in motion. tonight his attorney said it wasn't his plan. we are live at the federal courthouse. we explain how both sides plan to fight the ca

baltimore region's first significant snowfall of the season. it's triggering accidents around the state. students in many school districts also went home early, with snow emergency plans in effect early. outside now, the snow continues to fall. and the evening commute is messy. wjz is live with extensive coverage. bob and meteorologist tim williams are tracking coverage. bob? >> take a look at radar. we've seen some changes come up in the last hour or two. this has thinned. you can see it's thinning out tremendously. in fact, from baltimore down to southern maryland, there's really nothing. and from the city on north, it's pretty much ended. we're not done with this storm yet. but the snow amounts have been rather light. around the city, very light snow from the beltway north, almost finished. around the city from the city over toward the canton area. a little heavier it goes. but really, it's much, much lighter than we saw earlier this afternoon. and most of it continues to move quickly off to the east and to the northeast. let's take a look a