you can see snow falling through carroll county and hartford county. as we mentioned, it is going to be a fast-moving storm. it should be gone by morning. things have quieted down quite a bit as far as the precipitation in western maryland. it is cold and windy all across the state. an impressive early season storm about to leave the region. it has been a record-setting storm as far as total precipitation. 2.3 inches and still raining down at the airport. the high earlier was 62. below is the current temperature, 38. the rain has been falling at a record-setting pace and it is getting much colder outside. total amount of rain in the area, you can see some pockets of yellow and orange. that is where you get well over 2 inches. some very heavy rain and also parts of pennsylvania as well. as the temperatures drop, it will turn to snow. flood warnings are up for parts of maryland, including baltimore. flood watches continue to the north, up to the pennsylvania line. the emphasis on nasdaq -- the emphasis is on a brief period of wintry weather. it would to

. >> the family of a 9-year-old boy killed after a tree fell on him at the carroll county can't two years ago is suing the county for $12 million. the city county was flat -- negligent for not removing the tree because it was dead and at robbing four years. -- garroting four years. >> it was back in 2009 when the 9-year-old was struck by a tree. despite best efforts by doctors at john hopkins, he did not survive injuries. the family has filed a $12 million lawsuit against carroll county his lawyers say they never apologized for the boy's death and handle the situation in an insulting manner. >> he was the lead of my life. he was a lot of everybody's life and knew him. i mean, we are just devastated. >> she fights back tears as she explains how her life has changed forever center 9-year- old boy noah was killed after being struck by a hickory tree almost two years ago. >> it was very upsetting. everything was handled. -- it definitely should have been handled differently. >> that a lawsuit filed by the family, a clemson the investigation done by the sheriff's office proved that the tree ha

an updatee an of the accident in carroll county. consider an alternate routes. all lanes are blocked on middelburg. the major roadways around baltimore are checking out ok. on the j.f.x., southbound into the city. up to speed on the rest of the major roadways. 95 over to 83. 80 minutes between the 95. 's. -- 18 minutes. traffic into north baltimore looks just fine. this is the west side of the beltway. looking good. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> we do have a delay on the light rail. northbound is running about 20 minutes late. metro subway on schedule. i am kurt kronke. now back to ava marie. good morning. >> thank you. good morning. we're counting the days until we have our next holiday. now as we get back into the work week, things are improving. we will see temperatures -- 32 at the inner harbor. 27 at the airport. 33 in annapolis. 23 in frederick. very chilly. you'll have to scrape off frost from your windshield. a few clouds late

abc2 news sherrie johnson has been tracking the situation and is live in carroll county with the latest. sherrie. >> reporter: good morning. yes, we are here in westminster and as you can see behind me here, the roads are looking pretty good not really bad here and i talked to the state highway police and they are telling me they had no major accidents overnight. there was some snow which basically covered the cars but they are telling me that tapered off about midnight. it was a different scene in hagerstown. a wintery mix of rain and snow poured down in the area. the snow was not sticking but in higher elevations snow was accumulating. state highway plows lined the streets making sure the roads were safe and here's what one person had to say. >> torrential rains andtorrential snow. >> no oi accumulations but the roads are scary. >> ready to head south. i don't like wint are. >>i don't know. we got -- winter. >>i don't know we just got from a cruise and it's really cold. >> reporter: back out here live in carroll county, it's a chance to chat with state highway administration this morn

colder temperatures to the north and west, especially in northern carroll county and parts of northern baltimore county. a trace around baltimore and the start picking up to the north and west of us. i think those areas around miller's and manchester, those spots could get a 1-3 inch snowfall late this evening and early in the morning. overall, it is moving so fast in the ground temperatures are so warm it will be hard for stock to accumulate here. in the morning after the sky is clear, close will be in the low 30's. west winds at 10-15. highs ranging from 41-46. it will finally feel like december after the storm rolls through. the storm will be gone tomorrow. it will be a sunny day partly cloudy on friday and saturday. dice football weather on sunday. lots of sunshine. >> still ahead, lawyers for the bernie fine says evidence will prove one of his accusers is lying. >> a startling announcement that charges of sexual abuse will not be filed. we will have details of on the clock. -- 5:30. >> baltimore has a new place to get fresh nutritious food. >> against people in south baltimore a n

at 6:00, nearly two years ago a 9-year-old boy fell from a tree at an environmental center in carroll county. now the family and the boy's estate are suing the county for neglect. it was december 29th, 2009, that the 100-foot tall tree fell at the camp. he and one other camper were struck. noah was taken to johns hopkins hospital and died. the tree was dead for a long time before the wind storm and noah's family is suing for $12 million, including more than $60,000 in medical bills and said the tree should have been cut down and that the kids should have never been taken outside in dangerous conditions. instead of an apology, the forum refunded them money and invited them to attend another festival. >>> there's a big help wanted sign at the cause. it should be ready for a june 2012 opening, they started the hiring process. right now only 15 job openings are posted but more are coming. >> from here through the opening of the facility, call it april and the hiring process, we'll add jobs continually every week. that process will ramp up. today it's just 15 to 20 jobs. >> the casino plans to ho

>> in carroll county, not good.update on the accident, 77, key highway, lanes blocked as they try to clear this incident. if you are traveling around carroll county, westminster, looking good on 140 and 30, down to 795, 295 and i-95 looking goods if you are heading north to the baltimore beltway, traffic flow picking up on i-97, live look at 97, north and southbound lanes, moving at posted speeds between 50 and 695, another update from the mta, on time. light rail, northbound delay of 20 minutes. >>> am remains embroiled in a scandal in a death of one of their students. board of trustees prepares to meet. >>> u.s. involve in iraq, one final sunset as our country pulls out. >>> 9 years after the war the in iraq, last troops are headed home. video we showed you, hundreds of soldiers pulled out of iraq sundays, crossing over in to kuwait. kuren redmond is standing by, explaining the end of the journey. >> hugs, cheers, joy and relief as the last of the troops pulled out. a historic moment they will never forget. the u.

he was attending a camp run by carroll county. his family is suing the county for $12 million, saying the massive tree was already dead and should have been cut down. and that counselors took children outside during high winds when they should have been kept indoors. >> he is just the light of my life. the light of everybody's life that knew us. i mean, yeah. we're just devastated. >> we hope to prevent other children in the future from being harmed. or god forbid killed at the same nature camp. >> reporter: the county attorney told wjz he has not seen the lawsuit and can't comment on it. >> reporter: the death was painful enough for the family, but they say the response from the county made it worse. >> reporter: they sent noah's mom a refund of the $120 she paid for the camp. mom says she got no apology. instead, this letter with the refund, saying the event did not go as planned and inviting her to attend a maple sugar festival. >> the treatment is just unforgivability. horrible. i couldn't believe they sent me that. >> reporter

manchester yesterday, you see the snow piling up on the fields there in northern carroll county. westminster had snow. it didn't quite stick in winter mill and ijamsville at the greens and greens didn't turn white but they got snow showers on the golf course. mount airy waking up to 37 degrees. but it's colder in reisterstown and we are clear we are watching the next wave of clouds rolling in. we will talk about the weekend

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we are in westminster in carroll county and the roads look pretty good right now. no stickage or major problems here. i actually had a chance to talk to state police. we are at the state police barracks and i went inside and talked to them. they said no major accidents or problems overnight. there was some snow just a little bit basically covered the cars and things like that. but nothing serious. it was a different scene in hagerstown a wintery mix of rain and snow poured down on the area there. the snow was not sticking but at higher elevations snow was accumulating. state highway plows lined the streets to make sure the road were safe and here's what a person had to say about it. >> coming up the mountains on south mountain, and braddock mountain on the top it's snow and the grats is -- grass is white and people are slowing down dramatically. >> reporter: back out here live now in carroll county, it's a chance to talk to state highway administration and they say the pavement was not above freezing and they didn't have major problems in the area. but they say the

would have won crash in the westminster area of carroll county. something you may want to avoid. -- we have one crash. police are on the scene. we're looking very nice closer to the city. 55 on the j.f.x. no delays but maybe just a bit slow because of the rain. this is 95 in the area of 175 in howard county. very light in both directions. this is the northwest corner. both loops are moving just fine. the roads are wet. use some extra caution. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> thank you. we do have some showers moving off towards the east. we got quite a bit of rain in baltimore overnight. almost an inch at the inner harbor. this is all lifting out to the east. some showers in kent county. as you travel to work, and looks like the roads are drying out. showers moving offshore. we have a thin layer of clouds. we will see clearing as we head into the afternoon. the storm system will take the mild air with it. colder air will be filtering in and we will see those temperatures drop down. we're keeping our eye on this next clipper

he was attending a camp run by carroll county. the family is suing the county saying the tree was dead and should have been cut down. >> it's awful. i mean, you wake up every day and you know, my only child is gone. >> the county should have protected the county. >> the death was painful enough for the family but they say the response from the county mad it worse. they end sent a refund of the one $20 -- $120 she paid for the camp. and invited her to attend a sugar festival. >> they should be ashamed for sending a letter like that. are you kidding me? i couldn't believe it. >> noah's family is demanding accountability but they will never get back the thing they want. him. the family's lawyer believes this will head to trial, he doesn't believe the county will set kneel the county will have a month to file a answer. >>> a montgomery county teenager charged with stabbing a student. 17-year-old brianna fumes stabbed a girl on tuesday night because she got in a fight with her friend. >>> in the midst of beginning her first full term a

i'm mike hellgren in carroll county, where a little boy died after being crushed by a tree. s devastated mom said the county is to blame. and why she's outraged at their response. >>> arrested again. why jerry sandusky was led away in handcuffs. and the new charges he's facing. check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news. wjz eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. >>> hello, everybody. i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. >> here's what people are talking about tonight. >> a round of winter weather is moving this way right now. a live look outside right now. it has been raining all day, of course. but as colder temperatures move in, that's going to change. you're looking live at one of the maryland transportation cameras in western maryland, where snow is already falling. so what should we expect and when. bob turk is tracking first warning doppler radar. >> later tonight, that chilly air begins to move across the mountains. and late tonight, early in the morning, it may just be cold enough in the local area, baltimore, d.c. area, to see some of

carroll county 19%. howard county about 12%. >> assessed value doesn't have anything to do with sales price of a pond. >> area retailers are rushing off the no. sitting property numbers are being driven by demand. homes are still selling, especially those in desired neighborhoods. >> retail sales have been on somewhat of a decline the last couple of years. i would say volume and the price is starting to pick up here >> looking ahead, the state is looking for a flat market they had for 2012. >> we would hope there would be more communities were the property values have a flattened out and they are staying stable. they are not increasing but they are not decreasing again. >> the worst hit area was prince george's county the site dropped 1/3 to 65%. if you would like more assessment, you can log onto wbaltv.com. >> six days and counting before the lead of caucuses in iowa. campaigning in iowa is nonstop for republican white house hopefuls with many candidates on bus tours across the state. ron paul and mitt

a look at the numbers by county, and a rondo county dropped by 14.5%, baltimore city by 10%, carroll county by 17%, hertford county about 17%, and howard county about 12%. >> assess all you really does not have anything to do with sales price of home. >> area retailers are rushing of the number saying property is being driven by demand rather than assessment and that homes are still selling, especially those in desired neighborhoods. >> real-estate sales have been on somewhat of a decline the last couple of years. i would say that volume and the prices are starting to pick up. >> looking ahead from the state's point of view, they are hoping for a flat market at best for 2012. >> we would hope we are going to see is more community -- there will be more communities for the valley has flattened out and they are staying stable. in other words, they are not increasing but they are not decreasing again. >> the worst hit area was prince george's county that sought a drop of 36.5%. if you would like more information, you can log onto our web site wbaltv.com. i'm lowel mesler, wbal tv 11 news. >> th

and that band of rain is moving in to carroll county out of frederick county. howard county and carroll county are the next to see it in the next half-hour or so. in the city in the next hour and a half or so. we're seeing enough moisture to wet the pavement down. in the city, 45 at the airport. inner harbor, 46, cloudy skies. humidity, 80%. a terribly moist atmosphere for the early morning cool temperatures. enough to support some cloud cover. 29.82. the barometer is down from yesterday. the winds from the moment are calm. 54 was the high yesterday at the airport. 53 at the inner harbor. 42, typical for this time of it was year. morning lows yesterday were 27 and 36, much warmer than that. this morning, you can see the dividing line between the 50s and the 40s just south of the dividing line of those temperatures between baltimore and annapolis. lower eastern shore, southern maryland, temperatures in the 40s. from hancock westward, temperatures to the 30s this morning. a radar and satellite combination. showers on the lower delmarva peninsula. the showers to t

. >> a lot of heartache in carroll county. it is not exactly like the baltimore colts picking up and leaving in the middle of the night, for a lot of fans here at westminster as well as a sophomore raven's fans across the state who like to come here to watch the baltimore ravens, it is a punch in the stomach. not to mention that was mr. stands to lose anywhere from $1 million to $3 million in revenue. he >> we are having fun. but it was a tradition that step -- spanning past decade to the baltimore colts. tread -- officials of satin that that the reagans will no longer be coming back. >> we respect everything they do. it has been a 15-year partnership and one has served well for us and i think them. while i am sure there will make lots of opportunities for fans to continue to support them in the summer months. >> it will hurt. >> he says the ravens brought in anywhere between $1,000,000.3000000 dollars into the economy each summer. some businesses will feel the pinch. >> some of the restaurants will be hurting. obviously the b

in carroll county, middle burger wrote has been closed because of an accident. take an alternate route -- middelburg road. crash in rosedale. otherwise, the major roadways looking okay. 11 minutes on the inner loop in the northeast corner. nine minutes on 895. no problems at all on the major roadways. this is the west side of the beltway at liberty road. no delays just yet. this is the harrisburg expressway north of the beltway. southbound traffic is heavier but no delays. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. good morning. >> one of the world's notorious leaders has died at the age of 69. >> his death was announced late sunday night. we take a look back on his life. >> many of the details of his life are elusive. 1964, he graduated from the university and was groomed to take over the country. he achieved real power. kim jong il took control of the armed forces. after his father died, he took over the leadership. north korea fell deeper into poverty. struggling to feed and provide for their people. kim jong il and north korea were thrust into the

. >>> and a family is suing carroll county over more than just neglect. now here's a preview of what's coming up at 6:30. >>> coming up on world knew, jacuzzi -- news, jacuzzis, swimming pools and ping pong tables at colleges. @ @ >>> well, after reports that a second european bailout fund was under consideration, the stock market closing mixed. the s&p 500 barely up, over one. >>> in tonight's consumer alert, the longstanding myth has been that the holidays are a terrible time to look for a job but some career advisers say the next few weeks present unique opportunities for job seekers. karin caifa has the story. >> reporter: with so many people out of the office between now and new year's, job serks think they -- seekers think they may have hit a dead end but the holiday season could offer unique opportunities. >> one of the things that's great about the holidays, you're going to be around a lot of people. you need to make sure that you tap into them as your net worth. someone will know about the job and be able to make that connection. >> reporter: amo

we can see showers trying to make to wait into carroll county. that is the only trouble spot. you may run into wet roads. we have showers into ocean city. the other showers are passing by to our north. . mild temperatures. 50 in annapolis. 40 in hagerstown. it will be cooler out towards the western mountains. we're off to a warm start. we will get even warmer into the afternoon. high temperatures near 61 in some spots. that is about 20 degrees above normal for this time of year. showers are likely. it looks like they become more likely for baltimore as we get towards the noon hour. we drop down to the mid 40's 4 lows tonight and the skies will start to clear out. showers to our south as an entire storm system less into the east. eventually the cold front will swing by and will give us another chance for rain a thursday night into friday and will drop down our at temperatures. whether it gets cold enough to snow is the big question. a better chance for rain midday. that leaves the area. another chance for rain moves in thursday night. the temperatures will be dropping down. fro

we have reports of flurried activity in carroll county.s system will be going through this evening. there will be another one tomorrow morning before daybreak. we do not expect any situations with this dusting of snow. we will talk about the forecast for the weekend coming up. >> baltimore school police help ed to make the holidays brighter. the officers and kids arrived at the wal-mart for the annual shop with a cop program. 70 students participated. they each get a gift card and a police officer to shop with. >> to see the look on their faces, it is a special time for me. it warms my heart. >> more than 30 officers volunteered their time today. even though the ravens will not return to westminster for training camp, the city wants the team to know is still hold a special plate in the heart -- special place in the heart of the city. they held a pep rally today to honor the team giving them the heart of westminster award. the official ravens mascot was there with some former players. while the team has moved the train can away, they say th

to play outside despite a high wind advisory. >> we filed suit because it is clear to us that carroll county's first priority was to protect the kids, and a completely failed. >> it is very upsetting. very upsetting how everything was handled. it definitely should have been done differently. >> county officials did not comment, saying they did not receive a copy of the lawsuit. >> in this morning's education alert, new national test scores are out and baltimore city students are getting mixed reviews compared to other cities. the biggest point of pride for the national assessment was made in fourth grade math where scores went up almost 3.5% of the past two years. while there was improvement in eighth grade math scores it was well below the nation's best. >> i think these are gratifying results, movement. underlying urgency around what our kids are doing and really useful information in terms of what to do. >> reading scores were not as impressive with fourth grade reading results down 1.5% and only a slight increase in eighth grade reading scores. to see all of the test scores and how baltimo

parts of baltimore, harvard, carroll county and up into frederick county the storm will be rolling upoast quick and by dawn on thursday it will be gone. anytime from midnight tomorrow night into the early morning hours of thursday, a quick hit of wet snow could move through the region, and then skies should clear. it will be breezy in chilly for thursday, partly cloudy and below normal temperatures going into friday and saturday. tomorrow, temperatures godown. -- temperatures go down. it is going to move through pretty quickly so will not have a lot of chance to accumulate. out in western maryland, it is a winter storm warning in garrett county, a winter storm watch for parts of allegheny county. out derrek it will have several inches of snow by the time it ends thursday morning. just a lighter coating of snow possible in the northwest suburbs early in the morning on thursday before it turns off to sunny skies, breezy and cooler in the afternoon. say goodbye to the mild temperatures and say hello to more normal december conditions. the transition features range this note tomorrow nigh

in the last hour we are seeing showers making their way from washington county over to frederick and carroll and baltimore county. the two systems we are watching, one behind the other, a quick clipper system moving across. there is one behind it we'll see move through tomorrow. there is another one behind it that will move through new year's day. they are all going to come through breezing by only bringing us as much as you are seeing today. no accumulation. as a matter of fact the one after tonight will be further to the north. we could experience a light shower friday night into saturday. it could be early saturday morning we'll see a light snow shower. new year's eve looks to be nice. small craft advisory in effect. that will be lifted a few hours from now. 34 degrees tonight. clouds breaking. we are looking for tomorrow's temperature going up to 54 degrees. mostly cloudy. average is 42. we are above that going into the last few days of the year. >> thank you very much. >>> don't miss the cbs prime time lineup tonight. jeff moore has a preview of the cbs evening news tonight. >> reporter

carroll county, 70%. howard county, a 12%. >> assessed value does not have anything do with sales price of a home. >> area realtors are brushing off the numbers. homes are still selling, especially in desired neighborhoods. >> real-estate sales definitely have been on somewhat of a decline the last couple of years, but i would say the volume and the prices are starting to pick up. >> the worst hit county will be a south of here, prince george's county, with 36.5% drop. the november report will be released today and that will be based on pending home sales and a signed contract for existing homes. reporting live, jennifer franciotti. >> maryland is getting $20.3 million to help provide more children with health coverage. they surpass a target and adopted procedures to improve access to medicaid. this is the second year maryland has received the bonus funding. it helps to offset the costs that states incur. governor martin o'malley nominates frank kratovil to district court for queen anne's county. kratovil

she has the latest on the conditions in carroll county. >> good morning. i was worried this morning because i could hear the wind and i could hear some of the branches blowing -- going up against the house. it was a pleasant surprised to see the rain had stopped. check out the motion this morning. it is gorgeous -- check out the moon. you can see there is a frost. this could be the car of trooper hansen who said she came in from frederick county this morning and she encountered some sleep t. no snow on the ground here. there are crews doing minor salting operations. that is not necessary. traffic is moving along a-o that is the status -- a-ok. >> the conditions are better in baltimore county. we did not get any snow. i'm live in towson on york road. about 2.36 inches of rain. the ground is soaked. the temperatures did not get to freezing. we had a bit of mixing last night but it did not stick to the ground. we expect lots of sunshine. it will be a chilly day. the wind is gusting near 35 miles per hour. mid 40's today. dress as though it is the winter seaso

. >> it is sad to close a chapter not only for us in westminster, carroll county, but in business we have to make decisions, and certainly i'm sure it was a hard decision for them to make. >> the tradition may be over in westminster, but ravens officials say they are determined to find new ways to connect with fans. >> you know, pick the kids up and go and watch and that made the kids feel like a million bucks. >> that's a connection we will not get any place else. what can we do to try to capture a little of that back? we're not sure, but we're going to tr try. >> one idea to hold three practices at -- away. one may be at m&t stadium. >> an annapolis man on the county's most wanted list. joseph gill never refunded money they received from schools. the cases include schools in anne arundel, howard county, and baltimore counties. in each case, gil and his company prosmsed to have a ravens player talk about bullying and character, and schools lost $14,000. police are still looking for gill. >> the man at the center of the trial of the robo day election calls took the stand in his own d

and baltimore county north, that's north of the city, carroll county, frederick county west. it's a winter weather advisory. has been canceled for the city. no longer expect to see a whole lot here from the city. but what we do expect to see is some slight accumulation on the lawns, overnight tonight. after midnight to maybe 3:00, 4:00 in the morning. that's a chance of precip. a trace to an inch there. and garrett county, four to eight inches very likely. eastern shore will just see all rain in this system. and temperatures will be dropping. we get down to maybe 32 degrees overnight. some areas north and west of town. there may be some icy spots overnight tonight. watch out for that. denise? >> all right. thank you, bob. >>> and if and when it does start to snow in your neighborhood, we'd like to see your pictures. you can e-mail them to wjz web alert at wjz.com. or click at the link at the top of the home page. >>> the death of a florida a&m band member, puts the spotlight on a long history of hazing at the school. >> reporter: movements after an anti-hazing assembly at the

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carroll county and parts of baltimore county got a little coding in some neighborhoods. there is a clipper storm going across the northern part of pennsylvania. i thought all of this precipitation but state north of us. we wound up with a little flurry activity. we are still seeing a touch of that on hd doppler right now. most of that you are seeing in frederick and carroll county is not hitting the ground. most of it north of us closer to the center of the storm in pennsylvania. if you are watching us in pennsylvania, you have a better chance of seeing the snow flurries and sprinkles for the next couple of hours. these guys will start to clear. obviously, there are no problems on the road unless you're driving up into the mountains of pennsylvania. sky cover is starting to thin out a little bit. we still have an overcast, but is so thin you can see the moon through the overcast. that is an indication that a lot of energy is leaving us. the center of the storm is right back in here west of pittsburgh. that will travel north of us. there was a little bit of a surprise tha

you can see snow out to the west of us, even up into carroll county by 7:00 in the evening. an indication there might be flurries or a brief snow shower. it does not look all that strong. as we go in the later evening hours, things dissipate. it does not have much to it. again, we might pick up a flurry here or there in the area. sunday looks relatively dry. once we get into late monday and into tuesday, something, perhaps a bit more significant, but warm enough to be a rain maker, comes in. as far as the accumulating snow, an inch, spotty amounts of snow. that's what the computer is calling for. over the weekend, evening tonight, early morning chance for a flurry or snow shower, and then monday looks dry. tuesday into wednesday, rain chances with highs in the 50's. then another rain chance on friday. >> in this morning's education alert, thanks to the federal government, maryland has $50 million additional thrars -- dollars to improve their earning -- their early learning program. but they do not have much time to spend it. to the to the has that story. >> researchers showe

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one problem spot in carroll county. middelburg road remains shut down in both directions at 194. you might want to take an alternate route if that is underway. the major roadways around baltimore are looking pretty good. eight minutes i-95 south between the fort mchenry and the beltway on the south side. we are looking good all the way around the city. this is the beltway along the topside at providence road. both sides are moving in just fine. no delays. the beltway up baltimore national pike looking good on the inner and the outer loops. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. happy monday. >> thank you. we do have a delay on the 77 bus. diversion at ford and lawrence. metro subway on schedule. on time service on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. i am kurt kronke. now back to ava marie. good morning. >> good morning. a bit of a chilly start to the day. temperatures struggled to get into the mid 40's this weekend. 33 in annapolis. 27 at the airport. 20's into the western s

it dropped down to 39, pretty thick fog in the northern part of carroll county and washington county. there is pretty thick fog, so if if you are watching that way, it is going to take a couple hours for that to break up. the wind will take up and it will mix the fog later tonight. there probably won't be there when you are getting up in the morning. the temperatures will eventually settle back into the '30's in most areas. during the day tomorrow, it will be pulling the way through new england, there will be a tight pressure gradient. it will be colder than that because of the women. a high temperature right around -- there is still a big travel time, going into new year's weekend. the far northeast will be the trouble spots, vermont, new hampshire, maine will get some precipitations'. and there will be a mix of rain and snow and the higher elevations as well. our seven-day forecast, quiet but chilly. that will make it up to 45, and the storm comes friday and saturday with a slight chance for some rain and some snow makes thin. i still think it will be dry new year's eve, and no prob

. >> and a $70,000 jewelry heist at a home in carroll county lead to a large scale pawnshop bust. someone made off with thousands of dollars of jewelry from a home in mount airy and during the investigation, they discovered they had been pond at carroll county jewelry and mount. troopers say they had recovered more than one dozen illegal firearms while searching the pawnshop. the pawnshop owner is now facing criminal charges. >> gov. malley has reached a deal in the proposed energy buyout deal. the agreement will go a long way with the proposal. david collins has the details. >> the governor wanted concessions, but the agreement does not provide immediate relief for consumers. >> gov. martin o'malley called the settlement could for maryland because it satisfies three public-interest goals -- reducing energy consumption, reducing greenhouse gases, and it increases the renewable portfolio for the state. >> we will create, we estimate, about 6000 jobs. >> terms of the summit include a celon. by consolation exxo they admit to generating 10 to 20 megawatts of power from menu bar. they

county. his company never refunded the money they received from schools. it included schools from carroll, an original, and baltimore counties. it promised to have a raven's player talk about bullying but it never happened. back in october, at least 17 schools alone lost $14,000. the better business bureau has been notified. police are looking for him. he is not living at his last known address and he has been using rental cars. the tonight at 11:00, police in howard county are releasing surveillance photos as they investigate a bank robbery. he work with another suspect to withsuntrust bank. he walked in and demanded cash and then took a deposit from a customer inside. he is described as 6 foot 2 inches and long dreadlocks here. anybody is asked to call 410- 313-stop. there is a reward money if an arrest is made. baltimore police are working with atf to solve a string of molotov cocktail attacks that have been plaguing the region for months. a reward of up to $5,000 if you can help find who is responsible for 13 separate attacks since september. if you have any information about the molo

air right same scenario in carroll county. we'll see less in the way of cloud cover, so perhaps a bit of a brighter day. that may allow temperatures to warm up a little more tomorrow, maybe the low 50s but a nice finish to the day. maryland's most powerful radar showing all clear. that should continue to hold up. the big story temperature, temperature forecast. look at these low the. 16 york. 19 at dulles. 22 at bwi. it was one chilly night overnight. tonight the numbers will drop perhaps into the mid to upper 20s, so not quite as frigid. 43 in patuxent river. across the region we've got passing cloud cover. again, i think we'll see the amount of cloud coverxd beginçóo diminish. by tomorrow a blue sky. we have a littleñr bit of unsettled weather, a little bit ofikz moisture tryingw3fá to snk north. i don't think this gets in here. the huge pressure cell will hold the showers at bay. our chilly condition will condition to last overnight into tomorrow. the high pressure does contain some pretty cold air. our future trends showin

if you've seen it on tv it's likely this carroll county mom has tried it. debbie didn't think twice about testing the fresh fridge balances. they are supposed to keep your produce fresh. if you buy a lot of fruits and vegetables like debbie, you know it doesn't last long. >> lettuce will be the big task because lettuce is the worst. >> we left them with deb bit. she said she has noticed a common team. >> the biggest drawback with any of the products, they do not come with detailed instructions. >> what does this say to do? >> put in your produce drawer. >> four days later we check back in with debbie. >> i left everything in the sell low feign because i wasn't sure because there weren't directions. it's still brown. >> no rave reviews here. the lettuce was i'my and browfnlt debbie wasn't impressed. >> a lot of lettuce that i would not serve my family. >> debbie did a comparison. >> the head of lettuce in the drawer with the ball is more brown than the one without. i would have been very disappointed if i spent $4 or $5. >> that's the going rate. >> i would

. >>> a scary scene in carroll county when a tanker collides with a car. the truck ended up on its side in the parking lot of the gas station on route 140. some of the gas leaked into a drain t did not catch fire. they are trying to figure out which is to blame. >>> two police officers caught in a sex scandal. the department is keeping things quiet tonight but adam may has information about the allegations. he is live at police headquarters tonight. adam that's correct activity happened in a public place and it has been under investigation for a month. two female officers on the mounted patrol unit under investigation for allegations involving sexual activity. >> we have a general orders here and behaviors that classify as an integrity violation. >> the details would not be revealed saying they were in a public place not department property. >> a member of the agency witnessed inappropriate activity and reported it. they took action. >> various versions of the activity are hot topic on social media. the scandal being discussed among officers on the street

wanted to  highlight the wind gusts we've had. 40 middletown, frederick county, manchester, carroll county 38. fairly uniformed temperatures, winds 10- 15 miles per hour. highs 48 middletown and upper 30 miles per hour range closer to the beltway. we have strong winds to deal with, variable cloudy skies. breaking up, having ourselves a nice sunrise. in to through the middle section of pennsylvania and new york, flurries and rain and snow showers slipping in to york and baltimore overnight. could be a brief passage, it's about the wind, clouds break up. winds in the 30-35 miles per hour range in to the afternoon. >>> a two alarm fire seriously damaged a home in baltimore county. firefighters said no one was home when the fire started. no word on what caused out. more information on this fires a it becomes available. >>> mother and daughter in town who can say they had given and received the best christmas gifts of the year. it was simply something money can't buy. >> the gift of life, a mother donating her kidney to her daughter who has been sick. sasha suffered for years and hypertension a

we had some showers in carroll county. more showers as we head down towards ocean city. most of the activity is outside of the state. you can see what is heading our way. this storm system. showers building into the mid atlantic. a more substantial line of showers along the cold front in the ohio valley. this brought the blizzard to the plains. it lost a lot of its energy and a lot of its cold air. if you're traveling, that rain will cause a few problems in the east. nothing major. minor setbacks with the wet weather. even baltimore could begin to slow down as the rain moves in. blowing snow causing problems in denver. we are in the mild air. temperatures are more like what they should be in the afternoon. 45 at the airport. 50 degrees at the inner harbor. 45 in college park. hagerstown, 40 degrees. we have a jump-start to the day. upper 50's and low 60's. showers are likely. we do taper off overnight with mostly cloudy skies. we dry out through most of early tomorrow. more rain returning into friday morning. then the cold air will be pushing in. mid 40's. the possibilit

harford county socked in with the fog, mist and rain as well, much the same scenario in carroll county, looking weflt and -- west and finding no sunshine. i'll show you where some of the heaviest rain is. it's beginning to clear out near church hill, near henderson. there's another shot of farley heavy rain -- fairly heavy rain in eastern virginia. that could impact southern anne arundel county and back out towards talbot county and easton. man, it is mild. we're not low 60s out there -- in the low 60s out there. southerly breeze helping to push up that mild surge of air. we're five to seven miles so down from normal. this is not like thick and impossible, but it does get difficult to see. that doesn't help the visibility, the dense ti -- density of the fog. more rain potential throughout the night. a new surge of rain should develop tomorrow. you can see the beginning of the next area of low pressure. it will ride along that front. that will bring in another wave of rain and begin to wrap in the colder temperatures, but you can see that line. man that is quite the sharp contrast. that

rain all the way on in through carroll county. snow pittsburgh. that dividing line will stay to the west. chunk of heavy rain through tuesday night. some computer models are indicating, cold air, a brief period of a mix or snow showers early on wednesday morning. returning back to beneficial snows in to the ski resorts by wednesday itself. winds gusting as high as 35 miles per hour with clearing skies. tonight, back down to 30. cheg out the extended forecast. tomorrow 50, pushing in rain afternoon and evening it gets heavy and should be out of here by wednesday morning. 44 wednesday, 47 thursday, friday back to 50, and as we head through new year's weekend, snow showers, highs 30s to 40s. >>> as we've told you, no traffic today but check it yourself by going to abc2news.com. along the top, see among your choices the traffic tab, click on that and beneath, see live traffic cameras, here, you will have more than 100 cameras at your disposal to map out your commute and see how things are going. little slow to jump up this morning, we will switch to a

we will track that changeover in carroll county. for baltimore, this is mostly and 11:00 p.m., until 1:00 a.m. event. we will steel -- see it on the ground tomorrow. how much are we talking? it least one or two inches. higher amounts near the western mountains. if you get anywhere south of baltimore, annapolis, this is mostly just a rain event. temperatures drop down to near freezing in baltimore. much colder conditions tomorrow. maybe a little snow on the ground. mostly not effecting the roads. we are only in the mid-40. with gusting conditions late tonight into tomorrow. maybe a shower early saturday, but mostly dry weather after we get through today. >> in our medical alert, women who have had at least three screening mammograms may cut their risk of dying of breast cancer in half. researchers studied 1800 patients that died from the disease, and found more than one-third of them had never been screened. women who never had one were more likely to be diagnosed at stage four cancer. the results of a new study on radiation treatmen

showers from northern harford and baltimore counties into carroll county tonight. that will push south and east. snow flurries starting to develop in the mountains, and a chillier pattern gradually developing. loh 40's tomorrow morning. and then only make it into the upper 40's tomorrow afternoon. this front will be settling into the mid-atlantic. the cold air is coming in from the northwest. the storm is tracking along the front. if the two clyde, there could be weather in the region. -- if the two collide, there could be whether in the region. -- there could be some weather in the region. we will keep an eye on it and see if the pattern shifts at all leaders in night into tomorrow. partly cloudy skies on saturday, but watch out. your comes a burst of cold and energy. sunday will feel more wintry and maybe even look it with a flurry or two or leon. mostly cloudy and cool tomorrow. winds gusting on the day to 25 knots. highs only in the low 30's for a couple of days in western maryland. temperatures cooling off into the 40's in southern maryland for the weekend. an

. >> the carroll county health department now has thousands of dollars -- thousands of dollars of the vandalism over the weekend. somebody smashed out about eight windows. an employee noticed the vehicles after going on a walk and contacted authorities. authorities believe it was a pure case of vandalism. >> this is malicious vandalism for no real reason. i do not want to see people getting away with that kind of stuff with impunity. >> so far police have made no rest in the investigation is ongoing. >> firefighters have been very busy with a series of blazes. flames broke out at a three story row home on east 25th street at 2:40 this morning. the fire started in the basement and spread to all three floors. this building is home to the big boy bonds company. no word on what sparked this place. howard county crews were sent to a two-alarm blaze. happened at a motel just before 9:30 on monday night. no reports of any injuries and investigators have yet to determine the cause. and and anne arundel county, the flames broke out this morning in the 100 block of main street. proust's request

in the higher terrain, i would not be surprised if some of the hill tops out in carroll county will be little colder and some accumulation will be a possible thursday morning before it clears out for the rest of the day. it is a rain-snow makes changing to all rain in the mountains to our night. it is great news for the ski resorts all across the appalachians. 45 on the eastern shore on thursday, much cooler weather coming in. in the 60's with rain tomorrow, and a shower thursday afternoon. it should be great football weather for the ravens on sunday. temperatures stayed a little below normal into the early part of next week. >> from the susquehanna banks sports center, this is in 11 sports. >> with you from the broadcast center at ravens camp, a long work day for the ravens coaches. the ravens against the colts has mismatch written all over it. the first gift of christmas? for john harbaugh and his staff and players, the focus has to remain and getting to indianapolis for superbowl 46. in order to get to indianapolis, you have to get through indianapolis on sunday. >> we have fun, but