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 and diabetes and had kidney failure. doctors said she would spend 7 years going through dialysis. her mom stepped in to give the ultimate gift

frederick douglass and middletown. all middletown tonight. they with the first state title.s looking for its first big championship. college football playoffs for towson today. the tigers reward is trying to stop the best quarterback in the fcs football. titres taking the field and ready to go. second quarter is tied at 10. he sold the run and threw it. tied at 17 at the half. third quarter is tied at 24. grant -- designed quarterback draw. 31-24. same score, back comes lehigh. he gets wide and into the end zone. tied at 31. back and forth all game long. the next drive is a one pop a fake and let it slide. look at it, write to you. 52 yards, 38-31 towson. it is tied at 38 per in under six minutes to play, the tigers are backed up naked bootleg. this saw it coming. aside in the end zone is a safety and the difference. leehigh won it. >> there is a whole bunch of young men in the locker room. they are suffering. there is one sitting right here dying. keeping it together is hard enough. >> some will come -- the sun will come up tomorrow. sec championship number lsu with a road

middletown commissioners unanimously approved the measure earlier this week. it takes effect december 18 and applies to anyone under the age of 18. but there are some exceptions from the 12:01 a.m. cutoff. including minors accompanied by parents or religious events. >>> the maryland task force thinks the state aught to triple the flush tax. the committee appointed by the governor says tripling that next year will help the state meet it goal to help clean up the chesapeake bay. a 2025 target for the state's part in that cleanup. >> president obama and former president bill clinton visited a d.c. construction site to talk energy efficient buildings. trying to draw attention to a $4 billion initiative aimed at creating fuel without costing the taxpayers anything. the money comes from the energy savings over time. >> coming up tonight on 9news now at 7:00, punishment for a punch. a boston school investigating a seven-year-old for sexual harassment after a scuffle on a bus. why his mom says the punch was justified. we'll have it at 9news now at 7:00. >> can't wait

this was a problem in parkton at middletown road. use extra caution.he harrisburg expressway is not bad. looking good on 95 out of the northeast. we have an accident in edgewood. those delays on the west side. that is from 795 down towards edmondson. we switch over to traffic at white marsh. a bit slow as you get closer to the beltway. this is the west side. that is what the delays look like all the way down a request a mild day for mid december. >> not as sunny as yesterday. more cloud cover. 51 at the airport. about 10 degrees warmer than yesterday. 55 tomorrow. a chance for some rain and it will get colder as we get into the weekend. the rain even tomorrow and is not look like a big deal. >> looking for more weather and traffic together? be sure to join us this morning for 11 news at 7:00 a.m. on wbal plus. >> you'll find more local news as well as up-to-date traffic and weather information. you can find it all on comcast channel 208, verizon fios 460, and 11-2. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:2

in the fourth quarter middletown leading it 43-6. highlights coming up tonight at 11:00. we talked the last two months about the most amazing turnarounds taking place from worst to first. by worst i mean one-win kind of worst. the tigers celebrated last week with president obama. today hosting their first ever home playoff gafmente plenty of drama. 38-31 in the fourth quarter. highlights of that one tonight at 11:00. like our graphics, we have more of them. wisconsin whitewater won. great season for salsberry. ravens landed in cleveland looking for a seventh straight win over the browns. joe flacco has six career games against cleveland and all wins and a touchdown to interception ratio of 8-3. curious to see what direction the ravens take. rain is expected. the ravens ran well last week. cleveland's pass defense is one of the worst in the nfl sounding like a recipe for a win regardless. when it comes to predicting games with the ravens, that has not gone well. the knock on college basketball that the regular season means almost nothing. it is only about march madness. i

. >> we have cleared up a few but we have a few, one of them is in parkton blocking middletown road thereent in edgewood on southbound 24 and another one in westminster and fire activity continues on 95 northbound, that one at route 32. there is a look at your speeds, top side full speed. the west side down to 39 miles per hour. there is a live look outside at 95 at 198. looking good there. there is that delay on the west side, the outer loop to the right. this traffic report brought to you by your toyota dealer. back over to you. >> thank you. this month you can win a $100 gift certificate provided by our sponsor. to enter log onto wjz.com then click on our contest and promotion icon. we will announce the winner on friday, december the 23rd right here. >> all right, ladies and gentlemen, this morning's coffee with is curly neal, ladies and gentlemen, in the house -- >> -- true friend. >> always great to see you. >> always great to see you guys. >> incredible. we will talk more about the show in a second but basically december 30th, the day before new year's eve 2:00 and 7:00 at the first

past middletown road, through the cockeysville region. follow us on twitter at maryland traffic. back to charlie. >>> there could be hope for the rec centers in jeopardy shutdown. a plan to turn over the centers could be getting a thumbs up. it would involve six of the rec centers. $200,000 paid by the city to groups to run the centers. board of estimates to vote wednesday morning. >>> a shooting left two students in critical condition. what they were doing when it happened. >>> plus from dating history, you can see charlie sheen likes younger women. find out what thousands of teens got and how they got his phone numbers. . occupy protests being broken up as we speak. police went in at 3:20 this morning, more details as we continue. >>> five things you need to know, president barack obama verified troops will be headed home from iraq by december 31st. the president made the announcement alongside the iraqi prime minister. they are leaving the country, quote with honor and heads held high. >>> vote on payroll tax cut essex pected to pass. -- expected to pass. today at noon, major

this week, officials in middletown, maryland approved a curfew for teenagers. anyone younger than 18 years old cannot be out past midnight. there are some exceptions, including when a child is with a parent. if a teenager is caught past curfew their parents could face a fine. >>> is it a chilly friday night. what it is going to do this weekend? veronica johnson joins us with that. >> we start at 44 degrees. chilly. you will be shivering without the coat. dale city is at 33. and 36 to start off the day in mitchellville. so a cold start for us for sure. the kind of mild we had around last weekend. but i am excited about this weekend's forecast. i'll have the details straight ahead. >> thanks veronica. >>> the santa ana winds out in southern california have done a lot of damage. the area is still under a state of emergency. wind gusts of more than 100 miles per hour knocked down trees and power lines. schools and roads closed for a second straight day. a quarter of a million homes are without power. forecasters are calling it one of the worst storms to hit the los

. >>> on the roadways, northern baltimore county getting reports of an accident on middletown road nearpared for a slowdown there and all our routes heading into the beltway, crowding up now, u.s. 29 also crowding in the southbound direction. as you make your way towards the dc side. here's a live look at the west side of 695 where we're seeing heaviest delays, seeing inner loop and outer loop delays here at wilkens avenue. >> remember the news is always on at abc2news.com, 24/7. time to go to new york for "good morning america." we'll be back in 25 minutes for a check of weather and traffic and news. ♪ i must have the wrong house. sister? we missed you. they waited up all night for you, you know. it's a long way from west africa. ahh...coffee. [ inhales deeply ] he's here. i brought you something. [ chuckles ] really? ♪ [ chuckles ] what are you doing? you're my present this year. ♪ the best part of wakin' up ♪ is folgers in your cup

and here's what you will find on i-# 3 between -- 38 between middletown and belfast a calm and easy drive for you this morning. charley, back to you. >>> a new year brings new laws. coming up a run-down of the key laws going into effect around the nation and they start on january 1st. >>> and a 4th grader in anne arundel county is accused of creating a kill lift. >> reporter: coming up, -- list. >> reporter: coming up why parents are upset with school officials over it. ♪ [ male announcer ] when you're a true fan... [ exhales ] ...there are no sick days. [ crowd cheering, screaming ] vicks dayquil. defeats 5 cold & flu symptoms. [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] vicks nyquil cold and flu. the nighttime sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, fever, best sleep you ever got with a cold...medicine. ♪ >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> and welcome back a cry for attention or something more seriousch that's what parents want to know after a 4th grader at anne arundel county is accused of making a kill list. it haled happened south of annapolis and this morning -- it happened south of annapolis a

southbound 83 at york road a bit sluggish towards middletown. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to. >> thank you. three weeks to go before the iowa caucuses, the republican candidates square off in a debate once again. the latest poll shows new gingrich in the lead with 40% of respondents say he is their first choice. mitt romney came in second at 23%. five people were sent to the hospital after lethal levels of carbon monoxide were found inside an ice rink. a dehumidifier malfunctioned sending fumes into the air. folks in kansas will tell you a ufo is heading to maryland. the craft covered in a tarp looked suspiciously like a flying saucer. it is possibly a drone prototype on its way to maryland. >> that is what they told us it was. the holiday shopping sea son had a busy season but people may be deciding that that 80 sweater they got from grandma may not be for them. consumers were not able to turn out a discount only to find they surpassed their budgets when they got home. your office party antics can go viral. jane king has the bl

. >> and in middletown beats douglass and river hill beats thomas johnson, 41-13.ketball now. an episode of georgetown cupcake. ohio yas devoured the new jersey institute of technology winning their fifth straight. senior jason clark honored for scoring his 1,000th point on thursday against alabama. first half hoyas up 11. kicks it out to clark. buries the three ball. clark had 10 points. georgetown leads 42-28 at the break. second half, more hoyas. henry simms. passes outside to thompson. smooth. finished with a career-high three three-pointers. hoyas crushed them 84-44. georgetown improves to 7-1. and elsewhere, virginia defeats longwood, 86-53 and george mason beats townsend, 65-53. that's your morning sports. i'm hakim determine iraq. have a great day. >> still more news 4 today after the break. >>> also news 4's viewpoint. so stay with us. [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for our best price online -- just $79.99 a month for two years with a 2 year agr

the harrisburg expressway seeing slow traffic southbound from middletown road over to mount carmel aome paramount pest control. don, back to you. >> thank you. here once again this morning's school advisory, saint bernadean is closed because of no heat. >>> the city police remove the occupy baltimore protesters in the square. it is mike schuh who has the story. >> reporter: city workers are filling their trucks with the tents, trash and tables left behind by occupy baltimore. at 3:30 this morning about 100 city police officers, many dressed in riot gear, went from tent to tent threatening to arrest those who would not leave. there were no arrests or injuries. the mayor says that 18 homeless were moved to shelters. her spokesman could not say why she picked today to clear the square. the protesters tell me they will find another spot to protest here in town. reporting from mcaileden square, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness, don, back to you on tv hill. >> the governor's trade mission appears to be paying off. more than 60 million in deals were signed that included road construction technolo

also finding delays on middletown road. there is an accident in parkton. . southbound 83 from middletown to mount carmel, up 543 n. philadelphia road, bel camp region. seven miles per hour from white marsh to the beltway. tapping the brakes on the outer loop to the harrisburg expressway. 15 minutes to get through the stretch. westside, 20 minutes from top to bottom. 295 southbound, looking at delays towards 32. we will switch to a live view of traffic at the j.f.x. not bad at once to get closer to cold spring, things back down. >> we have got a little cloud cover this morning. temperatures are warmer and then yesterday. 37 in westminster. forecast for today is becoming mostly cloudy. you might get a few weeks of sunshine, but becoming mostly cloudy. could be a little bit of rain coming in this evening or tonight. then it turns colder going into the weekend. maybe a few sprinkles or ♪ >>> 7:30 now on this wednesday morning, december 14th, 2011. and we're looking at an exciting crowd here at rockefeller plaza. and they're waving to some of their loved ones bac

river hill, middletown, and baltimore dunbar play for titles in their classifications tomorrow.ing of dunbar, former poet tevar austin. he's a junior at west virginia university ask he's good. austin returned for kickoff, 90 yards for a touchdown in the mountaineers victory over south florida. it would take a last-second field goal. west virginia improved to 9-3. and is in line for a bcs bowl birth. >>> another former baltimore high school standout who is doing his hometown proud. now, that's not quite it. that is carmelo anthony. he joined his noo new york nicks teammates at the start of -- knicks teammates at the start of practice. after a deal was finally struck to end the nba lockout. >> it's a wonderful feeling, man. just to wake up this morning and know that i can drive out here. you know, and just have a place, my home, to work out at. >> carmelo anthony's good friend, chris paul, has reportedly requested that the new orleans wanted his trade-in to the nicks. anthony declined to comment on the possibility of having chris paul as his teammate in new york. you know, these g

up toward meyersville and middletown. thurmont, you may see this over the next 20 to 30 minutes. temps are still cool up north. we've got lower 40s in frederick and martinsburg. mid-50s fredericksburg to tappahannock and also in southern maryland. let's go over to monika samtani. building volume, again, any incidents to talk about? >> we actually have one. good morning, everybody. the beltway is fine. we'll zoom into 95 on virginia. i'm just getting word of an accident on the northbound side of 95 along the right side. i'll keep you posted. we'll take a live look in springfield. overall, delays will be coming up from quantico into dumfries and then from newington into springfield. remember, an accident reported at the fairfax county parkway. back over to the map. this time, we'll take a look inside the beltway. 395 doing fine at duke street. 55 miles per hour, 66 inside the beltway. 60 miles per hour at fairfax drive. we'll take a live look north of duke street. a bit of volume growing right now through landmark as you head up to the 14th street bridge. a live look at the rooseve

. >> july 21st, 2010, middletown, ohio.inishing up on a call when dispatch alerts him to a nearby hit and run accident involving two cars colliding. >> dispatcher started dispatching myself and other units to be on the lookout for a blue van with a ladder on it. >> within seconds of the call, deaton sees the van drive by. he flips on his blue and red flashers which automatically engages his dash cam. >> i got the vehicle up here. >> the blue van pulls over. officer deaton approaches the vehicle and identifies the driver as eric german, the 45-year-old is an intimidating figure. >> first when i make contact with him, i could tell he was much larger than i was. i could tell that he was in fairly good shape. >> almost from the start, deaton senses that german is going to be trouble. >> he was talking on the cell phone. i asked him to hang up the cell phone. then he grabbed his cell phone, hung up and threw it on the dashboard. that kind of made me aware that for some odd reason this guy is having a very bad day. >> it's about

we're with owner morgan at his gorgeous home in middletown, new jersey. this home has a much to offer, you have to see for yourself. >> hello, i am more in line. i'm excited to show you a beautiful home in new jersey. i moved into this house years ago when it was an rather deplorable condition. we tried very hard to make the inside and outside of the house feel like some of the great compounds in hyannis port. we are in the great room of river wind. the paneling is oak and pine, stand professionally to resemble mahogany and walnut. the ceilings are 25 feet high. the dock and it was restructured and reese supported so it could hold -- the balcony was restructured so it could hold up to 50 to 60 people on the balcony at christmas time. it is fair to say this room is the heart and soul of this entire property, and the dearest thing in the house to my heart. this formal dining room is just the right size for large formal dinners and for large festive occasions when used as a catering site. the furniture at you see is mostly american empire, built in this coun

all lanes now open on middletown road, police on the scene now at mcdonogh and reisterstown road forfinal clearing stages. if you're heading to the dc region u.s. 29 looking good as well as i-95 and 295. the bw parkway all lanes open there as well. on the west side of 695 you're slow through pikesville as well as through catonsville. as you drive on the jfx extra travel time needed. southbound 83, your delay begins before northern parkway and extends to north avenue. back to new york for more "good morning america." (greenery) hey cheese log. (cheese log) hello centerpiece. (greenery) fruit cake. how are ya? [fruit cake] dry. (greenery) who's the new guy? edible arrangements bouquets, beautiful like flowers, but unforgettably delicious, visit, call, or go to ediblearrangements.com [ cheers and applause ] ♪ just a kiss on your lips in the moonlight ♪ ♪ just a touch of the fire burning so bright ♪ >>> i see a lot of lady antebellum fans out there. and we're excited to welcome one of the hottest acts in country music, lady antebellum. and their latest album, "we own the night," hit the

middletown to bell fax 95 southbound, 8 minute drive between the beltway and 895.hour. if you are headed on the beltway, speeds slow as well. 27 miles an hour as s your average on the west side. there is a life look outside the west side at exit 17. live look at old court road. >>> police involved shooting has a man in critical condition at the hospital this morning. alex demetrick has the story. >> reporter: the police officers involved in the shooting fired because a man was coming at them with a knife. it happened sunday night. 3900 block of south morally street. officers report they encountered a man with a knife and ordered them to drop it. he advanced on them. police fired several shots striking the man numerous times. he is listed in critical but stable condition. >>> maryland football players facing charges after he went went on a rampage in college park. he is accused of yelling at people and punching cars in the parking lot of the grocery store. the freshman who wears number 35 on the field is charged with disorderly conduct. >>> a cancer treatment advanc

another accident in owings mills on reisterstown road, that accident blocking middletown there.e drive from south of white marsh boulevard to 895. there is a look at your speeds. a live look outside at 95 north of 100 near that accident slow there. this traffic report brought to you by dick's sporting goods. >> in the news this morning occupy baltimore protesters are planning their next steps after their camp gets shut down. mike schuh has their story. >> reporter: good morning. police are still touchy as we were ordered off the sidewalk there. protesters were cleared off the square. last night they reassembled saying the mayor opened a can of worms by moving them. their plan is to occupy vacant houses. the mayor says she supports it but the square had to be cleared. a permit has been issued for the all menorah lighting ceremony to be held here next week. reporting from the square, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news, back to you. >> the staff and students at a high school are hoping for a more normal day after more than a dozen students went to the hospital yesterday. a police offi

we are looking at is logo from middletown to belfast. quick live look outside.at traffic backed up from white marsh and once you get down to the 895 split, things open up a little bit. normal delays towards edmondson. tony has a check on your forecast. >> you notice a little high, thin cloud cover this morning. call it partly to mostly sunny. 26 in jarrettsville. no precipitation out there. but we do start to work week. we are going to be right in the neighborhood later on. sunset at 4: 44. going through the week, we will turn a little bit warmer. next chance for rain comes in on wednesday night and thursday. my coat? solid gold. my insides? pure platinum. [ female announcer ] a healthy outside starts inside. new iams simple & natural has chicken as its number one ingredient and zero fillers. it works inside for health you can see on the outside. [ dog ] i can't be a rockstar on the outside if i'm not one on the inside. [ female announcer ] new iams naturals. you'll like what's in them and love what's not. [ dog ] i am an iams dog. [ girls ] he's so cute! [ dog

southbound 83, down from middletown to mount carmel.e will show you what looks like on our cameras. tied up traffic and there. 95 and o'donnell running pretty well. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> things are pretty quiet for us to it state -- pretty quiet for us this tuesday morning. 19 and a frederick, 27 in jarrettsville. you will have to scrape frost off of your windshield. it will be a touch warmer than yesterday. seven-day forecast into the weekend, we stay in the 50's tomorrow. we will see at chance for a couple of rainshowers on thursday. colder on the weekend. ♪ >>> well, that's pretty. 7:30 now on a tuesday morning 13th day of december, 2011. it's a beautiful morning here in new york city. we're taking a look at the view from the top of the rock here in rockefeller center, as we look southward past the empire state building. that is 1 world trade center being built in the distant background there. 12 shopping days left until christmas. let's see what kind of a crowd we have down on the plaza. lots of people in town t

crew in sky fox above an accident right now which is tying up your commute along route 7 just at middletown road. that is where we have the dent activity. you will fine some traffic is able to get by under police direction as you guys work your way along route 7. expect some delays with traffic stacking up. one car involved. not quite sure if this bus was involved. but it is stopped at the scene. there is some question there. some traffic under police direction able to get by but this is affecting your commute on the inbound stretch of route 7 as you travel west of bueller road. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> new this morning, at the height of the iraq war, the united states operated over 500 bases in iraq. now, we only have a couple. early this morning, the u.s. officially handed over the central base in baghdad. the base used to be one of saddam hussein's palaces. it is part ever the u.s. pullout from iraq. >>> a maryland man kidnapped and held captive in pakistan for months and now al-qaeda's top leader says he is being held hostage. sherry ly has the latest details fo

will start with the harrisburg expressway from the pennsylvania line becoming bessy now around middletown road heading pasts belfast road. but you're okay making are way to the top side of 695 as we get a live look here at traffic flow on the beltway at i-8 3. we are stege more cars as we mentioned -- we are seeing more cars on the beltway but here's a live view of 695 at old court road. no backups to report and look at our drive times, there's still relatively normal for this time of morning. as we mentioned, from the harrisburg expressway shawan to 695, about five minutes for you this morning. charley, back to you. >>> a disturbing story. a man is shot and killed outside the towson town center just before 6:30 last night outside the nordstrom. abc2 news linda so is here with the latest and the ongoing search for a suspect. linda. >> reporter: we got off the phone with baltimore county dispatch and they tell us as of last night, police still have no suspects or description and they are hoping to find witnesses this morning who can help in the investigation. when officers arrived at the m

host: joe is next, middletown new jersey. you're on with robert kaplan, a republican line. caller: in particular, why isn't anybody in jail from mf global? guest: i do not know, but it would not surprise me. i read the same articles you do, but the people involved in this are going to have issues to deal with personally, and there will be problems for all of them based on what happened, i would guess. i do not wish that on anyone, but what happens here is unprecedented. i am sure the regulators and other authorities are actively investigating, and you will see more of this. host: we have seen this pattern with wall street companies with investment firms the last five to seven years. what is happening? guest: you have to separate these things out. the investment firms were over leveraged, and they were wrong. there are people who did things they should not have done, and there were people who were dead wrong. what was the most fundamental thing they were wrong on? they assumed housing prices would not go down. they sold all the securities, created securitization switch shoul

. >> host: bonnie, a democrat in middletown, new jersey. >> caller: good morning. >> guest: good morning. >> caller: the true cancer on our economy is crony capitalism. capitalism works just fine, but it needs competition and regulations, other side it begins to -- otherwise it begins to eat its own. we've seen 147 mull lty national corporations, but now pretty much own the world. and it's an insane tax code that we have, a regressive tax code that we have at this point. it's also, well, the outcome is now that the disparity of wealth in our nation puts us on an equivalent level to nepal and rwanda. so, obviously, this trickle-side economics is not working. >> host: let's get a response from the senator. >> guest: well, i'm not one, as you can tell from my answers, that demonizes anyone. just as i respect and atore the middle class and try and fight for them, i appreciate those who are making investments of their money, make the products that they sell to us to make our lives better, corporate america. there are lots of great corporations that do so much for our uncan both in terms of ch