college park sits at 30. fairfax at 38 and 28 coming in at fort belvoir. officially outside, clear skies. temperature running in the 30s right now. with the clouds. feeling like 32 with a light south-southwest wind at 5:00. dew points are running in the upper 20s. the only really cold air is up in maine. northern maine and eastern areas of quebec. you'll notice subzero readings in caribou. the rest of the country, 20s, 30s, 40s. it is a comfortable morning across the u.s. thanks in part to the jet stream being well to the north so the arctic air bottled up in canada and that's what's -- that's where it is going to stay. the week after, we'll get some cold air in here. right now, a little bit chilly in parts of the northeast in new england. ohio valley, cool air is building in. other than a few clouds from time to time today and as we get into the day on saturday, that's it. it is going to be pretty quiet around here. now into the ohio valley, going west, into charleston or cincinnati for the weekend, gotta head out toward kentucky, you'll run into a few sp

the dow is reported at 12, 773. earlier, we are at 12, 880.the highest numbers but it is pulling away from those higher numbers. better-than-expected numbers of unemployment. more americans filed, however at 77,000 last week. but it is less than expected and the trend is down with a four-year level. >>darya: of the macedonia center is showing macedonia --mascony center is showing this convention for new apple products. . it is until saturday. time = 9:11 a. admission = $45 for the apple convention. more fallout will be back. ♪ [ ukulele strumming ] ♪ [ folksy whistling ] [ man ] quitting is a fight you can't let yourself lose. it can take many tries. but keep trying, you will beat smoking. honey, you okay? yeah, i'm fine. ♪ [ ukulele ] had >>george: 9:14 this latest accident continues to be difficult magdalena however, it is at the end of what would have been a long, slow commute on interstate 280, northbound. downtown towards cupertino is improved. you can see there is not as much red. it is not backed up the on the 280 interchange. better sp

at 46 degrees. there's a lot of cold air out across the central and northern part of the country. 11 in minneapolis and 2 in bismarck and that will be sweeping the behind the some -- behind the storm system on top of us now. pushing the st. louis right now, out ahead of it the big storm which brought us our rain. some heavy snows northern new england and the heavy rains and warmer air across us and we're going to watch this pull away. some sunshine today. so it's going to be a really decent day. behind it here comes the strong comfort that will be here tonight with -- cold front that will be here tonight with even some rain and snow showers and much colder air tomorrow. saturday and sunday. today, at degrees in town. rain and snow showers tonight and maybe a snow shower tomorrow. mountain snows continue on saturday. only 33 for a high. in fact, sunday, we may struggle to get the freezable with a couple of -- to freezing with a couple of flurries arnold here. some rain possible tuesday. timesaver tra

a live look at 270.you can see all of the slow traffic coming out of frederick and then again, it will be shady grove road down to the point where the lanes divide. outer loop just beyond this point on the outer loop, slowing down at 95. pretty solid to georgia avenue. i'm going to step out and show. >> live picture from sky 9. since 2:00 this morning, crews were on the scene of an accident involving a tractor trailer and a car. the right side of the roadway is getting by. in the meantime, it has been there so long, delays begin at i-97 trying to get to davisonville. coming up, another look at the big picture at 6:58. mike? >> thank you, monika. loudoun county may promise to build a redskins hall of fame in order to keep the football team's practice facility in ashburn. it has been there for 20 years but the district and prince george's county are exploring options to build facilities within their borders. "washington examiner" reports loudoun county supervisor sean williams says the county would be open

and again, that's funny, but look at me. hey, look at me! and look at loren robinson.h, take that, victor cruz. manning to hakeem nicks later. maryland over stanford last night in college hoops. but the steelers will open the playoffs on sunday against denver. there is a chance that the steelers could come here on the 15th and play the ravens. >> that would be a great game. let me see your dance, your victory dance? oh, my. >> that's right, we're dancing. >> it was like king tut. >> all righty. >> coming up in the next hour of 11 news today, we've seen cars run on gas and now even electricity, so what might fuel the car of the future? there, i got it out. that's at 6:15. keith distracted me with his dancing. >> yeah, me too. it wasn't an unusual long labor for mom, but we'll tell you how twins were born kind of a year apart. >> you guys got them all flustered, keith, with your end zone dance. all right, weatherwise, breezy, cold conditions on tap. the coldest air mass of the season is here. we'll talk about it. >> and we'll also talk about your morning commute. if you

look at this. the close call for neighbors and what crews are saying about the area's safety this morning. >>> and high pressure brings dry skies and there's a lot of high pressure over the next couple of days. will we see rain in our seven- day forecast? we'll tell you after the break. >>> back now at 6:14. get you updated on some of the top stories on this tuesday. we're told a female tourist separated from her group was sexually assaulted near fisherman's wharf this morning. video just into the newsroom. the 15-year-old girl rescued by police, who they were looking for that missing girl. both the suspect and the teen were taken to the hospital. we'll have much more coming up shortly. >>> a contra costa college student was shot and killed in richmond as he sat in a car with his sister. police say the gunman suddenly opened fire on them. the sister was not injured. >>> and a 10 hour public viewing is being held tonight for penn state coach joe paterno who died sunday at the age of 85. a funeral is

sunrise at 7:27. here's your day planner. maybe a few flurries, sleet or sprinkles this morning. a greater chance of light rain this afternoon. highs only reaching the low 40s by mid-afternoon. sunset will be at 5:04. maybe more light rain this evening. upper 30s by midnight. and big changes on the way the rest of the week. we'll look at that in detail in ten minutes. how's traffic? >>> good morning, so far we're still looking really good in our area. if you're traveling along 50, seeing a lot of green in the area. making your way from 301 toward the beltway, no issues to report. 50 at 202, heading westbound to the city, a little volume. no major delays at all. not seeing any accidents as well as eastbound pretty clear at this time. if you're traveling in maryland at i-270, here's what shady grove looks like. just a little volume, no major delays at this point at shady grove as you make your way south toward the spur. northbound very clear, light volume at this time. and on the rails, checking them fo

restart at sfo where the rain is coming down hard at this hour.e have a live crew on the scene letting us know about delays and also letting us know about conditions outside. let us also take a look quickly at what is happening on the james lick freeway in san francisco. traffic is light but the roads are slick. we will have reports we come back. to our community it's our lifeline to the emergency information we need it's a free service that provides free entertainment. but one day soon, it could be taken away. there's a movement among special interest groups to limit free antenna tv and millions of americans who depend on it would lose out. let's tell congress to keep free antenna tv as part of our communications future. always free and always local. the >>james: and national news, paternal died on sunday-- joe paterno died on sunday from lung cancer. students held candles, lock arms and in the background if san the schools are more moderate to say goodbye. >>justine: it is a whole new ballgame for republican presidency. new gingrich's now in the

accidents at this time. i'm back in ten minutes with another look at your traffic. back to you both. >> thanks. >>> today a second person charged in connection with the crime that led to d.c. council member harry thomaser ee ejr.'s conviction is in court. charges were filed against marshall banks yesterday. founder and president of a nonprofit group which prosecutors say helped filter government funds back to thomas. the former council member pled guilty last week to stealing more than $35,000 in city money. marshall's hearing today will be in the same courtroom where thomas appeared last week. >>> also today, we could learn which republican presidential candidates will appear on the ballot for virginia's primary. a federal judge in richmond expected to rule on a lawsuit filed by texas governor rick perry. he filed that suit after failing to submit the 10,000 signatures required to appear on virginia's ballot. if perry wins his case, he along with newt gingrich, rick santorum, and jon huntsman, could be put

in oakland, most places, look at that. pax river, almost at 70 degrees. now, it's going to get a little cooler tomorrow. a little cooler again on sunday and monday. and then next week, another warmup will be moving into the eastern -- actually, the eastern two-thirds of the united states, running again above normal, as we end january and start february on a mild note once again. mary? >> all right, bob. sounds great. thank you. >>> a visit to maryland's eastern shore, president obama spent the afternoon in cambridge. he's wrapping up a three-day, five-state trip, promoting the proposals from his state of the union address. randall pinkston reports for wjz, from washington, d.c. >> reporter: president obama returned to washington after a three-day, five-state swing. the white house billed it as an official presidential trip. but rallies like this one, at the university of michigan had a campaign feel. >> reporter: the president repeated his state of the union proposal to keep college affordable. >> i am only standing here today because scholarships and stu

the inner loop at 50, you're at 65 miles per hour. continuing in prince george's county, this time making your way past branch avenue also on the inner loop, 59 miles per hour. if you're crossing over the wilson bridge, nothing but green. clear in both directions. here's a look at the woodrow wilson bridge. not seeing any issues. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> the nba's defending champs, the dallas mavericks, will make the customary trip to the white house this morning to meet the president. not without some controversy. the mavericks' outspoken owner, mark cuban, says the league was "stupid, dumb, or worse," for not scheduling a game for his team in d.c. this year which would have made it easier for him team to go to the white house. instead he says the team had to schedule the trip themselves. the nba argues that even if they scheduled the mavericks to play the wizards, it may not have meant the president would have been able to meet with the champs. >>> maybe cuban wants the mavericks to play the wizards now because he th

this is right at saratoga at the subway station. can you see fire officials called to the scene of a report of a man trapped under a subway train. now, at this point, we know the man is conscious. they are attempting rescue. these things do take time. so they have to shut the third rail car off. to getac sess under -- to get access under the train. >> looks like most of the folks have been asked to leave the area of the subway, as fire officials continue their rescue. at this point, it is not clear whether mva has established a bus bridge around the subway. and it appears that all the subway tracks, both east and westbound have been shut down here in the 1700 block of saratoga. we'll keep you updated. >> captain mike perry will be live. >>> it is a moment natalee holloway's family has wanted for years. the prime suspect in the disappearance of their daughter pleads guilty to killing another woman. alison harmelin reports for wjz. >>> joran van der sloot told the court in lima, peru he is, quote, really sorry for what happened. >> re

avenue at mary. there is your speeds open the beltway, they are all at full speed. a live look at the west side, running smoothly there at liberty road with the exception of damp roads and fog, you can see the fog in that shot on the harrisburg expressway. remember wjz is always on, so for traffic information you can always log on. >> mark viviano reports from what is now a very quiet ravens training complex. >> reporter: good morning. well ray lewis told us after the loss in new england on sunday that a super bowl for the ravens just wasn't meant to be. but as ravens players cleaned out their lockers in owings mills on monday it was hard for them to hide from the thought that a super bowl for them was meant to be. instead of preparing for a super bowl the ravens met monday morning to clean out their lockers, say goodbye to teammates and poppedder the pain of a tough loss. the ravens believe their season would not end for another two weeks. >> it just sucks because we done so much and just to fall sh

san francisco at 59 degrees, rich and at 59 degrees,--christmas is also at 59 degrees. here is a look at your seven day around the bay we have dry and sunny and mild weather straight into your martin king jr. holiday weekend. temperatures are holding steady in the low 60s each day. here is a check of traffic beginning with the bay bridge. so far so good, there's no problem as you get from oakland across the bay bridge to san francisco. now we will jump to the golden gate bridge. we are looking at a pretty smooth ride here. more weather and traffic on the way. >>justine: the hunt for a serial arsonist is heating up as more than 50 fires have flared up around a bottle in the recent weeks and days. someone said the first fire over the weekend and more fires were set on monday. >>reporter: firefighters spent all day combing the woods of an open space in a bottle looking for flames or smoking embers to extinguish. this is the latest batch of fires set by a serial arsonist this time set deep in the woods. it is the third day that the arsonist has eluded authorities. >> we do

we'll take a look at the interstates there at 6:12. back to you guys. >> at the top of the hour, let's get a check on some of the stories happening today. prince george's county police launch a crime crackdown. 150 extra officers will patrol spots targeted as potential high crime areas. it is a reaction to last january's violent start in the county. >> we're about 200 days away from the start of the summer olympics in london. today, british embassy in d.c. will hold a kickoff party and they've invited two american athletes hoping to make team u.s.a. this year. >>> a helicopter will replace this tower on the jetty in ocean city, maryland today. this is a picture of the old one. it was damaged by hurricane irene last summer. the chopper will pick up the new tower at the ocean city airport around 10:30 this morning. >> also today, harry thomas jr. heads to court to enter into a plea deal. he's now a former d.c. city councilman handing in his resignation amid allegations he stole money from a children's charity. 9news now was the first to

a look at the evening planner in ten minutes. danella has a look at traffic. good morning. >>> good morning, breaking news if you're traveling out in davidsonville now. westbound route 50, lanes are blocked at route 424. traveling eastbound at 50, emergency workers are blocking two of your left lanes. it's slowing you down as you make your way past this accident. crews are hoping to clear it by 6:00 a.m. for now, take route 450 defense highway to route 3. traveling in maryland, i-270 at falls road, getting a little action making your way southbound toward the spur. lanes are open. no lanes to report at this time. northbound, you're in the clear, as well. back to you. >> danella, thanks. >>> 5:02. you're looking live off the coast of italy. the scene of a shipwreck disaster. right now the man blamed for causing it all is in an italian courthouse where proceedings are about to begin. news4's angie goff has the latest in italy this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. the captain of the ship, francisco chatino, is in court facing manslaughter

we went on the website for at&t and at least what is marketed by at&t to potential customers shows that coverage in the area is pretty adequate. -- was that information presented at or adequate in the presentation? >> it was not. again, besides the general statement that they found this to be necessary, there is nothing specific from an evidentiary standpoint beyond that? >> beyond the materials that i discussed presented by at&t, that was the gist of it. >> let me ask you a couple of questions. it was the issue of the alternative location. was there any analysis of that issue by the commission in terms of the relevance as to whether or not this was necessary? >> they did not discuss it at that hearing. companies that do an alternative site analysis, this is a preference four types. >> for me, the question is, how can you say something is necessary to if you did not provide analysis as to whether an alternative location would have been a replacement to this? >> necessity is a separate question. another question is the location. a preferred location as to whether is a desirable location

right now at reagan national, the temperature is at 34 degrees. we've got a light southwesterly breeze, and as we look at other temperatures, it has dipped down into the upper 20s, low 30s in some of the areas of west virginia. cumberland is down to a cold 28. so quite a variety depending on the elevation of the mountains. southern maryland around the bay, eastern shore, most locations in the 30s. a few high clouds drifting through, obscuring that three-quarter moon in the western sky. here's your day planner for this friday. we will have our temperatures soaring into the 50s by noon time. perhaps even low to mid-60s across north central virginia this afternoon. for a brief time anyway. a look at your evening planner in ten minutes. danella has a look at friday morning traffic. good morning. >> did you say 60 later today? i don't think i can go on with this traffic? but i'll help you out right now. i can't believe 60 later. that's great. >>> if you're taking the dulles toll road, you know this. construction till 5:00 a.m. eastbound, forcing you on

accident at wolfe road. the ride out towards cupertino it to the interchange, a slower drive time there as well. over on the bay bridge this morning, we have been looking at a pretty good-sized bass bug reaching from west grand avenue towards the foot of the maze. a 16-80 minute drive time this resource serta hornets the current nighttime in equity volume of an internet only have the traffic through marin on loans helped out. could >>darya: new this morning, we just brought you to be on their oscar nominations search from beverly hills. >>jan: some of my favorite people got snubbed. you have brad pitt vs. george clooney. also the very fact that money all got so many nominations. it's a everyone buys supplies. you goal lead with all of these nominations. it is amazing movie. hugo is about a local boy finding one of the pioneers of cinema. the same thing is that the artist. here is a little bit from hugo. it did not win any nominations when it comes acting which is very surprising, but it really is about to se

but not at first. at first it's the cold air that will be winning out. right now the way it looks is after about 10:00, 11:00 p.m. tonight we'll start to see some snow fall around the area. probably in our western suburbs first. areas off to areas like rap hannic and culpepper county but by morning everything from snow to sleet and freezing rain. because of that the national weather service has issued a winter weather advisory starting tonight and running through saturday. pretty much for the entire area. so again what we're going to get first is the snow starting late tonight. a little bit of sleet mixing in. then freezing rain is going to be taking over by the time we get to about 2:00 or 3:00 a.m. in the morning. that's what's going to have some problems on area roadways all throughout this area and up to the north. so if you've got travel plans for spots into pennsylvania, off to the west and into west virginia it's likely it is going to be slick on area roads tomorrow morning especially the secondary roads that aren't going to get a chance to get tr

we go live look at moscow. they've got snow on their rooftops. it's russia. have a good day over there, guys. you are watching "good morning maryland." we're back in just a bit. >>> welcome back. we are tracking a big story out of afghanistan this morning where a nato helicopter has crashed in the southern area of that country, killing six members of the air national military force. that crash happened in the helmand province. a source tells several media outlets that all those on board the navy helicopter were marines and all dead. the taliban claimed responsibility for bringing that helicopter down. >>> bad weather has forced rescuers to suspend the search for victims of that cruise ship disaster off the italy waters. at least 11 people have been confirmed dead and more than 20 remain missing after the ship hit a reef and capsized last friday. for more on the concordia tragedy and what you need to know before taking a cruise, tune into abc's "20/20" tonight. that show airs at 10:00 right here on abc 2. >>> sh

sunset at 5:11. a look at the evening planner in ten minutes. here's traffic on this martin luther king jr. day. danella's with us. good morning. >>> good morning. let's head down i-95 in virginia right around 234. if you're heading i-95 south at 234, we have an accident involving a truck in the area. you can see a single vehicle crash here. the truck is teetering on its side. be aware, this is in the left shoulder lane. and also your left slain blocked by crews working to clear the accident. so far the commute is pretty good. northbound i-95 to 395, no issues. taking the beltway in virginia, a live look at robinson terminal, inner loop and outer loop not seeing issues traveling in montgomery county. on the outer loop making your way toward university boulevard, right lane blocked by construction. back to you. >> danella, thank you very much. >>> 4:34. a centreville, virginia, madison in custody that morning, charged with fairfax county's first homicide of the year. police accuse benjamin walker of killing his roommate, ryan leslie, in their hom

winds northwest at seven and we sit at 50. the visibilities the big issue this morning, some of them down to a quarter mile, even less than that. southern maryland. lynnered town, we have -- four down at the naval air station. with you go west and soup. culpepper, route 29, i-81 the fog down that way. visibility -- hagerstown, even montgomery, over to sterling, western fairfax, visibilities are rather low and temperatures just below freezing. upper 20s to low 30s west of town. locally you request see arlington from 30. it's -- hey market 28, these are the areas where concerned about the slick spots, columbia, watch out you could fall below freezing, 33 -- there in southeast prince georgia. look at the weather camera. the capitol, the clouds just starting to hug the top of the dome. we have a reading of 34 at regan national with cloudy skies, 28, a west southwest wind at seven and the humidity high at 87%. we have a rain storm headed this way. it's down in texas this morning and louisiana. track it through mississippi. the uppe

>>mark: a look at the winners at the golden globes. the best drama was the descendants starring george clooney. he also to, best actor award. the best actress award went to merrill street for her portrayal of margaret thatcher in the movie iron lady. event >>darya: contraband is the new movie starring mark walberg and made 24 million. an old movie was reborn in 3d, vt in the piece was second in the box office off make the 18.5 million. mission impossible still holding its own. it has been over--it is in the third spot. >>darya: everything has been pretty holiday light. of the golden gate, nice and quiet. with sfax you see him >>mark: thank you for joining us on this monday morning. we are starting with a check on traffic. >>george: in the midst of what has been light traffic we have to hot spots. one in san francisco, we have a disabled big rig northbound where doyle drive meets with marina boulevard. it is right here at this curve and traffic has a bathtub along richardson leading pass the palace of fine arts. the entire stretch is ba

sunset at 5:05.der a clear sky, down to near 40 by midnight. clouding up after midnight. tomorrow, rain moving in. colder for the weekend. how cold? we'll talk about that, too, coming up in ten minutes. also, i'll show you photos from my latest school visit coming up at 5:51. how's traffic? >>> fog, fog, fog, the big story on the roads this morning. give yourself extra time. here's a look at i-270 at father hurley. clear as you make your way toward the spur. not seeing any accidents for you as you connect on to the beltway. a lot of fog. this is the beltway in maryland at route 50. bustling along. no accidents in this area. if you're taking the beltway, the inner loop at 50 in virginia, arlington boulevard, a multi-vehicle crash in the right shoulder lane. use caution while you're traveling out of the house. give yourself extra time. this is a view of i-66 in virginia. see something volume heading past actually road eastbound. making your way toward nutley. again, fog is going to be an issue for you.

also at thomas run.ther accidents include wilkens avenue at west kenwood and 100 westbound at meadow ridge. let's take a live look. as you can see, not a bad drive for you. and we'll take another live look. you can see things have very much cleaned up there. that's a look at spaghetti junction. also a scene of the earlier accident. bill's has it all for you. you can call them at 1-877-75- bills. back to you. >>> we are down to the final few weeks in the pizza bolis pro football challenge. tim williams is at wjz.com to update this weekend's standings. >>> it remains a battle atop the bobblehead standings. adam may remains on top. jessica is right behind, with 179. then it's marty with 177. a tie for third then, with mary, with 176. stan also has 176. and then it is don, me, and mark viviano. this week's big winner, edward grand root of ham stead, maryland. he correctly predicted all four play-off games and came closest to the score of the broncos- steelers game. congratulations, edward. now, you win sport

there will be another ceremony at the memorial this morning at 8:00. >>> d.c. mayor vince gray along with congresswoman eleanor holmes norton and others will help mobilize 1,000 volunteers for day of service projects starting at 8:30 this morning at dunbar high school. reverend al sharpton will hold a king day breakfast. the national cathedral hosts king in our midst at 2:00. >>> montgomery county police are expected to release more details today about an arrest in a string of violent home invasions. kevin ray was arrested in north carolina saturday morning. he is accused of three attacks. the latest in temple hills on friday. ray is now behind bars in montgomery county on charges including rape and assault. >>> police are also investigating an accident that killed an 8-year-old boy. this one happened yesterday afternoon around 2:30 on a busy westbound stretch of duke street. this is near the 395 overpass. the boy was standing with his mother on the side of the road when a car veered off the road and hit them. the young boy died at the scene. his mother is in t

at gillette stadium... next sunday.kick off is at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.o it wasn't the rettiest win ever... but it counts just the same, and now the ravens are just one wwn away from the super bowl. joel d. smith is live in towson to see how confident the fans are feeling now, with a trip to new england on the horizon. good morning joel d. 3 3 3 3 3 (band playing-man dancing at 48:32)(two kids kid screams woooo) fans who celebrated the ravens win at home are probably waking up this morning... with some very full trash bags.but it's nothing compared to the record-breaking piles of trash that crews are dealing with at m& t bank stadiumthat's right.. with the sellout crowd inside the stadium came a record breaking eight aftermath in the parking lot. seem to care about the mess! (man and daughter) 3 3 3 (band playing-man dancing at 48:32)(two kids kid screams woooo) fans who celebrated the ravens win at home are probably waking up this morning... with some very full trash bags.but it's nothing compared to the record-breaking piles of trash that crews are deal

coming up, another look at maryland roads at 4:47. andrea? >> it is time for the first your money segment of the morning. jessica doyle is off. here are today's headlines. european finance ministers are putting the pressure on greece's private creditors for an agreement with the government to cut the country's massive debt load. time is running out for greece to reduce its debt by nearly $130 billion and avoid default. getting thousands of tax evaders to pay up could help a country lower its debt bill. greece has named about 4,000 tax dodgers who collectively owe the government nearly $20 billion. officials say much of the money may never be re-claimed because some of the top offenders are in prison or their companies are bankrupt. >>> the federal reserve begins a two-day meeting today. it is first time fed members will offer their individual views and projections for interest rates and the economy. the meeting is part of the central bank's plan to be more transparent to investors. on wall street, stocks were little changed monday. the dow fe

blog starts at 8:00 a.m. at the home depot. the wall includes dinner piffling he was a 19 year veteran of the vallejo police department and gunned down as he chased a bank robbery suspect back in november. the proceeds of this event go to the family trust. >>darya: we're back with more in a couple of minutes free here is a live look at the golden gate. the looks really good as traffic is nice and likely a ought 45 >>erica: authorities have released the 911 call from demi moore. she is now in a hospital we will actually have that audio on inside edition at to 30 p.m. as the afternoon. >>darya: this is a live look at this in detail. this is one of the stubbornness. it made taking a little longer to get to the fog the stanley roberts road along with the the chp was cracking down on aggressive drivers. >> tracking down across the drivers is not as easy as it steal. this driver in the white suv was doing 70 in a 65. he pulled out and for another driver. this could lead to wrote rage. >> as if he had to stop for some reason, this new

a live look at route 29 here at route 28. nice and quiet as you head down to white oak and over to the beltway. coming up in my next report we'll go to virginia. >>> erin brock vivian is getting involved in a case of six teens up in new york. >>> newt gingrich is steaming mad over attack ads in florida. >> reporter: good morning. coming up on cbs this morning, we have newt gingrich talking about all the personal attacks in presidential campaign. also the concerns of fellow republicans and how he intends to get back the home tum with one day before the florida primary. also we'll look at a medical mystery and why erin brock vivian is getting involved. >>> we will be watching, thank you. >>> this morning prince joarnlings county -- prince george's county police need help to find 14-year-old kendra marie armstrong. she was last seen leaving her home in the 800 block of chester grove terrace. kendra was on her way to school on january 25g. if you have any information call the prince george's county police department at 301-390-26

there may be someone else at at&t who can address that but that was not within our task. supervisor campos: that raises the question of what is the relevance of that because you do have in the guidelines that are promulgated if section 8.1, one of the things that is identified is the desire of a co-location. so i'm wondering what at&t has to say in response to that. >> and i'll turn the microphone back to at&t. but let me point out there, i think ms. rodgers was right on when she said that those are separate issues. one is, is there necessity, is the system, as presently configured, running at capacity, and that's a separate issue from how you go about identifying a site that can overcome that and provide additional capacity. >> if you don't understand mind, supervisor, i have gordon, can answer that for you. here. >> good afternoon, i'm gordon spencer with at&t. i guess it's kind of a general question but there are several aspects that go into the design of the network, not least of which is the traffic engineering that's done on a national basis and a local basis. we al

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at fault.lus airlines will no longer be able to fool you with those >>> and welcome back to news 4 at 4:00. i'm barbara harrison in for jim handly. >> i'm pat lawson muse. here's what's happening in the news at this hour. the republican presidential candidates are getting set for their final debate before the florida primary on tuesday. they face off tonight at the university of north florida in jacksonville. the latest polls suggest newt gingrich may be losing some of the momentum he gained with his win in south carolina. the race between gingrich and mitt romney is too close to call at this point. >> and president obama will be landing soon in colorado. mr. obama is half way through a three-day swing through five battleground states. in las vegas today he announced new plans to open nearly 38 million acres of the gulf of mexico for oil and gas exploration and development. >>> thousands of people at penn state joined in an emotional public farewell to legendary football coach joe paterno. pate

already at freezing there. winchester also at 32 degrees. down toward manassas coming in at 39 and over toward fredericksburg high temperature there of 41 degrees. we are going to see a very chilly night tonight. one thing we will not see though is snow. you see a lot of it on the map here up toward the north toward pittsburgh, buffalo already picking up over 6 inches of snow. parts of west virginia and the ski resorts back to the western maryland all seeing snow during the day today. it will not make its way over the mountains though. we will stay on the clear side of things. rather breezy this evening. 34 degrees at 9:00. temperatures tomorrow morning when you wake up in the upper 20s in the city. most of you will wake up to temperatures in the low 20s and everybody will have wind chills in the teens as you step out the door on your saturday. we're in for a little bit of a cold weekend out there but, hey, it's january. and it's about time. >> that's right. all right, doug. we'll check back in a bit. if you spend any amount of time out toda

liberty heights at north roger -- rogers. west franklin at east packa. let's now take a live look, as you can see, brake lights there, 95 at the beltway on the southwest side. and we'll take another live look. everything seems to be running normally there once more. 95 north at 272 in the cecil county area. this traffic report is brought to you by subway. introducing the new hot pastrami melt. it's freshly-baked bread. pastrami, pickles and bubbly cheese. to satisfy the biggest appetite, eat at subway. eat fresh. >> this is bubbly cheese. if you love good grilled cheese, and who doesn't? there's a place in baltimore you have to try. ron matz reports, four local guys have turned the ultimate comfort food into a booming business. >> this is our veggie delight. >> welcome, to grilled cheese and company. where baltimoreans come for the greatest of comfort food. the new federal hills store is their third location. >> i have to -- we opened the occasional store in april 2010. opened sykesville, last april. of course, april is national grilled cheese mont. and

the debate at south florida university in tampa. tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern on the stage will be rick santorum polling a weak third in florida and ron paul focused on other states. but one candidate's campaign may be on the line. >> florida is make it or break it for mitt romney. >> reporter: a big, diverse state where a win by newt gingrich could prove his electability. >> debates prove decisive in south carolina. this one here tonight could be the most important of this whole campaign. i'm steve handelsman, news 4, tampa, florida. >> now tonight's debate will take place during a special edition of nbc's rock center. brian williams will moderate. and you can watch it at 9:00 tonight right here on nbc 4. >>> when news 4 at 4:00 continues, a surprise announcement today from aretha franklin. >> the oscar nominations come out in the morning. we'll preview what to expect. >> also a controversial comedian rushed to the hospital after collapsing at an awards ceremony. ♪ >> and strong reaction "access hollywood" test. "access hollywood" test. "access hollywo

she will speak at 11:30 at city hall in the rotunda. today city state's attorney greg bernstein will discuss initiatives for the the new year at one this afternoon at mitchell courthouse downtown. stay with abc2 at 5 and 6 to hear his plan for the coming year. >>> and governor o'malley plans to formally recognize two american indian groups indigenous to the state. executive order follows a process established to american indian groups accordings to census maryland has 58,000 identified as having american indian heritage. >>> and a new bus route connecting two busy counties will open today. harford and cecil county executives will today launch a route during an event at the david r craig park in havre de grace. it takes effect this morning starting at 11. time for a check of the forecast one more time. let's say hello, to justin. >>> all right. good morning. 6:54. take an umbrella or rain jacket with you. not expecting anything heavy today. more of a nuisance or ambience event. a sense of winter has come back. 39 ocean city and they star

at this level. i think. are you excited? >> yes. it's a good thing to do. president yee: ok, parent advisory council report. representatives? >> good afternoon, everybody. congratulations, norman, president norman yee and rachel norton. i just want to say, i don't know you that well but i preebt the way that you handled the meeting and everything and you coming to the class meeting as well and just your support so thank you, ms. mendoza for your hard work and leadership and the way you carry yourself, thank you for that. my name is gloria mald, i'm a parent of two children within the district, i'm a member of the parent advise recommittee under title 7 and i wanted to also quickly acknowledge the delac and the new members as well and their hard work. thank you. for mr. -- for your contributions and ms. otoshi, i think it's really important. this report here that i'm talking about focuses on the p.a.c.'s work and it correlates with the violence prevention, we're focusing on restorive processes and ho

still moving at a great pace at colesville road. eisler run through virginia. 66 the greenway, the toll road, 395 to and from the pentagon and across the 14th street bridge. -- it is a good run through virginia. i am natasha barrett. -- back to you. >> thank you. >>> track trails lead to major delays on a couple of metro lines. jummy olabanji is live at dupont circle to explain what happened. good morning. >> good morning. metro says that because of the cold weather it caused some cracks in several power lines on the red line and the alliancyellow lins. losing power is the last thing anyone wants to deal with and coping with the cold. >> not seen any lights from the street estrange. >> that is what happened last night to thousands of people living near foxhall road and reservoir in northwest washington. pepco restore power after several hours. some residents had already given. >> we're trying to find a place to stay the night. we are headed out to family. police it will be fixed by the morning. >> metro was also badly -- battling a

rescued at sea. four people are forced to jump ship when their cruiser catches fire off the australian coast. >>> and a spectacular display. italy's mt. etna roars back to life for the first time this italy's mt. etna roars back to life for the first time this year. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello, very good morning to you. i'm veronica de la cruz. today we begin with a big endorsement. "the boston globe's" endorsement of jon hanuntsman is not only a big boost it's a snub to mitt romney. tracie potts joins us from washington with the details. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. good morning, everyone. "the boston globe" said that jon huntsman is the best prepared candidate and, specifically, they said he would make a better president than mitt romney, even if mitt romney gets the nomination. "the globe" said it would make romney a better nominee. huntsman slammed romney yesterday for leaving the state and going to south carolina to campaign where he picked up the e

and continuing on 395, slow at duke. look at this.ov nice and open as you make your way toward the bridge bridge. delays on 395 at duke continue to seminary road. then it opens a bit as you make your way to the 14th street bridge. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 6:33. today congress will honor a montgomery county police officer for his bravery during a hostage situation at the discovery channel headquarters. officer edward paden jr. and 20 other officers from across the country will receive the congressional badge of bravery today. paden was off duty when he found out there was a gunman inside the building in silver spring in 2010. he was the first officer to enter the building, and he checked to make sure all the hostages got out alive. this is the first time congress will hand out the bravery awards. >>> breaking news. state radio says an american man received the death sentence in iran for allegedly spying for the cia. an iranian court said amir mirzael hekmati, a former u.s. marine, received special training from military forces in

look at this. yesterday we were in the 60's. at b.w.i. now, it is 40, and at the inner harbor, it is 43. the typical high this time of year is 42. so yesterday 20 plus degrees above normal, and right now we're at normal high, roughly speaking. 62% the humidity. the southwest wind at 5 miles per hour. 63 was the high at the airport. 64 at the inner harbor. 41 is the normal. 27 and 34 were the lows yesterday. we're up around 40. so we're quite a bit warmer than yesterday morning's reading. we set the stage for another day of this stuff in the history books in 1989, we had almost 3.5 inches of snow on the ground. that's the other side of the ledger, so to speak. we're not in that shape this time, but that's what could happen this time of year and is much more likely to happen. ocean city down to 40 on the boardwalk. there are chilly temperatures out there where the cold air has been able to settle in. frederick down to 28. it look at this. in the 40's out in far western maryland prite now with the clear skies. there is a front to our west. t

one at acre 121 and the other at busboys and poets both begin at 7:00. performances run through the weekend. for a complete run-down, head to wusa9.com. >> we have a check of the stories making news this thursday morning. at least 23 people are dead in the latest violence in iraq. two shiite neighborhoods were hit by bombings this morning. their intensifying fears of more violence after the last american combat troops pulled out of iraq last month. >>> republicans may take the president to court over his recent appointment of rob cordray to lead the consumer protection bureau. they had blocked president obama's choice for the post. g.o.p. senators say the senate never officially went into recess during christmas. >> already worried about filing your taxes? you get a little extra time this year. the i.r.s. deadline is april 17th this year. that's because the 15th falls on a sunday and the 16th is the emancipation day holiday in the district. >> we all could use a little extra time. >> yes, we could. >> but we get what we get. >> but then there are those e

at 5:00 p.m. there will be a march from justin herman plaza to goldman sacks where everything started in the morning. now i have pages and pages of all the different small protests going on, there are too many to list. but if you go to my facebook page click like, you will find a link to this information. reporting in the newsroom i am j.r. stone with kron4 news. >>justine: stay with us on kron4 as we continue to cover the occupy prospective popping up around the bay area. we do plan on having live coverage starting at 6:00 a.m. to make sure that things go smoothly if you are planning to travel around the financial district. >>james: a quick break and we come back the latest in politics. decision 2012, will tell you what the president has been up to and what we can expect. a live look at the market street area it is wet out there, we are following the forecast for you. 0ñ@Ñ >>justine: president obama to the states and new york stage famed apollo theater. during his speech he seemed to get caught u

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no real snow at all. maybe a couple flurries but for today the temperatures right around 42 be a we will -- and we will get sunshine and clouds will move in. tonight the temperatures around 29 and clouds will be hovering and maybe a little breezy and by tomorrow, that temperature right around 37 and partly cloudy and colder and look what i have for you. yeah you waited patientently and there's the game day forecast as ravens are at the patriots. temperatures around 32. partly cloudy and cold. i am sending it over to you angela. how is the traffic. >> reporter: moving along fine except for for those in howard county in the cooksville region. we are dealing with a pretty serious accident. spoke with howard county police and they say 97 at old frederickroad are blocked in both direction they are asking you to take woodbine. but going to 70 in baltimore national pike, both are moving well. heading over to 29 in howard county, here's a live look at traffic flow on 29. no reported troubles and youshouldn't have

at $65 a month. by doing that, the district would generate an extra $125,000 a year. another proposal, increasing fares every year for the next five years for passengers who use their clipper card. so here's the fare increase. the proposals, one way travel from larkspur to san francisco would go from 5.70 to $6 each way. from sausalito to san francisco, it would go up from 4.85 to $5. now, those increased prices reflect a 5% increase. it would generate an extra $2 million a year. this is a live look here at the ferry here at the larkspur lot. the trick finance committee will vote on these two proposals tomorrow. if approved prices could go up on july 1. >> sign of the times. thank you, gil diaz live in larkspur. >>> 4:44. let's check the roads on this wednesday. >> yeah. >> what day are we on now? that's right. >> but lawrence reminded us earlier it is hump day. there you go. all right. here's live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. so eastbound 80, there is some roadwork heading towards oakland on t

look at all of that red. that's where the accident sits here at route 29. that delay, i would say avoid it altogether. go ahead and get off at route 29 and get back on in centreville if you want to avoid that, use stone road. make your way around to route 28 and get back on to 66 beyond that delay. that delay is going to take awhile to dissipate because we're in the height of rush hour right now. we'll go over to the other side of virginia on the northbound side of i-95. you have slow traffic as you approach the occoquan river and then again from newington to springfield, here at duke street. it is that normal rush hour stuff as you head through landmark heading up toward seminary road then it seems to get better. we'll take a last live look on the outer loop of the beltway north of town slow from 95 to georgia avenue. and before i go, i have a commuter alert. taking dulles out of the dulles metro project. the airport's authority is building the silver line from east falls church through tysons corner and to dulles and ashburn. authority member robert brown

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