another on preston street and another in laurel at 198. the major roadways are checking get ok. 10 minutes and 95 northbound between 32 and the beltway. 95 on the south side, no problems to report. this is the harrisburg expressway. you can see that north and southbound is moving at just fine. this is the beltway and perring parkway. that accident has moved off to the right shoulder. no lanes of traffic are affected. looking good. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now we go back out to ava marie in dundalk. tell us about what you have on thre. >> i am live in dundalk and having some much fun. this store is well known for their ravens gear. where is your other location/ >> in parkville. >> there is a lot of warm stuff. people are concerned about tailgating and staying warm. look to these gloves. these are spirit gloves. >> this is another warm hat that covers the year. >> your web site. >> www.poorboys.net. >> let's check the seven-day forecast. it is so chilly outside. we are barely making it into the upper 20's and low 30's. we will

in laurel, don harrison, abc2 news. >> call metro crime stoppers at 8-866-7 lockup if you have information. >>> firefighters were called to the 3100 block of raven avenue. the child was taken to johns hopkins. the adult was taken to bay view. >>> we started the day with rain in some areas. tonight the skies are clear. the roads look clear after a day that had us wanting to play hooky. let's check in with wyatt everhart. >>> not a bad day. we got a steady wind from the north and west and gusting higher. look at some of the peak wind gusts, gusting up to 40. very high profile vehicles going over the bridge. other than that temperatures have been pleasant. they will fall as skies continue to clear out. your evening forecast, we're talking about 50s, eventually going into the 40s. we'll talk more about how the weekend unfolds. it's coming up. >>> two utah teens have been raised, charged with planning to blow up their school. charlie roosevelt leftwich has more. >> reporter: the details are unsettling. if the teens managed to pull it off, they could have killed hundreds. the plot was designed t

. >>> a 10,000 dollar reward is offered to help find a murderer in laurel. gregory sears was killed earlier this month by someone who tried to break into his home in laurel. anyone with information is asked to call police. >>> a teen is charged in two murders and could spend the rest of his life in prison when april. he plead guilty in the murder of two. the trial started on tuesday. he was shot to death in glen burnie on november 2010 when barner and three friends tried to rob the shop. >>> do you own a smart phone or an ipod? if the answer is yes, you could may a tax for it. corinne redman is standing by on details with a proposed text tax by law makeers in annapolis. >> reporter: governor o'malley is backing a bill charging a 6% tax in electronics down loading ones to your cell phone and tablet and mp 3 place impacting music and apps and ring tones and video games and e books and electronic reading cards. senator miller says he is no stranger down loading music but doesn't see a problem with playing by the same rules than retailers but others say it would

meade road in laurel around 4:00 a.m. this morning. flames were coming from the fourth floor of the six-story apartment when crews arrived. everyone made it out safely. investigators are trying to determine exactly what sparked that fire. >>> well, it is 9:09 right now. they will be bringing more than just their homework with them to school. what some fairfax county students will be doing next year to help kids nationwide get in better shape. >>> also ahead, jumping ship. what led some redskins fans to switch their loyalty to the ravens. people! look at you! texting...blogging... all this technology, but you're still banking like pilgrims! get high yield free checking at capital one bank. why earn bupkis, when your checking could earn five times the national average!! and free atms anywhere. five times the national average!!! that's new school banking. sign up for high yield free checking at a capital one bank. what's in your wallet? somebody help me down. >>> new, amateur video posted online this weekend claims so show syrian security

the discovery was made in bramble court in laurel. we are live with their emotional words. >> we're talking about very young people. officers came to this apartment around 7:00 p.m. sunday evening. two families were shattered in an instant. two families struggling to make sense. >> you never know the pressure these young kids feel. >> after a murder-suicides. there were so young. >> their sister was a sophomore. she wanted to be a nurse and had offers coming in. she was happy. >> she was a good person. >> her ex-boyfriend work at goddard space center and was in the national guard. >> adam was a bright kid. he had a promising future. >> they had been in a three-year relationship that ended a year ago according to family. this is their 2-year-old son. >> she loved her son. >> she went to the apartment so they could go shopping for their son. >> he was calling her. >> police say he was -- she shot her -- he shot her and turned the gun on himself. he had posted a message saying one day he was going to get fed up but the family does not ha

guess who is making all the football noise here in laurel? and some of it's coming from former skins fans. i'm pat collins. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] combine a pnc cashbuilder visa credit card with a pnc performance select checking account and get up to 1.75% cash back for just about every purchase. learn more and apply today at pnc.com/cashbuilder. pnc bank. for the achiever in you. ♪ at last my love has come along ♪ >> legendary blues and jazz singer etta james died today after a battle with leukemia. james began her career in the 1950s and is best known for her jazzie rendition of the song "at last." she won six grammys and was inducted into the rock 'n roll hall of fame. etta james was 73 years old. >>> a northern virginia woman is about to do something that no american has done before. she's joined a world renowned ballet in russia. keenan campa has been asked to join the marinsky ballet the same company notables such as anna pavlova have been part of. she started dancing at a small studio in reston, virginia and says this was an opportunit

. >> laurel is halfway between d.c. and baltimore in maryland but when it comes to professional football, there is nothing halfway going on there. pat collins is in laurel with more. hey, pat. >> reporter: hi. how are you? it's playoff time. the redskins are out. the ravens are in. and we found that some skin fans are crossing over to that purple li line. i'm a ravens fan. did you used to be a redskins fan? >> once upon a time. >> are you a ravens fan? >> absolutely. >> you used to be a redskins fan? >> once upon a time. >> reporter: welcome to the city of laurel. you might think of it as middle town. it's 20.8 miles from downtown washington. it's 20.6 miles from downtown baltimore. at the michael's in laurel, ravens posters. go ravens plates. ravens candles. ravens flowers. little ravens footballs. they even have go ravens wreaths. nothing redskins. hey, are you a redskin fan? >> sometimes. >> are you a ravens fan? >> sometimes. >> hum. how do you choose? >> well, the winners i always stick with. >> reporter: a number

prosecutors in macon, georgia, are seeking the death penalty in a case involving the murder of a laurel woman. steven mcdaniel is charged in the death of lauren giddings, who graduated from law school at mercer university and mcdaniel lived in her building. she disappeared in june, her body found five days later in a garbage bin near her apartment. mcdaniel will be arraigned in two weeks. his lawyers want to challenge the makeup of the grand jury which indicted him. >>> new reaction over the murder of a law student from laurel. steven mcdaniel appeared in a central georgia courtroom yesterday. accused of killing his former neighbor and classmate lauren giddings last summer. she just graduated from mercer university law school and had been celebrating with friends. prosecutors say they are going through the death penalty. several family members were dressed in pink in the courtroom yesterday. >>> mcdaniel's lawyers are challenging that ruling. >>> a former frederick sheriff's deputy is not liable for the man he shot to death can a stun gun. the ruling says the officer used only enough fo

. >>> a 10,000 dollar reward is being offered to help find a murderer in laurel. gregory sears was killed earlier this month by someone who tried to break into a home in laurel. anyone with information is asked to call police. >>> well, they say change comes slowly and soon the fox along charles street will know that better than anybody a2 year construction project is on the way. traffic on charles street between 25th and the university parkway will practically be brought to a halt. the project will involve changing lanes and eliminating lanes and creating an avenue of sorts. it's expected to take 750 days. >> what we are doing now is trying to make sure our businesses survive while this goes on a and the detours and ways for people to travel to and from work and the city downtown are reasonable and make things as easy as possible. >>> clark says they want to keep it liveable and workable during the construction. work is expected to begin with april-- in april. >>> a campus and penn state fans are mourning the loss of joe paterno. his son jay addressed thousands o

we did see snow showers in places like laurel, the i-83 corridor. saw brief snow showers, i want to show you where the real winter weather is. take a look at frost bug. a wild winter day on campus here. >> deep creek lake. they get it. here is where we had the trouble some snow and that was up the i-83 corridor and extending -- northward to new freedom. it just doesn't take much but most of the state -- crystal clear right now and right now temperatures running in the 20s to teens to the west and the air temperature where the snow is, just five above. that doesn't count the wind chill. well below freezing. there is that northwesterly wind flow. that will continue in to the overnight. winds will let up more but the wind chills about as cold as you see them with three below zero in hagers town. that brief -- things dry out there, radar showing all clear. we think tomorrow limited flurry action. a dryer situation tomorrow and less windy. not the powerful northwest flow to create some of the snow showers off the great lakes. i think we are looking good

court, prosecutors revealed he tried to kill another woman in laurel before attacking his teacher at the cheltenham youth facility in 2010. in the hours after hannah wheeling's bloody body was found outside of the cottage in february of 2010, state police investigators discovered a bloody sweatshirt under a stairwell. the blood matched the victim's and the name on the inside of the sweatshirt read brian wansome, a 13-year-old who was in an unsecured area of the complex after being arrested for committing several burglaries in his laurel neighborhood. the evidence showed a laniard blogging to wheeling was used as a ligature and had his dna on it. there was evidence the 65-year- old had been sexually assaulted. >> it's a tremendous tragedy. you know what? there is no answer for why a 13- year-old boy is capable, would be capable of killing and raping in the manner he did and we're now satisfied we removed the threat from our community. it's sad on many levels. >> reporter: while investigating watson for the attack on hannah wheeling, investigators learn he was the prime suspect in the

in laurel, scott broom, 9news now. >>> talk about a cold and windy day out there. topper, this arctic blast of falling temperatures will stick around for a bit. what do you say? >> hard to believe this time yesterday, we were in the upper 50s. let's start with the wind gust. the good news, winds will die down tonight and the wind advisory has been canceled. the bad news is, the winds are going to drive a pretty good windchill. we're looking at winds 23 miles at national, 18-mile per hour wind gusts in gaithersburg and so we are looking at not 50- mile an hour winds, but strong enough to produce windchill. if you're going outside, look at the wind gust in oakland. if you're going outside, you need to dress for the windchill. so it feels like it's 28 in leesburg. 21 in frederick. teens up in hagerstown. look at oakland, it's only 12 degrees. 6 below with the wind. so, here's the deal. tonight partly cloudy, breezy and cold. winds will die down somewhat. 2 to 3 blanket night. winds out of the west 10 to 15. we will come back. i will fix my hair and let you know if the

topeka kansas, laurel madison palma ohideo and texas city texas will slow close. bloomingdale's in atlanta, maryland and the mall of america in bloomington, minnesota. macy's said we continue to be committed to maintaining the healthy portfolio of stores that allows to us focus on growth from the best and most productive locations. as for workers laid off especially in maryland, they say the company will offer severance benefits. corinne redman, abc2 news. >>> and health news this morning. a tragic story leaving behind a warning for parents about the dangers of food allergies. a 7 year old virginia girl toyed after a allergic reaction to peanuts at her school and they had a allergy action plan. the girl's mom says the school didn't do enough to help her daughter. even with the action plan she ended up dead. the school system declined to discuss the case and sent a note home to the parents about that incident. >>> and a scare in northwest baltimore has official warning people about the danger of carbon monoxide poisoning. officials say to install a co detector and

the video appeal is the brainchild of two young men who grew up in laurel. >> hello.rrently enrolled in our second year of studies of. reporter: now they're trying to give back by helping an institution that played an important role in their own lives. >> our mission is to bring together the community and local government to help save the laurel boys and girls club of. reporter: and it is a huge mission. the laurel boys and girls club is housed in a historic building, the first high school in prince george's county built back in 1899 and it needs plenty of work. organizers say the club serves hundreds of kids who might otherwise be on the streets in the evening. last month they started a four- hour after school program to provide both homework help and tutoring. right now they can accommodate 20 students, but they need space for at least 100. >> there's a major water leak here and it's going to cost thousands of dollars to fix it. reporter: trouble is much of the building is a mess. leavitt brown is a full-time firefighter and the volunteer president who runs the plac

it was laurel high school where he attended. >> do we know what he did in high school or as a teen? >> he was apparently camera shy in his four years at laurel high, just that one picture in his journal year book taken when he and two classmates appeared on the local tv quiz show. he was apparently smart and interested in the military now accused of wanting to be a terrorist. >>> a man who said he wanted to avenge wrongs done to muslims has been charged with plotting attacks in tampa. the 25-year-old was born in yugoslavia, a naturalized u.s. citizen. investigators say he made a video in which he held a gun, sat in front of an ak-47. the muslim community helped catch the suspect because they were concerned about his extreme views. >>> it is crunch time for republicans vying for the gop presidential nomination with less than 24 hours to go before the new hampshire primary. frontrunner mitt romney is trying to beat back late challenges from his competition. a brand-new poll today shows a number of voter still haven't made up their minds of. reporter: just one week after his raidsor th

in laurel, maryland, surae chinn, 9 news now. >> the red cross is helping displaced families. most of them have been moved to another apartment within the complex. investigators say the fire caused an estimated half a million dollars in damages. >>> it's going to cost you more to mail a first class letter. starting today, postage rates increased for the first time in 2 1/2 years. it now cost 45 cents for first class postage, that's a one cent increase. the hike does not apply to forever stamps purchased before today. the cost of sending packages and other mail also goes up. they hope to generate $900 million in new revenue. >>> still ahead on 9 news now, a new exhibit in town that michael jackson fans will want to check out. >>> and freezing rain tonight on could make for a messy monday morning commute. stay with us. >> the wax museum unveiled its new exhibit, the michael jackson experience. it pays tribute to the late teen of pop with a new wax edition. members of the dance studio were on hand for today's opening. the exhibit features three michael jackson features from vario

this case is clearly unfolding. >> laurel, thank you. >> new information tonight on a, a murder after teenager robbed of his shoes. d.c. police say gunshots were fired in northeast early sunday morning. tonight, they are looking for a bullet riddled suv. david lee robinson was on his way home with a car load of men pulled up and announced the robbery. paul with the story. >> sean david robinson went out dressed in a pair of nikes. as he stood near the intersection of 58th and foot northeast waiting for the u8 bus, an suv pulled up and guns were drawn. >> it hurts. it really hurts. >> jamal crawford and david lee robinson were tight, god brothers living in the same apartment complex on 6th street and shaw. crawford held shoes taken from the teen, as we talked inside his building. >> it's time for some shiewrs. my shoes you could v. you don't have to take my life. just take my shoes. he had a son on the way. he had a son on the way. it hurts. >> just after 2:00 sunday morning, 19-year-old david lee robinson and another man were standing in a bus stop on 58th street northeast when a smal

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this happened last night in laurel, maryland. when police arrived, they found the bodies of adam ously and his girlfriend. police say the couple dated for about 3 years and have a child together. >>> a former cia officer from arlington is accused of leaking the names of covert officers to reporters. john kiriakou and in federal court yesterday. prosecutors say he identified 1 of the officers as taking part in an engages of an al-qaeda financier. he was reportedly water boarded more than 80 times. he was released on a $250,000 bond and is facing 30 years in prison. >>> the hearing for the man who shot president reagan is expected to last the rest of the week. john hinckley is asking for longer visits with his mother in virginia and he hopes to transition out of a mental institution. yesterday, a secret service agent testified that hinckley visited a bookstore last year and became fixated on books about presidential assassinations. the defense lawyer maintains the shelves where hinckley paused contain various other books. >>> anoth

two neighbors say he lived with his brother and father in laurel. >> he did not smile. i've never seen the man smile, at all. he was a very strange guy. never spoke. never really spoke on his own. kept to himself. he wouldn't speak. he didn't acknowledge anything. he was all into his own world. >> baxom is facing 15 roars in prison if he is convicted. >>> he was a tough cop on the fredericksburg police force, a 24-year veteran of the force, a captain and the head of the detectives division. now, he is the center of a criminal investigation. captain bret mitchell taylor was accused of having inappropriate contact with a 17- year-old boy he met on the internet. he was arrested over the weekend after police found the two sharing a room at a motel six in stafford. according to sheriff's deputies, the teen was walking down the street early saturday morning. he told them he was locked out of his room and the man who had rented it would be back later. taylor has since been released. he is on paid administrative leave pending an internal investigation. he is married with childr

a laurel man is charged with trying to help a terrorist grou. 24-year-old craig baxam attempted to provideerial support to the terrorist militia group al-shabaab.baxam ... a oomer u-s soldier ... served in iraq and korea before leaving the army last july. he's due in court tomorrow... for a detention hearing. youth violence is drastically lower than it was five years ago.at a news conference at ccty hall, yesteeday... it was announced... juvenile shootings are down 67 percent compared to five years ago.the youuh homicide rate is also down, significantly.the mayor also announced the city's juvenile murder rate has been cut in half. (mayor)"together we have reduced juv crime by nearly 50 percent.. and shootings by 70 percent since 2007. several city wide programs aimed at reducing youth for the change. ng credited - the city's top prosecutor wants to reduce jail time for carrying small amounts of marij. marijuana...the proposal will be on the agenda for the city state's attorney... greg bernstein...during the legislative ssssion in annapolis.berstein says the state should reduce the maximum

. >>> much slower traffic because of the volume spotted south and 95 maryland through laurel and theton parkway. 270 has plenty of volume from i 70 off and on to 109. there was a crash at a point of rocks. that crash is gone. there's a wreck on the shoulder on northbound 95 va. -- northbound 395 at duke street. police, poland to the shoulder. they are just passing through. looks like they will remain on the right shoulder. >> it looks like some of the emergency crews are busy this morning. >> our top story -- a manhunt in montgomery county -- police are looking for a man linked to two terrifying home invasions and the last 48 hours. >> the most recent happened yesterday in bethesda. investigators said the suspect sexually assaulted a woman after tying up a mother and her teenage son. jummy olabanji has been following this story. >> good morning, police say in that home invasion that happened yesterday in bethesda, the suspect stolen credit card of the housekeeper who was working there and used it a couple of hours later at a cvs in d.c. and they caught a surveillance picture. we have

moving nicely on the beltway in laurel. looks good in college park and silver spring, normal.nk you. >>> the new hampshire primary could be do-or-die for jon huntsman. he has is cheerleaders working overtime. with more ana palmer is here. his daughters are basically campaigning for him in the world and online. >> they have gotten more press than the candidate himself. do-or-die is his model. his daughters have been tweeting and doing magazine spreads and interviews. they have gotten a lot of us. >> mitt romney has good-looking sons and they've been in the background a little more. >> they have done some fund- raising. jon huntsman is doing what meghan mccain did in 2008. getting some of us for their fathers. >> you expect more candidates to buy the dust after tuesday. >> it depends on what happens on whether they can do well. michelle bachmann resigned all of a sudden. there will be the next couple of primaries where people will be dropping out. >> because rick perry was going home, but now he and other candidates will be headed to south carolina and we will see what happens.

the macy's at laurel mall and the bloomingdale's at the white flint mall are closing early spring. 230ple will lose their jobs as a result. they will be able to apply for jobs at other stores. clearance sales at both locations start on sunday. >>> the two extra days to file your taxes. and credit card rates at record highs. paul;aa has those stories and more. >> topping america's money, high credit-card rates. the average is near record high more than 15%. those with bad credit are paying an average of 25%. your card issuers are imposing those penalty rates. richard cordray was appointed by president obama defined as senate republican roadblock. the plans to go-around congress again today to start a summer jobs program for low income youth. the white house says it has commitments already for tens of thousands of jobs. if you wait so the last minute to file your income taxes, you have an extra two days this year until april 17. that is america's money. i impam paula farris. >>> it was so cold yesterday, but feel so much better today. >> feels balmy. there was a brief cold snap. now we a

. >>> firefighters rushed to an apartment building in laurel about the same time. it took two hours to control the fire on route 190. he there were smoke alarms in the apartment and no -- route 198. there were smoke alarms in the apartment and no one was hurt. >>> virginia governor bob mcdonnell is trying to bring more cash to the commonwealth by selling naming rights to the bridges and interchanges. private intises would be able to put their maims on the roadways -- enterprises would be able to put their names on the roadways for an annual fee to go towards bridge and road maintenance. >>> with newt gingrich fresh off his impressive win in south carolina all candidates are squarely focused on florida. the state has a lot of major media markets which means major ad spending. >> that might bode well for mitt romney who needs to do well after lose income south carolina. fox's john roberts -- losing in south carolina. fox's john roberts reports. reporter: newt gingrich shaking up the gop primary campaign steaming ahead to the sunshine state, the battleground of florid

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. >> all right, stephen tschida reporting down there in laurel. >>> much cooler weather much more soit was 24 hours ago. how much? stick around. meteorologist steve rudin has a preview. >> take a look at the high temperature this afternoon from the belfort furniture weather center. 52 degrees at reagan national airport, yesterday 68 degrees. 70 in fredericksburg to a 55 degrees. with the satellite and radar the clouds will continue to increase as we move through the overnight hours. even some showers forecast for the day tomorrow but heavier rains on the way by midweek and then a shot of much colder air. coming up in a few minutes a look at the forecast and a flash back. remember what happened is 16 years ago today? i will show you in just a few minutes. >>> still to come on abc7 news hundreds of rail cars being looked over by metro car workers this weekend. >>> a key member of a local search and rescue team is found. >>> and beyonce and jaz-z are >>> tonight, police are investigating a eight person who was shot near the maryland line you later died at hospital. anyone with informati

what this means headed into laurel you will need to bailout early, take 198, to 295. that will save you some time also the option of 29 but again until further notice southbound i-95 remains closed after 212 in beltsville. >> crash on the other side of town 109 west of 270, still clocked off each direction that is on 109, southbound 270 does slow approach passing 109 delays out of rockville. northbound i-95, virginia, heavy and slow, headed across the occoquan. that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> all right julie thank you busy morning continues new this morning a car plows right into a house, it happened early this morning on central avenue west, davidsonville maryland the driver was slightly hurt after crashing his vehicle into the side of the home someone lives there but doesn't appear they were home at the time. police are investigating why the car left the road and ended up inside. >> to the race for the the white house republican presidential candidates gearing up for another debate tonight in florida. this as president barack obama continues his o

former high school sweethearts met at laurel. together they had a little boy named dwayne. and even though they broke up about a year ago, friends and family members say they still remain friends. for police, this was an open and shut case. but for family members on both sides, what happened last weekend will likely haunt them for a long time. >> what do you think about this. >> that's the thing that's probably plaguing everybody, nobody knows. >> saturday around 11:00, adam comes over and picks up ayers, they're going shopping for some things for their son. saturday afternoon no word from adam. no word from ayres. saturday night, still no word. sunday the concern begins to build. the bodies found behind a locked bedroom door. kahlib was there when the discovery was made. >> i was shocked. >> reporter: now there is another victim here, that little boy. 2-year-old dwayne left now without a father or mother. >> he's too young to kind of, you know, know really what's going on. with both families, he will definitely be well taken care of. >> reporter: police and friends say tha

it is 35 up in laurel. so everybody is above freezing and will stay above freezing. good news, a terrific tuesday is on the way. let's get through dense fog tonight. we remain above freezing. some fog for the morning commute. especially early. light jacket for tuesday is all you are going to need as temperatures go back into the 50s. now late tonight, want to walk the dog? it is quiet. cloudy, yes, all the showers are east of us or in the mountains. we'll put this into motion by 6:00 a.m. mainly clouds early. fog early. by lunch time, we clear out very, very nicely and we stay clear right through tuesday afternoon. tuesday night and wednesday morning. chilly showers. fog possible. low 4 to 40. winds will be light. so here's the deal. with fog, you know a couple of things, you probably know this. in case you don't. use your low beams. keep more distance between you and the car in front of you. by morning, returning mostly sunny and cool. by afternoon, what a day, mostly sunny and mild. just gorgeous. a light jacket maybe. high temperatures near 55, winds southwest at

. >>> the man charged in the murder of a laurel woman is due in court today. jessica kartalija has more on the suspect. >> steven mcdaniel is being arraigned today on murder charges. he's charged with killing lauren giddings. she was last seen in georgia on june 25th. five days later, police found her torso, wrapped in a plastic bag, in a garbage bin near her apartment. prosecutors planned to notify mcdaniel today that he faces the death penalty if convicted in giddings' murder. >> lauren giddings grew up in laurel, prince george's county. >>> a wild end to a spree. police say a man fleed in a getaway car crash and died. >> reporter: burglary suspect who crashed and died. aaron mccoy, jr., has a lengthy record, especially for his age. he had just turned 20. he had been found guilty of a large theft and eluding police. >> what a crash. >> reporter: police say a brazen burglary spree ended yesterday with this tangled mess of cars along the road. investigators say they spotted the getaway car wanted in a series of burglaries in northern baltimore county and tried

he is suspected in at least three burglaries in laurel. this thief has been pretty busy, too, this week, they say. he could be linked to more than a dozen burglaries since the start of the year. he stole a 2005 jeep charity early tuesday morning at a gas station on laurel buoy road. >>> it's now 11:40, and still ahead, how investors are reacting to a positive jobs reacting to a positive jobs repo i sweated the details. all the phone calls, the emails, the lost weekends. and then after twenty-two years, just like that, i was laid off. today there are so many americans like matthew. he worked hard and played by the rules. suddenly, he's out of a job. it's been a struggle not being able to find a job. but it's been our faith and family and friends that have helped us get through this. citizens energy was created to help the forgotten ones keep warm. we asked the big oil companies and oil producing nations to help. only citgo and the people of venezuela answered the call. and this year, in spite of soaring prices, washington actually cut fuel

. >> a laurel high-school graduates is under arrest tonight.aig baxam used apartment to search internet for terror groups. court documents say the former veteran planned to a small unit terrorist group. arrested in kenya. >>> an investigation into an alleged condo embezzlement scheme. nearly $3to pay back million in restitution. using a accused of property management company to of clientsccounts after line about during maintenance. face bank fraud and conspiracy charges. >> the u.s. department of closing 259is offices. the plan will affect the usda headquarters and operations in 46 states. the agency says this move could save $150 million a year. >>> if you thought the brush was badter weather today, it could be worse. this is what happens when 6 of rain falls within a of hours. the houston area was nailed by storms this morning. at least two tornadoes have been confirmed. no major injuries were reported. >>> record amounts of rain, though. it will have been 30 inches. >> we are speechless. >> ok. >> wednesday, we will be getting some of that l

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you can see the more significant rains coming through d.c., rockville through the laurel and savage and jessup area. this will keep pushing mort. get ready for a heaves -- heavier downpour. you can see there's more where that came from down toward fredericksburg. recapping the rest of the evening, we'll fall through thee mild tomorrow but don't let that fool you. more on our next january cold blast. >>> just got out of work and want to make this home, kelly swoope will find out how the roads are. >> let's take a lack at some of are cameras, 83, traffic moving slowly but that's typical this time of the year. 95, 22, traffic moving well there. we don't see major backups. 895 moving smoothly, no problems there. looking at u.s. 50 moving smoothly. a lot of people taking it slow because of the rain, but, really, 69345 at wilkins avenue bunched up. take it slow. a lot of rain. the temperatures are warmer than they could be and we're not seeing rough freezing spots. >>> bail denied for a harford county 16-year-old accused of killing his father and dumping the body in the pond. we go to rooseve

he was gunned down this month in the driveway of his laurel home. call crimestoppers for more. >>> a plea from the family of britney norwood. she'll be sentenced from killing her coworker. >> reporter: prosecutors argue that the killer shouldn't walk free. the defendant's family says she deserves a second chance, with patrol. these letters are written by friends and family of the -- woman convicted of killing this woman. she attacked murry when she was confronted about stealing. she created a lie and said they were attacked by men and evidence showed she endured choking and beating and stabbing wounds before she died. she was found guilty of first degree murder in one hour. >> i know the trauma our family's been through. i want no other family to go through this. >> reporter: the victim's family and the prosecutors say that she should spend the rest of her life locked up. in her letters, her family members ask her to show judge. her father said, i know britney is a good person and will do everything to make amends for what happened if given a chance

laurel, a few high thin clouds, high thin cirrus clouds. the weather stayed good all day long.and's most powerful radar. we check all five sweeps and they find not a thing, don't expect them to until we get into tomorrow, mid to late afternoon. that's when the next storm system will be approaching the area. just recapping the temps out to the west, upper 40s, 50s in baltimore. 50 at patuxent river and easton in the upper 40s. the winds are light from the west but a pleasant evening, no question about that. things will change as we check the forecast. looking at upper 40s as the skies will pick up. we have the chance for showers in the afternoon. that's going to cause some rain cooling. it will be a cooler day. we have no concerns for winter weather tomorrow but rain will be a possibility. right now a few clouds edging into virginia but staying out of our state. as we look further south we can see the next blip. rain maker, reaching across jackson, mississippi and little rock, arkansas. that's hour next -- our next storm. in the meantime, high pressure is in control. it will be

here is the time lapse from laurel, maryland. would get thicker, try to lift, come back, and that is what we're stuck with some of widespread fog. just point to 5 inch of rain, the official temperatures as far as the warmest spot we did find in the district. other numbers on the board shop like this. 37 was the high at reagan national. we may add a few degrees overnight, possibly getting into the 40's by morning. here are the latest visibility reports. reagan national, 5 miles. two miles at dulles, but this is all over the place. this will be a process that will take until tomorrow morning until we see a difference in the cloud cover. cover 30's right now and temperatures have not budged much. to look west of the metro area, it will move out this very stubborn air. but warmer air just off to the west. 63 in charleston, west virginia. it will be a process. there will be a lot of it tonight and more fog it tomorrow morning. the western wind will finally assured in drier air tomorrow afternoon. -- finally ushered in drier air. for n

no incidents to report on the b- dub itself as you travel to and from laurel.es are open continuing your drive along 66 headed eastbound. for some reason, we can't pull up the camera right now. there it is. the lanes are open. the volume definitely increasing this morning. beltway looks good between an and del and merrifield. if you are traveling -- between annandale and merrifield. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. ffic. >>> officials in texas say squatters are trying to take over homes that are worth thousands of dollars and some cases, much more than that trying to exploit an old state law that allows them to claim them for no ongeer is on hand to challenge the claim. the people are breaking into the house and going down to the county clerk's office to file their claims inform one -- to file chair claims. >> how nip thinks they can take a home for $16 and give grief to the home opener after that, it just amazes us. >> officials are looking into the cases to see if they are connected in some way. they say the county alexis christofrous are no longe

offering a $10,000 reward about greekry seres murder he was shot and killed in the alley behind his laurel town home anyone with information is asked to call metro crime stoppers. >>> local man faces several charges after he leads police on a chase through two states maryland state police say it started when 25-year-old jordan of elkton sped away from a traffic stop, troopers would follow at speeds over 100 miles an hour the chase would go into delaware come back to maryland where jordan would hit a spike strip in the road and later arrested no body was hurt. >>> final goodbye to penn state football coach joe paterno thousands made their way to a memorial in state college to remember the legendary coach here is kai jackson to take us inside. >> reporter: his widow sue received a warm welcome as she arrived at the memorial for her late husband. [ applause ] >> students alumna and fans, packed the arena to celebrate : his son addressed a crowd of more than 12,000. >> he lived his large life nobly never blindly chasing success defined by the world's ever changing values. >> reporter: his deat

take a look at laurel high school where the rain made its initial move out of the south.nitely getting wet. baltimore today sunshine and clouds and then the rain came down and bel air similar scenario. wet roads, what we're dealing with just about all across the state and ponding of water where there's heavier downpours further south. take a look at temperatures now. to the west 30s and low 40s. ocean city near 50 as you are in easton. we've got 45 at bwi. winds have shifted. they're coming in out of the east from offshore. winds are 12 to 15. i've seen a few gusts up close to 20. this is going to be an easterly fetch that will feed into this rain as it moves through. it's coming out of the south and west. by the way, there are reduced visibilities with this rain and with the low clouds, down to two miles of visibility and it gets foggier as you get further west. if you like to sleep to the sound of rain, you'll like tonight. as we go into tomorrow morning, a big part of the storm will be out of here. there will be a second shot mixed with snow showers friday morning. it'

somebody just rolled over northbound in laurel on the baltimore parkway near 198.s and less than 10 minutes. >> thank you. a hearing will be held monday on a bill to overhaul d.c.'s taxing system. she released the results of an online survey. 76% of 4000 people who responded rate the package system as fair or poor. 69% believe they are worse than those and other u.s. cities. 94% improve legislation. >> interesting. >> it is 67 degrees out there. >> still to come, there is new buzz surrounding the superstars fiancee in jasey. >> there is a litany of complaints. i'm not happy. >> more frustration for metro passengers. technical issues left them stuck last night just hours after a cracked will lead to delays. >> the woman convicted of murdering a co-worker inside a store will lerner sentenced today. >> another twist to the mystery surrounding a mega jackpot in iowa. a. who said he had the winning ticket has withdrawn his claim -- a person. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> good morning, washington. it's friday, january 27. i am cyn

. >> a laurel man accused of trying to join a terrorist group will remain in custody. that was the ruling this afternoon at a detention hearing for craig. he was arrested on friday. prosecutors say he left the united states for somalia trying to join the terrorist group. the 24-year-old laurel man could get up to 15 years behind bars if he's convicted. >>> the man linked to the disappearance of natalie holloway entered a guilty plea in a different murder case. van der sloot pleaded guilty to killing a 21-year-old peru woman. she was killed five years to the day that natalie holloway disappeared. prosecutors are asking for a 30 year prison sentence. >>> still ahead, the first lady sits down with gayle king, responding to allegations made about her in a new book. >> if you're looking for a job, you might want to consider target. they have a new store opening here in crofton, maryland. and they have more than 200 positions to fill. i'm lindsey mastis. that story is coming up. >>> republican presidential candidates begin their showdown in south carolina. i'm randall pinkst

they were neighbored, she had graduated from georgia's mercy university law school but grew up in laurel. >> a jury is reconvening today in the federal stun gun trial of a former sheriff's deputy. jorel gray died in 2007 after being shocked twice with a stun gun, his parents kay rudy torres used excessive force, they are seeking $145 million in damages. the jury will decide whether the jolts were a substantial cause of gray's death. >>> and to the weather now, where we are enjoying another beautiful day in our area. let's take a live look outside, shall we? there is still a lot of sunshine out there and it isn't too cold out there either. is the sunshine on its way out? marty is in the outback trying to hang on to it and meteorologist bernadette woods is in the first warning weather center. hello. >> hello, what we have got going on is the storm is moving our way, we will get to that in a moment. it is still way above average, already 45 degrees. our average for the date is 42 degrees so we are already above that. now it is not quite as warm as yesterday was. we are running about 10 degr

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. >>> a laurel man accused of trying to join a terrorist group is also due in court. 24-year-old craig beauxum was arrested. he was stopped in kenya before he could reach somalia, he faces up to 15 years if convicted. >>> alleges of animal abuse land a man in jail in baltimore county. police say gary wallace threw a yorkshire terrier off the balcony. he is held in lieu of a quarter million dollars bail. police say they have no idea what led up to the incident. >>> a big day in annapolis as maryland's general assembly session begins, ron matz is live with more on what issues we can expect to see and hear about. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon, don. we know that several hot button issues are on the agenda. lawmakers are expected to discuss legalizing same sex marriage in maryland. an issue that passed in the senate but stalled in the house. also on the lest an increase in the gas tax and investing in infrastructure to create jobs. governor martin o'malley is asking them to approve 370 million dollars for school construction. back to you. >> thank you very much, ron. >>> wjz i

you can see college park getting a heavy downpour moving quickly toward bowie and laurel.further south and west more heavy bands toward fredericksburg. a little problem with our camera but 45. visibility is at six miles. let's take a look at some of our cameras. bel air show last cloudy scene yow with rain on the roads. you have to drive with care. you know how this gets when the rain comes down. towson, looking at charles, finding a wet weather scenario into the evening. that has been the deal across the area. temperatures mid-40s to 30s west. we're safely above the freezing mark of course. that will mean a pure rain event but the extreme western edge and winds are from the east, got an easterly flow off the atlantic, off the chesapeake. that will also play a slight role in helping to keep the temperatures up. visibility has cut itself from normal, which would be 10-miles to two miles in frederick. much of that is from the rain but we're also getting mist and low level fog. as you go west in particular, watch out for some reduced visibility. big swath of rain. we see it o

the same scenario in laurel at st. vincent high. a pretty nice day across the state.t on maryland's most powerful radar. temperature wise running in the upper 30s to mid-30s to the north and east. temperatures will continue to sink, maybe 32, down to 30. highs struggle to get out of the mid-40s but that will not be the case. bone dry air in placement one thing that will factor into our weather tomorrow is the very dry air, heats and cools more rapidly. if there are other conditions present, a breeze, you can get some unseasonably warm temperatures. that's what we have headed our way. tomorrow, pretty -- almost poet tick that we would end this january with 60 in reisterstown, 60 in arbutus, the mid-60s towards davidsonville. closer to the water, bay breeze. satellite radar pictures, you can see that clouding up but no precipitation with these clouds. ár)u$ere were to bei indication with thatÑiok dry aii the surface, chancesçi#gñ a[ur -q(recipitation "7wldÑi evaporak before itñrÑ@touches the groun. the most active is on the great lakes. you can seat snow reaching dow

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