marylanders said no. only 25% said yes. it's kind of interesting how the citizens of maryland feel about this. >> speaking of upcoming elections, there are a number of people in the chamber today who are potential candidates for governor in the next election in maryland at the top of the screen sitting right in front of the rost rum attorney general doug gansler is there. mentioned as a candidate. lieutenant governor anthony brown will be introduced shortly and he has the endorsement of governor o'malley to succeed him. comptroller peter francto has taken himself out of the race. >> the maryland economy at this point it has to grow, albeit slowly. the latest read we had on unemployment in the state was 6.6%, which is pretty much where it was a year ago. the national unemployment number is a bit worse. just a hair under 8%. so despite the fact that the state budget has been stabilized, there are still a lot of meal suffering out there. a lot of people who can't get jobs. haven't been able to get one for a long period of time. chronically unemployed. we also

marylanders said no. only 25% said yes. it's kind of interesting how the citizens of maryland feel about this. >> speaking of upcoming elections, there are a number of people in the chamber today who are potential candidates for governor in the next election in maryland at the top of the screen sitting right in front of the rost rum attorney general doug gansler is there. mentioned as a candidate. lieutenant governor anthony brown will be introduced shortly and he has the endorsement of governor o'malley to succeed him. comptroller peter francto has taken himself out of the race. >> the maryland economy at this point it has to grow, albeit slowly. the latest read we had on unemployment in the state was 6.6%, which is pretty much where it was a year ago. the national unemployment number is a bit worse. just a hair under 8%. so despite the fact that the state budget has been stabilized, there are still a lot of meal suffering out there. a lot of people who can't get jobs. haven't been able to get one for a long period of time. chronically unemployed. we also

the speech includes a new feature. maryland residents will be able to submit questions through the internet and through twitter. we have a link on our web site, wjla.com. >> 4:37, the 58 degrees. am i reading this right? >> that's great. still to come, ray lewis addressing harsh allegations as he prepares for the superbowl. >> welcome back on this wednesday morning. taking a live look at the capitol dome. you can almost feel it is warmer out there. it is fantastic. it is a balmy morning. >> really? >> this is beautiful. >> it feels great. >> for the end of january. >> yesterday afternoon, sunshine and 70 degrees, not much to complain about. equally as warm today, but with a few more clouds. the wind will start to pick up as a cold front approaches from the west. by this afternoon, a few showers will be developing. late-night we will see some of thunderstorms. a few of those could be strong and possibly severe. we will see a quick end to the mild temperatures with a cooler week ahead. let's show you where we are starting this mo

he had to get insurance for the maryland auto insurance fund. it ensures drivers denied coverage. >> i got what i could get. >> the cost, $2,300 a year. it had to be paid up front in full. drivers who cannot afford to pay it get loans from so-called premium finance companies. they can be played back in installments but it costs a lot more. it would have cost clay than $3,500 a year. he fell behind on payments and the bienick canceled his policy. he claims u.s. capitol charged illegal and excess of finance charges and fees. two other plaintiffs are represented by alex brown. >> we are suing them because they're taking advantage of the people who are least capable of protecting themselves. >> the court appeals held that the companies were engaging in illegal financing practices. the court ordered the company refund payments. brown says the court did not go far enough in protecting consumers. >> they're getting sold the things they should not be sold. they are being charged fees these statutes prohibit and the premier and finance companies are delay

lottery pick three and the four numbers. >> ♪ the maryland lotterylet yourself play ♪ >> your pick three numbers are -- 4. 5. and 9 as printed on the ball. in a moment, the pick four game, but first, celebrate the anniversary with the new scratch up. the winner can win $100,000. it is a gem of a game. or picked four numbers are -- 0. 0. 7. and the final number is 0. making pick 4 0070. the maryland lottery, let your self play. >> we will be nice for a while? >> tomorrow we do have scattered showers chances. then from sunday into next week, there are rain chances -- not terribly high, but they are there. the temperatures will be warmest over the weekend, around 64 the high, and then they start to back off. then we get a lot closer to what we would consider the average high for this time of year. >> ok. >> enjoy it while we have a. greg thank you, john. >> be sure to watch tonight. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--

now, you're family has been in the maryland area since the 1700s.st: well, actually my sixth great grandfather bought his first farm in the pasadena area in 1792 but actually our family has been here since the early 1600s. i'm the 12th generation born in maryland. my daughter is the 13th. appraiser: and a lot of agrarian ties back through. guest: correct. appraiser: now this as i understand it, was a piece that you actually acquired from another farmer. guest: i did. appraiser: okay. and what we have here are a variety of styles, denominations. sometimes the tokens were paid depending on which vegetable or fruit they were picking. guest: correct. appraiser: and you have the original farm box. i mean, this was something that was kept by the farmer in the barn or wherever they were bringing the product to. so he was the paymaster as well. this branches into an area of collecting called exonumia. exonumia are tokens or metals that represent a monetary value, but they are not themselves currency. and we see this not only in farm tokens but in transporta

a cold front positions over the central part of maryland. t helped to insulate the sky -- the clouds helped to insulate the sky. look at this powerful storm system in louisiana. that will be tracking into the north and east. we are talking extremely heavy rain. flooding is going to be a concern. that moisture will be moving north and east. we will be tracking those storms into next week. the coldest of the air will be in denver, colorado. old for the game. 60 degrees this weekend. there is a chance for scattered showers. >> the return of new episodes on thursday night have arrived. >> "1600 penn." we have a preview of the new show. >> bill pullman is not just the president. he is a dad. >> what is the bigger challenge? >> domestic consensus is impossible. >> making it harder is his older son. well intentioned mayhem. >> he is one of my favorite children. his potential is some of the largest potential. >> "the book of mormon" star plays skip. >> these people need me. >> on a learning curve is the first lady. iraqi stepmom -- a rookie stepmom.

in today's picture comes from the maryland spca. this is hickory. d looking for a home dressed in his ravens' finest. how could you not want the take this little guy home? it's generated a ton of comments on facebook. one saying what time is practice to do? melissa saying ray's retire willing they taking applications? none says purpose system -- one says purpose system definitely any color -- purple is definitely my color. and i sure hope the ravens do. the maryland spca is reducing adoption fees so that's going to be a plus. if you want to take little hickory home. if you are interested in adopting him, call the maryland spca at (410)235-8826 or you can always go to the website www.mdspc a.org. megan and charlie, over to you. >>> all right, a game many of us grew up playing some of us may have even cheated at it. but one of monopoly's classic tokens is now being kicked to the curb. and which one to add. you can choose between adding a diamond ring, a guitar, toy robot, cat. helicopter. >> nope. >> what? >> i like all the old tokenings. keep it the w

around the city one to two and close to the maryland line one to three inches with variable winds. here is kind of an estimate of how much snow we can expect with this system. the darker blue shades would be the up to three inches possibility. advisories are out for a winter weather advisory for our entire area around the bay and almost all of the state. winter storm warnings for more significant snow in garrett county. tomorrow it will be cold, near freezing. that is the air temperature. water mid 30's and as we get toward noon the winds will pick up and the chill will be quite a factor. as far as temperatures are concerned i mentioned the warming trend, coldest of the air above freezing will begin to come into the area during the week next week. but our extended forecast keeps us cold into the weekend, only 22 today, 29 tomorrow, with the snow chance during the rush hour this afternoon and this evening, then dry the rest of the weekend. >> if you are looking for the perfect weekend movie there are a few new releases. we have seen fairy tales turn monster movies and hansel and gret

the mortgage crisis hit maryland hard. eanwhile, federal regulators one companies nationwide to develop backup power system in the event of an emergency. the fcc is looking at how severe weather can knock out the 911 emergency system. now companies like verizon will have to love about the system in place and ready to go. -- will have to have a backup system in place and ready to go. layoffs coming for morgan stanley employees. the bank plans to lay people off and in the coming weeks. morgan stanley employees 58,000 people and has been trimming its work force for the last couple of years. most of the layoffs will be senior employees, but all work levels will be hit. and finally tonight, we have all heard of cars that drive themselves, but what about a driverless car that will pick you up? audi is showing off a car that does exactly that. it not only parks itself, but it drives up and fix you up using your smart phone. now, that is a smart card. audi says it is 10 years of before you can buy one, donna. >> ok, that is just sc

until the conviction is final. maryland's law is clear. the conviction becomes a matter -- maryland clear. >> the council plans to vote on the resolution on monday. there is an idea to amend the resolution saying he will be removed after his conviction. >> the majority of the council will resist the amendment. >> do you think you jumped the gun? >> we need to assert some leadership. >> another day of testimony in the murder trial of michael johnson, the man accused of killing felicia barnes. an inmate told the jury he saw the teen's. the most surprising testimony came from the medical examiner, who admitted there was no obvious explanation and she could not rule out drowning. we will have an update tonight at 5:00 p.m. rape charges are dismissed against the co-owner of a popular restaurant. the customer claimed she was sexually assaulted inside a bathroom. after viewing surveillance footage from the night in question, the prosecution decided to dismiss the charges. chase is our that a strong storm passing through the area of interrupted you

the atlantic coast conference lawsuit against the university of maryland being called extortion. the university announced it would join the big 10 conference next year. >> it is clearly illegal. they're trying to extort $53 million from the university of maryland and deprive their students and athletic programs of that money. >> they claim the maryland of that $53 million -- owed that $53 million. he is suing the acc, claiming the conference's exit fee is an illegal penalty and violation of antitrust law. >governor martin o'malley unveis an ambitious gun-control package. he is proposing a broadbent on assault weapons and a limit to the size of the magazine's -- broad ban on assault weapons and a limit to the size of the gun magazines. >> the package to are proposing on gun violence is a common- sense package. it is a courageous package. there are those who think that the answer to gun violence is more guns. to me, that is groucho marx logic. governor o'malley also wants to put $25 million towards easing of school safety in addition to funding two state police clauses. -- clases. r

the suspect has been identified as alycia hoffman. maryland state police say it is believed a nasty tractor-trailer crash that could shut down both directions of the beltway last night was caused by a driver cutting across several lanes to try to make an exit. just before 10:00 last night on the inner loop, a dodge to revoke cut over from the fast lane, all the way to try to exit onto we need valley road. a tractor-trailer operated by transport hit the during go and drag it all the way to the jersey wall and over into the outer loop plane. -- lane. >> witnesses say the vehicle was loving and guarded over. we still need to speak to the driver who is still being investigated. >> as far as the drivers of the suv and tractor trailer, both were taken to the hospital as a precaution and later released. traffic was stopped until 2:00. >> an update to a violent attack on christmas night. baltimore police say they have one of the suspects in custody. marcus evans facing first and second-degree assault charges after he attacked another man in east balti

the maryland state police are hosting the corporate plunge challenge this afternoon about 20 companies raise money and they are going to run into the icy waters of the bay. tomorrow is the plunge fest 2013. it kicks off at sandy point park. 11 in the morning and goes all day long. >>> mount washington in new hampshire is the highest peek in the northeast and is billed as the home of the world's worst weather. meteorologists tried to prove it at the mountain's owe observatory. these photographs show hot water being thrown in the air and it evaporating. they had a temperature of minus 35. these come to us from mount washington new hampshire. >>> temperatures are frigid in the nation's capital. look at what the cold weather did to the outdoor fountain this is the smithsonian national museum of the indian water fall. it looks like a crystal display but for us this is something we have to keep in mind because it could be dangerous for our pipes and plumbing. >> absolutely. >> you are right. that's why we are talking about keeping a little drip on. so they don't bust. now let's talk about wh

the air over maryland is very dry. s will pass off very benign system towards the south. 35 in town, buffalo 28, but look how cold the air is over central canada. that's dropping into the lakes right now. it will be through the ohio valley for tonight and right on top of us going into tomorrow. notice the clouds breaking up and going into tomorrow. it is mostly sunny skies. temperatures today will be right around 42 degrees on a mild side. 27 for tonight partly cloudy and chilly but watch this. 42 today goes to 37 by wednesday. and 37 on wednesday goes to 34 on thursday. so it gets pretty clod cold ablend of sunshine going into weekend. overnight lows into the teens. >> thanks a lot. >>> you know how it works the clock strikes midnight and you make a resolution. but making that resolution is often much easier than sticking with it. we will take a look at some of the most commonly broken new year's vows. and spending of resolutions if you want to stick to one, your smart fon may be able to help. the a pp that can assist

the maryland-virginia general assemblies are in session. some of the big issues maryland legislator will face, including gun control, a repeel of the death penalty, and transportation funding. reporter -- legislator of virginia considering gun control, transportation funding and possible changes to teacher tenure. fox 5 spent the day at both opening sessions. we have team coverage and start with john henrehan in annapolis. >> reporter: last year, maryland's legislature tackled several hot-button issues like gay marriage and the dream act. don't expect quite as many headlines this year. there will be fights over where to get more money for fixing maryland's roads, bridges and transit needs, some people think hike the gas tax and others say make it a county option so some georges -- counties can go one way and rural counties go can go another. the governor wants them to abolish the september death penalty and some think capitol punishment should be retained for those committing the most heinous crimes and maryland will probably fight about whe

the squad dominated the national title game winning over their rival from maryland. ael phelps finished 2012 as the most decorated olympian of all time. the ravens offered dozens of great moments. he scored two touchdowns after losing his brother to a motorcycle accident. ray rice up the middle. the play saved the game in san diego. finally, the orioles had in 20 seconds. the 17-inning victory at fenway. adam jones hit the game-winning home run and first baseman chris davis pitched tw scoreo list innings. after that, with finished anything was possible and the orioles went on to the post season. >> that was fantastic. tony is back with the forecast, right after this break. >> if you are out for the night, you are probably out already. >> we wake up tomorrow, there is a chance for rain or snow shower on new year's day. it will not cause any problems on the road or anything. we'll keep an eye on it. >> thank you, that is all for 11 news tonight. thank you so much for spending your new year's eve with us. happy new year. [captioning made possible

this one came down to the wire. maryland led by nine at the half. florida state was up 8 at the end with time at the end it. he was fouled and the three- point play. suddenly it was 61-59. 4 of 6 from beyond the arc and this shot was huge. he hits the three ball and the terrapins are still alive. down two with three seconds left. he really had him on the pick and roll for the two. but florida state goes on to win. the final 65-62. uva and wake forest. yes, sir, wake forest on to beat virginia. the final 55-52. virginia tech and boston college, and boston college got a big game out of brian anderson. they beat the hopis 86-75. the hokies go to 0-2. rgiii had reconstructive knee surgery this morning and maryland lose to florida state and their 13 in game 1 street comes to an end. >> thank you very much. [ male announcer ] now at your neighborhood subway: the big hot pastrami melt. we've perfected the pastrami sandwich -- filled with juicy pastrami pickles, yellow mustard and melted cheese. all piled-high on freshly baked bread. taste one at your local

it will be two days of plunging for the first time. marylandice are hosting the corporate plunge challenge this afternoon and tomorrow is plunge fest 2013 that kicks off at sandy point park at 11 in the morning and goes all day long. always a fun time. >>> washington, lincoln jefferson roosevelt about to get company. >> it's getting crowded on the field. another president will join the race around the bases at national park. we have details straight ahead. there are over 200 varieties of gourmet coffee that have earned the "keurig brewed" seal of approval. the keurig brewed seal is our commitment that the coffee inside will deliver a delicious cup of coffee every time. keurig brewed -- look for the only mark of genuine keurig quality. >>> you're watching the station that works for you. now, good morning maryland. >>> camping and fish and firearms a huge outdoor sporting show is on hold because of a debate over weapons. what it could mean to the community. >> he died in police custody and his family says they are to blame. prosecutessors doesn't

the northbound lanes. delays are gone. so nice commute i-95 in maryland between the baltimore beltway and the capitol beltway. speaking of the beltway, let's fwauk that. the trip past 210 and prince george's county. inner loop and outer loop. looping around the wilson bridge. heading towards virginia, no issues towards the american legion bridge. aaron and eun. >> danella, thank you. >>> still to come, first the flu, now words another virus is spreading across the country. how you can take precautions now. >> caps players voice their >>> today a former cia officer will be sentenced to prison for leaking the name of someone. he's agreed to spend more than two years in jail. he and the supporters say the government is punishing him for speaking out against torture the cia conducted. prosecutors say he was after fame and fortune. >>> we'll find out if a man who attacked a security guard at a landover daycare center. he pleaded guilty to charges last year. young beat the guard with a baseball bat last april when he wouldn't let him in to use the phone. survei

the big story out here, university of maryland getting ready to play florida state. florida state is the acc champ. i will announce the game here at comcast. >> we look forward to learning more and hopefully good news about rgiii. [ male announcer ] now at your neighborhood subway: the big hot pastrami melt. we've perfected the pastrami sandwich -- filled with juicy pastrami pickles, yellow mustard and melted cheese. all piled-high on freshly baked bread. taste one at your local subway today! subway. eat fresh. >> crews from the discovery channel caught a 10-foot long squibbed on camera. -- a 10-foot long squid. the discovery channel will air a special on the giant squid later this month. >> that would keep you in it calamary -- in calamari for a couple of months. >> it will warmup for the weekend. upper 60's on sunday. more on this tonight at 11:00. captioned by the national captioning institute

mid-forties and a general in the baltimore area through most of maryland. the sun has been a little more active in the south. we see some green passed garrett county. monterey's only 42. there is warmer air coming in from the west. we are stuck here with a little wedge of chilly air into our area. the biggest trends are from just west of hagerstown -- the biggest race card from just west of hagerstown into eyrie, pennsylvania. a little edge of chilly air here. that may take awhile. it will be tough to make it to 50 today. eventually the mild air will get in here before we get a shot of relief cold stuff by the end of next week. speaking of really cold air, what is highlighted in the shades of blue and pink are the readings that are below freezing, below 32 degrees. the coldest of the air is coming out of canada now and settling into the northern plains and rocky mountains. tomorrow, game time in denver, temperatures are expected to be only around 15. that cold shifts to the new east -- the east by next week. afternoon showers and in the forecast. se and the

during his remarks opening the 433rd session of the maryland general assembly, house speaker michael bush referred to the legislature as a laboratory for democracy. >> something that this chamber is all about. >> reporter: in the coming weeks, lawmakers in that laboratory will concoct legislation addressing one of the nation's hottest political topics. gun control. >> a lot of people were sickened and enraged at what took place at newtown and said somebody has to do something about it, and those people are those elected to office. >> reporter: the tragedy at sandy hook elementary revived the debate on gun control and the merits of adding stricter gun control laws. >> would you care to say this will be a priority? >> sure, it will be one of many priorities. >> reporter: governor martin o'malley said intends to submit a bill early on in the legislative session that would ban the sale of assault rifles and high-capacity magazines and further limit the availability of guns to the mentally ill. >> there's no responsibility more fundamental to governing than public safety. >> reading the po

it feels like the teams out in far western maryland. it is a broad it today. re is the satellite image. a stationary front door north. really cold of the new england. england.enew that will dominate our weather as we move through the weekend. the coldest air and canada, the court did regions, has shifted east. -- arctic regions, has shifted east. another like it'll be feature that all be around for a while. 46 is the high for today. northwest winds, 10 to 20 miles an hour. weather disturbances primarily will stay to our north for the next couple of days. sunday, there will be one system that might increase the clouds of it. it looks like the snow is going to stay off to our northwest. here is a look at the forecast for the next seven days. 39 today. 44 on sunday. slight chance for a flurry. little higher chance monday and tuesday. weekend, would drop back into 30's -- we drop back into the 30's for highs. >> today's medical alert, the fda approved the new flu vaccine. it is made without eggs or the influence of virus. it is permitted for use in a just for peopl

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the ground. southern prince george's into southern maryland. farther north and west, this is across loudoun county. most areas in the gray are getting very light snow with a little bit of sleet. east of there, into montgomery county, most of montgomery county getting light snow, also light snow in northwest washington. this is all heading to the south and east. this is going to be with us here for another hour or two. the combination of snow and some sleet but then it will change to freezing rain. temperatures are right at or a little bit above the freezing mark. most of the region, hour by hour through the morning rush hour, sleet and snow making things slick 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. then after that, light icing. a thin glaze of ice on elevated surfaces and temperatures holding a little bit below freezing through 9:00 a.m. i'm back in ten minutes with another update. danella here with a look at traffic. check it out. >>> good morning. well, in your first 4 traffic report, checking roadways and it looks like folks are using caution. around our reg

a big day in the baltimore area. all of maryland that doubt in purple. they do not do anything like that here. there is an event on saturday where fans have to pay to join in. let's enjoy purple friday on friday. >> the real inauguration with charlie broughtman. >> it is fun and games for me. that is why i am still doing it. i will retire when i am 120. >> financing for 64 years and counting. >> lance armstrong comes clean about not coming clean. what he finally admits to to overcoming next. >> the next storm is lighting by. we will see where it >> we are following some breaking news out of south baltimore. to city police officers have been heard in an accident. it happened around 10:00 p.m. tonight. a police ban and a ford explorer hit head-on during the collision. the officers inside the band as well as the driver of the explorer have been taken to area hospitals. we are told the injuries appeared to be non-life- threatening. >> no more doping allegations for lance armstrong. he admitted to oprah winfrey to doping throughout his career including when he

baseline slam, one of the best dunks in maryland in years. could not defend the three very well. rashid sulaimon. great. al second half. comes out to seth curry. knocking down another three. duke, 11-22 from downtown and too many toferingse and also had to deal with that. nathan plumlee, the reverse, no-look follow slam. something i had not yet before seen. that was impressive. 84-64, your final. terps fall to 3-4 in a.c.c. play. i'm pete gilbert. have yourselves a fantastic one week from today is super bowl, it's great. >> and ericka hill joins us live from new york with a preview of what's coming up. good morning. we like your ravens purple. >> ha ha. thank you lisa. how did you know it was just for you? good morning. coming up on sunday morning on tae, we'll have much more on the dangerous mix of snow and freezing rain expected to slam the area and dramatic images of a helicopter rescue. a young boy and two women plucked from raging floodwaters to safety. and she is being hailed a miracle baby. born with her heart outside her body. how her

. >> it is the maryland convention and it is the maryland cake. >> hundreds of marylanders having a ball. >> at is the idea of having to america for a common purpose and a common good. that is something to celebrate. >> everybody who has ever attended an inaugural ball has george washington to thank. our first president celebrated his first oath of office by doing the minuet. >> now your 11 insta-weather burke forecast. >> we had a terrific day to day. lots of sunshine. lake effect snows. western snows are blowing some cold water across the great lakes. in baltimore we are in the mid 30's. no precipitation. today turned out to be warmer than yesterday. i have not heard anybody complain about it. 36 is the present reading at the airport. 24 is typical. the record, 3 below set years ago. the numbers are all below zero. we will be quite cold the next couple of days. the dustup look like we're heading to any records. 41 on cambridge. down to 28. frederick is 30. inhas dipped into the 20's western maryland. these are associated with and the weather disturbance that will be sweeping through du

pulling off into the 30's and far western maryland. load 40's around state college. -- low 40's around state college. lower 48, temperatures are continuing in a mild january pattern. a hint of it in the northern border. really cold air north of that. for the time being, mild weather nationwide. that will make a pushed out. first, and that the western half of the country, which means the ravens will experience it in colorado. 39 degrees. 48 degrees in annapolis. a cooler 42 and on the town -- tauny town. we've seen the cloud coverage continue to thin out to the north and west. the cloudiness will move through baltimore tomorrow. a clearing is in the forecast. temperatures will fall steadily over night. 30 in the northwest suburbs. the sun just went down at 5:02. this will push into the ohio valley. heavy showers. this wound up storm system will stay to were west and tracked through the ohio valley but bring showers our weight on friday. it looks like that might be the first accumulating precipitation of the new year coming with this syst

both workers died at the scene. marylandol system in the nation. there received a final overall grade of b-plus, which was the best in the nation. there is always room for improvement. more on the story coming up at 5:00 p.m. >> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. let's bring you up to date. word of an accident northbound 97 just past 50. you will find delays on 50 and 97. near woodstock road, route 99 is still shut down in ellicott city. northbound 83 past belfast, and overturned tractor trailer. lanes of travel or impaired and that area. watch for a car fire on pulaski highway in joppa. we have a water main break in the city. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we started off the day with a lot of clouds. they have been hanging around the central part of the state and building back into the north. we are starting off fairly mild. a northwest wind of six miles per hour at the hour. we expect temperatures to fall into the upper 40's. 3

one of the best dunks from maryland in years. r, the terps could not defend the three very well. rashid sulaimon was great. comes down seth curry. yes. knocking down another three. duke, 11-22 from downtown. too many turnovers and also had to deal with that. nathan plumlee the reverse, no-look follow slam, something i had not yet before seen. that was impressive, 8-. i'm pete gilbert have yourself a fantastic weekend. >> where are you guys located? >> in the owns middles mall in the -- in the o'gs mills mall in the food court. >> mostly sunny skies today, up to 34. a little ice in the morning possible to mix with snow and sleet and freezing rain but then in the 50's on tuesday and wednesday. >> in the food court at owings middles mall? >> yes. >> have a great day.

is relief that the worst of the pain and the state of maryland seems to be over. he can pivot past that. he can focus on the death penalty aeal. -- death penalty appeal. he can focus on wind power. >> l's turnrn to your talk with governor o'malley how to pay for it. his preference is for an increase in the sales tax. >> iyou went to a community meeting and asked 30 people, if you had to choose between raising 700 milon by increasing the gas tax by 18 cents, or by increasing the sales tax by a penny, most people would say -- they did not want to do either, but if they had to do one, the sales tax is a less painful and more palatable way to go about th. >>is reasoning behind that, he sasays because -- a good way for the environment less reliance on gas. the gasoline tax is not revenue -- generating revenue at once dead. >> i was surprised. he and his counterparts have sparred over time on a number of issu. he gave gov. mcdonald credit r recognizing that the gas tax is generating less and less overtime becse of greater fuel effificiency, hybrid vehicles. you have to f

we have an expert from the university of maryland. we're taking your calls and answering questions about ibd. >> round one came. how about round two? it's setting up to the south and west. this could pack more of a punch. we'll have the details coming up. >>> phone lines will be open until 6:30. doctors from the university of maryland medical center are taking your call as we've been talking about inflammatory bowel disease. doctor, we were talking about how difficult the subject is but you really want to be proactive in your care. >> definitely. i think understanding your disease, knowing what things seem to make it worse, stress, for example, how to avoid stress, things in your diet. choosing the right physician is important, too. >> what kind of things should you consider in shopping around for a physician? >> the important thing is physicians who have expertise in these areas. there are gastro enterologists and surgeons with an inflammatory bowel disease program like we do at the university of maryland where it's not just one physi

the lower 60's. huntingtown near 48 degrees. and temperatures slowly fall -- only 21 in oakland maryland, and the lower 40's in southern maryland. if you're looking for the really cold air go to the north and west. zero at minneapolis. it will move our way and something we haven't seen much of. temperature change -- 25 to 30 degrees colde rin pittsburg and detroit. 12 below in minot, 9 degrees below in fargo. the cold air is away from us but outdoors, be prepared. high pressure builds -- to move through tomorrow. we may see a few flurries that won't add up to much. our temperatures are going to fall and i think this forecast model -- a little underestimated temperatures. we will see temperatures in the 20's. wind chill factors even colder than that. 28-35 degrees and we see some sunshine. definitely button up. 37-42 but temperatures will fall in the late afternoon -- highs will only be in the middle to upper 20's and wind chill factors in the teents, ands, and nightime lows in the mountains in the single digits. we are four years ago -- it was bitterly cold. wind chill factors in the teens. >> it is january. football weather. >>

but some may not be able to afford tuition because of the maryland dream act. according to the washington post, undocumented immigrants still in high school but want to take courses at the community college have to pay almost triple the rate of their peers. that's because the dream act requires students graduate from a maryland high school to be eligible for instate tuition. the college is working with state lawmakers to fix the legal loophole. >>> today, virginia lawmakers will take a look at how much would cost to repair the aging general assembly building. the richmond times dispatch reports that the four-building complex as has asbestos and inadequate electrical system and concerns about the roof, windows and facades. some estimate the work could cost as much as $112 million. part of the complex is 90 years old. >>> it will soon be easier for nursing students in virginia to earn their bachelors degrees. the commonwealth will sign a deal today with george washington university. it will allow community college students in virginia to transfer their associate d

we made it to the week together. maryland's most powerful radar is dry right now, but don't let it fool you. we have a system towards the north and west that's going to drop down in here as we go into 3 this afternoon. and it's going to bringing us snow showers across the area. what you need to do this morning, don't forget to bring the heavy coat because we can see the temperatures coming in at 17 degrees right now. 1 in jessup monrovia at 13. and the winds are calm so we are not dealing with the wind chill right now. but it's frigid out there. don't forget the coat or the snow boots because you will need them and we are going to be dealing with the temperatures very cold as we go through remainder of the day. 17 degrees by 9 this morning. 22 degrees by lunchtime. and our high today in the mid- 20s and i will tell you when the snow arrives coming up. now let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we are off to another cold start and we have a crash on 95 blocking three sout

at the university of maryland, they are tracking the region slipcases. this professor has a theory. >> since new year's, the majority of people we have tested have come up positive and several people had flu a and another virus. >> he is recruiting include patients, paying them $100 to take part in a steady. for two hours they are breathing, coughing, and sneezing. how does the flu spread? what we do know is that the virus stays alive for several hours outside the body, and this year it is traveling from person to person at record speed and filling hospitals across the country. >> we could probably see another few weeks before it starts to level off and come down. >> there are urging all americans to get the flu shot. is not too late. we are still expecting several weeks before this flu season is over. >> things are looking up, at least on the weather front. temperatures in the 60's are in forecast. doug hill is in the weather center with more. >> we did not quite make it into the upper 50's like i said it would yesterday. now we have some patches of blu

as it was a huge part of the night. maryland unstoppable as they had the fast break rolling, the freshman finishing off maryland pointing to the acc. we have the game day wild-card weekend and seven-day forecast coming out. >> of this is where we're working on for tonight. ray lewis hopes for a super bowl sendoff. we will have more on the significance of the decision to retire. a task force calling for new rules to tighten access to guns by the mentally ill. potential legislation as regent legislative action in light of the report. >> a chilly forecast but no big storms on the horizon. the next significant threat comes sunday with in the football game with a few flurries in the area >> thank you for joining us, everybody. >> we will see you back at

and same-sex marriages are now legal in the state of maryland. several couples are exercising their new rights. those stories and more coming up at six. now a preview of what's ahead at 6:30. >> losing weight is tough enough, especially after the holidays, but this diet warning may help you drop those stubborn pounds. what to look north next time -- for the next time. >>> okay. i'm an advocate for greasy food for a hangover, but this a huge bur gemplet an australian man created this hangover burger. but he includes fried eggs, bacon and it tipped the scales at 220-pounds and served as a new year's day stack for more than a dozen australians. yikes. >>> we saw dozens of copycat performances of it but the reign of gangnam style will be coming to an end. he performed during dick clark's rockin' new year's eve. he wants to work on getting another hit. >>> we're hitting a local gym to see how people are working on their resolutions to get fit. that's on abc2 news at 6 which starts right now. >>> same-sex marriage is officially legal in maryland. we'll

the police. it happened earlier this morning on west win drive in maryland. the frederick county sheriff deputy bursted into the home after knocking on the door. when they got in there, they said that they spotted the 19- year-old pointing a shotgun at them and they wouldn't put it down, opening fire and killed them. >>> a d.c. police officer is in hot water tonight, accused of sexually abusing a child. >> i'm surae chinn outside the d.c. courthouse where a man who was suppose to be trusted as the church you'll choir director and the 22-year veteran of the metropolitan police department, they were arraigned today, charged with sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl at his church. the 44-year-old, the choir director at his family's church, which was founded by his father and now lead by his brother, allegedly used his position of authority to take advantage of one of the girls. >> and do you have anything to say about the church? >> reporter: a family member who came out of the courthouse, they had nothing to say, but the court documents, they say that he sexuall

could very well prevent another tragedy like newtown. >> o'malley announced a larger investment in the maryland state police force, and reinstates the state ban on mill tier assault weapons that lapsed on a federal level. >> the only place is on a battlefield. >> i think most marylanders agree you should have to be licensed in order to operate a firearm. >> reporter: it also beefs of -- and creating a maryland center. aspirin georges county police chief leads national commission that helped craft president obama's sweeping gun plan. he says the govern orr's plan is on point, especially when it comes to gun restrictions. >> it's an issue across the country, and background checks are essential. >> i know it's a difficult task ahead, but we know you're up to the challenge. >> the governor introduced rashad baker and applauded the drop in violence in his county. >> i think it will make not only prince george's county safer, about you the state of maryland safer and send a signal to the rest of the country, this is how you make the country safer. >> reporter: the statewide ner that the governor is i

let's pop the champagne. >> thank you so much for coming. maryland we will have look at the event going on downtown >> welcome back. the maryland zoo joins us. our special guest. >> this is conquer. this is one of the official mascots of the baltimore ravens. he lives at the maryland zoo with his brother wise. they were on the purple caravan yesterday. they have so much energy they are so fired up tomorrow it was easy to come out this morning. >> these are very smart guys aren't they? >> they are incredibly smart. they are evil genius smart. by far the most favorite animal to work with. you see pretty sizable american crows around here. northern baltimore county, westminster you can kind of maybe see them. not often but most of the time you see them flying through. you can see them year-round in person maryland. they are a little smaller. the common raven is more aggressive doesn't agree with wa handling so much. we have the african raven conquering a little smaller. you can see them year-round in western maryland. >> you can see them at the zoo. >>

the maryland d.r.e.a.m. act helped create the momentum that led to the renewed immigration push. chris gordon has reaction from local activists. >> good evening, for two years, casa de maryland led for passage. there was a referendum. after opponents pill passing the act. for the children of undocumented immigrants who graduate high school and pay taxes. >> the mesge that maryland voters sent last november 6th was absolutely instrumental to getting us to where we are on comprehensive immigration reform today. we showed by the thousands that people of maryland, people of this country, believe in inclusion and reject values of hate. >> reporter: now this inclusion of civil rights and faith groups, labor leaders and immigration advocates are calling for action on immigration reform in 2013. they say the time is right. >> its time for consensus in this country that can do justice for millions of people, but equally important can make our economy and our democracy be what it really should be. >> reporter: opponents of immigration reform vow to fight it. >> we have millions and millions

tomorrow and saturday the maryland spca is offering discounted adoptions. the price for all large dogs will be reduced from $125 to $52. that's a great deal. so all you have to do is head on down to the maryland spca on falls road and when you go there you will see the shelter is all decked out in purple. the dogs even wearing ravens' bandannas. >> this is t in the playoff spirit for everyone. and to have been price $52 -- and of course the price $52. >> you can even name the dog ray. who knows? >> you like that lynette? >> i think velvet needs a friend. >> oh. he's too jealous. i wish i could do it. let's talk about that forecast for denver shall we? we'll start you out along the gulf coast states because you can see the elephant in the room there. the pink elephant lots of rain and severe weather possible across the gulf coast as we go throughout the day. louisiana getting some heavier rain in here. but as we move further to the west, around denver nice and dry. they're going to be dealing with mostly sunny skies for today. but then the change comes in the

no problems from the maryland pennsylvania state line down to the beltway. it will remain clare on the j- fx. -- clear on the jfx. in east baltimore a crash on eastern avenue at lynwood avenue. that's a look at your abc2timesaver traffic and here's lynette charles with a pretty cold forecast. >> good morning. you said it. it's cold this morning. coming in at 24 degrees in myersville. and the temperatures below average in this spot. and we are dealing with very dry air. look at dew points at 18. we have winds out of the north at 4 miles an hour making that 32 feel like we are in the 20s this morning. and ellicott city the temperature is in the 20s. when you wake up tomorrow, we will be feeling like we are in the teens or see temperatures around the teens. as we look at the wind out of the west, at the northwest rather about 4 miles an hour, that 29 is feeling more like we are in the low 20s this morning. now maryland's most powerful radar has all five sweeps scanning the skies and things are drying out nicely and we will get filtered sunshine going throughout

many of you range in the -- rang in the new year in style in maryland and arnold the world. we will recap the big night on the first day of 2013. good morning maryland and happy new year alongside mike masco i am charley crowson. megan is off today. >> we made it. >> how did you do. >> i did pretty good i got up and sought ball come down and you know -- saw the ball come down and you know that's it. >> best behavior. >> the boss texted me by the way you are working lynette is back by tomorrow by way. >> all right. >> you are done with me and i am out of here. >> awed pretty tough week last week with the snow and rain -- you had a pretty tough week last week with the snow and rain and ushering in mildh. >> she will bring a blast of arctic air we will blame her. look at the maps and we will show you downtown. well, everybody cleared out. big festivity last night. right now, we sit at 40 degrees and that's mild for this time of the year where we should be usually into the upper 20s and low 30s. that's not the case. we find some rain showers. it's really from anne arundel county

we had inside the state of maryland, it's coming down here along the lower eastern shore. but in particular, here in virginia, richmond ended up being where the core of the snow was going. skirting a little further south than anticipated. looking close to home here, princess ann, salisbury and ocean city, also extending all the way down to the southern end of the state and also just a little bit of wintery shower action toward sullivan's island. where was the big action today winter weather wise? out of roanoke virginia coming down, a winter wonder land down there. maryland skier? plenty of fresh powder on the slopes. but close to home, it's dry. no sledding to be had. humidity is moderate and winter advisory just about done but what we have left for the south western corner, dorchester county down toward princess ann, just a few blue shaded areas in our area and a winter weather advisory on the edge of that. temperature wise, not really cold enough to support anything sticking and as we look farther south and east we do see this line. that's going to be moving out through

in the 20's in far western maryland. his is moving out and coming in is this disturbance out to the west polling in some moisture from the gulf of mexico and there is a rather chilly pool of air is sitting over the eastern part of the country right now and this is going to run right into it. temperatures will be right on the margin and trying to rise above the freezing point tomorrow. these wedges of chilly air are sometimes tough to push out. you can temperatures in the teens in northern new england, near freezing in new york city. we are only into the 30's. warmer air will be trying to push into that and here is what we expect in the forecast overnight tonight. 25-30. they will not drop dramatically. developing, two, three, 5:00 in the morning and moving in from the west, light snow, sleet, or freezing rain. north ords how foar south the bar. this will start around sunrise. temperatures will be just below the freezing point. advisories are out and points west of the day all the way across maryland with the winter storm

the state health officials confirmed the season's first pediatric flu-related death in maryland. the department of health and hygiene reports the baltimore area child who died last month tested positive for influenza. officials say the child did have an underlying health condition, but gave no other details. >> have prosecutors say, that officer kimball referred -- kendall richburg conspired to sell drugs while he was an officer. >> a judge denied bail in federal court today. he was suspended from the baltimore city police department in october after nearly two years of federal investigation. according to the indictment, the fbi and baltimore police began investigating the officer in january of 2011. he was an officer in the northwest police district. investigators say that for 21 months, from january 2011 until october 2012, he was part of a conspiracy to distribute heroin, cocaine, crack cocaine, and marijuana. >> he was piloting his duty as a police officer. instead of going out and touching armed drug dealers, he became an armed drug dealer. >> the indictment alleges he conspi