military. [ gunshot ] >> reporter: conducting tests at the aberdeen proving ground, an unlikely partner. american bald eagles, which live across maryland are now flocking to this military base in harford county. every year, government scientists study the majestic birds from the air, tracking a surprising change in the eagle population. >> so it's very early on a sunday morning. we're getting in the helicopter now to go count the bald eagle. >> reporter: wjz is the first tv station ever allowed to fly over the top-secret proving ground. back in 1977, only one pair of bald eagles live here. the birds are on the edge of extinction, after they left them sterile anding and eggs brittle. but now, dubbing this an environmental triumph. >> obviously a change here over the last 30, 40 years. >> well, it's really gone up exponentially. >> reporter: in fact, biologists discovered, maryland has one of the largest eagle populations in the entire country. during our three-hour flights, we count 154. >> what are the eagles like about the proving ground? >> the undisturbed shore line. >> reporter: for

we can see the gusts about 20 miles an hour in aberdeen and 25 in chestertown.38 that you are feeling or seeing into aberdeen this morning a little chillier but the temperatures well above average feeling that way. yes that cold front has worked its way through and it was slow to do so so we will try to get the drier air in here and lower the dew points. saturdayel lie and radar not picking up on a lot. mainly clear skies which translates into sunshine as we go into the afternoon and we can see the wider view here well back off toward the west that's where the next storm system will work in here for tomorrow. we will have rain in the forecast and here's what it look like hour by hour. no rain today. plenty of sunshine with the temperature right around 52 degrees. megan, charley. >> >>> some people need them in order to get a good night's rest. >> how they can shorten your life if you take sleeping pills. the report you may want to pay attention to. linda. >> reporter: and it's national pancake day. what does that mean for you? free food all day. i am linda so. w

. >> they can't all live at aberdeen and there is habitat out there, but we need to protect it. >> they made it off the list in 2007. of course most of us can't see them at the proving grounds but there is another hot spot nearby. to find it go to wjz.com. >>> next up this morning right here on wjz -- >> reporter: good morning. a major settlement between five big u.s. banks and the federal government could mean big help for people who face foreclosure. i am kai jackson, i will have that story coming up good morning:i am andrea fujii live at the baltimore basilica, where there is a battle over birth control wha. a new federal rule may require the catholic church to do and how leaders are fighting back. >> reporter: cars going green in more ways than one. i am jessica kartalija here at the maryland convention center, why marylander are looking to go more green. that story next. >> sharon gibala here with traffic control. starting to pick up more problems. we will tell you if it will get in your way, now over to marty. >> music's best will be on stage sunday night right here on wjz tv 13 f

of aberdeen asset management, a global investment firm based in scotland with over $270 billion under management. >>> nice to have you on our program tonight. >> thank you. >> glyp given the violence of te protest is asterty the way out of this crisis? >> i think it's the only option the governments in europe are already borrowed to the hit. they really have to keep the rating agencies on side and that has been their prime consideration. if you follow economics i would try to spend your way out of this crisis. but i don't think that is a feasible option. we would like it get your percent pic pick perktive a -- . what would be the euro be like without greece. what is the perspective from the other side of the pond? >> i don't think it would lead to the breakup of the euro zone. like spain for instance, came out, which is a major economy. but there has been a lot of political economy inves capitalo try to keep it together. i think greece and the rest of the euro sown would lik -- zonee to see greece stay in. >> thethis is a really tough way for them to try to solve it and very, very tou

soldiers were honored with an award ceremony at aberdeen proving ground yesterday.oved ones of the soldiers say they couldn't be happier. >> it is great. our son is 2 years old. now he won't leave him alone. everything is back to normal. it is great to have our family back together. >> soldiers report there are no casualties during the recent deployment to afghanistan and kuwait. >> it is football football's last hurrah. the patriots against the giants in super bowl xlvi. >> more than a million people will be watching on tv. more from lucas oil stadium. >> it was wall-to-wall people in the streets of downtown indy. human gridlock. >> this is crazy! >> i'm cloftfobic -- claustr 0 phobic. i think i'm going to throw up. this is great. >> police are to shut down more streets to get everyone in. giants and patriots fans ready for the big day. >> we're hoping for a big win for the giants. >> we're not going home without a victory. >> we spot aid few celebrities on the red carpet last night as they announced m.v.p.s and awards. >> giants. it was going to be a great game. >

we're in the aberdeen area of harford county. this is just off of stephanie road. it's called montral road, where a single family home caught fire. about 40 minutes ago, firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming from the single family home. they had to use foam equipment in order to put out the fire. you can see the white stuff on the roof. that is the foam used to put it out. now, it's not clear at this point whether there were any injuries. to anyone inside the residence. but as you can see, there was extensive damage. iewntdzs from ab -- units from abingdon, aberdeen, and joppatowne, have responded to put out this fire. and those units remain on the scene. back to you on tv hill. >>> well, tonight, maryland is one step closer to legalizing same-sex marriage. a committee signed off on the bill, sending it to the floor of the full senate. wjz is live. political reporter pat warren has more on the questions today. >> reporter: that's right, denise. most of the questions that were raised, center around the religious protections outlined in the bill.

. >> reporter: 5800 workers traveled down interstate 95 at the new job at aberdeen proving ground. >> every event we've had, they have all been oversold. >> reporter: a new study suggests building a convention center would help double tourism over the next decade. the county must build up its marketing, its businesses and hotels to attract tourists. that's why the consultants are calling for a hotel tax. >> by being the only jurisdiction, the only jurisdiction in the state of maryland that does not have a lodging tax. >> reporter: they range from 3 1/2% to 9%, bringing in an average of 4 1/2 million each year while harford county gets zero but any bid to get conservative lawmakers to introduce such a measure in annapolis has run into a red light. >> it is one of those issues where they look at the three letter word tax. it actually relieves their consistent tax -- constituent taxpayers. >> reporter: ripken stadium is proof enough. $2million in hotel tax would produce a $100 million benefit. in harford county, jeff hager, abc2 news. >> now the proposed convention center would pale in c

ellicott around 36 degrees this morning, good morning manchester, 35 degrees, bel air 38 degrees, aberdeen 34. chester town 35. you need the jacket and coat, but as we go in to the afternoon we will warm up like yesterday. a little bit warmer. i will show you the temperature in a second. satellite and radar, not picking up on anything. looks like a broken record. you see tuning in today, we have more of the same out there. we are going to see changing conditions, i zoom out and see the fact that we have clouds towards the south, we have unsettled weather towards the west and it will be moving in across our area as we get an area of low pressure, disturbance across the mississippi valley, heading through the tennessee valley and it will be in here in to tomorrow. my timeline, we will get snow across western maryland, in the morning. by the afternoon, snow and rain, depends on the rain-snow line of who is going to get more rain and snow. i will detail that coming up. temperatures around 55 degrees for today. let's get a check of the traffic with angela. good morning, how are the roads? no fo

. >> everyone safely escaped the big fire in an aberdeen home. you can see the extensive damage to the house. everyone was out of the house but they did rescue to dogs from the home. investigators think the fire started on the deck. >> maryland is on the verge of legalizing same-sex marriage. next up is upload in the full senate which will come before the end of the week. both sides expect voters will ultimately have the final say on the controversial issue this november. >> tonight the baltimore county council approves of different nature affecting transgender people from discrimination. it was brought on by our high profile transgender attack at the woman at mcdonald's. >> yes indeed. the attack was on the young woman named christy bolan and those who supported the law are healthy and fast, however, there are some people that oppose it. >> without vote, the baltimore county council passed the bill passing transgender discrimination. >> whether you are woman or male or female, it's very simple. everyone deserves to be treated fairly. >> those th

we have the winds out there as well. 20 degrees now in to aberdeen. darlington, more of the same there, as we go through the rest of today, i'm forecasting a high around 42 degrees, that comes in a little bit below where we should be for this time of the year. let's get a check of your morning everyone. getting ready for the monday morning commute. we are following this accident on i-95 at kaydon, lanes are open on i-95, you will have trouble at the ramp to kaydon, that's a shared ramp. that's a shared ramp. iy0 >>> developments as samuel and kelvin, two of 17 officers charged head to court. documents show police traced 8000 telephone contacts between a cell phone for the majestic towing company to 12 police officers over a 13-month span and 2000 contacts with another 47 police officers. 17 officers were charged but more than 50 officers were involved. financial records show checks written to 13 officers, including two who were not criminally charged. documents show a large number of people knew about the scheme and complained. adjustors and rival to

we can't repair. >> the challenge is to, they can't all live in aberdeen. but we need to protect them. >> wjz, eyewitness news. >> the american bald eagle made it off the threatened species list back in 2,000 #. list back in 2,000 #. >> we will have ,,,,,, . >>> temperatures going up to 43 degrees. 40 and then 44 on valentine's day and 50 on wednesday and thursday idea. >> that is the fist hour. there is another hour of eyewitness news coming up. ♪ [ male announcer ] little owen wanted to play, but his nose was raw and sore. achoo! [ male announcer ] and common tissue made it burn even more. ♪ puffs plus lotion is more soothing than common tissue, and it delivers our most soothing lotion for every nose issue. a nose in need deserves puffs plus lotion indeed. to give your cold a comforting scent, try puffs plus lotion with the scent of vicks. low detergent gasoline. while the car on the right was filled up with bp gasoline with invigorate. which helps clean and protect its engine so it can get a few more miles per tank than the car on the left. go a little f

it feels like 33 aberdeen and chestertown this morning. the satellite and radar, not picking up on a lot. see the clouds trying to dive down in to pennsylvania, some of these could creep in to the area as we go in to the afternoon. we will get ample sunshine in here. it's going to be a gorgeous day on tap, make sure you get out and enjoy it. we have change in the forecast as we go in to tomorrow. i will talk about the change coming up. let's get a traffic with angela. how are the roads? >> the roads are still in great shape for the most part. a traffic advisory for motorists traveling in pasadena. emergency construction taking place on route 2, southbound, ramp to maryland 100 westbound, will be closed for the remainder of this week, the good news is they have a work around in place for you. a live look at traffic flow, easy conditions, for those of you traveling through 95, bel air, clear passing mountain road, also on the beltway, outer loop picking up a little, baltimore national pike and the only mta delay, light rail, 15 minutes behin

aberdeen 31. pasadena 37 degrees. let's get a check of the traffic with angela. >>> good morning. let's get ready to head out. should be a great start for you. we had a tour of the cameras, looking good, especially around the beltway. what you can expect on the drive through downtown. 895, well through the tunnel, northbound and southbound, if you travel between harford and baltimore, i-95, on going road work, no delays to report as we get a look at i-95 north of maryland 43, looking good from this point, all the way to the fort mc henry tunnel. >> today a baltimore family will watch as the flagged draped coffin carrying the body of their father and husband arrived. >> linda so has the latest on his death. >> soldier's body will arrive at dover air force base. we put a call in to the department of defense, waiting to get details. his family is planning a viewing in baltimore and buried at arlington national cemetery. robert marchanti is survived by his wife of peggy of 25 years. his son and daughter sat down with us last night. he spent half of his life rising through the ranks of

temperatures right now in aberdeen around 32, baltimore 37 and manchester 33. so i will have some snow totals for you coming up. stick around for that. and right now let's get a check of the traffic with angela. >> offer to a cigarette start o start this morning. we have some trouble spots possibly this afternoon. we have a report of 395 and beltway. they are in good shape north and southbound. this is i-95 heading to the city. you should be good to good. i-95 in cecil county, all lanes are open and the crews are getting out of the away from overnight maintenance. and you're good from bel air to the top side of 695. >>> may have a better opportunity to get a job. the number of job openings in the u.s. climbed to 3.5 million that is 260 million help wanted signs. >>> some say it's a toy and others say it's buy lodge cam. but many -- biological. but parents are fuming. >>> and a feud is escalating between the catholic church and millions of women. clyburn >>> welcome back. 31 degrees outside. and five things that you need to know today. department homeland securi

the location is affected is aberdeen, churchville and other areas along the u.s. route 40 corridor. there are no reports of any hazards or health or safety hazards. >>> today started off with some clouds and drizzle but nonetheless it's warm out there for february. a live look outside right now shows the rain has stopped but pretty gloomy out there. we have complete first weather coverage for you. marty is in the weather center. good afternoon, marty. bad hair day. >> say it again? >> bad hair day. >> i wish i could say that. let's take look at first alert radar. it's been a mild and moist morning and mid-day. and we have shower activity around the region right now. we were getting a break in the action here on tv. i will widen this out and i will want you to know there is more on the way. frankly we were stuck at this point in the upper 40s. which is about i'm going to say 12 to 15 degrees in some locations. chillier than at this time yesterday. that's all going to change. we are going to go into the mid- 60s. backed off into the mid-70s but we will hit the mid-60s for an hour in a

we are looking at the temperatures this morning and we are cold. 28 degrees now in to aberdeen. baltimore 35. not dealing with the winds this morning but that will change. i will show you coming up. now a check of your traffic with angela. good morning. >>> good morning to you. we start the morning with information about an overnight collision that has a couple of fatalities. linda so will have more. 543 is shutdown in both directions. it should be opening momentarily. a look at the live traffic cameras, 895, charles street, looking pretty good on the harbor tunnel as well as the beltway, 695, exit 24, the harrisburg expressway. >>> three people are dead, all siblings, one family is dealing with unmanageable grief. >> a triple car crash, route 543, linda so is here with all new information from overnight. >> we got our hands on this press release in the last hour, we learned the siblings are two brothers and a sister, identified as 17-year-old joseph, 24-year-old ashley, and 29 year-old david. they lived in the 1300 block of marquis court. the three siblings were in a shelvesly

aberdeen getting nonet action and more into bel air. and we slide further to the south and or not bowie and mitchellville yellow which is moderate rain. and this is pushing towards annapolis this morning. highland beach, shadyside and deal this is pushing across the bay so once it does that, well, then, we will start to dry out. but the bay is going to get wet. heading out the door this morning, i need you to grab the rain gear because we will get a break in the afternoon but we are feeling it this morning. temperatures not so bad. that's the silver lining. we have 50s out there. good morning westminster. let's check the traffic now with angela. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. even with the rain out there, still not a lot of problems for you heading out for the morning drive. now we are getting reports traffic volume getting heavy on eastbound i-70. no reported troubles there and for those who get off 70 on 29, your southbound lanes are going to be a bit heavy getting a live look at traffic flow on 29 for you. at marylan

before you step out the door into aberdeen, make sure you grab that big coat because it is cold this morning coming in right around 28 degrees. dress in layers because we'll warm up throughout the day. 34 degrees right now into federalsburg and our temperature into arnold right now coming in at 33 degrees. as we push into the afternoon, i'm forecasting a high today right around 50 degrees. plenty of sunshine in the forecast. we do have a check of the traffic right now with angela. angela, the last time we talked, you did have some traffic out there and an accident. what's going on you -- what's going on now? reporter: that's the thing about it being a quiet morning, crews got out there very quickly and cleared the west side of the beltway at fredrick road. we still have some residual delays. we'll show you those in a moment. heading into downtown 95 north of the beltway on the southwest side, still moving at a pretty good pace, although we got some heavy volume. here's a live look at 695 and baltimore national pike. as we mentioned that lane has reopened on the west side, so getting

we did have one swath of rain move through earlier but zooming in around bel air and aberdeen and perryville moderate rain along i-95. let's check traffic with and l.a. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. luckily not a lot going on in terms of activity out there on the roadways. we are back up to speed on 695 at park heights avenue. got rid of the stalled car there. for those of you getting ready to head out, here's what you will find take the drive on a i- 95 -- taking the drive on i-95. 95 south of maryland 152 the northbound side no delays at all. southbound side of 95 starting to see a pocket of heavy traffic flow as you make your way to the top side of 695 and speak of 695 we are on the east side at pulaski highway. both inner and outer loops moving well on the east side as you make your way to the francis scott key bridge. now back over to you. >>> harford county core another and police have been on the scene of a deadly pedestrian accident. investigators say a train hit a person about 12:30 on old post road and lewis lane while the train was heading from boston to dc with nearly

aberdeen is around 40 degrees. and 37 right now in manchester and the wind not so bad. but they will be out of the northwest and pick up 10 to 15 miles an hour as we go into the afternoon. but lots of sunshine to be had. let's check out your traffic report now with angela. good morning how are the road looking out there. >> reporter: we have yet another trouble spot to report for those of you getting ready to head out in the next few minutes, if you normally travel in parkville on harford road, we have fire activity at harford road and taylor avenue. you may want to head in a different direction especially if your travels includes the busy intersection. let's check the major thorough fares starting with harrisburg expressway. shawan road moving pretty good. no reported troubles from thepennsylvania state line through cockeysville. the top side of 695 in parkville region at harford road, light conditions on inner and outer loop. we will update changes regarding the traffic at maryland traffic. back over to you. >> gl baltimore mayor testify -- >>> baltimore mayor stephan

for right now, temperature wise stepping out the door. 36 in aberdeen and temperatures are well aboveaverage once again. we have the cloud out there when you have the cloud temperatures cannot fall off. they act as a blearchght warming the at moss -- blanket warming the atmosphere. 37 in baltimore. and the wind will be a big factor for today. so that's good news i have to deliver you to. we will pick it back up going into tomorrow but the big story for today along with the temperatures, we are going to be seeing rain moving in across the area. maryland's most powerful radar is dry and that will be changing. let's get a check of the traffic with angela. >> reporter: good morning. as you head out wednesday morning, we have been looking around and finding a lot of overnight maintenance. the right lane closed north and southbound. but i-# 5 -- # 5 north of the -- # 5 north of the beltway no -- 95 north of the beltway no lane closures. cecil county a road crew on the tidings bridge. blocking two southbound lanes on the left side. now back over to you. >> she said she had an appointment she

cyber-command in aberdeen. we have thousands of high-paying jobs dealing with the cyber-threat. do better than many places as far as cuts are concerned. we cut millions from the president's budget. however we're looking at every program and as someone representing n.s.a. we have to ensure they have the resources necessary to protect america. make sure we cut the things we don't need or can't afford, but what we do best we will fund 100% to make sure we are safe. >> thank you, congressman raffesberger. >> next week our guest will be lieutenant brown. e-mail us at sundayquestions@wbaltv.com. >> please don't go away. we will be back with more news in just a moment. first here's david gregory with a look at what's coming up on "meet the press." >> coming up, the return of the culture wars sparked by the white house's controversial decision on birth control. i'll talk to the new white house chief of staff about that controversy as well as other issues. >> then live from the campaign trail. presidential candidate rick santorum. how he's trying to use social issues to energize conserva

. >> she even aberdeen out the dream of every young woman at the time, sharing her first on-screen kisspressley in the movie, loving you. , and after all this years chev is back on the silver screen. this time at the age of 73. playing herself, mother delores in the oscar nominated hb oohdom documentary, "god is the bigger elvis." >> i often wonder why the lord gave me such an opportunity to audition for elvis. there were so many of news line that day. and i just can't believe that i got the part. >> out everything chepged when she visited a convents in connecticut to get some rest. >> the abbey was like a agrees of god that just entered my life in a way that was totally unexpected. and god was the vehicle. he was the bigger elvis. >> after six years of fame and mounting fortunes she says she left the hollywood spot lit -- spotlight for a higher calling. >> i was no love with god. >> not your typical hollywood ending but a love story that just may be worthy of oscar gold. abc news, los angeles. >> our oscar coverage begins at 1:30 with on he red carpet at the oscars. the award show begi

not too far from aberdeen in harford county. fire crews received a call of a fire with people trapped. there was a 14-year-old that was trapped inside and managed to get out to the rear of the house. we do not know of their injuries. fire crews are screaming for units to get on the roof. there is still a lot -- a lot of fire. we will update you as we get more information. >> he is famous for his role as the mayor and police commissioner on tv but james riddle has taken on a bigger role for u.s. veterans. he is an active member of the department of veterans affairs. he paid a visit to bets at the rehab center talking about his service as a marine, making room to room visits. he thinks it is important for vas to understand what they can get out of their local va program. >> it is important for veterans to come to the va to go online and -- or call and find out what the bay offers. a lot of veterans do not know. >> his most recent work with the va included hitting the valentines for veterans concert. >> congressman elijah cummings

also watch for an accident in aberdeen there and 95 southbound 19 minutes from white marsh to 895.re hyundai. back over to you. >> thank you. we are learning more about a case of road rage that left one man stabbed and another man injured. andrea fujii has the story. >> reporter: don 911 calls detail the frightening ordeal. >> okay. what is going on? >> there has been a stabbing and a car accident. >> witnesses say the driver of an suv was switching seats with his wife when he got into a confrontation with the passenger of a the pt cruiser. he stabbed him. they followed him and the vehicled ended up in a ditch. the victim knocked out sudbrook. both are expected to recover. >> stay with us. up next what one presidential candidate is saying about prenatal testing and the effect it could have on thousands of pregnant women. ,,,,,,,, [ male announcer ] at green giant we know nature gives us the most nutritious of gifts. but only when they are ready to be given. that's why green giant picks vegetables at their peak. ...and freezes them fast, locking in nutrients ...for you to unwrap. ♪

with on 95 northbound, a tractor-trailer fire has 95 northbound shut down between here at 543 and aberdeen. see the traffic there forced to exit route 40 pulaski highway would be one alternate. a few accidents to report as well. one of them on 100 westbound at oakwood road. another one in essex on hyde park road at marlin beltway. there is your speeds there. traffic a look at this camera at sandy point, foggy there, and foggy on 83 south of old pimlico road. this traffic report is brought to you by your toyota dealer. back over to you, don. >> thank you. i want to repeat also caroline county schools are two hours late because of the fog on the shore. carroll county schools are operating on time as far as we know. we got the two words mixed up earlier. someone back in the newsroom apologizes. >>> here is what we are following, a landmark battle brewing over same sex marriage. andrea fujii is live with more on the show down. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that debate was supposed to take place last night. but with the vote now so close it is re-scheduled for today. debate begins to

can you again see the rain showers pushing up north and east of baltimore up towards towson and aberdeenre in washington, we are getting a break although we have more rain out to the west that will be moving in later this morning. let me show you a bigger picture and a come naiftion warm front and cold front. this radar is overplaying how much rain is actually touching the ground. we will get a period of showers in here later today along with the mild temperatures. we are expected to be back in the upper 40s to about 50 later today. it won't be a terrible day temperature-wise although we've got some rain showers. maybe a quarter inch of rain here as it moves through later this afternoon and tonight. eventually, the drier air will move in and that will clear things out. tomorrow will turn out to be a beautiful friday with temperatures once again back into the 50s. 42 in washington. 39 in gaithersburg. notice the entire area here is above freezing. sorry, leonardtown and frederick, not getting reports from you. this should just be rain if it falls across the region. couple of light sprinkl

depolyment ceremony was held at the aberdeen proving grounds. they will provide medical coverage in the southern region of afghanistan. this comes two days after the defense secretary suggested the mission in afghanistan would end in 2013. the first time washington has discussed a possible deadline. >> and i'm humbled by your courage. i'm humbled by your dedication. and i'm humbled by your commitment and by your willingness. yours is a courageous service of love in action. >> reporter: and the troops will spend one year in afghanistan. >> thank you. there are currently about 90,000 american troops stationed in afghanistan. >>> direct or robert mueller has spent his entire fbi career chasing terrorists and trying to stop the next terrorist attack. and we report that he is now warning congress the mission may be changing. >> reporter: i do -- >> i do believe that the cyber threat with equal or surpass the threat of counterterrorism in the foreseeable future. >> reporter: and he was convenient more blunt. >> a cyber attack is on its way. we will su

are seeing rain over in wood lawn and baltimore arbutus and seal ies county -- cecil county and aberdeen we have quite a few not too bad for those of you coming inbound 95. northbound making your way to 395. you are looking pretty good as you go into downtown and oncey get into downtown typical traffic conditions. looking live at madison and gillford. megan to you. >>> good morning to you. new business is coming to the port of baltimore today. officials will be at the terminal onto welcome one of the largest container shipping countries to maryland. they begin the direct weekly container service from north europe to the port of baltimore. this would create more than 200 new jobs in the area. we are out of time now back to good morning america and in a moment but remember you can fine us on abc2news.com. have a great weekend and we will have another weather update in a bit. ♪ turn around and say good-bye until then, baby, are you going to let them hold you down mangd you cry ♪ >>> there it is. our take on "bridesmaids 2." we'll keep our day jobs. right now, out to robin in the el capitan

right now temperatures coming in around 30 degrees into aberdeen. glen burnie 32 degrees.at 5 to 10 miles an hour so it's feeling like we are in the 20s this morning. make sure you bundle up as you head out. >>> let's check the traffic with angela. good morning. >> good morning. as you are about to head out, heading downtown, accident reported on fayette street near president street. otherwise, just slow spots here and there. finally recovering just a little on the beltway. on 29, earlier crash southbound just past route 32. we're getting over that. and traffic moving pretty good past maryland 108. a look at the top side of the beltway, 695 at dulaney valley road, those delays thinning out making the drive to harford road. >>> hundreds of community college students will rally in annapolis to urge lawmakers to boost money for the state's two-year colleges. they also seek to raise awareness of the important roles played by maryland's community college and higher education as the benefit for the state as a whole. >>> bwi marshall is going to begin using passenger screening pr

one more problem of note, aberdeen at 122. 20 minutes on the outer loop west side.take you about two minutes from the 895 split. live view of traffic. update you on the j.f.x. at ruxton road. not too bad here. was to get closer to northern parkway, things start to back up. 140 reisterstown road, delays beyond this point. >> nothing going on weather-wise to start your day. temperatures are in the 30's to around 40. 38 degrees in rising sun. most of you will have a dry day. and 35 to 60. and 35 to 60. >>> 7:30 now on this wednesday morning. it's the 22nd of february 2012 as we check out things from the top of the rock. al says in the city we could approach 60 degrees today which is welcoming for all of our friends gathered outside of the plaza. meantime inside studio 1a i'm ann curry alongside carl quintanilla in for matt. nice to have you here again. >> thanks for having me. >> just ahead "today" investigates a growing problem. >> we are talking about dirty surgical instruments used in operating rooms across the country. why is it happens and what's being done? we'll

aberdeen, south dakota. duluth, 10 to 16 inches. a foot of snow. >> good morning. if you high, thin clouds to start today. we don't expect any rain with a we don't expect any rain with a >>> that's your latest weather. ann? >> al, thank you so much. coming up, today's professionals are going to weigh in on angelina's pose at the oscars. they have something to say right after this. s lawnsmiths. grass gurus. doers. here's to more saturdays in the sun. and budgets better spent. here's to turning rookies - into experts, and shoppers into savers. here's to picking up. trading up. mixing it up. to well-earned muddy boots. and a lot more - spring per dollar. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. show the yard who's boss, with this cordless black and decker trimmer, just $84.97. the calcium they take because they don't take it with food. switch to citracal maximum plus d. it's the only calcium supplement that can be taken with or without food. that's why my doctor recommends citracal maximum. it's all about absorptio

northbound lanes are blocked between 543 and aberdeen, take pulaski highway.ccident in catonsville on osbourne. a pedestrian struck, west hamburg at south hanover and a bus in brookline on hammonds lane and there are some other problems there. there are your delays. there is a live look outside at that jam on 95 because of that tractor-trailer fire at 543. this traffic report is brought to you by home paramount pest control. >>> back over to you, don. >> thank you. emotions were running high today as the house of delegates gets ready to debate the same sex marriage bill in annapolis, andrea fujii is live with today's expected vote. >> reporter: don the bill is expected to come down to a few votes and republican delegate wade koch has apparently changed his vote, supporting the bill. it could be a deciding factor. last thiet the house recessed after 15 minutes and things got so heated delegate koch had a state trooper escort him out of the building. the only order of business was an amendment pushing back the effective date to january 13 instead of this october

. >> this is in scotland and aberdeen and makes west coast style bothers.e growing like crazy. in italy, they are doing the same thing. we changed the world and the farmers are watching that. >> demand for quality hops has reenergized hops growers in the yakima valley where most of the nation's hops are grown. >>> to the nfc championship game. jim harbaugh was named associated press coach of the year. it was a near unanimous choice getting 50 votes. they went 13-3 in the regular season. one year after going 6-10. alex smith accepted the award on his behalf. >> from someone who had one or two coaches in my career, i would like to tell you, this is well-deserved. congratulations, coach. >> harbaugh is the only niners coach beside bill walsh to eastern the honor. this is another honor. he was league mvp and the saint's drew brees is named offensive player of the year. that is baltimore ravens linebacker suggs and comeback player of the year is stafford. in player voting. >> it is 8:51. a man walked inside a sacramento bank and claims he has two bombs. how he g

i went to the frito-lay proving ground in aberdeen to see them making healthier chips -- >> it's amazing>> it's amazing how strong they are that they can go through the tumbling actions. >> can i compare that to ireland and israel plants that i've got to that they -- and much higher quality. >> should we talk about comcast at all? >> a strong internet video subscriptions helping comcast beet wall street with the estimates. the nation's largest capable company boosting dividend by 44% and announcing a $6.5 billion share buyback. there are few holes in this quarter, yeah, but very few. >> in fact, hardly any. the focus is on the lack of subscriber losses coming into the quarter there had been an expectation of may -- you only got 17,000 viewer, let's call it even flat. nore what that means. is it a read-through into housing for some way, not necessarily people buying, but at least rental units. who knows, hooking up your cable? and then of course the big increase in dividend, all looking pretty good, makes it nice and easy to talk about comcast. >> obviously we work for -- i do want to poi

nunnelee's district, and met my mother at a dance when she came down from lackey, mitches, outside aberdeen. from that point forward, my dad decided he would move his allegiance from oklahoma to the state of mississippi. i watched that marriage through my life and while no marriage is always completely easy or trouble-free, you know, they stuck together through thick and thin. and i know for us, my dad, my late father, being a petroleum engineer, we transferred quite often from kindergarten through the 12th grade, i was in 10 different schools in four different states and we actually spent another summer in a fifth state. but mississippi was always home. and that bond that we had was very special because as long as mom and dad and my brother and i were together, it was -- there was that protection that safety that came from that and how i watched them as they handled things that came up in their lives, inspired me. and then that last move that we had from the state of california, back to mississippi, i wound up in a high school in the 10th grade with a great friend of mine whose conduct in

>> gretchen: that was aberdeen, the australian shepherd mix scoring one of four touchdowns.r kids before the actual really big game. it's so cute to watch the dogs. never gets old. >> steve: speaking of the really big game, here is the headline from the "new york post" this morning, the new york -- new jersey -- giants are champions. they won with a jump ball, the final 21-17 and there you can see the giants. they are so happy. they returned, they won four years ago against this crew and they did it again last night. >> eric: if i'm not mistaken, i think they lost four games in a row at one point. >> gretchen: only won nine games, right? >> eric: great comeback. way to go. >> gretchen: as usual, there is always a lot of talk about the half time show and whether or not the performances were good or bad or somewhere in between. so we have been asking all morning what you thought of madonna's performance and here are some of the e-mails. john in arizona says i'm not a madonna fan but have to say it was a well wore i don't graphed show and better than some past shows i won't men

just ask the folks here in aberdeen.qu right here one of the first stream liners took off on its maiden trip. one was from the executive office. as sharon saw that first plane took flight, the result of so much hard work, she got goose bumps. in her words she said, "we said we would do it, and we did it." that's the story of america. we said we would do it, and we did it. that's the can-do spirit that makes us who we are. we have seen challenging times before, but we always worked from the strongest, and that's what we're going to do again today. thanks. have a great weekend. hello, i'm cathy mcmorris rodgers. i am the mother of two young kids and i am concerned about the country they will inherit. president obama made a promise to the american people. i'm planning to cut the deficit he said, by half, by the end of my first term in office. in the budget he submitted this week to congress the president admitted he won't keep his promise. he won't even come close. because of the president's failure to control spending, the

get up to aberdeen, south dakota, 6 to 12 inches. duluth, 10 to 16 inches.s. maybe -- may even be posting blizzard watches later today and tonight. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> just past 8:00 this tuesday morning. bright sun and blue sky. still a chill in the air, though. in the 30s to near 40 degrees around the metro area. farther west and north, though, right near the freezing mark. near the pennsylvania border. later today hitting the 50s. of the of the region with sun and clouding up tonight and tomorrow morning. rain developing by late morning wednesday. off and on during the afternoon and chilly highs near 50. could get an inch of rain tomorrow. then sun back on thursday. and increasing clouds friday and >>> that's your latest weather. ann? >> al, thank you so much. coming up, today's professionals are going to weigh in on angelina's pose at the oscars. they have something to say right after this. s lawnsmiths. grass gurus. doers. here's to more saturdays in the sun. and budgets better

aberdeen, south dakota. duluth, 10 to 16 inches. foot of snow. >>> well, cool and cloudy for today but we hold off on the rain showers for the greater bay area until tomorrow morning. good morning, i'm meteorologist christina loren. 42 degrees in san jose. area of low pressure moves onshore through tonight. for us that means we'll get a few showers late tonight in the north bay. showers will spread to the south as we head throughout your wednesday. looking like a washout through tomorrow. temperatures on the mild side. only in the 50s. 57 degrees in san jose. >>> that's your latest weather. ann? >> al, thank you so much. coming up, today's professionals are going to weigh in on angelina's pose at the oscars. they have something to say right after this. s lawnsmiths. grass gurus. doers. here's to more saturdays in the sun. and budgets better spent. here's to turning rookies - into experts, and shoppers into savers. here's to picking up. trading up. mixing it up. to well-earned muddy boots. and a lot more - spring per dollar. more sav