> if you shop at michael's arts and crafts, you may want to look at this they're recalling 28,000 ashland glass vases. they will shatter when picked up. four people have been hurt. the vase was sold at michael's through october of this year. >>> a new study finds if the u.s. recycles from 33% to 75% in total number of participants by 2030, it will create more than a million and a half jobs. the report said that the recycles involves more work than simple trash disposeal. >>> tonight you can get a glimpse of is going on in downtown baltimore for the holidays. the campaign is called it's a waterfront life. it plays on the popular movie, it's a wonderful life. mayor blake will be at the aquarium to talk about the festivities. the actual light show kicks off to the public saturday night and check out the latest and what is going on. head to our events website on it's a waterfront life for a look at what you can expect for the coming holidays. >>> governor o'malley's trade mission to india later this month is called the large nest maryland's history. the six day trip starts november 28th. more

today's events kick off at 10:30 this morning and that's going to take place at the intersection of ashland and rut land avenue. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> mta will hold a series of open houses, purple line which will connect communities and prince georges and montgomery county. first is scheduled for today from 50:00 to 8:30 at university of maryland. >>> baltimore city officer assigned to protect stephanie rawlings blake is recovering after a vehicle ran in to his suv. it happened on 83 at the gill ford avenue exit at 8:30 as the officer was returning to city hall. both drivers expected to be fine and mayor rawlings blake was not in the suv. >>> maryland man is dead after driving in a sneezing attack he was driving on route 50 and lost control and hit the tree. the crash killed his passenger. evans is recovering, charged with reckless and negligent driving. >>> to our continuing coverage for the 350 students who will use a cruise ship as a dorm. the college students were supposed to move in yesterday, that's now been delayed. the ship was used at a dorm because one of the dorm buildi

. >> she says her goal is to tell ashland's story so families could be spared her heart break. a special section, abc2news.com. it's a place where parents and kids can read about bullying and and its impact. 20 signs your child maybe the victim of bullying. >>> des moines iowa, same sex couples plans took a unexpected turn. a baker refused to supply a cake for their union. her convictions wouldn't let her do it. >> it is my right as a business owner. it is my right. it's not to discriminate against them. it doesn't have -- it's not to do with them as it's to do with me. my walk with god. what i will answer to him for. it shouldn't be a gay or straight issue. it's a people issue. >> the couple says they were shocked and looked at each other after they learn ed the baker would not provide a cake. >>> which destination will be filled wall to wall. >>> if you are heading the road you are going to pay the price. details of how high the gas could climb when good morning maryland continues. [ female announcer ] maybe you're one of them. ♪ one of the always electrifying... eyebrow-rais

today's event kicks off at 10:30 this morning, it will take place at the intersection of ashland and rutland avenues. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> a officer assigned to protect stephanie rawlings blake maybe sore following a crash. it happened at the gillford avenue exit around 8:30, the officer was returning to city hall when a vehicle hit his suv. drivers expected to be fined and the mayor was not in the vehicle. update on a string of robberies in perry hall. neighborhood association said police made arrests in the three robberies that occurred in three days. we are awaiting for word to verify or deny what the neighbors are saying. the meeting with perry hall residents and police is scheduled for november 10th at the library. >>> the mount washington tavern is part ash and charred wood after flames and smoke raced through. we brought you this story yesterday on good morning maryland. the tavern is at sole grave and nee bury street in north baltimore. the fire drew to two alarms. the building is considered a total loss. the people who work at the cliffton t perkins mental hospita

ashland and richmond. we'll see increasing sunshine and a chilly weekend ahead. all the details right after this short break. you're watching 9news now at noon. >>> jet blue has started issuing refunds to passengers who were stuck on a plane last weekend for almost eight hours. it happened during last weekend's big snowstorm. five planes were stuck on the runway of bradley international airport outside hartford. jet blue passengers are being reimbursed for their flight and also receiving a free round trip voucher for a future flight. >>> okay. hope that makes them feel just a little bit better. all right, now i want you to go to jchayward.com and sign up for this weekend's alzheimer's walk. you haven't signed up. i only have four people i think on my team j. c.'s jewels, go to jchayward.com. you'll find the alzheimer's walk there and you can click on it and you can join my team and howard is going to be walking with n weekend. >> i will be, but i didn't join your team because i have my heart walk going on in the nationals park. i'll be there for the greater washi

person during a domestic dispute the three pedestrian's which were hit in the 8700 block of south ashland were not involved in the dispute, all three are listed in good condition. the driver took off with the person he was chasing, police are looking for both of them. 10 people were displaced by an electrical fire in the poor neighborhood today no injuries were reported after the fire broke out at about 1:40 p.m. this afternoon in the basement of a two-story building at one of the 13th straight. the fire was reported under control by 3:15 p.m. this afternoon the blaze was electrical in nature and there was nothing suspicious to investigate. >> visitation was held today for chicago area marine killed in afghanistan, mourners paid their respects to marine lance corporal mike daniels at the montclair funeral home on the northwest side. daniels grew up in elmwood park and was a graduate of st. patrick high- school. he was killed eight days ago while conducting combat operations in afghanistan daniel's body was returned to chicago on friday and was escorted to the funeral home by a guard. fune

. >> come around towards howard from ashland. >> there you go. >> it's going to go down right next to in the back seat. >> tell him the target's still inside the vehicle. >> target just got out. he has a walking -- >> all right. very good. >> uc claims it's a good deal. >> in an hour we will send an undercover officer back in. say this stuff is good. we will take six more. this guy now is known as well. >> nice. >> into the back seat. >> he is counting the money walking way. >> on to the next one. >> next on "the squeeze." >> the community is in an uproar over it, the police are in an uproar over it. >> it's a turn of the tide. >> get ready because we're going to hit the whole gang. >> i got partner now. i don't care how many guys you interview, i don't think you will see this right here. because it takes guts, man. >> one informant alone shoulders enough risk by working with authorities. but a team of two, enormously ups the stakes as each entrusts his life with the other. investigator adrian sandoval and this pair of informants who we have been calling poncho and lefty, just started

neighbors say concerned at the same gunman who hit another aldi grocery store on ashland and 42nd back on october 28th. victims' bodies still inside the store at this hour police have blocked off the entire parking lot detectives searching appears a robbery and the gunmen ran away after the shooting. second victim tonight it woman who they say shot in the leg rushed to northwestern hospital currently listed in serious condition no word yet on any suspects area to detectives are investigating. >> hours after head coach joe paterno fired at best to get a reporter michael isakoff reporting tonight joe paterno contacted big time criminal defense attorney no charges against joe paterno not yet retained a lawyer report says apparently concerned assistant alleged victims will also come after him. last night the nation watched as hundreds of students penn state are rioting that board of trustees let the head coach go tipping over a news van throwing rocks and setting fires. governor of pennsylvania calling for calm. >> actions speak much louder than your words. we will carry with you for a lon

. >> come around towards howard from ashland. >> there you go. >> it's going to go down right next to us. >> target's in the back seat. >> tell him the target's still inside the vehicle. >> target just got out. he has a walking -- >> all right. very good. >> uc claims it's a good deal. >> in an hour we will send an undercover officer back in. say this stuff is good. we will take six more. this guy now is known as well. >> nice. >> into the back seat. >> he is counting the money walking way. >> on to the next one. >> next on "the squeeze." >> the community is in an uproar over it, the police are in an uproar over it. >> it's a turn of the tide. >> get ready because we're going to hit the whole gang. [ male announcer ] cranberry juice? wake up! ♪ that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm [ male announcer ] for half the calories -- plus veggie nutrition. could've had a v8. sweet & salty nut bars... they're made from whole roasted nuts and dipped in creamy peanut butter, making your craving for a sweet & salty bar irresistible, by nature valley. >>> hello, here's what's happening. the white

in fact down south, from fredericksburg down to thornburg but especially ashland and richlands may just get clipped by this. over to monika samtani with up late on the friday morning commute. >>> it's been a tough one especially on the north side of town. good morning everybody. look at the icons i put up. first of all there's an accident on the outer loop at new hampshire avenue and another one at old georgetown road where there was a deer struck. and the one we've been talking about all morning long is the inner loop of the beltway at georgia avenue. a fatal early morning crash. we're going to go to our surae chinn live at the vane with more details -- scene with more details. surae? >> reporter: monika, things have definitely improved traffic wise. we are on the outer loop looking across to the accident scene. the tractor-trailer still here getting inspected. making sure all the mechanics are working, the brakes, to the. we don't know how long the tractor-trailer will be here for inspection but it's off to the side not really affecting traffic at this point because all lanes are open

. >> reporter: the oregon law allowed lance hill to evict smith from his ashland home and get his money within three months. pamela joy got smith out even faster just one month a far cry from what happened to connie cook in california. smith kept on living in cook's converted barn for 16 months without paying rent while she fought her eviction in court. that eventually caused cook it lose her home to foreclosure. coincidence or not, smith is now back in the more tenant- friendly bay area. most recently we found her at a park fixing what look like breakfast and tending to her cats. portman sees the case as a good example of why california should adopt an escrow law. >> i don't see a good argument that could be made against it. >> reporter: but that would require lawmakers to pass a bill and the governor sign it which could take time. something former landlords say gwen smith doesn't deserve. >> she causes such havoc in a person's life. >> the damage that she does is not just to people's property and to their finances but she leaves a psychological wound. >> other than spending time at th

its way south and east, the clearing well as the storm system passes but from thornburg down the ashlandich land, some lighter showers trying to make its way up to newland and colonial beach before sliding by but that's it. this stuff is fairly light and again south south south of us. 45 in easton and and of delaware and -- and and of delaware. and also here in washington we sit at an even 50 degrees. cloudy skies, light winds and a dew point this morning in the mid 40s at 46. two storms on the map. there's one out west. some rain and elevation snows and a will have o the west is going to be -- lot of the west is going to be impacted by this storm. again, we've had a pretty nice week. although this past this morning -- we will look for a good weekend. some colder air filtering in behind this is. a very chilly start to the weekend. we're dropping into the 30s and we've got the heart walk tomorrow. the alzheimer's walk also in the morning. maryland and uva. it will be chilly on saturday. only the low 50s and into sunday the upper 0s. so the next three days, today, 58 and breezy. 30s tomorr

. >> caller: this is jim in ashland. i much enjoyed your book and program that came with it. chaos theory. i used and 80 mhz pc to run a bunch of stuff more quickly but my question is more cosmic. are you familiar with the controversy that stephen hawking had regarding information on black holes or in black holes and what happens to it? the proof that in quantum mechanics that you can't destroy or create information. i would like to know if the initial bid they have all the information in it that we currently have? >> guest: you left from a little question to the big question. i am going to say this as though tom lehman sergeant want anyone taking this prognostication too seriously. i will say all of the information of the modern world did not exist in the big bank even though the universe developed from the big bang. i love that you brought up stephen hawking black hole paradox because that is a minor episode in my book but a fun episode. part of my book gets to the role of information in contemporary physics where information is playing a bigger and bigger part. one of the

ashland connor hanged herself inside her home in illinois last friday after repeated complaints of beingld girl hanged herself because of bullying at school. joining us now is the author of 99 things teens wish they knew before turning 16 written by zach veach much he's a spokesperson nor national bullying awareness week. good to see you. we spoke a little bit back where you experienced bullying. but mostly over your size and then you found a way to kind of fight back. how? >> bullying is dproeg into such a big thing nowadays. we need people to come out and help the kids and stop their problem before it continues to grow. more and more things are going to happen, like what you've seen. me and the noble challenge, our goal is to make sure nothing like that happens. we want to make it able for kids to stop it before it happens with the help of adults, school leersd other kids. >> some young people feel they're being bullied or picked on, it's difficult for them to kind of tell someone about it, share with someone what's taking place. because it almost feels like that's an additional assaul

spring of 2008 identified a number of products contaminated with highly leaded paint as part of an ashland university freshman chemistry class project he sent some of his students to dollar stores and -- to buy inexpensive halloween toys in the fall of 2007 and inexpensive easter kind of toys and ornaments in the spring of 2008 and what he found of 97 products he tested, 12 of them were contaminated with highly leaded paint. that's about one in seven products. they were candy buckets and drinking cups, plastic teeth the children will obviously put in their mouths, what they're made for, i guess, had much, much too high levels of lead -- lead contamination and other hollywood prawssments many were products bought at leading national retailers. it was clear that our trading system, that our regulatory system, and that our corporations fail basic consumer and public safety standards. we think nothing, our companies apparently thought nothing of buying products from china that were inexpensive that looked good in terms of halloween and easter, that our children would use and didn't think much

bob a republican in ashland, ohio, you are up first, go ahead. caller: yeah, i think that this tax break on social security is a big mistake. we are talking about we are going to have to do something to fix it. the way i look at it is, it has been butchered over the years and that taking it out of there just to make another stimulus is ridiculous. host: you are talking about the payroll tax holiday. extending that. you oppose that? caller: totally. that money's for social security. using that to prop up something else is just another way of opening up the bank for them to dish out whatever they want. host: do you agree? guest: i think bob is dead right. this diversion of social security payroll tax is an enormous problem. he mentioned the difficulties of social security and this money would have to be paid back, these bonds would have to be back. why in the world are we now even contemplating taking another $100 billion to $200 billion out of this program that will have to be paid back? it's an enormous mistake. the reason social security has --