the community. >> you have 20 locations and people can find them. >> we're in harford county, baltimore county, prince george's county, even as far as bear, delaware. if you're looking to give a toy, we have a location. >> we appreciate your involvement again this year. i know you're excited as well. you can give us a nod. look at squiggle bag. this is not stuffed full. we have two weekings through the 18th. we want to get all the gifts in here at the abc2 studios or at the celebree learning center. >> the battle of the beltway is almost here. ray lewis returned. want you to watch ray rice. watch this. >> he's got moves. now ray lewis, even though he won't play, he is helping them, getting ready for rg3. the ravens take on the redskins coming up on sunday. home for the holidays has a special meaning for active duty members. how they got into the holiday spirit. >> you know, books may not be on every child's list but amazon's got an idea to do that. it's aimed at getting kids hooked on reading. >>> wyatt everhart back for this year's kindertime. one of our sponsors next day floors. >> next dela

most of the rain from hagerstown to northern baltimore county and towards cecil county, as for baltimore city itself down to d.c., the rain is spotty and light in nature but there's still drizzle showing up that the radar doesn't pick up because it's low to the ground. a closer view at the metro area radar, you can see a couple of areas of showers around baltimore city. 53 degrees downtown, 49 in pikesville, 50 at b.w.i. marshall and 50 in catonsville. most of the fog is starting to lift around baltimore but you'll run into that across the eastern shore, into ocean city. scattered showers a possibility throughout the day and temperatures holding instead in upper 40's to low 50's. mentioned how it could be showery for the game. details coming up. >> it's time for sunday morning q&a and joining us this morning is dr. dallas dance, superintendent of baltimore county public schools. thank you so much for coming on the air with us. >> thanks for the invite. >> this is your first year with baltimore county schools, first week on the job and something terrible goes wrong. i can't imagine in you

baltimore county police officers on the scene as they began their investigation into this. what they're telling us at this hour was that the police officer was guarding a prisoner there inside the emergency room who needed some sort of medical treatment. there was a strug thal began when a person who worked at the hospital notice the presser in had hidden some sort of a -- prisoner had hidden some sort of a needle. the suspect grabbed that medical staff earnings started to -- person, started to fight. there was a struggle between the officer and the prisoner. the officer's weapon discharged into the wall. investigators are responding. the good news is when that weapon discharged, there were no injuries. it certainly would be a crowded place to be. with that struggle, the gunshot, pepper spray being used, certainly a chaotic speafnlt county police remain on the scene to piece together what happened. a gunshot inside the medical department at the university of maryland medical center. live in baltimore county, christian schaffer. >>> there -- a crash claimed the life of a wom

a typical monday at a discount store in baltimore county sees at roughly $2,000 in sales. this monday, they sold $17,000. >> astronomical. pretty much nonstop -- i ate lunch at 4:30. >> abil purchased a few shotguns for protection, but also because of the renewed begun debate following the shooting death of 20 kids and six adults in connecticut last week. >> i heard the conversation -- i guess before we have no more rights, i should at least protect myself. >> since the shooting, elected leaders and police officers across maryland are trying to shift the political wind toward gun control legislation, whether it is tackling the culture of assault weapons or increasing mental health benefits. >> this is a watershed moment in our country. >> governor o'malley says he supports looking into the issue for the next legislative session. >> it is still very much a work in progress. but it is work that i would guess every state in the union has been undertaken. >> dick's sporting goods said they are suspending all sales of "modern sporting rifles" at their stores. >> they are probab

baltimore county police are investigating a deadly early morning house fire in baldwin. one of our viewers sent this video from the 6600 block of sweet air road. it took firefighters more than two hours to get the flames under control. water had to be shuttled because there are no hydrants in the area. 62-year-old william spencer was pronounced dead at the scene. new and noon, baltimore county police are investigating a deadly accident in thousand on east joppa road at prince road just before 8:00 this morning. the driver struck a utility poll and was pronounced dead on the scene. a police officer is recovering from a gunshot wound after a prisoner tried to escape from his custody inside a baltimore county emergency room st. joe's medical center in thousand. the 30-year-old was under police escort. at some point, hospital staff noticed he had a needle in his possession. when he tried to grab a hospital worker, the officer stepped in. during a struggle, the gun fired a bullet into a wall. >> either by the weapon or pepper spray, the officer did attempt to subdue the priso

fredrick county and the further north and west you head, that's where we're expecting some pretty significant accumulating snows. it's snow to rain, about a coating to an inch, from baltimore city on toward the north and to the west. it's snow to ice to rain eventually two to three inches of snow could fall over carroll county. extreme northwestern baltimore county and out towards they aremont and manchester, beyond that out toward the mountains five to 12 inches of snow. there could be some ice ekreetion. it's a ice storm well north and west of the state. this is today's storm. lauren cook, this is going into saturday's storm and that could bring some snow. we'll talk about that in your seven-day forecast coming up in just a little bit. let's get a check on traffic. good morning, lauren. >>reporter: hello, mike. get those snow suits, right, ready for the weekend? >> yep. >>reporter: everything is inching up from d.c., as mike mentioned. if you are traveling on 95, do be extra careful. here on the northeast corridor here in white marsh, everything moving right along. no problems. it's going to take you just 14 minutes actually to travel southbound from the beltway all the

and more trouble in baltimore scan county. we have a crash right now on liberty road at old court road. a look at the beltway in the area, that outer loop really starting to slow down do expect a 13 minute ride right now from 795 down to 95. and matters could get worse because we have a crash at interstate 70. here's a look at the east side of the beltway traffic moving right along here in parkville. no problems up to towson. just an 11 minute ride right now from the outer loop up to 83. if you are using the jfx to get downtown, everything up to speed just 11 minutes to travel southbound from the beltway all the way to fayette street. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan and charlie, over to you. >>> the u.s. supreme court hears a highly personal custody case today and this is something it rarely does. >> it could be the last chance for u.s. army sergeant to fight for his daughter in united states' courts. eris chaffin is a 5-year-old in the middle of a custody battle of two parents. it's a complicated legal fig

ravens. >> and if you are traveling in baltimore county. we have a crash to tell you about and this is right on york road and 83 nice and clear as you make the drive to 695. we have an accident in rosedale on philadelphia road at golden ring road if you are losing 95 and white marsh. this is what it looks like. it is going to be congested a ride from root 24 to the beltway. that's a 16 minute delay. and speeds at 32 miles per hour if you are heading to the tunnel a four minute delay now from the beltway into the city. >> here is a look at 695. and inner loop nice and clear. the outer loop starting to pick up. here at harford road a 13 minute ride from 95 up to 83. over to you. >>> a black friday small business saturday, cyber monday do you need any more days to do shopping? >> the answer is yes. >> yes. >> for you guys, mac. why's is doing something special, we're not talking about flat screams with the nfl and it will stay open for 4 # hours straight through the weekend before christmas. this is the first time that the store has done anyth

and a new message from medstar in eastern baltimore county. the facility is launching a massive fund-raising campaign to improve its neonatal unit. officials say they need more modernized equipment to treat the baby's there with the best care -- to treat the babies there with the best care possible. >> we will get every patient a private room. we will give every mother the opportunity to experience the peaks and valleys by themselves and not have to share a curtain. >> they treat baltimore and hartford county as well as cecil county. >> now your insta-weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> temperatures will cool off a little bit. but so far below for today is lower than the normal high temperature for today. there with the best care possible. >> we will get every patient a privatebelow is warmer than norl high. the normal high is 44. we almost hit 60 officially at dwi marshall. we may have hit the 60 degree mark the been the record low for the day -- 7. the record high, 72 in 2006. we did not get much rain. a lot of

we had about 2,500 driving under the influence arrest in baltimore county. time one of those individuals drinks and drives like that, they're putting themselves, the people in their car, and more importantly the innocent people that they're driving next to at risk. >> of those people arrested last year, his office had about allege 86% conviction rate. tomorrow delegate john carden says he will be holding a news conference to address issues surrounding the speed county program. the conducted a massive test last weekend to check the cameras accuracy. city police closed all three lanes and sent vehicles on the repeated test runs. they ordered the cameras to have been completed this past friday. you may have a couple extra bucks this holiday season due to dropping gas prices. a survey shows that the average u.s. price of a gallon has dropped a dime. right now the price is at 3.38 in the baltimore area even lower with the average price of regular at $3.34 a gallon. president obama and house speaker john boehner met at the white house for another round of talks to

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we have a few problems in baltimore county appeared there is some fire activity with some closures. up to speed on southbound 83. looking good on the north side of the beltway. this is 83 north of the beltway. more volume southbound. that will continue to build. 56 miles per hour on the southwest corner of the beltway as you make your approach to 95. no problems to report getting into the beltway at this hour. a nice start down towards the 895 split. five minutes on 95 from the split down to the fort mchenry. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a committee meets on capitol hill to hear from experts on the fiscal cliff. >> both sides still digging into their respective positions. there were renewed hopes of pressure on negotiations. >> hallie jackson has the latest. what can we expect this morning? >> we're said to fear from the researcher for moody's who warns a pressing concern may not be the fiscal cliff but what to do about the debt ceiling. >> squabble is not a solution. that >> is the fight from last year. president obama is warning against another battle like last year.

we have trouble in baltimore county, a crash in middle river, eastbound lanes of white marsh, at eastern boulevard. if you are traveling 95 in the area. this in white marsh, north of 43. everything up to speed. no delays downtown. if you are using the south side, no concerns either, traveling from elk ridge in to the city. the vetch takes you 12 minutes. normal condition on the jfx, 1 minutes, southbound, 695, downtown to east fayette street. new years eve traffic remains calm on the beltway. that's a look at the traffic, over to you. >>> tax hikes and spending cuts are hours away. down to the deadline if congress and the president are going to stop the nation from going over the fiscal cliff. without a deal, taxes are set to go up on about every american. >> reporter: talks continue but this morning, still no deal. republicans and democrats nee gobuated all weekend, with the hope of passing legislation that would protect most people from a massive tax hike, set to kick in type at midnight. our top priority is make sure taxes on middle class families don't go up to hurt the economy badly

right through the beltway going just into hblght right on -- howard county right on the carroll/baltimore county line. to the north and west two to three inches of snow before we turn over to rain. in the northern tier of the state, towards allegheny, garrett, washington county, could be five to as much as a foot of snow before this storm is all said and done. here's your hour-by-hour forecast, again, through the course of the morning, that burst of snow comes in. 33 goes to 35, 38 goes to 52 from 1:00 on to 4:00 with heavy, steady rains moving in. we'll talk more about this forecast and show you maybe some more snow, lauren cook in the forecast coming up in just a little bit. >>reporter: well, mike, that snow expected to fall right around 9:00 this morning, so if you are traveling at that time, do take it slow because it's going to be pretty slick out there. we do have a crash in baltimore right on green spring avenue at cold spring lane, so watch out for that as well. if you are using the jfx to get downtown, no problems whatsoever. it will be nice and clear from the beltway to fayette street.

we have more on the outpouring of holiday spirit from the players and the fans tonight in baltimore county reporter: that's right. a great deal of generosity and a great program means a lot of area kids will have a very merry christmas. the excitement of a new toy and the magic of a smile that comes with it. >> you're going to take this to the tables to your right. >> reporter: that's what area children will be treated to for the holiday things for the baltimore ravens and their generous fans. they donated to the first toy smith toy drive in dogwood elementary school. >> people don't have what we have, and if we give, we can support them and make them happy. >> it is the season, and us being athletes, we're in a great position and it's our responsibility. [ rap music ]. . >> reporter: at jimmie's seafood in baltimore, more ravens team up for a toy drive, this one led by the battle tested united states marines and their toys for tots program. >> we can put a smile on 2, 3,000 kids' faces. >> reporter: all of these toys will be taking to the warehouse located in towson and they'll be distrib

during a fight with a staff member she pulled out a knife. >>> baltimore county police make an arrest in a shooting outside a popular towson bar. police say 26-year-old francis cane got into a fight with people at the charles village public. he pulled out a gun and fired into a crowd of people. one person was hit in the hand. cane is facing attempted first degree murder charges. >>> dense fog across our region causes dangerous road conditions and major delays at the airport. monique griego has more. >> good morning. the fog back backed up traffic for commuters and at bwi there were a lot of cancelations. >> the lights of the inner harbor dimmed by a thick and hazy fog settling in over baltimore city. >> i walked out on my back deck and couldn't see any neighbor's house. >> it forced several schools to delay classes. drivers had almost no visibility. >> it was just really thick and hard driving. >> on kent island foggy conditions caused a driver to crash into and take out a telephone phone. >> whenever it drizzles it's like black ice. >> fliers ran into a travel nightmare. >> every fli

social security headquarters is in woodlawn, baltimore county. >>> time now for a quick look at tomorrow's edition of the baltimore sun. wrapping up with the winter's warmest trend. faux furs. and reports from baseball's winter meetings in nashville. for these stories and a lot more, read tomorrow's baltimore sun. remember, you can look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. >>> in tonight's healthwatch report, a new study could change the current standard of care in breast cancer treatment. researchers find that taking the drug tamoxifen for longer periods of time, could have significant benefits. ines ferre reports for wjz from new york. >> reporter: carrie kappa cella took the drug tamoxifen for five years after she was diagnosed with breast cancer at 33. >> even though it may, you know, make you not feel great. or you might have side effects, it's -- you know that you're doing something that is helping you. >> reporter: now, new research suggests women should take tamoxifen for 10 years, twice as long as the current 5-year recommendation. researchers at the uni

a shooting at a baltimore county hospital.anmeghan mccorkell has the latest on a shooting at the university of maryland st. joseph medical center. meghan? >> baltimore county police remain out here on the scene of university of maryland st. joseph's medical center. we're told this incident happened around 2:30 this afternoon. you can see the video from sky eye chopper 13 right here. baltimore county police officer was here inside the emergency room. we're told that he was guarding a prisoner who was being treated here. now, there was some sort of struggle between the roof -- officer and prisoner. we're told the officer, his gun was somehow fired. that gun discharged into the wall. officer did subdue the prisoner. we're told no one was injured in this incident. and back here live, we want to show you that one of the entrances to the e.r. has been blocked off since that incident happened. they have someone out here from the hospital that has been rerouting people to another entrance to the e.r. so that the police can continue th

baltimore county police identified the man they say struggled with an officer as brian dargan. he tried to get the officer's gun away. a shot was fired grazing the officer's leg. dargan will be charged with attempted murder. >>> this is a picture of the man the police are looking for in connection with the stabbing at the dark horse saloon. they found one person who was stabbed in the neck and chest. another person was stabbed in the back. police are asking anyone with information about the man to call metro crime stoppers right now at 1-866-7-lockup. >>> chill in the air tonight. no question about it. feeling leak deals. 31 now at our weather bug site in towson. most spots closer to the mid-30s including bowie. 35 in stevensville. westminster at 37. a leet breeze but enough to give a wind chill to the air. temperatures keep dropping. cold start. things do change by the weekend. we got it all coming up. >> thanks a lot. you know this, born and raised here. charm city all about the prize. when we heard about a new show comparing ours to d.c., we had to get in on the debate. >> r

it's for northern baltimore county. areas south and east, including annapolis, city and eastern shore. there will be an inch or two of slushy snow. clouds continue to overspread the area. this is the leading edge. has it come in timing wise around 6 a.m., around snow advisory -- sunrise, snow begins to fire up. in that time frame we'll have our coldest air of the day. warmer air will try to edge further north. it shifts toward annapolis and north of kent island through the day. then we'll look for rain and snow mixing over the i-95 corridor. kind of a last gasp of the storm. cold air wraps. we could see flurries. a detailed snowfall map in just a second. first, i want to show you the cold air. that will funnel in as we talk about the whole weekend for sunday, cold breezy day, a frigid night tomorrow night. it's going to be a very cold night. plan for that. future trend shows we struggle to get to 32 -- above 32 tomorrow. the cold air is available this time. it's colder than our last storm s i think the rain/snow line wi

a few showers moving into northern baltimore county and carroll county. that is not all rain.t of howard county is now getting a few showers and reaching back into virginia and west virginia. this is all moving to the east. this is the first batch. we are a target all day long. elkton, 34. in far western maryland. freezing rain fall in the mountains of pennsylvania. a cold front is moving in. it will be a slow mover through the weekend. we will not be able to get rid of the rain threat. look atd theair -- fairbanks this morning. we will be chilly today. close to the average for the season. cloudy skies. look at the insta-weather futurecast. the rain chance comes and goes. the concentration will be north of us. we could see some breaks before other rain comes in to hit us. temperatures will warm up as we go into the weekend. on-again off-again rain chances. maybe a rumble of thunder and in the 60's by monday. >> concern over the accuracy of the speed cameras is causing those responsible to take another look at them. jennifer franciotti has more. >> there were erroneous readings

of the channel 11 viewing area except portions of the south and southern baltimore city and baltimore county, they are in a winter weather advisory, so just be aware. that means things could get treacherous as snowfalls from the sky. as far as your forecast today, 33 to 38. it's going to be a chilly one. it will snow more to the north and west in a rain mix to the south as we saw on hd doppler. winds will be out of the east at five to ten miles per hour. current weather right now shows this wet mess here to the south of us and the snows that are starting to form in portions of the areas to the north and west of the city that we saw hd doppler there. we're monitoring two systems here. first this upper level low that's bringing us a portion of the snow.

and just in the southeastern portion of baltimore county there. so that's where you're seeing some mixed precipitation. then everything to the right of that, to the right and east is rain on the back end of it. you can see some darker blues out here in portions of west virginia and western maryland. this is gonna slowly move in here within the next couple of hours. right now we're not seeing any precipitation in the greater baltimore area, even portions of carroll county where we saw kim just a couple of minutes ago. this should move up here in the next couple of hours. should start snowing probably by 11 i'd say. all right. current temperatures right now. some areas seems like just too warm to snow. college park 40. 41 annapolis already. they're on the other side of that rain/snow line, and the whole eastern shore as well where they're seeing temperatures in the high 40s, low 30s. western maryland, 27 frostburg and 27 oakland where they're expecting more than 5 inches of snow out there. pretty much the entire viewing area of maryland for that mat

. >> we had about 2500 driving under the influence arrests in baltimore county. they are putting themselves and the innocent people they're driving next to at risk. >> the office had about 86% conviction rate. >> there will be a news conference to address issues surrounding the speed camera programs. there was an independent test last week to check the accuracy of the cameras. three different vehicles were sent on repeated test runs. the officers were unable to recreate the reported errors. ben cardin was in baltimore to speak at the holiday branch. the senator says the practice of racial profiling is destructive to communities. he praised the group for their leadership. >> 100 black men have given back so much to help our community become stronger. government needs to be a part of. we need to work together so everyone has an opportunity in this country. >> the group has been helping youth development for almost 50 years. >> president obama hits the road today. tracie potts has the latest from washington. >> in michigan today, employees have been fighting for the

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baltimore county police say the officer on patrol spotted a suspicious man behind the service station just before 4:00 on sunday morning. >> he approached a man and asked him to step out from behind the business. the man refused and displayed a knife. >> authorities say the officer attempted to use his taser, but it was not effective. >> the man continued to walk toward the officer with a knife. fearing for his safety, the officer discharges weapon. >> the suspect was taken to the hospital with a single gunshot wound where he was later pronounced dead. police say it is not clear why the man was behind the service station. that is part of the ongoing investigation. the condition of the officer is not known at this time. we do know the officer has been placed on routine leave pending the outcome of the investigation, which is typical for these kinds of cases. >> city police are working to identify the body found in the inner harbor. a passer-by discovered the body floating in the harbor along pratt street this morning. detectives are awaiting an autopsy to determine the cause of death.

and temporary baltimore county employees will be let go before the holiday season. administrators say they are making the cuts to avoid duplicate positions, some of which i've been on the payroll for three years. they are feeling pressure from the teachers' union to make good on contract promises. >> i have a list of surplus employees. >> and those positions are filled by temporary employees? >> apparently they are filled by temporary employees. that is a problem for us. >> and for the system? >> we want our people to be in the positions that are available. >> those cuts are expected to be put into effect on friday. a new study to make employees happier and more productive -- the new telecommuting policy would be applied to employees in areas where it makes sense, especially information technology. is being made available to all employees through an application process and would be dealt with on a case by case basis. those approved would be able to work remotely for five days of each two-week pay period. >> house republican leaders are now endorsing a plan be option

last year, we had 2500 driving under the influence arrests in baltimore county. every time one of those individuals drinks and drives like that, they're putting themselves, the people in their car, and the innocent people there driving next to at risk. >> of the people arrested last year, they had an 86% conviction rate. if you're not sure you should be driving, you just should not drive. having a responsible designated driver is always the best way to go. it wbal-tv 11 news. >> tomorrow, the delegate will be holding a news conference with the baltimore city legislators to address issues surrounding the speed cameras program. they conducted a massive test last weekend to check the cameras accuracy. city police closed all three lanes and sent a trio of vehicles on repeated test runs as they were clocked. the officers were unable to recreate the problem. they say the audit was expected to be completed this past friday. >> a dismal day, drizzle and rainier brand there. chilly temperatures with a front to the south. the no. breeze is holding temperatures down. the fr

. >> three children hit by a car in baltimore county. policetell us a 17 year old, a 7 yeerlgd and a 6 year old were crossing in parkville this morning. the driver came around the corner and didn't see them. the kids were not in a cross walk. the driver did stop. >> and neighbors are pitching in to help a family after this fire ripped through their home. two children ages nine and 13 were in the home and ran to a neighbor for help. no one was hurt. the cause of the fire is under investigation. now afriend tells us that ms. newman and her family lost everything in the fire. if you'd like to help you can donate clothes and shoes. there are several drop off locations. . >> umbc is sending out word that somebody on campus has been diagnosed with tuberculosis. the university is working closely with if health department to isolate the person and dpet them treated and they're getting in touch with others who might have been in contact with the person. theyare emphasizing that tuberculosis is difficult to contact through typical campus life. her

. >> three children are hit by a car in baltimore county ranging in age from 6 to 17. the drivercame around the corner and hit the children. it happened at hillsway avenue and hillsway court. the driver of the car did not stop, the children were not seriously hurt. >> and the woman in prison for beating and starving a 15 year old girl to death was denied parole today. satrina robertswas the guardian of see yar i can't jobes. they her family knew roberts well and they trusted her to care for sierra. the grandmother says she thought of roberts as her own daughter. >> the love she needed from my family, she got it. she calledme momma so many times. she didthat in front of her own mother. >> while roberts was given the opportunity to participate in a state program but she opted out of it. >> she wanted to come over to this prison because tlfgs opportunities for work -- there was opportunities for working and other experiences she might not get, however in doing that, she lost some very good treatment that could be beneficial and she offered no explanation whatsoever as to

four more years to finish out his plan. >> the official results show the president also won baltimore countyand in one county precinct, obama got 833 out of 854 votes. we'll show you that on our website abc2news.com. there's also a lot of information on there tonight on how each counties voted on the ballot questions. somesurprises in those numbers as well. christian schaefer, abc2news. >> all right christian. let'slook at consumer alert now. would you consider dropping 48 $48,000 on an online purchase? that was the most expensive purchase processed by papal this year, it was a bulldozer. thesecond most ex-pensionive was 26 $26,000. both of those were made off of mobile phones. >> mobile phones. >> mobile phones. >> as we get down to the wire on our holiday shopping, the easiest way is to stop by those cute specialty shops. >> but every year, many shoppers get burned when they have problems with that giflt. gift if you've been to any mall, lately you may have noticed all of the new key i don't say ks -- a caution before you buy from any of them. >> walk through any mall in december and you'l

the baltimore county school -- superintendent echoed a lot of what people are thinking today. >> making sure we assessed every single individual school crisis plan. to make sure principles understand their responsibility in working with us to make sure we are looking at every single thing to make it safe. the second thing is to make sure our kids have access to personnel who they can talk to, who they feel connected with. our students are dealing with issues we could never have imagined they were dealing with. we need people on campuses who will be for them to make sure they are sharing those situations and problems. >> more and more local communities are taking immediate steps to reinforce the safety plan. more on how officials are responding to school safety questions in the wake of the tragedy. >> in addition to wrapping up, a new task force was announced. the goal is to prevent some of the tragedies like the one in connecticut to have risen from happening. -- like the one in connecticut from happening. renee is a proud mother of two young children who attend howard county public sch

. >>> baltimore county. firefighters are on the scene of a house fire. let's go to sky eye chopper 13 with more. captain jeff long has more. >> this residence fire seems to be under control. baltimore county police department -- or fire department, correction, on scene. this is on blooms bury avenue. in catonsville. just south of frederick road. and with all of this equipment on scene, blooms bury avenue is closed between frederick road and mcrouteer avenue. and they're directing traffic around. reporting live from sky eye chopper 13, i'm captain jeff long. back to you. >> we will bring you more information as it becomes available. >>> and still ahead on wjz's eyewitness news at 5:00. the countdown to the nisc will fisc-- the fiscal cliff is on. but that's not stopping house members from leaving capitol hill from a long weekend. >>> the duchess of cambridge, the hospital treating her gets punked. >>> it's become one of the city and the state's main attractions. i'm christie ileto. coming up, i'll have more on what a new report is saying about the nationa

baltimore county as the only jurisdiction not included in the grant program. mountain regions suffered the most damage in the storm. partly reimburses state and local governments related to public works and services. >>> after a wet morning, we finally got to see sun outside. the rain and fog are gone and partly sunny out there. look at that beautiful day. wjz has weather and traffic. meteorologist bernadette woods is here. i think most of us will take this over the fog yesterday. >> this is just beautiful. that sun just burst out today and really helped to warm things up. we're going to show you there were a couple lingering showers but those are now moving away. there's the bulk of the storm off to the north. as far as temperatures go with the gusty wind and northwesterly wind, we haven't cooled down all that much. in fact, we are still sitting at 51 in baltimore. 55 in dc. we already had our highs a couple hours ago close to 60. we're starting to drop somewhat. still a mild day for us tomorrow and big changes coming this weekend. we'll have that forecast co

we're live in baltimore county. christian shaffer. >>> he could have called a cab but instead he hailed an ambulance. the good thing is he didn't know how to turn on the siren and lights. he headed down 50 toward the bay bridge. several calls came into police about an ambulance driving crazy. and about an hour later, troopers were able to track it down. >> and in that area, is where troopers first spotted the ambulance heading westbound on rout 50 heading toward the outlets in queen anne county. >> the driver was finally caught when the ambulance headed into the busy parking lot on rout 404. hit a parked car, ran up on the road. >>> new tonight a child threatened on a bus with a b.b. gun. baltimore city police say the boys were headed to their elementary school. one of the students pulled out the b.b. gun and threatened another student. the situation was reported to city leaders and city schools police. officials say the district will take the appropriate disciplinary action. >>> a major announcement from baltimore

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. >>> an off duty baltimore county police officer spent the better part of the weekend recovering from several gunshot wounds after trying to break up a party that got out of hand. brian kuebler tells us how that officer is doing or where detectives are. >> reporter: first of all, that officer is at home recuperating. he will be just fine. the focus now is to find who, from that party in overly, pulled the trigger. it was a house party on a quiet blofnlgt neighbors slay it was getting unruly as early last 1 a.m. sunday. by 3:17 a 911 call came in about a fight that spilled out into the intersection of dale and danville. just seven minutes later another 911 call by neighbor jamie trabing after she was woken up by a distinct sound. >> we woke up and hard the rd a pow.going off. i looked out the window and heard probably 10 more shots. >> reporter: police said those shots were fired at and two hit one of their off duties officers -- off duty officers. the off duty officer asked him to move and a man came out of the crowd, striking the officer. >> we would like more information. if anyone

here's justice -- here's jessica. >> thank you. >>> a baltimore county officer shoots and kills a manxactly what happened. mike schuh is live with the very latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. police are still investigating what happened here. so far they believe clearly that it is a case of self-defense. >> the officers on routine patrol passes this shell station around 3:had 45 in the morning. behind the building, a suspicious man. police say when the officer asked the man to come out he pulled a knife. >> the officer attempted to use a taser to stop this situation but it was ineffective. the man continued at the officer. he still had the knife. he refused repeated commands by the officer to drop the knife. >> fearing for his safety, the officer shot the man in the chest. 36-year-old gregory stegall died at the scene. >> you have to be crazy to go towards a cop with something. >> many neighbors slept through the shooting. robert mills moved his family out of the city to avoid crime. no you he realizes no place is immune to violence. >> you can't barricade yourself inside

. >>> a man kill in a fire in baltimore county. the blaze broke out just after midnight at a home on sweet air road in jacksonville. an elderly man was founded inside. -- was found inside. his identity is not being released. two firefighters got injury fighting the blaze. >>> the university of maryland's women's basketball coach helped bring the drug shortage crisis to a national spotlight. the problem has put surgeries at ann arundel medical center in jeopardy. >> as doctors at a. medical center prepared for surgeries on a late november weekend they became concerned about their low supply of a drug needed to reverse anesthesia for patients after surgery. supply was so low doctors considered cancellation. >> it's an example of how hospitals have to continuously monitor their supply of critical drugs. >> drug shortages have been increasingly common from 2005 to 2011 the number of drugs on the fda's shortage list has more than tripled. >> how concerned are you about the shortages? >> i think the public needs to be concerned but not p

the baltimore county police officer was treated and released from shock trauma. he was not on duty when he was hurt and that shooting happened near dale and kenwood avenues in overlea. he was driving just after 3 in the morning on sunday when he came across a group blocking the road and asked them to move out of the way so he could get through and all of a sudden a man came out of the group and fired several shots into the officer's car. the officer was shot twice and officers say it was random and the officer was not targeted. minutes before that shooting there was a call to police about a fight in the area from that same address. police are investigating this case. and they have not released the name of the officer involved or information about a suspect. if you have information about the shooting call county plates 410-307-2020. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> he gave his life to save someone's elses a member of the u.s. special ops team followed during a rescue mission in afghanistan. they freed a u.s. doctor abducted by the taliban and president obama praise

portions of carroll and baltimore county have the snow right now, but nothing where you are in howard> right. >> and we thought it was going to be snowing here in howard county. things changed a little bit. that's why we're here in howard county in columbia along 32. we're not seeing any snow. we saw a few flurries maybe about an hour ago. we thought it was going to pick up. it never happened. we'll head up to carroll county and see if we can't find some snow there. things are looking good. you can see things are moving fine. there's no snow on the roads. the roads were completely dry. so you shouldn't have any problems getting around here in howard county at all. in my snow gear, my snow boots, my snow hat. so maybe we'll head up to carroll county and see if we can't find some snow there. so, we'll bring that to you as soon as we get it. wbal tv 11 news. >> all right, kim, we look forward to yur other report later on during the day. keep track of the storm as it advances on our i phone and androin apps. you can see interactive adar full screen and get the updated forecast on wbal tv.

baltimore county school superintendent went to the students to ask for their suggestions. dr. dallas dance held a town hall meeting with about 60 county high school students. they got a chance to ask their superintendent direct questions. >> we want to get our kids the opportunity to actually say this is my life. what do i need to do in order to accomplish the plan? if that plan is not in place, nothing is going to happen. it's a little late in high school but at the same time this was the audience i had. still having the conversations about drafting that plan for your life. >> superintendent dance is also engaging students through social media. they were able to submit questions through twitter and through facebook. >>> there are 19 shopping days left until christmas and tonight will look a little more festive outside of the white house. the national christmas tree lighting ceremony takes place. president obama, first lady michelle obama. their two daughters are going to flick the switch to illuminate the 30-foot spruce. now neil patrick harris will kick off the ceremony at 4

officers say he was shot one time and that officer by the way is on a routine paid leave. >>> baltimore county where a man is dead after a police involved shooting yesterday morning outside the shell station. we told you about that. so we will move on to the fiscal cliff. the house and senate on christmas break. the president vacationing in hawaii and you are looking at a pretty hefty tax hike if they don't come to an agreement. law makers have one week to come up with a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. some republicans now say the president wants the country to go over the cliff. last week president -- last week's speaker of the house john boehner failed to get the plan b passed but he failed to even bring to a vote. and if his own party that kept it from happening. so as the bickering continues over who is to blame the president and speaker left town after making the parting pitches. >> the work towards a package that prevanes tax hike on mid -- prevents a tax hike on middle class americans protect unemployment insurance for 2 million americans and lays the groundwork for further work on both

all is quiet right now along this stretch of york road in baltimore county, but as the day wears on, we could see a burst of snow at around 9:00 this morning, then things will be changing to rain. so for the midday and evening commute, things could get a bit more dicey. it'll be what we saw on christmas eve, about an inch of snow and then some heavy rain. that means later today things could get messier, and with a lot of people heading back home after christmas, this wintery mix could pose a big problem, especially if your travels take you through western maryland which could get up to a foot of snow and an ice storm. for those of you venturing out this morning, things should be okay for the morning commute. pu it's going to be around 9:00 this morning when you're going to see that burst of snow and then things changing over to rain, so more tonight where it could pose a bigger problem. live in baltimore county linda stow, abc 2 news. >>> taking a look at some stories making headlines around the country this morning, more on that deadly christmas eve attack that killed two firefighte

. >>> health concerns on the campus of the university of maryland baltimore county. school sent home a letter to students and famty confirming that somebody on campus has tuberculosis. it is not clear if it's a student or a staff member or where they contracted the disease. tuberculosis is an airborne disease in the lungs. the person is in isolation now being treated. >>> by plane, train and road tens of thousands of marylanders and millions of americans are getting ready to head out for the holidays. wjz is live on the beltway. christy with more on the big rush. >> reporter: hey there, vic. the auto club says travel by car, plane and train is up this season. no matter what mode of transportation you use, aaa says millions of marylanders will get away. for evan mcewan, the trip home for the holidays has already started. >> about 100 miles. >> reporter: he is headed to philly by car. >> i enjoy the drive. the gas here is better than it is in philly. it's not too far. >> reporter: triple-a says it's the highest travel volume forecasted for the area in a decade. travel

talk traffic and laura cook in the traffic center. >> reporter: hello, if you are traveling in baltimore county this morninproblems to report. 83 nice and clear from york road all the way down to 695 and as we check in and look live at the beltway, here in pikesville, green spring avenue no problems to romplet normal conditions 11 minutes to travel the outer loop from 795 down to 95. and for those of you in howard county, here's where interstate 70 looks like. nice and clear from columbia pike over to 695 and you won't have any issues if you are traveling westbound out toward frederick. that's a look at your abc2timesaver traffic megan and charley over to you. >>> they were the first to get to the scene at the sandy hook elementary school and what they saw were terrifying and disturbing. >> the help the connecticut police union is giving those for those officers needing time off due to the trama from the tragedy. >>> also ahead, they captivate audience was their dribbling and all of their magic on the court. we will tell you about catching the legendary harlem globetrotters coming up. with my k

baltimore county police aresearching for the person who shot an off-duty police officer that happened sunday morning in overlea. sherrie johnson is here with the latest on the case. what do we know so far. >> reporter: well, the baltimore county police officer was treated and released from shock trauma. he was not on duty when he was hurt. the shooting happened near the intersection of dale and kenwood avenues in overlea. police say he was driving after 3 sunday morning when he came across a big group blocking the road. now he stopped and asked some of the people to move out of the way so he could get through. then a man came out of the group and fired several shots into the officer's car. that officer was shot twice and officers say the shooting was random and the officer was not targeted. minutes before that shooting happened, there was a call to police from the same address about a fight in that area. county police are investigating this case and they have not released the name of the officer just yet or information about the suspect. but if you have any information about this shoo

. >> baltimore county school superintendent talked with many administrators are thinking about. >> making sure that we assess every school crisis plan to make als understand their plans. we control that. >> sarah sampson is live with more on how officials are responding to school safety questions. school >> is across the country are taking a hard look. howard county is no different. ken ulman announced the county will be forming a joint task force. the group will be looking at the present situation to determine what is being done well and would be done better. the one to identify students that might need help. >> most of these reports on these school shootings are mass shootings over the last several years and have some common traits. one of them is that people say, he was acting pale little odd right before the event. it is getting the public's comfortable with reporting that. >> the first meeting is set for later this week. they hope to have a report in the next few weeks. police presence at schools is being stepped up. >> there was an altercation at and east baltimore school. there was

baltimore county police are not releasing any information about a suspect yet. the teen was shot in the 100 block of kingston road not far from eastern and martin boulvard. the man was taken to shock trauma and police say he is expected to survive. >>> police are trying to identify woman's body found in the woods on route 1 in howard county. that victim was found by a man who was walking along the route in laurel on sunday afternoon. police believe that the woman was in her 40s and was reported missing a few weeks ago by a friend. >>> a graduate student at california state university has passed away after a police shooting. campus police responded to a call of an off campus dorm late saturday night. a 38-year-old student vieently attacked an officer. student was shot and later -- violently attacked an officer. the student was shot and later died. >>> five minutes after 6. the dallas cowboys football player charged in the death of one of his teammates is now out of jail. josh brent was released early saturday morning and is charged with suspicion of intoxication

a baltimore county officer is on administrative leave. we will tell you what police say happened behind a gas station that ended with a one man dead. and crisis averted. we made it beyond the end of the world predictions and now we learned we skirted another potential disaster. we will tell you about it ahead on this monday morning. christmas eve. thanks for joining us i am megan pringle. charley has the delay off -- day off but lynn yitette is here and it's a chilly start but no white christmas anyway. just cold. >> it's cold but we have a system he that's going to workits way in here. i am going to talk about that in a second budget talk yo talked about the cold temperatures and that's what we are seeing this morning. 26 degrees in perry hall and elkton at 25. 31 in bel air. really bundle up as you head out and about doing the last minute christmas shopping. do that dress in layers because when you get into the mall you will want to take it off. maryland's most powerful radar is dry but we will see showers in the forecast. and as we hea