yeah, brunswick was tested. but they passed the test.ing the downturn, the company took out $450 million of fixed costs so now that the business is finally coming back, they'll be more profitable than ever. and that's exactly what we saw when brunswick reported a juicy upside surprise last thursday. they delivered a smaller than expected loss, boat sales up an astounding 20%. and thanks to the cost cuts, brunswick's operating margin increased by more than 600 basis points. this is now a lean, mean, yacht-making machine. and let's be honest, there is nothing more discretionary than a boat. if you can flush $500,000 down the toilet and not care, you are ready to own a boat. by the way, that's the reason i could never bring myself to buy a yacht. i'm too darn cheap and anyway i'm more of a boston whaler kind of guy. how the heck do you think i got rich in the first place? it wasn't by buying boats. it was by getting the early bird specials, eating from the unlimited pasta bowl at olive garden and, of course, shopping at dollar tree. we all

brunswick east 870, your delay is eight minutes. brunswick east 890, your delay is six minutes. and camden train 841, delay is five minutes. i'm back in ten minutes with another look at traffic. joe and eun, back to you. >>> you could say it was a photo finish in iowa in what was the closest caucus result in history. former massachusetts governor mitt romney defeated rick santorum by eight votes. r romney won. romney is still considered the front-runner for the nomination, but it also shows republicans are divided and looking for an alternative. nbc's tracie potts has more on the outcome live from des moines, iowa, this morning. tracie, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. republicans don't think they'd ever seen anything like this. we heard from the candidates, and then hours later we got the official rutesults. it looks like mitt romney is the winner, but also a very big night for rick santorum, who was within single digits, but now within just eight votes of winning this one. here's what they both had to say hours before we got the official numbers. >> th

big story, behind the cold front, gusty, gusting up to 18 miles per hour in brunswick. throughout the day, i'm going to call it breezy, temperatures will be get warmer as we go in to time. a check of traffic with angela. >>> forecast is great and mine is great also, off to an excellent start for the drive, no accidents to report causing delays. winds warnings on the bridge. use extra caution on 50, crossing the stands there. if you are traveling on 95, route northbound and southbound as well as u.s. 29, up to i-70, should not be a problem for you at all there. also, around the beltway, traffic building, especially in the southwest side through catonsville. >>> police in montgomery county, made a bust on brothels operating as, massage and accu pressure businesses. >> police were able to track down the prostitution brothel because they were advertised under massage businesses. police raided businesses with names like sprop call -- tropical spa and yaya spa. so many people were coming and going out of the spas. investigators charged four operators including three people wi

no delays on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. light rail on schedule. the metro subway on time. a commuter bus in service near you. let the mta do the daily driving. call them at 410-500-4444. also on the internet at www.mta.maryland.gov. now back to tony pann. >> a chilly start for us. it will feel mild compared to yesterday. we head wind chills in the single digits yesterday. we are in the upper 20's and low 30's. 27 in jarrettsville. the wind is almost calm. we had some cloud cover move through last night. we saw some snow flurries. you can see the first one go by and now there's a weaker one following that up. it is trying to produce some snow flurries in a few areas. do not be surprised if you see a few snow flurries. you can see this system better. there goes the first one and here comes the second one. behind this one, the skies will clear. we will start out with some cloud cover at this morning and maybe a snow flurries. it will turn mostly sunny this afternoon. high temperature between 40 and 45. that is back to average for this time of year. w

brunswick 870 is running at 10 lights. light rail and metro subway on time. the 55 bus is operating with a delay. i'm kurt kronke. now back to tony pann at. >> we have the coldest morning of the season in progress. first we say good morning to ava marie. the ravens minnick the play the next playoff game for a while, but ava has caught ravens fever. >> are you laughing? i feel like i'm at a bachelorette party. you have to make it ravens theme. everything to get ready for the playoffs. we're live this morning in dundalk and you are well known for a lawyer ravens merchandise. i'm here with mike and tracy tyson. you have another store in parkville. what kinds of things are people getting excited for about the playoffs? >> we have shirts. >> that is neat. >> it works. >> blinking glasses. we sell a bunch of that. there you go. it does different things. if it is cold, that is a good hat to wear. >> this is a bottle opener. >> when you open your beer or your soda, then your tap slides to the back of the board. >> it is magnetic. >> it will not hurt the paid on your

we have on time service on the the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. light rail has a 15-minute delay. the 19 and 40 buses are operating with delays. a diversion at roland. a diversion at belvedere. i am kurt kronke. now back to ava marie. good morning. >> thank you. good morning. a much different flavor to it today. we saw cold weather yesterday and we saw some snow around it baltimore metro area. now we have a change to the pattern. we are expecting wind to move in from the west. 11 miles per hour in frostburg. this westerly wind flow will help the temperatures warm up today. we are above freezing in baltimore at the airport and at the inner harbor. 34 in college park. near 30 as you head out into the western mountains. we get the error sinking down the mountains and it allows the air to warm-up -- we get the air sinking. we're expecting to push to near 51. maybe some clouds early on. 53 for southern maryland. this is a brief lull in the crazy weather pattern before the next storm arrives. a few clouds start to push in late. temperatures ranging from

no delays on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. i'm kurt kronke. now back to ava marie. >> thank you. good morning. we have a storm system over the area and that will bring some heavy rain showers to the next hour or so. right now the halfies of the rate is 4 anne arundel county and into baltimore county and lifting up towards cecil county -- right now the heaviest of the rain is in anne arundel county. the rain is tapering off from west to east as this moisture lives up to the east. showers will be ending early this morning. it will be a beautiful day. we're in the upper 40's right now. temperatures will be into the mid 50's. it looks like the last mile day we will see for quite some time. -- the last mild day. there is a front to our west. this cold front has brought the first significant snow to parts of the midwest. chicago has hardly seen any snow. very odd for this late in the season. some heavy gusty winds. the cold front will push in. 40's and 50's in the mid atlantic. that front passes by tonight. friday morning could be a bit slippery. te

wiccans seem to have on time service on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. i am a vanetta brooks. now back to tony pann. >> we're off to a quiet start. that will be a different story tomorrow. 36 at the airport. 20's in the northern suburbs. the temperatures are not going to move much today. just a few clouds around. partly cloudy skies. we're watching a couple of different systems. one down to the south. these systems will come together and create a bigger storm on the east coast that will cause some trouble for us tonight and into tomorrow morning. today, there is nothing going on. a mixture of sun and clouds. high temperature between 35 and 40. after midnight, we will see a mix of snow and freezing rain. we will start the precipitation as snow and then changeover to freezing rain and sleet b. we will see some light snow develop first. timeframe is about midnight till about 10:00 a.m. on saturday. as far as snow, an inch or less of accumulation with the snow. i think there will be a minor ice accumulation. after 10:00, the temperature will rise above freez

the penn, camden, and brunswick lines running problem free. we're showing the number one line with a diversion at fort and lawrence. i am vanetta brooks. now back to tony pann. >> good morning. it will be a quiet but chilly day today. first let's say good morning to ava marie. she is up at towson and going back to college. what is going on? >> i am live at towson university. we're talking about business attire. so important. those suits can be hard to come by. this is the dress for success business drive. it is so important for students to be well dressed for their first interview. >> they have questions about going to the first interview. we encourage them to dress for success by wearing a business suit. >> you are asking the committee to look through their closets and donate them. >> students want to make the best impression at job fairs but they may not have the funds to invest in a professional suit. we're reaching out to towson university and local retailers and community members to donate their new or gently used suits and we will pass t

no delays on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. rail and metro subway on schedule. >> good morning. not a bad start to the day. a few spots starting above freezing. 36 downtown at the inner harbor. we will see these mild temperatures continue as we head into the afternoon. we are a bit breezy in western maryland. we have mostly calm winds. we will see warmer temperatures. 58 degrees in baltimore today. 60 in southern maryland. 50 in the mountains. breezy out in the mountains. it will keep the temperature and milder tonight. mostly clear skies tonight. 35 in baltimore. calder as you head out towards the -- colder as you head out to the western and northern suburbs. a weak disturbance is pushing into the mid atlantic. no wet weather. a cold front back to our west. the cold front will pass by on saturday. this cold front is only producing clouds. it does not have a lot of moisture to tap into. we will see a change in the temperatures. it will pass around baltimore around 7:00 p.m. or 8:00 p.m. and will move through as a dry front. 58

the penn, camden, and brunswick lines on schedule. metro subway on time. 15 thus diverting at saratoga and howard because of construction. i am at kurt kronke -- the 15 bus diverting. >> thank you. welcome back. we have high pressure off the carolina coast and a warm front north of us. our surface winds will tap into the warm air in the southern plains and we will get our fair share in the mid-atlantic region. there is some snow north of the warm front going across new england and boston. that will stay north of us and we will wind up with sunshine. skies are basically clear. we see a cloud deck over west virginia. maybe a few high, thin clouds will move and later today. a wide range of temperatures to start the day. 40 at the airport. 27 in frederick. those in the northwest suburbs, it is a cold start. you will need a jacket to start today. mostly sunny skies. temperatures in the upper 50's and low 60's. about as nice as it gets this time of year. the average high is 42. i do not think we will break any records. partly cloudy tonight

this one 15 minutes on the brunswick east. train number 870. metro and vre, both looking good at this time. back to you. >> thanks. >>> 6:02. new from overnight, a murder in palmer park, maryland, blocks from the prince george's county police headquarters. it happened in the 7700 block of bender road. police responded to a call for a shooting around 10:30 last night. when they arrived, they found a male victim. they took him to the hospital, and he died. police have not said if they have identified the shooter. >>> time may be running out for occupy d.c. protesters camped out at mcpherson square. d.c. mayor vincent gray sent a letter to the national parks service asking officials to evict those at the square and move them to a camp at freedom plaza. gray says the health department found deplorable conditions at mcpherson square because of a rat infestation. the mayor also asked for reimbursement to keep the camps on federal lands safe. >>> this morning a baby found alone in a tent at that occupy camp is waking up with her mother. police arreste

on the rails now, six-minute delay on the marc, brunswick east train, 872. back to you. >> thanks. >>> 6:23. 41 degrees ahead. the new talk this morning of a tax hike. >>> plus, grunting gripes. what's being done to make ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] combine a pnc cashbuilder visa credit card with a pnc performance select checking account and get up to 1.75% cash back for just about every purchase. learn more and apply today at pnc.com/cashbuilder. pnc bank. for the achiever in you. "and what do you do?" "oh, i sell insurance like no one else." "oh, that's nice." "thank you." now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> golden globes are like the oscars but without all that esteem. >> actors who attended the golden globes can breathe a little easier. ricky gervais says he is finished hosting that awards show. gervais has ruled out hosting again next year, saying he wants to go out on a high note. he hosted the show the past three years. >>> a grunting crackdown in tennis. >> unh! >> unh! >> quite distracting. fans and some players have complained to the world

we have a delay on the brunswick line. 870 is running 10 minutes late.ht rail and metro subway on time. i am kurt kronke. now back to tony pann. >> good morning. we will check the seven-day forecast going into the weekend. first we say good morning to ava marie. she is helping us get our cars winterized. >> we know that winter has arrived in technically but we have not seen the worst of the weather. now is a good time to get your car ready. we're talking about winterizing your car. the cold weather takes such an effect on your car. how does it impact your car? >> the cold weather affects all the metals and oils and it will not move until warms up. the batteries are the main problem that we have. a battery could be good yesterday and gone tomorrow. a here's a comparison between good battery and a bad battery. >> this battery came in yesterday. it was leaking and other was acid coming out of it. this is a sample of a brand new battery. clean terminals and fresh. there was corrosion on the old battery. >> that is the last thing you want in the cold weather,

the penn, camden, and brunswick lines running problem free. now back to tony pann. >> good morning. we're off to a quiet start. a few clouds this morning. temperatures are a little bit chilly. 32 at the airport. 35 in rising sun. we should make it into the 40's later this afternoon. skies are basically clear. we're watching a thicker cloud deck moving in from the southwest. a lot of heavy rain across portions of texas and into arkansas. this is good news for people in texas. they have had a severe drought through last summer and the summer before that. any rain they get they can say. that is our next storm system and that will arrive tomorrow morning and lasting off and on into friday morning. it will be pretty nice before the storm gets here. high temperature, 48. it to be a beautiful sunrise. this is an instinct turning point. this is the first day the average high temperature goes up. the average high temperature was 41 yesterday and 42 today. mostly cloudy tonight. temperatures drop back around 40 tonight. no precipitation is expected. the rain will catch up to us tomorrow. it w

no delays on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. i'm vanetta brooks. now back to tony pann. >> good morning. we're starting out with some rain in some neighborhoods. some rain around annapolis and the airport. just sprinkles in the northern suburbs. let's take a wider view of the radar. showers and a few thunderstorms back across the ohio valley. some heavier rain moving across the mountains. if it is not raining in your house, take an umbrella with you. 43 degrees at the airport with a southwest wind. it will be a breezy day. we will see cloud cover and showers. will push thewind temperatures into the 50's this afternoon. in the 30's around the pennsylvania line. off and on rain showers today. the best chance for rain will be this afternoon. cloudy and breezy with temperatures around 52 degrees. showers early tonight. temperatures drop back into the mid 30's. tomorrow, that storm will be pushing away to the northeast. it will be kind of a windy day and colder with temperatures in the upper 30's and low 40's on wednesday. 52 today. 41 tomorrow. a clipp

the penn, camden, and brunswick lines also reporting no delays. watch out for a few diversions on the bus lines. the 36 line is not stopping at washington and monroe. i am vanetta brooks. now back to tony pann at. >> good morning. we're off to a quiet start weather-wise. the skies are clear. it is cold. 24 at the airport. 18 in taneytown. bundle up this morning. there will be plenty of sunshine to start the day. we should keep the sunshine until lunchtime. there is a system that may produce some cloud cover and perhaps some snow showers or flurries tonight. a clipper storm moving across the midwest. don't be surprised if you see some snow flurries. sunshine to start. a few clouds this afternoon. a high temperature around 38 degrees. a chance for some light snow or flurries tonight. tomorrow, high pressure takes control. we get a brief break in the weather. it should be dry on friday. time to start talking about football weather. i think game day will be in dry. partly cloudy skies. temperatures in the mid 30's. kind of a breezy day. some snow is l

from brunswick to china, that is how we grow our partnership. i want to thank you for growing our exports and creating new jobs. working together, we've eliminated $6 billion in budget shortfalls, not by raising taxes, but reforming government and reducing spending. we turned two massive budget deficits into nearly $1 billion in surpluses during the last two years. [ applause ] >> and i would say these are all collective, bipartisan accomplishments. virginia is charting a fiscally responsible course to a brighter future. but, ladies and gentlemen, it is no time for victory laps. our global economy is still uncertain. the actions of the government are still unpredictable. the unemployment rate is still unacceptable. this is not a status quo period in the life of americans and virginians. i suggest this should not be the status quo session for the virginia general assembly. i can't ask you to fix every problem in the short time we have together this session. i can ask you to fix some big ones. we must do more to spur private sector job creation. w

if you're watching us on wch 6 on portland, maine, in brunswick take a rare glimpse into bowdoin college museum of art for your "early today" event of the day. >> cool. thanks, bill. >>> now here's an early look at this morning headlines in entertainment. reports say kaits katy perry is leaning on rihanna after her split from russ willing brand. they are planning a girl getaway trip to mexico. brand never took rihanna new democrat any moore will be in a porn film about linda lovelace. >>> and kristin brought her boyfriend two vintage guitars. >>> in a movie raising eyebrows, selma hayek has been named a knight by france's president. hayek's is the ceo of a french company. >>> finally, whether or not you believe lady gaga followed a master plan for success called madonna there's at least one material girl direction she will not go in is acting. she insists she's just a musician. i don't know if i believe that. >> everyone wants to act, be in the movies. >> not only, that i'm sure she gets offers all the time. exactly. >>> this now comes to us from who channel 13 in des moines, iowa where

between acadia and what is the province of new brunswick. there's no clear boundary. in the early 1750s, the french established a couple of forts here. some acadians living in the area, most wanted nothing to do with the conflict. they wanted to keep their land. they would be willing, british subjects, that they were allowed to be neutral and respected in religion. the british authority, governor lawrence, governor shirp lee in massachusetts and the men of massachusetts said now is the time to strike at acadia. what can we do there? >> if we push out the front, it will be settles there. it's car time. the enny cannot be trusted. the key to the expulsion was the new england invasion assisted and of course, the new englanders were coming to nova scotia. they were to making war against the french forts in the border region. that was what was occurring. if those attacks were sufficiently thep they could go about a wimp pi dog and only physical the fax were sufficiently. it was wartime again. sure new the new england men, they had some british ships assisting them. they to

republicans will be east train 870 -- brunswick east train 870, a delay. and on 875, just a five-minute delay. back to you. >> thanks. >> she's shaking her head. i want you to know that. >>> it's 6:22. 43 degrees. after the break, the potentially groundbreaking find for anyone with vision problems. >>> plus, ahead, the major overhaul that will inconvenience metro riders for quite a long time. >>> next, why people on a tiny island are royally upset. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] combine a pnc cashbuilder visa credit card with a pnc performance select checking account and get up to 1.75% cash back for just about every purchase. learn more and apply today at pnc.com/cashbuilder. pnc bank. for the achiever in you. yeah. the spectrum is from lg. and the r2 unit is from... from naboo. naboo. yeah. the spectrum's got a 4.5" screen, fits nicely in your hand. r2-d2 needs a starfighter. starfighter ? that's like a million dollars in gas. yeah, it's pricey. it's got verizon's 4g lte for lightspeed downloads and a true hd screen to watch movies. i'm going to go with the... i

good drive passing due lanny valley road and for those of you taking mta marc trains brunswick linesa 20 minute delay heading to the rockville region. >>> crowd -- all part of the gridiron sing off. ray rice's party. rice was there on the drums and duet with tory smith. it was a fun night for the ravens to let loose and leech also did take a listen ♪ achy breaky heart ♪ >> achy breaky heart. all right. it was a good time had by all. so ray rice and crew having a great time. we told you about this yesterday. about the tickets for the big game for january 15th. at one click but they were on sale yesterday at 10 and if youwere hoping to buy tickets you may be out of luck. they sold out in 14 minutes but stub hub have some for sale but tough pay a pretty penny. the cheapest tickets are more than $200. the most expensive is upwards of $2,000. so in preparation for the game poe and the ravens impound crew added a splash of -- ground crew added a splash of purple. more of the logos could be popping up as we get closer to the kick off on january 15th. >>> and even though we are a ways away,

on this isthmus between acadia and what is today the province of new brunswick. it wasn't called that then. this was part of trench canada. this was under british rule. there's no clear boundary in the early 1750s, the french establish a couple of forts here. some acadians, the minority living in the area assist the french. most of the acadians wanted nothing to do with the conflict. they want to stay out. they wanted to keep their land. they would be willing british subjects if they were allowed to be neutral and respected in religion. the british authorities, governor lawrence, governor shirley in massachusetts, and the men of massachusetts said now is the time to strike at acadia and nova scotia. what can we do there? if we push out the french, we will settle there. the land will be ours. it's wartime. the enemy cannot be trusted. and so the key to the expulsion was the new england invasion assisted and, of course, the new englanders were coming to nova scotia which was british territory but they were to making war against the french forts in the border region

around eldersburg, and brunswick and damascus, and it's mid-january, and how about a little winter snow? details on that coming up in just a few. >>> a man was found dead in the woods behind an apartment complex in hyattsville tonight. somebody called 911 after seeing a body on the banks of a small canal here that runs behind the queens town apartment. the identity of the victim has not been released. >>> and then an attack, a teenager beaten so badly he had to go to the hospital. it happened just after 1:00 this afternoon behind glass manor elementary school. >>> and now investigators say arson is to blame at the home of a federal judge. the judge's homes here on massachusetts avenue and mcclain. a teen was home at the time but got out safely. investigators won't go into detail about how the blaze began or who they think set it. >>> and then the board is facing growing criticism from former citizens and students on how they fired paterno. one member says she was shaking the whole night after the firing. the board will meet friday for the first time since november. >>> the scandal of pe

rolled into times square today to mark the 100th anniversary of the american clothing maker from brunswick, maine. the 13-foot high, 20-foot long boot-mobile is based on "the maine hunting boot," the company's first product. and tom, as part of its anniversary celebration, bean is teaming with the national park foundation to encourage americans to get outside and visit the nation's parks. that's "nightly business report" for wednesday, january 18. i'm susie gharib. good night everyone and good night to you too, tom. >> tom: good night susie. i'm tom hudson. good night everyone. we hope to see all of you again tomorrow night. "nightly business report" is made possible by: captioning sponsored by wpbt captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org 

jfx in pretty good shape make the drive past cold spring and mta light rail and brunswick train 870,10 minutes late. >>> driving a big rig could be stressful you have to worry about traffic and gas price and others on the road. but it's not every day you see fire. that's what happened for a driver hauling 14,000 pounds of eggs from an ohio farm outsidedayton and took firefighters several hours to put out the flames and clean up the mess. no one was injured. >>> news time is 5:41. and can anger or depression depend on where you call home? coming up an area being called the least angry in america and we will take you there. >>> plus, how farmers are fighting fire with fire and the same for the crops. you are watching "good morning maryland" first and only at 4:30. that's a live look down at the streets of times square as we continue in a bit. >> good morning, dave. >> good morning, dave. [taps on window] dave. >> both: hey, dave. >> hey. >> hey, dave. >> mr. dave... >> dave? >> 'sup, dave? >> dave? dave? >> dave? >> dave! dave? >> hi, dave. >> oh, dave's looking for you. >> [singing] >>

and another check in with the mta got a delay east bound on the brunswick trains yacht may experience a 10 to 15 minute delay this morning. charley, back to you. >>> love is in the air for aretha franklin. 69-year-old queen of soul announced engagement to willie wilkerson. the couple is look forward to a wedding in june or july on miami beach and there's a reception aboard a private yacht. singer released a statement about the upcoming nuptials and added, no, she is not pregnant. >>> kelly clarkson endorsement for ron paul may not have thrilled all of her he fans butit is giving a boost to the album sales. the album stronger moved up from number 38 to number 7 on amazon.com sales a day after she announced her support for ron paul. >>> it's a problem families are facing. overweight children a new ad campaign out that doesn't sugar coat the problem of obesity in one state. >>> i am coren redman, we are hours away from the -- corinne redman and we are hours away from the outcome in iowa. i will have a report coming up. >> good morning, dave. >> good morning, dave. [taps on window] dave.

no delays on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. i'm kurt kronke.ow back to ava marie. >> thank you. good morning. what a change in the weather patterns. we sought 60's on friday and saturday. friday and0's on saturday. into the 40's today. this is the moisture coming in ahead of our next series of storms. this will bring our rain chances today and later into the work week. a large area of high pressure in place including over the mid- atlantic. we have a series of storms along a stationary front. the first low passing into north carolina. these are going to march along the stationary boundary and continued to increase our chances for rain. dry. starting off the date dry. here's a look at the temperatures. seasonably chilly. 28 at the airport. 25 in gaithersburg. we're expecting temperatures to be close to normal this afternoon. we will not be able to warm up very much. 40 out in the western mountains. there is a chance for showers. most of it stays to the south. some could creep into baltimore. a better chance for rain into the later end of the wee

. >> a quiet ride on the the penn, camden, and brunswick lines.ight rail and metro running problem free. watch out for the one line diverting at fort and lawrence. the 36 line not stopping at washington and monroe. i am vanetta brooks. now back to tony pann. >> good morning. we keep the ravens theme going is boring. we say good morning to ava marie. >> good morning. i still have purple in my closet. i was warned i need to have lots of purple. we're adding some gold to the city. i am live at the inner harbor. we're getting excited for the afc championship game this sunday. the excitement continues. katie.re with cad you guys have a chance for people to win tickets. >> we painted the birdie had last night.d we're asking france to take pictures of themselves with the stencils. that will enter them for a chance to win tickets at the game this weekend. >> you have five stencils in five different counties. you guys were painting this overnight. use it go to the facebook page -- you said go to the facebook page. >> i am giving away one of the locations a

the penn, camden, and brunswick lines reporting no delays. i am vanetta brooks. now back to tony pann. >> there is some pretty thick fog to start the day and some light rain. most of this is sprinkle activity. i do think it will pick up in intensity in a couple of hours. you can see a stronger line of showers and some thunderstorms west of hagerstown. that steadier rain will work its way over towards baltimore later this morning. it will help to mix up the atmosphere. we have pre thick fog -- we have pretty thick fog. 50 degrees at the airport. the wind direction is out of the east. this warm air from washington, d.c., will spill north into baltimore. 63 in college park. 39 in frederick. that is why we have the fog, because of the temperature contrasts. rain showers this morning and may be some thunderstorms. it will turn partly sunny this afternoon. temperature around 53 in the northern suburbs to around 60 degrees in the city and south of town. temperatures drop back into the 30's tonight. dry tomorrow with a high temperature around 48. 10 degrees colder on sun

on time service on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. the 27 and 50's is diverting at roland park way. the 36 bus not stopping at washington and monroe. now back to ava marie. >> good morning. a new storm system on the way. we will see some changes after this moves through. the storm system is down to the south. you can see showers in arkansas and missouri and up into west virginia. lots of shades of green, yellow, and orange. that is rain. this is a mild storm and mostly a rain event. we could be mentioning the s- word as we get into the seven- day forecast. 23 in frederick. 34 in gaithersburg. a few areas could start below the freezing mark. you may have to allow some extra time to defrost your car. it is a mild morning for january. we will have a hard time warming up this afternoon as clouds increase. rain arriving after 1:00 p.m., and it could be heavy at times to the evening hours. temperatures will get into the 40's today. temperatures will be kept mild as we reach a low of 40 degrees around baltimore. the clouds increasing through

. >> we have a delay on brunswick line 870. camden and penn trains are running on schedule.e buses, the seven and 11 among those delayed. in observance of the martin luther king jr. holiday, light rail and metro subway will operate on a regular weekday schedule. no commuter bus schedule on monday. now back to john collins. >> thank you. it is and ok morning this morning. temperatures in the 30's to around 40 degrees. all eyes are on sunday. there is a big football game. we're all wearing purple and we're kind of concerned about the game and the weather. ava marie is out there with the cheerleaders. >> i am sure you are jealous. it is purple friday. we are kicking off early. we're starting the party already in getting excited for all of the events they have planned. >> we are going to 18 different locations in five different counties. we have bracelets and photos which are nice. >> some money things that people can do at the defense. i'm here with kelly. the whole team will be participating today. half the team arriving at 7:00 a.m. >> the other will start at 6:00. we have a

the penn, camden, and brunswick lines is showing no delays. i am vanetta brooks.ow back to tony pann. >> good morning. we have some rain in the forecast. first we say good morning to ava marie who is live at the timonium fairgrounds. it is the pet expo. >> we are talking about the world of pets expo. no messing with me this morning. i have 15 dogs behind me this morning. lots to see. what are we expecting at the expo? >> anything and everything. we have wonderful entertainment. we have diving dogs all weekend, a cat show, a guinea piag-atho n. a whole weekend of fun. >> lots to do. you can come and see these animals up close and personal. >> the entertainment alone is worth the trip. >> right now we have a taste of some of the comedic show. i am impressed he can get those docks to let up on that podium -- get those dogs. he has been showing off. it starts tomorrow. >> $10 for adults. children under 5 are free. you can come spend the holiday with us. >> it has been so entertaining to see these dogs do their tracks. let's check the forecast. the reiter is showing th

marc rail brunswick line train 870 is running 10 minutes late. " 7 is in pretty good shape as well asanassas. -- route 7 is in pretty good shape. the george washington parkway is uneventful right now. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:51 right now. prices going up at a denny's restaurants. >> we turn to linda bell with a preview of trading as well at bloomberg headquarters in new york. good morning. >> good morning to both of you. value conscious consumers looking for the best deals in this tough economy, consumer reports" has its best new-car valueless. the honda fit tops the list. they noted its performance reliability, and ownership cost among 200 vehicles analyzed. it gives you the most bang for the buck. the grand slam breakfast at denny's may soon cost more. you will soon see modest price increases due to higher food costs. they did not specify when that will happen or by how much. denny's is facing pricing pressure on dairy, pork, and coffee. stock-index futures indicating a mostly lower opening set of reports today on factory orders as well as automobile sales. that is business

. >> marc rail brunswick 894 train is cancelled. that's not running today. you'll have to take a later train. if you take metro rail, blue and yellow lines have an additional wait for trains. there was a malfunctioning train at the king street station that has been removed, but they are still trying to get out of the woods on that one. baltimore-washington parkway, a disabled vehicle. first, slow traffic on 270 southbound coming out of urbana to get into hyattstown. between powder mill road and 197 there is a stalled car on northbound 95. no accidents reported on 95. normal volume. back to you. >> thank you. let's take a look of the weather outside. temperatures for the most part our little below freezing with exception of the waterways. 34 at annapolis, 36 in lexington park. if reagan national, 35. dollars at the freezing mark. frederick had a gerber, 28. 26 in martinsburg. oakland, maryland, 19. partly cloudy skies today, high temperatures in the mid 40's this afternoon. 46 with a west wind at 5-10. if mostly clear tonight, a little below freezing in outly

brunswick east, 872, a 12-minute delay. penn north, train 400, a 26 minute delay.05, a 32-minute delay. >>> metro's new silver line may not make a stop at dulles after all. according to "the washington examiner" the airport authority is thinking about eliminating the stop altogether. instead riders would have to get along route 28 in fairfax county and then take a bus or light rail train another mile and a half to the airport. that move could save about $70 million. most airport authority members say they oppose eliminating the dulles station. >>> today a former mt. rainier police officer will learn his fate nearly two months after pleading guilty to attempted murder. gene gillette was said to have lured a man to his capital heights home last july. once there, they say gillette tried to sexually assault the man and shot him when he tried to get away. gillette is a former two-time officer of the year and an iraq war veteran. >>> a d.c. police sergeant is on administra administrative leave this morning accused of beating up a female bartender. the sergeant got in fig

today's question was sent in by jordan ross in brunswick, maryland.lie is asking the question. she would like to know why a school year starts in the fall and end in the spring instead of starting at the beginning of the new year in january. >> a good question. >> tucker? >> i just want to say it is amazing that a six-year-old could ask such a difficult to answer question. >> we kind of thought -- first of all, we thought he with knew the answer. then we looked into it and found not only did we not know the answer but this is a hard one to come by. >> i would say it goes back to the agricultural times. >> its a in the? >> it is not. that is what i thought because that is what you hear. it goes back to agricultural times when the kids had to help out with the farm. >> it makes some sense as well. >> it does unless you really think about it. yes, the school year used to be based on the agricultural seasons because children did help with the parents in terms of farming. but, when that was the case, the kids went to school tip inally from december to marc

be aware, we've got a nine-minute delay on the marc train, brunswick east 870.ro and vre on time. more vehicles now on the road. i'm happy to report no delays. let's take a look at the beltway over at university boulevard. see what i mean? and we move on to connecticut avenue. let's jump down to virginia over at van dorn. nothing in your way, no incidents or accidents. joe, eun, back to you. >> thank you, carol. >> thanks very much. >>> our time is now 5:42. you may not need to prepay to fill up your car's gasoline tank fill up your car's gasoline tank anymore. il, any luck finding a? not yet. i want to buy used but how do you know what you're really getting. check out carmax. all their used cars are guaranteed. that's where henderson found the one for him. way to go, henderson. finding the perfect car is easy at carmax because each car is carefully selected, inspected, thoroughly reconditioned and backed with a five-day money back guarantee so come find the one for you today, at carmax. way to go, neil. >>> investigators say an immigration fight may have led a

and on the rails, an eight-minute delay on the marc, brunswick east train 872. joe, back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> today is a pivotal day in the republican presidential primary race. in less than an hour, polls open for florida's primary. mitt romney is holding a commanding lead in the winner-take-all state. nbc's tracie potts is in tampa and joins us live. good morning. >> reporter: hey, joe. good morning. we'll be watching today to see if he can hold on to that commanding lead or how much of it he can hold on to when floridians here go to the polls. i am live in tampa which is hosting the republican convention. we're watching what voters are going to see. half a million have voted early in the contest. according to the exit polls, the early voters are favoring romney 2-1. it milkics what we've seen in the nbc maris poll, in the latlater rasmussen poll has him up. advertising appears to have had an impact. romney has outspent newt gingrich 4-1. that's when you include the pacs. the strategy for romney, he admits it's changed a bit. he's become a lot m

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