they call baltimore charm city but we probably don't live up to our make name. we are ranked as one of the 10 rudest city. number 9 is new york, miami, dc, la, boston and there is a trend on the list, bigger the city, the ruder its residents. >>> let's talk about the weather, now, i'm going to give you good news. we are mild, we are not colby any means, around 44 degrees. 20 degrees above what we should be. eastern shore in to easton, 46. we have a dense fog advisory in to western maryland this morning, basically encompassing carol, frederick and washington as you go in to the 8:00 hour, that will expire. we have lots of clouds around, especially to the east, eastern shore, you are socked in there. a break around baltimore. that's good news, that would be the trend as we go through the day. this is why, there is the cold front, this is going to move through. it's going to drag in some drier air and with that high pressure is going to be building in as well. we will see sunshine as we go later in to the day. it might take a while. we will see sunshine in here and

>> let's go live to charm city. ron from witness is live with -- ron with wjz is live with ravens fans. >> the ravens are going to smoke the patriots on sunday. >> that's not going to happen. >> i can tell you that right now. flacco is ready. bring your children in. we're taking care of business in fox borough, ok? >> all right. >> ron, tell us about this caravan behind you. >> this is the purple caravan. ravens are doing it on the weekend. we have seven stops today. we're starting in baltimore city. we're going to be in -- the cheerleaders. hi, ladies, how you doing? they're going to howard county, anne arundel county, seven stops on the caravan today. as you can see, we have a lot of ravens fans here. how you doing, guys? we're getting ready. kelly, you feel excitement? >> yes, i do. i've been feeling the excitement for the past few weeks and it hasn't stopped and it is only getting more and more intense. >> mike is a patriots fan down in d.c. what do you have to say to him? >> i'm sorry, mike. [ laughter ] >> rep

. >>> charm city is gearing up to support the ravens in the divisional playoff games. i am shar ri johnson and i will -- sherrie johnson and i will tell you how. >>> the iowa caulk outs getunderway today. i will have the latest poll pre- - caucuses get underway today. i will have the latest poll predictions coming up. >>> a weather alert. city issued a code blue alert due to the frigid temperatures. let's get into meteorologist justin berk with a look at how things are and what we have to look forward to. . >> the temperatures are just near normal. so this is a shock to the system. we will be updating the forecast momentarily. old numbers showing up at the bottom of the screen. we have ourselves temperaturesnow down to 25 in towson. 23 ellicott city and manchester at 22 with the wind chill down into the teens. that is what makes it a little more difficult to be outside for any extend period of time. maryland's most powerful doppler radar, dry around the beltway next surge of snow showers hitting gettysburg and it will slide through westminster and a light coating on th

./// another warm winter's day in charm city. city. hhw much longer .../ willl.. sports. bruce joons us in the studio with a look at some bigg changes for the ravens. after a triumphhnt seasoo as the ravens defensive coordinator, chuck pagano is going to the next level...this afternoon, he agreed to become &pthe next head coach of the indianapolis colts... colts... pagano will be officially introduced at a news conference tomorrow...aftee two years coachinn defensive backs. he spent just one year as ravens d-coordinator, and he got them to play, that;s for sure...his defense ranked allowed and points given ds reinstated the firey spirit that was often absent uuder his predecessor, greg m,attison...agano tweeted tonighh that it's tuff leaving the ravens, but the offer as just too good to pass up.. 3and now to the night's other big story...maryland hosting it's annual bloodletting with their hated rival, the duke blue evils...but this time there's a twist:maryland has a new coach, mark turgeon, and tonight marked the first time he experienced the bitter rival. rival

a win would mean a trip next week to charm city. first time in the post season for houston and a battle rookie quarterback. and the bengals, second quarter, game tied at 10. look at that pick by j.j. watt. for the big man, 29 yards reverse to the host. texasans in front. in the third, it's the texasans. there goes yates, throwing it up to the left side. wide open. 40 yards for the score. the texasans starting to cruise, in the 4th quarter, this is foster of the texasans. and watch the bounce. get to the corner and somehow, some way, going to stay inbounds and the 42 yards, 163 yards on the day. the texasans get their first win. it's been a long wai

knows how difficult it is to win in baltimore...hear from the enemy sideline befooe they head to charm city out)) ((break 2)) 3 experts have tried for years to reduce the gridlock on this country's roadways...but despite their efforts, drivers complain their daily commute is getting longer.in the washington suburbs ... thousands of commuters are convinced they have the answer. in our cover story, jeff abell examines, what, some drivers are calling, the people's transit. transit. 3 3 3 3 3 3 its a few minutes after breakfast..... (7:10:33) "i need two riders...." and for hundreds of washiington commuters.... the race is on.... (7:38:40) "we're heading down to downtown d-c..." (7:43:00) (audio) "union station...." (7:18:47) "7'th and d, l'enfant...." this is the carpool staging area in springfield, virginia....where, if you need a free ride.....there's always a free seatt.. (7:17:35) "we're all complete strangers. sometimes we'll come across the same people..." some ten-thousand commuters in the washington suburbs are slugging their way into the city each day. from springfield...its a 12-mile

charm city is one of the best places in the country right now...t's listed among the top state's employment rate currently sits at 13-percent. for a look at some of the big national companies hiring right now... just go to our website... fox baltimore dot com slash morning. actor nick cannon is in the hospital... and his wife mariah carey is tweeting about . it.mariah carey posted ttis picture on twitter of her with husband nick in the hospital in aspen, colorado. cannon is apparently suffering minor kidney failure.mariah is as he recovers. ray for nick your co-worker is coughing, but is he contagious? or maybe your child has a fever.....is it time to take her to the doctor? these questionn and more are everywhere during flu season ... ... that's why joel d. smith is live in towson at the minute-clinic to separate fact from fiction. good morning joel d. 3 3 3 coffee lovers beware... starbucks could cost you more áá átoddy.áthe coffee company says it's raising its prices by 10 cents at stores in the northeast and sunbelt regions. the company blames

baltimore today with some blue skies over charm city. certainly a chilly start.reezy, especially this morning. a chop on the severn. we're going to look for a similar day tomorrow. we're going to add about a 15-degree warmup. that's going to mean temperatures of 60 or warmer. how's that. in the meantime, while it's chilly for a few hours we have a couple of elevated snow showers near cumberland. there's nothing left from that. some of those flakes probably never hit the ground. temperatures now 37 in york. 43 in baltimore. ocean city at 42 and it's colder but really not frigid even toward oakland. highs today very seasonable stu. average high, the tail end of january is 42, statistically past our coldest part of the year. humidity wise, extremely dry air. that plays a little bit of a factor in our warmup over the next day or two. dry air it heats or cools than humid air. you'll notice that on summer mights. a lot of that is the humidity in the air. just a few clouds drifting across maryland. no nearby weather. there is a little clipper system clipping the great l

football time here in charm city. this is your forecast. 33 degrees at kickoff time and partly sunny and cold and 1:00 all the action right here if you're sitting calmly and quietly and warmly in your living room you can watch it right here. right now we're at temperatures with the 20s. 14 is the dew point and the air is dry and relative humidity at 63%. overall there's no real moisture or disturbances in the area that will bring us a chance too much today of any showers or snow or anything like that. so cold is the only weather related issue you have to deal with today at the stadium. 5 miles per hour winds from the northwest and 30.35 is your barometer reading. 11 the cold spot in oakland and 29 is the warm spot around the state and the immediate metro area, everyone pretty much in the low to mid-20s. 22 in west minister and 30 on kent island and 28 in annapolis. the northeast wind will stay with us and tapping into very cold air. that is the reason the temperatures are low as they are. the winds will be light throu

baltimore seeing just about nothing but sunshine today, great weather over charm city and a similar dealskies carroll cot -- county, blue skies in annapolis. now maryland's most powerful radar shows nothing. we'll be dry all night and dry to start you off. a dramatic change in the weather by this time tomorrow evening in the form of rain. temperatures are in the low 40s out there to upper 30s, 39 patuxent river, but no wind and with temperatures dropping, it will be a pleasant evening certainly by mid-january standards. south baltimore tomorrow 47. downtown 46. we'll see clouds thickening up. as we get rain in the afternoon, that will create some rain cooling. how about howard county where you were dealing with the snowy çó evening. tomorrow a sunny start and chancese1 for rain as we go inçe i rq)e's our nextt( rain maker,i you canokÑiq see the circulatioó shd western tennessee, this will be the weather maker that eventually moves into maryland has we go into tomorrow afternoon. as you see now we are clear. there's nothing but a few clouds in virginia. the overall pattern quiet. the hig

our live have you from charm city. moss of the state under a -- most of the state under a clear sky. temperature wise, this is comfortable stuff for late january and fog yesterday mid-50s with a few passing clouds. the rest of the evening forecast will shape up with a light west wind and temperatures dropping from the 50s into the 40s, just a few clouds. we'll talk about how things shape up into our next storm system later this week and look at the weekend coming up. >>> last night dense fog set the stage for a narrow escape as an elderly man abandoned his car just before it was struck by an oncoming train. jeff hager joins us with more. >> reporter: skellly, this -- kelly, this isn't the first time someone has driven on to the tracks in lutherville. 83-year-old howard kay was apparently trying to turn off seminary avenue but made the turn prematurely, driving it on to the railroad tracks where he got stuck. moments later a light rail train cut through the fog with little or no chance to stop in time. >> there was a ca

celebrations going on up the interstate in charm city, one of the old reliables coming through for theens, but man was it tight. busy day in sports. we've got you covered head to toe next. >>> and now 9 sports with dave owens, the best sports in town. >> ravens, texans on paper it looked to be the most maybe lopsided of the divisional playoff rounds, baltimore defense against a third string quarterback at home where they were a perfect 8-0? that's until they played ray lewis, getting all pumped up. tell you, what though, ravens taking advantage of short fields, joe flacco to anquan boldin, nice hookup. arian foster's biosays he's a dancer, in particular the running man. 4th quarter t.j. yates taking a shot, ed reed coming up with his eighth postseason pick all time. ravens holding on 20-13. 9 sports kristen berset was there as the ravens moving on to the afc championship. reporter: if the nfl gave out points for style, the ravens wouldn't get many for their sunday performance. they allowed joe flacco to get sacked five times without picking up a single sack of their own. they also allo

. >>> well they call it baltimore charm city but we probably done live up to that name. aders rank us as one of the country's nudest cities. we actually came in at number 9. this year's rudest city is new york, followed by miami washington d.c. and boston. it does not appear to be a trend on this list and the more they use they have residents. >>> today president barack obama will speak to the american people during primetime and he will deliver his third joint session of congress. if there is any indication he will speak for about an hour and you can see it right here on abc2 news right here at 7:00 and we will have the latest analysis right here at 7:00. >>> also tomorrow, penn state fans will be saying farewell to joe paterno. he died over the weekend from lung cancer. meeting will be held at the kansas spiritual center and a private viewing will be held followed by a public memorial that is expected to draw thousands. his death comes nearly two months after he was fired by the university. joe paterno was accused of not doing enough when charges were filed against sand

they say they're coming to charm city with something to prove.this saturday night at seven... at the du burns arena. for tickets go to r-o-h wrestling dot com. com. and you have two chances to watch ring of honor wrestling on t-v. it airs saturdays at one p-m on fox45... and then again at 10pm saturdays on the c-w baltimore. gilman football standout cyrus jones will play for nick saban at alabama next year...that'll do it for this edition of sports unlimited...i'm bruce cunningham...be sure to tune in to fox45 morning news tomorrow -- starting at 5-am.

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the united states secretary of health came to charm city to talk act the new affordable care act and how it'll affect the women in this country. tim was there >> you are the face of health reform. >> reporter: the health and human services secretary met today with over a dozen local women to share their personal storeys and ongoing concerns about their it health care. robin martin's son jack had severe health issue when is born . >> if he in five moss used up the lifetime limit for him my family would be in dire straights. >> reporter: the new affordable care act will help the family's burden. >> to know we don't have to worry about that for him is a very big deal. it's a wonderful thing about the experience. >> reporter: a doctor sees the health insurance difficulties firsthand. >> we are in place every day, you know serving the community and providing health care and you don't want to hear the stories of the patient who can't come to you because they can't pay their co pay or because they are in some sort of bad relationship this their insurance or they don't want to tell you what

a perfect show case for charm city on what is otherwise a down winter month. >> any time you can bring additional spending by locals or visitors into the economy it's great for the city of baltimore. >> you saw this opportunity and did what with it? >> well, we created the perfect purple playoff parking package. >> at hotel monaco downtown, that means a two night stay for the price of one and even a welcome bag complete with a license plate, football, and a drink at the hail mary. >> very good. >> cocktail complete with a little jest and plenty of baltimore charm. >> the perfect color to match that purple. and by the end of the weekend it will feel good for many businesses bottom line. the hotel monaco has all but sold out of it's special package doing it's part to cash in on a big game and this city's imagine. >> putting baltimore on a national stage. >> well, if we can all do that together we have done our job nicely. it's going to be a great weekend in baltimore. >> now that same study showed that if the orioles started to contend those games would bring in much more money than the

from city hall to federal hill they spray painted to get charm city in a little bit of team spirit. >> we have been lucky so far with milder temperatures across the country. but seems the luck could be about to run out. step outside and you will see we are right. linda -- lynette charles has more on what's going on. >> reporter: that's right. there's no avoiding it. winter has finally arrived. the freeze is affecting everything from the slick roads to frozen fruit. the first major snowstorm pound people in western new york more than a foot of snow in some areas. for plow truck drivers this is welcome news putting them on the roads make money. but they couldn't clear all the ice off the roads. cars are slipping and sliding and some even into a ditch n florida they are keeping an eye on crops. workers are cranking up more than 100 pump phs across 5,000 aircrafts of orange grove in even tempt to keep the fruit from trees freeze the temperatures are below freezing right another in baltimore. the city issued a code blue warning offering additional services to the homeless due to an expecte

technically falls on a three day weekend with mlk day on monday and it's a perfect storm to show off charm city and make some serious cash. >> any time you can bring additional spending, either by locals or visitors into the city, especially in january on a sunday it's great for the city of baltimore. >> no kidding, the economist says the city could see a $25 million bump for this game. he says if the or yells contend that could bring in more money than the ravens. we're all waiting on that to happen. >> well, there are still tickets up for grabs on for the game on sunday. you just have to know where to look. we have been doing digging around and found thousands of tickets still on sale. >> yeah, that's right. lots of tickets still available but i can tell you, it is fewer than we saw just last night. this is a ticket selling website. as you can see, right here, there are 887 tickets left for this game. there's also ebay and craigslist and other places. but this same site last night there was more than 1500 tickets available. so there's been a lot of buying. yesterday that's when we spoke with

they spray painted the ravens logo to get charm city in the team spirit. by the way if you missed the ticket sales yesterday, we checked out stub hub. cheapest seats are around 270 dollars. that's going to put you in the upper deck but for two grand, yes, $2,000. you can get a seat in the club level. >>> mitt romney is the winner but what does it mean? a live expert out of iowa will let us know how this impacts the primaries and coming election day moving closer to november. >>> and a deep freeze in florida could have an impact on your orange juice prices where farm -- what farmers are doing to keep the oranges warm and technique may surprise you. >>> and your child's care center may spend too much time on school work and not enough time on play and exercise. how this could impact the child's development now new york for a look at the latest in business news. >> reporter: and good morning everyone. topping america's money. a grued start to the year. the markets started the year up thanks to encouraging economic reports from a u.s. and elsewhere. the dow ha

. >> reporter: preparation are underway in the charm city to sport ravens in the playoffs. >>> if youre getting ready to head out for the day, you want to know what to wear. i will linda so. what baltimore -- baltimore city is doing to keep everyone safe. >>> it's tuesday, january 3rd. i am charley crowson and weather is going to be a huge story throughout the day. we will check in live with linda so in a few moments about the code blue currently in place in baltimore city. for now, a check of the forecast let's say good morning to

my friends at charm city run in bel air and around the vicinity, a lot of people going out for earlyng jog. you have to consider it's chilly and warmer than it was yesterday morning. that's a good thing. but at 27, they have had some snow there in harford, cecil county and the eastern shore. 29 at aberdeen. chestertown kent county at 31. why do i show you these areas? because as we take a look at the wider view, this was 11:40 last night. that's a solid shield of snow and my buddy up in havre de grace said that they had a good snow squall that laid a nice coating on the parking lot. i expect if they got more than just a coating, it could have been a inch or half inch and because they have been milder, they may have had some melting and refreezing overnight. we yesterday talked about the burst of snow that we had the day before and expect another one last night and we got it. that is the issue. looks like it may have been around annapolis and mere pasadena and reports of flakes on the cars and across kent island on the eastern shore. let's put it in motion that's out to sea. the next

muscovites revel in the romantic charm of the city then again don't we all. to a special occasion now move arrives at the museum of roman civilization one of the largest of its kind with this imposing columns striking designs it's an impressive building from the outside but it's the trenches inside the brain businesses from far right. in the main lobby of the museum is a photographic insufficient canvas just can see a variety of views of the russian capital the kremlin writes. where sellers

there's a sense of urgency in the charmed city this year. said his team is more complete than the ravens super bowl winning team. anybody beside a trip to the super bowl would be disappointing for baltimore fans this season. despite the expectations can you tell everybody's pretty loose up there in baltimore. probably because they've been in this situation before. the ravens have won at least one playoff game for four straight years. that must be nice. they're a perfect 6-0 against playoff teams during the regular season this year. so no reason to be uptight, right? >> come on, man. of course we still lose. i mean, who better than me to keep the team loose? we still loose. but like i said, we all know the task at hand. we all know the consequences of playing bad and we all know what we got to do -- excuse me, what we got to do. we all know the objectives. >> no pressure on those guys. all they have to do is win the super bowl and everybody's happy, right? >> they know what to do. and how to do it's the perfect time to find great deals on the

. >> a charm city landmark could be taken down . >> and cruise companies trying to get your attention after this deadly crash. are the new deals work something. >> first, you know you were just a kid when you climbed on top of the horse. >> around and around you went. now the city says its time to stop the ride. abc 2news says the owner has no intention of unplugging history. >> reporter: that's right. as far as the city is concerned it's a done deal. the care sell has to go but the owner said not so fast. >> you see a child on those, they are just -- their eyes are lit up with wonder. >> reporter: howard county home builder bought the antique and brought it here back in 1981. >> 31 years in this place. i never thought they would want to get rid of it. this is just unbelieve able to me. it's a historic american icon. >> reporter: the baltimore development corporation said it must be shut down by the end of february and removed by the end of march. >> there are problems, these two -- they had their legs cut off last year. >> reporter: knight said he can repair it but the development ag

what it takes for guys to be headlighty and where charm city falls on the list. >>> how two employees and an alarm system saved a newborn from being snatched from a georgia hospital. you are watching "good morning maryland. what's new now and next starting at 4:30 and we are back in a bit. >>> welcome back. five things to know the board of public works approved a grant for 19 million dollars toupgrade waste water treatment plants. the project is part of the state's effort to improve the chesapeake bay and other water heways. >>> five days into the new year and baltimore city police are investigating the first murder of 2012. a 62-year-old man was shot in a car tuesday night. he had several gunshot wounds. >>> and a press conference will be at 11 announcing the labor federation's support for marriage equality. it will take place on north utah street. the 300,000 member federation plans to mobilize in support of the legislation. the president has another we can't wait for idea. more jobs for americans you. he hopes to create a quarter of a million positions for young people and the prog

earlier this morning our camera up at charm city run in bel aire, we captured some emergency vehicles riding its way on into the intersection crossing of main street. we also had snow on the sidewalks. we are watching a little burst, but that had melted yesterday. by the way, this was yesterday as the sun broke out. and it looks like we may have a similar setup as we head in through today, more clouds in the morning, no snow, by the way, and more sun and warmer temperatures. currently in bel aire at the elementary school it is 28 degrees. those who do get up early and go out for that morning run, you don't have to worry about that ice that some of you had to deal with yesterday, especially around the bay and the eastern shore. we start with 28 in bel aire. westminister now sitting at 30 and now a cool 29 in pasadena. really interesting setup. mount airy one of the warmest spots, 44, because of some cloud cover that moved in, and also the warmer winds that are coming from that direction. we're dry on maryland's most powerful radar, five sweeps statewide today and we'll have ourselves s

baltimore magazine looks ahead to the best ideas of how impacts will affect charm city this year. >> a west point graduate. the price of items a thief got away with. >> bob ehrlich will be our guest tomorrow morning on 11 news. if you have a question splale oh, -- if you have a question, >> welcome to wbaltv. this is an interesting topic. how do you tackle that? >> with the new year coming, we thought it would good to call political leaders and see what their vision was. almost any leader will have a big idea. frankly some of them are a little nuts. we were looking for ideas that were underway or about to be underway. we found what we thought were 10 interesting ones. education. everybody probably knows young people that really don't -- aren't financially literate. they don't understand credit scores. they can't read a bank statement. the state controller thinks that's a real problem, peter franchot. he wants to vay -- have a distinct public course in high school to teach kids financial literacy. he's getting closer to that. he has 10,000 signatures to fimely make this happen. let's

few visitors from texas who say most of folks a of come into contact with have lived up to the charm city reputation. >> they are trying to be as nice as possible without throwing me to the curb. wait until sunday. it has been fairly nice. >> hotel officials are expecting even more tax and fans to roll into town as the weekend approaches. ravens fans are showing their purple pride. the sisters took this picture along with their cousin. this is how folks are getting ready for the big game at one restaurant. let us know how you are showing your ravens pride. go to our website, wbaltv.com, and click on u local. >> details on this year's martin luther king parade. the route will continue south to eutaw street. lenny moore will serve as this year's grand marshal. the event will kick off at noon on monday. 5:26. 39 degrees on tv hill. we will cover this morning's news stories including man expected to serve time for murder. >> it is scarlet fever that there were about at gw elementary school. details are next. >> success as no water as the "today" show is still going strong --six s as no other

charm city is one of the best places in the country right now... listed among the top 5 cities in the u.s.the state's employment rate currently sits at 13-percent. for a look at some of the big national companies hiring right now... just go to our website... fox baltimore dot com slash morning. the flu is here. the first confiimed case of the seasonal flu was reported ust a few days ago ... so now the question is, how likely are you to get it tt? too? joel d. smith is live in owson to go over a few myths about the flu, that many people still think are true. good morning joel d. 3 3 3 3 3 3 if you've seen thh movie "anchorman"... you'll understand why his next clip is so funny.what we're about to show you... happened at a new station in wisconsin... after a beeind-the-scenes person got his hands on the tel. teleprompter. "in other news... i love lamp. uh. whoa omg he actually wrote t! you got me! laughter alright, that's a little joke. have you seen anchorman? brian will read anything in the teleprompter and that's just proof. in other news, i love

they discussed the prospect of holding a super bowl in charm city. he did say that baltimore would not be ruled out because it does not have a dome. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think baltimore would make a good host city for a super bowl? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 39 degrees on tv hill. a young child accused in a stabbing. >> a mother and her young children trapped inside a car. how they are doing this morning. >> this is 50 air route424. some slick roads this morning. [ male announcer ] get ready for some deli-style delic-ious-ity: the subway big hot pastrami melt. dive into piled-high pastrami, spicy mustard, pickles and melt-a-licious cheese. treat your taste buds to a fresh toasted subway big hot pastrami melt. subway. eat fresh. >> welcome back. 5:10. we have some rain out there mostly south of baltimore. back down towards the d.c. look at the temperatures. 43 at the airport. 30's of the north. a high temperature of 52.

. >> and charm city beaming with purple pride. an afc win against the patriots.

let's bring tifffny back to charm city." city." more day 'squeelers' and i wear one of mm 3 jerseys. i'm thinking my ray lewis." lewis."lekia says, "i was so happy and anxioos for friday, so i can have fun and sip on my wine." wine."april says, "i think i will join lekia for some wine!" hour.. up in our 8 o'clock - get through the bye -week... with some great ravens memorabilia.where you ccn go to get through ravens withdrawl this weekend... in our hometown hotspot. hotspot.wrestling and next... all the action of the "ring of honor" is coming to charm city.how you can sit ringside omorrow night. youure watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. ((break 7)) morning. ((break 7)) y." are making me thirsty!" natstling nats "ring of honor" is coming to baltimore! more than 30 wrestlers will compete at the du burns arena tomorrow live in person.and the it athletes promise a great show. show.jim cornette is the executive producer for the ring of honor and he joins us this morning with more. - what can we expect this weekend -

blake a crab cake dinner, her half of the bet with boston's mayor who would have sent lobster to charm citythe ravens won. dangerous situation on board a flight bound for miami. american airlines says three flight attendabts are injured after the plane encountered se severe turbulence. it was carrying 136 passengers and 9 crew members. >>> on the water, montgomery county woman nearly lost her life along with her daughter. andrea fujii is live on the story. good morning, andrea. >> reporter: good morning, don. good morning, everyone. the mother and daughter were passengers on the italian cruise liner which capsized ten days ago. she is still in shock. more than a week after her cruise ship, the costa concordia capsized. >> my daughter sent a text to family saying the ship is sinking, we love you. >> reporter: she and her daughter were some of the last passengers able to make it on to a lifeboat. others may have died waiting for rescue after being told to go back to their rooms. the night mare began when the ship started swaying violently and seeing water rush in to the 5th floor captain. aut

. >> reporter: she also didn't mind getting the chance to visit charm city. >> and i met a lot of beautifuleople here in baltimore. then you got the ravens. [ laughter ] >> reporter: mur dock is also breaking ground on her cd. on the journey, she collaborates with several other singers, for a unique live show. >> you get an tiewntdz to experience just that magic of what we experienced that night. >> reporter: while this latest cd holds special meaning, murdoch says her journey is far from over. monique griego, wjz eyewitness news. >> reporter: murdoch says her next goal is to perform on broadway and do more work on film. >> you can do that. transition on film. >> that's my dream. that's my fantasy life. >>> still to come on wjz eyewitness news. high honor. find out which vehicle makes car of the year. >>> hate on display. the disturbing message from the ku klux klan, causing outrage. >>> bob turk. first warning weather center, sunny and warmer day headed our way. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. >>> and reej 13 is always on. here are the top stories on wjz.com at thi

. >>> thousands of folks rang in the new year with a bang in charm city fireworks over the inner harbour, captured an exciting evening. the fireworks display is the largest in the region. >> we are hearing there could have been a record crowd to usher in the new year in times square, a million plus in manhattan. >> reporter: a big party in the big apple as times square welcomes 2012. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: they come from all over the country and the world to see the famous ball make its plunge and catch a glimpse of their favorite performers. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: perhaps the biggest attraction here is that nearly 6 tonne ball that dazzled on lookers high above the cross roads of the world. >> that is everything if it wasn't for that this wouldn't be here. >> freaking unreal. >> reporter: many we talked to say they are happy to bid farewell to 2011. >> hopefully new beginnings. >> looking forward to meeting new people hopefully getting out of college and doing good things. >> we got engaged this year so this year will hold a special place in our heart for a long time. >> reporter: o

hear from the enemy sideline before they head to charm city...next in sports unlimited... crying...nistration and similar agencies regulating healttcaae. the number of prescription drug shortages hit an all-time high last year. 267 critical drugs such as those used in surgery, chemotherapy or to fight pain and infection had shortages. some hospptals were forced to buy drugs on the black market. at least 15 patient deaths in 2010 were blamed on critical drug shortages. drug shortages have increased dramatically in recent years. thereewere only 58 drugs in short supply in 2004. government production quotas and price controls are the main culprits for drug shortages. the fda limits drug production outputs. when shortages arise it can take months or even years for a pharmaceutical company to get approval to increase production. government price controls including medicare reimbursement rates can make drug sales unprofitable forcing drug companies to limit or even &pstop production. the situation will only get worse as feeeral bureaucrats write new regulations aa obamacare goes into effe

vested interest in the cincinnati houston wild card game texans win would mean a trip next week to charm cityis would be a battle of rookie quarterbacks for the first time in post season history second quarter, game is tied at 10. >>> bengals qv, batted down intercepted by watt and watt returned it 29-yards to the touchdown. wound up scores 24 unanswered points including one td pass by yates to johnson. texans get their first playoff win 31-10 it has been a long wait for houston's star receiver. >>> especially for me because i said the day i was drafted here i want to be a part of that. a very special feeling, probably the most i smiled in a long time. >> should skins trade up to get a franchise quarterback? and the debate on the top qv of the drafts continues. fox 5s. dave ross and wisdom martin go off the wall. >>> here we go we will debate it for four months, andrew luck or rg 3 who you taking and why. >> if i am the red skins. >> you got the number one pick. >> if i am the colts. >> you are drafting a quarterback. >> payton manning is out of here. i am going to take luck if i am the colts

. >>> the leader of baltimore's archdiocese is back in charm city today, after receiving one of the catholic church's highest honors. and mary is here with more on his return. >> reporter: archbishop edwin o'brien is just weeks away from becoming a cardinal. and today marks the first appearance since the announcement from the pope. >> reporter: fresh in from rome, cardinal edwin o'brien was surrounded by portraits of baltimore archbishops who have risen to the position of cardinal like he is about to. >> it's just nice to be in a hall of fame like this. [ laughter ] >> reporter: on january 6th, o'brien was in rome when the pope made the announcement. >> he went through a list of 22 names. and my name was number 8. it was exciting. >> reporter: o'brien's short tenure in baltimore was sometimes controversial. he closed catholic schools with low enrollment. and today, he addressed another controversial issue, same-sex marriage. >> 30 states, where legislators have passed this. the people's vote have voided it. has not been down. we have every reason to believe that we have a strong, grass- root

they get to play baltimore next sunday up here in charm city. coming up later, we are going off the wall with wisdom martin. get the boxing gloves out. we are going to talk about andrew robert griffin iii. i know who i like. >> who do you like? >> i can't tell you yet. it's a tease. you have to stick around for later. >> all right, always a pleasure. >> thanks. >> see you later. still ahead on fox 5. what he said to make mitt romney rush to correct him.  it's my coffee when i want it. you press a button, you have great dunkin' coffee. i got my coffee for the morning, i got my dunkin' k-cup packs for the rest of the day. only available at dunkin' donuts restaurants. america runs on dunkin' coffee. thanks, mom. who are you calling "mom"? dunkin' sausage pancake bites, delicious like mom's, only easier to carry -- get three for $1.59. >>> gas price on the rise around the country. here's a welcome at local prices tonight. around here, drivers paying $3.48 for a gallon of regular. $3.36 in maryland and virginia the lowest at $3.27 a g

." >> people around charm city are welcoming houston texans tonight. >> first a live picture outside.insta-weather plus forecast after the break. don't go away. >> good morning. we're starting you off with a live view from the skycam. the sun will be coming up at 7:25. fans at the big game today. 40 at the inner harbor. that is one of the warmer spots on the map right now. as we look at the temperatures across the state, it gets even colder. just along the barkse light blue. you look out toward the west, and the mountains are painted purple. that is going to affect temperatures in the afternoon. more sunshine expected. 20's at best in the mountains. this will affect temperatures during the game. temperatures only in the low to mid 30's throughout the game. a little more sunshine toward the later half. winds out of the northwest are going to affect temperatures. expect it to feel like 20's throughout the game. we get up to 34 by half time, when you factor in the winds, 20 at best. windchill likely to be around 20 at half time. we have mainly dry conditions over the mid-atlantic. we cal

. >> reporter: she also didn't mind getting a chance to visit charm city. >> i've met a lot of peopletimore. and you got the ravens. [ laughter ] >> reporter: murdoch is also breaking ground on another project. her first live cd and dvd. on the journey, she collaborates with several other singers for a unique live show. >> you get an opportunity to experience just that magic of that night, of what we experienced that night. >> reporter: and while this latest cd holds special meaning, murdoch says her journey is far from over. monique griego, wjz eyewitness news. >> great voice. murdoch says her next goal is to perform on broadway and do more work on films. >> she can do it, too. music power couples, getting life as a trio. singer beyonce has given birth to a daughter named blue ivy, not seen here. it's the first child for the singer and her husband, rapper jay z. there is speculation that the baby's name is a combination of albums from her parents. jay z has an album "blueprint," and iv is 4 in roman numerals. >> we can only imagine how gorgeous the baby is. >> and wealthy. >>> still

. >> reporter: she also didn't mind getting the chance to visit charm city. >> and i met a lot of people baltimore. and you got the ravens. [ laughter ] >> reporter: murdoch is also breaking ground on another project. her first live cd and dvd. on the journey, she collaborates with several other singers for a unique live show. >> you get an opportunity to experience just that magic of that night, of what we experienced that night. >> reporter: and while this latest cd holds special meaning, murdoch says her journey is far from over. monique griego, wjz eyewitness news. >> murdoch says her next goal is to perform on broadway and do more work and film. we look forward to it. hope we see more of her. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news. are the risks worth the benefit. >> millions of americans take aspirin to protect their heart. but can it cause more harm than good? >>> security flaw exposed at the site of the summer olympic games? >>> bob turk. sun returns and milder temps at least for a little while. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. >>> here's today's report from w

. >> and this baltimore boy has no plans to leave charm city. >> i love it here. i don't want to leave. no reason to. >> reporter: and boys is in the process of making several pairs of glasses for madonna. and said he even recently designed some for, get this, bette midler. and monique, they look so good on you. >> reporter: a pair of glasses can cost anywhere from $50 to thousands of dollars. she brought some back to the newsroom. for more information on where you can find them, log onto wjz.com and click on the news tab. >> we need some purple glasses. because you know purple excitement is all around town as baltimore fans prepare to watch the ravens take on the patriots. we'll is the place for complete coverage. and we are live in foxboro, massachusetts. we'll go to ken mccloud, live at gillette stadium. we'll look at what the new england fans have to say about the matchup with the new england ravens. hi there, ken. >> hi there, mary. how are you doing? >> new england fans are a different breed. they're kind of reserved. that means they're confident. but when y

and she'll take the pride of charm city with her. >> so we're going to go make some crab cakes as usual. and feed the folks in indianapolis and other folks that are coming this year. >> and have a good time. >> and have a good time. >> reporter: ron matz, wjz eyewitness news. >>> if you'd like to make a donation to help kick hunger challenge. log onto wjz.com. look for this story in the seen on section. >> nancy is such a great person. >> yes. >> an amazing chef. >> great chef. >>> don't miss the cbs evening news. here's one of the stories they're working on. >>> i'm mark strausman. sheets in the windows. and broken furniture on the front lawn. signs of america's worst foreclosure crisis here in florida, where voters are about to pick a republican candidate for florida. that's on don't's -- tonight's cbs evening news. >>> still ahead. new information for thousands of women. what a new study reel veals -- reveals about breast cancer patients. >>> more than 100 dolphins stranded on cape cod. now, scientists are trying to find out why. >>> i'm bob turk in the first warning weather center.

they're bringing "charm school" to charm city.rkshops and events to empower young ladies to be all they can be. radio ersonality kiki brown, camelia clark with zeta phi betaasorority and kayla calrk join us this morning.-what is charm schooo-different sorority's will be there to present workshops-as a young woman, what do you think of being empowered-can people still attend .. how do they siin up coming up... terrifying moments... that left one dog owner in sheee panic.how a dog manages to survive... after his llash gets caught in the elevator door... and the surprising person... besides the owner... who may be to blame. speaking of panic... the morning is righttafter the l break.my encounter... with ponty, the snake... next. yyu're wwtching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. ((break 3)) earlierrthis week on our show, we featured the national aquarium in baltimore ... we were talking about their new ustralia &pexhibit is a black-headed python named monty. now i loved everything about the exhibit and can't wait to get t

. >> reporter: this baltimore boy has no plans to leave charm city. >> i love it here. don't want to leave. >> wow. fierce. well, he is thin process -- in the process of making several pairs of glasses for madonna. >> and made some for bette midler. that's a record album that he created as a hat. he has a very created eye. >> we have to keep an eye out for him. >>> we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> that is our first hour of eyewitness news saturday morning. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,, >>> good morning. coming up next on saturday, a night of snow is making for a wintery mess outside, as pet try to navigate the roads. eyewitness news has complete coverage of the first winter storm of 2012. >>> when will the snow system finally move on? meteorologist tim williams has the answer in this first warning weather forecast. >>> plus, a stunning hit-and- run case. why police say that the suspect was running away from the scene of another crime. >>> there is plenty of white stuff outside, but this is still a very purple weekend in maryland. how fans are celebrating the r

muscovites revel in the romantic charm of the city then again don't we all. go to a special occasion now we've arrived at the museum of roman civilization one of the largest it's kind with this imposing columns striking design it's an impressive building from the outside but it's the treasures inside the brain businesses from far why it's. in the main lobby of the museum is a photographic insufficient he has just can see a variety of views of the russian capital the kremlin writes. where sellers skyscrapers the and in terms of the christ the city could be drilled but why must guard the museums displaying them within a possibly ground project called art and culture of eastern european countries in rome. twenty eleven has seen its only al-rashid collaborating culturally with many italian displays all in russia and vice versa as part of the big project this exhibition has been set up at the museum of roman civilization alongside many of the ancient artifacts and exhibits a whole range of contemporary russian art is displayed three responses to live and work in t