--the 30 chick-fil-a restaurants in the baltimore area will host a from 4:30 tt 8:30pm --chick-fil-ates healthy familiis hich means families &pspending quality ttme together the most important thing is , &penjoying conversatiin and tim together--our daddy daughter &pdate night was our first regional event of its kind but local restaurants have similar events like fammly night , daughter date night is booked but there are two ways people can find out about upcooing --you cn also join the chick-filla text community by texttng emc ( eat more chicken) to 4-1-1-2-4-7 and we will text you special event and promotion info info information on chick-fil-a, log on to fox baltimore dot com ssash morning.right now we want to leave you with a dance &pby daddy-daughter team eric and lexi rogers.take it away guys! 3 de- criminalizing dd

i'm all about it. >> jimmy: oh my gosh, i love chick-fil-a. is chick-fil-a only south?y night. people are at chick-fil-a. it's amazing. >> jimmy: hello. that's where everyone -- everyone is getting their picture taken. all the celebs are going there. >> obviously. >> jimmy: alan alda. [ laughter ] my, everybody's going there. >> oh my goodness. >> jimmy: so -- so, then you get there and you have -- there's all sorts of like farm animals and stuff like that. i know there's like someone -- the landlord has a gator. >> yes, and named burt reynolds. >> jimmy: burt reynolds. he was at the chick-fil-a. >> he was there? >>> jimmy: yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. everyone is going to the chick-fil-a. >> burt reynolds and alan alda. >> jimmy: burt reynolds, alan alda they were all there. >> yes. they were all there. it was amazing. >> jimmy: unbelievable place. >> yes. we've got lots of animals. >> jimmy: is it fun? >> it's fun. >> jimmy: do you play with them? >> they're kind of hard costars. i'm not going to lie. i mean the alligator just kind of laid there. i was supposed to be scare

a event held at chick-fil-a and how you can get involved. >>> what many have been wanting to see for a while. heavy rain now, the drought stricken city of abilene has been plagued with wild fires. four inches fell in some areas across the state. street flooding in parts, the rain caused baseball series to be postponed. it's a blessing and a curse because more rain is expected today. this is a pleasant sight for texas because they were really wondering when or if they were going to see rain. >> we got ourselves a look here at warming conditions and that pattern may eventually evolve and impact us as we head through the rest of this week. 46 york pa. 58 baltimore. 54 in easton. we are looking at high thin clouds building in across the area. i want to pull this back wider and show you this system here. high pressure is in control, we are actually watching a circulation across florida. that, if it were sitting over the tropical waters, had a very good chance of turning tropical. it may reemerge across the gulf of mexico. we are going to watch that storm as if it appears it is spreading r

cops are stationed on two chick-fil-a rooftops. the cops will hoist the money up to the top of the roof. the cops on the rooftops fund-raiser will continue until 10:00 tonight at the waldorf and laplatea chick-fil-a restaurants. grab the umbrella if you're going to go. and a coat. not even a jacket today. the heavy stuff. >> something with a lining, really, is what you need out there for today. chilly stuff. you would never guess we changed months between yesterday and today, would you. yesterday, beautiful september afternoon with sunshine and 75 degrees. everyone's like, wow, the weekend is almost here. and today, yeah, the weekend is here, and mother nature took an ugly hard left turn during the overnight hours. cloudy skies outside all day today. this is georgetown. tourists and locals alike bundled up, fleece, down, umbrellas, hats, scarves, mitttons, all of it. you notice not a single smile on any of those faces down there in georgetown today. cloudy skies remain in place overhead. 51 degrees our current temperature down at n

the chick-fil-a here in florida, home coming headquarters for chris read who surprised his wife amy byng home from afghanistan. amy's dad puts this family reunion together and when the family ordered dinner who serves the food but sergeant reid and chick-fil-a has never been louder. look at her. >> isn't that great? everybody loves it. >>> well a lot of people loves this. mcdonald's bringing the mcrib back. even though it's here until november 14th some think the limited run isn't limited enough. it has a cult-like following. 70 different ingredients and one of them is something also used to make shoe soles. actually band in europe. whatever the contents, it doesn't seem to matter to the devoted fans, it's the taste. >> good stuff. >> shoe soles? >> you have one of those? >> no. >> it's laces. you think you got bones but it's the laces. >> rough stuff. >>> let's get into this. there is a reason snowbirds go south before halloween. you're right. >> the cold coming in tonight, tomorrow we'll struggle to get to 50, feel like the 40s all day. cold rain will start up again tomorrow night. s

. >> we are getting surveillance video from this chick-fil-a. we are told the suspects held up the chick-fil-a, barge in with guns and made off with cash. no one was hurt in the incident. >> a blustery day for sure at across the mid-atlantic as a powerful storm departs our area. it has produced a bit of clouds mixed with sunshine at times and a passing sprinkle in a spot or two, but mostly dry conditions across the state. the main bulk of the brain has pushed to the north. temperatures are cooling off behind this system. only in the 40's to the south and west. temperatures in the low 50's and in some locations loh 60's around here. a downward trend on the thermometer expected for the weekend. cool, fall air on the way. the mountains may see some wet snow. the forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> life is slowly getting back together in eastern ohio. 49 wild exotic animals were shot dead around a neighborhood. >> they have been let out of their cages by their owner who later committed to its side. .ere's the latest >> i described it as a war zo

. >>> dads, if you want a special date with your daughter, head to chick-fil-a.hey are having a daddy-daughter day night. they are taking reservations for the date. head on line and go to daddy daughter date.com. find information for participating restaurants and make your reservation. >>> a hear willing take place tomorrow night, about the company's response to the outages caused by hurricane irene. it starts at 7:00 at the war memorial building downtown. this is the second 2 meetings held on the issue. the last one was held two weeks ago in towson. >>> dominant force in competitive eating does it again. the chili eating, gross, 2- gallons of chili went down in 6 minutes. competitors could not keep the pace. joey chestnut is the five time defending champion at the hot dog eating contest. >>> celebrity on the menu at ginos sunday. former colt, hall of famer and cofounder, geno, was on hand autographing footballs and a little meet and greet time with those outside the popular restaurant. >>> several families are left homeless after a tornado ripped through texas w

. >>> how about a chicken sandwich. 30 local chick-fil-a restaurants are hosting a date night from dadsnd daughters. there are two thousand that signed up. local chick-fil-as will have events available. some a red carpet, other photography services, some providing limo rides. >>> this bridge needs work, so do we, that tts message delivered tonight. >> reporter: jobs, jobs, more jobs, that's what a group of unemployment workers want and gather on the russel street bridge. that story is coming up. >> reporter: ladies hit the football field here for a purple evening. i'm sherrie johnson, i will have a preview coming up. >>> looking at florida now. this storm is heading our way and could bring flooding. we will talk about that nest. -- next. >>> inner loop at key bridge, a broken down car, what else is going on traffic wise? more when we continue. @póo >>> good morning, i'm charley crowson. time for your abc2 news to go. a lot going on as we start the workweek. kuren redmond has more information about a push to create jobs around the area. sherrie johnson is live with ravens and the ladies

it happened at a chick-fil-a. the manager and the crew were walking in when two men pushed them through the door. they got away with undisclosed amount of cash and drove away in a chefry cobalt. >>> lawmakers looking at a proposal to raise the gas tax by $0.15. the governor supports raising the tax. sherrie johnson is stands big with new reaction to the proposed gas tax. what are people saying? >> all this talk about a possible gas hike, may have people concerned especially when people are struggling during this tough economy to pay bills. one group will hold a rally in annapolis speaking out against it. lawmakers are looking at a proposal to raise gas tax by $0.15 per gallon. drivers would pay $0.15 more over the next 3 years. this means an increase of 5 $0.05 each other. o'malley is considering a preliminary recommendation to increase the tax. he says it will help job growth if more money is raised to improve the roads in schools. watchdogs with americans for prosperity estimate families will have to pay $500 pe

. >>> chick-fil-a has been robbed and police are trying to find suspects. it happened on constant friendship boulevard. the manager and crew were walking in to the building when two men pushed their way through the door. the suspects forced the manage tore open the safe and got away with undisclosed amount of cash and drove off in a dark colored chevy cobalt. anyone with information is asked to call police. >>> gary giordano, a judge denied his request to leave jail. his lawyers claim there is not enough evidence to hold him. prosecutors say they will seek to extend the order keeping giordano in jail. he says she disappeared while they were snorkeling. >>> baltimore county plans to eliminate 200 jobs through retirement incentive program. 200 people will be allowed to retire and positions won't be filled. it should save the county $500,000 a year. some positions weren't eligible because the county says they can't afford to lose firefighters, police officers, bus drivers and cafeteria workers. >>> he is not like any other ater in the zoo. we will tell you wha

harford, police are looking for two men who robbed a chick-fil- a. it happened around 5:00 a.m. saturday. police say the manager and morning crew were walking in the building when two men pushed through the door. the suspects forced the manager to open the safe. they drove off in a dark chevy cobalt. anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff's office with any information. >>> a man is recovering after jumping through a window to escape a fire. the man jumped out of the second story window and was taken to shock trauma and listed in serious condition. >>> a graduate was found in the bottom of a trash chute. that part is creepy. it's the second time it's happened in a year. kuren redmond is outside the apartment complex. police are calling this an accident. >> reporter: people who live in this building say they don't believe that one person could accidentally fall down the trash chute. they are convinced there is more to the story because it's the second time that it's happened here. police got the call sunday morning when a body was discovered in the utility garage of

officers and deputies collected donations by lowering buckets from the roofs of chick-fil-a restaurants. it is the newest in a long list of efforts to raise funds for special olympics. >> we do torch runs, we do tip a cop fund raisers, we do the polar bear plunges, and sandy point state park. we just enjoy doing it. >> reporter: sergeant proctor organized the event. he says he knows the restaurants are busy and figured the response from patrons would be good. as of late this afternoon, they had raised around $1500 at that location, and they will be there till 10:00 tonight. >> what up, mom, what up, dad! y'all think i'm at the holiday inn right now! >>> reality show hopefuls lining up in dc, hoping to be part of season 27 of the real world. has there been that many already, 27? my goodness. you're looking at the casting call at the town tavern on 18th street and northwest. this season, the casting directors are looking for people who are living everyday challenges most of us can't even imagine, but for some, it was a challenge just to tell us why they were there. >> why are you doing th

(screaming) >> steve: right there is the local chick-fil-a.ant every tuesday night. she had no idea her husband would actually arrive home from afghanistan early and unannounced and gave her the surprise of her life. how great is that? >> gretchen: fantastic. joining us now, someone who does so much for our troops, country music superstar toby keith. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> gretchen: you never get used to watching those videos. they never get old, do they? >> see a million of them, i love them. they're amazing. chick-fil-a is the newest one though. >> brian: you've been in afghanistan and iraq? >> i go every spring for two weeks and we're at 180 shows and counting and it will be our tenth anniversary of going over when we go next spring. >> brian: how would you characterize those audiences? >> they're off the hook. first time i went, i went for just a little bit and thought, man, this would be in mondayor of my father who is a vet and i thought, i'll go over there and get to do it and i'm nine years later, we're still rocking.

d shocked his wife at a chick-fil-a in florida, and she had no idea he was coming home early, and heth of you. >> good morning. >>dave: take us through your emotions, can you believe your own reaction now that you see it on tape? >>guest: no, i can't. i honestly, i can't believe it. >>dave: savagent did you expect that type of reaction? >>guest: i expected something but i don't think it was as elaborate as what i was expected that to me. >>dave: that was quite the scream. who was behind the plot? >>guest: it was actually my dad and my husband, they both worked occupy this plan to do a surprise at chick-fil-a because we go there every tuesday night for family night, and on this particular friday they were doing a promotion so they made it believe that it was my idea that i had landed to go to dinner at chick-fil-a that night and they fixed everything up and they got the idea and it was crazy it took 2 1/2 months of planning. >>dave: and the surprising thing is not just your scream but the entire restaurant is applauding what happened. was the woke restaurant in on it? or were they jus

and even some cows from a local -- chick-fil-a.ck up the pieces before they opened this morning. >> i wonder when you're going to tell me that that part of texas gets normal weather. it's not a crazy storm, it's not dry. >> it's part of the fun of living in texas. that's what makes the people who are from texas so proud. >> they're hardy folk. all right, rob, thank you very much. >>> a risky idea for people struggling to pay their mortgages, now two georgia lawmakers are under fire for even bringing it up. the story and a live report from the nasdaq market site when we come back. but first, let's take a look at the word of the day, it is du-qu. find out what it means. and why you need to know it, right after the short break. it is 53 1/2 minutes after the hour. coffee doesn't have vitamins... unless you want it to. new splenda® essentials™ no calorie sweetener with b vitamins, the first and only one to help support a healthy metabolism. three smart new ways to sweeten. same great taste. new splenda® essentials™. who need same great

appare apparently, this was a family who used to have family time at the chick-fil-a.ng home from iraq over the next few weeks. thanks very much for that. >>> hillary clinton talks about her style of american diplomacy, style that she calls smart power in the new issue of "time" magazine. joining us now is rick stengel, the manager of "time." thanks very much for coming in. what was your impression? you spent a lot of quality time with her on the road. what is from her perspective, the number one global issue of concern right now for the united states? >> you know, that's hard to say. she was -- i was with her in libya, i was with her in pakistan, in afghanistan. in a way, that's a troy kai of the things she's concerned about right now. the relationship of pakistan and afghanistan makes that the most dangerous region in the world by far, so she's acting as a kind of referee between the folks in afghanistan and pakistan and libya as well. >> we got some pictures in the new issue. also on your website. some still photos. there you see her with hamid karzai. what a disapp