this is in addition, ellicott city. a lot of big space. we added 600 square feet. >> opened up the back of the house. this is the same house, kitchen in ellicott city that we did. we can see how we brought light in and open windows. looks homey. >> yeah. we also do bathrooms. this is a bathroom we did in columbia, which went along with, a lot more first floor additions. that's what this was. about making good news of the space you have. a lot of people may not want to buy a new home. people are trying to stay where they are. that's really been a benefit. benefits for us. >> come over here. the thing is, is this a good time of year to get closets and stuff together. clean out the old clutter. >> that's what we specialize in is organizing the space you have. making the most of the space you have. they want to make the most of the area they have. we do custom closets, pantries, laundry rooms, we make the most of the space to make sure that you are getting the ultimate use of the space. >> figuring somewhere to put all the shoes. that's the bi

christian schaffer, abc2 news. >>> a car was hit by a school bus yesterday in ellicott city. no students were on the bus. the driver wasn't hurt. a juvenile driver is not being identified. >>> this video from mc dunna and star circle will give you pause. the engines and the tires separated from a car. the silver chrysler driven by a 22 year old, crossed the center line in the turn lane and hit a mercury tuesday afternoon. two died at the scene. a woman was driving an suv and hit as well. she wasn't injured. >>> 6 minutes after 6:00, the city says it brought in millions of dollars in to baltimore in the national spotlight. where do we go from here when it comes to next year's grand prix? >> there has been twists and turns in this case. it looks like racing is headed back to baltimore, for a second year. but with the few minor management changes. in a few hours , the city's board of estimates expected to approve a 5- year contract with new promoters down force racing. they say the 2011 grand prix was a success but with bad management and brought in $47 million for the economy.

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the same in to centerville, chester town 28 degrees, in the low 30s, northeast, and 20 lorel and ellicott city. the bottom line is you need to bundle up as you head out the door m here is the hour by hour forecast. 48 with increasing clouds by lunchtime and 4:00 p.m., that temperature will be around 53 degrees under partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies. let's get a check of the traffic with angela. good morning, are you busy this morning? >> good morning, good morning everyone. we are going back to howard county with another incident, this time an accident going to affect traffic on maryland 32, that's going to be between lyndon church. that's in the clarksville region, the accident is blocking both lanes westbound and eastbound of 32, we will keep you updated with this. if you need to get around it, maybe pin oaks road or green berry. those are alternates to get around the situation. volume is increasing. not bad on the south side of 695, bw parkway traffic building in the southbound lane as you make your way towards the capital beltway. at the west side of 695, pretty much outer loop lanes,

ellicott city, a nice finish to a longer period of daylight. i like to see the sunsets come after 6:00. maryland's most powerful radar, five sweeps all clear, looking good. chances for rain going up mid-week into thursday. right now temperatures low 60s, winchester, baltimore. 52, cooler at the beach but still not bad. for the last days of february when two winters ago we had a lot of snow. winds are light and from the west, southwest, eastern shore more of a west wind. that is the early indication of our front coming through that will shift the winds and begin to bring in colder northwesterly breeze ease overnight into the day tomorrow. you see the high temperatures 66. this was a nice mild day running some 15 degrees above average. tomorrow a reality check as we see low 50s from reisterstown to arbutus struggling in the 50s, points north of baltimore, maybe never out of the upper 40s, low 50s toward the southern end toward edge water. our satellite radar pictures are clear tonight. they will clear to start the day tomorrow. this front comes t

ellicott city further south snow comes downs in the afternoon but only on the grass.er sunset we see a light accumulation, less than half an inch. even in frostburg, a lot was not sticking. early afternoon snow event has cleared out, very light accumulations even in western maryland. visibility still reduced where the snow is coming down, hagerstown and york. here's our winter weather advisory. the northern tier through 8:00, so a little over an hour or so that will be coming down. the freeze line just north and west of baltimore, york two below, and you get the idea. as you go north and west a little more accumulation. north and west we'ive degrees above freezing basically telling you as we got some snow it will not have a lot of success freezing. another couple of hours we're done with it. behind this not a lot of new weather coming our way. cooler hair will wrap around this thing, could mean below freezing temperatures from baltimore and annapolis north. first thing, icy spots a concern on secondary nontreated roads. wrote roads will become icy toward daybreak. we

how about ellicott city. then the sun comes through. it's nice when it got here. look at the sunset. a windy day at the beach. it was windy in ocean side. maryland's most powerful radar chris cal-- crystal clear. temperatures will steadily fall tonight. it's the south wind. so that will, to a certain degree, slow down the cool off. it will take awhile to get down to 30s. wind gust wise check this out. 18 easton. gusting over 30 later today. how about today, warmer, upper 50s downtown. i will say this. numbers in some of the outskirts could be closer to the mid-50s, reisterstown, owings mills, up through hunt valley could be cooler. satellite radar trend showing basically not a lot. quiet here. that band of cloud cover comes through with no precipitation in maryland. certainly up in pennsylvania and new york, that's where we had active weather. wind shift will help generate the wind but not much cooler. we'll warm up tomorrow due to winds shifting and also a lot or sunshine, which makes for a clunk of the day. take a look at the trend. you can see the chance for ra

one more stop in ellicott city. we are looking at our lady of perpetual help.ing, dry, perhaps even right through the middle of the week there's a slight chance for showers, maybe a wintry shower wednesday but it looks slim. temperatures in the mid to low 40s. the beach is 41 at ocean city and 42347 -- 47 in hagerstown. highs were in the low to mid-50s. at the harbor 55. most spots stuck in the low 50s. zoom in a little bit into your day tomorrow. at least the mid-50s toward locust point. many spots will push close tore 60 tomorrow -- closer to 60 tomorrow. maybe some additional clouds coming in late into the evening. right now the main system is offshore of the carolinas, a coastal s typically this part of february we would watch with great care if we had the cold air available and expect this to develop and come up the coast. highçó pressure is inçó controdi acrossÑixd maryland, acrossxdlpa bee.t(t(Ñiw3ñv push that approaching rainçów  goinge1ñrçó toxdxdx

we are at 23 degrees now in to ellicott city.temperatures below where we should be now for this time of the year. this is typical, we are coming to the end of february and temperatures are cold, and we are going to get colder as we go in to wednesday. i will have that for you in a second. good morning, cockeysville, 28 degrees, manchester 32 degrees. looking at the eastern shore this morning, centerville 33 degrees. northeast coming in around 29. goldsboro, 33 degrees this morning. you need the heavy coat as you step out the door. satellite and radar, not picking up on a lot. clear skies, that translates in to sunshine as we go in to this afternoon. here is your weather pattern, we will have a clipper system that's going to pass to the north as we go in to the afternoon. we will have the trailing cold front along the systems that's going to move through the area, it's going to be a dry front, we won't see precipitation with that. we will stay dry and that will be the trend even as we go in to your tomorrow as high pressure builds

just blue skies, gorgeous sunset at ellicott city. take a look at the overall pattern. it's quiet.dry. running about seven, eight degrees above normal. eastern shore cooler in the mid-40s. tomorrow we'll add a solid five degrees or more to the numbers -- numbers and end up in the mid-50s. tomorrow will be back to those levels, 55, 56. we'll probably add two or three degrees. i'll bump it up to 5 or -- 58 or so. a few clouds over virginia but not even producing a drop of rain. as we look across, not much to the immediate west. we're watching with some interest has this coastal system, which is beginning to develop just off the coast of south carolina right now. this system normally a pattern would be of some concern for maryland but will not be a factor because of a nice big high pressure cell that will stall out over delmarva. it will help guide any precipitation offshore. also, very dry air at the surface, so even places like cape hatteras may not see rain because the air at the surface is so dry. you see how that gets pushed offshore by that high pressure cell. then we turn our a

as you go further south, say ellicott city, some snow showers, maybe a light coating on those grassy surfaces. by the end of the day unless you're well west, car rl county, further west, you'll and up with an inch of slush and that will be on the grassy areas only. a little visibility at the inner harbor. 36 the current air temp at bwi. that's four degrees above freezing, a key factor in this event as that snow comes down. it's having a tough time causing much accumulation at the ground level. 30 in york. 32 in hagerstown. that's our freeze line north and west. so there you could see some snow sticking but most of the major roads have been pretreated. north and west, the main roads should stay wet as if it were raining. highs did get up above freezing, even am those areas that are at freezing. the ground temp is still above freezing. yet another factor working against this system being much of a major event. across the mid-atlantic states there's not much. we could see a few flurries straggle in out of the west as we go into the overnight hours. temperatures will drop. it will be col

ellicott city feels like 33 right now. we feel like 27 in to westminster. it feels like 36 in to sparrows point. towson 30. bel air 37. it feels like 33 aberdeen and chestertown this morning. the satellite and radar, not picking up on a lot. see the clouds trying to dive down in to pennsylvania, some of these could creep in to the area as we go in to the afternoon. we will get ample sunshine in here. it's going to be a gorgeous day on tap, make sure you get out and enjoy it. we have change in the forecast as we go in to tomorrow. i will talk about the change coming up. let's get a traffic with angela. how are the roads? >> the roads are still in great shape for the most part. a traffic advisory for motorists traveling in pasadena. emergency construction taking place on route 2, southbound, ramp to maryland 100 westbound, will be closed for the remainder of this week, the good news is they have a work around in place for you. a live look at traffic flow, easy conditions, for those of you traveling through 95, bel air, clear passing mountain road, also on the

ellicott city nice looking finish to the day. remember, these days continuing to get longer as we push toward the first day of march. all right, maryland's most powerful radar that will continue and these temperatures again, very, very pleasant for late february, low 60s in dulles, winchester, virginia and in baltimore. winds have been from the south. it's been a warm southerly breeze with the sun cascading down. no surprise we reach highs. you see the steady wind in place in oakland, winchester in hagerstown. so these highs would reach well into the 60s in spots. 60 in annapolis but 66 downtown. these numbers will be going to a much cooler trend as we go into the day tomorrow. let's look at some of the neighbors. reisterstown lucky to get to 50. 52 in har by -- arbutus. 53 in edgewater. these numbers will not be nearly has warm as they were today, a solid cooloff with the front coming through. but it will still ab dry and clear day. we're dry up and down the east coast. further west a cool front. it's that dry air that will make

the 18-year-old student from ellicott city first beat cancer at age 11.ears later, it returned. >> when you hear cancer, obviously, first thing that runs through your mind is, you know, death, you know, chemo, obviously hospitals, terrible things, but dr. carson, you know, put it in a good way. he said "another opportunity," and i thought, you know, what a great way to put it. >> reporter: two weeks ago, surgeons at johns hopkins removed a cancerous tumor from zach's brain. >> i'm drugged up. i don't remember too well. i make the muscles and i say, "dad, take a picture." my main thought was i don't want anybody worrying about me. you have your problems, he has his problems, don't worry about me. >> reporter: his father posted the picture on facebook. his cousins saw, struck the same pose and declared tebowing out and zaching in. before they knew it, zach's strongman pose went viral. online, everyone from marines in california to police in howard county were zaching. then there were sushi chefs, fraternity guys, animals, zach's grandma, coach turgeon, darr

low 60s ellicott city, 60 centerville so it's a nice situation across central maryland. as we look at the wind gusts it's a breezy night and that is the indication of things starting to change. look at the highs today hitting 70 at pwi, 70 at the naval air station. that was a way, way warmer than average type of r february 1st. not a record breaker, the old record is 75. the chance for rain holding off to early tomorrow. for the rest of the evening just enjoy the warm conditions. >> thank you. aren't you glad you got out and enjoyed the lovely weather? it's february 1st and -- plenty of sun. it's not good for some businesses but its been great for others. roosevelt with more. >> reporter: if you are a plug driver or ski teacher or own a discount snow hole el you have a problem. no snow means no business. it's lonely at the salt dome. a billion tons of salt just waiting for a road to cover. . if you want snow this is a sad sight. a good sight as people buy things other than ice melt and shovels, spending to be outside -- it means eating in nature, outside. the cafes set u

and the temperature is around 65 for today and ellicott city at 66 degrees. and as we move into tonight, temperatures at 42, overcast and more showers possible and then by tomorrow, temperatures coming in right around 53 degrees. let's go et -- get a check of the traffic with angela. aren't the baby ace -- babe -- babies adoreddable. >> reporter: they are. and we are -- adoreddable -- adorable. >> reporter: they are and we are great to have megan back. a wonderful start for the commute. to give you an idea, let's look live at the harrisburg expressway, now this is the time of morning with the southbound lanes pick up. and we are doing that southbound on the left side of the screen. but still moving at a very good pace for you. on the west side of the beltway, you can see here at baltimore national pike, traffic patterns are moving well especially on the inner loop between i-95 and i-70 here on the baltimore beltway. charley and megan over to you. >> sorry>> it's all right. >>> welcome back. >> i know. you are not used to having company. >> i have a joke about

moore and draggo, along with a teen driver hit a school bus on route ho in ellicott city. no students were on the bus. the driver wasn't hurt. police believe the bus had a green light. the juvenile driver is not identified due to the possibility of charges. >>> another accident, this one on tuesday, has taken two lives, video from mc donna road. hard to see engine and tires completely separated from one of the cars. police say the silver chrysler was driven by a 22 year old. bens and a 6-year-old died at the scene. (inaudible.) >> a woman driving an suv was hit but wasn't injured. neighbors say speed is often a factor in this area. >>> design to protect children, a house panel will hear a bill on checks. they would have electronic device in the car to check sobriety prior to driving. the ignition would require drivers to below blow in to a tube before starting the engine. >>> the long debated new grand prix contract will be voted on today. what is expected and what is the breakdown for the contract? we go to sherrie johnson, she is here to explain. >> baltimore's board of

ellicott city. scene of an accident, maryland 100 waterloo. don't have a closure.raffic is squeezing o.we are get regular ports of delays in both directions of 100 at the intersection with the accident. the other trouble spot is going to be in the city. if you are traveling i-95, southbound, is where we see the heavy traffic. closing two lanes southbound 95 at the fort mc henry, due to a disabled vehicle, crews shut down the right tunnel, that's two lanes southbound, to try to clear that disabled out of the way, that's impacting the drive, southbound is where we see the traffic. here is the west side of the beltway, we will get to 95 in a minute. these are delays, baltimore national pike, cars are lining up in the outer loop lanes, slow traffic, below posted speed here, on i-95, for the most part, stop and go until they open the right door. closing two southbound lanes of i-95 at the fort mc henry, trying to clear a stalled car. as we approach tend of february, people are feeling cheated out of winter. it's not over yet. something could happen. i had my headline wi

so it's making this 28 into ellicott city feeling more like 22 degrees. then 30 into northeast feeling more like 23. >>> let's check the traffic with angela. good morning. how are the roads looking? >> we still have the fog. we'll look at om -- some of the area bridges in a moment. the good news, baltimore county and other surrounding counties out all night with salting operations. you may still have patches of ice so extra caution and be prepared for reduced visibility. we're monitoring just one pretty serious accident, going into effect, coming from anne arundel county on u.s. 50, westbound 50 as you approach the capitol beltway, got several lane closures there. here's a look at i-83, harrisburg expressway, shawan road, really moving with ease for you both northbound and southbound. pretty smooth ride for you now. and things are looking ok but you've got foggy conditions here, 95 at the tydings bridge as well as for those of you traveling on 50 across the chesapeake bay bridge. foggy conditions reported there as well but our drive times not too bad, esp

ellicott city a nice sunset to finish the day here, as the sun goes down on a fairly clear sky and kent island showing a great view the bay bridge and i tell you the gateway to the eastern shore showing clear skies and calm waters on the bay today. how long can it hold up in february? not that long. at least in terms of active weather. the radar is clear tonight. we know in to the day tomorrow that will change. cold temperatures tonight will bounce back up tomorrow, close to 50, as this comes in we have little concern of any type of winter weather. highs in the mid50s. tomorrow maybe five degrees cooler but we will not see nearly the sun, maybe a peek or two and this next rain maker getting its act together out to the best will continue to track across. heavy rains, western, kentucky, western tennessee, it's the thursday rain maker replacing dry, high pressure as we work in to the day tomorrow. the air at the surface is still crime we may not see that at ground level. probably virga. rain evaporating on its way down. i think as we go past lunch the rain will hit the ground. you can see

. >> this is the very first photograph that we bought in ellicott city, maryland. he had a somber look on his face. that is one of my favorites. the photograph that we used on the library of congress web site, it didn't bring much money. it is cracked down the middle in two places. which reminded me of the nation cracked in two. he's a 16-year-old boy cradling a rifle musket and the flag in the background of the painted back drop. where it cracked, the red that was painted on the stripes of the flag, you can see it leeching. who did the nation turn to save itself? these young boys. just very powerful photograph. you can blow up that photograph to a real high resolution and get a close look at his face. it is incredible. >> when the family asked to have the photographs at the library of congress and have the photographs laid out as a beautiful patchwork quilt and that quilt has come to be very special to me in that it tells what the stone monuments to the civil war and the history books can't convey. it is that opportunity to look directly in the faces of the people

cockeysville 24. 20 ellicott city. lorel 21. upper 20s in to centerville as well. as you head out the door, you need the heavy coat. the fact is that what you are seeing this morning is what you are going to get. we are not dealing with the windy conditions this morning but the breezes pick up in to the afternoon. a check of the traffic with angela. good morning. >>> good morning, we will be following all morning in the newsroom this fatal accident near bel air. 543 remains closed in both directions. state police are telling us it will re-open momentarily, we will keep you posted. another accident reported in harford. this is at 155. at i-9 a, a tractor trailer in the ditch. blocking both lanes eastbound and westbound of 1 a 5. hopefully the tow truck will get that out of the way. making the drive, south of the city, no reported troubles. good to go in that direction. north of the city, i-95, just before you get to maryland 43, white marsh, northbound and southbound lanes well for you here also. over to you. >>> accusations are disgusting. supposed to be teaching c

our temperatures right now into ellicott city at 39 degrees. average more of the same into frederick. 41 and arnold coming in at 38 coat on the kid this morning. let's go back over to charley and megan. >>> all right. do you find yourself saying if i were the boss or if i were in charge i would... >> i do do that anymore. they are -- i don't do that anymore they are the boss for a reason. you are not alone if so. what a study reveals about employees and what they think about the people in charge. >>> there are no other vows more sacrate than these. >> talk about serious wedding jitters. one couple waited half a century to tie the knot. >>> and as we go to break, a live look at baltimore inner harbor. that's the domino sugar sign at locust point shining bright on this wednesday. we are back in a bit. achoo! [ male announcer ] but when she used tissues, she went crazy wild. tissue after tissue, she always took a ton. until mom explained with puffs ultra soft & strong, you only need one. two times stronger than the leading value brand, they always

ellicott city 21. thank goodness the winds are not kicking up because the temperatures would feel like we are in the teens this morning. the sattelite and radar picking up on what's going on. the fact is nothing we have no clouds out there. we are really getting radiational cooling with the light winds. those temperatures are dropping like a rock this morning. we have to go way down to the south around tennessee and the carolinas. you dealing with cloud cover across the area and seeing a couple showers off the coast of florida this morning. but, other than that, we are not getting anything out there across the northeast, southeast. hour by hour forecast for today, well, you are going to like the temperatures if you like a little bit on the mild side. that's what we will get once again. lots of sunshine through noon. and then as we go into four, i am forecasting a high around 50 degrees n.d tobreak enjoy it be ge monday, a on the way. i will talk about exactly what i am saying on yo for that. but oprtun

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ellicott city. this is our lady of perpetual health. watch this sun down there. gorgeous set to the day. days getting a little longer here as we move towards mid- february. a gorgeous orange hue to the sky as we finish out the day. that's going to hold up tonight, tomorrow. tomorrow night, things could change a little bit on wednesday. but now i just wanted to show you the air temps varied out there. 40 now at bwi. 37 at the beach and o.c. getting chilly overnight. but tomorrow, i think we'll be back to these kinds of numbers. topped out in the low to mid- 50s. i think tomorrow, we're talking probably in the heart of the city, upper 50s. locust point, back through canton. expect upper 50s. but as you go, further negotiate and west, out to the north and western suburbs, say carroll county here, it may be low to mid-50s here. but again, most of us will certainly get well into the 50s tomorrow, depending exactly where you are, how high. >>> right now, temperatures out there, cooling off. again you see that in the region. clear skies. i mean, that is the scenario. i

ellicott city 33 degrees. and on the eastern shore temperatures coming into 35 degrees at centreville and chestertown 33 degrees. satellite and radar not picking up on a whole lot right now. i'm going to tell you how warm it's going to get as we go throughout the day. stick around for that. right now let's get a check of your traffic with angela. good morning. how are the roads looking? reporter: looking great right now. off to a great start. as a matter of fact, some of our overnight road crews starting to wrap things up. we just reopened the southbound lane of 95 at o'donnell street. let's check on your drive in howard county this morning. for those of you traveling on 29, should be a smooth commute for you on 29 coming in from elkrich as you go south to route 32 and the same for i-95 as we get a live look making the drive through colombia. here's a view of northbound 95 at maryland 32. megan, over to you. >> angela, thanks. >>> news time now 4:42. time for "this day in history" as we honor black history mon

temperatures are cold around 34 degrees in boltzboro and ellicott city at 30. and easton right around 33. but the big story is gusty out there. the winds gusting to 25 miles an hour make it feel like we are in the 20s. you need to bundle up as you head out this morning. let's check the traffic with angela. good morning and it is the holiday how are the road look. >> reporter: very nice. delightful if i may. it's very nice lynette. and great driving conditions. we have a look at most of the major roads especially in the city 95 and 895 both very light moving through the tunnels. north and southbound. also a look at harrisburg expressway look good there as well. another -- looking good there as well. looking at the traffic flow. 95 south of maryland 152, no delays to report traveling through harford county and pulaski highway and 7 philadelphia road checking in with no delays. a nice ride around the beltway as we mentioned on the west side of 695 at wilkins avenue through catonsville for folks out there. no delays to report between i- 95 and the harrisburg expres

police say the teenagers were driving in ellicott city when they turned into a bus.wo of the teenagers were flown to shock trauma. no one on the bus was injured. >> a bill would provide the victims of domestic violence with unemployment insurance. as many as 163 women in baltimore have to make a choice between their safety any paychecks. the money is coming out of the unemployment insurance trust fund. >> the cost to the trust fund compared to the benefit of saved lives, of more productive work places, i think you will reach the same conclusion. was cut down in the senate. gender identity and sexual orientation has been added to the human relations laws. councilmembers are excluding addressing the use of public restrooms at all. >> the review of the new deal for the baltimore grand prix races for today. a new finalized version of the contract is expected to be presented today. the finances for the race will be kept private. the company has to file monthly financial reports of the with te city. a new way for parents to make sure their kids stay out of trouble with the

this is traffic in ellicott city and looking good pretty good on 29, problem free north and southboundthat is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. have a great weekend. >> thank you. a good commute on the rails. no delays on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. light rail and metro subway on schedule. the 51 and 91 buses are operating with delays. the 30 bus is diverting at edmondson and swann. >> thank you. good morning. we're starting out with some light rain today. we pick this up on hd doppler and extends from baltimore back into frederick counties. around annapolis and anne arundel county are not seeing anything just yet. be prepared for some light rain to start the day. we have a thunderstorms and snow on the backside. a good snowfall in chicago. cold air on the backside of this storm. you have warm air traveling up the east coast. with the mix together is where you get the thunderstorms and the snow. this is a dynamic system. there will be severe weather. we're painted in the wris

traveling in ellicott city on old frederick road police are on the scene there directing traffic.d be okay. we are dealing with congestion going live to the top side of the beltway. as you can see at harford road not only congestion but sun glare adding to the delays on the north side make you way to the heirsburg expressway. 395 from i-95 on the brakes to conway street and the drive on 83 very slow going as you make your way from the beltway southbound on 83 on the jfx and it's very slow passing cold spring lane heading to 28th street. we will be back in 30 minutes with another update. ♪ >>> good morning, america. and let the guessing games begin. for 13 seasons, stars from every walk of fame have duked it out on the dance floor. fox trotting football players. shimmying singers. walting olympians. there's been drama. tears. triumph. 13 champions have taken home the mirrorball trophy. who, will, be, next? get out your dancing shoes. we're about to reveal this season's su prizing new stars. which of the favorite pros will be back on the dance floor? who will be partnered with whom?

it's happened tuesday afternoon in ellicott city. they made a left turn into the bus. one is in critical condition and one is in stable condition. >> police are looking for a suspect in the sexual assault of a girl. we have a composite sketch of the man. .e don't have that sketch you should call metro crime stoppers 1-866-7-lockup if you have any information. voters have another chance to size up the republican presidential candidates when they meet face-to-face tonight. kate amara has a preview. >> another debate and the landscape has shifted since the last one. on the stage in arizona tonight, the four gop candidates square off for the first time in nearly a month. it is their last debate before super tuesday and the michigan and arizona primaries next week. >> the stakes are high because of the close contests coming up in arizona and michigan. >> ahead of tonight's showdown, mitt romney continued to taet president obama. >> this president has a view that somehow that a government guiding our lives can do a better job than free people and free enterprises. >> once co

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in ellicott city, tim tooten, wbal-tv 11 news. >> stay with us.re is much more ahead on 11 news this saturday morning. >> ed reed weighs in on his plans for the future. hear about them comin >> ravens like to get a new long-term deal before the start of the next season and the early part of the process begins this weekend on the road to annapolis. flacco's agent plans to meet with ravens front office personnel this week. they had to start discussing the frame work for a new deal. joe, flacco's agent, has hinted he wants flacco to become one of the five highest paid quarterbacks in the nfl. joe flacco with one year remaining on his contract. ed reed has a year left on his contract, and he plans to honor it. reed told a head coach he will return next year for his 11th season with the ravens. >> loyola's men's basketball team facing ryder last night. the greyhounds holding on for the regular season conference title. final minutes, loyola trailing. puts the greyhounds in front. the lead did not last through the final minutes. in the lane. rider comes

. >> the county executive made the rounds at the chamber of commerce in ellicott city talking pensions. he said he is concerned about what he heard this week from gov. o'malley in his state of the state speech, namely that teacher pensions should be with the governor called "a shared responsibility" in which local governments will pay half the cost. >> if that passes, it will jeopardize the progress we have been able to make in howard county. we will be making the case for the next 90 days. >> if the measure goes through, howard and many other local government leaders, could be forced to tighten their belts on education. that is something that is important for the county executive and the outgoing school superintendent, who seems more optimistic about the future. >> there will be a challenge to continue the level of services that we have had in the past, but we will find a way. in 1993, we went through something similar and survived. >> he told the business leaders that if they will protect the county's fire ortiz, saying that none is higher than padgett -- the county's priorities, say

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the young man who started the phenomenon is from ellicott city and is a broadcast journalism major atindsay murphy with more on the zach behind zaching. >> reporter: zach letterer is the face of inspiration and his zaching pose has taken the country by storm. everyone from maryland coaches and players to hollywood actors have picked up on the trend. >> the coolest ones in my mind are the ones with the kids in the hospital and adults in the hospital and in my mind the reason near so cool is that it shows that my point has gotten across. he's showing strength. he's showing the world he's going to make it. >> reporter: letterer is battling a brain tumor for the second time in his life. the maryland freshman and men's basketball manager had surgery january 25th to again remove the cancerous mass. that's when zaching started. >> as soon as i was diagnosed second time i didn't feel bad for myself one bit. when i'm coming out of surgery my one naught is i hope nobody is worried about -- thought is i hope nobody is worried about me. the first thing i did was said dad, take a picture of me and

. >> reporter: this fan it is from ellicott city. >> he gets there early and stays late.is checking the spark plugs i believe there. >> reporter: here is jeff gordon. >> if you watch them long enough, you get a sense of the intensity that they bring to the -- to doing what they do. >> reporter: up close at the great american race through the eyes of the pro. in chevy chase, bob barnard, fox 5 news. >> that is amazing that he is able to capture all those photos like that. very good. >> even watching the race too and seeing -- you know that they ride close to each other but seeing that shot from one of the other cars, one of the cameras looking at how close they were and you are driving -- >> it is amazing that they are professionals that are able to drive that fast and that closant they don't have more accidents. >> don't be trying that on the way home. >> don't want any tickets. >> scott robinson's previously published work focused on the faces of soldiers in deployment in iraq and afghanistan. >>> up next, all our top stories plus we are checking our commute and weather.

it happened this afternoon at the intersection of pebble beach drive at route 40 in ellicott city. the bus driver wasn't hurt. and there were no children on the bus when it happened. a preliminary investigation indicates the bus had a green light and the right of way. >>> the bodies of four servicemen, including one from maryland are back on u.s. soil. denise is in the newsroom with more on their return home and their final mission. denise? >> reporter: well, kai, the four airmen died when their plane crashed a few miles from a military base. senior airman julian shloaden returned. they were supporting a mission. the military says it was a routine flight. the pentagon says the cause of the accident is still under investigation. but it is not believed it came under hostile fire. >> he was assigned to the 25th intelligence squadron in florida. >>> nato is trying to head off a public relations nightmare in afghanistan, after troops reportedly burned copies of the koran inside a pile of garbage at a military bails. rita nissan has the story for wjz. >> reporter: more than 2,000 afghans

locally up and down the i-95 corridor from around bwi, ellicott city, down through washington and coming to our south here approaching 95. more showers scattered about back through parts of the park, shenandoah valley, frederick. we had a batch of rain in southern maryland. that's moved toward the eastern shore. a quick look at temps. very mild. leesburg 47 one of the cold spots but most areas above 50. crazy. >> crazy but i am loving it. >>> i think you're going to love what you have to hear about the traffic. good morning, everybody. things look great on the beltway, all around town and even on the north side where we have no troubles to report from college park, silver spring and bethesda. let's go live to 270 on the southbound side. if you're one of those that heads out of frederick early in the morning to get to work on time, i think you'll be okay. here's what it looks like at i- 70 and 270 and down the line past clarksburg and rockville and the point where the lanes divide. back over to the maps this time to the other side of town on the bw parkway and route 50, coming in from ann

the conditions are perfect for walking around beautiful ellicott city, where people enjoyed shopping without their heavy jackets this afternoon. and even sitting outside for a coffee. how nice. >>> well, tonight, the skies are cloudy but beautiful again. still not much to complain about as we take a live look outside. wjz is live with first warning weather. meteorologist tim williams and bob turk are tracking this stretch of unbelievable weather. we're going to start inside with bob. >> it has been an amazing stretch there. forget what the groundhog says. we'll have to wait to see what happens this coming six weeks or so. it's winter, no matter the kind of weather we have. it's still winter. take a look at radar. one little sprinkle down here across the northern neck of virginia. we had rain across southern areas of our region. but that's way off. way down to 50 degrees, still well above normal this time of year. temperatures around this state, out ranging from 37 in oakland. yes, it's a little chilly. 43 in hagerstown. and 51 over in washington. so how have temperatures been in the

let's get you up-to-date on an accident in ellicott city., crash and of. be careful. area to avoid. another one at randallstown. extra caution is needed. 14 miles per hour on the west side. it continues of way down to edmondson. it begins at belair road towards the harrisburg expressway. 24 on southbound 95 approaching white marsh down to the 895 split. we will give you a live view in a couple of spots just to update you. was cited security boulevard, going away from us this outer loop traffic. that is the pace of things all way down the west side. this is the northeast corner. you can see sun glare is playing a role in the inner loop delays. outer loop, this is where it begins with 83. tony, over to. >> nice start this tuesday. clouds may thicken up a little bit as we head into the afternoon. generally a sunny day on tap. 39 at the airport, 31 in taneytown. forecast for today, mostly sunny skies. it will be a little bit cooler than 18 but still lies. high temperatures between 50 and 55. tomorrow, not so nice. high-temperature only 45 degree

and ellicott city 28 westminster 33.ning. the monday morning drive pretty busy now you may have to scrape ice off your windows. and deal with a little bit of patchy fog out there on the roadways. one accident to report in pasadena, this is on maryland 177 near route 100. motorists are on the breaks southbound 795 and eastbound i- 70 approaching the beltway. here's top side delay on the beltway passing due rainy valley road. you are on the brakes southbound 83 on the jfx making your way into downtown from 695 past cold spring lane. >>> jury selection will get underway in the trifle george huguely accused of killing yeardley love. he will stand trial accused of murdering love. police found her body at a university of virginia apartment in may of 2010. and today, long time political consultant julius henson will be in court for trial on election fraud and conspiracy charges from the election in 2010. prosecutors say he stride to a suppress a black vote through robo calls. now back to good morning america. one more check on

we have an accident ellicott city and sheppard lane.n street, accident wrapping up. brown mount carmel, still slow. j.f.x. filling up quickly. southbound at the beltway, down towards 28 street. 21 miles per hour out of the white marsh area. both side and was cited delays. we would give you a live view. just past the ramp we are looking good and around liberty is where things start to back up. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. tony has a check on your forecast. >> it astin scattered light rain showers for the morning commute and that will be the case for the next few hours at least. later this morning and afternoon, we could see strong thunderstorms develop, even a chance for severe weather. temperature-wise, upper 40's and low 50s right now. it is going to warm up quickly today. winds are going to shift to the south. it is going to be a windy afternoon. 40 to 50 mi. brower, outside of the thunderstorms. it is going to be bobby this afternoon. high temperatures near 70. things are going to change tomorrow. we will take off about th