south on harford, there are some closures in effect. northbound harford is fine. south on harford is closed because of flooding. another problem in aberdeen on south drive. some fire department activity. a bit of a slowdown on southbound 95 pass the beltway northeast. 33 miles per hour on the west side outer loop. this is 95 at joppa road down towards the area of the beltway. things are starting to get heavier. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. fairly quiet as the storm pulls away. kind of windy. 35 at the airport. dress for temperatures in the 20's. mostly sunny and windy with a high temperature of 45. we will come back and check the seven-day forecast through the weekend. here is keith mills. >> thank you. good morning. the ravens are 17-point favorites to beat the colts this weekend. not as big without pay manning anning.on meanin eight straight losses. as for the history, don't bring it up to john harbaugh. >> i have not been here that long. i do not know. you tell me. the colts have been gone for, how long? >> that would be 27 years. ra

this is harford road. a smooth start in the inner and outer loops at this hour. >> president obama and his family are enjoying a hawaiian holiday. >> just nine days away before the iowa caucuses. >> a quiet christmas for the first family as they mark holiday together. the president called 10 service members on christmas eve. the economy is showing signs of life and the payroll tax holiday extended. political gains that could be short lived. >> it scored him some points going into the new year. there is a long way to go. >> the republican presidential candidates laid low this holiday. they will be seeking last-minute support in the caucuses just nine minutes away. in new hampshire, a new pall shows that 39% support mitt romney. newt gingrich and ron paul are tied for second place. ron paul has gained the most ground in new hampshire. gingrich is only up two points. >> mitt romney is far ahead. ron paul continues to get a chunk of the vote. that makes it harder for the other candidates to break out of the pa

denies it and harford road. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. -- running nicely at harford road. >> swat teams moved in on the occupy baltimore protesters. >> officers dressed in riot gear forced demonstrators out. kim dacey has been live at the scene all night. it was a peaceful? >> for the most part it was peaceful, according to the protesters. we were not allowed to get close. we had to stay a couple of blocks away appeared there were not many injuries cost to people. pratt street is opened behind me. we're at the corner of pratt street and south street. that is back open again. that is good news. 315 this morning police officers made their move. -- 3:15. at one of them surrounded the occupy camp and began escorting people out. -- a line of them surrounded the occupied campus. those at the camp said the removal was peaceful. >> there was a couple problems that was happening, but where, it does not happen. you know, it happens everywhere. but, you know, we were very peaceful. >> we have been warned of ma

a harford county woman is being accused of fraud. that's coming up. >> mild temperatures this morning relatively speaking and a few rain showers. 6 >>> live, local, late breaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news saturday morning. >>> welcome back to 11 news saturday morning. thanks for joining us. >> going to take a look outside at our new year's eve forecast for john. right now sun is shining. >> clouds east of us. clouds overhead. a little shower activity coming in. the key is temperatures dropped in the 40s in the last couple of hours. we're going to be mild for a day or two. we'll get a shock. lit get cold like wintertime almost. let's enjoy it while we have it now. we mentioned the showers out to the west. the lack of clouds on the eastern shore, denton, dover, centreville, even cecil county has a few scattered clouds. the west of the bay, northwest carroll county, frederick county, northwest frederick county, virginia, there's a sprinkle or shower activity in the east. the metropolitan area, enough to dampen the pavement a little bit.

. >> reporter: maryland state troopers have handled 19 accidents in harford county alone. the sheriff's office has responded to more. that's 22 more as many as the county suffered threw loose year -- through last year. >> nine out of the 22 are those between 19 and 30. >> reporter: law enforcements a issued more than 3,000 traffic tickets. they hope they will react to a hit to their pocket book. >> right now harford county -- we're ranked fifth for traffic fatalities for the year. we don't want this holiday season to bring anymore heartbreak oar in addition to the fatal accident, harford county witnessed almost 2500 nonfatal accidents, which is about 53 per week. >>> anne arundel police released this sketch. this is the sketch of a man who is believed to have raped a woman early this morning. she met him and he sexually assaulted her and took off running. police say the suspect as twists in his hair -- has twists in his hair and a tattoo on his neck. >>> an abc2 news investigation. here's wyatt. >>> let's look at it. the bottom line, things are still dry, although clouds h

another one in harford county in the joppa region. we're still tracking a crash in bel air. 924 is closed in both directions because of a fatal accident. route 24 is your alternate. the latest is on joppa road. all northbound lanes are blocked with a part of the shoulder squeezing by on the right side. harford road near cherry hill road, a vehicle into a ditch. another problem on the southwest corner here on washington boulevard. southbound 924, as for delays because of an accident. the right lane is closed at troy hill drive because of fire department activity. a busy morning. wilkins avenue as you make your approach to the accident scene. out of the tracking -- outer loop backing up there. drop is squeezing by on the ramp -- traffic is squeezing by on the ramp to 95. >> not a lot to talk about. high pressure is anchored over the east coast. a clipper storm is going to the great lakes and that is dropping a cold front back into the great lakes. temperatures in the northern plains in the teens and single digits. or temperatures will d

this is 695 at harford, inner loop and outer loop, well between i-95 and i-83.no incidents to report on the west side. check of our drive time, 6 minute drive for you on the outer loop, between bel air and providence. 7 minutes on the outer loop of the beltway from 795, making your way to i-70. >>> one of the star studded night in washington, 34th annual kennedy center honoring those, recognizing the best in the entertainment industry. that was own telephone tributes for the year. -- that was one of the tributes for the year, neil diamond. cook, saxophonist and actress meryl streep. honored for lifetime contributions to the american culture. >>> tomorrow amy winehouse's album will be hitting stores. the hidden treasures is a album from the troubled british singer. she died in july. a coroner ruled she died from alcohol poisoning. >>> tensions grow between iran and the u.s. it is claiming it has possession of a key component of america. >>> winds ripped through southern california leaving thousands without power this morning. why the worst may not be over, coming

. >>> the latest from harford county where a woman made a gruesome discovery. she had discovered a man shot to death behind the wheel of the car. the victim has been identified as christopher alves of edge wood. it appeared no one reported it. >>> prosecutors in georgia plan to seek the death penalty of the man accused of killing a graw. giddings was last seen walking to her apartment. her body was found dismembered. 26-year-old steven mcdaniel who lived in the same building had been charged with her death. >>> baltimore city fred bealefeld was at a hearing on a program that they say back fired. they want answers from attorney general eric holder how operation fast and furious was run. agents followed illegal gun sales so they could track them. several guns ended up being used in crimes including the deathñrf an agent. high school teach are hasñr been arrested for havingxd sex with students. jeffrey robert sears was arrested this morning at glen burnie. he has taught there since 2006. the incidents took place on and off school ground. sears was removed from the

we want to give the detectives time to do their job. >> harford county school officials say this is a personnel matter and the teacher is on authorized leave at this time. the school board is conducting its own investigation. reporting from the studio, barry simms, with, baltv-11 news. >>> if you can't decide how to ring in the new year, we have new ideas coming for you. >> and not a complete new year without cocktails. ring in the new year, right, job? >> that's right. the little rain shower activity is moving through the area this morning. the weather disturbance will be done by this evening. >>> take a look at the insta weather plus radar and give you an idea. rain showers moving through. enough to paint the pavement, .01 inches, .02 inches of rain, we got a call from there. water running down the streets in some areas. western howard county. the same issue as west of clarksville at this stage in the game. the rest of it is all sprinkles. it's moving east. that's the extent of the rain associated with the cool front coming through. take a look at the conditions outside right now. c

we have a problem in harford county where we are seeing a crash. watch for possible lane closures. the inner loop on the west side, 11 minutes. 11 minutes on the topside. nine minutes on 895 on the south side. looking good on the major roadways. this is 95 in the area of mountain road. north and southbound are moving in just fine. this is 70 west of the beltway. eastbound traffic is coming towards us. looking very nice right now. westbound looking good too. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> jury deliberations will resume this morning. the parents of the victims said the school ignored warnings that their children were being harassed. lowell melser joins us downtown with the latest. >> the attorney for the sullivan family says despite the outcome of this case, she is helping parents with kids will better know how to press the issue when it comes to bullying. >> they did not put in any defense. they said, we did not have something in writing. >> that is the argument from donna came moments after leaving the courthouse after de four of their landmark bullying case. king and t

harford county sheriff's deputies are stepping up on crashes. harford county is ranked fifth for traffic fatalities this year. maryland state troopers handled 19 deadly crashes. the sheriff's office responded to three more. >>> police in anne arundel county believe this man committed identity theft accused of making two fake wire transfers at the sun trust bank. he used a customer's i.d. and a fake i.d. with the customer's information on the transfer sheet. >>> and abc2 news investigation revealed that the government release social security numbers after you die and throws numbers are available to all of us online. the popular website ancestry.com as moved it -- has moved to behind pay walls. some believe an sees ri website -- ancestry has been a key tool for identity thieves to steam personal identification. >>> let's take a look at news around the nation. theres -- there was an elevator accident on manhattan's east side. the elevator fell at least two floors. >>> an investigation into the death of a student at florida a&m, led to fraud. letter

no problems at the fort mchenry. 57 around harford road. the rest of the major roadways looking pretty good. wind warnings are in effect at the bay bridge. this is greenspring in the northwest corner of the beltway. very light volume. this is 70 at 29. problem free east and west bengal. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> many happy returns. that is not just a saying. american retailers are bracing for returns. brian mooar has more from washington. >> after skating to deliver his guests on time, santa and his friends spent sometimes surfing. he did a pretty good job this year. foul weather left ups scrambling to get tens of thousands of packages delivered on time. it is crunch time for the republican presidential candidates. eight days left before iowa. the president and the first family are chilling in hawaii. many spent christmas day -- 8000 meals served at a church in north carolina. 22,000 in atlanta. boxes of groceries to need neighbors delivered. it is time for serious shoppers to spring back into action. >> the week after chri

that is in harford county. they crashed to watch for. that is the only thing we have going on right now. the harrisburg expressway is looking good. we're looking good there. up to speed on the major roadways. 11 minutes on the outer loop west side. 11 minutes as well. 70 minutes on 895 between it -- 17 minutes on 895 between the 95's. this is a live view of 70 west of the beltway. east and west bound looking good. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> 3 people have to be rescued in charles village. crews were called to the scene on st. paul street just before midnight last night. three people were treated at the scene and released. homicide investigators are handily a late-night shooting in southwest baltimore. officers arrived on pratt street to find a male victim shot in the head. dozens of baltimore city police officers had to be called in to break up a brawl at a high school. it is not clear what led to the brawl. spectators were surprised by the number of people involved. >> there were caught up in the fight. >> bo

this is the topside of the beltway at harford road. you can see the outer loop is creeping in volume. this is 95 north of 100 in howard county. moving just fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. off to a cloudy start. a new storm system is approaching from the west. we will reach a high of 59. you will run into slow going along the east coast if you are traveling for the holidays. smooth sailing in and out of dallas. so and blowing snow in denver could cause some delays. the biggest problems will be in her.east with the what weathet t that is the latest on the forecast. >> with the first race in the republican presidential contest less than two weeks away, the rhetoric is heating up. >> the republican presidential candidates are zeroing in on the two states were the first votes will be cass. -- will be cast. iowa and new hampshire. newt gingrich has not had the easiest time. his poll numbers are dropping. he was insulted by a voter yesterday. [inaudible] >> it is a free country. saw an endorsement go to rick santor

here is a live look at 695, harford road, very light volume inner loop and outer loop between i-95 and harrisburg expressway. >>> new video of a row house fire. happened after 2:30 this morning, on east 26th street and north baltimore. officials say a man and woman made it out of the house after flames shot through the duct work. medics took the woman to the hospital. investigators say two people living next door suffered minor smoke inhalation. no word on a cause for the fire. >>> blind man goes missing and family worried something may have happened. mitchell smith lives in blade insburg, he was seen a week ago getting on a train going to dc. linda so is here with new clues and the search for smith. >> mitchell was supposed to arrive in alabama but inform made it. this morning, police have conflicting reports op what happened to the be 33-year-old blind man. he boarded a train at union station december 16th. a fellow passenger says she saw smith headed to new orleans when a conductor told him he couldn't get to birmingham and told him to get off the train in charlotte his family hasn'

county, or vice versa, up to northern harford and cecil county. you're going to expect delays as police are going to have the roads closed here for sometime. i cannot see where the road closures are. they're about a mile either side of the scene. back to you. >> it's very dark up there. thank you. our complete coverage continues. here's kristy breslin, live at wjz traffic control. with more on the impact of this accident. >>> a very significant accident there in the harford county area. if you are trying to get around the area, as we said, it is closed, south of 136. if you need to go in that area, take either the tidings moor memorial bridge or also the hayden memorial bridge, going northbound or southbound. as far as the rest of the region goes, we have an accident, really impacting traffic in the southbound direction, past timmonium road. the delay there, at least 25 minutes. also, delays westbound 29 to marriottsville road. and another 25 minutes on the top side inner loop. traveling the outer loop, you will see a slowdown there from providenc

we have the heavy rain and flood watch for all counties from cecil, harford and anne arundel and howard. that's for heavy rain this afternoon. then we have the winter weather advisory anne arundel is not in it but baltimore city is there with howard carol and northern baltimore county and harford county. winter weather which means some accumulation for snow. it's about the heavy rain this morning. we will show outsnow maps in a moment. here-- you the snow maps in a moment. here angela to talk about traffic. >> reporter: as we head out for your early morning drive, not a lot to contend with as far as incidents go. we are dealing with wet conditions on the roadways but no delays so far getting out. this make the drive on the west side of 695. outer loop lanes are picking up just a bit. also if you make the drive on i- 95 no delays as of yet on inter- 95 through the white marsh roaddale area. take mta this morning, light rail is on time as well as all lines of marc train. >>> celebrity had privileges but not for alec baldwin an adepth to the app game words with friends that got him kicked

also coming from harford county this morning severn as well as pulaski highway in great shape. this is 95 south of the city, no troubles to report in the northbound or southbound direction as you make your way from baltimore county through howard county. and a live look at the baltimore beltway, 695 at baltimore national pike, early travel conditions through catonsville moving smoothly as well as through the pikesville region. >>> avastin found not to extend significantly patients pofs lives with ovarian cancer. in november the fda revoked avastin's approval for breast cancer. >>> gathered by the thousands to cross dozens of states but it was not about shopping at target. thetro protests these mom sent out, doing it with their babies. >> and driver on a rampage. police say the lengths one driver went to in a neighborhood and how officers trabd him down -- tracked him down. that's the inner harbor in baltimore. you're watching "good morning america." this is times square in new york where construction is underway for that ball to drop coming up saturday night. >>> new time 4:44.

. >> a harford county teacher accused of fraud. who's behind the accusation? >> and the city's spectacular plan to ring in the news in style. 11 news saturday morning starts right now. >> live, local, late breaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news saturday morning. >>> good morning, welcome to the news saturday morning. good morning. >> our top stories in a moment. but first, john, a little mild this morning. really mild. temperatures haven't fallen all night. there's a little disturbance coming in. on thursday, it produced a snow flurry activity. still the moisture is very, very limited with this particular disturbance. as you can see just off to the west of baltimore, frederick

anyone with information should call the harford county sheriff's office. deputies do not think it was a random act of violence. >> come april 15 hundred more people will be back at work in maryland. rob roblin is live at arundel mills with more on this great employment opportunity. >> all kinds of jobs. construction is going on now and should be finished this summer. there will be 1500 new jobs here and they are already hiring. as you can see, the construction of the casino is well underway, scheduled to open this summer. it will be one of the largest gaming facilities in the country. even though the casino's opening is still months away, the casino is already searching for employees. >> currently if we have 15-20, and right now they are counting, food and beverage director, director of security and surveillance. as we go on, we will have more and more food and beverage positions. >> to find the jobs that are available now and the future, go to the website of the casino. the closer they get to the opening, there will be more jobs available. >> as we get cl

up in harford county, two accidents in the region. tow gate and bel air between whittaker mill and harford road. back and take a live look. again, jfx, in northbound direction, head -- a look at the inner loop , the ramp of the beltway, traffic is getting by on the shoulder. this traffic report is brought to you by your baltimore chef i have dealer, the chevy cruise has the highest gas engine mileage at 42 miles per gallon. >>> thank you. time is running out for winning lottery ticket holder in iowa. that ticket is worth 16 and a half million dollars. no one claimed it. it was sold almost a year ago, but it has to be cashed in by tomorrow afternoon to collect the money. if the winner does not claim the pot before the deadline the ticket will be worthless. the state keeps the money. all 16.5 million dollars, paul. >>> come up at 4:00, a hungry crocodile attempts to make lunch of a lawn mower and nearly takes the operator with it. more on the amazing video coming up. deadly bacteria, another infant tests positive for the infection that

this is the topside of the beltway at harford road. the outer loop is picking up in volume. this is the west side at liberty road. the inner and the outer loop is are moving just fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava has a check of the forecast. >> good morning. the holiday weekend almost here. the weather is cooperating. most of the clouds are lifting offshore. we have overcast clouds and they will start to break apart. that storm system is lifting off to the east and taking the and the warm air with it. 40's at 30's back in the plains. a clipper system moving out of canada. they are fast moving. light snow possible for minnesota and upper michigan. maybe it will bring some flurries to the western mountains on christmas. 48 at the airport. upper 50's as you head down along the eastern shore. these temperatures will be dropping down. temperatures around baltimore struggled to gain a couple more degrees. in the 30's in the mountains today. we may see some flurries in the western mountains. clearing out in ocean city. we expe

anyone with information it should call the harford county sheriff's office.ger is struck by car has died from merck injuries. the vehicle hit the girl near annapolis road and ohio avenue yesterday afternoon. she was rushed to shock trauma but she didn't make it. no word as to who was at fault in this accident. >> a stalemate regarding your paycheck on capitol hill. kate amara is in washington with what comes next. >> the standoff continues in washington and it could delight congress's trip home for the holidays. >> get it done. if not, maybe we will have a white christmas here in washington. >> president obama will keep lawmakers until the payroll tax cut is extended and unemployment benefits are renewed. this after two senate votes on rival tax plans resulted in stalemates on thursday. house republicans are planning to vote next week on a different proposal. >> if the president is serious, he will sign this bill. >> the house plan includes a provision guaranteeing construction of an oil pipeline from canada to texas. >> the keystone pipeline project will cre

. >> harford county police are searching for a suspect after a 21-year-old was found dead in a car. investigators say christopher ells had been shot multiple times. deputies could not believe the shooting was a random act of violence. anyone with the permission should call the harford county sheriff's office. -- anyone with information. the man who falsely promised area schools appearances by ravens players in exchange for money is free on bail tonight. joseph gale was arrested after police received a tip that he was hiding out at an aberdeen hotel. investigators say he promised to have a ravens player talk to students at a school assembly, but the player never materialized. >> it turns out the baltimore grand prix revved up more than $12 million in debt. david collins is looking into this new development and joins us with details. >> a new proposal emerges to hold the race next year. according to the baltimore sun, organizers of the labor day weekend grand prix race around the inner harbor are more than $12 million in debt. according to internal documents, the debt is more than thr

we'll tell you coming up. >>> first, a road created to solve some big traffic problems in harford county

showers from northern harford and baltimore counties into carroll county tonight. that will push south and east. snow flurries starting to develop in the mountains, and a chillier pattern gradually developing. loh 40's tomorrow morning. and then only make it into the upper 40's tomorrow afternoon. this front will be settling into the mid-atlantic. the cold air is coming in from the northwest. the storm is tracking along the front. if the two clyde, there could be weather in the region. -- if the two collide, there could be whether in the region. -- there could be some weather in the region. we will keep an eye on it and see if the pattern shifts at all leaders in night into tomorrow. partly cloudy skies on saturday, but watch out. your comes a burst of cold and energy. sunday will feel more wintry and maybe even look it with a flurry or two or leon. mostly cloudy and cool tomorrow. winds gusting on the day to 25 knots. highs only in the low 30's for a couple of days in western maryland. temperatures cooling off into the 40's in southern maryland for the weekend. an

for crowed is closed at harford road. -- fork road. freemont at broken land parkway, north and southbound traffic looks great. a nice start on the northeast corner. >> still mild. >> the sun is just coming up. we will see a fair share of sun today in the 40's. to mark, cloudy and rainy chances. most of the rest of the week looks alright. maybe we will see a shower. >> looking for more weather and traffic together? be sure to join us this morning for 11 news at 7:00 a.m. on wbal plus. >> you'll find more local news as well as up-to-date traffic and weather information. you can find it all on comcast channel 208, verizon fios 460, and 11-2. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. >> have a great day. >> follow breaking news and weather any time at wbaltv.com, and stay connected with us on facebook and twitter.

. >> a harford county man faces child abuse charges for setting some of his children's hair on fire. 44-year-old steven heel gen son used an arrow some can and lighter to burn the kids' hair. >>> the international community is keeping a close eye on north korea. it comes as that country mourns the death ofs it long time leader kim jong il. they hope for a peaceful and stable transition of power. they also said the white house doesn't have new concerns. just the same ones they've always had. >>> showers off to the north and east of baltimore. that shower is moving out. it's over delaware. we had light showers, at least indicated on radar. the air at the surface is dry. temperatures running near 50 after topping out in the low 50s. i don't think the airport got to 530. this evening 40s, variably cloudy and few light showers. we'll talk about when the rain chances peak. >>> take a close look. do you own one of these? it's a hamilton beach toaster 22602. the cop is voluntarily recalling 14,000 toasters. they say when plugged in, the heating element condition become energized. this can po

and the reverse direction on the inner loop to harford road. traffic moving at about 45 miles an hour. traveling on the west side inner loop, another 30 minutes there. 95 to security boulevard. and 70 eastbound, still struggling in both directions. westbound to marysville road. and also eastbound heavy as you make your way to the beltway. as far as 95 goes, a couple of slow spots there. and also slow in the northbound direction from pulaski highway to whitemarsh boulevard. as far as accidents go, in westminster, west baltimore boulevard, at angler road. and also in the city, west north avenue at maryland avenue. let's now take a live look. things are pretty heavy there. that's a look at the west side. and let's take a look at the top side. things also slow there at greenspring avenue. this traffic report is brought to you by pizza bolis. it's a new york style pizza, but at a hometown price. you can now get a large cheese for $4. back to you. >>> decorating the white house is no easy feat as you can imagine. this sped-up video shows volunteers p

at harford -- correction, it would be putty hill road at wilson road. baltimore county police, called to the scene of the accident, with pedestrian struck. when police arrived, the 15- year-old male was found in the middle of putty hill road, apparently dead on arrival. police said that at least two vehicles struck the teen. one vehicle striking the teen, knocking it into the path of another vehicle. now, baltimore county police have completely closed putty hill avenue from harford road to wilson avenue. and they are conducting detours and investigation at the scene. it is unclear at this point how long putty hill road will be closed. but as you can see, police have some work ahead of them, a very sad scene. back to you on tv hill. >> thank you, captain mike perry, reporting live. stay with eyewitness news at 5:00 and 6:00 for the very latest on this breaking story. >>> the troaferlt mission in-- controversial mission in iraq is over. nine years after the u.s.-led war in iraq officially ends, tara mergener reports for wjz, some u.s. have mixed feelings

this is putty hill avenue, between wilson and harford road. for about the past two hours or so, conducting their investigation. the state medical examiner's office just responded to the scene. they're going to take the youth's body to the medical office for an autopsy. at this time, police have not released the identity as to the 15-year-old victim, pending notification of next of kin. baltimore county police continue to maintain a crime scene here as they continue their investigations. at least one of the two vehicles has been towed from the scene. back to you on tv hill. >> captain mike, thank you. and we will bring you an update tonight on eyewitness news at 6:00. >>> another developing story. police race after a suspect, waving a gun out his window. the chase through two counties in the city, ends in gunfire in a quiet neighborhood. wjz is live at county police headquarters. alex demetrick is there with details. >> reporter: well, kai, it may have ended in baltimore county. but this case drew in four different police departments. it also p

fire in harford county. crews had more concerns earlier this morning. >>> change up your tune as it comes to changing the jersey. texans could be leading the orioles any moment now. all those stories straight ahead. good morning i'm charley crowson. let's head over to meteorologist, justin berk, for a check of the forecast. >>> good morning, straight up 6:00 on a tuesday morning. mount airy, highlight the spread from twin ridge elementary 28, 29 mount airy christian and middle school. arundel, millersville, arlington echoes 27. arnold 27, freezing right now in davidsville. homestead, arlington echo, a 8- degree spread. rutherville elementary, 25 compared to 34 at the maryland science center. widespread frosty. 47 by lunchtime with mix of clouds and sun. afternoon temperatures, 20- degree guaranteed high 52. >>> as you get ready to head out tuesday, police activity downtown. kuren redmond will give you the story. a heads up, we have street closures pratt street is closed between howard street and calvert. lig

. >>> a massive explosion in a harford county neighborhood. this, massive flames, video coming up in a bit. sandusky heading to court, more this morning as well. live pictures from washington, a big decision by fcc coming down on how load commercials can be. >>> it's been a quiet morning so quiet, all we get to do is watch the cold temperatures and water flow. how cold is it by your house? we will talk about that in a moment. we'll be right back after this break. [ male announcer ] it's a rule of nature. you don't decide when vegetables reach the peak of perfection. the vegetables do. at green giant, we pick vegetables only when they're perfect. then freeze them fast so they're are as nutritious as fresh. [ green giant ] ho ho ho. ♪ green giant your new progresso rich & hearty steak burger soup. [ dad ] i love this new soup. it's his two favorite things in one... burgers and soup. did you hear him honey? burgers and soup. love you. they're cute. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> packed tuesday morning across maryland

also traveling on i-95 flooding in see sill county, accident in harford county, the accident at rou. >> good morning. you know it's been exactly one year since barns went missing in baltimore and was subsequently found dead. this morning abc news is telling us how friends and family will mark that one year anniversary. >> there will be a rally tonight at 7:00 to remember felicia barns. they hope it will keep the teen's life in the spotlight. she went missing a year ago. her body was found four months later in the river. police say she was murdered but never said how and no suspects were ever named in the case. barns was an honor roll student and star athlete. she lived in north carolina. today her high school there will be planting a tree in her honor. the unsolved case has sparked a lot of attention. even strangers have come out to rally for her over the last year. tonight's call to action to remember her starts at 7:00 at browns me moishl baptist church. that's on west bevel deer avenue. we're hearing felicia's dad will be . >>> we're learning now that officers are saying jerry lew

harford county, 40 degrees. eastern shore, a little on the cooler side, 41 of originally come 41 ocean city. of the north and west of us, cloudiness beginning to come in. it will not been overcast for most of the night, but clear to mostly cloudy and will keep the temperatures a little bit of tonight, not as low or cold as we have been the past few nights. keep an eye on those wrinkles coming across from ohio, an indication some areas will get a slight share or sprinkle over night. it may be during the afternoon tomorrow before. to the north and west of baltimore. it further back in the mountains ago, washington and allegany county, the chance for rain. 25 suburbs, at 35 downtown. mostly cloudy, sprinkle possibilities north and west. 48-53. in warmer temperatures will spread. waves around one but and bay water temperatures running through the middle and upper 40's. hoping for snow in maryland in the west, but the good news is it will turn colder thursday night and maybe some snow thursday night in to friday, but

since then the harford county sheriff's office has been investigating.hey're not certain if it was an accident. if so, there's a safety message. >> make sure you treat all guns as if they are loaded. >> reporter: evan's dad hopes investigators takes the incident seriously even though his son is doing okay. >> somebody deliberately doing this to a 3-year-old. >> reporter: for a few days, evan did have fear of walking on the sidewalk near his home. his parents is thankful he's resilient. >> it could have been his life. somebody could have hit him in the eye or the face. >> reporter: that bb pellet that mom's found was turned over tot sheriff's office. there hasn't been enough information top no other incidents have been reported since last week. abc 2 news. >>> a woman who police say was beaten by grandson 8 months ago has died. back in march, police say shirley gibbs 14-year-old beat her with a hammer. the boy was originally charged as an adult with attempted murder. >>> police and a judge has deny -- the charges against a baltimore man accused of plannin

a closure at harford road. enclosures because of fire department activity. 57 on the north side through parkville. problem free towards the harrisburg expressway. 50 on the outer loop as you make your way past 75. a smooth start on 70. in nice start if you travel across the bay bridge. wind warnings are in effect. the bay bridge is running smoothly. no delays to and from the eastern shore. this is the fort mchenry. 95 in the southbound direction, no delays. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> someone in maryland will cop a new millionaire. the winning ticket for the christmas day powerball jackpot was sold in cecil county. kim dacey joins us live with more on the story. what a nice christmas gift. >> the winner has not come forward yet. this is only the second time someone from maryland has won the entire jackpot. the winning powerball ticket was sold on christmas eve at wesley's restaurant on telegraph road in elkon. the owner said this was the first time his business ever had a winning ticket. the luck

. >> police in harford county are search forg a person of interest in the sexual assault of a woman . they are looking for this man. he's believed to be 5' 3" with a salt and pepper beard. they are not calling him a suspect but we are told he may have information about that incident. that incident happened in the early evening hours on december 7. police say the victim, a 30-year-old woman, was treated at harford hospital for sexual assault. >> the latest on the jerry sandusky trial from michelle franzen in pennsylvania. >> for the first time, testimony about jerry sandusky having sex with a boy in the shower in 2002 by mcqueary. he testified while he was not 100% certain, he believed sandusky was molesting the boy. his testimony is key. prosecutors say tim curley and gary schultz lied to the grand jury about what mcqueary told them. legal experts say his testimony was convincing and damaging. >> the ofpble question is what described to curley shults. >> he maintained their clients were not told about the sexual detail. mcqueary's testimony may be refuted by a family friend of curley'

anyone with information on the incident should call the harford county sheriff's department. the man who falsely promised area school appearances by ravens players in exchange for money is free on bail tonight. ill -- investigators say he promised to have a player from the baltimore ravens talk to the students at assemblies, but it never materialized, and he never refunded the money. he was released on $10,000 bond this morning. senate republicans reject the latest democratic plan to extend the payroll tax cut. the plan would have cut the text that workers' pay in half and place the new tax on incomes over $1 million. house republicans will vote next week on an alternative proposal that will combine a payroll tax cut with unemployment benefits, and a provision to speed up the keystone oil pipeline project. president obama said he will reject any measure that ties that project to the payroll tax extension. it is less than a month until the critical iowa caucuses, and race for the republican presidential nomination is heating up. newt gingrich is surging in the polls. sally kid

both east and west out between harford road and wilson avenue. >> thank you. a look from the ground shows the emergency as it unfolded, thanks to a ulocal member, joey, for this photo. >> a local business owner is in critical condition after being shot during what police believe to be a robbery. it happened in the 2200 block of harford road in east baltimore last night. at police headquarters with the latest. >> for the victims' protection, they are not releasing his name at this time. he is in critical, but stable condition tonight. police are calling this a brazen robbery, shocking to folks who live in the area. they described the victim as a kind and gentle person. >> the victim with the owner of the barbershop, and we believe, the motive to the robbery. we're looking into the backgrounds of individuals at the barbershop, obviously, that business owner himself, and other patrons. >> baltimore police are talking about a robbery and shooting at the 2200 block of hard for brodie in east baltimore. around 7:00 p.m. wednesday night, at least one shooter enter th

when harford county families picking up the pieces after but a fire under joplin home. 90 minutes to put out the flames and we have learned the total damages estimated at $1.50 million. firefighters say it was so high because it was not just a home. new at 5:30, we show you what is left from the expense of merchandise that was destroyed by fire. >> the standoff between protesters and the city came to an end. they peacefully remove them in a pre-dawn raid. lowell melser and joins us with the very latest. >> there is still a police presence here downtown at mcalinden square. there is a metal grate surrounding the park that has been here all day since the occupied baltimore protesters were removed at 3:30 and >> it is not about private property. this is a home. this road is public to assess people, as citizens. >> the movement, which called this square home since october 4th, was evicted early tuesday morning as close to 100 officers in riot gear calmly and orderly tell them they had to leave. >> ridiculous. they are a part of us. they are also human beings. they should understand more

county, ride in on the harford county side, no reported difficulties. things looking great. let's keep it that way. get your traffic headlines any time at twitter, at maryland traffic. back to charlie. >>> five, four, three, two, one! >> the holiday season officially underway. the 2011 rockefeller center christmas tree was lit for the first time last night. the rockefeller center tree is now a worldwide symbol of the holidays in new york city. that tree is traditionally a norway spruce and illuminated by 30,000 led lights. baltimore city will light the national monument in mount vernon this evening. former raven will flip the switch. it's for 5:30 to 8:00. again, that's tonight. the flip switches around 7:45 and fireworks will follow. >>> thousands hit the streets in britain in one of the largest strikes in decades. the government plan that had them picketing outside of parliament. details coming up. plus, the second major fine in weeks. details coming up on that as well. what is going on underground? you're warm "good morning maryland." >>> as many as

here's a live look at 695 and harford road. we are clear from i-95 all the way over to the harrisburg expressway. charley. back to you. >>> cfc -- pfc manning will be back in court. >>> a makeup bag featuring one of the hottest musical stars has been pulled. why a group says it's a result of false advertising. you are watching "good morning maryland" a live look at the inner harbor and happy birthday to the man pushing the buttons on good morning maryland. steve [ mom ] haddy, come on. we got a new book! yay! [ female announcer ] storytime is not for reading. this is a story about jingle the husky pup. and jingle was a good dog. [ jingle ] ruff! ruff! jingle loved to bark hello. ruff! ruff! ruff! ruff! [ mom ] jingle even loved to sing. ruff! ruff! ruff! ruff! jingle! [ female announcer ] it's for bringing stories to life in a whole new way. jingle, stay. and jingle did. [ female announcer ] hallmark interactive story buddies. when you read key words, jingle responds. >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> today marks day five of

and here's the beltway at harford county. as we checked the drive times are in pretty good shape but especially on the top side of 695. drive times look pretty good as well as on the west side of 695. >> we have had fed -- fed ex and another shipping service is calling today as the businessitiyest shipping day of the year. >>> who has more compassion for the needy the rich or poor? we will tell you when "good morning maryland" continues on this thursday, december 22 2 -- 22nd. when i joined the national guard, i never thought i'd be saving lives. it's more than money for college. it's built my character and given me a sense of accomplishment. now i'm on a career path, and i'm the leader of my team. i put on the uniform and i have a whole new outlook on life. country, community, family-- that's what matters most to me. if that matters to you, go to 1-800-go-guard.com. >>> the mayor will deliver remarks at 2:30 at the baltimore police headquarters in that auditorium. >>> going over governor o'malley's recommendation for marylan

the top side inner loop, heavy from park heights avenue to harford road. and the west side inner loop, also very heavy there, from southwestern boulevard to liberty. traveling 70, we have problems there in both directions. westbound, from 29 to marysville road. and eastbound, some congestion as well to the beltway. looking at travel times from the inner loop. 34 miles an hour average. and 18 minutes to get through. let's take a live look outside. looks like everything is moving very smoothly on the harrisburg expressway at pedonia road. this traffic report is brought to you by kfc. it's the official chicken of the baltimore ravens. come in and enjoy a 10-fees holiday feast for $20 at kf #kr. back to you. >>> a newly renovated theater at johns hopkins university is renamed for actor john astin. it was renamed over the weekend. astin, a frequent morning show coffee with guest, is credited for revitalizing the school's theater program. he's been teaching this since 2001. and by the way, he's a 1952 graduate. he starred as gomez, as you know, in the adams fami

our neighborhood temperatures which you won't be able to find anywhere else up at harford highlighting the spread from pylesville. 20 at bel air elementary. fallston high school that might be next to the heat vent but they are showing 32. that's a big spread i expect you are closer by the water near aberdeen. millersville old mill senior high at 21. 25 in arnold at 7 river middle school and by the naval academy by the severn river 32. that's and 11 degree spread in anne arundel county. we have a look at 20s to near 30 in right by the bay and we have got teens inland and some teens and we are looking at dry conditions, a few clouds off to the south. but temperatures showing the freeze back to the ohio valley but otherwise nothing out of the ordinary. we have a wakeup window and we will check out the week ahead forecast in moment. good monday morning. here angela with traffic. >> reporter: on the roads got rid of the early morning incidents and we are looking pretty good heading into the city 95 and 895. reporting more activity around the tunnels but still moving at posted speeds. let's

we will show you the winter weather advisory that's probably going to take more headlines and it's harford and baltimore and including the city howard and carroll county. friend in anne arundel county you want the flakes and may get some although you will. it's a matter of what will accumulate on the grassy surfaces and slushy and colder north and west and we will pile up more. snow map momentarily. maryland's most powerful doppler radar. in bel air light to moderate rain but it picks up down 95 toward white marsh. yellow shading around the top side is heavy and look from downtown through 97 and ritchie highway and arnold and annapolis getting hit hard including craw today and towards d.c. there's more where that came from. look at all the heavy rain down 95 south of dc. and moving into southern maryland. that's what we have to deal w officially 58 in towson. 59 ellicott city. 57 in annapolis to 06 in chestertown. -- 60 in chestertown. near 60 at bwi. but temperatures dropping through the 50s and continueto tank with the heavy rain and we will watch the mix from snow west to the area betwe

road outer loop slows before you get to harford road all the way over to providence road.ey. >>> a transgender woman has been charged with disorderly conduct after an argument with a police officer. the video we were showing you is of chrisyy polls being beaten. it strengthened efforts to strengthen antidiscrimination laws. she was shouting obscenities after police came to her home saturday after the report of a theft of her purse, phone and $800 cash. time to head back to new york for more "good morning america" your weather and traffic continuing in 25 minutes and we will see you at 7:55. see you then. >>> he was screaming. please, don't touch me. don't touch me. don't touch my mommy. please, leave me alone. i want to be with my mommy. >> country star mindy mccready, speaking for the first time about why she defied a court order and what happened in those harrowing moments when u.s. marshals tracked them down and took her son away. >> she went into a lot of detail with andrea about just that. >>> and a remarkable sign of recovery by the former model injured by that spinn

and if you take a drive on 95 coming in from harford county a. live look at 59 north of maryland 43. no troubles making the drive down to the top side of the beltway. charley, back to you. >>> you may overindulge saturday night but doctors say there's things to do to avoid a hangover. chug a sports drink and eat ginger bread cookies to relax your stomach and foods high in b-6 vitamin like salmon. >>> ground zero has been a memorial thousands visit daley but now there's a new -- dealy, but now there's new information why -- daily, but now there's new information why the work has stopped. what's keeping it from continuing. >>> and someone in iowa will have a great retirement. deadline they beat by turning in one piece of paper that will change their lives forever. you are watching "good morning maryland, first and only at 4:30. we continue in just a bit. when i joined the national guard, i never thought i'd be saving lives. it's more than money for college. it's built my character and given me a sense of accomplishment. now i'm on a career path, an

and 95 looks to be in great shape up there in harford county, by 543.traffic report is brought to you by pizza bolis. new york-style pizza, but at a hometown price. you can get a large for only $9, only at pizza bolis. back to you. >> thank you, kristy. >>> a monumental occasion is set to take place tonight in mount vernon square. jessica cartal kartalija has more on the 40th lighting of the mount washington -- washington monument. >> we're here. and they did my hair. you guys are doing what? >> we're going to do a medley of my hip "crabs for christmas." oh, i want crabs for christmas ♪ oh, only crabs will do ♪ faster ♪ oh, i want crabs for christmas ♪ my christmas will come true ♪ >> it's on my new album. you can get it at stores at the crabs for christmas.com. do i have to pay for that? >> no. but what time will you be performing? >> did you know this is the 43rd performance. crabs for christmas is only 31. we're young at heart. >> okay. thank you, jessica. and the crabby people. lawstles -- [ laughter ] >>> talk about shameless promotion. >> i though