it is smiled at the inner harbor at 53 degrees. -- it is mild at the inner harbor at 53 degrees.emperatures will be above normal tonight. we will talk about the forecast for the new year in just a minute. >> a 95-year-old man is recovering from burns after a vehicle crashed in owens mills. fire officials responded after 3:00 this morning to the 95. state police say the driver fell asleep behind the wheel. we're told the vehicle ran into a light pole and burst into flames. emergency responders brought the man to the bayview burn center for treatment. we're told his injuries are not life-threatening. there was a rude awakening for some residents in southwest baltimore. tires were slashed. it happened in the southwest section of the city. police responded after several residents reported vandals overnight. it is not the first incident of its kind. a similar rash has struck in other neighborhoods in recent weeks. >> tire slashing about a week ago. then we had spray-painteing. it is beginning to feel like a neighborhood under siege. >> city police confirmed they taken several calls fo

this is the inner loop. like they're clearing the accident because this was jammed just a moment ago. that's the good news. outer loop, still a little crowding at university boulevard as they make their way towards the accident. a lot of crowding just a minute ago slowing down to see what's going on. looks like that accident may be out of the roadway for you. i'll double-check in exactly ten minutes. if you're taking the rails, no reported delays on the metro, mark, or vre. angie and joe, back to you. >> thank you very much, danella. >>> today we're going to get an update on the cost of the first phase of the multibillion dollar dulles rail project. state and county leaders are meeting with the dulles corridor advisory committee this afternoon. the project will eventually extend the metro rail through tyson's corner to the dulles airport. this comes aamid new concerns te first phase of the project, which extends from falls church to reston could cost $50 milli n million. that part of the rail should open up

. >> new at 5:30 p.m., fencing at the inner harbor. there are details and questions about the city's plans for new year's eve. it is a whole new plan for the inner harbor events, and access. to control the flow of the crowd. >> tonight, we have new details about what we will encounter on new year's eve. jayne miller is live downtown. >> this is clearly a security plan. it comes after those two violent incidents on the 4th of july. will it create new problems? >> baltimore's inner harbor is fully open and accessible, but starting late next week a temporary fans will go up, and limiting access to certain entrances. -- a temporary fence will go up limiting access to certain entrance is. >> it will be 6 feet high, slightly higher than this fence. >> it will be on the southeast side -- side of the harbor all the way around 2 president street on the northeast side. it will be funneled -- the public will be funneled to nine entrances. the entrances will be staffed by it safety personnel, but no other checkpoints will occur. >> anybody can com

the accident shutdown the inner loop completely and gridlock in the other direction. a county police officer was trying to get on the highway, when a tractor trailer hit him and sent him slamming in to the wall. he is now listed in stable condition. two other people involved in the crash were rushed to sinai with nonlife threatening injuries the highway re-opened two ors after that accident. >>> a massive procession in north korea as kim jung-il is laid to rest. >> reporter: steps of thousands of north koreaians lined the streets to say a final good-bye to kim jong-il, they waited for the casket. state tv showed mourners falling to their knees and soldiers pushing back crowds to keep the path clear. kim who ruled the nation with an iron fist died this month of a heart attack. his youngest son led the elaborate procession. as a giant military officers kicked in , the younger kim cliewted his father. it's been days since his death and his son is hailed at the next ruler. supreme leader and great successor. washington is watching. analysts believe the transition could ma

up to speed on the inner loop west side. 12 minutes all the way down. eight minutes on 895 between 89 the harbor tunnel. southbound traffic on 95 is moving just find out of white marsh. you can see the lights shining off the road. this is old court road. very light volume. you should not encounter any problems or delays on the roadways. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> school officials continue to investigate the circumstances that led up to a fight at a basketball game. lowell melser joins us live with more. good morning. >> school administrators are not saying much about this fight that was caught on video. it looks more like a ufc match than a high school basketball game. as you can see from the video, it was a free-for-all. public schools administrators say fight broke out involving fans and players from both teams. you can see females exchanging blows while officers tried to separate. the basket-brawl was a hot topic on campus. >> i don't think all of that should have went on. >> it's misfortunate that it did happen. >> note

you're slow on the inner loop.r delays start around 66 as you approach 66 and continue on the inner loop towards 7. it's a slow commute. going to keep watching this accident for you. traveling i-95 north. this is at 216. still seeing the accident on the right shoulder lane now. it was blocking the right lane. and from what i can tell as i step in, still looks like the right lane is blocked here. further up are the right shoulder lane is blocked. this is up i-95 at 216. on the rails, we have a malfunction at l'enfant plaza causing delays along the orange line as he head towards vienna metro station. i'm back in ten minutes with another look at traffic. back to you both. >> danella, thanks very much. >>> 6:12. 53 degrees out there. the one story which will have the one story which will have you believing in il, any luck f? not yet. i want to buy used but how do you know what you're really getting. check out carmax. all their used cars are guaranteed. that's where henderson found the one for him. way to go, henderson.

it deals with the regional inner operability. and it is called the bay web, bay area wireless enhanced broadband. it will be a network data, broadband network, exclusively for public safety and first responders. hopefully i can work the technology here. bay web is a public/private partnership. it is a partnership of the bay area public safety agencies, ten county bay area region. we're working with representatives from all of these counties to develop this partnership. another partner shmotorola and i will talk a little bit about motorola in a few minutes. they received an grant to build this network. finally we have bay area regional inner operability communications system, j.p.a., which is recently stood up joints power authority to oversee and govern the bay web project and anne kronenberg and chief sir are both members of the j.t.a. so we have great representation from san francisco. just a quick couple minutes on our current status. on communications and inner operable communications. we have our voice communications, land m

live in the inner harbor, ms, fox45 news late edition. here's.../// do you feel safe going to the inner harbor for new year's eve? eve? people re weighing in on this question right now on our facebook pageyou can go to facebook-dot-com-slash-fox- baltimore to join in. &p the city of baltimore is on pace to have its lowest murder total in more than 30 years. police commissioner fred bealefeld says a number of factors have played a role in bringing the city o this point. the first is support from mayor stephanie rawlings-blake. bealefeld also points to the introduction f targeted enforcement... that's where officers go after bad guys with guns.... in hopes of getting violent repeat offenders off city streets. bealefeld says over the next 36 hours... you can expect to see thousands of officers on patrol... and that includes the commissioner. 3 16:19:29 i'm gonna work my tail off to make it happen. you know why i'm optimissic? because i have 3-thousand people out ttere backing me up. and they're going to be packing me up tonight tomoroow and the next d

these are all the people trying to exit on to the inner loop.are of that just now heading out the door. back to the maps another pretty big accident this one's north of leesburg on route 15 closed down. actually right now they're alternating traffic through the area between whites ferry road and lung ets road but be aware of that and maybe choose an alternate route to get around that. a last live look on the outer loop of the beltway at university boulevard. overall delays leaving new hampshire avenue to silver spring and georgia and then the pace improves more at 6:58. >>> the d. c. school busing system for special needs students is being scrutinized again. >> a judge was the first one to raise safety and reliability issues. now it's a parent speaking out. >> delia goncalves has the story only right here on channel 9. >> she was still not adequate even though they have the minivans. >> reporter: marvin tucker is no stranger to questioning the school system. now the parent is raising new concerns. about why all these buses are parked in lots and

safe. >> officials expect 30,000 to 40,000 spectators to come to the inner harbor. but those kinds of numbers, the city is taking every step to ensure a safe new year's celebration. as 2012 draws near, the city of baltimore looks to offer revelers at a breathtaking event at the inner harbor this saturday. >> right at the stroke of midnight, the fireworks began. -- the fireworks began. >> preparations for a new year's eve spectacular, crews have been working four days to line up the 2000 fireworks shells. it is a massive 18-minute fireworks show. >> it is something to see a live. >> baltimore city police, fire, and the u.s. coast guard will be on hand. the temporary fences, which will extend on the southeast side of the harbor all the weight around the harbor to nearly president street on the northeast side. the public will be funneled through an nine entrances, flashing on this map. >> we are grateful for all the agencies participating. helping us to produce this show. >> the baltimore office of a promotion in the arts is a nonprofit organization which helps the cit

she was found unresponsive inner waverly home back in march. the boy said he became angry with his grandmother while getting ready for school. she died over the weekend. a man and woman are recovering after they were shot thursday night. police say the attack happened around 7:30, a few blocks from the patterson park. one of the victim was shot in the arm and the other in the leg. police are warning residents to keep a close eye on those last- minute gift deliveries. a woman drove up to a house and grabbed a package and dropped off. officials are suggesting asking a friend to wait for a delivery if you will not be home. >> people may not know that they have been victimized. to have been waiting for a package -- they have been waiting for a packaged. >> the make and model of the suspect's car is not visible in the video. anyone with information contact howard county police. two boys got a special surprise when their mother took them to medieval times last night. their father returned from iraq and dressed in costume to meet them. >> i thought th

it happened on the inner loop. about 15 drivers were left with cracked windshields, large dents and scratches on their cars. no one was hurt. and police are still trying to figure out what caused the rocks to fall. state highway crews have since cleared the rocks from the roadway. >>> csx operates the railroad from the overpass. >>> also, engineers say part of an overpass needs to be replaced after an oversized truck crashes into it. crews conducted struct urlt tests -- structural tests. we'll have much more on how the repairs will affect drivers coming up new. >>> 16 people are hospitalized after a security officer uses pepper spray to break up a fight at chesapeake high school. pat warren has more on the chaos and reaction from parents and students tonight. pat? >> all in all, a chaotic morning at chesapeake high school. one student arrested. 16 taken to local hospitals. and the school building evacuated. >> reporter: a student fight in the chesapeake high school lobby. >> i saw everyone running and panicking, in

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the loop -- inner loop, only about 15 there. if you're traveling on the north side inner loop, delays there from york road to charms street. -- charles street. northbound 95, also heavy in that direction. that's from whitemarsh boulevard. beltway to whitemarsh boulevard. in harford county, we have an accident there at the hickory bypass. a fuel spill as well. that is going to catch your eye. garrison boulevard at gwen falls parkway. and a third accident we're watching in the city. hillen road at cold spring. you can see a little good news for us there. 895 at potee street. this is brought to you by papa john's. don't forget about the ravens topping for touchdown. mondays, following the game. back to you. >> kristy, thank you. a music executive clings to life in hollywood, after being shot at random by a gunman in the street. 43-year-old john outerbury were shot in the face and chest, as he drove his mercedes through friday morning. police shot and killed 26-year- old tyler bren, who fired at least 20 shots from the 40- caliber h

the inner loop of the beltway at loch raven boulevard is closed. there is an accident involving police at the location. there is no word of injuries or who was at fault. we don't know how long that portion of the beltway will be shut down. drivers are encouraged to avoid at area. investigators say the fire that killed three young connecticut girls and their grandparents on christmas day appears accidental. an initial investigation shows that fire and embers were thrown away in drawers and likely sparked the fire. the flames were so intense that firefighters were iunable to rescue the victims, trapped on the upper floors of the home. the mother and a friend were able to get out safely. scary moments for, a plane bound for it s -- down from sacramento international airport. the pilot had to abort the takeoff and lock up the brakes. the plane started shaking really badly before the pilot stopped the jet on the runway. no reports of injuries. elvis, who could be the meanest crocodile in australia, has done it again. he lunged from his pool at a reptile

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looking good on the inner loop down towards the j.f.x. southbound traffic is backed up from south white marsh down towards the beltway northeast. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. let's check in with ava marie from power plant and getting us in the holiday spirit. good morning. >> when a spectacular site at the inner harbor. we're outside the power plant where you have the chance to see a beautiful light show. it is being run by image engineering. with meghan from the cordish company. how many chances to people have to see the show? >> there runs nightly through new year's eve. there are shows at 6:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m., and 8:00 p.m. >> so many chances and a special show for new year's eve. >> every hour on the hour between 6:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m., and all the shows will have a fireworks display. a must see event. >> this is all in conjunction with "it's a waterfront life." >> waterfront businesses and organizations are encouraged to participate in the campaign. there are free holiday programming throughout the holiday season. the li

things are moving just fine on the inner and the outer loops. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> one of the world's most notorious leaders, kim jong il, has died at the age of 69. bruce hall takes a look back at his life. >> many of the details of his life are elusive. 1964, he graduated from the university and was groomed to take over the country. he achieved real power. kim jong il took control of the armed forces. after his father died, he took over the leadership. north korea fell deeper into poverty. kim jong il and north career were thrust into the forefront. president bosch labeled north korea and one of the dangers regimes. >> states like this constitutes an axis of evil. >> kim jong il played an international cat and mouse game with their nuclear program. they continue to threaten the world with nuclear attack. some called him vain. others said he was a clever manipulator, willing to take risks to preserve his family's regime. >> state media reported that he died of a heart ailment while riding on a train. >> police are investig

inner loop at liberty road, an accident on the shoulder.ing following find on the outer loop. a smooth ride on 795. all the road and hanover road, watch for a defect traffic lights. an accident on main street in new windsor near green valley road. 58 on 95. this is liberty. in a live traffic. no sign of any significant delays -- in a live traffic. topside at putty hill avenue checking out fine. major roads leading up to the beltway in good shape. that 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. happy friday to you. >> moving along pretty well. we have a delay on the light rail, 20 minutes. metro subway is on schedule. 35, 36, 40 buses are operating with delays. eight bus northbound diverting. marc trains on time on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. i'm kurt kronke. >> thank you. good morning. we have high pressure on the east coast that will keep things nice and quiet today. it is cold. temperatures in the 20's and 30's. you're watching the cl

. >> we can quiet this inner chatter in our minds, laird says, by learning the same practical skillsd by the early christian contemplatives. the practice emphasizes the cultivation of concentration through a short prayer or prayer word, often inspired by scripture, united with the breath. >> that's really is a classic example of something that is simple but not easy. if one practices with a prayer word in one's breath, as soon as you become aware that your attention has been stolen, which is every nano second, you bring it back. the practice is never trying not to be distracted. as st. theresa of avila says, "if you try not to have thoughts, they will come from the four corners of the earth." >> a scholar of the early church, laird says christians can trace the practice of contemplation back to jesus himself, citing evagrius, one of the early christian contemplatives of the 4th century. >> listening to the account of jesus' temptation in the desert, evagrius observed something about jesus, that jesus avoided getting caught up in any sort of conversaon with satan. jesus broke the cycl

first of all on the inner loop of the beltway as you head eastbound on 495. there's an accident right here after georgia avenue. we'll take a live look from our cameras. just after this on the eastbound side of 495, the accident sits there in the two left lanes. you want to stay to the right to get around it and be aware of that as you head out the door. the outer loop is not affected by the accident other than people looking over to see what's going on. so just be aware of that north side of town right now and i'll keep you posted on that situation. back over to the maps, this time we'll take you over to 270. coming down from frederick down to the point where the lanes divide everything is moving well right now. we'll take a live look at route 21 and clarks burke. no problems to -- clarksburg. no problems to report. coming up in my next report, i'll update you on the situation in silver spring. >> thank you, monika. >>> we want to tell but something that happened in prince george's county when a young girl went to a church service monday to pray for the troo

what brought this idea to the inner harbor?ong with the waterfront partnership and the greater baltimore committee, we wanted to do a series of holiday programming that provides free family-friendly entertainment for baltimore families and for visitors. >> that is a big deal. this is a free event for the community and forr tourists. >> runs every night, sunday through saturday. shows are at 6:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m., and 8:00 p.m. we have added 8:09 p.m. show on friday and saturday. incorporates fireworks into the show as well. this is a must-see. >> 8 light show and fireworks. we were talking about the technical aspects of this. we'll be talking about this later. you have a special for new year's eve. >> we do, we do. rose run every hour from 6:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. on new year's eve and each show will incorporate fireworks as well. it is cool and incorporated into the actual show with a music crescendo and fireworks golf and it is quite a spectacle. >> we will be previewing this all day long. we want to check the weather. we ha

not bad did it down to the lane divide and onto the inner loop or alberto -- outer loop or inner loop. 50 outbound at kenilworth avenue has reopened back to you. >> thank you. >>> new this morning surveillance cameras could be coming to one of our region's largest school districts but on the case by case basis. the effect of his school board voted to leave the decision up to each individual school. the multimillion-dollar proposal follows a series of dangerous food fights last spring. >>> d.c. home-rule supporters, get ready for another fight. protesters will rally today on the deal while the house votes on a federal budget bill that would also restrict how the district spends tax dollars. specifically it would ban the city from funding abortions for low-income women. congress>>> both chambers of congress could vote today on the compromise spending bill. that would stop the shutdown showdown. >> negotiators hammered allen trillion dollars deal last night, but a money fight is not over. ben eisler is live on the hill this morning and has details. >> we understand congress has reached a

city police were following a car on the inner loop of the beltway. they say was involved in an early-morning hit and run. the car then ran into a police cruiser on an overpass. no one was hurt, but the accident shut down all lanes for several hours. the suspect is in custody. police have arrested a former fugitive wanted by police while he was in the cab of a stolen tractor trailer. he was arrested just after 6:00 p.m. wednesday night. police tried to stop the driver, but he refused and eventually made his way to prince george's county. he eventually lost control of the truck and was arrested. his name has not yet been released. >> we now know the identity of the person found burned inside a vehicle thinks giving morning in baltimore county. 51-year-old carolyn davidsen von schnell was inside the car. officials have not determine exactly how she died, but investigators tell us the car drove over a hill before catching fire. the investigation is open. gary giordano has been trying to explain some of his behavior that has been labeled suspicious by pro

to get onto the inner loop. bet that will slow down because of all the traffic heading southbound and looking over as well. jessica? >> we are looking at a nicer morning on wall street. hoping for better things after last week. >> "the early show" is next. of course they'll have more reaction to the death of north korean leader kim jong il no howard and i will be back with in update on traffic and weather. >>> see you right back here tomorrow morning. have a great day, everybody.

picking up in volume in the inner and outer loops. this is 95 in the area of the fort mchenry tunnel. things are moving ok. the right tube is blocked. that 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. good morning. >> good morning. we have if you bust delays including the 16, 47, 48, and 55 buses operating with delays -- we have a few bus delays. metro subway is on time. on time service on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. when you're away from your television, timesaving mta transit team reports are available on demand by fault weekday mornings and afternoons at 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at 410-539-5000. that is 410-539-5000. now back to ava marie. >> good morning. a bit of an interesting day. stay tuned as we did tell that. we do have rain showers along the eastern shore. this has dissipated by more coming in from the north and west. not reaching into maryland just yet. we could see a few showers back into maryland. the current weather

win just about 5 in the inner harbor. nothing major to talk about -- wind just about five at the inner harbor. >> thank you. investigators are trying to figure what caused a deadly bus crash on a maryland highway. a bus and a pickup truck collided in bethesda. both drivers had to be extricated from their vehicles. a man passes a checkpoint with a sword. the weapon was a part of his carry-on luggage. he boarded a flight in corpus christi with the cane. it was discovered when the man re-entered the boarding area. no word if the tsa agents who led iman will face any punishment. >> people in new york city said goodbye to their bad memories. it was good riddance day. people were urged to write down their bad memories and throw them away. the papers were then shredded. as people say gabbai to the back, others welcome the good with new year's resolutions. topping the list -- quitting smoking -- as people said goodbye to the bad, others welcomed the good with new year's resolutions. going cold turkey is nearly impossible. they ma

if you take the outer loop and the inner loop, you're in the clear.e 14th street bridge. nice and smooth as you make your way into the city. no accidents for you, especially along 95 north and south, you're in the clear. traveling southeast, checking bridges there. douglass bridge, traffic is very light as you make your way across. now back to you both. >> thanks, danella. >>> starting today, virginia drivers will know just how long their commute will take. there will be seven electronic signs displaying travel times on i-95 between the pentagon and fredericksburg. the goal is to help drivers decide which route is the best during major delays. travel times will be displayed from 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. during the week. these seven signs are in addition to signs on i-66 between 495 and gainesville. >>> welcome news for cash strapped drivers juggling holiday shopping this time of the year. prices at the pump are down, and analysts expect it to stay that way through january. right now in the district aaa says drivers are paying about $3.42 for a gallon of

i don't think he said inner city.oor neighborhoods. >> i got that from our esteemed host. >> so i was the one who was racist. >> yes. >> i second it. >> i am actually a racist homophobe. >> can you do more archie bunker? >> come on over here, meat head. >> thank you. >> no thank you. >> you know what is amazing? half of our viewers -- >> don't know. >> that's how hold we are and how young they are. archie bunker was a character created by norman lear. he was meant to be a parity, but america fell in love with him. >> thanks for that, greg. >> carol carol o'connor, the late carol o'connor. >> greg, you like to think of yourself as a role model for inner city kids. >> yes. >> why is that, sir? >> i like to keep it real. >> do you? >> yes, i do. >> i'm not sure you do. >> that's how i roll. >> i see you fronting a lot. >> do i front? >> you front. >> and i don't see him as a racist because he is having salt and pepper pork chops. >> that is true. >> daniel, you said newt didn't say he wants kids to have jobs, but he actu

on the inner loop around i-95 as you continue on the inner loop. outer loop are the headlights coming toward you. not getting too busy just yet. sch not seeing any accidents this morning. and the rails are running on or close to schedule. back to you. >> thank you, danella. the fandemonium sweepstakes is back. fans can win cash over the next three fridays. between today fans will win $1,000. starting on december 16th, one person will win $4,000. all you have to do is sign up on nbc washington's facebook page. you must enter weekly for a chance to win in that friday's random drawing. >>> a set of formerly conjoined twins will be discharged from the vcu medical center in richmond today. 21-month-old twins were joined at the lower chest and abdomen. the girls underwent a marathon separation surgery about three weeks ago. the twins will be going to the hospital hospitality house in richmond. there's no word on when the girls will be able to return home to the dominican republic. >>> black friday apparently lived up to its name and tradition. sales on t

the inner harbor is quiet right now. of course, it is going to change here over the next several hours and first warning live doppler radar. the first real precipitation on the radars light rain that is moving across western portions of baltimore county. carol county is seeing a little bit of this right now. the eastern shore is seeing the only activity that we expect to see during the day and the clouds will start to break. taking a look ahead for the game in cincinnati. they will be dealing with the same system. closer to the center of it. so, expecting cloudy and windy conditions. they could have an actual shower or two and light snow, but it is going to clear out, the temperatures are going to drop from 45 and then windy through the game. so, pretty dry. the winds will be the factor to impact the game. kickoff is at 4:00 right here on eyewitness news. we will have the first warning weather coming up here in a moment. >> thank you, tim. >>> now back to the other stories people are talking about. firefighters in los an

hawaii at the airport and the inner harbor.re a little different out of the airport at 29 per the inner harbor was 41. i think in december, anything above 50 will take. and beautiful winter with no snow and no rain. i do not know if that will happen. right now it is 47 degrees downtown. it is 37 at the airport. 50 all the way in ocean city. 39 in edgewood and in part in. 40 degrees in hagerstown. for the rest of this evening it will be chilly. you will have to get under the blankets. cold, but a light wind. 28-35 degrees. we hit 50 today and you on the i-95 corridor they were a little cooler than us. 38-30 as you head up into canada. chile and freezing parade down south is 59 degrees on the outer banks. there is a cold front i will show you shortly. on the back and we are seeing '30's. a lot of the air will move into our area probably by wednesday. right now we see some high cloud cover there. when you zoom out, we show we are under the influence of high pressure which is why we have the chilly temperatures. not too bad. lower

60 at the inner harbor. scattered rain showers through the afternoon. we will see another rain rain around bush in overnight and into tomorrow. -- we will see another rain push overnight and into tomorrow. depending on how cold it gets in baltimore on wednesday night, there could very well be some snow in the area, especially west in baltimore in the higher terrain very we are expecting rain showers tonight with mostly cloudy skies. 40's in the suburbs. 50 downtown. rain showers are likely tomorrow with winds out of the northwest. temperatures will be much cooler. highs in the morning will be in the 50's. seven-day forecast. rain today and tomorrow, as well. early thursday, that's when it gets tricky. if it gets close to the freezing mark, there could be a little bit of snow. friday, it looks dry, but only in the 40's. sunday, sunshine with a high of 49. >> what would you do to win $50,000? the hit reality show, "fear factor" is back and promises to answer that question. the show's host, joe rogan, joins me

in the inner harbor, 53 was the high. morning lopes, 27, 36, and we're better than ten degrees better than that this morning. huge leap. typical high this time of year, 42 degrees. the record low on this date, 1880, three below. gives you an idea where the situation were reversed in the atmosphere right now. the difference in tif the temperatures, a line between the green shades and then the blue shades in colorings around the baltimore, annapolis area northward to western maryland where temperatures are in the 30s. there's a big difference in temperatures but all above the freezing point. this is the disturbance, spinning around, it's back here in west virginia. there's another disturbance out in the west which will be true late tomorrow night to monday morning. so the sunday weather is right in here. so the first day of the new year looks good. here's what the map looks like this evening. high pressure overhead for new year's eve evening. the other system way out to the west. overnight tonight will be dry bringing in th

>> no, it's code for inner city which is code for urban which is code for black. (laughter). >> jon: that's a lot of codes. >> well, jon, it's 2011, you can't just call poor black people lazy. >> jon: he didn't use the word "lei zi zi" either. >> right, he said we have no habit of showing up on monday. (laughter) >> jon: code for lazy. >> well, technically code for shiftless which is code for lazy which is code for black. (laughter). >> jon: well, it feels like you're making a leap that he's talking about black people. shoulden we give him the benefit of the doubt? >> well, maybe, but let's play a little more. >> we have 43% black teenage unemployment. (audience reacts) >> jon: all right... (cheers and applause) look, shouldn't newt gingrich get credit for addressing what is a real issue-- black poverty? >> right, but i didn't know there was a black poverty, jon, i thought it was just poverty. okay? we can't even be poor as good as you guys? (laughter) >> jon: larry, that's not true. you're very good at... i mean, you're... (laughter). i'm all screwed up now! >> j

an accident on the inner loop of the beltway near providence road, we have confirmed a police officer was involved in this accident. he is being taken to shock trauma. avoid this area as you head out today. all lanes in that direction are still closed. as you can see it is causing a major traffic back up on both sides. we will bring you more on the 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00 news. >>> now to today's wjz health watch. there is a new and improved test that can tell if someone experiencing chest pains is actually having a heart attack. doctors already have a blood test that can tell if muscles air being damaged but they have developed a new version that is more sensitive. >>> doctors say shift work could be considered a safety hazard, studies on nurses and others show that people who work late night and overnight shifts tend to have poor eating habits. in a new medical journal article researchers say physicians should look at shift, >>> let's take a look at that five-day-forecast. it is going to bet pretty nice. we were talking about warm invection, clouds coming in tomorrow late then friday mo

. >>> coming up, imagine swimming and fishing in the inner harbor. why some big players in baltimore say it isn't far- fetched. that story as eyewitness news continues. >>> unseasonably mild evening. bob will have more on what's in store for the weekend in his forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> well, the holiday season can bring many moments of joy, police see a darker side of these stresses that these times can produce. mike schuh reports that baltimore county is bringing some solutions to your attention. >> reporter: whether it's decorating the house or just shopping, this is eye time -- a time that brings with it, extra stress. >> the pressures that these expecting as bring, particularly in -- these expectations bring, particularly in a difficult economy, often makes this an emotional and economic stressful time for many. >> reporter: the word is getting out about holiday stress and its impacts on two fronts. the first, violent crime. >> i call these unhealthy behaviors, the "too much" syndrome. too much drinking. too much eating. too much arguing

inner loop getting busy as well. no major delays just yet.raveling on i-56, here's the view at fairfax county parkway as you head east. here's where i'm seeing the volume. no accidents ins the beltway in either direction. volume is pretty light just now. i'll give you a travel speed eastbound from the beltway to gw parkway at 56 miles per hour. that trip only taking 11 minutes at this time. angie and joe, back to you. >> danella, thanks. >>> time right now 5:42. still ahead the winter weather in the forecast that could snarl holiday travel plans. >> and don't know what to get [ dog barking ] mom! breakfast? in this house? in the morning i can use all the help i can get. that's why i love nutella, a delicious hazelnut spread that's perfect on multigrain toast and even whole-wheat waffles. it's a quick and easy way to give my family a breakfast they'll want to eat. and nutella is made with simple, quality ingredients, like hazelnuts, skim milk and a hint of cocoa. they love the taste and i feel good that they're ready to tackle the day. ♪ nutel

. >>> heading down to the inner harbor tonight? coming up, extra steps in place to assure that your visit is as spectacular as the fireworks display. >> but first, looking at the weather outside, will the weather cooperate with your plans? john collins has your fore >>> it's a nice morning this morning at least as far as the temperatures are concerned. the temperatures this morning are where the normal highs would be this time of the year. way above the average for the season temperaturewise. there are clouds and a cold front approaching. ahead of that, fronts and showers. you can see this is an hour's worth of radar showing a little band of light showers and sprinkles. a lot of it is sprinkles. frederick county, montgomery county to carol and western howard county right now. it will move its way through the metropolitan area for an hour, an hour and a half or so moving to the east. not much to it at all. that's all the precipitation we'll see during the day today all this morning. temperatures won't fall behind the cold front. yes

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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 family, in the 1950s. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news at 4:00. hear from the other celebrity on plane with alec baldwin. and what he says really happened before the actor was kibbed off. >>> cheap and convenient. but ramen noodles are sending children to the emergency room. we'll tell you why. >>> once a thief. now

looking at live cameras, you can see inner loop hitting the outerbelt. route 1, you are in the clear. now back to you both. >> thank you very much, danella. >>> 4:42, 46 degrees. another company is pulling its ads from a muslim reality show. >>> plus, a frightening accident caught on tape. why police say the driver of [ female announcer ] at verizonfios.com, you can choose your channel package. ♪ you can choose your own internet speeds. ♪ you can even choose to chat with a live person. ♪ now you can choose to save $35 a month for fios tv, internet and phone for just $79.99 a month, plus get a $300 verizon visa prepaid card with a 2 year agreement. but hurry, offer ends soon only at verizonfios.com. contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >>> welcome back. at 4:44, one person is in the hospital after slamming a pickup truck through a convenience store in columbia, tennessee. this is security video of the driver's crash. the driver, 40-year-old eric whitacre was chasing a woman after a fight. right after the crash,