jamie costello, 15 years this has been going on. jamie was the first to light the christmas tree in whitemarsh and he has been inge vieted to do -- invited to do it again. the line for santa is around the block. it's thanksgiving. we haven't hit that yet. i tell you, we're getting ready for the christmas spirit and it's a really, really nice time. 15 years they've been doing this, so it should be a fun event. live entertainment behind us. so, again, if you don't know, come down here. spend a little money and have hot cocoa. they're waiting for you. it's really, really beautiful. >> all right. thanks a lot, mike. >> we were so overcome by the music. >>> good stuff. it's going to be a chilly one, flooding concern, one to two foot high tide anomaly. what will the weather be like in pittsburgh on the gridiron in hens field. ravens going in to battle. first time, that will be two teams. weather looks to be a nonevent for the big game up there in pittsburgh. ravens taking care of business. baltimore today it was clear by the end of the day

jamie costello will be down here to flip the switch, santa claus. thanksgiving coming later next week. it's a beautiful scenic walk. let's give a smile or wave. give a little wave. there you go. we're wading the festivities. we're going to have live music. the shops are gorgeous. it's that real cold feel, so it does feel like we're in the holiday spert. we have the forecast to show you. temperatures are falling into the 30s f you are going to come down here and take a look at the festivities, beautiful lights, you want to dress warm for that. it's a beautiful sight down here at the avenue in whitemarsh. guys, back to you. >>> for more family friendly local holiday events and ideas, just head to abc2news.com and check out our featured story section. >> security cameras catch a lot of images, but none more shocking than we're about to show you. >> three cars collide. it's hard to believe anyone survived but they did, thanks to a very courageous grandpa. >> we're looking at newages of how bad hurricane sandy hit. >>> a car runs a stop sign and slams in

jamie costello. >>> we've seen trane crashes but arely near misses. see what happens when people get frightenly close. >> and how they got the snake out of their storage locker. look at that thing. >>> this is what you call a close call. normally we seat aftermath of a train crashes but not near miss. this shows people getting dangerousously close to the rails. you may wonder why they're getting close. they may create an optical allusion. it may look far away but be right on you the next. >>> listen to this. you're going to your storage only to find a boa con stricttor in there. a washington couple discovered a snake in their storage locker. they called animal role control. avs seeing how big it was he had to call for backup. >> how does a boa con stricttor end up in your storage? >>> coming up we'll tell you about a teacher who is being bullied. >> here we are on election eve. are our local lawmakers really following through on their promises. >> i'm wyatt everhart. the unseasonable cold continues. what will that mean tonight? we've got the details.

game mi -- jamie costello just got here. we got a few friends. they're ready. i mean, they have the list. logan, what do we want for christmas? >> a four wheeler. >> what kind of four wheeler? >> a camel one. >> we have your sister savannah. what do you want for christmas? >> a dirt bike. >> wow. i want a dirt bike, too. what do you want for christmas? >> a house. >> and michael? >> a dirt bike. >> a dirt bike, too. dirt bike. we're down here in whitemarsh. we're bringing in the holiday early. they're already playing christmas music. let's go through thanksgiving. it's cold by the way. we'll take a look at the temperature. we'll be in the 40s but rapidly falling for tonight. if you want to come out here, you want to dress the part. in whitemarsh live on the go. we'll send it back to you guys. >> i want a dirt bike now. >> i want a dirt bike. those things tend to spread. one kid says it and others say it. >>> if you can't make it out for tonight's festivities, we've glt you covered. head to abc2news.com and check out the familied fromly activities. >>> all right

our very own jamie costello is the master of ceremonies tonight at the event. >>> we wear purple as ravens make their way to steel city and sunday night's game won't look like the ones in years past. no ray, no webb and no big ben. roethlisberger has a dislocated rib he suffered last week. ravens lead the steelers by one game in the afc northern division. kick off sunday night is set for 8:20. >>> tis the season to give and ray rice is getting into the holiday spirit by helping stuff a bus for the maryland food bank. from 5 until 8 drop off food at the shop rite in timonium. items needed the most are pasta infant formula and canned fruits and veggies and oatmeal and rice. >>> 9 minutes away from 7. five things to know as you head out this morning. a hospital base domestic violence program is launched today. staff are trained to screen patient and provide resource for victims of domestic violence. >> a-- >>> it may be good news for your boss but not you. americans are wasting two vacation days a year according to a study by expedia. the biggest reasons for throwing the days away are schedul

for children at 7 and santa will go to this event to arrive for the light up of the tree and jamie costellowill be there. >> a famey elf. >> -- a famous elf. >>> adam jones placed 6th in the most valuable player voting he is the highest vote getter since tejada in 2004. jones also won his second gold glove this year. two other other orioles received votes jim johnson came in 14th and matt weeder finished 21st. >>> it's purple friday and we are gearing up for a huge weekend matchup heading to pittsburgh to take on the steelers sunday. it won't be flacco versus big ben. i stead, it's -- instead, it's flacco against leftwich who will take the fold as roethlisberger nurse as sore shoulder on the sideline. leftwich has not started since 2009 and he played for tampa bay then. ravens are number one in the afc north at 7-2 and steelers are right behind at 6-3. kick off sunday night is set for 8:20. >>> 5:49. whether you are first time thanksgiving cook or the expert chef, apps can make the dinner preps easier and more fun. so for example you can check out the thanksgiving menu maker app so this has

. >> this morning abc to news jamie costello tells you about the great way to avoid nodding off. >> the energy shots that are out suck. they suck. >> reporter: the major winning the troops over in new york handing out two sips in bottle and you won't blink. >> it wept really well. >> reporter: 7 million will watch as he tells us about rubbing pack a ruckus with the military use what they need and nothing elseyou buy the civil rob ready to share his energy in a bottle story. >> if you are shaky with caffeine that's not good for a snipe. >> reporter: instead of concentrating on ingredients went after symptoms. >> we cared about not being tired and we cared about being mentally sharp after 24 hours being up. >> reporter: he has 10 to 12 military families invested and was going slow but they couldn't keep up with demand and needed to go on shark tank. >> it was fast paced it's to -- it's to dig into the military discipline. >> reporter: what happened. >> there are 6 million watching right now. >> i can tell you but, we will lose a camera and you will lose the footage. >> reporter: the major

. >> and i'm jamie costello.en closed but several states have already been called in the presidential race. >> right now seven states called for president obama and five have been called for mitt romney but of course the night far from being over and we have breaking news as well here, senate race has been called for democrat ben cardin, reelected giving him another term. >> now, this is a big day, this year may go down as the year of the ballot questions. >> we are live tonight in downtown baltimore. advocates of same-sex marriage have gathered for results on question six. this has been a controversial area. >> reporter: it's a controversial issue but the sides are well defined. this side here are feeling very confident right now. the supporters are starting to come in. and with me now is the spokesman. thank you so much for joining me and give me some idea about the early numbers here. >> sure, we have the early voting numbers that have started to be reported by the different counties in baltimore city, seeing

ryan vrenon and jamie pacheco did theirs at click bond. their training, says ryan costellong off. has it saved money? has it saved time? >> costello: well, we have two machine operators who have a ton of potential. they're not requiring major training to make sure that they can do math or problem solve. they came ready to work day one. >> pitts: if you'd hired them off the street, how long would it have taken the company to get them up to speed? >> costello: that question was asked to one of our folks on the plant floor and he said, "anywhere from a year to two years. >> pitts: for vrenon and pacheco, it's more than the promise of a job or a career. it means being of value and having a place in society. >> pacheco: it's expensive machinery and it needs to be treated with respect. and you know, i myself would feel very privileged to be sitting in that... in that setting and be happy to be a part of what they're doing. >> pitts: you think you'll have a full-time job when this is over? >> vrenon: yes. i'm almost 100% sure on that. just because i'm... i'm not going to stop. i'm