i'm john matarese. >> all right. if you didn't catch all that and still weigh egg the options, you can find this story and all of john's reports on our money tab. just click on don't waste your money. >> soon, some local high schools are showing their apressure ace for veterans they're putting their artistic talent on display to raise funds for veterans, sherrie johnson has more. >> reporter: students have been hard at work for the past three weeks. they're putting their artistic crafts to use. it's a fund-raiser to help homeless veterans battling addiction. they have fought in war. we just wanted to give back to them and show them we appreciate what they've done land we want to help them out. >> it will be in a live auction. the proceeds will help the baltimore station. it's a residential recovery program for homeless veterans. >> it moved me to tears when i came in and saw the amount of work and effort that they put into this and that they, these kids took time out of their schedule, their free time to give somethi

. >> consumer reporter john matarese shares some bad news that the candidates didn't want to talk about before election day so you don't waste your money. >> reporter: when this comes to the taxes we pay, the presidential election will have no impact at all on the biggest tax hike most americans will see next year. that's because both democrats and republicans are willing to sit back and let this tax hit on january 1st. it doesn't matter if you work on cars for a living or work in a grocery store or have an office job. get ready for less money in your first january paycheck. that's because a secret tax hike is coming with a 10% tax break ending. for the tax -- past two years workers have gotten a break on social security but most members of congress am both parties are willing to let that temporary cut expire. so the unpleasant surprise many workers will see in january. if you earned $5,000 a -- $50,000 a year, your typical two-week paycheck will be $40 small are. it really stinks if your family earns $200,000. yours goes up two grand. it's restoring the tax rate to where this was two y

john matarese shows you the biggest bargains so you don't waste your money. >> the ads are coming fast and furious. the biggest baddest ad now out, wal-mart's at for the day after thanksgiving. and we have a sneak peek of targets as well. a deal this year, guaranteeing you will get three of the hottest items as long as you show up between 10:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. courtesy of the website, bf ads .net, this shows a free $10 target gift card, if you spend $50 or more on apparel friday morning. among the guaranteed in stock items in wal-mart, apple ipad 2, where the bonus $75 gift card for $399. also lg blue ray player for $38, and emerson 32-inch lcd hgtv for $1488. earlier openings, wal-mart starts at 8:00 p.m. thursday, at the baltimore area stores, target opens at 9:00 p.m. they will have a second and third round of door busters later in the night. plan accordingly so you don't waste your money. i'm john matarese, abc2 news. >>> a smash and grab where the thieves make off, not with dialeds but dogs. how many of those puppies were stolen, what stopped a thief from taking every pup in t

i'm john matarese. >>> coming up our live team coverage of that massive water main lake. >> reporter: a 20-inch water main break is creating problems. i'll have the latest. >> business owners are forced to close their doors. >> most particularly north and east of baltimore as you head out the door, drive with care. we have some wintry out there. we'll talk about that. >>> you're looking at a live picture of bel air. let's check with meteorologist wyatt everhart. >> bel air, clear for the moment. there's likely to be a few wintry mix light showers coming through later this evening. you see most of the action is to our north and east scraping into elkton. some of it is reaching further across the bay, down through the city. some of that is mixing in with wet snow, just that light wintry mix, a little ice embed. this will melt on contact. 41 in baltimore. to our north and east colder air wrapping in, just one of those evenings, are in the and evident of baltimore. it will lab

. >> as john matarese says, he's got a warning about anyone buying a used car right now so you don't waste your money. >> reporter: many used car buyers have two dangerous misconception. one, they believe they have a three-day right to return the car and they believe there's a lemon law. both are not true and cause many buyers a lot of heartache. need a car? how about this 2001 chrysler pt cruiser, clean engine, receipts tip interior and priced just right for sharon miller until she brought it home. >> i bought it tuesday. it died thursday and again monday. >> reporter: now she has no money and a vehicle that's barry drivable. >> the brakes wouldn't work. >> reporter: she bought it with just a test drive not knowing the underside was rusted down to the suspension and brakes. >> the suspension isn't good. >> reporter: repair estimate $1600. sharon's mistake, she bought the car from a corner car lot as is, no warranty. in english, you own any problems. ette mounds.com has tips. first, know how much you can afford and look online. don't fall in love with any car. test drive it at 55 mil

i am john matarese. >> reporter: 45 degrees now at the airport, but it feels cold r. than that. i 578 meteorologist wyatt everhe,rt. >> a couple cameras for you. a few breaks of sunshine early on. how about the high mountain country where they still have tremendous issues with the snow that came down. what% of people in garrett county still do not have power back. isolated areas, we will see a couple pictures. went, we look for basically more of these heavy snow days or heavy layers of show to continue to cause problems. again, a lot of power out. we will continue to watch the situation in western maryland. people still suffering from soon ditch unbelievable. winds from the west around 15. gusts around 20. what it feels like? 30s to near 40 degrees. yes, there is a definite chill. feels like 48 up in pittsburgh. again, that is the kind of weather pattern we are in. colder than average. that's going to continue. this does not look to break any time soon. it is a cold r. than normal pattern. coming out of a much warmer than normal pattern right up until sandy. as we go to the w --