for more on that we send it to marty bass. >> hello, good afternoon, everybody. we are going to go back to first warning doppler weather radar. what you have to understand is those returns you see that appear to be over pittsburgh and western maryland, that is a slug of moisture that is going to give us clouds and slide really harmlessly by the area. it is the action out over milwaukee and chicago that is going to set the stage for a very seasonal and frankly very pretty weekend leading us into christmas week. let's take a look at a graphic. a mild flow today but talking but a boundary coming into the region with showers on thursday. indeed that is going to happen. be hinged it on friday, yeah, breezy if not windy, temperatures start to fall but by the weekend the weather is going to turn around and be absolutely lovely with a generous amount of sunshine but colder. how much colder? meteorologist tim williams is going to have those details shortly. now we throw it back inside. >> thank you very much, marty. >>> a temporary reprieve for the 10 baltimore area post

right now let's send it over to tim. >> in for marty bass.e will have your complete first warning forecast coming up. >> awe orunder the age of 18 and have a great idea for a space based science experiment? >> if so join us for coffee with as we tell you how to enter the spacelab ,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> good morning, maryland. now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news from wjz's news team, your first warning weather and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> it is friday. >> it is 6:30, and a purple friday, the sky is brightening the east and probably frost on your car this morning. it is the coldest day start of the week bar none. sharon will have what happens on the roads and tim williams for the vacationing marty bass over at first warning weather, tim. >> good morning, everyone, definitely a typical like december day with temperatures in the 40s, in the 20s now and that frost is part of your early morning forecast. you will need the gloves a

for that answer we head over to marty bass. >> hello, good afternoon, everybody. those clouds as you mentioned at the top of the show, that is a big push of warm air moving our way. let's take a look at a couple of graphics. it is most welcome too because right now it is 10 degrees chillier than at this time yesterday. we are looking at a temperature on tv hill of 38. we will eventually get to about 44, which this time of the year is normal. but nobody is going to say 38 to 44 is anywhere near mild. it is seasonal. want to take a look at first warning doppler weather radar with those clouds it is coming some moisture aloft. i am not too sure a lot of this is falling and hitting the ground. i mean obviously there is motion, this is doppler, otherwise there would not be reflecting back to our sights but i am not too sure it is hitting the ground. this is an initial push of mild air. let's take a look at another graphic. it is moving our way. at this point in december so far harsh cold is nonexistent. we have not tapped that arctic air yet. but by next year, which is

marty bass is back. >> good afternoon, hello everyone, temperatures are where they should be for this 12th day of the 12th month of the year. there is nobody can say 41 is a day at the beach. the normal by the way is in the mid-40s, yesterday, we only got to 43 degrees. it's going to be warmther afternoon, 1 degree warmer this noon hour than yesterday. we did in deed have a few clouds meander towards the area over the morning and that has kept temperatures down a bit. we will see a rise in the numbers over the next hour and a half, two hours. this is the big story. look, by late week the jet stream is north of the area. we will stay normal, through this busy week of the holiday season. the details coming up shortly. >>> days before the troops are said to pull out out of iraq -- tara has the latest. >> reporter: president obama sat down with iraq's prime minister at the white house to talk strategy. the two leaders are discussing security concerns and how iraq will maintain stability without the help of u.s. military forces come the first of the year. hundreds of u.s. troops in armored

for jessica kartalija i am don scott. >> for marty bass i am tim williams, we will keep you updated at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. >> we hope you enjoy your weekend sounds like we will ,,,, woman: we had been called up for the first time. wildfires were getting close to homes. at that moment, i got my first taste of just how important the guard is. announcer: be there for your community, at nationalguard.com.

we have first warning weather coverage now with marty bass in the outback and meteorologist tim williams in the weather good afternoon. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon. i have often said the first barometer is how marty is dressed. keep in mind the average high for today is 45. take a look at first warning weather live doppler radar. we are on the edge of a front. we will see showers but that is not the highlight. take a look at the temperatures, 45, remember that is the normal high. we are already at this noon hour at 56 degrees. here we are one week from the holiday we are at 56 in central maryland and we do have cooler air moving in but it will not impact us at least in the short run so it is not too late to look ahead to the week ahead and more to talk about that, for more on that we send it out to martin. >> hey, good afternoon, everybody, do understand one thing the forecast is moving according to script. we talked about a front coming through, a sunny but cooler weekend and we hope the script continues to play out. if it does we will be living large. you may be hearing

now don scott, marty bass and the latest breaking news from wjz's news team. your first warning weather, and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it is wjz, mare maryland's news station. >> it is 6:00 and december is starting out dry and cold. we will find out from tim in a moment. sharon is watching traffic and it is tim in for vacationing marty bass in the first warning weather center. >> we are looking at some of the coldest mornings we have had over the last -- well in recent memory really. 27 in oakland, 39 is the warm spot down at the river, 37 on the shore and northeast maryland, high pressure in control of the forecast bringing in very dry but seasonably cold air, just that the seasonably cold air is something we have not dealt with in a while. we are not seeing 70s soon. >>> starting off around freezing, going up to a high of around 50 degrees with sunshine, dry air and a light breeze. we will have your complete updated first warning forecast coming up in just a few moments don. >> thank you, what is happen in on 70 and the other roads? here is sha

. >> good morning, maryland, now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news from wjz's news team, your first warning weather and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> good morning, again, everyone, it is 6:00. i am jessica kartalija, in for don scott. we can only guess that they are practicing their show, testing out a few ideas for new year's eve and boy, it is spectacular, we will continue to show you -- >> -- morning long -- >> -- unreal -- >> -- golly -- >> -- mix one in -- >> -that -- >> -- just -- it is just phenomenal. >> all we need is david gilmore standing on top where it says barnes and noble singing comfortably numb. all right, let's move it along, shall -- >> -- sec -- >> -- moving our way. it -- it is just going to be a real wet day. we are just going to see rain but believe me when i tell you somebody is going to get a heavy-duty dose of winter. here mild, 49 at lunch on its way to a high of 51, 38 to 40. mid-40s still raining at dinnertime. jay cart take it away. >> marty, thanks, over to sharon in traffic control. goo

now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news from wjz's news team, your first warning weather, and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it is wjz. >> good morning, everyone, it is 6:00, i am jessica kartalija in for don, we have weather and traffic, let's go to marty. >> good morning, everyone. man, i hate it when we get it right, a forecast like that anyway. those are your temperatures. figure dinnertime but 37, 38 degrees, all right, jess, take it away. >> all right, marty, thanks, now over to sharon in traffic control, good morning. >> hi, jess, good morning, everyone, it has been a busy morning, the good news is we have cleared up that problem. we still have this one, we still have a truck fire blocking a lane there. traffic seems to be getting by though without a delay. also watch for an accident in the city, shannon drive at ramona. the intersection is blocked there, another accident in fallston. fire activity also in the city blocking robert street. pressman is your best bet. there is a look at your speeds on the beltway. still at other close to average. there is a l

marty bass and the latest breaking news from the news team. your first warning weather and traffic control. it's wjz. maryland's news station. >> it's 4:30 and if you're just getting up and looking at your tv you're walking up to partly cloudy skies. a moon in the west. people not far from here got snow and people from the north got hammered. tim williams. >> good morning. we're looking at what was considered the potential for a big problem for parts of the area. a glancing blow for much of the region, record amounts of rain. with temperature in the mild zone we had more rain than a winery pix -- wintry mix. look at this, back it up to yesterday evening, five, 6:00, very strong amounts or heavy amounts of rain, and with the back edge of that tapping into cold air. this is what we were dealing with. how it started to break down. we had icy mix to our west and that started to hammer cumberland, garrett county. a rain event everywhere else. the rain and the snow line started to make its way across hagerstown. the temperature leveled out and with

now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news from wjz's news team, your first warning weather, and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> it is 6:00 and all aboard for the glen avenue train garden, which has some interesting things flying around it as well as you can see. neat. we will be going there in about 15 or 20 minutes. how are the roads doing? sharp sharon will let you know after marty weather. >> the roads are dry right now, they won't be. shower activity moves in as the cold front approaches the mid- atlantic. mild right now. our normal daytime high. we are at 4557 at lunch on its way to a high of almost 60. still even with showers around later, 53 degrees this evening. don, take it away. >> here is sharon gibala wjz traffic control. >> hi, don, good morning, everyone, one issue, that downed pole in anne arundel county still block in the road there. 468 is your best bet. speeds though still looking good. we have slowed just a bit but still over the posted speed limit as an average on the west side. a live look outside at 95 nor

now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news from wjz's news team, your first warning weather and wjz traffic control by sharon gibala. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> it is the top of the hour, and a seasonably nice day start. there is frost on your car again this morning but not a whole lot and christie bresland is in for sharon to tell you your way through the commute. marty is over in first warning weather. >> clear now, sunshine through the day, mid-20s normal for this time of the day on this date in the year, by the way the date is 12-13-11. >>> don, take it away. >> thank you, the rush from christie bresland. take it away. >> the good news is the intersection has been re-opened but not a good start for harbor county, a second accident up there. route 1 right there near mountain road. we also have delays open the west side of the inner loop there as you make your way towards liberty road it should hold you up 5 or 10 minutes. the harrisburg expressway moving well and no trouble on 95 in either direction. as you can see things are building. there is 95 at 395. for

>> complete coverage continues with don scott, jessica kartalija and first warning weather with marty bass and meteorologist bernadette woods, it is wjz, maryland's news station. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> a chaotic scene inside the mall of america as a huge fight breaks out between teenagers. take a look at this video. police responded after getting reports of people fighting and throwing chairs. witnesses say as many as 50 people were involved, police arrested nine juveniles and adults but is still union clear what started the fight. >>> a big change is underway for sears. officials say the company is shutting down more than sears and k-mart stores in the country. the move comes after it posted poor sales numbers during the holidays. sears has more than 4000 stores in the u.s. and canada. >>> they spoke out after a cyber attack. now several people say they have been hit again. they believe they were targeted a second time as punishment for talking. they all had their information stored with a think tank group. experts say this is no ordinary hacking. >> it is interesting because it contains

now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news, from wjz's news team, your first warning weather, and wjz traffic crontrol with sharon gibala, it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> it is 6:00, and there is the outback all decorated up for the holidays, it is very mild outside this morning. i keep waiting for one of our resident deer to walk through there when we show it. >>> sharp is over at traffic and marty at first warning weather. >> let's go ahead and take a look at how this day is starting, fact of the matter is it is 10 degrees warmer at this time now than yesterday. 10 degrees above normal, mid- 20s it should be, 46 degrees with cloudy skies this evening. don, take it away. >> thank you, what awaits you at work? here is sharon with w jed traffic control. >> thank you, don, we checked out those problems, one of them was unfounded, the accident on 95 northbound approaching route 32 turned out to be a vehicle fire, watch for that. new information on that one on the jfx in the northbound direction. accident approaching ruxton road involving an overturned vehicle and is now b

. >> marty bass has been reminded over in the first warning weather center, marty. >> don, thank you very much. good afternoon, everybody. let's take a look at temperatures, 49 degrees, eight degrees warmer than yesterday. we mentioned to you that indeed a southerly flow was going to kick in and that was going to get us to some very mild conditions, given the time of the year. you see that big slug of moisture to the west. the question is is it going to make it here. it has got to run through that mild air. we will discuss the possibilities of midweek rain coming up shortly. now we will throw it back to you. >> thank you very much. still to come on wjz's eyewitness news at noon a possible solution to a growing problem, how one state delegate wants to combat flash mob robberies. >>> what is wrong with this picture? more over the controversy of a building design in korea. >>> as we said the sun is shining on a nice autumn day. your complete first weather forecast is still coming up. >> complete coverage continues with don scott, jessica kartalija and first warning weather with,,,,,, [

check in with jessica cartalia and marty bass tomorrow afternoon starting at 4:55 for the weather forecast. >>> the injury buff bites the ravens again. sam has the latest player knocked out for the rest of the season, next in sports. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> throughout the season the ravens have been pretty healthy. stan is here with the sports report. >> there are a lot of changes going on. for now there are no plans to bring in a wide receiver to do something about those guys dropping the football lately. let's keep talking, the ravens did a roster move regarding a player that sometimes seems ininjury ridden. reed making a cut during his only kick return to the game, his knee buckles. today lee was placed on injured reserve, he's done done until next year. this after leading the nfl in kick off average next season as a rookie. >>> sunday's game in cincinnati will feature a play off atmosphere with play off implications at stake. the ravens need this to clench the wild card. coach john harbaugh explained what winning would do for the purple birds. >> what it would mean is that we would

> complete coverage continues with don scott, jessica kartalija, and first warning weather with marty bass and meteorologist tim williams, it is wjz, maryland's news station. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> a solemn day in north korea as the nation says its goodbyes to kim jong il. tens of thousands of sobbing citizens lined the streets hoping to get a glimpse of the casket. he died last month. as his son prepares to take over analysts say it could be a pivotal time for them. >> it may be a moment of opportunity for north korea, on the other hand they are a nuclear power. >> his two older sons were not spotted in the funeral procession. a national service will take place tomorrow rmingts tomorrow. >>> a wintry storm is blamed for these crashes. the worst of it was in the total of battlefield. officials there say visibility was down because of fog and the roads slick because of ice. >>> breaking news to tell you about, an accident on the inner loop of the beltway near providence road. this is the scene on one of our traffic cams. as you can see all lanes in that direction are closed. no word as to w

>> complete coverage continues with don scott, jessica kartalija and first warning weather with marty bass and meteorologist tim williams. it is wjz, maryland's news station. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> iraqi naval forces and their u.s. counterparts make it official, sailors from the two countries stood alongside each other for an official hand over ceremony weeks before u.s. soldiers are expected to head home from there, the u.s. flag has been brought down for the last time there, signaling the new beginning. >>> today could mark the end of the road for herman cane's presidential campaign after allegations of infidelity, cane told supporters he will decide whether to continue his run after talking with his wife in person today. the one time republican front- runner has not seen her since allegations of infidelity first surfaced on monday. he has talked to her but has not seen her in person. he denies any affair. >>> it is called the most elaborate and so fast sophisticated drug tunnel ever discovered along the mexico border. it links warehouses and is equipped with lightning and ventilation,

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and then marty bass, wally williams and jessica kartalija will keep it going with football from the fieldhouse in canton. it is a full day of ravens football coming up saturday here on wjz. >> so you can wrap presents wild watching the game or make cookies or whatever. >> sounds good to me. >>> still to come, the ravens playoff push hits a speed bump. the latest player side lines by an injury and when he'll be back on the field. >>> insulting the first laidy. the crude comments by a congressman that he is now apologizing for >>> i'm in northwest baltimore. 56 years and still on track. it is the ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd and wjz.com baltimore. >> now it's complete coverage, it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> it is 6:29, 52 degrees and mostly cloudy in central maryland. good evening and thanks for staying with wjz. here are stories people are talking about tonight. a new wave of deadly attacks in iraq days after the last american troops leave the country. tar ear brown reports on the rising death toll. >> reporter: burnt out cars and debris are scattered out in different

we will have traffic and tim is here for marty bass. he is on vacation. >>> a chilly start to the day. temperatures in the 20s. one degree up. the temperatures -- . >>> temperatures up to about 50, 54 is the forecast high for central maryland and chilly in the north and west. the update coming up in a few minutes. >> how is it moving this morning? here is more from traffic control. >> i'm happy to say just fine for the moment. the big problem is outside the front door, the frost that could slow you down. otherwise, the speeds on the beltway looking nice, the averages in the high 50s there. the 11-minute drive times. there is a look outside at mountain road. if you head out on mountain road, we will look out and see the north and south-bound lanes running delay free. >>> this is the 2012 camera. back over to you. >>> here is what the people will talk about today. two former governors called to testify in that trial connected to the campaign. we are live outside the courthouse. good morning. >>> we were told that this trial could wrap up

. >>> it is 6:00, it is damp and we have more in weather, marty bass is on vacation. >>> it is a warm and wet start to the radar, here is where it is right now and it was not heavy. that overnight system moved to the northeast and the more solid rain is moving northeast. we had some rounds through here, coming in on and off, the temperatures are impressive. we are in the 50s this morning. 60 at the 57 and rock hall. this morning, starting out mild and we will will get warmer, in the 60s for the high. on and off rounds of rain, but it will not last that much longer, it is december and we will have the forecast coming up. >>> how about this morning's drive? >> good morning. it is actually an accident that happen about sock last night and it is still a problem this morning. there is a look from overnight pictures from above. route three at 450 an other than turned gas tanker truck. more a hundred thousand gasoline was spilled on the road. another problem, this one is in indianapolis, this is at route 50bg, a car on the side and they have traffic control in mace and closing the ramp from

. >>> in for marty bass, the dense fog advisory for the morning. when will it improve? more on the forecast in a few minutes. >>> he is known as the spiritual advisers to the star and more, but he is behind a new video game and it is all about meditation. he has more on that on coffee alert. we will have more in a few minutes. . >>> it is 6:30, it is foggy and the sunrise in there. it is foggy down on the ground, as you will see, outside the door, sharron will guide you through that and tim is here with marty with the first morning weather. >> good morning. if you are not out and about yet and many are just starting the day, it is limited visibility, a quarter of a mile or less and the dense fog advisory in effect for the areas that are shaded in gray. that will be until 9:00, the sun will come up and the air will move around and the winds will stir that and it will start to improve. 38, the temperatures and dew points are close together, a lot of moisture out there and it will improve, the temperatures up to about 50, but not before the fog will slow you down this morn

completes coverage continues with don scott, jessica kartalija, and first warning weather with marty bass and meteorologist tim williams, it is wjz, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> recap presidential hopeful ron paul is facing pointed questions about his involvement in a newsletter. those newsletters bare his name and the title and filled with racist comments including one that says 95% of black males in washington are at least in part criminals, paul denies he wrote them and says he is tired of answering for them. >> you know what the answer is? i didn't write them. i didn't read them at the time and i disavow them, that is the answer. >> these things are pretty incendiary you know -- >> because of people like you. >> paul says he didn't have a lot of spare time 22 years agoo when they went out. he says people wrote them for him though he can't remember who. >>> former democratic presidential candidate john edwards may be suffering from an illness. his lawyers filed a request asking for his trial to be postponed to allow him to deal with an undisclosed conditions. he is accused of campaign financ

now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news from wjz's news team, your first warning weather and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> taking a live look outside at the power plant building sitting sweet. we sitting quiet. we have been watching the light show all weekend. good morning, everyone, i am jessica kartalija, in for don scott. let's go over to marty. >> the maximum temperature we are seeing now though is 32, 42 area wide on its way to a high of 44, this evening clouds, mild air pressing into the air, 38 is the dinnertime temperature, jay cart take it away. >> marty thanks now over to sharon at traffic control. >> it has been a quiet morning is what i was trying to say. we continue to have two problems, an accident in the glen burnie area, a vehicle into a pole there. also ice an issue in rosedale, all because of a water main break on philadelphia road. use caution in that area. if you are headed on the beltway speeds remain in the 60s, the low 60s, so no problems there open on the beltway. no problems there either. this traff

then marty bass with 132. mary and i still have 141 points. there's still a charges. this week's big winner, steven colfield of pikesville. he correctly repredict -- predicted 15 of the 16 games and came closest to the sunday night game. for that win, he gets a pizza bolis and best buy gift card. even though there are three weeks left, you can still sign up as the team heads out to the west, to take on the san diego -- well, you get the idea. you come here to wjz.com, click on the pro football challenge. and you can click on and still win for the last three weeks. you see, i know where the west is. i do that in weather all the time. >> i think it should be the other way. but maybe people's televisions reverse it. in any case, i know you know where the west is. >> ravens take on the san diego chargers this sunday. >> the west is right there in his hand. he's holding it. >> that's right. >>> still to come on wjz eyewitness news. unbearable situation. a large black bear in a suburban neighborhood. see what happens. >>> the war is over. but dozens of maryland soldiers are

sharon is watching the roads and marty bass has the weather. >> more sun than you see.mid atlantic. 48 high this day with plenty of sun this afternoon. over to sharon gibala, wjz 13 traffic control. >>> good morning everyone. i'm happy to say things cleared up a lot on the roads. two accidents we had on 100 are gone. one accident left on 40 eastbound, approaching rolling road. a stuck gate, railroad gate on west seminary we understand is causing delays. six minute set back on 95 southbound. there is a look at the speeds. 27 miles per hour on the west side. old court, everything is moving a little bit slower than it should be. traffic report brought by papa johns. ravens topping for touchdowns, you receive a free topping on a $9.99 following the game, double the toppings with a win. >>> department tall investigators looking in to a shooting in southwest baltimore. alex demetrick has details. >> reporter: investigators say the police officers involved fired because a man was coming at them with a knife. it happened sunday following a call for a domestic disturbance on sou