fortune brands home and security has higher gross margins than masco. it would be great for masco.buying forth demands would give exposure to europe. the entire rest of the world accounts for 17% of the sales. this is a 2013 issue. i don't want to sweat europe for too long. i suspect it will be back to growth world. speaking of international, fortune will give masco opposition to china. forth home and security has been in china for 15 years. even as it only represents less than 5% of the company's sales. one of the fastest growing companies in five years. last without least, it would create a tremendous house of brands all under one roof. fortune brings master locks, delta faucets, to name a couple of recognizable brands. the new company could put together a good tiered and better and best strategy so the customer knows the quality of what they are getting. i recommended these stocks about a year ago. that was back in january 2012. since then, fortune has rallied. the housing is just beginning. i think they have much more room to run. the point i'm trying to make, they can run a lo

mike pasco -- masco was in the crowd.elebration looked different because it was the first new years rocking eve without dick clark. the television personality passed away earlier this year but fans kept his memory alive as a tribute, they left messages to the late dick clark and they were among a ton of confetti dropped on the midnight crowd. >>> not everyone watches the ball drop. people down south participate in another sweet new year's eve tradition. look at this. more than 100,000 people gathered in atlanta for the 24th annual peach drop. look at that. the 800 pound peach began to drop before midnight. when the clock struck 12 it todd down and fireworks went -- it touched down and fireworks went off. you have one in new york and yesterday in mobile alabama the moon pie. >> moon pie. >> fireworks. >> and arkansas what do they drop? >> moving on. >> you don't want to go there. >> fireworks. fireworks just like over the inner harbor is big and fayetteville has a big celebration. >> okay. >> but, you know. >> here's what'

mike masco will have more on the details of the winds in the stadium coming up. we have a little bit of a windchill here across the baltimore area. 24 york, 31 easton. zooming out, we have cleared the skies up and down the even sea board, setsing the stage for a decent weekend. cold this evening, in to tonight. a bit of a warm up before we really get the cold air in here. we have the details straight ahead. >>> the first witness took the stand against leopold. he faces misconduct charges related to a sex scandal. cheryl conner joins us now with the opening statements. >> reporter: she is the first witness called, county executives assistant, she described a culture of fear. >> i feel sorry for her. i'm sure she had to relive everything trying to describe the things she had to do. >> reporter: harris has her civil lawsuit claiming retaliation after fired by leopold. medlin testified quote it was my experience that you don't tell him no, people lost jobs, i have seen it. she described being on her hands and knees as leopold required her help to change a urine bag f

let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with mike masco good morning. >> reporter: good morning. here we go. not much happening on the road. considering the holiday we have again light volume and most of our area roadways. the on-ramp is closed at mulberry street. eastbound a at 83 and 695 you have issues right alock this is -- right along this is at washington avenue right after this 795 entrance ramp and days south of up to construction related delays as you go along frederick avenue along 695. outside we go for a live shot. we will show you things looking pretty good right now. this is 95 at 395. things look good but going south on 59 you will pick up volume -- 95 you will pick up volume closer to the dc area. most of the road looking pretty good in terms of no drive times. we will do drive times later on megan. >> all right. >> thanks lot. ravens are headed back to the superbowl for the first time in dozen years. but to get there this time, they had to avenge a loss from last season in foxboro and take out tom brady and the patriots. rematch of last season's title game. new e

let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with mike masco. >> reporter: good morning.t's unreal. 13, 13. that's insane. let's bring you down to the fire. it's not an accident in pasadena, a lot of sirens going on over the last several hours. that's because a fire is ongoing and they have -- the newsroom confirmed that but it's tying things up in pasadena along 225. that's 225th street so be aware of that down on katherine avenue as well. we will slide it toward the north and lanes knocked out due to construction. this is off 695. let's bring you outside and this is 69 # at liberty road. volume is picking up but again not seeing any major accidents across-town. we will take you to another shot and show you 695. look how beautiful that sunrise is. 695 at harford road. things look good many holiday traffic so we are expecting things to stay quiet. guys now onto you. >> it's a child's dream come true. we are talking about a chocolate themed park. it opened up in shanghai china and there were 8 civilians featuring exhibits performances and interactive activities all about c

let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic can mike masco what do you have this morning. >> reporter: not much. it's quiet on this end. talking about a holiday traffic which will probably be no issues on the road during the course of the morning. just a couple construction delays out along the inner loop and 695 near highway 144 across- town towards fort meek henry -- mchenry construction delays. and it's about 95 south as you head towards dc. keep in mind the inauguration ceremonies are object going. we will see -- ongoing. we will see volume picking up the closer to the dc area. roads look pretty goodch this is 695 at -- good. this is 695 at liberty road. 695 at harford road and we will show you again not much happening. it's a ghosttown out there. >> i bet it is. it's 4:33. we are the afc champions. the ravens are headed to new orleans for superbowl 47 and if you are just waking up we feel your pain. fans celebrated the win so grab the extra cup of coffee. it's worth it to be a little tired. charley has a look at how they managed to take down brady and the patriots. what do you have fo

wood lawn, and that's where mike masco is this morning. let's go over to him, what are you seeing right now? >> reporter: good morning. we are seeing a very light flurry action right now, it's not a big deal, it's about the temperatures right now. we are waiting for the precipitation to fall. the crews, lined up and ready to go. we are hearing that out to the west they were pretreating the roads this morning. little after midnight in preparation for the snow and the sleet to move in. the story is not much happening now. the fact that the ground is so cold, we are talking about 4-5 days of temperatures in to the teens. yesterday got up to around 42 degrees in many locations. didn't get above freezing to the west. that's the concern that how cold the ground is. anything that falls from the scry will accumulate first and b, as it changes to sleet and freezing rain it's going to stick on the ground. we are concerned for the morning commute. we are concerned on the west side of the beltway. from 70, up towards 795, through randals town, these a

i am mike masco. this is the interactive radar exclusively from the apps. over to google play store and itunes store and get this. right now fells point 35 degrees and showers working to the south and west. will that impact us? we will answer that coming up after this. >>> thanks for staying with us and happy new year. people all around the world took time in to ring in 2013. this is london. fireworks lit up the sky as the brits welcomed in the new year. london eye played center stage at celebrations alongside big ben. fireworks exploded over the castle welcoming in the new year. >>> at the vatican the pope celebrated with a service at the basilica and gave thanks for 2012 and a look ahead to 2013. the pope marked the end of the year by saying despite all the death and injustice in the world goodness prevails. >>> and in amsterdam the celebration was as big. partiers were all over the public square welcoming in 2013 with family and friends. now, there may not be a crystal ball as in new york but the main square is a scene for an all out street party complet

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>> i'm meteorologist mike masco. gusty winds. now things are calming down. we'll have more on abc2 news at 5:00. >>> phone lines still open, talking about ibd. talk about some of the advances that have been made. >> the biggest thing would be minimally invasive surgery, both lapposcopy and robotic surgery. there's less trauma to the patient and recovery is easier. that gets the patient back on their feet as soon as possible. >> talking about an overnight stay? >> usually an overnight stay. we have to wait for everything to start working but the pain is much less. the cosmetic look is much better with many incision and patients tend to get back to work soon are and feel better sooner. >> that's what's important. >> it is. >> we'll be here until 6:30. the number to call is 410-481-2222. we got experts standing by waiting to take your call in our studio. >>> notice the last couple of hours we've been watch this drying trends all over anne arundel county, annapolis, down toward pg county. we'll show you the steady heavy band into cockeysville. this is a tough ri

i'm meteorologist mike masco. in some cases we can drop 40 degrees from where we are. we'll have the details coming up. >>> it's a problem that impacts millions of people. we're talking about inflammatory bowel disease, also known as ibd. today we're taking your calls. the number to call is 410-481-2222. we'll have experts until 6:30. we're joined by a doctor from the university of maryland medical center. let's talk about what is ibd. >> inflammatory bowel disease includes crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. both are conditions of the gi tract. crohn's disease can affect anywhere from the mouth to the aus in. colitis affects the colon to the rectum. those with colitis tend to have bloody diarrhea. >> this is a difficult topic to talk become the what are some of the symptoms? >> reporter: for crohn's disease abdominal pain and cramps, nausea, occasionally volume myth. colitis tends to be bloody diarrhea or diarrhea. patients may also have cramps with that as well. >> what age group? >> we see it affecting people of all ages actually. people usually present with bot

. >> we want to head over to mike masco for the latest on the snow and how long it's going to last. what can we expect? >> as quick as it came in, it will be out by 7:00, 8:00. light snow. we'll take you down toward the south and east of town around edgemere. we'll check in with lauren. some bursts of snow coming. we'll take you toward annapolis and seeing some of the heavy snow as you go into the bay bridge, a burst heading into the eastern shore. cecil county had the light snow. there's another burst. that will be on top of you in the next 15 to 20 minutes. this is what our radar is seeing in terms of how much snow has come down. to the north and west a solid inch. northern carroll county, a healthy dusting on the way to an inch. the one to two inch forecast will certainly come to fruition. in terms of what to expect, it's the cold air. 19 in timonium. down toward the airport at 19. 22 at annapolis. anything that falls will stick quickly. anything that melts will refreeze. flurries through the course of the overnight. 18. it's a warming trend in that seven-day forecast. we'll talk

dealing with snow mainly, but also some sleet mixing in, and with that, i will take it outside to mike masco, mike, what have you been seeing this morning? i have been seeing a little bit of everything. tell us what you are seeing. >> reporter: a little bit of everything through the course of the morning, we were in wood lawn, it started to snow, we got a coating, we found more in the way of sleet. 695, we looked at it, it looks pretty good. once we got off 695, that's where things started to change. this is what is grounds is like, you have the crusty kinds of the snow, now combined with sleet out there, that is going to make for really well interesting travels across the area, until we get the full changeover to rain, this is the type of commute you will have, cold surfaces, grassy, not the grassy surfaces but the driveways , the walkways, this in here, this is below freezing, that's going to trip you up during the course of the morning. the primary roads now, kudos to our crews, a fantastic job, we were talking to them earlier, they were on stands by, they couldn't lay the pretreatment, t

kelly swoope is with mike masco with fans in white marsh and the place is always packed. >> reporter: just like last week. we are back for round two. we had so much fun. we have mike masco in the house. >> reporter: this is wild. >> reporter: who is going to win on sunday? [cheering] >> reporter: we are getting started. we got the special coming up at 7:00. we are back for round two. you got on your flacco jersey. how excited are you about sunday? >> i hope we beat the patriots and get your revenge on brady. >> reporter: got your fingers crossed? >> superstition they were here last week. mike, they came back again. at the same table. thank you. i knew the women were there last week. thanks guys. our special is at 7:00. purple friday kay van caravan on the move. early this morning, rocking to their favorite ravens gear. the cheerleaders mascots and ravens helped pump up the crowd. >> we are teachers in prince georges county. today is a grading day. we are allowed to do it from home. we had the day off. what better way to spend the friday than with ravens fans, beer and eating bac earl

well, i am meteorologist mike masco. 36 degrees on the chilly side. 60s into the weekend.forecast coming up. >> reporter: there are no delayson 695 south of burnie highway but there's serious crash that shut down route 97. i will have the details coming up on good morning maryland. >> it's 8 minutes after the hour. a live look at times square as we head that way for a check of the day's tech bites. >> reporter: in today's tech bites a warning for anyone running java security experts say disable the software because a problem has just been detected that allows hackers to attack some computers. one expert says it is a mess. another says it's like open season on consumers. >>> and apple is knocking down reports it's planning a cheaper verse of the -- version of the iphone a executive is saying a company will not sell a less expensive version for the sake of market share a trend at consumer electronics show a company called neurosky is getting attention for a device that is moved by brain way data. and some parents might find this practical the high tech potty training solutio

megan is off but mike masco is with us once again with changes coming to the forecast. >> changes.t now the temperatures are where we should be during the day for january 1st. kind of we had. 45 in baltimore city. and good morning everybody. happy new year. and it's nice and mild. you can notice clouds in play through the course of the afternoon. 40 will maintain through the lunchtime hour and maybe we get 41, 42, 43 during the course of the day. but it's all about the cloud and above average temperatures. this changes in big way going into tomorrow many we will show outself-day forecast -- you the seven-day forecast coming up. >>> the wait is over for many same sex couples. they can legally married in maryland. it was a battle approved by voters back in november. abc2 news sherrie johnson is live at city hall where some couples. they have showed up to tie the knot. >> reporter: that's exactly right. about 7 same sex couples showed up right here at about midnight to tie the knot. they were able to legally wed. and had is a historic day for maryland. a number of couples stood and wa

let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with mike masco good morning. >> reporter: are you out of purple? because i am done. this is all i got. i got to go shopping. but let's get into the road. good morning. not much happening on the roads. holiday traffic so we are dealing with road construction. single lane traffic turned into that direction between 1 # 4 -- 144 off 69 5. be aware of that and watching construction delays on the east side of town heading out towards parts of this is right around fayette street. so be aware of that this morning. we will look outside to show you. our cameras are not showing much. this is 83 at york road. i do venture to say that probably is the same looking shot one more daylight than the next hours to come. and drive times and things are looking good. smooth sailing on most of the area roadways, 95 southbound south into dc there will be volume picking up due to the inauguration. 659 outer loop from 95 to a 83 an 11 minute ride. >> thanks 3 minutes after 5. the past three weeks have been magnificent for ravens fans. baltimore took out the broncos and col

good morning maryland and happy new year alongside mike masco i am charley crowson. megan is off today. >> we made it. >> how did you do. >> i did pretty good i got up and sought ball come down and you know -- saw the ball come down and you know that's it. >> best behavior. >> the boss texted me by the way you are working lynette is back by tomorrow by way. >> all right. >> you are done with me and i am out of here. >> awed pretty tough week last week with the snow and rain -- you had a pretty tough week last week with the snow and rain and ushering in mildh. >> she will bring a blast of arctic air we will blame her. look at the maps and we will show you downtown. well, everybody cleared out. big festivity last night. right now, we sit at 40 degrees and that's mild for this time of the year where we should be usually into the upper 20s and low 30s. that's not the case. we find some rain showers. it's really from anne arundel county towards the south. and that's where it will stay. we are not expecting precip or heavy rain or snow today. it's going to feature clouds.

let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with mike masco. >> reporter: good good morning >> reporter: how often is this. it hasn't sunk in but next week it will. >> superbowl bound. >> reporter: here's what's going on. let's look at the maps. not much happening. roadways look pretty good. some delays from annapolis heading towards the eastern span of the bay bridge. and we will show you frederick avenue at 695 road construction will trip you up but fort mchenry tunnel from 95 into the toll plaza looks good. but keep in mind, you go south of town and you go into the dc area, just know volume will be increasing through the course of the morning because of the ceremonies ongoing. there's a shot looking at towards the toll plaza. and we will look at drive times. speeds pretty much in check around 65 miles an hour. we will take -- did it will take 11 minutes from the from 83 to 695. there are some of the drive times there 695 outer loop from 95 to 83. that's an 11-minute ride. looking at traffic in less than 10 minutes charles crowson onto you. >>> learning, knowing and commit it to memory bec

. >>> mike mass hello, is in for lynette and -- masco is in for lynette and he has a easy ride. weather across the weekend couldn't be more perfect. >> but not the case in denver. >> it's going to be about 20 in game time. we will be into the 60s in the weekend. it's a wild swing of temperatures. we are into the 30s and 40s. on the way to a two degree guarantee of 48. late day showers after the 2:00 hour and the fog kicks in tonight. a little after 8. otherwise cloudy skies around 40 degrees. 7-day forecast, 60 degrees on saturday, we could do better than that on sunday. nice and mild and warm 67. pattern change by next week. we will talk about that coming up in a little bit. guys now onto you or lauren or you. >> all right there. you go. coming up, a story that could have had a much different outcome a story stopping a gunman. >> we will tell you how he is doing after he tried to stop a student. >> more and more people are coming down with the flu and we are working to fight it and treat it and keep your family safe. >> are you hanging in there with your resolution to lose weig

. >> here he is, meteorologist mike mass co-- masco. >> we counted four flurries. we're counting them outside. all right. let's talk about the cold. that's going to be important. if you go with the old oil heating, top your oil heater off because of how cold the temperatures will get. let's show you where the cold air s this is developing over canada. i know you see 24 below zero, out toward yellow knife, 34 below zero. it's not going to be that cold. this air mass is going due south. all year long they've been going toward the east and heading out toward the north atlantic. this is a pattern change we have been advertising. we think it will get very, very cold. when was the last time we get into the 30s. upper 20s january 29. january 3rd of 2010. it's been a couple of years to three years since we've seen real true arctic air. while we'll be in the upper 20s to 30, those will be in the teens around garrett, washington, allegany. we'll talk if we can get some snow to be produced out of the pattern. guys, counting the flurries. >> the latest on the temperatures, dow

. >> meteorologist mike masco. >> what's it looking like? >> we had a couple flurries the last time we chatted. the flu -- tell me what's going on in your neighborhood. there are flurries in bel air. john saying sleet coming down. nothing in dundalk. certainly expecting a few flurries, not a big deal. let's talk about the upcoming pattern. it's going to get really cold. let's take a look what it's been over the mast several weeks. it's been about a zone hall jet stream. all the air has been pushed from the east -- west to east. that has locked all that true canadian air toward the north. there's a change. there's the arctic blast. watch what happens as it crashes down. first new england's problem sunday in time for the game and our problem in maryland as we go into maryland. can we get a storm that comes from the gulf of mexico and comes up the coast. there's nothing showing that but climatetology tells us when you get a ridge near the pacific ocean, usually you drop storms out of the rockies, it needs to happen sooner than no we're on the d

. >> we have team coverage of the storm starting with meteorologist mike masco. we have the latest on the snow and how long it will fall. no pressure at all. >> you know, guys, a lot of snow, not a lot of snow, unfortunately. it was a taste of snow. take a look at the shot. things looking good. this is our most popular radar, just some light banding of snow along 40 toward hampden, woodlawn seeing some of those bands of snow showers. we'll slide it up toward cecil county. that's where we find the most snow action. this is a moderate clip. this will run along into calvert and back down into 95. tidings bridge seeing moderate snow. that came in with the clipper. notice back to the west starting to see things clearing out, winchester, right along 81. that is the back edge of the snow. as quick as it came in this will be out in the next half an hour to an hour. 18 degrees. it's 63. 18 in bel air. we wish it was 63. the snow will be part of the equation. 19 degrees. 17 waking up. we'll be well into the 50s by next week. we'll show you that seven-day forecast coming up

let's head over to mike masco. like i said, it rolled in. it was almost like a stormy situation. >> this was a tough afternoon. this is now a tough evening commute. let's get you right over to maryland's most powerful radar. this has been some really heavy steady rain. 83, just a mess. 95 through bel air. seeing a little thunder in bel air. let us they what you're seeing and hearing, dealing with steady heavy rains. i want it take you down to charlottesville. there's a severe thunderstorm warning popping up. we have to see if there's enough instability to cook more storms during the course of the evening. stay close and we'll let you know ifian thing pops up. right now close to town not much happening. a spot shower in parts of annapolis. it's a flash flood watch. we also have a wind advisory. the bay, we also have a concern for those living adjacent to the bay. 61 in town off or 71-degree high. whole rae drop 41 degrees. we'll talk about that. >> we're tracking the weather, too, and you can as well. log on to abc2news.com/weather. you can d

mike masco said it's starting to snow in wood lawn.book and twitter and let us know about the weather in your neighborhood. no delays interstate 70. clear from columbia pike to the beltway or if you are traveling west out towards frederick. that's a look at the time saver traffic, meagan and charlie, over to you. >>> we have health news this morning, the prevalence of childhood obesity is changing the way doctors think about type 2 diabetes, guidelines is created to manage kids ages 10- 18 years old. the guidelines recommends treating with insulin at the time of diagnosis in all kids with high blood glucose levels. met tamorphine is recommended and a lifestyle modification program and diet and physical activity. >>> norovirus is spreading through food or drink. you can get it if you touch a contaminated object. there is no vaccination, your best bet of prevention is wash your hands. if you feel sick, do not go to work and immediately go see your doctor. >>> delay of a game that no one could have called. >> a bat terrorizing the arena f

thanks, bill. >>> masco and home depot are all riding the home improvement craze.idence for the housing recovery and home improvement boom is lowe's. they will hire 45,000 seasonal workers for the spring season. that really does it, doesn't it? >> it absolutely speaks to this semi boom we are seeing. scone tributing more than even no new home builders p. this remodeling become coming back just after the housing market recession. remodelers took a big hit. now seeing more people take advantage of the very low interest rates. refi boom we are always talking about, a lot of that money is going into houses like these and again part of it is what we are talking about yesterday in that there is very little supply of homes on the market to buy. a lot of these folks went up to do better and couldn't find anything so decided to sink the man into their own homes. >> we have to leave it there but thank you very much, diana. >>> up next, on-line envy. how social media sites like facebook and twitter are apparently making us a bunch of miserable sobs. >> that is why i am not on

let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with mike masco. >> reporter: good morning.ttle delay with some volume picking up as the 79 a as you approach 140. be aware of that. we have volume across-town. no major instances to speak of. pasadena dealing with delays due to a serious fire around mountain road. how about 695 oh sun glare grab the shades but things look good. >> more news weather and traffic coming up in a half- hour. >> we will see you and in the meantime, back to good morning america. have a great day. >>> good morning, america. >> good morning, america. >> hey. good morning, america. >> wake up. >> wake up. ♪ come on and show >>> all kinds of stories here in washington this weekend, for all of the inaugural festivities. katy perry. it's just begun. the inauguration ceremonies today. you see the crowd building right there in washington, d.c. about 800,000 people expected on the mall this morning. as you see it all the way up to the capitol and the washington monument. there's the lincoln memorial. the president will be looking out over that scene. the sun

and how is the weather going to be out there mike masco is here to take a look. >> we are talking aboutratures starting out on the chilly side but 60s close to 70s on the weekend. we barbecuing? good idea. >> i like that. >> 34 right now -- right now at joppa. annapolis 37. and it's on the chilly side and things are going to be cloudy during the duration of the afternoon. weather headlines reflects cloudy skies. showers develop after the 2:00 hour and bank on the idea of a foggy friday night. but it's about the mild ride into the weekend where temperatures get into the 60s. here's the day planner. 36 goes to 38

we're going to look at icy conditions for the morning commute with mike masco. it sounds like we should take monday off and stay in bed tomorrow morning. >> not a bad idea. tomorrow morning is just going to be ugly. let's bring you right to the radar, the leading edge of this system is pushing into hagueerstown and we're getting reports of sleet falling. we have time before this moves in. there's a whole lot of moisture to work with. as this rain interacts with the cold air on top of us right now, it will fall in the form of sleet and how long will it fall in the form of sleet is what we are concerned with. we think it's a long duration of sleet. in terms of what we're seeing in the history of the storm, this is the ice vision product, showing a half an inch in parking lots of the ohio valley. that gives an idea of what's to come by tomorrow morning. for that reason, a weather advisory in effect out toward cecil county, you'll be dealing with ice. we're going to break down the time line, let you know when it's in here and out of here! despite the potential for i

and mere's meteorologist mike masco with a look at forecast. >> the outer loop gets me. 4 # in town right -- 44 in town right now. we are starting off kelly and temperatures about 4, 5 -- chilly and temperatures about 4 or 5 degrees cooler than yesterday morning. it's all about the warmup that's on its way for the weekend. a lost clouds today. showers will develop a little after lunchtime and then a foggy friday night going into tomorrow morning. but the mild temperature into the 60sthis weekend. we will show glout seven-day forecast -- show you in the seven-day forecast coming up. >>> the deal to hit the fiscal cliff hits your paycheck beginning today. congress didn't re-up on the payroll tax holiday. social security deckss go from 4.2 to 6.2%. most of us will lose around 40 dollars a paycheck. and that's 80 dollars a month. equivalent to a tank of gas. >>> 6:47 right now. when should we use the death penalty? governor o'malley has come out in favor repealing it but later today, delegate mcdunna will introduce five bill mandate to use the capital punishment including cases of mass murder

let's say good morning to mike masco. >> good morning.on the mild side. westerly wind at 10 miles per hour. so a little breeze out will. but temperatures not bad across- town. timonium 37. 36 in monkton bel air towards elkton 38, 39 degrees so you get the deal. uniformally into the 30s to around 40. we are 12 degrees milder than we were yesterday morning. that's an impressive stat. we will stay mild during the course of the afternoon. clouds out there and notice the cold air funneling into the lakes. 16 below zero in international falls due to arrive by tomorrow. 42 in town mostly cloudy and chilly. tonight 27 under part cloydy skies and it will be cold wednesday at 37, 34 on thursday and friday at 36 and teens below 20s as we go into the next several days. those are the overnight lows charley. >> all right more news and weather coming up in a few moments. back to new york for good morning america. have a great day. [ stefan ] with a cold or flu, nighttime nasal congestion can be the worst part. my medicine alone doesn't always give me al

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. >> reporter: hi mike masco.sh shut down route 9 # at liberty road. stick with route 32 or 27 as your alternate. and more problems in anne arundel county a. crash on oakwood at hospital drive here's what 95 looks like downtown. 395 no delays whatsoever getting through the tunnels. and as far as beltway is concerned, this is what it looks like in parkville at harford road inner loop clear but outer loop slow to providence road. over to you. >>> almost 8 so we will send you back to new york for more of good morning america. >> back with more news weather and traffic in half-hour. see you then. eat good fats. avoid bad. don't go over 2000... 1200 calories a day. carbs are bad. carbs are good. the story keeps changing. so i'm not listening... to anyone but myself. i know better nutrition when i see it: great grains. great grains cereal starts whole and stays whole. see the seam? more processed flakes look nothing like natural grains. you can't argue with nutrition you can see. great grains. search great grains and se

i would buy masco here. buy 50 here, room for a pullback. let's go to mark in new york. mark?ller: jim, lots of stock market pin action strike boo-yahs to you. >> true. >> caller: me and my 10-year-old son listen and learn together. thanks for all the knowledge. >> that's what i love! that's what i love, thank you. >> caller: your staff is great and -- >> yes, they are. >> caller: stay healthy. >> i'm trying. believe me. what's up? >> caller: not too long ago, you had the ceo of health care trust on, symbol hta. >> yes. i like that stock. i think that stock should be bought -- >> buy, buy, buy! >> i think hga is terrific. i want you to own the stock. i'm glad you watched that. other people were saying, why is it not at 12? i think it's fine. let's go to tracy in texas. tracy? >> caller: hey, jimmy, thank you so much for taking my call. >> my pleasure, thank you. >> caller: thank you for all your help, your book. i want to say you should be commended. if people would listen to you intently. i want to say thank you, i bought isis at 840. i did wait like you said until the negati

. >> but masco, stanley works -- >> i get it, i get it. >> i run a distinguish between ulta, somethingw you challenged me on and i backed way on. you put up a certain number of stores, ulta will not grow like it did. >> sure stz i have trouble with the housing place because they may actually be based on say 700,000 housing starts and maybe we go to 1.5 million housing starts. >> i'm not making any broad calls here. i'm trying to say these the companies that the guys on the other side say, they are ripping their hair out every time -- >> see me there. >> using metrics you used here as to why you think these high flyers could be vulnerable, how long have you been wrong? >> oh, my gosh. >> my, when did you start -- >> wrong and early. wrong and early. >> by the way -- >> no, netflix right. chipotle, right. and cramer, under armour -- >> let herb defend himself. >> as i told john mackey, co-ceo of whole foods -- >> and former tight end. >> as he was walking off the set here, i said, red flags i flew over your company many years ago, and i con grat rated him. he did a great job. but there a

we like building materials companies, like masco, companies like usg.anies like whirlpool, one of the largest appliance manufacturers in the world. so it's the derivative plays that we think make the most sense. liz: okay. we're leaving these up here so people can look at them. because again i remind people over the past three years your fund has had 11% annualized rate. he came out number one out of 530 funds in his category. this is why we're listening to him. here's the one year chart. looks very healthy. what would you avoid? what scares you? >> well, what scares us right now is long maturity bonds, long maturity treasuries. we ultimately think the fed is going to win the war, and we're going to see gradually higher inflation over time. the economy is gradually improving, and so what that means is that interest rates over time and this could take a year or so, will likely head higher. and we think inflation gradually, there's going to be an upward bias. so longer maturity bonds don't make much sense to us right now. we prefer more intermediate part

seeing masco at a new hope. s&p 500. bring back the retailers because we are seeing some laggards. finally, i want to make note that the hmos also lagging a little bit as well. still the threat of a 2% cut in medicare payments from the sequestration that's coming up in the next couple of months, but other than that it's pretty much all green. guys, back to you. >> all right, bob. thank you very much is this very strong start to the year a good omen for the rest of 2013? >> let's find out from today's "closing bell" expaining. michael pento from pento portfolio strategies, gene pirono, quincy crosby and our very own rick santelli. gene, let's start with you. you like financials and cyclicals here. i guess the broad message though is can we continue the strong gains that we've started the year on? >> i think so, kelly. i mean, this is not a one-day wonder. this is part of a trend that's been going on for some time. seen very good accumulation, this market especially on a non-block basis. the chart patterns are the best i've seen in my career. that's 38 years. the chart patterns depic