problem free at the fort mchenry as well.hat is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a trial date is set for a doctor charged with murder involving several late term abortions. the doctor's will be heard from june 6 to 15. two doctors face murder charges under a maryland law that allows charges to be brought in the death of it a viable fetus. a man died after being shot twice with an electric stun gun in 2007. that gun belonged to rudy torres. prosecutors claim he used excessive force against jarrel gray. he was lying face down and unresponsive. another trial is expected to begin today. four teams are charged in a murder. one teenager is accused in the robbery and murder of a 7- eleven employee three months earlier. >> 32-year-old dominic hope was shot in the head just before 7:00 p.m. last friday evening. two masked men walked in and opened fire. the gunmen are still on the run. police believe that hope was targeted. family and friends gathered to remember a baltimore educator who died it was thought to be death by fire. this

the southbound 95 in the fort mchenry tunnel.ot a lot of activity so maybe a brief tap of the brakes and you will be be able to get through. we are good to go inform you make the drive on u.s. 29 this morning. all is quiet so far north and southbound on 29. between 108 and route 32 and a check of traffic conditions on route 50. this is u.s. 50 at i-97. 50 looks pretty good making are way to annapolis after crossing the bay bridge. keep in mind wind warnings this morning on all of our area bridges. remember, follow us on twitter at maryland traffic. back to you. >>> when you think of the british royals, you think of glitz and glamour not crime. the murder investigation now unfolding after police found a body where queen elizabeth and the family celebrated the new year. >>> when you go surfing, you are supposed to have fun. a surfer ended up in need with a doctor with a close encounter with a shark. details when good morning maryland continues on this wednesday, january 4th. >>> now "good morning maryland at 4:30. >>> iran has test

no problems at the fort mchenry. a smooth ride on 95 just past 100 in howard county. 295 in pretty good shape. will update you at the key bridge. you can see the east side is running without delay. be extra careful on the bridges, ramps, and overpasses. 83 in the parkton region,

fort mchenry and the harbor tunnel traffic is running smoothly.lays to report at the key bridge this morning. 83 it is checking from mount carmel down to the beltway and free.ing delay- you can see the west side is starting to pick up at liberty. all the way down towards edmondson. you'll start to tap the brakes when you get closer to interstate 70. no sign of any problems. a pretty smooth ride from the maryland line down. 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. >> we have a delay on brunswick line 870. camden and penn trains are running on schedule. on the buses, the seven and 11 among those delayed. in observance of the martin luther king jr. holiday, light rail and metro subway will operate on a regular weekday schedule. no commuter bus schedule on monday. now back to john collins. >> thank you. it is and ok morning this morning. temperatures in the 30's to around 40 degrees. all eyes are on sunday. there is a big football game.

this is the fort mchenry. everything looking good in the southbound direction. this is traffic on the harrisburg expressway at padonia road. problem free heading down towards the beltway appeared there are reports of icy conditions in the parkton region. 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 vanetta brooks of the mta system. good morning. >> good morning. still showing service on the light rail. metro on an eight-minute schedule from beginning to end. the penn, camden, and brunswick lines running problem free. we're showing the number one line with a diversion at fort and lawrence. i am vanetta brooks. now back to tony pann. >> good morning. it will be a quiet but chilly day today. first let's say good morning to ava marie. she is up at towson and going back to college. what is going on? >> i am live at towson university. we're talking about business attire. so important. those suits can be hard to come by. this is the dress for success business drive. it is so important for students to be

a smooth start at the fort mchenry and the harbor tunnel. the rest of the major roadways are doing well. this is traffic and 95 south of 100. the fog is starting to clear out in howard county. this is greenspring. the northwest corner of the beltway checks out fine. on to the j.f.x., a smoot starch into town. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. -- a smooth start into town. fire crews on the scene of a house fire in northeast baltimore. the fire broke out just before 4:00 a.m. on ravenwood avenue. a child was taken to johns hopkins children's center suffering from smoke inhalation. we have a crew headed to the scene. a car collected has added an unusual vehicle to its collection. steve is now the proud owner of the hearst that transported john f. kennedy's body. rolls royce limo.roast li a piece of pop culture will soon be gone for good. the very first east coast starbucks will be closing. it opened a few blocks away from the national cathedral in washington, d.c., but it is being torn down so the french ship center can be redeveloped --

far problem-free at fort mchenry and the harbor tunnel.reene street was struck down for will shut down for the martn luther king parade. and tell about 95 coming down 32 and howard county. alive you for you on the north side at harbor road. outer loop traffic. to a live viewer of traffic in the area. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> at least 15 people, to americans, are still missing after a cruise ship capsize late friday. the ship captain is being accused of showing off when he steered the vessel to close to shore and abandoning ship before everyone else was safely evacuated. so far that act has claimed the lives of six people and injured 30 others. four people in fresno, calif., are dead in what police believe may have been eight murders-suicide. police found four people shot to death inside. those killed include a 3-year old boy and 18-month-old girl. police say their mother killed them and another man turned the gun on herself. this little girl has her big brother to think for saving her life. her dress caught fire last week

eight minutes on 95 north between the beltway and the fort mchenry. no delays just yet. this is the west side of the beltway. traffic is picking up in volume but nothing to cause a delay. this is 95 in the area of white marsh. moving freely right now. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. the call this morning of the season so far. -- the coldest morning of the season so far. 14 at the airport. we will see sunshine to start. clouds will thicken up. it will stay dry with a high temperature of 33. it will get warmer later this week. here is keith mills, the man. >> you are too kind. the real man is ray rice. the players have been out and about, taking a well-deserved bow, and the fans have been with them. to the victor goes the spoils. ray rice won his second afc offensive player of the year award. finish the regular season with more than 2,000 yards rushing and receiving. only marshall faulk has done that at least twice. john harbaugh said when many backs are wearing down, ray is getting stronger. >> this guy works really hard not just in the off-season

no problems at the fort mchenry. a smooth ride on 95 just past 100 in howard county. 295 in pretty good shape. will update you at the key bridge. you can see the east side is running without delay. be extra careful on the bridges, ramps, and overpasses. 83 in the parkton region, southbound traffic looks pretty good at york road. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. over to you, john. >> it looks like there's some snow in the grassy areas of parkton. 37 right now at b.w.i. marshall. temperatures are falling back. rain, snow combination is moving out. we will give the day a d today. we will be stocked in the 30's. bundle up. this afternoon will be on the raw side. >> keith mills took ill. we'll be feels better will soon . roger goodell will be in baltimore this weekend. they will watch the ravens and texans. this game will include anquan boldin. he returns to the lineup after missing two games with knee surgery. he gives the ravens a big boost. the ravens have been at all bizes this week. -- all business this week.

smooth sailing through the fort mchenry tunnel. no reported troubles passing maryland 175.taking a trip on the top side all lanes moving without troubles. and the mta early this morning, light rail on a 15-minute delay this morning. over to you charley. >>> baltimore ravens get ready for hosting the playoff game sunday against the texans. but gft game -- before the game they are getting inspiration from the youngest of fans. corinne redman is live in timonium with details. >> reporter: good morning. we are live at the giant in timonium where fans are encouraged to drop off letters of support not only the youngest fans but all fans can come in to the giant stores to drop off letters of encouragement to the team as they head into the playoff game on sunday. this is heather who is with the baltimore ravens. first, tell me why this is so important and tell me about the mailbox program is. >> it's an opportunity for the wrungest -- youngest fans to touch base with the team and let them know how important it is to see them win and succeed and play hard. and our players really fee

moving well down towards the fort mchenry. and i start as you approached the harrisburg expressway. -- a nice start as you approach the harrisburg expressway. we're looking good. 47 on 97 south at 100 through the glen burnie area. 295 checking out ok. this is the harrisburg expressway at padonia road appeared a deliv. this is wilkins avenue. building in volume. nothing out of the ordinary. when those delays fall into place, we will let you know. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a glen burnie man is accused of killing a former police officer. this happened in 2006. he was sitting in an suv behind a bar when it is alleged he was approached and the man demanded cash. a struggle later in suit and curtis were shot and killed. >> a hearing for a teenager who confessed to killing his home. police say robert conley richardson iii and robert c. richardson jr. or having an argument when the teenager shot his father. the teenager was taken into custody after a short police chase on tuesday afternoon. the boy is charged as an ad

problem free down to the fort mchenry. we start with greenspring.nner loop traffic and you could see help light is towards the j.f.x. 295, assault on traffic, no delays but volume is starting to build as you make your way down towards the capital beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> thank you. a debate over the budget in annapolis. >> lawmakers pushed the governor to change the tax code. nadia ramdass joins us with more details. >> democratic leaders are not going to kill it. looking to raise the income thresholds to $250,000. taxernor martin o'malley's increase is already being tweaked by the powerful chair of the senate budget and tax committee. david collins asked about those tweaks. >> possibly the thresholds are to low and may be need to be raised. >> is there a range being discussed? >> this is just me and not the committee. 00 and00,0-0 above. >> $100,000 households would lose some deductions including charitable contributions. households earning $250,000 would see a deduction in deductions. >> we do not want to ov

running smoothly towards the fort mchenry.hat is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a man is struck and killed by a vehicle will try to push his stalled vehicle in st. mary's county. police say the driver came up from behind as a man was pushing his truck. the driver swerved to try to avoid the vehicle but have to swerve back because of oncoming traffic. >> several shootings under investigation in baltimore city. kim dacey is live at police headquarters with the latest on these investigations. good morning. >> police are still searching for clues and suspects in all of the cases. four separate incidents over the weekend left two people dead and two others injured. off to a violence start in baltimore city. around 7:00 friday night, police found a man suffering from gunshot wounds near ashland and north montford avenue in east baltimore. he later died from his injuries. police say robbery could have been a motive in another friday night shooting. they say a 29-year-old man was wounded in northeast baltimore. at last check, he w

the fort mchenry tunnel, the left tube has a disabled vehicle. we're seeing very light volume. 60 miles per hour on 95 in the northeast corner. no problems. we are up to speed on the major roadways. the outer loop on the topside, 11 minutes. 80 minutes on 895 between the 95's. looking good on the beltway in both directions. this is joppa road. north and southbound moving just fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> the first homicide in the city is reported. it happened last night on edgewood road. police have said an adult male was shot at that location. stay tuned for updates. >> mitt romney has been declared the winner of the iowa caucuses. the final count gives him an eight-vote edge. kate amara has more. >> mitt romney and rick santorum are looking ahead to the next contest. the new hampshire primary is next week. >> we are going to change the white house and get america back on track. >> the first votes cast and we finally have a winner. >> congratulations to governor mitt romney. congratulations to senator rick santor

running smoothly down towards the fort mchenry. this is the harbor tunnel. 895 north and southbound equally smooth at this time. wind warnings are in effect at the area bridges. be careful. 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 vanetta brooks of the mta system. good morning. >> we have a few bus diversions. a diversion at fort and lawrence. the 50 blind is bypassing the mason apartments. marc trains are reporting no delays. i am vanetta brooks. now back to tony pann. >> we had a cold front go by a couple of hours ago. that has shifted the wind. be prepared for that. some rain showers are being picked up across the lower eastern shore. the lake-effect snow machine is kicking in. a possibility that some of those so fleurs can make it into your area. skies are basically clear around baltimore -- some of those flurries can make it into your area. a mixture of sun and clouds. we had a gust of 35 at the airport. it is a windy start. it will feel colder than the tem

the fort mchenry and the harbor tunnels are looking good. wilkins avenue looking good. this is 95 at the beltway itself less. a smooth ride. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> time for one more final face- off by the four republican candidates before this weekend's florida primary. >> the gloves came off. kate amara has more on this morning's report. >> good morning. mitt romney used the latest debate to come out swinging against newt gingrich. >> the republican candidates for president of the united states. >> the 19th republican presidential debate was a battle between mitt romney and newt gingrich. they traded barbs on immigration. >> the position i took which you attacked was that grandmothers and grandfathers will not be successfully deported. >> my father was born in mexico. >> the dew point front-runner attacked each other on investments. >> governor romney should tell us how much money he has made on households that have been foreclosed on his investments. >> you have investments that invested in fannie mae and freddie mac. >> these gentlemen are distrac

five minutes on southbound 95 from the 895 split down to the fort mchenry. this is 95 out of the white marsh area. moving well down towards the beltway. this is 50 at sandy point. everything looking good at the bay bridge. no delays at the toll plaza. 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. haven't talked to in a while. welcome back. >> it is great to be back. no delays on the trains. the penn, camden, and brunswick lines on schedule. metro subway on time. 15 thus diverting at saratoga and howard because of construction. i am at kurt kronke -- the 15 bus diverting. >> thank you. welcome back. we have high pressure off the carolina coast and a warm front north of us. our surface winds will tap into the warm air in the southern plains and we will get our fair share in the mid-atlantic region. there is some snow north of the warm front going across new england and boston. that will stay north of us and we will wind up with sunshine. skies are basically clear.

problem free at the fort mchenry and harbor tunnels. the j.f.x. running smoothly into town. nice start on the west side. 56 at parbaltimore national pike. a nice start on 95 through howard county down towards 32. the rest of the area roads around the airport are looking good. so far so good at greenspring. very light towards the j.f.x. 97 in the glen burnie area checks out fine and delay-free is so far. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the budget debate is heating up in annapolis. >> republicans target the governor's plan to raise taxes. jennifer franciotti has more on the story. >> they say a majority of marylanders are fed up as well. >> after a year in annapolis we realize this place is run by taxaholics. >> the gop freshmen back up their opinion with a new poll that finds 80% of republicans pay too much in taxes. 56% of democrats say they pay too much in detaxes. they take the name from the total number of those polled. they say they pay too much in taxes. >> they want more returned from the state. >> the governor proposes expanding the tax to digital products.

so far so good at the harbor tunnel and the fort mchenry. 56 on a 32. the elkridge accident is clear. 295 checking out just fine. this is 140. no delays yet here. this is a frederick, where it is filling up approaching the accident scene. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. so far so good today. it is a little chilly. 36 at the airport. 30 in taneytown. a mixture of sun and clouds. not as warm as yesterday. high temperature in the upper 40's. we have some rain in the seven- day forecast. here is keith mills, the man. >> thank you. we begin with college basketball. tonight, that means maryland and duke. first-time new coach mark turgeon takes on the blue devils. the basketball court will be court. cary williagary williams 461 wins. sean mosley says the burning desire to beat duke. >> it is duke vs. maryland. this opens my eyes up around the college park, the fans and the players. we know we need to get this win. we try not to put any pressure on ourselves. we get this win, this will help us down the stretch. >> spring training for th

five minutes on southbound 95 from the 895 split to the fort mchenry. 10 minutes to travel south and 95 from the beltway down towards 32. this is 95 coming down from harford county at mountain road. we switch over to traffic in the area of the harrisburg expressway at york road coming down from the parkton region. no sign of any delay. that is good news. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a baltimore county man is waiting out behind bars, charged with tossed a yorkshire terrier off of a balcony. gary wallace was arrested after neighbors saw him and tossed the dog off of a balcony. the doc is being treated for life-threatening injuries. he is being charged with animal cruelty and being held on $250,000 baiil. police say william macdonald shot and killed benjamin curtis during an attempted robbery in odenton. this was in 2006. macdonald is serving a 50-year sentence for an unrelated robbery. a routine traffic stop lance a pennsylvania man in a lot of trouble with the law. cocaine was found in his car on saturday. his car had improperly registered plates. cocaine and a stun gun

the temperatures are descending 36 degrees at 0 hera 35 degrees at midway 32 degrees at 0 henr mchenrye now marching through pennsylvania and sections of virginia ... the tornado season begins down on the gulf coast and and marches to the north reaching us in the springtime ... last year there were terrible tornado outbreaks down south ... there is a cooling of the equatorial pacific ocean area that has a facteffect on wednesday whichwe expect rain or snow. we are not expecting major accumulations but what may happen is that clearing may take place from the fleury's later on tonight and that standing water will be freezing all the chemicals have been washed off of the roadways so you need to be careful of the icy conditions ... there are wind advisories in indiana and ohio and wisconsin where there are winter storm and its gayle storm warningsgale force storm warnings on the lake ... we are in the final week of january we are still 10 degrees warmer than the winter of last year in spite of what we had on friday ... we just see seasonal cold air bursts ... some places have 36 mi. per ho

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this report >>i am standing in the epicenter of last night's earthquake it's a cornfield here in mchenry quite rare here it was felt on both sides of the state line it was a 2.4 magnitude earthquake ... a rare geological event coming just before 10:00 p.m. last night. >>you hear about this on the west coast i never think about it around here >>the u.s. geological survey said that the epicenter was in a cannery near the intersection of chapel hill road south of route 120 the tremors were felt throughout southeast wisconsin and the northern suburbs of chicago >>i thought it was a wicked case of thunder with a warm windy weather i thought a storm was coming >>the u.s. geological survey said that microearthquakes are tough to predict because of a small size but aftershocks are certainly possible in the next 48 hours >>officials at the byron nuclear plant believe that equipment failure may have caused a shutdown yesterday investigators say preliminary reports show that the incident was caused by a failed piece of equipment at a switchyard that supplies electricity to the plant. after the shut

mchenry. a very cold morning. the second straight day the temperatures did not get above freezing and baltimore. -- in baltimore. even tonight it will not be as cold as last night. temperatures are in the upper twenties to low 30's. western maryland not as cold as it was this time yesterday. snow showers passing baltimore tonight m. tomorrow we should get a little sunshine back in the area tomorrow, which will begin the warming trend. loews instead of going into the upper single digits, we will stay in the 20's for lows tonight with light southwest wind. back to normal for temperatures tomorrow. highs in the low 40's. snow showers may be eager for an additional day in the mountains tomorrow. then it will clear out on friday, and the temperatures will start to warm a little bit. balmy by our standards f january. 54 on friday. partly cloudy skies, temperatures rising from the 40's tomorrow into the fifties on friday. there is the weather disturbance triggering the snow showers tonight. he did in the upper level atmo

states over the treatment of immigrant chinese in san francisco and that forced president william mchenry order an inquiry and finally erratication efforts. people caught and killed rats. but 122 people had died. most scott says because of the denials and cover up. >> if it apt -- hasn't been for j.j. quinon which is a local hero. i think the plague could have wiped out hundreds maybe thousands of people in san francisco at that time. >>> the plague returned after the great earthquake and fire of 1906 which again created pet conditions for the disease. again infested rats fled destroyed stables. ironically, rat proofed china town escaped the worse of it this time. the 1907 plague spread up in ritzy nobhill and other communities. posters ranked all the residents, in fact, threatened them and this time newspapers had extensive coverage of the outbreak. the city paid a bounty on rats, a nickel a rat, more than 2 million were killed. what might have been a far worse epidemic was contained to about 75 deaths over the next two years but the plague did not disappear. two more outbreaks over the

walking around fort mchenry. we have seen a 4% rise in tourism. 130,000 marylanders are directly employed thanks to tourism. >>> before you put on your head phones and head out for a run, listen up. local doctors say those head phones could put you in serious danger. why they are the reason more people are being hit by cars than ever before. >>> not knowing the difference between a cold or a flu may affect you. >>> and why this year marks the last time we may wait for the mysterious poe visitor. >> all right, jamie, 58 at bwi. almost 20 degrees above average. so not within two degrees. we'll try it again tomorrow and tack about the colder air. it's straight ahead. [ snoring ] [ thunder crashes ] [ snoring ] [ thunder crashes ] [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] vicks nyquil cold and flu. the nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, fever, best sleep you ever got with a cold... medicine. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] vicks dayquil. defeats 5 cold & flu symptoms. ♪ >>> your life in beautiful bel air & main street --

. >> reporter: checked in with your tunnels on the fort mchenry i-95 looking good. 895 looking good throughnels but we are going to report -- get reports of an accident northbound 895 at o'donnell street with thevehicles on the left shoulder. no accidents reported on u.s.29 starting to see more activity in the southbound direction but no early congestion. here's 695 and wilkins avenue. outer loop is a bit heavy through the catonsville region making your way past baltimore national pike. and heading into downtown these are the conditions making your way past gee treat and west mulberry street. >>> a prime suspect in the natalee who will way murder -- joran van der sloot will be in front of a george later this week. time to check out what's in store for 201. we will have a preview. it's 5:52, 28 degrees. and good morning, maryland. >>> a guilty plea for the murder of stephanie flores in a hotel in lima peryiew. he is considered the prime suspect of natalee holloway and has been investigate. -- >>> more refined versions of popular gadgets are among the tech offerings debuting at consumer elect

we're dealing with a report of an accident i-95 to fort mchenry tunnel. the police are headed there. and if you're traveling on 29 this morning, folks in howard county, not too bad, you're dealing with typical rush hour delays in the southbound direction on 29, making the drive from i07 past maryland 108 to the burtonsville region. >>> a new report released overnight regarding maryland public schoolteachers and exactly how girlfriend a job they're doing. sherrie johnson has been looking through the documentation overnight. and she's telling us right now what she's got. >> reporter: i just got off the phone with a couple of county educators and they were not able to give me a comment because they said they did not know enough about the report. i found highlights from recent progress in maryland schools. we're talking about evidence of student learning and teacher evaluations and more program requirements. overall, this new report gave maryland public schools a d plus. this comes from the national council on teacher quality. it's a research and policy group

mchenry county sheriff's office are bonded out of jail after being charged with 10 counts of sexual assaults. sgt gregory has been charged with forcing a juvenile to perform oral sex over several occasions from 2006-2010. the state police spokesperson says that the file is related to the victim. he has been relieved of duty and is on administrative leave. the next court date is january 27th. investigators are still on the scene of a shooting that involves a chicago police officer. a man was shot in the chest in the 2100 block of north laramie at around 6:30 p.m. tonight, police are not releasing any information about the shooting, the injured man was rushed to a nearby hospital in serious to critical condition. a military man comes to the rescue on the red line, an army guards man chases and captures three robbers who try to swipe and iphone from those passengers. >> he is a military policeman studying for a degree in criminology who also works nights as a security guard and he just happened to be there at a cta station when three teams try to pull off a robbery but got much more than they p

feels like 12 degrees below in mchenry, maryland at the ski resort. frostburg feels like 2 degrees below. in northwest d.c., 33 degrees feels like 21. feels like 25 at dulles. here are some of the highest wind gusts. up to 59 miles an hour in maryland. cold and breezy. there's a wind advisory in effect for the county's north and west of the metro until 6:00 p.m. with gusts up to 55. >> thank you. it is common, but across much of the midwest there is a major winter storm pummeling the region. snow and ice stretched as from the rockies to the great lakes. a number of car accidents reported off in iowa and missouri and at least 8 inches of snow has fallen in chicago canceling 500 flights and causing people to break out the snow shovels. >> we knew it was coming, it's january. we might as well deal with it like every other year. we will survive. we always do. >> taking things in stride. it has been confirmed that it was a rare winter tornado that touched down in north carolina. the national weather service said it was 135 miles an hour. 15 people injured,

otherwise, as you continue to the for the mchenry tunnel, you're pretty good. here's a live view at maryland 175. all quiet for you there. and i-97, state police say the northbound lanes are open and moving well. we did have an earlier collision there without injury and you're trouble free on 97 north to 695. >>> american civil engineering student in seria and the family is worried never he made it past the security check point. >>> remember the patient that received the heart and the heart falls out. they're trying to get the patient to the er. and the patient that received the start now speaking out and we'll hear from her as we look around the world when "good morning maryland" continues in a bit. >>> cruise ship captian that have wrecks cruise ship is speaking out. her husband is speaking out and said that, quote, he's not a monster. the ship ran aground and capsized off a tuscan island in january 16 people so star been confirmed dead. -- so far have been confirmed dead. >>> a family of a college student are trying to find out what happened when he disappea

traffic though running well through the tunnel, tolls, fort mchenry, harbor tunnel, no issues at this time. >>> people in one comiewrcht are a little nervous this morning. sherrie johnson has more on the search for suspects. any new leads? >> reporter: i've been checking in with baltimore county police and so far one man is behind bars, authorities are trying to track down other suspects after a pair of sexual assaults in catonsville. one assault happened to a woman along north bin road. police say a car stopped, forced her inside. they sexually assaulted her and dropped her off. the other assault happened at a gas station along frederick road just outside the beltway. police say a woman was pumping gas at night when one attendant grabbed her and kissed her, mohammed zaman. the man at the gas station says the man has a wife and daughter and worked for two years without incident. >> what she told us was she was pumping gas and the gas station tapediant came up -- attendant came up, tried to talk with her, she had a polite conversation. when she went to leave he grabbed her buttocks and

even freezing drizzle reported up of lake and mchenry county is.a big storm i will talk about that in just a moment. nothing particularly impressive of this however it is already there have been seven tornadoes reported in arkansas, a couple homes damaged in cleveland county and these are cracking northeast of about 55 mi. per hour. in parts of indiana it's possible that here in chicago we may hear a clap of thunder later tonight. snow showers probably one-tenth of an inch not going to be a big snow of and for us. a look at the rainfall is expected. about 1- 210 7 in. snowfall not very much. two tenths of 1 in. of snow fall. look at the fog problems. meanwhile temperatures tonight across the area have been rising, we should hit 40 degrees before the thunderstorms hit indiana to ensure strong are expected to fall. low temperatures 35-40 degrees. on monday cloudy skies with snow showers. 37-42 degrees and falling throughout the day. seven day forecast, another little system doing here on friday. [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] vicks nyquil cold & flu.

in the fort mchenry tunnel getting by with one lane.a disabled vehicle still blocking the right lane there. for the most part, we are pretty good to go on the major roadways. for those of you taking 95 northbound heading towards the baltimore beltway, you trouble free coming from the columbia region up there arbutus. this is what it look like southwest side wilkins avenue no troubles to report. and traveling on the top side of 695a. good drive passing due lanny valley road and for those of you taking mta marc trains brunswick lines a 20 minute delay heading to the rockville region. >>> crowd -- all part of the gridiron sing off. ray rice's party. rice was there on the drums and duet with tory smith. it was a fun night for the ravens to let loose and leech also did take a listen ♪ achy breaky heart ♪ >> achy breaky heart. all right. it was a good time had by all. so ray rice and crew having a great time. we told you about this yesterday. about the tickets for the big game for january 15th. at one click but they were on sale yesterday at

as seen in this confrontation with north carolina's patrick mchenry about how long warren would appear at his hearing. >> congressman, we had an agreement. >> you had no agreement. >> we had an agreement for the time this would have.... >> you're making this up. >> reporter: since a warren nomination seemed a non-starter, president obama tapped cordray, a former tough on crime attorney general of ohio who was already the bureau's head of enforcement. but in a letter to the president, republicans had threatened to withhold support for anyone insisting a bipartisan board run the bureau not an individual. minority leader mcconnell. >> it's one individual who could bring down the banking system in this country if he chose to. unlimited power. >> reporter: as ohio's attorney general cordray made his name as a consumer activist. hounding financial firms that had misled investors, probing foreclosure practices. >> this is jeopardy. >> reporter: decades before that, he had his first brush with successful celebrity. >> a judicial clerk from grove city, ohio, richard cordray. >> reporter: a five

republican patrick mchenry of north carolina who chaired today's hearing repeated that charge. >> the fact of the matter is the operations and authority of the cfpv still remain a mystery to congress and the american public. >> reporter: during questioning, mchenry pressed cordray to lay out the cfpb's agenda for the coming year. >> with these roughly 800 employees you have and a budget that's hundreds of millions of dollars, will you lay that out. >> i think our agenda has been pretty clear to everybody who has interacted with us from the chamber to consumer groups. i'm happy to have my staff work with you. if that seems to be a best practice that that's something that we could do. we're not intend to go hide the ball. i think our priorities are quite clear. we've stated them very clearly. >> reporter: critics have also challenged the legality of president obama's recess appointment of cordray. today though he faced tough but not uncordial questioning. new hampshire republican frank ginta. >> does it concern you that the process by which you were appointed has an impact on those very

occasional tap of the brakes from this point as you pass the 895 split and continuing to the fort mchenry. >>> on to south carolina. candidates getting ready for the january 21st gop primary there. mitt romney leaves new hampshire the winner after also winning the iowa caucuses. he polled in the 40% for much of the weeks leading up to and delivered last night with a win. with a review of last night let's go to tj in manchester with a live look. >> reporter: good morning. the night went just about as expected up here in new hampshire which means the next primary, south carolina, is being seen as make or break by several of the candidates. mitt romney is on a roll. the first republican since 1976 to win both the iowa caucus and now new hampshire. >> thank you, new hampshire! tonight we made history! >> reporter: the former massachusetts governor was gracious, didn't back down from recent attacks on his work as a venture capitalist. >> president obama wants to put free enterprise on trial. in the last few days we've seen desperate republicans join forces with him. >> reporter: almost half of

and further south, just north of maryland 43 in the rosedale region, good all the way to the fort mchenry tunnel. >>> the final batman movie doesn't reach theaters until july 20th even though tickets for the i'mas showings have -- imax showings have already gone on sale and some shows have sold out. new york is one of the place that's already sold out. the tickets sold through fandango. >>> a university trying to fix its reputation after accusations. the meeting that became tense. >> do you have trouble sleeping at night? i'm linda so. why if you're a woman you might have a hidden condition you don't know about. >>> 4:44. 45 degrees. restaurant week begins today. 36 restaurants will be taking part. dishes run from $10 to $35. it lasts until january 21st. vice president joe biden will be in the swing state of ohio later today. he will be talking at a high school later this morning. arnie duncan will be in attendance as well. and wrigley field, the chicago area gearing up for eight inches of snow expected to fall in the next 24 hours. later this morning a winter weather advisory goes into e

mchenry, maryland, now 40 degrees. look at the high today made it up to 47. out in western maryland. downtown d.c. now dropping to 60 degrees, made it up to 66. and our final stop, fair tax station, virginia, now 58. they had a high of 68 earlier in the afternoon. our temperatures are slowly cooling this evening. but still in the 50's out to the west. frederick at 54. gaithersburg at 57. the cold front just to the west of us, pittsburgh now 41, detroit at 42. upper peninsula of michigan holding on at 22 degrees. satellite and radar is quiet and dry. here's the frontal system now getting ready to move across the area. once this moves off toward the east, our skies will start to clear. this will happen after midnight or so and then high pressure will build in for the day tomorrow and into the day on monday. however, area of low pressure just to the south of us, that's going to slowly rise toward the north and east. this will happen on monday and into tuesday. but i think it's going to be far enough to the south of us to have little impact on the immediate metro

still in the overnight traffic patterns, if you're traveling on 95 through the city, through the fort mchenry, two-way traffic pattern, also an additional road crew northbound 95 at o'donnell street, taking up two left lanes. in the meantime, 95 as you make the drive past 175, northbound lanes all the way to 695 moving well. here's another view of the beltway, the west side moving without incident as you make your way past liberty road, inner loop and outer loop, clear for you at this hour. remember to follow us this morning, we're on twitter at maryland traffic. back to you. >>> people once again have begun to gather in new york at zucotti park. why park officials removed barricades and a number of protesters occupying there again. and the unusual punishment one 14-year-old is receiving for constantly breaking the law and mom is behind this. your watching "good morning maryland." >>> 4:45. 28 degrees. five things you need to know. in east baltimore today, people will learn volunteer services and commitment in our area. correspondent is through the americorp volunteer project. >>> and element

but no major slowdowns as you continue to the fort mchenry tunnel. over to you. >>> right now live pictures off the the t-uscan coach. we are learning new -- coast. we are learning new information and we say hello, to sherrie johnson. developments still surfacing because it's mid to late afternoon in italy. >> reporter: that's right. and you know we have learned in the last two hours search teams have suspend operations because of -- suspended operations because of large waves rising up against the ship. death toll is 11 dead and 29 missing including a american couple. the captain under the ship is under house arrest accused of deliberately steering off course causing the wreck and then abandoning the crew and passengers. the wife of the italian captain was swarmed by media as she returned home early this morning while her husband side stepped the media and went through a back door. the coast guard order the captain back aboard as he sat safely on a rescue boat while passengers saved themselves. >> he is a coward. i mean, we are fighting for our hive

you make the drive through the rosedale region heading towards 695 and continuing south to the fort mchenryand for those of you planning to take mta a good report all lines moving without delay. over to you charley. >>> news around the world, the captain of the italian ship that crashed is back home under house arrest. this is video of his wife and him coming home. he is charged with manslaughter and abandoning ship a recording from the ship indicated the captain was safe on a lifeboat and refused to go back to help evacuate the passengers. the total number of dead is at11. and this morning crews are back this is a live look at that ship capsized. they are back on board look for any of the remaining more than two dozen still reported missing. a live report coming up in ten minutes. >>> news time 5:19. a devastating car crash in the haitian capital led to 29 dead and 67 injured. the accident happened late monday after the brakes of a large truck failed leading it to crash into a small bus and then careened on the sidewalk and one of the busiest city streets. the crash happened in front of th

and another incident reported for those of you traveling southbound on 95 heading towards the fort mchenryunnel. an accident at pulaski highway. the good news is no lane closures. the accident is off to the side of the road. just attracting a little bit ofattention. checked with howard county police and they say all lanes are open on a u.s. 29 without incident from i-70 to maryland 32. and here's a look at traffic on the beltway at green spring avenue all is clear between the northwest expressway and the jfx. charley, over to you. >>> heart disease is said to be the number one killer of women in the country. and coming up, how to know if you are at risk for the disease and why you should talk to your doctor about statins. the story and live report from florida coming up in bit. you are watching "good morning maryland" we continue in a moment. denny's new sizzlin' skillets are here for a limited time. so strike while the iron's hot. starting at $4.99. only at denny's. america's diner is always open. [ male announcer ] we have more than 3,000 daily flights on southwest airlines. and that giv