megan and charlie, over to you. >>> two minutes after 5:00 right now. so close to graduating from high school but a crash in carol county ended a 17-year- old's life. abc2 news linda so is here to tell us how the community plans to honor the teenager. >> reporter: michael mcverry was a senior another westminster high school. tomorrow night the varsity football team will dedicate the game to its family in the regional finals. police say alcohol or drugs was not a factor. he was riding in a car driven by an 18-year-old. their car crossed the lane and hit a dodge neon. the driver of the neon was treated and released. the driver is still being treated at shock trauma. neighbors say the crash was so loud they knew right away something terrible had happened. >> when the impact happened it shook my house and that was my first intention was okay, did someone hit the house or maybe some type of explosion happening down stairs in my basement or whatever. >> reporter: michael's friends plan to hold a vigil in his honor and counselors are on hand to help students,

. >> i am megan pringle. we have a little bit of a break but it was kelly and gray. >> feels like a typical fall day. and lynette this is a good thing right? >> well depends on who you ask. if you ask my facebook friends, they are not liking it at all. so today, it's going to be better. we will look at maryland's most powerful radar. things are drying out. yesterday we had drizzle around and showers and in a lot of spots. today driver and we will get a few more peeks of sunshine. i will show you what i am talking about once you look at satellite and radar. stepping out the door dry times we are dealing with partly cloudy skies right now. this time yesterday, more clouds around and they stuck around throughout the day. stepping out the door this morning the only difference is that it is cold this morning. make sure to have the coat as you head out the door. let's go back to megan and charley. >> we have told the story dozens of times in the last w months and we are telling it again this morning. >> yeah. balti

thanks for joining us i am megan pringle. >> i am charley crowson let's check the forecast for election day do we need to bundle up. >> we are talking about temperatures in the 20s and 30s. look at arnold at 35 degrees over to jessup 30 and sykesville coming in at 29. so not only do you need the big coat i suggest to put an hat or earmuffs. looking at maryland's most powerful radar, we are dry right now. we will stay that way as we go throughout the day. the cold temperatures bringing in a freeze warning until 9 and this is what to peck for your planner. 47 quite chilly as we go into the afternoon. let's check the traffic with lauren good morning. >> oh actually well. >> we are going to traffic in a moment but we will talk about the polls because they are set to open. >> less than an hour they open in maryland and a number of key issues for us and the president of course t.j. winick is standing by in chicago with a report. >> reporter: good morning. the president ended his campaign yesterday here in the midwest. and right now, it looks as if a last-minute surge could carry barack obama

>> all right, megan guys thanks for the great tips.thanksgiving is this just a week away but pressure is already starting for a lot of us. there are gifts to buy. parties to plan. and a lot of activities to try and squeeze in between now and the new year. and a family gathering are a source of stress for you one expert says change the way you react to people you might not want to be around. >> kind of make the game out of it. decide to be different. decide to reactivently to somebody who bugs you -- react differently to somebody who bugs you and then kind of stand back and watch. and watch what happens. it really is like a play. if you suddenly switch your lines, everybody else in the play is what do i say now? >> that's how you do it. the doctor says this will give you a sense of control and help you keep your stress levels low and ultimately that works out better for you. >>> stay with us this morning, consume more calories when you're pregnant. >> but 6,000-calories? that's a lot. now a mom of triplets says that was her diet during

megan mcgrath, news 4. back to you guys in the studio. >> and we will continue to follow that story all morning. stay with us for updates. >>> right now it is 6:31, and we are also watching the weather. the cold is hanging on this morning, and to make matters worse, some very chilly rain is falling too. tom kierein on the storm team 4 weather deck. tom? >> not here, though. that rain is falling north and east of the metro area. here in washington, a few cloudy skies. here's what's been happening over the last few hours. that area in green, that's where they're getting a few sprinkles, far southern maryland, northern neck, and eastern shore. sky clearing out shenandoah valley west. it's cold, near freezing there. closer to washington, mid and upper 30s, near 40 degrees. might have an isolated sprinkle l south and east through the metro area. after that, sunshine breaking out through the whole area. highs reaching mid-50s by midafternoon. i'll be back in ten minutes with your friday evening planner. a look at

. >> i am megan pringle. the weather was gorgeous especially yesterday so let's find out what's in store for today as you head out the door. here's meteor will gist lynette charles. >> ace stand in front of a big blob of green. rain that's moving -- as i stand in front of the big blob of green, this is what's coming across the nation. we have 15 hours before it treks into our area. another dry day on tap. sunshine but the clouds will be increasing ahead of the next cold front bringing showers this evening into tomorrow. we have sweeps on across the area. it's getting the skies and it will finally make it in here as we go towards time. but we are work with this morning in terms of temperatures. temperatures a little above average. we are not as cold as we have been. 51 in union bridge. stephensville at 50 and this is what the planner looks like temperatures at 60 degrees a breezy day on tap. let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lawyer encook. >> reporter: butte -- lauren cook. >> reporter: beautiful wee

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. >> and i'm megan pringle, thank you for joining us. let's get to the weather because it's chilly out there. >> i have to admit lynette i left the coat am home today by -- at home today by accident but we need them. >> make sure you grab the coat as you head out the door. look at the temperatures this morning 37 degrees in jessup and 30 monrovia. 38 millersville and be careful as you go into the afternoon hours as well. because we're going to be dealing with chilly temperatures. yesterday up to about 48 degrees and going to do more of the same as we head throughout the day. still staying well below average. the good news is that maryland's most powerful radar is dry and will stay that way throughout the day. yesterday we had plenty of sunshine in the forecast, today a few more clouds out there. temperature coming in at 41 degrees by 9:00 this morning and into lunchtime 47 degrees. our high today only around 48. let's get a check now of the let's get a check now of abc2 timesaver traffic lauren cook. good morning. >>> definitely crank th

you know megan we have to say that the u.s.c. does have its own history really of criticism in terms of some of the conclusions it sometimes makes depending on the countries where it's monitoring where their group is monitoring the election and there have been cases previously where concerns from other monitors said look there seems to be a little bit more let's say loud screams of trying to bring attention to certain violations in one country yet a lot more relaxed approach when it comes to others and i think this latest case with the united states is a good example of this because we've heard from the o.s.c. say they think it's unacceptable that monitors are not being able to do their job but there is really it's quite unlikely that this group is going to put up a much bigger fight because it has kind of a history of being a little more kind of attentive to what the united states needs are in comparison to maybe some of the other countries that you listed when it comes to monitoring and outlining some of the concerns they have

. >> i am megan pringle. we will give outdetails about what's going on in downtown baltimore but if you headed that way you need to know how the weather will be. let's go over to meteorologist lynette charles. >> the parade is going to be good. the weather is going to be fine. and we are going to be mild as we go throughout the day. that's some good news this morning. we can see on maryland's most powerful radar not a whole lot to see. we are scanning the skies and dry but we have some showers and wet weather working its way in here later this evening and into tomorrow morning. right now, temperatures coming in at 46 degrees in hickory. 48 in ijamsville and you do need the coat as you step out. wind are on the light side and they will pick up as we go throughout the day out of the south at about 5 to 15 miles an hour. and also, we are looking at some patchy fog this morning in some spots. take it easy out there and have the low beams on if you run into that. here's the planner throughout the day, we will warm

. >> i am megan pringle. now a end to the ads you are probably tired of seeing and we will let you know everything you need to know as far as the election but you need to know what to prepare for as you go out the door. >> go out to the polls. lynette charles is standing by with a check of the forecast. >> more of the same where we dropped off yesterday. it's cold outside. look at temperatures. 33 degrees in glen burnie. ijamsville at 24 degrees this morning. we are in the 20s so because of this, we are dealing with the freeze warning once again until 9:00 for the areas shaded in the purple color. basically everywhere except along the eastern shore. we need to bundle up especially as you head to the polls today. you can have long waits in the lines. and as we look at maryland's most powerful radar, the good news is you don't need the umbrella until we head into tomorrow. that's when we talk about the nor'easter. but this is your plan he for the rest of the day. cold through the morning, and as we go into lunc

megan and charlie over to you. >>> workers are attempting to fix that water main break. they made some progress by digging up the asphalt to get a look under it. the problem they face is how to close the break. and water was gushing. >>> this will be affecting your commute throughout the course today on friday. lauren has been watching the roads telling us what to avoid. >> this break is massive. and repairs are underway, that will be between penn station and 21st station. and as we look at 695, everything is moving along. the normal conditions here. 11 minutes from 795 to 95. >>> winter does not start until the end of december officially but someone forgot to tell mother nature. people in the northeast are digging out, new york, new jersey, connecticut, they are seeing a record amount for this time of year. and it ripped through the communities and thousands are without power for a second time in less than two weeks. some people have not gotten the power on after the super storm. others got back in time to lose it again. now it is unclear when the crews will deal with t

. >> i am megan pringle. thanks for joining us. we have seen it sandy may be gone but she is having a huge impact not just here but other places. >> recovery is taking place and it's going to take quite a while in a number of areas. the scenes are all too familiar long lines and people waiting for gas and public transportation and still with no power or clean water in the northeast. >> let's go out to renee marsh live this morning in new york city. >> reporter: we are in midtown manhattan there's power but 25 blocks from here, people in lower manhattan, they are still in the dark. four days after super storm sandy tempers are high. >> we are going to die. you don't understand you got to get your trucks here on this corner. now. >> reporter: new york senator chuck schumer met this woman while touring a water logged neighborhood. >> this is the worst i've seen and it's killing me it's killing me what the people have to go through. >> reporter: new yorkers are facing another day of crippled transportation and power outages. governor c

. >> and i'm megan pringle, thank you for joining us. make sure they are prepared because it's chill lit out there. here's meteorologist lynette charles. >> it is cold outside and going to stay cold throughout the day. we can see what's going on in catonsville this morning. that temperatures at 36 degrees. 40 in davidsonville. elkton at 35 and we have a light wind. it's light and variable but still that is making the temperatures feel a little bit chillier this morning. so be prepared for that. now we go to the radar. not a lot to see. we are nice and dry across the area this morning and also into the evening we will stay that way. good times ahead if you like the dry weather. today's forecast, hour by hour, this is what it looks like as we go through time. starting you out at 8:00, still quite cold. temperature at 38 degrees. not really budging that much. we will see plenty of clouds around today. maybe a few peeks of some sunshine. but as we go into lunchtime today, 47 degrees. and only bumping up just one degree by 3:00. 48 degrees. i

megan over to you. >>> thanks lauren. you've heard this just say no to drugs campaign and now there is an initiative started and it's being called say no to pop, or soda. a hospital in detroit michigan is asking their staff to sign a pledge for one month, the month of november that they will not drink soda. instead they're offering fruit infused water or bottled water. the president of the hospital compares drinking one can of soda a day to smoking cigarettes. >> drinking soda pop is directly linked to overweight and obesity. they're directly to the top cause of death in this country, mainly heart attacks, stroke and cancer. >> detroit public schools are signing the say no to pop pledge and they are offering no longer soda in their schools. you will find stacks of bottled water in the cafeteria instead. >>> we saw a little bit of everything as far as sandy is concerned up and down the east coast. today governor o'malley is heading to the western part of the state to take a look at the snow. we'll tell you more about that

megan.good morning, megan. megan. two men ...ges after being linked to more kiinappings and sexual aasaults.and police tell us.. the uspects were targeting &pyounn women near bus stops... pn broad daylight. daylight.police say 25-year old william campbell and 22- year oll keeyon waller haa already been linked to two abductions last month near a in catonssille.but ddtectives have now linked the two toosix other crimes... with 11 victims.in most cases.. thhyy wwre robbed but some were also sexually assaulted. (johnson)) the young women were forced into the suv at &pgunppint and driven to a nearby partmenttcommlex wherr campbell forced herrat gunpoint to perform several sex acts." acts."both campbell and waller... aree being held without bail in baltimore county.if convicted they face life in prison. the search continues today... for a suspect in northhest with 7-year-old boy innthe ba. backssat.itthappened outside a home day care center thursday morning.the boy's father left the car running while he wwnt chhld. whee he returned...

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megan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. here at kaine headquarters in alexandria, you can see the homemade sign that graces the window here. it says tim kaine, u.s. senate. kaine is attributing his success to this sort of grass roots support and enthusiasm. he thanked his supporters last night at a victory rally in richmond. this race received national attention when democrat jim webb announced his retirement. the republican party saw it as an opportunity to gain a seat in the senate, a seat previously held by george allen before he was succeeded by webb in 2006. now, millions of dollars was spent on negative tv ads. much of the money coming from groups outside of virginia. and here's what tim kaine had to say about all of that. >> our victory tonight proves it's the number of people that stand with you, not the number of zeros behind a check that decide elections in the united states of america. and tonight we also prove that virginiians are ready to keep moving forward with leaders committing to finding common ground to h

and megan i need you back here! >>> a heist caught on tape.think about the movies, the heat, bank job, italian job and. they look like they are out of a movie. six men with helmets and carrying axes, bats and riding into the mall. they go into a jewelry store and smash a window and make off with $3 million worth of jewels and items. police are looking for the three men. they cannot make out faces on this, they all made it out. >> that's bold. >> i think they would be a able to find them with the bikes. >> there nowhere to be found 36,789,000,000 that's a smash and grab job. >> that's crazy. >> what do you have today. >> and adorable. >> this is jessica brooks and his son. >> we posted them and it generated a ton of comments. >> my future is so bright i have to wear shades. >> a hard night in the crib. steven. bond, james bond. >> bad to the bone. and ruth, jack him oleson's baby. bring on the sun. >> all right, all right. >> he looks cool. >> i need some captions for next week. >> keep them coming. >>> we can start your shopping because some c

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. >> i am megan pringle. we have you covered as far as the election if you went to bed and woke up wondering how things shaped up we have you covered. >> also got you covered on the weather side lynette standing by with news you need to know about as you make your way out of the door. >> reporter: lots going on this morning. and we have been talking about the nor'easter and it's pretty much here bringing rain across the area a wintery mix a little earlier that rain snow mix will continue as we head throughout the day. and we can see mainly rain now along the eastern shore and this is going to slide up toward the north as we go throughout the day and also in the afternoon. we will see snow across the area as well. so with that we have a wintier weather' veesry that goes into effect at 10 this morning and lingers until tomorrow morning. this is for the blue color here. now we look back off towards the pinkish color that's a winter storm warning for those areas. so they could be receiving up to 3 to 5 inches of

megan closed. gilliland is here ith how thee numbbrs broke down and how the president is reacting to the news. good morning guys,jjst aater 11:00 last night... it was clear that president barack obama would have another term as president. prrsident. --claiming .... % of the and defeating his republican opponentt governor miit romney. --the popular vote is one tting... but o win... you need to win the eeectoral how this played out nationally.. nationally... &p--some states sttll are not i yet... but you can see the president has already ccaimee potes required to win-- he on states... virginia also ohio... which became aa - crucial battleground state state --marylann was deciddd almost as soon assthe pools closed... you ccn see...--it wasn't until the early morring --it wasn't until the early morning hours... that president bama made his acceptance speech... pisten in... obama says: while our journey has bben long we have picked ourselvvs up we have fought our way back and we know in the est is yet t

megan gillilann is live - from the baltimore city schools police department with p story you sawwfirst on fox. 3 good morning guys,a the leetee to dr. alonso says almmst - three quarteessof officers 3 ponfidence" in chief marhsall poodwin's... ability to run thee epartmennt the vote comes after a fox 45 -3 inveetigation found thaa dozzes of crimes nnschhol city police. instead, school officiils were ussng wwat's known as... an in-house referral.while some in the 3 form of intervention... others see it more as a cover up..- 33 (joy and union)1:31:06 when you looo at the number of weapons the reports handled 3 what was reported to police. a concern smiles.(ssokes) 23:13:57 i can't figure out exactly whyyso many agencies don't want to be trasparent. traspareet.in the past nine montts.... more than 150 assaults have occured in city schools. 3 from eree.. union officials say they plan to meet with dr. talk about their vote.live in -3 east baltimore i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. 3 a man ii foond guiltt of 10 chaares... inccuding rson... affer setting his ex-girlfrrend's noothwest

megan pringle. >>> thank you very much. five days until election day and for many of you it can't come soon enough, but one little girl, she wants it to be november 7th probably more than any of us. we're going to show you her reaction to yet another interview with the presidential candidates. >>> it's 5:43. we weren't completely spared from sandy's destruction but when you look at the images from new york and atlantic new jersey we know we did not get the worst of it. we are sending charlie up to atlantic city this morning, so he's out in our parking lot. you're about to leave, and what's the goal of this trip? what are you hoping to inform people about? >> what we're doing is we want to give people an idea of how close we came to a direct hit. this storm sandy was 900 miles in diameter so when you look at it from the point of view of a radium it was 450 miles and it missed us by 100 miles. here's an idea to give you a clue. this a map quest of where we are relative to atlantic city. we're 150 miles as a drive up to philad

news 4's megan mcgrath is live with details. megan?had happened a little while ago here. it's a robbery that involves a number of scenes. this is at the corner of madison and "h" street northwest. you can see we're right at the corner of the park. right over there, joe, if you can spin around here, that's the pillars to the east entrance of the white house here. we're very close to the white house. now, it began with a robbery attempt at 18th and jefferson. the victim of that robbery then pursued the suspects. shots were fired during that pursuit, and it all ended up here at madison and "h" streets. you can see they have the street blocked off. one of the cars that was involved, the victim's car, is here on the scene. there is a lookout for the suspects involved in here in this incident. police are looking for four men. they are armed and considered to be dangerous. they're in a white or silver lincoln with d.c. tags ec0424. they are armed, considered to be dangerous. if you see this car, you're not supposed to approach. police are jus

megan and charlie, over to you. >>> news time now 5:31. he was 17 years old killed in a car crash on tuesday night. now they are planning to honor the man's life. abc2 news linda so is here with the details and what are they planning to do? >> reporter: friends of michael mcvery are i plan to hold a vigil in his honor and tomorrow night the varsity football team at westminster high school where mcverry was a senior play to dedicate the game to him. alcohol or drugs was not a factor in the crash that killed the 17-year-old tuesday night. it happened in carol county. he was riding in a car driven by 18-year-old nicolas gaetani. the driver of the neon was treated and released and gaetani still being treated at shock trauma. they knew eight away something terrible had happened. >> a lot of the residents around here responded as fast as they could but there was really not much we can do for the one young man that died. >> reporter: counselors are on hand at westminster high to help grieving students. linda so, abc2 news. >>> a 9-year-old girl w

megan thanks for having me on so last night was actually the end of our sixth day of donations we opened donations with sort of a test launch last friday morning early in the morning and due to an errant blog post by one of our mcs david reese we ended up waking up to thousands and thousands of dollars in donations far more than we had expected and blew through our initial goal of fifty thousand dollars within thirty six hours so by the end of the last night actually early this morning when i checked we were at three hundred thousand dollars which is enough to abolish six million dollars of people's medical debt and that's a huge number it's much more than i know than you guys were expecting can i ask you why you're deciding to focus on medical debt first versus some of the other debt the other number of reasons one it's simply easier for people to swallow we don't have to get into issues of deciding whether or not someone was profit with their credit card spending or not we think that's an important conversation to have if you go to our web site roland you believe or again you go to the

megan and birthday boy back to you. >> this morning a former maryland state trooper is being hailed a hero. but he says that's not the case e says it was all about self- preservation. but you can't tell that to the people he saved. abc2 news sherrie johnson joins with us more on the story and if you know anything about law enforcement they will say once an officer always an officer. >> reporter: that he true. joe appelby retired on july 1stfrom the maryland police department and recently he showed he was willing to serve and protect others e was unarmed when he walked -- he was unarmed when he he walked into the middle of a robbery after 10 a.m. in cecil county. he didn't know the owner of the chrome dairy and deli told the robber she had more cash in the back. she was stalling waiting for police to arrive. 13 of his 28 years on the job he spent on the special tactical assault team so he had a plan. once he was in the back of the store, along with the cashier, another customer and the robber he made his move and took the gun away from the robber who then fled. >> it happens in that li

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i'm megan pringle. we're going to start things off with meteorologist lynette charles and find out how your morning is shaping up. >> it's cold out there megan and we're dealing with temperatures at 42 degrees in ijamsville right now. the winds are to the northwest they are light right now. they'll pick up more as we go throughout the day at 5 to 15 miles an hour. columbia 46 degrees now and laurel coming in at 44. you need that big coat. maryland's most powerful radar picking up on light scattered showers scattered in nature. and even further back towards the west we are dealing with light rain showers around mount airy, lisbon and this will continue towards hagerstown getting mixed precipitation there along i-70. this is going to be the scenario for this morning, much drier as we go into the afternoon, but the clouds will continue. they'll be hovering. make a -- maybe a few peeks of sunshine but mostly cloudy skies in store. that high temperature i'm going with 54 degrees for today and then we'll cont

news 4's megan mcgrath live in alexandria. lots of company because these folks are dealing with hot races in the commonwealth. >> reporter: absolutely. i would say we've got a couple of hundred people. they got here at 4:30 in the morning. this guy came about ten minutes ago. why come early? were you concerned about the lines later today? >> i have to get to work today, but i think it's very, very important the citizens get out and vote. it's our one chance to vote on how the future of our country is going to be. it's important we all get out here and do it. >> reporter: are you impressed or surprised? what do you think of the line? there's a couple of hundred people here. >> this is my first time actually voting in person. i retired from the military last year. this is a new experience for me. >> reporter: and the line just moved. you've got to go vote. thanks for joining us. you can see a lot of enthusiasm here this morning. virginia is one of the battleground states. president obama won the old dominion four years ago, but

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let's go back to megan and charley. >>> 4:38. they survived war to die at home. >> a parade honoring veterans ends in a tragic accident this morning. federal officials are getting involved. >> and taking learning outside the classroom. that's the idea behind a website created by a high school senior now a major company is recruiting maryland students to help create a mobile app. >> you probably remember digging through the cracker jack boxes looking for a prize. now there's a new version of the popular snack that might not be kid friendly. >> reporter: well, everything is up to speed on 95 in downtown baltimore. i will let you know what traffic lockets like on -- locks like on 695 and -- looks like on 695 and 8 coming up on good morning maryland. -- 83 coming up on good morningmaryland. >>> back now to top stories on this friday morning. a former bowie state student is waking up a free woman. jurors found alexis simpson not guilty of killing her roommate. they spent hours deliberating last night before reaching the verdict. simps

megan and charley over to you. >>> you have seen the ads and signs it comes down to today. after all of it, now we are going to the polls and we are saying voters this is your chance you have your say. >> it's from the dream act to same sex marriage and expanding gaming here in maryland but it comes back to man versus man. mitt romney versus president obama. >> abc2 news bradley leaves off live team coverage from mitt romney's headquarters good morning. >> reporter: good morning. mitt romney takes the stage tonight he hopes as the next president of the united states. but today, he is still out hunting for votes even as americans head to the polls. most expensive presidential race in history is in the hands of voters. mitt romney is not done. gop nominee is making two more campaign stops later today in ohio and central -- pennsylvania after casting ballots. romney campaignaed the stops knowing the path to vct have i more narrow than president obama. overnight in new hampshire he held the final rally. >> your votes and work right here in new hampshire will help me become the

thanks for joining us i am preg megan pringle. >> i am charley crowson. >> first we have to get to the weather because that's a developing story. >> charley, we are talking about a winter weather advisory because we could be seeing snow mixing with rain as we go throughout the day. so, the areas here shaded in the blue color that's what we are talking about by 10 into tomorrow and as we check out what's going on in terms of the wet weather it is here on maryland's most powerful radar and this is pushing off towards the north it will continue to do so also dealing with very cold temperatures this morning and also very windy conditions. megan and charley over to you. >>> president obama will spend four more years in the white house. >> he beat mitt romney and this morning t.j. winick is live in chicago with reaction to that victory a land mash victory for president obam -- mark victory for president obama who wrapped up his remarks a few hours ago. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. in end a series of narrow state win that is gave president obama a decisive victory. president obama

megan, first of all, does the relatively few number of homes threaten any pickup in housing? >>. >> well, it's an interesting dynamic we're seeing now. we're hearing from realtors is that they think that sales are actually depressed a little bit because of this lack of inventory. that buyers are getting frustrated that they are not finding enough homes in the market so we actually think it could be depressing sales a little bit testimony should be helping prices. and hopefully that will bring more inventory on to the market over time. but we're in a little friction in the market. we're not seeing folks bring their homes into the market because we're at the bottom. >> would you describe this as a buyers market for residential real estate or sellers? >> it depends a little bit on the region but overall it is definitely turning into a sellers market at this point. >> tom: more pricing power. what about for new homes. we saw today also that builders sentiment continues to increase. those home builders are an optimistic bunch to begin with you, you have to when you are putting sho

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o'clock at night we have r r t correspondent megan lopez at sixteen hundred pennsylvania avenue where of course president obama hopes to stay and romney hopes to move into we also have that man producer of breaking this that live from miami and of course our tease ramon go window in los angeles hello to all of you. as well so. so so first of all does anybody have any. late information or anything you want to toss in before we get into specific questions meghan let's start with you what are you seeing outside of the white house is anyone gathering there yet. christine absolutely people are definitely starting to gather i was here about two hours ago and it was pretty calm there was a little bit of a rally right behind us across the street from the white house playing music it was very peaceful everybody here has been pretty peaceful what i will say is that the crowd does seem to be a little bit younger also we kind of started to hear a little bit of chanting but the police presence is also pretty pretty predominant as well christine. pretty pretty prominent police is very interesting m

. >> i am megan pringle. not only friday, but it's also charley crawson he's birth day so -- birthday so get on fart. facebook and tell him happy birthday. >> you did it again. >> all morning long. >> you going to dance again. >> you want one. >> go ahead. >> happy birthday charles. >> thank you. >> let's talk about what's going on because we have wet weather across the area to the south of us this morning. so if you are going around calvert county, you are seeing that across the area. i am going try to zoom into the area and being see the place that is are really being affected by the light showers this morning. not heavy rain but light showers around chesapeake beach and brighton wood and princefrederick and anne arundel county getting in on light rain showers. heavier rain or moderate rain is around dorchester county around church creek this morning and also riggins corn and robins and airy. so be prepared for that. but as it creeps further to the north, things should die down especially through the remain

megan mcgrath is at national airport now and has the latest. megan? >> reporter: well, tom, we are still seeing cancellations and delays. look at the board here. we've got a cancelled flight to laguardia. here's another one on united to newark. another newark flight cancelled this morning. if you are trying to get to the new york area, your best bet is to call ahead of time. now, not all of the flights are cancelled. some are getting out of here on time. but we are seeing those cancellations. also seeing delays. so play it safe. call your carrier ahead of time. take a look at this video that we shot earlier this morning. we saw some folks sleeping in the terminal. they got trapped. they got stranded. they slept here and are trying to get out this morning. now, the carriers started to preemptively cancel flights yesterday before the weather even came, because it's very difficult for them to move planes around, the move crews around once they get socked in by the snow, so they cancelled many flights before we really had a problem. we spoke earlier to on

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megan mcgrath is live there with more. megan, good morning. >> reporter: you can see behind me that firefighters are still here on the scene keeping watch over the warehouse here. there still is a little bit of smoke rising from the rooftop, but the flames, those have been knocked down at this point. this is a very difficult fire to fight here. it's in the warehouse district. this is the old union market warehouse district. there are a number of different wholesale vendors here in some of these very old masonry buildings. many of them sell meat products. others sell things like textiles, clothing, and it was one of those business where is they believe this fire began. we're talking about a warehouse that was crammed full of clothing and things that were very flammable that made this a very dangerous fire to fight. >> it's very scary because you don't want to lose any of your people. i came from the firefighter's point of view. it's what they train for. it's what they want to do and they're pretty well focused on it. this w

thanks to megan knight. she is a producer.de cup cakes in celebration of the girls who never had sugar before and they're not going to have these because they have beenly in them. we will celebrate after the show. >> you are very sweet. >> after the show. >> after the show. >> i'll keep them here to tempt you. >> and yes they're sweet. happy birthday to the twins. >> now what is going on. things will look up for us. this is the storm that will be pushing to the north and doing so. we can see the chilly conditions working into the area, high pressure that will build in. we'll start you out with clouds but end up with sunshine as we go throughout the day. >> it is very cold make sure you that bundle up as you head out and about. temperatures in the mid-to- upper 30s as we head to the shore. but more importantly the winds they're picking up 27-mile per hour gusts making it feel like the low 30s there and 33 and 20s in clarks burg and northville. bundle up this morning. the future trend not picking up on a lot. tomorrow and 50 tod

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. >> reporter: megan and steve in buffalo new york learned it the hard way. after successfully adopting aiden, they wanted to give him a brother or a sister. so, they started advertising online. they were contacted by a woman claiming to be pregnant. >> i thought it was -- it was a little bit sketchy, because we'd get a new phone call and it would be like, you know what, we really need that $50 for gas and by the way, i'm going to need that weekly. >> when somebody is pushing money, money, i need it yesterday, it's instabtly a concern. >> reporter: megan and steve's adoption coordinator googled the woman's name, kimberly, only to discover she had been convicted of sending bad checks, identity theft and burglary. >> reporte do you get discouraged? >> all the time. there's great days and then there's not great days. and the thing that keeps you going is knowing that it had to happen. and it will. >> reporter: tracy and dan had the same optimism during their search for a child. they tried everything. they designed their own website. even plastered their car with