. >>> morgan state university students get the opportunity to show nasa how they're helping change thee. i'm monique griego. coming up, we'll have more on the university. >>> bob turk. first warning weather center. rain headed our way. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. >>> here's today's report from wall street. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> all right. so far, so good. some clouds in the area. that means something is on the way. bernadette woods in the outback with a look at that thursday forecast. bernadette? >> well, for tonight, those clouds are going to take over. and tomorrow morning, at the early dawn hours, there may be a little precipitation breaking out. look at that temperature. 33 degrees. we're concerned that briefly in the beginning, there may be a little ice. but it will quickly change over to rain. we're going up to 46 degrees. mainly concerned about rain. rain coming in tomorrow night and into friday. for the rest of the five-day, here's bob. >> after noon on friday, things should be clearing out. 53 again. 50 on saturday. partly sunny, partly sunny. a

great candidates to compete with anyone. >> wjz eyewitness news. >> and in 2010, nasa awarded morgan state university with more than $28 million to fund science and engineering products. >> the university is one of the pop -- top producers and african-american. >> ongoing investigation. police continue to look into favor of it crash that killed four people. details coming up. >> a positive outlook. catholic schools in the area have high hopes for a moment i have a big week. >> and you might want to find a new library if you are in canton. one of the oldest ones in baltimore is a too close for renovations. these stor,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> coverage continues with gigi barnett any urologist in williams. it's wjz, marilyn's news haitian. -- marilyn's news station. >> editors in the 30s and 40s across the area. but you will see across the area everywhere is a lot of sunshine. you need your sunglasses this morning. the sun glare is actually a concern. depending on the direction, it's very bright. no calls to be found anywhere. as a result, but where is pretty bright. right now if you take a look at cold h

a morgan state university coach is suspended. i'm monique griego. we'll have more on the allegations against him. >>> traffic is beginning to slow. coming up, we'll take a look at our speed cameras and traffic sensors. let's send it over to bernadette. >>> good morning. i'm in for marty bass. of course, it's january and we have changes coming. >>> you know him from lord of the ring and gi jane. now he takes on a new challenging role. stay tuned, the eyewitness news morning edition will continue in a moment. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> the bottom line, there is still fog around. some places you'll be driving right through. sharon will have the latest on the rest of your drive and it is meteorologist bernadette woods in for the vacationing marty bass over at first warning weather. >>> i want to show you as far as temperature was we're dealing with. there is some fog. if you encounter some of the fog, you may see a couple of icy patches. the farther north and west you go, some lower temperatures. it is 33 in baltimore and south and east it's above freezing,

. >> at morgan state university, jeff hager, abc2 news. >> the athletic director ordered him to return to baltimore. the team will take on savannah state tonight without him. >>> tonight mayor stephanie rawlings-blake and other representatives met to talk about what the city is doing to curb juvenile violence. it's coming down to making sure the youth have plenty to do. >> we must continue to work together. we need to provide early intervention and diversion options to young people who make mistakes and enter the juvenile justice system. >> the mayor has repeatedly said one of the main goals is to have wñrçó move intoiliesbti9dçó baltimoreÑi and reducingçów3 vie mfáxdÑi interested. primarily in the d.c. area, also anne arundel and creeping into the city. so for bwi southward, there are some travel headaches. give you a closer look across the narrows into the eastern shore. easton getting banding. air temps have fallen. the heart of this has been through the d.c. area making for a headache, lower visibility, slushy spots on the road. yes, we were above freezing. you can see the back s

. >>> an investigation underway at morgan state university after witnesses claim the school's basketball coach punched a player interface during the game. live with the very latest. good afternoon, monique. >> that coach has been suspended indefinitely despite the fact that both he and the players say that punch never happened. >> reporter: in a heated one moment, witnesses say they saw the coach to strike a player. >> we think it's important to gather the facts surrounding this incident. >> one witness told our media partner he saw him punch him in the face saying it was pretty dramatic. there were a lot of people there who thought the coach was out of line. the sportswriter told wjz what he saw. >> it appeared as though he gave some type of push back. >> that was enough for south carolina state president to contact officials. >> some say that he actually struck the student, others to say it wasn't that bad. >> coach bozeman released a statement saying, it's definitely overblown, i didn't hit them are either should've been an investigation already. wjz has learned there is video of the

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. >>> the head basketball coach at morgan state university will not be on the bench for a a while now. the university suspended him indefinitely after an altercation with a player. several people say it appears he punched a player in the face. >>> after a weekend off for the ravens and the fans it's back to work as we prepare to welcome the texans to town this weekend for the divisional round of the playoffs. wjz is the place to be for coverage. ron matz is live with more on what fans are saying about the matchup. >> reporter: fans are pumped. the ravens 8-0 undefeated at mt bank stadium. texans are in the playoffs for the first time in their 10- year history. they won the wild card game over the bengals with three interceptions. jj watt leading the way with this pick 6 before the half ended. houston ran for 1el 8 yards with foster leading the way. it was back in week six the texans came to town and ravens won 29-14. flacco threw for over 300 yards. what do the ravens have to do to win sunday? >> we need to put pressure on the quarterback, yates. defense has to step up. >> they need t

. >>> ahead of nasa's morgan state university science will be here today and visit the richard dickinson science center. >>> and we learned overnight that the solar flares that we told you about yesterday could be cause something u.s. flights to be rerouted. most of the flights being afelony of the second degree were heading from detroit to asian countries. and the airlines are at risk of over losing communications on arctic rates because of the high frequency radios on the flights in the region instead of satellite based communications. >>> one more check of the forecast. no solar flares in your forecast. >>> no solar flares. but we have high pressure in control of our weather. this cold front passed through the area and bringing in a specific air mass that is why the temperatures are not as cold as they usually are because we're not getting the canadian air. about the big story is that we will stay dry and we have wet weather that will move in here. as we go through the overnight and maybe mixing with a little bit of sleet and rain switching to all rain by the time we hit thursday afte

the head of nasa will be meeting with engineering and science students at morgan state university. >>he news the president makes his annual state. union address, what republicans are saying about that this morning. >>> two suspects running from baltimore county police causing a nasty pile up. and a conspiracy in foxboro, what the ravens kicking coach is saying about the end of the afc championship game this morning. more news, first warning weather and your first traffic report of the morning in a couple of minutes. ,,,,,, okay, that looks great. were you profitable last month? how much money is in your checking account? have the browns paid you for their addition yet? your finances are scattered all over the place. mm-hmm. what are your monthly expenses? you keep your receipts in plastic baggies? seriously? [ announcer ] get it done and get it off your mind with quickbooks. organize your small business finances all in one place, even online banking. and now your business can be at your fingertips, anywhere. quickbooks, guaranteed easy or your money back. learn more at quickbooks.com.

to make education exciting here many we part nerd with verizon wireless and partnered with morgan state university. mobile learning laboratory makes learning so exciting. and it makes reg nall lewis high school the number one public high school in baltimore city. >> all right. thank you both so much for joining us. and, of course, coming up at 6, we will talk to students and askwhat they think about this mobile learning lab. but coming up at 9 a.m. this morning, they have an open house to show the community all they are learning here. reporting live in northeast baltimore, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> a new plan to move an entire grade level from the students into the ridge rouxton bidding has -- ruxton building has parents nervous. west towson was designed for 451 and the projection shows the number could grow beyond 700 students within 10 years. that's why moving the class is so appealing to the county. parents heard the plan for the first time and they heard it last night. >> we were told our building would not be touched and here it is several years later, and you want this -- you are break

we are grateful to verizon mobile and verizon wireless and morgan state university for the partnering opportunity. >> reporter: all right. thanks so much for being out here early this morning. talking to me about this. this is exciting news here. and a little bit later at 9 a.m. they will have an open house where they will show the community a little bit more about this mobile learning lab. reporting live in northeast baltimore, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> and finally looking a lot like winter in central new york. the city of fulton declared a snow emergencies after 2 1/2 feet fell. drivers ventured out into the storm despite the whiteout conditions. look at that. forecasters expect another one 1 to 3 inches overnight before temperatures are going to warm up into the 40s. >>> new orleans, louisianaa one of the smelliest cities on the planet in a good way. according to gq they have the signature perfume from every street corner's according to the mag zone talking about the grass and frying fat. other cities san francisco pleasantville new york lond dallas and -- london and dallas a

and sherrie johnson is standing by on the campus of morgan state university to explain how it works. sherrie. >> reporter: good morning. we are live here in northeast baltimore at reginald lewis high school wherefore the fer time the mobile learning lab will be brought into the classroom. this is exciting. we will take you on a tour here coming up in to the learning lab. five classes will use 30 new galaxy stamps on tablets powered by verizon wireless, 4g, lge network for lessons in spanish one, spanish 2 and ap spanish. you are looking at the students. look at them up bright and early. they are up already working on the devices here. and i got to tell you verizon wireless mobile learning lab bus will visit schools weekly. this morning, we have dr. barney wilson the principal of the school joining us. and dr. wilson can you tell us why has this mobile learning lab? >> it's very exciting. we are at reginald lewis high school. it's important to have high tech exciting education. we are preparing students for college and thanks to verizon mobile, we have an opportunity to have students

started here locally, and got some of my music training from martha von herman went on to morgan state universityer dr. conway and dr. carter and vincente stringer who will narrate for us as part of this upcoming concert sunday. >> we will talk about that in a moment. earlier we mentioned henry thakrer burly give us a quick history. >> can he is the father of the negro spiritual there was a relationship between him that made it mainstream for america. he was really the person who got the word out about the spiritual and his relationship with antoine deborjak made the connection. >> one thing you sing is popularize. >> we want to make his music known continue the legacy he laid he was born in the 1890s died mid-1940s so we want to continue to keep his legacy alive he had some phenomenal music. >> you will be performing this sunday, church of the redeemer, 1323 gerard street northeast we have information about that and admission is free. >> it is free >> very good >> although you can make donations. >> absolutely. >> what are you singing for us now. >> right on king jesus. >> garrett jackson. ♪ [ m

they can study with the help of a mentor from morgan state university. >> i can prepare myself. i might do better on the first one, and then i can fix my mistakes and do well on the s.a.t.'s. >> it is all possible because of corporate partnerships. this shows what happens when you have a great company like verizon working with the public sector in education. it is like a grand slam. >> there are four schools and the baltimore area, all with the focus of helping students do well on their sats's. if the mobile pilot program goes well, i rise and plans to expand it next year. >> here is a look at some of our other top stories at this hour. and investigations and in baltimore county, anne arundel county, and baltimore city is underway tonight after police said suspect stolen cruiser and fought with an officer before he was eventually shot and killed. police tried to pull over a nissan in baltimore county and it did not stop. police tracked the suspect to locations in the city, eventually firing deadly shots. at this hour, no suspect on has been recovered. maryland state police are s

. >>> the head basketball coach at morgan state university will not be on the bench for a while. the university suspended tom bozeman for a while, indefinitely. it appeared bozeman punched a player in the face. bozeman denies the allegations. short time ago, morgan state sent this statement to wjz. it reads in part, we are attempting to gather all of the facts to try to determine what happened. coach todd bozeman has been placed on administrative leave, pending the investigation. >>> bozeman is suspended with pay. >>> looking for leads. a retired schoolteacher and principal murdered. her home burned down, causing outrage in her east baltimore neighborhood. now police are looking for her killer. wjz is live on biddle street. adam has more on the investigation. >> reporter: police are in this neighborhood today, handing out this flyer, hoping to find new witnesses in a crime that so far has no suspects suspects and it has sthoked -- shocked this neighborhood. >> reporter: baltimore county police canvas the 2400 block of biddle street, hoping to find new information in the murder of

. >>> turning back to sports, morgan state university's basketball coach is off suspension and will return to practice. he sat out three games after he was accused of hitting a player during a game. or partner the baltimore sun reports the investigation could not prove he actually threw a punch. the team's next game is tomorrow. >>> gillette stadium in foxboro, massachusetts, is all ready for the game between the patriots and the ravens. yesterday workers painted the championship logo on the field. a final touch before they go head-to-head this sunday afternoon at 3:00. a game you can see right here. >> i got to tell you they will be cleaning snow off that field. we are going to have weather coming into our area during the overnight that could give us dicey travel tomorrow. we are not looking at a lot of wintry weather but maybe layers of ice. we will discuss this further during the first warning weather segment and i am going to please ask you to stay tuned. give us a couple of minutes of your attention i am going to raise and answer a lot of questions. but that same system is going to ge

morgan state university's head basketball coach, suspended. mary joins us now with more. >> reporter: todd bozeman is accused of hitting a player in the heat of the moment. >> reporter: witnesses say coach todd bozeman lashed out at number 1 senior guard larry basfield. it happened during saturday's game, during south carolina state, a game the bears ended up winning. >> some say that he actually struck the student. others say it wasn't that bad, he kind of gave him a little push. >> reporter: one witness, christopher johnson, told our media partner, the baltimore sun, he saw the coach punch the player in the face, saying it was pretty dramatic. there were a lot of people there who thought the coach was out of line. >> reporter: morgan state suspended bozeman and today the campus is reacting. >> i know the students hold him in a high regard. i've never heard nothing like that before about the coach. >> i know that the athletic department prides itself, so whatever actions are taken, you know, it will be in the best interest of our student athl

morgan state university's head basketball coach is suspended, accused of hitting a player in the heatf the moment. tonight, a closer look at the investigation. >> reporter: witnesses say coach todd bozeman lashed out at number 1 senior guard, larry basfield. it happened during saturday's game against south carolina state, a game the bears ended up winning. >> some say that he actually struck the student. others say it wasn't that bad, he kind of gave him a little push. >> reporter: one witness, christopher johnson, told our media partner, the baltimore sun, he saw the player punch the coach in the face. many saying the coach was out of line. today, the campus is reacting. >> i know the students hold him in high regard. i've never heard anything like that about the coach. >> i know the athletic department prides itself and whatever they decide it will be the best. >> coach bozeman says it's definitely overblown. i didn't hit him. and the player says it was just a bump. larry basfield does not plan to press charges. >> reporter: a three-judge panel is investigating what happened. it wil

firsoot on they are my granddaughters who would just spoke to last week at morgan state university who are passionate about science, technology, space, and aviation. they want to make the world a better place. it is up to us to pave the way for them and keep their dreams alive. i am optimistic about their future, and i hope you share my passion and enthusiasm. thank you for allowing me to be with you, and i hope we will have time to answer your questions. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> we already have a few questions. if you have others, will you please pass them down the aisle and the sergeant of arms will collect them. first, i used to be a reporter. i wonder if you could comment on the possible politicization of space. we have a candidate for president use space as part of this campaign platform and said we would even colonize the moon. >> i am very glad to see any political candidates mentioned space in their campaign speeches, because it puts this important area in front of the american

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i'm a two-way talk show host on morgan state university. i worked at the baltimore urban league as the director of family and children services running a youth diversion program that was very, very successful. and, um, was the independent juvenile justice monitor in the glenn denning administration here in the state of maryland. my father used to say, he said before you speak, son, qualify yourself. so i guess i'm a little nervous, but i'm not. i probably served as the leadoff hitter on my college team, so i was always batting first, mr. torre, and was a good center fielder too. [laughter] >> i bet you were good -- >> i got to lakeland, florida. but i will begin my testimony with a very simple but, i think, profound statement. what youti see is not what youmt get. what you see is what gets you. our youth's inability to fight off the persistent images and acts of violence be they physical, sexual, gang-related, school-based and/ord community-centered is a paramount to many be of the problems we see in this society. even though those who are

they're my granddaughters and the students to whom i spoke last week at morgan state university, whomistic about their future, and i hope you share my passion and my enthusiasm. thanks so much for allowing me to be with you and i hopefully will have time to answer some of your questions. thank you. [applause] >> we already have a few questions. if you have others, would you please pass them to the aisle and the sergeant at arms will collect them. first, used to be a reporter. >> uh-oh. >> i wonder if you could comment on the possible politicization of space. we had a candidate for president this week who used space as part of his campaign platform and said we would even colonize the movement what say you to that? >> i say it's interesting to be quite on as a space buff, i'm glad to see any political candidates mention space in their campaign speeches, because it puts this important area in front of the american public. now, what our responsibility is, is to talk about what is realistic, what is on the horizon, and the like. i think the road or the path that the president and congress

they are my granddaughter's and the students to whom i spoke last week at morgan state university whoey want to make the world a better place. it's up to us to pave the way for them and keep their dreams alive. i am optimistic about thir

part of his right of passage was we had a two way talk show for 13 years at morgan state university. part of his right of passage was he had to a program once a month so -- so that is someone -- at that level. we have many young men who are doing very well in the community and in their neighborhood associations and -- when i mention that type of progress to me that is real progress. doesn't necessarily mean he is the school teacher or a lawyer but as the responsible individual in the neighborhood. that is the ultimate. that is the ultimate. he is a model of manhood and fatherhood. that is the ultimate. >> thank you so much to each one of you. you presented eloquently and touched our hearts. i was going to mention we had a program called self and dads in l.a.. you probably heard of it. kids who don't have a father have someone they can call on a cellphone and those cellphone dads are available 24/7. is that something you inc.? >> no we haven't. i heard of it but never research did. that would be something that would be a good nationwide model. [laughter] i heard you twice the first ti

they are my granddaughters, and the students, to whom i spoke last week at morgan state university who are passionate, passionate about science, technology, space and aviation. they want to make the world a better place. it's up to us to pave the way for them and keep their dreams alive. i am optimistic about their future, and i hope you share my passion and my enthusiasm. thanks so much for allowing me to be with you, and that hopefully will have time to answer some of your questions. thank you. [applause] >> we already have a few questions. if you have others, would you please pass into the aisle, the sergeant of arms will collect them. first, i used to be a reporter. i wonder if you could comment on the possible politicization of space? we had a candidate for president this week who views of space as part of his campaign platform and said that we would even colonize the moon. what you say to that? >> i think it's interesting, to be quite honest, i'm very glad to see any political candidates mentioned space in their campaign speeches, because it puts this important area in front of t

. >>> morgan state's men's basketball coach is off the bench for now. the university has suspended todd bozeman, after an altercation with a player. several people say it appears bozeman hit a player in the face at a game at south carolina state. bozeman denies the allegations. >>> well, we're going to check in on our roads right now, with kristy breslin. we're switching gears here. here she is at traffic control. kristy? >> hi, everyone. a lot of accidents to start off the afternoon. if you're traveling in the reisterstown area. a crash we're watching, reisterstown road at painters mill. and an overturned vehicle, crain highway at churchville road, around glen burnie. in essex, rossville boulevard. in the city, gift avenue at clark lane. also west north avenue at bloomingdale road. as far as delays go, we're in great shape, actually. the only delay you're going to see so far this at this hour is a slowdown as you make your approach to security boulevard. let's look at the posted speed there. that's a look at providence road. this traffic report is brought to you by s

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