similar procedures are already in place in both new york and boston. >> the maryland continues to cook the national trend when it comes to unemployment. while the unemployment rate nationally has wavered over the last few months, millage rate has held steady for the third straight month. our state has posted a 7.4% unemployment rate, still well below the national average. the new numbers also show that maryland has added more than 2100 jobs in the last month, 31,000 so far this year. overall, maryland is doubling the national job growth rate. mortgage company employees who signed off on foreclosures without following up on paperwork -- is down 14% from last november. while we are on the topic of money, it is a done deal. the president has signed a tax- cut deal. >> one of baltimore's shonn, mayor stephanie rawlings boy, was there. -- one of baltimore's own, mayor stephanie rawlings blake was there. >> it was a substantial victory for middle-class families. with a stroke of a pen, president obama signed a sweeping package into law, to stop taxes from going up after the new year. >> it w

we're live in east baltimore, george lettis, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. maryland school officials now have some extra time to develop a new teacher evaluation system. the state was in jeopardy of losing millions of dollars over concerns of how it would grade teachers. tim tooten has an update. >> it was turning into a numbers game. how much of a student's progress should be counted towards a teacher's evaluation. state lawmakers said 35%. a new council for educator effectiveness is trying to find middle ground. >> that number is frightening to a lot of teachers. it is frightening not because they do not want student growth measured. it's frightening because they are not sure how much control they have over the test scores. >> that is what the council and members of the board of education asked the government to give them more time to report their progress on the new teacher evaluation system. >> i think an additional six months will give people a chance to focus on what the real issues are and not be distracted so much by the fear and the incorrect facts that are

. >>> just a month ago new maryland athletic director kevin anderson guaranteed ralph friesen would return for 2011. he is rethinking that. several sources including the post will ask ralph to retire and accept a buyout. december 29th. in a teleconference today anderson wouldn't guarantee ralph's return and says expect and announcement regarding the program's future early next week. he won 75 games in ten seasons. third all time winningest coach at college park and led the terps to seven bowl games and was a.c.c. coach of the year this season. now offensive coordinator jeff franklin was to be the coach after ralph but he took the vanderbilt job today. it is his first coaching job. >>> time for our prep basketball game of the week. iv hundred34 -- 3400 of you logged on. att action. all about team. four players averaging double digits. let's take a look. friday night hoops in arlington. both coaches getting their teams all fired up, ready to go. early on. patriots playing some defense. how about kevin bailey? only listed as 6-foot but he has mad hops. tight ballgame. watch him knock down thi

george lettis, wbal-tv 11 news. >> maryland is giving itself some extra time to come up with some new teacher evaluations part that is good news for the state. after hearing recommendations from state lawmakers and the board of education as to how much of a student's progress should make up a teacher's evaluation, the council will make a final decision. >> that number is frightening to a lot of teachers. it is frightening not because they do not want student growth measured. it is frightening because they are not sure how much control they have over test scores. >> the council has requested permission to delay its decision until june. that evaluation system needs to be in place before maryland's can receive money for the race to the top fund. >> maryland is the wealthiest state in the union. the median household was nearly $70,000, far above the median of about $51,000. the number of people living in poverty has risen from levels in 2000. marylanders have some of the nation's longest drive the comice, about 31 minutes, which ties them with new yorkers. has moreland citizen room to str

i'm denise koch. >> and thanks for watching maryland's news station. don't go away.the cbs evenen,, >> couric: tonight, a humble hero. the security guard who saved the day in panama city, florida. >> i tried to keep him pinned down. >> couric: i'm katie couric. also tonight, a new review of u.s. strategy in afghanistan. as president obama declares "we're on track. we'll hear from a u.s. marine there who has what may be the most dangerous job in the world. >> i'll do it again and again and again. >> couric: and remembering new york's nightmare before christmas and the little boy who had an entire city praying for a miracle. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. he says he is not a hero, but watching mike jones and

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it proposes to build its new hospital in germantown, maryland. this is what its new hospital look like. would it provide on-the-job training for nurses. it would be located on the montgomery college germantown campus. >> it takes about ten years to develop a proposalnd build a hospital. we need to get going right away. >> reporter: most politicians have not expressed preference for one hospital plan or the other but theye anxious for the state to pick one so building can begin. in montgomery county, chris gordon, news4. >>> the maryland state health care commission which reviewing the hospital proposals could release its recommendation next week. official approval could come next month. that's news4 at 5:00. news4 at 6:00 starts right now. >>> a massive snowstorm caused trouble for travelers across the country and we are still one week away from the official start of winter. >>> senators showing their support for the president's tax cut deal. that measure could still run into trouble in the house. >>> and a lawyer for a man accused of trying blow

stay with us, there is more of your news, weather and traffic when "good morning, maryland" comes backfter this. ♪electronic santa song >>> it's 5:45. you know folks, thee are the games that will drive you to drink. the ravens looked like they were in control and would beat the texans by four or five scores but the ravens d collapsed to come alive again in overtime. to houston. the texans tie it at 28 after going for two point conversion. 21 second left in regulation and that send us to overtime. oh, but in that extra frame, josh wilson picked off matt schaub and returned it for the game winning score stealing the ravens win 34-28 in ot. so with the d giving it up at regulation, they can take it away in ot. >> quarterback threw it inside, and i said this can't be happening. and, i was concentrating catch the ball. and the game was over. >> our guys overcame a tough situation and found a way to win. >> the ravens included 9-4 and moved into a tie for the jets for the two wild card playoff slots. baltimore 16-1 against sub.500 teams during the past two years. >>>5:46. the wood lawn man a

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we will have a look at snow- covered roads in maryland in my next report. >>> making news now, the mother of a maryland terror suspect says her son is a victim of fbi entrapment. >> reporter: martinez appeared in u.s. district court in baltimore on monday. he's accused of trying to trigger dummy car bomb supplied by undercover agents. prosecutors say, martinez, who calls himself mohammad hussein was bent on jihad and targets a military recruiting center. >>> actor hugh jackman was injured this morning while filming a stunt for oprah winfrey's show. the is filming in australia this week. medical staff treated him after he slammed in to some rings while trying to fly on the stage in a marrin' and appears to have suffered a minor injury to his eye. >>> work crews are trying to clean up the metrodome after the roof collapsed under the weight of more than a foot of snow. inspectors are checking out the facility and hope to determine later today when the vikings game next monday can be held there, whether or not it can. >>> we will have highlights from the game that was supposed to be held on s

but now he says it wassa fellow officer.., >> new at this hour. maryland's economy shows signs of rebound nderstanding but not muchh state board of revvnue said there was a 20% decline in ome sale prices. but increase in evenues you from income and ccrporrte taxes. maryland's unemployment rate is remaaning at 7.4%. >> new details tonight that hug3 fire set in baltimore, adult entertainment district ast investiiators, includinggthe bureau of alcohol, tobacco,,3 firearms and explosives. announced the fire was3 %-meaning set by a person.3 -ut investigators are not caaling it arsonnyet. >> now, it becomes an investigation, that could possibll lead to criminal ccarges. or not. >> no suspect hhs been@ identiiied.@ iivestigators are offering $5000 reward foo information that -eads to a resolutiin of the %->> it appears here were no -moke detectorssin the home that -aught fiie, illing six people in east ballimore..3 and three kids, killed ii tte -rom the burnt out rowhome on homewood avenue. mayor stephanie rawlings-blake is urging eeeryone to learn fro3 this traged

. >> reporter: maryland is ready for a public health emergency. that's the results of a new report out tonight. maryland scored a nine out of 10 in emergency preparedness for disease outbreak in bioterrorism threats. only three out of 10, arkansas, north dakota and washington state. >>> maryland and much of the nation remains locked in a bitter deep freeze. temperatures here in buffalo are well below freezing. and there's also feet of snow on the ground. frigid temperatures are stretching from canada to the deep south, where hard freeze warnings are in effect for florida. bob joins us now once again, taking a closer look at the frigid temperatures joining us now. >> when you get to the rocky mountains, it's warmer. much of the east is 10 to 20. take a look at temperatures. these are the current readings. miami is down to 47 degrees. but denver is at 64. there's really a very, very short communication there. bismarck at 17. we're at 23. chicago at 17. you can see where the dark blue colors are. it's mainly east of the mississippi river, once you get out west, it's quite a bit

new york. the state of north carolina, virginia, maryland, new jersey, massachusetts and maine have all declared emergencies. we have this report from washington. >> if you want to know why the northeast of the u.s. sees that over the last 24 hours, just keep an eye on the clock. so much snow falls so fast that clock has to be repeatedly debt free. this time lapse of video from new jersey shows how it was not just the amount of snow but the speed with which it fell that nearly shut down the northeast seaboard. the result was travel misery that thousands suffered across europe before christmas hit the u.s.. new york's airports scrap more than a thousand flights. there was only one place for travelers to hundred down. tourists have had their short breaks extended as airlines cancelled flights. >> we were told we could not go home sunday evening but could get seats on the thursday evening flight. this is disastrous. >> driving snow grounded flights up and down the northeast coast. wild winds dumped 25, 30, and in some cases, 50 centimeters of snow. this is thunder's know, with lightning and high wi

news. >>> now, maryland's most powerful doppler radar, and the forecast certified most accurate by weatherate. >>> all right. good morning. k4r-67b 15 on the chock. looking at maryland's most powerful doppler radar, there's been streamers through frederick montgomery county all night long. they have been clipping laurel and doing so right now dropping enough to coat maybe the windshield on the cars and some of the ground. with you not much is sticking like we dealt with yesterday morning. it's flying and falling and looks like it on doppler radar, but it's not doing much on the ground. overall, it could be sliding through sections of anne arundel back towards howard county even baltimore city over the next hour. so we will continue to watch this. an extension of the streamers are continuing in the lower eastern shore where they are getting flurries in sals bury and ocean city. it's not the true story here. it's about the temperatures. widespread 20 degree readings will match the 20 in baltimore to dulles, dover, fill did he have yeah, york and hagerstown. we are down to 8 in baltimore factori

your 5:00 news in hd continues now. >> in new tonight, maryland is giving itself extra time to come up with a new teacher evaluation system that is fair to teachers and students. this is good news for the state which is trying to hold on the to order $50 million in federal race to the top money. >> the action time will help them develop a teacher valuation system tied to student achievement. 11 news education reporter tim tooten is live in the newsroom with an update. >> as you know, this has been a hot topic. here is the issue. to get those hundreds of millions of dollars in the federal government, the state must come up with a teacher about the ration system that is both fair and legal. the question is whether or not it is being done. >> was turning into a numbers game, a question of how much of a student's progress should be counted toward a teacher's evaluation. state lawmakers say 35%, but the state board of education suggested 50%. in new jobs for educational effectiveness is trying to find a middle ground. >> that number is frightening to teachers, not because they do not want t

new system yourself. log on to our website, wusa9.com, and look for the story under maryland news. >>> vans and one skateboarding company teamed up to give away gear to young people. by the way there's still time for you to drop off any unwrapped toy at your local firehouse. your donation will go to the marine's toys for tots campaign. if you would like more information go to our website, wusa9.com. >>> and now we can get the forecast, the cold forecast from anny hong. welcome to noon. >> thank you. it looks like the cold is sticking around. we're also talking about some snow coming this way. maybe they'll get a day off from school. but not a whole lot of snow. maybe not enough to make some snowmen, but maybe outside the metro area, we'll see. we have a day planner going on here for your wednesday. we have sunny skies but still a cold day. 32 by 3:00. by 6:00 for those of you heading back home, clear skies, 29 degrees, and still we're looking at some blustery conditions but not enough for a wind advisory today. if there's any good news that's the good news. right now it's 31 here at d.c. metro area. 27 for gaith

new orleans. >>> now, maryland's most powerful radar and forecast certified most being a are the by weatherate. >> good morning. we are very cold this morning. but that's nothing new. we have been cold for a while. check out temperatures in glen burnie coming in at 20 degrees. hanover is right around 19. annapolis is at 20 as well. we have some gusts at about five to 15 miles earr an hour but those are gusts. they are not your sustained wind. we have icing that is going to be continuing through the morning time. we will be very cold. that temperature for a high only coming in at 33 degrees. and we will drop off into the 20s as we head into the evening. all right. let's go over to kim brown with your traffic. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. traffic moves well around the beltway and you are not going to find problems up and down 95. just be on the lookout for the occasional icy patch. we have an accident reported in essex at eastern boulevard and north wood wad and a hand full of water main breaks including one at highland and pratt street and east north avenue and collington and in luthe

from gaithersburg, maryland, news 4 today. >>> the buzz has officially worn off. last night was the call for 4 loco, one of seven makers of alcoholic caffeine drinks. the drinks were ordered off the shelves until recipes were changed. the caffeine drink can mask the effects of alcohol. that comnation has led to several high-profile incidents that ended with students being hospitalized. 4 loco says it plans to make a noncaffeinated version of the drink. >>> 4:37, 21 degrees. a wild scene in northern virginia. what a shuttle driver did that stunned drivers and landed him behind bars. >>> plus, millions of people have them, but are they sa? who is examining dental fillings? >>> and surprise snow overnight. many roads are slippery. weather and traffic next. >> if you have not received updated information from us in the past six months or if you want to sign up your school, business or church, please call 202-885-4663 or e-mail closing help at nbcwashington.com. this is the sign-up for the system not to close or delay openings. >>> time for weather and traffic. snow sh

now it's complete coverage, it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> arson or an accident. the hunt to find out what sparked a violent fire. >>> tonight the clue is uncovered and where investigators are focusing their search. >> reporter: hello, everybody. >> here's what people are talking about tonight. >>> someone definitely started the fire but did they do it on purpose? that is what investigators are trying to figure out. wjz is live along the block. kelly mcpherson spoke with investigators today. >> reporter: the majority of businesses that can open up here on the block have done so today. that's because investigators are gone but they say they are still working on this case to figure out who set this fire and most importantly, why. this is not an easy fire to solve. it took more than 90 investigators and 2 days of clearing out debris to get to the source of the block fire. it's somewhere in 404 east baltimore street. only saying that someone set this fire and they need more information. >> this scene was one of the more difficult ones in terms of the structure collaps

. >>> thank you, and stay with wjz-13, maryland's news station. station., naturally colorful vegetables are often a good source of vitamins, fiber, or minerals. and who brings you more natural colors than campbell's condensed soups? campbell's.® it's amazing what soup can do.™ can getting enough vegetables make you feel good? oh, yeah. v8 juice gives you 3 of your 5 daily servings of vegetables. v8. what's your number? >>> yeah, very good. >> look at this crowd! >> a nice crowd out here on this very chilly wednesday morning, welcome back to "the early show." i'm harry smith along with betty nguyen. forget the beauty aids. the sure-fire way to look healthy and attractive. >> is? >> get a good night's sleep. >> ahhh. that's going to be hard to do. >> we'll take a look at the first scientific study ever to show that a bad night's sleep is really bad for your looks. our dr. jennifer ashton will have the abcs of catching more zs. >> that's what we've been doing wrong, huh? not getting enough sleep, apparently. also having trouble figuring out the perfect presen

news special. >>> now, maryland's most powerful doppler radar, and the forecast certified most accurate by weatherate. >> good morning. i want to look outside as we are dark and we are quiet and breezy but nearly as windy as yesterday. it's cold. let's show you the time-lapse from down town baltimore yesterday. sunny skies giving way to clouds. a few passing flurries to the north. wind gusting over 40 miles per hour and temperatures were stuck in the 20s all day long. and, most locations. 28 officially with the high temperature at bwi-marshall, 18 towards altuna. richmond and norfolk southeast virginia, they are actually in par with us this morning at 20 and they are 21 norfolk. roanoke 19. and some of these places have a few shots of snow. and i mention that because this is going to be a unique pattern where there may be more snow to the south than we get here over the course of the next week. wind chills down into the single digits in some spots and as we watch a quiet pattern, we are dry. the satellite shows clear skies as well. so we should have a lot more sunshine for today. overall weather patt

the stes of maryland, new jersey, north carolina, and virginia declared emergencies after record snowfall. residents of america's biggest city and themselves in a winter wonderland on monday. >> new yorkers woke up on monday morning to find hardly any traffic and usually drowned pact times square. -- easily jam packed times square. up to 57 meters of snow has falling -- has fallen between maine and north carolina. most trains have stopped running. snowplows for the only things moving at new york's airports. 1400 flights were cancelled on sunday, leaving many travelers stranded and uncertain about when they would reach their destinations. >> we should be leaving at 4:30, but it seems like we will make out until tomorrow morning. by wedding is in about a week and half. >> stranded passengers are camping out in terminals, using anything they can find to sleep on, even luggage trolleys. little things count allot in such situations. >> we got lucky. i had one and she had the other and we wheeled them together. >> staying indoors is the best solution on a day like this. several states have decl

news. the crews were prepared for this in virginia, maryland and dc treating this roadways overnight but you want to be careful on the bridges, ramps and overpasses as usual. if you are traveling around town the beltway is looking good. word of slippery road conditions on the virginia side of things from 95 north and south to 66. be careful along the corridor to the dulles toll road, as well. here's what it looks like on braddock road. slippery conditions. especially from route 123. the lanes are open but you want to be careful as you head to the beltway. we will take you to the travel times. on the north side of town, outer loop, ten minute ride from 95 to 270. in the next report we will look at 95 in maryland. >>> a frantic search is underway in the frigid waters of the antarctic ocean. >> fishing boats are helping to look for 17 missing sailors from a ship. five died when the 614-ton ship sank. 20 have been rescued. high waves are tampering rescue efforts and sailors could only make it a few minutes in those waters without survival equipment. >>> authorities are waiting for a natural gas

maryland is holding steady at 7.4%. that is where the numbers have hovered for the last three months. the new figures show maryland added more than 2100 jobs last month and more than 31,000 for the year. the state reports a 1.2% growth rate. that is double the national rate of growth. >> here is a look at some of our other top stories thaat this ho. baltimore police have identified a man who tried to sexually assault a boy at a middle school. 21-year-old sean surelshaeighly attack the boy in a school bathroom. property owners claim that the state's center project will take away from the city's business center district and it violates state law against no-bid development contracts. they expect to include office space as well as retell, parking, and mixed income housing. state investigators spent the morning gathering evidence at the home of julius henson, who has taken responsibility for those controversial election day robocalls. they urged democrats to stay home and claimed that o'malley have already won. hensen is already the subject of a complaint by the maryland attorney general. we will

> from the city, to the counties, to your neighborhood, now it's complete coverage, it's wjz, maryland's newskiller, a home filled with people overcome by dangerous fumes. the household appliance that caused the deadly accident. >>> good evening. i'm mary bubala. adam has the night off. deadly gas, two baltimore county men killed by carbon monoxide poisoning. kelly mcpherson explains that a total of 11 people were sickened by the fumes. >> reporter: eight people living with the two men who died were brought here to shock trauma for the hyperbaric chamber. they too had been exposed to the deadly gas. two men never woke up if their pikesville home sunday morning. they most likely inhaled a deadly amount of carbon monoxide. eight other people living here, including two children, were overcome by the odorless gas and rushed to the hospital. >> it's just very emotional because it's a lot of people and we want to see what we can do to help the people, to bring comfort or support. >> reporter: community members are shocked that two neighbors died in a way that could happen to anyone. >> it's sad. it

norah o'donnell, nbc news, silver spring, maryland. >> and by the way, you can find out much more aboutur "making a difference" reports. we've given them their own website, makingadifference.msnbc.com. of course, you can also get there, via our usual website, nightly.msnbc.com. >>> for us, for now, that's our broadcast for this wednesday night. thank you, as always, for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> hundreds of people evacuated as rain and mudslides threaten homes and lives. >>> good evening. i'm jessica aguirre. the worst of the weather may be over here in the bay area but heavy rain is taking its toll on our neighbors to the south. we want to show you some video coming in right now. rain flooding the first floor of a h

. >>> the news edge on maryland. the schools versus montgomery county government on the battle of thability. the superintendent is scaling for an $82 million increase from the county to maintain current spending levels required under state law. the problem is the county -- county's facing a $300 million shortfall in the coming year. the superintendent suggests cutting back on overtime and maintenance. if the county doesn't come up with the cash, 9 school risks a $27 million penalty. >>> new information in the investigation into the accuracy of d.c. breathalyzers. fox 5 first told but this last night. a whistle-blower claims dui test results for the last 10 years are now in question. and d.c. police am let it play out in court and paul wagner has more on the fallout. >> reporter: a top official with the d.c. police department told fox 5 that there is no clear-cut answer as to the accuracy of the breathalyzers and they will let the court decide what to do and a whistle- blower who examined the alcohol said the machines

. >>> now, "good morning, maryland" >>> new information this morning on the deadly carbon monoxide poisoning>> cold and rainy here. but it was an ugly weekend. see other parts of the country. they are dig out from snow. >> we heard about couples fighting over the remote control but the thermostat? the temperature debate heats up on relationships. >>> good morning, maryland. it's monday, december 13th. hope you -- hope your week is off to a great start i am charlie crowson. >> i am megan pringle. not the prettiest of weekends, but justin has a sparkle because did you see flurries? is that what you are excited about. >> yeah. good morning. a winter weather advisory has been posted for metro baltimore. harford baltimore howard and carroll and anne arundel county. close to an inch could accumulate. we have been so warm for a day and a half , the roads are warm. so whatever is falling right now is melting on the surfaces. but with the colder temperatures and some moderate snow trying to move in, some roads may freeze. it's possible to get slick and the advisory goes until 9 a.m. this afternoon wi

now, it's complete coverage, it's wjz maryland's news station. >> forced or concocted. and why the defense said its entrapment. >> hello. people are talking about, prosecutors say antonio martinez was grinning as a plan to bomb a recruitment center was set in motion. tonight his attorney said it wasn't his plan. we are live at the federal courthouse. we explain how both sides plan to fight the ca

new casino in anne arundel mills. the permanent one will hope in late 2012. stay with wjz, maryland's news station.ill ahead, a look at windier weather. a powerful storm system has unleashed snow across the upper midwest all the way to new england. here we've got a wind chill tha,

states of emergency have been declared in massachusetts, new jersey, maine, maryland, virginia, and north carolina. road travel is treacherous and thousands of flights have been canceled. by the time it's all over, the northeast and mid-atlantic could see as much as two feet of snow with records set up and down the east coast. a very cold whit johnson in new york's times square with more. whit, good morning to you. >> reporter: terrell, good morning to you. welcome to times square this popular tourist spot is being used as a dumping ground right now for all this snow. if you are trying to get around, it's really sort of a mixed bag. some of the streets as you can see are clear and good to go. others are impassable, completely covered with snow. for those actually trying to get somewhere like go home after the holidays, there are few options, if any. the first monster storm of the season continues to hammer much of the east coast this morning. crippling virtually every type of travel. >> the streets are horrible everything's just horrible. >> reporter: overnight two of the busiest airports

news at 11:00. that's it for us now. >> for bob and mark, i'm denise koch. thank you for watching wjz, maryland's news station. don't go away, there is much more ahead on the cbs evening news katie couric, including how is the war in afghanistan going? what wowo,, >> couric: tonight, stairing death in the face. members of a florida school board are lucky to be alive. >> please, don't. please. >> couric: after a gunman opens fire. i'm katie couric. also tonight, christmas at the capitol. a spending bill turns into a christmas tree with $8 billion worth of earmarks. wounded warriors speak out about afghanistan. >> are we going to let it be in vain, just pick up and leave? >> couric: and what if every face in a crowd looked exactly the same? it does for victims of face blindness. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. it's a frightening video that's gone viral and you can only imagine the terror members of that school board in panama city, florida, was feeling when a gunman threate

i'm denise koch. >> thanks for watching wjz, maryland's news station.e now take you to new york and the e ,,,, captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. it was fast and furious, the snowstorm that buried much of the midwest in snow.

james franklin is the new head coach t vander built.. marylandator designated as coach in waiting in maryyand. this is first head coaching job and he beeomes the first minority door. they are coming off 2 consecutive 2 and 10 seeson -úand third head coach for them this year. and 2009 rival.com named franklin one of the top 25 recruiters in the counnry. former saint stalllworth takes a test on new orleans in this week making the grade and high sshool game of the week. all coming up tonight on sportss% unlimited. now back to you. >> thanks so much. it will bb inttresting to see if snow affect the gameeon sunday. >> that's ight. let's checc in with emily with a good or bad news. >> i think it is good news. in fact i think the storm will stay off the coast. time linee showwng us a few clouds during the day tomorrow and wwtching the moisture buildup from the we will stay dry ttis weekend just the slight chance f snow showers on the eastern shore. mostly cloudy for tomorrow. with igh of 35. 36 on sunday as we play sunday afternoon. we'll ave good condi

coming up in my next report we'll talk about maryland roads at 5:17. >>> making news now coming up on 5:10, police are looking for a motive after a man opened fire at a school board meeting. >> the gunfire erupts at the meeting in panama city, florida ending with one man dead. unbelievable video here. police say he shot at the superintendent from eight feet away and missed. a security guard then wounded the gunman and apparently the suspect killed himself. amazingly no one else in this situation was injured. school board members say the man was upset about his wife losing his job. >>> wikileaks founder julian assange remains jailed in london this morning despite being granted bail. prosecutors are appealing the judge's decision setting bail at $310,000, an amount several celebrities like michael moore have offered to pay. >>> $1.5 million in chips gets swiped from a craps table in las vegas. police are still looking for the man who sped off on a motorcycle with them yesterday. they also say someone pulled a similar heist just last week. investigators are now on the lookout for anyone

. >>> stay with wjz-13, maryland's news station.ype of cribs will be banned from the market for good. and what stores have the best shopping deals now. an expert will break down the prices for you. remember, it's cold outside. ,,, >>> we'll visit with them thousand that is balmy, supposed to be up to 30 degrees. >> nice and cool. >> welcome back, everybody. a new ban this morning for a popular crib. the consumer product safety commission decided to outlaw the traditional drop-side crib n. recent years more than 30 small children have died after they got stuck inside the front of those cribs. millions of have been recalled. many homes still have them. we'll tell you everything you need to know to keep your child safe wimplts christmas around the corner you can't walk down the street without seeing the signs, promotions, every single store window has them. however, some of them have a dirty little secret, many of those products that seem to really be on sale, well, they might not be cheaper than they usually are. >> what? >> coming up

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. >>> new jobs in maryland, not having an impact on the state's unemployment rate. the state's unemployment rate remains steady in november, at 7.4%. although maryland added more than 2,000 jobs last month, it wasn't enough to keep up with the number of people joining in the job search. >> maryland is still better off than the national day, however. >>> a bigger and better convention center. that's the plans making the rounds in baltimore. as the city seeks to capitalize on the popularity of first mariner arena. pat warren has more. >> reporter: that's right. it's long been considered that first marijuanaer arein -- mariner arena is past its prime. and some of the city's most prominent leaders have decided, why not go whole hog. >> reporter: there's a billion- dollar idea, budding in government. an expansion of the baltimore convention center with a new arena alongside. there are a few hurdles to clear. the money, the timing. and the space. >> i don't think there's anything we've ever done that everyone on board. it's a democracy. and for every three people, there a

. >> and from health to entertainment news this morning. >> now, maryland's most powerful doppler radar forecast certified most being a are the by weatherate. >> i guess i could walk on the treadmill while doing the weather report. that would be great, right? let's look outside this morning. we have some cloud out there this morning. we had a weak disturbance try to move through in the mid to upper he level of the atmosphere. we are going to be looking at some sunshine as we go throughout the day. temperatures right now are cold. we are used to the cold as of now. you know the two words, bundle up as you head out and about. into baltimore, temperatures right around 20 degrees. 18 in hagers hetown. 20 in york. also in winchester he and oak lan around 16. the current wind not a big factor in baltimore. there's nothing that could be picking up a little more as we go throughout the day. all in all,. >> the windy day whatsoever. frederick is around 3. 12 in dc. that's the windier spot this morning. and 7 into york. so the wind chills are the same as the air temperature into baltimore because

. >>> the maryland state highway administration installed a new speed camera along the parkway south of the beltway. right now the camera is in what is called the warning stage but comedies 30th it will be snapping at your pocketbook. december 30th. it's the first in anne arundel county. in a little over a year since the state put the first zones up. 230,000 citations have been issued. >>> for 37 minutes it looked like the ravens were going to put houston into el paso. leading 28-7, dominating but houston scored on drives. to tie the score, putting the game into overtime. the ravens offense moved a little bit, couldn't get in the field goal range but then a punt by sam cook as you saw pinned the texans deep in their own zone and he floated backward off the wrong foot to the right guy for us. rairchts with a wake-up -- ravens with a walkoff win in ot. >>> in the mid-80s everyone was talking about the silent killer lurking in homes across america. just because no one is talking anymore doesn't mean radon went away. facts about the deadly gas. and baltimore city honors a man who took in

news there. see if that's the case in maryland, capital beltway, route 4. the only incident on the maryland beltway so far was an earlier truck accident, outer loop. everything is out of the road way. flashing lights may be a distraction but nothing to wor about there. headed through tysons corners, moving along well. no delays on metro. manassas 322. and marc reporting no early delays >> thank you very much, jerry. you caexpect another messy commute this morning. many area roadways are still snow covered and quite icy. >> the first snowstorm of the season is being blamed for 100 accidents in northern virginia alone. tracee wilkins is live this morning with more on what you can expect when you head out the door. how is it looking there, tracee? >> it was a mess trying to dre out of virginia yesterday. we were headingp 66 heading towads manassas, northwest. cars spinning out. folks having a very difficult time making it down the highway even though they were going very slow speeds. it was an issue. this morning here's what we have here. take a look on annand

hagerstown, maryland, meritus medical center, new rule.tography until five minutes after birth. a change a spokesperson says is intended to protect patient privacy and reduce potential staff distractions. a turn back of the clock for meritus, not quite to the "i love lucy" waiting room era when fathers were banned from seeing what really goes on. but though dads have been participating since the early 1980s, today limits exist on photography all across the nation. and sure, from the staff's point of view, who wants a lens on what can be a delicate and critical procedure. in bad weather, does an aircraft controller want passengers families shooting over his shoulder? no. but some malpractice lawyers think the real issue is liability. if something goes wrong, hospitals don't want -- >> a piece of evidence generated that can be used against them in a court of law. they do it to hide the truth. >> it's a beautiful moment that i want to capture. >> reporter: yes, it can be. as we saw when many viewers today shared their kids' birth photos with

hagerstown, maryland, meritus medical center, new rule. no photography until five minutes after birth. a change a spokesperson says is intended to protect patient privacy and reduce potential staff distractions. a turn back of the clock for meritus. not quite to the "i love lucy" waiting room era when fathers were banned from seeing what really goes on. but dads have been participating since the 1980s. limits on photography exist all across the nation. and sure, from the staff's point of view, who wants a lens on what can be a delicate and critical procedure? ? bad weather, does a air traffic controller want passengers' families shooting over his shoulder? no. but some malpractice lawyers think the real issue is liability. if something goes wrong, hospitals don't want -- >> a piece of evidence generated that can be used against them in a court of law. they do it to hide the truth. >> it's a beautiful moment that i want to capture. >> reporter: yes, it can be. as we saw when many viewers today shared their kids' birth photos with us. but in

. >>> we have some breaking news just getting to us from maryland. an amtrak train is stopped on the tracks in perryville. it has been stopped because a wire is down on the tracks. it was headed two delaware but will be routed back to baltimore. >>> we are following news from capitol hill where lawmakers have been busy tonight. in less than an hour the house will begin voting on the controversial tax cut compromise. it includes an extension of the bush tax cuts for all americans and an extension of unemployment benefits. some house democrats have threatened to change the bills, especially the estate tax, it looks like the measure will pass without changes. the senate passed the bill yesterday. senate democratic leaders have pulled a $1.3 trillion spending bill. it was supposed to continue funding of government. the money runs out on saturday. senate leaders say they will work together to produce a short-term funding bill to keep the government running into early next year. >>> a major announcement for metro. police will begin randomly searching bags.

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news. from >>> a maryland family is demanding justice two years after enduring an unspeakable tragedy. the death of a 10-year-old girl in a drunk driving accident. the drunk driver michael eaton is serving time, but the family of jazimen warr wants the gaithersburg bar that served him drinks to pay. this week the family filed a $3 million lawsuit against dogfish alehouse saying the bar was negligent when it kept serving eaton. >> they didn't do anything. they had the opportunity to save my granddaughter's life. they had the opportunity to save harm from my other daughter who is still suffering, from my wife who is still suffering. >> eaton is serving nearly eight years in prison for jazimen's death but no one at the bar has ever been charged. maryland courts have ruled restaurants and bars are not liable if someone gets drunk. with arthritis family knows this lawsuit is a long shot -- the warr family knows this lawsuit say long shot. >>> house democrats are mulling over changes to president obama's compromised tax cut plan, the senate expected to vote on the bill as early as tomorrow a

. >>> maryland is among the nation's wealthiest states. the new numbers show that the median household income is $70,000 a year. that's above the national average of $51,000. and in maryland, howard county is the wealthiest subdivision. >>> still to come at noon. a scene out of a hollywood blockbuster. a man rips off a casino. >>> facebook's founder beat out several other stories to get a great honor. >> we'll take another live look outside, stick around, your complete first warning weather forecast is still coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> wikileaks founder is going to spend another night in a prison cell. he's being held while the swedish people allowed to let him go on bond. he's been in prison the past week. >>> in las vegas, investigators are looking for a man behind a daring robbery. check out this video, a man is wearing a helmet running through the robbery after robbing the casino. he didn't confront the customers, he simply took the chips -- i don't know what you call the area -- the box where they keep the chips. >> he got awe with $1