find out who was behind the stunt like this. . >> and taking the live look froth northern baltimore. we will talk about the heavy rain and wind. that's all coming up. >> you ever go online and book a room where you think $55 at the ritz is unreal and then find out it is. the real deal so you don't get reeled in. we return in 60 seconds. . >>> this is dublin california tuesday, we have new video tonight of a stunfor a tv show called myth busters after a mishap busted up a home. the test was to blast this ball through several barrels of water through a wall before hitting the bomb range. it missed everything though and hit a house. >> very loud boom and she thought a tree fell but -- not -- a cannon ball landed on the roof. >> after going through the home it smashed through a window of a parked van a few hundred feet away. nobody was hurt. >>> an australian citizen sentenced to a year in prison and 500 lashes after being convicted for blasphemy. we his son in australia said his father has serious health problems and is he worried he won't survive the sentence. >> he is sick and has bac

the man would not drop his gun and the was shot in the leg -- and in northern baltimore, a chase with two cars ended with the car over on its side. they were chasing a driver and he lost control on wirt road. he was taken to the hospital. dough tails on what started that chase has not been released. >> an unusual situation for the fbi. they are looking for a woman that they said were robbing banks in our area. she is wanted in at lowest -- wanted in three bank robberies here alone. >>> traitor hero? should he spend the rest of his life behind pars? >> the army private has loked thousands of documents to wikileaks and is facing a trial now. >> he saw something wrong, he knew about a way to get it out there and did that the top government leaders, including cline cln and obama said he compromised the safety of other soldiers. he released this confidential video. and after arguing that the department was boy yous, he said that they would get his information, let him testify against the other higher you ups. >> it could be interesting. >> he had access to the computers and would slip in a

. >>> breaking news in northern baltimore county. chopper 13 is over the scene of a police-involved crash on the 2100 block up near the pennsylvania border, a pennsylvania state trooper was chasing another vehicle and no word on why the chase started or if anybody is hurt at this point. one car is sitting on the side and it does not look like the police car. >>> the prime time line up tonight -- . >>> after that, eyewitness news at 11:00. >>> this noon, for anybody that ever dreamed of being a super hero, here is the chance to drive around like one. this is the bat mobile from the 1960s batman television show, we will see it on sale in a california show room. it could even shoot from a $5- foot -- >> like a rocket! >>> 60,000 dollars -- a cool 60,000 dollars. >> not that year car. >>> thank you for being with us. we will all be watching the raven's game sunday. >> the penguins riding shotgun, too! >>> see [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? stop paying for second best. upgrade to v

could a few sneak across the state line, northern baltimore, northern harford county, you could see a patch or two of rain. most of it is skirting around our high pressure dome. off to the west there is milder air and more wet weather coming in with that boundary which will arrive late tomorrow evening. our best chance for rain coming late tomorrow evening. let's break down the timing as we take a look at our in-house computer model. as we go into the afternoon here's where we begin to see the chances for rain. they intense foye a little bit. this model may be underdoing it. we may see more widespread rain. then it looks like all of this may push south. it looks like at this point in time that boundary will stall out well south of us keeping us dry. places like virginia beach and nags head, north carolina will be went. cloudy skies, not as cold but still on the chilly side. tomorrow 56 will be the two-degree guarantee. we'll have scattered showers lingering into tomorrow evening. maybe give yourself a little extra time to get to dinner. 44, mostly cloudy. the seven-day forecast shapin

three, four, five, then from nine into three, yes we have a winter weather advisory, hartford, northern baltimore, carroll westward, couple slushy inches possible but i will tell you that's mainly going to be nonpaved surfaces, 40s well above freezing but overnight that's where we have the chance for some of that winter weather, more on the storm and how things shape up later this week. >> this is when you really need the app, the weather team with you no matter where you are. you get the hourly forecast, the weekend, the seven day plus radar go to the website to find a link. it's free for the i-phone and right now the new i-pad weather app is on sale for 99-cent. no also make us the first place to check for live traffic conditions during the night and for your morning drive. log onto abc 2news.com. you will get a live look at all the cameras and the list of any traffic problems to help plan out your trip. this is really good because -- they are all over western maryland. eastern shore, check it out before you leave the door. every winter will are delays or closings that could change the plans. w

we will get a brief shot of wet snow this is hartford, northern baltimore, carroll and howard.nts north and west of the city, you know an inch or two of slush and maybe closer to three. keep in mind a lot of that, even the areas will be the grassy areas and the rooftops because the ground is still well above freezing. well above freezing by 20 degrees. winds from the northwest at 13, visibility low. you can seat cold air on the march punching in, already dropping below freezing. hagerstown, the road temperature well above freezing wind from the north at ten to 13 right now. visibility reduce from all the rain mainly and some mist mixing in with that rain. highs today i want to point out in the low 60s, some 30 degrees above the freezing mark. that keeping the ground temperatures warm. we will get the change over. we are seeing it not just wet but in the high terrain areas, always enhances the snow fall. across east coast, the whole storm starting its push to the east. we are still on the mild side. lue see the cold air big time. toward daybreak tomorrow and as we look at that y

low 30's in northern baltimore county. 27 already at frederick beard 35 degrees in colombia at this hour. -- 27 are ready at frederick. 35 degrees in colombia at this hour. the air is dry. calm winds, clear skies. by dawn, many areas will be down around 25 degrees. high pressure to our south building and would clear conditions tonight and sticking around for the weekend. this will pass by to the north of us tomorrow. we will see a little bit of cloud cover. high pressure will hold strong friday, saturday, and most of sunday. all the nasty weather is going to be out west. this is an important storm. the combination of high pressure in the northern rockies and the storm over arizona, very strong damaging wind up here. it looks like more snow moving towards denver tomorrow evening. a little snow shower activity in northern new england. for the most part, high pressure to our south is the main whether future for us. it is the west that stays very cold. some of that snow gets into the northern lakes. chicago, over toward cleveland, some of that rain. mostly sunny skies tomorrow. in western ma

howard county back up through carroll and extending northern. baltimoreounty we had a brief stroke of lightning there. just north of denton. right now temperatures running around 50. it's been a mild day in the 60s. visibility kind of low out there too with rain and midst and fog. overnight we'll is still see rain heavy at time. there are some big changes ahead starting tomorrow right into the weekend. we profile those in a few minutes. >>> two important product warnings to tell you about both of them are items your kids may use. wal-mart is taking certain containers of infamils off store shelve. a 10-month-old baby died. the government is testing the formula to make sure. in the meantime the company that makes the formula has not issued its own recall. the containers in question are the 12.5-ounce. you will see the number on your screen. that's 1-800 baby. >>> johnson & johnson is pulling 12 million bottles of motrin from store shelves. this is happening to motrin tablets. johnson and johnson says, you don't have to return the bottle because the medicati

northern baltimore, hartford up through cecil you have a brief burst of snow. now tracking a little bit from the west. here at county get age good shot of snow. fresh powder on the slopes and if this area holds together possibly a few snow showers in our area later tonight. again it won't add up. no accumulations, man chester, a high thin cloud deck and there is that brief burst of snow showers, in spots, it briefly coated the grass and few car tops. ellicott city a brief snow shower and -- you know just a kind of a cloudy situation here with a few flakes flying at times. want to show you temperatures now across the state. much colder north and west. mid-30s year. slightly mildler in southern maryland, came bridge, easton and back through the naval air station a little mildler air. wind's have turned south on us and this souther labryses will not warm us up all that much tonight. it'll keep us from keeping much colder and into your day on friday. temperatures set up to get much warmer. that lights out breeze now that's making the wind chill more noticed. throug

and snow showers mainly up into pennsylvania but one or two could sneak across, especially northern baltimorend carroll. don't be surprised if at points say 48 hours now you see a few passing showers, most of us dry most of the way through the new year. 25, less windy, thursday forecast, 46, few clouds, fair, and tomorrow night 32, clouds will increase, that will keep us from being as frigid and i wanted to look ahead to the seven day forecast and show you things will get mildler pretty quickly. we are seasonable tomorrow, back in the low 50s friday into saturday and sunday looks much dryer and first day of winter, first day of the new year, and first day of january. 55 degrees. >> not bad. we will take it. thank you. >> they are go of the most powerful people in the country let alone the world. they are also two of the most popular. they are the president and secretary of state. once again they top the list of the most admired people this is hillary clinton's 16th time on the list. it's the president's 4th time. oprah, michelle obama, sarah palin, condolezza rice, for the guys, george w bush

the rain changes over to snow in northern baltimore. it will be moving quickly by 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning. only a few hours the change will occur. a little bit of snow late tomorrow night and thursday morning. the temperatures will be dropping from 50s into the '40's. in the rain can be along the corridor, so there is a flood watch in effect where it gets colder faster. the winter storm watch and a winter storm warning out in those locations. some of the higher elevations out west, the ground is warm and the snow is moving past. of into the county's, a couple inches of snow. by sunrise thursday morning, the snow will be gone. rain and snow changing to also in the mountains tomorrow night. maybe a flurry passing by before dawn on thursday morning and at ocean city, looks like rain again tomorrow. the seven-day forecast, once the storm leaves thursday morning, the sun comes out and it will be partly cloudy for friday and saturday, lots of sunshine for ravens football on sunday. >> and the ravens get set for the colts, and a former bal

weather advisory anne arundel is not in it but baltimore city is there with howard carol and northern baltimore county and harford county. winter weather which means some accumulation for snow. it's about the heavy rain this morning. we will show outsnow maps in a moment. here-- you the snow maps in a moment. here angela to talk about traffic. >> reporter: as we head out for your early morning drive, not a lot to contend with as far as incidents go. we are dealing with wet conditions on the roadways but no delays so far getting out. this make the drive on the west side of 695. outer loop lanes are picking up just a bit. also if you make the drive on i- 95 no delays as of yet on inter- 95 through the white marsh roaddale area. take mta this morning, light rail is on time as well as all lines of marc train. >>> celebrity had privileges but not for alec baldwin an adepth to the app game words with friends that got him kicked off an american airlines flight at l.a.x. ways playing on the ipad when he was asked to pay it off and tweeted they were at the gate and not moving. now in a tweet back to him

. >>> on the roadways, northern baltimore county getting reports of an accident on middletown road nearpared for a slowdown there and all our routes heading into the beltway, crowding up now, u.s. 29 also crowding in the southbound direction. as you make your way towards the dc side. here's a live look at the west side of 695 where we're seeing heaviest delays, seeing inner loop and outer loop delays here at wilkens avenue. >> remember the news is always on at abc2news.com, 24/7. time to go to new york for "good morning america." we'll be back in 25 minutes for a check of weather and traffic and news. ♪ i must have the wrong house. sister? we missed you. they waited up all night for you, you know. it's a long way from west africa. ahh...coffee. [ inhales deeply ] he's here. i brought you something. [ chuckles ] really? ♪ [ chuckles ] what are you doing? you're my present this year. ♪ the best part of wakin' up ♪ is folgers in your cup

dropping down to look at i-83 in northern baltimore county i- 83 york road, no difficulties. the jones falls being pressway moving well getting into -- expressway moving well getting into baltimore. that's it for now and back to the news with charley. >>> we begin with developing news. authorities say this man cheated local schools out of hundreds and some thousandss of dollars. he claimed he had ties to the baltimore ravens. but that's far from the truth. education reporter sherrie johnson joins us now with more on a scheme that man is is accused of organizing. >> reporter: well, schools cheated out of hundreds even thousands of dollars by a local monday who said coget ravens players to appear at antibullying assemblies. players never showed. queen anne's sheriff office is the first to file charges against joseph gill. an arrest warrant has been issued charging him with gill. gill and his company says lardarius webw would come to talk about a anti-bullying program. he called the school to say webw was out of town. authorities say this is a scam by gill to milk schools for mo

showers in northern baltimore county. a grazing of light rain and passing quick showers here across northern maryland and southern pennsylvania. there's more where that came from. here is far western maryland and the panhandle of virginia. this is going to increase in cloud cover. not much in the way of a rain threat. any rain tonight, west of the blue ridge and even so, hundredths of an inch. this rain in the ohio valley is the next chance for rain to arrive here. it comes in late tomorrow. especially as you get into the day wednesday. there's the beautiful clear sky this morning fading out behind the cloud cover. not too cold tonight. five to ten degrees warmer than this morning. with plenty of clouds around. can't rule out a drizzle. 8:00 tomorrow morning, patches of light rain or drizzle. the further north you go, drizzle is better in the morning. by tomorrow, 8:00 in the evening, the front on top of the washington metro area. it might bring out a little light rain, drizzle and mist. that's it. rainfall amounts will be

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you have to be in the northern part of the state, northern baltimore and fredrick and washington county to see this activity really. the atmosphere is really dry. most of it on the radar and working its way down on the last hour or so and we saw it on the top portion of 83 and the temperatures are at 40 and it will be pretty to come down and not accumulate where you see it. 28 in the dew point, down from 30 and 61% humidity with a south wind at six. 30.00 is the barometer. the temperatures -- from the city to the south, more of a mild floarks the temperatures in the 40-degrees range. we don't expect to see the snow showers sticking and we have a system moving quick lie over the area near the great lakes and another one behind that and another one moving through on new year's day. each will move far noser to the north to not be in the heart of the activity and the clouds will increase as this moves by with this activity dissipating into the sky before it gets there. this will go back up to the 50s and for the rest of the year, the overnight lows in the chilly 30s and it will be a pretty

folks in carroll county, northern baltimore county, even cecil and harford county had some snow activity. right now h.d. doppler showing a couple of flurries, and most of it up near hagerstown. this system is moving on out of hear. this was part of a clipper that came through late last night and is moving through. the barometer is ridesing. high pressure is moving in. at the inner harbor it's 36 degrees. we're not going to get much warmer than that. i'll tell you all about it in your insta-weather plus forecast coming up. >> our big story this morning the search continues for a missing boater in the cold water of the chesapeake bay. >> three people were on an 18-foot sailboat before it sank. >> the may day call came in around 2:30 in the afternoon. a female boater alerted rescue crews the sailboat she was on started taking on water. the woman and two other boaters were on an 18-foot 1985 precision sail boat similar to this one. it eventually capsized sending the occupants into the bay. a 40-year-old male was recovered in the bay and transported to anne arundel medical center with serious

todissipate, the most significant rains are up in westminster around in carroll county and northern baltimorey. a little wetness in baltimore itself. not enough to dampen the pavement. just putting some sprinkles out. done with that now. when does the cold air come to the picture? it does. detailing the forecast in a minute. >>> presidential politics, three days to the caucuses. the new poll shows mitt romney and ron paul are neck and neck. >> the party is now divided. >> mitt romney outside of des moines with his wife, ann, and rising gop star, new jersey governor chris christie. romney is the new front-runner here. in part because more iowa republicans believe romney can beat the president in november. winning is a big factor. winning conservative iowa stayed out of reach. >> i like rick perry. but it's between gingrich and romney and he hasn't been here enough for me. >> romney is back going to the win. >> i need your help, you guys. >> he's at 23. paul at 21. santorum up to 15. perry up to 14. gingrich down to 13. the former speaker was iowa's front-runner a few weeks ago. he's been hamme

it's in effect for northern baltimore county. portions of northern harford, carol, and frederick. that's a winter weather advisory. for how much snow are we expecting in these areas? generally 1 to 3 inches. and we're talking late tonight. after a little after 12:00. garrett county could see 4 to 8 inches. around d.c., a trace to an inch. eastern shore, should just end up with just end up with plain range. messy night on tap. it will get colder later. which means, overnight tonight, there could be icy conditions, particularly north and west. >>> former illinois governor -- and stay with eyewitness news and first warning weather. we'll bring you the latest on the weather conditions and as they change. >>> former illinois governor rod blagojevich is heading to prison. alexis christoforous reports from new york. blagojevich's sentence and his reaction. >> reporter: rod blagojevich fought his way through the crowd, minutes after hearing his sentence. >> this is a time to fight through adversity. this is a time for me to be strong for my children. be strong for patty. >> reporter: the

you can see northern baltimore, frederick, and carroll counties getting in on some rain, sleet, and snowogether late tomorrow evening, heading toward midnight. quickly the storm moves off the coast. it will only be a few hours that what -- that the wintry mix and precipitation will come our way. falling temperatures to the 30's tomorrow night when the rain mixes with some snow. higher elevations to our wishes, accumulations are possible. 3-6 inches of snow are possible by early thursday. you can see the accumulations taper off as you get east of the mountains. north and west of i-95, may be a light coating of snow. the higher yields up in parts of carroll county and northern frederick county could have a couple of inches of snow early thursday morning. western maryland is going to be cold. good news for the ski resorts out there. the eastern shore, a rainy day tomorrow, ending in wet snow early thursday morning. on the coast, temperatures in the 60's again, but then breezy and much colder into the weekend. cool if not chilly, dry weather for friday, saturday, and sunday. >> we have a war

colder temperatures to the north and west, especially in northern carroll county and parts of northern baltimore county. a trace around baltimore and the start picking up to the north and west of us. i think those areas around miller's and manchester, those spots could get a 1-3 inch snowfall late this evening and early in the morning. overall, it is moving so fast in the ground temperatures are so warm it will be hard for stock to accumulate here. in the morning after the sky is clear, close will be in the low 30's. west winds at 10-15. highs ranging from 41-46. it will finally feel like december after the storm rolls through. the storm will be gone tomorrow. it will be a sunny day partly cloudy on friday and saturday. dice football weather on sunday. lots of sunshine. >> still ahead, lawyers for the bernie fine says evidence will prove one of his accusers is lying. >> a startling announcement that charges of sexual abuse will not be filed. we will have details of on the clock. -- 5:30. >> baltimore has a new place to get fresh nutritious food. >> against people in south baltimore a new plastic

police say a penn state supervisor pursued the vehicle over the state line into northern baltimore countythe suspect's car then jumped the guardrail and fence before flipping over near the maryland line. volunteer fire station on york road. he was taken to an area hospital. state police are not saying why the chase began. kai? >> baltimore county police are assisting the investigation. >>> a baltimore county community is mourning the tragic death of a teenager who died after being struck by a car. wjz is live at parkville high school, where the victim was a student. jessica kartalija has reaction from classmates and from faculty there. jessica? >> good morning, -- good evening, mary. they sent this letter home to parents, urging them to help their children cope with this very tragic loss. >> reporter: sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene thursday night, moments after 15-year- old ryan chase is struck by two cars on putty hill avenue. chase, a student at parkville high school, had stayed late for tutoring with a teacher before he was struck by a car, then an suv. >> our hearts and our thou

showers from northern harford and baltimore counties into carroll county tonight. that will push south and east. snow flurries starting to develop in the mountains, and a chillier pattern gradually developing. loh 40's tomorrow morning. and then only make it into the upper 40's tomorrow afternoon. this front will be settling into the mid-atlantic. the cold air is coming in from the northwest. the storm is tracking along the front. if the two clyde, there could be weather in the region. -- if the two collide, there could be whether in the region. -- there could be some weather in the region. we will keep an eye on it and see if the pattern shifts at all leaders in night into tomorrow. partly cloudy skies on saturday, but watch out. your comes a burst of cold and energy. sunday will feel more wintry and maybe even look it with a flurry or two or leon. mostly cloudy and cool tomorrow. winds gusting on the day to 25 knots. highs only in the low 30's for a couple of days in western maryland. temperatures cooling off into the 40's in southern maryland for the weekend. an

clipper storm going across pennsylvania that drop some precipitation as far south as the northern suburbs of baltimore you can see clouds are starting to thin out a little bit. as we head for the that you will see more and more of those spots in the overcast. temperatures will have a chance to drop off a little bit. it is already pretty chilly up north. it is still 42 degrees in annapolis. you guys will probably dip into the 20's early tomorrow morning. if you have sprinkles or flowers, they will be coming to end and it really shortly. we will put up a 30% chance and for rainshowers on friday. it will be warmer. the high temperature between 47 degrees and 52 degrees. we will start the time from late in the afternoon tomorrow at 6:00. the computer not showing any precipitation a round baltimore. if we advance the temperament to saturday morning, some of that does make it across the mountains into the baltimore area. friday night and saturday morning there is a chance we could see some rain showers. maybe a couple of snowflakes will maxxam before early morning on saturday. new year's eve, things clear u

just a north of you there into pennsylvania and northern delaware. across baltimore we are still looking high and dry. it's still damp out from the rain, wind picking up. wind steady at southwest at seven at pwi. gusting closer to 20 or 25 and those -- the temperatures right now near 60 still and a late mid-december night. cloudy through the day, that was the story and in fact as we go into the time l aps e over the naval academy, very limited sun, same deal in hartford today. wet roads and always makes the traffic worst. wind gusts to 37german town and -- you know its windy. steady closer to ten to 15. those temperatures, look how warm. we are -- 62 down at the beach still as we push toward midnight. highs in the mid60's. they haven't moved much and out to the west not much in the way of new rain. we will continue to see the clouds stream in and maybe a pass or two of rain toward dawn but not much. big story the replacement of the mild air with colder air. marching in out of the north and west, you see it up there over places like ohio and cincinnati already down to

. >>> this morning, the woman wanted for bank robberies and car jackings from northern virginia to baltimore is behind bars. police arrested 26-year-old stephanie schwab yesterday after she allegedly tried to rob a bank in mcclain, virginia. officers caught her after a chase on the beltway that ended with a crash in bethesda. >>> today, prince georges county police and firefighters will be collecting donations for a family who lost three loved ones in a fire over the weekend. it was sparked by an overloaded power strip. then on tuesday, omari's mother and his aunt, who were rescued from the home, died of smoke inhalation and injuries they suffered. tonight from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m., first responders will be at the lewis daily school to collect household goods for the surviving family members. >>> right now, secretary of state hillary clinton is in myanmar. she sat down in a meeting the u.s. hopes will boost myanmar's reform movement. the trip is seen as a test to see if the new civilian led government is, in fact, more democratic. clinton is also meeting with nobel peace laureate ang sang su

the 26-year-old is a suspect in several bank robberies and carjackings in northern virginia and baltimore had tried to rob another bank in mclean when they tracked her down. sky 9 was over the scene when fairfax county police caught her. she led them on a chase into maryland before crashing into old georgetown road at i-495. police say the car she

. >> we are at fault road in the northern district where baltimore city school police requested assistancey to stop this vehicle that you see here. the headlights were out and they pursued them for a good while and were able to get the vehicle stopped. one suspect has been taken into custody and have requested a medic. we are not sure if it is for the suspect or a police officer. we're trying to get more information as we do, we will keep you updated. >> some very tense moments this morning after a bankrupt -- after a bank robbery at the university. students were told to stay indoors as authorities searched for the robert. >> police say they have the robber in custody. robber in custody. >>

baltimore area. we're expecting a trace to about an inch of snow across the city, across i-95. north and west, we're looking for 1 to 3 inches, maybe carroll county and northern sections of baltimore county. frederick. and out in garrett county. 4 to 8 inches of snow expected. winter is definitely on its way. >> stay with wjz and first warning weather. because of the threat of snow, we are going on a half hour early tomorrow morning at 4:30. we'll have the latest first warning forecast. and if it does start to snow in your neighborhood, first warning weather wants to see your pictures. you can e-mail them to wjzwebalert@cbs.com. or click on the link at the top of the home page. >>> an arrest in the gruesome murder of a 7-year-old girl in georgia. 21-year-old ryan bruin. police say he molested mirales gevera. her body was found in a trash bin days later. >>> citations are related to the failure of the blowout preventer that started the 2010 explosion and leak. 11 workers were killed. and the spill ended up being the worst in u.s. history. bp has 60 days to appeal the violations. >>> actor alec baldwin is kicked off a flight. and now it's becoming a battle on s

. >>> the woman wanted for bank robberies and carjackings from northern virginia to baltimore could entera on monday. police arrested 26-year-old stephanie schwab wednesday after she allegedly tried to rob a bank in mclean, virginia. officers caught her after a chase on the beltway that ended with a crash in bethesda. schwab is charged with robbing two banks and carjacking a woman at tysons corner. she's also accused of assaulting a woman in baltimore county on thanksgiving. and the busy holiday shopping season has police in fairfax county out looking for con artists. police say they've already recovered $30,000 worth of stolen merchandise this season. just last week a man was caught trying to use a fraudulent credit card at a high end jewelry store in tysons corner to buy a $10,000 rolex watch. police are going undercover at local malls to find the thieves. >> what we're looking for now in tysons corner, which is the out of state crime rings that are coming into this area, tysons corner, fair oaks, and fairfax county in general is known for a very wealthy population. >> police say last y

. >>> the manassas woman wanted for a string of crimes from northern virginia to baltimore is in custodyhis morning. police say stephanie schwab was trying to commit another bank robbery when officers caught up with her on wednesday. 9news now reporter surae chinn picks up the story in our satellite center. good morning, surae. >> good morning. she has been dubbed the blonde bandit. police say her widespread crime spree came to an end yesterday afternoon. 26-year-old stephanie lynn schwab was arrested around 1:00 yesterday afternoon. she's also a former ms13 gang member. police say she's responsible for a string of carjackings at knife point including one at tysons two and also bank robberies in fairfax and prince william county and baltimore county. it was the third attempted bank robbery that got her caught. police say she tried to rob the bb & c bank off old dominion drive. she tried to get away. sky 9 aboved a police arrest her on old georgetown road and the beltway in bethesda. >> just heard an alarm going off and some lady was running out of the bank beside us. >> police say that s

. >>> this morning, twom wanted for bank robberies and car jackings from northern virginia to baltimorebehind bars. police arrested 26-year-old stephanie schwab yesterday after she allegedly tried to rob a bank in mcclain, virginia. officers caught her after a chase on the beltway that ended with a crash in bethesda. she is charged with robbing two banks and car jacking a woman at tyson's galleria. she's accused of assaulting a woman in baltimore county in maryland. >>> maryland health officials will review security at a psychiatric hospital after three murders there in a little over a year. the final report is expected by february. an official say the hospital is, quote, still in crisis mode after two murders back in october. >>> president obama will put politics aside this evening and take part in a washington tradition, the lighting of the national christmas tree. news 4's trace can isy wilkins is live down on the elipse where thousands will be gathering this afternoon for the big event. >> good morning, joe. i have some advice for the thousands who will be gathering. they need to dr

. >>> the woman wanted for bank robberies and carjackings for northern virginia to baltimore could enter a plea on monday. police arrested 26-year-old stephanie schwab on wednesday after she allegedly tried to rob a bank in mclean, virginia. officers caught her after a chase on the beltway that ended with a crash in bethesda. schwab is charged with robbing two banks and carjacking a woman at tyson's corner. she's also accused of assaulting a woman in baltimore county on thanksgiving. >>> today we should get a pretty good sense of how the economy is doing. the labor department will release its november jobs report this morning. economists believe between 125 and 150,000 new jobs were created last month. even with those gains, the unemployment rate will likely stay at 9% for the second straight month. meanwhile, taxes may take a bigger chunk out of your paycheck beginning next year. last night the senate rejected two plans to extend a payroll tax cut through the end of next year. republicans voted down president obama's plan to extend the cut and make it more generous for workers. republic

southern baltimore counties and northern neck under that dense fog advisory. visibility have been running a quarter mile or less. quarter mile visibility at the naval air station. it's gotten better at bwi. any travel eastern shore and southern new england over the next few hours. for us at the bus stop this morning, temperatures in the mid-30s, mid-40s, warmer stuff south and east. mostly cloudy skies patch which i, dense fog delaying school on the eastern shore. partly to mostly cloudy, temperatures by noon will rise into the mid-50s with south winds 5 to 10 miles per hour. south wind around 60 give or take a couple high. overnight showers will move in and tomorrow looks to be a wet day. reston 36, 43 in rockville, warmer east. that is where we have a little bit more fog. 38 in upper mitt romney bro. you need a jacket and patience east. due.at 41 this morning. there is a lot of coal off to the west. new york is 50, 55 in norfolk. look at chicago and st. louis in the 50s, des moines in the 20s, bismarck in the single digits this morning. the cold air is being

near 40 -- near mid-40s right near the bay and the northern neck where there is some of this dense fog. it includes baltimore arundel, calvert, st. mary's, northern neck, eastern shore. this is in effect until 9:00 this morning. many locations have visibilities under a quarter mile. we have high clouds drifting over the region. they'll be with us off and on through the morning hours. rain in this area in green and yellow. ohio into indiana and kentucky advancing to the east. sunrise at 7:11. we'll have maybe a little sun through the fog. we'll have temperatures climbing to upper 50s near 60 by middle of the afternoon. then a cloudy and mild evening in the 50s. our sunset at 4:46. by dawn tomorrow, might have drizzle and fog, and it will be near 50 degrees. then some passing showers through the rest of the day on tuesday with highs near 60. could get more rain, drizzle l, and fog tuesday night into wednesday morning. off and on showers wednesday too with highs only around 50. then lingering showers perhaps on thursday morning. then clearing out and getting a bit blustery thursday afternoon and getting a bit c

she is behind bank robberies in northern virginia and another carjacking. that one in baltimore. officers arrested the 26-year-old yesterday in bethesda. schwab has only been charged with one count of bank robbery. >>> could we have another campus cover up on our hands? five female students are suing howard university after the schools say they complained that a staff member was sexually assaulting him. the lawsuit alleges that he first assaulted one of the victims in september of 2010 and even after the student reported the harassment, he continued to prey on students for another seven months. >> he then told me to take off my clothes and asked me to kiss him. he reached over to me and hugged me and was rubbing against me. he had an erection. at that point i pushed him away. he sat down and told me to sit on him and he wouldn't touch me. it went on and on. two other victims complained and he was arrested and he is now out on supervised probation. he has since been fired from howard. >>> the man accused of a series of abductions and robberies in prince george's county will not be

as you can see just off to the west of baltimore, frederick county reaching down to northern, virginia, there's a line of rain shower activity. it's light but it's there. it's drifting to the east. we may get a brief period where there could be some sprinkles and a quick rain shower this morning. once that goes through, we should be done with that and we should have a fairly nice day the rest of the day. details on that forecast coming up in just a minute. >>> the future of the grand prix in baltimore is up in the air. >> city officials have severed ties with the event's organizers and are now demanding more than $1.5 million in unpaid fees. more on what this means for baltimore. >> this past labor day weekend, baltimore was in the spotlight for an inaugural grand prix. it was short of the $70 million projected by promoters. and businesses are grateful for the increased foot traffic. >> i've been here for nine years. looking at the same weekend, trial years. the numbers at 10%. business, we were 150%. >> in the months after the grand prix, financial questions swirled around the race an

major delays if you're trying to get from the conowingo, harford county, into baltimore county, or vice versa, up to northern harford and cecil county. you're going to expect delays as police are going to have the roads closed here for sometime. i cannot see where the road closures are. they're about a mile either side of the scene. back to you. >> it's very dark up there. thank you. our complete coverage continues. here's kristy breslin, live at wjz traffic control. with more on the impact of this accident. >>> a very significant accident there in the harford county area. if you are trying to get around the area, as we said, it is closed, south of 136. if you need to go in that area, take either the tidings moor memorial bridge or also the hayden memorial bridge, going northbound or southbound. as far as the rest of the region goes, we have an accident, really impacting traffic in the southbound direction, past timmonium road. the delay there, at least 25 minutes. also, delays westbound 29 to marriottsville road. and another 25 minutes on the top side inner loop. traveling the outer loop, you will see a slo

northern new england. >> 46 in boston. >> 56, baltimore. 66, new orleans. 40s from kansas city to under indianapolis.ten when the little guy goes up against city hall, the little guy actually wins. that's exactly what happened just outside of jackson, mississippi. >> after neighbors complained to the city about the bright blue peacocks on the rooftop christmas display owners were order to take them down. the neighbors had no problem with the rest of the decorations they just didn't like the peacocks. >> then the mayor's office was flooded with phone calls supporting the peacock display. good news, last night a reversal from the mayor. yes the blue birds can stay for the holidays. >> i don't know why the peacocks are offensive. >> you know, loud, crazy stuff you see. >> i find the mailbox opening up. a little more offensive. >> it's that time of year. just a few weeks. neighbors relax. >> exactly. stop being grinches. >> we'll be back with more "world news now" after this. ♪ i'm just a piece of dirt stuck here in a rut. ever since that ol' broom dumped me here... oh, oh. oooh! will love ever come my w

baltimore. to the west, getting light showers in fairfax, loudoun, and the northern shenandoah valley, panhandleginia, morgan and berkeley counties, jefferson counties there. temperatures are generally in the 50s from the mountains to atlantic beaches. right now in the mid and upper 50s, prince george's, fairfax, and montgomery counties. for today, we'll have our sunrise at 7:12. we'll have occasional showers throughout the day. allow yourself a little extra time this morning. the roads are all wet. it's fender bender weather. we're going to have that with us all day long. temperatures climbing into the low and mid-60s this afternoon. a mild evening with more showers. sunset at 4:46. we'll be into the upper 50s by midnight. by dawn tomorrow, the mid-50s. that may be the warmest part of the day tomorrow. we'll have occasional showers in the daylight hours on wednesday. then after sunset wednesday evening, when some of that cold air in the midwest moves in, there may be enough moisture left to change over to a period of wet snow that may accumulate. it does appear just on grassy areas. the road te

northern and western suburbs. east of of the city we've got annapolis and d.c. at 40, baltimore down to 34 degrees.so prepare for a chilly start on our friday and definitely some 20s north and west under those clear skies. the city will drop to 36. again a chill start tomorrow morning at about 39 degrees and colder in the suburbs. by noon about 52 degrees with a few clouds and by 5:00 51 degrees and definitely cool as well. now want you to see there is a weak front that will come through tomorrow. it may produce a few clouds in the afternoon, but it's expected to come through dry, might kick up the breeze and after it moves through saturday we're back to sunshine, but it will definitely feel a little chilly to you, back down to the low 50s and a bit of a breeze. here's what's ahead looking toward the weekend. we know this frontal system will be out there and approach very late sunday or monday, but it tends to be holding off even more every run of the model guide. so high pressure will dominate most of the east this weekend. so for temperatures we're thinking saturday is about 52 degrees with a goo

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the northern suburbs again will dip into the upper 20's. it will stay in the mid 30's from baltimore. not much of a change in the current temperatures. partly cloudy skies expected to start the day tomorrow. as i mentioned, there is another one of these little storms upstream. that will come to light in the day tomorrow into saturday morning. as it approaches the winds will turn to the south. it will be a little bit warmer on friday. it will be liquid this time. to stay 30% chance. as the storm passes north of us, we will get another little shot of cold air. when it ends on saturday morning there is a chance we could see a couple of snow showers and extend again. very low clouds and 30 percent chance of rain showers. let's take a look at the national travel whether for tomorrow. the only trouble spot will be in the pacific northwest. some snow in the upper elevations of the rockies. rain in seattle at 48. with a clipper storm going through the great lakes, a mix of rain and snow in the chicago. that should not cause any flight delays. the deep south is looking ok. 70 in tampa and 68

northern suburbs. further north from baltimore, the more cloud cover but most will see plenty of sunshine.ures in the mid 40's. a seven-day forecast until weekend, quiet, but seasonably chilly. if you are going to the game on sunday, looks like good football weather, sunshine, with a high of 48. of 48. so to save some money, i trained this team of guinea pigs to row this tiny boat. guinea pig: row...row. they generate electricity, which lets me surf the web all day. guinea pig: row...row. took me 6 months to train each one, 8 months to get the guinea pig: row...row. little chubby one to yell row! guinea pig: row...row. that's kind of strange. guinea pig: row...row. such a simple word... row. anncr: there's an easier way to save. get online. go to geico.com. get a quote. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. >>> here you go. >>> 8:00 now on a thursday morning the 8th day of december, 2011. it has been a cold, wet start to the day here in the northeast. it is now 36 degrees outside. if you want all of the fine people here, gold stars for hanging out with us here. >> the sun

baltimore southward. those are readings in the low- to-mid-40's. and then you see the central and northern part of the state with temperatures only in the upper- 30's. then the deep blue in western maryland is in the 20's. in the far western part of the state, it is really cool. in west virginia at the moment, 29 degrees, as well as monterey. oakland is a chilly spot with 23 degrees. there is the departing storm pulling out of the picture right now. high pressure coming in. cold air, the windy, especially in a lower new england. it is when you're no.. -- it is windier of the north. the clippers tonight carry a lot of moisture. this will be floating to our north tomorrow night. we're watching to see if something develops over the ocean. basically, we have a fair weather forecasts. there's a lot of cold or the united states right now. there is very little warmer air, except for places like southern for. the stream of northwest wind will keep the temperatures down for a while. today, we will only be in the low-to-mid-40's for highs. a couple of gusts and a small craft advisory on the bay. win