cleared a major hurdle for the department of -- the development of wind energy off the coast of ocean city. ken tal afar made the announcement downtown baltimore -- ken salazar made the announcement in downtown baltimore today. >> federal officials cleared the way to build giant wind turbines off the coast of ocean city. a review finds no significant environmental impact or conflicts with shipping or fishing, but in order for maryland to get into the game, it needs general assembly approval. 10 nautical miles off the coast of ocean city is considered a sweet spot for harnessing wind energy. a new study shows no environmental or socioeconomic impact, and that clears the way for constructing 100 massive wind turbines like these on the outer continental shelf. >> we now know which particular areas of of the applied at the federal government is fast tracking forward to offer for leases for development. that is a big deal. >> the interior secretary can salazar also says they are shortening the permit process. >> our goal is to hold these auctions and did these leases now in 2012. >> but wind tu

. >>> a pretty good day to go golfing at ocean city. you're looking live outside the plaza where nine and a half and 10 marylanders have stayed. a beautiful day. wyatt will have a detailed look at the forecast coming up in four minutes. >>> today marks the 20th great day of gas prices. the average is $3.70. higher oil prices are the reason for the rise along with investors worried about tensions with iran. let's get closer to home. we're play -- paying $3.65. a week ago -- a weir ago we were paying $3.30. go to abc2news.com. click on traffic and you'll find the gas prices all listed here. from there you'll find the lowest prices near you. once you get past the costco's safeways and sam's club, you'll find the lowest in town and the osy and pasadena but costco $3.48 tonight for gas. >>> even the tooth fairy is pinching pennies. tooth fairy payouts to kids last year averaged about $3.10 -- $2.10. >>> one nonprofit dental organization is getting just a dollar for that tooth left under their pillow. water is something we cannot live without

you have to go farther south into the state down into ocean city as well.ee rain showers as well. on the back end of this we have been tracking snow back in central virginia. the radar looking messy. baltimore mostly dry for now. let's take a wider view. temperatures well above freezing. 48 degrees at the inner harbor. 40 in ocean city. then you drop into the 30's as you head toward hagerstown and hancock. only in the 20's now. frostburg at 28 degrees. the current weather pattern showing the storm lifting into the east. the first piece of it moving off shore. the second piece moving across the gulf coast states. it is a sowlingterly tracking storm. it is mostly impactinging the southern states. due to heavy rain in tennessee, snow in kentucky, snow pushing into virginia as well. most of this will stay down to our south. let's look at forecast for today. temperatures will be in the mid 40's by the after. only in the 30's in the mountains. they have a chance for snow showers. it is a rain snow mix coming into the northern part of the storm. anywhere from balt

we can see the last remnant of the storms are off of ocean city, a little bit of activity but central maryland, just a few rain showers, one toward bel air. watch for extreme southern maryland and some warnings toward worcester county. temperature wise, you can see what happened, mid-50s for baltimore and d.c. 76 in sals bury and in fredericksburg in the 70s. high wind advisory. you cay gusts up around 30 to the west. they will invade and overspread the state. windy and foggy. 50 for now. much colder for the weekend. we'll talk about that straight ahead. >>> the search is on for three men who attacked a couple walking to their car at the westfield annapolis mall. don harrison explains what police are looking for and how people feel about security at the mall. >> reporter: it's something thousands of people do every day at the westfield annapolis mall, walk to their car in the parking garage. yesterday that simple act turned into a nightmare for one couple. on the way to their car, the man in his 60s and a woman in her 50s were approached by three men. >> one of the suspects attempted

wet weather heading over toward ocean city. the forecast does call for increasing cloudiness around baltimore. 37-45 the temperature spread by dawn tomorrow. by midnight, it probably will not be below 50. mild air all the way up into new england. only the northern tip of maine still holding onto a little bit of wintry weather. the temperatures will drop, but not very dramatically. even behind that front, it is still really mile. 62 in kansas city. here comes that system passing south of us, clearing up torrow afternoon with lots of sunshine. cooler thursday and friday, but it is still going to be much warmer than normal. over the weekend, we are watching that western storm out in the rockies approaching us. showers in the morning tomorrow, then some afternoon sun. it will fill chillier but still be 10-15 degrees above normal. 41 in the mountains, sunny skies on friday. eastern shore locations have a better chance of rain as you get down for cambridge. ocean city has the best shot of rain with that system passing to ourselves. 5

. -- 49 salisbury, 51 ocean city. light wind out of the west, the sun went down at 5:45. the temperatures will be chilly tonight. as the high pressure moves through, the sky will be clear and the wind will be light. that will warm again tomorrow, 48 chicago, may 56 lewis. -- middle 50's st. louis. all of the computer models indicate the jet stream will pull some of the cold air into the mid-atlantic saturday night. tomorrow will be mild, but the storm will be developing and forming tomorrow, getting stronger, bringing all of the cloudy weather from the gulf coast to the north. while this cold is moving slowly to the south saturday night, the worcester on the gulf coast will move north. where they collide, that is where the worst of the winter weather will be. right now, looks like a primary target is right here, the virginia-west virginia border area, eastern kentucky. this looks like it will be the main collision between the cold air from eastern canada and the moisture from the gulf coast. the computer model, after

if you check temperatures, you will see 60 at ocean city right now. temperatures drop into the 40's toward oakland. the cold front is getting into western maryland. where the warm air has been lingering, a tornado watch remains in effect until a rackauckas evening. there are severe thunderstorm warnings in effect along the coast. the western part of the tornado watch will be dropped shortly as the front moves off the coast. the pink areas a under a high wind warning with gusts over 50 miles an hour possible. the gusts of up to 50 miles are possible around baltimore. the wind advisories in effect tonight into tomorrow. the wind is increasing to the west gusting in the 25 to 38 range. when the wind turns to the west, there will be snow. in garrett county, there is a winter weather advisory overnight into tomorrow morning. big changes are on the way. the cold front will move through quick tonight. the wind will gust to 50 overnight with lows dropping into the 30's. you can see the front nicely approaching from the west. strong wind will come in after the

if you are in ocean city, you won't have to chules.e'll explain why next. >> and this technology comes from the united states so why did this maryland man have to leave the country to seek treatment? you can hear this story when we come back. >> you might learn a thing or two from these high school carpentry students. carpentry students. they have a brad and jill in accounting? crazy! coffee and chocolate. mocha. ooh! who's mocha? for the perfect blend of coffee and chocolate, try a mocha coffee or latte today. i'm drinkin' dunkin'. definitely dunkin'. you know, i need to get that jolt in the morning, but i want something good to do that. you can't mistake the flavor. i run on dunkin'. tell us what you're drinkin' for a chance to be famous. america runs on dunkin' coffee. >> we begin this morning's "consumer alert" with two recalls. 16 ,000 infant body suits. they are the carter's watch to wear-by, sleep-and-play one-piece garment. it poses a choking hazard. the watch to wear is printed inside the neckline. they are sold in packages of

. >>> it is now a fate come plea for horse loverrers in ocean city. this week for the first time a living mem require horses and riders on shore. horseback riding is allowed on the beach from november 1 to march 30. with a $50 permit. the town council hopes the new rule will draw more beach visitors in the off season. >> pretty. >>> still to come on wjz eyewitness news at noon, outrage growing in afghanistan over the burning of koreans. what's being done to stop the violent protest -- koreans -- and a breezy and damp day out. there will the son come out and warm things up? marty will be back with the first warning forecast. ,,,,,,,,,, >>> it could take weeks to determine what caused two marine helicopters to collide leaving seven marines dead. the two choppers crashed into each other in mid-air and wednesday night during a training exercise along the arizona -- california border. marines were preparing to be deployed in afghanistan. marine corps hasn't released names and home towns of those kills but six of seven were stationed out of camp pendleton.

ocean city, the same scenario, milder than normal. temperatures running quite a bit above normal. 54 on wednesday. showers and thunderstorms become possible as high as one into the 60's on thursday and friday. it will turn colder over the weekend with maybe a few flurries on saturday. >> the race to win michigan is turning into a sprint for the gop contenders. >> 1 candidate describes himself as a budget hawk. >> they are teaching students. >> in the republican race, it is a week until the showdown in michigan. >> is a battleground state where mitt romney grew up. his father was governor of michigan. rick santorum had been surging. not so much anymore. >> did rick santorum peak too early? he could still win the michigan primary on tuesday, but his lead in the polls is narrowing. he is reminding voters of his strict catholic conservatism and what he called barack obama's theology. on drilling for more oil. >> they elevate earth. >> today he called it ideology. >> look at this ideology of the earth and rising above the interests of man.

we have 20 miles per hour winds at the patuxent river and ocean city. that into the temperature, it feels like 13 degrees if you're going around the mediate metro area. 7 is the temperature on your bare skin, that's what it feels like in ocean city. 3 in cumberland and here's the winner. minus 5 towards oakland. we'll get to about freezing today. the cold air that moved through courtesy of the arctic air that moved through and breezed across the great lakes and the mid-atlantic is still responsible for lake effect snow. we could see a few light showers riding across the lakes. the cold air is going to get out of here. day approaches, milder air will move in. we'll have a chance in the cold overnight of tuesday into -- well, monday night into tuesday, light sprinkles and maybe light snow. no accumulations. we'll be in the 40s tuesday. we have winds gusting up to 35 on the ocean. gayle winds are in effect. windy and cold. 20 degrees tonight and mainly clear. breezy and cold. 43 degrees tomorrow and not as cold as today. 47 tuesday. that's more ominous. sp

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mary's county into ocean city. they may see minimal accumulation.e, 45 for the high with mostly cloudy skies. we'll talk about the possibility of snow and the warmer weather in the seven-day when we come back. >> our big story this morning, after two weeks of intense testimony and several delays, both the defense and prosecution have rested in the george huguely murder trial. >> the former university of virginia lacrosse player is accused of killing his exgirlfriend yeardley love. we get the latest from lowell melzer in charlottesville, virginia. >> a quick defense witness and closing arguments that took much of the afternoon into the evening hours, a jury must now decide whether george huguely killed yeardley love on purpose, unintentionally, or simply not at all. before george huguely's fate was to be put in the hands of a jury, the defense called one last medical witness, a nur owe -- neurosurgeon who said in his opinion yeardley love's brain did not have evidence of blunt force trauma. the commonwealth did not call any rebuttal witnesses. jury i

we have fog around the region. 44 oakland. 55 cumberland. 60 in ocean city. at's warm air, helping to fuel the thunderstorms very unstable air. our area mass around here stable, ocean air, not conducive to thunderstorms but conducive to the light rain that we are see nog. winds beginning to turn the, out to the west, 16, 19, lot stronger, particularly around 2000 feet, winds could get over 50 miles per hour. we could see wind gusts 40-45 miles per hour tonight. we have the advisorys for winds until midnight. southern portion of the region, tornados watch until 8:00. extreme southern portions of the area until 8:00 tonight. to the north this afternoon, snow, colder air this colder air is going to filter in to the region tonight. down in the upper 30s. cooler than it's been in the last if you are or fife days. thunderstorms from the carolinas through virginia. light scattered shower activity, lake effect snow with the effecting gourd county. west winds in the bay, gusting to 45 knots, tomorrow, during the morning, early afternoon hours, there is a gail warning t

up in punxsutawney, it's 33 degrees. 37 in oakland. 49 in ocean city. 51 over in washington. dried out. we have a little cloud cover this morning. a little rain south of washington. we only had 1/100th of an inch south of the city. 49, annapolis. 49, kent island. 45 in bel air. 57, 48 today. well above normal again. but yesterday, we were 70. remember that. 42, 25 the normals. and the record, 71, 1967. and 1961, 1 above zero. right now, we still have a pretty good breeze out of that north/northwest, which brought in cooler air. 23-mile-an-hour winds in elkton. right now, dead calm over in ocean city. the rain this morning for the most part, moved through west virginia and virginia. and offshore. none of it was very heavy. high pressure building from the great lakes. that means winds generally out of the northwest. still clouds to the north. here's the rain as it moves off this afternoon. temperatures over the next several days are going to be cooler than they have been. but still running above average for this time of year. and there's a weak system out to the west. it will p

those are your temperatures in those areas. 47 degrees in ocean city. 39 now westminster and bellaire, 37 columbia. those are your temperatures there. look at that 24 degrees warmer in ocean city than yesterday, 21 degrees warmer in cumberland, baltimore 12 than yesterday. through this day a couple of showers passing by west. every once in a while clouds spill over the mountains here into central maryland but the big story is that it is going to be mild today and potentially milder tomorrow. now to by honest yesterday only got 49. it did get into the forecast high of 53 downtown but around the area because of clouds blocking sun we never got to that 53. today no problem. we are going to 62 degrees thanks to that southerly com upon ipt. 44 degrees, showers tonight as again we see a secondary push of warm and human air. that 65 is based on the fact of more clouds and sun. we got more clouds than sun that goes to 68. 63 on friday, thunderstorms a big cold front moves our way. there is a gusty weather potential, right now it appears that diamick is setting up south of the bay dune through

. >>> ocean city could soon start cracking down on noise. the town council is scheduled to vote tonight on an ordinance that would toughen up the noise restrictions. if the ordinance passes, ocean city police officers will be in charge of enforcement. violators will be warned, then cited, then could be arrested. >>> jack frost visited maryland this morning. if you hadn't noticed. but the sun melted away any sign that he was here. it's sunny on another mild february day. wjz has weather and traffic together. meteorologist bernadette woods is here with the updated numbers. and i was scraping ice off the car this morning, bern. >> yes. but it is amazing how beautiful it is again this afternoon. ask this is the dead -- and this is the dead of winter. we have warmed up so nicely. we are in the 40s and 50s for most of us. already in baltimore, 53 degrees. we've got 50 in elkton. 51 even out in cumberland. so these are way above average once again. and we will have your forecast coming up. mary? >> all right, thank you. we're going to go to kristy

marshall, 47 in annapolis, 46 in ocean city. tonight, we expect the temperatures will drop down into the 30's. we will have mostly cloudy skies. that slight chance for showers from now until 11:00 p.m., a very slight chance. 25%. if you plan to go out, you should stay mostly dry. keeping an eye on the storm passing to the south. another storm comes in from the southwest. this one comes in mostly as a grain of sand on thursday and will keep our eye to the south as this moves and brings some snow. what we and seeing, the pattern changing and the storms that in further down towards the south which is a better set up that is more conducive to those coastal storms, the ones that can bring us some storms. we have a slight chance for showers this afternoon into the evening hours and then we try out overnight into the seven-day forecast. a beautiful day, 54 the high, 48 on this day. we talked about last storm that does come in this weekend. because it is a coastal storm it does have the threat of rain in some snow on sunday. how much, w

richmond, norfolk, ocean city, even salisbury. we'll talk about how much cooler things trend through the weekend coming up. [ male announcer ] today at kfc get our freshly delivered whole chicken freshly prepared by real cooks with our own secret recipes. pick up an 8 piece meal with 2 sides and 4 biscuits just $15.99. taste why fresh is better. [ man ] 4...3...2...1... mission accomplishe >>> now on to the economy. after posting huge losses on thursday, sears is banking on a new set of plans to turn things around. it plans to spin off the stores, outlets. sears also owns kmart as well as the lands inn brand. >>> if you've spent any time searching the web, you've seen those annoying pop-up offers. but they may be going away for awhile. >> reporter: the king of the free trial offer is out of business. that means the parade of emails and pop-up ads for teeth whiteners and $49 ipads may slow down. you may not have seen the name jesse welm but you may have seen his ads, sometimes oprah winfrey's face would appear on the ads. the ftc s

when you go to ocean city in a few years, you'll feel like done quiote. salazar said he didn't find problems with issuing wind power leases. so if you're all for a gust of wind, salazar wants to hear from you. >>> governor martin o'malley is going to introduce a bill designed to protect the transportation trust fund. the money has gone into the trust fund but money has been transferred hoyt for other needs. critics have said recent transfers have been costly. lawmakers in both the house of delegates and the state senate have introduesed legislation to lock the fund with a constitutional amendment. >>> teachers in harford county are celebrating a ten thattive agreement which who give them a bonus. many got their christmas check and abc2 news jeff hager has more on the holdup and what broke the impasse. >> reporter: cash strapped schools are doing more with less. the teachers also say they need to pay their bills. >> we work very hard. we do a lot. we give up a lot of our time and energy for the students and it will be nice to be fairly compensated. >> repo

near 50 in ocean city. but for the most part this is still above average. chilly north wind beginning to drop. average high temperatures this time of the year 42. 44 in another day or two. it's still above average when we're way above 50. you can see the winds gusting to 26 in baltimore. 30 in winchester. highs getting up close to 60, 59 at the inner harbor. mid-50s across most other spots. tomorrow 50, 52 toward downtown and south baltimore, but as we look to points just south, you get out of the city, the outlying areas around the city, probably upper 40s to 50 tomorrow. take five degrees off. sunshine on tap. partly cloudy and the overall pattern pretty quiet weather. the -- to the west we have a high pressure cell. this will keep the northwesterly winds flowing in out of the upper midwest which will continue to drop the temperatures. eve as the sky -- even as the sky clears out, you can see that big dome. we're watching this weather system coming out of the midwest. this, depending on the track, could bring us a decent round of showers saturday night in

ocean city has a leftover shower. salisbury has a little light snow. it is still snowing across the lower eastern shore. mostly sunny, breezy at times. winds gusting at dulles, 25 miles per hour. it will be breezy with a high temperature of 48. should be a very pleasant president's day for us this year. >> thank you. >>> time to check in with lauren demarco to see how the roads are doing. >> tucker is so sad. this is good news for all the people that have to go to work. they don't have to get up, ice off the car. so good news there. very nice and easy trip this early morning hour. let's take a live look out there as you travel the beltway in montgomery county, the inner and outer loops, no problems to report. prince george's county, same story in virginia. traveling route 50 near 202, no real problems for you. i do want to mention that all of the hov restricts are lifted around the area today except for route 50, the john hanson highway where they are always in effect. 66, no real problems for you out of manassas or through centreville. inside the belt

offshore wind energy off the coast of ocean city. and a ban on new septic systems that the governor believes would reduce pollution in the bay. the speech is expected to start today at noon and it should last for about 40 minutes. you can see live right here on wbal-tv. >> the governor was testifying in support of this same sex marriage bill before a standing- room-only crowd. >>>> we all want the same thing for our children -- the opportunity to live in loving, caring, committed, and stable homes, protected equally under the law. talking about two different things. >> they hope the bill will pass this year. >> both drivers in last weekend's deadly crash were under the influence. both brittany ann walker and terry davis had alcohol in their system. walker and davis as klaus two teenage passengers were killed in the crash. >> police have identified a suspect who led police on a pursuit. 26-year-old monpeet chona was shot during a confrontation on annapolis road. this began about 2:00 a.m. when he went through a traffic stop and crashe

and only 6 now in ocean city. sure this morning past south of -- passed south of our region. brought clouds and rain with it to virginia. salisbury city. most of the area, north of the city, will see a drop. south of the city, only had like a trace. d.c. had a few hundreds of -- hundredths of an inch. winds generally now coming across the great lakes. bringing in somewhat cooler air. i mean, not frigid air, but cooler than it's been. so we'll just continue that cooler track into the weekend. and a second front kind of cools us down again. it will remain at least slightly above average, but cooler than it's been the next few days. by saturday night and sunday morning, a warm front developing to our west. will bring us some clouds. there may be a bit of drizzle sunday morning. and actually, it's going to clear out after that, we think. west winds, 5 to 10 knots. bay temp, around 41 degrees. it's a little cool on the water. 32 degrees tonight. with clearing skies later on. average low once again, 25. tomorrow, the sun

ocean city at 40 degrees. just want to show you the humidity has dropped significantly, so very dry air in place. maybe uprun the humidifier. comfortable and a light north breeze will keep things feeling chillier than they are. tomorrow we'll warm it up more, increasing clouds but dry. glen burnie to about 54 tomorrow. mid-atlantic view showing not a thing. out to the east we continue to watch the back side of that storm system blow offshore well off into the atlantic ocean. behind it nothing in our immediate future. we stay clear for tonight into the day tomorrow. high pressure sitting up over upstate new york, western pa. that will keep the dry cool breeze coming in. as that shifts that will mean the winds relent. we're left with some good conditions to see a bit of a warmup. our trend shows really a clear night on the way. perhaps tomorrow a slight disturbance just off the coast could perhaps spin out a new showers. it will be rain if anything down that way around central maryland, just the variably cloudy

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show. >> to not go looking for pepsi if you attend any events in ocean city. coca-cola is becoming the official soft drink of the town. they signed a five-year agreement making coca-cola the exclusive beverage holder. coca-cola will be the only soda sold. this replaces the current contract held by pepsi. if you're planning a super bowl party, plan to spend more money for food. here's what they found. the cost of hamburgers is up 65%. the cost of chicken wings is up 39%. pizza prices are looking pretty good. many people are selling pi zzas for between $10.14 dollar . that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. have rising costs forced you to cut back on your super bowl celebrations? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. burritos are here to stay for chipotle. jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> good morning. the move to electronic textbooks sounds like a great idea, right? yesterday, are duncan unveiled guidelines for schools to make the transition to digital t

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and not looking for pepsi if you attend any events in ocean city. that is because coca-cola is the official soft drink of the .esulresort town that means only coca-cola will be sold at all town and properties and events. the contract goes into effect in april and replaces the current one held by pepsi. it will bring in about $286,000 in revenue for ocean city. a baltimore man is a medical pioneer. he recently underwent a groundbreaking cancer surgery to save his life. but why did he have to travel to another country to get it? >> chris lyles just returned from the trip of his life to save his life. diagnosed with a rare treat the cancer that was inoperable, he was forced to leave the country and go to europe for live-saving surgery. >> you should not have to travel that far to get there, sweden or germany or china or where, to get a surgery like this done. >> his family spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to help him get the surgery. his mother traveled with them. >> they consider america the greatest country in the world. yet we had to come to t

you can see why. 80 in richmond today, 60 in ocean city. salisbury in the 70s.helped fuel that line in southern maryland but that air, very warm air never quite edged into baltimore. we thought this would at least in part but it didn't happen. rainy and windy the rest of the evening. you can see the overall pattern, low pressure to the west. windy conditions and much cooler air. in the meantime we're dealing with foggy conditions and still a few storms to the east. things will pick up. as we check out the trend we can see the last showers pushing out were generally dry saturday, maybe an isolated shower or flurry in western maryland but it's going to be a windy cooler day and sunday the winds finally let up. sunshine comes back and although this will be a fairly cool day, this will set the stage for a warmup again as we go into the middle part of next week. 38 turning colder. the last showers will be long gone after another hour or two. then tomorrow 48, much cooler, much cooler for some areas than others. there will be a 30-degree cooldown, just 1 degrees coole

even 22 in ocean city.f you head into the mountains, it drops off into the teens in areas like frostburg and hancock 18 oh, 18 trees. factor into the winds, it is going to feel even colder. we have winds gusting into the teens and 20's. we have 36 mile-per-hour wind gusts in ocean city. this takes a toll on the temperature because it takes the heat away from your body quicker and makes it feel colder. this is what it feels like right now when you factor in those winds. 6 in gaithersburg. 2 degrees. that's what it feels like in hancock. keep this in mind as you head out today. you will have every inch of your skin covered and that will help you beat those winds. the cold air is sinking down into the east. this is what hasn't happened all year long. the cold air hasn't had a chance to come down into the east and down further south. that is what is happening now. it looks like it isn't happening now. forecast for today, temperatures chilly. only in the mid 30's by afternoon. partly cloudy skies. maybe flurries

here is our view from ocean city where we have an increase in clouds right now.his sunrise coming up at the beach. this is a few from the grand hotel and spa in ocean city. winds and waves are light right now. very nice, peaceful morning. here in the baltimore area, at b.w.i. marshall, 33 degrees. inner harbor, 39. temperatures have been just a bit below freezing at ocean city this morning. 82% the humidity. 30.30 the barometric pressure. winds calm. eventually winds will be coming off the ocean as the storm approaches. this is the storm track. yesterday the center of the storm was moving out in texas and oklahoma. the storm is going to move east. it is going to track to the south of us during the overnight hours and move out to sea in the early morning hours. we will be to the north of this thing. chelftertown 33. along with frederick 30 degrees right now. we are beginning to see thin clouds over us. orrin maryland, still in the clear. clouds get thicker to the west. storm center itself in the ozarks. that track takes us to the south. we see an increase in cloud

the same transition at ocean city. look at that cold air in the upper midwest. that is coming our way for sunday. 39 tomorrow, 36 sunday. we born into the 40's on monday and tuesday. -- we warm up into the 40's on monday and tuesday. could some of you will be thinking of your sweetheart this weekend. here is a four-year-old with a nice message of love. this is a seven-year-old. you can share your valentines photos on wbaltv.com. >> one of the best college basketball atmosphere's we have seen in years. >> across america, it is in that got millions. >> it is friday, february 10. the jackpot is estimated at $41 million. he must have these five white balls. let's see if we can make you a millionaire. 4, 50, 18, 3, 29, megball is 20. >> for the first time ever, basketball- loyola's new what to do with the spotlight tonight. crazy atmosphere. look at this. to this is what college basketball is all about. rj williams. this place is rocking. down it goes. everything going their way. wicked layup off the glass. that is home court advantage. watch this move. sleight of ha

the strongest of the winds and down along the eastern shore. 17 at easton and at ocean city. r 30 miles per hour in atlantic city. worst of the ones moving offshore. our area today, it is going to feel much better today compared to yesterday. yesterday, we were in the low to mid '30's. it felt like the 30's. today it will feel more like the 30's. around a 40 as you head into the mountains. 47 for the high in ocean city. as for tonight, the skies will be mostly clear. temperatures will drop down a little more. we're expecting a low down to around 30 at the airport. wins out of the south tonight, 5 miles per hour. you can see on our current satellite image there is not a whole lot going on with the clouds. most of the clouds are up in central pennsylvania. right now, we have the full sunshine. that will be the case throughout the entire day. that area of high pressure pushing into the east coast. it is bliss, a storm system will start to cushion. bring snow from north dakota all the way into wisconsin. he was a lot of precipitation with it. there is not a lot of moisture feeding

. >>> coke is going to be the official soft drink of ocean city. pproved a five-year deal with the company that. means they will be served in all city owned properties and events. in return they will pay ocean city 6 5,000 dollars a year for each of the five years. that's a good thing if you like coke. >>> on the same day as the governor gives his state of the state address the ravens presented their state of the team address. why the owner is confident when the news starts right now. >> now abc 2news at six. >> he has been charged for scamming people out of more money after paving their driveway. what happened when is he a no show in court. >> a robbery at a well to do neighborhood putting residents and police on edge. i will have the details. >> same sex bill started off in the senate yesterday. the governor mentioned it again today in his state of the state speech. the reaction to that it. >> a reaction to this. come on, awwww that's it. for another day we sneaked by brushing up against 70 degrees. you know good things happen in threes, could be

show you ocean city. that's where the only moisture is remaining in the state. just rain on the boards. that's about it. temperatures for the most part, to be honest, well above freezing right now have never gone below freezing, almost statewide through the overnight. 44 degrees at lunch. high temperature in the mid to upper 40s. that's the beginning of a stunning warm up as we move through the week, it's the 20th day of february. we are a month and a day away from spring. how is that? what is going on? it's a manic monday. >> reporter: i love to hear that, that sounds fabulous. we got a great group, buckle your seat belts, get ready, manic monday with the fly girl network. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> give me a list of the merchants. 35 degrees, 53% humidity. barely a breeze north, northwest today. barometer is at 30.08. it's the exact same temperature as this time yesterday. 35 tv hill. 35 dc. mid-30s greater easton, packs river, ocean city, 37. 33 degrees elkton. 30 hagerstown and cumberland. 30 westminster. 32 bel air. 35 columbia. almost 40 annapolis and kent

. >>> well, ocean city, maryland, now has an official beverage.ing to become the official soft drink of the resort. constituent signed a five-year deal toself only coke at all town-operated properties and event he is. ocean city gets a $65,000 payment and commission on sales, which is expected to bring in more than $286,000. the current official soft drink of ocean city, by the way, is, don't you know it pepsi. but pepsi's reign will end on april 2nd. >>> at 11:00, the latest from the elementary school in the district where a student reported being sexually assaulted. a woman sues a major car company about false claims about miles per gallon in their high bids are she and wins. and clint eastwood is talking to barbara harrison right now about why he is visiting d.c. and what he thinks about washington politics. >>> more check on our weather forecast, doug is live in fairfax. have they installed the historical marker there, doug? >>kammerer. >> where you had your fifth birthday party? >> in the mcdonald's. i had ronald mcdonald out at that thing, i

ocean city today, sunshine at the beach, people out on the boardwalk, why not? it was over 60 degrees here as well. the ocean still rather cold. kemp island a postcard shot over the marina. our view from hemingway. let's get into it a little bit. temperature wise, statewide we are at or above 60 in most of the state but for extreme western maryland. 45 oakland, 63 ocean city, winds light from from the northwest. i show these not to point out the wind but how much they will come up tomorrow. we have a high wind watch from carroll westward in the state for friday and i think this could be extended further east. maybe up to the chesapeake where the high winds which could go over 40 miles an hour, tomorrow night and even into early saturday morning. highs today, look at these, 65 at the inner harbor. 66 annapolis, we have 65 in george down. that was pleasant and across the area, few passes clouds, one or two blips on the radar. our trend is quiet but its been a fast moving pattern. it's like part of the day. we have overcast skies and the sun came back out. i think

pax river, 39 degrees in ocean city. that 28 on tv hill is 9 degrees chillier than this time yesterday morning. talking about 58 at lunch and on its way to a high of 61. 57 degrees this evening. don take it away. >> thank you. you may find a little frost on your car this morning but the defroster wit take care of it. here is sharon at wjz traffic control. >> hi, don, good morning, everyone. if you are about to head out frost is your biggest issue of the moment. 1 accident but it is in westminster, not causing major issues liberty road at maryland 32. speeds still looking nice, in the 60s mostly on the major roadways, average speeds on the beltway high 50s, 58 miles per hour on the top and the west side. there is a live look at pedonia road. there is the west side looking busier there at baltimore national pike but again no delays just yet. this traffic report is brought to you by toyota. >>> back over to you, don. >> thank you and here is what people will be talking about today. a local man serving with the national guar

and 46 down in ocean city. tim is looking at a really nice friday and questions yet for the weekend. >> this moisture is going to be around here for a little while. so the clouds will be here tonight. tomorrow, we're looking at a dryer, sunnier day, shaping up. it's going to be pretty nice. temperatures going back into the mid- to upper 40s. but we are watching a system that will be moving in here for the weekend. and we're talking sunday into sunday afternoon and evening. it is a system that is going to have two parts to it. one part bringing moisture from the south. the other bringing cold air from the north. and it's just going to be a matter of how they combine as they get closer to the mid- atlantic. we're still three days out. and it's still all starting to come together. but we will keep you posted. and bob turk will have the complete updated first warning forecast. >>> a debate over same-sex marriage is under way in the house of delegates. and advocates are trying to pass the final legislation. wjz is l

so, ocean city, yes, good little snow across the area. but closer to home here, yesterday, today, we are not dealing with any of that. we are dealing with clouds this morning. and that's going to give way to plenty of sunshine by the time we go into the afternoon. right now temperatures are not so bad. they are above average but the fact is we do have the wind today. being see the gusts up to 20 miles oop hour into center -- miles an hour into centerville. joppa we have a gust up to 26 and ocean city where we are seeing a little bit of snow across the area, gusts up to 41 miles an hour. let's go over to angela with a check of your traffic. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. an update on the early morning accident on the beltway. it's a little closer to security boulevard on the inner loop. the good news is it's very light traffic volume out there. so even though we are blocking a right lane of 695, still no major problems getting by. in the meantime, here's a live look at traffic flow heading out on monday morning on i-95 just north

there was some snow showers in annapolis, southern maryland, ocean city, south of dover.e have some flurries around baltimore but the accumulating snow was south of us. you can see some snow flurries still on the radar on the eastern shore counties. you guys may have some snow flurries for the next few hours. the skies are going to clear. we have some cloud cover this morning. it will turn mostly sunny. 36 at the airport. 30 in westminster. temperatures will make it into the 40's. we will become mostly sunny. a little on the breezy side, at 10 to 15. mostly clear tonight and temperatures will drop back to around 30. we start at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. dry conditions expected. we have a 30% chance for a rain shower on tuesday afternoon. same thing on wednesday. that one will miss us. 30% chance for a shower tomorrow. the big story is the change in the temperatures. upper 50's on wednesday and thursday before a strong cold front moves in on thursday and friday. the oil and not the temperatures to where they should be this time of year with afternoon highs in the 40's -- that wi

ocean city, 41. remember yesterday, ocean city was in the mid-20s. temperatures later, low to mid- 50s. so we'll be comparable to yesterday but it should be a beautiful day. a few clouds moving through at the moment particularly south of city and one or two sprinkles out there. most of those have faded away. we should be looking at another bright and beautiful day. we will cloud up tonight and then things get more interesting tomorrow. more on that coming up. for today, high temperatures in the upper 40s and low 50s. just a beautiful afternoon here for february 7th. >> thank you so much, tucker. >> time now to check in with julie wright with a look at traffic. what's happening, julie? >> not a lot, wisdom. good morning to you, sir. we are looking pretty good as you travel the capital beltway. i think this camera is stuck. this looks like something we saw from last night. i think they need to recirculate this. it got stuck on us. that is not what the commute looks like right now. that looks like last night around 6:00. if you are traveling 395 at semi

that first band of showers you see offshore east of ocean city. we've got another little band out into west virginia. most of the rain will dissipate. but it is possible we could have another shower or two early. the warm temperatures arrive and our highs later today up ahead of our cold front that gets in tonight. 6 # degrees. 71 in fredericksburg. -- 68 degrees. >> pre-friday celebration. >> you got it. >> excellent. thank you. speaking of friday celebrations, time now to check in with julie wright to see what is going on early this morning on the roads. >> good morning. i heard celebration and all i'm hearing now is kool and the gang going on in my head. >> that is the most overplayed song ever in the history of radio. >> when you hear it, you still get the toe tapping and the head bopping. >> you got that. >> unless it's tucker and then air off beat. >> head towards thornburgh, got an accident involving an overturned truck. traffic is able to get by but that is on the southbound stretch of the highway. northbound, all lanes are open. no proble

offshore wind energy off the coast of ocean city. and a ban on new septic systems that would reduce pollution in the bay. the speech should begin at noon and will be following it. >> you can see the state of the state address right here on tv 11. the debate continues over the possibility of legalizing same sex marriages. both sides spoke out about this year's version of the bill. it puts tougher limits on punitive limits on religious -- >> we all want the same thing for our children, protected equally under the law. >> we are concerned about the impact of redefining marriage has on all society. >> stay on top of what is going on every day in annapolis with david collins. see his previous on our website, wbaltv.com. >> a top education official visits baltimore. there was a panel discussion and students were urged to consider the program which promises to forgive loans if they agree to work in public service after graduation. >> we have to many students who are leaving college with debt they cannot afford to pay back, much less the bur

by the cold atlantic ocean 62, compared to yesterday ocean city is 11 degrees warmer. we're 16 degrees warmer and hagerstown 18 degrees warmer than just yet. pretty amazing stuff. we do need some rain. looks like we'll see some here wednesday. we'll have the current deficits for the region. >> while it's been beautiful the, we really are beginning to build that deficit. we're going to take you through some of the numbers. we ended 2011 way above average for our rainfall. since then that's really shot up. for the year we're 2-1/2 inches below our average for the month alone we're nearly 2-inches below average. as bob said there is some rain headed our way on wednesday. much needed rain but right after the temperatures are going back up. >>> the battle over the bottle tax increase picks up steam. moments ago the may mayor's plan is introduced at the baltimore city council meeting. but as monique griego reports, the battle is growing. >> reporter: union workers, beverage companies and taxpayers all banned together. they're expected to raise the tax from two to 5-cents. >>

temperatures above normal this afternoon from ocean city to oakland. temperatures are a few degrees above normal. you can see the mild temperatures all the way to the upstate new york. 60 degrees in richmond. although it is dry now, there is rained sneaking in and it looks like wet weather on the way later tonight and tomorrow. you can see that big area of precipitation with temperatures in the thirties around baltimore. tonight, increasing cloudiness and blows between 33 and 40 degrees. more details coming up in just a bit. >> we are going back to the breaking news on bellaire road where the fight have been breaking out. >> city police are having a heck of a time with the police. it that kids are taunting police and we see officers that have been insulted. they had calls from other districts to get the kids out but as soon as they moved up to one point, they end up going somewhere else. as soon as we get more information, we will not update you. >> thank you very much. the state house may come up with a vote tomorrow to decide whether to recommend as

especially around ocean city. alpern 40's for friday and saturday. 30% chance of a shower passing south of town on sunday. partly cloudy skies return with high temperatures in the low 50's on monday and tuesday. >> it has been almost a year since a pennsylvania couple lost seven of their children a devastating farmhouse fire. >> difficult to imagine. tonight, the family that needed some good news has come to share. >> maryland state police are now using plain language when they talk on the radio. that story, coming up. >> tonight, state troopers are getting used a different type of communicating while on duty. >> gone are all of the coats. -- codes. it will be using plain words when communicating by radio. rob roblin has the reasons for the change. >> if you're one of those people who likes to listen to police scanners, understanding what they say, listening to the maryland state police just got a lot easier. to the average person, it can sound like code, and that is exactly what they did. most allegiant -- police

the same thing down toward ocean city. we will pick up some high clouds as the night wears on. overnight lows ranging from 23- 30 degrees. the sun went down at 5:36. the leading edge of a storm is racing across the southern part of the plains states. this will be moving south of us tomorrow night and bring the chance of rain and snow showers tomorrow night. an arctic front from canada will sweep through here saturday night. a blast of cold and more snow showers over the weekend. the system in the texas panhandle is pushing precipitation for northwest arkansas. it will be here pretty quickly over the course of the next 24 hours or so. the futurecast shows a sunny sark -- sunday start to our friday. rain and snow showers will develop by early evening. it will be mild during the day so we do not anticipate any rush-hour problems tomorrow. light rain and snow showers may bring a coating of rain in early saturday morning and more substantial snow showers saturday evening. we could pick up a couple of inches of snow in the colder areas on brassier surfaces. we will see some sunshine