a lot of clouds to start and some flurries tapering off. 35 in ocean city. 36 downtown. temperature near 40 degrees today. clouds will clear into the afternoon. >> good morning. we anticipate a return to normal on the area roads. people going back to work. eastbound 50 on ritchie highway, an accident has been cleared. things in great shape east and westbound on 50. 65 heading down toward 100. 55 on the west side making your way down towards security. that is where volume starts to pick up. 65 on southbound 83. moving well down to the beltway. 54 on the j.f.x. 57 on 95 from the white marsh area. running smoothly to the 895 split. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we will be waking up to a fiscal cliff finale this morning. a deal was done for most americans. >> hallie jackson has more live in our washington bureau. can we stop saying "fiscal cliff"? >> not just yet. we still have the battles ahead of us. the president is on his way to hawaii after thanking leaders overnight for coming to a deal. >> the motion is adopted. >> 2013 begins with a bang. there was the l

whether we should build a wind farm off of ocean city. and of course the big thing is jobs. he is going to talk about how the state has done a good job in creating jobs during the recession. >> let's turn now to charles robinson who is in the house of delegates chamber. charles, what's happening there? >> i am here inside the chamber. they are doing the the introductions. first and foremost, the mayor of washington, d.c. is here. that's mayor benson gray. there are five foreign ambassadors that are here, and they are always invited to see how democracy works. in addition to that, there are a number of individuals who are here who should be here who aren't here. i want to point out yesterday there was -- the county executive from an rondo county was relieved of his post after being found guilty. we're not going to have his replacement here today, if you will. in addition to that, i wanted you to know that right over my shoulder is the former secretary of transportation. he is now considered the number one candidate to fulfill the office of secretary of transportation for the

whether we should build a wind farm off of ocean city. and of course the big thing is jobs. he is going to talk about how the state has done a good job in creating jobs during the recession. >> let's turn now to charles robinson who is in the house of delegates chamber. charles, what's happening there? >> i am here inside the chamber. they are doing the the introductions. first and foremost, the mayor of washington, d.c. is here. that's mayor benson gray. there are five foreign ambassadors that are here, and they are always invited to see how democracy works. in addition to that, there are a number of individuals who are here who should be here who aren't here. i want to point out yesterday there was -- the county executive from an rondo county was relieved of his post after being found guilty. we're not going to have his replacement here today, if you will. in addition to that, i wanted you to know that right over my shoulder is the former secretary of transportation. he is now considered the number one candidate to fulfill the office of secretary of transportation for the

looking close to home here, princess ann, salisbury and ocean city, also extending all the way down to the southern end of the state and also just a little bit of wintery shower action toward sullivan's island. where was the big action today winter weather wise? out of roanoke virginia coming down, a winter wonder land down there. maryland skier? plenty of fresh powder on the slopes. but close to home, it's dry. no sledding to be had. humidity is moderate and winter advisory just about done but what we have left for the south western corner, dorchester county down toward princess ann, just a few blue shaded areas in our area and a winter weather advisory on the edge of that. temperature wise, not really cold enough to support anything sticking and as we look farther south and east we do see this line. that's going to be moving out through the overnight hours and that dryer air would help to prevent that storm from moving further north in the situation. as we look at the overall set up we're going to have a cool day tomorrow but we're going to warm things up into 50 tomorrow. so a bitte

to the beaches it's trying to change inland from rehoboth beach in ocean city. you might see a brief change over there, but the whole thing is pulling over there. sun will be back in the morning. let's show you where it did accumulate. it was all through central virginia, down through south carolina which has been really hit hard with rain. how much piled up down here? enough to shovel if it doesn't melt. it piled up on the roads in richmond quickly, 1 to 3 down there, in the darker blue 2 to 4, but southwestern virginia i did see spots ranging from 7 to 11 inches all pulling out later tonight. beyond this the headline will be if you're traveling down to the south tomorrow, watch for slick spots. we barely got any precipitation here other than a bit of light rain and i think most of that will dry up and temperatures probably won't drop for a little while yet, but clouds will decrease and changes in the extended outlook i'll tell you about in a bit. >>> no snow here, but a viewer sent this picture from charlottesville this afternoon. we'd love to see your weather

even ocean city got a dusting as did parts of northern neck.o 14 inches snow fell in southwestern virginia into western north carolina. incredible storm. now as we look at what's happening over the last 12 hours. the skies are clearing out. we still have a few scattered flurries and snow showers zipping from the north and west. colder air is moving on in. 21 now in pittsburgh. that cold air coming in on northwest winds throughout the day will keep us in the 30s. we'll have sunshine. winds gusting to 30 miles an hour midday. will settle down tonight. tomorrow sunny 20s in the morning. afternoon highs mid 40s. more of the same on sunday. blustery wind on sunday. inauguration day is looking partly sunny. might have a passing snow shower with highs only in the 30s. really cold on tuesday, wednesday into thursday. arctic air mass moves in. i'll be back in ten minutes. danella now with your first 4 traffic. good morning. >> good morning. in our area not seeing any reports of accidents. but still seeing construction reported on the outer loop of the b

you got to get down into southern maryland, down across the bay here, down towards salisbury and ocean citying a couple light sprinkles and showers. that's the back edge of the front. still dealing with clouds out there too, but the trend will be to bring the sunshine back for the first time in a couple days. we should be mostly sunny for a good bulk of our wednesday and cool. so make sure you have a jacket. high temperatures will only be about 40 or so. otherwise dry conditions expected today. much of the remainder of the week here looks nice and quiet and i'll have details on that, and, of course, we'll take a look at the redskins game coming up in a few moments. guys, back to you. >> tucker, thawf. >>> checking our top stories this morning, late last night the house agreed to pass the fiscal cliff plan. the bill was passed just before 11:00 in a 267-167 vote. the bill to avoid tax hikes for middle class americans and spending cuts is now on the way to the president for his signature. in order to pass the bill, the house had to abandon its deal for further spending cuts. >>> school will r

around salisbury and ocean city. but we just had that storm passing about 50 miles per hour farther south anticipated yesterday. right now it's cold. in the 30s. most of the region in the mid to upper 30s around the metro area. north and west of us beginning to get colder. dropping below freezing. hagerstown down to 29. 21 in pittsburgh. that's the source direction of our wind today coming out of the west. it will be gusting to 30 miles an hour. it will stay cold, just a slight chance of a few scattered flurries flying through between now and 8:00 a.m. we'll only reach the upper 30s by noontime and holding steady will for a couple of hours early to mid-afternoon. wind gusting to 30 miles an hour. so you need your warmest winter coat. sunrise 7:24. sunset 5:14. a look at your friday evening in ten minutes. danella with a traffic. good morning. >> good morning. still checking on the accident. chopper 4 is above the icc right now. as you make your way -- i-95. you'll see your left lane still blocked by the accident here

there you go, you can kind of see those out towards ocean city and salisbury. locally we'll be very quiet here. we do have closure that remains as our cold front is a slow mover and off to the north and west some clearing and sun will take place. so the trend will be more and more sunshine here for your wednesday. and it should be a decent afternoon with mostly sunny conditions, and as mentioned, some cooler air has moved in, so our highs will only be in the low 40s. take a look at the temperature map, right now at reagan national, 37. you want to see cold air? hey, it feels like january in places like columbus, ohio. 11 degrees this morning. chicago 13. new york city just 23. so we're in on the last of the relatively warm air here. we are going to be -- i don't want to say unseasonably cold, but we are going to be a little below average here temperature wise for the next couple days. here's your forecast. daytime highs about 40 here in washington, maybe 41 in much of the area, particularly north and west we'll be in the 30s with sunshine, so chilly day. >> yes

ocean city just after midnight. getting a few scattered flurries now passing through northern prince george's county into anne arundel. farther north and west getting a few scattered flurries as well as in frederick. how much snow fell? a dusting to an inch or two. parts of the northern neck near charlottesville. they got 2 to 6 inches of snow in southeastern and southern virginia and southwestern virginia got 8 to as much as 14 inches of snow there. temperatures now cold, in the mid to upper 30s most of the region. the wind picking up a bit too. winds will increase throughout the day. gusting to 30 miles per hour through midday and early afternoon. we'll stay in the 30s throughout the day. i'm back with your friday evening planner in ten minutes. a look at traffic now with danella. good morning. >> good morning. still pretty quiet out. happy friday to you. if you're about to head on the roadway and take 395, nice and clear. a live look as you make your commute past edsall road. very light volume northbound as well

the sun is just beginning to poke through the cloud deck at ocean city. the boardwalk and the beach, it's snow covered. they got snow from the previous storm as well on thursday. down is there it's 21 degrees and at b.w.i. marshall it's 21 degrees. the barometer is rising and we have a west wind at 3 miles an hour. at sandy point park there's a shot of it in the sand. so everybody got a little bit of snow out of this weather maker. generally an inch or less. at stevensville, 24. ridgely, 21. parkton. we factor in these winds blowing at 10-15 miles an hour and everybody feels like it's in the teens this morning. the breeze is having its effect hear as to the way it feels. satellite image shows the clouds overhead. a little enhancement. it's not lake-effect snows. it's an actual little disturbance or mini storm moving through. it's still a little bit up in the great lakes. it will reinforce the clouds. what we're really watching is a storm developing in the west. that will affect us next week. things are pretty quiet, though. we'll average it out by saying

we have 35 in richly, 33 on the boardwalk at ocean city.the only thing to keep the temperature up as a thin blanket of high cloudiness. most areas, mainly clear skies will send the temperature down into the teens. it could get close to 15 or so and those locations. areas south and east of baltimore you have a little bit of cloud cover, there are two branches to the jet stream. one to the north of us, and off the newfoundland coast. behind that, you get the really cold arctic air. generating a lot of clouds with temperatures in the 40's. one tracking to the north, another moving off of the carolina coast. we really have some quiet weather before the next couple of days. no big storms on the horizon, just passing from time to time. bringing some showers until the western maryland mountains. 36-41 tomorrow, western maryland will probably have some single- digit lows late tonight early tomorrow morning. good news for the ski resorts out that way. cool and dry thursday and friday, coastal areas with lots of sunshine thursday and friday with temp

you're getting it across the bay down towards cambridge and ocean city. i'm looking at the last 15 minutes or so, looks like the last of it has exited to the east. so quiet conditions area wide here. cloud cover, it is hanging tough for parts of the area, but we should see a gradually clearing trend during the morning hours and be mostly sunny by afternoon. there'll be a bit of a breeze, as mentioned, a cold front has come through and we've got some colder temperatures on the way for the next couple of days. current temperature at reagan national 36 degrees. 34 out at dulles, bwi marshall 33 degrees. so temperatures currently hanging out in the mid-30s in parts of the region, particularly north and west we're at or below freezing your there you go. not a bad looking day. plenty of sunshine, highs in the low 40s. we'll be cold tonight but we will be dry and be dry the next couple of days. we'll have details on that coming up in the next couple of minutes. >> tucker, thanks. >>> time now to get over to julie wright and see what's happening with the commute.

on the coast around ocean city, high temperatures in the 30's. may be getting above freezing this week and. are seven-day forecast the see temperatures climb in the morning. showers and rain on tuesday and wednesday. then it turns colder by the end of next week. >> all right, tom. thank you very much. imagine losing one day's wages per week for the next six months. >> painful, but it is a real possibility for pentagon employees. >> the ravens road to new orleans. coming up, we will hear >> perhaps one of the least heralded but most important parts of the reagan organization is one of its most tenured. -- the ravens organization is one of its most tenured. >> ozzie newsome. 11 news pete has the story. hi, pete. >> ozzie newsome is an unassuming. he likes to take long walks or on days like this, he will take the treadmill. if there is a better manager and in the nfl, i have not seen him. ozzie newsome would go into the nfl hall of fame as a manager if he were not already there as a player. if there is one thing we can point to form why the reagan s

mentioned 40 at ocean city. edgewood elkton 36. frederick 34 and 30s out in far western maryland right now. here are the clouds to the north. sunny skies for us. stalled weather system a boundary to the north of us up in the great lakes running up near the canadian border. that is dividing the really extremely cold air in canada with the some what cold air that we have. this is the high pressure giving us the good weather now. eventually these disturbances are going to be pulled further south. that's where the jet stream is winding down. the jet stream is low it will be riding a little lower. there's a disturbance coming in from the pacific northwest. these colder temperatures get pulled down, too. this will take several days to happen but it's coming. today not bad, though. 47 to 51. southwest winds bringing the temperatures up from yesterday. we will be above normal. a little breezy. winds gusting to 30. 2 to 3 foot chop on the open waters in the bay. one of those is a little further south sunday into monday. that's where we pick

right now, ocean city, not much action out there. 51 degrees at the ocean. here in town, 50. >> the academy awards make their choices for the year's best out of hollywood. now that the awards are in, we look at the major nominees. >> by the people, for the people. >> a grab the most golden globe nominations one month ago. now "lincoln" has the most oscar nominations. 12 overall, including best picture, best director, best actor. among the eight other films vying for best picture -- les mis, silver linings playbook, and the life of pi. "zero dark thirty" is also in the best picture category, but its director did not get a nomination. neither did an outlet for "argo" or quentin tarantino for "django unchained." >> clinton is the director's director. that is stunning. >> 9-year-old wallis is the youngest in the category. they are up against naomi watts and the startup "zero dark thirty." bradley cooper is competing with daniel day-lewis for best actor. the academy awards will be handed out february 24. nbc news. >> now that we are filled in on the oscars, we tu

. >> i come from ocean city, maryland. this is baltimore. it is all about the ravens. >> after being stuck in traffic, the ravens arrived. the fans went crazy. >> how about number 5? >> we're not going to new orleans for nothing else but for another ring back to baltimore. we love you, we love you, we love you. we're going to give it everything we got. >> ain't no better team than baltimore. >> this is awesome. >> we got two tickets to paradise. >> shortly before 1:00, ed reed let the fans and the team in a final sendoff. >> baltimore on the three. 1, 2, 3, baltimore! >> both teams are now in town. fans are starting to arrive. martti draw is happening. security is very tight. -- mardi gras is happening. security is very tight. >> one thing you may not think about this early is security. security is very tight in and around the superdome. there are more than 1300 federal agents in town to assist with security to make sure everything goes off without a hitch. with more lanes in the world spotlight, security is more important -- with new orlean

ocean city was the hardest hit in our area. the 2012 election is one for the history books.sident barack obama won a second term as president, and here in maryland, a historic day at the polls for same sex marriage. starting january 1, those couples can legally married. the ravens in a playoff run and they hope to secure a spot in the super bowl this year. the world did not end on december 21. it looks like we all better get ready for a busy 2013. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> now, your forecast with meteorologist tony pann para >> we don't have any big storms as we go into the new year, but little storm could come through in the next seven days. most of them will not cause much of a problem. one of those is coming across the ohio valley right now. there is some cold air to the north. a lot of that cold air would cause a problem if it started to mix with this. it looked a little threatening today and there were some echoes showing up on the radar a little while ago. the air is so dry, that most of this activity was evaporating before it hit the ground. there is nothing show

on the beach at ocean city tomorrow, you get some sunshine and mostly sunny on sunday as well. seven-day forecast, you get through the cold weekend and the temperatures turnaround abed. we have that wintry mix on monday morning. then another cold front starts to drop temperatures by next friday. we will be back below freezing. >> this is 11 sports. >> for the ravens, not getting what they wanted five years ago has helped put them in the super bowl this year. they wanted five years ago to take met ryan as their first pick. they could not do at. joe flacco instead. the same thing with john harbaugh. they offered the job to the cowboys' head coach. is one of the biggest nos in nfl history. ozzie newsome has made great decisions, and he is the first to tell you, you need a little rough along the way on the road to the super bowl. >> you know how hard it is to get to the super bowl. and now you ought to go and when it. but 12 years. we got knocked out in the afc championship. it is hard. >> williams has become a consistent impact player and the raven secondary. pete trying to us fro

we have sleet reports in ocean city. 40 right now at bwi, so air temps stay above freezing. air temps won't support if sticking. our winter storm continues for areas south of maryland. the bluenty, that's for calvert county, st. mary's and charles. temps close to freezing. here's the overall setup. as we go through the nighttime hours we'll see more and more of a changeover to snow. cold air will continue to come. to the south the moist air funneling in. the snow is coming down with the high elevation. north of us, there is some cold air that will wrap into the system as it blows out. we'll be stuck in the mid to upper 30s. a colder friday and mild per weekend -- milder weekend. what about boston or foxborough. kickoff is 6:30. temperatures falling. below freezing by the fourth quarter. high teens with winds gusting to 35. could impact the long field goal. could be tricky. tonight down to 29. tomorrow 38, more sunshine and cold one tomorrow night in the upper 20s. here's the outlook. you see the mild sunshine. next week that arctic blast rolling in. it relly has some -- real

ocean city, clear skies, now 24 degrees. cold air, plenty of it to go around. not that tremendous arctic cold we have had for the past couple of days. compared to yesterday at this time, we are about five or six degrees warmer. an indication of what is on the way. satellite and radar with high pressure building overhead. allowing skies to clear out a little bit. it is not going to last very long. we look for clouds to increase throughout the day tomorrow. a front approaches from the south and will eventually bring us milder temperatures by tuesday or wednesday. doppler radar, it is quiet and drive. =--dry dry. snow showers have now come to an end. our futurecast look like this as we move through the next 48 hours. dry for the day tomorrow. monday a little bit of freezing rain developing. that will happen during the early morning hours this is around 8:00. by 10:00 we will change over to rain. amateurs will remain chilly, around 40 degrees. much warmer as we continue. temperatures tonight on the 15- 22 degrees. the extended outlook, i like this. 55-60 degrees on

and we have some sunshine to boot. 32 in annapolis, cambridge, ocean city.the the thermometer stock? 30 in westminster, frederick. in the 20's in far western maryland. this is moving out and coming in is this disturbance out to the west polling in some moisture from the gulf of mexico and there is a rather chilly pool of air is sitting over the eastern part of the country right now and this is going to run right into it. temperatures will be right on the margin and trying to rise above the freezing point tomorrow. these wedges of chilly air are sometimes tough to push out. you can temperatures in the teens in northern new england, near freezing in new york city. we are only into the 30's. warmer air will be trying to push into that and here is what we expect in the forecast overnight tonight. 25-30. they will not drop dramatically. developing, two, three, 5:00 in the morning and moving in from the west, light snow, sleet, or freezing rain. north ords how foar south the bar. this will start around sunrise. temperatures will be just below the freezing point. a

. >> reporter: one of the other big issues establishing a wind farm off the coast of ocean city. he said it could yield a lot of jobs but another one said wind is the dumbest idea ever. it's going to be a long session. >>> just after the governor's speech, supporters of changing a law that pit bum owners say is unfair. a ruling billet court's high's court said pitbull breeds are dangerous and landlords are spoons if the dogs are on their property. they're stud dig a measure that would not be breed specific. >> we want to have all dogs have the same standards. that's what this bill does, and that's number one. number two is there's a presumption that if there's no knowledge the dog was any way harmed or violent, that there is a -- that will depend on how severe the damages are. >> critics say it opens the door for a rsh of lawsuits against anyone who owns a dog. >>> another toyota recall to tell you b the -- you about. the automaker is recalling a million vehicles. it's from the 2003 and 2004 model years for a problem with the air bags. the air bags may have had bad circuit boards

high wind warnings along the eastern shore near dover and salisbury and ocean city. 62 in town. that's off our daytime highs which are in the low 70s in many locations. it feels muggy. we usually see dew points in late spring. a lot of moisture in the area -- air. we have the precip. a flash flood watch has been posted. roadways could flood out. let's shift to the bay to coastal flood advisory from havre de grace, high tides this will run one to two feet above normal starting at 8:00 around parts have you annapolis going up toward the harbor. you'll be dealing with the high tide. if you live in an area prone to bay flooding you need to move to higher ground. there's one more push of the wind and rain. 50 to possibly 60 miles an hour. we drop off 40 degrees. it as eight in the southern plains. so one more push for the overnight. this is out of here by the commute. chilly air settles in and a flurry action by thursday neat, talk about whiplash. maryland's most accurate calling for heavy rain. be prepared for the possibility offed fromming -- for flooding. 30s tomorrow afternoon. 2

for that reason a wind advisory, high wind warning from dover to ocean city. this is the powerful jet stream just to give you an idea of what's going on. on the ground 30 to 40-mile-an-hour winds. 2,000 miles aloft, winds in excess of 100 miles an hour f we get a heave -- an hour. if we get a heavy storm, it could hit the ground. look at these temperatures. before the rain and the wind, it hit 70 degrees in baltimore. down to dulles 72. 71 in pax river. 62 in town right now. 57 at the airport. annapolis 56 degrees. keep am mind, flash flood watch for the area. those high tide cycles could be running one to two feet above the normal value. one last push of rain and wind. there's the hour by hour forecast. gusty winds at 11:00. everything is out of here. the forecast calls for heavy rains and gusty winds. that 45 certainly is deceiving. with the winds it will feel cooler. 6 thursday night. maybe some light snow developing. it only goes to 33 on friday, saturday into the weekend. two shots of a clipper snow system. we'll talk about that coming up. >>> we've been

on the coast including ocean city, some storms tomorrow night, gradually turning colder on thursday.f you're going to new orleans for the weekend, the forecast there is pretty nice. highs in the 60's over the weekend. look for those storms tomorrow night. temperatures falling thursday. snow showers for friday. slight chance of flurries in the weekend. >> the superdome in new orleans. joe flacco have learned to choose his words wisely as it focuses'in on game./ -- on sunday's >> hello america. tonight's mega million jackpot is estimated at ptomaine dollars -- at $12 million. 27, 47, 12, 46, 8. the mega ball is 6. if no one matches the numbers, friday could be $13 million. >> now 11 sports. >> countdown continues in new orleans. the super bowl xlvii showdown between the ravens and the forty-niners. joe flacco has a 40 foot tall picture of himself. he stepped into the spotlight today here at the superdome. very early on apologizing for using the word retarded and the describing' s plans to hose -- in tocribing the nfl's plans host the super bowl outside next year. he hopes it is his cla

looks good for all your various super bowl travels, so we like that if you're going to ocean city or something. i'll tell you this, big changes tomorrow. >> that's one for the report books from one extreme to the other. >> the arctic blast, okay, that really is ending right now. >> all right. and a warmup later on. keep up with you. >>> you know, getting children to read can sometimes be a difficult task but one school developed a fun and education hallway to make reading fun. our education reporter sherrie johnson introduces us to boys, books and basketball. >> look at this shirt. it's a great shirt. >> reporter: it's 8 a.m. at steven forest elementary school in columbia. school doesn't start for another 45 minutes but the library is packed with fourth and fifth grade boils. it's part of the program that's a book club for selected boys who need a boost in reading and confidence. >> the more you a read, the -- you read, the better you can spell. >> reporter: they alternate book club discussions one week and basketball the next book. after the book discussion, it as time to hit the co

control bill, repealing the death penalty and a third attempt to put wind turbines off the coast of ocean city are likely topics. for the first time you'll be able to chime in. residents can submit questions on twitter using #mdsots. the address is at moon in annapolis. >>> boeing new about o problems on the batteries on the dream liners before they were grounded. nippon says before two battery fires on board the dreamliners, the airline replaced ten pat riss in its aircraft several months ago. the airline reported it to boeing but not to safety regulators. after the replacements were made, the airlines said some had to be replaced again. all 787s around the world are grounded pending an investigationment. >>> 6:07 now. we continue to follow a pair of breaking news stories. this is live at the beltway in prince george's county where an accident involving a fire truck is causing major backups at this hour. >>> plus, we continue to track a line of powerful storms as they leave their mark across the south and head this way. what impact they'll have on our region, next. >>> also coming up, how sup

you can see 11 mriels per hour ocean city 30 niles per hour oakland and even frost burg. are colder than what they actually are. high temperatures in the upper 40s to near 50 degrees this afternoon. a sunny start to the day. a few clouds rolling in later into the afternoon. winds out of the west 10-20 miles per hour. gusting caps 30 miles per hour. even though it may be close to 50 by the afternoon it will probably feel like low 40s at best. if you plan to be outdoors i would dress accordingly. i hope fans are planning to bundle up if they are in fox borough right now. the evening game looks a little chilly to be expected for a january evening. not too bad when you compare how cold it was in denver. we are talking temperatures starting off ner freezing at the stadium near kickoff. 20s through out the rest of the game. strong winds gusting west 20 miles per hour. the windchills for the fans and players will be facing those in the teens at times. 41 degrees in boston. not that bad. look at the cold air that will be coming our way shown by the purple shading dipping down int

more toward ocean city as there is an enhancement. just about a one to two for most locations.call for the team will be clear and cold. 13 degrees in townsend. another chilly night. single digits authority and west of the beltway. 28 degrees tomorrow. the two degree guarantee. if you are going to take 70 west it'll start a little earlier but i think the city tomorrow night around 7:00, that's when we will start to see the snow moven. i like this weekend, nice warming trend. 35 on sunday and then monday we will call it a heat wave. 42 degrees, how about the 50s by tuesday and wednesday? 52 to 55 and then another shot of cool arctic air that comes in by next week. at least that's what some of the long range models are saying. if you like this storm last night you will like this one. it's a little more snow. >> in and out. >> that's how we like it. >> all right. coming up tonight. right after world news, stick around for a new episode of abc2's the list. tonight they are giving us the inside look at the baltimore base musical. >> hair spray is here. john waters of baltimore school

if you're looking out near ocean city, maryland, you may see a coating of white. otherwise just a very cold morning. boston, windchill of 5, boston, 2. at least it's sunny in most locations across the board. happy to say for anyone doing post new years travel, there are no big storms headed across the country. no big snowstorms in sight, so we get a bit of break. >>> to sports, we go to the vid videotape. wisconsin made his third consecutive rose bowl appearance, this time facing off against stanford. stanford's kelsey young takes the handoff, 16 yards for the touchdown. the cardinals stake that to an early lead. the badgers would pull within three points before the half, with this four-yard touchdown pass to jordan frederick. to the fourth quarter, two minutes left to go wisconsin trying to make a comeback, but kurt phillips gets picked off. stanford wins 20-14. wisconsin now, three straight rose bowls, three straight losses. to orlando georgia and nebraska square off in the capital one bowl. nebraska up by five. adam murray steps up and throws this bomb to young

. >> good amount of snow, ocean city, parts of calvert. this time i think we will get into snow. we break the timeline and how much to expect coming up. . >>> the countdown to the super bowl is on and you want to see you the ravens as clearly as possible. if a new tv is out of the budget, out of range you can give your current tv a pregame tune up instead. karen shows you how. >> reporter: some of the most die hard fans will watch the big game on a brand new tv. if that's not in the budget consumer reports said there are easy steps to get any tv super bowl ready. >> a rot of people bring a tv home. they may set it up once, maybe they just left it with factory settings. >> reporter: start by reviewing the menu of preset picture modes. >> a lot of time itself may be set to a vivid mode which is overly bright or maybe an echo mode which will make the tv look dim. the first thing you can do is use one of the presets that will give it a more natural looking picture. normally this is the movie or theater mode or a custom mode, or a normal mode. >> reporter: set black and white settings

maybe a inch or two of snow around ocean city, then it clears out. another batch of snow late in the day. we catch a flurry tomorrow morning and a chance for snow friday night -- maybe a couple inches. cold weather for the polar bear plunge. high temperatures around 32. >> not only do the raven's leave tom brady in their rearview mirror on the road to the super bowl, they also left him looking at a fine for the way he plays. we tell you why, next in sports. x. this is power ball. tonight we have got an estimated $112 million jackpot for you. get ready to play. the first number -- 24. after that we have 43. sandy 1 $1 million. next number -- 11. after that is 12. then 45. nights power ball number -- match this and you are always a winner. tonight is the number 9. make sure you check this tickets carefully. from all of us, have a great >> now, the 11 sports with gerry sandusky. >> a bit of an odd coincidence that 49 ravens will play in their first super bowl against the forty-niners. you will have heard any number -- for the most part, the players pay

we're seeing a wintry mix from ocean city heading off toward the eastern shore. current temperatures are in the 30s. we have 38 at reagan national but not much colder up toward frederick. below freezing for hagerstown. yes, a very chilly start to your wednesday morning. feeling like the lower range 30s all around so be prepared if you're going to be stepping out this morning or even spending any time outdoors. the high temperatures, though, not too bad. we normally see about 40 degrees this time of the year. so we're within range. we'll get into the upper range 30s for inside the beltway. slightly cooler off toward the north along the i-70 corridor but we're still going to pull in more moisture from the south as we start to shift our winds southwesterly as we head into the remainder of the workweek forecast. here's the timing of the cloud cover removal this morning. clears us out very quickly. around 10:00 to 11:00 we'll see the sunshine last into the evening hours. then we'll pull in some partly cloudy skies as we head into the overnight tonight. with the cleari

. >>> more than 600 people took a dip in the atlantic ocean for the ocean city penguin swim raising more than 80,000 dollars for the atlantic general hospital. water temperatures were in the low 40s so they didn't hang around because 40 degree temperatures in the water that's deadly. >> that is. yeah. that will get cold. and the polar bear plunge at sandy point polar bear plunge. >> would you tell lynette we signed her up for the polar bear plunge. >> we should do it. >> you guys have jokes this morning. i like that. it's very cold out there. you need to bundle up as you step out. look at temperatures around the nation. we are talking about teens. so we are on a stepladder and the colder air is going to be moving in. i will call it the polar invasion. look at chicago, 12 degrees. we are looking at 17 in minneapolis this morning and we are going to get in on some of that chilly air as we go through time here. we are cold this morning with temperatures coming in at 30 degrees in catonsville. 24 in manchester. darlington at 27. and the temperatures below freezing at freezing in annapolis an

now we go a little bit further to the south around ocean city. hill, yes, very appropriate that name is living up to it today. corbin also getting in on the heavier snow this morning and also pocomoke city. stockton also. so traveling on the roadways this morning give yourself enough time on the roadways. it is going to be a very slick commute this morning and a very cold commute this morning as well. as we are looking at the temperatures coming in the teens but feeling more like we are in the single digits once again because we have the winds out of the north. now high pressure will build in as we go throughout the day. you can see that at the surface here and it will mix with some clouds. this is the system that's working its way out of the area. and once it does we'll have another round of some snow because we have an alberta clipper that's going to come through and clip us as we go through tomorrow evening. your tomorrow commute, evening commute is going to be on the snowy side. we're thinking about maybe an inch or two across the area once a

southeast corner now is where you're getting all the -- all the snow rather in southern maryland around ocean city. but still some light snow showers hanging around glendale right now. and pg county. around bell, new carolton. landover hills. kentland and also mitchellville. and largo and kettering. we're also seeing some light snow showers once we cross over the bay. so around talbot county and around st. michael's edge view and also cook's hope getting in on some light snow showers this morning as well. as we look at the abc2 most accurate forecast right now we can see the temperatures are cold once again. 14-degrees in chestertown but feeling more like we are in the single digits. charlie? >>> the snow could slow down the commute to work this morning. also you're seeing the delays for school. have those for you at abc2news.com. but as for the way the roads look, abc2 news linda so is live this morning and how are thing looking out there? >> reporter: we're in a neighborhood here along roland heights avenue in hampton. and you can see the snow still covers these neighborhood roads. we saw a snow

appeal of the death penalty to gun-control and approval for large wind energy form of the coast of ocean city. but the most conference -- most controversial idea may be the governor's idea of a tax increase to support transportation funding. >> we are going to waste more money and time and more gasoline sitting in traffic congestion. >> lester, the governor proposed a 6% gas hike on gasoline over six years. the measure failed. now he says a number of proposals are on the table including a general sales tax hike with the money dedicated to transportation needs. republicans and many democrats say will be a tough fight to pass any tax hike. >> we don't need any new taxes at least until we get out of the economic situation we are in. >> if they need to do it, they need to do it. you've got to pay taxes if you want good roads. >> i think we are paying enough taxes. >> some leaders have suggested a regional tax increase. where the need is the greatest, the cost of gasoline would also be higher. at this point, these are just proposals. the arm-twisting and dealmaking has just begun. >> today was als

bicycle lanes, no greenery on the great highway, just a massive slab of concrete that goes along ocean beach. city officials say come next year, this will look very different. it's the western edge of san francisco, where tourists and locals come to see ocean beach. and city officials say now the great halfway running along the spectacular sea scape will get a make over, with a street scape project. >> better amenities for pedestrians, for bicycle eu69s, maybe street furniture, more landscaping. >> reporter: construction screws began staging heavy equipment today for the repaving and road improvement project. it's the first of some 100 projects to be done around the city, thanks to voters passing a 248 million dollar bond in 2011. the project will also create bike lanes from point lobos by the cliff house down to golden gate park. a dangerous stretch of road which right now has no shoulder, forcing cyclists to contend with blind curves 0r use the sidewalk. >> i would pick the sidewalk every time. i'm not taking this road. >> reporter: crews will alice install 15 food wide medians which could impro

a former priest in pennsylvania has been charged with sexually abusing a child in ocean city. he took a boy to a hotel room in 1981 and the accuser came forward after the gerry sandusky case. -- jerry sandusky. >> news chopper was over the fire after 11:30 this morning. the smoke was pouring from the basement. only one person was home and nobody was hurt. baltimore police are investigating a fire that left two people dead. the fire broke out last night on and seven people lived inside the house. five were able to make it out. by the time crews got there and they were able to make their way inside they found two victims inside. >> crews worked to repair a water main break this morning. two southbound lanes were closed throughout the day. officials say the 8 inch main broke last night and no customers were without service. >> let's see how things are on the roadway at this hour. >> we're seeing delays on 395 southbound heading towards duke street. northbound lane as you head toward springfield an accident but the lanes are now open. taking look at the beltway we have delayings h

temperatures cool on the beach around ocean city. even western maryland, unseasonably mild in the low 50's. we will see some clouds. this will trap the heat we had during the day under that blanket of cloudiness. that means we're in for a relatively mild night. in the suburbs, 35, probably near the normal high for this time of year for our low tonight in the city. it will become increasingly cloudy with light winds. there is a storm of dumping water in parts of the country that really needs it, coming out of texas. the central plains states experiencing severe drought. any rain or snow we can get there it is welcome. it will track all this mild air we see in the southeast up into the mid-atlantic. it is '67 in memphis, 67 degrees in new orleans. all that air being pulled up the eastern seaboard things to this approaching storm. it will reinforce the warm and other -- the warm weather pattern. progress.ng steady this is bearing down on denver, which means it will drag in cold air by the time the ravens get their saturday. cloudy skies

in ocean city, the temperature is 25. snow on the beach. here in town at the airport 23. 28 at the inner harbor. 77%, the humidity. the barometer has been rising now that the larger disturbance has passed through from yesterday. and the winds are calm at the airport. conditions on the bay. bay water temperatures, the white numbers, tall chester, 33. at the mouth of the patapsco. 32 at the severn river. air temperature at the beach, 26 degrees with that 10-12 -mile-an-hour wind brings a 15-degree wind chill where the plungers are going to be doing their thing. temperatures now generally in the 20's but at times it feels more like the teens. here are the clouds associated with the disturbance. there's a little bit of a front keeping a mix of clouds in the picture, at least for a while, and maybe a flurry or two. the next real storm we're looking at is really developing out to the west. and the first element of that will be warm air coming in here beginning monday. that will produce its own set of connection. 29-34 for the high today. a mix of

ocean city temperatures will be falling. almost 60 tomorrow in the morning but much colder tomorrow afternoon. flurries possible friday as well. back to winter time. highs only around freezing friday and saturday. snow showers again saturday night into sunday. maybe another weather maker with snow flurries next tuesday. >> tonight maryland health officials admit it was a delayed warning. >> why experts waited nearly a week to sound the alarm about last year's deadly meningitis outbreak. take up the governor >> in tonight's medical alert, it looks as though maryland health officials put the issue of the deadly meningitis outbreak last year put it on hold. they said officials delayed notifying the public for an entire week. according to health officials that pose no threat to the public as clinics were in -- were instructed to stop giving the injections. they wanted to wait until there was a more precise connection between the shots and meningitis cases. consumer reports breaks into the medical field, releasing a rating for ca

maybe an inch or two around ocean city before the sun shines -- before the sunshine returns.we will get past this:slowly, mid-30's sunday. almost 40 on monday and then some rain showers as temperatures climb above normal again and back into the 50's by wednesday. >> a b plus for baltimore when it comes to spending transparency. that is a great handed down a report that rated the nation's largest cities on how effectively they allow the public to track budgets, contrasting, subsidies, grants, and other requests. baltimore is praised for its city spending information. it allows residents to be notified of issues that need to be fixed. baltimore scored better than many other cities with larger budgets and bigger populations. new york city, chicago, and san francisco all received a's. a study by a leading global information company said baltimore had a total -- attala 5600 restaurants as of september 30 -- had a total of 5600 restaurants. the national rate was 4442. baltimore ranks higher than the national average in other categories as well. within its major sporting event like

he's pushing for development off the coast of ocean city, costing residential taxpayers a little more$1 more a month on their electric bills. a scaled back version of the bill passed the state house and delegates last year. >>> today, metro continues to get ready for the mad rush of inauguration day. the agency is trying to get the word out to the thousands expected to take metro about what they can expect on the big day. news 4's derek ward is live this morning at metro center with more on what metro is doing. good morning, derek. >> reporter: good morning. you know, on the way in on the beltway, i saw one of these big automated signs that said expect crowds, expect heavy traffic, and consider metro. metro wants you to consider planning ahead if you indeed do. they're saying there are stations on each of the five metro lines that will get you close to the inaugural activities. so if you want to ease your trip, they say make it a straight trip. don't transfer. that will add time and add confusion and add a little bit of crowding as well. now, metro says you should get your fare cards

stretching its way over towards ocean city. you can see a little bit of light snow activity going on and all that tching is a mixture of sleet and freezing rain. -- and all that pink is a mixture of sleet and freezing rain. it doesn't help the conditions very much at all. it is still going to be messy and still kind of aggravating for you as you try to get around. but once again, this will continue throughout the course of the morning hours and change into rain in parts of the afternoon. so let's go to our weather maps. we'll show you where we have a winter weather advisory. garrett county is under a winter warning with about an inch of ice or snow. 4degrees at reagan national airport. 32 at dulles. 32 at bwi thurgood marshall and it is just a messy mix today. i know you have more cancellations to talk about. i'm not surprised. >> it is alexandria public schools on a two-hour delay. >> they are coming in just as we're on the air. so stay tuned with us. also myfoxdc.com. let's check in with julie wright and get the latest on our

. >> ocean city. >> wow, look at that. >> said he got a couple of inches.the area wintry wonderland. around here we came up with a big fat goose egg. >> it's what you thought, right? >> yeah, but i think it will be nice to get some at some point. not going to get it today. sunshine back in the forecast. we'll talk that, because we've been cloudy most of the week here. last saturday was the last time we had sunshine. 36 leonardtown. going to be a cool day here. brisk day. 30 in gaithersburg. 34 in frederick. looking at the winds, picked up out of the north and west. another reason we're locked in the cool today. winds north and west here in washington 18. 18 up in winchester. 14 annapolis. breezy day as we're in the wake of this storm system from yesterday. but look at that, haven't looked at clear skies around the area, literally in a week. nice quiet afternoon setting up. had a few couple of light snow flurries and snow showers early today. those have dissipated. with high pressure to the west building in today, saturday and sunday all look great. moderati

south and east of washington, though, in the low to mid 40s from richmond to ocean city.rn maryland near 40 degrees as is reagan national. look at this cold air. farther west of it from western west virginia into the midwest. it's only in the 20s and 30s. this cold air mass is going to be coming our way here as we get into tonight. before then, though, we'll stay above freezing. the rest of the day, may be a few scattered sprinkles or flurries. as we get into the latter part of the morning, we'll get into the upper 30s to near 40 degrees. hover near 40 through the afternoon. overnight tonight, just maybe a few scattered flurries early evening and then some of that colder air moves in after midnight. we'll be well below freezing in the morning. your seven-day outlook in ten minutes. a look at traffic. alexis davies in for danella this morning. >> good morning, tom and everyone. the beltway is running smoothly. no incidents or delays to speak of. elsewhere, inside the beltway, incident-free as well. things are at speed, about 48 miles per hour as you head toward the distric

but take a look at the numbers, down to the south, richmond, 67 degrees around the richmond area, ocean city you 57. d.c., only 49. only 44 toward hagerstown. air dwroous the north and west cooler across our region today a cool day for most of us, some of you did break out into sunshine and warmer temperatures. right now you 48 at the airport, winds out of the southwest at 3 miles an hour. i will show you what the next system about to bring in. >>> still ahead on news4 at 5:00, a major step for one of the nation's largest churches, the washington national cathedral, opening its doors for same-sex weddings. >>> the doors don't open for hockey at the ver rise reason center for another couple weeks now, but ate rein sna already getting ready for our caps. >>> and privacy versus safety you can the supreme court you can the supreme court hearing debate on b are you flo? yes. is this the thing you gave my husband? well, yeah, yes. the "name your price" tool. you tell us the price you want to pay, and we give you a range of options to choose from. careful, though -- that kind of power can go to you

he may also try for a third time to kick-start the wind industry off the coast of ocean city. for the first time, you're invited to be part of the address. resident can submit questions on twitter using #mdots. >>> we're staying on top of breaking news on the beltway. here's a live look from the outer loop of the beltway at route 50. >> danella tracking a serious crash involving a fire >>> good morning. tracking breaking news on the beltway. the inner loop and outer loop in maryland at 50. serious accident has just the right lane getting by on the outer loop of the beltway. and inner loop as well. just the right lane will get you by this accident. it does involve a fire truck and a tractor-trailer. no word on when all your travel lanes will be open. i can tell you an update, haz-mat is on the scene right now. to work your way around it, let's talk about delays on the outer loop about two miles. not bad on the inner loop. it is pretty slow. this will affect your morning commute. an update on the water main break on aspen hills southbound. between aspen hill road and hewitt aven