many here today &pbelieved phylicia would be found alive.e now hold out hope for justice. 12:24:03 we're still hurting and e still need answers for what happened to phylicia and why would someone murder phylicia. (5:30 that's been our hing so it's definitely been a rough year. :13 tonight at 7:00 the barnes'' family is gathering for another event to remember not only phylicia but other children whoohave gone missing. joy lepola fox 45 news at 5:30. the past year was full of hope... and then eventually pain.. as phylicia's family waited for word on what happened to herras we saad... one year ago today.. she vanished while viiiting family in baltimore. baltimore. on januury 4th... based on a tip.. investigators searched a stream in leakin park... but theyyfound nothing. nothing. january 12th was phylicia's 17th birthday. birthday. april 9th... volunteers handed out fliers in the neighborhood where she disappeared.. and police searched patapsco valley state park. they found no sign of phy. phylicia. april 20th... crews working on the conowingo

a baltimore favorite is back in town. >> one year ago today, phylicia barnes disappeared. i have more on how the investigation is going right now because the baltimore landmark closing up its stores. the tasty treat you will not be able tl >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. welcome back to 11 news today. i am stan stovall. >> i am sarah call. thank you for joining us this morning. it sounds like it will feel more like winter produce soon. >> temperatures in the low 40's. it may feel colder at times because of the wind. of 22 milesusts per hour at the airport. the windshields may be in the upper 30's this afternoon. -- the wind chills. >> 16-year-old phylicia barnes disappeared while visiting her sister was year-ago today. >> her body was later found in the susquehanna river. kim dacey joins us live in pikesville with details on this anniversary. >> just last week, police said they are making headway in the investigation into the disappearance and murder of phylicia barnes but they are not saying if an arrest is expected anytime s

. >>> desperate for answers the murder of a woman is a mystery, phylicia's family members want the killer caught. >> hi, everybody, here is what people are talking about 16- year-old phylicia barns went missing a year ago and her body was found and answers are being searched. >> reporter: family members say it is hard to believe that it has been one year since phylicia barns disappeared but harder to believe they don't know what happened to her. a call of justice for phylicia barns, family members light candles to remember the 16-year- old that disappeared one year ago. >> right now this is really a hard time for my family at this hour because it was around this time that we were calling and crying and couldn't understand where phylicia was at. >> reporter: for months barns native body was found and there are few answers about how she got near the dam. the last place was seen at her half sister's apartment and police found nothing suspicious here. tonight state and city police detectives came out to support the family as they make progress in the investigation. >> no one in either police

. >> today marks one year since the disappearance of a 16-year- old phylicia barnes. no arrest in her murder. kim dacey is live at state police headquarters with how the community is remembered phylicia barnes. >> maryland state police recently said they are making progress in the phylicia barnes murder investigation but not say if there will soon be any arrests. she was last seen last year in baltimore. she disappeared while visiting her sister in baltimore. her body turned up in the susquehanna river in april. her death has been classified as a murder. her family and friends held a vigil for her in anticipation of the one-year anniversary of her disappearance. this is a difficult day. >> just a good feeling to know that people have not forgotten at necessarily and kind of like it can be that one tip -- it has been a whole year and a somebody knows something and they have not forgotten about the situation. >> there is another vigil being held tonight at 7:00 p.m. in northwest baltimore. if you know anything about the investigation, police are asking you to call metro

po phylicia right here.out flyers of phylicia following her disappearance. 12:32:23 i was thinking that i wouud just go around the corner and phylicia would be there. a sense of hope harry held ontoountil police pulled the teen's naked body from the susquehanna river in april. the hope now... is phylicia's killer.12:34:19 i've been thinking about this for one whole year. i wake p every morning she's the first think on my mind. that today is going to be the day they're gonna get out their gonna announce a suspect. a painful reality facing a family that's found some peace in their fox 45 news at ten. let's turn to our smart board n. the phlyicia barnes case.f - case.one year ago on december 28th she disappeared in northwest baltimore. baltimore..onths of searching followed including a search of patapsco state park on april 9t. 9th.then less than two weeks later on april 20th the body of phylicia barnee was finally discovered. tonight.../ dozens ...gathered to remember .../ phylica barnes.../ and....áotherá...

loved ones gathered recently to remember phylicia... and at the same time, police say they're not forgetting either. they want the public to know, they're not letting this case get cold. 3 "we know that this is a difficult time family for the barnes family her friends in baltimore and north carolina where she was from"//butt to// "its an active nvestigation and we're still committed to bring the person or persons responsible for her murder to j" juutice"police say they're making progress, but aren't releasing details, including the cause of eath,,because that might compromise the investigation. they are still hoping more people who know something about this case will come &pforward. 3 a memorial honoring phylicia and other missing and exploited children is beiig held tonight at brown's memoriil baptist church. at 7:00. live in northwest baltimore, joel d. smith, fox 45 morning news. it's been over a week since a deadly shooting outside of towson town center. and the killer... is still at large this morning. morning.since last monday...

the family of phylicia barns commemorates her disappearance.an kuebler that story coming up next. >>> we got a message from the city of frederick they are making changes to their skateboarding policy. >>> we used to get a toaster from our bank we're getting 2.50 charges here and 3-dollar charges there. >>> a child who was flown to a local hospital after a crash on 83 this afternoon has died. police say two children they were 5 and 7 years old they were riding in a car with their parents when they were rear ended by a man driving a jeep in baltimore county. they were both flown to shock where a short time later one of the children passed away. police say 3 cars were involved in this crash. northbound 83 was shut down, but several lanes are now back open. the crash remains under investigation at this hour. >>> one year, 365 days. this time last year the name of phylicia barns made it on to the news for the wrong reason. she was missing. tonight one year 365 days later abc2 news brian kuebler tells us we still don't know who's responsible for her

. >>> it's been almost a year since phylicia barns went missing. she was found dead. i am linda so what police are saying about progress in the case. >> it's 5:40 -- 5:30, 49 degrees. let's check in with meteorologist justin berk for a check of the forecast. we start off over the severn in annapolis and it was a cloudy sky now most of the day we held off the rain but we did have showers and especially during the dark hours where it started to roll in. in our tribute to mount airy this is one of our favorite camera shots because it shows the skies. you can see the texture of the clouds rolling through and yes we had some showers and rain building in especially in the evening. in the area, 49 eye amville and back towards the bay it's milder at 52 in arnold and 5 # by the water in and -- be 52 by the water in annapolis. we will break up the clouds but this surge of rain could mean severe weather in the south and means rain for us by tonight. we will talk about that coming up. and aim for of 0 -- 60 some sun and rain coming in tonight. how about the traffic with angela. >

phylicia barnes...//. áá theáá north carolina... teen.../ vanished.../ while... visiting family... body was discovered five months later... and the mystery of her death remains. crime and justice reporter joy lepola joined family members for a memorial today at he last place barnes was seen alive... alive... in a story you're seeing first on foxx 3 let's turn to our smart board now. now.for quick timeline of the phlyicia barnes case. case.one year ago on december 28th she isappeared in northwest baltimore. baltimore.months of searching followed including a search of patapsco state park on april 9t. 9th.then less than two weeks later on april 20th the body of phylicia barnes was finally discovered. 3 we're following breaking news out of northwest baltimore... where homicide detectives are on the scene of a shooting. shooting. it happened about 10 o'clock tonight on west garrison avenue near pimlico road.a man was shot in the face inside of his home. 3 and a teenager is rushed to the hospital ... after pouring gasoline on a bonfire.this the scene along shady spring avenue in rosedale

today marks one year sincc phylicia barnes went missing. missing.the north carolina teen was visiting family in baltimore when she disappeared. her picture was plastered evvrywhere... as police and volunteers searched for her for montts.in april... her body was found in the conowingo dam in harford county... her cause of death said to be murder. one year after her they're not letting this case get coll. 3 "we know that this is a difficult time family for the barnes ffmily her friends in baltimoreeand north carolina where she was from"//butt to// "its an active investigation and we're still committed tt bring theeperson or persons responsible for her murder to j" justice"police say they're making progress but aren't releasing details... because they believe ii could compromise the investigaaion. in the meantime... a memorial honoring phylicia and other missing and exploited children pill be held tonight at brown's memorial baptist churrh at 7 o'clock. the search continues this morning for a legally blind maryland man... whose been missing fo

. >> who killed phylicia barnes? one year ago today she disappeared in baltimore. the latest on the search for her killer as lovered ones prepare to pay tribute to the teenaged honor student. >>> hello again, i am jessica kartalija, here is what people are talking about today. the search for phylicia barnes ended untragedy, they found her body 40 miles north from where she was last seen in baltimore but have yet to make an arrest. wjz is live on this one year anniversary, mike hellgren investigates where the case stands now, mike. >> reporter: jessica, state police say they are making progress but they won't say why or how. this is a case that at one time involved most of baltimore city's homicide unit and a case that continues to puzzle investigators. >>> phylicia barnes disappeared without a trace from her sister's apartment one year ago and police have yet to make an arrest. the search gained national attention and became one of the biggest missing person's cases in baltimore history, authorities vend cheal found the body of the teenaged honor student enacted wi

. >> and baltimore and north carolina remembering fleesh -- ---- phylicia barnes and still looking for her killer. >>> we look at the forecast now with meteorologist justin berk. >> we're looking at clouds to the west and flurries on back towards the ohio valley but it's 28 in baltimore. as we check the numbers this morning, i want to highlight 25 to 30 degrees, not so much about the winds gusting but we will actually be seeing a little bit of a push this afternoon as we bring in more clouds, pushing 46 degrees and our 2-degree guarantee -- it's more about the increasing clouds. a major cold snap is coming up for 2012. more on that coming up. >>> let's check the morning commute. so far a nice quiet ride. let's get our first live look at traffic conditions on u.s. 29 at maryland 108. looking at a nice light flow of volume for you in both directions. and a live look at i-97 at maryland route 100, 97 traffic back up to speed, had slowing with a collision on i-97 approaching the bea but it's been -- beltway but it's been cleared. follow us on twitter at maryland traffic. good morning. >>>

still to come tonight, who killed phylicia? one year ago today she disappeared from this apartment complex in northwest baltimore, how her friends and family are remembering her and the progress police are making in their investigation. a lot of patients are using toothpaste to clean their dentures. you really want to be careful, you can't use something as abrasive as a toothpaste because it will cause scratches. as a result of those scratches, bacteria will get lodged in that denture and as they multiply in the mouth the odor can get stronger. i always advise my patients to use polident. it has specific agents in it that can kill bacteria. using polident daily, you definitely will not be creating the scratches. you're going to have a fresh bright smile, and you're going to feel confident. >>> coming up next, what happened to felicia barns. on the anniversary of her disappearance, her father speaks to wjz about the search for her killer. >>> a horrible accident on the beltway sends a police officer and others into the hospital.

. >> love once spent the evenings remembering fenty phylicia barnes -- remembered phylicia barnes. she was last seen as t the reisterstown shopping center. the guardian angels teamed up with a local organization to bring awareness to the case. they stood at reisterstown and patterson avenue with signs that the kurds to drivers to honk -- encouragedthat driverrs ts to honk. >> 3 people or on a sailboat when it sank. a woman and a man were pulled from the water. that man died on sunday from his injuries. all three people on board the boat were wearing life jackets when it capsized. >> two campuses will work together in the campus even after a merger deal fell short. this book about the new working relationship. >> we will create a small structure that takes ideas from our campus and make something out of them in research and public health and social policy and a whole variety of opportunities that we can do a very quickly for the benefit of the state of maryland. >> the new alliance will be submitted to the board of regents by march 1. >> the baltimore ravens stumbled badly in san di

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to date marks and one year is since the disappearance of the 16-year-old phylicia barnes. her body was found in the susquehanna river, but still no arrests in the murder. >> phylicia barnes was last seen in the area of the reisterstown plaza in baltimore on december 28 last year. it is where her family and friends gathered recently. >> i just want justice. that is what i want my christmas gift this year. i don't want anything else. >> she disappeared while visiting relatives over christmas break last year. an honors student from north carolina, her body was discovered in the susquehanna river in april. officials have classified her death as a murder, but little else is known about the case. >> so many times, victims of violence, specifically it minority victims of violence, are forgotten about. >> the guardian angels were back where it she was last seen for a unique visual last week, encouraging drivers to honk in her honor. her sisters say that the outpouring of support means a lot to the family on this difficult anniversary. >> come forward and tell the truth, so that we

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good morning joel d. 3 this is the reisterstown square apartments, where phylicia was last seen. this &ptime last year, we were in th opening stages of the search por barnes. now, a year 3 3 3 three men storm a prince george's county burger king ... and it's caught on tape. tape.police need you to fight back againnt crime... and bring the crooks to justice. this surveillance video was posted on youtube by police in the hopes of catching the robbers. they hit the bladensburg burger king back on december 5th. the suspects are also wanted in connection with a robbery of a wendy's and a family dollar store. a one thousand dollar reeard is offered for anyone willing to fight back and help bring these men to justice. the search continues for a legally blind maryland man... whose been missing for two week. weeks.33-year-old mitchell smith's family dropped him off at union station in washington d-c on december 16th. since he's blind, they left him the care of amtrak workers... who were supposed to help him board his train to birmingham, alabama. but he somehow ended up on a train to new

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. >> police are making progress in the phylicia barnes murder investigation but are not saying if an arrest is expected anytime soon. she disappeared nearly a year ago. her body turned up this past april in the susquehanna river. police say they cannot release details. they have we interviewed family and friends. a father is facing charges after police say he left his child home alone for a least a quarter days. anthony venson is accused of reckless endangerment. the toddler's mother had been in the hospital and was unable to reach him. she call the police who may be disturbing discovery. >> officers found the child located in a bedroom that was in disarray. the child was wearing a sweater and a diaper. the diaper appeared to be heavily soiled. she was visibly very hungry, malnourished, and was dehydrated. >> the mother has since been released from our hospital and has been reunited with her daughter. a man of what barack was killed when a device deploy. he leaves behind two daughters. a deal is in place to run a maryland prison on chicken power. this is a facility at the eastern cor

it has been a year since phylicia barnes vanished. body turned up in the susquehanna river. there was a vigil last night in her memory. >> i want justice for my sister. that is what i want for my christmas gift this year. >> we're keeping her story in the media. so many times victims of violence are forgotten about. we don't want to forget about them. >> the case has been classified as a murder. if you have any information on the case, call metro crime stoppers at 1-866-7-lockup. >> police have been looking for a boater who went under after the sailboat capsized off the sandy point state park. a man was rescued but he died on sunday. all three were wearing life jackets when that boat went down. >> a house fire in south baltimore on sunday. this was in brooklyn. firefighters took about 30 minutes to gain control of that fire. one person was treated for burns. no word on what sparked the fire. >> 26 degrees on tv hill. >> mission accomplished for u.s. troops in iraq. we'll have the dramatic reaction. >> a bizarre accident injures seven people. >> the mid-atlantic off to a quie

. >> police say or they are moving in the right direction into the death of phylicia barnes.ll explain what they mean. >> the cold air returning to parts of the east. temperatures will still be warm today. >> one problem spot. major roadways are looking good.

gone but not forgotten, family and friends of phylicia barnes light candles in her memory. >> right now, this is a hard time for my family at this hour you know because it was 365 days ago around this time that we were calling and crying and could not understand where she was at. >> p the time in the time that has passed police have said little about their investigation. they say their work has never stopped. >> no one in either police department has forgotten this case, that we are still hoping that people with information come forward. >> her death is still felt all the way to north carolina, where her high school classmates dedicated a memorial garden to her. >> it made my heart sing because they -- they really cared enough about her to do something like that -- >> now at 1 point police seemed to be focusing their investigation on the ex- boyfriend of her sister but his attorney told our media partner the baltimore sun that he is innocent. jess, back to you. >> monique, thank you. >>> last week police said they were making progress but again they didn't offer any details. >>> city po

last night family and friends of phylicia barnes let candles in her honor.r sister in baltimore. police have said little about their investigation. city and state police detectives have told us their work has never stopped. back to you. >> city homicide detectives are investigating what will be the 196th murder of the year. a man was shot last night a few blocks from sinai hospital. additional information about that crime has not been released. >>> city police released new video hoping it will help them identify a man wanted for questioning in a triple shooting. detectives believe this man may have information about the december 9th shooting outside club envy. a 26-year-old and two 24-year- old men were shot but survived. >>> the governor appoints former maryland congressman to a courtship in queen anne county. a judge retired creating that vacancy. he was defeated in 2010. stay with wjz, up next find out alternatives to traditional small business funding. from hurricane irene to the tornado in joplin a look back at this year's biggest weather stories. >>> w

phylicia barns went missing exactly one year ago tonight. her body water found in april.between is still a mystery >> reporter: it has been a year since the disappearance of felicia barns and while police did find her body this spring, the family is still left with very few answers. she disappeared last december 28th while visiting her relatives for the holiday. you'll remember that set off an all out search for the north carolina teen that lasted all winter and into the spring. her body was eventually found on the morning of april 20th in the

. >> today marks the one-year anniversary of the disappearance of phylicia barnes. >> six days and counting until the iowa caucuses. latest on the final push. >> an accident on u.s. 50. will check on some [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. i am several call walt. >> i am stan stovall. thank you for joining us this morning. -- i am sarah caldwell. >> we had some very heavy rain. some places picked up to an

police are making progress in the phylicia barnes murder investigation but say they cannot reveal details without compromising the probe. the teenager disappeared last year and a body was found in cecil county. investigators have reviewed family and friend and are reviewing more evidence in the case. a father is facing charges of child neglect this morning. police say anthony venson left his child home alone for least four days. the toddler's mother had been in the hospital since friday when sh. she called police and they made the discovery. >> officers arrived on the scene and found a child located in a bedroom that was in disarray. the child was only wearing a sweater and a diaper. the diaper appeared to be heavily soiled, which had been honored for quite some time. she was visibly very hungry, malnourished, and was dehydrated. >> the mother has since been released from the hospital and reunited with her daughter. two alleged burglars are in police custody this morning. police say they broke into at least 30 cars and trucks in montgomery county stealing everything from cash and other el

-year- old men were shot, marking the anniversary of a teenager's death with a call for justice, phylicia barnes family makes a plea to police. mike hellgren has the latest. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon. it has been one year and one day since she went missing. she was visiting her sister when she vanished, they found her body near the dam. they held a vigil last night. in the past year police have said little about this investigation. at one point the f ba fbi was investigating as which would pornography but it didn't appear that lead anywhere, last week they said they were making progress but offered no details. back to you. >> her family plans to set up a memorial scholarship in her name at towson university, a school she wanted to attend. >>> stores in montgomery county are reprogramming their cash registers days before new fees open shopping bags take effect. the county council approved a 5 cent tax on paper and plastic bags earlier this year and it will go into effect on new year's day and is expected to generate 1 mill million dollars in new revenue. >>> as the season

. >>> well, it has now been one full year since a teenager named phylicia barnes disappeared. police found her body months later. she was from north carolina and today friends and former classmates came together to honor her with a memorial at her high school in the town of monroe. for felicia's mom, it was bittersweet. >> it made my heart sing because they really cared enough about her to do something like that in all of the hard work they put into it. but it bleeds because it reminds me of the tragedy all over again. >> now, maryland state police say they have made some progress in finding felicia's killer, but they've chosen not to give any information. >>> a man accused of slashing female shoppers on the behind might have left of the country. he has surfaced in peru and now they're seeking to extradite him back here. they have issued a warrant for his arrest back in september. they believe he used a razor blade or box cutter to slash nine women in the buttocks while they were shopping. fortunately nobody was seriously hurt. >>> be careful what you wish for, the local occup

. >>> if you're looking for more information about phylicia barns or any other stories that made headlines head to our best of 2011 page. you can find it in our featured stories section on the home page of abc2news.com we've got everything covered from the most powerful pictures of the year to the local stories that you've been talking about all year long. baltimore police need your help right now. they are trying to identify he a man they want to talk to to question in connection with a triple shooting. let's show you the spree here. police say before 1:00 in the morning back on december 9th, officers found a man who had been shot several times in the 1800 block of maryland avenue. he was taken to a nearby hospital and shortly after two other men with gunshot wounds walked into another hospital. miss believe the three are connected. they are looking for the man in this surveillance video. take a look now. if you recognize this man, police ask you to call homicide detectives right now at (410)396-2100. baltimore county police officer is at shock trauma after his vehicle was hit by a tracto

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. >> communities gathered to celebrate the memory of phylicia barnes last night. she was an honors school -- high school honors student that was last seen last december 28 in northwest baltimore. her body was discovered in april. her death has been classified a murder. no arrests have been made. >> we have to work on that caharder. hope and pray that it will come soon. >> or former classmates have planted a memorial garden in her memory. 27 degrees on tv hill. a drug is ruled safe. >> contagious yawning. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. do you have a new year's resolution and, if so, what is it? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> this is the northwest corner of the beltway. we will let you know how the commute is shaping up. >> welcome back to 11 news today. 5:38. 34 degrees downtown at the maryland science center that is one of the warmer spots. we're talking 20's across the suburbs and at b.w.i. marshall. 26 for late december. an improv

communities in maryland and north carolina at gathered to celebrate the memory of phylicia barnes last night. she was a high school honors student who was last seen while visiting relatives in northwest baltimore. her body was discovered in april. her death has been classified a murder. no arrests have been made. >> 365 days ago that we were calling and we could not understand where she was at. we still don't know what happened. we have faith that justice will be served. >> there are a lot of dedicated people work in this case. there has been progress in this case. we will not be specific. it is positive and no one is giving up on this case. >> per former classmates in north carolina and planted a garden in her memory. >> a boy is dead this morning after an accident. the driver of an suv rear ended a car and the cost a chain reaction with two other vehicles. ke owen andld james owe alexandra owen ross to the hospital. sadly, jake died. speed was a factor in the crash. there was another collision on the beltway involving a tractor- trailer, a car, and a police cruiser. this was their pr

. >>> a vigil will be held for phylicia barnes, who disappeared in baltimore one year ago today.er the holidays. her body was found in the river in april. no arrests have been made in the murder case. the vigil starts at 7:00 tonight in northwest baltimore. >>> investigators in frederick county are trying to determine whether or not two garage fires could be related to other çÑ ♪ >>> half past the hour as we welcome you back to "the early show." i'm erica hill along with chris wragge. talking trash in rome. big debate over a landfill which is to open in february where a legend emperor of rome lived 800 years ago. some are upset. tons of waste will be buried so close to the historical complex. take you there on a trip morning. >>> these high school players are winners in a very different game. they are part of a program that introduces disadvantaged youth to polo and this year, they had-incredible season. they will tell us about their amazing ride to -- >> i think my favorite story of the day. looking forward to that. >>> first, imagine you or your child be told you could be a mod

. >>> it's been a year since phylicia barnes went missing. an update where police are in the case searching for the young girl's killer. >>> and lend. lending a helping hand to a -- lebding a helping hand to a new -- lending a helping hand to a man after a beating. good morning i am charley crowson. let's start with a check of the forecast and say good morning to meteorologist justin berk and justin, everything is going on all over the country and it seems like it's barreling in on us. >> yeah. we are on the warm side of things. so hard pressed to get flakes out of this pattern. things will turn. don't worry. winter just started meteorological winter started. how many teachers did i speak to saying their students insisted it would snow because it's the start of winter. that's not the case. but it is winter. yesterday's high temperatures of 62 was a record high. close to that today but not a record. the snow on christmas, we are going to talk about that. question marks but a possibility. 48 this morning. hard to get flakes out of that unless y

in just a week, it will be one year since phylicia barnes disappearing while visiting friends and familyltimore. friends and family are asking drivers to honk their horns for the people who go missing each year. her body was found in the susquehanna river. there are still leads in the case. time for a check on your morning commute. >> really looking pretty nice for this time of the morning. we have one problem spot we want to talk about. it looks like that just cleared in the last couple of seconds. all travel lanes are open as well. some delays are starting to form around the area. 15 minutes on the outer loop on the west side. 95 southbound between harbor tunnel and the southside, still looking at a delay their. outer loop is a bit sluggish. switching over to a live view of harford road, you can see the outer loop is sluggish as ll. >> if you are heading out and you are traveling east this morning, grabbed the sunglasses. the sun is very bright in the sky. temperatures are chilly. 21 in frederick. we expect temperatures to bounceback in the afternoon. high of 50 in baltimore, 53 in oce