starting with the airport's demon horse. t the hidden phallus here. >> let's take a closer look at the main on this blue demon horse. these sure look like phallic symbols to me. >> wow, he really does have a gift. i would have gone with the giant blue penis and scrotum, but it's not just the art, it's the airport layout itself. >> i believe it's call kd the baggage handling area. it's definitely in the shape of a male part wnsdz and there's more. >> what does do you suppose this street name is that runs right down the center. you guessed it, that's pena boulevard. >> you are kidding. >> no, minot kidding. >> why else would it be pena. >> it is named after fredericko pena who was mayor of denver at the time that the denver international airport was concepted. >> con septembered, like a baby is concepted by putting a pena in a vaginia. but what is taply's right. >> if i'm right, then there is probably also a pubic hair area. >> stephen: heuer -- sure makes sense. >> i guess you could call this the pubic hair area. what dow supp

no delays to report as you head towards the san jose airport. southbound lawrence expressway now clear. it was reported at cabrillo. let's have some fun now. we have a wonderful high five this morning. we have been spotlighting folks with house decorated for the holidays. this is walnut drive courtesy of chopper 5 in pleasanton. these 28 houses have been decorating candy cane lane since 1953. it was started by some of the original owners there. each home has its own festive display. they have anything from pixar movie cars, snow white, seven dwarves, buzz and woody. thomas the tank engine. even have a skiing polar bear that comes off the roof. it's beautiful. it's been a popular spot for people to see lights during the holiday details. thank you for rallying the troops in the neighborhood to show us how beautiful candy cane lane is. walnut drive in pleasanton, candy cane lane. 28 houses, impress every. that's a good neighborhood. >> easy to spot with all those lights there. >> yes. >> thank you. >>> we're just getting an update. we have been talk

let's take a look at the commute now a the airport. speaking of rushes all over the country people are rushing to the airports. this is a live picture from the terminal outside. one of the terminals at san francisco international. and as you have heard allie rasmus ararater on the scene say -- our reporter on the scene say there is a lot of people. my advice is to arrive a little earlier. give yourself an extra half hour on top of who you gave yourself. let's go out and take a look at 80 westbound as you drive out toward the mccarthur maze. no major problems. i almost said hello to rosemary a little early. this is a look at westbound bay bridge. that traffic is moving well. and now my colleague rosemary. >>> good morning, to you. yeah we have a chilly one out there if you are heading out early to do shopping. make sure you bring along the hat, glove, scarf wear it all. freezing in some cases. if you are just joining us we have a freeze warning for the north bay valley location. the east bay valley location sinking into the low 20s and l

46 at the airport. mostly cloudy skies. by the late afternoon hours, we will see some rain showers moving from the west. high temperatures in the mid 50's. not bad for this time of year. we'll come back and check the forecast into the weekend. >> not a lot. we are tracking a downed pole in anne arundel county. giving you the heads up on that. looking good on the rest of the major roadways. 95 through howard county, 52 miles per hour near 32. 54 on the north side at providence. the j.f.x. equally smooth into town. the other roads leading up to the beltway are in good shape. harrisburg expressway at shawan road, problem free north and southbound. this is 70 at 29. east and westbound traffic checking out just fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> after nine years, it is finally over. the last troops are coming all from iraq. >> leon panetta is there for ceremonies. tracie potts is in washington monitoring the events. >> this morning defense secretary leon panetta participates in a ceremony at the baghdad airport, tak

we are looking at the roads to the airport. highway 4 looks good coming up to the willow pass grade. a little bit of slowing in antioch. at the bay bridge toll plaza it's moving along pretty welcoming into san francisco and 880 we checked the road to the oakland airport and getting off is just fine. here is rosemary. >>> good morning, to you. a live look at the satellite view where we have high clouds sweeping through. and that is actually helped us out a little bit. still sitting in the 20s in that freeze warning holds for about 9:00 for our inland valleys. 43 san francisco. forecast at a glance for about noontime will be sitting in the mid 50s. upper 50s for your lunch hour. upper 50s for your afternoon. back to you. >>> 6:57. coming up on mornings on 2 more on a shooting last night at a busy walmart. the scary thing the gunman may have done after the shooting. >>> as many people head out for the holiday weekend, we will bring you up to the minute updates of congestion at the busy airport. stay right here with us.

clear and cold. 28 at the airport. 28 in taneytown. sunshine to start and a few clouds come in this afternoon. high temperatures in the 40's. sunrise at 7:14. mostly cloudy tonight with a chance for it sprinkle or snow flurry. temperatures drop back into the mid 30's. it will turn colder. the arctic air mass will modify. it will be below average on saturday and sunday. 45 on sunday. expect sunshine and not much wind for the ravens game on sunday. the next chance for precipitation will be wednesday and thursday and it looks liquid. >> a high school teacher sits behind bars, accused of having sex with three other students. jennifer franciotti joins us live in the studio to explain. good morning. >> the alleged victims in the glen burnie case are teenagers. experts say, as with any victim of sexual abuse, the effects could last a lifetime. there is a look at the suspect. in addition to peer issues after a relationship with a teacher is exposed, experts say victims are also more likely to face a variety of issues. >> we're having trouble wi

including the airport. it's the busiest day there. we have a live look at sf ork. we're joined by airport spokesperson michael mccarren. good morning. how are you. >> good morning. merry christmas. >> to you as well, mike. always good to see you. the crowds don't look too bad. i imagine it's going to pick up. >> that's right. it's going to be a very good year for us. the last two weeks we're finishing with a strong flourish. about 2 million passengers. we expect 134, 135,000 traveling out it have gates. it's going to be busy. we have great weather right now. we should have no trouble getting people to their destination. >> always good. it's a good idea for folks to plan ahead, check ahead as well. we heard from you earlier in the last hour of the broadcast this morning that you may think you know you won't have any delays. but that plane is coming from somewhere else. >> right, it could be starting in new york or philadelphia. check with the air carrier before you leave the house. they'll have the most current information about the status of the flight. fortunately

. >> it is colder than it has been the last couple of days. 37 at the airport. up close to the pennsylvania line, it is below 32. it is a bit chilly this morning. there could be some frost on your windshield. temperature expected near 53. we will check the seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. >> good morning. starting off with an accident in finksburg in carroll county. a crash at route 32. looks like it was just cleared. that is big news. everything is on in finksburg. looking good on the topside outer loop. looking good on 70 in towards the beltway. 52 on the harrisburg expressway. we have the big problems all morning yesterday. we're running smoothly down to the beltway. 95 through howard county at 32, 50 miles per hour. no problems on the b-w parkway. this is traffic of baltimore national pike. outer loop traffic is a little busier than the inner loop. so far so good. east and westbound on 70 checking out just fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> prosecutors have wrapped up their case against and 84 bob ehrlich. paul schurick is accused of us

ray porno scanners back at the airports the t.s.a. teams did arm themselves with radiation detectors and dogs so far there's no proof that the random checkpoints are working to prevent any sort of terrorist attack at the t.s.a. is asking for more money. to do even more random checkpoints all across the nation so why is the t.s.a. trampling on the rights of americans to be presumed innocent for just wanting to get on a bus train or plane here to offer his take is john whitehead attorney and founder of the rutherford institute john welcome thank you jon i'm i'm about as left as you can get i call myself a democratic socialist you and your organization about as far right wing as one can get from defending cross burning to funny one of the sex lawsuits against president bill clinton yet you really moves so to civil liberties i understood it or i understand i didn't mean that as a such as a slam. if it was my apologies yet your opposed to these invasions of our civil liberties that were put into place largely by george w. bush and are regu

recently, the airport unveiled the new state of the art terminal. let's take a look.erminal service and american airlines and virgin america was designed by a world- renowned architecture's firm. originally built in 1954, the building underwent massive renovation to become the first registered terminal and one of the must modern and sustainable terminals and the united states. the public art program continues its 30-year legacy of integrating art into the airport environment with the addition of five new commissions that are as bold and dynamic as the new building. >> this project was completed in record time, and we were able to integrate the artist's early enough in the process that they could work with the architect said that the work that is completed is the work that really helps complement and instill the space as opposed to being tucked away in a corner. >> be experience begins with the glass facades that was designed with over 120 laminated glass panels. it captures the experience of being under or over clouds when flying in a plane. depending on the distance

the faa website. right now there are no weather delays at any airports in the country. still, bay area airports are bracing for big crowds this morning as a rush of holiday travelers try to get to their low cases -- location -- locations. allie rasmus is there now. how are the crowds? >> reporter: well, it's busy but it's definitely not that bad. you can see about a half a dozen cars unloading. not a whole lot, especially not what we would be expect for this time of year. inside this terminal, the lines are not very long. now, despite what we've seen so far this morning, this is supposed to be the busiest day. 120,000 passing through sfo today which is a 5% increase from a year ago. now, san francisco seems to be bucking the national trend when it comes to traveling. most airports are down 10% from a year ago. but here at sfo, there's still a lot of demand, especially for international flights. this morning some travelers we talked to said they were pleasantly surprised by the crowds. >> i think we thought it would be busier. just before being the friday before christmas

the food at the airport seems to be getting better, according to a survey. there are more restaurants offer at least one vegetarian item on the menu or one that is low in fat or good for your heart. detroit's airport tops the list. as for the markets, there was concern that europe's debt crisis would be a nasty drag. the bloomberg maryland index falling on losses for under armour. shoppers say they are no were finished with your holiday shopping. 16% are buying half their presence in the final hours leading up to hanukkah and christmas. toys "r" us is ready to help out. the will keep their doors open leading up to christmas. the marathon begins at 6:00 a.m. this morning through 10:00 p.m. on christmas eve at most stores nationwide. i'm ellen braitman for wbal-tv 11 news. back over to you. >> what may feel like a bladder infection may not always be the case. it could be painful bladder syndrome. chronic pelvic pain is one of the systems along with frequent urination. doctors rely allow patients tell them. >> this is often described as a discomfort of paint in

the high at the airport today is 54 degrees. the past hour, dropped out of the 50s at the airport. so it took a while to cool down, so to speak. in the inner harbor, 53 was the high. morning lopes, 27, 36, and we're better than ten degrees better than that this morning. huge leap. typical high this time of year, 42 degrees. the record low on this date, 1880, three below. gives you an idea where the situation were reversed in the atmosphere right now. the difference in tif the temperatures, a line between the green shades and then the blue shades in colorings around the baltimore, annapolis area northward to western maryland where temperatures are in the 30s. there's a big difference in temperatures but all above the freezing point. this is the disturbance, spinning around, it's back here in west virginia. there's another disturbance out in the west which will be true late tomorrow night to monday morning. so the sunday weather is right in here. so the first day of the new year looks good. here's what the map looks like this evening. high pressure overhead for new year's eve evening.

we don't expect any rate to start the day. 46 at the airport. 42 in parkton. we will make it into the mid 50's this afternoon. the chance for rain goes up this afternoon. we will check the seven a forecast in just a few minutes. here is keith mills. >> you are too kind. the last time the ravens played the charges, ray lewis made one of the great plays of his career to give the ravens the win in san diego. no word if ray will plight but he did return to practice after injuring his toe. he has missed the last four games. his teammates gave him a long, slow standing ovation. you can see chuck pagano welcoming him. ray wore number nine in order of steve mcnair. terrell suggs wore number four. check out terrell suggs. haloti ngata had some fun when asked about ray's return. >> not much. no, i mean, just -- they stepped up for us and did a great job. ray lewis is coming back and you will see some of that excitement and leadership come back and the fire and that will be good for us. >> you can see the game right here on sunday night. maryland and florida international

i don't mind getting searched and poked and proded in the airport. and i think they should do more poking and proding in the train station. you said it. they are soft targets these train stations. i don't know what the big fuss is about these old ladies who are being forced to -- i think it is okay. >> have you actually been poked in the airport? >> he enjoyed it so much he will actually dress up as a little old lady. >> really? i know i saw you in the airport. i know i did. >> isn't that who we have to watch? >> absolutely. >> you could store something under that old lady garb. >> and old ladies are mean. i tried to poke them and they will poke right back. >> bill so viper stands for visible inter mow dahl prevention and response. did they create these teams to have a cool acro anymore? >> all they want to do is say viper like cobra. >> they can walk around saying viper one this is viper three. >> yes. it justifies their lame job. >> i am actually on tom's side on this. i take the bus more times than i care to admit. i do a lot of train travel and i

the top five. we have a couple here in california. los angeles international airport. the most social airport. facebook says that's where people are checking in the most. here in san francisco, number four. dallas, ft. worth rounding out the top five. in fact, number seven is kingsfield smith airport in sidney. that's the first and many most checked-in airport. airports are starting to take advantage of the trend, and they are. they will enter you in a contest for free airline tickets if you are willing to tell your followers you're not just flying home for the season, but you're flying out of places like sfo. look for more check-ins. look for more people to become the mayor of various airports. they're doing it very often from here in the bay area. that's where we are live this morning. i'm scott budman, we'll send it back to you. >> all right. mayor budman thank you for the report. >> i wonder if they give you money if you're complaining about long lines. it is 5:37. time to check in with meteorologist christina loren. >> good morning to you. taking a live look at san jose where we do have re

thank you. >>> the airport getting a multi- million dollar makeover. ill pay for renovations over the next two years. now the airport had the busiest year ever last year with more than 22 million passengers passing through the airport. >>> several local post offices have been taken off the list of facilities set to be close. they include ford station, pentagon, tech world and temple heights the. post office has agreed to hold new hearings on two other dc stations. the postal service is trying to close a $15 billion budget deficit. >>> you know the side effects of the adult beverages, the horrible hang overs, but could this be the cure? details of what was approved by the fda coming up. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are those great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that can help lower cholesterol. stickers? uh-uh. a superher

hawaii at the airport and the inner harbor.re a little different out of the airport at 29 per the inner harbor was 41. i think in december, anything above 50 will take. and beautiful winter with no snow and no rain. i do not know if that will happen. right now it is 47 degrees downtown. it is 37 at the airport. 50 all the way in ocean city. 39 in edgewood and in part in. 40 degrees in hagerstown. for the rest of this evening it will be chilly. you will have to get under the blankets. cold, but a light wind. 28-35 degrees. we hit 50 today and you on the i-95 corridor they were a little cooler than us. 38-30 as you head up into canada. chile and freezing parade down south is 59 degrees on the outer banks. there is a cold front i will show you shortly. on the back and we are seeing '30's. a lot of the air will move into our area probably by wednesday. right now we see some high cloud cover there. when you zoom out, we show we are under the influence of high pressure which is why we have the chilly temperatures. not too bad. lower

this developing story at the sacramento airport. of course we will update you on this story as soon as we get more information. >>> they arrived on the scene of a small plane crash in concord. it happened yesterday afternoon not far from highway 4. lorraine blanco joins us from the crash scene, lorraine? >> reporter: good morning and the plane is registered to a man out of pleasant hill. both passenger and pilot are expected to be okay this morning. you can see the crash yards from the runway. you can see they were forced to make an emergency landing just moments after take off. the pilot declared an emergency and tried to land the plane but they crashed just off the runway into some gravel and grass. authorities say their injuries are non-life threatening. ntsb national transportation safety board is expected to examine the damage and the field is closed for investigation. reporting live lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 news. >>> there is a reward offered for any information on the attempted kidnapping of a nine- year-old where a man

there was a 22 miles per hour gust at the airport. the current temperatures are in the 30's. 36 at the airport. when you factor in the wind, take off about eight or 10 degrees. this is the kind of whether you want to address the kids for at the bus stop. 21 in hagerstown. into western maryland, the wind chills are in the teens. there was some snow at the wisp ski resort. some snow out in garrett county. mostly sunny today. wendy and colder and temperatures in the 40's -- windy. mostly clear tonight and cold. the wind will diminish. it will stay in the 30's in the city. a quiet day on friday. a clipper system will go north of us. a few clouds will comment on friday night and saturday morning. it will stay chilly. 45 today. 48 tomorrow. the clippers storm comes through on friday night. temperatures will drop into the low to mid 40's on saturday. good football weather on sunday. sunshine and a high of 48. we could sneak into the 50's early next week. >> thank you. here is something fun to think about. which celebrities would you want to h

temperatures in the 20's in some of the suburbs. 27 at the airport. mid 20's up near the pennsylvania line. a high temperature of about 55 today. a mixture of sun and clouds. we should stay dry bank. -- we should stay dry. here is keith mills. >> we begin with a huge college football game. towson university plays lehigh. the kickoff at 3:30. towson makes division 1, 2, and 3 playoffs. this is austin from dunbar high school. he is gone. 90 yards to open the quarter. to mark, down more plays cecil county at 12 noon -- tomorrow. west virginia wins last night. old mill high place tonight. west virginia with the big winner last night. the ravens are getting ready for the cleveland browns. the return of number 83, lee evans. he had a huge third-down convergent against the 49ers on thanksgiving night. he is back after a sprained ankle. >> it felt good to get the win and to make some plays. it was a good start and a good way to contribute. a lot more place to be made and more work to be done. >> lee grew up in cleveland and is no longer a browns fan. could hav

that is a good thing. 37 at the airport. 32 in parkton. up near the pennsylvania line, you may have some frost on your windshield. we will see plenty of sunshine. the nearest cloud cover is up near state college in pennsylvania. we will wind up with mostly sunny skies. there could be some cloud cover at north and west of baltimore. there is a system that is producing some light snow around minneapolis and wisconsin. this is a cold front that will come through maryland tomorrow. this high pressure will slide off the coast. this will come through tomorrow. there might be a couple of clouds from time to time. most of the precipitation since stay north of us on friday. sunshine today. it will be a little cool. high temperature between 50 and 55. if you get in the breeze, it will feel even cooler. temperatures drop back into the 30's tonight. the seven-day forecast -- not a lot going on. the front will come through tomorrow. sunshine on saturday with a high near 50. up to 59 or 60 on sunday. a chance for showers on monday, tuesday, and on wednes

it is not warm but warmer. 24 at the airport. atures may be in the teens if you're watching us in the northern suburbs. we should make it up to 51 degrees. we'll come back and show you the seven forecast. >> we could use those extra few minutes yesterday. >> 51 will be better than 46. >> right now the roads are looking good. we have some closures along light street and pratt street because of police activity. we will update you on that. if you want to take pratt street, take baltimore instead and howard as an alternative. westbound pulaski highway, the accident has been cleared and everything running smoothly out of harford county. if you're heading to the airport, not trusting any delays on those major roads. this is the j.f.x. at ruxton road. southbound traffic is problem free at the moment. a delay-free ride at the key bridge. everything flowing smoothly to and from the key bridge at this hour. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> breaking news. swat teams swarmed the occupy camp in downtown baltimore. >> city officials s

here is the forecast for a few major airport destination. chicago, rain showers and temperatures in the 40's. atlanta and tampa bay look great. dallas is dry. seattle is near 50 and they have rain in the forecast which is not that surprising. we'll have more on the forecast locally. stick around. >> good morning. the ravens remain at three years favorites to beat the bengals on sunday. joe flacco was having some fun. yesterday cam responded and have some fun of his own. >> number one, i'm not going to listen to anything you guys say. but i will listen to what joe has to say. i almost thought of telling joe, you know, those words are hurtful. i'm not coming to the pancake social. [laughter] no, it's -- that's why joe wins. i really believe that. he's a competitor. he wants the ball in his hands every play that matters. and that's the case most of the time. and then every now and then, i'm going to look out there -- i'd even say to joe, "i'm being a little conservative here." >> not a bad problem to have, haven't the lead in the second half. th

we're 49 at the airport. dennis four degrees above our normal high. partly sunny skies on this thursday. temperatures will drop down a couple more degrees. to the mid 50's by noon and 60's will be the high temperature for today. >> we are enjoying the warmer weather. it will be colder in a few months. we will be wishing it was 60 degrees. we have seen not a lot -- people taking off in advance of the holiday. we have a problem in harford county where we are seeing a crash. watch for possible lane closures. the inner loop on the west side, 11 minutes. 11 minutes on the topside. nine minutes on 895 on the south side. looking good on the major roadways. this is 95 in the area of mountain road. north and southbound are moving in just fine. this is 70 west of the beltway. eastbound traffic is coming towards us. looking very nice right now. westbound looking good too. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> jury deliberations will resume this morning. the parents of the victims said the school ignored warnings that their children were being harassed. lowel

the airport expects the up in of passengers -- to increase by 5% between mid december and january. >> to breaking the record of 41 million we had last year. today 134,000 in and out of our gates. >> new figures from aaa showing 92 million americans expect to travel 50 miles or more through january 2nd. 90% say they will be traveling by car. >> the transportation security administration is offering a special hotline for travelers with medical needs. the tsa cares program helps people mo may require extra support getting through security. passenger call before they get to the airport and have customer service managers coordinate checkpoint support. their items will still need to be screened. tsa recommends passengers call 72 hours ahead of travel. we have more information on our website under see it on tv. >>> for up to the minute information on flights and how security check points are going at your airport check out the flight tracker on the front page of our website, abc7news.com. >>> when we return mike nicco will take a close look at the forecast. right now bait is clear, it was ve

renovation of the oldest part of the airport. we have been going through documents throughout the day that showed the airport will pay for the project using revenue from leases, fees, and rent. the airport reported its busiest year ever last year. officials say it has become a bottleneck. the wait could grow to as long as nine minutes without more screening stations. they will add new -- as long as 90 minutes. it will allow passengers to move between it concourses without passing through security again. two longtime supporters of the washington national cathedral have offered to make donations matching those to the earthquake damaged at this. cracks formed in parts of the building. according to the washington post, cathedral officials say the two supporters would match all new gifts or pledges to the cathedral up to $500,000. this only lasts through the end of the year. that means there is the potential for $2 million in donations. >> the fda hears from experts about the risk of blood clots. they are considering placing mornings o

chief correspondent richard engle at the airport in baghdad. richard, you've been covering this war up close from the very beginning. tell us what you're seeing there this morning? >> well, this sore meneny is still under way so i'm going to have to speak fairly quietly. this is a significant ceremony. what this means is the u.s. military command in iraq is closing down. it means that the only mission left in this country is to pull out the some 4,000 american troops that remain in iraq, but the military command, the iraq war as we have known it for the last nine years, is ending right now. there are a speech going on by the defense secretary. they've been talking about the accomplishments that have been made. they've been talking about how saddam hussein, a dictator, a tyrant, has been toppled and that iraq now has the opportunity to build a new future. it's very different, however, from what we're hearing when we speak to iraqis off military bases like this one. what we're hearing from iraqis is that they are very worried about their future. y

our scott broom is live at the airport with the story from there. >> reporter: things are going great here at bwi tonight. there are not long lines. the security system is working great. but what is really great is what is going on downstairs. the reunions, i call it kiss and cry time here at the airport and grandparents are within their rights to go overboard >> reporter: hugs breaking out, everywhere you look. the romantic kind, the kind two sisters give when it's been a long, long time yes, it is the holidays at the airport and for granted parents it is no holds barred. anening gallon is from bethesda. granddaughter marion is from atlanta. >> she knows santa is going to find her in maryland this year. >> reporter: meanwhile over here, that is nancy greeting six-month-old grandson chance from fort lauderdale. >> he looks like a little elf. >>> his dad is in kuwait. >> i'm very proud of the men and women over there. i hope he comes home safely, that is all. >> reporter: there is john bailey meeting grandkids berkeley and sadie from phoenix. >> it is nerve welcome back and go also sad

in baltimore, we have had a record amount of rain, over 2 inches at the airport. it is mostly rain down that way and up the i-95 corridor. as you did west of town, temperatures up fallen back into the 30's. that includes western howard county. you could pick up a quick accumulation of a few inches. especially in the higher terrain. those areas are reporting mostly it snow. it is coming down at a pretty good clip. you can see, however, that this is not going to be around very long. already, the precipitation has ended in western maryland. this storm is going to race at the eastern seaboard. it should be gone by daybreak. we have been up in carroll county and this evening. let's go up to carroll county. it looks like it is december's first snow. >> i was out here on halloween when they have the first snowfall of the season. right now, it has been coming down for the last hour and a half. you can see it coming in sideways right now. it has been coming down steadily for the past hour. i want to show you some of the roads and what they look like. there has been a slow a

it feels like it is in the 30's. 45 at the airport. the winds will be diminishing over the next few hours as well. partly cloudy skies for the rest of the night. it will be colder for the rest of the night. temperatures have dropped into the upper 20s. the forecast for tomorrow, it is becoming mostly sunny. there could be clouded the morning but sunshine and the afternoon. the high temperature will be 44. if you are travelling tomorrow, i thought we would take a look it around the country. if you are flying out tonight this is what you can expect. but there will be fine on the east coast. a little chilly in new york. 80 degrees in tampa. the only trouble spot will be in the southern plains. there will be a storm system that produces a mix of rain and wet snow and around the palace. sunshine and los angeles, that is the place to go. the storm in the southern plains could have ended up being asked snowstorm or us. we have the northern branch of the jet stream and it will be a little storm in the northern branch of the jet stream. if we wa

again, after the 3rd infantry took the airport in 2003 with a nasty fight, and of course the airport was a war zone. today it's a bustling place, lots of international flights we saw. and that sort of reflects what we've been seeing around the city-- a lot of traffic, a lot of people on the streets, the college campus we visited today packed. people are no longer huddled in their homes obviously worried for their lives. they're looking for a future here in iraq, scott, but they're doing so with a great deal of anxiety. >> pelley: jim, thanks very much. in addition to the american losses, it is estimated that more than 50,000 iraqi civilians were killed in the war. there may be a brighter future for another country that has lived under brutal oppression. there is a historic opening happening in burma where the military regime has made moves to lift brutal repression and the u.s. has responded with a visit by the secretary of state in a remarkable moment, secretary hillary clinton met today with one of the world's most famous political prisoners, 66-year-old aung san suu kyi is the lea

high temperature at the airport today, 47. ws, the current ratings of 30 and 38 respectively at the airport and downtown. you have to remember it was not too long ago that temperatures were in the 60's. it has been a very mild autumn. we are finally beginning to take temperatures a little closer to normal. here is the graph of last week. see the tumble we took on the seventh. it was in the 60's. we took a nosedive. we have been closer to the 47- degree mark. it is normal for this time of year. tomorrow will be the low spot. we will recover somewhat. we will not quite make it to the 60's as we go into next week. each time a friend goes through with cold air coming in, we don't bounce back as far. here the temperatures this evening. 31 at the boardwalk. ocean city. 23 at frederick right now. the air is very dry. you see the temperatures drop, the color coding, the darker blue, the purple to the west. with this dry air and winds expected to diminish, a lot of the temperatures will get close to 20 degrees for the overnight lows. ar

a nice afternoon on friday. 32 at the airport could be the first official freeze at the airport so farwill the be colder this weekend. 42 on saturday and many areas in the upper 30s all day. on sunday starting out between 20 and 27 degrees. the coldest weekend we have seen since last february and looks to stay on the chilly side. >> comedian and author [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ]

it is cold, 25 at the airport, but the wind is calm. we will see more clouds building into the afternoon. light wind out of the south, 5 to 10 miles per hour. it will feel like it is in the mid 40's today. improvement on the way in the seven-day forecast including your forecast for new year's eve. >> new numbers are released on the nation's housing market, the state gets some unwelcome news. >> 91% of residential properties dropped in value. jennifer franciotti joins us to explain. this is not good news. about 750,000 homes dropped an average of 17% when it comes to price. this is not all bad news for those under water. >> they're going to see direct tax savings in their property tax bills if they were a recent purchaser or bought during the height of the market. >> for the third year in a row, residential property values have declined in maryland, with 2010 being the highest drop at an average of 22%. taking a look at the numbers by county -- anne arundel dropped by 14.5%. baltimore city, about 10%. baltimore county, 19%. carroll, 17%.

developing news from the sacramento airport. other runway emergency after a big problem last night. this one happened a short time ago just as the runway was reopening. >> reporter: occupy protesters have taken over a new area in the bay. >>> and a major police operation now underway in the east bay. this new video that came into our ktvu.com newsroom. >>> good wednesday morning to you. welcome back. i'm maureen naylor. >> i'm mike mibach. happening right now, a dui warrant sweep is being conducted in alameda county. this is new video into the ktvu newsroom from livermore where police just arrested one woman while she was working at a safeway. she's now being taken to santa rita jail in dublin. the sheriff's office says there's more than 500 warrants they are attempting to serve today. the sweep began at about 7:00 a.m. this morning. >>> new this morning, more information about the emergency landing of a southwest airlines jet in sacramento a short time ago. the plane took off a little bit after 6:00 this morning. but moments lat