if you're traveling north at duke street, right side of the roadway. two of the lanes taken away by the accident there. also an accident if you're traveling across the 14th street bridge on the right side of the roadway. actually looks like it's starting to clear as we start to speak. actually the cars making their way across. it's a good sign. i'll be back in ten minutes as you cross the 14th street bridge. traveling 395, washington boulevard southbound, two of the left lanes plokd from tblocked crash there. first on dale drive at georgia avenue, the second at colesville road, we have a downed tree as well as downed wires. follow police direction as you're traveling in that area f you're traveling on i-270, starting to see congestion, the good news on i-270, no accidents in the roadway for you. joe and eun, back to you. >>> new from overnight, firefighters are investigating a fire that sent a man to the hospital with severe injuries. this happened on hope place in takoma park around 2:00 this morning. firefighters say the flames were coming from the fi

roadways. you can see the golden gate bridge on the right-hand side. the roadways are wet. storm tracker 4, we are looking at those showers as they move out of here. >>yoli: we had a little bit of break in the rain. it is just a light sprinkle at this point. it is also cold. even though rain sometimes makes it less cold, you still want to have something on. >>mark: the inland spas are 10-15 degrees warmer because of the rain. >>james: here is a view from the james lick freeway. you can see the witness on the roads. a lot of reflection of of the headlights. give yourself some extra time. give yourself plenty of time this morning. scattered showers will persist although the bulk of it has already passed us. the heaviest of the rain is nothing but a memory. scattered all of showers here and there. gradual clearing through the afternoon. in the heaviest of the rain is to the east although we are still seeing some of it to the east. in some spots, light-moderate rain. light rain in antioch and the brentwood. walnut creek into the san ramon valley, the dean of some showers through

it is a mess on the roadways. you can see the low hanging clouds. >>> we're going to get maybe two inches of rain today. that's the first punch. the second punch is snow tonight. this time tomorrow it will be below freezing. right now it's a warm morning. reagan national 59 degrees with moderate rain falling there. it's straight down rain and generally a calm wind. look at the radar.

> if you're traveling on 395, still have the accident. 395 at duke street on the right side of the roadway. fire department is on the scene. got to stick to the left. two of your left lanes will get

. >>> fog and rain on the roadways. we'll tell you about many fog advisories and a fog related crash. >>> we are live in san francisco where the biggest new years eve event take place in the bay. we'll tell you where the best place is to see the fire works. >>> good morning, thank you for waking up with us on this friday december 30th, last day of the year for the workweek. >> just like that. gorge everyone i'm mike mibach in for dave clark. let's get a quick look at weather and traffic. we'll start with rosemary in for steve. good morning, to you. >> good morning, to you. the last business day of the year is a soggy one. we have the brunt of the moisture to the in order. as i slide in closer to home you see a few sprinkles out there. the roads are wet. we do have a little bit of drizzle. the radar not picking up a little bit of drizzle that is falling. we have plenty of gray skies. we'll take a look at your temperatures and what you can expect for the afternoon and holiday weekend coming up in a few moments. good mornin

the dense patchy fog going to be a problem as you navigate on the roadways this morning. no incidents reported on i-795 this morning as well as i-83, harrisburg and jfx. back to you charlie. >>> 100 people forced out of condos in the city, they maybe allowed to return home today. fire broke out friday night, repairs were made throughout the weekend, linda so is here with the latest on the progress. >> contractors hope city inspectors will be out there today. people who live on the 2 outer sides of the condo will be able to go back. the project manager showed us where the fire started friday night on the fourth floor. it knocked down everything inside and the roof is gone. center part of the building has the most damage. main services like heat, electric and water are running again in the outer parts of the building. even got out okay. no one was hurt. >> this unit down, itis strippe >> the cause of the fire is under investigation. inspectors should be out there today. people who live on the two outer sides of the building can return. linda so, abc2 news. >>> second person

a complete check of the roadways straight ahead. ♪ i must have the wrong house. sister? missed you. they waited up all night for you, you know. it's a long way from west africa. ahh...coffee. [ inhales deeply ] he's here. i brought you something. [ chuckles ] really? ♪ [ chuckles ] what are you doing? you're my present this year. ♪ the best part of wakin' up ♪ is folgers in your cup >>> time for your abc2 news to go. good morning i am charley crowson. wind have been cutting through maryland so far this morning. but the snow freeing rain and rain -- freezing rain and rain swept through the area. we have live team coverage. sherrie johnson is tracking the latest in westminster and angela foster is watching delays of crashes on roadways but first the very latest from the meteorologist justin berk. >> i will deal with a lot of e- mail today. we take you to this shrewsbury mcflurry charley's favorite picture. up acruets border they got a coating -- across the border they got a coating to an inch and not on the roadways. this scene was expected near baltimore. unfortunately, f

look pretty good on the roadways. not a lot of volume on 95 southbound at maryland 32. around the top side of the beltway 695 at harford road, both loops moving well for you there as he we check the drive times -- as we check our drive times. 695, from 795 to i-7 06789 charley. -- i-70. charley. >>> cold temperatures and wind moving in. for the latest on that let's go live to sherrie johnson in westminster with the very latest on the developments. we will slide out so you take it away. >> reporter: all right. as we are in westminster and they had snow overnight. you can see it's icy and not much to speak of. but it's toa chance to talk to state highway police and they tell me that they didn't have major problems here in carroll county. that he had little dusting overnight. just enough to cover the cars and just like you saw there, but as you can see behind me here,the streets and roadways look pretty good. not a whole lot of traffic out here. but it's moving pretty smoothly. now, in hagerstown, it was a totally different story. they had a wintery mix of rain and snow pou

looking at the lighting for the roadway, there are essentially two types. for the majority of the bus ramps, we will use post top lighting, which is what everyone is familiar with. off to the right, where we have the cable stake, the roadway is more narrow. we do not want the post lighting to interfere with the cable stay. and there, we are putting in whiting as a barrier to shine in on the roadway. looking at it in detail, the light fixtures will be embedded in the barrier, pretty well concealed, and then shined down on the roadway. here we have a wider roadway, this is a crude diagram, but ms. lee -- mostly to show the with. -- width. for the cable stay itself, we're in the process of developing renderings to come up with a lighting scheme. to give you a preview of our intent, our philosophy behind it, we looked at the cable stay beneath the two roadways. we can put a soft glow on the cables to give the structure presence in the neighborhood without necessarily overpowering its neighbors. likewise, the same lighting can be projected down onto the public sp

not seeing anything in the roadways for you. 're taking the trip from duke, continuing on to the 14th street bridge, you're clear heading into the city. your travel speed in that area is about 62 miles per hour northbound on 395 at this time. now back to you both. >> thank you, danella. >>> 4:53 now this morning. president obama is standing by his award of the medal of honor to the marine in the afghanistan war. the move comes after a newspaper that the marine says that a marine embellished his actions on the battlefield. the president awarded marine corps sergeant dakota meyer the top military honor. mcclatchy newspapers awarded many details of meyer's accomplishments were inaccurate. the initial report from meyer's commander said he killed one taliban fighter and saved nine afghans. other accounts from the white house and the marines said meyer killed multiple enemies and saved as many as 36 lives. the marine corps attributes the differing accounts to the "fog of war." the pentagon and the white house stand by the award and hav

i will have a complete look at the roadways in just a few minutes. >>> 5:09. nearly 40 people are dead. victims of a christmas day terror attack in nigeria. as duarte geraldino reports, most of the victims were killed when a bomb exploded outside a catholic church. >> reporter: charred and smolders vehicles filled a church outside a roman catholic church in nigeria where a bomb exploded christmas day, the box after christmas mass, and a radical mus muslim secretary claimed responsibility. this attack near the nation's capital was the deadliest. and almost three dozen were killed. and more than 50 injured. >> you can see so many families gone. households, the whole household, gone. >> reporter: nigerian authorities carried some of the dead away in body bags. officials in the country acknowledge they had difficulty at first getting help to the victims. the white house has issued a statement calling the attacks senseless and tragic and says u.s. officials have contacted nigerian authorities to offer assistance in catching the killer. the extremist group boko haram

. >>> on the roadways right now, no reported incidents around the baltimore beltway, stretches of 695 without problems, county police on the scene of one accident reported. this is in cockeysville. use caution. traffic volume s remaining light on i-95, easy conditions at this time. making your way to the capitol beltway. a live look at route 2 at the handover street bridge. remember to follow us on twitter at maryland traffic this morning. >>> 7 days remaining from campaigning before the first voters pick the presidential candidate on the gop side, gearing up for the iowa caucuses. he is is subject of several personal attacks, kuren redmond has the latest. >> reporter: it's days before the crucial iowa caucuses. the candidates are coming out swinging with ads and accusations. newt gingrich despite the newest allegations, looks like h se the front runner. the latest gallop poll shows newt on top with 26% of the vote, mitt romney is behind with 23%. new hampshire, after iowa romney has a lead with 39%. rick perry released a ad accusing candidates of being washington insiders. romney inc

the roadways are wet this morning. joe and eun, back to you. >> a word to the wise, if you jump on the roadway and see a car coming, get off. >> thank you, joe. 5:13 now. 59 degrees. >>> ahead on "news 4 today," ready to close the book on a mystery that remained unsolved for decades. to make a commitment is to see things through. confident that no matter what the obstacles we can build something better, together. with the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile, we're making a commitment, to create a stronger network for all our customers. we will invest an additional eight billion dollars and build out the next generation of mobile broadband to nearly everyone in america. that'll mean better coverage and call quality and faster downloads. but it will also create as many as ninety-six thousand american jobs. and we will begin bringing five thousand jobs to america from overseas. we're committed to investing in america now. why? well, we know it's good business. because america has always been and always will be a smart

where there are a couple of cars on the roadway. no major snags to report. metering lights are off, obviously you're clear all the way to san francisco. good news, too. there is no road work scheduled right now so caltrans is taking the day off. and you will see some as the overnight road work gets under way probably between 9:00 and 11:00 p.m. and checking the drive, out of marin county, free and easy and looking good as you approach the golden gate bridge. all the way clear into san francisco. and no city street problems. both directions of the san mateo bridge, problem free. and mass transit, right on time. and no major snags there either. back to you. >> it is nice. from san francisco, to redwood city, half an hour yesterday. >> it is amazing. >> i got home from the airport last night in 10 minutes with nobody on the highway. >> robbing from the rich to give to the poor. >> a notorious hacking group now making like robin hood and over the holidays and what it is doing with thousands of stolen credit card numbers coming up. >> you open the bag and it knock

a car was veered off of the roadway in this area. ou make your trip on the outer loop at kenilworth avenue, you might see rubber necking delays, but your lanes are open. also on the outer loop of the beltway at connecticut avenue, we're seeing delays in montgomery county due to an accident there involving three vehicles is blocking the right lane. you're seeing big delays at colesville road. you can see these cars sitting here. your delays start at university boulevard all the way to connecticut avenue. going to keep watch thg oing th. and an accident i-270 at rock ridge road. >> thanks, danella. >>> time now is 6:32. right now a bargain hunter's dream with less than 48 hours rather left until christmas, shoppers are running out of time to get the last-minute gifts. luckily, some stores are open round the clock and offering big discounts. news 4's megan mcgrath live at macy's in tysons corner. has traffic picked up at all? >> reporter: it's still pretty light. extent time to go shopping. one of 24 macy's around the country opened 24 h

these guys have been waiting to put salt on the roadways. but here's the problem. it has been raining all day long. the concern is that salt would wash away. v.d.o.t. crews are on stand by to see if snow will fall in northern virginia. they will send out 525 trucks in arlington, fairfax and prince william county and loudoun if necessary. officials told me bridges, highway ramps and trouble spots are the first priority. most drivers' top priority is preparing for tomorrow morning. >> i'm not looking forward to it. my husband drives into d.c. and has to do the early morning rush hour. that's something that i'm not looking forward for him to do. >> that's right. a lot of drivers are not looking forward to the morning commute when there is potential snow. but it doesn't look like that might happen. the d.c. snow team could send out 45 trucks. they would also focus on the bridges and the ramps leading to the highways. right now they're on stand by mode. i think that is a good way to describe it in which they are looking up, seeing if it is going to snow. also they plan

off to a great start on the major roadways. both 895 and i-95 looking good in and around the tunnels. looking at the west side, 695 atfrederick road. inner and outer loop traffic knoll freely and route 2 in hanover street bridge looks like an easy ride. looking pretty good checking current drive times. no problems reported on the harrisburg expressway. southbound drive only 5 minutes from shawan road to 695. charley. >>> december 7th, 1941, a date which will live in infamy. united states of america was suddenly adeliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the empire of japan. >> the words of president franklin roosevelt on this the 70th and verry of the japanese -- anniversary of the japanese attack on pearl harbor. we lost 24 pun hundred -- 2400 people and that officially got the united states involved in world war ii. the last ship in the fight is here within we are -- where we find sherrie johnson with a kedcation and memorial. >> reporter: we are at pier 5 in downtown baltimore. look behind us. this is what we are going

that vehicle on the right side of the roadway. traveling in maryland, taking the beltway, you're definitely hitting the brakes at new hampshire avenue, and you're slow as you make your way towards georgia avenue. now back to you both. >> thank you, danella. >>> 6:42 now. this morning republican presidential hopeful newt gingrich is surging in two more battleground states holding their primary next month. a new nbc news poll found gingrich in the lead in south carolina with 42% of likery pri primary voters. that's a 30% jump since august. south carolina has its primary january 21st. in florida the nbc news poll found gingrich in the lead with 44% of likely voters, followed by romney with 29% of the vote. florida holds its primary january 31st. with gingrich as the clear front-runner, he was the main target during the republican presidential debate in iowa. the candidates went after him about consulting fees he received from freddie mac and even made personal attacks. through it all, gingrich took it head on. >> wait, newt, i think y

a first check of the roadways this morning as justin mentioned, wet conditions out there. otherwise not a lot to slow you down. maybe overnight construction in the final stages of wrapping up our first look at u.s. 29. at maryland 10 # no delays or problems to report there. first check of the beltway 695 at liberty road, that's the inner loop on the right side of the screen moving very well with the light flow of traffic. also i-95 and easy drive making your way from harford county. charley, geed good morning. >>> good morning. this morning the morning after pill may be available over the counter. the fda will decide whether to allow it on store shelves. linda so is here with what that could mean for teens. >> reporter: right now if you are under 17, you need a prescription to buy the morning after pill. but if the da des away with the age re-- fda does away with the ate restrig that means -- restriction, that means it will be easy to bias over-the- counter medication. they have until today to decide. maker says it should be available quickly and easily for anyone who needs

upon arrival, they found the vehicle that had left the roadway and ended up in a resident's yard. >> reporter: the driver, 22-year-old jenice richards and 19-year-old tamara johnson died at the scene. passenger 18-year-old desaleen jones was sent to washington hospital center for treatment. >> investigators are marking the roadway, seeing the path of travel and trying to determine more about how and why the vehicle left the roadway. >> reporter: the nissan came down university boulevard and evidence on the scene indicates, as you can see, it ripped up the grass on that embankment, potentially hit that wall and wound up facing the residence. there are even parts of the car in the tree above. >> we believe that they may have been coming from a club in dc. >> reporter: before dawn, distressed family and friends gathered at the scene awaiting details from police. karl morris is tamara johnson's uncle. >> she just graduated from high school. >> i love her so much. i just hate to see this happen. >> reporter: with the bodies still inside the vehicle, members of the collision reconstruction

that accident is out of the roadway. u're still seeing delays as you head over the 50 split and head towards pennsylvania avenue. inner loop of the beltway, at college park, some delays around route 1. very slow hitting the brakes towards bw parkway. that's a slow trip. outer loop, you start to slow down around new hampshire avenue. heavy on the brakes. those delays continue to georgia avenue. travel speed in that area, just 27 miles per hour. joe and eun, back to you. >> danella, thanks very much. >>> 6:53 right now. police are searching for a missing child in southeast washington. police are now in the area of the 5500 block of b street hoping to find a 10-year-old. the boy was last seen around 7:30 last night. police are now working to get flyers made and distributed in that area. the missing 10-year-old african-american boy is described to have a dark complex. he is about four feet tall and 90 points. the boy was last seen wearing blue pants and a blue sweater. if you have any information, police called d.c. police. >

be prepared for branchs to be closed along the roadway. also reports of wires down in the area. >>> bart could become the first transportation agency in the entire country to ban cell phone blackouts. >> they came under fire for the handling of protests at several stations back in august. christie smith joins us with an update. >> good morning to you. when this happened bart was already on the radar of bay area protesters. then this upset people who felt like it was a violation of their free speech rights. that's when bart decided to shut off cell phone service to downtown san francisco stations. today it looks like they will severely limit these type of cell phone blackouts, except for times of extraordinary threat. back in august bart cut off cell phone service to try to stop protesters who were out there against a shooting by bart police. bart says it has a train service to protect passengers. that act angered people even more and set off protesters. again, under this new policy, bart is saying that it would only do these type of things,

. >>> look at the roadways, despite the foggy conditions out there, one accident to report, ho and monument, checking the drive from 795, southbound, heading in from owings mills to 695, traffic volume there, look at the west side, around the bellway, running smoothly, 695 at baltimore, occasional brake lights due to the dense fog and on the topside, traffic flow, still at a good pace from 95, over to the harrisburg expressway. speaking of the harrisburg, drive time, looking pretty good now, southbound on 83, from shawan road to the bellway, a five minute drive and you are on the topside, outer loop, 6 minute yours drive time. >>> southern california, more than 90 hours since wind knocked out power to thousands of customers. some have been restored. 42,000 people in the dark waiting for the lights and heat to be returned. the worst may not be over. kuren redmond is standing by with the latest. >>> 370,000 customers are without power this morning,wet reports predict that traditional santa anna winds will move in with high winds in the mountains, canyons and spread to the coastal areas, 300 l

so definitely take it easy out there on the roadways. you look back though as we go into saturday, blue is indication of snow showers in the higher elevations or if your travels take you to northwestern pennsylvania. for today though we're looking at that temperature coming in around 57 degrees. mostly cloudy, mild, with some nd evening showers in the forecast. by tonight that temperature will be around 42 degrees, showers, not as cold and tomorrow, 49 degrees and mostly cloudy and it is going to be a little bit on the windy side as well. >>> let's send this to angela with traffic. how are you this morning? >> pretty good for now, we're following a pretty serious accident in harwood, route 2 at polling house road, so far things still at a standstill there so expect police to direct you around the accident scene. in the meantime, overnight construction, getting out of the roadways for you. making the drive on i-95 at route 175 here's a look at the west side of the beltway, 695 at baltimore national pike. no troubles to slow you down there

one car is off of the roadway. some minor injuries. speed sen shows showing close to and past the interchange there. we're measuring visibility in the hundreds for san mateo. we have readings close to the limit. i advise you to lower the speeds through the area. thick fog in san mateo through san bruno and san francisco. no problem as far as the commute goes. we'll end with the map over here. carquinez bridge. we'll end with the map and send it back to you. >>> thanks a lot. we continue to follow the breaking story where a standoff between police and a manholed up in his apartment continues now. that man has a machete. bob redell joins us live from the scene. what is the latest? >> good morning, john. police in san jose are trying to talk the man with the machete out of his unit here in south san jose. but so far they've had no luck. so testimony complex is part of it. a man wouldn't turn down his loud music and threatened the guard. loud music is an issue where the resident for some time. now officers believe he was drinking. he was 44

no one on the the roadways. 's still early. 4:52 now. >>> this morning parents have a new tool to make sure tb presents under the christmas tree are safe for kids. the federal government is using tougher standards to check for led in toys and all children products sold in the u.s. will have to go through independent third party testing. that testing process won't happen until after the holidays on january 1st. before then parents can report problems from products and get company responses from a new website from the consumer product safety commission. that website is saferproducts.gov. >>> it is 4:53 now. it is the monday before christmas. that means plenty of people packing their bags for those holiday trips. this year aaa says nearly 92 million people will travel 50 or more miles from home. it's up 1.5% over the number of people traveling last year. holiday travel this year is expected to be the second highest in the past decade. >> most of those people probably warm in bed still. not a lot of people on the roa

you will find standing water on the roadways and we are getting report of yet another incident. this one in the city on northern parkway eastbound traffic slow as you approach the alameda with an accident so expect delays police are on the scene there. as we went to wet roadways on i- 95 as you make the drive through howard county here at maryland 175, also a live look traveling in the city on the jfxi-83 at north avenue. looking pretty good there and we check our drive times on harrisburg expressway dealing with wet conditions but still light volume from shawan to the beltway only a 5 minute drive. charley. >>> new developments this morning in the mounting child sex abuse charges facing jerry sandusky. behind bars after two more victims have come forward raising a number of alleged victims to 10. corinne redman is standing by live with the latest. >> reporter: the scandal facing injury sandusky is growing. this morning, he is in jail after being arrested on two new sexual abuse charges. sandusky seen here was in handcuffs wearing a penn state track suit when he was taken from th

we will have another check of your travel time and a complete check of the roadways straight ahead. > news time 6:46. this is your abc2 news to g i am charley crowson. let's go over to lynette charles with the latest on the forecast for today. lynette a lot of people are heading out and want to know what to expect. >> they need to take a coat because temperatures will fall rapidly going throughout the day. so other than that, not too bad. it's very breezy outside as well. we are looking at the fact the falling temperatures on this friday going to cause a little bit of havoc with the winds as well as the northwest at 10 to 15 miles an hour. it's going to be colder throughout the day but even colder as we go into sunday. but luckily we will get more sunshine in here. and as we look at the most powerful radar it's nice and dry and it will stay that way through the day. but the big story of the day is wind gusts this morning. 26 in sparrows point, 32 in could be why is -- cockeysville and bundle up. and angela has traffic. >> reporter: good morning. you mentioned the wind gusts extra caut

the roadway is open but police will get you through the scene.ey routes looking good, i-95 through columbia, no incidents there. on the beltway, we're seeing more volume on the west side, this is 695 at baltimore national pike. also, if you are making the drive past wilkens avenuing expect more volume in the outer loop direction. back to you. >>> news around the world -- police in belgium say they found a woman's body at the home of a gunman who killed four people and hurt 122 others. police say he threw hand grenades into a crowd of holiday shoppers and opened fire with an assault rifle. the gunman also died in the attack but it's unclear whether he committed suicide or was killed by accident. >>> rescuers were in full force in new zealand after rushing floodwaters trapped two men in a tree. this is video from the northern part of the south island. the two men were tourists from canada. heavy rain had been hitting that area severely. the state of rising waters caused roads to be closed and people were forced from homes. >>> it will be hard to ma

not a lot of cars in the roadways. good time to hit the roads if you're leaving for the holidays. and trying to catch some wherefore the rest of the week or maybe new years, and an early start. not bad. and stepping over to the maps right now, very quiet northbound 280, and no delays to report through there, and if you're headed to 80, 237, a couple of cars on that connector road, but looks like it is quiet there, and also, that is the scene of the morning, and hopefully it stays that way. and chp still clearing an accident northbound 880 at high street and it is out of lanes, that's the good news. and there is some activity to the right shoulder and there were some sand barrels taken out by the vehicle, involved in this accident, so caltrans may be on the scene and we are seeing lots of green and no real factor, as you work your way through that area and you can see just one lonely crash there on 880, so far, so good, in both directions, and coming off the east shore freeway, lots of green here as you work your way we

they need the closure to reconfigure the roadway, and restripe lanes. the work can only be done if it doesn't rain. >>> lawmakers in sacramento had serious concerns about the pepper spraying incident at uc davis last month. the 15 second video has raised a lot of serious questions, including why was force used, was it excessive, and who, if anyone authorized it. the chancellor said she did not order it. >> did your vice chancellor authorize the ice of pepper spray or the use of force? -- use of pepper spray or the use of force. >> the investigation will bring this forward. >> she also said an investigation should be completed by january. there was some agreement though on the need for rules about when force should be used. >>> time's choice for person of the year is drawing praise and criticism. rita williams shows us how people in the bay area are reacting to one of the most watched magazine covers of the year. >> reporter: questioning authority is in. time magazine, taking a look at its person of the year. the protester. >> it's been a remarkable year

here is angela with traffic. >>> on the roadways this morning, a bit of good news, weave cleared theccident we had in abington, clear on pulaski highway. we are working the accident in glenn burnie, be prepared to slow down at mountain road and bna boulevard. 32, drive through columbia, fairing good now. also looking good on the beltway, traffic flow, moving well and if you are heading in to downtown, remember that police activity around pratt street at light and howard street also reminds you looking good on the major roadways checking the drive times. no problems on the harrisburg expressway, five minutes from shawan to the topside of 695. >>> if you like to wait until the last minute to get holiday gifts in the mail, in luck, the new date for shipping that still has the 25th in mind. ♪ write "you're pretty." you're pretty! ♪ i think he hurt his tibia. what's a tibia? [ female announcer ] cards are not for sending. ♪ they're for bringing us together. this holiday, select cards come postage-paid. >>> five things you need to know, president barack obama confirmed troops will be heade

you can see the roadway quite clearly. earlier this morning, the lights had gone out on the eastbound side. you can barely see anything. you have a hit and miss proposition. trouble with caution as the head of the bay bridge. this and a tail bridge is not under a fogged advisory but still has its share of fog. a fogged advisory is still in its place for your ride across the rich and december fell bridge. a quick check of other traffic around the bay area, the east bay writer is still a good one. no problems on the south bay freeways. speeds are holding up pretty well. lastly, it looked at the ride from marin county, delay free. >>mark: a san jose man in jail after a five hour standoff with police officers. this started at 245 this morning in an apartment complex just off of capitol expressway in the 500 block of capital village circle. the man was true- chested man was told to turn down his radio and friend to call police. howff to the man was arrested about 7:45 a.m.. we are following a developing story out of the east bay

you should not encounter any problems or delays on the roadways. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> school officials continue to investigate the circumstances that led up to a fight at a basketball game. lowell melser joins us live with more. good morning. >> school administrators are not saying much about this fight that was caught on video. it looks more like a ufc match than a high school basketball game. as you can see from the video, it was a free-for-all. public schools administrators say fight broke out involving fans and players from both teams. you can see females exchanging blows while officers tried to separate. the basket-brawl was a hot topic on campus. >> i don't think all of that should have went on. >> it's misfortunate that it did happen. >> note disciplinary action has been taken. the outcome of the police investigation will determine our next steps. we try to contact the d.c. school system but they did not return our phone calls. lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a judge has denied a motion to dismiss charges

. >>> on the roadways now, starting to see sluggish traffic southbound 95, the accident location is between 175 and route 32. maryland state police took out the right travel lane. you may want to hop on u.s. 29 to get you through howard county heading to the dc area. as we look live at the jfx and northern parkway, getting reports of an accident northbound jfx between northern parkway and ruxton road. it's ok here but you will tap the brakes as you get closer to the beltway. your right lane taken out there. in the meantime our travel times looking pretty good for the most part. especially traveling on the top side of the beltway, outer loop from bel air to providence road, about six minutes. >>> the feds insist teching, e-mailing or using any cell phone may be too dangerous to be allowed while driving. the national transportation safety board cannot impose restrictions so it's asking every state to ban the use of cell phones of all kinds, hands-free notwithstanding while behind the wheel. abc2 news' sherrie johnson with more on this. they are saying no-go across the board? >> reporter: that

they need the closure to reconfigure the roadway, and restripe lanes. the work can only be done if it doesn't rain. >>> lawmakers in sacramento had serious concerns about the pepper spraying incident at uc davis last month. the 15 second video has raised a lot of serious questions, including why was force used, was it excessive, and who, if anyone authorized it. the chancellor said she did not order it. >> did your vice chancellor authorize the ice of pepper spray or the use of force? -- use of pepper spray or the use of force. >> the investigation will bring this forward. >> she also said an investigation should be completed by january. there was some agreement though on the need for rules about when force should be used. >>> time's choice for person of the year is drawing praise and criticism. rita williams shows us how people in the bay area are reacting to one of the most watched magazine covers of the year. >> reporter: questioning authority is in. time magazine, taking a look at its person of the year. the protester. >> it's been a remarkable year

another issue for the roadways is on the golden gate bridge with a wet commute through the north bay slick roadways. watch the offramps. then we're also following the accident at 280 off of john daly boulevard. back to you guys. >> thank you very much. >> oakland citying leaders bracing for a conversation. the main target t port of oakland. bob redell is live in oakland. you've seen it before. >> we're at west oakland bart where occupy protesters are gathering for their trip down seventh street to the port of oakland for another attempt to shut it down. want to go o to our chopper. there's at least a couple of hundred of people out here. if you look to the north of the station from your point of view on seventh street you can see the buses are lined up. instead of marching, they're going to take buses to terminal 30 and 50. we expect them to board the bus at any moment. the occupy groups in the western united states will shut down ports up and down the coast and in hawaii. so it's not just the port of oakland. they're calling this an action against wall street on the water fron front.

thousands of people got stranded on the roadways as a powerful snowstorm blew through town just as thousands of federal workers were leaving for work. it will require the government to announce much earlier whether it will be opened, closed, or opened with unscheduled leave and -- >> some of those people were stuck on the roads for over 12 hours. remember that? >> yes. it was terrible. >> a nightmare. >>> someone left the freezer door open. we've had only about a 5 to 10-mile-an-hour wind this morning. it's blowing about 30 to 40 miles per hour. the chill has penetrated the area and it's been coming in since yesterday afternoon. although the wind has diminished a bit, it's up around 10, 12 miles an hour at reagan national. the windchills are into the 20s now. as we look at what's been happening over the last 12 hours, the clouds cleared out last evening and now off to a clear start. no travel problems weatherwise up and down the atlantic seaboard or in and out of the midwest. however, there are some snow warnings out for the rockies. there could be flight delays there. for us, we'll have hig

the closest analogy i can give to you increasing the roadway has to do with when you wait to go on the golden gate bay bridge. you go around and around. this particular roadway would go around and around and whichever way you want to go, you go. thank you very much. commissioner buell: thank you. >> bruce stone. >> i am president of the san francisco marina harbor association. i just want to let you know we are pleased with the progress on the harbor. it is a great project and moving ahead. there is one area i was asked to speak to you about. our last annual meeting was in november. there is an unfunded portion of the harbour east of golden gate yacht club that has attracted a lot of interest, especially among small vote owners. there is an area permitted for 36 slips, and it is supposed to cost just $1 million. it is a very economic project as dredging has been done. very good return on investment here we have had many people would like to put up the money. basically, the harbor trust has over $4 million in surplus. that money is supposed to be spent on the harbor. we have asked rec a

otherwise, the major roadways are looking very nice. no delays to report. eight minutes on 95 south between the fort mchenry and the beltway on the south side. no delays to speak up just yet. this is liberty road. heavier this time of the morning. no delays. this is 83 just north of the beltway. southbound traffic is coming towards us. that is moving fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava a check of the forecast. >> good morning. a very chilly start to the day. 26 at the airport. the kids will be facing the cold weather. we have mainly clear skies. we will see the sunshine after 7:15. temperatures will be in the low 30's at the bus stop. 50 degrees is the high and turning milder. we will see a few clouds. we will check the forecast when we come back. here is keith mills. >> that was my home room in high school. nobody was there. we went to dunkin' donuts in the morning. nothing magical about san diego's wins over the ravens. the ravens defense could not stop the chargers offense. john harbaugh wants his team spot san diego a 7-0 lead. this is a gr

out there on the roadways already seeing problems. for those of you that normally take route 2, an accident reported route 2 at route 100. checking on the earlier accident, route 2 at poland house road. anne arundel county police on scene. they are currently blocking all lanes trying to clear that one out of the roadway for you. in the meantime, it's looking pretty good for those of you that normally take the drive on i-95, southbound at maryland 32, not reporting incidents and very light volume. another live look at the beltway, this is 695 at wilkens avenue, no reports troubles on the southwest corner. back to you. >>> it's not a book about me. it's not a book about maryland. not a book about maryland politics. it's about the issues that define this national debate. >> we were the first local tv station talking to former maryland governor bob ehrlich about his new book "turn this car around." it's a book the governor says targets readers, not voters. he says the book looks at the national issues, pushes forward for the presidential e

but a few cars on the roadway. no delays to report north or southbound 285. mping over to the san mateo bridge, traffic looking good in both directions. about 14 minutes to go between 880 and 101. they are react investigating the meetest. if you're taking east 92 to 880. looks like those will be in effect as of wednesday. be on alert for that. so heads up there. the rest of 885, we had early morning roadwork. everything looking good northbound and southbound. that's traffic. back to you. >>> thanks, giana. >>> an 85-year-old grandmother claims she was strip-searched by airport security. >> and she's not happy about it. happened at new york's jfk airport. lenore zimmerman flying to florida on tuesday when she said airport security went just a little too far. she avoids full-body scanners and opts for the patdown. instead zimmerman said this time, the search was humiliating. >> so -- but this time -- after they pat me down they took me into a private room and strip- searched me. she said will you pull your pants down, please, and then she pulled my underwear dow

the left side of the roadway is blocked now. as you travel inbound this morning leaving gainesville headed towards the accident scene. more slow traffic waiting for you as you continue to work your way past fair oaks headed towards the beltway. 395 at washington boulevard headed southbound. we have accident activity. you will want to stay to the right to work your way around t the top side of the beltway, the outer loop below speed leaving university boulevard trying to get past colesville road. university at colesville, we had reports of a structure fire. on the other side of town, that accident activity here at georgia, that is what is tying up the right side of the roadway evening you guys on the break coming around the curve from ledge park. you will find accident activity 210 at 228, barry road. follow police direct to get by. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> new this morning, a warning of another protest that could create some traffic problems in d.c. today. >> several friewps want to send their message of

we are up to speed on the major roadways. six minutes on 95 northbound between 100 and the beltway. 895 southbound looking good between 9the 95's. the roads are still a little wet. this is old court road. this is 895 at the harbor tunnel. moving just fine both north and southbound. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. good morning. a mild start to the day. 50's around baltimore. colder weather is on the way. ocean city, 57. 46 in westminster. we will see the clouds starting to clear out. high temperatures will not make it much past 52 in baltimore. 30's al towards the western mountains with flurries a possibility. you can see temperatures dropping in the seven-day forecast. we will have dry conditions on the christmas spirit a storm stays to our south. we will see temperatures in the 40's. maybe some flurries in the mountains on christmas day. >> oh, well. coming up, a look at the massive flight it took hundreds of firefighters to put out. we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the da

the roadway zone, nothing to do with either of those. we're watching a stall. e watching debris. thls affecting you. if you're leaving san francisco. i'll have the latest update for you coming up. >>> and a live look outside. the lights are still on this morning. wasn't the case yesterday. we'll tell you about it coming up 5:57 right now. [ mom ] hey guys. guys... [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls with cinnabon cinnamon are an irresistible sunday morning idea. nothing calls them to the table faster. sunday morning ideas made easy. [ younger brother ] oh, do you want it? yeah. ok, we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light... ...buttery and flaky... this is half. that is not half. guys i have more. [ female announcer ] do you have enough crescents? ♪ takes everything you've got ♪ wouldn't you like to get away? ♪ ♪ ♪ sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name ♪ ♪ ♪ you want to be where you can see ♪ ♪ our troubles are all the same ♪ ♪ you want to go where everybody knows your name ♪ ♪ >>> not one but two power outages could

be aware of debris in the roadways as you make your way out the door this morning. charley, good morning. >> thanks so much. >>> and we have the conditions and after we go off the air on "good morning maryland" the traffic and everything you need to know for your commute is available at abc2news.com. we will show you how to get there abc2news.com is the source. tab down to traffic and you will see live traffic cameras and maps and incidents and delays and we will tell you about the maps to which you have access. you've got access to more than 100 cameras that can help you map out your commute for the day and delays and accidents out there. another way abc2 news is working for you. where you have the tough conditions there's school delays and closings. we will let you know about the changes. you can sign up for the alert by heading to abc2 news.km and look for the alert at the link at the tom of the-- top of the home page. school closings and other information you need pertinent to the area. check the box next to the school you want to know about and there you will r

on the roads we are following a couple of accidents including one in pasadena that has the roadway shut down at 648. and almond and north of baltimore in har forecounty police are on the -- harford county police are on the sceneof a collision in bel air. rain factory road and emmerton road so be prepared for slowdowns. on i-95, we are looking good traveling through howard county. all lanes opened in both directions. a little light volume. and it should be a quiet drive so far on the beltway. as we get a live look at 695 and baltimore national pike, west side traffic flowing freely. charley, back to to you. >>> new for you this morning, two fires to tell you about in baltimore city. most recent happened an hour and half ago in mount royal. neighbors could smell the smoke and called for help and firefighters found a transformer caused the fire inside the business. no one was inside the building. also new for you this morning a. fire barreled through several businesses late last night. this video. [audio not understandable] happened above the restaurant. [audio not understandable] witnesse

we're now getting reports that pole and wires are down across the roadway. couple of alternates you may want to try. harwood road orroute 255 to get you around this incident. in the meantime, we're still looking pretty good making the drive on u.s. 29, no problems to report here at maryland 108. also, a live look at u.s. 50 at the bay bridge. no problems on 50 coming from the bay bridge all the way up to i-97. and, if you are making the drive on the beltway we're looking pretty good here at greenspring avenue. back to you. >>> baltimore parents are taking action this morning after they say their son was bullied and taunted by children in the city of baltimore. and educators did nothing to help. abc2 news' sherrie johnson is live downtown with more on this developing story. >> reporter: there has been a cry across the country to try to put an end to bullying. all kinds of campaigns going on. this morning one family is sending that message out loud and clear. there's going to be a trial right here at courthouse east behind me. that trial is set to begin in jus

>>> right now we have good news on the roadway. earlier accident eastbound route 50 that shut down the eastbound lanes at kenilworth avenue. that's now clear. you can continue heading eastbound on 50. however, traveling i-270 in maryland at germantown road, an accident there. police are on the scene. i'm told that it's a single vehicle crash. be aware of that as you travel southbound on i-270. traveling in virginia, not seeing any issues. i-95 at the rest area. i'll give you a travel speed northbound on i-95. from the occoquan river bridge to the beltway, travel time only 11 minutes. travel speed in that area 63 miles per hour. i'm back in ten minutes with another look at traffic. now back to you both. >>> 5:12. 56 degrees. ahead on "news 4 today," how local officials plan >>> good morning and welcome back. now to decision 2012. republican presidential candidate mitt romney is expected to pick up another key endorsement. nbc news confirms that south carolina governor nicky haley plans to endorse romney today. she is a rising star wi

. >>> once again they are warning drunk drivers to stay off the roadways this new year's eve. and for the christmas holiday, now officers are getting ready for the new year's crackdown. dwi checkpoints will be posted throughout the area an extra officers will be posted on the roads. >> we want to make sure they get home safely. >> now during that maximum enforcement period this christmas, 33 people were arrested for dui between the areas mill bury and mountain view. that is compared to several dui arrests that were actually down from last year. >>> they are offering free rides on new year's eve, starting at 8:00 new year's eve and it will last until january 21st and it will start 11 new year's eve and include trains leaving the city until 2:15 new year's morning. have free service between 7:15 new year's eve and bart plans on extending service until 3:00 in the morning. >>> 5:07 is the time for traffic concerns and tara moriarty is in for sal. >>> things are looking good on the roadways, no big delays to report, some patches of fog up in marin county and here is a look at the e