this is wegman's fifth store to be opening in maryland.meantime, wegman wants to make sure your shopping experience is pleasurable and you save money. the chain has released 50 items that will remain the same price through the winter months. the price freeze goes into effect sunday and lasts through april 28th. for a list -- you can find a list of those products at our website, abc2news.com. >>> lawyers in the case of dr. steven brinkham and nicole oreilly are seeking contempt s with performing late-term abortions here in maryland and new jersey. brigham and reilly's lawyers are now asking a judge to unseal the documents so their clients can know the details. also they're wants to hold the state's attorney in contempt for allegedly disclosing the contents of that indictment. >>> the one-year anniversary of the tucson shooting, representative gabriella giffords will attend a vigil sunday at the university of arizona mall. you'll recall in january of 2011 six people were killed in the shooting rampage outside of a giffords meet and greet. ja

you'll find it in the top story slide show. >>> wegmans is now coming to colombia.upermarket will open by mid june at the intersection of stotten river and mccall road. they are now looking for workers. you can apply online. this is wegman's fifth store to be opening in maryland. >>> and the girl scouts are celebrating 100 years with a new cookie. that company manufacturing the sweets its introducing the lemon cookie, it's called the savannah smile. the cookie described as a cool and crisp taste with just the right number of lemon chips. now, the sales are going to go to girl scout activities. and, justin, once again, we're teasing the story, we're pitching to you, and we have no samples. >> we have a really good staff of people here. but this is our second producer of the morning that racked this story off and did not give us any samples. chevon, come on, what are you doing to us? i'm esure they're yummy, we just have to assume they are, we can't confirm that, unless you want to give us some samples. we'd be more than happy to taste them for you. 29 in baltimore, a

>> success for fans of alec baldwin who inundated the supermarket chain wegman's with tweets and phone calls to get this commercial back on the air. wegman's had pulled the a-d after the 30 rock star very publicly refused to turn off his cell phone aboard an american airlines flight last month. >> meryl streep visited margaret thatcher's old stomping ground. she plays the iron lady which premiered in london last night. >> when you play a character, you don't really judge them. you just try to get as close as you can. ♪ >> reporter: country kroner taylor swift has been offered the role of ebony in the big screen version of the musical les miserables. he joins an all-star cast including russell crowe, anne hathaway, helena bonham carter and hugh jackman. hugh jackman has agreed to star as houdini. eric sorkin will write the script and steven from wicked will write the music and lyrics. that's your eye on entertainment. edward lawrence for cbs news, hollywood. >>> good morning and thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. you almost made it. frida

. >>> the wegman's food chain now doing its part to lessen the blow of high-priced groceries. they've vowed not to raise the products on 50 items through april 28th, they include the house brand, ground beef, orange juice, turkey breast, ham, paper towels and chicken breast. remember, this is for their house brands mainly. also a new wegmans is going up in colombia for more shopping options coming down the road. >>> no skinny people welcomed here. you heard that right, no skinny people. what one health club is saying what they want to do and who they will and will not let in the door. >>> she thought they were just tall weeds growing in her back yard. after police showed up, she had no idea how right she was. you're watching "good morning maryland," what's next for you on this friday, everything you need to know to get your weekend started just right. we're back in just a bit. >>> news time 4:45, 27 degrees outside. five things you need to know before going out today. president barack obama will be at the consumer financial protection bureau this morning announcing his pick fo

wegmans will start running the as again after getting more of a ground swell asking for them. >>> now we'll talk about the video you just say. are you sure you want to go with that defense department. this is an odd claim from pepsi. an illinois man is suing claiming he found a mouse in his can of soda. the company's defense is no way you found a rodent in our soda because the body would have dissolved long before it was discovered. pepsi says the acid in mountain dew would have caused the mouse to disintegrate into a jellylike substance. >> is that what it's doing to our body? >> you got to think it might ab effecting your stomach lining. >> some of the carbonate -- might be affecting your stomach lining. >> some of the carbonated stuff. >>> we told you earlier in the hour mitt romney won the iowa caucus by just eight votes. >> back in 1776 just one vote was the difference between us declaring our independence from england or not. that same year it was one vote that made english the official language of america and not german. the push to use german was led by a group of germans in v

it has cost him a job as a spokesman for wegmans food market. customers complained about his behavior and the food chain reacted. >>> still ahead, a final look at >>> we want to share a surprising story of survival. a dog whose maryland owner died of carbon monoxide poisoning. just before thanksgiving george and his dog took a cross country in a vintage rv. carbon monoxide filled the vehicle from an unknown source. >> my dad passed away from carbon monoxide poisoning and the dog was alive. >> he hung in there and is want to take care of us from now on. >> investigators say the level of carbon monoxide was so high that it probably killed and george in minutes. the lab spent 11 hours in the vehicle and is doing just fine. there has to be some explanation for that. >> you have to check your batteries at make sure you have a carbon monoxide detector in your house. >> so important. >> especially in the winter. >>> back in the '50s by friday for the temperature. in the 40's tomorrow. by the way, don't be surprised if you run into a brief snow showers

wegman's announced a prize freeze on 50 products families use the most. they are wegman brand items including bread, soup, oranges and cough and cold medications. the price freeze is good from january 8th through april 28th. >>> it used to be you wanted your kids to make a lot of money. you would encourage them to become doctors. that's not necessarily a given anymore. cnn reports some doctors are actually going broke nowadays, particularly if they're in private practice which about half of them in america are. problems include shrinking insurance reimbursements, changing regulations as well as rising business and drug costs. doctor's offices are literally going out of business. some have seen medicare reimbursements cut by 40%. another cut of 27% is on the horizon. if congress doesn't act to stop it. that doesn't even include the insurance rates which have been surging, forcing a lot of doctors of a certain profession to say it isn't worth it anymore. >> the people who need the care the most are the ones who are affected first. >> seniors. >> seniors get

we told you that wegman's is freezing and giant just rolled out its guaranteed value price line. are some of the items here. more than 200 money savers and more than 60% of the line is priced at $2 or less. we talked to safeway too. they offer $5 fridays and monday mania deals for families to prepare meals at home for less and those monday deals offer deep discounts on selected items for the day. >> the early bird usually gets the tax refund early. but if you file before january 26, you might encounter a delay. the irs says new safeguards in place to detect fraud are slowing things down a bit. but if you file those taxes after or on the 26th, you are not going to be impacted. by the way, tomorrow is february 1, which is free file day. to learn more about how to get your taxes filed for free, go to the irs.gov website. anita. >> well tonight, dreams are still alive for the occupy protesters in two d.c. parks. today a federal judge ruled the government must notify the protesters if it plans to shut down their camp. he also said that the protesters must also be given the opportunity

. >>> wegman's is coming to column but athe supermarket will open in mid june at the intersection of snowden and mcgall road and they are looking for workers. you have to apply online. they have competitive pay, robust scholarship program, each lent benefits and flexible scheduling. to give you the size of this, it's actually two floor parking garage. this is the fifth store to each near maryland. >>> take a look at our temperatures tonight. not bad compared to the last couple nights. 29 in baltimore. we are below freezing now but it took all evening to get here and through the day, nice warm up into the mid 40s tomorrow we add another five to eight degrees ending up in the 50s and no wind out there tonight so at least there's no wind chill factor overnight and there will be a cold start in the morning with just a few passing clouds. i do think we'll quickly climb into the 40s by lunch time and by your afternoon we're talking about low to mid 50s out there, so what will this mean for your weekend? saturday into sunday we got those details in just minutes. >>> middle school in texas i

. >> 700 new jobs are coming to the state as wegmans gears up to open a new store.arket will have a two-floor parking their rights and will open in mid june. isn't range from cashier to culinary and restaurant positions -- the positions range from cashier to culinary positions. you can apply it by making an appointment online. we have a link at wbaltv.com. we do not like fees, especially hidden ones. there are other fees you're paying for them might make you more furious. >> the outrage was nearly seismic. rarely is anything ever said about investment expenses, the fees that are charged when you trade and sometimes when you do not. we do not protest because we are not paying attention. >> if i asked about cable tv, you can generally tell me. with this, this is an invisible hand that goes into your account and takes money out. >> there could be extra fees for not treating very much. -- for not trading. >> you don't want to be giving away will little you're getting back on the front end in the form of fees. >> read more closely monthly statements. ." 1% is a decent th

new jobs are coming to howard county as wegmans prepares to open its new store in columbia. the are recruiting full-time employees. this will be at snowdon river parkway. range ofre's a wide restaurant openings. hiring begins in march but you do need to make an apartment for this interview. find out how on our website. >> new efforts to help hundreds of employees of rg steel who were recently laid-off from the christmas holiday. kevin kamenetz is announcing an initiative to help the 720 people who are out of a job. the session will include presentations about unemployment insurance benefits and career services. the film industry of baltimore is getting a big boost from actor kevin spacey. he is producing and storing in a remake of the british political miniseries "house of cards." baltimore will be used to felon for many of the washington, d.c., locations. officials estimate this series could pump some $75 million into the local economy. many have asked us about a public memorial service for ron smith. those details have not been finalized. the service will be held on januar

you can take the one by wegmans. looks good in montgomery county. most problems on my way have been west of paper down on interstate 70 -- west of hagerstown. good shape on 66, 95, 395. the camera tells the tale of 395, dense fog. pretty dense in springfield, but clear as a bell in montgomery county. >> that will slow people down. find the weather conditions and traffic updates anytime on our website, wjla.com. >> driver should expect delays in and around the capital -- about capitol hill today because of events marking the anniversary of the supreme court's's controversial decision on abortion. thousands of people are expected to take part in the annual march for life from the national mall to the supreme court. before that much begins, activists will hold a vigil outside the supreme court, pro- choice activists. >> thousands of students gathered to remember a long time football coach joe paterno. he died yesterday after battling lung cancer. jummy olabanji joins us with more on his legacy. >> good morning. doctors say the 85-year-old football coac

wgn news @ 9 wegman's food markets chilly temperatures not here but in other parts of the country downling and parts of georgia. carolinas' of course and florida are around alabama in some areas into the thirties tonight but in chicago 33 degrees a balmy temperatures this time of year satellite pictures not much happening we did have a few rain showers are there today did not make it to the ground the ground is dry as it could be rainfall evaporated before it hit the ground look at the numbers thursday-friday in the 40 saturday-sunday weekend plans a big cooler pushing cold air into the area and monday- tuesday back into the 40's and another bout of cold air wednesday forecast model suggesting parts of the area might pick up snowfall next wednesday watching that possibility just a nice couple of days >> protesters tell the matter how they feel about school closings and a pit bull owner defense the breed. south chicago police asking to help to find a cop killer and more than 100 guns taken off the street chicago tribune for those of the day. photos of the day more photos available alex

. >> howard county has a new wegman's store getting set to open. coming up, the simple step you need to take to land an interview. >> from the big shelves to the small screen. the legal drama, "the firm." >> first a programming note. bob ehrlich will be our guest this morning. if you have a question for him, e-mail us at sundayquestions @ wbal >> in this morning's consumer alert, hundreds of -- wegman's is recruiting for its new store set to open. the positions range from entry level to management to kp customer service and cashiers. there are a wide range of culinary and restaurant openings. hiring begins in march. we have a link to that information on our web site. click on "as seen on" at www.wbaltv.com. >> 2012 could bring more expensive european vacations. starting now, jets will be liable for the carbon emissions, so the price is expected to be passed along to customers. we're talking as much as $15 more per ticket. it is part of an effort to hold companies carbon credit if they emit greenhouse yes -- gas yasts. >> since the typical tax deadl

edward jones rounds out the top five, sas institute as number three and wegman's food market as a numbere national foundation for credit counseling found that 62% of the americans say their top financial goal for 2012 is paying down debt. but where should you start? earlier i got a little help from financial analyst clyde anderson. >> a lot of us racked up bills last month. >> a lot of bills. >> january comes along and you look ought the credit karpd bills and you figure out how do you pay them off? do you pay them all off? >> it ooh's very smart thing but you have to have a strategy. a lot of people want to pay the highest balance or pay the lowest balance. what you need do is tackle the one with the highest apr. this is a smart strategy. you want to eliminate the one you're paying the most interest on. by the time you do that, you go to the next one with the next highest interest rate because you don't want to be paying more on these high interest rate cards just because you paid off one with a $100 balance. >> should you be consolidating when you have a lot of different bills? >> defi

food costs eat up a big part of your budget, but wegmans just announced a price freeze on 50 things families use the most. they'ring with man brand items only and include bread, soup, fruit, cough and coal over the counter medication. you'll -- cold over the counter medication. >>> it's not a formal recall, but gm wants volt owners to bring their electric dealers to the dealer. the auto company wants to shore up the battery's structure. three caught fire after some side impact crash tests. the fires occurred about seven days to three weeks after those tests. the problem is blamed on a coolant leak that caused an electrical short. gm says it will reach out to owners. >>> kodak may be facing a fuzzy future. the film manufacturer's stocks plummeted 27% after the wall street journal reported it may file for chapter 11 bankruptcy. kodak has been seeing buyer -- speaking buyers rather for thousands of its patents to try and forestall the move and say the deal could generate as much as $3 million. >>> our redskins insider tells us what moves the team needs to make. >>> but first to infinity and bey

. >> and on the list, wegman which continues toke paind into maryland, virginia and didn't c.mclane's booze allen hamilton was 84th. capital one and navy federal credit union were new on this list. number 98 for capital 1 and number 95 for nfcu. very good. >> google, free food in the california. that would be so lovely. >> that's great. >> tucker? >> lots of money, that's what they are making. >> the forecast is calling for a little wintertime weather. >> that's free. >> that's always free. the weather is always free. so is the free app. we'll tell you about that later. tony, very nice. >> there is the sat right. there are some clouds moving in. we're going to watch an area of low pressure develop to our south and that's going to team up with the moisture that you see towards chicago. that's going to move through here into some cold air sew thank you fast starting at 11. we're going to get some snow and that dreaded win tri mix. there we are at midnight. notice that band of snow across north central maryland and the pink. the pink is the she had and freezing rain. most of the

wegman's announced they were pulling commercials featuring alec baldwin.omers complained after baldwin was pulled off a plane for refusing to turn off his ipad. after a strong customer response they said fine we'll bring baldwin back. a steve jobs action figure. a chinese action company is promoting one. will it see much action in the united states or will apple shut down attempts to miniaturize their founder months after his death. >> reporter: this is one of many attempts to cash in on steve jobs' legacy. will apple try to stop this? if history is any indication they will try to stop this thing in its tracks because they have been protective of steve jobs over the years. it's 12 inches high. made by a chinese company. it's supposed to look like steve jobs. look at the hands. you can pop those off. it comes with three separate pairs of hands. look at the real steve jobs. keep in mind apple stopped the company earlier. go back to the side by side. most dolls aren't usually put together that well. $99.99. some of these things are available on e-bay but they

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. >> when my son went to villanova, we we went to the wegman's down there. it's very, very nice.the super bowl. ok, 100,000 jobs over the next 10 years. they have 700,000 people worldwide. >> wow! >> at coca-cola. they're massive. number one soft drink maker in the world. i mean, the ceo of coca-cola spoke to my colleague, listen to this. he is really hiring. >> 10,000 jobs per year all around the world. we are a local business wherever we operate. in the united states, we are growing and we're investing in creating jobs. in europe, we're growing and investing and creating jobs. and we're growing faster in the emerging markets and creating more jobs. >> and the thing about coca-cola, i'm not going to give you a list of jobs because it's just everything. i mean, there's so many jobs available. coca-cola, one of those companies wherever you can get in, even if it's the ground level, work your way up. >> finally, the financial company edward jones. >> edward jones needs financial advisors, branch administrators. now, this is another interesting one because again, you know, with the

number four, wegmans.a while. >> does have anything to do with william wedmen? >> it's a supermarket chain and they treat people incredibly well. they keep working it and workin. >> edward jones. never played people off during the downturn. and you know, again they take care of people financially, great stock options there as well. >> did apple make your list? >> apple does not, you have to agree to participate in this service. so it's, we survey hundreds of companies. and you know, the employees of the employees are interviewed. if apple declines to participate, which as you can imagine they might do -- >> is geo on the list? did you like working at ge? >> i guess so. >> what about comcast? i'm walking blind here. >> comcast is on the list. >> how high up? >> it's higher up -- >> what kind of company is comcast? >> you still me. >> they leave us alone. we're like a terrorist cell on other own. >> that's not a nice way to say it. >> i think there's something to be said about empowering employees. >> they l