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you are watching good morning maryland. a live look at 95 north of o'donnell. >>> now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. >>> 4:56. fear building in libya as thousands of missiles from qaddafi's regime are missing. s officials say they are concern the stockpile of more than 20,000 portable antiaircraft missiles could end up in the hands of terrorist. fear is some of the shoulder fired missiles may have been smug led across the border into african countries. >>> to yemen large crowds of women was inspired of a noble peace prize we told you about and they took to the streets to celebrate the award. they brought their children to show peaceful resistance. dozens of women demonstrators were injured when pro government forces attacked them with rocks and batons. >>> desperate medical drama unfolding in the most remote places. it's been a week since american scientists stationed at the southpole has been suffered what she thought was a stroke. her family is fighting to get her help and rescue. her speech and vision is impaired but t

plus, snow in maryland? it started just over the border here. >> the doppler showing rein in our area, but way out west, some mixed precipitation moving through the oakland and deep creek area. they could get an inch before the evening is true. it is rating in baltimore, 49 at the airport, 53 at the we are just days away in a decision in the amanda knox appealed. in the final week of the nine month appeal case, italian prosecutors argue the evidence against her is rock-solid, but the defense has chipped away at it, aided by a court-appointed forensic experts to call the dna evidence unreliable. >> the all-out assault on amanda's character and who she is was so over the top, it was incredible. it was really tough to listen to and tough for amanda to listen to as well. >> the prosecution has asked the court to increase her prison sentence to life. a verdict is expected on monday. >> digaetano it is snowing in maryland tonight? >> -- did you notice it is snowing in maryland tonight? >> deep creek is probably ge

how marylanders dealt with it and what to expect from here on it. >>> the snowstorm hit maryland with the rest of the eastern seaboard. the latest on the damage and the clean up. plus the storms may be over and is this cold weather here to stay. ted williams has the answer in the first weather forecast. >>> saying good-bye to a young life cut short. a local boy is laid to rest. the details are ahead. >>> they are ready to put the jaguar game behind them and why players say they aren't too concerned about last week's performance. eyewitness news, sunday morning starts now. . >>> good morning and welcome to eyewitness news this sunday. i am gigi barnett. >> good morning to you. >> it was an interesting day. >> dropoff of where you saw snow and where you didn't, it is very steep. if you are in the city waking up, you are wondering what all the hoopla is about. as soon as you cross the northern portion of the metro area up until the north and northwest counties. where did all the snow come from. >> we will take a look quickly outside. it as dry day too, i guess for me. outside, i will giv

mountain snowfall of to the west and even northern maryland. locally by tomorrow midday and afternoon, a few wet snowflakes mixing in, but no stimulation. we will track accumulation especially in higher elevations out west and near the pennsylvania line, we could be talking several inches. high temperatures in the low 40's tomorrow. marine corps marathon, low 40's to start the day around the freezing mark with highs in the upper 40's with a lot of sunshine on sunday. for the afternoon and evening on saturday the rain comes to an end a little before nightfall. >>> there is a wind warning right now at the chesapeake bay bridge. get ready. buckle down if you're headed across the bridge. we will show you live pictures of thanks to geico where you'll find a quiet ride around the beltway and inside the beltway. 395 looks great. 66 uneventful in rosslyn. if looks good in maryland at the wilson bridge, near andrews air force base 270 out of frederick and on to the beltway and american legion bridge. >>> 5:43, 43 degrees on this friday. >> metro officia

maryland's most powerful radar. see the skies cleared nicely, a couple of real small isolated showers that would last no more than five or ten minutes. you probably won't see that. the wind is gusty. winds around 32 winchester. gusty tomorrow. sunny. the temperatures not dropping that much. i think we got a good weekend. >> that's good weather for running. justin is running in the marathon out there. >> justin berk running that and breezy and sunshine, not bad. >> that's it for us at 6:00. we will see you right back here at 11:00. go to our website at abc2news.com.

, and northern maryland. that includes all these zones inside this red outline. parts of the shenandoah valley and here western maryland all the way across northern maryland. there is howard county, and here's montgomery county. various points north and west there could get maybe in some places as much as six inches of snow. i'll show you my more details map here coming up in 30 seconds. for now we've got a few high clouds drifting over us. no travel problems weather-wise on this friday morning. it's cold. you need to layer up. it's near freezing in western maryland, much of west virginia. down to the low and mid-30s around the shenandoah valley and blue ridge. closer to washington, mid-30s in montgomery county, near fairfax. washington and arlington counties near 40. there is that gorgeous eastern horizon. sunrise will be at 7:31. we'll have that sun in and out this morning. then clouding up this afternoon as highs climb into the low 50s. this evening cloudy. we'll be down into the 40s through the latter par

good morning maryland i'm charley crowson. let's get to justin berk with a check of the weather forecast. things could be changing the next few days. >> a lot of action down from the gulf of mexico. leading edge of the storm complex, high clouds mixed in. patchy fog trying to form. we will be dry today and cooler than we were yesterday. we had the boundary push through that cleared us out with the sun. 48 is where we sit now in baltimore. 52 easton. 50s southern maryland. 50s and 40s to the north. skies will give way from early morning sunshine, increasing clouds, a bit breezy this afternoon. aiming for 71 degrees. we will talk about the storm coming up. let's go to the roads. traffic with tanya. >>> a broken down car, 50 west at the bay bridge. downtown, an accident in the clean up stages, sarah to ga at charles street. this is 795, light traffic in both directions. no incidents. things are running smoothly. 93, 395, south, overnight construction between russ spell the beltway. they will clean that up before 5:00 a.m. >>> it

now we'll talk about the western part of maryland. carroll county, frederick county, an inch through the day tomorrow lack it is a quick mover. by sunday, we'll be seeing plenty of sunshine in the forecast. itely good news for the ravens. for today the temperature will be right around 52 degrees and by tonight around 38 degrees cold tomorrow, that is when we get the rain snow mix in here with the temperature coming in right around 40 degrees. here's a check of the 7-day forecast for you. all eyes going to the ravens game and halloween. temperature 55 degrees you know what? officially we are in fall, but it is beginning to look a lot more like winner northern texas. look at this snow, wow. up to two and a half inches fell in amarillo. temperatures are expected to be back in the 50s today and mid-60s tomorrow. >> i am not ready for that snow. we have a lot of slowdowns going on slow on the outer loop from hartford to york. right past 75 at old court road. 95 southbound before 395, we have a truck parked in the right lane to the far left

it is at maryland traffic. to get all the latest traffic updates, we'll have it for you right there, every accident that we have coming in. charlie? >> reporter: the challenge to the gas ceiling. it is an elite list of top women atop the corporate ladder. most recently a new listing is virginia remeantty. she brings a total number of women as ceos at fortune 500 companies to 18. women only make up 3.2% of company's ceos. >>> are you in debt? a new study shows something you can doing do to make yourself smarter with your own money. stay single. how your relationship status can affect your wallet. >>> and a fatal crash claiming the lives of seven people. what happened? alarming new video coming up next when good morning maryland continues on this friday morning. >>> news time 4:44. five things you need to know on this friday. 100 years of electric cars on display at the smithsonian. it includes a 1913 ford model t, touring car. >>> a recent studies says couples have a much harder time making it than those who are

maryland fans looked prepared, but i think they were shocked. they walked to the game in snow today. the game's first possession. goes untouched. 18 yards for the score. eagles have an early lead. cj brown would get the start. 7-3 boston college. brown would be replaced by brian in the second quarter. alex on the end around, takes it 21 yards for the touchdown. right now, boston college leads. maryland loses 28-17. >>> logan thomas and virginia tech on the road against the duke blue devils. no score in this game. thomas with a little play action rolls left. lost it to eric martin, two yards for the touchdown. the hokies out in front 7-0. we go to the second quarter. josh takes the inside handoff. he goes up the middle 31 yards down to the 1 yard line. he would score on the next play. the hokies rush. improving to 8-1. >>> georgetown defeats holy cross. howard shut out by south carolina state 31-0. >>> the redskins head north of the border for tomorrow's game versus the bills in toronto. it's the first time in team history that they will play a r

not far from the maryland chesapeake house on i-95. it happened around 1 when a semitruck slammed into the back of a car. this is video from the mdot camera from the scene. authorities say two people in the crash were hurt. >>> police are searching for withins in a possible attempted abduction case at downs park in anne arundel county sunday night. officers arrested a man after a witness saw hmm approach two boys. she says she saw him give the children money and tried to get them into walk into the woods with him. that's when she steps in and the boys left. police are look for that woman and the -- looking for the woman and two boys to help with the investigation. if you have information about the story, call police as quickly as possible. >>> investigators are trying to figure out what started a tugboat fire in south baltimore. it broke out around two yesterday afternoon along the patapsco river close to where the key highway meets lawrence street. a fuel line broke after the fire started. no one was injured. >>> first increase in the

. 7.22% of maryland household are millionaires. that is slightly higher than hawaii. phoenix estimates that the number of millionaires grew 7% since last year. >> what do we want to do? we want to stop -- >> dozens up protesters occupied annapolis tonight. they are fed up with corporate greed. >> corporations have taken over our government. the banks on our government. once a politician gets in office. if you are to spend $1 billion to spend eight -- to win a presidential election, you are totally and completely tied to the people who get the money. >> protesters in annapolis say their goal is to separate politics for money. maryland state troopers are questioning the reliability of the guns they carry. d barack manufacturer insists the guns are safe. jane miller investigate. >> the service up and carried by a maryland state troopers is a 40 caliber beretta. the agency bought the model in use in 2008. the problem started in 2010. state police spokesman says the problem with the gun to talk magazine that holds the bullets surfaced f

college park and the university of maryland baltimore. we're live in the city with the details. >> reporter: right now we're in the study phase. the board of regents was going to come up with a study. they want to see the potential of whether or not it's a good idea to merge the university of maryland baltimore here with the university of maryland college park. maryland senate president mike miller called for this study to see if it's feasible for the two largest research campuses in the state university system to merge. leaders are basically looking at increased research funding that could be coming in. the community and some civic leaders have expressed concern that merging the two will have a negative impact on the city of baltimore. balance more city's mayor is expected to speak at the hearing today. the legislation has mandated that the university of maryland must issue a report on this study by december 15. this hearing takes place this afternoon from 3:00 to 5:00 at the university of maryland baltimore campus at 621 west lombard st

good morning, maryland, i am charlie. let's get right to it shall we and have a check of that weekend forecast with meteorologist justin berk. >> good morning to you we are checking out the satellite radar composite cloud look like they are rolling away along i- 70. we have been tracking about this, so while we have been talking about a clear start looks like this streamer may get its way through, even flurries may be showing out there this morning. it is west of harrisburg. i know they are not watching us but i wanted to let you know what we are looking at on the screen. we say dry and in fact at 47 degrees and a clear sky, you sue a shot saw a shot of that moon here and may actually hit the beltway in downtown and may ease some of the sun glare issues that may pop up in an hour. that is their temperature. and look at those arrows not as long and strong as yesterday. we will have winds but the shift over the weekend will be light but from a different direction. [ inaudible ] >> -- this afternoon but how about the traffic

maryland's gas tax would put us at the top of the map. >> the people of maryland would wish he would start looking at what is good for maryland, but he is more interested in the political stage in washington, d.c. >> reporter: some drivers already struggle to pay for gas with prices twice as high as a year ago. >> 15-cents on top of that, that's getting pretty ridiculous. >> it would hurt. it would hurt. >> maryland is taxed pretty highly, expect for the inner harbor i'm not sure where it goes. >> reporter: this jobs bill and the possible tax increase could come up in the next regular session. that starts in january. adam may, wjz eyewitness news. >>> thank you adam. in addition to state taxes you also pay 18-cents a gallon in federal state taxes every time you fill up. >>> wireless carriers will start notifying you when you get close to your monthly minutes. the goal is to prevent you from getting a much larger bill than what you expected. new rules don't go into effect until 2013. you have to cut down on your driving and cut down on your talks. >> unless you're on that unlimited th

and extreme western maryland, it's at peak. so that means it might be a good time just to hop in your car if you have one and just drive around. see what's out there. want to look at that map again? >> it shows the metro area has yet to peak. good news, good news, indeed. so enjoy what you can. >> yum. >> while you can. >> pumpkins. >> love carved pumpkins upon. >> apple pie. >> reporter: soon, all of this will, quicker than you think, fade into winter. >> we are going to get lost in the corn maze. >> we're so excited. >> reporter: in baltimore county, where the leaves need to be raked, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. >> well, taking those fall memories when you can because within a week, within a day, you'll be raking up snow. >> at last check, they're still stuck in the corn maze. we're sending sky eye chopper 13 out. >> well, the snow is going to bring a lot of leaves down over the next couple of days. even branches. north and west of us, could be heading up some branches. could even take power out. 47 now. but the dew poin

from western maryland. to parts of virginia to the northeast states but first we will go to annie on the weather terrace. >> you can see the cold air mass that has been left behind. once the storm went on through. dropping lots of snow in some locations. and in fact here on the weather terrace, i see a little bit of snow, even on our patio furniture. here is a look at some of the snow that has fallen. cascade maryland, a lot of snow. in maryland, in clarksburg, thanks to harold sending in those pictures for us today. snow totals around the area. here is a little sampling. maryland, in frederick kahn, check that out. almost a foot of snow fell today. clarksburg maryland getting three inches officially. and gaithersburg a half of an inch. barryville virginia three inches and winchester, virginia, five inches. inside the beltway, a trace to less than an inch. we have now a freeze warning in effect. the entire dc metro area. overnight into early tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. and here is a look at doppler radar. around

the maryland lottery teams up with the maryland state police. that story coming up. >> yet again we are talking about rain showers across the baltimore area. how long will it last and is [ female announcer ] having grands! biscuits in the morning is easy. just pop 'em in... then go about your business... and in just 15 minutes, your family can enjoy warm fresh from the oven biscuits. grands! warm ideas made easy. ♪ start your morning a whole new way! ♪ ♪ pillsbury grands! biscuits ♪ filled with breakfast ingredients ♪ ♪ ready in minutes! ♪ you gotta taste...mmmm a brand new morning ♪ [ female announcer ] new pillsbury grands! biscuit sandwiches. >> good morning. the sun won't be coming up for another hour and a half. it is 50 degrees at the inner harbor. humidity at 93%. that's out at the airport. elsewhere, it is at 100%, including tv hill. as we start off this morning, in may be areas of fog and maybe drizzle within that. overall we've seen the bulk of the showers end across baltimore as we head into the morning hours. here's a

first time i'm sighing the image out of western maryland. we are getting snow out this way in the haguers town camera, rain so far. back here in baltimore, again it's a relatively quiet night. 47, winds are very, very light. it is the preverb ya'll calm before the storm. there is some snow now over cumberland, rain mixed with snow. the change over from west to east, that's going to be the story through the day tomorrow. the further west you are watching from you are begin to see the changeover to snow sooner than points east of baltimore. mid-40s on the map. not bad except oakland, 32. winds are light. calm before the storm. here it is, rain, snow, the whole ball of wax and everything in between. mixture of wet snow and rain is what we are seeing in a lot of our observing stations in west virginia and southwestern virginia. this is the first batch of rain , the first part of the storm sending in the precipitation in to western maryland tonight. it's the coastal storms south and east the big player in our weather, around baltimore, the baltim

. >>> good news on the job front in maryland. a new report from the us department of labor shows the state added 6800 jobs in september. it is the strongest job creation performance since 2005. he said he intends to bring a package of reforms to try to create more jobs. >>> not so good news on the slots front tonight. analysts revised revenues downward. estimates from the two currently operating casinos have dropped about 36 million bucks. the states stand to lose $179 million in projected revenues. >>> tomorrow a great gets a well deserved honor. a bronze statue will be unveiled on the plaza on washington boulevard. the dedication ceremony was set for tomorrow because brooks was part of the 1970s world series team. the statue is a gift to the city. tomorrow's dedication is set for noon. >>> it opened in 1981 and this weekend the national aquarium expects to welcome its 45th millionth visitor. folks think it will happen sometime around noon tomorrow. they will shower that person with a number of cool prizes. >>> the temperatures

well actually, maryland does have the death penalty. it's rarely enforced, but prosecutors will have to consider it for this case. bonnie frederick, however, remains skeptical. everyone knows justice will not be served in montgomery county, maryland, there are only so many roads from north carolina to maryland and it's hunting season in the south. accidents can happen, just a thought. well, i guess. but mike grim says that's not really a very good thought, is it? wow, people really need to learn the system. they have to prove he actually did it and if they don't find any evidence, physical or dna, he will not be convicted. in this country, you are innocent until proven guilty. did he do it? i would say so, until they prove it, he is innocent. you know what, mike, you got that right. while we are all angry and sad what happened to william and his mom, thankfully, internet mob justice is not how we do things around here. and finally on an entirely different note, we got this from anna marie in annapolis who says thank you so much for airi

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let's get into it here on maryland's most powerful radar. we can see these storms, many of them positioned to west of westminster, pretty healthy storm moving into taneytown, then we take you south, d.c. area, the park where there were sirens and things earlier. we never had a government- issued tornado warning at least that in area, there is a new thundershower now coming through, maybe some lightning there on the night sky in college park. i did want to take you down toward damascus, i-270, a wet direction in this area. baltimore with a couple of showers. overnight 60, look for fog, continuing to be an issue into the morning commute. give yourself a little extra time with that. it's tough to see. use the low beams. then, tomorrow, maybe a break out in the wet weather in the morning but another round due in in the afternoon but that will be the beginning of the fall-like weather jamie wants and we've got more on that coming up. >>> earlier tonight, look what college park sent out to all of its students, read it with me. here is what they sa

next week maryland back in college park against virginia. moving on from towson. west 157 yard this evening against delaware and four touchdown of the northwestern high school grabbed 18 touchdowns and leads the nation. 52 second left. towson trailing 35-30. and before blocking this field goal attempt. a chance for towson investigatory. second now. hail mary from the quarterback as time runs out and there's no divine intervention. game over. towson 6-2, 4-1 in the caa and they lose 35-30. also on the frosty chilly saturday, where's the hash marks and the out of bound? this is new york city today. yale columbia ivy league amid a ton of snow. it's october 29th. not christmas eve. as yale beats columbia 16-13. and big 10 action, perdue -- purdue visited michigan and got a states of fits jerald and he find the seam and weaves in and out of the defense like artwork and scored on 69 yard and michigan easily over purdue 36- 14. all right. ravens tomorrow i say they win 28-10 we will see what happens. >> i hope you are right. thanks ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> the mayor of

maryland it takes up 1-0 lead. of the tar heels defender. 15 minutes later, carolina -- the defender can't use his hands. that is a red card. he goes with the penalty kick. it is good. they had to play the rest of the way with a man down. considering you are on the road, it may take a little bit as a victory. >> to see that high school coach get emotional, you know his heart is in at 100% pure >> absolutely on both sides. >> thank you, pete. stay with us. >> look really great weekend. perfectly timed. classic well -- classic fall weather. sunday morning the possibility of some frost in the area. white sunny skies in the afternoon on both saturday and sunday. a weather system comes the with the spread on monday. it is back to the low '70's on wednesday and thursday. in the next couple of days, it will be beautiful outside. >> i don't mind the leaves turning color. he did not want me that they would fall off the trees that would cause to some work to be done. >> thank you so much. "that is a look at our knees. the to

in maryland... this weekend...plus- how much yoo'll get in your p3 ssnging natsno one on the corner got swwgga like us and... they'vv got so much swagger... that we got ahold oo one more pair of tickets. when we're giving away tickets to see jay z and kanye west 3 3 friday,,october 28th 3 fiber map some of you have already been caught red handed.but was that red light camera hat snapped your picture... there to save your life... or just make money.the debate is back in the spotlight.megan gilliland is live downtoon this morning at some red light cameras that are among those being questione. questiinee.good morning patrice, we're standing heee at the corner oo 83 aad fayette street... where this red light camera has beee flashing all morning.and speaking out aaout it... saying the way these ccmeras are controlled puts profits before people. people.last year nearly 200,000 red light camera tickets were handdd out in baltimore city... generating 75 dolllrs per ticket.those city and a private business h

you see the rain at the maryland-pennsylvania line. i circled baltimore in yellowed just to give a reference point. most of the rain as falling in frederick county and a former showers. there is drizzle. if you look at the bottom of the screen down below baltimore and just west of the day around waldorf -- the clout to really begin to bend out. it is going to be a cloudy day but the clouds it gets thinner and the rain chances go down for a while this afternoon. i will let details of the forecast and what happens the next couple of days, coming up. >> two florida men behind bars after a maryland state trooper found 67 pounds of marijuana in their truck. state police said the trooper stopped to help them and change a flat tire on the side of i-95 in cecil county around 7:30 p.m. wednesday. they said the trooper asked to search the car but the two men started acting suspicious. the street value of the marijuana is estimated as $335,000. the trooper was ironically on his way home from a three-day training course on drug interdiction. a sta

for more information, go to maryland zoo.org. >>> outside the third saturday of may, maryland horse racing, doesn't mean to make the headlines. talking about rapid reducks. got out and stayed, and wire to wire, winning the 19th consecutive time. ties ab all-time -- an all-time mark. the horse is owned bid high school grad, robert cole and one racing, the breeders cup. a philly named having grace. congratulations to mr. cole and rapid reduction. >>> all right, that's good news jamie. coming tonight on abc a 2 news at 11:00. >> you could actually see the joy on her face. this is one happy home coming. we'll tell you about the elaborate scheme, soldier returning from war, to surprise his wife. >>> virginia, and made headlines this week when she took over ibm. why -- tell you about several women making big strides for ending gender bias. joipjoin us for "abc news" at 11:00. >>> i speak for the people. >> i think we will see a few flakes fly, mixed with rain. >> i don't think it will be a shovel situation. >> should anybody keep their date saturday night? >> and like you or anybody, i don't hav

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details in a bit when "good morning maryland" continues on this tuesday. >>> now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. >>> we learned about an hour and a half ago that the bodies of moammar qaddafi and his son and former aide have been buried. they have been in the commercial freezer in the town since last week's death and reports of those you heard it on good morning maryland a spokesperson says they were buried at dawn in an unmarked grave at an undisclose location. >>> the death toll in turkey is 366. the quake hit the eastern part of the country and more people are feared trap and the death toll is likely to rise. rescuers have been working 24 hours a day trying to find survivors and reports say 1300 people have sustained some level of injury. >>> the wikileaks founder says the company will sem prairl suspend pblycation because they need time to make fund raising efforts and they are running out of donations. the organization facilitates the anonymous publication of sensitive information is running off cash reserves for the past year. he blames the financial blockade by u.s. banks for de

you are watching "good morning maryland" first and only at 4:30. a live look in downtown baltimore's inner harbor. >>> now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. >>> it's 20 minutes until 5 and the move on wall street is now in its third week and spreading beyond manhattan. a hundred people gathered in burlington, vermont opposing a lot of things including what they say is corporate greed. now they are planning to return next sunday but some protesters are joining the ranks in new york. similar events have been planned and executed in boston, chicago, l.a., be a in -- and in cement seattle. >>> residents -- and in seattle. >>> taxi cab commission announced plans to move a $19 on fares and that means the meeter will keep running until your ride is over no matter the length. wonder if anyone will protest that. the fare cap didn't include surcharges for extra bags and passengers per 1 dollar gas surcharge. they are skied crude to remain in place -- scheduled to remain in place through mid-november. >>> now maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the fore

this is baltimore maryland, abc2 news in baltimore, where is our maryland popcorn? where is our seasoning? we need to work on this. it popcorn.org if you want more information including how high a kernel can pop. you read your trivia sheet. >> three feet. >>> this is going to a good cause. this is going to the kids campaign. win for change program last year, we raised $19,000, i go to essex elementary thursday, kicking off this and also running in a marathon to raise money. the cool kids campaign, kids going through cancer treatment, hopefully this will go to a good cause. let's get to it outside. we are looking at hopefully drying things out. mid-40s this morning, up to 67 this afternoon. i wanted to point out federalsburg elementary, in the eastern shore, no rain today, they want a little break, especially as we try to harvest the corn on the eastern shore. there is our storm. it is wrapping around new york city right now. it's been stuck on top of us since most of the weekend. we are under tin influence of the chilly air. look at this dry weather. we are going to

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where the delay begins when good morning maryland continues. >>> good morning maryland i'm charley crowson. a lot going on on this tuesday morning. sherrie johnson has the latest on a proposal that could affect how much you pay for gas in maryland. linda sos that details on the murder trial. kuren redmond has the latest on the university student found dead in a dumpster. first the forecast with justin berk. >>> storm systems developing. first off, patchy fog, may break out peaks of sun. temperatures low 50s, 7:19 sunrise. clouds on the increase. may turn overcast, pushing 71, two degree guaranteed high. 60s with clouds on the increase this evening. increases the wind through tomorrow morning. these yellow arrows indicating a 10- 15 miles per hour wind. looking to miles per hour winds or strong i, especially eastern shore, east, look at these arrows, talking 40, 50 miles per hour winds, that's along the beaches. talking 20, 30 miles per hour in baltimore with higher gusts. we will break down the rain and the rest of the forecast in a moment. 6:45 now. let's go to the roads. >>> 295 south, 1

that is coming up in the next hour of "good morning maryland." back in a bit. . >>> you're watching the station that works for you "good morning maryland." >>> major traffic alert this morning as a tanker truck crashed and exploded along the conowingo dam. there's a bigger growing problem we are telling you about this morning. >> reporter: city officials asked occupy baltimore protesters to scale it back. coming up a. look at which group is helping them. >>> and there could be a new way to fight breast cancer. what doctors here at copkins have dis-- hopkins have discovered. >>> good morning. i am charley crowson let's get to it. you heard the rain falling out there and here's lynette charles with a look at the forecast. >> all right. so linda had it right. you need the umbrellas and going throughout the day you might need the windbreaker. on the breezy side but becoming windy going into the evening. the temperatures are

maryland's most powerful radar is dry right now. we'll be staying that way as we go through the next few hours. finally the rain will be upon us. our highs today 75 at inner harbor. 72 in annapolis. i had so many friends. 74 in d.c. that's the way that i like. it as we go through the neighborhood forecast, i don't know, those friends might die out. look at the 67 degrees that i'm forecasting into federal hill and then the rain on top of it, the clouds. the satellite and radar pick up on the clouds trying to stream in across the area. we're getting it from every angle. we have it from the west, the clouds from the south. the storm system will be moving in as we go into tomorrow from the south. it's working in tandem with this upper level low. we have the surface low from florida, lots of moisture with this and with that we'll be putting down at times some heavy rainfall across the area. future trends will be picking up what i'm talking b things still looking good as we go through the rest of the evening. so towards morning about 3:00

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good morning maryland. i am charley crowson. let's get to meteorologist justin berk but before that. happy birthday to the magickingdom in orland o. disney world, -- orlando. disney world celebrating a birthday. that's why we have the mky mouse cup out this morning -- mickey mouse cup out this morning. >> much better in october than july from personal experience. we are trying to shake and bake things because it's chilly. 44 ocean city. matching our mark of 44. and we have seen a few local spots in the upper 30s as we had a little clearing allowing for temperatures to drop even lower. clouds may lock in place again for today. 34 oakland and they had snow over the weekend in garrett county and didn't stick but it stuck in the high country. canadian valley got it. snowshoe west virginia and up across the ridge and pennsylvania by 7 springs. this morning we are not talking about well i will talk about snow. and i will show you pictures. i don't know what's going on with the cameras this morning. we have ourselves this area of low p

southern maryland, it's in the low 60s there. it's mild ahead of a cold front that's coming in and triggering more showers throughout the day. sunrise will be in the 60s throughout much of the day, maybe even 70 by midafternoon. this evening, sunset, 6:14. maybe even a lingering shower into the evening. gusty, 25 miles an hour bringing in much colder weather. clearing out by mid evening and near 50 by midnight. and yes, these counties in blue may have a freeze. team morning, including the panhandle of west virginia, the nearby counties of frederick and maryland, farther to the north up to the pennsylvania border, washington county, as well. first freeze of the season possible tomorrow morning. and a chilly day on friday. partly cloudy near 50. saturday, a chilly rain, maybe a few wet snowflakes. there, i said it. then a saturday night beginning to clear out and another cold start to sunday morning. sunny on sunday, but highs only near 50. so a really chilly pattern. chilly for halloween, as well. there's a small chance of spingel

marylanders in marriage equality. they throw their support behind the raw to allow same-sex emergencies to be -- >> we choose to live by fundamental principles, equal protection of the law for every individual and a free exercise of religion without government intervention. >> the chief opponent of same- sex marriage in the general assembly says. >> i think it's an atrocity, exposes him for what he is. should he have been supportive of it in the past he should have said so. >> a bill that would have legalized same-sex marriage passed the state senate in the 2011 legislative session but failed in the house of delegates, delegate dwyer says the support in 2012 could be enough to get the bill passed. >> there will be a fight and we will probably lose this time. >> if the bill does pass, delegate dwyer says he will lead an effort to gather enough signatures for a state-wide ref run testimony on the ballot. in a poll taken january, gonzalez research and marketing found that 51% of marylanders support allowing same-sex coup

jail awaiting extradition to maryland. the sheriff's office is investigating an attempted abduction. a 20-year-old woman says a faded block honda four door pulled up this afternoon. a man threw the door open and asked her to get in. she ran, the car took off. the sheriff's office says it is not clear whether this is related to three other attempted abductions this month. >>> a 27-year-old man is recovering in a california hospital after being attacked by a great white shark. it all happened at marina beach. the victim was bitten on the arm and neck. the shark could be up to 20 feet long. the victim is listed in stable condition and expected to be okay. california state park officials will be patrolling the beaches looking for any shark activity. >>> 13 americans are dead after a car bomb exploded next to a nato convoy. the car packed with explosives ran into a bus carrying nato personnel. the taliban is claiming responsibility. >>> a five-day strike is forcing air france to cancel flights and more problems may be on the wa

western maryland has had some messy chilly weather it past few days. it clears out nicely for the weekend. afternoon highs in the mountain's upper 40's to low 50's. on the lower eastern shore including ocean city, sunshine in abundance for the upcoming weekend. 74 cast -- or through the weekend. a sprinkle in spots on monday. back to the sunshine on tuesday. a better chance of a thunderstorm on wednesday and thursday. >> thank you very much. still ahead -- you are heading to a one-term presidency. that is what the late apple ceo steve jobs told president obama and the fall. we will take a look at the biography had at 5: 0 space 30. we were so blessed when we had triplets. if by blessed you mean freaked out about money. well, we suddenly noticed that everything was getting more expensive, so we switched to the bargain detergent, but i found myself using three times more than you're supposed to and the clothes still weren't as clean as with tide. so we're back to tide. they're cuter in clean clothes. [ laughs ] thanks, honey. yeah. you suck at folding. [

>>> now "good morning maryland." >>> could several city recreation centers close? i am sherrie johnson. reaction from parents coming up. >>> and the president reaches out to voters hit hard by the housing crisis. what is his plan and how it works. >>> and health experts say vaccinating half the pop lei lation solves half the problem. government is considering recommending bows get the hpv vaccine as well. >>> all that is -- boys get the hpv vaccine as well. good morning. i am charley crowson let's say good morning to meteorologist lynette charles. >> good morning. and we are going to be nice and dry. plenty of sunshine. we will see the late october sunshine. so a. little bit of a treat for us coming early. temperatures will be above average and showers will be likely as we go towards the end of the week and it will be much cooler by the weekend. and that will extend into halloween as well. and as we look at maryland's most powerful radar we are dry and it will stay that way throughout the day. you want to take the lunch outdoors. the temperaturen roland park is aro

some of this edged its way up into south maryland. and now the heavier rains are down south of news mineral and ashland and richland. you think the or given our earthquake a few months back. 71 in baltimore. but most spots in the state have fallen into the 60s. we're going to be quickly down to 60s this evening. humidity is moderate. but you don't really feel it at these air temperatures, you note that helps fuel the rain as it pushes up out of the south and more moisture in place and that will mean better chances for rain tonight and into the day tomorrow and the next couple of days. it's a large system. if you really look at the broad circulation, it reaches into upstate new york and up into cape hatteras and upshore a large circulation. not a tropical system. but the core is over columbia, south carolina. the whole ball of wax will slowly progress. the upper lows famous for upper movement and slowly progress north and east and will eventually clear by friday. but we look for increased chances for rain tonight, tomorrow, maybe some

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that includes much of virginia, maryland, the district. could get .5 inch to as much as 1.5 inches of rain today on the eastern shore, maybe 2 inches or more in a few isolated spots as this area of low pressure passes through. here's your "day planner." sunrise 7:21. occasional showers for the next several hours. may taper off a bit noontime. more this afternoon. could get thunderstorms between about 3:00, 4:00, until around 6:00 or 7:00, some of which could produce isolated tornadoes and wind damage. maybe even some lingering flashes of night lightning until around midnight tonight. will be down into the mid-60s by midnight. then the rain should end. but a blustery southwest wind with us tomorrow. we'll have clouds racing through from time to time. highs just reaching the low 60s. winds diminish as temperatures plummet down to early november-like weather as we get into friday, saturday, and sunday. sunny each day. morning lows only near 40. afternoon highs just around 60 or so. and then monday and tuesday warming up a little bit. still co

especially up and along i-70 in western maryland and northern maryland. temps ranging from the mid 40s to the mid-50s. there is our sunrise at 7:07 this morning. our day planner, i've improved it. partly cloudy conditions this morning. mix of sun and clouds. partly to mostly sunny the rest of the day. lower 60s at noon. highs today between 65 and 70. yesterday, 53 with the clouds and the showers. by 8:00, we're back down to 61. behind the storm system spinning now, you can see it spinning here over new jersey, new york city. behind the storm system, winds will kick up out of the northwest 10 to 15 miles per hour. could gust over 20 at times. we had a few showers overnight coming in from behind the storm. this morning, it is quiet on the doppler. we're looking at visibilities ranging from a quarter mile from hagerstown to cumberland. zero in oakland to a mile and a half in frederick. parts of northern loudoun county may be seeing more in carroll county. westminster, 3/4. their temperature, 46 with a little fog. winchester also 46 along with cumberland. to