maryland has a number of windmills. i can't quite call them windmills when they are as big as they are. they are in western maryland on the hill tops where there is enough constant wind for that. the other location where it makes sense in maryland from a wind standpoint is off the coast of ocean city in the atlantic ocean. and yes, they can build them there. it's a question of economics. >> it cost a lot of money to build them. again, this is a national issue that the governor is taking a stand on locally. he has said that you can't build wind farms off the ocean city coast without the help of surrounding states. delaware and virginia. and they're trying to form some sort of a compact to do that. >> the other issue there is what's the impact on electric bills of rate payers in maryland. and the installation, the funding of the wind turbines would have an impact. >> the governor has promised it would be no more than $1.50 a month on the average bill. >> so we're going to get -- >> we have heard that before. >> another pl

maryland has a number of windmills. i can't quite call them windmills when they are as big as they are. they are in western maryland on the hill tops where there is enough constant wind for that. the other location where it makes sense in maryland from a wind standpoint is off the coast of ocean city in the atlantic ocean. and yes, they can build them there. it's a question of economics. >> it cost a lot of money to build them. again, this is a national issue that the governor is taking a stand on locally. he has said that you can't build wind farms off the ocean city coast without the help of surrounding states. delaware and virginia. and they're trying to form some sort of a compact to do that. >> the other issue there is what's the impact on electric bills of rate payers in maryland. and the installation, the funding of the wind turbines would have an impact. >> the governor has promised it would be no more than $1.50 a month on the average bill. >> so we're going to get -- >> we have heard that before. >> another pl

maryland has a chance to tie. that shot is blocked. merrill i-- maryland is 1-1 in the acc. the tigers are playing well. william and mary in the green. towson refuses to quit. this is a tough play. the tigers are down two. towson winds hit in double overtime. their first four game win streak in 12 years. the ravens is getting ready for saturday's playoff game. into a lock and the colts did not score a touchdown last week -- andrew luck and the colts didn't score a touchdown last week. peyton manning missed all of last year. ray lewis can relate. he missed half of this year. ony dungy say thatben he likes the colts. everybody has an opinion. the game has to be played. you have to play the game on sunday. that's the way we feel. whoever wins, some people will be right and some will be wrong. >> a special playoff edition of "ravens report" friday night at 7:30. no one elected to baseball's hall of fame yesterday. >> we will be right back. >> another top honor for marilyn's public school is -- for maryland's public school. >> a trade school closes in baltimore and that leaves st

now, good morning maryland. >> legally saying i do same sex couples in maryland spent the new year's celebration at the altar tying the knot. we are live with more on the big night. and the senate strikes a deal hours after the clock strikes 12. now the measure on the fiscalcliff is in the hands of the house. we will learn what they agreed upon to prevent us from falling off the cliff. and with the fiscal cliff close to being averted, what about the debt limit for the credit cards of the country. it's almost maxed out and congress want to raise it. we will tell you about that on this tuesday, january 1st. good morning, and happy new year. i am charley crowson. megan is off today. hope your day is off to a great start. mike masco made it in and came in from the inner harbor where the spent the entire night partying. let's look at sights and sounds from last night quickly. thousands of people gathered in the inner harbor for the wonderful fireworks show. baltimore's new year's eve spectacular was hosted by the orioles. it was the tam's way of thanking fans for all their support from th

the mortgage crisis hit maryland hard. meanwhile, federal regulators one companies nationwide to develop backup power system in the event of an emergency. the fcc is looking at how severe weather can knock out the 911 emergency system. now companies like verizon will have to love about the system in place and ready to go. -- will have to have a backup system in place and ready to go. layoffs coming for morgan stanley employees. the bank plans to lay people off and in the coming weeks. morgan stanley employees 58,000 people and has been trimming its work force for the last couple of years. most of the layoffs will be senior employees, but all work levels will be hit. and finally tonight, we have all heard of cars that drive themselves, but what about a driverless car that will pick you up? audi is showing off a car that does exactly that. it not only parks itself, but it drives up and fix you up using your smart phone. now, that is a smart card. audi says it is 10 years of before you can buy one, donna. >> ok, that is just

that is from maryland. southern maryland is getting most. in the metro about a half-inch. 0.6 in alexandria. this is a photograph from one of our viewers from lexington park, maryland. this was outside his door this morning. that looks like a good 3 inches or 4 inches. let's go to adam caskey and storm chaser 7. i'm sure you woke up like a kid on christmas. >> i brought my hand the tape measure. i was hoping i would have to stretch it out like this to see how deep the snowiest. instead by measuring just under an inch. i will show you. that much snow on the edge of arlington and falls church. patrick henry drive at route 50 there's a light coating of snow on patrick henry. that is to be expected. sidestreets are slippery. route 50 is pretty wide open with plenty of salt on the road. it is enough chemicals to keep it just damp. this is not the best snowball type of snow. if you pack it as tight as you can, it falls apart. that's because temperatures have been so low. we still have snow falling in seven corners. around the metro area we have a

maryland had won 13 and narrow. maryland took the early lead. one second left. watch white refused to quit. puts it in off the glass. nick faust answers. the lead is one. the best player misses this free throw. maryland has a chance to tie. this three-point it is blocked. florida state wins it. broncos.bash them >> which hot-button proposals are most likely to become law. >> more shakeups to the president's cabinet. who is sent and who is out? >> a trade school suddenly >> a trade school suddenly ♪ sunlight says get up and go ♪ mountain-grown aroma coming through ♪ ♪ a new challenge waits for you ♪ ♪ ♪ jumpin' into something new ♪ you really see all you can do ♪ ♪ ♪ the best part of wakin' up ♪ is folgers in your cup >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 6:00 a.m. >> good morning. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. a complicated forecast today. >> nothing you have to be concerned about. we i started off with some c

it does not affect marylanders bond rating at all. the senate president replaced a member of the committee. securing the opportunity for a floor vote. the senate president who supports the death penalty is currently lobbying a capital punishment supporter on another committee. where the legislation has stalled for years. >> someone on the committee switched their votes to bring it to the floor. something like that. it is what is. it is in the interest of the public that this matter be brought to the floor. >> negotiations are underway on how to establish the trust fund. gop leaders want to separate the red and purple mass transit lines for whenever the governor designs. -- decides. >> there were lots of predictions as well. the state house presiding officers believe gun-control measures and a repeal of the death penalty and wind energy bill will pass this session. >> one topic sure to get the attention of the legislature is the repeal of maryland's death penalty. the governor opposes capital polish men. his attempt to abolish it fell

anne arundel county in maryland, prince george's county in maryland and frederick county in maryland hoping two hours late. >> some of the closings. we have a longer list across the ticker on the bottom and wusa9.com. some of the closings we just recently got, winchester, virginia closed this morning. fauquier county closed. st. mary's closed. it's a longer list so check our website. >> south of town is where we have the closings because that's where we've had 2, 3, even 4-inch totals. the golf course in st. mary's county, 4 inches of snow. we give you the day planner first. the snow we're dealing with right now, give it another two, three hours and it should be out of the region. but we've got light snow still falling at reagan national with temperatures only around 20, 21. so this has been a nice fluffy, dry snow. we'll see the sun return pretty quickly. partly sunny, breezy with a stray flurry. 28 by lurch time with the high in the 30, 31-degree range. with the winds it will feel like it's in the 20s. we'll take you toward bushwood, maryland. this again is in west central st. mary

the 2013 session of the maryland general assembly did not open quietly. state house leaders expressed reservations on the radio show about a baltimore city request for school construction aid each year for the next 20. there will use this for bonds and building repairs. >> #2, it is completely legal. it does not hurt the spending and affordability for the state of maryland and does not affect the bond rating at all. the senate president replace a member of the senate finance committee who will oppose the wind energy bill with someone who would vote in favor for it. securing the opportunity for a floor vote. the senate president, who supports the state death penalty, its current predicament lobbying a supporter for legislation was stalled for years. >> i might have someone on the committee switched their votes to bring it to the floor, something like that. it is what it is. it is in the interest of the public that this matter be brought to the floor. >> behind-the-scenes negotiations are also underway on how to replenish the state transportation trust fund

and same-sex marriages are now legal in the state of maryland. how several couples are exercising their new rights. those stories and more coming up at six. now a preview of what's ahead at 6:30. >> losing weight is tough enough, especially after the holidays, but this diet warning may help you drop those stubborn pounds. what to look north next time -- for the next time. >>> okay. i'm an advocate for greasy food for a hangover, but this a huge bur gemplet an australian man created this hangover burger. but he includes fried eggs, bacon and it tipped the scales at 220-pounds and served as a new year's day stack for more than a dozen australians. yikes. >>> we saw dozens of copycat performances of it but the reign of gangnam style will be coming to an end. he performed during dick clark's rockin' new year's eve. he wants to work on getting another hit. >>> we're hitting a local gym to see how people are working on their resolutions to get fit. that's on abc2 news at 6 which starts right now. >>> same-sex marriage is officially legal in maryland. w

southern prince george's into southern maryland. farther north and west, this is across loudoun county. most areas in the gray are getting very light snow with a little bit of sleet. east of there, into montgomery county, most of montgomery county getting light snow, also light snow in northwest washington. this is all heading to the south and east. this is going to be with us here for another hour or two. the combination of snow and some sleet but then it will change to freezing rain. temperatures are right at or a little bit above the freezing mark. most of the region, hour by hour through the morning rush hour, sleet and snow making things slick 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. then after that, light icing. a thin glaze of ice on elevated surfaces and temperatures holding a little bit below freezing through 9:00 a.m. i'm back in ten minutes with another update. danella here with a look at traffic. check it out. >>> good morning. well, in your first 4 traffic report, checking roadways and it looks like folks are using caution. around our re

a big day here in maryland. about 7 same sex couples tied the knot here at city hall in downtown baltimore. a historic day and baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings blake was actually the host of some of the first marriages for same sex couples in the state of maryland. she performed the very first ceremony. the couples brought friends and family to take part in the historic event. new year's day will have a new meaning for many couples who can finally have the right to marchy the person they love -- marry the person they love. same sex couples got a license in december and were able to tie the knot with the new law. new year's day marks the culmination of years of work by gay and lesbian marylanders and allies to pervade legislators and voters to support full rights for same sex couples. >> there's so many people who have a chance now to have the life they wanted for themselves and their family, and i am so proud of maryland that we chose equality over hate. >> there's also a bit of a why o-yo because there was mo

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about all of maryland. out in the mountains too. out in western maryland, this could be a longer event that may be getting higher amounts of snow. here's the timing. as of noontime, looks like the leading edge of the snow, these areas in purple, coming into the highlands of west virginia and the northern shenandoah valley. then by 3:00 or 4:00 it will move in the western suburbs and move toward the eastern suburbs between 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. and then heading quickly out to sea by around 10:00 tonight. leaving in its wake about an inch or less. enly all these areas in the light blue. that's in the metro area. prince george's county, anne arundel, st. mary's, could pick up an inch or two. well over 2 inches likely in the mountains. it's going to be lasting longer into saturday. we will have sun back on saturday with afternoon highs into the low 30s. after we start off in the teents again saturday morning. teens again sunday morning. lots of sun, though, on sunday with highs reaching mid-30s. some of the snow will be melting. on monday,

. >> we are also tracking delays in maryland. right now prince george's county circuit and district courts will had open at noon. >>> in virginia, fairfax city's government is open with liberal leave. fairfax county government is open with unscheduled leave. pay attention if you take public transit to work. the loudoun county commuter bus service is delayed until 10:00 this morning and prtc omni link will be running on a three hp hour delay. >>> let's get the reason why as we approach 4:31. here's tom kierein. >> look at storm team 4 radar. we're getting precipitation reaching the ground to our west and north. but not right in the district or south and east. the areas in bright white getting a combination of sleet and freezing rain across loudoun county. across the potomac into montgomery county, the areas in bright white, from poolsville, gaithersburg, clarksburg, all getting sleet and light icing. farther south and east of there, just a few light sprinkles and temperatures are a little bit above freezing around the beltway and

. >> maryland achieves and knee- jerk achievement. education week magazine has named the school -- a major achievement. education week magazine has been the school the best and the nation for the fifth year in a row. >> maryland hangs on to its no. 1 ranking. >> obviously we are delighted maryland has identified as number one by quality council. >> she is in charge of what students are learning across the state, but she says there is enough credit to go around. >> it gives the opportunity to recognize stakeholders across the state to have really worked together to make this the number one school system. >> as you look at this year's results, would you say there is room for improvement? >> the work is not done. certainly the focus on on eliminating the achievement gap. every parent, every educator, every child deserves to have the very best school in his or her community. >> maryland received nothing more than a b grade in a number of academic categories. it landed an a in several categories including work force policies. >> how tough

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filling your gas tanks in maryland could get more expensive. thomas miller is proposing to let counties raise the gas tax by as much as five cents. the money would fund transportation projects. maryland already tacks on a 23.5 cent per gallon but it hasn't gone up since 1992. miller is proposing a 3% statewide sales tax on gas to generate $300 million. >>> money concerns are blamed for pushing the retirement age up. cnbc's kayla tausche is live with that. kayla, good morning. >> kayla is going to join us very soon to tell us a little bit more on that in business headlines. first, more americans are putting off retirement. new census data shows the share of people 65 and older in the workforce rose from 12.1% in 1990 to 16.1% in 2010. the increase was even larger for women. more than 40% of people 65 and older are working full-time year round. the census projects the older working population will grow by two-thirds by 2040 when one in five americans will be at least 65 years old. a survey by the employee benefit research institute finds that 13%

maryland now. side streets a bit messy. main roads, not too bad. >>> a similar scene awaits drivers in virginia. the farther south you go, the more snow you'll find. >>> and plows have been on the roads in the district, as well. we're seeing a lot of streets that look untouched. so far, no major problems inside the district on those interior streets. good morning, everybody. welcome back to "news4 today." i'm aaron gilchrest. >> i'm eun yang. we have you covered on the roads all morning long. first, a long list of closings and delays to talk about. first, federal offices are open. employees do have the option for unscheduled leave or teleworker. the fairfax county -- telework. the fairfax county government is open with its unscheduled leave policy in place. >> as for the schools, fairfax, loudoun, alexandria city, manassas park city, and arlington counties in virginia are all on a two-hour delay now as are anne arundel, prince george's, montgomery, frederick, and carroll county schools in maryland. >> these county school sy

she lives in maryland. her sister is a u.s. citizen. >> we want something right now, not 30 years from now, 40 years from now. i want a bright future, and yopd to be worried about oh, tomorrow i might get deported or i might not get deported, so something has to be done now. >> the call for action on immigration reform will lead to a massive demonstration, here in washington, d.c. on april 10th at the u.s. capitol. >> chris gordon, thank you. >>> maryland has a new state delega delegate. he took the office after months of legal and political controversy that surrounded the seat. he previously served in the house from 1999 to 2003. last week governor martin o'malley tapped swain to -- she took a plea deal in two misconduct cases for allegedly stealing money from the general assembly. >>> this is a story first reported by nbc news today, about a dramatic policy change. for the boy scouts of america. the youth group is discussing a plan that would end the ban on gales. news4's jackie bensen explains how this change could impact on

pulling off into the 30's and far western maryland. load 40's around state college. -- low 40's around state college. lower 48, temperatures are continuing in a mild january pattern. a hint of it in the northern border. really cold air north of that. for the time being, mild weather nationwide. that will make a pushed out. first, and that the western half of the country, which means the ravens will experience it in colorado. 39 degrees. 48 degrees in annapolis. a cooler 42 and on the town -- tauny town. we've seen the cloud coverage continue to thin out to the north and west. the cloudiness will move through baltimore tomorrow. a clearing is in the forecast. temperatures will fall steadily over night. 30 in the northwest suburbs. the sun just went down at 5:02. this will push into the ohio valley. heavy showers. this wound up storm system will stay to were west and tracked through the ohio valley but bring showers our weight on friday. it looks like that might be the first accumulating precipitation of the new year coming with this sys

maryland. 29 degrees at federal hal. below freezing and we willnight first thing tomorrow morning many early on saturday morning, dress warm. look at some of the weather in motion today starting in enemy territory foxborough with a sunny bright cold clear day as they make final preparation for the day on sunday night. and kent island it's much more scenic here than in massachusetts. look at sunset over the chesapeake bay. great weather and how about the view from baltimore. a nice finish to the day. clear skies tonight. beautiful weather relatively speaking for january. but certainly there is a chill in the air. wind chill factor is limited. frederick feeling like 20 with a breeze coming down slope from the hills. our temps tomorrow will bounce back fiesly. south wind kicks in. a change in the pattern in a dramatically sunny day meaning a significant warmup throughout the afternoon and once again as we move into the afternoon on sunday temperatures pleasant by january's standard mid-40s. cold air comes in sunday night an

central maryland hovering around 40 or so under the clouds. most of the active weather has stayed to our south. this weak storm system impacting the carolinas and points further away. hour by hour overnight 32 degrees with a freeze by dawn tomorrow. we'll talk about how cold things will stay around here this week. it's coming up. >> thought we were going to lose wyatt for a second. >>> komen maryland is struggling to help. we have more on how the fund-raising is falling short. >> reporter: they need about a million dollars. this year the annual praise for the cure fell about 30% short of its annual goal. the economy was down handle people had a hard time donating. also, a controversial decision forced the foundation to stop funding breast cancer screenings after the group was investigated by a congress pal committee. they reversed their decision about a week later but some people were so angry that they didn't donate in 2012. >> one of the things we're dloog is trying to connect our donors with stories. we have a lot of people who have been im

maryland's law is clear. the conviction becomes a matter -- maryland clear. >> the council plans to vote on the resolution on monday. there is an idea to amend the resolution saying he will be removed after his conviction. >> the majority of the council will resist the amendment. >> do you think you jumped the gun? >> we need to assert some leadership. >> another day of testimony in the murder trial of michael johnson, the man accused of killing felicia barnes. an inmate told the jury he saw the teen's. the most surprising testimony came from the medical examiner, who admitted there was no obvious explanation and she could not rule out drowning. we will have an update tonight at 5:00 p.m. rape charges are dismissed against the co-owner of a popular restaurant. the customer claimed she was sexually assaulted inside a bathroom. after viewing surveillance footage from the night in question, the prosecution decided to dismiss the charges. chase is our that a strong storm passing through the area of interrupted yo

gun ownership in the state of maryland. he calls it his top legislative priority for 2013. scott broom is live in frederick county with reaction. scott? >> reporter: outside a gun store here where guns rights advocates are very concerned about this, a target of the governor's new proposed restrictions are those so- called assault weapons and the high capacity ammunition clips that feed bullets into them as well as handguns. inside the gun center here in frederick racks that used to hold so-called assault style rifles like the bushmaster are empty because they're sold out. outside customers with strong feelings about gun rights are unnerved by talk of gun restrictions. >> i'm going to stock up while i can. >> reporter: by maryland governor martin o'malley. >> our constitution gives us the right and unfortunately our governor of maryland doesn't understand infringement. >> reporter: the o'malley plan calls for a state ban on assault weapons similar to the federal ban that expired in 2004, restricting the size of magazines to

new year's day was the first day that same-sex marriages became legal in maryland. the proprietiors of the black walnut point inn on tillman island invited same-sex couples to get married for free yesterday. >>> prepses are in full swing for president obama's second inauguration. >> fox's jennifer davis has more on all the work that's being done and how you can watch the big day in style. >>reporter: you could say this hum of construction that fills the capitol grounds every four years represents the foundation of our country because these are the stands that will showcase the peaceful passage of one presidential term to the next. >> we feel good that america has had this tradition for hundreds of years. >>reporter: they aren't expecting the record-setting crowds of four years ago, but senator chuck schumer who's involved in organizing says they are still planning plenty of pomp and circumstance. >> the inauguration seems to be gaining in strength in terms of the interest people have, the number of people who want to come. >>reporter: there will be two ceremonies, a

. >>> weather on the southern edges of maryland tonight. but we'll have different weather by next week. >>> you can get everything at those big box stores except for a marriage. not so fast. abc2 news at 11:00 starts now. >>> this boy needs medical attention now. >> do you know about how old he is? >> i don't know, about 11:00, 12. >> chilling words from 911 call after a pit bull mauled a young boy in town. >> the results of the lawsuit are still being felt tonight. >> as lawmakers once again debate whether pit bulls are inher eventually dangerously. >> lawmakers say they reached a compromise on a bill that would -- the father of the boy's attack that led to that said it's a compromise that's aimed at protecting dogs instead of people. >> under the terms of the new bill you would be liable if your dog bites someone but you would also be able to defend yourself in court if you believe the dog -- the victim provoked the dog. it has the support of leaders in the house, delegates and state senate. >> it's fair to victims, fair to landlords and

let's get you right over to maryland's most powerful radar. this has been some really heavy steady rain. 83, just a mess. 95 through bel air. seeing a little thunder in bel air. let us they what you're seeing and hearing, dealing with steady heavy rains. i want it take you down to charlottesville. there's a severe thunderstorm warning popping up. we have to see if there's enough instability to cook more storms during the course of the evening. stay close and we'll let you know ifian thing pops up. right now close to town not much happening. a spot shower in parts of annapolis. it's a flash flood watch. we also have a wind advisory. the bay, we also have a concern for those living adjacent to the bay. 61 in town off or 71-degree high. whole rae drop 41 degrees. we'll talk about that. >> we're tracking the weather, too, and you can as well. log on to abc2news.com/weather. you can download our mobile app. you can get everything from the live radar to school closings. you can find that 24/7. >>> tonight a harford county teen is clinging to life af

maryland 991 closed at backen drive. use 70 and that will be clear from columbia pike all the way over to 695. here's the beltway at baltimore national pike and traffic moving right along. no problems getting up to 795. and here's what 95 looks like at 395 downtown. you will want to watch out for a disabled car blocking a southbound lane at the fort mchenry tunnel. that's a look at your traffic. megan and charlie, over to you. >>> amends here even the threat of winter weather usually means kids have time off from school but that doesn't mean they get to hang around and watch cartoons. >> the list went out to the irvine nature center in owings mills. it's a fantastic place. they offer funding to programs to get kids out of the house and excited about the environment. >> kids are kind of thinking well now is the time to be inside only. it's actually great time to be outside. now it's a great time to work for the environment. >> now tonight's episode of "the list" disappear into the magic of david london. that's on abc2 beg

none of the cases have been in maryland baw. michigan company is recalling 500 pounds of ground beef. the cdc says cook the beef thoroughly and never eat it raw to avoid getting sick. >>> a vaccination schedule is being released and there are a couple changes to this year's schedule. there is a new approach to vaccinating for whooping cough because infants are most at risk for getting the cough. it's better if a mother receives the vaccine during each preace nasty -- preg naysy. it's will go -- preg nancy. it's also in -- preg nancy. it's also -- pregnancy. it's also in response to the whooping cough cases. >> there's nothing better than to give children the immunizations and it's not too late to get the flu vaccine for this year if you haven't gotten it. >> there are a couple minor changes to the schedule for pneumonia as well as other vaccines out there. >>> the price of chicken wings is on the rise. so maybe this is a smart economic move for two guys. >> yeah. well if they only hadn't been caught. how many chicken wings they

of southern maryland. that means heavy downpours could cause localized flooding overnight. also, wind advisories. gusts over 40. the purple areas on the coast are wind warnings for gusts over 50 at times. a pretty strong cold front will slide right through the baltimore area about 3:00 in the morning. once we get past it, a sharp drop in the temperatures and a quick clearing trend, but much cooler. it was a warm all night long. winds from the south gusting to 30 miles per hour. -- it will stay warm all night long. the drop in temperature from 30 in chicago. louisville. and wiin behind the front, a very cold air in southwestern canada. -- very cold air in canada. the rain will be gone in the morning. the skies will be clear. falling temperatures, which leads to snow showers in our area going into friday and even the weekend. the fast-moving clippers and could bring a light snow showers saturday night into sunday morning. big changes. 70 today falling to near 30 by sunset tomorrow evening. gusts near 40 maki

there's no word yet on if that might be an option here in maryland. reporting live in towson, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> thank you. and new this morning, wal-mart has now had a change of heart. the retailer now says they will take part in a meeting with vice president joe biden and his gun violence task force. originally the company turned down that invitation saying they needed to stay in arkansas for some of their annual meetings but they are the world's largest reseller of firearms in the country. biden's panel will also meet with gun owners and the vice president of the nra later today. the task force will expected to make recommendations to the white house by the end of this month. >>> six minutes after 6:00 right now. help is on way the for families struggling to -- way for families struggling to pay their mortgage. today six legal aid organizations in baltimore will be getting more than $7 million to expand their program. more than half of money is coming from the $26 billion national mortgage settlement with the nation's five largest lend

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right now include southern maryland. northern neck and spotsylvania, and stafford, do not expect much of a tornado threat. we did not see a single tornado warning with this watch. that's very good news for us. but we are still going to see though is the flood threat. flood warnings. for rivers and creeks. en through frederick, mort guest montgomery, and loudon county, 2, 3, 4 inches of rain. flash flood warnings, baltimore, metro d.c., through culpeper. flooding is going to be an issue overnight tonight. please give yourself a lot of extra time. especially early tomorrow morning. we will still have many roads flooded or closed as we do right now. we don't want you to get caught up in that. wind advisory. also still in effect through 6:00 a.m. haven't seen the strongest winds just yet. our front well to the west. that will move through. when it does, we'll see wind picking up. 40, 50 miles an hour. take a look at high temperature tuesday. 73 in manassas. 72 in d.c. dull else hes hit a . fredericksburg, 76 degrees there. t

. >> maryland is at the top of the class again. education week magazine named maryland number one for the fifth year in a row. they reached -- they got high marks for the programs. governor o'malley showed up an elementary school to spread the good news. parents and teachers are celebrating the state's number one ranking. >> it is wonderful. it is historic for our educators and our state. it is fabulous for the students. >> we know how committed maryland is. that is a big part of living here. >> maryland beat massachusetts, new york, virginia, and arkansas round out the top five. you can see more on our website , wbaltv.com. >> pedestrians were hurt after being hit by a vehicle. >> ty reed joins us with the latebreaking details. >> they are still trying to piece together the details. it appears they were trying to get across a dark section of the road during this busy rush hour. >> the pedestrians were hit on route 100 eastbound entrance ramp. sky 11 flew over the screen as emergency crews rushed to get two 16-year-olds, a 19-year-

the maryland-virginia general assemblies are in session. some of the big issues maryland legislator will face, including gun control, a repeel of the death penalty, and transportation funding. reporter -- legislator of virginia considering gun control, transportation funding and possible changes to teacher tenure. fox 5 spent the day at both opening sessions. we have team coverage and start with john henrehan in annapolis. >> reporter: last year, maryland's legislature tackled several hot-button issues like gay marriage and the dream act. don't expect quite as many headlines this year. there will be fights over where to get more money for fixing maryland's roads, bridges and transit needs, some people think hike the gas tax and others say make it a county option so some georges -- counties can go one way and rural counties go can go another. the governor wants them to abolish the september death penalty and some think capitol punishment should be retained for those committing the most heinous crimes and maryland will probably fight about wh

. >> problems on the maryland beltway. here's the latest. a serious crash involving a tractor-trailer, a fire truck and an suv on the beltway just south of 50 the john hanson highway, prince george's county. the maryland side had been shut down for most of the time, but now one lane is getting by slowly intermittently. on the right side, nobody's getting by so they're stopping traffic from time to time. this is south of 50 on the beltway. near landover, or delays begin at 202. southbound from college park, approaching the scene of the crash, that's where those delays begin. if you're coming through the envelope or inner loop, and it will take you some extra time for the accident. back to you. >> thank you. we want to get to the scene with brianne carter on the ground at the accident location with the latest on what's happening. there are some injuries. >> this is a very active scene behind me. it is very involved. as you just heard, this will mean major traffic tieups. one lane on each side is able to get around. they are diverting traffic.

this is a complete his tory of the maryland national guard and the maryland military, and it goes through every conflict that maryland has been involved in and where the national guard has been involved. john, i want to welcome you to our museum. john: thank you, charlie and it's great to be here. fascinating place. tell me what gallery we're in right now. charlie: well, this is really the beginning of the maryland militia. the 5th regiment goes back to 1774, before we actually had a country. john: now, this particular room covers the revolutionary war and the war of 1812. charlie: that's correct. john: but you have similar galleries for all the other conflicts? charlie: that's true, we do. we have world war i, world war ii we also have a small section for korea, as well as modern day iraq and afghanistan. john, what we have here is one of our prized possessions from our 1812 collection. this is what we call our "defenders letter. this is a letter from the mayor inviting three prominent officers that were involved with the defense of baltimore to sit for a portrait. major general samuel s

montgomery, howard, frederick, maryland. and all these counties, though, in lavender are still under a winter weather advisory until 9:00. generally an inch or so in these areas. temperatures very cold still. we're just in the mid to upper teens in prince george's county. montgomery county just in the mid teens. arlington, fairfax county only the upper teens. and we're going to stay here, only near 20 degrees here through about 9:00. then by noontime, ought to be in the mid 20s. then between 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, hovering in the upper 20s for a brief time. we'll have lots of sunshine. the wind's going to be blustery, too. we'll have it gusting to around 30 miles per hour. here's your storm team 4 four-day forecast. looks like a more snow tomorrow. increasing clouds on friday. not in the morning. in the teens. highs reaching near 30 early afternoon on friday. then more snow likely moving back in, does look like perhaps mid to late friday afternoon into friday night. all of it ending by midnight. might pick up a couple of inches o

we did speak with maryland highway transportation this morning. they tell us that before 1:00, they started sending out those salt trucks. they have a couple hundred salt trucks on the road. they started applying that salt before the snow started falling but one thing they want to remind you is because the temperatures are below freezing, and the pavement temperatures are below freezing, that you are going to come upon some should be spots. about -- slick spots. about an hour ago the lanes are passable but again there's some snow and take it easy. another reminder to be courteous if you see the salt trucks. keep your distance and get out of the way so they can do their jobs. and make things a little more -- user-friendly in time for that morning commute. but again this is basically the story you will see this morning. these side streets, your neighborhood streets you will need the little extra time getting out of the house and getting the kids off to school. we're live in hampton, linda so, abc2 news. >>> well, linda unfortunately those slick cond

southern maryland, in the middle 40's. temperatures in the single digits to below zero across north dakota and northern minnesota and wisconsin. this colder air is eventually going to break apart and move our way. it arrives on tuesday wednesday, and thursday. talking about nighttime lows in the city in the mid-teens and the suburbs could be temps in the single digits. the windchill factor on top of that, it will feel even colder than that. satellite and radar -- it is quiet and clear right now. this is the first frontal system. our futurecast will show highs tomorrow afternoon around 50 degrees in the district. as the cold front moves on by, our temperatures will begin to fall in the mid to upper 30's. into the 20s across the panhandle of maryland and west virginia. monday, inauguration day, martin luther king day, looking at a chance for some like snow -- light snow, may see some minor accumulations. it should not cause any problems. the bigger issue will be the very cold air on the way tuesday and wednesday. we will fin

and another man from maryland. both work for the construction company. >> if it is posted work area, slow down. >> reporter: maryland state highway administration says drivers need to slow down and pay attention near construction work zones. statewide three people were killed, 688 were injured in work zone related crashes in 2011. in virginia, there were 11 deaths and more than 1,800 injuries. >> it's not going to hurt if anything it is going to help. >> reporter: police are questioning the driver and will decide whether to press charges. live in chevy chase, maryland, shomari stone, news 4. >> crumpled park police cruiser the result of a joint operation in the district. d.c. police tell us they were assisting park police in a robbery case in the petworth area. when the accident with the cruiser and a car happened near 14th and upshore streets. nobody was hurt. both are back open. >> the 19-year-old bay care employee facing abuse charges tonight. a witness captured an incident on video. police say jonathan cumming

now, good morning maryland. >> a busy day for state lawmakers. we will tell you what's on agenda and governor prepares for a state of the state address. >> the ravens are front and center this week as they get ready for superbowl xlvii but for some the questions had nothing to do with the game. tweel you how players responded -- we will tell you how the players responded. >> people in charm city can't wait for sunday's big game. we will introduce you to the people who call themselves the ravens' biggest fans on this wednesday january 30th. thanks for being with us. i am charley crowson. >> i am megan pringle. it's wednesday, the mide of the week and yesterday -- middle of the week and yesterday was outstanding. >> here's lynette charles with a check of what's ahead. >> we look at the big picture and satellite and radar showing thunderstorms moving off towards the east as we go through the rest of today: a line of severe weather up to michigan and louisiana. this is going to be on the march as we go throughout the day. we have the potential for a

maryland leaders are meeting today to try to come up with ways to keep marylanders safer.the maryland association of counties is focusing on mergencyyresponse during its annual 3- day &pminimiziig storm damage.this - news comes juss months after superstorm andy devastated some areas offthe eastern shore. more frustration for the victims oo superstormmsandy toddy.the house of representativee wrapped up this session without legislation.... authorizing assiitance for superstorm sandy victims. the senate had already passed thee &p60-point-four-biilion dollar measure... but because new llwmakers will be sworn in this month, the entire legislative process will have leeders say thh fiscal cliff 3 starting tooay... armed police officers will be staaioned att all schools innone nee ersey t. township.marlboro township... phich already has a uniformee throughout the daa... will now - have an officer man each school.the change comes just weeks after a gunman killed 20 children and 6 adults at sandy hook lemeetary school in newtown, connecticut. "my job is to keep tte jurisdiction and the people n

generally an inch or less of snow run maryland. -- around maryland. more significant amounts were in virginia and west virginia. temperatures, we're in the 30's. mid-30's throughout most of the day. we have strong northwest winds. that translates to, it feels like the 20's. it feels like the teams out in far western maryland. it is a broad it today. here is the satellite image. a stationary front door north. really cold of the new england. england.enew that will dominate our weather as we move through the weekend. the coldest air and canada, the court did regions, has shifted east. -- arctic regions, has shifted east. another like it'll be feature that all be around for a while. 46 is the high for today. northwest winds, 10 to 20 miles an hour. weather disturbances primarily will stay to our north for the next couple of days. sunday, there will be one system that might increase the clouds of it. it looks like the snow is going to stay off to our northwest. here is a look at the forecast for the next seven days. 39 today. 44 on sunday. slight chance fo

i'm a maryland boy. >> happy you are here today. when i was reading over this big impressive bio, my question was how cool is all of this for you? if you could just stop for a minute. >> once in a while, there are really special moments like you'll see somebody you'll play music with do something special or the kids we'll teaching will do something extraordinary outside their age group. you well up a little bit but concerned by 280 employees still have jobs. >> and you say that and it sounds very humble but we talked about st. marys but when you look out there you have to see the influence you have. >>> i think we're aware of our position. if carlos santana takes a guitar and takes it on stage, my first concern is it's not been played more than 15 seconds, i want to make sure it works right. there's a magic to guitars. if you sit on a couch and playing a guitar you love, you are in no pain. almost like the most sophisticated way of being in a good place. >> right. how did you know you'd have a love for this? when anybody starts that

unen esfuerzos legisladores y organizaciones en maryland en busca de abolir la pena capital y no se asuste si fue a comprar un sello de correo hoy y esta mas caro..es que lo aumentaron junto a otros servicios. en los deportes el resumen del futbol internacional. ..hola que tal buenas noches...mario sol tiene el dia libre..vamos a las noticias...el presidente barack obama viajara manana a las vegas donde se espera de un discurso donde reitere su apoyo a una reforma migratoria. alejandro mendoza se encuentra alli con mas informacion. alejandro. gracias alejandro..este no es el unico esfuerzo..hoy senadores democratas y republicanos anunciaron un plan que legalizaria a indocumentados..fernando pizarro nos tiene los detalles. como los principios de 1 proyecto de ley que debiera redactarse para marzo y aprobarse a mediados de ano, describieron su propuesta 5 de los 8 senadores tras 1 propuesta bipartidista. veo este momento como el mas propicio para realizar 1 reforma migratoria. no es que va a ser facil, no es que no hay dificultades adelante. el plan crearia 1 arduo y largo camino a la ciudad

maryland won their 12th straight. 81-63. maryland keeps on rolling. hoping the redskins will do the same. >> thank you, jason. >>> still to come tonight, you may have watched the ball drop in 2013? doug said month. some of the off-the-wall new year's eve traditions coming up. >>> another check on the weather. >> i know one of is going to be happy with this. one of you likes it to be warmer. which one would that be? >> let's see. >> it is going to be a little bit warmer after a cold start. today is not too bad. tomorrow will be a fairly cold day. windchill feeling like 28. 41 on thursday. 40 on provide. and then a little bit of a warmup. 45 on saturday and on sunday. redskins take on those seahawks. temperatures 45 on sunday. right now looking like mostly cloudy skies. but should be dry for the most part. maybe some snow back towards the mountains. monday and tuesday, mild. temperatures 46 to 50 degrees on monday and tuesday. we could be a little bit that. i think all of next week looks a little bit like it could be above average. pat, you may get what