in annapolis i'm don harrison for abc2 news. >> that guy used to spin records in the hearts of annapolis on new year's eve. although parking will be free it will be limited. make sure you leave early. >>> today is good riddance day. so say bye-bye to whatever it is that made you blue this year whether it's a bad memory of a parking ticket. it's time to say good riddance. it's all happening today in times square if you can't make it don't worry you can submit your worst memory of the year online. the day is inspired by a look tin american tradition in which new year's revelers put items from previous year can into a giant doll and they set them on fire. >>> the burning of the dolls jamie all right. whatever you say. gusty winds out there. 30 to 35 earlier today. these are our peak wind gusts. things have died down a little bit. steady ones now at our weather bug sites across the state. right around 15, 16 in he's he ton still seeing gusts up over 20. feeling like the mid 20s hagerstown and mount airy thanks to that windchill. clear skies over the state. we'll see temperatures continue to

and, by the way, this morning we're looking at annapolis and it does look like a mostly clear start, but clouds lingering off to your south. we're all clear, we'll all see the sun and sun glare could be an issue for the travelers. 36 in annapolis by the water. centreville, chestertown, in the 20s many spots just east of the beltway. sunshine mixing with clouds in the afternoon, up to 49. let's see what's going on with traffic now at 6:30, here's angela. reporter: justin, on the roadways right now, police on the scene of a collision on the beltway. this is on the outer loop just past washington boulevard, so be prepared for slowdowns there. also getting reports of an accident in fallston at the very busy intersection of hartford road and 152 mountain road. making the drive on 29 past 108, southbound lanes very crowded now, still moving at posted speeds there. and on 95 passing route 100 you're going to see a lot of traffic in the north and southbound lanes. we checked in with the mta, light rail both northbound and southbound running about 20 minutes behind schedule. back to you, char

ongoing activity in annapolis involving a truck fire. eastbound route 50 at route 2 they have opened up another lane to the left. now you have two lanes open. there was a truck fire. westbound is open. eastbound has two left lanes getting by. only a brief delay. back to you. >> thank you. >>> new developments in the oil spill and the fight over who is liable. >> google plus is gaining ground. linda bell is at bloomberg headquarters in new york with more. >> good morning. bp's top-ranking u.s. executives have been called to testify at the tora bora trial. this will determine who is responsible for the biggest oil spill in history. 350 lawsuits by thousands of coastal property owners as well as businesses are claiming damages for the 4 million barrels of oil off the louisiana coast in 2009. things are picking up for google plus. a quarter of its total user base has joined the social networking website that allows users to organize their friends. that is thanks to the growing number of operatingmobile devices that use the android operating

this is 50 in the annapolis region. looking pretty good east and westbound. this is 95 and a smooth ride. the roads are wet. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a teenager is charged as an adult for attempted first-degree murder after he allegedly stabbed a man 19 times. this happened on saturday night. smith forced his way and began stabbing him. police believe smith was angry at the other man spend time with his girlfriend. a 10-year-old sets he had abused a girl. pictures and video have been recovered. the man has been ordered to register as a sex offender. a plea hearing for rock climbing coach. he is accused of engaging in sexual acts with an underage females in columbia. alleged victim said he was aware of her age. >> mayor stephanie rawlings- blake will be officially sworn in tour first full term in office. kim dacey is live where the mayor will speak later today. >> the inauguration will take place here in front of city hall. it is all set up and ready to go. nearly two years ago, the mayor took over the top job in the city after mayor sheila d

you see her car got stolen in annapolis she got it back thanks to a cell phone and her mom's quick thinking. >> reporter: just making a quick stop on the way home from work, the driver caitlin left the engine running on her car and went inside, her friend was here in the passenger seat keeping an eye on things, but a few seconds later, he decided he wanted a snack. >> after we were having a little chitchat. >> when they came out the vehicle was taken >> i thought he was playing a joke with me then he was like get the phone let's call 911 and all of a sudden it is like this is not a joke. >> she said like oh, my god where is my car. >> definitely, within 15 seconds it had to hansom one hanging out watching. >> annapolis police were outlooking for the honda friday night. >> 1:00 a.m. in the morning the victim's mom called and said she had done the find my iphone ap for the phone left in the car. >> caitlin's mom used the iphone ap to trace her daughters phone to bryson street and janwell in annapolis. >> officers located the vehicle parked with no one in it. >> caitlin says she never leaves h

folks in annapolis are getting ready for the big holiday bash. we're going to take you to the streets of our capitol where preparations are now in full swing. and the place that gives baltimore those great polish sausages is shutting down. how the economy is taking the toll on our city favorites. those stories and more ahead at 5:30. . >>> preparations are underway for a big holiday bash in annapolis how they are getting set up for new year's eve in our state capitol. plus before you make plans for 2012 you have to say good riddance anything brought you down in 2011. how you can make it official. and if you don't want your gift cards swap them for cash some web sites promise to get the job done but if you're not careful it can leave you for absolutely nothing. >>> we have breaking news. new details involving a story we brought you at the top of the hour. one of the children hurt in this crash on 83 today has died at shock trauma. police tell us the crash involved three cars apparently the car carrying two children a five and 7-year-old somehow go

annapolis is in on the heavy rain and your bubble is about popped. that's 50 off toward washington, d.c. the local people who live in that town believe they have the protective bubble that hold true often and the weather skirts around them. but we have it and we are looking at temperatures from naptown through towson at 58 and 57 in westminster. the official baltimore temperature is in the 60s. we have the heavy rain and flood watch for all counties from cecil, harford and anne arundel and howard. that's for heavy rain this afternoon. then we have the winter weather advisory anne arundel is not in it but baltimore city is there with howard carol and northern baltimore county and harford county. winter weather which means some accumulation for snow. it's about the heavy rain this morning. we will show outsnow maps in a moment. here-- you the snow maps in a moment. here angela to talk about traffic. >> reporter: as we head out for your early morning drive, not a lot to contend with as far as incidents go. we are dealing with wet conditions on the roadw

the landmark it was annapolis. you knew you were here. >> reporter: with the new makeover, she looks good in team for her 430th session. >>> in tonight's consumer alert, move over barbie and elmo. time to make room for the tablet. they are a hot item but there are pros and cons for parents to weigh before they put one under the tree. >> reporter: this mom of two dana marlo keeps up with her family with her ipad. she questions whether he should have one. >> that has come up. >> reporter: like a lot of tech savvy parents, marlo sees it as a tool to teach skills. >> they focus on content, learning the alphabet and numbers and colors and shapes and other related kinds of concepts. >> reporter: but putting a pricey tech device into the hands of a youngster is a concern. there are a number of tablets cheaper than the ipad just for kids. this expert says another alternative is a parent's hand medown. >> make sure you clean the device. you want to sweep it of personal information. >> reporter: new tablets or used, she advi

annapolis 57 degrees. bwi is running a little warmer. let's check out maryland's most powerful doppler radar and northeast, you are blocked by the logo but where it's raining is coming up 95. moderate to heavy from bel air down mountain road and through i-95. it's still moderate to heavy rain around the beltway and the confines of the city and it eases up a little bit around the jones falls expressway. most anne arundel county getting heavy rain as well. and we will follow this on back towards the southwest and that's our conveyor belt of moisture and look at this poundry here -- boundary here oa. physicianly 61 at -- here. officially, 61 at bwi. look at memphis, 34. they had snow last week. they are doing it again this morning. that piece of energy is important as it feeds into the system and separates the tropical air and feed and the cold arctic stuff on the other side that made it down to the western gulf coast. we will feed more energy into the system. wave one pass by with one righttoday. and -- one today. there will be a rapid int

davy avenue at annapolis boulevard, a crash being cleared. this one gone, hanover and pote e street. but flooding southbound harford road between montpellier street -- let us give you a live look outside and we will update you on 97. the accident looks outside to the right shoulder but look for northbound delays making your approach toward benfield boulevard. 795, volume at franklin boulevard but bigger delays closer to the beltway with a southbound accident. now we want to get the latest from ava, out there in the snow. but things could be worse but it will not be a good hair day. i have been fighting the wind all day. it is gusting behind the latest storm which quickly exited to new england. it is dropping snow and ice in parts of maine, as it moves toward canada. behind it, mostly clear. a high-pressure system building in. a gust of wind pushing hair into my face. up to 39 -- 39 miles an hour. although we are starting off in the 30's, many areas above the freezing mark, but when you factor in the winds it will feel much colder. i m sure i

quarter mile annapolis, down to leonard town, i'm sure it is foggy down there. three quarters cambridge over to easton. a 16th down in richmond. mostly cloudy, fog on the east and southeast side. got to change that symbol. mostly cloudy this morning, temperatures in the mid-30s to mid-40s. we are looking at a day with partly to mostly cloudy skies. mild though, mid-50s by noon. winds out of the south at 5 to 10 miles per hour with a 4:00 p.m. temperature around 60. we had some sun today. even milder than that. we have more sun. if we had more, we'd in milder. right now the chill is in sterling is 31. laurel is 36, andrews air force base 40. there has been a touch of fog sneaking toward andrews, temperatures 42. the relative humidity 92%. light west-southwest wind. for us a storm system coming out of new mexico and texas look at the snow and the blue here headed toward oklahoma city. south of that slightly mild air. heavy rains texas, extendling up into southern illinois. this rain goes up to buffalo and rochester. there is a front with this. all going to be slid

annapolis, celebrated as the sailing capital of america. state capital of maryland. general washington resigned his command of the continental army here, when annapolis was the temporary capital of the united states. high on a hill, the maryland state house is the oldest legislative building in continuous use in the nation. waterfront streets are steeped in colonial history. safe harbor and launch point for recreational vessels of all kinds. proud home of the united states naval academy. here, aboard sailboats, in the classroom, and on athletic fields, in "four years by the bay," the midshipmen ideals of duty, honor and loyalty take shape. completed in 1952, the first of towering twin spans of the chesapeake bay bridge, enabled easy migration to the eastern shore. so, we "getaway" to places quaint, picturesque, like historic st. michaels, on the miles river. the chesapeake bay maritime museum, and hooper straight lighthouse, mark land where once there were seafood packing houses, docks, and workboats. it's a place where a seafaring past meets the sailors... and pleas

and annapolis is 47. 43 in the district. high temperatures near 60 this afternoon. high, thin clouds rolling over the metro area this morning. a mixture of sun and clouds through the day. the main band of rain is off to our west. from canada through the ohio valley down into the deep south. it is snowing in parts of texas. outside dallas they are reporting light snowfall. there's a cold front. much cooler air behind the front. . that will infiltrates the washington area for the end of the work began into the weekend. by wednesday you will notice a dip in temperatures. 60 degrees and partly cloudy this afternoon during a chance of rain tonight but especially through the day tomorrow. light rain off and on near 60. not a wash out the next few days but you will have sporadic showers. by friday into the weekend sunshine, low 40's on saturday. >>> the beltway in silver spring right now starting to see traffic building between college park and georgia avenue. at colesville road, traffic is well and proceed. the inner loop is heade

we're likely to fall back below freezing in the city. 31 in annapolis. look at the 20s and even now we've got teens. 18 now in frederick. clear skies, light winds. that is perfect ingredients this time of year for what we call radiational cooling and really letting the atmosphere chill down. 21 in manassas. going to be a chilly start. be ready for winter cold at the bus stop. by later this afternoon, you can shed the heavy coats as we should be some for sunshine and highs about 50. more sunshine expected as high pressure is in charge today. later tonight and tomorrow, that warm front will start to approach. that will bring us a chaps for some showers on thursday and then finding the cold front will bring us the showers late in the day on friday before we cool things down ahead for the weekend. up ahead of it, our temperatures will be well into the 50s. so nice couple of days in the forecast. 50 today, mostly sunny skies. winds out of the north and west at about five to 10 miles per hour. partly cloudy tonight and it will be a cold one overnight. most of

it took place at deal elementary school in anne arundel county about half an hour south of annapolis. corinne redman is standing by with more on the developing story. >> reporter: well, many parents say they received a startling phone call on tuesday from school administrators at deal elementary school saying their children's name were on a hit listen titled kill list. the 4th grade here made the list erased the title and changed it to people mean to me. the list included 35 classmatesat deal and celebrity names like justin bieber. only parents of the students on the list were notified by the school. but some parents say that was not enough as school officials should have notified everyone. girl's troupe leader says she is good and loves to learn but has been bullied at times and some parents think the child should be removed from school. and others are offering support. >> this child told my boy she had a killing list and that they were on it. >> the first instinct is to attack and i don't think that is the right thing to do. >> i wish they would a have notified everyone because i kn

overnight lows upper 30s. 40 for annapolis. 35 in fredericksburg. culpeper 37. when you factor in the gusts, it's going to feel colder than that. tomorrow morning, bundle up the kids, dress them warmly. it will be partly cloudy. temperatures in the 30s. a northwest wind. that's a cold wind. 15 to 25. gusts as to 35 miles per hour. mostly sunny, but it's going to feel cold and chilly with the northwest winds. highs will be 42 to 46 degrees. i think it may feel like the 30s once you factor in the winds. so for cumberland, the forecast high will be 40 for wednesday. 41 in winchester. 43 in leesburg. mid 40s, manassas around 34. in downtown, 42 degrees. gaithersburg lower 40s. annapolis 42. we also do have a small craft advisory for all of wednesday for parts of the day. cold start, 30s, and windy at noon, 36 to 41 degrees with lots of sunshine. here's a look at your seven-day forecast. a little milder on thursday. mid 40s. friday, near mid 50s. that's going to be mild. saturday for new year's eve, well it looks like we should be dry. a couple disturbances, but at t

annapolis, well, 57. and it feels mild out towards the bay. 46 for you in fredericksburg. 45 in manassas. kind of bringing in your cool down to 37 degrees. now, we've got the rain ending here. it should be a fairly weather pattern setting up. breezy and clearing tonight. windy and colder for wednesday. thursday is chilly. a dry new year's eve weekend for you. we'll talk about that in our seven-day forecast. here is the future cast. the showers are pulling away through the east of us. they will be quiet overnight. but you'll definitely hear the winds pick up overnight, especially for wednesday as that settles back in. you'll see the drier conditions for the next few days here. here is a look at how your forecast is shaping up. we are talking about, well, mostly cloudy conditions, breezy with the rain ending. not as cool. lows getting down to the 30s. the upper 30s downtown. even 40s in annapolis. tomorrow morning, you want to hang on to your hats. gusts are up to 35 miles per hour. you, you factor in that

the same at annapolis. we've got 40-degree at baltimore. 42 at dulles. 40 at hagerstown. 41 at winchester. way to the west, 39-degree at cumberland and we've got 41 at manassas. -- 39 degrees at cumberland. 51degrees at boston. 45 at new york and this is a telling tale here over areas of the great lakes because this is where we've seen some cool are air that has shifted in down across areas close to our mountains and a lot ofmen has pushed in from the great lakes. interaction of those two have produced some snow showers. we are seeing some snow showers and they will end this morning but at least 2 to 4 inches is anticipated and as a result of that and the wind that we have that are fairly gusty, there is a winter advisory that has been issued for extreme western allegheny, mineral county, pendleton as well. this is in effect right through until 6:00 a.m. this morning. wind will be gusty today. right now, they've already picked up. 18-mile per hour gusts at national. the same at gaithersburg. 20 at manassas.

eastern forportions of howard county, just to the north of annapolis. watch out around the annapolis area. you may see a few flurries tonight but that's about it. the rest of the area is going to be completely dry. satellite and radar showing this little system that's moving on through the region. we'll see clearing skies tonight. a few cloud during the day tomorrow. we're starting off chilly tomorrow morning but then i think mild temperatures move in. we'll see a mixture of sun and clouds during the day tomorrow but high temperatures into the low to middle 50s ahead of our next front an boundary. that front will move through, slight chance of a shower late friday night into early saturday morning but clearing out nicely. i think we'll see sunshine during the day on saturday. saturday looks mild. any precipitation will be to the west of the allegheny front to west virginia. most of that will be in the form of rain. then we see the changes. it has been extremely warm across the southeast and the coast with chilly air back to the west but that is going to

annapolis 47. arlington 48 degrees. fairfax 36. sterling in the mid-40s. here's how your monday breaks down, again, a cold start in the 30s. afternoon breezy. 40 to 45 with lots of sunshine. you want your coat and your sunglasses and of course your sunscreen. here's your seven day outlook. breezy tomorrow. tuesday, milder at 50. showers arriving by the afternoon. wednesday, near mid-40s. thursday, mid-40s once again. friday, low 50s. it will be mild. i got a raindrop, only a slight chance for a shower. otherwise, high pressure will dominate the rest of the weather pattern into the end of this year. new year's eve, going to be dry. that's the good news but probably cold. temperatures getting down to the 30s for new year's eve. back into the 50s to ring in the new year on sunday, matt. so no snow. maybe we'll get some in january, i'm hoping. >> good luck with that run tomorrow. >> i'm going to try. >> thanks. >>> now that christmas is in the book, lots of thanks turn to sending 2011 out in style. and while the economy is still struggling, people appear to be

by the way, annapolis starts off with a beautiful clear view, lots of sunshine. more on the extended outlook coming up. >>> major closures for downtown baltimore today. more coming up. roadtrip. now?! [ female announcer ] crest whitestrips two hour express. in just two hours you can have a noticeably whiter smile that lasts for months. hi. hi. [ female announcerer two hour whitestrips from crest. life opens up when you do. >>> 6:46. good morning, maryland. i'm charlie krausson. a lot of people want to know about the big plans in mount vernon. >> won't be too windy but it will be chilly. it's december, happy december. happy winter. yes. some of us think it's a good season. it's the holidays. let's get into the spirit. our satellite and radar composite, we're virtually clear, not much action going on. we're looking at a very quiet setup, we're going to show uttemperatures as we look at temperatures down to 37. that is actually above normal for bwi marshall. only freezing spot we can find on the regional airport, up towards york, we will show you some of your neighb

in annapolis right now. 41 in oxon hill. temperatures much better than yesterday morning at this time. that's due mainly to the cloud cover. the cold, dry air has moved east. temperatures will slowly rise. cloud cover moving in. mid-level clients and precipitation producers still off to the west. -- mid-level ands high clouds and precipitation producers. looking at the futurecast, we may get glimpses of sunshine at times. mild temperatures today, tonight, and tomorrow. a few showers possible in the afternoon or evening. then the cooler air returns with a breeze on friday. that will continue through the weekend. fair amount of clients today - - clouds today. everybody stays above freezing tonight with cloudy skies. tomorrow, a few showers 40% chance, warmer temperatures, and low 50's. turning colder on the weekend, but not bitter cold. adam caskey will have a seven- day forecast in a couple minutes. >> thank you. >>> now to breaking news from lisa baden. >> 270 southbound, they have been struggling throughout the morning. on

what we're told is westbound, the lanes are open coming out of annapolis. keep that in mind for your travel plans. we'll take you all the way to virginia on the inbound side of 66, lanes are open. down here at guinea road, police have been on an accident since overnight. be aware of that as well if you're traveling in that area south of i-66. 66 is fine. do you have the normal construction as you travel east and westbound on 66 closer to the beltway. coming up in my next report, we'll take a look around town once again at 4:39. back to you, mike. >>> thanks, monika. who pulled the trigger? police are still trying to answer that question this morning after a local rapper was shot and killed at a silver spring bus stop yesterday. 24-year-old franklin known as frank diggy was gunned down in the white oak neighborhood yesterday. he was on his way to work when he was attacked near his girlfriend's apartment. investigators are still searching for a motive and a suspect in the case. >>> marine flares may have been what spark two garage fires. frederick county inve

a nice finish to the day in baltimore, annapolis. not a lot of boat traffic. the beach just about deserted on december 1st, but the bottom line, weather was crystal clear, as it continues to be tonight. maryland's most powerful radar continues to show all clear. don't expect much until the early part of next week. i will say this. there is one little twist in the weather into the early part of the weekend. we'll show you that in a second. right now temperatures in the mid-30s out there, but quickly falling below freezing tonight. will you wake up to a frost, in the 50s to low to mid-50s. add two or three degrees to that tomorrow. probably end up in the mid-50s towards essex and reisterstown. probably not much in the way of clouds. doesn't get much clearer than this across the mid-atlantic states. to the extreme west, we do after weak cold front putting down snow across the chicago area and up into iowa city, back across northern illinois. a little weather. that's the closest weather we have. the high pressure dome over the east continues to keep our weather cr

still holding at 41 in annapolis. we watched the clouds try to roll their way back in. next disturbance carrying showers over the next couple of ridges. could get clipped with a sprinkle or flurry. we'll hold within a few degrees of 40 throughout the day. let's see what's happening on the roads. >> new accident reported in bellaire. going to cause some problems for you. water veil road at vail road. police have shut down the intersection as they inspect the area for damages to the brinell from the accident. if you're traveling on 29 or 95, they're both good routes for you heading toward the d.c. area. all lanes open on 29 and we're moving well and no reported troubles north or southbound on i-83 as we look live at the jfx and northern parkway. back to you. >>> well, tonight a family and friends will hold a rally remembering felicia barns. the north carolina teen went missing one year ago while visiting friends and family here in baltimore. details for tonight's vigil and rally. >> it's a call to action. they hope tonight's rally will keep her murder in the spotlight. th

ok at rowe boulevard out of annapolis on the westbound side of route 50. back over to the maps, this time, let's take a look at 270. no problems out of frederick. good on the beltway north of town through silver spring. live look at the beltway at the american legion bridge. no problem here on the west side of town traveling between tysons and bethesda. coming up in my next report, i'll update you on the situation on route 50 at 4:55. >>> a party in upland, california, ends with a fight, a house fire and a wropl critically injured when firefighters got to the house, they say they found a woman stabbed while dozens of people were brawling in the front yard. the house was burning, all while this is going on. police are still trying to sort out the events about what happened and when. >>> two thieves get away with hundreds of dollars in clothes from a pennsylvania marshall's store and police say the men seen on surveillance video walked into the store, stuffed clothes into a bag and tried to walk out without paying. the security guard confronted the duo and o

. -- some teens out there. 30 at reagan national, 32 in annapolis. warmer along the waterways as usual. mostly clear skies to start the day. clouds streaming from the south. areas of rain especially in florida and georgia. sama that will trouble north and dissipates throughout the day. i don't expect any showers here. thursday is the next chance of rain for us. -- some of the rain showers will travel north and will dissipate allow today. -- throughout the day. mid 40's today 50 tomorrow some rain throughout the day on thursday. we will have more pictures from the festival of lights, coming up. >>> we will show you some pictures of the highway. white volume of traffic and everything working in our favor in virginia across the potomac river and 43 british. looks good on memorial bridge, roosevelt bridge and the bridge. things moving well in maryland in and out of baltimore and 270 and belle glade to and from tysons and bethesda -- and the beltway to and from tysons and bethesda. >>> in the big apple santa claus lookalikes road the subway and delivered

how about one more stop in annapolis at the state capital. look how glassy calm the severn river was. five sweeps looking for any sign of rain. you only see five sweeps on abc2, southwest of fredericksburg. so quite the mild start to winter 2011, 2012 and highs today unbelievable. not quite to the record level but only five degrees off as we get 66 downtown. neighborhood by neighborhood tomorrow we will cool it off. 55 phelps point. how -- on the whole a decent day and heavy rain overnight. if you opened the window because it's warm, shut them tonight. big storm coming in, heavy rains. it's going to be a quick mover. if we get one, two inches of rain, fine but it won't be hanging out for long. the rain maker still in the tennessee valley. there's a leading edge that could get in here in two hours. last-minute runs, do it in the next two hours. through the day dry conditions and as we get to saturday, all sunshine, looking good. overnight down to 44. rain develops, gets heavy, clears by morning, wet roads. 54 degrees for your high today. still

it is eastbound on route 50 in annapolis' where it was a vehicle blocking everything. outbound toward annapolis, you have to stay way over to the left. some traffic is getting by. the lanes are open. back to you. >>> thank you. better has inspected its 5000 railcars it after an incident that shut down the orange and blue lines. police say no issues were found. a train came off the track. to other trains then hit it. >>> shopping season was not so good for sears and kmart. they plan to close stores next year. the retailer says sales dropped more than 5%. local shoppers are not surprise. >> no. like them to stay open. it is not that surprising given thhow little people shop here. >>> people will lose more jobs. did they have just read it cannot decide which -- they have not decided which of locations will be close. >>> how would you like to buy post office fax the postal service is putting many unsell including these georgetown post office on 31st street. the buildings could be used for storage are restaurants. from-- stores or restaurants. >> is 43 degrees on this wedne

along the shore, visibility down to 3 cents a mile in annapolis and lexington park. your visibility could be under a quarter mile in ssome areas that are not listed. there's a dense fog advisory in calvert county, anne arundel county and st. mary's county until 9:00 a.m. it's 34 degrees in cumberland, 41 and at dulles. thick fog in lexington park. here's a look of the satellite and radar. high, thin clouds over parts of the viewing area right malcnow. areas of rain in the ohio valley stretching into texas. outside dallas, texas, there's a light snowfall at this moment. even in northwest texas. there's a cold front that will be dropping in with light rain tonight and especially tomorrow. i expect scattered showers off and on throughout the day tomorrow for us. it's not going to be raining everywhere all the time. the enormouhit or miss joblesshowers. cooling down by the end of the week especially into saturday. a mixture of sun and clouds today. lights out wind. some rainfall tonight mainly west of the blue ridge. showers off and on tomorrow mainly nlight in nature. t

another one will be on tuesday in annapolis, and both meetings will start at 7:00. >>> take a look at the east coat coast right now. quiet dons out here. and we'll continue to expect to see things remain clear. zooming in, and the bottom line is across the area, quiet winds, temperatures cooling off. and current conditions running in the 40s to third, north and west. so 39 frederick, 45 easton, and 45 in salisbury. tomorrow we'll climb out of the 40s and into the fefz by 4:00 -- 50s by 4:00. will this holdup all where could? we talk about this in minutes. >>> haberty grace could win a major award. the town is one of ten semifinalists for the 2012 great main street award. >> reporter: folks here say it'll be the culmination of a lot of hard work by folks who have worked hard over the years to keep this small main street vibrant. judges will look at the hiftor preservation in town -- historic preservation in the town. they provide small businesses and the arts to bring in locals to shop and eat. >> it's the type of place that artists and performers of all types like to gravitate to. >>

the team from west point has three wins from annapolis to four. neither one of them are going to a bowl game but that part, they say is ok with them because they'll play their version of a bowl game december 10th. coaches and captains from both teams gathered at the army navy club yesterday to talk about the excitement leading up to the army navy showdown at fedex field. army is looking for their first win in nine years. but in the grand scheme of things, they realize it is more than just a football game. >> it is not just about the players. the communities, the service men and women around the world that are going to watch this. so, you know, it is not just about us going out there and playing other games. >> be sure to tune in friday, december 9th right here on wusa for an hour-long prime time specialer, for those who serve, countdown to the gridiron battle. it is a look at the great stories surrounding this annual event. that's 9:00 p.m. on december 9th only on wusa. >>> to the hardwood, lady terps hosting michigan. both teams undefeated coming

. >>> more legal troubles now for the annapolis man accused of scamming local schools. abc2 news was the first to tell you about criminal charges filed against joseph gill in queen anne's. a new charge has been filed after hearing from a pta group. they paid hundreds for gill to bring in an athlete but he couldn't deliver. dozens of local schools have made similar claims. >>> weather byes, clouds have thickened up. take a look. first, out to the west, you see a few showers towards garrett county and quite a bit of rain. it looks like a lot of this will stay to our south but as we check the radar, you can see decent weather to the south. it's down to the southern areas where you do see a little more in the way of precipitation. so we'll keep an eye on this. temperature unless the 30s and low 40s. we're going to fall through the 30s. getting colder. will the skies clear at all? will we see the sunshine as we go shopping? we'll answer that. >> thanks. >>> bradley manning, the u.s. soldier charged with releasing classified documents appeared in military court. roosevelt lef

. >>> two men in critical condition after a stabbing in downtown annapolis. the bars were closing up shop around 2:00 on saturday morning. annapolis police says the fight started in front of armadillos and continued towards the market house. >> we try to go down and monitor, not only for fights but then for people leaving the area that might be intoxicated in the vehicles. there is a large police presence down there when the bars are closing. >> police are saying both men were stabbed by a single suspect, that person remains on the loose. it's unclear which bar they were coming out of when the fight started. >>> kelly, the 64-year-old president of the mount st. joe school died with a battle of prostate cancer. he was the president for a decade. the wake is today from 3:00 until 8:00 at the chapel. students will have an opportunity to pay respects during the school day. a mass will be held tomorrow at the cathedral set for 10:30. . this morning comments from a former penn state coach, jerry sandusky, making national headlines. he spoke out during first on came

let's take a live look from trafficland as you travel in the annapolis area. eastbound, route 50 at route 2 just after the severn river bridge, we had a truck accident and the con tefnts spilled across the roadway. they are dealing with the clean- up there. westbound 50 looks good through annapolis and bowie all the way in toward the beltway. no problems to report here on the beltway itself. -- we had a truck accident and the contents spilled across the roadway. 66, no accidents or incidents to report for you. we do have the volume building in usual stretches out of manassas through centreville. thems look good from nutley street in toward the beltway. an accident reported 7100 fairfax county parkway at lake newport road between eldon street and wiehle avenue so do watch for that. other than that, things look pretty good. you saw 95 there, 395, no issues for you. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> some bad news for some sears and kmart stores. the company that owns both chain announced yesterday it will be closing at least 100 stores due to disa

annapolis in the upper 30s close to 40 degrees. now in the mornings, they will start out partly cloudy, cold. bundle up once again. scarves, gloves, not a bad idea. temperatures in the 30s. the afternoon will be variable and cloudy and mild. again, isolated showers are possible. highs will be around. look at that, 55 degrees, south wind at 5 to 10. so cumberland is 51. and manassas near mid-50s downtown. temperatures in the mid-50s as well. 55 downtown. annapolis here, 56 degrees. here is how they break out. partly to mostly cloudy conditions. a little drop there and a chance for an isolated shower. here is your seven-day outlook. mild, look at that. they are looking pretty nice here. new year's day, upper 50s. then comes the cold air on monday and tuesday. the temperatures are in the low to mid-30s for you after the new year. and it is like you need to get out the humidifier. that's a dry system. you'll feel the impacts of the colder air coming through there. again, maybe some flurries are possible. >> okay. >> yes. >> all righty.

annapolis police spokesperson says a fight started in the front of armadillos, it blocked up towards the market house. one of the people is from shady spring and stabbed in the chest. another man, daniel ber cher was stabbed in the abdomen. >>> funeral arrangements made for a brother, james kelly. friends and family will gatt tore remember the president of mount st. joe's school. it's set from 3:00 until 8:00. students will have an opportunity to pay respects during the school day. a mass will be held tomorrow at the cathedral, set for 10:30. kelly died after a long battle. president of the school for more than a decade and died at 64. >>> we turn to the riveting comments from sandusky speaking out about the chimed sex comments against him. he had a lot to say. pressed, point blank about whether he is sexually attracted to children, zap san provided no easy answer. >> the interview was conducted by the new york times. sandusky maintains innocence of molesting boys over 15 years, observers describe it as uncometel. zap san had a lot to -- san sandusky had a lot to say. when pressed ab

. >> very solemn day in annapolis as state law enforcement and government officials joined families of drug driving victims across the state. as 11 news reporter barry simms reports, now officials want to know what the number of on alcohol-related fatalities is increasing. >> mothers against drunk driving and other groups said they are doing everything they can to bring those numbers down. they believe that hearing from victims' families has a tremendous impact. >> the procession is heartfelt and somber. >> my son, he was 16 and killed by a drunk driver in august of 2005. >> families escorted by law- enforcement officers and a ceremony to remember the victims of drought and impaired drivers. >> we have a big hole in our family. we have a huge hole in our heart because we missed them so much. >> betty jones was here to honor her son, sean. >> according to the state troopers, they do not believe that he knew he was on wheels. he said he acted as if he may have been floating. >> casey brooks told how her father, according brooks, was on duty when he was struck and killed by a drunk driver

. >> we're used to seeing blue angels flying over annapolis every year, but the team will be taking over another local skyline for the first time ever. >>> girls said they were lied to about an antibullying campaign. now, one charge has come down on the man putting these assemblies together. >> the people that are infected, but it affects all of us, and this is an opportunity for us to stand in solidarity. >>> marks the 30th anniversary of the discovery of hiv and aids by raising awareness that having the disease does not mean you can't live a normal life. >>> and this season, you're supposed to be happy, so why so glum? what you can do to term your life right-side up. >>> an annapolis man accused of offering up ravens players for local school assemblies then not delivering is now facing charges. dozens of schools from across maryland says joseph gill came to them with antibullying programs featuring ravens players. many of those schools or their ptas paid up front, but the big stars never showed upful one of the ptas on the eastern shore filed a complaint, and now the first

annapolis 31. camebridge, 37 on the boardwalk. 36 frederick. still in the 20's in far western maryland right now. we're beginning to see snow showers develop in the mountains out in pennsylvania. the winds are coming from the northwest. some of that is the wind produced by the mountains and the lake-effect so to speak. also there is a little disturbance here moving through. so the ripple in the atmosphere caused by that might be supporting that a little bit. also we have this clipper out to the west. a front helping to develop that and push it eastward. that will be coming across the mid-atlantic region later on today and tonight and increase chances for, if temperatures are right, if there is enough moisture, for some snow. clippers tend to be dry. snow chances minimal. partly cloudy today. to a great extent there may be more clouds. a flurry or snow shower skewed toward the end of the day. northwest winds 42 to 47 for the high. futurecast shows this cloudiness thickening up. later on this afternoon and this evening, especially, maybe a flurry

quarter mile in annapolis, prince frederick dense fog there. cambridge over to salisbury, fredericksburg's okay but south, this is where you are going to run into some of those problems. so the bus stop forecast this morning it is mostly cloudy with patchy fog. especially east and southeast. as far as the day planner. 45 at 8:00. winds out of the south today. that is a mild breeze for us. by noon we are back in the mid-50s. yesterday 55 by comparison. this afternoon close to 60, a high, clouds will thicken tonight and the showers will arrive overnight tonight for tuesday. right now mid-30s out to the west. 32 in culpepper, with the fog and 46 in eat-on and in washington this morning we are sitting in the low 40s with mostly cloudy skies. temperatures on the dew point and south and east even less. that is why we have the fog there. the milder air coming from new orleans up toward the carolinas. look at the cold. hey mike, are you concerned about your relatives there? look at that. 5 degrees in denver right now. 7 in casper. snow going on there a

southwest baltimore county last night in the lansdowne baltimore highlands area as she walked along annapolis boulevard. police say the 16-year-old later died. the driver of the car is not facing charges at this time. >>> an investigation is underway this noon into the death of an inmate at the maximum security prison in allegheny county. the male prisoner was found unresponsive in his cell and later pronounced dead at the local hospital. more details are expected to be known once an autopsy is performed. >>> another work zone speed camera is being added to the baltimore belt beltway. the latest one is there. critics continue to argue governments just use them to generate extra revenue but drivers will have a three week grace period before fines from this new camera start on january third. >>> and taking live look outside right now, it is a very sunny friday afternoon out there, it is chilly but still you may want to grab your shades before you head out. now it is over to the first warn weather center where meteorologist tim williams is standing by. the official good afternoon, tim. >> govern

annapolis today, a beautiful day on the river. this is the sfru the u.s. naval academy. and how about baltimore itself. the harbor will be rocking tomorrow night with fireworks for the new years eve celebration downtown. it will be just as nice as it is down there tonight. >>> the ravens are in a huge week 17 battle at the ben gal bengles. windings could be -- field goals could be tricky out in cincinnati saturday afternoon. >>> we're clear tonight and that should continue to hold up four or five or six in the morning when we should see brief showers. mild weather in place overnight limiting any chance for wet snow. highs in the mid-to upper 50s. you're going down early in the day and enyoiing the whole afternoon and evening. it lookings like it will be a slow drop through the 40s in the evening and a light jacket should be enough to get you through. initial rain showers out to the west, no precipitation up in west virginia right now. there's a little on the back side of the system. this is going to be more of a rainstorm. it's kind of coming out of southern canada and i

for you dries trying to travel between lothian an annapolis and up towards harwood, here is the deal. route 2 remains blocked off in each direction between polling house road. shut down each way between harwood and lothian until further notice. if you are traveling northbound headed up and back into baltimore, you want to bail out, use 255 over to muddy creek road. 301 a viable option as well i'm suggesting 255 headed over toward muddy creek and that will save you some time. your lanes are open, no problems to report right now traveling along southbound 270 making your way in from germantown headed out towards the lane divide. easy trip as you continue down towards mv actual. no problems to report as you continue the beltway between college park and bethesda. 66 coming inbound out of manassas. starting to slow as you make your way past business 234. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> a chase through the streets of d.c. ends with a taxi driver crashing into a metrobus. it happened in the 3800 block of 12th street northeast. it all started late last night when the cabbie

keep that in mind westbound out of annapolis, you should be just fine. we're zooming into the west side of town. here is the dulles toll road. no problems to report as you come in from leesburg, route 123 and route 7 are fine in tysons corner. let's take a live look at 66 at nutley street. you will be just fine as you can see. all lanes are open. very light volume coming in from gainesville, centreville and all the way to the beltway. we'll go back over to the map. this time, southern maryland coming in from route 4, route 5, route 301, brandywine area all the way up to the beltway. right through objection oxon hill. if you're traveling on the northbound side of 395, you will be ok. the beltway here at university boulevard also fine. both loops in silver spring. coming up, another look around the area at 5:24. mike? >> the redskins cut one of their running backs plus the pro bowl selections are out and not one redskin is on the team even though one of them has a really impressive resume. ok, let's take another look at the question of the day today. accor

philly is halfway between west point and annapolis. but today for the first time ever the dmv hosting the game. what a scene. fed ex field normally the home of the redskins, transformed today. the great pageantry of the march-on of the cadets. as you say, bruce, president obama tossing the coin. army won the toss, by the way, this one was tight, 3rd quarter, this is navy quarterback chris proctor banging in. he had 97 yards on 32 brutal carries today. malcolm brown to tie it at 21. a couple of late field goals by navy kicker john t., he's been ma lined all year but came through tonight. the army needed a stop late in the game. they jump off side and navy gets the 27-21 victory. the midshipmen 10 in a row. >> yeah, just the sweet satisfaction of being army. we had a rough season, but they battled back. they won this one. >> it means so much that we got this win. >> 10 in a row, the longest streak in history, of course, of this rivalry. much more reaction coming up from this one, bruce and extended highlights coming your way in just a fe

our highs today, made it up to 54 degrees at tinner harbor, annapolis 53. cambridge in the low 50s there. upper 40s in to york and also in to hagerstown. our satellite and radar, not picking up on a lot. we are under the mainly clear skies but see from the south here, we are looking at clouds to push in across the area. see a couple of returns on the radar here in the green. don't think that will get to us. we will stay dry. our moisture is going to be coming in the form of cloud cover as we go through the evening as the cold front gets closer, i will show you that in a second. look towards the west, you will have to get the snow, north western pennsylvania in to ohio, to do that. now, the cold front i'm talking about, here it is here. this is going to traverse the area as we go through the rest of the evening. the only type of moisture is cloud cover and then by tomorrow, high pressure is going to be building in behind that and the cold air filtering in as well. we will feel it. those temperatures are coming up. future trend, not picking up on a lot as we

low 50s in to annapolis. 50 dc and frederick, 40s york and hagerstown. the satellite and radar, well, we see a few clouds pushing in from the south now. i'm going to call it partly cloudy as we go through the rest of this evening as we look towards the north and west, we are looking at slow well not dealing with snow, i went to my mechanic, he was like do you need snow tires i was like yet. especially this weekend, looking pretty good. the wider view showing you what is going on here. clouds pushing in from the west and the south. as we look at the cold front this is what is going to move in here through the remainder of the evening. usually we associate a cold front with precipitation. like i said we are not going to see rain or snow just in the mountains, but this will be a dry cold front behind that cold front, of course we will be dealing with the invasion of cold air and sunshine plenty of sunshine, that's courtesy of the high pressure that builds in, in to tomorrow. you can see the dividing line of the cold front, behind it cold. see the blues ahea

. >>> service mebs at the navel academy in annapolis and other military academies are reporting a risen the number of reported sexual assaults. according to a new pentagon report 22 incidents were reported at the navel academy last academic year compared to leave the year before. the pentagon says efforts to encourage more female soldiers to report abuse may be partly responsible for the increase. >>> a much drier day in our area today but residents are dealing with another weather issue as you head outside. you will probably have to deal with more than the breeze as the wind picks up. a live look outside right now, where it looks to be a nice day, what else does mother nature have up her sleep -- >> -- not -- >> -- issue -- >> -- issue -- >> -- okay -- >> -- taped on well. >> or a small dog. >> or a small dog, pixie, what i -- good afternoon, everybody, let's take a look at numbers, first off it is an absolutely beautiful day. the sky is crystal clear, we could easily with our harbor cam see the bay bridge this warmer, a degree warmer right now -- that changes automatically by the way

. >> a fire in annapolis forces dozens of people from an apartment complex. firefighters respond the to the clareborne place apartments. we're told a ceiling fan fell and the fire started burning. >> meanwhile, skyteam 11 was over the scene of the fire. it started friday afternoon along the 2500 block of fairmont avenue. one person was trapped inside for some time, but firefighters were able to get that victim out and take them to the university of maryland for treatment f officials tell us that fire started in the basement. >> looks like the university of maryland, college park, and university of maryland baltimore will not merge after all. the decision revealed in a six-month study made public yesterday. "education reporter" tim tooten has more. >> the board sees the alliance as 21st century collaboration that is the right organizational structure for the fast-changing challenging fiscal environment that we live in today. >> the vote was unanimous not to merge the university of maryland college park with the university of maryland baltimore. instead, the pr