you are doing the prepaid maryland doesn't mean you are automatically going to get into a maryland school. >> that is correct. if you graduate from a community college you can get into a four-year school. >> are there limitations? >> the school has to be accredited and has to be eligible to accept financial aide. >> that means you can use it at trade schools. >> it needs to be community college on up, but if your child wants to go in a trade school, you can roll the money over and get it in that plan. >> a maryland -- a question. i have a maryland college investment plan set up for each of reply my three children but i have been unable to find information about how to access money when it is time to pay for college. please describe the procedure for getting money in these accounts. >> call 1-88 -4-md-grad. they can request their money out of the plan over the phone. >> where can i find the rules for when funds are withdrawn. the numbers of days before the tuition is due or the number when it is paid? >> the expenses for the investment plan include tuition fees, room and board, books suppl

snow showers in western maryland in the higher elevations. you can see out towards oakland getting some snow shower activity and wintery mix. right now things are generally clear. breezy. take a look at the flag flapping on federal hill. the northwest wind at 7. so, yes, there was some sunshine. we start out nice enough. temperatures are up near 50. then the clouds roll) cold wind started to spill in. take a look in d.c. you can see cloudy conditions. that was the scenario into sunset. a beautiful shot done on the mall. right now temperatures colder. you can see why they're getting the snow. it's 28 but 15 degrees warmer. 46 at the beach. winds have turned west. again, highs today did get into the low 60s. that was just after midnight. most of us never noticed the temperatures above 50. wood bine 46. cockeysville 44. a cooler day. mostly cloudy skies. still watching this cluster of rain south of us. some of this will make it into some of our viewers down the lower eastern shore. easton, south of easton towards oxford. maybe a fresh inch or tw

another live look a-95 north of maryland -- i-95 north of maryland 100. southbound lanes towards 495 especially. back to you. >>> a california man is biting his tongue after what he he wrote on facebook that got him in deep trouble e said someoneshould assassinate the president and his children. shortly after posting that, the secret service showed up at his front door. manson admitted he was mad about the spending bill the president signed and says that as result of this, he will think before he speaks. >>> following several close calls and crashs new rules are put in place to prevent pilot fatigue. rules will reduce the number of on duty hours for a pilot but only for a maximum of 16 hours a day to 14 a day. the flight time will be limited to 8 or 9 hours. there will be a 10-hour minimum rest period prior to a flight duty and weekly annual limits on the actual flight time. >> that is big deal today. aid big deal because for 25 years, people have been talking about this and haven't done a dang thing about it. we have. >>> >> the rule will go into effect

you are watching "good morning maryland" first and only at 4:30. if you are starting your friday -- thanks for starting your friday off with us. >>> now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. >>> and welcome back a christmas carol is coming to life at this weekend and bop christiansen is ard add agnew twist to an old chas he can but -- adding a new twist to an old class he can but he says -- classic, but he says expect the unexpected. >> it's. >> the concert or theatrical piece like a dramatic concert. >> the baltimore city college high school coral program will be part of the concert backed up by the baltimore symphony orchestra and narrator. tonight and tomorrow night showsbegin at 7:30. >>> a woman from the kongo is a- - we will have more on that in a bit i jumped the gun on you. >> it's friday. >> it is friday and a time for the weekend and weather wise, things looking fairly seasonable but windy out there. >> yes. very windy. that's the story for today. yesterday we had a couple scattered showers move through the area, but temperatures are going to

at maryland 10 # no delays or problems to report there. first check of the beltway 695 at liberty road, that's the inner loop on the right side of the screen moving very well with the light flow of traffic. also i-95 and easy drive making your way from harford county. charley, geed good morning. >>> good morning. this morning the morning after pill may be available over the counter. the fda will decide whether to allow it on store shelves. linda so is here with what that could mean for teens. >> reporter: right now if you are under 17, you need a prescription to buy the morning after pill. but if the da des away with the age re-- fda does away with the ate restrig that means -- restriction, that means it will be easy to bias over-the- counter medication. they have until today to decide. maker says it should be available quickly and easily for anyone who needs it and asked for the restriction to be lifted. it would be a victory for pro choice advocates that says to beeffective it has to be taken within 72 hours of having sex. but opponents

you are watching good morning maryland. what's new, now and next on this wednesday morning as we go out this morning another live look at 34th street. downtown hampden. >>> my "good morning maryland. >>> news time 5:15. 45 degrees outside and a consume irreport for you. a few recalls to tell you about. before you scoop the ice cream for the holiday pie, you need to be on lookout. 20,000 ice cream dipers made bysold through pampered chef is recalledp it's made of a metallic gray aluminium and base of the handle. and when put in warm watt earth cap can fly off and hurt you. so far, 6 injuries have been reported. >>> and 6,000 pairs of the naturalizer dare women's dress shoes are recalled. the shoes are made with 3 inch heel and a bow across the front. the heels of the shoes can lean to either side causing the person wearing them to fall. >>> in other news "new york times" is downsizing the company says it is shrinking the portfolio to save money. company is in talks with selling 16 regional newspapers and the sale comes on th

wind have been cutting through maryland so far this morning. but the snow freeing rain and rain -- freezing rain and rain swept through the area. we have live team coverage. sherrie johnson is tracking the latest in westminster and angela foster is watching delays of crashes on roadways but first the very latest from the meteorologist justin berk. >> i will deal with a lot of e- mail today. we take you to this shrewsbury mcflurry charley's favorite picture. up acruets border they got a coating -- across the border they got a coating to an inch and not on the roadways. this scene was expected near baltimore. unfortunately, for those of you that wanted snow you don't see it this morning. but look at this. record rain at bwi yesterday. 2.3 8 inches for the date. that's almost double the old record and the heaviest one-day rainfall total in any winter month a trace of snow at the airport but it couldn't stick around and wind gusting over 40 miles an hour. overall we are looking at this this morning gusty winds and mid-30s. up to 44 with sun. >> rep

in maryland at all. there's no requirement for safe abortions. >> despite the bill's failure, senator jacob's bills for health and human hygiene reviewing the law for quite a while is expected to adopt several of the law's recommendations included making abortion clinics fall under ambulatory areas. >> they worked with people on both sides of the issue and they came up with regulations this past summer. while the regulations didn't do everything that my legislation did, they were an excellent start. you have no idea how many abortions are performed in the state of maryland. >> both doctors are facing extradition to maryland and face first and second degree charges as well as conspiracy to commit first degree murder. >>> a 23-year-old man is in custody this morning accused of stabbing niz own brother. police tell the news after being called to belle grove park, they found a 28-year-old man stabbed in the stomach. the man's younger brother was behind that attack. the victim was taken to shock trauma. the i

we will look when "good morning maryland returns on this monday december 12th. and as we go to break. that is a live look at hollywood boulevard the hard rock cafe. the lights are still on and we are back in a bit. >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> and welcome back on this monday morning. consumer alert for you. a face lift for wouldn't top social network sites twitter. the new look hash tag let's fly is meant to ease confusion tweeters may have. among the changes key buttons like home and connect will be larger and appear at the top of the page. and you can tweet on the left side of the page in a smaller box and you will be able to view trending topics and following suggestions below that. the rest of the page will be devoted to the follower timeline. it will take a few weeks for the changes to become available across the web. >>> check this out santa claus in new york city for the weekend part of the celebration called santa con. people dressed up at old st. nick visited bars and restaurants because that's what st. nick does celebrating the season. santas u

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let's fix maryland to getet maryland more competitive with virginia and help d.c. be as competitive. i think the region stands to be stronger. >> whats it t that maryland does better? >> in terms o of business opportunity -- it is my state and onone of t the reasons why iran. -- w hy i r ran. ifou do not have businesses headquartered, that generates so much the economy in local dry cleaners or the theaters -- >> b but you are seein a buildup of stimulus funds and also tech funds to helphem with capital. >> this ppened all over the country. they took the stimulus money and they hired police officers, teachers, and firemen and now they a are laying ththem off. it was a failed policy. government should be able to providetimulus but i in a right way. it did not work. >> wildld mary was running for lieueutenant governor, you came under scrutiny from the washington post, saying that yourompany was under investigation for underpaying workers as a part of fedederal contracts that you obtained. tell us what happened. >> it is been going on for five years. they probably did

good morning, maryland. yesterday was the official end of the hurricane season but today a new start and new season. let's check in now with justin berk. >> a bunch of variations on this one. your calendar may see something different but today is the start of meteorological winter. it starts the first day of december, ends the last day of february. the outlook actually does have snow for central maryland next week. stick around for that extended forecast. on average we get 3.1 inches for the month but we know we've been hit with decent snowstorms in recent decembers. we're basically clear and dry this morning. on the satellite, even in the mountains very limited cloud cover. temperatures show up like this, 37 baltimore and easton. 33 york, pennsylvania. we'll check out the forecast in a moment. >>> now let's look at traffic. >> good morning. thank you very much. not too much going on now, very quiet, quick shot of the jones falls expressway at north avenue, traffic moving quickly, no difficulties as we make

the clouds that baker in western maryland. -- clouds get thicker in western maryland. war front is moving east of us. we are getting a milder air. disturbance to the west is circulating over the mississippi river, western illinois, eastern iowa. that will be moving east in the next 24 hours. it will produce more clouds and maybe a sprinkle or shower overnight tonight and tomorrow. luckily, with the warm air flow, it does not mean that snow flurries. the general flow pattern -- here is the system coming in. this will drag another system in by the end of the weekend. that will be coming to a mild air but also brought in very cold air from the north into the area for next week. sunshine and clouds. right now we have the signed -- sun. the winds are solely on the day, five to 10 knots. insta-weather futurecast shows this activity coming through. we could come overnight tonight, pick up a brief shower sprinkles. we want dry out over saturday and saturday into sunday, we could see a little more activity across the area. what is major is behind the front. temperatures will ta

, maryland made easy for a symposium on job creation. this is preparing the upcoming 2012 legislative session. the governor will talk with business leaders and policy makers of what can be done to spur job creation in the state. they're asking for your questions via twitter using the hashtag mbjobs forum. that symposium begins at 10:00 this morning. >>> 5:46. it's time to send out those holiday cards and this year instead of licking the envelopes and sticking the stamps, you may want to think about downloading an app and simply hitting send. corrine is standing by in the news center. reporter: if you have one of these like me, my ipad, corresponding electronically things like facebook and e-mail become second nature. with that in mind mailing holiday cards could be a thing of the past. this is called the red sam app for iphone and ipad and has a place for christmas and hanukkah to customize. you can add a photo and a message and shoes the delivery message like e-mail, text, facebook or twitter or use u.s. mail. you're also able to keep t

cop in maryland as a new millionaire. the winning ticket for the parable jackpot was sold in cecil county. we say we like to think it was a maryland, it could be somebody passing through the state somewhere else. >> i thought about that. cecil county is not far from the county line. >> the winner has not come forward yet. this is only the second time someone from maryland has won the entire jackpot. -- if they are from maryland. the winning powerball ticket was sold on christmas eve at wesley's restaurant on telegraph road in elkon. the owner said this was the first time his business ever had a winning ticket. the lucky winner is about to be $125 million richer. they will get a lump sum of $79 million. that's $52 million after taxes. but other marylanders will benefit, too. the state gets a portion of the revenue that will go to the general fund. state lottery officals say it's possible the winner has no idea they have won, or they could still be in shock. there are still 13 second-tier prize winners across the nation who

four units from the maryland national guard are still there. they don't know when they will return home. some will be sent to afghanistan or africa. it's a reflection of their roles both here and on the home front. >> the 175th is currently doing the peacekeeping mission in the sinai they were at andrews airforce base providing security. they also served in rafnlgt many were called up right after 9/11 to provide security. some were sent to hurricane katrina. >> right now more than 1100 members of the national guard from maryland are serving around the world. >>> the proposed merger between the two companies are closer. this week governor martin o'malley said the merger would have more benefits. it would mean more investments and jobs than they initially thought. the final deal must be approved in maryland. >>> the oldest capital building in america still in use has a new look that is keeping with the traditional design. the dome is entirely made of wood, no metal, not even nails. along with that a coat of paint to make this better. >> although

that will push into western maryland tonight. there could be a couple of flurries and maybe some light sprinkles along the mason dixon line. the next storm system will be coming out of the plains. it brings a slight chance for precipitation. dry conditions in the southern half of the nation. a wintry mix in chicago. we will stay dry for the next 24 hours. the next storm goes to the north and does not have the moisture from the south as we head into friday night and saturday morning. things are looking good for the new year's eve holiday. temperatures will be in the 30's and will start new year's day with sunny weather. >> an update on wednesdays water cooler question. mother's breast fed their babies at target. one woman said she was treated rudely when she tried to breast feed her child at target last month. target said that guests are welcome to breast feed in private areas of the store and they can use a fitting rooms to nurse their children. >> one girl said she wanted shoes to deliver to the needy for christmas. she asked fo

follow us on twitter at maryland traffic. good morning. >>> new developments into a deadly bus crash in montgomery, left one dead. happened late wednesday afternoon in bethesda the intersection of rockville pike and all -- alta vista road. linda so has more. >> reporter: all new this morning that stretch of rockville pike reopened. we're also learning one person was airlifted to shock trauma. in all 11 people were hurt in the deadly crash. it happened after 4:00 yesterday and shut down that stretch of rockville pike for hours. investigators say a toyota pickup crossed the median and crashed into a metro bus. that caused the bus to hit a tree on the side of the road. the man driving the pickup was killed, identity not released. the driver of the metro bus had to be extricated, she's a 13-year veteran, taken to the hospital with serious injuries. it happened near samir's front yard. he tried to rescue the driver of that pickup truck. >> he said don't touch him. >> reporter: neighbors say that stretch is dangerous and lobbied th

more maryland on the bridge. another freshman -- digital finished with 10 points off the bench for nick. geraldo led, 22 points. no answer and said for the income are. it is hard to stop that. 14 points and three blocked shots. he let it fly from three. six triples in the game. the first double-digit one of the season 83-72. everybody in the roster has the fifth ranked terrapins 84, 76. likewise on beaten delaware. high school holiday to permanent this week as we think of friends and family over the weekend but like to take a moment to think about the team from benjamin franklin. a new public school in baltimore. one with a heavy heart. season is dedicated to a headband to be the sixth man this season but was until this summer. the team has played very well in his honor. he led the way with 16 points. we will keep our eye on the bay hawks all season long. the military ball showcased teams all game long. they delivered at the where it -- reasons promise. tied at 28, working a drop to perfection. he makes the pick

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the maryland lottery, let yourself play. tonight's multi match jackpot has an estimated and duty of $525,000. -- an estimated annuity. 42-43-19-18-25-21. if no one magic is all six numbers on one line of a ticket, the jackpot climbs to $550,000. the next drawing is monday night at 11:22 here on wbal-tv 11. the maryland lottery, let yourself play. dax now, 11 sports with pete gilbert. >> the ravens and called on sunday, a game which many assume would be a walkover for baltimore. manning told at some point to play this season. it is not going to happen this week for sure. if you fall asleep, you can do something. jim caldwell understands this week he faces a defense far less likely to get sleepy. >> they give you all kinds of problems. they don't just do it one way. they do a great job of stopping the run, but maybe you cannot defend the pass or vice versa. >> roethlisberger took a shot tonight that make you cringe. he certainly can take some pain. a play in which roethlisberger had all the time in the world to throw. finally

follow us on twitter at maryland traffic. now back to charley with news. >>> developing story for you on this friday. schools cheated out of hundreds and thousands of dollars by a local man who said he could get baltimore ravens players there for an antibullying assembly. but no players and now the money is gone. education reporter sherrie johnson is here with new developments in the case. >> reporter: well, he is considered one of queen anne's county most wanted. sheriff department is one of the first to file criminal charges against joseph gill. an arrest warrant has been issued charging him with theft. this comes after more than two dozen schools were cheated out of thousands of dollars by gill who said he could get ravens players to appear at anti- bullying assemblies. players never showed and gill and his company odyssey said lardarius would come to talk about a antibullying program. day before he called the school to say webw was out of town. authorities say it was a scam by gill to milk schools for money. ravens say th

you are watching good morning maryland. a live look south at atlanta, georgia. >>> someone's year will get off to an extremely good start. the jackpot has a winner, $125 million ticket was sold at wesleys restaurant and cocktails in elkton. that comes out to about a little more than $50 million after taxes. >> we don't know if they know yet or knew and passed out because they were so excited and staring at the ceiling wondering what to do next. our offices aren't open until tuesday. >> the winning ticket is is second ticket bought in maryland since the game began in january of 2010. the winner has yet to . they are going to be a great mood. i ask you, justin, you win $51 million,s that price after taxes, what do you do? >> i wouldn't tell you here, first. the one county i missed all weekend, buying tickets. good morning, starting off with a satellite radar composite as we are checking out the cloud that rolled in. we got variable cloudy skies, a push of colder air, streamers of sprinkles and flurries out of pa a, may clip n

." >>> snow across parts of maryland. we will show you when the winter white stuff is on the ground. two new drugs helping in the fight against breast cancer. we have new details for you this morning. >> you start scamming kids. >> the scammer now in custody. we have the very latest for you on this thursday, december 8th. good morning. i am charley crowson. let's get to justin berk because weather probably is on your mind this morning as you get ready to start the day. what do you got? >> hi. we are looking at temperatures and also looking at maryland's most power fop doll lar radar. we cleared -- powerful doppler radar. we cleared out. we are dry. temperatures down to 33 towson 31. where were you six hours ago? you had your snow. we have sherrie up there to show you what isn't there this morning. 32 ellicott city. bel air had snow but 38 degrees it was hard-pressed to stick and we will take you back and show you the storm. look at it. this thing really cranked up andcoastal heavy rain new england and intier year heavy sn

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that when "good morning maryland continues in a bit. >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> new legal troubles for former penn state football coach jerry sandusky. >>> and dos arrested in dc as the occupy protests gets nasty on k street. and kicking off maryland half marathon by remembering the most unique participants. we will look at that on this thursday, december 8th. good morning. i am charley crowson but we haveto get to weather because that's the story for the past 24 hours and justin berk is standing by with what we have for today. >> i took this picture in york county. put the date stamp on there on the 8th of december. snows--- snow on many cars and this is the icing on the cake that a lot of you are missing. where's your snow. we will talk about it. we will see why the computer is doing this this morning. we are talking about rain at bwi and storms did about everything else and was expected. record rainfall 2.83 inches. show at bwi a trace that was too hard to overcome and all that warm wet ground and i did overestimate how much that snow would really account for the change in tempe

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for the state of maryland. last fiscal year we generated $519 million to the state. >> reporter: general assembly asked for research. lottery officials do not believe it will impact existing business. >> you can buy your groceries online and everything online. i know at my house just about every christmas gift was bought online. it is an option the legislator thought should be given consideration. >> reporter: lottery estimates half of all people in maryland play. this could open the coughers to cash from people around the globe. it needs approval from maryland lawmakers. new york, illinois and virginia are all states considering selling lottery tickets online. wjz eyewitness news. >> lottery tickets from the u.k. are on sale online. we'll have more on the internet gambling debate coming up on eyewitness news news at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> one person is recovering after being pulled out of a burning building in northeast baltimore. the fire broke out in row house on east 25th street. building is home to a big boys

follow us on twitter at maryland traffic. charley. >>> health news, working a nightshift could increase the risk of developing diabetes. that's especially true for women who maintain that schedule during a long period of time. it was done on nurses on those who work night shifts during three years and more than 20% were likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those who worked normal business hours. >>> kansas trying to boost tourism and they are not movinghockey. the har mownous way they are trying a get word out what's great about canada. lynette. >> reporter: ruth is celebrating a birthday today. joe and wanted to -- you and wanted to wish you a happy birthday. >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> and welcome back. snow is in the future but hasn't started falling yet. in other parts of the country they haven't been so lucky. lynette charles jones us with a look at -- joins us with a look at the weather. >> it's different story in el paso, texas. drivers couldn't get to work because the roads were too icy to drive on. combine

in the meantime, we are not looking at delays if you travel u.s. 29 at maryland 108. that's a good route for you heading into the dc area or heading north back into baltimore. also making your way on i-83 the jfx at coldspring lane looking good with an easy flow of traffic and if you plan to take the mta no delays on the marc train system this morning. charley. >>> news around the world a second major company has gone tous a trail yea court banning logo as being unconstitutional. it bans packs that renders them brown many tobacco company says it breaches the constitution because it requires intellectual property on unjust terms. >>> amanda knox free after a court cleared her of murdering her roommate. she signed a deal with a attorney robert burnett that will represent her. the announcement is a week after her former boyfriend signed a similar deal. knox returned to the u.s. after winning an appeal of her conviction. >>> gas prices fluctuate so and you it's impossible to keep up with them. now the historic deal has been reached that federal officials hope reduces our

-- die bite yes. -- diabetes, maryland came in number 2. hawaii and massachusetts and they round out top five. justin. >>> 5:49. the hour by hour i want to play this thing out for you how dramatic the changes will be. heavy rain moving in. we will show you maryland's most powerful doppler in a moment. we are in a few degrees of 60 and will fall to 60as con-- 60s and could reach upper 50s and by 8 we will watch a mix western sections well west but closer to midnight when around downtown i expect we may get the turnover when precious tank. quick look at -- when temperatures tank. quick look at the doppler. heavy rain pushing into baltimore. it's moderate in howard county and ellicott city, columbia, it's coming down heavy up towards reisterstown and heavy stuff around arnold and annapolis and crossing that bay bridge. on the wider view, 61 in baltimore, but look at the 30s and colder just to the west. this line, that boundary is the reason why we have ourselves a frozen computer. just too much information to generate. warm air pumping ahead o

also a live look at i-95 and maryland 43. southbound traffic on i-95 moving quite well from bel aire, making the drive all the way to the beltway. over to you. >>> we had to mention this for you, a birthday cake fit for a queen, the queen at the columbus zoo. 55-year-old gorilla, her name is colo. she is the oldest gorilla in a u.s. zoo. i guess we want to wish her a happy birthday too. >>> baltimore lost him for quarter of the season and now another star sidelined. we'll have an update on bolden. he's out for two weeks but expected to be back in time for the playoffs. we'll tell you why. reporter: he was charged with a massive paving scam and faces new charges this morning. we'll tell you what they are coming up. . >>> it's 5:44. new information this morning into a story abc 2 news first brought you on covering the paving scandal that's been used by a scammer who's taken thousands of dollars from people across the state. this morning tom clack is facing new charges and abc 2 news' corine redman is standing by. reporter: well

savage mountain. >> western maryland. >> western maryland. >> not here yet. >> garrett county, it's been snowing. up to 3 inches in those areas. heavy rain, east of the mountains. we just had a flood warning just issued. elkton, lower eastern shore. dorchester, wicomico. and somerset. and worcester county, a severe thunderstorm watch. some of those storms down in virginia could produce very strong, gusty winds and heavy rain. we have heavy rain moving from the area right now. you can see around the d.c. area, another flood warning. still in effect tonight. temperature-wise, we're still way above freezing. earlier today, we were 71 in salisbury. very warm down there. that's why we had the risk of thunderstorm activity. look at this. 42, 37. just west of cumberland. up the mountain there. all snow from frostburg west. 30 in oakland. 51 in d.c. 54 in elkton. later tonight, we'll start seeing the upper 30s and low 40s. for about three hours, the rick that some of that rain will change quickly to snow. not expecting much in the baltimore region as we showed you. around this city, a trace to m

this is at maryland 17 5. find the accident on the northbound ramp to route 100 again some brief rubber necking delays in that area. around the baltimore beltway no troubles to report here at 695 and

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it's wjz maryland's news station. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it's 32 degrees and clear in central maryland. first warning weather forecast is coming. >>> a terrifying scene in washington state a fireball appears in the sky during a stand off with police. they say a gunman barricade himself inside a burning house and then opened fire on the officers. firefighters were not able to get close and the house burned to the ground. police say two bodies have been recovered but a positive id could take weeks. >>> the tour company involved in a tragic helicopter crash outside las vegas has a troubled past the pilot and four tourist died when they crashed in a canyon near lake meade. they have had five accidents and federal violation since 1994. ntsb says the site will make it difficult to recover bodies. >>> police in texas say two children shot by their mother in a welfare office have died. they say rochelle grimmer shot them during a 7-hour stand off with police earlier this week. she then took her life. the 12-year-old girl and 10- year-old boy died at a san antonio hospital. their mother went to

sold in maryland. officials are now waiting for the winner to claim his or her prize. >> it has been a fixture for decades. it is earning a whole new falling out. he still cannot believe his family business sold saturday's winning ticket worth $125 million. he is showing a copy of those winning numbers. 14 16, 30, 51, 52. the power ball was 19. it earns is stored $25,000. >>this regular hoped she would be the winner. like everyone else, she will have to wait to find out who that person is. >> i hope it is somebody who really needs the money. it is a lot of money and it will change their life. >> a pretty great christmas present. this is only the second time a marylander has won the powerball. >>> someone bought a $77 million winning lottery ticket six months ago on interstate 20 in georgia. the 180-day deadline is up tonight at 10:30. if no one claims the jackpot the money will be split between the participating power ball state's. >>> it is the day after christmas and shoppers are showing no signs of

i am rob nelson. >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> welcome back. mountains of north caroline saw a few inches of snow overnight. windy conditions made it look worse than it was for drivers but they slowed down. the snow could be gone by today. highs are expected to be back in the mid-50s. >>> great video for you snow not being missed this is the lava from a big flow in an island out in the ocean. the lava is about one and a half miles to the right of the ocean right now. now the volcano has been continuously erupting since 1983. and i always love seeing lava video justin. >>> -- not helicopters, lava. >> yeah. the contrast from extreme heat to temperatures in the 30s this morning. i want to know how many of youran to the window to see white looked like outside in charley was one and i was another. north of the border, we had snow this morning. although i knew when i saw the moonlight i was in trouble. waiting for the hate mail and we will have a blog posted this morning where you get to grade my forecast. we always hold ourselves accountable and ev

good morning, maryland, i'm charley crowson. we have 10 shopping days left until christmas morning. so, get out there and get it done. time to check in with the forecast with meteorologist justin berk. >> funny how you put things in perspective. you say 10 shopping days. i say 10 days for flakes. i got tunnel vision. >> you have tunnel vision and i'm the procrastinator. >>> it's cold, the clouds came back in. you may not see much from annapolis. we have not had much in the way of cloudiness during the mornings this week but it's been mighty frigid. this morning it's a little bit milder thanks to the cloud cover. 38 arnold, 39 sparrows point. a pocket of chillier air to the west in ellicott city and they are normally cooler in the valley at 28 degrees. 33 v#ta÷laurel. down in the mid-30s again from westminster back towards sykesville. we have clouds coming in with rain in west virginia and that little slug of moisture will try ever so hard to get across the mountains. i had to account for at least a chance of showers coming in anywhere from midday through the afternoon. we'll get up

hobbing live at maryland -- looking live at maryland 175. no problems on the top side of the baltimore beltway. both directions look well 695 at providence road. charley. >>> italian cabinet approved a plan to put in place to help out the country's economy. will the painful measures end the budgetary crisis. >> how to be sure the diamond you give or receive is not funding a war in africa. details on that coming up when "good morning maryland" continues on this tuesday, december 6th. why gl now "good morning maryland "at 4:30. -- >>> now "good morning maryland" 459:30. >>> it lay new prime minister says rome is doing their part to solve the debt crisis. he says his cabinet approved the plan. >> we have our neighbors of greece who show us all not only italy, what may have been if the country doesn't go solidly firmly consistently and permanently on a situation of public accounts. >> the prime minister says the measures were necessary to save italy and announced he would give up his salary as part of the effort and he is confident parliament wo

making the drive past maryland maryland 175 good to go in the northbound direction up to 695. and once you get on 695 looking good here at green spring avenue. also pour those of you heading to the -- for those of you heading from the beltway to oles mills 795 open and moving freely. >>> about 30 people were evacuated from a twin tower in vietnam after a fire broke out in the basement. about a dozen people yesterday were taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation but are expect to be okay. the 33 story buildings are under construction and not expected to open until next year. the fire started in an area where construction crews have been working. >>> after spending five days straight at sea without food or water, four bahaman fishermen are home safe them didn't return from a fishing expedition a small plane spotted two small boats broken apart and notified the coast guard and they rescued the crew by helicopter. >>> in germany, berlin police are now on the lookout for a man accused of lacing alcohol drinks with poison and handing it out at a christmas market. police say he tol

snow hit on this highway camera in western maryland on 68. it is part of the storm that moved through several areas in the state. >> it is winter time now. so, you know, we will have to put up with it. >> in pennsylvania, heavy snow fell quickly and the road crews working hard to keep up. >> it is the first major accumulation in this area. >> baltimore was hit by rain last night and it fell too fast and furious for the drains and roads to handle and some roads flooded and drivers are told they need to be aware of the road conditions. >> set the alarm early and tune in and see what is happening in the weather as well askinstroke conditions and if it is okay, they can head out on their normal way. >> other than the flooding and downed trees, no other major incidents reported for this area. sticking with us for severe weather and the updated forecast and your own live look at the radar, go to our web site. >>> this morning, two baltimore city police officers are caught up in a sex scandal and the department is keeping it pretty quiet, but we hav

desde langley park, maryland. alfredo miranda, univision. el alcalde del distrito de columbia ratifico hoy una ley que exigira a las companias que reciben subsidios de la ciudad que contraten mayormente residentes de washigton... vincent gray indico que la meta es disminuir el porcentaje de desempleo en su jurisdiccion.. se despide el otoÑo ahora si hasta el aÑo que viene.. le damos la bienvenida a la temporada de invierno oficialmente y con temperaturas algo inusuales... vamos a ver como estan las marcas termicas en este momento en la capital de la nacion ... 60 grados, una humedad en el ambiente de 90% y un viento que sopla desde el suroeste en rafagas moderadas de 10 millas por hora... asi se ve el area metropolitan a de washington desde nuestro mapa doppler satelital... se despeja considerablemente... y que bueno porque las condiciones atmosfericas a nivel nacional estan bastante complicadas... con intensas tormentas electricas y nevadas... asi que atencion viajeros... muy bien asi esta el pronostico para el resto de la semana laboral.

. >>> good morning maryland. now don scott. marty bass and the latest breaking news from the news team. your first warning weather and traffic control. it's wjz. maryland's news station. >> it's 4:30 and if you're just getting up and looking at your tv you're walking up to partly cloudy skies. a moon in the west. people not far from here got snow and people from the north got hammered. tim williams. >> good morning. we're looking at what was considered the potential for a big problem for parts of the area. a glancing blow for much of the region, record amounts of rain. with temperature in the mild zone we had more rain than a winery pix -- wintry mix. look at this, back it up to yesterday evening, five, 6:00, very strong amounts or heavy amounts of rain, and with the back edge of that tapping into cold air. this is what we were dealing with. how it started to break down. we had icy mix to our west and that started to hammer cumberland, garrett county. a rain event everywhere else. the rain and the snow line started to make its

calling themselves the maryland marriage alliance. they held up signs that read the bible is right during the meeting. same-sex marriage was narrowly defeated in the 12011 legislative session. members say they want the result this time around again but it may be a challenge because for the first time governor martin o'malley will sponsor the same-sex marriage bill. there's even a series of videos produced by equality maryland and other groups that feature politicians, celebrities and sports figures endorsing same-sex marriage. >> senator martin o'malley, i'm a marylander for marriage equality. >> god created marriage as the union of one man and one woman as surely as he created the very universe in which we live. >> even with all the endorsements the ministers say allowing same-sex marriage would infringe on their rights and beliefs. if the bill does pass next year the opponents say they will attempt to repeal it in a statewide referendum on election day. >> this is our hot topic for the morning. what do you think of the same-sex marr

feeling clouds in to western maryland. we will get those today. we will talk about the influence on that. temperatures this morning under the clear start at 25 joppa. 19 ellicott city. sykesville 28. few extra clouds in the afternoon and high of 52. a little influence in the jet stream could bring some wintery weather here by the weekend we will talk about it next. >>> on the roads this morning, as you get ready to head out. major roads looking good. we getting incident. harford county police reporting an stent on westbound pulaski at long bar harbor road. checking i-95, southbound at maryland 32, no troubles to report for you there. here is a look at the north side. area roads looking pretty good for you with a nice pace on the topside of 695, here is a live look downtown at pratt and sharp street. police activity down mckeldin square, at light street, temporarily closed. back to you. >>> moms who have jobs are hemmier than who he those who are unemployed. no difference between the health of mother whose worked part time and those who work full t

. >> reporter: a significant drop in the numbers of people who have died on maryland roadways. its been a bad few days statewide. in our area especially the ramp to interstate 69 #r was closed as the police tried to investigate the death of a 5- year-old, the passenger in a car rear ended by another car. if when you look at the totals the numbers down almost 10%. nation hide they are at the lowest level in more than 60 years. >> we are seeing safer cars, less impaired driving and certainly better enforcement and better safety equipment and vehicles. all of that contributes to the reduction we are seeing. >> the changes may help lower the numbers because more may have to use interlock devices on their carses. the if hes say there are two disturbing trends out of the date a. the number of motorcyclists and pedestrians that have died on the road has increased. starting january 1st eight more state also follow our lead by outlawing texting while driving. north dakota won't allow anyone under 18 to use cell phones. in oregon only emergency responders and people who drive for a livin

you watching "good morning maryland" on this wednesday, december 21 1á9. we want to thank you for starting your day with us. traditions are not for keeping. they're for keeping us together. ♪ [ boy ] to dad, love sam. [ mom ] say "merry christmas." [ boy ] merry christmas. [ female announcer ] hallmark recordable storybooks. [ boy ] charlie brown spotted a small, scraggly pine tree. ♪ >>> mayor stephanie rawlings blake and office of of promotion and art pronouncing details for the new year's eve spectacular present by baltimore sun. it's at the baltimore visitor's senter. >>> a hundred mid at safeway stores had remain open around the clock 86 hours leading into christmas. some stores are going to be open christmas day. some are opening as early as 7 and others by as late as noon. all stores close on christmas day by 5. >>> officially winter sort of it's 12:30 tomorrow morning. it's the longest day of the year for those south of the equator but shortest day of the year for those in the northern hemisphere. >>> obama administration will announce new expe

capitol historical society. >> it documents the early maryland law of maryland as a free state. >> on one side, an eagle carrying a chain with arms outstretched. on the other side, the state 1860:of law fully stitched. >> it's a great loss not just for the museum but just for maryland, a loss for the national collection of art and history. >> investigators say the burglars were able to get inside breaking of glass pane in them back of the museum. although there were surveillance cameras, police are asking for your help to find a quilt. >> our detectives are currently investigating, however, this is such a unique item. we believe anyone who may have seen it would recognize it instantly. >> new museum officials hope anyone who has seen it would do the right thing. >> i hope in the true spirit of the holidays they will return this for the public good. >> the quilt is said to be quite valuable though museum officials and police would not say how much it's worth. wjz, eyewitness news. >> anyone with information on the quote is urged to call baltimore county police or you can become eligibl

"good morning maryland," i'm charley crowson. let's head to meteorologist justin berk with a check of a chilly forecast. >> good morning. you say chilly but we've got to consider where we're supposed to be. we've been spoiled, four to five degrees above normal. where our temperatures have been this month. on this 29th of december near where we belong. that would be 25, high of 42 is what we would expect. again, we've been spoiled. record of 2 in 1917. 84 brought us to 77-degree mark. that's not going to happen. we're looking at temperatures now 26 in baltimore. 30 easton. a reflection of what is happening by the bay, cooler inland. and overall clear skies but clouds and snow just outside of our borders in west virginia. that disturbance bringing more snow across northern sections of minnesota and wisconsin. that slides north and brings in clouds our way. we'll be looking at increasing clouds after the sunny start. it will push our 2-degree guarantee high to 46. >>> 5:31 on the clock. >> as we continue to see nice conditions aroun