we are live and westminster. lowell mesler. >> to move the practice of the reach of fans is not a good news. the ravens have brought great pride to baltimore. you can get updates on facebook.com @ ravens news. >> the man at the center of a trial concerning robocalls took a stand in his own defense today. barry simms . this at the courthouse with what he had to say today. >> he was the campaign manager for bob ehrlich. today he told the jury he had nothing to hide. testifying in his own defense, he said he approved of the robocalls in 2010. he denied it was an attempt to keep voters home. they were written by a consultant hired by the ehrlrich campaign. was there any discussion of a voter suppression, the lawyer asked. no, we were trying to get 3000 to 4000 votes. we were trying to get people to leave their homes and go and vote. he said it was aimed at getting black crossover voters to vote for ehrlich. the call was fraudulent because it suggested the election was over before the polls have closed. he denied he t

training is not at mcdaniel college in westminster. >> it is a big financial loss for westminster as well. kai reed has more. >> right here! we're having fun! westminster, baby, mcdaniel college, yeah! >> it has been a ravens fans dream. >> i know a lot of fans became fans because they went to mcdaniel. >> fans get an up close look at the players, get autographs and build life-long memories. >> you know, you drive out to westminster, and you see the signs up, and that tradition is gone. that's really kind of sad. >> through the nfl lockout it was the first time in 14 years that the camp wasn't held at mcdaniel camp in westminster. now ravens have decided to permanently move the camp. they say it is the best time for the team to train, but it was not an easy decision. >> we had such a connection to our fans in training camp, maybe the best in pro sports. we won't have that now. >> training camp drew more than 100,000 people to the city last year. fans are estimated to spend about $2 million there every summer. >> some of the restaurants, gas stations, places like that. it is sad, beca

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westminster we talked about snow. for the record i. was clear, do your homework and don't plan time out of school but this is westminster wound with up rain and they did go to snow look at the gusty winds. it snowed for a few hours and the grass may hold some, but there's not much left over. and sherrie showed us that. it's 31 in westminster. 32 ellicott city. bel air had snow but nothing stuck. we have pictures but right now 36 in baltimore. york, p.a. which typically is colder snowed there longer and anywhere from a dusting to ionch on the grass and cars acruets border. winds the -- across the border. winds gust in the -- gusts in the 20s. gusty winds this morning, but plenty of sunshine. this part of the forecast is expected. if you want to gibe gripe about the snow or share re-- gripe about the snow or share respect i will have a blog on abc2news.com later on this morning. right now, though, where you can grade the forecast. it's 5:10 and let's check on the traffic with angela. >> reporter: getting you ready to head out on your dri

they said they wanted to do something in westminster, they just did not know what it would be. we will have to stay tuned to see but that is. folks are hoping they can get a date for two up close with the reagans. -- ravens. >> thank you. there is a lot of reaction of facebook as you can imagine from mad to sad. rod disagrees. he says -- jay writes -- you can get updates on facebook.com/ravensnews. >> three helicopters have been brought to the scene of a serious crash in hartford county. fire officials were responding to route 1 where it meets an arlington just before 4:30 this afternoon. three people are being taken to shock trauma. groupon one is close in both directions. there is no word on the victims conditions. a big question throughout the weekend the robocall trial, will paul testify. we can tell you the answer is yes. the aide to former gov. eh rlrich took the stand. what he had t say in his own defense. >> he tell the jury he had nothing to hide. he did not try to suppress african-american votes. >> he took responsibility for authorizing the robocall in 2010, but he d

training in westminster is a baltimore football tradition. the ravens have done it for the 15-year history and the colts way before that, but the camp is never more. the bulk of their training will happen at their facility in owings mills. they will have

as we are in westminster and they had snow overnight. you can see it's icy and not much to speak of. but it's toa chance to talk to state highway police and they tell me that they didn't have major problems here in carroll county. that he had little dusting overnight. just enough to cover the cars and just like you saw there, but as you can see behind me here,the streets and roadways look pretty good. not a whole lot of traffic out here. but it's moving pretty smoothly. now, in hagerstown, it was a totally different story. they had a wintery mix of rain and snow pour down on the area. the snow was not sticking, but at higher elevations like boonsboro snow was accumulating. state highway patrol plows lined the streets making sure the roads were safe and this is what some folks had to say about it. >> torrential rains and then torrential snow. >> no accumulations yet but the roads were scary. >> ready to head south. don't like winter. >> i don't know. we just got back from cruise. so it's really cold. >> reporter: all right. back out here

it is also a major blow to the community of westminster. kai reed has the story toward >> a lot of people cannot afford regular-season tickets. going to training camp was the next best thing. today's announcement will be a big adjustment to fans and the entire was mr. community. >> we are having fun. >> it has been a baltimore ravens fan's dream for every week during the summer. >> fans get an up close look at the player, autographs, and will live long memories it. >> you know football is coming, that tradition is gone. that is really kind of sat. >> it was the first time in 14 years at the camp was not held in westminster. they have decided to permanently move the camp to owing mills. >> the sad part of it was we had such a connection of our fans in training camp. maybe the best in pro sports. we will not have that. >> it is a big disappointment to local businesses as well. fans are estimated to spend about $2 million every summer. >> some of the restaurants, gas stations, places like that -- it is sad because it helped us to put us on the

. >>> i am sherrie johnson live in westminster with a look at weather conditions here. vil live report coming up. >>> i know you don't see snow. we had some. we will show you where but 50- mile-an-hour wind gusts and as you probably could have guessed by an a list no snow but the sun is coming up. we will talk about the chilly day in a moment. >> reporter: and on the roadways justin, we have got high standing watter in a lot of place and wind warnings facetting your drive. a complete check of the roadways straight ahead -- warnings affecting your drive. a complete check of the roadways straight ahead. ♪ i must have the wrong house. sister? we missed you. they waited up all night for you, you know. it's a long way from west africa. ahh...coffee. [ inhales deeply ] he's here. i brought you something. [ chuckles ] really? ♪ [ chuckles ] what are you doing? you're my present this year. ♪ the best part of wakin' up ♪ is folgers in your cup >>> time for your abc2 news to go. good morning i am charley crowson. wind have been cutting through maryland so far this morning

they held a pep rally today to honor the team giving them the heart of westminster award. the official ravens mascot was there with some former players. while the team has moved the train can away, they say the ravens are still number one. >> some people thought it might have a negative impact when they decided not to bring training camp here, but we want to celebrate the history baltimore football has always had in westminster and mcdaniel. >> they will now hold a training camp at the team headquarters. trapped in school. it happened to a seventh grader who cannot get out for hours. we will tell you where he was stuck and how he was found. suspended for tebowing. >> a 13-year old boy spent more than nine hours trapped in the stairwell at his school in philadelphia. he says he was looking for the way out of the middle school on thursday when the door in the emergency stairwell closed and locked behind him. nobody heard his cries for help. the family finally heard the screams when they return to the school with police shortly after midnight on friday. >> i was scared and ev

it is a big financial loss for westminster. >> we are having fun. westminster, baby. fanit has been a raven's dream. mad pliers. ths >> they built live long memories. >> you know football is coming. you drive out to westminster and there is all that ravens of stuff. that tradition is gone. that is kind of sad. >> this was the first time in 14 years that the camp was not held at mcdaniel college in westminster. ravens officials have decided to permanently move the camp to the team facility in owings mills. they say is the best place for the team to train but it was not an easy decision. >> the sad part is we had such a connection with our fans at training camp, maybe the best and all of pro sports. we will not have that now. >> it is a disappointment for local businesses. the training camp drew more than 100,000 people to the city last year. fans are estimated to spend about $2 million there every summer. >> some of the restaurants, gas stations, places like that -- it has helped put us on the map in the state. >> it is sad to close the chapter for us but west minster

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reporting live in westminster, andrea fujii. wjz eyewitness news. back to you. >> before the start of this season, the nfl lockout forced the team to hold training camp in owings mills for the first time. ravens owner steve bisciotti has mixed feelings, saying from a team of you, it was easy, but personally, very difficult. >> tonight, the ravens are focused on the cleveland browns, trying not to have another letdown on the road on another team. sports director mark viviano has more. >> reporter: the ravens do have a history of playing well in the month of december. they feel like they're made for the cold-weather months. and they do expect to get a chilly reception in cleveland. >> the ravens have been reminded all week about their early season stumbles. three road losses that mar an otherwise sterling season. always striving to improve, but admittedly far from perfect. >> i wouldn't want to be unde-- i would want to be undefeated. we're not undefeated, but at the same time, we have been through enough adversity now that we're battle-tested. let's

. >>> i am sherrie johnson in westminster with a look at weather conditions here. a live report coming up. >>> and more trouble for former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky after two more accusers come forward. the full story coming up. >>> good morning. i am charley crowson. weather is the big story. many of us hoping to be dry but things are cooler. let's look where the rain and flurries seem to be letting up. this morning, we have live team coverage of the first bit of wintery weather and we begin with justin berk live with how things were and what we can expect in the days to come. >> all right. it was a bad storm no doubt about that. this one is going to go down for the justification of how explosive it got. record rainfall bwi over 2 1/3 inches. that's almost w the old record for the dates going back to

it feels like it is in the 20's. 34 in westminster. calculating the wind chills -- 23 in frederick and 28 at bwi. for the kids who do have to go to the bus stop, make sure they are dressed appropriately. mostly sunny is our forecast. windy and cold. high temperatures only in the mid 40's. the winds will diminish as we head into the afternoon but it will feel much colder. mostly clear tonight. it temperatures dropping back to the 20's. the winds will diminish. seven-day forecast going into the weekend, a chilly but quiet. if you are going to the game on sunday, sunshine, good football weather. a high temperature near 48 and then jumping into the 50's at least briefly monday and tuesday. >> chance of rain will hold off until the middle of next week. >> time to look at what is coming up next on "the today show." >> coming up on a thursday, former penn state coach gerry sandusky behind bars this morning after being arrested on new child molestation charges -- jerry sandusky. new disturbing details. any major development in the search for a

westminster had snow. it didn't quite stick in winter mill and ijamsville at the greens and greens didn't turn white but they got snow showers on the golf course. mount airy waking up to 37 degrees. but it's colder in reisterstown and we are clear we are watching the next wave of clouds rolling in. we will talk about the weekend

would have won crash in the westminster area of carroll county. something you may want to avoid. -- we have one crash. police are on the scene. we're looking very nice closer to the city. 55 on the j.f.x. no delays but maybe just a bit slow because of the rain. this is 95 in the area of 175 in howard county. very light in both directions. this is the northwest corner. both loops are moving just fine. the roads are wet. use some extra caution. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> thank you. we do have some showers moving off towards the east. we got quite a bit of rain in baltimore overnight. almost an inch at the inner harbor. this is all lifting out to the east. some showers in kent county. as you travel to work, and looks like the roads are drying out. showers moving offshore. we have a thin layer of clouds. we will see clearing as we head into the afternoon. the storm system will take the mild air with it. colder air will be filtering in and we will see those temperatures drop down. we're keeping our eye on this next clipper

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the wind chills are running in the 20's right now. 24 in westminster. the wind chills will be like that all morning. for the kids at the bus stop, make sure they are dressed appropriately. it will feel much colder than these temperatures on the service maps. mostly sunny and colder. we had two inches of rain yesterday. high temperatures in the mid 40's. tonight, mostly clear skies. the wind will diminish. temperatures will drop in most locations. tomorrow, a nice quiet day. high pressure will be in control on the east coast. there is a chance we could see some sprinkles or florey's on friday -- sprinkles or flurries. a mixture of sun and clouds. a high near 48. colder on saturday with a high temperature of 43. on sunday, the weather looks ok. sunshine and chilly with a high near 48. back into the 50's on monday and tuesday. a pretty quiet but cold seven- day forecast. >> heavy fighting breaks out in yemen. anti-government protesters have been demonstrating for 10 months. demonstrations erupted into violence. there has been fighting for months. thousands

we have 30 in westminster and bel- air. the water temperature on the bay is still around 50 degrees. moderating the temperatures right on the edges of the water there. as far as the winds are concerned, calm, we'll see a north winds early on and a shift to the west and southwest over the next day or so. that will help usher in milder air. this development out toward the west is actually kind of all encompassing thing. it all blends together when it starts to get closer to us. there is a front that's going to bring some rain to us by tuesday into wednesday. the clouds will start to show up here on monday afternoon. the high that's in place right now will ease off and will allow that. in the meantime, mild air will come in from the south. as that high continues to push off, this front moves on in. on the west and north western edge of that there will be more cool air filling in the blank. the rain and the warm air ahead of it takes us up -- try to get that out early in the morning -- to about 60 degrees or so and we'll start

you can sigh the areas in blue around westminster, mount airy, maybe some light rain around columbia and reports of clarksburg, gaithersburg, seeing flurries as well. and we'll see this continue through tonight and into early tomorrow morning. right now temperatures around downtown still mild and the sense we're in the low 40s. but colder in gaithersburg at 34. leesburg 34. and in the lower 30s up north hagerstown. tonight doing last-minute shopping, going out to dinner, parties, bring your coats out and a scarf. cloudy and cold, again flurries are possible north and west of town. maybe around the immediate d.c. metro area. more on that coming up later. but first, bruce, back to you. >> thank you. the top of the newscast we said a rare saturday session, u.s. senators voted to extend a payroll tax cut for two months. it's a temporary fix, that avoids a tax increase for mills of workers in the new year. drew levinson reports tonight the deal also requires the white house to decide quickly whether to allow construction of a controversial transcontinental oil pipeline. >> reporter: senat

anyone with information is asked to call the westminster police department. there is a $500 reward for any leads to the rest of the victim -- of the attacker. >> police say the shooting happened in the 1800 block of maryland avenue where a 26-year- old man was found suffering from gunshot wounds. the two other victims are found walking into a hospital for treatment. we are learning more about the indefinite layoffs that r.g. steel plant. they told state officials on friday about the furlough. they estimate as many as 2000 workers to be furloughed. the company has told that work would restart in the first quarter of next year. more bad news and maryland as the state releases new data for assessed homes. 91% of residential properties dropped in bali. >> out of about 750,000 homes that were assessed, the drop of about 70.1% when they came to their value. this is not all bad news, especially for folks whose homes are under water. >> residential property values have declined in maryland with 2010 being the highest drop of about 22%. >> 24 last reassessed three yea

this evening at a service at westminster abbey, his outstanding contribution to literature was marked with the unveiling of a memorial stone bearing his name. >> we have come here with the word is celebrated appeared >> the actress juliet stevenson read his poem. >> a cool small evening, trying to wade dog bark and a clank of a bucket and you listen. >> his friend and fellow poet gave the address. >> what he created was a phantasmagoria, a nark of animals and the elements and an almanac for all seasons and astrological signs. >> he says that it meant everything to him, describing his writing as high-voltage feared he had no doubt that his friend deserves a place among the greats. >> he belongs here. not just as a poet laureate. but for his achievement and in his poetry, for the power of his poetry and the power of his presence. >> when men got to the summit, white words for some of them. >> the voice of ted hughes who believe his poetry should be heard as well as seam. >> -- as well as seen. >> he is being remembered in such a permanent way, in a place where he will be with other poet

it is accumulating on the sign out here here in westminster. it is accumulating on some of the cars, but it is not sticking on the ground. it just creates a what a mess out here. if you are heading out to school tomorrow, you can log on to get a forecast. >> you can also stay ahead on the stormy weather using facebook. crews earlier today it working at the ski resort in garrett county. here is another saying hello on the snow tractor. this worker was tackling the roads. we also invite you to share your snow photos. a reminder, join us a half an hour early tomorrow morning. the latest on the storm, it traffic, and possible school blaze began at 4: 30 tomorrow morning. that is half an hour early. our special start time tomorrow morning at 4:30. to baltimore city police officers are suspended and on the ministry of duty tonight amid allegations of sexual misconduct. the allegations of of harassment and integrity violations, we are told. we have more on this ongoing investigation. >> police are not giving a lot of details because the investigation

a service at westminster abbey. his outstanding contribution to literature came with the unveiling of a memorial stone bearing his name. >> will come to the corner where the word is celebrated. >> he read his palm. >> and you, listening. >> his friend and fellow poet gave the address. >> what he created is a phantasmagoria, an article of elemental, and, not for all seasons and as a logical science. grex he says that pettigrew met everything to him, describing his writing as a bible -- as high-voltage. >> not just as a poet laureate, but for his achievement in his poetry and for the power of his poetry and power of his presence in culture heriot >> one man got to the summit. >> the voice of the ted hughes, who faces poetry should be heard as well as seen. >> he is being remembered in such a permanent way in a place that will carry his name forever. >> here is the newly installed memorial stone to ted hughes. it was cast and designed from sun makers from the village where he made his home. above the memorial is the on

through the nfl lockout was the first time in 14 years that the camp wasn't held at mcdaniel college in westminster. ravens officials have decide today permanently move the camp. they say it is the best place for the team to train, but it wasn't an easy decision. >> the sad part of it is we had such a connection with our fans out of training camp, maybe the best in all of pro sports. we won't have that now. >> it is a big disappointment for local businesses in training camp as well. the camp drew more than 100,000 people to the city last year. fans are estimated to spend there every year as well. >> it is sad to close a chapter not only for us in westminster, carroll county, but in business we all have to make decisions, and certainly i'm sure it was a hard decision for them to make. >> the tradition may be over in westminster. ravens officials say they are determined to find new ways to connect with fans. >> you know, pick the kids up, they would go and watch. open to the public. >> more practices will likely be held m&t stadium. >> police say he used some ravens player to -- players to make money

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 roadways but no delays so far getting out. this make the drive on the west side of 695. outer loop lanes are picking up just a bit. also if you make the drive on i- 95 no delays as of yet on inter- 95 through the white marsh roaddale area. take mta this morning, light rail is on time

, 23 belaire, 27 westminster, 25 columbia, low mid-30s, dc, kent island, annapolis and rock hall. that frontal boundary will bring us showers, take temperatures back to normal, mid-40s for the weekend, but we will still continue to trap really cold air, canadian air where it belongs, up in central canada, 52 today, 30 tonight, tomorrow a generous amount of sunshine, 54 is the high, 61 on wednesday, there is that frontal boundary, showers, slow clearing, breezy, 53 friday. back to normal, sunshine saturday and sunday, mid-40s, great holiday weather for running around, don take it away. >> here is the traffic. >> heavy delays from 795 over to edmonson avenue. the are still working on getting that cleaned up. in the city reisterstown road at west belvedere. 95 seeing a minor slow down in the southbound direction there from white marsh boulevard to the beltway on that northeast side. a live look, you can see in the middle of the delay there heavy traffic there on the balletway at old court road. this traffic report is brought to you by toyota. , don and marty, back to you. >> thank yo

westminster had snow. it didn't quite stick in winter mill and ijamsville at the greens and greens didn't turn white but they got snow showers on the golf course. mount airy waking up to 37 degrees. but it's colder in reisterstown and we are clear we are watching the next wave of clouds rolling in. we will talk about the weekend outlook in a moment. here angela with the first look at traffic. >> reporter: and good morning. first look at the roads this morning we are off to a bessy start for those of you -- busy start for those traveling in the odenton area. on the scene of a collision on telegraph and route 175. in the meantime, everywhere else looking pretty good. flowing lightly on u.s. 29 at maryland 108. moving very good for. you also here's live look at baltimore beltway on the top side of 695 at harford road along inner loop and outer loop without delays. charley, good morning. >>> good morning. and latest in the case of two doctors charged with murder for performing botched aborptions. it -- abortio

joining me now is our correspondent, naomi grimley, who's at westminster, and hugh schofield in paris. is this a credible line? is it a popular line? how many people in france are happy with the deal that sarkozy has done? >> i think we should be careful what he's saying has got nothing to do with the british argument. he's coming from a different perspective altogether, the leader of the socialists. he's saying that what's happened is tying france's ability to sort of spend its way out of the crisis, like many on the left, he believes in the solution to all of this, and he thinks that the austerity that's being dug into european institutions by friday's deal will tie the hands of future government and basically it will be impossible to be left wing from now on. so he's saying that he will negotiate, renegotiate. how credible is it? well, i mean,ive to say, i think few people would say it's going to be easy, that's for sure. i mean, there's such a consensus built around this deal and how it is the last chance and how it requires countries to make sacrifices and so on, that, you know,

we're still on the scene in westminster, route 27, that's manchester road at 482. police will direct you around the accident, but some slowing in that area. in the meantime, no accidents to report on i-95. here's a live look at 95 and maryland 175, traffic patterns moving well there. and here's 695 at hartford road, again, wet conditions. that's the only thing that should slow you down on the north side of the beltway. charley, back to you. >>> some help on the way for truck drivers, at least here in maryland. what the state is now doing to help truckers during severe winter weather. >>> also move over, king, there's a new number two in the fast food world. red hair and pigtails to boot. i think i'll head over there to celebrate today. you're watching "good morning maryland." a live look this morning at the nation's capital. we're back in a minute. >>> five minutes welfare the hour and five things you need to know. as a remainders the christmas holiday falling on a weekend and the baltimore city and imoft offices will observe that holiday on monday and as a result

one more in westminster. fire activity on 95 northbound in route 32, a car fire there off to the shoulder, watch for delays on the west side of the beltway. nothing significant on the top side. there is a look at that delay. this is brought to you by home paramount pest control. back over to you. >> thank you. occupy baltimore protesters say they are not giving up despite being evicted. the group held a meeting last night in front of city hall and plan to start occupying vacant houses around the city. police shut down the camp in the square early yesterday morning around 3:00 a.m. no arrests were made. >>> staff and students at a high school are hoping for a more normal day after more than a accident students went to the hospital. a police officer dispensed pepper intra spray to break up a fight. 16 students required treatment and one was arrested. >>> baltimore's arena has been named the number 1 venue of its size in the nation for the second time. what is more, it is the highest grossing ariba in arena in t

for 15 years, the ravens' preseason training took place at mcdaniel college in westminster. it afforded fans an unprecedented, up-close and personal look at the players. the lockout, though, forced players to hold training camp. the ravens say the decision has nothing to do with money. and it's simply because the team's training camp needs are changing. >> i think there's going to be a lot of reaction to that, gigi. thank you. >>> mcdaniel college says it respects the ravens' decision and are ready to welcome them back to campus any time. hear from the ravens all new at 5:00. >>> well, we're enjoying above- army temperatures outside. it's pleasant, comfortable. and it's just a sunny afternoon out there. wjz has weather and traffic together. we'll talk to kristy in a second. but we'll go to bob and get the updated numbers from first warning weather of. >>> it warmed up nicely. we were in the 20s most places in the morning. right now, in the upper 50s, with bright sunshine. take a look at the temperatures on this date. let's go to our computer real quick. 37 in oakland. 57 her

t, around the area, 44 downtown. 37 at westminster. ngreesrn at ocean city, out in is.rostburg, they are at 28 degrees. as i'r as your forecast today, parad ny cloudy skies becoming mostly sunny and northwest wind 7 tore b4 miles per hour. temperatures 42 to 47 degrees. how long will the great weather last, i'll tell you in your full insta-weather plus forecast in a couple mik ates. >> our bfu story this morning, 22-year-old ross truett ashlho shot a police o+ icer. a vigil was held in honor of the officer killed. >> it was atbi dwfment il filled with -- vigil filled with emotion. th> derieck was a hher h hher h father, and a son. and i ask that you keep derieck's family in your pra frs and thoughts. >> experts show the same gun used was found beside the body of a man dead from a self-inflicted gun shot. they still donnif know why officer crouse was targeted. >> that istbery much a part of the investiilltion right now. >> it was shortly afternoon thurdeaay during a tra+ ic stop crouse made on campus. he was sitting in his patrol car. a

anyone with ever measure is asked to call westminster police department. you can see the number of your screen. there is a five was a dollar reward for information -- there is a $500 reward. >> this man may have important information. the shooting happened on maryland avenue where a man was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. two other victims later walked into a hospital for treatment. >> communities gathered to celebrate the memory of phylicia barnes last night. she was an honors school -- high school honors student that was last seen last december 28 in northwest baltimore. her body was discovered in april. her death has been classified a murder. no arrests have been made. >> we have to work on that caharder. hope and pray that it will come soon. >> or former classmates have planted a memorial garden in her memory. 27 degrees on tv hill. a drug is ruled safe. >> contagious yawning. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. do you have a new year's resolution and, if so, what is it? you can share your response

marshall. 44 at ocean city. 39 in westminster. these temperatures are our lows for the morning. we have so strong wind building in from the west. 14 mile per hour wind gust in oakland. 20 in westminster. these winds are picking up behind the latest storm. it will make it feel colder. we are expecting temperatures to dip into the upper 30's and that we warm into the upper 40's. with those winds, you have to factor in the wind chill. some gusts may be up to 40 miles per hour. it will be a cold night. lows around 24 in baltimore. it could drop into the low 20's in the western suburbs. that storm system is heading up towards the north and east. we have some clearing overnight. some light snow showers still occurring in the mountains. these will be late in nature and taper off into the afternoon. in baltimore, we have the strong winds. have the strong pressure which is causing those winds to strengthen. lines of constant pressure. the tighter those lines get, the stronger the wind as we of the competing areas of pressure. they should taper into the night. the mountains are likely to

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. >> authorities are asking for help after an attack in westminster. a man told police he was assaulted by a group of five men on saturday night. one of the suspects cut the victim on the stomach with a sharp object. anyone would ever measured is asked to call it was mr. police department. -- is asked to call it westminster police department. police have not released new video of a person wanted for questioning in a triple shooting investigation. this man may have important information on the shootings of three people back on december 9. the shootings happened on maryland avenue where a man was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> how was the morning commute shipping up? pretty well at the moment. some police activity at southwestern. we will update you on that. we do have some icy conditions along the philadelphia road in roosevelt because of a water main break. 50 miles per hour at shawan road and looking good on the j.f.x. 12 minutes on the west side outer loop. we start at baltimo

the boardwalk 35. 36 westminster and frederick ment 6 temperatures in the 20's. satellite picture shows some scattered clouds trying to move in. the lake-effect snows up in new york state, upstate new york and also this little clipper that's sitting out in illinois, wisconsin, moving into michigan and indiana at this stage of the game. keeps us with a fair chair of clouds and increasing for a chance of snow flurries in the overnight hours. these clippers are fairly dry. travel weather across the united states generally dry with the exception this morning and early this afternoon up in the great lakes area where snow will be evidence -- evident. 50's in dallas. los angeles temperatures close to 70 degrees or so. most of the country looks dry now. partly cloudy for us. basically a dry day. a flurry or snow shower. winds at 42 to 47 the high. futurecast shows the clipper coming in. most of the snow, if it occurs at all, will be in the mountains to the west of us. i think it will be mostly a cloud maker. more significantly, early next week, a system comes in and brin

snow into westminster, around gaithersburg, prince william county, front royal. what we are going to find then is the rain switching to snow west of i-95 and making its way around northwest d.c. and heavy snow there as well. that's around 11:00. 9:00, 10:00, 11:00, areas west of the blue ridge, three to six inches there. here's a look at it. for us in d.c., a dusting. manassas, let's zoom in. gaithersburg in rockville, leesburg, one to two inches of snowfall. conversational snow. you have school tomorrow, kids. 29 to 34. colder for tomorrow morning. we are clearing quickly. what we'll notice the most about tomorrow is the change in temperature from 55 degrees, most of this afternoon to 45 degrees tomorrow afternoon. that's with wind. likely to feel like we are around upper 30s for high temperatures tomorrow. sunshine is back for the end of the week. the high 48 degrees. we are starting out in many locations below freezing. a cold one for sunday morning, starting at 27 degrees. your weekend, breezy and cold, 32 to 44 degrees for the high temperature. the early par

not in the immediate future. 34 the westminster in frederick. sfite satellite image shows lake-effect snow to the north. we have clouds trying to move into the area in the west. here is that clipper to the west of us. that's the next system coming across the area. it is kind of starved of moisture so it doesn't promise, if we do get snow, a lot of it. it will be moving quickly in our direction. so the weather will change by this evening. our forecast today basically partly cloudy skies. then toward evening, a flurry or a snow shower a possibility. if anything is going to stick to the ground, it is more likely going to happen in the higher elevations to the west of us. we'll see what happens. it does not look like a huge threat either way. northwest winds at 10. temperatures drop off starting in the evening hours. here's the futurecast. again, this is yesterday's departing weather maker. and we might see some snow showers in the mountains early today. here's the clipper coming in. you can see snow out to the west of us, even up into carroll count

tractor trailer in westminster blocking lanes of 496, homestead drive. route 27. 95 southbound, slight delay between white marsh and the beltway. we can show you a look at speeds, 37 miles per hour your slowest spot on the west side. topside up to speed. a live look at the delay at exit 17. traffic report brought by you by home paramount pest control. call home paramount at 888888 home. back over to you. >>> southwest baltimore man is in critical condition after shot by police. it happened in a home in the 3900 block of south morally before 10:00. police say they responded to a disturbance when the man came at them with a knife. police are trying to figure out who is responsible for a stabbing death at a nursing home. 58-year-old man was found dead inside his home at the apartments. investigators are reviewing tapes for clues. anyone with information is urged to call homicide. >>> a football player facing charges after police say he went on a rampage in college park. alex is accused of yelling at people and punching cars in the parking lot of a grocery s

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westminster 45. frederick is up to 32. chilly temperatures back in the midwest. it is not quite as chilly this side of the mountains as it is on the other side of the mountains. there is plenty of chilly air to back this up. we are not going to be warming up rapidly. this is the next weather disturbance up the line. then there is another one developing in the southwest. these two eventually play in our weather. this bill hold things together for our good weather -- this will hold things together for our good weather the next couple of days. 50 to 55 is the height. technically, that is a little bit above the normal or average. the typical high as around 49 to 50 degrees -- is around 49 to 50 degrees. overnight, we drop into the 30's, right down around freezing. again, a chilly night tonight. 28 to 38 is below a temperature range, with mostly clear skies. the insta-weather futurecast shows us high-pressure sitting overhead. the disturbances out in the great lakes. by tomorrow, we will be moving to our north -- it will be moving to our north. it is not going to reac