college park sits at 30. fairfax at 38 and 28 coming in at fort belvoir. officially outside, clear skies. temperature running in the 30s right now. with the clouds. feeling like 32 with a light south-southwest wind at 5:00. dew points are running in the upper 20s. the only really cold air is up in maine. northern maine and eastern areas of quebec. you'll notice subzero readings in caribou. the rest of the country, 20s, 30s, 40s. it is a comfortable morning across the u.s. thanks in part to the jet stream being well to the north so the arctic air bottled up in canada and that's what's -- that's where it is going to stay. the week after, we'll get some cold air in here. right now, a little bit chilly in parts of the northeast in new england. ohio valley, cool air is building in. other than a few clouds from time to time today and as we get into the day on saturday, that's it. it is going to be pretty quiet around here. now into the ohio valley, going west, into charleston or cincinnati for the weekend, gotta head out toward kentucky, you'll run into a few sp

at 46 degrees. there's a lot of cold air out across the central and northern part of the country. 11 in minneapolis and 2 in bismarck and that will be sweeping the behind the some -- behind the storm system on top of us now. pushing the st. louis right now, out ahead of it the big storm which brought us our rain. some heavy snows northern new england and the heavy rains and warmer air across us and we're going to watch this pull away. some sunshine today. so it's going to be a really decent day. behind it here comes the strong comfort that will be here tonight with -- cold front that will be here tonight with even some rain and snow showers and much colder air tomorrow. saturday and sunday. today, at degrees in town. rain and snow showers tonight and maybe a snow shower tomorrow. mountain snows continue on saturday. only 33 for a high. in fact, sunday, we may struggle to get the freezable with a couple of -- to freezing with a couple of flurries arnold here. some rain possible tuesday. timesaver tra

and again, that's funny, but look at me. hey, look at me! and look at loren robinson. oh, take that, victor cruz. manning to hakeem nicks later. maryland over stanford last night in college hoops. but the steelers will open the playoffs on sunday against denver. there is a chance that the steelers could come here on the 15th and play the ravens. >> that would be a great game. let me see your dance, your victory dance? oh, my. >> that's right, we're dancing. >> it was like king tut. >> all righty. >> coming up in the next hour of 11 news today, we've seen cars run on gas and now even electricity, so what might fuel the car of the future? there, i got it out. that's at 6:15. keith distracted me with his dancing. >> yeah, me too. it wasn't an unusual long labor for mom, but we'll tell you how twins were born kind of a year apart. >> you guys got them all flustered, keith, with your end zone dance. all right, weatherwise, breezy, cold conditions on tap. the coldest air mass of the season is here. we'll talk about it. >> and we'll also talk about your morning commute. if yo

look at this. the close call for neighbors and what crews are saying about the area's safety this morning. >>> and high pressure brings dry skies and there's a lot of high pressure over the next couple of days. will we see rain in our seven- day forecast? we'll tell you after the break. >>> back now at 6:14. get you updated on some of the top stories on this tuesday. we're told a female tourist separated from her group was sexually assaulted near fisherman's wharf this morning. video just into the newsroom. the 15-year-old girl rescued by police, who they were looking for that missing girl. both the suspect and the teen were taken to the hospital. we'll have much more coming up shortly. >>> a contra costa college student was shot and killed in richmond as he sat in a car with his sister. police say the gunman suddenly opened fire on them. the sister was not injured. >>> and a 10 hour public viewing is being held tonight for penn state coach joe paterno who died sunday at the age of 85. a funeral is

sunrise at 7:27. here's your day planner. maybe a few flurries, sleet or sprinkles this morning. a greater chance of light rain this afternoon. highs only reaching the low 40s by mid-afternoon. sunset will be at 5:04. maybe more light rain this evening. upper 30s by midnight. and big changes on the way the rest of the week. we'll look at that in detail in ten minutes. how's traffic? >>> good morning, so far we're still looking really good in our area. if you're traveling along 50, seeing a lot of green in the area. making your way from 301 toward the beltway, no issues to report. 50 at 202, heading westbound to the city, a little volume. no major delays at all. not seeing any accidents as well as eastbound pretty clear at this time. if you're traveling in maryland at i-270, here's what shady grove looks like. just a little volume, no major delays at this point at shady grove as you make your way south toward the spur. northbound very clear, light volume at this time. and on the rails, checking them fo

accidents at this time. i'm back in ten minutes with another look at your traffic. back to you both. >> thanks. >>> today a second person charged in connection with the crime that led to d.c. council member harry thomaser ee ejr.'s conviction is in court. charges were filed against marshall banks yesterday. founder and president of a nonprofit group which prosecutors say helped filter government funds back to thomas. the former council member pled guilty last week to stealing more than $35,000 in city money. marshall's hearing today will be in the same courtroom where thomas appeared last week. >>> also today, we could learn which republican presidential candidates will appear on the ballot for virginia's primary. a federal judge in richmond expected to rule on a lawsuit filed by texas governor rick perry. he filed that suit after failing to submit the 10,000 signatures required to appear on virginia's ballot. if perry wins his case, he along with newt gingrich, rick santorum, and jon huntsman, could be put

restart at sfo where the rain is coming down hard at this hour. we have a live crew on the scene letting us know about delays and also letting us know about conditions outside. let us also take a look quickly at what is happening on the james lick freeway in san francisco. traffic is light but the roads are slick. we will have reports we come back. to our community it's our lifeline to the emergency information we need it's a free service that provides free entertainment. but one day soon, it could be taken away. there's a movement among special interest groups to limit free antenna tv and millions of americans who depend on it would lose out. let's tell congress to keep free antenna tv as part of our communications future. always free and always local. the >>james: and national news, paternal died on sunday-- joe paterno died on sunday from lung cancer. students held candles, lock arms and in the background if san the schools are more moderate to say goodbye. >>justine: it is a whole new ballgame for republican presidency. new gingrich's now in t

the inner loop at 50, you're at 65 miles per hour. continuing in prince george's county, this time making your way past branch avenue also on the inner loop, 59 miles per hour. if you're crossing over the wilson bridge, nothing but green. clear in both directions. here's a look at the woodrow wilson bridge. not seeing any issues. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> the nba's defending champs, the dallas mavericks, will make the customary trip to the white house this morning to meet the president. not without some controversy. the mavericks' outspoken owner, mark cuban, says the league was "stupid, dumb, or worse," for not scheduling a game for his team in d.c. this year which would have made it easier for him team to go to the white house. instead he says the team had to schedule the trip themselves. the nba argues that even if they scheduled the mavericks to play the wizards, it may not have meant the president would have been able to meet with the champs. >>> maybe cuban wants the mavericks to play the wizards now because he th

in oakland, most places, look at that. pax river, almost at 70 degrees. now, it's going to get a little cooler tomorrow. a little cooler again on sunday and monday. and then next week, another warmup will be moving into the eastern -- actually, the eastern two-thirds of the united states, running again above normal, as we end january and start february on a mild note once again. mary? >> all right, bob. sounds great. thank you. >>> a visit to maryland's eastern shore, president obama spent the afternoon in cambridge. he's wrapping up a three-day, five-state trip, promoting the proposals from his state of the union address. randall pinkston reports for wjz, from washington, d.c. >> reporter: president obama returned to washington after a three-day, five-state swing. the white house billed it as an official presidential trip. but rallies like this one, at the university of michigan had a campaign feel. >> reporter: the president repeated his state of the union proposal to keep college affordable. >> i am only standing here today because scholarships and stu

avenue at mary. there is your speeds open the beltway, they are all at full speed. a live look at the west side, running smoothly there at liberty road with the exception of damp roads and fog, you can see the fog in that shot on the harrisburg expressway. remember wjz is always on, so for traffic information you can always log on. >> mark viviano reports from what is now a very quiet ravens training complex. >> reporter: good morning. well ray lewis told us after the loss in new england on sunday that a super bowl for the ravens just wasn't meant to be. but as ravens players cleaned out their lockers in owings mills on monday it was hard for them to hide from the thought that a super bowl for them was meant to be. instead of preparing for a super bowl the ravens met monday morning to clean out their lockers, say goodbye to teammates and poppedder the pain of a tough loss. the ravens believe their season would not end for another two weeks. >> it just sucks because we done so much and just to fall sh

this is right at saratoga at the subway station. can you see fire officials called to the scene of a report of a man trapped under a subway train. now, at this point, we know the man is conscious. they are attempting rescue. these things do take time. so they have to shut the third rail car off. to getac sess under -- to get access under the train. >> looks like most of the folks have been asked to leave the area of the subway, as fire officials continue their rescue. at this point, it is not clear whether mva has established a bus bridge around the subway. and it appears that all the subway tracks, both east and westbound have been shut down here in the 1700 block of saratoga. we'll keep you updated. >> captain mike perry will be live. >>> it is a moment natalee holloway's family has wanted for years. the prime suspect in the disappearance of their daughter pleads guilty to killing another woman. alison harmelin reports for wjz. >>> joran van der sloot told the court in lima, peru he is, quote, really sorry for what happened. >> re

san francisco at 59 degrees, rich and at 59 degrees,--christmas is also at 59 degrees. here is a look at your seven day around the bay we have dry and sunny and mild weather straight into your martin king jr. holiday weekend. temperatures are holding steady in the low 60s each day. here is a check of traffic beginning with the bay bridge. so far so good, there's no problem as you get from oakland across the bay bridge to san francisco. now we will jump to the golden gate bridge. we are looking at a pretty smooth ride here. more weather and traffic on the way. >>justine: the hunt for a serial arsonist is heating up as more than 50 fires have flared up around a bottle in the recent weeks and days. someone said the first fire over the weekend and more fires were set on monday. >>reporter: firefighters spent all day combing the woods of an open space in a bottle looking for flames or smoking embers to extinguish. this is the latest batch of fires set by a serial arsonist this time set deep in the woods. it is the third day that the arsonist has eluded authorities. >> we do

a look at the evening planner in ten minutes. danella has a look at traffic. good morning. >>> good morning, breaking news if you're traveling out in davidsonville now. westbound route 50, lanes are blocked at route 424. traveling eastbound at 50, emergency workers are blocking two of your left lanes. it's slowing you down as you make your way past this accident. crews are hoping to clear it by 6:00 a.m. for now, take route 450 defense highway to route 3. traveling in maryland, i-270 at falls road, getting a little action making your way southbound toward the spur. lanes are open. no lanes to report at this time. northbound, you're in the clear, as well. back to you. >> danella, thanks. >>> 5:02. you're looking live off the coast of italy. the scene of a shipwreck disaster. right now the man blamed for causing it all is in an italian courthouse where proceedings are about to begin. news4's angie goff has the latest in italy this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. the captain of the ship, francisco chatino, is in court facing manslaughter

we went on the website for at&t and at least what is marketed by at&t to potential customers shows that coverage in the area is pretty adequate. -- was that information presented at or adequate in the presentation? >> it was not. again, besides the general statement that they found this to be necessary, there is nothing specific from an evidentiary standpoint beyond that? >> beyond the materials that i discussed presented by at&t, that was the gist of it. >> let me ask you a couple of questions. it was the issue of the alternative location. was there any analysis of that issue by the commission in terms of the relevance as to whether or not this was necessary? >> they did not discuss it at that hearing. companies that do an alternative site analysis, this is a preference four types. >> for me, the question is, how can you say something is necessary to if you did not provide analysis as to whether an alternative location would have been a replacement to this? >> necessity is a separate question. another question is the location. a preferred location as to whether is a desirable location

right now at reagan national, the temperature is at 34 degrees. we've got a light southwesterly breeze, and as we look at other temperatures, it has dipped down into the upper 20s, low 30s in some of the areas of west virginia. cumberland is down to a cold 28. so quite a variety depending on the elevation of the mountains. southern maryland around the bay, eastern shore, most locations in the 30s. a few high clouds drifting through, obscuring that three-quarter moon in the western sky. here's your day planner for this friday. we will have our temperatures soaring into the 50s by noon time. perhaps even low to mid-60s across north central virginia this afternoon. for a brief time anyway. a look at your evening planner in ten minutes. danella has a look at friday morning traffic. good morning. >> did you say 60 later today? i don't think i can go on with this traffic? but i'll help you out right now. i can't believe 60 later. that's great. >>> if you're taking the dulles toll road, you know this. construction till 5:00 a.m. eastbound, forcing you on

we go live look at moscow. they've got snow on their rooftops. it's russia. have a good day over there, guys. you are watching "good morning maryland." we're back in just a bit. >>> welcome back. we are tracking a big story out of afghanistan this morning where a nato helicopter has crashed in the southern area of that country, killing six members of the air national military force. that crash happened in the helmand province. a source tells several media outlets that all those on board the navy helicopter were marines and all dead. the taliban claimed responsibility for bringing that helicopter down. >>> bad weather has forced rescuers to suspend the search for victims of that cruise ship disaster off the italy waters. at least 11 people have been confirmed dead and more than 20 remain missing after the ship hit a reef and capsized last friday. for more on the concordia tragedy and what you need to know before taking a cruise, tune into abc's "20/20" tonight. that show airs at 10:00 right here on abc 2. >>> sh

but not at first. at first it's the cold air that will be winning out. right now the way it looks is after about 10:00, 11:00 p.m. tonight we'll start to see some snow fall around the area. probably in our western suburbs first. areas off to areas like rap hannic and culpepper county but by morning everything from snow to sleet and freezing rain. because of that the national weather service has issued a winter weather advisory starting tonight and running through saturday. pretty much for the entire area. so again what we're going to get first is the snow starting late tonight. a little bit of sleet mixing in. then freezing rain is going to be taking over by the time we get to about 2:00 or 3:00 a.m. in the morning. that's what's going to have some problems on area roadways all throughout this area and up to the north. so if you've got travel plans for spots into pennsylvania, off to the west and into west virginia it's likely it is going to be slick on area roads tomorrow morning especially the secondary roads that aren't going to get a chance to get tr

>>mark: a look at the winners at the golden globes. the best drama was the descendants starring george clooney. he also to, best actor award. the best actress award went to merrill street for her portrayal of margaret thatcher in the movie iron lady. event >>darya: contraband is the new movie starring mark walberg and made 24 million. an old movie was reborn in 3d, vt in the piece was second in the box office off make the 18.5 million. mission impossible still holding its own. it has been over--it is in the third spot. >>darya: everything has been pretty holiday light. of the golden gate, nice and quiet. with sfax you see him >>mark: thank you for joining us on this monday morning. we are starting with a check on traffic. >>george: in the midst of what has been light traffic we have to hot spots. one in san francisco, we have a disabled big rig northbound where doyle drive meets with marina boulevard. it is right here at this curve and traffic has a bathtub along richardson leading pass the palace of fine arts. the entire stretch is ba

also at thomas run. other accidents include wilkens avenue at west kenwood and 100 westbound at meadow ridge. let's take a live look. as you can see, not a bad drive for you. and we'll take another live look. you can see things have very much cleaned up there. that's a look at spaghetti junction. also a scene of the earlier accident. bill's has it all for you. you can call them at 1-877-75- bills. back to you. >>> we are down to the final few weeks in the pizza bolis pro football challenge. tim williams is at wjz.com to update this weekend's standings. >>> it remains a battle atop the bobblehead standings. adam may remains on top. jessica is right behind, with 179. then it's marty with 177. a tie for third then, with mary, with 176. stan also has 176. and then it is don, me, and mark viviano. this week's big winner, edward grand root of ham stead, maryland. he correctly predicted all four play-off games and came closest to the score of the broncos- steelers game. congratulations, edward. now, you win spo

there will be another ceremony at the memorial this morning at 8:00. >>> d.c. mayor vince gray along with congresswoman eleanor holmes norton and others will help mobilize 1,000 volunteers for day of service projects starting at 8:30 this morning at dunbar high school. reverend al sharpton will hold a king day breakfast. the national cathedral hosts king in our midst at 2:00. >>> montgomery county police are expected to release more details today about an arrest in a string of violent home invasions. kevin ray was arrested in north carolina saturday morning. he is accused of three attacks. the latest in temple hills on friday. ray is now behind bars in montgomery county on charges including rape and assault. >>> police are also investigating an accident that killed an 8-year-old boy. this one happened yesterday afternoon around 2:30 on a busy westbound stretch of duke street. this is near the 395 overpass. the boy was standing with his mother on the side of the road when a car veered off the road and hit them. the young boy died at the scene. his mother is in t

your big show is at 7:00. >> that is it for the news at 6:00. we will see you back here tonight after the game. >> a follow breaking news and weather any time that wbaltv.com. stay connected with the son facebook and twitter. >> relentless. this were defined baltimore ravens this season. as we head into the divisional playoff game, with the houston texans, we take a look back. john harbaugh -- led the ravens to a perfect record. starting with a member 0 when bonds of timberland. the team made three stops on sunday night football and a special primetime appearance on thanksgiving night. the brothers cost for the first time as head coaches. from the start of the season, the team's goal was to run the rights to host the divisional playoffs. when used in takes the field, they will face a ferocious ravens team determined to get to the afc championship game and beyond. there is no doubt that john harbaugh -- attack this day with an enthusiasm on known to mankind. as the town continues to support our beloved ravens, we at wbal-tv continued to show our

coming up, another look at maryland roads at 4:47. andrea? >> it is time for the first your money segment of the morning. jessica doyle is off. here are today's headlines. european finance ministers are putting the pressure on greece's private creditors for an agreement with the government to cut the country's massive debt load. time is running out for greece to reduce its debt by nearly $130 billion and avoid default. getting thousands of tax evaders to pay up could help a country lower its debt bill. greece has named about 4,000 tax dodgers who collectively owe the government nearly $20 billion. officials say much of the money may never be re-claimed because some of the top offenders are in prison or their companies are bankrupt. >>> the federal reserve begins a two-day meeting today. it is first time fed members will offer their individual views and projections for interest rates and the economy. the meeting is part of the central bank's plan to be more transparent to investors. on wall street, stocks were little changed monday. the dow fe

she will speak at 11:30 at city hall in the rotunda. today city state's attorney greg bernstein will discuss initiatives for the the new year at one this afternoon at mitchell courthouse downtown. stay with abc2 at 5 and 6 to hear his plan for the coming year. >>> and governor o'malley plans to formally recognize two american indian groups indigenous to the state. executive order follows a process established to american indian groups accordings to census maryland has 58,000 identified as having american indian heritage. >>> and a new bus route connecting two busy counties will open today. harford and cecil county executives will today launch a route during an event at the david r craig park in havre de grace. it takes effect this morning starting at 11. time for a check of the forecast one more time. let's say hello, to justin. >>> all right. good morning. 6:54. take an umbrella or rain jacket with you. not expecting anything heavy today. more of a nuisance or ambience event. a sense of winter has come back. 39 ocean city and they star

at this level. i think. are you excited? >> yes. it's a good thing to do. president yee: ok, parent advisory council report. representatives? >> good afternoon, everybody. congratulations, norman, president norman yee and rachel norton. i just want to say, i don't know you that well but i preebt the way that you handled the meeting and everything and you coming to the class meeting as well and just your support so thank you, ms. mendoza for your hard work and leadership and the way you carry yourself, thank you for that. my name is gloria mald, i'm a parent of two children within the district, i'm a member of the parent advise recommittee under title 7 and i wanted to also quickly acknowledge the delac and the new members as well and their hard work. thank you. for mr. -- for your contributions and ms. otoshi, i think it's really important. this report here that i'm talking about focuses on the p.a.c.'s work and it correlates with the violence prevention, we're focusing on restorive processes and ho

rescued at sea. four people are forced to jump ship when their cruiser catches fire off the australian coast. >>> and a spectacular display. italy's mt. etna roars back to life for the first time this italy's mt. etna roars back to life for the first time this year. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello, very good morning to you. i'm veronica de la cruz. today we begin with a big endorsement. "the boston globe's" endorsement of jon hanuntsman is not only a big boost it's a snub to mitt romney. tracie potts joins us from washington with the details. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. good morning, everyone. "the boston globe" said that jon huntsman is the best prepared candidate and, specifically, they said he would make a better president than mitt romney, even if mitt romney gets the nomination. "the globe" said it would make romney a better nominee. huntsman slammed romney yesterday for leaving the state and going to south carolina to campaign where he picked up the e

already at freezing there. winchester also at 32 degrees. down toward manassas coming in at 39 and over toward fredericksburg high temperature there of 41 degrees. we are going to see a very chilly night tonight. one thing we will not see though is snow. you see a lot of it on the map here up toward the north toward pittsburgh, buffalo already picking up over 6 inches of snow. parts of west virginia and the ski resorts back to the western maryland all seeing snow during the day today. it will not make its way over the mountains though. we will stay on the clear side of things. rather breezy this evening. 34 degrees at 9:00. temperatures tomorrow morning when you wake up in the upper 20s in the city. most of you will wake up to temperatures in the low 20s and everybody will have wind chills in the teens as you step out the door on your saturday. we're in for a little bit of a cold weekend out there but, hey, it's january. and it's about time. >> that's right. all right, doug. we'll check back in a bit. if you spend any amount of time out toda

liberty heights at north roger -- rogers. west franklin at east packa. let's now take a live look, as you can see, brake lights there, 95 at the beltway on the southwest side. and we'll take another live look. everything seems to be running normally there once more. 95 north at 272 in the cecil county area. this traffic report is brought to you by subway. introducing the new hot pastrami melt. it's freshly-baked bread. pastrami, pickles and bubbly cheese. to satisfy the biggest appetite, eat at subway. eat fresh. >> this is bubbly cheese. if you love good grilled cheese, and who doesn't? there's a place in baltimore you have to try. ron matz reports, four local guys have turned the ultimate comfort food into a booming business. >> this is our veggie delight. >> welcome, to grilled cheese and company. where baltimoreans come for the greatest of comfort food. the new federal hills store is their third location. >> i have to -- we opened the occasional store in april 2010. opened sykesville, last april. of course, april is national grilled cheese mont. and

still moving at a great pace at colesville road. ben eisler run through virginia. 66 the greenway, the toll road, 395 to and from the pentagon and across the 14th street bridge. -- it is a good run through virginia. i am natasha barrett. -- back to you. >> thank you. >>> track trails lead to major delays on a couple of metro lines. jummy olabanji is live at dupont circle to explain what happened. good morning. >> good morning. metro says that because of the cold weather it caused some cracks in several power lines on the red line and the alliancyellow lins. losing power is the last thing anyone wants to deal with and coping with the cold. >> not seen any lights from the street estrange. >> that is what happened last night to thousands of people living near foxhall road and reservoir in northwest washington. pepco restore power after several hours. some residents had already given. >> we're trying to find a place to stay the night. we are headed out to family. police it will be fixed by the morning. >> metro was also badly -- battlin

at&t. we asked him to be part of an experiment to prove that febreze air effects can eliminate tough cooking odors. [ moderator ] take a deep breath and then tell me what you smell. wow. it takes you kinda to like an island. like a paradise. [ sniffs ] vanilla. [ sniffs ] i smell caramel, like a caramel candy. [ moderator ] go ahead and take your blindfold off. ah man. ♪ [ laughs ] wow man! [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] eliminate tough odors with febreze air effects so you can breathe happy guaranteed. ♪ . >>> developing news from san francisco. we are following a moving occupy protest in san francisco. we showed you live pictures of a large group of people at the cathedral hills hotel. they are now on the move. they picked the hotel because they had plans to take that building over but the protesters wanted to occupy it themselves. at this point the marchers are on van nuys and heading towards san francisco city hall. a large tree this the way but beyond it you will see the lighted dom

one at acre 121 and the other at busboys and poets both begin at 7:00. performances run through the weekend. for a complete run-down, head to wusa9.com. >> we have a check of the stories making news this thursday morning. at least 23 people are dead in the latest violence in iraq. two shiite neighborhoods were hit by bombings this morning. their intensifying fears of more violence after the last american combat troops pulled out of iraq last month. >>> republicans may take the president to court over his recent appointment of rob cordray to lead the consumer protection bureau. they had blocked president obama's choice for the post. g.o.p. senators say the senate never officially went into recess during christmas. >> already worried about filing your taxes? you get a little extra time this year. the i.r.s. deadline is april 17th this year. that's because the 15th falls on a sunday and the 16th is the emancipation day holiday in the district. >> we all could use a little extra time. >> yes, we could. >> but we get what we get. >> but then there are those e

at $65 a month. by doing that, the district would generate an extra $125,000 a year. another proposal, increasing fares every year for the next five years for passengers who use their clipper card. so here's the fare increase. the proposals, one way travel from larkspur to san francisco would go from 5.70 to $6 each way. from sausalito to san francisco, it would go up from 4.85 to $5. now, those increased prices reflect a 5% increase. it would generate an extra $2 million a year. this is a live look here at the ferry here at the larkspur lot. the trick finance committee will vote on these two proposals tomorrow. if approved prices could go up on july 1. >> sign of the times. thank you, gil diaz live in larkspur. >>> 4:44. let's check the roads on this wednesday. >> yeah. >> what day are we on now? that's right. >> but lawrence reminded us earlier it is hump day. there you go. all right. here's live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. so eastbound 80, there is some roadwork heading towards oakland on t

at 5:00 p.m. there will be a march from justin herman plaza to goldman sacks where everything started in the morning. now i have pages and pages of all the different small protests going on, there are too many to list. but if you go to my facebook page click like, you will find a link to this information. reporting in the newsroom i am j.r. stone with kron4 news. >>justine: stay with us on kron4 as we continue to cover the occupy prospective popping up around the bay area. we do plan on having live coverage starting at 6:00 a.m. to make sure that things go smoothly if you are planning to travel around the financial district. >>james: a quick break and we come back the latest in politics. decision 2012, will tell you what the president has been up to and what we can expect. a live look at the market street area it is wet out there, we are following the forecast for you. 0ñ@Ñ >>justine: president obama to the states and new york stage famed apollo theater. during his speech he seemed to get caught

from sky team 11, ec all the action at sandy point. here at b.w.i. martians, 63.. >> now your 11 insta-weather- plus forecast with john collins. >> we are starting our weathercast with the weather news story. tents were blown down by thunderstorms that went across the area. all gone now, but they still have to straighten the tents out. that is the damage that was done by these strong winds that came through the little thunderstorm bursts that moved through the area a short time ago. a little bit of recovery and weather use this morning. we are beginning to see clearing coming behind this. still overcast at sandy point. just to the west, sunshine beginning to break through. most of the rain is along the coast offshore. again, a couple of lines of strong storms in this, storm cells, some producing a little lightning. that is pushing out. coming behind it, colder air eventually. by now the temperatures are pretty nice. let's look at some of those meetings. we will see what we have. 63 at b.w.i. marshall and. 54 at parkton. in annapolis, 53. you see this

the temperatures on the ground at the pavement level are at or below freezing at this point depending on where you are in the state. that is a dangerous combination with wet roadways and freezing temperatures. . we're on top of this, but we need to caution motorists to slow down and consider delaying travel this morning as more ice and snow comes this way from the west. >> so you are looking at these conditions pretty much all over? it is not like, you know, anne arundel and baltimore, it is all over the state. >> it is all over the state. now, the further north and west you go, you will get more of a significant snowing event than ice. there will be an ice component to it, though. like your reporter was saying before with that crunchy ice on top, but as you get more to the south where did turns warmer on the ground surfaces, but still at the freezing level will you get freezing rain effect. it will be treacherous to drive and treacherous to walk, so don't drive if you have to. let us get out there and treat the roadways. >> and crews will be out there all day? >> we will be out here

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killed at least 10 people. one driver says he and a friend had to jump out of his car just to escape the flying debris. >> you cooperate see the road, couldn't see cars barely. you couldn't see anything. i figured if we stayed in the car we would be dead. we got cars coming in like 80 miles-per-hour. i didn't know what to do. >> just crashing into them one after another. crews re-opened interstate 75 today and now officials are looking into what sparked the fire. one for rest worker says there were no signs of lightning and no controlled burns, which means this could turn into an arson case, and potential manslaughter charges. our legal panel is back. randy and mercedes. can you fire up manslaughter charges over this? >> absolutely not. no pun intended. let remember, quick definition. i get upset mercedes, i can't sue. if i hit her with papers i'm negligent. if isling the paperers, i am reckless, if i turn around and hit her, did it intentionally. no way base owned what we know that sun -- let's assume the fire

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however, a closer look at the activities at the university of kansas and in the dean of women's office will show that there was a longer, quieter route to student activism at ku and women and feminist activity intertwined in the heart of it. i will be making three major points today in the ku events which i share. first, the early involvement of the dean of women's office with women students intentionally fostered feminist attitudes and created an intergenerational dialogue regarding social change. second, this administrator specifically sought to shift gender roles and foster integration of blacks and whites on the campus. third, the administrator built an intergenerational feminist network which resulted in the dean of women's office becoming very involved in stemming the 1970 violence at ku. overall, the events i will review show administrative involvement in core areas of student activism. all areas were scholarship and historiography has often assumed that students initiated change. before we move into the specific events on the ku campus, i want to make a few comments about why t

all hours. >> do you feel free to walk at 11:00 at night? >> i go by the safeway. if i'm going to walk that way, i walk and no one grab me up. i walk to the side streets to get to my apartment building. but for her, be safe. >> we encountered mindi walking down the same alley. >> will you do anything differently knowing this happened? >> you know, i'll probably stick to p street for a while. >> yes. yes, i will. until maybe the hours get lighter. >> d.c. police describe the suspect as a black man about 25 years old between 5'8" and 5'10". he weighs between 150 and 170- pounds. late tuesday night, he was wearing a black coat, black hat, dark pants, and a checkered scarf. police say he could have been carrying the woman's purse down the street. they haven't found it yet. don, d.c. police are hoping someone will pick up the phone. >> thank you. >>> a big scare at fort foot elementary school. a man walked in this afternoon, tried to rob an employee. the suspect did not show a weapon. he was scared off before he was able to take anything. the sch

let's have a look at more broadly at the jobs market and employment in the united states, because the once-thriving finance and real estate sectors are struggling to rebound from the economic crisis that really has been with us since 2008 if not before. however, there is a secretarier that is faring better than ever. american students are turning to technology as a means of making big money. and taech education is a growth industry in itself as maggie lake reports. >> reporter: how are you? 21-year-old zack sims is one of the masterminds between code academy. >> i think we knew programming is the new version of literacy but at the same time it's staggering to see the number of people who have signed up. >> reporter: proo positive there's still a massive craving around the globe to develop the next big thing. >> i think programming is really the most important skill in the 21st century. people are realizing that. there are a lot of women and people who wouldn't be learning to program. >> reporter: learning code won't turn you into the next mark zuckerberg overnight but it is a first st

today at towson mall at one of the stops and we will be at arundel mills so it's going to be a huge turnout today. i can feel it. >> reporter: anything special planned or are you doing anything special. >> well, there may be appearances with the stunt team and that will be exciting. i mean there's at the end we will have a free concert that's put on. you should come see that at power plant live. >> reporter: it will be all the ravens all day long. so you should come out. there's 18 stops right? >> yes. >> yep. >> reporter: name some tow towson and where else. >> one the last stop is lucky's. >> reporter: and i am told after 6:15 at after 6:15 free ticket give away. >> yes. >> reporter: how many tickets two. >> two tickets. >> reporter: all right. we are here live at alonso's in roland park where the party isabout to get kicked off. that is special purple friday as we head into the big playoff game on sunday. for now we are reporting from roland park corinne redman abc2 news. >>way want to see your rave spirit -- rain spirit. this posted to our facebook pageour little ravens fan. we want to

: excited at all? >> to a certain degree. they just got to beat the saints and that's a tough one to do, you know? they got a tall order to fill. >> reporter: kick-off is at 1:30 tomorrow. the winner faces the winner of the green bay new york giants game for a chance to go to the super bowl, which will be on nbc. now the mayors of san francisco and new orleans do have a wager on the game. now, if the niners win, new orleans will send here fresh louisiana seafood, beer. if the saints win, the mayor will send to new orleans crab from fisherman's wharf, sour dough bread and beer. i say he throw in from the mission district. >>> a san jose man is $208 million richer. $208 million. you're not him. here he is. daniel is coming forward to claim his megamillions lottery ticket. he bought the ticket at a supermarket in long island over the holidays. >> i should rip my ticket up. >> yeah. it wasn't you. >> good news, though, i'm feeling down about that, really good news we all hit the lottery with the lottery. >

then they are planning a protest at 8:00 at california and montgomery at noon a flash mob at california and kerny, and occupy the courts event as well at the u.s. court of appeals at noon and then a labor protest outside a big hotel chain at 4:30 and a march beginning at 5:00 here at justin herman plaza. "occupy wall street west" will continue to assert power of the 99%. they say they are for economic justice and a better world. >> we have a lot of people coming in from in the area and out of town and wall street coming down. we have a lot of people from oakland obviously to show support for san francisco as they showed support for us. >> reporter: they say today will be the biggest street protest in san francisco since the anti-war demonstrations in 2003. but again, it is off to a slow start. people camped out for months last year. police are standing by. they say they are about facilitating free speech but want to be sure no one breaks the law. >> thank you, anne makovec. >>> oakland mayor jean quan got a rude welcome from the "occupy" protesters in washington, d.c. >> yeah, how's it

look at santa rosa at 70. san francisco, 65. san jose tops out, 65, in the upper 60s around 69 degrees. look ahead, your e tended forecast. the weekend always in view? the weekend rapidly approaching, sunshine tomorrow. a few extra clouds on sunday and then a sun cloud mix heading into next week. >> mark, thank you. >>> a bay area homecoming for a major league baseball star the ceremony took place to dedicated newly renovated baseball field that bears his name. he won the cy young and now currently pitches for the yankees. >>> that is our report. thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we will see you the next time news breaks. our coverage continues on-line and with tonight's 10:00 news. tmz is up next right here on tv36 ♪ secondhand smoke affects everyone's health. it's not just irritating. it can cause heart disease and even death. speak up about secondhand smoke. your health and the health of your family depend on it.

we have a big jam at least starting back at the richmond parkway. take rich mon parkway over to eastbound 580 and join us with with folks on that bridge and on to the east shore freeway south of the accident but of course a major impact to the rest of the bay. as folks see this, they will ripple throughout. christi smith is heading to the scene. >>> weather goes hand in hand with your drive tomorrow. you don't have to worry about thick fog slowing you down or any win to tell you about at all. it is actually relatively mild out there this morning. at 44 degrees in san jose. 50 in oakland. 53 in san francisco. we have a gorgeous day shaping up. i'll take you through that forecast and tell you when the rain might be back in the neighborhood. 6:30. back to you guys and today's top stories. >>> there is a new gas leak stirring up old fears in san bruno after construction pipe ruptured -- actually, construction crew ruptured that pipe and sent some fumes right into the neighborhood. bob redell is live in the neighborhood with this big scare. >> reporter:

then a warm-up. 31 degrees at this hour at reagan national. winchester culpeper, also dulles airport 28 degrees. this is what it looks like on the map the snow showers and during southwestern virginia. i am confident the snow showers will not impact our immediate metro area, but we have another shot of cold air on the way followed by temperatures in the 50's. when will that happen? the full forecast coming up. >> still to come on abc 7 news -- >> and overnight crash involving friends leaves one dead, the other in the hospital after an attempted suicide. what happened? >> the connecticut woman who lost her three children and a christmas house fire is interviewed by the police. >> fistful of dollars, which gop candidate gave a woman who is struggling financially a lot of ♪ ♪ [ woman ] i was ready for my trip, but my smile wasn't. [ female announcer ] new crest 3d white intensive professional effects whitestrips. it goes below the enamel surface to whiten as well as a five-hundred dollar professional treatment for a transformation that's hard

don't look at it to be specific. look at the big picture here. look at the little rain. it's just going to show you close to what's going to happen. as we get into monday night you're going to start to see things happening north. you get into tuesday evening. right here. and you get into your wednesday. there you go. wednesday night. this thing bulls eyes right into wednesday. that's the beginning of what could be a series ofweather systems moving into the area. we'll watch it closely. your highs tomorrow, 60s and low 60s. your five day forecast with your bay area weekend in view, looks like a nice one. enjoy it because it looks like we're going to get a taste of winter again. that looks good. weekend looks good. saturday is your warmest day on the weekend. >> thank you, bill. >>> it's friday 13th. if you fear that day, you may fear it even more this year. we'll explain why. >>> and this -- >> i went up and got him and he won. >> what he won was the jackpot. let's just say these two are set for life and then some. right insurance at the right price. the "name your price"