>> that's really good, man. the kids say the best things. >> that's what's making news in america this morning. >> thanks for watching. have a great weekend. you're watching the station that works for you "good morning maryland" at 4:30. and a live look outside thismorning as temperatures dropped nearly 10 degrees overnight. the weekend weather outlook is less than ament away on this friday -- than a -- than a hadn't away on this friday --minute away on this friday. temperatures are dropping fast. let's get to justin berk with a check of the forecast and what it could mean for you on this friday and into the weekend. justin. >> we are starting to drop and hooked up with the meteorologist in hagerstown and tim said they turned over to snow there. now we have subfreezing western howard county. what i will tell you i want you to pay attention to because

this is really important tool. this is western howard county in woodbine. it's 31 winds west at 10 and gusting to 37 and wind chills into the 20s. now 34 calculating new numbers. freezing line slipping through and it's colder at cloud level so the snow will fall before the ground temperature change. 37 with rain showers in towson and bel air. 40s in joppa and now maryland's most powerful doppler radar. west of the city we hadtown and owings mills many resurgence east of the mountain. tawnytown mixing over. this is an extrapolation a computer generated idea of what's happening with the mix over in the pink. not a guarantee and think there's probably more mixing of flakes we are showing because it takes a while with the fast turnover for the computer to catch up. what we are watching here on maryland's most powerful

doppler radar this morning heavy rain pushing through kent county near millington and parts of cecil county near cecilton and we get the break and it's not going to be south but west and north. we have the concern of any sort of stickage. because of the delay of the cold air, we diminish our chance of the flash freeze. benefit ofrise will help us but there's that rapid changeover and enough moisture left over that there could be spots west and north, a dusting half andinch. look at stuff in western p.a. maybe even york. we are looking at the morning temperatures already falling in a fury. we have ourselves mid-30s expected for the rest of the day and winds 40 to 50 miles per hour. we are tracking the threat of snowflakes and we have 4:32 and check on the traffic with angela. >> reporter: thank you. good morning. first look at the roads this morning we are already dealing with a few incidents.

a disabled vehicle on 895 but more seriously an accident in millersville and police say southbound route 178 is closed at cedarcroft drive where we are directing traffic around that in the northbound lanes. here's first live look at the traffic cameras. u.s. 29 at maryland 108 very light volume so far but we are dealing with wet conditions out there this morning. as we look live at 695 on the west side of the beltway at wilkins avenue, making the drive through catonsville no reported troubles so far. remember to follow us on twitter this morning at maryland traffic. charley. >> checking in live with linda so with live reports from the roadways. you see the winds bloke the traffic cameras around -- blowing the traffic cameras around. we will keep you ahead of the storm with everything you need to know. officials from the health department will be george washington elementary school answering questions about scarlett fever. three students have been diagnosed with the disease. baltimore city school system says the kids are in the same

class and says the diagnosis has been cleaned and disinfected. stay with abc2 news and abc2news.com for the latest on this developing story. and a school closing to tell you about this morning. havre de grace elementary will be closed for students he. there's a strong smell in the school from pipe and crawl space work done during the week. they will be airing out the building today. teachers should report in at their usual time. and an elkton woman faces prison time for giving a abortion pill to the 16-year- old. sandra cranee gave the -- cranee -- craine gave the pill to a teen who was 20 weeks along. hours after taking the pill she delivered the baby which died. she will be sentence odd on february 13th. a truck driver who fell asleep in august 2010 hit and skilled susan sladery and injured her son will spend five

years in prison. he pleadeded with the judge not to get the punishment. >> i could have done -- i would if i could in anyway change places with their family member that they lost, i sincerely gladly would do that. >> the slatery family didn't think he would get this strict of a penalty but they hope it serves as an example to the trucking industry. one army officer has recommended a general court martial for bradley manning, the man charged with causing the biggest leak of classified information in u.s. history. the recommendation to try private first class manning on all 22 counts will go up the chain of command for a final determination. the military district of washington commander will make the final decision in a timeline for that decision when it will be hand down has yet to

be given. the web may be your tool when trying to protect man's best friend. following the incident of a yorkshire terrier being tossed off a balcony officials are considering a animal abuse registry. and some people feel everyone should know what the man did and where animal abusers are in the neighborhood. >> we feel like we have gotten momentum because of last year and because of the year before being an election year where we endorsed candidates, so we feel we have got some animal friendly legislators on board to help us pass laws to protect animals. >> for ten years animal abuser would be on the list fingerprinted and photographed and put in a state data base where you have online use and capabilities. bill sponsor is frederick senator ron young young who plans to continue to dust des -- young who plans to introduce that in annapolis. the company linked to the

listeria outbreak is accused of ignoring the advice. they the the farm was giving near perfect marks despite three problems like not properly washing canteloupe. it killed 30 people and one a man from maryland. and new information about traces of potentially dangerous chemicals found in some orange juices. the tainted juices came from brazil where the chemical is legal. coca cola is getting the credit for finding the low level of fungicide in the juices and competitors. the government is doing what it knows for the test but has not ordered a recall. until then a hold will be put on orange juice imports. interesting video of a plane crashing upside down. coming up this morning, what led to that crash and most unusual of spots and where authorities found the pilot. details on this coming up in a bit. plus ravens pride being

showcaused -- cased all around town. how it can help your wallet. that story straight ahead. continuing to follow the developing weather as it will affect your day and your commute. you are watching "good morning maryland" and we will continue in a bit.

now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. news time 4:40a florida boater made a heck of a require discovery in the atlantic a dead saw fish about mile from homestead florida. saw fish are from the ray family ebb dangered in florida. boater think it was deliberately killed. now it's certainly not fishing season in our neck of the woods. this is a live look across the inner harbor. overnight things changed with respect to the weather. for more on that let's go to justin berk with this and i was outside about 2:30 this morning and there was a five to 10

degree snap over the course of about five miles here in baltimore when i made my drive in. warm at home and cold er. >> it started dropping and continued to sled. hazy shade of winter. we have rain ending in snow showers across the area. will there be stickage. if there's icing it will go north and west of the city but the winds for all of us as we have an advisory that kicks in and we gust 40 to 50 miles per hour. quickly want to show you if you have questions about winter and a minus 8 wind chill they are getting snow and 19 oakland and 36 hagerstown with snow and 42 top of the hour in baltimore and 50 in easton and yes, we are starting to pivot this through. already mixing on the west side and a lot of snow around the great lakes that's going to stay on the other side of the mountains. we get the snow showers this

morning and it's a matter of winds 40 to 50 miles per hour and temperatures stuck in the 30s. angela how about the traffic. the wind is going to be an issue. >> reporter: you are right. it's going to be a factor this morning with the wet roadways and that wind. extra caution on the bridges and overpasses. we are already dealing with quite a few incidents. want to continue to monitor this accident that will affect your drive in millersville. we till to block southbound lanes of maryland 178 at cedarcroft drive getting by on the northbound side. let's get another live view at 95 to see how the drive is through howard county. so far so good on the roadways at maryland 175. now let's go north of baltimore as you make the drive through rosedale coming from har forecounty. 95 at white marsh boulevard all lanes are open and moving freely. back to you. >> many alumni are angry over how penn state handled the jerry sandusky scandal. day two of heated alumni. if you haven't gotten your ticket for the ravens big game you are in luck. who is giving up the tickets and where to go to get them.

details straight ahead including we are continuing to follow the weather situation. you are watching "good morning maryland. we are first and only at 4:30 and we continue in a moment.

news time 4:44. 42 degrees outside and five things to know on this friday morning. baltimore 12th annual dr. martin luther king junior parade will take place monday. it begins at noon at the intersection of mlk and utah street. lenny moore will serve as grand marshal. and this weekend you can visit any national park for free in honor of mlk. nearly 400 national parks will waive admission fees saturday through sunday. head to abc2news.com and check under the features tab. home depot announced seasonal employment for the spring. they are looking to hire 70,000 new part-time workers. you can apply online or at your local store.

home depot says seasonal positions can lead to permanent employment. and alabama judge has officially declared natalee holloway dead. joran van der sloot was accused in the disappearance but never charged. and speaking of joran van der sloot he was charged in the death of stephanie flores. he confessed on wednesday to the murder. a hearing is set for today and sentencing could take place for that murder. well, two days now and counting before the ravens big playoff game with the texans and today is purple friday. with the full rallies and a a lot of fun going on so a early look at corinne redman is standing by with the early part of the caravan going on. where are you? >> reporter: i am in roland park. we are here at alonso's restaurant. this is the first stop for the caravan for this morning including cheerleaders, and play makers and front office staff and marching band and

also the ravens mascot. you can see the 98 rocket getting set up for the big party. who says you can't have a party at 4 in the morning. we will have a big party here. and also over here, as the owner of alonso's restaurant. hi. what is going to be taking place in your restaurant this morning? >> hopefully it's going to be pretty quietch we have free breakfast buffet discounted beer special. the ravens crew will be here and should be a good morning. >> reporter: we are serving beer. >> we are. >> reporter: so what -- we will have live music give aways give me insight. >> there's going to be giveaways and the live broadcast with the morning crew and it's a first time for us so we will see what happens. >> reporter: how excited are you with the fact you are the first stop on the caravan that's going all day. >> it's good for the city and business and the fans. it's a big deal. it's fun. >> reporter: how did you get chosen tonight first stop? >> i don't know.

i don't know. >> reporter: you got lucky. >> yeah. >> reporter: what were you looking forward to this morning? >> i never met the 98 crew and it's going to be cool to see poe and the families and it should be fun. >> reporter: we are expecting a big turnout. you never know who will come out. >> absolutely. >> reporter: so this is a firststop on the caravan. so first stop on the caravan today. and this is going on all day until tonight. for now live in roland park. >> the stadium is readity for ravens first home playoff game since 07 and 71,000 seats will be fill with the vast majority of ravens fan but something is happening throughout the week. president of sports tickets unlimited in timonium says after all the years of waiting, to watch the team in person at home, many ravens fans appear to be intent on waiting longer. >> our dynamic this week is more ravens season ticket holders selling into the market

and texans fans buying them back out. >> i am talking to a lot of baltimore people selling tickets more than anything. >> unbelievable. if you don't believe steven check out internet. there are more than 1500 text available on stub hub. more than a thousand available on craigslist and more than 500 at ebay. he says after it became clear the ravens would not play pittsburgh, thousands of tickets became available. and we are showing off the purple pride including these youngsters on this sunday, the little ones just like them will be -- will be having the prize. so cool. sinai hospital getting in on the fun. the first baby born at that hospital after kick off at the ravens game versus the texans will receive a thousand dollars savings bond. if the ravens advance to the afc title game, the contest will continue following week with a 2000 savings bond and if they go to the superbowl the parents get a $5,000 saving bond. we want to see your purple pride. this is a group of preschoolers

from the why of sen -- y of central maryland. uploads your pix at abc2news.com/facebook and start the game day off with us. we will have live coverage from m and t bank stadium beginning at 9 a.m. sunday morning. join jamie and scott gar so and wyatt everhart and we will be broadcasting life from the pros box area. former coach joe paterno will get the full salary for 2011. opinion state university is paying him as if he retired despite firing him. alumni remain upset over how the situation has been handle in the meeting number two out of 3 school president rodney erickson listened to former student last night in philadelphia. erickson is trying to repair the image of the school following the child molestation

charges last night. he laid the blame for the school's crisis on jerry sandusky. he said "it grieves me very much when i hear people say the penn state scandal. this is not penn state. this is the sandusky scandal." now an update this morning startling video of possibly u.s. marines urinating on dead bodiesand a warning, the video is very embrace. graphic. >> have a great day buddy. >> u.s. military is investigating and right now they say the clip appears to show a sniper team urinating on killed taliban fighters. they believe the soldiers could possibly be from the third about a battalion second marine regiment based at camp lejeune north carolina. the video is is authenticated and the men could be charged with war crimes. afghanistan president's is calling for the harshest possible punishment if they prove to be u.s. soldiers. check this out.

suspected drunk pilot made a perfect landing. this is not on a runway but in a tree. yes. but no one was harmed. the plane was left to spin in the air held up by tree limbs. witnesses say the pilot climbed out of the tree just after the crash curled up for a nap in the neighbor's barn before contacting anyone. as you expect, police are investigating this most unusual of landings. time for a check of the forecast. weather going to be the big story today. justin is all over it. >> yeah. good morning. and i am trying to get my updates from the west side. the meteorologist out there in hagerstown said they turned over to snow. temperatures are in the 20s but they are not getting stickage. that's the idea they got that in the mountains limiting our chance of getting the dusting to ionch. really limiting it. so we are turning things over. finksburg and westminster and hereford zone waiting to see if mount airy is there. this is a computer extrapolation of what might be

happening. it may not be showing where theflakes are falling. starting to turn in through howard county. the wider picture 42 top of the hour in baltimore. 28 in buffalo but look at the teens across the great lakes. and then single digits. a lot of cold air that's wrapping behind this storm system and we show a tornado right? no it's whipping up. low pressure cold front stretching through and it's about the arctic blast and we get in on that. and the real question this morning is was about the road conditions and if this had happened 3, 4, hours earlier flash freeze almost a guarantee. timing of this is a little bit suspicious. and while the cold air is moved down into the deep south and mountains of tennessee, we get into the cold air and some moisture left over and there will be snow showers but we are dealing with rain and we are dealing with the wind and we will deal with leftover clouds snow in the mountains and in and out of the cloud with the threat of flurries and snow showers through the ravens game. but for today a real issue is the wind advisory we are stuck

in the 30s and i think the flash phrase is confined well west and north. if you are near the pa line adams york county and westbound and carol and maybe frederick we have issues next few hours but the gusts to 45 miles per hour. that's the main issue. 4:53 and angela has traffic. >> reporter: you mentioned the wind being the main issue and that's correct. we have got the official high wind warning on the chesapeake bay bridge. extra caution out there. be be alert for debray that may get across the roadway when you are out there this morning. let's get a live look at traffic flow on 29. we are good to go at maryland 108. no reported troubles there. here's a live look at 50. wind warnings on the bay bridge at 50 at kent narrows. back to you. crowds waiting in long lines to get their hands on one. why security had to be called in for the latest release of the iphone when it went on sale in china. details on that coming up. also, a heart stopping moment for mexican paramedics rushing to save a life.

details on that when we look around the world and good morning maryland continues on this wow, friday january 13th. justin look at that. that's a live look at wrigley field in chicago. that's snow on the ground. we are back in a bit.

now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. this is the scene in china after a huge crowd gathered to buy the apple iphone 4s. officials say crowds began throwing eggs and shouting outside an apple store. thousands were camped out in the freezing temperatures when they were told the sale was canceled. and a new report out of italy says organized crime is profitable. so much so they say mafia families have more cash on reserve than banks in italy.

and the mafia rakes in more than 180 billion dollars a year. it's tax free and estimate are that the mafia has cash reserves of around 84 billion on hand. observers say it's italy's financial crisis forcing more people to turn to loan sharks to get their hands on money. paramedics trying to rush a heart to a waiting patient stumbled as they made the mad dash for the hospital door a20- year-old woman was waiting for the transplant. medics were carrying the heart in a cooler when one stumbled spilling the heart on the ground. doctors say despite the stumble the organ was not damaged and the procedure went on as planned. now "good morning maryland." we are days away from the nation reflecting on the life and times of dr. martin luther king junior. how baltimore city is preparing to honor the great civil rights leader. >> reporter: i am corinne redman. today is the kick off of the

ravens purple friday caravan. all the day's festivities and rallies coming up. >> all that is straight ahead including weather and traffic on this friday january 13th. good morning. i am charley crowson and weather is going to be a big story throughout the day someplace are dropping by 10 degrees. how it could affect you, here justin berk. >> some of us started near 50 and going down to freezing. a hazy shade of winter. we got to ring out the bengals tune tell me if you see a pap of rain on the ground. if it's icing it will be farther north and west. so you wake up trying to find the delay and you are not seeing that because it hasn't happened. we are just starting to tearchg now but the wind advisory for all of us 40 to 50-mile-per- hour gusts and you will feel that and that will be the