Yesterday. Even though the temperatures are about the same. Clouds, and overnight. Coming in overnight. Then i saw wind moving cars. There are a few cars out there. But a problem of note in annapolis, u. S. 50 near jennifer road. A and elsewhere, pretty good. 55 miles an hour on the north side. Everything looks good as well on the west side toward 70. So far, so good, on the jfx. Out of the owings mills area and here is 50 at ritchie highway. Flashing lights. We are waiting to hear what direction the accident is. Southbound 95 toward the 895 split guest overall moving well on most of the major roadways. We will let you know if any problems come in. Tram are big story is the fingerpointing continues on capitol hill this morning. New hope for a deal to avoid going off the fiscal cliff. If president obama will meet with congressional leaders later today. Danielle leigh is in washington with more on the rush for a deal. President obama and congressional leaders need to make progress, and todays last met afternoon meeting at the white house could be a final opportunity. Mcconnell seemed to give an indication that maybe, just maybe, the president might make a new offer giving getting toward the 11thhour. Off without a deal that cuts of the debt, taxes will go up on every worker next week. The extension to of Unemployment Benefits expires and deep spending cuts set in, threatening another recession. It really upsets me because the government is a blow to be working for the people and i dont see that. Despite what is at stake, senators came back early only to engage in another round of bickering. Republicans have bent over backwards. We stepped way, way out of our comfort zone. We wanted an agreement. But we had no takers. We are in the same situation we have been in for a long time here. We cant negotiate with ourselves. House members were not even planning. There are still home. They will come back this sunday and work through the new year, if needed. I wish theyd hurry up and make a decision one way or the other. Republicans say they will compromise on taxes but not more government spending. Now the concern is both sides are giving too little, too late. The goal is to get a deal by midnight monday but a growing number of lawmakers doubt will happen. They say the soon as it can come would be january 3 when the new Congress Takes over. Danielle leigh, wbaltv 11 news. A stalemate of another kind could paralyze shipping, for making a very difficult for goods to get into the area. Port workers along the east coast could go on strike in just a few days. Kim dacey joins us live from self baltimore with more on what it could mean for our area. Ledgewood could be the biggest port strike along the eastern seaboard in 35 years. It would affect about 2000 workers in baltimore alone. About 55 billion of cargo a year goes in and the port and according to the port administration, 108,000 jobs linked to activities at the port. If negotiations between the Maritime Alliance and International Longshoremen are not going well. Unless an agreement is reached by midnight sunday, there would be a complete shutdown of all ports, from maine to texas. A report spokesperson said there is a possibility the strike would only be partial and would only affect cargo in containers because warranties for workers of that type of cargo is the big sticking point. That could avoid a stoppage of automobile shipments and cruise ship operations. If containers remained to be the focal point, we think it could be a bit of an advantage for us because we do have other cargo. The port of baltimore announced they are planning to keep two public terminals open tomorrow to us allow as many trucks to come in and get picked up in case there is a strike. Kim dacey, wbaltv 11 news. A contract remains in a coma this morning after being beaten inside a house and west baltimore. Authorities found 57 yearold 57pearson unconscious inside the home last week. Family members say he had gone to get an estimate on contract work when he went missing. Online note is that they rob him. All i know is that they rob him. I hear about stuff like this on the news but i would never know it would come to my family during the holiday season. Perason remains in serious but stable condition and the search for suspects continues. Anyone with information is asked to call police. Baltimore city police made an arrest in the shooting death of a 21yearOld Baltimore man. It is the girlfriend who called 911 to report the shooting. Back in august, asia cutler reportedly told police she found her book and bleeding from a gunshot wound in the park circle neighborhood of northwest baltimore. After investigating, police determined it was active but cutler who was the shooter. Along with cutler, Police Arrested a 21yearold shanda cure and Willie Brockington as excess of a spirited two weeks after the tragedy of sandy hook elementary and the topic of gun control as heated up. As talk of legislative action increases, so do gun sales. Gun sales across the nation of spiked as people fled gun stores to buy weapons that are legal now but may not be if new legislation passes. Maryland is no exception. As the police say there were more than 7200 gun purchase applications filed in november. Following the shooting in newtown, connecticut, those numbers appear to be spiking. We do not have numbers for december but we expect more than 8200 purchase applications to be processed. In 2011, more than 46,000 purchase application for processed and by the end of 2012, state Police Project at least 62,000 would be handled. The recent cold snap claimed its First Casualty here in maryland. Health Officials Say a Frederick County man described only as at least 65 years old died of hypothermia sometime between december 1824. State Health Officials are urging people to be prepared for the cold weather. They want you to cover your head, where layers of clothing and to keep your feet warm and dry. Last winter maryland saw 15 hypothermiarelated deaths. It is 34 degrees right not at the airport. Also ahead, a war hero from the 1990s lost his final, more personal battle. More on the passing of general Stormin Norman schwarzkopf. Quiet weather today but may be snow comes in for tomorrow. We are tracking the next form system and details in just a few minutes. Thankfully, your morning commute shaping up to be a nicen welcome back to 11 news today. It is 39 degrees downtown. A live view from sky camera now. A few clouds in the sky but we should see a little sunshine later today. The sun will be rising closer to 730 this morning. Temperatures across the state a little on the chilly side. Upper 20s to the low 30s across the northern part. Mid 30s across the southern part. A little cooler down near the patuxent river, and in the mountains, 20s from hancock toward oakland, one of the cold spots, 21. Much less wind and it makes all the difference. We could still see when from the northwest, 510 miles an hour or but yesterday gusts up to 50 and it really took a toll on the wind chill and caused minor damage. Just seeing a few strong winds along with coast ocean city, if you go stronger but even those winds should be quieting down. Expect sunshine in ocean city, temperatures around the low to mid 40s across central and southern maryland. Seven pennsylvania, mid 30s and partly sunny and mostly cloudy in the mountains, a high of 30 to. They will see the clouds first coming in because of the approaching storm. We are watching it on the satellite and radar. Notice of the ouds spreading into the east. Right now is mostly just producing rain across louisiana, back into mississippi, and moving into tennessee as well. See the pink shades starting to pop up across kentucky . It is starting to indicate a little bit of ice on the Northern Edge, so we do have to watch out for the storm because it will not just the rain and then. Colder air will ensure we get a lift at least a little bit of snow. High pressure in control today. Then the storm comes in and out of the south. The good news, we are only getting the northern french, which means it will not be as heavy. If the storm was coming right over us or to the west, we could see higher snow amounts but fortunately we are not watch out for travel delays in building a lead through the weekend and even into maine. Let us put the futurecast in motion. It is never just a pure snow event for the maryland area, especially this time of year. It will start off as snow mainly across baltimore but notice how the rate increase in from a cell. But could be a changeover at some point which does cut down on accumulations and a kick out to sea later saturday afternoon. This is what we are expecting a far as speculation. Baltimore metro, 13 inches, northwest suburbs could see more. Ac makes annapolis to south and anywhere same marys county to ocean city, mainly just a rain event or a little sleep. Nonetheless, travel will be a little tricky to what the day. 38 for the high temperatures saturday, 40 on sunday. Low for deposit into next week. Slight chance for icy mixed tuesday, new years day. Lets bring you uptodate on the major roadways. Thankfully they are moving pretty well. 50 mayor jennifer road, an accident off to the side near jennifer side. Problem for a 70 not g795 through the west side. South on 795 owings mills area, 50 miles an hour toward the beltway. It live picture 50 at ritchie highway, acts and Activity Still off to the right shoulder 50 ms. Jennifer road. South of 95 out of white marsh, still a nice start to the 895 split. Harbor tunnel and fort mchenry look 5 and 295 in great shape. Taking a look at some of the top stories. The man who led u. S. Forces to victory during the first gulf war in 1991 has died. Retired general Norman Schwarzkopf died in florida thursday at the age of 78. Known popularly as Stormin Norman due to his explosive temper, he served his the last military assignment as commander in chief of you the best center command before retiring in 1992. Is spokesperson for george h. W. Bush has advised people to put the harps back in the closet when it comes to the former president s hospitalization. He has been in intensive care since sunday in a houston hospital battling what is said to be a terrible case of bronchitis and a series of complications. The hospital says the former president is in for a long recovery but as alert and comfortable. After getting out of commission for several weeks due to a stomach virus and concussion, secretary of state Hillary Clinton will be at work next week. Doctors still grounded heard from overseas travel for several more weeks. She will be preparing to step down from a job for live next year. Return also paves the way for testifying before congress on the whatever attack on the u. S. Diplomatic office in benghazi. In this mornings consumer alert, after pending home sales reached their highest level in nearly six years, last month we will get an idea of the trend will continue later today. The National Association of realtors will release the pending homes of index at 10 00 this morning measuring housing construct contract activity. Where it has signed but has not yet closed. After being as commonplace as a refrigerator for over a decade, could the pcb, arcane as roguery telephones . Tech analyst says later, more mobile and similarly powerful devices like smartphones and tablets are beginning to edge out the bulk desktop model computers. Pc shipments also dropped 8 of the Third Quarter of 2012 and the forecast to be down for the full year for the first time in over a decade. It brings us to the water cooler question of the day are tablets and smartphones about to make pcs go the way of the 8 track and the walkman . You can share your response at wbaltv. Com and on our facebook page, or send us an email to watercooler wbaltv. Com. Major retailers of joining together to stop selling a dangerous baby product and homeowners may be due money and are not going after it. Ellen braitman joins us in this mornings Bloomberg Businessweek port. Bloomberg businessweek report. It the fedor will reserve bank of the atlanta found people under water, a house worth less than the old, will be more likely to accept significantly lower pay than homeowners who are not under water. What they are finding is people in the situation to value jobs more, and that is because they are at risk of default and losing their homes. Speaking of housing, monday is the deadline for eligible homeowners to request a free preview to see if they are due at a possible compensation. This is part of a huge foreclosure settlement last year between Bank Regulators and big bang, bankamerica, walls wells fargo. More than 4 million notices were mailed to people who are eligible but only 350,000 people actually asked for a review as of mid december. Do you need incentive . The paper says compensation could range from a couple of hundred dollars to more than 100,000. The notices have been sent out. Lets take a look at what is happening in the markets. Another down day as we close in on the fiscal cliff but we did come off the lows of the session after finding out the house plans to meet sunday. Some hope there potentially we might get a deal. However, this morning, stock futures a little bit weak once again. Important warning n warning todayap nanny which has been linked to infant death amazon, byebye baby, babies r us agreed to voluntarily stop selling it because the manufacturer is unable or unwilling to participate in the recall. That is Business News at the new york stock exchange. Ellen braitman reporting for wbaltv. 34 degrees at the airport. He got by with a slap on the best the last time but can the ravens safety avoid a hefty five because of a controversial hit during last weeks game . The latest decision is next. And heres a look at last nights maryland lottery numbers. You have them. Good morning. Sarah caldwell with a look at their friday morning commute. Lets update you on the major roadways. Thankfully they continue to run smoothly. A lot of folks are still off and the kids are out of school. 57 miles an hour southbound 795 out of zero wings will. 50 in the area of ritchie highway. The earlier accident near jenifer road is clear. Looking at a nice start on the harrisburg expressway at york road from the park in the region parkton region. We will keep you posted on any problems. Ava come over to you. Fortunately the weather is quiet. A little on the chilly side. 33 at bwi marshall. 34 in ocean city. 36 in easton. The forecast for today hide some of the 30s to low 40s bubp partly cloudy skies. Wind northwest 510 miles an hour. It makes it feel so much better compared to the cold winds we saw yesterday. We are watching the next storm system which will possibly bring accumulating snow tomorrow. Details, coming up. Good morning, everybody. The ravens wrap up their regularseason sunday in cincinnati and they are coming off their most impressive performance of the year. Totally a outplaying the new york giants. Jim caldwells second week as offensive coordinator is much better than his first although he says there was no drastic change in strategy. I think the guys executed extremely well. That is the bottom line. When they are executing well, it does not matter what plays. You know the old adage take care of the Little Things and the big things will take care of themselves. That is kind of what we believe. Good philosophy. Ed reed out 55,000, that is what he was fined for for this hit on victor cruz. If you are a defensive back you have a major problem. The league said do not lead with your helmet, but your shoulder, and ed does that and still gets fine. If you cannot lead with your shoulder without having your head somewhere near your shoulder. It is impossible. The force fourth time find in three years. The second this year i was in the locker room when he was asked about the nea says, i dont know what to do. They tell me to hit with my shoulder and i do and i still did find. It will be interesting to see how both john and morgan lewis play in terms of who sits in place. A cincinnati played duke the last time duke played in a bowl game, 1961. There could to get a nice time turning around the duke football program. 3 27, duke but then cincinnati came back to when it. The eventual gamewinner right here. 4834. The navy is in San Francisco play. These seven new hat to the orioles will play next year. They are cute. The cartoon bird, obviously very prevalent. If that helps them hit battered better. Enni for the ravens, will we see more conservative play . Rickey will be who plays and who does not. You cannot set everyone but i think they will play as many as a have to because you were to be competitive. Thank you for joining us. Ravens fans can show off their pride as repeat champions of the anc north. The shirt officially license feature ray lewis, joe flacco, ray rice, Terrell Suggs and others and it will be available in most local stores that sell ravens merchandise. 34 degrees at the airport. Still ahead, a maryland woman is taking on a personal crusade against the russian president vladimir putin. Why she says he is playing politics with kids lives. Will there be progress or paralysis . The fiscal cliff is big talk in washington. Im tracey mitchell. All of the details, just ahead. A port strike could paralyze the eastern seaboard. Im kim dacey with details [captioning made possible by Constellation Energy group] captioned by the National Captioning Institute www. Ncicap. Org good morning. Welcome back to 11 news today. Im jennifer franciotti. Meteorologist ava marie has a quick look at the forecast, which includes snow. Tomorrow includes snow but today it is quiet. 33 at the airport with winds west at 3 miles an hour. Temperatures across the metro area 34 in pasadena. 33 in edgewood. Highs in the upper 30s to the low 40s. Much less win. It makes all the difference. And you will not have to worry about the concerns to to the strong winds yesterday. But the approaching storm could bring accumulating snow. I will have the snow map when we come back. The clock is ticking on the fiscal cliff. The deadline just four days away. The president has cut his vacation short and they will meet sunday for a rare session to negotiate a compromise. Tracey mitchell joins us live. Is there any progress to report . They are still talking, so i guess we can call that progress, but no breakthrough. The president meeting with congressional leaders hoping to work out a lastminute deal. Just days before the deadline, the president is calling congressional leaders to the white house. I have to be very honest, mr. President , i dont know to my mind how it can happen now. Each side is challenging the other to act first. Republicans are not about to write a blank check for anything Senate Democrats put forward just because we find ourselves at the edge of the cliff. Lawmakers in the house are heading back to washington for a rare sunday evening session to focus on the fiscal cliff. I would hope that we could come back here and reach a compromise, which has been so difficult to do. Without a deal, taxpayers would pay more, the government will spend less. Economists to warn it can throw us into another recession. Fears of going over the fiscal cliff has caused Consumer Confidence to tumble. Some political observers do not think congress will reach a deal in the next few days. I think if we get to january 2 and we see the markets going down and constituents getting angry or anxious about their financial situation, you will see Congress Come to a deal a lot quicker. House lawmakers could be in session until january 2, and that is just a day before the new Conference Congress is sworn in. Why would lawmakers with until after the deadline to come to an agreement . They cant seem to hammer out anything right now but if they do reach something before the deadline, they will have to raise taxes for many taxpayers but if they do it after the deadline if everything expires they will be seen as having cut taxes and that is the distinction for many republicans. Thank you so much. The maryland live casino at the wrong bill mills can save money on replacements lots because they will not need them again because they are a 24hour operation. Replacements locks. It happened with expansion of gambling last month. It is an idea that appeals to the management and the customer. Opening 24 hours a day allows us to it and extend the entertainment all day long and all night long and all year long. I think it is great. It will bring more revenue into the state. I think it will be a winwin. But i think it is great. It makes it more like vegas. In addition, the bar of the casino will also be serving drinks around the clock. Table games are expected to arrive at all of the casino sometimes next month. The clock is ticking down on the time to make a deal before a huge strike of longshoremen all across the country. The walkout could affect ports from maine to texas and baltimore is not the exception. Kim dacey is live at the port in south baltimore with all the details. This would be the largest port strike on the eastern seaboard in 35 years. 2004 workers here in baltimore say they will take to the picket line if an agreement is not reached by sunday. Roughly 51 billion worth of cargo per year goes through the port of baltimore and according to the maryland port administration, 108,000 jobs are linked to the activities at the port. All of it is in jeopardy if a Labor Agreement between the u. S. Maritime alliance and International Longshoremen cannot be reached by midnight sunday. A total work stoppage means a minimum of a Million Dollars a day. That would be the impact from maryland according to former congresswoman helen bentley. Ec she says negotiations and not the one well and could lead to a complete shutdown of all the ports from maine to texas. Baltimore is the nation that a number one port for handling farm and construction machinery, automobiles and light light trucks. Also for export coal, imported salt and aluminum. Many of the material that keeps commerce chugging along. There is talk the strike could only be partial and would only affect Cargo Containers because royalties for workers on that cargo is a big sticking point. It could avoid a stoppage in automobile shipments and cruise ship operations. If containers remained to be the focal point, we feel that would be a bit of an advantage for us because we do have other cargo. The port of baltimore and now to they are planning to keep two public terminals open tomorrow to allow as many jobs in as possible to pick up the the liveries and case there is a strike. Reporting live in south baltimore, kim dacey. She took home a gold in london this summer and now i Howard County woman is ready to take on russian president vladimir putin. She is urging him to reconsider his recent decision to ban u. S. Citizens from adopting russian children. It is a move largely seen as retaliation for a new United States law that punishes russians for human rights violations. On wednesday, tatiana and a cousin took an online petition to the Russian Embassy including more than 7000 signatures from americans and 100,000 from russians. I am pleased the letter that handed in after waiting in the rain for 30 minutes. The last year there were more than 100,000 children living in orphanages and russia. About a thousand of them were of that adopted by american families. Sarah caldwell with a look at the morning commute. Right now 55 on the west side outer loop. You can see a live picture at reisterstown road. Light volume. 66 miles an hour on 795 out of owings mills. Not a bad start at the key bridge. 63 miles an hour southbound 95, from 100 down toward 32. 295, 55 miles an hour getting it down toward 100. Ava come over to you. Things are quiet but we are watching this no potential for tomorrow. Here is a map of the accumulation we are talking about. One does 3 inches baltimore area, northwest suburbs could see more um than annapolis and south, more a nicy mix. At st. Marys county toward ocean city, more just a rain event. Travel could be an issue across the state. 41 for the high today. 40 degrees sunday. Then we are pretty quiet into the new year. Maybe an icy mix new years day. Not looking for many problems the years eve. Keep your plans but it will just be a little chilly. 34 degrees at the airport. We will check in with our favorite panda, as it is time for his latest doctors visit. And we are taking your answers to the water cooler question of the day you can share your response at wbaltv. Com and on our facebook page, or send us an email to watercooler wbaltv. Com. While they will be tackling tough issues and annapolis next year this may not be considered the toughest. Senator richard coburn, Eastern Shore republican, will try to make the softshell crabs sale was to the official state sandwich. It would be the latest Eastern Shore culinary victory. In 2008 passed legislation to make the multilayered smith island kate the officials they deserve. Time for the regular check out of the san diego zoos. The cubs that we sort of adopted. I cannot say his name as well namemindy does. He played spent a good portion of the exam playing with a stick of bamboo. He weighs in at 15. 4 pounds and Officials Say the little guy is among the smaller size but he is crawling pretty normally and he is becoming more mobile and beginning to explore more of his living area. He is so cute. 34 degrees at the airport. Still ahead, a look at the mornings top stories. And we will also take a look at your morning commute. We will update you on any problems to avoid coming up. The much lighter winds as High Pressure builds in, and then a chance of snow tomorrow. First, a live look at sunrise. Beautiful. 39 downtown and 33 at the welcome back. In the headlines this morning a contract remains in a coma after being beaten inside a house in west baltimore. Authorities say they found him unconscious inside a home where last week. Family members say pearson had gone to give an estimate on contract work when he went missing. It remains in serious Condition Research is continuing for the suspect and anyone with information is asked to call Baltimore City police. Police have made an arrest in the shooting death of a 21year Old Baltimore win. Baltimore man. The victims girlfriend asia cutler told police she found the boy from bleeding of a gunshot wounds in the park circle neighborhood of northwest baltimore. After investigating the incident, police have determined it was cutler who was the shooter and along with her Police Arrested 21shanda cure and 24yearold Willie Brockington as accessories. The recent cold snap claimed its first casualties. A Frederick County man described only as at least 65 years old died of hypothermia between december 1824. State Health Officials are urging people to be prepared for the cold weather. Cover your head, where my ears and boots or issues to keep your feet warm and dry. Last year maryland saw 15 hypothermiarelated deaths. Good morning once again. Sarah caldwell with the morning commute. Thankfully no incidents this friday. Volume remains on the light side. 55 miles an hour of the northwest corner. Here is a live picture of about where were in meet security, and traffic is picking up a little bit. The altar of of going away from us but really not a bad start. The outer loop going away from us. Harbor tunnel traffic running smoothly as well. 63 in Howard County on southbound 95, south of 100 making your way down toward 32. Overall if you want to head south 295, speeds on average 55 miles an hour. We will keep you posted. That is the latest. Over to you. Temperatures a little chilly. Of course, the end of december. 33 of the airport. 35 in salisbury. 29 in parkton, 32 in hagerstown. Elice we have much less wind. Light winds across the west and central part of the state, anywhere from 510 miles an hour. Breezy along the coast. Dover air force base, sustained winds out of the northeast at 16 miles an hour. But throughout the day they should be quieting down, even along the coast. The storm continues to pull away from the state and there is High Pressure building in. Ocean city, the high of 45. The central and southern maryland, low 40s. Eastin short, partly sunny. A few clouds into southern pennsylvania the Eastern Shore, partly sunny. A few clouds into 7 tons of ingot. This storm system pushing all the way into tennessee. The fringe of the storm will hit us and it could bring accumulating snow. Futurecast in motion notice the clouds building overnight. Maybe a few snow showers late tonight into tomorrow morning. Then through the Morning Hours things deteriorated. Most of the snow along baltimore and the icy mix to the south. The rain will creep back in from the south. Some of you may change into rain. The Northern Areas and may stay snow throughout the duration. Anywhere in the northern counties, maybe 14 inches, ches. More metro, 13 intere a few spots can get minor accumulation, all the way down to the northern part of st. Marys county and south of that all the way to ocean city, just a rain event. But a little bit of sleep could fall in colder spots. Rhodes will be a little messy throughout the day tomorrow. If you do not have to travel, may be best to stay home and enjoy the weekend. By sunday, with clear out. The high of 40. Monday looks dry and tuesday we have to look out, new years. An icy mix i think it holds off until after new years eve. But do watch out for some icy spots in new years day. Time for a look at what is coming up next on the today show. Good morning. It coming up on a friday morning another winter storm hitting parts of the south, bringing snow from washington, d. C. , to boston this weekend. Also ahead, heartbreaking news for some american families. Russias president signs a bill overnight banning adoptions to the u. S. And you have heard about the fiscal cliff but have you heard about the milk cliff why prices could soon soar to 8 a gallon. And covering the events of the piece the events and people made headlines in 2012. The time right now is 6;50 and 34 degrees at the airport. Coming up, some of your answers to the water cooler question and then one last look at weather and traffic before you head out to start your purple friday. Time for some of your answers to the water cooler question. Our tablets and smartphones about to make pcs go the way of the eighth track 8 track and walkman thanks for writing in. We will pose more of your answers on wbaltv. Com. However roads looking . Looking good. I think it will main light until after the new year remain light until after the new year. 54 on the west side outer loop. 63 making your way south on 95. Howard county, a nice start, in the area of 100, traffic just building a little bit south but overall no problems. We have to hope to get you better soon. You did a great job all morning, though. And you have some weather to talk about. Tomorrow snow returns, likely to see 13 inches accumulation across the metro area. Anywhere south of annapolis, mostly icy mix but maybe some accumulation downs of the Northern Edge of st. Marys county. Travel will be tricky across the entire state. Maybe a little heavier after 4 00 in the morning . But i think the bulk through the morning and then and i see mix. But the entire day could be sloppy. We still have 3 inches of snow on the ground. Thank you so much. Thanks for joining us this purple friday morning. We will be back at 7 25 with another update. Have a great day. This is a wbaltv 11 editorial very as we come to the close of another year we think of our loved ones who are sacrificing their lives for our liberty and pursuit of happiness. For that reason we take our regularly scheduled editorial time to share greetings from those in the military to their families here in maryland. They will also be available on wbaltv. Com, quick and editorials. From the wbaltv 11 family to yours happy holidays. I want to wish a happy holidays to my beautiful daughter olivia. Daddy will see you real soon. From task force dragon, home of the big red one, in afghanistan. I want to give a shout out to all my friends and family, wishing you a happy holidays. Also to my wife and kids. Love you, miss you. Chmidt. Ialist geoffrey smit i want to miss my mom, stepdad, my brothers living in annapolis, maryland. Happy holidays. Levy and miss you. See you soon. See you soon