3 one hour delay ... baltimore county hereford zone. we will have all the school delays or cancellations as they come in. you can see them update automatically on the news ticker. it runs all morning long.. even during commercials. 3 fiber map ((bump in)) you're waking up to a rainy mess this morning... and with temperatures hovering right around freezing.. that could mean.. ice. ice.meteorologist emily gracey is live in fells point with the latest conditions there. there. 3 3 the man charged in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed a johns hopkins university student, heads to trial today.39 year-old thomas meighan is facing several char. charges. megan gilliland is live from the courthouse more on how meighan is expected to plea. 3 good morning,meighan is expected to walk into the courtroom today and plead guilty in connection to this ca. case.the crash happened back in october of 2009.an investigation revealed that meighan made an illegal u-turn on east university parkway... before plowing his truck into miriam frankl... and then continuing to drive.meighan was arrested and charged with several traffic violations, including driving with a suspended license and leaving the scene of a deadly accident. when it happened, his neighbors were shocked. 31:33: theresa: "i thought he was a very nice guy..it's shocking."butt31:58: theresa: "i wouldn't think he would do something like that and leave.. no i can't see him doing something like that." that."meighan also has at least áeightá d-u-i convictions. meighan will likely be sentenced to 13-years in prison.megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. the state legislature will consider a law that toughens convictions in maryland.convictions in drunk driving that toughens consider a law legislature will the state the state legislature will consider a law that toughens drunk driving convictions in maryland. a state senator and delegate plan to introduce a bill today that would require drivers convicted of d-u-i's to have an interlock system installed in their cars. the devices only allow the car to start after a driver blows into a computer that measures blood alcohol levels. if you find yourself getting a speed-camera ticket from a highway work zone... you're not alone.this past year... work zone citations generated more than 2-million dollars. in many cases... drivers are ticketed... even though workers aren't there.opponents like senator brochin... want to prohibit speed cameras in work zones... if no workers are on site. (brochin) "whem there's no construction going on and the lanes are wide open and there's no detour of the lanes when wehy an i getting a ticket, why is the speed limit 50 miles an hour." hour."(pedersen) "it's very important when we have constrained conditions in work zones that people are slowing down and we're actually trying to make them safer for the drivers as well as for the workers." 73-percent of the speed camera tickets issued... were on 695 at charles street... while no workers were on site. house republicans are expected to unveil legislation today ... that would ban the e-p- a... from regulating greenhouse gases. gases. cars are considered one of the main culprits.the bill is likely to draw criticism from the obama administration and environmentalists... who argue it would stomp on all progress the e-p-a has made so far.the bill is ticketed for quick progress through the house. if senate republicans want to repeal the national health care reform bill.. they'll be in for a big fight. senate minority leader harry reid says the democrats won't allow republicans to pass a repeal. republican leaders say all 47 g-o-p senators are willing to reverse the law. two federal judges ruled the health care package unconstitutional. it will most likely be settled by the supreme court. it isn't politics taking center stage in washingto d-c this week.. it's bed bugs. the national bed bug summit is being held in the nation's capital. the pests have made a big comeback in the united states. most people are still embarrased or ashamed to talk about bed bugs. to admit that they have a problem. they still feel like people give them a bit of a funny look. bed bugs do hide in clutter.. so it's a good idea to keep your house clean. one bit of disappointing news.. the bugs are starting to develop a resistance to pesticides. a thief breaks into an australian bakery that's missing two key things.... money and an escape route... and it's all caught on tape. tape.you can see the burglar come in through the skylight and into an office.. that doesn't have any money in it. when he tries to get out.. the door is locked.first he tries to use a trashcan to climb out. then he decides buckets might be the way to a great escape. over the next half hour he keeps trying.. falling from ceiling height again, and again, and again.the long time owner of the bakery is looking on the bright side. i think i never seen this in my life, not even on video, it was funny funnythe burglar used a cell phone to call for help... and managed to get out.. but not before looking right at the camera... giving police a good mug shot to use in their search for the suspect. coming up on the early edition... a major snow storm out west leaves a wet mess.. on the roads here in baltimore.how much rain you'll get in your neighborhood.. and when temperatures will finally warm up. you're watching fox45 early edition ((break 1)) 3 baltimore county hereford zone. zone.2 hours late:carroll county ((pat)) this weather is tough for people.. and animals. animals.this coyote in massachussetts spent hours stranded on a patch of ice. crews worked to rescue the coyote... but it wasn't easy. the animal eventually braved the cold... and jumped into the icy water.he's now being cared for at a wildlife clinic. 3 ((ad lib meteorologist)) 3 3 3 ((traffic reporter ad libs)) map fiber map providence map 3 the epic storm across midwest and northeast is affecting everything there, including airports. and the ripple effect on those with travel plans is being felt across the nation. joel d. smith is live at bwi thurgood marshall airport with more on how passengers across the country, are now on standby. good morning joel d. good morning patrice, (ad lib) why all the delays, take a look. the winter storms in the midwest are storms in the midwest are grounding more than eight thousand flights across the country....... you don't want to land a plane here. crews are trying to clear runways like this one .... but airlines say they're halting all flights in and out of chicago's two major airports as a blizzard bears down there. and most of the midwest is the same story with flight not scheduled to resume until thursday. the only good news for those travelers now is many of the carriers are waving charges for changing flights.... or offering full refunds. at bwi, no snow, and the runways are fine, but destinations obviously are not, which means the waiting game has begun. 3 (4:02)didn't think the weather was that bad it was kind of a surprise that we were delayed this long....(5:25)looking forward to getting home to the wife and family you get stuck and the airlines won't give you the courtesy of a phone call when they have your contact information... information... jim there says he might drive back to cleveland if he can't get a flight this morning. airlines suggest before coming to the airport......call first.... 3 first.... even after all this snow is still to come... the record breaking storm out west.. takes this salt truck overturned.. and the other accidents being blamed on the storm. storm.we don't want you all the people don't want hosni mubarak go out of egypt egyptand next.. egypt's president gives in to protestors demands.why violence in the country is still at an all-time high. ((bump out)) ((break 2)) egypt's president says he will not run for re-election.. giving in to pressure from thousands of protestors in cairo. for some.. it's the news they've been waiting for. but arwa damon tells us.. others are outraged by hosni mubarak's announcement. announcement. eery silence as president mubarak spoke and then disbelief quickly turning into pure raw anger at his statement that he would stay in power but not seek re-election in september.we don't want him, he kill our brothers and he killed our brothers he kill our brothers!!!!!! he kill our children!!!!!we don't want you all the people don't want hosni mubarak go out of egypt waving shoes in the air- the ultimate insult in the arab world and as demonstrators scream for mubaraks departure. we don't trust you the crowd livid calling his words an insult to the egyptian people. man: we dont want him, we don't want him!!!damon: why isn't nine months enough?now now we need now, 30 years we wait no more time for mubarak, now!because we don't know what he will do in 9 months, he can kill more peoplethis woman said the exact same thingwe don't trust him she says in 30 years he did nothing for us but made lots of promises damon standup:this image pretty much speaks for itself the sign saying how long are we going to stay handcuffed and as this young man was just saying people don't want to hear speeches or hollow promises, they want real change and that means one thing - the departure of president mubarakso enraged, they are threatening to confront the president head on - saying they will march on his palace this coming friday arwa damon, cnn cairo straight ahead... a record-breaker out west... and a rain maker here in baltimore.the latest conditions you're waking up to.. and when the temperatures will finally warm up. up.and next.. the wicked winter weather is cancelling thousands of flights across the country.the other industry taking a hit from the storm. ((break 3)) good news on wall street but bad news in the weather forecast ... and it's costing american businesses big. sandra smith has those stories and more.. in this morning's fox means business. business. american factories humming... sending stocks soaring. factories in action manufacturing activity in january picking up by the fastest pace in seven years. a big jump in new orders pumping up factories.((big board)) big board and that had wall street pumped up the dow rallying 148 points...closing above 12,000 for the first time in more than two and a half years. another blast of snow blasting travelers all over america. thousands of flights already canceled as a winter storm is set to pound the country with snow and ice. the midwest bracing for a potential record snow fall. construction sites (homes, office buildings, etc) the wicked weather not helping the real estate market. new construction spending taking an unexpected dip in december. a snowy month helping to put a chill on new buildings. overall, 2010 recording the fifth straight year of declines. : ford and gm pick up trucks, chrysler jeeps ((vo of the silverado and sierra pick up trucks, and ford f-series trucks please - see script)) and car sales in january on the general motors, ford and chrysler all up trucks leading the way for gm and strong demand driving chrysler. that's business, coming up... a haven for monkeys in howard county.. becomes a target of fierce deba. debate.(colleen-with tears)"the zoo does not take ex-pets." pets."what could happen to these creatures. creatures.áámeg adlibsáá adlibsáá áájoel adlibsáá 3