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next on fox 45 morning news. >> i deeply regret that the citizens of baltimore have had to go through this ordeal with me. >> regret but no apology from the mayor, what she says about her conviction. at any given time 50 or 60 women dancing on stage. >> girls gone wild in baltimore, why the event has led to legal trouble. and show me the money. we have a sneak peek at armored coming up in the low down. good morning. it's friday, december 4th. i'm patrice harris. it's our toys for tots roll call and we are asking you to bring us some toys. we will tell you about that in a few minutes, but first we will check with meteorologist steve fertig and see what the weather is like for people coming to the station. >> not bad. a little cool, we have dry conditions, that part is good, that may not say that way all weekend long. at the bus stop, 45 degrees, and that is not bad with a wind at 5 miles per hour. our satellite-radar indicating clear skies but there are snow showers up to the north. if you are traveling in that direction, you may run into a couple of snow flurries from the lake-effect that is occurring up in lake ontario and lake erie, too. the clouds will increase later in the day. 46 degrees at 6:00 p.m. but we're keeping our eye on is what is ahead this weekend with the first wintery mix coming our way for tomorrow. when does it move in? it looks like the eastern shore gets rainshowers early on in the morning and the western counties picking up some snow about a coating to about a half an inch expected, definitely the first significant event of the year. let's check in with lauren cooke who is checking on the traffic edge. >> reporter: thank you, steve. we do have a problem at the cold spring ramp. do watch out for. that if you're traveling on the northeast corridor of 95, as au take a look at rosedale, you will see no problems to report in that vicinity. cars cruising along the northbound and southbound lanes just fine. if you're traveling the outer loop lanes this morning of the beltway it's going to be smooth sailing from the 95 to the marris burg expressway, you're looking at a travel time of 11 minutes and a travel speed of 11 minute11 miles11 miles per hour. no problems to report at the tunnel from the fort mchenry tunnel toll plaza to 880, you're looking at 12 minutes to a travel speed of 50 miles per hour. patrice, that's a look at the morning travel. patrice, back to you. mayor he sheila dixon has september silent. about her conviction until now. in a prepared statement, her mayor says that her attorneys have asked her to limit comments as the legal process continues, but she stopped short of an apology. >> i deeply regret that the citizens of baltimore have had to go through this ordeal with me. >> dixon said that her admnistration will continue to work for the city's residents without interruption. as the mayor continues to work, so does her legal team. the mayor and her lawyer have eight days to file a motion for a new trial after she was found guilty of embezzlement. this morning, there might be grounds for one after new questions arise surrounding juror's behaviors. >> reporter: after convicting mayor dixon jurors talked and talked a lot, many in the legal community say it might be grounds for a mistrial. dixon not testifying cannot be held against her. listen to what juror number 6 said in a fox interview on intensinterview on wednesday ni. >> if it is true that they discussed the fact that she thought she did not testify evidence of her guilt, clearly that would be a direction violation of the court's admnistration. >> during the trial the court asked the jurors to discuss the case with anyone, including other jurors, but we are now learning that five jurors became friends during the trial and referenced the case but because the references didn't the discuss the case, but it is hard helhardly enough from a new tri. in the meantime, if mayor sheila dixon were to step down, one baltimore official is calling for special election to change state law preventing them from serving two years. it seems that is not part of dixon's plan. megan gilliland, fox 45 morning news. we want to know what you think, should dixon step down should there be a special election for her election? that is the question of the day. you can go to foxbaltimore.com and tell us what you think or sound off through facebook, send us a tweet through foxbaltimore.com or text your answer to 45203. enter fox 45a for yes, or fox 45b for no. there's word that there could be another road block on the way to bringing shrots to awranne arundel county. on monday the council was to vote on the zoning of the casino at anne arundel mills mall. the council is recusing himself. his decision, coupled with the joshua owens with the mayor, leaves five people to vote on monday and they want to fill the seat to ensure fairness. the marines are here and they are ready to collect those new unwrapped toys for this year's toys for tots drive. we are hosting a roll call this morning in our parking lot, and that is where joel d smith is standing by with all of the details. good morning, joel. >> reporter: good morning, patrice, we have the truck ready to fill it up and new incentive. come on by and bring your new unwrapped toys, and what is it this morning. we have the dunkin donuts, and we have the marines to pick the stuff up. we will talk about exactly what to bring in and how important this program is this morning here. good morning, colonel. >> good morning, i'm colonel kramer from the baltimore marines. we are looking for toys for the needy children of baltimore. we are looking for unwrapped gifts excluding teddy bears, toys, trucks and. >> reporter: when it comes to you staff sergeant, how do you feel when you are able to help the kids and it's a great shill. >> it's a great opportunity to help the community and help the children who could use an extra toy for christmas, they get the opportunity to receive one. >> reporter: we need the toys. come over here, we have a big truck ready to collect it all. we want it show you inside, we need some help, because look in here. santa is waiting and there's nothing in here yet. come on by, we're going to be here until 9:00. 2,000 west 41st street. that is where the station is. a new unwrapped toy is what we need. we will give you du dunkin donu, and you can meet me, and patrice, and steve. toys for tots roll call. >> joel, i'm so excited that santa is here in our parking lot. i'm going to come out and see you in a few minutes. >> reporter: we let him know if you have been naughty or nice. we have a preview of disknow road trip. that is coming up next on the at safeway, we make the joy of the season... deliciously affordable. with a commitment to thousands of new everyday low prices. ♪ and with club card specials like boneless... new york strip loin roast, $4.97 a pound, you can get all the holiday oohs and ahhs you want... when you want them, at the price you need. ♪ that's our promise. that's ingredients for life. safeway. that's our promise. good morning, chris, i am awesome. we get double specialness, about this home hot spot, because we have disney and we have you former american idol contestant. >> that's right, last season. >> tell me about the tour. >> disney rock 'n' roll show, features a high energy group across the world. you get to see mickey, mini, donned, goofy, you get to see tiger and cinderella's step sisters and buzz, and woody. >> what is your part. >> i am the host and i get to serve as the liaison. i get them pumped up and we sing a little bit of rock 'n' roll and maybe some jonas brothers. >> can we get some music right now. >> we have a special treat. are you ready patrice. >> we're ready. >> all right, ♪ ♪ ♪ and i know a we get a little crazy ♪ ♪ and i know we get a little loud ♪ ♪ i know we're never going to fake it out ♪ ♪ for you more than you think ♪ that is the way we float we got moves, we got shoes ♪ >> look at mickey and mini go. that's a sneak peak of the performance. we have more throughout the morning. if you want to see it live, disney is at the lyric opera house. we are talking dry conditions right now but to follow a little bit of a wintery mix coming your way for the weekend. this friday we're looking at a dry start. it's cleared out nicely and sky watch hd radar, we put things into motion, only shows some lake-effect snow toward lake ontario and lake erie and toward the great lakes in general. that is coming our way. we are keeping our eye on what is coming up ahead. right now it's high pressure moving well to the north and moving out of our way. that is what is clearing during the overnight period and bringing us plenty of sunshine today. after the high moves out of the area to the north, then we are going to talk about the chance for some rain -- rain to move in first before snow follows that. that will be due to the cold front that follows. so that cold front, begin bringing cooler air behind it is going to bring in the chance for a little bit as a say of the wintery mix. what does it mean as far as timing as far as when you can expect this move in? the eastern shore expecting some rain moving in by 7:00 a.m. for the eastern shore, the southern part of the eastern shore. the snow you see in the meantime moving into the western counties where the colder air will be when the cold comes up the shore. more of the snow in the central counties and it brings with it about, well, about a coasting to a -- a coating to a half an inch of snow keeping most of the rain to the east. if we see any snow to the east, wet snow since it's going to be mild there. then it moves out. and more specifically as far as rainfall totals go, looking again at the rain that will be a little heavier to the south and to the westbound, hagerstown seeing a quarter of an inch and salisbury a 3rd of an inch there. but i think it's going to be more of a snow-rain mix to the west. here what you can expect. watch oakland as it accumulates at appalachian mountain, about 2-3 inches of snow. elsewhere it's a coating to a quarter of an inch showing you much less than that throughout the area. there's a chance to see a coating to a quarter of an inch or even half an inch in some spots. it's going to keep us cool not just tomorrow, once we get past today and the cold front moves in, but we are going to see the cold air stay with us for all week long as he we stay in the high 40s and next weekend for high 30s then. 43 degrees starting out, not too bad in baltimore, 44 in d.c., 38 in salisbury. 30 in oakland, and again, these temperatures are going to climb a little bit more today for the end of the day. yesterday we started off with the warmest temperatures, today could climb to 54 degrees about 1:00 before the temperatures begin to drop off again for the eastern shore. for the central part of the state, look for temperatures seasonable. 51, mainly clear skies in the central part of the state, and parts west, cooler 48 degrees for the high. the cloud cover as well. the clouds will filter from the south and west through the afternoon evening. the clouds will become, infiltrated through the afternoon hours. 48 for the overnight lows, and a chilly night. tomorrow the wintery mix, no winter weather advisory is out there, but we are telling you that there could be a little bit of a mix so you will be prepared for that. as we dry out, high pressure, 47 on monday, and partly cloudy, 47 on tuesday with a chance for showers, that will be late in the day on tuesday, and a better chance for showers on tuesday and wednesday with mid-40s. by the time we get into the next he week, we may be in the 30s only for high temperatures. iradar is available at foxbaltimore.com, you can use fox 45 powerful doppler radar to track incoming storms. the interactive tools will let you see when rain or snow will be over your house. go to foxbaltimore.com and click on iradar. now lauren cooke is here with a check on what is happening on the roads and the traffic edge. >> reporter: thank you, steve. so far so good on the roadways. as we take a look at our speeds, you will notice they are considerably high. we are looking at 65 miles, and 64 on the top side of the beltway as well. on the top side, 66 miles per hour and 66 on the south side of howard county. we do have a minor incident working on the jfx. we want to watch out for debris on the southbound lanes at the cold spring lane. as we take a live look at 83 at 695. you will see no problems to report. cars zipping along the northbound and southbound lines just fine. that will continue if you are using the west side beltway this morning taking a live look at liberty road, you will he se seo problems to report. traffic is flowing freely for the most part. if you're using that top side of the beltway, it's going to be a nice smooth ride from townville to -- pikesville to towson. we are teaming up with the u.s. marine corps toys for tots this morning all morning long we're asking you to bring a new unwrapped toy to our studios at 2000 to the west 41st street. you will get to meet the morning crew. you will get to meet santa who is out there, and more importantly, we need you to help us fill the marines truck and make a difference for those less fortunate. we huh. wow! wow! thanks santa! i thought we weren't going to spend too much? 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[ holiday music playing ] don't let those long holiday lines bury you. grab a delicious new dunkin' donuts peppermint mocha latte and chocolate mint donut today. great flavors, great value -- just another reason the holidays run on dunkin'. try the new peppermint mocha latte and chocolate mint donut today. president obama telling business and labor leaders he is open to considering taxes for hiring. and donald trump telling the job market will recover once and they start lending more. and comcast to pay $14 billion for a majority stake in nbc universal, that includes the peacock, network, movie channel and the movie studio. they still have to approve the deal. the dow losing 86 points and a slow start to the holiday shopping season. sales rose a fraction in november but not as much as expected. and the national average for a 30 year loan now just 4.71%. that is business, i'm charles pane. coming up, it's an impromptu family rejun reunion. >> i'm calling next month. the number is still the same and i'm still at the other end. >> we have a sneak peek at everybody's fine coming up in the low down. next a troop surge, a withdrawal date and a million dollar price tag. we weigh in on the president's plan for afganistan. 6:22 is the time. you are watching fox 45 morning news, all local all morning. esident obama reveals his plans for the continued war effort in afganistan. the new strategy is designed to eliminate al-qaeda if afganistan and help the afghan government fight the taliban insurgency as a cost of $30 billion a year. many lawmakers are questioning if it's worth it and if the withdrawal date of july 2011 is wise or even likely. our political commentator armstrong williams joins us for the washington wrap. good morning, armstrong. >> good morning, patrice. >> after this was announced earlier this week, the time line, the withdrawal time line has gotten a lot of crticism. the president is being criticized for withdrawal date, but would he have not been criticized such as much if he had left it open-ended? >> it's politics, obviously the deadline doesn't work. it does embolster the taliban and they fought the soviets and they won. even you had a general that was leading that charge for the soviets during ta time when came out yesterday and said it's going to be a nightmare for the united states and the allies. they cannot win. the same thing they dealt with, the american and their allies are facing the same thing. they are losing lives for no reason at all and they will get out of there just like everybody else has before. >> not only are lawmakers questioning the time line, but some are questioning whether or not we need to be in afganistan. they are saying that al-qaeda has largely been expelled from that area and now we need to focus in pakistan. we're in the wrong place. >> reporter: the president has taken so long to make a decision. it's a principle direction. he really doesn't want to be there, but mccrystal and former secretary powell have advised him to stay in there because they feel that a nuclear afganistan could make leb n it e look like a cupcake. they believe they are protecting american interests but the interests the world. how much longer does the united states have to police the world. we heard yesterday where the nato allies came out after they said they were going to support the president, they're not doing it. no way. they're priorities are not the president's priorities. even the things he said have begun to unravel before his very eyes. the president has made a decision. he feels we need to be there, but personally i'm like many americans, i just don't see what we gain in the long run. and history shows us that we are going to lose this war and the president is going to lose his support base in the long run. girls gone wild in baltimore. at any give time 50 to 60 women dancing on stage. why the event has led to legal trouble. mayor dixon speaks out for the first time since her conviction. i'm megan gilliland. iit wasn't an apology but she dd have to say something to the people of baltimore. hear from the mayor, straight ahead. >> reporter: i'm joel d smith, with the toys for welcome bang to fox 45 morning news on this friday morning. 6:30 is the i am. you're taking a live look at the parking lot outside of the our station. we are trying to gather as many toys as possible for toys for tots today. the marines are here to help us collect it and we're asking you to come on down to our station from now until 9 this morning. meet the marines, and meet santa and meet us, and more importantly, drop off toys for needy children in the baltimore area. good morning, i'm patrice harris. we need to check in with meteorologist steve fertig and you and i are going to go out and hang out with santa for a while. >> it looks like santa has been doing a little treadmill or el elliptical machine. and take a look at the temperatures. 43 degrees, not too bad. come on out. that is in baltimore, 43 in hagerstown, down in salisbury, 38 degrees. it could be cooler than that. typically we drop to the 30s overnight for the lows. clouds that will be filtering in later in the day, but for now clear skies, looking pretty good. we're looking the a mostly clear start to the day. we are up to 51 degrees for the high today. and dry and cool today but with sunshine at least for the early part of the day and into the early afternoon. an east coast storm that could be bringing us a mix of rain and snow for saturday. it will be a dry and chilly sunday with some sunshine nevertheless. let's see what happening on the roadways with lauren cooke who is in for candace dold. good morning, lauren. >> reporter: good morning, steve. on route 32 it's going to be south of interstate 70. as we take a live look at west side of the beltway here at route 40, you're going to see the outer loop lanes are starting to jam up, but no delays in the area, just be prepared for some congestion. now if you are traveling on long the outer loop lanes from 795 to 95, you're looking at a 1 minute-delay with the travel time of 13 minutes and an average speed of 50 miles per hour. and if you're using the outer loops from 95 to he 83, you're looking at 11-minute trip with an average speed of 53 miles per hour. now no problems to report on the southbound lanes of 95 from 695 to route 100, you're looking at a 6-minute trip with a very high average speed of 62 miles per hour. that's a look at the morning travels. patrice, let's send it back to you. while, the city of baltimore waits to see what will happen to mayor sheila dixon after her conviction, there's concern this morning from a city official about her replacement in the event she is forced to step down. >> megan gilliland is here with the latest. good morning, patrice. in the event that mayor dixon steps down, kirk is calling for a special session of the general assembly preventing a temporary replacement from serving two years. city council president stephanie rawlings-blake would be next in line for the mayor position. while conaway says he does not do you want rowlings qualifications but an election would be the best way to serve the people of baltimore. at this point, dixon doesn't look like she is stepping down. she did recognize that it's a very hard time for everyone here in baltimore. here is what she had to say? >> i am reflecting on the trial's outcome. i deeply regret that the citizens of baltimore have had to go through this ordeal with me. >> dixon went on to say that she will continue to serve the city despite her conviction. she has eight days to file a motion for a new trial and some legal analysts tell us they fully expect they are defense team to appeal. >> megan gilliland, fox 45 morning news. we want to know what you think. if dixon steps down or removed from office, should there be a special election for her replacement? that is the question of the day. we will take your calls during the 7:00 hour. you can go to foxbaltimore.com and tell us what you think or to our facebook page or text your answer to 45203, enter fox 45a for yes or fox 45b for no. investigators say the men right there robbed city fashion in the 5400 block. and wigs outlet at the 4400 block of edmondson avenue. the incidents took place on november 22nd and 23rd. if you have any information call metro crime stoppers at 1866-hench-lock up. >> you could be eligible for a 2000 reward. first on fox, the owners of a popular nightclub are facing several charges for girls gone wild and city investigators caught it all on tape. the girls gone wild bus tour stopped at the bourbon nightclub back in september. they captured images of young girls bearing all. they charged the owners of city street for the violation of running an adult entertainment venue without a license. >> these were professional entertainers or strippers. these were your daughter, my daughter, and your audience's daughter. >> there's no word on penalty or the fine the club could face. the owners of the club did not return our calls. maryland high school students better brush up on their math. the university system of maryland is looking into toughening math requirements for students applying to state schools. the measure would require students to take a 4th math course and take math during their senior year of high school even if they pass algebra 2. the changes will begin affecting the 9th grade of 2011. if you agree that it's better to give than receive? we hope to see you soon. fox 45 is hosting a toys for tots call in our parking lot. and joel d smith is out there with santa. >> reporter: good morning. i have told santa everything you have done in last 12 months. are collecting gifts and they're coming in right now. so far so good. we enjoy it. come on by and enjoy it and you might get some doughnuts. why does dunkin want to be a part of this? >> because it's a great cause and we want to be involved in the community. >> reporter: you have doughnuts. >> we have doughnuts and munch cans and coffee. >> reporter: we have one of the young marines. >> i'm young marine sergeant berriger. >> reporter: when you are not helping here toys for tots, tell us what the young marines do? >> we do a drug demand reduction program. we teach koidz t kids to lead ag free healthy lifestyle. >> reporter: we want to get an update on how the toys for phottots is going so far. >> right now we're at 20,000. we're doing pretty good. >> reporter: given the economy and how bad it is, it was bad last year and how did you do then? >> last year we did 50,000. >> reporter: if people want to know when to bring it by. it's from now to 9:00, at this location. we will be here at our parking lot 2000 west 41st street at the fox 45 parking lot through 9:00. come here and meet the marines, and drop off a new toy, and maybe you will get a doughnut or a munchcan. anmunchycan and you can meet patrice out here. >> i just grabbed my scarf and my coat. i don't know what you're telling santa so i'm on my way out there to clear it all up. it's an impromptu family reunion. >> we have a sneak peek at everybody's find coming up in the low down. and pack your patience as you head out this morning, it's going to a slow go on the west side of the beltway. i will let you are in the parking lot outside of our station. we want you to come and join us. we are trying to get as many toys as possible for needy children. we need your help. we have teamed up with the marine corps and the toys for tots. already people have come by to bring gifts. santa is here collecting them putting them in his bag to deliver them. we need your help. come out to our station at 2000 west 41st street in maryland. any kind of toy will do. we won't turn anything away. you will get a chance to meet santa, meet the marines and steve is here, and joel is in here. steve, i will send it back to you. good morning, patrice. nothing falling from the skies. and sky watch hd radar showing us a dry scan right now as we take a look at things in motion and scan further toward the north. you will see the lake-effect snow, coming off lake ontario and lake erie and see great lake-effect snow around lake michigan. around here, that is not coming our way around here. we are talking about the chance of a rain-snow mix coming for tomorrow through the low pressure center moving up the eastern seaboard. here is what we do when we check that out, we check the low pressure center in our general direction. you will see the green area indicating some rain for the eastern shore by tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. the western part of the state you will see the blue indicating some snow. not unusual to see in the mountain areas, but watch as it spreads to the northeast, at the eastern shore you see any snow showers it would be a wet snow, a little bit warmer there in the middle layers. the rest of us it looks like maybe a little bit of a coating to a little more than that in snow, but it's the first one of the season, but even if it's a little bit, it's something that we take note. the high pressure builds after that, the nice blue h indicates that we dry out nicely for sunday. as far as the rainfall totals, a 3rd of an inch expected there, but when we check out the snow falls, you will see the heaviest snow will be in the mountain areas moving off the appalachian mountains. 2.3 inches of snow expected for oakland. elsewhere not showing anything else in the accumulation, a wetter snow as we move northeast. nevertheless, there could be spots of cold air that will allow for the colder snow. temperature in the inner harbor, partly cloudy skies, northwest at 53 miles per hour. the barometer holding steady. 35 is the dew point. we will check out the temperatures at 43 degrees right now in baltimore and in d.c. and also down toward salisbury, 38 degrees there, not too bad. 43 degrees up in hagerstown. 33 in oakland where the temperatures won't climb as much. all over we will climb to near 40. keep in mind the normal temperatures in the central county will be 50 degrees, we will be right there, 51 with mostly clear skies, northwest wind at 5 mills per hour. more cloud cover coming in from the west, though we see mostly cloudy skies there. 45 degrees for the high and tonight 38 degrees with cloudy skies. a chilly night even though it won't be very windy. moving through the day today, look for the temperatures to get up to 49 degrees by noon or with partly cloudy skies as the clouds continue to increase through the afternoon or evening. cloudy skies by 6:00 p.m., 46 degrees then. tomorrow, again the rain-snow mix, beginning as rain, and becoming a rain-snow mix in the early afternoon and becoming plain snow for most of the area especially for the central counties and west by evening. 40 degrees though only for the high. 44 on sunday and we dry out. 47 and partly cloudy on sunday. late showers on tuesday and high of 48 and a better chance of showers on wednesday with 46 degrees, 45 and still a chance of some showers on your thursday. fox 45 sky watch weather is now at your finger tips. iradar is available at foxbaltimore.com. can you use fox 45 powerful letter radar to track incoming storms. the interactive tools will let you see when rain or snow will be over your house. go to foxbaltimore.com and click on iradar. tomorrow may be a good day to exercise that. let's check in with lauren cooke right now who has a check on the traffic edge. >> reporter: thank you, steve. we have several incidents working. we're looking at 47 miles per hour in the northeast corridor of 95. higher 60 on the top side of the beltway. we do dip down to 60 as we get to the west side. a good news as we look at the 60. high of 66 miles per hour. we have trouble reported out of harford county. we have a crash that you want to watch out for. better news for those of you traveling the northeast corridor of 95. as we take a live look at the rosedale area, can you see the southbound lanes, the volume is picking up but cars are managing to scoot up. if you are using the beltway, it will be a smooth ride all the way up from parkville to towson and towson to the 83. you do want to watch out for a disabled car in cockeysville. this is going to be at york road south of shawan road. we do have debris along the southbound lanes of jfx right as you approach the cold spring ramp that you want to watch out for. as you take a look attest with side of the beltway, you will see a lot of volume on the outer [ holiday music playing ] don't let those long holiday lines bury you. grab a delicious new dunkin' donuts peppermint mocha latte and chocolate mint donut today. great flavors, great value -- just another reason the holidays run on dunkin'. try the new peppermint mocha latte and chocolate mint donut today. earlier this week, the president announced plans for a troop surge if afganistan and a strategy to move forward. since then his admnistration has found themselves defending plan to conduct t continue to focus t region. congressman elijah cummings is joining us with how congress is reacting to the surge. as you represent the local folks of baltimore, your thoughts on the mayor's conviction and whether or not she should step down. >> i think it's a very unfortunate moment in the history of city but it's an ongoing process. the sentencing hasn't taken place. i won't comment on that. i think it would be inappropriate. give me your opinion on the president's plan to proceeded in afganistan? >> a lot of americans, probably the magority that don't want us to go forward. i know the president and he tried to thread the needle and did a pretty good job. basically he said that folks will be out of afganistan bit summer of. >> 2011. >> 2011, yeah. >> and that we will be in a position to basically, he is trying to take the advice of his generals, general mccrystal who says we need more troops but we need to change our strategy and that is to get more trainers in so that the afghan people can take care of themselves. that makes sense but we got to hear more. on the one hand we have republicans who are saying, we like the surge but we don't like the exit date. democrats are saying, we need to spend money here at home and maybe we should not be spending so much money in afganistan talking about $30 billion in the first year. >> do you agree that we even need to be in afganistan, because a lot of people need to say we don't need to concentrate on this region. we need to worry about pakistan. >> i think we need to do both. the president was very measured in his response. the question is whether or not we will be able to get out in the summer of 2011 if things are not going well. if they come to the house, it's the top lieutenants have not come to the house to describe what they're doing. we have to have a clear exit strategy or the american people won't be with him. the secretary gates said this week, if the american people are not with you, we got major problems. >> let's switch gears to the foreign policy and president obama focusing is in creating jobs. what will that accomplish? >> it will accomplish -- it's gotten new ideas and that is good, but as i have said many people, we have people in baltimore who are watching us right now who cannot figure out how to make ends meet. i think he has got to come out on monday and tuesday and i'm hoping he does with a clear job strategy. he is going to have as he said depend on private industry. we are having people getting ready to run out of unemployment benefits in a month. we have a new health bill that will pass. he got to train people for 30 million new people going on the insurance rolls in the healthcare. there are a lot of things that we can do. we got a lot to do and more ways to solve it, but he has to come up with a plan because people don't want to just hear talk. >> we have a lot of work to do. >> thank you. >> coming up in the 7:00 hour, he knows the long arm of the law, but what about the grid iron. i take on former police commissioner ed norris in this week's pigskin prediction. and next, show me the money. we have it's getting tense at the box office this weekend. jennifer gilbert explains in low down. a new employee at an armored truck company finds himself drawn into a $42 million scheme. their plan is not as full proof as the trucks they drive. >> stick to the plan. >> stick to the plan. are you sure i'm not a part of the plan. >> they soon become divided with potentially deadly results. >> get the kid out of the truck. >> and then what? >> we tell them that tom died saving our lives. >> that will work. >> armored is rated pg13. more steam in the new thrillethriller "brothers." a prisoner of war returns home to his wife played by natallie portman. it seems like a nice homecoming for someone presumed dead, but he finds his brother has moved in on his territory. >> we kissed, that is it. i missed you. i thought you were dead. natallie has to decide between ttobey maguire, and, perhaps she should go to kristen dunst for some advice on that. in everybody's find, robert de niro takes an impromptu road trip to reconnect with his kids. what he finds is less than uplifting. >> i have 5 children and two grandchildren. there are things that i would use for the part. >> sometimes i pick up the phone to dial her number, and then i remember. >> keep calling next time. the number is still the same and i'm still on the other end. >> everybody's fine is rated pg13. i'm jennifer gilbert. that is the low down. coming up in the 8:00 hour. tis' the season. it's the countdown to christmas. we're going to open our phone lines in just over an hour from now. not now, in an hour so you can have a chance for winning a gift from our under our tree. mayor dixon speaks out for the first time after her conviction. while she fell short of an apologyshy had somethinapology,o say to the people of baltimore. >> rep keeply regret that the citizens of baltimore have had to go through this ordeal with he me. >> regret but no apology from the mayor. what she says about her conviction. give needy kids a great holiday, find out how you can help out. he knows the long arm of the law, but what about the grid iron. i take on former police commissioner ed norris in this week's pigskin predictions. good morning. it's friday, december 4th. i'm patrice harris. we are doing our toys for tots roll call this morning. we want to see you down here at our station. please bring us a new toy that can be given to needy children across baltimore. we're doing it all morning long. hopefully we will see you in a little bit, but first we need to see right now meteorologist steve fertig with a look at the forecast. santa is out there, the marines are out there, and that parking lot is jumping at 7:00 in the morning. >> no kidding. we want to encourage everybody to come out. >> i know that you're going out there in a little bit. >> i'm going to join the folks out there and hopefully taking more toys. here is what is hopping out there. temperatures that are not too bad. 44 degrees in baltimore, 43 in annapolis, 42 in chester town. temperatures generally in the 40s throughout the area, a couple of exceptions hagersburg at 34. we should see plenty of sunshine for the first half of the day. then more clouds will begin to filter in ahead of what could be our first wintery mix. 46 degrees at 6:00 p.m. and looking at a high temperature today of 51 degrees out of the northwest at 5 miles per hour, not to skirt over the wintery mix. i will tell you more about that coming up in the next few minutes, as far as when to expect the rain or the snow in your area in a few minutes. right now here is lauren cooke with the traffic edge. >> reporter: thank you, steve. we do have trouble to report out of harford county. we have an accident at bel air right at route 24 at ida wild street that you want to watch out for. as you take a look at the northeast corridor of 95, you are going to see volume is starting to pick up on the northbound lanes. do pack your patience if you're traveling in the rosedale area this morning. if you're cruising along the outer loop lanes, it's going to be a slow go, traffic is starting to pick up from 95 to 83. you're looking the an 11-minute ride with an average speed of 54 miles per hour and things aren't going to get any better on the outer loop lanes from 795 to 95, you're looking at a 15-minute trip with an average speed of 41 miles per hour. if you are using 95 from the beltway to route 100, you're looking at 6-minute trip with an average speed of 32 miles per hour. from route 100 to route 32, you're looking at a 5-minute drive with an average speed of 55 miles per hour. that's a look at morning travels, patrice, let's send it back to you. mayor sheila dixon has kept silent about her conviction until now. dixon addressed the verdict directly before the media at city hall yesterday. in a prepared statement the mayor said her attorneys are advised her limit comments as the legal process continues, but she stopped short of an apology. >> i deeply regret that the citizens of baltimore have had to go through this ordeal with me. >> dixon also said her admnistration will continue to work for the city's residents without interruption. a baltimore city official is calling for a special election to determine who will be mayor if sheila dixon vac eight vac ee office in the coming months. this comes after disix on was ds convicted of embezzlement. clerk conaway is calling for a re-election, of who is going to serve as mayor, preventing a replacement to serve for two years. stephanie rawlings-blake is in line for the position. while he doesn't doubt her qualifications, a special election is the best way to represent the people of baltimore. >> i think that is too long for our citizens to have someone in that office who is not elected to that office. >> reporter: at this point, though, it does not appear that dixon will be stepping down on her own. as you heard from her news conference yesterday, she says she will continue to work for the people of baltimore. the mayor has eight days to file a motion for a new trial. and some experts say she could very well have grounds for one as questions have emerged as the behavior of some the jurors that stood on her trial. we want to know what you think. if dixon steps down or is removed from office, should there be a special election for her replacement? that is our question of the day. we are going to take your calls later this hour. of course, you can go to foxbaltimore.com ask tell us what you think or sound of through facebook, send us a tweet at fox baltimore, or you can text your answer to 45203. enter fox 45a for yes or fox 45b for no. in annapolis a man is convicted for sexual assault for inappropriate touching a naval academy midshipman. sam was driving the midshipman back to his dorm, when the incident took place back may. alderman was a sponsored parent who allowed the midshipman to stay at his house over the weekends. >> his contention is that the young man hit on him and he hit on the young man. they're both gay. >> he faces up to 40 years in prison when he is sentenced if february. an ohio man pleads guilty to running a drug and sex operation out of anne arundel. he accused of bringing 12 people to an apartment in mill lettersville. once there they took part in prostitution while johnson and a few associates, provide drugs to the clients and the prostitutes. there's word that there could be another road block on the way to bringing slots to anne arundel county. they were set to vote on zoning, but the emai balloting may be dd again. his decision coupled with joshua cohens recent decision as annapolis mayor, leaves people to want an election. councilmen want to fill the seat to ensure fairness. the waterfront partnership says the charm city circular will be up and running january 11th. the first route connects the b and o railroad museum with the inner harbor, harbor east and fells point. officials say two more routes will follow. the marines are here and they're ready to collect, new, unwrapped toys for this year's toys for tots drive. we hosting a call this morning in our parking lot. that is where joel d smith is helping out and standing which all o-- with dual of the detail. joel, we need hundreds of people to head to our parking lot. >> reporter: we need people to come out and then we will pack it up. i have staff sergeant lawrence with the marine corps. how are things going on. we still have a lot of time left for people to come and handout stuff. where are the numbers right now? >> the numbers are 20,000 right now. we need help from the community. we need as many toys as we can, because we still have a long way to go of 100,000 toys that we need. we are pushing for the 100,000 toys. and we have several different boxes throughout the counties. we are pushing through hoping to do it. >> reporter: can you tell us if the need is greater this year, if people are asking for help. >> it seems like they are. the need is greater, because we're still getting requests in and we're doing our best to get them filled out in the different agencies throughout the community. >> reporter: there's plenty of spots to drop off. we have bernie who just showed up. this is part of the stuff. >> this is only a few of the toys that we have collected so far. >> okay. >> and my office is supportive of toys for tots for years and very supportive of the jazz concert that we're going to talk about later. we brings our days on the 13th on the day of the concert and stack them along the stage along with everybody else's toys. it's a great project and we get great support from our supporters of long and foster. >> reporter: we are going to get a coat for you. it's cold out here. here is an example of some the toys that you can bring by and doughnuts are here, in case you are getting hungry. come out here, come and see me and patrice, and steve will be out here as well. from now until 9:00 we are located at 2,000 west 41st street. the toys for tots, roll call is here. reporting live in our own parking lot, i'm joel d smith, fox 45 morning news. joel, thank you. coming up the major of disney comes -- the magic of baltimore comes to baltimore. when and where you can see this rock 'n' roll. sunshine for the first half of the day, but what is (announcer) you'll get big savings at the jcpenney appreciation sale. use your coupon for an extra 15% off... ...all regular, sale, and clearance items. no exclusions! all gifts for her... for him... for kids... all shoes, home, and jewelry see it all at jcp.com. jcpenney. we are joined live from there with all the details for this morning's hometown hot spot. >> how are you. >> i am great, patrice. >> it sounds like you are all having a good time, the dancing and sing going on. >> oh, man, tiger and his friends are here having a blast at the lyric opera house. we want people to come here on saturday and sunday. >> this is part of the 75 city tour. we are glad to have you in baltimore and from what i understand, you're a baltimore native so it's fun for you to come home? >> it's great for me to come home and just to be a part of this, everybody is here. mickey, mini, donald, goofy, tiger, cinderella. buzz, woody, everyone is here to have a rock 'n' roll show. >> lots of kids are going to come out to this. is it interactive? can they get involved? >> it's so much here. it's so much involved here. there's so much madness, so much madness, so much planning, everybody is ready to have a good time. >> we can tell that. tiger looks like he is excited about being in baltimore this friday morning. you go, tiger. >> thank you for joining us this morning. we will check in with you guys in a little bit. >> awesome, thank you. >> disney live rock 'n' roll show is at the lyric opera house, on friday and saturday evening. we should weather, too wednesday, that would be so much fun with tiger. right now looking fine out there with dry conditions speaking throughout the area. we will put things into motion, you will see that we have lake-effect snow moving up above lake ontario and also moving into pennsylvania and moving into michigan itself. that may be a little hint of something coming to us. take a look at what we have as far as the surface feature. the high pressure will move north and east. a cold front on the way. it's going to bring the cold air for the weekend and the low pressure moving up the coast. it's going to bring us a chance for the wintery mix. here is what we're expecting for the eastern shore to see some rainshowers. generally speaking it will be rainshowers for most of us before changing over. if you are headed out to the west, you may run into snow showers earlier on there because it will start as snow only in the western mountains. eventually later in the day, it will turn into plain snow. nevertheless, the first the season, you can see it moving into the central counties by 1:00 p.m. and then eventually as we get into the nighttime return of plain rain for the eastern shore. then it moves out of here and we are left with a drier looking sunday. here what we have as far as the predicted rainfall totals. we will see a 3rd of an i have rain there. as far as the rainfall totals, you won't see it accumulate a whole lot, because it will be wet snow as i said, unless you're headed west. two inches in oakland. that would be the only place of significance. the cold air is here for the rest of the week. next week as well as we see the temperatures into the low 40s, and maybe 30s for high temperatures next week. 44 is what we have right now in baltimore. generally the same throughout the area. quickly the temperatures decline to about 54 degrees above the average by a couple of degrees in the eastern shore with a north wind at 5-10 miles an hour. central part of the state, getting up to begun, and normal 50 and mostly clear skies. more clouds back and to the west we are seeing the high temperatures in the case you are headed to the mon ta mountains h case we will be in the 30s. 40 degrees for tomorrow, the rain-snow mix turning into plain snow later in the day with minimal accumulation, however, 44 degrees on sunday. and 47 on monday, and 48 on tuesday with some rainshowers late in the day and mid-40s for wednesday and thursday with some showers again. fox 45 sky watch weather is at your finger tips. iradar is available at foxbaltimore.com. you can use fox 45's powerful doppler rada radar. go to foxbaltimore.com and click iradar. >> and now, lauren is back with another check on the traffic edge. >> lauren? >> thank you, steve. we have several incidents working but first let's check in and take a look at our speeds. we're looking a at a slow of 35 miles per hour. we do dip down at 48 if you're traveling on the west side. as you make your way down to 45, somebody is speeding with speeds clocking in at 6 miles per hour. we have harford county a crash reported at bel air at route 124 at ida wild street that you want to watch out for. if you're using the northeast corridor of 95, taking a live look at rosedale, you will see the southbound lanes just stacked and packed. and unfortunately, that congestion will continue as you hop on to the beltway. do expect a slow go on the outer loop lanes from parkville all the way up to towson and towson to the 83. we do have trouble to report in cockeysville. we are dealing with a disabled car on york road. this is south of shawan road. do keep that it mind if you're traveling in the area. as we make our way to the west side, do expect heavy delays from 795 to security boulevard as we take a live look at liberty road. you will see the outer loop lanes are quite congested this morning. do pack your patience if you're traveling in randallstown. that's a look at the morning travels. patrice, let's send it back to you. we are out here in the parking lot at our fox 45 studio and we need you to come and join us. we're trying to get as many toys as possible for our toys for tots roll call. the marines are out here. we are partnering with them. dunkin donuts is out here serving coffee and doughnuts. santa is here but this is what we need, new unwrapped gifts that could be given to the children of baltimore and the surrounding areas. we are asking you to come and join us, and santa because he is going to collect the gifts and distribute them along the with e marines. >> thanks, santa. come and join us at 22,000 west 41st street in baltimore. you are watching f ter this weekend he will be at the bottom of the heat after pig skins prediction. please. >> what do you mean, please? >> please. >> you're going down. >> monday night game, we're going to start there because it's our team. ravens at green bay packers. >> i'm going to be a blind homer. i'm going to pick the ravens. this is the hardest game they have this year. people underestimate the packers. >> we got a lot on the line. so i'm going to go with the ravens, too. >> oakland raiders and the pittsburgh steelers. >> i got to go with the raiders. they lose 4 in a row, there's no going back. >> you might be a little bit smart. i think the steelers are fighting for their life, too. i'm going to go with the steelers. >> new orleans, saints. >> you are from washington you have to go with the skins. >> just because you said that, because you told me what i have to do, i'm going to do that, but not because you said it. i'm going to pick this as the upset of the week. i think that it could be hard [ laughter ] >> to be the upset of the week, but i'm going with this. they have good defense. they can maybe stop new orleans. they are happy because they can beat -- >> they have chris. >> moving right along [ laughter ] >> i'm going with the red skins. >> did hdetroit lions at cincini bengals. >> i'm going to go with the cincinnati bengals. >> i'm sorry lions, i got to go with the bengals, too here. san diego chargers at cleveland brown. >> cleveland brown are an awful football team. i think the chargers are going to take them lightly. the browns are at home, i'm going to pick the browns. >> but you laughed with me when i go with the skins over new orleans. [ laughter ] >> so is it okay if i laugh now that cleveland is going to win. >> i'm going with the chargers. i think they're going to do a lot better than. they're on a streak. they have won the last 4 or 5. i don't think the browns are going to end this. i just don't think that is going to happen. you can give us your pigskin predictions. go to foxbaltimore.com and click contests. if you pick the most games correctly, you can win a gift certificate to to the and try puffs plus with the comforting scent of vicks. president obama says while the government has a critical roll on creating jobs. yesterday he invited more than 100ceos and leaders for an economic forum. chris wallace is joining us to weigh in on that. good morning, chris. >> good morning, patrice. >> what was yesterday's forum supposed to be accomplish? >> i don't want to be cynical about this, but the thing that it was supposed to accomplish was to send a message to voters, and that is that this president worries about the economy and people losing their jobs. that says to america, i get it. i don't know that there's going to be a lot of practical impact. there's no money or political will for a huge stimulus package. you will see tax credits to new businesses who hire new employees or what is being cash for clockers. whether if you want to weather ice your home, you will get a tax credit and they think that would add some jobs, but the stimulus we had the first time isn't going to happen again. >> a lot of people are saying, something else has to happen again. it's good to get the government and the private sector involved but the government is supposed to lead the charge and the president isn't doing enough about that? >>there's a concern that washington is so focus on the healthcare and number one of the economy. it was clear in the last election. that is what elected you to do. the president will -- he is going to allentown pennsylvania to talk about it. i think that he is going to you see him talk about jobs and jobs an awful lot in the coming weeks. >> chris, what are we going to see on your show. >> we will talk about the president's big decision. we found that the nato our allies in europe will send 7,000. we will talk to top leaders about jobs and healthcare. the president is headed to a climate summit in copenhagen. a lot of people say that passing cap and trade legislation is the worst thing we could do for the economy. >> a lot to hear. chris, thank you very much. can you see it here on fox 45. later on fox 45 morning, police need your help to find two would b robbery suspects. the reward that could be waiting if you have good information. and mayor dixon speaks after her conviction. it wasn't an apology, but she had something to say to the people of baltimore. hear from the mayor straight ahead. i'm joel d smith, we're at the parking lot, where we have the incentive, we have the truck and all we need is you and [ holiday music playing ] don't let those long holiday lines bury you. grab a delicious new dunkin' donuts peppermint mocha latte and chocolate mint donut today. great flavors, great value -- just another reason the holidays run on dunkin'. try the new peppermint mocha latte and chocolate mint donut today. >>welcome back to fox 45 morning news on this friday morning. you're taking a live look at the parking lot outside of our studio. that is where we're having our toys for tots roll call. we need you to bring us new, unwrapped gifts that the march corp-- (corpsmarine corps and sn distribute to children this ole holiday season. we have had a lot of people come and drop by gifts. we want you to come and see us at 2000 west 41st street. >> steve fertig is going to go out there. and you better take your coat because it's cold. >> i came in without a coat. i didn't know that it's going to be chilly. it's my business. >> you didn't know it required a coat. >> i just thought, i would run in i forgot that i was going to go outside. >> my coat is there. >> remember your coat. it's a little cool out there. mostly clear skies. the clouds will be increasing later in the day. enjoy the sunshine to start the day. the temperatures will be warming a little bit more by afternoon getting to near normal. 45 degrees by noon. we should get up to 51 degrees for the high at 1:00. the temperatures will drop off as the clouds continue to move in setting the stage for what is coming our way and a glance at the future scan model indicates that we have a low pressure system that is coming up the coast that could bring more rain for the eastern shore. snow as you go toward the central and western part of the state only about a coating to an inch at best unless you get to the higher elevations. the mountains we will have more on that coming up in a few minutes. for now let's see what is happening on the roadways with lauren cooke who is in for candace dold. >> reporter: , thank you, steve. if you need a coat you can borrow mine. you want to be aware of a road closure, liberty road is shutdown all due to police activity. you want to stick with route 140 as an alternate route this morning. if you take a look at the west side, not looking too bad. a little bit of volume reported in the outer loop lanes, but cars are cruising along just fine. if you're traveling on the outer loop lanes from 795 to 95, you're looking at a 2 minute-delay with a travel minute of 14 miles per hour and an average speed of 45 miles per hour. if you're traveling along the outer loop lanes, traffic is going to be picking up from 9583. you're looking at a 12-minute drive, with an average speed of 15 miles per hour. no problems to report at the tunnels. it should be smooth sailing from the fort mchenry tunnel. an average speed of 54 miles per hour. and the harbor tunnel will be worry-free as well from the toll plaza to 95, you're looking at a 9-minute trip with an average speed of 55 miles per hour. that say look at the morning travels. patrice, let's send it back to you. mayor sheila dixon has kept silent about her conviction until now. dixon addressed the verdict before the media at sti city hal yesterday. in a prepared saint statement te mayor said that she should limit comments as the appeal process continues. she stopped short of a full apology. >> i deeply regret that the citizens of baltimore have had to go through this ordeal with me. >> dixon also said her admnistration will continue to work for the city's residents without interruption. as the mayor continues to work, so does her legal team. the mayor and her lawyers have eight days to file a motion for a new trial after she was found guilty of embezzlement. this morning, some experts say she might have grounds for new trial after new questions surface surrounding juror's behaviors. megan gilliland joins us with the latest. >> after convicting mayor dixon, some jurors talked and talked a lot. many in the legal community believe that what shoul they sa, could be ground for a legal mistrial. the judge instructed the jurors that dixon not testifying could not be held against her but listen to what a juror said. >> if you're an innocent person, you will want everyone to hear your voice. >> even if it's true that a juror or multiple jurors discussed or thought or considered the fact that she did not testify as evidence of her guilt, clearly that would be in direct violation of the court's admonish. >> reporter: now during the trial, the court also ordered jurors not to discuss the case with anyone including other jurors, but we are now learning that at least five jurors became friends on facebook during this trial and referenced the case. but because the messages didn't directly discuss that case, some legal analysts say it's hardly enough for a new trial. that of course, is not expected to keep the mayor's defense team from pleading its case. in the meantime if mayor dixon were to step down, baltimore special official is calling for a special election to change state law preventing a temporary replacement to serve for two years. at this point, though, it does not appear that is part of dixon's plan. megan gilliland, fox 45 morning. we want to know what you think. if dixon steps down or is removed from office, should there be a special election for her replacement? it's the question of the day. the phone lines are open now at (410)481-4545. can you also reach us at foxbaltimore.com. tell us what you think there or many of you have already told us on facebook what you think this morning. you can send us a tweet at fox baltimore or you can even text your answer to 45203, enter fox 45a for yes or fox 45b for no. baltimore city police search for a suspect warne wanted in te armed robbery of two city stores. these men robbed city fashion at sinclair lane and wigs outlet in the 400 block of edmondson avenue. the incidents took place, september 22nd and -- november 22nd and 23rd. if you have any information call crime stoppers. at 1866-lock up. you could be eligible for a 2000 reward. president obama says that they will need more funding. you can read that story and more in today's washington times. >> reporter: good morning, here are a few things we're following from washington today. after a day of brainstorming in, and listening to proposals on job creation from business leaders and economists, today president obama hits the road making stops in pennsylvania to showcase american business and discuss his ideas for growth. at the job summit on thursday, president obama did not rule out spending more public dollars to create new jobs. as gay service members await action on the don't ask don't tell policy. some want to testify before congress about their experiences without fear of punishment. congressmen at congress are calling for a temporary immunity for those who wish to testify. a flo florida congressman introd a bill to allow them to testify at congress without risking their jobs. he is the former iraqi exile who advised the bush admnistration and worked with a neo conservative to drum up support for the war against saddam hussein. he is back praising president obama. he told our reporter that he sent president obama for his nobel peace prize and produced a see change and perception of the united states. that's the latest from washington today. until next week have a great weekend from the washington times. i'm julie he bedane. bedane. for more go to foxbaltimore.com and click on washington times. if you agree that it's better to give than receive, then we hope to see you real soon. fox 45 is hosting a toys for tots roll call this morning in our parking lot. it's going on right now. joel d smith is out there getting ready to haul in all of the toys that we know people are bringing. >> reporter: patrice, they're bringing them, too. we had a couple of people stop by and drop off some toys. other folks are not dropping off toys, and they are bringing money, monetary donations. we accept those as well. the marines can buy toys. and we have a tons of things. all of those are being used also and being put toward the concert. >> this is 7th year that we put together a 30 piece jazz orchestra to perform a toys for tots benefit concert this year at loch raven high school. we have some of the better jazz musicians from the baltimore-washington area, most of whom have done it for the entire 7 years not only because toys for tots is a good cause, but because ken and myself have put together a good orchestra. i get chills myself. >> what day is that. >> december the 13th which is a sunday evening at 7:00 at loch raven high school. >> reporter: thank you. >> come over guys. you are delivering toys. you have some in the back. why don't you go on through and santa is waiting for you. santa is playful this morning. we have kas cassandra here. >> we are a family owned and operated company so we want to make sure that we reach out to the community as much as possible, for us this is the best way to do it. >> reporter: let's see what is happening here. joe flacco has nothing on these guys. hopefully it's that easy on monday night. it has got to make you feel good that you are helping out. >> our members and guests are helping out as well. we are offering discounts at the hotel. come over. >> reporter: you can drop off right here from 9 to 9 -- from now to 9:00. we will drop dunkin donuts back at you if you give us your unwrapped toys. we are here until 9:00. keep in mind the monetary donations are good as well. we are located at 2000 west 41st street in baltimore. it's a good time and a good cause as well. joel d smith, fox 45 morning news. coming up putting a new toys on the meat ball sub. yeah, this one is for the record book, baby. the clever cleaver brothers show us how to make creative sauce. we're dealing with serious congestion on we are in the parking lot of our studios. it's our roll call for toys for tots. we are partnering with the marines. they are trying to get hundreds of thousands or at least a good amount of toys for the kids in this area. what we're asking you to do is bring a new unwrapped gift, any of the gifts you see on the table and bring them to our station at 2000 west 41st street. if you bring us those toys, santa and the marines will load them into the marine corps truck and then throughout the holiday season, very needy and deserving children will get those gifts. not everybody will have the type of christmas and holiday that some of us will. we want to make sure that everyone gets that opportunity ask we need your help to do it. again, any toy just like this will do at our toys for tots roll call. the address 2000 west 41st street baltimore. we're going to be out here until 9:00. joel, steve, and megan will be out here to say thank you along with dunkin donuts. we will pass out doughnuts for you. >> it's cold out here. they are going to need the coat. you didn't bring yours. i know. it looks dry as far as the sky watch radar is concerned. it it's not showing us a whole lot as the radar is concerned. if you are traveling to the north you may run into snow if you are going toward the north part of new york. here not a concern with that couches what isomuch as what is. the low pressure center is bringing us the wintery mix. here is a look at the surface features. you can see the low pressure moving up the coast and watch as it moves and brings rain first for the eastern shore. meanwhile you see blue out to the west and snow falling thereby tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. that could be occurring. this may turn into a wintery mix. elsewhere we may see more in the central counties but especially back to the west in the higher elevations at low pressure moves through and another low comes up our way. high pressure builds for your sunday and so sunday should be drying out nicely, but it will still remain cool around here as we deal with only 40s for highs. as far as how much rain you can expect. about a 3rd of an inch of rain expected through salisbury tomorrow morning. snow fall amounts not looking at a whole lot for the central or eastern parts of the state. there could be pockets allowing for 1 quarter of an itc an inchf snow. along the happen latchia appear- appalachian you will see more chance for snow. as you check out the temperatures around the area, you will see we're in the 40s for most of us. there are exceptions, 44 in d.c. and 36 in salisbury. 44 degrees in hagerstown and only 30 degrees in oakland. temperatures will warm up more than average by the eastern shore, just a couple of degrees there before the cooler air moves in. 30 degrees for the high temperature in the eastern shore with a north wind at 5-10 miles an hour. the central part of the state should climb to 45 degrees. northeast wind at 5 miles an hour. the clouds will move in later in the day that will change. partly to mostly sunny skies, northwest wind at 5 miles an hour. tonight 38 degrees with cloudy skies and a north wind at 5 miles an hour. a chilly night, 51 for the high temperature today but then look at the cool dun down for tomorr. 40 degrees for the high with a mix of rain and snow. it will be a rain to start and rain-snow mix followed by the plain snow overnight. expect it to be light in terms of accumulation total. 44 degrees on sunday with partly cloudy skies. french on monday with part -- 47 on monday with partly cloudy skies. a chance of showers late on tuesday and again for wednesday thursday with high temperatures of 46 and 45 degrees. now we want to see what is happening on the roadways with lauren cooke. she has traffic edge. >> reporter: thank you, steve. we do have several incidents working, but first let's check in and take a look at our speeds. we're looking at 47 miles per hour in the northeast corridor of 95. a high of 60 at the top side of the beltway. 50 travel ago the jf -- traveling at the jfx. and higher of 68 at the south side of 95 at howard county. we do have trouble to tell you about in carroll county. liberty road is shutdown at oakland mills road due to police activity. you will want to stick with route 140 as an alternate route. physical you're traveling on the west -- if you are traveling on the west side of the beltway expect delays. you will see a little bit of a let up if you're traveling the northeast, portion of the beltway. do expect a little bit of congestion from parkville to towson. overall in pretty good shape. taking a live look at whitemarsh, you can see a little bit of volume on the southbound lanes but traffic flowing pretty freely at this time. if you're using the tunnels all is clear but the fort mchenry and the harbor tunnel. no worries in that area. cars cruising right along, so it should be a nice and easy ride for you this morning. that's a look at the morning travels. patrice, let's send it back to you. thank you, lauren. still ahead replacing mayor dixon if she leaves office. we want to know what you think. if she steps down or is removed from office, should there be a special election for her replacement? that is the question of the day. the phone lines are at safeway, we make the joy of the season... deliciously affordable. with a commitment to thousands of new everyday low prices. ♪ and with club card specials like boneless... new york strip loin roast, $4.97 a pound, you can get all the holiday oohs and ahhs you want... when you want them, at the price you need. ♪ that's our promise. that's ingredients for life. safeway. that's our promise. >>now that she has been convicted, baltimore clerk of courtcourts is calling for a spl election if mayor dixon leaves office. as it stands right now stephanie rawlings-blake would be next in line for the position. but conaway says that a special election would be the best way to represent the people in baltimore. that brings us to the question. day. if mayor dixon steps down or is removed from office, should there be a special election for her replacement. the phone lines are open out in at (410)481-4545. let's go to our facebook page, because we have gotten several responses. let's see what you have to say. jackie writes as much as an election might give the citizens of baltimore an opportunity to replacement. i would hate to see this city incur more costs because of dixon's poor judgment. >> we should have our voices heard and i don't believe that stephanie rawlings-blake is ready for the position of mayor. >> that is two of the many. let me switch to the twitter page and see what some of those comments are. this one is from lola and she says, i think there should be a special election, because i think the whole thing was a plan to get her out of office anyway. and there's another one that says, people should be able to pick their winners. >> let's go -- or their next mayor, excuse me. let's go to our phone lines. ed from harford county is on the line. good morning, ed. >> good morning. >> how are you? >> i'm fine, you are calling from harford county so you don't live in the city, and you wouldn't be impacted by the next mayor. what do you think? should there be a special election? >> i think it should be open for the people to choose. i think martin o'malley designated her to be in her position, and i think that it should be open to the taxpayers and the people and let us be responsible for who we are putting in office. >> you know, ed, a lot of people agree with you. we are checking outfacebook and twitter page. thank you all for your i thought that's what you wanted? it is. it's just. you spent way too much. what? i've been a bad girl. i've been reading allison's diary, and i got a d on a spelling test, and i forged your signature... honey, we didn't really spend that much. ♪ chestnuts roasting ♪ on an open fire. make sure you have plenty of napkins handy when you make this week's clever cleaver recipes. the boys show us how to make meat ball sauce. thank you for joining us for another episode of tailgating with the clever cleaver brothers. >> this is one is for the record books, baby. >> you start out with meat balls with about a pound of meat balls. you need a pound of ground beef. >> i like the fatty one personally. we're going to go with parsly. >> i'm going to go with one egg that of th lightly beaten. >> now you tell me. clean hands, i got you. blend all this together. pull some out one ball at a time and roll it into a cocktail meat ball size like that size. >> but your meat balls on the grill. don't overcook them. we don't want to be dry, real simple. >> simple, even better, you can buy the frozen ones, and throw them and make this beautiful sauce. we are going to start with one can of the ocean spray jelly cranberry cause. place that into the pan. i'm going to follow that with the hayne hines chili sauce. >> no measuring, one can, one bottle. >> heat it up, and throw the meat balls and heat the sauce until it's nice and sauce. throw the meat balls in there. check that out, they're nice and beautiful, and they soak that up. >> and red onions, and ground pepper. sometime meat balls. >> there you go. it would be easy with a spoon. throw some meat balls right in there. >> i put some month mozzarella e like that. there you have it. three kicks, ultimate party meat ball sauce. best dishes and best wishes. we love you. to get today's recipe go to foxbaltimore.com/morning news. in our 8:00 hour, tis' the season. that means it's time for our countdown to christmas. our phone lines will be open for your chance to win a free gift from under our tree. that is coming up in just a minu the notification panel-- your own personal gatekeeper. in a world of doesn't... the notification panel-- your own personal gatekeeper. gret, but no apology from the mayor. what she says about her conviction. give needy kids a happy holiday. it's our toys for tots roll call. find out how you can help. get in the holiday spirit with our countdown to christmas. stay tuned for your chance to win one of the gifts under our he tree. good morning. it's friday, december 4th. i'm patrice harris. we have a lot going on around here today. >> so much. we are definitely in the holiday spirit as we countdown to christmas all the way up to the big day. >> that's right. look at all of the gifts stacked under our tree. we are giving them all away to our viewers from now until christmas eve. you can win one right now if you are the lucky caller number 10. (410)481-4545. is the number. so get to the phones. >> there's a lot going on outside of our studios as well. santa claus is out there and so is meteorologist steve fertig as well. >> we are giving away gifts, but we're asking for people to come and bring us gifts; is that right, steve. >> reporter: that's right. i was going to wear your coat, even though it would have made me look like i wouldn't want to look. toys for tots roll call is what is going on here. you want to be a part of it and help bring some toys in. santa is collecting toys. he is usually delivering them, but today he is collecting them. it looks like some basic training going on outside of our studio. you want to b want to come downa part of it. the kids need the toys. if you do, bring a coat to wear. here are the temperatures in the low 40s throughout. it's rather chilly. it will warm up to normal. 51 degrees for the high and we're looking at the satellite and radar which is indicating that we got clear skies and more clouds later in the day. later we're going to be talking about a possibly wintery mix coming on the way for tomorrow. for today expect the temperatures to climb to 51 degrees for the high temperature which is where we should be. enjoy the sunshine. enjoy the warmth that is to come after this start to a rather chilly morning. come out again to our studio and support the cause. let's send it over to lauren cooke right now with a check of the traffic edge. brrr! >> reporter: thank you, steve. you look a little cold out there. you want to bring your coat next year. if you're traveling on the key bridge, you want to be aware that there's debris on the outer loop lanes. no problems to report, cars are cruising along just fine. so it's really not causing he any delays. you -- causing any delays. you want to be cautious in that area. it's going to be a bit of a slow go from 95 to 83 you're looking at a 5 minute-delay with a travel time of 16 minutes. take a look at this, the average speed is 16 miles per hour. unfortunately that will continue. it will tend to thin out just a little bit from 795 to 95. you're looking at a 12-minute ride with an average speed of 51 miles per hour. all is clear but the harbor and the fort mchenry tunnel. from the harbor tunnel toll plaza you're looking at a 5-10-minute trip. from the fort plaza to the fort mack henry you're looking at -- mchenry you're looking at a 4-minute drive. that's a look at the morning travels. patrice and megan, let's send it back to you. while the city of baltimore waits to see what will happen to mayor sheila dixon after her conviction. there's concern this morning from a city official about her replacement in the event she is forced to step down. clerk frank conaway is calling for a special session of the general assembly to change state law preventing a temporary replacement from serving two years. city council president stephanie rawlings-blake would be next in line for the position. while conaway says he doesn't doubt rawlings-blake qualifications he says that a special election is the best way to represent all of the people of baltimore. a this point, it does not appear that dixon will be stepping down on her own. she stepped out yesterday in a brief news conference. here is what she had to say. >> i am reflecting on the trial's outcome. i deeply regreet that the -- ret the citizens of baltimore have had to go through this ordeal with me. >> dixon went on to say that she will continue to serve the city despite her conviction. she does have eight days to file a motion for a new trial. the marines are here and they are ready to collect new, unwrapped toys for this year's toys for tots drive. >> we are hosting a roll call this morning here in our parking lot. that is where joel d smith is out there helping with all the details. good morning, joel. >> reporter: a lot of people are coming by and dropping off money to help out. they are dropping off unwrapped toys to help out. that is great! we have the all stars of the toys for tots campaign. good morning, dennis. >> good morning. >> reporter: this is a morning for us gathering all of it stuff but you have been doing it for a long time. tell everybody what you do every year now? >> i have every year annual party of a lot of friends. we get together at my home for the american legion and we select a lot of toys and money for the toys for tots program. i like the program and i believe in the program. >> reporter: how were you able to gather? >> we were able to gather 6 toys and cash donations from a bunch of great friends and great people. >> reporter: let's show you the toys we have been able to gather today. i'm going to bring in tom from the city. you guys have good stuff coming up soon as well. we want to let everybody know about the parade as well. go ahead. >> sunday, december 6th, 2:00 p.m. starts at coal spring lane and falls road, the mayor's christmas parade. and we have a lot of bands, floats, boom eye temple and all of the shrine things. mummers from philadelphia. >> reporter: the mummers are coming. sunday at 2:00 p.m., a tradition that everybody knows about. give people a reason to come by? >> it's going to be a great time. the christmas spirit is going to be there, baltimore's best and it's going to be a lot of fun. >> reporter: promise you will waiter sash then, right? >> yes. >> reporter: she says she will. we will be here through the rest of the morning through 9:00. come here with your monetary donations for toys for tots. bring your new unwrapped toys to 2000 west 41st street at baltimore. you will see santa claus and the marines and everybody ready to collect the toys for tots and trying to fill up this big, huge truck as soon as we can. live at north baltimore, joel d smith, fox 45 morning. wall right, joel, we have 50 minutes left. we have a live preview of disney's live rocking road trip coming up in the hometown hot spot. and our countdown to christmas continues. we have our winner on the phone right now picking out their gift from under the tree. stay tuned to find out what they won and when your next chance to win could be. you are watching fox 45 morning news, all local all morning. join your favorite disney friends for a rock 'n' roll show. it's all happening at the lyric opera house. jesse highly joins us this morning with the detill detailss morning o's hot spot. >> tell us what is going on behind you. >> tiring is dancing utiger is a storm with all of his buddies. there's seats available. come out and see tiger and all of his friends. it's a rocking good time across the country. >> what kind of songs are they going to be performing as well? anything familiar? >> all of your favorites from -- bounce, everybody bounce to old time rock 'n' roll, all of your favorite disney hits are in the show. something for everybody in the show. >> great! it looks like so much fun. keep up the good work and we will have to come out and check it out this weekend. >> absolutely. >> the disney rock 'n' roll show is at the lyric. for more information log on to foxbaltimore.com/morning. they are rocking. around here, the question is who are we going to be rocking with weather that is going to be active for tomorrow. right now things are active. sky watch hd radar, traveling that direction up toward new york and buffalo. you will be running into lake-effect snow and off of lake michigan seeing lake-effect snow moving into the state of michigan. we're keeping 84 ic our eyes clo home. first high pressure moves through. the cold front is going to bring cold air and then the low comes up the coast bringing us a chance for first wintery mix of the season. we check out our future scan model and we see when we expect it to arrive. it looks like it's going to be more rain and snow for the eastern shore. it will be a wet snow so the a accumulation totals will be held down. you see snow moving into the mountains. that is when the heaviest snow will be. there could be a couple of inches of snow but then it moves to the east when we get snow-rain mix into the afternoon before it turns into plain snow and wet snow for the eastern shore for the afternoon and evening. all in all not expecting to be a major event in terms of accumulating totals, but because it's the first one of the season in terms of more people seeing the snow flakes not just the mountains out to the west. we do want you to take note of it so it doesn't catch you off-guard if you have travel plans tomorrow later in the day. as much as a 3rd of an itch of -- an inch of rain there. as far as the rainfall totals, not going to see much of a change. it's going to be a coating or the wet snow melting the eastern shore. as you see in oakland, 2.3 inches of snow and you see right through the appalachian, heavier snow toward west virginia and down toward the eastern part of tennessee. cold air is coming in as the low pressure center comes up the coast. that is going to be with us for all next week. we see highs only in the 40s for next week and maybe even upper 30s for high temperatures by next friday or so. as far as the temperatures right now, 44 degrees in baltimore, 45 in d.c. down in salisbury, a little better than the 30s as we saw earlier at 42. 43 at hagerstown, but cool starting 43 degrees in oakland. the temperatures will climb a little bit above average. 54 is going to be mild compared to the next several days. 54 and the eastern shore and that is partly cloudy skies. central part of the state, climbing to 51 degrees. keep in mind the average this time of year is around 60. we should be around that number. seasonal even if it's cool. mainly clear skies, those skies become cloudy for afternoon or evening. mostly cloudy skies there with a northwest wind at 5 miles per hour. 38 degrees, so a chilly night even though the winds do cooperate some. tomorrow, or rather before the day today, before we get to the active day tomorrow, 49 degrees for noon today getting up to 51 around 1:00 and then watching the temperatures back off a little bit by 6:00 p.m. and then dropping into the 30s tonight. 40 degrees tomorrow's high temperature. again because of the 40s and the temperatures that will be close to that early on, we expect it to start off as rain and then a rain-snow mix early afternoon changing to plain snow. even then a light snow and a heavy snow at that. 44 degrees for sunday, and 47 on monday and 48 with rainshowers and it would be rainshowers for late tuesday into your wednesday. 45 on thursday with more chance of some light showers. fox 45 sky watch weather is at your finger tips. this is the time of year you want to get your hand on the button. iradar is available at foxbaltimore.com. you can use fox 45 powerful doppler rate arto track incoming storms. the interactive tools will let you know when rain or snow will be over your house. you can go to foxbaltimore.com and click on iradar. now lauren cooke is back with a check on the roadways and the traffic edge. >> reporter: thank you, steve. we have several incidents working but first let's take a look at our speeds. we're looking at 53 miles per hour at the northeast corridor i have 95. we dip down to 38 on the southwestern portion of the beltway. as we make our way to 95, if you're traveling on the southbound lanes from 695 to the harbor tunnel, do be prepared. it's going to be a bit of a slow go. we have another accident reported in the city at loch raven boulevard that you want to watch out for. if you're traveling the northeastern portion of the beltway it's going to be a slow go along outer loop lanes from parkville to t towson as we taka live look at the harford road. watch out for rough patches along the outer loop lanes. as we make our way over to the west side the of the beltway taking a live look at liberty road. you can see traffic flowing freely, no problems to report here. good news if you're traveling in han dallas town. -- ra 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you can win one right now if you are the 4th or 5th caller at (410)481-4545. we had a caller earlier who won a texting machine for her 4-year-old. a lot of gifts under the tree. hopefully, you will be the next one to win one. >> we are giving away gifts and we're asking you to do the same. we are partnering with the marine corps for toys for tots. and we're trying to collect as many toys as possible. steve is outside of our parking lot with the marines ready to collect the toys. >> reporter: i am. patrice and megan we're out here at miracle on 41st street if you and collecting a lot of toys for the kids. take a look min behind us. santa has traded in his sleigh for a bus. the marine corps obviously who do such a great job for the toys for tots program are here. they are collecting your toys. there's a lot of toys coming in. we are picking up the pace and we want you to come down and be a part of it. think about christmas and how you're opening your toys. we want you to share that with kids out there. here is what we're dealing with temperature wise, though. temperatures in the low 40s. it's been better actually sense the last half hour we were -- since the last half hour we were out here. look at the satellite radar and what we find is that we have generally partly cloudy skies with more clouds on the way through the afternoon and into the evening. and that will be accompanied by the chance for some showers and snow showers mixed in for tomorrow, but today getting up to, like i said, 51 degrees. we will check in with the traffic situation with lauren cooke. she is here with the traffic, lauren. >> reporter: thank you, city. we have an -- steve. we do have an accident at the 8 split. as we take a live look at the area. you do want to be aware that two right lanes are blocked but cars are managing to get by. if you're using the fort mchenry tunnel this morning, no problems to report. it's going to be smooth sailing. you're looking at an 8-minute trip with an average speed of 55 miles per hour. if you're traveling on the outer loop lanes, some good news to report, traffic is decreasing from 795 to 95, you're looking at a 12-minute ride with an average speed of 54 miles per hour. no problems to report on 95 from the southbound lanes from the beltway to route 100. you're looking at a 6-minute ride with a high average speed of 60 miles per hour. that's a look at your prorng mog travels. patrice and megan, back to you. if you are looking that it's better to give than receive, we are hoping to see you. fox 45 is hosting a roll call this morning at our parking lot. joel d smith is out there ready to collect all the toys. we have had a lot of people come by so far. >> reporter: definitely the toys keep on coming in. you guys are doing something every day and they keep on coming in. >> absolutely. we have den bogue thi been doinh of december. it's going to continue, we have a home game on saturday. we have a women's home game on monday at 7:00 p.m. people can bring the toys in for both of those games and get discounts. it will be a $5 ticket for the men's game. it will be a $2 ticket for the women's game. >> reporter: as long as you bring one of the new unwrapped toys. look at these, these are coming around. we have sinclair corporate. you have different companies getting involved for different reasons. why sinclair for toys for tots? n we think it's a good cause. we think it's definitely something we want to get involved in. you know, we like to make sure that our employees are involved in helping the kids of the community. >> reporter: and you want to challenge some other corporations to get involved, maybe some. >> absolutely. hey, we filled two huge boxes. we would like to see what other people in the area are going to do. bring out your toys. it's not too late. >> reporter: what do we have here? >> a gift for you, joel, for your support. >> reporter: let's see what i can do with that. i'm sure it fits. we will be here until 9:00. people are stopping by, dropping off their new unwrapped toys and monetary donations. that is great, too. 2,000 west 41st street. we will be here until 9:00 and come and meet some of our folks. you know from fox's hit show hell's kitchen. now chef brian is cooking up a new project. he is opening up a restaurant here in maryland. hi brian, how are you? >> hi. >> ramsey is for being really tough, rough around the edges. how was that for you? >> hell on earth. you know what, he is the type of man that -- the same question is ramsey as rough as he is in real life. he pushes you to the edge when he thinks you are about to fall, he pushes you off and teaches you to fly. he is exactly who he is. his bark is definitely worst than his bite but you become a better chef for it. >> you are spreading your winds and flying. you're opening up a new restaurant. it's here in maryland and tell us about it? >> since hell's kitchen 5 and 6 i opened george a restaurant with ces from season 5 which is a list celebrities. and then, the owner of pad amaran's island, contacted hell's kitchen. >> one of the things you're cooking up is a shrimp and curry caussauce here today. >> there's a drink that you're making at your restaurant named for ramsey. >> it's a flames and cherry jubilee, it's called gordon's wrath. basically i come on december 5th, at the sullivan's island. we're having a hell's kitchen fest. there's 600 people have made reservations. it goes until 2:00 a.m. we have the favorite bands, and from danny who won season 6 to neil, and rock, so, it's just a collaboration of all of the different chefs coming together. i want to let people know the restaurant is a one hit on saturday. i'm the permanent resident chef. i will be splitting my time between new york. >> we will cook a little bit for everyone in the studio. for everyone else watching, they're going to have to come out to your restaurant. we want to let you know, it smells good and sounds good. thanks and good luck to you. >> thank you very much. if you want more information he go to foxbaltimore.com/morning. still to come, it's the countdown to christmas. we have our winners on the phone right now picking out their gifts from under our tree. stay tuned to find out what had h-- whatthey want and when yourt chance to win could be. you are watching fox 45 morning news, all local all morning. welcome back to fox 45 morning news, this is a special edition. we are outside in the parking lot outside of our studio because we need your help collecting toys for tots for this holiday season. we have marines here, holding some of the toys that people have dropped off. this came in. >> if you got this for christmas, would that be a pretty good gift. >> yes. >> good for christmas, huh? >> yes. >> i'm not sure what that is? >> yes. >> and who doesn't like a basketball. we have a table full of things, but we need more. we have people coming all morning long to drop off gifts. we are preaching that, because we are trying to collect as many gifts as possible. the mainders marine marines arel pass it off to santa to deliver it this holiday season. we are at 2000 west 41st street. we are looking at the weather today but the big story is what we could get to tomorrow. as we look to the north, this is what you will find, lake-effect snow toward buffalo, if you're traveling that way or headed toward michigan for the weekend, the general area around the lakes. around here, you may not have to go that far, because around here we may be seeing the coastal low coming our way and bringing us a chance of the wintery mix. it may not be a major event, but keep in mind this may be the first of the season. even though there's not a huge accumulation of rain or snow. being the first one could still make the slippery road. tomorrow by 7:00 a.m., some of the rainshowers coming up and into the eastern shore from the south as the low pressure moves in that direction. meanwhile, the blue area seeing some snow possibly falling in the early morning hours, but definitely by the afternoon and even the central counties seeing some snow in the central counties as well. looking for a coating up to a half an inch snow. we are looking at lesser amounts further east, because there's wet snow so less accumulation as well in that part of the state. meanwhile, a lot less significant as far as accumulating snow. we will have to deal with much more high pressure will build in after that. we are looking much better by sunday but we will be chilly as we get into the real cold pattern. as far as the rainfall totals, we're looking at a total of a 3rd of an inch in salisbury. going to show a lot of zeros. accumulation will not be that prevalent throughout the state but it could be in pockets and areas that could be a quarter of an in. in the west a little more snow there. the higher elevations toward the appalachians. indicating several inches down into west virginia that is your destination. that would definitely be an area, the destination, it could be an area to avoid, but just be aware of it. partly cloudy skies to start. wind are calm for now. 52% relative humidity, and the temperatures are warming up a little bit now. 44 degrees in baltimore, 45 in d.c. 42 in salisbury. up in hagerstown, 43. in oakland, chilly all weekend long, 42 degrees all weekend long. 42 degrees for the high in the eastern shore with partly cloudy skies. a little bit above average. a degree above average. mainly clear skies before the clouds will begin to roll out in the afternoon or evening specifically. 48 degrees and mostly cloudy for the western part of the state where it will be a bit cooler. 38 for the high and moving through the day today look for temperatures to pick up at 49 at noon. we will it out near 45 at 1:00 and then into the 30s tonight. tonight 40 degrees with early rain changing into a rain-snow mix early afternoon and just snow for later in the afternoon and evening, not a major accumulation. nevertheless, i want to point that out to you and emphasize it because it's going to be a first snow around here this season a sign of things to come. 47 and partly cloudy monday. 48 for tuesday, showers late tuesday into wednesday and thursday, more shower chances with mid-40s both days. fox 45 sky watch weather is at your finger tips. iradar is available at foxbaltimore.com. you can use fox 45 powerful doppler radar to track incoming storms. the interactive tools will let you know when rain or snow will be over your house. go to foxbaltimore.com and click on iradar. you will want to do that tomorrow. let's see what is happening on the roads right now with lauren cooke who has the treaskc edge for you. >> reporter: thank you steve. the speeds are holding their own. we are looking at 40 miles per hour at the northeast corridor of 95. we dip down to 59 on the west side and we're up to 68 on the south side of 95 in howard county. we do have an accident involving a school bus in randallstown. you do want to watch out for. this is going to be at winona's road at offut road and if you ie traveling on the west side of the road, take a look, you're in the clear. cars cruising along the inner and outer loop lanes are just fine. if you're traveling in towson, watch out for an accident on west seminary avenue at norman avenue. if you're using the northeast portion of the beltway, it's going to a smooth ride from parkville to towson to the 83. as we make our way to the northeast corridor of 95. watch out for a crash along the southbound lanes of 95 at the 895 split as we take a live look here. you can see a little bit of delays, but cars are managing to scoot by just fine. that is a look at your morning travels, patrice and megan let's send it back to you. thank you, lauren, coming up our toys for tots roll call is almost over. if you didn't have a chance to make it out to our studios, find out how you can help out even after the show ends. after that, give the 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