control under control. world leaders get together to see who can control the earth's thermostat. >> you talking to me? we're talking de niro, brooks and the boss all honored at the kennedy center >> that's not bad. do it again. >> you talking to me? don't make me do it. i'm sorry. i am. >> are you talking to me? that's very nice. let's look at the monday morning weather. pace yourself, big ravens game tonight. >> that's right. we get back to work after the chill. if you want to pace yourself this morning, though you have to rush out the door and deal with the added traffic and maybe even scrape some of the ice off your windshield and maybe even stepping on some of it on the steps and sidewalks. 27 in baltimore. 30 on the eastern shore in easton. overall we have a mostly cloudy sky, the regional radar highlighting flurries back in through western maryland and another push of moisture in through ohio. i think there's a pretty good chance of flurries trying to develop, trying to hold it north and west this afternoon but if you happen to see it around downtown don't worry, it's not going to stick or at least shouldn't because temperatures should be into the upper 30s and lower 40s by this afternoon with our 2-degree guarantee downtown at 43. likely to stay in the upper 30s in baltimore, carroll and howard county but again a chance of flurries possible later today. let's check the roads with kim brown. >> we're looking good this morning on 95 as we look here 95 at 395 you'll see traffic beginning to build really in both directions, northbound and southbound. fortunately no incidents working on 95, same on the southbound lanes of the harrisburg expressway as you approach the top side of the beltway. we still have a disabled vehicle on the inner loop lanes right on the main span of the key bridge. that is causing a slowdown, it current blocks the right lane so again, stay to the left if you have to travel in that area. also a crash in howard county, in west friendship, eastbound route 70 near route 32, that crash is on the median, also causing a bit of a slowdown, rubbernecking delays and the like. as we look at the city cameras, we really don't have any problems to let you know about at the jfx and north avenue. back to you. 6:32. it started out as a birthday party at the sheraton downtown but police want to know who invited the semiautomatic. >> this morning three men face serious charges in connection with that shooting. abc2 news linda so joins us with how police plan to deal with this. >> we've heard it over and over again. police say the shooting happened because of another bad guy with a gun. it started on the eighth floor of the sheraton city center hotel in downtown. it was around 3:00 sunday morning police say about 20 people were at a birthday party, rented two adjoining rooms. that's when a man carrying a tech 9 semiautomatic opened fire. 19-year-old raymond woodland is charged with shooting marquis johnson, another 19-year-old in the face. that prompted two of the victims' friends to beat the alleged gunman. both were taken to area hospitals. some hotel guests seemed unfazed by the shooting. >> really didn't bother me none. >> i'm sure it's probably the safest place in town now to stay. >> reporter: charges are pending against the alleged shooter and the two friends who aletiondly beat the suspect. meanwhile, the governor is supposed to host a business conference at that same hotel later this morning at 10:00. in the studio, linda so, abc2 news. news time now 6:33. in copenhagenen security is tight as the city gets ready to host the u.n.'s climate change summit. more than 15,000 people are taking part in the summit to create a new climate pact designed to reduce global warming. the president is among the world leaders in attendance, while some say there needs to be more done to reduce carbon emissions. others say reducing global warming could also be a job killer. >> you could mobilize trillions of dollars to bail out the banks, bankers and the bonuses, surely a fraction of that amount is needed to bail them out. >> let's do it in a way that is sensible. that allows us to be successful and reduces greenhouse gas emissions. there's a way to do that. >> recent polls show the number of americans who believe global warming is happening is at its lowest point in 12 years. bruce springsteen, mel brooks, robert de niro among those awarded the kennedy center honors in washington on sunday. jazz pianist and composer dave brubeck and opera singer grace bumry were awarded the highest honors for those who defined american culture through the arts. before the honors president barack obama greeted springsteen by announcing "i'm the president but he's the boss." keep that giving spirit. join us. we are helping kids around the state of maryland have a merry christmas. it's all about our kinder time toy drive. you can drop off the toys at different locations including here at our station, 6400 york road, any wal-mart in the state and other locations. you can drop off the toys now, they will be distributed to kids in our area on december 22nd. 6:35. coming up next, where's the beef? >> 22,000 pounds of meat you don't want to eat. >> and honoring the men and women who serve our country. we're going to take to you a ceremony for soldiers who just got home. 6:35. temperature 27 degrees in baltimore. we've got a little bit of clear ice you may want to look out for and watch for as you step out the door. some flurries today and more wintry weather by mid-week. let's check the roads with kim. >> we have a pair of disabled vehicles on a couple of area bridges. one on the inner loop of the key bring blocking one lane. another disabled vehicle reported on the westbound span of the bay bridge. now let's check the buses and trains with mark jones. >> good morning. for the commute start you'll find the number 23 bus eastbound diverted at saratoga and cathedral due to construction. number 10 working with a 30-minute delay. heavy volume on the 15, 23 and 19 bus lines. and your marc train and light rail and subway services look good if you're headed to those. for the mta transit team, i'm mark jones. ♪ ♪ (announcer) yoplait's perfect blend of real fruit and the goodness of dairy... ...is just a peel away. explore all 25 delicious flavors. yoplait. it is so good. 3:00 on sunday morning at the sheraton downtown. a fight breaks loose. if only fists were flying but it was worse. >> and why 140 private jets, 1,200 limos and not many hybrids are being used. why no hybrids? because the taxes are too high, in denmark. >> ravens need one badly at lambeau. get your rest and get ready to watch the playoffs, whether live or -- uh-oh -- in green bay, tonight. >> pace yourself. right? >> that's right. we've got winter that is now finally coming in, and settled in. we got a little ice this morning from what melted yesterday and refroze overnight with temperatures in the upper 20s. we've got the 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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. good morning. thank you for joining us on this monday morning. hope you had a wonderful weekend. i'm jamie costello. let's look at the weather with justin berk. welcome back. >> thank you very much. chilly start and it was 27 degrees on the thermometer. definitely will be a little ice out there this morning. 35 new york. back in the teens and 20s in most of the points back towards our west. looking far to the west, satellite highlights the clouds and yes, blue highlights the flurries in through western maryland. more behind that. we take our way back to the ohio valley, we're looking at another round of showers trying to push through. our computer model not really picking up on it but i suspect because of the charge in the atmosphere this morning a better chance of some flurries by midday and this afternoon even though we should have warming temperatures. that is not the big story here. it's the next storm that generates tomorrow. midwest, upper midwest and great lakes will get snow. south looking at moderate rain, at 6:00 p.m. tomorrow, just thickening clouds for us. after midnight through wednesday morning we could have sleet and freezing rain to lead us into the morning commute but we should push warmer air and just a chilly rain to set us on in through wednesday. for today downtown baltimore, mostly cloudy, 43 our 2-degree guarantee but back to our west and for the and especially westminster the chance of flurries, 38, near 40 in parkton. let's check the roads with kim brown. >> thank you. we have a pair of crashes and a pair of road hazards. neither of which are on 95, as you see both directions of 95 moving well at the 395 split. no incidents around the harrisburg expressway either. the tunnels are looking good as well. but we have a crash on the inner loop that is going to be at the bw parkway, that crash is fortunately off to the shoulder. not causing too much impact so far. also, we have a crash in west friendship westbound route 70 at route 32, that crash remains on the median. definitely use caution there. still have a disabled vehicle on the inner loop lanes of the key bridge. that is causing a little bit of a slowdown and disabled vehicle also reported in the westbound span of the bay bridge. that currently blocks the right lane. no problems to let you know about as you make your way here at the jfx. back to you. we have a school closing to announce to you. prettyboy elementary school in baltimore county will be closed today. >> they had a power problem so again, that is prettyboy elementary school closed for today. we're up at 6:46. it's not your typical party favor but this weekend at the sheraton downtown a birthday party got a little out of hand. >> someone was carrying an uzi. linda so is here to explain what happened. >> reporter: baltimore's top cop blames it on another bad guy with a gun. it all started on the eighth floor of the sheraton city center hotel in downtown. it was around 3:00 sunday morning. police say a fight broke out at a birthday party. about 20 people were there. they had rented two adjoining rooms. that is when a man carrying a tech 9 semiautomatic opened fire. 19-year-old raymond woodland is charged with shooting marquis johnson, another 19-year-old, in the face. that prompted two of the victim's friends to beat the alleged gunman. both were taken to area hospitals. police commissioner fred bealefeld says it was an isolated incident but it's part of a bigger problem in the city. >> an idiot with a gun on our streets again. this was a big gun. this was a big gun that this guy carried around for who knows how long that night. and takes it into a birthday party. >> reporter: charges are pending against the alleged shooter and the two friends who beat the suspect. later this morning at 10:00 the governor is supposed to schedule a business conference at that same hotel. that starts at 10:00 this morning. in the studio, linda so, abc2 news. 6:47. 16-year-old charged as an adult for his role in a string of robberies that went down on friday night. that ended with an off-duty police officer shooting his alleged commission. karim abdul is suspected of being involved in three separate robberies. a police officer was walking near the discount liquors and heard about the robbery in progress, went into the store and saw a suspect pointing a gun at the clerk. the officer shot the suspect, abdul ran, the other suspect is in serious condition now at sinai hospital. montgomery county is allowing a former fire official who was fired after causing a crash to change his status to retired. former assistant fire chief gregory dehaven caused a four-car crash involving a police car on a ramp on i-2706789 he was driving a county vehicle, had a blood alcohol level of nearly twice the legal limit. he was fired. in the county settlement it allowed his personnel record to be changed to say he had retired rather than been fired. fire sweeps through a baltimore county apartment killing and elderly man. it happened early sunday on an apartment complex on nonely drive in parkville. the victim has not yet been identified, neighbors say he was 96 years old. firefighters say the body was found in the kitchen and the apartment was full of smoke. >> it appears to have been a cooking accident. the stove was on and there was utensils around. >> firefighters say the victim lived alone. crews evacuated residents from neighboring apartments. no other units were damaged. soldiers from the maryland army national guard deployed overseas were honored for their sacrifices. >> the freedom salute ceremony in towson recognized 30 members of the national guard. the soldiers were deployed to iraq and afghanistan partnering with coalition forces to conduct combat operations. >> the american soldiers are resilient and hard-working and they should deserve a great deal of support for the effort they put forth in afghanistan. >> the people of the united states need to know that the mission is important and in my personal perspective it needs to continue to help those people. >> each soldier received an encased american flag, commemorative coin and certificate of appreciation from the national guard. monsignor den tinder who retired last month has died. the decision this summer to close towson cathic high school in operation for 87 years angered parents, students and alumni who accused him of acting too quickly. tinder said he worked very hard to keep the school open. that his brother and sister attended the school but growing financial deficits made it impossible. tinder was 67 years old. there's no word on funeral arrangements. and nothing like a christmas parade to brighten up the holidays. what is better than the annual mayor's christmas parade? veterans marched and it helps to kick off christmas shopping in the city. the parade is in its 37th year. into the mayor made another stop at the holiday train garden in highlandtown in southeast baltimore. they flipped the switch yesterday for the new tradition. the firehouse created it from a grant from csx transportation, and the help of volunteers the the city fire chief hopes this train garden will resurrect an old holiday tradition in highlandtown. >> we really want our fire stations to be part of the community, to be open with the community, we want kids to come in and see the fire trucks, meet the firefighters. >> you can visit the highlandtown fire house holiday train garden for absolutely free. governor martin o'malley is vowing to help small businesses in our state. the governor will co-host a job creation summit next week and it will be held on monday, december 7th, that's actually today. and it's 10:00 a.m. at the sheraton hotel in baltimore. keep that in mind. all the information is on the screen. a company in california recalled more than 22,000 pounds of ground beef because they may be contaminated with salmonella. fresno-based beef packers says the beef has been linked to two illnesses. the products were produced september 23rd. because the beef was sent to a distribution center in arizona officials say consumers should definitely check with local retailers to determine whether they may have purchased any of the recalled beef. the company initiated the recall voluntarily. they say it's taking matters seriously. 6:52. the hottest toy to get for your kids for christmas. >> offer hear this story you may be happy that it's difficult to get your hands on it right now. abc2 news sherrie johnson is here to tell us about the controversy with the zhu zhu hamster. >> reporter: it's hot this holiday season, this mechanical pet hamster. a consumer group in california says this toy may not be safe for your children. good guide partners with other companies to rate the social, environmental and health impacts of products. they tested the zhu zhu for toxic chemicals and the company found it stood out because of high levels of a chemical called antimony. the federal limit is 06 parts per million, the zhu zhu pet has 90 parts per million in the fur, 103 in the nose. the danger us when kids touch the toy or touch their mouth or put the toy in their mouth. >> as much as they may want it, i got to side on the side of safety and we'll have to pass on it. >> we're not recommending you throw this away but if you're concerned we recommend you either call the company or potentially return the product if you feel it's not safe enough for your kids. >> reporter: the toy is made in china but the company is headquartered in st. louis, missouri. the company says this toy has passed many tests and is safe. live in the studio, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. abc2 news.com was the first to report about a restraining order that was filed against ravens linebacker terrell suggs. a woman believed to be his girlfriend filed the order on friday afternoon during a court hearing. right now the temporary order prevents suggs from any contact with the woman in entering her home. police say they have no arrest record for suggs so the woman may have gone straight to the commissioner's office to file the order. ravens fans are now reacting to the news. >> monday night we'll take green bay. that's what he should be focused on. terrell suggs will come out and play and i hope there's no distractions there. >> a hearing is scheduled for friday afternoon the the baltimore ravens said in a statement that they are looking into matters and they will speak with terrell suggs. >> suggs was hurt anyway. he was not playing tonight's. ravens have to win in green bay tonight. they have to get to quarterback rogers and the ravens offense has to get back to pounding the run. the ravens are 6-1 when they run the ball more than 20 times. "monday night football," ravens and packers in green bay. terps play in villanova and the bbt classic. scotty reynolds scored 25 as the wildcats dominated in and out. but the 95-86 win, villanova stays unbeaten. nova took 39 three-pointers. the terps though turned the ball over 19 times. vazquez in early foul trouble. mosley had a career night. the st. francis star had 26 points but the terps lose. the maryland state police spent their saturday to work to make the season a little brighter for area kids. >> troopers accompanied 30 baltimore county children for the wal-mart in rosedale for the annual shop with a cop. the kids were given gift cards and the officers took them around the store so they could buy christmas presents. weather and traffic together. a little ice possible on the steps this morning, flurries this afternoon. we should get up into the low 40s downtown and back to the 20s tonight. tomorrow, partly sunny skies, clouds arriving late with the next storm. it's after midnight tuesday night and wednesday morning, we could start with ice and go to rain. we have a disabled vehicle blocking the southbound lanes of the harbor tunnel, expect delays in that area. also a crash in crofton, northbound at crain highway at johns hopkins road. back to you. don't forget, "good morning maryland" at 9:00 is coming up. join us then. >> we'll see you. stay close. 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