we have some school delays and closings to pass along to you this morning... closings... anne arundel countybaltimore city baltimore countycarroll countycecil countycharles countyfrederick countykent county (new)harford county howard countymontgomery county 2 hours late.. allegany county.. calveet.. prince george's ounty... and st. mary's county. county. 90 minutes late... queen anne's county. we will have all the school delays or cancellations as they come in. you can see them update automatically on the news ticker. it runs all morning long.. even during commercials. we are bringing you live team coverage of the ice.. and how it's affecting your commute.. all morning loog. long.emily gracy is live ii north baltimore staying on top of conditions there.megan gilliland is in canton with the side streets there. there. joel d. smith is also live in baltimoree county. we will check in with all of them shortly.. but first the latest on the freezing rain with meteorologist steve fertig. 3 map emily map fiber map 3 map mw emily map fiier map 3 if you're heading into the city this morning, take it slow.streets, parking lots, driveways... they're all covered in ice. ice.meggn gilliland is live in canton with a look at how the conditions are now. now. ad lib... let's go now to baltimore county to see how the crews are handling the roads there. there. joel d. smith is live in overlea where folkk are waking up to the crusty mix of ice nd snow. good morning all this ice can cause havoc with flights in and out of b-w-i thurgood marshal airport. if you're catching a flight you can see if it's been delayed by going to our website.. fox baltimore dot com slash newslinks. students across the atlanta metro area will go back to school today.. a week after snow and ice storms crippled the southh there are still roads that are covered in ice. there aren't enough plows to get to all of the streets. a maryland man... trusted to help "at risk" children... is now at the center of a rape investigation. 48 year old douglas hicks-bey is the chief executive of "b- baltimore.he makes a living helping adolescents from dysfunctional families. police say hicks-bey is accused of raping a 15 year- old he was mentoring.and this isn't the first time he's faced these kinds of accusations. (mayor) 18:56:44 it certainly sends up red flags that someone with that type of background was in a mentoring reeationship or capacity. iim social services is going to - take a look at it :55 :55a family member describes hicks-bey as a good man... who's been unffirly accused.he is now out on bail... as the case is investigated .... and is expected to appear in court next month maryland's minimum wage shold be increased to 10- dollars per hour. hhur. that's the message to be given to lawmakers today by the groupp"progressive maryland." maryland." a report from the tax policy institute shows that percent over the last ten years.. but the cost of living has risen even faster. faster. right now.. maryland's minimum wage is 7-dollars and 25 cents per hour. that brings us to our question of the day: do you think maryland's mmnimum wage should be raised to 10-dollars per hour? we will o-clock hour. you can also go to fox-baltimore dot com and tell us what you think... or sound off through ffcebook. send us a tweet.. at foxbaltimore. and you can text your answer to 45203. enter fox45a for yes.. or fox45b for no. coming up... sarah palin fights back... after critics argue her political rhetoric may have contributed to the tucson shooting rampage. what she has to ssy in response. you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all 3 local.. all morning. (( 3 take it slow this morning as you drive into work.. the roads have become pncreasingly icy. icy.meteorologist emily gracey is live in north baltiomre with the latest conditions. conditions. ((emily toss to weather)) 3 3 3 3 3 weather))((emily toss to 3 ((emily toss to weather)) 3 3 3 take it slow this morning as you drive into work.. the roads have become increasingly icy. icy.meteorologist emily gracey is live in north baltiomre with the latest conddtions. conditions. 3 map meg map fiber map 195 map coming up... need a jump start to get you going in the morning?starbucks has you covered.what new size they'll soon be offering... for their cup of joe. but next... fighting words from sarah palin.what she has to say to critics... comments against her. you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. 3&((break 2)) ((bump in)) sarah palin is ! more bold flavor! more variety! more value! more of what you want... not what you don't. blue diamond almonds. (play-by-play announcer) it's up and it is... good! more than a snack. sarah palin is fighting back... after being skewered by critics in the aftermath of the tucson shootings. some have suggested that her charged political rhetoric may have contributed to the shooter's motivations. the candidate appeareddon fox news monday night... to clear the air with sean hannity.andy rose has the story. 3 in her first television appearance since the tucson shootings, sarah palin explained on fox news why she used this controversiil map-- now removed from her political action ccmmittee website.on it-- the crosshairs of a gun districts of 20 democratic candidates...including that of gabrielle giffords. that map wasn't an original graphic and in fact for many many years maps in political races have been useddto target certain districts that peoppe feel they can get nto those districts and find someone that they believe can represent the constituents' will better than an incumbent. palin addressed the criticism she's faced for her video response to the shootings posted on 'faccbook' last week. in it, she used the phrase "blood libel."journalists and pundits should not manufacture a blood libel, that serves only to incite the very hatred and violence that they purport to condemn.some jewish groups said using those words was anti-semitic.monday night, she told fox's sean hannity what she meant.blood libel obviously means being falsely accused of having blood on yourrhands. in this case, that's exactly what was going on.despite palin's explanation, critics continue to question her motives.i can't let her off the hook that easily, i got o think that strategically she knew what she was doong, i mean she comes in with her rievance politics and then she plays the victim. and then she wraps it all up and(she was defending the victims) what we know is an anti-- semitic slur.palin says she believes critics focused on that specific phrase to derail her overall message.i'm andy rose reporting. coming up... one man's car is totaled... after it hydroplanes out of control. control."the next thing i know i was upside-down in a ditch, coughing and choking from pnderwater."consumer reports shows us which tires could like this. 3& and if you''e and if you're getting ready to step out the front door this morning... you need to waat to keep any eye ouu for ice.we'll tell you where conditions are the worrt. you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all orning. 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((megan live tease)) 3 ((joel live teaae))you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. ((break 4)) 3 3 3 we have some sccool delays and closings to pass along to you this morning... closings... anne arundel countybaltimore city (new)baltimore countycarroll countycecil county (new) charles countyfrederick county harford county howard county montgomery county allegany county.. calvert.. prince george's county... and st. mary's county schools are operating under a 2-hour delay. delay. queen nne's county.. 90 minutes late. ((wipe fsss)) we will cancellations as they come in. - update automatically on the news ticker. it runs all morning long.. even during commercials. we are bringing you live team coverage of the ice.. and how it's affecting your commute.. &pall morning long. long.joel dd smith is live in baltimore county.. staying on top of conditions there.megan gilliland is in canton with the side streets there. there. meteorologist emily gracey is also out.. n north baltimore. we will check in with all of them shortly.. but first the latest on the freezing rain with meteorologist steve fertig. 3 map emily map fiber map 3 &pit's going to be a difficult morning commutt for everyone. city... you're going to find slick conditions on just about every road. road.megan gilliland is live in canton with a look at how the conditions are now. ad lib... let's go now to baltimore county to see how the crews are handling the roads there. there. joel d. smith is live in overlea where folks are waking up to the crusty mix of ice and snow. good morning patrice, (ad lib) all this ice can cause havoc with flights in and out of b-w-i thurgood marshal airport. if you're &pcatching a flight you can see if it's been delayed by going to our website.. fox baltimore dot com slash newslinks. friends and family will begin sayyng goodbye to a baltimore police officer shot and killed outside a downtown nightclub more than a week ago. ago. a viewing will be held today for officer william torbit. torbit was in plainclothes when he responded to a fight at the nightclub. officer torbit was shot and killed by other officers during the incident. today's viewing will be at the wylie funerrl home in reisterstown. officer torbit's funeral is tomorrow. parents will get the chance to express their concerns over a school budget plan that could increase class siie in baltimore county. county. county superintendent joe hairston's budget would cut funding to the central office by 5-percent.. and would put a freeze on filling about 2-hundred vacant ttaching positions. baltimore county enrollment increased by 5--undred students this year. another 9-hundred are expected next year. toniggt's meeting will be at ridge ruxton school in towson.. it starts at seven. coming up... when you drive through pouring rain... hydroplaning becomes a serious &prisk. "your tires physically lose road."how to avoid getting into an accident. you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. 3 the conditions on the road have deteriorated as the morning is progressing. progressing.meteorologist emily gracey is live along palls road and northern parkway this morning. morning. ((ad lib meteorologist))) 3 3 3 map emily map fiber map 195 map coming up in our 7 o'clock hour... house republiccns work to repeal the president's health care plan.what steps they're taking today. but next... think your company's dress code is bad? wait until you hear what rules are listed in one company's p4-page style guide.you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morningg ((break 6)) ♪ [ pop ] right now at h&r block, you could get money. and you could get it fast. just bring in your tax information... and get a refund anticipation check for up to $9,999. you pay nothing out of pocket... to get the maximum refund guaranteed. never settle for less than fast. call 1-800-hrblock... or visit hrblock.com to make an appointment. h&r block. never settle for less. ♪ [ continues ] new thhs morning... police arrest a man they believe is the philadelphia strangler. authorities say d-n-a evidence sexual assault and murder of at least three woman.police describe the suspeet as homeless... and recently released from prison.he's currently in police custodd. one of america's highest crime-rate cities... slashes nearly half of its police force.camden, new jersey... the city with second highest crime rate in the country... now has 1-hundred-63 áfewerá officers... patrolling its streets.that accounts for 44-percent of its police force. officials say he cuts are part of an effort to close the 26-million-dollar budget gap. think your company has a tough dress code?employees at swiss bank u-s-b might you have you beat.the company recently released a 44-page corporate style guide... that includes rules like telling women how to apply makeup... how much facial hair a man can have... and which colors are appropriate to wear.the mmnual has received criticism since its release last month. u-s-b says it now plans to slim down the number of pagees iffyou haven't stepped outside yet this morning... you probably don't not know there.freezing rain has left a layer of ice along several roadways.tim burgess with baltimore county roads joins us on the phone this morning. coming up... hen severe wwather strikes... driving can be dangerous. dangerous. "the next thing i know i was upside-down in a ditch, coughing and choking from being underwater.. underwater."the best tires to help afeguard against hydroplaning.you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. ((break 7)) 3 ♪ it's a new day i'm loving weight watchers new pointsplus program and the edge it's giving me. ♪ and i'm feeling good go on, join for free. weight watchers new pointsplus. because it works. ((bump in)) when you're driving in pouring rain or even after the rain has stopped... hydroplaning is a serious risk. but consumer reports' auto experts say there are a number of things you can do to avoid getting into an accident. 3 this is what's left of carle hall's suv. he lost control of it when he hydroplaned on an arkansas highway two years ago. (sot: carle hall) "when i lost control, i was floating on a skim of water. and then i was backwards, and the next thing i know i was upside-down in a ditch, coughing and choking from being underwater." (v/o) this amateur video captured the accident as it was happening. aftee hydroplaning, carle's suv went into a slide and careened off the road, landing upside down in rushing water.chyron:jennifer stockburgerconsumer reports (sot) "your tires physically lose contact with the road. they come in to some depth of water, and a wedge of water builds up in front ffthem. and they lift up, so there's actually tire, water, and then road." (v/o)consumer reports' experts say the faster you drive through standing watee, the greater your risk of hydroplaning. so it's critical to slow down! tte tires you buy can also make a big difference. that's what consumer reports' tests show. to simulate hydroplaning conditions, testers flood a portion of the track witt three-eighths inch of water. they then driveeat increasing speed until the tires lose touch with the pavement. in tire tests, many safely reached 55 m-p-h. but with some, the vehicle hydroplanes at only 47 miles per hour. and not only do you have to buy good tires for your vehicles, you have o be sure to replace them before the tread is too worn. all you need is a quarter o check them. (sot: jennifer stockburger)"if you insert it in the tread groove and can see the top of george's head, it's probably &ptime to start considering shopping at least for new tires." (v/o)so slowing down on roads with puddled water and making sure you have good, well-maintained tires can spare you from having a serious accident. this is james andrews. coming up in our 7 o'clock hour. hour...repuulicans work to repeal the president's health care plan.what steps they're taking today. ((megan live tease)) [ male announcer ] rockin out to the big hot pastrami. only thing this monster band covers is freshly baked bread with flavor packed pastrami -- laying down power cords of tasteocity with pickles, mustard and bubbly cheese. crank up the flavor at subway. ttesday january 18th we have some school delays and closings to pass along to you this morning... closings... anne arundel countybaltimore city baltimore countycarroll countycecil countycharles countyfrederick countykent countyharford county howard countymontgomery county queen anne's county (was 90 mins) mins)2 hours late... allegany county.. calvert.. prince george's county... and st. mary's county. we will have aal the school delays or cancellations as they come in. you can see them update automatically on the news ticker. it runn all morning long.. even during commercials. we are bringing you live team coverage of the ice.. and how it's affecting your commute.. all morning long. long.joel d. smith is live in north baltimore staying on top of conditions there.megan gilliland is in canton with the side streets there. there. and meteorologist emily gracey is live in north baltimore. we wiil check in with all of them shortly.. but first the latest on the freezing rain with meteorologist steve fertig. 3 3 map emily map fiber map 3 3 3 if you're heading into the city this morning, take it slow.streets, parking lots, driveways... they're all covered in ice. ice.megan gillilaad is live in canton with a look at how the conditions are now. now. ad lib... et's go now to baltimore county to see how the crews are handling the roads there. there. joel d. smith is live in overlea where folks are waking up to the crusty mix of ice and snow. 3 all this ice can cause havoc with flights in and out of b-w-i thurgood marshal airport. if you're catching a flight you can see if it's been delayed by going dot com slash newslinks. a major arrest in philadelphia. coming up.. the man police think is the "philadelphia stra. strangler". 3 3 ((break 1)) ttke it slow this morning as you drive into work.. the roads have become increasingly icy. icy.meteorologist emily gracey is live in north baltiomre with the latest conditions. conditions. 3 3 map meg map fiber map ((pat)) class sizes in baltimore county could increase.((vo)) the budget decision that could mean a more hectic classroom for your child. and cleaning up and oving out. the mood in the ravens locker room after the playoff llss to the steelers... and the players final thoughts on the season. you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all ! more bold flavor! more variety! more value! more of what you want... not what you don't. blue diamond almonds. 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((ad lib horoscopes)) 3 tuesday january 18th 3 we have some school delays and closings to pass alonn to you this morning... closings... anne arundel countybaltimore city baltimore countycarroll countycecil countycharles countyfrederick countykent countyharford county howard countymontgomery countyprince george's county (was 2 hrs late) queen anne's county county2 hours late.. allegany county.. calvert.. ... and st. mary's county. ww will have all the school delays r cancellations as they come in. you can see them update automatically on the news ticker. it runs all morning long.. even during commercials. we are bringing you live team coverage of thh ice.. and how it's affecting your commute.. all morning long. long.joel d. smith is live in north baltimore staying on top of conditions there.megan gilliland is in canton with the side streets there. there. and meteorologist emily gracey is live in north baltimore. we will check in with all of them shortly.. but first the latest on the freezing rain with meteorologist steve fertig. 3 3 map emily map fiber map 3 it's going to be aadifficult morning commute for everyone. &pif you're heading into the city... you'rr going to find slick conditions on just about every road. road.megan gilliland is live in canton with a look at how the conditions are now. ad lib... let's go now to baltimore county to see hoo the crews are handling the roads there. there. joel d. smith is live in overlea where folks are waking up to the crusty mix of ice and snoww yyu can bring fox45 news you can bring fox45 news with you wherever you go. the fox45 mobile news app is now available for i-phones and droids. get the latest traffic and weather conditions.. and fox45 newscasts are streamed live.. directly to your phone. maryland's minimum wage should be increased to 10- dollars per hour. hour. that's the message to be given to lawmakers today by the group "progressive maryland." maryland." a report from the tax policy institute shows that marylanders income has rrsen 6- percent over the last ten years.. but the cost of living has risen even faster. &pfaster. right now.. maryland's minimum wage is 7-dollars and 255cents per hour. o you think maryland's minimum wage should be raised to 10-dollars per hour? it's our question of the day. the lines are open now.. 410-481-4545. you can go to foxbaltimoreedot com to give us your opinion. you can also sound off on our facebook page.. facebook dot com slash foxbaltimore. sarah palin speaks out after being skewwred by critics in the aftermath of the tucson shootings. some people suggested that her charged political rhetoric might have contributed to the shooter's motivationn. the former vice presidential candidate appeared on fox news monday night. she explained why she used this controversial map on her political action committee website. on it-- the crosshairs of a gun cover the congressional districts of 20 democratic candiiates... including that of gabrielle giffords. that map wasn't an original graphic and in fact for many many years maps in political races have been used to target certain districts that people feel they can get into those districts and find someone that they believe can represent the constituents' will better than an incumbent. incumbent. there is no evidence the shooting suspect.. jared loughner.. was politically motivated. maryland's senate president.. wants the death penalty to return. the chances that the state will lift its moratorium.. coming up. up. 3 3 3 the conditionn on the road have deteriorated as the morning is progressing. progressing.meteorologist emily gracey is live along falls road and northern parkway this morning. morning. ((toss to weather)) ((ad lib meteorologist)) 3 3 3 3 should maryland's minimum wage be increased to 10-dollars per hour? hour? it's our question of the day.. the lines are open now.. 410-481- 4545. we'll take your comments next. you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. ds! more bold flavor! more variety! more value! more of what you want... not what you don't. blue diamond almonds. 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((break 4)) 3 3 3 3 we have some school delays and closings to pass along to you this morning... closings... anne arundel countybaltimore city baltimore countycarroll countycecil countycharles countyfrederick countykent countyharford county howard countymontgomery ccuntyprince george's county (was 2 hrs late) queen anne's county county2 hours late.. allegany county.. calvert.. ... and st. mary's county. we will have all the school delays or cancellations as they come in. you can see them update automatically on the news morning long.. even during ll - we are bringing you live team coverage of tte ice.. and how it's affecting your commute.. all morning long. long.joel d. smiih is live in north baltimore staying on top of conditions there.megan gilliland is in canton with the side streets there. we will check in with them shortly.. but first the latest on the reezing rain with meteorologist steve fertig. 3 3 map fiber map 3 it's going to be a difficult morning commute for everyone. ii you're heading into the city... you're going to find slick conditions on just aboutt every road. road.megan gilliland is live in canton with a look at how the conditions are now. ad lib... let's go now to baltimore county to see how the crews are handling the roads there. there. joel d. smith is live in overlea whhre folks are waking up to the crusty mix of ice and snow. good morning patrice, (ad lib) when severe when severe weahtee hits ---- see it.. shoot it.. send it. upload phooos and videos to our website. or send them directly from your cell phone to "pics at foxbaltimore ddt com." coming up... he's singing for the greater good. good.mario singing singingmario joins us live in studio... to talk about his upcoming concerr... that benefits children right here in baltimore. and later... tips for managing your diabetes.small lifestyle changes that can make a big difference.you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. blue diamond almonds! more bold flavor! more variety! more value! more of what you want... not what you don't. blue diamond almonds. 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