those who have pick up on monday. the wait for a truck to arrive isn't over. >> the holidays have passed and it is left at the curb curb, but they will skip this neighborhood for one more week. >> present box, there's, you know coke cans, and there's wine bottles. >> richmond is making news of his television box and other plastic containers since the holiday fell on a scheduled day for pick up and so did the new year. it will not be back until next monday. that's three weeks without service. >> they could plan and could have had a day in the middle so it would be a week and a half instead of three week. >> the spokesman for the department of public works says it happens every year because of the parallel it is unavoidable because of scheduling issues. we regret the incon convenience. if you have tuesday pick up but for richmond and his neighbors the calendar says he won't have to deal with the delay for several years. in the meantime, they defeat the purpose of recycling by not changing the schedule during the holidays. >> we don't have any rooms you can see so we will probably have to put the rest in trash. which again, you know defeats the whole purpose. >> and there is the option to drop off your recycling in baltimore county. we have those details on abc 2 news.com. and there's this warning from the county. collections of all times may be late this week because more material will be collected in fewer business days. cheryl connor abc 2 new. >> >> an update tonight on a story we told you about last night about a bus company called double happiness. it is a cheap ride between baltimore and new york. this company was ordered off the road by the feds because of multiple safety violations. last night we saw the bus still running. so a few hours ago we called a number to double happiness in new york and asked if they were selling tickets today. the woman on the other end said yes and they said no, yes they were still running but under a different name. she wouldn't tell us the new name. we will get answers tomorrow from the department of transportation on this. >> if you walked out side today at any point, you were hit with the chilly air. it is cold outside. the city has issued a code blue warning. that means extra emergency shellers are -- shelters for the homeless and they have more to check on vulnerable residents. tomorrow is a cold blue night too. so we know it will be real cold night. meteorologist way cat is wyatt has a look at how cold it will go. >> it is frigid yet, but even colder tomorrow night. a few clouds and snow showers surrounding our state, not so much in the immediate maryland area. winds steady from the west at 10, gusting around 15. they're set to pick up through the day tomorrow, but even tonight feeling like teens and low 20s out there. tomorrow through the day, we only get to the freezing mark toward noon, and then temperatures diveing into the night. eventually going down into the teens tomorrow night. we will talk about a blustery day. ' baltimore neative who did so much. he donated $30 million to the law school in april has died. he also donated $50 million to johns hopkins to fund the cary school of business, he died west palm beach, florida surrounded by family. he was 81 years old. tonight police are trying to figure out what happened before a 13-year-old was shot. the boy is in the hospital in critical but stable condition. he was shot last night just before 6:00 here in the block of oakland avenue. police don't have any suspects, and they're out there looking for leads. so if you have any information, call the number on your screen right now. the city's murder rate has dropped to the lowest level since 1977, but there are 196 families hurting to night. we will try to put a face to those numbers. brian has a family of victim no. 3 shot to death exactly one year ago. [ sirens ] there has been much made about numbers, baltimore saw the lowest homicide rate since 1977, only 196 murders in 2011. well, certainly no cause for celebration, the stats are a milestone of note for baltimore city police. >> we are on historical grounds many this city, and everybody should get involved with that. >> but on a quiet street corner in northeast baltimore, the numbers cannot tell the story. >> my brother just wasn't a statistic to us, you know. so it is frustrating really. >> because it was in this front yard exactly a year ago where tore re blackwell's autistic brother became murder three in 2011 making the anniversary of a new year for this family anything but happy. >> it is the first year, you know it has been one year since my brother was murdered standing out in the yard with his dog. it is definitely not a happy new year. >> add to it the murder remains one of the 53% that went uninvolved a sweet caring son and brother with not an enemy in the world, a seemingly random killing with no leads, leaving his family in a painful persian toy. his bedroom is now a shrine of sorts. he was a huge ravens fan and his mother took to adorning to keep her son's memory alive as the information into his life seems to have hit a dead end. >> a pain not possibly calculated in numbers, but seemingly stuck in time. >> the statistics are great, but that doesn't help my family, you know having a closure to what happened to my brother. that doesn't help me at all. adopt give me no closure. that's great for the city of baltimore and their statistic, but what does it do for my family. >> all right. listen, if you know anything about this murder or how he died, call crime stoppers, they want to hear from you right now, call the tip line at 866-7- lock-up. >> charge versus been filed in connection with the fire a week ago in a motel. we have learned from police tonight that a man has been charged with setting fire to a woman's room at the motel. it happened last monday night. barry started the fire in the room of a female ac cane at that particular time that he argued him earlier in the evening. it is a milestone for same sex couples. effective january 1st, if you are employed by baltimore county government, same sex couples with now enjoy full family health benefits. the battle started more than a year ago with the battle with the police department. she was an officer after an arbitrator ruled in her favor, they applied it so that it would apply to every government department. >> we are just the same as anybody else. we try to raise our families just the same as they do. >> quality maryland hopes it will give some added momentum to legalizing same sex marriage in the state. without it, same sex couple in every maryland county would have to fight legal battles to enjoy full family health benefit. >> we cannot convey ourselves. city hall, federal hill, turned purple tomorrow as we get set for the first playoff game in five years. on your feet tonight, we turn down to the green -- here in the valley the raven also have a lift day tomorrow at the castle and then practice wednesday and thursday. they will take the weekend off and come back hard next tuesday. -- is going. he spent $800 for a pair. >> can't wait to see us for the home playoff game, we finally get to go. i am going with my dad. i can't wait. >> they can take the tex -- anybody and they will win. even -- says they have a 90% chance of going to the super bowl. >> look at this computer score. get this shot. look at that. that's a computer store/ravens store. it is all purpled up, and when you are not buys ravens stuff inside t owners are working on computers that are all purpled up. >> season ticket holder, yours are in the mail. but for the rest, ticket frs the playoff game will go on sale tomorrow. you can buy tickets starting at 10:00 tomorrow morning on ticket master phone charge, or any ticket master outlet and to buy tickets you can call 410547- seat. the game will be at 1:00, january 15th. right here in baltimore. kelly. all right. around the nation tonight, we will start off in new york. police have released a sketch of a suspect who may be tied to a series of fire bombings last night. at least three faces were attacked with cocktails -- and a private home that was used as a minute due house of worship. the new york times reporters they're investigating them as hate crimes against muslims. there was some damage, but officers say that no one was injured. new details tonight about that new year's day shooting at a california condominium. 25 year navy pilot and his sister, a girl's volley ball coach were among the four found dead shortly after 2:00 a.m. in the san diego bay neighborhood. a neighbor says they were awake ped by the shots but thought they were fired by new year's revelers. the victims were at 25-year-old navy man and a -- man although it is early in the investigation, they do not believe that they think there were any outstanding suspects in this case, that they're investigating. as we learn more tonight about the iraq war veteran accused of killing a park ranger in mount lanier. the suspect was able to stay clear of swot s.w.a.t teams, but in the end the cold may have done him in. he was fopped face down in the snow. they suspect that barnes escaped to that area following an earlier shooting that wounding four people near seattle. he's -- investigators say that he had a troubled transition back into civilian life. we all know that paying down your debt with seem impossible. >> but it can be done with the right strategy. abc works for you tonight with a game plan, how to manage your game to get back in the black. plus every year we make them and then every year we break them, but now it is time for a change: howow the digital world can keep you from breaking your new year's resolution. >> if you stepped out for a holiday celebration, how to avoid going through the hangover, abc 2 news 11:00 is 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water to rehydrate and aspirin with ease the symptoms of a hangover. if you are feeling latharngic you can get a boost from caffeine and exercise. if the food left you, just reach for antacids. the national cancer institute says despite all the warnings many teens are still lighting up. but there's a new tool to help them quit. a healthier life style is just a click away. >> teens love their cell phones, so in an effort to help young smokers can kick the habit, the national cancer institute is creating smoke free txt. it is a service that provides 24 hour encouragement, advice and tips to teens trying to quit smoking. you sign up and select a reasonable date to quit. after that text messages time today selected quit date are sense on a regular basis following the quit date they will continue to receive texts for up to six weeks. smoking experts say six weeks is a critical time. that's when people need the most support to stay off for good. the government agency provides a web site where teens can tuck to one another about their efforts to quick. 0% of american -- 20% of american teens are smokers and most will continue to smoke as they age. many don't know how to quit. so the nci is hoping this modern day advice lip will help some kids through the difficult process of giving up smoking. teens can sign up online at www.teensmoakfree .gov or next quit to iquit. for today's health minute. >> let 2012 be the year to stick with your new year's resolutions. after all you have technology on your side, resolutions 2012. this lets you choose your goals, identify habits you want to change, track a progress, there are apps to help with everything from weight loss to smoking, and it helps to get your friends and family on your side keeping a resolution can require a support system. >> i want to try to eat healthier. >> we have to be a role model and show them more how to eat healthy. >> another tech savvy, how about try posting your goal on social media sites so people can cheer you on. how about no on that one. >> peer pressure. >> maybe one resolution is to pay down some of that debt. although holiday bills are all coming in, you reelize that you need to get your finances in order. so abc 2 is working for you tonight. >> we are not going to pay your bills, but three tips to help you get back in the black in 2012. karen. >> reporter: did the holidays leave your wallet thin and your credit card bills fat? the average american card holder will carry about $5,400 in outstanding credit card debt in 2012 according to the u.s. sen sec bur rue. some recommend paying twice the amount of the minimum monthly payment, but if you don't have that much cash just a few extra bucks can help. >> if you only have enough money to pay even just $20 or $30 extra a month, that can make a huge dent over time. >> as with new year's resolutions like dieting or exercise, too many drastic changes may get you frustrated. credit.com recommend three simple steps. first keep tabs on the credit report. second track all of your spending to see how it fits into your debt payment plans and third if an interest rate is -- >> you can transfer the large credit card debt on a high interest card, a new card that's offering a 0% apr. >> that will keep your interest payments at a minimum while you pay down your balance. for consumer watch, i'm karen. now, most powerful doppler radar and most accurate by weather rate. >> cold night out there, and plenty of winds still. a lot of time it is wind will die down past sun set. tonight fresh winds out of the north and west and helping to push in even colder air. we are below freezing now, wind west at 10, gusting hower, closer to 20 and this just the gink. tomorrow it will be whipping in here, but with a colder. >> and i think tomorrow we will see sun and clouds, maybe a little more sunshine tomorrow, but on the whole it is, what you will notice are the falling temperatures, north and west a few -- if you are a skier and you are going this week, otherwise i don't think you will see more snow around baltimore or central maryland, but we will feel the teens and 20s west, baltimore right in the west, and continuing to howl in out of the north and west and again it will pick up tomorrow seeing lower wind chill factors. that's why we have the code blue for the city of baltimore. you can see the wind chill factors already tonight, i think tomorrow we will see teens for wind chills even during the day, not even after a sun set. so you get an idea of what's coming in. there are snow showers out there. unsettled weather, shorter disturbances, creating the lake effect snows, but on the whole those have had a very tough time getting out of southern pennsylvania. it is not a big factor in maryland. what we have felt is the drop in temperatures, the biggest cold frond, the first one is well offshore, but that secondary shot of colder air is on the move as we speak, and you can see the temperatures reflecting this. look what is headed our way. but again you can see them reaching only as far south as western minnesota, down to 25, mostly cloudy around baltimore so a cold day on tap and tomorrow night, cold, and it will be one cold day out there. february forecast as we look ahead, aa cold day on wednesday, and we do turn moderate as we have seen, cold blast followed by a warm up, lo on tap. >> about twins, and very unique. >> coming up after it, the news at 11:00. bill. coming up on night line, it is less than 24 hours from the crucial iowa caucus. it is anyone's guess, but tonight my colleague is on the ground there with a special election coverage. that's coming up on night line after abc 2 news at 11:00. hello, young man. china welcoming two guests for 2012, twin polar bear cubs, to take pictures with them, and they were born back in october but they have been back in the den since then. cute. >> talk about twins look at these, twin girls very different in one major way, both not -- they were born not -- but born in different years, one day the last day of 20 2011 the other a 2012. they weren't due until january 25th. >> looking pretty good. >> which will start school earlier. >> i don't know. >> hold one back. >> one will be held back and one will be pushed ahead. >> cold night and only colder tomorrow, a cold blast just in time for beginning of 2012. >> wrap the kids up for the bus stop. >> it will be chilly and even colder tomorrow night. 32 is about it. that comes midday, we will fall quickly in the 20s tomorrow night. wind chills in the teens. >> pop it. >> but we warm up toward next weekend. >> keep going. >> good morning, dave. >> good morning, dave. 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