the southern areas of the state didn t see as much as we thought but all in all, we got snow yesterday. it s been an active start to the winter season. three snow storms across the state. something minor is coming up for new year s day. 36 at b.w.i. marshall, wind out of the west-northwest, 16 miles per hour. 37 in pasadena, 41 in baltimore and 34 in randlestown. strong winds from the northwest gusting up to 35 miles per hour making it feel very cold. we re only into the upper 30 s, low 40 s, in the afternoon. details coming up on the new year s day system when we return. yesterday s snowstorm was the third in maryland in a week and while there was measurable snow in frederick, cecil and carroll county, many might call it the good kind of snowstorm that covers the ground enough for kids to have fun but melted later in the day but this morning s concern is that freezing temperatures with damp conditions may cause ice on the roads. while we escaped a major snowfall, the sam
agreedid the president s to raise rates on those making over $250,000, not four hundred thousand dollars. democrats won a two-year postponement, with costs covered by new tax hike. the president scoffed at republican demands for deeper spending cuts. shove spending cuts at us. so much for the gop. a bigger deal is, will a deal get done? whatever happens are does not happen before midnight, this partisan more on taxes and spending is sure to continue well into 2013. steve handelsman, wbal-tv 11 news. as we wait for word of the deal, lawmakers in washington are under close scrutiny. that is because the alternative will impact almost every american. we are joined by nikole killion, who is live in washington to explain. some analysts say this is more of fiscal slope rather than a cliff, since the effects would be gradual, rather than a straight free fall. either way, it could be a long way down. higher taxes in 2013. 2013, taxes go up. several tax breaks expir
the deal that has been cut provides no relief to the millions of americans who are hurting because of obamacare. to party house republicans conceded defeat this time. anytime you stand up for the american people it is worth it. if the teajim jordan party would threaten to fall the robot care in february when today s debt ceiling deal runs out. wrecks we could do this fight again. that is unlikely but what i do think we re going to do is make those arguments. all caps did not gloat. there and there are no winners. ahead to theoked next round. ballot overnother i the budget. here is a factoid for you. republican majorities have raised the debt ceiling 40 times and the regrets 24 times. see more history on our website. the long-standing lawsuit against baltimore city is finished 10 years after a protest against the iraq war. city officials signed off on the $100,000 settlement filed by the aclu in 2003. it was filed on behalf of a group called women in black targ
on the nation s debt. the crisis dragged on for 16 days. sally kidd has the latest. the president says americans are fed up with washington and had some tough words for republicans in congress. doors are back open, the federal government up and running again. they signed a deal to avert avoid the shutdown. the president told congress to straighten up erie all of us need to stop focusing on lobbyists and focus on what the want.ty of americans the cost to the economy, some $24 billion, according to standard & poor s. a temper cancer more $24 billion? i don t think so. temper tantrum worth $24 billion? the newlyders of established budget conference committee kicked off talks this morning. our goal is to get the debt under control, to do smart deficit reduction, and do things to get people in this economy back to work. the gop has seen its approval rating plummeted since the shutdown began. it is probably healthy for us to have that debate, but at the end of the day,
a very quiet forecast to start the new year. we have a lot of clouds in place. it is getting even milder. 38 degrees in pasadena. 37 in pikesville. mostly cloudy skies today. a sprinkle could break out across the area. women have to bump up the high temperature we may have to bump up the high temperature. details on the forecast coming up. good morning. it is very light. 55 as you travel south on 295. problem free down to 175. everything looks good in terms of problems on 795. liberty road, we have some downed wires. 795 looks good. problem free down towards the beltway. 54 southbound on the fort mchenry. everything in great shape at the tunnel. 95 is problem free from white marsh down to the 895 split and continuing to move well in howard county. 12 minutes on the west side outer loop. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. we are officially off the fiscal cliff. your income tax has gone up $5 to $10 on average. the senate made the first move. we have more. it was