all right, well this is the time of year you need warm clothes but some people can t afford them at all. baltimore city public works officials want to help. they re accepting mittens, hats, gloves and scarves. it s taking place today and the municipal building is where it s happening. the clothes will be donated to the needy through the salvation army s franklin square boys and girls club. a 6-year-old san antonio boy has the best gift ever for christmas. his dad is back from the persian gulf. keller was surprised by his father when he was at school. they have been separated for the past nine months. the keller family arranged for the school to surprise him two weeks ago. staff sergeant jesse kelly says he s not been told when he s going to be deployed again and looks like just enjoying the moment there. well we want to remind you still collecting toys for the annual 14th year in a row the kinder time toy drive. drop off new unwrapped toys at several locations includi
lots of sunshine in the forecast. but the sunshine really not going to warm us up as we go into the afternoon. 3:00, 44. cold degrees. let s get a check now of the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. good morning. good morning lynette. well we have some trouble in anne arundel county. we have some malfunctioning traffic lights on crane highway in glen burnie. so they re going to be right at hospital drive and mayo road. it s extremely important for you to treat these intersections as a four way stop. and more trouble in baltimore scan county. we have a crash right now on liberty road at old court road. a look at the beltway in the area, that outer loop really starting to slow down do expect a 13 minute ride right now from 795 down to 95. and matters could get worse because we have a crash at interstate 70. here s a look at the east side of the beltway traffic moving right along here in parkville. no problems up to towson. just an 11 minute ride right now from the outer
yesterday. that s some good news especially on that northwesterly breeze. we would really be feeling that windchill today. but that s not going to be the case. maryland s most powerful radar is dry right now. yes we have some cold temperatures but we will get lots of sunshine in here. the only caveat with that is that that sunshine really in the going to warm the temperatures not going to warm the temperatures up even as we go into the afternoon. here s how you plan accordingly. at 8:00 the temperature at 33 degrees and still very cold. brisk by lunchtime. yesterday the day before that, the day before that, you were able to eat the lunch outdoors. not so much today. let s get a check now of the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. good morning. good morning lynette. i m missing that warm weather. well, we have some trouble in glen burnie right now. there are malfunctioning traffic lights on crane highway. at the intersections of mayo road and hospital drive. so it s e
found for half an hour. when he was pulled and why this is called a miracle. emergency being driven the wrong bean. e forget the warning about turning off electronics before your flight takes off. now the faa wants to allow everyone, you, me, everyone to use tablets, e-readers and other devices before taking off. if you have been on a flict you know you are required to on a flight you are required to turn everything off. apple is making a splash and nothing to do with the iphone or ipad. the ceo announced that macs will have three words next year, made in america. right now the macs are made in china. it is a new wave of think hog say the cost of shipping finished products does not add up. welcome to the national fruit cake month. yes, december, we re seven days in. when uncle larry comes, can you thank or curse the romans. it was called raisins and pine nuts. but lost over the years though is something that make those heavy breaks of cake more enjoyable. you see
around hagerstown and frederick county. i-70, that s where the rain, moderate coming down in the yellows and walkersville to the north of that. you are seeing pink mixing in and street across the area. all in all, we re going to deal with the slick roads this morning. take it easy as you step out. to the south around dorchester. cambridge wet weather and lighter rain across the area. more of the same in indian bone, brick house landing. showers there. and that s going to be the name of the game. as we continue through the afternoon we will be seeing off and on showers. keep that around. handy all day long. and the big coat. and the temperature is coming in at 33 degrees depending on where you go. you will see the temperatures going up as we go throughout the day. it will be cold. 40s in annapolis and 41 in davidsonville. thiss is what you can expect as you plan your day. as we go into lunchtime, showers and more of the same at 3. 49 and that is chilly weather out there. again