prashad he's in chicopee he's a professor of international studies at trinity college in hartford and author of arab spring libyan winter in los angeles we have a rough day he is an ambassador for the national american iranian council human rights activists and columnist for harvard international review and in dubai we go to angela shah she's an award winning journalist writer and editor all right cross talk rosen effects folks i mean you can jump in anytime you want v.j. if i can go to you first should we be using the term arab awakening anymore is it passe is it meaningless now because we go through so many different countries in the arab world in north africa and it's basically a mess right now. well i would still use the term arab spring precisely for this reason that people have had a great sense of a breakthrough that finally kind of pricing has come longstanding were removed from power and the confidence of people has risen up and it's precisely because the confidence is risen that the forces of counter-revolution have organized themselves so what we are right now witnessing is

currently 44 new york city, we have 34 in hartford. 24 degrees right now in watertown. with you take a look at the satellite and radar. dry conditions across parts of the northeast and new england. high pressure still in control. low 60s today morning cimorning. by tuesday, we'll need the rain gear from boston to new york city, louds and al s clouds an. 80 degrees wednesday washington, d.c. take a look at the heavy rain around st. louis toward tulsa. as well as oklahoma city. numerous flood concerns here. so if you do have travel plans along that i-44 corridor, watch out for delays. a few showers this morning around the great lakes. and take a look at the tropical moisture around south florida. heavy rains expected in south florida for today. we have the threat for strong and severe thunderstorms from wichita to amarillo and also around the ohio river valley. we'll watch out for damaging winds and hail and we can't rule out the possibility of a few isolated tornadoes. so that's certainly something that we'll monitor especially in oklahoma and also kansas. now, for today

but the president at the hartford crimson newspaper said it wasn't hard to bo to brendle in. >> harvard, families are well-known, whose parents are connected in government, connected in business. so even as someone famous as many of our professors are, the child of someone famous, it's very easy to blend in as any other harvard student and i don't think 2-it-was any different in this kashcase, i imagine. >> when cambridge police stopped him twice for running stop signs one drives 58 in a 30 mile zone. come on. i've got forgive him for that. he was behind the wheel of, well, this is the bigger problem. an $80,000 black porsche. sort of, you know, not possible to afford theoretically on a chinese government official salary. >>> and president obama calling him the most corrupt president of. >>> and john edwards trial continues. edwards made him fear for his life. first investing homepage that shows you where all your investments are and what they're doing with free streaming quotes, news, analysis and even your trade ticket. everything exactly the way you want it, all on one page. transfor

. >> she paid a trip to hartford county to share her story of survival. she spoke exclusively with jennifer franciotti. >> [inaudible] >> sharing incredibly personal details about the most horrific time for life, elizabeth smart talks about her kidnapping inside the center at mt. christian church. >> smart was the keynote speaker for cherished the child. engagement's like this are her passionate now, sharing her story of survival and hope. she spoke exclusively with 11 news. >> every case that is investigated comes to a sad ending. not all of them into sad. mine was a happy ending. i know there are many more children out there. >> that is why since her abduction at 14, she has dedicated her life to making a difference. nine years later, she is a newlywed, and news correspondent, and an activist for missing and abused children. she started the elizabeth smart foundation with her father. >> we are working with -- we are working on a child empowerment program. it addresses issues from kidnapping all the way to bullying. >> she is teaching by example. >> ever

in the blue-shaded counties, hartford, baltimore, and al west, a freeze watch is in effect. -- out west, a freeze watch is in effect. your futurecast android today, but by saturday, we get -- futurecast -- dry today, but by saturday, we get some rain chances. sunday looks like a good day. 61 today. optimistically. some of you will probably be stuck in the 50's. 57 saturday. a lot more clouds. are arrangements. maybe an early shower sunday. we should break into the sunshine. temperatures climb next week. tuesday, into early-wednesday, we might pick up some scattered storms, but by the end of the week we will be around 80 for the high. >> in today's medical alert, we have heard that women live longer than men, but the gap is closing. women are still expected to live four years longer, but while the life span of meant increased by 4.6 years, a thing else had an increase of only 2.7 years since 1999. researchers say women are not taking care of high blood pressure as well as men and they are not encouraged to take medication to prevent heart disease. prescription medications during pregnanc

hartford, 55, 10 degrees below normal. pittsburgh 4 be 52, 13 degrees beau normal. >>> well, we rode out that storm. and now we're going to get beautiful weather for the weekend. good morning, i'm meteorologist christina loren. starting today the 70s return, lots of sunshine. mid-60s today in oakland and san francisco. by tomorrow, we're up to 80 degrees inland, that means 76 in the city and then sunday, peak warmth 82 degrees, inland, great beach day. by monday, holding on to the low 80s and cool you off just a touch tuesday through thursday. don't forget you can only get your weather any time of the day or night go to the weather channel on cable, or weather.com online. ann? >> all right, al, thank you. >>> this morning on rossen reports, telemarketer tactics. a growing number of people are complaining about receiving calls even when they say, stop calling me. "today" national investigative correspondent jeff rossen did some digging about this. good morning. >> you said this happens to you. >> totally. >> ann has stopped

advocate and will be at the eighth annual cherish the child symposium at the mountain christian church in hartford county. >>> the orioles start a new series tonight with the oakland a and on sunday, masn on wjz. you can see the os and as live at 1:30 right here on wjz 13. >>> stay with wjz 13, maryland's news station. complete news and first alert weather at noon. updates are available any ,,,,,, [ man ] did we get anything good? sweetie i think you need a little extra fiber in your diet. fiber makes me sad.

hartford, 55, 10 degrees below normal. pittsburgh 4 be 52, 13 degrees beau normal. >> good morning. it will be a little on the breezy time. we should be able to get into the lower end of the 60's. don't forget you can only get your weather any time of the day or night go to the weather channel on cable, or weather.com online. ann? >> all right, al, thank you. >>> this morning on rossen reports, telemarketer tactics. a growing number of people are complaining about receiving calls even when they say, stop calling me. "today" national investigative correspondent jeff rossen did some digging about this. good morning. >> you said this happens to you. >> totally. >> ann has stopped answering her home phone. don't even try it. it is annoying to all of us, you're eating dinner, the phone rings, it's a telemarketer trying to sell you, i don't know, an alarm system, a credit card, anything. so you sign up for the federal do not call list, and they are supposed to stop calling. it's the law. but officials say more and more telemarketers just aren't listening. this morning we tracked down one

buffalo, 46, hartford, 55, ten degrees below normal. pittsburgh will be 52, 13 degrees below normal. windy conditions probably cause some airport delays as well. here's what's going on in your neck of the woods. >>> cooler-than-average weather here for today as well. off to a chilly start this morning, all those areas in blue are in the 40s. the areas in green are around 50 degrees. that includes the immediate metro area. but 40s west and north of washington now. the winds gusting to around 20-25 miles per hour. will settle down buy this evening after we have some sunshine today. with a few clouds, highs mid 60s. tomorrow, cooler, a lot of clouds around, could get passing showers during the afternoon into the early evening. don't forget you can only get your weather any time of the day or night go to the weather channel on cable, or weather.com online. ann? >> all right, al, thank you. >>> this morning on rossen reports, telemarketer tactics. a growing number of people are complaining about receiving calls even when they say, stop calli

as you head down from 95 from hartford county, everything also looking good, a little slow around white marsh. other than that smooth sailing down to the tolls. now back to you. >>> a hearing is set for later this morning involving george zimmerman. his attorney now telling a judge about a huge discovery made earlier this week. and abc 2 news' linda stow standing by right now with the very latest details. linda, what have you learned? reporter: charley, it's about $200,000 in donations that zimmerman has received from supporters. his attorney mark o'meara says he found out about the money when they were shutting down sites. the money came in from donations raised online from zimmerman's website. that website has since been taken down. zimmerman was released from jail monday after his family put up 10% of his $150,000. omere a says the bail amount may have been higher if the judge had known that zimmerman had raised $200,000. trayvon martin family attorney says zimmerman should be put back in jail for misleading the court and failing to tell the judge about the money at a recent bond hea

there is a look outside at the beltwa , hartford road and we switched to 83. traffic is moving just fine on 95. we're taking a live look at 95 at white marsh. remember, we're always on for traffic information anytime. go to wjz.com. back to you. >> thank you very much. here's what people will talk about. >>> details emerge in the murder of phylicia barnes as a once-trust family friend has been charged with her death. good morning, monique. >> reporter: good morning, don. and good morning, everyone. barnes' family said they long suspected michael johnson was involved in her murder. he, however, maintains his innocence. michael johnson was the last person to see honor student phylicia barnes alive. now he is charged with her murder. johnson dated barnes' sister for years and was so close to phylicia he considered her like a little sister. the surprise indictment comes 16 months after barnes vanished while visiting her sister. the search involving most of the homicide unit generated nationwide attention. her family emotional after hearing of the arrest. >> it's s

winds are gusting to 40 miles per hour in albany, hartford and interior new england. you definitely have more of a fall day than spring. all of the nasty weather today will be in kansas. woe coo see a minitornado outbreak late today. that storm tomorrow will rain out some people's saturday plans from chicago to indianapolis, all through the ohio valley. it arrives in washington, d.c. and philadelphia late in the day on saturday. we'll continue overnight. but sunday that storm exits the east coast. still some thunderstorms left over in the midwest but notice many areas of the country look like a pretty nice weekend. our friends in miami of all people will probably see rain on both days. beautiful friday morning washington, d.c. have a great weekend, everyone. you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. four walls and a roof is a structure. what's inside is a home. home protector plus from liberty mutual insurance, where the cost to both repair your house and replace what's inside are covered. so your life can settle right back into place. to learn more, visit li

reporter: everything looking good coming down 95 from hartford county, a little building around the white marsh mall area through the beltway and then it opens up as you head through the tunnels. no problem, as you can see, around the bel aire road area, all the way around to towson. 83, the harrisburg expressway, the normal flow for this time of morning, not too bad, though. as you continue on the jfx, 83 southbound into town, no slow traffic through the construction work that we're talking about. 795 and 70 looking good and the beltway on the catensville side on the inner loop and outer loop looking good and as you approach the beltway area on 95 up past route 100 and 395 and through the tunnels. everything looking good at this point. now back to you. >> thanks a lot. >>> a hearing is set later this morning for george zimmerman. his attorney will tell the judge about a huge discovery made this week. and abc 2 news' linda stow is standing by with the details. linda, what is this all going on? reporter: it's about $200,000 in donations that zimmerman has received from supporters. zimmerma

. >>> elizabeth smart headlines the child welfare vent in hartford county. >>> special enforcement patrols begin in towson ahead of the tyingest fest. >>> and the coast guard has the fifth annual search and rescue conference in baltimore. >>> already making news this morning, details are emerging in the man charged of phylicia barnes as the teen's family reactions to a surprising indictment. >>> a 6-year-old is hit and nearly kill bade dirt bike in the city. the effort to deal with that growing danger. >>> and day one of the nfl draft is in the books. hear from the general manager on the ravens decision to trade out of the first round. more news, first morning weather, and your first traffic report of the week's end in a couple of minutes. ♪ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

for right now dealing with again just showers moving in along the elkton region into hartford county and cecil county seeing showers across that area. you know we are going to be drying out a bit throughout the day but right now bellaire is getting wet weather in there across the area. mount airy had wet weather earlier today and drying out but they could get another round of showers into the afternoon. meghan. >> all right, lynette thanks so much. good morning to you. our top story this morning police make an arrest in the case of phylicia barnes. at 11:30 last night police take a man named michael johnson into custody in connection with her disappearance. she disappeared in 2010. he is the ex-boyfriend of the teen's older sister. barn barns was last seen in 2010 and her body was found in the river last year. her disappearance inspired a law. lawmakers changed the way we look for missing children. the phylicia barnes law ensures police will coordinate with other jurisdictions post information on alone and reach out to volunteer groups when a chilsd missing in our state and raises th

also several new accidents one of them in parkville hartford road at willow by. we have the typical delays on the jfx as well as 95 and the beltway about 20 minutes to the southbound direction on the jfx. this is brought to you by mid evaltimes. tickets are only $29.895 with a student id. call 888-we-joust or visit -- we have several school advisories at this hour. colgate elementary, beck shire elementary and eastwood elementary will be closed today due to a nearby water main break and here's the breaking news we've been following all morningment an arrest overnight in the murder of phylicia barnes. monique griego has the latest. >> reporter: good morning research, barnes disfeared in baltimore and now her sister's ex-boyfriend is in police custody in connection to her murder. now barnes was staying at her sister's apartment near reisterstown road plaza when she disappeared and her body was found in the river. michael johnson the former boyfriend of her sister was the last person to see her alive and city police took him into custody late last night and more det

in hartford county and also cecil county this morning, also mount airy later today and now just deeming with some cloud cover but could be seeing some more showers popping up across that area. we look at maryland's most powerful radar and i'm going to zoom in on the area again that we can see these showers moving in. again rising sun, port deposit. across that area and also elkton. there's the heavier showers moving in into fredericksburg as of now. so the hour by hour forecast brings some showers even as we go into the 4:00 time frame with the temperature around 68 degrees. this is what it looks like as we check out your 65 as we head into your first pitch right arnold 7:05 and quick check of the seven day forecast. much cooler into the weekend. megan? >>> all right, remember we'll have weather and traffic updates throughout the morning and we do want to remind you a press conference is expected today with the phylicia barnes case. that's online and on the air. you can always find your news at your fingertips at abc2news.com. thank you so much for joining us. and have a great day. we'r

the showers work away in philly, new york, boston and hartford. southeast, you look gorgeous. middle of the country, it's hot in texas. today, near 91 in dallas. west texas will be near 100 degrees. a sneak peek at tomorrow's forecast, the east coast clears out nicely. tomorrow, strong storms in the northern plains. i have to talk to mika. you are watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. [ male announcer ] if you want a luxury car with a standard power moon roof, standard keyless access, and standard leather-trimmed seats, then your choice is obvious. the lexus es. it's complete luxury in a class full of compromises. see your lexus dealer. hi, i just switched jobs, and i want to roll over my old 401(k) into a fidelity ira. man: okay, no problem. it's easy to get started; i can help you with the paperwork. um...this green line just appeared on my floor. yeah, that's fidelity helping you reach your financial goals. could you hold on a second? it's your money. roll over your old 401(k) into a fidelity ira and take control of your personal economy. this is going to be helpful.

you'll start with sunshine in new york city and hartford, and as the day progresses, the clouds will move in and it will be a cloudy finish. and eventually, the rain showers push in also. so, here's the forecast today. the best chance of significant airport delays, definitely around washington, d.c., and richmond and raleigh, too, with showers and thunderstorms. as far as new england goes, most of those rain showers will be later this afternoon towards this evening. i mentioned the southeast, how gorgeous you're going to be today. still hot in texas. whole middle of the country actually looks nice. a little chilly in chicago today. we're also seeing a chance of thunderstorms in phoenix and denver as our west coast storm moves inland. a little rain yesterday in areas that don't typically see it, vegas. phoenix is going to get rain, too. >> but nice weekend weather, right? for the entire nation, that's what you're saying, for all of us? >> we'll get to that tomorrow. >> thanks, bill. >>> mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the fairest woman of all? plus, you won't believe who the latest

. >>> no real problems or surprises coming in from hartford county by white marsh mall. everything looks good down to the tunnels. on the northeast side you can see around the bel air road area everything is light right now all the way to 83. and jfx no delays or anything because of that construction. on the west side everything's traveling at speed. catonsville a little bit of building but no problems or delays and northbound 95 as you can see just north of 100 seeing some building traffic but nothing is special or unusual for in time of the year. now back to you guys -- this time of the morning, now back to you guys. >>> almost one year to the day that the body of phylicia barnes was found in the dam. police have made an arrest. at approximately 1:30 last night -- 11:30 last night. police took a man named michael johnson into custody and abc's linda sew is live with the latest. >> reporter: police confirmed for us that michael johnson was arrested in connection with phylicia barnes' murder case. we're still waiting to hear on what specific charges he's being held on. m

in my town or my state, hartford, connecticut, the main paper is owned by a group from chicago who also owns a radio station and also owns a secretary sheet. it is just unbelievable. and also, as an individual, i would like to get a point across. it is almost impossible -- it seems the only way a normal human being is to get a megaphone and go out and fun of their house and yell what their problem is. there is so much more -- we have televisions in almost every home in america but yet it is all commercials. where is the tool for education? everything is so controlled by so few corporations. host: leo pfeifer, tell us a little bit about the machines used to make the documentary, how you ended did it, what kind of computers used -- a little of the technical side of how you put these things together. guest: i shot with a still camera that takes a video and i edited it on final cut pro. host: how many hours of editing did it take? the guest: well, it was about three days and i probably spent 8-10 hours each day. it was one long weekend. host: why did it take so long? guest: it really takes

in my town or my state, hartford, connecticut, the main paper is owned by a group from chicago who also owns a radio station and also owns a secretary sheet. it is just unbelievable. and also, as an individual, i would like to get a point across. it is almost impossible -- it seems the only way a normal human being is to get a megaphone and go out and fun of their house and yell what their problem is. there is so much more -- we have televisions in almost every home in america but yet it is all commercials. where is the tool for education? everything is so controlled by so few corporations. host: leo pfeifer, tell us a little bit about the machines used to make the documentary, how you ended did it, what kind of computers used -- a little of the technical side of how you put these things together. guest: i shot with a still camera that takes a video and i edited it on final cut pro. host: how many hours of editing did it take? the guest: well, it was about three days and i probably spent 8-10 hours each day. it was one long weekend. host: why did it take so long? guest: it really takes

. >> just minutes ago we learned that state road 543 in hartford is back open. it was shut down for several hours. there was a tractor trailer that snagged a power line. workers say the drivers kept going and snapped seven power poles before it stopped. nobody was hurt but some lost power and other services. one man said he came home to find lines ripped from the side of his home. >> pulled off the side of the house, buckled the siding and tore comcast, verizon off the house as well. so we have nothing, no phones, no power, no cable. >> 543 near 136 is back open this it evening. ? little further north these are your toll dollars at work. construction crews repairing the piers that hold up a bridge. the bridge connects cecil and hartford. the 48 million-dollar project is funded by drivers tolls. the highway administration said delays should be small. >> police are slowly collecting suspects in connection with that beating that happened on baltimore on saint patrick's day a 20-year- old is charged with armed robbery and theft. she is seen in the video beating the

some of the higher hilltops in carroll county and frederick county and even northern baltimore and hartford counties could see some real snow mixed wit rain. -- some brief snow mixed with rain. yesterday, a few inches of rain fell across the area. to play 5 inches of rain was fairly common yesterday. highs today just barely made it to 50. the normal is 67 degrees. we were almost 20 degrees colder than normal for a good part of the day. look what the rain did to the pollen count, almost completely washed it out. 39 in westminster. up here to the north and west of baltimore, the temperatures will drop into the 30's this evening. in far western maryland, this notion are inevitability is there. a winter weather advisor in allegheny county. a couple more hours of snow before it begins to wind down, and then skies turn partly cloudy around here. 35-43 degrees overnight. the new factor in the west winds gusting to 30 at times and the windchill drives it down into the 30's. swirling mass of clouds and moisture across the mid atlantic and the northeast. that will slowly move away allowing the drier

as part of the world forum, we uncovered compelling research from the hartford kennedy school and lit media lab which indicates that the advancement of capabilities is directly linked to a nation's economic prosperity and importantly to the prosperity of its middle class. this also indicates that the capabilities of the manufacturing sector is the best predictor of prosperity of the long-term. it shows that the more advances the products are that a nation can make and trade and the more advances the manufacturing capabilities it possesses, the greater the prosperity. finally, for the benefits that their citizens could derive from a manufacturing sector and this is showing an increased emphasis on advanced capabilities and products. in a parallel effort, deloitte conducts a survey of ceos of manufacturing organizations around the world to gain their perspective on the drivers of competitiveness as well as the relative view of rankings. we conducted a series of one-on-one interviews on behalf of the counsel, ceos, labored union leaders, university presidents and the directors of some of

even new york city to hartford to providence, the heavy rain has ended. the rain is quickly heading north. it's going to be north of the mass pike. even boston, your light rain and showery weather will continue. your heaviest rain already over with. our friending in vermont, new hampshire, and maine, you'll deal with rain. new york and pennsylvania, you'd deal with snow. the other story this weekend was the incredible heat. very warm from phoenix to denver. when the middle of montana is 85 degrees that's like summertime. that's a look at the national forecast. now here's look at the weather outside your window. today, new york city, drizzles and showers around. most of the around will be dry. the warm side of this storm. it's really back toward the great lakes where all the cold air is. even columbus, ohio, struggling into the 50s. once again, i'll give you some updated snowfall totals for selected cities coming jup thanks. also coming up will apple drop even further? some big bucks company buys. >> and if you thought long distance air travel couldn't get

we're talking anywhere from two to four inches of rainfall including new york, hartford and boston where we've had a rash of brush fires lately. then this tracks more towards the north, gathering steam and cold air to the west side of it. several inches of snow, if not a foot of snow from jamestown, new york, to the mountains of west virginia. leste e lester. >> kelly cass, thank you. >>> we learn that the shooter of trayvon martin will likely not be getting out of jail this week after all. today, his attorney says his client's family doesn't have the money. nbc's kerry sanders is in florida with the developments. kerry? >> reporter:. good evening. zimmerman's lawyer says the logistics of getting him out has been more than anticipated. at the seminole county jail, his attorney said george zimmerman's family is having trouble to secure the $150,000 bond. >> it's a lot of money to come up with. it's not a family of much means. >> reporter: friday, despite prosecutor's best efforts to keep him behind bars, a judge ruled the 28-year-old, who stands accused of second degree murder for shootin

we're talking about anywhere from 2 to 4 inches of rainfall including new york, hartford and boston where we've had a rash of brush fires lately and the slow tracks to the north gathering steam and cold air to the west side of it. we're talking several inches of snow, if not more than a foot of snow in jamestown, new york down to the mountains of west virginia, lester. >> thank you. >>> we learned this afternoon that the man facing charges in the shooting death of florida teenager trayvon martin will likely not get out of jail this weekend after all. yesterday a judge granted george zimmerman bail but today his attorney says his client's family doesn't have the money. kerry sanders is in sanford, florida with the latest developments. >> reporter: good evening. george zimmerman remains in the jail here. his lawyers said the logistics to get him out is more difficult than first anticipated. at the seminole county jail today, defense attorney mark o'mara said zimmerman's family is having trouble to secure the $150,000. >> that's a lot of money to come up. it's not a family of much means. >>

and those who were chosen to attend the hartford convention at the end of the war were virtually all moderates. they adopted a moderate report so in the end, what the federalists recommended was a series of amendments to protect new england in the future and a series of steps that would enable them to better fooinance their local defense measures. now, they did call for the nullification of the laws. a conscription act that never became law and a minor enlistment pack which did become law and both massachusetts and connecticut nullified that law. but connecticut did it at the tail end of the war and massachusetts waited until after the war was over and had been suspended. in later years, many people chose to remember the hartford convention as part of a larger successionist plot or intrees, but i think that overstates the danger. there was a succession of sentiment and you can see it in the newspapers, but no serious successionist movement. yes, ma'am. >> fascinating information, thank you. i told my friend who's an eight grade teacher, she needs to take the myths back and use it as

you go down the east coast, go to the boston globe, providence journal, hartford current, new york times, baltimore sun, philadelphia inquirer, washington post, anti nixon all of them. three networks. two-thirds of the american people depended on the network news of those three networks as their primary source of news and information about the president of the united states. all were hostile to richard nixon. thus, the impairive of nixon to communicate over, through and around this filter, which many of us saw as distorted in order to communicate his ideas and keep the country united behind him. he did it by two things. one, the prime time address, primarily, and secondly, the national press conferences he would have in prime time, which were adversary proceedings. and it was in that environment that he wrote his inaugural address, which my friend here was the principle author. >> we have a little bit -- it may be one of the rhetorical high points of the presidency came in the opening minutes. but the inaugural address was widely perceived as addressing in the right way the kind of situa

philadelphia, new york, hartford, boston. all those airports will be negatively impacted monday. >> you think it will be a quick switch? or gradual? >> i think 80 to 50 in about six hours. that's a fast change. >> thanks so much. >>> going to be a busy morning for tax officials in maryland. the state comptroller there and 300 members of his agency are opening tax returns. 2011 of them to be exact. last year they opened 71,000 on the saturday after the tax deadline. maryland taxes were due tuesday. after the openings today, the comptroller will give his feedback on the filing season. >>> northern virginia commuters may be facing another vee. julie carrey has more. >> reporter: for northern virginia travelers who want to speed their commutes, easy pass are requirement -- now they are free. ez pass transponders. but with the future opening of the beltway express lanes, that number is expected to double. that's why v.d.o.t. wants to charge a dollar per month. >> this is not unusual. sh of the ez pass tolling agencies charge fees.

the heavy amounts could be near long island, hartford, springfield, someone has a chance of four to six inches of rain. thankfully we don't have to worry too much about flooding because we have not had a lot of wet weather. also the big surprise in this forecast should come monday morning into monday afternoon. yes, this is a snow forecast. areas between buffalo and pittsburgh, the higher terrain, we'll see enough snow to knock down trees and power lines. that's a story going into monday afternoon. today's forecast, alex, once again, the southeast dealing with those storms. new england, we'll have to wait for the bad weather sunday afternoon and evening. back to you. >>> thank you. office politics with rachel maddow. her book is atop "the new york times" best seller list and she'll say why her message in the book could not be conveyed on her tv show. ♪ [ male announcer ] with six indulgently layered desserts, all at 150 calories or less, there's definitely a temptations for you. unless you're one of those people who doesn't like delicious stuff. temptations. it's the first jell-o that

. >>> a disturbing crime in hartford county. the man is touching himself in public. these are all the places in the belle air area where he's been seen so far. police say the man usually commits the crime in front of women. the man may have exposed himself earlier this year. >>> tonight, we get an inside look at the bird strike that forced a landing at jfk airport. the passengers on board the flight and the pilot's call for help. >> reporter: a harrowing few minutes in the air, the plane landed. passengers described as violent shaking followed by smoke seen in the cockpit. minutes after, the pilot radioed to air traffic control. >> there's an engine failure. an emergency landing due to a bird strike. >> reporter: striking footage of a flock of birds, shows at least seven birds probably ingested in the right engine. >> an emergency engine failure, request a visual return. >> reporter: a visual return would save precious seconds as he guided the crippled aircraft down. >> we'll head back in and just to let you know our stats for delta 1063, we have 179 souls on board.

lynette mentioned that patchy fog so those of you in cecil and hartford counties, this is a live look at the tidings bridge, not a lot of traffic flow but again still fog in the area. thanks for joining us and remember we are always on at abc2 news.com. make it a great friday.

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amounts of rain are going to come up here in areas of new england from boston to albany, down towards the hartford area. we'll watch and see how it develops. this is your weekend forecast. showers and storms this morning, arkansas and north louisiana, east texas possibly dallas, too. showers and cool weather from the great lakes, including chicago. late this afternoon, a few thunderstorms in florida. now as we go through the weekend, the storm system is going to be mostly down here in the florida area on saturday. not a rainout for anyone in new england on saturday. i think actually the beginning of the day should be just fine. afternoon showers and storms. it will be warm, too. notice possibly mid 507s up to new york city. we're just fine all weekend long in the middle of the country, in the west we're looking very warm. could be 100 in phoenix. by the time we get to sun kay. the only potential for a washout for your sunday does look like from north carolina, virginia, northward. that's where the heaviest rain will be. it will get worse as the day progresses up in new england. and then by the tim

. >>> an unusual neighborhood dispute over a peacock is brewing in hartford county, maryland. >> it is a situation that's ruffling a lot of feathers and forcing city leaders now to review laws regarding the type of pets home owners can have. jane miller has our story. >> reporter: those aren't grasses on the other side of the fence blowing in the breeze. they're peacock feathers. need a better look? wait till dusk when the peacock ascends to the roof and fans them out. and then comes this. [ peacock calling ] >> what i really want to talk to you about is the peacock on your roof. >> petey? >> reporter: lisa mcnair and her family own petey a male peacock and other peacocks. they are a permanent fixture in the bynum overland community of abingdon. this is a pretty compact residential neighborhood. >> the county law says i can put anything in my law i want but a chicken. >> reporter: some neighbors as you might imagine aren't too pleased mostly because petey is noisy. i mean that is really loud. >> it is and it's only during the breeding season. >> they squawk all night long. >> reporter: