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good morning and how are the roads? any accidents? >>reporter: good morning, lynette. no accidents just yet. if you are out in howard county, fortunately no delays on interstate 70. it will be nice and clear from colombia pike all the way over to 695. as far as the south side of 95 is concerned, thats going to be in great shape as well. no delays if youre heading southbound towards 495 or north up towards the tunnel. as we check in and take a live look at the harrisburg expressway, in ...

pawlenty saying he just didnt get the traction he would have needed to move forward so he is dropping out of the race. our steve brown is live in ames, iowa with the latest, steve? there was some telegraphing of this move yesterday that pawlenty would be getting on a conference call this morning. he made it official on broadcast television today. abc this week pawlenty announced he was leaving the race and then explained why. have a listen. >> there is a lot of factors that go into a c...

the nations highest court. >> heather: and she just won the iowa straw poll and michele bachmann is going to chief competition. rick perry and our political panel weighs in. >> rick: victories and defeats as the race to the white house goes through major changes, a knockout punch for minnesota governor tim pawlenty at iowa straw poll. pawlenty ending his campaign for president earlier today calling his distant third place finish disappointing. michele bachmann emerge weigh a major win ...

slipping through are totally unacceptable. >> reporter: he points to the same problem a hole opening up on a baltimore bound flight two years ago as evidence that more must be done to keep the flights safe. >> the faa add additional inspectors this past year. but obviously it has not shown the type of success were going to need to create a safe environment for an unsuspecting flying public. >> reporter: southwest found cracks in five jets after voluntary inspections this week. theyre p...

>> supporting my rams 100%. see what i mean? >> thats what im talking about. taking it for the team. going with the team all the way. winner or lose. >> thats right. >> this is what college sports is all about. >> so enormously proud of those guys. >> did you cry? >> no. >> did you cry? >> not an ounce of disappointment. >> well talk about that throughout the morning. >> crushed but not disappointed. well, a good run. well get them next year. thats what we always say when we lose one. ...

freezing rain and whiteout conditions this morning. good morning, everyone. robin is off today. glad to have elizabeth vargas back. but some tough news this morning on the economy. the numbers paint a really bleak picture. >> makes you wonder whats happening with the recovery and if were going back to the double-digit recession that so many fear. >> we did hear at that feds said the recovery is not as strong as they hoped. the dow down more than 250 points. retail sales stagnated. an...

morning." im lisa robinson. >> and im jennifer franciotti. >> it is going to be another triple-digit day outside. >> well, it has never cooled off. thats what everybody is talking about. well continue right through the weekend. today will be the worst of it. >> people are saying it is too hot to even go into the pool right now. >> i suspect a lot of the pools, especially those little waiter pools in the back yard, they are really warm, bath warm. lets take a look at how warm it is this...

a 13-hour standoff in baltimore county might have uncovered a cult. >> we have the assault of an 18-year-old woman started the ordeal. >> reporter: thats right, an 18-year-old woman was asauld. at there hhur, she is hospitalized. listed in serious but stable condition. and it was that strange pttack that brought police to the address behind me. take a look at that house. it launched what might be an investigation into potential cult-like activities. >> reporter: for hours, it was scary...

>> reporter: but a former teacher tells wjz, administrators did not want to get on the states list of dangerous schools and tried to cover up the violence. >> i ended up walking out of school and quitting. i couldnt stand to watch what was happening at gilmor elementary anymore. the administration was not only sweeping it under the rug, they were aggressively keeping teachers from saying anything. >> reporter: administrators said they do not tolerate attacks and are working extensively...

>> yeah. no question that there is enough money. >> right. >> or, ill take that back. i dont know how much money they need. but certainly a lot of money. >> right. >> and the remarkable thing is, you know, that text haiti on your cell phone thing which results in a $10 donation has raised $20 million. >> thats incredible. >> that means 2 million phone calls have been made to do that. remarkable. telepharmaceuticals leading the way giving away $7 million. jeffries group giving away $6.5...