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The Newark-on-Sea urban beach returns to the town today with dozens of fun filled entertainment to get into the holiday spirit.

Newark Book Festival will offer fun-filled family entertainment where imaginative tales and super stories spill out of books and across the streets.

Dressed as anything from pirates to faries, hundreds of Steampunks are set to take over a town for a fantastical festival.

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motivated to do everything and anything you can. >> reporter: the death of the unarmed teen by a neighborhood watch captain has ignited a call to action around the country. the shooter, 28-year-old george zimmerman, graduated from high school in manassas before moving to florida. he has claimed self-defense and has not been charged so far with any crime. florida is one of 21 states with the so-called stand your ground law. a tragic death that has me mezmerized former prosecutor glen iv...

told police he fired in self-defense. more than a thousand supporters are expected at the event organized by reverend al sharpton. >> they are believing zimmerman rather than believing other witnesses. >> reporter: amid growing tensions, frustration, and calls for zimmerman to be aested and for sanford police chief bill lee to be fired, that after a symbolic, no confidence vote by city commissioners last night. >> if the chief loved the city he serves, he would say with all these quest...

speaking from her home in germany recalls the terrifying ordeaget off this sinking ship. keep in mind martha doesnt swim. that was a fear of yours? >> that is what was driving us to go to our rooms. we had seen our life jackets. they store them in the closets because i didnt think i would be able to make it all the way to shore if it came to that without a life jacket. reporter: fortunately martha found a life jacket next to a lifeboat and didnt have to return to her room. the 29-year-...

youre trying to sort this out. what else do we know about the suspect? do police know if shes possibly run this scam before? >> reporter: they dont know at this point because they dont have her. all they have is an arrest warrant. they know she lives in the hyattsville area, and they are in the process of getting her, but they dont know anything else about her at this point. of course, the big thing is they have to get her and find this second person to see how this scam all comes toge...

morning to you. im allison seymour. >> im sarah simmons. >> lets get right to weather because tucker barnes has to tell us all about the cold that is moving in for us here. >> dont be fooled. it is cold. temperature are in the teens. we have got 15, 16 degrees in places like culpeper and it will be a cold start to the day. >> that shot looks clear. >> it is quieter. we lost the wind but maybe some snow showers tonight. >> look at how stress -- maybe some snow showers. >> he is kind of ...

waterways. 27 at reagan national. we will have a lot of sunshine to the first half of the day, then increasing clouds. we may have a brief dusting of snow. we have been talking about that. it is possible. it will not be very widespread. high temperatures right around 40 degrees. tomorrow a little cooler. upper 30s 4 highs. saturday at its like a cold rain. that said, depending on the amount of cold air available, we could be running into some sleet and or freezing rain saturday morning...