[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> good afternoon. we begin with breaking news this afternoon. a hazmat situation in east baltimore.

capt. taylor is at the scene. what can you tell us? >> this is the 1600 block of east lombard street, the freedom academy. a group of students assessed a glass jar found on the property. it wound up breaking. the contents in the jar were not known. the children complained of irritation to the guys. the school has been evacuated. they are not saying the kids are injured, but they do want to transport them to hopkins pediatric to check them out. hazmat teams and the department of and firemen are attempting to figure out exactly what this substance was. as we get more, we will update. >> thank you, captain. our big story, today's increase in tolls will be followed by a sect -- second round in july.

steven? >> while these toll hikes are universally hated, transportation officials contend that they are critically necessary. polls in the tunnel and the key bridge increase from $2 to $3. the $5 to $6 on the memorial highway. the rate for the bay bridge is now $4. the hikes are needed due to increases in maintenance costs. the $2.6 billion into county connector is one of the projects. it will start generating its full share of revenue this summer. the billion dollar expressed full lane on interstate 95 is the other express lane that revenue will not begin happening with until 2014. revenues are used exclusively for toll roads and facilities. the agency does not get tax dollars. they say that their funds are

not mingled to a transportation fussed -- fund. paying for upgrades to all of its facilities, two which are 70 years old. self sustaining, generally left alone. >> we have received dozens of comments on our facebook page on these tax increases. kenneth rights -- where do i send the bill for the for tires i had to replace because of the construction? roberts says -- we are in much better shape than most in the nation, otherwise the tax hike would have been a lot higher -- toll hike would have been a lot higher. authorities are investigating a stabbing in the croft an area of anne arundel county. they found a 47-year-old man suffering from stab wounds.

the victim was transported to shock trauma. we are told his injuries are not life-threatening. no word on a suspect or motive in this attack. homicide type of our investigating a deadly shooting near a chinese carryout. police said shots were fired at around 6:45 on monday evening. authorities believe that the incident began as a robbery. this is the second deadly shooting at the restaurant. last year a security guard was shot and killed on the front -- premises. a harford county jury could decide today on the fate of walter bishop. they are deciding closing arguments in the penalty phase. last week they convicted william porter for the death penalty. lawyers told jurors that a death sentence was for -- repeat offenders with no redeeming value. he said he felt ashamed.

after a cool and cloudy start to the day, the sunshine is back out, helping the temperatures to get up to 56 right now at the airport. as we take you throughout the afternoon and evening, we will have even more clear in. temperature is right around 53. skies turning cold tonight, i will detail that in the instant whether + forecast. >> of course, a lot of people are talking about this story. the owner of the mount washington tavern plans to rebuild after a fire destroyed the tavern. as you can see, the damage is devastating. many longtime customers are in shock. >> there are people who have met here. people who got married here. people who met and planned to get married here. receptions, graduation parties,

bridal showers. >> at least three times or four times for -- per week, we would gather to talk about work, the ravens. it is very devastating. a very sad day. >> the cause of the fire is still under investigation. this morning, the clinton family is mourning the loss of hillary rodham clinton's mother. she cancer -- canceled her trips to istanbul and england to be at her mother's side. dorothy clinton was 92 years old. rick perry is hoping to regain lost ground by laying out his plans in detail. as traci reports today, it is all about the economy. >> herman cain insists there is a reason sexual-harassment

allegations came to light right after he won the polls in iowa. >> i have no idea who is aiding the son, who is on this witch hunt. >> one of his two accusers, a female co-worker at the national restaurant association, complained that he stood to close with hand gestures that made her uncomfortable. he denies any wrongdoing. >> in life 40 years of business experience, running businesses and corporations, i have never sexually harassed anyone. >> nbc is concerned that one employee received a five figure payout. >> she had no clue about any of this, seeming to question the scope of the investigation. >> herman cain has his attorney looking into whether a charity, started by a chief of staff, gave him $40,000 to start this

campaign. that is illegal. rick perry is running a new ad in iowa. >> if you are looking for a slick politician or someone with great teleprompter skills, we already have that. he is destroying our economy. the iowa caucus is a few months away. south carolina, a big primary, the deadline there is today. >> thank you, tracy. coming up at 11:00 news at noon, laura gramm and jason ritter, from "parenthood." plus, anderson cooper and his new role as a talk-show host. plus, anderson cooper and his new role as a talk-show host.

clinically proven unisom helps you fall asleep faster and stay asleep so you wake rested. unisom. fall asleep faster. sleep longer. the world as a journalist >> he has traveled the world as a journalist, now adding to his line of work, talk-show host. thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> this is a new realm for you. your show is taking on tough topics. tell us about your interview with chasuble now -- chaz bono.

>> he is telling us about what really went on behind the scenes, the controversy, what he thought of it, in his transition from chastity, the girl that we all saw on sunday in share, back in the day, to chazz. his mom calls in as well. she had some choice words for the judges and will telephone what she really thinks about them. she will also tell us what she thinks about her son and what the transition was like for her, and how difficult it was. she says it is the same child, in the end, just a different matter. but it took her a while to get to that place. we will talk to her about that. >> as you heard, today's episode features anderson cooper is dramatic interview with chazz bono.

look at that, i switched to the other outfit. carey is here from valley view farms. she is only wearing one outfit. you can e-mail us your questions on plants. also with us, more and gramm and jason ritter, stars of the nbc hit show, "parenthood." >> the wind is gusting in ocean city. we will have the forecast, coming up. we will have the forecast, coming up. a live look

>> falling more tricky news into the newsroom, a tractor-trailer accident on the paris for expressway. capt. roy? >> southbound of interstate 83, a car roundup hitting a tractor- trailer and burst into flames. maryland state police say that they actually have one line that

is open, but the traffic is backed up from this location. it will be slow going. as we get permission, we will continue reporting. i am captain roy taylor. ♪ >> it has been a busy afternoon already. carey is here to answer your plant questions. what did you bring? >> a gerber daisy. a summer annual that makes a good house plant. one of the neat things about it , it cleans the air. this is one of the plants that really takes up a lot of the toxins and gives you fresh air. >> it does not help if you leave your filter in all year long, of which is what i do. [laughter] "should i put pellets around the

base to help that next -- next summer, with my hydrangeas? >> it cannot hurt. >> thank you so much. sorry we had to cut it short. if you have a gardening question, send us an e-mail, or send us pictures of your plant or garden. go to the web site, wbaltv.com. click on family. you can also send us your question in the mail. well, the nbc drama, parenthood, took the nation by storm last year, based on the hit film of the same title. joining me now are two stars of that show. loren gramm, and guests are, jason ritter. >> thank you, the morning. >> moran, your character, sarah, you play a divorced mother of two teenagers. she is trying to the hard to get

on with her life, but her alcoholic ex husband keeps resurfacing. how did all of this play out? >> he not only resurfaces, the ex-husband, but he is really trying to get his life together. i think what is troubling is that she can imagine what their lives might have been like, if he had not been an alcoholic this whole time. it causes conflict in this relationship, but i think it is real. >> all of the themes that you play out are very real. many of us can identify. jason, you have been playing a love interest, mark. most people might be scared off by this situation. how does your character approach it? >> well, the circumstances surrounding someone's life, that

is not who they are. those are the extra things that he deals with, because he loves her. bring all of that stuff on. >> jason, when you are on the screen, it is hard not to think of your father, john. how much you think of him, when you are acting? >> probably not right in the moment of what i am doing a scene. but, i think of him often. >> it is needed to have you as part of the cast. how long are you going to be there, by the way? >> i hope for a long time. >> it is sort of just being revealed for the rest of the season. i think that where we are going with these characters, are they going to think about being together and starting a family?

the show is called parenthood, after all. >> thank you so much, lauren and jason. we so appreciate you being with us. have a good afternoon. you can catch the episode tonight at 10:00, right here on wbal-tv 11. >> i think that we can all relate to that show, in many different ways. let's get to the forecast. there is a beautiful day in store. the storm system is moving offshore. that is where the clouds are headed. bright sunshine with temperatures warming up. with that storm, we have also had gusting winds 74 -- 24 miles per hour wind gusts in ocean city, keeping it chilly even

though the temperatures are warming up. we are expected to get up to 60 degrees downtown. as we head into the night, temperatures quickly drop down. clear skies during the day, allowing temperatures to drop quickly into the night. we are talking about lows into the 30's, once again, in baltimore. keep that in mind, if you live to the west. you might have to wake up early to defrost your windows. we are expecting lows with clear skies overnight. you can see all the showers, headed off of the eastern shores. high pressure is building in with sunshine for the next couple of days. approaching from the northern

plains, that is where it is right now. showing that most of the moisture should fill out before it reaches baltimore. however, friday, we should start to see a couple of showers. here is how it plays out. highs in the upper 50's this afternoon. 30's this -- 30's overnight. thursday, up to 61, putting us back to where we should be. friday, even more clouds in the area. a 30% chance for showers right now. clouds headed into sunday, by next tuesday it could be another gloomy chance for showers. this sunday is also the end of daylight savings time. i know that we are all looking

forward to that. >> next, your maryland lottery numbers. we will check back with another look at the forecast. first, a look at wall

>> we want to give you a quick update to the breaking news at

the top of the show. hazmat crews are still trying to determine what the mysterious liquid was that spilled. more on that at 5:00 p.m. tonight. also tonight, two shootings and one restaurant. what to authorities plan to do about the homicides? ourtudents doing in reading and math, compared to last year? plus, what do you do with all of that can be that you did not give out? send it my way? how about that. now, your maryland lottery pick three and four numbers. >> good afternoon, everybody. your pick three. first number, straight up, four. the next number is a five. let's wrap up pick three with this one, four. 4, 5, 4. those are your picked three numbers.

ravens cash fantasy, check out mdlotery.com for more details. here is the pick four. the first number is 1. let's move along to this number. it is a two. we have this one for you, maryland. one. let's wrap up with this number. two. one, too, one, too. the maryland lottery, let yourself play. >> it was a cold start today. not bad. get out and enjoy the sunshine. it is breezy in the east. a high of 68 this afternoon. if is a very cold start to tomorrow. 34, outside the city, warming up on thursday. >> thank you so much, eva. >> beef -- be sure to watch tonight at 5:00, we will have an

update on the news in the forecast. have a great day.