including baltimore city down through anne arundel, howard. some spots along our interstates are low visibility, under an 8th of a mile. you may have trouble seeing traffic in front of you. also, overhead street signs going to be a problem. even traffic signals. please be careful this morning. fog advisory expires at 9:00 a.m. foggy across the bridges and going to the eastern shore as well. find out about school closings, we'll be the first to let you know. be careful as we have that visibility cut down to less than an 8th of a mile. it'll be tough to see traffic signals and overhead signs. 40s this morning. 66 by lunch time. mild 70 this afternoon. 5:30 on the clock, back to the roads, here's kim. >> speaking of foggy morning, fog warnings in effect for the

entire stretch of 895. several accidents working in this morning. baltimore city, we have a large truck fire highland avenue at boston street. another crash, east 25th street. looking at the cameras, going to see foggy conditions around the area. fortunately no accidents or problems on 95 or 695, in ten minutes, i'll let you know about an accident we have working on the bw parkway. today many of you will be celebrating earth day and celebrating the fact you can make extra cash, especially if you have old appliances hanging around. sherrie johnson has more on how you can take advantage of a federal program. >> reporter: yes, we are here in timonium at the best buy store where the cash for appliances program kicks off today. this helps save you money in conjunction with earth day. it's designed to stimulate the

economy while encouraging consumers to save energy with more efficient appliances. christina is with me. good morning. >> good morning. >> thank you for coming out here. we really appreciate it. >> absolutely. >> tell us all about this program. >> this is a fantastic opportunity for marylanders across our state to take full advantage of um, the ability to save money on these new super efficient energy star appliances, really become empowered with energies at home. drop the utility bills and be part of a fantastic initiative through governor martin o'malley's leadership. it's called the power of maryland. it's all about reducing energy use statewide, 15% by 2015. >> reporter: what do you say to consumers to get them to take a listen to this and come out and take advantage of it? >> now is the time to buy if it makes sense for you as a homeowner, as a family. if you have the old refrigerator

that's been using way too much energy and it's time to replace it, now's a great time to take advantage of our maryland appliance rebate program through the state, also recognizing is this on top of what the utilities have already been doing in terms of appliance rebates. we're talking about $100 off super efficient entering star clothes washers, $50 off super efficient qualifying refrigerators. up to $300 off electric heat pump water heaters. on top of what's going on at the utility level. so literally marylanders can save hundreds of dollars and really lower their energy use at the same time. it's an absolute double win. >> reporter: thank you so much for talking to us this morning. we really appreciate it. there you have it. really a good program to take advantage of. if you'd like more information, go to our website at abc2news.com. click on the slide show under maryland energy administration. and we'll be talking to folks coming up at uh, 5:45. someone who is here to take part

in the program and bge representatives. in just a few hours, the president will be heading to new york city and the heart of the nation's financial industry. he's going to encourage lawmakers to pass the reform bill that protects us. democratic leaders in the senate are close to a deal to pass the president's reform plan with some key republicans in agreement. >> i think this bill is potentially the beginning of us being able to function in an appropriate way. >> there are some republicans questioning whether the sec probe of goldman sachs was timed to help boost the president's push for financial reform. more police, you'll see them on york road near towson university. this after a home invasion on east burke avenue in which three students were robbed. baltimore county police tell us it hand early tuesday morning. six armed men wearing red

bandanas, stormed into the house. nobody was hurt but three laptops and a playstation were swiped. a wisconsin man has been arrested and charged in connection with a violent attack in anne arundel county. 21-year-old jarvis lemonspan assaulted a woman at her home on norton way in arnold. he tried to sell her magazine subscriptions and then asked to use the bathroom and assaulted her. former archbishop william borders died of colon cancer. he was 96 years of age. a public viewing will be held at 10:30 at the cathedral of mary art queen. . new this morning: fewer

people are dying in motorcycle accidents. a study says the sluggish economy may have resulted in less recreational driving. by air, by sea: a desperate search off the louisiana coast right now. rescue crews are looking for missing workers from a still-burning rig. plus: a sight that gave some campers chills. first: let's head out the door and find out about our own weather. >> dense fog advisory posted by the national weather service. a fog warning posted by maryland department of transportation on many area roads. i and kim have a lot to talk about. let's check on the mta at 5:36. here's mark jones. >> the commute start is a good one on the marc trains. no delays or problems on the camden, penn or brunswick lines. light rail delayed a bit. out there on the buses, slowing things up a bit.

do allow extra time for getting there. no major delays or problems. sister agency, maryland state highway administration. for the mta transit team, i'm mark jones. hey thunder, lightning...what's the problem?

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we're back here at 5:39. this isn't how a spring camping trip is supposed to look. we're in san diego. what's this all about? don sterling still enjoyed his vacation. >> i showed up wearing bermuda shorts and a short-sleeved shirt and about midnight last night, it started coming down like this. >> this father-daughter team planned to camp out, but their plans changed. now they're renting a cozy cabin with a fireplace. is there such a thing in san diego? here's justin with weather. >> here's the missing headline. happy earth day. the snow outside of san diego, celebrate the cold in southern

capital. let's go outside. we have ourselves the fog. this is glen oak in baltimore where we've got that fog really getting thick this morning. we could see across the street, but barely and that's an idea that if you're driving at 60 miles per hour, or more on the highways, that you need breaking distance in front of you. glen oaks showing 48 degrees. 100 % humidity. 5:41 this morning. we have a dense fog advisory for all of baltimore, harford, back through carol, howard, anne arundel county, d.c., northern virginia. essentially we have the fog. the fog is a problem, it'll continue to be a problem for the morning ride. it'll be slow and get there in a hurry. you will not get where you want to go in a hurry. we break out the sun, 70 degrees. so we have something to look forward to. this morning it's all about the fog. let's go to the woman in charge. here's kim brown . >> we have a problem on the

bw parkway. traveling southbound 295, good hope road, there's a crash blocking all lanes at this time. i'll get more details and let you know. as we take a peek at our drive times, pretty much in the green. people are reducing your speed. northbound 95, ten minutes from route 100, up to 395. 11-minute ride down to route 32. if you're traveling on the west side of the outer loop, seven minutes from 70 to 95. baltimore city, we're still working a couple events. we do have a truck fire, south highland avenue at boston street, over in randalstown, crash reported kings point road, eastbound at marriottsville road. sherrie johnson standing by with details on one of this morning's top stories. >> reporter: that's right, are you in the market for some brand new appliances? i'm sherrie johnson, coming up i'll tell you about a new rebate program. [ male announcer ] looking for a price that starts low

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we're back with you on good morning maryland. quarter to 6:00. are you looking to buy a new

refrigerator or washing machine? today could be your day if you're looking to save me. here's sherrie johnson, tell us the rules. >> reporter: good morning, jamie. listen, all is quiet right now at the best buy in timonium, but later this morning, it's going to get busy over here. a new rebate program kicks off right here. cash for appliances kicks off this afternoon in conjunction with earth day, as a matter of fact. basically this program is designed to stimulate the economy while encouraging consumers to save energy with more efficient appliances. the cash for appliances program kicks off today with earth day. now this is a government-federal cash for appliances economic incentive program. and right now, we have jeanine nichols joining us live. she's a shopper going to cash in on this rebate. you're out here bright and early. the store opens at 6:00 a.m., you're ready to go.

>> i was here at 5:15. i wanted to beat the crowd, i think i did. >> reporter: you did. early bird gets the worm. what are you shopping for? >> a front-loading washing machine. my washer broke a few weeks ago. it stopped working. i'm really here because i need a new washing machine, but it's good timing because of the incentives. >> reporter: what do you think about them offering the cash for appliances rebate program? >> works for me. the $50 rebate from bge and the federal incentive, i think it's $100 for whatever uh, the appliances that work in that program. it's great, it's wonderful. plus i'll be saving money with the new appliance. so... it's great. >> reporter: thank you so much, janine, for talking to us. that was great. let me tell you about those appliances. take a look at your screen.

maryland will offer a $300 rebate for energy star qualified heat pumps, water heaters and a $50 rebate for super efficient clothes washers and a $25 rebate for super efficient refrigerators. you can find more information on our website. all you have to do is head to abc2news.com and click on the slide show under the maryland energy administration. coming up at 6:00, we'll talk to folks from bge about this new program. reporting live in timonium, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. you're looking at volunteers from calvert hall. they rolled up their sleeves and spruced up druit hill park. the governor plans to visit a howard county home later on today as part of earth day festivities. he will announce plans to triple the amount of solar energy produced in our state. a look now at some of the

other top stories happening today. baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings blake will take part in an earth day celebration. harford habitat for humanity volunteers will be building an energy efficient modular home. all going on today. we have a winner in last night's big powerball drawing. bad news: the ticket was sold in missouri. the jackpot was worth $258 million. do not throw your ticket away just yet. two tickets in our state matched the first five numbers, worth $200,000. you may have noticed a different look to your $100 bills. the treasury department issued a new bill aimed at stopping your

counterfeiters. 5:49. i was telling my wife yesterday that that bill looks so pretty you might not want to get rid of it. she said she could find a few ways to get rid it. >> ben franklin needs to be framed and put on the wall. temperatures in baltimore low enough to allow moisture in the air to condense out. we have fog around the region. numerous fog warnings in the area roadways and bridges. dense fog advisory west of the area. king county coming in with a hole in one-hour delay. eastern shore, you can have the problem. why doesn't the weather service come in and give you a warning? i don't know. different weather service office. i'm still in the dispute as to why they didn't go with the sterling office that gives us the fog advisories, but essentially in central maryland, in all directions, we have fog. that's the issue. we have rain that cleared out. skies cleared out overnight. the storm pulling off the coast. through southern pennsylvania, you can have pretty thick fog as

well. york and adams county. please be careful. this morning, all directions slow yourselves down even if the fog isn't that bad initially when you get on the roads, you may run into a spot where visibility is cut less than an 8th of a mile. it may be difficult to see some of the overhead signs, exit signs and even some traffic signals. essentially the fog this morning, gives way to a sunny afternoon. we'll go for more sun, optimism. clouds return 11:30 tonight through early morning and getting out of here. we have the next wave of moisture that spills in over the weekend. that'll make for an afternoon on saturday, probably through early next week of wet weather. dense fog advisory expires at 9:00 through the gradual lifting of the fog. fog could get thick and even thicker over the next hour or so. please be patient this morning. this afternoon developing sun gets us up to 70 degrees.

clouds return late and keeps us mild. tomorrow partly cloudy day, high near 70. we'll check out the weekend forecast in a moment. right now 5:51. listen up to kim brown about the fog. >> the fog contributing to several accidents around the area this morning. injury crash on the outer loop past wilkins avenue. update on earlier crash on the bw parkway, good hope road. people like to get an early start on the bw parkway. cleared off to the right shoulder. as we check our drive times around the area. not looking too bad. picking up a little bit because people are reducing their speeds. traveling the outer loop down to i-70, that's going to take you about 7 minutes. 5-minute ride from white marsh boulevard to the beltway. as you make your way on 895, a fog warning in effect for the entire stretch of the harbor tunnel thruway. checking around our cameras really quickly, you'll see traffic is moving at a decent pace. we do have moderate volume

starting to build. keeping those speeds down a little bit. stay with us, we have more of your news, weather and traffic when good morning maryland returns after this.

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to get you out the door at 6:00. a look at today's top stories. the coast guard is searching for workers still missing after an oil rig exploded in the gulf of mexico. the blast happened about 50 miles off the louisiana coast. the federal government has conducted surprise inspections at 57 problem coal mines. the goal is to help prevent another explosion like the one that killed 29 miners here in west virginia. the president will deliver a eulogy on sunday for the victims. here's justin now. 5:56. we have a one-hour delay in king county, 90 minute delay in queen ann's county. fog delay around most of the area. sun comes back and 70s this afternoon. we'll try to repeat that tomorrow. but 60s and rain showers come in saturday afternoon, even thunder. more rain likely on sunday. that could be a washout. showers continue early next week. one more check on the roads, here's kim. >> we have fog warnings in effect for the entire stretch of

895. as you see on the beltway. traffic looking pretty good at frederick road. we have an incident at wilkins avenue. variety of accidents around baltimore city, including an injury crash in sykesville. i'll get you all caught up with your news, weather and traffic when good morning maryland comes back at 6:00. ♪ [ female announcer ] yoplait's perfect blend of real fruit and the goodness of dairy is just a peel away. explore all the delicious flavors.

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