beltway. no problems on jfx and 95 looks good from harford county making your way into 495. megan and jammy, back to you. >> thanks. 6:30. you know we swim, we walk and we run to find a cure for cancer. and then there's steven picaron walking home from the train station two days before his 24th birthday robbed and murdered. you see picaron was one of the bright stars who was determined to find a cure for cancer but now will never know. sherrie johnson is live to help us how johns hopkins will remember his life. >> reporter: that's right. today friends family and johns hopkins community will come together to remember him. two days before his 24th birthday he was murder on his way home walking home from penn station when two people stabbed him to death. the two people accused of stabbing and killing him jon wagner and lavella merit will stand trial in january a slide show presentation will begin at

3:45 and the service will begin at 4 p.m. in the school of medicine turner auditorium on the east baltimore campus. in june, 2009, he joined johns hopkins as lab technician and promoted a year later to research technology. the memorial scholarship fund has been established at the school of medicine and you can send contributions to the memorial scholarship fund school of medicine development and alumni relation office at 100 north charles street, suite 21 baltimore maryland 21201. asth reception will be held after the memorial service. reporting live from east baltimore, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. 6:32a tennessee family says they lost their pets and home and everything in a fire because firefighters refused to put it out. instead, they actually watched it burn. it is story that's stunning the community and turns out that the family didn't pay a $75

protection fee. for the rural home. it was only when a neighbor field caught on fire that the fire department showed up. a neighbor who paid the county service fee. well, the department responded then and that's when the other family asked can you put out the fire in our house. the chief refused. the family doesn't blame them. >> they are doing their job dhoasm what they are told to do. and it's not their fault. >> the family says she had to pay the fire protection fear in the years past but simply didn't get around to it this year. >> wow. we have a driver in texas trying to wash his car and caught on tape with a meltdown. it started when change machine didn't work. he he gets frustrated with the machine and he first bends the plastic cover and then he starts kick it i heard vending machines are running for cover from this guy. he then goes bay to bay beaing the electronics with the spray gun and kicking them. and the guy caused more than 20,000 dollars in damage.

early snow outside reno, nevada. it made travel tough but the powder was welcome -- knock it off. justin. control yourself. they had a cancellation a couple days early because of warm weather. the snow didn't last very long but it did warm up and melted as quickly as it arrived. happy ending to a missing person's case we don't here these number a young girl from california safe and sound with her family this morning thanks to a good samaritan. the 8-year-old was abducted from her front yard last night. a man saw a pickup truck and recognize it from tv news footage and saw the girl's head pop up in the passenger seat. >> at first i didn't know if it was him or not. but when he took off i kept up and cut him off three times and caught up with him here and told him that ain't your little girl, man. >> wow. the suspect was arrested a short distance away. mrs. say he also exposed himself to other kids before kidnapping the young girl and face charges of kidnapping and sexual

assault. >> that's all right. all of you know who i am. . [laughter] >> last night president was speaking before a fortune magazine most powerful women and the presidential seal fell off the lect er it brought laughter but didn't take await mess wages there to deliver weassments there to talk to women about overcoming obstacles to get a good education in the sciencer. they start to go over the safety procedures you put on your headphones and say i will tune them out. >> a airline anticipates you will do to this and they have come up with a way for the flight demonstrations. ♪ [ music ] [audio not understandable] >> that will get are attention. this is video of flight attendants practicing their core graived routine for a discount philippines airline. company said it was today dance flight aid tentants to draw more passenger attention to the

inflight safety reminders. the video has become a huge internet sensation. >> that's great. >> the problem is when people get up in the aisles and start dancing and you have a problem. you know former cnn anchor rick sanchez has lot of times on his hands after losing his job. >> and he used it to apologize to jon stewart for the offensive comments. what the comedy central star had to say in response. and then, there were nine. another couple gets the boot on "dancing with the stars." we will tell you who won't return next week. i think we need tax breaks to send kids to college. so i worked for a $2,500 tax credit to help pay for college.

fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!!

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6:39. topping the entertainment news this morning, after days of silence rick sanchez has reportedly apologized. the former cn anchor's wife wrote on her facebook page that sanchez apologized to jon stewart for calling him a

bigot. stewart accepted the apology. sanchez's wife went onto blame her husband's comments on working too much. well, of all the people you can imagine, singing john lennon's music you might be surprised to hear ozzy osborne will get the honor in celebration of what would have been lenon's 70th birthday. heavy metal star will cover the song how all proceeds will go to amnesty international. another star gets the boot on "dancing with the stars." now that leaves nine celebs left for the competition for at that coveted trophy. and this time it's comedian margaret cho and got a warmer reapings from the judges last night but, she still got the lowest score and in the end, that was enough to end the time on the ballroom floor. bristol palein and her partner sweated it out alongside cho. final moments they received the second lowest scores on monday. we are 20 minutes away from

7. a supreme court case that could change the way we interpret the first amendment. a father takes on a radical church group that protests his son's funeral. all the father wanted was to lay his son to rest. inned linda so. how he was robbed of the chance and why later today his case will be herd at the -- heard at the supreme court. and if your bge bill with a. >> -- bill was not high enough a. proposal to raise the rates on something the company says hasn't happened in 17 years. and orioles enter the relationship with the concession company they used since camden yards was opened. what effect it has on jobs. mary j. blige will be in towson today. not for a concert. she is promote agnew product and you can have a chance to meet her. we will tell you how. and we are trying to promote the sun that will take another day or two to get here. clouds and showers lingering and one more cool day but a great weekend. that forecast is straight ahead. kim has a look at traffic.

>> reporter: we have two dents on the beltway one on the top side of the inner loop and one on the south side outer loop lanes at southwestern boulevard. i will let you know how it will affect the morning commute when good morning, maryland returns after this. two governors, two different approaches. even in good times bob ehrlich didn't make education a priority. he increased college tuition by 40%, cut school construction by $200 million, and ehrlich voted to eliminate the department of education while serving in congress. but in the toughest of times,

martin o'malley has made record investments in public schools, new school construction, and o'malley froze college tuition four years in a row. with martin o'malley, our children always come first.

good morning i am megan pringle for your abc2 news to go. >> i am jamie costello. supreme court hears a case today. >> a radical church group frosted a marine funeral and the father took him to court. >> the highest court will decide if the church can be sued over the protest or have the right to demonstrate. let's find out about the weather with meteorologist justin berk. >> 6:44. we are at 50 degrees. can you see the edge of the green the purple and blue? there's snow in west virginia overnight and this morning. west virginia above 3,000 feet. but i wanted to say that one more time. they had snow. and we may have video to show late owner this morning. locally, about the rain showers. spinning through maryland's most powerful doppler radar highlighted sprinkles pushing up 95 near perryville and north heading towards middletown and south of elkton.

but spotty showers are possible on and off throughout the day. two degree guaranteed high of 61. let's check the traffic with kim. >> reporter: police are on the scene of an accident on the outer loop at southwestern boulevard that is blocking the right lane and shoulder. and traffic starting to bunch up a bit at liberty road. no major delays as you head towards i-70. also work an accident in pikesville at old court road and rubbingston and an accident on inner loop top side at york roadblock the left shoulder. we will check on 95 and 83 in just a moment. megan and gamey, back to you. >> thanks. it's 15 minutes away from 7:00. -- gamey, back to you. thanks. it's 15 minutes away from 7:00. all al snyder wanted to do was bury his son. today he goes to the supreme court with another chance to lay this issue to rest. abc2 news linda so has the story with high emotion on the high court.

>> reporter: it's been a long and painful journey for al snyder and he says he is look forward to getting closure for his family and his son and all the other military families out there. it started four years ago when snyder's son marine lance corporal matthew snyder, was killed in iraq. members of the westboro baptist church protested at his funeral holding signs that read god hates you and you are in hell. the founder of the church travels around the country protesting military funerals. he believes soldiers are dying as a punishment for god for depending the nation that accepts homosexuality. after the funeral, snyder sued the church for harassment and a federal judge in baltimore award him $11 million but later in the appeals court ruled the protests were protected by the first amendment. the landmark case pitting free speech against the right to privacy. >> my son died for free speech. he didn't die for someone to abuse and mistreat and spit on the first amendment.

>> reporter: -- amendment. >> reporter: members of westboro are expected to protest outside the supreme court. the court is expected toish ute ruling next spring. linda so, abc2 news. well it's hard not to get fired up about this and many of you have. if you have an opinion we want to know what you think. we posted the story on our facebook page and we want you to share your comments. if you would like to see the comments, check it out and we will read some of them on the air. so head to our facebook fan page at abc2 news and leave your thoughts. it's 6:47. the lawsuits are stacking up against st. joseph medical center. instead of a class action lawsuit, more than 100 patients who received unnecessary extents are look to have their day in court. attorney jay miller filed more than 100 individual lawsuits against the county hospital but cardiologists accuse of lying about the amount of blockage patients have to justify extents in the arteries. he no longer works at st. joseph

medical senter. >> there's a number of people in this 101 people i filed suit for that left that hospital thinking that they had some kind of serious heart problem when in reality, they had none. there's some people that left the hospital having to take a blood thinner the rest of their life a blood thin they're not without serious side effects like fatigue and joint pain, excessive bleeding. >> each lawsuit will seek at least $10,000 for each stent procedure and potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars more for pain and suffering. the hospital says it is open to discuss any case with the patient and their attorney and it adds a letter sent to the patients warning them up unnecessary procedures is not proof of liability. crime is down in baltimore county. the lowest it's been since 1975. police say the county saw lower crime rates in the first half of this year as well. most significant drop came in the number of murders. murders dropped 44% this year.

ten homicides "kurd in the county between january and june of this year. and in comparison, to 18 this same time period last year. the vehicle thefts dropped to 22%. we are 11 minutes away from 7:00a few dollars extra may not seem like much but it may be for some bge customers. but power supplier -- the power supplier wants to increase electric rates by $2 a month and add $3 on gas bills. a spokeswoman for bge says a request for a rate increase has not been made in 17 years. linda says the increases have been the result of rising commodity prices which is the cost of gas and electric and bge doesn't make money off that. now the power supplier wants to upgrade the system and customers say hey, bge, you better look elsewhere. >> you should take the money from the chief executives. take the money from the shareholders. don't take it from us. >> if you look at the cost of cable and electric wire, they

have increased over 100% since the last time we had a rate increase other cost of costs tree trimming has gone up and meters have gone up 58%. >> expect a searies public meetings. the public service commission will hear from you in baltimore annapolis and columbia and if the rate hike is approved, then we could see it on our bills by the end of the year. ten minutes away from 7:0 right now. he led the country for four years and now former president jimmy carter and his wife are leading thousands in the fight to help the poor. the former president and his wife roslyn, pitched in on a habitat for humanity project in east baltimore yesterday. baltimore is one of six cities involved in the carter work project which will see 86 homes built in honor of the president's 86th birthday. >> almost every where you go in the united states you can find a place to work on a habitat

project. it's all exciting and adventureous and challenging and unpredictable. but in the end, it's gratifying. >> he looks very tal ebbeted with the hammer. they are scheduled to -- very talented with the hammer. they are scheduled to head to minneapolis st. paul and birmingham. aramark warned this could put more than 600 jobs in jeopardy. the team is negotiating with another concessions company. and aramark says the company is proud of the 19-year partnership with the orioles and hopes to work with the team again. well lucky stewed genet treat as an incentive to read more books. ravens center matt birk advice it'd morrell elementary school. and students are encouraged to read as many books as they can and the prize for the winners is a behind the scenes tour of m and t bank stadium.

>> ultimately, it's to get kid to read outside of school and strengthen them as readers and as everyone knows, reading is the fundamental that education is based upon. >> and he is harvard educated and nearly 43 schools have signed up. that's about 12,000 young readers. >> 6:52 right now. today is service day will be held at johns hopkins to remember a researcher killed walk home in july. it will take place at the medicine turner auditorium. friend and family will celebrate the life of steven pacarron he was robbed and stabbed to death he's walked home from penn station. the service starts at 4:00. also today, r and b star mary j. blige will be in town but not for a concert. she promoting her eye wear collection called melodies by mjb and will be at nordstrom at towson town center from 5 until 7 in the evening.

and according to nordstrom, the glasss range in price from 165 dollars to $225 and we are told customers who buy a pair tonight will get to meet the singer. >> how about that. >> that's great. listen, if your child takes the bus today they should try walk to school. >> today is walk to school day a national convenient and promotes exercises and helping the environment at the same time. police on horseback are he can spbd to lead the students in baltimore to their elementary schools. organizers say that the percentage of students walk or biking to school in the united states has dropped from 41% in 1969 to 13% in 2001. now maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate. good morning. turning 6:54 we look at temperatures now and here's the irony. while we are at the third day in row at 50 at this hour it's

cooler in ocean city at 44. 48 towards york and haggerstown and western maryland in the 30s in oakland where just to the west in the high country of west virginia they have had snow. widespread 40s to be found for most of the main station back to the west. even to the south where richmond is five degrees cereal than us at 45. wrapping around the upper level system, the core of the cold air is to the west. and yeah, again, while we are watching the storm pass through new england and cold air slip from the north, we are pumping up the moisture to our east. but also spotty showers and the chill and there's the snow we talked about the purple and blue shading right there. above 3,000 feet and sticking at 4800 feet at least it's snow village. spotty showers passed through the north overnight and should be lifting out of here with clearing as we go through the day tomorrow. once we get the sun back and shift the wind, we will get the improvement by the weekend. 61 today. running about 10 below normal with on and off spotty showers

especially in towards the afternoon and selgt overnight as we drop back into the 40s. check out the extend forecast. it looks pretty good. tomorrow back to about 70 with improving skies. and more sun on friday after lows in the 40s we goat 72. and -- get to 72. 75 to 76 over the weekend and that's nice. here kim with traffic. >> reporter: thanks, justin. we have some volume starting to pick up. congestion on 95 southbound as you head towards the fort mchenry toll plaza and between the 695 and 895 split. at liberty road heavy involve moving pretty slow make your way towards i-706789 we are work an accident on the west side of the outer loop at southwestern boulevard block right shoulder and look at our maps, we have incidents to let you know about in columbia down in route 108 and lark brown road an accident is there westbound security boulevard a crash blocks the left lane and spikesville police are on scene of an accident

this morning. megan and gamey back to you. >> thanks -- jammy, back to you. thanks a story of a man killed jet skiing in front of his wife now that woman is outraged and wants mexican government to do more than recover her husband's body. mexican police say they have no evidence that an attack took place. and we will talk about "dancing with the stars" who was voted off and find out more about that coming up in just a couple minutes here on "good morning, america." >> all right. so, stay with us all morning and good morning maryland at 9 comes up and we hope you will join us. i thought it was crazy feeding in the fall.

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