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western virginia. it will come through during the daybreak hours. it will keep this murky and keep in the chance for a shower or two through the day. highs struggle together 40s. we're still in the mid-40s. that's a solid 10, 12 below average. we hit 60. much more on president rest of your weekend weather wise coming up. winter is hanging around to get one last laugh at us. it started down in florida where folks are cleaning up after the storm system spawned heavy rain and winds and caused delay on the space shuttle endeavour. that storm has moved up the court of and is -- coast. some places expect a foot of snow to hit them, by the joke of this april 1st storm isn't so funny to many new englanders. >> where was the snow at the beginning of the season? >> six northeastern states were
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under winter storm warnings but this may not be the last gasp. there could be a foot of snow into monday. you can sign up for severe weather alerts delivered right to your email. checking out tonight's top stories, a 14-year-old waverly boy is charged as an adult after the beating of his own grandmother. police say hassanhii garrett attacked his own grandmother with a hammer. garrett is being charged as an adult with assault and attempted murder. the number of people killed in u.s. roadways have dropped, despite the fact many americans are driving more miles. nearly 33,000 people died in crashes in 2010, down from 2009.
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seat belt use is being credited. >> the economy lost 7.5 million jobs during the recession but they're coming back at more than 200,000 a month. president obama said it's a sign the economy is strengthening. local layoffs lowered it to 8.8%. more on the economy tonight. a new report brings good news for job seekers from an unexpected stri. the united auto workers added members. thousands of jobs were created. president obama said democrats and republicans are close to an agreement on the amount of budget cuts needed to avoid budget shut down. obama said there are details and differences to work out but said a compromise is in reach. he said this would be the height
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of irresponsibility to shut down. lawmakers must reach an agreement by aprill 8th to avoid a shut down. in tonight's health alert, pharmacists are trying to limit drug interactions but it's not easy, especially has people go to different pharmacist. the senate is debating a bill that would create a drug warehouse. they want to stop people from doctor shopping. there are some new amendments to the measure that who exclude vet tarnians -- veterinarians and retirement homes. april is autism month. >> reporter: what seems like a fun game for this 3-year-old actually helped researchers determine that he was at risk for autism. >> we knew something was not
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quite right with him. >> he also had interaction. you could go up but he who never come up to you as much. >> reporter: although the median age for diagnosis is four, researchers know the signs emerge earlier. early detection can lead to early intervention such as speech and occupational therapy. they need at least 25 hours a week of therapy in a preschool seth. >> you have to learn how to set in a chair to follow instructions from the teacher. you have to learn to play with other kids. early intervention can target some of those basic skills. >> reporter: children with autism has varying social and behavioral difficulties which is why therapy can help. >> their attention is not always focused on person. they may not give me a lot of icon tact oar early intervention has made all the difference for boone. >> he just turned three.
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he's had 20 months of school he wouldn't have had if we waited. you can get anything delivered to your door but sacramento may have stolen that thunder. they often bring medical marijuana to homes. police are keeping track of the 18-wheeler as it roams all throughout the city. the search for a new job may have you going online to websites like monster.com or career builder. there's another resource to tap or should i say tweet. banks are trying to make up for losses because of the banking reform bill. where you want to be careful or you will wind up paying big.
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of applicants entered the tiger blood and applied to the charlie sheen intern. turns out he's not alone in using twitter to recruit a summer employee. >> a lot of companies, especially in the marketing and communications side, are using things like twitter directly to put their job leads out and screen candidates. >> reporter: when this comes to the hunt for inturnships, twitter is showing its advantages. employers know they're getting socially safe have i applicants and they can keep up to date with the industry where they want to get a foot in the door, even the potential to start interacting directly to make an impression. >> think about how you will present yourself online. if you reach sphond a tweet or become part of that network is to interact how you're entering that room. >> reporter: a twitter feed that shows interest and nags a
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twitter field can put a best foot forward. >> if you concentrate on putting a good brand on there that lay lines with your goals that is your first impression and you can take advantage of that. >> reporter: if you want to get ahead of the pack for that sirm job, you might want to start by following. >> reporters and other media types watch things happen and record it. in this case the photographer that helped in and saved a life. plus a couple of crooks steal from a char right but they targeted the wrong store. we'll explain coming up.
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grocery store, your family would be asking where's the beef. a pound of beef could cost you 12% more. chicken, pork and veal are higher. producers are passing along costs, they care up for them, 14%. well, banks are looking for ways to make up expected losses when new consumer protection laws go into effect. one place they're focusing on is atm fees. t.j. winick has more. >> reporter: it's the price we pay for convenience, swipe are your atm card at a bank other than your own. some consumers are willing to pay any amount. >> $3. >> the convenience is pretty important. >> reporter: today if you want to use an atm of a bank where you're not a customer, the average swipe will cost you $2.33. if you want to use a chase atm and not their customer it would
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cost you $5. in a test run, jpmorgan chase has instituted the $5 fee in illinois and $4 fee in texas for every noncustomer. the bank makes no apologies. >> we haven't decide on the price but i'm confident in charging people who are not our customers. >> reporter: banks insist because it's because of new regulations on overdraft fees and debit cards that could cost them billions. what do you think of $5? >> way too much. >> reporter: on consumer blogs customers said they might as well profit from their competition. i don't blame chase on this at all. if you want to avoid the high fees, you need to plan ahead, limit your withdrawals and search around for banks and credit unions. it's a little bet of common sense that could save you
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countless dollars. t.j. winick, abc news, new york. the ace of cakes wants to make his creations available in an affordable price. duff goldman will be introducing cakes called cake for two. you can order them online before heading over to charm city cakes. goldman said the colors can be customized. a big picture of wyatt on the cake, the weather team on the cake, that would be cool. >> by the way, looking sharp today, rosie. i have to start calling you congressman. >> if asked to run, i would never run.
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>> the background check. a little bit of improvement. we saw the sun brakeñr through. >> this was nice for the two minutes it was there. >> then snow north and west of town towards carroll county. look, man, a strange way top end march and begin april. not an april fool's joke. >> just a mess. >> we will look for unsettled on saturday. sunday looks decent. let's get into this. gorgeous looking night at the inner harbor. current conditions 47. winds are west, northwest at 15. it's breezy. it's chilly. partly to mostly cloudy and dry. there are showers out in the western portion of the state. you condition see it that here. look at this this morning, small all over the place.
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it melted' way quickly but with a wake up in april, something you don't expect to see. frederick mostly cloudy skies and a little more sunshine break through late in the day. a bright finish in ellie cot city. again, early this morning up in the northern fringes of baltimore, carroll and frederick county. it's clear with the exception of light rain returns which i don't think are hitting the ground but you will note that out north and west of hagerstown there is light snow wintry type activity, gusty winds, gusting higher, temperatures in the mid to upper 40s. the wind chill reflecting that. it feels more like the 30s and low 40s out there. talk about your neighborhood forecast. tomorrow 55 or so.
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actually it's mt. vernon. i think we're not mid-50s. that will be an improvement. it will be chilly overnight. you see widespread showers. some are on the wintry side. as we go through the overnight hour, temperatures drop in the 30s, some wet snowflakes could fly overnight with another disturbance diving down through maryland, kind of a murky overnight peempletd saturday could be a mix of sun and clouds through the day. our futurecaster showing the next disturbance weakens some. we did pick up on the chance for snow showers early in the morning mainly frederick westward. sunday looks dryer. the question is, as we go into the weekend here, a lot of sports fans checking out la crosse. offstra and towson and the big game on monday. let's talk about that with lynette charles.
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>> we have a lot going on. i like this time of the year because it's getting warmer. let me start you off with our la crosse game because things are going to be looking good. you have offstra at towson at noon on saturday. that temperature around 54 degrees, below average but not too bad. this will be on the breezy side with the winds out of the west. we could see gusts up to 30 miles an hour. that will be the caveat for that game. we're looking much better in terms of the temperature. close to 70. it will not be a washout. we could be seeing scattered showers. we'll get sunshine in the forecast as well. so not a bad look forecast. tell me what you have, wyatt. >> we were talking about the chance for showers on the opener but it's warmer now. all right. this evening not quite warmer. if anything a repeat of the last two night. a slight chance for showers.
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yes, a few wet snow flakes towards daybreak. then we're done with that. 54 tomorrow, partly cloudy, breezy, the chance for showmplets tomorrow night some lingering clouds and chilly and breezy. your seven-day forecast as we look towards the weekend, sunday looks sunnier than saturday. saturday could be a hit or miss shower. monday about a 50% chance of showers for the game but a warmer day as we go into the 60s and 70s on tuesday. rosie? >> checking headlines around the nation, a 17-year-old was shot and killed by police after he called in a fake carjacking and led them on a high-speed chase. he called 911 to say he had been car jacked in a grocery store parking lot. when he got to a dead end he got out and pointed a pellet gun at them. police said officers appeared to have handled it by the book.
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moments before this car burst into flames, a news photographer rescued a woman from inside. the photographer was on his way from lexington kentucky to houston when the car slammed into a cement barrier. >> the people inside were kicking the doors. they were screaming for help. >> the man pulled the female passenger out of the window. another man stopped to help the second person. both are expected to be okay. this pair walked into a store in winnipeg, canada. the man distracted the clerk while the woman stole a box for chairy. the store sold surveillance equipment. you can bet whole thing was caught on tape. while police searched for the spurnghts the store is starting the fund-raising from scratch. >> comments about special education students has a school nurse looking for a new job.
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marilyn snyder said quote all special ed students need to be euthanized and wiped off the earth. the school board voted unanimously to fire her. snyder said it was a bad choice of words and her heart is broken. >> it's been a year since president obama signed the affordable care law into law. now what's next. a group of people returned home to their families. those stories and a lot more coming up brand-new at 6:00. now a preview of what's ahead on world news at 6:30. >> tonight we'll have all the big breaking news and you have to meet our person of the week. she's only 5'2" but the
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an indiana community is calling a liz officer a hero after pulling a woman out of a burning house. he was a couple blocks away when he heard the 911 calls. the 84-year-old was trapped. when the officer arrived, the home was completely covered in flames. he went to the back of the house to save the woman's life. >> when i opened it up, it was filled with black smoke. i asked her in she could move, she said she couldn't. >> when we looked out the window, he was already carry
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riing her -- carrying her from the house. >> he said he doesn't like being called a hero but saving a life is indescribable. the woman refused to go to the hospital, but is doing well. >> a no-fun zone for kids in one neighborhood. a homeowner association wants to ban them from playing outside. an untimely insurance bill almost cost a man his funeral and burial. a 14-year-old baltimore boy charged with attempted murder for beating his grandmother with a hammer. these students are not leaving empty handed. on the very day a maryland family gathers to bury their
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patriarch, the funeral home threats to post pope it over an insurance squabble. >> reporter: his family travel to the eastern shore from all over the country. they wanted to pay respects for charles stanley only to find his burial was bankrupt. >> i'm from new york, family from delaware. this is terrible that you wait until the last minute to tell us. >> reporter: just an hour before the service stanley's only child, his daughter quinn learned the funeral home decided to meet her halfway what he question arose over how the family would pay for its services. it would still hold the funeral. >> but they could not bury my father. this means they will hold on to their body, in which they will probably charge mow for that. >> reporter: sure enough, it wasn't long before a limo appeared to take the family to the
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