will she walk away free woman or spend the rest of her life or maybe decades behind bars? we should know very soon the fate of amanda knox. and more of the testimony is spec in the trial of michael jackson's former doctor. who is scheduled to take the stand. doctors are not a fan of it but parents are doing it anyway. the way kids are getting vaccinated lately and that hassome pediatricians concerned. we will get to that in a bit. but it's early october, and some people getting a great taste of winter. justin berk runs over to the monitor to see this. this is in pennsylvania. police woke up to light

flurries -- people woke up to light flurries but the real story on this monday weather wise is in west virginia. >> yes. we have been showing you pictures and we will show you a few others from snowshoe. they wake up with 6 inches on the ground. they got a coating on the golf coast in pennsylvania and snow that didn't stick in garrett county. this morning it's chilly rain for us. wait until you see the temperatures that are knocking on the door. around bay, low 40s. rain across southern section of kent island. sprinkles around annapolis and pushing towards shady side and deal. we have towards st. michaels and easton. this is pushing towards eastern shore. 42 in annapolis. and 46 in easton but hop back in the other direction and 39 in ellicott city and up towards hereford a chilly morning here. most of us get our way through the mid-40s after the sunrise at 7:04 and we have mostly cloudy skies. 55 will do it and a few more rain showers. plan accordingly to keep dry and not really washout but to

keep warm. we have a great end of the week forecast that you're going to appreciate so it's worth stick around. how about the roads records we have delays 895 -- >> reporter: we have delays 895 southbound due to a earlier disabled vehicle. let's look live on the southwest side, we are doing okay through catonsville towards arbutus and 95. no issues to report here. jfx at cold spring lane we have traffic moving fine here but a broken down car southbound at ruxton road. oncey get past cold spring down towards the 41st street overpass we have a little volume but no issues making your way downtown towards fayette street. could a amanda knox be a free woman this morning. she is accused of killing her to make the final plea later today. corinne redman is standing by with details on what to expect. >> reporter: this morning, the entire world is watching to see what verd like come down from

-- verdict will come down. a ruling is expected on whether knox can be freed after spending 4 years in prison. she is in court making the plea. she and her ex-boyfriend were convicted of killing her british born roommate. the decision to set her free will be made by two judges and six jurors. here's what she had to say so far this morning in court. >> my life should be taken away from me for something i didn't do. because i am innocent. >> reporter: knox was sentenced to 26 years in prison but she has always denied any wrongdoing. corinne redman, abc2 news. testimony resumes in the trial of michael jackson's doctor. he was with jackson the day he died in 2009 and has been blamed for the popeye con's death. rick vincent has the story. >> reporter: week 2 of the conrad murray trial is expected to pick up where week one left

off with testimony from the emergency room doctors dr. whopronounced michael jackson dead. michelle cooper testified murray never mentioned he gave jackson propofol the drug blamed for the death. >> were you told at any point in time about any medications by conrad murray? >> reporter: no. -- >> no. >> reporter: prosecutors are trying to prove murray misled paramedics not only about the drugs but how long he was unresponse knife did you ask how long the patient had been in this condition or down? >> reporter: i did ask him that. >> what did -- >> i did ask him that. >> what did dr. murray say in response sm. >> it happened when i called you -- response? >> it happened when i called you. >> reporter: but prosecute corse -- prosecutors say he gave himself time to clear away potentially incriminating drug vials from jackson's room. once pair med exarrived -- paramedic arrived they can tried to revive the -- arrived,

they tried to revive the pop star. i am rick vincent reporting. headlines around the nation, police in philadelphia say this car wreck was at the hand of a 9-year-old. they say the boy was driving down a road yesterday when he lost control flipped over and crashed into a tree. the child was taken to the hospital with severe head injuries and the last check he was in critical but stable condition. no word on how far the child drove and where his parents were at the time. danger looms in california. people near julian have been warned to be ready to evacuate because of a fast moving wild fire headed in their direction. they are calling it the great fire and it's scorched 2000 acres since it flared up saturday. there's a thousand firefighters are battling the flames. they were told the fire is 5% contained. more on the story to come throughout the week. and hundreds of thousands turned out for the 56th annual miramar air show in california. one of the highlights is the

great wall of fire. you see it here. it explosives displayed showing inferno to 2500 feet wide and huge and set a record in 2000. yes the teams were supposed to be battling it out on the field but not like this. high school game turns into an brawl at a high school game a coach was hit in the face. no one was seriously hurt. police did get involved. and they say they are in for a long haul and the numbers are growing. protesters on wall street say they are not going anywhere. now expanding to other cities across the u.s. and it's called an alternative vaccination schedule and despite what doctors are saying, more parents are moving forward with it. why health care officials say it's not the best approach protecting your child. details coming up when "good morning maryland" continues. ♪ jif to go goes here, goes there ♪

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shame, shame, shame. >> third week of demonstration, the arrest on the brooklyn bridge over weekend sparked support elsewhere in the country. occupy wall street started with fewer than a dozen college students spending days and nights but it was planned months in advance. it can do it physically as well. a new study looked at foreclosures and emergency roomvisit by zip code and for every 4 hundred -- [ inaudible ] health perts say financial worries -- experts say financial worries led to stress related problems. doctors recommend getting your child vaccinated but more and more parents will do it on their schedule. one in ten are using an alternative vaccination schedule and university of michigan researchers found many

parents were use the vaccine schedule that they may have developed. and doctors say this is not the way to go about it. >> experts at the cdc and american academy of pediatrics and a variety of scientists all over the world determined that's when the vaccines work best and that's when the kids need the most protections. so, to wait to vaccinate on a so-called alternative schedule is putting your child at risk and you're hoping that every else imice -- everyone elseimmunized their child. >> they say they switched because it seemed safer. this morning police are investigating after one of their own shot an armed man. the story coming up. sherrie. >> reporter: a police-involved shooting in south baltimore. i am sherrie johnson. why police fired on the man coming up. and the family of a catonsville man who died from eating tainted canteloupe filed

a lawsuit and is speak out. the story coming up. and no more check your e- mail or text when you are behind the wheel. why officers are ready to give you a ticket if you do. 6:41. you may have seen dampness on the windows. shadyside wet weather off the edge of easton. and we are tracking maryland's most powerful doppler radar. sprinkles near and alleys and more rain back in -- annapolis and more rain back in western maryland. >> reporter: stop and go track on the northwest side of the beltway. i will tell you more when "good morning maryland" continues.

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this is your abc2 news to go i am charley crowson. let's check your forecast and say hello, to meteorologistjustin gerk. >> 6:-- berk. 6:45 a lot of people are in a good mood because of the ravens victory. some of you love this and some not. this is snowshoe west virginia. the cute little snow resort that 4800 feet in west virginia is not so little and they have is 6 inches of brand new snow

that's what's on the ground this morning. this is from saturday when it was first starting out there. good stuff. let's go back home. we have rain showers highlighting maryland's most powerful doppler radar coming up. we start off in the low to mid- 40s. and pushing to 55 and after this chilly damp start to the week, it gets a whole lot better. you may get a peek at the bottom of the wakeup window and we will talk about the forecast in a moment. it's 6:46 here's tanya with traffic. >> reporter: and accident reported 70 westbound before marriottsville road and delays 895 southbound at the harbor tunnel. stop and go traffic on the northwest side. this is beltway at old court road near 795. this is volume only from 795 to the windsor mill overpass. no incidents reported in your way right now. jfx at northern parkway starting to get volume southbound to the left of the scream and it's moving well -- screen and it's moving well a broken down car cleaned up a the at ruxton road. police are investigating a police-involved shooting.

sunday night officers shot an armed man in south baltimore. sherrie johnson is live outside police headquarters with the latest details this morning. sherrie. >> reporter: at least report, the man that was shot is in critical condition at the hospital. now detectives are investigating that police- involved shooting and it happened last night about 9:00 in the 3600 block of st. victor street in south baltimore. now police got a call of an armed person in the home and the caller feared for their safety. when police arrived at the home they found an adult male between 40 and 50 with the weapon. now police spokesman says when officers entered the home they found a man holding a weapon. they asked him several times to drop the weapon. and they said he didn't and he turned toward officers and that's when he was shot once in the upper body. the victim was taken to johns hopkins bayview medical center and at last report he was in critical condition. none of the officers or anyone in the home suffered injuries.

homicide detectives are investigating this shooting which we are told is standard procedure. reporting live at baltimore city police headquarters, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. this morning police in annapolis are investigating a double shooting a at an apartment complex. juan brown and james wilson were shot and taken to shock trauma. witnesses in the area described hearing argument between two men and another person about a week ago. that argument took place at the scene of the shooting. news time 6:48. the trial of a man accused of killing a fellow patient at a state mental hospital begins today in howard county. he is charged with first and second degree murderer in the death of susan sax. it happened in jessup last year. prosecutors have video of him centering her room before she was strangled. they lived in medium security area in a forensic hospital and both were committed following trials for murder. the family of a man that

died after it eating tainted canteloupe is filing lawsuit. corinne redman is standing bywith more. >> reporter: clarence wells' daughter said they knew there was a problem when their father gained 9 pounds. his infection was caused by listeria. the public health official told the family listeria has been found and was the same strain of listeria found in dna in the bad canteloupes. clarence wells is one of 15 people to die from the fruit shipped from jensen farms. >> it's an enormous hole. it's the first couple weeks i couldn't sit at the table and have breakfast because he wasn't sitting there. and it is really hard. >> reporter: the family hired a seattle based attorney suing jensen farms on their behalf.

corinne redmon -- redman, abc2 news. police say speed was a factor in a high speed deadly motorcycle crash. authorities say juan carlos calderon mejia hit a parked tractor trailer. he was taken to shock trauma where he was pronounced dead. before you get behind the wheel this's new information you need to know that involves your cell phone and texting while driving. linda so is live to tell you about the changes. and the changes went into effect this past weekend. >> reporter: yes. you know now it's illegal to read or even your text while driving even if you are stopped at a red light. the restrictions took effect saturday and it means that an officer is is a primary offense now so if an officer sees you looking at your phone too long he can write a ticket. the first offense care yeas 70 dollar fine and you can get one point on your driver's license.

law closes the loophole are not allowed to text while driving or read your text while driving and if you want to talk on your cell phone, you have to keep it hands free. it's all i'm at keeping you safe -- aimed at keeping you safe on the road. >> i think there's lot of distractions while driving but texting, your eyes are not near the road so that makes it more difficult to drive. when you not looking at the road how do you know someone is stopped in front of you. >> reporter: there's one exception. you can use your phone to -- exemption. you can use your phone to dial 911 or gps. linda so, abc2 news. five things to know before heading out on this monday. as of today, child neglect is now a misdemeanor crime subject to jail time and a fine of $5,000 or both. this morning lieutenant governor brown law he forment

and advow -- enforcement and advocacy groups are gathering to recognize the law. and the problem of pollution in maryland waterways a hearing is being held but pollution of the waterways nationwide. it comes from source such as fertilizer and run off lawns and frog fields. and comptroller is going to advice baltimore sety and county schools to review state funed construction projects. he will review the progress of the 20 plus million dollars in construction projects going on at two schools. and first lady katy o'malley will join dr. pal fry to head the let's move campaign to launch the chop chop merrill initiative promoting fun and healthy eating habit for maryland families. each month for the next year a healthy recipe is going to be available using local maryland ingredients. maryland stephanie rawlings- blake and baltimore city council members invites you to join them at 11:30 for a walk

from city hall to the inner harbor kicking off a week of campaigning and promoting exercises and healthy habits. leading the situate paul lawrence dunbar high school band. check this out. a pretty cool picture. this is a rainbow near the washington monument. the dc landmark has been closed sin the earthquake in august. a perfect segueway in the rainbow for the washington monument. 6:5 3. now maryland's -- >> he wanted to jump in and introduce everything. we were looked maryland's most powerful doppler radar because we were tracking rain on friday and some of you sent double rainbow pictures as leading edge of the cold air moved in. it's 45 in balmmore. we are cold -- baltimore. we are colder than 57 in boston. interesting about the pattern with the closed road stuck on top of us it has the core of

the cold air on into the mid atlantic and warmest stuff rotating around the other side. so let's put it in motion. that circulation here this is a cool pocket of air and there's rain around the pifry. as -- periphery. that's where the coldest of the air is and it pulls milder air off the atlantic and new england is warmer than we are. let's bring this closer and see the circulation there in virginia and that's a wave of low pressure wrapping underneath the cold core and that is enhancing some of the rainfall here in the piedmont and leading off towards southeast virginia and we have what few sprinkles around kent island and lower eastern shore and there's rain back into the mountains. that's going to try to push in our direction and it's chilly and we are locked in with the clouds although there's been athin ribbon break in the clouds and some of you are seeing brightness in the skies. we have had clean overnight to allow few temperatures like in ellicott city to drop to 39

this morning. most of us low 40s and a struggle rain back to the west will filter in. and it's not going to be a steady heavy rainfall, there will be a few occasional showers. much like we had over the weekend. and we are stuck with temperatures well below normal. through tomorrow morning, there's still the influence of the upper level system clouds and showers around and wave of low pressure pulls off the coast into new england and lowing the wind to pick up out of the northwest -- allowing the winds to pick up out of the northwest allowing things to dry out. wednesday, thursday and friday a shift that's common for the month of october. you go from one extreme and you swing the pendulum the other way. we will get nice payback for this. we have to get through today. monday and may hurt but the ravens won and that should put a smile on your face. 55 this afternoon. two degree guaranteed high and a few shoty showers -- shoty showers. more sun breaks in the afternoon 66. how do you like 70 on wednesday? lows in the mid to upper 40s. we will go 72 thursday and push

our way to the mid-70s by next weekend. and that's 5 consecutive days with sunshine. how about that. >> reporter: i love it. should be like that every week. we have a broken down car report on the inner loop at 59 in arbutus. looking live at the beltway, on the southwest side, we have a little volume here but not much to report at frederick road. it will be slow in the outer loop between 795 and windsor mill. jfx at cold spring has southbound traffic with the volume coming towards the camera. that volume will start probably at the beltway making its way past northern parkway and cold spring. volume continues southbound from the 41st street overpass as you can see. as you make your way down towards north avenue, that continues as well. so, once you get down to fayette treed street you should be okay down to the light. no incidents on jfx and we had a disabled vehicle at ruxton. >> go to the official wmar

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