to bring america back. chris cuomo, abc news, new york. and that is ha what's making news in america this morning. >> thanks again for now, good morning maryland at 4:30. he took four years but amanda knox is a free woman. she is heading back home. police are searching for the suspect who shot a social security administration worker. the story coming up. and it's time to move that bus, but more coming from the extreme makeover home edition. i'm charley crowson. hope your day is off to a great start. as you start your tuesday, say hello to meteorologist, justin berk. >> good morning, to you. we got ourselves a nice weather

pattern, about to reach us. about to reach us after being stuck underneath another stormy pattern and temperatures yesterday, they were stuck below normal with lingering showers. cloudy skies, 49 baltimore, 49 easton. notice we've had a couple of sprinkles, underneath the influence of clouds and showers to the west. sprinkles possible this morning. as we work in to the afternoon we develop sun, a little cooler than normal at 67. it gets better, for the rest of the week. we will talk about that coming up. first look at traffic with tanya. good morning, a accident in harford, 95 north, mountain road. also in the city, 33rd and alameda, there is a tow truck on the way. let's look at the traffic camera, 695, old court, near 795, light traffic. nothing to worry about on the

northwest side. topside, extremely light traffic as well. this is at harford. no issues on either loop. starting out well charlie. after four years in an italian prison she got her first taste of freedom. a italian court overturned her murder conviction. knox and family in hand. linda so joining us now with what both families had to say. >> reporter: the sister says the family is thankful the nightmare is over. now they are looking forward to flying home to seattle, they will board a commercial night from italy today. you are looking at live pictures now out of perugia, a press conference with the family of maredith kircher. imagine their shock and dismay at the murder conviction that was overturned. 24-year-old amanda knox sat trembling before the judge when she heard the decision to

overturn her conviction she broke down and sobbed. her family who had been fighting to clear their daughter for four years embraced each other. for maredith kircher's family, they said it wasn't what they were hoping for. they don't see how the conviction could be to radically overturned. amanda was sentenced to 26 years, she spent the last four years in prison. her sister says they are elated to be taking amanda home. >> we are thankful amanda's nightmare is over. she suffered for four years for a crime she did not commit. >> no word on what time amanda and her family will board the flight and arrive in seattle. we will keep you posted. linda so, abc2 news. police are searching for a

prisoner. police were transporting a man to jail and he managed to break free of handcuffs, shackles and orange jump suit. he is wanted for burglaries and kicked out the window and escaped. police caught up with him. he faces a string of new charges. john hopkins student had a scary encounter. she says she was sexually assaulted in an alley. the victim was walking back to her on campus apartment and all police know is they are looking for a black male, medium complex with a muscular build. if you live in southwest baltimore county, check things over before you get in your car. police say there have been a string of car thefts. more than 20 cars stolen, broken in to, between 1:00 and 4:00 , the thieves are

targeting dodges, chryslers, jeeps with model years 1994- 2006, all vehicles have been abandoned, damaged or crashed before they are stolen. if you see something string you are asked to report it. social security worker was shot. it happened in wood lawn. 12,000 people go to work there everyday. this morning kuren redmond joins us live. >> reporter: police are still searching for the armed suspect who shot a social security administration worker on his lunch break. the shooting happened not far from the wood lawn campus. on a path not far from the main building. the victim was able to make his way back to the campus before collapsing. police believe the shooting was connected to a robbery. the social security administration was locked down for several hours while police searched for the shooter. police brought in dogs and search helicopters up to no

avail. after the shooting there was a report of a suspicious package at the health and human services building also on this campus, that turned up nothing. we are told that the victim sustained nonlife threatening injuries and expected to be okay as for the suspect, so far this morning , there is no description on the suspect. kuren redmond, abc2 news. those in harford maybe feeling frustration. if you were waiting for the new intersection to open, you are going to wait a day. overpass supposed to clear up traffic on 924 and 24. taking traffic up and over the cars, they will be moving between shopping centers on either side of 24. this is the second time the rain forced crews to delay the opening. it's been pushed to wednesday morning at 5:00. more comp coverage tomorrow on good morning maryland. residents are upset over a

17 story high sign. the perryville casino, from route 222, some people think the area needs 175-foot beaming sign, idea is not going over so well. >> everybody moves here for the view of the water and peacefulness, nobody is going to want to see that. they move here to get out of the story. >> homeowners say their home values will go down. casino did tests and claim the sign will be seen from three points in the development. if you want to speak out, show up at town hall in perryville tonight at 7:00. coming up, breast cancer awareness month and everyone is going pink. even baltimore's top buildings plan to show support. we will show you that coming up in a bit. plus federal hill could see congestion. what is going on, when -- and

what you need to see on the big screen is coming up on good morning maryland. now a live look at downtown baltimore. we'll be right back.

this is video from last year. city hall went pink in support of breast cancer awareness. the breast cancer foundation -- an announcement is part of the healthy city days. mayor blake will be there delivering news conference at 11:30, at the harbor place amphitheater. if you are looking for a way to exercise, register for the race for the cure. the event will help fight breast cancer sunday october 23rd. the 5k begins at 8:00 a.m., there are tons of activities to get started and get you off on

the right foot including the always impressive survivor's walk. we will broadcast live from 7:00 to 9:00. for information, log on to abc2news.com/think pink for more information. justin, you are a runner, u going to be there -- are you going to be there? >> i'm going to be in california watching the satellite launch. >> i'm going to be there live that morning. >> i ran it last year, good event, great crowd and easy flat course. this morning, if you are doing running, good stuff for the runners after we had days of the chill and dampness. this morning trying to ease up on the dampness. 47 ocean city. we've got upper 40s to mid-50s wrapping around the low. showers up towards new york and new jersey.

still sprinkles trying to pivot their way. northwesterly flow. watch the winds increase. these stronger winds we expect to develop this afternoon and this evening will help to dry us out. that's a sign of high pressure building in, the pattern lifting away new england and we should get ourselves in to sunshine, northerly breeze may cool us down. today, we will break the clouds and showers this morning, going to a partly cloudy afternoon, 67. it gets warmer from here on out, we will talk about that next. back to the roads, here is traffic with tonya. baltimore city police are working an accident, 33rd and alameda, a tow truck has been called. hopefully that's out of the way soon. looking at 95 north 195, southbound traffic has most of the volume now coming towards the screen. no problems northbound. taking a look at 95, fort mc henry tunnel. no issues. to the left is the on coming traffic, southbound in to the tunnel. the only accident reported on

95 is 95 north at mountain road, that one is over on right shoulder. if you take the underground metro subway system, it's back up and running for your commute. 8 stations shutdown on monday after reports of a possible gas odor. emergency workers checked the area and found no gas leak. this has been checked out and metro is running normally. one of the most anticipated gadgets of the year will be revealed today. what can customers expect from apple's 5th generation iphone. a speak peek in a bit and incredible video. what caused an explosion, a fire in texas, details straight ahead. you are watching good morning maryland. first and only at 4:30. a live look at the capitol. president barack obama on the road pushing his jobs bill. we will tell you where he is going to be when we return.

congestion federal hill. signs up about a detour around a shooting. expected to bring $25 million in to maryland's economy. president barack obama will be in the lone star state. he is going to speak at the college in texas beginning at 1:35. the president will deliver a campaign in dallas today. herman cane released a book. 4000 people waited at one of the fist book signings, entitled this is herman cane. prosecutors asked for a court to deny delaying laughner's return to prison. he pleaded guilty from a 2008

shooting. openers and players are meeting for a round of talks. the lockout may not be enough time to avoid cancelling regular season games. the regular season is set to start november 1st. after a deserved vacation, they are returning home to see their new home. extreme makeover will reveal the house they've been working on. on the eastern shore, sherrie johnson joins us with a sneak peek. is it time to move the bus? >> you are so right. today is the big day. it's time to move that bus. thai pennington and the crew have been hard at work. the home was so bad that it didn't have the working shower, or bat tub in the home. -- bathtub in the home. the family has been visiting santa barbara california during the build and today they will

see their home. a 16 year old lost his hand while working on the home. he has a passion for construction and design. for the first time the crew let him stay behind and help work on the home. it has 33 solar panels to provide energy. >> the house has a little bit of everything. most importantly, i don't think the family be see an electric bill. it's going to make more power than it uses. >> spectators will gather around 10:00 to reveal. it takes place at 3:00. catch the episode on abc 2. stay with abc2 news, and abc2news.com, continuing coverage as the family is going to head in and see their new home. annapolis, battle over same sex marriage carries on. martin o'malley stayed out of

it last year. the same sex marriage opponents say they are not surprised if they lose and the bill gets passed. in a video, the governor strongly throws support behind changing maryland's law to allow same sex couples to get married. a bill that would have legalized marriage passed the senate in 2011 but failed in the house of delegates. 6 1% approve, 44% oppose such a law. breaking news on friday, the death of al-qaeda member. the fbi is honor forward sing operation that led to the arrest and conviction of another man. the antidefamation league is having an award ceremony

honoring the agents who investigated amed. we finally get a look at one of the most anticipated gadgets of the year. apple needs to woo customers to compete with android and motorola's droid. here is what is the consumer experts say. it's going be less expensive. apple never released a phone that was thicker than previous models. this one will probably be thinner. the screen is likely to be larger and process faster and expected apple will work on a new home button, also that processer is supposed to be on par with the ipad 2. minimum wage workers could see paychecks grow in the hundreds of dollars next year. thanks to a state law requiring minimum wage adjustments. it's not happening yet in maryland. workers in colorado montana, ohio, washington and oregon will see the change.

28-37-cent hourly bump in pay. that translates to 6 to $700 for full time workers. favorite coffee shop, starbucks brewing up a plan, create jobs for the u.s.a., increasing hiring among small businesses and starts the beginning of november. they will accept donations from customers and employees. small business have capital, when it's there, they will hire people. check this out, texas, fire officials say a chemical fire led to a civil emergency for ellis county and the evacuation of a thousand people. look at the plume of smoke. fire is 80% contained and should be extinguished any time now. it happened at the chemical plant. the chemicals were mixed and the plant had a bad reaction. a arizona woman walked 2000 miles with a camera, why?

to promote social media and a sense of community and logged on to her web cam for the walks. she left her home with $250 in her pocket, and arrived in grand rapids, five months later with 120, she says the goal is to show people a woman can walk across the country alone safely with support of surrounding communities. 100% of expenses were met by strangers who were fascinated by her journey. charlie brown would be impressed with this pumpkin. a 1600-pounder. the new virginia home in northern pennsylvania on monday. it's new owner grows gourds of all sizes. the super size ingredient for this whopper, cow manure. that's a big ole pump kip. >> yes, it is. 1676 as opposed to 1776. that would have been apropos.

temperatures are chilly. feels like pumpkin weather. back across the great lakes, we are modifying this air mass. first pin wheel sitting there, watch the rain in new england. some wrapping around the backside. it's drying out on the west side. we got the cold pocket of air, it's chilly this morning, really nice weather on the other side. as is often the case with a pronounced storm, on the outer edge, nice weather. we will bring it home. circulation around new york and we will be under the influence of the chilly weather. it will get nicer. we try to break sun out. the winds help to dry us out and sunshine for the rest of the week. today, 50, that should be in the 60s, i apologize for that number. i want to jump ahead of. that we are back to the 40s overnight. there is what you should be looking at. 67 degrees for today. as we aim for optimistic

sunshine breaking out of the clouds. we will go for 40s overnight. how about 72, nice return with sun tomorrow. we should be in the low to mid- 70s through friday, upper 70s this weekend. tonya, that's good stuff. 95 northbound, right before mountain road, we have an accident on the right shoulder. some incident 97 northbound at quarter field road. this is a live look at the beltway at frederick. most traffic with the volume is on the outer loop to the left. you are worry free. lanes are open. 895, harbor tunnel, nothing to worry about. light traffic, of course it's live in both directions. no incidents have been reported. traveling the world helping victims in need. what caused a group of workers to abandon their mission in an area desperate of need.

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red cross workers trying to help libyans in need but can't enter one part of the country. officials at a red cross wanted to get medical supplies but shot at. their vehicles were searched at a check point, they were given warnings. the grenades exploded in the air , the red cross trucks turned back. people in denmark are going to have to pay for fatty foods. danish stockpileed the favorite fatty foods before the tax went in to effect. foods contains more than 3- point 2% is going to cost more. a package of butter is $0.50 more and a bag of potato chips

is going to run a dime more. >> a customer bought 30 pacts of margarine. another customer 10 to 12 packets of butter. they can be frozing down, those are hoarded now. >> they love their butter and bacon, fewer than 10% of people are classified as obese. scientists can't wait to find out if paying more will affect people's cravings for them. now, good morning maryland. >> we are thankful this amanda's nightmare is over. she suffered for four years for a crime she did not commit. >> conviction overturned after four years behind bars. amanda knox will head back to the u.s. a free woman. police are still searching for the suspect who shot a social security administration worker during his lunch break. that story is coming up. get ready to paint the town pink, time to think about

breast cancer awareness and the city will be lighting the way. we will tell where you when. i'm charley crowson, let's go to it. chilly out there, how long will that hang around? justin berk is standing by with the answer. >> we've got ourselves a look at temperatures. a common theme for the last better part of the last week. 49 baltimore, mid to low 40s. we will check out the local numbers in a moment. good morning for example you want to do a jog and good morning for the rest of us. even though we got ourselves a mostly cloudy sky, a breakdown of the weather pattern. it's shifting towards the east and the center of the low, low kateed to the west yesterday is now somewhere near new york city, and we start to see an improvement. sprinkles, showers, we try to break up the clouds and aim for sunshine. noo degree guarantee.