directions. jfx at northern parkway, we don't have as much volume here. southbound traffic making its way toward cold spring lane. if you want to follow us on twitter, it is the at maryland traffic. we spell out maryland for the latest accidents, delays, road construction. we have it all there. our drive times are affected a little bit in certain spots. 95 is for you seven minutes traveling the west side of the beltway between 795 and 70. a jury has told the prosecution in a murder for hire trial it can argue for the death penalty in the case of walter bishop jr. >> the jury's decision is the first test of the state's new death penalty statute. today both sides will argue

whether 2-year-old walter bishop jr. should be sentenced to death. bishop was convicted of fatally shooting william porter. it is a crime bishop is accused of committing at the request of porter's wife. to be eligible for the death penalty, there must be t na or video evidence linking the defendant to a murder or video of a voluntary interrogation or confession. the jury ruled bishop fulfilled the last requirement despite pleas from his attorneys that a video confession he gave last year was not voluntary. the penalty phase of this trillion is expected to end next week when the panel decides his sentence. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. your social security number may live on. in case you didn't stay up to see last night, abc 2's investigative reporter shows us

how they are stealing from the dead, using your social security number. >> reporter: charlie your social security number is the key to your identity. we wanted to know why the government gives it out. the feds are handing over the names and social security numbers for millions of americans, not the living, but the dead. they soldierched a database that includes a lot of information. >> the maryland families we have talked to believe it already happened to them after they have lost a child. >> our taxes were not expected because someone else had used the social security number. that was the first we had heard of it, a few weeks ago. >> reporter: if you want to see our story from last night and find out where millions of social security numbers are

being exposed, log on to our website. you will be able to watch all the stories we have done with the local maryland families and get tips to protect yourself from a denty theft in life and in death. around the nation a radio ad in texas is causing a lot of controversy. a man who teaches concealed weapons classes admits his class isn't for everyone, so he has the option to refuse right of service. for anyone ta that supports brohm, listen to the message. >> if you are a socialist liberal and/or voted for the current campaigner in chief, please do not take this place. you have already proven you cannot make a knowledgeable and prune decision. it says if you are a nonchristian or muslim you can't take the class either. the department of public safety says an instructor can risk

their license by denying service based on race, religion or ethnicity. new video of a fiery tanker in the lone star state. hazmat crews are on the scene, mopping up the mess. so far no injuries reported. look at these huge flames. this was caused by a 150-un luxury apartment fire. the huge fire happened in car son, california. crews say the wood in the frame was a perfect fuel. luckily no one was seriously injured, but it makes for great video. first a family got lost in a corn maze. we told you about that. now a husband and wife in massachusetts lost their bearings while in an apple orchard so they called police for help. the husband blamed the wife. dude what are you doing?

boston meteorologist mark rosenthal and his waive, marcia, could be find their way out. it was the first time in '85 years this happened. a surprise for a soldier's wife. 24-year-old amy reid knew her husband was coming home from afghanistan. amy's dad hatched a reunion at chick fil'a. the at dinner time, her husband, chris, brings the food out. just about everyone was in on it, except of course amy. her reaction was loud, and priceless. what is next for the family? they say hopefully no more deploymnet. even social media has its to his and don't. police say it could be a

scam directed across 5 states and involves something we would all like to receive. gift cards. we'll explain as "good morning maryland" continues.

a gift card scam in florida could stretch to all 50 states. tens of thousands of dollars were found occurring a traffic stop outside gainsville, florida. one of the people in car admitted they got the card from an lan man. that man is buying people's ids with thousands of dollars. the cards are used to make purchases and taken back for the cash. >> they are going and getting clean money because they are charging and getting $20 cash back and $30 cash back.

police in florida say this could be the tip of the iceberg and the case could end up spanning the entire us. it comes from a new study focused on data from credit report information. half of people questioned said they had no credit card debt when reality they do. people who lived with someone else were 0 percentage points off when it came to estimations. for sing the people they were only 20 off. goodmanners are always in style. even social networking has its dos and don't. the family of post wrote the new book. emily post for the new world covers tweeting texting and big

dos and don't. >> no. phone if you have to. but facebook you know, changing the status is a way of letting them know? >> not the way to go. it is perfectly okay to unfriend or unfollow if someone's connections pictures or tweets make you uncomfortable. but if someone you are close with is off line, follow-up with a face-to-face. police are looking into a devastating crash involving a minivan. >> seven people are dead. four injured. police want to know what happened. you are going to see thousands of these balloons tomorrow at camden yard. i'm linda so,. >> coming up. starting to low down on the

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>> a whole lot of shaking going on. sherrie johnson has more information on an accident that left seven dead in indiana. linda so has details on an annual light the walk against cancer. students and faculty had joining the occupy wall street protest there we'll get things started with more on the weather with meteorologist lynette charles. >> reporter: we have a winter storm watch that goes into effect saturday morning and lingers for this afternoon. we could get five inches of snow into the higher elevations. my concern is frederick county. maybe more accumulation there, maybe an inch offer half inch.

baltimore western shore, eastern shore. maybe some light coating on the grass and surfaces there again dealing with warmer temperatures we have been seeing and the ground has been warm. it is going to start in as rain. temperature-wise you need that heavy coat. let's send this over to tonya, she has your traffic. >> reporter: good morning, from hartford to york road, 75 this is what you'll see. the outer loop is stop and go. as you get to liberty road the slow down continues. the inner loop is moving better. 136 at medical hall road.

we have had new information about a minivan crash that killed seven people it all happened over a deer and a semiinstruct 30 miles southeast of southbound, indiana. >> we are getting more information about this crash and eyewitnesses are telling state police the minivan may have slowed or stopped in the eastbound lanes before it was hit from behind. ten people were inside the van. seven of them died at the scene. police say the minivan this a

license. reported shortly before 8:00 p.m. on thursday nigh. police were on the scene for much of the morning investigating this crash. it shut down the toll road and reopened just before mid nigh. yesterday jurors heard from a detective who testified when she interviewed norwood she told police the woman had been attacked by a pair of men who entered the store. norwood's attorney said her client killed jayna murray. in a few hours we'll hear from nicole deseur the engineer rescued from a research station in the south pole. she is going to talk about her experience while there as long as her current medical

situation. the proposed merger between the university of maryland and college park will be the topic of discussion. to get feedback before mapping out a list of advantages and disadvantages. the hearing will be held at the college park campus. the state controller wants to give you a break. he is calling for a two year freeze on taxes and fees for business and his consumers. this, of course, includes an increase on the gas tax. he also wants to hold off on increasing our flush tax. he says the problem is, we have no fiscal discipline. the freeze idea comes as the governor is looking to raise transportation tax. 6:49. camden yards will be flowing tomorrow night. hundreds will be there to light the walk in the fight against

cancer. linda so is live with a preview of what we can expect. >> reporter: the goal is to raise $350,000. thousands of them as these people come out to walk to raise money to raise money for cancer research and support. i'm walking for my grandfather. he died of lymphoma when i was in preschool. >> reporter: are you excited about it tomorrow? >> yes. >> reporter: very cool what you guys are doing. they came out here at 4:15 and are going to school later on. lauren, you said this is a family fun activity and it is free. >> it is, absolutely free. we have a lofty goal this year of $350,000. we encourage it. the t-shirt the night of food and refreshments. the eliminated balloons you

just saw there. >> it is not too late. if something is watching today hey i want to join this -u they can join. absolutely. you can come out no matter what. at 5:00 p.m. we'll start from there. wonderful. lots of family fun activities, right? >> absolutely. tucks and tails penguins from the zoo, the ravens will be there with friends, all the mascots, the whole nine yards. you want to be here at camden yards. then to be walking to raise money for research. thank you guys so much for being here this morning. they came out at 4:00 a.m. live at camden yards, linda so, abc 2 news. the two step brothers of missing 11-month-old lisa irwin will be asked today what they heard the night their sister disappeared three weeks ago. scientists are

investigating whether the bp oil spill may have been contributed to the deaths of hundreds of dolphins in the gulf of mexico. dolphins from there's states have been tested. five from louisiana were found to be infected with a certain bacteria. the bacteria has never been seen before in this area. today marks the 121st birthday of the statue of liberty. the new high-tech torch cams will be lit. their internet connected cameras that will let viewers gaze at the harbor or see visitors on the ground below. alerred chance of developing colon cancer by taking a daily aspirin. and david freese homered to lead off the bottom of the inning and forced game seven in the world serieston. texas had built a 7-4 lead in the seventh. then took a 9-7 lead in the

tenth. this just in. we are learning an appliance maker whirlpool plans to cut 5000 jobs. it is going to include more than 1000 jobs at its arkansas plan. the company has been squeezed for higher costs for materials on things like steel and copper. nearly an hour ago the delta two rocket was rangeched. its job is a dual mission, improving weather forecast and monitoring climate change. the path to the launch pad has been bumpy. almost launched in 2006. the mission is intended to bridge current satellites and a new generation and is set to launch in the coming years. that is going to make lynette charles's job easier. >> reporter: i'm so excited. all the weather we had this

season, we's definitely do better things with that. we can see the contrast. look at this. right now we can see the blues and the greens. they are dealing with more mild air coming into charleston. so we'll take that but we are not going to go that. we are going to get even colder as we go through time here. cold air already trickling in, where you are going to see high pressure try to do its thing into the afternoon today. meaning we could get sunshine in here mixing in with cloud cover today. our big story coming in here as we go through tomorrow. what is going to happen is the rain will start overnight tonight. and with the ground already being wet, i believe the eastern shore around the baltimore area, the western shore, we will stay wet through the overnight, meaning staying with the rain. but then as we go about the day tomorrow we have a chance for

snow to mix in. i don't think we'll see any wet areas due to the surface being so warm lately. now we'll talk about the western part of maryland. carroll county, frederick county, an inch through the day tomorrow lack it is a quick mover. by sunday, we'll be seeing plenty of sunshine in the forecast. itely good news for the ravens. for today the temperature will be right around 52 degrees and by tonight around 38 degrees cold tomorrow, that is when we get the rain snow mix in here with the temperature coming in right around 40 degrees. here's a check of the 7-day forecast for you. all eyes going to the ravens game and halloween. temperature 55 degrees you know

what? officially we are in fall, but it is beginning to look a lot more like winner northern texas. look at this snow, wow. up to two and a half inches fell in amarillo. temperatures are expected to be back in the 50s today and mid-60s tomorrow. >> i am not ready for that snow. we have a lot of slowdowns going on slow on the outer loop from hartford to york. right past 75 at old court road. 95 southbound before 395, we have a truck parked in the right lane to the far left of your screen. the traffic has to get around it. we have a slight delay at this point as you approach 35. don't forget you can check all the cameras before you leave home and follow us at twitter at maryland traffic. anything you need to know also

download the abc 2 news app on your iphone. your favorite halloween costume was a roller skater, and you were wonder woman. was halloween cooler as an adult or kid? >> kid. now let's go to new york where "good morning america" s have a great weekend.