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take care of what you got to take care of. take some time with the kids. we are discussion throughout the week is the weather. spring during the weekend how long will that hang around and let's get an answer from justin
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berk. >> we had two days in the 60s and they were not records. leading into the weekend, temperatures pull back a little bit yesterday and this morning, snow. this is the high country where it's squeezed out around snowshoe west virginia and eventually that will cross the montins. we have a mix of clouds and a band of rain to the south. virginia beach and further towards the south essentially what we are looking at here is the fact that cold temperatures have built back into the region. it's 30 in ocean city and probably will wind up with a mix of rain. we have a look at 29 this morning and although we have temperatures that slipped back near or below the freezing mark as clouds thicken up, we are expecting light rain or snow mixture. ly the to no stickage expected as temperatures get up around 40 or 41. and then 30s with some light snow continuing this evening. more on that in a moment. 4:31 a first look at traffic with angela. >> reporter: good morning. monday morning on the roadways and we are looking pretty good so far. if you are traveling
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throughkurtis day on the beltway, two-way traffic on outer loop. paintence in project on the inner loop. look pretty good. for those of you through elk ridge your northbound drive all clear up to i-70 which is looking good on your way to the west side of 695. here's a live look at 695 and baltimore national pike to have a nice quiet start on the west side of 695. as you continue on the outer loop making your way through the catonsville region, mob along at posted speeds. follow us on maryland traffic at twitter and now we say good morning to charley. good morning. it's a rare day when sports leads the news but that's the case today. thousands of rain fans pumped this morning after the -- ravens fans pumped this morning after the upset win over the steelers. one play had tim tebow firing a 80 yard touchdown strike to end the game as quickly as ot
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started. >> they are a good team. it's hard when they beat you and you beat yourself. any loss stings for me, and this is no different. you know, it is what it is. hard to put into words right now. we just -- it's frustrating thing. >> tebow thomas the denver d not done. they head to england and they will play host to the texans kick off sunday is set for 1:00. here's the outhook for you in the coming weekend. baltimore-- outlook for you this coming weekend. the 49ers of san francisco are playing new orleans saturday, and the giants are going to play in green bay that game is set for sunday as well. and in health news this morning, a volume-teary recall sure to a-- voluntary recall sure to a affect you and your family. know vartis is re-- no a vartis
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is recalling some drugs. linda so is here with what you need to do to keep your family say and it seems like a mixup. >> reporter: here are the drugs recalled. excedrin, no doz and bufferin and gas-x. the exprigs date is 2014 or earlier or for burnin -- the company says itth they are voluntarily recalling the drugs because it may have broken or stray tablets. they have suspend operations at the nebraska plant where the products were made. if you have any of the medications, stop using them and return them to novartis for a full refund. call the consoomer relationship
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-- consoomer relationship center -- consumer relationship center. and another recall to tell you about involving allergy concerns. arugula pastery is being recalled. it may have left out eggs in one of the ingredients and they are recalling the vanilla arugula sold in 14 occupies round containers from november 2nd to november 22nd of last year. they were sold here in maryland. and in other news today a. montgomery county policeman received an award for bravery. edward pay theton was off duty when he learned about a gunman at the discovery building. he went inside to help hostage and provide details to other officers on the scene. the gunman james lee was shot by police before he could set off explosives. another man is honored for his bravery by friends and family. airman first class matthew seidler was fulfilling his goals in afghanistan when he
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and two others were killed by a ied blast on thursday. the 24-year-old was an explosive ordinance technician. he leaves behind an older brother and his parents. family trip ended horribly wrong for a richmond man visiting in baltimore when shots were fired through the front window through his relative's apartment killing him. he was found with multiple gunshot wound before 4 sunday morning e died at shock trauma. police are searching for a suspect and a motive. a hunting accident in prince george's county led to criminal charges after a man with a shot a group of people were hunting deer on oxon hill road. charges have been filed against the shooter and other members of the party for neglect hunting among other charges. the victim is expected to be okay. a maryland man is recognized on the came payne trail for singing abilities. gordon page is known as the
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opening act for ron paul. listen to him ♪ [ music ] >> all right. he is open for ron paul nine times decrying big government, big business and mill tier yea industrial complex. the father of three lives along the eastern shore and annapolis and currently living in indiana. and a little closer to home, fours pushing for and against same sex marriage in maryland are getting ready for the next big stand off. it's sure to be a hotly debated issue. sherrie johnson is here with more and this is going to be a hot button issue. >> reporter: well, supporters believe 2012 will be the year for the same sex marriage in maryland unlike previously year. governor o'malley will sponsor the bill. he pretty much says it in videosproduced by quality maryland. it is aimed to change law and
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allow same sex marriage. but some ministers with themaryland marriage alliance say allowing same sex marriage would infringe on their rights and relief. >> governor -- i am governor marten o'malley. we choose to be governed under the law by certain fundamental principles. among them, equal protection of the law for every individual and the free exercises of religion without government intervince. >> god created marriage as a union between one man and one woman as surely as he created the universe in which we live. >> reporter: both sides of the issue say they will push for victory in the general assembly if the bill passes, opponents will attempt to repeal it in a statewide referendum in november 2012. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. the driver of a semitruck what close call this weekend. how he managed to get out of his truck and is in good
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condition. we will show you more. also one sign of the newly opened inner city connector has residents wondering where is the town? we will explain, yoi are watching good morning maryland" first and only at 4:306789 thankyou for starting your monday off with us.
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now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. the weather has proved to be a dappinger to drivers in many parts -- danger to drivers in many parts of the country. on friday a semidriver crawled to safety after the big rig crashed into a icy pond. this happened in minnesota. the driver has been treated and released, and is doing just fine. but his semi, well, that's less for wear. the truck skid 100 yards across the ice before taking a nose dive. justin. >> you could say the truck missed the target. target today is a storm system trying to get close to us.
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and temperatures below freezing. 32 in northeast. rock hall, church vil 30. 28 owings mills and hereford zone and a warmup -- zone and a warmup to 33. we have the buildup of clouds and the radar is jumpy with a flare-up of showers across the mountains of west virginia and it's rain from southeast virginia north carolina and southbound. this system passes to the south and we are going to get clepped by the northern fringe. up near the p.a. line not much going on the south towards baltimore and annapolis we might wind up with a mix. but buildup of clouds. and there will be a light rain or snow mixture building in. little to no stickage and if anything maybe sol of that leftover snow could stick on the grassy surfaces heading through the evening and sliding back above freezing. it's 4:4 2. let's look at the traffic with angela. >> we are gearing up for a good monday morning drive. traffic patterns are relatively calm for the most part and for
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those of you who take i-95, we are looking pretty good especially traveling through howard county passing 175. we are good on -- good on northbound lanes on 175 up to the beltway and we are clear and free of incidents making your way on 695. here's a live look at i-95 coming in from bel air. we are looking at 95 in the rosedale area. 95 good root as well as route 7 and pulaski highway. coming in from harford county and travels on the beltway open in both directions between harford road and i-839 harrisburg expressway. speak of your traffic, that is mystery -- speaking of traffic, this is is a mystery. sign for exit -- this is a mystery. the sign for exit 10 points to norwood but norwood doesn't exist. i only community that went by that name was a farming village that was lost the post office.
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former penn state football coach's son is speaking out about the situation. also, a math assignment in a georgia school district has apparent up in arms. the shocking details it will bring you on "good morning maryland." first and only at 4:30 and thank you for making us a part of your day.
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gl news time 4:46. breaking news an update for a story we told you overnight on abc2 news . com. iran state -- abc2news.com. iran says a marine has intentsed to death. they arrested him while visiting his grandmother and iranian official say he received special training for heading into the country as a spy. for five things to know, mayor stephanie rawlings blake
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will hold a press conference to thank state and local officials for their role in reducing juvenile violence in baltimore. she will speak at 11:30 at city hall rotunda. governor o'malley will sign an executive order recognizing tribes in the area. that's going to be around 3:30 in the state capitol of annapolis. in peru, the trial of joran van der sloot is on holds in wednesday e said friday he is going to plan to "sincerely confess" to murdering stephanie flores and said he needed more time to consider the plea. and a study claims australians and new zealanders are the biggest pot smokers. 15% of them used marijuana america they came in at 7%. and people.com is reporting that music's biggest duo has bam power trio. the beyonce and jay-z welcome their baby girl blue evey
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carter. houston chronicle reports mom and baby both doing well. we are days away from the ravens big playoff game against the texans. but as the ravens head into the playoffs, they are getting letters of encouragement from the youngest fans. corinne redman is live in timonium to explain not only what the the letters are saying but how people can participate. >> reporter: the ravens can hear from the youngest fans but they want to hear from all the fans and they have joined with giant stores to put purposeel mailboxs in every store so fans can can write letters of encouragement to the team. they have tem plates in the store. you can see one fan wrote a letter of encouragement for the playoff -- we hope for a win this sunday. but come into the store, write the letter and everything is set up. fans can create the letters of encouragement and design what they like and drop it off in
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the box and the team will pick up the letters every westerns and on -- wednesday and on thursday they will be displaced at the training camp for the team to see on thursday mornings. giant is rewarding fans who participate if your letter is picked, you could win four picket to sunday's game. if you have the most let he is and mailboxs your school can can win an official visit and the ravens cheerleaders joining nuts next hour. so aid very, very good contest and as we lead into the sunday the big game which we are pushing for the ravens we are the ravens they will deaf if thely have time to come in and fill out the letters and hope for the best for the team. reporting live in timonium, corinne redman. forget about purposeel friday. this week is about purple heading into sunday's big game.
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send your best fan photos upload them on abc2 facebook fan page and upload the photos like this one of kennedy who bedazzled the game day gear. an interesting interview airing this weekend gave a different perspective for the penn state scandal. former penn state coach joe paterno's son spoke out and talked about his father as father in regard to his health and is addressing the scapeddal and says he hasn't had time to think about the moment. a called the situation a roller coaster ride and when he he responded his father's name is the worst part of what happened. >> i think about the fact after 61 years people can try to take that away, and that's probably been the thing that stuck me the most because he's lived his life you know in a way that does honor. >> jay paterno gave no opinion of what he thinks about the accusation of jerry san dusk by only that he thinks people should wait for all facts to come out. a tearful night in arizona as thousands gathered to
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remember the victims of the 2011 massacre but it was a evening of hope, strength and courage as representative gabrielle giffords joined in. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> it was a special event honoring 12 who were wounded and the 6 who died. jared loughner has been charged with carrying out the attack and an appeals court may clear the way for him to be forcibly medicated. it makes for a break time in new hampshire. republican presidential candidates are making final pitches to voters. and the second contest in the presidential race. after all the rallies and debates, mitt romney still appears to be the man for tomorrow's new hampshire primary. polls show him well ahead of the competition. rick santorum and governor rick
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perry are campaigning in the carolinas, the next important state that comes up after new hampshire. and in other news a georgia school district is in the middle of a heated controversy over a math word problem that looked ordinary but the questions were enough to leave parents outraged. for example, one read, each tree has 56 oranges and if 8 picked equally -- slave picked equally how much would be picked. another one if fed ribbing got -- frederick got so many -- >> i am having to explain my 8- year-old why slave or beatings are in a math problem. that hurt. >> school officials at beaver ridge elementary say the teachers were trying to incorporate the history lessons into the math problems. the district destroyed the work sheets. time for a check of the forecast.
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let's head over to justin and it was may this weekend it was may. >> it felt like it. 66 on saturday. but the record that went back 105 years to 1907 was 74. so we missed the record and it was hot in the past. this is not that unusual. it's not fun for a lot of the local snow lovers. 29 in boughtmore. 30 in ocean city 46 in norfolk and we are on the edge of the cold and the moisture and it looks like it's flaring up across the mountains across west virginia. the high country beneficial inches up to snowshoe and he the got rain down to the south. this is our future trend on the adoneis model. a few models have been trending farther north. not sure it will make it toward p.a. line but near baltimore we will be be on the edge of the precip and during the daylight temperatures will be above freezing. no stickage expected. we expect to have some stick on
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the grass and a better shot in annapolis than baltimore and that's during the evening. it gets out by midnight and tomorrow back to a warming trend there. may be a chance of a light snow our mixture. we will bottom out to around 31when this ends by light snow this morning. here's angela with a look at whapping on the roads. >> reporter: overnight -- at what's happening on the roads. >> reporter: we have one lane blocked on liberty road traveling between washington avenue and the beltway. no reported troubles for those of you on 29. hassle free on 50 looking live at u.s. 50 and sandy point. charley. we are just getting started on "good morning maryland" a body found on the queen's estate in britain has been identified. the person who is the latest on
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the investigation. the miraculous escape while bunny jumping. you are watching what's new now and next for thank you for making us of your day. news time 4:55.
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now "good morning maryland at 4:30. a body found hats about identified. 17-year-old was born in lattia. she could only be identified using a palm print. she was missing since last august. they questioned the staff but not the royals. and the philippines 80 people have been injured during a stampede at the feast 69 blacks in a reason. 8 million filipinos are expected to participate. part of the tradition date back to more than four centuries.
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and 22-year-old australian woman survived after the bungo cord snapped and she fell 365 feet in the river in africa and had to swim through the rapid with her feet still strapped together. officials say she suffered a fractured collar bone as well as massive bruising but she is expected to be okay. unbelievable. now "good morning maryland." you're going to want to check the medicine cabinet. i am linda so. popular over-the-counter drugs are being recalled. we will tell you which ones. and supporters and opponents pair to go to battle over same sex marriage. hear what the governor has to say about the hot button issue coming up. the new england they on the first play of overtime. >> one play, 80 yards, touchdown. and the broncos and tim tebow live to fight another day
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taking down the steelers. a recap of that and a setup of the playoff picture. good morning. i am charley crowson. let's go over to justin berk who stayed up until the last play right? >> my son went to bed, late, time of the was screaming. i was -- i couldn't believe what we had watched. if you watched it you understood the full football experience. one play in that new overtime era we department get to test the new rules. 32 degrees in mount airy. also in west mister we are below freezing here in the hereford zone and through owings mills and catonsville. mass xena is at 29. you have a better chance of getting snow than snoreis -- norrisville. west virginia getting the action this morning. and don't be deceived. cloud roll in and we are below freezing for many of us, we will cloud things up and we will be between 39

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