america this morning. >> thanks for watching. you're watching the station that works for you, good morning maryland, at 4:30. s to uk they bout from the tonight in the state of the union address. flags flying at half staff on penn state university, public services held in honor of former head coach joe paterno, how he is being remembered. good morning i'm charley crowson. a very dreary start to the day. let's check in with the forecast with someone who is always smiling, lynette charles. >> it's going to be better than

yesterday. dense fog advisory. fog this morning. temperatures are going to be nice and mild, highs to low mid- 50s, we will see more sunshine and showers will come in here later in the week. let's not talk about the showers, let's get down to business with the dense fog advisory. see it for the areas here shaded in the gray. carroll county, frederick and seeing points westward of. that everywhere else not bad. there is patchy fog throughout the morning. take it easy, relative humidity, 100%. the air is staff is saturated and moist. over to angela with traffic. good morning, the roads are okay despite the fog, that is what we will deal with as you head out for the drive. extra caution, especially on the bridges. we started with an overnight accident, i-95, fort mc henry

tunnel. here is a live look at, i-83, things are looking great. crews taking up two lanes, dense fog advisory, be careful on the bridges. well in to the tonight, president barack obama is working with staffers putting the finishing touches on tonight's state of the union address and with a preview of where to watch the speech. we have learned supporters here in maryland will hold watch parties across the state. one will be at zealous pizza at 8:30 tonight. this is the last state of the union address. chance to take back the spotlight battling for the nomination. the president will focus on the economy and job creation. the white house gave a hand on what to expect in the video

release over the weekend. >> one is toward less opportunity and less fairness or fight for where i think we need to go, building an economy that works for everyone. not just a wealthy few. i'm going to talk about how we will get there. >> watch the state of the union address here on a pc 2 abc 2 tonight. locally today governor martin o'malley will hold a press conference on marriage equality. we turn now to kuren redmond in the interactive news center with a preview. >> same sex margin and job creation and health care are the topics of his agenda in the legislation session. lawmakers have 90 days to work on the priorities before the governor is to talk about the

offshore wind project, off the coast of ocean city and a fee. the money will be used to update waste water treatment facilities. maryland tried for five years in a row to pass the same sex marriage bill. one couple says all they are hoping for is equal rights. >> we are not asking for special treatment, just equal treatment. state says we are a family as far as adoption. why can't we say we are a family, a married couple. >> in addition , the budget plan calls for reducing tax exemptions for the 20% of the taxpayers. exciting announcement regarding a program looking to hire veterans the home front initiative will be expanding. ken cabinets will give opening

remarks. it's going to take place at 11:30. the program's resources will be unveiled. coming up on good morning maryland at 5:00, you will hear from the program, we will have officials life with us on the show. a commuter plane is smft investigated after -- the plane was headed to dalles from richmond when mechanical issue forced the jet to land early monday morning. the plane landed without problem and 42 passengers were evacuated and taken by bus to the terminal. a trial date scheduled for the new jersey doctor steven brigham, charged with murder for providing late term abortions in maryland. the other doctor charged has been indicted. no trial date for her has been set. closing arguments are scheduled today in the stun gun death trial of gray.

the defense rested monday after expert witness testified that the victim was actively resisting arrest while lying face down. they testified that the officer issued the second jolt because he couldn't see the victim's hands. gray's family is seeking damages in the case. if your child has a freezer pack inside, the lunchbox your child could be taking to school. tornados rip through alabama again and close to tuscaloosa, a year ago it was rocked by a tornado as well. traffic coming up in 2.5 minutes, you are watching good morning maryland.

state of emergency issued for all 67 counties in alabama, severe weather killed two people and spread damage through a number of states, this is jefferson county, more than 400 homes were destroyed, at least 100 others damaged. expected to take all week to assess the damage in western kentucky after powerful storms rolled through on monday. one person was seriously hurt. many people lost their homes. several highways were shutdown. officials blame the damage on straight line winds, not tornadic. it was a very serious band of storms that came through. here we got a good rain. >> our biggest problem yesterday went from the ice in the morning to the fog that lasted all day long. it's lingering. a dense fog advisory, carroll county, and back in to washington county as well. western maryland on the icy

side this morning. we are not on the icy side. winds this morning, not bad. not dealing with any type of tornadic winds or straight line winds, nice and calm for the most part. throughout the day, we are going to warm things up. we love the temperature at the inner harbor, 47, cambridge, 50 degrees, i'm forecasting around 53 for the high today. it is going to be a nice and mild day for us, we will get sunshine as well. as we look at the most powerful radar, nothing to be had in the form of precipitation, no rainfall, no snow, and that will be the scenario throughout the day. get out and enjoy it. you don't need the rain gear or real heavy coat. over to angela with traffic. we are still dealing with the fog. that dense fog advisory, extra caution on the bridges and we are also dealing with a light

fair as far as traffic volume is concerned. police are on the scene of a one crash at hilton and leaf. it's not blocking the roadway. you should be able to get around it with a brief slowdown. as far as volume we mentioned light fair on 29 and 108. first look at traffic flow around the beltway, you should be in good shape around that entire west side this is 695, wilkins avenue. on this camera, fog is out there, extra caution on your morning drive. could your child's lunchbox being putting them at risk for being poisoned? expandable lunchboxes are being recalled. it's due to the freezer gel packs. they are made by california innovations and sold at costco from may 2007 through september of 2008. the company says a dog died

after eating one of the gel packs. 29 electoral votes are on the line in florida. hopefuls continue as they battle one another for the top spot.

five things to know on this tuesday morning before heading out the door, herman cain will deliver the tea party rebuttal to the state of the union address. he dropped out of the primary in december. president john f kennedy's library will release secret recorded meetings and phone calls today. providing a window in the final

months of his life. include discussions of strategys for reelection am hearing for a man who shot ronald reagan will pick up today. a judge will decide if hinkley should be released from the mental hospital. oscar nominations will be announced in los angeles, revealed around 8:30. starbucks plans to expand its menu selling beer and wine. they are doing test runs. they will add adult beverages to the menu. overnight, mitt romney released his 2010 income tax return and an estimate for 2011

taxes. $20million in 2010, $21 million last year, all of it in profits for investments. he faced 13% in taxes, but paid $3 million for each of the last two years in donations. he released the tax information because of mounting pressure. senator rand paul has trouble at the airport. kentucky republican says something on his leg caused that security scanner to go off. when he refused to get the full body patdown, he was told to go back to the concourse, that's where he booked another flight. passed on security the second time. rand paul spoke to reporters after landing in dc. >> some kind of scanner went off, i showed them my leg. they didn't care about any knee too much. i showed them my knee. i've got nothing to hide.

>> the senator doesn't feel -- he says tsa strips americans of civil liberties. every year more than 50 million americans get sick from their own food, mostly cooked in their kitchen. what mistakes are we making that makes us sick. you got the sink, scrub sponges, crevasses on the cutting board and dirty dish rag. food can contaminate your stuff, your stuff can contaminate your food. grocery bags, when it's one of those it's on your counter, also keep your fridge at a cool temperature to make sure bacteria stays away. if you touch the garbage can, wash your hands. one story has gone viral. a group wants to help victims

of bullying. one child was diagnosed with autism and he is being bullied. hogs and heroes wants to help. a group of bikers who raise money for children and fist responders. they will attend the meeting at the school board and tune in at 5:00 on good morning may recall to hear from the members of hogs and heroes foundation. family members of former penn state head coach joe paterno says services will begin today. the football coach will have a two day viewing and a memorial service thursday. his family will bury him wednesday. public viewings take place at penn state. the viewing is today at spiritual center located on the campus. now, maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most

accurate by weather rate. good morning everyone. we made it through monday. boy, was ate rough monday, dreary, ugly outside. we will see sunshine in to the afternoon. i'm going to talk about that in a second. the temperatures, this is a bright spot to the morning with the fog. we are on the mild side. towson 40. bel air same. good morning to you. joppa 41 on the eastern shore, chestertown, 43 degrees. good morning centerville, around 44 degrees and also in to college park this morning. the big story, once again, we have the dense fog advisory in effect, a lot of areas, not under the dense fog advisory. you will see patchy fog throughout the morning and it will burn off. as we look at the dense fog, see the areas shaded in the gray, that encompasses carol and frederick, washington county is in on the advisory as

well until 8:00. western maryland, definitely a little bit foggy this morning and that will continue. the reason why, look at the satellite and radar, clouds covering the area, lots of moisture trapped to the ground and dealing with the fog. this is going to slide out of here, see moisture out to the atlantic here along north carolina as well. look what we have on the weather pattern. a cold front moving through the area as we go through this morning and you are wondering, when i heard you say the temperatures in the 50s w the cold front, you are going to get cold air. we have a pattern coming out of the pacific. pacific air mass moving in behind the front. temperatures are going to be in the 50s as we have high pressure start to build in across the area as well. things looking up for the day if you like the mild temperatures. future trend picking up what is going on. follow the timeline because we are not going to see much change in the forecast throughout the day. sunshine to be had. that will continue as we go in

to your wednesday as well. thursday, will be our next chance for a couple of showers in the forecast for us. we can see wednesday more clouds will move in here, i'm going to call it variably cloudy, as we go in to our wednesday. we will see the next system try to move in from the south and bringing us shower in here as we make our way in to thursday. for today, what is it looking like? around 53 degrees. the morning patchy fog out. there we will see gradual clearing, it will be a mild day on tap for us. tonight, temperatures dropping off, we are not going to see too many clouds. temperature around 30 degrees. we will be above average, but it will be chilly. a far cry from the 50s. in to tomorrow, temperatures coming in around 45 degrees, clouds coming in, it will be cooler. seven-day forecast, it looks like this, you might like it. we will stay above average.

thursday, the showers that i talked about, temperature 47 degrees, in to friday, maybe a chance of showers, we could see 50s, mild and plenty of sunshine as we head in to the weekend. how is your traffic report this morning? traffic report, dealing with the one road hazard you've been talking about, dense fog, we had a chance to speak with maryland state police, i-95 north, from the delaware state line to 695, very dense fog. thoughts have just issued a dense fog warning for i-95 between delaware and baltimore beltway. on tap for you traveling, bw parkway, a good route, as well as 95, south towards the capital, no delays to report so far this morning. past maryland, 175, as you continue in the south direction, i-95 past 32, open lanes, no delays to report

there. we mentioned dense fog north of baltimore, a live look at 695, harford on the topside, extreme caution, especially near our bridges, with the fog warnings in effect. follow us on twitter this morning at maryland traffic. we are getting started here on good morning maryland and two bodies found in the cruise line their ran aground in italy a week ago. coming up the search for the missing continues and decision officials need to make as the ship slips through the rocks.

that is a live look at the costa concordia off the coast of italy, where rescue efforts given way to recovery efforts, no more expected survivors on the ship. the death toll standing at 15. many are making preparations to remove the heavy gallons of fuel on the cruise liner that ran aground last week. 17 people remain missing and officials feel delaying the operation may increase the chances of oil leaks and bring about environmental disaster. it's sitting on a rock shelf. if it continues to slide off of the shelf, more problems could result. australia, officials are working to clean up massive amounts of oil that leaked in to queensland. pelicans have been seen along the coastline, one has been rescued. it may have happened during the refueling of a korean livestock

carrier. it's going to take several days to clean up. india, police arrested two men in connection with last july's triple bombing that killed 27. the two men have been indoctrinated in to a plan to create commercial hubs in to the city. here is a story of the day. two brothers separated 60 years ago are reunited in japan. the brothers were born in sacramento but separated after their father died during a fishing accident. they were separated and sent to live with relatives in japan. they hugged in a hotel room sp as gifts they exchanged california chock lot and japanese sackkey. president will deliver his state of the union address

tonight. why one congressman won't attend the event. thank you for joining us. let's kick things off with a check of the forecast and say hello to meteorologist lynette charles, it's dreary outside. >> it was ugly yesterday. lucky today we will see improvement. we have to go through the ugly stages this morning again. check out the temperatures in to bel air, 38 degrees. temperatures above average. we should be at 24 degrees. 20 degrees more than that.

15-20 aberdeen. check out the humidity. looking at 100% humidity and several spots this morning, the air is basically saturated, we have lots of moisture on the ground and a dense fog advisory until 8:00 a.m., this morning and that's where the areas shaded in the gray. everywhere, patchy fog through the morning. over to angela with your traffic. good morning. good morning to you. unfortunately not off to a great start right now. police are handling a fatal collision. they are investigating this. they have shut down the intersection at hilton and lead. take south kayton to get you around that. we are trying to get more information and pass it on as soon as it becomes available. if you are traveling through the city on the interstates, we are looking good on 95 and 895, through the tunnels. harrisburg expressway, the drive through, looking a