big developments when 2 comes to how your teachers are performing in maryland. and you may have to go to convenience stores to get your lottery tickets but you can now go on line. and how soon that maybe available. a town that makes chicken wings and how many will be eaten february 57b8g. good morning. let's say hello again to lynette charles. >> good morning. we are at wednesday already. so we got through monday and tuesday. and we'll get up and over the hump today. we'll have a mix of sun and clouds and cooler temperatures in here today. but we're still going to be

above normal and we have showers moving here as we go into thursday. speaking of the showers, we're looking at maryland's most powerful ray dare right now. we're not dealing with any type of wet weather whatsoever. but as we head into tomorrow and friday, that is when we'll see the chance for showers to work they're way into the picture. but temperatures this morning, not so bad, 34 degrees in easton and 35 degrees in frederick. and now over to angela for a check of your traffic. good morning. we're doing great on the roadways. we're off to a wonderful start for the wednesday morning drive. here's what you'll find. easy driving conditions in the city and the beltway. for those of you that travel on the harrisburg expressway, you're looking good. traffic flow easy from the pennsylvania state line. we're picking up in volume around belfast road. but use continue southbound in the crockesyville region, no report incidents there. and here's what it looks like

in glen burnie at maryland 100. open and clear for you all the way up to the beltway. our drive times in excellent shape so far this morning, just a five minute drive to the harrisburg expressway and clear to the beltway. and if you're traveling on 95 from white marsh boulevard, six minutes there. and bel air to providence, six minutes and seven minutes to 695 west side from 795 to i-70. a major report released overnight letting us know how maryland public schoolteachers are doing. sherrie johnson has been pouring through that data. she has a report for us now and what did you find? >> reporter: it's about 170 pages long and this report gave maryland public schools a d plus. this report come is from the national council and teacher quality. it works to ensure that every child has an effective teacher. maryland schools improved in

public education between 2009 and 2011. maryland improved slightly. they went from a d to a d plus so a little improvement. they remain the same with c plus in expanding the teacher pool. there was a slight improvement from a d to c in identifying effective teachers. but it does show that the state slipd when it came to retaining teachers. and maryland received and f in getting rid of ineffective teachers. and maryland's overall progress from 20109 to 2011 ranked number 17 nationwide and the state received a moderate report. you can find all of this information on abc2news.com. the story is the slide show once click on the story, we actually have a link here to the national council on teacher quality and if you click on that link, it will bring up the website and the entire report. like i said here, it's about 170 pages. but it gives you all the

information there on this new report. reporting live, sherrie johnson, "abc 2 news." the national council and teacher quality are saying that teachers are seeing tenure protects falling. it is now based on performance instead of seniority. eight states require teacher performance to decide whether the teacher gets tenure. should teacher performance be based on merit alone or should tenure play a role? let us know what you think. to indianapolis, the work crews are working to complete super bowl village before the opening in an effort to help avoid large crowds to wait for restaurants. and now there will be 15 teams

of volunteers position around the village -- positioned around the village. the team captian will have a flag ton answering questions from visitors, including where can i eat without waiting too long. a sergeant made a surprising homecoming at his daughter's elementary school. >> what took you so long? i've been waiting forever. >> i came into school and sat. and when i came back in, i saw him. i started crying. >> sergeant slader is part of the army reserves and left for iraq this past of course, his deployment was is for an entire year but he was able to take a two week leave. >> we don't get to call home every day. but the media has gotten a lot better with e-mails and still able to communicate but it's not the same as being here. >> he will return to iraq in

two weeks but hopes to come back home in late of course. why were paramedics called to demy moore's los angeles home? we'll tell you why when we get back from new york and a check of this morning's tech bytes. there were today's tech bytes, sales of the iphone and ipad have helped to push apple's earnings in into record territory. revenue was up 73% perfect a year ago. google has found in new privacy challenge -- has announced new privacy changes and users cannot opt out. reading is getting more social. a new ipad app allows readers to ask questions and community with friends with their e books. and we got a sneak peek. >> this is an interesting way

of easement reading and it's add -- of e reading. it adds the more technical component of e reading that we have felt were here for a while. >> reporter: those are your tech bytes. i'm rob nelson.

so going to the pro bowl was not exciting enough for a parkville family. they were getting ready for the trip when they got a knock at the door. they opened the door and there stood ray rice. he has been dubbed the png super parent. >> ridiculous excited. i love hawaii. frank and i have always dreamed of being able to take the kids

there. >> smile on their faces. they are our fans, win, loss and draw she'll be a winner were into she has done in the community and that means the world to me. >> the family leaves for the pro bowl today. but rice will not be playing. he's not going attend for family reasons. and six other ravens are on the way to hawaii. what would you do if you heard a knock on the door and it was ray rice? >> i don't know. >> that's good enough. >> i did go to the pro bowl in 2008 and it was good times. satellite and radar pick up on some clouds starting to stream in. we're going to look at a storm system that is moving in. these clouds that you'll see coming in here are all blowing off from the system from the south and also the system that is moving in from the north as well so we're going to a dry

day on tap for us. but it will be setting us up for the wet weather as we go into today. and the temperatures are cold around 25 degrees. but we're seasonable right now. not as cold in baltimore with the temperature coming in at the freezing mark. and en-- ellicott city 26 degrees. and as we go through the day, we'll be seeing the temperatures warm up a little bit because 41 degrees is where we should be for this time of the year and i'm forecasting around 46. if we get more sunshine, i think we'll push around 50, 51. and now over to angela. ray rice what would you do? >> i'd invite him in for dinner and i would not get another word in edgewise because my husband would take over at that point. let's get to the roads right now. this is a great morning. we don't have any weather to deal with out there. it's clear and dry and we're off to a great start for the

mid-week drive. as you head out this morning, no early accidents to report on 29 and maryland 108. all the travels through howard county, and we checked in with the howard county police. no delay or incident. we're pick up in the outer loop lanes of 695. but we're still delay free and happy to report no incidents so far on the beltway's west side. spoken like a true wife. demi moore is taking time out to get her health back in order. because of the stresses in her life right now, she has chosen to seek professional assistance and treat exhaustion and improve her overall health. moore recently split with husband ashton and oklahoma jur with country singer garth brooks over a $500,000 donation that he made. he said that the hospital

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and american military in somalia and raid. the raid of two u.s. helicopter resulted in a shootout and freeing of two hostages. they had been held in somalia since october. remember it. his glasses, demeanor, and honor all mistakeable and his legacy will be unforgettable. the funeral for joe paterno will start in a few hours. >> reporter: we're standing by getting ready for the funeral for joe paterno. thousands of people passed his

casket and tuesday during a public viewing for the legendary coach t opens three days of ceremonies, marking the life of the iconic coach whose 61 year career abruptly ended last year after criticism of a response from alleged sex abuse from a former assistant. >> in the last couple of weeks, it's been nothing but love and her carrying him through treatments. and my dad constantly saying you take care of your mother. >> reporter: a memorial service is scheduled for thursday on bryce jordan center on the penn state campus. the man known as east coast rapist will not appear in court today. his lawyer ordered a court ordered mental evaluation for his client. they believe that he is responsible for the rapes and attacks of 17 women from virginia to connecticut during the span of ten years. a hearing had been scheduled for today on the most recent

attack halloween 2009 involving the ab dusks three teens in -- abduction of three teens in woodbridge. if you buy lottery tickets this summer, could you do it from home. on line lottery sales could be up and running by july 1st. and the sales will be a scratch offand power ball games. it could help bring in revenue and keep the revenue competitive with washington d.c. the first of the abused baltimore county dogs known as the pit six are ready for adoption from the baltimore humane society. take a look. this is michelle. and she went up for adoption yesterday. larry austin was sentenced to three years in jail for animal cruelty he was arrested in 2009 after police found the dogs in his home in or i believe conditions and the police say -- in horrible conditions. and there was enough evidence that she had been used for possible dog fighting.

your child's lunch is about to get a lot healthier. first lady michelle obama and secretary will announce most school meals will have less sodium and more whole grains and more fruits and vegetables. the popular pizzas will still be on the school lunch line. but they'll be made healthier with new ingredients. this is the first nutritional meals for school meals in 20 years. 1.5 billion chicken wings will be consumed this super bowl f they were laid end -- if they were laid end to end, they would circle the circumference of the earth twice what is your favorite supper bowl food, lynnette? >> mark, the chef on sunday.

the hule low chicken. you missed out. i love it and the other thing that i love is we're dry this morning and the temperatures are not as cold as they should be. 32 in baltimore that is freezing. but when i tell you how cold we should be, you'll think that 32 is no big deal. we should be at 34 degrees. we seat 30s across the board and upper 30s in washington d.c. right now. satellite and radar not picking up on a lot. these are the high level clouds to mid-level clouds and that is what we'll see push in as we go through the day. this is all ahead of the system that will work its way in here as we go into tomorrow, maybe a little bit of some sleet as we go into early tomorrow morning. but i think that for the most part, the bulk of the action will get in here a little later in the day. and future trend going to pick up on what i'm talking about here. you see the clouds moving as we work our way into thursday afternoon. we could see some showers in the forecast t goes back into motion and we can see that

we'll get more action in here as we go into friday. so you'll node that rain gear for tomorrow -- need that rain gear for tomorrow and friday. the commute on friday morning looks a little on the wet side. but i will be here to keep you calm and safe and walk you through this the temperature around 46 degrees and if we get more sunshine in here, i'm thinking the temperatures will be a little higher than that tonight around 34 degrees. and it won't be as chilly and the clouds will be hovering and west rain with the temperature around 46 degrees once again. and now over to angela. she has a check of your traffic. good morning. diswhrawft quickly things have change -- good morning. just that quickly things have changed. this is frederick road with an accident here. if you're traveling on 95 this morning, all lanes are open and moving freely for you between 695 and the capital beltway. we're starting to see some slow traffic around maryland 32 in

the southbound direction. this is a live look on the west side of 695. this is after the lane closure. the lane closure is just before this point at frederick road on the west side of the beltway. what is your favorite super bowl food? >> wings, of course. >> i eat everything. if it's out, i eat t that is the way we go at the super bowl parties. the boss is back. coming up, he's heading to you are nation's capitol and where you can catch this wrecking ball tour coming to the verizon arena. and more changes coming to facebook how a new look can change how others see you. there are five things that you need to know on this wednesday and you're watching "good morning maryland."

five things that you need to know ton this wednesday morning. congresswoman gabrielle giffords announced this week that she'll resign her post to focus on her rehab that resignation becomes official today. and the battle for florida continues today and into the weekend ahead of next tuesday's state primary.

and the two key can daughter newt gingrich and mitt romney -- newt gingrich and mitt romney are crisscrossing florida. and the day after the state of the union, the president is hitting the road for a three day trip selling his new law again tax. each day he'll focus you don't know one of the main pillars laid out in the address. and the boss is back on tour. bruce springsteen will perform at the verizon center june 1st. it's the first tour and the e street band since 2009 and the first performance since clarence clemons died in june. facebook users be forced to change to a new timeline t is a scrapbook of a facebook user's life. the profile page was move of a

snapshot how you may be today. coming up in "good morning maryland," we have new stories for you to check out. that's amazing video. and this started as and exciting day and ice turns to horror. look at this group of kids that were barely able to escape. what happened when we come back in a bit. what a burglar stole from this man that can never be replaced. a boy being dubbed a hero after he mimicked a tv program to save his younger brother's life. "good morning maryland" continues in minutes.