you're watching the station that works for you "good morning maryland" at 4:30. >> it's about getting over preening disand making sure to protect families. >> supporters and opponents of same sex marriage in maryland will the debate about to get nasty. and seemed like a normal prayer breakfast until a retired army vet showed up in ocean city. new reaction on what he says is every american's right in this nation. and who doesn't like puppies? what you and your pet can get into. >> very interested. good morning i am sherrie johnson in for charley crowson. thanks for joining us. let's start with getting a check of the forecast with lynette charles. and you know we are wearing red. great mind think alike. >> you got that right i love

it. you know, whats, the -- what, the headlines for today wet, wild and mild. more thunderstorms and we will dry out by this afternoon. temperatures will drop and get cool are by sunday. we are looking at maryland's most powerful radar as of now and we can see some shower activity off toward the area. hooking back towards the west -- looking back towards the west we will have a line of storms pushing in the area. we can zoom in more heading up towards the north into pennsylvania along i-38 you are getting a down -- i-83 you are getting a downpour. let's get a look at traffic with burt. >> reporter: it's wet with foggy conditions. that means you should expect difficulty and delays that you don't normally see. harrisburg expressway at shawan road. following i-83 into the city the jones fall expressway at

cold spring lane with the fog the most significant feature. there's an early morning fire. if your commute takes you into bel air towards gay street, fire trucks at rainwood ravenwood avenue. and abc traffic news is on twitter. follow us at maryland traffic. now back into the news with sherrie johnson. >> thanks so much, burt. the fight to legalize same sex marriage is heating up in annapolis. linda so is here with how the first lady of maryland is joining in on the fight. good morning. >> reporter: speaking at an annual gay conference in baltimore katy o'malley are fighting words. she says the same sex marriage bill failed because "there were some cowards that prevented it from passing." opponents to the same sex marriage say they will hold a rally monday outside the statehouse in annapolis ahead of the commito hearing tuesday. thousands of gay right -- committee hearing tuesday.

thousands of gay rights persons are in town for a conference. governor o'malley wants law makers to real legalize same sex mearnlg but there are -- marriage but there are still strong opponents. >> it's all about. that's the reason we won't set for anything short of the term marriage. it's not about rights and benefits or love but it's about educating children into the home mow sexual lifestyle. >> apartment governor says this -- homosexual lifestyle. >> and the governoror says this year's version of the bill has more protections for individuals. michael bloomburg is advising governor o'malley on how to pass same sex marriage in maryland them spoke and the governor is in new york for a democratic governor's association meeting. new york approved same sex marriage with the support of new york governor andrew cuomo. we have a new comment from

naacp president who says the organization supports legislation to give rights to transgender people saying striving for inclusion is not new. his brother is gley and describes him as the closest person to me in the word -- is gay and describes him as the closest person to him in the world. head to abc2news.com and read the very latest on the story at the top of the page in the slide show. we are getting all new reaction from the eastern shore from a retired lieu even the general in the army who says islam is not a religion a prayer breakfast went smoothly thursday despite some controversy over the keynote speaker. groups protesting william boykins invitation to speak sent let'sers -- letters to ocean city's mayor to ask for the invitation to be rescinded. they say he made controversial comments about muslims e said

they worship idols and not real gods among other things. when asked to comment he defended the right to protest. >> i spent 36 and a half years defending the constitution of the united states. the constitution gives not only gives me the right to speak, but it gives those who oppose me the right to speak out against me and to write letters to the mayor and city council protesting my being here. that's their right. it's their constitutional right. >> he received a standing ovation at the end of the speech. during the talk he said he is accepting of other religions. and this morning, abc2 news is working for you. we want you to be be aware of a scam on facebook -- to be aware of a scam on facebook. two lawsuits have been filed. they use links promising shock or racy videos that have codes embedded in them. it spreads through the users page making it appear you like

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now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. time is 4:39. it's the 11th annual world of pets expo and if you have a pet, especially a dog, you will love the story. brian kuebler is live where all the pets are. good morning brian i tell you, you have a dog and i have a dog. your dog's name is shea and my is shala. >> my is named after shea stadium. this is the world of pets expo here in the timonium fairgrounds going on all weekend. there's plenty to do for you andyour pet and joining me live is jeanne who helps put it on. what can people and their pets

get into? >> just about anything imaginable. the event for the pet lover. we have doc dogs and johnny mudville comics. >> reporter: that is what we are seeing? >> an akc dog agility trial. hundreds of booths to shop a goney pig-a-thon and jecial show on saturday -- jerel gerbil show on saturday. -- gerbil show on saturday. >> reporter: you have rescues here. >> we have all kinds of pets available for adoption. >> reporter: and entertainment like we are seeing right here. this is very fun for your pets and for yourself to come up here and how much are the tickets? >> $10 for adults and $5 for children and children under 5 are free so about what you pay for an hour and half you canspend the day with us.

>> reporter: all weekend long. and lynette you need to tell us whether or not the poochs are going to get rained on this weekend. how is the weather looking? >> the rain in there but i wanted to ask you. your dog's name is shea named after the stadium wouldn't camden have been better since the mets are not so great? >> reporter: the mets are probably on their way down. but, as a kid from new york, what are you going to do. >> you've point. but to answer the question we are going to be seeing rain as we go throughout the day. maybe a couple thunderstorms out there too. so make sure as you head out and about, grab the rain gear

because you are going to need it. as we look at maryland's most powerful radar as of now, we have showers pushing in across the area. we can see some down to the south right around washington into virginia as of now. as we zoom in around the towson area along i-83 as travels teak you this way, it's going to be dicey -- a dicey commutes. all this is pushing its way off towards the east. so, we are really going to fill things up. not only will we be dealing with the showers and thunderstorms this morning we do have low visibility this morning as well. we can only see about 3 mile visibility into baltimore and 2 into frederick and hagerstown around 1. so it's dangerous out there. take it easy. let's check the traffic with burt. >> reporter: good morning. no major difficulties although it's foggy. u.s. 29 and maryland 10 # look southbound -- 108 looking southbound, traffic running smoothly. again no problems visible here. early morning fire being worked in baltimore city. closures potentially on bel air road in the 3100 block of raven wood avenue. follow us on twitter 24-7 at marled traffic. here sherrie johnson -- maryland traffic. here's sherrie johnson. the remaining go a p candidates were back at it. they are trying to win over voters in one of the biggest

swing states. and colts owner jim irsay is sounding off on comments peyton manning made. why he is fuming at hall of fame quarterback. you are watching "good morning maryland" first and only at 4:30.

time is 4:45. five things to know before you go. britney norwood will be in be that des -- bethesda. and the justice department is cracking down on mortgage fraud. today at 11:30 there will be a justin department news conference on -- justice department news conference for implementing the task force. and 10,000 people are expected to attend the weekend's building expo at the baltimore convention center running today through sunday and will focus on homes but landscaping as well.

and twitter has tweet technology. it is an attempt for the short messaging company to broaden the audience and make more money. u.s. house democrats will take a trip on maryland's eastern shore. this morning at 10:30 vice president joe biden will address the house democrats annual retreat in cambridge. now to democracy 2012. mitt romney and newt gingrich are going after each other and it's getting nasty in the gop presidential race. corinne redman is standing by with the latest on the debate in the sunshine state.>> reporter: well, call it highstakes and high drama. the four gop presidential candidates were fired up as they took the stage in jacksonville as they took the stage for the final debate before the florida primary. they sparred over the best approach for illegal immigration. romney was called on his call for self-deportation and they shifted to housing and a big

problem in florida with a number of foreclosures but the debate turned personal when they tried to tie each other to the mortgage giant freddie mac. rick santorum kept trying to keep the conversation on track with the issue while ron paul who is not campaigning in florida took a shot over newt gingrich over the claim hebalanced the budget as house speaker. >> i am prepared to be realistic because i've had to pass legislation in washington. >> the idea that i am antiimmigrant is repulsive. don't use a term like that. he should have been anxiously telling the american people the enterrities were causing a housing bubble to cause a collapse. >> reporter: now 50gop delegates are up for grabs on tuesday. corinne redman, abc2 news. we have learned this morning that attorney general eric holder says the justice department opened a record number of more than 100 new investigations into possible voting rights discrims in a across the copraising the

government's defense of a landmark voting rights law increasingly under attack in the presidential election year. pentagon officials are looking at big defense spending cut but defense secretary wants to stress the positive. he is emphasissing that some key parts of the budget will growch the spending request submitted to congress is expected to total about $525 billion. neighbors are a mess in parts of the -- neighborhoods are a mess in parts of the south as the violent stores tore across the region. this is austin texas. many people spent the past few days clearing debris and assessing damage. one woman says before the tornado they had, 150 birds ate or either missing or living in nearby trees and believes 10 are dead.>> there's enough misery to go around for sure. >> it's. [audio not understandable]

>> why? >> the death and destruction. the loss. >> people spend thursday picking up the shattered pieces of their homes split apart after a ef1 tornado touched down wednesday morning. the scene is similar in alabama. debris remains but you can see the community is recovering. tarps are on the roofs and transportation workers are cleaning up trees and debris has been put in miles. it's estimated that the storm damage insurance claims could reach 30 million dollars. wow. ipped a list colts -- indianapolis colts quarterback and owner addressed the future of the team. peyton manning expressed uncertainty about his future with the changes around him. he says it's not the best environment for him and here's what irsay had to say about manage's comments. >> he is a politician and think one thing he has known because

he's been around it so long a you keep it in the family. you keep it if you have a problem, we talk to each other. it's not about campaigning or anything like that. >> jim irsay was not pleased with manning going to the media and calls him a politician. a campus and penn state fans are mourning the loss of joe paterno. his son addressed what his father meant. >> dad, you won, you've done enough. we all love you and you won. you can can go home now. >> nearly 15,000 attended a memorial service for the late coach yesterday. meantime, nike founder and ceo phil knight defend paterno's handling of child sex allegations against a former assistant coach e says if there is a villain in the tragedy, it lies in the investigation and not in joe paterno's response.

millions of women and even men try and center their lives with yoga. and now that you practice it at san francisco international airport, it's the first airport yoga room. exercise experts say doing yoga or stretching at the airport is a a great idea because sitting for hours on a plane can be dangerous for your help. i do yoga from time to time and it's relaxing and that's a great idea. do you try it? >> i tried it and identities taxing and you have to be flexible but that's an excellent idea especially this morning because we could see delays with the rain and maybe some thunderstorms as well. let's show you what's going on out here. temperature wise, this is one of the reasons why we are getting thunderstorms this morning. we are very mild. you can see it coming from the south working north word. baltimore at 50 right now. but once the warm front really gets through, temperatures are going to be close to # 0 degrees this morning. so that's -- 06 degrees this

morning. so that's why you will see rum -- 60 degrees this morning. sea that's why you will see the rumble of thunder. satellite and radar picking up on a few showers but see the break back towards the west and wool see another line push through. and also, some more of the moisture and rain and storms coming up from the south. that's what we will have to contend with as we go through the rest of the morning. here's weather pattern. we are in the warm sector so that warm sector is really going to warm us up. and then we had the cold front that will slice through the area through the remainder today and temperatures will drop going through the afternoon and evening. future trend picking up on what we had. still showers out this and they move through the area and we clear out nicely a clipper could clip us as we go into your saturday. but we will get more clouds across the area. here's forecast for today, 58 that's the rain early and the wind will pick up as well. and we will see the temperatures dropping across the area. as we go through tonight, that

temperature will be right around 32 degrees. clearing skies colder and breezy and then by tomorrow, this your forecast. 52 degrees partly cloudy and mild and it will become breezy outside once again. not too bad if we can get through today. things are going to look up. let's check your traffic with burt. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. thanks. i-95 at i-75 is the first camera view and even though the lens is wet, you can see the camera showing light traffic and it's moving very well and no delays reported at that location. patchy fog and wet roadways are the next fabric of the day. i-95 in white marsh and switching there headlights swiping off the roadway due to wet conditions but no delays in sight. in baltimore fire crews on the roadway. 3100 block of redman avenue near sinclair it will slow the ride on the route. give yourself extra time if that's your path. you can follow us on twitter at maryland traffic. here's sherrie with more news. >> thanks 4:53. ladies can you imagine marrying

a building? yeah a building. the love between a woman and a capital hill building is crumbling down days before that wedding. the woman plans on marrying the warehouse sunday because she doesn't want to see an apartment building put in its place. police arrested her last month trying to reclaim the community center with occupy seattle protesters. we have seen our share of rain in the baltimore area over the last few months, but nothing like this. wow, take a look. the rush of water and the rush of homes in australia. legos may be something your kids had play with this morning. but wait it will you see what these -- until you see what these guys are doing coming up.

now "good a morning maryland" at 4:30. it's 4:56. looking at news around the world, heavy rain caused serious problems in australia overnight. rescuers say three people -- saved thee people from the cars

on a roadway. a taxi driver was walked to safety by rescue workers. emergency services in the region received more than 100 calls for help. winds reached more than 60 miles an hour. and two top executives of the french company at the center of a breast implant scandal affecting tens of thousands of women worldwide are locked up in jail cell. european health officials pulled the project after fears they could leek silicone in the body made with industrial grade silicone instead of medical grade jell a woman died of capser in 2010 is peeved to have been caused by the im-- is believed to have been caused by the implants. a toy came back to earth with incredible picture. look at this digital cameras that took snap pictures like these high up in the stratosphere. it was a personal project for the two college students. two years in the making of a budget of just 400 dollars.

the on board video capra captured the moment the weather balloon burst and homemade parachute floating the capsule back to earth. wow. they had a lot of time on their hands. >> now, "good morning maryland." the fight to legalize same sex marriage is heating up. i am linda so. how first lady katy o'malley is joining the fight. i am corinne redman and i will tell you why down loading could cost you more money in the state if lawmakers have their way. president obama will make a stop in maryland. find out where he is scheduled to address voters. i am sherrie johnson in for charley crowson. let's start with lynette. >> we need the umbrella but we are watching fog so we have reduced visibility and my tip to you as you head out the door, when you get in the car,

put the low beams on instead of the high beams because you want to see more road and less fog. we can sea maryland's most powerful radar as of now a. couple showers trying to push in. we see heavier rain around the dc area. but, as we go through time, we are going to get more rain in here and maybe even a rumble of thunder as well. so temperatures this morning, well, we need to dress the kid and not as warmly as we have been because we have had the warm front pushing through. that's nen glen burnie. temperatures around 52 and arnold around 53. chillier in annapolis at 34. but once the cold front comes through we will warm the temperatures up going throughout the morning. let's go over to burt who has a check of traffic good morning. it's fog and what roads. require a little extra time. looking at i-83, the harrisburg he can tressway inia the -- at shawan and being see the heavy fog. but things are not showing any delays at this point in time. looking -- moving forward