omas gustafson. now abc 2 news at 6:30. >> thank you for joining us. in the past 48 hour, we have lost 7 people in automobile accidents. one was chasing breaking news and posting them on facebook. the 32 -year-old was kill and there's no doubt he would have reported on this next accident that happened 2 1/2 hours after his. we may never know why this one happened. but four families know what heart ache feels like. calls started to come in. a car driving in the wrong direction on 50. 3 teens in one car going west on the eastbound side when it hit another car headon.

the driver of the other vehicle died on the way to the hospital and their car caught on fire. >> a truck driver witnessed the accident. >> the victims in the car traveling in the wrong direction has been identified now as an 18 -year-old, a 19 -year-old and an 18 -year-old. the driver of the other car was 55 -year-old terry davis. still trying to find out if speed and alcohol played a factor. it was 7 days and 27 minutes ago when 68 -year-old beverly moore was carrying her groceries across the road and never made it. she was killed bid by a driver that did not stop. her best friend plans to hold a vigil in her honor tonight at

7:00. two days after tip came into police about a body in a well, they were able to pull the body out of a well. it was in the 11,000 block of old fort road and sat behind an old home. the 74 -year-old fell at a dinner friday night. brooks was attending an event to raise money for the children's center. he was about to get off of the 6-foot-high stage when he leaned against a curtain and thought it was a wall and fell. he has a broken collarbone. >> possible snow showers could be heading our way. we have a look at the first

forecast. >> it is so. take a look outside now, we can see that although we're clear in baltimore, to the north and the west, we have snow showers moving in and we could see a couple of these make it across the state and look for some light snow showers overnight, nothing more than a dusting, but enough to create a slick spot or two. 40s now, not bad. temperatures will fall through the 40s. much more on how things will change into your workweek, we have a wild roller coaster of temperatures ahead. thank you. you see a wedding a time or two, since 2004, st. peters has been shut down. the 170 -year-old congregation merged with another church. they want to buy st. peter's. the artifacts are being

transferred. florida will be holding its presidential primary and could take the the race to the white house in a new direction. tonight, abc's chuck tells us that mitt romney is beginning to sense an important victory in the air. >> reporter: just one full day of campaigning left until the florida primary, things are finally going according to mitt romney's plan. >> florida is listening and mitt romney is the guy they're going to support. >> reporter: he has a double- digit lead over newt gingrich after he erased a big romney lead, he rebounded thursday night. >> the idea that i'm antiimmigrant is repulsive.

>> reporter: he's out spent 7-1 on tv ads like this. that has newt gingrich crying foul. >> i did not resign. >> reporter: newt gingrich got an endorsement by herman cain. >> i endorse newt gingrich for president of the united states. >> even though newt gingrich trails in florida, the latest poll puts him 8 points up on romney tuesday. >> it's likely that the convention will be a non-romney majority and my job is to convert it. >> she denies reports that he will quit the race.

>> words of compassion, understanding and justice are needed the the debate over same- sex marriage. that's the message the governor made today at the speech at the 24th national conference for gays and lesbians. >> we are your neighbors, we are your coworkers and we are your family members. >> the 7th state that was admitted to the union by ratifying the constitution of the united states, we believe that with your help and the hard work of people throughout the state of maryland, we can be the 7th state to pass a law. >> reporter: it stalled in the house of delegates last year. the governor is making it a

priority this session. the first lady said there were some cowards that prevented it from passing last year. we'll speak with the cancer treatment centers of america. she's coming in to talk about when you are treated for cancer, you may notice some swelling. angry birds will be flying onto your facebook page. thousands took a plunge into the bay yesterday. nicer weather for this year than last. saturday we were in the 50s. our normal is 42 degrees. the next weather maker on its way into western maryland. what it means for monday coming up.

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%c1 fighting cancer is difficult. one problem people face is swelling. i -- what is this? you're treated for cancer and what happens. >> it occurs when there's a compromised system. it could be swelling in an arm, leg, face, any area that could be affected by the treatment. >> how quickly are you getting treated? how quickly does it follow? >> it depends on risk factors that patients are exposed to. early detection is important. >> do a lot of people know about it? >> i would say know, we like to inform our patients ahead of time and empower that with the

information so they're aware that if the symptoms arrive what to do. that could have heaviness, discomfort, the arm or leg feels heavy, the clothes feel tighter. >> i think we have some pictures here. can you describe some of the pictures. this is a patient that had the swelling. >> yes. >> what was the patient's name? >> dawn. >> and what is the treatment? what do you do when you go in? >> depending on what the patient has, we can either impliment drainage, a massage but different because it's specific. exercise, we focus on exercise for the patient, compression bandaging. they help with the edema.

it's usually not associated with pain. any pain you would want to consult with your physician immediately. >> is there one cancer that is more susceptible? >> all are equally susceptible. if the lymph nodes are taken out, they are susceptible. >> talking about in the lobby about lymph nodes in your throat u , ever seen that? >> it can occur in the face. >> what are these? >> these are compression garmets patients can wear if they have swelling in the hands. we have gloves they can wear, the daily activities and work fine. wear on the arm, very comfortable for patients. >> are patients warned about

this when they're coming in to be treated for cancer? >> we like to have patients sit down one or one with one of our therapists and inform them. >> once the treatment is over, is it still around? >> it depends, but often if you're able to address it early on, you're able to reduce it significantly. if they way, it could develop into less. >> you're great. from cancer treatment centers of america. i think we have an education. >> thank you. >> looking at the weather now. now, maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate. >> a little bit of a southerly breeze but it's been a quiet sunday, a day cooler than saturday by about 10 degrees, air temperature now 44 degrees.

humidity dry at 43% and visibility at 10-miles. radar showing the unrestricted scenario. we have not a shower in the state. out in western maryland, no rain showers in the state, but there are some snow showers in garrett county. let's see how good the local weather was. this is on kent island. looking at the bay bridge today. clouds early and blue sky and look at this gorgeous sunset. love that. looking east and finding a nice night. baltimore was a great place to be. sunshine out most days over the weekend. mid-40s in baltimore snow. 30s at the beach. that meets the profile because there's some wintery weather coming in. looking at the pattern here

producing high temperatures up at 50 today. these were running 8-10 degrees cooler than saturday as we get a fresh shot of cooler air. this one with some snow showers and you see it's impacting garrett county and washington county shortly. could we see them giving us a dusting of snow showers tonight? yes, it's definitely possible. we have been above freezing all weekend and if we get below freezing tonight, it would create too many slick spots. we could see spots getting dusted overnight. it begins the surge for the milder air. not so much tomorrow, but tuesday and wednesday look unseasonably warm. looking at the future trend, you can see after the snow

flurries overnight. overall the scenario looks good into tuesday. tuesday we get the winds shift out of the south and that's pushing up, not just sunny conditions but warmer weather. the possibility of a light dusting on car tops, grassy surfaces with the showers coming throughout 11:00. we'll see on that, but tomorrow 45 will melt off anything that does come down. sunny and breezy. tomorrow night cool and clear, but watch the change as we get a wind going into monday and tuesday. you can see, the temperatures will be up in the 60s, and we'll definitely look for improved weather. >> that's great. >> you coming in tomorrow? >> i'll be here. >> how about tuesday? >> we never know.

>> thank you. what are they screaming for? they're the women's navy polar bear plunge to benefit the special olympics. each had to raise $50. >> overcoming the obstacles. >> all of the money raised goes to the special olympics and we compete with no cost, no registration fee. >> they raised $2 million for the plunge. can you believe that? we did a story on thursday night. ed met up with a woman who has a special needs son. they held hands and went into

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third grader with access to your mom's i pad, chances are you have played angry birds. it will be available on facebook coming up on valentine's day. for those not familiar with playing angry birds, you launch birds at a structure to knock it down and kill the enemy green pigs. the developers are going to capitalize with the facebook launch by offering bigger birds for 99-cents. a new study, they say we tend to lie more when we text. you lie when you punch keys into your phone more than when you go face to face or by way of a video message. stay with us.

let's look at tonight and tomorrow. >> we could see some snow showers overnight cross through baltimore, especially like caroll county, any light snow showers you see, the ground is above freezing for now, probably not too many issues. maybe a slick spot or two in the morning. these are the last few days of january in the 60s. >> winter is over huh? >> next week and sunday looks colder. >> all right. world news, we already watched it. coming up next, we have the game shows, see you tonight at 11:00