two sides, differing opinions on same sex marriage in maryland. a state delegate organizing doeses for is a same sex organization tonight. a warning for parents when it comes to you and babies, the flame retardants researchers say uncovered in baby items. those stories good morning, i'm crowson, let's get a check of the forecast and say good morning toly to lynette charles. >> a sun cloud mix throughout the day, temperatures above average and will get warmer.

you are going to like the forecast. now, though, temperatures coming in around 27 in towson. good morning to you. good morning bel air. current winds, not bad, we have gusts more than this. i'm going to show you those later. temperatures in the 20s everywhere. it's cold outside, i have your bus stop forecast coming up. angela has a check of your forecast. traveling on liererty road, overnight work through blocking the beltway. u.s. 29 now, here is a look at maryland 108, no road crews in the way. all loans are open. here is a live look at u.s. 50, sandy point. wind warnings in effect on the

chesapeake bay bridge. use extra caution traveling on both spans this morning. good morning, a pontes of same sex marriage will have voices heard at a rally in annapolis to stop the legislation. kuren redmond standing by with the preview. >> governor o'malley has been outspoken for weeks abouting a same sex bill passed. with pastors and organizers will be protests. marriage aligns, leaders to put a stop to the bill. same sex marriage legislation stalled last year, back in the spotlight this year for the legislative session. governor o'malley made it a

priority. the rally starts at 6:00 at the state house. one side prepares to fight against same sex marriage tonight, other focusing on passing the measure in may recall. o'malley speak yesterday. the national conference on lesbian, gay, buy sexual and transgender e quality. activists say get no know someone who is gay before lashing out. >> we are your neighbors, we are your co-workers, most importantly, we are our family members. >> same sex marriage legislation passed the legislation but stalled in the house of delegates. new this morning, a crack down on prostitution and human trafficking in montgomery

county. police started to investigate prostitution brothels advertising as acupuncture and massage businesses. allegations had within easier thanks to laws allowing wiretaps in such cases. learning about classrooms. 20 states and more than 30 cities in town. this is a great initiative, across, it's global. >> reporter: we are at st. paul school for girls. the they are going to have an open house. we have dawn adams joining me live here. she is the chair for the math department and teaches math. good morning. >> good morning, how are you? >> i'm doing great. thanks for being up with us. what is flip learning? >> in flip learning, what we

have done is have taken the classroom and reversed the direction you normally do for class. remember when you would sit in class and have a lecture and go home and do the problems for home work. we flip it. the students in class are actually working on the problems, then they go home and watch the lesson, utilizing technology. we post the lesson on the internet. that way they use the internet to have time to process the lesson, they can go back and replay and fast forward if they want. normally when you used to go home, you used to do the problems and do five and stuck. they they work collaboratively with teachers and get students and get through a majority of the problems and opens the classroom up for deeper learning to do more interesting projects that require critical thinking, that need a teacher there. >> reporter: today in the open

house, you are opening up this to show other educators. >> inviting them in to talk to the students to see how a normal class works. i'm meeting them to structure the learning and utilize technology , the programs they can use and put it on line. >> reporter: thank you, coming up in the 5:00 hour, we are going to get her to demonstrate and show her how to bring that up with the pod cast. sherrie johnson, abc action news. we are working the keep your children safe, a study finds majority of parents aren't using booster seats when car pooling other kids. 20% of parents report putting largest child in the front seat making more room for all of the children that they are transporting. update now on a hall of famer, brooks robinson who fell at a charity dinner. he was about to get off the

stage, 6 feet high when he leaned a against a curtain and fell back ward and broke his clavicle but was alert when taken to the hospital. police are fighting back, listen. what is happening now in dc and the occupy movement that got support, occupy oakland, they are receiving this morning. new reaction in the crash that killed ten people in florida. the factors that may have contributed to a massive wreck. you are watching what is new, now and next on this monday morning. this is good morning maryland. that's a live look at atlanta, georgia. back in as a few moments.

airplane pilots helped a puppy to to get home. it's was 100 miles away. all thanks to the dedication and long island rescue group, yorkie, 911. a woman listed the help of pilots and paws. that i volunteered to spend money to buy the pets to the new home. you may have heard, lynette's mic opened up as she said awe. >> i have a poodle. i will start that. that's awesome. i would like to say i have good news for people as well. clear skies right now. we have snow, though, to the north. if you want the snow, head to the great lakes and new york and portions of pennsylvania at this time, we are pretty much dry, a little bit of a clipper system, clip in this morning, it was too fast moving, nothing stuck and looking at the fact

that things are going to be improving. 3 be baltimore, easton 36. feeling like 28 degrees in to baltimore, 20s around town this morning. this is what you need to dress for as you head out this morning. talking about when you need rain gear, coming up. over to angela. it's early this morning, what is going on? what do the people need to lookout for? road crews, overnight crews on the roadways in elk ridge, taking up three lanes route 100, maryland 100, past the crews, not a bad drive on eastbound, or westbound, to i- 95, traffic flow on i-9 i-95. no road crews doesn't to the

capital beltway, if you are traveling on 95 northbound, in to the city, here is a live look at 95, i-395, the crews already out of the way. all lanes open on 395, in to downtown passing conway street. family and friends gathered to celebrate the life of chris cummings , the nephew of elijah cammings. he was shot in his off campus apartment. he would have been 21 yesterday. his sister organized the event. comes to your children, make sure they are safe and happy as possible at all times. warning released when it comes to flame retardant found in baby goods. what you need to be aware of. staying healthy, ladies how the signs differ for men when it comes to heart attacks. the doctor is giving you information you need to know.

you are watching good morning maryland. a live look at the inner harbor. we continue in a few moments.

33 degrees, five things you need to know, hearings resume on expanded business for custody for hinkley. government was against more freedom. the man who attended to kill reagan in 1981. hunter, the mother of john edwards 2-year-old child will be in court to file invasion of privacy suit. michelle obama and hilda sulas will announce rules to help caregivers of wounded, ill and service members. president barack obama will hop on google plus, going to use to it hang out for the

multi-chat feature from the west wing, taking part in what is called the first virtual interview from the white house. the senate gathered a vote on the bill that would ban insider trading by members of congress. legislation is known as stock trading on congressional knowledge or the stock act. 4:46, we are starting a new segment on good morning maryland, working for you to improve your health. linda so is here with the tip towards a healthy heart. this is doctor karen boil, going to join us every mondays to talk about the latest in health news. it's about your health. good time to be talking about this. >> yes, it is. heart awareness month. today we are going to talk about heart attack, symptoms and especially what is special for women to be aware of. >> you said it is different, the symptoms are different. >>

>> you know when you have chest pain, you think that's a heart attack. half of women did not exhibit the typical chest pain we associate with a heart attack. >> what are the symptoms typical? >> women can have chest pain. i don't want people to think that's not a simms toll. half of women exhibit indigestion, fatigue, lightheadedness and vomiting. they can really be heart attack and a lot of women may overlook them because they are thinking they don't have chest pain. >> fatigue and nausea, those are things that women experience, what should they do, you don't want them to think i have nausea, should goi i go to the hospital. >> if you don't feel like yourself and you have risk factors. simms symptoms that aren't

going away, and a combination of symptoms, short of bries, nausea and vomiting, these are things you should call your doctor about. maybe it's not heart disease, 42% of women exhibit the symptoms. >> thank you so much for that information. she will join us in the next half hour and we will be talking about risk factors and the changes to make in your life to avoid having one. u.s. park officials say an officer used a stun gun on occupy dc, we will get to that report in a moment. a report shows 85% of baby items retardants in them. the groups say the flame retardants are linked to

cancer, hormone disruption and health problems. now, talking dc. talking occupy and u.s. park officers say an officer using electronic stun gun on occupy dc protester tearing down fliers, warning about the ban on camping. in oakland things turned chaotic over the weekend. take a look. police arrested 400 people, clashes punctuated by rock and bottle throwing. glass cases smashed, graffiti spray painted on the walls and american flag burned. >> it's time, i think, for the occupy movement to stand on whether this behavior, this kind of behavior that has nothing to do with the 99% movement should be tolerated.

>> they are trying to come up with a plan b, playing board games to stay awake overnight. occupy wall street protesters are showing support on what is happening oakland. they marched and several arrests in manhattan. we are learning, how bad the conditions were at the time of the crash on i-75 and florida that killed ten people. the crash happened early yesterday morning in the north central part of the state as the fog and thick smoke from a brush fire created a haze for drivers. >> i'm telling you, literally, i cannot see tend the end of my hand. >> it went from, i don't know how far, two or three, whatever you can see on the interstate to just nothing. just like that. >> 18 people are recovering in the hospital this morning.

democracy 2012, after months of shaking off insurgency, this morning appears mitt romney is beginning to sense an important victory in the air. latest poll shows romney surging to a double digit lead over newt gingrich in the matter of 48 hours, he went from 8 point deficit to 16 point lead. they are outspending newt gingrich on tv ads and a controversial ad involving tom brokaw. the man in north carolina says more than $5000 was taken saying the goth believed he owed more than $5000 in taxes. irs says auditors who look at tax records to see in residents failed to pay, the auditor believes the state is ode money, an automated garnishment can be put in place. activist decided if organizations were people and

marriages took place, demonstrators celebrated in the protest of the decision. the corporations, the speech rights as people. hello to linda to lynette. >> i do what i can. i'm going to do what i can this morning, bringing you the bus stop forecast. you have been waiting and have to get the kids ready. the temperature coming in 33 degrees, that's your actual temperature. once you throw in the winds west at 10- 15 miles per hour, we are going to be feel k like ing like we are in the 20s. winds, hagerstown 15, winchester 10. 6 baltimore, more in to dc and easton, 8 miles per hour sustained winds. we had the cold front that moved through the area, we are

gusty behind it. we will have high pressure build in throughout the day as well. we will see some sunshine, we look that like that, as the pressure slides towards the east, bringing clouds in here as we go in to our wednesday and rain in the forecast for wednesday, also in to thursday. today, temperature around 45 degrees, we should be at 42, 43. temperatures are still above average, almost the end of january and looking at temperatures above average. tonight's temperature coming in around 30 degrees, partly cloudy and light southerly breeze out there, by tomorrow, that temperature will be right around 60 degrees, mostly sunny and warmer. if you think 60 is good. check out what i have for you on wednesday. 63 degrees, this is the day that meagan gets back here as well. temperatures will remain above average until sunday, it gets chilly, the temperature around 38 degrees.

let's get a check of the traffic now with angela. tell us how it's going on the roadway. wind warnings in effect on the chesapeake bay bridge for those of you traveling on u.s. 50, a lot of maintenance in effect, especially on i-895, traveling through the city, blocking three lanes through the tunnel, in a two-way traffic pattern for a few minutes. i-70, howard county, all is clear to u.s. 29, southbound 29, moving without any troubles all the way past maryland 108, in to burtonsville. travels around the beltway, should be good, north side view at the harford road, inner loop and outer loop traffic, quiet on the north side and west side of 695. developments in the deadly italian cruise ship crash, video showing inside at submerged ship and how long

it's going to take to remove it. you are watching the latest to get you ready on this monday morning. that's a live look at times square in new york. we are good morning maryland. thank you for starting your day off with us.

officials say it take 10 months to remove the ship wreckage. rough seas had been slowing the process, a 17th body was found saturday. the next job is targeting engine room which contains the majority of the fuel. 6.3 earthquake struck peru. no reports of damage, neither tsunami warnings either. a quake leveled dozens of building and leaving some people homeless.

pro terses against same sex marriage are planning a rally. the full story coming up. i'm sherrie johnson, live at st. paul school, more on flip learning and how it benefits students. that story straight ahead. talking about your heart and keeping it healthy. i'm linda so, a medical expert joins us with advice on how to avoid a heart attack. i'm charley crowson. hope your day is off to a great start. time is check in for the forecast, and say hello to lynette charles. a couple of winds, little bit windy, we will take that, we are dry, looking at maryland's most powerful radar, the fact that a cold front

moved through area. see a little bit of snow in to pennsylvania. not dealing with snow. the windy conditions, see the wind gusts in to easton, 27 miles per hour wind gusts. perry hall 22, darlington 17. the temperature is coming in the 30s w the winds, feeling more like we are in the 20s. it is going to be on the chilly side. throughout the day, we will warm up around 45 degrees. the breezes will be be us. it will feel cooler than the 45 degrees. let's get a check of the traffic with angela. on the roads right now, we have wind warnings in effect on the bridge. if you are traveling to and from the eastern shore, keep that in mind. since we have the warnings, extra caution on the bridges in your early travels this morning. we are off to a great start for the workweek on the roadways. a live