of the traffic with angela. what is it looking like now. >> it's getting busy, no accidents but delays around the beltway. congestion between hawkings point and richie highway on the inner loop. for those of you traveling i- 95, slow spouts, u.s. 29, live, slow and go ride in the southbound direction, through the clarksville region. starting to stack up on 695 west side. it's going to be areas of pocket congestion from 795, to past liberty road. you are on the brakes there and the north side, past providence road. police in montgomery county arrested four people in connection with human trafficking and running prostitution houses. disguised as spas and massage partners. kuren redmond has more on what the police used to track down the crooks in this case. three of the alleged

prostitution houses run of the of store fronts on hungerford road, disguised asthma -- asthma sage spots. that are were advertised in the adult section of certain web sites. so many people were coming and going out of the spas. police received numerous cop plaipts from citizens about the operation of the businesses, surrounding businesses complained about traffic of men going in and out, three of the four charged with a tie and prostitution. >> they are targeting a woman who don't have ties to the community. the owners are skilled in what

type of women they hire. >> police are asking owners in the area to come forward as they suspect suspicious activity. kuren redmond, abc2 news. news around the nation, many are describing the scene as a war zone. ten people killed in wrecks along 75, drivers ran in to a blinding haze and smoke. there was a mixture of fog and smoke from the brush fire that may have been intentionally set. >> i rolled my window down and heard thuds and crashes. i couldn't tell you where they were coming from. slowly after that started hearing what i thought were explosions. >> 19 vehicles collided in the blindness.

five people say some of the blood found in the home where a missing toddler was seen may have belonged to her. investigators told the family the blood was more than a cut would produce. police don't believe the father told them the full story. he reported her missing six weeks ago. a overweight man is portrayed as an amputee. he posed for the photo in manhattan. it appears an ad warning the growing portion sizes can lead to diabetes. various supports to educate people about the dangers of diabetes but disagrees with the use of the manipulated image. newt gingrich has a new tool in his campaign chest. take a look.

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actress category. it honors best in television and modern family. study says we tends to lie more when we text. researchers say it's easier to fib than text message than in person or video because people don't feel as scrutinized. more on this monday morning. abc2 news is straight ahead. police cracking down on occupy dc protesters. the deadline that could heat things up.

good morning maryland, i'm charley crowson. time for your 2 news to go. we have a check of the forecast. >> not dealing with too much around the area this morning, we had a few snow showers try to push in here, and also rain showers, but now things are nice and dry, zoom out and go up to the north, and see the snow showers. we are doing things on the opposite side. windy conditions as we go through time. we will be dry, a good looking day outside. make sure you have your jacket as you head out and about. a check of the traffic with angela, how are the roads looking this morning. >> a couple of stalled cars i- 95 in the southbound direction, white marsh.

if ir traveling 95, elk ridge, 895, we are blocking the roadway, with the stalled vehicle there. not bad in the northbound direction, live at 95 and maryland 175, 95 up in the rosedale area, north of 43, southbound on the right side of your screen, starting to see a back up approaching that disabled vehicle, in to downtown on 83, jfx, southbound building as you pass northern parkway. same sex debate heating up in annapolis as opponents plan a protest in front of the state house. kuren redmond joins us with a preview. hundreds are expected to come out by the bus load along with pastors and officials to form a rally protesting. it's organizeed by the maryland marriage alliance, a group made up of faith based leaders to put a stop to the bill.

there are lawmakers attending the rally. it was stalled in the house of delegates last year and back in the legislative session this year. martin o'malley made legalizing same sex marriage a priority. the rally is set to get underway at 6:00, next to the state house. a hearing is scheduled for tuesday. kuren redmond, abc2 news. democracy 2012, mitt romney took a lead over candidates ahead of the primary. latest poll show he supported of likely voters, 15 points behind him is newt gingrich. it was tighter before romney and super pack launched a barrage of ads spending $14

million on the ads, since south carolina. rick season storm on the trail today -- santorum on the trail today. he is with his 3-year-old daughter hospitalized with pneumonia but recovering. she has a genetic condition that has proven fatal to children before and santorum says his daughter was not expected to be a year. the senator says she is awake and alert and back to being a beautiful happy little girl. @chatting on google plus, mr. obama part of a live chat, known as the hangout. people posted questions to the president, and users voted the top questions to be answered today by mr. obama. you can no longer ask the questions but watch the president live, google plus chat begins at 5:30 tonight. things could be getting ugly for the occupy dc movement. linda so is here with more about a important deadline that

could be coming today. a lot of people will be watching to see what the reaction could be. noon is the deadline for when protesters need to pack up the tents and camping gear or arrested. police spent the weekend putting up notices at the two occupy camps in dc tell progress testers to stop camping out overnight. they come after a congressional hearing last week, questioned whether it was legal for protesters to sleep overnight on city grounds. tensions rose sunday when police had to subdue a protester with the stun gun. that protester was arrested. demonstrators plan to stay no matter what. stay awake, stay vertical, don't be camping here, you are welcome to stay and have an active protest as long as you want. dc protesters are trying to come up with a plan b and playing board games. churches are thinking about housing the protesters overnight. what happened in oakland

california, workers in the city spent sunday cleaning up from the damage caused by protesters out there. the mayor says demonstrators broke in to a ymca and city hall breaking items and burning an american flag and leaving behind obscene graffiti. police arrested 400 protesters. wall street protesters marched through east village, marching in solidarity with the oakland group, marchers chanted whose streets? our streets. there are several arrests that took place in manhattan as the demonstrators marched from the park. changes women's estrogen levels. what does that mean? researchers don't know yet, caffeine doesn't cause problems in the short-term or affect monthly of luges. in long-term cases caffeine can change estrogen levels and playing a part in endo meet row

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former dentist faces sentencing for using paper clips instead of stainless steel posts in root canals. claire is scheduled to be sentenced and pleaded guilty to defrauding medicaid of $130,000. patients reported infections after he performed root canals. he had a dental practice in falls river. hagerstown, baltimore county and baltimore city. hall of famer brooks robinson expected to stay in the hospital for a few more days after he fell at charity event

in florida. he was about to get off the stage, 6-foot high stage and leaned against a curtain thinking it was a wall and fell back ward. she broke his clavicle but alert when taken to the hospital. time for five things you need to know before heading out the door. department of homelands security, janet naploitano will deliver the homelands security address. she plans to tour college and university campuses throughout the year discussing aspects of homeland security. later, michelle obama and department of labor secretary, will appear at an event announcing proposed rules to help caregivers of wounded veterans. hearings resume on visit ces for hinkley, his attorneys are expected to get a chance to request psychiatrists for the government who is against more freedoms for the man suspected

of trying to kill ronald reagan. neighbor helping neighbor, that's what it's all about. >> that's for sure. some of the white stuff, japan,

we got white stuff this morning in the northern counties. moved past too quickly. no type of accumulations. in the wake, we are dealing with breezy conditions, west, at 6 miles per hour sustained winds, 12 dc, easton, 7 miles per hour sustained wind. gurses throughout the day up to 20 miles per hour. the windchill with the winds, making it feel like 25 degrees, rather than the 30s. it feels like 19 degrees now in to frederick. throughout the day, temperatures will be a little bit more above average. forecasting around 45 degrees, we should be at 42. with the winds, i think we will be spot on, on what we feel like. this is a cold front that pushed through. high pressure build in behind this. see the smile on my face, i love the sunshine, we will get sunshine in here as we go throughout the day. that will continue as we go in to tomorrow and wait until you see the temperature tomorrow,

if you like the milder temperatures, in the meantime, we have a chance for showers to work back in here in to wednesday, and also in to thursday. once again, that temperature for today, around 45 degrees, the breezes for the most part will stick around throughout the day. 30 degrees with a light southerly breeze this evening and then tomorrow, 60 degrees, mostly sunny and warmer, and here is a check of the seven- day forecast, as we get warmer as we go in to wednesday with showers in the forecast. how are the roads? >> we have been good up until this point. we have an accident on the beltway, you will need extra drive time on the north side and west side where the accident is before you get to security boulevard. before we show you that, we want to show you delay on 29. you may want to take washington boulevard through howard county, southbound lanes not bad. we are seeing congestion, southbound 29 through clarksville. a live look at the beltway on the west side, liberty, the

accident is past this point. on the brakes before 795, blocking a left lane, as you approach security boulevard with this collision. >> we have to show you this one more time. ly net charles special for the day. iron do you want to take over? >> really? >> i'm kidding. >> the guy who won came and won the race. he encountered this along the way. >> it makes for an interesting run, not boring. pla answer your question, what would you give up to see a super bowl live? [ mom ] hey guys.

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