let's start with meteorologist wyatt everhart, who is in the storm center with more. >> even if you're a big snow fan, you have to make the best of this. go out there and go for a walk. temperatures are holding up nicely 612 after getting -- 62. we're in the mid to upper 60s across much of central maryland. we're in the low to mid-50s. 60 in d.c. winds blowing out of the south. that's a warm breeze, plus, all the sunshine. it all added up to a rapid warmup. again, very unseasonably mild. just a few clouds out there tonight. into your day tomorrow we're back in the 60s. how's that? the better chance for some hit and mills showers tomorrow. we'll talk about how bigger changes are on the way later this week into your weekend.

that's coming up. the temperatures aren't the only things rising. have you checked the price of gas. the price of a gallon of regular gas has jumped six weeks in the last week and 17 cents in the past month. in the baltimore area we're paying $3.48, eight cents more then last week. last month $3.23. last year it was $3.08. 40 cents less than right now. if you're trying toñi find the t(xdlpxd the traffic leverage andçó findb.ñr j(#e1 t it for $3.29. we have an interactive map it find the best prices wherever you are. gas prices to go up higher for other reasons if the governor gets his way.

abc2's roosevelt leftwich has more. >> reporter: when you got gas last week it was one price, this week it's a nickel to 10-cents higher. the governor wants to raise the gas tax. he is asking to remove the exemption from gas leefnlt currently it's 6%. he would gradually phase this in at 2% a year over the next three years. consumers could spend $3 more 15 years from now. they say it's the wrong idea at the wrong time. >> the way things are these days, you need gas to get home. you need gas to get to work and they charge you more money for gas. >> it's annoying. i literally drive around and i never used to think about.

but i literally drive around and see which gas station i want to go to because of the price. >> reporter: the governor said the increase could be halted if gas spikes at a high price. he's expected to outline moreñit tomorrow's state ofçóxd thejf se address. roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. statewide ban preventing grew bringing your favorite bottle or wine if they have a liquor license. state restaurants and lawmakers are hoping to end the law known has corkage. it failed in the jeanl due to -- general assembly. so this year's bill would give restaurant owners the choice of participating or no today the governor told a state senate hearing that legalizing same-sex marriage in maryland is about

protecting our children. abc2's don harrison was there has the issue was officially put on the table. >> equity and equality for everyone. >> reporter: people on both sides of the same-sex marriage issue gathered in maryland. there were clergy against the same-sex marriage bill. maryland clergy who sport bill met for breakfast this morning. >> i believe that marriage quality is very porchlt -- important. everyone should be treated the same way. >> it's not right. >> reporter: this afternoon the lawmakers got a glimpse at the bill supporting same-sex marriage at the senate judicial meeting. >> maybe we can't see into the future but 10 years down the road this would be a very different maryland if it passes. >> reporter: this year the governor changed language that would protect places of worship if they choose not to perform same-sex marriages. >> this balances protections of

the individual's civil marriage rights with the importance protection of religious freedom for all. >> reporter: the bill will start in the senate where it's likely to pass. then it will move to the house where it's expected to face its toughest challenge. governor martin o'malley is ready top present the state of the state tomorrow. it will take place at high noon. we'll have a full recap tomorrow night at 5:00. now let's get to the latest to baltimore county where the driver of a mini van crashed into a telephone mole bringing down wires -- people bringing down wires and a fire hydrant. it call -- caused joppa road to be shut down. bge crews had to put the poles back up. local schools were also closed because of no power.

the driver had trouble negotiating a curve. he was taken to sinai hospital for observation. police shot and killed a man after he stole a police car and ended up in south baltimore. this is an incredibly bizarre story with a lot of twists and turns. baltimore county says they were trailing a car on the beltway which eventually crashed near 95. when the officers stopped the suspected, he attacked them. said he had a gun and stole the squad car. the suspect drove to a motel six, swapped it out for a ford bronco with four other people inside. police arrested three of the people inside while the suspect, believed to be the one who stole the squad car jumped in the driver's seat and drove away. it claim to an end in a shopping center on annapolis road in south baltimore where police say an anne arundel officer and two

baltimore officers opened fire killing the suspect. there are many questions that have to be answered. so stay with abc2 news and abc2news.com. we have new developments in the deadly crash over the weekend near davidsonville. maryland state police told us that toxicology reports indicate that both drivers were driving under the influence of alcohol. however, police have not released what the blood alcohol contents were. four people were killed on route 50 in anne arundel early saturday morning. three were in a car heading in the wrong direction when it hit the other vehicle head on near route 424. state police say an elkton man is dead after trying to steal a riding lawn mower from a home improvement store in cecil county. the suspect died attempting to get away in plain view of the northeast barrack right there on

40. >> reporter: less than 72 hours before this new lowes is scheduled to open its doors to customers, five thieves decide food help themselves. they drove into the storage lot and tried to load this john dear riding moore into the back of this chevy silverado. >> the employee went to the fence, closed the gate so they wouldn't be able to get out and called 911. the suspects got back into the pickup truck and rammed the truck. >> reporter: the suspects were able to drive beneath the gate but lost lawn mower in the process. in their rush to get away the driver pulled off into the path of an eastbound car on route 40 with deadly consequences. >> one of the suspects was in the back of the pickup truck. he was ejected from the truck and came to rest in the ditch

along the westbound lane. he was flown christiana hospital where he was pronounced dead. state police are reviewing surveillance video from businesses in the area trying to identify them. if you know anything about this case, maryland state police say you should call the northeast barrack at 410-996-7800. jeff hager, abc2 news. state police have identified the man who died in the crash as david rollen who lives in elkton. the driver of the other car was treated and released from the hospital. there is a suspected child sex offender after a mother said her daughter was attacked. a young girl attended a girl's party at a mobile home park who

enexon terred -- encountered 29-year-old gerald hazelwood. he sexually assaulted her. she told her mom. no bai. he's facing a s of charges including second-degree rape. let's get to the continuing coverage of accused paving schemer tommy clack. he's back in maryland but he didn't get a warm welcome home. clack has been extradited from florida. yesterday he posted $300,000 bail. clack is due in court tomorrow to face off with the attorney general's office which hit him with a cease and desist order telling him to stop paving and that was back in november. new tonight federal investigators said the airforce retaliated against four civilian workers who blew the whistle on

those mishandling remains at dover airforce base. the problems uncovered included the loss of some body parts. if you think of it it makes sense. you take blood pressure from both arms. there's a new study calls for this to become policy, why it could save your life. >> one of the smallest children ever to receive a heart transplant without blood. >> no donated blood in a hospital. sounds impossible. we'll take you to a place where it's happening. all right. the old record today was 69. that was from 1947. we didn't get there butw3 we dii getçó to thec mid-60s. i (j front so whenw3ht+atñr wild coolth us down right after this.

he laid it out. ever work for phillips during the summer? wyatt will have a detailed look at the forecast coming up in two and h(# minutes. a new study shows do(,mw mesh blood pressure inçóñr boths because it couldçó reveal ançó 2q di difference in bloodt( pressure between arms couldlp be anñixd indicationxd ofñiñiñi hypertensd that could develop into heart disease, stroke, kidney disease and even dementia. both arm pressure checks shut should become standard practice.

here's a story about a 6-year-old boy hop underwent a heart transplant without receiving a single drop of donated blood. linda so tells us about this growing technique and why doctors say it's better. >> andrew is a medical miracle. he bounced back from surgery like a trooper. >> within a few days he was riding his bicycle. >> reporter: it wasn't any routine surgery. his case was historic. >> one of the smallest children ever to receive a heart transplant without blood. >> reporter: the effort required meticulous planning in bloodless surgery. it was a religious surgery but becoming a choice for many. the doctor said the idea is to perform operations without using a single drop of donated blood.

>> the more foreign blood and the more foreign stuff you're exposed to, the morexd revved up yourçó immune system is. k an inflammatory response. doctors limit how much blood they take for testing before surgery and employ newer technology to make this safe ear use what's called a cell saver which captures shed blood, processes it and puts it right back into the body. >> reporter: using a patient's own blood cuts infection by more than a half and the cost is cut. it was that team approach which put andrew on the road to recovery. linda so reporting. >> as more hospitals use the tech neerks the demand for -- technique, the demand for blood will go down.

after a very mild day temperatures not bad. humidity is dry. light south wind. this was gusty at times, not gusty, just breezy. through the day we had very good looking weather, but we did have a change, chilly with some clouds early this morning, but, boy, once that sun emerged and the south winds started to kick in temperatures rocketed up well above 60 degrees. you can see it over baltimore, annapolis similar scenario. a lot of sail boats, why not. that water is still chilly but the hair temps were great. -- air temps were great. in d.c., sunshine and near record temperatures there as well well up into the mid-60s although we did get warmer in baltimore. maryland's radar all clear that will hold up through the mid-part of the morning.

we don't look for much chance of a rain until early thursday. temperatures statewide running way above average for the last evening of january. 60s and upper 50s in most spots. winds from the south. they have let up some. we'll continue to see that warmr southerly wind flow and into the dayçót( tomorrow. you can seet(ñiçóe1 some spotsxi 70ñixdçó÷dññkoñiñr likeñi culpd ijezñi the baltimore areañi weñó were amy degree or offfá our al time high from 1947, which was 69 way back in the day. tomorrow 62 in little italy. 62 at federal hill. chances for hit and mills showers but not as much sunshine. 64 in arnold. across the region, just a few passion clouds, really a quiet pattern overnight. into the day tomorrow increasing clouds, the chance for a hit or

mills shower -- miss shower. i don't see a lot of moisture until early thursday. we're not warm sector. you can see cooler air will come around this thing. the front will push its way in as we get into tomorrow night and into the day on thursday, but in the meantime we're going to start off the first day of february often a mild note. trend wise increased clouds tomorrow. yeah, maybe an isolated shower in the morning. i think those odds are slim into the day thursday. slightly better chances for some moisture to come up and bring some rain showers but right now that looks to track through southern maryland more so than baltimore and points north. overnight down to 44. clouds increasing, not too chilly. your forecast two-degree guarantee, 64. mild, a few showers will be possible but a better chance for showers late tomorrow night. really into thursday morning. and your seven-day forecast, again, you can see the trend line. 10, 12 degrees cooler thursday

and friday and another cooler shot arrives but not bad for the first days of february. if this keeps up --çó the orioles are packing up to hitxd ññi springi] training home. with the super bowl on sunday, the truth is the ravens season is over. tomorrow the team will make that fearchlt the owner will be there. the general manager and coach john harbaugh will sit down in front of us to close out the season. it marks the end of the year for the ravens as they start preparing for next season. all right. no draft tonight. get out there and enjoy it, will you? when we come back just how long

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your house. tonight a modern take on it. how doctors and patients are connecting like never before. plus, nausea, back pain, indigestion. they're all problems for pregnant women. we'll show you how some moms are using the ancient art to ease the pain. all right. let's keep talking about the weather. >> good stuff, isn't it? i know there are people hop want that big snowstorm. >> who are they? >> this could happen still. >> who are they? >> in the meantime, this is what we have. 60 in king george. 57 arlington. right around the city in the upper 50s. enjoy a nice evening. tomorrow 63, so one more mild day to start february. >> all right. thanks for joining us. world news with diane sawyer is next.

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