horizon. >> yes being we are dealing with rain out -- oh, yes, we are dealing with rain out there and we are dealing with fog. foggy into d.c. 8-mile visibility there and two along the eastern shore. so the eastern shore is the worst of it this morning. we need to get back to the tens in baltimore. the rain is a big factor. we can see right around the eastern shore. that's what we are going to be dealing with going through time. but, temperatures are not so bad. we are a little cooler than what we were yesterday. but we still are well above average. so we will take that. let's check your traffic with angela. good morning how are the road looking. >> reporter: not too bad a couple incidents going on. as a matter of fact we had an earlier disabled vehicle on southbound 895. now crews were able to clear that out of the roadway. but we are seeing pretty heavy traffic in the southbound direction from ritchie highway to 295. as abouty drive on 29 -- busy drive on 29 to burtonsville and same on i-95 southbound approaching the beltway from

this point at white march are shall. i will updating all your traffic conditions on twitter. now over to you. >> thanks. abc2 news is working for you this morning to make sure that the doctors you see are taking care of you and they are fit for the job. tonight, abc2 news investigator joce sterman brings you a look at the second part of a 3-part series on bad medicine. >> reporter: it took a tragedy to get a baltimore county family to start asking those questions. they lost a mother and a wife following her plastic surgery. and in the years after her death, learned some shocking information about her surgeon. last night we brought outfirst part of our three-part look into bad medicine in maryland. introducing you to the hannan family dealing with heartache and anger. janet died three days after the plastic surgery in 2005. but it took years for the doctor who operated on her to finally be disciplineed by the

maryland board of physicians. >> you know time passes and you heal a little bit. and you know, things start to become a distant memory, and then five years later you get the thing from the physicians. >> reporter: as we explained last night, lags in discipline by the board put them in limbo for more than five years. but the case is not an exception. as part of the abc2 news investigation, we have uncovered dozens of cases where dock discipline was delayed big tile. tonight we will explain how doctors facing serious allegations from sexual misconduct to drug abuse even playing a role in the deaths of patients, those doctors are allowed to continue to practice for months even years that's tonight at 11 on abc2, joce sterman, abc2 news. abc2 news is work for you. in a few hours law makers will attend a hearing to address better ways to protect people

from being presumed dead a prevent identity thieves from prompting off the information of deceased children. we will look at ways to bet prore text you and your family. the hearing comes on the heels of an abc2 news investigation into the mistakes. the head of the social security administration has been called to this hearing. we will keep you posted. 15-year-old is struggling to recover from the accident that killed her father, mother and older sister all of this part of sunday's massive crash along i-75 in gainesville florida and all 11 people were killed. libyan -- she is is alive and grieving part of the loss of her family here from brazil illegally returning from a church conference when the accident happened. doctors told the teen tuesday the family had been killed. >> she had a good reaction because she thought she would be removed. it could be worse but she was -- she is trying to process everything. >> there were concerns that she

would be deport -- deported because she is here illegally but that won't happen. say federal officials. hour years -- hours overnight. man is buried up to his neck could barely breath. rescuers say that's the only reason he survived. after rescuers dug for three hours the man was pulled to safety. he was airlifted to a nearby hospital. happening right now officials are monitoring a remote alaska volcano that could launch an ash cloud and that would potentially threaten intercontinental flights. charley saturday live desk monitoring -- is at the live desk right now monitoring. >> this has been developing over the past few days and what's happening is one of the volcano is active. it could possibly erupt causing a ash cloud going up in the sky and could affect

flights. that is map brought to us by the national weather association. this is the threat zone for the ash and cloud and it covers the state of alaska. and you know exactly how big that is. we have the thought of this volcano kicking the plume and ash into the sky that could have atmospheric changes that could result in the change of intercontinental flights. and it's not known if this volcano could be in part a part of a larger chain known as the super volcano but many believe it's under yellowstone national park that story has been investigated by geologist for 15 to 20 years. so, we will monitor this of what's going on in alaska. this will develop into the days to come. now bag to -- back to megan. a major airline carrier is about to lose about 15% of its workers. coming, why american airlines say they need to totally restructure the way they do business. and new steps in place regarding airline pilot

fatigue. what the faa is saying today when "good morning maryland" continues.

now "good morning maryland." well an effort to prevent dangerous fatigue for pilots the faa issued new rules that include pilots flying shorter shifts and getting longer periods of rest. flight times would be limited to 8 or 9 hours and pilots would have the opportunity for 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep during the rest periodch cargo pilots are not included in the new rules. american airlines is look to reduce its work -- looking to reduce the work force by cutting is a,000 jobs. other cost cutting moves is changing labor contract and reconstructing the debt. airline management is facing

job cuts. much more ahead, abc2 news to go is coming next. we will see who is going a show up in court today. that's the big question for a man accused of scamming thousands of dollars from people in paving scheme. >> reporter: proposed changes for students in a baltimore county school. i am sherrie johnson. and i will have the latest on the changes. and one what a maryland senator plans to do to improve therapies for the most deadly and chronic diseases lynette. >> so we have rain again this morning. when will the rain end and will we hit 70? i will have the details coming up. on the drive out this morning, with the rain we have slepry conditions and getting reports of patchy fog around the bay bridge. we are following one accident and we will update that in a moment.

good thursday morning i am megan pringle. >> i am charley crowson the time for the abc2 news to go and we begin with lynette

charles and a wet forecast. >> we were wet yesterday and we are wet again today and we will dry out going into the afternoon but this is what we have to contend with as we start the morning off a. make sure you grab the rain gear because you will need it as you go through the morning. we are dealing with moderate to heavy rein across the area and more into centerville. let's check the traffic with and l.a. good morning we have fog out there. >> reporter: still got fog reported around the chesapeake bay bridge so extra caution for those traveling on u.s. 50. and we are following the accident reported in glen burnie in the final clearing stages. southbound 10 at mountain road. so a tap on the brakes to get you through there. here's shawan on the harrisburg expressway. not too bad here. on the top side of 695 it's starting to pick up as you pass harford road and, of course, the west side is where we are seeing the heavy delays making your way to baltimore at national pike. megan, over to you. >> thanks. this morning the trial is set to begin for the annapolis man accused in a huge paving

scheme. we have been following this story for month now. and abc2 news linda so is here with what's expected to happen today. linda. >> reporter: in just a few hours at 8:45, the trial will begin in glen burnie for tommy clack tried on three criminal cases. he was a no show in court at a hearing brought by the attorney general's office. agency claims he was operating a paving business without a license for 284 days in maryland. he is accused of offering no estimates or low bog customers and overcharging them. state says 16 people were hit in the paving scam and some were charged as much as 20 to 30,000 dollars. >> this cannot be and i look at my husband and he was standing and shaking his head april was so stunned. it was like crushing. >> reporter: and if he doesn't show up again in court today the case will move on without

him. and administrative hearing judge will heart case and issue a decision in the future. trial against at 8:45 this morning. linda so, abc2 news. there's going to be more police patrolling the streets in roland park after a mugging in the area. two women dining were mugged in the parking lot in response to the robbery, police have assured community leaders that they will blanket roland park with uniformed as well as plain clothess officers. shopping center has add more lights in the parking lot in the meantime. charley. new information about the proposed move of a grade level of student out of a brand new school building and parents are very upset today. so for more, let's go live to abc2 news education reporter sherrie johnson with what the county schools are doing. >> reporter: well, charley i. tell you what, the county schools are planning another public meeting for next week to talk to parents a little bit more about this proposed plan. because the parents are so upset about this. right now, i am actually in

front of west towson elementary school. it's about 30 feet from ridge ruxton. this fall baltimore county school officials have proposed to move the 4th grade class from west towson elementary into the ridge ruxton school building. west towson opened in the fall of 2010 and it is overcrowded and parents from ridge ruxton a school for children with special needs are concerned about the impact on their school. school official say a larger he multistoreied building for west towson elementary would not have been possible. >> our littlest, youngest students need to evacuate in an emergency and having a multistory structure presents a challenge sometimes. >> reporter: so once again, school officials plan to have a meeting sometime next week to talk a little bit more about the proposed changes to the school. and we are told that a new school is planned to be built in the timonium area to alleviate overcrowding but no timeline has been released. reporting live, sherrie,

johnson, abc2 news. in the story we are following this morning, the community is divided. one young boy and his mother at the center of a raging debate all about undocumented immigration. corinne redman is standing by with more. >> reporter: this entire case centers around a judge in missouri who ruled because one mother was undocumented she was putting her son at risk. so he ruled to take him out of her custody and he was placed up for adoptionch the mother lost her son after being arrested five years ago in a federal immigration raid at a missouri poultry plant. the mother ended up helpless in a federal custody battle after her son was adopted by a couple in my sure. woman said no one could help her because she couldn't speak english and the judge who made the ruling says he terminated the rights because illegally smuggling herself into the country is not a lifestyle providing stability for a child. now this story is gaining national attention after it was revealed that there were an extensive abc world news investigation that the woman has the help of an immigration

attorney. and this case is shedding light on a huge problem that's growing in the u.s. for over 5,000 children are placed in foster care while the parents who are illegals are detained or deported. >> i start crying and get sad because he is not with me. and i need him to be with me. >> we are creating a collateral cops wednesday in which thousands of children -- coconsequence in which thousands of children are ripped away from their families with no process for being reunited. >> reporter: a lawyer for the mexican can and guatemalan government says the u.s. is sending a ugly message to latin americans over custody cases like this. 6:49. later today, senator mikulski will talk about how to improve therapies for deadly diseases. she will be joining other senators at news conference in washington today to support a bill aimed at speeding up the development of drugs to fight

chronic disease such as alzheimer's and cancer and diabetes and heart disease. the measure calls for investing in public private partnerships to help researchers develop new safe and effective drugs. new this morning, senator mikulski and other representatives celebrated the 100 anniversary of the girl scouts. they launched to the get her there campaign and this is a leadership campaign motivating women to become leaders. >> let's be courageous and strong, responsible for what we say and what we do. respect myself and others respect authority, use our resources wisely. make the world a better place. and for all those of us girl scouts be a sister to every girl scout no matter what age or what stage. >> the group was in washington gaining momentum for the initiative and raise a billion dollars promoting the overall leadership campaign. megan. we have a health alert this morning. 23 people got sick from drinking raw milk from a pennsylvania farm. health officials here in

maryland say lab test confirmed the presence of a bacteria that causes the illness. the milk was sold at the family cow farm and they also sell milk in grocery stores and markets. something to keep in mind. the feds don't take copy write inspringment likely. a man face as hearing accused of reprodutying and distribute -- produesing and distributing programs. he received 265,000 dollars for selling the programs through his website and had a post office box in towson. 31-year-old a was arrested on tuesday at dulles after trying to board a flight to pakistan. same sex marriage is an issue not only in maryland but in other states. we have learned that the washington state senate passed a bill that would legalize same sex marriage. it's a step soon by supporters a critical hurdle for the legislative approval even as the threat of a ballot challenge looms. now opponents promise the

referendum ballot. today maryland comptroller will meet with students to talk about overall financial responsibility. he is going to be at edwards edgewood high school at 8:30 celebrating the grand opening of the school's new bank branch. they will swing through haliburton in baltimore city. seems hard bound textbook could be a thing of the past. education officials are challenging schools to go digital textbook and get kids there in five years. digital books or e-books are viewed as way to provide interactive learning. it is aimed to get kids material fast erin updating faster as well. a deadline for epa administrator lisa jackson to clarify weather tracking is a threat. fracking is a method of drilling natural gas. and prosecutors say dada from users of the -- data from the users of the mega upload could be deleted. prosecutors blocked access to mega upload and charged 7 men saying the site sold dozens or

millions of illegal down loads and music and movies and other content. eric holder will appear behalf house oversight committee on operation fast and furious today. it's a controversial operation where federal agents ran weapons that may end up in the hand of mexican drug runners. the house of delegate will receive testimony on threats against the nation. high-profile witnesses attending will include cia director and fbi director robert miller. court date has been set for randy babbitt in court today in virginia. the former faa boss resigned three days after police arrested him on a drunk driving charge near his suburban washington home. all right. talking about temperatures this morning. not so bad. they are well above once again we should be at 25 for this time of the year. and we are at 50 this morning. like we were yesterday in the 50s. 40s in frederick and easton 46 degrees there. deaf in thely the problem spot

this morning. -- definitely the problem spot this morning. fog conditions rolling in. they will get out of here and we will see that rain get out of there. but we are dealing with the rain right now. we see this one batch that is coming across the area. and then we are seeing portions of the second batch to congeal with the first batch. that's going to roll in and by the afternoon, things will be so much more improved nine that's what everybody is waiting for to get the wet stuff out of here. but we are looking at the fact that the weather pattern brings the cold front through. behind it we won't be as windy as we were yesterday. i think the winds will pick up a little bit. but it won't be as blustery as yesterday and felt yesterday. now, the fact is that high pressure will start to build in behind this. and once it does, we will see plenty sunshine in the forecast for tomorrow. we want to get out and enjoy that. although we won't be in the 70s. but we will be in the 50s as we head into your tomorrow. your neighborhood forecast looks like this for today. 54 degrees in randallstown. 55 glen burnie and sliding

further to the south, along arnold temperatures coming in at around 5 # 4 and -- 54and 55 and temperatures will drop off this afternoon coming in around 32. by tomorrow the temperature at 50 and ample sunshine but we will have the temperatures above normal. and this is a check of the seven dane forecast, because we stay -- seven-day forecast because we stay above average. upper 40s to mid-40s going into the weekend with a chance for a shower in the forecast heading into sunday. but then we dry back out as we head into next week and temperatures still looking pretty good out there. let's check the traffic now with angela. good morning>> reporter: good morning. the accidents we are following we have a problem on 95 northbound. traveling through howard county, traffic is slowing down at 216 for a stalled car off to the roadway. and that's causing a brief delay there. also a bit slow on 95 making your way to the beltway in the arbutus area. trailing on -- traveling on 29 a very slow drive for you from maryland 32 all the way into

burtonsville and here's a live look at the beltway the west side delays very slow for you now from 795 to past baltimore national pike. also eastbound i-70 stacking up getting to the west side of the beltway. >> okay. we want to invite you to go to facebook because earlier in the show we had a story. >> don't bring it up. >> about more and more people admitting they will text while taking care of personal business in the rest room. >> on the toilet is what he is talking about. >> this is a family show. all right. please. so, are you guilty? go to facebook and let us know. lynette? >> yes. >> you do? >> no. i am saying yes you called it by name i don't do that i am scared my phone will drop in the toilet. >> i don't take devices in the bathroom, sorry. >> don't ask me he that. >> we will so you the 7:25. i promise you. what's wrong with you. >> do you do it? >> no.