will be above average once again. that satellite and radar not picking up on a whole lot. you have to really pull out to see some type of activity across the nation and that is well to the west of us. some snow into denver. we're not getting in on that action, but we will see temperatures go up to about 50 degrees this afternoon. let's get a check of the traffic now with angela. angela, we've been clear all morning, but is there a change out there now? reporter: actually, there has been a change, lynette, you are right. we are seeing some very heavy traffic now on the west side outer loop of the beltway going to affect your drive through cadenceville, got an accident after baltimore national pike, police are in the left lane. as you can see to the left of your screen here, traffic is backing down to below posted speed. traveling through cadenceville, left lane blocked just after baltimore national pike. it's also getting pretty crowded now on i-95 for those of you making the drive past white marsh boulevard. to the right of your screen, you can see the southbound lanes are backing down there. as we check your drive times, no problems on the harrisburg

expressway. that drive from 95 from white marsh boulevard to the beltway, about six minutes there. again, checking the west side of the beltway from 795 to 70 you're okay, only about seven minutes. this is where you start to back down as you approach baltimore national pike. over to you. more than seven years, that's how long it took for maryland's board of physicians to discipline one doctor accused of sexual misconduct. but his case isn't the only one with a lengthy delay. abc 2 news investigator joce steon found doctors who were allow today practice for months, even years before formal action was taken. reporter: we found dozens of cases that had serious delays. it's all part of an abc 2 news investigation into bad medicine. as part of our story last night, we exposed how those delays apply to cases involving everything from sexual misconduct to drug abuse, even doctors who played a role in the deaths of patients. the maryland board of physicians is the agency assigned to discipline doctors, although they are often quick to act, sometimes taking just

days to revoke or suspend a license. we found other doctors were given the opportunity to continue practicing for years. >> there are many reasons for delays of the board and up front some of them are internal, the board has made a mistake in following through on certain investigations for a number of reasons. we have implemented procedures to keep that from happening again. reporter: the board's chairman says due process in these serious cases can take a while and that doctors who are questioned need the opportunity for a thorough investigation. he believes the board is doing a good job handling cases all the way through prosecution, but the state disagrees a bit. a scathing audit last fall is bringing serious changes to the board which is independent. we'll tell you about that and hear more of the board's response to our investigation tonight at 11:00. in the meantime, we want you to check out a special website we've created. it's abc2news.com/bad medicine. we put our full coverage of our

investigation right here for you to look at. you can look up doctors by name, by the various complaints, you can see which complaints are most common related to all of these documents. you can look up your doctor and figure out how to file a complaint. this is all on our website, abc2news.com/bad medicine. joce sterman, abc 2 news. 6:33 right now. you may have noticed this, we are all decked out in red for national wear red day. february is heart health month, an important message that a lot of women need to hear. abc 2 news health reporter linda stow is here with a mother and a daughter who learned firsthand why taking care of your heart is so important. it's a great story, linda. reporter: yeah, megan. heart disease is the leading killer of women in the u.s. you guys learned that the hard way. tell us about your story. usually we think about heart attacks, but what you had was a little bit more serious. >> indeed. i actually have an electrical condition called long qt which i actually experienced sudden

cardiac arrest on my 37th birthday. reporter: you had to have something implanted. there's no actual cure for it, so what they do from a preventative standpoint is i have an internal defibrillator that will actually shock my heart back into sync if something happens. reporter: when did you find out that you had this similar condition? >> i had it when i was 11 and officially diagnosed when i was 12. reporter: you typically think heart disease as affecting older women. were you surprised and do you expect that in teens? >> well, with mine i had a feeling it was going to happen because of my mom and it's genetic. i have a lot of friends who have heart conditions as well. it doesn't surprise me as much as you think it would. reporter: barbara, today is national wear red day. typically when you think about women and the things that kill them, you know, we think about breast cancer, but heart disease is actually the number one killer. just getting the word out by wearing red, a great thing. >> it is. actually, i hope everyone wears red because everyone probably knows someone who's had some

kind of a heart issue. the statistics are staggering, you know, one in three women will die from heart disease. that's actually one woman a minute. so, you know, we're blessed that we found the american heart association because it's so nice that we're involved with them and they actually -- i truly believe that if they weren't around i wouldn't be alive today to be able to tell our story. so it's important that we're getting the word out and go red really helps get that word out today. reporter: thank you for coming in and telling us your story. we're so glad you guys found the condition and got it treated. >> thank you so much. reporter: back to you guys. new developments in the case of the perry hall hit and run. baltimore police say they've found the car involved that killed beverly moore. police were going over the car searching for evidence last night. no arrests have been made just yet. moore was hit and killed killing seven course lane a week and a half ago. four people are locked up this morning charged with taking part in the killing of a young man outside the talson town center back in december. gunfire left rodney pritchett

dead as he was in front of the nordstrom's department store just before christmas. police say the gunman was 19- year-old tyrone brown. police say all of the suspects and the victim all knew each other. detectives say they've not yet determined why that young man was targeted. 6:35 right now. abc 2 news is honoring black history month. there is a local 15-minute documentary on civil rights. the activist walter p. carter, and yesterday it was viewed in downtown baltimore. carter helped organize demonstrations throughout the state of maryland, his daughter, by the way, is delegate jill carter. that documentary also features a performance by the union baptist church senior choir. could israel be planning an attack against iran? why top defense officials believe that israel is plotting a major attack. plus egypt is in a state of mourning after that deadly soccer riot. how many more people have died since that chaos broke out in that soccer game. we have details straight ahead this morning.

news around the world on this friday morning, we've learned overnight that u.s. defense secretary leon panetta believes israel could be staging a strike against iran this spring. >> yeah. he says the attack by israel would be done in an effort to stop iran from building a nuclear bomb. the "washington post" first reported that panetta was concerned about the increased likelihood that israel would launch an attack over the next few months. [ sirens ] two people died overnight in egypt, two days after rioting during a soccer match that left 74 dead. protesters blame police for failing to control that riot following the soccer game on wednesday. witnesses say about 3,000 people demonstrated in front of police headquarters. still ahead, much more for you on abc 2 news and abc 2 news to go. that is straight ahead.

>> absolutely. stay with us this morning, the university of virginia is getting ready for a high profile trial. what's happening today in the case of yardley love. junk food for kids, we know it's bad for them. now one state lawmaker says you know enough, now it's about what you're going to do. also ahead this morning, we haven't seep that much of the winter, but they certainly are in denver. how they're getting pounded with the white stuff. and temperatures are in the upper 20s to 30s this morning and how high will that mercury soar as we go into the afternoon? those details coming up. and we're following a collision on the west side of the beltway. we'll update lane closures and where the congestion begins. that's up for you next on "good morning maryland."

6:44. this is your abc 2 eyewitness news to go on this friday morning, i'm megan pringle. >> i'm charley crowson. let's check the forecast with lynette charles. >> good morning you guys. we are dealing with mainly clear skies right now. we will get some sunshine in here as we go into the afternoon. it's going to be a nice looking day outside. make sure you get out and enjoy it. before you step out the door

into aberdeen, make sure you grab that big coat because it is cold this morning coming in right around 28 degrees. dress in layers because we'll warm up throughout the day. 34 degrees right now into federalsburg and our temperature into arnold right now coming in at 33 degrees. as we push into the afternoon, i'm forecasting a high today right around 50 degrees. plenty of sunshine in the forecast. we do have a check of the traffic right now with angela. angela, the last time we talked, you did have some traffic out there and an accident. what's going on you -- what's going on now? reporter: that's the thing about it being a quiet morning, crews got out there very quickly and cleared the west side of the beltway at fredrick road. we still have some residual delays. we'll show you those in a moment. heading into downtown 95 north of the beltway on the southwest side, still moving at a pretty good pace, although we got some heavy volume. here's a live look at 695 and baltimore national pike. as we mentioned that lane has reopened on the west side, so getting back up to speed there. on the north side a lot of volume on both the inner and

outer loopsment back to you, charley. all new this morning, a maryland state trooper is recovering after he was hurt during a high speed chase overnight. the trooper, john saw was trying to pull over a car on mountain road in abingdon, but the suspect took off. investigators say the suspect then turned around, ramming the officer's cruiser. saw's car was slammed into a wooden fence. when backup arrived, police arrested the man. according to police reports he was driving under the influence. today a pretrial hearing is set for the university of virginia la crosse player charged in the murder of the death of his former girlfriend yardley love. abc 2 new's sherri johnson is standing by with new information on how the university is now preparing for the coverage of this trial. reporter: megan, all new this morning the university of virginia is preparing for students for the high profile trial of george hugly. he'll stand trial on monday for the murder of yardley love. the university sent an e-mail to students telling them about the upcoming trial and offering counseling for those who need it. now today a final pretrial

hearing is scheduled to resolve some last minute legal issue in this case. jury selection for the two-week trial starts on monday. hugly says he shook her and then she hit her head. but defense says love died from an irregular heartbeat after taking medication for attention deficit disorder. love was found dead by her roommate on may 3rd, 2010 inside her apartment in charlottesville. during the summer of 2010, a group of 25 student leaders formed the let's get grounded campaign that helps to look for disrespectful behavior among peers. university of virginia vice president and chief student affairs officer patricia lampkin released this statement saying i immediately began to notice a difference in the types of calls and notifications that our office might get from peers and others. there's a balance of not blowing something out of proportion, but paying close attention to concerns so we might get in front of a potential problem. you can head to our website at abc2news.com for the full story. it's located in the slide show.

sherri johnson, abc 2 news. 6:47 right now. a man is pushing a bill this morning that would stop social security from making a dead person's information public. we reported on this back in november yesterday in washington. this all happened at a house hearing where lawmakers looked at what's called the death master file. as to how crooks are now finding the social security numbers of the deceased. >> it disgust me to no end that there are people out there who clearly are preying upon deceased children to profit from them. and the fact that somebody did that specifically to my daughter, as a father, it just -- it makes me want to kill them. >> for more on this story, you can log on to abc2news.com. when you get there, click on our story that reads social insecurity for more information. now for democracy 2012. actress rose anne barr wants to be president. she's going to run on the green party ticket and wants to receive that party's nomination when the convention is held in

baltimore coming in july. barr has said she's fighting for the working class families and fighting for women for decades. she's also advocated returning to the guillo tine. lawmakers in annapolis killed a bill last year that would have required utilities to enter into long-term power purchases contracts. eight companies have already expressed interest in maryland for those possible sites. a top e.p.a. official will be focused on cleaning up the chesapeake today. on monday matthew stoner will tour a factory in ballottensburg. new this morning, a maryland businessman has been ordered to pay back more than $6 million and serve 40 months in federal prison after pleading guilty in an

embezzlement scheme. the man of potomac, maryland pled guilty to defrauding a firm. he was paid -- he was tried, state invoices blamed four manufacturers when nothing arrived. the company also involved in a federal and civil suit over importing two years ago. three men have been charged, including robert evans patterson, from elkton in a series of thefts and vandalism back in frostburg. in december police started getting calls from homeowners whose christmas decorations had been stolen. they also got calls of rocks through cars and homes. a ceremony will be held honoring the life of police officer william torebet. it was a year ago when he responded in plain clothes to a call of trouble outside the club select lounge. he tried to break up the fight but shot by other police officers on the scene. wildwood parkway at edmonessen avenue will now be renamed.

in just a few hours mcdaniel college will be breaking ground on a new multi- purpose stadium. the stadium will be used for several sports including football, field hockey, la crosse and other events. the stadium will have more seats and larger press boxes. funding for that project comes from individual donors. a book called "bringing up baby" is drawing a lot of criticism this morning. the author claims french parents are doing a better job parenting than american families. the book's author claims that american parents are spoiling their kids. now, the author points out that parents should even allow their babies as young as six weeks old to cry for a few minutes, training them to go back to sleep on their own. also this morning colorado lawmakers want to become the first in the nation to ban junk food in school cafeterias as it considers the nation's toughest school ban on transfat. now, that would mean vending machines, after-school bake sales and the popular al-a-cart

items on a lunch line like ice cream or pizza, they would have to be produced without artery- clogging transfats. we're 48 hours away from super bowl xlvi, meaning many restaurants around the area are going to be ready getting -- are going to be busy getting ready for the big game. how busy? we went to a pizzeria in timonen. corrine, what is the weirdest thing they have had put on a pizza? reporter: i don't know about the weirdest thing. did you see the pizza i was making in the last hit? it says abc 2 in broccoli, i have broccoli, sausage an pepperoni. wear here live with chito who is part owner here. we have been working all morning long making the super bowl feast for you guys to see. chito, tell me a little bit about what we have so far. >> we got regular pizza, cheese, pepperoni and a little bit of extra sauce. we got some spicy buffalo wings

over here which taste very good. we have the three cheese, mozzarella, and garlic. the other one is veggies, broccoli, spinach, chopped tomato. reporter: we have a salad if you want to stay on the lighter side. how many of these pizzas do you expect to sell on super bowl sunday? >> at least 500 to 600. reporter: 500 to 600 pizzas. also don't forget about the wings. >> oh, yes. reporter: also, charley, because we've been working so hard all morning long, i have to taste the fruits of my labor this morning. let's get a bite of this pizza. delicious. this is the breakfast of champions, believe it or not. also two other locations if you can't make it here. super bowl seat already ready for you. you know where to come to get it. back to you guys. >> i can't blame her.

that's not a small piece of pizza, either. >> that takes me back to my college days, cold pizza in the morning. time for five things before you head out the door. we'll learn more today with the misplaced head stones in arlington national cemetery. there'll be a house armed services committee hearing scheduled for later this morning. a navy seal will be sentenced today. nicholas bickel will be charged on a plot to sell weapons and explosives from iraq and afghanistan to the united states. workers at disney theme parks will be allowed to have beards or mustaches. that ban goes back to the '50s when dleand first opened. be sure to watch for flacco. wear red today in support of heart health. the american heart association says heart disease is the number one killer among women. it kills 400,000 every single year. expect a crowd at the grand ole opera in nashville as keith urban returns to the stage, this after undergoing throat surgery three months ago. the grammy winner had a polyp removed from his throat back in

november. >> denver colorado this morning definitely has a snowstorm, blizzard conditions moving in across the area. we have there about six to 10 inches of snow, maybe even more when this storm is all said and done, and they've been dealing with some very gusty winds at about 20 miles an hour. so check out what's going on now as we slide over into our weather. things definitely looking pretty good as we go through time here. we are going to be dealing with some clear conditions, and we will have high pressure built in across the area as we go throughout the today. so sunshine galore is going to be on tap for us. it is definitely a good day to have a birthday. now, speaking of a birthday, bobby kemp, station 13, rockland county, happy birthday -- anne arundel county, happy birthday to you. temperature right around 50 degrees. it will be mostly sunny outside, slightly cooler temperatures than what we had yesterday, but no complaints whatsoever.

by tonight that temperature will be right around 34 degrees, increasing clouds and still chilly. and as we move into tomorrow, the clouds will be hanging around. we do have a late shower possible with that temperature coming in right around 48 degrees. and here's a check of that seven-day forecast for you as we will have the showers possible on both days. but, again, i really think that we should stay dry for the most part and we will see much more sunshine as we work our way into next week. let's get a check of that traffic now with angela. good morning. reporter: good morning to you, lynette. got rid of the beltway accident, but picked up another one in the city. st. paul street is one way southbound. once you pass north avenue is where you'll see a collision. here's a live look at the beltway at the bw parkway, heading to the east side, getting reports of slow traffic on the inner loop as you get into curtis bay where we have that ongoing project and that's the west side trying to recover from that earlier collision. happy friday. if you haven't dressed yet, put on some red. remember, the news is always on at abc2news.com. let's go to new york now for "good morning america." back in 25 minutes for news, weather and traffic.

we'll see you then.