around 4 than 6 in the evening. and we got it but the good news is if you weren't prepared for it, nothing to scrape up out there. that's for sure. the ground was too warm and it got in and got out and now maryland's most powerful radar is nice and dry. and that's the way it will be as we go through the rest of today. but you know, we are dealing with some very cold temperatures this morning. so you need to bundle up bundle the kids up as they head out the door. it will be a little shock to the system. the temperatures are seasonable where we should be for this time of the year. but when we were talking about temperatures in the 40s and 30s last week, the 25 definitely cold into joppa andeaston around 26 and goldsboro coming in right around 25 degrees. and we are dealing with patchy fog as well. we have reduced visibilities from baltimore to easton. hagerstown and frederick and york pennsylvania have the low beams on heading out and about and i will talk about how warm it will get going into the afternoon. let's check of your traffic with and l.a. good morning how is the fog affecting the roadways this morning. >> reporter: we are getting

lots of reports and seeing lost camera shots of foggy conditions out there. otherwise, we doing okay. just got a report of some type incident on the bw parkway. we are not sure in what direction but we know it's in the jessup region will we will update you on that in the next report. a live look at some of the foggy conditions. this is 95 just south of the city before you reach the beltway as you can see, we are quite foggy out there. if you travel on u.s. 50, crossing the bay bridge, you will have foggy conditions there. also here on 50 looking live at 50 and i-97 we will keep you up- to-date on the foggy conditions and update the accident in our next report. megan and charley over to you. one of the first major changes to maryland ethics laws will be introduceed to the state senate this week. it will require lawmakers and government employees to file their financial disclosures electronically. the bill would require the state to post them on internet and the forms would have to be be listed by cabet in level

composition -- cabinet level position by 2013. in the month of july. initial recommendations are expected to the full senate by march 1st. also today a. state senator from pg county plans continue to trough dues legislation that would a-- introduce legislation that would introduce table games to be built if tate and -- state and locals approve it and voters of course. jj peters says in addition to generating revenue for state education programs, the prince george's facility would yield 40 million dollars a year for the county. some of which would be air marked -- earmarked for a hospital system. well, they say they like each other and respect one another but they don't agree on a whole lot. governor o'malley squared off with virginia's governor bob mcdonnel over the weekend on cnn and they disagreed on everything from the economy to religion and health care. they even disagreed on a presidential race. o'malley says voters are still shopping for a gop candidate

but mcconnelll says romney will be the nominee. for a closer look at election coverage let's head over to charley in the interactive news center. it seems the president is in hot water and gop candidates are preparing for another caucus goo new contraception and education initiatives has catholics upset. the government policy forcing employers including religious affiliated schools and hospitals to cover all fda approved conextra septemberives. -- contraceptives. church leaders like the cardinal says this is an issue of religious freedom. also this morning, experts are calling the contraception decision a plight -- political misstep and 54% of the catholics voted in 2008 and went for president obama but now the good will of the president has accumulating now may be in jeopardy that. rule goes into effect this

summer but gives religious employees an extra year to comply. tomorrow is the next big day for four gop candidates in minnesota, colorado and missouri. but mitt romney was the big winner. his second in a row. third of the campaign and reaffirmation in the front- runner status in the gop race. san towrm and ron paul and newt gingrich failed to come close but none bowed out and up next minnesota colorado and missouri. mitt romney won nevada in 2008 by a similar marge glin an 11- month-old -- margin. an 11-month-old mother says her child injested cocaine found under the bed in a hotel room. he is expected to be okay. they were staying at a motel 6 in virginia beach and he found a spoon underneath the bed and put it in his mouth and became sick which tested positive for cocaine. motel 6 gave the family a

refund for the first night and moved them into a different room for the rest of the stay. the developing story out of washington state. a deadly explosion at the home of josh powell whose wife disappeared under mysterious circumstances. they believe powell was alone when with his boys when the blast occured and they say thefather i go night the home in a inferno. he has been a person of interest since 2009 and lost custody of the children. listen to this a fund- raiser for the fit and doughnut lovers. thousands of people hit the pavement in raleigh, north carolina hoping to eat a dozen donuts and run five miles. people might do more races if we had something like this here. it's a fund-raiser for the north carolina children's hospital and last year they did the same thing and raised with 1 -- raised about 100,000 dollars and for some the challenge was not a the run but eight the donuts -- but eating the donuts and keeping them down. they were pests last year and it looks like they might be fading away. let's hope so. what led to the slow -- let's

hope so. what led to the slow demise of the stink bug. you might want to think mother nature. and your kids dental care is top priority for lawmakers. we will tell you why and what some officials have to say about kids and their teeth but first new york for a look at today's tech bites. >> reporter: microsoft slams google privacy policies and mike role soft is running full page ads in major newspapers saying the privacy guidelines don't benefit users and provide more data for advertisers microsoft says and suggest using the hot mail and bing services enstead. star wars the old republic video game is off to a good start. 2 million copies have been sold and the game is 1.7 million online subscribers but maon fre not certain the game will be profitable. and the nfl is using social media to help 150,000 fans expected in ina -- indianapolis

the first social media man -- command center is monitoring key words and they will answer where to eat and which parking garages still have spaces available. those are your tech bites, i am rob nelson.

now "good morning maryland." welcome back of the news time 5:38. new this morning, researchers are blaming the wet weather across the mid atlantic for the drop in the number of stunk bugs. the wet weather most likely killed the bugs off in the trees and crops. researchers say the predatorscould be responsible for -- don't know about that. >> i am not buying it we have more stink bugs in my house. i feel like i am constantly taking them outside.

>> i took three out this weekend alone. >> i haven't seen any since i been in marled but in york, pennsylvania the first time i saw one i almost lost my mind. it was the scariest thing and i covered it with a cup and ran. so anyway, right now, temperatures are cold this morning. you need to bundle up as you head out and about. good morning parkton coming in at around 29. westminster around 26 degrees. and frederick 22 so if you are waking up and you can hear my voice you are drinking the coffee make sure to bundle the kids up. ellicott city 21. thank goodness the winds are not kicking up because the temperatures would feel like we are in the teens this morning. the sattelite and radar picking up on what's going on. the fact is nothing we have no clouds out there. we are really getting radiational cooling with the light winds. those temperatures are dropping like a rock this morning. we have to go way down to the south around tennessee and the carolinas. you dealing with cloud cover across the area and seeing a couple showers off the coast of florida this morning. but, other than that, we are not getting anything out there

across the northeast, southeast. hour by hour forecast for today, well, you are going to like the temperatures if you like a little bit on the mild side. that's what we will get once again. lots of sunshine through noon. and then as we go into four, i am forecasting a high around 50 degrees n.d tobreak enjoy it be ge monday, a on the way. i will talk about exactly what i am saying on yo for that. but oprtunitymeantime, let's check your traffic with angela. good morning. we have fog out there and that's been the big story for you this morning. that's righbeen the ryla 175. meg anstory rtedfoto you. uthbnd just n out this will aff before you ach ryland 175. ma life sihave police and cleanup crews blocking a right lane there. you may want somefoods could be southbound. that's going to be a be t no here's a look atlive picture ov downtown at baltimore beltway. downtown at baltimore beltway. good to go at

we willaveling through howard county. again, ride on 95 for yothe bw parkway your right lane is bloc southbound as you gan d charley stress. one local clinic is ay with usw services and why it could keeae het awareness month and and others not. more on that coming up. as we head to break on this us. over at locust point, dominosugalit up. we will be right back.

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now "good morning maryland." all right. ladies, listen up. you like drinking soda. >> ladies? guys. there's a study about how it could affect women's hormones. linda so is here with details today in our health segment. >> reporter: well, dr. boyle from gbmc is here to look at the study that shows how caffeine can kind of play tricks on women's estrogen levels. can can you tell us about the study. >> a study came out that shows that even low levels of

caffeine intake so sodas, coffee, and my favorite chocolate, can all affect a woman's hormones. and it is race dependent n caucasian women it lowered estrogen and asian it increased. they don't know the long-term side effects and it doesn't appear it's going to affect ovulation. and pregnanty but it's something we need to -- pregnancy but it's something we need to watch and be concerned about. >> it's. >> the long-term study and we don't know. >> right. >> reporter: let's go back to diet soda. we talked about some of the health effects. but what's in diet soda that makes it so bad night not good for us. we heard that but it's basically the artificial sweeteners that are bad because they are so sweet and they play havoc on our bodies. they make our brains think we are taking in a sweet substance and then we are not and then our brain and body creates something sweet which is why sometimes after drinking diet soda you want to grab a little

handful of m&m and it can affect obesity that we compensate thinking we can have the fries and big mac and it's fine because we have the diet soda but it could cause high blood pressure and high cholesterol and lead to us have an increased risk of heart disease and stroke and vascular a events. it can affect the bones and it's not good for our teeth. not things not good about die ed so thea -- diet soda. >> reporter: and the bones. >> it affects how our bones absorb calcium and it can lead to osteoporosis especially in women. so, very concerning. >> reporter: okay. thanks so much for those tips. coming up in the next hour, dr. boyle will give us practical tips to cut back on soda because just one a day can really reek havoc. back to you. >> all right, thanks so much. other health news, a

certain fertility treatment is growing in popularity. it's offered here in maryland at centers in the area but for some families, traveling to a center 2 1/2 horse away for a proceed -- hours away for a procedure can be expensive. it's egg donor invitro fertilization in shady grove. they offer 100% money back guarantee. other centers offer guarantees but for a limited number of tries. and most don't include refunds for medical tests and labs. they are tha re woo -- that are -- labs that are required for recipient and donor. >> you not out that large sum of money for going through treatment is a reassuring thing for patients. >> it's expensive. you have to keep that in mind. about $29,000. if a couple were to share an egg donor and choose the money back guarantee it cost about the same as it would at another center with one donor and no guarantee. doctors say the key to a healthy heart is going to the dining room table.

food choices can impact your risk for developing heart disease. dietitians say eating beans and nuts will help lower cholesterol. and your blood pressure as well. another heart healthy addition to any diet, berries and a bit of dark chocolate as well. governor brown says all maryland children need to be able to receive proper dental care. he will speak today about expanded access to ortho health care at an event recognized as national children's dental health month and use that to remember a 12-year-old boy from pg county who died after a bacteria that caused a toothache went onto infect his brain. time for a check of the forecast with lynette charles. but first, as a reminder for the latest health news and more stories like this, head to our website, abc2news.com and you can go in and click on the news and then the health tab and now over to lynette. all right. yes, it's cold out there this morning. we are seasonably cold.

temperatures into baltimore coming in right around 28 degrees. 19 in york, though. the satellite and radar not picking up on anything. we are minus cloud cover this morning. and that's why temperatures are able to drop off as we go through the morning hours. but as we go into the afternoon we will get more sunshine in here and temperatures will warm up nicely. but, we see the satellite and radar and look at showers down around miami. off the coast there, and the fact is well, we could get some of that moving in as we go into your wednesday. so i am going to say a rain snow mix as we go through wednesday morning. maybe even starting tuesday evening. that is a possibility. but for today, high pressure is in control of our weather. we have the fog out there this morning. that will burn off. and future trend pick up on thefact that there's sunshine through the day april long the coast going through tuesday, this could get more advanced. and this could come together with maybe a little bit of snow and that's why i am going say we have a possibility for a rain-snow mix into wednesday. going to keep my eyes peeled for that. 50 for today. sunny skies and it will be mild

out there. and by tonight that temperature coming in at 34 and increasing clouds and we will have a southerly breeze. i have a running forecast coming up. you have to stick around for that. but now let's check your traffic with angela. good morning. i talked about that fog and so have you. >> reporter: foggy conditions on the bay bridge and on the key bridge and we are following just one delay reported so far this morning. that's going to be southbound 295 on the bw parkway behind the accident that is blocking a lane as you approach maryland 175. now i-95 southbound may be abetter choice getting through howard county. and speaking of 95, here's a live look at 59 for those coming from bel air a wonderful start to the morning commute passing maryland 152. on the harrisburg expressway no accidents reported as you drive past maryland 45 york road and foggy conditions you can see on the beltway here at green spring avenue. charley and megan over to you outhave having an event focusing on them part of an event hosted by major leaguer

dairld smith. >> so abc2 news education reporter sherrie johnson has more on how he is doing this and the details about the benefit concert. >> reporter: we are here at the gordon center for performing arts in owings mills where it's going to be alive with music and song. you can hear a little music in the background. we are here to talk about the dreams of tomorrow event. darryl smith is the organizer of this convenient and he is a retired professional baseball player and joining us this morning to talk about it. good morning. >> good morning. >> reporter: tell me a little about the event you have coming up on sunday. >> yes, it's called dreams of tomorrow and it's showcasing our youth and their artwork and the dreams of the kids that are trying to focus on a achievement at tomorrow. and so the adults are teaching the kids and the young adults are teaching the kids that are coming up. so we want to make it nice for the kids and have them keep dreaming because dreams do exist. >> reporter: all right.

and we understand that the portion of the proceeds go to help muscular dystrophy and area youth and right now we also have darren joining us one of the illustrators of book. what do you think about this event? >> i am excited about it. aid great opportunity for young artist look myself to come out and show our talent. >> reporter: and i can't wait to see. you have several performances going on and you will have jazz and we will have the artwork here. you will have some of the fabulous music. who is this we have on the saxophone. >> mr. isaac parham. >> reporter: he is sounding wonderful. this is just some of the things you will be able to hear on sunday february 12th when this event kicks off. it is -- doors open at 2 p.m. and it runs from 3 to 6 p.m. and it's all right here at thegordan center. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. coming, the group says animal captivity and laveery -- slavery and peta is taking the case to court. >> the group's arguments and

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law makeers from rural states are balking at legislation that would close thousands of u.s. post offices. we have heard about this. >> this is going on for months. they are meeting attempting to overhaul the bill and privatize the postal service. peta taking animal rights to federal court. the group is arguing sea world is holding five orca whales against their wills and is in violation of the constitution 13th amendment banning slavery. the federal hearing is in u.s. district court in san diego today. and today is the 6 0th anniversary for queen elizabeth's reign in england. she took over in 1952 after her father then king george vi died while she was on in tour in kenya. >> she will celebrate her 86th birthday on april 26th. for the second time in five years the new york football giants are superbowl champions. eli manning led the g-men on a game winning drive with 3 1/2 minutes left in the 4th quarter to pull off the 21-17 win over

the patriots. same thing happened five years ago except that time it was superbowl 42. we see offers all the time and you say are they too good to be true. >> more times than not they are. how the latest scam in the mail could cost you a lot of cash. occupy wall street has been- issue for months for a lot of u.s. cities. the class being offered to train demonstrators. that's coming up. you might be logging onto facebook and if you are say good morning at wmar. if you are a woman, there's a lot more on there for you than there are for guys. details coming up in the 6:00 hour of "good morning maryland" we are back in few minutes.  pçççñtcoñ

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