help could be on the way for struggling homeowners. the huge settlement that 40 states signed on to. new information on the case of a father killing himself and two sons in washington state. what investigators are saying. mba has a way for you to go green. details coming up on this tuesday, february 7th. i'm charley crowson. >> i'm megan pringle. thank you for joining us. we start with a look at the weather. over to meteorologist, lynette charles. good morning. >> good morning meagan. we are on a roll, once again, we will get sun in here this morning, maybe a few clouds this afternoon. then temperatures will be milder, coming in around the mid-50s, and then we are talking about the wintery mix, that's a possibility as we work in to tomorrow afternoon. right now, temperatures joppa,

38, frederick 48. elkton 33. what that means, that means you need to grab the coat this morning and you might want to dress in layers in to the afternoon, take it off. bunds bundle the kiddies up. we have all five sweeps on. that's the scenario as we go through the rest of the afternoon. change is coming, stick with me, i'm going to talk about the change coming up. now let's get a check of the traffic with angela. the roads are looking great. great start for tuesday morning drive as we check the major routes. 795, owings mills. bw parkway, looking good. north side, live look at delaney valley road, traffic patterns building in the outer loop direction but clear making

your way to the harrisburg expressway. more than 30 states agreed to a nationwide settlement over foreclosure practices. >> it means homeowners who are behind on payments and underwater on mortgages will get relief. the deal forces lenders to reduce loans for 1 million households facing the threat of foreclosure, including five biggest banks, bank of america, wells fargo, jp morgan and allied financial. the money available could run as high as $25 billion, if all 50 states approve the deal. several states including california, new york, florida and del aware remain undecided. verizon teaming up are red blocks. they are creating a video streaming service, launched in the second half of the coming

year. those close to the project say the service will offer subscription services and more and available on smart phones, tablets and it's old school now , the tv. the service will be available to everyone, not just to verizon customers. here is a figure for you, what recession? americans are expected to shell out $17.6 billion for valentines day. survey predicts the average person will spend 126 bucks, up 9% from 2011, jewelry purchases expected to already rake in around $4 billion. checking on stories around the nation this morning, a pennsylvania college is taking heat for what they are offering in campus vending machines. the vending machines offer the emergency contraception pill. they cost $25 a dose. the doctor at the health center

says somewhere between 350, 400 doses are sold every single year. update for you this morning on the raw milk scare we have been following, 43 people, now gotten sick after drinking raw milk from the southern pennsylvania dairy. 4 of the people are from maryland. officials say bacteria is to blame for the illness. people should throw out the milk. yesterday, the farm passed a final inspection and cleared to bottle milk once again. 5 year old nate is always on the go. his parents are hoping he will have a companion with him all the time. they will get their son who has autism in to an advanced school. they are trying to raise $13,000, a dog trained through a nonprofit organization.

they are if first couple to do so. they have $4500 so far. >> they are known to calm him down. they take time out and they can hug the dog or pet the dog. >> the dogs go through two years of training to help them prepare and help the child. nate's parents hope this will help nate to be able to do more rather than having to live in a bubble. some people classify spanking as abuse, others say it's a standard form of discipline. a study says it can pose risks to a child's long-term well being. two canadian child development experts looked at 20 years of research and found almost in every case, kids whose parents used physical punishment were more aggressive later in life and linked it to anxiety, depression and drug and alcohol

abuse as well. two cvs stores are accused of distributing too many painkillers and the pharmacists filled bogus subscriptions. they ordered 20 times the national average. cvs is deny should parents be summoned to court when kids are tardy? mark and his wife are charged with a class 3 misdemeanor. they could face $3000 fine. tardiness is unfair to other students and a spokesperson says they work with the parents before referring the case to court. the children have been tardy more than 30 times this school year. obvious talent can be found in the most unusual places. that's a donkey.

so many jokes here. the farmer took up the hobby playing the violin and practiced around animals. her donkey seemed fond of the music and sings along in key. she posted it on youtube and gotten quite a following for her diva donkey. a lawsuit by pita filed against sea world because of a main attraction. the details coming up. police need your help after a teenager was sexually assaulted in catonsville. those details coming up.

dunkin doughnuts recognizes

ten people for participation in the communities. police officers, firemen, teachers and volunteers, winners given $250 american express gift card and one year of free coffee and doughnuts from dunkin doughnuts. winds are west, at 5-10 miles per hour. make sure you dress accordingly, a heavy coat, temperatures in the 30s, we are feeling cold out there. ellicott city feels like 33 right now. we feel like 27 in to westminster. it feels like 36 in to sparrows point. towson 30. bel air 37. it feels like 33 aberdeen and chestertown this morning. the satellite and radar, not picking up on a lot. see the clouds trying to dive down in to pennsylvania, some of these could creep in to the area as we go in to the

afternoon. we will get ample sunshine in here. it's going to be a gorgeous day on tap, make sure you get out and enjoy it. we have change in the forecast as we go in to tomorrow. i will talk about the change coming up. let's get a traffic with angela. how are the roads? >> the roads are still in great shape for the most part. a traffic advisory for motorists traveling in pasadena. emergency construction taking place on route 2, southbound, ramp to maryland 100 westbound, will be closed for the remainder of this week, the good news is they have a work around in place for you. a live look at traffic flow, easy conditions, for those of you traveling through 95, bel air, clear passing mountain road, also on the beltway, outer loop picking up a little, baltimore national pike and the only mta delay, light rail, 15 minutes behind schedule. three men sit in a jail

cell accused of stealing 130 tires on west patrick street. officers charged them with burglary and conspiracy. the three loaded up a box truck with the tires , the tires are worth $12,000. laughner maybe found competent to stand trial. >> how much more time did a judge say he needs in a mental hospital before he can be back in court. john hinkley maybe back in court as well. why his attorneys say he deserves more free time. this is a man who shot ronald reagan. details coming up in just a bit. that's a live look at the inner harbor. good morning maryland returns in just a bit. hundred pl ilities that the university of phoenix has we have a very progressive online learning environment. we have something called phoenix connect that allows students to have a social network.

you can post discussion questions. we have more than twenty thousand faculty members, chances are one of them is online when you need some assistance. i'm ron gdovic, i'm committed to providing my students with a twenty-first-century education and i am a phoenix.

thank you for joining us. details right now on how washington state father tried to kill his two sons, just before igniting an explosion that killed them off. questions remain -- them all. questions remain on what happened to the children's mother. sherrie johnson joins us with

more more. >> reporter: powell tried to kill his children with a hatchet. the boys were taken to powell's home sunday by a caseworker for a court ordered visitation, he locked the worker out and ignited a fire ball that leveled the house killing both boys and powell. susan's parents say their grandsons started remembering more about what happened on the night of 2009 when their mother disappeared. >> talking about what the kids are saying. the kids are evidence in this thing. they are gone. >> there were signs he had been carefully planning his final act and donated the kids toys to a charity over the weekend and sent good-bye emails to several people. the answers to their mother's

disappearance may have died with them. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. mental state has improved but not competent to stand trial, that's what a psychologist said about laughner. he killed six people and injured congresswoman gabrielle giffords and 12 others. sea world now the target of a lawsuit by pita, claiming the organization violating the 13th amendment of the u.s. constitution. here is the thing, that is the amend in the u.s. constitution banning slavery, involuntary servitude. that i meaning they are holding orca whales. pita climbing the constitutional rights of the animals are being violated. >> for the first time people are talking about the fact that

animals can be enslaved and that is a major milestone. >> here is the catch. pita says the 13th amendment doesn't specify people. sea world says the claims are quote utterly lacking merit. closer to home, police need your help, a 16-year-old girl was raped and the men responsible is on the loose. it happened january :qb=:h. two men stopped along the north ends of the road where the girl was walking, pulled her in in to the car, raped her and pulled off. there is a vague description of the car. if you have information, call crime stoppers 8667 lockup. police are looking for a person who shot a man found lying in the street. an officer on patrol saw the men on the ground in the 1100 block of north stricter street. he was taken to the hospital and rushed in to surgery.

homicide detectives are investigating. maryland's motor vehicle administration wants you to be green when renewing your registration. they will allow drivers to receive registration renewal notices by email. it sends out 2 million paper notices every year, if half of those are sent by email , the mba says it could save 450,000 dollars. time for a check of the forecast. it was a pretty day. chilly outside yesterday. >> so nice. it looked great. >> it looked great out there. we are going to look great again today. there is a lot going on but the funny thing is that, it's not affecting us. let me break things down for you. satellite and radar, our eye goes here to the atlantic. this is a little coastal storm staying away, due to the fact we have high pressure in control of our weather. if high pressure wasn't there, we could have gotten in on

action, maybe snow, now i'm going to take you to the south here, what we are looking at is confection around florida, to the north of cuba. national hurricane center had to get in on that. there is no circulation, everything is good with this. lots of rain across the area. we slide towards the west there, we are looking at the fact that well, we have moisture that will be working in here, we will have a disturbance moving in as we go through your tomorrow, so we could be seeing snow and rain, wintery mix out there. we look at the fact that we have the high pressure, that is sliding off the east, sliding towards the east for today. that's what is keeping the low pressure around the carolinas today and disturbance for tomorrow afternoon for us. i do believe it will start in western maryland for tomorrow, getting snow across the area, we will get snow in to the area

as well. you are wondering how much? there is a potential in the city, maybe up to an inch of snow and the higher elevations of course, two, three inches across the area as well. future trend doing a good job of finally bringing the snow system together, and you definitely will needs to keep your eyes peeled for the latest. models are changing. we will get snow in here. for today, another gorgeous day like yesterday with the temperatures coming in around 55 degrees. let's get a check of the traffic with angela, good morning angela. you have been busy this morning. sort of busy. since our last report, we had a stalled car traveling on 295 northbound, motorists slowing down at powder mill road for that. crews have moved it quickly. we are back up to speed. southbound 295, picking up, driving through lorel, passing 198 and 197. harrisburg expressway, we are clear, be alert for heavier flow of traffic at middletown

and belfast road. we are starting to pack in on the west side, to drive times, good, coming in on the west side from 795, to i-70, moving good, only 7 minutes there on the topside of the beltway. 6 minutes, bel air to providence, on the harrisburg expressway, shawan to the topside of the beltway, a five minute drive. over to you. as we celebrate black history month, we will tell you about the events that the mayor plans to attend today. >> that and the new york football giants home back to  the big apple what is in store for them today as the city plans to celebrate the super bowl champs. good morning maryland returns.

ahhh. so soft. time out. sweet. [ female announcer ] with charmin ultra soft, you can get that cushiony feeling you love while still using less. charmin ultra soft is designed with extra cushions

that are soft and more absorbent and you can use four times less versus the leading value brand. ♪ ah. [ female announcer ] we all go. why not enjoy the go with charmin ultra soft. ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ stephanie rawlings blake celebrates black history month at the andrew white building. the mayor will speak about dreams no longer deferred, discussing experiences as woman of color and the challenges she has overcome in her career. today is national black hiv and aids awareness day.

groups are gathering, raising awareness about the threat of hiv and aids within the community. president barack obama hosts second white house science fair celebrating student winners and science technology and math competitions from across the country. and helping make more students excel in the subjects. big apple welcoming home lombardi trophy. new york city host as ticker tape parade for the super bowl xlvi champions. procession rolling through heart of manhattan and end with the ceremony where mayor bloomberg will present the team with a key to the city. teachers are under investigation for child abuse. >> coming up next, what what all the teachers have to replace. mitt romney says he thinks

komen should not give money to planned parenthood. his seasons when we continue. what this boy did to help keep a roof over his grandmother's head. a great story coming up next, you are watching good morning maryland, first and only at 4:30 in this morning.

♪ abracadabra. new hershey's milk chocolate with almonds in pieces. your favorites, in pieces. prego?! but i've been buying ragu for years. [ thinking ] i wonder what other questionable choices i've made? [ '80s dance music plays ] [ sighs ]

[ male announcer ] choose taste. choose prego. cranberry juice? wake up! that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm. for half the calories plus veggie nutrition. could've had a v8. the long awaited ruling on california gay marriage ban expected today. how proposition 8 could affect the proposal here in maryland. day three states nominated. candidates, what mitt romney is saying that could change some voters opinions. tuesday, february 7th, good morning, i'm charley crowson. >> thank you for joining us this morning. we start things off with a look at