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♪ whitney we love we love you [ applause ] autopsy for whitney houston have been completed. why the results are on hold. >> the grayest voice of all, a local high school classmates remembers the early years of the singer. a cab driver stabbed and robbed. who investigators are looking for and why some say cab drivers have a more dangerous job than police. i'm charley crowson. >> i'm megan pringle. hope you were able to stay warm. >> how long is this going to hang around? let's get an answer from linda
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from lynette charles. >> temperatures feeling like we are in the teens. we have a nice start to the week. plenty of blue sky. temperatures are seasonably chilly. valentines day, rain and snow is possible. wintery weather to talk about. for now, maryland's most powerful radar is dry, staying that way through the day and change will come across the area. right now, temperatures, definitely the big story for this morning. towson, this is without the windchill, it is nrxc÷16 degree outside. need to bundle up. the temperatures, below average from westminster to pilesville. i will talk about your temperatures coming up and the next system on the way. let's get a check of the traffic with angela. good morning. looking pretty good with a couple of exceptions. an early morning accident. this is in the city, if you are traveling near morgan state, police are on the scene trying to clear that.
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for those of you driving northbound, i-95, no trouble getting through the fort mc henry tunnel. here is a live look on the southwest side and speaking of the beltway, first look, 695 at maryland 146. good morning to you. the big story from the weekend, opening prayers and a moving tribute by jennifer hudson, at the grammy awards last night, playing part of impromptu memorial service for whitney houston. >> found dead in the bathtub of her hotel on saturday and since then, an autopsy has been completed. official results are with held pending toxicology tests. the mood on the red carpet last night was somber. >> it's going to be a sad, sad celebration tonight. if there was no whitney, there would be no jennifer hudson or chris tia or alecia keys and
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beyonce. >> there is no word of funeral arrangements. local doctor is now remembering her time with whitney houston. >> dr. maria pane and whitney houston were friends in high school. >> that's right. many of us have fond memories of whitney houston's music. i remember being in middle school dancing to tunes like i want to dance with somebody or so emotional. a baltimore doctor has dusted off her 1981 yearbook to share her personal memories and pictures of houston. the doctor went to mount st. dominic in new jersey. she shared home room, gym and french class with houston. as the news spread, dr. pane remembers the good times. >> i did not find out any of
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this until somewhere late in the freshman year. i have to say it's because whitney was extremely unpretentious and very kind, loving and an ordinary high school girl, just like all of us. >> dr. pane says she kept in touch with houston through facebook. she was in the process of trying to get her to perform at an upcoming reunion. >> head to our website at abc2news.com, on the home page, find information about the grammies investigation, and whitney houston's family. join us for a tribute to whitney houston. that is today on good morning america, after good morning maryland. measurer trial for george huguely will continue, he killed his on again, on again girlfriend. beau students at uva. in the courtroom friday he was seen with his hands over his
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face as he was crying as he watched video of himself being told love was dead. the second week of the trial continues today go. to abc2news.com, the first item under the featured stories and follow christian shaffer in charlottesville. find him on twitter for up to the win information on what is happening in the courtroom. a harford cab driver is recovering after he was stabbed and robbed over the weekend. deputies say 53-year-old bob donnelly was taking a customer to fountain green road in crescent mill drive and attacked. it happened saturday morning. the owner of abc taxi cab says they are beefing up the security. >> we have a worse job than police officers, at least they are harmed. we have nothing. -- armed. we have nothing. >> donnelly was stabbed in the upper torso and taken to shock
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trauma in serious condition. police are searching for the suspect. the owner plans to install security walls in the cab and credit card machines, that means no money for robbers. coming up today, more talk about the same sex marriage bill in annapolis. starting with a rally in favor of the legislation, people will lobly lawmakers. two committees and the house heard arguments on the bill in to the evening friday. also today, baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings blake will deliver the third state of the city address. follow it at mayor srb on twitter. mayor expected to finalize agreement with two operator -- new operator and the baltimore grand prix. the mayor said the city would announce terms and a deal wednesday. rawlings blake has not said who the city will be negotiating
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with. the city terminated the contract with baltimore racing development after they failed to pay $1.5 million they owed to the city. temperature was 14 degrees and finally warm enough. >> what brought hundreds of people out and why they were able to pull this off. tomorrow is valentines day, how you can turn up the heat in your relationship for the holiday. tips and things you need to know coming up in the health report on this monday, february 13th, that's a live look at amsterdam, ice in the river. you are watching good morning maryland. back in just a few moments.
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degrees, officials said it's warm enough to participate. >> the u.s. got a taste of winter this weekend as well, a picturesque scene, with the white stuff falling saturday. see the white house and capitol building, all of this as snow fell. we got snow of our own. many of of us waking up to snow covered yards. >> cold and windy. >> exactly. the wind, it couldn't settle anywhere because it's flying around. we got up to an inch, 2 inches 3 inches. we can see snow coming in here, mixing with rain, of course, as we go in through your week, we still have a couple of more chances for snowfall across the area. now, the satellite and radar, not picking up on anything. most snow to the north and east of us. in time, yes, we will get a mix
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here, we head to the middle of the nation here, around the 7 plains, oklahoma, see snow moving in to the area, missouri as well. we will get snow working in here as an area of low pressure comes in overnight. we have a chance for rain, snow again. temperatures a little bit on the warm side. that's been the scenario all season long. this morning, we are definitely dealing with windchill out here. we feel like we are in the teens, we need to bundle up as you head out and about. 16 baltimore this morning. a taste of more snow. i will talk about that coming up. let's get a check of that with angela. we normally start off with things quiet for this hour, we have the second fender bender reported. this is on north charles street at west high field. police are on the scene and of course they will get you around it, if you have to travel in the region soon. on our major thoroughfares, looking good, 695, bw parkway, northbound and southbound lanes
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of 295, moving well in to baltimore city. on i-95, rosedale, north of maryland, 43, northbound and southbound lanes clear between the beltway and fort mc henry tunnel. the president is hoping to satisfy both sides offering the birth control compromise. >> why tissue is draws criticism from womens groups and religious institutions. a set of twins are back with their family. they ended up in someone else's home, how did that happen? details just ahead.
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moving headquarters today. the office located at 95 cathedral street. a ribbon cutting at 4:30 this afternoon. domestic violence meeting held today. martin o'malley and anthony brown are scheduled to speak. students at joppa town high school will hold a blackout, all students will dress in black as a way to support antibullying month. they will be supporting black history month as well. the average price for a gallon of gas has jumped $0.12 in the past three weeks. survey says the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gas, $3.51. health news, valentines day is around the corner, can certain foods put you in the mood? is there any truth behind certain aphrodisiacs?
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>> linda so is here to break it down. >> save your money. before you buy oysters or chocolates or strawberries, no foods have been scientifically proven. exotic foods like oysters may stimulate excitement but it's not necessarily the food creating the spark, its feeling it might invoke between you and your partner. chocolate or foods that create warmth can help. try sharing foods that you both find sensual. >> everyone thinks oysters are a natural aphrodisiac, back in the day when most people had zink deficiency -- it increased your libido.
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>> you don't have to kill your diet. a great way to cut calories, make an appetizer. avoid anything breaded or deep fried. stick to the meal instead. avoid the appetizer, dessert and alcohol tacking on extra calories. >> did you say curry? >> i did. >> sounds like a bad idea to me. recent survey says having morning coffee with your significant other is the best way to have a healthy relationship. it beat flowers, going out to dinner and buying jewelry. the little gesture maybe one of the first signs that love is in the air for new couples. staying for morning after coffee, a sign that the relationship is getting serious. more serious health news. new york times reporting a children's cancer drug could be running out.
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major supply supplier of the drug suspended operations. study has women breathing easier. pregnant women with cancer may not be putting their babies in the extra risk of health problems if they use chemotherapy. there are no extra risk for the children, only they tended to be born prematurely. no rest in the catholic church in the battle with the white house over insurance coverage. he wants insurance companies rather than religious groups to pay for contraceptive care as part of the health care reform. catholic health association applauded the accommodation, the church seemed encourage. bishops blasted the white house for needless government intrusion and republicans are chiming in as well. >> if this is what the president is willing to do in a
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tough election year. imagine what he will do in implementing the rest of the health care law after an election. >> the chief of staff says there will be no more compromises. the officials say it won't cost insurers more and providing birth control lowers the cost of women's health care. around the nation, two year old twins are safely at home after their babysitter dropped them off at the wrong house. they were dropped off and the couple called police. the kids were put in to protective custody. the parents found out what was going on through a facebook post. calls to the daycare went unanswered. a senator and his wife were attacked as a niagara falls casino. a man tried to break up a fight, two women jumped on his
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wife. police are investigating this incident. arrest has been made in the case of a video taped beating of a gay man. he was beaten a week ago, it was taped and posted on line. atlanta police arrested an 1 year old and know -- 18 year old and know who the other men are. another videotape has police in trouble here. the court hear willing take place today for the event that happened at the preakness 2010. police took his phone and deleted the recording and those of his son. southwest airlines meeting, sunday southwest began operating 15 flights out of
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heartsville, jackson international to baltimore, denver, chicago, austin and houston. airline leaders hope the promise of no bag fees and no change fees will sway metro fliers to try a new airline. southwest plans to add new flights soon. on the water, a ship with an outbreak of passengers with a gastrointestinal symptoms. four members of the caramel family will be remembered. they were killed in the crash that took the lives of more than 11 people in florida. dozens of cars piled up on the florida highway, it happened outside of gainsville. the orioles are looking for a new voice of the summer. they trim the list from close to 700, down to 25. final 25 were trying out.
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the support of teammates helped keep his career in perspective. his teammates support has been impressive and expected backlash from what he has gotten so far. time for a check on the weather. did you get outside and enjoy it? >> i had a couple of things to do outside, running around, whatnot. it's cold. >> i looked outside and thought i'm not going outside until the wind stops. it was chilly. looks like a snow globe. >> it was. it was nice to lookout from the window. going out in it, it did not feel good. people got a taste of winter.
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temperatures are still cold. these are the actual temperatures. 21 baltimore. 27 easton, low 20s in to york and frederick. we have a light wind, this goes to show you what a little mbit of wind can do. light wind in to baltimore, 3 miles per hour, 6 easton. this is what it feels like because of the light winds, feels like 16 degrees, we are feeling like we are in the teens this morning. it is cold. these temperatures well below average. 16 york, 17 frederick. hagerstown 15. i know you hear me say bundle up, even when the temperatures are 30s, 20s, you need to layer yourself this morning. cover your fingertips and ears and extremities, you could get frostbitten. satellite and radar, we are under mainly clear skies. that's the scenario throughout the day. we have an area of high
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pressure that will build in from the west to the east as we go through time, this will start to slide towards the east. we will have an area of low pressure sliding in from the west and that will be bringing us a chance for snow as we go in to your tomorrow. future trend, this model not doing a great job at picking up on the snowfall. check out what happens, it tries to get closerment it stays in to western maryland. i'm not sure i'm buying the scenario. i think we will get a couple of snow showers, flurries throughout the day tuesday and switching to rain as it works in here. all in all, we will be getting a mix out there. we will be getting snowfall across the area as well. few disturbances along as we go in to wednesday. we could be seeing couple of more snow showers on the day as well. for today, let's talk about the blue skies. 42 degrees there, won't be as frigid. the temperatures is a little bit below average, i'm going to call it seasonable. we should be at 44 degrees.
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28 degrees as we go through tonight. increasing clouds. the light westerly breeze in the forecast for you. here we go, as we go in to tomorrow. the temperature 47 degrees, chance for light showers and also rain-snow, out there as well. a check of your traffic with angela. you've been a busy lady this morning. >> we have been busy in the traffic center, starting with two accidents. i want to mention the accident we had near morgan state, argon, near hillen. that's a work zone. we have a lane closure there. police say they are seeing slow traffic trying to direct you ni around the region. they should be out of there momentarily. the major roads are in good shape. for those of you traveling north, from the tightings bridge, should be a breeze through bel air and joppa, here is a look at i-83 and york. from the parkton, on 83, very calm road conditions for you out there on the harrisburg at
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maryland, 45. keep up with traffic changes, i'm tweeting updates, follow us at maryland traffic. threat from the taliban. >> stay with us this morning, why prince harry has become their number one target. home was buried under 31 feet of snow. rescuers are able to get a 5- year-old girl out. we will look at that when we look at news around the world and good morning maryland continues in a bit.
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him. no threat has been made to make the difference as to whether the prince will go. tensions are running high in greece. rioters torched building and clashed with police as lawmakers debated harsh new measures. the clashes erupted after 100,000 protesters marched through parliament to rally against the cops. crews are trying to pump oil out of the costa concordia off of the coast of italy. they are trying to remove the fuel aboard the ship. no reports of serious leaks since the ship ran aground last month. 17 bodies found and more presumed dead. good news, a massive avalanche that leveled a home, a 5-year-old girl was pulled from the rubble. the only survivor from the avalanche. it killed parents and 7 of their relatives in
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