ways. >> can't get enough of him. >> humble guy. that's making news in america this morning. you're watching the station that works for you "good mornings maryland" at 4:30. new developments this morning after a 13-year-old boy was hit by a car and killed. new details coming up. fever and sniffles and you may not experienced them yet but the flu is making an appearance. and a group of marines back from war making an important first stop in the area. why they headed to walter reed for an emotional reunion. i am megan pringle. >> i am charley crowson. happy president's day. for many of you, schools are out and i want to thank you for starting you dare out with us many we dodged a bullet this weekend. >> how gorgeous for saturday. >> let's check on today and

days to come with meteorologist lynette charles. >> i know you have smiles because we dodged the snow. to the south, a lot of people are unhappy they didn't see the snowfall. for today, we will get tons of sun. temperatures will be near 50 and warmer weather is on the way. showers are in the forecast. when i say showers, i mean rain showers because temperatures are going to be too warm to support some snow. so maryland's most powerful radar is dry. but the further to the south you go where we saw the snow, you are getting snow around parksly and into that area as well. so, this is out of here going through the remainder of the morning and then plenty of sunshine in the forecast for us. temperatures this morning, he yes, on the chilly side in the low 30s. let's check the traffic with angela. good morning. how you doing? >> reporter: good morning. doing great for a monday morning. happy president's day to everyone. and, of course, we are expect agonize quiet drive out there for monday morning. however, we are starting with a bit of a problem on the west side of the beltway dealing

with an accident. on the inner loop, this is going to be in catonsville block between i-70 and security boulevard. not major headaches. and no headaches on i-895 the harbor tunnel north of charles street. and here's a live look at beltway west side 695 at herbert road. the accident is just past i-70- the inner loop blocking the right lane. now back over to you and good morning. we have continuing coverage of a heart breaking story. >> a young teen a life ended far too early hit and keeled by a car this weekend -- killed by a car this weekend but we are learning new details and a factor could be a play. >> sherrie johnson has the latest. >> reporter: we have learned through the teen's mother the 13-year-old was drinking a powerful combination of caffeine and chog. michael truluck's mother says he was drinking four loko when he fell out of his stepfather'scar. over a hundred teens to

remember the friend e died when he leaned out of the car to throw up. police say the car carrying him was making a turn out of the auto zone parking lot in the 8300 block harford road when i opened the door and fell out and was hit and keeled by another car. -- killed by another car. >> he drank one of those energy drinks with alcohol in it that all these kids around here seem to think is okay. and he needed to vomit and he opened up the door and fell out and was run over. >> reporter: no charges will be filed against the driver who hit michael e was a student at -- he was a student at parkville middle school and will be in touch with officials to see if grief counselors will be on hand when the students return to school. the trial of george huguely is on hold because of president's day but jurors are expected to begin deliberation on wednesday. he is accused of killing his ex- girlfriend cockeysville native yeardley love in 2010. his attorney acknowledged in

closing arguments on saturday that his client had a role in love's death. the last to test for the defense was a maryland neurosurgeon that said love didn't die from significant brain trauma. >> can you tell us how you think she died, sir. >> oxygen deprivation. she suffocated. that's all i can tell you. >> not blunt force trauma. >> that's all i can tell you. >> huguely's attorney was never his position he held no responsibility by a combination of injuries and alcohol led to the death. now it's up to the jury to decide. if you want continuing coverage head to abc2news.com and the store whyy is -- story is underfeed tured-- featured stories. another high-profile case making news. jerry sandusky rea waiting results and bill of particulars from the prosecution. today is the deadline for prosecutors to respond.

the request from the defense attorneys is now asking for documents disclosing eye depthities and locations -- identities and location of the victims and witnesses. closer to home, a man has been arrested for an unusual crime, stealing grocery store carts. it was happened in st. mary's county. a 60-year-old man was taking carts from food lion and trying to sell them for scrap metal. police found him with 11 carts in the back of his truck and has been charged with theft as well as burglary. in dc a report released on sunday shows the metro is giving out a record number of tickets all for consuming alcohol while traveling. 97% of the roughly 1200 tickets were issued from january through october of 2011. all for alcohol violations. officials say you can carry the items but drinking them can get you a ticket. days before ash wednesday a celebration was happening in rome this weekend in baltimore -- and baltimore had a reason to celebrate. baltimore is the home of the first archdiocese in america

and edwin o'brien was the 15th arch bishop and he became the 4th cardinal in rome. baltimore never had back to back archbishop and becoming a cardinal was a first. he prepares to vote for a new pope and baltimore waits to see who will be the 16th archbishop of baltimore. the catholcommunity is proud. parishioners said they believe that cardinal o'brien always has special connection to the city of baltimore. >> very proud that rome we have a presence in rome and that he was considered by the pope and it just feels very i think it's wonderful. >> i am sorry that we will lose him as our archbishop, but i guess no one is indispensable. i feel good about it.

for him and for us. >> cardinal o'brien will be back in baltimore march 4th celebrating a new mass at the cathedral of mary our queen. three people were killed this weekend near a ski resort in washington state. >> what officials say caused the death and how one skier was able to survive. and the o's took to the field yesterday to begin the 2012 baseball season. it's spring in florida. what happens today and who's on the injured list. key tales -- details coming up as we look live at what is that? >> st. louis missouri. >> world series champions, cardinals in spring training as well. you are watching good morning maryland and we are back in a bit.

now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. investigators say a skier survived a deadly avalanche in washington state by wearing a device used to provide air. the skiers got caught up in the slide near the stevens pass ski area yesterday. about 80 miles northeast ofseattle.

they were in the area and park officials say they are not safe with the heavy snow is being blamed for triggering the avalanche. more than two feet of snow fell over the weekend but stay tuned for "good morning maryland" because at 5 and 6 we will have the late nest a live report this morning. and another weather related accident to tell you about. this one in wisconsin left one person dead, five people were rescued. the group was riding snowmobiles across the lake when they broke through the ice. six people were pulled from the water. one of the victims in their teens. all right. so, yeah, you are talking about snow. we got a little snow not around the area but looking at the satellite and radar, into southern maryland the southern eastern shore got some snow. and it is getting snow as of now. so, ocean city, yes, good little snow across the area. but closer to home here, yesterday, today, we are not dealing with any of that. we are dealing with clouds this morning. and that's going to give way to plenty of sunshine by the time we go into the afternoon. right now temperatures are not

so bad. they are above average but the fact is we do have the wind today. being see the gusts up to 20 miles oop hour into center -- miles an hour into centerville. joppa we have a gust up to 26 and ocean city where we are seeing a little bit of snow across the area, gusts up to 41 miles an hour. let's go over to angela with a check of your traffic. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. an update on the early morning accident on the beltway. it's a little closer to security boulevard on the inner loop. the good news is it's very light traffic volume out there. so even though we are blocking a right lane of 695, still no major problems getting by. in the meantime, here's a live look at traffic flow heading out on monday morning on i-95 just north of the beltway. all lanes opened north and southbound. and here's 695 at harford road. your off-ramp at harford is blocked. we will keep you posted as to whether it will reopen sometime during morning rush. now back over to you.

hitting potholes can do damage to your car. >> a new app is helping people prevent future damage. and a new study that could help determine if your child may be at risk for a tim. what -- autism. what parents need to know. we will be right back.

five things to know due to president's day there's changes to baltimore city. no bulk trash pickup and convenient seners are closed and all city buildings as wellexcept police headquarters. marking meters are in effect. orioles pitchers and catchers will be back on the field but they are take it slow. zack brightton is getting treatment for the a swollen shoulder and jim johnson dealing with lower back stiffness. an app called treat box to

find potholes. when you hate pothole and have this app it registers it to be fixed. it debut this is summer and could spread to other cities. >> ely meth smart is a newlywed. she survived a 2002 abduction when she was 14 years old. matthew gilmore and elizabeth smart wed in hawaii and they will return to salt lake city after the honey monday. -- honeymoon. this is a live picture of new orleans in the streets. busy at this early hour. the sell -- in celebration bret michaels and cyndilauper will be there. they headed to walter reed medical center to be reunited with their injured comrades. and linda so is here with the homecoming. >> reporter: it was emotional to say the least. the last time they they came under fire. the marines of bravo company

served in afghanistan together 170 returned from war and one of the first things they did you see it is to visit the wounded comrades. last time they saw christian brown was when he stepped on a iud and he lost both legs. there were lots of hugs and tears. >> you sweat and bleed with these guys, you know. you suffer with them. so, that's a bond you can't break. no one will ever know what it's like to be a marine. >> reporter: now the commander of bravo company came up with the idea for the reiewn kwon after having one -- reunion after having one killed and 16 badly hurt and thought seeing each other would help everyoneheal. linda so, abc2 news. before you drink the morning cup of joe, listen to this. the food and drug administration is wondering weather inhalable caffine is safe. the product went on the market last month in massachusetts and

new york. we talked to local doctors and we will have a special report on what they had to say on wednesday on abc2 news at 11. news time 4:46. better late than never is the old saying but not in this case. health officials say the flu season is finally here. the slowest start in 25 years. usually flu season kicks off in december, january often half over by this time. the health officials say they are not sure what's contributed to the late start but the vaccine and well matched up strains are blamed for making people sick. discrimination against pregnant women are is on the rise. women are still facing demotions, prejudice and job loss when becoming pregnant. in 1997, 4,000 discrimination cases were filed. last year it went up to 6,000. a study could prove to be a game changer. in understanding autism researchers looked at brains at 92 babies considered high risk because they had siblings with

the disorder. using mri scans they found signs of autism in babies as younging a 6 months old. researchers -- young as 6-month- old. those who were diagnosed showed difference with how their neurons kecked with other parts of the brain. they urge parents to keep in mind the research is preliminary. for more news head to abc2news.com look under the news tab and look under health and we will have the latest information. new a list has been released by an online security provide other norton showing the highest risk for cyber crimes. baltimore was number 18 with the nation's capital at number one. the data looked at number of computers and mobile devices in a -- in a given city. here's a look at top five riskiest cities. dc was number one seattle number two, followed by san francisco, and atlanta and then boston. how can you protect yourself from a cyber attack? we have a few tips. always use caution when use hot

spots and make sure to be on a secured network when buying or doing online banking. use complex passwords and stay up-to-date on the latest information and tips. more information at abc2news.com. and we learned this weekendgoogle has been passing along to advertisers information that iphone and ipad users thought was private. last week a stanford university student discovered google found a way to by-pass privacy settings on apple's safari browse are allowing them to track activity of millions ofusers without them knowing it. google of course has denied any wrongdoing. 4:49. it's president's day and it's a holiday and time to take advantage of some great deals and holiday deals. but some shoppers have been doing that all weekend long. friday marked the beginning of the second annual tax free weekend for energy star products and some homeowners say they are taking full advantage. >> today and tomorrow i will say are the best times to be

buying. we waited for this weekend to be able to come out because if you can save a couple hundred dollars and know you are making a big purchase. >> the big thing is giving back to the customers. >> appliance stores like best buy have thrown other advantages like sales and interest free payment plans and gift card. you have today to take advantage of all those deals. all right time to dine for a lower price this week. all part of the annapolis restaurant week beginning today. it will last until next sunday. more than 40 restaurants signed on this year. and for the first time ever, they added breakfast to the mix. metropolitan kitchen and lounge in miss shirley's cafe will serve up breakfast for under 13 bucks. 10ments away from five -- 10ments away from five. whitney houston is at her final resting place. she was buried during a private ceremony on sunday in westfield new jersey. the plot is next to her father's. fans were gathered at the entrance to the cemetery to pay

their final respects. as you may know, she was found dead february 11th in her hotel room. two homes -- on the right you will see a smoke. there's the smoke and on the left side of the screen a man sprinting through parking lot and with no hesitation runs inside the burning home and all of this happened on saturday. the home went up in flames and the store owner across the street went running in to help. two men were inside the home and made it out safely with the man's help as well. the fire raged on and completely engulfed the house. >> scary disco screen scene forzoo goers. the gorillas escaped when the doorway was kept unlatched. they used a ladder to get to them safely and official say zoo goers were not in danger. zoo keepers uses hoses to convince them to return to the hab stat. if you want bacon with your

breakfast, this is for you. thousands in iowa went hog wild for bankon during the blue ribbon bacon fest drawing the biggest crowd ever. tickets for the bacon what is that bacon apock limit sold out in minutes. crowd came ready for samples and some came dressed for the occasion. how do you dress up for bacon. >> a pig i guess. >> the event show cade more than 20 restaurants and 10 suppliers and the midwest people prepared getting ready for the event. >> i took a hiatus of two weeks before coming here so i didn'tburn out and probably won't each much for a week out. >> bacon was on the menu for breakfast, lunch and different and dessert. there's bacon cupcakes and bacon brownies. the event donates $10,000 to the community. >> when you started reading this i was thinking about how gross bacon and beer is bacon cupcakes is disgusting. >> and there's a bacon shake.

>> no. but bacon and chocolate is good. aid sweet and salty thing that makes it good. >> it is. >> look at megan. >> okay. >> we didn't have snow. >> really? >> segueway. >> exactly. >> let's show you what's going on because temperatures when you look at them, they are not so bad this morning because we should be at 27 degrees now for this time of the year. you can see the 30s all across the board. but, of course, i am going to throw in the winds for you this morning. and they are out of the north at 6 miles an hour. check out dc, 15-mile-an-hour wind, 14 in easton and 7 in hagerstown. and so the 30s i showed you are feeling more like we are in the 20s around easton, 24 there and salisbury around 29. and 23 in frederick and also into york. if you going out this morning, bundle it up. satellite and radar not picking up on a whole lot at home. cloud out there. but we still do have snow along the eastern shore here. the lower eastern shore and out into the atlantic mainly rain.

and they do -- i do believe they will get a inch to two inches in the area but mainly on the grassy surfaces. weather pattern brings high pressure in here as we go throughout the day. we will get the northerly flow around the high. so, we will be breezy and check this out. we have the area of high pressure but then we have the system that passed through yesterday. so, between that high and low, you're getting the difference there and that's why we are looking at a pressure gradient that's going to be on the wendy side for today. future trend picking up on the fact that nothing is going to be happening following that timeline there until tomorrow. we will see maybe few more cloud moving in but we will be staying dry until the latter part of the week and temperatures are going to soar as well. but for today, we will be right around 48 that's two above where we should be this afternoon. mostly sunny and breezy and it will feel chillier. and by tonight, 28 degrees mostly clear and cold and tomorrow's temperature comes in at 52 degrees and sun and some cloud and -- clouds and it will be a bit more mild.

let's check the traffic with angela. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. getting a check of the road for monday morning drive, no two- way track pattern at tunnels. we have all lanes open north and southbound. the who will -- with the holiday, people have the day off. traveling on the beltway through catonsville northbound that's going to put you on the inner loop. once you past baltimore national pike you will run into a bottle neck situation. not a bad delay. just a right lane closure after security boulevard with the accident and just brief delays for you there. if you are traveling on 95 at tidings bridge, the guys didn't have the day off. we are blocking the lanes with bridge maintenance operations there in the southbound direction. northbound moving without any delays. megan and charley back to you. a bus packed with travelers went over a cliff. >> why officials say the driver was not even supposed to be on the road. and a deadly riot at a prison in mexico. how many died as officials

worked to figure out what caused the uprising. also an update on another prison incident that killed hundreds last week. all that straight ahead when good morning maryland continues. as we go to break a. live look at the white house with the washington monument in the background.

ecuadorian authorities are investigating a bus crash that left he 29 people dead. bus toppled over a cliff. the driver died in the crash. initial investigators show the driver was not authorized to make the journey in the first place but a red cross official blamed speeding for the crash. to greece where things are getting violent and continuing so over the weekend. scuffles breaking out between protesters and authorities. a gas bomb was thrown at riot police and one demonstrateor was arrested. the violence spiraled from financial status of the

country. lawmakers hole to get a bailout to keep from defaulting on debt. if approved it will be implemented during the next three weeks. a prison riot in mexico left 38 people dead in northern mexico. officials say inmates took one of the guards hostage during ongoing clashes. other inmates set mattresses on fire. no word on why this happened in the first place. authorities have not said if the dead are inmates or employees. dos -- dozens of people gathered outside the prison many family members wondering who has been killed. an update on a prison fire in honduras. the death toll at 359. it's dubbed the worst prison fire in a century. the latest died of kidney failure as a result of burns to more than 70% of his fire. the guard failed to on the cells leaving hundreds to burn or suffocate. the jail was also double capacity at the time of the fire and the investigation is ongoing but early investigators show that it was a result of an initial mattress fire.