warmer. the rain will move in by tend of the week and temperatures -- the end of the week and the temperatures will take a tumble. 34 bel air. 33 dundalk. clarksville 27 degrees. 27 is exactly where we should be now for this time of the year. the difference from today and yesterday is the fact we are not dealing with the windy conditions, the breezy conditions that we had in the morning time. the 34, 33 that 27, that you are feeling, that's what you are getting this morning. bundle up. it's on the chilly side as we go through the morning timost p is dry. nice and quiet. staying that way in to the afternoon. rain moving in by wednesday. those details are coming up. let's get a check of the traffic with angela. good morning everyone. getting ready to head out. the big question for everyone in the churchville area, is 5:43, maryland state police re-

opened 543, we had the deadly accident and linda so will give us details on the situation. the tractor trailer that is stuck on route 155, southbound i-95, still there, police say tow truck is in route. we will keep you posted on that. i-95, i-83 or other major thoroughfareses we are doing pretty good. no delays through mountain road on i-95, baltimore beltway, 695, wilkins avenue, inner and outer loop, moving good. traffic is increasing on the outer loop as folks are heading to work this morning. back to you. new details on breaking news that we brought you last night. a crash near bel air killed three siblings near route 543. linda so joins us with the information for you. >> we have learned the impact of the crash was so bad it covered a 10th of a mile along the road. the three siblings are two

brothers and a sister from fallston, o6t'identified as 17-- old joseph, 24-year-old ashley and 29-year-old david. they lived in the 1300 block of marquis court in fallston. police say the three siblings were in a chevy cavalier before 10:00 last night when it crossed the center line and sideswiped a toyota in the opposite lane. the force of the crash cut the cavalier in half. speed was a factor. the brothers were ejected from the car. the sister had to be extricated. all three died at the scene. the three people in the accra were taken to bay view medical center in stable condition. two medevac helicopters were dispatched to the scene. trooper one had to make an emergency landing when one of engines caught on fire.

>> when they exited the aircraft, they saw that one of engines appeared to be on fire. the fire department responded with fire extinguishers and it was extinguished in engine, con taped to one of engines. but the helicopter remains on the scene here. >> officials with aviation command responded to the scene and will be moving trooper is. they are working to determine what caused the engine to malfunction. we have learned 30 minutes ago, route 543 re-opened. whether i jurors will decide what punishment huguely be face. they've spent two weeks listening to testimony in the murder trial in the death of yeardly love. sherrie johnson is standing by with a preview of what the jury will decide. >> george huguely is on trial for the murder of his ex-

girlfriend love. first degree murder ser not the only charge against him he is degree iñmurder, 111;kjq)y,hlñ entering, grand lars any and murder in the commission of a robbery. the jury has five options regarding the charge. first degree murder, a premeditated killing. second degree murder, murderer with malice. voluntary manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter, an accidental killing with reckless conduct and disregard for life. or find him not guilty. the defense argued for manslaughter. defense says this was not intentional killing. a defense attorney watching the case offers his opinion. >> this is not intentional killing in the case of involuntary manslaughter but a confession on their part that will was violence and some conduct which could be construed as showing reckless disregard for human life.

>> the jury's charge will determine the jail time, first degree murder, a sentence of 20- life. second degree murder, 5- 40 years or manslaughter, days in jail up to 10 years in prison. tomorrow the trial resumes from days in jail to life behind bars the jury will decide his fate. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. people who leave a job to escape domestic violence would be eligible for unemployment benefits. today lieutenant governor brown is scheduled to testify in favor of the legislation in front of the senate finance committee. ablying to someone who leaves a job because continued employment could jeopardize the safety of the person or the person's spouse, child or parent. according to a new report, the answer is yes, a study identified the nation's top performing hospital for emergency rooms, care and found that a large difference in the

risk adjusted mortality rates for patients admitted through emergency departments. baltimore was one of the top ten with the lowest adjusted risk for patients admitted through the departments. 17 maryland hospitals received an emergency management excellence award including st. joes and sinai hospital. news around the nation, couple in vermont facing deportation. u.s. says they are not legally married even though they are in vermont. francis and his partner received a letter from the u.s. department of homeland security denying the request to stay in the country. a letter states because the defense of marriage act defining a marriage as one man and woman, she had to go. >> how can our country with the president who knows discrimination. how can they continue to uphold. >> delegation is urging home

land security to reconsider. the couple is politically motivated to make a difference for married gay couples in the same vote. crews rescued dogs in california after they became stuck on the side of a cliff. firefighters had to hoist themselves down a steep hill to get the golden retrievers to safety. they had to use a pully to bring the dogs up to stable ground. their owner was delivering furniture when the dogs bolted down the cliff. tribute used to honor fallen soldiers and first responder,. >> a wyoming man was so upset, he burned the new jersey state flag in protest. john's son died in iraq in 2005. after the specialist was killed by an ied, flags in michigan were lowered. he says having the same recognition going to houston is

disrespectful. >> she was a great singer, that's true. i won't deny that. lowering the flag is for somebody that has given their life and service to their country. >> houston was laid to rest over the weekend in new jersey. the investigation in to her death is on going right now.

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and took out two little kids. the king, great. the tykes started crying. he is 6'6" and weighs 260. the heat went on to win. next story is like a joke, a woman in new mexico standing trial for stealing a $2 pumpkin. >> the trial could cost taxpayer as lot of money, the charges stem from last october when loren went to a pumpkin patch, she spent $75, that day, and went on hayrides. >> she was leaving the property and picked up a small pumpkin, police approached her. >> they said, i'm sorry, okay. can we pay for them? nope. handcuffed immediately. end of story. no if, ands or butts. >> pewas given the option to plead guilty. but refused. the case will head to the trial, i bet the judge throwing it out.

drivers are feeling the pinch every time you fill up at the pump these days. >> decision by iran, what they made to cut off the british and the french. they took to bourbon street to celebrate mardi gras. this is a long ways from new orleans. details ahead.

substance abuse experts say michael true luck's death is an opportunity. to get parents drinking things like four loko. sherrie johnson has the latest on the death of this parkville middle school student, also what the school is doing today. >> we have been in touch with baltimore county officials and they plan to have the traumatic team available at parkville to help students with their grief and the loss of michael true luck. as students return to school, parents and the community say it's a teachable moment. it's a time to teach kids about alcohol, and substance abuse. michael died on saturday after he got sick, fell out after moving car and hit by another

car. he was drinking four loko, a fixture of caffeine and alcohol. one can is the equivalent of 4 beers. friends and parents gathered at the scene yesterday, still in a state of shock. the drink version was banned in maryland in 2010, but after calf fine was removed, it was put back on the shelf with the same amount of booze. it can end up in the hands of kids looking to party. >> at young anal, they shouldn't have access to the alcohol. you can't blame the parents because the kids are going to get it. if they want it, they are going to get it. >> i'm going to wake up going to school, i think he is going to be there. >> we have learned no charges will be filed against the driver who and killed michael. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. a frederick county, there are officials asking citizens to weigh in on an ordinance

making english the official language. it's up for hearing tonight. the board president says it would help deter illegal immigrants in frederick county. weigh in, leave your thoughts on facebook. the price of gas is going up. iran announced cutting exports to britain and france. iran's decision was made in retaliation against sanctions over nuclear program. because oil is an tammly traded commodity, they are increasing prices across the board. some states seeing gas prices above $4 a gallon. >> i guess it is, what it is. you got to keep working hard. hopefully lit down and fluctuate. >> that's the spirit. iran says it's considering cutting exports to six other countries, it's now threatened to cut exports to the biggest

oil buyer, that being china. head to abc2news.com, click on the traffic tab, gas prices, find out where the least expensive gas can be found in maryland. democracy 2012, rising gas prices on minds of republican presidential rivals rights now. newt gingrich says gas could fall as low as $2 a gallon if he is elected. newt gingrich pushing for relaxed regulation on oil production. mitt romney raised 6.5 million dollars just last month for his presidential bid. he had 7.7 million cash on hands. campaign says since announcing presidential bid last june, romney raised almost $64 million. romney is far ahead of his rivals in fundraising. his team argues she the only candidate with the money and organization to win the nomination and beat the democratic rival, president barack obama in the fall. if you had reception problems with your iphone 4, you could be reimbursed.

there is a class action lawsuit filed. when the smart phone came out, that was huge seller. some owners began complaining because it dropped calls. it's still happening. users were offered a free case, to fix the problem. more than the 1 million iphone 4 owners are eligible for that buyout. if you want to celebrate on bourbon street go to harford county to do it. >> haverly grace, holding a parade to bourbon street. ending with parties in every bar and restaurant in town. this is the 5th year for the celebration. the thing kicks off at 6:30. check of the forecast, for people going to take part in fat tuesday, let's turn things over to lynette charles. >> i've never celebrated fat

tuesday before. we are cold from west to east. see in to minneapolis, temperature 33 degrees. the further to the south, temperatures are more mild and this is going to move in to our direction. we look at the bigger picture here, and across the middle of the nation in to minneapolis, dealing with snow. we are also dealing with rain, line of rain showers moving in, across the area. i don't believe this will get to us, it's going run in to some mountains and also some dry air. right now , the satellite and radar, not picking up on a lot this morning. mostly clear skies, mostly sunny skies, but the clouds will increase as we go throughout the day. that's what we have to contend with. our celebrations should stay dry this evening. rain in the forecast, for you. i'm going to talk about thra in a second. weather pattern has the high pressure in control for today.

this will slide towards the east, we will be in between the two systems and we will start to get that warm air e verdicting the mild air from the south in to the area. future trend picks up on the fact we have showers in the forecast, maybe tomorrow evening, and also in to our thursday and also friday. for today, again, more clouds in the forecast with the temperature coming in around 53 degrees, it's going to become on the breezy side, by tonight the temperature 36 degrees. not as cold. here is the forecast for tomorrow, 60 degrees with a sun- cloud mix. over the angela with a check of the traffic. good morning. update on some of the closures we have had. let's start in howard county, cooksville, 144 frederick, power cables removed from the roadway between 9 7- 32. 155, i-95, tractor trailer removed there. you are able to get through eastbound and westbound on i- 55. in to downtown, shouldn't have

troubles on 895. here is a live look, north of charles street. look at traffic on i-95, in the rosedale region, north of maryland, southbound lanes are picking up. no delays to report at this time. back over to you. breaking news, out of southeast missouri , the u.s. geological survey, may measure seismic activity and reporting a 4.0 earthquake struck southeast missouri near sikeston, two hours northeast of memphis. the significance is that it's along the knew madrid fault. geologists always been concerned that this part of the u.s. could see a significant quake at some point. no word this morning on any damages. activity along the new madrid fall. loved ones are remembering a mother and daughter. >> stay with us, where they are going to be coming together days after jackson and her child's body were found. music legends coming

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vigil held remember as teen mom and child kidnapped and killed in cleveland. jackson and her daughter were snatched up by jackson's ex- boyfriend. they were both found dead in a garage sunday. mc jagger and bb king among the list of artists at the white house celebrating blues music recognizing black history month. dubbed in performance as the white house red, white and blue, airs on pbs february 27th. today is fat tuesday, new orleans is the place to be. >> that's right. take a look. looking at a live picture of bourbon street, parades, floats, marching bands arriving in crescent city to let the good times role. >> tradition lead in, usually before lint. mom in iowa in serious trouble with the law this morning. >> accused of giving her 22- month-old, has police showing up at her doorstep. also ahead this morning,

that new car smell maybe dangerous to your health. we have the results in a study this morning.

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