fat. end of mardi grass got to get a king cake. over to lynette charles with a look at the weather. >> that's the mardi gras tradition. you got to get a king cake and find the baby. >> i have no idea what you are talking about. >> i know where my babies are. >> there is a plastic baby at the bottom of the king cake. if you cut that piece, you have a year of good luck. in terms of the weather for today. we are on the upside of things, we are going to be seeing lots of sunshine this morning. temperatures we will soar in to close to 70s in to time here. also we have a chance for rain moving in by the end of the week. temperatures will take a tumble. maryland's most powerful radar is dry, nice and quiet. it will stay that way in to the afternoon. temperatures this morning, coming in around 27 degrees in to chestertown, that's where we

should be. 30 catonsville. not dealing with the winds this morning, they will move in, in the afternoon. let's get a check of your traffic and angela. good morning, a busy morning it s. re-opened a lane on northbound 95. have debris in the roadway, delays there. of course big delays in howard county, clarksville where the accident is on maryland 32, we are close east and westbound 32 between tri del feia road. green bury maybe a good alternate or pin oak to get around the closure. volume delays in the usual spots. a live look at 895, charles street. not bad, you will tap the brakes as you get closer to the tunnel. a live look at 29. not far from the accident, we mentioned it is on 32, closure between lyndon church. pin oaks as your alternate route. tomorrow, jurors will

decide what punishment george huguely will face, spent two weeks listening to testimony. >> it's been tough two weeks, emotions for people. we have all new information this morning, it could all come down to george huguely's videotaped statement. jurors instructed toddy sect the tape. the former athlete is facing six charges in all, first degree murder, robbery, burglary, breaking and entering, grand larceny and murder in the commission of robbery. the jury has five options regarding the charge. first degree murder, a premeditated killing. second degree murder, not premeditated. murder with malice, voluntary

man slawghter. involuntary manslaughter, an accidental killing but with reckless conduct and disregard for life or not guilty. the defense is arguing for some form of manslaughter. defense says this was not an intentional killing. the jury's charge will determine the jail time, first degree murder comes with 20 to life. tomorrow the trial resumes from days in jail to life behind bars , the jury will decide huguely's fate. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. for up to the minute updates, following christian shaffer, he is covering the trial, tweeting the latest developments. we have built a timeline of everything regarding the trial happening inside of the courtroom. on our website at abc2news.com/love murder. fans from around the world are visiting houston's grave site. crowds gathered south of new jersey stints singer was laid

to rest -- since the singer was laid to rest sunday next to her father. investigators awaiting toxicology reports for the cause of death. lab results could take up to 8 weeks to finalize. pretty disturbing story to tell you about. >> michigan this morning, 9- month-old baby boy is dead after he was shot and killed while sleeping in his crib. police in detroit say there was a drive by shooting yesterday morning, two men opened fire in the middle of the street hitting the front of the house in the cross fire. police say after the shooting -- [overlapping speakers] -- >> i'm tired of burying young folks. it doesn't make any sense. >> police say after shooting on the side of thousand, the gunman drove away. different of the house, the gunman drove away. a dad noticed his 22-month- old couldn't keep steady

balance and took the toddler to the hospital. doctors found out that the young child had been given alcohol and registered point 09. everybody is wondering what happened, where is the mother? authorities say she was drunk and couldn't keep her story straight as to how the little one got alcohol and police arrested her. stay with us, stoping to fill up today? you may notice the price is going up and up and up. how much you are paying at the pump and for days ahead, how high this price could likely go. partiers in new orleans are ramping up the party atmosphere for mardi gras, fat tuesday. a live picture in new orleans. you are watching good morning maryland. we'll be right back. i can't stand these spots.

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over the weekend. what officials are doing to help students. temperatures will be in the low to mid-50s today. the upper 60s are on the way. details coming up. on the roads, we follow an accidents in clarksville. details of an overturned tractor trailer in glenn burnie. we will let you know about that, if you need to take an alternate route coming up next on good morning maryland.

i'm megan pringle. >> i'm charley crowson. a check of the forecast, saying held will to lynette charles. >> good morning, you guys. with redealing with a little bit of clouds moving in, as we go in the afternoon. we will get sunshine this morning, get out there and enjoy it. we will stay dry throughout the day as well. towards the west, though, we will see a little bit of clouds and showers coming in. that won't get to us today. the air is too dry. temperatures, thoughs coming in around 30 degrees in to chester town, more in to catonsville. fed ricksburg, no winds what so

ever. things will pick up a bit. we will be on the breezy side as you look at the hour by hour forecast. increasing clouds, mostly cloudily 4:00 p.m., temperature around 53 degrees. let's get a check of your traffic with angela. good morning. >> good morning, we are following the accident in clarksville, 32 shut down between lindell, an stent in pasadena, before you get to glen burnie, maryland 10 b northbound lanes are closed. overturned tractor trailer, according to arundel county police , the tractor trailer carrying some type of recycled metal, not sure what it is. it is across the roadway. taking you time to get through. that maryland 10, closed in the northbound direction at richie highway. take bna to 100 to get you around that. as far as volume delays, not bad for the most part. especially traveling 95, maryland 152, delays around the beltway, traveling on the topside of 695, bel air to

providence, slow, on the west side, seeing slower traffic making the drive past liberty road. 15 minutes away from 7:00. we are getting new information this morning on the deadly crash that we brought you as breaking news last night. three siblings are dead. this happened last night on route 543, near churchville, looking at a map of the wreer, not far from -- area. linda so is standing by with the details in the breaking news we have learned. >> we have learned that the youngest victim was 17 years old, we are waiting to hear about it from schools to find out if he was a student. the siblings are two brothers and a sister. they are identified as joseph, 24 year old ashley, and 29-year- old david. they lived on marquis court in fallston. plition say the three siblings were in the chevy cavalier traveling southbound on 543, when it crossed the center line

and sideswiped the toyota in the opposite lane. the impact put the cavalier in to a spin and hit by an accra. the force of the crash cut the cavalier in half. police say speed was a factor. the brothers were ejected, the sisters had to be extricated. the people were taken to bay view, they are in stable condition this morning, the two people in the toyota were not hurt. we learned two medevac hospitallers were dispatched to the scene. trooper one had to make an emergency landing near the scene when one of engines caught fire. >> when they it anded the aircraft, they saw that one of engines appeared to be on fire, the fire department responded with fire extinguishers and the fire was extinguished in engines. the helicopter remains on the scene here. >> now in the last hour we learned trooper one has been transported to the aviation

command headquarters. ntsb and faa have been notified. officers are working to determine what caused the engine to malfunction. the siblings bodies have been taken to the medical examiner's office. a crash in pg kills a restaurant customer, it happened at the kfc in landover. bfw barreling down martin luther king at 100 miles per hour. lost control and hit a curb and went airborne flipping before slamming in to a glass window killing a person inside. four people were injured. information for you on 13 year old michael true luck , the teen killed during the weekend, sub staps abuse experts say his death is an opportunity to get parents talking about the dangers of kids and drinking, especially when it comes to four loko. for more, let's turn things over to sherrie johnson, this is a big story today, not only for this conversation but what the kids are doing. >> it's a hard and tough and sad lesson for kids to learn.

we have learned new information we have been in touch with baltimore county school officials. they plan to have the loss team available at parkville middle school today to help students with the grief and the loss of michael true luck. as students return to school, parents say it's a teachable moment, teach kids about alcohol and substance abuse. he fell out of a moving car and lit by another car. his mother says he was drinking four loko, a mixture of caffeine and alcohol. one can is the equivalent of four beers. friends and parents gathered yesterday at the accident scene in a state of shock. the energy drink was banned in maryland in 2010, after caffeine was remove frd testimony can, the brand went back on the store shelves with the same amount of booze, some of the stronger cans can be found and end up in the hands of kids looking to party.

sherrie johnson, abc2 news. today a state senate committee will take on the same sex marriage bilks a committee will likely pass the bill onto the floor of the senate. by tend of the week that could be passed. if passed signed in to laws opponents vowed to take the issue to referendum putting on the ballot in the general election. we should know which way the council is going to vote. this came to life after a video taped beating. the council will vote on the bill prohibiting discrimination against someone's sexual orientation or gender identity. the bill seems to have support among majority of council

members. today brown is scheduled to testify in favorite of legislation to help people victims of domestic violence. that would allow people to leave a job to escape domestic violence to be eligible for unemployment benefits. in front of the senate finance committee applying to someone who leave as job because of continued employment to jeopardize safety. advocates for the mentally disabled will bring together advocates and caregivers. the governor will address the attendes before lunch at the state house. salisbury university has secured a $2 million grant to continue funding courses that help teachers reach students learning english as a second language. this is the third grant since 2003 and aims at improving science expeng nearing. officials are asking citizens to weigh in on ordinance making english the

official language of frederick county. it's up for a public hearing in frederick. the board president says it would help detour illegal immigrants from settling in frederick county. head to the facebook fan page. we want you a part of the conversation. vigil held in ohio to remember a teen mother and child kidnapped and killed in cleveland. jackson and her daughter were snatched off of a street alem edly by jackson's ex-boyfriend, they were found dead in a garage sunday. california teacher accused of taking lewd photos of school children will be arraigned in court. he took bondage scene photos of 2 dozen kids in the classroom.

we are cold this morning. 25 easton, along the eastern shore. low 20s york and frederick. make sure you have the heavy coat this morning. the weather pattern, high pressure is in control of the weather. you are waking up to plenty of sunshine, as we go throughout the day. this high pressure will slide off towards the east, allowing for moisture in the form of clouds to get in here. we will be in the middle of the

two systems, high pressure towards the east , the system towards the west, once that happens, we will start to have some warmer air moving in across the area, temperatures are going to warm up. i have those in a second. future trend, not picking up on a lot. a little disturbance up the coast, stays away from us, dry in to the afternoon. future trend brings a chance for showers in here. the evening time wednesday. there is a chance for that. then we will see more showers in the forecast as we go in to thursday afternoon and also in to friday. neighborhood forecast, temperature wise, around 54 degrees, at federal hill. fells point at 53, we will start you out with the sunshine , the clouds move in. by tonight, 36 degrees, we will have the clouds. 60 by tomorrow, sun-cloud mix and mild. here is a check of the seven- day forecast for you. we will see 60s as we go in to

wednesday. by thursday, 67 degrees, close to 70 with the rain in the forecast, possibly by friday. not looking bad as we go in to saturday and sunday. the weekend looks on the seasonable sides. let's get a check of the traffic with angela. >> trouble in pasadena. maryland 10, northbound, remains closessed a route 2 richie highway. richie is open, if you get to that point, you are okay. coming in from sa neverna, -- take bna boulevard. we are dealing with usual volume delays if for most part, rush hour, around the beltway right now. if you are traveling on the west side of 695, seeing the slower traffic in the stretch from 795, around to frederick road. also on the knot side of the beltway, slower traffic. not too bad here, increasing volume on 95, south of the cities heading just before you get to 695 on the west side.

volume delays related to the earlier accident at maryland 32. this is re-opened if you are traveling in the area. one high school student is on a mission to set a record, jeffrey did checking and found the world's longest staples 422 feet create beside aman in bangladesh. >> i worked on it longer and longer until i got my own. >> record for everything. it took months of work, 750 feet this staple chain is more than 3 times longer than other one . he hopes to reach 1000 feet and used 20,000 staples and contacted the guinness world records. they are in the process of filling out the paperwork to validate the chain. i say i'm wrong. i gave charlie a hard time for the weird cake and baby. you are right. it is a mardi gras tradition.

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