northbound lanes with utility work. be aware of that if you are heading up to i-70. looking good here, driving through the city on 895, north of charles street. beltway, a live look at 695, liberty, inner loop and outer loop, moving well. outer loop increasing in volume. back over to you. did you pay much attention to the oscars? >> it's hard to. thisee there were a lot of the artsey films getting the attention. i saw the help. that was the best picture. >> i read the book. i'm dieing to see the movie. >> it was a silent film, a big night, big winner again, but the winner this year,. >> silent film, it seemed to sweep a lot of the categories. we will learn about the films that took home the little golden man. >> chris has more. joining us live from los

angeles with a wrap up. >> reporter: it was a historic night for the artist, the first french movie ever to win best picture. the first all black and white fill tom win since 1960 and silent film to win since 1929. the artist, a very quiet movie, made a loud racket sunday winning five academy awards including top prize, best picture. the black and white and mostly silent film earned the director an oscar. meryl streep took home actress for iron lady margaret

thatcher. oscar drama began before the awards started when cohen dumped what he claim for kim jong-ils ashs all over ryan seacrest. memorable and historic moments as well. christopher plumber became the oldest, best supporting actor winner in history. as many anticipated, spencer won best supporting actress for portrayal of a black made in

16th segregated mississippi. the show never at a loss to entertain, boasted gravity defining stunts from cirque du soleil. comic relief from robert downy jr. hugo was a big winner but didn't win in the big categories. it, like the artist, finished with five oscars. for a list of the winners, head to abc2news.com, we have a run down of the awards, and a slide show of what the stars were wearing. head to facebook, our fan page, tell us what you saw overall. did you like billy crystal as the host this year? adam sandler broken an award season record but not the academy awards. picked up 11 nominations.

recognition for the worst movies. nominated for the worst actor in jack and jill and worst actress for jack and jill in which he play as family man and his own twin sister. he is nominated for just go with it. winners will be announced on april fools day. top stories for you this morning. st. joseph medical center is up for auction. it could be sold to a buyer who doesn't follow catholic beliefs. up for sale after a surgical scandal hurt the reputation. two of the three possible buyers will not be from catholic institutions. the buyers have aggrade to honor the hospital's catholic identity. man is recovering after intruders shot him. it happened at his home on allegheny avenue. the suspect shot him and ran

away. police found the suspect, no indication if the victim was targeted and no known relationship between the victim and the suspected shooter. two volunteer firefighters were injured while battling a fire and now recovering. they were hurt when a burst of fresh air from the rear of the house created a huge fire ball insides. otoole has burns over 40% of his body. republican presidential candidate, rick santorum will get secret service protection this week. mitt romney was the only candidate given such protection. a spokesman declined to comment about this matter. the former house speaker requested protection. resources have not received a response from secret service. the family featured in 19 kids and counting, are

scheduled to campaign for rick santorum. they will be in michigan for events. mitt romney picked up an endorsement from brewer. brewer believes romney has the pro business back grounds and history to lead the country forward. the primary is tomorrow as is michigan's, romney's home state. 86-year-old world war ii veteran attacked and carjacked. look at this video. you can see the man crawling to safety. this happened in broad daylight at a busy gas station in detroit. no one offered to help the man. he had to crawl up to the gas station. several people walked by. he asked a ma'am with kids to open the -- mom with kids to open the door for him. >> i wondered why they was passing me if they saw me crawling. people don't want to get

involved in anything. >> we were always raised to help other people. >> police recovered the car and going over the evidence so they can make an arrest in this case. dozens of seniors busting to movie during a flash mob in las vegas. in is in celebration of national heart month. they performed impromptu dance routine, part of initiative promoting cardiac wellness for the senior community. includes 65 members, the oldest being 93. they look good. they have moving out there. >> if you are in the market for a new ipad, now maybe the time. stay with us, coming up next, what is causing the run on the gadgets and where you can find some deals. oregon boy wonders from home on a mission to fight crime. a look at what he found along

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good morning maryland. sometimes kids can fantasize about the wonder of being a super hero. >> i'm batman. >> one boy in oregon decided to do that. barrett left his house in the middle of the night to pursue his dreams. sometime between midnight and 4:00, the 7 year old dressed in all black, left his home by himself. wehe did run in to two police officers who brought him home. they thought it was going to be a grand plan.

over the weekend his mom took her sop to the police department to get a crash course in policing. it's been a years since we told you about a local kid hit and killed while riding his bike. >> what loved ones did remembering the young man. that story straight ahead. ♪

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be part of the story. colonial williamsburg. now, good morning maryland. >> governor martin o'malley took to the national airwaves defending barack obama and took aim at chris christie. linda so has the details. the governor appeared on face the nation to talk about the presidential race, he mounted an attack on republicans and christy who he has often criticized. he took aim at gop presidential candidates, rick santorum and newt gingrich. christy appeared on the show to support mitt romney, afterwards he responded to o'malley's

criticism. >> chrisleadership is unusual. to have a person who is fiscally responsible to make such poor choices and travels all over the country, doing a stands up routine, demeaning women, the bombast and that stuff is entertaining but doesn't make for good governance. >> he is not worthy, he is not that smart or that good. he is flippant. i give him credit for that. >> both o'malley and christy are said to be potential presidential prospects in 2016. this morning, friends and family are remembering a hopkins student hit and killed while riding his bike in february. he died six months later from injuries. a memorial ride was held last night in honor of him.

his mother talks about the enormous loss for her family. >> extremely difficult. very sad. certainly a year that i wouldn't want anyone to have to experience. left a huge hole in the lives of many people. grandparents, immediate family, friends. >> police sited the 83 year old driver for negligent driving but was able to keep her license. family and friends are calling on annapolis to require competency testing for drivers. a consumer alert, good year issued recall on 40,000 tires because of safety concerns. it includes 6 size z of wrangler silent armor tires sold in 2009. 27,000 tires maybe still on the road. they plan to send notices to customers next month. more pain at the pump as gas prices rose for the 19th day in as a row on sunday aaa

says the price of unleaded gas inched half a cent higher to a nationwide average of $3.69 a gallon. average prices for regular gas are more than $4 a gallon in california, alaska and hawaii. the lowest prices in wyoming and colorado. remember, we are working for you to find you the lowest prices in the area, head to abc2news.com, click on the traffic tab then on gas prices. find the lowest prices in your area. ipad 2, this maybe the time to buy. best buy's website offering it for $50 discount. they usually stick to the price list but apple is expected to introduce a new product within two weeks. the buzz is that maybe the ipad 3. if you want top save none, buy it now. if you want the newest gadgets wait for a few more weeks. wattta is going to be out

for a little while. his left elbow is aching. orioles sent wadda in for x- rays. he signed a 2-year deal in december worth $8 million. today is a new service unveiled to help residents report crimes. the county will give you the opportunity to report minor crimes on line. county executive and police officers will demonstrate the site in a press conference today's when it goes live it can be found through the county government site. it's an internet based crime reporting tool available to victims of certain crimes including destruction of property and theft from a motor vehicle. a new savings initiative. tax players can deposit refunds in to two different bank accounts at one or more financial institutions. this announcement happens at 10:00 this morning, at east baltimore, this could encourage

more people to save their refund. let's get a check on the weather. >> let's talk s going on. we will deal with plenty of sunshine throughout the afternoon. now, under clear skies. we are cold, so make sure you have the heavy jacket as you head out the door this morning. this is a scenario for the weather pattern. a clipper system that's going to pass to our north. we are not going to get in on any of the action. no snow across the area. no rain across the area, accompanied by the cold front. we will deal with a dry cold front across the area. clouds streaming in. all in all, still, plenty of sunshine to be had this afternoon. the future trend picking up on the fact, we will see few clouds, that's about it. it won't be until wednesday we see wet weather working in to the area, we could see this towards the west around ohio, that will slide in to the area, one wednesday, you will need

the rain gear then. for today, temperature wise, nice, 59 degrees, reisterstown, 61 35 degrees tonight. tomorrow's forecast, not bad, we will be a little bit cooler. here we go with the seven-day forecast, 51 degrees for tomorrow. the rain will hold off as we go throughout the day. a few showers are possible through the overnight in to wednesday. temperatures colds, below average as we go in to the middle of the week towards the ends of february, as we reach thursday and friday, temperatures trying to come back, we will be seeing a trend as we go in to saturday and sunday. the rain moves in for the week. let's get a check of the traffic with angela. good morning. good morning, everyone. here is what is happen tong roads for the kickoff of the workweek. monday morning, one trouble spot we are following, it is u.s. 29, northbound, elk ridge

at maryland 100. we found out there was an accident earlier. we are blocking two northbound lanes, 29, northbound, at maryland 100. if you are traveling i-95, south of the city, towards the beltway on the southwest side, a lot more company for you out there. moving at a pretty good pace. for those of you traveling i- 95, benfield boulevard, this is where you will find all lanes open, flowing freely, especially in in the northbound direction. you will find a lot more company northbound, as you make your way towards 695. back over to you. two years since bp oil spill off of the coast of louisiana. >> news, another delay in civil court, how long before the change is going to be heard. daytona 500, weather hampered sunday's race. we are have information on when the flag will drop. ñ[=

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