david wright in hollywood. >> that's what's it was gorgeous out there and i can hear your passion and i like that. today not so bad. plenty of sunshine in the forecast. we are going to be dealing with the fact we will have cooler

temperatures today as the highs get down to about 5 # degrees. -- 52 degrees. still above average. rain pushes in going into tomorrow. another warming trend is in the forecast for us. but maryland's most powerful radar looks pretty good right now. we are nice and dry. we will stay that way heading throughout the day and we will see change in the forecast. but in the meantime, temperatures right now not so bad. close to 40 degrees instephenson and sykesville but we have the wind out there this morning. we have gusts up to about 25 miles an hour. and into stephenson and 22 in sykesville. let's check the traffic with angela. good morning how are the road this early? >> reporter: good morning. the roads are pretty good. had an overnight problem on 895. we have received word that all lanes are opened there. still doing maintenance at the tunnels but good to go elsewhere. the closure was near child street with emergency maintenance but as you can see here, on the live shot of 895 north of child street things are back up to speed and moving

pretty good. eastbound 100 in pasadena we have a left lane closed with the road crew between maryland 10 and catherine avenue but on i-97 you should be able to get through without obstructions. of course we will have changes and tweet them follow us all morning at maryland traffic. now back over to you. good morning. >> 4:32. a community is grieving this morning after a school shooting outside cleveland ohio leaving one student dead, four others injured. >> the shots were fired after 8:00 monday morning and abc2 news sherrie johnson has the latest. >> reporter: well, we have been working with our sister station in cleveland wews on this story to find out all new information. last night, a prayer vigil was held at chardon assembly of god church. it was one of several throughout the evening to pray for stewed ep, -- students, teachers and families. the community came together to support would be another in the -- one another in the time of

tragedy. around 7:30 police say t.j. lane entered the high school and opened fire in the cafeteria. 16-year-old daniel parmertor was killed. they say he was bullied because of his goth appearance but this morning many are trying to come to terms with the loss of their classmate. >> i accepted it happened but it has not hit me the full impact like what it is going to be like after this. and i am trying to plan my next move mentally with this whole thing. >> reporter: area clergy have planned another vigil for tonight at 7 at st. mary church in chardon saying it is time to pray and heal. coming up at 5, we will look at the family life of the alleged teen gunman. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. and new this morning, we are hearing from the student now reacting to two assaults on local college campuses. police are on the lookout for suspects after the weekend attacks. the first a female student at

the university of maryland woke to find a man touching her leg in her room. her roommate confronted the man who ran off. witnesses say they saw two men walking the halls jiggling door handles to see if were unlock. despite security, they are always -- there are always ways around it. >> they do that a lot if someone is behind you you hold the door open and that's dangerous. they are always warning us against it. >> the other incident was in d.c. near georgetown a woman was beaten and sexually assaulted while walking alone near a school. police say the two cases are not related. there's criticism this morning for baltimore city mayor after she announced a possible race in the bot -- raise in the bottle tax to pay for construction for city schools. the two cent per beverage bottle tax has not been in effect for two years and the mayor says she wants to more than double it. the mayor's bill came before members of the baltimore city

council and the five cent per bottle tax would increase the cause of a case of soda by a dollar. modern sizing -- modernizing schools would cost $3,000 and grocer says the mayor is targeting them. >> everybody knows the schools need improvement. my goodness what -- i thought there was money allocated for schools. where has that been going? >> both bills will be sent to the council taxation financial and economic committee. today in the house of approaching committee they will discuss the baltimore city school construction block grant and the transfer of pensions that hearing is going to begin today at 1:30. the bill would give existing capital funding to schools in a block grant allowing them to borrow large amount and finance the pay back later. time could be running out for the carousel in baltimore inner harbor. the baltimore velt corporation

gave the family that runs the carousel until today to ceaseoperations and ordered to removing the ride by the end of the month. city says the owner violated the lease by not paying rent and not having insurance a source close to the owner says they are looking into legal options. this morning police lieutenant and sergeant in anne arundel county say the half million people in that area are in jeopardy if the county and union can't reach an agreent on the contract today -- agreement on the contract today, they could move to arbitration. the population has grown by more than 50,000 people, the number of officers stayed the same. we talked to community leaders since the sworn officers can't go on record. >> we used to have police officers that would come to the community association meeting. they don't show up anymore. they are too stretched out and too busy. >> a county spokesman in part t county government has seen pay reductions and budget decreases during the past couple years. there are-- the army

national guard confirmed a teach and army major was one of the two military advisers killed in a heavily guarded government building in afghanistan during the weekend. >> the gunman is on the loose and taliban claiming responsibility for the attack. it's said to be in retaliation for the burned qurans. authorities say the shooter was a afghan who drove police officer at interior ministry and considered an ally of the victims. he leaves behind a wife and four children and a grandson. officials in one wisconsin town are urging everyone to stay away from storm drains. >> they say getting too close could prove to be dangerous forthose-side and out. >> dancing -- those inside out. >> dancing with the stars comes again in march. search for the coveted mirror balled trophy this is one of your favorite shots. >> statue liberty. a view of the torch. we will be right back.

you're watching the station that works for you, "good morning maryland" at 4:30. well second wave of snowmoving into parts of california. it will make for a picturesque morning, drivers what tough time braving the weather. meteorologists say the roads may be be icy for commuters this morning. >> the cold is set in other areas of the country and it's forcing animals to be creative with the way they hibernate. for example in wisconsin a black bear has chosen to hibernate in a storm drain and is sharing the home with two new cubs. experts say the cubs are about 6 or 9 pounds and they warn the bear will be aggressive to protect her new additions. they say she probably started moving late so when the temps dropped she had to hibernate quickly. all right. talking about hibernation, maybe tomorrow we might want to do that. it's going to get chillier. we will have rain in the forecast. but for today, right now, not so bad. the satellite and radar is

mainly clear. and it's going to stay that way going throughout the day. and the sun will come up with lots of sunshine like yesterday. the only difference is that we had the cold front finally monday through the -- move through the area. temperatures are not going to be that cold this morning. we are looking back off toward the west there and we will see some wet weather moving in here as we go into your tomorrow. here's temperatures i wanted to show you this mork. -- morning. we are quite mild and we had the cold front move through but just now so that colder dry irair has to work et cetera way in here but i don't think it be will be in here before sunrise. temperatures won't drop off drastically. here's check of the traffic withangela. >> reporter: we are starting with an accident this just in from anne arundel county police. northbound maryland is going to be in severna park at cypress creek road a car into the water with the accident. we are following this to keep you posted. right now you are able to get by. again it's northbound maryland 2 at cypress creek road.

we are off to a great start as far as volume or delays on i- 95. as we go live north of the beltway all lanes are opened and moving freely. and traveling north of the city this is 95 north of maryland 43. no accidents or incidents but you may tap the brakes for the work zone on left side if you are traveling southbound. charley and megan over to you. it is tuesday february 20th -- 28 which means it's national pancake day. >> and who wouldn't want free food? where you can go to get free pancakes in honor of the special day. also one unwelcomed guest got more than he bargained for when he broke into the wrong house. what happened when a mom came face-to-face with a would be be burglar. a live look at downtown baltimore as we go to break. inner harbor shining brightly on this tuesday morning. you are watching good morning maryland. we are back in a bit. ñ[=

news time 4:44. five things to know on a this tuesday morning as part of the national read across america, baltimore county executive kim kamenetz will read to student this afternoon at 1:30 the book of choice is from dr. seuss the classic. the baltimore sin fumy orchestra will a-- sin fumy orchestra will a-- sin fonysymphony orchestra will announce their keddual. there's tents set up at the freedom plaza but the permit expires and lawmakers promised to take action. john edward has health issues that delayed his trial. today is the deadline to file a update on his heart condition and the trial has been delayed until the end of the month. deadline to register to vote in maryland's primary election is march 13th. to register you have to fill out a voter registration application and hand deliver or mail it to a board of

elections. primary day in the state is tuesday, april 3rd. and talking about democracy 2012, experts say today could be a nail biter. voters in michigan and arizona are heading to the polls and the issue is illegal immigration with strict laws in arizona especially. but yesterday, both mitt romney and rick santorum spent the day campaigning. both have been on the defensive over comments from the campaign trail. santorum said jfk speech about the separation of church and state made him want to throw up and romney tried to back peddle about his wife's multiple cadillacs and friends with the nascar teams have been working to be friendlier with the side of the voting base. -- base. following our coverage on the air and online any time. head to abc2 news foin com and look under -- abc2news.com and look under the news tab. we have news. it's national pancake day and i

hop is providing a great way to street you to breakfast for a good cause. let's head over to linda so. everything you need to know this morning. good morning. >> reporter: hi, good morning. who doesn't like free food right? i am sure a fan. today, ihop is giving away free food. you can get a free stack of the buttermilk pancakes for a good cause. you will be raising money for the leukemia and lymphoma society. that is fund-raiser they do every year and you can see a lot of people made donations. but the particular goal for this store here in edgewood they are hoping to raise 2,000 dollars. each store has a store honored hero matthew 3-year-old you see diagnosed with acute leukemia. so if you come in today, you can eat for free and in turn raise money for the wonderful cause. this is going on all day and this is a fund-raiser that i have been doing for years. goal this year is to raise 2.7

million dollars. it's been a really successful fund-raiser for the store and so far they have raised more than 10 million dollars for local charities. last year, i helped serve 4 million free pancakes and raised 2.5 million dollars. they are looking to excede that goal today. you can come in to get the free pancakes from 7 this morning until 10 tonight and to find your local ihop store go to ihop pancake day.com and let's turn the corner in the kitchen cricket came out bright and early for us. she is getting ready for the day coming up in the 5:00 hour. we will talk to her and how they are getting ready for the special day. it's national pancake day at ihop come in to get your free stack of pancakes all day for a good cause. live in edgewood, linda so, abc2 news. >> all right, thanks so much. listen, if you are a fan of the show "dancing with the stars" stay tuned this morning because the cast of the upcoming season is going to be revealed on abc2 at 7:00 this

morning. tmz reported for the cast -- four cast americans sherry shepherd extra host and little house on the prairie star melissa gilbert also is going to be melrose place star and from general hospital and jack wagner. south florida mom couldn't wait for police when finding an intruder in her home. when betsy decided to get her toddler some milk at 2 in the morning she noticed someone in the car and then her parents car and thought it was her father but another glance confirmed her suspicion. she grabbed shorts and flip- flops and took off after the criminal chasing him through the neighborhood. she cornered him until police got there and she says she knew he couldn't outrun her she had been jogging to get in shape in honor of her father in honor of his heart transplant and she chased him down and held him for cops.

customers evacuated a denny's. something from the bathroom had customers coughing. the restaurant was closed for two hours as hazmat crews were called to investigate the smell. test were trying to determine whether or not it was pepper spray. a 6-year-old boy is in critical condition after being shot in an attempted carjacking in detroit. it happened on sunday. police say 4 people were in the car and had stopped at stop sign when two people came up to the car and started firing. the driver was grazed by a bullet and the suspect turned out to be 15 years old. they are in custody and police say they were suspected in at least five similar carjackings. no one was hurt in a fire that broke out at fenway park where the red sox play but there was plenty of damage. some of the photos were ruined. there could be around 100,000 dollars in total damages. mostly from smoke and water. the boston fire department says the fire started near a light fixture and spread to papers and took about five minutes to put the fire out. and the character known

astarzan may be the king of the jungle but the actor who plays him has been arrested after three large cats was removed from his home. steven spike usda permit to keep the tyingers and a black leopard was revoked because they say he wasn't following the rules and regulation for caging and feeding the animals. federal prisoners may be able to pass the time with their ipad or mp 3 player. u.s. bureau of prisons testing the idea by allowing them at a woman's prison in west virginia. if all goes well it would allow the 200,000 or so inmates this year the mp 3s would be sold at the prison and bureau spokeswoman says the music could help prisoners deal with idleness boredom and stress as well. if you've been dying to try a new video game you have a chance to do it. your -- it's free happening through red box. -- box. red box is offering free one day video rentals from now

until thursday. reserve it on the company's website. go to any red box rental station and pick up the twisted metal darkness 2 and dance 3 and all the games are available. social media users don't bother with the details about punks situation or properspelling but shorthand is the way of communicating. experts say it could contribute to bad spelling and overall grammar in other as expect of your life. she loves facebook and what brandon and her friends do online might make you cringe. they are part of a growing trend of people using horrible grammar, bad punks situation andbad spelling on purpose. it's the way the society is working these days say experts. >> pull your way from social media and texting and be able to communicate. >> experts say people could be seeing your mistakes. facebook has more than 800 million users and twiters half a billion. all right. well, spring like weather has been in the air and you might

be thinking about your summer vacation. but if you plan a vacation and doing research online, can you trust what you are seeing especially those reviews that are generated by websites? >> some of the hotels posts reviews that are positive. of their property and some cases they have been caught negative reviews of their competitors. so how do you sort them? >> we are working with tips on finding the factual reviews. look for quantity. the more entries the less likely they are fake. second, try to find a site that has a variety of reviews. if the reviews are all good something is probably off and third, try to find the reviews from travelers like you people who are in your age group and share similar interest. somethings to keep in mind. time for a check of the weather but before that you have something here. >> you want to do that now. >> oh, yes. >> i have to show you guys. so, three moms media moms

recently were featured in baltimore magazine mothers of twins. so, they featured bernadette wood ladone black on a radio show and, of course,. >> megan. >> with the twins. >> look at the cover so we will know. >> the cover is about the restaurant. >> best restaurants issues but what page are you on. >> i wanted everybody sure -- sure everybody knew. >> page 78. >> there they are. >> so cute. >> that's six babies. >> were the girls divas. >> they were so good. they are always so good. >> and you guys have gotten together. >> we had a twin party and they came over to the house and my husband was like what is this? i might not be be here and it was fun and everybody got along. >> okay. >> sound good. >> and so take the kid outside today weather wise. >> but don't do it this morning because it's little on the breezy side. you can see the wind turning out of the northwest at about

15 miles an hour into baltimore. more of the sa and 9 into easton so you get the point. it's on the breezy side. as we go into afternoon, though, they will start to cube side a little bit. things -- subside a little bit. things will get better. but temperatures won't be as warm as yesterday. satellite and radar not picking up on a whole lot. we are under mainly clear skies and it took the front a while to get out of here but finally, the cooler drier air will be working in and the dew points will be going down. high pressure is going to do its thing once again for today and then we will see the chance for some rain moving in here as we go into i say the afternoon on tomorrow. so, your rush hour not look sobad and another wave coming in as we go into wednesday evening. and then we drive back out going into thursday. and here is your forecast for today. 52 degrees continuing sunshine but it will be a little bit cooler outside. let's check the traffic with angela good morning. how are you doing. >> reporter: good morning. doing great so far. we are following the accident

in severna park northbound 2 at cypress creek road. you will be able to get by if you travel in that area. other than that accident, we are looking good starting the morning rush. here 695 at bw parkway. checking your drive heading toot airport area. on the east side 695 moving well between 195 and 295. and moving over to the north side a live look at 695 and green spring avenue. now back to you. a sister shiv of the costa concordia that ran aground is in need of help. >> why the ship is stranded and the rescue details underway this morning. citizen support on election day could mean changes in syria. what happened and why opposition leaders say nothing is going to change. we will look around the world when "good morning maryland" continues on this tuesday, february 28th.

now good morning maryland. new details about a italian cruise ship that lost electricity. rescue vessels are on the way to the stranded coasta allegra this morning. 1,000 passengers are on board this vessel that's a sister ship to the costa concordia that ran aground last month killing 21 people on board. and police in thailand arrest another iranian suspect in connection with a series of bombs. he was arrested at a rental house where officers discovered a computer and cell phone. blast didn't kill anyone and police issued arrest warrants for five suspects and three of the five are in custody. the syrian government says the constitutional referendum hoping to invoke peace in the country passed with overwhelming support. nearly 90%. more than half of eligible reported cast their ot