i love that movie. >> stay with us for . you're watching the station that forks now -- works for you good morning maryland "at 4:30. five years after 33 students and -- students and faculityabout killed on virginia tech the families of two of the victim will appear in court. new developments this morning after a 13-year-old girl was found dead in northeast baltimore. the story trait i -- straight ahead. and more fallout in the misconduct case against the anne arundel county executive. why the police chief could find himself in the hot seat. it's monday march 5th, good morning. i am charley crowson. hope you had a great weekend. >> i am megan pringle. we will start off with weather with meteorologist lynette charles. >> good morning. check out what we have. a manic monday. a little bit because we will have a slight chance of some morning snow showers.

i will show yaw that in a minute and maybe a -- you that in a minute. and maybe a afternoon rain. unseasonably cool. winds will pick up and warm and wet weather by the end of the week. in terms of your wet weather, maryland's most powerful doppler radar not picking up on anything. we can see blue here to the north. there's snow showers into northern pennsylvania. but then as we look towards the west here, we are looking at the blocks of blue. we have a winter weather advisory into virginia and west virginia. for those areas they could get 1 to 2 inches. and we could get k4reu7d as the- - clipped as the clipper system comes through. but now a check of your traffic with angela. >> reporter: good morning. roads are looking pretty good despite the fact we are starting off with an accident. an arundel county police say youshouldn't have too much trouble getting by the incident. traffic flow is not too heavy. so it shouldn't be a problem

traveling in that area. traveling through the city, overnight maintenance operation in effect until 5 this morning at the harbor tunnel. but you should be able to get through the two-way traffic pattern on 895 with no delay and here's first look at the beltway this morning. all is quiet on the north side of 695 making your drive past green spring avenue. megan over to you and good morning. it's 4:32. today the families of two women killed on april 16th, 2007 in that mass shooting on virginia tech's campus will be -- will be in court. they will request university official and police under oath. the families had two students known about the gunmen they would have died. the university did not notify students immediately of the situation and a jury is expect to be seated in the case today. we have new information in the developing story after a 13- year-old girl was found dead in northeast baltimore on sunday. >> she was found in the backyard of a home and sherrie johnson is here with all new details this morning.

>> reporter: we have learned the 13-year-old girl's name was monet turnage an autopsy will be performed and the body was found a sunday around 6 in the -- in the 1600 block of cystview avenue. -- cliffview avenue. her body was covered with plastic trash bags in the backyard of a home. she had signs of trauma but they are not saying exactly how she died. she was pronounced dead at the scene and family members reported her missing about 1 a.m. on sunday. she said she was going skating but she never returned home. >> at this point, we don't know whether or not she made it skating and that's what detectives are interested in finding out. we want to talk to whoever she was supposed to be with. whoever left her there figured they could hide the body there. and that's where we located her. >> reporter: if you have any information on the investigation, you are asked to call the baltimore city police at 410-396-2012. coming up at 5:00 a look at

another child killed near that same area. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. and new details, a 3-year- old harmony was picked up by her father after being left behind at chuck e. cheese shewept up to a employee asking for something to drink and noticed she didn't have anyone watching her. she was left behind around #:30. we called harford -- 8:30. we called harford county and her father was on his way. police think a large group came in and forgot and left a child behind. police are investigating three shootings that happened early sunday morning. officers were called to the 4500 block of marl hall road around # -- marble hall road around #:306789 they found -- 2:30. they found terrance joyner. police are investigating the shooting in the 1,000 block of north gay street and 600 block

of at that poemic treat -- potomac street. five men were stabbed during a fight just before midnight on saturday. the men told deputies they were walking from a gas station on hanson road when men attacked them. all the victims are in stable condition this morning. in howard county a police officer is recovering after being hit by a drunk driver during a traffic stop before midnight on friday. officer terrance shepherd stopped the bmw at route 29 when the cruiser was rear ended by a keya and pushed the bmw he pulled over. the driver of the keya was arrested and charged with dui. today more fallout could come from the indictment in anne arundel county with the executive john leopold. >> it could a put the police chief on the hot seat as well. and linda so is standing by with what is expected for today. >> reporter: well, we have learned the fraternal order of police will meet to decide if

police chief should step done accused by some not taking enough action after learning of the allegation of the county executive. leopold was indicted accused of misconduct in office. state prosecutor says leopold use the executive detailed funded by taxpayers to drive foo into parking lots and wait while he got into another car and had sex with another employee e made security drive into location to steal campaign signs in 2010 in the enindictment says the security complained to the superiors including the police chief. >> it's my understanding the drivers their supervisors and others went to the chief himself, they went to others in the chain of command and they were reporting this behavior on a consistent basis and waiting for some relief. >> reporter: now the police chief released a statement saying "i have no intention to resign and i am going to continue to serve anne arundel

county like i have for the past 20 years. low polled says he has no plans to -- leopold says he has no plans to step down and will fight the charges in court. tornadoes rocked parts of the south and midwest. one community is coming to grips as the tornadoes claim another young life. what health experts are saying you need to do to get more restful sleep. and why sleep problems can affect your kids' school work. details ahead. as we head to break a. live picture from new york city. the statue of liberty. it's 4:37, 32 degrees and we will be right back. ñ[=

now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. a little girl who survived after her family was killed in indiana after a deadly tornado has died. she was taken off life support

on sunday bringing the death toll to 39 people now. in alabama, the governor toured the damage there. and offered words of support to residents who are cleaning up and rebuilding. >> one of the things that the lord doesn't give us the ability to foresee the future and that's kind of good. we have to be prepared. and it's so nice to see all the wonderful volunteers out here today and i am thankful to see how the people in alabama care about each other. >> a lot of stories to tell you about the storms state tuned for g. and we will have live reports from indiana. that tornado throughout alabama remember the toc cay lose cay -- tuscaloosa tore nato. -- tornado. >> and it's so hard to sea and you have to fill in they have to clean up and we have snow in the areas. so some of the hardest hit

areas getting snow like ohio, portions of ohio and west virginia and even back into kentucky and even into indiana this morning. again, you are from severe weather to snow and across our area, we are not dealing with any of that as of now. but there is a slight chance we could get a snow shower in here as that clipper stays to the south but a few miles to the north and yes, some of the areas could get clipped by snow this morning. temperatures right now cold enough to support that snow coming in in the 20s and into westminster. 26 degrees. let's check the traffic with angela. good morning. lots to talk about. >> reporter: good morning. and you right. it's a lot to talk about. especially now talking on the roads about the accident. police on the scene. bna at orchard road of course we mentioned traffic flow is light but this is after i-97 and speak of i-97 we have had a look at major roads. most moving well including i- 95. as we get a live look north of the beltway on the southwest side. moving well in the north and southbound direction.

north of the city this is a live view of i-97 north of maryland 43. white marsh boulevard. look good for the drive from -- looking good for the drive from harford to the top side of 695. they are known for golden fries. another geno's pizza set to open. where it will be and when you can enjoy the special piece of history in and medication mixup has one new jersey-- and a medication mixup has one new jersey pharmacy getting in touch with those.

news time 4:44 and five things to know on this monday morning. today the doors to geno's will swing over in perry hall. it will open at 11. gone oar male will be joined -- governor o'malley will be joined by other

officials to unveil two commemorative coins of the war of 1812. the coins will be sold for the centennial celebration. baltimore city parks and recs will have a rec passe veil at remit c centers. the head of security will talk about counter terrorism risk san the tsa vision for the future of aviation security that starts at 12:30. and the suspect in the shooting of fort hood that killed 13 people will gone trial in june. an army psychologist is chargedwith 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempteded murder. 15 minutes away from five. governor o'malley will deliver the 2013 priorities happening today. he will speak to the maryland congressional delegation in annapolis. that is happening at 2 this afternoon at the statehouse.

white house says eric holder will outlint legal framework for the use -- outline the legal framework for the use of force for targeted killings overseas. and how the obama administration reformed the military commission and obama and bush administrations successfullyed use civilian courts to convictsentence terrorist. here in baltimore cardinal o'brien celebrated mass and talked about his new leadership role in rome and what's next for catholics in baltimore and the search for his replacement is continuing. >> i am hoping and praying that the new appointment comes soon so people can stop rumoring and worrying and the new archbishop can have his own program in place. >> cardinal says he has submitted three names to replacehim but wouldn't say if any are from baltimore and says the pope will make the final decision. big congratulations to

brenda freeze and ladythorps won the acc beating georgia tech 68-65. alisa thomas scored 29 points and this is maryland's 10th tilt and second in four years a week from today they will find out who they play next. the ncaa first and second round games will be held at the comcast center on march 17th and 19th. aa month before the season opener camden yards buck and the o's start the spring training tilt. they will play the ways and pirates. game time is 1 and 7. and peek of the -- speak of the birds cal ripkin junior will be in the studio promoting his book. be sure to stay with "good morning maryland today at 6:15 and we will hear from cal. >> health news this morning. it's getting the time of year when your little ones will take up baseball or softball but a few tips to keep in mind to keep your kids say.

number of researchers -- injuries from baseball the degree of carte is high. one of the most serious is when the child is hit in the chest with a bat or a baseball. >> it's unique phenomenon where the speed of the ball is just right to hit them at a vulnerable time in the cardiac cycle and it can induce a cardiac arrest. it may not happen right away. they may get hit and being okay and then slump. >> health officials suggest kids wear protective gear minimizing the risk of injury and coaches be trained in cpr. national sleep awareness week is underway. it's the national sleep noun doition way of promoting the -- foundation's way of ploating the -- way of promoting getting rest. you need to develop a sleep schedule and set a time and stick to it. keep the electronics out of the

bedroom. national sleep awareness weekends with the start of daylight savings time this weekend. remember to spring forward. more on that throughout the course of the week. your children's sleep is a hot topic. new studies shows kids who snore will have other sleep related breathing problems and behavioral problems later in life. researchers surveyed the parents of 11,000 children and parents were asked to track a child's snoring. by # years old children withsleep disordered breathing were 20% more likely to exhibit behavioral difficulties later. >> for adults when you've bad night's sleep you don't function well the next day. this is true for children and adolescentsp when they do sleep well, they do support in school which may translate to poorer controls of their behavior.

and in health news stick around this morning we will have a lot more. the doctor is in for today's health segment. linda so is going to be talking to dr. boyle about vitamin d the effects of the deficiency and how winter months can make things worse. coming at 5 and #. a look at -- 5 and #. the trial in the gulf oil spill was supposed to be starting today but has been suspended to reaset the positions. fishermen hotel owners and other gulf coast residents are among thousands of plaintiffs in the case. the new jersey pharmacy is trying to a get in touch with patient who is may have been given the wrong medication. the cbs pharmacy in new jersey mixed up fluoride pills for children with the breast cancer medication. the doctors say that major or long-term effects are unlikely but parents say the news is unsettling especially when the

worst side effects include strokes and blood clots. cbs says the pre-- cvs says the error is a rare occurrence. you can see him locked up look in the rear of the video and officials say it was to protect himself and others. 18-year-old matthew shipe was arrested on practicing medicine without a license after officers say he lied to get a job at amedical senter. portland man was pulled from a freezing river and a good samaritan credited with saving his life. you can see him jump in and pull the man to safety. rescue crews say hypothermia could have set in if the good samaritan didn't respond. the man and the rescuer are expected to be okay. dozens of volunteers went under the raiser to raise money for great cause part of the fund-raiser which benefits families dealing with childhood cancer. more than 90 people showed up.

organizers have wanted to raise 20 grand. they say they broke the record before the razors started to buzz. they say they will end up with more than 30,000 in donations. well a super tuesday is a day away. gop candidates spent the weekend campaigning. mitt romney healed pancake runch and rick santorum enjoyed tennessee barbeque and viscided -- visited voters in member sis -- memphis. 4:5 #. a gorgeous --4:52 a gorgeous weekend but the big story is the terrible tornadoes. >> exactly. really bad lots of storm damage and actually storm reports for you. i will show you those in a little while. but the cleanup, it's cleanup time and there's snow. maybe a chance for snow in the forecast for today as well.

let's get to business right now. there's lots to talk about. right now, you can see the temperatures are cold enough to support some snow. if that happens, we are at the freezing degree mark into baltimore. and 30 degrees in york pennsylvania. 34 coming in easton along the eastern shore and dc around 33. and you have a better chance of seeing snow showers because that's going to be staying to the south for today possibly. so the winds will be another big factor. not so bad right now. you can see it out of the south and west at 5 miles an hour. easton at 3 and these will be picking up as we go throughout the day. and they will switch to the north as well. the satellite and radar shows what's going on. not a whole lot right now. but you can see the clipper system back off towards west. lots of snowfall into west virginia and some into virginia right now. so the virginia is getting slammed and they have a winter weather advisory in effect there one to two inches of snowfall. now the big deal is whether this system stays to the south of us or if it just tracks

about 50 miles to the north and yes we will get snow in here going through the morning and possibly as we go into the afternoon mixing in with rain. but here's system. we have the upper level trough and you can see the purple dotted line. once this swings off towards the east this has to get out of here. that will keep the chances for some snow in the forecast for today. high pressure will build in behind it but before then, yes, we have a chance for snow across the area for this morning. so i will put this in motion and you can see it slides to thesouth this model tries to keep it into southern maryland but again, once again if that tracks to the north a little bit, maybe about 50 miles we could see snow as we go through the morning hours. this gets out of here and we will see lots of sunshine in the forecast as we head into the tuesday. and even into your wednesday. but for today, here's the temperature for you. it'sing about to be cool. 46 and mostly cloudy and breezy and it will be chilly. let's check the traffic with

angela. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. still tracking the accident we are following in ferndale b and a at orchard a lot of construction zones and they are in the final clearing stages. should be out of your way in the next 10 to 15 minutes. if you are traveling around the beltway we have cleared the construction zone in catonsville. so everything is moving well, there. also here as you can see passing the bw parkway no troubles there. now if your morning travels include a trip on the harrisburg expressway. here's how things are looking there. no reported troubles on i-83 past maryland 45 york road and, of course, if there are any traffic changes, we are tweeting them for you follow us on twitter on maryland traffic. >> back -- now back over to you. explosions -- explosions killed hundreds and injured thousands. >> what authorities think ignited the blast. trip across the ocean. the voyage a man is making that started yesterday and how he is doing something he's not --

that's not been tried in 300 years. there's a live look at atlanta. always the sports fan megan pringle. >> that's right. the acc tournament happening there this week. there's a live picture of atlanta. we will be right back.

now "good morning maryland "4:30. around the world authorities in kongo are investigating a cause of a fire that ignited a series of explosion he at an depot. more than 120 people were killed in the blast. nearly 2,000 people injured. fire set off a tanks shells. survivors of the costa concordia shipwreck attended apretrial hearing. many people upset with the captain who didn't show up for the hearing. judge will appoint a panel of experts that will determine the dynamics of the incident." that includes analyzing data contained from the voyage data

recorder -- recorder and the shipwreck which killed 21 people at least. new attraction in tokyo opens in two months. tokyo sky tree is being dubbed the tallest tower. construction began in july of 2008 on more than 2,000 feet of the building. the project cost about $800 million. the ceremony was held on friday to mark the completion of the project and the building is designed to reduce vibration caused by earthquakes and winds. a man has set sail on a 8,000 mile solo journey raising awareness for sea life. he left l.a. head for the philippines. sullivan is traveling in an unpowered 30 foot sailboat the first attempt to sail nonstop across the pacific in more than 300 years. he says it will take 3 months to reach the philippines. now