with the warmer temperatures coming in here. maryland's most powerful radar is dry. it will stay that way as we go in to the afternoon. not waiting for a system to move in like yesterday that dropped snow. temperatures cold this morning, we are below average, we can see in to millersville, good morning to you, around 25 degrees, mount airy 26 degrees. notingham 28 degrees. not dealing with the winds, so what you are feeling is what you are getting this morning, no windchill. winds northwest. they will be switching around to the southwest as we go through the afternoon. let's get a check of the traffic with angela. good morning, how are the roads? >> good morning, the roads are looking great. no accidents on the interstates or the secondary. for those of you heading out, should be a great start to your tuesday morning with the drive out this morning. looking good as we mentiond with no incidents to report. let's get a live look at some of the traffic flow for those of you traveling through the city on one of the interstates,

895, north of charles street. southbound, few cars joining the drive as you head out this morning. still moving at good pace around the beltway. this is wilkins avenue now, traveling through the catonsville region, all lanes open and moving well for you on 695 at wilkins avenue. 695 on the west side looking good between i-70, and 95 on the southwest side. traveling on the topside, a look at harford road. see a disabled vehicle on the outer loop at cromwell bridge. mta commuters, no delays reported for for rails or bus delays either. breaking news this morning, out of arundel. following a massive fire. the fire moved through two homes overnight, in 1000 block of cutler har. linda so is live. we are trying to establish a

live shot. this is in pasadena, linda, can you hear me? >> reporter: yeah, i can. we got here about five minutes ago. the fire is out right now. firefighters are working on putting out the hot spots. there are lots of trucks k fire trucks, engines lining the street. it took 15 pieces of equipment to get the fire under control, 76 firefighters responded. it took them an hour to bring this fire under control. what happened was, they got the call at 3:20 this morning, the fire started in an end unit town home, 1001 cutler harbor in the town home community. when firefighters got here, they found two town homes that were fully engulfed in flames. it took about an hour to bring the fire under control. it is under control. the fire is out. firefighters are going through working to get the hot spots out. those two town homes were

extensively damaged. we are waiting on red cross to help the families that were displaced. four adults, two kids, one pet, all displaced by the fire. red cross is on their way to help those two families. the good news is that no one was injured in this fire. right now, firefighters remain on the scene trying to get out any hot spots. >> really quickly this is a residential area, are there people walking around, wondering how this happened and how it started? have you had a chance to talk to anybody or see anyone waking up this early in the morning? >> reporter: we haven't seen a lot of people out yet. because it happened so early. people are still probably sleeping. we haven't seen anyone walking dogs yet or lights turning on in the homes. we will keep our eye out for that. we are told the families displace ready still here. we haven't been able to locate

them yet. they are waiting on red cross. we will bring you a live report at 6:00. hopefully we will have more information then. >> we look forward to hearing from you then. linda so reporting live. week passed since a shooting that killed three students and injured others in sheridan, ohio. here is a look ahead for the 17 year old charged. >> accused ohio school shooter, tj lane expected to appear in court for a pretrial hearing. this is happening while a funeral mass will be held today for 16 year-old hue lynn, one of the victims. prosecutors are trying to limit the release of more information about lane. he is charged with 3 counts of aggravated murder and felony assault in connection with the shooting. reports and court records show he had a troubled past, at 15

charged with juvenile assault for putting his uncle in a choke hold and punching him in the face and parents charged with domestic violence, father served prison time for assaulting a police officer and charged with assault on another woman. at the time of the shooting, lane lived with his grandparents. another hearing is scheduled for march 19th where authorities plan to discuss a motion to transfer lane's case to an adult court. at can have, a look at -- at 6:00, a look at the shooting victim's recovery. today is maryland senate budget and taxation committee will focus on doomsday, department of legislative services plans to give the panel a briefing on the doomsday budget plan. happening this morning in annapolis, the plan has been put together in case lawmakers cannot agree on how to balance the bill and reduce $1 million deficit. part of the plan could include 500 state government employee

layoffs. new for you, george washington university officials say students, faculty and parents alerted after the u.s. secret service said a man was seen heading towards the campus with a gun. authorities searched the area around the schools campus, no suspects were found. the university did not go under lockdown. independent panel of scientists saying two government issued studies can't show if people are harmed by toxic pollution from the fort detrick contamination. studies are unlikely to answer lingering questions about the impacts of the cancer causing chemicals bury tatted military base. -- buried at the military base. the rate in the area was higher than statewide averages. a look at news around the nation, murder suspect's court appearance was stopped monday by shouting and violence. look that video from springfield, massachusetts. officials say relatives of the

victim punched the ex-boyfriend and accused killer as he entered the courtroom. to two family members were taken out in handcuffs. volunteer worker for the washington dc council candidate has been arrested and charged with killing his neighbor and police say it was all over a dog doing his business on his yard. 37-year-old robert white was walking his friend's dog when the neighbor became anger. he claimed the dog went to the restroom on his property. cull bert stabbed wright to death. according to sources, he has acted like this before. >> he should have been in jail. >> ellsworth lost his temper and escorted from the premises. he has been charged with assault five times and fired by

dc department of public works. it wasn't you or me, but we will find out who won the third largest power ball jackpot in the history of the game. $336million winner will come forward. they can decide to choose the lump sum payment, $210 million or payments paid over 29 years. it was sold in new port. stay with us this morning, the oreo is now turning -- how old is it? we will let you know coming up next. what are your monthly expenses?

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super tuesday, ten states up for grabsholding contests to choose the republican candidate for president. 437 delegates are the total.

two from runners have their focus on ohio. rick santorum and mitt romney in a dead heat in polls. we are live with our sister station. >> reporter: good morning, charlie. ohio is such a pivotal state. there are 66 delegates at stake , the second highest among the states voting on the super tuesday, georgia leads with 76 delegates. rick season tomorrow and former massachusetts governor, mitt romney are in a dead heat. ron paul is still in the running. polls show him in the dead last among the four. here in downtown since cincinnati, officials say they are expecting a higher voter turnout in the primary compared to the 2004 primary. it's interesting to see what happens here today. >> talking about the spending

by the candidates. mitt romney just blanketed the state with his campaigning and with robocalls. is that similar to ohio? >> reporter: well, here in ohio, it's very conservative, especially in cincinnati. ohio voters who are more conservative, really like rick santorum and his pro values. mitt romney, polls show he is in a dead heat with santorum because he tends to favor the mainstream gop. here today, folks from republican or democrat. it should be interesting to see how folks are going to vote here today. new this morning, report to be released raises questions about whether students of all races are disciplined in american's schools. more than 70% of students

involved in school related arrests or cases that are hispanic or african american, finds african american students are more than 3 times likely than their white peers to be suspended or expelled. more details will be released today. we will let you know when they find. personnel able to avoid long security lines. the security administration says beginning this month, all active duty service members and guard troops and reservists will be allowed to use the precheck lane at the airport. they must have military id. it will begin at reagan and could expand as warranted. 40 high school musicians from baltimore county public schools will perform with the simms phony, they -- symphony. the process was highly competitive. the performance begins at

10:30. admission is free. tickets are required due to limited seating. greyhounds are going dancing. the greyhounds knocked off fairfield last night to reach the ncaa tournament. selection sunday is coming up this sunday after what is dubbed championship week. problems maybe lingering, pirates rocked by the magic. this is down in sarasota. pittsburgh 18 hits. day after appearing on good morning maryland, call ripken will be in bel air to sign new children's book, super size slugger. examines how children can deal with bullies. ripken will be at the barns and noble at 5:00 on marketplace drive to sign the book. let's talk about the

running forecast. yes, let me step out of the way and show you these ladies. that's what we could be seeing through the middle of the week. in the meantime, looking at temperatures very cold in the 20s, you need to bundle up as you head out and about. mostly clear. the winds northwest at 5 miles per hour. not so bad. satellite and radar. nothing to be hold. no type of clouds or precipitation. we got the snow in here yesterday. light showers and now they are gone. left with plenty of sunshine, courtesy of this area of high pressure, we have the north westerly flow around it, this will slide towards the east. more of a return flow and that's why the temperatures are going to warm up as we go in to the middle of the week and ends of the week and in to the latter part of the weekend. future trend, picking up a few clouds, moving across the area as we get warm air. lots of sunshine in the forecast, even for tomorrow.

it won't be until thursday we see a chance for showers working in ahead of a cold front that will approach on friday. your neighborhood forecast for today is a little bit on the chilly side. 46 degrees in to wood lawn, riviera, 45 degrees, by tonight, the temperature 30 degrees, mostly clear, cold. tomorrow's temperature will start the warming trend, 61 degrees and more sunshine in the forecast. let's get a check of traffic with angela. good morning. here is what you can expect. i-70, eastbound side, not bad. coming in from howard county, looking good to the beltway. i-95 northbound, up to the beltway, 695, looking good. all lanes are open, making your way to arbutus. this is north of the beltway on the southwest side, no delays but of course we are picking up

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fema will arrive in henryville, indiana. the state was committed to ensuring that the town gets help. it could take several days to get a federal disaster declaration. president obama will hold a press conference. this isn't the first for the president. during a recent michigan gop primaries, he addressed union

workers touting auto bailout and attacking republican rivals. in an teefort protest unemployment more than 5000 demonstrators expected to hold pink slips over their heads and form a 3-mile line, the display will last 14 minutes or one minute for each million without a job.

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