now "good morning maryland." i am sherrie johnson live in ham deb where -- hamden where there's police presence after two object ris at royal farms stores. a same sex marriage bill could be on the ballot by november. and bank of america deal could help lower your house payments. details on this friday morning. happy friday. thanks for joining us i am megan pringle. >> i am charley crowe son. it's been a wet start to the friday and here's lynette. >> it has been a wet start. it started overnight and we can see baltimore now clearing out in to frederick where we have lester who is dry right now. but, all that rain is starting to slide down off toward the south. around the eastern shore, getting in on some wet weather. across the area, we are looking at arnold right now. that he had few showers

earlier. julie reporteded that but you are drying out. i appreciate the report. and this is starting to slide off around denton and easton. in care line county you are getting the -- caroline county you are getting the rain. things will improve out there. things are going to be looking up and we will get more sunshine in the forecast and temperatures will begin to fall. i will have more of that coming up but right now let's check the traffic with angela. good morning how are the road because of the wet weather. >> reporter: good morning. the road are actually doing okay. we had a couple incidents overnight. had an accident in owington and got that out of the way cleared the pole down patuxent road has reopened. but we are moving pretty well especially on the major roads right now. as we look live at 895, this is north of charles street heading to the harbor tunnel shouldn't be delays in the southbound direction. heading to 695, on the harrisburg expressway, not bad as of yet in the southbound lanes. and here's a live look at traffic on i-95.

just north of maryland 100 we are moving well especially getting busy in the southbound lanes heading towards prince george's county and a quick note for mta commuters, rail service on time this morning and no major bus delays or problems to report. back over to you. new this morning, hundreds of thousands of homeowners could see deeper reductions in the mortgage principles and for -- than first thought if bank of america gets it to go through. deal with the u.s. government is separate from the foreclosure settlement. "new york times" reports the bank hopes it will reduce the amount of money it owes in penalty under the settlement. paperwork could be filed as soon as today. early tax filers may wonder where the refunds are. the irs had glitches with the new computer system and that delayed some payments for weeks in some cases. the agency changed systems to combat the identity theft and the irs official cleared the backlog so filers could be seeing cash soon. but, if you filed electronically and haven't got your money yet, head to irs.gov

and click where's my refund to check on the status. to a developing story this morning. for the second time a robbery at a royal farms store involvesgunfire. federal agents believe the same man is responsible for both crimes on harford road and on west 41st street in hamden. sherrie johnson joins us live in hamden with more. sherrie. >> reporter: well, yes, i have been on the phone with the fbi trying to learn more information about this case. and actually we are standing right in front of the royal farms on 41st street in ham den. -- hamden there. has been police presence all morning at times officers are sitting outside the royal farms or even driving by checking on things. the fbi is involved after a robber shot one victim at point blank range. take a look at this video of the suspect. captured on camera at royal farms store on west 41st street, a hooded figure entered the store in the wee hours of the morning. he demanded cash at gunpoint and steps around counter to

grab the money and fires a warning shot as he leaves the store. all of this in less than 60 seconds agents say he is the same one who robbed a royal farms store on harford road two weeks ago and shot a customer who resisted giving up his wallet. word of this robbery put businesses on guard. >> i am here a lot by myself at night. doesn't make it comfortable when you have this. >> reporter: now if you recognize the robber or have information to help police call the fbi violent crimes task force at 410-265-8080. and you know you could be eligible for a $2500 reward if you place that call. so again, officers are recommending if you know anything, go ahead for a reward. reporting live in hampden sherrie johnson, abc2 news. looking at news around the nation this morning, pittsburgh

mayor says a gunman who opened fire in the lobby of a psychiatric hospital at the university of pittsburgh was armed with two semiautomatic handguns. two people died including the gunman's and 7 others injured. this happened yesterday and police have not confirmed if an officer is the one who killed the gunman. still not clear what sparked the deadly event at the clinic. governor o'malley says the hbo film "game change" chronicling the 2008 campaign of mccain and palin brought in $27 million and created more than 1200 jobs while filmed here in maryland. it what dc premier last night at new seem. >> it's almost like working on a independent movie where you have no budget and 30 days to shoot it. i exed the ground -- expected the ground to shift and it was reliable for me. >> the movie has been criticized for focusing on a two chapters of the book.

governor o'malley add this about the film saying maryland was developed to -- maryland has developed a strong relationship with companies like had hbo that provide jobs in maryland and support local businesser. and spending of campaigns of mitt romney and rick santorum and newt gingrich, they are all focusing on the south right now. romney and gingrich visited mississippi and santorum was in alabama yesterday. key state nominating contest like mississippi kansas missouri and louisiana will become -- will come rather before the end of the month. so they are focusing on the areas. the donald may give you a call pitching for mitt romney. he is preparing a national robo call on behalf of romney'spresidential candidacy. he has done the calls for romney in michigan and ohio donald trump endorsed him before the nevada caucus last month. a sight of one of the top grossing movies in the 1990s.

>> now the home alone house has a new owner. how much the illinois home sold for. and also ahead, this gives new meaning to rock and roll. boulder is make its way down the sunset strip all in the name of art. we will tell you how when "good morning maryland" continues. we are wet and mild this morning. but the dry and cool conditions will move in. i will tell you when coming up. and on the roads cleared one accident but another one in anne arundel county with a closure. we will have details on that up next. this one's for all us lawnsmiths. grass gurus. doers. here's to more saturdays in the sun. and budgets better spent. here's to turning rookies - into experts, and shoppers into savers.

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now "good morning maryland." welcome back. this is one of the most famous houses of the decade in the 90s, the home alone home redundant but it's the house where it was film sold for 1.6 million and that's down from 2.4 million originally asking price. house was built in 1988 and it's a dinosaur now. home alone was released after thanksgiving 1990 and filmmakers used the kitchen and the main staircase in the movie. james cameron is trading a movie set for the deep dark underworld. he is trying to reach the part

of the pacific believed to be the deepest undersea point in the world. cameron and the team of scientists and engineers built a special vessel for the the rare expedition and they hope the mission will allow them to gather information about the life of the deep environment cameron will document the scwurny with special cameras -- journey with special cameras. a giant rock rolling towards los angeles museum of art is expected to arrive tomorrow. 320 top boulder will be part of the sculpture. they say it's one of the largest rocks moved and left a quarry on february 28th and carefully planned route avoids freeways and overpasses. >> i wouldn't want to drive behind that. >> or under it. stay with us, more than a month after former mississippi governor barber pardons that sparked the headlines a ruling from the state supreme court. >> what the high court said about the governor's decision to pardon convicted criminals

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now "good morning maryland." 16 minutes before the hour and mississippi supreme court upheld the controversial pardons from former governor haley barber he granted on his way out of office. linda so is here with more on the outcome. >> reporter: the vote was 6-3. justices ruled the pardons may not be voided because the final decision rests solely with the governor. barber pardoned 214 inmates before leaving office in january. four were convicted murderers who worked as trustees at the governor's mansion. the state's attorney general challenged the pardons because no proper notice was posted in newspapers as required in the constitution the state. also some argued victims and their families were not notified before the inmates were set free. >> although we were prepared for this verd being i guess or decision -- verdict ies guess or decision i -- verdict i

guess or decision it took the wind out of my sails. >> reporter: the lawyer for the remaining inmates in prison says they will be released sometime today. linda so, abc2 news. an update on the lottery winner we told you about yesterday who was still on food stamps. turns out she was cut off she won a million dollars but continued to use public assistance. state officials found out and stopped the benefits. in michigan, what she did technically is still legal however lawmakers have intoe duesed a bill to change that this session. new this morning, police in washington, d.c. right now are trying to determine who is sending suspicious envelopes to schools and restaurants in the area. police say that two were found this week and they both contained a white powder substance inside. the letters are not addressed to anyone in particular. they are working right now to determine what exactly that substance is. turns out that one elementary school in southwest dc did receive an envelope yesterday and it was found before the students arrived to school. >> it could be a serious thing

anything could happen in this day and age. >> turns out fbi agents are investigating the possible link to close to 20 letters found at the schools and restaurants from here in dc to dallas and alabama of course. they say new york city received some similar type of substances and they have tested that and they tested it and say it came back harmless. 5:47 and new a poll showing if same sex marriage were on the ballot it would be a close race. the poll commissioned by marylanders for marriage equality shows 52% of respondents would probably or definitely vote for the bill. 44% would probably or definitely vote down the measure. governor o'malley signed it into law last week and opponents to the new law are working to collect the needed 56,000 signatures to put it on the ballot come november. >> today maryland law makers will start debating several bills on medical marijuana.

maryland health secretary is expected to testify that his agency cannot support any of the bills and governor o'malley said he would likely veto any legislation that would legalize medical marijuana because of concerns over whether or not it would stand up to federal scrutiny. here are -- today be on the lookout for celebrity sightings happening near johns hopkins. james franco will be in baltimore. he is viewing the movie the broken tower at 2 this afternoon. he will participate in panel discussion with the author. that movie was shot in black and white an biography of a americanpoet who committed suicide. hemet news. join the komen maryland for a special symposium. it's a day full of answers healthy living tips as well as expert medical advice called finding your path to breast health tomorrow march 10tat the new psalmist baptist church

from 8 in the morning until noon. it's free and open to the public if you want more information, you can call komen maryland at 410-938-8990. that's the number to call to register. all right. sports news quickly. spring training going on down in florida. and the o's beat the braves last night 2-1 all of this moving closer to the homeowner less than month away. or aos take on the twins first pitch on friday april 6th and it is set for 3:05. be prepared for long lunches or long lunches today. the terps will take on north carolina at the quarter finals acc tournament going on in atlanta. the terps crushed wake forest yesterday led by terrell who scored 25 points in the 82-60 win by maryland. lynette. all right. we are talking about wet weather this morning. but a lot of areas starting to dry out. we can see the drying process beginning from the west off toward the east where the bulk of the rain is around talbot

and caroline county drying out inqueen ann's county and that's the trend through the remainder of the morning. the heaviest rains to the south of the city. so, things will improve as we go into 9, 10 and actually we may see sunshine in here as we go into the afternoon. but the winds, yes, the poor winds. they are still gusting out there. these are the sustained winds at about 12 miles an hour. the only change that we have from yesterday is the front is make its way through so the winds are now out of the northwest instead of the southwest and that northwesterly flow is a cooling flow so you will feel it as we go through time. and speaking of going through time, this is what we are going to do as we head throughout the day. lots of sunshine will continue into saturday. also into sunday. and today's temperature much cooler than what it was yesterday as the cold front is doing its thing. 5 5 -- 5 by tonight and colder with -- 55 by tonight and colder with the clear skies and the winds will die down a

little bit. tomorrow's temperature around 48 degrees. you will feel that chill in the air and here's a check of the 7- day forecast as we will spring forward as we head into your sunday and look how we bump the temperatures back up 62, 65, 70, 73 do you like that? >> reporter: i love it. >> tell butts traffic. >> reporter: traffic is doing -- tell us about the traffic. >> reporter: traffic is doing pretty well. cleared an accident in odenton but another one 214 now closed. this is going to be south of edgewater between muddy creek road and lock haven road. so be prepared for that closure. police are on the scene directing you around it. looking pretty good on 695 at the bw parkway. traveling in the city on 895 just clearing an accident southbound at the tunnel. we are moving well, there also. and you will run into heavier traffic on u.s. 50 as you make the drive through annapolis this morning. making your way to i-97 and i- 97 heavier in the northbound direction and heading up to the

895, 695 split. back over to you. it will be a first today for u.s. ten forebarbara mikulski. >> the award for a lifetime of work and dedication to one project. and the president's talking up the economy today. where he will be speaking as he speaks to the -- seeks election for the a second term. we will tell you where there are fund raisers when "good morning maryland continues. hershey's air delight. experience light and airy, melty bubbles. made from pure, delicious hershey's milk chocolate. hershey's air delight.

five things to know before heading out the door. february jobs report is due out today. economists and tis paste another month of growth saying any number of add job will support president obama's economicoptimism and books the reelection bid. president obama will travel to virginia today to deliver remarks on the economy at rolls royce cross pound which makes enining disk for sophisticated aircraft all around the world. and from there, it's off to houston for a pair of campaign fund raisers. maryland african american tourism council will honor barbara hi culls can i with the -- mikulski with the hair yet tubman achievement award. she is the first nonafrican man

award winner. secretary of state hillary clinton will honor women and she will host invasion award at the state department. the ceremony identifies innovative idea and contribution offered by women and girls around the world. barbie looks good is turning 52 today -- 53 and she has been through different designs and certainly amassed a number of accessories including a pink corvette. house and credit card. if curious, the mint condition 1959 barbie is going for $4,000. my stepmother has one. i will have to give her a call. she will never sell it. >> you don't think about. [audio not understandable] she doesn't look a day over 20. >> she doesn't. stay with us this morning. we will tell you about a rhode island family not very happy with jetblue. >> what happened when the 2- year-old was fussy before the flight took off. and parents and teens in utah are upset this morning.

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