big things in their future. that's what's making news in america on this tuesday morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america." . you're watching the station that works for you "good morning maryland" at 4:30. the campaign trail is heating up with another set of primaries coming this morning. what's ahead for today and whose poll numbers are leading the pack. and red meat may not be so good for you after all. i am linda so. why a study shows it could increase the risk for death. and we are following breaking news out of afghanistan. major developments after an afghan delegation has been attacked at the site where u.s. soldiers are suspected of killing 16 civilians. >> than -- that and much more coming up i am charley crowson. >> i am megan pringle. we will start off with

meteorologist lynette charles. it was so gorgeous yesterday. >> it was. we hit 71 with lots of sunshine out there. but today, it's a different day. it's going to be an active tuesday instead of a quiet monday. morning showers on the radar and i will show you that in a second and also unseasonably mild temperatures we will contend with this morning and going into the afternoon. so maryland's most powerful radar is not dry this morning. it's very wet. we can zoom in on a couple spots as we take the radar tour. if you are to the south of chesapeake beach you are getting in on moderate rain and cecilton and galena. sliding further to the south, around goldsboro and greensboro this morning around queen ann, you are dealing with heavier rainfall. across the area and that will continue through the morning. i will get more detail with the forecast coming up. but let's check the traffic with and l.a. good morning. how is the ran affecting the roads? >> reporter: good -- rein affecting the roads. >> reporter: good morning. the rain impacting the roads. one serious accident in anne arundel couldn't impolice cleared the accident but they

are on -- county. police cleared the accident but they are still on scene. in the meantime, watch for spray as you make drive on 895. a live look north of charles street moving well on the harbor tunnel freeway and around the beltway, 695 getting the first live look at wilkins avenue moving well despite the slippy conditions. militants attacked a afghan government delegation visiting the site in one of the two villages in southern afghanistan. >> u.s. soldier is suspected of killing 16 civilians and all this comes as a prayer vigil is planned in our area for u.s. forces in afghanistan. sherrie johnson is standing by with the very latest. >> reporter: well, this breaking news has just come in. we have learned that militants have attacked an afghan delegation visiting the site where u.s. soldiers accused of killing 16 civilians including children. the attackers opened fire at the delegation 90 minutes ago.

it's unclear if anyone was wounded or killed in the attack. also hundreds of students in eastern afghanistan held the first protest against the shootings overnight. closer to home, the family of a local marine gary roundtree is having a prayer service worried about more retaliation from the shootings over the weekend. >> there's good and bad in every organization. and i don't think one person can speak for the entire marine corps or the army. >> reporter: the prayer service is planned for tonight at the fire filled full gospel church in baltimore starting at 7:45 p.m. we will stay on the breaking news out of southern afghanistan after militants attacked an afghan delegation visiting the site in one of the two villages in southern afghanistan war u.s. soldier is suspect of killing 15 civilians. charley.

>> to iraq where there's growing concern about killings there. apparently young men are targeted based on their appearance. the senior iraqi entierior ministry official says 14 young men are believed to have been gay or dressed in a style that was stoned to death. it's not clear exactly who is killing the young men. gop contenders are battlingit out for voters in the south. they are today in the latest polls show a 3-way tie virtually neck in neck between newt gingrich, mitt romney and rick santorumch gas prices are a big issue with the candidates as they fight for the votes down south and another issue worth watching is how religious vote will break out. in important news in maryland if you want to vote or change your party affiliation before the presidential primary in the statech today is the deadline to register for the my peary is -- primary is at 9. if you have to fill out the voter registration application and hand deliver or mail it to the election board, it needs to be

done today. primary day in maryland is tuesday april 3rd. an update to the university of maryland college park threat. student accused of making the threats of a mass shooting is undergoing a mental evaluation a former high school classmate of alexander song says she is shocked to hear about what police say he planned to do. he graduateed from the top 10% of his class in howard county in 2010 a member of the national honor society and honor society for spanish and art. but on sunday he was taken into custody for threatening to open fire on his fellow students. his classmate at reservoir high says she never saw anything to indicate he might have mental issues. >> to be honest, not at all i didn't think at all he was capable of saying something like that. but, i guess you can never be too sure. >> police say he claimed an online postings and chats he hoped to "kill enough people to make it to national news" since

the threats patrols have been stepped up around campus. we know the name of an officer suspended following a shooting death of a 13-year-old girl. john ward baltimore city police officer has been suspended forfollowing action that led to the death of monet turnage. this news comes days after her -- monae turnage. her body was found in the alley covered in trash bags. police charged two boys as juveniles with involuntary manslaughter and they believe they were playing with when tu and it accidentally went offshooting her in the chest. sex offense charges against a formatter montgomery county teach has been dropped and he wants -- teacher has been dropped and he wants his job back many he was a full-time middle schoolteacher and part- time cross country and boys basketball coach at a high school. prosecutors say it's not illegal in maryland for a part- time employee of the school to have sex with a student 16 years or older. a new this morning, one

particular brand of laundry detergeent is a hot item for thieves. see this in minnesota a man stealing tide from store shelves. investigators in maryland are following a trend they believe to be emerging across the u.s. they believe tide is being traded now for drugs. some stores are taking precautions. some cvs stores placed security devices on individual bottles of the detergent. we will have more coming up in five and six this morning. it's tax time but would you trust teenagers to do that tedious job? >> high school students are helping out the community getting a real lifelesson in accounting. the damage done when the ice of wall break through a highs boat. we will have more on this when we return and as we go to break, that's a live look at the statue of liberty in the big apple. back in just a bit.

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at 4:30. check this out. a wall of ice on the shores wisconsin lake winnebago completely smashed the structure. the wind played a huge role pushing huge chunks of ice into a boat house. in louisiana it's not the ice but the water. more than a foot of rain fell on monday forcing officials in the state to declare a state of emergency. -- the rains shut down major highways and county roads. crews are out monitoring the roads clearing debris and also rescuing people trapped in the water. looksly -- luckily no injuries have been reported from lafayette pearish in southern louisiana. here's lynette with the forecast. thank goodness they are dry into louisiana this morning. as we slide a little further to the south and also to the north, we are seeing some showers moving into our area and georgia scattered showers. we can see most of the rain is off along the eastern shore. we can see it into harford

county as well and cecil county this morning. this will start to slide off toward the east but we will get another round behind it. going into the afternoon there's a chance for thunderstorms out there as well. this morning, quite mild. 57 degrees right now in centerville. darlington at 53 and elkton at 56. we do have some rain adding up as of now. .02 in centerville. and elkton at .01. not a whole lot of rain but it will be on the pesky side so be careful heading off to work. let's get a check of the traffic now with angela. good morning. any accidents this early? >> reporter: we had an overnight accident in ann arunel county. no other -- anne arundel county. we are seeing slippery conditions out there. so extra caution as you head out for the morning drive and we are seeing a couple work zones still active on i-95 southbound side at 155 and the left lane southbound in the city past o'donnell street but owl lanes clear on this stretch

between kate op and the beltway and also a check of the top side of 695, this is exit 24 the what -- harrisburg expressway moving well without incidents. the state highway administration is asking for feedback on a aspect of the beltway widening project. the project would involve changing the off-ramp configuration from the ier loop of the beltway into harford road to improve traffic flow and safety as well. now a meeting will be held from 4:30 to 7:30 today at the towson branch library to discuss the change. tense moments for passengers on a jetblue flight heading to chicago. >> why the flight was diverted to buffalo instead and how passengers are reacting today. a florist in massachusetts is ready to find love. how much he is willing to pay the person to find him a wife.

five things to know the national action network is hosting a vote registration event today in shopping center. registration is free and the event is from 10 in the morning until 10 tonight. there will be a new headquarters on baltimore city today. mayor stephanie rawlings blake and other business leaders will be on and. officials will tour the new production facility starting at 10 this morning. and president obama will have company tonight. britain's prime minister is visiting the state and will join the president at the university of dayton ohoeo arena. first lady michelle obama will promote her let's move campaign. she will hold an olympic event. is a matha cameron is scheduled to attend. preliminary hearings for

men accused in the near fating beating of a giants stand in the parking lot on option day last year. >> in health news this morning a. study involving red meat shows increase -- it increases your risk of dying young. >> health reporter linda so is here with what you need to know and you may want to consider if you want to substitute that hamburger. linda. >> reporter: well, according to the study, instead of getting protein from red meat try fish, poultry, or nuts. researchers at found replacing one serving with healthier options could increase thechances of dying by as much as 20%. they analyzed 30 years of data and more than 110,000 men and women and results found eating one serve the red meat a day can increase the risk of death by 12% and boost chances of dying from heart disease and cancer. processed meats like bacon and hot dogs are worse.

>> increased red meat consumption can make you sick but now we can say it can make you die. >> reporter: now keep in mindone serving of meat is the size of a deck of cards not close to the proportions you get at a restaurant or at home. this complete stot studdie can be found in the journal archives of medicine. 4:47. new estimates are coming out today on the cost of the nation's health care reform law. more specifically the price of a mandate requiring all americans to have health insurance starting in 2014 or they will have to pay a penalty. the government is looking at the cost to cover tens of millions of uninsured people. the estimate two weeks ago will- - before the supreme court hearing arguments. a mesh -- the senate blocked two proposed amendsments of the smoking ban yesterday one thelaw would be a

secondary offense rather than a primarych the law in the current form will allow police to pull someone over for the offense. cecil county health officials are warning residents about a increased in rabies cases. so far this year, there has been four reported cases that were reported in all of last year. the four cases in a skunk and three raccons. officials are warning residents to get their pets vaccinated. on may 5th the county is offering low cost vaccination for dogs, cats and ferets head to abc2news.com for more information. in this morning's consumer later, drivers right now are feeling more than a pinch at the pump. there's no doubt about it. the average cost of a gallon of gas rose almost 1% monday to 3.80 a gallon with the cost of filling up soaring. more people right now are opting for alternative ways to get places. the american public transportation association says ridership on the trains and buses is at some of the highest levels in decades.

it's tax time and there's about a month left until the deadline and many people are leaving a tedious job to someone else but would you allow a teenage to do your taxes? osborne high school in marietta georgia kids focusing on business classs are doing that. they are taking care of people's taxes. the experience benefits budding cpss and the service helps low income families. >> we don't have to pay hundreds of dollars to prepare our taxes or anything like that. they have been done right every time. >> serving adults when i am as a high school is pretty nerve- racking. you make small talk and meet all kinds of people. >> students study tax laws and have to pass the exam for a -- prepare a exam before they are allowed to work on clients. news time 4:49. a project called homeless hot spots is really causing a bit

of controversy turning homeless residents in austin, texas into mobile wireless hot spots which are set up outside the convention center as the south by southwest convention is going on. they are identified by t-shirts access pay what you want and $2 for 15 minutes is the suggested donationch the proceeds do go to the homeless person who made the sale. we want to know what you think about this to story. our hot topic today. do you think it's okay to use homeless people as wireless hot spots. give us your thoughts log onto our facebook page and join the conversation. the fbi is saying it was a domestic dispute behind a bomb threat on a jetblue flight forced to divert to buffalo. flight 923 took off from boston onto chicago when a woman called in a bomb threat to authorities. the plane landed in buffalo and police kept the plane far away from the airport as all 83 passengers were taken off and above sniffing dogs were brought in. >> obviously if there's a

threat on a plane, we are not going to taxi the plane up to a gate with a terminal full of people. >> it turned out it was a domestic dispute. there was no threat or bomb threat that was able to be verified. >> police in boston were able to locate the woman who made the call and no word on whether charges will be filed against her. police in albuquerque new mexico tried to stop a stolen school bus before it hit rush hour traffic. that was more than 75 miles an hour as the half dozen officers chased that bus. a news crew caught the action on camera as they -- as police threw down rows of spike strips and they used bean bags to subduty driver who is now facing several charges. a teen in california will get to play another year thanks to a generous location.

league has been struggling to pay the weekly fee rentals. 1200 dollars of the monies came from a local strip clubch the jet strip. -- club. the jet strip. council members are deciding whether or not to give the money back. a town in wisconsin in celebration of is the pa ribbing's day got a name change temporarily. new london is new dublinch the green crew from the shamrock club changed the sign in celebration of st. patty's daych town brags it has the state's largest st. patrick's day parade and irish festival and the luck of the irish can be experienced all week with events every night ahead of saturday's big festivities. valentine's day has come and gone but a man is looking for love. he is willing to pay for it. a massachusetts florist is offering a thousand bucks to anyone who introduces him to his future wife. as funny as that sounds dave

greenburg is serious. he even got his business card and a website called marchy days.com. >> how would you describe yourself? ha i am in good shape over 60 and i am very attentive to a woman i like to do the little things for her. totally honest, faithful, reliable. >> stay on top of this story to find out if he finds love. dave is look for happiness and chemistry and doesn't have that many requirements. she should be he says over 50 years old doesn't have to be religious and she can be any race and he says he is just looking for love. >> lynette charles joins us with a check of the forecast what do you think. >> about the guy or the forecast? >> we will talk about the guy, first. >> somebody if my ear told me he was perfect for me. >> i was going to say we node to maybe make a -- need to make a submission for lynette charles. >> i am going to make a submission for the weather because we have the rain. don't forget the rain gear as you step out and about. on maryland's most powerful

radar it's coming down m across the eastern shore right now. so let's go on a little radar tour as we zoom in to the areas you are seeing the yellows and oranges. some moderate rain around preston also into cambridgesliding off to the east from brookview and sharptown. federalsburg gets in on that action. we are dealing with slick weather out there this morning. and we could get another round as we go into the afternoon coupled maybe with a rumble of thunder. the winds ushering in mild air. we are a little breezy into baltimore with that southwesterly flow. more of the same in easton. 14 in salisbury and york, pennsylvania around 7-mile-an- hour sustained winds. and with that southwesterly flow, we are really warming up into baltimore coming in at 61, 55 in easton and york at 60 degrees this morning. so these temperatures are really going to soar if we get

sunshine in here, going into the afternoon, we could get close to 80 degrees especially in portion of central virginia. future trend picking up on the fact we have showers around going into the 8:00 time frame. we dry out again and maybe a break in action with some sunthat could heat things up and fire up a thunderstorm as we go throughout the day with some unstable air out there. we could be dealing with a rumble of thunder and some gusty wind and also some hail. that would be the biggest threat. plenty sunshine will move in here behind us as we head into wednesday and also into thursday. and here's your hour by hour forecast as we go to 76 as we hit 4 p.m. and we will be dealing with, again, maybe some thunderstorms in the forecast for tomorrow, though, mostly sunny and 74 and warm. let's check of that traffic with angela. good morning. so we are a little dicey and it's wet on the roads and patchy fog being reported what do you have. >> reporter: patchy fog we are seeing just a little bit of it especially in the harford county area. and, of course, dealing with the overnight accident on mudy

creek road in shadyside maryland. but in and around baltimore not too bad. just a little bit of spray on the roadway. so take it easy as we get the first live look at 695 on the southeast corner. this is at the baltimore washington parkway. had a look at the bw parkway looking good through the laurel region heading to the capital beltway and a live look at u.s. 50 stevensville this morning the drive just opening up all lanes on the chesapeake bay bridge from overnight manet mense. moving without delay in that -- maintenance. moving without delay in that area. the latest round of air strikes and why israelis are defensing the attacks. and feeding frenzy caught on tape. swimmers were flushed out water and what caught the attention of a group of sharks straight ahead as "good morning maryland" continues on this tuesday march 13th.

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at 4:30. news around the world three people are dead and 40 wounded after a new round of air strikes by israel. now death happened in northern gaza. pallians official say the bombings killed two militants and a 15-year-old boy. 21 people have been killed in air strikes since friday. israel defends the bombing saying they are in response to more than 100 rocket attacks from gaza. suicide attack in the church in nigeria left ten dead and countless others wound. it happened sunday. now that's right in the middle of massch the blast destroyed the church's roof a blew out windows and damaged a fence. no group has yet to claim responsibility for that attack. this is something you don't want to be in the middle of. a shark feeding frenzy spotted off the coast of perth, australia chowing down on tuna. swimmers were ordered out of the water a few hours later, the sharks went on their way and the beach was reopened. no reports of anyone getting hurt just a pretty cool sight. how long