and the one thing getting the most attention at a conference. homeless people serving wireless transmitter. we want to know what you think about this. incredible video of a school bus chase. what happened here and how officers got the suspects to stop. let's look live outside at the camera downtown at the inner harbor on this tuesday, march 13th. >> all right. good morning. i am charley crowson and she ismegan pringle and yesterday it was perfect. >> gorgeous. let's see if we can have a repeat so you can get and walk the dogs or go for a run. here's meteorologist lynette charles. >> well, the rain is tapering off. so we are looking at maryland's most powerful radar. but if you are traveling further to the south than you are going to be running into the rain this morning. so we can still see around federalsburg caroline county the viewing area light showers coming into the area. then the further to the south you go, into dorchester county, we are looking at some heavier rain moving into vienna and

brookview and yellows and we slide further to the south and we can see ate crossing the bay and heaviest rain but also around salisbury it's about to push into your area. and we are not out of the woods yet until all this rain is gone. it will do so going through the morning hours but then we are going to be left with the fact we have another chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. so we are dealing with unseasonably mild temperatures this morning. so, as you head out the door, you don't need that heavy coatwhatsoever. manchester, temperatures right around 56 degrees. walter reported this and he said they had a little showers early this morning but now as i showed you, you are in the clear walter and that's good news and woodbine temperature good morning to you coming in at 57 degrees. let's check of the traffic with angela. good morning how are the wet roads out there. >> reporter: you said it. it's wet out there. so possible spray out there but it's not looking too bad considering. we have a few fender benders to report right now. of course city police are on the scene at several location

includes loch raven and 25th where they are blocking and directing traffic around this particular accident. in the meantime, a. few brake lights for those of you on the southwest side of 695, on the bw parkway also northbound getting a little bit heavy making drivefrom laurel heading up to 695. and getting through the wood lawn area on 695 right now, going to take you at least 10 minutes. we are on the brakes off and on on west side outer loop of the beltway look live at 695 and liberty road. that pace continues as you make the drive around baltimore national pike. back over to you 6:32. breaking news this morning within the past hour, we have learned that gunfire killed an afghan soldier while injuring two others. militants attacked the afghan government delegation that was visiting the site war u.s. soldier allegedly killed 16 civilians including children. the attackers opened fire on the delegation from several sides. greg black has more. >> reporter: villagers are angry and grief stricken. the commander of u.s. and nato forces in afghanistan says that

they are there to help. >> we are going to do all we can to do right by the wounded and to do right by the families. we are respecting the three days of mourning. >> reporter: general allen described the response aftersoldier was discovered missing. >> we put together a search party and as they were forming, we began to have indications of the outcome of his departure. >> reporter: as villagersmourned some u.s. military officials are speaking out on condition of anonymitty. suspect is an infant try sniper and suffered a traumatic brain injury from a wreck in his vehicle from his last deployment in iraq but was found fit for treatment after treatment. the incident will not impact plan to withdraw u.s. troops from the country in 2014. >> we will continue to work with the afghan government with afghan forces in the implementation of the strategy. >> reporter: defense secretary agreed and tried to put it into

perspective.he spoke while in route to kirs stan. >> these kinds of events and incidents are going to take place. they have taken place in any war. they are terrible events and this is moth the first of those events and it's probably won't be the last. >> reporter: greg black reporting. >> and the fallout from the alleged attack is now certainly hitting home. family of a marine from baltimore is now planning a prayer service tonight. lance corporal gary roundtree junior went on his first deployment and now there's fear of retaliation. they haven't heard from him 15 days much longer than before. >> words can't describe the feeling of knowing that he could be here today and gone tomorrow. >> we don't know what's going through the minds of the soldiers who have to pick up the pieces from what he did. >> the prayer service planned for tonight. >> i am doing this for everybody. >> again that service is

tonight at the full gospel church on bentonlow street in baltimore at 7:45. everyone is welcomed to attend. 6:34. new this morning 911 tapes were release fraud stolen bus chase that happened in albuquerque. it lasted 70 miles down a highway and end with a suspect shot by cops. abc2 news linda so is here in the studio with what's release now with the -- released now with the new audio. >> reporter: police received several warning calls about the school bus tearing down highway at high speeds. take a listen. >> it has a flat tire and officers are in pursuit of it right now. >> reporter: about a half dozen police officers gave chase. the pursuit had the crippled bus barreling down the highway at more than 70 miles an hour. police say the suspect nathaniel shipman stole the empty bus in albuquerque. they used three stop sticks and a pit maneuver to stop the bus but the suspect didn't

surrender. police used bean bags and fired tbowlts stop him. he was hit three times -- bullets to stom stop him weassments hit three times but -- him. he was hit three times but survived. >> we are very blasted. >> the -- blessed. >> reporter: the suspect is under guarded condition and faces several charges. linda so abc2 news. a bomb threat force as blain to land in buffalo. the flight was headed from boston to chicago. a woman in boston apparently called in that threat to authorities. the fbi says the whole thing was a result of a domestic dispute that led to the jetblue flight being diverted. it turned out to be false and fbi representative in boston says they continue the investigation and questions the woman who called in that threat. new this morning, homeless people are being used as wi-fi hot spots in austin texas. under the pilot program the homeless earn 20 dollars a day and cash for anyone who logs

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your abc2 news to go i am megan pringle. >> i am charley crowson. let's head over to lynette charms. >> good morning. we are dealing with -- charles. >> good morning. we are dealing with wet weather that is sliding out of the area. showers in georgia as of now. and starting to head into pennsylvania. but we zoom in close to home and we are left with cloud cover.

the further to the south you go, that's where we will be be dealing with rain. so if your travels are taking you that way, be prepared for the -- prepared for the wet weather. but temperature wise if you like the warmer temperatures, that's what we are getting. into perry hall 50 and urbana at 57. rainfall not that much. about .03 of an inch. going throughout the day temperatures at 76 degrees and it's going to be a very warm one on tap with a chance for thunderstorms as we go into the afternoon. let's check the traffic with angela. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. not too bad out there as far as accidents go. we are seeing typical delays on the north side of the beltway. and also on the west side making the drive through wood lawn tapping the brakes around to catonsville. let's get a live look at some of the traffic flow out there. not too bad on the harrisburg expressway. southbound side showing more involve to the top side of the beltway and here's a live look at traffic in annapolis right now. u.s. 50 at i-97 of course the

northbound lanes of 97 heavy heading up to glen burnie. back over to you. 6:46. we want to go back to the breaking news. you are looking at live pictures from atlanta georgia. the world's busiest airport right now and what you are seeing is the aftermath after the federal aviation administration says that a jet rolled off the taxiway on the east side of hartsfield jackson atlanta international airport. apparently no passengers were on board. right now we are told delta airlines a spokesperson says the mechanics were testing the engines of the 737 when they experienced a problem with the braking system. it happened around 5:00 this morning and they are working right now and they say the jet did sustain some significant damage. we will keep you posteded on what happens not only here on the air but on abc2news.com. and staying in the south, the alabama and mississippi go a p primaries are today and the latest polls show newt gingrich running nearly tied with mitt romney and rick santorum. gas prices have been a big issue with the candidates as

they fight for the votes down south. another issue worth watching will be how the evangelical vote breaks out. and important news if you want to vote or chack party affiliations -- change party affiliation before the press primary here in maryland. deadline is tonight at 9 p.m. you will have to fill out the application and hand deliver or mail it to the local board of elections primary day in maryland is tuesday april 3rd. one brand of laundrydetergent is a hot item for thieves. sherrie johnson as more on what's being done to protect the product. what's this all about? >> reporter: well, some retailers like cvs are putting security devices on bottles of tide detergent. it's reportedly being trade for drugs according to state investigators it may sound bizarre but it's emerging trend across the country. people are making money on the black market for the cleaning detergent. with prices soaring to nearly $20 a bottle, thieves arecashing in stealing it and selling tide for 0 to 10 bucks.

police in minnesota say one man swiped 25,000 dollars worth of tide over several months before he was arrested. authorities say thieves target tide because it is so popular be a is -- and is popping up all over the place. the orange logo makes it easy to recognize. >> i think it's krayy -- crazy. are the prices going up? don't get why people are stealing it. >> tide. >> reporter: it's unclear if the prices is what making it so popular to steal and selling on the street. back to you. estimates are coming out on the cost of the nation's health care reform law. more specifically, the price of a mandate requiring all of us to have health insurance starting in 2014 or we have to pay a penalty. last march, the congressional budget office estimates stood at more than 1.4 trillion dollars over the first decade. the new estimate will come two weeks betb -- before the people

are scoter hearings argument challege conges actualality of the mandate -- constitutionality of the mandate. what is on the menu tonight. fist involves red meat you hey want to think again. linda so is here with the new study and results of dangers inherent with red meat. >> reporter: the study shows eating one serving of red meat per day with increase the risk of dying sooner by 12%. we have known red mate meat islinked to cancers and cardiovascular disease now researchers at harvard school of public health says one serving -- replacing one serving of red meat can decrease chances of dying by 20%. researchers analyzed nearly 30 years of data on more than 110,000 men and women and results shows the food choices we make are critical to overall health. >> we don't have to jump off the cliff today but if you can decrease red meat consumption by one serving per day, you can decrease your risk of death

between 7 to 19% according to this and if you consume less than half a serving of meat that showed a 10% degrees in deaths across the board. >> reporter: now the study found processed meats lake bacon and -- like bacon and hot dogs are worse. one serving of meat is the size of a deck of cards. not close to the proportions you get at a restaurant or even at home. linda so, abc2 news. drivers are feck more than a pinch at the -- are feeling more than a pinch at the pump. the average cost rose almost 1% monday to 3.80 a gallon. experts for the few days last week gas prices they say have been on rise for a over a month now. and with the cost of filling up soaring, more and more people are trying to find alternative ways to get around. the american public transportation association says ridership in the nation's trains and buses is at some of the highest levels they have seen in decades.

americans took almost 10 1/2 billion trips on mass transit last year. 2.3% increase over the year before. the state highway administration is now asking for feedback on a new aspect of the beltway widening project. the project involves changing the off-ramp configuration from the inner loop into harford road to improve traffic flow and safety. a meeting to explain all this and clear up confusion will be from 4:30 to 7:30 at towson branch library discussing the possible changes. a cost of college is something you can't deny. but apparently it pays off. an analysis finds in the course of a 40-year professional career the typical college grad earns about 650,000 dollars more than those with a high school diploma. average lifetime pay for a college grad is around 1.4 million dollars while a high school graduate averages around 770,000 dollars. time for five things to know before heading out the door. preliminary hearings begin in los angeles for lewis sanchez

and marvin norwood the two men accused in the near fatal beating during the mlb opening day all outside dodger stadium. stow spent several months in rehab. the senate is spoised to pass a overhaul of highway and transit programs gives states nor plexibility -- flexibility towards spending aid it would send 109 billion dollars over less than two years. democrats say it would create two million jobs. maryland house of delegates and republican caucus offer what they're calling a common as soon as approach to the state budget. the overall budgeting process the group hopes to simplify what can be be confusing subject mat -- what could be confusion subject matter. it will be today at noon. tonight president oa and prime minister -- british prime minister will attend the university of dayton arena. part of the state visit emphasizing the relationship

between the united states and united kingdom. and first lady michelle obama will hold an event. including students from maryland, virginia and district learning about 45 minutes ago that mrs. obama will lead a u.s. delegation to the olympic opening ceremonies this summer in london. 6:54. the outdoors is different on this day in 19 years ago. the blizzard of 93 kept people in the homes. it was a serious situation that killed nearly 100 people along the east coast and in baltimore a foot of snow fell at the height of the storms. damages from the blizzard cost $6.5 billion. all right. yeah, that was a massive storm. it was all the way into canada down into cuba and between louisiana and cuba they had hurricane-force winds. and like you said, a lot ofdeaths in that one. i was in georgia and got 6 to 8 inches there. so wow, we were crippled. the satellite and radar looks

different than it did then. but we are area this morning and being replaced with some very mild temperatures this morning. we have been stuck on 60 all morning long basically. easton 54 degrees right now. 58 in dc and 59 in york pennsylvania. and these temperatures are not going down. they are going to go up and if we get more sunshine in here, we really will soar close to maybe record temperatures set in 1990 it was 85 then. future trend picking up on showers lingering as we go into 8. but, the fact is that behind that, well, we could have popup showers and thunderstorms maybe some gusty wind and hail as we go into the afternoon. we have a very warm moist unstable air mass. by wednesday and thursday, though, lots of sunshine in the forecast. temperatures will remain in the 70s and that's what i am forecasting for today. going into four, that temperature right around 76 degrees and rumble of thunder and tomorrow's temperatures 74 degrees and mostly sunny and

warm. but, we won't be dealing with all that craziness outside. here's a check of the 7-day forecast. as you see the 70s, our eyes go to 70 where we have st. patrick's day. let's check traffic with angela. >> reporter: good morning. starting off with wet conditions so extra caution on the roadways. we are doing pretty good as far as the morning commute. following one accident city police are on the scene at loch raven and 25th and they are directing traffic around that. a live look at the beltway where we have just basically scattered delays this morning on the west side. here at baltimore national pike, not too bad there. on the north side getting through parkville it's a bit slow but this stretch of the west side of course you can see we are slow making the drive from i-70. that is heading to edmonton. all right. as we head to good morning america we want to take you back out live to the situation in atlanta. it's been breaking news all morning long. since 5 this morning. >> the faa reports this 787 that rolled off the runway at

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