harbor on this monday march 19th. good morning. i am sherrie johnson. megan pringle and charley crowson have the day off. we have something to tell you about this morning. due to fog, queen anne county schools will be an 90-minute delay no a.m. concerned garden and kent county -- faux a.m. kindergarten. and kent county schools are on a delay. the fog is causing a few problems this morning. >> exactly. we have the delays you are talking about and also a couple showers trying to stream into area as we go later through the morning and also popping back up into the afternoon. but, what we have this morning is the fact that patchy fog is out there. and that will continue so we do have reduced visibility now in baltimore four mile visibility more in frederick and we have been updated in new york and pennsylvania. be prepared. make sure to have the low beams on. we look at maryland's most powerful radar and we are dry for the most part. but if you are going into

western maryland, that's where you are seeing the bulk of the rain pushing into cumberland let's check the traffic with angela because i know you have accidents out there and a lot of foggy conditions as well. >> reporter: that's right. we are still seeing a lot of fog out there on the traffic cameras. and as far as accidents go, southbound 795 approaching franklin boulevard, on the scene still maryland state police are there. they have moved the accident over to the shoulder but of course we are seeing brief delays behind that accident. and in the meantime, let's get a look at the conditions out there. the southeast side of 695 at the bw parkway no delays to report on this stretch of the beltway. a relatively nice ride as you make your drive onto the bw parkway. northbound a little heavy approaching the city. in the meantime, this is the west side of the beltway heading out to 695, not too bad yet. outer loop lanes slow through pikesville and parkville and through catonsville. it's about a 10-minute drive on that west side as we get a look at our drive time starting from

i-70. from i-795 heading to i-70. also want to point out southbound 95 from white marsh to 695 it's a 9 minute drive. had a disabled vehicle on the stretch as you approach 895 and, of course, that's impacting the volume delays there. sherrie back over to you. >> thanks. time is 6:31. there's new hope this morning for a possible medical breakthrough for those suffering from alzheimer's disease. abc2 news linda so is here with details on the ground breaking study. linda. >> reporter: yeah, a new clinical trial may hold the key to stopping rapid mental decline in alzheimer's patients. researchers are finding promising results in deep brain stimulation. four years ago robert linton had two electroids imanded in the -- implanted in the memory air afterhis brain and a battery in his chest sends 100 electrical impulses a second to the brain. the treatment allows him to lead a normal life putting a brake on the alzheimer's if i

can't remember something, if i just pause for one, two or three seconds, it pops in. >> reporter: right now the study is conducted on patient ms canada. doctors hope to get -- patients in canada. doctors hope to get more answers. 6:33. very worrisome is what researchers are calling a findings of a study that looks at long-term effects of methamphetamine on children whose mothers used it during pregnancy. the study is made public today and shows those kids are at higher risk for behavior problems like anxiety and depression. and an expert and the national institute of drug abuse calls the study ground breaking but says more research needs to be done. today is the start of national youth violence prevention week. several organizations have put together more than 70 activities for kids to do all around baltimore. like basketball, game nights andrap sessions. goal is to help make kids make school and communities safer.

mayor stephanie rawlings blake is announcing today the winning proposal to add a third safe viets baltimore site. and around the nation, firefighters are making progress on a large wind fueled grass fire in northeastern colorado. the fire is about 50% contained. the blaze which started sunday south of yuma quickly spread forcing people of a rural town to evacuate. at least two homes destroyed and three firefighters have been hurt battling the flames. time is 6:34. a lesson in poetry is turning into a classroom controversy in virginia. a high school teacher is now under investigation for comments she made to the only african american student in the class. jordan says it was the way his freshman english teacher told him to read a poem by lanes to -- langston. hughes. >> --

>> released a statement saying the school is -- after being deployed in afghanistan a wisconsin soldier returned home for a good stay on friday. cameras captured emotional reunion after two days of traveling lieutenant airplane knellson was to surprise her 7- year-old daughter at school. she headed to another school where her son goes and boy was he surprised. look at that. the family is vacationing at walt disney world andn florida and plans to spend much need time together. good for them. if you have been to the

pump lately you have noticed how much lighter your wallet has gotten. what the president is saying about the rising gas prices and promise gop candidates are making. a play about the life of magic johnson and larry bird is about to hit the big stage. what can the audience expect coming up.

from the park school in baltimore good morning maryland. >> and the good morning to you as well. i was at the school last week amazing students there doing great things and they were so he can cited about the greeting and nailed it. this morning at 6:39, prices the at pump continue to climb. president obama put a spotlight on the issue in the weekly's dressed outlining the energy pole at this and knocked newt gingrich for campaigning of a promise of 2.50 gas. >> it's easy to promis a quick

fix when it comes to gas prices. there isn't one. and anyone who tells you otherwise any career politician who promises some 3.plant for 2dollar gas is not looking for solution. they are look for your vote. >> -- look for your vote. >> the highest price is in hawaii at $4.48 a gallon. here in maryland, drivers are paying on average about 3.86 for a gallon of regular unleaded. according to aaa, mid-great will set you back about 40.01 and premium 4.14. we are working to help you save money at the pump. go to abc2news.com and to the traffic tab and click on gas prices link. a new business venture tore two former -- for two former nba stars a broadway play called magic bird looks at the rivalry and off the court friendship between the former nba players. a preview of the play is scheduled to open wednesday at

the long theater in new york. it's 6:40. good news about this morning about graduation rates. a new report out today shows just how many kid are getting their high school diplomas and what was suppose to be a day of fun turned into a frightening situation for some people competing in a cardboard box derby. and tornadoes touched down. i am linda so. where it happened and where the weather is headed today. >> and the fog is hanging tough but when will we see the sunshine again in the answer coming up. >> the fog impacting your monday morning drive also a beltway accident just reported. we will have details on that straight ahead. 3q

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good morning maryland. i am sherrie johnson. megan and charley have the day off. it's time for the abc2 news to go. queens ann county and kent county on a 90-minute delay

because of the fog. let's start with meteorologist lynette charles. fog is causing a few headaches. >> you are right. it will stake around through -- it will stick around through the late morning and early afternoon. we have the south eastern flow that's onshore flow and with that, temperatures are feeling a little cool they are morning. 45 degrees in chestertown. shadyside 48 and more of the same in edgewater. but the humidity 100%. that means the air is saturated and that dew point and that temperature the exact same. and with that we are feeling it this morning in terms of well we have that humidity out there and also the fog. satellite and radar picking up on the showers back off toward the west. some of that could get in as we go into the afternoon. let's check out the traffic report now with angela. good morning foggy conditions out there. >> reporter: good morning. and you said it correctly. foggy conditions is what we are dealing with out there. also got a couple incidents an accident on the inner loop as you pass frederick road. so not causing a major delay

there because the heavier traffic on outer loop west side and traveling the north side a disabled vehicle passing delawny valley road. let's go -- dulaney valley road. i-75 -- 59 south of maryland 152 very low visibility on this stretch. want to show you what to expect on the drive toward i-49 a 5. the capital beltway. both side of i-95 through columbia jammed as you pass maryland 100. now back over to you. >> time 6:46. we have new information on the breaking news we have been telling you about after a gunman opened fire at a jewelry -- jewish school in france. we learned 4 people have been killed including a father and his two sons and another child. this is new video in from the scene. it comes after three soldiers were killed in two separate shootings in the same region by a man who escaped from the scene by a scooter. france has one of the largest jewish populations in europe. officials say last year there were nearly 400 reported acts

of anti-semitism. french president sarkozy is on his way to the school. overnight tornadoes hit nebraska damaging homes. severe weather is expected to move east. linda so is standing by with the very latest. linda. >> reporter: overnight while youwere heaping, two tornadoes hit central in brass cay damaging homes and derailed 15 train cars. we are hearing at least one person who got trapped in a home was injured and rescued. earlier in the ssible tornadoes moved through oklahoma. storm chasers caught dramatic video of debris being thrown around. a flash flood watch is in effect for 13 counties in oklahoma. a low moving storm system could dump 4 to 8 inches of rain there. the severe weather is moving east and could affect iowa and texas later today. we want to show you something we have on the website at abc2news.com. if you go to the main page right under the weather tab, we have something called tornado

alley. if you click on that, it will bring you to this page here and you can track all the storms that are going on right now if you scroll down. there's a running blog of what people post on storm chairs and damage being done in the -- chasers and the damage being done in the mid weave. it could hit iowan texas -- midwest. it could hit iowa and texas later on. 6:48. the army staff sergeant accused of killing 16 afghan civilians is expected to meet with his legal defense team for the first time. robert bales is being represented by john henry brown. he is the same attorney who defended serial killer ted bundy. bales may-formally charged -- may be formally charged in the death of 16 afghans. right now he is in a kansas military prison in sol tarry confinement -- sol tarry confinement. today -- solitary confinement. major marchanti was killed on february 25th by a afghan

soldier. the funeral will be at trinity assembly of god churgt church in lutherville at -- church in luther -- lutherville at noon. he is accused of killing and shooting three students in ohio last month. this morning, a hearing is scheduled for 17-year-old t.j. lane. prosecutors plan to request a bindover of the case so lane can be charged as an adult in the shooting rampage. if tried as an adult lane face possible life site sentence. seven people are recovering after the cardboard sled crashed in garrett county. one of the shreds lost control before -- shreds lost control -- sleds lost control. two children and five adults were injured. no word on their conditions. more and more people are texting while driving. it's a big problem among the younger generation. so the national organization for youth safety and at&t are teaming up to teach kids about the dangers of texting behind the wheels.

they are showing documentary, the last text to a group of student at mount st. joseph's high school. the film shows people whose lives impacted by texting and driving. a report due out today shows good news when it comes to students graduating high school. it says modest gains were made from 2001 to 2009 with 75% of students receiving a diploma. the most significant gains were in 12 states led by new york and tennessee. ten states saw decline and the report is being presented today at the grad nation summit in washington, d.c. time is 6:50. starting this may, baltimore gas and electric is going to start installing smart meters. the company is going to send letters to the customers today to inform them about the changes. and a log electric meters will be replaced with digital once and gas meters will be upgraded by the end of 2014. it is part of a major effort to modernize central maryland's

electricity grid. time 6:50. apple say nounsing today what it plans to -- is announcing today what it plans a do with the enormous cash balance. at the end of last year it had nearly $100 billion in cash. analysts expect a dividend which can easily a-- it can easily afford a dividend would reward share he and open shares to a wider range of funds. value oriented funds can't buy stocks that don't pay dividend. she is the longest serving female in congress and they paid tribute to her landmark achievement over the weekend. barbara mikulski joined the senate in 1986 when there was one over woman who was a republican. a bond was find cross party lines and now there are 17 female senators. senator mikulski is the longest serving woman. and she talked about what that longevity means. >> when the day is over, let's kick back and put our lipstick on and have a glass of wine and

keep the institution and america going. >> the dean of the senate said she learn from the good old boys network to work better professional will be ayou have to get to know -- professionally and you've got to get to know each other personally. we have details about a job fair if you are looking for workheld at four points by sheraton hotel near bwi airport from 11 a.m. to 2. meet with dozens of employees, many of whom are looking to hire people today. they will have companies therefrom places like the secret service, stewart enterprises and next day blinds and they will have a career expert to look over your resume. and the nation's high court is going to be busy next week. the supreme court is going to hear arguments on president obama's health care reform. the justices will decide on what limit the constitution places on congress power. the court will hear arguments on whether juveniles should receive life sentence without

parole if convicted of murder. 6:52. family of a florida teen shot dead in his neighborhood is set to ask a judge today to release a 911 tapes from that night. trayvon martin was allegedly shot by a neighborhood watch captain. that man has not been charged. and the penn state sex abuse scandal continues today in harrisburg. a status conference is scheduled for tim curley and gary schultz, accused of failing to act on reports of child sex abuse by former assistant football coach jerry sandusky. and the nation's first lady is returning to late night talk show. michelle obama is appearing on late show with david letterman, her first time on the show. he is expected to talk about her joining forces initiative with helps military families. and the circus is coming to baltimore to mark the arrival, the elephants and performers are marching down the streets of downtown baltimore tonight.

they will walk down pratt street from the baltimore b and o railroad museum to first mariner arena. and to celebrate the arrival, a member of the harlem globe trotters are dribble and spinning his way down the arlington memorial bridge. herbert lane is showing off skills in unique way to kick off globe trotter week in dc. new video into the newsroom out of new zealand that involves massive flooding. many communities have experienced what would normally be a month worth of rain in 1 hours. investigators say police rescued people in almost every town in some parts of new zealand. some people have had to sit on the tops of the cars, roofs and tops of their homes just to stay safe. lynette. all right. let's talk about what hing a gone right now because we are going to be dealing with the fact we have some -- actually we are looking at video into arizona right now. you can see snow coming in across the area. so, we have a little bit of the

seasons everywhere. let's go back inside here and i can show you how we have the -- snow in arizona. winter back into portions of the four corners and back west further than that. and then we slide a little further towards the east. we are dealing with summer like conditions here and severe weather as we head into oklahoma, texas, and even into kansas today. this will start to slide off toward the east. but i am not done with the seasons yet. let's head further off toward the east where we are dealing with spring like conditions and that's closer to home as we zoom in, we can see showers and thunderstorms guiding -- diving into west virginia and also into portions of western maryland at this time. but, across the area right now, we are dealing with a few clouds moving in. and with that, we do have some foggy conditions out there this morning. so the visibility is reduced and we have about four mile visibility right now in baltimore. 7 in easton, 3 in york pennsylvania and five in frederick. the future trend picking up on

maybe some activities, shower activity, thunderstorm activity and isolated and scattered in nature going into the afternoon time frame and then things will be drier going into tuesday. but we will get sunshine in here for today. so don't let me fool you. if we get more sunshine in, the temperatures will bump up a bit. but if the clouds really whoever, and linger, then temperatures will be right around 68 degrees. but here's forecast for the nextseven days, as spring mobs into the picture for tomorrow -- moves into the picture for tomorrow. thursday, 78, and 77 on friday and drier. let's check the traffic with angela. how are the roads? foggy again? >> reporter: the fog is the story. we are seeing very slow traffic now southbound 795 as you come through owings mills. also eastbound i-70 through marriottsville very slow traffic through the west friendship area. traveling around the beltway, off and off pockets of very slow traffic. here's a live look on the north side just west of york road where the delay opens up from the north side and continues around through the pikeville

region you are out brakes there. >> all right -- you are on the brakes there. >> nice spending the morning with you. make it a great day." good morning america" is up next. g