public shall you. >> reporter: plans pet the needs of the young against the young at heart. you could call it growing pains, modular classrooms like these at ryder elementary school will pop up before baltimore county can build the a new one. the proposed solution is causing pain as well. >> the school system hasn't been honored and telling them the only way they will fill the schools is to rebuild. >> reporter: try convincing the seniors surrounding mays chapel park that building is the answer. >> it will be the largest in

buccaneer bawfnlgt most of them are older people and very view elementary kids, so most will have to be bussed in or brought in by their parents. >> reporter: the problem is the school system already owns the park land and had always intended to build up on it. an alternative site could cost millions more. >> this is the more viable and it's suited for an elementary school. >> tonight's public hearing gets underway at 6:00 at loch ray vefnlt the board is expected to cast its vote at its regular meeting tomorrow evening. look at the harbor tonight, better than it was when you drove to work.

let's check in with meteorologist wyatt everhart with a look at that first forecast just hours away from the official start of spring. you have to wander if this will last. >> what a way top end the winter of 2011, 2012. we finished with bid 70s. take a look at the overall pattern, clouds blowing in over baltimore. we have some shower activity. this may blossom up into a thundershower as it drifts along the state line. so watching that, but for most of us it's 60's as temperatures slowly cool off. we'll talk about how things will change into next weekend. there is some cool hair in sight but it will take a while to get here. today marked the celebration

of the life of major robert marchant. he was killed in february. he was also a teacher at carney elementary school. before today's funeral service his son and daughter talked about how the community has been sharing in their grief. >> there's been people reaching out to us, not only had we never met but our father never met. to hear he touched their lives is incredible. >> he will be buried with full honors tomorrow. staff sergeant robert bales met with his attorney at fort leavenworth. john browne is representing him. browne said he spent more than three hours this morning and described their meeting as

emotional. bales has yet to be charged but he is already being integrated into the normal pretrial confinement routine. a location has not been determined for the trial but it is possible afghan witnesses could be flown in to participate if this case goss court. >> i can't imagine a more difficult case. the case of political ramifications. it has legal ramifications, social ramifications. you can't imagine a bigger case. >> aside from his meeting with an attorney, bales is being kept in pretrial confinement, in an area with about a dozen other service members including pfc bradley manning who's charged in the wikileaks case. investigators say the same gun used to exile four people at a jewish school today was also used to kill three paratroopers

last week. a gunman killed three children and a rabbi, fired 15 rounds from the gun. the same gun was used in two attacks last week. it's unclear why a gunman opened fire at the school. in ohio a judge refused to release court documents that may relate to abuse, t.j. lane. the judge said the release of those records could sway a jury pool if he is tried as an adult. a hearing is set for next month. it's known as k2, spice and blaze, dies of synthetic marijuana that's becoming more common. more are showing up in the er with doctors not knowing a will the about these substances.

roosevelt leftwich has more. >> reporter: what we're seeing in this area are more questions. there have been calls from doctors about bad trips taking the marijuana. the numbers are expected to rise as more folks try a very dangerous high. the videos are all over youtube. how high you get depends on what's on that particular batch of k2. some users are disoriented. others experience high heart rates and hallucinations. users don't know what they're getting each time they take a hit. >> who's putting this together? it's not some pharmaceutical

company. some gal, some guy is purchasing this spraying it on what'scally. >> reporter: the poison center the compound that's sprayed on it came from attempts by researchers to help relieve pain. the people have taken the substances and turned it into a product that could leave people hallucinating or rushed to the hospital with rapid heart beats, sweating and inability to speak. he said staying informed about the symptoms and effects is the best way to help the public and doctors. >> we do a lot to educate the public. weave have information on our website about that. people just need go to www dot md poison.com and make sure the community knows what's happening. so we do a lot of education and

outreach. >> another thing they've been getting calls about are inthreat tick cocaine and bath salts. roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. >> abc2 news was one of the first news organizations to uncover the use of these synthetic drugs. we put together a drug guide for parents. just head to our website at abc2news.com and click on investigators and the guide is right there at the top of the major. baltimore city police said a teenager is recovering from stab wounds after several groups of teens converged in downtown baltimore saturday night. take a look at the video from the weekend. it was a chaotic scene as groups of kids were running through the streets. bpd said there were groups from different neighborhoods that came together to cause the

disturbance. >> ten individuals were arrested for charges from disorderly conduct to assault to curfew violations. it did require an expra presence of police officer -- extra presence of police officers from other cities. >> coming up at 6:00 we'll explain how detectives believe social media helped orchestrate this event. at&t has come out with a documentary called last text. today this was played in front of the student body at mt. st. joe's, abc2's jamie costello reports this maybe the most important message teens received. >> state delegate jimmy malone was there and robert mondor of the state police. but this was a teen summit focusing on the dangers of texting while drivers. these high schools, some of whom are drivers and some soon to be

heard from all sides, those elected, those with badges, those with white coats and stethoscopes and also from families who lost someone texting while driving. >> hopefully it won't take that for everyone else. >> late last year students from around the country participated in a national teen distracted driving summit. jamie costello, abc2 news. >> something else that's hitting home with people -- cyber bullying. we'll tell you what one anne arundel high school did to fight back. >> plus, for students with you autism, school can be a stressful place. >> it's hours away, a sneak preview of what's ahead tonight on "dancing with the stars."

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the -- for those with autism, it can be a lonely battle. there's a program that provide as calming experience for children in the classroom. sherrie johnson shows us how a dvd program is making a difference. >> reporter: here in moorwood elementary in dundalk students are ready to start the day. they first experience me moo, a dvd program that helps students focus. >> it's calming for the students. they come in hyped up, excited. once we do me move they are

ready. >> reporter: the programs that three categories -- joy, focus and calm. students demonstrate the actions on the screen. after three minutes of participation me move gains their attention. >> it helps me concentrate on my work and helps me focus with my tests. >> reporter: me move is not just for students with autism but for anyone who needs help focusing. it filters out excess energy. >> what we've done is create an environment, a world for our children that because we're sort of feeding on all this electronic caffeine, it requires them to be at such a high state of arousele that it's hard for them to function and it is true in order for a child to learn, their nervous system has to be calm and alert.

so they can have access. >> reporter: educators said me moves have helped students by giving them the tools they need. >> me moves is currently being used in 50 states in nearly 400 school districts and five countries. all right. tracking one renegade shower in carroll county right around the northern westminster area drifting toward the state line. it may hold together across carroll county, move toward manchester. we'll be keeping a sharp eye on it. across most of the state not much, a couple of isolated showers on the western edge of caroline county, one on the caroline county and dorchester county line. in baltimore sunshine breaking

through the clouds. 74 degrees right now. winds are southeast at 10 and pressure is holding steady. through the day this was the story early on. we had that fog to deal with, relatively cloudy skies as people take a walk around the harbor. why wouldn't you. the weather is so unseasonably mild to end our winter season on this note, rather impressive. there's some beautiful sunshine coming through. all right. want to show you the temperatures. they're impressive. not record breakers. none thes, what a way -- nonetheless, what a way top end winter. 68 in hagerstown. ends are light and variable out of the south. as we zoom in, our humidity quite high, around 50 to 60%. that helps things feel warmer. if it's this warm here this has to be cooler somewhere else.

right now the west coast below average. 30s and snow in montana. we've got in phoenix it was a tough time to get out of the 40s. you get idea, yes, we're in the nice warm ridge, surge across the eastern u.s. but that cold air is out there. it's bottled up to the with the and we expect it to stay there through the end of the week a couple of showers primary north of us. a few are popping up in m high pressure just south of maryland. this is a warm area, subtropical high. really, it's keeping things mild and on the back side of this that clockwise rotation, that warm surge out of the south is what will continue to keep things above average and keep them warmer toward the middle part of the week. hit and mills showers this evening, isolated in nature. maybe some increasing clouds on

an east flow on wednesday f we get a true east, southeast breeze tuesday into wednesday that could briefly cool things down before we warm up into the week but a bigger cooldown looks like it will come in for the second half of the weekend. overnight 52, participation clearing. your tuesday forecast 72 or two degree guarantee. tomorrow night down to 54. let's check out your seven-day forecast and see how things develop. the first week of spring looks like the last week of winter last week, one exception, as we go toward the second half of the weekend into monday, right now it appears that we will get a brief shot of cooler air but still above average. our average is mid-50s right now. >> no complaints until we get to summer and it's 100 degrees. are you ready to put on your

dancing shoes. the new season of "dancing with the stars" is hours away. this season tv icons, world class athletes are facing off for a chance at that 14th mirror ball trophy. rehearsals are usually closed but we have a sneak peek at the moves you might see and how the dancers are feeling before show time. >> i feel a little bit out of my league because i don't have a mike. >> what part of your body hurts the most? >> my back, my toes, my bellly. did i say my back? >> they all rehearsed for the very first time but we'll have to wait until tonight to see how they hold up under the pressure of these spotlights. so keep it here. you can capital of two-hour

premiere. it starts at 8:00. all couples will either be doing the fox trot or the cha cha. stay tuned for a new episode of castle at 10 and abc2 news at 11. set your dvr for ball by. it airs this saturday at 3:00. so show some home team love. methamphetamine use while pregnant is dangerous. we'll tell you what happens to many children whose mothers use the drug during pregnancy. >> if you suffer from allergies, you know that allergy season has started earlier this year.

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in tonight's health alert, teenagers are always coming out with new fads, but a new can be deadly. it's called the choking game. it's just has dangerous as it sounds it. involves choking yourself to stop the blood flows to your brain. it results in a temporary high. one in seventeens have admitted to playing this game but researchers say this game can be just as dangerous as illegal drugs and have some already suffocated because of playing it. another study finds that pregnant moms who use methamphetamine put their kids at risk for behavior problems. at ages three and five children exposed to meth before birth react to higher anxiety and depression far or than other

kids who haven't been exposed. studies say it has harsh effects on the brains and could cause similar damage to the child. you know that ticks carry lyme disease. despite the ticks, they come from a shortage of acorns. they will be looking for other mammals to bite on and that includes up. >> and your pet. you can prevent it by wearing tick repellent and performing daily tick checks on yourself, your pet and your children f you're bitten, get tick removed within 24 hours. >> are you ready to start a heart healthy diet? doctors say they may have the perfect plan for you. it's all a matter of making seven life-style choices. don't smoke. be physically active. maintain a normal blood pressure. blood glucose and cholesterol levels keep you at a healthy

place. abc2news.com is the plaices for all the health news you nee.d just go to our website. you'll find all the big heart health lines swells other categories to keep you and your family informed. coming up, an anne arundel teen turns to the internet looking for support. why her post about bullying is affecting her ever so profoundly. >> and the case of the florida teenage the neighborhood watch volunteer accused of killing him. what though reveal about the events of the night. e books are more and more popular than ever but some scientists found one way that traditional paper back books oretter -- better for you.