bel air to providence road, six minutes' drive time but that is because volume is still very light. foggy conditions, extra caution and a little bit of a slower pace for you out there this morning. since the fog is a big story, just a reminder to check the bottom of your screen for any delays or closings that may be weather-related. we'll keep you posted. the killing of an unarmed florida teen last night by a neighborhood watch leader sparked anger across the country. abc2 news' sherrie johnson joins us with the latest on this case and what happens today. >> reporter: there will be a rally in honor of trayvon martin tonight at 7:00 p.m. in a church in atlanta. reverend al sharpton will attend a rally in florida with other pastors this evening. thousands of people gathered in new york in support of martin yesterday. wanting to raise awareness about racial profiling. meanwhile, in the north florida city of sanford city commissioners passed a no-confidence vote in their police chief bill lee over his handling of the teen's death. sanford police have not

arrested george zimmerman, the neighborhood watch leader who says he shot the 17-year-old martin in self-defense last month. police say they have no evidence that disputes the self-defense claim. the lack of action sparked outrage. an on-line petition demanding an arrest gained over 980,000 signatures. sanford commissioners sound off about this case. >> i am embarrassed because of this national chain. >> we need to gain trust in our community. >> according to the police chief contract even if he was fired, since he's only been with the city 10 months the city wouldn't owe him much of anything. it states he can be terminated any time or fired for any ethical violation that constitutes a breach of public trust. mitt romney will be in washington to meet with congressional leaders. yesterday the republican frontrunner was in arbutus. at an event organized by former

governor ehrlich. romney was at a town hall meeting in a jam packed american legion hall. in his 45-minute speech he focused on gas prices, the economy and health care. and did a little q and a with the audience. you probably saw his first tv ad on the air. he'll be spending almost $250,000 leading up to the april 3rd primary in our state. two of romney's rivals are pulling out an oldie but goody from the toy box, an etch-a-sketch. romney aides said he's set for the fall campaign. he's talking about the general election. rick santorum aides tweeted the etch-a-sketch. saying romney plans to run as a blank slate come the fall. >> remove all trace of any kind of marks and be able to draw a new picture. maybe of someone that when he

run for governor of massachusetts, not as a conservative. >> and louisiana's newt gingrich had his own etch-a-sketch. gave it to a toddler telling her one day she can have a career in politics. animal control officers in harford county took dogs and 15 cats from a home in street. they found the animals in the house on lochary road. police say they found two anima the cats and dogs' owner theresa lambbrick runs a beagle rescue and had animals taken last year but were returned to her with the understanding she would find most of them new homes. >> you take someone that is passionate about dogs or cats and want to save everything they can save and it gets to a point where mentally they don't realize what they are doing. at that point it gets to a point where they are not helping the animals at all, they are actually hurting them. >> the zoning regulations limit homeowners to five domestic animals in harford county

unless the owner has a kennel license. she had no such permit the family of the murder victim and family of the accused killer started to fight in an ohio courtroom. kevin james had been taken out of the courtroom when the yelling began. a woman sitting with her family appeared to start the scuffle with a member of the victim's family. however, sheriffs' deputies quickly jumped in before things got out of hand. a louisiana man has been thankful he escaped without a scra scratch after a tree fell on his car. robert stalls was almost home from work when his car was flattened by a oak tree. he said he didn't know - he climbed out the back window. he was checked out by an emt but never had to be taken to the hospital. >> i finally got out.

>> he even managed to get his groceries out of the car and bring them home to his wife. how about that? delays are at the bottom of the screen. qoons county, for example -- queens anne's county, 90-minute delay. we have another way to connect. this is going to cost you though. >> there's a game show coming to television. how it can test your knowledge about the world's best-selling book, coming up. >> it's going to be warm and humid once again for today but a cooldown is on the way. details coming up. >> expect a very slow ride as you get ready to plan for your drive this morning. live look at traffic cameras to show you the foggy conditions for the thursday morning commute. good morning. topping "america's money" --

the u.s. breathing a sigh of relief. the federal reserve chairman ben bernanke says the worst is over in europe. even if the debt crisis worsens significantly u.s. banks are still in good shape to withstand the shock. if stockholders approve kraft will include several new names. even before "the hunger games" opens in theaters tonight, i-tunes is breaking the sales charts. it includes 16 songs. three play in the film. when was the last time you bought girl scout cookies from an actual girl scout? that's "america's money." i'm paula faris.

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there are a lot of game shows out there but one coming up could have you praying to the almighty. jeff foxworthy is hosting the "american bible challenge." the winnings go to faith-based charity organizations. foxworth says he's excited to do a show about "the best-selling book of all time." it will air on the game show network. you can talk to some celebrities on the phone. a new company called dial-a-star. it's let -- letting you  call list d-listers. yeah, like lindsay lohan's parents, for example, you can chat with them for $10 a minute. >> what? >> the octomom will charge you $15 a minute. stay with us. before we head to break, we

want to let you know about a couple of school delays. you can always find them at the bottom of the screen, queens ann's county, on a 09-minute delay. and kent county has a delay as well. 90. for the guys, researchers say they have information. >> and cervical cancer screenings, more information. >> and we'll tell you about the changes and why women under 21 don't need it.

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welcome back. in health news, new guidelines are out on cervical cancer screenings. our health reporter linda so is here with the new changes and what it could mean for you. >> reporter: the most surprising change is women under 21 now don't need to be tested. the guidelines call for women ages 21 to 30 to get a pap smear every three years. for women 30 and over pap tests should be combined with hpv testing every three years. the pro-ventive services task force and american cancer society still came out with the new guidelines but women should

still see a doctor every year for a annual physical. >> many women will think that means no annual exam. not so. we want them to come every year to talk to their doctor about all kinds of health issues. >> reporter: pap tests are not recommended for women 65 or older. especially those who have had three consecutive years of normal results and no abnormal results in the past 10 years. linda so, abc2 news. researchers say they found a biological clue to male pattern baldness. they say there's a gland called the pgv2 that is more plentiful in the bald areas of the head. they are also involved in the construction of smooth muscles involved in the control of the inflammation and body temperature. doctors think if they find a way to block that gland from behinding to a -- binding to a receptor on the hair follicle they could stop the baldness. the senate is expected to

take a vote on a bill that would require moped and motor scooter owners to wear helmets. under the bill the drivers would have to have protective eyewear if they don't have a windscreen. the maryland historical society will host a reception to celebrate maryland day with the focus on william donald schaefer. the reception will take place today and display his world war ii dog tags and that famous swimsuit he wore at the national aquarium. that takes place tonight at 8:00. a little sports now. the baltimore orioles value has risen in the past year. according to "forbes" magazine. the team's current value around $360 million ranking 19th out of 30 major league baseball franchises. the os recorded 14 straight losing seasons. the team opens the 2012 season april 6th at home against the minnesota twins. the new orleans saints head coach has been suspended without pay for the 2012 nfl season. for being involved in a bounty

program. the nfl handed down the punishment after finding players were rewarded for trying to hurt their oh poantsz. the team has to pay a $5,000 fine and the defensive coordinator greg women williams has been suspended indefinitely. the head coachler suspended for several games. punishments against the players haven't been announced yet. tim tebow will be putting on the new york jets jersey. in exchange the jets will send two picks, a fourth, and sixth rounder to denver. the move comes a day after the broncos signed peyton manning to a five-year $96 million contract. "hunger games" fans have less than a day to wait for the movie's premiere. >> there's a lot of anticipation. the movie hits theaters one minute after midnight. it's the movie must-see of the year. many theaters are opening many multiple midnight showings because they are starting to sell out already.

it's expected to rake in $100 million. and we're just talking about the opening weekend. presales are bigger than the first "twilight" film. >> it's a woman fighting for herself yet still action adventure, sci-fi. it's interesting. >> like cornucopia. >> a little bit of everything. >> in case you have not read "the hunger games" book it focuses on a team, catnip, lives in a post aapocalyptic world where she's forced to save her 12-year-old sister. the game is broadcast live for the world to see. on the entertainment section of our web site you can find an early review. there are tours being offered for diehard fans. can you tell a diehard hunger games fan wrote that story? some of them may not be

coming to work now. we'll have live reports. time for the weather with lynette. >> foggy conditions again this morning and some dense fog advisory out there. advise ibled reduced in -- visibility reduced in baltimore. 1 in easton and 1 in salisbury. you can see the fog across the inner harbor, that is the scenario into the late morning hours. then things will start to work their way into a little bit better pattern but all in all we're looking at the fact that, not so great. 57 degrees right now in easton. ocean city around 55. arnold 56 degrees. the big story, that humidity at 100%. that means that air is saturated. that's what we're getting this morning. speaking of the air saturated, let's take it to the maps, you can see the saturation, the the moisture in the form of the clouds. when you're looking at the dark -- really dark gray, that is

when the clouds are low to the ground and difficult to scour out. that happened yesterday. today i think that we can scour them out a little quicker and that is why we'll see more sunshine in the forecast. but once again we still have that easterly flow. that easterly pattern and that keeps lots of moisture coming in off the water. so, future trend will bring us the chance of showers, isolated in nature, maybe a couple storms this afternoon. your hour by hour forecast brings us up to 74 degrees and once again, i've been saying it all week. if we get more sunshine that temperature will be higher but if we don't get more sunshine, we get more clouds that temperatures could be a little on the low end. here's a quick check of the 7-day forecast because we will get slightly cooler as we head into next week. let's check traffic with angela. good morning. >> fog, fog and more fog. that's what i say. the good news is, behind the fog we don't have major accidents to report on the key routes but we have fog warnings at all the area bridges, bay

bridge, hatem and tydings bridge. use caution especially around the bridges this morning. now is a good time to get a jumpstart on the commute. a live look at 695 and bw parkway, we're moving pretty well on 295 northbound and southbound, especially in the southbound direction as you head towards the capitol beltway. another live look at i-95 heading into spaghetti junction at the 395 merge. traffic moving a little slower than usual, which is advised this morning. for you driving from harford county another look at 95 at 543, a little more volume in the southbound direction here. again, we advise you to head out a little earlier than planned if you can this morning. back to you. republicans and environmentlists disagreeing over a fragile area. >> details on the pipeline project straight ahead. >> and the scandal surrounding jerry sandusky, straight ahead.

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oklahoma to announce he'll streamline extras projects, specifically the -- infrastructure projects, specifically the keystone pipeline. he'll be speaking live from a quartered. jerry sandusky waived an appearance at a hearing. the hearing is to make sure he understands all the charges against him. he's charged with child molestation. i don't know what you will think about this. sony networks will unveil in grand central station a full scale scientifically precise replica of the largest known snake ever. it's 48 feet long and would have weighed an estimated 1.5 tons. i think it's pretty cool. >> no. >> you don't like it? >> no. stay with us. heart disease doesn't discriminate. now more people around the world are dying from it. >> coming up, the latest in medical testing. that could tell whether or not you're at risk of a heart attack. >> what one woman did to avoid

juror duty now has her facing a judge. >> what artists are designing and hope some day they can make road traveling much easier. >> we have a dense fog advisory in effect once again. i'm going to tell you who is under it and when it expires, details coming up. >> with the dense fog advisory, very limited visibility for the morning commute. we have a live look at what is coming up on your drive, next.

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