>> look live at our camera down at the inner harbor on this friday, march 23rd. a foggy morning out there. so just a reminder that there are some delays for schools especially on eastern shore so check the bottom of the screen. we will keep you posted and informed. thanks for joining us i am megan pringle. we will start with weather and lynette charles. fog has been a big story and continues to be that way causing a lot of delays. >> from the beginning of the week to the end of the week we have been dealing with the foggy conditions and for today, we have more of the same and also mild and muggy outside once again. we do have the dense fog advisory to talk about this morning. it is in effect until 10 a.m. and you can see it for the areas shaded in the gray color. actually we have some updates so this extends out into washington county as of now as well as mont gol i -- montgomery county. we look at temperatures right now we are mild. and you can see the humidity at

100%. that means there's a lot of moisture in the air being trapped at the surface and that translates into fog. let's go over to angela with a check of the traffic and we have what couple accidents because of the fog right. >> reporter: we have had a couple accidents. they have all been cleared. as you head out this friday morning, the not so good news is it will be a foggy slow drive for most us out there. let's go ahead and get a live look at some of the traffic conditions and the fog you will encounter this morning. as traffic flow continues to increase on u.s. 50 this is in annapolis at i-97 northbound 97 definitely building already. as you continue into glen burnie and dealing with the fog this morning. if you travel on i-95 north of baltimore, brake lights in the southbound direction. as you approach the top side of 695, the fog impacting the drive on harrisburg expressway as we can see. 6 minutes from shawan to the beltway and on 95, about 8 minutes as you travel southbound from white marsh to

the beltway. on the top side 8 minutes from bel air to providence and traveling on the west side it's a 9-minute drive right now from 795 to i-70. over to you. it's 6:31. breaking news out of the state of michigan war state troop hears been shot and a suspect is dead. this happened in saginaw michigan a hundred miles north wert wert of detroit -- northwest of detroit. a trooper was shot in an exchange of gunfire with a suspect who reportedly got out of the car and started firing. suspect was killed and trooper shot and is expected to survive. other news calls of justice now getting louder and louder in the trayvon martin case. linda so is here with the latest on the investigation into the teen's death and what's expected to happen today. linda. >> reporter: we have learned federal officials will meet with trayvon martin afamily later today. we have learned that florida has pointed a special

prosecutor in the case. >> justice for trayvon. >> reporter: thousands rallied in last night in florida to demand justice for the 17-year- old. the rally was supposed to be held at a nearby church but was moved to park to accommodate the bigger crowd. trayvon was shot and killed last month near his father's fiancee's house george zimmerman the neighborhood watch let's here killed the unarmed teen said he did it in self-defense. but there's anger over how police handled the case. they never interviewed key witnesses like trayvon's girlfriend on the phone with him as the incident happened and they never gave zimmerman a toxicology test. town's police chief yesterday said he would temporarily -- the town's police chief yesterday said he would temporarily step down. >> i do this in hopes of restoring semblance of calm to the city that has been in term oil for several weeks. >> reporter: we have learned the local prosecutor has convened a grand jury april 10th to determine whether to charge zimmerman. linda he so, abc2 news.

look at these pictures we want to show you. a website military.com released video of a u.s. apache helicopter crash in afghanistan that helicopter was flying very low over a military outpost back on february 9th. now that's when something went wrong and circled around before crashing on a know covered -- snow covered landing zone. the two man crew survived the crash and no one on the ground was hurt. crazy enough to go bungee jumping off a brj but doing it in a wheel -- bridge but doing it in a wheelchair is brave and that's what a british columbia woman department she won a contest sponsored by a adventure company that helps people do extreme sports. they say bungee jumping in a wheelchair perfectly safe.

to the list of work hazard being a reporter in some situations. having someone threaten you with a gun. that's what happened to a reporter in arkansas. she was -- trying to follow up. the victim's son was one of three people arrested when the reporter went to the home, the son's best friend asked the reporter to leave and poled gun out. the man has been charged with aggravated assault -- pulled a gun out. the man has been charged with aggravated assault. this goes in the book for bad parenting. a chicago couple leaves for a many vacation to las vegas and left their kids unattended. the 12-year-old son told a teacher he was left alone with a 9-year-old for two days. the couple faces child endangerment charges in the case. it seems there is a new way for kids to be punished and make them stand out on a street with signs that are basically reading what they did wrong. look at this. that's what happened to a 12-

year-old of ohio. he had to do it after he stole a phone and bracelet. his parents thought public acknowledgement and embarrassment might help a little bit. and apparently it did. >> really embarrassing. >> why? >> because, like, i don't feel like comfortable standing out here holding a sign saying i like to steal. >> the child was suspended from school a week ago and has been standing on the street corner every single day. since that happened. a senate committee could vote as early as this morning on a measure to expand gambling here in our state. it would allow table games like blackjack and craps at maryland casinos which only allows slot machines. the bill would allow casinos in prince george's county. what killed whitney houston? the toxicology report has been released. and we know what was in her system. what could have contributed to her early death. details ahead. plus, he only lived there

for about six months. now you can call it your own. how deep you have to dig in your pockets to pay for michael jackson's last residence. we have details on that. but as we head to break, a live picture of new orleans. they are dealing with storms down there. they have been seeing flooding across the state of louisiana all week long. we will be right back. 3q

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. it's 6:44 on a friday morning this is your abc2 news to go. i am megan pringle a lot happening. lnda so is bringing us an update on matthew vandyke, the

baltimore journalist hept held captivity in libya. the much hyped hunger games movie hits the big scene. charley is live this morning to tell us what moviegoers are saying about the film and angela will help you plan your morning commute. it's foggy out there. but first of course, we will get a check in with weather and meteorologist lynette charles. >> good morning. it's friday. but it's a foggy friday once again. that's the scenario through the whole week. and visibility is reduced. three mile visibility now in baltimore. and also easton. zero in york and frederick. we have a dense fog advisory in effect until 10 this morning for the areas here shaded in the gray color. so as your travel take you, take it oozy and put a lot of distance between you and the vehicle in front of you. we will be dealing with a storm system that's going to be working its way off towards the east but for today, we ay dry. let's check the traffic with angela. good morning. the fog can you -- all week we have been dealing this. >> reporter: this is the --

dealing with this. >> reporter: this is the scenario all week and the same from yesterday. getting worse in some spots than earlier today. so again plan for extra travel time heading out this morning. fog warnings on the tieding memorial bridge getting a live look at i-95 and tidings. for those who take the trip from cecil county into harford county. 95 not a whole lot of slowing. as you make the drive through bel air traffic is moving below posted speed on the north side of 695 as we get a live look at beltway and york. extra caution and courtesy with the foggy conditions for your friday commute. megan over to you. >> it's 6:46 right now. happening today, the army staff sergeant accused of gunning down 17 afghan villagers is expected to be charged with murder and attempted murder. the charges against robert bales are now being read at military prison in kansas originally he was accused of killing 16 afghans and 9 of them were adults. 7 were children and the military added another adult to that death toll and 6 afghans

were injured during the massacre. we will keep you posted on the story. also new this morning, matthew vandyke the baltimore man who went to libya to join rebel fighters there is now making plans to fight once again. he sat down with abc2 news for an in-depth interview and linta -- linda so is here to tell us what he plans to do. this is surprising considering how much happened to get him back to the united states. >> reporter: he says he is not done fighting and wants to go to syria to joinrebel fighters there. he is watching the situation and when it's the right time he want to go as a fighter he. fighter emspent 8 -- fighter e spent 8 months as a freedom fighter and told his mom and girlfriend he was going there to document uprising and admit it was a lie and went to fight e was held in sol tarry confinement for six months. state department and lawmakers and international's the sis worked hard to get him

released. despite that now he is back home he says he is looking for the next cause and waiting to go to syria at the right time. >> right now, it's not the right time. the rebels are not properly supplied, there doesn't appear to be a real commitment to supply them from the outside world i didn't feel look i could make a valid contribution at this time. when the opportunity presents itself i feel i could make a contribution i would seriously consider going. >> reporter: his mother and girlfriend have told him they don't want him to go to syria but vandyke says he believes in the cause and wants to fight just like he did in libya. linda so, abc2 news. 6:48. happening today a federal appeals court in jirnlg is -- virginia is hearing two case involving and the abortion pregnancy council centers in maryland saying the government is infringing on their free speech rights. the baltimore city order innocence requires centers that don't provide abortions or birth control to post disclaimers saying so. if you are looking for

something to do, how about a tower climb. the washington national cathedral say they are going to open the central tower tomorrow so visitors can climb the more than 300 steps from the ground to the top of the tower. last august, the east coast earthquake damaged the tower but officials say the repair work is done and it's safe for visitors. and the earthquake the same one also caused major damage to the basilica the assumption of baltimore. the earthquake damaged to the dome of the nearly 200-year-old church could cost about $5 million to repair. the basilica will be closed most of the visitors over 8 months starting to june will have the repair work that can be be done. -- that can be done. the pain at the pump seems we are paying more and more and the price keeps going up. how much did you have to shell out last tight. time you filled -- last teem you filled up? the average -- time you filled up? the average price is 3.91 but there's gas stations where it's

$4 or more. and here in comparison are the gas prices in other cities. according to aaa in detroit drivers paying 4.a gallon for -- $4 a gallon. in tulsa a gallon cost about 3.56. we are working to save you money at the pumps. head to abc2news.com and you can find the lowest prices in the area. it's under the traffic tab. click on gas prices and according to gas buddy.com the cheapest price is 3.67 at a sam's club in rosedale. bank of america is keeping people in their homes to can't afford to pay mortgages anymore. homeowners who are facing foreclosure will be able to transfer the homes title to the bank and pay rent on the property instead of a mortgage. bank would forgive the outstanding mortgage debt and the program is going to first be offered to 1,000 homeowners. it's a test pilot program in states like arizona, nevada, and new york. a popular book turns into

an epic screen and it's being released in theaters called the hunger games. charley croreson was at the teeth -- crowson is at the theater talking to people. what are people saying this morning. >> reporter: they are saying the book has been very -- was very well adapted into the movie. this is one again a book for teens and young adults now being made into a movie, and it's going to be big. progeeks say it's going to make -- projections say it is going to make about $136 million on par with two other book soaries turned into movies, that being twilight and harry potter. harry potter got the record at 163 million opening weekend the hunger games will be around 135 million dollar mark. it's been two showings at amc in white marsh. one at midnight and one at 3:15 many we talked to a family of five a while ago. they talked about the violence in the movie being acceptable

on par what we see on television saying they he were tasteful in doing that because they wanted to go for the younger crowd. everyone walked out so excited about this, the first installment of the trely and we talked to few of -- trilogy and we talked to few of them. let's listen to what they had to say. >> i thought it was going to be bad. movies do a terrible job but it did the book so much justes i frickin loved it. >> reporter: they say it was awesome. next showing at the:-- 9:15 and they will do it all over again. the 7:45 show is sold out. we are live charley crowson, abc2 news. 6:52. live pictures this morning from syria where we have been monitoring the civil war for the past year. this is courtesy of you stream and these are protesters voicing concerns against the syrian government. later today, the united nations said the joint u.n. arab league envoy would travel to russia and china for more talks aimed

at peacefully resolving the crisis in syria. time for five things to know before heading out this morning. today marks the two-year anniversary since president obama signed a health care reform into law. some states say it's unconstitutional almost every state has taken some action to implement some part of the plane. today the president plans to launch new video campaigns for his affordable health care act. and today in maryland and other states rallies have been planned against several of president obama's health care plans and protesters want to rescind the regulation to be imposed by the plan that require coverage for aboring sterilation and contraception. the rally starts at noon in baltimore bel air and ellicott city andermon town. and a program -- and germantown. a program focuses on making sure those he will jell for dental care take advantage of it. it will be launched in bolt hoar in the national dental museum today-- baltimore in a national dental museum today.

the policy policies for facebook and plan to roll out is pushed back after users voice displeshured of the new terms and a new date for the revised policy has not been set yet -- pleasure of the new terms and a new date for the revised policy has not been set yet. it's national unplugging day from sundown tonight until sundown tomorrow you are encouraged to turn off electronics and get outside. tomorrow might be a different story because we get rain in here. i will explain in a second. but visibility issues once again for today, very reduced in baltimore right now. two mile visibility, three in easton along the eastern shores and once again we have had delays along the eastern shore. zero in frederick and also york even in hagerstown. we have a dense advisory-- dense fog advisory to be more accurate until 10 a.m. temperatures are on the mildside well above average. 35 degrees for a low. you can see 60s in the nation's

capital and mid-50s in easton and also in baltimore. frederick more of the same and satellite and radar not picking up on whole lot. fog is out there patchy in spots and dense in isolated areas and that will be quicker to burn off as we go through the morning especially into the afternoon. now we do have the area of low pressure. an upper-level low spinning across the middle of the nation. that's why they had all the flooding. this is going to start to slide off towards the east and we will get in on action as we go into the weekend. so your hour by hour forecast for today. 80 what you need the check list. sun shades and sunscreen. yes. the sun is higher so you don't want to forget that. look at seven-day forecast. look their are showers and thunderstorms as well and as we go into the latter part of the weekend, it starts the next week. temperatures are cooler more seasonable. let's check the traffic with angela. good morning. we are talking about the fog again. >> reporter: yes we are. i can say happy friday. it's friday. but as you head out for the friday morning drive, fog will

be the big story. fortunately we have not had a whole lot in terms of accidents or incidents and lane closures but fog the big story as you can see on the harrisburg expressway. this stretch not quite as bad as other areas as you make the drive heading into cockeysville from the parkton region. foggy on harrisburg expressway and same on southbound 795 as well as i-70 coming westbound to the beltway and this is a live shot of i-97 at general's highway and look at visibility there. >> that's unbelievable you can't see anything. lins, if you haven't bought mega millions lottery ticket you may want to. no one won the jackpot drawing for 209 million. it's fop are -- it's up for grabs. cash option is 2005 million. -- 205 million. if you are here with abc2 we have a big jackpot that will be an empty newsroom monday if that happens. >> can you imagine. >> no someone might have a great weekend. so. >> yeah. >> wouldn't that be nice? >> have a wonderful weekend.

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