>> reporter: you didn't change a frame? >> no, i can't change a frame. jack you're's watching the station that works for you "good morning maryland" at 4:306789 >> most of the time, the questions that the justices asked in oral argument are very good predictors how they will vote. >> it's in jeopardy. obama care faces an uphill battle after tough questioning a the supreme court. what happens today ahead. and say your prayers. that's what a flat captain screamed before being tackled by-pass jers. what happened on a terrifying jetblue flight. >> first mitt romney and then now the newt what ron paul plans to do here -- newt gingrich. and now what ron paul plans to do here. >> i am megan pringle. >> i am charley crowson let's

check the forecast. you said it would warm up. >> it is. it is. it's going to warm up today as we go through afternoon time frame. but yesterday we had the temperatures tumbling. today they will rise charley. so cold but seasonable this morning. we are not in the low 30s like yesterday in the 20s. we are in the mid-30s to the upper 30s and even in the 40s in some spots. i will show you that in a second budget breezy and dry for now. temperatures 42 degrees right now in glen burnie. you can see we are a wit warm -- bit warmer than yesterday. chestertown 42. mountary 45. the temperatures are above average right now. and they will start to fall more before we cap the morning off. the wind are going to be a factor especially as we go into the afternoon. but continued of the northwesterly -- but instead of the northwesterly flow we will get the southwesterly flow bumping the temperatures up going through time. a next system is coming in and i will talk about that. right now let's check the traffic with angela good morning. are the wind going to stir up problems. >> reporter: let's hope not.

it could be a factor in the bridges, overpasses and ramps so extra caution there. as we start morning, construction may be an issue on the beltway but not the case traveling through the tunnels. 95 and 895 still in two-way traffic pattern for overnight maintenance but not causing problems here. however if you are traveling on the west side, the southwest side of 695, we just reopened the inner loop and had all traffic exiting at wilkins avenuech that is live look at wilkins and the inner loop just reopened. we are getting back up to speed as overnight maintenance and construction zones are clearing as whoa get closer to -- as we get closer to 5. new this morning, 36 firefighters knocked down a fire this morning. this happened around midnight in west baltimore on myrtle avenue. this picture was taken from the scene from the baltimore for fighter's union. -- firefighters's union. investigators are looking into the cause. police in baltimore county want you to be on the lookout for a man suspect in rash of

burglaries that happened in perry hall. linda so is here to tell us what this guy took from home. linda. >> reporter: six homes have been hit recently in all cases, the man took cash, medication and jewelry but one of the victims lost so much more. 81-year-old angela kuta had botengagement rings stolen one was from her first husband that passed away and -- and wanted to pass it along to her son. second is from the second marriage she had 40 years. the burglar took the rings and $100 in cash and outback card and drank a soda but left the empty can behind. next night police think the same man tried to get into a neighbor's house. >> the screen is broken into. and then the other night, we came home and the screen was pulled up the next morning. >> reporter: so far police are investigating four burglaries

in the 5100 block of joppa road and two others on ramble brook road and dana vista road. police are asking people to lock their windows because it appears he got through an unlocked window. linda so, abc2 news. first it was mitt romney then now the newt now ron paul bringing the direct approach to mayor -- newt gingrich and now ron paul bringing the direct approach to maryland. it will take place at richey coliseum around 7. you must be preregistered and get in early if you want a seat. the supreme court is hearing arguments over the health care law. so far, they have taken a look at a key provision of the law as the individual mandate. justices must decide if the plan is constitutional. sherrie johnson is here with what's expected today. >> reporter: well, there seems to be one justice that could determine what happens to the health care reform law. justice anthony kennedy is considered a swing vote.

it appears he will rule against it. there are two sticking points. one mandating you buy health insurance by 2014 and two allowing your children to stay on the health insurance until age 26. for two hours the court heard arguments on the biggest question. account government require americans to buy health insurance and impose the fines against those who don't. the court appears i did void. liberal justice are supportive but conservative members remain skeptical. >> i look back at the history and i see it seems pretty clear that if there are substantial effects on interstate commerce, congress can act. >> everybody has to buy food. sooner or later so you definite as food and everybody is in the market and therefore you can make people buy brockry. -- broccoli. >> reporter: coming up at 5, we will hear from a family and how the decision could be a matter of life and death for them. megan, back to you.

>> we hear breakfast is the most important meal of the day and governor o'malley is getting behind that message this morning. he is hosting a breakfast at the statehouse. the purpose is to stress the importance of school breakfast and discuss ways to make it more accessible to students. governor o'malley will announce expansions to the first class breakfast initiative provide being funding to 20 maryland schools. 15 parents in baltimore will receive new computers today. it's part of the barbara bush foundation for family literacy. they completed the ged and preged course work and financial literacy class and parenting class and a class how to teach children about computers. a jetblue pilot undergoing a medical evaluation after passengers and the crew members on the flight had to wrestle him to the ground. >> this happened on a las vegas bound park from jfx airport. it made a emergency landing in west texas. passengers say the unidentified

pilot seemed disoriented and jittery. >> we new yorkers have been through so much worse that we were incredibly call with the exception of a few people who started to cry. and a few people shouting what the hell is going on. what's happening? >> the outburst came weeks after an american airlines flight attendant was taken off a plane for rambling about 9/11 and fears the plane would crash. this is our hot topic. what the -- what is the craziest thing you've witnessed while flying. these are extremes but what have you seen when you have about on a commercial flight on your own. abc2news.com/facebook and we will read your comments as we continue this morning. we are monitoring latest developments in colorado. >> that's war massive wild fire has turned deadly. impact winds have had to fight to contain it. details just ahead.

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at 4:30. >> happening right now about 700 fire fighters from a number of states are battling a 7 square mile wild fire just southwest of denver. so far, it's responsible for two deaths. >> at least 28 structures have opinion damaged or destroyed. investigators trying to determine if the fire resulted from a controlled burn that reignited and lynette one of the problems they are facing is so many strong winds possibly fueling the fire. >> exactly. they had about hurricane-force winds about two days ago. and speaking of the wind, we are not getting it that strong but we have been breezy ourselves. we can see the current winds at 5 miles an hour in easton. 13 in dc, 10 in frederick and 7 in york and they will pick up into the afternoon and evening time frame like we have been dealing with a couple days ago. the moisture content is on the dry side. we can see the dew points are in the 20s in a lot of spots this morning. this will start to get a little bit moist as we go into the afternoon.

cloud cover will move into the area and also we will be looking for a shower scattered showers and a thunderstorm to roll in here as we go into the afternoon. all it will be courtesy of a cold front that will slide in here that will drop the temperatures as we go into time. i will talk about that coming up. but right now let's check that traffic with angela. is it quiet. >> reporter: it's pretty quiet. dealing with overnight maintenance and construction crews. traveling on i-95 that's just what you will encounter. from elk ridge in the northbound direction blocking two left lanes on northbound 95. as you continue past beltway, calm conditions for the most part. and it's pretty calm as you continue on i-95 heading toward tunnels or the spaghetti junction. 4:41. a new survey out this morning says your kid aren't too happy about lacing up shoes and hitting field for sports especially if of you think they are. 84% say they wanted to quit

sports because it was not fun. more than 1/3 wished adults weren't watch because -- watching because it makes them nervous is and 42% would play video games than sports. the kids say they had to endure insults on the field. stay with us this morning, she came to the united states for a life that most us enjoy. >> the life was cut short after being murdered. the crime her family and friends believe was motivated by hate. >> some think hate was the result of trayvon martin's deathch the parents are thanking congressional leaders. we hope you stay with us. here's a live picture of the inner harbor. you are watching "good morning maryland, what's new in maryland. we will be be right back. -- we will be be right back.

five things to know. today the national organization of women and several other women's groups will hold a rally. and they will show their

supportfor affordable care act. nancy pel osi will -- pelosi will speak out today. >> crime victims are firing back at governor haley barbour. he pardoned nearly 200 people for a second term he's left office in mississippi. senator john mccain will hold a press conference on sear yeah. he and others will unveil a resolution condemning thegovernment for crimes against humanity. the official start of the 2012 major league baseball season is an hour away from starting. the seattle mariners will play the oakland a's in tokyo japan. first pitch this morning eastern time 6:10. 15 minutes away from five, 42 degrees. trayvon martin's parents went before a congressional panel and thanked those who turned their son's death into a rally cry against racial profiling. they spoke briefly at the forum that began with a moment of

silence for their son. members of congress has called for a hate crimes investigation but the justice department says getting hate crime charges would be a challenge. the admitted shooter says he acted in self-defense. look at this. this is new video from miami following a rally for trayvon martin last friday. demonstration turned into a criminal free-for-all. 100 protesting students invaded a walgreens drugstore knocking over merchandise. police say the students damaged about 150 dollars worth of merchandise in the store. police say some of the students dropped their ids as they ran from the store. and an iraqi woman is beaten to death in her california home and her family feels it may have been a hate crime. family members found her in a pool of blood with a note near her head saying go back to your country you terrorist. they say this is not first threatening letter they received and want answer who's behind this. >> she is innocent she hasn't hurt anybody. she is a mother of five.

why did you do it. >> police say they believe this is an isolated case and they say looking at this as a hate crime is just one aspect of the investigation. news time 4:46. did you know an accident on the road can be caused by take your eyes off the wheel for 2 seconds. researchers at the university of iowa created a driving simulator to test reaction times when distracted. they say two seconds can mean the difference between a minor steering correction and anything longer could mean trouble. >> it doesn't take much time to have to have a substantial correction in your driving. >> it takes two seconds. >> two seconds before we see things breaking down. >> in 2009 more than 5,000 people were killed as a result of the distracted driving. a greyhound bus made a unexpected stop in california and caught fire and flames were shooting out near the back in l.a. all of this was yesterday. the bus driver says another driver saw the fire when they

were at a light and they pounded on the window to tell him e says it looks like a economy-- he says it looks like a mechanical failure may have caused the fire. this is along the new jersey turnpike a brush fire near haggen sack and passaic river. fire officials closed down the ramp for a hour. a 76-year-old man got a shock when police barreled through his home guns drawn while he he was eating. it happened in victory new york and fred skinner says six officers broke down the door of his home and he says they searched for five minutes beforerealizing they were in the wrong house. >> tried to put the handcuffs on me, and so i said -- they said wrong house and they took the handcuffs off me and just left.

>> the police department did apologize to skinner for the mistake and reimbursed him for the broken door. news time 4:48. there's a record offer to buy the los angeles dodgers a group including magic johnson and baseball executive offering the dodgers owner frank mccourt arecord 2 billion dollars subject to the approval of the federal bankruptcy court. a tough loss for the maryland lady terrapins. notre dame earned a second berth in the regional final. people are lined up all over the country trying to get a chance to take home one of the biggest jackpots ever. >> you may not have been lucky -- you would be more lucky being struck by lightning but that didn't stop many people from trying.

>> 1 in 176 million is your odds of winning. >> he wants people to think hard about the real odds of winning the lottery. listen up people. he held a class and says you will more likely to be a professional athlete, be the president or anything else or being struck by lightning than winning that loot. >> if you are curious here are the numbers for last night's mega millions. numbers 9, 19, 34, 44, 51 and 24 and no one hit it. so you still have a chance even if it's one in 176 million. >> you are saying there's a chance -- there's a chance. >> you never know. >> protesters and demonstrators dressed up as super heros. >> it's not something you see at a public transportation committee meeting. >> hello, riders we are your heros and have flown in today to save the mta >> it happened in boston.

and forced the massachusetts state transportation authority to reschedule discussion for fair. fare hikes and service cuts. a vote for the cost cutting measures is expected sometime next month. i can see if weed we had string of bad weather dressed up as a super hero. >> who would be your super hero. >> wonder woman. >> not bat girl. >> wonder woman. the invisible jet. temperatures coming in at 42 degrees and this map pretty much says it all. the coloring of the maps. yesterday, we were in the blues that were seen more to the north and east but now we are in the greens. you can see temperatures trying to get more mild and that will be the scenario as we go through the day. 41 right now in easton along the eastern shore. 43 in frederick and 45 in york pennsylvania. the wind will tell a story once

again. so, the difference is instead of the wind being out of the northwest, like they were yesterday, the day before, they are going to be turning around to the south and west. we can see that now. gusting up to about 25 miles an hour even 30s into some spots this afternoon. right now, the sustained winds are between 5 and 15 miles an hour. the say theel light and radar we have cloud cover pushing in across the area. this is all ahead of a warm front and a cold front that's going to be sliding in a little later this evening. and what that will do is bring us a chance for showers scattered in nature and also maybe even a rumble of thunder. looking at future trend it goes into motion and there's the cold front that will be draped across the area, a little later this evening and there are the scattered showers that could come with that. as you head out and about, you might want to grab the rain gear just in case but this morning, we are nice and dry, but we are going to be dealing with a little change in the forecast in terms of temperatures once that front moves through. we will drop but for today we

will rise. and temperatures coming in around 72 by 4 p.m. and then we head for the 7-day forecast where we are looking at more change here. so for today, 72 a little breezy and we will be breezy as we go into thursday. but look at the temperatures. in the 60s all across the board here. these temperatures once again are still well above average. so, we are going to get through today and a lot of you will like the warmer truss but we will -- temperatures but we will see change in the forecast. what does the traffic hold angela? you are looking into crystal ball? what do we have out there. >> reporter: wonderful driving conditions. mid-week and it's going to start out fine. heading out in the next few minutes a. good idea to get a jump on the traffic. any time you can get out early, it's good thing. we are dealing with construction zones clearing out of the way opening up the commute all around the city and around the counties. here's 695 at bw parkway. look pretty good on 295. driving towards the capital beltway no slowing right now. traveling on u.s. 50 delay and

accident free a live look at 50 and maryland 8 clear between this point and i-97 in annapolis. pope benedict xvi wrapping up a three-day trip in cuba. >> i with a -- how he will end his visit and more on the meeting with fidel castro. >> a year since the uprising began no signs vile lens end soon -- violence will end soon. >> our daughter could die and there's nothing we could do about it. >>ments away in the 5 crn -- minutes away in the 5:00 hour the fear a family has if the supreme court overturns the affordable care act. a live picture of dc where the supreme court is going to be talking about that act. you are watching "good morning maryland." we will be right back.

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at 4:30. a few minutes before five and in health news, richard norris thought he would never be the same until the university of maryland medical center surgeons took over. >> he became the second persons to have a complete face transplant. a gun accident in 1997 left him with most of his -- without most of his face and he couldn't speak. we want to show you norris six days after the surgery. he was in the operating room for a day and a half and doctors say it's the most extensive full face transplant ever. >> he put the mirror down and thanked me and hugged me which is a wonderful gift to give him. since that day, you can see that he will restore the 15 years he lost and making him a functioning member of society. >> doctors say norris is doing better than they he thought. the generosity of the donor's family didn't just give him a new face but saved the lives of five other people waiting for

organ transplants. a study examined whether the out of pocket expenses for privately insured children is associated with asthma medication. researchers say the lower medication use and more hospitallations suggest that parents may need more education about the benefits of prescription medications for childhood chronic illness. >> for children between the ages of 6 and 18, we found that they were taking less medications in plans that charged them more. >> researchers say that children 5 years and under seem to take the same amount of medication regardless of what parents had to pay out of pocket. pope benedict xvi is wrapping up the trip to cuba with a open air mass expected to meet with the former cuban president fidel castro. >> he met with raul castro. he greeted him warmly when he arrived at the presidential palace. they sat down for a private

meeting. amateur video out of syria being posted online reportedly showing shelling taking place in the central city. syrian pres president advice -- president visited the city. it was hit hard by the regime's army on monday and this happened monday as well. one of japan's crippled nuclear reactor has high radiation levels and hardly any watter to cool it. the damage from the tsunami disaster was so severe the plant operator at the tubing seema will is to develop special equipment to tolerate the harsh environment. today the 32nd anniversary of the 3 mile island accident. it was 1979 in pennsylvania, the worst accident in the u.s. commercial nuclear power plant history resulting in the release of small amounts