speaking of the bw parkway southbound now, very slow making the drive through laurel as you head towards the capital beltway. want to show you what to expect if you go on the west side of 695. that is live look at liberty road. as being see the outer loop on the left side is where you will find the slowdowns. drive times is going to take you at least 11 minutes for those of you take the drive from 795 to i-70. still in great shape on the harrisburg expressway coming through timonium and on 95 it's about an 8-minute drive and the outer loop north side from bel air to providence will take you 9 minutes for the trip. back over to you. investigators trying to figure "ñthe what lead jet blue captain to act strangely. >> linda so is here with the scary incident. some of it caught on cell phones and can you imagine what passengers were thinking. >> reporter: yes. terrifying moments. they were caught on tape during what should have been a routine flight from new york to las

vegas. this video was shot by a passenger and shows several people rushing to subdue the flight captain. witnesses say he began acting eradically and yelling comments about the middle east and needing to get plane down. authorities say the captain got up to leave the cockpit during the flight and the copilot who was concerned about his behavior locked him out. that triggered the rants. other crew and passengers held the pilot down until the flight was diverted to texasch the captain was safely removed -- texas. the captain was removed and the flight continued. one passenger wants to thank the copilot. >> the copilot of the flight, he really i think is the hero because he had the sense to recognize that something was going wrong. >> reporter: some on the flight say they were traveling to a security conference and had law enforcement background which likely helped in that situation. linda so, abc2 news check out this video of an 80-year- old man saving his wife from a carjacker. it went down at a gas station

in lincoln park michigan. the couple was filling up at the station and the husband went in to pay and the would be carjacker jump into the driver's seat. the husband opened the car door and struggled with the suspectuntil the man ran off. a different rescue in atlanta. a man walking near a construction site stepped in the mud and it was slick and he started to sink. he was there for hours before rescuers were called. they moved the mud away from his face so cobreath and got him out. doctors say he is going to be fine. we can't tell you his standard size but he is at 7 foot 8 and he is the largest man on record in america. and he needs a pair of shoes. igor v is over 7 feet tall and is having a difficult time with shoes. last three years america's tallest man says finding a pair of shoes has been nearly impossible. the last pair was size 26. he was told by reebok of all

people it would cost 15,000 dollars for a custom pair of shoes and he started a web page to collect donations. >> i am amazed, pleasantly surprised and shocked. i just can't believe how generous people have been to me. >> you can donate to get the shoes like they said 15 grand for a custom pair. you looked this up and what are the donations up to. >> 25,000. so he can maybe get two pairs but it's great so many people are so generous this to -- to this guy. >> i think under armour should design the shoes. don't be surprised if you see someone new delivering the mail. the post master says the postal service will encourage eligible employees retire. it needs to be done to reduce the staff as it moves to a 5- day deliveriy schedule and closes hundreds of plants. more than 1 out of every four career employees is now able to retire. the postal service say officials say they have not

said it's generous retire but haven't said how generous it will be go a --ing. to be. a -- going to be. a bill to expand gambling. this would be the six license in the state in prince george's county. it would increase the amount of revenue for slots parlor ownersthat they are allowed to keep. bill must abe proved by the house and governor and -- must be approved by the house and governor and be ratified by voters. good and bad news for you. the bad news is none of us won the mega millions. >> the good news is you have a chance to win come friday night. what happened is the other-- the jackpot is up to 476 million. some surprises were won 47 tickets mapped 5 of the 6 numbers a -- matched 5 of the 6 and that pays out a quarter of a million piece. these are the numbers, 9, 19,

34, 44, 51 and power ball number. >> mega ball. >> mega ball. 24. whatever the case. >> yeah power ball and mega millions you need to play more if you want to win. >> i just give the money. >> we have a pool going on. stay with us, you know if you won mega millions it may not be a problem but right now we are paying more at the pump. >> it could be worse the further down the line. before complaining wait until you see what a midwest city is paying out in the heartland of america. and with the gas price on rise, some are considering a hybrid but before buying, stick around. see if it's worth your money. and as we head to break a. live picture of the u.s. supreme court. a lot going on there today. the last day of talks look at the health care plan. we will get more into the story when we return. you are watching "good morning maryland" thanks for waking up with us.

news time 6:38. a live leek this morning at wrigley -- live look at wrigley field in chicago. opening day a little more than week away. since we are talking about chicago, you know we are paying a lot for gas. but chicago being hit especially hard. aaa says gas prices is at an all time high. average cost for regular unleaded is $4.68. some stations are charging even more for that. so why are the prices so much higher there than anywhere else? >> chicago is special in very many ways. we have chicago pizza, hot dogs and you name it. we have chicago gasoline. and that is a blend that's politically concould beed blend gasoline drives up prices every year. >> uh-huh. the national average price for a regular gallon of unleaded is around 3.89. here in maryland the average cost for a regular unlead is 3.93 and that's according to

aaa mid range 4.08 and premium is at 4.21. here at abc2 we are working to help you save at the pump. go to abk2 news.com and -- abc2news.com and click on traffic and gas tabs and put in the zip code and we will fine the least expensive gas. to save money on fuel you may have considered buying a hybrid but before throwing down house of dollars you need to ask is it worth it what you are sake on in gas. >> i think i am hearing a year and half or two years because they are higher up front. >> maybe four years. >> so according to edmonds you need to own a hybrid or an electric car for between 7 to 10 years in order to recoup the savings on gas. before you buy, think about it. tax breaks and how much you drive and how you drive. for example, if you want to buy a prius, you need to do a lot of highway driving. it may not be worth it if not because you will use the gas engine for the electric one. >> we are 20 minutes away from

7 right now. your abc2 news to go is ahead. >> stay with us. here are the stories we are working on for row. >> reporter: police investigating a series -- working on for you. >> reporter: police are investigating a series of burglaries. >> reporter: and could the supreme court reverse affordable health care act. a family speaks out how it could affect their daughter's health. >> and it's not as cold this morning but it's just as breezy. i will tell you how wendy it's going -- windy it's going to get. details coming up>> reporter: we are looking at a lot of congestion especially with the folks heading to the capitol beltway a live look at i-95 and a few alternates for you.

good morning. thanks for joining us this is your abc2 news to go i am megan pringle. >> i am charley crowson. let's check out the forecast with meteorologist lynette charles. >> breezy conditions for today and we will have rain possibly moving in here. i will talk about that in a second. temperatures this morning, well, they are not as cold as

they were yesterday. you can see close to 50 degrees in northeast. stephenson 44 more in sykesville but we have the winds now sustained at about 5 to 10 miles an hour. they will be out of the southwest for today. and we will see gusts up to about 30 miles an hour. with that, we have a coastal flood advisory. wind and tides could bring flooding across the area that -- areas that we see shaded in the blue. satellite and radar as of now and we will see showers work their way in here courtesy of a cold front. that's going to slide across the area going later into the evening. some scattered showers maybe even a rumble of thunder. i will detail more of that coming up but let's check the traffic with and l.a. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. as you get ready to head out the door the good news is no incidents reported to tie up your drive this morning. so far we are looking pretty good as far as this goes. but we are seeing a lot of volume especially through the wood lawn region around the beltway. not too bad on this stretch of i-95. this is just north of the beltway. on the southwest side of course we are seeing more volume in

the southbound direction. you will need to alounge yourself a lot of ex-- allow yourself a lot of extra time continuing on southbound i-95 through columbia look live north of maryland 100 and north and southbound side creeping along. you may want to try u.s. 1 that will be a good option to avoid southbound delays on i-95. back over to you. police in baltimore county want you to be on the lookout for a man suspect of perry hall burglaries. >> linda so is here to tell us how he is getting into the homes and things he took from -- homes and the things he took from avictim. >> reporter: she says what he got away with can't get replaced. 8 is-year-old angela -- 81-year- old angela kuta lost two engagement rings one from her first husband to passed away. she wanted to pass it onto her son the second is from the current husband she had for 40 years. police say a burglar came into an unlocked window in the kitchen early friday morning while angela and her husband slept. he took the rings, 100 in cash

and outback card and drank asoda but left the can behind. the next night police think that same man tried to get into a neighbor's house a few doors down. in all, about 6 burglaries police say the man took cash, medication and jewelry. >> well, when i think about it, my stomach starts to shake. i would like to beat his hiney. i really would. >> >> reporter: now four of the burglaries happened on joppa road. people are -- police are asking people to keep their windows block but a it appears the burglar got through in an unlocked window. it's today another presidential candidate that is going to be visiting our state. ron paul will be attending a town hall meeting at college park. it will take place at richey coliseum at 7:00. you must preregister to get in early and get a seat. newt gingrich was in annapolis yesterday and mitt romney was

in arbutus last week in advance of maryland's primary which is april 3rd. live pictures to show you. u.s. supreme court has a decision that could impact every american. the highest court is deciding the face of president obama's legislation on the affordable health care act. >> for some it's more than a debate. sherrie johnson has reaction from one family who is anxiously awaiting to see how the judges rule. >> reporter: that's right. oral arguments will be wrapping up today. several women's groups will protest today in washington to keep the law in place. there are two big points for you and your family to know about. one mandating you buy health insurance by 2014, and two, allowing your children to stay our health insurance until age 26. the nine justice will impact millions of lives including this little girl 3-year-old violet mcmanis. her mother knows if the justice overturn health care reform her parents may not be able to afford to pay for health care.

the little girl started to have seizures when she was 11 months old. they are so bad when seizures strike violet stops breathing as many as 30 times a day. if the court gets rid of health care reform, the insurance company could stop paying within 2 years. >> i am scared. very scared like can't sleep scared.our daughter could die. and there's nothing we could do about it. >> if i could say anything to them i. would say just imagine it happening to your daughter. because it can happen to anyone. so, you never know. life changes. >> reporter: now before health care reform more than 100 million americans had lifetime limits. megan back to you. >> thanks. tomorrow a group of governors lieutenant governors will be touring the remaining plants in operation that makes what's called pink slime. they are showing the support for beef productsch the company announced on -- products. the company announced they will suspend 3 of the 4 plants

following pub hick outcry over the company. the officials are holding a news conference over the backlash ofprchg slime. 84% of children surveyed said they wanted to quit a sports team because it was not fun. more than a third said they wish their parents weren't watching because it -- watching because it made them uncoverrable. 24 -- 42% would rather play video games than playing sports. more kids are entering kindergarten and they are "fully ready to learn. that's according to a new report out of the maryland model for school readiness that says more than 70% of the kindergartners started with skills behaviors and knowledge needed to succeed. school city sools attribute the continued growth -- schools attribute this continued growth to classes. governor o-- pre-k classes. governor o'malley wants

principals to consider brakefast a priority. he will announce the expansion of a program to deliver breakfast during school time. n off rad is planning training exercises in washington many they will start this morning and continue through early tomorrow morning. they say the flights are planned as to hone in and intercept on identification capabilities and test region visual warning system to respond to potentially threatening aircraft. it's 6:51. five things to know before heading out. representative nancy pelosi will hold a press conference regarding the violence against women act. it seeks penalties for crimes against women and it was reauthorized in 2006. senator john mccain and bipartisan senators will hold a press conference regarding syria and will condemn the

syrian government for crimes gns humanity and supporting the rise of the people to be safe and defend themselves. crime victims plan a rally at mississippi state capitol. glender walker's son survived being shot in the head. in all the governor hand down 198 pardons. the band is back together. aerosmith holding a muse conference today talking about the upcoming global warming tour. the show kicks off june 16th in minneapolis and wraps up in august in a washington. and it's the first tour in two years. it's not the norm but as we speak, 2012 major league baseball season underway in japan. first pitch between the mariners and a's 30 minutes ago and marks the fourth time baseball has plied in a series overseas. -- played in a series overseas. notre dame blew out lady terrapins.

notre dame earn second consecutive trip to the final four taking place coming up. but for maryland coach brenda freeze she felt proud of the team especially the seniors. >> to be able to bring maryland back to nor elate 8 finish forseniors to leave with two acc chapel peion shies and how we -- championships and how we represented maryland. >> they added 10 a piece for maryland. there's record offer to buy the los angeles dogers. a group -- dodgers. a group head by magic johnson and baseball executive is offering $2 billion for the team. it's subject to approval to the federal bankruptcy court. details at abc2 and abc 2 news.com. here's lynette. >> so we had one day of freezing temperatures in the morning, and today, it's a new day with temperatures once again above average. so 44 degrees right now in

baltimore. 45 in easton. and dc coming in close to 50 degrees now. and 43 in frederick. winds going to be a big factor this morning and especially as we go into the afternoon. they have been changing through morning. right now, we have sustained winds in baltimore at 6 miles an hour. 10 in easton and 15 in dc and the gusts will be up to about 30 miles an hour as we go into the afternoon. the satellite and radar picking up on cloud cover as of now. we will see sunshine in here as we go throughout the day. i will call it mostly cloudy to partly cloudy skies. and then we will start to see some showers possibly working in here. i will show you future trend but here's the weather pattern for today. the warm front slide through and we have high pressure off the coast and get the clockwise flow and it's pumping in the moisture and warmer air and southwesterly flow. we have that cold front back off toward the west. and that will slide in here as we go more into the evening. and now future trend picks up on scattered showers and possibly a thunderstorm as we go in for your commute. it could be a little on the wet

side slick side. make sure to take it easy and we see much more sunshine in the forecast as we go into thursday and also friday. and your hour by hour forecast for today looks like this. lunchtime today, temperatures coming in right around 65 degrees. it will be a warm day on tap for us. 72 degrees and your seven-day forecast brings the temperatures down a bit going into thursday behind the cold front. temperatures will remain in the 60s all across the board. let's check the traffic with angela. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. and good morning everyone. so far we have what wonderful morning out on roadways and hopefully we can keep it that way. we are seeing a lot of volume delays especially around the beltway and for those traveling on i-95. on this stretch of 695 we have a lot more folks joining the drive. but moving pretty good at green spring avenue. no major delays at this stretch going through wood lawn you will tap the brakes make the drive past liberty road and heading around through catonsville and no major congestion into downtown.

off and on slow spots as you can see right here 95 at 259 and 395. >> all right. it's 6:55 right now. ringling brothers and barnum andbab baleies circus -- baleies circus and bailey's circus and elephants are dining. baltimore is the only city to host this event every year. always brings out a big crowd. >> all right. >> i am having images of drunk elephants. >> are you? >> no wine i said. just a housey -- healthy buffet. >> and why not? it's a vegetarian. >> wine? >> it's fruit. >> oh charley. >> i know. really. >> baltimore's only city. >> only city in the out states -- united states. >> i went last year. it was good. my cousins are going again this year but i am not included.

they banned me. >> oh, sorry. >> i know. >> all right. we are heading off to good morning america and we hope you've great day. that is live picture inside the control room. there's the director rick who says fade to black. [ female announcer ] michelle's allergies are becoming an issue.

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