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>> i'm charley crowson. shoutout to my man clarence at the safeway in ellicott city. i met him yesterday, works in the deli section, great guy and loves good morning maryland. >> what did you get, ham? >> turkey. >> turkey. >> here is lynette charles. >> shoutout to clarence. all right. let's talk about the red flag warning in effect at 9:00 until 8:00 p.m. this evening. it's for the areas shaded in red. we are talking about the state of maryland, we are looking at pennsylvania, also del aware, new jersey, and even virginia. we do have a wind advisory, this is up for this pink shaded areas, the eastern shore at effect at 8:00 until 6:00 this evening. dry conditions in place for today. let's talk about the temperatures this morning. you don't need the heaviest coat. perry hall, around 50, the current winds are light, but

they will pick up as we go through the day. don't let this fool you. we have the relative humidity out there, 33% in perry hall. 36% bel air, these 30s very dry air in place. the next chance for rain showers in here. let's get a check of the traffic with angela. how are the roads? we have been following this overturned tanker on the beltway, through catonsville this morning. dicey, especiallies the morning goes on. dealing with hazmat situation. one lane is getting by approaching i-70 with the overturned tanker leaking material and as more information comes in, we will make it available to you. that's our only trouble spot traveling around the beltway on the knot side. volumes starting to build. all lanes are open and moving well. it's a nice commute for folks taking i-95, from cecil counties through harford, no reported delays at all. making your way to baltimore on

the topside of 695, mta, also you are good to go. buses and rail lines moving on time. dry conditions have increased, threat of fires a it was a busy weekend for firefighters as they battled three brush fires in harford county. linda so has the latest on families forced from homes. >> they were allowed to return to homes last night. 60 homes were evacuated. a brush out on sunday. see heavy smoke and black markings on the grounds where the fire swept through. it took firefighters from several counties to contain the brush fire. the fires got so close to home, families were evacuated for 3 hours. >> the police were saying they were worried it was flooding. they wanted us to leave because of the smoke and everything like that. >> the smoke will keep fire crews on alert for three days. you are asked not to start an

open fire because of the dry conditions, including grilling, campfires or outdoor cooking of any kind. linda so, abc2 news. look at news around the nation, two oklahoma men are locked up accused of going on a shooting rampage that length of time three people dead, two injured, all african american. police have arrested 19-year- old jake england and 32-year- old alvin watt sunday at their home. officers say england may have been trying to i a venge his father's shooting -- avenge his father's shooting death two years ago. investigators are considering many possible motives but based on facebook postings they think revenge appears to be a factor. gasoline tanker truck caught fire saturday outside of los angeles. this happened on a freeway, that sent flames and black

plumes of smoke in to the air. several firefighters prevented the fire from spreading. they were able to put it out and no one was hurt. compensation checks for residents affected by the jet crash in virginia beach friday will be given out today. sunday the navy met are residents in the apartments. the initial payments are for housing meals and clothing. it will be 2 be hundred dollars for a individual resident and increase for additional family members. look at this, here is how people decided to spends their easter sunday. on a big wheels race down a steep and windy san francisco road. this was the south annual bring your own big wheels race. the only thing that the vehicle needed was plastic wheels. easter bunny planning to return visits to the white house, 134th annual roll. this year's them, let's go,

let's play, let's move. all activities will be on the south lawn promoting active living as part of the campaign against childhood obesity. if you don't want to head to dc, head to the park for the annual easter egg hunt held today on the lawn of the howard peters rawlings conservatory and botanical garden. kids can enjoy arts and crafts, face painting and a chance to meet the easter bunny. children the-7 will enjoy -- 2- 7 will enjoy the hunt. all children must be accompanied by an adult. it's free and open to the public, $2 if you want to have your face painted. mother, brother and nephew were murdered in 2008. jennifer hudson will face the man accused in the killing. hey guys, breakfast!

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now, good morning maryland. >> direct questioning of potential jurors begins today in the trial of a man accused of murdering members of jennifer hudson's family. he is charged with killing her mother, brother and nephew. he is charged with kidnapping and killing her 7-year-old nephew. 150 potential jurors were given a written questionnaire on thursday and asked how familiar they were with the celebrity and her work. opening statements are set for april 23rd. season of the biggest loser features a white house workout. the special two-part episode will feature michelle obama. she will workout with the cast

and visiting family members. we saw the first episode last week. the second part airing tomorrow. stay with us this morning, there is a new exhibit at the smithsonian, we will tell you about this and how it may have interest to your teenager.

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and mother's health and found obese mothers had 1.6 times the chance of having a child with autism and found they were more than twice as lakely to have a child with another developmental disorder. the risk increased for moms with diabetes and kids performed lower on language and communication tests. researchers say the rising rates of obesity and diabetes maybe directly associated with neuro development tall problems in kids -- developmental problems in kids. >> this is important information. they need to know, if you want to give your kid the best start in the world, i'm sure every mom wants that for their child, you have to pay careful attention to our i don't health. >> the study can be found in the journal of pediatrics. linda so, abc2 news. rick santorum has no campaign events today, going to spend time with family and his daughter bella, the former senator will remain in the hospital with his wife and

their daughter. they are grateful if the many prayers and the messages of support they have received. spokesperson for santorum said friday their 3-year-old was if the hospital and has a rare genetic condition that can be fatal. today is the day you can buy more easter candy, for half the price. east ser the second best candy holiday and here are the numbers if you are curious about 120 million pounds of sweets are expected to be sold this year, more than $2 billion worth of candy. to break it downs 16 billion jelly beans and 90 million chocolate bunnies were made this year. mac users beware, a computer virus infected half a millionion mac users. it can gain access to your personal information. this is the largest ever attack on the mac operating system. gas prices showed smallest increase in january and nearing

or passing their peak since the price of crude oil holds steady. chicago has the highest, $4.45 per gallon. the lowest tulsa, oklahoma, $3.66. maryland $3.99. mid levels $4.15. we are working for you to find the least expensive gas in your area to find the price, go to abc2news.com, click on the traffic tab and look on gas prices. today, washington dc, fitzgerald, marvin guy, graced a at the stage at the howard theater, it's 100 years old and undergoing $30 million for restorations. the events will feature unveiling of the duke ellington statute and a benefit concert to support the restoration

efforts. watson defeated 2010 open champion on the second playoff goal that captured the 76 masters yesterday. watson who more than a week ago became a new dad, buried four birdies. or yells swept the twins yesterday winning 3-1 at camden yards. long before the angry birds there was mario, louis gee,

sonic the hedgehog, video game characters probably have a special place in your history. but would you consider them art? there is a interactive walk through of gaming history, atari home version of pac man, invasion of the late 80s and the present day, the graphics and the sweeping musical scores of games and systems for play station 3. >> we are at the point where we can articulate real world environment and create characters that look and feel very real to the player. >> that is cool. i like pac man. after the run in washington, after it ends in september , the exhibit will go on to tour a number of u.s. cities. let's take a trip to dc. i can see you being a pacman fan. >> i am. mrs. pacman.

let's talk about the temperatures this morning, this is the happy time right now. i'm going to have bad news to deliver. 50 degrees in baltimore. 55 dc. 54 easton. 42 in york. that's more seasonable, that's where we should be for this time of the year. we are not cold at all. we have the winds, the winds are out of the west at 9 miles an hour in baltimore. 7 easton, 8 dc. check out the 20 in hagerstown and 25 winchester. that's what our gusts will be, higher as we go in to the afternoon, up to 35 miles an hour, along the eastern shore, we could get up to 45 man and that's where they have a wind advisory in effect from 8:00 until 6:00 p.m. moisture content. these are the dew points, measure of the moisture in the air. in the 20s this morning, this is dry air, and with this, we have the winds picking up in the afternoon. we have the dry air in place, a red flag warning for this

morning. 9:00 until 8:00 this evening. the satellite and radar, not picking up on anything, nice and clear right now. we started to see a few showers driving down in to maryland. the dry air is not going to happen. future trend picking up on more of the same thing. trying to bring in a chance for scattered showers around 5:00 and in to 11:00 this evening. with the dry air, i'm not convinced, maybe a couple of sprinkms out there. isolated showers is all we are going to get. no type of soaking rain whatsoever. more clouds in effect as we go in to tuesday, for today, that hour by hour forecast, brings us 63 degrees by lunchtime, not the best day to eat the lunch outdoors because of windy conditions. the temperature i'm forecasting 67 degrees. let's get a check of the traffic with angela. good morning. good morning, everyone. monday morning, people heading back to work. not too many folks, we are looking at light volume for the most part. we are dealing with on

roads is the accident on the beltway. inner loop, catonsville, approaching i-70, blocking two right lanes with an overturned tanker. it's leaking asphalt and slow traffic approaching i-70. it appears your only area of sluggish traffic is on the approach to i-70. north view looking good for the most part. if you choose 295, it's an easy drive past maryland 175, continuing through lawless, 295, maryland 32. volume increasing, no delays so far. 100th anniversary of the titanic is coming up this week, everyone is finding unique ways to commemorate it. i can't stand these spots.

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preliminary hearing scheduled for today for berkhart, he is accused of setting fires in california, it was a 4-night crime spree. president obama is welcoming brazil's president for meetings at the white house as part of a cost regarding the partnerships between the united states and brazil. ancestry releasing collection of titanic related records for the 100th anniversary of the disaster. it comes from the uk and u.s. national archives and nova scotia. rock and roll hall of fame will induct the newest members. guns and roses will be inducted. other inductions include obesity boys, king and red hot

chili peppers. >> all the bands going in to the hall of fame, i loved them when i was a kid. >> that's a good thing. >> we have a teenager, a teenage daughter, probably already started shopping shopping for the prom december. >> if it takes you on line the better business bureau has advice you may want to hear before placing the order. families gun the task of -- begun the task of cleaning up. the tornados that tore through parts of texas. thanks. i'll take the usual. got it.

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