now "good morning maryland." >> flames erupt from a church in dundalk. find out about theests to save sacrate items. >> reporter: and rick santorum is dropping out of the presidential race. he says it's not all about politics but his daughter. >> there appears tob no end in -- to be no end in sight for it was prices. all that straight ahead on this wednesday, april 11th. i am charley crowson. >> i am megan pringle. we will start off with lynette charles. saw angela and she said she didn't know what to wear because she had to pull out clothes for cold weather once again. >> she has turtleneck on this morning. she is feeling it out there.

but you know i made chili last night because i knew it was going to be cold. so i am prepared for today. and i hope you will be too. let's start with maryland's most powerful radar. and we are dry and unfortunately we do need the rain but it doesn't look like we are going to see any for today. there's a slight chance in the forecast for you. the winds will be out there once again. they are sustained at about 5 to 10 miles an hour. we see 8s in baltimore, d.c. and easton. but this is what you teed to look -- you need to look at. temperatures are in the 40s at the inner harbor and annapolis. washington around 41. but the temperatures feel more like 40, 39 and 38. and the 34s and 34s you seeing in frederick and york, feeling like the 20s this morning, that's what you need to dress for. i made the chili and you need the big coat as you step out the door this morning. let's go over to angela with the one with the turtleneck on in the studio. how's traffic? >> reporter: that's correct. it's very cold maybe because we had the warmup early but quite chilly out there. for the chilly start on the

roads, we are dealing with one incident for those of you traveling in anne arundel county through severn. police say mostly onlooker delays and waiting for the tow truck the crash at 175 and odenton road. we are seeing building involve heading -- volume heading for the tunnels. no reported troubles around 695 and we spoke with mark jones of the m-ta and buses and rails are on time this morning. now let's go back over to charley and megan. developing news. we great this to you as blakeing -- breaks news after a fire broke -- breaking news last night after a fire broke out. >> sherrie johnson is here with the latest. >> reporter: this had morning, firefighters are trying to figure out what caused the fire at a church in dundalk. emergency crews were called to the scene around 8:30 last night and investigators are looking at the possibility that the fire could have have started in a shed -- could have started in a shed and dry conditions may have played a

role. more than 300 members at pleasant zion baptist church are grateful. the quick thinking saved the altar and other sacrate parts. the church has been in dundalk since 1889. >> i know -- it's not really heart breaking because this is life. and in this life, anything can happen. >> reporter: the church members say they have seen vandalism to the building and fire investigators say they will look at all possible causes. in the meantime, the pastor is determined to have service iss on sunday even if it's in another building. now back to you. the red flag warnings that were lifted but the american red cross still want people to be aware of the fire conditions that remain on the dry windy days. so they are offering tips. we want to pass them along. make sure you have these things available should your home be in a situation where it's threatened. water, they say one gallon per person and nonperishable food at least a three-day supply for

each person. a flashlight a. battery powered or hand cranked radio and a weather radio if possible and extra batteries of course. have a first aid kit and any medications you are going to need. plus, copies of personal documents and don't forget, a cell phone and a charger. a new name has been added to the most wanted list and he worked closely with children. 30-year-old eric used to be a teacher at the prestigeous school of the national cathedral and allegedly was possessing and producing child porn and is on the top ten most wanted list joining the list makers as osama bin laiden e got on the radar -- osama bin laden. he got on the radar list when he was caught with a camera in the classroom. >> very dangerous photos. and we believe he is one of those and is a clear and present danger to your children. >> after a warrant was signed for his arrest in 2008, the fbi

says he quickly traveled to indiana to see his parents and days later popped up in wisconsin and the car was found in minneapolis. he allegedly left a suicide note but now some people think he is living in arizona. the u.s. department of education, the office of civil rights will be investigating anne arundel county school district following a complaint by the naacp saying african american students were denied equal education opportunities and disciplineed differently than other students. president of the anne arundel county naacp wrote a letter asking them to look into the matter and they are. if you have not done your taxes there are free tax services through the agency marylanders can bring the forms to local offices this week from 8 to 5 to get help. the offices will be opened from saturday from 9 to 1 p.m. and offices can be found in annapolis, baltimore and cumberland and elkton and

frederick and towson. for complete list, go to abc2news.com. in other news sales for the popular tablet computer are expected to nearly double this year. the research firm projects 119 million tablets will be purchased this year. apple's i-pad is on the top of the list and faces serious competition from the google android and other gadgets that offer microsoft windows 8. and mitchellin companies are bringing hundreds of job to north carolina spending 7 50 million dollars on a plant and expanding existing plants. both are expected to create 500 new jobs. construction on the plants are expect to begin next week. this is the first north american plant in the country in 15 years. people have come up with creative ideas on how to save extra cash. >> a mom in texas no different. look at her spin on maid service and police are threatening to come after her. >> a bear roaming the streets

of l.a. back into the wild today. but not before giving one man the scare of a lifetime. lynette. >> charley, it will stay chilly but there's a warmup on the way. the details coming up>> reporter: and mostly good news for those of you heading out. we will have a live look at 695.

now "good morning maryland." a texas mother has come up with a business idea. it could get her in trouble with the law. you see melissa started a fant say maid service. her employees clean homes in skimpy lingerie and when asked they strip down to the birthday suits. >> we have had college students, a business person, paramedics, and we actually offer a discount to law enforcement. >> well, police say she needs a special permit to runt sexually oriented business. she says her employees don't do sexual favors and so she doesn't need one. police are threatening to slap her with thousands of dollars in fines but only if they start getting complaints from their customers. >> i guess the groupon is around the corner.

>> possibly. a teacher left his job and family to live with a former student has been ored to hand over his passport. james hooker was arrested after another woman said she had sex with him when she was 17. he was ordered to giving his passport because they fear he could be a flight risk. the former student ended her relationship with him. here's another reason why you shouldn't text and walk at the same time. you might run into a black bear. not kidding. that's what happened to a guy coming out of his home in los angeles. he wax out and -- walks out and doesn't pay attention and rolls back in the house when he sees the 400 pound bear. wildlife officials got a tran skillizer gun and got -- tranquilizer he gun and hit the bear and got him back into the wild. >> they posed for pictures. >> usually do. that's pretty unique. >> animal revolution reopened. stay with us this morning. there is a special session right now not called for a

doomsday budget. will it take effect? >> the governor is catching flak for things not getting done. >> more pressure at pump. we will tell you why some prices could get even higher soon. >> you are watching "good morning harold as we head -- maryland. as we head to break, a live look to atlanta, georgia, the busiest airport in the world. we will be right back.

now eye good morning maryland "-- now "good morning maryland ." the republican presidential field is smaller. >> rick san tore many announced he is -- santorum announced he is dropping out of the race and giving mitt romney his support. linda so has the latest. >> reporter: this clears the way for mitt romney to get a clear shot at president obama. he is presupped nominee for the repub -- presumed nominee for the republican party. rick santorum says the decision watt not solely based on the -- was not solely based on the delegate count. his daughter has been hospitalized since santorum launched his campaign. he says this past weekend was time of prayer and thought as the family cared for bella in the hospital. he announced tuesday he is suspending his campaign and called romney to offer his help. recent polls show santorum was slipping in the numbers no longer added up in his favor. he was falling behind in the

home state of pennsylvania with a primary two weeks away. >> we continue to fight for the americans to stood up and gave us that air under the wings that allowed us to accomplish things that no political expert would have expected. >> reporter: newt gingrich says he is not leaving the race and ron paul continues to say he is the only true conservative. linda so, abc2 news. today the campaigning continues for the three remaining candidates in the gop presidential race. there are six primaries coming up on april 24th newt gingrich is stopping by delaware today. and mitt romney is giving a speech in connecticut and rhode island and ron paul is speaking in texas which doesn't have primary until next month. jury selection begins tomorrow for the criminal conspiracy trial against former dem crateic presidential candidate john edwards accused of campaign violations including spending more than a million dollars in campaign donations to hide his pregnant mistress he.

if convicted, he face as maximum 30 years in prison. opening statements are scheduled for april 23rd. closer to home, maryland comptroller is speaking out about the doomsday budget and criticizing the governor and lawmakers for not getting it done. on monday, lawmakers passed a budget but failed to pass a tax package that would pay for it. so he says the senate president mike miller held things up because he was not going to get an expansion of gambling in the state. he also says governor's milliony's proposed tax increases are the wrong thing to do right now. he spoke on a radio station in washington on tuesday. >> take the budget, roll up your sleeves and work professionally and thoughtfully. produce a budget that does not have doomsday cuts or cuts in education and other services. but this. that does not have tax increase and present it for approval. >> if the governor doesn't call a special session, the doomsday

budget would go into efent on july 1st including cuts to education, layoffs for state employees and cuts to state services. while you are breaking the bank fouling up at the pump oil refineries are going broke. oil companies say they are too old and can't produce cheaper and heavier oils made popular by suppliers in other countries. 50% of refineries along the east coast are closed or getting close to shutting down. that could mean higher prices at the pump for you and me in the weeks to come. a dip into the mid-20sin minnesota has -- mid-20s, inminnesota, has farmser -- farmers concerned. a frost would hurt them. so, one farmer says that he could lose a large portion of his crop if a frost is bad this week. sem a chilly morning here -- certainly a chilly morning here. nothing like frost. >> no frost yet is that true? >> you got it. you and angela have been hitting the nail on the head.

so, yes, not today, but tomorrow night we do have a freeze watch in effect. i will show you that in a second. but for this morning, it feels cold out there and feels like 33 right now in baltimore. feels like 36 in easton and 29 in joshing. -- york. 35 in culpepper. we have the winds out there once again for today out of the northwest. right now, bat 5 to -- at about 5 to 10 miles an hour. dc and baltimore and winchester. 6 in york, pennsylvania. but the winds will pick up in the afternoon. they will pick up at 15 to 20 miles an hour and wet get the gusts up to about -- and once again wet get the gusts up to 30 -- again we will get the gusts up to 30 miles an hour. today will not be as warm as the day before yesterday and yesterday. we are dealing with the dry air out there once again. so the moisture your duet points and measure of the moisture is dry. -- your dew points and

measurements of the moisture is dry. so with that, any type of rain or moisture coming in here is going to evaporate. that's why i am thinking we won't be seeing any chances for showers in the forecast as we go through today. we could see some snow back across western pennsylvania as of now. we will get a few clouds moving into the area as we go through the day. and future trend will pick up on that. we start out with snow back in west virginia. and around 8:00 and western pennsylvania but we have the clouds on the increase. not dealing with any type of rain across the area. once again, that air is just too dry. we will be seeing plenty of sunshine going into friday. and also thursday. but for today, that temperature coming in right around 54 degrees but with the winds, again, that 54 is going to feel colder than that. so the code you have -- coat this morning, keep it around as we go into the afthe temperatur right around 36 degrees. it's going to be cold. we were talking about that freeze watch. here it is. it goes.

>> effect tonight until tomorrow -- it goes into effect for tonight and tomorrow morning. if you have some tender vegetation, those plants, you are going to want to bring them in or cover them up. let's check the traffic now with angela. good morning. how are the roads. >> reporter: good morning. we cleared the accident we had earlier down in severn. just dealing with a disabled vehicle on 83 at mount carmel road. it's on the northbound side because that stretch of 83 through parkton is loading up a little bit on the southbound side. but still moving at a pretty good pace and a nice easy drive for you. a live view at 695 on the south side at the bw parkway. your drive times are relatively normal for the most part on 695. as well as 83. and on 95. from white marsh to the beltway a 6 minute drive and checking in on the west side of 695 outerloop from 795 to i-70, moving well a 7-minute ride. now back over to charley and megan. a warning for motorists on the jfx. starting friday, the north and

southbound lanes will come down to one lane and the closure is needed for emergency repairs to drainpipes underneath the expressway. it will take about 6 to 8 weeks to wrap it up. again, starts friday at 7:00. first lady michelle obama is making the push to gain support for military families. >> details on what she plans todo including a appearance on a comedienne heic talk show. >> thousands of artifacts are going on the auction block from one of the most infamous voyages. maybe you can be there;

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thousands of artifacts are going on the auction block of the eye tantic. they are auction off the collection of more than 5,000 relics covered from the wreckage. a fierce debate in texas right now about whether or not a teacher should have been fired because she was pregnant while unwed. >> this is about the state of the woman where she works. and we will weigh in on both sides coming up. >> shocking video that has gone viral of a corrections officer beating a prisoner. >> getting up for work and school may be tough for many. we tell you about a new alarm clock that should help you never oversleep again. >> and maryland's most powerful radar is dry again. but i will tell outnext chance of showers. details -- you the next chance of showers details coming. >> reporter: crowded lanes on key routes. we will let you know about congestion coming up in the 6:00 hour.

now "good morning maryland." >> it was hit-and-run that killed two best friends walking together in baltimore. i am linda so. today, the trial begins for the severn man accused of being behind the wheel. >> reporter: find out about the efforts of firefighters to save sacrate items. >> if it can't be used these are precisely the people that you want to see win the lottery. >> we don't know their names but we can tell you what they