your awatching the station that works for you, good morning maryland at 4:30. it's been five years since the virginia tech shooting massacre. today friends and family remember loved ones lost. one survivor is taking a stand on capitol hill. >> a officer injured on the job. how a officer is doing this morning. and video from the scene. >> major delays expected on the jfx this morning with road construction. coming up, i am sherrie johnson with a live look at the road conditions. >> those are the stories straight ahead. i am megan pringle. >> i am charley crowson. let's head over to lynette charles because throughout the country weather was the big story. >> yes. weather is the big story with all the severe thunderstorms and tornadoes out there. there are more across the middle of the nation. but here at home, it's milder

temperatures. this morning and then mostly cloudy and try is what we look at through the the day. right now, prawrs 60s elk -- right now, elkton at 60 degrees. ellicott city 67. this scenario will stick with us throughout the day. the temperatures will flirting close to record temps of the we will talk about that coming up but let's check maryland's most powerful radar and all five sweeps are on. we are dry and we need the rain. i will talk about that coming up. but let's check the traffic with angela right now. are we busy in. >> reporter: not busy at all. starting off monday in a great way for you on the roadways. overnight maintenance always the story when we get started in the morning. and nothing new to tell you about except traveling in lutherville. on northbound southbound you will lose the right lap passing padonia heading into timonium.

we are moving well for the most part even on york road and on i- 895. south of o'donnell street two- way traffic pattern at the tunnels and as well on i-95 at the fort mchenry tunnel. this morning, there could be a bit of a commuting hassle driving along the jones falls, pressway. sherrie johnson joins us live with the latest on lane closures and construction there. sherrie. >> reporter: good morning. yes, we are here on the jfx at the north avenue exit. look behind me here. you know, traffic is not that bad right now, but, hey, it's still early. today is the first true test for the jones fall expressway closures. left land at 28th street in both -- left lanes at 28th street in both directions were shut down for repairs. we talked to some drivers and they think it's going to be a big headache. lane closures are needed tore repairs for collapsed drainage pipes.

the department of transportation says you need the closeous for safety reasons and it will mean serious traffic especially during rush hour. some of the drivers are planning alternate routes. many are looking at herbert road falls road and -- liberty road, falls road and charles street. >> i think it will be a diversion at first, an opportunity to check out hampden and other neighborhoods and run errands i wouldn't normally run. >> reporter: now these repairs are expected to take between 6 to 8 weeks. and possibly longer. the department of transportation says there's no way of know. reporting live from downtown, sherrieionson, -- sherrie johnson. >> if you want a closer look at traffic, go to abc2news.com and look under the traffic tab and check out live traffic cameras that will show you a live view before you leave the house. today we will find out when former uva lacrosse student

george hugeley will be sentence. -- huguely will be sentenced. huguely was convict of killing his ex-girlfriend yeardley love and she was a fellow uva lacrosse player. we will bring outdetails from the courtroom as soon as we know them. to another campus where five years ago today the virginia tech mass cure took place. the state of -- massacre took place. there be a a moment of -- there will be a moment of silence today on the campus. it forced universities to beef up their alert system. a former student will be on capitol hill today. he along with other survivors of the virginia tech massacre will hold a meeting to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people. closer to home, an announcement is expected in the case involving a brother accused of killing his twin and this trial was declared last

month because the jury couldn't reach a verdict. he is accused of killing his twin brother in 2007. he is held without bond at the county detention center. while you were sleeping, route 665 reopened after a police officer was struck. the officer is a 20-year-old veteran of thean arundel police department. the accident happened along 665and route 50. police say the road reopened after 2:30. the officer was hit while trying to stop a car sunday evening. two cars came around the curb can and one hit another in the rearch the car that caused the accident had two passengers that took off. those two are in custody. the officer is still in the hospital but received minor injuries and is expected to be okay. now to a deadly on saturday evening. 22-year-old justin stambaugh and 21-year-old welly green were killed -- welly green were killed. speed -- willie green were

killed. stambaugh left road and the car rolled over. a man was eating crabs in the courtyard and was shot in the head. victim died saturday from the injuries. if you have a newborn you may not be looking forwards to getting them vaccinations. >> there are tricks doctors sayto calm your baby after the shots. >> temperatures supposed to be in the 90s today. what the boston marathon and officials there say people have to look out for who signed up for that run. you are looking at the live picture of boston. that ski line -- skyline for the run, you are waking up to what's new in baltimore. good morning maryland returns in a bit.

now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. >> it's a big kick off this weekend for the walk ms. 9 walks will take place throughout the course of the month. this one kicked off at johnny

uniteas stadium. the goal is to raise 1.1 million dollars for awareness regarding multiple sclerosis. >> great weather for it. a big convenient to fight breast cancer. -- event to fight breast cancer. the mission to raise money. head to the eastern shore for the 5k run/walk and registration is going on so you can get involved. if you want more information, head to the website komenmd.org/oc. another event taking place, happening today, the boston marathon. the 2011 champs they are going to be returning for the 116th race but organizers are teg some of the -- telling some of the runners to skip the race because they are worried about the extreme temperatures. 90 degrees they are saying. and those taking part are told to slow down. the finish will be even more open. they will extend it an hour

past the deadline so more people can walk and take it easy. >> 90s up there. >> and exactly 2002, 90 was our record. i am forecasting 87 today. so we are flirting close. we could get close to that for today. we will see how it goes. we are in the 60s. 60s should be the high for this time of the year. we are dealing with that. we have lots of warm air out there right now. 62 degrees in hereford. 64 in fallston. more 60s in germantown and hanover coming in around 67 degrees. more of the same in annapolis. good morning centerville. you are at 63. more of the same in somerville. 63 in galena and 61 in elkton. so, with the clouds out there, though, temperatures are pretty much being held up. we are dealing with the high thin clouds. this will allow plenty of sunshine to get in here as we go throughout the day. but, we are hoping for some rain in the forecast.

unfortunately, this cold front is going to weaken as it gets closer to us. so some of the rain will fizzle out. but our next chances for rain coming during the weekend. i will detail more of that coming up. let's check the traffic with angela right now. >> reporter: good morning. starting off the monday morning drive with no early incidents to report as you maneuver around. a couple work zones out there. of course the ongoing work zone on the jfx. let's go ahead and give you a live look of i-95. this is north of 695. you are looking at traffic between the beltway on the southwest side and caton avenue. we are moving well north and southbound. all morning, you can follow us on twitter at maryland traffic. one fast-food chain is giving students a chance at free food. >> what mcdonald's is doing providing breakfast to the students and where. details coming up. >> also ahead this morning, the friendly gesture that got one student an early start to spring vacation. you are waking up to what's new

in maryland.

five things to know op thismonday morning -- on this monday morning. university of maryland hosting a health and wellness conference. you can take place in interactive workshops at the hilton hotel in baltimore. the winners of the pulitzer prize are announced this afternoon. there are dozens of categories. the finalist is expected this afternoon in new york. john edwards is accused ofmisusing campaign funds funds. opening arguments april 23rd. sean peyton was suspend following accusations of players participating in a bounty system. he will be out for the first six games of the season.

not a bad deal for florida assessment test today involving students. mcdonald's is offering a free egg mcmuffin appel slices and -- apple slices and milk to those taking the test. a health alert. dole is recalling 756 cases of the bagged salad because of possible salmonella. it involves the salad with the use date of april 11th. they were sold in 15 states including here in maryland. so far, no illnesses have been reported. a study showing more men are getting plastic surgery. the l.a. times reports liposuction is the most common procedure for men followed by rhino plaste and eye lid procedures. american society of for plastic surgery says the number rose by 121% from 1997 to 2011. parents may have a trick when they are trying to soothe their new bore after a routine vaccination. research suggest the way you hold and comfort your little one may calm them and their

cries. researchers studied infants during the two month and four month well baby visits. and after receiving the vaccinations, here's what they found. they said that using water or sugar combined with pacifiers and distractions or things that -- are things a parents know how to do. >> it's simple stuff like holding the baby near you and rock and shushing and these are things moms and dads know how to do. >> expert say remember the five s plan. swadeling, putting the baby on their side or stomach. shushing swing or sucking. and for more on this story, get a loot at other health stories on abc2news.com. we have everything you need to know to keep you and your family safe. look under the news tab and click on health. news around the nation, the suspects in the tulsa shootings will be in court. they are held on more than $9 million bond each. they are accused of going on a shooting spree terror

identitiesing a -- terrorizing a black community. five people were shot three died from their injuries. nearly 20 pharmacy thefts have been occurring across texas and they are taking pain killers and here's the trick. they are getting in and out in two minutes. the suspect fills up the basket full of oxycontin and the thefts occurred since january 1st of 2012. all around the greater houston area. the crimes fear concern the d -- concerns can the dea concerned they are going to end up in schools. we hear about a thief flying into a burglary. three planes were hit in south carolina. 34,000 dollars worth of equipment was ripped off from all three planes. airport security says this's no evidence of a security breach -- there's no evidence of a security breach and thieves had to have flown it in. north carolina student is being suspended for hugging his

teacher. teacher broke up middle school horseplay and that's when the hug occurred. according to the school board, it's a violation of two school politician. the student's father says his son is falling behind in school and upsetting to be suspended over a hug. here at home fire bands have been -- bans have been lifted but that doesn't mean the threat of brush fire has gone away. a brush fire started last night near edgewater marina behind holiday point marina. no injuries were reported but they want you to keep it in mind. those along the eastern shore are encouraged to save water a drought watch has been issued for the eastern shore except cecil county. water conditions for the rest of the state are said to be at normalels will -- norma -- shall norm -- normal levels. more than 100 tornadoes touched down. at least 120 tornadoes hit parts of kansas, oklahoma, nebraska and iowa. the cleanup is underway and the search for survivors.

in woodward, oklahoma, many were caught off guide when the sirens failed to sound after lightning disabled the system. >> i am shocked there's anything left. it was total destruction. >> trucks carrying water and supplies are heading into the area. more than 8,000 residents are the in the -- are in the dark a cred it to meteorologists, because i saw this developing on friday. they nailed it across the midwest. they told everyone along parts of tornado alley lynette, to be prepared for these severe storms. >> and you know you want to be able to rely on the sirens, but sometimes it gets knocked out by the severe weather and that's why it's smart to have a noaa radio because it will alert you when the sirens are out. and sometimes the tornadoes come rain wrapped or come at nighttime like a lot of these tornadoes did. that's why the noaa weather radio is a good thing to have. as we look at the line of

showers and thunderstorms, potent around louisiana. a line of showers and thunderstorms. but i am happy to report there's no super cells that can can spin up the tornadoes quickly. right now, looks like they are dealing with strong convective winds pushing into the area and small hail across the area. but as this line approaches towards the east for today, this line will lose its punch. so that's some good news. but, the storm prediction center does have western maryland in a slight risk for severe weather going throughout the day. and also portions of ohio and even new york and pennsylvania. but for the most part, we will be out of that for today and we will get lots of sunshine in the forecast. looking at the satellite and radar, doesn't look like a lot of sunshine or clear skies. but these are the high clouds that will be funneling in going through the day. with that, we will get plenty of sunshine and that's going to help to work the temperatures up. but right now, close to 70 degrees in baltimore right now. close to 67 degrees or actually

67 degrees right now to be exooct in d.c. 63 in easton along the eastern shore. we are starting off that warm and getting the southwesterly flow and high pressure out in the atlantic yurks know the temperatures will soar and we will deal with record breaking heat for today. future trend not picking up on a whole lot. we want to pick up the rain but we have a slight chance once again going late into tonight and into early tomorrow morning. our best chances for rain will be as we go through the weekend. we have a chance for showers to work their way in here on wednesday. but all in all, for the most part, we should be be staying dry across the area. for today, this is what i am going with. 87 degrees. we will be warmer outside for today. and borderline hot. but as we look at the 7-day forecast, we get cooler as we have the showers in the forecast. saturday and sunday, that's what i am keeping my fingers crossed. keep your fingers and toes that we get rain because we are going into drought conditions

even around the baltimore area. let's check the traffic with angela. good morning. how are the roads? you've been quiet so far. what are we looking at now. >> reporter: i want to mention i like the way you say borderline warm/who the. -- hot. it's going to be a warm day. we are off to a great start. overnight work zones i want to mention a new one we have discovered on u.s. 40 for those of you traveling in ellicott city at 29. you will see a work crew there. but hopefully they will be out of the way before the morning rush gets busy. traveling around beltway, we have not found incidents to distract you. we are moving pretty well on the inner and outer loops a live look near the bw parkway. all lanes opened on the parkway making the drive through laurel heading towards the capital belt we. now over to you. could a race be head together preakness in weeks? >> stay with us this morning, because that's coming to maryland's race commission. we will find out who approved it and details on the race ahead from if you are in the

market for electronics, you head to best buy. but two local stores are closing up shop. where to find the deals next. what's new and now throughout all of maryland. that's a live look at the jfx. this is going to be a headache. >> more details on that ahead. stay with us. [ female announcer ] with xfinity,

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marie osmond and goes mel duo mary mary. and the celebration marked the cherry blossoms being given to the united states from japan. we have one day left before filing the taxes. the deadline is looming, but if you put things off, don't worry, the state will help you for free. there are several locations out there where you can walk in as long as you use your federal return and have it completed and get your taxes done. this is the assembly line of people processing the paperwork in the course of the weekend. you have 25% of taxpayers that need to mail it in. >> you can come into any one of the 12 branch offices around the state, and bring a copy of the completed federal return and their w-2s and we will i- file the maryland return for them. >> so the branches open at 8 and you can stop by before the deadline tomorrow. we have a link at our website if you need more information, abc2news.com. best buy is saying bye to the stores in hunt valley and inner harbor.

they were closed on saturday warning employees of what's to cop. they will close for good -- come. they will close for good on may 12th. within the last week, the boss stepped down as the board started to look at his personal conduct and the online sales amid lowering profit. celebrating the centennial of the titanic is a journey that has so many people captivated. >> two vessels sailed to the site where it sank remembering those that lost their lives. a hundred years ago this month, but what is the -- if the boat had not sunk a century ago the titanic would have sailed up to the new york harbor concluding maiden transatlantic voyage. >> it would have docked on pier 59 and now pier 59 is a golf driving range. the only ship out on this day is a ferry that receive the distress calls and entered the pier. >> the significance of pier 59 is this is where it landed with

the lifeboats from the titanic. it was the pier that the titanic was supposed to head to land to. >> it was certainly not ending for people expected. the ship was at the bottom of the ocean 100 years ago. kong up all new at five, exercises can have a positive effect on women with breast cancer. what will exactly change it? we will talk about that coming up at 5:17. plus calling harry potter fans a new site is launched for you. we will tell you about that at 5:39. and wal-mart helping you go digital with a new program. details on that before 6:00. >> a disturbing story starting news around world. three people are in jail in brazil accused of making human pastries acuesed of killing two women using parts of the body and using the rest to make stuffed pastries. the authorities say they sold the food to neighbors and they say the suspects have confessed

to those killings. that's gross. >> it's really gross. sorry about that and i know it's early. in china rescue crews continuing to search for men who are working in the mine when it was flooded. authorities say that at least 15 miners died when the mine flooded at least 53 people were working at the time. 42 managed to escape. china's coal mines are among the deadliest and suffer chronic explosions with cave- ins and floodings. the group overseeing egypt's presidential election disqualified 10 can cates from the race -- candidates from the race. including three of the maine con-- main contenders including one from the muslim brotherhood. it's not clear why they were disqualified. and they have 48 hours to appeal that ruling. the elections for egypt will be may 23rd and 24th. president obama is warning iran it needs to take advantage of the international community's offer of a diplomatic resolution to concerns over the nuclear program. he made a statement at the summit of