he won part of the argument getting part of the bail throard $500,000. those closures are going to be here awhile. we are set up and the road less traveled is not the jfx. i'll take this any day. it was backed up at 5:00, but it is easing up. people are going to plan b and plan c. what's our plan for tonight? let's find out with wyatt everhart. >> the plan is to run the ac or get the freon checked. 90 in pape pea. 82 rock hall. most spots, especially on the shore, ellicott city, cockeysville, pushing 90.

bethesda 92. highs were well into the near 90-degree range. just a degree or two off the all time record. a couple of showers to the west fizzling out. much more ahead on some changes in your temperatures over the next 24 hours and how the weekend is developing coming up. you hear about the boston marathon today? took its toll on the heat. a little here 4500 runners decided not to show up. many are expected to take race organizers up on their over to run -- offer to run next year. temperatures were forecast to be well above 80 by the end of the race sure lea looking at minnesota. nearly a foot of snow fell. these pictures show cars, porches and trees covered in the

white stuff. schools and businesses were closed. the department of transportation is warning travelers of the wintry conditions. a is vrn na man began ssh severna man began walking in 1994 but they never fond them. >> reporter: james cole disappeared 18 years ago. anne arundel police are still looking for cole, still looking for clues. now a possible braifnlgt cole was adopted. police were not able to find his biological parents until now. >> we were able to open up his adoption records. we were able to visit her. she cooperated 100% and gave us her dna. >> reporter: with that added

information the police thought they had nothing to lose by looking in an area north of the orange search. >> reporter: the search dogs can distinguish between animal and human remains. it's not too many years for these dogs to pick up a scent. >> we actually specialize in really old historical, prehistorical, so 20 years is doable. >> reporter: some evidence was collected today. they still have to send it out for more testing. >> we may be able to get some answers. >> reporter: in severna park, don harrison. >> 1994. if you have information call

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return. you'll need adjusted gross income for taxpayer preparation. you can find more tips at abc2news.com. you'll find information about tax breaks you may not have heard of and warnings about why you need to be careful on the roads tomorrow because it's tax day. more workers are suing their workers over overtime pay. it has jumped between 2008 and 2011. main issues include workers putting in more than overtime without being paid, being forced to work off the clock and smart phones interfering with personal team. warm, warm day for mid-april. temperatures near 90 degrees.

many spots going beyond yesterday's temperature. 88 at bwi. if we hit 90 that will tie the all time record high in baltimore for april 16th. looking at annapolis sunshine a plenty. a lot of sun on the severn river. a good day to be on the boat. the water temperature pushing up close to 60. that does provide some relief. towson today all sunshine. people out on the beerchtion even on a monday, taking it. even with the water temps in the 50s, the air temps are in the low to mid-80s. the radar is crystal clear. we have dropped conditions on the eastern shore and near drought conditions for central maryland. we think there could be a weather maker that could break this early season drought. we'll talk about that in one

sefnlgtd first the temperature statewide near 90. a little bit of a south, southeast breeze, but for most of us winds are out of the south. it's warming things up. breaking up the stag narks humidity is high. dew point near 60 in came bridge. that measure of the moisture in the air, you begin to feel that. that's why it gets sticky. as we look at the overall pattern, we have some rain to the west there. it goes. it fizzles apart. the only active weather will be down in the southeastern states. cooler air is on the march. it will drop temperatures by 15 degrees. it's going to be a relief. you can see where the cooler air was this. s with in the mid-70s from atlanta to cincinnati. keep in mind that's going to be

above average by 10 degrees. the trend not a lot of new weather over the next 48 hours. the one rain maker is bottled up to the south. it may be a stray shower toward mid-week. the best chance of being a weather maker for the weekend. it could be a long lasting cutoff season. it could bring us steady rain. overnight 60, very mild, breezy. it will be slow to cool off. tomorrow 74 though as that cooler air comes in on the west wind. tomorrow night we'll look for 50, partly cloudy and getting cooler. let's check hot the seven-day forecast pass we look ahead. the trend is not as warm but still above average. wednesday is seasonable. the weekend, there's that next weather maker chance for soak rain, now maybe not the best news for our friends with komen

but with rain showers, temperatures may not be that chilly. it might be okay. we need the rain. >> you came back from ocean city, you saw it. >> driving down route 50 it's amazing. it's dust everywhere, really dry. >> thanks. let's get to democracy 2012. hey, mitt romney has appointed one of his advisers and said that he's finally started thinking about who may be on that list. all right, emily, name names. who's on this list. >> reporter: this is the fun time because everybody gets dob right about who's probably on the short list. because right now the short list is long. mitt romney is finally admitting after becoming the presumptive nominee he can talk about who's going to run with him. on an interview set to air tonight he said this is the

first weekend we seriously talked about and there are some wonderful people out there. these are a few of the names. no one really standing out from maryland at this point. you have to move farther south to see who would be the closest. senator rand paul, the sun of someone still rung. senator marco rubio. here's what he said on friday. >> i'm not going to be the vice-presidential but he'll tell you the hispanic vote has to be earned. you can't just put someone on there and say they're going to deliver it. governor chris christie said he wants to stay in new jersey. the school of thought is that rick santorum could help build up the conservative base but would romney want to run with someone who ran against him. >> the people high had the privilege of running against

would surely be among those i would consider. >> reporter: one name is from wisconsin, representative paul ryan. he is the architect of the gop budget that mitt romney supports as well as former secretary of state condoleezza rice. i wish i could tell you who is the front-runner. here's what we know. they're going to want someone who can lay tract the republican base -- atract the republican base. >> cnn issued a new poll showing the isn't maintaining his lead over mitt romney. what are the numbers. >> reporter: as it changed the race -- has it changed the race? not really. it's still president obama maintaining his lead. still within the margin of

error, just shows about an 11-point lead. one thing that's very interesting. take a look at those who want to vote for mitt romney. three out of four said they would be doing so as a vote against president obama but would it be enough to help mitt romney change that gap? hard to say but one of the things that will probably play into who his next presidential nominee will be. >> thank you. coming up at 6:00, bail is reduced for a man arrested in a disturbing beating on st. patrick's day. why the suspect's attorney said the charges are way over the too. it's the time of the year you start sprucing up inside and outside. before you hire someone to take care of your yard, we're working for you to make sure you don't get scammed. now, here's a preview of tonight. >> mitt and ann romney face all

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shares his moral and legal opinion about tv. there was no time to yell "look out." how an officer is doing after getting hit on the job. and is there a cure for snoring? we're looking live at the jfx. i think anyone who has traveled this highway would take this any time, any day, any month. the crash this morning set things off. for the drive home, it is beautiful, as is the weather. your first forecast with wyatt everhart. >> take a look right now. near 90 degrees. that ties the old all sometime record and so, yeah, if it felt