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morning maryland at 4:306789 >> a clean -- 4:30. >> a cln sweep for tt romney. what does it me for the gop candidates. who is rethinking their developments after five people were found in a home from suspected carbon monoxide poising. what investigators are doing today. >> and a new case of mad cow disease detected inth untry. e the infected animal was found and if it's safe to consume meat. >> it's wednesday, ril 25th. i am charley crowson. >> i am megan pringle. it'she middle of the week. let's go over to meteorologist lynette charles. the sun was out yesterday. was nice to see. >> we will do it all over again for today. but we wl start on the frosty side. we have a frost advisory in effect and we havedry weather out there. a few clouds and we will see sun, clouds mixing together like yesterday. this morning, hding out the door, take the big coat becae we have the frost advisory in effect until 9. the areas
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are looking at northern baltimore county and carroll county. ints wesard. and we will start to thaw t a bit going into the afternoon. but fothis morning, the temperature in abdeen 39, and degrees. ir and chesartertow let's check the traffic with angela. good morning. how are the roads looking? any accidents or construction? >> reporter: no accidents. that's the good news for thestart of the wednesday morningdrive a t of overnight mainnance. traveling on 95 we are blocking three left lanes in the southbound direction. that's going to be tween hanover street and waington boulevard. on 895, no extra closures. just athe tunns we are in overnighintenance. tern for and traveling in the city of course, early delays on the jones falls expressway. a live look at cold spring lane. noover to you and good morning. >> good morning. new video afro under renovation collapsing after 3 this mornin the 400 block
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no injuries were reported and the building collapsed into a vacant lot. it's the silent killer, carbon xide. it's odorless and colorless. >> five people dead in prince george's county suspected of caon monoxide poisoning. sherrie johnson is here with what's expected today in the ongoing investigation. >> reporter: today pr ince george's county firefighte will go door to door oxon working smoke alarms and answer questiabout the deadly gas carbon monoxide. this comes after five people were found dead in a suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in the 500 block of shelby drive. 56-year-old oscar chavez died along wi his wife 44 -year-old sonja. sonja's sister noria and two men who rented rooms in the house also died. marvin chavez went to the home arnd 10 yesterday moing to check onis father and ep ther who were home
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recovering from back surgery. once he went inside eric found the bodies. authorities say --inside, he found the bodies. authorities say the carbon monoxide s at a lethal level. >> a fami united by the church and by chst consider each other family because they are here wit their real faly. >> over an extended period of tight time it's deadly. at the front door they got 0 part and 500 parts per million it would be quick. >> reporter: authorities say autopsies are needed to confirm the exact cause of death but it appears a detached rusted out furnace exhaust system is to blame. employees where an 8-month- old girl stabbed says they complained about lapses in security. police say the baby girl is in stable condition despite being stabbed in the head and neck inside the state social services building in the 3000
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block of biddle street which is used for meetings regarding child custody and foster parenting issues. e girl's mother got a large kitchen knife and stabbed her baby during a meeting with a social wort worker. >> inadequate resources and revenues to staff and resources the places. unfortunately, we will see horrific events like this occur. >> the mom's name has not been released and it's not clear whether she arrived at the building with the child or whether she was visiting the baby after she had been taken away. the baby girl is expected to survive. opening statemen are expected in the case of th brothers accused of beating an african erican teenwhile on neighborhood watch. a jury of the peers will not her the case. ead,the brothers requested a trial by a judge. at first theywanted the trial moved out of the city for fear of a fair trial. the trial has been publicized comparing ito thatof the trayn martin casen orida.
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motions hearing will be held at fort meade for bradley manning accused leaking classified litary and state department documents e g inraq. and some of the inrmation ended up on the wileaks website. supporters manning will hold a vigil in his honor at 8 this morning. it is expected that a gate will be -- a date will be set for the urt martial during the hearing. if convicted he could face fe in prison>>. republican lawmakers say three more sect service agents have been forced out and two othehave been eared of misconduct in that investigation into the prostitution scant scandal. peter king says he was told by the top secret service official what was going on ano agents are regninand one is having h clearance revoked. one thresigning employees stayed in the same hotel the president stayed in. nearby hol. ents were in a in all the secret service investigated 12 of its agents.
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tuesday did mark a turning contest. the gop presidential it was the first round of contests since rick santorum pulled out and left mitt romney's path to the republican nomination ubstructed. romneysweep offive contests in new york, pennsylvania, connecticut, rhode island and delaware appes to be the end of a long party fight. >> after 43 primaries and caucuses, many long days, and more an tha felong nights, i can say withconfidence and gratitude that you have given me a eat honor and solemn responsibility. and together, we are going to n on november 6th. >> despite tuesday's results he says he is still in the raceat least for now. romney's speech showed his focus is moved to the general election. today prident obama will discuss student debt for the second time. this time it's happening at the university of iowa.
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notes alone. occupy wall street protesters are planning demonstrations not only in iowa but across the country to mark what they are calling 1 trillion dollar day. student debt will reach 1 trillion collars -- dollars today. a daunting dene for students thinking of taking a government subsized loan the coming ye. july 1st deadlineimpacts more than 7 million undergraduates if congress doesn't act, the at m 3% to 6.8%. increase for the middle class, we have got make su that you're nosadeled with debt before you get stted. >> the noncomrtso congressional bat office says it will cost 5.8 billion. and they will take up the issue in the coming ys. it'sused to kill germs and make sure you stay healthy and safe. >> but new use for ha sar nitizehas some teen threatening their health. what ey are using for and
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what health experts ha to say about it. >> what'scausing this illymation a who caught it on -- illumination and who caught it pe. as wego to break, that's the brooklyn bridge. >> a live picture of the brooklyn bridge. it took 14 years to finish that built in 1869 most 1600 feet long. we will be right back.
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now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. look at this video. coming t of minnota, purple and gold lit up the sky. that's spectacular from yesterday morning. northe lights is causeded by a collisioof engetic so the deo was shot by a --atoms. so this video was shot by a company that usually chases tornadoes. >> the collision of
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energeticlycharged atoms. you know the brooklyn bridge. >> that's why i am standing by her. >> yesterday's tt was clear but a nice breeze. >> today we are going to warm up going into the afternoon. let's show you what's going on right now. satellite and radar picking up on a few clouds across the area. buthis will clear out nicely. let me pull out and you can see exactly what'sgoing on because we still do have the upper level trough and we have that spin in the atmosphere on the backside of it a. disturbance is work its way in. and that'sshowers are coming from in stern pennsylvania and western maryland. we should stay dry as sunshine will prevail going into the afternoon. th morning, we ardealing with some chillier temperatures out ther so dress accordingl we have the frost advisory that's in efct until 9:00 for northern baltimore county and carroll county. let's check the traffic with angela. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. out on the roads, we are looking at overnight maintenance for the most part that's the only thing that should get in your way. as a matter of fact, traveling
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on the inner loop on the eastern side of the beltway, at eastern boulevard as a matter of fact, that off-ramp is closed cong frothe inner loop. should reopen by the height of rush hour. in terms of other troubles, the roads in and around baltimore were in pretty good shape as we get a live look at 895. making your way to the tunnels, traveling in anne arundel county this morning, looking at our traffic cameras, all is quiet on i-97. a live look at benfield boulevard. we told you yesterday about new guidelines to help curve migraine planes. >> another solution uld be curing the pain. what experts arsaying about a cosmetic and new treatment. >> also ahead, the reason a man jumped behind a counter and attacked a fast-food employee. that story is coming next. you're waking up to what's new in maryland. as we head to break, a live picture of wrigley field in chicago. we will tell you more up ahead on how some men are trying to get rid of the 1945 curse of
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the billy goat.
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five things to know. you can weigh in today on plans for seismic explation for oil and gas in the atlantic ocean. a hearing is at the double tree in annapolis at 1 this afternoon an7 tonight. may stephanie rawlings blake will announce that all baltimore city schools are participating in the single stre recycling program. she will make the announcement at highland town elentary and dr. jill biden will be in newport news highlighting e importance of understanding the needs of military connected children in school and will be joand by the joint chiefs of staff and vi chairman. the supre court will hear arguments r and against arona controrsial immigration law. a rally is tang place of
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those against the laws. will cross discussion the star witness today. andrew young is the former aide. he testified about how campaign monies were used to hide edwards pregnant mistress. this moing's health alert a. new case of mad cow disease in the united states. >> the department of agrilture confirms it has been found in dairy cow in california. this morning, abc2 news lind so is here live with everything u need to know. what's going on. >> reporter: despite the new case, federal health officials don't want you to worry because the animal never entered the food supply. they say it's an isolated case not the start of an epidemic. the cow was key texted through random test detected through a random testing. cos tissue and bonemeal in other itemsch it's the first confirmed case of mad cow disease in six years. it's a potentially deadly brain wasting infection that can be ansferred to humans if . if
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you recall a outbrag in britain in the 9s killed 150 people. the f-da says dare products andmeat are save to consume. >> usda has completed its investigation and we will watch carefully to see at they find. obviously, if it turns out we haveaied feed, we will have a much larger problem on our hands. >> reporter: the dead cow is in warn tee at the california plant until the usda gives instruction on proper disposal. read more about this story on the website at abnews.com under the health section. linda so, abc2 news. a half dozen teens in southern california had to be taken to the emergency room in the past few mont because of hand sanitizer. health officials say they were treating for alcohol drinking t health experts are worried it could become a trend. liquid and sizer is 120 proo buy foam sanitizer because it'sd
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to distill the alcohol that way.>> guidelines to help shake migraines yesterday. and day, experts say that botox may work wonders for wrinkles but can help wi the migraines, too. a study finds botox helps with the migraine headaches and chronic daily headaches. >> botox works for people that have chronic migraine. crone he can my brain is defined -- crone he can migraine is defined -- chronic migraine is at let 4 hours a day that means day or near daily headaches. >> botox doesn't help with the frequency or chronic type headaches. the topic of conversation is going to be concussions. a organization conference for pretrial purpose will be held about nfl concussions a suit has been filed concerning the safety of players involved. and that conference start will be held at 10:30 in a courtroom in pennsylvania. >> tomorrow is not just a big
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day for the ravens but all teams in the national football league. firsround of the drt is tomorrow and it's like a national holiday. sports fans are anxious to see who goes where be but we pretty much know andy luck is going to indianapolis and robert griffin iii is going tonight first pick of the redskins. baseball for you now. game 2 tonight between the o's and blue jays uld be chilly coldthe bats are both -- of he both clubs were on ice. theymuster 10 total hits as baltimore got the 2-1 win over toronto. matt had a 4th inning solo home run. and the pitcher was sharp as well. the first pitch tonight is 7:05. jason hamil will be on the mound for baltimore. around the nation, florida police are looking for a man who attacked a mcdonald's manager with a baseball bat because he was tired of waiting for someone to take his order. jumping over the counter with
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that bat. police say he beat the manager for less than 30 seconds, then let himself out. the victim has minor injuries this morning. a bird delays passengers from getting to the florida destination. a jet blue plane had to make a emergency landing when a bird t the plane. we will show you the video laterch the plane lasted later and none of the 54 people on board were hurt. passengers were put on different flights to complete the flight down to florida. i love this story because five guys are going across the country with a goat in hopes of breaking the curse of the billy goat. back in 1945, a man tried to bring his goat to see the chicago cubs. he was told to leave. no goats at the baseball game. he wrote an angry letter saying the cubs would not win a world series until they respected the goat. these guys are hoping that the cubs will let them and their goat see a game. >> you must respect the goat. >> who takes a goat to a baseball became?
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>> the guy owned a tavern called the billy goat and it's probably his buddy. i get it. >> that's called a mascot. >> i get it now. okay. sowe are dealing with chilly temperatures this rning. we are going to need to bundle up as we head out the door. we have the frost advisory in effect until 9 this morning. baltimore county, also carroll county and frederick county. and that spreads off towards the west pod ts northward. so right now, we are at 41 in easton. sallite and radanot picking up on a whole lot across the area as of now. we havea few clouds out there. but what's going on is we still have the upper level trough to the north and on the backside of it it's rotating some disturbances in here. we are looking at showers in to carlisle pennsylvania and also back into western maryland. so they do have a chance of showers, but the air is dry. so mostly that will be virga going through the morning. th plenty ofsheen by this afternoon, future trend picks up on that. but also, we will have our next
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weather maker diving in here this evening mainly the overnight we will be getting showers in the forecast. and then that will langer -- linger as we go into tomorrow. we have a brief break on friday before another round of showers work their way in here for the weekend. so we could be seeing another soggy weekend on tap. i will detail that more. but right now, the temperature for today coming in right around 68 grees. let's check the affic with angela. good morning. how are the roads looking? >> reporter: good morning. we are looking pretty good. we had a check of the area bridges on the bay bridge right now, we are wrapping up the overnight work zone and tidings bridge wrapping up overnight work zone but we will continue to block a lane uthbsond on the tidings bridge 95 soutound in the direction heading towards harford county. so be prepared for a brief dela we are looking pretty good through the city on a our interstates. 895 south of o'donnell street. a first look at the beltway on the southeast de, southwest side of 695. a live look at wilkins aven. no delays making the drive
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through catonsville this morning. now back over to you. >>dramatic moments for a teenage girl in china. >> what happenedwhile she was walking down the sidewalk. how she was rescued. the story ahead. >> a sex shop clapping they are being censored what a judge order them to do and the reasons why. that's ming when good morning maryland continues on this april25th. you arwatching what he w now and next across maryland.
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now "good morninmaryland at 4:30. tomorrow the white house will be louder with the extra kids running around becathe white house is welcoming sons and daugers of the executive office employees for the annual take our daughters and sons to workday. first lady michelle obama will welcome the kids to the white house at 11 in the morning. here in baltimore don't forget this saturday abc is working for you helping to declutter the files. start piling together documents
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you don't need and in the springtime shred event on saturday at two branches one in catonslle and the other on northern parkway in ltimore. we will be therefrom 9 to noon in the unwanted documents, bring them by and we will rip them up. a man coulface animal cruelty charges after he tried to neuterher golden retriever pupp police got an anonymous call and animal control went out where it happened and they found the 4 month old dog name cola which was treated for an infection and he is in foster care. a new picture this morning of wathat house fire in southwest baimore. we repoed ont earlier th ek. this was sent to us from the baltimore firefighters unio pretty incredible. firefighters were called to the neighborhood of the 2100 street of oiler street. the warehouse was vacant and the structure under delition and partly torn down. officials say the area is possible the fire was arted
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in baltimore county a judge told an ulvideo store showing movies to tear down the viewing booths. the judge ted an ornance banning the porn flicks of 500 feet of the neiborhood. >> i'm good caolic. i am free. i let everybody do what they want to do loming a-- as long as it's not breaking the law or hurti anybody. >> they are crpy people. i am sorry. i mean, to each their own but take it out of my neighborhood. >> the orcalled love craft lawyers say th tramples on free speech and promotes sensorship. >> a third suspect has been arrested inhe st. patrk's day courthouse assault and robbery caught on video. angelo carter was arrested on tuesday. carter is charged way salt. shayona davis is charged with armed robbery and theft. police are looking for another pers who they say took part in the robbery well.
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today the nonprofit health care for the homeless receives a the-year grant from care first. it will help to expand the health care services for the homeless population. the organization services men and women of all ages, many with chronic health conditions. coming up all new at 5, a dairy cow wanders out of pen. where she ended up that has a lot of people laughing. also the president was on jimmy fallon. that story at 5:44. and it's a campaign agains coca cola. why the company is under fire. that's all new at 5:55. time to go oundarthe world. a cabdriver praised for quick thinking after a girl fell throh a sink hole in this yesterday on good morning maryland. he saw her fall and rushed to help. fireghters dropped a ladder into the hole. look at that fall. the cabdriver says the girl was afraid to climb up because it
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was so wobblely. the ladder didn't seem very stable and she kept screaming out of fear i soothed her saying i would follow and protect her until she climbed out of the pit. >> the girl is going to be okay and the cabdriver is hailed as a hero. one person is dead and more than 20 injured after an explosion at a sawmill. it happened monday night and the vancouver sun says six people are in serious but stable condition can and four others in icu. it's a second time at the fire in as many months. an explosive dece was placed der a military truck in syria. it kipped one syrian soldier and injured two others. police say they discovered explosives attached under the cars in recent da. ficials wouldn't comment about the cident but there is speculion it's an act of terrorism. time to start the 5:00 news. now

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