afternoon. i will details the temperatures coming up and the next chance for rain showers in the forecast. but right now let's check the traffic with angela. good morning. >> reporter: good morning lynette. and good morning. as you grab the heavy coat, heading out the door in the next few minutes, you should be in pretty good shape for the most part. around bolt nor we are not -- baltimore we are not seeing any incidents. looking good heading towards the tunnels. around the beltway looking live at 695, and baltimore national pike typical driving kins for this hour. a lot of building volume but not heavy delays of as yet. from harford county pulaski highway or fill testify yeah road or i-95 as being see a live look, moving well through joppa town through the rosedale region. back over to you. in the health alert, the country's first case of mad cow disease in six years has been detected. this happened in california. abc2 news linda so is here with everything you need to know to keep you and your family safe.

linda. >> reporter: federal health officials say it's safe to consume meat and dairy products. they say the latest case is an isolated one, not the start of an epidemic and the animal never entered the food supply. infected cow was detected through random testing at a plant in california. that plant converts animal biproducts such as tissue and bone meal into other items. it's the first confirmed case of mad cow disease in six years. mad cow disease is a potentially deadly brain wasting infection that can be transferred to humans. if you recall a. outbreak in britain during the 90s killed 150 people. the usda says they will continue to investigate the latest case but the agency says dairy products and meat are safe to consume. >> our live stock population some of the healthiest in the world, and consumers should be confident in our food supply. >> reporter: the dead cow is in quarantine until the usda gives

instructionss on proper disposal. cecil county health officials say rabies has been found in a sickly stray cat that scratched five people in downtown port deposit. five people were scratched on friday and the cat was youth eyed and it's described as a small to medium sized yellow tabby. anyone exspesed to the animal -- exposed to the animal in the past 10 days should go to the emergency room. a picture of a fire in southwest baltimore. this came from a member of the baltimore firefighters union. this happened in the 2100 block of older street. the truck-- oller street. the building was frequentedly the homeless and it's possible it was set accidentally and no one was hurt. looking at news around the nation, half a dozen teens in southern california were taken to emergency rooms for the past few months over hand sanitizer. public health officials say they were treated for alcohol

poisoning after drinking them. officials there tell us the l.a. times they are worried about this. it could become a dangerous trend. and, of course, it's very easy for teens to purchase. so we want to know what you think. is it a legitimate concern or a few kids doing something that was not very bright? head to the facebook fan page and weigh in. we want your thoughts. jetblue passengers reached the destination this morning after a bird strike forced the flight to make an emergency landing. that flight was in route from westchester county new york to west palm beach florida with about 54 passengers on board. jetblue says the flight landedsafely and no one was injured. passengers were put on a different plane to continue the trip. a mother says her daughter has been bullied enough and says her child is terrified to go to class because of a fellow students. he pushes her around and once chased her with scissors. she had to be separated from a classmate when in the third grade but they were put

together again this year. >> bullying is taking seriously. all allegations are investigated and when we get new information, we also look at that very seriously. >> the last month things have gotten even worse according to the mom. with more attempts by the 10- year-old boy to hit the classmate the mother now wants a restraining order against the young child. well don drape are's words are always -- draper's words are always listen up. >> if you share the name of the madman stud, you can get something for free. we are going to tell you about it coming up. >> and high schooler getter -- schooler getting national recognition for a basket he made in his backyard. >> we have a few clouds around right now. but the big question is will you need the umbrella today? i will answer that coming up. >> what can you expect the on the drive? we are checking your drive through howard county up next. follow the wings.

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now "good morning maryland." >> another week and another couple eliminated from dancing with the stars. last night have you watched this lynette?

okay lynette left the studio. okay. so it was singer gladies knight and the disney star did a dance duo trying to save themselves from the boot. but in the end the judges voted off gladies knight and she handled it like the proshe is. >> on my side, it's music in a different way. and dance over here on this side. even though they are both entertainment, there's a certain something different that goes with each side even though we are all entertainers. and i got to chance to experience the dance world. >> we have to be careful because lynette d r. vrs it. >> you don't want to be a spoiler. >> we have to get her out of here. 7 couples remain. the movie the rain premiered in -- raven premiered in la based loosely on edgar allen poe. descent into madness and copycat murder plot. but a shoney black raven showed off his wings for the camera even posed with cusack so it

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now "good morning maryland." president obama is now

taking his message on road to college across the u.s. he has students attention with discussion on students loans. sherrie johnson has more of this story. sherrie. >> reporter: well, president obama headed out on a three- state trip including stops at university of north care lineate chapel hill university of iowa and colorado urging congress to extend reduced interest rates on federal student loans. if congress does not act, the interest rate will double from 3.4% to 6.8% on july 1st. senate democrats will push for a bill to prevent interest rates from rying on federal student loans. they unveiled the 5.9 billion dollar bill on tuesday after the idea was endorsed by president obama and republican presidential front-runner mitt romney. students lined up to get inside the event to see obama. there were also some protesters on hand. >> all the older brothers and sisters in college when he ran they don't have jobs. and my degree will mean nothing unless there's a good job

market out there and we use the skills i am learning. >> reporter: the romney campaign argues a 13.2% unemployment rate for 20 to 24- year-olds. the president's rhetoric iscompeting with his record. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. the president appeared on late night with jimmy fallon a shot the university of north carolina at chapel hill. they talked student loans but with a twist. list en. >> we said it simple -- listen. >> we said it simple. now is not the time to make school more expensive for young people. [ applause ] >> oh, yeah. you should listen to the president. or do i have to call him the preview of the united prezie. nothing behind the closed doors in congress chambers. >> the president will be in high with a talking about

student loans. new this morning a. former bp engineer has been arrested in connection with the company's gulf oil disaster two years ago. the first criminal charge that the justice department has filed in that disaster. kurt was arrested and charged with intentionally destroying evidence. 11 people died when the rig -- horizon explode in the gulf of mexico in april of 2010. nearly 206 million gallons of crude oil poured into the waterways over the next three months before bp was able to get that well capped. you can weigh in today on the plans for a seismic exploration for oil and gas in the atlantic ocean. instead of drilling, they would use the way to find the resources. those opposed say they will lead to offshore drilling. a hearing is held at the double tree hotel in annapolis.

that's happening this afternoon and then again at 7:00 tonight. you can weigh in on this. today an unsightly sight in millford mills coming down. the sign doesn't meet the baltimore county code and polluting at area on rolling road and dogwood in front of the united methodist church. county executive is due to talk about the sign pollution at this spot at one this afternoon. a military judge is poised to rule on the motion to dismiss charges against army private accused in the biggest leak of u.s. government documents in history. a judge told private first class bradley manning she would make decision today. prosecutors have been so slow in sharing required information, the defense says all charges should be thrown out. military prosecutors says manning gave wikileaks sensitive reports and diplomatic cables. the defense says he was troubled as a soldier and shouldn't have had the information. the supreme court will take down on the arizona crackdown

on illegal immigration. at issue, four provisions to the 2010 state law that were blocked by lower courts. lower courts determined the provisions were likely in conflict with federal immigration laws. one of the provisions requires authorities to check the immigration status of anyone arrested stopped or detained. that police suspect is an illegal immigrant. we are giving you a safeway to toss out your documents if you are interested without the risk of any sort of identity theft. start piling up any old unwanted documents because you can shred them for free this weekend. there are two locations for our springtime shred event. the one is the branch in catonsville and the other is on northern parkway in baltimore. bring the papers you want shreded and this is happening from 9 until noon this saturday. head to abc2news.com for specific information. between the o's and bluejays game two could be cold. and the bats for both ball

clubs were on ice. both teams mustered 10 hits on the night as baltimore picked up the win 2-1 over toronto. tommy went 6 strong enterers and matt had the 6th home run in the 4th and that's all they needed. 2-1 the final score. o's pick up a game on the third place new york yankees. first pitch tonight 7:05. jason hamel takes the mound. doo to die game 7 in the opening round of the stanley cup playoff. caps go to new england for the deciding game against the boston bruins. the caps had a chance to close out the series sunday but the overtime goal forced tonight's finale and if you are curious this is the first time in nhl series history all six games have been the frederick teen is an internet and espn success after a half court shot in the most unique way. >> look at this. it's 15-year-old micah thomas

and he was featured on sports center. check it out. >> have you seen this. >> he attends johns catholic prep says he became interested in this about a year ago. >> now the sport that involves running, jumping flipping and tackling obstacles. he was in weightlifting class and combined the skills with basketball e said -- he said he made the shot on the first trial. the clip on youtube got 600,000 hits. we will show you again. time for a check of the forecast with lynette. >> that's amazing like the forecast for today. >> good. >> amazing. lots of sunshine out there as we go through the afternoon. but this morning, we are a little chilly because we do have a frost advisory that's in effect until 9 this morning. and it's for all the areas here shaded in the blue. so northern baltimore county, you are in on that. now, the temperatures 41 degrees right now in baltimore. you can see the blue pool of

air spilling down in portion of virginia and western virginia. and west virginia rather. but, we can see a warmup on the way. as you look back into memphis, temperatures at around 64 degrees. we are seeing some of the yellows and that will come into the area going into the afternoon and more so as we go into tomorrow. so today i am calling it seasonable. satellite and radar, not picking up on a whole lot. we have clouds moving in here. again, all that is courtesy of the upper level trough spinning out north. but it will get out of here as we go through the remainder of today and we will be out of the clutches for a while. future trend picking up on the fact that high pressure will build in briefly and by thursday we will have a chance forshowers to work their way in in time for the commute possible. we get another break on friday afternoon. and then more wet weather for the weekend. but 68 degrees is what i am going for today. and today would be a great day to eat the lunch outdoors. here's a check of the game day forecast as first pitch is at

7:05. 64 not so bad. partly cloudy and we will have that light and variable breeze in the forecast for us. get out and enjoy. go o's. let's check the traffic now with angela. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. out on the roads right now, we are off to an excellent start for the midweek commute. as a matter of fact only one incident to report impacting the drive northbound 95 and fort mchenry tunnel. we are blocking a lane with debris but that's pretty much all that's happening out there right now. of course volume is building especially for those of you traveling in to downtown right now. here's a live look at 895. south of o'donnell street you will tap the brakes as you approach the toll plaza. if you are coming from the eastern shore this morning a. live look at u.s. 50 east of thsevern river bridge. no troubles making your way intoannapolis a quick note from the mta buses moving on time. one delay on the marc trains camden line running 10 to 15 minutes late. now back to you. a problem plaguing the nfl has been doing so for years.

>> today a federal judge will decide how to move forward with thousands of lawsuits filed by former players. >> and shareholders of coca cola will be greeted for the shareholders meeting. but it's not going to be friendly. >> we will be right back. g

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the wife of vice president joe biden is advicing a school in newport news virginia today. she will discuss the -- visiting a school in newport news virginia today. she will be joined by the joint chief of staff vice chairman. the campaign stop killer for coke plans demonstrations later today. >> this is at the 2012 coca cola shareholder meeting in atlanta. the protest organizers claim the company must answer for human rights as well as abuses and poor working conditions at facilities around the world. we will keep you posted on what happens with that. also a judge in philadelphia meeting today with lawmakers on the side of the concussion related issues filed by former nfl players. the number of players who have filed has reached 1300 total. they claim the nfl ignored and concealed the danger to concussions for years. president obama remains on the road touring college campuses and campaigning.

it's for student support. the president will visit the university of iowa today speaking to students about the rising cost of college and a congressional bill to low the interest rates on students loans. new jersey lawmakers have come up with a new source of revenue. >> the idea is not sitting well with stores. we will explain why companies are pulling gift cards off jersey store shelves. >> remember the video of a girl who fell through a sink hole in the sidewalk? it's gone viral and believe it or not it happens a lot. we will show you other sink hole falls. >> an ohio woman learns her homewas victim to storm damage and she is still counting her blessings. >> and killie temperatures resulting in a frost advisory. i will tell you for whom and how long coming up. >> reporter: and we have lane closures on the baltimore washington parkway. we will let you know where and why up next.

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