a hearing is is set this morning in the trayvon martin case. i'm linda stow. what george zimmerman's attorney plans to tell the judge about a huge discovery made this week. new details about student loan interest rates. more on the politics on this issue that hits you in your wallet. if you're planning a movie this weekend, you may even change those plans. the reason a local theater is closing and for how long. those details straight ahead on this friday morning. good morning, maryland, i'm charley crowson, thanks for joining us. megan is live at the sugar loaf craft festival. we'll check in with her in just a bit. first let's get a preview of that weekend forecast and say hello to meteorologist lynette charles. >> good morning, charley, good morning, everyone we pretty much have a fab friday on tap. the reason is we're drying out and we'll see plenty of sunshine. we are windy and cool, that will continue as we go into the afternoon. mostly clear and dry will prevail for today. satellite and radar picking up on a few clouds out into western maryland and also western pennsylvania, but for the most part closer to home

here we are dealing with mainly clear skies. that will translate into plenty of sunshine as we go into the afternoon. this morning es are cool, not cold, 49 degrees in aberdeen, 51 in bel aire and chestertown coming in right around 51. the winds will be gusty as we go throughout the day, so be prepared for that. let's get a check now of traffic with greg. good morning reporter: reporter: good morning. a warning in the city, southbound in the city 95 at 295, we've had overnight road work. you're single file to the right. we are told by authorities that will be in place until 5:00 a.m. road work after 195, the exit for bwi, that is now being cleared. northbound harbor tunnel is closed. they've opened up everything at the fort mchelpry tunnel north and south. york and charles that should be cleared anytime. jfx inside the beltway, the left lane closed in each direction. now back to you.

>> thanks a lot. a new development this morning in the george zimmerman case. his attorney now says zimmerman has received about $200,000 from supporters and this morning abc 2 news' linda stow is standing by with how this could impact zimmerman's freedom. reporter: his attorney plans to tell the judge about the money at a hearing later this morning. he says the bail amount may have been higher if the judge knew zimmerman had raised $200,000. it came in from online at zimmerman's website. that website has since been taken down. omera said he found out about the money on wednesday when they were shutting down zimmerman's internet site. omara says the money is in a secure account that no one has access to. his family put up 10% of his $150,000 bond. a criminal defense attorney says the discovery of this money could put zimmerman back in jail. >> if you've got more money stashed in an account that basically you didn't earn and somebody just gave it to you

and you could just pay the bond and be gone, that gives a lot of judges concern. reporter: this morning's hearing was originally scheduled to discuss issues about unsealing zimmerman's criminal file, but the money issue could overshadow that. linda stow, abc 2 news. here in maryland another case involving a teenager getting national attention after an arrest made a year after a young girl's disappearance. family members for felicia barnes say they suspect in her murder that the suspects, rather, michael johnson is no stranger to the family. they said he'd be dating barnes' step sister for about eight years, even going on trips with alisha and the family. the family says they suspected him from the time felicia first disappeared, but they've been patient, allowing investigators to do their work. >> everyday i get up and this is what i think about, this day right here when someone is finally brought to justice for the murder of felicia. >> today the state's attorney's office will ask for an indictment to be opened. right now that indictment is

sealed. you can read more about this case and see timelines of the events and more about the investigation, go to our website, abc2news.com. all you need to do is click on the year and you can follow the 16-month-old case. all background video and information waiting for you once again abc2news.com. the mother of cockiesville native yeardley love has filed a $30.5 million lawsuit against the man who murdered her daughter. love was murdered by her boyfriend george huguely in charlottesville two years ago. in part of that lawsuit, sharon love says huguely acted with such indifference to love that his conduct constituted an utter discard of caution amounting to complete neglect for love. george huguely is scheduled to be sentenced in august. the jury has recommended a 26- year prison sentence in that case. new for you this morning, the department of defense has announced the beginning may 14th military jobs will be opening for women who were not previously allowed. some of those could include

direct ground combat units. it's all part of a military now taking steps of becoming more female friendly. this could include more than 1400 new positions. and this weekend the national cathedral will begin offering tours of its unique stone carvings. this will be happening for the first time since this building was damaged by the earthquake. that was last year in august. the tourists will explore more garg oil garg oils on the theater. there is now a deadline looming for any student needing to taiblg out a government subsidized loan. the rate is set to double. sheree is standing by this morning with all new information for you. reporter: charley, today the house is expected to vote on a gop bill that would prevent interest rates on federal student loans from doubling as of july 1st. president barack obama has appeared on three college campuses this week, calling to keep the rates down. students are worried about paying for those student loans. the interest rates will impact

more than 7 million undergraduates if congress does not act. the current interest raid on federally-subsidized students loans will increase from 3.4% to 6.8%. for students borrowing the maximum $23,000, it'll cost them an extra $5,000 over a 10- year repayment period. the nonpartisan congressional budget office says extending it will cost the government 5.8 billion and they say that's just too high. >> at this make-or-break moment for the middle class, we've gotta make sure you're not saddled with debt before you even get started. >> when you look at 50% of the kids coming out of college today can't find a job or can't find a job which is consistent with their skills, how in the world can you be supporting a president that's led to that kind of an economy? reporter: now, what happens on or before july 1st could determine which way students vote on november 6th. sheree johnson, abc 2 news. and today nasa, new york's

intrepid sea, air and space museum plan to bring enterprise to the big apple. the shuttle is is set to arrive between 9:30 and 11:30. it'll then be put on a 747 and go to new york this morning. why some health advocates are making -- asking the makers of a popular detergent to change their formula. also how state officials plan to honor those who perished in a massive tornado about a year ago. we'll take a look back. you are waking up to what's new in baltimore. as we go to break this morning, we'll look at some of the crafts at the sugar loaf craft festival. megan is live when "good morning maryland" continues.

welcome back. the community of henryville, indiana is now working to rebuild after those deadly tornadoes last month.

a waste disposal and recycling company has donated 10,000 trees to replace the ones that have been destroyed. right now the focus is on finishing the school construction. once that's done, the trees will be planted. it is set to be finished, though, in early august. and today alabama governor robert bentley will participate in a prayer service, remembering the 47 people killed a year ago when a tornado ripped through tuscaloosa. you may remember this scene when that tornado hit on this day one year ago. a ceremony is is taking place at the university of alabama. more on that as the day progresses. time now for a check of the forecast. let's go over to lynette. >> most of the active weather is up in the northern plains right now. we're seeing some showers and some storms there. but we should be dry as we go through the remainder of today. so make sure you have those sun shades out there. you can put that rain gear away. speaking of the rain, yesterday we got .29 inches of rain, so close to .30 inches of rainfall. we're knocking that deficit down and we'll do it even more as we go into the weekend. right now temperatures are cool

this morning. good morning, towson, you're at 46 degrees right now, 50 in sparrow's point. we have those wind gusts up to about 30 miles in sparrow's point and ellicott city coming in at 23 mile per hour wind gusts. i'll talk more about this and how it holds up for the weekend. now let's get a check of traffic with greg. reporter: we start with 95, wrapping up road work at white marsh and the 895 split. more concern in downtown because southbound 95 at 295, you get by single file to the right. that's right. three left lanes blocked by the road work. we're told it's supposed to be there until the top of the hour. northbound was north of bwi, 195, that should be gone. the harbor tunnel, northbound tunnel has been closed overnight, it's being normalized to join the southbound tunnel and the rush. the outer loop between york and charles was the only thing we had outstanding as far as construction is concerned. looking good all the way around ond the inner loop. 83 southbound at reductionton, road work wrapping up.

nothing early on on eastbound 70 between woodbien and the beltway. back to you. when was the last time you cleaned out your medicine cabinet. in just a moment we'll tell you the safest ways you can dispose of more than half of those empty bottles of prescription meds and you can do it this weekend. she spent nearly $1,000 to get ready for junior prom. now school administrators say she's not allow today go. new controversy regarding that annual dance when "good morning maryland" continues. you're watching what's new in baltimore. thank you for starting your day off with us. [ female announcer ] with xfinity,

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five things you need to know. the senator theater in north baltimore is closing temporarily beginning today. it's going to close for six to nine months while it undergoes some much needed renovation. the makeover includes more movie screens and new seats. students at the biels mill middle school in baltimore are getting dirty today.

they're planting a garden to initiate healthy bodies and mind. prom season in full swing, officials at overly high school are pushing home the message drinking and driving is is dangerous. they'll get to wear vision goggles to show what impairedpaired driving is looks like. tomorrow is prescription drug takeback day. you can expose of expired, unused or unwanted meds in your home and you do it free of charge. one round down, two to go. today begins rounds two and three of the nfl draft in new york. a lot of wheeling and dealing during the first round and teams were constantly trading spots and players, making it feel like an auction. as a reminder, andrew luck and rgiii, they went one and two in the draft. it's an annual event here in baltimore county and this weekend it is back, the sugar loaf crafts festival, plenty of

displays and demonstrations for everyone who has that wanting eye. this morning abc 2 news megan pringle is out live to give us a head start. she's live at the fairgrounds in continue moneyium. reporter: this place is amazing. it was so small it was operated out of someone's house. that was 36 years ago. now we're at the cow palace at the maryland state fairgrounds. you can imagine how much art and talent is in this building. marilyn is here to tell us more about the festival. this is a great event and there's something for everybody. >> yes, there is. there's something for men, women and kids. there's jewelry. this is from southwest designs, we have leather goods in a variety of color, bright colors which are big for spring. this is stained glass. that shelf is from the philippines. there's housewares, fine art and photography. there really is is something for everyone. reporter: there's events for

kids as well? >> yes. there's dressup theater for children, live music, there's delicious food to sample and purchase. there's live demonstrations throughout the weekend. reporter: so there is an immense amount of stuff and, meredith, i'm going to step over here because nick vincent started doing iron works as a hobby and he's going to be doing demonstrations all weekend long. nick, this looks dangerous. >> well, it is hot. it could burn you. reporter: and this started out as a passion for you, now it's a career. >> it is. this is 29 years i've been doing this, 22 years full time. reporter: so we're going to check in with you throughout the morning. just so you know, i want to show you really quickly, some of the amazing stuff nick does. he says he does everything from household goods to wedding rings. stay with us this morning, we're going to be live out here all morning long looking at some of the beautiful things we have. before we 2, we're going to let you know that you can find all the information on your screen right now. there's a website, ticket information. again, this is happening, it's

a three-day event all weekend long. check back in with us later. charley, back to you. >> megan, thanks a lot. we'll be checking in throughout the course of the morning. today is is freebie friday. a free block party held and open to the public this weekend with live music as well as arts and crafts, also free concerts going on in lexington market. you can head to abc2news.com and check out the slide show. it's under lifestyle sections as well. you can also get the couponsons purchasing at victoria's secret this weekend and petco pal members are getting coupons for free cat food. for those coupons again head to our website and go to free sample mama. she has all the great deals for you. in health news, an update to a story we first brought you a few months ago. doctors say cdc at the cdc say two people died in elbert county who died from mrsa. a woman and her children developed symptoms. the woman and her two children

died. we know they had the flu. new findings show detergents may be doing more than just cleaning your clothes. it may expose you to a cancer- causing chemical. that's according to a report from the "new york times." that detergent contains trace amounts of dioxane. the food administration says the chemical may cause cancer in lab rats. the company has been asked to change the formula for its detergent. a study now finds that anxiety-prone mice developed more severe mice than calmer ones. the mice were exposed to ultravielet rays for spending too much time in the sun. the anxious mice had more tumors and were the only ones developing invasive forms of cancer. next up researchers will be looking at whether reducing stress can increase the benefits of overall cancer treatment. we're giving you another reason to pile on those blueberries for your morning cereal. the fruit isn't just high in antioxidants.

now a study says it boosts your brain power. the study included 16,000 women over the age of 70. those who ate the most blueberries and strawberries had a slower rate of developing memory problems. looking ahead on monday, the accused shooter in california will be in court. one goh is expected to be in a courtroom. we'll bring you information as it becomes available. a catholic high school student in pennsylvania has been banned from attending prom because she doesn't have a date. amanda dougherty has shelled out nearly $1,000 for the dress, the shoes, the tickets and now school administrators say she can't go. her date backed out at the last minute and the school told her she couldn't go alone. it's all because of the rule the archdiocese says they can't go alone. >> unless we are -- we're not good enough to go unless we have a guy standing next to us, it's kind of sickening.

>> the school says other events are not like this one, but they view the prom as a special event where the date is required. dougherty says she will fight that policy and hopefully get it changed. a dallas, texas school has something in common with the white house. they both share the same street address but that might be changing. st. phillips school and community center sits on the 1600 block of pennsylvania avenue in dallas. one man wants to rename that street after a former councilmember. time now for a check of that forecast and lynette what do you think about this with the girl in pennsylvania? no date, no go. >> i don't think that's good. she should be able to go. not everybody has somebody, so be able to get out there and do what you gotta do. speaking of having somebody. i was shopping at the grocery store yesterday and i have to give a shoutout to jane. it was nice to meet you and i know i'll be back there soon. as we look at the winds this morning, we are a little bit on the gusty side. we have sustained winds right

now 16 miles per hour out of the northwest. more of the same in easton. d.c. coming in right around 10 and close to 10 in york, pennsylvania. and, again, these are sustained winds. we'll see gusts today up to maybe 30 miles an hour. so with the sustained winds, we do have a wind chill, a slight wind chill. 47 degrees is what it feels like in baltimore right now and it feels like 49 in easton, feels like 39 degrees in hagueerstown right now. satellite and radar not bick -- picking up on a whole lot. lots of sunshine will rule the roost for today. high pressure is is going to build in behind this cold front that's already beginning to pass through the area and you can already tell that because the winds are changing out of the northwest as of now. we had that rain in here. that's pretty much gone for today, but future trend picking up on the rain pushing back in as we head into tomorrow afternoon. you can see that maybe around 4:00, 5:00 and that will continue even as we go into sunday morning, and then it gets out of here. so 50/50 looking type of

weekend. now, your hour-by-hour forecast for today we'll come in right around 62 degrees. the big story, though, it will be windy. check out the game day forecast for today, first pitch at 7:05. they will be playing the a's. temperature right around 55 degrees, partly cloudy and breezy, winds out of the northwest about 10 to 15 miles per hour. time now to get a check of the traffic with greg. good morning. reporter: good morning to you. early check on the beltway, right now looking god all the way around on the top side at 95 and route 1 bel aire. on the northwest side at 83, and that 70 at wood lawn, your lanes are open. same with 95, 895 on both sides of the key bridge. overnight road work at charles should be picked up. i-95 southbound still wrapping up road work where three lanes were closed, single file to the right. we're told they should be outta there by the top of the hour. we're very close right now. we're informed the harbor tunnel is is normalized so the harbor tunnel running both

traffic patterns. thursday was centered around colombia, and now the secret service scandal may be dealing with something a little more serious. what a u.s. contractor claimed happened while agents were in elsalvador last year. now protesting last year's killing rampage that took 77 lives in their country. we'll take you there when we go around the world and "good morning maryland" continues in just a bit. as we go to break, another live look at the sugar loaf festival at the cow palace in timmonium.

news time 4:56. a military judge has refused to dismiss the most serious charge against army private bradley manning. this case ongoing here in

maryland. he's accused of leaking classified documents to the site wikileaks. a judge ruled against a defense motion to dismiss the charges of aiding the enemy. those charges carry a maximum penalty of life in pretty much. the defense claims that manning didn't intend to help al-qaida when he sent the information to that website. and they're still dealing with the prostitution scandal after a trip to colombia. now new allegations have surfaced. the secret service agency is now investigating whether its agents hired strippers and prostitutes in advance of the president's trip to elsalvador last year. officials said the snept in colombia was isolated -- incident in colombia was isolated. now they're investigating incidents of unprofessional behavior in other reports. if you're traveling by air over the next several days, expect to be beefed up. new intelligence now suggests that al-qaida may be plotting attacks leading up to the anniversary of osama bin laden's death. his compound was raided in pakistan on may 2nd last year. officials are keeping a close eye on the al-qaida group in yemen. >> it doesn't take a great number of people to do the kind

of attack that we had on september 11th. that was less than two dozen people and it's clear they have that number available in places like yemen today. >> revenge attacks have been monitored by the u.s. ever since last may's raid. there have been no specific threats, though, against the u.s. coming up at 5:00, it's not far away, the grand opening of the maryland live casino in anne arundel county. how you can be one of the first to walk through those doors. that story coming up at 5:07. a boyfriend now catching flack for his not-so-funny prank that he played on his girlfriend. we've got the video and a preview of what's coming up later today. that's at 5:35. also the o's take another home win, a sweep on the toronto blue jays. highlights from that game and what's up next for the orioles. five people are dead after the helicopter they were riding in crashed in eastern romania, the chopper was passing through turkey when it went down. air traffic control is saying

the helicopter is not -- is used for agricultural purposeses, not civilian flights. it's not clear what caused that crash. 40,000 people packed in this section of oslo, norway singing in protest. they sang along with the my rainbow raised, the song mentioned by anders breivik who's on trial for killing 77. he says it's an example of what he believes cultural marxists have infiltrated and weakened overall society. could he be practicing for one of his own? royal watchers now cooing over the latest image of prince william holding a baby. william and katherine are now honoring a group of servicemen when a soldier asked the prips to hold her child. now rumors swirling around the royal couple. time now to start the 5:00 hour. in just a few hours ge