>> reporter: no major delays early on this monday morning. 83 headed through cockeysville and towards the beltway we are in good shape and west side of the city a very good ride. no incidents to report on 695 in or outer loop. back to to you. >> new york officials are investigating a minivan crash near the bronx zoo that killed 7 family members. it happened on sunday. victims were traveling in a van when it went out of control crossed the highway and plunged to the ground. sherrie johnson hats been following -- has been following the story and brings us more on

what happens today. >>reporter: investigators will be back on the scene today looking into the crash that killed 7 people including three children. also today, the medical examiner is expected to release the cause of death. it happened sunday, two sisters ages 45 and 39, three girls ages 10, 7 and 3 and their grandparents visiting from the dominican republic. police say the 45-year-old woman was driving south on the bronx river parkway when she lost control of the honda pilot. the suv flipped over a four- foot high iron fence and dropped about 60 feet landing upside down in remote area of the zoo away from the exhibit and closed to visitors. all 7 were pronounced dead at the scene. >> we believe that the driver may have struck a barrier and reacting to striking that barrier, the driver makes a severe right-hand turn and goes over the side wall. >> now officials say the height

of the guardrail will be one of the parts they will be looking into in this investigation. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. this morning, we are learning more about the situation in annapolis. police there are searching for two suspects who stabbed three men at the elks lodgment a party was going on -- lodge. a party was going on and a fight broke out and that's how play think it started. three victims were taken to shock trauma. we are learning more about the man accused to stabbing his pregnant girlfriend to death and dumping the body in the trunk in prince george's county. they found jasmine's body in the car in district heights on friday. they have arrested her estranged boyfriend nathan rogers on who is on the screen. he lived around the corner from the crime scene. few of moss' friends knew his name and never met him. roger who hers a previous arrest and conviction for first degree assault. he was on house arrest. >> this is really shocking.

i am praying for the family and hoping by the grace of god they will be all right. >> the expectant mother just started a a new job. former teacher in -- students of a former teacher in baltimore plan who do what they can to make sure a teacher stays behind bars. he is serving life for raping a student but a judge says he had ineffective counselor before -- counsel before the trial. it's being debated whether to offer a 10-year plea deal. the half brother of north carolina teen phylicia barn hose went missing for months before her body was found is now training to become a baltimore police officer. brian barnes says he was inspired by the detectives who worked on this case. prosecutors announceed that michael johnson has been charged with first-degree murder in the disappearance and

murder. brian barnes says because of losing his half sister he can better deal with families who lost someone. he will be start as a cadet with the police academy sometime this week. today will be the first official meeting on the task force on the controversial stand your ground law in florida. the debate spiraled regarding the law since the trayvon martin case began. george zimmerman is using that as his defense in the case. also the accused shooter in a religious school in california will be in court. juan go is he speced to enter aplea. maryland's highest court says all pit bulldogs are dangerous making it easier for victims to file a lawsuit. just after one attack. the spca is saying the ruling is just wrong. the court traced several cases including that of keyniya hair hoist was attacked near her

home needing 40 stitches. under the ruling if a suit is filed the victim would only have to show that the dog owner or the landlord of the property knew the dog was at least part pit bull since the court's claim is all pit bulls is aggress knife landlords may be reluckant to allow certain dogs on their property, and because of that, people might be faced with eviction if they have a certain pet. >> the maryland spca hopes the case will be reconsidered. aileen gabbey believes own verse a big say on whether or not anydog learns to attack and says it's more likely for a dog to be aggressive if it is not neutered. october of 2011 when a huge fire swept through the mount washington tavern leaving the restaurant burnt to the ground. now there's new way to leave your mark isn't that right charley. >> reporter: it is. they are underway with the reconstruction of the historic land marched. but now you -- landmark. but now you can be a part and

live with the mount washington tavern. details coming up in a bit. >> powerful storms blew across the midwest. what people are waking up to this morning. we will look at that and your local forecast in two minutes. you are waking up to what's new in baltimore as we head to break a. live picture of the world trade center. more on that because that project reaching new heights. details straight ahead. ff

now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. 4:39. looks like golf balls falling from the sky. this actually was the scene in st. louis over the weekend. they got battered with severe weather and strong thunderstorms pushed through the area produing huge hail. and the wind was also a huge factor. straight line wind represented apart a tent filled with baseball fans outside st. louis. look at this because this is what is left of the deadly tent collapse that happened there. a gust of wind lifting the tent and launching metal rods into

the crowd. one man died, 16 people hospital eyed. 100 people were treated at the scene. that's the situation in st. louis. but we want to know what's going on here. let's go over to meteorologist lynette charles. >> we have severe weather that's going to be popping up as we go throughout the day across the southern plains working their way across the midwest and ohio valley. we are dealing with heavier rain and thunderstorms moving into oklahoma and kanza, missouri as well. and all this will extend up to the north. but we will stay out of that threat. we will stay out of the rain for the most part for today. and the clouds will begin to increase and that's what we are seeing as we go through the morning and this afternoon. right now, though, temperatures are on the cool side. good morning towson at 37 degrees. 38 in westminster and 49 in sparrows point let's check traveling with vinny bruce. >> reporter: off to a pretty good start. that's how we like it. no major issues on the

ininterstates baltimore belt -- interstates baltimore beltway or 695. the only thing to keep in mine the new work zone on the jones falls expressway headed southbound at about 29th street. the left lane will be taken away. we can anticipate potential delays. but so far, off to a good start. no major incidents to start your monday morning. now back to you. >> all right, thanks so much. listen, if you have a little one, you know how important car seat safety is. this morning, how state officials are trying to help you install your car seat without leaving your house. a little boy puts up a fight to get his mom's purse from a would be robber. that story is coming up next. you are waking up to what he new in maryland. we will be right back. you're going down! it's all over! no! it's not over yet! sofas that can take anything life throws at them.

4:43. five things to know before heading out. state leaders are coming together to call on the governor and law makers to hold

a special session. they want the state to restore the cuts in the doomsday budget and enact a tobacco tax increase. bus transportation services are extended to fort mchenry. i mayor and other leaders are announcing the extense this morning. -- extension this morning. parents can can get inspections through skype. there's a new service that starts today. they can chat with parents live and demonstrate how to install car seats from their office. a new app is unveiled that allows people to report complaints of racial and religious profiling at airports. the complaint will be sent to the transportation security administration and the department of homeland security. the bible is being read cover to cover today in the nation's capitol. international bible reading association is holding the annual bible reading marathon featuring 90 hours of continuing open reading of the

bible. fire ripped through mount vernon at the tavern five months ago. and since then, crews have been work toward rebuild the historic -- working towards rebuilding the historic landmark. you have the opportunity to get involved. charley crowson is here to tell us what's happening. >> reporter: thanks. it has been five months and halloween night, 2011, the mount washington tavern burn to the ground and now they are in the process of rebuilding. joining us now shannon maddox with the tavern. how are things going so -- so far. >> it's going great. they have the framing and roof and now they will work on the electrical and things like that on the inside. >> reporter: how are the spirits of the staff? >> so excited we can't wait for it to open. we will be back. charlie and kathy will be back serving up drinks. >> reporter: time to go and have a great time. let's show the work being done right here. paul will push in for us here. there's a great program being done with mount washington in conjunction with the pediatric

hospital. people can become a part of the history of the tavern. >> yeah. what we are doing is we are going to do brick signing you can buy a brick and 100% of the profits go to the mount washington pediatric hospital and buy a brick and put your name out and be there pho ever. >> reporter: -- forever. >> reporter: and this has been going on for a couple months but there's a little bit of time left if you want to get involved. >> we are hoping it will be closed late september and the information will be at mount washington tavern.com and also, on our facebook page there's all kinds of updates about construction and events that will be going on around the city keeping our name out there. >> reporter: you were giving me a fact about the building when it burned on halloween. there was a portion of the building that didn't burn. >> the original part of the building which was built in the 19th century, 1800s didn't burn the front part. some of the things like the old shuffleboard will be back to be

played on. >> reporter: that's mc washington tank.com. if you want to donate a brick. we will look at what one of the bricks looks like and your piece of history as you take part in not only helping with the rebuilding of the tavern but helping out the pediatric hospital here at mount washington. charley crowson abc2 news. >> thanks. the -- the port authority in new york will mark a major milestone of the installation of steel columns making it the largest skyscraper in the city. this is a live picture of it. it will surpass the height of the empire state building. it's set for 1:30. a tower opening in maryland the johns hopkins tower. pediatric patients are being moved into the building. new technology will give doctors a better advantage when it comes to care. there is a command center where doctors and nurses can coordinate logistics and

monitorpatients. >> we are expecting it to be flawless. patients hl been okayed. everyone is in stable condition anyone who is not is in the intensive care unit. we practiced the move a number of times. >> this is the command sent he for the -- center for the move. a group of people are watching the patient move from one place to the new place. and we are looking for problems that might occur during the process. we are looking at closing down the old unit. >> stay with us at 5 and 6, we will introduce you to a young girl settling into her new room. we will tell you how the transition is going. the cost of disability compensation to wounded veterans is soaring. the department of veterans affairs expect to spend $57 billion on disability benefits and that's next year. it is nearly quadruple the amount spent at the start of the wars in afghanistan and iraq. because of the process that was made, in medicine and technology, soldiers are

surviving their injuries much more than in the past. now that's putting a much bigger strain on vas and their budgets. around the nation, police in beaver, pennsylvania near pittsburgh say two teen girls were hit by a car. you see they fell asleep while sunbathing in the road. the 13-year-olds were hit sunday afternoon and airlifted to the hospital. authorities say the girls are in fair condition and they also say that one of the girls brothers stopped at a stop sign made a turn and hit the girls. a very brave story to tell you about. a young boy an 8-year-old right there went to a robber would-be robber after he tried to steal his mother's purse e was inside his kansas home when the suspect barged in and grabbed the purse. the boy and his family started to chase the robber through the neighborhood. the suspect ran down an embankment and then ran into an oncoming car. he is in the hospital with several broken bones. and no purse.

all right. picking up a prom dress is a huge deal. but for one teenage, she had a two-year planning for that perfect dress. she made it herself. look at that. the project took 5 months and more than 5,000 soda tabs and the event collected colored tabs on the trim of the dress and sewed up the zipper between the tabs was hardest part but looks cool. the final product is impressive. there seeps to be a app for -- seems to be a app for everything and one app is asking how ugly are you. it's called the ugly meter. take a picture of yourself and the ugly meter examines you. your eyes and nose and bone structure and basically scores on a scale of 0 to 100. now the creator of the apps scored a 32. the app is selling very well worldwide. time for a check on the weather. i don't know about you but that's like the most redickous thing i heard.

>> it's hobble. what's the point? >> i agree. >> let's mob onto a something that's -- move onto a something that's happy. >> and people are paying for it. >> we have a frost advisory in effect until 8 this morning foresees i will county and point northward. adams county and york connedy are under that. and you can see -- county are under that as well. and you can see that off to the north and east. it's breezey this morning. so it's making it feel chillier out there. the wind out of the north and east at -- winds out of the north and east at 9 miles per hour. dc at around 6. more of the same in frederick and hagerstown at 8. we are feeling more like 45 in baltimore and the temperature is 47. so the actual temperature is feeling a little chillier. se we are dealing with the wind today and that will continue even as we go into the afternoon. the satellite and radar not picking up on a whole lot in terms of precipitation but we are seeing the clouds on the increase going throughout the day. be prepared for that. and the weather pattern is

showing you what's happening. high pressure is in control. this will slide off toward the east. this warm front will try to work its way in here and we will feel the warm front going into tomorrow. so look out for the 80s in the forecast, but future trend not picking up on a whole lot. but we will see the work weather working in here going through the overnight. waking up to some showers possible and also it could be a little on the wet side for the commute tomorrow morning. then we will see some off and on showers going throughout the day. that's possible. but for today, that forecast coming in right around 65 degrees. we will have the clouds on the increase but it will be cool for today. 55 and cloudy and then by tomorrow, that temperature right around 79 degrees. and here's check of the seven- day forecast as we will see 80s as we head into thursday and friday. let's check of the traffic with vinny bruce. >> reporter: good morning. thanks very much. it's off to a very good start so far on our interstates. no major delays to report. light volume getting started on the north side of the beltway and around 83s. but no major problems and

remember on the jfx, at 29thyou will lose the left lane due to long-term construction. overnight construction at the tunnels has been cleared and taken away. you will find no delays through the fort mchenry or baltimore harbor and no delays. back to you 4:53. new information surfaced into the scandal surrounding the members of the secret service. the new rules members of the elite agency now have to follow and more about the agents who were said to be at the center of the scandal.police plus a little girl had a -- plus a little girl had a close call crossing the street. how she managed to avoid being hit by a speeding truck. 49 degrees here and here's a live picture of new york city in the center of the screen. the world trade center. we will be right back. the car on the left was filled up with

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basketball player has been arrested for disorderly conduct. officers arrested howard about 2:30 in the morning on sunday. police say that he was not involved in a fight that took place, however, he was shouting close by. howard missed the last month of the season after suffering a knee injury. now there is a statue at camden yards to honor frank robinson. we told you it was coming and it's official. it is in the area of -- beyond left centerfield. robinson says he is honored by the sculpture. >> this is a very special place in my heart baltimore. it always has been since i came here and it always will be and you the fans have made it that way. whenever i come back here, you make me feel welcomed and whenever i come back i see a lot of my exteammates and we all kind of just like we have been together for life.

>> robinson's sculpture is one of six unveiled this season. 4:57. democracy 2012 coverage. looks like newt gingrich will end his bit for the presidential nomination on wednesday in washington, d.c. this is according to a close source of the former house speaker. he will express support for mitt romney and they spoke by phone last week. fresh fallout from the secret service scandal as they fight to restore its reputation. agents working anywhere overseas are now under clear new orders. the code of conduct covering their actions on and off duty. foreign nationals are banned from agents hotels, visiting not resultable establishments prohibited and alcohol may only be be consumed in moderate amounts while op duty and alcohol is ban -- off duty and alcohol is banned 10 hours before reporting for duty. >> they are beginning to put in

policies that i think will be instrumental in moving the agency forward. >> the current investigation centered around a man whose maryland home is up for sale and is still ongoing. coming up all new at five this morning, it's been nearly a year since osama bin lad anndeath. what happened since that. what has officials worried. that's coming up at 5:24. plus, a group of moms are having some serious influence on the upcoming presidential election. who they are and that story at 5:47. a center to help disabled adults find jobs a. closer look at the center and what it's about at 5:48. news around the world, look at this video from china. you can see little girl running across the street and a huge pickup truck headed for her. looks like she got hit but she ducked under the truck and the truck swerved and slammed into a light pole. she walked away with a couple scratches and the driver was

injured. an abandoned van containing a device with 600 pounds of explosives were found in northern island they believe it's related to the distint irish army. this is twice the size of the bomb left at the courthouse two years ago. if it exploded it would have caused mass devastation to the area. egypt's ruling military council is reshuffling the cabinet. this comes after islamic tom nated -- dominated parliament suspended sessions due to protest of the panel's failure to heed calls for dismissal. they deman to form their cabinet to replace the military appointed one that they accuse of inefficiency. a heatwave baking parts of thyland causing major -- thailand causing major problems. railway officials expect miles of