one year since the death of osama bin laden. more reaction as the president reacts on the anniversary. some agents getting extra training in baltimore. where they will be and when. good morning its tuesday, thank you for joining us. i'm megan pringle. >> i'm charley crowson. let's get you started with a check of the forecast and say good morning to lynette charles. good mornings we will start the day a little bit on the wet note for some of you. as you look at maryland's most powerful radar, most of the showers coming down towards the west around haguers town, we zoom in and see moderate rain. see the yellows along i-70, could be a wet commute. this is traveling to martinsburg, to the north, heading over the pennsylvania line. if you are traveling up that weighing you are going to get wet. one lone shower, i-83 seeing the showers pushing towards the

east heading through the remainder of the morning hours. grab the rain gear. you don't need the biggest coat. temperatures are on the mild side. we will see 80 in to the afternoon. the warm front pushes through, throughout the day and a trailing cold front. that could spark off showers and storms. i will talk about that coming up. now a check back to meagan and charlie. here is a live shot, near i- 895, near canton, traffic moving smoothly. howard county, this is 29 and 32s not much going on here. traffic will be picking up throughout the course of the day. delays to tell you about. curtis bay, road construction near 695, quarantine road. also, reisterstown, the right lane closed of i-795, of course the jfx expect those delays as well. left lanes closed on the inner

and outer sides, the inside left lanes closed for the construction. check out the live cameras and everything you need to know at abc2news.com, look at the traffic tabs for live cameras and delays and incidents. follow us on twitter at may recall traffic. today marks the anniversary of the death of osama bin laden. >> this morning, abc2 news, sherrie johnson, joins us with new details. >> president barack obama says the anniversary of the death of osama bin laden is a time for reflection. a year ago president obama announced a navy seal team fatally shot bin laden in a raid in pakistan. the president took the opportunity to raise the question of whether his republican presidential rifle, mitt romney, -- rival, mitt romney, would have made the same decision in targeting the leader. romney says he would have made the same decision. >> there is a difference in the roles they would play as

commander in chief. that's fair game. >> he managed to turn it in to a divisive political attack. most americans will see it as a sign of a desperate campaign. >> bin laden's death was greeted as a matter of justice, not politics. coming up, reaction from the navy seals involved. >> do you think president obama is trying to politicize the anniversary of osama bin laden's death? leave your thoughts at the facebook fan page, abc2news.com, we will look at them throughout the course of the morning. they will be watching you on your way to work. two new speed cameras to tell you about. for now, you are going to get a warning, in 30 days the warnings turn in to citations. ebenezer road, in addition to the 15 installed in baltimore

county. ebenezer in front of perry hall high school and other at johnny cake elementary school. may day protests could disrupt the morning commute. international workers holidays and strikes and acts of civil disoh beans planned around the u.s., including occupy protesters, they have an event scheduled for wall street. remember, they were prominent in the fall. trial will continue for julius henson, he is accused of making robocalls. the jury selection began yesterday. johns hopkins new hospital is open for business. >> doors officially open today. linda so is live outside the new state of the art towers with a preview. >> we are having trouble getting to linda. this is video of what we are talking about. the new hospital is open for

business. doors open today. they've been moving existing patients from the old building to the new one. the doors will officially open to the public today. they are moving pediatric patients in to the tower. >> a team of doctors and nurses are monitoring the progress to make sure it is a smooth transition for everyone. >> it's a matter of getting at all logistics arranged for a move, making sure we know which routes the patients will move along , the elevators are coordinated and the staff know their roles throughout the move. >> the new hospital has a new emergency department, one thing you are going to notice, they have taken out the overhead paging and loud noises to provide a quieter setting. >> 100 secret service agents are taking part in a training

in response to the wide ening prostitution scandal. it was scheduled for 20 people and has increased to 100 following the scandal. they will take place in lorel on wednesday and thursday. last summer's earthquake along the east coast left the basilica with damage. >> when is that going to start and how much is it going to cost? what students will get on their lunch plates today. good morning maryland continues in a few moments.

pollution becoming a problem in our state causing the state to miss ozone standards, according to the new clean air report which was issued yesterday, pollution is blowing in from other states

that report says the percentage of good air quality days rose to state. bids are going out for the damage of last summer's earthquake. the director of the basilica says there was no major damage. the basilica will be closed weekdays during repairs. time for a check of the forecast, here is lynette. yes, we are pretty active across the middle of the nation, again. we are seeing showers and thunderstorms popping up around missouri, in to oklahoma. today k we are get our own action as well. showers and thunderstorms from new england in to west virginia as of now, sliding in to virginia. this is also pushing in already in to maryland. we will see showers isolated throughout the day, maybe a

rumble of thunder. this is courtesy of a warm front working through. speaking of warm, we are dealing with mild temperatures right now. 55 degrees in towson. westminster, 56 we are seeing 60 degrees, 61 to be exact in rock hall. 58 now in galena. and 56 northeast. temperatures will soar from here, i will talk about showers and thunderstorms and also about temperatures that will be in the 80s. if you are heading out the door, now is a good time. there are no delays right now. a little bit of traffic on 95 north of 695. traffic is moving smoothly. 95 and 198 lorel, a smooth ride. couple of cars on the road, if you are heading out and you are going on the jones falls expressway, leave early, there are delays expected there

today. especially north avenue and falls road. that's due to construction. in the curtis bay area, expect delays this morning because of construction in that area as well. of course, reisterstown, 795, on the bellway, near owens mills, long delays because of delays in construction there. keep in mind now is a good time to leave. if you are traveling to the airport, bwi is stepping it up according to travel and leisure, bwi is america's 6th best airport. they had a low record of delays and cancellations, short lines and security and great communication by employees. elderly couple is grateful for their teenage neighbor. >> what he did, they are now calling him their guardian angel.

first lady, michelle obama is on the campaign trail on behalf of her husband, delivering remarks at fundraiser at noon, then speak to area campaign volunteers. >> task force charged with looking in to stand your ground law begins working today. this is the law that george zimmerman is using as his defense in the shooting death of trayvon martin. >> saving ten post offices from closing. they are part of the postal services plan to cut cost and save money. it starts at 4:00 in baltimore. unveiling a cafeteria today has a salad bar and water tap in it.

it's the wave of the nation documentary series set to air this month. penn state sports coaches will meet with students interested in playing sports in college. the coaches and others will be meeting with students at the marriott inter harbor hotel. police are searching for three men who broke in to a home near the university of maryland college park campus and stole money and drugs. three current and two former students live in the home that was hit before 1:00. after they left, one of the residents called 911. >> i woke up to one of them walking in my room and asking where my money and drugs were. did he get it? >> he took my weed and took my represent money. >> the robbery was -- rent money. >> the robey was drug related. it is a silver honda crv. police are searching for the

vehicle. 17 year old visiting friends in edgewood said he was jumped and stabbed multiple times. it happened across from the acon ridge court. after he saw the blood he called for an ambulance. the teen was taken to bay view. police are looking for the suspects. 16-year-old boy from forestville is hail adhere row for rushing to help his neighbors when he saw the house was on fire. the fire began on the second floor of the house. more than 30 firefighters worked to put out the flames beyond the second floor. she is thankful for a guardian angel that came in the ford of

her teenage angel. 7 banks in manhattan received envelopes containing white powder. mainly wells fargo , the message said quote this is a reminder that you are not in control. just in case you need an incentive to stop working. think fast, you have seconds. recipe for disaster rs police in sarasota arrested grandparents for towing this car behind they were v with their grandchild in it. marriage is like a literally, getting down moments after finishing the oklahoma sunday. %4telephone 26.2-miles with a ring in his pocket and popped the question when they

crossed. she said yes. the couple has been dating for more than a year. this was the third marathon together. pesticide maybe hindering brain development in children. half had low levels of what is known for their @tcord blood at birth. the oh half had high levels. the ones with the high levels had overgrown or under grown in certain areas of the brain. the makers of the chemical say the small study doesn't accurately show the effects of pesticide in the children. when should you get a mammogram? this are two studies that say if you are at increased risk for breast cancer, get a mammogram every other year starting at the age of 40. comes down to weighing options with your doctor. if you are at risk, you may want to talk to your doctor about getting screened each year. here is a tough question

for you, the answer is easy, how much are moms worth? they are priceless. they have several jobs k cook, taxi drivers, psychologists and ceo of the household. if we had to put a number to what a mom was worth, what would you say? >> gazillion dollars. stay at home moms work on average 94 hours a week. their work is around $112,000 a year. working moms work 57.4 hours a week. their work is around $66,000 a year. there you go. moms, working moms and stay at home moms are worth a lot. >> best job in the world. >> i wouldn't know. i have a great mom and you are a great mom. >> your mom is a great mom. >> she loves meagan. >> and and iand lynet. it's on the radar already, we are mild this morning.

as you head out the door, look at this close to 60 in baltimore. the temperatures will go up as the warm front slides through. that's where the focal point for the showers are as well. 61 degrees now, dc, 63 in easton with my weather watcher, rich, he says it's mild this morning with the temperatures in the 60s. you are spot on. 57 right now in york. 55 frederick. the winds, yes we have winds, especially easton. these winds south at 15 miles an hour, 6 in dc and 3 frederick. we will be breezy todays that warm front slices through and a cold front moving in as well. that's going to be bringing us another chance for a couple of showers by this afternoon. the satellite and radar picking up on the scattered showers. see them along pennsylvania, all this is sliding north and east in to new england. and it extends back in to virginia and west virginia. seeing lines of showers and

thunderstorms. for us, in the state of maryland, around hagerstown, this is starting to slide towards the east and this will get to us as we go through the remainder of the morning. i will be monitoring the situation. we still need the rain. the weather pattern shows the warm front that will move through as we go through the remainder of the morning , the area of low pressure will move through as well as the cold front. behind that, though, temperatures might drop off slightly but a tricky forecast for tomorrow in terms of temperatures. we will warm up. see the seven-day forecast in a few minutes. future trend not picking up on a lot. we could have showers around by 9:00. this model gets it out of here, we could see sun in to the afternoon. ly call ate sun-cloud mix, chance for showers in the forecast. wednesday, we will do it all over again. ly keep the chance for showers in the forecast for us. for today, though, 80 degrees is what i'm going with by this

afternoon. warmer than yesterday. we have the showers possibly a thunderstorm, and then by tonight that temperature, 58 degrees, mostly cloudy and it will be mild by tomorrow we are coming in around 78 degrees flirting with the 80-degree mark. periods of clouds and shall be, showers and storms will be possible. here is a check of the seven- day forecast as we will get in to the mid-80s by friday, we will have the chance for thunderstorms in the forecast, we cool down as we head in to the latter part of the week in to next week. it is 4:52, looking at a life picture of 695s bw, 295, things are moving well. see a couple of cars on the roads, headlights. good time to head out early in the morning. let's look at one of our cameras and see what we have going at 695, this is the west view of 695, things are looking good there, too. not a lot of delays to report. it's only 4:52 in the morning.

greenmont closed due to a movie shoot. that's one thing to keep in mind. northbound and southbound lanes east 25th and 29th. if you have travel questions, always head to abc2news.com, click on the traffic tab, we have everything from traffic incidents to delays that you need to know about now. no delays to tell you about. 83 this morning, keep in mind there will be delays later on. now is a good time to leave. construction will back up 295 for the next month. the live casino and fha will hold construction. bw parkway interchange will be closed. it's the fist of the maryland's new diverging diamonds interchange design. some of you may have turned on your heat over the past couple of nights. >> why the extra usage may not cost you a lot of money. the changes coming on your bge

bill. where mcdonald's is building a new restaurant, half the size of a football field. good morning maryland continues on this tuesday, may 1st. a live look at new york, back in a bit. ñ[= you're going down! it's all over! no! it's not over yet! sofas that can take anything life throws at them.

. ist not often we get to tell you your bill is going down. the electricity price goes in to effect in june. that means you will see a drop of $54 a year. it's because of the bidding taking place, twice a year with wholesale providers. the break runs through june and may. a type of dry dog food is recalled because of salmonella concerns that recall involves diamond puppy formula distributed nationwide including here in maryland.

production of the product has been suspended since last month. the plant is in the same one that made the mold contaminated dog food killing dozens of dogs in 2005. we posted the entire list of recalled dog food on abc2news.com. we live a pretty prosperous life here. 8 countys in the mid atlantic, rank on forbes magazine of the 10 wealthiest. four counties in northern virginia made the list, two in new jersey. howard county came in 5th. average household income there, is more than $103,000. the magazine said the great schools are one of the reasons that families move to howard county. ocean city, mega club secret won a trademark against a competitor. the ruling which happened in baltimore gives secrets to permanent injunction. secrets is planning to expand throughout the state and the company using a similar name

has locations in mexico and the caribbean. induction ceremony takes place in alexandria, virginia for steve jobs. number of babies born going through painkiller withdrawal tripled. what led to the increase, that story is coming up. what a safe group has to say about the bronx zoo accident. why they say it happened. that story at 5:24. plus can facebook safe your life? why the founders say absolutely. that story is coming up at 5:46. news and the world, protests continue in cairo against the arrest of an egyptian lawyer. he was aired for possession of 21,000 bills of xanax. he was sentenced to 20 lashes and a year in prison for insulting the king.

thousands of border police went on strike causing delays for drivers crossing with croatia. bos kneians were headed -- boss bosnians were headed off of the may day holiday. a man sits in jail after illegal crossing of the border in el paso. the family says he was delivering ammunition and made a wrong turn he was taken in to custody and been in jail for two weeks. his family is pleading for his safe return. mcdonald's is super sizing its latest location. the company is building olympic sized restaurant in london. it will be open during this year's summer games which start in july. the restaurant will behalf the length of a football field have 2000 employees and seats 1500 people. time to start the 5:00 news.