hundreds of bills into law. a look at some of the top bills that he signed. also ahead, if you're too busy to pack your lunch this morning, we have a tips how to buy a quick bite without the calories. good morning. i'm megan pringle. >> and let's say good morning to megan pringle. good morning. as you step out the door, take the rain gear with you again. keep it around because we'll have the chance for the showers and thunderstorms as we go through the day. we zoom in and if your travels are taking you up 83 and looking at heavier rain at glenn rock and new freedom and hamstead, wet rain in that area.

we're looking at they rockersville. and in montgomery along 270, you're looking at wet roadways and heavier shower around laytenville. a lot of construction to talk about on the roadways. this is 895 at o'donnell. a number of construction sites out there. and also in the jfx this morning, plan your commute accordingly you know the southbound lanes on both ways, north and south will be closed. and there's construction on broken lane parkway. and they got the traffic cameras out this morning getting the speeders as they fly by. consider yourself warned. we have a traffic alert for you

this morning, beginning tomorrow evening. all lanes of 83 will be closed. that is part of an ongoing construction construction project. what you need to know and a live report coming up in 15 minutes. another candidate in the gop pool is expected to drop out today. newt gingrich said that he will drop out later on today and he is expected to endorse more m and governor o'malley is going to sign bills past today's legislative session. >> sherrie johnson is here with a look at some of the top bills. >> it takes place in the 2:00 p.m. in the governor's reception room in the statehouse. he'll sign 300 bills in this legislative section. and he'll sign a number of

environmental bills today, including one on the flush tax system from 30 to $60 law. and he'll taken the if he phylicia barnes bill. she was visiting in baltimore last year over christmas and she was found in a river. the boyfriend of her sister was charged with her damage. a bill would better employers from acquiring -- bar employers from acquiring jurors that not go to work on any day that they are summoned for jury

duty. the bills will be signed today at 2:00 p.m. at the statehouse. and congressman cummings will be on hand today at john hopkins university. this will be will be day two of ethics trains. hopkins has a history of working with secret service. the agency is expected to announce new conduct rule for all ages. we have an update on a water main break that we told you about last night. the crews are still on the scene this morning. we spoke with baltimore public works overnight. and the crews are still trying to fix the 20-inch main and valve. public work officials say it's impact bad 50 homes. if you need bottled water, head to willow springs to pick some up. two brothers are accused of

beating a black teenager while paroling a neighborhood. the request came after the state rested et cetera case. they were charge -- rested its case. they were charged in 2010. one brother grabbed the teen and the other hit him in the head with a radio. carroll county deputy as rest add man they say that stabbed his mother on golden rod in westminster. they say they're still trying to figure out a motive. we learned the boys charged with killing a man in march has admitted to being involved with the accidental shooting death. the boys were playing with a gun when it went off and they hit the body in a pile of

trash. she pleaded guilty to second degree murder. jason watson was hit while riding his bike while along the shoulder on southbound point boulevard and he was hit by a ford explorer with dark tinted windows. watson was treated with severe injuries. anyone with information should call baltimore county police. we'll pass along the number here. 4:36. educators want to make sure that the kids at the harvest school have the latest in technology. >> valuable tool that's the students will have in their hands and how it got to them. a column of dust that people got a glimpse of and did it pose any danger. a live look at i83. what you made to know about

changes come thing in a live report in minutes.

heavy rain in eastern china is causing flooding and flooding rivers. they have surpassed the warning level. this year's rainfall is heavier than those in previous years. check out this dust devil in colorado. it looks like a tornado but it didn't pose a real threat this passed over several buildings in denver yesterday. no injuries reported. and it's interesting with a storm like this, it's cool to watch but it's not that strong. it's not that strong. and we won't have any dust devils here. but we have our own reduce visibilities this morning.

we have fog and patchy fog in spots. we want to see the tens that we're seeing everywhere else across the board. we'll get those as we go through the morning hours of the but we're watch something showers and some thunderstorms working their way in here. and we have disturbances riding along a frontal boundary across the ohio valley. we have showers and thunderstorm there's and more in west virginia too. and we're looking at showers in the state of maryland right now. if you're going into north baltimore, you're looking at showers there and also as we head back towards montgomery county and frederick county dealing with wet weather. take the rain gear. you can leave the coat at home for today. the temperatures are mild. 59 in aberdeen, 64 in bel air. chestertown 61. and i have to throw in the humidity for good measures. and now over to megan. time to take a look at traffic right now. you're looking at a live picture of 95 and 695.

you can see not a lot of traffic right now. but it's early. we want to let you know in towson, there's road construction on the right lane. closed at 695 on the outter road and charles street. and ricer town, there's road construction, the right lane closed at 695. we'll have more on traffic and tie-ups on 83. if you don't have plans this weekend, hang out with some of from us abc 2. the towson town spring festival is this saturday and sunday. we're a proud sponsor. stop by the booth. that is a good time. it's a story that captured the nation and shed some light and the practice of hazing. >> a press conference later today that could shed new light

on the death of a former student, robert champion. and the parents of a three- year-old have a lot of questions for a daycare center. a parent's night somewhere straight ahead. this is a live picture of downtown baltimore at the inner harbor. we'll be right back. ñ[=ff

vice president joe biden and his wife are hosting ailing cinco de mayo the white house today. and there's a proposed budget put together by baltimore mayor and will have a meeting tonight at city hall. a school held and auction this past saturday raising money for the purchase of tablets. they'll get the tablets today. a ribbon-cutting is

happening this morning to celebrate the completion of a $6.9 million construction project. several buildings at the campus went major renovations, including the library and the bookstore. and the florida state's attorney will hold a news conference and filed several charges against several people after a hazing accident that resulted in the death robert champion. get ready for more headaches with construction changes. linda so is here to tell you what is going on. >> reporter: construction on jfx has been going on for several weeks now near the 28th street bridge. tomorrow expect the backup to get worse. traffic will be completely stopped in the northbound lanes of the jfx. that will happen every night

till sunday. crews have to do a major excavation to repair underground pipes that collapsed. and they need to do that to keep portions of the highway from falling apart. >> we'll have time through the night that we will need to close this people will need to expect that, that one direction will be closed. >> reporter: we have a list of alternate routes posted on abc2news.com. and you're being advised to use the alternate routes. live near the jfx, linda so, "abc 2 news." >> we're working for you every day on the traffic conditions. we want to introduce to you lauren cook. she has joined the "abc 2 news" morning team so like her on facebook and you can get a complete access and you can find a link from her page to ours. we know sitting in traffic can be a real headache.

but there's good news for our area. maryland did not make the list of the nation's most congested highways. chicago's i290 topped the list at number one. if you don't have time to make lunch before you head out the door, chances are you might be eating out. we have tips how you can get afulling meal without loading up on the fast food calories. keep the hidden calories off the plate. that is what health experts say. they say nix things like crowd tons and salad dressing. if you like mexican food, skip the tortilla and go for the bowl. and script cheese, mayo and avocado. >> a fantastic option is vinegar. >> so before you order any fast

food meal, it is suggested that you pick up awe nutrition guide that breaks down the calories, fat and sodium. we're letting the secret out of the bag. you can get a chocolate dalmation at starbucks, or you can try ordering a row burger with a side of fringes. they come from fans and customers that post this information on line. we told you about this yesterday. a big announcement. the createtor of facebook said it was his girlfriend that sparked announcing that you'll be an organ donor on your facebook page. >> our dinner conversations are often about facebook and kids and the kids that she's

meeting. and she'll see them getting sicker. and an organ becomes available and she comes home and it's like her face is lit up because someone's life is going to be better because of this. >> and more than a hundred thousand americans are waiting for an organ right now. 7,000 may die this year if they do not receive a transplant. zuckerberg hopes this will make a big difference. five people are held in cleveland after charged with plotting to blow up a bridge. >> defendants planted the explosives at the base of the bridge. the defendants armed the explosives. they left and went to a remote site and sat there entered the codes that they thought would blow up a bridge with innocent people traveling over it. >> and the group had been

working months with an fbi informant. the danger was never in danger. we'll have a live report and new react coming out of -- reaction coming out of cleveland. a child was allegedly left alone in a daycare. the mother said that her husband went to pick up their three-year-old daughter. the door was locked and the child was left inside. and child services is now investigating. in tulsa, women are getting a good workout and feeling good about themselves at the same time. it's time time to ditch the sneakers and put on some stilettos. balance is key. they do the same exercises that you would do in an aerobics class. but you may be wondering if it is safe? doctors say that one false move

could land you out of the stiletto and in a cast. i imagine so. >> ashley our producer is the queen ste stilettos. >> really. >> yes, i go for comfort than cuteness. right now we're dealing with showers in the area. let me show you what is going on maryland's most powerful radar right now. we'll take a radar tour and we're seeing showers come in tiny town and south ward. this is sliding off towards the east as of now. and we're getting showers pushing in around von grove and garrettsville. and you're heading across the boarder and you'll run into wet weather this morning. and take you to montgomery

county and howard county. you're seeing showers moving along i-70 there. so a good shower coming down across that area. and that will be the season narrow this morning. and this afternoon, we have a chance for some more thunderstorms in the forecast and also they could become a little on the severe side. so the storm prediction center has us at a slight risk of for severe weather, the risk of will be the damage winds and severe hail. right now, temperatures are quite mild, 62 degrees in baltimore, 63 in east tonight and you have that warm air mass that will help fuel some of the thunderstorms this afternoon. 7-mile visibility this morning and we're dealing with patchy fog. you shake it up and pull it out, and we have it this morning. this is courtesy of this low pressure riding along this stationary front. future trend picking up fast.

we'll have showers and thunderstorms going into the afternoon tomorrow and the day after that. take a look on the roads. this is 695 in the baltimore- washington parkway or 295, they'll have changes out there near rumble mills mall a announcements coming up as they get ready to open the casino that is coming up in june. 795 and ricer towns they got construction and we're going remind that you the highways on 29 north, they've got construction between highway 40 and 103 in howard county. so you can expect the tie-ups and the traffic cameras. they're out this morning and a live look at i-95 and north. the traffic is building up. so plan accordingly. they cofounded the apple computer in his parents' garage. >> and it will be in the

smithsonian and it will show off steve jobs' work and how he'll be honored today. 190 feet above ground and how the firefighters were able to get these guys down from this monument. there's a live look. >> that is the philippines. it looks nice. >> warm thoughts. >> warm thoughts on this wednesday morning. we'll be right back. [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more.

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man arrested while dressed as frosty the snowman during a parade has been arrested again. he was yelling profanities at the sidewalk at police in no he was dressed as frosty and allegedly kicked a police dog. a person was hit and killed by a marked train in rosedale.

it happened just before 7:30 where shaver lane crosses the train tracks. it was traveling south at the time of the crash. passengers were transferred to another train. and the police have yet to release the identity of the person that was kill. no word on why they were on the tracks. today the late steve jobs will be honored for his work of the and the cofounder of apple will be induct into the national hall of fame. in more than a week, a new exhibit will feature the apple cofounder. the smooth smooth will feature more than 300 of his patents at the national mall. it opens may 11th and will be there through july. it will include the 1985 apple macintosh computer and a 2010 ipod and copies of hundreds of documents.

current and former wal-mart employees will be getting paid soon. they'll be paid back wages and damages for being denied evertime pay. wal-mart will pay $4.8 million to some 4500 employees. the company said they improperly considered managers and security workers to be exempt from overtime. twitter generation is teaming up to get followers of pepsi accounts to see some of the hottest live concert. pepsi is now third. and diet pepsi is seventh on the list of the top beverage brands. news around the world, 13 people dead following a helicopter crash in colombia. 7 were members of the colombian air force and six were police officers. they were on a transportation mission when it went down. they're looking into what may

have caused the crash. the search continues this morning after a ferry in india split in 2. 103 people died in the accident. it was about 70 people over capacity. and the ferry is beginning to dock after a storm when it broke in two and sank. it was not a perfect picture vacation. six tourists had to be rescued after they were trapped in the columbus monument. they were stranded 200 feet. firefighters used a crane and finely brought them down to -- finally brought them down safety. governor signs hundreds of bills into law. we'll show you the web link with the complete list of the bills that will be signed. and newt gingrich makes a big announcement for his run for the e