a man once dressed up as frosty the snowman is now charged again. what he went to jail for this time. take a live look at our camera at the inner harbor. it may be a wet start to the morning. thanks for joining us on this wednesday morning, may 2nd. i'm megan pringle. >> and i'm charles crowson. let's get over to lynette charles. you have a mixed bag. we have rain and fog. >> i'm shaking the bag up. i'm pulling out some thunderstorms in the area that will continue into the afternoon. that is a possibility and maybe even severe whether. but look at the satellite and radar, we see some showers and

thunderstorms now pushing still in ohio but now diving into west virginia and western pennsylvania. but as a zoom in a little closer, we see the showers in maryland. they're trying to exit but we still have some thunderstorms around cecil county as of now and saint mary's county. if you're in those areas traveling to those areas, be careful on the roadways. but they'll start so slide off towards the east. and we'll get a break in a matter of moments. but we could do it all over again. but speaking of this morning, we have some patchy fog to contend with. we have reduced visibility. and as you step out the door, you're wondering how to dress. you don't need the heavy coach. the temperatures are mild. back over to you. this is a live look at that traffic for this wet start to the wednesday. 895, south of o'donnell.

-- i'm sorry, 695 at liberty road. speed cameras out. mind your speeds. we have 95 and maryland 43. traffic beginning to build up a little bit there in the outgoing lanes. and we're still monitoring the crash in cecil county. route 1 closed in both lanes near the dam due to a multi-car accident. a student at the florida am was found dead on a bus apparently from hazing. authorities have been investigating ever since. john i don't know has new information -- sherrie johnson has new information. >> reporter: we learned that criminal charges are expected to be filed today in orlando against several people. they'll face charges in the hazing death of robert champion. he was a drum major at florida a&m university. in november, the 26-year-old collapsed in orlando on a bus

carrying members of the band. they suspect the band member was beaten to death in a hazing incident. the prosecutors said this case has multiple defendants that require different approaches for winning convictions. hazing sometimes happens among fraternitities and can be done in several ways. it is a first degree misdemeanor if it causes death or injury. sherrie johnson, "abc 2 news." authorities are on the lookout for a bathroom peeper. the guy has hit four different college campuses this year. the latest incident happened on the essex campus of the community college of baltimore county. a woman was in the lady's room and a man stuck his head under the stall. there are been other reports at towson, morganton and leola.

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good morning. we have a busy morning for you. so let's get to. sherrie johnson will is tell us what bills will be signed this morning. and sew sew is live for you on -- linda so is live for you on the jfx. but first we start with lynette charles. dealing with wet weather. still a lot of places are clearing out. but we have showers and thunderstorms around cecil county as of now. if your travels are taking you that way and stepping out the door this morning, you may want to hold off till this pushed off towards the east. and looking at showers and

thunderstorms crossing the bay. as we look around saint makersy's county and tall bert, some wet weather still across that area. we'll tend to get a break in the action. but we'll have another round coming as we go into the afternoon. visibility a big problem this morning. it is reduced. we have the patchy fog in baltimore right now, three miles of visibility and four in easton, three in york and five in laying hagerstown. very humid out there and the temperatures in upper 50s in reisterstown, shady side 61 and more the same in sitesville. time to take a look at traffic. this is a live picture of 695 and harford road. it's beginning to pick up but things are still smoothly but in owings mill, stop-and-go

traffic in reisterstown. it's closed on the conowingo road over the susquehanna river. there's an accident and they're working on cleaning item. you're looking at a live picture of 295 near downtown baltimore. things are moving along well there. if you want more traffic information, go to abc2news.com. it's a big day in annapolis. governor o'malley will be busy today doing some bill signing. sherrie johnson is here with a look at some of the top bills that will make their way to the governor's desk. >> reporter: a lot going on today in annapolis. governor o'malley will sign 300 bills passed in the legislation. the governor will sign a be in of environmental bills today, including one to double the

flush tax on septic systems from 30 to $60 to pay for improvements. and the governor will also sign phylicia barnes's lou. the bill is actually named after phylicia barnes. she have the north carolina teen who disappeared while visiting family in baltimore system she was later found murdered. her sister area ex-boyfriend is charged in her death. and the governor will sign a bill that stops employers from asking for e-mail and social network passwords. and it will one that gives prosecutors to go after someone for a 90-day jail term for anyone possessing 9-grams of marijuana. the bill signing will be

streamed live on the web. sherrie johnson, "abc 2 news." tonight is about you the taxpayer. the baltimore common council wants to know what city residents think about the 2013 fiscal year budget. it's a time for you to get out and tell them what you think about the proposals. taxpayers night begins at 5:00 tonight at city hall. democracy 2012 news to tell you about. newt gingrich is officially ending his campaign for the white house today. the former house speaker has indicated that he will leave the race after he finished forly in four primaries last week. he won only two contests in south carolina and grnl good morning which he represented -- and georgia which he represented for 20 years. his campaign is reportedly $4 million in debt. mitt romney said is meeting

on friday. there will be ethics training for secret service agents. about a hundred agents will be taking part in that training. classes will take place in laurel today and tomorrow. this is in response to the widening prostitution scandal that began in colombia. deself-defense hours away from presenting their case today of an african-american walking through a neighborhood. these were to charged with the 2010 beating of the 15-year-old teenager in baltimore. one brother grabbed the teen and the other hit him in the head with a radio. they're claiming self-defense. the police need your help with who hit a 15-year-old boy and took o he was hit while riding his bike on north point boulevard just after midnight. they believe she was hit by a ford explosion are with possible damage to the front

end. he was treated for a number of injuries. for information call the number on the screen. frosty the snowman is in trouble with the law again. kevin walsh has been arrested again. this time for disorderly conduct and other offenses. last year he dressed up as frosty for a holiday parade and allegedly kicking a police dog. traffic alert to tell you about this morning. if you use the jfx, you need to get ready for more headaches. linda so is live to tell you about new construction changes to affect your morning commute. >> reporter: construction has been going on the jfx by the 28th street bridge for several weeks now. starting tomorrow night from 10:00 to 4:00 in the morning, traffic will be completely stop in the northbound lanes of the

tjfx by the 28 -- by the jfx bridge. and the crews have to do a major excavation to repair a pipe underground that has collapsed. >> we'll have multiple times when we will do this overnight closure, probably through the month. so this is something people should expect every night. one direction or the other will be closed. >> reporter: the construction expected to be completed in the next six weeks. we have lists of alternate routes posted on our website, abc2news.com. linda so, "abc 2 news." time for five things that you need to know. the trial of john edwards continues today. the wife his former aide is expected to be back on the stand. she admitted that her husband took a.m. bent -- drank heavily.

the painting of the scream is going on the auction block. early estimates it had going for $80 million. and now they've upped it. it could go for $200 million. there are four existing versions of the scream. steve jobs will be inducted into the inventors' hall of fame. he died of cancer last october. scarlett johansson is getting a nice honor today, her star on the hollywood walk of fame. we'll talk about the we had weather like we have been talking about all morning long. as of now, we're seeing showers and thunderstorms working their way out of cecil county heading over across the boarder in

delaware. this is elkton and the elliott city, you're looking at reds and yellows. we have one heavy batch of rain in lexington park. this is to the south of church creek. and this is pushing across the bay as of now. it will continue to do so as we head into the remainder of the morning. and we'll get a break like we're getting a break in mount airy. but it will come back as we go into the afternoon. there is a chance there. but we see plenty of clouds around mount airy right now and more in the same of chesapeake beach that got a heavier thunderstorm earlier. you see the docks are wet this morning and there's more cloudiness in this area. you heard me talk about the showers and thunderstorms for this afternoon we have a slight risk of. the storm rediction center has us in that -- prediction center

has us in that. that is the for the entire viewing area as we go through the afternoon. we're picking up often showers and storms today -- picking up on showers and thunderstorms today and tomorrow. temperatures today close to 80 and we'll be humid outside. it will feeling sticky outthere. the dew points are on the high side. we look at the seven-day forecast for you and we have the warming trend as we go into thursday and friday. close to 86 degrees there and more seasonable as we go into next week. time to get a quick check on traffic. 695 and liberty road. traffic starting to pick up there. you can see a live picture right now. in pikesville, slow traffic on and frederick road. this is the outer look between maryland 147, harford road and providence road. if you're traveling around curtis bay, it is slow going

around the outer loop and quarantine road that is because of construction. owings mills stop and go traffic around reisterstown road and 695. and there's an accident in cecil county over the dam. it's closed in both directions. you'll see what is known as a supermoon this weekend. it will be full and at its closest point to earth. it will look even closer. this year's supermoon is expected to arrive saturday around 11:30 eastern. this is the 45th towson town fringe festival and we're -- spring festival and we're a proud sponsor this year. come stop by our booth. we're saturday 10:00 to 7:00 and sunday 1:00 to 7:00. charlie we're going to be there at 10 to noon. >> and saturday noon to 2:00

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