forecast with meteorologist lynette charles. again could be a wet thursday. >> yes, you're right at least the start. definitely dealing with some wet weather. it is starting to weaken though and that's some good news. we got a little which was good and now we're going to get a little bit of a break but still some showers arnold baltimore county pushing in. we can see around wood lawn, randallston, baltimore, dun dock also in it and also overly. this is light rain we're dealing with. no real big downpours. to the eastern shore with some moderate rain. you can see in a couple of yell row areas the darker green in- between galena and also chestertown. once again kent county southward some wet weather across that area and again this is light showers around chunkville at this time -- churchville at this time. take your rain gear as you head out and about. we will dry out in the later morning hours into the afternoon but once again there's the possibility for more scattered showers to pop up into the afternoon.

but for this morning, we're also dealing with some patchy fog out there. reduced visibilities so take it easy on the roadways, we only have about four miles in baltimore and seven in easton. five in dc right now and three in hagerstown. so temperatures are above average but take that jacket with you just in case you get on the cool side today. all right a check now of the traffic with lauren cook. good morning. lynette as you said we are dealing with quite a bit of fog out there this morning and do expect reduced visibility. turn on the low beams as you head out. as far as the jfx is concerned the construction continues at 28th street. one lane shut down in both directions this morning. overnight the northbound lanes will be shut down completely as crews work to repair the damaged drainpipes. those you will want to stick with falls road or even charles street as your alternate routes. on the beltway a live look at the west side of liberty road. the outer loop really starting to slow down. a pretty congested drive down to interstate 70. in the parkville area things

are looking much better here. you have a quick 11 minute ride on the outer loop from 95 up to 83. we have a disabled car on 95 right along the southbound lanes at katen avenue and another accident? downtown baltimore that's going to be right obama madison street. for those of you no howard county we have a serious crash that has shut down the northbound lanes of route 108 at red branch route. stick with route 100 or route 175 as the alternate. that's a look at your timesaver traffic. back to you. we're hearing more about the call after police say that a mother stabbed her 8-month- old baby during a social services visit. >> yeah, abc2 news linda so listened to the audiotapes and joins us now with the complete story. linda? >> there were several 911 calls placed in the moments after the baby was tapped. police say the mother kenisha thomas stabbed her baby daughter five times in the neck and head. it happened last week in baltimore. thomas remains in jail this morning without bond. the baby pretty diamond was

released from the hospital on monday. >> biological parent is stabbing her baby with a knife. >> somebody go see if the baby is breathing please. >> and we've learned the governor plans to visit the social services office later morning to thank the workers who responded quickly to save the baby's life. linda so, abc2 news. new information this morning about the son accused of stabbing his own mother in westminster. neighbors say that they heard the 52-year-old suzanne liem crying out for help on tuesday night. they called deputies to the home on golden rod terrace. >> she actually held the door open when she was leaning against the wall. she was bleeding and she had a towel around -- a blanket around her. >> suzanne liem was taken to shock trauma. her son erik liem was holding the knife when he got there. he is now facing charges this morning. police in phoenix say possibly hazardous materials in

the backyard now their investigation into the shooting deaths of five people. man shot and killed five people including a toddler before being found dead. officials have been testing an unknown liquid in that backyard. new video this morning captured on board a school bus in south carolina. two school employees were arrested after video apparently showed them hitting a 10-year- old special needs student. the child's face has been blurred. looks like the adults hit the boy in the face and then pushed him while trying to put on a safety harness. they are charged with simple assault and battery. one north carolina pastor's sermon is now causing uproar today. >> over remarks he made about thousand deal with children who may or may not be gay. >> man up. give a good punch. okay? you're not going to act like that. >> well, pastor harris says he didn't mean for parents the literally punch their kids.

he says he was using it as hyperbole. some say the choice of words could cause more damage but there's no apologies for his overall comment. >> the bible makes no compromising for effeminate behavior. god created you a male, god created you a female. you are to act as a man and everyone in the congregation on that morning understood that there was no intent in any way shape or form that i meant to broke a wrist. >> well, towards the end of the sermon pastor harris says that people should love their children if they're gay and not be homophober. the comments are examining in -- the comments are coming if online. bernie writes in saying -- we want to know what you think and always interested. head to the abc2 facebook pan page and weigh in and you can read other peoples' comments as well. stay with us this morning, police out in california right now are defending their actions

after taking down a suspect. >> officers caught on camera beating the suspect dudsens of tiwas this justified or unnecessary? >> how can you get an ivy league education without having to pay the price? we have details on a new online program straight ahead.

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it pays to discover. and welcome back to "good morning maryland." news time now 6:9. 55 degrees out. mother's day is just ten days away and have you bought a gift yet? folks plan on shelling out about $150 on tavern the highest amount in nine -- on average the highest in nine years and good news for a shaky economy. >> it doesn't mean the consumer doesn't have concerns or consideration but for the most part we're looking forward to a strong third and fourth quarter this year as well. >> all right, so what are people buying mom? a meal at a restaurant seems to be the top choice.

we're expected to pay just under $3.4 billion on dining out for mother's day. flowers they come in second always a staple. they can be bringing in around $2.2 billion for the mother's day weekend and clothing and accessories, they're also popular picks. retailers predict shoppers will spend $1.6 billion to try to outfit mom. 20 minutes away if 7:00 right now. we have some news for you this morning, target plans to stop selling the amazon kinded online with ereaders and tablets. they are phasing out the products this spring but they haven't said why. it was a big hit for target last year target said the kindle fire was its best selling tablet on black friday. so target will still sell other ereaders including the barnes & noble nook. your abc2 news to go is straight ahead. >> stay with us this morning, a look at a case where it stands for two brothers, where it is right now, they're accused of beating all teenager. linda? >> it's decision day in that case in those two brothers accused of beating a black teen

on patrol for a jewish neighborhood watch. i'm linda so, when the judge is expected that hand down she -- to hand down her decision. >> and i requests this morning on the -- questions this morning on the death of the beloved nfl athlete. questions this morning on the death of junior seau. details on the website and come up in just a bit. >> i'll tell you when it releases its clutches coming up. >> traffic is starting to pick up on the southwest corner of 695 here at route 295. i'll show you where else there's congestion coming up in my timesaver traffic report. you're watching "good morning maryland." some places i go really aggravate my allergies. so i get claritin clear. ♪ i can see clearly now the rain is gone ♪ look!

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it's thursday, may 3rd. this is your abc2 news to go. i'm megan pringle. >> and i'm charlie crowson. lynette charles now? >> we are starting to dissipate on the showers so we're getting a break right now. but still a couple of showers hanging tough around baltimore as of now. we can see in around arbutus and also elkridge and i-95 starting to dry out a bit but if your travels taking you that

way you will be running into light shower activity. we also have some more showers that are trying to cross over the bay heading over towards the eastern shore. so if you are traveling around queenstown and also gracenville you're going to be dealing with some light showers across that area and also around sheet hersville and -- settlersville and churchill and chestertown and centervillement but things will taper off and then a break. maybe a few peeks of sunshine and then possibly some more scattered showers by this afternoon. but visibility patchy fog out there this morning. so it is reduced only about five miles in dc and also baltimore. seven in easton, two in hagerstown and winchester. temperatures this morning, well, they are in the 50s. we should be at 348 degrees now for this time of the year. so they are above average. good morning to youson, you are at 52 degrees, 353 churchville and 54 in joppa. a check now of the traffic with lauren cook. good morning and once again welcome. so happy you're here. thank you so much lynette. well as you said we have some rain and a lot of fog across

the region so the expect some reduced visibility. reduce the speeds and turn on the low beams if you head out. the west side of the beltway traffic really picking up here at liberty road. do expect a slow ride down to 70. fortunately only 11 minute ride traveling the outer loop on the east side from 95 up to 83. checking in can taking a live look at the harrisburg expressway. no delays here. we have all that ongoing construction on the jfx at 58th street and one lane is shut down in both directions the morning and then later tonight the northbound lanes will be completely shut down at 28th street as crews work to repair all of those damaged drainpipes. so you will want to stick with falls road or central cheat as -- charles street as the alternate route. expect a slow ride southbound to white marsh boulevard and cayton avenue a disabled car and a serious crash in columbia shut down the northbound lanes of loop 108 at red branch road.

stick with route 175 or route 100 as the alternate. that's a look at your traffic traffic. back over to you. was it self-defense or a brutal beating? now up to a judge to decide. >> we're talking about two brothers accused of beating an african-american teenager. and they should learn their fate today. abc2 news linda so joins us with more on this case. linda? >> reporter: we've learned the judge plans to announce her decision sometime this afternoon. both sides rested their case after closing arguments yesterday. eli and avi werdesheim were charged with beating a 15-year- old black teen patrolling in 2010 for a jewish neighborhood watch. eli took the stand yesterday and told the court he acted in self-defense saying the teen attacked him first with a nail studded board and also testified he thought his skills in the israeli military would have helped calm things down during the confrontation. the defense requested a motion to drop charges but that was denied. the judge says she plans to announce her decision this afternoon. we'll stay on top of it and bring you the latest developments on air and online. linda so, abc2 news. it is now 6:48.

and coming up, demonstrators will march? a hoodie freedom walk today in birmingham, alabama. it's in honor of trayvon martin. several walks have been held in the country bringing attention to trayvon martin's death. all right, well take a look halt this. in stockton, california police are defending their angsts after the beating of a -- actions after the beats of a suspect and it was caught on camera. they say the suspect was drunk and tried to grab an officer' gun before flowing. the video was shot of the officers beating the men dozens of times with batons. some see this video and say it's excessive but officers say because the man grabbed for a gun they had to use force necessary to bring him down. the parents of robert champion jr. are holding a news conference in atlanta. this comes a day after 13 people were charged in the man's death. they have been charged and felony hazing, the charges come after more than five months after champion died after being beaten on board a charter bus.

he was a drum major with florida a&m university. >> we have to get rid of the haze asking the only way to do that is to send is strong message that it won't be tolerated. >> nine additional people will be charged with felony hazing. two others will be charged with disdemeanor hazing. by adding another set oophagies? 33 to be act. new cameras are being installed in different baltimore neighborhoods putting the crime camera network at more than 580. they are going into different parts of northeast baltimore and it's part of city watch a network of monitored crime cameras all over baltimore designed to help police prevent crime and identify suspects who are caught on video. all right, there are questions this morning about what may have led to the tragic death of a beloved athlete. >> yeah, junior say owe seau was found dead yesterday and

sherrie johnson has more on the story. >> i remember sitting on the couch yesterday just glued to espn and this morning assiege for answers as to why he may have taken his own life. today the examiner hopes to offer more information about the 43-year-old's death. seau played for the chargers, the dolphins and new england patriots. police say he died of a self- inflicted gunshot wound. after retiring from the nfl, in 2010, he survived a 100-foot fall in his suv down a seaside cliff after his arrest for domestic violence. it could be related to depression and that could cause suicide. his family and former teammates are simply in shock. >> leave my son alone. >> my brother was a loving brother. a caring citizen. >> it doesn't make sense man. i just know how great a heart this guy had. >> now seau' death follows the suicide of former bears player

who shot himself in the chest. he asked in a suicide note that his brain be studied. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. it is now 6:51. democracy 2012. former gop presidential hopeful might be is expected the -- michele bachmann is expected to back norm today. she suspended her own campaign for president back in january. have you ever had dreams of getting a college education but couldn't come up with the money? here's one way you can go about doing it. harvard and m. i. t. they're now offering online courses for free. it's a part of the new nonprofit edex. each school gave $30 million to fund the project. when it's the best cities for women in terms overliving, washington, d.c. is out on top. the research was done by a project that's called the measure of america and the study compared the differences in women's education, earnings, mare it will status -- marital

status and life expectancy. and listen to this. in 25 both of the most populated areas these are the top five -- well, it appears that jake arrieta and the baltimore orioles may finally have the new york yankees' collective attention. arrieta through eight shut out winnings with five -- innings with five hits and no base runners past second. orioles win last night in the bronx and take the series final score of game three 5-0 baltimore. team is off today. they start a weekend set at fenway park against boston and that is set for tomorrow night. for the first time the general public will be able to see a number of the 6,000 plus documents seized in last year's raid on osama bin laden's compound. combating terrorism center at west point says it's going to release the material online at 9:00 this morning. >> and the supreme court building is getting a facelift. work will begin next week to repair and preserve the front

exterior of 77-year-old building, that project is expected to take almost two years. >> if you want to communicate with somebody google has something for you. they will offer an automatic translation feature for all gmail users, the update will roll out in the next few days. >> the president and first lady are hosting is cinco de mayo reception at the white house later today. the vice president and his wife they held a similar breakfast yesterday. this was at the naval on serve tour. the holiday is this saturday. live look at washington, d.c. right now with huge section of the national mall going to be covered to create a dance floor. for a fundraising event called ball on the mall. this is the fourth year for the event. >> all right, let's talk about what's on maryland's most powerful radar as of now. and not a whole lot. yes earlier this morning we had some showers and thunderstorms but things dying down a bit. still a few showers along the eastern shore right now and some really trying to dissipate into baltimore right now. so that's some good news, if you are heading to pennsylvania you have some thunderstorms across that area.

now visibility is reduced this morning. we are dealing with the patchy fog still only about five miles in baltimore and seven in easton. five in dc. two in winchester and also culpeper. now let's take you outside, you can see the view in urbanna. very cloudsdy, we're dealing with the fog out there as well. and also some misting and some drizzle acroarea. hour by hour today, well we will be humid and if we that had that warm front pass through that temperature will be at 78 degrees and maybe even warmer than that a little bit and this is what i've been waiting for all morning. i had to do it again because it's so special. this is nola -- carlin. this is megan's little girl. one of them and she is appropriate. she has the sun shades on. she is ready to go. the pacifier. she is protecting those eyes, she's a little cutie pie. you are my sunshine, my only sunshine. ♪ if you want to send me in your pictures send them to charles@wmar.com and include your name, the city you live in

and a brief description, your seven day forecast very warm as we head into friday. temperatures close to 90. lauren cook, what do you have for us this morning? >> well, lynette first i have a special -- special request. please keep the rain away this saturday because my cousin is getting married and we want a very nice day. no thunderstorms no rain. we are dealing with a bit of congestion as you can see here on 69 # at liberty road. that outer loop really going to be jammed as you make the push down towards interstate 70. as far as 83 goes, here's a live look right now at york road. fortunately no significant delays. it will slow down a bit on the jfx because of the construction at 28th street going on. one lane is shut down if both directions and then overnight the northbound lanes will be completely closed altogether. that's going to be between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. so you can expect with falls sister stick with fall -- stick with falls road or church street. back to you. we have to show you this jill joe before we duothe morning a lion at the oregon

zoo in portland really wanted this little boy outside the exhibit. thank goodness there's the protective glass. something about him certainly got that lion's attention. >> well, cindy one of the facebook viewers is now saying she may have an idea and it's associative to lions. this is true, if you look the child is wearing a black and white striped hoodie and the lion might recognize that color pattern as being a young zebra. >> oh. >> or maybe it's just a person and the lion theys i -- thinks i can snack on that. you never know. >> either or sounds good. >> if your mom and know la and jordan are there and the tigers' nine tigers and bears oh my. >> no way. get away from the glass. >> yes, hi. >> welcome to lauren. >> welcome lauren. >> thank you so much. [ captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com ] [ virginia ] i do have a healthy diet,

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