it shows that he is -- a wonderful leader who you know -- kind of supports it. >> a controversial move by the president. how his peers and public are reacting this morning over his decision over same sex marriage and what's happening today. a local father fights to bring his children home in an international kidnapping case. and a popular bar is back open for business in towson. i'm linda so, what's going to be happening later this morning as the charles village pub to celebrate it grand reopening. its is thursday, may 10th. "good morning maryland," kind of a wet and soggy day out there. but nonetheless i'm charlie crowson. >> i'm megan pringle, abc2 news. you want to know what today looks like as well as the weekend? here's meteorologist lynette charles. >> all right megan yes, things

are starting to look up if you're sick of the rain. those showers pushing off towards the east and we will be cool with some patchy fog across the area this morning. so let's take a look at maryland's most powerful radar as of now, we industry some downpours once again overnight those sliding to the east. the eastern shore got in on good rains and that's definitely something we like to hear. with we don't like -- what we don't like to hear is that we have patchy fog out there. only five miles in baltimore and also easton. nine in york, to the tens that we're seeing into frederick and also hagerstown. they can do downhill through the morning but i'll be here to monitor that situation. take the jacket out and about this morning. all right, let's get a check of the abc2 timesaver traffic. so far, so good. if you are using the jfx watch out for the ongoing construction that's shutting down one lane in both directions right near 28th street as the morning progresses, falls road even charles street not bad

alternate routes. everything up to speed traveling through the tunnel and the harbor tunnel and the northeast corridor is going to be nice and clear right there on 95. you're looking at a very quick four minute ride from route 43 to 695 and if you are headed outside to 65 here's what it looks like in the parkville area. everything up to speed. you're looking at 11 minutes on the outer loop from 95 up to 83. the west side will also be clear. 11 minutes to travel the outer loop from 795 to 95. that's uplook at your abc2 -- a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. in an exclusive interview with abc's robin roberts, president barack obama announced he supported marriage between same sex couples. that will be shown this morning on "good morning america." it brought swift reaction from marylanders from marriage equality to the group at the center of the successful push to pass the same sex marriage bill in annapolis and also brought something less than surprise from the maryland marriage alliance. a group of ministers who

organized to push for a statewide referendum on the bill. >> many people are going to have to search deep within and figure out do they still support the president and vote for him or do they not support him and not vote for him. >> it just showed that the president is a real person and you know he took his time to come out you know, and take a stance because he -- you know he went back and forth with it just like a lot of voters are doing right now. >> republican candidate mitt romney reaffirmed his stance that he is against same sex marriage. opponents of the same sex marriage bill here in maryland say they've already gathered more than 30,000 signatures to getting a referendum on the ballot in november. megan? in dc today the washington national cathedral is planning to dedicate -- >> we'll have more on this on abc2news.com. my apologies. >> no worries. again, the national cathedral now preparing to dedicate a new carving of a civil rights activist row is a parks at the center of the church devoted to human rights. there's a ceremony this evening

one of parks' nieces will be there. the baltimore basilica will be open to the public longer than expected this summer. last august earthquake it was supposed to be closed for repairs in june but it got pushed back a few weeks. officials for the basilica say the consultation process has taken longer than they originally thought. in annapolis next week's special session and on monday state lawmakers will be back at work a task they were not able to finish during the regular season. the state's top democrats said the budget will include new taxes for many marylanders. >> better approach is the balanced approach. an approach of cuts, investments, and yes, revenues to support those important ongoing investments. >> our january budget proposal. >> leaders expect the special session to last three days for each day it's going to cost taxpayers about $30,000. another special session -- another session rather will take place during the summer to

focus on gambling. and today members of the naacp launching a historic voter outreach effort called this is my vote. it's a civic participation program. the president and others are expected to speak about the new voting laws in several states. 34 states have proposed legislation that would restrict voting for an estimated five million voters by limiting organizations from registering voters. the naacp president says laws are unprecedented and an aggressive attack on voting rights. today the charles village pub in towson celebrating being back open for business. >> yeah, fire destroyed that popular spot in january of last year and today abc2's linda so is back out there. >> reporter: the county executive will join the owner laters this morning at 11:30 for the grand reopening. now it has an outdoor patio and

rooftop deck. it sits on west pennsylvania avenue in towson and was a popular spot for the people who live and work in the area. after the fire the community rallied around the owners who decided to rebuild. we recently got a sneak peek inside the new place that has two floors and a bar inside and out and you'll see some familiar faces too. 20 work fresh the original tub -- workers from the original pub are back. >> i want it to be something for everyone that everyone can come and have a great time. we have a fantastic menu. our kitchen staff is phenomenal and our wait staff and our bartenders are phenomenal. >> reporter: so again that grand reopening is set for later this morning at 11:30. we're live in towson, linda so, abc2 news. >> well imagine showing up at the airport with your kids and one of them cannot get on the flight. >> yeah, this morning one new jersey family wants to find out how their little girl ended up on the no-fly list. >> also a hailstorm leads to one of the busiest weeks for one car dealership.

why customers might be flocking in to buy new cars. lauren? >> i'll show you what the other main lines look like coming up in my abc2 timesaver traffic report. >> we are off to a break this morning but as we do a live look from high atop the statue of liberty in new york. "good morning maryland" continues in just a few moments. ñ[=ff

it is now 4:39 and welcome back. a hailstorm in south dakota brought out more buyers to one car dealership than had been previously expected. the general manager says they're having the sale of cars at a discounted rate because of damage done by the storm. customers even making calls to the dealership asking about the lower prices because it's so much damage due to hailstorms that happened on those car lots they want to lower prices and they're going to get the cars when they can. time now for a check of the forecast. here's lynette. all right, charlie. we're looking around the nation here and we can see basically we're quiet in a lot of spots

but texas still dealing with showers and thunderstorms across that area and also nevada. but to the east that's where we're look at rain heading up into the northeast and new england area today. we had our round of showers, they are moving out and some clearing behind that. that means some sunshine into the afternoon but for this morning, yes, we are on the cool side. grab the jacket as you head out and about and also going to turn windy as well. right now the winds are light but out of the northwest at 10 to 20 miles per hour into the morning and also the afternoon. so it going to be a breezy day on tap for us, i'll talk about the sunshine that we get and if it holds for the weekend but right now a check of the traffic with lauren. good morning. good morning lynette. well, so far so good out on the roads. we are dealing with ongoing construction though on the jfx. stick with falls road or encharms street as the alternate -- or even charles

street as the alternate routes. everything up to speed in the tunnels and going to the northeast corridor of 955 very easy four minute ride along the southbound lanes from 493 to 695. the beltway topside nice and clear. everything up to speed and a nice easy ride as you make the drive towards the harrisburg expressway. a shot at green springs avenue no problems driving down to 95. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan and charlie back to you. news time right now 4:41. they show up in the mailbox with your tag number and a picture and says you owe a fee but don't worry you're not the only ones getting the red light tickets. turns out the mta is stockpiling them as welling and tonight at 11:00 we're going to take a look at red light runners and speeders who work for the state and what they found we're putting you at risk with their dangerous behavior. >> my heart will be wounding i mean -- pounding i mean is he going to hit that person?

i'm more worried about the person in the vehicle than me because a bus hitting is car is going to do damage to the person and not me. >> so we're going let you know tonight who foots the bill. details coming up at 11:00. >> a heads up for tomorrow for those out on metro for the weekend track work. it's going to be done on the red, orange and blue lines and you may see delays of about 20 minutes and they'll begin that work at 10:00 p.m. on friday night. an interesting scene in new mexico when a driver took police on a chase. >> all right. coming up we're going to explain where this driver ended up and what got him in so much trouble. >> also this morning students team up nationwide to break a record and bring awareness to dyslexia all at the same time. you're waking up to what's new in maryland. we'll be right back.

news time is 4:44 and president barack obama will be dining at george clooney's

house tonight for a fundraiser, the "l.a. times" he invited 150 people to his home and expected to raise $15 million for president obama's campaign. former secretary of state mad line al bright speaking out in her memoir. it was at the baltimore library tonight. she's speaking at 7:00 at the library. and students at the school in owings mills are taking part in an attempt to break a guinness world record today. they will be doing a reading relay and also bring awareness about dyslexia. ravens' running back ray rice is visiting old mill middle school in north today. he is congratulating the students on their efforts to eat healthy and get activity. it's part of the fuel up to play 60 initiative to fight childhood obesity with the nfl. and facebook now beginning the initial public offering today pitching for investors. ceo mark zuckerberg is expected to be involved. the social networking giant is expected to price the ipo around may 19th. it's been a battle for the

children of a baltimore county firefighter paramedic. >> recently he enjoyed a small victory in his fight to bring his children home and abc2's sherrie johnson is here with more. >> reporter: this morning yes, a small victory, another legal victory for stan. it's another step closer to bringing his children gabriel and anastasia home to baltimore. two years ago they were taken to trinidad with their mother leah. it's an international kidnapping case that stan has battled in the courts while he's been given full custody and he received another victory. a baltimore county judge found his ex-wife in contempt of court and right now he's waiting for more legal action like an arrest or the state department to get involved. meanwhile his legal fees are soaring over $100,000. his friends are busy planning a bull roast fundraiser to help him out. >> hope and pray that the signing of this order that leah will bring our children back to their home here in baltimore.

>> reporter: now that bull roast fundraiser will be held on may 18th from 6:00 to 11:00 at the american legion post in parkville and for more information head to the website at abc2news.com. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. well, tomorrow a hearing will be held for the suspects white house shooter ortega- hernandez. police say he aimed a rifle and opened fire in the direction of the white house hoping to shoot the president. today hers can be known as -- toddlers can be known as terrors when they hit the terrible 2s but one parents say their 2-year-old was on the no- fly list. this happened tuesday night at the airport in fort lauderdale. she and her parents just boarded a jet blue flight heading home to new jersey when an employee told them they had to get off the plane. they believe this happened because they're both middle eastern descent. >> and i said for what? and he said well, it's not you or your husband. your daughter was flagged.

as no fly. i said excuse me? >> it's absurd. >> it made no sense. >> why would -- why would an 18- month-old child be on a no-fly list? >> after being questioned, the family was told that they could reboard. they were too embarrassed to get back on that flight so the airline says it's investigating while the tsa says that they are not because the family would not be given boarding passes if they were on a no-fly list. well, a gas station attendant in cleveland, ohio wasted no time in helping a customer when she was being robbed. the guy in the blue shirt is asking the customer for a light and then tries to grab her purse and an employee comes running out to help. she sat on the robber's head holding him down and then the station owner came out with the yellow caution tape and they tied him up. talk about ingenuity. the pair held him down until police arrived. an accused drunk driver in new mexico took police on a wild horse chase. the man drove his truck and

started doing laps on the horse track. the man broke through the gate at the casino and broke his pickup truck on to the horse track. police finally set up a barricade to stop that man. i guess that's one way to do it. >> that's one way you can take him down. do a couple of laps on the track, maybe a time trial or do. don't do that at pimlico. okay, go to weather. >> today we are going to see improving conditions finally the sun will come back. >> good. >> we needed the rain that's good but into the weekend i promised you some sunshine mother and you're going to get it. we can take the twins out. what's going on right now because the rain is pretty much out of here and we're going start to clear things out in the rest of the morning and into the afternoon. lots of sunshine will prevail today and especially tomorrow and heading into saturday. right now though, temperatures are a little bit on the cool side. yes, they are above average we should be at 49, actually we should be at 50 degrees now for a low temperature for this time of the year. we can see that we are a little

bit above that so still feeling cool. we will have those winds out of the northwest today. that's really going to help cool us down as well. so high pressure is building in behind this front. and with that we are going to be a little bit on the windy side so as you head out and about today make sure you plan accordingly. ladies you might want to just put the hair in a ponytail because it is going to be a little bit on the brisk side. future trend not picking up on a whole lot. that system pushing out to sea, maybe a few clouds moving in here through tomorrow but all in all ample sunshine. get out there and enjoy it. because we will have some change coming in the forecast as saturday looks good and even as we go into mother's day. not looking so bad. yesterday we had a chance for some showers in the forecast. but it looks like high pressure will prevail even as we go through the weekend. maybe just a few more clouds for mother's day. i'm going show thaw forecast in just a moment. but here's what we have your hour by hour forecast. so we start you out at 8:00 still breezy out there and temperature coming in at 60 degrees. the winds will begin to pick up out of the northwest at about 10 to 15 miles an hour.

we can see gusts up to about 25, 30 for today. and then by 4:00 p.m., that temperature coming in close to 70 degrees. but i don't believe that we will get there. we're going to struggle to get to 70 as we head throughout the day. now today is game day right? first pitch today is at 4:05. temperature coming in right around 67 degrees. partly cloudy and breezy. those winds out of the northwest at about 15 to 20 miles an hour. all right, let's get a check of the traffic now with lauren. and lauren, not a whole lot going on. we still do have some patchy fog to talk about this morning. yes, lynette expect reduced visibility across the region and earlier this week we launched a brand new abc2 timesaver traffic systems that going to be great for you guys. it actually zeros in and used google satellite images to show you exactly where the main trouble spots are and this morning we have all the construction on the jfx blocking one lane in each direction at 28th street. stick with falls road or charles street as the alternate

route. this also monitors the traffic flow and right now through the tunnels we are in the green. as the traffic does start to pick up it will turn yellow and very heavy it will become red. and it also monitors travel times so if you are headed out to the northeast corridor of 95, it will tell you exactly how long it will take to drive from point a. to point b.. you're looking at a 14 minute ride right now from the beltway all the way to downtown baltimore. not to mention provides live images of the roadways. so if you are headed out to that beltway, no concerns traveling in the towson area. it's nice and clear here at providence road. making for a very easy ride up towards 83. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan and charlie back over to you. x-rays and ct scans often great tools doctors use trying to determine what injury you may have. >> this morning a warning from the fda, they're calling for an urgent change in the amount of radiation that children are exposed to. what you need to know straight ahead. >> also what caused a bus to plunge off a cliff leaving more than a dozen tourists injured.

we'll take a look when we come back and look around the world. for now though has we go to break on "good morning maryland," this is a live look at greece. there's a lighting ceremony getting ready for the summer olympics. that torch in the lighting from the original spot of the first olympic games making its way to london. we're back in just a bit.

a new warning for parents about children and radiation. the fda says that it wants to change the amount of radiation that children expose to at the doctor's office. exposure to radiation means a higher risk of cancer and it's specially dangerous for children because their bodies are developing and they have more years ahead of them for cancer to grow. >> standards and research need to reach a certain level and so we believe that there's now a body of clinical evidence that supports our guidance to manufacturers. >> so parents should always ask if the test is needed if the it

can be done without radiation like an mri or an ultrasound. stressing out during pregnancy may have long-term fetes on your child. newborns whose moms were stressed during the first trimester may be at risk for lower iron status. we're going to hear from a doctor about who specific issues your child could face as they grow up. if you're thinking about running a marathon for the first time, well, you have some tips we want to pass along to you to get the most out of your 26.2-mile experience. so here's some of them. try to run 20-miles a week at varied distances each time. you should increase your distance for two or three weeks then drop your distance for a week to allow your body to recover. and the big thing to keep in mind? don't overtrain. >> well, overtraining is probably the biggest mistake and coming into marathon season right now, as a medical

physician i see tons of people that come in with knee problems, foot problems from overtraining. >> another thing to remember you can also cross train. do things like mixing it up, swim, bike, ride or even maybe lift weights. all right, you can always start training for a variety of races and take place during the baltimore running festival that's happening october 13th this year. and you can go to the baltimoremarathon.com site to register. they're offering everything from a marathon even a kids' fun run. baltimore vets will be on "good morning america." boarman was a paratrooper in the gulf war and so 15 years but too many injuries have left him disabled. he gained a significant amount of weight and this morning on gma a special look inside his journal as he makes his way back to health. do you ever wonder why some people feel the need to post everything on facebook that happened? harvard leveragers have an -- researchers have an explanation for this.

it makes them feel good. it act vases a sensation of pleasure in the brain the same pleasure we get from having sex. just to a different degree. all right, coming up in morning at 5:00 -- up this morning at 5:00, baltimore prosecutors now dropped charges against accused in the st. patrick's day beating. hpv now a cause for cancer in seemingly healthy men, could you be at risk? that story around 5:5. >> also, do you accidentally send a call from your phone without even knowing it? we're going to show you exactly how that happens with the iphone. >> news around the world this morning, details are emerging about the norwegian mass murderer anders breivik. another witness told the court in oslo that breivik also fired on people who were trying to swim to safety. he confessed to the killing of 77 people. and the wreckage of a russian passenger airline that

went missing during a demonstration flight has been found in a mountainous region. rescue workers on the grounds now have been searching for the plane and not yet been able to reach the wreckage. 15 people were injured when a bus carrying tourists from south korea veered off the highway and fell off of a cliff in taiwan. now this tour bus experienced engine failure while traveling up a steep road. all of the passengers on the bus along with the tour guide and driver were sent to a local hospital for treatment. the olympic flame lighting ceremony now taking place in greece as we speak. there is a live look. for the first time in the game's history the ceremony is being broadcast live on the internet and after the flame is lit it will travel throughout greece before going back to the uk. it will then visit 1,000 uk towns before going to the opening ceremonies again in london for the summer games. time now to start the 5:00 hour.