you're watching the station that works for you "good morning maryland" at 4:30. lawmakers head back to annapolis to begin a specialsession. how much each day will cost you. a local pastor and parishioners sound off about the president's decision to endorse same sex marriage. new reaction coming up. >> a teen is learning how to walk again with the help of who ares. >> it's monday may 14th. good morning. i am charley crowson. >> i am megan pringle. thanks for joining us. let's get started with how your weather is looking with meteorologist lynette charles. >> yes, it was a garbageous -- gorgeous weekend but we will have rain to kick off the week. showers are pushing in across the area. mild breezy and it will become humid throughout the day. maryland's most powerful radar picking up on showers mainly off to the west and to the south and we can zoom in on the showers now coming around

easton and also queenstown crossing the bay. this is all working off to the north and east. we will be seeing more of this as we go into time. temperatures this morning 64 degrees in jessup and 65 in perry hall. 64 in millersville. i will talk about when the heaviest rain will come down but first the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren. >> reporter: very happy the rain held off for mother's day weekend. if you are heading into city, watch out for all the ongoing construction blocking one lane in both directions near 29th street. no delays yet and everything will be up to speed traveling through the fort mchenry tunnel and harbor tunnel. no delays on 95 and white marsh and here's what it look like on 695 in parkville. a 9-minute ride on the outer loop. the west side also going to be clear. here's a shot at liberty road where you are looking at an 11 minute ride from 795 to 95.

that's your abc2 timesaver traffic. lawmakers are headed back to annapolis for the special session focusing on the budget deal which will last three days and cost you and me about $30,000 per day. governor o'malley says tax hikes are necessary to avoid cuts towedcation and other critical service -- to education andcritical services. household making 150,000 dollars or more a year makes up 16% ofmarylanders he. another session will focus on table games. well americans for prosperity maryland will be outside of the statehouse protesting the tax hikes and the special session. they have been active in politics and gathered signatures telling the governor to stop sending and tax hikes and special session altogether. maryland republican party responsible for the eviction noticed on the government house on friday are expected to protest today as well.

that sign read "marylanders are taking their state back and it's time for you and your democratic pals to leave annapolis." president obama he decision to support -- obama's decision to support same sex marriage was the focus. >> they are divided over the issue in the support for the president. sherrie johnson is live with reaction. >> reporter: president barack obama's decision to back same sex marriage ignited concern that spilled over into church services from col are dough to new york, the rights of same sex couples will be big news. colorado's governor ordered a legislative session to resolve theish you've civil unions. lawmakers tabled it when theydidn't vote before the end of the regular session. here in baltimore, at sun baptist church, pastor burns who is a maryland state delegate is not mensing words about the president's decision to endorse same sex marriage e think politics trumps religious belief that designs marriage as

one man and one woman. >> he pretty much said what you believe and know is not that important. political expediency is more important. >> reporter: now coming up in our 5:00 hour we will hear with other politicians have to say on the issue. >> a big day for women in the military. more than 14,000 additional positions will be for women to take according to the new military guidelines. the pentagon will open the combat related roles to women serving in the army. the defense department will assess the policy in six months. 30% of army jobs will remain restricted to men. a hearing has been scheduled to reveal the secret service investigation into the colombion prostitution scandal. they want to hear what steps will be taken to ensure a similar incident doesn't occur. that has been scheduled for may 23rd. tomorrow voters in nebraska and oregon head to the polls to take place for the remaining

candidates former massachusetts governor mitt romney and ron paul. stay tuned to abc2 news and abc2 news.colt for the latest on the results -- abc2news.com for the latest on the results. newt gingrich will stomp for mitt romney at the gop conventionch the former house speaker will appear at the convention in georgia on friday. he announced the end of his campaign a week ago and won primaries in georgia and south carolina. president obama will appear on the view happening tomorrow according to the website. the host will be asking the commander in chief about his stance on same sex marriage and his reaction to the landmark announcement. his appears is part of the red, white and view political coverage. this is his fourth -- fourth time on the show and second time as president. three communities in northeast baltimore are the targets of burglars. >> the comoont acorks say hamilton hillsings north

harford road and westfield reported 8 burglaries in the past few weeks them pretend to be contractors or movers or deliver food. if someone is home they move on to the next place if it's empty they turn the knob and the crimes are happening right in broad daylight. >> typically around here, a person -- burglar will try the front door and knock on the door. if no one answers they will go around the back and try to find a open door or wendo. >> we haven't heard back from police but there's a reminder from community groups shut and lock all winos and doors. many -- windows and doors. many times they are getting in through a window. street smart campaign kicks off today. >> what safety officials plan to do to keep pedestrian safe on the streets in baltimore. >> slow going for drivers across the state of texas. the storms left many trying to find a dry spot this morning. lauren. [audio not understandable] i will show you what 95 and the bestway -- beltway look like in

my abc2 timesaver report. >> there you see it, i will have another practicing at pillly coke -- pimlico. the preakness this weekend. we will be right back. [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firework

[ female announcer ] and best of all, it keeps getting better. no wonder more people choose xfinity over any other provider. ♪ love can be so mystical ♪

now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. thanks for joining us on this monday morning many severe weather hit parts of texas. storms dumped at least 6 inch of rain on houston and turning roads into rivers. harris county east of houston are expected to get more rain this week. and if the rain was not bad enough they are dealing with lightning and hail which knocked out power as well. thousands this morning are still in the dark. i know we still need some rain and some is expected. but how long will it stick around and how bad will it be? >> we will have rain push in this morning. and it will stick around until wednesday. but looking at the big picture and we see showers and thunderstorms firing up around texas. they don't need the rain

dealing with flooding concerns across the area. with us, though, it won't be a constant rain. it will be an off and on type of rain. our concerns not so much withflooding but the rainfall coming in as we go through the next several days. that's good news. we can see the heavier rain down off towards the south and west pushing over north carolina right now. and all this is working its way up to the north and east rather. and that will continue going into afternoon. right now, you are stepping out the door. don't forget the rain gear. you will need it. you don't necessarily need the coat. look at temperatures coming in the 60s. mid to upper 70s -- 60s. rock hall at 63 and galena around 64. let's check the abc 2 timesaver traffic with lauren. >> reporter: a morning you don't want to forget your umbrella. heading out to the roads, the northeast corridor of 95 is in great shape. traveling through the white marsh area, along the southbound lanes, you are looking at a 14-minute ride from the beltway to downtown

baltimore. and fortunately, no problems to talk about if you are using the jfx to get into the city. we have all the ongoing construction you want to keep in mind. one lane will be shut down in both directions at 28th street. and as we look live at the beltway, here's what it looks like at york road. only looking at a 9-minute ride on the outer loop from 95 towards 8 3. and west side going to remain clear. here's what it look like in pikesville. fortunately 11 minutes to travel from -- travel from 795 to 95. traveling through the tunnels, all is clear through the mchenry and harbor tunnels. that's your abc2 timesaver traffic. now back to you. michael phelps is hush hush about his plans for the summer games. yesterday he said he is not going to say exactly which events he is planning on swimming in and neither will his coach. they say they don't want the headache of committing to an event and then if they change their plans, then they have to explain that and by saying which races he will be competing, that gives the edge

to the competition. 4:41. in owings mills the rookies looked pretty good for many camp. they appeared to be strong and speedy. first pregame season is 3 months away. college students in maryland won't have to leave campus for a drink. >> coming up in bit, the latest college campus to open a bar on its grounds and administrators say it's good idea. >> they are used in watches and remote controls and electronics. but the button batteries are sending more children to the hospital. how to keep your children save. a live picture of downtown baltimore the inner harbor, 66 degrees out there. we will be right back.

you're going down! it's all over! no! it's not over yet! sofas that can take anything life throws at them.

news time 4:44. five things to know. president obama is set to give the commencement address in new york at a college.

he will give the school the medal of distinction. jp morgan chase expected to accept the resignation of three top executives. a botched trading caused them to lose $2 billion dollars. a ribbon cutting celebrating the rest rawings of one of the historic mount auburn cemetery. the governor and mayor of are expected to attempt. street teams are descending on baltimore to remind pedestrian drivers and cyclists to exercise courtesy and common sense. between 2009 and 2011, 32 pedestrian were killed and 2100 injured. ohio first casino will open in clevelandch the horseshoe is one of four opening around the state this month. the facility cost about 3 50 million to build. all right. time to take a look at your

morning commute. it's early so now is a good time to leave. >> yes. yes. i would leave right now. >> reporter: so far so good right now on the roads. we are dealing with that ongoing construction on the jfx. one lane blocked in both directions at 29th street. no significant backups but as the morning progresses, use charles street. the tunnels are nice and clear as we as the north east corridor of 95 moving through the white marsh area and 695 up to speed no problems from 95 up to 83. west side is nice and clear. >> all right. weather wise, it's starting to see a little spitting rain we had a great weekend. but the workweek not so good. >> not so good. it's going to be a reiny mondaybut not a consistent rain. it will be off and on throughout the day. we can see as of now, the showers are around us and we are looking at the mainly to the south and back off toward the west. we do have moist air out there. the dew points in the upper 50s to around 60. so we are going to be humid as we head throughout the day. and with that, we do actually

have a little patchy fog in york, pennsylvania. about five miles advice ability hagarstown. -- miles visibility in hagerstown. the number of emergency room visits for button battery ingestions doubled. and kids under 5 see it the most. button batteries are found in watches and remote controls and hearing it's and doctors say children cannot only choke on it but can burn a child's throat even kill them. experts say to watch the kid if they are playing with anything that might have a battery like that in it. and stay tuned to hear more about how to protect your family. there's re-- the tanning mom has restarted a conversation about tanning amount report shows half of americans between the age of 18 and 29 were sunburned at least once in the past year. it find that skin cancer risk

jumped 75% among those who use tanning beds before turning 35. the best way to avoid skin camer, don't use tanning beds and wear sunscreen. animals have been known to have therapeutic value, and one maryland teen is living firsthand how much horses can heal. >> linda so is live with more. >> reporter: everything changed in an instant for this 16-year- old girl. it was a typical day. she got up and took a shower and feat sharp pain in hire back. by the time she got to the -- and felt a sharp pain in her back. she was paralyzed from the waist down. she was determined to walk again and got back -- get back to her passion of riding horses and did. not only was she back in the saddle but competing in horse shows again. horseback riding mimics the natural movement of the limbs and helps with flexibility and balance and muscle strength. she regained movement in his

his and niece and sensation has come -- knees and sensation has come back to her legs. >> eventually i want to walk and i can see that mentally as a realistic goal. >> reporter: and for now, crystal cay walk up to 300 feet -- can walk up to 300 feet with the help of leg braces and a walker. here's something you don't hear, a college turned a dorm into a campus bar. it happened at st. mary's college in maryland where officials say it's to promote responsible drinking. they say it's not a place to get smashed. but this is where students can get to know their professors and drink in moderation. there is a start of a new trendnearby george mason and umbc has student pubs. a woman is recovering after telling police she was shot while stopped at in the 3200 block of east northern parkway. baltimore city police are looking for the person who injured the woman early saturday morning. all this happened around 2:30 when police say a car pulled up

and opened fire while the woman was stopped at the light. the woman was hit in the upper body. this week, the nation -- is national police week for honoring fallen police officers killed in the line of duty. the ceremony was on sunday. it was the 24th annual candlelight vigil saluting the fallen heros. some included shaft hunter michael nickerson. maryland lost 52 officers in the line of duty in the past 12 years. ten minutes away from five. we will send it over to lynette. what a gorgeous weekend. >> perfect weekend. not so much to say good about today, right. >> yeah. but you can say it's good because we need the rain. we are five inches below and i know i keep on saying that but we need the steady rain that's going to begin to move in here over the next several days. when it's all said and done maybe 1 to 3 inches of much needed rain. but for right now, temperatures are quite mild this morning. you don't need the coat as you step out the door. 66 degrees right now is what we are seeing in baltimore. 63 in easton.

and we see the upper 50s in york and hagerstown into winchester. temperatures are well above average. now, we are dealing with the breezy conditions. out of the south at about 5 to 10 miles an hour and that will continue as we go throughout the day. now future trend not picking up on a whole lot in terms of rainfall as of now. but as we go through the rest of the morning, we will begin to see the rain pushing in. so it goes into motion and you will need that rain gear as you go through tonight and also tomorrow morning. so tomorrow morning is going to be a very wet commute. we will see the moderate to heavy rain pushing in across the area. and you can see that in your oranges and yellows and this will continue as we go into lunchtime. today i will say occasional rain off and ongoing throughout the day. tomorrow will be a little bit more steady and then things begin to push out as we go into wednesday as high pressure will build back in across the area. but for today, your hour by hour forecast still brings us seasonable. we should be at 72, 73 for this

time year. and that's what we will see and humidity will pick up as well. we have a new series to talk about as we he have game day forecast. the first pitch at 7:05 against the yankees. 68 and showers and storms in the forecast for us as well. once again, the winds will be out of the southeast at 5 to 10 miles an hour. that could be a factor in the forecast for us. look at the 80s as we go through time. let's check of the abc2 time savor traffic with lauren. >> reporter: good morning. so far so good on the road. that 80 degree forecast looks very nice. looking forward to that. if you are using the jfx to get into the city you want to watch out for the ongoing construction and what this traffic system does is is lets you zero in on the main trouble spots of your morning commute using google satellite images to show you what you need to watch out for. it monitors traffic flow. so heading through the fort mchenry or harbor tunnel you are in the green as the traffic congest it will turn yellow and when it becomes heavy it will

turn red. no problems to talk about traveling through the tunnels. it monitors how long it will take you to drive from point "a" to point about. so right now on the northeast corridor of 95, that white marsh area, you are looking at 14-minute ride along the southbound lanes from the beltway to downtown baltimore. we have many live images that we are able to pull up. heading out to the beltway, here's what it looks like in the parkville area. west of 141 no significant delays. you are looking at a 9 minute ride from 95 up towards 83. that's a look at your abc2 time savor track. now back over to you. it's 4:53. and do you find yourself getting deeper in debt and savings dwindling away. >> we have results from a study. more details on why so many households are operating in the red. details on a hotel fire that killed 6. you are waking up to what's new in baltimore and as we go to break a. live look at london. we are at a count down. that's abby road. count down to the summer games. 74 days, 11 hours and counting.

now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. 4:56 many going green is becoming increasingly more popular and now companies are responding to the demands from cleaning supplies to paint and insulation. there are a number of items right now that claim tore ecofriendly but how do you know it's for the environment. we look at what you should know before you go green. >> reporter: the desire to help saving the environment is growing. to help the cause more people are putting ecofriendly products into their homes. >> in a poll, 70% of the respondents said they are interested in green services. >> reporter: companies have taken notice of the trend and are getting on green band wagon pushing paints and cleaning products and items they say are environmentally friendly. >> it's a new trend and consumers are skeptical they are providing green services. >> reporter: there are several ways companies can become

certified to market green products. different criteria like energy efficiency and water savings are used to determine if a company can truly be be considered ecofriendly. >> if you are looking for a company with ecofriendly practices, do your research the don't take it for face value. ask is a lot of questions so you are sure that what they say they are offering you is actually what you are getting. >> reporter: living a green lifestyle is more obtainable than ever. you need to know where to go to find the best products. >> if you were upgrazing your home to be ecofriendly. check to see if your contractor is certified as green professional and that comes through the national association of home builders. contractors may document experience and training in green practices. how does your savings account compare to your debt. for many americans it's not good. a study by the university of michigan says one in five households have more unsecured debt than money in savings or other assets. the debt is most commonly coming along from things like

credit cards and student loans. one expert said the study matches up with numbers showing that lower income households have a negative net worth. coming all new at five, an autism study that cowls for urgent action. why things are set to change in the next decade. we have details coming up at 19 minutes after 5. and consequences for texting while you are walking. where you could have to fork over cash for send willing the message. that's -- sending the message. that's at 5 crn 346789 and also ahead -- 5:34. and also things are looking up for college graduates who are fairing better. that's at 5 crn 45 -- 5:45. a hotel fire in a jap sneeze city killed 6 and injured five a person saw flames and called in for help. you can see the video just how thick the smoke is. black and billowing through the windows. also from the roof. about 20 people were reportedly staying at that hotel. mexican authorities are trying to identified 49 bodies

found outside monterey. they say the bodies were decapitated and stuffed into trash bags dumped along the highway. a mess a.m. was left on the wall appearing to reveering to the drug cartel which has been a brutal conflict with another cartel for control of the area. european leaders keeping a close eye on greece this week. party leaders on different views are scrambling to form a working government and they have to do it by thursday. if they fail, new elects will be called which could mean more uncertainty. tensions brewing about who owns a small island off the coast of the philippines. china trying to claim the island and so are officials in the philippines. activists held an anti-china demonstration outside in manila and chinese travel agencies suspended travel to the philippines due to safety concerns. time for the 5:00 news. now, good morning maryland. five weeks after