and the average bishop, no time for him to get acquainted with his new job. a whopper of a snake head fish caught in the waters of the potomac river. that is one big fish. >> all right. a pretty shot this morning. a live picture down at the inner harbor on this thursday, may the 17th. thank you so much for joining us. time now for a check of that forecast. >> up here on the set, want to wish you a great morning. >> i'm giving you a great day. plenty of sunshine to start and it's going to continue as we go into the afternoon. check out what we have right now because temperatures are beginning to slowly fall. we'll start you out this morning in ocean city. that temperature is coming around just at 55 degrees. then we look at laurel, temperatures are starting to decrease from the west to the east. 60 degrees right now is what we're looking at and twinneds out of the north at about 6 miles per hour.

we're starting to see a little bit of daylight there and finally that sun will come up and plenty of sunshine as we head through the remainder of today so make sure you get out there and you enjoy it. let's get a check now of the traffic with lauren. >> good morning. we do have our first accident of the day. it's on lake avenue and if you are headed out in northwest baltimore tonight the preakness road closures will begin. to west rogers avenue will be shut down. several other roads will be affected. just go to abc 2 news.com for a complete list of the closures. everything you'll need to know is going to be there. so just click on the sports tab and there is a preakness section right there for you. if you are using the jfx to get into the city, no problems to talk about. here's a live look just north of the beltway. no concerns whatsoever. it will be clear all the way to

downtown baltimore. speeds clocking in at 61 miles per hour at falls road and as we check in at the west side of the beltway it's going to be pretty jammed but no significant delays on that outer loop, just steady from liberty road all the way to security boulevard. that is a look at your time saver traffic. back over to you. two boys have received their sentences for the death of a 13-year-old baltimore girl. turnage was shot in march and put in a trash bag and left for dead. the 12-year-old is going to be home monitored. the 13-year-old will spend six months in a jouf nile c. >> i feel like they just walked away, they free. they took a life and they free and that's not right. >> the adults involved in this case will soon have their time in court. that includes the mother of one of those two boys, also a police officer. there's reaction this morning to governor o'malley's package of tax increases that cleared to the general assembly. richard is a single father who earns just over $100,000 a year

which means maryland's new income tax increase will affect him and after 61 years in maryland he now says he has found himself spending time looking at homes across the border in delaware. at first choice the automotive there says he has a different problem. he can't relocate his large repair shop and towing bus. that's the first thing i had to figure out is how am i going to make an extra $180,000 starting tomorrow morning. how do we do that without laying people off? >> the governor and his supporters say the tax increases will restore more than $500 million in budget cuts that would have among other things for school systems and funding for law enforcement. a big day on the new average bishop. he was installed yesterday at the 16th of baltimore. this morning he's going to say a

prayer at pimlico, then serve lunch at our daily . and the reverend jesse jackson will be traveling to maryland this morning. he's going to speak to parents at the high school. they're holding a breakfast on higher education. reverend jackson is also expected to discuss the importance of voter registration. this morning police are searching for the men who car jacked a pastor and a gospel singer. he says he was jumped by at least four men. they took his infinity. he suffered several cuts and bruises to his hands, face and arms. his wallet was stolen and most recently he gave the eulogy at whitney houston's funeral. this was the case in east point michigan. a couple of thieves tried to rob a man and the two men came up to him across the street from a 7-11 where he had just bought a

cup of coffee. at first he thought they needed directions. >> she started pulling a gun out. when i saw the gun i just reacted fast on instincts. the coffee that i had i threw it at him like in his face in the upper part of his body to kind of plained him. >> i wonder if the guy got a replacement cup of coffee. i wish i had a cup of coffee. >> the coffee made them mad and they started shooting at him. he got away as did the suspects. a baby was born right next to the gas pumps. john and his wife were trying to make it to the hospital but the baby would not wait. so he pulled his pickup truck into the gas station and called for help. with the aid of 911 he helped deliver his own son so the newborn now named kolton and his mom are both doing well this morning and they have an incredible story to tell.

addicted to apps? you're not alone. >> what the latest research says about mobile customers and the number of apps they're downloading each day. >> and real tips on how to choose the right one that's for you. and we have plenty of sunshine on tap for today. i'll tell you what sticks around for preakness. details coming up. >> here's a look at heavy congestion. i'll show you some other slow spots coming up.

we have product x and we have product y. we are going to start with product x. the only thing i'll let you know is that it is an, affordable product. oh, i like that. let's move on to product y, which is a far more expensive product. whoaaa. i don't care for that at all. yuck. you picked x and it was geico car insurance and y was the competitor. is that something you would pay for year after year? i, i like soda a lot but for a change of pace... how many apps do you have on your smart phone? >> too many to count. according to a new report app downloads jumped 28% from last year. the average number of apps a person has on their smart phone, 41. start counting, charlie. and not only are we zoun loading more apps we're spending more

time using them. 39 minutes per day. now, facebook, ewe tub android market, g mail they remain the top five most used apps. i want to know ma your favorite app is too so think about that. if you have unlimited data, enjoy it while it lasts because it's going to make customers switch to their data plan when they switch to verizon phone. so the idea is that users can buy a chunk of data and it can be used with multiple devices on the same account. this even impacts people who are grandfathered in with an unlimited plan. you count the apps on your phone. memorial day is just around the corner and a popular time for cookouts. consumer reports has tested nearly 100 gas grills. they range in fries from 25 to several hundred. consumer reports found plenty that recommend that cost less. among them a $200 char grill

classic from home depot. another great buy from wal-mart runs you about $250. that's the brinkman grill. >> 81 apps. >> you have more than i do. 76. >> what's your favorite >> >> tet rhis. i love it. >> you do love . stay with us this morning. we have your news to go coming up. >> including the latest on that pill mill bust. two days after the dea agents that came in, we're learning all new information. what those in the clinic refused to do. and i am live here at pimlico racetrack where things are all abuzz. everybody getting ready for the preakness stakes. i'll tell you what's happening today, coming up. and a break from the rain, but for how long? those details coming up. it is going to be a slow

ride here on the west side of the beltway. also where there's congestion coming up in my time saver traffic report.

thanks for joining us this mo. >> a lot to get to, a busy thursday for you. linda sellers is live with a suspected pill mill. a check of that preakness forecast first. >> looks good for the preakness and it looks good this morning as maryland's most powerful radar is nice and dry and it will stay that way as we go into the afternoon. these numbers getting cooler that humidity is dropping as well. those winds out of the north. we'll see more of the same in chesapeake beach this morning but temperatures milder. but this will begin to drop off as the morning goes through time as well. let's recap. a thrilling thursday on tap for us. a few clouds, still unseasonably mild this morning and a light north breeze is in store for us

this morning and then it will turn more south and east. let's get a check now of the abc 2 time saver traffic with lauren. >> good morning. we do have trouble this morning in baltimore city where we're dealing with a crash right on east lake avenue and if you are in northwest baltimore, tonight the preakness road closures will begin. many of the roads will be affected. tonight if you are traveling in the area you don't want to be near rogers avenue, it will be closed. just go to abc 2 news.com for more closures. if you are using the jfx, not having too much effect because of the construction. here's a live look just north of this scene on the harrisburg expressway. here's a live look at the beltway at york road. no delays to talk about and at west side of 695 really going to be jammed all the way down to ed

mondayson avenue. back over to you. 6:46 right now. here's a click it or ticket campaign. officers will be giving cash to drivers who buckle up. they'll be set up at routes 301 and ballpark drive. that's happening at noon. if you are wearing your seat belt you get a buck. if not you're going to get a ticket. and people who go to the bank on the village in frederick they're now ennerved after they say a bank employee installed a camera in the women's rest room. they searched the computer to find video clips of women in the rest room. people who go to that bank say they're disgusted by these allegations. >> it's been going on forever and ever and it's becoming more public now but the fact that he's being held accountable is a wonderful thing. >> they hi he's been installing and removing that camera for mops. they found 38 separate incidents where a video was recorded in

the rest room. and the governor is joining the hunger relief o'malley says that the governor joined the campaign because he has set a goal of ending childhood hunger here in our state in maryland by 2015. officials of the 8 leading industrialized nations is happening tomorrow as well as saturday. bad medicine investigation into a local clinic accused of pushing pills. two people have been arrested after dea agents raided that place earlier. what do you have? >> we've learned two operators of the clinic have been arrested and a third is still wanted. dea agents and local police raided it tuesday night breaking up a suspected pill mill. the affidavits for the search warrants revealed a clinic was seeing about 80 patients a day each paying 350 bucks in cash. documents show the patients got

mris at a prearranged facility, came to their appointment and got prescrippings for drugs like xanax and ox si codone. the clinic made more than $1 million in four months. >> we knew there was an issue at this location and we have to do it right. we don't want to make arrests or execute warrants if there's not going to be any impact. >> one of the operators was arrested during the bust. another was arrested at bwi. a third warrant is still out there but police won't say who

they're looking for. if you want more information about this investigation you can log on to our we. our hot topic this morning, a new poll shows that the majority of americans think organ donors should get paid. we're talking about 60% saying they favored health care credits for organ donors. 46% support tax credits and about 42% are in favor of tuition reimbursements for compensation. here's what some of you are saying facebook. once people start getting paid for it it corrupts the whole process. we want to know what you think. head to our facebook fan page and weigh in. >> a new study is now lengthing u.s. veterans exposed to ieds to similar demen shl like symptom from those nfl players suffering from concussions. the research suggests there's a common thread binding those with traumatic brain injuries. they compared the brain tissue of four veteran to that of proathletes with a history of concussions. before we get to saturday there's still a lot going on especially today. a breakdown of what's happening at hold hill top. >> reporter: good morning. that's right. we are here at pimlico racetrack right in front of the preakness barns. a lot of the horses are here.

i've got to tell you, such excitement in the air today and right now i have doug o'neal joining me live here. he's the trainer for i'll have another, the derby winner. thanks for coming over. i know you're . >> you're totally right though. a lot of excitement in the air. we're having a blast. >> reporter: what's going through your mind as you prepare for the preakness stakes on saturday? >> a lot of anxiety? . we're very confident in our colt and coming off the derby win and we've had him n here early and he's nice and settled in and he's very conf. >> he's sort of tucked away. why that decision? >> they have two stakes barns so we're in one of the stakes barns but he's nice and settled. we got here early. we wanted him to be in a nice quiet setting and people at

pimlico were kind enough to do that for us and it's paying off. he looks great. the horse to beat, he's got tremendous speed, he's trained by a hall of fame trainer who's won five of these preaknesss. ridden by a hall of fame rider mike smith so he's got a target on his back but we're going to go after him and i like our chances. >> thank you so much for talking to us. we appreciate it. >> thank you for talking to me. >> all right. you tell him we wish him luck. thank you. all right. so there you can see lots going on, busy around here, but hey, they're getting ready for the preakness stakes on sat. >> that is the get interview of the day. five things you need to know before heading out the door on this thursday. closing arguments expected today in the trial of zon edwards. the defense rested yesterday without calling edwards, his daughter or his mistress to the

stand. the jury could get the case by tom. a press conference on voting rights this morning. a bill on voting, the supporters say it's aimed to protect voters by adding integrity and accountability to our election. and timothy will be in baltimore today. expected to talk about the economy with members of the greater baltimore chamber of commerce. supporters will also say the breakfast will be taking place at the baltimore mariotte waterfront hotel. >> and betty white will be in d.c. today as well. she's visiting associates talking about her book and tomorrow she'll be getting a private tour of the national zoo. and he says he caught the 4-foot long 18 pound massive .

and we are dealing with plenty of sunshine right now. those clouds working their way out of here and that's going to continue as we go into the afternoon. so that was a shot of the inside. let's take you outside so you can see all the sunshine now in manchester. more of the same over in hanover. nothing but blue skies and that will continue as we go through the afternoon. we are looking at breezy conditions this morning. those winds out of the north at about 13 miles per hour in baltimore. 15 in d.c. they will begin to shift around to the south and east as we go through the remainder of today as high pressure works its way off toward the east but right now 65 in d.c. and we are seeing that cold front working for us bringing that drier cooler air in back off toward the west and now york pennsylvania is feeling those 50s and that's where we should be for this time of the year. we can see a toast tallow trying to influence us as we go into the weekend trying to ruin

things for us, but it's not going to happen. i do believe that we'll be seeing plenty of sunshine for us even as we go through your sunday. hour by hour today it's going to look stellar. 75 degree social exactly where we should be for this time of the year. get out there and enjoy it. take a long walk, a long break or maybe play hooky today but don't blame it on me. sunday coming in at 83 degrees. let's get a check of traffic with lauren. >> good morning. we do have several accidents. trouble in baltimore city where there's a crash right on east lake avenue and as we make our way downtown we're dealing with another accident right on east north avenue at st. paul street. if you are using the jfx, no delays to talk about as you make the push into the city. everything up to speed at harford road. that outer loop moving steady all the way up towards charles street. as for the west side it's really jammed. here's a look at liberty road all the way down toward ed

mondayson avenue. >> a special place that is letting little girls with disabilities to become beautiful ballerinas. the girls are put in a special harness and gently guided along the floor at the maryland youth ballet. her mom remembers the first time she came to a ballet lesson. >> she picked up her feet and she started taking those little steps and she was laughing and it was just an amazing moment. i mean, i have started crying. >> each girl is paired up with two teams from the school and judging by their smiles those girls love dancing. what an awesome story. >> that's story of the day. we are out of time this morning. remember the news is always on at abc 2 news.com. >> like us on facebook. we'll see you tomorrow.

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