you're watching the station that works for you "good morning maryland "4 chn 30. -- 4:30. >> one special session down when the general assembly plans to head back to annapolis to talk gambling. >> governor o'malley signs 300 bills into law. we will have more on the bills he will sign. on heels of a study on teens and diabetes a. local school is taking action. the plans to stay healthy and beat the odds. >> and today a special day for those living in joplin, missouri. a chance to remember those lost and focus on rebidding. it's been one year sin the deadliest tornado in 60 years slammed the town. this is a look at things today. and a big change from the damage one year ago wind wiped out communities and killed 161. many events taking place in joplin will have more this morning as good morning maryland continues.>> that will be a big storey. thanks for joining us i am megan pringle. >> i am charley crowson.

rain for us yesterday and rain today. >> more showers and more storms possible as we go through remainder of the day. this morning, we are waking to patchy fog in a lot of spots. slick roadways. we need to take it easy out there. look at maryland's most powerful radar, being see the wet weather mainly off toward the west. and if you are going towards dc this morning, that's where you will wand to -- want to watch out for showers. light showers moving around mcclain and d.c. and alexandria. and further to the south, well, heading over towards calvert county star mary's county showers as -- st. mary's county showers as well. off and on showers throughout the morning and afternoon. you are stepping out the door and just like yesterday, we are mild. the wind are not as breezy as yesterday but check out the rain totals that we have seen over 3/10 of an inch in annapolis. .04 and over.06 in columbia. we will talk more about that coming up but let's check the

abc2 timesaver trafficor with lauren. fog is the issue once again. >> reporter: good morning. we are dealing with reduced visibility toe be extra careful and reduce the speeds and turn on the low beams. using the jfx, we have the construction that continues to block one lane in both directions at 28th street. 59 miles per hour right now along the southbound lanes at cold spring lane. everything up to speed through the fort mchenry and harbor tunnel. no delays on 59 through the white marsh area. here's live look at the beltway. no concerns here at harford road. it will be an easy ride towards 83 and west side going to be clear. here's a live look at liberty road. no concerns you are looking at 11 minutes from 795 towards 95. that's the abc2 time saver traffic. the superintendent of baltimore schools will address class size and will correct the

record about misinformation and will explain the impact on budget and alternative and action being taken. the man who sparked outrage over black mobs is turning his focus to baltimore a mayor. delegate pat mcdonough says the mayor should resign saying she is awol and absent without leadership and he will speak at 11 this morning. more coming up at 5. and maryland's leadership has announced a possible date to consider the expansion of gallon bell. the session will be held the week of july 9th. they could propose legislation for the general assembly to vote on in the special session. today the governor will sign a number of bills making up a 93 page release. >> this morning sherrie johnson spent the morning look through the 93 pages of documents and has a live report on what is expected. >> reporter: today the governor will sign another 300 bills that were approved in this year's legislative session. he will sign the budget and tax

bills approved last week in a special session. those bills include an income tax increase for people earning more than 100,000 dollars and households earning more than 150,000 dollars a year. governor o'malley is expected to sign a bill that would make maryland the first state to ban an arson adjective in chicken feed. state lawmakers banned the use of it a chemical used to help the birds grow and fight parasites. itth law would go -- the law would go into effect on january 1st. top bills to be signed, the budget and tax increases for people earning more than $100,000 and households earning more than $150,000 a year. and a bill to ban an arsenic in chicken feed. the bills cover 93 pages. a lot to sort through and for more information head to abc2news.com. we have the story listed in the home page. also with the complete list of those bills. sherrie johnson, abc2 news.

members of the child trafficking sex force will continue the conference in baltimore county. federal, state and local authorities form the task force in 2007. more than 100,000 children in the u.s. are victims of child sex trafficking every year. the key for parents experts say is to be be comfortable talking to your children so they know they can come to you. stay tuned coming up at five this morning, you will hear from a woman who found a house to help victims in maryland. this morning a church that's bent target of vandals is getting surveillance cameras involved. cable konnexions is donating the cameras. vandals struck again and took out the entrance signs and 7 windows. bb gun holes are in the windows replaced. in the past vandals clipped lines and wacked away with ac units. >> the freeon line out of it if you go to steal the unit for

the copper or aluminium, you can snatch it. >> how much would that cost? >> it's a estimate of $1250. >> so stay with abc2 news be a the -- and abc2news.com and we will update you on when the cameras are going up. today voters head to the polls for the g op primaries in arkansas and ten tucky. mitt romney remains the presumptive republican nominee. ron paul has said he has stoppedactively campaigning. colin powell will release his memoir titled it worked for me in life and leadership. one of the most noteworthy revelations no serious debate within the george w. bush administration during the run up for the iraq war. federal official will testify into the hearing of the jp morgan chase losses. jammy diamond is scheduled to be at the hearing and planning on testifying against the

senate panel next month. if you are in d.c. you will be sharing the turf with hundreds of moms and their strollers. >> absolutely. what the women of the stroller brigade want law makers to do and how it will help keep children healthy. >> this is the inner harbor where a team of environmentalist are scheduled to arrive today. we will tell you where they are headed in the days to come. here's a check of the roads with lauren. >> reporter: construction on the jfx but coming up, i will let you know how 95 and beltway are shaping up in my abc timesaver traffic report.

now good morning maryland at 4:30. >> on the one year anniversary of the joplin missouri tornadoes three schools will hold ceremonies happening today.

many were forced to relocate while rebuilding took place. some schools even held classes in the mall. you can find a photo gallery at charley's facebook page. he was there two weeks after the tornado hit and took incredible pictures. >> a team of five environmental activists is in baltimore as part of a 300 mile bike trek from new york to dc raying awareness about climate change and hope to highlight local threats and raise money for 45 environmental organizations. time for a check of the forecast with lynette. >> all right. we look around the nation here and we have an unsettled weather pattern in a lot of spots this morning. but luckily, joplin is looking pretty good. so they don't have to deal with severe weather. we can see more showers and storms now moving into the southeast and also we are looking at now is tropical depression alberto weakening and pushing away from the area. we have a trough of low pressure across the area bringing us a chance for more scattered showers and storms as we head through the rest of

today. now right now, temperatures are quite mild. 63 right now in westminster. ijamsville at 64 and we are at 64 in joppa. 63 in rock hall and northeast. good morning to you. you are at 63. rock hall and also galena. let's check of the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren. >> reporter: we are dealing with fog across the region. expect reduced visibility. everything is up to speed traveling through the fort mchenry tunnel and the harbor tunnel. 895 north of child street, not too many cars out there yet. that will be the same case on the northeast corridor of 95 as we check in and look live in the white march be area north of route 43. everything will be nice and clear. you are looking at a 14-minute ride from the beltway all the way to downtown baltimore. and if you are traveling on 695 here's a live look in parkville. looking at a 9-minute ride on outer loop from 95 up towards 83. that's a look at your abc2

timesaver traffic now over to you. they have become more and more popular. >> but when women are paying the price, could they be paying the price rather when putting on skinny jeans. what health officials are saying about the fashion statement this morning. >> he's fine. you are fine. keep the rod tip up. >> a 10-year-old makes a big catch. what it was and what he did with the prize we will show you. you are waking up to what's new in maryland. we will be right back.

4:44 and five things to know. the u.s. census bureau is holding a news conference about the 2010 census coverage and the measurement results. officials say the results provide estimates of coverage for things like major demographic groups for states large counties and other places. the u.s. senate committee on energy and natural resource

is talking about the the energy invasion. and they will review a report done by american energy invasion council. national stroller brigade is coming to d.c. hundreds of moms, nurses and cancer survivors are gathering at the capitol demanding action on toxic chemicals. >> the jail centers begins for the tomorrower -- former chief of staff to rod blagojevich. john harris was accused of helping blagojevich sell president obama's senate teat seat. the sky tree opens in tokyo. it stand at 2,000 feet tall and cost almost a billion dollars to construct. time for a check on your roads as well as the weather. finally the sun came out yesterday. >> i know. it was later in the evening. but we will take it when we can get it. >> we will indeed. and the road we want a good ride into work a. >> reporter: we are dealing with fog out there this morning. so you want to reduce your speeds because there's a lot of reduced visibility out there. but the mainline is look clear

on the jfx. construction blocking one lane at 28th street. no problems to report traveling through the fort mchenry or harbor tunnel. and beltway will be nice and clear all the way around right now. so, it's just that little bit of rain we are dealing with. >> hopefully it will clear up. >> rain affects the road. more of the same just like yesterday. we could get a few peeks of sunshine going into the afternoon. but all that does is help fuel thunderstorms to pop up during afternoon. so we have lots a of humidity and we will be humid stepping out the door this morning and that will continue going into the afternoon. you're stepping out this morning we are drier than yesterday. but if you are traveling to the south and also to the west, maybe into dc you are going to be looking at rain showers there. and temperatures right now quite mild coming in right around 64 degrees in glen burnie and catonsville at 63. centerville at 65. and you can see the humidity is up there this morning. so with that, the air getting saturated and we do have that patchy fog as well.

let's go over to charley. a school in bel air is taking action in a health education event following scarry numbers released yesterday. a new study shows one out of 4th teen in the u.s. is diabetic or prediabetic. health officials will host two fairs promoting headlighty eating and holding sessions preparing for schools and insulin pumps. linda so is live at the william packet elementary school where one of the fairs will be take place. it's a fashion trend that has been around for a few years now. we are talking about skinny jeans. they may be popular but doctors say they can cause health problems. doctors say they can put pressure on the nerves on the outer parts of the thigh that cause a continuingelling or numbness and can be painful when doctors say wearing a pair of high heels with your skinny jeans that's even worse. >> because the pelvis tilities it can accentuate the pressure

on the nerve. >> one way to alleviate the pain is trying jeggings that have a stretch to them. the doctor says if you feel tingling or numbness in the legs, stop wearing the skinny jeans and it should go away. if you choose to ignore the pain it could lead to permanent nerve damage. new this morning a new company wide initiative at walt disney is working to hire, train and support returning u.s. veterans called heros work here. as part of the initiative, disney will provide a thousand jobs to vets in the next three years and they are launching a campaign to encourage other employers to follow in line. tomorrow disco legend donna summers will be laid to rest. a funeral will be held in nashville, tennessee. spie he civic details have not been released. she was battling cancer and she was 63 years old when she passed away. it's 4:48. a beer lover's scene in daytona beach, florida. no not a beach party but a truck carrying thousands of

cases of beer tipping over spilling and flowed and not all the beers survived. the crash took crews hours to clean up the broken glass and the thought of starting happy hour early crossed a number of people's mind. >> they were talking about taking a couple cases home with them. >> the truck driver is said to be okay. the few leftover cases are sent back to the vendor. >> that's a beer lover's nightmare. a california man is in trouble for caring a disguise shotgun. randy smith's gun was disguised as super soaker. he had it loathed shotgun inside. he faces several charges including manufacturing an illegal weapon. beautiful. >> yeah. she is beautiful. >> why would someone cut him. >> that's 10-year-old hunter stevens known as shark boy. he's known for catching sharks but this time the young man reeled in a steening ray.

his excitement turned to sadness when he he realized the sting ray was injured. he gave it a kiss before seeing it free. >> to each his own. >> i can't see you fishing for sting ray. >> why? you can't see me -- >> no. >> no. >> you are right. >> lying a bass or trout. >> i don't know what it was. >> i can do regular fish you but not a sting ray. it was cute he kissed him. we have lots of clouds and fog but also a few showers off to the south and west that will begin to fill in more going into the afternoon. so, make sure to take the rain gear inform you are not going to get back home for today. we have a lot of moisture. we have fog at the ground so 7 miles of reduced visibility in easton. we will look at 10 in baltimore but i think we will go downhill a little bit going throughout the morning. we are at 9 right now miles visibility in york. the temperatures are quite mild once again this morning. we are looking at 65 degrees in

baltimore. 63 in easton and also york and 65 in hagerstown and 66 degrees now in culpepper. the weather pattern lots going on. we have a cold front that will slide through the area as we go through the next couple days or so. but this is what we are working with today. this is a trough of low pressure and this is what's keeping the chance for showers in the forecast. now we look out into the atlantic and we do have tropical depression now alberto. so it has weakened some. we can see what's going on with it. here is as we look at the radar or the satellite trend. and this is your infrared. you can see the high tops and see the color on. but it's moving away from any type of land and it is weakening. that's good news. we look at the future trend andit's bringing a chance for showers and thunderstorms in here as we head through the afternoon. and this trend will continue as we go through the next several days. and then things will dry out a little bit. he think you might like the forecast as we head into the weekend. but for today, that hour by

hour forecast, brings us to about 76 degrees. it will be humid today as well. feeling more summery out there. but we have the game day forecast heading out first pitch at 7:05 and playing the red sox. temperatures at 76 degrees. a check of the seven-day forecast, rain showers heading through thursday and thing dry out some. i will keep the chance for isolated showers heading into memorial day weekend. but for the most part, we do have some drier and hotter weather in the forecast. let's check of the traffic with lauren. good morning and you're dealing with foggy issues out there. >> reporter: yes, expect reduced visibility as you head out. this morning, a good morning to reduce the speeds and turn on the low beams. you are headed to the northeast corridor of 95, we are in the clear in white marsh traveling along the southbound lanes look at just a 14-minute trip from the beltway to downtown baltimore. that will remain clear once you make your way on to the beltway as we check in and look live here in towson no concerns at

york road, and it will be delay free from 95 up towards 83. and as you are using the jfx to get into the city we have ongoing construction that continues to block one lane in both directions. near 28th street we are looking at 5 # miles per who are along southbound lanes at cold spring lane and everything will remain up to speed through the fort mchenry tunnel and harbor tunnel. that's your abc2 timesaver traffic. now over to you. if you have kids you may be planning how to keep them full during the summer months. >> this morning we will look at sneaky ways to get your kids -- for you to get more time with your kids. >> aftershocks brought down century old buildings in italy. the problem the quake caused on the parmesan cheese industry. >> this early in the morning nothank you. but a commercial rocket blasted off from florida with a load of supplies for the international space station. it happened around 45 minutes ago. this is the first time a

private business has launched a rocket to the space station. you are waking up to what's new in maryland. it's 4:54 and we will be right back.