you're watching the station that works for you good morning maryland at 4:30. the secret service scandal is back in the spotlight. new details revealed. the man suspected in the disappearance of a maryland woman in aruba in trouble again with the law. what police found gary giordano doing in a park lot. >> a businessman is accused of selling $20,000 of stolen good. >> all that straight ahead but we begin with a traffic alert beginning tonight, lane closures affecting parts of maryland 295 at west nursery road begins at 10 delaying traffic through 5 a.m. thursday morning. crews are going to be restriping the road and installing a concrete barrier. drivers are encouraged to use 95 or u.s. 1 as alternate rods.

good morning i am charley crowson. >> i am megan pringle. lauren cook will have a check on traffic in a minute but first lynette charles with weather. >> good morning. yes, we are pretty much dry this morning. we can see on maryland's most powerful radar. only spot of shower around d.c. work their way into virginia around vienna and shan tilly and reston. as we go through the rest of the morning, things should dry out a little bit and the late morning hours that's when we will have the chance for more rain and thunderstorms as we go into the afternoon. but as we look at temperatures this morning, once again, a repeat we are mild with the temperature coming in right around 63 degrees in northeast. 62 aberdeen. easton around 65 and we can see the humidity levels are up there and they are close to saturation so what we are dealing with once again, yes, we have the patchy fog to talk about this morning. and we have about two miles of reduced visibility in easton and 9 in baltimore and 9 in york and 6 in hagerstown and

the numbers will gradually fall as we go throughout the morning just like we saw yesterday. let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren. how is the road and the fog. >> reporter: yes, the fog is leading to reduced visibility. so be extra careful heading out this morning. slow down and turn on the low beams. if you are using the jfx, we are looking at high speeds along the southbound lanes. 61 miles per hour at cold spring lane. the construction not having an effect on traffic. everything up to speed through the fort mchenry and harbor tunnel n white marsh north of route 43, you are looking at a 4-minute ride to 695. as for the beltway, here's parkville at harford road. a 9 minute ride on the outer loop from 95 up to 83. and that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. 4:32. rescue officials say three harness race drivers is a been hurt in a incident during a

race at rosecroft raceway around 2 tuesday evening during a race. two of the drivers were fren to shock trauma. the hourss were not hurt. the drivers are injured but are expected to be okay. police arrested the owner of a store in howard county accused of trying to sell $20,000 worth of stolen merchandise. jose molina told our sister station that he doesn't care he got the goods illegally. store is is in elk ridge and some of the items includes razors and air freshers in and some have the target labels on them. a rockville company is recalling food products because of a possible salmonella contamination. indonesia food mart.com announced the recall of yeast and super starter yeast. the products were distributed nationwide and comes in sealed clear plastic packages and several illnesses have been reported. the story that rocked the secret service agency in the news today. >> yeah a panel hearing begins

further examining the actions of agents who were in colombia. sherrie johnson joins us hike with preview. >> reporter: -- live with a preview. >> reporter: today there will be a public hearing on the prostitution scandal involving u.s. military and secret service agents in colombia. agency heads are expected to testify today. they were in colombia ahead of the president's trip last month for the summit of the americas. hearing comes as three drug enforcement administration agents are also under investigation for hiring prostitutes in colombia. we have learned one of the three dea agents under investigation in the scandal may have had a long-term relationship with a colombian prostitute. the government investigators are trying to contact the woman to learn more about the relationship. maine senator says if this is true, it could have created a big risk. >> we don't know if they are associated with drug cartels,

whether they have been sent to entrap the agents or compromise them which could endanger the mission. >> reporter: the scandal involved 20 alleged prostitutes. so far 9 secret service members were dismissed three other agents were cleared of serious misconduct. four agents decided to fight the dismissals. sherrie johnson. to gary giordano the man jailed in aruba and suspected in the disappearance of a woman charged with indecent exposure and he and a tennessee woman were engaged in a sexual encounter inside a parking garage in annapolis friday night. two people saw something going on in the back of a black escalade and they immediately called police. >> you know, i think from late night people, but for the most part i felt pretty safe in and out of here. >> inside the suv they found

her and carol ann bock. this was a single mattress in the back of the suv. today maryland senator barbara mikulski will join other senators to discuss the pay tax fairness act in washington, d.c. and they are expected to convene at 2:30. the act is being considered to expand the scope of equal pay act to address the disparity between male and female incomes. bge is trying a new way to save consumers money but customers are not buying it. they want to take out old meters that require meter reader visits and replace them with new automated digital smart meters. the replacements could be dangerous because radiation into the home that could cause potential fires. bge says meters wouldn't cause more radiation than other household appliancer. according to a pole a. new group of voters are giving mitt romney a boost. >> who they are and why his wife may have a lot to do with the boost of support.

>> this couple was not going to let mother nature ruin their special day. what was going on while the ceremony was taking place. a check of traffic with lauren. >> reporter: everything is up to speed on 895 at o'donnell street. i will show you how 95 and jfx are shaping up in my abc2 timesaver traffic report.

now "good morning maryland at 4:30. news time 4:39. talk about commitment a midwest couple refused to let anything get in the way of the wedding day and i mean anything. take a look at this. they finish the ceremony as twisters could be seen touching down about 8 miles away. lynette they were not going to stop this no matter what. >> well tomorrow the national oceanic and atmospherics

association is going to release the hurricane outlook. we wednesday witnessed the first threat with alberto. the official season gets underway on june 1st. that's always big news and something will keep an eye on. >> you got that right. alberto dissipated and no longer here. butit as we look at what's going on a, we see showers and thunderstorms pushing into minnesota as of now. and that will be the trend as they go through the day there. but we have showers and thunderstorms off the coast of the carolinas and we will have more showers and thunderstorms to work their way into our area as we go into the afternoon. a very similar day to yesterday where we were dry in the morning and then the showers and thunderstorms popped up in the afternoon. evening time frank as well. and we got -- frame as well. we got sunshine. we are looking at mild temperatures in the 60s. ellicott city is at 61.

millersville 6 3. rock hall more of the them and joppa and churchill 64 degrees and galena at 62. i will tell you when the sun really comes out in our rain chances diminish but let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lawen. >> reporter: we are following break news where there's a house fire in pasadena that hut down old mill road. traveling in the area expect a lot of activity. i am waiting on a phone call back from the fire department to see if anyone has been injured. stay with us and we will bring you more as it becomes available. here's a live look at the south side north of the beltway. no problems to report heading down to 495 or headed north up through the fort mchenry tunnel and the west side of 695 going to be clear. here's a live look at liberty road. you are looking at an 11-minute ride on the outer loop from 795 down towards 95. that's your abc2 saver traffic. the flight will continue

the 2012 flying season. it's going to take 78 world war ii veterans and two korean war veterans to washington, d.c. they will see the world war ii memorial, korean war memorial and other military memorials while there. we have heard the saying it goes if it took a few frogs to find your prince. >> how long a local woman waited to findly -- phenely find her prince charming. >> ravens are headed to the training facility and what's expect. you are waking up to what's new in maryland.

4:44. five things to know president obama is set to deliver the commencement address today for the air force academy in colorado springs. this is the fourth service academy graduation speech in four years. >> a funeral is held today in

nashville tennessee for disco electric end donna summer. the funeral will be for friends and family about 1,000 people are expected to attend summers passed away last week of lung canser. check out virtual career fair. upload your resume for free. reps with dozens of companies will see it and contact you if you qualify for a position they are looking to fill. temperatures near 80 today. cool off with a free slurpee. 7-eleven is rolling out a free localry version. stop by any participating store from 11 in the morning until 7 tm to get a free slurpee. and rains are holding practice at the facility in owings mills. the ota runs for two hours. coach harbaugh and some of the players will speak to the media after practice. news time 4:45 and weather wise we didn't get nearly as much rain as we thought. so, we will get to that in one second. traffic wise, though, what do

we do in. >> we are dealing with an early morning house fire in anne arundel county in pasadena. and it shut down old mill road at katherine avenue. expect a lot of activity in the area. i am waiting for a call back to see if anyone was injured. we will bring you the latest as it becomes available. if you are use the mainline, the jfx will be clean clear into the city. 95 no problems from white marsh to the harbor tunnel. >> we were talking about the ravens and, of course, the free slurpee. perhaps if it's going to be 80 today they could leave practice and get that shurpee. >> they could but by the weekend, we will be in the 90s. >> oh. >> is that record breaking for this early. >> exactly. we will detail that later. but this morning everybody wants to get oup and take the rain gear once -- get out there and take the rain gear. maryland's most powerful radar has not a whole lot but this is

remnantsent of what we recommend ninesent of what we saw yesterday -- rim nines enterof what we saw -- recommend ninesent of what we saw yesterday. temperatures at 67 in perry hall and or 67 in centerville. 62 in perry hall and northeast at around 63 and humidity is up there once again. so we will be humid going throughout the day and once again we are working with patchy fog. let's go back over to megan. >> thanks. 4:46. mitt romney has swept the pry pairies -- primaries inching closer to the nomination. romney is within 110 delegates of winning the nomination and he should meet that next week when voters go to the polls in texas. voters took a swipe at president obama denying him the nearly 4 out of every 10 votes cast on the democratic side. a brand new abc news poll shows if the election were held today, president obama would barely win over romney many. and there's one group giving

romney a big boost married women. last month president obama had afour point lead and trails somethingly. the push has to do with the candidate's wife. the country larned more about her surviving breast cancer and living with ms. the poll shows married women are more apt to say they are worse off during the president's first term. >> married women are much closer to the day to day realities of the economy. from paying the bills to filling up the gas tank. >> new ad from the super pack is saying it aims to keep the trend among married women going showing a character of a concerned wife and mother who once supported president obama. for more on democracy 2012 head to abc2news.com and down load the mobile apps and you will find more stories about the candidates and voting information. once again, abc2news.com check it out under news. better late than never. a frederick woman was waiting

70 years to find mr. right and she will marry him. she will. she is marrying 75-year-old widowed john. they met on a >> he got down on his knee and pulled the chair close in case he couldn't get back up. >> and i used it, too. >> i like the sense of humor. they will mary in front of more than 100 friends and family so congratulations to them. if you want a piece of royal wedding, today is your last chance. the auction for a piece of the duke and duchess of cambridge'scake ends today. it will go between 15 and 1600 dollars. >> it's 4:49. new details about a dramatic incident in the air on board a u.s. airways jumbo jet from paris to charlotte north carolina. a passenger reportedly handed a note to a flight attendant and

the message was so alarming fighter jets were diverted. the note was but it said she had surgically implanted device. once on the ground the woman was removed from the flight. a hearing will be held tomorrow for a suspected shooting tj lane expected to be in a courtroom in the morning. lane allegedly took a gun to school and fired 10 shots. tomorrower's hearing will decide whether or not to try him as an adult. a texas mom is making news this morning for her pro active approach to teach her child the consequence of social media. she had a huge talk with her daughter about the dos and don'ts about social media. her daughter posted a picture posing with a bottle of vodka a week after the talk and with the caption that read i wish i could drink this. mom saw it and in return her daughter with the post another picture where she is holding a

sign that read as soon as i want to take pictures holding liquor i am obviously not ready for social media. the mom deleted the page. it's not happy hour yet. but a vodka has hit the market with a prickely and unusual main ingredient. the founder of spike vodka make the first and only vodka made out of get this, cactus. it is meant to be a signature drink from texas and the kicker is each day they must chop off chinks of the prickly pair cactus. don't know if i want to try that. >> no? >> how about you? >> i am thirsty. >> really? >> for some water. i need water this morning. we are dealing with some fog issues. we have reduced visibility. one in easton and 9 in york and 6 in hagerstown and 3 in winchester a repeat of what we saw yesterday morning temperatures right now in the 60s. we are quite mild. close to 70 right now in dc.

and we are getting a few showers across the area. and we are looking at some more showers and thunderstorms to pop up as we go into the afternoon take the rain gear just like i said yesterday because we got the showers popping up and future trend will support that. we could get showers as early as lunchtime and maybe 11 and heading later into the morning that will continue even as we go into thursday. more scattered showers and storms popping up in the forecast for you. and hour by hour 78 degrees we will see how that sun plays out with the temperatures could soar up to 80 degrees. 75 degrees as we head into the first pitch which is at 12:35 today. and it's not the 7:05. looking at your 7-day forecast this is what i want to show you. look at 91 and 92 heading into the memorial day weekend of the we will be flirting with record temperatures. let's check of the abc2timesaver traffic. the fog is a big issue. >> reporter: you want to -- you

will see reduced visibility. we have trouble in anne arundel county where we are dealing with a early morning house fire inpasadena that shut down old mill road at katherine avenue. we are waiting on a call back from the fire department to see if anyone has been injured. 9 5 has no delays from the betel with a to fort mchenry tunnel. and be aware of the construction on the jfx. the top side of the beltway 695 north of 83a. few cars but no delays. it will be a easy ride from 95 to 83. that's a look at your abc timesaver traffic. now back over to you. we have a story of lost ending with major gain. >> how a local would overcame a childhood disabled and is pursuing her dream. a daredevil driver hits the street on a motor bike. how he made it out alive. you are watching good morning

maryland, what's new, now and next. stay with us. [ 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 ♪