right now. one in easton. and we have seen the one for a while. and along the eastern shore we have delays this morning because of the fog. so take it easy as you step out and about. we have about 8 miles in york and 4 in winchester. 7 in culpepper and 5 in hagerstown. now, you heard me talk about the mild temperatures close to 70 right now in edgemere. 67 to be exact and 61 in middletown and 63 degrees in hanover. and as you step out the door this morning you don't need the coats but you need the rain gear. i will show you that in a second. but winds will be on the light side stagnant with the humidity. a humid day on tap. the radar is dry right now but take the rain gear with you because going into the afternoon showers and thunderstorms possible to pop up in the forecast. and that will continue even as we go through the next several days here. so again we are pushing the repeat button and like we saw yesterday around 7, we did get rainfall across the area. and once again for today, moo of the -- more of the same. let's take it hour by hour for

today. by 8 a.m., temperatures right around 69 degrees. 75 degrees by lunchtime for today. and if we get a few peeks of sunshine, like we did yesterday, we could hear a rumble of thunder but today right around 78 degrees and more sunshine means temperatures closer to 80. and let's check of the abc timesaver traffic with lauren. how is the fog affecting the roadways. >> reporter: well, there is a lot reduced visibility out there this morning. so, if you are heading out you want to be extra careful reduce the speeds and turn on the low beams and unfortunately we do have an accident to tell you about on 695. it's going to be on the outer loop at loch raven and as we check in here at harford road you will notice it's not causing too much of a backup. so, that is the good news. but do watch out for an accident as you travel north up to the beltway. for 95, in white marsh, here's what it looks like at north of route 43. no delays to talk about. you are looking at 4-minute ride towards the beltway and it will remain nice and clear as you travel through the fort mchenry tunnel. that's a look at your abc2

timesaver traffic now back over to you. 5:31. the latest on a crash at rosecroft raceway that hurt three jockies. linda so is here to tell us what happened. linda. >> reporter: we have learned the crash happened on the track during a harness race that lapped last night about 9. this is individual gee different race moments after that incident. three racing jockies were hurt two lost consciousness a third was transported by ambulance. we are told they suffered serious injuries considered serious but nonlife- threatening. when med, arrived they were told to turn off the sirens to avoid scaring the horse and none were seriously hurt. the director of operation at the racetrack says the accident happened when the lead horse went down causing a train reaction crash. >> we are at harness racetrack and drivers are on behind the horse and it's behind the horse. sometimes it's little difficult for them to see around the

horse which cause as chain reaction and accident situation. >> reporter: now rose croft has live harness racing tuesday and saturday nights in the spring. linda so, abc2 news. the honer of a howard county store is accused of trying to sell $20,000 of stolen merchandise. he says he doesn't care if it came to his store illegally. police say hoe hey molina who owns the store would bring in the stolen stuff buy it and say the items he he preferred the next time someone wants to come in for exchange. he denies all this even though solve the items have tickers -- stickers from a target store and claimed to have bought them but couldn't produce receipts. >> my business buy and sell. you come sell something. >> you are buying and selling things that were stolen. >> i don't care. >> detectives took a stack of navigation systems at least three of them have been linked to car thefts in the district. also montgomery county. for more information on this story, down load the abc2 news smart phone app and go to

abc2news.com and you can check that out. 5:33. the television sponsor of nick wallenda history make cross across the falls are make him wear a harness. he says he will fight the issueuntil he puts his foot on the wire. abc is airing a 3-hour documentary airing it live as he walks. the harness will attach him to the wire in case he he slips won't fall. around the nation this morning, a man is in trouble accused of punching a kid in movie theater. young kim says boys kept bothering him and his girlfriend as they watched the movie. the kid were running around and hit them in the back of the head. so kim seas he had enough and hopped a few rows over the seats and told the boys to stop talking. when they wouldn't listen, he says that's what set him off. >> i didn't mean to do it, but it happened.

>> prosecutors say kim hauled off and hit the 10-year-old in the mouth so hard the tooth was knocked out. police showed up and arrested kim a short time later. a man outside a new york city street passed out in someone's yard and for a number of hours, no one came by to help. people did stop by but didn't call 911. and instead, one man went through the guy's pocket and threw off his shoes to check his socks for cash. a couple came along and did the same thing. the woman took his belt and eventually the man got up and left on his own. a couple who were critically injured in crash and the driver who was texting they are now suing not just the driver but also the person who sent the text and this could seat new precedent. david and linda each lost a leg in a head on collision. 19-year-old kyle best was texting his girlfriend shannon at the moment of impact. so they are suing both of them. not physically in the car, the

lawyer argues that the texting put the car -- put her there electronically. >> it's as if you are putting your hands over the eyes of the driver preventing that driver from seeing ahead of him. >> the lawyer argues the suit should be dismissed because the message sender has no way of controlling how a message is received. and after the message is transmitted a judge is set to rule on this on friday whether they can move forward and sue both texters in the situation. it's 5:36 and about to get easier to go online while traveling. >> yes, stay with us this morning. we will tell you about the plan that a cable company has to open up wi-fi hot spots across the country. how much it will cost you. >> get ready to dig deeper if you plan a trip to disney park in california. >> and the fog is causing problems this morning. i will tell you who it is affecting and when it lifts. the details coming up. >> reporter: everything on 895

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now "good morning maryland." >> welcome back. five of the biggest cable providers are teaming up to give their customers free wi-fi access when traveling outside the home networks. over the next few months, companies including comcast will open up the combined 50,000 wi-fi hot spots across the u.s. also the competitor subscribers they will target sports venues and shopping malls and you can tap into the hot spots and you can do it for free. if you are planning a trip to the magic kingdom in california, you will spend more moneyone day tickets are for those will be up from 87 dollars up from previously 80 dollars. disney says it add new attractions and expanded a park. but wouldn't say what's behind the price hike. a career fair for local veterans and military spouses is going on tomorrow in baltimore. it is happened from 11 in the morning until 3 in the afternoon at m and t bank

stadium. dozens of companies will be there looking to hire qualified vets for various positions. they include chesapeake irrigation and lighting, sinai hospital, and general electric. there is also going to be a resume writing session and that's happening from 9:30 until 10:30 in the morning. get yourself a free slurpee. it's happening at 7-eleven they are rolling out the lite local version. stop by the 7-eslefn tores from 11 in the morning until 7 p.m. and get one. if you can't get one today tell give them away free on 7- eleven's birthday which is 7- eleven. she waited 70 years for her mr. right. >> this weekend a maryland woman will walk down the aisle for the first time. why she waited so long to say i do. sherrie. >>an and investigation reveals new information involving a dea agent in the secret service prostitution scandal. latest on the -- the latest on

the scandal as the public hearing starts today. >> reporter: expects reduced adviceth across the region. -- visibility across the region. clear from hunt valley to 695. there is an accident on the beltway right on the outer loop at loch raven boulevard. as we look live at the west side, here at liberty road, traffic is starting to pick up. slow but steady from 795 down towards 95. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. stay with us. you are watching good morning maryland.

top stories this morning. a turning point in egypt's history for the first time in the 5,000 years of recorded existence egyptians are at the polls to vote for a new president. they can vote today as well as tomorrow. the next week mitt romney could have enough delegates to win the republican nomination for president. romney swept the kentucky and arkansas g op primaries on tuesday meaning he needs 79 more delegates to win the nomination. >> the secret service prostitution scandal is back in the spotlight. the incident will go under the lens of the senate homeland security committee. sherrie johnson is here with a preview of what is expectededed. it's -- expect. it's new information about the agents. >> reporter: yes. today the senate homeland security committee will hold a

public hearing on the prostitution scandal involving u.s. military and secret service agents in columbia. we have learned 4 agents have decided to fight the dismissals and this could unravel a swift and tiedy resolution to an embarrassing scandal. they are expected to testify. the hearing comes as three drug enforcement administration agents are also under investigation for hiring prostitutes in colombia. we learned one of the three dea agents under investigation in that scandal may have had a long-term relationship with the colombian prostitutes. government investigators are trying to contact the woman to learn more about the relationship. maine senator susan collins says if true, it could have created abig risk. >> suffice it to say one of the dea agents it appears this is not the first encounter with

the woman who came back to the apartment. the reason that this is troubling is that these women are really unknown to our law enforcement personnel. >> reporter: the scandal involves roughly 20 suspected prostitutes. so far 9 secret service members were fired and three other agents were cleared of serious misconduct. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. today a highway sign is being dedicated in honor of the maryland state trooper killed in the line of duty two years ago. it is to honor trooper wesley brown shot to death in june 2010 while work part-time security at an applebee's. the sign unveiling will take place along interstate 495 near the state police barracks. the shooter was sentenced to life in prison earlier this month. today ravens head football coach john harbaugh will receive an outstanding civilian service award for the support

of the u.s. army. it will happened in jirnlg. he is begin the award because of his initiatives showing thanks to our service members. the army says he boosted morale by giving opportunities to attend baltimore ravens practices and games and also meet the team members. final game of the a 3-game set between the o's and red sox this afternoon. 12:35 first pitch. last night ryan tossed a gem in the win. home run in the 4th and 7th. but the pitcher was on fire. giving up two hits and allowing 3 base runners in 6 innings. jake goes for baltimore today. you can find true love at any age and a frederick woman says at 70 years old she found mr. right. >> she will mayority man of her dreams. they will walk down the aisle on sunday. you see they met on a dating

website for seniors. she said she had to kiss a lot of frogs to find the right one. i hear that. but she knew she would rather abe loan than marry the wrong man. >> he got down on his knee and pulled the chair close just in case he couldn't get back up. >> and i used it, too. >> that's good. he did get back up and they will marry on sunday. they will marchy in front of more than 100 friends and family including her parents. >> time for a check of the weather forecast. you were saying it could be 90s by wedding day for the couple. but for us today, still relatively mild. >> exactly. they will be sweating it out for sure. but for today, we are mild. look at the temperatures. 64 degrees now in easton. and federalsburg 65. bel air around 64. and as we look at the humidity levels, we are saturated in easton and also federalsburg and bel air you are not too shabby because look at what we have as we step outside. lots of fog around the area.

and this will continue through the rest of the morning and then it will begin to burn off. also, what we are going to be look at as we go throughout the day, well, we have the chance for showers to pick up in the forecast and i will show you that in a second. but here are the numbers. visibility is really reduced this morning. and baltimore only 6 miles of visibility and only one in easton. we have school closings. the school delays rather along the eastern shore. and only about 1 mile of reduced visibility in winchester. 5 in culpepper and hagerstown. in terms of the wet weather, well, we are not getting it right now. but we have the chance for more showers and thunderstorms to pop as we go through the afternoon. and if we get sunshine in here, that will really try to prime the atmosphere for thunderstorms. future trend picking up on the wet weather. the unsettled weather pattern continues even as we go through tomorrow and even on friday we still have chance for showers if the fore-- in the forecast. be prepared and make sure you have the rain gear. it will be scattered in nature. not everybody is going to be getting wet. for today, the temperature

coming in around 78 degrees. and once again, if we get the sunshine out there, temperatures will be a little higher. but this is what it looks like, first pitch 12:35 this afternoon. showers and storms we will see if it gets delayed. now let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren. >> reporter: good morning. we are dealing with fog out there. so you want to be extra careful heading out i want to turn -- turn on the load beams. an accident has been moved to the shoulder on the outer loop at loch raven boulvard. the top side of the beltway, north of 83, you will notice no significant delays 83 also going to be clear from hunt valley all the way down to 695. and we do have all that ongoing construction on the jfx that blocks one lane in both directions at 28th street. 895 also going to be delay free here at o'donnell street. an easy ride through the harbor tunnel or fort mchenry tunnel. an accident in notingham on white marsh boulevard at honeygo but 95 in white marsh

nice and clear southbound. you will be in the clear as you head downtown from the beltway all the way to downtown baltimore. you are looking at 14-minute ride. that's the abc2 timesaver traffic. now over to you. >> 5:52. we want to let you know before you head to break, queen ann's county is on a 90 minute delay because of the fog and no morning pre-k. 2012 olympic games have not started and we are looking ahead to 2020. >> a big announcement this morning to detail on what they will say coming up. a group of war veterans are taking a special trip to dc today. what they will see and who's paying for the trip. you know chase freedom gives you 5% cash back

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♪romance tonight ♪ >> a private funeral is happening today in nashville, tennessee for the queen of disco. donna summers. 1,000 people are expected to attend. she died last week from lung cancer at the age of 63. we should find out the finalist for the 2012 olympics. the executive committee of the international olympic committee is holding a news conference. media reports spec laid madrid, tokyo and istanbul is in the

running. a live look at washington, d.c. this morning. where 78 world war ii veterans and two korean war vets are headed there today to see military monuments. they are going to be flown for free courtesy of the honor flight northwest ohio group. there's been a lot of talk about the overcrowding issues at baltimore county schools. >> the board of education has one plan in the works to address the problem. we will show you the layout for a new elementary school. >> a toddler goes on a wild ride in china. we are going to show you surveillance cameras and how they captured the trip. >> important news this morning if you are thinking about having a baby or are pregnant. the commonly used vitamin may reduce your child's rising for cancer. >> plenty clouds hovering but we are dry but the rain will be back. i will tell you when coming up. >> reporter: we are off to a foggy start and traffic is really starting to pick up on the west side of the beltway at liberty road. i will show you what 95 and jfx

look like coming up in my abc2 timesaver traffic report. you watching "good morning maryland."

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