[audio not understandable] >> an unwelcomed guest that had police scrambling and teachers worried as a bear came way too close to two schools. we have details ahead>> and we look outside at the inner harbor. crystal clear skies to start friday. but things could be changing shortly after lunch. good morning i am charleycrowson. >> i am megan pringle. let's start off with a look at the weather and the weekend forecast as well as today because it could be a bumpy ride. >> you got that right. especially as we go into the afternoon. a little on the bumpy side. for right now, good morning to all of you. maryland's most fourful radar for the most -- powerful radar for the most part is dry. you have to go to the south and will encounter's few showers. no storms whatsoever. travels taking you around wall done of -- waldorf and this is the scenario all morning. it's starting to weaken a bit. but as we go later into the

morning a couple showers possible with the stormy weather making its way in here going into the afternoon. we can see what's going on in terms of temperatures. 65 degrees in chestertown. arnold at 68 and glen oak at 66 degrees. and how does it look in glen oak? not looking too shabby. a few clouds out there, a few breaks in the clouds. and that will be the scenario through the remainder of today. but all in all we have have stormy weather work into the afternoon. with that some of the thunderstorms could be severe. keep you update on that information. let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic. we have severe weather in the afternoon but how are the roads right now. >> reporter: the roads are not as clear at moment. we are dealing with a new disabled car on the southbound lanes of 95 at route 295. and more trouble a truck lost its cargo on lombard street at 895. speeds at 28 miles per hour right now. if you are using 83, no

concerns whatsoever from hunt valley down towards the beltway. checking in and looking live, you will notice everything is moving along very nicely. no problems to report. and that will continue on the southwest corner checking in and looking live at the beltway at route 295. it will be an easy ride traveling up towards interstate 70 and bound for the tunnels no delays through the fort mchenry or andor tunnel. now over to -- and harbor tunnel. an undercover sting operation by a pro life group is fueling the abortion debate on capitol hill. linda so shows us the video that was released that has lawmakers looking into this. linda. >> reporter: house lawmakers debated the bill and voted to reject the measure to ban abortions based on the sex of the baby. the vote came just as the undercover video was released by a pro life group. it was shot-side a texas planned -- a texas planned parent clinic. she is pretending to want an abortion if she has a gail a

staffer gives dough tailed advice to find out the gender in another video a social worker doesn't encourage aborting a female fetus but doesn't condemn it. >> today the three most dangerous words in china and india are, it's a girl. we can't let that happen here. >> reporter: now that legislation secede to punish doctors who -- seeked to punish doctors who performed abortion because of prison. now this is our hot topic this morning. on the wmar facebook fan page, we posted the story two hours ago and it's getting reaction. so log on and leave your thoughts. we would love to see them. you want to save money and your parents and students, it's going get harder. after the board of regents approved a 3% tuition hike. this is the third year in a row the tuition has gone up and out of state tuition goes up as much as 5% at college park and

ubmc and salisbury will see a larger tuition pop, it's going up to 6%. state officials and baltimore city leaders say 30 million dollars worth of mortgage assistance will be available to new homeowners in different areas of the state. baltimore is one of the areas. state and city officials are trying to spread the word about available mortgage loans with a interest rate as low as 2.87%. >> they can combine that with similar programs that the city makes available. so they can buy a house in great neighborhood at a great price and this is really a great time to buy. >> and other incentives are available. the potential home buyers including a 3% down payment and free design advice. >> john edwards is a free man this morning. the trial was declared on all but one of the accounts against him. after 9 of deliberating the jury can could agree on one of the six counts and found him not guilty of accepting illegal

campaign contributions. edwards spoke outside a courtroom after the decision came down. >> while i do not believe i did anything illegal, or ever thought i was doing anything illegal, i did a awful, awful lot, that was wrong. >> now it's up to prosecutors to decide whether to refile the charges. 6:a right now. -- 6:35. right now. maine police believe a missing toddler is dead. she has been missing for the past 6 months. investigators believe the girl vanished from the bed while the family slept. her father says he saw her a little more than week before christmas and the father-in-law believes he killed the girl and reacted strongly last night. >> come face me like a man justin and tell me where my granddaughter is. look at me justin. honestly. look at me when you are on tv and you want to see somebody upset. i am her poppa.

>> a 30,000 dollar reward isoffered for information in the case. it was a watery trek for drivers in detroit. a water main break flooded the lodge freeway closing lanes in both directions. cars were stranded and the water department crews were working to stop the flow of water. a large bear wandered through a neighborhood in bakersfield, california causing a square and only furthering my belief the animal revolution. >> you say that. but this is a situation. officials had to shut down two schools so that the animal could be captured. bear cornered inside a storage closet growled and snarled at officers. and they tried to hold it at bay while waiting for the animal to a get under control. they tased it several times as it pawed at the snare loop around its neck. >> what did you think? >> it was a ugly dog how could it be a bear? but it was a bear. >> an ugly dog. >> please.

so earlier the same bear was caught on video running between the elementary schools and it was captured with just minor injuries and then released back into the wild. it's 6:36. the economy now one big part of the daily discussion. >> this morning it's going to be an even bigger part this morning in randelstown at a high school. how a financial program will help educate children about the importance of their finances. >> and a new report about job growth in the month of may. the number of jobs officials say is now going to have to be addeded up and talied out for the market today. you are watching "good morning maryland." we are back in a bit. homicide of young people in america has an impact on all of us. how can we save these young people's lives? as a police chief, i have an opportunity to affect what happens in a major city. if you want to make a difference, you have to have the right education. university of phoenix opened the door. my name is james craig, i am committed to making a difference, and i am a phoenix.

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system first stock exchange classroom. kicker boards and live stock prices to offer real world financial literacy experience is a great ideach it's the first of its kind in baltimore county at public schools and only the 4th of its kind in the nation. >> all right there's a big report this morning in about an hour and a half. jobs report on what we spec from the month of may. -- we spec from the month of -- expect from the month of may. 150,000 jobs up a tick from what was created in april. unemployment will remain around 8.1% deemed new trl and there could be a done day on the markets. we are tracking the latest story out of harford county. a man accused of killing another man. >> this has taken a twisted turn and drawn national attention. what investigators are calling one of the most disturbing cases they have seen. >> we are monitoring a situation in pg county after officers say a car hit five children. and tensions on the rise in

harford county. what teachers plan to get their voices heard in the upcoming hour. >> keeping your family safe. abc2 news working for you with a new app that's been released. >> and severe weather threat to push east. i will tell you when the storms will arrive in your neighborhood coming up.

friday june 1st i am megan pringle. >> i am charlee crowson a lot -- charley crowson. sherie is johnson is tracking down -- sherie john -- sherrieionson is track down the latest about a -- johnson is tracking down a case of cannibalism. >> we will have the possibility of some severe weather as we go into the afternoon. we look at maryland's most powerful radar as of now. and we do see a few showers. no storms into anne arundel it's around shadyside and chesapeake beach getting in on the action. i will talk about the stormy weather coming up but let's check the traffic with lauren.

good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we have trouble in southeast baltimore war truck lost cargo on lombard street at 895. watch out for that. as far as northeast corridor is concerned, of 95, here's white marsh, everything is up to speed at route 4 3. no delays as you travel down towards the beltway. and here's a live look at the beltway in parkville, that outer loop is congest from harford road towards charles street. that's the abc2 timesaver traffic. disturbing details in case out of har forecounty what started as search for a missing person and turned into a murder investigation. now into something that's off the rails. we have to let you know this is graphic and especially this time of the morning. sherrie johnson is here from harford county with the latest details. >> reporter: yes, it's a disturbing case of cannibalism in harford county. and this morning, 21-year-old alexander kinyua is locked up behind bars without bail. he is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 37-year-

old kujoe agyei-kodie who lived with the suspect a family and rented a room there. harford county authorities say the killing was among the most brutal they have ever seen. authorities say the suspect told detectives that he killed agy-ei-kodie and ate haze heart and parts of his brain. body parts were found at the home and a nearby dumpster. family members called police when they noticed body parts in the basement of the home. they don't have a motive for the crime right now. >> he stated that he consumed mr. kodie's internal organizationans his heart and portions of the brain and led detect turfs dumpster at 536 trem balance road in joppa where they recovered what remaimed of the body. >> reporter: the victim was from ghana and he was graduate student at morgan state university. also, the suspect was a former

student there as well. he was from kenya. reporting live in bel air, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. police in prince george's county are trying to figure out how five children were ran over. this happened in the 2200 block of andon street. a woman was backing into a driveway. children were playing nearby and they range from 1 1/2 to 11 years old. the driver says the vehicle suddenly accelerated running over the children all of them taken to the hospital. some with life-threatening injuries. police say the driver maybe the mother of two of the children. so far, no word on whether charges have been or will be filed in this case. we will keep you posted. state police are trying to identify young boys videotaped inside a rest room at maryland house and chesapeake house rest stops along i-95. they say they found 13 videos of boys using the rest room on a cell phone and they arresteded a 28-year-old -- arrested a 28-year-old a man in connection with the crime.

the most recent incident took place on may 6th. >> there's a certain level of trust and security that you expect when your child goes in the bathroom they will come out safe and unharmed and unvideotaped. >> if you think you have information that could help the state police with the investigation, you are asked to give them a call. a warning for parents in harford county from police. keep an eye out for suspicious look ice cream truck. they say a man tried to lure two girls inside the truck on rexford road park in fallston earlier this weekch the truck had a few -- week. truck had a few stickers and didn't have the cut out for buying ice cream. injury sandusky is facing charges -- injury sandusky is facing -- jerry sandusky is facing charges he sexually abused 10 boys. judge denied a defense request for continuance. sandusky is accused of sexually abusing the boys during a 14- year period and the 68-year-old pleaded not gety and has been

under house -- guilty and has been under house arrest since being charged. a sentence is scheduled for today for a man accused of stealing historical documents from museums. barry landau has admitted to stealing items that belong to the presidents such as george washington, lincoln and roosevelt. he is expected to be be sentenced in district courthouse. he faces up to 15 years in prison. today is the first meeting of a work group tasked at looking at gaming expansion they will look at issues surrounding the expansion and may propose legislation to the general assembly. among the members of the work group are business, education and civic leaders. they are several state lawmakers on the panel. and today, in poplar springs matthew cheswick will be laid to rest. was hit in ocean city on memorial day. he work at the mary weather post pavilion and attend towson

university where he will be remembered at one this afternoon. and his burial will follow lawn tensioning will be high in harford county. teachers plan to rally outside hickory elementary school. tensions are running high for the teachers and it's all over equal pay. teachers protested outside last night. harford county teachers association says the teachers need a raise. the teachers say they don't blame county lawmakers but they do want parents to know their frustration. harford county teach airs social says the -- teachers teachers say they do need a rase. the and -- raise. the annual burnback been a ban is decide to reduce high ozone levels. vie rations can -- violation can be a fine up to $5 had been

unbut bush cue grills don't apply to the ban. land so is here to -- linda so is here to show you how your smart phone can be handy. >> reporter: yarks all you have to did is search on -- yeah, all you have to did is search your android or iphone and you will find free apps to help you protect you and your little ones in the sun and water and frombugs. this is one from the epa called the sun wise app that gives outdaily and hourly forecast for uv rays wherever you are or wherever you are headed. just put in the zip code or click on this to put down the current location. there's also a app called the sun tan watcher app that reminds you to turn over, reapply your sunscreen or check on the kids with the help of the alarm. the bike safety app for the iphone has tips for staying safe on two wheels and a thing called the so a s app -- sos

app for android phones that has answer for bug bites and barbeque burns. they are on your iphone. many are free and all you have to do is a simple search. linda so, abc2 news. have a problem with mosquitoes? there's an app for that. aid repellant you don't have to spray on yourself. the app will emit a sound that's so high pitched eye squares the -- scares the bugs away. scientists say there's no way it's effective but millions of people who down loaded the app says it works pretty well. five things to know before heading out. lawmakers in the george zimmerman case are meeting with a judge for a hearing on a protective order them the want the judge to seal certain pieces of evidence before the start of the trial that includes text messages and statements zimmerman made to police. >> and history will be made in dc today at dulles airport. first passenger flight of abowing 7 -- boeing 7478 will

land around 12:45 in route from germany. donald trump is the keynote speaker at a dinner in greensboro north carolina. he made headlines for still questioning whether obama was born in the united states. and the streets of dc will be filled with moms for the million mom march. the activist group breast feeding mothers unite will be there in a rally against harassment of breast feeding moms. today marks the official start of hurricane season in the atlantic and official say now is a good time to make sure your family is prepared should a hurricane hit. where you live is a good idea to make sure you have an emergencykit on hand. and now for a check on weather and lynette. >> yes. we are watching the hurricane season very closely. we are watching stormy weather very closely that could be popping up this afternoon. but for this morning, we do have lots of clouds around and some spots and also a couple showerslinger into southern maryland if you are going to calvert countywe are looking at

it there and showers and thunderstorms back off towards the west. those will move in here as we go into the afternoon. so be prepared for that. some of those could be on the se he veer side. but right -- severe sight. but -- side. but in manchester a few peeks of sun and clouds move back in. we are dealing with that in ijamsville as well. this is what we will contend with this morning. mainly dry skies and things will turn a little bit on the stormy side. but we have reduced visibility only about 4 miles in easton and he a long the eastern shore and here's the severe setup for today. warm moist air moving in across the area. and we have a cold front that's going to be the trying he for the thunderstorms that -- trigger for the thunderstorms. we can see them moving in from the west around 2 and gets stormy some could be on severe side damaging winds and isolated tornado is possible out there. and some large hail. then it gets out of here. so saturday looks pretty good. we will get sunshine and dry weather and into your sunday a slight chance for thunderstormsin the forecast.

today's temperatures 82 degrees. let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren. >> reporter: good morning. we have several accidents to tell you about. trouble in harford county where there's a crash on route 40. at route 152 and big problems on 95 where we are dealing with another accident. it's along the northbound lanes at the harbor tunnel throughway. if you are using 83, here's what it looks like on the harrisburg expressway at shawan. everything up to speed. no problems traveling down towards the beltway. but we are starting to seecongestion on the west side. here's liberty road. expect the slow steady ridetraveling that outer loop towards edmonton com we have two photographs on facebook on my page and megan's page her decks and my desk. look at them and tell us which one is messier. >> i think we know my desk is messier but that doesn't mean it's germier. >> i didn't say. >> i love you. >> it probably is. but let us know what you think and how your desk looks. >> and there's 8 coffee cups on

my desk. yes. >> have a good day.