a child is dead, stabbed in a street fight just nine blocks from m&t bank stadium. police are not saying how old the child is. two others were stabbed. investigators only have a vague description of the suspect, saying he was wearing a purple hooded sweatshirt. >> the ravens passed thousands of adored fans. ray lewis did one final dance and he and his teammates thanked

them for all the support. it did cause some traffic nightmares for anyone trying to get around that downtown area. >> a 17-year-old student was arrested and charged with raping a 14-year-old classmate. howard county police said the rape happened during the school day when the two decided to skip class together. the suspect, deshawn rashid jones is is charged as an adult with second degree rape. >> the jury in the phylicia barnes murder trial went home after a day of dlibbations. michael johnson is accused of killing the teenager. the jury asked the judge for video tape evidence. the deliberations will resume at 9:30. a little bit of light flurry action from baltimore county up to the northeastern corn are of

the state, harford, cecil, very, very light. zoo expect any of this to stick or accumulate. we thought we would get a dusting. even that didn't pan out. even if we did get a quick burst looks like that wouldn't stick. 37. five degrees above the freezing mark. 35 annapolis. through the overnight conditions will be falling toward freezing at mid-night. 28 when you wake up, a cold start. we'll talk about how temperatures will change significantly as we go beyond the weekend, even into next week. that's coming up. we all spend too much time in the car, stuck in traffic, some of the worst in the country. karen travers reports on a new study which confirms our frustrations but explains why it could be a good thing. >> reporter: forget bacon and eggs sizzling on a griddle. for millions of americans, this

is the sound of morning. every year the average american spends about one week in traffic. a given week that's about 38 hours. >> it's more than the average person spppeds at their job. >> reporter: a new study said all this sitting in traffic is coming at a huge cost, $121 billion in wasted time and wasted fuel. for the average american it means $818 lost just sitting in traffic. the texas a&m institute funded by road builders came up with the planning time index. that's a mathematical way of looking at how much extra team you need to add to your time to account for your city's miserable traffic. >> people are becoming captive in their cars. it's hard to plan and calculate how that will affect their daily lives. >> reporter: taking the number

one spot, washington, d.c. commuters needed almost three hours for a trip that should only take 30 minutes. rounding out the top five no surprise the nation's biggest metropolitan areas. for those sitting in the traffic, the hours wind up being completely unproductive. experts say congestion could be a good sign if it means the city's economy is growing but that's small comfort for people sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic. >> since you're going to be in the traffic get ready to fill up. the price of a gallon of gas is up and rising. we have hit a record winter high with prices up an average of 18 cents across the country. some of the rise could be attributed to oil prices. this is also a time of the year when refineries tend to take care some of their maintenance

issues. >> a lot of them are doing more maintenance, so they're not at full capacity. that reduces supply. >> we're working for you. remember, if you're looking for the cheapest gas prices, which ones -- which looks like the costco. if you click on the gas prices tab, it will help upfind the prices that are cheapest in your area. it has been five years since the housing market collapsed. now the government is kicking out one of its most ambitious efforts to assign blai. today attorney general are rick hold per announcessed a lawsuit against standard and poors and mcgraw hill. >> reporter: they are being blamed for pushing the u.s. economy to the brink.

calling the conduct e dpreeious, eric holder said they lied about the value of financial security. >> we allege by knowingly issuing ratings which misrepresented the credit worthiness, s&p misled investors. >> reporter: he said they were driven by profits. the result is from a four-year investigation by two government lawyers who also accused s&p bosses of ignoring warnings from the staff. they said that proves s&p new they were giving high ratings to mortgages that were virtually worthless. >> it's sort of like buying sausage from your butch are. he assures you this was made fresh that morning and safe. what he doesn't tell you -- what he doesn't tell you is it was

made with meat he knows is rot ton. >> reporter: he said the doj lawsuit is without factual or legal merit, adds that could predict it. >> this is first amendment speech. we're protected. >> reporter: questions have been raised why the government is singling out s&p, implying it could be because of the downgrading of the credit rating. the attorney general said the two are not connected. look at all the green on the board. the dow jones rose 99 points to closed a 13,979. the nasdaq up more than 40 points. the s&p rose nearly 16 points. so lots have you green to look at. congratulations. shares hit an all time high.

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dell, incorporated is going private in one of the largest leverage buyouts in history. the deal worth $24 billion, dell struggled in 2012 losing a third of its market value. the flu outbreak is bad news for most of us but not clorox. consumer kerns have led to strong sales of cleaning

products and disinfectant wipes. the company has seen raising sales now for more than a year. if you're tired of rowdy kids during your flying time, there may be relief. an overseas airline is starting a program to keep kids aware -- away from you. there will be quiet zones. it serves china, japan, sark -- south korea and a competing airline offers it on some of its flights. if you're still trying to cook up something for dinner tonight, put down that pot and try breakfast. it's national pancake day. we'll tell you where you can score free pancakes. if you're trying to convince a loved one to quit smoking, maybe facebook can help.

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yes, some light snow on the map, a little bit of flurry action through cecil county between elkton and rising son. just a little bit of a snowfall coming down there, very small flurry, snow showers north of kingsford, harford county and light snow doing a glancing blow to the north side of the beltway along the 80, north part of the jfx. temperatures above freezing as they have been, not by much but

mid to upper 30s, safely above the freezing mark. it was gray. it was ugly through most of the day but the ravens were looking good. a little sun tries to break through. winds are light and variable. there's a little bit of rap wind chill factor that we're dealing with tonight, basically feeling around 30 degrees. tomorrow temperatures not going to move much. i think we'll squeak out a 40, 42 with most of the day in the 30s. as we go from tomorrow into the day on thursday, once again, i think temperatures will be stuck in the 30s most of the day. cloudy conditions, a few snow showers, a band of upper mid-level energy crossing over southern pennsylvania, a little banding. snow flurries will be possible the rest of the evening, pretty insifnlgt temperatures will not

drop below freezing. so the weather should be out of here by then. and, we clear things out nicely. should see sunshine wednesday into thursday. conditions starting clear but clouding up later in the day. the next weather maker will come in after thursday into the day on friday. as we look at the overall temperature setup, cold wedge of air. it's not going to move a lot. what we will see is the change from tonight into tomorrow, which will be a clearing scenario and high pressure building in to a setup into the day on friday where we'll continue to see a rain maker moving in our direction. this could briefly start off as a wintry mix early friday morning the tonight 28, flurries end. tomorrow 42 sun and clouds and tomorrow down to 235-6789 heres. >> your seven-day forecast looking ahead. temperatures don't move allot. breezy on friday with the rain showers. could start off at mixed showers

and milder sunday into monday. >> thanks a lot, wyatt. who doesn't want to save money. what if every time you went to the grocery store or drugstore you were able to save 60% to 80%. a local woman says you can do it. she has made this her mission to help you. she is teaching us how to save money. >> i really come prepared with a plan. >> armed with her plan, she is ready to shop. we went aisle to aisle with her. it didn't take long to see she lives up to her name. >> this saves me a dollar but i happened to check target's website. they have $1.50 off printable. >> she said it as a little known secret that at target you can use the store coupon along with

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>> now that she's a pro, i had to know did she by some things just because sthe has a a cue discuss she has a coupon -- just because she has a coupon. >> i will pick it up. >> in a trip like this 60% to 80%. >> it's on sale for $18.8 -- $14.89. they're offering a target coupon. now el a save $2 off. >> she came up with another $3 coupon. it was half off. she gets excited saving money. >> imagine if you can save just $25 a month. what if you can put that on the principal balance of your mortgage, towards your kid's

college fund. >> you saved $16.60 tonight. >> i will take it. >> every bit matters. >> i think she saved more than she spent. these are some of the ways she works. you can get deals from her every day. just follow her on facebook. we provided a link to her page. just go to abc2news.com and click on the money tab. while we're talking about savings, how about some free pancakes for dinner tonight, yum, yum. for the eighth year in a row i-hop is offering a free stack of pancakes. it's until 11:00 tonight. customers are encouraged to leave a donation for the children miracle's network hospital. we're talking about tax see son. that means returns floating around. that means some of hour

sensitive financial information. it could be a prime-time for identity theft. >> reporter: tax season is now officially underway. whether you're filing your returns online or three the mail it's a reminder to keep personal information safe and away from identity thieves. don't carry documents with your social security number or individual taxpayer number or give that information over the phone, through the mail unless you initiated the con ver saismghts make sure your computer has updated antivirus software and avoid working on your taxes over a public wi-fi connection like in a public cafe or airport. the following should raise red flags. more than one tax return filed in your name a balance due for a year you didn't file a tax

return. irs records pointing to more wages than you earned in a year or state or federal benefits canceled because of an income change reported to an agency. get in touch with the irs. the agency said they've doubled the number of employees working on oat theft cases -- identity theft cases in the last year. coming up all new at 6:00, it's great to be able to rate businesses on the web but one bow gust bad rating could harm a reputation for ever. find out how scammers are using it to make money. >> a healthy mind means a healthy heart but what can you do to keep your brain in good shape. we'll explain how psychologists and cardiologists are teaming up. we'll have that and a well bunch more ravens coverage at six. let's play:

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a dad in virginia is probably wishing he banned his daughter from social media about right now. see, the two made a bet. if she could get 100,000 lights on facebook, he would quit smoking. he never thought his daughter would pull it off, but she posted a picture on facebook saying my daddy said if i get 100,000 likes, he would stop smoke. when she put it on instagram, the likes really started rolling. she just wants her dad to be healthy. >> i mean, he's my dad. i want him to live a long time. >> it only took a day. now dad has to quit. he said it will be hard but he has some new inspiration.

♪climbed the mountain and turned around ♪ >> well, the baby clydesdale that starred in budweiser's super bowl ad has a name. the three week old will be called hope. there was a contest. tens of thousands of responses came. other popular names included land slide and stevie. no password protection, shopping on sites you've never heard before. we'll break down some of the dumbest mistakes even smart people make with their smartphones. that's coming up on abc2 news at 6:00 which starts right