what two brothers bought after winning the lottery that could have cost them their lives. thank you for joining us. i'm megan pringle. charlie is off today. we are going to start things off with lynette charles. there is an ugly system west, it's coming this way. people want to know what it's going to look like. >> we will start you off with a wintery mix. especially, western maryland. we can see that on the most powerful radar. this is making its move towards us. what we have going for us, that the atmosphere is dry. what you are seeing, not touches the ground as of now. soon, it will be moist enough we will get rain. further to the south, west virginia, virginia now, roanoke, the blue, there that's snow coming down across the area. we won't see that for today. what we will get closest is the mix, sleet, freezing rain and western maryland, possibly carol and frederick county, closer to home, baltimore, i'm

not going to see that, everything will switch to rain. let's switch over to temperatures to show you what is going on. 28 degrees right now perry hall. 34 hickory. ijamsville 36 degrees. temperatures playing a big role in this forecast. precipitation that you are going to get for today. planning out the day, this is going on, graphics, this is what we look like. 37 by 8:00. we could be seeing a mis. it will switch to rain, especially by lunchtime. 10:00, 11:00, rain then, and the winds will pick up for today as well. 46 degrees, the rain still coming down, by 3:00, we could be seeing rain in the forecast, temperatures will be above average, as we go in to 3:00 welcomes the high, at 49 degrees. now a check of the time saver traffic with loren cook. good morning. >> good morning, the rain will probably lead to a tricky commute later in the day, around 8:00 this morning, take it slow on the roads. we have a crash on 895, that cleared from the southbound

lanes, child's street. you won't have problems getting through the harbor tunnel or the fort mc henry. using the jfx, a live look, north of 695, everything moving along. 12 minutes, southbound from the beltway, all the way downtown to east fayette street. watchout for a crash downtown on howard street at lumbart. if you are heading to 695, a live look in parkville, harford road. outer loop, 12 minutes from 95, all the way up to 83. if you are heading to the west side of the beltway, traffic is picking up. delays not bad. 8 minutes on the outer loop. that's a look at your time saver traffic. this morning students at the university of maryland eastern shore will learn about the murder of one of their classmates. linda so is here with the details. they are having the meeting,

scheduled for today. >> university president is holding a campus wide meeting for students, staff and faculty this morning. the meet willing be held at 11:15 at the campus athletic center. classes between 12:30 and 1:45 canceled so everyone has the time to attend. officials will share about this weekend's murder about a eastern shore's student. the suspects responsible for killing him are still on the loose. reward of up to $2000 is offered in the case, if you have information, that could help police, call 410-548-1776. today annapolis, tough talk about older driver safety two years after a hopkins student was hit and killed by an elderly driver. today, a committee will be holding the hearing to discuss licensing patrolsies and what issues -- policies and what issues expect to come as baby

boomers continue to age. a courtroom, a man accused of murdering his lands lord 30 years ago is set to make an appearance. he has a pretrial hearing held on $10 million bail, he was arrested in baltimore, back in 2008 after kidnapping his daughter at the time. following breaking news, south africa, oscar pa tore yous appeared in court today. he sobbed during the bail hearing as prosecutors described her murder. this comes as her family says their final good-byes.>4 proceduring charged him with

premeditated murder. he shot her three times through a bathroom door on valentines day. his long time friend says it's not what she would expect from him. >> i never seen him show me an angry side or lose his temper. it's just, he is incredibly kind and gentle human being. that's the way i know him. >> reporter: prosecutors haven't released details about a motive. he appeared in a reality show over the weekend dedicated to her. >> i'm going home with a sweet taste in my mouth. >> reporter: colleagues will remember her great attitude. >> she was a bikini model. she had like a wicked sense of humor. >> reporter: ed pane, good morning maryland. first super bowl 47, then mardi gras, now new orleans is mosting another big event. wrestle mania, headed to town.

the wwe announced they selected the mercedes benz super dome. a boost to the economy there and they could use it. the wrestle mania event in miami generated $100 million in local revenue. you have to check this out. basketball coach at brandon university in canada, made this shot from half court. pretty impressive. he won't keep the money. the shot was for a student's tuition. a student will have all of the classes paid for at the university.

if you haven't looked out your window, its is chilly. look at this sunrise, over the inner harbor, downtown baltimore. beautiful picture of the water, no matter what the weather brings you today, we want to show you this picture, it is stunning. celebration to tell you about that went bad in wichita, kansas, police say the brothers bought pot and methamphetamine after winning $75,000 in the lottery. they were filling butane torches to light their bongs when the pilot light ignited the fumes. there was a big explosion. the blast shattered the window. new reaction from a neighbor. >> that's nice to celebrate. celebrate too hard.

>> fortunately nobody was hurt in the blast. police believe those lotto winnings are now gone. >> 16 year old musician is inspiring others by refusing to let a disability stand in the way of his dreams. he was born with 3 fingers on each hands. some thought it would be impossible for him to learn how to pay the piano much less master it. >> when i started playing it, i fell in love and it got easier. >> he shares his piano talents at different schools and a music producer is teaming up with the teenager to create a music video. >> we are following breaking news, coming out of baltimore county this morning. three people were shot, one

fatality. i'm sherrie johnson, a live report update on the breaking news coming up. i'm linda so, dogs will be the topic of debate in annapolis today. what lawmakers want to change about the current law and how it could affect all dog owners. what makes your family smile?

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we will see rain in the forecast, heading around 9:00, 10:00, switching all over. this is what we are doing. traveling along the areas, around roanoke, be prepared for the wintery-type weather. things will improve later in to the evening especially by tomorrow. let's talk temperatures this morning, this is going to be the key role in what type of precipitation we are getting. glen burnie. 36 degrees. 38 in shady side. close to 40 there. towards bel air, temperature coming in 35. let's go over to graphics, show you what is going on, as you plan the rest of your day. breezy through time. the rain still in here as we go in to 3:00, things will taper off as we go in to the evening, we will get clearing and shall be in the forecast for tomorrow. i will talk about that coming up. now a check of the traffic with

loren cook. good morning, if you are traveling to downtown baltimore, watchout for a crash on lumbart, howard street, not far from the scene, dealing with construction that shutdown south green street between lumbart and pratt. no delays traveling through the fort mc henry, a crash cleared from the southbound lanes of 895, childs street, everything back to normal. heading to the beltway, dealing with congestion, just starting to build on the west side of the beltway, we will be slow in the outer loop, pushing from 795, down to 70, that stretch will take you 9 minutes. inner loop, no problems to 795, a look at harford, inner loop, no delays down to 95. that loop is going to take you 12 minutes, not bad at all to travel from 95 up to 83. following breaking news this morning, we want to pass

along to you out of middle river. three people were shot. sherrie johnson is working the story, she joins us live with the latest information on the case. what have you learn sod far. >> reporter: i spoke with baltimore county police, this is an active investigation, they are telling me, three people were shot in middle river. it happened in the 2100 block of eastern boulevard and middle river, that's near martin state airport. one person is confirmed dead, and we have all new video that was shot overnight of the scene. officers received a 911 call before midnight about shots fired when they arrived on the scene, they found the victims lying in a parking lot area, rushed to bay view medical center for treatment. one person died from the gunshot wound, right now police do not have a suspect in the case. homicide detectives are investigating and on the scene for much of the morning, that i have not released the identities of the victims. sherrie johnson, abc2 news.

the officer trainee shot in the head during an exercise is doing better this morning. doctors say his condition has been upgraded from grave to serious. we are waiting to hear from the police commissioner anthony bats, he is going to explain what will happen at the training facility. limited training is expected to resume this week, however firearms drills have been moved to the ends of the session. final resting place for pet lovers in their one community, the oakly pet cemetery is not getting the care it deserves. the community association will meet to address the situation. speaking before the group will be jim jones, he documented everything that's happening there, vandz lizm and the dicrepe id state of the cemetery.

today's the governor is touring a cyber security company in hanover called keyw. the goal is to make sure maryland is the leader in cyber security, innovation, and job creation. he is touring it today. happening today, if you own a dog, you are going to want to know what lawmakers have to say. linda so is here to explain. what are they going to debate? >> the house will debate a bill changing maryland's current law for dog owners. that law singles out pit bulls as dangerous. the bill would declare all dogs dangerous, meaning if someone is bitten by a dog, they could sue the dog's owner. the owner could defend themselves in court. the bill would make it easier for renters to own pit bulls and other dogs. lands lords could be sued by someone bitten by a dog. if the person can prove their

landlord should have known the dog was dangerous. >> any dog that's not properly trained and whose owner doesn't take precautions can be a dangerous dog. regardless of breed. >> last year, the house and senate could not agree on a pit bull bill, why the court of appeals ruling stands singling out the breed as dangerous. this time both sides say they think they have bills to agree on. a committee has passed a version of the pit bull bill. also this week, waiting for votes on issues with a session, gun legislation, death penalty, medical marijuana, stay with us for continuing coverage on what your officials are doing. follow us on twitter, for the latest information. if you get hurt and sick, you want to know if you are going to get the best care at the best hospital. health grades.com, has released the annual list of the best

hospitals. five medical centers in our state made the top 100 list. they must excellence over a period of four years, three made the top 50 including franklin square hot. good samaritan and gbmc. the top 1% of hospitals in the united states.

these are the high clouds trying to scream. in we will see thicker lower level clouds, putting down some rain. we will see a wintery mix in western maryland, freezing rain, sleet, maybe as far as carol and frederick county. be prepared for that. this is what we are dealing

with at the surface, courtesy of the cold front making its way in here as we go through tonight. we are going to get a cold blast across the area. this is the weather bug. we have the clouds starting to thicken up. we started out under a mostly clear sky. things are changing across the area. speaking of change, the temperatures will change as we go through time as well. 28 degrees arbutus. this is below the freezing degree mac. 36 annapolis. look at chesapeake beach, close to 40. denton 37 degrees. we will star to see plain rain through time. let's go back over to graphics, showing you what is going on as we check out the future trend. switching over to rain, that's going to be the main story for today. sit good timing, most of the compute is going to be dry. coming home tonight, there could be rain showers but

things will stat to look better as we go through time. today the temperature at 49 degrees for a high. 30, cold, blustery as we go in to wednesday and thursday. another round of some wintery weather as we go in to friday and saturday. now a check of the time saver traffic with loren cook. it's going to be a wet commute, it hasn't started yet. we have our problems. a crash downtown on howard street, lumbart. construction not far from the scene that blocks south green. you will want to stick with pen. congestion 95, white marsh, a now minute delay, southbound from the beltway to the mc henry tunnel toll plaza, 37 miles per hour. no problems on the beltway, parkville to towson. on the west side, checking in and looking here at old court road. traffic is moving along. don't let this camera shot fool you. there is going to be a six minute delay from 795 to 70

along that stretch. speed is 30 miles per hour. everything nice and clear on 83 hunt valley. it was the haircut that got attention, michelle obama made headlines for all sorts of things, she agreed that one of the strangest things she got, bangs. take a listen to what she had to say. >> this is my midlife crisis , the bangs. i couldn't get a sports car, they won't let me bungee jump. >> you are limited to what you can do with a midlife crisis when you are first lady. this is the eastest way for her to walk on the wild side. this is going to be on rachel ray tomorrow at 10:00. ♪ we were skipping stones and letting go ♪

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