wintery mix, sleet, snow and freezing rain. for today, plenty of sunshine in the forecast. it will be cry dry, we'll start your morning off cold. 32 at 8:00, lunchtime, 43, plenty of sunshine lingering and afternoon, 3:00, 4:00, the high coming in at 47, get out there and enjoy. >> >> let's get a check of abc 2 time saver traffic. >> >> a crash on 95 that is blocking two mort bound lanes at route 43. if you are traveling southbound, no significant delays, pretty clear heading downtown. >> >> more problems in hunt valley, a crash on swan at mccormick road. traffic moving right along. it will take you 11 minutes to get from the beltway all the way downtown to east fayette street. 695 nice and clear here in pikesville. that's a look at your abc 2

time save traffic. megan and charlie to you >> this morning, a baltimore county woman is recovering after an attack that happened with her own dog. >> police say it started inside as the woman that lived there struggled to get out and the pitbull followed her she escaped locking herself in a pickup truck in the drive way. the pitbull ran down north point road. police had to use a reverse 9-1- 1 system notifying everybody that lived in that area. >> it was a high priority and a concern of the police department to alert the neighbors in that area and make sure we could locate the pitbulls as soon as possible with the possibility of them injuries someone else. >> hours later, they were found near north point state park and shot and killed the dog that attacked the woman and took the other dog toen a mal control. the victim's injuries are serious, but police expect her

to recover. kate lynn, last seen in the 5900 block of benton heights in north baltimore. anyone with information is urged to call the missing persons unit. we'll pass that number 443-984- 7385. >> >> a deadly fire in west baltimore now ruled a homicide. firefighters put out a car fire. near clifton avenue early friday morning and discovered two bodies, police say a man and a woman was shot. baltimore county councilman todd huff is facing dui charges. he is accused of being drunk while driving a county car. he asked to make a phone call to contact the police chief and asked the arresting officer "do you know who i am." >> governor promised tougher

laws, state lawmakers will hammer out details. debate over gun control heats up, one houston man is conducting a pretty controversial experiment. copeland said he plans to give away shotguns to women if crime stricken neighborhoods and train them for free. he said he wants to them to be prepared for the worst. . >> a spokesman for the houston police department has noment about the controversial program. cope lapd said so far only one

woman has completed the training and is armed with a donated shotgun >> check this out, car upside down, lodged into the roof of a house, police say the driver was probably going between 85- 90-miles an hour, drove over an embankment. launching the car into the air crashing head long into the house, ending upside down. >> unbelievable. >> the driver was able to walk away from the bizarre wreck with barely a scratch. we have seen his moves on the football field. now, he is taking his moves to the dance floor. >> >> another look downtown,

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you are looking at a live picture of downtown baltimore. the inner harbor. that area, a nice day out there, today. we want to remind you you can always follow us on twitter for the latest news, weather and traffic -- . good morning to you. >> >> we are working for you this morning. a check of the forecast, meteorologist lynette charles talks about changes to come. >> charlie, you are exactly right. this morning, we are cold. wet weather working its way in as we go into tomorrow. make sure you bundle up if you are heading out and about. frederick, 27, a slight wind chill out there, so the temperature are feeling more like the mid-to low 20s across the area. broaden our view and you can see the cold air is locked in

place around much of the nation. you have to head south to see 60s and 70s in miami. this is where we are getting severe weather across the area. now, we look at what will be happening in terms of a winter storm watch that's back off towards the west in western maryland. not coming into our neck of the woods, but we could be seeing a wintery mix if this system tomorrow comes in sooner. if not, we'll be seeing all rain as we go throughout the day tomorrow. maryland's most powerful radar is dry and it will stay that way. plenty of sunshine. be prepared for that. lunchtime, temperature 43 degrees. 47 will be the high. let get a check of the abc 2 time saver traffic with lauren cook >> we have a crash on i-95 in white marsh. northbound lanes. you will notice it has caused traffic to jam in the area. right now, 18 minutes to travel northbound from the beltway to

emmer son road. now, southbound, just a nine minute ride right now, normal conditions from the beltway to the fort mchenry told plaza. a look in parkville. much different scene here. outer loop is certainly picking up. a seven minute ride from 795 to 70. we have a crash in millford mills. that's a look at your abc 2 time saver traffic. megan and charlie. back to you. >> >> things on capital hill could get even more dicey. defense cuts known as sequestration set to take effect later this week. what can this mean for maryland? more over, what are our elected leaders doing to help. sherr johnson here to explain. we understand the white house recently released a report as to how boston will be affected. >> reporter: we are live in front of the social security

administration where there will be a meeting at 10:00 to talk to employees about how those cuts could affect them here's a breakdown of how those cuts could affect marylanders. maryland will lose approximately $14.4 million in funding for primary and secondary education, putting around 200 teachers and aide jobs at risk. work study jobs, 770 fewer low- income students in maryland will receive aide to help them finance the cost of college 440 fewer students will get work study jobs that help them pay for college. head start and early head start services would be eliminated for approximately 800 children in maryland. as for military readiness. nearly 46,000 civilian and defense employees will be

furloughed. >> this sequestration is a job killer. it would hurt our middle class. so, i'm calling on all governors joining my colleagues, calling on our colleagues who are republican governors to call upon their congress members in the republican party that the proud party of lincoln to apply a balanced approach that will allow us to continue to create jobs and expand opportunity and strengthen our middle class. >> both sides are getting set up that a deal has not been reached. senate democrats plan to vote on a measure this week to replace the cuts for another year. reporting live in woodlawn, sheree johnson, abc "2 news." >> we want to take you to the vatican. you are looking at a live scene where a news conference is going on. a number of things happening. we learned britain's most senior roman catholic cleric

has resigned. we are monitoring the situation. this is in italian. we are hearing that they are headed to the vatican. pope benedict xvi delivered his last mass on sunday. in washington, d.c , thousands gathered at the shrine of the basillica in a service to honor the pope. parishioners are holding out hopes for favorites. >> >> it's interesting to notice that the church is only growing in the third world, africa, asia, it would be such a nod.

>> one of the 11 american cardinals voting to elect the next pope. he said it is unlikely the next one will be from the united states. again, a live press conference happening right now, we'll let you know what is going on. >> >> it looks like we could see some relief from the skyrocketing gas prices. . crude oil prices are going down. wholesale price of oil beginning to tumble. .

otis harris performed with the temptations from dr.-- family members say he passed away from prostate cancer. he was 62 years old. >> >> this monday morning, pleading guilty, due back in court today. oscar pistorius accused of killing his girl friend. we learned his brother, carl is facing charges in a 2010 death for motorcyclist. >> >> people in new hampshire on

alert from potentially contaminated water bottles. contamination happened because some people used the bottles to transport gas after super storm sandy. >> >> the next time uncle sam comes calling -- right now, only men 18-25 have to ruth spencerster with selected services, but there could be a change in the law. >> >> a recap for you if you couldn't stay awake for the end of the oscars. "argo" took him best picture. 6:52, a sight of mercury that you probably have not seen before. nasa released this soft color image of the planet closest to the sun. this is what mercury would look like to the naked eye.

astronomers say it ill straights the chemicals and mineral that make up the hot planet. >> >> a storm threatened the northeast across parts of oklahoma. this is going to spread through colorado up to michigan. some of these states that got hit last week will be getting hit again. states to the south texas, louisiana, mississippi, as well >> as you head out the door we are looking at dry weather. we are going to be dealing with severe weather to the south, but close to home, we are dry this morning. we'll stay that way throughout the day. not only are we dry, but we'll be dealing with plenty of sunshine. we are cold this morning, coming in at 29 degrees.

good morning darlington, 27 degrees. this is what future trend looks like. it's nice this morning and then we'll begin to see some change in the forecast as we head into tuesday. now, look at the time line on tuesday. this model picking up tuesday afternoon. the rain beginning to push in. if this pushes in earlier, we will be dealing with a wintery mix. sleet, snow, freezing rain, all mixes together. now, this goes back into motion. we'll still have lingering rainshowers across the area through the next couple of days, meaning wednesday and thursday, but for today, 47 degrees. nice and seasonable. get out there and enjoy, change is coming to the forecast that will last for awhile. 31 degrees by tonight with increasing clouds, 45 degrees and breezy to go with the rain and possibly the wintery mix in the morning. this is what i'm talking about on wednesday and thursday as we have showers and dry back out

on friday. >> let's look at time saver traffic with lauren. >> >> no delays traveling southbound, a pretty calm ride heading into the city. everything is up to speed in the fort mchenry tunnel and the hartford tunnel. if you are traveling 695, here is a live look at old court road. nice and calm to the inner loop. up in hunt valley, nice and clear, this will continue as you get onto the jfx and head into the city. that's a look at your abc 2 time saver traffic. back to you. >> >> five minutes away from 6:00. a new solution for people who want to get rid of the love handles and don't want to go under the knife.

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