>> 76 years old. and jack are's watching the station that -- you're watching the station that works for you. now, good morning maryland. >> a case that could deal a major blow to crime fighting. the concerning dna cases in our area. >> advocates working to protect pregnant women in the area. >> the u.s.nf cost is saying bye to baltimore. the shape's latest -- ship's latest mission and when you can see it off. those stories straight ahead. thanks for joining us, i am megan pringle. >> i am charley crowson. it could be a testy day on this tuesday. what's going on. >> all right. so we are quiet but we are waiting for the rain to move in. so let's me show you what's going on on maryland's most

powerful radar. we are dry but back off toward the south, that's where we are seeing that heavy rain now pushing atlanta. all this spreading across tennessee valley and south carolina. look at this pink here. that is little bit of wintery mix that's going to be work its way towards us. the onset we could see sleet mixing with rain but all in all we will be seeing plenty of rain as we go throughout the day. we are talking about flood potential. so with that, we have a flood watch. this means we do have the potential to get flooding so we are talking about one to two inch of rain when it's all said and done for tomorrow morning. this goes into effect this afternoon and you can see it for the areas outlined in the green color. back off towards the west is where we are dealing with wintery type of advisories. so a winter weather advisory back into western maryland, we don't have any concerns with that for today. we are going to be dealing with the reiny conditions and it's cold this morning. let's get a check of the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren

cook. >> reporter: the rain and wintery mix could affect the commute later today. but right now, the roid are -- roid are in pretty good -- road are in pretty good shape. clear from the beltway to fayette street. no problems through the fort mchenry tunnel or harbor tunnel. traveling on 695, checking in and look live at the northwest corner, at old court road not too many cars out there. a 7p minute ride on the outer loop from 795 to 70 and everything will remain in great shape in parkville. here's the beltway at harford road. no problems traveling the inner loop to 95 and outer loop nice and clear all the way up to towson. that's your abc2 timesaver traffic now over to you. breaking news out of egypt. 19 tourists have dead after a hot air balloon crash that happened this morning near luxor. officials say there was a fire and explosion before the balloon came plunging from the sky. and some of the people killed were from france, britain and

china. no word on american tiewrtists and -- tourists in the balloon. down load abc2's free app and stay with us on twitter under the har tag gmn. the u.s. supreme court will begin hearing arguments on legality of investigators taking dna samples from those even not convicted of a specific crime. >> the case stems from a 2003 rape and murder conviction of a woman and the conviction of her killer six years later. sherrie johnson is here with more on what's expecteded in court -- expected in court. >> reporter: the case of a salisbury man takes place. alonso king was arrested on assault charges they took his dna which matched the sample from the victim and he was linked to the rape. at issue before the court is

the maryland dna collection act. is it constitutional or whether the state says once arrested you lose that privacy right. this is is a law that allows officials to take the dna from those arrested but not convicted of a serious crime. king's lawyers moved to suppress the evidence saying the draw violated his constitutional rights. but the lower court found king guilty of first degree rape and sentenced him to life in prison. last april, the maryland court of appeals ruled against a key provision of the law. doug gantler says he is confident state will beat the challenge of weather collecting dna before conviction is an infringement on the right of privacy. >> i expect they will uphold thestatute. >> reporter: all states require dna from individuals convicted of a felony, the federal government and 28 states require dna collection and

analysis from some arrestees. sherry johnson, abc2 -- sherrie johnson a.bc2 news. bradley manning will be in fort meade for a pretrial hearing. the judge is expected to rule on the motion to dismiss him for a lack of a speedy trial. if the judge doesn't dismiss the charges, manning's trial will again in june. it's going to be a busy day in annapolis. lawyers will hear from the aclu on a variety of issues. first, the leaders from the organization are backing a bill that will protect pregnant women in our state from discrimination. the law explains employers' obligation to treat pregnant employees the same way they treat other temporarily physically limited workers. the aclu is testifying in support of a bill requiring search warrants for police to access cell phone tracking information. you see back in 2011, cell phone carriers responded to more than a million requests

from subscriber information from law enforcement. and also today, state accepttors would begin the debate on gun control -- senators would begin the debate on gun control. the death penalty bill would come up for a vote before the full senate as early as tomorrow. the maryland state police are going to expected to receive two new helicopters today. augusta westland aw39 will arrive in middle river. these are the first of 10 that will replace the current fleetto be used for homeland security and medivac and search and rescue. today the usns comfort will be heading out to sea. during her five month trip the comfort will visit # countries including -- 8 countries. the doctors and medical personnel on board will provide health and dental care preventive medicine and coming up on good morning maryland at 5, we will talk live with some of the people who are getting ready for the journey. family and friends are

holding memorial bike ride honor being the life of a johns hopkins university student. two years ago today, nathan was riding a bike in a lane near the johns hopkins campus when he collided with a turning motorists. he was trapped under the car and died from his injuries. after his death, his parents started americans for the older driver safety to prevent tramming diets like this one -- tragedies to pre-- tragedies like this one. time to get a check on your weather with meteorologist lynette charles to let you know what you are facing today. >> we are going to face wet weather. we have a big system moving out of middle the nation. it's pinning ssh -- spinning over missouri and dropping plenty of snow. blizzard conditions. it will trek to the upper midwest and then the liquid side of the system. once again down south they have the potential for severe weather for today and it works et cetera way off the north and we have the potential for

flooding one to two inches. we are dry and if you have things to do, do it this morning because once the sunrises that's when it will be closer to us and we will see changing in the forecast. this morning, we are at 28 degrees in timonium and eldersburg. i will talk about more -- i will talk more about what's going to happen with the storm coming up. one year ago trayvon martin was killed. >> what his family and the city of sanford are doing to improve relations within the community. >> a blizzard leaves two people dead and thousands in the dark. we will take you to the cleanup taking place in the midwest this morning. >> also, startling numbers for families. teenage drivers the number of highway deaths was high last year. what safety experts say could be the leading contributor to the deaths. >> reporter: well, everything is up to speed on 895 at o'donnell street. i will let you know what it looks like on 95, 695 and 83 coming up on good morning

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news time 4:41. thanks for joining us this morning. it was a shooting that grabbed national attention outrage and debate. one year ago today trayvon martin was shot and killed in florida. the 17-year-old was unarmed when he was dwuned down by a neighborhood watchman and charley has a look at how the fallen teen is being remembered today a. >> reporter: hose in sanford

florida will gather and martin was killed on february 26th one year ago. george zimmerman said he shot him in self-defense and claims the teen punched him bloodied his face and slammed his head against the ground. he was arrested and charged with second degree murder in marten's death and now the young -- martin's death and now the young teen's family continues to work to preserve his memory. >> a candlelight ceremony in new york and we have done something in miami and we have done a peace walk to let teens know that they have a right to walk in peace. >> reporter: >> and after lengthy court battle zimmerman was released on bail. the trial will begin june 10th. sanford has gotten a new belies chief that will begin in april. the former chief lost his job after being criticized about the way he handled the case. news around nation right now, today family and friends will say their last good-bye to mindy mccready who will be laid

to rest in her hometown of fort myers florida. she was found dead last week. police say she committed suicide. her service will be private anda memorial service organized by friends at the -- of the music community is tentatively scheduled for march 6th. better late than never. fans of the who with tickets from 1979 will get the chance to use them. in december of 1979, providence rhode island canceled the concert with the british rock group days before the show. they never returned until tonight. they will finally perform at dunkin donuts center and they are honoring the fans with the tickets to the original show. >> they are hoping not to be fooled again. >> very good. >> we will work in who references all morning. a huge winter storm roars across the mid section of the nation. there's no who reference.

>> up to two feet of snow is what some people are dealing with this morning. states like kansas and texas are starting to thaw but now facing another blizzard. look at this. whiteout conditions again. the national guard has been called out and many schools have been closed. and in am hillo people are dealing with 19 inches of snow and wind gusts up to 77 miles an hour. roads are a nightmare. many people left stranded officials are pleading with residents to just stay home. >> we declared a state of emergencies for kansas city missouri and we tried our very best to give as much notice of that potentialality. >> today across the south and the mid atlantic they are expecting severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall. the mid atlantic is us. >> it's headed right for us. >> we are not going to be to be -- we are not going to be in on the snowy part. let's look at what's going on because we can see the system back off towards the west. this will trek towards the north and east going through

time. and with that we will put down some rain. let's show outtemperatures right now. we will switch over and you can see what's going on because getting you out the door this is what you have to contend with. we are chilly and will be dealing with a chilly rain. temperatures at 30 degrees sykesville at 29. more in arnold and we have patchy fog in some spots. we have the humidity at 100%. let's go back over to the map and i will show youway going on as we look at the most accurate future trend. i will put it in motion. you can see when the precip against. now one -- begins. now one this afternoon and maybe around noon, but at the onset of the precip we could see a little sleet mixing in with this. be prepared and don't bestartled if you see and feel the pellets coming down on the car or a head as you head out and about. don't forget the rain gear for today because you will need it. we are going to be dealing with the rain through the night and then look at the heavier rains here in the reds. this is around 8:00 rush hour is going to be a nightmare coming back home today. so give yourself enough time.

now let's talk about the fact of how much rain we will receive once it is all said and done. we are talking about one inch to one inch and a half. maybe up to two. that is potential as we go through the rest of today. that high coming in at 45 degrees. let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. >> reporter: good morning. rain never mixes well with traffic. but we are dealing with quite a bit of fog across the region. expect reduced visibility. use the low beams this morning as you head out. if you are in white marsh no concerns on 95. it will be clear from route 43 down to the fort mchenry tunnel toll plaza where there are no delays. harbor tunnel will be delay free as well. but we have all the construction taking place on 895. if you are using the jfx to get into the city, here's a live look north of 695. traffic is moving along. no problems getting down to fayette street and this is what 695 looks like in parkville. nice and clear here at harford road. normal 11 minute trip to travel the outer loop from 95 up to

the 83s. that's a look at your abc2 time saver traffic. you may want to reenforce the safety of -- importance ofsafe drivers. deaths of teen drivers reversed a decade long trend and increased sharply. itth spike is in the first six months of last year. 25 states reported increases in teen driver deaths. 17 reported decreases and 8 reported no change at all. highway safety advocates say smart phones may be contributing to the rise of the fatalities. governor o'malley has a new job. >> president obama has named him as the cochair of a major council we will give you details ahead. >> mayor stephanie rawlings- blake proclaiming today world spay day. what it means for you pet owners out there.

a look at other top stories in the area. governor o'malley can add one more accomplishments to his resume. president obama named o'malley cochair of the council of governor along with the governor of iowa. it is five democrats and five republicans and brings together a state and federal officials to address issues relating to the national guard and homeland security. five things to know on this tuesday. be more -- b more dog is hold a -- the celebration starts at 5 at the.

[audio not understandable] >> send 20 dal -- spend 20 dollar at a restaurant and help the local community drive. there's a dish mob beginning at 11:30. the initiative is to give local businesses in the community a try. it's held in city ace -- cities across the u.s. >> we will find out how the department of homeland security is doing. we will have the third annual state of homeland security address and she will talk about dhs changed over the last decade. >> vice president joe biden will deliver remarks on what the administration is doing to reduce gun violence in the u.s. he will address the audience at the winter spring meeting of the national association of attorneys general. the senate will vote whether to end a gop filibuster on the nomination of chuck hagel. last week it fell short of 60 votes. many gop lawmakers expect him to be contermed but with the handful of republican votes --

confirmed but with a happenedful of republican votes. -- handful of republican votes. this morning on good morning maryland jacoby jones will be there among the contestants named for the coming up season of dancing with the stars. this was the last time we saw him on the field returning the 108 yard kick bringing home the lombardi trophy and now he is going after the mirror balled trophy. >> michelle obama sat down with robin roberts to talk about the anniversary to fight causes for obesity. good morning america starts after good morning maryland on abc2 right after this show. dancing with the stars, i wonder who else is going to be on there. do you have a pick you want to see. >>i don't know. they have good ones. >> lynette is right here. >> gentleman could by guys. >> -- jacoby. >> i know. >> it's one of those days where

you want to cuddle up. >> it is. and the big storeity kids coming home from school is going to be a rany day on tap. one to two inches and we are below for january 1st we are talking about 6/10th of an inch so what we will get is going to put us in a surplus so we don't need all this at once. we are looking at the school day forecast this morning. the temperatures at 31 degrees although it's going to be cold. but dry. then we are going see change in the forecast once the kid are in school and the rain will be coming down and then once we get out, that temperature at 45 degrees we will be dealing with a cold rain for today. now, as we go through tonight, the temperature 40 degrees, the rain is heavy at times and because of that, we will have that flooding potential. we do have a flood watch in effect. tomorrow's temperatures at 56 degrees. mostly cloudy and mild. as the wind will pick up as we head into the weekend. let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. >> reporter: good morning. we are dealing with a little bit of fog out there.

so do expect reduced visibility. you might want to turn on the low beams but if you traveling in howard county, interstate 70 nice and clear from columbia pike all the way over to 695. and here's a live look at the west side of the beltway at baltimore national pike. traffic is moving right along. it's going to teak you the normal 7 minutes right -- take you the normal 7 minutes right now from 795 to 70. conditions will remain nice and normal over on the east side. this is just an 11 minute ride on the outer loop from 95 up to 83. and if you are using the jfx to get downtown 11 minutes to travel southbound from the beltway to east fayette street now. over to you. itchy watery eyes scratchy nose and throat if you a allergy sufferer you know the symptoms. now bad news when it comes to pollen season. it's starting earlier than usual. sign tests say the levels peaked when they are peaking in march. the worst time for pollen is at

dawn and dusk and the best time is after it rains and when the air is clearer. coming into the office or quit. that's the latest interoffice memo yahoo employees received. >> why the ceo says she want to see people where she is work and wants to see the faces. >> ahead this morning, if teachers were offered guns would they take them into the classroom? hear the results of a survey coming up.

thanks for joining us. millions of people are dealing with the second massive winter storm. >> by this time of year, many of us are sick of seeing the snow but now but for a 6-year- old girl it's a dream come true. >> sophia galvin is from outside orlando florida. she has cancer but it's in remission and she loves the snow. but until now she had only seen it on television. so when she had the opportunity the mash a wish granted her -- make a wish granted her the wish to go where it snows and baled snowman. they flew to maine and were welcomed by a lot of snow. >> go daddy. run daddy. >> she was waving in the snow and stuff like that. and she wanted -- when we -- show wanted to go out and we wasn't ready and we are like let's hold on.

she sees snows and likes cartoons with the snow and snowmen. >> the family traveled to a farm in newport where people built several snow sculptures before her arrival. employees plan for a sleigh ride sledding and hot chocolate as atea party to warm up so they put the tea aside. >> i think we have a future skier. >> ye>> toys and gift from all over the world poured into newtown connecticut after the school tragedy. >> what the town alloweded families of those affected to do with the truckloads of presents they received. good morning maryland at 5 begins right now. >> you're watching the station that works for you. now, good morning maryland. >> a supreme court case that could affect us here in maryland. when is it legal for your dna to be take en. >> and a push for more rights for pregnant women. what group is urging lawmakers to pass a bill to protect pregnant workers. >> and much more mumble