jacket. shady side 54. the winds, look at the easterly flow this is what is going to keep news the clouds throughout the day. the planner at 7:00, looks like the foggy conditions here, the clouds hovering , the temperature coming in 55 degrees, as we head in to lunchtime today. the temperature cool at 61. now a check of the traffic with loren. low beams combating that, no delays on the harrisburg expressway and jfx is clear from the beltway downtown to east fayette street, that's a normal 11 minutes, everything will remain up to speed on 95, moving through the fort mc henry tunnel. northbound lanes 55 miles per hour, at 395, harbor tunnel going to be free of delays. here is a live look at the west side, interstate 70. inner loop clear, up to 795,

outer loop, picking up, you are looking at a 12 minute ride, from 795, down to 95, heading over to parkville, this is harford road. nothing to get in your way, in either direction for example you are headed out to the outer loop, 11 minutes to get from 95, up to 83. that's your time saver traffic. this morning people know the name jason collins. >> not for his play on the court but coming out. he announced he is openly gay. there is plenty of reaction. >> he is receiving a huge outpouring of support. collins received a call from the white house, shout out from athletes and kudos from fellow players. jason collins became the first active male player in the four major american professional sports to come out as gay. he wrote i'm a 34 year old mba center, black and gay.

it was posted on sports illustrated's website. he is now a free agent. he says he wants to keep playing. other players offered him support. >> he always has been a great guy and a great teammate. what've decision he made, he thought it was good for him. he is happy. ist cool with me. >> collins says this the sports illustrated article that vents in the boston bombing prompted him to come out. he realized things can change in an instant. why not be truthful. back to you. good morning maryland, collins will sit down for a interview with george stephanopoulos on good morning maryland. several professional athletes are sounding off about collins coming out of the closet. brandon showed his support. part of his statement reads people have been paving the road for decades to make this happen. jayson is carrying the torch for others to live a free life.

he became an advocate for legalizing same-sex marriage. voters approved the measure in november. she was 13 years old, playing the neighborhood with boys, her life came to an end. one of the mothers of the boys involved in a shoot willing be spending time in prison. linda so is live at the courthouse and the latest on this, and what did the mother plead guilty? crime and being accessory after the fact. veronica will spend up to five years in prison, sentenced june 13th. she helped her son and his friend cover up what happened to monique, the 13 year old girl was playing with the boys when one shot monet with a rifle, alfred helped the boys hide the girl's was found burie trash bags. monet was alive after the shooting and alfred could have called for help. she chose to help the boys cover up a crime.

alfred enentered the plea yesterday, monet's mother says she showed no remorse. both boys have been prosecuteed the man who owned the rifle will be in court wednesday. a life sentence for a man convicted in a murder, three children in baltimore this is a third trial for parez, the three kids between the ages of 8-10 found beaten and nearly be headed in 2004. report property and nuisance crimes on your computer and get a report for insurance purposes. it's called cop logic. go to the police department's website, click the reporting

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occurrence, considering a few weeks ago, this animal could not stand because of wounds to his leg. he is treated in north carolina. they are impressed about his progress. you can donate to his recovery, we have a link on the website, head to abc2news.com. time for a check of the forecast. you are an animal lover, what do you think about that? >> forget about the rain. >> freckles did it for me this morning. let's look at the picture. we see what going on. a few showers across the midwest this morning. also down south. look along the eastern sea board, all this is courtesy of an area of high pressure, area of low pressure to the south. we are dealing with an easterly flow. we will be dealing with mist, drizzle, fog throughout the day. reduced visibility this morning, 2.5 baltimore, 4 frederick. 2.5 york, dc. the visibilities going down as we have gone through the

morning. the easterly flow, that's what is plaguing us this morning. see the winds east at 5-10 miles an hour. that will continue through the day. the bus stop forecast, foggy and cold. now a check of the traffic with loren. in addition to the rain, we are seeing fog. high speeds, if you are traveling howard county, interstate 70, eastbound lanes, 65 miles per hour, columbia pike, no problems heading over to 695, for those of you using 95, no delays whatsoever. southbound lanes clear down to dc, northbound lanes in great shape, as you make the push to downtown baltimore. a lot of construction, taking place on 895, northbound lanes its not causing delays as of yet. as we look at the drive times, notice you are looking at an 8 minute ride from the harbor tunnel, to 95, 695 east side,

gray shape, 11 minutes to travel the outer loop from 95 up to 83, traffic is starting to pick up on the west side of the beltway, we are looking at a 12 minute ride, nice and clear on the outer loop 795, down to 95. planning your summer vacation, some people are considering renting a condo or a house rather than going to a hotel. >> before you sign the contract you need to do home work. tips of what you need to know before you pay too much. ñ[=

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we will see a little bit of change the forecast towards tomorrow. thursday and friday, much better days, look at the view this morning, because we have

clouds and a few showers, all this is caughtsey of an area of high pressure that's anchored to the north and east. you get clockwise flow, you hear me talk about the flow around high pressure, that is ushering in the easterly flow, on shore flow. we are getting the moisture from the atlantic, and that's going to keep us in the clouds for today and keep us on the foggy side this morning and also drizzle and mist throughout the day. temperature 52 degrees in catonsville. kept 54. cambridge 55. good morning westminster, 51 degrees. northville 52. more in northeast goldsboro 54. galena 53. the most accurate future trend picking up on showers possible. that's the trend throughout the day. future trend not picking up on the showers tomorrow, still that is going to be the forecast. the easterly flow still not changing, that won't change until we head toward the end of

the week. that's when we will see a difference in the pattern. this is when the planner looks like, by morning, around 10:00, the temperature 58 degrees, by lunchtime, 61 degrees, it will be cool today. we start to get much more mild and dryer as we head towards the weekend with plenty of sunshine. now a check of the traffic with loren. in addition to the rain that we are dealing with, there is fog, you might needs the low beams, 95 in great shape. 65 miles per hour, southbound, at route 43, everything will remain up to speed, traveling through the fort mc henry and harbor tunnel. downtown, a live look at 83, at cold spring lane, a normal 11 minute ride, from the beltway downtown to east fayette street and if you are using the beltway this morning, traffic is starting to pick up on the west side on the outer loop interstate 70. in significant delays. it will take 11 minutes to

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never been a full time starter but is the first openly gay man if professional sports. those stories straight ahead. it is tuesday morning, thank you for joining us. i'm megan pringle. >> i'm charley crowson. first we begin with a check of the forecast, it appears tuesday, starting off as a repeat, of how monday ended. >> we had showers yesterday, starting off with that this morning. lots of fog lot of drizzle, misting. as we look across the eastern shore, see the radar picking up across the area. the places you are not seeing the western shore , no rain or green. we are dealing with drizzle. as you step out and about, this is not going to be your day in terms of a hair day. make sure you pull it back in a pony tail and have the rain gear, that umbrella, you will need it throughout the day. look at