jessup at 47. we're seasonal this morning as ewe step out and about. there is patchy fog around frederick. you are going to expect that. the winds will be in the northeast at 5 to 10 miles an hour. here's what you can expect, you're waking up around 6:00, temperature 49 under a partly cloudy sky. those clouds will clear as we go throughout the day. let's get a check of the traffic now. good morning lynette. if you are getting an early head start, nothing to get in your way. 55 miles an hour at 195. everyone will remain up to speed as you make the push to downtown baltimore. no problems to report traveling through the tunnels. as we take a look at the high speeds, 52 miles an hour on the jfx at ruxton road. here's a live look at the west side at interstate 70. the outer loop from 795 to 95.

conditions will remain live at parkville. no delays on the inner loop to 95. and that outer loop will take 11 minutes from 95 to 83. some of your top stories. police are looking into an incident involving cross dressing robbers. >> men dressing like women that try to throw off people. he says he was loading his car when he thought teenage girls attacked him. the president of the mount vernon association says cross dressing men with pepper spray has become more common in that area. >> we are aware there have been a couple of incidents in the neighborhood. we are working very closely with our our systems on parole group. >> a property owner sent out a letter to the people living there saying there have been similar attacks.

>> every officer and employee at the baltimore city detention center is under scrutiny after the recent corruption scandal involving the prison gang. the department of corrections issued polygraph tests to administrators. beginning today those test wills expand to the rest of the correctional officers at the facility. 13 guards were indicted, four of them impregnated by the same gang member, also an inmate. it appears some of the indicted officers acted well outside the scope of their authority. >> these 13 correctional officers that are being charged are small, small, small percentage of bad apples. i believe the buck doesn't stop with these 13 that's been indicted. >> the officers also accused of smuggling drugs and cell cell phones into that jail, and governor martin o'malley is commenting on the school dan.

he had high praise. it's a positive development in the fight against gangs. now he hopes this will lead to others coming forward. >> there will be more correctional officers as well as citizens that come forward now because they see that we can actually be effective in coordinating together to attack a problem that everybody has talked about for a long time but until now seems we were incapable of doing anything about it. >> the mayor says he waited for the indictment to move to avoid undermine ongoing investigation. scammers are targeting people in our state using scare tactics. it's a phone scam. the caller knows you by name and says your loved one caused a car crash, and they say that they are holding them until you

pay the damage. they're asking for cash ranging from $500 to several thousand dollars. so far we are told that no one has fallen for it. baltimore radio i personality ed norris is out of the hospital and recovering at home following a serious crash the former city and state leader tried to we have been to -- swerve to avoid a box truck and collided. u.s. officials believe tamerlan tsarnaev met with a known chef khan terror recruiter last year. investigators are looking into possible accomplices. authorities have identified a dozen persons of interest

including tamerlan's widow. many victims lost limbs during the boston marathon bomb bombings. prosthetics range anywhere from 8,000 to $60,000. our community is lending a helping hand for the towson preschoolteacher seriously hurt in the bombings. next saturday from eight in the morning until eight at night they will donate 10% to help brannic with her medical bills. she was at the finish line when the bombs went off. she suffered life altering injuries. they amputated her left leg and did surgery on her right leg. the maryland jockey club is increasing security at this year's preakness. backpacking, double bags and coolers will be banned. there will be more security officers at the track and you

won't bo b be allowed to bring alcohol inside. >> unfortunately with the boston tragedies we had a meeting last week and made some changes. >> security officers will be allowed to search everything you bring into the race. nationwide problem, officials in our state are trying to make bullying stop. howard county executive will release a new anti-bullying initiative. it will allow parents and kids to file anonymous reports. there will be a campaign to raise awareness and provide training resources from people who work with kids. the full plan will be unveiled at 10 in the morning. the george w. bush presidential center officially opens to the public in dallas today. a library and museum gives a rare look inside the presidency including a full size oval officer and more than 2 million

e-mails. hundreds of people attended that dedication ceremony including the five living u.s. presidents. >> and now maryland's most accurate forecast. >> let's talk about what's going on this morning and for today. the wig picture showing some showers and storms back towards the north and west around the plains. but you know what we are going to get wet weather for today. we will start to dry things out. today is going to be our transition day, and with that we are going to start to see improving conditions. as i zoom in you can see that already. we are under a partly cloudy sky. this will translate into sunshine mixing with clouds throughout the day. in terms of temperatures we are nice and seasonable. 36 in towson. baltimore city warmer around 55. good morning elk ridge you're at 50 degrees and pasadena 53. cooler in perry hall at 47 degrees and 46 in aberdeen.

darlington 45, chestertown 48 and we are going to see these temperatures go up throughout the day. we are going to have a nice day on tap. but it's going to be a breezy day once again. winds out of the northeast at 5 to 10. dc right now coming in right around 10. your teenage daughter may no longer feel the need to have safe sex. >> and also a deadly plane in afghanistan kills seven u.s. crew members. we have new dramatic video right at the moment that plane crashes down. >> 97 north, we have quite a bit of construction at 895. i'll let you know if it's impacting your morning commute coming up.

abc2 linda so is here with more on the health stories. we are likely to hear from those for and against the decision. >> especially if you're a parent with a young teen daughter. the fda has approved the morning after pill for girls 15 and older without a prescription. you'll soon be able to buy the plan b one step emergency contraception pill over the counter and off the shelf as long as you're 15 years old. it's available for girls 17 and older and kept behind the

counters. customers will need to present proof of anal. age. the fda wanted to make it available to all women regardless of age but health and human services secretary overruled her own agency's recommendation and instituted the 17-year-old minimum age requirement. tuesday's decision applies specifically to the plan b one step pill and not to two other drugs made in the u.s. the fda approved it in 1999. we're certainly working for you and want to know exactly what you think about this. new regulations related to the morning after pill. head to our facebook fan page and weigh in. it was a long cold night in

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six months ago all we could talk about is the devastation caused by superstorm sandy. many people are still dealing with the after math. storm victims can use the money for rent, home repairs and neath. before you head out the door if you live around the aberdeen proving ground you may feel the ground shaking. they will be conducting several large detonations. the defense department. we're going to find out

what -- county police release a final crime stats from 2012. the release of the numbers from the newscast after being at the public safety building. >> plans to hold a hearing on a deadly explosion plant at texas. investigators don't know what caused the explosion at the west fertilizer company. >> it is may 1st and that means it's may day. may day has become a demonstration by workers and labor unions around the globe. the woman who made a name for herself with a series of erotic novels is at it again. e. l. james the author of 50 shades of grey has come out with another book. it features inspirational quotes and blank pages for a woman's idea for her own book. was enough to keep him

dancing into next week but our hearts were pounding from last night' elimination. >> jacoby jones was in jeopardy. baltimore fans couldn't breathe easy until the end of the show. with 5 minutes left we finally heard those words. >> the next couple who is still in the competition is jacoby and karina. >> you can see their excitement when their names were called. they didn't want to be in the bottom 2. their salsa was hot earning them the highest score of the the season for themselves. they aren't ready to leave that competition just yet. >> i can't wait until i get back down there after the final. >> thank you so much for keeping us in the competition and voting. we hope we make you proud. >> see them give a shoutout to the local fans. >> i like that.

>> andy dick is hanging up his dancing shoes. he and his professional partner. they were eliminated last night. he struggled from the beginning and his judges score weren't that great but he always worked hard and that sort of made him a fan favorite as things went on. america kept him around until this week. >> i think people got to see who he really is and that's why they fell in love with him. >> i really was trying. i'm sad. we got our own little mirror ball trophy in our hearts. i mean really. we're winners. >> i feel bad because you know he really wanted it. it's back on next monday starting at 8:00. >> i understand the way the show works. it tends to be that if someone is working hard and improving week to week they may hang around longer. >> that's right. they like to touch on the fact

that since jacoby was in the bottom three you need to vote. he got his high score but still vote vote vote so we can keep him in. >> people want to vote for you for being the best meteorologist in maryland. we're going to get some sunshine in here. we can see that bus stop forecast at 49 degrees this morning. it's going to be on the coolish side. as we go into the afternoon we will warm up nicely. we should have a high around 69, going with 67 degrees for today. as the kids head out you don't need the rain gear. breaking down the forecast for the kids as they head out to school today, that first bell temperature coming in at 60 degrees, lots of sunshine in the forecast. by recess, oh, yes, it will be outside with that temperature coming in at 65. the seven-day forecast brings us into the 70s. the towson town festival looks good. let's get a check of the traffic. it is nice, we are off to a calm commute.

if you're traveling traveling in white marsh no problems on 95. 64 miles per hour along the southbound lanes at route 43 and it will remain in great shape. no problem through the fort mchenry tunnel or the harbor tunnel. for those of you using 695 the west side of the beltway in great shape. nothing to get in your way on the inner loop to 795 and that outer loop will take 12 minutes to travel from 795 to 95 as we head to howard county. no problems if you are heading west out to frederick or east over the beltway. megan and charlie over to you. this is news your children are going to love. for baltimore county school, summer vacation starts four days earlier. the last day of school is june 14th. for high schoolers the last three days of school will be full days instead of half. speaking of getting out of school, today the food service program getting underway in

baltimore city. that program provides free nutritional meals and snacks for low income students for the months they're not in school. coming up on good morning maryland at 5. they bust into stores in groups and take what they want. >> some-them in sort of a mass style. >> kids as young as 12 having condoms delivered to their door. we have details on a controversial program parents don't even know about. (horn blowing)

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as parents we see our children struggling we want to help. >> when dealing with toddlers they usually want everything -- they want to do it themselves. this young girl is certainly no exception. >> you want me to open this? >> yes. thank you. no thank you. >> what do you want me to do? by yourself. >> do this one, too. going to do that. you tried. >> all right. this is the answer she gave her father when he asked if he could help her buckle the car seat. as you would expect dad posted this on youtube and already received 2 million views.

good morning maryland at a starts 5 starts right now. >> you're watching the station that works for you. now good morning maryland. a group of teenage girls attacked him but that turned out not to be the case. the victim a cross dressing robbery and speaking out about what happened. >> how far did the corruption spread in baltimore city at the detention center. who is being asked to take a polygraph. >> the fda changes requirements for the morning after pill as it relates to teens and like you would expect many parents sound off about the new policy. we'll take a look at it on this monday morning, the first day of may. good morning maryland i'm charley crowson i'm. >> i'm megan pringle. >> we do have some patchy fog around frederick. they're dealing with visibility less than 2 miles. take it easy across that area. everywhere else