>> and. and be safe before you head out the door. and linda so is live and how do the roads look. how many people do we expect out there? the numbers are down and that is according to aaa but for the families who will travel this weekend, the majority are driving. expect to pay higher gas prices. according to aaa, the average in maryland is $3.52 a gallon. and they will have extra police on the roads catching drunk drivers. and they will look for people talking and texting. avoid the peak times. the best thing to do is hit the roads early or late at night. you will be sharing the road with 718,000 drivers this

weekend. the reason why not as many are traveling this memorial day. aaa blames it on the up and down economy. and one thing to node if you head to the bay bridge. the naval and expect more traffic on the roads for that. we're live in towson for that. >> celebrating graduate but honoring two graduates who lost their lives fighting for our country. and we have more to tell bus asome ber ceremony. good morning. >> and good morning. >> we are here where a number of students are already here trying to set up for that thaw that ceremony and honor those who serve in the military. that starts at 7:30 morning. and the for our troops club put on the event and serve and honor the military putting together the care packages.

is they understand what they do for our country. this is the third year they are holding the event. it will raise the colors as part of the ceremony. the choir will sings and the school will remember two graduates. norman anderson and corporal josh snyder in 2005. the graduates were killed in the line ever duty serving in mat reasons. they will pass out red, white and blue bracelets and hand out flags as well. and this morning i have, we have the vice president of the club. good morning to you, annie. tell me about why the members put this together. >> i think that this memorial day is honoring our troops. we wanted to remind stunts before they go on the weekend that we have fallen soldiers here. we have military personnel here. and this day should be to remember them.

>> very good point. you don't have another club like this. this is something special that you came out to do. you have a memorial garden. part of the program we decided to make this into show them we respect them and think about them. i walk past it coming into school and think about them. >> you are taking in donations. >> collections for the red cross and salvation army to help the tornado victims. today throughout the day is taking the nation. this is a great opportunity to get the community out and realize that, you know, we're a selective body and race money. what do you want them to take away today? >> i want them to know that maybe join the club. and be aware and what we do. and how we impact our

community. >> i would say do you. good job be there. >> thank you. that kicks off at 7:30 this morning. and reporting live, sherrie johnson, abc 2 news. and oklahoma is dealing with more severe weather in the form of flooding. and rain poured down slowing down a recovery effort and flooding the roads. take a look at this. this car had to be towed. the weather sells is warning of more possible storms across the midwest. officials say the number is you will remember that is from the twister on monday. and carrie underwood is donating 1 million-dollars to the red cross. this is for disaster relief. she watched the devastation with sadness she wanted to help the victims. >> and a donation drive led by

the owner brought in more than 16,000 pounds of goods. that's thanks to your generosity. food, water, soap collected from the people of oklahoma. right now the red cross are overflowing with donations of 53-foot box truck with the donations will leave for oklahoma today. the spirit of maryland going out across the nation. and uvv, uv 40. a lot of acronyms when it somes to the sun protection. what is the best. >> ub ridiculous. >> and how to score the labels. >> ub right. >> and what can you do to make your sweet cold drink without adding calories. back with more in a moment. [ female announcer ] at royal caribbean, our ships are designed for wow.

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>> we have both. we go into the afternoon we will be cool but they are above average this morning and the rain is pretty much out of here associated with that front. scattered showers are a possibility. but the fog is out there in some spottings. i will -- spots out there. as the kids head out this morning, 63. you may not need the coat this morning or the jacket but at they go into the afternoon, make sure they have it in a backpack they may want to put it on. we'll deal with wind. they are out of the northwest at 10 to 15 miles an hour. gusts up to 20. heading to the bay. this is what you can expect. 66. on the cool side. the wind speed out of the northwest at 25 knots. let's check traffic with lauren. >> and in addition to the fog and we have several accidents.

there are several now and in millersville on route 3. 175. and problems will continue in carol county. there is a trash on 140 and 790 clear and we're looking at 56 miles per hour. southbound. and 55 miles per hour on the inner loop. and take a look at the drive times. and free of delays. it will take 12 minutes from 795 to 95. the east side of the beltway in great shape. there are no concerns on 95 and it will take 7 minutes to travel southbound from the harbor tunnel to the sunle. that's traffic. >> and you from looking for something to do this weekend the zoo is hope thank you will join them at the watering hole. brew at the zoo is back. can you try different food from

1 to 7. everyone at the zoo is looking forward to the annual event. >> and it is open as envelope 10 to 4. the biggest fundraiser. and it is one of the best weekends and to at the zoo. >> and the fundraiser aide with the animals and what is better than that. the ticket costs $55. can you get discounts if you buy on line. >> you never really considered when it comes to grilling outside. you think about that nice raw meet on the open flame. >> we'll talk about can that charred taste make you sick. what you need to know. and now gearing up for the national spelling bee. and one speller goes through joust keep up.

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and brand names like copper tone they did pretty well. the ones that did not score provided little to know uvb protection. >> and if the product does not. could you end up getting sunburn. it makes sense to look at one of our products that prays good uva protection. consumer reports says the best advice is look for a sunscreen and a spf. look to put it on 15 to 30 minutes. reapply every two hours. >> and take a dip in the pool. >> and a ribbon cutting ceremony is happening. and the pools will be open only until the summer schedule goes into effect. and could your grilled burger cause canser. you are thinking what more research is linking the meats to canser causing substances. and they're doing things like marry mading meat in a dressing

can reduce those type of chemicals. they suggest doing a little extra prep work before putting food on the grill. >> and precook the meats before you put them on the grill they spend less time on the grill and less time forming those cancer forming components. >> when is cans area part of salmonella. >> and the idea of precooking meat. experts say it's not critical to burn it off until they develop. and something to keep in mind i don't think a lot of people worry about. >> you hear the sounds of the ice cream truck. what do you think? >> i think of eddie murphy. >> do you know how many calories are in a ice cream cone. why it is ice cream? >> all right. can you cool down for the summer without sacrificing your diet. can you start by making your

own pop cycles. >> can you purchase them and have the no sugared ad. and it is basically, you know flavored water. >> you do that, don't you. >> i do. i blend up it like a smoothie. it is delicious. >> what was that? >> we're going to get to that. that's in one second. go with the chocolate-dipped banana. chocolate dipped kale. people are hoping the weekend will be ice cream weather weekend. >> every weekend is ice cream weather weekend. don't talk to me. >> you're right about that. >> we will have a nice weekend. let's start you out this morning what we're looking at,

we have showers off to the to new jersey. that's courtesy -- new england and we have a upper level low still that will plague us throughout the day. high pressure will tpwheuld here as we go into the weekend bringing in cooler but drier air as well. we're not talking about the humidity that we dealt with. you can see for yourself the cooler air will come in and you can see the white lines here as close as they are. those are iso bars. lines of equal pressure. we will be windy closer to home. in the 60s. and we're coming in around 61. columbia at 62. and the most accurate trend goes into motion not picking up for today. we will not see clouds around. maybe sunshine but more sunshine as we head into tomorrow and especially by

sunday. 64 it will be on the breezy side. and the weekend looks good especially on sunday. let's get a check of traffic with lauren. >> we are to have a foggy start. and there are several accidents that could get in the way. there is a crash on route 140 at north center street. and more problems. there is a crash in millersville and 175. another and this will be right on telegraph at route 32. follow maryland traffic for the latest alerts. perfect in time for memorial day weekend. we're looking at high speeds. 95. here is a look north of 195. you will not have any problems getting to dc. we look at the drive times. 12 minutes up to the beltway. and clear despite the construct. and 695 free of delays on the

west side. from 95 up to 795. that's time saver traffic. stay with us there is more coming up.

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the weekend. >> 281 spellers are cramming for the scripps spelling bee. >> they come from all over the country and here in maryland. and we sat down with a local speller from anne arundel county. >> sibrinogen. >> reporter: robin is a busy girl. >> and i have to go in the morning i get home do my homework and study. then i go to bed. and i cycle through. >> reporter: with all that, show has found time to be a contender in the national spelling bee. you will know her at number 102. >> hexmetomium. >> are you nervous? >> that's because the spelling bee on a national level is intense. >> and the excitement, the blood pressure and you know it is a sport. and then when they win. it is a thrill that you know

any parent is proud. >> the problem is that there are hundreds of thousands of words. so you will not cover every one. >> let's try to understand the basics. >> the swa sound is the terrifying in any word. because it can be any vowel. depending on the language of origin. it is latin an i or greek an o. there is an exception. and she has a trick a hair clip her sister wore. >> and a stage mom for spellers. >> i'm proud. i could not be more deliberatelied. it is a mom's dream.

>> and the scripps spelling bee kicks off and semis and the finals will be at 8 on espn. smart kid. we'll be right back.

we have vehicles in the water. >> and this morning we're going to tell you the stories of survivors. >> remembering those who lost their lives defending our freedom. a student remembering two of their own. >> and cleaning up the debris is painful. saying goodbye to those who lost their lives is agony. the more on the tornado in oklahoma. >> and a lot of people are thinking down the road 24e need to get out the door. >> they can take an umbrella. we have a scattered shower that's why i say that. >> and we look at