loving nurturing opportunity that both parents have a little bit of time. and in today's society, parents are so challenged. >> wem, the irony in all of, this the challenge, that bryant knows very well, because his wife has worked outside of the home for more than 38 years. and including while their two children were growing up. and his comments are obviously drawing a lot of criticism this morning. we posted this on our facebook page. and you can read more about it, and give us your comments and we always want to know what you think. the issue the sexual assaults that our armed forces is front and center at the nation's capital once again. and lawmakers demanding answers and solutions moving forward. designed to protect those charged to protect us. and abc shari johnson has a closer look at what is going on and pretty contested. >> a showdown to battle a big problem. a string of reported sexual assaults, tens of thousands of them each year, and senators had some strong comments on how the military deals with sex assaults. the entire joint chiefs of staff and the chiefs of each

military branch came before the senate armed services committee on the issue on tuesday. and senator kristen gillenbrand wants the military to give prosecutors rather than commanders the power to decide whether sex assault cases are investigated. she says the current chain of command system opens victims up to retaliation. she also criticizes how the military lumps all sex assaults and harassment cases together. and military leaders say sexual assault is a serious problem and one that commanders are equipped to handle and sara plumber a fellow marine raped by a fellow marine and describes reporting the crime to her commander. >> it is like saying a brother or sister has assaulted or raped you and your father and mother is the one legally deciding the case. i don't think it is reasonable to even expect that that person can be impartial, which is a foundation of our legal system. >> it is shameful. it is repulsive. we're failing our efforts to fully protect our people from sexual assault and sexual

harassment. >> now the military has been hit hard over sexual assault among its ranks and the defense department reported 26,000 cases of unwanted sexual contact from rape to groping in 2012, a 35% jump from 2010. back to you. a 10-year-old girl is in desperate need of a lung transplant. her name is sara and her parents are asking that she be placed on the adult donor list because the odds are better. and federal guidelines say that you have to be 12 to get an adult lung. ler parents even contacted kathleen sebelius, the secretary of health and human services. sebelius says that she feels terrible for the family, but there are other sick people ahead of her on the list. sara is running out of time. and her parents say she knows it. >> she followed up and asked us, if i go to sleep, will i wake up tomorrow? as a parent, i mean there is

nothing more devastating than to have a child look in your eyes, and ask that type of question. she is very aware that this is a serious situation. >> this morning, she is stable but her parent does not expect her to survive another month. it would be the largest doping scandal in american sports history. dozens of major league baseball players including superstars like alex road rigs and ryan brawn could be suspended for using performance enhancing drugs. and sources tell espn the league obtained documents linking about 30 players of miami's now debunked bio genesis clinic oodged the clinic owner reportedly told investigators he provided peds and injected rodriguez himself. >> i worry about baseball being affected. as a game. the whole thing. >> no comment right now from the league or the players union about the scoping investigation. or any announcement of suspensions. those could come within two

weeks. sources tell espn baseball commission ser now considering submitting some of the accused players, and as many as 100 games in the regular season and the players can appeal the decision and the process of that could take a number of months. carry underwood wants to give back. and she is planning to honor the victim of the deadly tornadoes tonight.

carry underwood pays tribute to the oklahoma tornado victims at the country music television awards and viewer -- viewers can donate to the red cross during her performance. she already gave a million dollars to the red cross. and the awards start at 8:00 tonight on cmt. a new museum dedicated entirely to news and starting in november it will include

some fake news men. and the museum in dc will play host to anchorman ron burgundy and highlight costumes and a channel 4 desk recreation and original props as well as interactive oncamera activities in anchorman, the exhibit. so the movie tie-in opens at the humidity november 14. ahead of the -- at the beginning of november 14 ahead of anchorman, the legend continues. set to run through august of next year. 10 years after his death, johnny cash will be immortalized by the u.s. postal service. the limited edition forever stamp dead cated -- dedicated to the music legend goes on sale today. it is features a promotional picture in 1963 and the ring of fire, the best of johnny cash. and cash's son john carter cash, says the son truly embodies my father's spirit. >> thanks for joining us on the set. >> i wonder if that is in the music. if that is the weatherman? >> brook tamlin. >> sorry. i don't know my anchorman

trivia. >> with the squirrel. >> lynette is much better. [ laughter ] more news ahead. an incredible story that continues. something we told you yesterday. erika brannic surf -- survived the boston bombings and today she will meet the woman she knew as joan from california and people across the nation connect for them to meet. who you should believe to stay safe in your car with the ntsb and chrysler. more sunshine on tap. but rain is on the way. we will tell you when it arrives coming up. >> and interstate 70, the latest times coming up.

we're working for you and thank you for joining us this morning. good morning to you. i'm megan pringle. >> i'm charley krause.

let's get to meteorologist lin ert charles with what could be a repeat of yesterday. >> that's exactly right. 54 degrees in urbanna. yes, it is cool out there this morning. the winds out of the north 3 miles an hour. and here is a picture of urbanna this morning. look at the sunshine that we are seeing. this will continue through the day. we will continue to have high clouds filter in. as we go through the day as well. so be prepared for that. and mostly sunny skies will prevail. 62 degrees in annapolis right now. and in perryman, the temperature at 52. so with these temperatures in the low 50s this morning, grab the jacket, grab the sweater as you head out and about this morning. and maryland's most powerful radar is dry and it will stay that way as we continue through the day and as we plan, as we do every day, look at that temperature, plan for a temperature of 80 degrees. and it is going to be another nice day but then we will start to see change. i will talk more about that change coming up. let's get a check of the traffic with lauren. >> well, lynette, your commute could be a little hectic if you're traveling on the southwest corner of 95. dealing with a crash along the southbound lanes at 695. speeds have dropped down to 29

miles an hour. and so do expect delays. and more problems out on the west side of the beltway. we're all looking at just 32 miles an hour. on the outer loop, here at interstate 70. the drive times really starting to increase. and looking at an 17 minute ride on the outer loop from 795 down to 95. a crash on saint lukes lane at essex road and a reminder if you are on twitter, be sure to follow maryland traffic for the late effort alerts. i'm constantly updating throughout the entire show. 83 nice and clear. no delays in hunt valley and it will be a calm ride traveling from schwann road to the beltway. and it will remain that way getting on to the jfx and head to the city. she was the last of the boston marathon bombing victims to return home. and now erika wanted was to meet the woman she says saved her life. according to cnn viewers helped locate that woman. it turns out, the woman brannic knew only as joan from california is actually a woman

named amanda. and after seeing the reports of the homecoming to baltimore, she was texted to let her know about the search and she will reunite for the first time here in baltimore since the deadly bombing. they are sticking by their product. chrysler is defying the government by refusing to recall more than 2.5 million jeeps even though safety experts say they're dangerous and shouldn't be on the road. if you drive one, what do you do? abc shari johnson is here and surprising that they are rejecting this recall. >> you know what? chrysler is refusing the recall. saying the government's 3-year- long investigation is based on an incomplete analysis. chrysler says the governments are too severe and the government says older models of jeeps have safety defects with fuel tanks vulnerable to rupturing in a rear end collision. and crash tests show a simulation of fuel spilling from a jeep grand cherokee and

the national transportation administration called on chrysler to fix the jeep cher kiss. and they say it is an unreasonable risk because people have burned to death with the rear impact crashes and the problem is the fuel tank is below the rear axle and below the bumper and chrysler says they are safe and not defective and janelle was in a rear end car crash after a tractor trailer smashed into her jeep cherokee in october. her father pulled out one passenger but two others died in that crash. >> something lass to be done. it can't be done soon enough. >> we believe that chrysler has little time to think about this, and after they have time to think about this and see the public reaction and dot right thing and recall the jeeps. >> chrysler says it does not intends to recall the calls. the government can force a recall but it needs a court order first to do that. now back to you. chrysler is not the only major manufacturer recalling this morning. toyota announced overnight it is recalling 242,000 hybrid

vehicles worldwide. they include certain toyota prius cars built between march and october of 2009. and the lexus hybrids built during that same time period. toy is a says the defective vehicles could have a braking problem and received more than 90 complaint from drivers saying they needed to apply more pressure than previously thought for the brake pedal to stop. and so far, no reports of crashes or injuries. thousands were evacuated from the russian metro in moscow, following a fire that closed a transit lane earlier this morning. and the there are several dozen injured and four people hospitalized and it happened at the peak of the morning rush. the fire broke out in a tunnel. investigators say a power cable caught fire. and today, another candidate enters the race for governor. ron george is expected to make his announcement in annapolis. he has been serving in the maryland house of delegates since 2007 representing ann arundel county. he joins lieutenant governor an thrown brown and harford county executive david craig in their quest for the state's top job.

the army sergeant accused of going on a rampage in an afghan village killing 16 people, is expected to plead guilty today. media reports say that robert bails will talk about what happens the night i went on the attack and give specific details about the massacre. his lawyer says that bails will tell his story to try to avoid the death penalty. he says bails was suffering from post traumatic stress disorder. and was on his fourth deployment. it is 10 minutes before the hour. funeral services happening today for new jersey senator frank lautenberg at a synagogue in new york and buried at allegation -- arlington national cemetery since he served in world war ii. he was best known for helping to raise the drinking age to 21. he was 89 years old. unique appreciation for the ocean and jimmy buffet's words of mother ocean, holding a holiday for her own. >> the world ocean day is set

for this weekend. and the national aquarium is set to pay attribute to the events for the entire family to enjoy. and we have previews and teases of what families can expect. >> we saved the best for last. take a look. meet rio. a boa constrictor. there he is. he is friendly. i can't get too close. because i'm still kind of scared. but jeff is here to tell us he ask a friendly snake. why are they important and why do we need to take care of them? >> many people are, just like you, a little bit weird about snakes but the thing to remember is they have a very important role in our ecosystem. so snakes are actually what we call nature's exterminator and all of the mice and rodents and many of us may be familiar with, and that is what these guys actually eat. so controlling those populations, of those types of animals, are where snakes are extremely porn to us and the entire -- important to us and the entire planet. >> got it. the ocean is important for them as well. they don't actually live there but they need it.

>> exactly. and boa constrictors like rio over here, they're native to the rain forest. and the important thing to remember is that everything on this earth is interconnected. from the rain forest to the oceans and baltimore in the backyards where we live. everything is connected. that's what we like toat the aq especially this weekend world oceans day, you really do have an impact on the oceans and do you simple things every day to help them out. >> let's take a look at how long they can get. they can get pretty long. >> we can stretch him out. he is actually 18 years old. they can be living over 30 years and 10 feet long. >> he won't whip me with his tail, will he? >> no, no, you're fine. >> everyone will have a chance to get a close look at the animals and animal encounters all weekend long for world oceans day and rio is an animal to get up close to as well as a variety of others and so plane activities and crafts and games

and interactive art exhibits, and wonderful things for everyone to come and enjoy. >> thank you so much, jasmine. and liz, up early this morning, bringing out these special guests. again, world oceans day there weekend at the national aquarium. saturday and sunday. >> do you like him? >> i do. charlie just rolled back on the set he was so grossed out. the baltimore ravens get a congratulations from the commander in chief in person. president barack obama welcomes the ravens to the white house, as super bowl champs, ray lewis and ed reed are expected to attend the ceremony and they will get their super bowl rings on friday. straight ahead. one more check of the forecast, heading out the door. lynette? can we say picture-perfect? >> yes, i would say. that picture-perfect for today. and then start to see the change moving in. this morning we are on the cool side. 54 degrees in hickory. and warming up nicely in sparrows point and 6 a degrees. and kent island, 54.

and columbia at 55. and frederick now as you head out and about this morning, grab the jacket. because it is a little bit on the coolish side. but this afternoon, it is going to be nice and pleasant. get out there and enjoy. it because we will have change coming. i am going to talk about that in just a second and take you outside in towson with the blue skies and the high level clouds. those will continue flew -- through the morning and into the afternoon. i will say we will have more clouds on tap for today than yesterday. but we will still get the sunshine in here and you can see the clouds pushing in from the west and from the south, because we have all types of things happening. high pressure will continue to slide off to the east. in the meantime, we will stay dry but what we're watching from the south is this area of low pressure. right now. the national hurricane center is watching this. to see if this becomes tropical. or subtropical. and it will begin to work its wayed to north and east. by friday, we can be seeing some very heavy rain. and abc 2's most accurate future trend goes into motion picking up on exactly what i'm talking about, as we go into

thursday evening, the commute home could be on the wet side. and you know what? when this is all said and done, we could receive a half inch to an inch and you can see that on the future rainfall totals here am as we work our way through today, the temperature around 80 degrees. with the rain pushing in, by friday. and let's get a check of the traffic with lauren. >> well, lynette a lot to talk about. we are dealing with delays on 89 a, due to a crash southbound at lombard street. and slow through the harbor tunnel. and a crash southbound at the beltway. speeds have dropped to 19 miles an hour. and 69 a also looking pretty rough. down to 33 miles an hour on the outer loop here at interstate 70 and reflected upon in the drive times. 18 minute ride as you make the wush from 795 down to 70. and parkville, a live look at harford road and inner loop closed down to 95. and the drive time picked up by one minute. twelve minutes from 95 to 83.

not too bad with the push up to towson. that's your time saver traffic. dominoes reinventing the plen you and the delivery menld. it is the domino-copter, a drone delivering pizzas. this is test video from the u.k. with the copter traveling four miles in two minutes to deliver the pizzas. reports say there are no immediate plans to make the copter deliveries available in the u.s. or the u.k. >> i guess i'm loving the old way. i love the pizza delivery guys. don't do away with that. >> the guy, what he was doing outside the front door -- >> i think i would order pizza every day if it was delivered like that. >> freaks me out a little bit. >> plus i don't want to do away with the pizza delivery guy. >> they have a role. >> yes. >> and hey, our role right now is to say adios and send you off to new york for "good morning america" but we will be back here in about 30 minutes. >> have a good day. bye.

good morning, america. breaking overnight, the bombshell espn investigation. dozens of baseball's biggest stars including a-rod play soon be suspended for doping and then lying about it. this man at the center talking and causing shock waves. happening now, the developing weather in the gulf that could become a tropical storm targeting florida and the east coast with massive rain. and flash flood warnings for the northeast. this as a levee breaks along the mississippi overnight. a suburban mom's shocking double life. one of america's wealthiest neighborhoods reeling after allegations that one of their own is running a big-time marijuana ring. who turned her in and how she got away with it for so long. the comeback of the year.

the high school graduation surprise that had an entire class on their feet with tears of joy when the class president stunned them all. it's an inspirational moment you'll just want to see. i want to pop out of my seat after i saw that. >> i got chills. you'll see the graduation. >> good morning, america. so much to get to including the first lady unplugged. michelle obama went head to head with a heckler last night, basically said it's you or me. we have the audiotape coming right up. >> she did not back down one iota. the big breaking story from espn's "outside the lines." major league baseball players including huge stars like a-rod, alex rodriguez may face significant suspensions in a massive doping scandal