sent some units back as they continue to -- as they start to tear down from the scene on east lafayette avenue. reporting live in baltimore roosevelt leftwich abc2 news. new information another student has been approached online by a predator sending sexually explicit messages. the principal at john carroll sent letters home after word more than 50 girls were targeted at st. paul's and other private schools through social media. they-- sin announcement five students came forward saying they receive the messages. one student was contacted and the parents are applauding the school and the students for coming forward and talking about this. >> basically you are giving the power away to the predator by not sharing by not helping prevent it. so, that's why it's a courageous thing to do and that's why i applaud the students that have come forward. >> the school continued to keep track and work closely with

police. investigators are looking into whether or not a crime has been committed. a 4-year-old playing with a lighter set a house on fire. officials say the boy lives on sea pine circle in severn. the fire started in an upstairs bedroom and a home sprinkler system helped firefighters kill the flames. investigators says it sh should be aless -- should be a lesson to everyone about matches and lighters and kids. they will stay somewhere else until the house is repaired. a memorial service honoring 44 members of the baltimore county fire service who have died over the past year will be held on sunday. the ceremony will be held at the towson united methodist church. the ceremony includes remembering poor fighter gene kirsner who died in april. a wreath will be laid to honor the members lost during the last year. the toll along 95 could get worse. news no one likes to hear. you can weigh in before the

plan goes into effect and the new tolls are added. so they are going to be talking about the 7 mile stretch from monday -- the rates would vary depending on the time of day. -- dlsh's going to be three public-- there's going to be three public hearings. if you have questions call the number on the screen. a big plunge to fight cancer. this weekend swim across america is making waves again cancer and baltimore's 4th annual swim this weekend. people have many different reasons for swimming. >> because my younger brother michael he died of cancer and he was alive for 9 months. >> i remember my doctoring saying you have very aggressivedisease which of course is incredibly frightening but he said so we are going treat it

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>> i think what i did was so extremely nice when all i was doing was the right thing. >> another customer saw what happened and wrote a letter to dairy queen praising the teenage and now it turns out he is getting all sorts of credit for it. and take look at this picture here's another talker. it's a woman work out look closer. she is pregnant. that's why the photo is causing so much controversy you can see the heavy kettle bell she is is holding with one arm over her head. the 35-year-old mother in los angeles is 8 months pregnant in the peckture with the third child she -- picture with the third child. she attends regular cross fit and sent the picture to the gym and to tout the success and thousands of comments came in after they post it a lot negative criticizing her for lifting so much weight when she is preg nan. others -- pregnant. others cheered her on fortearing taking care of herself she says it is her sanity and preg nabsy is not a

illness but -- pregnancy is not a illness but a time to relish in your body's capabilities. head to our facebook page and weigh in we would always want to hear your thoughts on this. time for a check on the traffic there is a serious situation that is causing a lot of backups. more than anything incredible scene behind you. >> reporter: a tractor trailer fire and crash is causing delays between 95 and college park. i am tracking the delays and tweeting updates and i will have a crash on 95 in baltimore coming up on good morning maryland. [ male announcer ] pepcid® presents: the burns family bbq.

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all from abc2 maryland's most accurate forecast. >> good morning. happy friday to you.

yes we have a little bit of patchy fog out there. and some spots this morning in parkton happens to be one of them. see what's going on behind me. after the fog burns off we will deal with plenty sunshine. other areas dealing with a beautiful sunrise this morning. that sunshine will continue into the afternoon. and in terms of the temperature in parkton we are at 50 degrees and dew point at 50 and you know they are at the same -- are the same. moving into perryman the temperature is is at 52. dew point coming in at 50 and the last stop at goe lena with a temperature at 52 and we have the dry aout there this morning with the dew -- air out there this morning. we will stay dry through the day. let's check the traffic with lauren. >> reporter: i continue to follow a crash involving a tractor trailer on the capitol beltway. two inner loop lanes will be shut down between 95 and college park. ramp to route 1 also going to be closed at this time. if you have to access route 1

you will want to stick withkenilworth as you can see causing major backups at this time. so do leave yourself plenty extra time if you are traveling through pg county on towards washington. now right now more problems on 95 closer to baltimore. a 3 vehicle crash blocking one southbound lane at caton avenue. and more problems 695 really starting to slow down here on the outer loop at baltimore national pike. that's the main concern drive times up to 15 minutes for those of you making the push from 795 down to 95. that inner loop is going to be nice and clear. and there are no problems to report on the beltway from parkville all the way up to towson. jfx54 miles per hour southbound at northern parkway in howard county. we have a crash in ellicott city near mount hebron high school. east of mount hebron drive and more problems right now on northbound route 32. there's a crash at ramp to interstate 706789 that's your tieive saver traffic. 13 people shot a.3-year-old hit in the face. what happened in chicago last

night. this morning that's what police are trying to figure out after a gunman opened fire at a park. three people including that child are in critical condition right now and no arrests have been made. police believe the incident is gang related and we will keep you posted on what they find. as reminder follow us on twitter and be the first to know about breaking news as soon as it happens. all you have to do is look for us at abc2 news use the hash tag gmm. you probably seen him at ravens game driving a purple car and head to toe in purple. man known as the baltimore birdman is in serious trouble with the law. his name is gregory hudnet and is is accused of child sex abuse. police say he victimized a victim his family for several years. he is facing charges of sexual abuse of a minor and third degree sex offense. get ready for the showdown. maybe the shut down showdown is what we could call it. congressional republicans

versus the president and democratic lawmakers. there's no sign of a compromise in washington. democrats and republicans are shouting at each other. >> i never seen a group of people more extreme than the hard right republicans in the house. >> the president is happy to negotiate with slat mir putten wop did slad mir putin he-- vladimir putin he won't negotiate with the government. >> the bill would deny funding for president obama's health care law. the president is warning he will veto the bill and senate democrats say it's not going to happen. there's no chance. this morning the family of a baltimore school student was awarded 50,000 dollars following a playground accident. this is according to publish reports. the boy hurt himself on a faulty playground at francis scott key elementary middle school last year. settlement stems from a negligence lawsuit against the

city school board. apple fans may have a good reason for worrying about whether they will be able to get the latest iphone. the stock of the new iphone 5s is limited. it's on sale in 11 countries today including the united states, canada, china, australia and japan. this is the video that people have been waiting in line we hope to show you of people in australia hoping to get the phone. they are ahead of us in terms of the time zone. so they were hopefully the first to get it if there were any available. at&t store in towson opens to eager customers at 8:00 this morning. good news maxistas you can shop on line. tj maxx will launch the website this fall featuring great deals on clothes shoes and handbags. the runway section has runway labels like gucci. and since we are talking

about shopping kohl's is looking ahead to the holiday season and will hire about 50,000 people nationwide for the seasonal positions. looking to hire 1400 to work in the ecommerce distribution center in edgewood. the jobs are full and part-time positions. if you are interested. interested in earning 18,000 dollars in just 70 days? sound good at first especially when you hear this all you have to do is lay in bed. that sounds like something you want to do, nasa is looking for you. they are doing a study to look at effects of long-term space lifts. participants can read, sur of the internet and watch tv and work but here's the thing, you have to stay in the bed laying down. all right. where is the best place for young families to live in maryland? the website nerd wallet has the answer. it's rating sit why is across the state and -- cities across the state and number one is eldersburg and catonsville and

annapolis made the list. nerd wallets looks at schools affordability and the city's growth. if you are trying to decide what to wear, i recommend a purple. it's purple friday and ravens are getting rade for the showdown against -- ready for the showdown against texans. ray lewis will be inducted into the ring of honor. ravens have a special tribute on website to lewis and ed reed make the return to baltimore. he is yet to suit up for the texans this season because he is recovering from hip surgery. however, the houston chronicle is reporting that he will likely play on sunday. maryland football has a new i thought my husband was going to lose his mind when he saw this new helmet. under armour released the pride 2.0 uniforms and helmets. the helmets will be hand painted. that's pretty fancy for football. and the gloves on top featuring the word maryland. the outline of our state is going to help players grip the

ball tighter and you will remember the uniforms unveiled in 2011 what lot of people talking. some people loved them and many hated them either way they made a statement but this is about maryland pride and it's just ahead lynette of the big game with maryland and west virginia so a lot of people are not only going to be looking forward to the uniforms but the game. how is the weather? >> on saturday, it's going to be rainy. and as we go into sunday things will look up. we have a 50-50 weekend and those uniforms are awesome i must say. satellite and radar not picking up on anything right now. we have patchy fog but back off towards the west we are waiting for rain to roll into our area. this is working towards the east and will continue to do so going through the rest of the day and tomorrow. that is when it will be here. this is what we are working with in urbana we see patchy fog out there and fred-- in frederick but more patchy fog in ijamsville. so if you are going that way, wait until it burns off. it will do so and we will be left with lots of sunshine for

today. some dry weather on tap before the rain gets here by tomorrow. now let's talk temps this morning. we are at 55 degrees in westminster. 52 in hanover. fallston at 54. good morning stevensville at 56 as of now. denton 54. the temperatures this morning, pretty much seasonable going into the afternoon we will be a little above average because high pressure is off into the atlantic. we will get the southerly flow and that is is pumping in warmer air. the cold front is one bringing us the rain as we head towards saturday. abc2's most accurate future trend will pick up on just that. around 2, 3 saturday afternoon, that is when we could see moderate rain coming in here. possibly embedded thunderstorms so with that, make sure to go to the website down load the storm shield weather app if one turns severe we will alert you to what's going on in your neighborhood to keep you safe. 80 is the high for today and temperatures dropping off behind the first day of fall as we head towards monday and we

dry out nicely. let's check the traffic with lauren. >> reporter: well, a crash continues to cause major delays on the capitol beltway. here's a live look on the inner loop blobbing two lanes at this time between 95 and college park. the ramp to route 1 is going to be shut down. so leave yourself plenty of time this morning if you have to access route 1 get off at kenilworth. you can see there's some smoke left over. this tractor trailer that was involved hitting another car is smoking. so still a very active scene follow me on twitter for the latest updates that handle is maryland traffic an update at a crash on 95 closer to baltimore moved to the southbound shoulder approaching caton avenue. delays improving in the area. three cars involved and traveling on 695 drive times getting worse on outer loop at baltimore national park. 16 minutes from 795 to 95. beltway slowing down in parkville a slow ride up to towson. that's your timesaver traffic. top stories we are following for you this morning. pope francis expressed frustration that the catholic

church is obsessed with the issues that may not be as important as we focus on. abortion hoe mom sexual and cop tray -- homosexuality and contraception he urged a balance to make the church a merciful more welcome be place for everyone. house republicans pursuit budget measure the president heads to the heartland to press his case over spending and the government's borrowing authority. he is going to be speaking and talking about this at a plant for ford near kansas city missouri. he says congress must not jeopardize economic progression with the threats of that government shut down that is set to happen possibly at the end of the month. cell phone video shot by a 14-year-old student in florida shows a school bus driver texting behind the wheel. this school district saw the video and pulled the driver right off her route. she is now a nonbus duty that's hur duty description -- her

duty description pending outcome of the investigation. parents say something like this should not happen and it puts their kids' lives in danger. much more on these stories coming up on good morning america. whoa want to remind you we have -- we want to repiend you we have talkers on the facebook and we want you to weigh in. there's a picture of a woman 8 month pregnant lifting heavy weights causing a lot of controversy. head to abc2news.com or facebook page and weigh in and given us your thoughts. we will send you off to good morning america in new york city. but remember we will be back in 30 minutes for an update on news weather and traffic and speaking of traffic, big delays follow lawyerant maryland traffic. see you in a bit.

good morning, america. breaking overnight, a massive blaze of gunfire in america's third-largest city. 13 people shot in this chicago park, including a 3-year-old boy. the shots coming from a moving

sedan. we have a live report. caught on tape. the school bus driver texting while driving a bus packed with middle schoolers. one hand on the wheel. two eyes on her phone. how one student exposed what could be happening on school buss across the nation. bear emergency. police race to catch a 300-pound beast on the loose in a packed california college town. residents frantically calling 911. the urgent search is happening now. dear, santa -- >> and the courageous letter gone viral, from a little boy who wanted everyone to stop bullying his twin sister. how the song you're hearing helped make her dream come true with our cameras rolling.

and what a happy friday it is here at "gma." good morning, america. big day here today because we are celebrating robin's first birthday. [ applause ] now, we just explain a little bit. one year today -- one year ago today, robin had her bone marrow transplant. >> you're a bouncing baby girl today, robin. any day, she's going to walk. >> and this is not just about today. it's about the future. it's a very special day. >> and a celebration sally-ann, your sister. >> it's a special day full of gratitude. we'll celebrate later in the morning. josh has all of the top stories, including the shooting in chicago. >> late-night chicago. we're going to go there. a latest act of violence in a city overrun with it. a 3-year-old among the many

wounded. alex perez is there. good morning to you, alex. >> good morning, josh. many people were out last night, enjoying the warm weather. many of them here at this park. when suddenly, a number of innocent bystanders got caught in the middle of a shower of bullets. this is 3-year-old deonty howard, the youngest victim in what has become an epidemic of chicago gun violence. the shootings happening just after 10:00 last night, near cornell square park on chicago's south side. >> they're like boom, booming boom. and a kid got hit in the face. >> reporter: two adults remain in critical condition. but all are expected to survive. >> we had 11 victims that were treated and transported to various hospitals throughout the city. >> reporter: there have been over 1,600 shootings in chicago this year. police suspect this incident may be gang-related, with many of the 13 victims, simply innocent

bystanders. and this morning, investigators are trying to track down the gunman. but at this point, no arrests have been made. josh? >> alex perez in chicago. thank you for that. also new this morning, perhaps a thaw in the frosty relationship between the united states and iran. it could be just days away. the white house is suggesting that president obama could meet iran's newly-elected president next week, when both are here in new york city. it would then be the first such meeting since 1977. and apple lovers rejoice. the newest versions of the iphone on sale this morning. look at these fans in japan. fair to say, they got into it overnight. actually dressing in all manner of costume as the doors opened there. here in the u.s., people have been lined up for days, all to get their hands on the new iphone 5s and the cheaper 5c. and ground beef