record by the way. reporting live in cecil county, jeff haiger, abc 2 news. two 7th graders suspended for a full year because they were playing with a toy gun. not at school. they were doing it in front of their homes in virginia beach. and they were waiting for the school bus playing outside with the air soft gun and they admit they were shelling pellets at schoolmates. when the bus showed up they put the gun away and went to school. a neighbor saw what was going on and called police. >> it is an air soft gun. they were shooting at targets. that's what we were doing. >> there is a hearing scheduled for january to determine if those two boys will be allowed back in school. construction worker, in shock trauma after being trapped in a trench in frederick county tuesday afternoon. officials say the man was in a ditch when a water pipe broke. that water gushed in so quickly, it filled the ditch leaving the 49-year-old trapped waist deep and eventually pulled free and reportedly in good condition. well, it is not just the

seashells, plastic bottles or cans on the beach these days. what came ashore in alabama that led police to get involved. officers say beach goers found a kilo of cocaine on a baldwin county beach. straight cash. the drugs were wrapped in plastic and tightly bound. sticking out of the sand. >> couples were walking down at the salt water pavilion and walked up on what they suspected as a kilo of cocaine. >> a kilo was found farther west on the beach. and the drugs likely belong to a south american drug ring but nearly impossible to find out exactly where the drugs originated. good morning maryland is back in a few moments. news time is ash 36. -- 5:36. [ male announcer ] when you have sinus pressure and pain,

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at the smithsonian, kermit the frog and oscar the grouch at the national museum of american history, the puppet, kermit is among the 20 newly donated by the henson family. and miss piggy was put on display beginning in march of next year. have you ever seen this before, lynette? >> i have not seen it. >> worth the trip.

>> okay. >> i will put that in my memory bank there. let's head out the door in urbanna. the temperature at 42 degrees. but we do have reduced visibility. so we are dealing with patchy fog across this area this morning, and more of the same in iamsville and frederick with the foggy conditions and the temperature at 44 and the dew point at 44 degrees as well. if you're headed to the shenandoah valley and dealing with dense fog across the area. and as the kids head out to the bus stop, and 50 degrees. a chilly start to the day and as we go into the afternoon, we will have the clouds on the increase. that temperature coming in at 75. but we will be more seasonable. we should be at 74 now. so that is what i am going to call it for today. by tonight, the temperature at 50. and partly cloudy and we will get more late patchy fog coming in here and tomorrow we will start out with patchy fog again and the temperature is coming in at 77 degrees. and still dry. with some sun and it will be warmer. and then as we head toward friday, well, we will get more sunshine in the forecast with the temperature at 76. let's get a check of the

traffic with lauren. >> traveling in frederick this morning, as lynette mentioned, there is reduced visibility. so to im proval the foggy conditions, with the visibility, all you have to do is take it slow and turn on the low beams. no delays on interstate 70. and trouble in baltimore city. an accident on well born road near kings way. and baltimore county, emergency construction under way in nottingham. on bel air road, one southbound lane, now blocked between putty hill avenue and fish avenue. and if you're traveling on 695 though, nothing to get in your way. 55 miles an hour, on the inner loop, here at harford road. it is going to be clear as you make the push down to 95. and the outer loop, take a look at the latest drive times, 11 minutes to get from 95 to 83. on the west side of the beltway, everything will remain in great shape here at liberty road with just the typical drive time of 11 minutes from 795 to 95. follow me on traffic at maryland traffic. that is your time saver traffic. [ male announcer ] when you have sinus pressure and pain,

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new information for prospective gun owners and the thousands of applications now waiting for review. maryland state police says t to be processed prior to the october 1 start date, they will not be required to pay for the

handgun qualification license. meanwhile, the state says the handgun may not be sold, rented or transferred unless the person has a valid handgun qualification license. the licensing division has been working 21 hours a day, seven days a week operation and it started in september more than doubling the staff after gun applications spiked. more than 24,000 hours of overtime has been logged so far. we will learn more today about the washington naval yard shooting that left 12 people dead and several others injured. the fbi plans to hold a final briefing on the rampage this afternoon. the briefing is expected to provide substantial information, including more time line details. meanwhile the two fathers killed in last week's shooting, kenneth bernard and arthur daniels will be laid to rest in separate services later today. and taking a look at the nation's capital right now. where even though it is only september, it is already christmas for lawmakers. shocking.

that means it is time to spend money for the new office furniture. and electronic supplies. and scientific studies. and much, much more. on your dime. because the fiscal year winds down in october, a number of government offices are rushing to spend any money that is left over. that's right. billions are being spent because the agencies think if they don't use the money, well, then they won't get it renewed. some argue this is just a natural result of running a massive huge government. there are businesses in washington, d.c. that are meant to help contractors identify where resources are left and then go after those dollars and help these agencies spend that money that they have left in their budget. >> some critics say the rapid fire spending shortchanges competitive bidding and side steps congressional oversight. they had their problems could be resolved if agencys could roll over surpluses or be forced to out their expenditures. and a tradition with the

muslim holiday, it might cause some schools in maryland to close for a number of days. a group of muslim families are hoping to get a school district to change school calendars to observe two holidays, unlike rosh hashanah and easter and christmas, they hold classes for their two holidays. >> my family is jewish, i would not want my children to have to choose between keeping their attendance record, missing an important lecture in school, or observing our high holy days. >> back in 2005, the maryland state board of education took up a very similar issue and ruled against observing muslim holidays. the montgomery county school district said in part, quote, state law makes it clear that we cannot close schools for religious purposes but only for operational reasons like high absenteeism among staff and among students. today, it will be the first look inside the horseshoe casino in baltimore being built on russell street just south of m&t bank bank stadium and

developers hoping to open by next year and once it is complete, it will be the second largest in maryland, complete with restaurants and bars and a world series poker rooms. and a look inside the dine for the proposed casino in the nation's capital. mgm resorts is scheduled to provide an update on the bid with an $800 million facility in the international harbor. and the maryland voters they said yes to gambling expansion. and a selection for the cass mow is expected to be made by the -- casino is expected to be made by the end of the year. it is calling for a warm fall by baltimore bill. the crab walked the plank yesterday. >> i don't think he is authentic. >> if he goes in the water, the crab will then do what? >> swim away. >> that's right. >> and charley, charley, charley. what am i going to do with you?

>> you are going to steam bill. because he may get you on the forecast. >> calling for an early winter for me. temperatures below average for october and november. speaking of the temperatures this morning, we are on the cool side. we're just 49 degrees right now in westminster. and 55 in catonsville. and 52 degrees in the area. and 49 in an apartment. and 51-degrees in fallton. eastton, a degrees. this is jacket weather this morning. these temperatures coming in below average. and the satellite and radar, not picking up on a whole lot this morning. yes, we are dealing with a few clouds trying to move in to the picture and all of this is courtesy of this system that is down south. and you can see the rain in the tennessee valley, across tennessee right now and some of this is pushing into the carolinas, and all of that cloud cover is blowing off across the area this mork and continue as we head toward -- this morning and continue as we head toward the afternoon. and we won't see the abundant sunshine as we saw yesterday. and we have high pressure on top of us. it is going to be battling with the clouds that come in here.

but all in all, we should stay dry throughout the day. we still have some very dry air in place. abc 2 most accurate future trend goes into motion and this is what happens as we go through time. so that system that is down to the south, we are going to start to have another system develop along the coast. it is going to ride up the mid atlantic coast. and with that, that should bring in more cloud cover for the weekend or possibly bring rain toward the beginning of next week as well. in terms of temperatures today, the high around 75 degrees. and make sure you do send in a nice photo and tweet it at abc 2 weather and a check of the seven-day forecast. right now, it keeps us nice as we head toward the weekend. a check of the traffic with lauren. >> well, if you are heading downtown, to jfx, in great shape, and a live look right at ruchton road. typical drive time of 11 minutes from the beltway to downtown east fayette street. in the city though we have a crash to watch out for. right on willborn road near kingsway. and fortunately, the tunnels, they are going to be delay free. the fort mchenry tunnel and the

harford tunnel moving along. and 69 a, high speeds across the -- 695, high speeds croot the bridge. 55 miles an hour. it will remain in great shape as you make the push up to parkville. you're looking at an 11 minute ride to get from 95 up to 83. and that inner loop, that is going to be clear for those of you making the push down to 95 this morning. 95 free of delays. and if you are traveling in baltimore county, nottingham, emergency construction on the way blocking putty hill and fish avenue. you can be the first to know about the latest traffic alerts, just follow me on twitter besides watching abc 2 of course. my handle is maryland traffic. to help prevent the deaths of children by cars backing up, the federal government says it will add review mirror systems to the list of recommended features for automakers. it comes as advocate groups said two parents plan to file a lawsuit today over the issue. and to force the department of transportation to issue a mandatory rule within 90 days.

the 2011 deadline happened for the national traffic highway safety administration to issue a ruling on vehicle rear visibility and the regulation is 2 1/2 years overdue. the holidays are fast approaching and retailers are gearing up for the big rush. toys r us plans to hire 45,000 cease gnat workers, the same number -- seasonal worker, the same number as last year. hiring will begin this week running through december about. 15% of last year's seasonal workers were hired full time. for the first time in decades if you see this year's fells point festival, you can sip your beverage of choice beyond the beer garden. organizers of the festival say they have compared the fun festival to other local events and just to make sense, to ease up on the open container law. and they say freeing up people to wander from the beer garden with their drinks in hand will be a big win for vendors who will be able to continue shopping and the fells point fun festival runs october 4-6. as you go to break this morning on good morning maryland, we

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check this out. take this and multiply by 14. a group of artificially bred panda cubs got to play together for the first time since birth. often though their eyes won't open until three months old, zoo officials say they have all passed the most frail stage. in addition to the cuties in china, three other artificially bread panda cubs were recently born in the u.s. and spain. and imagine how impressed your date would be if you showed up with a bottle of wine with a price tag of $168,000. or a wine maker in florida is now showcasing the ridiculously expensive wine and the bottle will cost 168,000 grand. this is not even technically in a bottle. it is stored in a steel glass ampule which the wine maker says will preserve the overall quality.

will is no cork. since there is no opening to the glass. and it makes the wine even more special. the company says they will sends someone to open the ampule wherever the owner wants to drink the wine. >> it is a great experience with it. and we will travel anywhere in the world, to the top of mount everest, kilimanjaro, who knows, to open the ampule. >> gosh. the wine and casing are on display in miami, florida at an event there. and if there are spiders or darkness or public speaking there may be something you're afraid of out there. and tips to conquer fears while getting shut eye. you probably heard about the bear who walked into the bar and why the long face? and the video and the story when we return.

a cecil county teen tries to scare off robbers during a home invasion but ends up costing him his life. we have the latest in a live report on the investigation. >> and a live look at the inner harbor. a great start to wednesday morning. could sun be shining or clouds be on the way or a chill in the air? hang around. we will take a look on this wednesday. thanks for joining us. i'm charley krauseen. the joggers are out getting their run in. and lynette charles is standing

by with a check of the forecast. is it good for a morning run or an afternoon run? late run? what have you got? >> yes, good for a morning run or afternoon run. temperatures this morning, you will need to make sure you have a jacket on. you know how to dret if -- dress if you're out there for the run. 41 degrees in ar nod. patchy fog in some spots this morning as well. 50 degrees right now in essex. and these temperatures are still below average. 54 for this time of the year now. and silver spring, 50 degrees. if you're headed to montgomery county, you could be prepared for that this morning. the winds will be out of the sorth east at 5-10 miles an hour as you continue through the day. and the breeze is picking up through the area and maryland's most powerful radar is basically dry this morning and it will stay that way as we go throughout the day. we will have more clouds moving in to the picture. that's for sure. so we will call it partly cloudy skies. and we will get some sunshine in here and that high temperature today coming in at 75 degrees. let's gets a check of the traffic now with lauren. well, lynette, we are dealing with some patchy fog

out in frederick. you might need to use the low beams to improve visibility. fortunately, no delays on interstate 70. clear from frederick all the way through to howard county and 695. and 795 also in great shape. a live look at owings mills boulevard. very calm ride. this morning. as you make the push down toward 695. and traffic is moving along in pikesville. a look at the latest drive times. the inbound from 795 to 83, that stretch will take a normal 8 minutes. the outer loop clear from 795, down to 95. and that is an 11 minute ride and on the east side of the beltway, the outer loop will be in great shape from 95 up to 83. and you're looking at just an 11 minute trip. that is your time saver traffic. a home invasion robbery turns deadly for a teenager in cecil county this week. and police are still trying to find the person responsible for his death. abc 2 news jeff haig ser standing by live at the sheriff's office in elkton with the latest on this case. jeff? >> reporter: charley, police say it was a group of masked

plen who broke into the apartment just -- masked men who broke into the apartment just outside the town area northeast and kenny curry was hit in the torso. paramedics transported him by ambulance to a local hospital. tragically, he later died. last night more than 200 people gathered at the northeast park to share memories of him. >> you could meet a random person and they would fall in love with them right there. he would make everybody happy. he was a heck of a guy. that's just who he was. >> reporter: curry had no criminal record. and lived a modest life with the earnings from his job at a local warehouse. meanwhile, shortly after police found curry wounded inside the apartment, yet another person turned up with several gunshot wounds at union hospital in elkton. that person also was shot during the altercation. inside the apartment. now at this point, it is not clear if he is one of the robbers or one of their intended victims. reporting live in cecil county,

jeff haiger, abc 2 news. john leopold says it was never about the money but about the principle. and there is a $110,000 paycheck from the office speaking up about sexual harassment. and five years later the county offered a payout to avoid going to trial. >> of all people, i think women are the most afraid to rock the boat and come forward, when they need to. and i would really hope that this would give women more courage to come forward. >> well, the check is not in the mail just yesterday. karla hander will get $110,000 but a judge still has to negotiate how much the county should pay for her attorney after five years of work. and now this is all a burden on the ann arundel county tamp pairs. john leopold will not pay a dime as he was a county employee at the time. leopold may have another suit on his hand. a er