we have the towson festival. >> the snow does take team to melt. there's snow toward minnesota but none of that for us. we're looking at clear skies, just gorgeous weather. temperatures up very close to 70 now. 69 in baltimore, bel air. 64 in centerville. 62347 -- 67 in marlboro. that hear flow is south of maryland. virginia beach on down into north carolina. let them have it. in the meantime we're basking in the sun. we will be dry and pleasant. we'll talk about how long this fantastic weather pattern holds up. >>> an update on the breaking news we brought you this morning on twitter. three men were rushed to the hospital after a truck ran into the bus stop where he were standing. two of the machine were in their 60s, the other 34. all are expected to recover. no word on whether the driver will face charges. >>> according to the chief of police in baltimore county 2012 was one of the best years in three decades. >> police said if you put them up against any average and the numbers are emprestsive. >> the baltimore county police department looks at

and this is the towson town festival and we will be there. out there and come over and say hi to the people at our booth and we'll say hi right back and the next chance for some showers work ware way in here toward the beginning of the week and they will linger into wednesday. a check now of the traffic with lauren. >>> well, lynette we are off to a calm forecast and fortunately we have a calm commute to match. if you are traveling across the region, looking a at high speeds right now. the jfx free of delays from the beltway all the way downtown to east fayette street. that stretch will take you the normal 11 minutes and everything is up to speed traveling on 95 through the fort mchenry tunnel. looking at 55 miles per hour northbound at 395. there is a lot of construction still taking place out on 895. northbound at the spur as well as potee street but it's not affecting traffic. 695 here's a live look at burning highway. no problems getting across the question key bridge and as you do make the push on the outer loop up to parkville, it will t

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

look at the towson town festival. because the showers will return as we head into monday, tuesday and wednesday. let's get a check of the traffic now with lauren. >>> you know what? the towson town festival lynette. if you are looking for something fun to do this weekend, stop by the abc2 booth and say hello. in anne arundel county 97 nice and clear. no delays from route 50 all the way up to glen burnie. where speeds clocking in at 65 miles per hour right along the northbound lanes. the main lines all in great shape. we're looking at 54 miles per hour southbound on the jfx right at cold spring lane. 55 miles per hour northbound to 59 right at 395. and the beltway delay free right now. here's a live look just north of yep key avenue. no problems traveling across the key bridge. the outer loop will remain nice and clear from 95 up to 83. 23 you are using 95 this morning, there's a live look in white marsh at route 43. just 7 minutes to travel from the harbor tunnel to the toll plaza. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver

we have a water main break that is affecting traffic in the towson area. it's dulaney valley road, at east seminary avenue. let's take a live look. as you can see, things report moving too badly there, on the beltway at 70. and we'll take another live look, much slower therey on the inner loop. this is brought to you by atlantic city. go to the place where no two days are ever the same. check out do atlantic city tonight. back over to you. >> okay, kristy. thank you. still ahead on eyewitness news at 4:00. an offer some can't refuse. what a new york business owner is offering his employees who get inked with the company's logo. >>> new details about an idaho man, charged with attempting to assassinate president obama. >>> i'm alex demetrick. coming up, not your typical rescue call. that story as eyewitness news continues. >>> the rain long gone. the sun is back. stick around for our updated first warning weather forecast. ,,,,,,,, yeah, kfc! original recipe. original recipe? dad, i think you ate the bones. i did what? you ate the bones! i ate the bones? i a

the towson town festival will be out there. temperatures in the 70s and then our next chance for rain rolls into the picture monday and tuesday. >>> rain free sounds good to me. and what a beautiful weekend ahead of us. now if you are traveling in anne arundel county, 97 nice and clear. we're looking at a high 57 miles per hour around the northbound lanes as you approach 695. we have a lot of construction still taking place on 895 along the northbound lanes at the spur and it's not causing any problems through the fort mchenry tunnel. 53 miles per hour along the northbound lanes at the fort mchenry tunnel. if you're traveling on 695 here's a live look in pikesville. traffic is moving along. no problems on the outer loop. 12 minutes from 795 all the way down to 95. if you are heading downtown, the jfx nice and clear. will be an easy ride as you make the push down to fayette street. that is a look at your time saver traffic. >>> a bold robbery caught on camera. >> how they made off with pricey jewelly. >> plus jewelry. >> we're go

hit 70 degrees and we work our way into saturday and sunday, big plans ahead because we do have the towson town festival. we will see 70s, the mid-70s across the area. the next chance for showers works their way in towards the beginning of the week by monday and tuesday. let's get a check of the traffic now with lauren. >>> unfortunately i have bad news tole you for those of you on 695. there is a crash on pikesville on the inner loop at greenspring avenue. expect a little bit of congestion as you make the push to 83. the outer loop clear, 55 miles per hour at liberty road and on the east side 55 miles per hour at harford road. we have a crash in white marsh. if you're traveling on 95, 65 miles an hour. it will take just 6 minutes to travel from the harbor money thruway to the fort mchenry toll plaza. if you're traveling on 985 despite that construction taking place northbound to the spur, it's not having an impact on your commute. 8 minutes to travel from the toll plaza to 95. >>> roller coasters, carnivals and kiddy rides may be a staple of summer fun but research shows there's a downsid

. >>> great weather for the towson festival in weekend. if you are looking for something fun to do stop by and say hello at the abc2 booth. now right now we are looking at high speeds across the region if you are traveling in howard county, 65 miles per hour right along the eastbound lanes at 70 at columbia pike. you won't have any problems heading over the 695. and the westbound lanes also clear if you are heading out to frederick. here's a live look at 95 just north of 195, no delays southbound down to d.c. and those northbound lanes will be nice and clear as we take a clock at the drive times. just a 7 minute ride from route 100 all the way to 695. and the beltway nice and clear right now on the east side it will take just 11 minutes to travel the outer loop from 95 all the way up to 83. and the outer loop will remain nice and clear maybe making the push from 83 to 795. that stretch will take you just eight minutes. >>> all right, parents how would this make you feel? your child is pulled from class to attends ammetersing about being ove

and then towards the weekend, that sunshine will continue the towson town festival looks amazing. let's get a check of the traffic. >>> well, lynette i am really wishing traffic was as good as your forecast. it not the case though. if you are heading downtown watch out for a crash on 95. it's right along the southbound lanes as you approach the what are already tunnel throughway. if you are heading through the harbor tunnel, we have all that construction still along the northbound lanes at the spur and as well as potee street. in baltimore county another accident on liberty road at 695 but the beltway in the area will be in good shape. 55 miles per hour is what we're looking at, at liberty road. old court road traffic moving right along. and that outer loop it will take just 12 minutes pretty good drive time right now to travel from 795 all the way down to 95. if you are traveling up if hunt valley. here's a live look at 83. everything moving along no delays from the maryland and pennsylvania state line all the way down to the beltway. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic.

southbound in white marsh. 55 miles per hour on the beltway in parkville and here's a live look at the topside in towsonat providence road. traffic is moving right along. the inner loop is clear down to 95 and the outer loop the normal 11 minutes from 95 all the way up to 83. and speaking of 83, here's a live look in hunt valley at schwan road. nothing to get in your way. that's a look at your time saver traffic. >>> parents you know how hard it is to get your kids to eat the veggies. >> how one school zone is making sure they students don't miss a daily serving. >> and a stranger leaves a note for the damage on the car. why the driver is determined to pay it forward. the only thing we'd ever grown together was a record collection. no. there was that fuzzy stuff on the gouda. [ both ] ugh! when it came to our plants... we were so confused. how much is too much water? too little? it does what basic soils don't by absorbing more water, so it's there when plants need it. yeah, they're bigger and more beautiful. guaranteed. in pots. in the ground. in a ukulele. are you kidding me? that was my idea. with the

this stuff encroaching ever closer to the baltimore area, up into towson as it turns darker and darker. dew point near 70. you see the high temperature around 80. don't get too used to. that things will be much, much different as the storms pass the rest of the evening. we'll seat cooler air and drier air arriving. it's muggy now, that helping. there's an additional line in western maryland. we'll see how well, that holds together. that's a fairly intense and narrow line. the whole system will begin to phase out at least by 10:00, 11:00 tonight. after that a passing rain shower tomorrow. otherwise, things will be improving but getting much cooler as we lose all thunderstorm chance. we'll struggle to get out of the low 60s. that's cool hair just march -- air just marching in. that's helping to fuel these storms. cool night on the way, chilly day tomorrow. in fact, into tomorrow night, i mean, this is going to be unbelievably cold for the season late tomorrow night. friday night and first thing saturday morning you want to dress warm. things will improve. saturday morning looks chilly. m

[applause] >> in celebration at the immaculate conception school in towson every student here can be proud of. each one raised money to help ericka beranek literally pennies at a time. >> as the children were coming in in the morning they were telling me stories. the little girl had a handfull of pennies saying it makes me so sad that it could have been my teacher then whispered to me, this is from my piggy bank. >> then a major moneymaker for the school but when the school found out that she teaches directly across from the preschool they worked extra hard for the teacher who lost her leg in the bombing. >> they know who she is and they know that she was hurt, and they just want to help her. they care. >> i was sad but to hear someone right across the street from us was hurt, it was really shocking. >> we don't usually have dressdown days. we have more spirit days and it's really special to have a dressdown day. >> it was important to donate and wish her well. the kids made her cards. >> i think she is doing well and it brings her comfort and the support in baltimore for her has made

on the up and down economy. we're live in towson. >>> after spending millions cleaning up after sandy our beach town is ready for visitors. the ocean city fishing pier will reopen. it was destroyed during sandy. and he is expected to make what is known as the ceremonial first cast. >>> a story we brought you at 11. crews spent hours saving people from the water. this after a bridge collapses along interstate 5. we want to give you more on the story charlie has been gathering information. he is joining us with a look at what is coming in on the internet and the feeds. >> we take a look s image out of washington. can you imagine minnesota i-40 collapsing. and no one was killed. two cars went over the edge. crews immediately went tout get in and rescue three people. and none suffered life threatening injuries. and engineers don't know what caused the bridge to collapse. police are now speaking and a driver may have hit it while driving across. and those who survived are speaking out explaining what they went through as they went down.

the pear of fenwick? >> unofficial and you of towson. >> abc2 is working for you. a new team is coming to your child's sports field. there are new concussion measures. they are the product of a special concussion task force. for the most part they make permanent the temporary changes put in place last summer. it changes to what happens when students get a concussion. things leak telling athletic directors and parents what's going on. concussions can be serious, very dangerous . find more information on our website at abc2news.com/concussions. >>> well, there's a col offer going on in the sit -- cool offer going on in the city. it's museum week. they're trying to make hart more accessible. some museums are waving entry fees and some have buy one get one free. there are free walking tours and that will run through friday. listen, if you're heading down to d.c. over the memorial day weekend, beware. your trip could take longer than expected. metro plans to do track work. the twin brook in rockville will close friday through monday. shuttle buss will run from those stat

the bridge. you will have to deal with extra traffic: live in towson. >>> and a local high school will be honoring graduates who made the ultimate sacrifice. the two soldiers lost their lives in 2005. and sherrie johnson is live with how they will honor the men. students are setting up and getting ready for the ceremony that starts at 7:30. in just about a half hour. right now i am in front of a memorial guard than is actually in honor of lance-corporal anderson and josh snyder. they were killed in 2005. the graduates were killed in the line of duty and serving in the marines. this is a garden that many of the students can pass through each and every day and pay tribute to the fallen soldiers. that's what today is about. the high school for our troops club put together an observance. that will take place. they offer services all year long. >> i have emily. you know tell me about why this ceremony is important. >> and alumy. >> serving our country and that is important. what does it mean. we show our appreciation. and for everyone to see. and it is always a remembrance of them. >> what do you want

the midwest. now alls this courtesy of a cold front working its way in here. towson this morningedly we have the clouds and a few breaks in the clouds right now but all in all, the clouds, the rain will win out for today. it's quite mild, quite warm once again. coming in the upper 60s in clarksville and 65 light now in westminster. 70-degrees in edgewood. and 69 in stevensvillement this is what we saw yesterday but the difference is is that we have more clouds around so temperatures really won't soar like they did yesterday. this is what's coming our way. we are going to have that severe weather threat coming our way because we have that warm moist air clashing with the colder air. and the biggest threats with this definitely we're going to be looking at some hail and also gusty wind on the backside of this drier cooler air will begin to work its way in here. abc2's most accurate future trend goes into motion with our first round coming in this morning around 11:00. and then that next round rolling if here as we go into -- in here as we go into the commute home. spea

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

the person who sent them might live. anderson? >> joining us now is national security analyst and george w. bush homeland security adviser fran towson. also on the phone, chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta. the letters mention the gun control debate. it could be more of a political threat than a terror threat, really? >> that's right, anderson. as you mentioned, that's not really at the moment the most relevant piece to the investigators. they don't care about motive at the moment, they want to know who. to determine the who, they'll look for forensics, saliva, hair, fingerprints on the envelope. they'll analyze the handwriting, but all these things take time, which is why the first thing they're going to focus on is the lab analysis, you heard deb feyerick, the first field test was negative, often times they're wrong, which is why they're getting a thorough lab result. that will take a little bit of time, that will tell them something, they'll understand the strength of the compound. how competently it was mixed, analyze whether the two letters, whether it was from the same batch of mixture of the compound of ricin, all t

this is in the rosedale area of baltimore copy. near towsonaryland, 40 minutes outside baltimore city. we'll keep an eye on this and let you know if there are any injuries involved with this train derailment. >>> as we look live at what else is taking place, there is a rally on the markets. on wall street. the dow being up by some 85 points right now. it was up more than 200 points that you were paying close attention earlier today. and investors are reactioning to news that home prices rose by the most in seven years and the consumer confidence rose to a five-year high. if this rally holds out, this will mark an unprecedented 20 straight news day where the dow has posted a gain. zachary, explain why are we seeing these stellar tuesdays? we look at this tuesday. after a holiday weekend. people feel rested and they want to buy. why are we seeing these tuesdays five in a row? >> other than number significance, we don't know why. as for why markets are going up in general, because they've been extremely strong this year. you have to juxtapose rea

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the local forecast. >>> what a beautiful forecast it s. look what's going on in towson right now. oon hours and extending interest tomorrow and the day after that -- into tomorrow and the day after that. temperatures coming in 50 degrees at sparrows point. centreville about 53 degrees. take the jacket as you step out and about. as you go into the afternoon, you can probably put the jacket away. 67 degrees under sunny skies. we should be at 69 degrees for a high temperature. 70s will move into the forecast as we head into friday and the sunshine will continue through the weekend. s that -- let's get a check of the traffic with lauren. >>> we're following a serious crash in baltimore city. you'll want to avoid west north avenue and park each. more problems on 895 where we're dealing with a crash southbound at lunbar. here's a live look at the parkway. 15 miles per hour on the outer loop. 21 minutes it will take to travel from 95 to 83. no relief on the west side. you're looking at a 27-minute right from 795 down to 95. >>> we are out of time. we'll send you back to new york for more

the voice of that and bring more young people into it. i am passionate about it. >> she finishes her senior year at towson. >> maybe you're not an avid racing fan but still ready to put a couple bucks down and so we have senior handicapper our guest and horseracing is in your blood, too,? >> yes. >> i started handicapping at age 12. >> so i want you to dumb it down for us today so any of us can go bet. >> ok. >> give us a sense of what we should or shouldn't do regarding orb. >> well, i think orb has an incredible chance to win, which is exciting, because he could twin triple crown. flat the favorite then you may only win two cents. so maybe bet on another horse as well. >> take charge is a dark horse, someone you may not be hearing a lot but has a chance. and take charge is my dark horse. he did well in the derby despite where he actually finished. he made a very nice eighth lengths pick-up in the race and i think is in a good condition. i expect him to be coming off the pace and flying at the end. >> how about departmenting? >> hasn't run this distance before. has not run this weight before. so i think he will be coming in at the end but