thank you, ava. thank you to wanda. ava is out of breath. you can go down, say hi and make a donation. high pressure on the east coast. you can see some light snow in ohio and back into michigan and parts of the southern parts of canada. this will pass north of us. we will not get any precipitation out of this. the skies are clear at the present time. maybe some high, thin clouds will drift in. 26 at the airport. 21 in westminster. sunshine is the forecast. high temperatures into the upper 40's and low 50's. mostly clear tonight and chilly. temperatures into the 20's and low 30's. we will have to 65 -- will he wl hit 65 on thursday. daylight savings time begins this weekend. turn your clocks ahead one hour on saturday night before you go to bed. >> police ruled the death of a girl this weekend an accident. two boys are charged after police say all three were playing with a gun. kim dacey joins us live with the story. >> monae turnage's body was found under trash bags in an alley in northeast baltimore sunday. her family reported her missing

temperatures into the mid 70's. >> thanks, ava. tailter's sported green yesterday this an annual -- spectators sported green yesterday in this annual tradition. green as people wound through the streets of dundalk. parade goers watched along the dundalk avenue route for the annual celebration of the community's irish heritage. >> i love it. they are awesome. >> irish heritage is a hard thing to say, by the way. the brayed was first -- the parade was first held in 2006. >> people with irish roots celebrated. and record-breaking prespring temperatures made celebrationed even better this year. >> millions of people lined the streets of new york city to watch a st. patrick's day tradition. this is the 251st consecutive year for the parade honoring the pate ron saint of ireland. the second largest st. patrick's day celebration in the country got underway in savannah. it wound through georgia's oldest cities where people all dressed in green enjoyed the prespring warmth. warm weather also brought out the kayakers in charlotte where the w

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thank you, ava. looking fantastic. you'll like the seven-day forecast. 36 at the airport. 34 degrees in frederick. you'll need a light jacket this morning. a few high, thin clouds moving in from the west and that trend will condittinue. some of the rain showers may drift in late tonight or overnight. i think we will miss that rain today. a mix of sun and clouds but dry and during the day. a high of 65 degrees. look at the sunset, 7:11. temperatures drop back into the 40's and 50's tonight. a weak system will push by to the north. we will see a mild air for the next several days. look at this for desperate a chance for some rain tomorrow morning. 72 on tuesday. 75 on thursday. 70's on friday. the average high temperature is 52. 6:15. let's check on the roads with sarah. >> good morning. we start in the city. we have a far location at lanvale street. use extra caution. no delays on the north or west side. running smoothly in the outer loop. it edge for, watch for some possible delays because of an accident on route 2. a

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. >> thank you, ava. what a wonderful program. this is the same setup with fat for the last couple of days. high pressure up in new england. all the moisture is coming off the ocean and piling it up against the mountains. we have some low clouds and some fog and some rain showers, most of it south and west of baltimore. some of it is clipping the western part of howard county and anne arundel county. in the western suburbs, you guys will probably see some rain to start the day. it will be difficult to get rid of the cloud cover. the clouds will take a while to break up. i think we'll get some sunshine later today. that will take some time. it is 60 degrees. the average high temperature is in the mid 50's. it is 57 in parkton. a chance for some rain showers. high temperature between 70 and 75. the dew points are hanging around 60. mostly cloudy tonight. temperatures drop back to around 60 tonight. it gets better by the end of the week. since story tomorrow. thursday and friday look like the best days. things will fall apart over th

ava has your insta-weather plus forecast. stay with us. "11 news sunday morning" is just getting started. >> good morning. hopefully you switched your clocks forward as we entered the daylight savings time. the sun will not come up until 7:23, but it won't set until 7:10. there is that payback there. we look at the radar there, and we have completely clear skies. we have large areas of high pressure pushing off the east coast. this is going to bring fairly pleasant weather throughout the day. even the next fast day into most of monday as well. a storm system is starting to come down in the south. heavy showers in northern louisiana parishes, into oklahoma and eastern kansas as well. another storm into the west. that will affect us later into the week. temperatures across the nation, you can see them starting to bounce back with that storm system. 51 in dallas. 55 in new orleans. still only 41 up north. 32 degrees right now back across the mid-atlantic. we have 30's, and colder than that across parts of the metro area. 31 in p

your first number is -- the maryland lottery -- let yourself play. >> ava is back. getting better by the day. >> we are only in the 40's this afternoon. sunshine, 65 on thursday. chance for rain thursday night into friday. back up on sunday. 60 degrees, daylight savings time. >> we will take it. a little more daylight. awesome. thank you for joining us. >> watch tonight at 5:00.

we will talk to ava during the 7:00 hour over on the digital channel.se, it's the same story that we had yesterday. the eastern half of the country, you get east of the mississippi river, feels like summer. on the other side, and it feels much cooler, almost winter-like. for example, it was 55 in san diego yesterday. chicago hit 85, 30 degree temperature difference there from san diego to chicago. here at home, we've got high pressure drifting down the east coast, and we have the low-level easterly fetch coming off the water. it's grabbing all that moisture off the atlantic and the chesapeake bay and piling up against the mountains. and we do have the low clouds, the fog, and the drizzle out there to start the day today. there's nothing really showing up on the radar, but we know drizzle is out there. so that may affect the drive time a little bit, and eventually this cloud deck is going to break up, just like yesterday in the afternoon, where late in the day, the clouds broke up, but it will probably happen that way again today. 59 at the airport. ther

not the mustard from the crab. >> no. >> ava, that is what they use. i will not say what other people use. >> the people and maryland. >> week crack one a bit. >> lemon juice over there. >> yes. that is an eastern shore thing. >> my late mother who just passed away, she would keep calling me and ask why there was no lemon juice. >> eastern shore. that is why. the can start. you will fold down here. >> why do you need lemmon, really? >> it is good. all people should have a lemon. >> ok. i will not debate with you. the one thing you do not want to do is break up the lemons. you start by placing your hands on the bottom. we fold. right from the side, you just fold. good job. your handsnt to get dirty. i see. >> i am scared. you can fold into a cake. you only put one egg in there. you cannot beat the egg first? >> no. you could. it is delicate. you see how long the that is? >> yes. >> you can still make it into a nice, lumpy cake. i'll go ahead and put this in their panda we have. >> i always worry that each have enough things in there to make it stick. >>

. >> ava marie live at the maryland home and garden show. i'm sitting under the tuscan sun. >> what a beautiful scene. westbound 100 is where we have some problems because of >> good morning. the sun or starting to come up. 39 degrees downtown. we're going inside. we're at the maryland home and garden show in timonium. this is the feature garden. the gardens are the main exhibit. this is amazing. you were chosen to do the feature garden. spectacular. >> thank you. what better way to celebrate the outdoors? this comes from western pennsylvania. this is old world craftsmanship. heme is "under the tuscan sun." we have a collection of evergreens, junipers, and pines that felt like old world tuscany. the outdoor experience. and see it. e >> people can and corporate these things into their own home. >> i have staff that will be here and for your garden needs. >> so much fun. let's check the forecast. very quiet conditions over the mid-atlantic. we expect a storm to come in over the later half of the week. i feel like i'm in europe. 1,000t table ha

first let's take a look outside with meteorologist ava marie. looths looks pret -- looks pretty out there. >> adjusting to the new time. at least there will be more sunshine later in the day. it took longer for the sun to come up, but it will set later on. the current temperature, light winds -- currently 35 degrees. expecting light winds. not more than 10 miles per hour. sunshine all day long, helping temperatures move to near 60 degrees in baltimore. if you are heading to the st. patrick's parade, you will hardly need a jacket. more details on the warmer weather in the seven-day forecast. stay tuned. >> our big story this morning, a grieving family says good-bye to a 13-year-old girl killed in what police call an accidental shooting. >> monae turnage is laid to rest almost a week after her brother found her body in an alley. >> the lord will look down on her today, and he has all his praise and glory for her. >> she may have been young, but monae turnage touched a lot of lives in her 13 years, which was evident to the hundreds of people that c

thanks for joining us. >> ava is here with another look outside.y, wintery mix or something. >> there was a chance of it. it looks like it is staying to our south. we'll continue to talk about that in the forecast. there is a chance for snow coming up on monday to our south. we'll show you that in the seven-day. right now, 43 degrees at b.w.i. forecast for today, mostly cloudy as that storm was passing by to our south. there are already showers in southern maryland and that is still the threat as we go throughout the day. a couple showers possible even for ocean city. for baltimore, 49 degrees for the afternoon high. we'll talk about that next storm system when we come back in the full forecast. >> the active search continues for survivors of the devastating tornadoes that swept through the nation's heartland. >> crews are combing through shredded homes in hard-hit states from the gulf coast to the great lakes. tom toss tell owe -- tom costello has this report. >> in nearby chelsea, the jackson families was coming to grips with the personal toll th

ava marie joins us live from columbia talking about bikes.re the day when i had my banana seat. i miss that bicycle. >> they have shorts that padding in them. we're talking about and endurance cycling event 14 challenging benefiting crones and colitis, 50 miles and they will help you train. we are talking about what you would need to train for such a big event. that is a lot of time on a bicycle. it need to be putting some nutrients into your body. >> the to make sure you're putting something to keep you moving forward and especially if you're sweating. carry water with you and to put electrolux back again -- electrolytes back into your body. this is good for a longer distance and gives you some carbohydrates and protein to keep you moving. their nutritional supplements. this is almost like molasses in consistency and is sweet and gives you a car but hobert boost. -- carbohydrate boost. all kinds of products to keep you moving. >> you need to think about putting those extra nutrients back into your body if you're running more than 45 minutes.

first we'll go to ava. it was wet. >> what a bummer to have that day on the weekend, but it has been nice. rain is a good thing, not always good for outdoor plans. mainly a lot of drizzle. light in nature. northeast winds right now. 12 miles per hour. 51 degrees that current temperature. moving to 61 by lunchtime and 67 for the afternoon high temperature. clouds, maybe showers this morning. we'll start to see clearing later today. i think most of the showers will be to our south this afternoon. if you have outdoor plans, probably later in the day will be a better bet. we will look at the radar and detail the forecast when we come back. >> a boost for rick santorum's republican presidential campaign. he swept to an easy victory in the louisiana primary, taking the state by a wide margin. >> brian mooar has the latest in this "commitment 2012" report. >> rick santorum scored big in the louisiana primary where nbc news projects he is the winner. >> the people of louisiana sent a loud and clear message. this ra

now back to ava marie. >> good morning. our storm is heading east. sunshine is moving in from the west. here's the current pattern. you can see the age of the clouds over the lower eastern shore. this is over ocean city. behind it, clear skies in baltimore stretching back into garrett county. a cold front is on the way. this will be pushing in from the north and west. the pressure drops and increases as you go behind this front. that will make the wind pretty strong. the temperatures will feel cooler. you want to have a jacket if you plan to step out today. we will have quite weather early weeks -- quiet. we will increase the chance for her as we move towards wednesday. we are on the edge of the cold front. the temperatures bouncing in the plains. 57 in kansas city. we expect temperature near 60 degrees. you may have to shave off a couple of degrees because of the wind. gusts up to 30 miles per hour. 61 in ocean city. sunshine as they head into the afternoon. 10 miles per hour when ind gusts in frostburg. pretty chilly tonight. we have a freeze watch

ava seemed perfectly healthy until she was 15 months old. but when she didn't respond, wouldn't speak, her mother, chris, knew. >> when i called her name, she didn't turn around anymore. i would walk in the room and she wouldn't notice me. >> reporter: classic signs of autism. nobody knows what causes it but dr. gary goldstein has been treating autistic children for decades. >> reporter: what was it like 20 years ago? >> we had about a hundred patients am canning in a given year. we now have 2,000 active patients. >> reporter: so are there more autistic kids, are we just doing a better job diagnosing it? >> i think it's both. there are more cases. certainly more awareness. >> reporter: the cdc numbers show that boys are five times more likely to be diagnosed than girls. but no one knows why. the good news is more kids are being treated earlier. >> we begin as early as 18 months. after four to six months of early intervention therapies, often dramatic improvements in the ability of the child to communicate and act socially. >> reporter: ava i

now back to ava marie. good morning. >> thank you. good morning.here is some fog and it will thicken up as we head toward the morning hours. close to sunrise, that is one the fog is likely to form. off to the west, there are some showers and thunderstorms moving in from west virginia. thunder reported west of oakland. not quite -- frostburg yet -- not quite reaching frostburg yet. baltimore is dry for the morning commute. we have a chance for thunderstorms later today. most of the clouds are off to the west. a large batch of showers and thunderstorms. mostly clear skies from baltimore down to ocean city. fog will be thickening up to the next couple of hours. we have high pressure offshore. this is bringing in of moisture from the bocean. very mild conditions. records set to be broken across many parts of the midwest. thunderstorms on moving into the plains with a cold front. 69 in kansas city. 50's into the mid atlantic. 49 at the airport. colder along the eastern shore. mostly clear skies. clouds and clear skies this morning. isolated thunderstorm

but first we say good morning to ava marie. today she is going organic. >> which is happened? >> she cannot hear. i'm sure they will teller she is still on tv. -- >> i'm here. can you hear me? there was a faint little noise. >> i think you did that on purpose. >> i will blame this on the solar flares. >> you are going organic. >> a new restaurant has opened up in downtown baltimore. we did do a story and we're talking about this new zach.rant, jack anad you guys have knowledge other forever. >> since we were 4 and 5. >> so you have the local aspect and you have started a local restaurant which focuses on food grown in the area. our meat comes from frederick, maryland. >> tell us about these dishes. omelet withour on wh sausage. this is a black bean veggie burger. >> what do you hope people will experience when they come here? >> we hope they get the small diner feel any sense of community and good food. >> this is a small diner and cozy. you can also get carry out. >> it doesn't take a lot to fill out and we do carry out. >> there located on north charles street and on pleasan

. >> all right, ava. alza lot of fun down there at the circus.e on, we have the low clouds and fog out there this morning, and yes, some patches of drids he will. any time you have fog, you can get the mist or drizzle, so keep that in mind. 58 in cockeysville. 55 in jury itsville. the dew point and temperatures exactly the same, and that's why we have the fog. vizzible will be down in some supplies. it's patchy fog, so you're not going to see it as a widespread thing on your way to work this morning. unlike yesterday, i think this stuff will burn off a little faster. we should get sunshine to break through the cloud deck by later this morning and into the afternoon, so i think it's going to be warmer than yesterday. we start out with fog, maybe some drizzle, and then some sunshine breaks through this afternoon. high temperature, 76 degrees. just to give you a little perspective, because we're used to it being warm, the average high is 56, 20 degrees above average this afternoon. the record is 86, 20 degrees above average, that's pretty good. part

you, too, ava? >> yes. >> will? >> i read. >> okay. well, this is a wonderful dawe.ea is trying to raise $1 million for public school libraries. tell me about that. >> here is a fun thing you can do. nea.org/readacross for read across america. you click on mazda. if you go and -- you principle off a little piece of paper and take it into your mazda dealer, test drive a mazda and for every time you do that, they will donate $25 that will go to buy books for our public schools. >> quickly, can you tell us the pledge you are asking kids to ash. >> we do need that pledge. are you red write? here we go. >> promise to read. >> i promise to read. >> each day and each night. >> each day and each night. >> and i know it is the key. >> i know it is the key? to growing up right. >> to growing up right. >> so i take this oath. >> to make reading my way. >> to make reading my way. >> of feeding my brain. >> of feeding my brain. >> what it needs every day. >> what it needs every day. >> thank you, lily, for coming in. thanks kids and thanks for bringing your moms along with you. h

ava was just talking about this. some showers in the western suburbs.ack in montgomery county. we have some rain through howard county and some thunder reported out there. don't be surprised if you hear the rumble of thunder. that should dissipate over the next couple of hours. these clouds will be pretty thick. i think eventually the clouds will break up in little bit later this body. we still have the east wind going. the moisture will stick around a while. 61 degrees at the airport. 58 in parkton. 60 in rock hall on the eastern shore. variable clouds and a chance for some rain showers. high temperature between 70 and 75. it will be rather humidity. areas of fog will redevelop again. temperatures drop back to around 60 degrees. same story tomorrow. 30% chance for a rain shower. mitt 70's on thursday and friday. then it breaks down over the weekend with a chance for rain on saturday and sunday and temperatures falling back into the 60's. >> 61 degrees on tv hill. the lady terps make a push for the sweet 16. >> here is a look at last night's winning mar

ava marie has the latest on the forecast. >> we do have some fog.basically the areas that were able to cool down into the 40's overnight. you may see some fog this morning. it is in the 50's out towards the mountains. we do have showers and possible in the mountains and in the time. 68 around baltimore with fog early on and a chance for a shower later on. ocean city, 63 with sunny skies. mostly cloudy tonight with isolated showers. we just keep on warming up. 72 tomorrow with an isolated a thunderstorm. close to 80 degrees by thursday. >> thank you. 49 degrees on tv hill. they have been stars on the big and small screen for four decades. now the muppets get their do. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. which junk food item can you absolutely not give up? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> it is the end of the road for familiar talk-show hosts. the final episode will take on tuesday for the talk-show by rosie o'donnell. it was

ava marie is previewing greek week. the energy is contagious. good morning. >> we have had mindy and stan doing the dance. now we're talking about the food. you can get some great specials. we're here at mezze. that is tough to say. >> this is one of the restaurants participating. 14 restaurants are participating from mount vernon to canton to 7 west in towson. go to baltimoregreekweek.com and you'll find out all the specials and everything that is involved. >> what type of food are the serving up for the special? >> mezze has all sorts of stuff. we have stuffed grape peppers, stuffed grape leaves, eggplant,, lamp chops, crabcakes. and we have a special greek meatballs. put lemon over everything. >> this is so much fun. it begins on sunday. you can find all the information on baltimoregreekweek.com. come try this food. let's check the forecast. a line of storms is moving through ohio. that will be heading our way and maybe could bring some activity. tony, do you put limits on everything? -- do you put lemon on everything? cereal. on my seri that

. >> now, your 11 insta-weather + forecast with meteorologist ava marie. >> hold onto your hats, ladies. gusting wind through the afternoon. a cold front has passed by kicking up the wind. skies are completely clear with beautiful sunshine. the only we could enjoy it without the wind. moving well-off sure. very thin, high clouds moving in to garrett county. the cold front has dipped passed the state and is moving throughout virginia. we're now seeing temperatures dropping down. the colder air coming in from the north, we still have sunshine which is competing for the temperatures. it's keeping as pretty steady. we're not seeing a big movement. we will feel much colder and eventually a storm system will come in from the west that will increase our rain chances on wednesday. looking at the national map, you can easily find the cold front, the blue colors and proud of this darker green. you can see this is just dipping over maryland. currently, in the 50's, but in the third the's tonight. 60 in annapolis. 55 currently in gaithersburg. expected to get near 60, at best. the wind gusting up t

kate was one of those recipients we will talk to her next hour right now i will make my way over to avae ava agency good morning. >> good morning. >> this is something i had on earlier let's quickly talk about spring trends. >> all right well, we are super excited here at tyson's galleria, to show off the spring trends we get to merge our favorites fashion and cake what more do you want in life. so some of the biggest trends, the outfit you are wearing represents what we are calling the aquatic theme designers dove deep and they came up with sea foam green and novelty details in pearls, you are wearing in bcbg dress from sacks fifth avenue. >> pretty pales. >> nudes and even whites. >> and quickly, before we go because you have this wonderful table set up as well another part of this weekend event is a major raffle. >> yes we want everyone to come out experience the cake experience the fashion but the retailers here at tyson's have donated more than $3,000 worth of goodies to be raffled off. >> we love goodies, we love them and get them at a good value even better here is what you need

. >> thank you, ava. a police are investigating a stabbing. we are told the victim, a 28- year-old man took a cab to the hospital off after the attack, where he died. a man is in custody in connection with the stabbing. he is reportedly a dating the victim's mother. new this noon, a victim is in shock and under arrest. we're told police were called just after 5:00. so far, the victim and suspect identities have not been released. we're told the incident was domestic related. the baltimore city police department will hold a formal suspension hearing today with a detective charged with attempted at that. darlene was undercharges -- was under chart on her voter by about $300 at the food depot. the cashier is her daughter. she has been on the force since 1991. an internal affairs investigation is also underway in the department. the merger could be a done deal as early as today that the federal government has given its approval. it is one of the utilities that will soon be a part. you'll get a $100 credit within 90 days of the acquisition. bge wil

. >> now, you're 11 insta-weather- plus forecast with meteorologist ava marie. >> i hope everyone has gotten a chance to get outside and enjoy some of this pleasant weather. maybe you can take your lunch outside if you have a chance to sneak out. it is spectacular. mostly sunny skies from baltimore all the way down to ocean city. there are quite a bit of clouds from the west, very thin for now. they are allowing sunshine in. it is the western areas of the state that have thicker cloud cover, right now over allegheny county. the rate of a quiet right now, but there is a possibility that something good start to pop in the next couple of hours. let's look at the temperatures right now. with all that sunshine, we are quickly warming up to 68 degrees at b.w.i., 66 at the inner harbor, 60's and 70's along the eastern shore, cooler along ocean city. they were locked in the fog earlier on. to g8 in frostburg. overall, most areas are dealing with the mild conditions. we're seeing a big change, and eventually into the weather pattern. for now it is just the clouds in place. this is bringing in

thanks, ava. we'll talk to you again next half-hour.un. 57 at the airport. 61 in westminster. 55 in rising sun right now. just like yesterday, we have the low clouds and fog hanging around. the fog might be thicker today. humidity 100% at the airport. visibility might be down to a quarter or half mile in some neighborhoods. it's not wide spread fog, so you're not going to see it everywhere on your way to work, but it will be in patches where the visibility goes down. unlike yesterday, i think this cloud deck is going to be easier to erode. we should get sunshine breaking through later this morning and the afternoon, and that means it's going to be warmer. we should be up to the mid 70's this afternoon. a mixture of clouds and sunshine. the clouds this morning, a little sun this afternoon, and then we'll burn off the fog as we go through the morning as well. just to give you perspective, because we've become used to this warm weather, the average high temperature is 56. it's going to be 20 degrees above average for this time of the year

and ava says softa. >> how old is ava? >> she's eight months. >> and she can talk?softa. >> softa means grandmother in hebr hebr hebrew. >> so this is -- i was reading, you've said that this is a constructive reality show. >> yes. >> what do you mean by constructive? >> we went into the show with a purpose, meaning that we wanted to build a stronger bond. we always had a strong bond. but i thought that -- well, it's a way to get my granddaughter and my daughter and the son i never had in my house and around me, which i always loved. but also it was a chance for us to talk about things that we never get a chance to speak about. and i know i have questions with my mother and they never really tell you what was going on, did you and dad ever have a fight? i thought it was a great opportunity because he was an expectant mother then, it would show her some things about herself. i'm always in this self-discovery mode and process -- >> aren't we all? >> yes. >> it clearly show that is you and your daughter had some issues between the two of you. >> yes. >> and then you're

i ride bikes and i try to be ava's i would if i was in a car and i stop at whites. once you have been hit by a couple of cars on your bike, you tend to be aware of that. i'm more worried about being hit by a bike than a car. >> san francisco police will be checking security cameras to see who was at fault but he was in a crowd of people walking with a green light when the bicyclist went through the red light. it is not the first time we've seen this happen. earlier a woman was killed in 2011 when a bicyclist went through a red light and struck her in the intersection. we don't want to condemn all bicyclist obviously, the vast majority of them to abide by laws but be careful if you are crossing these intersections, even with a green light. >> we want to hear from you, what are the most dangerous intersections for pedestrians in the bay area. tomorrow is critical mass, the big bike ride every month. log on and leave us a comment. it is an unintended cost of recycling and it is impacting your bank account. it turns out we are so good it recycling that a lot of us are p

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. >> reporter: ava who is 4 years old now, is getting what everyone recommends -- intensive specialized schooling. 6 hours a day. helping to make the most of her world. dr. richard besser, abc news, new york. >>> in other news this morning -- the beef industry is taking extreme steps, hoping to reverse near-record losses created by the outing of the meat filler dubbed pink slime. governors from three states toured the last remaining u.s. plant that's still making the beef by product. they insisted that pink slime is not only safe but it's nutritious. >> let's call this product, what it is. and let pink slime become a term of the past. >> i think a big part of the campaign problem has been the other side pushing, it's gotten a catchy name. and i hope that, dude, it's beef, catches on. that's what this is. >> dude, it's beef. the governors also pointed out without so-called pink slime, beef prices will in fact soar. >>> for the second time in a less than a week a great white whale was found off the coast of california. they chased the whale for hours. they finally caught up with it and se

first we say good morning to ava marie.he is in towson working for a great cause. >> i have not seen a safe way so excited before. we're getting ready for the harvest for the hungry food drive. this morning we're doing a shopping spree and it'll benefits the maryland food bank. we have some corporate teams run through and grab as much as they can. this is the consolation energy team -- constellation energy team. >> this is such a great cause. we will collect some items, nonperishable foods. so important for the community. we want to win. >> introduce your team. >> we have melissa, michelle, and gabe. >> you have these yellow bags in your hands. >> we will put as many food items as we can. we will walk a very briskly. >> they are trying to focus on health the canned items. sometimes people donate food on their shelves that they do not want to be eat. >> the cost of these foods are so expensive and there are so many people who do not have access to healthy food. this is a great way to tell people that are in need. >> what is

but, already she's worried about paying for college for twins abby and ava. >> i don't want them to have to have student loans or wait too long to where they're ten and we only have seven or eight years. >> reporter: so, right after the babies were born, romano and her husband opened a 529 college savings plan. and, she's not alone, 25% of u.s. parents with college bound children have 529 accounts. the plans allow families to sock away money for higher education costs. those funds can grow tax-free and some states even offer tax incentives. if the romano girls chose a private college like n.y.u., it will cost a small fortune. experts calculate $159,000 a year to be exact. times four years-- that's $636,000 and don't forget to double that for twins and for a shocking total of $1.3 million. cary carbonaro is the romano's financial planner. she says all her clients with young children have 529 accounts and safety is their biggest concern. and, it's no wonder people worry. after all, many 529 plans got slammed during the financial crisis, just like other investments. >> you could lose money

ava marie is getting ready for big prime-time spot on "saturday night live." >> we're talking about aig play in baltimore and it is all improvised. no script. interesting concept. we're not far from the tv hill. i'm here with the director and one of the players. interesting concept. >> from the audience perspective, it will feel like a polite except you'll see the director and the stage manager. we built the set and props in front of you. eight players make the play happen but you have no idea what it will be every night. >> that takes a lot of skills from an actor's point of view. >> they are all improvises including the late director and the sound director, working together. it is coming together well. >> you had a show last weekend. you're giving a good analogy about improv. >> it is like a sport with rules. you know what is supposed to happen. with tennis, you serve and somebody will receive. but you don't know who will win the tennis match. >> press got was dressing you -- prescott was dressing you. you have a couple of shows coming up. >> you can go to bigimprov.org. >> some aud

first we say good morning to ava marie who has decided to go biking this morning. >> good morning. digit figure the nickname quickly behind back -- to figure out? i call you on call tony. >> i'm like 100 compared to you. >> we are talking about cycling this morning. this is all for crones and colitis and this is coming up the next couple of weeks. i'm with the senior in duran's manager and you're the coach for this program -- >> we have a half marathon program and a cycling program. we train people to ride a 50- mile ride. the event is in lake george, new york and we begin training in march. we have one to mark at 7:00 and 1 to mark columbia. -- tomorrow. >> tomorrow at 7:00 at the rei in timonium. >> and all this is on the website. 50 miles is quite a distance. i have done at 30 miles. what does it take to train for 50 miles? >> we meet every saturday for training and we have homework every week. and we do different drills. we focus on interest and we get them up to speed on geared changing so they are more than ready. >> that is something i should never done. we're live at perfor

ava marie it is that the timonium fair grounds of the home and garden show. >> we're giving everybody an edge on their spring planting. we're at the maryland home and garden show. we're checking out the show. you have one last week in to see it. this is incredible. this is all about books. >> books in bloom. this year we have all types of gardens. children's books like "the lorax." it will make you happy, whenever you come to say. >> there is even a wizard of oz. there are some colorful trees. all the landscapers got to be creative. >> i think this is our best gardens ever. >> the feature garden is under the tuscan sun. >> we have hundreds of home improvement projects. we have a chauffeur orchids -- we have a show for orchids. >> tickets are reasonable. >> tickets are $12. we have three big shows in one. >> bring your maryland library card to get a discount, and $$2. a storm is on the way. we go back to tony. they have a book theme. as you walk through it and learn about the different books, you can scan it with your iphone and find out where that book is in the library system. >> i s

police say andre kaczynski &pcrashed iito 20 month old ava del ricco and her mmther annn..almost killingince park.... according to poliie, a relaaive was cleaning out the car f a relative when tte infant was discovered. thh child's nnme or gender has not been releasedd so far, no 3 police find a drug illed paccage in delaware...... and tonight, they're accusing a woman and her son of attempting to mail it. pollce say 63 yearrold marilyn howell and her son robert conspired to traffic methadone, ritalin, xxnax and other drugs. detectives mail the drugs to her daughter in colorado but the package was returned when it didn't have enoogh postage. after police intercepted it, they searched the woman's home in bear, delaware and more drugs and several weapons. a baltimore county father.....ffghts back as he &ptries to find the driver that hit his son.....and drove off... off.... (45:59)i was walking across the street and i looked behind me he acted like e was going to stop and he just hit me.... here in dundalk aaound 5540 in the evening....14 year enjoying the day with friends.......as he cros

first we say good morning to ava marie, and she's previewing greek week. >> we need you down here.e're live at south pointe and we're excited about greek week. you will be the spokesperson for this event next week. all of baltimore getting evolves. >> baltimore greek week begins on sunday and the grand finale is a parade in greek town. >> the 191st celebration of greek independence. >> it was in 1821. we're very proud to be americans and we are proud to be greeks. we like to share our culture and our food. you can go to baltimore greekweek.com. there are tons of specials. when you come to the parade on sunday, he will see dancers, the u.s. naval academy marching band. we hope everybody comes out for all this. >> it sounds like a great week of great food. >> we want to share our culture with everyone. it is family friend. there are restaurants in baltimore city, rosedale, towson, great town, so they're all over the place. >> it starts on sunday and runs to the end of the week. the website or people confine the biz's. >> baltimoregreekweek.com. >> we were talking -- you mentioned how

first let's look outside with ava marie. >> we have a storm system moving off shore. that is good news there. we are tracking a quick clipper that could bring snow to the mid-atlantic. 41 for the current temperature at b.w.i. northwest winds at 9 miles per hour. that's a look at the forecast for today. we'll stick with clouds. showers are possible, rain showers that is, down to our south, especially toward the evening. other than that, baltimore is dry with temperatures in the upper 40's. just like this storm is missing us, looks like the next one will as well. i'll tell you who could get the snow when we come back in the seven-day forecast. >> the numbers are staggering. in the past three days alone, more than 100 tornadoes have touched down in 12 states. >> the devastation is widespread. there is hope for those hoping to pick up the pieces. here is jay gray with more on our main story. >> crews will storm the hardest hit areas of hurricane alley. >> tragic, terrible. >> it is like one minute are you here, and then you are gone. >> a disaster spread by 100 tornados t

ava marie is going to show us her stuck doing some irish dancing. -- show us her stuff doing some irish dancing. >> i have been putting it all morning long. i am here with the mchale irish dancing company. we are giving you a sneak peek off. these girls have been practicing for many years, ages 8-13. they will teach me one of the simpler steps. ready? let's go. [inaudible] i am sort of keeping track. thank you. you did a great job. we are over here with linda as well. you were the instructor for these girls. >> they are joy. they do a great job here y. >> what is your web site? >> mchaleirishdance.com. >> you can see them at the parade in not vernon. they are number for men -- 49. and there will be the middle of the parade. radar showing a storm system coming in from the west that will affect the area as we head into night. back to tony in the weather center. bringing good weather for the parade on sunday. >> outstanding effort. we were all very impressed. >> new role, everything i do, you have to do. you will learn that they appeared to go i was a world- class skipper. i am lord of the

first let's say good morning to ava marie. she found the best food stops in maryland.ng on? >> we're talking about the beer, bourbon and barbecue festival happening this weekend starting friday going through saturday. they have even more space which means more people can come to it. they all start with the letter b. it is always a good time. >> this is a great time. this is our sixth year, i think. lots of people love to come out and enjoy it and have a good time and let a little steam off for the day. >> there is the beer. over 60 types. tell us about the beer-making process. >> ok. i wanted to do this and show you in a breakfast sort of way. >> it is breakfast time. >> basically in order to make beer, what you do, you take all of your grains. >> just like cereal. you don't actually use cereal. >> this rice, whatever. you make a mash. this recipe made up of all different grains. then you add your water. since it is breakfast time, we thought we would throw a little milk the there and you let that sit and ferment over time time. once you do that, you filter out the pro