. >> born just up the street in baltimore county maryland.olor of a man's skin is in no way connected of the strength of character or intellectual. everybody is familiar with him having built a wooden clock. a lot of people aren't as aware of. he helped establish a survey of the 40 mile district of columbia. familiar with the boundary stones. he helped use his calculations to determine the starting point of the survey. let's talk about garret morgan. >> another great person. of course people in this area are familiar with morgan boulevard. and a lot of people are aware he was inventor of automatic traffic signal. not the one that's used around most places. but his real innovation was having a caution. those of us familiar with caution yellow. >> those of us that slow down. >> also lewis lattimore. >> truly a renaissance man. dawn of the electrical age. he worked for thomas edison. alexander graham bell. one of the things everybody should be familiar with is the electric light bulb. he improved on edison's design using carbon. >> you are going

. >>> the residents at oak crest retirement in baltimore county maryland, he's having a little dream.ort film, gene miller, playing the role of ray lewis. love it. >> that's great. >> there's the dance. >> that's great! >> all the way through. beautiful. >> love it. >> that is wonderful. >> love it. >> how cute is that? let me tell you something, i am not traditionally a ravens' fan. i'm going to go though with the ravens. >> allison is going on record. >> let's get our predictions. holly and wisdom first. holly, what's your prediction? >> reporter: look, this is what i just found, this ravens' golf bag. but i'm going with the 49ers, because they're sold out of niners bag. on back order. i think niners, 27-23. >> okay. >> wisdom? >> no, here we go. >> reporter: here's the deal. this game is going to go into overtime, first time ever. timed at 28. >> okay. >> reporter: i have on a red tie. going to go into overtime and the score is going to be 35-28. i have a purple pen, right? but a red tie. and i have a red pen -- >> wisdwe

calls for more voting centers in the largest district that includes french georgia, and baltimore counties. the marylandgeneral assembly will vote on the proposed transportation plan. -- the legislation calls for more voting centers in the largest district that includes prince george's county and baltimore counties. the new plan calls for replacing the gas tax with a 3.5 percent wholesale gas tax. also increases the sales tax from 5 to 5.3% and imposes a $100 fee on hybrid cars. >> investigators are trying to find out what caused a deadly plane crash in eastern georgia. five people were killed, and two others hurt when a small plane crashed near the end of an airport runway. officials said the airport had just arrived from nashville. it was registered to a company registered in delaware. we're learning more about tuesday's deadly explosion that leveled a kansas city restaurant. hours before the blast witnesses said they spelled and gas. fire starters were sent to the scene but did not order an evacuation. -- hours before the blast witnesses say they smelled gas. a 43-year-old woman's body was found in t

a trainee with the university of maryland-baltimore county campus is in the hospital this afternoon. he was accidentally shot in the head with live ammunition during a training exercise. jennifer franciotti has more on the turn of events. >> it was 5:00 p.m. monday medevac helicopter arrived at shock, carrying the injured trainee. he is part of the university of maryland-baltimore campus police department. he was shot in the head during a training exercise by a training officer. the trainee is now fighting for his life. >> he is stable, but any thoughts or predictions about long-term neurological outcome at this point are way too early. >> the shooting happened at the rosewood state hospital in owings mills. that facility is now used for various trading activities. authorities would not discuss what specific training was taking place during the shooting or why why ammunition was used during the exercise. >> i understand it, i get it, you want answers to those questions. i probably have more questions than you have, and it will take time to get answers to those questions. for me, it i

baltimore. >> from the city to the counties to your neighborhood, now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> chilling confession. a baltimore county high schooler describes attacking his classmates on the first day of school. >> i had the gun, loaded, fired as much as i could. >> new insight into why he did it. >>> hello, everybody. >> here's what people are talking about tonight. >> the teenager who opened fire inside perry hall high school learns his fate in court as police release his video taped confession. we are live and we have more on today's revelations. >> reporter: in those new intertapes, he admits to plotting the attacks for months. a judge has sentenced him to 35 years behind bars. surveillance images show robert gladden, jr. pull a shotgun from inside his pants inside the cafeteria. as he opens fire, teachers rush in his direction pinning the teen against a vending machine. >> the pants had really deep pockets. i put the stock in my pocket and under my shirt. >> reporter: he tells police he warned two friends to leave the school before the attacks, he then as

baltimore county public schools. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >> the girl scouts of central maryland has served over 1200 girls in baltimoreity and baltimore county. grant funding pays for the program at the school . >>> coming up at 6:00, we're keeping you up dated on today's breaking news, a guilty verdict in the phylicia barnes trial. how the state was labor to convict without physical -- able to convict without physical evidence. >> here's a preview of what's head at 6:30. >> mark's secret war and you'll see what she found in the middle east today. >> how much would you pay for a restaurant dinner if they said pay what you want? >>> barbara walters was back on "the view," not in person, but she called. her problems started after a fall at a preinauguration party. >> i hit my head and had six stitches and got in addition to the chicken pox -- that's what we found out what it was and i had never had. i had been with somebody's company who had the shingles and got the chicken pox from them but i also got a concussion. >> walters said she isn't in any pain but does feel weak and tired. she expects to be back on "the view"

we look for crime scene cleanup including one company right here in maryland a baltimore county family called them after losing two loved ones. they signed contracts with no estimates. then they got hit with unexpectantly high bills for thousands of dollars and had the threat of losinger that home because of the fine print. >> had done it for years. it's going to be $6,000, but if we had to do it it will be $8,000. >> reporter: tonight abc2 news investigators show you amounts of $12,000, even $28,000. we'll tell you what they're doing now to make shower all customers know what they're paying for. >> good report. >>> the price of gas had people seriously thinking about trading in that saturn. we're telling you when some relief could be in sight. >>> google stock reaches an all time high. see what the company is planning. >> watch this camera carefully in manchester today. some snow on the ground but now you see it and now you don't as everything changes over to rain. the rain clearing out but the cold wind just ramping up. we have the details on the other side of the break. >>> let's lo

in maryland, towers at five regional and local airports could close. like martin state airport in baltimore county. [ audio difficulty ] >>> all right here in maryland, if those spending cuts do go into effect those five regional airports would close starting april 1st. back to you. >> thank you kai. spending cuts take effect at control towers at regional airports would shut down as kai indicated starting april 1st. >>> justice department and postal service go after lance armstrong. the government claims he and his team, owe more than $30 million, in sponsorship money. the u.s. postal service paid lance armstrong millions to wear its logo. now the government wants that money back. the justice apartment accuses the cyclist of defrauding the postal service. the cyclist denied drug accusations when he road for the postal team but last month he admitted to oprah winfrey he doped his way through seven titles. >> i have used this situation as one big lie i repeated a lot of times. >> reporter: he was in settlement negotiations with government lawyers but talks broke down because the two sides were tens

baltimore. >> from the city, to the counties to your neighborhood. now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> counterfeit goods seized at a baltimore county plea market. the incredible amount of merchandise and a police investigation. >> good evening. thanks for joining us i'm adam may. baltimore police shut down that flea market. more than a dozens vendors are accused of selling fake merchandise. monique griego is at police headquarters. that investigation is still ongoing. >> reporter: police hauled away everything from clothes to electronics. there were truckloads of items. a busy day at the north point plaza flea market when baltimore county police officers swoop in for a raid. >> about nine guys fully raidable gear, looked like s.w.a.t. came running in. >> everybody was running in trying to get out the doors that had stuff. they were trying to run but the cops had the building surrounded. >> police shut down all business at the market as detectives served search warrants on 16 vendors accused of selling fake goods. detectives reportedly made undercover buys leading up t

thinking about filing taxes again, and for some people in baltimore city and baltimore county, there is free help available. >> maryland'sash campaign is back at work, providing free tax preparation for families and baltimore city and county that is truly free. no strings attached. >> we provide services for families that need less than $50,000 last year or single individuals who made less than $20,000 last year. >> she is back again this year because she found them so hopeful last taxis and. >> if you come in, and they say, well, this is going to this. i paid child-care tax is also. if i were doing it myself, i would not think to get the id for my day care provider and get the refund from a. >> they are teaching people what to do with their refunds. >> this way, citizens can get the refund and have that money go to a savings bond or have the money invested into i'm money manager card and that is like an atm card. bit tenuous, in case they have the issue of -- they can use it in case that the issue of not having a debit card to make purchases. >> they are hoping to get the word out to families that could be in for a siza

baltimore county. a candidate in training with the university of maryland police was shot in the front of the head by a baltimore police trainee instructor in what's being called a training accident. >> he is currently in the operating room with our chief of neuro trauma. he's stable but any thoughts or predictions about long-term neurologic outcome are way to early. >> reporter: the events with unclear. also unclear is whether it was protocol for a live run to be chamberered in a weapon during exercises. the victim was medevacked to shock trama downtown. >> currently our prayers and support are with the trainee and the family at this tough time. >> reporter: a somber police commissioner made a stunning announcement following the shooting. until a thorough investigation is complete, all trainee operations have been shut down. >> i immediately shut down all police academy operations in training throughout the entire organization until we do an assessment and an evaluation for safety. >> reporter: and this is what we know tonight. maryland state police, internal affairs of the baltimore city police depar

baltimore. >> from the city, to the counties to your neighborhood, now it's complete coverage. it's wjz maryland's news station. >>> digging out, buried under feet of snow, nearly 300,000 people remain in the dark. tonight, the northeast recovers as the death toll rises. >> quite a scene up there. good evening everyone and thanks for joining us. i'm adam may. that huge snowstorm that hit millions in the northeast is gone but the clean up is beginning. major airports are back open and marley hall has the latest from wjz from hartford connecticut. >> reporter: cars are having a tough time navigating the snowy roads in hartford connecticut. this family went out for lunch and got stuck. >> thank you so much. >> we were a little ways. >> luckily we got out of it. there were people out there to help us. >> reporter: across the northeast, millions of people are digging out are from up to 3 feet of snow and thousands in 8 states with still waiting for the lights and heat to come back on. crews are making progress with street cleaning, but the next challenge is getting rid of mountains of snow that are pil

there is your floodwatch issued for counties in central maryland and includes washington, d.c. and baltimore. the thinking is we could have some urban flooding. looking at 1 to 2 inches of rain. we have a winter weather advisory for areas out to the west. we'll have more details on and this we'll look at the weather in just a minute. a minute. back to you guys. >> in our other top stories, three days and counting before massive budget cuts take effect. the first to feel the sting would be you be employed americans at local governments. the jobless could see $300 weekly checks reduced by $30. president obama is calling on lawmakers to work together and strike a deal in time. >>> a judge declared a mistrial in the mother-daughter case in prince george's county. jason scott will have to be retried this fall for the deaths of dolores and ebony dewitt. their charred bodies were found in the trunk of a stolen car in 2009. the judge ruled a mistrial because of a technicality. >>> a call for action. hundreds of concerned parents and residents in prince george's county are coming together to end the

baltimore county. >>> a vigil will be held tonight at the university of maryland for student stephen rane. it will be at 7:00 at the university of maryland main chapel. for more details on the trainee that was shot during the exercise, you can follow us on twitter and cheryl conner will have the latest on the news at 11. you can follow her at cheryl at abc2. >>> a harford county classroom assistant is free after posting bail on charges she had sex with a 15-year-old student. 35 -- 35-year-old amanda kay miller began a relationship with the student just before the christmas holidays. recent weeks she told detectives she exchanged nude pictures with the student, had sex in the driveway and performed orioles sex in the parking lot of the walmart. >> a count of third degree sex offense. >> deputies arrested miller at the high school on monday. the school system had placed her on administrative leave anding the outcome of the investigation. >>> pitchers and catchers are reporting but winter is still hanging around. >> that's right a few storms could move in tomorrow bringing rain or snow. let's

baltimore county and kills two more teens. >> i just killed him. >> 4 years later maryland executes him. not all victim's families feel the death penalty is the answer. >> it's a dark, painful place. >> erica still remembers the awful moment 6 years ago when she learned her brother was shot to death in baltimore. >> i started praying. it was the first time in my life i knew my prayers would be answered. >> did you feel an eye for an eye? >> i did initially. splsz what made you -- >> what made you change your heart? >> it was recognizing that the vengeance was more pain. >> for decades maryland has struggled with the death penalty. this year brings perhaps the strongest push for repeal. >> this is a process that can be fixed. it's broken and time tonaled -- to end it. >> others will fight to keep it. >> there are some heinous murders that happen that call out for the death penalty. >> lois wants them to understand the relief she feels now that her son's killer is dead. >> did it give you peace? >> it gave me peace that i no longer have to face him anymore. i don't have to look at him. i c

we will get closest is the mix, sleet, freezing rain and western maryland, possibly carol and frederick county, closer to home, baltimore, i'm not going to see that, everything will switch to rain. let's switch over to temperatures to show you what is going on. 28 degrees right now perry hall. 34 hickory. ijamsville 36 degrees. temperatures playing a big role in this forecast. precipitation that you are going to get for today. planning out the day, this is going on, graphics, this is what we look like. 37 by 8:00. we could be seeing a mis. it will switch to rain, especially by lunchtime. 10:00, 11:00, rain then, and the winds will pick up for today as well. 46 degrees, the rain still coming down, by 3:00, we could be seeing rain in the forecast, temperatures will be above average, as we go in to 3:00 welcomes the high, at 49 degrees. now a check of the time saver traffic with loren cook. good morning. >> good morning, the rain will probably lead to a tricky commute later in the day, around 8:00 this morning, take it slow on the roads. we have a crash on 895, that cleared from the southbound lanes, child's street. you wo

baltimore city, harford, cecil county. while you don't have the advisory, i'm looking at maryland's most powerful radar on app. you can get that from the itune's store. that's the concern for tonight. again, we have light pockets of drizzle. it's not going to take much to see that start to accumulate on the roadways. yes, it's falling in the form of rain. our ground surfaces are about 32, 31. we went through reisterstown, through the hunt valley. we saw a similar deal where it was sleet and came down as rain. that is the concern. if you're going to head out, say a movie or have a dinner around town, the problem is going to be you may not see crane thing aciewm -- anything accumulate. this looks good. 695. for a friday evening commute, this looks fantastic. you may hit a quick patch of some ice. we'll have to keep an eye on it. just be careful. it's lined up along 95. that's where we seat precip -- see the precip. >> you can get the latest. just head to our abc2news.com site for the download. >> sandy hook, columbine. >> a handful of state senators voted a bill to ban them out of committee. >> reporter: this is

eventually snaking through the streets of baltimore city with a parade of police in tow. >> i saw the county police, the mrar marylandroopers sheriffs baltimore city. >> at fulton and west wood avenue he took a hard left and slammed into this building. witnesses say he bailed and ran into the alley. a state trooper stopped got out and followed him back around on to fulton avenue again where witness the say this female trooper got her man. >> lady cop was running telling him to get down. i saw people was running i ran may butt in the house. i didn't know if she was going to shoot him or not. no shots were fired but she tackled him to the ground. >>> this morning 49-year-old man has been charged with armed robbery first and second degree assault among other charges relate to do the pursuit. the stabbing victim is expected to be okay. >> federal investigators are calling the alleged prostitution ring run by a baltimore city firefighter a conspiracy. investigators say it stretched far beyond the city limits. 11 news told you back in july when the charges were first filed that the fbi raided a baltimore city warehouse and

baltimore sun. what happens now that the maryland court of appeals to overturn a billion-dollar verdict for exxon mobil for a baltimore county gas leak. >>> recipes for healthier comfort foods and crucial basketball game between the terps and georgia tech. for all of these stories and more, read the baltimore sun. remember to look for the updated forecast from the week first warning weather team. >>> the hospital ship comfort no longer calls baltimore home. alex demetrick reports, after a 25-year relationship, the navy has decided to move on. >> reporter: long before dawn, work was under way to get the hospital ship comfort under way. for those who work the dock and watch over it, it was an emotional departure. >> i work security. and i deal with these people every day. and it hurts. it hurts to see them go. >> reporter: in more than 25 years, the comfort has treated soldiers in both gulf wars, as well as civilians and humanitarian missions and disasters like the earthquake in hatey. >> -- haiti. >> thanks for what you're doing in haiti and for us. >> baltimore takes pride in and all also the ship takes pride in it. i think

this is an old paper document, and you can read at the top, "state of maryland and the sheriff of baltimore countyued a warrant." you can see that part of it was pre-printed and the remainder of it was free hand written in cursive ink. and it was a warrant for this gentleman here, and you can see that it was dated in 1786. it's probably on rag paper and it's been folded. now, what you probably ought to do is conserve it properly in acid-free material and make it flat with a mylar window on the backside because the back of the document has some free hand writing. in the marketplace there are quite a few documents that have survived because people tuck them away just as you found it tucked away. and they have survived intact and legible. they're not terribly valuable unless somebody really famous like washington, or jefferson, or lincoln signed it. so celebrity makes a big difference. so this has local interest but it's not particularly a celebrity unless this fella right here turns out to be a famous person after we research. so, at auction i would expect this to bring probably about $100. guest: o

baltimore,. >> from the city, to the county, to your neighborhoods, it's complete coverage, it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> patients violated, a johns hopkins gynecologist accused of taping women and underaged girls in secrets. >>> i'm denise koch. and here's what people are talking about. a are growing number of women are coming forward worried they were recorded with hidden cameras. accusations against the doctor came to light after he committed suicide in his home. adam may explains police fear videos may have landed on the internet. >> reporter: wjz learns federal authorities are involved in the investigation of dr. nikita levy. he was fired earlier this month accused of secretly taking pictures and video of his patients during examinations. >> i just can't believe it. >> reporter: tracy williams is sick to her stomach. >> what was he doing with the pictures and video. >> reporter: that is a big unknown. wjz learns gynecology fetish pornography is all over the internet. >> that is an angle we're going to be pursuing so we're working with federal partners in this case. >> reporter: joh

baltimore. >> from the city to the counties to your neighborhood, now it's complete coverage, it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> what went wrong? a police trainee shot in the head by his instructor. the instructor could face criminal charges. >> the violation of training policy revealed in our investigation. >>> here's what people are talking about tonight. >> new revelations about a police training day turned tragic. the trainee still in very bad shape at the hospital. we investigated breeches of pro toe cool and the moments leading up to his shooting. we have the latest details. >> reporter: that training officer has now been identified as william scott kearns. he is an 18-year-veteran of the baltimore police department. a baltimore city police training officer could face criminal charges after a training exercise went terribly wrong. state police now investigating what happened inside the old rosewood hospital sight. >> we will sit back and wait for the investigation to be completed. once that is done, we'll review it and determine what if any charges need to be brought. >> reporter: uncove

baltimore. >> from the city, to the counties to your neighborhood. now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> counting down,. >> the clocking is ticking towards billions of cuts from the federal budget. >> is it too late to reach a deal? >> hello again i'm jessica kartalija. >> and i'm don scott. >> and here's what people are talking about today. there are three days left before automatic across the board spending cuts kick in. the president is taking his message on the road while republicans in congress are accusing him of using scare tactics. >> president obama is visiting a shipyard in new port news virginia today. he is warning that civilians who work on navy ships could face layoffs if $85 billion in budget cuts kick in. military leaders talked about how challenging the cuts will be at a congressional hearing this morning. >> if we do not have the resources to train and equip the force, our soldiers are the ones who will pay the price potentially with their lives. >> with the clock ticking it's small businesses like this communications contractor that are already bracin

baltimore. >> from the city to the counties to your neighborhood, now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> the pope steps down. for the first time in 600 years, the leader of the catholic church resigns from his post. >> tonight, catholics around the world look to the vatican for answers. >>> hello, everybody. >> here's what people are talking about tonight. >> 1 billion catholics are shocked by the departure of pope benedict the 16th. he says he does not have the energy to continue. wjz is live and we have the impact on the catholic church and its members here in maryland. >> reporter: benedict the 16th was elected pope in 2005. tonight, catholics including those here in baltimore give their reaction to him resigning and they also tell us what the future of the catholic church now is. news that pope benedict the 16th announced his resignation stunned catholics worldwide. the. >> like watching your own dad get old and admit that he's not up to all the duties of being the head of the family and all that involves. >> reporter: the pontiff says he's step down at the end of t

anyone who may remember anything is asked to call baltimore county police. >>> stay with wjz 13, maryland's that question. coming up this half hour she's the self-proclaimed queen of sappy love songs. on this valentine's day, we'll put a face to the name delilah this morning. that's how she says her name. >>> plus helen hunt is here in studio 57. she plays a sex surrogate in "the session," and that meant on screen nudity. we'll talk about that role and that fact that she's pushing boundaries which could earn her a second boundary. >>> this morning it's time to show you the headlines around the globe. it's reported that oscar pistorius, the first double amputee to run in the olympic games is charged with murder. his girlfriend was found shot in his home. pistorius who wears an art fishlg leg is known as the blade runner. he'll appear in court later today. >>> "the washington post" says john kerry is hopeful of persuadeing assad to step down. kerry's going to present his syrian proposal during an overseas trip his first later this month. >>> and the l. achlta. times says there was a record nu

baltimore county, here's 83 at york road. and parkton no delays whatsoever and it's going take you 22 minutes to travel from the maryland pennsylvania state line all the way down to the beltway. and as we check in and look at the other abc2 timesaver traffic great shape from 95 to 83. that stretch will take you 11 minutes and over on the west side, conditions nice and clear just an 11 minute ride on the outer loop from 795 to 95. that's a look at your morning commute. now over to you. >>> news time 5:32. some are calling it a once in a lifetime storm for new england. but for baltimore probably a lot of rain but when is it going to hit and how will things look right now because does have ripple efients effects throughout the region -- did he -- effects throughout theregion. sherrie johnson is at bwi airport what do you hear about closings cancellation and delays. >> reporter: the rain is coming downright now pretty good out here -- down, right now pretty good out here i checked with bwi and flights are on time. we are not seeing delays or cancellations. they have flights that are coming in. you know we were looking up until about 8 o

howard county as you get up towards baltimore, northeast maryland, best chance for some of that snowr accu-weather, seven-day forecast, cold and windy tomorrow. good day to go to the movies, join kevin and temperatures get up near 50 next monday or tuesday. >> all right. we'll need that. hopefully, they'll get the temperatures up north to melt all that snow. >> once you get a big snow pack, it takes a while to melt that off as we know. >> hello. i'm so disappointed to hear about identity thief. >> i was too. >> i had high hopes for that. >> melissa mccarthy. maybe she can get it right the next time. >> i do want to see side effects though. >> guess what it is time for. ask tony and tucker, most popular segment some morning television except for kevin mccarthy's movie reviews. this is the segment where tucker barnes and i put our big heads together to answer your most pressing questions weather- related or otherwise. it all has to end at some point. today's question comes prosecute yes, sire. there is a popular saying, the calm before the storm. is there always calm before the storm.

baltimore. >> from the city, to the counties to your neighborhood, now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> deadly storms, a massive blizzard claims the lives of several in the u.s. tonight the after math and clean up only beginning in the northeast. >>> just huge piles of snow, good evening everyone and thank for joining us i'm adam may. that storm dumps a record amount of snow and millions of people are digging out from several feet. marley hall has the latest from are hartford connecticut. >> reporter: road crews are working around the clock to clear streets, several states have lifted travel bans and airports are reopening, but it's taking a lot of work. >> everything's crazy since last night. >> reporter: a massive winter storm dumped more than 3 feet of snow in some places. new york's long island was one of the hardest hit. the heavy wet snow was too much for this home. >> i was out shoveling the walk and i looked over and i saw the roof begin to collapse. >> reporter: and firefighters had to rescue dozens of people trapped on local roadways all night! put on the thr

maryland baltimore campus police department. training has been suspended pending a safety review. >> around prince george's county authorities are trying to find a missing mother and child from greenbelt. 25-year-old stephanie hamrick and the 1-year-old girl were last seen walking near a bus stop on february 7. they don't believe she has any means of supporting herself or her daughter. if you are asked to contact police if you see them. >> president obama's treasury secretary nominee jack lew will appear before the senate finance committee today. they plan to ask him about his tenure at the citigroup investment company. he will be grilled about a $940,000 bonus than he received during the crisis and his investment in the cayman islands fund. if confirmed, he will succeed. succeed, former nebraska senator chuck hagel is a step closer to becoming the next defense secretary. the armed services committee narrowly approved his nomination on tuesday. the full senate could vote later this week. his fellow republicans are threatening to filibuster the nomination because of concerns about statements he has made in the past about israel,

baltimore. >> from the city to the counties to your neighborhood, now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> daytona debris, crews race to fix security fences before one of nascar's biggest races, tonight the latest on the accident that left spectators injured. good evening, everyone. thanks for joining us. i'm adam may. a bittersweet day in florida one day after a wreck sends car debris flying into the stands. several fans were rushed to the hospital. >> reporter: jimmy johnson took the checkered -- jimmie johnson took the checkered flag at the 55th running of the daytona 500, but all eyes were on danica patrick, the first woman to lead for a full lap at nascar's biggest race. she stayed near the front of the pack but eventually fell back. as she prime ministered to take the wheel, patrick was laser focused. during the week she had the fastest qualifying time. at the starting line patrick got a nod from actor james franco. >> drivers and danica, start your engines! >> reporter: it's been a dramatic week at the track. 33 fans were injured saturday during the final lap of an

the driver took off from the scene oiment. >>> a maryland teenager has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for a school shooting in baltimore county15-year-old robert gladden fired a shotgun in the cafeteria of perry hall high on the first day of school. gladen pleaded guilty to attempted first degree murder. on monarchy judge gave him a life sentence with all but 35 years suspect pepped. ect peppe -- suspended. >>> time now for the morning line. >> that was bono and the boys. u2 is back. boys of summer are back. played a little ball down there in viera. gio gonzalez, he wants to pitch. that is what he wants to talk about. he wants to be judged on his actions on the field. >> ain't nothing wrong with that. >> had the first spring training. i know you don't like the uniforms. they are the spring gear. >> like the team. don't like the uniforms. >> looks like a 19le 0s trucker hat. >> back in the '80s, lynn aron stat used to perform back there, blue bayou. this is cory brown laying out. that is glovely right there. that is helping out. there is the blue bayou from linda ronstadt. nats rake out 17 hits in all appear beat the new york

baltimore sun. what happens now that the maryland court of appeals overturned a billion-dollar verdict against exxon mobil for a baltimore county leak. >>> recipes for healthier comfort foods. >>> and a preview of wednesday's terps basketball game. for much more on these stories and much more, read tomorrow's baltimore sun. and remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. >>> well, still to come on wjz's eyewitness news. closer to confirmation. the latest on chuck hagel's attempt to become the next defense secretary. >>> terror in the sky. balloon explodes in midair. did anyone survive? >>> i'm bob turk. rain tonight. but a much warmer wednesday. i'll have the exclusich first [ telephone rings ] good evening this is flo. [laughs] yes, i'm that flo. aren't you sweet! licensed phone-ups available 24/7. call 1-800-progressive. >>> a horrible accident in egypt, as a hot air balloon explodes, killing at least 19 tourists. investigators say a landing cable got caught up in one of the helium tubes. they say that caused the balloon to shoot up in the air 1,000 feet. and then crash back to earpghts. t

maryland could still catch the edge of this. a few wintry showers even in baltimore. but accumulations are going to be confined to the very northeast corner like cecil county. much more on what we can expect, straight ahead. >>> right now let's go out to one of the maryland counties expected to see the worst of the snow that we may get in this area. >> it's all relative. we're not gonna get much. don't panic. christian schaffer is live in abington. >> reporter: i don't know if you saw the very end of my live shot at 5:30. the state troopers went screaming north on route 24. i can tell you that about a half hour ago, what they were responding to was a car crash, about two miles north of my location here in abington, where route 24 hits wheel road, before you get to bel air. we're told multiple vehicles involved in that crash. it's certainly possible that the wet roads played a role in that crash. state highway crews have not seen the need to be out salting the roads. they have been ready to do that all day. they've been posted along the highways, 95 and the other big highways and the interstates in the area. but they have not needed to deploy that salt. all w

a murder suicide near the university of maryland campus stuns college park. a student from baltimore county is said to have shot his two house mates, killing one of them and then shot himself. meghan me mccorkell has more. >> the university is still in shock with two students dead and another in the hospital. 23-year-old devon green shot both of his roommates before turning the gun on himself. it started here inside the off campus home around 1:00 a.m. investigators say green lit several fires in the backyard and the basement. when his roommates went to put them out green pulled out a 9 millimeter handgun and fired killing 22-year-old steven rain. another roommate was shot but managed to run away and sur ssh sur -- survive. >> it's unsettling to be that close to home. >> green then shot himself in the backyard. >> detectives say he suffered from a mental illness. >> this suspect has had this condition for at least a year. in the past he has been prescribed medication for this mental illness. >> tonight the university came together to hold a memorial to remember those who died. >> tonight we

maryland lottery, let yourself play. >> beginning any time now, rain around baltimore. maybe some sleet in the far western counties.he mountains will have to worry about the ice and a couple of scattered showers tomorrow. we could get a snow shower on thursday. temperatures drop down after that. >> we lucked out for the most part. thank you for joining us. >> be sure to watch tonight at 5:00. have a great day.

baltimore tonight, chris gordon, news4. >>> high school student in howard county, maryland, has been charged with rape. maim is desean jones. he is 17 years old. police say that he's charged as an adult for an attack on a 14-year-old girl. police say it happened inside of wild lake high school in columbia where both jones and the victim were students. the girl told police that she cut class with jones yesterday. she said at one point he pulled her into an empty room where he blocked the door, held her down, and raped her. >>> university of maryland police are warning students about an armed robbery near the campus. a woman was held up just after mid might this morning on paint branch parkway near fraternity row. she was walking from the metro station when a man walked up, showed her a gun, and he was wearing a ski mask, gloves, bright red shoes. he made her empty her pockets and even ran off. >>> coming up tonight a 5-year-old boy in alabama held hostage for a week, report how he spent his first night out of the bunker he was held in. his hometown is getting ready for a huge celebration. >>> visiting a

a winter weather is in effect for baltimore and carroll county first warning weather is tracking the storm system moving our way. fine out how it will effect maryland join us for these stories and all the days break news today at 4:00. that's right after dr. phil. >>> stay with us, the 5 day forecast is coming right up. >>> welcome back. it's pretty gray out there. after a -- really it's going to be a minimal amount of that mixed precip. that's not going to be a big deal. we take a look at the 5 day forecast. we discuss the -- there it is right there. we have discussed the rain tomorrow and 42. look at that, essentially almost 50 degrees the next four days. sunny sunday but breezy, partly sunny monday some rain tuesday the mid 40s on wednesday. >>> you don't want to miss the cbs prime time line up this evening on wjz. at 10:00 it's blue bloods followed by eyewitness news at 11:00. >>> one one-hundredth of an inch. >> march is friday. sdmrsz yeah. keep >> -- >> yeah. keep something in mind february is a mild month for us, march is like watching water boil when you're hungry. it can go bad real quick. >> it definitely can. >> that's why i didn't want

maryland. we're clearing from baltimore westward. closer looknow, you can see some snow now from northern caroline county toward up to kent and up into cecil county. this is the set up now, most of this stuff has cleared out, we're going don't see a clearing pattern as we go there the overnight but there could be the chance for icy hear areas. highs today, you have to remember this didn't accumulate on the ground because the highs were in the midto upper 40s. soas temperatures drops the ground temp still above freezing. youhave to remember in the context, it's only been another hour or two of at at or below freezing temperatures after a day of well above freezing. so we had rain at onset and then the snow level began to drop, but as the snow level dropped to the surface level and we had sunset, basically it ran out of precipitation. so the whole thing moved out of here when we got the conditions that would allow accumulation. we willcontinue to see the last of this pushing further and further east as we move to day break. lookslike a sunny day tomorrow, breezy, temperatures should make the upper 40s so we'll melt whatever is out ther

maryland. >>> all right. the school delays this morning as we are getting ready for storms moving through. baltimore county hereford zone two hour delay howard and arford county are on two hour delays as we start this friday morning. >>> quickly private schools are on delay. glenelg country monarch montesord color lab academy are on a two-hour delay. go to abc2news.com for the latest information on the delays and cancellations as they come in. >> lynnette is locking at what's happening. >> we are looking at a within theory mix -- wintery mix coming in and carroll county is getting in on it. but the heaviest rain is around the eastern shore. so take it easy as you step out and about. we are dealing with icy roadways because we have freezing rain across the area. that's basically all that freezing rain is, is just ice. toonietown and walkersville i- 70 frederick is where you are dealing with icy conditions. but where you are seeing the rain falling, freezing rain is stick on contact. although the air temperatures are a little above freezing we have the surface at freezing or below this morning. now we talk a

maryland down to charles county and points south. when you get up as far north as the washington area and annapolis and baltimore it has been more of a drizzle. where do you go from this here? >> customers get ready your bill is going up later today. >> the sheriff's department is increasing gas and electric rates. how much more you can expect to pay. >> 1.2 million customers depend on bge for gas and electric service. customers like brian price who says he struggled to make ends meet every month. >> rates are already high enough. i don't know how they expect people to make it. >> brian and millions of others will start seeing an increase under bge bills starting saturday. the public service commission signed off on a bge request to increase gas and electricity rates. according to the commission for the average customer increase comes to $3.33 a month for electricity and $2.70 for gas. >> the problem with reusable it's a tough time to do it with the added federal taxes, gas prices are currently spiking. it's difficult but it's not unexpected. >> the rate hikes are all about improving and investing in infrastructure like pipes, po s p

a winter weather advisory from hartford county baltimore county the city and west ward into western maryland. that will be in effect until 10 oy clock this morning. today's forecast highs in the mid 40s. drizzle and rain in the forecast. a lot of that to the east of us freezing conditions for the first few hours are likely. northwest 6-12 miles an hour. dry by sunday and monday with temperatures in the 40s for highs. little chillyer tuesday. might see some rain might be a little bit of a wintery mix in there. also another situation coming in tend of the week. we could see a little wintery mix on thursday and a few flurries on friday. >> by the end of the week we get these storms. >> it is. >> baltimore city health department may stop production saying the company was operating without a license. it is not the only reason, though. it is not the big void for many. >> you can't find them . a baltimore staple missing. >> like old bay and potato chips and nutty bowl. >> burger chips are hard to come by. >> we have customer who's love burger cookies. we haven't had them. >> at the grocery store in

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baltimore county's ethics campus. the news is not so good for some employees today. a spokesperson confirmed about 60 people in the electronic system sector, primarily in maryland and virginia, will lose their jobs by the end of the month. 200 other employees could buy out. lawmakers on capitol hill are looking for ways to stop billions of dollars on spending cuts. they take affect in two weeks. a senate panel heard testimony today about the consequences of sequestration. $85 billion must be slashed across the board by march 1. >> of the latest developments involving that carnival cruise ship. >> a closer look at how this vacation nightmare is finally ending for tired passengers. he has continuing coverage. >> the horn sounded as they finally pulled into the port. >> there is a were on the floors. we are peeing and pooping in buckets. >> the hallways were soaked and littered with plastic bags filled with human late -- human waste. an atm was ripped from the wall. dozens were desperate for a cell phone charge. as the ship emerged in, there were signs of frustration and fear on board and another problem. a tow line connected to one of the tugboats and it suddenly snapped. >>

maryland -- de melo. we will have coverage from washington beginning on 11 news at 5:00 tomorrow night. >> of baltimore county worker made a gruesome discovery near local high school. the worker found human skeletal remains in a wooded area woodedoverlea i school this afternoon -- and a wooded area near overlea high school this afternoon. >> the bodies of alicia stricklen and taewon tuck were found inside a car friday morning. authorities initially said they may have died from the fire, but now say each was shot before the car was set on fire. there is no word tonight on a suspect or motive. >> pope benedict xvi is allowing the cardinals to elect his successor sooner than march 15. today the hurry the wreckage -- resignation of britain's most senior cardinal is casting a cloud over the final days of benedict. sexual misconduct allegations date back to the 1980's. he is facing allegations that he engaged in improper conduct with other priests. it is the first time a cardinal has recused himself from a conclave because of personal scandal. pope benedict will step down on thursday. the only u.s. surgeon general

baltimore county. everything moving right along on the harrisburg expressway. you are looking at 22 minute right traveling southbound from the maryland pennsylvania state line all the way down to the beltway. and as we look at the other abc2 timesaver traffic drive times, 695 will be free of delays on the east side. right now you are looking at an 11 minute ride on the outer loop from 95 all the way up to # 3. and oaf on the west side it's going to take you 11 minutes as well to travel the outer loop from 795 down to 95. that's a look at your morning commute. megan and charley over to you. >>> a woman helping a homeless man by giving him spare change dropped her engagement ring in the cup. >> the story has a remarkable ending. find out when good morning maryland continues. almost tastes like one of jack's cereals. fiber one. uh, forgot jack's cereal. [ jack ] what's for breakfast? um... try the number one! yeah, this is pretty good. [ male announcer ] over a third of a day's fiber. fiber one. ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ we, we chocolate cross over. ♪ yeah, we chocolate cross over. ♪ [ male announcer ] in

baltimore. >> from the city to the county to your neighborhood. now, it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland news station. >> good morning. welcome to eyewitness news. i'm gigi barnett. >> and i'm tim williams. >> a better morning than yesterday. >> yes. not as slick, not as cold, not as what. the sun is also coming up. we are drying out nicely. l ooking over the bay and toward these, but it's definitely brightening up on the horizon. we had a little fog this morning. clouds are starting to break and we are actually looking at a mostly sunny afternoon. we do love a few light showers around the bay. they are all moving out of here. part of the system we've been dealing with over the last 24 to 36 hours. 40 degrees now, 30 ocean city, 31 else in. 20 so-called degrees in oakland. daytime high in the upper 40s with a good bit of sunshine. talk about how long we can expect to see these conditions coming up in a few moments. >> now let's take a look at the other stories people are talking about. the race will go on. that's the word from nascar officials about the daytona 500. this comes after a la

baltimore county public schools and hereford zone on a two-hour delay this is the first delay into you on good morning maryland. more are sure to come and we will keep you updated a we remain on the air. -- as we remain on the air. >>> the search continues for a the body of a 2-year-old girl. child's mother admitted to smothering her and dumping her body in the trash. linda so has the latest. this is a heart breaking and disturbing story but where are investigators with this right my. >> reporter: they think the body is in a railcar headed out of statech the mother admitted to putting the girl's body in a dumpster in her annapolis neighborhood. police have tracked the contents of the dumpster to a railcar that is at the trash transfer station in jessup. investigators will resume their search for the body of 2-year- old kassidey booth this morning her mother told police she laid on top of the toddler until she was dead and put her in the dumpster. a concerned neighbor called police when she didn't see kassidey for days and booth told police her daughter was with a relative but later admitted to killing her. >>

maryland police training commission is now talking to those involved in this. that's a big part of this investigation. also we checked in with the baltimore county state's attorney's office on whether at this point they are conducting an investigation or plan to file charges. they said that won't happen until they get the state police investigation results. >> investigators are interviewing training staff this morning in the wake of the tragic shoots of a university of maryland baltimore police officer during training. baltimore city police were in charge of that training and as wjz first reported, sources say someone present switched his service weapon with a semilator -- simulator weapon. live ammo is typically not used in training. baltimore city police are conducting a investigation with maryland state police as to what happened. it led to out rage among top officials. >> there's no reasonable explanation for why live rounds were at a training exercise. i was so angry i was almost speechless. >> in the past guns used in training for brightly colored. wjz has learned in this case the simulator weapons were not a different color and looked and

according to employment prince george's county police say that the 20-year-old of hill crest heights maryland was fatally shot after attending a party at a hotel on baltimore avenue. police say a fight between two groups broke out in the parking lot of the hotel. and he was shot during the confrontation. detectives are still looking for the shooter tonight. >>> straight ahead on wusa9, bundle up tonight. we may have better weather tomorrow according to topper shutt who is up next with the full >>> first of all it really is not. we're sitting here with this man in town. >> i've got to ask you the big question. are we going to get the big snow at some point in time? >> i've been looking for three months, bruce. i don't think so. we'll see the snowflakes probably early march. but the big snow? no, i don't think so. let's start with a live look outside. the live michael weather cam. again, average is 49. we've got a break here. it is 42 right now with the dew points in the lower 40s. that'll allow the temperatures to fall as the winds are still northwest at 24, gusting up to 30 earlier today. satellite picture radar combined with the next storm. one will be pu

>> reporter: marylanders line up by the side of death by lethal injection. >> i was brought into this debate by the murder of my brother, baltimore county police sergeant prothrow. a in murder in which four armed men went into a jewelry store to rob of its possessions. >> i think it's going to happen. and i think today is the day. >> reporter: baltimore senator james broshin, also on the committee, said he will vote against the repeal. >> you take death off as an option and start with life without parole, and you take a plea of life. life means 25 to 30 years in maryland. that me, that's unacceptable. >> bobby zircin says he will vote to repeal. >> i'd like to kill as much these people myself, some of these monsters. but have you to look at the emotional desire versus the practical and legal reality. >> we'll get a favorable report for appeal. >> reporter: assuming that is correct and it does pass, the bill is expected to have enough votes to pass the full senate and move on to the house. i'm pat warren reporting. now back to you on tv hill. >> thank you, pat. wjz will update ow the votes of that. also tonight, they are voting to tighte