as don harrison explains, it wasn't just gun owners. >> reporter: close to 1,000 people gathered to show their displeasure over governor o'malley's gun restrictions. one of them is the limit of magazine size. the governor wants to ban .45 assault weapons. >> personal liberties are being infringed upon by our politicians who are here by the grace of our votes and they're only temporary employees. >> recently purchased a new gun. i went out to try it. this is the first shot i took with it. >> reporter: one of those politicians who ad to be agree is senator nancy jacobs. >> this bill is an infringement upon everyone's second amendment rights. >> reporter: in a much more serene setting the governor spoke to the senate judicial commit. the room was standing room only. the governor fees anyone who wants to buy a handgun should be forced to get lap license. part of that would mean passing a firearms safety course. >> we are not trying to ban hand guns. this law protects legal gun ownership. it is designed to stop criminals from buying guns. >> reporter: besides the governor and the legislation

. >> don harrison talked to the mon who's responsible for picking up the peses. >> reporter: when you walk into the boys and girls club, you're greeted.a sign that says play fairly and be honest. he said 14 laptops were stolen long with two tv's, one of them a 40-inch flat screen. >> the total value is over $15,000. >> reporter: the thieves came into the center. brody is searching for answers. >> who knows what's in the head of an individual who would be as cunning and calculating to arbitrarily make a decision to go into a youth focused environment and take away the many things that they know help these young people move forward. >> pretty selfish act, isn't it? >> very. >> reporter: the laptops that were stolen look like this one. the only signs of force is where they broke the locks to the cab met to get to the computers. >> could have been someone who had access to the building. >> reporter: it was tough news to break to the children. >> spend a little bit more time artic you can lating it to a 5-year-old, less time with a teenager. however, both are very upset and angry. >> repor

in anne arundel, don harrison. >>> an update on a fire that burned a mother and two young children. it started in the bedroom in the second floor apartment just after 10:00. they suffered very serious burns. the woman was taken to the bayview burn center. both boys were taken to hopkins. sadly, smoke alarms were not operating. two other people got out safely. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >>> you can get the breaking news by signing up at our website. you can also fouls at abc2 news. >>> continuing coverage at this hour of two cases where a man exposed himself to girls in columbia. howard county police arrested 49-year-old steven lair last night and charged him with indecent exposure for flashing a group of girls in the columbia mall in january. police released this surveillance picture of lair a couple weeks ago and said he was caught doing the same thing to an employee of the mall's housekeeping staff last night. lair was released after posting a $7500 bond. police are investigating the possibility that he exposed himself to two girls just days ago. >>> all r

don harrison went to the spca to see how people and the shelter feel about the decision. >> reporter: these are the faces of a difficult decision. a court ruling last year state that all pit bulls should be labeled inherently dangerous. that forced many to either give up a loved family member or face a lawsuit if the dog attacked anyone. a spokesperson with the spca took in a handful. >> owner has to make the decision to pick between their home and dog. >> reporter: she believes today's vote will now make the decision to give up a dog less about the breed and more about the individual. >> regardless of breed, each dog has a individual personality and breed doesn't play a part. >> reporter: in fact most owners say the breed is very people friendly. >> they are very people friendly. they are anxious to please people. you know, they love to snuggle. they are really great dogs. >> reporter: here, they see a much better future for the pit bulls. >> going forward we are hoping more will be able to keep their dogs in their home and not have to make the decision to give up the dog based on th

. >> don harrison spoke to parents who feel that that wasn't the right decision to make. >> reporter: this was a common sign during yesterday's morning commute. anne arundel county police got calls for more than 60 accidents in two hours. one was for a school bus crash, a car slid into the bus on richy highway near 695. no students were hurt. school opened on time and that had parents pretty upset. >> it's been disappointing because it's been slick roads, been a lot of ice on the cars and it's just been pretty tough. i think they kind of missed the call. >> we went through all the things we normally go through. >> reporter: bob moser with the board of education said they did all the checks at 4 and 5 in the morning and he said the icy conditions started around 6 when the high school buses were on the way. >> we got the cold snap at the perfect time and if the road temperatures are hovering above freezing and you get a cold snap, we saw what could happen. >> reporter: some parents don't blame the school district. >> the state highway administration should have called the school and let

. >> reporter: in annapolis, don harrison, abc2 news. >> the full senate will pick up that bill on monday and could vote on it by next week. a similar version will be introduced to the house on friday. >>> whatever is happening in annapolis, guns are in such high demand, walmart is having trouble keeping some in stock. demand soared after the president's push for gun sales. customers can only purchase three boxes of ammo a day. there's no limit on how many guns a customer can purchase. >>> it was a special moment in the general assembly. they celebrated the march. they marched together into the house. the women took part in an all rendition of the march. >> it's a national program that gives inmate has chance to help care for injured veterans. >> now this comes to the eastern shore. sherrie johnson has a closer look at the program. >> reporter: it's people helping dogs helping people. >> i can't think of a more rewarding and worthwhile program. >> reporter: at eastern correctional institution it pairs dogs with inmates. >> puppies that are trained in correctional facilities actually are t

. >> in brooklyn park, don harrison. >> kevin was taken to the hospital, treated and released. he is in critical but stable condition. >> 35 years in prison. that's the sentence for the teenager who pleaded guilty for the shooting inside a -- on a perry hill high school. >> take a look at these three still photos. they're taken from the surveillance video -- cameras. that's robert gladden, jr. he's holding the shotgun. five seconds later show staff members trying to subdue him. it looks like gladden being held up by snack machines. in court today the attorney said gladden had no reaction to the sentence. he agreed to a maximum of 40 years in pries son. the judge came back with 335-6789 the mother of the victim, daniel borowy said there's no sentence that would help her family recover. >> everybody lost. i mean, he needs to be punished, but i'm a person. my heart goes out to him, too. >> after the sentencing the prosecutor released video of robert gladden. that happened shortly after the shooting. we'll show you more at 6:00. 3345 years in prison for robert gladden, jr. >> while

. >> reporter: in stevensville, don harrison, abc2 news. >> now the standard prs guitar costs about $3,000$4,000. custom guitars can go up to $100 grand. >>> young athletes will soon hit the field for the spring sports season. >> ed reed wants to make sure students are healthy enough to play. they teamed up with doctors to give free sports physical. the students had their blood pressure checked, vision and their heart checked. they tell us what doctors are looking out for. >> any kind of heart condition that's been undiagnosed sudden cardiac death in teens, while very rare, it does present a danger when preteens go out and play sports. so that's the primary function of these school sports physicals. the other thing we were look for is high blood pressure and any other abnormalities that may come out of a basic physical. >> that's a good idea. if the problem is spotted, they recommend parents take their child to the doctor for a follow-up. >> all right. let's start off with a look at maryland's most powerful radar. where's the rain? decent band coming through here. with heavy rain that pass

in annapolis, don harrison, abc2 news. >> all right. sunset days get longer, have nice sunshine. 48 at bwi. wind has gone calm. we had peak wind gusts over 20. they were mild gusts out of the southwest. temperatures now still low 50s in dulles, upper 40s in ball. ocean city reporting 42. so that's not bad at all. how about some neighborhood weather. i think you'll find temperatures through the middle part of the day. as clouds increase you'll reach the mid-40s at least in the baltimore city area. as you go further north up into the county, as we go north, temperatures will push 40s way up in hunt valley. late day showers, rain showers and then changing over to rain mixed with snow and eventually snow showers. here we go, clear across maryland for the moment. let's give you the timing on this system. clouds increase through the dray tomorrow. this is 2:00. stop it right here. looks like mainly a surge of rain, cold rain coming up with some snow west of maryland. as we work into your evening commute you'll see wet snow begin to come down

. >> reporter: in annapolis, don harrison, abc2 news. >> some states say when a driver turns 70 they must renew their license every two years. maryland you have to renew every eight years. >>> let's take a look at the state's stance on pitbulls. a bill that would reverse the designation of the breed as inherently dangerous has moved a step closer to being passed. the bill was introduced on the house floor today. >>> another controversy legislation will be put onto a vote thursday in annapolis. they will hold a preliminary vote on the firearms safety act of 2013. the bill includes a limit on magazine size and assault weapons ban. >>> baltimore veterans will get their claims processed faster. that's allege from maryland senator barbara mikulski. the senator announced new sweeping changes in the way the veterans affairs processes the claims. currently it takes about a year for them to be processed. in fact, mikulski said baltimore had the worst record if the entire va system. she said an entirely new system that will share information eel troncally will help -- electronically will help.

in annapolis, don harrison. >>> our health alert starts with online bullying.yber bullying can be as harmful as actual bullies. students who were cyber bullied were just as likely to skip school and commit suicide. those who were bullied by text messages thought about it. sometimes they're afraid to talk to their parents about it. >>> if you think exercising furiously is necessary to ward off high cholesterol and diabetes, that might not be the case. slow and steady movements are more beneficial in improving cholesterol and preventing diabetes. researchers believe mild exercise over an extended period of time is the best way to prevent diabetes and fight close but intense exercise is still better than no exercise at all. >>> all right. tonight's consumer alert. want to complain about text message spam? there's -- there's an app for that. it's available in the google play store. while many of the features are limited to paid subscribers, you don't need a subscription to file a complaint. >> you can see that changeover steadily spreading from west to east going f

don harrison, abc2 news. >>> all this week, we have been down way down yonder in new orleans, helping out the st. bernard project, helping families struggling to rebuild in new orleans. you can donate to hurricane katrina victims, head to abc2news.com, pick ravens nation in the program, designation section. >>> it's purple friday. we are counting down to the super bowl. live with a special tonight. live coverage of the fan hoopla and a breakdown of everything to expect this sunday starts here at 7:00. >>> the cold snap is back, along with colder temperatures, came a little snow this morning. >> it made the commute tough for drivers, are we going to get snow this weekend. we want to head to wyatt everhart. in the most accurate storm center for the latest. going to be a snowy weekend. >> snow, did you mention? >> yes, more snow. doesn't it make you envious of new orleans, patriots and co- workers in the 60s. in the 60s right now in new orleans. none of that for us. take a look, central maryland, clearing out. that's a good enough deal. but the winds continue to howl out of the west. sec

don harrison. >> booth is charged with first and second degree murder. she is being held without bond. >>> a house alert to tell you about. a case of meningitis at loyola. the meningitis is not highley contagious but can be transmit fire transmitted if you have close contact. students were offered medication if needed. symptoms include high fever, nausea, vomiting, severe headache and a rash. >>> breaking news we brought you earlier this week. police have released pictures from the deadly stabbing on tuesday that claimed a 15-year- old. jeff is in the studio with more. >> reporter: police have confirmed the victim and his friends just attended the ravens celebration and it was in the middle of a huge crowd leaving the events that someone stabbed and killed a 15-year- old dejon smith. the images show a pair of men walk agriculture long -- walking along howard street and then in a fight. hundreds of fans filled sidewalk. the police are hoping they may recognize someone in the picture to help them find a suspect. >> it's really hard for me to assign roles t

in annapolis, don harrison, abc 2 news. >> booth is being held at the jennifer road detention center without bail. >>> a teen accused of shooting a perry high classmate on the first day of school will be tried as an adult. attorneys for robert gladden asked to have him tried in juvenile court, but today a judge denied their request. police say gladden opened fire in perry hall's cafeteria on august 27. another student was shot. if convicted, he could face life in prison. >>> a loyola student is recovering from bacterial meningitis tonight. doctors say it is not necessarily a cause for panic. abc 2's brian kuebler has the latest. >> reporter: they say the parents of this student who contracted bacterial meningitis don't want her condition or name released. she is recuperating here at the hospital. her infection was serious enough that the university sounded an e-mail to students, cautioning them about the symptoms. the communication by the university is strictly a precaution, because as doctors point out, the simple mention of bacterial meningitis should not cause panic. >> most bacte