carter, and yesterday it was viewed in downtown baltimore. carter helped organize demonstrations throughout the state of maryland, his daughter, by the way, is delegate jill carter. that documentary also features a performance by the union baptist church senior choir. >>> could israel be planning an attack against iran? why top defense officials believe that israel is plotting a major attack. >>> plus egypt is in a state of mourning after that deadly soccer riot. how many more people have died since that chaos broke out in that soccer game. we have details straight ahead this morning.

ken tal afar made the announcement downtown baltimore -- ken salazar made the announcement in downtown baltimore today. >> federal officials cleared the way to build giant wind turbines off the coast of ocean city. a review finds no significant environmental impact or conflicts with shipping or fishing, but in order for maryland to get into the game, it needs general assembly approval. 10 nautical miles off the coast of ocean city is considered a sweet spot for harnessing wind energy. a new study shows no environmental or socioeconomic impact, and that clears the way for constructing 100 massive wind turbines like these on the outer continental shelf. >> we now know which particular areas of of the applied at the federal government is fast tracking forward to offer for leases for development. that is a big deal. >> the interior secretary can salazar also says they are shortening the permit process. >> our goal is to hold these auctions and did these leases now in 2012. >> but wind turbines off the coast of ocean city needs the approval of the maryland general assembly. last year, legis

opening up this friday in downtown baltimore. we do of a storm system coming up for the midweek -- we do have a storm system. >> we're taking orders. what kind of pizza? grilled chicken with pineapples. get on it. no? >> i have to get my fill first. >> thank you. another great restaurant opening in baltimore city. 33 in parkton. cundiff chilly this morning -- kind of chilly this morning. we'll have a lot of sunshine this morning. you can see some clouds drifting in our direction. the clouds may thicken up as we head towards the late afternoon hours. there are two separates our systems. one around chicago and another one back in the rocky mountains. these will come by into a bigger storm and it will produce a lot of snow for people in the northern plains. it will be a cold rain maker for us over the next 24 hours. high temperature between 50 and 55. the clouds will thicken up tonight and the temperatures drop back into the 30's but i think it will stay dry. some heavy snow on the backside. for us, a warrain maker. temperatures wil

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high school girls are looking for the perfect dress. >> i'm sherrie johnson, live in downtown baltimore with a preview of an event to help young girls afford their prom. don't miss the details and a fashion show coming up. >>> the dazzling view sky watchers found. we will show you coming up as we look in case you missed it. >>> that's a live look in los angeles, see the kodak theater there on the left side of your screen. a wrap up for the winners and n town when good morning maryland continues. Ñ[= a rare sight this weekend, called a triple conjunction, the moon, venus and jupiter lined up in a triangle. this is video you may have missed from los angeles, covers two hours in a few seconds. home video caught sisters celebrating the snow. listen. [music] they are feeling the oscars, too. this is 7-year-old lucy and her littest sister from chicago. they were singing there is no business like snow business. chicago got a hefty batch of snow for the weekend. >>> i love it, i love that video. that is so cute. we have to go up around the great lakes, that's where we will see a clipper trying

passed through parts of frederick, so the westerly wind will tap into cold air by morning. 42 in downtown baltimore. this front is just now reaching baltimore, so the high pressure comes in. it is kind of cold over the midwest. we are going to notice a decent temperature dropped tomorrow. this storm will be approaching so wednesday it will be better as well. sunny to partly cloudy skies across the region tomorrow. we will see a little bit of cloud cover during the day tomorrow afternoon, and the cloud cover continues to thicken. steady rain into the afternoon before in pushes off the coast and begins to clear off thursday, and a brisk wind will keep temperatures down just a little. tomorrow is around 50 degrees. small craft advisory on the bay. road winds averaging one or 2 feet. 40's tomorrow and wednesday with some rain likely on wednesday. in the seven-day going into march, is does get a little chilly. 50 tomorrow, head weather wednesday, breezy on thursday, and increasingly cloudy on friday with a high of 54. 60 with the showers and storms on saturday, but that front moves off the coast, and it

closer to 42, however, in downtown baltimore. as the area of high pressure that produced today sunshine retreats, the storm in the middle of the country gets closer. cold air on the north side. as the storm tracks into the cold air, it will produce some wintry weather, maybe some really strong. even in the east, where the moisture will run into some cold air over new england, there are winter storm watch as an adviser is up for the leading edge of the precipitation, but we are a little too far south for that. it looks just like a chilly rain around here. the storm will likely start bringing rain in by mid to late morning. i'd be able to get the morning rush hour in ok, but the afternoon rush-hour will still be a little bit but. storms should clear out thursday morning with westerly winds and some sunshine thursday will turn into a mild day but will not last long. the next system approaching, pushing range war charleston, west virginia by friday, and looks like that will get into our area as we head into the upcoming weekend. peri

a deadline is hours away for the owner of a carousel in downtown baltimore in the inner harbor. sherrie johnson is standing by with what the owner must do before it's taken away. >> reporter: well, the baltimore development corporation has begin the family that runs the carousel until today to cease operations. this means time is fast running out for the historic carousel in bolt mierner harbor. once it ceases off -- baltimore's inner harbor. once it cease operation they have to remove it by next month. the owner of the carousel says they make $25,000 a year and is willing to work with the city to pay what he owes e says what is really -- he says what is needed is more downtown attracts to bring in more ristors and is -- visitors and is willing to move it but done want to shut it down for good a family member of the carousel owner says they are look into legal options. >>> this morning's consumer alert, nearly 80,000 vehicles being recalled by knowsan due too -- nissan due to a possible gas leak. the pressure sensor may not be tight enough and there's a possibility of fire. juke

the brazen stabbing in broad daylight has police on alert in downtown baltimore right now. it happened around 1:15 this afternoon in the 400 block of west baltimore street. the man who was stabbed has been taken to a local hospital. two men behind bars tonight, arrested in connection with a deadly shooting latest be too late last month. joseph butler marcus lennon are charged with the murder of 19- year-old shayvon booker. it happen on general 29. booker died of a gunshot wound to the head after treatment at shock trauma. -- in happened on january 29. a dundalk high-school student is recovering to 9 after being struck by a car in front of the campus about 7:30 this morning. please tell us the victim is a 17-year-old girl. we are told her injuries are not life-threatening. there is no word whether charges will be filed. >> sunny skies and temperatures in the fifth deposit. we are not really thinking snow on the way, but it could change for quickly -- temperatures in the 50's. for now is fairly pleasant, if you have early evening plans, no weather problems. 54 in downtown balt

reporting live in downtown baltimore, wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you. they are working to recover unpaid money from last year's organizers. >> a brawl breaks out between students at two rival high schools at the bus stop. you can see the large group of teens gathering at a bus stop and some of the teens ran in and out of the traffic bringing traffic to a halt. police tell us the students have a history of problems. officers arrested about a dozen students. >> the prosecution rests in the george hughly trial. his former teammates testified against him. wjz is following every development from the courthouse. >> reporter: one by one the former teammates took the stand to testify against their old friend, george. they told jurors he was drunk, spilling wine, stumbling and urinating in public. player kenneth gave him a cold stare in court before testifying love was one of his best friends. he says he seemed strange and had a change of demeanor after visiting love's apartment and i asked him what was wrong and he said nothing was wrong. i asked two more times

an historic downtown baltimore fire house now has a new owner. the building has been vacant since 2005. it was auctioned off this afternoon for $900,000. the buyer is not yet being made public. the building is 18,500 square feet and two stories tall. auctioneers say would be ideal for retail or office use. at one point, it it was renovated to the house baltimore city college students. there is an accountant -- there is no word yet on the buyer's plans for that building. >> it is days after a terrible case of child abuse, family and friends are in annapolis. new at 6, how new a deflation could change it from happening again. -- how new legislation could change it. >> rock center with brian williams has moved to wednesday night. that is not the only change. that is not the only change. >> rock center is setting up shop wednesdays at 9:00, starting tonight. >> could timeslot may be changing, but its approach is not. >> it will not change the "rock center." >> at the news magazine made its debut three months ago with the promise for its viewers. >> y

today begins the rock fish celebration, dine downtown baltimore celebrating the official state fish, allen morestein our friend the proud proprietor of reggies. good to see you. >> good to see you again, too, thanks for coming down. >> thank you. these are the taste of maryland? >> these are the official fish of maryland. it is served over a succotash and did that. >> that is great. let's bring in the chef here. >> that is crab imperial, again being a maryland thing and this is the best time of year for it. >> again i was going to say, winter is really primetime for rock fish. right? >> pretty much. i mean they are in season all year round you can get them in the ocean but when they really start coming up the bay is in the early spring. >> delicious, it is absolutely fabulous, thank you chef. >> you are welcome. >> thanks for coming. allen you have been here how many years now. >> 10 years. >> 10 years. >> upscale casual. try to do things on the cutting edge. doing things like that. the rock fish is a bottom feeder, it feeds off eels, not strong at all. excellent table fish and the p

. >> new this noon, baltimore city police are investigating an early warning stepping in downtown baltimore. it happened just after 5:00. we're told an unidentified man was stabbed in the back. the victim was taken to shock trauma. no word on suspect or motive in the case. a 38-year-old maryland ban is in police custody after leaving -- zero leading state troopers on a chase in a stolen vehicle. troopers attempted to pull the vehicle over this morning, but the vehicle sped off before the troopers could reach it. eventually the vehicle overturned and the driver fled on foot. he was quickly apprehended and baltimore county and faces multiple charges of theft burglary and traffic violations. the new york giants are celebrating a victory over the new wrinkle in patriots, but it did not come without a fight. we of war in the game that had fans on the edge of their seats. >> the new york giants are champions again this morning after eking out a four. wind of the new england patriots last night at indianapolis. >> it feels good to win a super bowl. it does not matter where you are. seconds the gia

./ wendell goler explains why theeplan has sparked heated debate in downtown baltimore and across theor workers that covers contraception. sot - yotte says: "what the administration has done is really unprecedented in terms of both parties have reepected religious liberty." white house officials promised instiiutions on how to - implement the policy... ready to compromise. jay ere - carney says "the president is committed to insuring women have access to contraception without copay or any extra work.. catholic churches are exempt from the requirement but hospital and university insurance policies would be required to pay for birth control pills for workers, which they now only cover for medical reasons other than contraception. likewise, they might have to pay for tubal ligations for women of childbearing age. democratic lawmakkrs say the religious freedom ccaim is a smoke screen... the issue is women's rights.sot - gillibrand says: "... the power to decide whether or not to use contraception lies with a woman, not her boss.. but liberal commentator mark shields, himself a catholic, s

that's going to be a be t no here's a look atlive picture ov downtown at baltimore beltway. downtown at baltimore beltway. good to go at we willaveling through howard county. again, ride on 95 for yothe bw parkway your right lane is bloc southbound as you gan d charley stress. one local clinic is ay with usw services and why it could keeae >>> het awareness month and and others not. more on that coming up. >>> as we head to break on this us. over at locust point, dominosugalit up. we will be right back. homicide of young people in america has an impact on all of us. how can we save these young people's lives? as a police chief i have an opportunity to affect what happens in a major city. i learned early on if you want to make a difference you have to have the right education. university of phoenix opened the door. my name is james craig, i'm committed to making a difference and i am a phoenix. >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> all right. ladies, listen up. you like drinking soda. >> ladies? guys. there's a study about how it could affect women's hormones. linda so is here

it will be mostly clear. 25 suburbs, 35 downtown baltimore. a sunny day on tap. one more day into the low and the mid 50's. waves around a foot. 30 in the mountains and some snow. an inch on wednesday. a cold front on tuesday night brings rain and snow showers. a 20% chance on the lower eastern shore. it will be because of a friend through canada. here is the system that brings a patch of clouds tonight. this front comes through tomorrow night and held low pressure tracks along the front and brings the risk of snow. it may be enough smell, probably not at sunrise but shortly after that. light snow develops and rain south of baltimore. the mixture could produce a light accumulation in the cold and northern suburbs. the potential is up to an inch on the pennsylvania line. maybe an inch or so of snow. 53 tomorrow with sunny skies. 40's on thursday. back to 50 and friday before a shot of cold air. that may trigger a few more snow showers. >> from the susquehanna bates sports center, this is 11 news sports. >> orioles pitchers and catchers report to spring training. n

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snowboard or in the rain gauges today, but it might change tomorrow as the system moves in. 45 in downtown baltimore, getting chillier in some of the outlying areas. 33 at hancock, 28 frostburg right now. the winds are now out of the north, arctic air trying to push south. it will be chillier by morning while the system is approaching from the west. the first part of the necessary ingredients, the chill coming in on the northerly breeze tonight. a cloudy morning, son up at 7:07. back to the west, you end up in an area of low pressure coming into arkansas now. this will track along the front, bringing moisture into the cold air that is filtering in, and the end result will be a mixed bag of wintry weather. it is snow and now in st. louis. they had rain earlier which has changed over to snow. some of that whether a streaking across the ohio valley and bite midday tomorrow is should be coming into our area. a cloudy morning, no problems for the morning rush-hour. lunch time, late morning, early afternoon, the first snow begins while it is still just cloudy down on the lower eastern shore at 1:00 in the

live right now to the inner harbor, downtown baltimore on this wednesday, february 22nd.k you for joining us, i'm megan pringle. >> i'm charley crowson. yesterday, the temperatures were mild, the chilly wind kept people inside, in the days to come, it may not be the same. here is meteorologist, lynette charles. good morning. >> charlie, you are right. we will have the winds in here for today, once again, making that 60 i'm forecasting feeling chillier. make sure you have the jacket, a sweater as you head out and about today. we will start to see a little bit of sunshine, the clouds, very similar to what we saw yesterday, except this afternoon, we have the chance for showers to work their way in to the picture. we will be back

the technology is on display at the motor trend auto show in downtown baltimore. wjz is live at the convention center. weijia jaingz -- weijia jiang has a look at the options and says she will pick me up a new car. >> we have been checking out your possible new cars all day long. talking to a lot of people who say they have been blown away, not by how fast or sleek these cars are, but by how safe they are. >> reporter: no doubt they're great eye candy. >> it's beautiful. it's beautiful. love to drive it. >> reporter: but the cars at the motor trend auto show parked in the baltimore convention center, boast more than beauty. they're smart. very smart. >> phone. >> reporter: in this ford edge. >> call alonzo. >> reporter: saying a couple words out loud is enough to call someone. >> calling alonzo on cell. >> reporter: and i don't know about you, but parallel parking is not my favorite thing to do. some of these cars have a button for that. >> it will automatically parallel park the vehicle for you. so all sorts of safety measures for you. >> reporter: in fact, there

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in downtown baltimore abc 2 news. >> the city police declined comment because of the impending federal case, but did say that second video from this weekend in federal hill is being investigated by internal affairs. now to the continuing coverage of the murder trial of george huguely. today, the prosecution introduced plenty of evidence from dna scrappings to photos of huguely's injuries. christian shaver is in virginia, and tells us why the testimony is key for the prosecution. >> reporter: the assistant chief medical examiner here in virginia spent several hours on the witness stand, describing the many and severe injuries that yeardley love suffered. earlier in the trial, friends of love testified they saw her on the night before she died wearing nothing but her underwear, and they say they saw no injuries on her body. but today in court, the assistant chief medical examiner for the state of virginia testified that when he performed the autopsy on yeardley love, he saw visible bruises on her right and left leg, her left forearm, her left hand, her buttocks, as well as many bruises o

. >>> if you've been outside you know it's been raining, chilly, looking at video from downtown baltimore. so when will the rain move out? >>> beautiful blue skies will be back. you can see most of the rain is beginning to clear out of the area. it's confined to

so not at 6:51. 34, downtown baltimore. the skies are clear. the winds are common, but this storm is trying to be approaching. -- now the winds are calm, but the storm is going to be approaching. it was 39 degrees for a high- temperature today. their normal is only in the 20's, so they were well above normal. a lot of the precipitation coming with this is rain all the way into parts of iowa, southern wisconsin. the snow is only on the far northern edge of it, and that is live into canada of. on the south side, a few sprinkles. most of the action will be in the great lakes. wednesday, another weather disturbance with a passing shower or sprinkle and the same scenario on thursday. a slight chance of showers, but all this week temperatures are going to be gradually warming. a chance of evening sparkles with a south wind at hand. winds are going to be out of the saudis and gusting at times in the afternoon, and -- out of the southeast and gusting at times in the afternoon. scattered rain showers tomorrow and tuesday. a chance of a little bit of wet

tomorrow morning, a blanket of cloudiness over the area is keeping us that 50 right now in downtown baltimore. mid 40's over toward rock wall. northern carol and frederick counties, 46 degrees. but to leap 38 at frostburg, and that looks like the cold spot -- of chilly 38 at frostburg. maybe some mid-30's in the couture suburbs. the sun comes up at 10 minutes before seven in the morning. --re's not much of a temper of a temperature contrast on either side of the front coming through here. little or no temperature contrast on either side of the front, just an area of low pressure moving through and maybe a passing sprinkle. a couple of weather systems lining up to the northwest near the canadian border. it could bring a slight chance for a shower a couple of days, wednesday, thursday, and friday, there are a few showers in the forecast. mary got across the plains states and down to new orleans where it mardi gras is underway -- very quiet across the plains states. no major storms on the map right now and temperatures are relatively mild. our forecast will call for clouds and an occasional show

temperatures are still above freezing in most areas around baltimore, 45 in downtown baltimore and even western belt -- even western maryland is above freezing. a little bit of cloud cover is starting to come in from the west. the blanket of cloudiness will hold in the heat and it will be a mild warning, close to 40 downtown. sunrise on thursday morning at 6:58. there are a couple of storm systems to watch in the region, one of them just getting into the lower part of the mississippi river valley, producing strong thunderstorms on the gulf coast. behind it is another system moving quickly through the southern rockies into northern arizona. this could impact our weekend. temperatures are not that cold, even up to international falls, minnesota. it is only 30 degrees there. it is just a batch of rain coming in for now. it looks like we'll have some scattered showers in the morning and more substantial rain coming in the afternoon and early evening. still a cloudy day, highs of 45-50 and southeast winds at 5- 10. there is a small craft advisory in effect with a two-foot waves on the open w

it happened at harford and echo dale avenue in downtown baltimore. linda so is standing by with the latest on the investigation, like we were saying earlier, police are just getting started on this. >> the two suspects are on the loose, police reviewing surveillance video from inside the store for more information. the victim, a man in his 40s, was shot in the chest and taken to hopkins in stable condition. the robbery happened before 10:00 last night, at the royal farms in hamilton. two suspects walked inside a store, announced a robbery and took cash ask cigarettes from behind the counter. one shot the victim and both of the suspects ran from the store. police don't know why that victim was singled out. >>> now the silver lining in the case, police say a good samaritan was able to stay calm and stayed with the victim until medics arrived. linda so, abc2 news. >>> jurors in the george huguely murder trial will start deliberations today. the former university of virginia lacrosse player is charged with killing his ex- girlfriend, yeardly love. love w

they will hold racing events on the streets of downtown baltimore on labor day weekend 2012 through 2016. last year's baltimore grand prix race generated about 47 million dollars. some key turns in this -- terms in this contract includes a 5 year term also an amusement tax lock box and ticket surcharge lock box a portion of the money from each ticket will be placed in the lock box escort account controlled by a trustee. this makes sure the racing group pays amiewnsment taxes and service fees. the merrill mayor will unveil the contract after an open public review period with citystake holders and community groups. final contract will be presented to the board of estimates on february 2 2nd for a vote. sherrie johnson abc2 news. >>> 6:32. this morning law makers are doing what you voted them to do and that's work together. and they found a way to keep money in your pocket. late last night congressional negotiators reached a tentative deal that would save you about a thousand bucks. sources say the deal would extend the payroll tax cut for the rest of the year. it would renew jobless benefi

we are looking at picture of downtown baltimore. ri's 49 degrees and we will look at what the rest of the weather looks like for the weekend when we come back. >>> there's new information about the proposed move of a entire grade level of students right out of a brand new school ed by -- brand new school building. sherrie johnson will explain as baltimore county school official review all their options. what's going on. >> reporter: right now, parents are so upset about this proposed change. school officialed brought in another public meeting that's scheduled for next week to talk about the plan. we are in front of the ridgeruxton school building. it's about 30 feet or so away from the other school west towson elementary. and this fall, baltimore county school officials want the move the fourth grade class from west towson into the ridge ruxton school building. west towson opened in the fall of 2010. it's overcrowded. and parents from ridge ruxton a school for children with special needs are concerned about the impact on that school

that is live picture of downtown baltimore. gorgeous weather yesterday. >> it was perfect and could be in store for more today but answers to that let's check in with meteorologist lynette charles. you said 70 is possible again but a little rain. >> showers are moving back into the area and that will be the scenario even as we go into the afternoon. as you head out the door this morning, you don't have to grab the heaviest coat but grabt umbrella. we can see on maryland's most powerful radar as of now the rain pushing into the picture and we zoom in on the yellow spots in carroll county. and you are look at westminster owings mills randallstown getting in on moderate rain showers across the area. if you are traveling along i-70 be prepared for rain across the area as well. more of the same around port deposit havre de grace and cecil county and elkton dealing with wet weather across that area. but for today, also the winds a big factor we have a wind advisory in effect for the areas shaded in the gray. and a high wind warning f

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. >>> it was a big night in downtown baltimore and a big night to give back as hundreds hung out with cal ripkin junior for a very good cause. the gala for the cal ripkin senior was held. mark was one of three of tonight's honorees. he said it's always a good idea to give back to a community that gave you a lot. >> i enjoy giving back. it's the right thing to do. very been blessed and my childhood here was great. loved playing baseball for green hornets and playing at mount saint joe's. giving back is very important to this community, to the community of new york and really everywhere i have been. >> they were treated to an evening of entertainment and great food. a silent auction and a chance to rub elbows. the funds help out hundreds of children all round the nation. >>> taking a hot shower could put your health at risk. we are finding the science, the symptoms and all these thing that are behind the disease, a disease that doctors say starts right in your own shower. >> excuse me. >> reporter: when it started. >> just coughing,. >> reporter: she had been traveling back and forth to

as we head to break, a live picture of downtown baltimore, the inner harbor. looking like a nice morning out there. we'll find out what the rest of the day will be like when we check in with lynette charles. >>> a florida man is trying to get out of cuba. according to his wife, jose ra money darius took his terminally ill father-in-law home to cuba last month. since then the cuba government has detained him on allegations of trafficking false documents. >> american citizen [ indiscernable ] >> darius' wife thinks this is a case of mistaken identity. he is sitting in a prison in havana. >>> officials in egypt say about 900 people were injury inside a violent clash just days after 79 people were killed in a soccer match. egyptians have started the three-day mourning period for the victims kill inside that match. the incident has led to renewed calls for the country's military rulers to step down. >>> in colombia, four people are dead after a car bombing in front of a police station. a hospital near that station was also badly damaged. the explosion said to have

. >> after the meeting, they will concentrate on the 5k race in downtown baltimore on may # a.ll this money will go to fight als. we will have the information, how to register on the web site, abc 2 news right after the show. >>> now maryland's most powerful radar and the forecast certified most ac yurt by weather rate. >> it is hard to believe things will change, but they will by tomorrow afternoon. the average high is 4 #, 43. real quick before we get into the storm on the way, you still have to saver the day that it was a fantastic finale to the day, a gorgeous sunshine here. in laural it was nothing but sunshine as we wrapped up on a clear note. some people clearing up the grill out there. and to western maryland remaining snow out here, but we think we will get a fresh batch in here through the day tomorrow. we will talk tact set up here. crystal clear here tonight. and temperatures still all above freezing here except for extreme west maryland and north of the state line in york. the ground is reel tiffly warm. that's working against any significant accumulations from thi

carter, and yesterday it was viewed in downtown baltimore. carter helped organize demonstrations throughout the state of maryland, his daughter, by the way, is delegate jill carter. that documentary also features a performance by the union baptist church senior choir. >>> could israel be planning an attack against iran? why top defense officials believe that israel is plotting a major attack. >>> plus egypt is in a state of mourning after that deadly soccer riot. how many more people have died since that chaos broke out in that soccer game. we have details straight ahead this morning. >>> news around the world on this friday morning, we've learned overnight that u.s. defense secretary leon panetta believes israel could be staging a strike against iran this spring. >> yeah. he says the attack by israel would be done in an effort to stop iran from building a nuclear bomb. the "washington post" first reported that panetta was concerned about the increased likelihood that israel would launch an attack over the next few months. [ sirens ] >>> two

now, as we mentioned, fire gutted most of this downtown baltimore business early this morning. now, for those of you who normally travel in the 2800 block of west lafayette street, be prepared for detours. we are shut down at lafayette and ashland and lafayette and dukeland. back over to you. >>> within the hour bge crews will be going door to door turning gas back on in southwest baltimore. so far they've already restored gas to about 300 of the 900 residents who lost it on tuesday. that gas main has since been fixed, but turning the gas back on does sometimes take a little while. >>> the battle this morning over same-sex marriage, it rages on, but things are really starting to heat up, especially a little more since one delegate received a threat. what is that all about? abc 2 news' sherree johnson is here to explain. reporter: it's scary to think that people would be take tailgate to that level. we've been in touch with police this morning. we've learned that wade catch has receive add threat and received protection. the republican who agreed to support same-sex marriage say

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live pictures of downtown baltimore. we will be right back. >>> 4:43. a deadline for epa administrator lisa jackson to clarify whether fracking is a effect. >>> data could be deleted as soon as today. prosecutors blocked access to mega upload and charged 7 men sail the site stole millions of illegal down loads of music movies and additional contest. >>> eric holder will appear before the house oversight committee on operation fast and furious today. this is a controversial operation where federal agents ran weapons that ended up in the hands of mexican drug runners. >>> testimony on threats against the nation at the annual hearing. high-profile witnesses attend and will be testifying. this coming after the cia released its recent report about threats involving iran. >>> a court date has been set for randy babbitt that's going to be today in virginia. the former faa boss resigned three days after police arrested him on a drunk driving charge near his suburban washington home. >>> nbc2 news is work for you making sure doctors who take care of you are fit

. >>> new this morning fire gutted most of a downtown baltimore business early this morning here in the 2800 block of west lafayette street. >> investigators have been on the scene since a little after 2:30 when that fire started inside the pride and grocery and liquors. no cause yet for the start of it, so be sure to avoid north dukeland and west lafayette street when you're heading out this morning. >>> 5:32 right now. flags across new jersey will fly at half staff tomorrow to honor the late singer whitney houston as plans for her weekend funeral starting to take shape. now, investigators continuing to look into actions -- her actions and days before her sudden death. abc 2 news' sherree johnson joins us with more on this story. reporter: megan, on saturday, one week after her death, whitney houston will be laid to rest in her home state of new jersey. the private service at her childhood church will include about 1500 mourners. there will be performances by stevie wonder, aretha franklin and bbweyon. her exhusband bobby brown has been invited to the funeral, putting to rest rumors th

right now -- downtown baltimore. it's in the 40s. thanks for joining us on this february 28th. i am megan pringle. >> i am charley crowson. let's head over to lynette charles. >> we are dealing with a nice day on tap once again. we will get plenty of sunshine in here and the satellite and radar showing you no clouds around as of now. we will get a few clouds increasing throughout the day but lots of sunshine in the forecast just like yesterday. our next weather maker coming from the west here. and it will push in and we will be getting rain in the forecast as we go into tomorrow. but for this morning, put the rain gear away, break out the sun shades because you are go going to need it. coat you will need a coat notsinly the heaviest coat but 36 degrees in carney and temperatures are above average. we should be at 29 degrees now for this time of the year. and it did take a while for the cold front to move through the area. we are looking at 40n burtonsville and upper 30s in centerville and chestertown and northeast as we look at the eastern shore. let's check your traffic with a

a live look at downtown baltimore as we go to break. inner harbor shining brightly on this tuesday morning. you are watching good morning maryland. we are back in a bit. Ñ[= >>> news time 4:44. five things to know on a this tuesday morning as part of the national read across america, baltimore county executive kim kamenetz will read to student this afternoon at 1:30 the book of choice is from dr. seuss the classic. >>> the baltimore sin fumy orchestra will a-- sin fumy orchestra will a-- sin fonysymphony orchestra will announce their keddual. >>> there's tents set up at the freedom plaza but the permit expires and lawmakers promised to take action. >>> john edward has health issues that delayed his trial. today is the deadline to file a update on his heart condition and the trial has been delayed until the end of the month. >>> deadline to register to vote in maryland's primary election is march 13th. to register you have to fill out a voter registration application and hand deliver or mail it to a board of elections. primary day in the

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fire gutted most of this downtown baltimore business this morning here in the 2800 block of west lafayette street. now, investigators had been on the scene since a little after 2:30 this morning. the fire started inside the pride grocery and liquor. no cause yet, but be sure to avoid north dukeland as angela said and west lafayette this morning until that scene is all cleaned up. >>> for the second time in six months former ravens germaine lewis who has been arrested. >> who was in the car with him. >>> plus did you know the first president was an entrepreneur? what the former president did for a living. we have details on this. what you may not know this morning just ahead. >>> news time 4:45. former ravens super bowl hero jermaine lewis has been arrested for the second time in six months. he was pulled over because police spotted his 4-year-old son in the front seat not buckled upment lewis said he needed to get food for his son. >>> after two years, the man known as the underwear bomber has learned he will spend the rest of his life in prison. during the sentence, farouk abdullmutallab

i am live at mica this morning, located in downtown baltimore and they tons of exhibits throughout the year. this is all about the dish towel. you are part of the group that is a still life organization that helps to put this on. they sent to a dish towel. >> this particular picture took about a year to resolve. there's quite a bit of spatial ideas within the picture itself that come about with the contrast of objects and were the dishtowel is relative to the picture plan, the dishes in the sink the come forward. it is allot about spatial relationships for may. >> this is part of art history. >> the founder of our group started this group in 1994 and phelps that the state of the still life was not so good at the time. we started to show in different venues around the country and we have had about 50 exhibits now. this show has about 65 paintings in it. >> so nice to meet you. this runs to march 11. you can come see these paintings all based on the dishtowel. we see some flurries out into garrett county. that will be heading our way appeared we will go back to tony in the weather center

we've got the details from downtown baltimore. >> the new contract is a partnership of two baltimore- based entrepreneurs and a construction executive from indianapolis with extensive motoring experience. they're hopingo revive the defunct baltimore grand prix. the inaugural baltimore grand prix took over on labor day weekend last year. but the promoters still owes $1.5 million to the city as well as money to vendors. the city severed ties with them but announced a new five-year contract with a new promoter to bring the grand prix back. >> $47 million of economic impact. we get the opportunity to showcase our city in a positive way all the world and it's hard to put a dollar figure on that. it's in the best interest for our local economy and for the city that we move forward but move forward without risk to taxpayers. >> the price of every ticket will include an amusement tax, a ticket surcharge, and community impact fees, money that goes into the city. the new owners agreed to comply with the executive order, many 25 percent of contracts go to baltimore-based business and 35% of the

. >> it spiked calls to the downtown baltimore office. >> not just women. we're hearing from men and everybody because breast cancer is such a personal topic and it affects so many women. the idea that funding would be cut from breast care programs, it just didn't make sense. >> in contrast, the maryland coalition for life applauded komen's ending of support for planned parenthood. but they changed their mind. they said "we will continue to fund existing grants. including planned parenthood." she said the organization is distressed changes -- that there is a perception changes were made for political reasons. they were not. komen said it was the investigation, not planned parenthood's pro-choice stance that prompted them to withdraw funding. >> we felt it was politically motivated. 85% of what we do is preventative. birth control methods, s.t.d. treatment, that is the heart of planned parenthood. >> kai reed, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a pedestrian in the hospital after being hit by a bus. the accident happened at 33rd and st. paul streets around 7:00 friday eveni

they are bringing racing events to downtown baltimore on labor day weekend. this year the city canceled its racing contract with the grand prix after money was not paid to investors, the city, and the state. >> our follow-up this morning to the ii-team story about the sky box at m&t stadium. there is no governing policy about its use. there is an i-team investigation into how the box is used. >> stephanie rawlings-blake acknowledged there are few rules governing the tickets. the -- most sky box tickets went to staff. even her professional fund raiser was included. >> i'm sure you would like to think there is some deep philosophy that goes behind it, but no, there is no guiding principle. >> a spokesman for mayor michael nutter said they put them in effect because too many tickets were going to political insiders and friends. it spells out how many go to whom. for football six to the mayor, two to city council. the rest to nonprofit organizations for special recognition. no tick tickets can go to city creditors and no -- contractors and no ticket can be used f

we're in for clear skies and light wind tonight. 24 in the suburbs. 34 in downtown baltimore.ne storm system is just getting out of radar range. the next one is moving through the upper midwest. this will attract northeast into canada. -- this one will track northeast into canada. there are a series of storms out west. they will be approaching us as the week wears on. that means more scattered showers activity wednesday into friday. warmer air will be spreading east. there is no bitterly cold air nationwide. it has been unusually mild for the lower 48 states. sprinkles maybe tomorrow. scattered rain showers on wednesday. on thursday it we will see temperatures getting into the 60's. that sets the stage for springlike thunderstorms. house tomorrow, maybe a sprinkle. a small craft advisory expected tomorrow. it and this showers on thursday. eastern shore, a 30% chance of showers on wednesday. mild temperatures expected around ocean city. getting into the 60's thursday and friday. we will see the warming trend. low 50's 40's and wednesday. los 60's thursday and friday. a cold fro