even parts of harford county. then glen burnie, arnold down to annapolis, that's where the heaviest rain is falling right now. other areas getting light rain right now. once you get south of washington, the rain has pretty much tapered off. not necessarily the end of the rain in forecast. but we'll talk about it with details. now to traffic. >> good morning. things not looking too bad overall. we've had a couple of accidents. two right lanes of northbound president street are blocked. also a vehicle fire at hanover and ma combs street. but major roadways, problem-free at this moment. 95 southbound between 100 and 32 hooking at five minutes. we'll give you a live look outside at the roadways. see how things are doing there. the southbound view there. you can see north and southbound. you can see traffic moving fine. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. mindy and stan, back to you. >> our big story this morning, a dozen mid shipmen from the u.s. naval academy have been expelled for their alleged use of a controver

takes over america serving up tired of discarded electronics to countries like india reporter laurie harford has discusses the matter on the streets of new york plus. reads those from around the world are here in moscow we showcase the rally as a good as the country for the first time. now an infamous koran burning pastor was briefly jailed in the u.s. after a court blocked his plans for an anti islamic protest outside a mosque where the court ruled that the rally organized by terry jones said going to take place in a city described as america's muslim capital could lead to violence christine for south has been looking at how free speech can threaten public safety. they came to show that the planned protest was not causing a rift in their community even formed a human chain in a show of solidarity christians jews and muslims were not afraid. and we work together as a team as if as one family they came to send pastor terry jones a message whatever has implemented i'm going to pray and as god to deliver him or my message to him is a preview for you he needs help more than seven hundred people

countries paying the price for their technology addiction all this week new york resident laurie harford mistook that question to the streets of the big apple and here's what she found out. americans produce about three million tons of electronic waste every year and countries like india and up as the dumping ground so how many gadgets have you bought this year this week let's talk about that is there a gadget that you're lusting after a noun it's a g.p.s. i have it you are desperately yes you have no way to track where you're going without it basically no maps we got messed with it just not as good but an i phone and did she already have a phone course what was wrong with that that she needed my phone was an i phone i was at the apple store yesterday and it was almost a riot that broke out overnight. what do you think of that i think it's ridiculous actually why do you think americans are so all about their get it. done i shortened response. money j.k. . deal you guys. you know where i forgot. where it is and fade away like you see these people go right here when i drive because. everyb

if forced harford county officials to shut down five schools in the area. they tend belair high school but found in threats to four other schools. annapolis police have released a description of the man accused of trying to abduct a teenage girl. investigators say that the 16- year-old colt was she was walking to her school bus stop yesterday morning when a man tried to a doctor and gave bridge road -- tried to abduct her at a ridge road. she was able to escape safely. he was reportedly wearing a red hooded sweatshirt and dark jacket. if you of information, call annapolis police. libyan opposition leaders said that rebels will accept a u.n.- mandated cease-fire is a small market of people's forces from all cities and allows peaceful protests -- if muammar gaddafi pulls his forces from all cities and allows peaceful protests. >> even as members of gaddafi's inner circle continue to defect, the libyan leader remains defiant. in a statement read on a libyan television, he accuses the west of starting a crusader war between christians and muslims. >> it will be

. >>> three girls are charged after authorities said they made bomb threats to five harford county schools. the girls, age 14 and 15 all attended bel air high. authorities did not find suspicious devices in the girls' custody. the girls have been released to their parents. >>> traffic deaths are down according to the transportation department. the number of people killed has fallen to the lowest level in 60 years. that's despite the fact more mernls drove more miles, more seat belt use and better efforts to curb drunken driving are being credited for the decrease. >>> here's a live look at the roads. traffic is moving along. these folk also go home to cold homes as they have a cold ride home but things could be warming up as we get closer to opening day the best day of the year at least in april. meteorologist wyatt everhart joins us with the forecast. >>> we know it's going to be warmer and still the clanls for some showers. that's the way it looks. talk about the chance for showers coming in later tonight. there are wintry showers in western maryland, southwestern pennsylvania. we had sn

and affecting the 95 corridor from harford county into baltimore county further into howard county. earlier accident in baltimore city at lombard and president street that has been cleared. police remain on the scene of a vehicle fire at south hanover and fire and ems are on the scene there as well. now back to you. >> time 6:32. thanks a lot. >>> get your preak on. a catchy slogan but a party animal named kegasus is sending a bad message. the half man half horse preakness mascot is causing controversy as sherrie johnson is here to explain why. >> reporter: the maryland jockey club says they are trying to attract more people to the preakness which kicks off in may. they want to grow the products. jockey club says kegasus is the mascot for the infield portion of the preakness which attracts thousands of young people with the promise of a 20 dollar bottomless beer mug. state del gut mcdunna says it does nonbut tarnish the second tool of the horse crown. >> i don't think taxpayers' money should be subsidizing tiew fid piedity. >> i appreciate what the -- stupidity. >> i appreciate what

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fears of another global economic crisis with the dollar sic against other currencies show host laurie harford also known as the resident took to the streets of new york to find out what people there think needs to be done to fix the world's financial or. billionaire investor george soros is holding a conference to be attended by the world's richest and hands most influential people the agenda to reform the global monetary system how do you fix the world's economy this week let's talk about that well number one they are trying to figure out how to fix the economy they're trying to repair to a what's already going on which is the government's i've long since lost control of the monetary world and it's because. corporate. show. when i do i actually draw a line between the two. corporations and government which right now that line is very blurry my and most important economic trade which is triple bottom line which means you look at what's best for not only to businesses. only for the employees involved in businesses but society as well so if that becomes your economic standard then you're improv

that pile of computer junk soon become someone else's problem well this week a web journalist laurie harford has some other wise known as resident hits the streets of new york to find out how people there feel about other countries paying for the price of america's infatuation with technology. americans produce about three million tons of electronic waste every year and countries like india and up as the dumping ground so how many gadgets have you bought this year this week let's talk about bet is there gadget that you're lusting after it down as a g.p.s. that you are desperately yes you have no way to track where you're going without it basically you know maps we've got now sort of just not as good but an i phone and did she already have a phone course what was wrong with that but she needed my phone was an i phone i was at the apple store yesterday and it was almost a riot broke out over the. what do you think of that i think it's ridiculous actually why do you think americans are so i'll about their get it. done i shortened response. funny joke you. know you guys you know i you know i for

opportunity these days but it's still ending up in the hands of the same wealthy few web journalist laurie harford people in new york what they think. economy continues to cause a lot of people a lot of difficulties and yet the rich keep getting richer are you ok with that this week let's talk about that well i mean we have to talk about what is actually defined rich i mean for people to say that families making two hundred fifty k. a year combined being rich as some people define rich is completely absurd absurd lower middle class although we don't see it there's a lot of work they have to do you don't get rich overnight you think do you think the people on wall street are working harder than you are no i don't but i think they might be working smarter. so do they deserve money for that yet millions of dollars of your taxpayer dollars but i don't know that it's my taxpayer dollars well they got. bailed out they got millions and millions of dollars rightists agree i disagree with the bailout completely they knew that they were betting against being foreclosed on and mortgages were kind of bomb and

. >>> much of northern, central, baltimore harford county.e fact, some got as much as an inch half -- inch and a half to two inches. pretty much from forestville, harrisburg, westminster. finch burg got a little bit. that's all gone. temperatures are well above freezing. but still below normal. 47. and the winds are drying things out. west at 18 now. humidity 53%. it's coming down. dew points coming down. the barometer, very low. 29.49. but it's recovering. it will be coming back. 36, the cool spot out in oakland. 51 in ocean city. locally, temperatures in the mid- to upper 40s, which are still running about 10 or 11 degrees below average. winds now out of the west, as they come down the mountains. they noticed sprinkles out to the west. seeing some breaks as you can see. the sun coming out. the wins will die down tonight. low pressure came off the east coast. still causing snow this morning. but a couple of spots remain. pick up 6 to 8 inches. winds are coming out of the northwest. still a lot of clouds, a lot of moisture. and to the southwe

looking live at the beltway at harford road coming across the outer loop, reports of a crash at perringyou make it to puddy hill. traffic opens up well. dealing with accidents around the area in baltimore city a crash at drewit park drive. the cleanup downtown at lomb barred and packard street. and timonium a pair of crashes one at york and seminary and the other at old bosley rolled and dulaney valley road but we arewrapping up the madge interstates -- major interstates fairly cleanly. stay with us because "good morning maryland" is coming back starting at nine.