it will work for maryland... and it could work for the entire country. maryland. solutions that save lives. >>> 6:30 on this thursday morning. a live look at the key bridge on a muggy start to the day. wjz has weather and traffic together. let's head to marty. >> we've had light over night shower activity pressing up the 95 corridor. we're going to have a break until this next piece of energy comes following the exact same path. give it an hour, hour and half or so. on tv hill it's 69 degrees. that's the exact same temperature, dew point, as this time yesterday. by lunch 73 going to a high of 80. thunderstorms this afternoon almost guaranteed. >>> now over the sharon at traffic control. good morning. s good morning. a -- >> good morning. a bunch of problems this morning that could get in your way despite a clear ride as far as storms go right now. we have an accident still there 83 south bound at timonium road still blocking the right lane. two lanes getting by to the left. that's 83 at timonium road. palasky road at 66 street, carville near sulphur spring, falls

, sequestration no matter what, marylanders will be on the move. >> slightly over 718,000 marylanders are projected to travel. >> that number is down 2% 91% are expected to travel by car rather than pay. >> the sequester, which we know is certainly impacting many families across the country as well as here in maryland. >> gas is higher than last week. 12 cents lower than this time last year. many marylanders are expected to drive the bay bridge with their destination being ocean city where the tourism department said 200,000 marylanders will be on their beach front. >> right now our advanced reservations are looking strong for the summer months. >> after recovering from super storm sandy the beach town is expecting a lot of people to head down to the ocean. today the iconic fishing pier will be back. >> we will officially reopen the ocean city fishing pier. >> as people flock to the beach traffic increases and so will police presence. >> we're beefing up patrols all over the state. they will be issuing traffic citations, arrested for driving, speeding and drunk driving. >> reporter: 3

in maryland gun laws. pat warren reports the issue affects getting firearms out of hands of convicted criminals. >> reporter: new legislation signed in to law this month bans assault style weapons and requires gun purchasers to be licensed and fingerprinted. according to the delegate, it skipped one common sense point he plans to address next year. >> it doesn't matter what the penalties and prohibitions are if you're not effectively enforcing the law. >> reporter: simmons explains the issue on his website, the department of corrections and state police computers are incompatible so he says there's no common database for making sure people convicted of certain crimes surrender their guns. that includes assault type weapons purchased before the 1st when it takes effect. >> we grandfathered all of the owners and weapons. that's why we need to get these two computers to speak because the weapons will be here. we've got to make sure people don't get convicted of crimes and still go back home to their guns at n

money flowed into maryland.hink the consumer lost badly that year and subsequent years when we removed all limits in maryland. and i think that the public has been damned. it's no different than any other commodity. if there's a shortage of sugar, the price of sugar will go up. if there's a coffee shortage, its price will rise. if there's a money shortage, its cost rises. maryland's raising of usury ceilings ended the crisis. interest rates increased, but mortgage loans became available. economic analyst richard gill explains the limits on the government's control of the rate of return on investments. sometimes good intentions produce counterproductive results. the philosophy behind usury laws is honorable enough. borrowers are often people in need. they can be taken advantage of by lenders. however, money, in the form of loanable funds, is subject to supply and demand as is any other commodity. the demand for loanable funds depends on the interest rate. the lower the rate, the more builders, developers, and pot

i hope someone out there in maryland wins this tonight. that would be so goal cool. >>> two ravens players send their saturday night gambling not on the power ball, but in a deist way joe flacco and gee know grankowski joined special olympics athletes for a casino night. several other athlete and local celebrities made appearances in the event. >>> we have a lot more to come on the news. flames break out when a blain hit the runway in moscow. a home invasion ends in death, a young girl killed. police shoot the suspect. how this all went down. and an unlikely graduation, this student once jailed on controversial molestation charges is now given a second chance. >> a shot at house of cards, thousands of actors answer the casting call, like lincoln here. >> we're about 1 month away from summerrer. but how summer-like will we be feeling? ville details coming up in your complete first weather forecast. ,,,,,, have a good night. here you go. you, too. i'm going to dream about that steak. i'm going to dream about that tiramisu. what a night, huh?

more rainfall down over on the eastern shore and in western maryland. we'll get some more rainfall working its way as we head into the over hour. temperatures are on the cool side, around 62 degrees in baltimore and 63 in hagerstown. we do have warmer temperatures though out wards the midwest. 82 degrees in kansas city. that's some of the warm air we're going to be tapping into as we head into the beginning of next week. for now, high pressure is keeping this stationary front right below us. that's going to continue to send us chances for shower activity. we will talk more about that in your complete first warning weather forecast. >> thank you. >>> i'm sure some of you are hoping you're that one in 175 million. those are the odds of tonight's $600 million powerball jackpot. it's not stopping thousands of people from lining up testing their luck. tonight tim williams has more. >> here's the question, how much money do you need to be happy? >> i need about $800,000. i'll be good. >> more cost, winning saturday night's $600 million powerball is the key to

the reason maryland will see fewer is real estate. however, in oklahoma, hundreds of miles separate high terrains to the lowlands, allowing more time for storms to develop monstrous tornadoes. >> hold on. it's going to our north. >> all right. here's some of the cities inside some of the abc2 viewing area. most registered between an ef-0 to ef-1. maryland as seen two ef-4 tornadoes in its history, one in 1998 in la plata. history tells us it's not a matter of if or when that could happen. >>> all right. coming up in about 10 minutes, abc2 news is live on the ground? moore, oklahoma and why a safe room was no match for the storm. >> we're following the situation in oklahoma 24 hours a day on our website. head to abc2news.com to get more information and ways you can help. >>> money that was supposed to help better educate your children was instead paid for cruises, fancy din ares and -- dinners and gifts. several hundred thousands of dollars were used to by dinners on the inner harbor. maryland republicans are calling the unapproved spe

maryland voters approved same- sex marriage in november.nd the mayor has been asked to be the grand marshal for the parade. >>> damsing with the -- dancing with the stars tonight. >> jones has what it be to be a final consistent. and brian mckinney is having a party at glory days restaurant. you can watch the fufederally right here. >>> a time for the check of the forecast. lynette, get us out of the door with everything that you need to know. >> i can get you out the door, and tell you everything that you need to know, but it is going to rain. start you out with the temperatures. the temperatures are the same as the documents up a lot of spots this morning. 66 degrees in baltimore. 65 in annapolis. so since we have the temperatures and the dew points the same, look what we have outside. yes. we are patchy fog in a lot of spots. it is dense in cecil county this morning. yes. we cannot see the key bridge out there. so we're definitely looking at foggy conditions across the area this morning. throughout the day, we will see the chance for sho

it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> the fight over gun control raging on in maryland, tonight why advocates on both sides are renewing efforts to try and sway voters. >> good evening, everyone. thanks for joining us. i'm adam may. governor o'malley signs new gun control legislation into law this week but the fight over firearms is not over yet. now gun control groups pushing to get this issue before voters and tonight wjz has exclusive video of the new ads supporting the governor's law. wjz is live, derek valcourt with more on the new ad that's about to hit air waves. >> reporter: with a referendum effort in full swing right now the ads are aimed at boosting support for the new law and the politicians who backed it. governor o'malley's signature on the firearms safety act means it's scheduled to take effect october 1st , but it is signatures on a referendum petition that could stop the law another 18 months when voters would decide whether to shoot down the law which bans assault weapons purchases, puts a 10 round limit on magazines and requires handgun purchasers to go through fi

dr., maryland is one of the all- star states. says thats accounts maryland is way ahead of everyone else in planning for this, implementing it, etc. could you tell us, when you started, what you have accomplished and if you are talked -- to talk to a state, that just in the last month decided they would start working on this, where would you have them begin and how would you have them -- what triage advice would you give a state that is just getting into this? thank you. i apologize for coming a few minutes late. it was not a health reform related problem. [laughter] i think that we are very excited for october 1 next year in maryland. ,e are doing everything we can i am not sure i can say if we are an all-star or not. from my perspective, maryland has been -- had some unique advantages. i am lucky because the level of engagement of people in the state. the exchangeted board, there were some important decisions made. the governor and lieutenant governor had a serious of 20 or so public meetings around the state area and they had

maryland now becomes the 18th state to repeal capital punishment. the governor will also sign a stack of other bills, more than 200 that were passed this session. some of the other bills include grace's law aimed at cyber bullying, the law makes it a crime to bully anyone online who's under 18 years old. the bill was named after grace mccombeth who committed suicide after she was repeatedly harassed online. ray rice a huge antibullying advocate supported that legislation. also one that would legalize medical marijuana under limited circumstances. it would allow research centers to establish programs to dispense marijuana to sick parents. and it's unclear -- patients. it's unclear when the program will be up and running. the governor and senate president will be there today in annapolis at 10:30 this morning. tonight the basilica will keep the lights on in honor of the bill signing. >>> this, after they were learning their tap water is toxic. maryland department of the environment they say they tested the well water used by eight families and found l

the maryland jockey club is increasing security at this year's preakness. backpacking, double bags and coolers will be banned. there will be more security officers at the track and you won't bo b be allowed to bring alcohol inside. >> unfortunately with the boston tragedies we had a meeting last week and made some changes. >> security officers will be allowed to search everything you bring into the race. >>> nationwide problem, officials in our state are trying to make bullying stop. howard county executive will release a new anti-bullying initiative. it will allow parents and kids to file anonymous reports. there will be a campaign to raise awareness and provide training resources from people who work with kids. the full plan will be unveiled at 10 in the morning. >>> the george w. bush presidential center officially opens to the public in dallas today. a library and museum gives a rare look inside the presidency including a full size oval officer and more than 2 million e-mails. hundreds of people attended that dedication ceremony including the five livin

as central maryland and much of northern ireland but western parts are exploited. -- northern maryland but western parts are excluded. this system will pass of mid- tomorrow morning. most of the morning drive, we will start to see pop up showers and thunderstorms with stronger lines moving through by 5:00. we'll start to clear out overnight tonight. we will keep that chance until midmorning tomorrow. 79-84 degrees today, pretty warm and muggy and thunderstorms tapering off tonight and we will end things by midmorning on friday and it will be a breezy weakened but still plenty of sunshine perhaps a little cool for the pool but the kids want to jump in any way. we heard rumors about you doing a cannonball. >> will have to watch "good morning washington." we are live in gaithersburg at the water park here which was recently renovated back in 2012. this is what i have not shown yet. tell me about what we will see in the distance. parents of young kids will appreciate best. >> parents of young kids are not quite ready for the large pulls up to accommodate them, in our splash pull for childr

and enjoy maryland's most powerful radar is dry right now. and we're going to have a string of days that are going to be dry. well we are looking at is a beautiful shot in manchester right now. you can see behind me look at that beautiful sky. you can see some of the oranges coming in. well, we'll deal with some thin clouds those wispy clouds and we are going to continue that as we go into the afternoon. in terms of temperatures, well, you're waking up to 44 degrees right now in manchester. the winds are on the light side. they are out of the east right now. as we move into glen burnie a temperature at 47. we are on the coolish side. you can have a light jacket or sweater on tap. owings mills temperature at 42 with some patchy fog in the forecast this morning. but into the afternoon nothing but sunshine with the temperature coming in at 67 degrees for a high. let's get a check now of the traffic with lauren. >>> good morning lynette. beautiful forecast unfortunately it's not looking so hot in baltimore county. we have a crash on liberty road

maryland passes tough gun legislation. now a fight to overturn it and the governor's plan to gain support. a new campaign that will hit your tv tonight. >>> good evening, everyone. thanks for joining us. governor o'malley signs new gun control legislation into law this week but the fight over firearms is far from over. gun control groups are pushing to get this issue before voters. we have exclusive video of the ad that pushes this new law. the governor's new campaign, more with derek valcourt. >> reporter: with the referendum in full swing, the ads are aimed at getting extra support for the new gun law. and helping the politicians who backed it. governor o'malley's signature on the firearms safety act means it's scheduled to take effect on october 1st. but it is signatures on a referendum petition that could stop the law for another 18 months when voters would decide whether to shoot down the law which bans assault weapons purchases, puts a 10 round limit on magazines and requires handgun purchases to go through paid lice

one maryland city is seeing quite the population boom. new numbers show gaithersberg earned a spot in the top 100 fastest growing cities in america. >> amazing growth. coming up four friends and former students prepare to say farewell. >> i couldn't ask for a better way top end it. >> meet at four and find out what they've done in their 14 years together to make them our student athlete of the week. >> turtling next. >> 76 normal. we guaranteed you 78. so our two-degree winner is kim. congratulations to you. when we come back, we'll take a look at the radar. >>> taking a look at the conditions in manchester. wyatt will have a complete look coming up in just about three minutes. >>> who has the ticket? that is the one million dollar question that everone in landsdown is asking. someone may have won a second tier prize. even the folks who work at the royal farms where the ticket was sold said they have no idea. >> we really don't know who won, so we're trying to find out just like everybody else. >> there was one other million dollar winner

maryland counter sued calling the penalty illegal. now they're in complete maryland said if they're forced to pay the penalty, it would we out most of the school's athletic budget. >>> tommy clacken a paver pleaded guilty to acting without lap license after paying back $15,000 to two families, clack was sentenced to 18 months in jail. he is the multimind behind a paving scam. >>> a woman faces down murderers seconds after the crime. >> and keep them talking after the police arrived. more on the hero's action. >> and adhd is diagnosed more. >> and a vet that could change the future of one of the country's youth groups. [ male announcer ] what do you want to get done today? want to take the loader off? bing. bang. boom. need to connect a mower deck? oh, look, you just did. the 1 family sub-compact tractor with dozens of attachments -- only from john deere. now, how can you top that tomorrow? that's how we run. and nothing runs like a deere. see common-sense innovation at work with the 1 family tractors at johndeere.com/howwerun. >>> in

maryland. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. >>> dozens of indiana school children are recovering after a school bus slams into three other buses. it injured at least 50 kids actually grassy strip along the interstate became a triage area for first e responders. most of the children had minor injuries. the driver of the bus was air lift today a hospital. police are investigating the cause of that crash. >>> a 33 year old father of three is kill in a freak accident on a california highway. a pipe crashed through the windshield of his car. nick smith has the story. >> it struck him in the jaw area. >> sky 7 hd was over the scene minute offense a man driving west on i-508 was killed after a pipe went through his windshield and tore through his jaw. >> the way the pipe came through the vehicle it came bouncing off a vehicle. >> the victim is 33-year-old michael cox. he leaves behind a wife and three children. his volvo cashed here. he was pronounced dead at the scene. >> i do

maryland republicans are calling the unapproved spending inexcusable. lavish and frivolous. >>> it's important for all children to get a good education and for high school students in our area, they're getting some of the best in the country. today, a baltimore county official will recognize 13 county schools according to national rankings. more than half of baltimore county high schools are among the best in the u.s.. the rankings are based on criteria like students' readiness for college, graduation rates and standardized test scores. >>> while some obviously baltimore county schools are topnotch with education, overs don't have the best learning environment. this morning parents' tempers are heating up over the lack of air-conditioning. they're worried about their children spending hours in the hot building. several schools in the county don't have ac and the county superintendent dallas dance says that he is working on the problem but it's going to take time. >> when we address air we're addressing upgrading and reason nation and a complete -- renov

slots raked in $38 million for maryland live last month. table games drew nearly $8.5 million. >> at the end of the day, we actually almost doubled our workforce. we went from about 1200 employees to about 2400 employees here at maryland live casino. >> reporter: the poker room adds another 200 employees. >> i'd rather be behind the scenes, dealing versus playing and spending my money. >> reporter: they're taking applications right now. >> reporter: and gambling continues to expand in the state. the license to operate rocky gap in western maryland was officially awarded today. i'm pat warren reporting. back to you, vic. >> since i just learned how to play poker, i should probably stay out of the poker room for a while. >> reporter: i would advise you to stay away. >> i'll take you along. >>> maryland live is opening in all departments. you can find the link at cbsbaltimore.com. >>> maryland's first lady, katie o'malley goes glam. the city district judge appears on the cover of baltimore style magazine. jessica cartallia has the story behind

one entry from maryland is called travel to taiwan. in virginia, a high school junior from lexington took the hot spot with her piece called the magic of reading. you can vote for your favorite doodle through friday. the winner will be announced later this morning. >> they are so lovely and creative. and these are from students. love it. >> impressive stuff. >> all right. coming up on 4:41 now. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. >> let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. a beautiful day and hoping for more of the same. >> i'm dreaming about yesterday. what a wonderful day it was. looks like another one. right now it is chilly. you need a jacket before you head off to work and school early on this thursday morning. it's only in the 40s from mountains all of the way to the atlantic beaches. most locations just in the low to mid 40s now and later today we'll quickly climb into the low 60s by noontime. upper 60s mid afternoon. a few morning clouds in and out. and then sunshine during the afternoon. a clear evening.

the maryland lottery. yourself play. >> a little rain on the way, but how was memorial day weekend? .> the weekend dries out basically, good weather. a little cooler though, which is fine. saturday, sunday, and monday are winners. >> thanks, john. be sure to watch tonight at 5:00 with donna and stan. >> have a great day. >> i think it is a shame i can't something nice about average -- angelina with jen was thrown in. >> more on angelina's evolution. the so many obstacles that are overcome. >> it is tremendous. >> i have been deciding to lose weight since i was 15. n30 pounds gone gon from trisia yearwood. and for melissa hart. this is the season of the slimmed town secrets. >> what made michael get emotional? >> and reunited and it feels so awkward. >> you are sitting with her, too? >> no. >> i spent years blanking off brad pitt about his mistakes. brad opens about the moment he decided to stop wasting his life. >> it was all part of the territory. i have a knack of step in (bleep) and i do every year

it's only near 40 degrees much of west virginia, virginia, maryland.hington we're just in low to mid 40s. there is the dawn sky over the potomac. there's capitol hill and we have temperature right now at reagan national of 49 degrees. by 8:00 should be near 50 much of the region and a few clouds in and out. noontime low 60s. a sunny afternoon. temperatures reaching the upper 60s by mid to late afternoon. a look at your weekend into next week. that's in ten minutes. here's a look at traffic now with danella. >> good morning. first 4 traffic office tom looking at the situation on i-270. normal volume from frederick, maryland, down to clarksburg where you are just a bit slow. trip in germantown not bad. father hurley boulevard connecting to the beltway, no reports of accidents or major delays in that area. i'm back in ten minutes. over to you. >> thank you. >>> hold off on that lipstick. the study calling out some of the unknown ingredients next. >>> the request more employers are asking of their workers. >>> a very family shares their story after a bear

in maryland, $3.50. in virginia, average is $3.39, and in west virginia, you're paying on average, $3.65. >> we'll watch the gas prices getting closer to memorial day. see if they continue to go up. >> right now watching the weather for you this morning pap breeze there outside union station, but it's a warm breeze. >> it is. let's check in with storm team 4 meteorology tom kierein. 6:11. time for weather. >> it is a mild and muggy monday morning. it's a short-sleeved forecast here for the next several days. right now we're in the 60s all around the region including all of west virginia, virginia, maryland, eastern shore and our nearby suburbs, and later today we'll be up near 80 degrees by mid-afternoon. here's your hour-by-hour forecast. by 8:00 a.m., near 70. mid-70s by noon. sunshine in and out this morning. small chance of a you shower noontime. between 3:00 and 6:00, could get passing thundershowers. temperatures hovering near 80 degrees. sunrise at 5:52. sunset, 8:18. the week ahead, and the first

may the 1st and spring hits in maryland. sunshine essentially through the five day with temperatures averaging right around 70. got the big duck decoy festival. on that happy now, back inside. >> thank you. it's also flower mount. >> tea time for me. >>> don't miss the cbs prime time line up on wjz this evening. at 10:00 it's the original csi then stay tuned for eyewitness news at 11:00. >>> a group of high school seniors in tennessee wanted a classy ride to their prom. thanks to a mix up they got the free at last party bus. the bus had ads on the side for a bail bondsman and had a stripper pole inside. they made the best of it. >> i'm sure they were a hit for that. >> i'm sure they're parents were thrilled. >>> have a wonderful day, everyone. >> see you. mine was earned in djibouti, africa, 2004. the battle of bataan, 1942. [ all ] fort benning, georgia, in 1999. [ male announcer ] usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commi

upper 30s to near 40 western maryland and west virginia. hour by hour this morning going to need a jacket through mid morning. we'll have it in the mid 40s by 8:00. by 9:00, low 50s. by noontime, low 60s. sunrise 6:09. we'll have a light easterly breeze. hometown forecast arlington by noontime around 60 and partly cloudy. a few clouds now east of the metro area but we ought to have a nice sunny afternoon. details on that and a look at your thursday night in ten minutes. now a look at the thursday morning commute with danella with your first 4 traffic. >> good morning. still keeping an eye on the report of a bicyclie isist stru west monroe avenue at commonwealth avenue in alexandria, virginia. police are on the scene. let's shoot to the beltway. you t outer loop of the beltway, accident on the shoulder. travel lanes on outer loop at route 1 are open. inner loop let's take a loop around the beltway. inner loop toward indian head highway, travel lanes are open. no accidents to report. crossing over wilson bridge local lanes no problems at all

the showers and storms have been coming out of virginia and into central maryland. so for the eastern shore has not had a lot of activity as far as big storms go but these will shift toward the coast overnight tonight. the strongest of the cells do have a lot of lightning in them. these are some fairly active lightning producers just to the west of baltimore, perhaps producing some hail their and parts of western howard coty. part get into the western of baltimore county within an hour. powerful thunderstorms moving in our direction and out in the western maryland mountains, some heavy thunderstorms as well. a rough night tonight until the cold front and get past year and bring in cougar, more stable air. it is going to get whole lot colder here going into the unofficial start to summer this weekend. 54-62 by late tonight, the storms should taper off laughter midnight. on the other side of the front, there are clouds that all the way back to chicago. tomorrow will be a cloudy, windy, and much cooler day. perhaps few lingering showers until lunchtime or so. later tom

community leaders will meet across maryland and washington, d.c.s morning to talk about immigration reform. this is a day after the group in the house has reached a bipartisan agreement. >>> the annual olds decades tradition will make place in annapolis today. they will form a human pyramid around the 21-foot tall monument, they are going to try to get classmates to the top to retrieve a dixie cup and replace it with a hat. last year it took the class of 2015 two hours. >>> students will receive bags of books today. this is in head start sites across the city. the summer program is to keep students learning during the summer months. >>> united airlines is getting 787s back in the air. this is after being grounded for four months with a battery problem. the first light is from 11:00 this morning from houston to chicago. >>> the first active pro athlete to come out as gay. he will receive the courage award. he will be presented in new york tonight. >>> the preakness is in the books. 117,000 fans attended the race on saturday. that is the fourest larg

maryland, we found the same thing.bout $3 million more to execute a person and put him in prison for life or life without parole. i think we have found this practice is expensive and for witness to innocence, and people like myself, the worst thing that could happen and the most expensive is the execution of an innocent person. >> absolutely. kirk bloodsworth, thank you for your advocacy and joining us tonight and enjoy this night, which is a big win for you. >> i will indeed, melissa. thank you. >>> at the new george w. bush library in dallas, we get this version, verse from the president about the response to hurricane katrina. it is an incredible bit of self-written history and it's next. did i mention i live in new orleans? >>> so if knowledge is power, why do republicans want less >>> so if knowledge is power, why do republicans want less knowledge? that's just ahead. [ jennifer garner ] why can't powerful sunscreen feel great? actually it can. neutrogena® ultra sheer. its superior uva uvb protection helps prevent

a a huge scandal unfolding in maryland. as we reported last week 25 people indicted on federal racketeering charges all of whom associated with the jail called the baltimore detention center. four prison guards. four were impregnated by a gang leader serving time inside the center. that man tavon white also allegedly running a drug ring from the prison. this was going on for four years. before the arrest came down. this isn't the first time there was a scandal at a maryland prison. in 2009, the feds charged 24 people, including four corrections officers with drugs and weapon charges at the former maryland penitentiary in baltimore. in both situations, the governor martin o'malley and the secretary of public safety and correctional service gary maynard were in charge. yet, o'malley and maynard admit no wrongdoing at all and say they have done a good job the security chief of the baltimore detention center was finally removed after the press began hammering o'malley. but maynard kept his job, which is amazing. so how bad was

. >>> more bad news for maryland's prison system. this is after a department of justice finds that baltimore detention center has the secondest highest rate of staff misconduct across the nation. pat warren explains. >> reporter: the presence of female officers in male facilities is said to reduce aggressive. >> i'm your mother, sister, and aunt. >> reporter: it was girlfriend, too, according to the charges. >> correctional officers were engaged in sexual relationships and received payment. >> bcdc has the second highest rate of staff misconduct in jails across the country. 6.7% of inmates reported sexual conduct with jail staff, compared to under 2% nationwide. they are stepping up training with inmates. >> at some point they may ask you for something small, like the ink pen. it is nice, it writes good. can i have that, but those kind of things through training you learn that no is the answer. >> reporter: the study found that higher national average of abuse of inmates incarcerated at the american institution for women in jessup. 1

can you say what you expect to happen in maryland? >> we thought a lot about that and made a very important decision early on to try -- we actually got to the advice from people who worked on massachusetts, that is something they would have done a little differently. two answers to that. first we realized small employer have roots to getting insurance now. they usually go to the brokerage community and in maryland third-party administrators. it doesn't on me that i don't come out of this world, it was new to me but it dawned on me when i met with a representative physicians' group about health reforms, before i talk about what physicians -- can you address that? that is helpful. 90% of people, they are buying -- 90% of buying health insurance or doing a role for doing retirement and all these different things, they're not interested in breaking out, most of them are not interested in breaking down health-insurance going to separate web site and managing them separately. what we decided to do was do it, to offer third-party administrat

the death penalty will no longer be legal in the state of maryland. the governor plans to sign a measure repealing capital punishment in a ceremony. we've become the 18th state to ban the death penalty. the last execution took place in 2005 2005. >>> news. >> breast cancer, a scary time for anything nib who receives the diagnosis. there are a lot of myths that make it worse. >> the fda issues new requirements about the morning after pill. why parents of daughters as young as 15 need to know about these new rules. i love these shoes. but when they start hurting, i have to take them off. until i found dr. scholl's for her. they support and cushion my feet all day. this is happiness - happy feet. so, i've got energy and style all day. dr. scholl's for her . for heels and flats. i'm a believer. >>> parents the fda has made a decision that you would care about. >> agencies now lowered the age equipment for the morning after pill or also known as plan b to 15 years or older. >> a lot of parents wonder how -- >> over the counter in a few months you'll be abl

congratulations to the maryland women's top-ranked maryland women knocking off the duke lue devils 14rt. have a great day. >> and the time right now is 6:58. 65 degrees downtown here's a look ahead to our next hour of 11 news sunday morning. >> summer brings health risks that should be taken seriously. how to prevent them in our "medical alert." >> we will also sit down with an author at 7:24. >> and tips to help you meet mr. right if you haven't already found him. >> 11 news sunday morning continues. stay with us. >> and welcome to 11 news sunday morning i'm jennifer franciotti. lisa has the day off. >> i'm kerry cavanaugh. we'll get to our top stories in a moment but first let's take a look outside with ava. >> it will be hard for the sun to break out. yesterday, there were a few peeks of sun but it will be harder today. can you believe a week later we are still talking about the same pattern? 61 degrees at the airport. light rain and drizzle being reported with a lot of clouds in place, humidity at 100%. east-northeast winds helping to lock in that moisture off the east coast. low

later into the afternoon, maryland's most powerful radar could get active.drizzle out there and misting across the area. and a chance of showers and thunderstorms. but the big picture, the severe weather that will be breaking out towards the afternoon across the heartland. and also, we will continue to keep in the forecast a chance of showers and thunderstorms as we head throughout the day. the temperature is 77. now, a check of the traffic with lauren. >>> well, lynette, we have travel in hartford county. this is along the lanes of route 23. and watch out for fog in cecil county this morning. if you are heading into the city, it is nice and clear. here is a live look at the beltway. dealing with fog in this area as well. no problems across the key bridge and the outer loop is clear. and going back to 95. here is a live look downtown. nice and clear, no problems getting through the tunnel. it will take 7 minutes to traveling southbound from the toll plaza to the beltway. that's your time-saver traffic report. >>> a new ad is hitting your tv screen. >> it is

trisha wilson, maryland, i should move there. mr. o, thank you and jesse waters for exposing the outrageous events at the baltimore city detention center. the arrogance of governor o'malley is something we've been living with for years. and ever since i moved to maryland i've been shocked by the lack of leadership here. when will things change? things will change when folks elect people independently and not party affiliation. isn't dr. gosnell killing babies at 40 weeks what some doctors are doing at 20 weeks? isn't the baby at 20 weeks moving all its limbs? it's the same act but at a different place. bill, your support for wounded service people is beyond words. the least i can do for you guys, steve. your service allows me the freedom i have. "the bold and fresher" show comes to spokane, which is nearby and it's my parent's 60th an verse on july 20th. take them to the show. talk about an unforgettable show. the one in spokane and the one in westbury on june 1st will soon be sold out. the tip of the day, appeared on "good morning a

maryland announced it will leave the acc for the big 10 in 2014. the acc sued the school saying it must pay a $52 million fee. maryland is now see ing ing the acc saying that's illegal and would wipe out their entire budget. >>> if you have an umbrella keep it handy. gray clouds blocking sunshine out there. thunderstorms are headed our way. marty is monitoring live doppler radar in the first warning weather center. hello. >> hello, jessica. good afternoon, everybody. let's go right to first warning doppler. ever since dawn's first light we had shower activity wide meandering across the area. what you're going to see is frankly not a lot. believe me when i tell you, you look out here just west of virginia where the sun is out, look at the storms firing up. it's only going to take a few peaks of sun to get the atmosphere unstable. we will start the beginning of what's going to be a very wet day and half or so. that 76 degrees is 3 cooler than this time yesterday. the big story is not doing to be some widely scattered potential severe thunderstorms th

now, let's shoot over to route 50 in maryland. this is a live look. again, in this direction heading inbound into the district. travel lanes are open, not seeing road work there. outbound, as you continue all the way across the bay bridge, no accidents. and no congestion to report right now. i'm back in ten minutes. >>> surprising revelation. up next the new claims over what could lead to obesity later in life for a lot of people. >>> plus, we are hearing from the wounded officer who survived that wild shoot-out with the bost >>> we are following breaking news out of iraq right now. the death toll continues to climb from a series of car bombings. at least 34 people were killed in those explosions in baghdad. and the southern city of basra. we are hearing of nine bombs in baghdad alone. this is video of basra just into the newsroom. two bombs went off there. one was near a restaurant. the other at a bus stop. at least ten people died in those blasts. more than two dozen others were injured. >>> 15 before the hour. residents of fairfax county apartment

we made marriage more inclusive in maryland. we said anyone can get married. >> what does married mean? married means living together, committed to each other over a long period of time. in a household for a lifetime. >> a guy and a dog. i'm committed to my dog. >> i have a 20-year-old cat but we're not married. >> would you let anything happen to your cat. what's difference between that and marrying your cat by definition? >> i change a litter box for my cat. not what i would do in a marriage. >> what if your loved one needed their litter box changed? would you do it? i would do it. that's the level which i love. people. what level do you love people. >> this is something to think about. >> moving on, you tweeted on gun control. you tweeted it's time to control access to handguns. didn't you leave out a couple of "tos" in there, like our right to bear arms under the second amendment? >> i mean it's not an unfettered right. >> what's your preferred method from prying it from my cold dead hands. >> i'm not going to take your guns

kristin layman here and maryland is up 4-1. still first half and the show was just beginning. comes around and fakes high. goes low. unassisted as the terps take an 8-4 lead at the half. the second half is behind the net where she finds a cutting katie schwartzman oss moves in to third place for most points in a single season for maryland with five goels and two assists on the day. the terps advance with a 14-9 win. they will play syracuse friday in the final four. >> they are on fire. >> really are. >> we are all here. we didn't win the lottery, right? >> you lost a ticket. >> somebody may have won. >> never know. >> thank you, jason. >>> that's our news for tonight. the season fina>>> good evening. i'm al sharpton. [ applause ] i'm super skinny now, but for some reason this here camera, i don't know. anyway, republicans are mad because the tea party has been targeted by the "urs." i'm sorry. what? excuse me, the irs. but what they fail to realize is that this has been happening to us for the past 50 years. let's talk about it. ♪ >> president obama has bee

maryland, we found the same thing.more to execute a person and put him in prison for life or life without parole. i think we have found this practice is expensive and for witness to innocence, and people like myself, the worst thing that could happen and the most expensive is the execution of an innocent person. >> absolutely. kirk bloodsworth, thank you for your advocacy and joining us tonight and enjoy this night, which is a big win for you. >> i will indeed, melissa. thank you. >>> at the new george w. bush library in dallas, we get this version, verse from the president about the response to hurricane katrina. it is an incredible bit of self-written history and it's next. did i mention i live in new orleans? the recent increase in cafeteria prices is not cool. when you vote for flo, we'll have discounts. ice-cream discounts. multi-cookie discounts. pizza loyalty discounts! [ kids chanting "flo!" ] i also have some great ideas on car insurance. [ silence ] finding you discounts since back in the day. call or click t

all clear on maryland's most powerful radar. as we look at baltimore, improvement visibility out there. 53 right now. dew point in the mid-40s. dryer air beginning to funnel in the state. one last look, this is what we've been seeing for two days, gray with hit and miss showers throughout the day. a few pieces of sun late in the day. in honor of hoppy, the bridge man, we have to show one of the biggest bridges in the state. winds are almost nonexistent and it's steady easterly flow with water temps down around 50 degrees, in spots, that's a cool breeze for us. that will begin to relent. fall to the 50s and dryer air working in. mainly east, and wake up in the upper 40s, a cool start, but a day with more sunshine. humid, marine layer air, pushes further south, and the dryerer air begins to invade out of the north and he says an unusual pattern for a couple days with the on shore flow sparking a few rain showers earlier this evening and. getting a tenth of an inch of rain, keeping things gloomy around here, and moisturized and dry

>> currently, i am a professor of physics at the university of maryland. my tightest -- title is ridiculously long. it is a real mouthful. what it basically means is the dreams i had when i was eight and 14, they all came true. >> here is that video clip. there are a lot of them on the web of you talking about something i want you to define for someone like me. let's watch. >> how do you feel about describing signs in 30 seconds? >> i will attempt. if you cut your yardstick in 10 equal pieces, it would go from this big to that big. take that same thing, cut it in 10 pieces. if you do this process 10 times, you get to the size of the atom. suppose you did that 35 times. universe? people like me have been working on a piece of mathematics called string theory and superstring theory to answer the question. >> i tried. >> what were we watching? >> i was challenged to explain the science i do in 30 seconds. this is a part of a program called, the secret life of scientists. they have an archive of people like me doing this and talking about what we do as people