let's send this back over the meagan and charlie. >>> april is autism awareness month.it's a complex disorder and hard to understand. to help us, linda so is here with a medical expert to break this down for us. >> good morning. dr. karen joins us this morning. let's start with the report that came out last week. it shows an increase in autism. >> the report shows that one in 88 u.s. children have autism or autism spectrum disorder, a huge increase compared to 2002, a 23% increase and 78% increase issued in 2002. >> what does this show between the difference between boys and girls. it's more prevalent in boys. >> five times more likely to be diagnosed in boys. it's one in 54 boys have autism and one many 252 girls -- one in 252 girls have autism. that difference occurs. >> there is research going on, is it environmental, genetic? >> there is a ton of research. it's not just one thing. it's a combination of factors. as you said it's probably a combination of ge net expik environmental factors causing autism. >> i'm sure people who are watching, you hear about it in news.

meagan mccorkle has more. >> reporter: police still have not located that driver that killed 20-year-old ryan bailey and now they're asking for the public's help. a sea of tiny lights flicker for lives lost too soon. >> there's no reason we should try to get to grips with what happened. >> reporter: towson university junior 20-year-old ryan bailey killed early saturday morning in a hit-and-run accident. >> she was walking at the wrong place at the wrong time. it doesn't help the fact that we don't know who it is. >> reporter: she was near york road at washington avenue when he was struck by an older model silver or white boxy car. that driver just kept going. the cam spues also reeling from another student death over the weekend. 27-year-old timothy coyer, an iraq veteran, was found dead inside his apartment saturday afternoon. investigators are still trying to determine how he died but say it is not considered suspicious. >> he was the most outgoing person you would ever meet. he touched everyone he talked to. >> for the university, losing two students in just one day is an unpress dent

back over to meagan and charlie. >>> tough pay extra, fees when you fly, one airline might be taking to it a new extreme. >> reliant wants to charge you for a service that used to be free. >>> also ahead, research on breast cancer that might discourage you from getting tested. we have all the details on good morning maryland. for my terrible allergy congestion, i get the power of claritin-d. sinus pressure? nothing works stronger or faster than claritin-d. get non-drowsy claritin-d at the pharmacy counter. live claritin clear. >>> good morning maryland. >> one of the largest beef processers in the entire country filed for bankruptcy protection. it plans to sell some or all of its assets because of the impact of media coverage related to pink slime meat. processers have faced backlash over the use of ammonia treated beef filler they call finally textured beef. some supporters say it's safe to eat. >>> wegmans is getting closer to opening in crofton, the company says they are looking to hire hundreds of positions at the one they are opening, this is on route 3. we are told the wegmans

especially where you are, meagan. >> reporter: absolutely. the main post office this is open late to deal with the procrastinators who waited until today to do taxes. estimated there are twice as many tax preparer as police officers. that's estimation. you better believe the tax preparers will be busy today. so many people wait until the last minute. if you are wondering who waits? a lot of you. some say it's best to file an extension, especially if you have deductions. something to keep in mind. if you are one of those people who hasn't done your taxes or haven't dropped them off, a couple of things you need to know, not every post office has extended hours. you should hop on line and see if that's the case where you are dropping off your taxes. it's a complicated process, filing taxes. we did a search on the phone to find fun facts. one of the things we found , the tax code, 7 million words, compare to something in the bible, 700,000. see a tax preparer, they are extended hours, as does maryland comptroller's office. we are waiting for pete

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meagan is on assignment, getting you ready for tax day. here with me is meteorologist, lynette charles, with the latest look at the warm forecast. >> you are right. yesterday, we hit 90 degrees, we tied the record set back in 2002. today is 70s are back. we will be dry and fair, continuing in to the afternoon. the radar is dry. we have the five sweeps on, we need the rain, the rain is in the forecast, hoping that that comes true. we are in drought, see the rain. it sticks around. you keep hearing me say i hope the rain comes true that i'm forecasting. for now, temperatures are the big story, you don't need the rain gear whatsoever. you don't need a coat this morning. woodbine temperature 63 degrees. 68 shady side. 66 sykesville. winds on the calm side. calm to light. they will pick up a bit, northwest at 5- 15 miles an hour. be prepared for that. i will talk about the rain chances, more coming up, now, let's get a check of the traffic with angela. >> the roads are okay right now following one accident on east lumbart, washington street. tr

. >>> good morning, charlie and meagan. frosty conditions this morning.have a frost advisory in effect until 9:00, for all the areas here shaded in the lighter blue area. we are dealing with freeze warning in effect for carroll county and frederick county, see the darker purplish looking colors towards maryland. we are cold this morning, you need to bundle up. i'm saying this in spring. check it out, ellicott city, the temperature coming in at 34, two degrees above freezing,

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