teenager admits to stabbing another man to death, as the nomogram pleaded guilty to the death of patrick ward. donnell graham faces a maximum of life in prison. >> good afternoon. it is beautiful out there. i did not had a chance to go outside, but i wanted, because temperatures already in the 70's. it is a little breezy. southwest wind is as 10 miles per hour. as we head into the afternoon, we expect highs in the mid-70's. there is a slight risk for thunderstorms from about 3:00 p.m.-to-7:00 p.m.. we will clear tonight, then dropped into the 60's by 9:00 p.m.. >> in session 2012 news, a measure restricting maryland residents from smoking in a vehicle with passengers younger than eight receives the first measure of approval children that age are required to have a car seat. senators heard two amendments that would make it a secondary offense or prevent a child from mining region riding in a vehicle. the senate blocked both amendments. the state budget has to the senate with a controversial measure to make sure local jurisdictions fund education. if the jurisdictions to not fully fund educatio

done el -- donnell graham stabbed patrick ward several times. ward later died. >>> police are trying to determine what led to the stabbing death of a 28-year-old man. the mother's 54-year-old boyfriend is in custody accused of stabbing the younger man to death on pikeswood drive. the 28-year-old took himself to the hospital where he later died. >> the victim does not live at that address. that's the suspect's address. he took a cab there. there was an altercation and the victim got into the cab. >> the investigation continues into what led up to the stabbing and whether or not the victim's mother was there at the time. >>> all right. you're looking live on the commute home on 95 on the southern side of the ft. hockey henry tunnel. we lost an hour. that chop lead to drowsy driving. drivers who lost an hour of sleep may not be fully alert out there on the road. a 2010 report found that drowsy driving was the reason for one in six deadly accidents. for more information on drowsy driving and ways to fight it, you can log on to abc2news.com. >>> it w

patrick ward died seven months ago. he was blind and it's believed he was attacked during a burglary in his home. he was stabbed several times and died later. today the teen entered a plea of guilty. he faces life. he will be sentenced may 23ered. >> charges against a 47-year- old scott spear have been dropped and now he wants his job back. he was a full time teacher a part time at eyehole school where he coached cross country and boy's basketball. he was arrested in february accused of having sex with a girl he coached. prosecutors dropped charging saying as shocking as it sounds it's not illegal in maryland for a part time employee of a school to have sex with a student 16 or older. >> if you have a son or a daughter serving in afghanistan you are nervous, scared, anxious. the not knowing what's begin to happen happens to upset all of us especially after that happened this weekend. those praying for peace here tonight. >> reporter: and the family of a local marine has planned a prayer service after seeing the news of

the 19-year-old man admitted to first-degree murder in the death of 29-year-old patrick ward. gramm faces a maximum life in prison and sentencing on may 23. >> and 80-year-old woman is the victim of a violent home invasion in anne arundel county and police say the suspect is still on the run. the incident happened saturday at this apartment complex. we are told that the bombing entered the door after hearing a not. -- the woman answered the door after hearing a knock. >> a that you don't hear about every day, a rare, vintage, the british boxing bell was stole from a home in annapolis recently. this is much more than just a piece of sports memorabilia. this is a piece of family history. >> the recovery of this belt is the most important thing in my life right now. >> the lonsdale belt, the oldest championship belt and boxing, stolen from an annapolis family's home last week. the prize was won and retired in the 1950's by a boxing legend from the uk. his son had hoped the belt would be handed down for generations. it had been in a 400-pound safe that the thieves wrestled down th

he pleaded guilty to first- degree murder in the death of patrick ward. ward was found with multiple stab wounds and later died at it hospital. >> 55 degrees on tv hill. march madness takes off today with some four games in ohio. >> a new partnership there could help provide disaster aid. >> this is 95 out the beltway. we will update weather and we will update weather and traffic when we come >> welcome back. we have had some light rain overnight. i did not think that will affect the drive time. you can see some rain at the eastern shore counties. coming to an end around baltimore. temperatures range from the 50's up north to 60's in the city. rain showers ending early then we'll get some sunshine. later today, temperatures will be in the 70's and we could see some scattered thunderstorms develop. we'll come back and check the seven-day forecast going into the weekend. >> closing arguments will begin later today in the trial of a former rutgers university student accused of spying on his roommate. the defense rested on monday. man is accused of invasion o

he has pleaded guilty to first- degree murder in the death patrick ward during an attempted burglary. he will be sentenced may 23. >> the state budget is officially in the hands of the full senate. the spending plan is slightly different than the one submitted by governor o'malley. it contains a controversial measure. county income taxes could be withheld and then distributed directly to school boards. a flat feet onto water bills to pay for bay cleanup. smokers, listen up. a bill to keep from lighting up in your own car if you have young children. police could pullover a driver if somebody is traveling with a passenger under the age under8 while smoking. >> 6:08. 55 degrees on tv hill. some say the job market is turning around. >> folks in the northwest are used to rain, but not like this. >> empowerment or exportation? an unusual plan to give homeless people a job. >> ava marie talking about a program that helps you train for it cycling ride. >> as far as the rose, they are little wet -- as far as the >> good morning. we still have some clouds out there. most of the rain is clearing

he pleaded guilty to first- degree murder in the killing of patrick ward last august. sentencing has been set for may. >> some sunshine and unseasonably warm temperatures continuing in the mid atlantic today. some spots pushing toward the 80-degree mark. current temperatures now mostly in the low to mid 70's. and kent county, mid-7's. which any rate on and see there is a little bit of shower activity popping up. you might expect it almost like a summertime afternoon shower. we see some of those isolated storms often up inside the beltway. nothing significant in the media baltimore area, but we keep an eye on the sky because a weak little battery is tracking in. >> we will see you then. it is their first trip to the n.c.a.a. tournament since 1994, and tonight, the loyal greyhounds are on an os/2 could spur where they will take on a big can powerhouse ohio -- big 10 power house ohio. >> the road starts tonight in pittsburgh. that is what everyone will say, but tonight, we want to take you behind the scenes to practice and your the point of view of the players on this car

patrick for james neil, sydney crosby for four assists. the pens won big, 8-4. nfl, steeler's wide receiver and dancing with the stars champ hines ward announced his retirement yesterday. he won two super bowls and played his entire 14-year career in pittsburgh. peyton manning finalized a five-year, $96 million deal. denver is out to win the super bowl jump from 75 to 1 to 8 to 1 overnight. >>> brittany became the second woman to dunk in an ncaa tournament game. one-handed jam cam and it's one girl you don't want to play in a game of horse. that's your early look at sports, i'm fred roggin. >> why ninja turtle fans are up in arms. which super model is having a baby and guess who's turning 50? plus, it's not for the faint of heart, but, apparently, it is for certain folks over 100 years old. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." two weather stories out there today. we've been watching the really significant flooding in louisiana. that's going to continue for the morning hours. watch out for thunderstorms around new orleans. we're watching the record heat for one more day and then the clouds and rain will be