the 16 was -- -year-old was getting ready to go to towson university. her brother says he believed all along someone killed his sister. now on. >> i really pray the police can use whatever evidence they found to figure out what exactly happened and who took part in it. >> reporter: we have the latest information on the website at abc2news.com. if you go to the main page here, the second story in the slide show, the latest on the investigation surrounding phylicia barnes' death and scrolling down, you will find the information regarding her funeral arrangements. they have been set. a private service is set for saturday in georgia that starts at one. you can view that service online at the springfield baptist church website in georgia. here in baltimore, a memorial service will be held next saturday may 14th at mount pleasant church. we are live in the interactive news center, linda so, abc2 news. >>> a final gift he will never forget. the brother gets a care package from his sister after her death. she worked at lulu lemon at the store in bethesda when h

because now as you look at 42 in hereford and 45 in towson it feels better right? 50 in centreville on the eastern shore. we are dry on maryland's most powerful doppler radar. we have the sun out and will mix a few clouds in aiming for 67 as the afternoon temperatures. let's see what's happening on the road with kim. >> reporter: this morning. drivers are heavy on the brakes on the outer loop coming from 795. heading towards i-70 looking live at liberty road, that's the outer loop that's pretty much moving pretty slow heading towards the baltimore national pike. no major incidents reported. however we are dealing with a pole and wires fire. s in catonsville south paradise near mount ridge road a water main break going to make going through towson a slow go. southbound york road at fairmont still closed. alternating traffic gets by on northbound side but exhe expect delays this morning. now back to you. >> thanks. >>> president obama heads to new york hoping to offer some closure for 9/11 victims family after the slaying of osama bin laden. he announced he will not

let's take it back towards towson. as we show you west towson elementary school, that is a blue sky back there. the silhouette of trees off the charl street a sign we have at least some clearing skies this morning. maryland's most powerful doppler radar on a dry sweep, different story with late afternoon showers popping up yesterday. and if you've not seen our awesome double rainbow picture stick around and i will share it. a little about this. partly ludlowy skies. we are expecting to have some cloud trying to filther in from time to time. but we will aim for 67 degrees afternoon temperatures and a warming trend of some sort into the start of the weekend. that's in a moment. right now #:01, -- 6:01 here's kim brown with traffic. >> reporter: woad a incident in -- we had a incident but both are gone leaving us quiet this morning. making are way towards road, they look pretty good. looking live at 95, no problems in either direction. you will find traffic moving at speed. also flowing pretty freely around the beltway. h

water main breaks southbound york road through towson closed two -- towson closed. catching the mta this morning, no reported service delays with your local bus, metro subway light rail commuter bus or mobility services. now back to you. >> thanks. >>> 20 minutes after five. time to say happy birthday to all you celebrating on this cinco de mayo and a special happy birthday to camire celebrating the 6th birthday. happy birthday. and now remember, if you have an interesting photo that you want to air, pets, anniversaries, birthdays, picture of the day, send it to us and we will put it on the air, morning show at wmar.com. give us the information behind the picture so we can share it with everybody else. time for entertainment news this morning. mariah carey and her husband nick cannon have unveiled the names of their twins born on saturday. babies a boy and a girl are named marockan scott cannon and monroe cannon. baby monroe named after mariah's inspiration marylin monroe and baby morroccan received his name from the morroccan groom in her apartment where he he prop

we have a water main break problem through towson southbound york road closed at fairmont. two-way traffic gets back alternating in the northbound lanes. now back to you. >> thanks. >>> it's a official, a medical examiner determined phylicia barnes was murdered but police are keeping quiet about how she died. linda so joins us with the latest developments on the investigation. linda. >> reporter: well, they ruled her death a homicide but police are not getting into the details. they say they won't release how she died because they don't want to compromise the investigation. phylicia barnes disappeared last december while visiting her sister. her body was discovered two weeks ago near the conowingo dam in the susquehanna. a man's body was found nearby but police don't think the two are connected. police have yet to make an arrest in phylicia's death. no suspects have been named during the four-month investigation. the 16-year-old was a star athlete and honor student getting ready to go to towson university. her brother says he believed all along that someone killed his siste

there are water main break repairs in towson. watch for delays on southbound , closed between bosnia and fairmount. bosley and fairmount. still moving nicely on the west side and the jfx. looks good in glen bernie. let's look at the northwest corner. outer loop traffic coming toward us is building a little. a nice ride from 795 all the way down. coming toward baltimore county and down to the fort mchenry, an easy ride at white marsh. let's get the latest on the . >>s and trains whispe the number 13 and 15 buses are running 15 minutes late. the 23 bus has a 30 minute delay. the 36 bus diverted at washington boulevard and monroe due to construction. metro subway and light rail on time. the penn line, camden line, and brunswick lines are on time. >> temperatures are in the low 40's in the northern suburbs, 44 3 in tontitown, 46 in edgewood. you need a light jacket, but not the umbrella. a couple of passing clouds this morning. we will see mostly sunny skies. much of the rain is in the northeast and new england. the storm that came t

. >> reporter: 900 block of york road in towson. a water main break occurred shortly after 3:00 this afternoon. it is affecting 15 businesses. and the carver center for the arts here in towson. now, there's no word on how long it's going to take to repair this 10-inch water main which broke, as you can see some of the debris is being washed away by it. and also, they're here digging. it has closed two lanes of york road in the southbound direction. as you can see, they're altinating lanes here. aldinateing -- alternating lanes here. it's unclear at this point how long it's going to take to repair this water main break in towson. >>> people are reacting to a controversial video first aired on wjz. a mom who said she encouraged her son to fight a bully. but did she handle it in the right way? mike hellgren has expert advice. mike? >> reporter: kai, the bullying problem has generated nationwide attention in recent months. and wjz.com has been flooded with communities for how the mom handled this case. right now, a psychiatrist is going

locals head out to celebrate spring in towson. just hours before a historic lift off, the space shuttle endeavour's launch was scratched. the latest on repairs and when the spaceshot life finally blastoff. plus, how some people are looking to break a world record. details, next. >> a small band of showers is moving through west and central pennsylvania. nothing to worry about this point, but things will change as we head into sunday and monday. we head into sunday and monday. i will navigating today's real estate market is complicated. you've seen the signs. that's why having the right real estate agent is more important than ever. at remax.com, you can find experts in short sales or bank-owned properties or commercial real estate, agents who can help speed up the process, no matter how intricate. and that's good news, whether you're trying to sell or hoping to buy. because the only sign you really want to see is "sold." nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. >> three police officers were wounded and a s

the program runs through today at towson university. tickets from www.wbaltv.com along with interviewed. >> thousands came out to honor those who paid the ultimate sack face. state's fallen heroes day which acknowledges all who died in the line of duty >> it is just a small tribute. fallen heroes who died in the line of duty in the past year. william torit junior died january 9. 10 years later volunteer firefighter mark faldenhand died fighting a fire. >> we have witnessed the true meaning of service. a man who was willing to lay down his life for his friends. >> hector ayallahied october 4. wesley brown was killed june 11. james fowler iii lost his life, and thomas ports died october 20. the families of the fallen came to pay tribute on this occasion. they all received rebeccaed -- replicas. governor o'malley offered words of comfort. >> today is a day when we recognize their bravery and their stak sacrifice. it is a day when we remember those -- whose courage called them to do the most important work there is to do in this earth, and

there's towson 58 cogreece. we are getting a little morning brightness. and we will have ourselves a mostly cloudy sky. you are lucky to get a break or two of sun and we will have mostly cloudy -- a mostly cloudy day. >> reporter: we are noticing a light uptick in volume around the beltway. and 95 as well. it's not really a whole lot to slow drivers down this morning. everything is moving at speed as we look live at the beltway 695 at providence road. both the inner and outer loop flowing nicely. no reported incidents or accidents this morning which is always a good thing. as we check the drive times everything is on the green. the top side of the outer loop from bel air to providence, a 6- minute trip. from 795 to 70, seven minutes and white marsh to the belt heway a 6-minute ride. looking at the maps, we are dealing with the same couple of incidents with debris in the roadways affecting the far left lane on the southbound lanes of 95 traveling through bel air right there at the exit for route 24. that's a deer carcass so keep an eye out for that. and th

annapolis has cloudy skies and rain nearby and 47 matching the mark in towson. we say good morning to both east and west middle school. i've been to east middle school with wind for change and west is coming up next week many twient say good morning to the stewed and he get them pumped up. we are looking at rain right now westminster you've got it. light to -- light to moderate. towson to jones falls expressway. moderate rain in annapolis and it's going to be a wet wednesday. temperatures may try to recover back into the upper 50s budget sharply cooler despite the fact we may break the late day sun. let's say good morning to kim brown. >> reporter: thanks, good morning. the earlier tree blocking the intersection of park heights and grain spring valley road has been cleared. and the fire activity at west baltimore and carlton street are gone. we have a couple haz airs in place. looking live at 695 at wilkins avenue, traffic is picking up again. it's going to be a bit of a slower commute because of the wet roads. you see the road spray kicking up with drivers on t

his mother has dan's portrait prominently -3 displayed in her towson hhme. her youngest grandchhld was named fter ''ncle dan', a man he never hhddthh chance to meet. kitty says was relieved... when when she heard the news about bin ladensss death last nnght. 3 (kitty )""ow it is pelief ffr me.. because now i know his death hassbeen taaen ccre of.. ann for all who loss met his end"(kitty) "evvl did not win out..evil did not! 3 after 9-11, a scholarship was set up at dan mcneal's alma mattr: loyooa blakefield. so far, 9 students hve & been able to go to college 3 kc fox 45 news at 10 -3 3 baltimoreecounty unveils their new fleet of fire truccs today --- but first paid respecc to & tte victims of 9-11. p-11."i aak each oo you tt & take a momenttof silence (silencee) 3 the ceremony then continued as offiiials nnoonced thee aadition of 2 million dollars 3 equipment. 3 in millersville.. a monumentt 3 recovered from the worldd rade center. some people came ii the early - morning hours, justttoopay their respects and take a new &pperspective on the horribbe events l

and now rest here at providence fire company in towson. gary was among those who made the journey just a few weeks ago to bring the quarterton piece of steel to baltimore county. >> i hope it last for and stays for years and last for years and that it reminds people when they enter the station we what we do day in and day out and what dangers we face. it's our intention to put it here. >> reporter: right here is the walk of memory a patio and guarden to honor fallen heros. >> when woo avenue class for a -- when we have a class for a firefighters and rescues, the members will be in there and can look out and this beam will be here. >> reporter: the death brings extra meaning for the memorial for members at the fire company. >> the timing of all this, the fact that we were able to go through the process a year ago, have it come to fruition on the 10th year anniversary is neat. but now to have it so that the person who was ultimately responsible for all this is not going to be around, makes it better. >> reporter: there's many factors that ma

today, it's going to be about remembering her and all she gave to notre dame prep in towson where we find sherrie johnson live with more on what's being done to honor one of their own. sherrie. >> reporter: yes, she was a standout lacrosse player and today marks the one year anniversary of her death. and here at her alma mater, they have something special planned. they will honor her memory with three special projects. the 22-year-old was found dead in her off campus apartment at the university of virginia. her ex-boyfriend is charged with the murder. the school is awarding the first yeardley love scholarship to a 8th grader. [audio not understandable] the event called bringing out the yeardley in everyone. the day will start with a prayer, and students and faculity will be asked to pay a kindness forward in honor of love. the lacrosse players will wear the number one yeardley's number. there is a fund raising drive to built build the yeardley love field. one year later, there's a huge outpouring of love for the woman that lived up to her name. sherrie johnson, abk2 -- abc2 news. >>

in towson, i'm don harrison for abc 2 news. >>> in the memorial at the providence fire company will be dedicated september 11th, exactly 10 years after those deadly attacks. after nearly 10 years many people of scrutinized one religious community because of osama bin laden's faith. muslim leaders hopes this marks the being depending of a new understanding. they hope it can lead to a dialogue about islam and muslims here in america. >> we and muslim leaders have declared very clearly that islam is, and will never be, at war with america. that's how peace is forged. other moderate muslim voices have to do their piece. i'm sure they are but i think they have to do it a bit more clearly so everybody knows where our loyalties lie when such incidents happen. >> the doctor also says the muslim community is like every other religious community, proud to be american. >> well senator barbara mikulski sits right there on the senate select committee on intelligence, you can bet she felt a bit of pride when she learned our eye intelligence had allowed our navy seals to complete this megs. she was e

. >>> a theater in the heart of towson is closing for good. towson commons will be closing its doors after nearly 20 years in business. the theater is scheduled to roll a week from sunday. a lack of business is to blame for the closure. >> that's too bad. >>> even a quiet day, beautiful day so far. there are showers and thunderstorms developing to the west of us. take a look at temps now. 71. dew points still very low. south winds at 7. the barometer holding steady. let's take a look at this friday night and the weekend after this. >>> sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene. captain mike perry, what can you tell us? >> hello, denise. the drum castle apartments, located on castle drive, at walker avenue. this is right near the city line. a working apartment fire. firefighters work to find smoke coming from a second floor front apartment in the drum castle apartments. they quickly were able to knock down most of the shock and flames. we still have smoke coming from the second floor apartment. there are no early reports on injuries or a cause of th

in fact, you will need the intermittent white blades and in towson we have a soggy one. half inch of rain and little more with 21-mile-per-hour wind gusts and we are stuck at 46. here's the rain. look west of westminster. looks like they are getting rocked east of frederick. ijamsville and westminster. more towards rockville spreading towards the east and front slowly moves through, we may get one last surge and burst of rain and then things should settle down. we will watch that to enhance the eastern shore. you the upper-level low comes through i think we will see more clouds during the day tomorrow. but at least we will get a chance to dry out. 57 today and if we are lucky to get back there. we have seen the high. the rain this morning showers this afternoon. and tonight cooling back down into the 40s. tomorrow starts off with sun andturning partly to mostly cloudy. 65, 69 friday. and the weekend mother's day weekend into the 70s. not a washout but maybe a thunderstorm late saturday sunday could see scattered showers but again, most of the day should be dry. >> all ri

. >>> the face of downtown towson is changing with the closing of the towson common movie theater. the baltimore sun says the eight screen theater will show its last movie next weekend nearly 20 years after it opened. all of towson commons is vacant except that theater. towson university has been in talks to lease some of the retail space there. >>> hundreds of people will lays up their running shoes in baltimore today to raise money for als research. a former ravens and his wife cochair the fiesta 5k race which starts at power plant live. three years ago bergans went public with his als diagnosis. the fee he is at that 5k has raised more than $250 million for als research. >>> it is the end of a era for the university of maryland, terps basketball head coach gary williams calls it quits after 22 years at his alma mater. mark viviano has more on the farewell. >> reporter: one more grand entrance to announce that it's time for him to exit. fans and players gathered for the goodbye for 22 years maryland basketball was known as garyland. after a long, successful run, gary williams say

. >> hundreds packed the streets of towson for the towson town spring festival. the festival has beer and wine. for the little ones, there are magic shows, pony rides, and more. >> it is always a good time. we have a good time, see lots of people. times we come home with things. it is a nice way for people to showoff crafts and bring the community together. >> the festival runs again today from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. >> pretty perfect weekend for that. >> sometimes we come home with things. all that stuff that you eventually throw away that the kids accumulated. >> when it comes to fresh air, how healthy are your living quarters? the alarming number of people exposed to pollution coming up. >> plus what nasa officials are saying this morning about the launch. >> first a programming note to pass along. the president of the jockey club of maryland will be our guest this morning. if you have a question e-mail us at sundayquestions@www.wbaltv.com. >> in this morning's "medical alert" half of americans are living in areas with up healthy levels of air pollution. that accor

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. >>> good news for those who drive through towson. a water main break has been repaired. and the break was near fair month and new york and caused traffic. and services were temporarily closed. >>> investigators are digging through a home that exploded in montgomery county t points to the new owners replacing a drier and not shutting off the gas completely. the park from the drier set off the explosion it destroyed the structure. >>> as gas prices are rising, more and more americans are puttingness their tanks. and reports show that american demand for gas has dropped t is down 200,000-barrels per gay. this is as drivers in 13 state as paying more than 4-dollar force a gallon of regular gas. gas stations in the area are not better. the average price is a 33% jump. this time last year they were paying 2.86 a gallon. >>> this has been a beautiful day from the get go. and the cool temperatures have been warmed by the sun. look out now as a breeze is probably the only thing close to a negative out there. so, we have marty in the breezy outback. and tim williams t is a great o

the ride began in towson and will end at rfk stadium. >> a quick check of our age do doppler radar, something has popped up in the last 50 minutes or so. down south around the capital beltway, a couple of sprinkles as well as up around damascus on the frederick-montgomery county line and in southern anne arundel county. just a couple of sprinkles. around baltimore we have a lot of sun and some clouds to the west of us in howard county and out toward carol and frederick county. a sprinkle could pop up this evening, but otherwise a pretty nice day today and that will continue into next week. the high today was 77 at the airport. warning lows were in the 50's. -- morning lows. the yellow color show the warmest greetings, 73 and edgewood, richly at 71. cambridge down to 68, 68 at hagerstown, and 57 at oakland right now. here are the clouds. around as it -- around the district some of them are trying to produce a sprinkle. still cloudy up in new england, but off to our south the drier air is coming in. it sets the stage for the week ahead. storms trying to move in from the west. there are a couple

. >>> the towson fest was a blast this weekend. i want to thank everyone who came by. we have two winners of that ipad contest. tiffany dubois from parks film and lisa at from baltimore. congratulations to both of you. >>> let's take a look at whales coming up at 6:00 -- what's coming up at 6:00. how an offer could' annapolis police crack cases gone cold. >>> instead of flowers and vegetation, there's just dirt in many parks. why baltimore police say who the culprits are and how they plan to get to it. let's take a look at what's ahead at 6:30. >>> we go frame by frame through our video inside bin laden's compound and we cran move in and see what's in his medicine cabinet. we'll have that and much more tonight on world news. >>> a florida's squad car will need a lot of work. the gator handled into the yard in gainsville over the weekend. the animal wasn't too thrilled to see it so it started chomping on the bumper. police put the car in reverse and slowly backed up. it wasn't until the front tag frame busted that the gator finally got the message and took off. it cause

. >>> a movie theater once popular with towson area college students is shutting down. according to our media partner, the baltimore sun, towson commons will be closing its doors after 20 years in the business. they are scheduled to do this sunday. a lack of business is blamed for the closure. >>> safety net on the web. how you can keep track of your child on the internet. parents, you don't want to miss this story. >>> senseless violence or true sport? watch the video of this fight club. you decide. >>> can toilet paper be defective? one college thinks so. hear about this unusual lawsuit. >>> the weekend is finally here. will the weather warm up? when i joined the national guard, i never thought i'd be saving lives. i put on the uniform and i have a whole new outlook on life. country, community, family-- that's what matters most to me. if that matters to you, go to 1-800-go-guard.com. >>> more surgery for the baseball fan, badly beaten in los angeles at dodgers stadium. doctors have to drain fluid that is building up in brian stoh's brain. he was attacked by dodgers fa

one rogue shower moving toward parkville, towson and back through perry hall. in fact, i'd say if you're going shopping in white marsh in the next couple of minutes you're going to find some brief raindrops coming down. it won't last long. it's not a huge shower it will quickly move out. rock haven and hampton getting hit with some rain right now. wind gusts they have been a little blustery at times today. gusting to 25 or so. temperatures's west 50s east baltimore hanging on to 60 at the moment. neighborhood by neighborhood we're going to bounce back pretty noose list 68 or so in hampton and federal hill i think will probably touch 70 but that's still going to mean most of the day will be down in the 60s. further south and west. howard county woodstock 68 laurel to around 69 or so. clouds drift to the north. widely scattered light shower heavier downpours into west virginia and our main storm line well off the coast right now. weather set to steadily improve. i think there's one area of rain right now it's a current track going from northwest to southeast sout

how about towson west elementary. tough to find much sunshine here. trees shaking tree pollen count. grass pollen count still high. we'll have an updated count at 6:00. take a look at this five sweeps in action not much out there. there's one small thunderstorm right along the state line with virginia there. you have to look real close to see that, but for most of the area things are actually looking pretty quiet. most of the active weather is out to sea. >>> temperatures statewide cooler north and best. 39 at deep creek lake. 50s hagerstown york and winchester. in fact we've got 57 in easton and 56 in ocean city right now. warmer early this morning as temperature pushed up close to 70. but for the afternoon hours things just kept getting cooler and cooler. that's what we're going to see out there as the evening wears onstedly dropping through the 50s. most of the active weather well to our south and west. this cluster of showers in west virginia diving south and west. i don't think we're going to see a lot around here other than stray showers here or

i will show you towson today. a mix of son and clouds. a little breezy but not particularly windy today. again kind of a mixed sky with the blue skies at times within this high thin clouds rolling in at other times this afternoon. radar has stayed clear. a little bit of precipitation well north up toward carlisle pa. but none of that around here. wind 7-12 here. show you some of the current temperatures. 74 in the city, 77 in frederick, we have 70 at the state capitol in annapolis and georgetown delaware 77. one of the warmer spots on the map. tomorrow we will take you to carroll county. we think our next round of showers should arrive here first. going to take longer for baltimore and eastern shore, but you see new windsor a warmer day in the 70s. the central part of the state could get above 80 tomorrow. fair weather cloud cover edging in. one cluster toward carlisle and more rain brewing out over the central part of the country. you see it here. cool frontal boundary draped everywhere from western upstate new york through tennessee and

the top side, fro parkville into towson everythings moving smoothly. no issues along the 95 corridor from harford county toward the beltway and into the tunnels. we have some new height restrictions affecting the southbound lanes of the harbor tunnel reported to be at 13 feet 6 inches and also a water main break northbound route 2 at robinson road in severna park. but aside from that, we are accident and major problem free. so back to you. >>> emergency shelters are back in tennessee where flooding is forcing residents from their homes. heavy rains have caused creeks and rivers near memphis to rise and residents there have been heading for higher ground. look at the video. officials say flooding is expected to hit historic levels within the next 10 days. >>> in alabama, federal officials are looking at the devastation after the tornadoes that tore through parts of the south. right now, the death toll stand at 340 with thousands of homes destroyed. >> the message is hope that we can do this. when all else fail that's all you have is hope. >> worshipers

. >>> baltimore county, towson, division 3 men on the pacifickesque campus of goucher college, where they took on scranton. in a very important match. and as fate would have it, scranton beats goucher, 12-8 in the league tournament final. finally, nba play-offs. dallas mavericks, stealing the wrath of back-to-back champs, los angeles lakers, chandra brown. dirk nowitzki could not be stopped. he had 32 points. the mavs hit 32 in the fourth quarter alone, totally. and make its 98-92. l.a. is one game away. best of best, defending champs. one game away from being swept, as the mavs lead the series, three games to none, in the best of 7. tonight, we'll show you local aau basketball, featuring 14 15- year-olds. and we'll tell you who won the kentucky derby, which should be running almost any moment from now. >> don't blink. you'll miss it. and that's a pretty good source you have here, on the possible replacement on williams. >> there's a real connection now. and i want you to remember the name terrell stog land, freshman point guard, from tucson, arizona. >> thank you for the insight. be

reporting live in towson, sherrie johnson. >> thank you. >>> the rash of bad weather has taken a toll on the southern states. now this morning, the stories not getting any better. why some may have to paddle to work. >>> plus, how getting together for meals could have a real positive impact on your health. that story is coming up in a bit. >>> live look this morning at our nation's capital. you are watching "good morning maryland first and only at 4:30. t >>> news time 5:08. welcome back. a dangerous situation continuing to grow down south. flooding from the mississippi river now getting worse and in memphis some communities are under water today. emergency crews have been busy evacuating homes. >> it's devastating. i lived here 27 years. i am 65 years old, and everything we work for our whole life is under water. >> some people are using boats to get around and this is some of the worst flooding seen around memphis since the 19 30s. but you know justin this morning you pointed out this was the one year anniversary of more torrential flooding in the state of tennessee. >> that's middl

. >> reporter: a towson school comes together to remember yeardley love a year after her death. >>> and parts of the southern u.s. will be at the mercy of the mighty mississippi. the country's largest river on the verge of swelling its banks. that could endanger thousands. that and much more coming up on this tuesday may 3rd. it's 4:58. good morning. i am charley crowson. megan is on assignment. let's kick things off with meteorologist justin berk. >> good morning. i can't wait to show you the tornado video from new zealand of all places. just getting to the newsroom overnight. let's show you what's happening locally. we have a look at temperatures of 59 degrees. bel air and hearford -- hereford, and we are looking at temperatures mid-60s around the bay. 67 degrees holding tight in rock hall. we have mild numbers this morning and maybe patchy fog a lot of cloud to be found but while we are looking at the radar composit with the satellite, you will see more rain back towards the west. not here yet, it will take its time to sneak in, but we have have the chance of showers developing this

here we go dropped to 46 in towson. 45 in annapolis. towards westminster temperatures continue to slide. and i think we will have a tough time trying to recover even to our expectations for the afternoon. so we have seen our highs for the day in the 60s but that's closer to midnight. now it's about to rain moderate rain from arbutus to the heart of baltimore and picking up heavy knot here white mash andeasing out to the west of the towson but moderate rain pikesville and owings mills. there's more behind that. reenforcements coming up from the south heavy rain could be expected at times today. at least for the morning. as the front slides itself towards the east we will get into this at least dry weather as the rain tapers off showers this afternoon with the delmarva, from much of the day, the front slide east of the bay bridge and we are looking at cloud breaking up a little bit this afternoon after maybe 4 or 5 and this evening clearing out and turning cloudy at least during the afternoon tomorrow. today, rain in the morning, and show

the cool and dreary temperatures yesterday didn't dampen the spirits at the towson town festival. so many people came out to watcheart music and plenty of great food. the crew from abc2 news there all weekend. we want to thank everybody who came by and said hello. >>> now maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weatherate. >> the month of may, we have a second day here that normally would bring us lows in the 40s, a high of 70. another important part of this day, in terms of the almanac. the first time of the year. we actually have sunset at 8:00. will we see it today is the question? i doubt we will see much of the sun as we are stalking another soupy environment. and another cooldown in the backside of another frontal poundry -- boundary responsible for heavy rain and storms. some eastward progress. typically they get hung up on the backside of the mountains. doesn't lock like it will move in today but there's a threat of showers thrown out ahead of the system. we will watch that for at least a threat of on and off rain. sprinkle and sh

and there is lots of laughter, especially when remembering the days together at notre dame prep in towson. back she was very bubbly, fun- loving. she always had a good sense of humor. if anyone was in a bad mood, she would play a joke rickrack she was full of jokes. she always had something up her sleeve. whether she was the only one who thought it was funny, she's still always did it. you would fall, and she would be laughing. she would think it was funny. >> she honestly had the worst singing voice you ever heard. it was notorious. but she loved singing. our chorus teacher would always look at us if we were practicing for the christmas liturgy. >> a year ago, they were looking forward to graduation, summer trips, and bright new futures. but one night, that all changed. word came, yeardley had been murdered. crumpled body found by her roommate at you va. her alleged killer was her former boyfriend, george huguely. how could that be? how could she be gone? >> my roommate called me early in the morning and told me, and then i called our friends and we all called our families. it was probab

she attended notre dame prep school in towson where we will find sherrie johnson because they are planning a day and scholarship honoring one of their own. sherrie. >> reporter: yeardley love meant so much to so many and today on the one year anniversary of her death, the school plans to remember her with three special projects. she was a standout lacrosse player at the school taking the skills on to the university of virginia. the 22-year-old lacrosse player was found dead in her off campus apartment at the university of virginia. her ex-boyfriend is charged with the murder. the school wants to keep love's memory alive by awarding the first yeardley love scholarshipship to an 8thgrader at mother seton academy. she is honored to receive the scholarship and they plan to remember love with an event called bringing out the yeardley in everyone. students and faculity can play a kindness forward in honor of love. everyone is invited to wear love t-shirts and the varsity lacrosse players will wear the number one that was her number. there he a fund raising drive to -- there's a fund raising driv

so you can expect delays this morning as you come through towson and parkville on the outer loop. inner loop traffic is affected as drivers are slowing down and take a look at that. we had an earlier accident in bell camp northbound riverside parkway reopen at pulaski still expect to see police on the scene and up in reisterstown we have crash activity lingering on worthington near timber knoll road. now back to you into course "good morning america" will have more on the death of osama bin laden and we will continue that throughout the morning local coverage on "good morning maryland" at nine. >>> coming, volunteer firefighters from providence that got a piece of the world strayed center they will be live -- trade center. they will be live in the studio talking to you about that. >> we hope to coo you live at nine. -- to see you live at nine. [ alarm buzzing ] another victim of frequent flyer red tape. [ tires screech ] seat restrictions got him stuck in a vicious circle. it's just not right! i keep earning miles, but it seems like i can never use them. the all-new rapid rewards

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. >> in towson, sheldon dutes, wbal-tv 11 news. >> daniel sullivan charged in the shooting death of 3 -year-old keenya jordan. she was gunned down last month in the 600 block of lenox street. police say sullivan was jordan's former boyfriend and he had a history abusing her. >> what's concerning is he played along the entire time. he came into homicide, asked about the investigation, and tried to be sympathetic toward his first girlfriend's death and ultimately he was the one responsible for it. >> court records show that jordan had a protective order against sullivan who has now been charged with first-degree murder. >> the man that killed a woman outside the courthouse. cleaven williams has given life in sentence after shooting veronica williams outside a court house when she was pregnant. >> a woman's body pulled from james falls near union avenue and clifford mill friday morning. at this point officials do not suspect foul play but have classified the death as suspicious. >> the inner loop is open after a tractor-trailer caused a standstill. maryland police say the tractor hit an

. >> from towson, tim yil yams -- williams. >> that vote is tonight. >>> how did the stock market react to the killing of osama bin laden? stocks were down. the down was off three. the s&p off two. the nasdaq off 12. let's go to new york where alexis christoforous has tonight's cbs money watch update. >> stocks rallied today, but the buying spree quickly fade. traders are worried that bin laden's followers might retaliate. crude fell below $111 a barrel but prices quickly bounced back. there are new signs of an expanding global economy. reports show manufacturing in the u.s. and europe expanded last month and construction spending was up nearly 1 1/2% in march. builders began work on office buildings, hotels and factories. >>> a big deal for the world's largest drug manufacturer. it would give -- >>> chrysler has turned its first profit since leaving bankruptcy. the automaker certained $116 million from january to march. the last time they reported a profit was 2006. that's your money watch. for more, head to cbsmoneywatch.com. >>> when the big moment came, kate middleton's dress did no

miller and other military members and the family will be performing the telling project this weekend at towson university. highlights the impact of four on families and the struggle veterans have transitioning back to civilian life. we have provided some links on our website for more information at wbaltv.com. >> people also gathered at the field and shanks bill, pa., where passengers on board a hijacked plane sacrificed themselves and brought that airliner down. >> this overlooked to the field is where the family members of the victims first gathered on september 11. it is also where the first pictures of the crash site were taken. today it filled up once again so people could see and feel a connection to the world news. nearly every september since the field became hallowed ground, the kiedel family has come to pay their respects. they did not plan this trip, they just had to be here. >> may now the families can actually put their loved ones and to rest, knowing that the mastermind behind it all is no longer around. >> carolyn anderson lives just a few miles away. she remembers her house sha

from towson reporting. >>> anne arundel county considered a similar measure two years ago. howard and montgomery county have will measures in place for 15 years. >>> wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. bob turk and meteorologist bernadette woods has the forecast. >>> we'll start out with a mix of sunshine and clouds. as we head through the afternoon we really warm up. we go into the low 80s. late afternoon a strong cold front comes our way. we'll have potentially severe thunderstorms. if mane watches or warnings come out, we'll pass those along. for the rest of the forecast, here's bob. >> there's a chance some could be locally strong. on wednesday morning we see rain but look how much cooler it gets, 64, 42. the sunshine comes back on thursday with some clouds. friday looks like chilly hair coming in. a risk of a shower, particularly in the afternoon and partly cloudy back up to 70. >> today's energy saver is all about getting your home ready. you san save by installing solar window screens to shade your home from the sun. expect to save 5% to 10% this summer.

sick with a fever and missing out on a beautiful morning budget the afternoon is is different. 63 in towson. i want to show outtime-lapse. watch the sun pop up -- you the time-lapse. watch the sun pop out up. they -- up. a lot of rain is back here and he has what's sliding in our direction. we expect to have showers or thunderstorms developing this afternoon but a warm day for the clouds return up to a high of 82. now kim with traffic. >> reporter: we are beginning to see a slowdown across the top side of the beltway between bel air road make are way towards perring parkway into parkville. 895 southbound heavy volume slowing from the o'donnell street exit making are way in towards the tube. no incidents reported however. and looking at the maps on the beltway, the process of clearing a crash on the outer loop ramp to north wound route 702 an injury accident that's almost gone and debris in the roadway reported on the outer loop so keep an eye out for that. here's charley with the morning news update. >>> maryland's michelle sher is honored at the white house today for a ceremony as the 2011

that's charles street west towson sitting at 50. and officially 50 in baltimore 52 easton and 40s on northwest side of york to hagerstown and 30s back towards mountains. today a. day with a lot of sunshine. we may makes -- >>> tonight's joey's death and his father's journey from grief to giving. >> i wan something good to come out of my loss. >> how he is helping his spirit live on and why the community is benefiting tonight at 11. >>> make your way south on 95 and not looking too bad on the west side at liberty road. traffic moving at decent pace. minor delays on outer loop from 795. we have an accident south on 95 at the 895 split blocking the left lane. these are causing delays on the 5 -- 95 from joppa road. downtown involving a struck pedestrian at utah and baltimore streets. and crash in owes mills depark at lion mills -- owings mills at deer park road at lion mills. >>> he says it's final gift he will never forget a brother gets a care package from his sister after her death. j-enna worked at the lululemon store. when he came

. >>> residents at towson university. veteran newsman scott bailey. since yesterday, cbs news announced that he will take over the cbs evening news for katie couric june 6th. >>> time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in the baltimore sun. assessing how gregg bernstein did in his first case as baltimore state attorney. >>> and more on the nba draft and what it means if are the terps' basketball team. >>> when, if ever, is it appropriate to nap at work? for these stories and more, read the baltimore sun. and remember to look for the updated forecast, from wjz's first warning weather team. >> gotta read about that napping part. >>> when it comes to food labeling, one of the areas is the meat aisle. consumers are bombarded with labels. manuel gallegus explains what they mean and found a growing trend at the butcher counter. >> reporter: a trip to the meat aisle can feel like an iq test. everything has labels. but what do i -- do they actually mean? >> you have a right to know. this is fuel you're putting into your body. >> free rang

we have got ourselves a look at that sun glare in towson. that would be nice to take the screen and you can see that. a nice detail we have on the ac cam. highlighting the fact that it's good visibility and low humidity and high clouds back to the west will creep in next couple hours. no big deal but we may lose the sun during the afternoon. and temperatures are pushing 60. and we will aim for 72, the two degree guaranteed high and a chance of thundershowers by this evening. we will talk about that mother's day outlook forecast and more "good morning maryland" coming up. so please, stick around. >>> you're watching the station that works for you "good morning maryland" at nine. >>> thanks for joining us on this friday morning. he lived 14 years but left a lifetime of membersry joey d' entremont died and the family created a scholarship foundation to make sure his pelory doesn't die. ♪ -- his millionry doesn't die. >> reporter: the voice of -- his memory doesn't die. >> reporter: his music continues to captivate family and friends who fille

. >> the amendments to existing laws must be made before a vote later today in towson. >>> turning to the business of sports, the fate of the nfl lock out could be determined later today. a federal appeals court temporarily shut down the league once again last week while it considers another federal judge's decision to lift the lockout. the courts could decide sometime today whether to grant a more permanent ruling in favor of the owners. the lockout would continue. if the ruling goes for the players though, league business would resume almost immediately. >>> the orioles will be looking for a serious sweep today when they play the white sox in chicago. after the birds took their third straight win yesterday they got a big fifth inning from the offense. the team scored 5 runs in that frame including the three-run double from nick markakis. the birds win 6-4 and go for the sweep in the windy city tonight. >>> now to the nhl playoffs. down in washington, d.c. the capitals looking to avoid -- ore going into a two-game hole against tampa. they scored with under a minute to go to force ove

wjz is live in towson. derek has more on the tribute. >> reporter: that tribute some of it happening right out here on the lacrosse field where she played for many years. all the players right now wearing yardly love's number, the number one, on their body. meanwhile before the game even started they had a moment of silence in her honor. yardly love left notre dame prep years ago but her memory lingers here. the school paid tribute to love with a special prayer in her name this morning and many students who never even knew her wore special t-shirts today in her honor. >> it's hard to believe it's been a year. >> reporter: lacrosse coach remembers hearing the news that her former player was killed while attending the university of virginia. prosecutors say when yardly love broke off a two yearlong relationship with her then boyfriend he went to her offcampus apartment and beat her to death. he awaits trial while her family and friends still mourn. >> i think today is much more difficult than it was that day

. >> towson veterinary hospital. give us a call 410-825-8880. and we will be glad to talk to you. >> don't foreget about oliver who needs a home and he is so sweet. he is up for adoption at the maryland spca and if he is not there they have so many great dogs and cats so give them a call. thanks for coming in. >> you are welcome. >> now we want to take one more look at today's hot topics. the rising price of gas and what seems to be less anger over the prices. so on the wmar facebook fan page we asked, what you think about this. are the gas prices are you angry about them or do people just seem complacent about the situation? so we asked you what you think and you guys are writing in. so, we heard from robin who writes in saying i am angry with a few exclamation points. i feel up my tank when it is half cool and cost 30 bucks too much. daron says people are losing their jobs and homes and businesses are closing their doors. but exxon shows profits in the billions. no i am not angry, appalled is more like it. so if you want to share your two cent

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and showers up to the north of baltimore, into towson. the rain is wrapped up for here in the washington region. we'll deal with this as it continues to track off toast and then we'll be done, although there is a chance of more showers popping up here and there this afternoon. let's look at the future cast. let's see what that shows us for later today. for this morning what is going on. and then through the course of the day, a lot of clouds. this shows clouds later on in the afternoon. i mentioned earlier, chance of rain is 30-40%. this is not showing anything for us later in the afternoon. so perhaps we'll be rain-free. but then tomorrow we do get rain showers pushing in. tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening, as a frontal boundary comes through and brings with it rain and maybe even thunderstorms here and there. five-day forecast looks like this. today high of about 74, our average high for this date is 71. we'll see more clouds than sun. maybe a shower or two later on. although our future cast is not showing that. tomorrow better ch