the afternoon but dry with some cloud cover trying to move in. let's talk about the temperatures because as you step out you want to know how to dress your kids. you can lose the heavy coat this morning. you can see the temperatures in the 50s. 52 degrees in arnold. 53 goldsboro. elkton 52. then we're dealing with the breeze in arnold, out of the southwest at 13 miles per hour. that will be the scenario as we go through the remainder of today and actually these winds will begin to pick up a bit. we look at maryland's most powerful doppler radar and we are dry. but we won't be dry for long. i'll have the details coming up but right now let's check the traffic with angela. good morning. good morning. as you prepare for the drive you shouldn't run into trouble spots, especially if you're heading out in the next few minutes around 695. we've been seeing virtually a very light flow of traffic. no trouble spots to report. also, a look at 29 traveling through howard county, looking pretty good all the way to i-70. 70 moving well all the way to the west side of 695. where we're looking live. passing baltimore national pike, inner loop and outer loop, no delays. for those of you heading into downtown. a live look at i-95 merging into 395, we've got rid of the work zones and all is moving well as you make the early drive into the city. back to you. be ready for spring. today's weather may be just what you need. >> abc2 news linda so is live at the 7-eleven in loch raven. to talk to people about what it feels like to have spring on march 8th. why are you wearing a coat? >> reporter: come on. you guys know me. i wear long johns until it gets to be 70 degrees. we have a little bit to go. something interesting to point out. we're looking through the window at the 7-eleven in loch raven. the snow scrapers you probably haven't used much. today you'll need the sunglasses. it will be 70 degrees. we've been talking to folks about their special plans for the day. we talked to one gentleman who is going to myrtle beach. we talked to a little boy, of elementary school age, in a t-shirt, with a jacket on but says he's looking forward to spending the warm day outside today. also, a lady heading off to work, she says she's already decided in her mind she's going to go outside after work to take a long walk today. definitely not a day to be renting a movie and staying inside. you're going to want to go outside today. we've had such a mild winter, it's been recorded as the single warmest winter in a decade, the 4th warmest in 117 years. that might sound good now, it's going to likely wreak havoc on the spring allergies. the lack of winter frost pushing up the pollen counts earlier. that means allergy season has started earlier and will last longer this spring. the warm weather is also bringing out the bugs earlier, a lot of insects you might notice, they are going to be full thinking it's spring already. hey guys, you have a minute? we're doing a story on the warm weather. ok. when they come out. they will be heading to work. again, people excited. some folks say they are working so they really won't get to enjoy the day but if you have a chance, maybe this morning, this afternoon, take the dog out for a long walk. take your kids out for a long walk. go to the park, enjoy, it will be great. >> linda so live in loch raven. if it's warm you still have to go to work, of course. sources of knowledge into the investigation into the shooting death of a 13-year-old girl, monae turnage, say the gun that was used didn't belong to the police officer suspended in connection with his actions after the shooting. in the meantime, hundreds of friends and classmates and family members gathered outside of william c. march middle school in northeast baltimore on wednesday to remember monae turnage. police say two boys ages 12 and 13 were playing with a gun, a .22-caliber, when she was there and she was shot. after the shooting police say they hid her body behind a house and buried it under trash bags. the boys had been charged as juveniles with involuntary manslaughter. >> it might be true. if true i'll find out. i don't know what to say about it. >> police are still tracing the rifle to find out right now who it belong to. funeral services for monae turnage are going to be held this weekend. anne arundel county firefighters were headed to a fire when they ended up in a crash along ritchie highway. four firefighters and three civilians were hurt between the two scenes. the firefighters and crash victims had minor injuries. one person though was hurt in the fire. all the people are recovering. from serious burns. $3,000 reward now offered in laurel to help find the suspect in a hit-&-run. the crash happened on maryland 198 and route 1, this was last wednesday. this is video of that crash. police say a man was hit by what appeared to be a white pickup truck. the man was taken to the hospital and in critical condition. if you have any information about this crash call laurel crimeline at 301-498-7645. today occupy baltimore is focusing on bank of america. it's all in honor of international women's day and they say hispanic and african-american women are targeted in home foreclosures. they are going to meet 11:30 this morning and that's when they are going to hold a march. in towson, according to reports the effort to build a really nice pool off the corner of bosley and towson town boulevard couldn't get enough members. the project needed 335 people to receive financing but fell short of the goal. members who already signed up will get their money back. they have been trying to put a swim club there for about six years now. montgomery county will be the third county in maryland to use cameras on school buses to catch and fine drivers who illegally pass the buses. the county council voted tuesday to fine the drivers, and montgomery county police now cited 250 drivers a year for passing school buses. officials say that is a small fraction of those who are actually breaking the law. it's nicknamed the chief head state. so you would think the best cheese comes from wisconsin? >> a competition that brought out people and their cheesesfrom all over the world. >> and how a newborn saved his family from a tornado that tore their home apart. details coming up. >> temperature will be in the 70s this afternoon but how long will that warm weather last? details coming up. >> and with good weather conditions how is the drive going to be? details on the morning commute next. 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[ jim ] my dad did, my grandfather did, and it's what we do today. the world's west -- best cheese from the land of cheeseheads? not from there. 25 different types of cheese were entered into a competition in madison, wisconsin. however, it was cheese made from the netherlands that took home the top prize. we also learned in discussing the story in the newsroom today that in the netherlands, they eat a lot of sandwiches so they need the cheese for it. so lynette, there you go. not a cheese-eating sandwich day today. >> i'll give you some cheese, cheese! so sorry. right now these temperatures are quite mild. you can see 50s all across the board. cockeysville at 50. 52 in sparrows point. owings mills, 51, and then we go to the eastern shore where we're looking at 51 degrees in chestertown and rock hall 51. we're also dealing with the wind. these are the wind gusts, not sustained, right now in owings mills, that is up to 20 mieshes, 13 in sparrows point. rock hall at 18. all these winds will are picking up as we go throughout the day, out of the southwest once again. we could see gusts up to 35 miles an hour. i want to send it back to you. you find yourself digging deeper to pay groceries? you're not alone. >> what you could be doing at the grocery store and what you need to do before you ever walk in. make sure you're paying less even for some of the healthier foods. >> they are calling this tiny one their miracle. how this baby saved a family whose house was destroyed by a tornado. >> star watchers are closely monitoring the after-effects of a huge solar flare that erupted overnight on the sun. how it could affect you, coming up. excuse me, where are all the shoes? girl the sale started at 6am! well girl it's only 8:20! 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funeral instead of celebrations. >> i'm the most blessed woman on earth as far as i'm concerned. >> a local bank offered a foreclosed to home for the family to live in while they get back on their feet. let's check traffic with angela. >> 5:16. heading out in the next few minutes, it should be a nice drive. no early accidents reported in or around the city. as a matter of fact, north of the city, a look at route 7, looking pretty good, philadelphia road. also pulaski highway is a nice easy route if heading into downtown this morning. let's see what your drive is like on i-95. coming in from harford county, south of maryland 152, southbound lanes just as light as the northbound lanes, no delays or incidents to report there. if you're heading in from cecil county to harford county, just one southbound lane on the right side span of the tydings bridge is open, not causing delays yet. and for those of you driving from the eastern shore this morning, here's a live look at u.s. 50, east of st. margaret's, westbound lanes increasing in volume but still moving at a pretty good pace. also for our mta commuters, no early delays on the buses or any of our rail lines. let's check the forecast with lynette. >> good morning. if you are just waking up with us, temperatures are quite mild, we're in the 50s so you won't need that coat. as you look at the satellite and radar you're starting to see some of the clouds drift in across the area. big batch of rain back off into indiana, portions of illinois as well. and then as we look even further you can see into missouri and also kansas a little bit of a wintry mix out there. that won't get to us. we're going to focus in on the rain. the rain will start to push in here as we go more into the evening. so future trend is going to pick up on what i'm talking about here. as i put this in motion, this is ahead of a cold front. this cold front will get closer to us by this evening. we will have the chance for showers. so we're picking up, thinking maybe 11:00 this evening, goes back into motion. it pretty much gets out of here by the time you wake up tomorrow. but what i'm going to do, i'm going to keep the chance of showers in for the commute to work tomorrow. looks like everything will be out of here though by sunrise. so that is definitely looking good. we'll get more sunshine in here as we go throughout the day on friday. and that will even continue as we head into saturday. even in sunday but temperatures will be a little cooler but not today. no type of cool weather. 70 degrees, a sun/cloud mix and it will be windy as we go into the afternoon. breezy this morning, windy by this afternoon. tonight's temperature coming in around 45 degrees and we have some scattered showers and we will stay breezy. largest solar flare in five years could be hitting earth now. >> we're talking about everything from power grids to phone service, even your flight out of town. sherrie johnson is here with what you need to know. >> reporter: we've placed a call to bwi marshall airport checking on those flights. so far no word back from them yet but this morning a giant solar storm is sending charged particles towards us at over four million miles an hour. on tuesday the sun spit out huge erupting solar flares, about an hour apart. they are heading towards earth in what nasa is calling the largest solar storm in five years. no need to panic. they could shake the magnetic field and disrupt satellite navigation. gps may be thrown off, cell phone service could be cut off briefly and some flights could, diverted. >> yes, it's coming towards us. beware, keep watching. don't get hysterical. >> scientists also say that the problem could last all morning. the storm is expected to end on friday. back to you. time now for consumer news. despite signs of improvement in the economy young adults are still feeling the pain. the average income for those between ages of 23 and 29 have been declining over the past decade. entry level wages for male college graduates dropped 11%. wages for female dwradz dropped almost by 8%. it's having a big impact because it takes people much longer to pay off student loans and also limits their spending which in turn hurts the economy. staying with the economy -- costing us more to eat now. thekov of food has gone up 5% in the past year. many of us are looking to put our grocery bill on a diet. one of the best ways to cut back is to plan ahead. buy fruits and veggies in season, they are typically the ones on sale. also, if you're planning ahead you can use more expensive foods less often. also typically are things like meat dishes which can cost more but are high in protein. >> finally, to incorporate more non-meat dishes at least once a week into your menu, beans, legiewms are great sources of protein but significantly less money than beef our chicken or turkey or fish. >> and you can buy your cleaning supplies and products somewhere else. they usually cost more at the grocery store. stay with eyewitness news. we'll show you atrocities in africa. >> video making its way around the internet. the impact on the global commute. community. >> and he reportedly killed 77 people in a violent rampage in norrier, this morning -- norway. this morning he's finally charged. and a live look at wrigley field. that shot is for you. we'll be right back. the humanitarian chief was allowed to meet groups in syria. homs, they say is being restored and residents are now returning home. the government blames the destruction on armed terrorists. australian vets pleaded guilty to chaining a bank bomb to a woman's next in a bizarre extortion attempt. 18-year-old madeleine pulver had a bomb-like device put around her neck. he left behind a note demanding money. it took the bomb squad 10 hours to get it off. peters now faces 20 years in prison. norway formally charged anders breivik with involuntary homicide. he's accused of killing 77 people in a gom and gun rampage last july. he's pleaded not guilty, however, pleaded guilty to carrying out the attacks. his trial starts next month. today's international women's day. rome started international roman coliseum statues pink. the roman city, the council there has lit up the international statues for women's day for years now. 2012 has been all abuzz over the internet. a lot of you wonder what this is all about. an activist group based out of southern california called invisible children made a video that documents wartime atrocities in africa. it targets the resistance army and their leader, a bush fighter wanted by the international criminal court for crimes against humanity. the group "invisible children" was among the top 10 trending terms on twitter. to learn more about the video it's posted on our web site, check it out at abc2news.com. check on the news tab and then the world tab to watch the video. 5:26. investigators in florida are now trying to figure out how a fuel truck ended up on train tracks. >> details on the accident that sent massive flames into the sky. >> plus, it's 35 pounds of terror. one elderly lady has had enough. why she won't call animal control. >> it's breezy but blustery through the afternoon. details coming up. >> and a great start to this thursday morning. no accidents to report but we'll let you know if there are any coming up next. >> for now let's head to new york for the latest in business news. >> good morning. topping "america's money" -- we -- the federal reserve says consumer borrowing rose by almost $18 billion in january. the biggest increase was auto and student loans. borrowing on credit cards fell. private sector employers added 216,000 jobs last month. a broader report due out tomorrow is also expected to show andespite cutbacks in government jobs. according to "forbes" magazine, 16 more billionaires in the world than last year. sarah blakeley joined the list this year, with the success of "spanx." and dorito's tacos now on sale. taco bell plans this product launch. taco bell hopes for a turnaround after a bad year. that's "america's money." i'm rob nelson. get ready for a beautiful day. it's going to feel like spring. i'm linda so live at the 7-eleven in loch raven. we're talking to folks about their plans for this warm day. >> teens and tobacco, an issue for years. a new report that is out, that stunned america's surgeon general. >>