tonight as changes to maryland's sex trafficking laws are being discussed in annapolis one local woman's story of survival after years in the sex trade. i'm kelly swoope. that story in a moment. but we're going to start tonight with the story have been talking about all day. on friday tiger woods will speak for the first time since his public fall from grace. which began with a car accident on the early morning of thanksgiving. >> reporter: tiger woods may still believe his marital infidelities are a matter between he and his wife but he knows the importance of a public apology. so he will make a five to seven-minute statement this friday at pga headquarters outside of jacksonville, florida. >> and no matter how definitive that statement is it won't exhaust the questions that have been built up since the accident. >> reporter: he will speak to a room full of friends, colleagues, and close associates. no questions from the media. >> i have someone down in front of my house. they hit a pole. >> reporter: it was the day after thanksgiving when he crashed his suv outside his florida home. there are conflicting reports of what actually happened. woods admitted to infidelity after several alleged mistresses came forward. u.s. weekly released this voice mail left for a girlfriend. >> could you please take your name off the phone? my wife went through my phone and may be calling you. >> reporter: since that time he has remained out of the public eye, allegedly at a sex addiction facility in mississippi. the real question, will he return to professional golf, and when? it is seven weeks until the masters. >> if he were to miss the masters i think it could be a while before we see tiger woods. it is unclear if his wife, elan, will be at the friday appearance. and do stay with abc 2 news on air and on line with the latest on tiger woods' return to the public eye. you know it's not uncommon to see prostitutes working in some baltimore neighborhoods but you don't see is threats of violence to keep them on the streets. tonight there's work in annapolis to strengthen the laws against people who force women into this industry. >> reporter: right now human trafficking is not a felony in maryland unless the person being forced to have sex a minor and there are bills in the house and senate that are being drafted that would change that. the woman we spoke with tonight wanted to make it clear that the real victims of human trafficking are the prostitutes themselves. angela jackson of west baltimore never had a chance for what most people would consider a normal life. >> my daddy started touching me when i was five. >> fives year old. >> and, you know, back then they thought whatever happened in the house stayed in the house. >> reporter: molested by her father as a child, she ran away at the age of 15. by 20 she was hiv positive and using heroin. >> these are tracks. >> yeah, from shooting up. >> reporter: that's when she started selling her body on the streets of baltimore. >> i got into a relationship where a guy said he loved me, he only loved me enough for what i could produce which was more drugs and he put me out there. >> reporter: but she kept going out there, very often she says there were 30 tricks a day for years. >> whoever he suggested, i went with. and if i didn't want to go with them, then i had to do it or suffer the consequences. >> reporter: the so-called boyfriend never suffered consequences in state courts. if he had been charged with trafficking, which he wasn't, it would have been a misdemeanor. bills being debated in annapolis could change that. advocates for women working the streets say even they don't know how big the problem is. >> a person might be hidden inside a home in domestic servitude or in a brothel having no idea where to turn to escape the situation. >> reporter: angela is now married. she's been off drugs for 13 years and she's controlling her hiv with medication. she isn't sure that what's going on in annapolis will help with what's going on on the streets of baltimore but at least she says it's a start. >> they figure it's losing battle. they don't understand, they don't understand. >> reporter: angela jackson had an older daughter who was the victim of a murder in baltimore in 2008. she says she's been open with her children about her past and hopes they won't go into the same life-style she did. we have a link on abc2news.com and we'll keep you posted on the status of the human trafficking bills in the maryland house and senate. christian schaffer, abc2 news. tonight a columbia woman is charged with importing and harboring illegal immigrants here at this restaurant. the red parrot asian bistro. a serious issue in ocean city last summer is being taken up again in annapolis. ocean city police chief testified in annapolis today. the beach town banned sal via over the summer. they're working to get legislation passed banning the herb throughout maryland. it is legal in maryland for now but banned in other states. >> ocean city banned that in owe stand city last year and so did the county commissioners and we believe it should be illegal because it is a dangerous drug. >> ocean city's ban on sal via went into effect in august. it's generally smoked but can be chewed or made into a tea. a number of states have passed recently banning the herb. a town hall meeting in baltimore focused on youth violence, education, and incarceration. many in the audience were school kids and they hope the event created bonds between city and state leaders and baltimore's youth. >> these people who hold these positions of power and authority in the community are just normal folks. just like men and women in our neighborhoods. they may have title and uniforms but at the end of the day they're normal fact. after a week and a half most kids around the state went back to school today but it was still a challenge because many of the roads are not completely plowed and sidewalks are still covered. it made for an adventure in many areas but parents and children agree it was good to finally be back. many counties, though, will remain on a two-hour delay throughout the end of the week. and maryland school superintendent plans to ask the state board of education to shorten the academic year thanks to all the snow we've seen. by law the school year must be 180 days. >> i am looking at way of a limited number of days that will certainly not accommodate all of the days that have been lost. the system will still have to make other adjustments. >> she says some school systems may have to either shorten their spring break or extend the school year. . >> that is something we're watching over the next couple of hours here. again, this is a light snow moving in out of the north and probably our last little burst. we've had flurries at times today this. is going to wrap it up for us. 31 degrees now, so it is below freezing here. 32 frederick. gusts up to 25. one wintry night across maryland with a few flurries flying and down to 24. clear and cold. talk more about what we can expect as we head toward the weekend. i think you'll probably like what we have coming up. >> thanks, wyatt. the new council president presided over his first bored of estimate meetings today. it was a quick meeting. jack young says he's looking forward to working hard for baltimore city. he's optimistic about the possibilities ahead but right now his main focus is on balancing the budget and figuring out the cost of the snow removal. >> that's going to add to our budget deficit and i'm quite sure we're going to be looking at ways to be creative. hopefully we'll get money from the federal government because in my opinion i look at this as a natural disaster for the state of mrld maryland. now the environmental protection agency doesn't have any specific regulations for snow removal. today the maryland department of the environment said relatively clean snow can be tossed into the bodies of brackish water like the harbor and won't cause any serious environmental damage. switching gears now, more trouble for toyota. the auto giant is pondering yet another recall. this time, over a possible problem with its corolla models. pressure is mounting from consumers and capitol hill. >> we'll continue to hold toyota's feet to the fire. >> reporter: but they won't be hearing from the man at the top, the president. >> in regards to the hearing i will fully back up a representative of the headquarters. >> reporter: they may be preparing for another recall after reports of possible power steering problems in the corolla. drivers say they sense a loss of control over steering. as for the earlier recalls, toyota says the solution was to focus on improving safety standards. as a result of the auto maker will idle reduction to reduce inventory. >> we're not certain yet how many sales we have lost as a result of the recalls, because the weather has been so bad. i mean every day there's a winter storm warning. so we know that's affected our sales. >> now, in the meantime, toyota's planning a couple of other things to get back into the good graces of its customers. coming up in about four minutes we're going to tell you what the world's top auto maker has in store. ahead of the consumer product safety commission says the makers of toys, cribs, and other children's products need to put safety first. the commission has been under fire following recalls of millions of cribs and strollers. but cpsc chairman says the commission is not afraid to use new enforcement powers, including fines and lawsuits. targeted in a workplace shooting but alive to talk about it. >> i heard a loud bang and looked up and he was standing there with a gun. >> her dramatic account of looking down the barrel as the trigger was pulled. and the danger that you and your family could be sitting under. the snow not melting on the roof today. up to 35 degrees. 10 degrees below average and a bitter night, 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that's piled overhead? should you be worried about the weight of the snow on your roof? and wal-mart says that's the ticket. john matarese has the low down so you don't waste your money. >> reporter: with all the snow this year many greater baltimore homeowners are nervous about the layers of snow they see up on their roof. at what point is it too much snow? the good news is most residential roofs are built to handle a lot of snow weight. unless your house has a flat roof there's no need to brush it off but if you have an awning or a car port, in that case you may want to clear it. most building codes require residential roofs to with standing 25 pounds her square foot. that means modern roofs are safe up to 2 feet of snow pack. awnings and car packs have no roof strength requirements and they can collapse if it rains on top of the snow. toyota sales have fallen sharply since the gas pedal woes shifted in high guy. they're idling two plants. but they are planning a major campaign to woo back buyers. it plans to increase warranties making them some of the best in the business. and are you not comfortable buying concert tickets on line? many of us like to have those tickets in our hands once you make the purchase. you may be able to buy them at your local wal-mart. they're teaming up with live entertainment to sell tickets at their stores. 500 wal-marts at the country will start selling tickets in the next few months. for more on my reports, go to abc2news.com, so you don't waste your money. a chilling firsthand account of that shooting spree in alabama. this story tops our look at news from around the nation. >> i think about my grandson and my daughter. >> on her knees this woman says she looked into the eyes of her colleague amy bishop and begged for her life. she was shooting at a routine faculty meeting at the university of alabama. after trying to scramble for safety, moriarty realized the gun was pointed at her. >> she pointed it at me and pulled the trigger and it clicked, and clicked again. >> she says she was out of bullets. amy had a violent past, including shooting and killing her brother in 1986, ruled an accident at the time. and a texas woman will become a grandmother using the sperm of her son that was beaten to death. now that her son's killer has been sentenced, it's time to move forward with her plan involving an anonymous egg donor and her son's sperm to move on. >> we know it's huge possibility for us and this is something that we can keep forever. >> despite criticism and even a legal battle, evans says she'll push for legislation to make it easier for other families do the same. in particular, she says, mothers who lose their sons to war. . in haiti tonight, all but two members of an american church group held for child kidnapping are free. a judge concluded that parents of the 33 children they tried to take out of haiti gave up their children voluntarily. the eight missionaries from idaho are expected to leave haiti tonight. the two remaining face additional questioning. . we're ready for the warmup, even if it is two or three degrees. >> 40 sounds like balmy afternoon. >> a heat wave. >> i think we'll get there as we go from friday to saturday. good time for the weekend. chilly one tonight and tomorrow. >> we can make it. >> let's see it outside right now, bwi, 31 degrees, not brutally cold but below freezing and the windchill not helping things. wind at 17 miles an hour at top of the hour. we take a look at conditions out there this afternoon as the sun began to set across baltimore. clouds holding tough. did not see much sunshine today. tomorrow i think we have a better shot of getting a little more sunshine but it is a pretty night at least downtown. maryland's most powerful radar right now detecting a couple of passing snow showers moving in out of the north right now. little upper level disturbance. some of this not touching the ground but i venture to say out west of baltimore right now as you head out to randallstown you may see a couple of flakes flying out the window. not going to last long and won't add up to much. more than 80 inches of snow so far this winter and more than 16 of that still on the ground. we're at 31 at bwi. 32 eason, and 32 in hagerstown. the winds are picking back up again right now, bit of a gust coming through. if you're heading out first thing tomorrow morning dress warm, windchill down to 19 in baltimore. feeling like the 20s in the delaware and virginia right now. satellite radar view, here's a blast of very light snow coming through the area. and then as we take you out further across the east coast there's not much going on, little bit of active weather up across the great lakes getting lake effect snows into new york and down into pennsylvania. just a little bit of that reaching as far south as us right here in maryland. but other than, that things quiet to our west. high pressure, it should wrap in some chilly northwest winds for another 24 hours or so, then things will improve around here. that high will come across, bring us some sunshine, and these highs today, you can signed of see warmer air, knocking at the door. not quite in here. 42 in richmond today. 350 down in south carolina. so -- 50 down in south carolina. tonight 24 with snow flurries. tomorrow, sun and clouds mixing in. cold, dry beings again, tomorrow night, 25. feeling like winter out there. seven-day forecast, the outlook, hey, 41 friday with sunshine. that's not a bad way to cook off the weekend. low 40s through the rest of the weekend. looks like a winter mix on monday but we'll keep our eye on that. kelly. >> thanks. in tonight's health alert, a clinical trial in cleveland is taking a look at stem cell and how it might be able to help multiple sclerosis patient. what researchers hope this will accomplish. >> reporter: 350,000 people in the united states have multiple sclerosis. kim sparks is one of them. >> we see a couple of spots, we think you have ms. my whole world, it was just, like, a shock. >> reporter: there are medications to treat multiple sclerosis but none that will repair the damage that was done by the disease and that makes some much the daily chores a big challenge. >> there are a lot of symptoms that i still have. >> reporter: that's why doctors are optimistic about a new clinical trial. they are studying a certain type of stem cell as a possible treatment for ms. >> we think they can go from the blood into the damaged nervous system, protect the nervous tissue from damage and hopefully promote repair. >> reporter: this is the first of its kind in the united states and it will involve 24 patients. >> they have to have with multiple sclerosis with a progressive course or relapsing remitting. they have to still be able to walk but they will be allowed to continue in the standard therapies. >> reporter: for kim sparks and thousands other patients like this, this is: >> exciting to knee know that possibly you wouldn't have to take the medication and it would repair the numbness and tingling and go back to be the person you were. >> reporter: meagan pringle, abc2 news. >> the cleveland clinic received a $2.75 million grant from the united states department of defense. because if ask successful it can be used to repair -- soldiers damaged on the battlefield. for more details you can log on to our website abc2news.com. tomorrow our good morning maryland team continues looking into women's health issues. doctors say many women think they won't get cancer or don't know their family history. >> it really comes down to the early detection issue. and if we can catch it early enough, it's treatable, curable, that's really what we want for all of our patients. >> good morning maryland takes a closer look at the top five cancers women should be aware of and the steps to take to prevent them. it's on abc 2 news beginning at 5 a.m. tomorrow. one team's signing with a bit of baggage. the press box sports report is next. . this is kevin heights with the press box sports report. donte stal worth has been signed to a one-year deal with the ravens. he was suspended by the league this last year after killing someone while driving drufrpg. the pitchers and catchers reported to sar soeta florida for the start of spring training. following a search that included more than 630 candidates, loyala inrow deuced jim paquette will take over when joe boilen retires. steve blake has joined the clippers after being traded by the portland trail blazers. scottish terrier took honors in the westminster dog show. there was a protest in center ring by peta. it was the 120 best in show for sadie who did not comment on the protest. go to press box daum tore more. . cold start tomorrow, dress warm out there. >> all right. that's it for us. we're back tomorrow at five, six, and 11. have a good one. hey, there's canadian kirsten, the new girl. she's from a foreign country. 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