casual relationship. charter was able to get in the house, beat the 32-year-old city social worker jennifer conyers in the head, before bounding her with electrical cords and speaker wire. police say charter dragged her to the basement and lit her house on fire. >> i don't know what else to call him but an animal behind bars for an egregious murder of someone who dedicated her life to helping others. >> reporter: police say carter also stole connors' atm card and her car to fuel a drug binge and get around. he was interviewed and arrested. >> he was covered in blood during the questioning. when asked about the murder of miss connors, he declined to comment requested counsel. >> reporter: which he will need, as he's charged with first and second degree murder been arson, false imprisonment, malicious burning, and rob by. >> it remain unclear whether connors died because of her injuries or the fire suspect. police -- the fire itself. another suspect is being searched air as the investigation goes on. math teacher devin spence died after colliding with a school bus. he was on his way to school when he hit the bus. witnesses say the 24-year-old's car slid over the center line before hitting the school bus in pennsylvania. icy roads may have been a factor in this crash. now to breaking news we first told you ab on good morning maryland, catholics around the world are expressing disbelief of the resignation of pope benedict 16. the pontiff will be resigning at the end of this month, becoming the first nope step down in 600 years. the pope says being pope requires strength of mind and body, and he has neither anymore. the pope's doctors recently advised him not to take any more transatlantic trips. the archbishop of baltimore, william laurie, says he met with the pope in rome a few week ago and saw no signs of him slowing down. pope benedict will devote the rest of his life to prayer and reflection. >> there's only one holy father. what he's zoing float tiring in the way that you and i think about retirement. you have your 401k, you have your little place and you go off and do it. the holy father lives a different kind of existence. >> archbishop laurie say the fact that the pope would recognize his own physical frailty and display it to world shows his own humility. >> the college of cardinal wills decide on the next pope president the archbishop of baltimore will vote for a new pope. for the latest developments, follow us on twitter, @abc2news. we have an update on a case thatter with first to tell you about last fall. it involves a former detective with the queen anne's county sheriff's office who is suing the sheriff and his brother. >> reporter: the federal government took a big step to get involved in this qaibs tiling a motion to intervene. sheriff gayry hoffman and the sheriff's office are charged with violating the law by subjecting a detective to a sexually hostile work environment and failed to take action after she complained about it. the feds are asking for love wages on ms. murphy-taylor's behalf. this case goes back to septet lawsuit filed by ms. murphy- taylor. she claims she was harassed and fired after reporting an assault by john hoffman. murphy-taylor says he put his hand down her pants and groped her breasts. murphy-taylor is a 35-year-old former detective. she's been suing the sheriff and the office for more than $10 million, claiming the sheriff and others were aware of the frequent harassment but took no action. i did reach tout the sheriff moments ago and have not heard back. the sheriff and several others have filed motions to get more time to respond. you can see that the clouds are holding tough. winds are out of the south and west. that's a mild breeze for us. temperatures as a result, pretty mild. 53 in saidy side. -- in shady side. about a half inch of precipitation since midnight, all liquid, all rain. there was a decent amount of rain this morning. it will be a bit chillier tomorrow morning. low in at 30s. we'll have more straight ahead. baltimore will change the way it does everything. >> that's part of the mayor's goals for 2013 and beyond as she delivered the state of sit address. >> reporter: mayor rollings- blake says bath mother will be break broke in about 10 years. her goal is to great create a long-term vision for growth, cut, and what she hope wills be prosperity. >> reporter: the state of the city is about whether it's going be in the next 10 years. mayor stephanie rollings- intlaikses the city will be broke if they don't change the way they do business. >> walt mother's pension system for civilian workers is the only large system in maryland that doesn't require an employee contribution. that must change. at the same time, we can use the savings to increase sal salaries. >> reporter: the mayor wants a 10-year long term financial plan that will reduce costs on person well pensions, and benefits, and at the same time creating lower property taxes and stimulating growth. she wants to change a firefighter's work week from 42 to 52 hours, require new hires to sthoift a 401k retirement system. in essence, she wants to cop costs. >> we are prepared to propose a bold set of major reforms to protect basic services from devastating cuts, to make modern investments in civic structure, while reducing neighborhood blight, to further cut the property tax burden on homeowners. each of these things will help to retain and attract residents and jobs. >> reporter: reaction is mixed. laiders of the two largest unitions police and fire been are both in negotiations with the city right now. >> we believe? sustaining a strong pension system, because it comes back to recruitment and retention. >> i certainly agree that we probably difficulty operate the way we have for the last 30, 40 years. do i think that's on the backs of firefighters? absolutely not. to propose a 52 hour shift, it's crazy. >> reporter: also on the mayor's list, conning to work with the state time prove school buildings, lower the city's crime rate using technology and increased enforcement, and continuing progress in the vacants to values program tone courage people to move into baltimore. let's move down the parkway where job, gun control, and immigration will be the key. topics in the president's state of the union address tomorrow. the white house says the president will be ewing social media to outline his proposals. several of the people who mop toed social media sites are encouraged to watch the speech from the white house and will take part in an online panel when the speech is over. coming up, the road throw covery after a mastectomy is getting shorter for patients. >> and now a new procedure is allowing women to do what used to take multiple surgeries in one operation. >> and the shocking amount of errors in credit reports and what you can do to make sure yours is correct. >> we pick up almost half an inch of rain at vwi today. and our weather 2 whipper from baltimore will get an umbrella. we talk about when you'll need that umbrella a couple of times this week. that's next. let's look at hamany grace. it will be mardi gras tomorrow. they are going down bourbon street. they now have 150 floats on the way. get willed ready for mardi gras tomorrow night. we'll have the full forecast in a few minutes. for women facing mastectomy, waking up from surgery can be devastating. >> but there's a new sornry that can have breast tissue removed and reconstructed post- sowrnlg prescription erica foreman education plains. >> reporter: for 3 decades, polly ire, i has made a career caring for others as a nurse, mother, and grandmother. >> i've never been good about taking care of myself. >> reporter: once she found out she carried a gene that put her at higher risk for carrying breast cancer, the tables ed. >> i have had several scares. probably should have done this earlier. >> reporter: at 54, she had a double mastectomy as a way to prevent breast cancer. >> one you get your breasts removed, you're in the 20eu9 to 95% chance of -- the 90 to 95% chance of not getting breast cancer. >> reporter: polly underwent a new single-stage breast reconstruction surgery, where the breasts are removed and reconstructed. >> they can wake up and have their breast figures. >> it's less traumatic that way. you wake up and you still have breasts. >> reporter: the one-step surgery uses special imaging technology to help surgeons determine breast dimensions and appropriate implant size. then a material made from human tissue is used to help the implants bond. >> you will then have less discomfort and have the surgery just once. >> reporter: polly was back to work in just six week and is happy with the result. >> wouldn't know by looking that anything had changed. i feel like i have peace of mind. >> reporter: at cleveland clinic, i'm erica foreman. >> for all the latest health information, log onto abc2 news.com/health. you'll find stories like today's or why boys' bad behavior could mean bad grades and a new program that helps train local athletes. our consumer alert starts with a recall on lane cuisine. it affects two -- of lean cuisine. it affects two lines of ravioli. consumers complained about finding glass in the entree. to get refund the -- to return the entree, call nestle, and the company will give you a replacement coupon. look at your credit report. there could be a mistake that could prevent you from getting a mortgage or a car loan. as many as 40 million people have errors on their credit reports. 20million have significant mistakes. the industry hitting back, saying 96% of all credit reports are accurate. ferlgt and gas prices are jumped nearly 25 cents in the past 2 weeks. prices have risen steadily since december as refineries are passing along their costs. gas prices had dropped for 11 weeks between october 5 and december 21, but then they started creeping back up again. drives saw 7 straight weeks of increases. we're helping you find the latest gas prices. head to abc news.com/traffic. click on the gas prices tab. some of the cheapest gas is at royal farms and costco with a membership. after some morning rain, things are clearing out in the mid-atlantic states. however, that's not the case everywhere. the trailing front is reaching down into southeast texas. it's this area that will stay stalled tomorrow. we expect to see an area of low pressure spin up. that will ride up the coast and bring us a chance for rain and snow. a wintry mix, really, rain, snow, and a bit of everything sels expected. today was chilly at the onset and then got much milder in the afternoon. spots in the state pushing 60 degrees today. we never really got rid of the fog in hartford county or bel air. to the west, gray all day with a bit of late day clearing. and clearing is what we expect during the day tomorrow. fog again for the northeastern corner of the state. use low people for the next is several hours this evening. a warm breeze that helps to clear things out. we did hit 60 in sals burr written home of the fighting sea gulls. rain moving from this morning offshore. we picked up about a half an inch of precipitation. we should see some sun breaking through. not a bad day in the upper 40 those near 50s. however, as we go into wednesday and by late wednesday, our next system approaching out of the south. the rush hour or hopefully just after. a rain/snow line over central maryland. it doesn't look like northeastern maryland will get a wintry mix. it will be northwestern maryland. we get wraparound show -- wraparound snow shower on the left side. our next wave continuing to develop down across the arkansas/louisiana area. it will not be a true winter storm. but wraparound a cold air will help convert the tail offend this system to light snow and snow showers. the commute could be dicey. we'll keep you posted all week. tomorrow night, uneventful, some increasing clouds cover. as we look at the next few days, we bring in that wintry type system on wednesday. temperatures will be marginal. low 40s by day, close to freezing overnight, and probably wet snow that won't acyle late overall. as we look to the weekend, tay our next system. that one does appear to have a better chance of producing some light accumulations around here. although it felt spring-like this afternoon, it is still the tail end of winter. it could still come. >> we'll be right back after a break. day. now you can do it with dinner. introducing land o'lakes® sauté express®. the all-in-one sauté starter with butter, olive oil, herbs and spices... so dinner really sizzles. it's one step, no prep. and so good, they'll ask for more. and that little victory is a pretty big deal. land o'lakes® sauté express. find it in the dairy aisle. you know it can be hard to lbreathe, and how that feels.e, copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva helps control my copd symptoms by keeping my airways open for 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