Morning, we will get to meet the soldier and the surgeon behind it all. A News Conference is scheduled for 11 this morning. This is video from before the transplant. Brendan marrocco is the first sold year to survive after losing all four limbs in the iraq war. He was injured by a roadside bomb in 2009. He underwent the complex transplant last month. It involves connecting bones, blood vessels and muscles and nerves and skin on both arms. The surgery involved an innovative treatment that used the dead donors bone marrow cells to help prevent his body from rejecting the new limbs. The 13 hour operation was led by dr. Andrew lee, the Plastic Surgery chief here at hopkins. Marrocco is one of seven u. S. Soldiers to received a successful double arm transplant. He will spend the next 3 to 4 months at hopkins and then he will return to a Military Hospital to undergo further physical therapy. Again, that News Conference to meet the soldier and the surgeon is scheduled for 11 this morning at t
Outstanding. Heres Lynette Charles with a check of whats ahead. We look at the big picture and satellite and radar showing thunderstorms moving off towards the east as we go through the rest of today a line of Severe Weather up to michigan and louisiana. This is going to be on the march as we go throughout the day. We have the potential for a few isolated storms to get in here this evening. We are dealing with cloud cover we have foggy conditions this morning. So as you go out and about, take it easy on the roadways. Temperature wise, once again we are going to be on the mild side. We are in the 50s in stevenville and stephenville and millersville. By this afternoon, the temperature coming in at 64 on the High Temperature around 68. Lets check the abc2 time save he traffic with lauren cook good morning. Reporter good morning. We are dealing with fog out there this morning. So its important for you to use the low beams so you can see more of the road. Heading downtown the jfx is going t
We will share the pictures as they come into the newsroom. The video was brand new. Hang on and stay with usch as the information is available, we will bring it to you. All right. You guys, exactly. Lets show you whats going on. This is what we saw. This is a line of strong thunderstorms severe thunderstorms working its way across the Tennessee Valley right now. And i pick out tennessee because it is in the thick of things. And they have about five or six tornado warnings. They are seeing tornadoes on the ground across the area. And this large system is tracking towards us as we go through the rest of the afternoon and evening time frame. So i am thinking around maybe 3 00 or 4 we could see showers in the forecast. But then the heavier rain and isolated thunderstorms will come as we go through the evening. But this morning, the only thing we are dealing with is the clouds and the clouds at the ground and thats interpreted as fog. And we are dealing with some mild temperatures. Look at
Tornado damage in tennessee. This is the line that you can see the boeing line. That means that youre getting some convective wind. So windy conditions across the area but also some tornado warnings now. Several just to the east of mashville. So just know that this line is marching towards us as we go through time. Right now, though, we are dry. We are dealing with lots of fog out there. Mild conditions that temperature coming in at 55 degrees right now in west friendship. And as we go throughout the day, temperatures will soar 64 but i am forecasting a high around 68. If we get a little sunshine we could see 70 across the area. The calm before the storm as it begins to move our way. Lets check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. Good morning. Reporter good morning. Fog is a problem across the reg unlet expect reduced advice region. Expect reduced visibility. 95 at mountain road, everything is moving along. You wont have trouble traveling down to white marsh and from there int
Travel the outer loop from 95 up to 83. And things will be moving right along here in pikesville. No delays on the beltway traveling the outer loop from 795 down to 70. That stretch will take you 8 minutes and heading downtown the jfx is in great shape. 11 minutes traveling southbound from the beltway all the way downtown to east fayette street. Thats a look at your abc2 time safer traffic. Now over to you. 6 31. Heres he was accused of opening fire on the first day of class. And today that suspect will be in court. Abc2 news Sherrie Johnson has more on the story. I know a lot of this is coming down to his age. Reporter a big day in court today. 15yearold robert gladden junior is expected to appear before a judge at expected to appear before a judge at 9 30. The hearing will determine whether adult charges will be changed to juvenile charges. He is charged with multiple counts of attempted murder, first Degree Assault reckless endanger men be a gun violations and gun violations. He is