Good Morning, Baltimore. Here's what you need to know for Friday:
WEATHER
As they say in New England, it's "cracking cold," out there today, which means it's so cold that when you walk across a porch, the boards crack. While you're waking up to temperatures of 17, they will rise to a daytime high of 37, and will sink to a low of 23 overnight. It will be sunny and breezy today with winds 10 to 20 mph out of the west. While not quite a heat wave, weekend temperatures will hit the high 40s, and there bis a chance of snow Sunday into Monday. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/weather/weather-blog/bal-cloudy-friday-warmer-weekend-possibility-of-snow-monday-in-baltimore-20150205-story.html
TRAFFIC
Get the latest on delays for this morning's commute from baltimoresun.com
FROM LAST NIGHT
Bishop Eugene Taylor Sutton, the head of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland, said Thursday that he and others involved in the vetting process for Bishop Heather Elizabeth Cook were aware of her 2010 arrest for drunken driving, but were unaware the "Heather was dealing with an ongoing addiction." http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-bishop-sutton-letter-20150205-story.html
Jason Sharp Jr., 25, a former outstanding Lake Clifton High School basketball star, was arrested and charged with 14 counts, including attempted first-degree murder, armed robbery and assault. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/blog/bs-md-ci-sharp-attempted-murder-arrest-20150205-story.html
A 5 percent tuition hike is likely in the University of Maryland system next year, top administrators said Thursday. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-tuition-20150205-story.html
FROM TODAY'S FRONT PAGE
A federal jury convicted five people and acquitted three others Thursday in a Baltimore jailhouse corruption case. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/blog/bs-md-ci-bgf-trial-verdict-20150205-story.html#page=1
New research from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center disputes the notion that geography alone is a major risk factor for asthma. Poverty and race also play a role in the disease. http://www.baltimoresun.com/health/bs-hs-asthma-in-the-city-20150202-story.html
Democratic leaders in the General Assembly who are still fuming at Gov. Larry Hogan's State of the State address, predicted Thursday that most of his legislative agenda would fail. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-hogan-assembly-20150205-story.html#page=1
Two students were shot Wednesday in the Frederick High School parking while a basketball game was in progress inside the building. Their injuries were not considered life-threatening, according to school authorities. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-school-shooting-folo-20150205-story.html#page=1