Flags of Maryland

President Obama is set today to lay out his proposals to cut gun violence. At a conference at Johns Hopkins, experts have been sharing ideas for curbing gun violence.  We’ll get suggestions Stephen Teret, Director of the Center for Law and the Public's Health at Hopkins.
Then, the latest installment in our series "Flags of Maryland." Today, why a Baltimore Presbyterian church decided to hang a gay pride flag, and a Dickeyville resident on the Missing in Action flag she flies in honor of her dad, who went missing before she was born.

Have you ever seen a flag, and wondered what it meant?  In our series “Flags of Maryland,” we’re examining the history of some of the flags around our state—and looking at the reasons we fly them. 

It's been two weeks since Superstorm Sandy swept through the East Coast, but many communities are still cleaning up the damage caused by the storm. Sheilah speaks with Noah Bradshaw, inspector for the city of Crisfield and Garrett County Administrator Monty Pagenhardt.