i'm john matarese, abc2 news. >>> all right. a little bit of a breeze. 79 degrees. humidity moderate, but i tell you, with the air temps and the sunshine, it felt warm. it's only going to get hotter as we go into the weekend. sunshine on tap. our view from the u.s. naval academy a good one. a few clouds on the horizon. nice day for sailing. dundalk today a mix of sun and clouds. as we work into the latter part of the afternoon, we get more sunshine. in bel air, a mix of sun and clouds, our closest rain in northeastern maryland, right here, cecil county, you see a deep cent down-- decent downpour. some of it is west of elkton and west of chesapeake city. on the whole, that's our most significant rain shower. temperature wise on the warm side but not excessive, not yet. add 10 degrees. that's where this will feel hot. winds from the south. it's a warm breeze. it will continue to be through the weekend. humidity will stay moderate to high. so, yes, somewhat sticky throughout the memorial day holiday. take a look at the pattern, a bit unsettled but noter in lit type we

i'm john matarese. >>> the u.s. postal service is backing off on a previous plan to close 13,000 offices. instead they're going to cut dunn on hours. the postal services will plans to -- service also plans to have some shift to part-time hours. >>> all right. definitely some rain. a few showers south of ocean city. where we're seeing significant rain is south of frederick, virginia and west of the hagerstown area. you can see the rain continues to come down, especially west of d.c. we've got a wide range of rain south and west of hancock toward pawleys island and -- paw paw and to the west. all of this is confined to the west. we're clear in central m more than likely we'll see a round of moderate to heavy showers. so be ready for. that all right. right now 73 degrees. humidity is moderate, 50%. winds with the at five. not a lot of wind. the sun is trying to break through. show you this morning a couple of showers, cloudy and gray but, again, tough to find much sunshine. briefly brought in bel air and clouds thicken

john matarese explains so you don't waste your money. >> reporter: have you taken the kids to mcdonald's lately? familys have been skipping the happy meal the past couple of years so the giant food chain is planning changes to bring you back. mcdonald's may be the king of fast food but with competition heating up from can which i pole tee and other -- there are changes. to lure back moms and dads and the kids. among them, more entrees for the happy meal which is limited to burgers and mc nuggets for years. skim milk options for mc cafe beverages to compete with star bucks and more fruits on the menu than just apple dipper slices. mcdonald's will continue rehabbing restaurants with leather boots and plasma tvs to look upscale and make them more appealing to the health conscious ipad generation. >>> 22nd annual boat race at the duck pond. celebrates the last day of classes for the exam starts. the red barron, angels and the devils and of course the justice league. >> the paddles were breaking. we kept trying. we tried to stay in unison. we did pretty good. >> it gave us an advantage overco

john matarese alerts you to summertime recalls so you don't waste your money. >> reporter: when something you own is recalled you like to hear about it. many of us never receive information. the government just released a summertime recall round up of dangerous items you may still have. tracy per aresey one of many used car buyers hit by an un expected surprise after taking their car home. >> it was vibrating, men when you hit the brakes. >> reporter: from cars to kitty toys are in american homes, ftc released a list of the top recently recalled summer time products, including adventure play sets, sold at wal-mart, toys r us, the wood can rot too fast, metal swing sets, sold at toys r us. disney princess and fairies trikes sold at target. two patio item recalls. portable grills sold since 2008 at walgreens and dicks sporting goods. for the yard, honda grass trimmers sold since 2006 at honda power equipment centers. you want know about recalls before you have a problem. >> i have a teenage daughter that drives, what if she was driving it and the frame broke? >> reporter: if you suspect you

. >>> consumer reporter john matarese shows us how to make a few books off your facebook friends, so you don't waste your money. >> reporter: you have a good number of friends? do you facebook with them a few times a day? if so, you can make money off them. simply by talking up some businesses. remember referral discounts? you tell a friend about a car dealership, you can get a discount. now that's going high tech. hertz is giving bigger discounts the more facebook friends you convince. you get $15 off a rental, but $25 off if you go to a friend to like hertz. $0.50 lifesavers coupon tripled to a $1.50 if you post a link on your facebook page. but the fact you can quickly wear out your welcome, trying to make money off your facebook friends. overdo it and you may say tonight that stink? people who ask too much, sometimes find themself unfriended. so the one caution, make sure your friends are okay with liking stores and deals, before you get them involved. some people are hyper sensitive about information sharing and are best left alone. that way you stay friends and you don't waste