national guard. >> maryland has over 834 technicians that are being impacted. our forces and our sexual assault coordinator, those are not being impacted. this is to make sure our facilities are safe. >> lieutenant says he knew this was coming and was able to save up some money. he will lose 80 hours of pay between now and september 30. >> we are placing on hold some family vacations and kind of watching how we spend, making sure that everything that we do is well thought out. >> the staff sergeant has also saved of money, knowing the furloughs were coming, and it has also caused him to give more thought to his future. >> because of sequestration, i chose to think more about my career and my future and the opportunities. >> senator barbara mikulski to the opportunity to shine a light on how sequestration is affecting health research and jobs. more than 18,000 jobs in maryland, nationally supporting 300,000 scientists at some 2500 institutions. the senator said the sequestration cuts along with funding cuts makes it difficult for researchers to get funding for t

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the hands sl maryland traffic, i'm updating this, even when i'm out this all morning long. beltway looking good, now, the west side nice and high, 55 on the outer loop, you are not going to have problems down to 95. over parkville, conditions will remain nice and clear. here at harford, no problems down to 95, outer loop, normal drive time of 11 minutes from 95, all the way up to 83. 83 is going to be clear. all in all, normal drive time of 11 minutes from here down to fayette street. that's you time save traffic. >>> a live look at the inner harbor. a group wants to mod endize the area with packs and attractions. water front partnership is looking to build concession stands, picnic areas and create access to the water. project would start in the inner harbor. >>> update too many on ocean cities new walk smart cam papers they started the program back in may to keep visitors safe while walking around along coastal highway. two people died, 13 others were injured while trying to cross the busy highway. the walk smart campaign looks to educate pedestrians about using crosswalk

this is tanks not maryland food -- thanks to the maryland food bank and-- thanks to the maryland food bank and giant. the program is to make sure kids who rely on free or reduced lunches don't go hungry during the summer months. >>> ford is recalling about 12,500 cars and suvs because of the child locks and the rear doors. they say they could fail allowing kids to unlock and open the back doors. 2013 ford explorers and taurus and lincoln mks vehicles built at the end of last year are affected. so opening and closing the doors enough times can move the mechanism from locked to unlocked without any sort of warning. ford will begin the recall on august 5th. >>> all right. so another big story we have been talking about all day and we are going to be talking about all week is certainly the weather. it's been hot out there and a lot of you are wondering how hot is it going to go. we are going to find out but i know a lot of people have been wondering what they can do to get some relief from the heat. >> you got to have water go to abc2news.com and check the cooling centers with close to a

it was released in western maryland. also in june this bear visited a gaithersburg home and munched on bird seeds 30 minutes. mcknight says absolutely do not feed them. >> it's especially bad to leave food out or feed them. once bears get acclimb ma tiezed to feeding and -- aclie ma tiezed to feeding and people it becomes dangerous. >> reporter: the young bears can vary between 65 and 200 pounds. the best thing you can do is leave them alone. >> they shouldn't present danger to people. just stay away from them. give them respect and distance. >> reporter: mcknight says if you see a black bear, treat it the way you would give a stray dog. give the animal plenty of space and eventually it will move on to find new habitat. lynn buoy, wjz eyewitness news. >>> scientists say the peak season for bears in maryland is now just beginning. so we can expect to see more in the area. >>> well, rabid raccoons are terrorizing people and pets at maryland's eastern shore beaches. 18 animals have tested positive for rabbies this year with

when hundred three downtown at the maryland -- 103 downtown at the maryland center. 102.rs around 101 or the jetstream in the central part of the country. there is a big ridge in the jetstream on the eastern parts of the country. this was staying around baltimore last week. they gave them the cooler temperatures. it has been retrograde it. it will go back into the seven plays and solve their. stall there. they are not going to complain about it. they have been here for the last couple of years. they will take any amount of rain they can get in the summer months. here at home, you can see that they don't of high pressure taking control. there will be scattered clouds. i cannot rule out an isolated thunderstorm. that would be most likely where most of you will have a dry and hot day as far as weather goes. 97. between 92 and variable winds. if you live near the water, i will expect the breeze to pick him. in annapolis you probably hold in the 80's. tonight mostly clear. temperatures drop back only into the 70's. it may not even get down to 78 or 79. it looks like the heat will step down

good morning maryland i am charley crowson. >> i am megan pringle. let's get to the heat because that's the story not only today but probably for the rest of the week. >> you are right. it's going to be big story for the rest of the week. we are starting off this morning with temperatures coming in at 75 degrees in glenelg and they will cor from through but throwing in the-- will sore from there. but throwing in the humidity we are feelinlike the 80s. in man -- in manchester 79 and the dew point at 69. so we are feeling mid-80s in manchester and it will continue through the morning hours and get hotter of course as we go into the afternoon because we are going to be dealing with some searing sun. 80 in emmitsburg with the dew point at 68 degrees. this is what to expect going through the rest of today. looking at maryland's most powerful radar and we are dry right now. we are not going to be dealing with any rain an isolated shower or thunderstorm is possible. but for the most part we should stay dry like yesterday. and as we work our way towards the

good morning maryland i'm charley crowson. meteorologist lynette charles is standing by as we take a look at the inner harbor downtown baltimore. >> it's beautiful out there. we do have some high clouds and we do have the high clouds with that sunlight. it refracts those bends and that's what you're dealing with, the beautiful colors we see this morning. that makes for a beautiful sunrise and sunset. maryland's most powerful radar picking up on this lone shower coming in around frederick county. be prepared for moderate rain to come down across the area. we can zoom in on the shower as it makes its way off towards the east. you can see around new london and new market around ijamsville heights. as we go into the afternoon we'll have the potential for more numerous showers to pop up. as we look at urbana this morning, we've been talking about that sunrise, beautiful across the area. in terms of temperatures coming in at 74 degrees right now in urbana, that dew point at 72. we are quite humid. that's going to stick around throug

maryland state police are on the scene investigating. there is a crash reported involving a pedestrian in the city on north highland avenue. if you are on twitter, you have to follow me. maryland traffic is the handle. you can be the first to know about traffic alerts. we're the only station to have tweeted this morning. inner loop nice and clear. 12 minutes from 95 to 83. that is your timesaver traffic. stay with us. there's much more coming up. you're watching good morning maryland. a great way to start the day, too. here's a live look in downtown baltimore. beautiful baltimore. stay with us. much more coming up. my name is paul ridley. to benefit cancer research i rode across the atlantic. crossing an ocean with your body as the motor, it hurts. so i brought advil to help me stay strong during the toughest journey of my life. [ male announcer ] paul ridley had a choice of pain relievers, but he chose advil. because nothing is stronger on tough pain. nothing. not tylenol. not aleve. [ paul ] when people are counting on me to come throu

traffic report is brought to you by your maryland toyota dealer. did you sit back and dream of the places you would like to go, places that bring you happiness? now is the time to buy a toyota. >>> ron, that is wonderful. i will deal with that at 6:00 tonight. what is that van gogh. that blueberry. >> i think it is. the van gogh, what is that. >> flavored vodka and blue berry. very good. >> you know that caught my eye, too, i got to tell you. >> you know, what is it, the blueberries have that is supposed to promote better health. >> something. >> antioxidant version of vodka. >> there you go. >> all right. we are at langermann's, great restaurant in canton. they are starting this great concert series outdoor thursday nights for the summer. happy hour concerts. jo is here. >> starts this thursday and runs every thursday until the end of august. langermann's as well as the other restaurants in canton have happy hours and special signature drinks at happy hour prices and it's a good time. come down. >> absolutely, yeah. travis, how are you doing? >> v

. >> i am from southern maryland. >> where it in southern maryland? >> severna, maryland. jersey and noww lived in bel-air maryland. year phda second- student. am from new jersey. >> i am from new jersey, as well, in my name is amy waterhouse. >> i am also a second-year graduate student, and a graduate of the st. mary's college in maryland. >> wonderful. >> do you know who i am? >> yes, i do. >> i am a rising senior. >> i graduated one year ago with a degree in history. i am from baltimore, and now we work for a criminal justice foundation. >> we want to thank all of you. encouraging you to but is a bit, and we would like to. working for a senator and a legislative director for years, i am lucky to have him with me, and the reason i introduced him to you, and you to him, it is because he is in charge of this issue. he is here to listen and to learn. why do you not come up to the table? and tom runs the congressional office. our communications director is here. ok. what i want to hear from you and what tom wants to hear from you, because this makes a difference, like i said

don't wait to ask your doctor about spiriva. >>> maryland's spotlighted is all about maryland living. >>> welcome to maryland's spotlight. i'm kim knight. summer es finally here and it is time to spruce up that backyard so i brought in an expert from cambridge pavers. thanks for being here. >> we're quite happy to be here kim. >> let's talk about some of the products especially the armor tech. >> it is the flagship technology developed by cambridge for the surface protection for the concrete pavers. there is no finer product in the market. >> they will last forever. >> it is the only way to go. >> let's talk about different varieties of lighting you have. >> we're excited. the solar technology has come a long way and we're offering paver lights now that are insertable and retrofit table into the existing patios and walkways and there are no transformers or wires. you set the button on the back and let it get solar power during the day and then you get 8 hours of solar power at night. >> can you turn them on or off? >> you can but they do themselves. they come on and glow for about 8 h

the handle is maryland traffic. i'm tell you everything you need to look out for so you don't get stuck in the delays. >>> speaking of delays, you can count on it if you're traveling anywhere around this area. you're looking at a live picture of the maryland college institute of art where traffic is moving sort of right now. several streets in the area start drag will be closed in advance of this -- starting today will be closed in advance of this week's artscape event. cathedral street between preston and mount royal avenue will be closed. preston street between cathedral and howard street, you can find a complete list of the road closures and detours around on our website abc2news.com. >>> the annual festival kicks off on friday and runs through sunday. artcape is so much -- artscape is so much fun. there will be events for the entire family. there's going to be a lot of music and the three-day festival kicks off friday night. this year by the way they have a theme no passport required celebrating cultural differe

yesterday was a steamegood morn maryland. i'm charley crowson. lynette charles is standing be i with a check of the radar. any storms out there? >> not right now. we have light showers back off towards the west and it is beginning to move into our area. we'll start to see the stormy weather as we move into the afternoon time. if your traveling are taking you to the west this morning, you are starting to see that light to moderate rain in the yellow color. all this is pushing off towards the east towards winchester, stevens city, strasburg and also front royal this morning. as you step out the door temperatures are above average coming in at 73 degrees right now. look at the humidity at 91% that dew point at 71, so once again we are dealing with those dew points that are very sultry. it's 73 right now in glenelg, that humidity with that dew point at 72. the wind are calm but they will pick up out of the southwest as we go throughout the day at about 5 to 15 miles an hour. if you're headed to the game it is going to be breezy. temperature at em emm

in terms of university of maryland it /tkaouz seem kind of random. can you provide me with a little bit of background? >> university of colorado has similar experience. /ph*dz m.d. also is partnered with public policy professor to provide additional background and evaluation of the results. both universities intend to actually send graduate students to out here for minimum one semester to assist in the data collection and interviews of the project participants so they will have some on site capability for the main parts of the study. >> thanks. >> any other speakers? i too, um, was surprised the university of maryland being awarded -- potentially awarding this contract. was there an rfp project? was there a competitive bid process. >> there was. we solicited /staeupltds of interest with qualifications. we re/saoefed six of those from universities all around the country. then we followed that up by inviting all six which we found qualified to submit proposals. >> which were the six that responded? >> i don't have the full list, but i can recall that w

not looking bad at maryland 41 is. this traffic report is brought to you by your maryland toyota dealer. back over to you. >> thank you. >>> this morning's coffee is with pulitzer prize winner author rick atkinson. >> rick welcome to the eyewitness news morning edition. it's an honor and pleasure to have you here. >> thank you. >> pulitzer prize winner. we're going to get to the guns at last night. >> book number three. >> which is a de tailed look at aspects of world war ii. i was getting ready to tell rick, i happened to be at bwi about a month ago when one of the heroes flights came in. southwest flies in world war ii vets to come and visit the world war ii memorial. they got everybody in the a terminal, if you're waiting for a flight and have time join us at gate a-12. they're handing out flags. these veterans are coming off and people in the crowd are welling up. >> and applauding. >> non-stop applauding. it is -- world war ii has taken on significant meaning to america in 2013. would you disagree with that? >> no

ing agents with immigration and custom enenforcement, has been getting suspect says, including five maryland men. >> four, involving the exploitations of minors. a 53-year-old male was arrested when showing up, and hoping to have sex with a 13-year-old girl he met p online -- online. >> one of the men is accused of communicating online with a girl he thought was a 13-year-old girl, and setting up a meeting to have sex. the agents were able to identify 61 young victims. >>> police found a child hit by an amtrak train late yesterday morning. luckily he's at the hospital recovering from his jersey tonight, and -- injuries tonight. >> they confirm a child was struck by the tra, he was tyler eugene smith, and the conductor said he believed he struck a child, they did find clues though, including a maryland license on the side of the track. they found the four of the boy at the hospital, where his son was recovering from some pretty serious injuries. >> his driver's license is a piece of evidence we found at the scene. so we were able to locate him and talk to him. >> even when they did, the fathe

a good cluster out here in western maryland. the intensity. under a clear sky in centra maryland but we do not expectedî to last. tomorrow, in the afternoon showers and storms will return. ut conditions will change tomorrow. >>> continuing coverage of that plane crash in san francisco. the pilot was training to fly a boeing 777. >> investigators have released new details. >> two of the flight attendants were ejected from the aircraft during the impact. .+] >> recklessly they survived, despite being thrown onto the runway. after the plane came to a stop than this. >> the first officer described a shooter that had deployed inside and trapped a flight will tend in. >> that did not stop more than 300 people from escaping the wreck. passengers turned into heroes. >> we were comforting all the other people. >> we are learning the pilot in training was learning from another first timer. >> he reported this was his first trip as an instructor pilot. >> more survivors are being released from the hospital. consisted with catastrophic moving to side as

four other maryland hospitals made the list university of maryland medical center med star franklin and med star union memorial hospital. also shepherd at pratt hospital. >>> overweight boy scouts are banned from the jamboree. this year is expected to be the most physical chicago demanding and the organization -- physically demanding in the organization's historych theypublish height and weight requirements so the scouts could have a reason to work towards healthy goals. scouts with a body mass index of 40 or higher were not eligible to attend the gathering this year. >>> a cancer patient's plea for pizza leads to an overwhelmed hospital but a happy girl. >> we will tell outstory and tell you who came to help out the young girl and how they found out about her wish in the first place. good evening, this is flo. [laughs] yes, i'm that flo. aren't you sweet! licensed phone-ups available 24/7. call 1-800-progressive. new york state beaches are back and open for business. with over a hundred miles of waves to surf. fleets of fishing boats to reel in the big one. more than enough wineries to

maryland beltway, oxen hill moving well too. outer loop from 210 mast andrews and toward landover and silver spring, everything moving at a good pace here. >>> a woman involved in an accident that killed a prince william county police officer is due in court today. >> margaret luke was scheduled to go on trial on reckless driving charges. she is accused of pulling out in front of motorcycle officer chris young on new year's eve. police say her dodge caravan struck officer young as he drove with his lights and sirens on. young was 35 years old and the father of three young children. >>> from coast to coast, thousands of people have been protesting the verdict in the george zimmerman murder trial. zimmerman was acquitted of charges he murdered trayvon martin. now the justice department is looking into the case to see if zimmerman should be facing federal civil rights charges. delia goncalves has more. >> the naacp asking the department of justice to pursue charges but we are told federal charges could be difficult to pursue. the c

and i live in maryland. >> hello, my name is mark and i am a student here at the university of maryland. [inaudible conversations] >> i am serving as a student body president here. hello. >> thank you, i am a french double major here at the university of maryland. >> hello, i am a graduate of st. louis college and i am from baltimore. >> i'm from east brunswick, new jersey. >> i graduated a year ago. >> we have spent some effort trying to encourage people to participate. what i like to do is have tom speak. .. >> ultimately policy means something to somebody to some circumstance. we want to hear that. >> [inaudible] >> i did not know that. come on up. we have enough seats are we will move some up. here you go. move a chair here. we have room here. does everybody know the doctor by the way? should make sure i do the right thing. [laughter] who wants to be first to tell me your situation and what your challenges are and why it is important to you? as you know, we have a bill , some of us that freezes for a least one year, and maybe two years of 3.4% of the subsidized loans thomas stafford

it is happening more and more during summers in maryland. bears, wandering into suburban neighborhoods. and just this weekend, one bear startled drivers on a busy interstate. wjz is live. lynn buoy has more on the recent close encounters. lynn? >> reporter: keep those eyes open, everyone. this time, they moved closer to city does suburbs. >> reporter: a car struck this juvenile black bear on 70, in germantown. the young male was halfway across the interstate. his injury so severe, officer his to euthanize him. >> the whole back end of the bear wasn't moving. you could see that there was damage. so then the decision was made then to go ahead and put it out of its misery. it was suffering remember. >> reporter: biologist, jonathan mcknight says maryland's bear population is expanding. ask right now, the bears are looking for new habitats. they can travel up to 50 miles a day. >> there are a number of bears that are moving on the edge of the cities. and our season hasn't really peaked yet. so we anticipate we'll see more. >> reporter: last mont

currently, about 47% of them live in maryland. the council member saying that the city should get the benefits from property and income taxes and he says he has support, about eight of the 12 council members, he says, have already signed a cobill to represent what he's fighting for here. the hearing starts at 10:00 this morning. reporting live at city hall, john gonzalez, abc7 news. >> all right, thank you, john. and another big push in council today. councilman and mayoral candidate tommy wells wants to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana. the plan has the backing of fellow council member marion barry. wells will unveil his proposed legislation later today. >> 5:35 right now and 74 degrees out there. >> still ahead on "good morning, washington," the latest out of florida. george zimmerman defense team the nest has been getting a little too quiet of late. so i decided it was time to find some rl harmony with nature. [ screaming ] whoo! oh, yeah. elmo! [ howling ] mmm! [ eagle chirps ] [ train whistles ] [ bird chirping ] [ sc

really springlike in western maryland right now. 82 in hagerstown. down at the boardwalk at ocean city, it is 84. inland, a little bit warmer. .7 to 88 degrees most areas, those temperatures are really not all that bad. there is a flood watch in garrett county. as we widen the view of hd doppler, you can see numerous showers and thunder coming across ohio. a good chance that rain could get into garrett county overnight tonight. they have that flood watch up. a few lighters wrinkles except for the storms in somerset county and st. mary's county. aound baltimore, just passing shower or two. southwest wind at five. otherwise a partly cloudy sky. 65 to 56. there is a decent low off to the west. this one stalled out and is kind of stationary across new england. this one has drier air behind it. it looks like it will scoot through here on thursday. there will be some rain ahead of it, but should be pretty nice for writing and the weekend. tropical storm chantal is making its way through the caribbean. it will go off west perhaps to haiti.nican republic and

at a rest stop outside frederick, maryland. about 50 miles northwest of washington. a sharp eyed motorist who heard the police lookout just over an hour earlier spotted the blue 1990 chevrolet caprice with two men sleeping inside. >> it was a six-person assault element. we had three on the driver's side, three on the passenger side. they assaulted and pulled both individuals out of john muhammad and lee boyd malvo, boom, in less than three seconds. i looked down and i saw lee boyd malvo. and you could see the sweat coming down his face. and this is a cold october night. and you could see he was just scared. and then john muhammad was on the other side, and he was more defiant. >> police lined up in a cold rain to say after three week, they believe they caught the snipers and found the gun. >> sir, we feel very positive about being here. we have the weapon. it is off the street. >> apprehended, 41-year-old john allen muhammad, a gulf war army veteran, and 17-year-old john lee malvo. >> muhammad's ex-wife mildred who had moved to the d.c. area two years earlier was stu

one bear startled maryland drivers on a busy interstate. wjz is live. lynn bui explains what to do if you have a close encounter with one of these bears. hi, lynn. >> reporter: like you said, mary. this time of year, the bears move closer to cities and suburbs. now, this most recent sighting in montgomery county has a sad ending. jazz a car struck this juvenile black bear sunday, on 270 in germantown. the young male was halfway across the interstate. his injury so severe, officer has to euthanize him. >> reporter: the whole back end of the bear wasn't moving. you could see that there was damage. so the decision was made then to go ahead and put it out of its misery. it was suffering. >> reporter: biologist jonathan mcknight says maryland's bear population is expanding. and right now, the bears are looking for new habitats. they can travel up to 50 miles a day. >> reporter: there are a number of bears that are moving on the edge of the cities. and our season hasn't really peaked yet. so we anticipate we'll see more. >> reporter: last month, this bear was

en maryland la rampa de entrada de la river road en la 495, en bethesda fue clausurada... la canal road entre la arizona avenue y la foxhall road, fue cerrada por alredor de una hora... y como dijo fanny, las lluvias podrian extenderse durante los proximos dias, es por eso que autoridades estan recomendando a los residentes tomar sus precauciones, en caso de inundaciones u otros incidentes. maria rosa lucchini con el informe. la madre naturaleza es impredecible...y recientemente nos ha sorprendido con una serie de tormentas electricas y aguaceros... que han dejado inundaciones en varias areas de la region metropolitana.. y el peligro persiste... "el departamento recurre a muchas llamadas en este tiempo, especialmente muchas llamas de accidentes" la tormenta de anoche dejo en algunas areas hasta mas de 4- pulgadas de lluvia.. tambien dos hombres se encuentran en coma en un hospital despues que al parecer tuvieron contacto con un rayo en un balneario en el condado anne arundel en maryland... autoridades reconocen que estos accidentes no suceden con frecuencia.. pero en dias

partly cloudy in central maryland now. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. more questions, few answers. pilots from the asiana flight are talking to investigators. the pilot was on his first trip as a flight victorior. bigad shaban reports for wjz. >> investigators spent a third day combing through the wreckage of asiana 213. they're documenting the long trail at san francisco international airport. two of the four pilots. officials want to know why the plane was flying 40 miles approximate hour slower than normal when it approached the runway. and whoo why the crew didn't notice until it was too late. >> everyone is cooperating. everything is going well. it's just a little bit slower than we'd expected. and some of that is due to some of the translation issues. but we also have a lot of information to capture. >> the hit-and-run unit of the san francisco police department is now investigating if one of the two passengers killed actually survived the crash. only to be run over by a rescue vehicle

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where are the cool spots in maryland right now? 79 in the mountain at oakland, and 82 at the beach in ocean city. there's a few places to escape, but for all of central maryland, the water temperature is up in the low to mid 80s, there's no relief, unless you jump in the water. this is a total measure of the moisture in the air. when you see 80 in the state capital, that's the highest i've seen it. i've seen 80 before, last summer, that's oppressive humidity, and that's why you have the highest heat index is here. it's 104 for the temperature. the values tomorrow, right in the day on thursday, back in the low 100's, nothing to break things up here, except the possibility of a briefly cooling passing thunderstorm. not much tonight, but perhaps late day tomorrow afternoon. and there's a possibility of the passing shower, maybe on the evening commute home. possibly see a shower or thunder shower in passing, otherwise it'll be humid, and the sun will be out in force again on wednesday. you want to take that extra water with you, and to

the rural areas of maryland, virginia, most locations the low 70s. and parts of the shenandoah valley and into the mountains now, it's in the upper 60s. and hour by hour through the day today, we will have a rapid warm-up. by 10:00 this morning, mid-80s. by noontime, the low 90s. and yes, the upper 90s by midafternoon. it may not be quite as humid this afternoon. but still extreme heat. you do need to take care in this extreme heat if you have to be outside. then a clear evening. we'll be back down into the 80s through the evening. and by dawn on wednesday, should be down to the mid-70s tomorrow morning. tomorrow partly cloudy but it will likely get more humid tomorrow and stay very steamy into thursday and friday. afternoon highs, upper 90s tomorrow with the increased humidity. it will feel above 105 for a few hours midafternoon. and again that heat index above 105 likely on thursday and friday as we soar to the upper 90s. but there's also, i think, an increased chance of maybe scattered afternoon storms. about a 30% chance on thursday and friday. a

in a rest stop outside frederick, maryland, about 50 miles northwest of washington. a sharp eyed motorist who heard the police lookout just over an hour earlier spotted the blue 1990 chevrolet caprice with two men sleeping inside. >> it was a six-person assault element. we had three on the driver's side, three on the passenger side. they assaulted and pulled both individuals out of john allen muhammad and lee boyd malvo less than three seconds. i looked down and i saw lee boyd malvo. i could see it. he was just scared. john allen muhammad was on the other side. he was more defiant. >> police lined up in a cold rain to say after three week, don't forget i'm having brunch with meghan tomorrow. who? meghan, my coworker. who? seriously? you've met her like three times. who? (sighs) geico. fifteen minutes could save you...well, you know. it's not a candy bar. 130 calories 7 grams of protein the new fiber one caramel nut protein bar. >>> a motorist is taken into custody. >> we can only hope that this is the end of it, but we don't know that yet. >> local and state prosecut

el gobernador de maryland, sectores de la autopista 295 permaneceran cerrados periodicamente debido a la realizacion de trabajos de construccion... el tramo proximo a la avenida easter sera clausurado a la circulacion de rodados durante toda la semana... las lineas hacia el norte y sur sobre el anacostia freeway, permaneceran cerradas ocasionalmente entre las 10 de la manana y las 3 de la tarde, hasta el 12 de julio... cuadrillas de trabajadores tambien llevaran a cabo reparaciones en el puente easter avenue, sobre el freeway... ... en colombia un operativo en la carcel la modelo de barranquilla logro desmantelar una red de extorsion que operaba desde el centro penitenciario... ochenta hombre de un grupo de operaciones especiales participaron en la requisa... los funcionarios buscaban contrarrestar las fuentes de extorsion carcelaria, como celulares, tarjetas telefonicas, listas de victimas y correos intercambiados con fines de supervisar delitos desde la prision... cincuenta internos seran traslados a pabellones de alta seguridad... ...hoy la doctora maritza fuentes contesta la pregu

maryland's went to so much trouble to pass new gun laws. are they really going to do any good. especially when you consider the violence going on in our city. >>> funeral arrangements have been made for the 7-year-old boy who died last week at the annapolis 4th of july parade. kyle aldridge was pulled by the tire of a trailer being pulled by his grandfather. there will be a ceremony on friday. a fund is being set up for donations towards that service. donations can be mailed or dropped off at the funeral home. >>> dozens of burglaries in canton have police on high alert. the brazen crimes have homeowners taking action into their own hands. sherrie johnson is here with more on what police are doing. >> police are stepping up marked patrols in the area, and they say they're closing in on some suspects who have averaged a burglary per day for the last month. it happed almost on a daily basis and in one case the burglar confronted the woman asleep on her couch and took her cell phone. he later appeared in a picture holding a gun on her facebook page. one man interrupted a criminal

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we are looking at showers and storms in pennsylvania and just slipping into western maryland. for us the isolated to scattered storm this afternoon is what we'll be worried about, kind of like yesterday but a quiet morning. we don't have the wet streets like yesterday so beverly said it's better than yesterday. i agree with her. 84 by noon. we'll get sunny breaks. then thank the threat for the passing shower or storm. high of 88. back to 87 at 5:00. south winds at 10. your outdoor plans, you want to get them in, get the outdoor run in, probably better early than late because. the temperatures. here's the moisture we're watching in ohio, pennsylvania, west virginia. it's moving southeast. some of this is not even reaching the ground. some is. some lighter sprinkles may be

your forecast here, greenbelt, maryland, 80 degrees at 9:00. just a few clouds left around the area. but high humidity could fuel some severe storms the next two >>> new information about that train derailment in canada. tisha thompson has the latest from the live desk. >> reporter: just a short time ago we learned that canada is opening a criminal investigation into the deadly oil train derailment. at least 15 people tied in the crash over the weekend in quebec province. quebec police made the announcement during a news briefing today. they say investigators have discovered elements that have led to a criminal probe. no specifics were given but we're told terrorism has been ruled out. 50 people are still missing after the crash. from the live desk, i'm tisha thompson. >> a deer dilemma for another washington suburb. what should to be done about an over population of deer. >> some residents are calling for managed deer hunts. as northern virginia bureau chief julie carey reports it's not hunters or gardeners asking for a change in the law. >> r

gas prices are soaring here in maryland and across the nation. we're paying $3.61 a gallon, up 11 cents from what we were paying last month. international unrest is just one of the factors causing the price spike. >> i woke up and it was higher. >> reporter: that's where the prices have gone. >> have you noticed the gas prices going up? >> yeah,. >> it's ridiculous. >> you have to drive, but it's ridiculous. something needs to be done. >> reporter: the question everyone is asking, why? it has to do with events on the other side of the world. >> the primary reasons are an increase in crude oil, civil unrest in egypt as well as increased demands for the summer travel. >> kenneth says he's on the road all day. he used to clear $70 or $80 a day out here but not now. >> you're only making $40 a day? >> that's it. you have to pay the company $90 and you pay $130 or $140 before you can make anything because of gas. gases are expected to fall come fall. i'm mike reporting, back to you. >>> well, the royal baby count town counties across -- count down con

not much here, although some activity in western maryland. ew i've marshall -- five degrees cooler than normal and we will take it. -- bwi marshall, five degrees cooler than normal and we will take it. it will stay this way for the next nine days. the normal high is 88 and it will tail off a little bit as we get out of the hottest part of the year. look at the record i. 103103 degrees on this day in 1936. onh will are -- 103 degrees this day in 1936. much cooler than that today. upper 70's near the pennsylvania line and northern baltimore county. 82 in cambridge. the ninth day of july, that is pretty good. 85 at ocean city at this hour. we have a flood watch for garrett county because heavy showers are approaching out of eastern ohio. they may will make it into the western maryland mountains later tonight. the potential for heavy downpours has prompted the weather service to issue a flood watch for garrett county. here as you can see, only light way down. baltimore, in the bay, somerset county, arts of southern maryland. maybe apache sprinkle

. >> and you know the heat is already taking the toll on people here in maryland. sofar, four people, including 16 month old baby have died from heat. the baby was left in the back of a truck for about four hours. officials from the state department of health say three other people have died from the heat. >>> only on 2 tonight, a set back for animal advocates hoping to overturn the continue verse controversial pit bull rule. >> the rule basically means if one bites you, you can sue the owner and their land lord and you're likely to win. effortsto overturn it are continuing. >> and she's a really cute dog. >> and she is so precious and we really wanted a dog. >> and she is a pit bull mishgs but tonight she's going home with amanda and her two young daurs, even though they rent their home in carroll county. could be held liable if she bites someone. >> i told them she had pit bull in her and they said that's great last year, another apartment complex started eviction proceedings against an owner who had a pilt bull. >> they go around about saying they want to help p

the state that makes up the maryland, virginia and drk part of the water shed. it could be the fourth agreement in the past 30 years. for the first time it could include states with the head waters of bayh, new york,ork delaware and west virginia. >> coming up next. n how a maryland school district is giving back to the communityt and teaching students to recycle and a consumer alert as the deadline approach for the affordable care act. act health care scams on the rise. how to protect yourself after the break. >> a helping hand for studentsns in montgomery county. today the district will hold the annual drive for supplies.s. they were collected at the endte of school year as teachers cleaned out lockers and closets. the district expects to donate more than 16,000 supplies to families in need. today's drive begins at 10:00 a.m. at richard montgomery high school. the government is warning people about widespread scams right now as the deadline for the affordable care act reassumes. president obama's law is due tot kick in for on october 1. because there's so much

maryland traffic is the handle. we're the only station in baltimore to tweet any alerts so far this morning. as far as the main lines are concerned 55 miles per hour 95 south. on the beltway here's what the west side looks like at liberty road. 55 miles per hour on the inirloop. the outer loop nice normal drive time. >>> protesters plan to rally again today in baltimore. what can you tell us? >> another rally is planned for 5 tonight. protesters calling for justice for trayvon martin plan to gather here tonight. the plan is to march from here to city hall. more than a hundred people gathered at the same spot yesterday. they are calling on the federal government to open a civil rights case against george zimmerman. the rally was organized by baltimore people's power assembly, the same people who say they made a difference last year when zimmerman was not charged more than six weeks after shooting trayvon martin. in a statement the justice department says they are investigating to determine whether those civil rights

this week 20-year-old from maryland received thrill of lifetime. at the caps annual summer prospect camp non roster. and his played for little caps in un18 travel hob key teams attend landon prep school senior led team undefeated season. earning 2011 all met player of year. last two seasons he suited up for. last year he scored team high 37 goals. now entire family certainly enjoying his invite caps camp including his grand mother. latched number one on that list, jeff first home grown cap. actually jeff from maryland and that's where i have grown up it is pretty cool to be out here wearing caps kwrrgs see i always loved peter. he always may favorite. and now i mean, we have key are big caps fans and. >> i always stayed around here. i played for my high school. i played with local teams. if possible you don't have to lowe. i think is great for kid stay around here. and have a successful career. >> at the time you jon deere. pga tour. jordan began day six shots back. 19 year old on 10u9 bunker. one bounce and in for birdie: he is is 19 unwould be pa

my, good morning maryland. now, good morning marled. >> a live look can be -- maryland. >> a live look at the inner harbor. you can't see the heat wave which is officially here and we have team coverage on this hot weather with what to do to stay safe. not something you think about but you need to be aware it can be dangerous. thanks for joining us i am megan pringle. >> i am charley crowson. the weather forecast and also a red alert this morning. >> we will talk about that what that means for the city of baltimore but first let's get to how this is affecting you with lynette charles. what can people expect today. >> very hot and humid conditions. hotter than what it was yesterday. so we need to drink plenty offluid as you step out and b don't work in the outdoors during the hottest part of the day. seek shade as much as possible and wear light colored clothing. as we look at temperatures, quite warm in easton and 80 at 87 and 72 we should be in the upper 60s for this time of the year and we are feeling the war

emma was chevy chase won from wo the state of maryland. she joined us at fox 5 morning news. >> i could make an indian dish that is healthy and unique. >> uh-huh. >> and like to include the indian spices and to make it like different. i'm really excited i'm going to get a chance to go to the whitet house. >> emma is making us all hungry. after the dinner, the little chef took a tour of the kitchen garden. >> mexico has taken the title of the most obese could b country . 32% of people living in mexico are overweight.ht. compared to thro 31% in america. junk food are contributingributi factors to the growing epidemicp >>> two astronauts are wrappinge up a unique mission in space. as we continue here at 6, how one of them is making history. history >>> it is part of the international space ship. going on a walk to make repairs. today history was made when the first italian astronaut went on the walk. >>> a view from the world,world, flying high over new finland. two astronauts getting a view o the world from outside of theirr office, the inte