so the clouds are in place maryland's most powerful showing us dry conditions over maryland. but scattered showers working over western pennsylvania some will drift in our direction later this afternoon. just be aware of that. not talking about a washout but scattered showers will be around the region. 62 in baltimore. and you will go down to the south and pushing 70 and the heat and humidity building down to the south and west. let's look at cincinnati's high 85. a pair of 8s in st. louis and the warmth will spread to the east as we get into the day on tuesday. heat is centered over the tennessee valley sliding to the north into the east and in here for your day on tuesday. wednesday and thursday and how about friday. above average temperatures with the readings around 90 degrees. even humidity could make it feel like it's into the middle 90s. 80 today in manchester and 28 in the city and upper 70s again keeping in mind we should be around 85. so well below average for tonight and not as cool as last night with the numbers reflecting the low 60s. middle up toker 60s. and loo

it's for the start of the maryland state fair. it's great place to take the family for food games and rides. roosevelt leftwich is live this morning and we hear there is a reality tv celebrity at the fair this year. >> reporter: interest a a-- there's a lot of good stuff but we have the carolina carports custom made chopper. they are responseoing one of the stages out here at the maryland state -- sponsoring one of the stages out here at the maryland state fair hand built by the orange county chopper guys. something really good to look at. but this bike is part of the attraction here at the booth. we have got bobby brantly with lizard lick towing and bobby for the five people that haven't seen the show what's it all about. >> about us going out and repoing cars and having a good time. >> reporter: and having a good teem but it's like somebody says you can't have a good time repoing cars but you have fun with your cowork he is and just get -- coworkers and just getting out there and coming up with ways to get the stuff. >> we do th

reporting live from the maryland historical society. thanks, kristin. >>> still to come on eyewitness news sunday morning. chelsea, need a drink? maybe coffee. >> this sunday morning, we are mixing up some cold summertime cocktails to help you beat the dog days of august. stick ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> after this, invite someone over on the deck this afternoon. have a-determia-determi ner nice cocktail. we are in the studio today with nick jones, bolivar tendo at the four seasons. we're going to find out and learn how we can kind of do this at home. >> some of this, yes. >> without bringing you home. so what do we have here? >> thank you for having me, first. a bottled cocktail, a little bourbon and lemonade that you can do at home. very simple. bourbon and house made lemonade. all fresh ingredients, fresh lemon juice, a little water, simple syrup. >> is that what you want to do over the summer, just include some of the stuff like the lemonade? maybe add a little something something? >> definitely. august is very hot. great cocktails. >> peo

maryland families have been hammered, maryland small businesses. all their costs are going up. healthcare. i know you're going to have a segment on healthcare. all these expenses are going up. people's salaries have stayed the same. for one week in august, it's like cells in august, if you buy a piece of clothing or shoes that are less than $100 per item, you don't have to pay the 6% sales tax, and it goes on until saturday night of this week. i urge everybody to get out there and shop. it is extremely popular. it's the second most popular week of shopping in maryland and -- >> next to black friday, i imagine, or the week before christmas? >> it's actually the week before christmas that is the top week. this is the second. >> well, the nuts and bolts for people, the idea was back to school shopping. we're getting close to school starting up again, which is hard to believe, and it's things people might need for fall or back to school, what's in our out. >> any article of clothing or shoes less than $100 per item, you don't pay the 6% sales tax. there are all sorts of criteria to

i want to be the first african-american governor of maryland. his campaign strategy sent us a response reading, in part, help understands that taking out of his context, his words could be misinterpreted by some and for that he's deeply disappoint and said the brown campaign will try to mount a personal attack. lt. brown's campaign denied they were involved in the recordings but said the comments were out of touch with maryland's values. >>> a night at the ballpark ends in trage. a fan falls to his death at a braves game, what police say he was doing just before the accident. >>> planning a trip to ravens stadium thursday? the security changes you need to know know -- know about. >>> and what the judge ruled what could be a victory for paula deen. >>> boy, a rain delay turned into tragedy last night as a fan fell to his death at an atlanta braves game. we have the latest on what caused the fall and whether rain or alcohol may have played factor. >> reporter: this was a night at the ballpark ending in tragedy, a man falling six stories from a par

el accidente ocurrio esta tarde en severn, maryland... las autoridades dicen que el hombre de 25-anos se entrabatra bajando en un proyecto de mejoras en un vivienda cuando quedo atrapado y murio.. cuerpos de socorro acudieron de inmedito a la escena para rescatar el cuerpo del fallecido... una investigacion esta en curso... ..en el estado de arizona, 16 lavaderos de autos en la ciudad de phoenix fueron allanados como parte de una investigaciÓn criminal de fraude migratorio segÚn el gobierno federal... decenas de trabajadores fueron detenidos... pero las autoridades aseguran que esta vez el blanco fueron los empleadores que pudieran haber quebrado la ley... valeria fernÁndez nos trae la historia. cuando isabel juan josÉ supo que su esposo habÍa sido detenido en el trabajo en un lavadero de auto de phoenix por autoridades de migraciÓn se le vino el mundo encima. "nada mÁs llevan a la gente asÍ, en veces las personas tienen familia, dejan la esposa sola, los niÑos. el era el que estaba trabajando para darnos todo, pagar renta y darn

let's talk about what he going on maryland's most power -- what's going on maryland's most powerful radar as of now. we are dry but traveling along i-83 towards york being see moderate rain coming in across the area. so we are looking at yellows. everywhere else light grown across the board into western maryland. but, we will start to pick up on the scattered showers and-- so you need to grab that rain gear as you step out and about. let's look at what's going on in parkton because yes we see the cloud out there this morning. but also a little bit of patchy fog in spots as well. so, as you step out make sure to give yourself enough time on the roadways that will slowly but surely burn off and we will get sunshine in here going throughout the day and we can see the 100% humidity that means we are saturated and the dew point and temperatures exact same at 73. dew point is up there. we are definitely feeling it this morning. and that's going to continue as we go into the afternoon as well. arbutus' temperature at 75 and 73. in jessup we are at 74. dew point 66 and the pool looks good. make s

but we do have an incident in maryland. a report 108, a lot of flashing rights on that one, and that will be in ashton maryland. ly send it back to you. >> all right, some are calling it a miracle. others say it was just someone in the right place at the right time. >> yeah, but a group of rescuers in missouri is thankful either way. they were trying to free a woman trapped in their car, but their equipment wasn't working. the woman told rescuers she wanted to pray out loud. that's when they say a priest appeared out of nowhere. >> we very plainly heard that we should remain calm. that our tools would now work, and that we would get her out of that vehicle. >> a moment later another crew arrived and firefighters freed the woman. when they turned around to thank him, he was gone. >> all right, 73 degrees now, 5:56 on this thursday morning. kids and smart phones seem to be inseparable these days. >> not just kids adults too. coming up, do apps help them learn? time now for a check, what is making business headlines today. kid

when the card game is coming to maryland live... and how much casino officials expect it win off the new addition. prevent a heart attack on fox 45 news at five friday, august 23 the maryland state fair kicks off today... and we'll all be out there to celebrate. it's fox45 day at the fairgrounds. megan gilliland is live there now with a glimpse at this years's attractions. good morning guys, ad lib... you can see what's new at you can see what's new at the 132nd state fair. our "fun at the fair" special will air tonight on the c-w baltimore. it starts at seven p-m. and get all the information on this year's fair on our website. you can see stories we've done... and get links to the fair... concerts... and the schedule for all 11-days by going to foxbaltimore dot com. click on "fun at the fair" under hot topics. maryland's largest casino will roll out a new game in five days. maryland live will start dealing hands of poker come this wednesday... with 52 tables... running 24 hours a day, seven days a week... the casino says the card g

and now your maryland lottery numbers. >> ♪ the maryland lottery, let yourself play ♪ >> sarah fleischer with you from 98 rock. time to play your pick three numbers. in a moment, pick four, but first, 40 chances to win up to $100,000, and a second chance contest to win $40,000. final drawing deadline is august 15. and now patrick morgan is all set and ready to go with your pick four numbers. maryland lottery -- let yourself play. ava has a warm and humid day. >> some places near 90 by the afternoon. we watch for the storms tomorrow. some of them could be heavy even for the morning commute, and then for the afternoon, and watch the severe weather on the eastern shore. behind that, very nice weather. >> looks great, specially on thursday for the ravens. thanks for joining us on 11 news at noon. >> an update on the storms at 5:00. >> you were brought back to. >> we are asking that this emergency motion be dismissed. >> i did not have a drain cover. >> case dismissed. usher versus his ex. a minute by minute report of what happened the day their 5-year-old son. miley in a united front for ove

and actually in maryland. this is what you see when you are heading into southern florida. 77 in perry hall. 73 in chestertown and 75 for a dew point in annapolis and 73 in glen bernie. as we look at cockeysville at 71. temperatures are still warm this morning as well. close to 80 in baltimore city and 77 in perry hall and more of the same in chestertown. temperatures will be on the warm side throughout the rest of today. >>> usher is due in court today plus high stakes legal battle for apple. and the 448 million dollar power ball jackpot. this morning we have new information on one of the winning tickets. wouldn't that-- >> reporter: wouldn't that be nice to win? no delays on interstate 70 at columbia pike. i will show you what the other main lines look like and have the greatest drive times coming up >>> new this morning dozens of employees at the u.s. consulate in pakistan have been ordered to leave because of a specific threat to the mission. a u.s. official says the action is a precautionary measure and i

good morning maryland continues in a few moments. news time 4:45. at ikea, we don't just design furniture. we design good mornings. little experiments. big ideas. brighter ways. and better tomorrows you can take home today. imagine if everyday was just a little bit better for everyone. >>> crews across the u.s. battlewind, rain and things like this wild fires. the beaver creek fire in idaho has burned more than 100,000 acres. that's equal to the size of denver colorado. height ening is -- lightning isbelieved to have started the foyer two weeks ago. as the weather helped out over the weekend overcast skies and humidity, it's 9% contained so once again that is going on in idaho but to the southin florida rip tides prompting 50 water rescues along the atlantic beaches near miami. police say rescuers pulled an elderly couple out of the waters off miami beach but both later died. >> they were in cardiac arrest when fire rescue arrived. we worked them to the hospital in mount sinai where they were pronounced dead. >> and moving up the gulf coast to gulfp

the cold front is just starting to push into western maryland. you can see more storms in garrett county, moving into allegheny county as well. the entire area is vulnerable and the thunderstorm could pop up at any time. we are going to see much drier air move in for the weekend. it is going to be a gradual clearing. for tonight, storms through 9 p.m. for baltimore steering. in the southern area of the state, this will take a little longer to clear out. drier air starts to move in saturday and sunday. futurecast helping us timeout these showers. we should see mostly dry conditions throughout the late- night hours into early tomorrow. there is still going to be a lot of cloud cover around even tomorrow as the second piece of the cold front tries to make its way through. for that reason, we cannot rule out a shower saturday morning, but we should see clearing skies by saturday afternoon. basically, it will be a dividing line between stormy weather to the south and less humid, more comfortable air to the north. there is an indication you will have g

that's between both the traditional lottery and the maryland casinos. $830 million. pat warren reporting, now back to you. >> thank you, pat. >>> 284 million went into the state's education trust fund. >>> and one powerball winner in west creek, new jersey, is glad she played the lottery. >> you always dream t you look it, you dream it and you think, that's not ever going to be me. >> it was her, though. the workers are employed at ocean county vehicle maintenance. they are each $3.5 million richer. susan nickels says she plans to work for a year and then retire and take a cross country trip with her husband. in all three winning tickets were purchased. >>> coming up on wjz's eyewitness news, forced evacuations. the wildfire threatens dozens of homes causing mass chaos. what's happening in twin pines, california, tonight. next. >>> traumatic crash, a speeding car almost hits several people before plowing into a building. why the driver was going so fast and who walked away uninjured. >>> plus back to school training. bus drivers prepare for unique circumstances to ke

comptroller will talk about it at the maryland town center. it begins august 11th and wraps up the next saturday. during the tax-free week, qualifying clothing and shoes priced $100 or less will be exempt from maryland's 6% sales tax. >>> so are you looking to try some new restaurants? you can do so for a great price in baltimore county. restaurant week officially begins tomorrow, but today there's going to be a kickoff event happening at bearish grill at hunt valley at the town center. the summer promotion actually runs a little longer than a week. it runs august 25th. 51 restaurants throughout the county are offering fixed pricing for lunch and dinner menus. >>> the u.s. is providing an additional $195 million in humanitarian and food aid to syrian rebels. this means we have now sent more than $1 billion in humanitarian aid since the two- year syrian civil war started. president obama is is timing the new aid to coincide with the holiday marking the end of ramadan. islam's holy month of fasting. president obama says millions in syria are dis

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let's give you the rest of the forecast for the maryland barbecue bash 2013. chance for a passing shower by 9:00, 10:00. come on up. you still got hours to enjoy it, live entertainment today and tomorrow. it's all about pulled pork, the ople and the music. take a look at that, guys, as we head back to your studio. >> that is some great stuff. he will be out there much of the night. this goes until 10:00 tonight and 10:00 tomorrow. it's time to play ball with where the cal ripken world series is underway. you can go to abc2news.com. this includes some of the best 12 and under teams from around the world competing in the tournament. tickets are free. >>> tomorrow and sunday the public is welcome to attend tours, ceremonies and music performances at the academy. >>> you can get your grub on for less in buccaneer bawfnlgt 52 restaurant -- in baltimore county. 52 restaurants are taking part. it runs through august 25th. >>> starting sunday you can shop until you drop. clothing and shoes under $100 are exempt. it runs sunday the 11th through saturday august 17th. >>

a little bit warmer down towards southern maryland. dewpoint at 66 degrees. so humidity is a little bit of a factor, but not a big concern for us. it's been more humid than we are right now. we'll keem the humidity in the -- keep the humidity in the forecast in the next couple of days and that's due to a shyatt shift in the winds. they're out of the southeast bringing in moisture from the bay but for now calm winds and central maryland could see fog developing during the overnight hours. the big picture on satellite and radar, we're still dealing with this pesky stationary front that's lining up right along the mid-atlantic states. it's going to shift northward tomorrow, and we have a slight chance for a shower activity, maybe a rumble of thunder or two because we're going to be stuck in between two systems, first that stationary front hoecated down towards our south and then a very potent cold front that heads our way from ontario, canada, and that pushes in to our region tuesday afternoon and evening. that's is going to spark up a few strong to severe thund

we'll see you at 11:00. >>> maryland's spotlight is all about maryland living. >>> welcome to maryland spotlight. i'm kim knight. if you're a parent you know the importance of the first five years for your children. education plays a huge role in that and joining me is the director of education. brenda, thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> you have a really cool school. tell me about it. >> yes, we do. you know there are so many things that make our school stand out, but i would say one of the first things people notice when they walk through the doors of the school is just how different the environment is. it is open and it shows the children, it shows their families and it really represents the community. we're trying to get a home-like feel when people walk en so they can feel at ease. >> tell me about the cottages. >> they are unique to the young school. they are if you think of them in a cluster of classrooms and what it does, it really helps with that home-like feel and it gives a child will enter into a cottage with their family and they will grow through there for

you are up to speed and continuing in maryland. top side of beltway around fromm college park through and around to the mormon temple and the bend.be thanks behaving nicely 270 from hyattstown through gaithersburg. from centreville travel lines ln open on the eastbound side. no accidents or incidents on the westbound side. over the occoquan here is a look at the prince william parkway that is. is. just getting started earlien a thursday morning.ay m that's a look at your fox 5 onon time traffic. >> thank you jeff in the news this morning a 35 year sentence to the army private found guilty of leaking hundreds of thousandt of documents to wikileaks.ikil >> he was found guilty of 20 crimes last month including six violations of the espionaging a. prosecutors asked for 60 as a warning to other soldiers. his lawyer said he will ask forf a pardon from president obama and read part of the statement a from manning after the sentencing. >> it was not until i was in iraq and reading secret military ports on a daily basis that i questioned th

as we look at maryland's most powerful radar, we are nice and dry. we did have the rain and thunderstorms roll through overnight and that's the wet roadways as of now. but dry weather. it's not going to last as we go throughout the day, so make sure you do grab the rain gear as you step out and about. now we look at manchester where we are dealing with patchy fog across the area. this is will slowly but surely begin to burn off as we go through the morning hours. also as we go into the afternoon, a few peeks of sunshine a possibility, but that's going to aid and abet in terms of what we'll be seeing as far as thunderstorms. manchester's temperature 69 degrees, winds out of the southwest about five miles per hour. we do have patchy fog in hanover this morning with a temperature and dewpoint coming in right around 72 degrees. as we work through the day, high temperature at 85. let's get a check of that traffic now with lauren. >>reporter: well, lynette, your commute could be a little hectic. a crash is shutting down a portion of the jfx, northbound lan

officialsestimate there are probably 8 800,000 people in maryland who don't have it. charles will ks is one of them -- will action is one of them ilkes is one of them -- will action is one of them. >> people stop by wondering what happened to pops. when hegot sick, it was devastating. he's family. >> reporter: he made enough money to get by, but not enough to purchase the health insurance and then earlier this year. >> i was feeling weak and then -- [technical difficulties]. >> we kept asking if he was going to go to the doctor, but not having insurance, he was reluctant. >> reporter: finally in may of this year pops did do that, the diagnosis, pro prostate cancer that maz spread and is -- has spread and is terminal. doctors at the university of maryland medical center started treating pops for free. all hospitals can treat patient who is cannot pay and then get reimbursed. but still,pops no longer has incumbent and still has a rent payment, power bill and now prescriptions to pay for. co-workers did help pops apply for social security benefits and learned there is a

it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> good morning and welcome to eyewitness news this saturday. i'm gigi barnett. >> and i'm tim williams. a comfortable morning out there, nowhere near steamy. >> that's why we have averages, sometimes they're up. sometimes they're down. today at least the temperature is down a little bit, so is the dew point and the humidity. it's not as steamy as it was yesterday. if you were out at all yesterday it was very very humid outside. today is less humidity, low dew points and the haze we have seen over the last few days is for now gone. the scan on first warning live doppler radar. the only shower we have is down near front royal virginia. we could see a shower or two pop up, but the chance for today is slim. 61 in oakland, 74 in elkland, 75 in ocean city. high pressure is pushing in that less humid air, and the conditions are drying out nicely. because of that front to our south, we cannot rule out a shower over the next few days. our forecast going up to about 87 degrees, pretty warm but without all the humidity it won't be as uncomfortable. we'll

maryland's insurance commissioner has approved rates individual health plans to be sold through maryland health connection. that's going to be beginning october 1st. >>> just in time for the beginning of the school year the dundalk and technical high schoolers are near ready to open. tomorrow school officials will give the media a tour of the building that feature a 500 seat auditorium a gym and health and fitness area. the text session has health awed motive maritime labs and cosmotology suites and construction of the school started in november of 2010. >>> could your siblings reduce your risk for divorce? only if you have a lot according to a study out today. the report finds that for each additional sibling you have, you are risk-- your risk of divorce is reduced by 2%. the authors suggest brothers and sisters develop social skills that can be useful in navigating marriage but other studies and researchers say people who grow up without siblings don't act different in varying social settings. >>> well you expect small hotel rooms in big cities like new york and london but also in port

the only active weather in maryland is out here in garrett county, western maryland. showers and storm unless cumberland. it didn't stop. climbing the rocks at deep creek lake. i'm just saying. you wouldn't spect her to be climbing the rocks. a great looking weekend. >> is she in the sound of music. >> the hills are alive. >> she's am ocean city. >> one tough lady. look at that. you couldn't do that. i know it. >> you know with we can do? the 11:00 news. we have great talent. we'll see you tonight at 11:00. >>> this is "world news." tonight the amazing miracle moment when that school clerk saved hundreds of school children, overwhelming a dangerous gunman with courage and kindness. >> i just want you to know that i love you and i'm proud of you. that's a good thing that you gave up. >>> crossing a line, the images of women, children cover their faces, afraid to breathe. did syria use chemical weapons and how should america respond. >>> paradise at risk, yosemite in the line of a wildfire. stop the thieves. we show you the time of day when burglars like to strike your

here's maryland's most accurate seven-day forecast. once we get through monday and tuesday's hit-and-miss showers and thunderstorms deal, it will be 81 by wednesday with overnight lows into the 50s. it is going to be beautiful by the midweek. but that's way below average. we should be into the middle 80s, we will be low 80s for daytime highs. going to be gorgeous. you can turn the ac off. we have to get through monday and tuesday. >> okay. we can do this. >> we can do it. >> we got it. >> that will be fine. >>> new at 11:00 tonight, young athletes with the dreams of making it in the big leagues, we have heard so much about baseball, feeling the pressure to perform and the doping scandal shaking up the major league is causing concern. >> one young athlete with a famous name says he's chasing his dream the right way. adriana house talks with the other a rod. >> i play second base. >> reporter: a name on that for this high school athlete was a big coincidence and an inspiration. this young ball player dreams to one day make it to the majo

. >>> more details about maryland's tax-free week. comptroller peter francha will hold a news conference at lech:30 at towson town center. tax-free week begins sunday, it runs through saturday, august 17th, and during tax-free week, qualifying shoes, clothing, priced less than $100 will be exempt from maryland's 6% sales tax. >>> megan? >> yes. >> we didn't win. >> i know. >> looks like you will have to report to work this morning just as we did. those winning lottery tickets for the powerball, there were three of them, but none of them here in maryland. two in jersey, one was in minnesota, so right before the drawing the jackpot had grown to $448 million and here are the winning numbers, 5, 25, 30, 58, 59 and the powerball was 32. lele of -- lynette. >>> all right, charley, we got a lot of rain this morning, but we do have that patchy fog out there. i'll tell you when the rain moves in and when the fog moves out. that's all coming up. >>reporter: well, lynette, fortunately no delays here on 97 just south of the beltway. i'll show you

this is part of the birthing center and barn tour at the maryland state fair. lots of good stuff. over here every year they have a lot of births including right here. look at this. piglets. having a good time there just it's feeding time at 5:30 but this is what you will see. this ised kind of thing in the birth -- this is the kind of thing you will see in the birthing center. all of them are pregnant and any time or sometime during the course of the fair they will give birth and that's something the kid can see and they find out where the food comes from and get a idea of what life on the farm is like. there are animals and budweiser with a two-story bar set up anda good time there and they will have double the horse racing this year. there's bull riding and there's a big high dive and mountain goat exhibit to name a few. and we will tell you a beller -- better run down of what he coming up in few minutes and talk with the 4hers some of the kids responsible for raising the animals you will see out here at the state fair charley and megan. >>> if you see a bull run you need a pass

good morning maryland i am charley crowson. we need to get to weather right now because lynette, things out there are turning threatening outside the studios now. a batch of rain in the inner harbor that's going tonight theme for the day but we have thunder and lightning here. >> you are right. we have the flash flood watch in effect too. because some of the rain is going to be on the heavy side and i will show you that on the radar but we can see the areas shaded in green and that is flash flood watch in effect until actually 3 p.m. that's 3 p.m. this afternoon. and as we go throughout the day we have the showers and thunderstorms out there and we look at maryland's most powerful radar and this will continue. yes we will get a break in the action. but then we will have more showers and thunderstorms popping up as we go towards the afternoon. so, as we start our radar tour we will start around valley north and i am showing outareas where we are looking at dark reds. this is an inch an hour so you can see why we have the flash f

maryland occupation safety and health are investigating. we brought you this story first on twitter. for the latest brake break, you can find us -- breaking news, you can find us on twitter. >>> harford county sheriff's office officials said seth beckman stormed into several businesses, including a snow bam stand on saturday before he was confronted by a sheriff's deputy who ended up shooting him. his father said he had a history of mental illness. beckman's father said he believes his son was on drugs at the time. the fashes said those drugs, bath salt and spice are popular in m kids believe they mimic the high from marijuana but they're much stroarnlg. social media spreads the information. >> how to get it, the effects of it. some folks even use social media as a distribution hub for both bath salts and k2 and spice. there are plans that make the selling it illegal. the dea said they're often fond in mom and pop gas station and corner stores. >>> moms and dads check ot our home page with all the stories on synthetic drugs. >>> a former mo

the destruction blaze is causing. >> the maryland state fair officially kicks off. we are live in timonium with what we can spec this year. rose -- expect this year. rosy is out there live with pregnant animals it could be dangerous i am megan pringle. >> i am charley crowson. lynette let's get a good forecast for the state fair. >> i will deliver especially heading towards the weekend. we will start to dry things out for today. but not going to rule out a chance for an isolated shower or thunderstorm to pop up this morning. possibly this afternoon. you can see there's light raincoming in around frederick county. and this will begin to dissipate as we go throughout the morning hours. but we could see more popping up ahead of the cold front that will continue to move through as we go through the morning. and in terms of temperatures we are at 67 degrees right now in pylesville and the dew point will begin to go down. we will start to filter in some nicer drier air across the area. and arnold's temperature is at 70 with the dew point at 63. and in stevensville we are

i went to maryland all the time when i was little. i love maryland. beautiful. >> you can always tell when somebody has just come -- like somebody on tv or radio has come to baltimore, dc and they're new in the market. they go bethesda. they never get it right. >> oh, really? thank god i didn't do that. >> i got to tell you something, you had me at fried green tomatoes. you have had a cool career. >> thanks. >> you're welcome. >> thank you. >> let's face it, the characters -- you bounce all over the place. you are as versatile an actress on the scene today or in the past decade. does it embarrass you when somebody says that? >> i'm so grateful honestly for any compliment. it's hard for them to stick with me. it's -- i'm really grateful when anybody appreciates my work. i think people think that actresses comp li complimented all day long. sometimes it's a positive. >> we agree, people comment more negatively than positive i. >> you have to take the good with the bad. let's talk red 2. how much fun was it to make this movie? >> it was really fun. it wa

maryland's most powerful radar is dry right now. it's a good morning start if you don't like the rain. but as you go into the afternoon, we do have that potential for some scattered showers and storms in the forecast. that means not everybody's going to be getting wet for today. at 8:00 we will have patchy fog hovering. by lunchtime the potential for showers will be there and then by 3:00 the potential for a thunderstorm with the high coming in at 87. let's get a check of the traffic now with lauren. >>> well, we have several crashes you need to watch out for. in carroll county an accident in westminster on meadow branch road at kriders church road and a new crash in anne arundel county in arnold around the northbound lanes of ride highway. 97 going to be nice and clear. we're looking at 58 miles per hour northbound at route 100, clear up to 695. 95 here in howard county northbound lanes at 64 miles per hour in elk ridge no problems to downtown baltimore. here's a live look at 95 at 395. if you're traveling into the city from the wh

week of sales in the entire year. >> maryland shoppers maryland consumers they take advantage of this tax break to buy their back to school clothes for their kids. >>> with school around the corner tax free week is great way for consumers to save money for buy back to school clothes. >> if going back to school trying to clothe their family to get into school you spend 500 you save $30. that's a couple of shirts. that's quite a bit of money. >> people need to be aware of how much everything costs. there are certain things they need and certain things they want. every little bit they could save money is great. it's good for our business. it is gad for all of the customers. >> this is the 4th year for tax free week. not only do retailers like it. >> i think it's an excellent idea for families. >> we will be doing it this year for my granddaughter? >> you will be doing your shopping this week? >> yes, absolutely. >> tax free week in maryland it's a great way to save money. >> peter will be on q and a on the at the 9:00 hour today. with school coming fast an education alert a high security

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follow me on twitter at maryland traffic. there's a lot of fog out there this morning that could get in your way. be careful traveling in frederick as well as along 83. might need to use those low beams. as we check in and take a look at the main lines,s jfx 53 miles per hour southbound at northern parkway. clear all the way down to fayette street. here's what the beltway looks like, inner loop clear down to 95 and the outer loop just a normal 11 minute ride from 95 up to 83. there are no concerns right now on 95 up in harford county, nice and clear at route 24, and it will remain in the green as you make the push down to the harbor tunnel through thruway. that is your time saver traffic. >>> awaiting sentencing on a drunken boating charge delegate don dwyer faces more legal trouble. roosevelleftwich is live in millersville, what led to this arrest? >> reporter: with his second dui accusation dwyer is being asked to step down by both his constituents and also some of his peers. he was arrested early tuesday morning by anne ar

. >> radar showers overnight eastern maryland. i haven't been down to the beach this summer. >> you have been all over the country. >> i have been one or two places. >> you need a quick road trip before school. [laughter]. bethany dealing with light showers. 74 reagan national. temperatures expected again upper 80s near 90. scattered storms by 4:00 p.m. >> thank you, tuck er. >> let's check on jeff newman. >> sky fox accident on the left side at 109 in hyattstown. that is the southbound side to the right. northbound defected as well. once passed that juncture to fredricksburg. you are at a better pace, through prince georges county, no accidents reported typical volume inside beltway 395 alexandria and arlington. bwi marshall parkway closed with an accident 198-197 in the laurel area. we'll continue in virginia northbound i-95, hov lanes moving it speed. that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> thanks, jeff. police on the scene in manassas park. we believe they are investigating a positive in yukland avenue and la pause p

now it's complete coverage, it's wjz maryland's news station. >>> murder for hire. >> i just got angry. i just wanted somebody to hit him back for me. >> a baltimore county woman confesses on tape to hiring a hitman to kill her husband. >> tonight, why she's telling the jury she just couldn't take it anymore. >>> hello, everybody. >> here's what people are talking about tonight. >> she is on trial for ordering the murder of her husband at thes gas station he owned. now jurors hear from carla porter herself. we have her video taped confession and details of her defense. >> reporter: when porter was shot in the head in 2010, his wife called 911. >> what is your name? >> reporter: at first she claimed he was shot in the head by a black man in an armed robbery. >> do you know the person? >> reporter: no. i never seen him before. he was black and he came in the side door and i came in -- >> reporter: but police say that was all an act. carla porter masterminded a plan to have her husband murdered and enlisted the help of her sister, brother, and nephew to hire a hitman. bishop confessed to

tonight, allclear under a clear sky in central maryland. rain totalsare light, but it was a persistent drizzley day. look how beautiful things finished though. right now, downtown we've got 62 at the airport, closer to the mid-60s in the city now. sunset gettingshorter and shorter every day. beautiful shots being sent in on our abc2 news app or facebook or twitter. please send them our way or e- mail them. , golf forecast tomorrow, going to be on the links like i will be for the first time in years, hacking away, great weather for it. just be ready out there, four. 83 at 4:00 tomorrow. it lookslike a decent day for golfing out there. uv index moderate. low 60s statewide, 69 at the beaches. 59 in the mountains. tomorrow, we'll crank up into the low 80s. i think some spots will hit the mid-80s and repeat that on sunday. a mix in sun and clouds and a drop in the humidity level. we expect it to drop even further as we go into the morning tomorrow. dew pointinto the 350s and -- 50s and that is comfortable. skiesclearing to the west. [technical d

the maryland department of labor, licensing, and regulation say despite a disappointing month, maryland has made significant progress. ,his july compared to last year jobs have grown by 39,000. >> here is one bit of good money news. while the jackpot may not have been sold in our state, lottery officials said to winning second-tier tickets were sold. each of them worth $250,000. they were sold at utah market dolefield food market. >> the new school year is just around the corner. we take you to a pep rally for the teachers, the parochial school version. alert you do not want to miss. managing to shoot the best shot of prince george. moving backer heat in the stretch and. the insta weather plus forecast is next. students in frederick and prince georges county headed back to class. the archdiocese of baltimore prepare their educators with their annual convocation this morning. kim dacey has details. >> the hall was packed for the annual high school convocation. >> this is a day when we invoke getholy spirit and when we the new school year off to a great start. >> it has become an annual t

thank you for joining us today on maryland's spotlight. . >> welcome to maryland's spotlight. i am kim knight. we have all heard of bge. we have steven warner. >> happy to b here. >> 365 days a year, tell me about the company. >> it is all about understanding our customer's needs and rising to those. in the case of our company, customers call us when they are moving to the area and need service or there is an issue like power is out or gas and how it will be addressed. we want to agree on a commitment and hold ourselves accountable. it building trust over time. >> this has been an unusual year with weather with hurricanes, snow, et cetera. >> when customer's power is out it is a stressful situation. we work hard to give our customers the best available information and keep them informed as we go about our work. it is all about safety and reliability and meeting commitments. >> absolutely. i have had issued with power, and it has always been addressed. you want to address the problem and make sure it is taken care of from beginning to end. >> we don't want anyone to experience

,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is mostly cloudy and 76 degrees in central maryland right now. your complete first warning weather forecast is still coming up. >>> a medical technician charged with infecting dozens of patients with hepatitis c by reusing syringes he'd used first has accepted a plea deal. he worked in hospitals in several states including four in maryland with seven of his patients testing positive for hepatitis c afterwards. the plea bargain will send him to prison for at least 30 years. >>> a fuel pipeline in western illinois explodes sending flames 300 feet into the air. people in eerie illinois say they heard a blast last night just after 11. the towering flames can be seen for miles, about 80 families living within a mile radius were evacuated. it was carrying a mixture of ethane and propane. fortunately no one was injured. >>> we know the identity of the mysterious priest who suddenly appeared at a crash scene in missouri. reverend patrick dowling is covering forward to say he parade. lents was trapped in her car. the priest told them to be calm and their

maryland's most accurate 7-day forecast in a little bit. this is the queen of trafficland lauren cook. go for it lauren go. >> reporter: thanks king of weather. >> all right. >> reporter: always a blast to have mike around in the morning. i have bad news. if you are a traveling in anne arundel county --an arundel count-- if you are traveling in anne arundel county there's a dent --an arundel county, there is a crash. traveling 95 in the area, nothing to get in are way. it's going to be nice and clear. traveling southbound down to white marsh and from white marsh you won't run into delays to the fort mchenry tunnel. the beltway at harford road inner loop nothing in your way to 95. and outer loop a look at the latest drive times, i tweeted these at maryland traffic so follow me there but only 11 minutes from 95 up to 83. and on the west side, 12 minutes from 795 to 95 and inner loop clear with an 8 minute trip from 795 up to 83. that's your timesaver traffic. >>> 6:46. as investigators in harford county look into a police involved shooting a

maryland most accurate forecast. >>> all right. take a look. maryland radar tonight. no severe storms to talk about but there is dangerous lightning embedded in every summer thunderstorm. and that what we have going on tonight. a pretty big downpours. on the front edge of a more significant thunderstorm here. thunderstorm out of elders burg now. getting the second round of the evening after getting one earlier that briefly did have a severe thunderstorm attached. a tremendous amount of moisture there. the back end of fredrick as we go through the next 1 or 2 hours this will clear from twoesz east. if you're sense -- west to west. . any warnings and alerts to tell you about primarily. a coastal flood for randall and two flash flood warnings including york county over the state line if you're watching this on cable. a flash flood concern there with the heavy down pour moving through your area right now. in baltimore, a wet looking city tonight. 75 degrees, damp, rain has been fairly light downtown. more significant, of course, as you go into baltimore county. days getti

welcome to maryland spotlight. i'm kim knight. whether you want a easy or fun way to recycle i have one name for you goodwill. one of my favorite places. joining me is the ceo of goodwill chesapeake. thank you for being here today. >> thank you for having me. >> i love goodwill. it is great. it is my favorite place to go. tell me why is it a good time to shop? >> early fall is probably our busiest time of the year. you can get kids new clothe and great prices. then we roll into halloween. we have the best for halloween. you can go to places that offer them. the prices are rediculous. at goodwill you have a huge selection. i have always gotten my kids their stuff there. >> we have 27 stores in the region. goodwill covers baltimore can region and the eastern shore. you can find stores almost everywhere. one of the things that we have been focusing on is remodeling our store to give them a new look. it is fresh and attracting to young shoppers. it is a great place to come in and browse. we'll start sizing our items. i

. >> good morning maryland. now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news from wjz's news team. your first warning weather and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> it is the top of the hour, and what started out as steamy has turned into stormy in a lot of this area. kristy's got traffic after marty's first warning weather. >>> it's turned into a real storm in the past 5 minutes. before we put the radar in motion and zoom in on something, here's the current active severe weather alerts. for eastern baltimore county, harford county severe thunderstorm warning until 6:45. for central harford county until 6:30 we have a tornado warning in effect. now what i want to do is focus in on one particular area here. this would be central harford county just southeast of bel air. and that is going to be one heavy duty cell of rain, and i think this may be, you know, just a little west of crazy well. little west of crazy what we're talking about here with concern about rota

this is drifting into western maryland. these will be the areas that ve to face more of the scattered showers and storms tonight. we will talk about when the stormy pattern could finally end coming up. >> still ahead, travelers may have been caught a little bit off guard. womenause dozens of staged a nurse in. why did breastfed in protest in which airline was their target. plus -- is nowuse of horrors gone. now beginning the healing. >> a serious challenge for least one group of students. the house were three kidnapped women were held captive came crashing to the ground today. it is being called a house of horrors. and take of the victims are trying to move forward in the city of cleveland. to go the house was reduced to a pile of rubble in less than two hours, part of a recovery and healing process that is really only just beginning. >> michelle night, the woman held captive inside the house belonged is returned this morning with yellow balloons and the message of hope. i want the people out there to know, including the mo

follow me at maryland traffic. and as far as the main lines are concerned, overall, we are in decent shape but we have trouble on 97. there's a crash that is blocking one southbound lane after generals highway involved in a overturned car. and up in baltimore county in parkton there's a crash on falls road at middletown road a car crashed into a tree. and 83 will be clear and jfx in great shape. no delays from 41st street down to fayette street. that's the timesaver traffic. >>> a fearless defensive tackle on the field. a funny man off it. art donovan played pro football for 12 years but we will always remember number 706789 today the community says farewell and roosevelt leftwich joins us live on charles street to let us know what's planned for today. >> reporter: well, hundreds of people will gather here at the cathedral around 10-- i mean 11 this morning to pay respects to a man whose impact on sports in the city is legendary. artie donovan will be remembered as a great football player and a good guy. he was ver

there's never been a recorded shark attack in maryland history. today marks two years since the east coast earthquake the rocked baltimore. it was just after lunchtime.. when the ground started shaking.. and buildings downtown were evacuated... the 5-point-8 magnitude earthquake was centered several miles below mineral, virginia... but the damage was far stretching... in fells point, parts of historic st. patrick's church came crashing down. at the 200-year- old basilica of the assumption... the earthquake caused cracks in the dome.. which took millions of dollars and months to repair. the effects were also felt in dc.... where the quake caused a staggering 26 million dollars in damage to the national cathedral and 15 million to the washington monument. while the cathedral is structurally sound, there's still small cracks and chips to repair... same with the monument, which has been closed to visitors for two years. how are the roads looking tonight? christine boynton has our traffic edge report. maps 695 @ harford road 695 @ balt natl pike maps c

the maryland tax-free week kicks offer sunday. and today, state comptroller peter franchot stopped in towson to promote the event. linh bui reports. >> reporter: retailers call it christmas in august. the second biggest shopping week of the year. >> reporter: little madison needs new clothes. >> shoes. she loves shoes and bows. >> reporter: good timing for grandma. shop maryland tax-free week starts august 11th. clothing and shoes priced $100 or less will be exempt from the 6% sales tax. >> everyone should go shop for their back-to-school clothes because you can save, 60, 70, 80 dollars for a family with a few kids. >> reporter: peter franchot joined other leaders to stress the importance of tax-free week. >> last five years have been terrible for maryland families. they have been hammered by this recession. everything is going up. all of the prices are going up. this is a well-deserved break. >> many families need the relief and plan around this week. >> having our little guy now, and me not working fright now, it's going to be a