now. here's what people are talking about. >> dangerous heat, advisories and alerts in effect right now, and the high temperatures are keeping manied in, but those brave enough to face the scorching sun have one thing in common, water. many people were walking or running with a bottle in hand, and dozens of people chose to fight the sun with a dip at the beaver dam summer club in cockeysville with some just choosing to cool their feet off. but some have no choice but to face the harsh sun. these construction workers in hunt valley are taking breaks to stay safe. >> and wjz is live with the first warning weather coverage, starting with bob turk and

bernadette woods updating the near-record temperatures. bob? first of all, we have an advisory in effect now through tomorrow night at 10:00. most of the state east of the region and the mountains under the advisory until 10:00 tomorrow night. currently, looking at 97 here and 87 ocean city. the cool spot is oakland, 81. 97 over in d.c. locally, just about everybody in the mid to upper 90s. the cool spots down by the bay as you mentioned. kent island, 90, and when you put the temperatures together with the high dew points, it feels in baltimore like 101, and elkton, 101. and d.c., 100. but closer to the water t feels like 105 right now. bernadette? >> it's the first day of summer, and it feels like it.

so far, our high has been 97 degrees b 12 degrees above average, not quite the record of 100. but when you factor in the high humidity t feels like 101 degrees, and we have been on a swing with a beautiful stretch at the end of last week and cooled down to 70 on monday, and look at this, 88 yesterday, 97 today and tomorrow, going with a high of 99 degrees. so, yes, once again, the heat will continue with the high temperatures and the high humidity making it feel once again like it's over 100 degrees, and we'll have the full forecast coming up. >> bernadette, thank you. first warning weather coverage continues live from parkville with a warning for people who temperatures get this hot and this high. temperature? >> reporter: good afternoon, mary and to everywhere at home. we're at the hillcrest swim club in parkville where kids have had the opportunity to jump in the pool and cool off. but not everyone is in the same situation. if you are outside, you are urge to stay indoors and, of

course, drink plenty of water. some are working outside in the blazing heat on the first day of summer. >> staying out of the sun, a lot of air conditioning, drinking a lot of water. >> reporter: outside lexington market, people try and find shade to stay cool. >> staying inside, just dashing out only when necessary and getting back inside. that's it. >> reporter: the city health department is issuing a code red heat alert with temperatures in the high 90s. without much of a breeze, factor in the humidity issue and it will feel over 100 degrees. >> prepare to care for their vulnerable neighbors and to stay out of the heat. >> reporter: dr. clifford mitchell is with the state department of health and mental hygiene. >> we want to make sure we're checking in on our neighbors, people who live alone, the elderly, people without air conditioning and the homeless. >> reporter: signs of heat exhaustion are confusion, nausea, and muscle cramping.

symptoms of heatstroke are hallucination and slurred speech. >> they come in and are vomiting from heatstroke. >> reporter: ice cream is keeping some cool, and others are kayaking, but if recreation isn't an option on this sweltering day, remember. >> you are feeling uncomfortable, lightheaded, queasy, sick to your stomach, get inside and drink fluids and take a break. >> reporter: of course, they also remind everyone that it's important to ask your kids how they're feeling. kids don't always tell if you they are not feeling great, and make sure they drink plenty of water. for additional information you can call the city's hotline at 311, and for a link to cooling centers, log onto wj wjz.com. >> all right, jessica.

thank you. the kid best hind you look like they're doing just fine and behaved really well. be sure to stay with wjz-13 for first warning weather coverage. for instant updates any time, go to wjz.com. the defense rests itself case in the child molestation trial of jerry sandusky without calling the former coach to the stand. >> reporter: defense attorneys wouldn't say why jerry sandusky did not take the stand. >> i can't comment. there is still a gag order. >> reporter: last week, he hinted that sandusky would tell his side of the story accident but he rested after calling character witness who is testified that the sandusky they is a good family man. a lawyer for one of the accusers said that the prosecutors made a strong case. >> the prosecution put on a mountain of evidence. >> reporter: the defense may have had some success trying to

discredit the investigators saying that police may have shared information with the accusers. a man who took part under arrest second mile program for at-risk youth testified that he thought investigators were trying to coax him to accuse sandusky. san dusky is charged with sexually abusing 10 boys over 15 years. his wife dottie spoke publically for the first time on wednesday telling jurors she never saw or heard anything suspicious when her husband was with any accusers. but trial watchers were disappointed they didn't get to hear from sandusky himself. connie was a guidance counselor who referred many boys to his charity. >> i wanted him to get up and say something. i don't know what i wanted him to say or what he could say, but i wanted him to say something. >> reporter: the jury could have the case by the end of the day. manuel gallegos, wjz, eyewitness news. >> sandusky faces life in

prison if convicted. the family friend accused of filling phylicia barnees was back in the courtroom. monique griego has more. >> reporter: michael johnson was back in court, pleading not guilty, and barnes' family wore purple all in support of phylicia. johnson is accused of strangling her and dumping her body in the susquehanna river. back to you. >> thank you, monique. the defense attorney calls the case a rush to judgment. much more new at 5:00. ann arundel county executive john leopold is in court accused of misusing his security detail. prosecutorsand defense lawyers are squaring offer in preliminary hearing. >> reporter: mr. leopold did

not show up for this, and his lawyers are arguing that the case should be thrown out because the indictment is flawed and did not, they say, list the specific laws that he broke. leopold stayed in office, charged with four counts of misconduct in office, allegation that is he used his police detail to handle campaign checks and spy on those he considered political and personal enemies. he has always denied wrongdoing. >> in a court of law, both sides can be heard, and the evidence and arguments on both sides of the table can be heard, and i'm confident when all the relevant facts are known that we'll prevail. >> reporter: he has resisted calls from police and fire unions to step down. >> an anne arundel county will become the laughing stock of the country. >> reporter: state prosecutors say that leopold helped his police detail to keep the girlfriends from one another and driving them to sexual

encounters and using public personnel as his private servants. >> you have to to be strong. you have to a thick skin and broad shoulders. i'm confident in the facts of this case, and that gives me the confidence to know that once the citizens hear both sides of the story, they'll have a complete and full understanding of this case. >> reporter: leopold's lawyers say some of the allegations are distasteful, but there is no law or nothing in the county charter prohibiting them. reporting from annapolis, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> the trial is expected to get started the day after labor day. a delicate operation as tugboats lead a cargo ship carrying four super-sized cranes under a bridge. denise? >> reporter: mary, traffic has

stopped on both bridges to prevent distracted motorists as the giant crane passed, and what a sight it was as skyeye 13 was above. each crane is 178 feet tall, and officials were worried about them clearing the bridges, but you can see all was well as they passed safely underneath. the cargo ship arrived on monday but took more than a week to prepare. the cranes are expected to go under the key bridge in the next hour, and we will keep you updated, mary. >> denise, thank you. the cranes will be used to unload large ships at the port of baltimore. and let's check in on the roads right now with a first look from wjz traffic control. >> reporter: hi, mary and everyone. we have a couple of accidents, northbound on the harrisburg creases way, a crash at the maryland line blocking all lanes. take york road around that mess, and 95 northbound, slow

traffic making your approach to the beltway on the northeast corner. the west side felt innerloop, stop and go from baltimore international pike to security boulevard. and the north side innerloop is sluggish from york to dulaney valley, and we also have an accident in baltimore city east at 33rd at able avenue, and a live look, and you can see the accident 95 southbound at russell street, really beginning to back traffic up. give yourself extra time if you are heading in that direction, and this traffic report is you brought to you by terminex. cockroaches can carry up to 30 types of bacteria. get to them before they get to you. call terminex for a free evaluation. >> thank you, kristy. among a new shop in the towson town center mall, lily

pulitzer and marble brain offers hundreds of puzzles and books. and there will be a beauty store and a cookware and dinner ware and bakeware there also. i am not sure how to -- >> i like all of this. l'occtane i know, but -- >> oh, okay. >> you would know this. it's like the very, very bright pastel-y clothing i have seen. >> buy my daughter a dress. >> save your money. >> one day, maybe. still ahead on wjz's eyewitness news at 4:00, a congressional committee comes out swinging against the attorney general. how eric holder responds. >> please hurry up, please. oh, my god. frantic calls for help. police release 911 calls from when rodney king was discovered dead. what they reveal. >> and diagnosing alzheimer's

disease, the test giving doctors and patients new hope. >> it's a scorcher. it could get hotter tomorrow? the updated first warning forecast is coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

partly cloudy and 95 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. there seems to be a new danger lurking on massachusetts highways, flying machetes. a driver ended up with a weapon lodged in the front bumper of his car. he says he saw the car in front of him kick up a piece of debris and pulled over to check it out and saw a-foot long machete. the driver said that the damage fits in with the wear and tear that was already there. >> at least it didn't go any higher than that. blasting into space, a rocket carrying a top-secret

satellite for the united states. >> and the engine roars to life and liftoff of the united launch alliance atlas 5 rocket. >> the unmanned atlas 5 rocket is on the way to orbit following the launch this morning from cape canaveral in florida. details are classified for security reasons. the rocket tried to launch monday, but a mechanical problem kept it grounded. in today's healthwatch, more than five million americans live with alzheimer's disease, and there is no cure for it. but now, there is a new test that can tell if you have it. report 80-year-old alex dreyfuss has halse an exceptionally sharp mind. a graduate of mit and harvard business school, he won his oscar for a work in video technology. for fun, he would fly his own plane. when did you first start to

notice there was something going on with your memory? >> i would say it was first apparent when i was flying, and i would hear the control tower give me some instructions, and i would have to write it down where i never used to do that. >> reporter: his mother had alzheimer's, and he fears the same thing. so he underwent genetic screening and a battery of tests for memory and brain function. the results suggested that he had the disease, but doctors at mt. sinai school of medicine told him about a new test that would tell him for sure. you figure that you had it probably? >> yes. i knew -- i knew i was not on top of my game. clearly, it was the worst time of my life. >> reporter: he got a new dishan tests for amyloid plaque in the brain that was formerly

only found in autopsies. he does not have alzheimer's. >> the first scan being negative, the scapeses -- chances are infinitesimal. >> reporter: now, doctors will look for a potentially treatable cause for the memory issues. >> the new tests costs more than $3,000 and is not covered by medicare. not a great day on wall street. it seems investors aren't encouraged by fed chairman ben bernanke's comments about the economy. the dow was down 13 and the s&p 500 2, and the nasdaq up a point. let's go to new york where dick brep an has tonight's cbs moneywatch update. >> reporter: the federal reserve is taking steps to fix

the economy, and ben bernanke said that the central bank will continue the bond buying program. the $267 billion program is designed to keep interest rates at record lows sparking more borrowing, spending, and growth and bernanke said that the fed is prepared to take further steps if the economy gets worse. >> the world's largest consumer of products predict that sales will sink in the coming months. >> and more major companies are taking down the help wanted sign. 64% of ceos said they do not plan to hire new workers in the next six months and 20% expect to cut back the workforce. >> burger king is back on the new york stock exchange. the stock was pulled in 2010 when the fast food giant was bought and taken private. but part of the burger chain was recently sold and is now

traded publically once again. and that's your money watch. for more business news, head to cbs moneywatch.com. i'm dick brennan in new york. a slithery surprise. a hotel maintenance worker in myrtle beach, north carolina discovers a 5-foot python out on a windowsill. it belongs to the room's last guest who left it behind. a local snake enthusiast adopted the snake and said he will either keep it or find a good home for it. >> how do you forget a snake and not show back up or call saying, hey, i think i left my snake at the motel? [laughter] you think you would miss that. >> kai, i do not have an answer for you. i just know i would be screaming. >> i can see why. coming up on wjz's eyewitness news at 4:00, a

terrorism scare. how the dramatic scene ended. >> soaking up the sun, how being outside this summer can help you to reduce your risk of pancreatic cancer. >> and there is plenty of sun today, and the worst is yet to ,

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those are the cranes that are en route. >> did you get a chance to ride on the crane or the massive ship carrying the cranes, maybe? >> no, i did not, but we are reporting on it whateverly. >> that is wild. it's been so cool to see in person. >> and bernadette, you are telling us they picked the first day of summer to come to baltimore? >> yes, they wanted to enjoy the season and the heat. >> welcome; right? >> yes, it is the first day of summer at 7:09 this evening officially, so tomorrow is the first full day. but you get the idea. it feels like summer. we have a heat advisory in effect through 10:00 tomorrow night and has been expanded since earlier today. the temperatures are up there. we had dropped from the high of 97 down to 95, and 97 is still

in d.c. and we still have pretty high dew points in the mid-60s. when you factor that get it t feels like 98 in bolt more, -- baltimore, and this will be the case again tomorrow. take a look at the entire country. this is a huge hot air mass, and it started out west tracking through the middle part of the country and now arrived out east, and it's not just us affected by the heat. up and down the east coast, 95 in boston and close to the 90s in atlanta. it dropped there, but 94 in chicago, and all of these places are getting high humidity. when you factor all of that together, tomorrow will be another scorcher out there, and tell feel like this zone right in here on top of us between 105 and 110 degrees. and everywhere up and down the east coast is feeling like it's in the 100s tomorrow afternoon. the air temperatures will be close to that, a degree or two shy, but it will be hot. the warm front moved through yesterday and brought us the warm air, and here is the

serious flooding in parts of northern minnesota. that will not be the case for us, but it will arrive our way not tomorrow but friday. tomorrow afternoon as it gets closer, the chance of a shower or storm, but tomorrow night into saturday, a scattered shower possible. about and it will be cooler but not cool. we will have very light winds with all of this, and the bay temps up to 74 degrees and cooler out in the ocean. but for our air temperatures,eer not even getting that low tonight. about 74 for our low and not much relief as tomorrow we continue to climb through the afternoon, and we will top out at 99 tomorrow, and the record is 100. it will be close to it and feel like it's in the 100s with the high humidity, and then relief on friday. >> we will need it. hard to just get acclimated after 70 degrees four days ago.

>> and all those days in the upper 70s to 80 degrees and the low humidity? >> we were spoiled. >> we were. >> all right, thanks, bern. don't miss tonight's cbs primetime lineup, csi followed by eyewitness news at 11:00, and the os are back home to face their closest rivals, and then see the birds take to the washington nationals right here on wjz-13. >> and still ahead, bullied blind. a new york city student opens up about the bullying that cost him his eyesight. >> and like this building just started exploding. i saw fire and black smoke out of the window. >> an amazing fire in fells point as people and fire crews work to put it out. >> hazy, hot, and humid and find out how long the dangerous temperatures will threaten

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it is 4:31 and partly sunny and 95 degrees, and we're watching the cranes on the ship going under the key bridge. see if they make it. i think they will. hello and thank you for saying with eyewitness news. i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about. a heat advisory is in effect right now, and the rising temperatures are forcing people into the slade or inside. and some of those forced to endo you -- endure the summer he are taking precautions, taking small breaks and keeping themselves hydrated. a live look from the skyeye chopper 13. we're live with first warning weather coverage. bob turk and bernadette woods are tracking the near-record temperatures.

let's take a look at the readings. we've dropped to 95 at this hour. easton, 81, and temperatures generally 91 in westminster to 89 close to the bay. but anywhere else, low to mid- 90s at this hour, but when you talk about these temperatures with high dew points, it feels more like 98 here and 101 in elkton and 106 in easton and 100 in washington. so far, easton has been the highest heat index this afternoon. bernadette is in the outback with another look at the temperatures and advisories in effect. bernadette? >> reporter: that's right, the advisory has been expanded and extended. a lot of maryland is under a heat advisory through 10:00 tomorrow night, and it's not only hot today but will be hot again tomorrow. take a look at this of course -- graphic. not quite the record of 100 but

pretty close. the heat index has surpassed that number, but the air temperature, 97 degrees, and we may tack a few degrees on for tomorrow. the forecast is coming up. back inside. >> and it looks like the flowers are holding up out there, bernadette. thank you very much. be sure to stay with wjz for the first warning weather coverage and the heat advisories. you can go to wjz.com. a house committee holds attorney general eric holder in contempt for failing to turnover justice documents. tara tara mergener has more on the showdown. >> reporter: a house panel spent hours on wednesday debating whether to hold the u.s. attorney general in contempt of congress. >> the department of justice has fought this committee's investigation every step of the way. >> reporter: republican chairman darrell issa called for the vote after attorney general eric holder did not turnover subpoenaed documents into the investigation of operation fast and furious, a botched mexican gun-running

sting. >> it shouldn't be a political witch hunt against the attorney general of our country and our president in an election year. >> reporter: the attorney general and chairman met tuesday but could not reach a deal. holder asked the white house for executive privilege, and the president granted it. >> the executive privilege creates more are questions. >> reporter: the committee has been investigating fast and furious for a year and a half, and the justice department has turned over 7600 documents related to the operations. >> i think we were actually involved more in political gains manship as opposed to trying to get the information they say they want. >> reporter: republicans say that a u.s. border agent lost his life because of this botched operation and holder is obligated to provide the documents. >> that does not mitigate this attorney general's responsibility to comply with a subpoena from congress.

>> reporter: some republicans are calling for holder's resignation. the attorney general says he has the full confident of the president. tara mergener, wjz, eyewitness news. a hostage standoff is over, and a gunman is under arrest. prosecutors in france say that the man has psychiatric problems. the hostages were released unharmed. early toker egyptian president hosni muck i -- mubarak is reportedly clinging to life after suffering a stroke in can i -- cairo. mubarak was suspected to life in prison earlier this month for failing to stop the kill of

protesters. police release the 911 call made by rodney king's fiancee on the day of his death. kai has more. kai? >> reporter: cynthia kelley describes how she found king's body at the bottom of his pool. >> he's 47 years old. he's not moving. he's tote bottom of the swimming pool. i don't know. i was asleep. what? yes, i was sleeping. all of a sudden, i heard something fall like the table, and then i looked over, and then i went to find him, and he's at the bottom of the swimming pool. he's still there. please hurry up. >> reporter: kelley said she couldn't jump in after him because she can't swim and threw a shovel into the water to try and wake him up. officers arrived and performed cpr until paramedics arrived. a preliminary autopsy report was released on monday, but the findings will be released from things to cooling test in six to eight weeks.

denise? >> police continue to investigate king's case as an accidental drowning. we are hearing from the frightened people when the big fire broke out in fells point. mike schuh is going through the 911 tapes. >> reporter: the first caller is almost apologetic. >> i'm not sure if this is an emergency yet. >> reporter: but soon, there is no doubt. >> but the smoke is getting heavier and thicker, and now i am starting to wonder if it could possibly be a fire. >> reporter: with that, the calls flood in. >> and this building just started exploding. iso i saw pyre and black smoke coming out of the windows. >> oh, they got smoke coming from the building on eastern avenue at the corner of eastern avenue and brought way. >> oh, yeah. black smoke all over eastern avenue. it's like thick. >> it's part of a building fire. >> reporter: from all directions, 100 firefighters begin to arrive. >> it looks like there is a police helicopter flying over it.

so they must be aware of it. >> i am in my residence adjacent to the building. >> reporter: firefighters notice they can't get in from the front and have to break in. this grows big enough that it takes firefighters four hours to douse the flames, and in the process, one firefighter in a bucket truck hurts his foot. otherwise, there were no injuries, but the building is destroyed. >> very good. thank you. >> thank you, sir. >> reporter: mike schuh, wjz, eyewitness news. >> investigators tell eyewitness news they are still trying to determine the cause of the fire. we are learning more about the shooting of a teenager in howard county. the 15-year-old boy from baltimore county was pound in a field in marriottsville with a gunshot wound to the head. police think he was driven to the location and then shot as he got out of the car. at last check, he is listed in critical but stable condition at shock trauma a a $2,000 reward is offered for

information in the case. a cleaning worker is charged with cleaning a co- worker in a carroll county store. police say that the 22-year-old stabbed the man to death while the two were working at the supermarket in eldersburg near mount airy. the victim was stabbed several times in his chest and later died at the hospital. sun exposure is usually associated with causing cancer, but i knew study is focusing on the benefits. mary has more on how it can lower your risk for one kind of cancer. >> reporter: scientists have found a link between sun exposure and pancreatic ex-of cancer risk. those living in sunny areas have a 24% lower risk of developing the disease, and they found people with fair skin had a 49% lower risk of pancreatic cancer. researchers believe vitamin d gained from sun explosion are

you plays a role but more studies are needed to determine the exact link. vic? >> doctors caution people not to sit outside without sunscreen. let's check in on the roads with kristy breslin. >> reporter: hi, everybody. as far as the beltway goes, stop and go on the north side innerloop from york road to dulaney valley, and and 25 minutes from the west side innerloop to security boulevard, and the outerloop having trouble in that direction, another 20 minutes from security to edmondson. and 70 heavy to 29 and we have the accident southbound 95 at russell street, still causing a delay in that direction, and northbound 95, a minor slow down making your approach to the beltway on the northeast corner, and watching the accident in the city, 33rd

street at able street. and things do slow down ahead on the harrisburg expressway at york road, and we do have problems on the beltway as well. traffic is basically not moving 695 north of quarantine road with the accident up ahead on the right shoulder, and this traffic report brought to you by the cochran firm. if you or someone you know has sucherred an injury you can call them or visit them online for a free consultation. back to you. >> thank you, kristy. still ahead, hiding out, wikileaks founder julian assange is refusing to leave ecuador. will he refuse extradiction? and we are watching the massive cranes go under the key bridge. a live update next. ,,,,,,,,,,

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we'll update the location of the massive cranes going under the key bridge. skyeye chopper train -- 13 is over the scene, and captain jeff long, what can you tell us about the trip the cranes are taking? >> reporter: denise, they are going through the chesapeake bay bridge from earlier today, and it just now passed through the key bridge, a completely successful operation, and you can see looking at the setup at the barge and all the cranes on it why they had to shut traffic down. it would definitely draw attention to motorists as they pass through, and it made it through. the next stop at the port. reporting live from skyeye chopper 13, i'm captain jeff long. back to you. >> they said they were worried about whether they would make it, but it looks like they had just enough room. >> reporter: at least 10 to 20

feet of clearance. >> all right. thank you, captain jeff long, reporting live from sky sigh chopper 13. a van full of children crashes into a tree, and a mechanic saw the van swerve out of control in louisville, kentucky. the pulled 14 people from the vehicle, and four children were in just one seat belt. and a student beaten blind after chanting anti-gay slurs in brock lynne, new york. >> reporter: the 14-year-old wears a patch over his right eye from two surgeries, and there is need for another because, he said, bullies robbed him of his sight in his right eye. >> i couldn't see in my right eye at all, nothing. >> reporter: kardin is an 8th

grader where his father said on june 5, he was attacked by two 7th graders in the cafeteria. >> they were beating him and punching him in the face. >> reporter: the injury, said his attorney, may have come from the eyeglasses breaking into his eye. >> the fact of the matter is he cannot see light or dark. he is blind in the eye. >> reporter: the family said that the boy needs a cornea transplant, and the success is questionable. further, the family said during the attack, the boy was hit with a barrage of anti-gay slurs. >> they were calling him a whole lot of names, "homo" and those names. >> reporter: parents of a 13- year-old at the same school last year brought a suit with bullying claims. >> we will tell up and our staff and police are involved.

>> two students are charged with assault, and the attorney said because of what was said to him, there may be grounds to upgrade the attack to a hate crime. the founder of wikileaks is making a last-ditch effort to avoid extradiction to sweden. julian assange is holed up inside ecuador's embassy. he is wanted for questioning over two lealged sexual assault. he said that the allegations are political pay back for looking thousands of documents on his website. a distress call reporting a fake yacht explosion in new jersey could be similar to a mayday call made in texas last month. a voice expert is analyzing the tapes. the more recent hoax happened june 11. in both cases, the caller used words like "souls" to describe those posedly on board. the investigation is ongoing.

one robber's love for peanut butter cups lands him with the nickname, reese 's cup bandit. but the store clerk was ready for the robber who repeatedly makes a bee beeline for the candy aisle. he left empty handed this time. the clerk said he is ready to make him pay if he comes back. >> that is a crime. any time you steal a reese 's cup -- . >> and not leaving some for the rest of us? >> take the money and leave the reese 's cup. >> i agree. >> glad everybody is safe, though. it's a dangerous first day of summer. >> it could be worse tomorrow. ,

here's a live look outside right now. nice on the water. a beautiful day today, bob. >> absolutely, and the water temperature is about 74. out on the water, it's probably really no hotter than 80 degrees out there, a lot nicer by the water, in the water or in the mountains or some kind of water or air conditioning. friday begins a cool down but tomorrow, just as hot or hotter

that happen today. so prepare yourself. the temps have dropped a little bit from the high of 97. we're down to 95 now, and what's interesting is the dew point has come down to 65 and the humidity is 37%, and most people would say, boy t must be 90% humidity, and it's only 37%. if the humidity was up to 50%, you would really feel this heat. so far, it's bad enough. it hasn't gotten worse. the barometer is holding steady, and 96 in elkton, and 85 in ocean city by the water, and 91 in cumberland, and d.c., 97. they just jumped a degree or two but the dew point in the mid-60s. not as terrible if it was 72 or 73. a light north northwest wind has brought in some drier air that's coming in from the north and northwest, and it's not a lot. but it has helped a bit to keep the dew point a little bit more

reasonable than some other kinds of days. noon time t felt hotter because the dew point was 70. it's hot up and down the east coast from richmond to boston, 95 and 95, and detroit, 93. chicago, 94. and there is our relief coming on friday and friday night in through the weekend. it won't be that cool, but we will have a drop in temperatures thanks to a front. the showers and storms are ahead of it, and heat and humidity for the next day and a half or so, and friday is the transition day with the front coming through and scattered showers and thunderstorm activity, and that will be welcomey welcome re-- welcome relief, that's for sure, and the winds will be light and the bay temp at 74. tonight, another very warm night and 73 and probably 80 in the city and clear and warm and humid, and we may get to 100 degrees tomorrow tying the record from 1923.

at least 95, 97, 98, maybe 100. i mean, really, half a dozen, and six there. but it will be nasty tomorrow. >> "nasty" is a good description. thank you. the family friend accused of killing phylicia barnes was back in court and made ,,,,,,,,,