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i'm don't don -- i'm don scott. >> i'm jessica kartalija. another hot spell is hitting maryland, putting us under a heat advisory. wjz was in fells point this morning where the sun was already shining brightly. some were hitting the water this morning. been there done that. the ere arly hours didn't seem to be -- early hours didn't seem to be keeping people indoors. let's take a live look outside right now. >> it is hazy. >> hot and humid. >> the big question is how warm is it going to get? marty bass in the first warning weather center. >> good afternoon. let's go right to our watch, warning and advisory graphic. we went into heat advisory, it will be with us through 8:00 tonight. that's going to be for the immediate metro area. we have heat advisories north of the mason

dixon line up the 95 corridor. it is 86 degrees. that's not our noon temperature. it will hit that in a minute or so. we'll be closer to 90 this lunch hour. it already feels like 92. we have a graphic showing you what i think is the biggest story, what's it going to feel like the next few days. by the way, this is round four of big hit. it's going to feel like 95 today with a forecast high of 93. the next two days looking 100 squarely in the face. 105 tuesday, 108 wednesday. why is t goimg -- while it's going to be hotter wednesday opposed to tuesday is simple, that much more humidity and discomfort. the air is going south in a big way too. we'll have air advisories to go along with this. round number four, you know it won't be the last, we will deal with it. some refreshing weather coming our way, but it's going to take

until the weekend to get here. that's coming up shortly. >> we urge you to stay with wjz for first warning weather coverage of this heat waive and others. for the latest conditions go to wjz.com. right now a manhunt is underway in howard county for the man who shot two people inside a nail salon in ellicott city. wjz is live. derek value valcourt has the latest on those injured and the search for the man responsible. good afternoon, derek. >> reporter: good afternoon. police say that they found the suspect's get away car abandoned on a street in columbia. now they're trying to find the man who they say opened fire on his ex-girlfriend inside a busy nail salon. >> this is 35-year-old tuan minh pham now on the run. saturday night arnold 7:00 he came armed with a gun to a salon where his ex-girlfriend and mother of his two children worked. >> we heard pop, pop, pop. >> employee s at near by cold stone heard and saw some of the

chaos. he encountered a male friend of the technician waiting to pick her up. the two men began to fight, shots were fired and the struggle moved inside the salon. >> they ran by and they want into the nail salon -- they went into the nail salon and we heard more pops. we were like, what's going on. we see a guy come out covered in blood. he had the gun in his hand. as soon as i saw the gun i was like, oh, my god. >> she was shot in the shoulder, her male friend also shot. >> i saw the victim lying on the ground. >> police say the nail technician had an active protective order against pham. loyal customers shocked. >> they're part of the community and they run a really wonderful business and very kind. i would hate to have something like this effect them. >> reporter: the hunt for pham continues right now. he faces charges of first and second

degree attempted murder. back to you. >> derek, thank you. howard county police are offering a $2,500 reward for information that leads to pham's arrest. the search continues this noon for a missing boat er are. -- boater. mike schuh is live with the latest. >> reporter: police call -- got a call saying there were two people in the water. one man was rescued from the water by a good se fair tan. they are still looking for a 35-year-old man. he was said to have been last seen wearing white cargo shorts and no shirt. don. >> thank you. how the two men ended up in the water is still under investigation. in baltimore county dozens of people are displaced after a fire in an apartment building. it broke out early yesterday

morning on glenn michael lane. it spread to an a -- adjoining building. the maryland health of correction will be torn down. it was closed in 2007 after violence there. the facility will be open for public tours august 4th and 5th. meantime, inmates are being used to deconstruct the that till si and help -- facility and helping the state save millions of dollars. the heat on the campaign trail keeps coming as president obama builds his argument mitt romney sent his jobs over seas. romney is pushing back, telling the president to drop whether he calls -- what he calls negative and false charges. danielle nottingham has the story. >> president obama is back on the campaign trial, heading to the battleground of ohio with a stop in cincinnati. the president is expected to continue his attacks on mitt

romney's business record. >> oh, beautiful. >> the president's campaign launched a tv ad with head lines suggests romney shipped jobs over seas as head of bain capital. obama supporters are slamming romney for not releasing more than 2 years of tax returns. >> the only point that has ever seen them in john mccain. >> in an interview the president said his campaign is focused on helping the middle class. >> which vision mine or mr. romney's is most likely for those folks? that is where the majority of american people live. >> romney is pushing back today charging the president is running a negative campaign to not talk about his record on the economy. >> what does it say about a president whose record is so poor that all he can do is attack me. >> romney's campaign advisors say the ads are wrong.

>> fact check of fact check, they have shown romney left bain in the 1999. romney is in the south raising money for his campaign. at the while house, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> wjz 13 is always on check in for coverage on campaign 2012. log onto wjz.com. you may have noticed prices at the pump have been going up and down quite a bit lately. over the past 3 weeks they have dropped 7 cents nationally. the average price $3.41, 20 cents cheaper than this time last year. around here you will pay a penny more, $3.42 on average. that's up a few cents from last week but down 22 cents from last year. a news conference is underway about this year's grand

prix of baltimore. we expect to learn more antidepress about ticket sale -- added about ticket sales, sponsors and events. tickets have gone on sale for the race . in two weeks on july 30th the crews will start building the barriers. most of is that work will be done over night. still to come on wjz ynls news at noon -- eyewitness news at noon, what happens when the boss takes too much time on stage in london? >> caught on camera, amazing footage of a tornado in poland. >> marty has the updated first warning weather forecast for this red hot monday. ,,,,,,

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it's sunny and 89 in central maryland right now. your complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. right now heavy fighting is happening in the syrian capital. it's between government troops and rebel fighters. plums of smoke was seen rising there. the international red cross is now classifying it as a civil war. a deadly waive of tornados caught on tape in poland. check this out.

you can see bits of debris floating through the air as a funnel cloud rips through dozens of homes. the tornados were also being blamed for destroying hundreds of acres of forest. if you own a new ford escape listen up. ford is recalling thousands of 2013 escapes due to a potential problem. apparently mispositioned carpet padding in more than 8,000 vehicles would present drivers from moving their foot to the brake. international super star madonna leaning national front party. politicians are threatening to sue the singer of a video she showed in paris. that imagine would fade away into one of adolph hitler. they call the stunt bad. he may be the boss but even

bruce spring stein can't keep the lights on. concert organizers cut the power off at one point. they say they had to end the show because it ran over the noise curfew in the popular high park neighborhood. he is known for his marathon concerts. that show in spain went for nearly 4 hours. there was a lot of noise from the concert goers after the power wept off. >> i would -- went off. >> i would imagine. still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at noon, marty has your first weather warning forecast and we see, yes, another hot day out there. >> and here's a look at today's midday stocks. we'll be right back.,,,,

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108 wednesday, we are all in the grips of heat waive number four. right now on tv hill it's 89, 55% humidity, barely a breeze out of the north. we can take a look at these temperatures, 87 cumberland, 87 elkin, 86 easton, packs river, dc at 91. all of these numbers are significant and in the upper 80s on this display. here's what we want to look at. what's the heat index? 95 on tv hill. 98 in dc, 94 elkin. figure you're in the low to mid 90s with the heat index. the big push of hot air comes tomorrow. check it out. the real vortex of heat is in the center of the country. look what's transferred over to the east coast. we're one of ten states that's going to see a real feel heat index numbers of 105 to 110 tomorrow.

that's going to carry on through wednesday. you bet some tough weather, no question about it. maybe we're going to get some shade clouds over the next couple of showers, but that's about the only break we see. there's a cold front coming that's going to bust this heat and humidity out of here, give us some thunderstorms on wednesday. it's going to take until friday to get to comfortable conditions, just in time for the weekend. 93 today, maybe a pop up thunderstorm, not unlike yesterday. tomorrow 98. again, the heat index of 105, stronger heat index on wednesday. we will look at the five day, it has some good news at the end coming up shortly. >> thank you. still to come on wjz eyewitness news at noon, are fillings bad for your children? how they would effect behavior is coming up in health watch. >> wjz 13 is always on. rear here are the -- here are the top stories at this hour. for instant updates on the news and updated first warning weather

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memory. new findings somehow children with plastic dental fillings made with bpa has more social problems. children experience more anxiety, depression and social stress. bpa is a chemical usually found in plastic. studies have shown it may disrupt hormones. the food and drug administration is expected to announce tomorrow if it will approve the obesity drug knexa. it would be the first new diet drug to hit the market in more than a decade. research shows the drug can help people lose weight, reduce diabetes and lower blood pressure. one side effect is an increased heart rate. it ma increase the risk of clept lip in babies when it is taken by pregnant woman. check back in with wjz's eyewitness news today at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. a heat advisory.

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