from the city, to the counties to your neighborhood, now it's complete coverage. it's wjz maryland's news station. hi everybody, i'm mary bubala, i'm kai jackson. here's what's people are talking about. >> tropical storm andrea is bearing down on florida with 60 miles per hour winds and landfall is expected soon. rip tides from the storm are sparking water rescues all along the gulf shore. vehicles and trees are being tossed about and water is quickly rising and you're looking live right now at, okay, we are going to look at clear water florida in a little bit, but for right now, wjz has first warning weather coverage of tropical storm andrea. meteorologist tim williams is tracking this storm and the updated path on its potential impact on maryland. tim. well, mary, you know this storm is of course the first named storm of the year. let's go to it and give you an

idea. our satellite imagery shows this is 55 miles south, southwest of cedar key florida, and it's being pulled up and across the east coast. right on up the the coastline. as of the 2:00 update, it is a tropical storm, winds at 60 miles per hour sustained. the movement is to the northeast at 17 miles per hour. the pressure has dropped just a little bit, and as we know, the pressure dropping is an indication that the storm is strengthening. the models bring it up the coastline right up through georgia, the the carolinas and eventually back into the waters of virginia, norfolk, south of maryland and it will head to the waters and up into the north atlantic. we're going to see the moisture moving into the region over the next 24 to 48 hours and we'll keep you posted on what that's going to mean for maryland in just a few minutes. and stay with wjz for first warning weather coverage of tropical storm andrea. for the latest on her path and

when it may affect maryland, log onto cbsbaltimore.com. the government is spying on americans by phone calls and it appears to be perfectly legal. today the white house defends the program calling it a critical tool in the fight against terrorism. daniel nottingham reports. >> reporter: the chairman of the committee says the government program to prevent phone records prevented a terrorist attack. >> it was a significant case that happened within the last few years. >> reporter: congressman rogers says details about threat are classified and he repeated a white house official statement that the national security agency monitors only phone numbers and other data, not names and does not listen to conversations. britain's guardian newspaper first recorded the court paper for verizon to send data on a daily basis. congress constantly reviews the program. >> everyone should calm down and understand this isn't anything that is brand new. it's been going on for some

seven years. >> reporter: the obama administration is continuing a practice that was authorized under george w bush after 9/11. the court order must be renewed every 90 days. but privacy advocates say the practice goes too far. >> i never worked a case where gathering information about an innocent person told me something about a guilty person. >> reporter: verizon has not commented on the reports but e- mail to employees, a top executive says verizon takes steps to safeguard privacy. at the white house, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. now word if other phone companies are involved. critical evidence with his trial are just a week away. george zimmerman's legal team holds pretrial meetings about expert and witness testimony. >> voices on several 911 calls the night george zimmerman shot

trayvon martin are issued today. he appeared in the seminole county courtroom, the judge presiding over the case is hearing arguments about whether the jury can consider forensic analysis of those calls. since martin can't testify at his trial, the majority of eyewitness accounts are snip its of voices heard in the background of the 911 calls. in one analysis that record martin's last moments alive, one technician heard zimmerman say, these shall be and martin yelling, i'm begging you and stop. back to you mary. >> thank you. zimmerman is pleading not guilty, claiming self-defense. the trial is expected to last more than a month. rescue crews are still searching through the debris of a building collapse in philadelphia looking for possible victims. that accident killed at least 6 people and injured 14 others. marlie hall reports for wjz from the scene. >> reporter: workers used heavy

machinery to demolish the front of a salvation army thrift store that was buried under a building collapse in the heart of philadelphia. crime scene investigators took photos of the wreakage while emergency crews looked for more victims. a family of a victim put up a makeshift memorial. >> something obviously went wrong here yesterday and possibly in the days leading up to it. that's what the investigation is for. >> reporter: a demolition crew was tearing down a vacant four story building when it came crumbling down on the thrift store. 14 people were found alive in the debris are, including a 61- year-old woman who was recesses cued overnight. window washers -- rescued overnight. window washers said a 30 the foot wall was not braced. >> if the wall was not braced that would certainly be a strong contributing factor. >> a. >> reporter: a woman who lives in the neighborhood says she saw workers kicking debris off

the roof. >> i thought that wasn't a great way to be taking things down. >> reporter: the city says no violations have been filed against the demolition company when had proper working permits, but the owner had legal troublers, including an arrest for dealing drugs. the bodies of six people were pulled from the rubble, a firefighter paid tribute putting a bouquet of flowers at the scene. prison reform changes are being put into place to stop contraband and gangs at the baltimore city detention center and other lock ups. today lawmakers had a chance to question members of the state's corrections department the a at a hearing in an -- the at a hearing in annapolis, among them adding cell phone blocking technology to keep those inside prison walls from using con that band phones and -- contraband phones and they are

considering character tests for correctional officers. the man shot and killed by a baltimore county police officer last night is identified as 57-year-old arnett myers of moe laskey highway. they found he had an outstanding warrant. the officer says he reached for the officer's gun and a second officer opened fire hitting and killing meyer. both officers are on administrative leave. an ill 10-year-old girl has a better chance of getting a life saving lung transplant. the federal judge is allowing the child from pennsylvania to be put on the adult waiting list. vinita nair reports. >> reporter: she cheered after hearing the judge's decision that might save her life. >> she's not looking for easy, just possible.

>> mernahan who is 10 has cystic vie bro sis. there's a rule that -- fibrosis. the temporary ruling which applies only to sarah means she's eligible to receive lungs from any donor regardless of age. >> if we did not stand up and do something, we would sit there and watch her die. >> reporter: the judge's decision came after lawmakers appealed to to intervene. >> time is running out. please suspend the rules until we look at this policy which we all believe is flawed. >> this is a incredibly agonizing situation where someone lives and someone dies. >> based on their age, based on their age. >> reporter: doctors say the rules are written the way they are because adult recipients have a better survival rate than kids. >> a larger adult lung and take

the top or bottom lobes and put into each side of her. she'll in effect have a full set of lungs. >> reporter: the decision does not guarantee sarah a set of lungs because donations are based on blood type and chances of survival. >> this allows her to possibly get that chance at life. >> reporter: for now sarah remains in a philadelphia hospital waiting, a little more hopeful. vinita nair, wjz eyewitness news. the judge's order remains in effect until a june 14th june 14th hearing. after williams a competitor swimmer turned movie star has died. williams became an enormous hollywood star in the glittery muse calls in the measure muse calls in the 1940s and 1950 as x. became a pin up of gi's in world war ii. a brilliant, sunny and mild weather is gone. dark rain clouds are moving

into the area and we are expecting rain. wjz has weather and traffic together. bob turk is here with the first warning forecast. we could see lots of rain. the bulk of the rain is to the west and there is a batch across virginia that is moving in. expect to see rain and unfortunately during the day tomorrow, we've got a lot more rain because of andrea. all the rain across southern portions of georgia and northern florida will be heading up the east coast. we expect to see heavier rain and because of the rain, they will issue beginning tomorrow, particularly in the afternoon, that flash flood watches watches and flash flood advisories for most of the region. much of virginia there are, delaware, and southern portions of new jersey and you can clearly see. we have one system coming from the west. that's what's causing the rain right now, and andrea coming across the southern portion. that will bring heaviest rain south and east of the city. because of the potential for 2 to 4 inches of rain, that's why

they've issued the flash flood advisories for tomorrow. most of the rain will be over by 8:00 or 9:00 tomorrow x. we'll have a better -- and we'll have a better week. he's kristy breslin. >> a lot of accidents to start, 97 southbound at 32. two along cold spring lane. and another to catch for at old york road. other accidents north paca, and of course with the delays we're looking at a back up on northbound 95 from 32 well past 100. the beltway heavy all the way around on the west side inner loop. average speed 20 miles per hour. and delays on the topside from the jones false expressway. and let's take a live look as you can see things moving slowly at the beltway and

another look, a lot of volume on the beltway in the inner and outer loops. this traffic report is brought by home goodings, find what makes you happy at a price that makes you home goods happy. back to you. the fans have spoken, chris crush davis will be this year's at&t fans close for a bobblehead. this is the second year fans r were able to select the player they want to immortalize. voting, and outfielder nate mclittle. the bobblehead will be give out to fans when the o's take on the sox. and it's because he crushes them out of the park. crushes that ball right there. there we go. >> that bobblehead sometimes i think they put like a lock standard body on it, muscles on that. >> that would not quite reflect him if it wasn't like cut and

beefy. >> cut and beefy. we'll see how it looks. still to come on wjz's eyewitness news today at 4, a yankee fran baltimore is still fighting -- yankee fan from baltimore is still fighting for his life. and why some wanting to get to the grand canyon sky walk are being detoured. we are learning more about the florida great grandmother who won a record powerball jackpot. stick around. starting to rain lightly. don't miss your updated first warning forecast. complete coverage continues with kai jackson, mary bubala, and first warning weather with bob turk, and meteorologist tim williams and sports with mark viviano. it's wjz, maryland's news station. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

it's mostly cloudy and 71 degrees in central maryland, the complete first warning weather forecast is coming uh- huh. three e people are dead after a tractor-trailer smashes into an ambulance. the ambulance had the lights and sirens operating when the

semitruck jackknifed into its path, two medic and the patient on board were killed. investigators say charges are possible against the truck driver. a canyon sized controversy is brewing in arizona over access to the grand canyon sky walk. mike reports, a rancher started charging tourists to drive through his land to reach the famous landmark. >> we came to visit the grand canyon and they say that we cannot get in. >> reporter: carlos garcia and five friends from columbia, among many disappointed tourists today stopped by apped guards at -- armed guards a at a check point on their way to the world renowned sky walk hanging over the grand canyon. >> i'm disappointed in it. i was hoping we would get through. >> reporter: this man and his friends this idaho, these folks from china. >> annoying. >> reporter: annoying, you have come a long way. >> it's very hot here. >> reporter: the includessingly

heated issues -- increasingly heated issues with members of the community that run the sky walk and a local rancher resort owner named nigella turner, the existing road cuts across turners land and after the tribe and the feds failed to complete a new road over the last several years. turner set up a check point on memorial day, charging a toll of $25 for adults, $10 for children, and $500 for buses to cut across his property. when he's letting anyone across at all. >> you need to do it correctly the first time, and safely, and they need to p come together with an idea on how to fix the problem. >> all right, well, the ranch owner was arrested yesterday when he allegedly threatened one of the construction workers building a new road and it's expensive to go on that sky walk to start with. we'll see what happens. small gains on wall street.

however, all the markets did finish up today. the dow was up 80. s&p up 14. nasdaq up 23. let's go to new york where allison has tonight's cbs money update. the market has been up and down today as investors wait for the job figures to come out tomorrow. they predict the unemployment rate will stay at 7.5%. they showed fewer americans filed for first time unemployment benefits. mortgage rates are on the rise. a 30 year fixed rate is 3.91% and those are the highest rates seen in a year. it appears more americans are shopping, a snapshot of stores across the country found sales up last month. clothing retailers did well, but discount stores like costco had the biggest boosts.

the auto maker says it will offer free oil changes, tire rotations and inspections on 2014 models. the freebies are good for two years or 24,000 miles. and the hershey's company is having a product in china. the brand name is after the pennsylvania city where milton hershey started his company 120 years ago. there's a sweet milk flavor and a strawberry. there's your money watch. for more headlines, click on cbsmoneywatch.com. is it a case of telepathy or a coincidence. the twins gave birth at the same kansas hospital on the same day. their due dates were three days abart part and little jack was born an hour 15 minutes before

his cousin, neveah. the women say they bought a house together so their children will grow up like brother and sister. that's so cool. i wanted more information, so i googled it. it's kind of common, twin sisters often give birth. >> i think we've had stories like this before. >> i think we have, too. >> the baby. >> a connection between them, that, you know,. >> coming up on eyewitness news at 4:00. a leap of faith turns to leaping injury. why this viral video is getting so much flak. taking a live look outside at mostly cloudy skies. your first warning forecast is next. wjz 13 is always on for the top stories on cbsbaltimore.com, instant updates and first warning weather all the time, click cbsbaltimore.com. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

this is a live look at tropical storm andrea. this is from a tower cam looking to the western shore of tampa bay as the moisture comes into that area.

those folks down there are going to be feeling the impact of the storm. >> and they said it was cleared not long ago. that camera is almost unusable because of the amount of rain and i'm sure the wind down there, tim. >> yeah, torrential rain down there. a lot of rain, you know, wind fortunately have not been major. we have sustained winds, but they are not a major part of this. this is the tropical moisture and the rain. we'll take you to first warning doppler radar and give you an idea first off. they will two systems moving into the area here, a front moving in from the the west, andrea moving in from the south, that's going to be the real key to much of the moisture that we have, and then as you see, that system is down to the south, moving across florida and expected it to make its way up the coastline. the radar projects have it moving ashore. and it will be the remnants of andrea at that point. right now what we're looking at

are temperatures, 71 degrees. below our average of 80. 61 is the dew point, relative humidity at 70%. pretty humid over the next few days. 29.95 is your barometer reading. here are a look at temperatures around the area. oakland, the rain has cooled the air down just a little bit. 55 degrees out in oakland, 70 down on the shore. 71 in elk ton. we have around the immediate metro area, 64 in westminster. 73 in bell air, and rock hall. looking at the winds from the south, southeast, a warm flow from the south, an easterly flow brings in a marine layer, adding moisture off the ocean. we're watching two separate systems, one front from the west and expected to help pull the moisture from andrea in the region. what that's going to mean, it's going to mean also potentially flooding rain. as of the 2:00 update from the national hurricane center, the next update will be at 5.

sustained winds at 16 miles per hour, still a tropical storm status moving to the northeast at 17 miles per hour. the projection ifs our models -- from our models, moving along the coastline, making its way onto land and making a turn to the right, and south of the ocean city. it will zoom out to the north atlantic shortly f after. tonight we're starting to to see showers. they'll move through here tonight, heavy at times through tomorrow and we'll look to see improvement by saturday afternoon. in the meantime, expect 2 to 3 inches of rain with light flooding in some parts of the area. sunset today at 8:31. small craft advisory in effect. going down to 64 degrees. overcast and humid with showers around the region. 76 tomorrow. rain from andrea and some could be heavy the at times. areas of poor drainage, look for potential flooding. there are a lot f of graduations and -- there are a lot of graduations tomorrow, and parties this weekend. >> make that plan b.

>> thanks tim. don't miss tonight's lineup, at 10 it's elementary right here on wjz followed by eyewitness news at 11. and the orioles road trip continues in tampa this weekend, you can see both saturday's game at 4 and sunday's game at 1:30 live right heren o wjz tv. lots more ahead on wjz's eyewitness news at 4:00. narrowing down a cause, what investigators say may be to blame for the deadly limo fire that killed a bride to be. a cry for help, what family members are saying about paris jackson's suicide attempt. plus an update on how she's doing now. back in the hot seat, why irs officials are getting drove,

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mostly cloudy, 71 degrees. hello everyone, thanks for staying with with eyewitness news. i'm vic carter. >> and i'm denise koch. the international revenue service is under review after holding expensive conferences and pricey training videos. >> they call it the tax gap. >> reporter: it cost the internal revenue service thousands of taxpayer dollars to produce this video of employees parodying star trek. they opened a $4 million irs employee conference in anaheim california in 2010. >> to the right. >> reporter: this video of employees line dancing closing the conference. lawmakers with wasteful spending weren't impressed. >> the ridiculous star trek video, and i swear to god, i have looked at that video over and over again, and i swear i do not see the redeeming value. >> reporter: the man who played

aspect says the video and conference conformed with the agency rules at the time and offered apologies to the members of the oversight and government reform come. >> they are embarrassing and i regret the fact they were made. >> reporter: the videos cost $50,000 to are part of what's under scrutiny. the irs used expensive event planners rather than irs employees to organize the conference and there were dozens of suite upgrades as well as local employees allowed to stay in hotels. >> taxpayers should take comfort in knowing these kinds of expenses are no longer r permitted and such a conference would not take place today. >> reporter: the inspector general offered nine ways to keep from spending and the new acting suspended two staff members in relation to the conference spending. >> the a acting commissioner testified that as part of a 30 day review ordered by the

president, he's taking 3 pronged approach including account accountability to evaluate the agency. the cause of the deadly limo fire that took the life of a bride to be. >> initial reports are point to go a mechanical failure that sparked the fire. the limo burst into flames on the way to a bachelorette party. a bride to be and four friends were trying to escape but they died. four other women were treated for burns and smoke inhalation. the driver was unharmed. california highway parole expects to release an official investigation report on the accident within two weeks. >> thank you. investigators are looking into weather the limousine company or driver should be charged with negligence. the parents of the two boston bombing suspects say american investigators are looking through their home in russia again. the fbi says they're looking for clues about tamerlan

tsarnaev. the older brother who was killed in a the shoot out with police. they want to know who may have influenced him during a six month stay. the young brother, remains in a hospital. paris jackson, the 15-year- old daughter is said to be physically okay f after an apparent suicide attempt. >> reporter: a cry for help is how some family sources are describing a possible suicide attempt by paris jackson. par meted medics -- paramedics rushing to the home. a suicide hot line called 911 after getting a call from paris. frightening moments captured played by entertainment tonight. >> od'd on 20 motrin and cut her arm with a kitchen knife. >> reporter: 911 responded to her hoax at 1:21 for the possible overdoze and a cut o to -- overdose, and a cut to

one wrist. >> hello, this is my face, it's kind of a shocker, it's what i look like. >> a week ago, she released this how to make up video on youtube. she's funny, even silly. >> what is she doing there, what. oh, oh, what. >> reporter: and the 15-year- old with great natural beauty at times acts like any other teenager, unsure f of herself -- unsure of herself. >> yes, i'm pink in the face, yes, i have acne. i'm so incredibly weird. i need serious help. i am crazy, i am crazy. >> reporter: hours before the 911 call, jackson tweeted i wonder why tears are salty and quoted the beetles. yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away, now it looks as though they're hear to stay. paris along with her grandmother katherine and her siblings are suing aeg for the wrongful death of her father. she's been questioned twice in the case. the family of the maryland man critically injured in a fight at camden yards are

asking for prayers. 25-year-old matthew f o rtez was assaulted by two men. he was targeted because he was wearing a yankees cap. his condition has the gotten worse since he was taken to shock trauma and he is currently listed in critical condition. his family is asking for privacy and for prayers. the two men involved have been charged with assault. anne arundel may have more firefighters soon. laura newman is proposing legislation that would add 100 more firefighters the at a cost of $3 million. lawmakers in anne arundel county say they want to make sure the extra hirings are justified before the legislation is approved. nasa satellites are taking stunning imagines of the -- images of the destructive tornado that rolled through moore oklahoma, you can see a big color slash running west to east. nasa says that is the path of the tornado. according to the national weather service, the ef5

twister tore through a 17-mile extreme stretch -- 17-mile stretch and was on the ground for 29 minutes. two dozen people were killed. a live look outside. the skies are overcast as we prepare for what's going to be a wet end to the workweek. wjz has weather and traffic together. bob is here with the updated numbers for first warning weather. late tonight, beginning later tonight, heavy rain expected during the day tomorrow. two reasons, we have one storm to the west and tropical moisture from the south. look at radar down the east coast, moderate to heavy rain and most of the tropical rain is from charleston to florida as you can see, but now we have a batch of heavy rain from virginia from a system from the west. really a two systems approaching us. one from the west and one from the south. cross florida, heavy rain in some areas, particularly northern florida and you have tornado watches out for much of the state of florida, and

further to the north and northeast, the winds have picked up a little bit and will be weakening, just coming on shore r around cedar key florida, continues to pick up speed by tomorrow afternoon it will be is somewhere, not too far away from us. friday evening, just around the norfolk area and moving to the northeast, northeast. last report had winds of 60 moving to the northeast at 17 miles per hour. the models have it well offshore as you can see did picking up -- and picking up speed. it will be generally a tropical rainstorm x. because of that -- rain. and because of that, flash flood watches for tomorrow afternoon into tomorrow evening. some areas as i said could get as much as 4-inch offense rain during the day -- inches of 4 during the day and ending after dinner tomorrow evening: let's check on the roads right now with kristy breslin. >> hi everyone, things remain busy out there.

on the west side of the inner loop, watch for delays from 895 past the liberty road. that's definitely going to take you some time. the topside of the inner loop from the jones falls expressway from appearing parkway. as far as 70 westbound, heavy there from 29 over to marriott marriott'sville rode, and a stretch of slowness from 32100 x. as far as accidents, 97 southbound at 32. garrett street at t x. white avenue at bell air road and old sulfur road at dewit. things still slow on the beltway, and we'll take another live look particularly on the inner loop at the beltway at 70. to you by bge smart energy programs. 225 of energy star. visit bge smart energy.com. back over to you. thank you.

after two weeks of suspense, the winner of the record $590 million powerball jackpot has stepped forward. she's thanking a fellow ticket buyer for her good luck. >> gloria didn't say a word as she walked out of florida lottery headquarters in tampa with lawyers and family members. moments earlier she had claimed the biggest single lottery prize in u.s. history. mississippi mckeennesses has e -- mrs. mckenzie has elected to receive the winnings in a one time payment, $370,896,780,000,000 before taxes. >> after taxes she'll take home more than 270 million. mckenzie's only public comments read by a lottery official revealed that her jackpot win was a matter of luck and a courteous strangler while in line, another lottery player was kind enough to let me go ahead of them in line to

purchase the winning quick pick ticket. >> reporter: mindy crandall said she was the customer who let a half billion dollars away. >> maybe there was something down the road, she needed it more than we did, whatever it was. >> she retired from florida to maine with her husband who died in 2005. a at her modest home 30 miles from tampa, neighbors were shocked and thrilled. >> she's just a sweet little old lady who just tries to live is all, and she won the lottery. >> reporter: mckenzie, a mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, plans on splitting the winnings with her son. >> the odds of winning that jackpot were 1 in 175 million. the person who let her go in line, right now, i'm sure is feeling happy they did a that and part of them is going, can

you imagine. straight ahead on wjz's eyewitness news at 4, clouds and rain, chances are rolling in. your first warning weather forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,

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the family of the boy who died when an overhead airport sign fell on him are suing the people who designed it 0-year- old luke died a at birmingham's airport in march. two siblings and his mother were injured when the flight information board fell on them. the lawsuit filed by his family accuses a group 9 contractors of negligence and death. it's unclear how much they're seeking in damages. the youngest member of the manson family clan has been denied parole for the 20th 20th time. leslie was 19 years old when she took part in the murders that rocked california in the 1960s. she told the parole board she has changed and asks r -- for

forgiveness every day. she's 63 and will be up for parole again in five years. a news crew in providence roux is attacked while -- rhode island is attacked while working on a story and it's all caught on camera. >> you can see a woman's dogs are seen chasing a reporter down the street and into an ally. she was treated for a bite on the arm a. the crew was doing a story on the recent shooting involving the daughter. the dog owner was arrested on felony assault charges. an arizona woman makes quite the jump and misses the mark. video of the accident is going viral. greg argos reports there's controversy of her mother's decision to post it online. >> you better jump, nicky. >> reporter: a little bit of peer pressure never hurt anyone. oh, never mind.

>> why didn't you jump. >> i felt numbness in my whole body, i mean, the impact. then i screamed and went to the hospital. i guess exploded the cart ledge, so they have to it puzzle piece it back together. >> reporter: nicole, the 19- year-old who doesn't want us to share her last name is the start of this viral video. >> i thought it would be fun. i kind of got pressured into it. >> reporter: she first posted the clip to youtube and her mom up loaded it to this house. hoping to help pay for living expenses while she recovers. >> my mom, she meant well. she didn't want to see me lose it. >> reporter: but after a backlash of negative comments. >> there's people saying she shouldn't be a mom. she's a great mom. >> reporter: the request for cash was pulled. >> it was my choice.

i don't expect people to pay for my choice. >> reporter: and instead nicole has licensed the video. >> if tv wants to make fun of me, then they're going to make fun of me. at least i get a little something out of it for bills. i mean, i'm not working right now. >> reporter: hoping it brings in a little money, wishing she thought twice. >> honestly, it was stupid, but what guy or girl hasn't seen their friend jump off water falls or rafting down the water. don't do something you don't want to do. that's it. if you don't want to do it, don't do it. >> the though request for cash has pulled, e donors have chipped in $2000. theaters in new york dim their marquee lights in memory of jean staple lton, she -- stapleton, she played edith in all in the family. she won three emmy awards for

the role. friends and family say broadway was her first love. stapleton died last week. she was 90 years old. a 5-dollar claire turns out to be -- chair turns out to be worth more. they bought it at a yard sale a. they were considering giving it to goodwill and looked at the bottom and saw it was made by herman miller, one of the first american companies to make modern furniture. it's worth anywhere from 14 to $150,000. >> holy moly. okay. they just had it sitting out in the grass. we have overcast skies with a chance for wet weather. bob has the first warning weather forecast next. ,,,,,,,,,

take a look at temps and conditions, light rain moving in but it will get heavier later tonight and particularly tomorrow as we mentioned, 7 is now. 55 -- 71 now. 55 with light rain. dew points up to 61. mid 70s south of us. mid-60s to the mid-70s across the region. there is rain just west of town. that's what we're going to see

tonight. a lot of rain across virginia. the bulk of the tropical rain just moving into portions of south carolina. and it's getting kind of squeezed together. as the storm moves up the east coast, it will bring that rain, tropical rain, different than the normal rain we expect. heavier downpours, bigger drops you'll see it. tomorrow afternoon a, tomorrow night, we expect to e see -- to e see the heaviest activity, just coming on shore here moving towards severn towards savannah and charleston. moving to the northeast at 17 or 18 miles per hour. tomorrow around 25 miles per hour. winds will not be a factor. that's the good news, and ocean city might see wind gusts, 25, 30 miles per hour. where we are, we will just not be a windy day, but wet and very miserable day because plenty of of rain coming. you can see the very very clear

indication of low pressure, that's andrea this afternoon. a lot of batches of rain to the west and that other system that's causing us to have rain tonight, most to the north and west right now, but the tropical rain will move in later tonight. we expect a very wet 24 hour period. we could see as much as perhaps 2 to 4 inches of rain. the storm track continue to move to the north, and northeast. and may take until saturday to clear up. we have rain moving in tonight, eventually saturday some sun, but it will be humid, probably a pop up shower or thunder shower again here on sunday. east winds in the bay, only 10 knots, tonight the bay temp around 71. so tonight, we have rain moving in. we have shower activity, 64. tomorrow, rain from andrea, and from the system to the west could be heavy. as we said, we have flash flood watches and flash flood advisories in effect for most of the region east of the blue

ridge, all of delaware, southern jersey and the eastern shore where are some areas could get more than 4 inches of rain. however it will be falling over a 12 to 24 hour period unless we get 2 inches of rain in an hour or two, should not cause major problems. we are not expecting tropical down powers can last maybe 30, 40 minutes, and then it quiets down. it will be a wet friday around the entire region. that's one thing for sure. thank you bob. still to come on eyewitness news tonight,. i'm al tonight,. -- i'm ,,,,,,,,

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