court. grab your sweetie tonight and grab a table, we are going dining. good morning, i'm jamie costello. megan's off getting married today. we look at your weekend weather. here's justin berk. good morning, justin. >> reporter: good morning. we start off at the shoreline. we take you to our camera. that shows a really nice setup at the boardwalk hotel. the water temperature's running in the mid-70s. they will have a great day down there from rehoboth all the way down to ocean city. we've got that urban heat island effect going on here. all of the buildings, the concrete, the asphalt. how about western maryland? oakland right now 54 degrees and a little bit of fog. so we've got it widespread across the area. most of us low 60s. we'll mix in some high clouds this afternoon. we're not looking at any storms

today. we're looking for a two degree guaranteed high of 85. the heat wave begins tomorrow. it's 5:30. kim? >> reporter: no problems to worry about as you head toward the bw parkway and traffic is rolling smoothly in both directions. good news on 95 southbound approaching the o. donnel street -- o'donnel street exit, that has been cleared. if you are headed downtown, keep in mind that this morning's start at 7:00 a.m., charles street will remain closed between center and reid streets for road work lasting through the weekend until monday morning. westbound northern parkway between northern avenue and falls road, the right lane remains chosed there. we have smooth traffic and light volume headed southbound towards downtown right now. everything looks good. jamie, back to you. well, i am pleased and

deeply gratified that the senate has voted to confirm judge sonia sotomayor as our nation's 111th supreme court justice. >> with that being said, judge sonia sotomayor is said to be sworn in tomorrow as the nation's first hispanic supreme court justice and the third woman ever named to the high court. the judge, however, was not in washington for the vote. she actually watched on tv from a federal courthouse up in new york. with the pedal to the metal, the congress now sent legislation to provide $2 billion for the cash for clunkers program. the president called it a proven success, but many republicans have the reservations saying that the bill to pay for those cars is going to come due on our children and grandchildren. sheriff's deputies in washington county charged a woman with attempted first- degree murder after they say she tried to kill her husband. here's what the court documents are telling us.

jack told deputies that his wife locked him out of the house and started to accuse him of cheating on her. then things got heated. he says she pulled his shirt over his head and stabbed him all over his upper body. 44-year-old barbara ann m university rbaugh is being -- murbaugh is being held. this woman was caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, and it's terrible. abc 2 news sherrie johnson tells us. >> reporter: jamie, we're still waiting on an i.d. for a woman killed when a man driving a stolen car smashed into her car. that crash happened on the corner of north calhoun and west lexington street yesterday afternoon. the regional auto theft task force is performing surveillance a few blocks away when they located a honda accord that was stolen. after the suspect was spotted, he started driving erratically, and police called off the sur suit -- pursuit.

he then crashed into another car. >> i would imagine why would he be coming through here doing 100 mile-per-hours? >> the woman was take ton shock trauma where she later died. police say the suspect is in serious condition at an area hospital. sherrie johnson, abc 2 news. here we under west baltimore. a car collided with a motor scooter at pressman street around 7:00 last night. the person on the scoot her to go to shock trauma, serious injuries. the driver of the car not hurt. witnesses say the car hit the scooter while trying to make a left hand turn. checking out that one restaurant you've been waiting to get into, this is the week. baltimore restaurant week starts today and runs through next friday at 120 restaurants in the area to choose from. they are all offering select three course dinners for $30 per person. if you can't make it to dinner, they are offering lunch specials for 20 bucks.

water spouts are common around the gulf, but alaska? we have the video to show you. here's a nice and calm picture of our own backyard. here we are, the harbor is 61 degrees right now. now a check on the trains and buss with mark jones. >> reporter: good morning out there right now. you'll find the 311, and 61 buses diverted in the northbound direction. the 21's diverted at pennsylvania and dauphin. light rail metro subway right on time and the m.a.r.c. train system looks good for travel. no delays on the camden, penn, or brunswick lines. for the mta transit team, i'm mark jones. rioi msy

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alaska. dorothy had just taken off when the pilot spotted a funnel cloud. dorothy grabbed her camera and caught this. in alaska, that's unusual, right, justin? >> every state in the country has actually had a tornado reported at one time or another. it's happened before on though it's uncommon. water spouts are much more tame than tornadoes. typically, those winds are under 70 or 60 miles per hour so you can stay a safe distance and not have a threat. 61 right now baltimore, easton. 54 back towards york, pa. so we've got ourselves cooler air in across the area. essentially, we're looking at clear sky as cross the board. we've got clouds back to the west. we'll call it mostly sunny, although i believe we'll dim out some of that sun this afternoon. a high temperature making it up

to a pleasant 85 degrees. wait until you see a look at the beaches in a bit. here's kim with a check of the roads. >> reporter: thanks, justin. this is route 50 at 97. don't have any problems to let you know about here. 97 is a smooth ride. both loops to the beltway are running smoothly without incidents this morning. if you are traveling westbound headed towards 295 you will still see crash activity off to the left shoulder but it should not impact your commute. charles street between reed street and center street will be closed for road work repair starting at 7:00 a.m. that will last throughout the weekend until monday morning. try using calvert street as a detour. looking here at the cameras, this is downtown light and conway streets. we don't have any problems there. all being brought to you by

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it's 5:43. there is a family hurting here this morning after being told that a stolen car is the reason. sherrie johnson has the story of a meart breaking crash. we were just talking that this could happen to anybody. >> reporter: you are absolutely right. she was minding her own business when all of a sudden this mangled mess was all that was left when a woman was killed after a man driving a stolen car crashed into her car. it happened on north calhoun and west lexington street just before 4:00. police say the suspect was spotted driving a stolen car but sped off driving so erratically, police called off their pursuit. six blocks later, the driver ran a four-way stop and smashed into the woman. although police did not chase the driver, some people near the scene said officers should have done more. >> they have helicopters, they could just follow him and set up a road block.

>> reporter: police say the suspect is in serious condition at an area hospital. sherrie johnson, abc 2 news. while with you are sleeping, baltimore city mees were out there looking for a female driver who they say hit one of their officers. sources tell abc 2 a female passenger was this that same car, tried to get out. that's when she was dragged down mcelderly street in northeast baltimore. police tell us both the officer and dragging victim should be okay. they are out there now looking for a gold honda. here's more of what abc 2 news is working on for you. get ready to roll up your sleeves three times this fall. doctors are suggesting one shot for the regular seasonal flu and possibly two more to pretect against the new swine flu. back to school shopping will be harder for a lot of families this year. many are dealing with layoffs and salary cuts. in anne arundel county, the office of school and family

partnerships are trying to help. the county runs a back to school program with social services. while typically the program is for elementary school students, they are getting a lot of calls from high school students. >> we have lots of students needing supplies. families that have not come to us in the past are saying they are having a hard time buying all of the school supplies. at the same time, we're having less donors than we have in the past. so we really have a need for donors to step up getting every child what they need. >> if you need help, you should call your child's counselor to submit a card with your name, age and supply needs. log on to abc2news.com and click on back to school to find out how you can help. a freak accident in southern europe killed a man.

23-year-old brandon weill slipped and fell 100 feet to his death. he graduated from annapolis high in 2004 and since then had been doing what he wanted to do, traveling to a number of different countries all around the world. the family plans a memorial service held at the davidsonville united methodist church at anne arundel county. the chief of pediatrics is at shock trauma after a car crash. state police say dr. jose alvarado's car ran into the back of a disabled tractor- trailer near pitsville yesterday. at last check, he was in critical condition. >> you might be pulling on that slots handle real soon. the baltimore city entertainment group has bought gateway south an 11-acre vacant lot close to m & t bank stadium. the city is counting on a big revenue boost from slots.

the commission has to approve the license. in february, the company applied for the rights to a casino with 500 machines. 5:48 right now. we are taking a look at mezzantly comfortable temperatures this morning. 50s outside the beltway, western pa. just barely 70 now in norfolk, which means it's running in the 60s along our beaches and over towards the delaware beaches. overall, we've pushed in a slightly, cooler air mass. we have this band of clouds here. that band of clouds may pivot their way through by lunchtime this afternoon. i'm going for a dimming of the sun. this is actually just a sign of what's happening in the upper levels of the atmosphere because it signifies the changing of the air mass. our fast model indicating some

clouds coming in tonight and tomorrow. as we roll in tomorrow night, there may be showers developing in the bay. any time after sunset through sunday morning, we're looking at this complex. after that, we're looking for the real heat to start surging on in. 85 today. that's our are two degree guarantee. tonight we settle it back down to 62 degrees. over the weekend, 90 tomorrow. sunday afternoon, we'll push 95 and stay there for quite sometime. want relief, go to ocean city. looking for an a.m. shower possible. they'll push to low 90s by sunday. here we go, 90 tomorrow, 95 sunday, 93 tuesday. that should be the longest 90 degree stretch we've had all year long and match our number of 90 degree days all you're long. back into the middle 80s with shunder thundershowers so break this heat wave. let's go back to the roads.

here's kim. >> reporter: route 50 at route 97, you can see traffic is moving along nicely with no problems to let you know about. also, no problems on southbound 95 making your way down from hartford county due to the white marsh boulevard area. good news in anne arundel county as well. eastbound route 100 headed towards the bw parkway. that crash has been cleared totally from the roadway so you won't encounter it this morning. also downtown, charles street between reed and center street will be closed for road work at 7:00 a.m. expect to see the right lane remain closed as crews remare that water main there. looking downtown, this will be the jfx at northern parkway. traffic is running smoothly in both directions. jamie, back to you. 10:08 now from 6:00. aleen gabey with the weekly visit. >> a little baby kitten.

this is bridgette. this is the time of year the shelters typically have a lot of baby kittens. bridgette is very, very sweet. >> nice and alert. >> noticing when's going on here, and she's purring. what's interesting is, purring isn't always a sign of happiness. so she's probably purring because shea's nervous with the new situation for her. that's one of the things that's actually in this book. it's relatively new. i always like to read the latest to see what's out there for pet care. this is a nice book because it's brief. it's well organized. i don't like the books that are dictionary sized. you'll never read through it. >> a lot of pictures there, too. >> you like the pictures? >> yeah. >> it's amazg how much trouble they can get into. >> marking. >> chewing and dicking, excessive meowing. how do you cut that down some.

>> a lot of problems that pets have in general find their way back to not enough exercise. if you give your pets enough exercise, they tend to be tired, don't keep you up at night. >> that's another thing, nighttime hyper activity. >> cats love to be up at night, don't they? >> yes. what else is going on at the spca? another wine and wag going on. we're calling it barkaritaville. next friday the 14th at 5:30 at the spca. >> what's the name of the kitty again? >> bridgette. >> that's right. call 410-235-8826. listen, listen. >> she's purring. >> is that you or me? >> it's kitty. >> see you next friday. still ahead, find out why we are going to be starstruck in central park later today. you are an "american idol" fan,

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we're four minutes from 6:00. put on your dancing shoes and keep it here on abc 2 because "good morning america" will be headed to central park for the 2009 summer concert series. this morning, adam lambert and chris allen were just in baltimore wednesday night. i heard adam was sensational. they will be performing on "good morning america." so let's get this weekend started on a good note and a good foot. speaking of american idol. rumors are still swirling who's going to take paula's place. we heard j-lo last week. now it's former spice girl victoria beckham. she could be a permanent fixture, so we have to wait and

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captions by: caption colorado, llc (800) 775-7838 comments@captioncolorado.com and a very pleasant good morning. i'm jamie costello. before justin's weather and a look at traffic with kim, let's welcome at top stories. you will feel strus straight add and furious once you hear what happened here at this busy downtown intersection. he said he wanted to see the world but his world came to an end an ocean away. volunteers will be testing out a new swine flu vaccination. if it works, then it will be our turn. we're looking athe temperatures this morning 68 degrees. the sun's trying to co