record -- a clothes rack of jeans. let's get weather and traffic right now. justin berk will start it off. a bit of a muggy start again. we have some fog to deal with because of the showers that came through overnight and still stuck in the humid environment. 72 degrees downtown baltimore. check out baltimore county, we have 100% humidity in muncie. owensville, 66 with 97% humid. upper 60s to around 70. the showers have pretty much ended. we have some clearing that is allowing the moisture to develop some fog. it's clearing and it is condensing the moisture. and we have some fog for the first couple of hours of daylight and then we'll get to 82 with scattered showers later

in the day. traffic is moving long nicely here on the outer loop of the beltway. and we have a lot of volume on this hour on liberty road. and also building volume on the east side of the beltway as well between white marsh boulevard. but we have some good news. the earlier incidents have been cleared and the crash on the onramp from the beltway headed to northbound 83 clears off the exit ramp. and the southbound harbor tunnel has been reopened. and traffic does get by on both sides of the tube there. and the jfx on the north parkway, we have no accidents to talk about. 5:three 5:31. federal officials investigating the june's metro crash are backing off some of the statements they made. they first learned about a march failure of the train safety system just last week. on wednesday, she said a metro

employee spoke about the march incident the day after the june 22nd crash. the crash was avoided march the second only after a train operator used an emergency breaks in avoid hitting another train. investigators want to know who is responsible for vandalizing a football in baltimore county and stealing the donated food from the concession stand. >> they took like 25 cases of gatorade, all of our candies, potato chips. >> it happened this week at county home park in crockesyville. bleachers at the park were also vandalize. it's a stand that is one of the major fundraisers. >> it's not about the money. it's about the kids playing football. so the concessions that allow kids to play that otherwise would not be able to. >> the police have no suspects at this point. the league has received some donations to try to make up for

what was stolen. and here's a look what is happening today, august 13th, 2009. it's day three for senator ben cardin. she's going to speak in sul sulsberry to speak about healthcare. the city could get a bigger slots parlor than we expected. it replaces ray lewis's sports project with a game legalling project. and the russell street property gives them visitors a bigger location and larger plot for 3700 slot machines. two men heard a noise coming from at dumpster and

they found the puppies sealed in a plastic box in a dumpster. so the young heros pulled cooled them down with water and air-conditioning that the officials say saved their lives. >> it looks like a good outlook for the puppies. they're doing well now. everybody is eating. so we think they're going to be okay. but they were very fortunate that those gentlemen stopped to see what was going on. >> all eight pups are doing well and at the rough life rescue waiting to be adopted. if you would like to open up your home to one of these adorable puppies, head to abc2news.com. new blink you might miss t the ravens play the redskins tonight. so we're hoping nobody gets hurt. and this is an easy one for fan it's. you get to come out and cheer a little bit as we gear up for next month. sherrie johnson is live with

the first preseason game of the year. >> reporter: yes. and the fans are ready to cheer. we're at penn station as a lot of people are pumped up. the game starts at 7:00 tonight at m&t bank stadium. and people are just ready to see their teams play. large crowds are expected to fill area restaurants and bars. this means big profit are area businesses and some business owners stocked up on beads, t- shirts and other paraphernalia expecting big profit. but no matter if you're a redskins fan or a ravens fan, there's lots of excitement. >> i think the ravens are going to kill them tonight. i got $20 on it. and i'm laid off. >> reporter: you can tell he's pretty sure that his ravens will win. but we'll talk to some more folks coming up. people will be headed out there early to tailgate. lots of fun.

reporting live at penn station, sherrie johnson, "good morning maryland". it wasn't a den name disaster, a huge pile of old jeans, 30,000 jeans were collected at washington station yesterday. and that sets a world record for clothing recycling. they honored the nine-year-old from ohio for organizing the drive for the high school. he wanted to keep the jeans out of landfills. and they'll be reprocessed into insulationtor your home damaged by natural disasters. what you need to know before heading to the grocery stores so you're not stuck with this fish. and a cop turns caddy for the world's most popular golfer. and let's take a look live outside. 70 degrees as we get set for a

ravens night with the redskins. good morning. for the start of the commute, you'll find the number three with the diversion at hopkins place. that is due to a water main break repair. look for the number 15 bus to be diverted in fayette. and still diverted at the kirk due to a water main break. and the number 21 is diverted at pennsylvania. i'm mark jones. hearts happy...

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let's take a look at your weather with justin berk. in annapolis, we have you at 71. it feels like 77. 100% humidity and that is thanks to nearly half an inch of rain that has fallen since midnight. we got a little heat and fog trying to develop there in westminster. but they're down to 66. and we're looking at glen burnie and they're sitting on a south side of the beltway. they're looking at a half inch of rain that just came through a few hours ago.

we could pop another thunderstorm this afternoon. but otherwise, we're aiming with a cooler day with a guarantee of 83. we have building volume on the out irrelevant loop at liberty road. just a little more people than average on the roadways this morning as you make your way down to the baltimore national pike. but everything is running smoothly on the beltway. and no problems to let you know about. we're going to check downtown. this is the mlk at fayette street. no problems to let you know about there. and sherrie johnson is going to let you know about the ravens. >> reporter: the ravens take on the redskins and we'll have fan reaction coming up. hey, you made your own lunch. yep! (mom) i'm so proud of you. the bus is here, gotta go mom. okay hunny, have a great day. look in your bag, made you something.

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fire. senator ben cardin is going to be on the road today in the eastern shore. he's talking about healthcare reform. he spoke at the second meeting. it was a little more controlled. he plans to meet with more marylanders in the next couple of weeks. and the big news out of washington is that the federal deficit has hit an all-time high. the latest government knows show that it's $1.27 trillion. that's more than $4,000 for every person in the country. healthcare reform critics organization that the country

can't afford the change. but supporters say that it will pay off in the long run. in howard county, an accident killed a 26-year-old man. he was on a riding lawnmower and working on annapolis junction and he tumbled done a steep hill and got caught under the mower. he was rushed to the hospital where he died. miss shirley is back home in cherry hill. a stray bullet came through her window and lodging into her left breast. she's more committed now to helping the neighborhood children. and that bring it's hope and inspiration to other activists. they're planning a peace march and rally right outside her home tomorrow night. consolation energy going to help people in the neighborhood. the program will name energy

captains in nine baltimore neighborhoods and they'll promote ways to reduce household energy use and recycling. it looks like kim kardashian is gobbing to be ab -- going to be an auntie. there's no word on who is the daddy. making a fool out of yourself doesn't sound so bad when there's a lot of money on the line. contestants are willing to get down and dirty for a wipeout. you got to be over 18 and you have to know how to swim. and if you become the big winner, you could walk away with 50 grand. that's worth to me. a minnesota police officer has the assignment of a lifetime. >> we're going to stay a little bit behind and to his side and make sure he knows we're there.

>> officer warts mission? protecting tiger woods. the world's most famous golfer preparing for the pga championship. the officer spent much of the time watching the crowd who was watching tiger. he feels lucky he gets the assignment. watching tiger, that's a thrill. >> that's a tough assignment. i'm sure it was tough. it's a big game in anne arundel county. >> sherrie johnson is live to see how you we're getting ready for tonight's kickoff. >> reporter: s about a beltway battle that is brewing as the ravens take on the redskins. and people at penn station are pumped up this morning as they run for the train. but it kicks off tonight at m&t bank stadium. fans are excited and ready to see their teams in action. and large crowds are expected to fill area restaurants and

bars. and this mean it's big profit for area businesses and some businesses stocked up on beads and t-shirts expecting big profit. and we caught up with some of the commuters this morning to hear what they think about the game. >> i think that the ravens are going to kick butt. i think we got some really good players this year. i'm excited. >> reporter: both teams, they're downplaying the game tonight. but the ravens are focused on september 13th, the season opener. reporting live in penn station, sherrie johnson. 5:48. 70 degrees this morning. that doesn't tell the whole story. it's more humid thank to the storms that blew through in the last couple of hours. there is some patchy fog. we had some storms blowoff the coast and the showers blow through overnight and that came

with the frontal boundary trying to slice its way across the bay. and we have slightly cooler air trying to work its way n but we can't rule outbuilding in more clouds today. but the computer not excited this afternoon except for the low eastern shore and out towards the beaches. we may have some showers pop up today and tomorrow. and a band of clouds hug hadding the metro area to the eastern shore through saturday morning. we'll slowly try to mix in drier air into the weekend. but still that chance will be with us. 83, guarantee under partly sunny skies. a scattered afternoon storm and north and west, the temperatures may take in the upper 70s. so definitely a cooler day to be had. tonight we'll slip back to 64. if you have an even and overnight shower, you have a better chance of fog developing by daybreak. heading to the beach? it looks like we'll have

ourselves with the temperatures in the low to mid-80s and a chance for scattered showers on through saturday and sunday. sunday looking to be the best day for the weekend. just afternoon storms here. and temperatures push 88 by sunday and we'll stay in the upper 80s and try to stay dry early next week. back to the roads. as you make your way out of you don't betweens mills on -- owens mills on southbound 795, no problems to let you know on the beltway and the tunnels are checking in incident free as well. you probably have about a 22 minute commute. but at this time we're really quiet in the area. this is jfx, you see the traffic is picking up a little bit but no problems at this

time. and you remember this abc 2 investigation. we went to restaurants around baltimore to see which ones were feeding us a cheaper version of the fish we thought we were ordering. and now we're heading to the grocery store. and the fish market. we're going to see what is the difference between cod, monday being fish or tilapia. >> reporter: when you buy fish from the glass cooler in the supermarket, are you sewer you're getting the fish that you asked for? a new report says in many cases you're not. what if that $7 a pound fresh atlantic fish was really imported from a chinese fish farm for a fraction of the price. two new report says is becoming commonplace. white tunas with often inexpensive tilapia, and red

snapper was often cheap cod and monday being fish was chinese puffer. ask the staff at the fish market what it should look like cooks and uncooked. and the stink file and questions over the quality of fish imported from china they have found banned chemicals in chinese fish. frozen shell fish will be on the package. but if it's a cheap substitute, it will not tell that you it's from china. you need to stay to a fish that you know like salmon. it's almost impossible to fake a salmon. one couple says they want to keep it simple. and a pint size hero saves his mother but unborn sibling and he's not even in first grade yet. for all the moments that make every day special.

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"good morning maryland". i'm jamie costello. >> and i'm -- and before just continue tells us if it's nice enough to go to the beach, let's take a look at our top story. >> if you do not stop, you will not get the authority to be a united states senator. >> this meeting gives car car a 1-two. one moment watching tv and the next in the hospital with a bullet wound. miss shirley is back at home and she's talking. this game only counts tonight where redskin fans can talk at work. we've got those stories and a lot more coming up. but let's