good friday morning. i'm jamie costello. >> i'm megan pringle. we want to get right to your

top stories. we have cars flooded and skies just broke loose on us this morning. >> >> we have buried this 'em all and now we say good-bye to the last kennedy brother today. and oh, danny boy, just how bad will mr. dan be, justin? >> he went surfing last weekend. good morning, everybody. it's friday. let's get weather right now. here's justin. >> you know what? danny may turn out to be a dud. we still have problems around here. tropical rainfall across the area that has nothing to do with the tropical storm. we've had 1 to 2 1/2 inches of rain. we've got flood warnings right now up towards harford county. carroll county, you have 456 strikes in this view in the last 20 minutes. we'll take to you carroll county between tawnytown and

manchester. you are getting clocked and rock with storms that hit us. i want to show you a couple more spots here across the bay bridge. annapolis over towards kent island. you have a lot of heavy rain and lightning around the bay. shady side you are getting hit. as we mentioned harford cecil county is pushing out. 95 a slow trip. harford cecil county has flood warnings going between 6:30. do not attempt to drive through flood r flooded waters. we don't want to hear kim talking about your car, right? >> reporter: for a complete list, check your wake-up window at the bottom of your screen or follow me on twitter. i'm tweeting like crazy now. traffic is moving along nicely

there. no problems it he tunnels. no problems even at the beltway. it's really the side streets and residential areas. stevenson lane and mittton lane, circle road closed in both directions at ruxton road due to flooding. jennifer road at farn um way there's wires down that had that intersection closed there. like i said twitter.com, i'll get you completely updated. if you always wanted waterfront property, today, you are living your dream. it's 5:34 with the morning news with linda so. >> reporter: this isn't the type of waterfront property anyone wants. let's look at the mess one baltimore county family is dealing with this morning. this is any homeowner's nightmare. pete on the street o'neil shot this exclusive video. water poured into the basement of this brand new home completelied intoing it out. the homeowner says he bought

the home ten days ago and today is his birthday. the outside drain got clogged with storm debris causing the mess. then in west baltimore county this is something you hope you never to do, scoop water out of your car with a plastic cup. this man was driving home with friends when he came upon a flooded street. the driver says it was so dark he didn't realize the road was flooded until he was already in it. >> hit an absolute wall of water, got a huge fright. the car died. next thing i know, i opened the door of my car to see what was going on and the water started flooding in. shut the door immediately. i opened the door and tried to push the car as fast as i could out of the water so the water would stop flooding into my

car. >> reporter: luckily he and his friends got out safely. stay with us. we'll bring you exclusive video of what happened and the mess we're waking up to this morning. linda so, abc 2 news. family and friend as cross the nation continue to mourn the death of senator ted kennedy. family and friends are preparing to give the icon a final farewell. his loved ones plan for his wake. john hendrin has more. >> reporter: they came in the thousands, and waited for hours for the man who was their voice for 47 years. to the disabled, children who now have health insurance and union laborers like jimmy. >> he was the man in massachusetts. without him, i don't know what we're going to do now. >> reporter: so many that the jfk library extended viewing hours from 11:00 p.m.

to near i had 2:00 a.m. >> i think there would have been nobody that would have -- he would have just loved this. >> reporter: robert kennedy, jr. said it rea minded him of the crowds that came to say good-bye to his father. >> broad section of america. this is what people do. and middle class, working class people standing in front of their houses carrying american flags and big signs that said good-bye, teddy. >> reporter: thousands more lined the 70-mile journey from kennedy's home in hyannis port where niece carolyn kennedy likely touched the hearse to boston where mayor menino rang the bell 47 times, one for every year he served in the senate. >> he is a national treasure, but he's just so close to our hearts in a personal way. >> reporter: they came to say good-bye and one other thing. >> our little way of saying thank you. >> reporter: thank you for

nearly five decades of service. tonight there will be an irish wake. tomorrow, president obama speaks at the funeral before senator kennedy is laid to rest at arlington national cemetery. john hendrin, abc news, boston. coming up, a closer look at an extreme makeover in one baltimore community. and we'll go live outside. it is a sloppy mess out there. be very careful on your way to work there this morning. if you are standing outside, waiting for your train or bus, i hope you have an umbrella. hear's mta's mark jones. good morning. >> reporter: the trains are operating on time. the mark, camden, penn and brunswick lines. the problem is on the bus systems. you'll want to allow lots of time due to the weather of course and diversions in the downtown area including the numbers 1, 8, 20, 36, 40, and 5 and 91. they are diverted westbound at fayette and park due to utility

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welcome back to "good morning, maryland." >> didn't like that last night. didn't like it at all. did you get a jolt or two there, justin some. >> i got jolted and then our computers are having issues this morning. hey it is friday. we've got ourselves a lot of action coming up through the weekend. the good news is, danny has lost power and may try to fall apart or be a minimal impact along the shorelines, but we're getting tropical rain from a different storm. first off, how much rain did we get? locally, we had a flood warning in baltimore county and the harbor school has almost 2 1/2 inches of rain in just a couple of hours. perry hall middle school 1.3 inches with about an inch and a quarter up east. cecil county, you are still under flash flood warnings. we'll show you the statewide view socked in with the clouds. we he have heavy rain exiting cecil county. we've got rain pushing off the

shore of anne arundel county and the bay bridge heavy lightning and gusting winds. look out for that pushing through southern pa. a big mess this morning. that's our flash flood warning in harford and cecil going through 7:00 a.m. we've got the chance of rain that will continue throughout the day. please be careful. i cannot mention this enough. do not attempt to drive through water-covered streets. all it take is 6 inches of moving water to pick up an suv. you do not want your car spoken about by kim this morning. you do enterwant to hear it. >> reporter: and i don't want to mention it, trust me. even if it's not raining where you are, expect the roads will be wet. you probably will see ponding. if you check 295 southbound, traffic is moving along nicely. not really too many problems on the major highways. it's really the side streets.

southbound 95 at the white marsh boulevard ramp. that has the ramp blocked this. we have a couple of things going on here. stevenson lane a tree remains blocked and circle road closed because of flooding at ruxton road. and wires down at jennifer road and farn um way has that intersection closed there as well. jamie and megan, back to you. still more to tell about you on "good morning, maryland." i'm sherrie johnson and i'll have a story coming up. ♪

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tens of thousands of teachers are needed around the country and dozens are needed right here. >> and many are looking for an affordable place to live. >> millers court is offering more than just spacious living and amenities. >> here's sherrie johnson with how teachers are being enticed to move in. sherrie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. there is a new community geared toward educators. millers court is an affordable housing complex just for teachers. it was originally a can factory. since july, 80 teachers call it home. teachers pay a reduced rate for

rent. it feature hires ceilings and large living room windows. the complex is located in north baltimore, placing many teachers close to their school. new teachers moving to baltimore are excited about the concept. >> i think millers court for me was the safe way to know that it was cheaper. especially my first year trying to budget a new salary, you know, because just coming out of college you never had ale a salary before. being safe in nigh environment was a factor. >> reporter: rent for one, two and three-bedroom apartments range from 700 to $1500 a month for teachers. normally, that same neighborhood one bedroom would go for $1100 a month. there is a waiting list but it's in the works by 2011. sherrie johnson, abc 2 news. 5:48. we had big storms erupt this

morning. we've had flooding in baltimore, harford and cecil county. aleen gabey's here with a beautiful dog. we were talking about how animals get scared in the storms as well. if you are new to a pet in your family, just understand they can get skittish when we have the big boomers outside. they can hear better than we can so even off in the distance. we have a frontal boundary draped threw hor. it's 60s north of the border. watch the flare up this morning right there on top of baltimore, on top of this frontal boundary that is essentially dealing with a tropical feed coming out of the gulf. that cool air out of the northeast trying to slice across central maryland. we just happened to be under the target as the ingredients came together in the atmosphere. pull back and look at this circulation pulling off. partly because of this upper level feature that's spreading

more of the moisture and more than likely to spread heavy rain our way, it's been helping to cut down on danny offshore, and ripping this thing apart. 40 mile-per-hour winds. it's barely a tropical storm this morning. our forecast leading in through tomorrow. this will be tomorrow afternoon passing well offshore of ocean city. a closer pass regardless of what has been said in tracts throughout the week, most of the energy on the east side will be a small pla player on the coast. 77 today. look out for more potential 80 tomorrow. saturday 77 and heading to ocean city. let me show you this. temperatures in the upper 70s, expect the chance of heavy rain through sunday. getting word of more roads closed. philadelphia road chosed between route 543 and abingdon road so just be aware of that as we check here at the bw parkway southbound at route 175, traffic is moving along nicely here.

we have an accident southbound 95 at the exit ramp. that crash is on the ramp and blocks the ramp. so use caution this morning. stevenson lane at mitt lane, circle road closed at both directions at ruxton road. owings mill closed. timber road at farn um way, things remain closed. jamie and megan, back to you. whatever you are doing, you have to check this out because we have -- >> you look sad today. angel michael up for adoption. 3-year-old male. he's so timid. he needs a quiet house. justin and i were wondering if he was scared from the storms last night. he's shaking. very sweet dog. >> very sweet dog. you said you have a lot of beagles?

>> we do. it's going in cycles. when they get scared with the storms, don't fuss over them. they need to calm down on their own. you need to talk to your vet if they need medication to go through it. >> it's very stressful for a dog. you have a lot going on. >> sunday it s. our first ever biker event. i brought one of the t-shirts with me. it's sunday on the 30th of august. it starts at harley davidson. people can register at 10:00 to 12:00. they hit the road at 12:00. it's a fund-raiser, $20 registration fee. you can come, support the maryland spca and should be a lot of fun. >> can't beat bikers and dogs. >> they are really sweethearts. that's great. what's this book all about? >> wally's world is another promotion. the author is giving away this

book until the 31st with every adoption. this is one of those popular books that comes with every adoption. >> so you go into the maryland spca, adopt michael here. he is the sweetest thing. i'm in love. he is very, very nice. >> all right. so there's the number to call 410-235-8826. listen, if you win the megamillions, don't forget the maryland spca. it will be great things for our community. aleen, thank you for coming in. >> thank you. >> don't forget michael. still ahead of us here on "good morning, maryland," coming up, some of the cold, hard streets of baltimore are now warm and inviting. how a baltimore neighborhood gets a new hook. right now, we show you outside. hey, michael, row, row your boat. it is a shoppy mess out there sloppy mess out there. this is more thas-cuto

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a vacant lot in the city's oliver neighborhood is now a green garden oasis. look at that. >> the transformation took only 24 hours. the neighborhood has a new

found sense of community. the project creates community gardens. they planted flowers, vegetables and trees. now schools, community centers and neighbors have access to the garden. >> that is beautiful. >> it's getting a lot of rain right now. >> they're up on the rooftop already. we'll be right back with the 6:00 news. where are we going? >> we're heading all over the place. all of those temperatures on your screen range from 69 to 67 degrees. we'll be right back. it's what doct most for headaches.

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