officer, and hand over your license and registration. all those stories just ahead. good friday morning. thank you for joining us. >> the cop's still talking. there you go. you know the cops will be out on 50, so be careful going down ocean city. watch the speed. here he is now. watch the temperatures, justin berk. >> we had a quiet week after the stormy weather the week before. leading into the holiday weekend, you think, can we really hold on to this trend? the answer is yes, 63 right now in baltimore. 73 in ocean city. yeah there's some cloud cover that did sneak back in and blocking out the full moon overnight. like yesterday, the clouds should pull over during the east. we expect to go from mostly cloudy to partly to mostly sunny as we aim for an afternoon two degree guaranteed high of 80. we'll check out the weekend forecast in a few minutes. let's go back to the roads with kim brown. >> reporter: we have a smooth ride on 95 southbound as you

make your way down from the harford county line to the white marsh area. traffic's looking good. if you are traveling route 50 this morning, just be aware, it's closed in both directions at skipton landing road in talbott county because of crews cleaning up from an earlier accident. state police say they hope to have it reopen by 6:00 a.m. i'll keep you posted. in howard county a water main break blocks the right lane and will take you a few minutes to make it to the route 32 interchange. jamie and megan, back to you. we saw the softer side of congressman john sarbanes last night. if you had a question about health care, you jotted down the question, folded it up and handed it over. hopefully your handwriting is better than some of your doctors'. sherrie? >> reporter: congressman john sarbanes addressed a packed house at the university of maryland campus in downtown

baltimore. this was no shouting orieling. it was more like a classroom lecture. he answered only handwritten questions from the audience. he also previewed president barack obama's address next week to a joint session of congress. many pharmacy students attended. the future careers will be directly affected by the action or inaction of congress. >> put the power of the presidency behind it and join with those in congress, and frankly, those all across the country, regular citizens that want to see it happen. >> reporter: theres with extra police there in case of a problem. live in the studio, sherrie johnson, abc 2 news. the latest now on efforts to keep cell phones out of maryland prisons. corrections officers learned more about the technology officials designed to detect illegal cell phones inside jail cells. contraband cell phones are

becoming a huge problem as inmates are using them for criminal activity. two years ago, murder suspect patrick byes used a cell phone from prison to order a hit on carl lackl, who was set to testify against him in court. lackl was shot and killed in front of his home in rosedale. >> we hope when they come to prison they disconnect from the criminal activity, but the cell phones make it easy to stay engaged. there have been several cases where the criminal activity has been ordered from prisons. >> reporter: maryland also supports cell phone jamming. it is 5:33. here is a look at what's happening on this friday the 4th. the kir cuss is in town. the cole grornlg circus will be erecting the largest big top. the shows are tonight at 4:30 and 7:30 and runs through monday. for all of you classic car drivers, the usa fall tour will have its official stop in front of the b & o railroad in

ellicott city going on today. the liquor board has ordered a cumberland tavern to close after three police officers were hurt in a fight involving about 30 people. the board gave the owner of wonder bar six months to find a buyer for its liquor license and says it cannot be used in that location. this follow as i disturb aeness last friday that made a police corporal fear for his own life when he was surrounded by 10 to 15 drunk bar patrons. if you are driving this holiday weekend and get pulled over, here's a quick refresher course on what not to do. what you are about to see was recorded by a news crew in oklahoma during a ride along. >> i need to you go back and have a seat in your car. have a seat in the car. have a seat in the car and we'll talk about it. >> i'm not finding that. you can take me to jail if you

want. >> after several minutes, the man does sign the ticket but not until he gets in one last word. >> you're a [ bleep ]. >> excuse me? >> you heard me. >> what'd you say? >> my name is troper ford, okay? >> the man is then sent on his way and not even waiting for the trooper to finish before he speeds off. >> what's wrong with that guy? >> i don't know. regardless of where you are traveling this holiday weekend, police remind to you be extra cautious. as usual, the state is cracking down as part of its strike force campaign. last night, police held what they call a happy hour sobriety checkpoint on boston street between 4:00 and 8:00 p.m. here comes along a man, a doctor on long island taking a unique approach to health matters. and for you stones fans it is official. find out if charlie rocks will

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. welcome back to "good morning, maryland." >> yeah, all right. >> a paper cut. >> yeah, i know. here's justin berk. >> we'll look at the weather site that abc was just talking about. >> we're on it. we'll see if we can post a link online today. we'll check you out right now on storm center weather net. we have a look around the region with westminster and beyond, much warmer than we were earlier in the week down in the 40s and 50s. a 60 degree morning is comfortable right now. you are looking right at the edge of the cloud line. it is overor mild at 67 degrees right now in glen burnie and around the rest of the region. we've got to 56 in ellicott city. 62 in bel air and up towards northeast to the fine cecil county hub at 62 degrees. again, the clouds have built in overnight.

we'll get ready for a mostly cloudy day. right now at 5:39, let's go back to you. as we kick off the holiday weekend, traffic is building rly as you make your way towards the white marsh area through the fort mchenry tunnels. the tunnels are checking in without any incidence this morning. be advised route 50 remains closed at skipton landing road as crews try to clean up from an earlier accident there. state police say they hope to have that reopened by 6:00 a.m. this morning. i'll let you know when route 50 gets reopened. route 1 between free state and gorman road, the water main break blocks the roads as you make your way towards the route 32 interchange. as we look at the jfx, traffic is looking good. now let's get a live update with linda so. linda? >> reporter: police officers and firefighters are being asked to stay home from work so the city can save money.

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agency. linda, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. nothing is off the table. the mayor has to slash more than $60 million from her budget. to get to that number, she's asking police officers and firefighters to take furlough days. the president of the city's firefighter union says the mayor's staff asked for nearly $3 million in cuts for the department. if the union will not accept cuts, the firefighters may have to be laid off. there is a clause that says police officers cannot be forced to take furlough days. if the police department cannot find enough savings, other city workers will have to absorb the pain. >> even more important than that, it doesn't make sense to take police officers off of the street in terms of the safety for the citizens. >> reporter: now, the president of afscme, the union that represents workers for most city agencies like trash collection and public works is set to meet with city leaders

later today. linda so, abc 2 news. john cataractis' appearance in court may be postponed because of the furloughs. he is charged with paying for a pole for helen holton. other state lawmakers will be off for five days. the latest plan would require court employees to take 3 to 10 days of unpaid leave depending on the salaries. a look now at some of the top stories we're working on for you this morning. anne arundel county police have released photos of three women accused of robbing a beauty supply store. it happened right there on ritchie highway in brooklyn park. according to police, the suspects grabbed products without paying. one of the women sprayed the clerk with pep are spray, so if you have any information that could help police nab these suspects, call metro crimestoppers at 1-866-7-

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been with the band since 1892 will stick it out and keep playing. [ laughter ] 5:46. keep playing the stones. i'll do the weather with them. we have a mild start compared to where we were earlier in the week when we were looking athe widespread 40s and 50s with near record lows on two mornings. we've got clouds that made a return overnight. we'll continue to watch like yesterday this cloud line shift its way to the east. a similar pattern. we have this stalled frontal boundary on the coast. the waves that ride their way up. clipping ocean city with a shower or two. otherwise, we're gonna get a drier, westerly flow and despite the disturbances back to the west, we should have ourselves a shift back to the west coast. hurricane and tropical storm jimena pushing its way onshore and mexico and deteriorating.

what i want to point out is you can see the cloud cover here. there should be a shift of winds through los angeles by the weekend forecasting a southwest are lir flow that -- southwesterly flow that could help them fight the fires out there. we've got the news for us, 80. we're going mostly sunny throughout the afternoon. after today's two degree guarantee of 80, we're down to 63 overnight. 82 tomorrow, 83 through sunday. then labor day monday, still looking good, 84 with a chance of an afternoon thunderstorm possible. kim? justin, it's been a quiet twitter morning so far. you can follow me at twitter.com/maryland updates to get your traffic on time. route 50 remains closed in both directions. this is in talbott county at skipton landing road. they hope to have it reopened by 6:00 a.m. this morning. also northbound route 1 between

free state drive and gorman road, the water main break continues to block the right lane. expect that to be taken away all day long. it will cause a delay as you make your way northbound this morning. looking here at the jfx at north avenue, traffic is looking good in both directions. jamie and megan, back to you. a day after sam moxley was found guilty of drunk driving, a long time resident steps up to run against him. >> this is the fist time in more than a decade that he had an opponent in the primary. cheryl conner introduces us to the man who wants counsellman moxley's job. >> you know what? i was looking for a friday. >> reporter: greg morgan has called catonsville home for 20 years. he's never held elected office but hopes to serve his community as the district one county councilmanp. >> i served as a pta president both elementary school and middle school. very active in the fourth of july celebrations here in catonsville.

>> reporter: one day after sam moxley was sentenced to two years of supervised probation for drunk driving, morgan publicly announced his intentions to run against him. greg morgan says he doesn't want councilman sam moxley's legal troubles to be a reflection on his campaign. he says he's been talking about running for the seat for five years. morgan calls councilman moxley a friend. >> that was a concern of mine that i might look opportunistic. i had to keep it going. >> reporter: morgan says he's proven himself worthy of holding an elected seat by launching community initiatives like the tree park. >> no one answered at councilman moxley's home. an assistant says he's unavailable. on the street, mixed feelings about the incumbent and his admission before the court that he's an alcoholic and needs help. >> i think that that's separate from what he does.

i mean, yeah, he wasn't a good example for the constituents, but on the other hand, he has admitted that he's done something wrong. >> i think if i had a choice, i would vote for somebody else. >> reporter: voters will have their say during the september primary in 2010. in catonsville, cheryl o'connor. >> megan? >> you have to take a look at this dog. if you are happy it's fry, it's fin began, right? >> it is. >> he's miling. you were -- he he's smiling. he's a big cuddle bug. >> 's very, very happy. we think about 5, 6 months old. oh, boy, from the bark city shelter. >> just during the commercial break watching the two of you, and he looks like was smiling. >> hes with a very happy dog. we try to keep the dogs happy when they under the adoption center at the maryland spca.

one the thing weese do is we use sort of household items, everyday household items. this is one of the plastic containers a lot of folks have. we save these. we'll poke holes in them going from the outside in when we don't have anything sharp and fill it with kibl or freeze some chicken stock and it gives them something to play with. >> because they want in there. and it keeps their brain active, passes the time. >> that's probably less expensive than a kong or any other dog toy you may have. can you use donations like this? >> yep. we love donations like that. cheap and easy. that's sort of what we want to do because we go through things quickly during 3,000 adoptions a year. every little bit helpsp. >> if you don't have the money to give to the spca, this is a good option. where can people learn more about finnigan?

>> the information is on the screen. he's there today. >> very handsome. thanks for bringing him in. you always bring in the best looking dogs. give them a call. >> i love that. beautiful. way to go, finnigan. listen, you still don't have mans for the holiday? don't you worry, we've got you covered. abc 2 has the holiday all mapped out for you. coming up all new at 6:00, a by one get one free is a hard deal to pass up, right? one unusual offer has heads shaking and women rushing to the doctor. (announcer) back to school means back to busy mornings.

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>> all sorts of fun stuff going on this weekend. hopefully the weather will be nice. right now, let's look at the exclusive weather net and start the 6:00 news. 64 degrees. this is more than look. i made it say, "booger." ...i-can-get-him-a- math-tutor" button. (announcer) if others run out, we still have what you need for school. staples. that was easy.

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captions by: caption colorado, llc (800) 775-7838 comments@captioncolorado.com it's furlough friday. if you work for the state this is your day off with no pay. if "the wire" ever returns, maybe we'll see this, a city cop accused of stealing money in drug dealers. nine days away from the start of the season and the ravens are already perfect in practice. >> these stories and a whole lot more coming up. it's just before 6:00 on a friday morning. good morning. >> good morning to you. let's get this weekend started right now. >> do it. >> all right. meteorologist justin berk. the sun comes up in just about 40 minutes. i know ocean city's east of us, but the sun's not up there yet. they had a cloudy da