responsibility for his mistake in failing to follow the campaign rulings. this does not diminish his achievements over a 60-year career in which he has created thousands of jobs and made baltimore a better place to live." lipscomb failingsed similar charges back in june, josie sturman, abc 2 news. a mess on bel air road and baltimore county after a water main break caused the road to buckle. the delays in the damage stretches from fowler road to taylor avenue right at the beltway. many homeowners and businesses had to go without water all day. cheryl connor has more on the impact. >> reporter: guess why i have dishes. the dirty dishes piled up fast. just after 9:00 this morning she noticed something is wrong. >> i went down to put wash in and it was like we have really good water pressure. when i did it was like gentle. >> reporter: it was all caused

by a 12" water main break on bel air road. water was shut off this morning as the department of public works tried to isolate the problem. some businesses were flooded, others had to shutdown and turn away medical care. >> we have had to cancel at least 100 patients into this afternoon, patients who were in the office, we did manage to finish with them. >> reporter: fortunately virginia gerhart's son got in for his medication. >> he is tested twice a day and without it he is prone to have a seizure. >> reporter: business is open at charm city cafe but customers are dying in on carry out containers since there is no way to wash the dishes. and the manager has to turn away customers. >> i just got a cancellation for a party of nine and that was for tomorrow, due to the water break, we won't have coffee and they were going to have coffee and big else. >> reporter: at this point btw

can only guess the cause of the water main break. >> could have been an older main, could have been shifting due to the rain we have had lately. >> the shower, no shower, didn't even think about it. >> repor it. >> don't think about it. the south end of bel air road is open and one lane of traffic is moving in both directions. the department of public works execs to have water back on in the next two to three hours. we'll keep you posted. route 50 just before the bay bridge, those who had to work today are trying to make their way down the ocean for the last bit of beach time before the summer is over and it's a pretty good go for them. not so much '06 a backup at the toll lanes. they are warning there should be delays at the bay bridge over the weekend. theyest that 336,000 vehicles will drive over the bridge between friday and monday. and they want to remind you to use the bridge during non-peak hours if you can either early in the morning or late at night. another a beautiful day

across the region. a few little light clouds because of those storm systems riding along the eastern school board but for the most part the labor day weekend looks like it is going to be gorgeous. nothing is showing up on maryland's most powerful radar. partly cloudy, temperatures will be in the mid-70s, with mild conditions. what about that long weekend forecast. i think you're gonna like it. that's all coming up. >> i think we're gonna love it. thanks norm. as we kick off the labor day weekend abc 2 works for you giving you ideas how to have a good time without breaking the bank. here's a couple of them. you could take the family to the regal new exhibit where a new exhibit is opening this weekend. or the critique show at the convention center and of course the maryland state fair which continues this weekend, the final weekend at the fair grounds in ty mown yum. you can find more stuff to do at abc2news.com. you will find it all in our slide show. drinking and driving in maryland is town according to a

new survey by the university of maryland school of public health. they find that 7.5% of drivers admitted to drinking a couple of difference before driving. at least once in the last month. but that's compared to 14% in 2004. a 54% drop. also in the survey, people believe the courts are too lenient when it comes to prosecuting drunk drivers. >> as a result, i think they are more likely to support post- conviction counter-measures like the use of ignition interlocks, mandatory vehicle impoundment, fines, license revocation, those kinds of things, because they are increasingly frustrated with, you know, the perceived lax tee with bye a drunk driver is handleled. >> the bad news in the study, aggressive driving and using a cell phone while driving, is up. police in anne arundel county need your help finding

an armed robbery suspect. this is the possible suspect in these pictures. yesterday morning a man robbed a 7-eleven sicko convenience store at 421 dorsey road and hanover. the suspect walked into the store armed with a shotgun. hard to miss that. and wearing a tan halloween- type mask, announcing a robbery. if you have any information you're asked to call metro crimestoppers 8667-lockup. attorneys say a gps ankle bracelet worn by a teenager accused of shooting a 5-year- old girl in west baltimore gives that teen an alibi. they are planning on calling on the vendor as a defense witness. in a motion filed this week attorneys say records from the vendors show that playmont davis violated the program after the shooting and they'll testify davis was a half mile away when the shooting happened. the shooting happened back in july. young raven wii i can't tell is

still in the hospital. prosecutors have dropped charges against a george's county man accused of stack a man in a fight near the university of maryland. he was cleared of second cree murder after investigators found it was a case of self defense. according to court records, he was released from jail on august 26th. crews had been charged in the death of johnny alvarez goals. they say he stabbed alvarez gomez and another man. boast were found in a 7-eleven parking lot. he later died. the worst job picture in the u.s. since 1983 may not actually be as gloomy as it looks. the government said the unemployment rate rose nearly half a point in august to 9.7%. vivian her tad oh has a look at the late estimate indicators. >> reporter: the labor department's job report is being looked at for signs the

economy is pulling out of the recession. although slightly better than predicted, in august 216,000 jobs were cut from pay roles pushing the unemployment rate to 9.7%, a 26 year high. even the stimulus program has been under fire by conservatives as being too costly. vice president biden argued it has kept the economy from shedding even more jobs. >> the numbers "today" show 216,000 people lost their jobs last month. much too high. but roughly 2/3 of the job loss we saw on a monthly basis when we took office. >> reporter: analysts say if the economy is in recovery it is at the beginning of what will likely be a slow rebound. >> we have been shedding jobs over the last 20 months so it should take about 20 months from now to get jobs back to where they were. and in fact, if they were to get back to where they were that quickly, that would be an stop irk fate. >> reporter: the unemployment

rate could reach 10% this year and may not decline until next year. the unemployment rate deals a blow to consumer confidence. >> i won't spend as much money as i was spending, clearly. i -- so i save a lot more. >> reporter: some areas analysts continue to watch include the health care sector which is still hiring and the pace of layoffs which has slowed in manufacturing and with temporary workers. vivian hurtado, abc news, washington. a that huge fire burning in california. homocide detectives on the case trying to find out who set the fire that killed two firefighters over the weekend. the fire was deliberately set. incindy air rematerial was found near where the fire started. two firefighters died when their truck plunged 800 feet town a steep mountain road. the ravens wrapped up a perfect preseason, they beat the falcons 20-3 to finish 4-0.

now they have to trim their roster. coach john harbaugh and his staff have until 4:00 p.m. tomorrow to make their cut. 22 players have to go to get down to the number 53. the ravens open the regular season at home when they take on the kansas city chiefs. finally here the long labor day weekend and we talk to the bay. we talk about how you can stay safe this holiday weekend. being out in the sun can make for a nice tan right now but wrinkles later. we'll tell you ways to erase those tan lines. cuts could be coming to police and firefighters but not before the union sounds the alarm. taking a look at the temperatures from baltimore, from the empowerment academy, 80 degrees, a little warmer today, but just so beautiful outside, a great way to start the weekend. norm is coming up with the all- important holiday forecast. ♪

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>> you're watching baltimore's station that works for you. now, abc 2 news at 5:00. >> labor day weekend should be about cook outs, major sales, and time out on the chesapeake bay with your family. but before you head out on the water it's time to think about safety. this year there has been a record number of boating deaths in maryland, abc 2 news photo journalist don harrison takes us out for a ride with ways to help keep all of us safe. >> they just don't realize how things can happen and you're not in control. >> how you doin' folks. do you have two wearable life

jackets on board? >> great. >> people go out, i have seen this, you know, without checking whether there are going to be thunderstorms, they have no experiencen operating a vessel and i have seen lots of people get into serious trouble. so it's a lot of fun, but you really have to be careful. >> when you own a vessel you're being influenced by stressors, these stressors are things like the sun, the wind, the rocking of the boat, can all stress a person's body. these stressors causes fatigue and impairs the judgment of the boater. >> i'll give them a 1021 when i clear my assignment. >> 10-4. >> you add alcohol in the mix it tends to magnify this effect. how you doin' today folks. appreciate you stopping cam. do you have your boat registration with you. how you doin' cam. >> i'm doin' good. how you doin'. >> the boat traffic in a lot of areas really gets congested and you just got to, you know, keep

an eye, you know, 360 degrees. and -- >> the boat off, possibly illegally at sandy point. >> approximately 90% of our fatalities also involve not wearing life jackets. life jackets saves lives. >> see you guys. have a good day. >> most accidents happen on friday, saturday, sunday between the hours of noon and 6:00. if you would like more information on boater safety go to our web site abc2news.com and click on links mentioned on air. >> announcer: now the forecast certified baltimore's most accurate. here is chief meteorologist norm lewis and maryland's most powerful.com radar. >> it's all about the weather. yes it is. the big weekend, the first real last weekend of summer. summer is going to last a little bit longer astro mom chi but traditionally this is the -- >> this is the end. >> this is it.

that's right. but we have got some beautiful weather for you that weekend, we hope you have some time to enjoy the weather. your shot from harbor cam overlooking the harbor area, flying up on tell graph hill, 82 degrees, 46% humidity, wind from the northeast 4. up in york 85 degrees, east man at 82, 72 out at oakland, down in the boardwalk in ocean city a few more clouds around, 79 degrees, 78 right now in dover, delaware, tropical depression erica. still around. a disorganized area of low pressure. just south of puerto rico. with winds of 30 miles per hour. continues moving towards the west at 6 miles per hour. just kind of meandering around and causing some rain and a little bit of gusty conditions but not a big deal. but we will continue to monitor erica as well as the rest of the tropics in case this decides to change its mind and

develop into something. in the meantime, throughout the day today, the fog, remember yesterday i was telling you about if you go, the farther east you go, the more cloud you would run into? well there are those clouds right along the eastern school board. as the day went along some filtered in and out of the way. that's because of air moving along the eastern sea board, the activity is off shored and it's going to remain that way because of the big dome of high pressure giving us the nice weather. tomorrow we're going to have a little bit more sunshine, in fact quite a bit more sunshine than we saw today, as this trough of low pressure moves along the eastern sea board. our temperatures are going to continue to warm slightly over the next couple of days as we head down towards the official end of summertime. right now maryland's most powerful radar not indicating any precipitation around the region. things are looking got.

79 in german town, out in hagerstown 82, northeast reports at 77, same in galena, denton and cambridge. dover at 79 trees. 79 in the arnold area. all right. here is the all important forecast for tonight. few clouds around. as the sun goes down, most of the clouds are gonna disappear and we'll have a very nice evening with mostly clear skies, a few clouds on the eastern shore tomorrow, partly cloudy skies, the showers again stay off the eastern sea board and it looks like it's going to stay that way through the weekend. here it is. for the overnight period, mostly clear, mostly sunny tomorrow, a warmer, high tomorrow of 85 degrees. now the extended outlook, here is your 85 tomorrow, 85 on sunday, monday 82, on tuesday, wednesday, thursday, and friday, looks like we'll see some scattered showers and thunderstorms. looks like the rainiest day will be thursday but temperatures will be on the moderate side getting into the

low to mid-70s by the end of the week. we'll be back in a while with more on the weather. in your health tonight just because you happen to be younger doesn't mean you should ignore taking care of your skin. susan hendrix explains how what you do now may pay off later. >> reporter: karen johnson may only be 31 but she is well aware of the need to take care of her skin now to avoid wrinkles later. >> my mom had beautiful skin and i know it's because she took care of it so long. >> reporter: growing up in miami she was exposed to sun constantsly. she was 12 when her mother started her on a skin care regimen. no matter what your age, there are some steps you can take to avoid the dreaded crinkle of the skin. >> two things are never smoke and avoid tanning beds. both of those set you up to have bad cole low again and bad

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abc 2 news at 5:30 coming up. hello everybody. i'm terry owens. concessions or layoffs. the mayor tries to make up for cuts in state aid. a high school coach on trial after one of his players collapses and dies. we'll take you inside the courtroom. how do they do that? one show, multiple cities. abc 2 works for you so you don't waste your money. we'll have those stories and norm's holiday forecast all coming up at 5:30. thanks terry. a look at it takes us to wisconsin where a billboard is getting a lot of attention. it's a deal on breast implants. it sails "buy one, get one free." the ad has only been up a couple of weeks and will stay up a month. check this out.

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>> now, abc 2 news at 5:30. and wen gin tonight with a looming budget cut at city hall. good evening everybody. i'm terry owens. this labor day weekend finds the mayor trying to make autopsy $25 million cut in state aid. it appears everything is on the table including concessions from the police and deeper cuts at the fire department. abc 2 news roosevelt leftwich tells us what all this means for you, the taxpayer. >> reporter: on a day the city is encouraging employees to give to charity city leaders are looking at ways to take away money from those same workers because of an ailing city budget. the previous cuts tried to trevor jobs and now it seems that even police and fire could

be on the block. >> if they vote no then there will be additional layoffs in every department. i cannot spare certain agencies and put the burden on the majority of other agencies. >> the mayor says they are asking police and fire to give back vacation time. baltimore's fire chief says he has been taking a very hard look at his budget. >> we're doin' the best we can with the resources we have. and it's definitely a tough time. but we're hoping to do this year is allow atransmission to save the money we need to save rather than lay somebody off. that's our last resort. >> reporter: although no official numbers have come out of city hall the tire fire department has had to deal with previous layoffs, four companies are out of business. if that gets worse the city could be in danger. >> no factors, no scan, we're into the bone now. >> union president says if there are layoffs as much as to% of the fire department could be shut down pe