swaddling out of town. why some people are very upset about it and are going to miss it. >> how many times did you ride i it? >> four, in less than three years. i love the tour. we're going to look at all those stories. we got a lot to tell but. stay with us. also, check out these cool pictures. these are just the recently refurbished hubble telecope pictures. >> the sharpest photos yet of cosmic beauty complete with the heavenly glow. nasa unveiled the first photos since its billion-dollar repair mission earlier this year. the images of dplaxies are sharper than previous photos taken of the same places by hubble before the upgrade. it's awesome to see. >> looks like a paint store right there. that was beautiful. weather and traffic every 10 minutes. here's justin.

>> by the way, those meteor crashes from uper i think we were looking at. i know, i'm just a little geek. i understand. i'll say it for you. let's go outside. we have a coastal flood advisory. that is because of the strong easterly wind not so much the heavy rain. that could add to the problems. also, we have small craft advisories, the pink there. the times of interest here, high tide this morning in baltimore, fort mchenry 10:51, and 11:50 tonight. i understand there's a variation of be a hour, hour and a half up and down the bay but those are the vantage points between 11 and midnight tonight we could have the worst possible flooding if we're going to have it, from the storm system. rain from east-to-west, just a few showers, same thing we dealt with the last couple of days. we're aiming for 68 this afternoon. more widespread showers and heavier rain moving in tonight. 5:31. let's see what's happening on the roads. >> good morning. anne arundel county, this is route 50 at route 97, usually

traffic starting to build in both directions. no problems on route 50 towards the capitol beltway. 97 is running smoothly northbound towards 695. we really don't have any problems at the tunnels. however, if you're traveling southbound on 83 notice a crash off to the shoulder at belfast road. police on the scene and that is getting a little rubbernecking attention causing slowing but not too major of a delay. as you peek at the jfx at northern parkway, traffic is light and moving nicely in both directions. back to you. the latest now on the push to bring slot machines to maryland. maryland's video lottery commission has conducted a site visit for anne arundel county slot proposal near arundel mills mall. thinks the commission's final tour of the four proposed locations competing to operate a casino. there's a public hearing underway to get the public's comments about all of this. >> we'll see maximization of revenues and building in a regional commercial center that is already attracting 14

million people a year. it's really a no-brainer. >> commissioners already visited sites in baltimore city, cecil county and worcester county. yet another case of animal abuse in baltimore city to tell you about. this is at least the third case that we have told you about this year involving a kitten. bark shelter says a woman watched as a group of boys held and swung this kitten by its tail even hitting the cat's head on the ground. it happened on wilkens avenue in southwest baltimore. the woman then took the kitten from the boys and another woman brought it straight to barks. >> if you have children that are doing this kind of cruelty and violence they go on to do violence towards people also. it's a known fact. so, children like this need to have help. they need to be caught, they need to be helped in some way. with their violent behavior. >> the kitten has been named miracle. and miracle has a broken jaw and will need surgery. police are investigating. meanwhile, the city's recently

formed anti-animal abuse task force will hold a public meeting next week to discuss this growing problem here in our city. it will be held next wednesday at 6:30 at poly. 5:33 now. here's a look at what is happening today. september 10th. lieutenant governor anthony brown set to host a week of service activity and breakfast for homeless seniors. also today, the susquehanna river commission will vote on whether to relax regulations governing water use for gas development as well as drilling. 5:34. you rub the foot of unitas on sundays, name the kids after brooks andtureer the 8 this is in your baltimore handbook. linda so has more. >> reporter: all they left behind was this, a ripped up cement base with some sand and cal ripken jr.'s name on it. fans are not happy about it. police say it was caught on tape as four men pushed and

kicked over the 8 and ran off with it. the four suspects have been identified as 19-year-old matthew rainer, jason stoneburner and patrick reynolds from essex. 19-year-old gary parker from baltimore. all four face theft and vandalism charges. it was put in as a tribute to kidnap -- ripken's retirement. officers say they got a call for disorderly conduct and when police showed up it was pretty obvious loo they were dealing with. >> shortly after the call we received a call for a disorderly in the 3000 block of bomb -- lombard street. four intoxicated males argueing with each other. when they arrived they found the 90 number 8 statue in the back of the truck >> police are not releasing the video because they want to use it to product the suspects. no word on when the number 8 will be returning but fans just want it back in its rightful place. live in camden yards, linda so, abc2 news.

too early for them to fly south but the ducks left baltimore the amphibious sight-seeing rides known as ride the ducks ended their operations in charm city. an official with the company says it needs to concentrate on its investment with other cities. the vehicles drove tourists to downtown streets before entering the water for a harbor tour. >> there you are. in the back. >> it's possible. i rode them a lot. i really like that tour. you've heard what it sounds like when bricks are stacked and then when they fall down. >> add that to a little a truck and we show you a big mess. before you head to work and school, let's hear what justin berk has to say. >> at 5:36. this is maryland's most powerful doppler radar. we take to you harford county where there's really not much in the way of action going on now. we're expecting to have ourselves a few more showers as the day wears on. this is fallston high school at 60 degrees. winds out of the east but already gusting to 16 miles per

hour. and as we take it on in through today at the bus stop and we're all safe because megan is still driving, just plan for showers. again, not a washout but 62 to 66 the spread. heavier rain moves in this afternoon and tonight. good morning. the commute start is good out there on the the marc train, no delays there. light rail and metro subway looking good for travel. on the buses the number 19 with a 20-minute delay. the number 20, 23 and 40, all diverted at fayette and linwood. police activity. corporate and international, construction there. and saratoga and greene, watermain break repair. for the mta transit team, i'm mark jones. aren't you tired of bleach accidents?

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welcome back. let's look at the weather with justin berk. >> 5:40. we start with a cool damp feel to the air. not a lot of rain but definitely a couple of sprinkles around and a lot more of that where it came from. 64 degrees now in baltimore. 61 up towards york. 63 in easton. essentially this is going to be the day, the third day in a row where we have to deal with the threat of showers and cool

weather. you can see the flare-up of showers we had overnight settle down. more off the coast. and much more just offshore. we'll have to show you in a couple of minutes. so the threat of showers will be with us the first half of the day. this afternoon, through tonight, it increases to a steadier rain. the winds pick up, could be gusting over 30 miles per hour. we also have that threat of some flooding, especially at high tide along the west shore of the chesapeake bay. highs today only 6 -- 68 degrees. traffic is off to a great start. no real problems to let you know about around the beltway or tunnels as we check at route 50 and route 97. traffic moving nicely as you make your way towards the capitol beltway and the baltimore beltway, depending on the direction you're going. still working a crash on southbound 83 at belfast road. it's off to the shoulder, police are on the scene and getting a little rubbernecking attention from southbound drivers causing a little slowing approaching that area. give yourself a few extra minutes there. and jfx at northern parkway, traffic moving nicely, no problems to let you know about.

now a quick update from sherrie johnson. >> there's new information in a gang rape case in baltimore city. concerning diplomatic immeanity. i'm sherrie johnson, i'm have the latest. (announcer) "new simply cookies from pillsbury. simply wholesome ingredients and nothing more." how doe between chy and soft tacos?

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♪ why not make this year's holiday one to remember? call 1-800-royal-caribbean today. we have an update on the story involving the gang rape in baltimore city. "the washington times" confirms that one of the three accused of the rape is actually the son of a foreign diplomat. abc2 news sherrie johnson is here to explain what that could mean in the case against him. >> reporter: one of the suspects in the gang rape case is adedamola adeniran. his father is the new u.s. ambassador from nigeria. the suspects were arrested for the july gang rape of two women in baltimore city and another woman in august. police say in july two victims accepted a ride from the suspects in downtown baltimore. investigators say the women were threatened at knifepoint and taken to a nearby high

school parking lot and raped. another female victim said she was raped under the same circumstances in august. she was able to identify the license plate from the car which led police to one suspect and he gave up the other two. now, according to published reports since the suspect's father was not yet serving as a bass door at the time -- ambassador at the time of the arrest he will not receive diplomatic immunity. >> we can argue threat to public safety and flight risk and say, judge, we think this person might run if given the opportunity and also there are threats to public safety because of the nature of the crime so violent an heiness. >> reporter: all three men are being held without bail as they await trial. a preliminary hearing has been scheduled for september 15th. live in the studio, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. 5:45 now. here's a look at some of the other stories we're working on for you this morning. several morgan state students a little banged up after this crash in loch raven last night. sources tell us just before

11:00 a car slid and an suv crashed. this is the end of the really bad day. one of the passengers had just been released from the hospital after being mugged. then got into this wreck. none of the injuries appear to be life threatening, though. this accident up in harford county leaves a gaping hole in a churchville home. folks were busy boarding up the hole in the guest bedroom after a street sweeper crashed into the house in the 2600 block of palmyra drive. neighbors say the machine was preparing the road for a resurfacing project when it rolled down the hill and into the home. >> from what he told me what happened he parked by the silver truck, went to the other neighbor's house to get his truck removed, the blue truck. and, that neighbor's house, the sweeper took off on its own. >> that bed used to be against the wall. i didn't move anything in there. it pushed the bed about four

feet. >> wow. fortunately no one was hurt. the homeowners are aware on vacation. and their baby's room inches from the point of impact. talk about will you be. baltimore city police say 19-year-olds matthew rainer, jason stoneburner and gary parker along with 18-year-old patrick reynolds all face theft and vandalism charges after they stole the four foot high number 8 sculptture in front of camden yards. that 8 of course attributed to cal ripken. no word when the statue will make it back to camden, penn, -- camden yards. back with linda so in a moment. a fan really wanted to show rafael nadal how much he appreciates his game. the fan whisked out of the stands, on to the court, gave nadal a kiss. officials tried to grab him but too late. you see it there. he was arrested. michael phelps will wear a speedo for at least fourmore

years. the swimsuit maker extended their deal with the area olympic hero to 2013. part of the deal has speedo donating $10,000 to phelps charitable foundation for every world record he set. phelps says he's going to match each donation. and look at this. yesterday in timonium, in high tops as the ravens cheerleaders were taking part as the ravens kick off week celebrations continue. the ladies were out signing calendars. the kickoff party continues tonight with a free concert at power plant live. in document baltimore. sorry we couldn't leave up the video longer. satellite and radar composite highlighting showers along the shoreline. we had some push through overnight and there may be still spritzes on the windshield. area of low pressure here and watching this area of low pressure ride its way onshore. it will get a push from high

pressure sliding out of eastern new england and as that high actually worked its way into the atlantic it will shove this low pressure back on shore. that is the reason for the increasing winds and threat of pretty moderate rainfall. it's just getting going so it doesn't look as impressive as it really should demonstrate as we head in through today. let's pull it wider in reference to the east coast. a lot of us dealing with the wet weather. high pressure just off the corner and all getting that push on shore and that pressure gradient will increase the wind already having winds over 30 miles per hour in ocean city and they are looking at some really high surf. in fact some of the models forecasting over 15-foot waves just off the coast of the delmarva by tonight. very impressive storm and will be responsible for strong winds and heavy rain, high surf which includes the west shore of the chesapeake bay and high tide, especially tonight between 11 and midnight, we could have localized flooding. if you live near the water you know what you could expect. just prepare for that. hurricane fred still out there with 105 mile-per-hour winds.

well out in the atlantic but does look impressive. weakened from yesterday. this afternoon, locally, 20 to 30 mile-per-hour gusty winds, showers, only 68 in baltimore. looking at temperatures tonight, tomorrow, warming up from where we are now. 69 degrees in columbia. there we go. looking for the rain tonight, tomorrow back to 72 and near 80, drying over the weekend. kim? traffic looks great in anne arundel county. this is route 50 at 97. no problems to let you know about in either direction if you're headed towards the capitol beltway or headed on 97 northbound towards 695. everything is running smoothly. i'm getting word of a crash in harford county, darlington, route 1 at castleton road at the mouth of the conowingo dam. it's closed in both directions. if you're headed out this morning, don't go that way. i'll let you know where to go later on. quick peek at the jfx. at 41st street. traffic looks good in both directions. no problems here. back to you. 5:50. disney fans are in for four

days of fun at the all new event that opens today in southern california. andrea peterson has a sneak peek at the d-23 expo. >> reporter: longtime fanatics, even those fairly new to the world of disney will soon be gathering at the anaheim convention center. >> there's a lot of buzz out there about it. we're excited. we're expecting tens of thousands of fans to turn out and be a part of the ultimate disney fan experience. there are even surprises we have not been able to announce. >> reporter: families can come out together to discover the magic behind all that encompasses disney. >> it's really something for everyone. it's about screenings of films that no one has had a chance to see before. special performances, celebrity appearances. >> reporter: the fun doesn't stop there. kids will love all the interactive displays. i'm even told disney's biggest stars will be making surprise appearances all weekend long. and be one of the first to see a full episode of abc's fall line-up including the middle

and newly anticipated drama flash ford. it's a true dream for all collectors. >> let's not forget the merchandise, unique to the expo. can't be purchased anywhere else. >> reporter: come see the crown jewels of disney's archives. >> we have things from walt disney personally. we've got props and costumes, all kinds of things from all eras of the company from pinocchio to high school musical >> reporter: most items never publicly displayed before. >> my absolute favorite thing here is the sleeping beauty book. sci-fi unanimous will get excited, we brought many things for them. >> doors open today for disney fans nationwide. we humans are fast on our feet. cheetahs are faster. meet sarah the cheetah who made her way into the record books. and coming up new at 6:00 -- bernie madoff stole

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we all know who is the fastest human on earth but who is faster? he or the animal? >> i think the animal. sarah, the cincinnati zoo's 8-year-old female cheetah is the world's fastest of all land mammals. watch out, sarah earn her spot in the record book when she crossed the finish line with the time of 6.16 seconds in her very first attempt. that broke the previous mark set by a south african cheetah back in 2001. look at sarah go. >> what is she chasing? do we know? >> i don't know. >> apparently an object on a string. i hope so. i hope it's not some poor rabbit that is really fast, too. >> yeah, right. >> ed reed ran 6.26, he's a little behind sarah. 5:56. we show you a quick look at maryland's most powerful doppler radar. we've got a few showers out this. really nothing that impressive. we're just looking at a few

sprinkles this morning but the showers will actually generate as we head through the day. we've got a two-degree guarantee of only 68. strong winds over 30 miles per hour already, will increase throughout the day. heaviest rain tonight and tomorrow morning. then we'll taper off to showers, 72. back near 80 over the weekend as we dry out. we'll be right back. need a lift? hey buddy, i appreciate the ride, you know. no problem. ♪ mind if i take a shortcut? yeah, sure. ♪ i knew the subaru legacy was the smart choice... what i didn't expect...

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it's going to take some sharp lawyers to do some legal maneuvering ogo forward in a baltimore rape case. after hearing the president last night have you changed your opinion on his health care plan? swipe pink flamingos off a lawn in hamilton or tipping it over in finksburg is one thing, just don't mess with 8. that and more coming up. right now, good morning, thank you for joining us on this thursday morning, friday eve. >> let's look at justin berk