couple of hours, cloudy skies, scattered showers, temperatures will hold in the 60s. but the grand plan is that the showers are gradually coming to an end. we'll tell you about it and we'll talk about the weekend that kelly was so anxious to find out about coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks, north. the flooding has forced police to shut down ruckston road between circle avenue. we are live in rucks ton with the latest on the weather. still getting wet out there, delia? >> reporter: it is still wet. but there is good news. between circle drive and elingham avenue that is shut down, there is good news. take a look down here. you can see the sediment left behind here, there is a clear line and it shows just how far this water has receded. and in fact, i can tell you in the last ten minutes, when we were first going over and noticing this line of sediment here, it's really gone down

another foot or so. so it's moving quickly. however not that quickly. the road is still going to be closed and there is still a huge puddle. at the worst it was about 10 inches deep and as we said, it is starting to recede. you can see some bits of grass at this point, so that is some good news. a lot of neighbors say their very used to this. this happens at least once a year we're told. and it's not the worst that they have seen. however it is still bad enough that crews have shut down this road. they have shut down this road starting at this end, elingham avenue, and then the opposite end at circle drive. there is a problem we have to tell you about. because as we noticed when we were driving down, the height of the evening rush hour, there is no road block on bellonna avenue and folks are thinking they can drive right through and then are forced to make a u- turn on a very busy, windy road, a pharoah road as well. so keep that in mind as you're heading home. the commute is going to be a

rainy one and probably a long one. you'll have to detour around ruxton road between circle drive and elingham avenue. we're live in ruxton. abc 2 news. cash strapped cities like taneytown could jeopardize safety on their roads. >> road construction through taneytown has a detour past public schools and on average police are issuing 3 speeding tickets per day. >> the cops do a good job at stalling it through here. >> and a speed camera could free officers to patrol elsewhere. >> safetywise i think it's a good thing. >> a new law in maryland would allow the city to place cameras

there. like many local governments here in maryland, state budget cuts are being felt here and the speed cameras is one of the only mechanisms annapolis has given it to raise some money. >> the cuts we got from the state are $300,000. our budget is about $3.5 million so it's a fairly big cut. >> that represents about $40 for each of the city's 7500 residents. or about 1 automatic speeding ticket apiece. but in addition to the dollars, city leaders want to make sure the cameras make good sense. >> unless we're doing it for safety reasons, we're not going to do it. we won't do it for revenue or make it a revenue source. >> reporter: a new law would ticket motorists traveling more than 12 miles per hour over the speed limit and would result $40 fine. but now the police warn those 5 over and ticket those 10 over.

in taneytown, jeff hager, abc 2 news. >> city leaders will take up the issues of speed cameras again next month after they do more research on the potential impact. well the remainer -- the remains of a civil war site will be buried in new york. fragments of bone and a metal button were discover bid a hiker in 2008. the soldier was killed in action at millers corn field during the battle of antid ham. the army national guard will accept the remains taken to new york for a burial with full military honors on september 17th. and now for tonight's top stories. good news for you tonight in the fight against the swine flu. two new studies show the vaccine may take just one shot

instead of two and work even faster than expected. it means that doses would be available to inock late twice as many people. the news comes as cases of swine flu just continue to grow. the government predicts the h1n1 vaccine will be available by mid-october. ravens are painting the town purple ahead of sunday's home opener against the chiefs. the cheerleaders got the crowd pumped up and signed autographs and the band performs. a training exercise on the potomac caused flashbacks and media mishaps this morning. several news agencies including cnn reported the exercise as an attack near the pentagon where the president and his family were attending a 9/11 ceremony. false reports of gunfire on the river spooked the nation's capital. sending fbi agents to the scene and grounding flights. coast guard is promising to

take a close look at what happened today. eight years ago tonight, thousands were dead after the worst terror attack in u.s. history. known forever simply as 9/11. the day has haunted the nation in many ways. it began a battle against international terrorism that still goes on today and made this a sacred date for those who lost loved ones. here is rangy davis. >> reporter: nature provided the perfect environment. rain and ominous skies over the location of the september 11th attacks. the rituals and remembrance of grieve at ground zero are now familiar. the moments of silence and testimonials to loved ones. >> my beloved brother, i miss you so much. >> reporter: in shanksville, pennsylvania, bells tolled for

the victims who perished there and at both the white house and pentagon, president obama mourned with the country he now leads. >> on this solemn day at this sacred hour, once more we pause. once more we pray. as a nation and as a people. >> reporter: eight years later america continues to battle with those who attacked us. but osama bin laden has not been brought to justice and the u.s. death toll in afghanistan continues to rise. on capitol hill, there is mounting concern over increasing the american troop presence in afghanistan. >> we increase and accelerate dramatically our efforts to support the afghan security forces in their efforts to become self-sufficient before we can consider whether to increase u.s. combat forces. >> reporter: the september 11th memorial remains under construction but is expected to be partially finished and open

in time for the 10th anniversary. lindsey davis, nbc news, new york. the dream of owning a home came true today for an iraqi war veteran and his family. it was all thanks to the nonprofit organization homes for our troops. sergeant valentin and his family were presented with their keys to the brand new home in pasadena today. he is now a triple amputee losing both legs and his left arm as well as hearing in both ears. >> in the beginning, that's what you cope with. you think you can handle any situation, but then to receive something like this, this is a great gift. this is a house. it pretty much confirms that it's not a life-ending

situation. this is my life beginning. >> he and his family will move into their new home on september 19th. is the nfl in trouble? well tickets are not selling like they used to and some local games could be blacked out. why the leagues commissioner says this is nothing new. save money on diapers, go diaperless. you have to see this story. how some moms and dads are getting their newborns potty trained. yes, newborns. and taking a look at our weather tonight. an inch and a quarter, not nearly as much as some areas. we'll have a complete look at your forecast coming up. the new mcdonald's bacon and cheese angus third pounder.

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the dow jones do you and the nasdaq down 3. any mom and dad knowthe babies are not cheap. you have the clothes, the formula, the crib, the car seat the stroller and tons of diapers. but what if you didn't need any diapers. believe it or not, some moms say it's not only possible, it's preferred. young linton has been diaper free since 4 months old. he gives his mom the sign, tugging his pants and then they

make a mad dash for the potty. linton and mom and those who teach elimination identification, she started diaper free with her own child. she says you just need to learn the clues. >> most parents get the hungry cry or the tired cry because there is a pee cry. >> diapering is a lot of work. and once you really start to get it down, just holding them over something is a lot easier. >> 35 states now have groups following what is often called natural infant hygiene practices. some parents say they do it for a closer relationship with their children and others say it helps the environment. others say they just love saving money. i'm glad we're out of diapers at our house. tonight la toya jackson sits down for her first one on one interview since michael's death. she reveals the grief his children and family have gone through coming to terms with

the death. pluses the ins and outs of buying celebrity memorabilia, so you don't waste your money. i'm megan pringle. it's friday and we are working for you. trying to save you some money. if you haven't done it yet, go to abc2news.com and check out our financial survival guide. here is what you'll find on there today. you'll find four tips for finding work even in this economy. one of them will have you going right next door. plus if you're thinking about eating out this weekend, we have a list of 101 places where kids eat for free. can't beat free. all of that and more is on abc2news.com, just check out the financial survival guide. i'm mention -- i'm megan pringle, abc 2 news.

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some nfl game this is season. a tv signal. the economy is hurting ticket sales and that's leaving many fans out of the picture. >> reporter: the jacksonville jaguars have yet to play a regular season game and already their season is getting off to a rocky start. their struggle to fill the stadium could lead to nfl blackouts. to show a game on tv, in its home market, a team must sell out at least 72 hours in advance. a tough play to pull off in a struggling economy. >> there is a reason that the league feels at this point in time that up to 20% of all game this is year could be blacked out in their local markets. >> its recession has forced fans of all teams to make some difficult game-day decisions. case in point, the arizona cardinals. even playing in the superbowl last year didn't keep them from struggling to sell enough seats to the opening game. >> it sends a message to the rest of the league that any

market, almost any market, can struggle. >> not even superstar brett favre can ensure vikings game will be on local tv. >> there are people sitting on the fence. saying wait a minute, before i shell out big bucks for a vikings game, i want to make sure they are for real. >> blackout games will be played online for free until not after midnight but that won't fill restaurants or sell merchandise. >> it does create more excitement than on tv. >> and that requires getting fans into the stadium, an easier fete if their team is winning. as one coach said, in one case, winning isn't everything, it's the only thing. dianealverez, abc 2 news. now here is norm lewis and maryland's more powerful

doppler radar. >> well our live camera showing wet and rainy. rights now at bwi, thurgood marshall, 69 degrees. winds from the northeast and pressure falling. flood warning in affect for baltimore and harford county but you'll notice the gail warning is now. national weather service canceled that and i have a feeling they'll cancel this in the next hour or so because the heavy rainfall has passed out of the region. temperature wise around the area. in york, 61 downtown. 61 in easton. win chester, virginia at 68 degrees. throughout the day the slow moving area of low pressure continues to pummel us with heavy amounts of rail. some places getting more than 3 inches. but as you can see, the rain is in the process of coming to an end. across the area right now, maryland's most powerful radar still indicating some heavy rainfall here in the maryland, baltimore county, harford county line and the

pennsylvania line. that shower activity will continue for about the next hour to hour and a half. it will start to come to an end through the evening. you can always go to our website, to abc2news.com to check out our interactive radar when you click on the weather tab. it pulls up the radar and this is what you can do. you can zoom out and do just about anything you want if you want to kind of track it. you can just drag that storm. as you can see the heavy rainfall now going through portions of massachusetts, up into new hampshire, vermont and al bane, new york getting some heavy rainfall. can you do it on your own computer at home at abc2news.com. here is your forecast for this evening. the showers gradually leaving the area. during the day tomorrow, a partly cloudy day but a chance for an afternoon shower and then on sunday things should continue to clear up throughout the region. not a fantastic weekend but getting better. showers ending, breezy, 57 for the low tomorrow.

daytime high of 57 degrees and a chance for an afternoon shower and the extended outlook, things looking good on sunday. partly cloudy and 80 dreyses. on sunday, mostly sunny. getting clear on wednesday. thursday 72 and friday mostly cloudy and 74 degrees. we'll be back at 6:00 with more on the weather. it sure seems like we've lost a lot of celebrities this year. we do have a consumer alert about all of the deceased big names. john checks in whether the music and photos make good investments so you don't waste your money. >> reporter: 2009 may go down as the year of the celebrity death. michael jackson, farrah fawcett, ted kennedy. and because of that celebrity memorabilia is at an all-time high and that's why it's a case of buyer beware. >> reporter: those on ebay can

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>> just like the old days. so before you meet the press or face the nation, you should square off on 9:30 on sunday morning here on abc 2. well the ravens kick off the 2009 season on sunday, what can you expect if you're heading to the game? abc 2 news at 6:00 starts right now. when it finally rained, it poured. and we've got some serious flooding. in one baltimore county community. good evening. i'm mary beth marsden. i think the waters are receding a little bit now and the rain is letting. norm lewis is here with the first forecast. we still have a flash flood warning in affect for baltimore county, harford county and a flood advisory for cecil county in affect until 8:30 this evening. as you can see with maryland's most powerful radar, the heavy rain has kind of subsided. we still have scattered showers across the region but the rain is gradually coming to an end. heavy ra