may have to be for two separate trials. you can have smiley fries, you can make a smile in the sky but what about a big old grin staring at you in your pepper? come on. that's so cute! >> it's grait. >> isn't that great? >> i'll never see that again. >> you can't eat that. smiling back at me. look out. good morning. it's october 1st. >> here's heatologist justin berk -- meteorologist justin berk. >> the food looks at you. you lose your appetite. you sure you want to take that bite? 5:30. let's take you outside on storm center weathernet. we're looking at harford county, north harford middle school in pylesville 43. 46 bel air elementary school. joppa, trinity lutheran school is 48 degrees. we were at joppatowne elementary school. we'll have pictures in the next half-hour of our visit yesterday. had a really good time with the faculty and students.

50 degrees by the water though. havre de grace -- seven-degree spread just in harford county alone. partly cloudy skies this morning, as we jump out of the 40s for most of us, 67 our two-degree guarantee. lets check the roads with kim brown. >> good morning. we have quite roads around the beltway on the west side, traffic moving at speed, no real issues or delays at this time. however, in baltimore city we have a road closure because of a watermain break. that is going to be at west 29th street between sissobon. and huntington. two construction projects in the area, northbound 97 at new cut road. and northbound 95 approaching 695. the projects will be picked up probably within the next 30 minutes or so. back to you. 5:31. one minute they are hanging out. next minute they are wearing a red cape with a big s on their chest. >> it's a story of two teenagers now being called heroes because they saved a woman's life. here's abc2 news linda so. >> reporter: they put their

own safety at risk and ran into a burning building to help save a woman trapped inside. pete "on the street" o'neal captured this exclusive video of firefighters racing to the scene for the rescue. it happened before 1:00 this morning on sheldon avenue in northeast baltimore. the two teens were sitting on the stoop, smelled a strong odor of smoke. that's when they raced upstairs and tried to help. it was crazy, man, i thought we were going to die, man. i know the lady and i couldn't even recognize her, how burnt she was. >> reporter: the teens became instant neighborhood heroes. several girls came up and gave mony hawks a hug for what he and his friend nick did to help save the woman. meanwhile, nick suffered smoke inhalation during the rescue. one firefighter suffered minor injuries. as for the woman, she suffered some pretty bad burns and medics had to take her to the burn center. ? the student -- in the studio, linda so, abc2 news. a man accused of dousing his grandmother with alcohol

and setting her on fire now charged with first degree murder. police say tyron mason attacked 85-year-old ethel hebderson on her home in poplar grove street in west baltimore in march because she refused to give him money. henderson died in june at hopkins bayview. the charge against mason then went from attempted murder to murder. 5:32. baltimore county police have two people in custody in connection with the murder of a 74-year-old man. the dod l body of david weeks was found in his home this past friday and now a woman and man who were renting a room from him are accused of killing him. police say weeks planned to have the couple evicted on friday. instead a relative found his body inside the home. >> i would just come over and say, how's your day going? just having him being gone is hard. >> the renters michael dimatti and his girlfriend, erin steffy

are charged with first degree murder. the medical examiner didn't specify whether a pillow and duct tape that were wrapped around his head are what led to his death. now the ongoing issues plaguing baltimore mayor sheila dixon. her lawyers now must prepare for the possibility of two separate criminal trials. the mayor faces theft charges for allegedly stealing gift cards from needy families. she will go on trial on those charges in six weeks. but her attorneys wanted to lay the other -- want to delay the other trial where she faces perjury charges. in that indictment the mayor is accused of gifts from her boyfriend, developer ronald lipscomb. the attorneys are trying to have those charges thrown out. 5:34. on this october 1st -- state officials plan to implement silver alert. it's to find missing seniors with cognitive disorders. and congressman elijah cummings will screen michael moore's latest film "capitalism, a love

story." for all you chocolate lovers the world famous lexington markets kick off their 27th annual chocolate fest sacral. that is all today, october 1st since it's the first of the month we want to you smile on your way out the door. smiley faces are seen in many places. what about a green pepper? >> i think it's a sign that life's good. life is what you make of it and life is good. >> i like patty carlton's attitude. she was cutting her green peppers and recently discovered a perfect smiley face in one of them. it actually appeared on both the top and bottom of the pepper. she says she plans to send the photos of the smiley face green pepper in her christmas cards this year. >> they are on both sides. >> yeah. >> happy vegetable. you can't eat that. >> that's great. standing in a packed concert can sometimes be very annoying. >> then there are the artists

you'll do just about anything for. how the boss brought down the house in new jersey last night. ♪ ease on down the road♪ >> jennifer hudson adding a new twist to celebrate the anniversary of oz. before you head out the door, though, we're going to check in with justin and the weather. >> i thought that was the wicked witch of the west over hurt shoulder. 5:36. good morning. we take you back to joppatowne elementary school. had a great time with them yesterday. we'll show you pictures later this morning, but they are planning for mid-40s. chilly, but a bit more sun expected as we head throughout the day. let's check in with mark jones. good morning. >> good morning. the commute start is a good one out there on the marc train. no delays on the camden, penn, or brunswick lines. light rail and metro subway on schedule. on the buses, 17 diverted at corporate and international.

36 running about 30 minutes late. allow extra time. for the mta transit team, i'm mark jones.

5:39. good morning. let's take you back in time to yesterday. it was a really interesting day. essentially, if you're looking at the cloud cover, time lapse from summit ridge in mount airy. the temperatures were down in the low 60s outside the beltway. beautiful scenery but the clouds did start to break up late in the day. we were mostly clear overnight. some clouds have moved in over the last couple of hours but that allowed temperatures to drop down to 42 in ellicott city. 45 in monkton. joppa is 48. same across the bay in chestertown. we have a look at the satellite imagery, again, a few clouds passing through early this morning but the skies should turn mostly sunny this afternoon, albeit still chilly, below normal with a two-degree guaranteed high of 67 degrees. 5:40 now. let's see what's happening on the roads. traffic is running smoothly on the major roads. southbound 95 headed to the capitol beltway traffic is moving about with no problems.

same on the bw parkway and on route 29. but in baltimore city we have a broken watermain break, that is on west 29th street between sisson and huntington drive. that intersection is closed. if you would like to get your traffic tweets tweeted directly to you, go to twitter.com/marylandtraffic. back to you. we're coming up on 5:41. they could smell the smoke. >> and their instincts probably saved a woman's life overnight. >> they are being hailed at heroes. how two teens jumped action when they heard the cries for help.

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5:43. thanks for staying with "good morning maryland." when the neighborhood girls come up and start hugging you you know you did something right. >> they raced in to a burning building to save a woman. abc2 news linda so joins us with the life-saving story. >> reporter: two guys just hanging out when they happened to hear a cry for help and jumped into action. pete "on the street" o'neal captured this exclusive video of firefighters racing to the scene to help save the woman. it happened just before 1:00 this morning on sheldon avenue in northeast baltimore. the two teens were sitting on the stoop when they smelled a strong odor of smoke that's when they raced up the stairs and tried to help. >> when we went upstairs and

opened the door fire started to come out of the door. she was on fire. the bed was on fire. everything was on fire. >> reporter: the teens became instant neighborhood heroes. several girls came up and gave mony hawks a hug for what he and his friend nick did to save the woman. his friend nick suffered smoke inhalation during the rescue. one firefighter suffered minor injuries. investigators are still working on the cause of the fire. as for the woman, she suffered pretty bad burns and medics had to take her to the burn center. in the studio, linda so, abc2 news. here's a look at some of the other top stories abc2 news is working on for you on this thursday morning. two people are in the hospital right now recovering from a stabbing. police tell our our overnight photographer pete "on the street" o'neill a woman was attacked at knifepoint as she walked around lafayette street at midnight but wasn't going to be a victim. they say she took the knife and stabbed her attack are in the neck. they are both in the hospital he's under arrest. police say they are also investigating two other stabbings that happened in the

area. 45:45. there are a lot of loss going into effect today. listen up. starting today if you are caught texting while driving you could face a fine of up to $500. the texting while driving ban went into effect across the state of maryland at midnight. but it doesn't cover reading text messages or talking on your phone. it's only just if you're looking at those -- that is all still legal. baltimore's automated speed monitoring program begins today. dozens of speed cameras will be up around the city. for the first month drivers who exceed the speed limit by at least 12 miles per hour around school zones will get a warning in the mail but after that you are subject to a $40 ticket. plus, a new law goes into effect requiring teen drivers to wait another three months to get a provisional and full license. also teens with repeat moving violations will face tougher pedges. this all starts today. believe it or not many of you are starting your christmas shopping. wal-mart wants to jumpstart

holiday sales by expanding last year's $10 toyota initiative tenfold. they are going to be offering 100 toys for $10. everything from barbies to transformers. this will last through the christmas holiday. toys "r" us gearing up, too. they are planning to hire 35,000 seasonal employees. nationwide. for information on how you can apply for a seasonal job with toys "r" us head now to abc2news.com and then click on the links. in entertainment news -- actor dennis hopper is in a new york city hospital after suffering from flu-like symptoms. his publicist says he was in new york to promote his new tv show. doctors say they plan to keep him there today for observation. and also, leave it to the fabulous. talented, wonderful jennifer hudson to bring generations together to celebrate "the wizard of oz's" 70th anniversary. netflix hosted a free outdoor

concert to the screening. hudson said she was proud to be part of the historic event. >> in college, my first year of college i got to sing "if you believe" at a graduation. now i'm here singing it for the 70th anniversary of "the wizard of oz." >> the digitally remastered wizard of oz will be streamed on net flex october 3rd. ready for this? >> we have a sneak peek. let's go to the giants stadium. >> three hours and 13 minutes he was up on stage. yeah. he's played there 19 times. he said i'm in my backyard. listen to this -- he sang 10th avenue freezeout and he drank a beer with some guy. then he sang "waiting on a sunny day," brought somebody up on stage. he's saying the entire -- he sang the entire "born to run"

album. what else? he started with this song, it's called "wrecking ball," because giant stadium is coming down. he offered this. where mosquitos grow as big as airplanes, all our youth and beauty have been given to dust. all our little victories and glories have turned into parking lots, bring on your wrecking ball, come on, take your best shot. let me see what you got. bring on your wrecking ball. they closed the night with "rosalita" of course. we'll see bruce november 20th. and we'll see justin berk now. with a look at the weather. sorry to disappoint you after that headline act. at least i got something interesting to show you here. 5:49. while we're at 48 degrees in baltimore. it's actually warmer at 52 in hagerstown. them drops off to 37 in oakland. second day in a row they've had 30s there reaching near peek fall foliage into the mountains. this is a pretty good weekend to start taking some of the

shorts day trips to find some of the peak fall foliage. we have leaves turning in baltimore county. if you watched us in the eastern sore, 45 easton. maybe you have leaves starting to turn. in hunt valley up through the hereford zone, starting to get color up there. it's a short time until we really start to look like fall rather than just feeling like fall. this morning, widespread 40s and low 50s across the eastern seaboard. heading back west of pittsburgh, it's 41. 30s in the blue shading into the ohio valley where they have cleared out. you can see the clearing on the satellite, clouds still left over back into the mountains. a few passing overhead as we head through this morning but we're going to have a much drier day in tap. looks like more sunshine will dominate, with the forecast highlighting clear skies through tonight. tomorrow morning the clouds race back in. there may be showers. this is a warm front. showers passing in the morning to our west. we may have an afternoon shower pop up. the better chance is saturday with warmer temperatures. today, downtown baltimore, clearing skies, still 67 degrees.

we'll take you to about 65 in westminster. a quick peek for our friends in harford and cecil county. mid to upper 60s but balloon -- plan for more sun. traffic quiet so far and moving smoothly. most of the overnight construction projects have been picked up. 95 headed to the capitol beltway you can see traffic moving along nicely. no issues or delays. same on the southbound of the harrisburg expressway and the tunnels are checking in without incident. but we have a watermain break in baltimore city that has west 29th street between sisson and huntington closed at this time. just try to avoid that area if possible. again, you can follow me on twitter. i'm trying to get up to 300 followers. twitter.com/marylandtraffic. back to you. we're nine minutes away from the top of the hour. the ravens passed two quizzes and the san diego project. now comes the real test. the ravens play the new england patriots sunday at 1:00. let's go to owings mills to see the ravens getting ready. >> i'm obviously there amongst the, you know, greatest

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boston, massachusetts, the epicenter of some of the greatest moments in history. >> the thief is coming, the thief is coming. every year this actor right here plays ben franklin. part of a re-enactment ceremony of the boston massacre. he's been performing, doing his thing when a 20-year-old runs up and grabs ben's hat off his head but ben didn't back down. one bit. >> you better stop. and he did stop. that's my hat and give it back. now! >> ooh. i invented electricity. ben the enforcer franklin said he really wanted to give that kid a good flogging with his cane like they used to do in the day. >> don't mess with him. >> no. let's look at the weather with justin berk. and then we'll start the 6:00 news. >> ben had an umbrella there?

he should have had a kite. we don't need an umbrella today. in fact we'll look at clearing skies after a morning that starts in the 40s. 67 our two-degree guarantee. low 50s tonight. tomorrow though there could be an afternoon shower, back to 72. and how about 77 on saturday with some showers and storms? cooling us back down but staying in the low 70s for sunday and monday. we've got so much more to come including some pictures from our visit to joppatowne elementary school, coming up in the next half-hour. so stick around. much more of "good morning maryland" after this. ♪ out for breakfast..." "but it looks pretty nasty outside" (announcer) grands at only $0.25 a biscuit you'll find any excuse to eat in

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