news at 6:00 which starts now. >> if it can splash in the hudson it can go to north carolina. you will see a miracle today. >> anybody can get hit by a stray bullet. >> find out what happened in severn that called for the use of deadly force. and do not judge a hotel room by a web picture. how many times have you booked for looks and stepped in the room where looks are deceiving? tonight's "scam alert." but first, we've been tracking it since last week. a miracle right now before our eyes. the miracle on the hudson without its wings is passing us by. roosevelt leftwich with a symbol of survival. a treat for you today. >> reporter: it's a symbol of survival and symbol of well, gawking. a rubbernecker's dream. it's not everyday you get to see a 120-foot plane flying

down the highway and hundreds of folks didn't want to miss a thing. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: it's the reason why reporters have jobs. curiosity. folks who drive for miles, bring lawn chairs and sit or stand by the highway for hours just for the sheer joy of saying i've seen it. the it being the miracle on the hudson plane. you remember that. the u.s. airplane that hit the flock of geese, went into the hudson, the hero pilot. that ain't nothing until you see that same plane on the back of a flatbed. >> it was like a train. if you had never seen a train wreck or anything like that. it's the same thing. or a boat. they said queen mary was coming down the delaware one time. we missed it by a few hours. >> reporter: so he's not going to miss this one. neither are the duncans. they caught a glimpse of the plane. they saw it when they crossed the delaware memorial bridge and thought it strange to see the plane on the back of a

truck. curiosity got the best of them too. >> we came over and she started to look on her i-phone and saw what it was. it hasn't come yet. >> reporter: after an hour of waiting the family decided that curiosity was costing them too much time, they hit the road again. six minutes and 38 seconds later here it comes. and there it goes. flipping along with the delaware state police escort at about 50 miles per hour. in case you missed it here it is again. here it comes. and there it goes. there will be a test on this later. these weren't the only people ready to see the he will sphants -- -- at chesapeake, towson, even more, folks from elkton,turists from india, the guy with the big dog and little baby all waiting. here it comes. there it goes. more than an hour wait for just 30 seconds. why not? it's not everyday that you get to see a miracle of engineering or from the hudson. >> i thought it was a lot

bigger. here just looks like a big - >> reporter: the plane was supposed to be chugging down i-70 by now but delays in new jersey has it stuck now at the way station. they will hit the road again tomorrow morning after rush hour going down 95 to 695 to i-70. i-68 as it slowly kind of goes this way around to make its way down to charlotte. roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. >> a great story. that looks like a nascar though. i mean, it's going home to charlotte. >> no, it's going home to charlotte. they have an official pace car for it. they've got police escorts, they've got museum folks. it's a dog and pony show if you've ever seen one >> should put an abc2 sticker on it. speaking of racing, baltimore is getting ready to race in the upcoming grand prix. today a different story for drivers hitting delays in downtown baltimore. the city is stepping up construction starting today, to prepare for the roads for the race that was set the first

weekend in september. now conway street is going to be closed in both directions between light and charles. and the department of transportation expects major traffic jams while the work is going on. parents listen up. students, counting down all school year until summer but if your student is a teen driver there's something you should know. >> unfortunately, it's also a very deadly time for young drivers and we really want parents to remain cognizant of that and really stay involved in their teens' driving. >> aaa says seven of the top 10 deadliest days of the year fall between memorial and labor day. and during those months between 2005 and 2009, 7300 teen drivers and passengers died in car crashes. aaa recommends parents cut down on driving, don't allow trips without a purpose. set rules for the number of passengers. how long they can be in the car and take time to drive with your teen driver even after they get their license.

no cell phone while driving. that's the other thing. at least without the hands-free device. across the state all clear now. that's good. we look for the weather to remain clear. temperatures were warm today but really only five, eight degrees above average. nothing to the kind of heat that comes in later this week. 88 still in frederick. 84 downtown. 70s the rest of the evening, generally clear, mild and pleasant. in the day tomorrow, hour by hour and finding 89 by 4:00. we'll push close to 90. i think we'll be above 90 in downtown baltimore but gets hotter. we talk about those temperatures which are hot coming up. developing tonight, gunfire in a neighborhood near where children play. now a dog is dead. neighbors are worried about their children's safety. it happened sunday morning in the 1,800 block of oriole court. this is in severn. brian kuebler explains how it happened where police are now looking into the investigation. >> reporter: sunday morning

crime tape now bunched up in a recycling container on oriole court. neighbors say they don't want a scene like this again. >> not in an area where children play. >> reporter: the area where her children and grandchildren play is where police say a man used his handgun to shoot and kill a dog. it happened 11:00 in the morning, detectives say children were playing with their pit bull which was not on a leash when it charged and attacked another pit which was on a leash. the children ran home to get their dad and that is when witnesses say the 3 to-year-old -- 32-year-old father came back, shot and killed the leashed dog when the two wouldn't stop fighting. >> that is terrible. the children play, anybody can get hit by a stlai stray bullet. >> reporter: the use of the hand gun is one of many concerns for the police in the case. the legality around the ownership of the weapon, the

subsequent discharge of the weapon is part of the investigation. >> reporter: police say they were at the scene again today to do follow-up interviews and collect more evidence. charges are possible against the moon who used his -- man who used his gun, overreaction neighbors feel for children, put children and others in danger. >> if it would had been one of my children, a neighbor's child, it's -- terrible. something needs to be done. something really needs to be done. >> reporter: a decision eventually determined by the anne arundel county state's attorney's office. in severn, brian kuebler, abc2 news. the one pit bull was shot and later died in a local vet office. the other dog is currently in the custody now of animal control. we're going to update the story we've been reporting all weekend about the elderly woman attacked by a pit bull. still in the hospital here tonight. we're told she's in stable and in fair condition over at bayview. 78-year-old athena was walking to get her mail in the 700 block of porchga street in

greektown. the dog on a nearby porch then came running. according to the health department the dog will stay in quarantine for 10 days, after that a hearing will determine if there should be -- if the dog should be returned to the owner. we've now learned the owner has been hit with three citations since the dog was without a leash, without vaccinations and without a license. she's been fined $550. on abc2news.com, that's where you'll find the information from the center for disease control about pit bulls and wanted to find out whether they deserve the reputation. so we researched and found the most violent dog breeds plus you're going to also find some tips on what you can do to protect yourself just in case of a dog attack. the annapolis police department is asking for your help to find this woman. she is 51-year-old anna smith. according to police smith is mentally disabled, needs medication. was last seen tuesday in the area of medical rock court in -- mel rock court in annapolis

wearing black pants and tan shirt if you know her whereabouts call police. baltimore county police say someone climbed through a window and statemented to -- attempted to sexually assault a woman. round preston was in utrecht road in whitemarsh. this happened in april. the suspect attempted to sexually assault the victim. when she woke up. he was last seen fleeing out of the window. if you know anything about this, call 1-866-7-lockup. it looked great on-line. you open the hotel door and you've been tricked. how not to get scammed when booking a room. wait until you hear the next idea coming down from walmart. they are after your nickels and dimes now. >> 86 degrees at bwi marshall. six degrees above normal. last night we 2-degree guaranteed the temperatures of 84, we have a winner.

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baltimore's housing authority has taken heat for not paying judgments for families hurt by lead paint but they are not the only ones waiting for a check. tonight at 11:00, we introduce to you a woman fighting a battle for years, lived in a public housing unit in southwest baltimore tainted with toxic mold. she complained but nothing was done. she sued the housing authority and won.

but thanks to a legal loophole her judgment was essentially cut in half. >> you think most people know they need to do that? >> absolutely not. when the people enter into their leases with the housing authority they are told you need -- if you have a maintenance problem you need to contact the maintenance directly and you contact the property manager. >> if that is all you do you could stand to lose a lot if you get hurt. at 11:00, what you need to do to protect yourself if you're having a problem with public housing. the kids are out of school, weather heating up, time to think of vacation. most of us will be surfing the web for the best deal. clicking through pictures of the hotel rooms, feature earth and pools. looks can be deceiving. in our "scam alert" joce sterman tells us why you shouldn't be sold only on the photos. >> reporter: on the internet and in brochures vacation spots look amazing. the rooms are brand spanking new and spacious. beaches pristine but should you

believe everything you see? >> photos are photos. with today's technology you can photo shop anything in or out of a photo you want. >> reporter: it seems many resorts are erasing construction cranes and expanding pools to make the place you're saying seem more like paradise. that is why angie barnett with the better business bureau barns you not to -- warns you not to put too much stock in the shots when booking. >> no one should be fooled. >> reporter: web sites like oyster.com show you photo fakeouts they found by going under cover. but you can be your own detective on sites like trip adviser where travelers post their own picks of resorts and hotels. >> you can actually see not what a commercial photographer posted or what they photoshopped but you can see postings from people who have been there. >> reporter: those pictures show the naked truth about your next vacation spot. making sure you truly see where you're going. joce sterman, abc2 news. >> trip adviser is very good.

angie says read customers reviews when booking a vacation. they can offer the most honest critiques. always use a credit card when booking the trip. don't book more than 60 days out or you may not be able to dispute the charges if something goes wrong. the orioles are teeming up with underarmor to pitch in to help wounded warriors. pitcher zach britain tweeted this out. it's a backpack stuffed with items to help injured service members recovering in military hospitals. tomorrow britain will be joined by jake airyetta in curtis bay. and fans can join by getting on-line at underarmor.com. still nice evening on the inner harbor. water taxis doing their thing out there and nice submarine here in front of the national aquarium. bottom line is, nice night of relatively mild night.

yeah, a little above average today but not bad for june compared to some of the heat we had even in late may. humidity 40%, pretty tolerable. as we look at some of the weather throughout the afternoon, mount airy, clouds, streaking across the sky. those are fair weather cumulus clouds. even they thin out as we work into the latter part of the afternoon. manchester finding just a few clouds up here in northern -- northeastern carroll county. out over the field here at manchester high and how about a look at laurel high school annex? doesn't matter where you went today. you found weather that was really on the clear side. we had a couple of renegade showers toward poke mow on the lower eastern shore but that was about it. humidity 31% in frederick. 43% downtown. annapolis a little more mugginess there where you're at 53%. and neighborhood by neighborhood tomorrow i think we're at or below 90 for mount vernon, back down through fells point. a little breeze off the harbor, maybe not as hot but it will be warm in the afternoon.

lake shore 88. across the region, quiet tonight. i think we'll be looking for relative quiet weather through maybe like thursday afternoon but the heat will continue to build each day. that is for sure one little disturbance out toward southern michigan, detroit down through ohio, that really will not play much factor. may spring a few clouds in our direction later. the oppressive humidity still bottled up south of us. you have to get to seventh or higher to really suffer in the humidity. that is in charleston now. that hot tropical ridge to continue to replace that mild air we have in baltimore and maryland now. we have a surge of heat coming our way. st. louis 96 today. nearly 100 toward jackson and montgomery. futurecaster showing basically quiet pattern here. again, a couple of showers and thunderstorms, mainly north of us tomorrow. we think they stay in pennsylvania. as we go into the later part of wednesday, tuesday into wednesday, again, a pop-up shower or storm possible but i

don't think too likely until we get into thursday afternoon. so overnight tonight 64. mainly clear and will be quiet and mild. enjoy the mild weather. tomorrow upper 80s, still without that much humidity. getting warmer, yes, but not that oppressive yet. tomorrow night down to 68 with a few clouds. muggier conditions. 7-day forecast, looking ahead, we find basically just hot sticky conditions, building in. wednesday, thursday, friday. a good chance for storms to flare up as we go into friday afternoon. get ready mom and dad. this week nintendo is unveiling the successor of the wii. the video game console will debut at the gaming industry's annual convention in los angeles. nintendo isn't saying much about the new device but gamers are anticipating features like high definition graphics and touchscreen controllers. walmart is rolling out a new type of store, will call it

the walmart express. the convenience store-size shop is an answer to the growing competition from dollar stores. it's going to carry all the items you'll need in a hurry. walmart express is designed to fit into cities where space is limited or in rural areas that can't put a superstore. the first two express stores open today in arkansas. the gas pump prices easing a little. gas prices in baltimore, 5 cents in the past week to more than 20 cents in the past month. right now the average for a gallon of regular is about 3.75. we're keeping track of the gas prices on abc2news.com. how about a hand for sit go? making the top 10. way to go.

>> the gas prices section under the traffic tab. you'll find a list of gas stations in the area. there's also interactive maps. for your neighborhood. again, under the traffic tab at abc2news.com. what's coming up tonight? >> i'm kelly swoope with a look at what is coming up tonight on 11:00. we've been talking a lot about attacks in recent days. we ask the question what is the process to determine if they should be put down or sent back home? we've got the answer coming up tonight at 11:00. plus, new problems with the plan to increase what you pay to get over toll bridges in maryland. who says it's not just inconvenient but unfair? especially to people living in the baltimore area. those stories and more plus the forecast. join us for abc2 news at 11:00. >> you got toll money? i'm going to perryville to see the plane. let's go outside now. 50 and 97.

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the grill fired up. >> yeah. >> it's not bad tonight. mid-80s. 83 in stevenson now. mitchellville, 79. 84 in centreville. so pleasant temperatures. tomorrow i think we'll add four, five degrees, push close to 90 in the afternoon but the really hot stuff holds off until wednesday, thursday, friday. >> then we heat up. watching "the bachelorette" tonight? >> i hear it's a most controversial season yet. >> is that right? >> yes. >> this early into it we see tears. >> never been too early. >> "world news" next. see you at 11:00. @

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