morning america." and have a wonderful tuesday. we'll see you tomorrow . you're watching the station that works for you "good morning maryland" at 4:30. a 78-year-old woman remains in the hospital following a brutal attack by a pit bull. we have an update on her condition and what will happen to the dog this attacked her. many now voicing their opinion on the proposed toll rate hike. why some are calling it unfair. and he claimed the twitter account was hacked and now he says it wasn't. stunning admission by anthony weiner about the lewd photos sent to women from his account. more on that story. it's 4:30 in the morning. tuesday morning, thanks for joining us i am megan pringle. >> i am charley crowson. >> let's kick off tuesday with a check of the forecast and say good morning to lynette charles. >> good morning. good morning, everyone.

it's going we do have a code orange in effect for sensitive groups. so it's unhealthy. you want to limit your exposure to outdoor activities for today. we will see temperatures at or near 90. it's going to get very hot and humid by tomorrow. and we will see storms possible by the end of the week. right now, we have the air quality alert i was talking about the code orange. and it's for all the area here shaded in orange. we are looking pretty good across the eastern shore except cecil county you can see some of the code orange alert there. so like i said, be on the lookout for this and be aware of what's going on because it's going to be on the hazy side going throughout the day. maryland's most powerful radar as of now the five sweeps are on and we are dry. 61 right now in aberdeen and the winds are calm. let's get a check of traffic withton yeah. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we are accident free in baltimore city and baltimore county. and the eastbound span of the bay bridge is closed to two-way

track on the westbound span. the beltway is quiet. drivers waking up and getting on the roads. light traffic on both loops. no problems to report there. also, just keep in mind this morning, and i guess until june17th conway is closed between charles and light. we have two-way traffic 895 northbound at harbor tunnel. megan. >> thanks. it's 4:32 right now. today the family of an elderly woman attacked by a pit bull will speak out. athena neofitou remains in the hospital from the injuries from the mauling. sherrie johnson joins with us what's going to happen to the dog that attacked her. >> reporter: there will be a news conference with more information on the victim 78- year-old athena neofitou. the veterinarians must decide the fate of the pit bull named blue. the dog mauled the woman in front of her home e was on the front porsche without a --

porch without a leash and atacked. she is breathing on her own but it's long road to recoverych the dog is in quarantine for ten days and vets will use every day exercises like petting and walk and restraining on a leash to see if the dog will go back home or youth sized. -- or be euthanized. >> they will see if it crave human contact. >> reporter: the owner received three citations for not keeping the dog on a leash and not having records of his vaccination and not having a pet license. it add up to about $550. we are going to learn more in a news conference later this morning. sherrie johnson, amount bc2 news. >> -- abc2 news>> click on the website for the story on this where you will find more information about pit bulls and tips on what to do to protect

yourself in the event of an attack. family members of murder victims spoke out during a bail review for the dc police office are accused killing the mother and infant. she was found shot in the head and one-year-old jalen died of heat exposure in the car. the dc officer was held without bond on a charge of first- degree murder and manslaughter. wright and her family claimsphillips is jail n's father a mat to be decide by dna testing after a paternity test on the child important hearing on the morning the mother and daughter were killed. >> i think for everybody in the community we share the family's pain. we share their pain and we look forward to prosecuting the case. >> phillips has been a vice detector with the metropolitan police department since 2003. he's worked there as a narcotics officer. a woman in baltimore county says a man climbed right through a window and attempted to sexually assault her and

police are looking for this man, 23-year-old ronald preston. police say back in april, he climbed into the window of a home in the 5600 block of uteric road. he was attempting to sexually assault the victim when she woke up. he left when she opened her eyes. anyone with information on this person should contact 1-866-7- lockup. as the school year comes to evened, more and more teens will be out on the roads and aaa says you need to watch out. this is the worst time year for them on the road. >> unfortunately it's a very deadly time for young drivers and we want parents to remain cognizant of that and stay involved in the teens' driving. >> a-aa says 7 of the 10 deadliest days of the year fall between memorial day and labor day. between the months during 2005 and 2009, 7300 teen drivers and

passengers died in car crashes. aaa recommends parents cut down on driving and don't allow trips without a purpose. set rules for the number of passengers in the car and how long they can be in the car. it's #:36. in an effort to keep you safe, -- 4:36. in anest to keep you safe, police -- in an effort to keep you safe, they are targeting drivers. the program involves law enforcement agencies in maryland, pennsylvania, virginia and dc. it is in addition to increase enforcement to raise awareness about aggressive driving. it's been rather hot, anyone around here won't complain so much about the humidity and everything else we are dealing with. >> coming, they had to bring out the shovels, shovels, look at this. we will tell you where drivers what really hard time getting around. plus, the latest entertainment from microsoft. we will tell you what's happening to the x-box. you are watching "good morning

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now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. it's been hot, hot, hot here in baltimore with temperatures expected into the 90s again this week. lynette you are going to she is smiling and laughing. part of the sierra nevada didn't get the member o. look at this mess -- memo. look at this mess in kingville, california. snow coming down so hard, drivers stopped and put the chains on the tires in june a snowstorm late this year is unusual even for this mountainous area of the u.s. now maryland's most powerful doppler radar and forecast certified most accurate by weatherate. >> i am thankful we are not getting the mess california is getting. take the 9 -- i will take the

90s instead of that. that's what we are going to get today. 90 is what i am forecasting. right now, not picking up on anything. all five sweeps are scanning the skies. the temperatures bel air elementary school coming in at around 61. that eu midity -- humidity is at 91% and winds are calm. checking out what's going on with temperatures around town right now, we are at 67 degrees right now in sparrows point so we are on the warm side. 61 in towson and 61 in west friendship. middletown around 58. annapolis is at 64 degrees. and as we go through the rest of today, we will top out right around 90 at 4:00. lunch outdoors again today. 86. we are about 80 at lunchtime yesterday. but we are also going to be dealing with remember yesterday, we were in the red. so the uv index was high. still bad but it's worse today in the pinks. this means you can burn just like that. you need to put on the sunscreen. let's talk about what's going on with the traffic. good morning, what do you have?

>> reporter: good morning. relatively quiet out this. we have two-way traffic 895 northbound at the harbor tunnel construction is wrapping up. 895 south of o'donnell. hardly anyone is out there. so all your lanes are open. no problems to report. in terms of construction, we have things wrapping up. 95 southbound before emmerton construction is blocking the two right lanes. and downtown 95 at northbound at the fort mchenry tunnel, overnight construction should be wrapping up. and all the bus routes subject to delay because of downtown construction. charley. >> thanks a lot. steve jobs made an appearance at the annual developer conference yesterday in and fran -- san francisco. he unveiled a operating system. os10 lion and wireless storage for music is called i cloud. >> it's the -- if the hardware

is the blain and and software in them is the soul. and today, we are going to talk about software. >> this is steve jobs second public appearance since taking a medical leave of absence. he did that in january. microsoft announces a contribution to the tech world unveiling the all new x box 360 featuring live tv and new games and new games that feature partner with youtube and binge many no word on what tv networks might be partnering with microsoft on the all new purpose video game console but executives hope to make it a hub for all types of entertainment out there. all right. it's 4:42. that proposed toll hike is causing serious concern fordrivers in harford and cecil county. why they are asking maryland transportation authority to look at the plan. katie couric is set to take on a new role and will be right

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you'll be glad you did. we are 15 minutes away from five. five things to know before heading out the door. president obama officially welcomes german chancelor merkel to the white house. it will happen today. they went out to dinner and chancellor and the president will have several meetings today and tonight the president and first lady host the state dinner in the rose garden. defense secretary robert gates is flying to brussels where he will attend nato meetings expected to focus on the way ahead to afghanistan and libya. he is wrapping up a four-day tour highlighted by bases in southern and eastern afghan tan. he is retiring june 30th.

in chicago, a major policy address will be unveiled. it's according to a aide. according to the aide the governor's speech will offer a plan for boosting the economy and creating jobs. homeland security secretary will be in new york tuesday. that's today, delivering remarks at new york university school of law on homeland security department. and the efforts there ten years after the 9/11 attacks set to take place at 5:30 later today. it's game 4 tonight for the mavericks and the miami heat. in the nba finals. the heat lead the best of the series 2-1. catch the action here on abc2 news tonight at 9:00. it's 4:46. new york representative anthony weiner's twitter scandal has been creating quite a stir now for more than a week. monday, the democrat came clean publically admitting that his twitter account was not hacked as he claimed and that he did in fact post a lewd photo of

himself thus ending more than a week's worth of lies, backtracking and finger pointing. remember, he even had capital police called in on a reporter who came to question him about the scandal. >> reporter: with the evidence against representative anthony weiner stacking up e. owned up to his indiscretions. >> to be clear, the picture was of me and i sent it. i am sorry for the pain that caused my wife and our family and my constituents and friends supporters and staff. >> reporter: the u.s. congressman admitted to inappropriately relationships with several women online and on the phone in recent years. he allegedly sent this shirtless picture to a 26-year- old last month. she is now speaking out. >> he was eager to hear about if i wanted him. or thought he was attractive orthat sort of thing. >> reporter: house democratic

leader nancy pelosi is calling for a ethics committee investigation to see if house rules were violated. political experts say the future is uncertain. >> people look at him you know, my general view on these kind of things is let the voters decide. >> i think they gave him the opportunity to do the right thing and he didn't do it today. he made it worse and will make it bad for the party. i say hit the highroad, baby. >> reporter: the congressman says he will not step down. >> i accept responsibility for this. people draw conclusions about meare free to do so. i worked for the people of my district for 13 years and politics for 20 years and i hope that they see fit to see this in the light it is which is a regrettable mistake. >> supporters note his wife long time aide secretary of state hillary clinton and bill clinton official aid their wedding last july e doesn't plan to separate from his wife. 4:48. people who live in harford and cecil counties say one of the

toll increase proposals we have been hearing about targets them and say it's not fair. the hatem bridge carries route 40 and the toll is $5 like i- 95, the bridge a few miles away but hatem suing a decal system. regular users pay $10 a year for the decal which gives them unlimited trips back and forth between harford and cecil counties. the maryland transportation authority's plan would eliminate the decal system and drivers would have to sign up for ez pass unlimited transportation across the hatem trips would cost $36 a year and $1.50 for the month for the transponder and the mandatory $25 deposit into the ez pass account. >> for the most part, people in havre de grace and cecil county don't use i-95. they don't have ez pass. this is the way it's been forever. >> officials with the maryland

transportation authority says they will listen to suggestions but tentor -- senator jacobs says if -- if they don't change the plan she going to support a lawsuit again the authority as well as the state. well, another politician wants to clean up the streets of baltimore and wants to lower your taxes. state senator katherine pew announced intend to -- intent to run for mayor. she addressed supporters in the west baltimore district and says if elected she will tackle the high property tax rate, and other items that city residents are currently facing. >> only in this city only in this city do whoa pay a bottom tax and only in baltimore are we paying the highest for water. it makes no sense. we buy the water. [audio not understandable] with me, we can do better. >> another concern is helping

young people steer clear of crime drugs and gang violence. pew pants to make sure there's equity between money that goes downtown development and money that goes into area neighborhoods. well, since she did her last broadcast last month, there's been speculation but what -- about what's next for katie couric. she plans to move on and will be hosting a talk show here on abc. the first single fee may news anchor for a network got start in 1979 out of college working behind the scenes. the 54-year-old signed a multiyear contract to produce and host a daytime talk show. that's set to hit the airwaves in september 2012. time for a little sports. and brian madison oils bullpen scattered 7 hits and last night baltimore beat oakland 4-2. matt, two run two hits an rbi and scored a run. great night and and he once

again jj hardy scores on the single. that would be matt's. this was the play of the game for nick. it was in fact a game saving catch. o's and a's again tomorrow but not before britton and jake will be at under armour store selling backpacks for the wounded warrior project. 4-2 win for baltimore. now maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weatherate. good morning. it is tuesday. so we got through monday. that's good news. we are looking at satellite and radar and nothing going on across the area. but you know i am watching, you can see the system trying to push out of over lake heron and dropping off to the south and east. we will keep our eye on that going through the rest of the afternoon.

that could provide us with a shower or two maybe a thunderstorm across the area. but not everybody is going to get it if it comes in. we do have high pressure in place. a surface high is going to slide to the south, and we have an upper level ridge building in as well. and that's going to provide lots of heat and humidity going through the next several days. looking at future radar, things look dry as of now. and as we go through the rest of today, that temperature will be right around 90 degrees. we will get plenty of sun. it will be warmer and we have the air quality that codeorange. now over to tonya with traffic the how you doing this morning ruers good morning. we are doing pret -- >> reporter: good morning. we are doing from they well. let's look at the beltway on southwest side 695 at wilkins. as you can see, outer loop is -- the outer loop is heavier. the inner loop is very quiet. just keep in mind we may have some bus delays due to downtown construction with charles street being closed actually

it's conway street being closeded between charles and light. megan. >> all right. thanks so much, tonya. it's 4:54 right now. a bus driver is facing assault charges this morning after an incident. the whole thing was caught on tape. coming up, what the driver is accused of doing to a special ed student that got her in so much trouble. reporter does a rescue while on the job. we have the story for. you you are watching "good morning maryland" first and only at 4:30 in the morning.

now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. ten days after nursing student disappeared the police are calling it a homicide. she was seen on may 27th at kaiser hospital. they believe she was killed in the parking garage of the hospital and she was targeted. she did her rounds that night

and then there was -- that was the last time she was seenp she said she was going out to her car and no arrest has been made. north carolina bus driver is accused of assaulting a special education student. a school district released thevideo of her getting out of the seat. you can't see it but the arrest warrant says she struck a 10- year-old girl on leg with her hand. such an act violates the school's ban on corporal punishment. the driver was suspend for two days and later re-- suspend for two days and later resigned. she faces two misdemeanor assault charges. the driver has not publically commented on the incident. i love this. morning commute for pennsylvania drivers end up with a pig in a blanket. a reporter was on the scene where a pig was running into highway traffic causing motorists to dodge it. one woman stopped and managed to get the pig off the road. the reporter helped catch the pig and put it in the woman's car. you see him there. she says that she rescued wildlife for a living and police were arguing over jurisdiction and who would come for the and ma-- animal.

woman is looking for a rescue group to take the pig. >> road hog. >> i would take the pig. now "good morning maryland." a 78-year-old woman viciously attacked by a pit bull remains in the hospital. we have an update on her condition and what's next for the dog that attacked her. plus, those in harford and cecil counties, none too pleased with the toll hike. why they are saying it's unfair to them. and the miracle on the hudson is set to pass through maryland on the way to a new home. where is the miracle plane this morning? we will at the -- we will tell you -- we will tell you just ahead i am megan pringle. >> i am charley crowson. let's start with your forecast and say a great tuesday morning to meteorologist lynette charles. hey, lynette. >> good morning, everybodiyone. we made it -- everyone. as for the -- demade it through monday. -- we made it through monday. we are looking at a code orange

in effect unhealthy for sensitive -- unhealthy for sensitive groups. we will have to keep that monitored. we will see more hot weather and humid weather moving in by tomorrow. and then we do have storms possible as we go into thursday and also into friday. mainly friday, though. here's the air quality alert i am talking about, the code orange. you can see for every where except the eastern shore and cecil county on the action. so as you go out and about, as you have asthma or a lung disease or heart disease elderly and definitely need to limit exposure to outdoors today. so we are looking at maryland's most powerful doppler day arand we are dry and we will stay that -- radar, and we are dry and we will stay that way. let's get the check of traffic with tonya. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. accident free out there for the most part. no problems 795 out of reisterstown. that's good news.