>> that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america." have a great thursday. . you're watching the station that works for you "good morning maryland at 4:30. let's face it, no one likes the speed cameras or getting a ticket in the mail. why some are turning that disgust into violence. a their bodies were found in an apartment last week. today friends and family say good-bye to alicia avery and her 4-year-old daughter. she was acquitted of murdering her 2-year-old daughter. casey anthony learns if she will spend more time in jail or leave the courtroom a free woman. the fate is decided today. those stories are ahead on this thursday morning. i am megan pringle. >> on facebook that's what we are asking as part of the hot topic. added time or does see leave the courtroom in orlando

florida free today? go to facebook and weigh in. >> we want to know what you think. another hot topic is the weather because it's going to be another hot one. lynette charles is here to tell you all about it. good morning. >> good morning. it's going to be another hot one. and it's going to be humid once again as well. we have change on the way. but it's not going to happen today. we have another code orange in effect for today. we had that stale air out there and showers and thunderstorms are possible as we go into the afternoon. and then we will dry things out for the weekend. so, i am not a debbie downer he all the way. we are looking good going into the weekend. but for right now, it's dry. and as we go through the rest of today, temperatures are really going to be on the up and up. see the hued mi-- humidity at 97% with the temperature coming in at right around 71. and sykesville 71 at piney ridge elementary school. 94% humidity and the dew point coming in right around 69 degrees. so, yes, some high humidity that's going to stick with us all day and here's the code

orange we do have in effect. all right. let's go over to tonya with your traffic. good morning, it's thursday. >> reporter: good morning. one more day until friday. we are doing okay on the roads. no accidents reported in baltimore city or baltimore county. let's look out there, 795 at could bys mill, very dark. all your lanes are open as you head from reisterstown down towards the beltway. so no incidents to report. 95 southbound, past russell in the right lane, we do have some construction. and my little clicker is not working. 395 the ramp to mlk, the left lane is closed there. so look out for the cones and the flashing lights. back to you. >> all right, thanks. it's #:32 -- 4:32. rage against speed cameras. a man with a hammer and shotgunattacks a speed camera and prompted police to shut down a major highway. linda so is here with what seems to be a growing problem. linda. >> reporter: well, this is not the first time someone attacked the speed cameras. back in may, someone actually

smashed this speed camera in front of padonia elementary and in may, someone prey painted -- spray painted the lens of one in dundalk. a speed camera vehicle was parked on 295 near the bwi exit was vandalized. a man walked out of the wood with a hammer and shot gun and hit the back of the window with the gun. the operator began to blee blow his horn. man then -- blow his horn. man came to the front and smashed the jeep with a hammer and ran back into the woods. it sparked a search in the area. police shut down 295 in both directions for hours but never found the man. the state began use the speed cameras in construction in school dons after -- zones after lawmakers voted to approve them in 2009. nancy jacobs voted against it because she believes it has nothing to do with safety but about raising money. she doesn't agree with people vandalizing the cameras, she says she understands it.

>> they shouldn't be doing this, but at the same time, we all understand the frustration because we all feel the frustration. >> reporter: again, police have not found the suspect involved in yesterday's attack. he is described as an older man in his 60s, maybe 65, with gray hair. but, again, police were searching for the man. they have not found him. live in padonia, linda so, abc2 news. >> thanks a lot. today casey anthony will be sentenced for lying to police. she was on trial for the death of her 2-year-old daughter in 2008 but was acquitted of the charges. anthony face up to four years in prison but could walk free. she served three years in jail awaiting trial. today for the first time we will hear from one of the jurors on the case. juror number 3 jennifer ford was the only one who said she didn't know anything about the casey anthony or the situation before the trial. now she is the first one to talk about that verdict. she said "everyone wonders why

we didn't speak to the media right away. it was because we were sick to our stomach to get that verdict. we were crying and not just the women. it was emotional and we weren't ready. we wanted to do it with integrity and not contribute to the sensationalism of the trial." she says she never said casey anthony was innocent only that there was not enough evidence to prove she committed the crime. >> the trial is sparking discussion and a movement online. caylee's law is chai -- is what it is called and has more than 173,000 signatures started by a oklahoma woman change.org that calls for a federal law that makes it a felony for any parent or care take not to notify authorities of the death of a child within one hour of become discovered. it would make it a felony if there's a disappearance of a child and it's not reported in 24 hours. now last night, you turned on your posh of -- porch lights for caylee and they are burning

bright tonight. that is picture from the herbs house and ross family posted a picture on their facebook page and put it on our facebook page with the lights this effort has been a facebook movement. case -- they say it's to keep your porch lights on until 6 this morning and they have been on for two days. one day for each year of caylee's life. news time 4:36. an update closer to home about the missing boater in the magothy river. the bodys james kane was pulled from the river yesterday morning. the boat he was riding in made a sharp turn and he was thrown from the brought. friends and family gather to remember the mother and #- year-old daughter killed in a towson apartment last week. alicia avery and her 4-year-old daughter were found in the a.m. apartment. she was pregnant with twins at the time of her death. mrs. arrested her boyfriend and right now he is -- police arrested her boyfriend and

right now is charged with murder. funeral services will be today at the st. abram baptist church in baltimore. the service begins at 11 this morning. several fires set in baltimore county last weekend are blamed on arsonist. police want your help to find the suspect. the first was reported around 4 sunday morning. first responders found the fire in the back of the building on sparrows point road. after that, officials discovered four cars in the area that had been set on fire. anyone with information on the fires is asked to call metro crimestoppers at 1-866-7- lockup. annapolis residents may want to listen up if your water and sewer rates are headed north. and today you will gee the first opportunity to hear about the new plan. the city -- you will get the first opportunity to hear about the the new plan. the-- the new plan. increase went into effect on friday and it means an increase of $23 a month for every single family home. that's a lot of money in anne

arundel county. >> sure is. looked like something you would see in a movie. that huge dust storm that took over parts of phoenix, arizona. >> this morning, new video that gives you the storm in a frightening perspective. we will show it to -- we will show it to you. doctors are working on ways to reduce the pain of sunburn. ÷x#

now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. it's 20 minutes until five. new video from air zone of the -- arizona of the dust storm. that is time-lapse version that makes it look must much more frightening like engulfing the city. the thunderstorm downdraft crow aid the dust storm known as a haboob. photographer scott wood caught it on camera and sped up the event that engulfed phenetics.

>> c. this ni report her ryan walker taking video of a storm rolling in e noticed the -- ncc reporter ryan walker taking video of a storm rolling in. he notesed it -- noticed it and started to record it. now, maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weatherate. okay. it's going to be another hot, steamy day and we are going to be dealing with a lot of humidity out there. and maryland's most powerful radar looks dry but going into the afternoon, we have a chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms to pop up in the picture for us. right now, the temperature in the centreville is coming in at around 72. 75 right now in baltimore. so we are very warm. very humid outside and and in annapolis, -- and in annapolis at around 70 degrees. this is what it looks like as of now. we will deal with more humidity and more high temperatures as we go throughout the day. so you're thinking about eating the lunch outdoors, i wouldn't

do it. i would stay in the air conditioner. but going into 4 p.m., the temperature will be around 91. it's going to be a hot one. if we get more sunshine, the temperature will be hotter than that. all right. let's go over to tonya with your traffic. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we are still accident free in the city and baltimore county. no problems to report on the beltway. let's look at 50 at i-97 the westbound traffic is the oncoming traffic from annapolis into the area. no accidents in your way. dealing with construction, 95 southbound past russell, there's construction in the right lane. also 395 the ramp to mlk, the left lane is closed. back to you. 4:42, health news this morning, since 1977, the obesity rate in the country has doubled. and a new study points to why this might be the case. it turns out we are eating nearly 600 cal race day more than -- calories a day more than we did. portion sizes have gone up and now we snack more than we did

back then. doctors say that 570 calories a day is nearly 4,000 calories a week which is equivalent to one pound a week. >> all right. so if you have lower back painconsider going to the spa. a study shows that massage therapy is the best way to relieve that pain. doctors say combining traditional therapy with masan will pro-- massage will provide necessary relieve. low back pain is the most common cause of job related disability and one of the leading causes of missed work. as the temperature rises, you spend more time out in the sun. and too much sun can often lead to a sunburn. there is not a lot you can do to relieve the pain when you get a sunburn. doctors may have found an answer as to why it hurts so much. they isolate a molecule in sunburned skin that triggers the pain and found that levels of that molecule were elevated compared to normal skin. they activate sensory nerve

fibers causing pain and tenderness blocking the molecule stopping the pain. discovering that could help doctors find a way to relieve sunburn. you never know. maybe relief is on the way. sunscreen. it's going to be a hot one. 4:44. thousands of questions poured into president obama as part of the first ever twitter town hall. >> coming next, how the white house and the president are dealing with the new way speaking to the public. the latest facebook feature that you will have at your disposal allowing you to connect with your friends faster and with a more personal touch. we will let you know what it is. you are watching, "good morning maryland" first and only at 4:30.

4:46. five things to know before heading out. democratic and republican congressional leaders are on the president's morning schedule. they are supposed to take up

the budget. they are trying to make an agreement on the debt limit. family members are holding out home that 7 tourists missing since the boat capsized off mexico's coast three days ago may be alive. the 96-hour search is the protocol for rescuing people after that it turns into a recovery effort. 19 fishermen and 16 crew memberswere rescued late sunday night after a storm capsized the 115 foot vessel. john boehner will host a bipartisan meeting with the dalai lama. a photo opportunity and remarks will be made on the event immediately following. and in court, jury selection continues in the perjury trial of roger clemens who faces federal charges he lied when he denied using performance enhancing drugs at

trial. it's expected to last six weeks. verizon is getting rid of unlimited data plans saying they want to handle all your traffic and get you to pay for what you use. the plan will apply to smart phone customers and current cfs mer -- customers who trade up to a smart phone. an effort to raise awareness about crime in baltimore city called why murder which is meant to make people away -- aware of violence but find a way to fight crime and create opportunities for underprivileged children. donny andrews whose life was highlighted in the series the wire founded the newly formed nonprofit organization. he will be joined by the cocreator of the show. the big pothole in the middle of the street that jerks you awake in the morning. do you have any. >> yeah. are you kidding? >> stephanie rawlings-blake

wants to fix it and it is part of a new initiative focused on paving and focused on neighborhood roads. the city now has a new paving machine which will make streets better and safer. the mayor says the transportation department is jumping 60% of their budget and it jumped 60% from last year. a special reunion at johns hopkins children's center. patient who is graduated from the neo natal intensive care unit will be reunited with the doctors and the nurses and the staff members that cared for them during the most vulnerable first months of life. it's a video of a similar reunion that happens every year at the university of maryland medical isn'ter in april. if you are on twit -- center in april. inform you were on twitter, you had a chance to let the president know what was on your mind. he had the first twitter town hall meeting and answered questions to the white house. this happened in the east room. 29,000-- 25,000 tweets were submitted almost focused all

over on jobs and the economy, taxes as well as the budget. >> what mistakes have you made in handling the recession and what would you do differently? >> one would have been to explain to the american people that it was going to take a while for us to get out of this. >> president obama invited 140 followers of the white house twitter page to attend the event e has emerged the technological age and held similar question and answer events on facebook and youtube. maybe the next town hall will be on a new technology. facebook users can create instant group chats if they want to message small groups to friends and coworkers. mark zuckerberg says they have 750 million useers who share 4 billion photos links and status updates every day. consumer news for you on this thursday morning. the cost of your breakfast could be going up.

bacon that's right. bacon, is expected to sizzle this summer. bake op and other pork related -- bacon and other pork related products prices are going up. banks are tracking your shopping habits to pad their bottom line. wells fargo citibank and others are selling information to retailers such as how much people spend and where they shop. those stores e-mail and text shoppers with discounts. banks get paid whether the shopper uses the deals or not. in most cases people are enrolled in the program but you have the right to on the out. parents listen up. if your kid plays baseball, go grab their glove because it might be a recall to tell you about. the glove which can be found at wal-mart or target from last april of last year and this past may are be pulled from storeshelves. there's a picture of it on the

screen. it's the supreme series and ball park pro baseball and softball gofns. some contain -- gloves. some contain mold that could cause respiratory or other problems for those with an impaired immune system. look at the screen and write down the number. 1-7b 800-4 -- 1-800-451-7193. baltimore starter jeremy gutherie shelled for four runs allowed 6 runs and 8 hits through 5 innings of hit as he took over the american league lead in losses. rangers sweep the o's last night. they now won 5 straight against baltimore. final score 13-5. the rangers broke the game open with a 4-run 7th inning. gutherie leads the league in 11 losser. now maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weatherate. good morning everyone.

we are getting closer to the weekend. on this thursday, things look pretty good as of now. we are dealing with mainly clear skies as we go throughout the day i think we will get the sun cloud mix once again. and we are g's to be seeing -- going to be seeing showers and thunderstorms scattered in nature. we are waiting for the cold front to move through. it will stall out as we go through thursday and behind that we will get the drier air just in time for the weekend. future radar picking up on showers and thunderstorms. scattered in nature going through the afternoon. and then tomorrow is going to be the wetter day. i believe most likely we will get showers in here. today, that temperature coming in at 91 degrees. we will get the 3h's once again scattered showers and thunderstorms, and then by tonight, that temperature at 71 continues sticky and scattered thunderstorms possible and 85 degrees tomorrow. and not as hot but still humid. all rightp let's go over to tonya with your traffic. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we are starting out with a great morning as far as any accidents on the major highways. we don't have any and that's great news. let's look at the beltway on

the southwest side. 695 at wilkins. no problems to report. outer loop to the left with most of the traffic as people make their way to arbutus from catonsville. driving 95 southbound, past russell, the right lane has construction. 395 the ramp to mlk, the left lane is blocked so watch out for cones and flashing lights. back to you. okay. so when you got to go, you got to go. that was the dilemma a man faced when allegedly he broke into a woman's house. >> coming up next, he took steps to avoid being caught after using her bathroom. we will tell you what it is. >> he he left the seat down. plus, an officer of the year is facing serious charges. what officials say he was caught doing. we will let you know coming up. you are watching "good morning maryland" first and only at 4:30. [ female announcer ] welcome to busch gardens virginia,

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at 4:30. a decorated police officer from florida fines himself on the wrong side of a prison cell. listen to this. david was named the boyton beach police officer of the year in 2010. et cetera now accuse -- he is now accused dealing drugs from 2009 through march of this year and authorities say that he was -- can be britta was caught with 500 grams of methamphetamine. he has been with the boyton police department since 2006. he performed cpr on a 2-year- old that motherly drown. if convicted he could face live -- that nearly drown if convicted he could face life in prison. >> when i woke a man was standing by my bed. >> he didn't want to hurt or rob the woman but needed to go. he asked her if couse her rest room and then wiped down all the door knobs to get rid of fingerprints. it took her 15 minutes but the one -- she confinsed --

convinced him to leave. he has been today stay awhich from the woman. now "good morning maryland." >> reporter: when you are on the road, you see one of those, the first instinct is to slow down. i am linda so. more people are taking their anger out on the cameras. >> a 25-year-old mother and 4- year-old daughter found dead will be laid to rest later today. >> a jury of her peers said she was not guilty of killing her 2- year-old daughter. today a judge will let her know if she will be set free or have to do more jail time. that's the story today thanks for joining us this thursday morning i am megan pringle. >> i am charley crowson. let us know what you think. you've -- she has been in jail three years and it's possible she could be set free for time served but go. what do you think will happen? more jail time or does she walk out? another story you want to pay attention to is the heat because it will be another code

orange day lynn jet charles is here. >> you know what, change is on the way but it's not going -- lynette charles is here. >> you know what, change is on the way but it's not going to change today. as we go into tomorrow and then we are going to start to get drier as we go into the weekend. so good timing. maryland's most powerful radar not picking up on anything right now. we are dry but once again, you know you get the heating of the day going into the afternoon and that's when we will see the showers and thunderstorms possibly popping up on the radar. aberdeen is coming in at around 71. the humidity is high. 95%. and the wind are calm. and we are also looking at air quality alert for today. again, that's the code orange megan spoke of and the only people out of it we are looking at the eastern shore. let's send this over for traffic anton yeah has that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. quiet out there. we like that. we don't have any major incidents on the highways. we are doing okay at the tunnels and bridges. look at