i-95. more significant rain coming down in easton, through cambridge and the lower chesapeake. bottom line is this -- still some rain to the east and showers around the baltimore area. the trend is for clearing weather. 40s, cloudy and wet as the rain continues to push out to the east. we'll talk about our next significant storm system. that comes the second half of the weekend. that's straight ahead. well, it tide up two of the busiest highways on the east coast for hours. a tractor-trailer carrying a sticky additive flipped on i-95 and the harbor tunnel. roosevelt leftwich tells us the driver is at fault and possibly in a lot of trouble. >> reporter: he is facing several state charges and a federal charge after he flipped his truck near the fort -- ft.

mchenry tunnel. police say this crash probably shouldn't have happened. police say the driver of west orange, new jersey, was drunk. he tried to change lanes stew quick lie in the left lane tractor-trailer overturned that tractor-trailer stopped, caused all traffic to stop on i-95. the tractor-trailer -- the debris from the crash fell over that elevated portion of the road on to 895. >> reporter: greasy is charged with two counts of did. ui in addition to a federal charge of operating a vehicle while under the influence. traffic was flowing smoothly but the 894 was closed for as much

has four hours. the barrels fell down on 895. >> they were fairly heavy, just by circumstance, the baltimore harbor tunnel was just about to be put in twoway operation, so all traffic had been held at that time. we were lucky we had to traffic flowing at that time. >> reporter: he is being held in the baltimore county booking. no one else was injured. now to the very latest on a fire in a senior community apartment. an elderly man was hurt and now he has died. it started in the 500 block of north charles street. investigators bloafer the fire started in the kitchen. the man went into the kitchen because his food in the microwave was burning. firefighters say he was wearing an oxygen mask and when he

opened the mask, the oxygen fanned the flames. baltimore's fine for keeping your dog on a leash is $200. a pet of dog owners said their dog received the death penalty. they said they were playing catch with their bullmastiff when the dog disappeared over a nearby hill. seconds later they say a police k9 officer shot and killed the dog. >> when i saw he was shot in the head and blood was coming from everywhere, i knew he didn't have a chance. i didn't want to leave him to die by himself. so i just comforted, tried to comfort him the best i could, and -- >> in his report the officer claimed the dog lunged at him. he also claimed his dog had been restrained on a six-foot's leash, but the owners are

disputing it. right now there are only two dog parts that allow unloesched play. they are in canton and locust point. now to our continuing coverage of the trial of george huguely. the jury didn't hear one word of testimony today. >> reporter: a big surprise. one of george huguely's attorneys was unable to be here. two attorneys represent george huguely, frances lawrence and rhonda quagliana. why couldn't lawrence have gone forward on his own? >> it could very well be that the witnesses were prepped by miss quagliana and the other lawyer might want those witnesses to be questioned by her since she knows how the

questioning is supposed to go. organize-- >> reporter: huguely isrged with killing yeardley love. huguely has paid for them both. >> he wants his case done right the first time. since he has been working with both, he has the right to is a, no i do not want to go forwards in both are here. >> reporter: going forward might give him grounds for appeal if he is convicted. coming up at 6:00, we'll take a closer look the exchange from wednesday between the prosecutor and one of the defense expert witness. reporting from charlottesville, reporting. >> for up to the minute updates, follow christian. we've taken those tweets and built a timeline of everything that's been happening in the courtroom on our website.

you can find it at abc2news.com/lovemurder no a scam artist will be off of our radar for awhile. la mon des was convicteds of a scheme on repetitival cars. back in 2009 abc told you about another scheme that had williams taking cash from apartments from which people were eventually evicted. the statehouse of delegates will start debating the same-sex marriage bill. the bill made it out of a joint committee earlier this week. delegates spent time preparing for the debate. advocates for the bill say they are still looking for a few more votes to get the 71 needed to pass. just 15 minutes ago the new jersey assembly proved a --

approved a bill legalizing same-sex marriage. it now goes to governor christhai. congress worked out final details on a deal to extend the payroll tax cut through december. families earning $50,000 a year will be able it keep their $1,000 credit. congress hopes to vote on the extension by friday. well, it looks like 2011 was a good year for general motors. they made $7.6 billion until profits last year. the news comes just two years after gm emerged from bankruptcy with the help of that federal bailout. well, if you didn't think you would be shopping this weekend, you better think again. for the second year in a row it's shop maryland energy. it starts one minute after

midnight. >> everything is for sale except this. all right. it will run from saturday through midnight monday. you will not have to pay 6% sales tax on certain energy star products. here's what you can buy. we got an air conditioner, what about a washer, furnace, heat pumps, refrigerators, dehumidifiers. programmable thermostats. solar water heaters, but they're always tax free and compact fluorescent light bulbs. there's where you see the blue label. it's available for 6% without the sales tax. it brings up the tax free weekend on clothing. that will happen the second week in august. go out in buy.

jamie costello, abc2 news. >> to see the full list, go to our website abc2news.com and scroll down to the featured stories section. new research indicates that arsenic levels are too high in some organic food products. coming up, which products you need to avoid. >> baltimore county has a brand-new emergency number. why the county spent millions to upgrade the system. why the toys of our generation are hot for some of our younger generation.

another arsenic concern. a common sweetener may have too

high levels of arsenic. t.j. winick tells us which foods you may want to avoid. >> reporter: first, it was apple and grape juice. now high levels of arsenic are found in foods that use organic brown rice syrup as a sweetener. the main culprits formula bars -- >> formula is the main source of food f you have a high level of arsenic, you have to worry. >> reporter: researchers at disart muth college studied 17 different types of formula, organ nirks and it listed organic brown rice syrup as the initial ingredient. rice syrup is being used more and more for high fructose corn syrup. cereal bars are a concern but not as much as the formula. >> if you're concerned about this, you can read the label

that doesn't have it as one of the top five ingredients. >> reporter: the known carcinogen is linked to certain types of cancers, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. it's used in animal feed before making its way into the soil. >> we're going to see that to come back to haunt us in terms of our food supply. we need to look at standards for food in general in terms of toxins like arsenic. >> reporter: those most aware are those on a gluten free diet because many of the foods are race based. >> abc2 news said the two formulas for toddlers are baby's ore dan nick and baby's ore danic soy, both made by natures one. starbucks allows its

customers to openly carry guns in laws that allow that. but the action council said starbucks should take a stand and ban guns in their shops regardless. now the activists are calling for a boycott of the coffee chain. gi joe, easy bake ovens and my little pony are class tick toys. the big wheel will be relaunched. toy sales have slipped over the past several years some companies are sticking with toys that did well in the past. and it's going to cost you more to fly southwest airlines. the airline raised its prices on most domestic price by about $10. southwest is raising fairs to make up for the rising cost of things like jet fiew. in the past when southwest

raised its price others raised theirs and it's happening again. we'll look at maryland's most powerful radar. where is the heavier steadier rain south of queen anne's county, east ton and back through -- easton and back through cambridge. most of the area has cleared out. we have light showers all the way down into washington and around the immediate baltimore area, just some light drizzle, essex, dundalk. take a look at the conditions at the harbor. it's tough to see, a little bit of reduced visibility with drizzle. 45 the current air temperature. take a look at some of the weather through the day. you can see the rain showers on and off through the day.

tough top find much sunshine. that's for sure. as we take a look at annapolis, not much different, a wet scenario down on the severn river for everyone out on their boat, et cetera, tough to find much sun at the naval academy. wet roads, that's what we're all dealing with. but things clearing out, temperatures comfortable. our seasonable normal 45. 46 in easton, 46 in ocean city. highs today not much warmer than that, upper 40s with the cloud deck and rain cooling there. again, the heaviest of the rain is done for all the viewing area with the exception of easton and parts of the shore. those areas you will be clearing out quickly, probably the next 60 to 90 minutes. what comes next is the key concern as we go into the weekend. looks like we'll she nice clear weather to kick things up. as we look out to the north and

west, nice cool and dry weather. all that moisture is surging ahead of the low pressure, but behind this system definitely watching carefully for what comes next. it's beginning to develop. we'll check the trend. clear tomorrow behind the rain showers that will be out of lear in the next -- here in the next hour or two. then sunshine and 50s with more sunshine and some increasing clouds. this is what we're watching. southern rain maker will come up the coast sunday and still an unknown how much cold air will wrap into the back side of the storm as it moves up the coast on sunday. if we get more cold air that could mean some barely significant wintry weather as the thing begins to pull up. you can she developing storm -- see a developing storm. that whole system will begin to come together and track across the southern u.s.

so we'll be tracking that all weekend. keep it tuned here at abc2news.com. overnight 36, a few showers with some late clearing, 52. sunny and clear what a nice looking friday to kick off the weekend. tomorrow night on the cold side maybe a frost by saturday morning. here's your seven-day forecast. as we look ahead things are good. late saturday night we'll be tracking that storm system as it make has turn. the exact track and the exact amount of cold air are both unknowns at this point. now we think at this point it still looks like at most primarily a rain snow mix on sunday and the ground should still be above freezing. so perhaps not much in the way of accumulation, but if we get a different track with more cold air that could change. keep it tuned on sunday. >> all right. we'll keep an eye on it. thanks a lot, wyatt. you know, it's always a good idea to keep your mind sharp but it could also help those with

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some encouraging news for those with dementia. a new study said exercises can slow the mental decline. researchers have found that cog nitive stimulation like word games, puzzles, music, gardening and bang benefits thinking and some felt an improved quality of

lie. it applied to those with mild to moderate dementia, not those in severe cases. now a word that sleep may play a role in dementia. shows with a hard time sleeping have a risk of developing memory disease. researchers aren't sure what the exact link is, but they are interested in discovering if manipulating a person's sleep habit could slow the prodpretion of the disease. it's been about six weeks since the new year, so how are those new year's resolutions coming along? it isn't too late to get yourself on the right track. >> the whole idea falling off the wagon an lead you feeling defeated. get right back on track even if you feel like you messed up. >> make sure you set very

specific goals. instead of saying you will eat better, focus on adding a new vegetable or two to your diet each week. abc2news.com is the place for all the health news you need. log on. check out the page. you'll find all of today's health headlines. a father -- where should a father who killed himself and two children in a house explosion should be buried? a college student suspended because he intimidated a student. and a mother is being credited for stopping an out of cell school bus full of kids when she knew something wasn't right and how she was able to stop it.

there was no testimony in the george huguely murder trial today. the judge canceled proceedings because one of the defense attorneys is sick. the trial is scheduled to resume tomorrow. a truck driver has been charged with driving under the influence and negligence after his truck overturned on i-95 near the ft. mchenry tunnel last night the truck was carrying a water based concrete additive which spilled on the road. the driver was drunk, driving in a nontruck lane, driving too fast and swferring to cause the accident. arsenic has been found in formula and high energy foods. it's linked to organic brown rice, a common sweetener. the formulas were both played by nature's one. the company said the levels in

their products are safe. looking like at 695 and bwi parkway, traffic is mosking. what's coming our way this weekend. let's check in with wyatt everhart. the rain from tonight that we had earlier today all clearing out to the east. most of the rain confined to the lower eastern shore. we'll watch for our next weather maker set to arrive in the second half of the weekend. we're going to have much more on that one coming up. take a look maryland's most popular radar. where is the rain, primarily lower eastern shore. as we look at maryland's most powerful radar in motion you can see a decent amount affecting the lower shore. this evening, 40s, cloudy, rain pushing off to the east. we'll be drying out quickly this evening.