harbor cam. don't look now but we're in for a wet evening complete with downpours. so the question is how long will this rain stick around as we start the workweek? let's check in meteorologist wyatt everhart this. looks good from that shot. you're watching closer to the frederick area you're seeing showers because our warm front hasn't punched through. from baltimore east we've got sun out over the chesapeake bay, sun blazing. you can see this more clearly on our visible satellite view. look for the break in the clouds. keeping our eye on tropical storm alberto, but right now alberto a weak system that is barely holding tropical storm strength. we'll keep an eye on alberto, the first named system of the evening. showers and storms. we'll talk about how things

develop coming up. >> thanks a lot. the nation's oldest civil rights group has puts it support behind same-sex marriage. at a news conference this morning the naacp put its weight behind the issue. roosevelt leftwich joins us with more. >> reporter: the group's leadership says this is an issue of civil rights and equal protection under the law. by denying same sex couples the right to mary, they're being denied rights under the law. many black churches, which in the past have been big supporters of the naacp have taken an adamant stand against same-sex marriage. he said he spoke to clergymen. the board said lot vote was unanimous, this was not without discussion and dissent but they said it's an issue of rights not

morals. >> we have already stood against laws which demeanor discriminate against any person in this great country. that is our legacy. >> reporter: the group says it does not think that there will be a backlash against them from religious leaders. they said by taking this stand they're in the trying to influence legislation or states who are discussing this but they want people to understand the need to speak up for equal protection under the law. we'll hear from folks who are not happy with the naacp's decision. a 45-year-old man was killed last night when his motorcycle crashed in wood bine. he was on route 99 when his motorcycle left the road and crashed into a sign post. he was take on it howard county general hospital. officials said based on preliminary investigations, they believe that speed was a factor

in this crash. an annapolis woman said saturday night she found this man at her back door with his and thes down. the 40-year-old jasper jabbar was trying to break in her home. officers said they showed up to the home and found jabbar with his panted lowered but underwear still on. he said he was planning to sexual assault the woman. the woman said she doesn't know him. okay. from the wire to patriot games to the replacements, our state is no stranger to the big and small screen. now hollywood is making maryland the backdrop of one of its films. don harrison takes us on scene. >> reporter: an independent film is being shot in annapolis. it stars ray liotta, olivia wild

and a comedy about a pharmacist who has an affair and gets caught up with a downward spiral of drugs, sex and violence. they plan to be shooting a few more weeks in and around the annapolis area. >> the locations are fantastic. they're welcoming to us. >> reporter: joe is one have the main producers for the film. it wasn't hard for him to decide on the area for the movie's location. >> a creative choice and the infrastructure of shooting here that attracted us to maryland. >> reporter: those financial incentives are tax breaks for production companies to shoot here and having those production companies in town brings big money for our state. this production mr. generate $7 million in spending and 300 jobs for locals. >> i'm having fun. >> reporter: the main exark is portrayed by sam rockwell.

this is his first trip to annapolis but his family has deep con connections. his uncle, grandfather and great grandfather all went to the naval academy. >> we're going to check out the school, check out the academy and pay respects to our lineage. >> reporter: it expects to have its debut at the sundance festival and its premiere this time next year. when you're 21, where's the hottest place in town? when you're 61 where's the hottest place in town? technology has arrived that peeks into your fun. >> you know what it's like to walk in someplace and say it's young in here. this is about using your phone to see a who walks into your favorite joint, what they look like and how old they are.

the app is by a start-up company called syn tap. this is like your digital bar crawl eye would benefit from it. have a lady's night. let's go where the guys in our age range is. >> reporter: that scare last lot of people who value their privacy. what are they doing with the demographic numbers? it's being used in seven cities and the biggest one is chicago and you thought carding was tough. a 6.0 earthquake rocks italy. we'll tell you how people are dealing with the damage and the concerns about the aftershock. it was quite a shot. in case you missed, a look at the solar eclipse.

in italy they're still feeling aftershocks from that earthquake. thousands are left stranded. there is a shortage of tenteds and there is a desperate need for them because of the heavy

rain that has been falling for over a day. the fire in arizona continues to burn. it's now closing in on a group of tele communication towers. earlier today this torched another cabin and crews only have about 15% of it contained. the fire has destroyed four buildings and almost 14,000 acres. people in two towns have been evacuated. check out this video from china, sunday night's solar eclipse. you can seat shadow -- see the shadow until it leaves a thin red ring. this is the first time in 14 years that a solar eclipse was visible in the u.s. upwouldn't believe how many people fall victim to pick pockets. what you need to know. >> and they are locked in a birth battle over the hearts of

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the best way to protect your money and credit cards, may be to think like a thief. we veaf tips on -- have tips on how to keep your things safe. >> reporter: pick pockets are everywhere where tourists are. he travels the world watching pick pockets. >> the least thing in my mind was that he would grab my purse. >> never leave sight of your bag. >> reporter: the principle is simple. >> it's about distraction. get the victim to have their guard down oar women's handbags are an easy target.

>> have it as eye up r--- high up in the armpit has possible. if you have a strap this should go across the body. >> reporter: there are travel wallets you can have under the clothing. >> they want the credit cards. >> reporter: be aware of crowds like on trains. >> it's not an issue of being paranoid. it reduces the options for the thieves. >> you might want to think about those things. this weekend is the unofficial start to summer and the summer grilling season kicks off. if you're looking to upgrade your grill, here are a few thinks to think b first, do you want -- about. first, do you want charcoal or gas. second, how often are you going to use it? if the answer is just a few, there are plenty of options for

under $200. next, how much do you plan to grill at one time. don't sweat having a big grill if you're only cooking a few burgers. ?ie want a big -- i want a big giant char master. they do take up a lot of space on the deck. taking a look at current conditions, 73. downtown we got sun after some rain and misty gray weather all day long and downpours earlier today. weather improving but that was not the case earlier. look at the downpours. man, heavy, heavy rain at the naval academy. later in the day a little sun breaks through. take you to the other side of the bay, looking west, same scenario, downpours and some sunny peeks.

look at manchester getting walloped. it's still rather cloudy and damp. still some rain on the camera lens. the closest rain is down in the area west, toward frederick and hagerstown. you can see what's sparking that, the warm front pushing up. it's allowing skies to clear over the bay, but ahead of this front to the west carroll county, frederick county, western howard county still some rain as this front continues to slowly edge its way to the west. you can see the difference. winds west, southwest under the front. so it's a true shift. here in maryland we're on the frontal lines so often. 50 miles can make a huge difference in terms of the weather you're seeing. humidity 100% in frederick. drier air coming in from the south as well but also as the temperatures warm up, relative humidity dropping. visibility is lower to the northland west. we still have the rain and fog

out toward hagerstown. yes, we've got a dry spot over the bay and more weather offshore. that will influence us as we go overnight, still an unsettled pattern, unsettled weather west. we have low pressure right over virginia with the front trying to push up and we've got alberto down over the carolinas. for now you can see the trend shows hit and miss showers lingering into tuesday and also as we get from tuesday into wednesday. more hit and miss showers will be possible. perhaps wednesday much of this will be south of us. speaking of south of us, tropical storm alberto continuing to spiral off the coast of south carolina. a weak tropical storm. the last statement from the national hurricane center talks about how alberto is bearly maintaining tropical storm strength. we'll keep an eye on it. tonight 62, cloudy and showers. tomorrow 79. we'll push 80. some parts of the state will go

above 80. 63 tomorrow night and as we look at the next seven days into your weekend, this is a good trend again as we see our rain continuing through the early part of the week. we still need several inches. we'll take the rain through wednesday and early thursday. however, drying out just in time for that all important memorial day weekend. huge weekend for the beach, bay, everyone it's looking good. >> all right. thanks a lot. now to democracy 2012 news. this week started off where this left off, harsh words between the obama and romney camp. what are we hearing today? >> reporter: it's a new week, there's a new ad. the ob reelection team -- obama

reelection steam continues to go after mitt romney with his time at bain. the new ad highlight has specific company that the obama team said was bankrupted by mitt romney's bain capital and led to hundreds of lost jobs. >> you don't come in and take everything everybody's got and destroy a business. that's what they did. >> reporter: today president obama explained why he's not letting up. >> and the reason this is relevant to the campaign is because my opponent, governor romney, his main calling card for why he should be president is his business experience. >> reporter: it comes one day after a rising star in the democratic party blasted the current political climate. on meet the press, corey berk surprised many by referencing the lay tacks on romney. >> it's nauseating to the american public.

enough is u.n. stop attacking private equity. stop attacking jeremiah wright. >> reporter: shortly after that he changed his noon a web video. >> it is reasonable. if fact, i encourage it for the obama campaign to examine that record and discuss it. i have no problem with that. >> reporter: the reelection teao do the web video. seems like they're sticking to the strategy of using the bain attacks moving forward. >> thanks for the live report. we'll hear from you tomorrow. at this point we're still at least lap hadn't away from finding out what the supreme court has decided to do about the may fordable care -- affordable care act. they challenged the federal mandate that employers offer insurance coverage of

contraception. they said it violates the rights of religious freedom. we're eight minutes away from 6:00. coming up, we had a rude awakening for people living in northeast baltimore after fire ripped through the town home. one man barely escaped the flames. facebook is a way to connect with friends. we'll tell you the top five scams to watch out for. those stories and more coming up at 6:00. here's a preview of what's coming up at 6:30 with diane sawyer. >> coming up on world news we travel across the border into a terror zone. the nation posing the biggest threat to america today, yemen, on the strail of the bomb maker -- trail of the bomb maker.

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ask your doctor if spiriva can help. the ceo's of two electronic giants are meeting in hopes of settling. they are suing and counter suing each other in countries around the world. >> reporter: this is a love-hate relationship with billions of dollars at stake. samsung and apple are fighting, suing and counter suing as the smartphone and tablet -- the legal battles are double edge. >> many of us know what an apple ipad looks like. this is the product itself, but

to understand how interconnected they are, you have to go ineyed the ipad. so this, as i said, is an apple product. beneath here, you can see here are the samsung chips. in the midst of the legal bickering, these two companies are a very independent. analysts say up to 15% of samsung comes from apple products. it would be a costly move. despite risk of losing apple as a major customer this is possible that there's no such thing has bad publicity. >> samsung was recognized as a very strong rifle against apple, so it's a lifesaving, like

advertisements. >> reporter: analysts believe it's high time the two come to a settlement even if the meeting isn't voluntarily but order body a judge. as for now the only ones benefiting from the status quo are the lawyers. ?a homeowners are facing foreclosures and are passing up on a chance to have the cases checked for errors. according to a usa report only about 4% of eligible homeowners applied for the program. the agreement by several mortgage providers and several banking regulators to review the cases came as part of a settlement over alleged foreclosure a-- abuse. listen up parents, if you're a smoker, lighting up could put

your kids at risk for bladder problems. coming up at 6:00, we'll have those details, that story and more which starts right now. here we are three hours into this new day and there was no time to think except the thought of getting out of this alive. the naacp comes out in support of same-sex marriage, what the organization is asking you to think about. >> and you could get a one way flight to fort lauderdale for $100, the next day $160. look at this monday here. we have frustrations on the highway. 83. there's an accident there. again, the beltway at liberty road, ta da, just like any other. meteorologist wyatt everhart. are we going it get the game in with the red sox. the chance for showers