too summer like. heat advisories for baltimore, points west and south. this will continue through 9:00. temperatures will be slow to cool off. 91 at bwi. 90 in easton. 90 at dover airport. when you throw in the high humidity, feeling like more than 100. it is a out there today. slow fall through the 80s. the upper 80s. with the humidity it will feel like the 90s. when do we cool off in the weather is straight ahead. take a look at this, slow going. people heading back to the beach. this is the 50 at kent narrows bridge. we've been tracking it now. hope to have pay shns making that trip back. if you want to check this out, we have access 24/7. all you have to do is download

the abc2 news app. we have live cameras of all the major roads in our area f you're looking for someone, take a look and see how it's moving. ceremonies took place all over the country today honoring the men and women who gave their lives defending us. what about those who served but struggling to survive. roosevelt leftwich has some more on the area's homeless veterans. >> reporter: veterans are among the largest groups of homeless on the street right now. thousands are homeless. many fear without support those numbers could skyrocket over the next few years. on a day when americans take a time who remember those who died in service of their country, it's time to think of those who

died. >> it's called ptsd, that's post trough mat test stress. >> reporter: he did three tours in vet na. he got out of the service in 1972. he spent the next 32 years lost in addiction. the program is a full recovery program for homeless veterans. it provide as place to stay. clifford said the pas -- past two years have helped. >> a lot of things i couldn't lay just to i wouldn't listen. i was selfish and i dealt with them problems on my own. you know what i mean? got very good counselors in here, case workers, and they work with you each day. >> reporter: on any given night there are veterans sleeping on the streets. studies show that veterans who

got counseling do better at adjusting to civilian life but it has to come within the first three to five years. with thousands of iraq and afghanistan veterans coming home, the need for services is clear. >> we counted at least 500 veterans on a given night without a place to stay. the department of housing recently released 75 veteran vouchers. there's a terrible imbalance. when veterans don't get the support they needed they join the ranks of others. veterans who are homeless can get off the street. they help dozens get their lives back. clifford is hoping to reconnect with those. the veterans administration has been providing housing and even skills training but there are

also nonprofit programs that are working to make change. we'll have link to resources on our site at abc2 news.com. checking out the headlines from around the nation a big break in the search for a missing woman in louisiana. detectives found 2-year-old nicki shonic's bicycle. we have more on the discovery. >> reporter: by air, in the wart and the woods, law enforcement ramp up search efforts after they found nicki's bike under the bridge. >> we feel comfortable we don't miss anything. it is qait a large area underneath the bridge as well as the river. >> reporter: the big break came early sunday morning. police are not releasing what time the pike was found, the conditions, whether it was lnld

or water. the family confirmed the bike was-- was hers. >> we will check and make sure that we fond evidence. >> reporter: perhaps a poster like this one led top finding her bicycle. without the public aware next the fishermen may not have known to be on the lookout for mickey. >> attributed to social media. had the information not been out based on what the fishermen found, i don't think they with have thought of anything. there is trash around there beside where the bike was. >> reporter: while the search has expanded police are trying to connect the dots. the last spot where mickey was spotted to hear, where her bike was found. >> she went missing more than a week ago while riding her bike

home from a friend's house. a violent memorial day weekend in chicago. more than 33 people were shot saturday. six people were killed. a former chicago police superintendent said they're up 67 homicides from a year ago. a girl was playing outside when she was caught in a drive-by shooting. the good news is she is expected to be okay. a pregnant woman is kidnapped, set on fire, shot and left for dead. police say the woman was nine months pregnant, had just pulled into the garage with her ex-boy. the two got out and the garage door closed suddenly. the suspect duct taped her feet, her hands and her mowsmght then drove her around in the car for about 10 minutes before stopping in an alley in detroit. she felt liquid poured on her in the back seat and heard a match

strike. >> she was able it get out of the car, rolling on the ground to put the fire out. when that happened, two shots were fired and she was shot in the back. >> the woman said she played dead until the man took off. the baby is healthy. the woman's ex-boyfriend is in custody and police are looking for a second person. it looked like the set of a big budget action movie. a look at incredible video of a crash-landing in san diego. it looks good for the golden gate bridge. how to celebrated a big birthday.

ab emergency landing in san diego. two men in a single engine cessna were flying a banner in the air when it crashed. they were able to get out of the plane safely and out of the water with some good samaritans. the plane had a mechanical failure. a huge celebration for a milestone. fireworks lit up the sky over san francisco and marked the

75th anniversary for one of the nation owes most iconic symbols, the golden gate bridge. it opened in the midst of the great depresmghts the choice of -- depression. the choice of the color was first applied as a primer while the designers decided what color they wanted to paint it. they said what the heck. we'll leave it that color. more than 2 million vehicles have crossed the bridge sense it opened. on hot days like this you're probably cranking up the ac trying to stay cool. we have tips to make shower your air conditioner -- sure your air conditioner is ready for the heat. >> reporter: i have more on how the presidential candidates are honoring those who served on this memorial day. [ female announcer ] with xfinity,

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according to the calendar, summer is a few weeks off. abc2 is working for you to make sure your air conditioner is ready. >> reporter: or -- your heat and cooling system uses 50bilities of your energy costs. so any improvements you can make will maintain your system and will make a difference in your monthly bill. >> air conditioning units frequently break down when the weather is the hottest. >> for a typical tuneup it's probably $70 to $100. many companies offer maintenance plans that might offer it at a

lower price. >> technicians say they want to make sure if you do call them out, that everything is checked. >> we check the indoor coicialtion the outdoor coicialtion the capacitors, compressor, all system check on the electrical, refridge rant, makes sure it's operating as it should. >> reporter: finding potential problems before they arise could prevent and unexpected failure in the middle of a heat wave. >> the way a customer can check it should be tuned up once a career, every year. also, if the outdoor coil is dirty, if the cooling capacity is not up to par, if they're not getting air three in out, things like that. >> reporter: experted a you need this make your you turn your ac

up when you're gone during the day so it doesn't overheat during the warmer part of the summer. >> is your ac unit not cooling your house as effectively as it should? as the humidity increase. make sure to have that annual inspection. here's an update we told you about last week -- kids and detergents packs. procter & gamble is creating a new double latch lid on its tubs to keep kids from eating them. nearly 250 cases have been reported to poison control, sr.s this summer. the good news is so far, no deaths have been reported. hot and steamy. how would you like to be in the

tropical rain forest. >> nice afternoon. 91 even without the aquarium glass around you. at the airport we're talking 95 plus. with the humidity values, it's steamy. a good morning to be in ocean city. you know, the beach is not as packed as it was saturday and sunday. people driving back today. from what we can tell, what you can view 24/7, that one at sandy point, unbelievable traffic coming back. bright sunny conditions. hot on the chesapeake today. hot downtown. man, the mid-90s, feeling like more than 100. heat advisory up. baltimore west, baltimore south into d.c. this will continue through 9:00. numbers, impressive heat for late may, not over the top, not record breaking. the dew points up close to 70.

that is the total moisture. we rarely get more than 76, 77 on the most humid days of summer. we're right there. as a result, this is what it feels like. we make 90 or 95 feel like 100. all right. take a look at overall pattern. not much happening locally. a couple of showers into west virginia. the east coast is quiet. pretty good. however, this hot pattern will hold up for another day or two before we get a cold front and all eyes on tropical depression beryl. it's down over north florida and georgia. the trend for tomorrow, we tabling a cold -- may have a cold front. that is tropical depression beryl expected to come back over the duffel stream waters,

steering currents bring it back out to sea and it will make a move further and further out to sea by mid-week. this will develop into a tropical storm several miles off of ocean city. that will be interesting to watch. overnight 69, a few clouds. your forecast tomorrow hot and 90 with the humidity feeling hotter. watch out for afternoon and evening storms. the seven-day forecast looking ahead. you can see the deal here. temperatures will stay hot for two more days. tuesday, tough to say exactly where temperatures end up depending on where the cold front comes through. thursday, quite a bit cooler. one more chance for rain on friday and we'll keep an eye on this weekend's situation. with beryl offshore -- >> just a reminder that we're

not officially in summer. time to talk polytakes -- politics. both president obama and mitt romney held events to honor those who died serving our country. on this day both the president and rum ram chose to say away from politics. >> reporter: they're taking a brake from official campaigning. here's what they did on memorial day instead. as is tra dirks the president laid a wreath at the tomb of the unnonat arlington national cemetery. >> these 600 acres are home to americans from every part of the country who gave their lives in every corner of the globe. >> reporter: just hours later, president obama spoke at the vietnam veterans memorial commemorating the anniversary of the vietnam war. >> we honor each of the names

etched in stone. >> reporter: as for mitt romney he was in san diego, joined by senator john mccain. >> what an honor it is to be with you today, to have you joan in sell -- join in celebration of the nation's heroes. >> reporter: near politician mentioned the election or the president. instead, romney focused on the fallen. >> as the generation sees its light fading, our duty is to take up the torch with such great sacrifice. >> reporter: kelly the two candidates will be back. on provide date president travels to minnesota to give a speech on the economy and tomorrow mitt romney will be in two key battleground states with events that will take place in colorado and nevada. >> i'm sure they'll peck up those poll sills tomorrow. jamie costello? coming up at 6:00, the nation honors the service

members who made the ultimate sacrifice. a look at the memorial day services. she may be young but laurie ann madison can spell with the best of them. we'll introduce you to this sperl. look at those. here's a preview of what's ahead on world fumes tonight at 6:30. >> made in mersk going global. we took you to china. now americans are striking this rich in the middle east so. how do you sell your made in america products overseas?

if you hit the roads for the memorial day weekend, you may have noticed that the pain in -- at the pump is on the decline here gas prices have been moving lower. they most likely will move lower than where they are now but not by much. what happens after memorial day, refineries switch to a summer blend of gas. still, with the national average for a gal of gas -- gallon of gas, it is lower than where we were a year ago. why are we seeing ago mag lower-- gas prices lower? tensions with iran have eased. they had threatened to close the strait of hormuz. also, oil and gas supplies are at their highest level sense 199

-- since 1990. in the u.s. you're seeing the mow men testimony for the -- mow men testimony for the economy slowing down. at least 12 countries in europe are falling into a recession. what you see is a tradeoff, lower gas prices for a weaker economy. reporting from new york. well, the number of motorcycle deaths has not dropped according to the past year. there were 4500 motorcycle deaths in the u.s. last year brkts same has last -- about the same as last year. fewer states have helmet laws, alcohol use and speeding. if you want your child to get good grades in school, try some exercise. we'll tell you more on abc2 news

at 6:00 with jamie costello which starts right now. every flag honors every faissments -- face, the lives we remember. a howard county man was killed trying to cross coastal highway. and why would scammers try to hit our military families. let's see, how is it going on the highway. kelly showed you a picture of 50 at kent narrows. this is on the other side of denton. look at this, 50 at 404 is backed up. you could get up to kent narrows, you will find it again stopped, going across the bay bridge. take a look at 95, no problems there. forget about it. we're trying to get across and get our lives back in order. let's find out about