you are watching the station that works for you. good morning maryland at 4:30. new reaction after police say a drunk driver killed a towson university student over the weekend. new information on a quadruple student in the city. the youngest victim, a 10 year- old boy. what the victims were doing when they were shot. get ready for an easier commute when you head to work. major changes along the jfx. i heard this crash, the explosion-type fire, everything went black. >> remnants of beryl are forecast to bring more rain to the carolinas. see the after math of the rain and strong winds. this is jacksonville, florida, the yeah received as much as 6 inches of rain. the forecast here different in

maryland. >> sticky and hot the past few days. it's a bit uncomfortable outside right now. >> you are right. the temperatures are in the 70s. bell is no longer a tropical storm, it has been downgraded. the winds sustained at 30 miles per hour. it is a tropical depression. you can see it pin wheeling the bands of rain and they are getting flooding in southeast florida, or southeast georgia and alnortheast florida. this is going to happen for the next day or so and turning towards the north and east. that will stay away from us but begin to strengthen again over the warm gulf stream waters and heading towards the atlantic. for the most part, we won't deal with that, the windy conditions and the rain. for today, we are nice and dry, as you head out and about, we have been dealing with the warm and humid conditions, light

southwest breeze, another steamer is on tap today. let's talk about the temperatures as you head head out the door. 74 stevensville. shady side 72. i will tell you about the next best chance for thunderstorms. i think there is new developments on the jfx. you will have an easier commute. emergency repair was needed because of pipes un deer underneath the roadway. you are lacking at an 11-minute ride to east fayette in downtown baltimore. fort mc henry will be clear. 95, white marsh, here is what it looks like north of route

43. 4-minute ride from this vicinity to 695. here is a live look in parkville, harford road. an easy ride up towards 83. that's a look at the abc 2 time saver traffic. breaking news this morning out of italy, a 6.0 earthquake struck the northern part of the country in the town of parma killing a person and leaving four injured. a tremor struck the region killing 7 people and destroying or damaging hundreds of buildings in the area. we are getting new reaction in to the death of a towson university student who police say was hit and killed by a drunk driver monday morning in ocean city. this morning, students and faculty at towson university are mourning the loss of one of their own. talking about matthew which chess wick, he died i've memorial day weekend after hit and killed by a drunk driver while trying to cross the

highway. happened monday morning and police say the driver of an suv didn't stop and instead continued. witnesses say the accident followed somebody witnessing the accident followed the suv until police arrived at the scene. >> all i saw was a shoe laying on the ground. i heard it was a hit and run. >> the suspect has been charged with homicide by a motor vehicle while intoxicated and other traffic charges they know includes leaving the scene of an accident. developing story this morning, police are investigating a quadruple shooting in the city on east hoffman street. we got off the phone about an hour ago. he tells us the fourth victim walked in to the hospital to be

treated. the other three taken to the hospital, shot in the and leg and expected to survive. police say one of the victims, a 10 year-old boy. they were sitting outside on the steps. police were patrolling the area when they heard the gun shots. no word on the motive. police are trying to discover information about possible suspects. baltimore city police are remembering calvin rodwell at the el mary school named in his honor. the police will dedicate plaques to family and the school. a gunman killed rodwell in 1973 while he was volunteering. baltimore county officials are trying to track down an inmate who walked out of the prerelease unit on green mount

friday morning. this is germane jeter, he was serving a 10- year sentence. jeter was due for release next year. he didn't show up for his work or job in glen burnie. he does not have a weapon and reached the lowest security level during his time of incarceration. an ultra light plane with a motor and parachute crashed. this happened in cecil county. the pilot tried to land on an airstrip in cecilton when he overcorrected and crashed in to trees. it left the pilot stuck, firefighters had to use the ladder truck to free the man from the harness. police had to pull the plane out of the trees. today is decision day for texas republicans. they are going to decide whether to give mitt romney the 1144 delegates he need to become the gop presidential nominee.

romney is 52 delegates shy, there are 152 up for grabs with the primary. remnants of tropical storm beryl are felt across florida and georgia this morning. >> beryl may not be finished. the danger the system is still packing. a lot of us are going outside, the summer recalls you and your family need know about. everything is up to speed on 895, o'donnell street. i will have an update on the construction coming up on the time save traffic report. ñ[=

now, good morning maryland at 4:30. . welcome back. remnants of tropical storm beryl still felt this morning across georgia and florida. >> this is video from georgia not far from florida. the storm caused a huge mass, more rain is expected today in parts of florida as well as georgia. we will send it to you, how long is this system going to

linger in the areas? >> it's going to linger for a day oh so and make the northeast jog as the front moves through the area. this is what is happening for today. still a very slow mover, they've received about half an inch of rain in southeast georgia and also northeast florida. through the rest of today and tomorrow, they could be picking up 1-3 inches. lots of rain across the area, they have some flood watches up in effect for the area as well. we are waiting for a cold front to slice through the area. our temperatures will begin to drop as well. let's get a check of the time saver traffic with loren. yesterday was memorial day. the traffic was the headache, how does it look this morning. >> i was stuck coming home from the beach last night. it took me 4.5 hours to get home from ocean city. construction has been finished all lanes re-opened, no delays if you are heading downtown. everything up to speed, but the fort mc henry and harbor, 95

clear if you are making the push from 195 in to the city. for the beltway, here is what it looks like at pulaski. a nice easy ride towards 83. west side going to be clear. here is a live look at liberty road. congressman not shying away from controversial comments. >> some are saying what frank implied on the trayvon martin case during a college ceremony may have gone too far. breaking news out of texas this morning after a man had been sitting in a crane for hours, a standoff is over.

news time 4:43, five things to know, the jury in the john edwards trial will deliberate again. edwards is charged with six counts accusing him of using campaign funds to hide his affair with rielle hunter. madlin albright is one of 13 people to receive the presidential medal of freedom, the highest civilian honor. leonpy panetta will give the commencement address. it begins at 10:00. elinore holmes hold a press conference with vincent gray and leaders of the national organizations, the focus will be protecting reproductive rights of women in dc. leadership conference of women religious represents 80% of the 57,000 catholic sisters, they will begin discussions following the repry reprimand.

it's like a sigh of relief after memorial day because traffic is always an issue. people are concerned about the weather when they have plans. >> starting with the traffic this morning. >> we have the first accident of the day, bel air, watchout for that. if you are using the jfx, good news, all construction is complete, everything has been re-opened, no delays to talk about as you head downtown. the beltway is nice and clear all the way around. i walked out around 2:00, it had the sticky heavy feel. i was like, ooh. >> yesterday you were ill. i, conjured up stuff for you guys. check out the temperatures this morning in the 70s, we weren't this warm this time yesterday.

72 churchville. joppa 74. more of the same northeast, galena 72. 75 rock hall this morning. those temperatures are only going to go up from there. maryland's most powerful radar, we are drys that will be changing, though. back to you. as the temperatures rise, that means more of us will head outdoors, some products in the yard could be dangerous. john matarese alerts you to summertime recalls so you don't waste your money. >> reporter: when something you own is recalled you like to hear about it. many of us never receive information. the government just released a summertime recall round up of dangerous items you may still have. tracy per aresey one of many used car buyers hit by an un expected surprise after taking their car home. >> it was vibrating, men when you hit the brakes.

>> reporter: from cars to kitty toys are in american homes, ftc released a list of the top recently recalled summer time products, including adventure play sets, sold at wal-mart, toys r us, the wood can rot too fast, metal swing sets, sold at toys r us. disney princess and fairies trikes sold at target. two patio item recalls. portable grills sold since 2008 at walgreens and dicks sporting goods. for the yard, honda grass trimmers sold since 2006 at honda power equipment centers. you want know about recalls before you have a problem. >> i have a teenage daughter

that drives, what if she was driving it and the frame broke? >> reporter: if you suspect you may have any of the items check the consumer product safety commission website at cpsc .gov. breaking news now, we have been following the story out of dallas. a man who refused to leave a crane this dallas, fell off a few house ago. 150-foot drop but not known if the man died. he has not been confirmed dead. he is still alive. it's been going on since yesterday after police say he carjacked a driver. the standoff lasted 15 house on the smu campus. a massive wild fire spreading through new mexico and fire crews say its likely to be the largest in the state's history. the fires scorched 130,000

acres, crews brought in two helicopters filled with fire retardant spraying one town. no word on the original cause. unbelievable video this morning out of florida, an 11- year-old girl recovering after falling from a rock climbing wall at a carnival in miami. look at this, the video was shot by the girl's father, see her hit the buzzer at the top of the wall but upon her descent, she falls 18 feet to the ground. this happened saturday. the girl suffered a concussion and recovering this morning at a florida hospital. massachusetts congressman barney frank is criticized for what he said during a commencement address at the university of massachusetts dartmouth. frank said this was his fourth ceremony where he used what he calls a joke to play on words that makes reference to trayvon martin and paying tribute to his friend, jones, who received

a honorary doctorate, listen. >> i'm pleased he got an honorary degree. you have a hoodie you can wear and no one will shoot at you . george zimmerman is scheduled to be arraigned today on second degree murder charges in the trayvon martin case. expected to enter a plea. zimmerman admitted to shooting martin but claims it was in self defense under the state's stand your ground law. this is an un forgettable wedding. they said i do before tropical storm beryl came ashore in florida. >> they managed to do this in the nick of time and committed as soon as they kissed everything scampered out to a reception building as the rain

began. they were going to get this wedding in come high waters, i guess. >> when they name the storm, beryl, you might have a new no- shows on that. >> the people in the tornado did it last week, then them. the tsunami next. let's talk about beryl a little bit more here, we want to know if it's going to affect us. it's already made landfall. did that yesterday. it has come in contact with land. it's a tropical depression. the winds sustained 30 miles per hour, moving slowly, north, about 2 miles per hour, you can see that northeast turn that it makes and then by thursday, early in the morning we can see it staying to the south of ocean city. that's good news there, we could get high surf, though, no type of real impacts of land wise. we like to see that. it heads on out to sea. not affecting us what solve.

right now, temperatures are mild this morning, 77 degrees in dc. seriously, wow. 75 easton. 73 baltimore. 75 new york and hagerstown. lots of moisture, very sultry morning and the sultry conditions in to the afternoon. these dew points , the measure of the moisture in the air when you get in the 60s, 70s, we are feeling like we are in july this morning and that will continue through this afternoon, we will begin to see relief and feel relief as we go through the next few days. we don't have clouds out there, that will begin to change as we go in to the afternoon. future trend picks up on the fact that the cold front gets closer through the evening and by the afternoon, evening time we have a chance for thunderstorms and some of those could be a little bit on the pesky side. i will detail that coming up. now a check of the traffic with loren. good morning. how is it looking? we have an accident up in harford count to the best of my

county, bel air, at the intersection. if you are traveling in baltimore, no delays to talk about on 95, through the white marsh area. a 14-minute ride from the beltway to downtown baltimore, if you are heading out on 83, we have an update on the jfx constructions it is finished. here is a live look north of 836789 you are looking at an 11- minute ride, downtown to east fayette street. as far as the south side of 95s north of 695, southwest in gait shape. no problems if you are headed south to 49 a or north up to the fort mc henry tunnel. o-s are in a funk. blue jays beat up on them last night. orioles lost 3 straight in the last 6 of 8. hutchison struck out career high 9. threw 7

shutout innings. orioles remain tied among the rays. facebook could be getting in to the smart phone business soon. the new york times repoting that the social media site is hoping to release one by next year. facebook has hired several former engineers who worked on apple's iphone. tech bloggers say this would be a bad idea because there is no actual need for a facebook phone and the competition is fierce.