going to be dangerous heat over the next 24 to 48 hours. we are going for a forecast high of around 97 degrees. but watch this at 11. still into the 90s. on the way into the 70s. and it's a triple digit heat for tomorrow with the humidity feeling like it's 110 degrees. we will show out7-day forecast coming -- be you the 7-day forecast coming up in bit. let's show you a check on the roads. >> reporter: a lot of problems on 695. an accident on the south side right on the outer loop and on the west side another crash is really causing heavy delays as we check in and take a live look at liberty road. accident is on the outer loop here. so you want to expect a lot of delays traveling from 795 all the way down towards inner -- interstate 70a15-minute drive. this takes you 6 minutes and expect heavy delays and there's bel air road traffic is starting to pick up. but just a 12 minute ride from 95 toward 8 3. and if you are use the jfx to get into the city, everything is nice and clear southbound from the beltway downtown to east fayette street you are looking at an 11 minute right.

that's -- ride. that's the abc2 timesaver traffic. >> reporter: howard -- a howard corned -- howard county teen is in critical condition after being shot. police say 15-year-old -- the 15-year-old was found in the field by someone living nearby. he was flown to shock trauma and police suspect foul play. they don't have a suspect or a motive. closing arguments could happen as soon as tomorrow in the case of jerry sandusky. >> the sex abuse trial. >> the big question and what people want to know whether or not sandusky will take the stand. linda so is tracking the latest. linda. >> reporter: we have learned he is ready to testify but the decision won't be made until the defense calls the final witnesses today. yesterday, sandusky's wife took the stand and told jurors she never saw any inappropriate contact between her husband and his accusers. she says several of them would sleep over and her husband would be the one to go downstairs to say good night. defense tried to poke holes in the police investigation suggesting troopers

interviewing alleged victims tainted the case by sharing details made by other accusers. sandusky's attorneys called several character witnesses to paint sandusky as a respectedchurch going father figure. >> when you have known somebody for 40 years you know them and you don't believe what other people say. >> reporter: the judge says the defense will likely rest the case by lunchtime today with closing arguments on thursday. so this morning maybe the last opportunity for sandusky to take the stand. linda so, abc2 news. news time 6:32. a north carolina mother says her third grader was strip searched after being accused of taking a classmate's mother. she says her son returned a dropped 20 dollar bill to a girl but several students accused justin of taking the money himself. cox says the assistant prins pertook her son to the bathroom and told him to remove everything except his undershirt and boxers. >> she didn't ask me if she

could she told me and says now i have to strip search you. >> and she came up to him anrubbed her fingers around inside his underwear. and if that's not excessively intrusive, i don't know what is. . >> the principal didn't find money and apologized to justin. the school district says a malejanitor was brought in and they believe proper procedure was followed. we have been talking about this all morning on facebook. the conversations sparking response from you. let us know what you think about this. tom weighs in this morning. someone would have to bail me out of jail. you know tom? i know a lot of people would probably agree with that. megan. >> thanks. air traveler facing charges after groping a tsa agent. video shows carol price getting a pat down in fort myers. price a former tsa worker complained to a tsa supervisor who was also a former colleague. she reportedly demonstrated how she was screened and was arrested when she tried to

leave the airport. now an armed robbery caught on camera. here you can see the suspect climbing through the take out window of a houston area fast- food restaurant. man hangs through the window and threatens the restaurant employee with a gun. the worker hands over about 200 dollars and that suspect takes off. any day now we could fine out how many people packed the inner harbor for the sailabration event. organizers are accounting the totals and it looks like the event what big economic boost. little italy federal hill all businesses said they had a great several days all part of sailabration. 6:34. if you order a meal and it's not what you want what do you do? >> most people would not pay for it send it back or complain. but wait until you hear what one man decided to do when his sandwich was not made his way. >> new york city is not alone in the quest to limit soda intake. we will hear from another city's mayor about why he thinks new york has the right idea.

it is 6:38. thanks for joining us this morning. new york is not the only city now considering a ban on the oversized sodas. >> official in cambridge, massachusetts are talking about the idea following new york city mayor bloomberg's lead. the mayor of cambridge wants to limit the amount of soda people can drink all of it they say hopes of fighting obesity. >> came from the public healthprofessional who said we tried everything and tried kids more physical activity and we tried eating more fruits and vegetables and the environment is still out there. and still really giving kid the toxic message. >> setting a ban is a silly thing. the focus should be on educating people as to why they shouldn't want that much. >> cambridge has not officially drafted the proposal yet. but pt if -- but if it is

similar to new york it is a ban on 16 ounce seweders a -- sodas or anything larger. a group of people in canada take food recycling so seriously they are willing to dive into dumpsters to get it. >> we live in a throw it society. toe madeo -- tomato that can be used for i don't know scooping on sandwiches. 1.3 billion tons of food was thrown out in the states alone. >> they have started an online club for fellow dumpster divers and it has more than a dozen members and they target commercial dumpsters where they find everything from bikes to clothes to small appliances but what piles up the most is food. still packaged so they started giving it away. 911 cab lifesaver when it comes -- can be a lifesaver when it comes to a emergency. but a guy dialed dispatchers because he was unhappy with the service he received at local

deli. >> they giving me a hard time and i wonder if you could stop by and. >> who is this? you are calling 911 because you don't like the way that they are making your sandwich. >> exactly. >> so don't buy it. >> i wish you could see the studio right now. because everyone is listening with bathed breath to this -- bathed breath to this call. police arrived and talked with the man but it's unclear whether he was cited or if he was arrested. many companies advertise their businesses on facebook. and it's to get your dollars. >> this morning a. new way facebook is going to track you to find out what you buy and they will do it and watching you when you are not watching them. >> over 600 students drop out of school in the united states on a daily basis. the plans one group has to draw attention to the problem today in washington. >> good morning. i am mike and we have temperatures in the 70s on the way to the 90s. we will detail the full forecast coming up.

lauren. >> reporter: well, an earlier accident has left behind a major backup on the west side of the beltway. tracking the delays and we will have the timesaver traffic report coming up on "good morning maryland."

6:44. i am megan pringle. >> i am charley crowson. a lot going on for you. linda so will tell us about a report on teen drug use in maryland. sherrie is out live with traffic alert but first meteorologist mike in this morning for lynette. mike. >> good morning. we are starting out with a pretty good look shot in ocean city. that's the place to be over the next 48 hours. we expect extreme heat to come into play. pair of 7s downtown with the humidity between 69 and 70 degrees. these are the dew point values. it will feel like 100 to 105. we have the heat advisory in effect and all the counties and heat warnings well north and east of town. and here's the plan through the next 24 hours. 77 going rapidly to 89 around the lunch 250eu78 hour. -- shall lunchtime hour.

a -- 97 degrees and still 90 at 8. so again dangerous heat, heat advisers will be in place today. and tomorrow. so just be aware of that and keep it locked on channel 2 and abc2news.com as we keep you updated with the latest on the heat. another check on the weather coming up in a little bit. let's check the traffic good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we are dealing with a lot of problems out on the beltway this morning of the morning -- there is an accident on south side on the outer loop at cove road. speed at 44 miles per hour and problems persist on west side. an accident has cleared from the outer loop at liberty road. checking in and looking live, congestion and that will remain the case as you make the drive towards edmonton. and checking in and looking at parkville traffic is starting to pick up at bel air road. expect a relatively slow ride up towards loch raven. no problems to tell you about out on the jfx. it's nice and clear from the beltway all the way downtown to

east fayette street. there's a cargo ship coming in to the port of baltimore so the bay bridge will be temporarily shut down at 1:15 and key bridge is going to close at 3:15 and they are again just temporary closures and they will last for about 40 minutes. now we have a check in we can check in with sherrie johnson who has an update on all the construction that is set to begin on interstate 895 later tonight. good morning how's traffic looking out there. >> reporter: good morning. right now we are at fort mchenry toll plaza and over here basically traffic is starting to pick up a little bit. and you know what? in the coming weeks we will see even more congestion major construction begins tonight at 9:00 on interstate 895. this means traffic headaches during rush hour and drivers are urged to avoid use the harbor testimony through the end of summer. crews replace concrete decking on a bridge south of the toll plaza. roads crews resurfacing a 5- year-old bridge. that will -- 55-year-old

bridge. that requires a closure and in august one lane in em each direction are closed. thee these are remayors that could mean back -- repairs that could mean backups in both directionss. the worst delays expected the first two weeks of august when traffic is reduced to one lane in both directions. the best alternate routes are the fort mchenry tunnel and mccobridge. -- the key bridge. >> we are hoping to encorning folks to use the other routes -- encourage folks to use the other routes and avoid 895. if they have to take 895, expect delays. >> reporter: the construction work starts tonight at 9:00 and will last until august. reporting live in south baltimore, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. you can be be the first to know about breaking news traffic and weather alerts by down loading a become c2's free app or texting wmar to 469888. a man in charge in the death of phylicia barnes is scheduled to be arraigned

today. michael yobson is the ex- boyfriend of phylicia barnes sister and she was visiting from north carolina when she disappeared. her body showed up four months later in the susquehanna river. flags will be at half-staff for a special tribute that is happening for sergeant julian chase. the 22-year-old was killed in afghanistan supporting operation enduring freedom. the governor has ordered the u.s. flag and the maryland state flag be flown at half- staff at all state buildings and those in anne arundel county. chase died on memorial day. tomorrow friends and family will pay respects to ben boniface who died on his family farm monday. ris station is thursday in abington. it will from 2 to 5 and 6 to 9. a mass will be held for ben friday morning at 10:30 at st. joan of ark catholic church on law street in aberdeen. police in annapolis charged a 34-year-old man with a rape of a 13-year-old girl.

officials say that a woman called police on saturday to say her daughter had been sexually assaulted. alexander lara has been charged with rape sex offense and assault. he is being held on 2 million dollars bond. officers say he knows the family. new this morning, people in germantown are on high alert after break-ins. police are looking for suspect believed to be connected to 23 burglaries. that person is going into unlocked cars and stealing garage door openers and will go into the home and rob it. in most cases the homeowners are in the house when the robberies take place. >> that's terrifying. my roommate and eye are -- and i are there. >> that's brazen to have the guts to do that while you know people are at home. i am hoping that it's kids. >> take a look at this because a personal camera did capture images of the suspect. you see here right now the police are trying to figure out exactly who that could be.

teen drug abuse is climbing in the state of maryland. >> linda so is here with the staggering numbers and which drugs are being abused the most. linda. >> reporter: according to state datate number of teens for -- data the number of teens for treatment for oxycodone is dropped. and according to the maryland alcohol and drug abuse administration, those drugs are easy to find and they are more likely to be abused. lisa low's son saharawin addict and she spent the last three years trying to get him in rehab and she founded the heroin action colation a. group trying to raise awareness about teen drug abuse. numbers shows most teens will relapse once after rehab. that's why she wants more funding for long-term care. >> we are here consumers of what we have in maryland and we are here to tell you ait doesn't work as well. >> numbers show in 2010 thousands of maryland teens

needed treatment for drugs. but didn't receive it. linda so, abc2 news. today is the last scheduled meeting for a work group look whether or not to expand gambling. governor will call a spes session next month if -- special session next month if lawmakers can reach a consensus. the group is weighing in on whether a casino should be allowed in prince george's county. a move being made considering for the board of public works to allow a casino operator to buy the rocky gap lodge near couplerland. evitts must buy it as a condition of a lie ns awarded in the state to operate the 1,000 slot machines there. the sale is on the item for the board's agenda for the meeting taking place in annapolis. 6:51. five things to know before heading out the door. national mall in dc is going to be filled with 8hundred -- 857 empty school desk representing the number of students who drop

out every hour of every school day. the group organizing the event is hoping to draw education and attention. >> a-- several announcements are expected from the human health and services secretary speaking in detroit about the health care reform law and community health centers. in the next couple weeks facebook will roll out a program that will track the web browseers on other sites to see what best fits your profile. they will allow advertisers to bid to get ads on your page. a how committee will vote on whether to hold eric holder in contempt of congress for not turning over more documents on the flawed gun smuggling probe fast and furious. holder says releasing the paperwork could jeopardize criminal prosecution. more stores are coming to the towson town center. five shops are being unveiled this morning during the reopening of the crate and barrel wing. that part of the mall underwent a renovation thattaed more than 12,000 square feet.

all right. good morning. we have a pretty shot looking toward pier 5 and we will talk about or looks are deceiving as we talk about the heat and humidity combining force ace cross the area. pair of 7s in the harbor. 74 in annapolis. georgetown 69 degrees. that will shoot up as we get the sun out and temperatures will rise. we have a heat advisory in effect for the entire viewing area. heat warnings towards the north and east. and hot and humid conditions will continue begin warm front slid through the area last night. and that's a southwesterly wind kick and temperatures today 97 real feel what it is going to feel like 103 and tomorrow is 100 the projected high for the real feel around 106. the heat dome on top keeping us cloud free going into the afternoon. but storms erupting towards the north. there's a cold front toward the west. and that will be sliding in as we head into the next couple days. so again, thursday tomorrow and

maybe a spot shower or storm but better he shot of showers and storms coming back into play heading into friday. 97 sizzling heat hot and humid. going into tonight we will drop to around 75 in the city limit. and in the inner harbor it may not get out of the 80s tonight. again, hazy, hot and humid conditions continue. 97 today. and tomorrow 100. 92 on friday and 3 in a row is constitutes a heatwave and we will have the first heatwave of the summer of 2012. 90 on saturday and maybe a spot shower for sunday. and cooler you will notice humidity levels dropping going into the weekend and we will continue to see 80s on the boards sunday, monday and tuesday. so hot and humid today dangerous heat on top us. and you have to keep it on abc2news.com for the latest information. 6:54. let's check on traffic. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. just as the jfx construction wrapped up we have a new project to keep in mind on 895 beginning later this evening and it's expected to cause heavy delays at the harbor tunnel.

you will want to stick with the fort mchenry or key bridge as an alternate. we have the key bridge is going to be shut down later this afternoon beginning at 3:15. tugboats paul cargo ship into baltimore. it will be closed for 40 minutes and bay bridge shut down at 1:15. expect delays in the area. and we have problems this morning on the beltway where we are dealing with an accident on the south side involving an overturned garbage truck at and as we look at west side here at liberty road -- liberty road we are dealing with delays due to an earlier crash on outer loop moving slow all the way down towards edmonton avenue. here's a weird sighting we tell you about but it's no virgin maryland but this is a big cheese. nasa messenger mission snapped craters on mercury and it appears it was mky mouse's head pull out. -- mickey mouse's head pull

out. put out. copyright on that and the mouse is everywhere. >> looks like qualitier -- walter concite -- concite. >> cronkite. >> we want to remind you peoplecan go to abc2 news.col for the latest on the best heat safety advisories -- abc2news.com for the latest on the best heat safety advisory. >> we don't have a code orange or red and think it will change as temperatures rise. but abc to news -- abc2 news is the place to go with a list of the cooling centers if you need it or go down to the mall spend money and cool off and hang out. >> it will feel -- >> definitely drink a lot of water. all right remember to find us on abc2 news pown com. weather and traffic and -- abc2news.com. weather and traffic there. now up to new york. stay cool baltimore. >> yeah. pooches and puppies, we are fed up

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