i'm saying the winds will be out of the southwest maybe like 5 miles an hour at about 7 miles an hour. not too shabby and maryland's most powerful radar as of now, we are dry. and we need the rain. we are over 7 inches below for the entire yore but we're not going to be any type of downpours. maybe an isolated shower as we head through the overnight tonight into tomorrow morning but all in all we will stay dry. and you can see this on the hour by hour forecast here. temperature by lunchtime coming in right around 90-degrees. and we will be at 94 degrees by 4:00 p.m. it's going to be a hot day on tap. let's get a check now of the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. good morning how are the roads? good morning lynette. if you are using the jfx to get into the city, it's going to take you 11 minutes to travel from the beltway all the way downtown to east fayette street. and we are still doling with all of the construction on 895 just south of the harbor tunnel toll plaza. not causing any delays yet but you will want to stick with the fort mchenry tunnel or the key bridge as the alternate route. no problems on 95 moving through the white marsh area once you get on to 695 here's

what it looks like in parkville. fortunately everything up to speed. actually here in overly at bel air road. going to take you 11 minutes from the outer loop from 95 up to 83. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan over to you. 67 degrees right now. our big story today the supreme court will rule today on obama's health care reform law and abc2 news linda so is here with more on the long awaited decision and what this means, linda? >> reporter: megan, no one knows for sure just hao the justices will rule on obama care but when the decision is released this morning around 10:00 they will step into high gear. that's been the president's signature accomplishment during his time in office but the most controversial part has been the mandate requiring people to pay a penalty if they don't purchase health insurance. president obama will learn about the same time the public does. on capitol hill lawmakers gearing up to respond on tv,

radio and social media. house speaker john boehner is already laying the groundwork for a battle in congress. >> the court does not strike down the entire law, the house will move to repeal what's left of it. >> reporter: now coming up at 6:00 this morning we'll be joined by howard county health officer. he'll explain what it means for you and how it could affect howard county. linda so, abc2 news. also happening today the house will vote on whether or not to hold attorney general eric holder in contempt for withholding documents on the failed fast and furious operation. that botched operation was intended to track weapons bought by mexican drug cartels. however, the atf lost track of more than 1,000 firearms. republicans say hold earl should not -- holder should not conceal the secret documents why democrats believe the gop is using it as a political maneuver. >> i wrote to the speaker asking him to interject himself

into this process before this moment in history takes place. i don't think it has to be and i think we can do better. >> this contempt -- we are not holding the president in contempt. we are holding the keeper of the documents in contempt for refusing to deliver documents about who we relied to and kept it covered up month after month. >> this is the first time a sitting attorney general is up for a contempt vote in congress. right now. thousands of colorado residents are waiting to find out if their homes survived that fast moving wildfire. entire neighborhoods have been evacuated. for example, stan and darlene, they are win of the last families in that -- one of the last families in that evacuation zone to basically leave their homes. they waited and waited hoping but after watching the flames from their porch they knew that it was time to go. >> normally this would be a pretty great view but all i can see now is smoke. >> that's all we can see today.

it's pretty disheartening. >> lots of memories and that's why -- and we have -- it's hard you know. but it's hard for everybody. you know all we can do is keep praying. >> more than 30,000 people have now been displaced by this fire. that's also threatening the u.s. air force academy out there. now fire crews do say that between 200 to 300 homes have been destroyed. president barack obama does plan to tour colorado's fire damaged areas some time tomorrow. a florida medical examiner says only marijuana was found in the system of a florida man that police shot and killed while he was chewing on another man's face. the toxicology report was released earlier this week for a study on -- this. now the department has ruled that out of the most common components found in street drugs known as ballot salts, surveillance video captured ronald pop pro being attacked by a man last month. now police say they shot and killed the guy poppo has undergone search surgeries and

remains hospitalized this morning. it looks like a big snowstorm hit a patch of road in an area of pennsylvania on wednesday. however, you're not seeing snow instead you're seeing powdered sugar. a tractor-trailer crashed while gets off the pennsylvania turnpike spilling a load of sugar all over the roadway. it took hours to clean the mess and you reopen the load -- up and reopen the road. controversial billboards have the catholic church right now pretty unhappy this morning. one group is now encouraging people to quit the church. details on that story straight ahead. >> ahead this morning a young girl -- she's saying something we could all learn from. we're going tell you what she's saying to the man who's accused of shooting her in the head. >> we have an excessive heat watch. i'll tell you when it goes into effect and who it is affecting, details coming up. >> well, lynette everything is nice and clear here on 695 at route 295. ill tell you if that's the same case on 95 and 83 coming up in

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5:38. thank you for joining us on this thursday morning. billboards are popping up all over parts of texas asking catholics to quit the church. they've come from what's called freedom from religion foundation based in wisconsin and the group is protesting the catholic church because of itself stance on contraception. it chose to put the signs up in the dallas area because the diocese there is suing the obama administration over the contraceptive mandate. the church says the group simply doesn't get it. >> it's apparent that this organization does not have any understanding of the church. nor any understanding of the lawsuit that was filed. >> if you don't -- few don't think this is a good thing you need to do the same thing this i did. send a letter to the diocese and tell them you're quitting the church. >> the billboards are expected to be in one place until the mandate takes effect. diet and exercise that's the best way do lose weight but for some people it's really not enough. what the fda has to say about a

new weight loss drug that promises results. >> and christopher brown's mother is speaking out and organizing a rally after the police officer indicted in her son's death weaselly leased. that story just -- was released. that story just ahead. >> no delays, if arroyosing 95 to -- you are using 95 to get into the city everything is up to speed. if you are using 695 here's exactly what it looks like an the west side at liberty road. just going to take you 11 minutes on that outer loop from 795 down towards 95. and it will remain clear all the way up towards 83. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. stay with us. there's much more to come. you're watching "good morning maryland." [ male announcer ] millions of dollars for new schools and teachers...

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the medical examiner's office says it was a hods. a suspect has been -- homicide. a suspect has been charged but this morning he is at home. a baltimore county police officer is accused of killing 17-year-old christopher brown. abc2 news' sherrie johnson has more. >> reporter: brown's mother is organizing a rally in front of the state's attorney office on

monday. she's calling for an external vex into the death of her -- investigation into the death of her son. she was disappointed yesterday. now brown's mother was hoping for second degree murder and a high bail. a circuit judge allowed laboard to leave the courthouse. he didn't have to post bail. and laboard's attorney argued that the officer has family in the area poses no flight risk and has no previous criminal record. >> let me know you working for me? this shows no signs of that at all. i'm dissatisfied. >> i want to assure everyone that this case was treated just as any other case would be treated by the baltimore county police department and the baltimore county state's attorney's office. the fact that laboard was an off-duty police officer had no bearing on the time it took to evaluate the evidence and to move this case forward to the grand jury. >> reporter: if officer laboard is convicted of manslaughter or

involuntariness he could face up to -- involuntary manslaughter he could face up to ten years from prison. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. an 11-year-old virginia girl forgives the man accused of shooting her in the head. walton spent two months in a hospital after a stray bullet struck her while she was riding her scooter. police say that the accused shooter fired a gun at hiss ex- girlfriend. walton still needs more surgeries but she holds no grudges. >> you're not angry at the guy who shot you? >> no. >> why not? >> because i don't have that type -- i'm not that type of person. i don't hold -- i forgive him. >> walton says through this whole ordeal she has discovered her passion for helping others and wants to become a nurse when she grows up. a new diet pill to tell you about this morning going to be on the market soon to help obese people lose weight. if diet and exercise just isn't enough. the u.s. food and drug

administration approved belviq a new weight loss drug. yesterday this came the light and it basically tricks the brain into making you feel full after eating just small amounts of food. the drug is approved for use in adults and a body mass index of at least 30 which is class fied as obese. time for five things know before you head out the door this morning. the city of the stockton, california is expected to file for bankruptcy as soon as today. they decided to seek protection on tuesday. stockton will become the largest u.s. city ever to file for bankruptcy. president barack obama will address the nation's urban league conference late next month in new orleans. the urban league is one of the nation's oldest civil rights organizations. that conference will focus on increasing employment for african-americans. first lady michelle obama will be in memphis, tennessee today. she's going to be delivering the keynote address to the african methodist church's conference. she will attend the campaign

event in memphis after. ancorary the co-host of the "today" show will step down after today. ratings have dropped in recent months and curry said she will stay with the notework and report for "dateline" today and nbc "nightly news." actor charlie sheen's new sitcom debuts on fx. it's called "hang managements." he plays a therapist. cbs fired sheen last year from "two and a half men." today fireworks safety will be the focus in cockeysville. county officials will beholding a demonstration at 10:00 this morning at the agricultural farm park in baltimore county. they will talk about not only fireworks safety but fireworks laws here in maryland. abc2 news will be at the conference and let you know what happens. today naval academy class of 2016 will arrive in annapolis. more than 1100 men and women

are gear up for induction day. the freshmen will be taking an oath later on this evening. a record of more than 20,000 students applied this yore for the naval academy. are you looking for love? if so, and you don't mind finding it on national television tonight is your chance in baltimore. abc is looking for contestants for "the bachelor" and bachelorette as welt. you have to be 21 years old to enter and this might be obviously. you have to be singling. if you want to try your hand you can also head to the green turtle because it's all happening today. mchenry row is the place to be. whet stone way. it's by the harris teeter for more information. go to abc2news.com for rules and regulations to enter. it's all found on the website and by the way our very own wyatt everhart will be there. he is not auditioning, i'm sorry if you were hoping that's the case. just there to meet and greed. time now for uplook at weather. you'd probably be out there meeting people too.

>> i sure would. let's talk about the weather megan because people are going to like this. some people aren't. because we're going to get over over the next couple of days or so. satellite and radar, we will start to see a few clouds trying to stream in here through the day but still plenty of sunshine to be had. and that sunshine is going to warm those temperatures up. look at this live shot in dundalk. as we look at the weather bug cameras this morning and you can see the key bridge back there. plenty of blue sky and that's going to be the remainder of today. 68-degrees is what we're getting right now. upper 50s in towson and good morning millersville you're right around # 3 degrees. and -- 63-degrees. and 61 in northeast and 66 middletown this morning and goldsboro coming in at 62. now we have some hot and humid weather that's being orb everyday in and this is all courtesy of the area of high pressure. you get that clockwise flow around high pressure and you're going to get that southwesterly flow and that's going to pump in all that heat that we're going to be seeing and feeling for the next several days. future trend looks like this.

an isolated shower is possible as we go through the overnight. you can see it overnight into tomorrow morning. make sure you do just come equipped just in case because you know when you get that hot you have the pop-up thunderstorms in the forecast. check out my great picture here, this is sent in by walter sally one of the weather watcher of manchester and he took this picture of harbor east yesterday. it was a gorgeous shot. if you want to send them, send them to charles@wmar.com and make sure you include your name, the city you live in and a brief description. anytime for a chef -- time now for a check of the traffic with lauren cook. we have an update on the giant transformer that left this week. it approaching the pennsylvania state line and expected to reach its final destination at peach bottom later tonight. not causing any delays on the roads. and if you are headed out on to the harrisburg expressway, everything nice and clear from swan road down to 695. for those or you who are

beltway bound here's the topside in towson at delaney valley road. no delays whatsoever. just going to take you 11 minutes to travel the outer loop from 95 up to 83. the west side also going to be nice and clear. where you're looking at an 11 minute ride as well traveling the outer loop from 795 down to 95. if you are using the tunnel, no delays just yet but as the morning does progress stick with the fort mchenry tunnel. there aren't any delays just going to be take you eight minutes right now to travel from the beltway all the way to the toll plaza. megan over to you. all right, it's 5:51. called the commander-in-chief but can the president really protect us from anything? a new poll that some might way is out of this world. it shows what people think president obama would do better than mitt romney when it coming to presents the nation. >> also ahead this morning two young girls get to see more than the animals when they take a trip to an illinois zoo. we'll explain. you're waking up to what's new in maryland. we'll be right back.

5:54 right now. a different kind of poll is out this morning on the presidential race. who cares if the candidates can

fix the economy as long as they can protect us from aliens. get this -- 65% of you believe that the president, president obama, would be the best choice to protect us from aonian yell invasion. the poll was done by a "national geographics" channel series "chasing ufos" which premieres tomorrow. about half only the people polled were not sure if ufos really exist. a trip to an illinois zoo turned into a surprise for a family. two young sisters thought they were going to watch the dolphin show when their dad who has been stationed overseas suddenly appeared. [ cheering and applause ] all right, well the 11? 7-year-old girls have not seen their dad since last november. he was led out to leave -- to attend his brother's wedding and got to surprise his family. >> what was it like to see them? >> surreal. kind of -- it was -- it was

kind of hard to even just grasp the moment. i was just intently focused on their faces and just getting to them. probably one of the most memorable moments of my life. >> how much of a hero is he for all of us? >> a big hero. he's better than superman. >> well, it is a short visit because he is heading back to afghanistan in just two weeks. just about hours away from a monumental decision on the health care law. dr. peter peelson with the howard county health department is here to break down the law and what the supreme court ruling could mean for you. those stories straight ahead. >> she had two arms full of groceries and found herself on the floor of the condo. the system police are trying to track -- suspect police are trying to tag down. >> also ahead this young buoy posed for a picture but look at his face.

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