>> oh. that's what's making news in americ . you're watching the station that works for you "good morning maryland" at 4:30. dc police are investigating the disturbing comments madeagainst the first lady what a d.c. police officer is accused of saying. >> power has been restored to thousands now why two state senators are calling for two electric companies to pay up. >> a heart breaking case of animal cruelty a dog left for dead in the trash can but looks like it will have a happy ending. it's friday, friday the 13th. >> it is. third one of the year. >> i know. it's crazy. >> it's weird. >> all right. thanks for joining us. i am megan pringle.

>> i am charley crowson. let's check the forecast with meteorologist lynette charles. >> good morning. let's check out what's going on, on maryland middle east powerful radar. we are dry around town. but, the further off we slide off towards the south and west, we have wet weather trying to push in from that area. your travels taking you back towards west virginia and virginia around harrisonburg we will see wet weather acrews the air -- -- across the area. some of this could die out before it reaches us. temperatures this morning, coming in at 69 in northville. 66 in west friendship. i will talk more about the warming trend coming up but right now let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. construction does continue on 895. just south of the harbor tunnel toll plaza. northbound lanes are clocking in at 54 miles per hour. checking in and looking at 95, up in white marsh, everything

is nice and clear. not too many cars out there yet. there will be a nice easy ride headed into the city. drive times no concerns on jfx. a 11 minutes from the beltway downtown and 695 on great shat from 795 up towards -- shape from 795. and 11 minutes on the outer loop from 95 up to 83. megan and charley, over to you. >> we begin with two breaking news stories the first out of carroll county. police are investigating a double shooting from overnight that left one person dead. it happened at the harvest inn on liberty road. the second victim was flown to shock trauma. no word from state police on a motive or even suspects. developing story from overnight, this out of new york jfx airport a delta flight bound for madrid headed back to the airport two hours after taking off thursday night after an airmal-- marshal found a suspicious wire in the bathroom. investigators found those wires and no explosive device. a man and woman were briefly

questioned and later released. that flight delta 126 left jfx for madrid about 90 minutes ago. 4:32. a dc police officer is investigated this morning for allegedly threatening to shoot first lady michelle obama. linda so is standing by with the latest on the investigation this morning. linda. >> reporter: we have learned officer -- the office aer has been placed on administrative duty after making the alleged comment he would the shoot the first lady. he is part of a special motorcycle duty assigned to escort white house officials. according to the washington post he made the threats wednesday morning while discussing white house security. he also showed a picture on his phone of the gun he would use. the secret service along with dc police and internal affairs are investigating. sources familiar with the investigation say the remarks appear to be an offhand comment and were intended as a joke. the secret service says the first lady was never in danger. still, it doesn't sit well with

many. >> when you sign on for a job to protect and serve, that's your job. >> reporter: the office are remains on desk duty. we have learned he will likely face administrative action versus criminal charges. linda so, abc2 news. and happening today the penn state board of trustees is holding a public meeting. red sculled-- regularly scheduled meet something day after a report blasted the university and joe paterno for failing to take responsibility for the sandusky case. the report says a attorneyo stopped officials to report sandusky. paterno's family defends the deceased head coach. >> he said i felt hike they would handle things and he he said in hindsight i wesh i done more. >> the chairwoman for the board of trustees believes the legacy

of paterno is marred. the board accepts full responsibility for the failures that ocussed and sandusky awaits sentencing on 45 counts. giant finds against bge and pepco. two state senators wants them to pay more than $100 million each. they claim that it took too long for bge and pepco to restore power after last month's powerful storms. the senators from montgomery and pg counties believe the money should be used to create a surge reserve fund to pay for additional trained workers and to help restore power faster in the future. police are trying to figureout what caused a crash that killed a teen. he was driving on columbia road early yesterday morning when he lost control of the car smashing into a tree. police say speed was definitely a factor. they are looking into whether or not curtis was drinking. he leaves behind a girlfriend and two young children. >> he turned his life around.

he had been through so much and i got him to turn himself around he got a job and a baby. he went through so much and i just. [audio not understandable] >> three other men were in the car and they are listed in serious condition. a huge solar flare that erupted from the sun is headed towards earth and it's expected to arrive this morning. the good news is that the space weather prediction center says the impact the commune -- to communication systems and power grids will be minimal. you may be able to see parts of the northern u.s. and northern canada from those parts of the country. do you do of your shopping online? if so there's warning. >> the fake sites federal agents found and what they want you to know before you buy anything else online. >> a big birthday for krispy kreme and the deal they are offering to sweeten their day. >> reporter: everything is nice and clear on 895 at o'donnell street.

i will let you know how it's shaping up on 95 and 83 coming up on good morning maryland.

now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. >> crispy creep is -- krispy kreme is offering a sweet deal if you buy a dozen you get a second for 75 cents. they got the start in north carolina in 1937 a has grown to 700 stores. the closest store in baltimore is down to rockville and that's a long way to go. >> after the video i think lynette might be driving there. it's a krispy kreme donuts or donuts. >> krispy kreme. you can get great stuff today for free. star box offering a free tall drink from noon until 3 and if

you go to waw waw they are happening out ice lates. we have a link if you head to abc2news.com click on the freebie friday section and find all the information. a perfect bigs, coffee and donuts you -- perfect combination. coffee and donuts. you have a grin. >> it was the look of love. >> and the hot krispy kreme. >> you like how they come across the conveyor belt. >> this made my friday morning and you like the weather yesterday. >> amaying. >> it was. humidity-- amazing. >> it was humidity that was low but we have more clouds for today and you can see that on the satellite radar. that's the setup. so what's going on is we have an area of high pressure out into the atlantic bringing in lots of moisture feeding in from the area of high pressure. we have that stationer'sy front to the -- stationary front down to the south hefting -- helping that lifting mechanism producing the showers across west virginia and kentucky.

some of these could cross the blue ridge mountains but a lot of it will fizzle out before it gets here. we are dry but we are socked in the cloud cover. temperatures right now are on the mild side because of that. we are about 70 degrees in arbutus. hanover more of the same and annapolis 72. 68 in chest he evertown. let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. >> reporter: good morning. we have good newsed for those in howard -- good news for those of you in howard county. no delays from columbia pike to 695. that continues as we head up to baltimore county looking at 83. here in hunt valley at shawan road, everything is nice and clear making for a nice easy ride down towards 695. it will remain that way once you get on to the jfx. and checking in and looking at 695, here in overlea an 11 minute r50eud ride out -- ride on the outer loop. four new speed cameras we

told you about yesterday turned on in baltimore county are not on this morning. locations are on the screen but police say there were technical problems installing them so they are not on right now. police say that they will tell us before they are activated and weep cueo -- keep you posted. he was left for dead in a trash can. >> this morning police want to know who was responsible and could have done something like this to such an africa inhumanity. >> pay phones in new york city are. [audio not understandable] >> as we go to break a live look down at federal hill in baltimore. you are waking up to what's new in maryland. we are back in a bit. ñ'

five things to know about on this friday morning. a judge will hear oral arguments on both sides of the lawsuit stemming from the bp

oil spill of 2010. workers claimed they were sickened by the chemicals used to clean up oil. vince gray speaks to the media today about calls for his resignation and the investigation into his 2010 campaign. he is accused of use more than $650,000 in illegal funds to win the election. and lieutenant governor anthony brown presides over the largest ever state trooper graduation. it's the largest crass in the 91 year history of the academy. ray rice holds an antibullying event tonight in columbia. the goal of the event is to raise awareness about bullying in schools and teen suicide. gates open at 6. starbucks is breaking ground on the newest u.s. manufacturing plant in augusta georgia. they will be the first ever company owned facilities producing the ready brew and other products. >> more coffee. >> we love to talk about coffee. >> we could talk about

cocoaevery now and then. >> you don't drink coffee. >> i like the smell of it. i am too hyperas it is. it's good thing. >> a -- hyper as it is. >> a little traffic. >> reporter: no concerns from white marsh into the city. 11 minutes from the belt wean downtown and 6 -- benel with a to downtown and -- beltway to downtown. like my official abc2 facebook page and all the details a are at the top and we will draw a winner for $600 gas card. >> there's guy posing with his gas card. >> he was a winner last week: >> you can't complain about the weather. >> we were all winners yesterday. it was an awesome day. today more clouds moving in, guys, but we are going to be dealing with less humidity out there. we look at maryland's most powerful radar as of now. looks dry but if you are going off to the south and west, you are going to be running into

wet weather around timberville and all this is sliding off toward the north and east. looking at temperatures this morning in the upper 60s in aberdeen and edgemere 74. now mega and charley. a pit bull is recovering this morning after being found in a trash can. >> this dog has been named thor weighing 28 pounds and is nothing but skin and bones. he was left for dead in a trash can on cold street on southwest baltimore. animal control officer brought it to barcs. he is recovering with a foster family. >> it's a strong little guy and is tough so far. things are looking good and i am hopeful. >> officials say animals are abandoned when a person leaves or is evicted and you can help them for helping with the situation. the 41 -- the number is on the screen. a teen is in the hospital after being found floating in a pool in cockeysville around 4

yesterday afternoon at saddle brook apartments. they pulled him out of th water and performed cpr until med, arrived. he was still unconscious when they got there. this morning he remains in critical condition and we will keep you posted on changes. a north carolina man is behind bars this morning accused of having more than 100,000 dollars of heroin on him. maryland state police say that the trooper stopped the car on 95 in perryville following another car too closely. that's why i was -- he was pulled over. the officer suspected drugs and called in a drug-sniffing dog and a dog found it bundle up. he faces charges and is being held on $200,000 bond. a new antigang initiative gets underway in chicago. it's partnership between chicago police and the chicago project for violence prevention. the number of gang related murders and shootings in the city is surging in 2012. one way chicago is trying to clamp down on gang fights is by

demolishing vacant buildings where gang members are known to hang out. look at this. authorities are now trying to identify two suspects seen robbing an exxon gas station in this video. one of them hit the clerk with a gun. all of this happened friday on switzer lane in laurel. officers say the suspects grabbed cash and took off. if you have information, call the number on the screen. 301-772-4905. scamers are very good at trying to sell you products that look like the real thing but they are completely fake. the problem is, it's worse online and that's why federal agents are cracking down on counterfeit websites. 70 sites have been seized this week for selling fake productsat a fraction of the cost. they are trying to sell anything from nfl gear to baby carriers. >> as is with all counterfeit goods, they were substandard mockups of the article. they don't have the same quality. there's no quality control, and it was some products that there

can be a public safety hazard. >> so experts suggest you try to verify the website that you visit and make sure they are legit. if it's too good to be true, it's probably fake. when was the last time you used a phone booth? with more of us on smart phones, phone booths have become more and more obsolete. however, new york city is trying to change that. they have launched a project that lets you sur of the internet for free while at a pay phone booth. the service is paid for by phone operators. and they are look into other ideas to convert them into something useful like gps mapping or security cameras. no doubt about it, ice cream is a favorite summertime treat and there are apps dedicated just to the dessert. one app is tested that allows you to track down the nearest ice cream truck and there's another one called ep curious recipes and that gives you ideas on how to make desserts with ice cream. and there's one that will let you down load and learn this

information how to make your own ice cream. okay. the creative desserts in combination with ice cream. did you have unusual cravings while pregnant? >> i mean a million but ice cream was not one. >> air anna is all over -- air anna -- arianna is all over ice cream she wants rocky road. >> get on the app. >> we will see if we come with up recipes. >> it's good eye crease weather right? >> it is. especially as we head into the weekend. you will die for some ice cream. i will show outsetup in a second. but for now, temperatures coming in at 70 in baltimore. so we are on the warm side this morning. close to a 80 in d.c. we are at 67 in joshing and 73 in hagerstown. why? we have clouds out there so you know when you have the clouds -- york and 73 in hagerstown. why? we have clouds out there so you know when you have the clouds we have haze. we are possibly going to have this move into our area if it make it over the mountains. i am not going to rule out a

shower and possibly this afternoon. but here's the weather pattern. so once again we still have the stationary boundary sitting out there to the south of us. but also we have the area of high pressure out into the atlantic ushering in a nice flow of moisture. so with that, we have the cloudscoming in here as we go through the morning and the afternoon. and i am not going to say we are not going to see sunshine. but we will have the clouds for today. so as we look ahead to the weekend, that stationary front will move through as a warm front and that's how we will begin to heat things up and turn things a little more humid going through time. future trend not picking up on a lot but we have those scattered showers around. be prepared for that. have the rain gear happenedy in case you get trapped under the scattered shower or isolated shower. for today, i am going with 88 because we will have a few more clouds out there. humidity will stay at bay as we go throughout the day. but then it will move back in as we head into the weekend. so that check of the seven-day forecast, you can see, we get

hot heading into next week. 95 and 96. humidity makes it feel like triple digits. let's check of the traffic with lauren cook. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. so far so good in anne arundel county. interstate 97 nice and clear from route 50 up to 695. and if you are headed out to the west side of the beltway, this is exactly what it looks like at baltimore national pike. no delays in this area either. it's going to be nice and clear traveling inhe loop towards the key -- inner loop towards the key bridge. a 11 minutes from 795 towards 95. the jfx into the city will take 11 minutes from towson downtown to east fayette street and no concerns on the northeast corridor of 95 from route 43 to the beltway. looking at a quick 4-minute drive. that's the abc2 timesaver traffic now over to you. baseball coming back to charm city. o's kicking off the second half of the season against the tigers. and tomorrow, they will unveil the third legend statue this one featuring jim pauler --

palmer. tomorrow's game has been moved from 7:05 to now 4:05. the unveiling will take place at 2:15 with gates opening at 2:00. if you can't attend tomorrow's game because of the time change you can exchange your tickets at the orioles box office. a fund-raiser for shanis singletary who was shot in the neck in northeast baltimore while at a stoplight and is paralyzed from the neck down. there's a fund-raiser on sunday at the living well arts studio at 2443 north charles street. it runs from 7 in the evening until 10:00. you having trouble sleeping these days? >> always. >> always. >> twins, you know. >> yeah. and the schedule. >> well it may be what you ate actually before you turned out the lights. what foods to avoid before you go to bed. >> giving birth is a private moment for families, why many are now inviting a photographer into the delivery room. >> that's for