continuing coverage on that water main break that's creating a headache. 24 hours ago water was rushing down the street. the water has stopped but the work is bang. roosevelt leftwich joins us with more. >> reporter: you're looking at the beginning of what will be three weeks of work. some of the crews are in place getting ready to do some work to repair that main. not just that main. they will dig up 700 feet of street from baltimore all the way down to lombard street as they replace not only the main

that broke but deeing up a 10-inch main that's almost just as old. what they've been doing today is prepping everything. they've been going and installing a temporary water line that's above ground. you see this pipe going down president street on the west side. that's to get water to the businesses and the buildings on the west side of the stleet haven't had water all day. there's a royal farm there is, a restaurant there. there's a 7/11. they've been closed all day. they managed to get water back into the bank of america building. part of the issue is when they open up the street they gift other utility as chance to get in and do some work. there's bge crews out their utilities seeing if they need to do work. ltz, the big issue for the next three weeks is traffic. traffic all over this city down from lombard to baltimore street. everything is being directed around this intersection where the break occurred.

there will be a lot of delays not only for motorists buts will the bus travelers. we'll update you on the delays and what the city will do coming up at the top of the hour at 6:00. reporting live, roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. >> we look forward to seeing that. the water main break is located in one of the busiest traffic areas in the city. with so many events scheduled for the next three weeks, you have to wonder how much of an obstacle it will be. brian kuebler has more on what you can expect. >> reporter: when talking about the downtown water main break, this is the money shot. as crews work for a projected three weeks to fix it, the hope is the bigger events planned in and around baltimore don't get washed away. >> for this water main break think about it. we don't want you to stay home. >> reporter: it is manageable. >> it is manageable.

>> reporter: she helps organize the 31st annual three-day festival that's scheduled for this weekend and is expected to attract more than 300,000 people. where it's held is not a problem. getting there may be, a concern enough for arts gait to work with the department of transportation. >> we're moving forward with our plans for cart scape to make sure thing -- art scape to make sure things can run as smoothly as possible. >> they will put things in place -- tools, resource, to make sure the traffic is flowing efficiently and safely. >> reporter: and that includes more intersections and possibly retiming the downtown traffic light grid to ease the flow not only during rush hour but plans leading up to art scape, the weekly farmers market or when the orioles come back to town

next week. they are measures they hope you will get where you nod and want to go. >> be sure to allow time. be parent watch for pedestrian traffic. go around the area or avoid the area all together. >> reporter: as long last dot says you plan your route or take public transportation. in downtown baltimore, brian kuebler. >> we also spoke with organizers of the grand prix. they said the water main issues will not present a problem. >> drivers will be dealing with the traffic headaches. st. paul to light street is closed from fayette to lombard. lombard is closed from calvert to leet but the two left turn

lanes will be open. drivers should awade the -- avoid the area during rush hour. the best bet is to use the roads that go east and west. don't forget, you can get the latest up to the minute traffic conditions and live traffic cameras on our website, abc2news.com/traffic. another hot day. 359 yesterday. we tacked on another 5. right now at bwi, 100 degrees. the real story is the heat indexes, 104. 99 frederick. 96 as you head out toward will manage tonight. the heat, the humidity combined making it feel like 107 in frederick. not much of a relief from the atlantic where you're running

from 101 to 103. our heat indexes will approach 105. you go up toward phillip and it's in the excessive heat warning. mostly clear, hot and as we head into tonight only going to 77 degrees, partly cloudy, warm, very balmy. we are tracking some severe weather forel tomorrow afternoon, lalls late -- late afternoon. we're going to time the arrival of the storms, let you know about the seven-day weekend forecast. >> a man who police say shot into a crowded bar last flight is behind bars today. the bar was near the university of alabama. 17 were shot. one person is in grave condition, two others in critical. witnesses said the suspect stood outside the bar and began firing shots through the window. police believe the shooting was premeditated. >> the reason we believe it was a random act of violence, when

he first walked up, he stood for several minutes watching and observing before firing a siege shot. >> police arrested him this morning when he went to work and told employees that he was a wanted man. his coworkers then called police. coming up, a 7-year-old girl started dancing on top of an hair conditioning unit. with everyone watching, she slipped. you'll hear from the man who saved her. and a high speed chase going 90 miles an hour crashes into a bussments see what happened to a toddler sitting in the back seat of the car. >> i'm meteorologist mike masco. 100 degrees. there's some powerful storms over wisconsin. we'll time them out for you next. sweetie, you have to scrub it first.

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a dramatic rescue. watch as a 7-year-old girl dances on top of an air conditioner. falls out of the window and fell into the arms of a good samaritan. the bus driver, turned hero got nervous when he saw the girl crawl out and start dancing. >> i ran over there, hoping that

she wouldn't fall and when i got there she was still standing there. i just positioned myself. hopefully i would catch her. >> and he did. >> when the 7-year-old lost her balance, the hero suffered a slight tear in her shoulder but she's very lucky tonight. in tampa a man driving a stolen car led police on a chase. the dash cam caught the 12-minute pursuit. it ended with the car slamed into a bussments police couldn't believe what they found in the back seat -- ad to lemplet the girl didn't appear to be hurt. the driver had minor injuries and faces several charges. a front seat passenger was seriously hurt. well, airline miles, cash back and cash rewards are all the credit card programs you can join. a study shows you're not getting all the money you can. coming up, we'll give you five tips. and some of baseball's future stars took in some

lessons from the baltimore legend. we visited with the ripken baseball camp.

we found high temperatures and high hopes. with tournament time just around the corner, many found the week of instruction at ripken baseball the perfect time to get away. >> reporter: every summer, young ball players descend on the ball camp for up close learning opportunities. >> one, two, three, four, five seconds. out here.

>> that was perfect. >> you can't really compare it. you want to have a nice loose grip that's comfortable for you. >> experience. i think they have a lot of ball players out here as opposed to dads, teaching them the best they can. >> every kid that plays baseball dreams of playing in the major league. >> reporter: this week ripken baseball has partnered with citigroup to offer a camp with a few more fringe benefits, including personal time with the iron man himself. >> you've got to free your mind, relax and smile and say i'm going to try my best. >> reporter: cal preaches patience and perseverance. >> we like to expose them to things in baseball that would help their game. when they start to reach certain

challenge point they'll have something to fall back on. >> reporter: in september, the orioles will unveil a new statue as part of their orioles legends series. >> the history is -- should be celebrated and the guys that they picked for this, you know, in many ways, i didn't expect it to be so emotion hall but it's really, really nice. >> reporter: in aberdeen, tim rutherford. >> the kids will also get a tour of camden yards and tickets to a future o's game. all right. we'll take you to mt. airy. your temperature at 99. the heat indexes are well into the 100-degree mark. we'll take you out over -- well, notice a few cloudses but full on sunshine. we had man cast -- manchester.

kent island. it's going to be a beautiful shot, beautiful sunset. here's the shot downtown, beautiful shot, but it's a hot shot. again, the heat, the humidity keeping everyone dodging it, air conditioner to air conditioner. 95 easton. dover, delaware at 95 degrees. heat, humidity combined making it feel like 104. look at frederick, 107 right now. shot heat advisory. that stays into effect until 9:00. that are going to reissue this for tomorrow. the heat index will run between 100 to 105. code red alert is in full force. the cooling centers will be open. 8:00, 93 degrees and muggy.

11:00, 86. we'll get down to 78. that's from 98 to 100 tomorrow. s in it's dry. that changes as we head into the evening. nothing happening. i want to send it well up to the north. big storms moving through. look at these purple boxes. those are tornado warnings in southeastern canada. that's associated with the cold front that stretches back to the northern plains, northern lakes. we're pinpointing that. that will start to enter our hear in 26 hours. that's going to time up nicely with our forecast, tracking this cold front that's going to trigger the storms by tomorrow evening. look at the temperatures well into the 90s. 101 toward the southern plains. so everybody dealing with the heat. hot, humid tomorrow. that southerly wind coming in. here comes the front the humidity. showers and storms, some of

which could be drenching storms. we'll headline the idea of a little flash flooding. forecast for the rest of the overnight temperatures taking you through the 90s this evening on the way to the 70 mark. 77 for the outskirts. i think the city limits will stay into the 80s. tomorrow your two-degree guarantee of 99 with evening storms. tomorrow night that's expecting the worst of the storms to move. scattered gusty storms wednesday evening into thursday. there's a chance of a shower into thursday. right now indications are maybe friday could have a couple showers and storms. notice the temperatures, not norkts 85, weekend drier, cooler relatively speaking, 85 to 88. >> thanks a lot. now to -- democracy 2012 news we're looking at things that could reshape washington. we're looking at a critical decision that mitt romney is facing. tory dunnan has more. romney needs to make a decision.

he need as vice-presidential nominee. >> reporter: mitt romney's campaign announced they hired two key staffers who will work with whoever the vice-presidential candidate s this will be a huge decision for mitt romney. it will have a big impact on the race. think back to stwait. >> governor sarah palin of the great state of alaska. >> they say the difference between a hockey mom and a pitbull -- lipstick. >> reporter: john mccain's selection worked in the short time. eventually it fizzled out. this time romney has different paths he can taifnlgt he could double down and pick new jersey governor chris christie or someone who balances the ticket, a southerner like mike huckabee. a minority or woman like bobby jindal or kelly ayotte or paul

ryan or scott walker. picking a vp comes down to math. florida is the tossup state which makes marco rube yow and jeb bush attractive. many are predicting a safe pick. he may throw a hail mary and go with someone no one, speblghts. it's a strategy history tells us has mixed results. so kelly, now the big question is when will he make the big announcement? many candidates wait until right before the big convention at the end of the summer. some want him to make it sooner rather than later to shift some of the focus off bain capital. ultimately, it's up to him who help wants and when he will pick. >> mitt romney visiting a key swing state today. the president is in a

traditionally red state. >> reporter: let's start with mitt romney. today he's in pennsylvania. he's doing a little bit of work on the campaign trail hoping to be the first republican in 24 years to take the stage. mitt romney's campaign said they cran do that on the other hand you have president obama with four fund-raisers in texas. we know that's a long shot to win that state. regardless of that, he's raying money in the lone star state. >> thank you. we will see you tomorrow. let's check out the first couple showing a little bit of love. the obamas went to a basketball game last night and ended up on the kiss cam -- not once, but twice. the first time camera shy. the second time puckered up and gave the first lady a relly big kiss. the heat is back and so are

the peak rewards. and how long you can expect your air conditioner to be affected. >> a look at the changing face of cataracts. those stories and more at 6:00. here's a preview of what's ahead at 6:30. here's diane sawyer. >> a secret society of successful people. how do they have more energy and make a lot of money. is there something you don't know about, and it's called viagra for the brain. see it on world news.

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pay off the balance each month and rules and fees can change at any time. >> coming up, 'tis the season of physicals and summer injuries but also the worst time to need medical attention. a look at the july effect which starts right now. work has begun to repair a water main. it will take three weeks to fix. we'll tell you why it will take so long. >> what did this man made river do to you today? we'll look at the impact on businesses and getting around downtown baltimore. >> luckily the orioles aren't in town. what about visiting the harbor