>> no studies yet. be careful. that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good you're wchg the -- watching the station that works for yougood morning maryland. >> the city of baltimore continues to deal with water main break. i am hive with reports on what -- i am live with reports on what you need to know to get around the problem. >> a sailor sentenced. he learns his fate today. and on the run, a murder suspect reportedly tries to flee with a parked passenger jet and things go from bad to worst. first, staying cool. it's going to be the name of the game again. brace yourself for another scorcher for the 5th time this summer. we hit 100 degrees yesterday and we are expected to be well

above the # 0s today. -- 90s today. good morning it's wednesday thanks for joining us i am megan prinko charley live but mike masco joins us. -- pringle, charlee live but mike masco joins us today. >> if we end and continue the stretch, we will be the hottest. let's talk weather and about yesterday. we hit 100. right now it's 81 degrees. not much of a drop in the temperatures to the overnight and we are continuing to see the temperatures that will soar this afternoon. let's look at temperatures right now. 81 degrees and we have been talking heat indexes and dew point values into the 60s. 68 degree dew point as you can see. 81 in town. 82 around d-c. eastern shore numbers well into the 80s and we have the risk of a scattered shower or thunderstorm. could be winds and hail and dangerous lightning later this afternoon. let's look at your day planner.

83 on the way for 99 degrees. we will talk about the pore forecast coming up in -- more about the forecast coming up in a minute. lauren cook with traffic. >> reporter: the water main break causing problems into downtown baltimore. between redwood and lombard street, light street is closed. if you are heading out to 95, this is what it looks like at 395. no problems to report in this area. it will be a easy ride through the fort mchenry tunnel. drive times to check in and see how the beltway is shaping up. 11 minutes on the west side, on the outer loop from 795 toward 95 and no concerns using the jfx to get into the city. 11 minutes from the beltway to downtown. megan, over a you. the problems caused by the water main break in the heart of downtown baltimore are shining a light on the city's aging infrastructure. we know the city plans to

replace two lines something that is going to take three weeks and charley crowson is live with the work being done on light street. this is going to be a mess because there's so many plans to go downtown over the next three weeks including this weekend with artscape. >> reporter: that's coming up this weekend. people may begin to change their plans. the two lines being replaced this is the ground zero issue of this massive hole on light street. crews not out right now and willcome out as the morning progresses to get the two lines replaced. one of the lines more than a century old. now today on the agenda, for the board of estimates meeting, there's an item for the bureau of waste water and water. this is a group in charge of getting things like this fixed including working on water treatment plants. the request is for 30,000 dollars to work on emergency repairs, things like this but work on light street is continuing two lines are being

replaced. you talked about that and this is going to take a number of weeks to get repaired. right now, we are being told it's going to take three weeks. >> we are going to remove those lines and replace them with new lines so once we go in, we can close this road and not have to come back again. >> reporter: the main reasons why dpw is asking for additional monies and they want to progress this weeks, months and years down the road megan. right now they are repairing 5 miles of water lines per year and want to up that to 40 miles to get the aging water lines repaired. like you said, these down here, one of these pipes dates back to 1914 and the other back to the 1880s. the concrete almost brick cast iron mesh that got the pipes going. time not being good to them and we are feeling the effects. 400 reported main breaks up to june alone. >> all right.

we will check in with you in a bit. thanks so much. today marks the 11th anniversary of another paralyzing event that happened in baltimore that involved a water main break. the howard street tunnel fire created gridlock for delays in 2011. it created we are talking 60 train cans to derail. the national transportation safety board determined the fire caused a main to burst making the cleanup incredibly difficult. today in an -- an annapolis man is is sentenced for his role in a paving scam. he pled guilty to acting as a contractor without a license. he had dozens of victims in maryland and florida and north carolina and dozens of other states. whoa offer to do -- he would offer to do jobs at a discount price and bump up the price later on. state general wants him to pay half a million bucks in restitution and penalties. also happening today, two men accused of a racially motivated shooting spree are

expected in tulsa in a courtroom. the judge will decide if prosecutors have enough evidence to go to trial. they confessed to shooting at five people killing three all of their victims african american. the two denied the shootings were racially motivated. and now the latest on the search for the two missing girls in iowa. searchers there are using scent dogs to try to find them. although the dogs pecked up a scent trail the fbi isn't saying what if anything that means. the cussin a8-year-old elizabeth collins and lyric cook were soon by their grandmother on friday. their bikes were later found near a lake which is being drained. a manhunt underway to fiend those responsible for a deadly shooting at a party in toronto. we brought you this story as breaking news yesterday morning. one person is in custody but police believe others may be involved. two people died dozens more were injured. witnesses described the chaos

at the scene. >> ive went crazy. and everybody was screaming and look pho there -- looking for their kids. i seen girls and guys and kids everywhere. >> police believe that shooting may have been gang-related. 4:37. not just us much of the country is dealing with a really hot weather. farmers are feeling the burn. this morning, we are going to look, an in-depth look the weather is having on crops all around the country. and seal see what animals are the the zoo are doing to keep cool as the temperatures continue to soar. >> reporter: everything is up to speed at 695 at harford road but we are dealing with a water mayne break in the city. details coming up. and you are looking live in downtown baltimore at the scene of the water main break. we will have all the details coming up. ñ'

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at 4:30. extreme heat is keeping road crews busy all over the country trying to smooth out what they are calling pavement explosion. this is marathon county in wisconsin. crews are expected to be working on a highway for the entire week. that's because crews say they have had to repair several sections of the road that buckled through the 4th of july. and look at this. the intense summer heat forcing the animals at the zoo to phoned ways to cool down. zoo -- to find ways to cool down. animal could be seen hanging out in the shade or enjoying the water. the snow leopard get misted with cool water and others get ice treats. the polar bears spend more time in the water than the other animals. but for monkies and wolves they are iced to the hot weather. not us humans. >> my dog hates this heat. he is in the air conditioner laid out on his back and is

good to go. he says wake me when winter comes. >> you have to be careful when it comes to the heat. >> and don't leave them in the car. we can't stress that enough even pf it's for a minute or two -- even if it's like for a minute or two. we know it's going to be a hot day into the 80s starting off so early and we have the excessive heat advisory for your afternoon. peak heating of the day 11 a.m. until 4:00 when the advisory goes into effect and then you notice there's warnings up towards philadelphia. your heating is well over 105. 81 in town. dc at 82. eastern shore numbers as well into the 80s. and again we have the code red alert cooling centers open and pools are open so take advantage of that during the court of the afternoon. we have the the heat in the -- we have the heat in the form of a cold front. could be a gusty storm later this afternoon. in fact we have the forecast maybe strong to severe storms. 99 today. we will show outseven-day

forecast in one -- you the seven-day forecast. lauren cook in the traffic center. how are we doing. >> reporter: a good day to crank that ac in the car if you are heading to downtown baltimore. expect heavy delays due to the water main break. so light street remains shut down between redwood and lombard street. heading downtown, do use hopkins place, and mass transit. a good option this morning. and here's a live look at harrisburg expressway in hunt valley. no problems to report at shah one road for a nice calm ride towards the beltway. once you get on 695, this is what it looks like in parkville. everything up to speed. so, no problems getting up towards towson. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. now over to you. wanted man tries to get away from police-- a wanted man tries to get away from police. the bizarre case involving a trained pilot leaving a city reviewing safety procedures at the airport. plus, they provide help during disasters such as fires and

floods. this morning, the help the red cross is looking for and how you can get involved. and as we head to break this morning, we will look live downtown in baltimore where the huge water main break is being worked on causing more traffic tieups this morning. and this is expected to last for weeks. a live report ahead. you are waking up to what's new in maryland.

4:45. five things to know before heading out. the former police chief charged with murdering his third wife is due back in court today. drew petersen is suspected in the disappearance of his fourthwife. his trial is scheduled to start in two weeks. students, faculty and staff at copin state university are in baltimore calling on the president he to stop the layoffs and explain the budget deficit. that starts at noon. and we should learn t the m

airlines and u.s. airways. the ceo for u.s. air is speaking today about this. american airlines is looking to merge while it works its way through bankruptcy. president obama welcoming the 2012ncaa women's basketball champs to the white house today. he is congratulating the baylor bears on historic 40-0 season. and today is nelson mandela's 94th birthday e wants you to celebrate with him by asking you to devote 67 minutes of your time today by helping others. if you are wondering why 67 minutes eric gave 67 years of his life serving south africa-- minutes of his -- minutes, because he gave 67 years of his life serving south africa. so much to talk about with weather and the traffic but the delays downtown will be a killer especially with artscape this weekend. >> reporter: i know. it should be fun. hopefully it will cool down a

little bit. but that massive water main break is causing big problems in downtown baltimore. light street is shut down between redwood and lombard street. you might want to usemass transit. a good option or hopkins place or fayette street. jfx clear and no concerns on 695 all the way around. >> things are looking good. not so much for the temperature. it's already in the 80s. >> ranks crearchg that -- let's crank that ac. it's been cranking for three days now. 81 in town and 81 dover. everybody well into the 80s and we are on the way for 99 later today. muggy turns the hot and hot turns to maybe thunderstorms and gusty storms later this evening going into tonight. we will have the full forecast taking you into the weekend. that's coming up in a little bit megan. oppressive heat and no rain. they are doing a number of crops in the midwest but it means you could pay pour for food. sherrie johnson has more on how the severe drought is affecting you. >> reporter: well, you know,

usually we are here in rogers forge live and it's hot. and a little humid out here. it's in the 80s but it's already hot. and with all the heat and virtually no rain, that's the terrible combination for the crops. that means consumers are going to pay more the at grocery store. all across the country, many farmers are being hit with this. some farmers receive disafter the are assistance, there's little done for grocers and consumers hit with higher food prices. we are talking about higher produce prices plus meat and poultry prices will also go up. farmers say the longer the heat lingers and the more severe it becomes, the greatest the impact will be on prices in restaurants and imroashry stores. -- grocery stores. >> certain produce price also go up, but also you will see meat and poultry go up. the longer it lingers, the more severe it becomes the greater the impact. >> reporter: right now folks arehoping that mother nature eases up a bit and you know

temperatures lighten up and it's cooler temperatures are on the way. we will see. we will ask mike about that. sherrieionson. >> there have -- sherrie johnson. >> there have been five more deaths due to the heat bringing the total number to 23 so far this year. the most recent cases happened in july 9th baltimore city. harford county and washington county montgomery county and prince george's county. and with the mercury expected to get close to 100, bge may activate the peak rewards program today. that happened yesterday as well. the utility cycle the ac on and off for customers enrolled in the program. they say it saves you money and eases the strain on bge's power grid. and when the temperatures get too hot to handle you want to find ways to cool off. head to our website with a hot weather guide and a list of ways to stay safe at the pool and do some fun activities outdoors as well as stay safe

in the heat. keep that in mind, abc2news.com. >> we are getting new details about a bizarre incident that happened at small airport. a man wanted for murder tries to steal a full-sizeed plane and he kills himself. police in utah right now are investigating this. they say that brian hedgeland got into the cockpit and started up the plane and clipped another plane and smashed into the terminal. he has been found dead inside. avenuation experts say the incident expose as weak spot at airline security. >> aviation security is a system and it's only as strong as the weakest link. >> he was a pilot for sky west and delta aviation and experts say security is very weak on commercial jets especially in the cockpit area it needs to be addressed. a decision could come within days on what penn state plans to do with the statue of joe paterno. critics have called for that statue to be taken down in

light of a report concluding that paterno and top university officials concealed information about sex abuse about jerry sandusky. time for health news this morning. could the weight of your baby that you give birth to actually put you at risk for breast cancer. well, scientists say yeah. they found that a study on women who delivered babies weighing in at least 8 and a quarter pounds were 2.9 times more likely to develop breast cancer. they found that mothers with the heaviest babies were more likely to have a biomarker level associated with breast cancer risk. researchers say hormonal changes could be the huge responsible factor for the increased risks. one down side of summer, ticks. thr so gross and if you -- they are so gross and they carry lyme disease and rocky mountain fever. doctors now suggest that they can also cause allergic reactions. they found that some people have a reaction to eating red

meat that have been bitten by a tick and they believe the bites keep a antibody found in red meat in your system longer causing the reaction. if you are a parent, you want to listen to this. this is disturbing. researchers out at harvard medical school say children with certain fillings are more likely to have psychological problems. researchers found that kids with tooth colored fillings made with bpa were more archingous and had social stresses -- anxious and had social stresses compared to knows with metal fillings. >> i have to go to the dentist later. >> keep that in mind even though you are not a kid. >> fantastic. here's what's going on. it's really hot out there. we are at 81 degrees already. now it's 4:30 in the morning and it's 4:53. so, that's going to be the launch up in the 90s today. everybody well into the 80s. we have the code red alert in the afternoon hours and an excessive heat advisory in

effect 11 a.m. through 9:00 tonight. so avoid the prolonged exposure in the sun during the course of the day a few clouds well towards the north and west of us this morning. we will expand the shot and take you up towards the lakes. a cold front is here and this is what's going to be dropping towards the south into latter portion of the afternoon going into the evening and it's going to interact with the heat and humidity and a combined force to poe dues showers and thunderstorms. future trend showing us around 100 through the 2:00 hour. notice the storms over central pennsylvania. that's towards the south. so by 6 gusty showers and storms which could test the weather limits and there could be a flash flooding out there and be aware and certainly keep it tuned to channel 2 through the evening shows why it will be updated maryland's most powerful radar. and the timeline is tomorrow morning into the 70s on the way for 90 degrees. risk of shower or thunderstorm. the forecast for the day today around 99 degrees hot and humid. and tonight we are going down to 75. we will talk about the forecast coming up in a little bit and

check on traffic and there she is. lawrence cook how are we -- lauren cook, how are we doing. >> reporter: not so good in downtown baltimore. the water main break causing problems. if you are heading downtown, light street remains shut down between redwood and lombard street. we look live at what it look like. repairs are underway and will take several weeks charley crowson will bring you a update in a few minutes. but heading downtown, stick with hopkins place or fayette street even mass transit. a good option. here's a live look at 95 up in white marsh. no problems to report in this vicinity. it will be a nice easy ride from route 43 into the city. and as we fill up drive times the beltway going to be in great shape. 11 minutes on the outer loop from 95 up to 83. the west side also going to be nice and clear. megan over to you. >> thanks. you may have gotten a call from the red cross recently. they say they need your blood donations there at a critical level. that's not all they need. it turns