that's what's making news many america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america." have a great day. you're watching the station that works for you, good morning maryland." at 4:30. our hearts are broken, our community is not. we will take this experience and use it to strengthen our commitment to each other. >> they say they -- sang and prayed and the community took time remembering the victims of the deadly theater shooting. and there's hole outside penn state beaver stadium. joe paterno stad you has been taken down -- stadium has been taken out. they all note difficulties of caring for a special needs child and one family is taking their story to capitol hill. good morning i am charley crowson. megan is off. we begin with a check of the

forecast for the workweek withmeteorologist mike masco. >> outside we go it's a pretty nice looking shot. 71 close to that dew point value. patchy fog on the roadways. we are watching the potential maybe a few drizzle pockets. 71 in town. 76 in d.c. eastern shore temperatures near 70 degrees. patches of drizzle this morning. nothing widespread but a lot of moisture in play today with that humidity and southerly wind. and there's a cold front out to the west that could fire off a scattered shower and thunderstorm during the course of the day. let's plan out the afternoon. 8:00 in the morning we are starting out with temperatures right around 74. on the way to 91. that's the two degree guarantee the late day shower and thunderstorm. some of which could be strong. we will talk about that coming up in just a little bit. let's check traffic with baltimore city we are expecting continued delays this morning as light street is closed

between east baltimore and lombard street. that's due to last week's water main break. also keeping an eye on long- term construction continuing on 895 northbound between route 2 and frank ford avenue because of bridge repairs and towards parts of 695 between route 1 and 59 minor construction. 695 live shot, pretty good looking commute. the drive times this morning again starting out pretty early. nice commute 23r 9 -- commute from 95 to 83 a 12-minute drive. another check on traffic and weather in a little bit. breaking news at least 11 people are dead fog a -- following a crash in south texas. that happened in the town of goal add 100 -- goal goe lee add in -- goliad. all victims were in the same pickup truck. police are not saying how bad conditions are this morning. it's 4:32. we are getting new information out of aurora colorado. that shooting that killed 12

and injured 58. james holmes sits in solitary confinement and the president arrived in colorado sunday offering support and condolences to those who lost their lives. sherrie johnson is here this morning and many of us couldn't take our eyes off the newsreports as they kept unfolding this past weekend. >> reporter: that's right. we learned this morning 24-year- old james holmes, theaccused shooter will appear in court. university of colorado officials are look into whether he used his position to collect hazardous materials. officials are not saying whether they knew the suspect in a mass theater shooting was anything more than a hard work student. holmes has not been cooperating with police and they say it could take months to learn the exact motive for his alleged attack. early friday on a packed theater of people watching the latest batman movie. the attack killed 12 and wounded 58 others. prz obama -- president obama flew to colorado to comfort

family members e says he was there as a father and husband. >> i hope that he is here for all of these people, and i tank my looky -- lucky blessings the president is behind us. >> reporter: holmes is is at a denver area county detention facility and assigned a public defending. he is scheduled for a hearing today at 11:30 a.m. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. the first video of the accused gunman hit the airwaves sunday. it was shot six years ago showing him 18 at the time during a science conference in san diego. he is talking about what's known as temporal illusions behind changing the paths. being see he looks nervous but appears to be a smart teen. the speaker who was introduction him for the conversation described him as "our next speaker is james holmes. his goals are to become a researcher and make sigh typhic discoveries." now in personal life he enjoys playing soccer and his dreams

of one day owning a slurpee machine. >> i've been working with temporal illusion that allows you to change the past. >> reports indicate he applied to join the colorado gun range. he is believed to have used an arsenal of weapons in the massacre on moviegoers. that shooting left 12 dead and 58 wounded. and in the wake of that shooting rampage, the major movie studios are withholding box os draws out of respect for what colorado. ticket sales were strong, it's reported now that the new batman movie fell well below forecasted. according to the "new york times," the dark knight rises may 162 million from the weekend. those are from estimates andforecasts. the studios are expected to make the trilly it was expected to bring in 190 million but fell short of the forecasts. the ncaa will hand down sanctionses to penn state university today. the announcement is a day after

the statute honoring joe paterno was taken down along with the educator, coach and humanitarian. the sanctions is following a report by a former f become i director that found the coach -- fbi director that found the coach and other officials that hid sexual abuse for number of years. removing the statue was the correct decision. >> i think that it's a symbol to help victims so any victims whether it was sandusky's or other victims people who trusted them and left kid with authority would walk by and see the symbol on a regular base nice in a statement the paterno family says it doesn't help the victims. penn state will be banned from bowl games for more than one year and will lose a number of scholarships. however, they are not going to receive what is known as the death penalty. the nca anounsment is expected around 9 our time. we will bring you that punishment when it is handed

down. head to abc2news.com and head to the cover page also on facebook this morning abc2news.com/facebook and let us know what you think about the sanctions that could be coming down for a very long day at the penn state university campus. this has been a controversial decision and we want to know what you think. leave your thoughts on the hot topic at our facebook fan page at abc2news.com/facebook. weather may have had a factor in a crash that killed a man. howard county police say 87- year-old harold was driving in ellicott city when the truck skidded and slammed into a tree. we are told that road was slick at the time because it was raining. it appears speed may have been a factor in the crash. however, it remains under investigation. a man who was shot early saturday morning remains in critical condition. shooting happened in the 3500 block of west belvedere avenue after 3 in the morning saturday. police say they found a 21-year- old man who had been shot

several times. authorities are not saying anything right now about a motive or a suspect. any information about the shooting, you are asked to call baltimore police. it's that time again the weather getting better. so it may be time to get work done around the house. we are work for you -- working for you with tips on how to select the right subcontractor so the cost won't double. and police-involved shooting leaves the community in a uproar. what they say police are asking for. you are waking up to what's new in baltimore. this is brooklyn new york. good morning maryland continues on this monday july 23rd. [ male announcer ] it would mean one billion dollars for maryland

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water officials say the pipe crabbed under the weight of a tractor trailer and storage yard a a crane will remay have been the trailers so the water main break can be fixed. the red cross is helping more than a dozen families evacuated after the homes flooded. mike masco joins because check of weather and traffic a lot of rain might have threatened artscape but hundreds showed up. >> we were at 69 degrees on saturday. that's like in may. >> it was a comfortable weekend but the rain it was something to deal with. >> it was very comfortable but not comfortable today. a whole big change. 71 right now on the way to 91 later todaych let's look at graphics showing you starting off mild across the area. 70s over the eastern shore and a couple shoty -- spotty showers over the southern zones and towson seeing the showers and more showers as you find yourself around glen burnie towards annapolis this morning. so spotty showers part of the

forecast again a lot of humidity in place right now. a cold on the is out to the west and that's going trigger scattered showers and storms. 74 goes to 86 around the lunchtime. and we are on the way to 91 and muggy conditions again late day shower and thunderstorms are possible. another check of the weather coming up in little bit. let's check on traffic this morning and we go outside and look at 695, at bel air road, a pretty good looking community this morning. still some issues due to the water main break. we will check traffic and weather together coming up in a little bit. charley. a big day of meetings in washington today. coming up, the conversation drawing thousands to the nation's capital. and what they are coming for. a local family taking their fight to dc today. the issue they want members of congress to take on and you are waking up to what's new in maryland. good morning maryland continues in a few minutes.

news time 4:44 five things to in on this monday. suspected gunman in the colorado theater massacre will appear in court. james holmes seen here at age of 18 is believed to have opened fire on the movie theater he during a midnight showing of friday the dark knight rises. 12 people died 58 injured. more than 20,000 dollars and 200 countries gathered in washington for the world aids conference. the conference fan yesterday and runs through july 2nd -- august 2nd rather. the conference takes place at the walter e washington convention center. and today a 17-year-old will learn his punishment for a near fatal fire attack the it will be in broward county where matthew bent was found guilty of aggravated battery in a attack on michael brewer. he face up to 15 years in prison. and jury selection begins today in the murder trial for former

police officer drew peterson. he is charged with killing his third wife kathleen. the trial is scheduled to start near the end of the month. and the word is getting read cert to the opening -- ready for the opening ceremony in london. members of the international olympic committee will be held today. mike masco joins with us a check of the forecast. and it's to tote the umbrella every where we went this weekend. do we need to put it away? >> no. >> really. >> yeah you will need it today. maybe perhaps into tomorrow. but let's talk about traffic first off because that's going -- going downtown that's a mess. we have traffic problems right around east baltimore street and lombard street through the course of the rest of the week as it is going to be a long- term construction and whole mess as they repair the broken pipe from last week. let's talk weather. this is your planner. we mentioned you need the umbrella. you will need it today.

late day shower and thunderstorm possible. we will talk about traffic and weather coming up in less than 10 minutes. charley. as a parent when your child is sick and needs medical attention, you want them to get the best care available. but when you are losing that care things can appear bleak and linda so is live this morning with a story of a baltimore family's fight to get their daughter the best care available. linda. >> reporter: she is a 3-year- old girl who spent a lot of time here at mount washington pediatric hospital. today, her parents will head to dc to urge lawmakers to save pediatric health care programs on the chopping block. meet little samoan this 3-year- old from hampden has been treat for a number of illnesses since birth and needs constant medical care. her mom shannon had to quit herfull-time job but it hasn't been enough. they rely on medicaid which provides the nurse to visit daley and simone has doctor

visits and therapy and that's why her parents are going to dc to ask law makers to preserve funding for pediatric care. >> her first 13 months of life she was in the hospital. she has an array of different health issues. and they range from cystic fie bros ies to lung disease. >> reporter: and they will be joined by 30 other families today in dc for an event that starts today through thursday called family advocacy day. the mess heage they are hoping to get -- message they are hoping to get across is they will save the programs so pediatric care is not jeopardized. and save lives because many young lives depend on it like simone. live in washington, linda so, abc2 news. viral videos can be pun to -- fun to watch but can educational. video sharing websites are used for informational purpose which

heaps people suffering from vert go. bpvp causes disneyness. the maneuver is a sim approximately effective treatment. but it is underused. the university of michigan researchers reviewed more than 303 -- 3300 videos and found 33 demonstrated this maneuver well. >> for people who like to dabble in self-diagnosis they may make the condition worse so the videos can't substitute for care bay medical practitioner. but i think as an adjunct for a cline significance's practice and people who clinician's practice they will be useful tools. >> video sharing may be a important way to treat bbpv. the video shouldn't replace a visit to your doctor first. news time 4:49. around the nation this morning, police in anaheim california shot and killed a man during a foot chase. the community wants answers.

they are upset police used lethal force. one witness captured video of the shooting on cell phone and says an aves. anaheim officer wanted to pay for the toot -- says an anaheim officer wanted to pay for the footage. >> they wanted -- they asked me daughter how much money she wants for the video and i told my daughter don't talk to them. >> the orange county register reports police spokesman says he was not sure if the allegations were true and that the department will look into it. anaheim residents are upset at officers and they stayed on the street in hours after they were throwing bottles and rocks. a huge jet is back where it belongs. the c-17 made a surprise landing at the wrong airport. people couldn't believe what they saw touching down on the island airport. the air fos base is where it was supposed to be headed but it came to a hauled on davis

island's airport four miles away. the air force is investigating to see if it was pilot error. it took off when it was on its way to the correct airport. >> wow. >> yeah wow is right on that. >> can you imagine. >> massive c-17. that's a huge airliner missed it by four miles. >> that's all for that pilot. here's what's going on this morning with the weather. and now we are talking about a cloudy start. bel air in terms of temperatures 71 degrees. humidity out there and that'sfar enough and scattered showers. 71bwi observation. [audio not understandable] 70 downtown. we have a couple scattered showers out there perry hall is seeing this. this will cross 95 middle river towards white marsh and another lone shower running into towson and york road will see a couple scattered showers. not a widespread event by any stretch. but we will address the idea of

more showers and storms developing during the course of the day today. we have all the humidity coming up out of the south. we have a cold front out towards the west that's going to interact with the low level moisture and what does that mean? well it's going to mean a stab at -- scattered showers and thunderstorm during the course of the day. in terms of temperatures, 91 degrees. humid sunshine today. certainly compared to yesterday of 180. going down to right around 73 tonight and early storm muggy and warm. 7pp day forecast looks like -- the seven-day forecast looks like this humidity today and tomorrow. 95 degrees for your tuesday afternoon. wednesday is going to be a beautiful day low humidity and temperatures into the upper 80s and then again we will talking about more humidity thursday into friday. temperatures between 90 to 91 degrees. and there could be more storms. let's check your abc2 timesaver traffic and again, continuing to watch long-term construction 895 northbound between route 2

and frankford avenue due to long-term bridge repair and downtown baltimore city has massive delays. 695 outside we go. and that is a good looking shot. heading to the commute early on. let's look at the drive times out there. right now looks pretty good. 795 is to 9 -- to 95. 11 minutes. 11 minutes from 695 to fort mchenry tunnel. about an 8-minute ride. weather and traffic again in 10. now onto you. >> weather gets cooler. many of you may be planning big improvements to the homes and the contractor you may hire may in turn hire subcontractors to help out with the work. tim rutherford tells us why a source will help make the homework easier. >> reporter: a hungry model project can be a huge undertaking. that's why general contractors will often hire out subcontractors or subs for specific jobs like plumbing

electrical work or roofing. >> it's important for you as the consumer who know who they are hiring. >> reporter: experts recommend you check references and verify the licenses for all of the subcontractors being used for the project. ask your general contractorabout the relationships with the subs and what their experience is working together. you may want to ask about a lien waiver. >> that's going to protect you against the contractor not paying the subcontractors because if the contractors doesn't pay the subs, they could put a lien against your property. if a contractor refuses to have a lien waiver, the sign of a red flag and you should walk away. >> reporter: check with your local municipality to see how lien and lien releases are enforced because some may have different standards. all of these tips are important steps to ensure your remodel project goes off without a hitch. tim rutherford