character. he's not sure it's worthy of the idea yet. >> that book is working wonders. >> that's what's making ne searching for answers. a baltimore man is dead and a police officer the alleged gunman. what happened the moments leading up to the deadly shooting. >> millions of women using birth control can use it without paying a copay. that starts today. >> and a show of support. those standing with chick-fil-a on the president's belief on marriage. today they will eat more chicken. we will tell you more about that on this wednesday, august 1st. i am charley crowson. >> i am megan pringle. we will get started with weather there was storms but i don't think it did a dent in the rain we need. >> we can see on maryland's

most powerful radar showers once again. pretty much a carbon copy of yesterday. remember how the showers were down to the south in southern maryland? that's what we are seeing this morning. we go a little further to the south and around waldorf this is around st. mary's calvert county and all this is sliding across the bay as of nowch the heaviest amount of rain right there, lots of lightning strikes with that. this is starting to slide off towards the east so ocean city could be in the thick of things once again going through the morning hours. temperature right now in myersville, 64. 73 in notingham. and we have more chances for rain in here. i will talk about that coming up but right now the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. >> reporter: we are dealing with a sink hole in east baltimore that shuts counsel monument between -- down monuments street. stick with or liens street as an alternate. repairs to the water main break

in downtown baltimore continues. light street shut down at baltimore street a live look at 95 into the city, no delays here at 395. but it will be a nice easy ride and fort mchenry tunnel everything up to speed. the west side at wilkins avenue, actually baltimore national pike you are looking at an 11-minute ride on the outer loop from 795 to 95. megan and charley over to you. there are a lot of questionswhy an officer shot and killed a man in north baltimore. >> a 911 call reporting a fight drew baltimore police officer to well-done place north a police spokes weldon place northch the first officer struggle with the man and called out a signal 13. a responding officer found the two on the ground. >> they found a knife in the vicinity of the struggle. we have to put together the pieces to determine what happened. >> the responding officer fired one shot killing the suspect. nabs say the couple moved in a month ago and she is pregnant.

she was not injured. the names of the suspect and the police officer had not been released. the officer was not hurt. a 12-year-old boy is without his family after a murder-suicide in calvert county. police found a 2-year-old girl and her he parents dead in owings. officers went to the house for reports of a domestic situation. they say the father frank hayward barricaded the family inside and two hours later, they heard gunshots. it's believed he shot his wife and daughter and turn the gun on himself. the 12-year-old was the lone survivor being treated for neck and burn injuries. a morning job turns into a crime scene in finksburg where a woman found a body between patapsco road and a pasture yesterday morning. he is identified as justin ogel. his body doesn't have signs of trauma and the medical examiner is looking into how he died. united airlines flight headed to switzerland was diverted to boston after a

suspicious item was found in a unclaimed seat. it left new jersey and landed safely in boston and was checked out by law enforcement. the item was a camera which will be x-rayed and inspected. 4:34. if you are birth control pillssay bye to shelling out money for copays. as of today, millions of women will have access to free contraception as part of the affordable care act requiring insurance companies to provide contraceptive at no cost. it's one of the benefits insurance companies are required to provide for free. >> it will be illegal finally in america to charge women more than men just because they are women. in other words being a woman will no longer be a preexisting condition in this country. >> congress passed the affordable health care act over two years ago but it's implemented in stages.

now requiring insurance providers even private ones to cover free contraception for women is not sitting well with some groups. catholic parishioners from western maryland are making a 100 mile trek to baltimore to protest the policy. they say the mandate violates their religious beliefs. catholic doctrine doesn't condone the use of artificialcontraception. they left on sunday and are expected to arrive in baltimore at the basilica this sunday august 5th. time is run out for the postal service that is set to default on billions of dollars in payments for the first time in its history. the postal service owes 5.5 billion dollars for future retiree health benefits and owes another 5.5 billion in september which is likely to be the most it won't pay and it's not going to be able to pie either. the missed -- pay either. the missed deadlines continues to question the celibacy of the

mail service as group. it's appreciates day for the restaurant chain in support for the company and the president's stance against same sex marriage. >> abc2 news sherrie johnson is live in parkville. and as we understand, this is one of two events scheduled for this week, right? >> reporter: yes. we are here at chick-fil-a in parkville on joppa road. it's dark back here but they will be opening up in a couple hours. today is customer appreciation day. but on friday, you will have protesters that will be out here telling people not to eat here. basically what's happening is the national organization for marriage is encouraging people to come out to chick-fil-a and support the restaurant. now, this comes after recent controversy surrounding chick- fil-a and it's president and crest o. dan recently told baptist press that chick-fil-a is supportive of the family and

the biblical definition of the family. the company has received criticism from some people. equality maryland which is maryland's lesbian, gay, and bisexual and transgender association spoke out about the comments calling them anti-gay. since the statement as the controversy expanded, the company's brand has deteriorateed. chick-fil-a is one of the most successful chain restaurants bringing in $4 billion in sales last year. on friday there will be a protest at chick-fil-a stores telling people not to eat there because it's antigay. reporting live, sherrie johnson, awc -- abc2 news. >> this is the hot topic on facebook. go to abc2 fan page and let us know your thoughts about this controversy surrounding chick- fil-a and it's president. we want to know what you think. like you said, yesterday a

nice little wave of storms rolled through but it was kind of a quick hit and gone. >> and some people were relieved but we need the rain. >> we do need the rain. and we are going to do it all over again for today where we have hit or miss showers and thunderstorms. as we look at satellite and radar, we have clouds across the area. but look at this disturbance along the coast of the carolinas. we are hoping that would make the turn inward and come up to our area. but no, looks like it pretty much will stay away from us as it rides along the coast. what we are looking at this morning, is a nasty thunderstorm along the bay pushing off towards the east. so southern maryland is going to be in the thick of things once again for this morning. as we work our way into the afternoon every where could get scattered showers and thunderstorms. but for right now, temperature in manchester coming in at 68. good morning reisterstown at 67. bowie 71. another 71 in goldsbor yes and chestertown 72 degrees. >> thanks. you may think twice about eating a sandwich on your

flight after a spokesperson for air canada says that a passenger found what looked like a sewing needle in a sandwich. two weeks ago you may remember we told you about reports that surfaced of needles in 6 sandwiches in delta flights. this latest incident happened on monday on a night from victoria british columbia to toronto. many of us take light street when going downtown to get to -- when going downtown to get to work or going home. >> city leaders say you have to take taking a street. >> a father's hero screams of a daughter and the screams she called upon to save a dad's life. >> when it rains in arizona there's reason to worry. [audio not understandable] >> everything is up to speed here on 95. north of 195 i will let you know how traffic is shaping up

coming up on good morning maryland. you are looking at london abby road where the olympics is underway. we will have more coming up next.

welcome back. now you won't be able to go up one floor at the wegman's to shop for alcoholic beverages. the beverage hearing board decollide a liquor license to sell beer and they wanted to lease the spot on the second floor above the wegman's and the license was reject because they said it was not necessary for the accommodation of the public. howard county beverage hearing board denied it. that's concerning the story out of wegman's. do your friends consider you a modern day picasso? if so baltimore is look for wore on more artist to work on the new permanent display at waverly branch library on the north side. a deadline for the application

is september 3rd. you have everything you need to get the application and see the rules at abc2news.com. 4:42. a virginia mom is paying a high price for her child's reatetivity. she has to complete 50 hours of community service because she let her daughter play with sidewalk chalk. this happened back in march when an officer gave the mom a ticket after her daughter was caught with the chalk drawing on rocksat a local park. the mother is now banned from all richmond parks inform the -- until community service is up and her daughter doesn't want to go near the chalk anymore. a man is alive thanks to his daughter's courage. he was work on the car when it fell on him. his daughter moved the car. >> lifted it and just kind ofthrew it like shoved my body into it as hard as i could and dragged him out and started cpr. it is like oh, my god i am

going lose my dad. his eyes were open. >> he is able to walk and appears to have no permanent damage. look at this. come over tower tv and check out what drivers had to deal with in a suburban area of phoenix arizona. heavy rain caused serious problems yesterday. including flash flood warnings. and a few minor crashes forecasters say the area got about two inches of rain in just an hour. >> unbelievable shots. like megan talked about a moment ago when arizona gets that rain you better pay attention. >> yes. and too bad we can't have that rain. we don't want the flooding but we need the rain. the eastern shore is in a severe drought. and you know, everywhere else we are looking at abnormally dry. we look out maryland's most powerful radar and have some lightning with thosethunderstorms this morning and this is heading towards chris field sliding into ocean city's direction and we will see more of that going through the morning time. and then maybe even some spots

around baltimore just like yesterday getting some thunderstorms this afternoon. but for right now, temperature in darlington coming in at 69 degrees. more of the same in elkton. easton at 72. the winds are nice and calm and the humidity up is there again. darlington 90s in elk it and -- elkton and easton. dew points later but also what we are contending with is temperatures are going to be on the normal side for the most part. but with those dew points with the moisture it's going feel warmer so. here's the neighborhood forecast. as we go into lunchtime, 84 in wood lawn and we have the chance for showers and thunderstorms. riviera beach more of the same with the temperatures around 8 3 as we slide down into annapolis, that temperature coming in at 82. 83 in deal and again scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible. and here's the check of the 7- day forecast as we will be humid. temperatures seasonable at 87.

but we will get hot as we head into tomorrow. 9 2, 94 as we go into friday and saturday with a chance of an isolated shower and thunderstorm in the forecast for you. let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook what's going on. >> reporter: good morning. there are a few things in baltimore city you will need to watch out for. on the east side, repairs to the searching hole continues. so east monument street will be shut down between wolf street and patterson park avenue. traveling in the area definitely stick with orleans street. as we head downtown repairs to the water main break continues. light street is shut down between baltimore street and lombard street continuing for the next two or three weeks. use hopkins place instead. as we check in and look live at 83, you will notice everything up to speed in hunt valley at shawan road. an easy ride towards 695. in parkville at harford road, 11 minutes on outer loop from 95 up to 83.

megan and charley over to you. 4:46. five things to know before hud egg out -- before heading out the door. fred bellefield packed -- bealefeld packed up and moved out. he says that he knows he has an impact and can celebrate having worked very hard the last five years to decrease violent crime in the city. baltimore will get a casino. the state signed off on a harrah's baltimore. it will be onerousel street and expect to open in 2014. president obama somebody first lady michelle obam -- and first lazy o-- lady michelle obama are on the campaign trail. michelle obama will be in greensboro. in louisiana a new law for sex offenders and child predators goes into effect. they have to state their criminal status on their facebook pages and any other social media sites they use. michael phelps became the most decorated olympian of all

time winning a gold anchoring the 4 by 200 meter free style and now the proud owner of 19 medals including 15 gold medals and 4 olympic games. it's 4:47. the drought taking its toll onfarmers but for fishermen, it's a blessing in disguise. >> stay with us, we will tell you how the drought is pick aing it easier for hand fishers, what's a hand fisher? in certain parts of the country. >> yes, we are talking drought so we need some rain. we have a chance for showers and thunderstorms in the forecast as you look at the hour by hour taking you to it at 6 this morning. temperatures at 73 and i am keeping the ray chances in here as we head throughout the day. 9:00 upper 70s. we will hit 85 degrees as we head into lunchtime. that's the best chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms and that lingers as we head into the 3:00 time frame with temperatures topping off at 87 degrees. don't go anywhere. wççñçñ

now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. the drought caused all sorts of problems across the u.s. but not for politically correctly speaking hand fishers. these guys love this. they use their bear hand to catch massive catfish. you are not allowed to use a fishing pole ora gear or any -- scuba gear or any other added help n kansas there's been rain but it has made it easier but it's not so easy on your body. >> i was scared when i first started. it's facing your fears. your fingers will be shreded up and you will be sore but in the end of the day it's worth it. >> all right. noodling is legal in kansas and a handful of other states. they say it's addictive even if

it's less challenging because of the low water levels. the catfish school near trees. >> i like the outfit. >> i have so many questions right now. >> you like the outfit. >> noodle what does it mean and how is that not politically correct. >> hand fishing is pc and noodle is what those in the skill or craft call it. >> like baltimore rat fishing. >> i never heard of that. >> stick your hand down thereunderneath a log and you have bait in your hand or something and catfish grabs it and you open your hand and pull it out. >> how do you know aid catfish that gets your hand. >> that's the gamble. >> -- know it's a catfish that gets in your hand. >> that's the gamble. >> let's talk about what he a going on a for today. we have a chance for showers and thunderstorms. popping up on maryland's most powerful radar as of now. we can see it down to the south. carbon copy of yesterday. and it is starting to slide over again to ocean city.

we see a line of showers and thunderstorms in that red there. so we are looking at gusty winds and all that is heading over towards princess anne and ocean city will be in the thick of things pretty soon as well. so, again, a very scattered shower or thunderstorm type day as we go into the afternoon. and some of this could reach to the north going into the afternoon. let's also deal with the fact that we are going to be looking at again some lightning with some of the thunderstorms as well. so if your travels are taking you away this morning around lexston -- lexington parking this is what you will deal w i will talk more -- with. i will talk more about that but first lauren cook with the abc2 timesaver traffic. >> reporter: monument street will be shut down between wolf street and patterson park avenue. if you are traveling in the area, stick with orleans street as an alternate. looking at main lines a. live look at the top side. nothing to get in your way.

it will be an easy ride up towards 83. as far as west side of the beltway is concerned. this is what it looks like at wilkins avenue, an 11-minute ride on outer loop from 795 down towards 95. as we pull up other drive times, no concerns this morning on the jfx. only 11 minutes to travel southbound from the beltway downtown to east fayette street and 95 nice and clear on the northeast corridor. from route 43 down to 695. you are looking at a 4-minute ride. now over to you. light street remains closed for a while longer after the water main break. city workers tell abc2 repairs are on scheduled but the work will not be fenished until -- finished until august 20th. public work crews ripped up pipes and they are replacing the old pipes with the new. this is a question most of you could answer. what bugs you the most bad service at store or maybe getting into an argument with your landlord? >> there's a list of some of the complaints that are out there but there's a mix