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if -- some people are lying in the bath rooms asking for help. >> the questions as to why this morning in a wisconsin town 7 dead after a gunman opened fire at a sikh temple. and a family grieves of a death of a midshipman. the future he had lined up ahead of him. those stories coming but we begin out of pennsylvania where track official at the pock know race way say a lightning strike after a nascar race killed one person and injured 9 others. it's not clear if all 10 were struck by the lightning or is it known where one or multiple strikes occurred. one of the nine injured is still in pretty bad shape and this does give you pause and serve as a reminder when severe weather strikes heed all warnings and take care of yourself and your loved ones. time for a check of the forecast with lynette. and we hate hearing stories like this when they come out about people dead as a result of lightning strikes. >> exactly. and speaking of the lightning strikes firing up on

maryland'smost powerful radar around new injuriesy and off to the atlantic. it was rolled through last night. that's we are working with and dealing with. severe thunderstorm warning lightning and gusty winds and downed trees in darlington. so harford county had it as well. so centerville, the rei'd yule effects -- residual effects. light showers shieding -- sliding off towards the east continuing to do so through the remainder of the morning. with the cold front and us in the warm sector we will have a chance for showers into the afternoon. bel air the sun has not rise n but we will see sunshine going throughout the day mixing with the cloud cover and hearing the temperatures morning. we are warm and -- rids -- warm>> reporter: 95 in behight marsh in the clear because there are no -- 95 in white marsh in the clear because there's no delays. some debris on the northbound lanes at the beltway and this

is is live of the scene in hunt valley at shawan road. no delays in this vicinity. it will be an easy ride traveling southbound just 22 minutes altogether from the maryland pennsylvania state line down to 695. now the beltway in great shape on outer loop from 95 to 83. you are looking at 11 minutes and traffic is starting to pick up on the west side but no significant delays just 12 minutes to travel the outer loop from 795 towards 95. charley over to you. investigators are look for information -- look for information -- looking for more information on a gunman who killed six people in a sikh temple. yesterday afternoon it happened in oak creek. the fbi has not caged possible motive but they are -- not suggested a possible motive but are calling it a act of terrorism. >> every time i go to temple, i am going think of this. and it's so unfortunate that i

have to think of a tragedy instead of focusing on god and loving my community and loving people. you know you hope you need to still do it. we have to prevent this hate from also filtrating in. >> federal agents and bomb squads warmed the -- swarmed theneighborhood where the gunman lived and evacuated homes nearbythe it hits close home for those of the local sikh chapter. and linda so joins with us how they are reacting and making special plans for later this week. linda. >> reporter: well, members of the sikh association of baltimore are planning a prayer service for this week after hearing about the shootings in wisconsin yesterday. they came back to their temple in randallstown to pray. we don't know if the sikhs in wisconsin were targeted but threats have been common since 9/11. sikhs say they are confused with muslims because they cover their heads with turbans and

don't shave their beard. but sikhism is is a independent religion created 500 years ago in india. the fbi is investigating the shootings as domestic terrorism. >> i would still like to believe that this was a random act and not label the whole mainstream society of the great nation as hate crime. >> reporter: the local sikh association says it's working to update security at their temple. we will passe long details for the prayer -- pass along details for the prayer service when we get them. >> and sikhism is a religion that broke from hinduism due in part to the rejection of the cas system. a sikh place of worship is a doorway to god. men and women normal licit apart at the temple. traditionally there's no official clergy within the tradition. a big change is on the way for drivers in baltimore county traveling on owings mills boulevard a mile stretch of the road will be opened today from

lions mill to wyans road. workers started to repair the road two years ago and county leaders say it will cut down on traffic congestion. there will be more on the ceremony this morning set for 11:00. dry conditions and high winds and suspicion of arson. we will head to oklahoma as fire crews continue to batel a fire 91 -- battling a fire 91 square miles raging out of control. a story that's going to enrage you. what a florida man is is allegedly doing all the and it involves a child. we will fill you in. all right. so the humidity is still high out there. being see 100% in frederick and i will tell you if and when we get drier air coming up. >> reporter: good morning. traffic is starting to a pick up on 695 at harford road. i will show you what 95 and 83 look like coming up on good morning maryland. ♪

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now "good morning maryland." happening right now, a massive grass fire is staring through parts of oklahoma. police say someone lit

newspapers and threw them outed of window of a moving car. that resulted in at least 18 separate fires. more than -- more people have been allowed to rin to their homes. -- return to their homes. more than 50 structures and 50,000 acres of land have burned this far. and they do have rain in the forecast coming up, but that's not until wednesday. there appears to be no relief in sight. >> you've got that right. was thinking when you want the rain you can't get it and when you want to get rit of it you can't. oklahoma will be dry but it's in the forecast but not until wednesday. they need the rain now. some places are the rain. we have a few showers around. nothing really heavy or to bust the drought we are dealing with. a few showers across the eastern shore. and off a to the atlantic. that's where the big downpours and severe weather came yesterday. for today, temperature coming in at 76 degrees this morning as you get ready to get yourself out the door. you will be slapped in the face with humidity even though that cold front is getting closer to us. it might not pass in time.

79 right now in walkersville around 73 degrees. and here's the hour by hour forecast at lunchtime today, around 85 degrees. take the rain gear in case. let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. you are talking about a little busy now. >> reporter: yes. traffic is starting to pick up on the main lines. heading to downtown baltimore, water main break repairs continues. light street is still going to be shut down between lombard street and baltimore street. if you are using the jfx, no delays from the beltway all the way down to east fayette street. now construction starting to pick up on 895. right near the steel bridge, expect a slower ride as the morning progresses through the harbor tunnel. stick with the fort mchenry tunnel instead. here's what the west side of the beltway looks like. outer loop is starting to pick up, up towards liberty road. now over to you. marching for what they call their right to go to college. what brought students out to

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now "good morning maryland." 5:44. thanks thanks for staying with us. before the rain hundreds of student hit the street and marched supporting the maryland dream act. rob planter talks with some of the students who were along the route. >> reporter: they call themselves the dreamers and along with their supporters, several hundred strong, they marched through the streets of downtown silver spring and into wheaton drumming up support to the maryland dream act. the new law lets undocumented immigrants go to maryland college at in-state tuition rates and marchers say it's the only way they can afford education. >> most people don't know what student go through when they find out they can go to school and they can pursue higher education. >> i want to go to umbc and starting premed sin and i want to become a doctor and contribute to the great

society. if i go there right now, i will pay around 7,000 dollars. and if i get out of state tuition it will be 28,000 dollars which just bans me from going. >> reporter: there are restricts they must have been at a maryland high school for three years and parents must be paying taxes. opponents say it's unfair. they collected enough signatures to get a referendum on the november ballot. >> maryland taxpayers right now are stretched to the limit. the cost for this tremendous cost, our students need to come first citizen students need to focus on them. they all can't get into the university of maryland. >> reporter: the voters will get the last word november 6th. >> that was roz planter reporting. a field organizer which organized the march told the washington post that "this is. issue is going to be bigger than the civil rights movement." family and friends are grieving over the death of an

80-year-old woman in a house fire in reisterstown from earlier this week. it happened not too far from the ice cream parlor and saturday. firefighters knocked the fire down in minutes. officials say it started in a back bedroom thr where they found the elderly woman -- where they found the elderly woman. the smoke detectors were work but they don't know what caused the -- working but they don't know what caused the fire. we hope to learn about a memorial service for the a midshipman killed in a crash during the weekend. police say austin zalik a 21- year-old junior majoring in ocean engineering fell asleep in his pickup truck when he drifted down an embankment a tractor trailer hit the truck on interstate 78 and not far from the allen town pennsylvania home e was going to be a captain of the navy gymnastics team this year. well police down in college park are trying to figure out who fired shots into a crowd ofparking lot. officers estimated there were about 200 people there.

no one was hit. police say they saw the shooting. officers arrested two men and police did find a handgun. campus police say the men arrested were not university of maryland student. time for five things to know on this monday. a hearing is scheduled for today in federal court 49- year-old clayton osbon who is accused of disrupting a jetblue flight creaming about -- screaming about religion and terrorist during a flight. he could get 20 years in prison if found can he competent. a summit is gild for d.c. -- scheduled for d.c. katy o'malley will talk about how the state is working to find solutions of bullying in the schools. and secretary of state hillary clinton travels to south africa today. she is scheduled to meet with the leaders to discuss the state of relations between south africa and the u.s. she is also planning to meet with former south african president nelson mandela during the

visit. the national aquarium in balledmore turns 31 this week -- baltimore turns 31 this week. there will be a week long celebration. today anyone born in august will get in for free. there will be cake available at the harbor market kitchen. and a man famous for a no soup for you on seinfeld will take to the streets of baltimore. the sign felt -- seinfeld food truck will be in the inner's harbor -- inner harbor between new and 10 and you can meet the actor who played the soup nazi on the show. lynette we have got to know the forecast has to be good if you want to see the soup nazi. >> this is true. there's a slight chance of a popup thunderstorm shower going throughout the day. but things will dry out especially by tomorrow. the satellite and radar not picking up on a whole lot. you can see behind me into the atlantic, this is the nasty line of showers and thunderstorms that work through. still lots of lightning with that batch. but we are not dealing with any

lightning this morning. temperatures at 77 in baltimore. in the 70s in york, frederick, 75 in haikers town and 72 --hagerstown and 72 in winchester. it's humid and feels miserable once again. very opresencive. with the 70s, in the dew points and we have the satellite and radar. this is a satellite. this is showing you the cloud cover. so we have a few cloud. but if you want a lot of cloud you will have to slide into the tropics where now we are looking at what what -- what once was tropical storm florence. it will not affect anybody but the one that will affecting the yucatan peninsula tropical stam ernesto. winds at 50 -- storm ernesto. winds at 50 miles per hour. we can see where it's going. heading towards the yucatan peninsula and rope cal storm warnings for honduras making its way across the area and through the night. it will stay to the south of the lower 48 and that's what we

like to hear. the future trend not picking up on a whole lot for today. we dry out nicely heading into tomorrow. again, and that trend will not hang on long because we will see more change in the forecast. 85 by 4 p.m. and that's what we are going with for today. and your 7-day forecast, it looks like this. as we step out of the way here, drier going into tuesday and that humidity will make its way back in here heading into wednesday and thursday. and temperatures going back down heading into the weekend. let's check of the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. >> reporter: good morning. construction is starting to pick up out on 895. it's long-term project to replace concrete decking. but, one northbound lane will be shut downright now at the steel bridge. this week, it's going to be the worst of the delays. so stick with 95 through the fort mchenry tunnel as your alternate. heading out to the beltway a live look at wilkins avenue inner loop mock along fine but outer loop is -- moving along fine but the outer loop has 12 minutes ride from 759 to 95.

no problems on the jfx. to get into the city 11 minutes from 695 to fayette street. and 95 also going to be in great shape. the northeast corridor looking at a -- this is through the fort mchenry tunnel 8 minutes from the beltway to the toll plaza. now over to you charley. a first for a new zealand area in more ways than one. why the walls come tumbling down and with it carried a piece of that country's history. and the legend of the fastest man on earth what usain bolt accomplished placing him in exclusive company when good morning maryland continues. ♪ i dare you to dare me

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now "good morning maryland." more than a year after a massive new zealand earthquake killed 185, one of the sim bomb of the devastation came crashing down this weekend. this 14-story high rise the first in new zealand's history was among several buildings damaged beyond repair. it was the country's first ever controlled implosion witnessed by hundreds who turned out. and in london, a legend

saying bolt grows. he joined the air okay pood by carl lewis -- occupied by carl lewis in back to gabbing bams. his winning time missed his own world record mark of 9.58 about .05 of a second. blake finished second and gatlin came in third. here are a few stories for you coming up at 6 this morning. one big mistake how southwest is trying to fix the technical glitch that had hundreds up in arms with they got the credit card bill. and a man handcuffed a thrown out of the olympic games during a track and field event. what he did that caused him to get the boot. and not every child will start the school year with supplies they need. meet the teachers hoping people like yoi can make the difference to the -- like you can make the difference to kids heading back to clouds. >> a few clouds and showers around right now.

i will tell you if the sun comes out. details coming up. lauren. >> reporter: well, congestion is just starting to build here on 95 north of interstate 195. i will let you know how traffic is shaping up out on 83 and the beltway coming up on good morning maryland.

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