good morning maryland. >> you might notice fewer pigs at the fair this year. why they might not be making an appearance and might not be the best thing for you and your family. keeping your community safe, the goal law enforcement hopes to get out on national night out. good morning, i'm charley crowson. thank you for joining us. if you haven't stepped outside, it's feeling humid already.

>> sticky. nasty out there. >> what are your hands doing? >> hey, hey. >> i don't know what that means. it is sticky. take meagan's advice. take it eds easy on the roadways. temperature wise, we are close to 80 degrees at the inner harbor. we are feeling it there with the heat index feeling a lot more like in the 80s. 77 annapolis. dc 77 degrees. cambridge 72 degrees. then with the drier air, it's trying to trickle in. you can see the 60s. the dew point is not going to make it down too low. the temperature now, 75 degrees. let's get a check of the time saver traffic with loren cook. i have foidea what this means. i love putting loren on the spot. love it. if you are heading on 895, this morning, this construction

going on south of the harbor tunnel toll plaza. one northbound lane is shutdown at the steel bridge, speeds clocking in at 50 50 miles per hour. this will change as the morning progresses. stick with 95. checking in and looking at 95, here at eastern avenue, everything up to speed. 8 minute ride from the beltway all the way to the fort mc henry toll plaza. no problems in the area. as we pull up other drive times, beltway clear on the west side, traveling from 795, towards 95. that will take you 11 minutes. no problems using the jfx to get in to the city. crystal clear from 695, to downtown, east fayette, that stretch will take you 11 minutes. warning for you this morning if you man on taking your family to a county fair, maybe the state fair. there is something to watchout for, a jump in the number of

swine flu cases. and linda so is at the timonium fairgrounds with everything you need to know about this. >> reporter: there have been no concerned cases here in maryland of the swine flu w the state fair going on in a couple of weeks and counties, health officials want you to be careful. at the howard county fair, they are taking extra steps to make sure you stay safe. there are hand washing stations for you to use after coming in contact with pigs. the swine supervisor is checking pigs to make sure they are healthy. all of the cases were linked to people who either worked with swine at agriculture fairs. the symptoms are the same in pigs as humans, a fever, runny nose, redness in eyes and coughing and trouble breathing.

>> i'm not worried about that. >> what is the best thing you can do to make sure you stay safe. after you come in contact with pigs, wash your hands with soap and water, also don't take any food in or around barns, the people here at the maryland state fair tell us that they will have plenty of hand washing stations available when the fair kicks off in 3 weeks. live in timonium, linda so, abc2 news. perryville was off to a good start in the world of slots but now asking to cut back. slots parlor is asking the maryland lottery commission to let them cut up to 500 of their 1500 machines. the cuts are not an indication the casino is failing. the gm says returning the slot machines to the state would save taxpayers money since more slots would have to be purchased for other casinos when they open. tonight is the night to stand up and show you care

about safer streets. 15,000 communities nationwided and here in maryland are taking part in national night out. it's an opportunity to strengthen the partnership against imcrime. you can put a blue light in your porch light and turning it on tonight and local events taking place to celebrate. we have it posted at our website, abc2news.com. news around the nation, firefighters are trying to figure out what caused a huge fire at a chevron oil refinery. this happened in richmond, california last night. no repots of injuries. refinery spokesperson said all the workers had been accounted for. people in several communities were asked to stay inside, turn off air conditioners and cover cracks around the doors. candid camera gone criminal two. men were arrested in pennsylvania accused of robbing two pizza employees filming the crime and saying it was part of a reality tv show.

smith and goodwin are students at a nearby school and in trouble temperature. austin and his boss -- this morning. austin and his boss were closing up the pizza parlor. they were put in head locks and the two men said they were going to be on reality tv. >> i thought it was a joke at first. i was like, really? okay. ha, ha. let me go. it got real, real quick. >> the men were kicked out of the bar before the robbery. police were keeping an eye on them and arrested them minutes after they put the guy and the owner in the head lock. a sweet treat for you fans out there. craft paid homage to mars curiosity rover with an opened faced oreo. complete with the red dyed cream. the tire tracks are clever. the cookie won't be hitting the snack isle soon, it was featured as part of the daily twist campaign where they

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market. he has been quietly seeing a 25 year old mod and actress, meagan rossi for five months. they showed up at an event in london on the red carpet tonight, she has been posting pictures of them on her in sta fk:the olympic trials for the games. we will talk about the sat-2radar, all eyes are on me in the studio. i have no idea why. we are going to keep the fa?$vw off towards the west, showers to the north of us, we are not getting in on the action, we have that stationary front draped across this area, it's to the south of us, as we head through tomorrow it will move to the north with that, that's when we will have the chance for showers and storms. this morning, nice and quiet for the most part. we have clouds, we will get a sun-cloud mix throughout the day. we should stay dry. now a check of the time saver

traffic with loren cook. i know you are disappointed that michael phelps is taken. i am happy for him. if you are heading out in east baltimore, we are dealing with repairs to the big sink hole. east monument remains shutdown. stick with orleans instead, construction going on on 895, one northbound lane shutdown. no delays yet through the harbor tunnel. as the morning progresss, stick with the fort mc henry tunnel instead. here is a live look at baltimore national pike. traffic starting to pick up in the yeah, that will continue as you make the drive towards interstate 70. five months ago, the school was dwindled by a tornado. how they rebill this in five months. there are projects.

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thousands of people didn't have power after a storm devastated the region. during the hearing, customers can testify on pepco's performance during the storm. many of those without power for days where pg&e and pepco customers. cog to pepco, it acted swiftly and worked faster than any other utility company, some folks disagree with that. >> show this not going to happen again. >> the company succeeded as company while service has failed. we have to change that so that the company can only succeed if the service succeeds. >> the public service commission is also holding a legs i have stale hearing, to

look at pepco and other companies as well during the storm. that hearing kicks off tonight at 7:00 in rockville. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. the new schoolee begins in indiana, for the town's high school students, this is nothing shot of an amazing feat. a tornado ripped through the building about five months ago and people of all ages got a glimpse at the high school realizing the hornets can conquer about anything. one of the teachers was in his classroom and the exterior wall was blown out. you can see where the old part of building connects with the new. >> you start seeing your old stuff and you see ditch new different new things in the classroom. you see kids in the hallway that you have seen for 7 or 8 years, it's like this is going to be another students and sta in the building when the tornado hit in march. no one was hurt when the

tornado blew through. five things you need to know before where you head out the door, lawyers for both sides of the george zimmerman case back in the couple for a status conference. george zimmerman is facing second degree murder charges this the death of tray vop martin. the fist day of school for students in aurora colorado, james holmes killed 12 and wounded dozens more. school plans to have grieving counselors on hand for students, also extra security. a funeral is taking place for andy reed, garrett reed was found dead sunday. his family says he died from drug use and battling addiction for years. murder trial continues today in illinois against former police officer drew peterson. two investigators who looked in to the 2004 death of savio, peterson's third wife, they are expected to take the stand. she was found dead in a bathtub. drought plaguing the

country continues to get worse today president obama is meeting with white house council to discuss any relief efforts that could be available. national aquarium in baltimore, it is turning 31 years old this week. the birth date tomorrow, but they are celebrating all week long. today you can get half priced childrens tickets with the purchase of an adult ticket. there will be cake available at the harbor market kitchen all week long and tomorrow, the backyardgans will visit the aquarium so you have a chance to meet them, too. it's hot and steamy and might be good to go inside the aquarium. >> it's always good to go inside the aquarium. today is a day to do that. the humidity will persist all day long. look at this beautiful shot. clouds out there, starting to see the traces of sunlight. we will continue to do so as we go in to the afternoon. make sure you enjoy today.

we will have changes in the forecast, some of you may like them, some of you may not. we will talk about that in a second. we have clouds, we will have sun mixing in as we go throughout the day. the showers that we saw earlier around virginia and also in to calvert county, they break up and diminish, that's good news if you don't want the wet weather, the tropical weather is going to stick around as ernesto aims for mexico, we can see this on the infrared satellite, this is it. this is the center of circulation. it's ragged as of now. it's beginning to continue rather to slide off towards the west, heading towards the yucatan. we are looking at tropical storm ernesto, the winds sustained at 65 miles per hour. it is forecasted maybe to strengthen before it does make landfall to a category one. for now, it will stay away from us as it heads towards mexico. if you have a vacation, rethink

that. moisture for today. the dew points are in the upper 60s to around 70, dc. and also in baltimore right now, your neighborhood forecast brings to us 86 degrees by lunchtime today and hampton, 87 glen burnie to. the south, in annapolis, 85, 86 deal. here is the trend as we will be on a roller coaster ride as we head in to the weekend. 84, 85, i think you might like it, nice and seasonable. a check of the time saver traffic with loren cook. good morning, how are the roads looking? >> if you are traveling in baltimore, there are a few things to watchout for, on the east side, repairs to a massive sink hole continues. east monument is shutdown between wool and have patterson park avenue -- wolf and patterson park avenue. stick with orleans street instead. downtown, dealing with repairs to the massive water main break from last month. light street closed between lumbart and baltimore, stick with hopkins place instead.

no problems if you are using the jfx. construction still going on on 895. clicking in at 50 miles per hour at the steel bridge. that will change later this morning. stick with 95 and you are taking a live look here, knot of interstate 395, no delays heading p in to the city. it will remain clear through the not mc henry tunnel. here is a look at my facebook page. for a chance to win $600 in free gas, just like it. we are giving away $600 in free gas eve week for the rest of the sum -- every week for the rest of the summer. you are never too old to try something new. a gray grandmother that's i right. her fly flying adventure, coming up. living with the pain

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this unique. a path of destruction, what is left after a severe storm and high winds blowing through parts of the midwest when we continue. sticky weather continues to stick around. there is some relief,ly tell you when, coming up. traffic is just starting to pick up on 695, i will let you know what 95 and 83 look likem like coming up on good morning mailed. you keep hearing amazing things about verizon fios.

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