again, we'll be dealing with the humidity. you felt it. you know what's going on out there. as we look at temperatures 80 degrees right now at the inner harbor. 80 degrees right now at the inner harbor and we are going to get warmer from there. especially feel warmer as we go throughout the day. 77 in annapolis. 78 in d. krment. 72 in came bridge and we see 60s over into frederick. so as we zoom in a little closer to home we can see what's happening in glenwood this morning. 71 degrees right now in yeses sop. as we take a peek at what's going on in terms of driving we do have reduced visibility, only 2 miles in york. let's get a check on time zaire traffic. >> well, in addition to that reduced visibility we are still dealing with all of the repair from that massive water main break last month. it continues to shut down light

street right between lombard street and baltimore street. stick with hopkins place instead. and if you are traveling the beltway this morning here's exactly what the west side looks like at baltimore national pike. traffic is starting to pick up but you're looking at a 12-minute ride from 795 dun towards 95 so not too bad but it will remain clear traveling from 95 all the we up to 83. that stretch will take you from 11 minutes and there are no problems out on 95 righ. first we told you about the swine flu and how it's making its way around the country. now there's a virus that's affecting your dogs and it can be deadly. linda is here to tell us about the parvovirus and what is this all about? >> it's a highly contagious virus that's often deadly and expensive to treat. cheryl almost lost her one and a half-year-old chihuahua back in

may. she had flu like symptoms like vomiting and diarrhea so when they took her to get checked out they didn't know if she would survive. they're seeing more cases of parvovirus this year. the best way to keep safe is keep up with vaccines and stay away from public places. >> you may want to think twice before taking them into areas with dogs that you don't know. >> cheryl spent $5,000 to bring her dog back home. while tourists were flocking to see the space shuttle, free parking attendants were stealing thousands of dollars in parking fees. they took more than $400,000 over a three-year period. every vehicle that passs through is counted for. the way these people were able to do this was by disabling the

electronic vehicle counter. the closed circuit television cameras finally caught on. >> i just think that's really, really sad. it's such a wonderful institution, how could something like that happen? >> the smithsonian has been under financial pressure. $400,000 could have gone a way twarld bolstering its programs. a really bold crime and actually a happy ending that reveals something that you may not know about hospitals across the country. this woman walks into the southern california hospital. she walked into the ma terpty ward hosing as a nurse. she allegedly told a new mother, go ahead and take a shower before the doctor comes to examine her. >> when that victim turned her back, went to take a shower, the

suspect placed the baby inside of the tote bag and tried to leave the emergency room floor. >> yeah, but she walked into high tech security web. you see, within the first hour after birth babies today are given a tiny bracelet that keeps track of their every move and that sets off the alarm if the baby is in a serp area so the woman was caught before she could ever even leave the hospital. an afternoon gardening in the backyard that sent a virginia woman and her yorkie to the emergency room. she was doing some weeding when a two foot long copper head snake bit her on the foot. she grabbed the snake and started biting it. all right. it turps out they both went to the hospital. they are taking it easy and they or doing just fine. doctors say copper head bites in people don't typically kill but

they can kill in small animals. how about that yorkie saying doernt mess with my owner. and a bear with a sweet tooth. it's captured on video at a candy store in colorado. she was really shocked to find a wrapper, an empty pen and dirt on the counter of her store. since the damage is minimal she figured maybe a squirrel entered the store. there's no store. waited until after hours to force open the door, prop it open and then get inside. he basically then gorged himself on chocolate, going outside to eat and then reentered the store to enjoy some more. everything is caught on surveillance video. coming up, for the first time in six years faith hill and tim mcgraw, they're performing together so we'll tell you where the couple is and how much it's going to cost you.

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5:38 right now. the songs of marvin hamlet, they helped set the scene for a long list of hollywood hits. now he's passed away at the age of 68. the oscar, grammy, emmy and tony and golden globe winner may be best known for his move ve contributions to movies like the way we were and sting. and he also gave performances on broadway. the lights of broadway will dim in his honor. he had been working on a new musical called got to dance and he was lined up to do the music in the next film. and faith hill and tim mcgraw, they're taking their act

to las vegas. their limited engagement runs through september. it's the first time in six years since the two have performed together in the united states. presale tickets did go on sale today. the rest go on sale on monday. it's 5:40 right now. let's get a check on our weather. >> thank you, magan and we are going to do it all over again. we'll be very hument humid out site and also a chance for a popup thunderstorm in the forecast. they're spotty in general. you can see them across the middle of the nation and we have another batch off the coast of the carolinas and with that they've been dealing with rain across that area. here close to home we could see it for the most part. one lone shower fizzling out as of now, but we are stopped in the cloud cover.

let's get a check on traffic. >> traffic is just starting to pick up out on west 95 right on the out ir loop and if you are traveling through the tunnels do expect a lot of congestion of 895. it's all due to the ongoing construction. so you will want to stick with 595 this morning instead and here's exactly what that looks like at eastern avenue. you'll notice everything is up to speed. no delays through the fort mchenry tunnel. >> sometimes you just have to wonder, what were they thinking when they named a certain town. >> and we'll tell you they all have the fifl most unfortunate name places in the united states. one of them is right here in maryland. >> and live this morning down in the inner harbor getting you ready for the second grand prix. we're with team baltimore racing and thyrorolling out this car one of the symbols for the upcoming race.

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but is the city ready? charlie is live this morning with a preview and a look at one of the cars that's going to be tearing up charm city's streets. >> good morning to you. we are getting ready for the second baltimore grand prix and we're joined by one of the racers that are going to be on the streets. he's been all over the world. thanks for coming in this morning. >> no problem. this is one of the best places we come to every year. >> baltimore really rolled out the carpet for you guys and the way it looked on television was amazing. >> in person it was amazing too. if we go all the way around the road and come in right downtown in front of all the people, a lot of things you race in the country side. as far as the street course goes, this is one of the best we come to. >> what a lot of people may not realize, because if they tune in

they may tune in to watch you guys go really fast. >> we have a team of engineers. every single car will have a team of engineers and we look at all sorts of analysis and it's always a quest to make the car go faster. certainly you're watching some speed, fun and excitement but thet ohm out of technology as well. >> a lot of these races can get up to i 200 miles per hour. when you guys are on the street here in tinner harbor, what are your top speeds? >> 140 but we're limited by the lechth of the straight away here and the confines of the downtown area, it's somewhat smaller. this year they're going to take that away from what i hear and that's on the fastest straight away so that's going to increase our top speed at 15 miles per hour. my guess is some of these cars would be upwards of 180. >> now hum how many times do people toll you you have the coolest job in the world? >> i'm very fortunate. i get to work with a lot of

great people and travel the streets of baltimore. coming back to baltimore is always a lot of fun and seeing old friends and things like that. >> continued success to you guys and baltimore racing. coming up we'll tell you more about this car. very special for the race. it also has a tie to baltimore as well. well, new in morning changes are coming to the way airplanes takeoff and land at airports. it is stopping opposite direction operations. that's the procedure that allows three u.s. airways plane to come closer than they should have at ray gone international airport in washington. now, two planes were taking off and one was landing when those planes pass and nearly crossed. that happened last week. now to get a good meal at a low price, all you have to do is head over to the countrity. it is summer restaurant week and

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a statement about the infant mortality rate. one of his goal social security to reduce the infant deaths in maryland by 10% this year. >> we'll learn more about a national endow ment that has been set up for victims of child sexual abuse. >> a new list by consumer reports has come out. what the five most popular cars that you should avoid. it includes the honda civic, toyota prius and the jeep liberty and the dodge caravan. when it comes to naming towns it feels people can get very creative in our country. today suck arkansas comes in at number one. the town used to be a popular drinking location for boaters on

the arkansas river and the neighbors said people would actually stay there sucking on a bottle until they swelled up like a big today. here they are. climax,gogo, hooker, oklahoma and of course a maryland town, asawoman bay. i'm having ha hard time getting over today suck, arkansas. >> i would be like i'm turning around. i'm not going tlchlt here at home we're not going to be dealing with any type of todays out there. that's disgusting. but right now lots of humidity and temperatures above average. look at this 70 in manchester. 67 in rockersville. 70 in frederick. we see more 70s across the eastern shore as we come off of 70 degrees. this is what it looks like outside. right now we're starting to see that sun begin to show itself

but we're also seeing some clouds out there as well. we speeng of the clouds and here we are as we take a look at the satellite part. the radar part not picking up on a whole lot of rain. one little popup shower around ocean city and one in virginia and that is long gone but i'm not going to rule out the chance for more showers to pop up as we go throughout the afternoon. maybe some thunderstorms. moisture content is high. we can see the 70s, we are very sultry out there, not feeling too good and the tropics seeing more of the same as we talk about tropical storm ernesto. category is hurricane now. formidable, it is heading over the yucatan peninsula and it is lashing out with lots of winds and rain. tropical storm ernesto is going to be sliding off to the west once again and it will make a second landfall when it does that. we're also going to be dealing with the fact that our weather here at home for today, temperature coming in right

around 90 degrees. >> we cohave a few things in baltimore city that could get in your way. on the east side those sink hole repairs do continue. to east monument street is still going to be shut down. use orleans straet to get around the road closure. and last month's water main break in downtown still causing problems. it is closed between baltimore street and lombard street. if you are using the jfx to get into the city there are no delays from the city all the way down to fayette street and if you are traveling on 695 here's what that looks like. traffic on the outer loop starting to pick up. so do watch out for that. now, we are giving away $600 in free gas. to enter the contest all you have to do is like my facebook page. all of the details could be found at the top of my profile. best of lung to you.

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thanks for joining us on this wednesday morning emergency dispatcher can get all sorts of crazy phone calls. this particular call in tennessee definitely one of the craziest. take a listen. >> hey, you warrant to take me to the store? >> want take you to the store? >> huh >> what's going on here. >> just get me a beer, i'll tell you -- >> okay, sir. i can't take you to the store and get you a beer. >> yeah, you can't cover that? >> no, sir. you've got 911. >> so here's what happened. police say that the man called 911 several times during a 12-hour period. it says he was just trying to call a friend and dialed the wrong number. officers say he was intoxicated. he does say that he did have a little to drink and he was

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