eterna profile and hot point dishwashers sold march between 2006 and august of 2009. if you have one stop using it. let's talk act the weather. we have a few storms passing through tonight. in fact the tarp is on the field at camden yards. let's check in with wyatt. how much of this can be expect tonight. it's nasty earlier today. >> we have had a couple healthy storms, they have been widely scattered. we have one of those isolated storms that is impacting three of the counties, howard, baltimore and carroll all with the severe thunderstorm warning through six tonight. you can see why on the radar. strong storms, packing dangerous lightning. potentially hail and a couple isolated wind gusts to 60 as it moves away, authority of columbia through the ellicott city, historic, hearing the

thunder and eventually pushing west of woodlawn. we will watch this. that is the only significant storm on the immediate radar map in central maryland. we will continue to look for a hot warm evening. more on your forecast straight ahead. >> thank you. well, with the jump in gas prices over the past week or so, don't you wish your car would tell you when you are wasting gas? some hybrid cars do this a little but they cost a lot. next year car maker also make it more cost effective to save gas. roosevelt here now to explain. >> reporter: it's called start stop or auto stop. its been around since the early 80's but back then it wasn't that good. with the electric motors and hybrids, computers and a federal mandate for better gas miles, it's the technology that will soon come into more affordable cars. what do you do to save money on gas? is it the big secret or in the cause of audrey a matter of using common sense? first find the station with the

lowest price, next keep the oil changed and the engine tuned, then just one other thing. >> keeping it clean, washing it saves -- saves gas and thence. >> reporter: makes it look good. >> yeah. >> reporter: changing the driving habits is another way to save gas and when you have to pay 30-cents a gallon old habits die hard. >> try not to let the ghasting get to low, half tank. >> reporter: if you wanted to save gas you would just ignore these. though that's never, ever an option and not recommended. research by the california energy commission said that for every two minutes your car idles you use enough gas to go a mile. idle for an hour and you loose a gallon. starting with 2013 models it'll give you a gas savings when you

touch the brake. >> it's when you are in traffic or at a stap stop light it turns the engine off so no idle time, no waste of gas or extra emissions. . >> reporter: right now it's available in hybrid. the ford, chevy and kia are making a part of their regular line up. the new chevy and the fort fusion are some of the first to get this and it'll make it into other models. >> they have this technology already. this is for car that aren't hybrids, now able to benefit from the fuel saving and the emission savings without having the electric portions put into the car. >> reporter: the corporate auto -- corporate average fuel economy standards for cafe standards require all cars to

get 39 miles a gallon by 2016. air bags used to be expensive in cars too. >> thank you. we are working for you to help you save on gas. you will find the cheapest gas, abc news.com/pump report. >> all right. if you are ready for some football, abc2 is the blaze to be tonight. the ravens first pre-season game act two hours away. our biggest resident fan, jamie joins us live from mothers in federal hill. what a time the ravens just getting started and the orioles staying in the game. >> reporter: first time in 15 years they were talking about both clubs in the month of august and it's exciting. breaking news though, in order for many to be on this roster the or had to make a move and sent steve johnson back to the minor leagues after that great free formance last night but he will be back.

manny moore, that's what we are all about. let's go to the stadium. 20,000 fans to watch the ravens. tonight they are in at ran take, got down there yesterday. they will play at 7:30, here is what we will watch for. the offense, will they be crisp, execute the right way, don't let anybody hit joe on the defense, put pressure on the quarterback, watch the run. the big thing is nobody, nobody get hurt. everybody just get out of this game, we move on. the ravens in atlanta at 7:30. live at mothers, right here in federal hill starting at 6:30, i will be joined with scott and ravens ring of honor, mike will also be here with us. come on down, it's going to be packed down here but the orioles and the ravens talking about both clubs in august. that hasn't happened in a long time. live from federal hill. >> all right. we will check back with you in

a bit. thank you. >> coming up next a feast in indiana may have been trying to pretend to be a hamburglar. how police caught the man. and the national texting championships were held in new york. the winner on how he perfects his form. >> one of this afternoons where it would be great to have the storm shield app for the i- phone or droid because active severe storm warning in the area. you can put in the zip code and pull them up. we are back with more coming up.

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. baltimore sports fans haven't felt this good in a long time. the orioles continue their playoff hopes and the ravens start their game hoping to build on last year's north champion slip we spoke to fans.

>> here you go. all set. >> reporter: normally this time of year we can't wait for baseball to be over to shift attention to the ravens. this year may be different. >> it's a lot of buzz for the orioles because its been since 1997 and it's a good time. it's the first time i can remember they have been in the playoff race and the ravens have been good. >> i'm optimistic for them this year. the ravens are starting but my mind is still on the orioles as of now. . >> reporter: fans hoping to see a part of orioles magic bought ticket tickets this afternoon to see the birds go for their 6th win in a row. >> it's exciting. >> reporter: exciting, fans are still optimistic. >> i think a lot of baltimore fans are caution for the

orioles despite being 100 and some games in, they don't want to get their hopes up whereas with the ravens they know what they are getting, they know they have a track record ofs and know they can most likely look forward to a successful season. >> you trust the orioles and stick with it or just go over to the ravens because you know they will be good. >> reporter: whether you are a bird watcher or root for the ravens right now both teams are the talk of the town. >> i have a lot of ravens fans that are fans. this is going on. they are very torn. you have the ravens who have been doing good for a while and then you have the orioles who have now picking up like--. . >> reporter: downtown. abc 2news. >> exciting time. a woman will be on the field tonight refereeing an nfl game. shannon easton will serve as a

line judge for tonight's packers, chargers -- i can't talk today -- game in san diego. what is the big deal she is a replacement, the regular officials have been locked out in the middle of a contract dispute with the nfl. >> historic event. it's -- it may be the one and only game she can work. it's a poor choice to make this the big landmark moment. >> easton said this is her opportunity to show that she is able to get the job done. closer to home. check out this. we know this guy, wyatt taking a dive at the national aquarium in baltimore. he is diving -- wings in the water. >> yeah. that's the one. been there since they opened. >> my gosh. >> able to get under water footage. >> i have seen it -- come up

and give you a nudge. it's just a different experience. i tell you, seeing it from underneath. he actually likes it when you give them a pet and we got to do that it. i was glad for the opportunity to get to dive with them today. >> a whole new respect for you. >> yeah. you know -- there is a couple of sharks in there as well. they will make march presence felt too. you know what -- i'm not the big guy anymore. no. eye i'm just a guest. >> check out the exhibit until the end of august. that is cool. >> huge event too. see what happens. take a look. we have strong storms in the area. want to bring you up to speed on those. this is on the far western edge of baltimore. it's him pacing you north of

laurel in the columbia area and also, some pretty intense lightning here on the i-70 and i-40 corridors, headed west out of town. you will get a downpour. this is a marginal, severe thunderstorm. more of a -- i would say garden variety storm. any storm can be on the dangerous side, especially with that lightning, loquats the lightening in western marry hand. this is a big time storm. rist of the evening will stay in the 90's. you can seat clouds turn -- to the stormy side in ellicott and getting the storm through the area. the radar. out in western maryland. a lot of heat.

we will continue to see a thunderstorm pattern through tomorrow night and lingering lingering. 98 annapolis, 98 steamy or 99 in cambridge. the pattern is active across the state. it gets more active in to the day tomorrow. more scattered showers, some could be strong to severe. air of low pressure in. we have a frontal boundary to the north. a focusing point for storms, another front off shore. lots of humidity and moisture in the air. it all adds up to thunderstorms ahead, tonight, tomorrow and tomorrow night. trend shows the best chance for a new intense line will be tomorrow evening, storms lasting in to tomorrow night and perhaps some storms on the scattered basis through early saturday evening.

you want to factor that into the weekend plans, better chance to stay dry sunday. ernesto making its second landfall as a powerful tropical storm coming out of the deep south gulf of mention do. the first landfall more than 20 hours ago. we are just about done with that but more storms are brewing. overnight 76, look for more scattered storms tomorrow. some could be strong, 88 tomorrow night. down to 70. let's check out the seven day forecast and as we look ahead you see the trend is for more storms. the better chance for dry weather in the second half of the weekend. >> now to democracy its day two in colorado for the president. the romey camp is a tacking the president's values. we are live from washington. let's start off with the president. he is making a big push in colorado. >> reporter: he is. colorado is one of the few

swing states where the president is actually trailing romney in the latest poll numbers. one of his campaign events he decided to go after romney's tax plan. >> the center piece of his entire economic plan is a new five trillon dollar tax cut, a lot of it is going to the wealthiest americans, they have tried to sell us this trickle down tax cut idea before. it didn't work. >> the president may trail in colorado a new poll came out today and basically it showed the national race between obama and romney, you will seat numbers, obama is leading. >> all right. thank you. you know if you love poppa john's pizza you can expect the prize to go up. the chain ceo said the cost of each pizza is going to go up by 14-cents because of the

affordable care act. they made the conferences -- they said they aren't in support of the health care act but the company is suited to absorb the cost and pass them onto -- the pizza sales. supporters of the health care act suggest it's a small prize to pay to ensure that everybody has access to health care. coming up, a creative way to support the fight against children cancer where you can go to get help. and the special session is finally underway in annapolis. what legislators are working on today and how ited can affect your neighborhoods. those and more when you join us for the news at six.

. you are heading on a cruise you could look at extra charges. carnival said its trying something new. they are putting in a program where passengers pay extra for privileges like priority boarding and faster bag delivery. the new plan is based on customer feedback as of now no other cruise lines are offering similar programs. the economy is having a big effect on babies. the recession has hurt birth rates in the and the they may bottom out intoer 2012. people worried about money have been putting off having kids. women still want, an average two children. baby booms have historicly been followed by recession. because the economy has taken so long it recover it's not clear when the next baby boom could start. more than a million dishwashers recalled because of a rick of fire. which brands it applies to and

what to do if you have one coming up at the news at six. . things finally underway in annapolis. what legislators spent the day working on, day one of the controversial special session. >> it's got to be fixed and can't wait until january. >> reporter: how legislators are working to stop what they call breed discrimination. >> and get this new england game out of your head. it's the start of a new season for the ravens who started in at atlanta tonight. >> first let's look at belaire, creepy looking skies tonight. blue but kind of cloudy. what are the chances of rain tonight, i know they have it earlier today. >> we have seen the storms

through the day around baltimore and maryland and are seeing another now. this one just west of baltimore. we will see if it gelts extended. moving through the columbia area, south of ellicott, crossing west over i-70, in this direction, west of the beltway, also, more storms, brewing and drifting to the west and drifting east from the west over hagerstown. the bottom line is more storms through the evening. >> it's time for lawmakers get down to business in annapolis. they are back, they are normally on vacation, they are trying to settle the future of gambling. the focus,