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wet weather on the radar. let's zoom in to some of the heaviest rain now around hagerstown. this is sliding up toward the north around waynesboro. traveling into pennsylvania, you will get in on that as along i-70. and this is beginning to enter frederick county. so around woodsboro walkersville you will see wet weather. some light rain right now. but it will be picking up going throughout the morning and we can have another round as we go into the afternoon. we slide further to the south around culpepper with more heavier rain in the oranges and yellows. madison and even orange. that is the scenario for this morning. take the rain gear as you head out and about. temperatures right now in edgemere is at 75. more of the same in blattensburg and this is what you can expect hour by hour. 74 going through the early morning around 6. by 9, showers and storms possible and we have the chance for more showers and stormsheading into lunchtime with the temperatures at 83

degrees. let's check the traffic with abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren. >> reporter: we have a crash in rapiddalstown on liberty road at offet road. using interstate 795 no delays down towards 695. and for those of you using the beltway this is on west side at liberty road. looking at an 11-minute ride on the outer loop from 795 towards 95. for a chance to win $600 in free gas, just like my official abc2 page and details are at the top of my profile. good luck. now over to you. lawmakers continue to talk about the amount of money a casino and planned casino in baltimore and anne arundel county should the state allow the additional casino a subcommittee bumped up the amount allotted and the full house picks up the debate on the bill passed by the senate. >> it's like putting four 7-

elevens on one corner. they are all going to die. this is not atlantic city or las vegas or a tourist destination for gambling. this is a doomsday casino. and that casino is going to doom this industry if it opens. >> i think that we need to stop looking at what other jurisdictionss get and make sure we keep our eyes on what prince george's county gets. that's the important thing. i am not trying to deny any other jurisdictions whatever they can get out of this bill. but i want to make sure that we get what we need for prince george's county. >> under the bill the casino p anne arundel county and baltimore city would pay 5% less in taxes for advertising and improvement to the states in order to offset the competition they face if a new casino is built in prince george's county. january is the trial date set for the man accused of killing phylicia barnes. this story gripped maryland and the country in 2011. monday, both defense attorneys

and prosecutors requested the delay citing the need for more time to prepare. police believe michael johnson killed the teen back in december of 2010 while she was visiting family in baltimore. johnson he's attorney says there's more than 17,000 pages of evidence claiming none reveals the case against his client. >> with the discovery we have seen thus far, i am still trying to put it together to figure out what direction they are coming from. it seems to me there's the old cliche the last person to have seen them is the person responsible or involved and that's where they are right now. >> the trial set for january 21st a little more than two years after the disappearance. 4:34. the search is on this morning for the person who killed a anne arundel scanty man and may have -- shall county man and it may have been someone within his family. police responded to harlem avenue in pasadena for a report of a dead male. it didn't take long for investigators to determine that

50-year-old carouse keenon may have been the victim of foul play. >> we have developed what we believe a person of interest a family member, however i am not at liberty to elaborate more. we are treating it as a suspicious death and appears the victim suffered trauma to the upper body and this is an active case investigated by the homicide unit. >> police in another jurisdictions picked up the suspected family member on a traffic violation and that person is being held for questioning. the family of christopher brown plans to ask for stiffer charges against the off duty police officer charged in the toon's death. bron's mother will meet with baltimore county state attorney later today. last night the family held a rally angry over what they considered a slap on the wrist. officer involved -- to the officer involved. he chased brown down and pind hip to the ground -- pinned him to the ground. after internal investigation, labored was charged with one count of manslaughter and one count of involume unteary

manslaughter and released on bail. for brown's family they say that's not enough. >> if they collected all the evidence as i see it, the grand jury would have come up with a murder charge. >> chris brown's mother believes the state's attorney didn't present all the evidence to the grand jury something she will likely bring up with today's meet going repair work to replace the baltimore basilica is underway. over the next seven months workers will fix cracks and structural damage. it's going to cost around $5 million most covered by insurance. although tourists will be limited weekend service and wedding ceremonies will be held. the headache of getting around light street is now almost over. repairs to the water main break are done but drivers still can't use parts of light street. that's because the road needs to be repaved now. that job begins this week and will likely be done by next monday. sidewalks and businesses on the

two blocks where the work is taking place remain open. all right. let's talk about what we have going on this morning. because the wet weather beginning to make its move and this is from a system back off towards the west that's going to continue to move off toward the east as we head throughout the day. we have a cold front that's going to make its move and traverse the area going through tomorrow. so today, tomorrow, will be the chance for unsettled weather. so as you head out you know what to do. let's zoom in to the area where we are looking at showers and storms mainly to the north. we are seeing lightning strikes in pennsylvania right now. but we are getting some lighter to moderate rain back across western maryland. all this is sliding off towards the east as we enter frederick county and it will continue the trek east through the rest of the morning. as you head out and about, grab the rain gear. you will need it today. temperatures coming in pretty seasonable. 68 is what we have right now in towson. 69 in westminster. mount airy at 71. and we have more 70s from potomac to hanover and the

upper 60s in frederick and as we head across the eastern shore, that is where we have more 70s. chestertown is at 72. middletown is 73. elkton 71 and good morning edgewood around 73 degrees. so as we go throughout the day, temperatures will be on the seasonable side but it's going to be a wet go of things. so take it easy on the roadways. megan and charley. a family is in mourning after a police officer is gunned down near texas a&m. >> what started out as routine enwith the death of a police veteran. how it went down and what happened to the gunman. >> after being separated from the families for decades, two brothers are finally home. why the homecoming means so much to them and their loved ones as well. >> can you make a check list for the back to school supplies but what about emergencies? we having a you need to know about your health check list before the kid head back to class. >> reporter: everything is going to be up to speed on 695. i will let you know how it is shaping up on 95 and 83 coming

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making headlines around the nation this morning, a gunman and two others are dead after a shootout that happened near the texas a&m university campus. police say a man beinger is waifed eviction notice opened fire on a police officer killing him and another man who was outside at the time. police say the gunman was shot and killed by other police officers. this is causing people to do a double take. billboards were put up and some people were finding it offensive a group called american atheistis responsible. one reads, god is sadistic and useless and another attacks

mormonism and call god the space alien. the ads were approved by a charlotte billboard company two weeks ago and american atheist paid 15 grand for them saying they did it to get a reaction. one person is killed and several others injured what public transit bus collided with a car. investigators in philadelphia say an acura veered in oncoming traffic and hit the transit bus. a passenger in the car died of her injuries. 12 people were on the bus. at the were injured and taken to nearby hospitals. the injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. police don't know exactly why the crash happened. two brothers were released on bail after 25 years in prison for a murder they say they didn't commit. raymond and thomas were sentenced to life in prison for a 1987 killing of a suspected detroit drug dealer. an alleged witness to the crime recently posted a statement on facebook suggesting that four different men were responsible for the killing. the court found the statements credible and threw the case out. a new trial will be held.

very unique view of a meteor shower at the c-nn eye aimed at the sky mixed in time- lapse technology and this is what you get. the photographer captured the sky full of the white streaks. perseid meteor shower happens as the earth passes through debris from a comet. it was best seen from an urban glare. >> look at the look at lynette's face. she has stars in her eyes checking it out. >> i love that sort of thing. loved the weather yesterday but we have change in the forecast for today. so, as you head out and about you need the rain gear because we will get wet weather. much needed wet weather i must add. so let's look at what we have right now on maryland's most powerful radar. and as we see more moderate rain back off towards the east or west there, shintowards the east, so let's see what's going on in hagerstown as we have some wet weather across the area. it's coming along i-70 throughout the day. winchester if you are traveling

into virginia, be prepared for some rain. now the satellite and radar, the bigger picture shows the line moving through this morning. as we head back off toward the west x we can see another -- west, we can see another line around ohio. we have a cold front that's going to take its time as it goes through the day and will pass as we go into tomorrow. so this is a look at the future trend and what i am talking about. we have the humid air for today. yesterday, it was so comfortable but there's the cold front and behind the cold front that'swhere we have the drier air pushing in as we go into thursday. but in the meantime, we have to wait. this will move through as we go through tomorrow and behind that things will improve as the drier air makes its way in here. cooling down as we head into the forecast as well. when i mean cooling down i think you will like what i have. but we go into future trend and it will pick up on showers and possibly some storms as we go throughout the day as well. storm prediction center has us in a slight risk for severe weather going into the afternoon. we will see how operate with th humidity and all that moisture.

but at 2, this is a chance for another round of showers and thunderstorms to work their way into the picture and then by wednesday, we will do it all over again. remember, that cold front doesn't get through until we hit wednesday and then things will start to improve as we go into your thursday. so things looking pretty good. temperatures right now coming in at 74 degrees. we are above average in baltimore right now. 68 in frederick and for today, i am going with 86 with showers and thunderstorms in the forecast. let's check the amount bc2 tieiver traffic with -- timesaver traffic with lauren cook. >> reporter: we are dealing with the sink hole. east monument will be shut down between wolf street and patterson park avenue. if you are headed to the area, stick with or leans instead. and construction is in full swing on 895. one northbound lane is shut down at the steel bridge. expect delays as the morning continues. traveling through the harbor tunnel, you can stick with the fort mchenry tunnel instead.

and 95 north of 395, you will notice that traffic is steady no delays heading into the city. this looks very, very nice this morning. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. now over to you. five things to know on this tuesday. drunk driving stats are released today. it coincides with the kick off of the national drive sober or get pulled over campaign including 10,000 police departments across the u.s. prosecutors are retrying a pennsylvania priest accused of trying to rape a teen. jurors couldn't bring a verdict against reverend james brennen earlier this year. they did convict his codefendant monsignor william lynn on child endangerment. a busy day on the campaign trail. president obama in iowa as part of the three-day bus tour and republican presumptive candidate mitt romney is giving remarks in ohio. his vp pick paul ryan will be in vegas for a fund-raiser. the queen of soul will take her place among the great

gospel singers today. aretha franklin is one of 6 being inducted into the gospel hall of fame. she is going to join more than 150 other hall of famers including dolly parton and elvis presley. they gave up the bonuses so the company could operate but today employees will protest outside the rg steel company on good morning at 5, we will have a live report on what the protest is all about. news time 4:47. besides notebooks pens and pencil there is another thing to check before your child goes back to cook. >> the check list doctors recommend to keep your child safe just in case of an emergency while at school. >> you may want to take a second look at your bank statement th morning. the resus from a survey about the fees you may not be aware of. >> all right. on this tuesday, we are looking at wet weather moving into the picture. so as you head out and about, you know what to do. grab the rain gear because you will need it this morning and possibly this afternoon of the we will walk you through the day this morning at6, it's going to be warm and humid.

and we have the showers around. they will linger as we go into 9. 78 degrees close to a 80 lunp time. looks like -- lunchtime. looks like we might want it indoors a few storms and some may be strong heading into the 3:00 as. as we go to break it's dark at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. the president is in iowa. good morning maryland continues in a bit.

time for news around world. a former canadian youth pastor has been arrest for trying to lure a teenage boy online for sex. police say he met the boy and set up a location and the teen actually an undercover police officer. investigators are concerned there may be other victims out there. mixed reports out of syria about a crash involving a military jet. rebels say they shot it down and captured the pilot. however, the government blaming the crash on a technical

failure saying the pilot ejected safely. the rebels posted this video you are watching claiming they had the pilot and they are treating him as prisoner of war. pope benedict xvi butler is being tried on allegedly -- theft charge after leaking hundreds of secret papers. he took the papers from the pope's personal apartment and gave them to an italian journalist who published some of the documents in a best selling book about the vatican. the butler faces 6 years behind bars if convicted. the olympic park in london now gone from the party central to an empty blocked off construction site. now the games are in the books and the park is deserted. small groups of construction workers are working to transform them for use in the paraolympic games. olympic park had more than 5 million visitors in 17 days. take a look at what people living in northwest china have to deal with. heavy rains flooded the streets and stranded drivers in the

cars. about half of a foot of rain fell in a 3-hour period. this is a part of china that they see a lot of rainfall but have seen a lot over the last couple weeks. lynette is standing by with your eye to the sky. changes underway. >> some spots getting rainfall this morning and we could do it again going into afternoon so that's good news. let's show you what's going on as we look at the maryland's most powerful radar. most heavy rain is back off towards the west. being see it at hagerstown but will slide off toward the east. so this is some good news that we like to see. so, this heavy rain the yellows and reds will begin to slide off toward the east. and that means heavier downpours around tawnytown and westminster walkersville getting on that and that's going to be sliding towards i-8 3. so if you are going that way this morning, just be prepared for that. we see a lone shower around betterton that will weaken and move out. but we will have more storms and showers behind this going through the morning. speak of showers and storms here's forecast for this

evening. because yes, the orioles are playing the red sox. that first pitch is at 7:05 tonight. 82 degrees. showers and storms so we will see if this gets delays the winds will be out of the south at 5 to 10 miles an hour. go o's. let's check of the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. >> reporter: good morning. as you mentioned, we are dealing with rain out on interstate 83. so if you are traveling be extra careful. road will be pretty slick. but no delays from hunt valley down toward 695. and if you are using the beltway here's what the top side looks like in towson at dulaney valley road. everything up to speed. you are look at an 11 minute ride on the outer loop from 95 up to 83. the inner loop going to be nice and clear as you travel down towards 95. and as we pull up other drive times no delays on the west side of the beltway where you are looking at an 11-minute ride. traveling the outer loop from 795 down towards 95. and the fort mchenry tunnel going to be in great shape this morning. just 8 minutes traveling

northbound on 95 from the beltway to the toll plaza. that ise that's your abc2 timesaver traffic now over to you. parents you hate to think of this but you know emergencies can happen any time even in school. >> so kid head back to the classroom doctors recommend parents have a health check list in place for the kids should something unexpected happen. here's matt cherry with today's health minute. >> reporter: as students return to school for another year, the american college of emergency physicians is put together a check list for parents and guardians to make sure children stay healthy. most of the tips are pretty simple. make sure your child's medical records are updated and available to the school. along with your full contact information. this should include information on any medication your child is taking along with allergies or special needs and whether the school can administer drugs to your child. if your child does have allergies, make sure you and the school nurse have an action plan to treat your child as quickly as possible so they