you are looking at gambling expansion passing in maryland. we will talk about that this morning what your decision will be this fall. parts of the western u.s. on fire this morning. >> everything is gone. we have nothing left. you have to start all over. >> that's what a lot of people out in the west are saying.

dangerous conditions in 10 states and a firefighter dead. we will fill you in on that and much more including big weather stories out of maryland. good morning i am charley crowson. >> i am megan pringle. before you head out this morning, you will want to be prepared because it could be a rocky day. here's meteorologist lynette charles. >> you are right. it could be a rookie day after a rocky day yesterday and also overnight. so we could see it all over again. you name it we saw it yesterday. tornado warning for harford county and baltimore county. lots of flood warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings with large hail and damaging winds and we could see it again possibly going into the afternoon because the storm prediction center has us in a slight risk. maryland's most powerful radar and we can breath a sigh of relief because we are dry. but we could be seeing more severe weather this afternoon in your hour by hour forecast shows you that. so we start you out at midday at 85 with showers and thunderstorms by lunchtime more of the same. but stepping out the door had

morning, you're nice and dry with the temperature coming in at 74. let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. >> reporter: good morning. we are dealing with a crash in west baltimore on frederick avenue at north hilton street. watch south pour -- out for that. using 95 into the city this is what it looks like at 395. notice traffic will be picking up in the area but this is the way to go. definitely stick with the fort mchenry tunnel because there's construction underway out on 895. so, expect delays in that vicinity. as we pull up drive times, no problems to report traveling through the fort mchenry tunnel. 8 minutes northbound from the beltway to the toll plaza. and you are looking live at the west side of the beltway where you are looking at 13-minute ride from 795 down towards 95. and traffic is picking up in the outer loop from 95 up towards 83. that will take you 12 minutes. now over to you. it was a late night for maryland lawmakers as the special session wrapped up a few hours ago. >> and that your eu of course the debate -- issue of course

the debate over gambling as lawmakers discuss the six casino in pg county and table games. >> can we play blackjack. sherrie johnson they were out past curfew. >> reporter: they were. we have all new reaction as lawmakers worked into the early morning hours to wrap up the special session. maryland house of delegates passed a measure to allow a new casino in prince george's and table games like poker at gambling complexes. they amended the legislation to allow veterans halls in every county except montgomery to have slots which is the new element in the game bell debate. the high -- gambling demate. they sent it to the senate where they passed it as well before midnight. >> we will take the money and teach them about the gaming and hospitality industry. we will teach the children how to deal cards what honor is this in that? that's what happens when you go

down that road. disonor in the creation of jobs -- dishonor in the creation of jobs tem prate prairie or permanent. there is no dishonor for hoe cal job and there's no dishonor if you want to work in a casino to work in a casino. there is no dishonor in having a job for an industry that has been declared clean by our citizens. >> reporter: governor o'malley plans to sign the measure this morning at 10. the legislation will go before voters for approval or defeat on the november 6th ballot. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. out of annapolis frustration grew after the pit bull bill we have been talking so much about died. neither the house or senate could agree whether or not pit bulls were enhairntly -- inherently dangerous. so the court of appeals decision remains in effect and they are considered dangerous. a group of being a abamerican pastors -- african

american pastors doesn't want same sex marriage to be approved and they will try to convince others to shoot it down the national black church initiative consisting of 34,000 being aan man churches around the u.s. is backing today's vigil held this evening at 6:30 at the israel baptist church located on north chester street. time for news around the nation. a big mess in ten states after a wild fire cutting through there. >> thanks. i will take it from here. this is happening out west. we have learned that three new fires in san diego overnight popped up and at least one firefighter has been killed in the western wild fires. several massive wild fires are burning from california all the way to montana. and sweeping across every state in between destroying homes and threatening more. >> this is the home that my parents built. and we just lost my mother. my mother is so much a part of this house that it's difficult to walk away from it. >> they are also getting outside help. firefighters from as far as florida are traveling out west

to give owl fire retard nt over the area to put out the hot spots. more than 1 million people will apply to avoid deportation and receive a work permit and you better believe emotions are running high. >> i want to be able to do what everyone does i want to get a job. i want to be able to have kids and for them to live the dream. >> hundreds of thousands of people who entered the united states as children but without documentation can apply and that's beginning today to remain in and working the country without the fear deportation for at least two years. the president obama has made an executive order in june for this and it includes some provision of the controversial dream act which failed to win enough gop support to get congressional approval. >> gl back to school. the three-- back to school. the three dreaded words kids don't want to hear. >> but baltimore sety leaders

say there's reason -- city leaders say there's reason to celebrate. how they are getting excited for the first day of class. >> feeling lucky today? the 320 million reasons you may be playing power ball comes tonight. good morning maryland continues in a moment.

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besides helping out your local anchors what would you do with the money? save it, spend it give it to charity. log on and let us know and start dreaming big. >> my option is spend it save it or give it to charity. is all of the above there. >> with 320 million yes. >> you can afford to do it. first the wind and than thelightning. >> and then rain and a lot of people needed help. especially drivers. >> reporter: yeah and as you head out the door this morning, a couple things to look out for and i am linda so live in rogers forge. the problems and the mess all that rain caused last night. >> and a traffic alert in west baltimore after a water main break. we have heard this before. the streets to avoid on this wednesday. >> sounding off. bge hearing sure to get heated after the summer massive storm left hundreds of thousands of people without power. >> and maryland's most powerful radar is dry right now. but not for long. i will tell you when the wet weather and stormy weather

moves bab in. >> reporter: it's going to be a slow ride on 95 traveling through the fort mchenry tunnel. i will let you know how traffic is shaping up on 695 coming up on "good morning maryland."

time for abc2 news to go. i am megan pringle. >> i am charley crowson. let's check it out with the check of the forecast. >> good morning. so let's look at the storm thatprompted the tornado warning last evening. it prompted it for baltimore and harford county. a nasty storm that moved through. things are drier as of now. this is what we looked like this morning. maryland's most powerful radar is dry. we are getting a break. a lot to clean up to do this morning and afternoon. we could be seeing more showers and thunderstorms possible. let's go outside and being see for yourself we are dealing with a few clouds but plenty of sunshine. we really don't want to see the sunshine if you don't want to see the thunderstorms. and as we go through the hour by hour, 74 this morning. lunchtime coming in at 80 with a chance of showers and storms and that continues as we head to midday. 85 degrees.

let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. >> reporter: good morning. we are dealing with a crash in west baltimore. it's going to be right on frederick avenue at hilton street. something you want to watch out for. heading out to the beltway this is what the west side looks like at liberty road. inner loop find and outer loop sluggish make the drive towards route 40. overlea at bel air no problems on inner loop towards 59 but outer loon is the -- outer loop is the main problem with the congestion continuing through providence road. repairs are underway to fick fix a water -- fix a water main break. around 10 last night we captured this. frederick sative shut down. that's going to be -- does remain shut down. we did speak with dispatchers who say the break is 10 inches and there's no word when it will be fixed. something you want to watch out for again traveling in west baltimore. megan and charley. over to you. the storms hit last night

caught a number of people bysurprise. water rising quickly in some places and drivers were rescued from the cars. >> linda so is live this morning at rodgers forge and how are things looking right now? >> reporter: they look great. the sun is coming out and the lights are back on at most intersections this one at balona and stevenson was out until 4 this morning. bge reports over 3,000 power outages right now. they put a accident in the -- dent in the number of power outages. last night when the rain came down, it came down fast and hard and led to swift water rescues. a woman had to be rescued from her car as the water came up to a wind -- the windows. rescue crews mashed the back windows. the woman was the only one in the car. and aaron's brother grab the woman and pulled her to safety. >> the raid i -- lady was stuck

in the water as it continued to rise and she didn't want to come out the vehicle. once she came out of the vehicle she didn't want to move. my brother got out of his car and actually had to grab the lady and pull her because she was in shock. >> reporter: as you head out keep in mind there may be areas flooded out on the roads. also, some intersections the lights may be out so take your time. live in rogers -- rodgers forge. abc2 news is working to keep you up-to-date on the storm recovery. check out raw video of the swiss swatter rescues in baltimore county and remember to also watch our full newscast online at abc2news.com. you can sign up for breaking news e-mail alerts and down load the abc2 news app available on the website. bge has scheduled another hearing tonight and is to address the issues that they had to deal with the june storms that. meet something set for 7 this

evening in ellicott city at the george howard building. this is video from last night. not very crowded but a lot of people who showed up they were outspoken. the point, losing power. b ge. made the point that they didn't have the advanced warning and your power would have been restored quicker but most of the people were upset bge has not planned for the worst. >> a tree top was hanging from the line. and why don't they cut the damn tree. >> unlike the mayor of baltimore city and governor marten o'malley, some of us were not caught flatfooted. they claimed they were caught flatfooted because they didn't expect the severity of the storm. should never not expect it. >> bge is listening to complaints. they say that they are going to improve the performance storm after storm and the company also wants to improve the mobile platform so you can use

your cell phones and ipads to keep better informed. many in mount vernon want justice for the man who shot and killed a baltimore city person in that neighborhood last friday. two women were robed monday night at the scene of the shootings where alex ulrich was shot to death. police joined mourners during a vigil last night hoping the presence would encourage anyone who knows anything about the crimes to come forward. ulrich's mother says she is on a mission to keep the neighborhood safe. >> take a look around. you've got a lot of sets of eyes out here. we are hoping that somebody saw something that didn't look right, somebody saw something that may have been suspicious. and we are hoping they will be willing to pass the information on. >> larry peterson was shot and is in pretty bad shape. police say that they have no motive but believe a man and woman they were involved in the shootings. in other news the former uva lacrosse player accused of killing his ex-girlfriend is sentenced at the end of the

month. his team asked the judge to delay the sentencing until october but the request was denied. he be sentenced for the murder of yeardley love. you may soon know all the dirty secrets about restaurants in baltimore even if they are trying to behind them. inspection reports that gives details about dirty kitchens and bad and unsafe food, those things are not available to the public right now. baltimore city councilman scott pitched a bill to change that. the maryland restaurant association is reviewing the proposal and they want to meet with the councilman for more details. what better way to get the school minds in place than song and dance. students entertained teachers and staff with a fum of performances yesterday -- with a number of performances yesterday. they spoke to the crowd to make sure everyone is on the same page for the coming first day of school and mayor stephanie rawlings-blake spoke to talk about the direction she wants

to see the school districts go. >> we have a lot, a lot to be proud of in our school enrollme new teachers were better pay and charter schools attracting more families to neighborhood. most importantly, we have seen real improvement over the last five years in our test scores. >> the most recent test results showed elementary school student performed a little better and reading -- in reading and math but the middle school readers scored a little lower than the previous year. first day of school is august 27th. if you drive a -- i think we dropped that i apologize pour information on abc2news.com. students in howard county enjoyed the last few days of summer at a special needs came many for kids for camp inclusion a three week summer program for students with special needs. ages 12 to 21 years old. they enjoy arts and crafts to sports and academic work. goal is to build a connection

for students. >> friendships and any short of friendship they can form with any other the camp counselors or volunteers or other students is an accomplishment. >> camp counsels hope to grow the program and offer it statewide next year. tune in tonight at 5 for sherrie johnson with the full story in this week's making a difference segment. if you drive a gm meny van the company -- minivan, the company is is recalling more than 10,000 van us because of fuel pipes that can rust and leak possibly causing fires. that recall affects chevy express and gmc savannah vans. and that is from the 2003 and 2004 model years. now those are with the left cargo doors were sold in 20 states and washington, d.c. where salts and chemicals are on the road. five things to know at 6:53.

governor o'malley plans to sign a bill expanding gaming in maryland. lawmakers worked until midnight to pass the phenyl measure including adding table games and a 6th casino to prince george's county. bolt baltimore community bankers are give a-- giving a-- baltimore community bankers are giving away $4,000 in gas. it's to show you an alternative students at franciscan university in ohio no longer has being a sties to health insurance through the school. the catholic universitie is dropping the coverage in light of the mandate to cover contraceptive medication. several fund raisers for president obama. cast of the wire is cohosting an event at martha's vineyard and former president bill clinton is par participating in a super pact fund-raiser for the president. a decision is expect to allow shell to drill in the atlas can arctic. it's put on hole to went

approval for a barge with a safety requirement. news time is 6:55. he had his heart broken in front of the world and today robert pattinson is making the media round to promote his new movie. one week ago he broke up with his girlfriend kristen stewart after photos surfaced of her affair with a director rupert sanders. pattinson private and it's unlikely he will talk about the scandal. he managed to dodge the questions when he appeared on the daley show earlier this week. let's talkweather. we have a few clouds -- talk weather. we have a few clouds trying to move n these are the high clouds. with that getting sunshine in, we want the wider clouds that will bring wet weather in here as we go throughout the day. let's show you what i am talking about in mount airy. plenty of sunshine with the butte phut it will sunrise. temperatures 75 at inner harbor and 70 -- 74 in dc right now.

and we will continue the temperatures going up throughout the day. there's the hour by hour forecast 4 p.m. looks around 85 degrees. 3-day forecast 90 as we head into friday. and heading through the weekend, 81,82 -- 82 and we will take cooler temperatures. let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. >> reporter: we are dealing with a crash in west baltimore right on frederick avenue at north hilton street. if you are using the jfx to get into the city, no delays and here's what the west side looks like. it's going to be jammed here at baltimore national pike all the way up to 795. all right. that's it for us. you can go to facebook and answer the question if you won the 320 million dollars power ball what would you do with the money. >> what would you do? >> i might not be here. just kidding. just kidding. >> you? >> you would travel i know you would. let us know what you would do. seal you -- we will see you in a bit. ♪

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