from the hotel. we went by his house but the family had no comment. if you have information on the suspect, call baltimore county police. live at county police headquarters, linda so, abc2 news. we are waiting on results from the medical examiner about what happened to a man found dead in the inner harbor. police got a call overnight sunday morning about reports of a body in the water. 301 east pratt. divers found the body after about half an hour. all they know is the victim is a male, somewhere between the ages of 15 and 20. scam artist is at it. an elderly baltimore woman has been targeted and this happened to the senior who lives in brooklyn in the west side of the city on pontiac avenue. police say a caller claimed to work for the city's tax collections office and demanned a cash payment of a late bill or she would face eviction. working with previous victims police put out a sketch of a suspect who shows up at the door. neighbors in the latest victim say enough is enough. she helped me out and given me

food out of your garden and she is the sweetest leady and for someone to targets her like that to target the elderly like that shame on you. >> police say the man has threatened or attacked people in their home when they didn't pay up. so call police right away if you know anything about this. >> news time 5:31. wikileaks founder made his first public remans marks in monthsspeaking from a balcony in the ecuadorian embassy seek asylum there to avoid extradition to sweden where he is wanted for questioning about sexual assault. u.s. is going after him after hepublished thousands of classified documents and he wants the u.s. to back off. >> president obama, i ask you to do the right thing. the united states must renounce the witch hunt against wikileaks. >> assange is calling for bradley manning the soldier accused of giving the documents to wikileaks to have his trial

ended that's currently going on here in maryland at fort meade. moms and dads this will have you shaking your head a florida teacher could come back to class after being accused of force-feeding a student crayons and play do. the teacher has been fighting to get her job back after taking the case to court. a judge issued an order that the district reenstate her job. she denies force-feeding the student saying she used a hot sauce to keep him from eating the crayons. 73-year-old grandmother used a barbeque fork to fight off a crook and embraced the nickname as the gangster granny. margaret -- margaret jackson says her dog woke her up and found a teen in the backyard cement grabbed soirs and barbeque fork and stabbed him in the neck with the fork. she says she will be happy to teach others how to fight off criminals. >> they want to lrn how to use the fork -- can be learn how to use the fork i will teach them

e turned around and when he turned around that's when he messed up. i got him right in the neck. >> yeah, you did. jackson says she will call police if she finds herself in that situation again. a texas 12-year-old has been told he is too big to play little league football. he weighs 297 pounds. organization says he exceeds the 135 pound limit for 7th graders. his story is getting national attention this morning. comedian steven harvey invited him on his talk show and elijah getting to practice with the san diego chargers this week. we learned about this story as the league said he could play junior high football but he says he wants to play with his friends. >> a tough story. >> a big kid. the first day of bringing out the top leaders. >> who is turning 100 and what's being done. it's not martin o'malley. we will tell you about an anniversary milestone. >> and force of nature stops

traffic among the banks of one lake. how these puffed up and what it could mean for boats. >> reporter: gas prices the national average is 3.72 a gallon but experts say relief could be just a couple weeks away. that's when production starts to switch from higher priced summer blend gas to lower briceed -- priced winter blend. a ribs of fire is forcing the recall of a quarter of a mill general motors suvs sold in 2006 and 2007. the california supplier of field fresh wrapped single head romaine let souse recalling the product because of possible e.coli contamination. it was shipped to 19 states and the latest outbreak in canteloupe is braimed nor -- blamed for two deaths and over 140 illnesses. and at the box office the star studded action flicks the expendables two went to the

top. itearned almost 29 million dollars. that's america's money. i am paula ferris have a great day everybody.

all right if you're brushing your teeth and not near the tv, come check this out. not one or two but 9 water spouts formed over michigan thi are fascinating to watch. they are a reminder of the frightening force of naysture. forecasters -- nature. forecasters are warning boaters to be careful because conditions are perfolk for more water spouts. >> lynette joins us and you've been -- perfect for more water spouts. >> lynette joins us now. if someone sees that in the atlantic or chesapeake they areviolent. >> they are. they are a tornado off the water. and-- over the water and can come on land and would be called a tornado. fascinating to look at. those are water spouts. nine of them. and if you get the big would bes -- ones they are wedge tornadoes or water spouts. >> it's common for people to

record instead of going inside and taking cover. >> i know. and you don't want to do that because sometimes you don't knowwhich way they are moving. >> right. >> that's why it's nerve- racking. let's show you what's going on for today. no severe weather across the area. what we are working with is a few showers now trying to move back into the picture. that's what we will have throughout the day. off and on showers. spotty in nature and not getting the heavy downpours around hampstead and we can see around jarrettsville and one to the south of cockeysville around towson. so, your travels taking you in this area, be prepared for that. and in virginia, we are dealing with a little thunderstorm popping up across the area. this is what it looks like in terms of temperatures in catonsville. 67 degrees and humidity at 77%. dew point at 60. and galena right now 66 degrees and humidity at 88% and dew point at 63 degrees. temperature wise today, we will feel pretty good. let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. good morning. >> reporter: good morning.

we have the first accident the day on inner loop at holland ferry road. through the tunnels, do be aware of the construction still taking place on 895 blocking one northbound lane as you approach the steel bridge. the morning proprogresses traffic will pick up -- progresses, traffic will pick up. and if you are using 83, here's a live look north of 695. everything nice and clear. and just 11 minutes traveling southbound from towson downtown. now over to you. pretty pumped about something that is happening in few weeks. >> yeah coming up in three weeks, katie premiers in baltimore here on abc2. here she is in the abc2 studios with jamie and kelly and wyatt last month. >> all right. so in three weeks her new talk show will air on abc2. mark the calendar, that's september 10th at 4:00. here's how the a of afternoon tv viewing will take shape. starting september 10th, general hospital on the air abc2 at 3. followed by katie at 4, and. >> that's after that jammy and

kelly and wyatt -- jamie kelly and wyatt mark your cal eners. you've grown filling up your tank and wonder is relief coming soon. >> how the price of gas could be affecting you if you make the labor day travel plans. >> also ahead this morning, could chick-fil-a be a thing of the past at one college campus in maryland? it could be if students have their way. details straight ahead. [ female announcer ] with swiffer dusters, a great clean doesn't have to take longer. i'm done. i'm gonna read one of these. i'm gonna read one of these! [ female announcer ] unlike sprays and dust rags, swiffer 360 duster's extender gets into hard-to-reach places without the hassle. so you can get unbelievable dust pickup in less time without missing a thing. i love that book. can you believe the twin did it? ♪ swiffer. great clean in less time. or your money back.

you're watching the station that works for you now, good morning maryland." >> thanks for joining us thismonday morning. not long before the school year is upon us. one week to be an ex. hard to believe. >> before the kids head back to class they need the much needed school supplies. and they need the right ones. >> so abc2 education reporter he sherrie johnson hit the stores to find out where parents and teachers are loading up on the supplies. >> what deals did they find if any. >> reporter: they found pretty good deals i tacked along with smart shoppers. and we are at the wal-mart in towson and right behind them they were pushing the bugies and parents tell me they found some really good deals and they

found pens and pencils and notebooks and lunchbox and clean exand crayons and everything and anything the child could need. and store managers say sales have been good the last couple weeks as well. and wal-mart stores contacted area schools to help with back to school shopping by providingparents with a lies of -- with a list of supplies students need for each grade level. >> all the stores are fully stocked with back to school items. so moms can come in and get a wide variety of selection. tons of backpacks and competition notebooks and filler paper and everything they are looking for. >> reporter: national retail foundation says that sales are up as opposed to last year when it comes to back to school supplies and once again in the baltimore area, school starts on monday august 27th. and now coming up at 6:00 we will talk to teachers about shopping for their back to school supplies for some of the students. reporting live in towson, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. before you make a salad for

lunch make sure you are not using this recalled lettuce. the california company is recalling the romaine lettuce due to possible e.coli contamination. that lettuce was shipped to 19 states including here in maryland. no illnesses have been reported but if you have the lettuce, throw it away right now. we enjoyed a nice break from the really high embase prices but guess what -- gas prices but they are back. the price for a gallon of regular is up a nickel and up nearly 30 cents from a month ago. the the national average is 3.72 and analyst say part of the rise comes from the situation out west. >> we have seen different list ropingss west coast -- disruptions west coast and great lakes even if you are not in the west coast or great lakes you are seeing rising prices. >> the average price in baltimore is $3.66 and that's 2 cents cheaper than the state average. sometime for five things to know on this monday.

accused ohio school shooter t.j. lane set to appear in court today. the 17-year-old is charged with murdering three students and wounding three others. the. a new trial date could come from today's scheduled hearing. >> the suspects from the july 4th stabbing death in baltimore's inner harbor are due in cork. marcus harris could enter a plea and this is his second degree murder charge that he is facing when he a appears at 11. he is accused of stack joseph calo in the neck who was advicing from virginia. a big celebration at lockheed marten for the 100th birthday. the middle river facility currently employs 400 people. a working replica of the pusher plane is going to be feature. state leaders scheduled to attend including ben carden and -- cardin and governor o'malley. some students at the university of maryland started a petition to get the campus chick-fil-a shut down in response to the comments made about same sex marriage by a company executive. the online petition calls on

the university to replace the chick-fil-a in building with another dining option. curiosity rover zapped the first march shoal rock it. fired 30 short laser pulses into a nearby rock burning a small hole inside. nasa is planning the first test drive of curiosity tuesday. it's going to start a year long trek to the foothills of a martian mountain range. time for a check of the forecast and lynette joins us after a perfect weekend. >> it was gorgeous. >> i am glad you liked it. there you go. >> all right. >> let's talk about what's going on right now because we are looking as 63 in york. 63 in hagerstown. 68 in baltimore and 69 in dc. 63 in winchester and 66 in culpepper. let's go outside because we can see the days are getting shorter and shorter in bel air and that sun is not rising to 6:25. and this morning, and then it goes down in the 7s now.

so now the sun is setting at 7:54. so, where has the time gone? the satellite and radar picking up on clouds this morning. a few showers still trying to pop up very spotty in nature. that's going to be the scenario going into the afternoon. but we look on the back edge here and these are the thick clouds the ones at the surface, the white look clouds. as we head further back into western maryland, you are seeing some lighter clouds and that means more sunshine is going to be peeking through going throughout the day. so it's not going to be a socked in type of day where we are not going to see sunshine. so, that's going to be good for a monday. we go to the tropics and we do see an area of disturbed weather and this will be our next tropical depression as we head through the next 24 to 48 hours. that is moving off towards the west. but for today, our weather will bring us a chance for showers in the forecast. and that will linger as we head into wednesday. 78 is what i am going for and 63 by this evening with a passing shower and more of the same as we head into tomorrow. and look at the forecast, as we will begin to dry things out

nicely as we head into the end of the week. let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we are dealing with a crash right now on the beltway. it's on the inner loop at who willlands ferry road. watch out for that. and if you are using the tunnels this morning, construction does continue on 895 blocking one northbound lane right now at the steel bridge. so as the morning progresses you will want to wap out for delays through the harbor tunnel. stick with the fort mchenry tunnel instead and here's what 95 looks like -- looks like at 395. traffic is picking up but no significant delays. it's a pretty easy ride heading into the city. and we are giving away 600 dollars in free gas to enter the contest just like my official abc2 news facebook page and you are look at it right now. i will have details at the top. best of luck. now over to you. 44 games and counting. the o's continue keeping pace with the al east and wild card race following a series win in motown this weekend but sunday, anything but pretty. after falling down 5-0 to the

tigers in the 1st they stormed back 4 in the 1ebgd and 3 in the forth on the -- second and 3 in the 4th. baltimore is 6 back of the yankees and tied with tampa atop the wild card race. at cal senior stadium children from all over came to play. a maryland team played into the championship. the faux japan won the world series last year and for second year the japanese team takes the world series 17-7 in the win. the boys team now off to memphis for another tournament that kicks off thursday. all right. what would you camp out for and wait in long lines for? a good deal on a flat screen the latest toy or gadget? >> those things we have seen that done before. it's around christmas time but wait until you hear what people in california what they are

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all right. thanks for joining us. no doubt about it we are used to seeing people came out on black friday.

deals for example and in california, they are camping out for dream home. home buyers came you had out for days and weeks to get the first to snatch the house in a subdivision where the asking price is around $700,000. it's all in response to a shrinking housing market in california and also low interest rates. >> i've been here for two weeks because of the particular plot i am interested in. the one with the view over there. >> san francisco realtors yeah, say that it's just the beginning. this is going to happen again another section of the subdivision is going to open in a month so, yeah, they are expectth more campers to set up the tents to stake the claim. >> like a gold rush. >> do what you've got to do. >> chicken pots are no -- pox are no fun for kids. >> but doctors have good news about the the disease. we will explain what they found coming up. >> and the latest fashion trend take a look at this. what in the world that has you catching your head. how the invisible helmet works

and how much it will cost you. >> and it was supposed to be a fun day on the water with friends but that's not what happened. a 12-year-old boy adventure at sea and how they finally made it back to dry land. >> so you are looking at 58 degrees in cincinnati and 58 in detroit. another day of cooler temperatures but more seasonable weather is on the way. i will have the details coming up. >> reporter: we are dealing with a crash right now in the south side of 695. i am tracking the delays and we will have the complete timesaver traffic report coming up on good morning maryland. [ female announcer ] with swiffer wet

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