police say they were forced to fire. what happened if queen anne's county that led to a police involved shooting. and it's going to take a while cleaning up the coal in ellicott city. how long this is going to go on. and one baltimore business cutting costs in order to save you money. how they're trimming down their energy costs to save you at the register. details on that just ahead. in the meantime it's thursday and friday is almost here. >> thank you for joining us. lynette is here with are check of the forecast and a good stretch right now and a lot of people want to know how's it going to be for the game tonight. >> stellar for the game. awesome. get out there and enjoy it. great football weather not too hot and not too cold. for ellicott city outside this morning and it's a good way to start. this is what we're looking at in ellicott city. as that sun has risen and also

going to be dealing with a few clouds this morning. waiting for everything to burn off and get right you but as we look at maryland's most powerful radar, we are dry right now. we will stay that way as we go throughout the day and no need to actually have the rain gear with you. because you won't use it but through time, things will begin to change but for today, this is what it looks like as we step through your hour by hour. by 8:00 still dealing with the patchy fog out there ask temperature coming in at 73 degrees, lunchtime today a few clouds in here and still sunshine. 83. and then by 3:00 p.m., this is going to be our high temperature. 87 degrees and it will be warmer than what it was yesterday. but still, pretty seasonable. over to you. ? live look this morning at 695 and old court road. traffic picking up as is the fog. lynette's been telling you about this all morning. in baltimore, on st. paul street also east 25th street an anteand. also down in hanover on the

baltimore washington expressway an accident there. more this smooting on the shooting a-- morning on the shooting at the eastern shore. he first fired on sheriff's deputies and he was shot and killed then. abc2 news' sherrie johnson is here with the details and what information is officers releasing this morning. >> reporter: well, charlie police tell us they were ambushed by a suspect who came out of a field and started shooting. the man escaped from a prerelease center in somerset county. he broke into a home and stole a gun and then started shooting at the officers chasing him. the suspect ran into a bean field which was on 301 at shell cross farm lane in queen anne's county. he surprised them coming out of the bean field and he ran into a nearby farmhouse. the owner heard the commotion and grabbed his gun and held the suspect until police arrived. >> states he is not going back to prisonment you're going to have to kill me. he backs away from the officer

and continually walks away and continuing to -- ignore commands. he then reaches behind his back in a threatening manner as if he's reaching for something. the officer is then in fear for his life and fires striking the suspect. ems personnel respond but he is pronounced deceased at the scene. >> reporter: none of the officers were hurt at the scene and an investigation is into the incident is nouns way. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. well, there's still time to figure out what caused that deadly train crash that detailment that happened in ellicott city. and this as concerns are raised about the safety of the tracks, abc2 news linda so spoke to howard county executive this morning. >> reporter: workers are back on the track the morning and you can see they're using heavy machinery to remove the last of the derailed train cars here. csx will work to figure out a

better way to secure the area. people who live and work around the area say it's a problem because they see young people walking along the tracks and up on the bridge often. elizabeth nass and her friend rose mayr were both killed on the bridge when it dumped coal on top of them. thorp buried urn -- they were buried under the crushing weight. they plan to examine the girls' cell phones which were used to publish pictures on twitter just moments before the derailment. they say it's going to be a lengthy process and they plan to remain on the scene at least through today. we've also learned csx plans to resume train operations along this track as soon as they get those derailed train cars removed. now funeral arrangements have been set for the two college girls, a viewing will be held today for elizabeth nass. her funeral is tomorrow at the church of the resurrection at ellicott city. on friday, there will be two viewings for rose mayr at the

harry whiskey funeral home. her funeral will be held on sad. also nas's family set up a scholarship in her honor and they will be awarded to nonheparin high school graduates. you can find full details on the website at abc2news.com. but back out here on the scene, workers are back on the track trying to remove those derailed cars. they're hoping to get those cars removed from the tracks and csx plans to resume operations on this line sometime today. until ellicott city, linda so, abc2 news. news time 6:35. and a consumer alert this morning for you. you may want to check your fridge. some smokes salmon now being recalled. a massachusetts seafood company is recalling its product because of possible listeria contamination. that farm is recalling the wells lee farms brand smoked salmon. nova is sold in 16-ounce packages and it was sold at bj's wholesale clubs in a number of states including

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the drought is pushing food prices higher and that's having an impact on how much you're paying at the grocery store. >> there's a local grocery store right now that working to keep their prices down so you don't end up breaking the bank. it's a good idea. so it's bell garden buy wright in baltimore and they are working with an energy consultant to basically cut their costs now. so for example they traded their 20-ton air conditioner for a new system that used

saltwater to cool the air. >> they can keep the overall temperatures high score leave it cooler where it counts like in the frozen food section. >> perishing' temperatures, the meet -- items, the meat and produce items can that's really helped us in order to stay in business. >> the store owners estimate they will save around $35,000 this morning costs this year alone. big news for bieber fans. the teen icon now coming to tv. justin bieber going to make a guest appearance on "the simpsons." that's according to "entertainment weekly." he's going to play himself and enter a talent competition and also feature bart playing the piano. there he is already sporting the yellow. the episode is expected to air sometime next year. your kids are going back to class. >> coming up this morning they have a preminder for parents. >> wild things happen in vegas that's for sure but not usually mother nature getting out of control. what their dealing -- they're doling with in sin city. >> and we're dealing with some

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okay, "good morning maryland," thank you for joining us. i'm megan pringle. >> and i'm charlie crowson. this is your abc2 news to go and we begin with a check of the forecast with lynette. >> good morning, charlie and megan. good morning all of you. ellicott city coming in at 66 degrees right now. so we're going to be seeing pretty good sunshine as we go throughout the dayful those winds are -- day. those winds are on the light side and the dew point at 61. what we are dealing with once again we have reduced visibility so some patchy fog and you can see that in easton this morning. 65 degrees and that dew point at 65. so that air is saturated and we're at 64 degrees right now in jessup and that dew point coming in at 58. outside in urbanna with the sun/cloud mix. a gorgeous day outside. make sure you grab that jacket though. not the rain gear, the jacket for today. maryland's most powerful radar is dry right now. and we can see as we go through your hour by hour forecast this is what it looks like that

morning fog a few clouds by lunchtime. but that temperature by the afternoon, 87 degrees. over to you. all right, imbibing check of the traffic on this thursday morning for you. that's 83 at shawan road a number of accident out there. one of them in college park. that's down near fiji county. in harford one highway is closed that's 165 on the northbound and southbound because of an accident there. also in baltimore near st. paul at east 25th street, so backups out there as you again your commute on this thursday morning. the ends of the week until they clean up the wreck in historic ellicott city and it could take even longer before we knee what that hassed the crash that -- know what caused the trash that killed the two young girls, abc2 news linda so has more on the safety problems being brought up. >> reporter: and workers are back on the track this morning removing the last of the derailed train cars. you can see they're using the heavy cranes to lift them you have and haul them away on the

truck. joining us this morning is county executive ken allman. can you talk to us about the safety and what's going to be done as far as working with csx to perhaps secure this area a little better? >> sure, they had a community safety expert here over the last couple of days taking a look at areas that can be made more and you are. moving forward. you know we have to remember that csx owns all the infrastructure, the rail line so we want to work with them and make sure that we minimize the chance that a tragedy like this can ever happen again. >> reporter: and we've talked to people wholy and work in the area. they feel a lot of young people on the tracks and what's your message to anyone who may be watching? >> i don't want to over blow it. i'm here all the time. it's not like you see people hanging out there all the time but certainly kids can get up there and people can get up there. you have to work to get up there but you can get up there and we want to make sure again we minimize the chances of a tragedy like this ever happening again. our thoughts and hearts continue to go to the family's victims there. when

things may open back up on main street? you've been out there. i talked to some of the business owners. >> since 12:30. midnight, right after it happened. people are being patient which we appreciate. but you know i wanted it open yesterday. i always want things to happen faster. as you can tell behind there's a lot of progress happening but this is a big, big job to get the big heavy train cars out of here and get the coal out of here. we're tauping it happens as soon as possible obviously. >> reporter: okay, county executive ken allman, thank you for joining us this morning. again, workers are using heavy machinery to remove the last of the derailed train cars. hoping to get the final ones removed csx hopes to resume operations on this line sometime later today. in ellicott city, linda so, abc2 news. the visitation being held tonight for elizabeth nass at the church of the resurrection in ellicott city from 5:00 do 8:00. her funeral is tomorrow morning at 11:00.

two viewings are set for rose mayr tomorrow at the harry whiskey funeral home from 3:00 to 5:00 and then 7:00 to 9:00. her funeral is saturday morning and the information is on the website and also how you can donate to a scholarship fund. go to abc2news.com. more this morning on the boat crash that happened in pasadena. nine people were injured including a delegate. don dwyer and several children on board the boats. abc2 news' sherrie johnson has been following the story working the phones and what can you tell us? >> reporter: megan, delegate dwyer was one of the people on bet as well as several children who were seriously injured in the collision of two motor boats. now i spoke to the nursing supervisor this morning and at last check, he was in serious condition at shock trauma. and six others with also at different -- are also at different hospitals. it happened lastnitis on the magothy river and nine people including four adults and five

children were on board the boats when they collided about 7:00 p.m. it caused one of the boats so wink and one of the boats was pulling kids with an inflatable tube. three nearby boats responded to pull those injured from the water taking most of them to the fibson island area. one adult and one child refused treatment at the scene. so far there was no evidence that alcohol or speed were involved in the collision. but that investigation is ongoing. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. it is the worst outbreak of west nile virus that the country has seen in many years. that's according to the new numbers that were just released from the cdc. yesterday, more than 11 cases have been reported in -- 1100 cases have been reported in 38 states, since the disease was first detected in the united states that was back in 1999. officials do believe the warble weather could have created the conditions necessary for mosquitoes which this is a

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holmes. he's accused of the shooting spree that killed 12 in a movie theater in colorado. first lady michelle obama on the road today and scheduled to meet with the relatives of the sikh temple shooting in milwaukee. six people were killed this month and mrs. obama plans to meet privately with the families of the wounded and killed. and as of midnight tonight, casey anthony no longer having to report to her probation officer and can leave florida without permission. anthony has been on probation for check fraud charges. unrelated to the 2008 disappearance of her daughter, caylee. her lawyer says he plans to -- she plans to remain in florida. where were you a year ago today when the east coast shook? the virginia centered earthquake rattled up the nevers audiotape the way -- nerves all the way up the coast forcing spleuchans in emergency response plans. what are you are doing when the earthquake hit? all right, after taking a year break, tv mobile bringing back the unlimited data plan.

and this time, it's with 4 g coverage. however customers cannot tether their smart phones to their computer or use it as a mobile hot spot. t-mobile's new plan will cost anywhere between $69.99 and $89.99 a month. well, at the bank tonight the race looking to generate more offense when they welcome in the jacksonville jags for the third preseason game. early season for the nfl. the ravens only mustered four field goals in last friday's 27- 17 loss to detroit. and as you would expect, there are some kinks and some wrinkles to iron out and for that reason, you'll likely see the starters they're going to hang around a little bit longer tonight. kickoff from the bank is set for 7:30. all right, you need to check the out. drivers in las vegas they are having to slowly go through some pretty tough conditions there because take a look at the flooding they're dealing with. that led to dozens of emergency calls. some roads completely underwater, air travel is expected to be affected as well with flights delayed and it's because of all the heavy rain.

all right, megan and you faux that's a no no, they should not be driving through flooded rhees, turn around, don't dun. as we go throughout the day we should stay dry. just dealing with visible issues this morning and we have some patchy fog in some spots. mount airy though look stellar into time we are seek see the sunshine and few clouds but all in all we will be seeing plenty of sunshine throughout the day. check out the great picture, this is taken yesterday by david and he's in rosedale. this is in his backyard and he says that this looks like a face and you can kind of see it. this is the mouth right there. maybe and that's the chin. kind of the nose area. i don't think if you can see it but if you want to send me your great pictures, send it to charles@wmar.com. i love that picture thank you so much for send tag in david. we have tropical storm aye sac out there. the winds -- isaac out there. winds sustained at about 40 miles per hour. we can see its next path and also cuba and even florida.

could become a category 1 hurricane before it makes landfall. this is that hour by hour forecast for you and by 3:00 temperature at 87 degrees and it will be warmer. football forecast, 80 nice and comforten taking on the jaguars at 7:30. and a check of the seven day forecast looks nice as we go through time. over to you. well. the overnight construction projects have been cleared, this 69 # at old court road. you can see things beginning to tighten up a little bit and you may have some jammed spots especially near dundalk near the toll plaza. one lane of traffic backups there as well and you see the brake lights starting to hit. also as a remainder ellicott city downtown historic ellicott city on main street. not reopened and that could be a couple of days. >> pratt street is reopened downtown and have a drive on your morning to work or whenever it is that you're heading. you're watching this on the center field. -- tv. how'd you like to be watching us on this? you can watch the ravens on the world's largest television.

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