gluer he-- you're watching the station that works for you now good morning maryland. >> be on lookout a warning this morning about police knk on doors claiming to be someone they are not. and watching his back the congressman causing the stir about his comments over race now needs to protection of his own. and service with a smile a waitress in shock over a tip she received from some generous customers. those stories straight ahead on this friday, august 24th. good morning i am charley crowson. megan is off today but lynette is in with a check of the forecast. keep the good times rolling. >> i am going to do it all over again for today. we are dry and going into the afternoon we have dry times ahead. and temperatures this morning feeling pretty good. let's show you what's going on as we work it out because we see maryland's most powerful radar is on the dry side once

again. we have all five sweeps on this morning and we are scanning the skies not so much going through the morning and going into the afternoon. we will be dealing with, again, some more showers and also we will be dealing with some showers rolling in here going through your tomorrow and also as we go into afternoon on sunday. but all in all we are going to be dealing with dry skies for today. now we look at what's going on right now in terms of temperatures, 63 in kensington, pylesville at 63 and 66 degrees in nurseis -- norrisville. winds are calm and will pick up more out of the south and east going into the afternoon. with that sem flow, that's going to keep -- eastern flow, that's going to keep the temperatures down a bit. we can see what's going on. morning fog once again and we will be dry as we go throughout the day. by lopch time, the -- lunchtime, the temperatures at 83. a check of the roads on this friday morning. looking at i-95, things very quiet out there. but baltimore police are

working an accident off 95 southbound near the key highway near hanover. right lane blocked and construction across parts of 695 the inner loopat quarantine road is closed and baltimore washington parkway they have construction out there as well. make sure you know who is knocking on your door before they let you in. seems like common sense baltimore city police are issuing a wainafr man becomes a victim of a e impersonor. sherrijohnson is here with the story and once again, it appears someone is targeting the elderly. >> reporter: yes, this comes on the heels of baltimore city police department making arrest in a property tax and robbery scam that targeted the elderly. now another dangerous situation police want folks to be aware of. this incident happened on wednesday morning. a man posing as a bge worker made his way inside the home of a 62-year-old man in the 2000 block of east baltimore street in upper fells point. the man said the attacker

knocked on the door and he was dressed in a white t-shirt tan pants and neon vest. after talking his way inside he he pulled out a small revolver and the two began to fight. he hit the elderly man in the head several times with the gun and then ran off. bge says it rarely sends anyone to a home unannounced. >> for the most part bgwill not come to the homewithout inscheduled to comeunssle it's a gas orelectrical emergencies or to read meters or check bge equipment. >> reporter: no arrests has been made in the case so far. if you are unsure, give bge a call each employee and contractor carries a badge with an i.d. number. bge will be able to verify that information over the phone. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. a sad day for an ellicott city family as they plan to bury one of their children. funeral services are taking place for 19-year-old elizabeth nass one of the two young win crushed to death what train

derailed a fellowship fun has been started in her memory going to graduates of her high school attending her college. find more information at abc2news.com. meantime, family and friends are paying respects to the other victim rose mayr a viewing from 3 to 5 and # 0 9 at harry witzkeuneral home. officer kill in a crash while chasing a car is going to be laid to rest next week. funeral for adrian morris is tuesday. he was thrown from his car while going after someone connected to a theft in laurel. he had been on the force for more than two years. baltimore woman is hoping just lis prevail after -- justice will prevail after a woman accused of beating her 90- year-old father is back in maryland. and tasha oluoch fled to being aa.

the beats with a -- beating was caught on tape. now all jaki taylor wants is closure. >> in a situation like this, with anyone who has a parent that loves them if something happens to them you will fight to the bitter bitter end to get justice. >> olusch faces assault and reckless endangerment charges. a neighbor went to check an 65-year-old living near the 1700 block of north kerry street and no one answered and she called police. that's when they found the man in the basement stairs his name has not been released. and new this morning, a missouri congressman who made controversial remarks about rape is being threatened. capital police in dc are looking to a possible threat against todd akin. no details about what's being released on this possible threat. akin caused a stir when he said a woman's body can prevent

pregnancy in what he called legitimate rape. he later apologized. one year ago today a man escaped from a prison in libya and is headed back to the middle east now. matthew vandyke is heading to another war zone in syria. he plans to make a documentary film about the revolution and tonight you can hear his interview with christian schaeffer about his decision to head back into the line of fire again tonight on c2 news at 11. back for a check of the forecast. a lot of things going on this weekend. we have the state fair and o's back in town and people want to know what it's going to be like. >> it's not going to be too bad. what i am forecasting is maybe a coastal system that's going to develop with that we could see showers as we go into saturday and also sunday. but mainly east so let's break it down as we look at the satellite and radar right now. we see lots of dry air especially around the ohio valley. we have high pressure building in across that area. back off towards the west around the four corners pushing into oklahoma we are seeing showers there but this is the

area that is going to develop as we go through the weekend. this will ride up along the coast and this is going to spit back clouds and also some showers as we go through time. but for today, i am going to keep it dry and we will have a few clouds and sun as we go through the day. but all in all it's going to be another nice day on tap and we can see that temperatures right now looking in the low 60s. we have humidity out there with some patchy fog once again. over a you charley. 4:37 and thanks to your generosity thousands of local kids who may have starred the school year with no -- started the school year without supplies will receive all the donation you have given. we teamed up with the preston mitchum foundation and celebree learning centers to collect the basics the kids need and thank you to everyone who donated. here's one of the -- he was one of the greatest cyclist in history lance armstrong says he is giving up the fight against accusation of doping. what he stands to lose.

also great customer service pays off for a waitress. the tip she took home she never expected. a live look at 695 at wilkins avenue. traffic is shoving moving smoothly. we will check it throughout the day here on good morning maryland and we are back in a bit. wççñçñ

news time 4:41. around the nation good quick thinking and good samaritans being credited for saving a woman and her child. surveillance video captured the woman holding her child and walk off the platform. look at this. this on to the tracks and without hesitation, two men jumped down to pull them out. she says she saw the train on the other side of the tracks and she thought that was hers. >> i was just rushing thinking that oh that's the train i am boarding but that train was on the other platform it was not on this platform and i just

stepped on the tracks. >> both the woman and her 4- year-old daughter they are doing okay. she is greatful to those who risked their lives to save her and her child. and check out this swanky stadium tonight. football team in allen isd district in texas. price tag 60 million dollars. considered one of the most expensive high school stadiums in the u.s. fans packed the stadium last night for a pep rally. it's the pirs time they were allowed in to see -- first time they were allowed in to see thestadium. a waitress in rhode island is having a great day after a customer left behind $450 for a tip. she says the couple came in last month and must have enjoyed her service when she opened the book there were five, 100 dollar bills staring at her and a $42 check. the regulars say she totally deserves the tip.

>> she has been a phenomenal young lady. she remembers you when you come in. she remember what is you order. >> i love the customers. i have like my own regulars. i just love coming to work. >> now, she says she is going to use the pony to pay off a couple -- money to pay off a couple bills. well deserved. you ever get -- you deserve of a tip for the weather the way things have been going. >> we will talk later. i like that. >> seriously. i don't want to get into the science side of it. what's causing this. it was so warm two weeks ago. >> well, again you heard me talk about that dip in the jet stream. that's we had basically all week -- that's what we had basically all week. up aer level trough but we have been in the sun-cloud mix more of the same for today. we will get a eastern flow an onshore flow and that cools things off. >> you got mother nature on speed dial. >> that's what's going on. that's the science part. but if you want me to tell you what's going on we are at 67 right now. that's seasonable. we should be at 65 for the low

temperatures. look at york at 63 also in frederick 67 in hagerstown and wind chester at 63. not as cool as it has been but we are dealing with temperatures feeling pretty good headinout and about this morning. now the satellite and radar picking up on the clouds i am talking about. we will be seeing visibility issues once again for this morning so as you take it to the roads take it easy outside. you can see down to the south i will show you what's going -- what's going on here a coastal low developing. this is going to be the pest as we go through the weekend. i know you have plans and maybe you are going to the beach. this is going to throw a lot ofcloud in your direction through saturday and sunday and also maybe a few showers. you can see it riding up along the coast. but again, we still do have a chance for those scattered showers in the forecast. high pressure is going to try to do its thing but it's a matter of who wins in terms of the wet weather or the sunny weather. we still are looking at tropical storm isaac. wind sustained at about 45 miles an hour. and it's moving off to the west northwest at about 15. and look where it goes as we

head into tuesday. we are looking at the gulf coast anywhere there still tampa in on that cone so we will see we haveor eyes peeled about the situation because this is very important as we go through next week. but for today, that temperature coming in right around 86 degrees and morning fog and sun and clouds as we go throughout the day. charley. all right. a check of the traffic for you right now. this is 78, u.s. 29 in howard county. we have two new accidents andtwo new alerts. this on 695 in dundalk near the francis scott key toll plaza. stop and go traffic right now. heed the warnings and sparrows point slowing traffic on the inner loop of 695 and francis scott key tollway. 59 southbound to the key highway working a accident there. heed the warnings and right now in howard county things are moving smoothly. other news this morning, three day care workers who allegedly organized fights betweened to leerings will appear in -- betweened to leerings will appear in court

-- fights between todaylers will appear in court. a man accused of murdering -- toddlers will appear in court. a man accused of murdering his wife will appear in court. her remains were found buried under the floorboard of a shed. fed up with the gasoline shortage, drinking water and electricity rationing, christians in egypt taking on a mass demonstration against the muslim brotherhood government. the two-day peaceful rally will be held throughout the country. and the u.s. antidoping agency said it will strip lance armstrong of the 7 tour de france titles after he announced he is giving up his fight in the doping charges against him. armstrong says his decision is not an admission of gift but -- guilt but he has it on facebook. school officials in frederick county say it's time to updata policy requiring students to keep cell phones in the lockers during the school

hours. a proposal is being discussed to let students use the phones during lunch and classroom changes. baltimore city police now have four new helicopters that may look identical to the old fox trot but has upgrades. they showed them off yesterday. among the enhancements better thermal cameras, new mapping software and improved radio communication. the department says new hecoarmore cost effective. >> the aircraft are coming on a major inspection that's quite costly. intervals, parts wear out and time out and you can use them for a certain amount of time flown four years. it comes to a point to get a new aircraft strictly for the maintenance costs. >> the four older fox trot helicopters they were sold off to norway. a popular grocery store is trying to save you cash when you shop. even though the drought continues pushing the food prices higher. wegman is freezing prices on 60

items you commonly buy thriewrg the fall. from august 26th through december 31st they are holdingonline for the frozen vegetables cereals and pasta and tooth paste and shampoo you can find them on the list. news time 4:47. if you are looking for something fun for the family this weekend, head out to the timonium fairgrounds. maryland state fair begins today. we have a list of what to expect for yourself and those little ones to get out and have a great time. and the degrees you may want to pursue in college that could return some big paychecks. the list of those coming up in a bit on good morning maryland. as we go to break a. live look at the nation's capital. we are back in a bit. íú

thank for staying with us tropical storm ice ingle churning in the atlantic gaining more strength and coming closer to the u.s. it's expected to reach hurricane

status and people in tampa are sand back bagging preparing for the worst. and the republican national convention is still on as scheduled with many speculating on whether it should be canceled. the governor of florida says they will make the call when the time is right. >> of course we will watch it closely we want people to know when they come to our state they will know we are prepared and tampa is ready for the convention and it's beautiful and it's open for business. >> i says he will -- he says he will call off the convention if the storm pose as major threat. where were you 20 years ago today if you were in florida you were slammed by hurricane andrew. it is blamed for killing 25 people and still considered the third costliest hurricane in the u.s. history requiring more than 26 billion dollars in overall cleanup of that damage. aid friend at the university of miami when andrew blew through

and said it was like anything he saw. >> i saw a picture of a roof that said andrew was here. devastation and we are talking about a hurricane. >> isaac is a storm. it's a tropical storm not a hurricane yet. we need to clarify that. >> exactly. but as it goes through time, the national hurricane does forecast it to strengthen and it will be in the gulf of mexico at that time. >> churning and churning. >> exactly. the warm watters will get you every time -- waters will get you every time. let's show you what's going on. winds sustained at 45 miles an hour. and it's moving to the west at about 13 miles oop hour and you can see the path so what's happening for today, it's going to make its move over hispanola the dominican republic and haiti. and it goes through cuba. and then we can see where it goes and begins to strengthen in the gulf mexico and tampa is in the cone. but it's spread out wide so anywhere along the gulf that'swhat we are looking at and you can see the one. national hurricane center by wednesday, tuesday, does bring it up a notch so going to keep

our eyes peeled on this scenario and this situation. we are dealing with the active tropics because not only do we have tropical storm isaac we are also dealing with joyce. joyce was a tropical storm now. we are looking at a depression and that's going to be focusing on bermuda. so that's good news that will stay away from the lower 48. but for today, we are looking pretty good for the most part and should stay dry. going through the weekend, we will see a little system along the coast trying to creep up here and bring us wet weather especially along the eastern shore but this is what we have in terms of your 7-day forecast. planning accordingly, again showers possible for the weekend and mainly dry though and we will see temperatures in the mid-80s going into monday. charley. take a check of the roads for you. 695 at wilkins avenue stop and go traffic in dundalk along the francis scott key toll plaza. they are working on a situation there and in sparrows point, near brokenning highway the --

broening myway and near maryland highway 2, exit 54 an accident right now has traffic backed up and left lanes closed at linthicum heights. so take heed as you go outside. things appear tore moving smoothly. if you are looking for something fun to do this weekend with the familiarly, check out the -- family, check out the state fair. eager fair goers rode all the rides they wanted for 16 bucks and checked out the games and food stands being opened for all to enjoy. >> it's really family atmosphere out here. i mean, it's very easy going. nobody is pushing and shoving. everyone is very nice and vendors are really nice. so, we enjoy it. >> the people who work here are always really nice and it's a good time for everybody. >> i am curious as to what they will be frying this year they going to fry twinkies and coke? the some of the events going on

today the gates open at 8 this morning. also, many live stock competitions and the kids they may like what's called the slime lab. it's going to be in the farm -- it's going to be in the farm and garden building. it runs from now until september 3rd. here's things from the free sample mama. get a free sample of p-urina cat chow and if you wear contacts free samples at the biotrue contact solution. there are other items to check out from the free sample mamma at abc2news.com and find that underneath the lifestyle section. relationships, families, sex just a few of the topics katy -- katie cure like touch on next month -- couric will touch on next month. you can wayne trip to see the premier live. like the katie show on the facebook page and tell them why you are the biggest fan. one person is go