and you're taking a live look right now at 95 at eastern avenue. we'll remain clear as you travel through that fort mchenry tunnel, harbor tunnel also clear despite all that construction that's going on and if you are headed out to 695, here's a look in parkville at harford road. nothing to get in your way traveling the inner loop down to 95 and the outer loop in great shape up to towson. charlie over to you. it's been two years since love was murdered while away at school at the university of virginia. today the man convicted of murdering her will be sentenced and george huguely will go before a judge. he could be going away for the next quarter century. >> reporter: george huguely will spend a long time in prison for killing native yeardley love. today inside the courthouse he'll find out exactly how

long. the jury's recommendation after convicting huguely of second degree murder and robbery earlier this year, 26 years in prison. judge hogshire will make the final decision on that recommendation. >> so the lawyers have to give the judge a real good reason to deviate from that. >> reporter: back in may of 2010 just weeks before both of them were set to graduate from the university of virginia, huguely broke through love's bedroom door and assaulted her leaving her to die in her room. charlottesville attorney goodman says in virginia judges almost always take the jury's recommendation. >> they would be surprised if he deviated much at all from the 26 years recommended by the jury. it could take a few minutes several hours but a longer hearing is expected because testimony will be heard from people who knew george huguely including potentially family members and friends. her mother and sister testified during the sentencing phase of the trial. however the judge can use their testimony along with letters

from love's family in determining the sentence. the last word the judge will hear could come from george huguely. >> the judge will turn to mr. huguely himself, and for the first time he will have the opportunity to address the court and express any remorse that he has. have any comments ability what his role was or what he hopes the court would do to him as far as punishment goes. >> reporter: huguely may choose to not make a statement because of the lawsuit filed against him by the love family. in this case the sentencing begins today at 1:00. reporting from virginia for "good morning maryland," i'm christian schaffer, abc2 news. >> expected to come around 1:00 this afternoon. christian schaffer will have the outcome tonight at 5:00 and 6:00 and also you can follow us at abc2news.com. it could be weeks before a teen charged in the perry hall high school shooting is going

to appear before a judge. a court date has been set for september 7th. gladden is facing attempted murder and assault charges. 17-year-old daniel bowery was shot in the back during the first day of school. and speaking of daniel, his classmates are now rallying around him. they want to do all they can to help him recover and coming up in the next half hour we're going to main how pop star -- explain how pop star lady gaga could be part of the plan. new this morning a sheriff's deputy is out of the hospital after he says someone tried to get into his cruiser. terry weber of tennessee tried to break into a car in downtown cumberland. the deputy saw him and he tried to arrest him. police say that weber tried to grab the deputy's service weapon. he was immediately taken into custody. still no sign this morning of a man who went missing while boating in middle river. the coast guard suspended the search last night for sherman wall den. he and some pals were on the boat tuesday in the creek. wall den jumped into the water

to help who women who appeared to be in trouble. wall den never resurfaced. he has an excellent history as a swimmer and they can't understand what possibly went wrong. democracy 2012 this morning. tonight is a big night for the gop. after months of campaigning and numbers of debates, mitt romney officially becomes the gop candidate for president. and before his big speech tonight there have been a number of big names taking the podium at the rnc in tampa. last night it was vice presidential running mate paul ryan who spoke to the crowd getting the voters all fired up about the election and his potential boss. >> after four years of getting the runaround america needs a turnarounds and the man for the job is governor mitt romney. >> senator john mccain and former secretary of state rice also took to the stage last night. meantime a bit of a crazy scene outside the rnc as protestors they clashed with police. this is new video of demonstrators marching with signs near the forum where the

convention was underway. there was a ten minute substantial doubtoff before police left -- standoff before the police left the marchers to attend the city. most of them have remained peaceful. rg steel is making progress in the bankruptcy case. they are going to be -- it was sold this month nor $72 million to hill co. they big plants and then sell them off bit by bit. rg says low steel prices and high steel materials did them in. time now for a check of the forecast, over to lynette with big plans for the weekend and we have the state fair still going on and also the grand prix downtown. >> i think that's going to be okay but let me step out of the way and show you the nuisance that could come in here on labor day bringing wet weather on monday but friday, saturday and sunday, looking pretty good. so we still do have isaac down here. it is a tropical storm tow. the winds sustained at about 50 miles per hour and still bringing copious amounts of rain to louisiana and also mississippi. this will continue to push up

to the north and then it will track off towards the east and once it does that that's when it will set its eyes on us bringing us some much-needed rain across the area. but nothing like we've been seeing across louisiana and the gulf coast there. but for today, plenty of sunshine in the forecast, we will see a few clouds mixing in but all in all a stellar looking day if you like the dry weather and sunshine. don't forget the sun shades this morning as you head out the door. also a jacket and sweater because we can see temperatures on the 8:00er side. -- cooler side. frederick at 61 degrees and more of the same in reisterstown. 66 in shadyside this morning. cambridge right around 68 and good morning hanover u'yo at 63-degrees. charlie. looks great lynette. thanks a lot and speaking of drivers taking part in the grand prix this weekend, they're now making publicity rounds today. several of them are going to be meeting with the kids at the kennedy krieger institute this morning and then indy car driver is going to be throwing out the first pitch at noon today against the chicago white

sox for the o's. at our website. abc2news.com. it may no longer be a hurricane but isaac still causing a lot of headaches this morning how people in louisiana are now coping with the aftermath. also, the drowning death of a local teen six years ago still having an impact today. how the memory of conner freed is continuing. >> good morning charlie, everything is up to speed here on 95 at white marsh boulevard. i'll let you know how traffic is shaping up on 695 and 83 coming up on "good morning maryland." >> you are taking a live look in new york city. times square, beautiful day. great way to start the day. stay with us, much more coming up. ñ[= íú

thanks for staying with us, five things on this thursday, hearing is scheduled today for the man accused of shooting and killing a number le in a colorado movie theater. a decision will be made on how to handle a notebook mailed by james holmes to his

psychiatrist before that shooting. his lawyer says that notebook is inadmissible because it's protected by doctor patient privacy laws. penn state university is going to be giving away 14 years of football memories. ings that part of the punishment -- that's part of the punishment for the university because of the jerry sandusky sex scandal. it's going to return the trophies during the last 14 seasons. and more than $800,000 now being awared today for the creation of the living shorelines along the chesapeake. it also provides habitats for fish, crabs and other wildlife. and the anne arundel county fire department is donating 15 defibrillators today to the connor care's foundation. it is honoring connor freed who died back in 2006 after drowning. and raise your glass today, it is national cabernet day. this day is meant to enjoy any cab you may fancy and to celebrate, local ocean air and

morton's restaurants are offering $10 glasses of cabernet sauvignon. that storm has been downgraded from a hurricane as it makes its way across louisiana. ashley walters joins us for the very latest and because it seems calm with you but that storm system seems to have stalled over louisiana. >> reporter: yes. what a difference a day makes. it's an entirely different story at least right now: we know that strong wind gusts, possible tornadoes, even more flooding are all possible today. so everybody's on high alert prepared for anything that could come. we know that today, a levee will likely be cut to allow some of the storm surge to actually flow back into the gulf. now here in the french quarter we're seeing a lot of this. this is a street that's flooded. you'll see a lot of debris. that's all going to take some time. particularly the debris is going to have to take some time to actually be cleared out of the way. if you look to your right over

here the windows are still boarded up. businesses most of them are still closed down. we know that about 600,000 people this morning are still without power. that's going to take some time to actually deal with all of that because first it has to be safe enough for workers to go out and with the strong storm gusts and wind gusts it's still not safe. we're waiting for at to die down and again widespread flooding in some areas. we did check in with the ninth ward. the place where you might remember the famous photos and images and video back from hurricane katrina exactly seven years ago. the people say there was no flooding, however, they did experience some -- some traumatic moments at their homes you know a lot of roofs ripping off and trees falling down and even one house that completely fell to its knees. just been kind of standing since hurricane katrina. so a lot going on across the area.

and we'll be watching that all today. live in new orleans, i'm ashleigh walters, back to you. >> a lot of tense moments in louisiana. you guys stay safe down there. for a check of the forecast now, a little closer to home with us and let's see what's going on with lynette. >> all right charlie let's talk because we're still watching tropical storm isaac here and we can see as we go underneath the clouds, still lots of rain to talk about and still lots of flooding around jackson. you can see the heavier rain bands. it is moving very slowly now to the northwest at about 7 miles an hour. the winds now sustained at about 45 miles per hour and we have a new update on this and the pressure is going up. that just shows you the storm the weakening but still dropping lots of rain across the area. also what it's dropping a severe weather threat. so tornadoes are definitely happening with this system as well. now, this will begin to continue to push northwest and then take an easterly job and you can see the models indicating that and it will be heading towards us as we head through the beginning of nec

week. we'll get in a good labor day weekend and then some wet weather coming towards us and that's good timing and good news because we still need the rain. high pressure building in for today as this stationary front sags to the south of us. and this will continue to move in as we go through tomorrow. 88 degrees for today. mostly sunny. it will be warmer than what it was yesterday. by tonight, mostly clear and cool with that temperature coming in at 65. 92 degrees and hot as we head into tomorrow. still plenty of sunshine in the forecast. and here's that seven day forecast for you. as we will see on saturday and sunday, we will be dry for the most part and then isaac comes into the story as we go into monday and tuesday. a check now of the traffic with lauren cook. good morning. good morning lynette. well it looks like it's going to be pretty good weather for the weekend's grand prix but the race is going to cause big problems in downtown baltimore. you do want to watch out for heavier delays traveling on pratt street. that's going to be down just to two way local access right now. light street will shut down at 7:00 tonight from key highway

all the way to pratt street. 395 now closed at mlk. now if you are using the jfx it's nice and clear from towson all the way down to fayette street. the tunnels also in great shape this morning. no delays through the fort mchenry tunnel or the harbor tunnel. here's a live look at the west side of the beltway. and at liberty road. everything up to speed. nice easy ride down to 95. and here's what the beltway looks like in overlea. no problems from parkville all the way up to towson. charlie over to you. nice and quiet so far. thanks a lot. a water main under light street is giving more crews more problems. workers now trying to repair a leak on a ten inch main, this is the same site where that main burst back in july shutting downparts of light street for about a month. it's going to be remared after the grand prix. do you know your rights with voting? a congressman cummings now wants to make sure you do. he held an event yesterday to raise awareness about the rights, cummings says his biggest concern is states that are indoctrinating voter id

laws. maryland doesn't have one but he feels the law suppresses votes. >> we're here because fundamental rights we have as citizens of the united states of america under attack. our precious right to vote and assurance that our votes will be counted. >> cummings says the most important thing this election season is for voters to be educated about their rights. it is now 4:48. and he was loved by all who knew him personally. and ate at his restaurant or benefited from the foundation. the man known as the mayor of canton laid to rest. >> if you want to leave a tip and you don't have the cash, now it's not a problem. we're going to show you how the dip jar works in just a bit and remember "katie" premieres in baltimore september 10th at 1:00. "good morning maryland" continues in just a moment.

4:51 and news around the nation this morning. at least 11 people are recovering after a driver backed into a crowd at an elementary school was letting out. police say a 100-year-old driver's car jumped a curb and slammed into parents and children outside a school in los angeles. the driver says his brakes failed. nine of the people were take to the hospital and they were kids. these injuries are considered nonlife-threatening. imagine pulling into a gas station and there's no gas. that's what happened to drivers on a turnpike in kansas and you can't blame isaac for this one. turns out it was a business issue. a motor assistance officer came there to rescue some of the stranded drivers. >> i'm going to put gas this car for him and then in that gar. >> you guys are a lifesaver. thank you. >> they are appreciating it. the drivers they were able to fill up with enough to get them to the place actually had gas. the service station has since worked out a deal but customers had to pay with cash only as

credit card machines went down. and a college grad in new york is now making sure you don't have to dig in for spare cash if you want to leave a tip. it's first the tip jar that now takes plastic. with more people going cashless and using cards, rider kessler created the tip jar. the dip jar is preset with tip amounts at a coffee shop. the barista gets about $10 more per week because of the dip jar. >> it's a help and any little bit helps. >> i prefer using cash. >> the dip jar uses encryption and he hopes to see the invention in more stores soon and we need one of those up here on the set with us because we need give you tips as you just keep the good times rolling. >> mother nature has the timing good too because it's not going to disresult our weekend. with we hike -- we like that with the wet weather. >> a lot going on. >> down to it charlie looking

at maryland's most powerful radar. we are nice and dry this morning. this trend will continue right through today. right through tomorrow. make sure you get out there and enjoy it. look at what we have for temperature-wise, if you're heading to the airport this morning, no worries that temperature sat 66 degrees. that dew point at 63. and the sunrise at 6:34 this morning. later and later. and then check out the bus stop forecast for you this morning. ample sunshine. 69 degrees and as the kids return home from school, 88 degrees, mostly sunny skies. let's get a check now of the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. good morning. good morning lynette. well if you are heading out the harrbu expressway there are no delays here. it will be nice and clear from hunt valley all the bay down to the beltway. and as for 95, that's going to be in great shape as well. traveling from the beltway all the way into the city you're looking at just a 15 minute ride. and as we pull up some other drive times you'll notice there are no delays right now on 695, it will be nice and clear on the outer loop from 95 all the way up to 83. that will take you 11 minutes

altogether. the west side in great shape. just # 11 minutes from the outer loop from 95 down to 795. and you know he drank natty bow. he was baltimore's biggest cheerleader and all who knew him turned out yesterday for the funeral. mckusker died last week in a bike accident in the city. everyone showed up to say their final good-byes. >> he was a fort of nature. -- force of nature. he was a rare individual who lived with passion and with love for his community. selflessly. a family man who family was the center of his world. his family has suffered a tremendous loss. our city has suffered a tremendous loss. and i lost a friend. >> not all tears and sadness though. following the funeral it is during the funeral out there there was a number of people packing the restaurants in canton. there was hi