february of killing yeardley love. the jury recommend 26 years in pries son. the family plead. the judge decide on 23 for second-degree murder plus one year served congruently for stealing yeardley love's computer. christian schaffer is on the scene and we'll check in with him for a live report. the body of the the boater who went missing in frog creek has been found. sherman walden was on a boat with friends when two women were struggling in the water. help went in to trito rescue him but another boater good to -- got to him first but walden went missing. he never resurfaced. the family said he was an excellence swirl. well, the state announced the first death this year from the west nile virus. it is one of the 13 cases of the virus that we've had so far this

year. jamie costello has more on what some are calling the west nile explosion. >> reporter: the state health officials are saying someone died between july 1st and today. they won't even tell us if it's a man or woman or age. we have had 13 this year come parred to mean in last year. they will start spraying for mosquitoes income thursday. mosquitoes can carry a number of diseases and it's transmitted through a boit. so the best way to protect yourself is to eliminate breeding sites and wear insct a pel lant. our early spring and hot summers are to blame. your whole body aches and most people do get better in a few days, sometimes the west nile

virus is deadly. jamie costello, website woab news. well, baltimore is revving up for the grand prix. we did live to downtown baltimore. lots of excitement and lots of traffic issues. >> reporter: it's very unusual to be standing in the middle of pratt street during rush hour. we're at pratt and howard. it's halas-minute rush to get -- a last-minute rush it get the details done. they're looking at the track, going through it making sure where the bumps are so they clan get an idea of where to set the race cars up. there's a lot of stuff going on as they make those final touches for tomorrow's race. we were down here earlier and got a look at the preparations both on and off the track. before you can get to this --

bring the six car home. >> reporter: you have to go through this. several weeks of setup are getting down to the nitty gritty. race yous are getting thises together, not in rush but with an urgency for an action-packed weekend. fuel and oil lines are being installed and tools laid out with presismghts on the course, the tires are in place. gentlemen and ladies will be starting their cars early for test runs. they'll have to get the run of the track. indy driver mike conway can't wait because baltimore, he says, is not easy. >> it's the layout which has been good. i didn't like it last year. >> reporter: and there were a lot of things for the public not

to like last year about the grand prix, access for one. getting in and around downtown was a bit of a pain but organizers said things have been improved with an in and out ticket that allows people to live -- leave and go to different businesses. commuting will still be trouble. the road closure the will make this difficult to go north to south. lessons learned from traffic jams last year are still on people ames -- people's mind. >> we'll do light rail, come down, get off, walk. once you're inside, it's great. they had the padlocks. that was interesting. president. that was interesting to see. >> you never would have thought

to say, drive down to this. >> no. >> that's probably good advice if you're going to be coming down here or if you work down here for tomorrow. there's a lot going on. with pratt street closed off it's a little difficult to get around. that's like the family fun zone on howard street. they'll try to move things out and move people around so more venues, more businesses can get a taste of the grand prix dollar. it's so weird to be in the middle of pratt street but starting tomorrow afternoon, that's when the cars will start doing more practicing. >> this weekend's grand prix already causing some major traffic problems. abc2's lauren cook has more on how the big race will affect your commute. >> well, the grand prix has shut down many roads in downtown

baltimore. interstate 395 is shut down between martin luther king boulevard and pratt street. pratt street is also closed from mlk to packer street. light street will be heavily affected. your best bet is to use public transportation or 95. or95 -- 895. for complete news, go to abc2news.com. >> thanks a lot, lauren no we're beginning to fed out -- switching gears to isaac -- how many damage has been caused. a weakened dam could be the latest problem. we did live to new orleans with the latest developments. looks like it's in the raining at this point but we have something else to worry about. >> reporter: we do. it is not raining. the national guard's humvees have been replaced boy people. it's a very nice evening.

isaac continues to weaken but the effects are wreaking havoc. isaac badly damage adam. the dam is holding for now. >> mississippi emergency operation center has informed us in the past hour that the dam in percy quinn state park is in emmy net threat of failure. >> reporter: if the dam face, parts of louisiana will flood. louisiana governor bobby jindal said authorities are scrambling to prevent that from happening. >> they're planning to prohaven't the dam from raking. >> reporter: across the gulf isaac's damage is extensive. this one am gulfport tore a home from its foundation. nearly a million people in louisiana are without power. rising floodwaters left people

to escape. the national guard is saving 33 people are hour. . >> i got are inous when the water started coming up. then all of a sudden it kept going. >> reporter: in new orleans, the $14 billion flood protection system worked but the mayor warning warned they're not out of the woods yet. >> we cannot let our guard down. the game is not over until the game is over. kelly, we learned just a short time ago that engineers moved in to breach that dpam along the mississippi -- dam along the mississippi border to let wart out. there's high anxiety because if that dam face, tens of thousands of people could be in danger.

>> are these people who have been evacuated from their homes are being kept away as a result of the possibility of that dam? >> reporter: these are folks who live long the miss miss and a lap border and they're being told to evacuate. the evacuation order has been give ton folks who are a mile from the lake nor where the dam s they want people to get out and they're trying to get folks out tonight and they're concerned. they're letting water out, so perhaps the situation is stabilized. isaac could bring relief for some areas. some farmers in the midwest are worried the approaching remnants may be too much of a good thing. forecasters believe it could slide into missouri, iowa and ohio as sun as tomorrow bringing as much as 12 inches of rain. that kind of drenching may be

too much. it has been a quiet day, but continuing to watch isaac as it churns. still flooding rains here but the good news is now it has lost tropical storm strength, just a tropical depression but still tremendous flooding rains. across the mid-atlanta eke -- mid-atlantic, it's dry. it's clear. mid to upper 80s. otherwise, a dry clear scenario. we'll talk about how the heat will ramp up. it's coming up. >> remember, you can always take maryland's most accurate forecast with you when are a on the road. just head to abc2news.com/weather to learn how to download our weather app. you can also get the storm shield app which will alert you when severe weather heads to your neighborhood. coming up, police arrest two

women running a baltimore county massage parlor. what services they were running in a building shared with a children's learning center. plus, have you checked out of a hotel and been shocked at the bill? how hotels are sneaking in fees. >> and katie just 11 days away from the big premiere. she's giving us a sneak peek inside her purse. before copd...

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[ male announcer ] if you can't afford your medication, astrazeneca may be able to help. let's get the latest on george huguely. help found out how much time he will spend behind bars for killing cockeysville native yeardley love. the jury fishlely recommended 26 years, right?

>> reporter: that's right. 26 years was the orange recommendation after they convicted huguely of second-degree murder. the judge reduced it to 23 years. what he did in effect, take three years off that 25 yea anysentence and -- 5-year sen -- 25-year sentence. inirginia there's truth in sentencing is what they call it. so he gets 85% of that sentencing which knocks it down to 20 years. he also gets time served. really, he's only got about 18 years left. george huguely will be out of the virginia prison by the time he is 40 years old. in court george huguely made his first statement that he made throughout the course of the trial. he directed his comments to yeardley love's mother and sister. he said i'm so sorry for your

loss. i hope and pray that you might find peace and appeared to become emotional as he made that statement. we just heard from the prosecutor in this case, dave chapman, as well as the attorney for george huguely. they made some comments. we'll bring you that sound at 6:00. we also got a statement from the mother and sister of yeardley love. they're thanking everyone who worked on yeardley's behalf. they said we plan to work through the one love foundation to try to prevent this from happening to another. the sentence for george huguely, who was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of cockeysville native yeardley love had been 26 years. the judge in this case has reduced that sentence to 23 years. we'll have much more coming up

at 6:00. christian schaffer, abc2 news. >> thank you. shifting gears now, we at this point are 11 days away from katie coming to ball. her show will air right here at 4:00. with this show they want katie to be katie. abc2 news joce sterman, who is joce sterman, joins us now with the dirt with what is in katie's purse. >> reporter: it's the key to everyone's identity. once something goes inside the purse, it's never coming out. katie dumped the contents on the floor for everyone to see. >> one time i found chicken bones that were two week's old in my purse. disgusting, right? here's some of the stuff i have. a lot of dirt, apparently, receipts and comb and this great hairspray. these are important when you're getting up close and personal to

people. occasionally, i may have a pair of underwear in there -- just kidding. honestly, i have so much garbage. it's a bottomless pit of trash and useless items. the grossest this morning was moldy bread. these are glasses so i can read on the beach so i zoo have to have this -- don't have to have this look. i don't know what those are. someone tweeted me that would i remember be eaten by a bear or not have my eye liner. i would rather be eaten by a bear. this is a band-aid but no longer as its protective paper. i wouldn't mind if the national enqoirer went through my purse. they would probably be bored.

>> reporter: chicken bones? i went through several purses. you got to have hair goop, your tanning goggles, crayons. that's a mom staple, coupons, you mail. it we found it all in the purse and surplus of jewelry this. amazing stuff in our purse, kelly, and you gave up just a couple things from your purse, nothing too excited. >> no. not nearly as exciting as katie's. >> reporter: back to you. >> we want to show you the afternoon lineup starting september 10th. we are not moving general hospital. it will stay on at 3:00. so that is good news. then keep it right here for katie at 4:00 and keep it here longer. join us for abc2 news at 5.

an action packed lineup coming at us. today more sunshine. good weather across the baltimore area, across central maryland. 84. humidity comfortably low. sun sets tonight at 7:40 as those days get shorter and shorter. weather through the day sunshine dominating the sky and a few clouds bubbling up. no rain in the region today. annapolis, a gorgeous day on the severn river, fantastic weather. temperatures running the gamut. millersville 83. camp preening -- springs. all right. on the bigger picture you see the dry air still holding tough for the moment.

we think it will be hotter and more humid into the day. another bright sunny scenario to kick off the labor day weekend. sunny skies would be the rule. as we go into sunday night and monday, we could be dealing with the leftovers of what is now tropical depression isaac. it has been downgraded, but i will say this, still a tremendous amount of flooding rain across parts of mississippi, parts of the south. this whole system, this whole ball of wax which reaches into cape hatteras, north carolina, will be drifting east. that's when we could see showers. here's the timing on the tropical tracker. the low pressure area drifts further east. you have to picture this is the center of the low and the rain band cost reach much further out than this graphic demonstrates. so keep in mind, we could see

showers around by labor day. here's trend. our inhouse computer model, showers toward friday but staying dry and dry here on saturday as well. you seat showers edging closer. by the way, still very, very active in the tropics with hurricane kirk but kirk likely to stay out to see. tomorrow hotter, 94. pass we look to the next seven days, the trend is for hotter weather through saturday. as the clouds come in sunday, i think we' see trend into, good timing there, labor day, the trend for some showers. >> a little cameo from joce sterman. >> a guest cameo appearance. it's kind of hard to believe this one. isaac is already having an impact on ago pasmght maryland

-- gas prices. marylanders are paying 10 cents more. aaa said higher price are not stopping the road trips for the holiday. the agency predict, 856,000 travelers will be traveling. >> for many this is the last trip for the summer. >> aaa says on average the price for a gallon of regular gas will cost you $3.79 in maryland right now. a good night's sleep can help you stay energized, but it can also help in the fight against breast cancer. >> are you worried about your teens texting and driving? what about teens who text and walk. ♪ i dare you to dare me

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not getting enough sleep could be linked to more aggressive raise breast -- breast cancer. it looked at records and surveys for more than 4 harks post-menopausal raise breast patients many women who got six hours or less a neat had a high owe occurrence of tumors. all right. we all know that distracted driving is dangerous. what about distracted walking? walking, talking and texting can s. you to the emergency room. turns out teens are at a higher risk. it finds teenagers getting hurt from distracted walking jumped

25% between 2012 and 2010. thisster ri hits home. for some people snacking at night can get out of control. night snackers turned to convenient foods like the chips, the pastry, the soda. they're usually unhealthy. dietitians said there's multiple reasons people may overdo the snacking at night. >> because they're bored, because they're tired or maybe they didn't get enough at dinner. >> and you're just getting home from work, that, too. eating a balanced dinner with protein and fiber will help you get full at night. dietitians recommend replacing those unhealthy snacks with the healthier options, the popcorn without the birth. the fruits and the nuts are also good choices. abc2news.com is the place to go

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