chemical in the house. they are trying to pinpoint what it was, carbon monoxide poisoning or a chemical mixed in the house. again, the hairline samples will be take tonight maryland department of the environment to be evaluated. reporting live, linda so, abc 2 news. you can be the first to know about the breaking news -- go to www.abc2news.com. two homes and a cake shop shot up in annapolis. on 11:30 on friday night police showed up, they found cakes and convention has a window broke out and two neighboring homes were hit. one home passed through a bedroom and hit a wall. no one was hurt. police believe this was the report of a drive-by shooting. a deadly motorcycle

accident. brandon coates was traveling on the road and died on the scene. police have yet to make a decision on charges. it is taking less money the facility up these days. gas prices are dropping nationwide. $3.48 here in baltimore. hawaii has the highest average, $4.36. and the least expensive, south carolina. coming up on abc 2 news --

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reality star, kim kardashian and both, west, are the proud parents of a baby girl. they welcomed their child in los angeles. the baby was born five weeks earlier than expected. mom and baby are doing well and resting. no word on the baby's name, but lynette charles, do you have suggestions for the baby name? >> i do not. >> come on. shooting star. >> call it north. >> north. >> northwest. that would be a good baby name. okay. now, what is going on right now. the big picture here, the showers and thunderstorms across -- oklahoma right now. severe weather is possible. the storm prediction center has a slight risk across the area. now, let's slide down south. we can see what's going on. yes.

an area of clouds and showers, thunderstorms. this is a disturbage, a tropical wave that is overhaul durance and over the utten peninsula. there is a 30% chance of this becoming a tropical cyclone in the next 36 hours. here at home, not dealing with a lot. yes. we have the clouds out there, the potential for showers and thunderstorms as we make our way throughout the day. you want to grab that rain gear out and about. not only that, humid as well. we can see the numbers in the upper 60s in annapolis, and cambridge. so the sticky weather will be with us once again. the temperatures are on the mild side. the warm side. this is in baltimore city, 78 degrees. so from there the temperatures will soar. 67 degrees right now. let's get a check of the traffic with lauren.

well, lynette, the temperatures are nice and warm. and if you are traveling here in annapolis here is a live look at 95. nothing to get in your way as you make the push from route 50 to the 895. and 95 is going to be clear of 195. no problems getting down to washington, d.c. and towards baltimore in great shape. the beltway nice and clear on the west side. the inner loop free of delays as well as the outer loop. 12 minutes from 795 to 95. and east on the beltway an 11 minute ride from 95 to 83. that's your time-saver traffic report. a woman in washington state thought she was watching a large dog in the neighborhood. it turns out it was not a canine it was a big bear. he jumped in her car and chasing the animal down the

street. the bear made it to a neighbor's yard and climbed over the fence. >> i jumped out of the car and pounded on the people who house it was. and was like there is a bear in your backyard. i don't think they believed me at first. i was freaking out. they were like, oh, my god. they went back there. >> new matthews called animal control, but the bear was gone. they have not seen the bear since this incident. coming up on abc 2 news --

well, who could forget hurricane sandy. that storm did so much damage up-and-down the east coast. this morning, abc news says that if you look at the weather disasters in the past 12 months the cost is staggering.

>> reporter: hurricanes, tornadoes, fires -- floods. 2012 was the second costliest year in turns of damage according to the national weather service. more than $110 billion spread out over 11 major weather disasters. each costing more than $1 billion. >> that's a number that you cannot put your head around. >> reporter: the most extreme of 2012, superstorm sandy. $65billion in damage and the human costs. more than 130 lives. perhaps lost in the coverage, washed away by news of sandy was the yearlong drought. the longest since the dust bowl days of the 1930s effecting half of the country for most of the year can costing $30 billion. and remember, the drought leads to wildfires, which last year burned 9 million acres across

the country. so what being done. >> this is urgent work. >> reporter: this week, new york city's mayor, michael bloomberg proposed a $20 billion plan to build flood walls, levies and upgrade the building code. new york suffered $19 million post sandy. and bloomberg is saying a similar storm could cost five times that. $90billion. >> we can do-nothing and expose ourselves to an increasing frequency of sandy-like storms. we could abandoned the waterfront, or we can make the investments necessary to build a strong, more resilient new york. >> 2012 was the second costliest year, the first 2005. the year of hurricane katrina. all right. and another disturbance could be heading into the gulf.

>> exactly. a 30% chance of becoming a tropical cyclone in the next 48 hours. we're going to monitor that. it is that time of the year. close to home here, charlie. this is right now. we have showers and thunderstorms to the south of us. i'm not going to rule out the chance for a pop up thunderstorm and to come in here during the morning hours. mainly into the afternoon. to the west, again, around the central part of the national severe weather. and the potential for that as well. the storm prediction center has a slight risk for that. now, outside, a beautiful sunrise this morning. i'm going to let you take this in for a second as we look towards the river. this is absolutely perfect this morning. temperature wise, we're going to be on the mild side this morning and also we're going to be on the hot side as we go through the next several days with the humidity being factored in. 74 degrees right now in baltimore.

kent island 71. denton is at 72. galena, 69. all right. this is what we have at the surface. so we're waiting for this cold front to get closer to us. it will do so bull stall out before it makes its way all of the way through. we have the potential for showers and thunderstorms to continue through the nexseveral days. the humidity will be pumping from the gulf of mexico in the meantime. abc 2 news going to keep the chances for showers and the thunderstorms throughout the afternoon. so 3 i'm ducking my head out of the way. and tuesday more of the sape. more thunderstorms into the afternoon. the cold front makes its way through. then dealing with much better feeling weather as well. this is what we can except for today. the high temperature around 86 degrees. and warmer by tuesday. but more sunshine as we head towards the end of the week. now, the traffic with lauren.

beautiful weekend ahead of us. trav on -- traveling on 95. speeds at 65 miles per hour. no problems towards the toll plaza. and the harbor tunnel is moving right along. and traveling on the jfx, 54 miles per hour southbound. no problems as you make the push down to fayette street. no problems on the inner loop. 55 miles per hour there and on the outer loop in the green. just 11 minutes to get from 95 to 83. and the west side also shaping us nicely this monday morning. nothing to get in your way on the inner loop. that's your time-saver traffic report. the g-8 summit kicks off today. leaders from the nation's eight most powerful country are in northern ireland. the president arrived there

this morning. the leaders will focus on a number of issues including the civil war in syria. it put russia and the united states at odds. u.s. planned more support to syria rubles. and putin referenced a video of an opposition fighter appear to eat the heart of a dead soldier. >> one hardly should back those who kills their enemies and eats their organs and all of that is filmed and shot. do you want to support these people? >> president barack obama is expected to meet on the sidelines on the summit with mutan. mute -- putin. town southbound area of citizens will host the rally against crime. they will honor those who make a significant contribute. this week the anne arundel is expected to vote on an

agreement the raise salaries. if it passes it could go into affect next year. the baltimore national heritage area kicks off this week. the program is a fun way for kids of all in as to keep track of the sites, ships and events from the war of 1812. those receive 10 unique stamps were taking places in the places around the city will be eligible for their coin. new developments now in the scandal rocking the i.r.s. a supervisor in washington, d.c. is saying that she examined application from tea party groups. she reviewed 20 to 30 applications and some sat for a year without anyone taking action. the i.r.s. said a small group of aikens working out of an office in cincinnati were the only ones responsible for mishandling the applications. the sports now. the miami heat must win game six to keep their championship

dreams alive. the spurs are one win away from becoming the new champions of the nba. they beat miami in game 5. 114- 104. and game 6 is tomorrow night in south beach. it will be seen here on abc 2 news, with tim set for 9:00. and the chance to see the globetrotters performance tricks. the team will spend this morning spinning basketballs from the inner harbor to townsend university. it kicks off globetrotter week here in maryland. tonight os beginning a three game series against the tigers. they beat the red sox on sunday in a four game series. davis doing what he does best. his 100 career home run.

and dad to be, gonzales, pitched a gem on father's day. his wife is due to give berg any day now. the os win yesterday. they are a game 1/2 out of first place in the al east. all right. you may have spotted a celebrity at camden yard yesterday, it is richard geer. he wore an os jersey with number 1 and dad on the backth he and cal ripken are good friends. would you pay $50 to see brad pitt fight zombies?

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>> the stead of trying to save a life. today he goes on trial for manslaughter. what we can expect in the case of the police officer accused of killing a teen. >> a decision that could change the definition of marron n. u.s. supreme court is expected to rule on california's prop 8. those stories are straight ahead. and much more on this monday. june 17th. good morning, everyone. i'm charlie crowson. megan is off today, but lynette charles is here with the forecast. what's going on out there? not a lot. charlie, the clouds around, but no rain this morning. the possibility this morning, but more likely this afternoon. showers and thunderstorms popping up. a round of showers and thunderstorms to the south of us. at ocean city overnight, but throughout the day. we're going to be working with, we have the potential for showers and storms. don't leave the house without the rain gear. outside right now look at this beautiful sunrise. look at this, it is gorgeous. up, this is in mount airy, i

put that into motion for you. cirrus clouds make the beautiful sunrise and sunsets. they are ice crystals and you get the reflecting and refracking. 69 degrees in mount airy. as we make our way throughout the day. a great day for the bike ride. but do it in the morning time. in the afternoon, again the chances will go up for the thunderstorms. and the temperatures for a high around 86 degrees with a mix of sun and clouds. now, the traffic with lauren. before we get to the traffic. a shutout to daniel. she works for the department of aging. i met here at a rally on friday. and thanks to william and son william for watching every morning. we appreciate it. if you are