tv News ABC June 18, 2013 6:30am-7:00am EDT
6:30 am
>> we-- his learn got up on the -- lawyer got up in the opening statement and said my client is a bookmaker and an extortionist and a drug trafficker but he didn't kill the women and he wasn't an informer. >> that's not the picture the prosecution is painting. fbi video viewed from the court shows a young confident bulger described as hands on killer who shot a mob associate when he couldn't strangle him. his trial is sectioned to -- expected to take up to three months. once classes resume in the fall, new tougher testing for your kids. the harford county board of education explained the program last night at a meeting. one week after announcing layoffs. the school officials are saying the positions are being restored and losses come through retirements and not layoffs but they are likely to
6:31 am
have fewer teachers implementing the testing programs. >> at this on the i think we have done the point we can to save as many positions as we can and they are working on trying to save more positions. >> we have a link to more information on the core standards. go to abc2news.com. the nation's teacher training programs don't adequately prepare would be educators for the classroom even as they produce almost triple the number of graduates needed. according to a survey of more than a thousand programs released today. the national council on teacher quality review is a scathing assessment of college education programs and admission standard training and overall value. the report is likely to drive debate about who and how the nation prepares. the teach he is for the coming decades. news time 6:33. teachers for the coming decades. news time is 6:33a day care professional in hoe higho is -- ohio is accused of serving
6:32 am
short stack was benadryl. police say she used the technique on kids she considered hyperactive at her home day care facility. she says she gave the kids it on occasion but only with their parents consent. i am sure we will hear more about this story. all right stay with us. this morning the lil waynebehave like a jerk? >> artistic express and why he was stomping on old gory. >> a judge threw the book at chad johnson earlier so why is he getting out of jail?
6:35 am
6:36 am
orleans. the lyrics are in the tune are controversial itself. they read my country tis of thee sweetland of kill them all and let them all die god bless america. and this old godless america. and like he wants the stunt is getting negative attention with people demanding he respect the country's flag. so we were curious what's your reaction? what do you think? we posted the video on facebook let us know if it's artistic reflection or disrespectful. chad ochocinco johnson is out of jail after a judge decided to let him go earlyp was sentenced to 30 days -- early. he was sentenced to 30 days behind bars because he patted his attorney on the backside which the judge thought was disrespectful. he was in court for probation violation stemming from a domestic violence charge he had with his wife and that pat on the behind not such a big deal after all. >> no mick jagger piece
6:37 am
might be up for grabs. a lock of hair from the rolling stones front man is going up for auction. british auction house is lathed for the opening bid july 3 d. you will have to pay a hefty tab expected to sell for around $2,000 dollars. all proceeds going to charity. a consumer alert this morning, general motors recalling more than 200,000 suvs. >> coming up, which vehicles have a problem and what you need to do to get it fixed. >> and when you can get your take out the food is handed in a foam container. baltimore city wanted to change that. but now the plan to be environmentally friendly is going on hold. we will tell you what happened. >> the first day of sumer is in the forecast and so are 90 degree temperatures. i will tell you when they both arrive coming up. >> reporter: temperatures heading-- heating up and speeds slowing down. i will have a check of the accidents right now across the region coming up on good morning maryland.
6:38 am
6:41 am
tuesday morning -- working for you on this tuesday i am megan pringle. >> i amcharley crowson let's get to lynette charles. >> it will be another soupy forecast. in mount airy at 71. and yes it's warm out there and humidity 88%. so the dew point coming in at 67. and we are getting in the 60s like that feeling it but when we have the dew points in the 70s, very sultry type weather. so lots of moist air on tap for today. once again, and essex at 71 degrees and dew point 71. so we have patchy fog in that area. and as you head out and about give yourself enough time on the roadways. jessup temperatures is at 71 right now. we look at maryland's most powerful radar. we are dry. but we will see changes in the forecast especially as we head towards the afternoon. we have the possibility for showers and thunderstorms in the forecast once again. so, as you head out and about don't forget the umbrella because you will need it throughout the day. this morning, it would be the best time to get the bike ride in but temperatures coming in at 74 by 8 this morning. and we will be under mostly
6:42 am
cloudy skies and showers will make their way in here heading towards lunchtime. by this afternoon, 3:00 or 4, storms with the temperature coming in right around 80 degrees. let's check the traffic with lauren. >> reporter: well traveling in baltimore county, there isdebris along southbound lanes of mount carmel road. don't know what is in the highway but be extra careful. not causing delays at 65 miles per hour and speeds will remain high as you get on to the jfx and head downtown. it will drop on the west side of the beltway a crash moved to the outer loop shoulder at 795. delays starting to pick up. here's a look at interstate 70. 14 minutes from 795 all the way down to 95. if you are traveling on route 295, we are dealing with an accident southbound at route 100. so you want to expect delays in the area and then another crash in odenton on route 175 at wind meyer road. 95 in elk ridge no problems whatsoever. 65 miles per hour along the northbound lanes. you won't have trouble getting
6:43 am
downtown. and in the white marsh area drive times are nice and clear. it will take 8 minutes to get from the harbor tunnel throughway down to the tunnel. that's your timesaver traffic. howard county police are hoping you can help find a guy. they are releasing a clear photograph of him. they say he is a pervert exposing himself to women at a columbia target and linda so is here with the details and the surveillance video of the guy. linda. >> reporter: police say the man exposed himself to two women in the dressing rooms at the columbia target last weekend. here's picture of the man. he was caught on camera he's walked out of the store on dobbin road around 8 saturday night a woman says she was walking out a coed fitting room when she saw the man in a separate dressing room staring at her and exthen exposed him der -- and they be exposed him himself. when a another woman left she returned to her room and he was
6:44 am
in her room and asked him to join her. >> the exposure is traumatic and horrifying but you question the one person that might take it a step further. >> reporter: now the fittinrooms at columbia target are coed. a spokesperson says each target has a different layout no word if men and women will be separated from now on. if you know who this man is, call police at 410-313-stop. back to you. the fan beaten at camden yards has been released from shock trauma and is at a rehab facility. the road to recovery is just beginning and it's expected to be a long one. sherrie johnson is live with more on details. >> reporter: he is recovering at rehab facility and he has a long road to recovery. and his family basically is asking for the public's help trying to get information on what exactly happened. now what we know is that he was hurt during the orioles national games on may 29th. according to court records he got up to confront two men who
6:45 am
were heckling him and scaled a 5 foot wall and reached over the railing and that's when he he was punched and fell and hit his head. now gregory flischman and gregory bell were charged with assault. according to records, they maintain it was sek defense and there's a question of -- shall self-defense and there's a question of the aggressor. fortese is well enough to begin rehab. he is learning to walk and talk all over again. it will take months for him to recover. his family has retained attorneys and are trying to gather more information about what happened the night matthew was hurt. it's aimed at the two men arrested for the assault on fortese and in an effort to bring more awareness to what attorneys call fan on fan violence in ball parks across the country. >> slowly he is starting to understand things and starting to ask more questions. starting to recognize some people more but then the next
6:46 am
breath, he could say something totally off the wall that makes no sense. >> reporter: now again the family has set up a hotline to try to gather more information. that telephone number to 410- 605-2976. reporting live in camden yards,er isryionson. if you live in the city theproperty tack also go down but you will pay more in storm water fees. 2 1/2 billion dollar budget was approved by the city council. property taxes on the home that caused 200,000 dollars will go down 140 dollars but the storm water cleanup could cost from 40 to 120 dollars. the baltimore water bill could go up 15% which is about 100 dollars extra per year for customers. that part of the plan will be voted on next month. a plan to man the use of styrofoam and -- ban the use of sty row foams is on hoed -- styrofoam is on hold. a number of council members withdrew support. some say the problem of pollution in the harbor is a
6:47 am
people problem. they need to focus on changing habs and not just banning things. if passed violators will be fined up to a thousand doars for anything they do wrong. dollars for anything they do wrong. the head of the nsa will testify on the secret surveillance programs made public thanks to a leak. keith alexander said they worked to keep americans safe and thwart dozens of terrorist eventsch the general wouldn't discuss the failed terror plots saying they were classified. he did say federal data mining appeared to play a role in the disrupting an attack on the new york city subway system. the afghan president says his country's arm forces are taking over the lead for the security from the u.s. led nato coalition. this marks the significant milestone in a nearly 12-year war and marks a turning point for american and nato military forces and opens the way for the full withdrawal in 18 months. the handover was marred by an
6:48 am
attempted bomb attack against an afghan politician in another part of kabul. the bombing killed 3 civilians. charges will be brought against three navy football marches accused of sexually assaulting a female-- players accused of sexually assaulting a female midshipman. she says it occurred at an off campus party she learned from friends and social media three football players claim they had sex with her while she was incapacitated. high-profile cases have drawn attention to the high number sexual assault some involving officers in army and air force. house republicans are expected to push through legislation that would ban nearly all aborings after 20 weeks. it made an exception to the rule in case of rape and incest approval could be as soon as today but the measure has no chance of passing through the current congressional session. the white house says it's an assault on women's rights to choose and that's a quote from the white house. the senate democratic leaders wouldn't bring it up for consideration. the location of the former
6:49 am
teamster head could be discovered today. federal agents spent monday digging around an area of detroit a suburban field. they are going to go back and do the same thing today. the person who tipped off officials is said to be a very credible source. hoffa was the teamsters president from 1957 to 1971. hoffa disappeared back in 1975 after going through a detroit area restaurant for meeting with a new jersey teamster boss from a detroit mafia captain. general motors is recalling nearly 194,000 suvs because of fire danger. gm says water can get into the electric module of the door causing it to short circuit and possibly catch on fire. take a look at your screen. that is huge recall. we have listed everything right there. it includes a variety of cars. we have posted the list to the website if you want to check it out vehicle owners will be contacted and they can bring in the vehicles to a gm dealer for repairs. lawyers for chrysler will
6:50 am
file papers today explaining why they refuse to recall nearly 3 million older jeep suvs. the government contends they are at risk for catching fire in rear end collisions. chrysler says they met all safety standard and they were -- when they were built and government is creating a standard for gas tank strength. u.s. airlines have improved satisfaction scores for the second year. according to annual report airlines climbed 3% in american customer satisfaction. that's a index that's kept. despite the rising fees and shrinking service annoying passengers most say they do a pretty good job. making your pictures look vintage or black and white instagram may add a video option on thursday. they are expected to announce you can begin taking and sharing short videos. this is likely in response to the video services vine that allows you to a share 6 second video clips. >> a lot of people use the video clips in that option when they are catching weather shots
6:51 am
outside. i guess today they will catch steam off the ground. >> they can catch the steam or patchy fog this morning as well. but look what's going on satellite and radar picking up on cloud cover. but also, picking up on the showers back off towards the south and west and it will make its move towards us going throughout the day. so we are talking about some thunderstorms rolling in. now this is what we had earlier looking at towson. the weather bug camera here i will put the time-lapse on and look at the sun leaving us and we are left with plenty of cloud cover out there this morning. i am going call it mostly cloudy. we have a chance for a few peeks of sunshine to move into the area. but the clouds will prevail and from the clouds the showers and storms will come in here through today. and the temperature right now in glen oak at 72. we are warm this morning. and 73 in arnold and good morning northville at 68 degrees. and emitsburg at 64. 71 in goldboro and 72
6:52 am
infederalsburg. ijamsville at 67 degrees. so, as we go into the afternoon, we will have more cloud cover so temperatures won't rise too much for today. actually we will have a one degree below average. but at the surface we are waiting for the cold front to move through with very slow moving and it will stall out on top us for today and then slide to the south as we go into tomorrow morning. but in the meantime, we are going to be very humid ahead of the front and we will have disturbances sliding through the area as well. with that we will have the chance of a shower and storms but behind it, we bring that dry air in. the tropical -- tropical satellite monitoring what he going on and we have tropical depression too pushing over guatemala bringing heavy rains across the area. the winds sustained at about 30 miles an hour and this is going to stay away from us. that's what we like to see. and abc2's most accurate future trend shows the showers popping up more widespread throughout today. and then by tomorrow, we begin to slowly dry things out thursday and friday looking stellar but this is what to
6:53 am
expect if you want to golf today, tee time make it in the morning because showers and storms more likely into the afternoon. and it's going to be beautiful as we head into thursday and friday. let's check the traffic now with lauren. >> reporter: well, we are dealing with delays on route 295. it's due to a crash southbound at route 100 and more problems in odenton where there's an accident on route 175 at wend meyer road. traveling on 95 in white marsh southbound lanes down to 40 miles per hour at the belledway. -- beltway. 54 moils per hour along -- miles per hour along cold spring lane. head together beltway 40 miles p per hour at liberty road on the outer loop. and they drop to 33 miles per hour as you make the push down to interstate 70. so expect a delayed travel time from 795 to 95. take willing 14 minutes -- taking 14 minutes and in parkville it's clear. the camera went black. tack my word for it. >> clear. >> it will take 11 minutes to get from 95 up to p. 83.
6:54 am
that your timesaver traffic. look at this. a wild animal's natural instinct is to steer clear of humans but when a cub got his head hopelessly stuck inside a glass jar there seemed to be no otheroption but going over to a human saying can you help me out. look at that. that's brave human. watch closely you saw it he approach harkers and they pulled -- hikers and they put his head through and set him free. >> oh that poor guy. >> wenty the pooh he got his head stuck in a honey cup. >> the fact they did that. >> a lot of people the first instinct is to run away. >> nice to see. >> charley, wow. >> see you in 30 minutes. have a great day. )0shhfgúwp]
6:57 am
6:58 am
president addresses the spy agency leaker for the first time. as edward snowden makes new taunts from his hong kong hideout and his father pleads with him to stop the leaks. >> they're trying to take my things away. they're trying to inject me. they're trying to kill me. >> that terrifying incident on that jumbo jet at 30,000 feet caught on tape as a crazed passenger saying he was poison jumping on him till the plane landed. the business suit brawl. a road rage attack that took everyone driving by surprise on a freeway entrance. what made this lawyer with the perfect record snap as other drivers rushed in to help. just plain outrageous. is this guy the worst airline baggage handler in the world? the video gone viral this morning, oh, could that be your package right there?
6:59 am
good morning, america. hope you're enjoying these last few days of spring and we're going to show you right now a major milestone in america's longest war. american troops in afghanistan will no longer take the lead in any missions, all combat decisions will be made by afghan forces as the u.s. prepares to withdraw. that is today. >> that is a major milestone to say the least, george. but we'll get right to the latest on the president's strong words for nsa leaker edward snowden. and that dramatic plea by snowden's father for his son to stop what he's doing. abc's brian ross is here. he's been tracking this for us. good morning. >> reporter: these latest leaks in edward snowden's campaign seem to be timed for maximum embarrassment for the u.s. and the president as he remains in hiding at this hour. as world leaders gather in northern ireland for the so-called g-8 summit snowden is revealing how the u.s. and britain have been routinely spying on them. snn
87 Views
IN COLLECTIONS
WMAR (ABC) Television Archive Television Archive News Search ServiceUploaded by TV Archive on