because whoa talk to anybody and tell you stories to-- because he would talk to anybody and tell stories that would make your side split. he talked about football and his own life here in town. services for artie will be starting at 11 at cathedral of mary our queen. roosevelt leftwich. >> we will be remembering him all -- we have been remembering him all week and today we have special coverage of the funeral. remembering art donovan starting at 10 this morning and we will stream it live online so if you can't catch it when you are home, you can watch it at work or wherever you may be. this special will cover up the view but if you a fan of the show, we are going to air the view later on later today at 4. the ravens blasted the tampa bay buccaneers 44 to 16 and it was preseason opener but it was good game. and some fans got a mix of the old and the new. as they stopped off at cooper north.

[audio not understandable] we checked in with them and fans were excited to see the new look at ravens had against another team. they got a chance to mix in admiration for the beloved colts art donovan who we have been talking about so much. his favorite beer was sold for 1.70 a piece in honor of number 70. that was the number he wore and that he had replica of a jersey on hand auctioned off to a good cause. >> we have art donovan football jerry that is signed -- jersey that is signed bids starting at $500. anything above that is one of our sales reps has a sign that -- sick son that needs a heart transplant so any money raised towards that will go towards the charity. >> it's not his beer of choice a man was happy to down a can of schlitz in honor of artie

donovan. today, the class of 2017 will get to spend sometime with their families. they have not had this opportunity since back on june 27th when they reported for school. we are learning more about the winning tickets for the huge jackpot. 448 million dollars. the power ball is what we are talking about. two winning tickets were sold in new jersey. now according to reports, 16 coworkers from a vehicle maintenance department bought one of the winning tickets in an office pool. in minnesota, a winner stepped forward to claim his prize for the first time. his name is paul white and he bought 10 dollars worth of tickets at a gas station and he says he didn't check the numbers until his girlfriend gave him a call. >> sure enough they were right and i said i will have to call you back later and i went woo running around the office. >> his ticket was worth $149 million over 30 years so

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every day. look at this. this is the wakeup this morning. this afternoon the maryland state barbeque bash kicks off in downtown bel air. the two-day event features live music crafts and exhibits as well as top quality barbeque. chief meteorologist wyatt ever harp will broad -- everhart will broadcast live and say hello, lynette are you feeling slighted. >> i am. wow. >> he got a good gig. temperatures in bel air at 76.

but more imrtantly, look at this dew . at -- point at 74. we are soupy and uncomfortable this morning and that's going to continue flue the afternoon. -- continue into the afternoon. rising at 6:14 but clouds hovering and we will get sunshine in here before the day is done as well. and with that is going to tournament atmosphere on the unstable side. more showers and thunderstorms popping up. it's going to be warmer today coming in around 88 degrees when the high should be at 86. 70 will be the temperature tonight. still muggy and we have the potential for scattered showers out there. and that will linger into tomorrow where we have the potential for an isolated shower or storm still warm under a partly cloudy sky and check out the beech forecast. yes, i know you are headed -- beach forecast. yes, i know you are headed to the beach. we are looking at thunderstorms on friday and saturday and even sunday but the rain chances go down. let's check the traffic with lauren. >> reporter: it's raining in the forecast lynette. if you are hitting the road, you want to watch out for a crash in baltimore county in randallstown on liberty road near pikeswood drive.

beltway is nice and clear here on the west side. here's a live look at green spring avenue. a typical 11 minutes on the outer loop from 795 down to 95. the inner loop nice and clear up to 83. and 95 here in howard county no problems whatsoever. it will be clear all the way down to dc and northbound travel 11 minutes to get from route 32 up to the beltway. we have a crash in anne arundel county you want to watch out foralong the westbound lanes of route 100 approaching oakwood road and good news for those heading out to washington boulevard where an accident has cleared from old washington road. that's the timesaver traffic. stay with us. there's much more coming up. you are watching good morning maryland.

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thanks for joining. one of the store aies we are following for you. there's no word on when a group of local volunteers stranded in kenya will head back home to harford county. a massive fire at nairobi international airport gutted the east african hub creating massive damage and it's leaving people stunned. among the stranded 9 volunteers from habitat humanity susquehanna. but they went kenya to help build a home for a man and his

8 children. now the airport will have to undergo some rebuilding itself. >> the work which was being done to refubish it to -- refurbish it to operational will be big. >> the group was scheduled to come home today. obviously that's not going to happen but don't forget to follow us on twitter because when we hear about their coming home we will tell you. dogs were abused and neglected in arkansas have found a new place to call home this morning. anne arundel county 10 dogs in all shapes and sizes were rescued from an animal hoarder and they are up for adoption by the spca looking for a permanent place to call home. >> as far as behavior wise they are surprisingly adaptable you know. dogs continue to surprise me with their resilience every day and these ones are no different- - different. >> if you interested in adoption contact spca charging

between 120 and between-- between 120 and 150. flood waters created a mess and dangerous conditions in the midwestern and southern eastern states in the united states. check out flooding. this video is coming from arkansas where forecasters say 7 to 10 inches of rain have fallen in certain parts of the state. the vehicles were swept away as roads turned into rivers several rescues had to be made and when you look at this video you can see why. now we want to take you to tennessee where you got to see this video. a baby is rescued from high flood waters in nashville. the little one and mother were actually trapped inside the rising water at a home. crews helped everyone to get to dry ground safely which is amazing and dramatic video. lynette, it's incredible when you see stuff like that and it's happening in all parts of the country and missouri. >> it's going to happen again for today. they are not out of the woods

yet. and speak. ing of our -- speaking of our weather, we are talking about locally heavy rainfall and flash flooding across the area. we can see what's happening as we go through the rest of the morning, the showers and thunderstorms continue to roll in here off to the north and east. and we will start to have more showers and thunderstorms as we go into the afternoon and the reason why is, well, the focusis this stationary front and this will start to slide more off towards the east and with that, well, that's going to be bringing our rain chances in a little bit better. a little better. and then as we go into the weekend this will stall out to the south of us so we will keep the chance for the showers and thunderstorms in here but more isolated in nature it won't be as widespread. temperatures this morning coming in at 75 degrees right now in baltimore. 76 in arnold. 76 degrees right now in chesapeake beach and northeast. 77 in centerville and mardela springs is at 75 degrees. now abc2's most accurate future trend, picking up on showers and storms coming in here

especially towards the evening. so, this morning, rush hour is not so bad in terms of the wet weather but the evening traffic, yes, that's going to cause some problems there. and also, with the showers and thunderstorms still out there for today, possibly even as we go into the weekend, down load the storm shield weather app. if any of the storms turns severe it will alert you to the situation. 85 will be the temperature by lunchtime. and 88 will be the high today but with that humidity it's going feel like we are in the 90s. let's check the traffic now with lauren. >> reporter: well, we are dealing with some trouble in anne arundel county and there is a crash on route 100 along the westbound lanes approaching oakwood. and if you are traveling in baltimore county you will want to watch out for a crash in randallstown on liberty road. as we look at main lines we are looking at high speeds across the region. 83 in hunt valley and 61 miles per hour southbound at shawan road and everything will remain clear as you get on to the jfx

and head downtown. heading out to the beltway a live look in overlea at bel air road. nothing to get in are way on the inner loop. 95 and outer loop 11 minutes from 95 up to 83. you can be the first to know about traffic alerts and drive times. just follow me on twitter at maryland traffic. today r and b star usher will be in an atlanta courtroom because his ex-wife is is seeking emergency custody of their son after the 5-year-old nearly drowned on monday. he got stuck in the pool drain trying to get to a toy a contractor pulled the boy to safety and started cpr. that child's condition is improving this morning. the view is changing again. joy behar is is making the farewell appearance today. this is the last time that the daytime talk show host will be there. she is one of the original ones on the show. except for the show's creator barbara walters who is there but plans to retire next year. behar is exploring options for future work and just a reminder, a lot of peep want to

see the show. it's not going to be at the scheduled time today because we are going to cover art donovan's funeral for you. but we will air the view at 4:00 today on abc2. don't forget, tax free shopping week starts on sunday. this is a great opportunity for you. so between august 11th and the 17th, you can avoid the 6% sales tax on apparel and shoes that cost under 100 dollars. state loses 5 million bucks on the deal but comptroller says it's well worth it. >> if you going to spend a thousand dollars sometime during the year, buying clothes and shoes, spend it now and save 60 a bucks. >> jewelry and accessories are moth included and neither are school supplies -- are not included and neither are school supplies and backpacks. comptroller supports the change in the policy but only the legislature has the power to do it. when you go shopping consider picking up items for local kids in need. we have teamed up with the

preston mitchum junior foundation and young school to get and yowl back to school -- and get back to school items. if you would like a list of collection sites near you head to abc2news.com/school supplies. all right. looking to try out new restaurants? there is one easy way to a do it. baltimore county is participating in restaurant week and officially starts today. the summer promotion actually runs longer than a week. it ends on august 25th. 51 restaurants throughout the baltimore county offering fixed prices on lunches and dinner menus so it might be a good time to check out a new restaurant that's participating. several new movies are hitting the big screen including an animateed flick a comedy and a sci-fi thriller starring matt damon. we will look at what is showing when we come back. and as we head to break this morning a. live picture of washington, d.c. and the sun is not rising there yet but when we come back we will check in

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thanks for joining us. you might be thinking about checking out a movie and a lot is showing. here's a look at what's

happening at the theater this weekend. matt damon back on the big screen when a sci-fi thriller called elisium based in the year 2154 where two classes of people exist a wealth yea man on a man-made space station with no war or poverty and sickness and the rest live on an overpopulated ruined earth. also shows jennifer aniston in we are the billers centering around a drug dealer that receives a offer he can't refuse. and from the creator of cars the newest release from disney pixar planes. dusty is the crop dusting planewho dreams of competing in a famous aerial race and there's only one problem he is afraid of heights that's a problem for a plane. all right. now. stay with us this morning. we have great storeied ahead on good morning maryland. he feels he has been gave second chance at life as -- and he is grateful for it. we will introduce you to a man

beating the odds and becoming one of america's longest heart transplant survivors. >> and the wait is over. tickets going on sale for the vergein mobile fest. find out who is performing this year on good morning maryland at 6. >> showers and storms have been the rule for most of the week but there's drier weather in the forecast. i will tell you when that arrives coming up. >> reporter: lynette no delays on 95 but 195 i will show you what the other main lines look like coming up on good morning maryland. and before we head to break, we are remembering baltimore's great artie donovan. >> he was the man when number 70 ran out on the field, and that song played let's go baltimore colts, you know, he was just-- he he was everything.

you you're not-- you're watching the station that works for you good morning maryland. >> he was giant on the football field and a loveable story teller off of it. today the community says farewell to artie donovan and players like art donovan helped make football so important to the city. the season has not started but we are watching the ravens and they are looking pretty good. those stories are straight ahead. it's friday morning. thanks for joining us. i am megan pringle. charley is off this morning. but meteorologist lynette charles is here and lynette a lot to talk about weather wise because on fridays, you have a lot to say. >> exactly right.

let's talk about what he going on maryland's most power -- what's going on maryland's most powerful radar as of now. we are dry but traveling along i-83 towards york being see moderate rain coming in across the area. so we are looking at yellows. everywhere else light grown across the board into western maryland. but, we will start to pick up on the scattered showers and-- so you need to grab that rain gear as you step out and about. let's look at what's going on in parkton because yes we see the cloud out there this morning. but also a little bit of patchy fog in spots as well. so, as you step out make sure to give yourself enough time on the roadways that will slowly but surely burn off and we will get sunshine in here going throughout the day and we can see the 100% humidity that means we are saturated and the dew point and temperatures exact same at 73. dew point is up there. we are definitely feeling it this morning. and that's going to continue as we go into the afternoon as well. arbutus' temperature at 75 and 73. in jessup we are at 74. dew point 66 and the pool looks

good. make sure to take a dip in it and keep a eye to the sky. when thunderers are go indoors. let's check the traffic now with lauren. >> reporter: well, we have several crashes in anne arundel county a new accident on 97. this is right along the southbound lanes after general's highway. and traveling on route 100, another crash is blocking one westbound lane and one shoulder as you approach oakwood road. it's slow back to route 177. and in baltimore county, the problems will persist a crash in randels atown at pikeswood ride but the beltway free of delays. we are looking at 55 miles per hour on the outer loop at liberty road. an easy ride as you make the push to route 40. and over in parkville this is harford road. nothing to a get in are way on the inner loop or outer loop. normal drive time of 11 minutes from 95 all the way up to 83. and if you are using the jfx to get downtown, you are look at 11 minutes from the belt -- looking at 11 minutes from the

beltway to fayette street. no problems through the tunnels morning. that's the timesaver traffic. new this morning, dozens of employees at the consulate in pakistan have been ordered to leave because of a very specific threat to that mission. a u.s. official says the action is a precautionary measure and not connected to the recent closures of other embassies around the world. the state department is issuing a nonessential travel warning to american citizens traveling to pakistan. meantime, president obama is planning to hold a news conference today to talk about the terror alert issued earlier this week. he may also take questions about the u.s. drone strikes in yemen which have killed dozens of suspected al-qaeda militants. and also, the president may talk about canceling a trip to moscow to meet with president putin. he is back out -- backed out of the trip after russia granted temporary asylum to edwardsnowden. >> the murder for hire trial