of the country. middle part of the country where flood waters and rescues like the one in tennessee that we have been talking about well a mother and baby they were trapped in the home by the rising waters and within minutes, crews arrived and carried them both to safety. unfortunately, the rain is not over in that area. the national weather service right now is forecasting more wet weather through the weekend. these people hopped on a roof of a car when the water started to rise and they say that's when they had to do. this is davidson county tennessee. and you can see the roads look more like rivers. many people abandoned their cars because of the fast moving flood waters and in missouri dozens of people had tee vac wait a trailer park. -- had to evacuate a trailer park. rescue crews moved their belongings and pets to higher grounds. flood waters caused one death and damaged hundreds of homes. good morning america will have more on this and the rains and the flooding at 7:00 this morning. another story for you that we are following this morning.

one we told you about. the wild fire-- the massive fire in the nairobi airport in ken yeah. we are learning about a local group of -- kenya. we are learning about a local group of volunteers from harford county that are stuck there. they are from habitat for humanity susquehanna. they went overseas to heap international chapter build a home. they were supposed to fly home wednesday night but now they have no idea when they are going to be able to get on the flight out because of the damage to the airport and it's caused so many cancellations in the area. >> the work that has to be done to get it back to operational is going to be huge. it's going to be big. >> the volunteers are well cared for and they are safe and patient. so we hope to bring you the story of when they ng a flight they were hoping last night that didn't happen. so we will continue to follow their story and let you know about their return so follow us

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usher's 5-year-old son nearly drowned in a backyard pool. he is okay but the singer's troubles are far from over. it didn't end with the accident. we have more on the court appears happening today. and the dew points in the 70s once again. so we are talking about some very uncomfortable air. but, drier air more comfortable air is on the way. i will tell you if it arrives in time for the weekend coming up. >> reporter: 95 is nice and clear here at 395. but there are reports of a fire in baltimore city. i will have all the details and i will let you know how it could affect your commute coming up after the break.

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another bitter custody battle for usher. his ex-wife requested an emergency hearing for today after one of their sons was stuck in a pool drain. tameka foster raymond wants temporary primary custody of the two children. on a monday the 5-year-old got stuck of the bottom of the

pool. a contractor working at the house rescued the child and gave him cpr. if your office looks empty this morning as ours does, there's nobody in the newsroom and maybe one of the reasons is why is justin timberlake and jay-dis. the concert was -- jay-z the conserve was last night. tens of thousands of fans packed the bank to watch the duo perform the edge ends of -- legends of summer tour. it did rain a little bit but not enough to dampen anyone's spirits. it was a great show and coming up next they head to boston at fenway park. speak of concerts no blurred lines when it comes to this freeone cert. today you can get tickets to the virgin mobile fest robin thicke is one of the performers. it's the largest free music festival in the country. and while tickets are free you have to be fast and you have to be ready to get them because

last year 50,000 tickets were claimed within minutes of thebecoming available. today baltimore says bye to a colts legend. funeral services are this morning for hall of famer artie donovan. we will look back at his life and legacy that he left in baltimore. we will be right back. [ telephone rings ] good evening, this is flo. [laughs] yes, i'm that flo. aren't you sweet! licensed phone-ups available 24/7. call 1-800-progressive.

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but they are work towards the north and east. but we will get more action in here going throughout the day. so if you are not going to get back home heading out the door, make sure to have that rain gear handy because you will need it. let's go outdoors in urbana where we have been dealing with a little bit of patchy fog off to the north and west of the city. buall in all, lots of clouds out there we will see a few peeks of sunshine throughout the day. that's going to fuel thunderstorms popping up in the afternoon. and then we will see changes in the forecast but we have a day or so before that happens. but in terms of temperatures this morning we are coming in at 73 in urbana and that dew point at 73. so very uncomfortable once again. this will continue into hickory and this will continue into the afternoon. and then by tomorrow we will see and feel a little better but for today the high coming in at 88 but with the humidity we will feel more like we are in the 90s. let's check the traffic now with lauren. >> reporter: we are following a fire in baltimore city that shut down west baltimore

streebetween gilmore and stricker streets. the fire department tell me that it's a vacant home. no injuries reported as of yet. we will continue to keep you posted on how it will affect your commute on twitter. follow me at maryland traffic. and as far as the main lines are concerned, overall, we are in decent shape but we have trouble on 97. there's a crash that is blocking one southbound lane after generals highway involved in a overturned car. and up in baltimore county in parkton there's a crash on falls road at middletown road a car crashed into a tree. and 83 will be clear and jfx in great shape. no delays from 41st street down to fayette street. that's the timesaver traffic. a fearless defensive tackle on the field. a funny man off it. art donovan played pro football for 12 years but we will always remember number 706789 today the community says farewell and roosevelt leftwich joins us live on charles street to let us know what's planned for today. >> reporter: well, hundreds of people will gather here at the cathedral around 10-- i mean 11

this morning to pay respects to a man whose impact on sports in the city is legendary. artie donovan will be remembered as a great football player and a good guy. he was very quick fohis size and a man who defined his position. in playing football and in his 12 seasons he was considered one of the most dominating defensive players that played the game. but artie defined what player should be off the field when he retired he stayed in baltimore raising a family and owns several businesses and to say he was a great story teller is an understatement. cotell a story that would have you in stitches and have the room laughing. he was that good. now artie's funeral will be this morning at 11 here and cathedral of mary our queen. our live coverage will begin at 10 with jammy costello who-- jamie costello who will talk to artie folks to share a few stories and million ris of a great, great man -- memories of a great, great man and that will be streamed at abc2news.com once our coverage

begins at 10. reporting live roosevelt leftwich abc2 news. ravens fans who stopped at cooper's north bar to watch the game mixed admiration for art donovan and they sold his favorite bill schlitz for 1.70 in honor of number 70. that was the jersey donovan wore. they had a replica of one of his jerseys on hand to auction off for a good cause. >> we also have art donovan football jersey that is signed starting bid at $500. anything above that is to have one our sales reps with a sick son that needs a heart transplant. so any money raised towards that will go towards the charity. >> i bet art donovan would like that. one man who was there is not a huge schlitz fan but said it was not good beer but he was happy to throw a few back in

artie's memory. if you want to see more memberives are art donovan head to our website. we have a special section on abc2news.com dedicated to him. great day for college students. president obama is expected to sign a bipartisan bill that will slash interest rates on student loans. the house passed the measure last month and white house officials say the plan will save millions of students an average of 1500 dollars on loans if they take out them this year for the school year. because the loans will be tied to the financial market, they could go up over the years if the economy improves. the search for a missing 16- year-old girl from california is expanding into several other states. and authorities are now warning people to keep their distance. police believe kidnapping and murder suspect james dimaggio the man on the screen may have rigged his nissan versa with improvised explosives and they say he could also have explosives on his own body. dimaggio is believed to have

abducted a girl named hannah after killing her mother and possibly her younger brother in a fire. the father knows him and considered him a part of the family. >> i can't fathom what happened in jim's head, what happened. he -- obviously he lost it. >> right now police cannot confirm an 8-year-old boy that died in the fire is that of ethan. the boy who we have been talking about. so they say the body was burned so badly they are having a hard time getting a dna sample. it's been difficult but we will keep you posted on what they find. army major nidal hasan must remain on the -- defense attorneys must remain on the case. the judge turned down a request for them to back out. he does have lawyers on the stand by and they argued that hasan is trying to force the court to sentence him to death and they couldn't ethically stand by and help him. nidal hasan is accused of killing 13 people and wounding

32 others in a shooting rampage in fort hood texas. you will see more security near john hopkins school of medicine in east baltimore because several employees have been robbed and assaulted by the campus. published reports say more foot patrols and bike patrols will be seen along north-- street. there's going to be an increasedpolice presence outside the student apartments on a norfolk street. at least one of the power ball winners is from new jersey and it's 16 actually. employees from county garage in toms river pooled the money together and bought one of the three winning tickets. their boss said they did show up for work on thursday an though they knew they were millionaires. the other ticket winner from new jersey has not come forward. we doesn't note identities of those power ball -- know -- don't know the eye dennities of

the those power ball winners we -- identities of those power ball winners we know one who -- someone who won in minnesota. they say he says he was thrilled to become a millionaire but hopes that fame dies down quickly. >> there's two more winners throughout, too. so, there's two pour more people that have to go-- more people that have to go out there and i am hoping i am yesterday's news as soon as possible. >> the jackpot grew to 448 million before the drawing on wednesday each winner gets 86 million or 53 million after taxes. so not bad for those guys. they didn't hit the jackpot but most of us probably wouldn't complain and would gladly trade place was a local history person who won a million dollars from witness's drawing. maryland lottery officials say the ticket was sold at the dunkirk fast stop in southern maryland boulevard. it was the 8th second tier power ball ticket sold in

maryland this year. so whoever won congratulations to you. >>was brokeny con and this weekend owedi con the festival taking baltimore beginning today a lot of people watching. it celebrates asian pop culture including music, art anime and more. this is look at the line outside the convention center yesterday. so if you are going this weekend share your photos. we want to see them. just tag abc2 news on instagram. all right. good place to be convention center with the ac especially today. because we are dealing with the humidity. it's going to be very warm and borderline hot. as we look at the satellite and radar this morning, we are dealing with the clouds out there. but we have the showers and thunderstorms that will continue to make their way in here as we go into the afternoon. yes, look behind me, actually ocean city but you can't see it. because of the fog we are dealing with across the area, so if you are headed to the

beach this morning, you might want to hold off until this starts to burn off and we will see improving conditions throughout the day. but we are seeing a little bit of patchy fog in dundalk. nothing like ocean city but we will see improving conditions a little sunshine work its way in here throughout the day as well. and that's what's going to start to fuel the thunderstorms popping throughout the day. and destabilizing the atmosphere. temperatures coming in at 73 degrees in westminster at 73 in glenwood and 76 in arnold as well as chesapeake beach and i long the eastern shore this morning embay loana and goldsboro coming in at 75 degrees. the temperatures are going to be above average finally for today. the humid conditions the big story ahead of the stationary front that will work et cetera way in here as we go through the rest of the day. a slow mover will take its time and could stall out to the south of us a we go towards the weekend. and through the weekend -- des- - south of us as we go towards the weekend. and through the weekend. we will get the thunderstorms and showers this afternoon, this evening and the commute home is going to be on the wet

side. some of those thunderstorms could turn severe in your neighborhood. down load the storm shield app to keep you abreast of the situation and safe. as we look at temperatures for this afternoon, coming in around 88 degrees. and another 88 as we head towards saturday. and then we dry things out by the end of the weekend. let's check the traffic now with lauren. >> reporter: well, if you are traveling in anne arundel county you have got to watch out for a crash on 97. an overturned car is blocking a southbound lane at general's hospital. expect delays and in baltimore city we have a fire in a vacant home on west baltimore street. it's going to be shut down between gilmore and stricker streets. and problems persist in baltimore county. there's car that crashed into a -- there's a car that crashed into a tree. stick with 83. that's the best alternate. jfx55 miles per hour southbound at 695. overall len 11 minutes from there to fayette street and 695 shaping up nicely no problems

across the key bridge and here in parkville in the green with the drive time of 11 minutes, from 95 up to 83. 12 minutes on the west side to travel from 795 to 95. megan over to you. here are some of the top stories. the state department is pulling the nonessential government personnel out of pakistan. u.s. officials say the president says domestic and foreign terror groups created a threat to americans. americans are being told not to travel to pakistan. a large and fast moving wild fire in southern california has destroyed at least 26 homes in other structures in the area. the fire started on wednesday afternoon and firefighters say it is growing quickly. it is growing at a incredible speed. more than 1400 firefighters right now are trying to put out the flames right now the fire is only 20% contained. and torrential rains caused flash flooding in southern missouri. flood reportedly caused at least one death damaged homes and forced multiple water

rescues. the national weather service says the rain is expected to for states like missouri and tennessee over the weekend and good morning america will have more on this including sam champion who will be out there reporting more on the extreme floods. today we are having a special tribute to artie donovan. we will carry live coverage starting at 10. his funeral is at the cathedral of mary our queen on charles street. that begins at 11 and if you are a fan of the view we will broadcast that show at 4:00. remember our news is always available at abc2news.com. have a great weekend. ♪

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out. good friday morning to all of you. here in new york, we are a bit wet. even more excited. kenny chesney set to take the stage in central park this morning. rain will not keep them away. >> as you can see right there by the size of that crowd, kenny chesney about to take center stage. he's going to be spreading some love this morning. >> this is rain that we now share with so many in this country. this flooding overnight just got worse. >> it just seems that almost every night we're getting these stories. these incredibly horrible stories. this one from our oklahoma station. 2:00 a.m. flooding. let me show you pictures of the area. a 2:00 a.m. flooding site. a gentleman was trying to help a family in flooding and lost his life. these are the rivers that are popping up in flood zones. 38 of them are in flooding. one in southern missouri at its

100-year record. the videos are frightening. seemingly coming every night. raging floodwaters in 16 states, after staggering rainfall totals like southern missouri's almost 2 feet of rain in 1 week. overnight, pictures from oklahoma, adding oklahoma city to the list of deadly flash flood tragedies. in mcdonald county, missouri, a 61-year-old woman died after her car was swept off a flooded bridge. in nashville, tennessee, a daring rescue. 5-week-old lauren marlin, saved after murky waters invaded their home. her parents, shaken. >> we're in the attic, trying to get the baby upstairs. it's hard. it's scary. you don't know what the water's going to do. >> reporter: back in missouri, teaming rivers and flash floods force people on to the roofs. the driver of this week, trapped