this is tough tears from mom and dad. you are all grown up now. it flies by faster than your 4 years in high school. >> it is nerve wracking and different, but i am really excited. >> i am trying to find out who my roommates are. i have to organize my stuff and try to manage that. >> good luck. the freshman enrollment is up 10% from last year. don't go cold turkey on mom and dad. stay in touch. j.j. hardy goes long ball. with the win the orioles are 2 games out of the wild card spot. now they go to division league

boston red sox up at fenway. all for a great cause, we will take you to columbia for a great ride. not much happening, but toward canada they are getting rocked. this could be a problem tuesday and wednesday here. abc news at 6:30.

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. >> the worst sentence you will ever hear is you have cancer. maryland got on their bike and got pedaling. >> reporter: in the hearts of riders. >> i can control being on a bike. i can ride a bike for 24 hours. i can push through that pain.

>> reporter: they started on saturday afternoon and a 2:00 finish on sunday. riders are on the course. >> if i can do this i should. >> reporter: maria shapiro got her friend on the phone. >> we were just trying to help everybody else. >> else. >> reporter: she was told she had breast cancer. >> everybody was cheering for us. >> reporter: over $200,000 have been raised fordanielle. >> we are coming together

during difficult times. >> reporter: some will take a nap and others are going to keep on going for 24 hours. they gave us all a message. >> chemo sucks, chance cancer sucks but this is something i ca do. >> reporter: riders take their laps so cancer stays out of the fast lane. cheryl conner, cbs2 news. >> reporter: just a beautiful amount of sunshine over the bay today. downtown right now it is gorgeous. the sun is setting.

the airport is a shade below 80. we have a gentle wind at 9 miles per hour. we have lots of clear skies. we are back on at 11:00. we should be around 60. tomorrow will be around 87. maybe a little more in the way of sticky air. today 82. 84 is the normal. 97 was the record in 1968. downtown is 80 degrees and 70 in woodvine. if will be 50s tonight and very comfortable. the dew point is around 50 degrees. nothing going on. we will get a break for another 24 hours before more storms come in by tuesday and

wednesday. we have to go all the way to pennsylvania to find clouds. this will be in through your day tomorrow. it will push toward the south and east. it is maker heat. out to the west look at the heat developing. some hot air will push toward the east. chicago is pushing 90. it will be 100 out west. closer to home will be seasonably into the 80s. we have showers and thunderstorms coming. thursday and friday it will be

gorgeous. 50s and 60s. tomorrow middle and upper 80s. we are seasonably normal. shower and thunderstorms tuesday afternoon and a better shot for wednesday pushing 90 degrees. tropics have a new system, number 6. it is crawling along in the bay. the closest point to america is brownsville, texas. the forecast shows it will run out of real estate soon. it will rain out over central mexico likely. it is more active next week. so 60 tonight and comfortably

clear. tomorrow 87 and tons of sunshine and a little stickier. i think we have a widespread deal for wednesday. thursday and friday is pushing 90 for labor day weekend. what a rare treat. looks good. >> all right. first day of school no problem. >> no problems. we have baby pictures to show you when we come back. >> closed captioning brought to you by luna. [ man ] launch sequence initiated.

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. >> all right. we are getting a better look at the newest additional at the national zoo. this panda cub was just born. he is doing well and so is mom. that is great. >> look at the claws. >> you can't make noise at the pandas. they cry. >> it is a baby. think about it. you have to be quiet with the little ones. >> reporter: we will celebrate this forecast. if you like today you will love monday. tuesday and wednesday a little more on the way of unsettled weather. shower and thunderstorms. dryer into laboday weekend. the tropics could have a new

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bergeron: here's a sneak peek at tonight's "afv." we dare you not to laugh. [ laughter ] [ siren blares ] [ tires screeching ] [ laughter ] man: whoa! welcome to "america's funniest home videos." tonight, we've got a special salute to the military. and now, here he is, the host of "afv"... tom bergeron! whoo!

[ cheers and applause ] thank you very much! thank you. thank you to the halloran family for that introduction. we have a very special show for you tonight, because it's dedicated to the courageous men and women of the united states armed forces. [ cheers and applause ] so that's a special focus of our videos. all of you who salute, at ease, sit back, relax. let us salute you. the army gives you meals ready to eat and pies ready to throw. man: ohh! ohh! [ laughter ] bergeron: even in camouflage, you can see this coming a mile away. you want your right foot to hit the beam so you... [ laughter ] jump over it. man: whoa! you all right?

i got you on film, stewart. don't worry about it. aah! could have been worse. could have been throwing combat boots. ohh! [ laughing ] ohh! bergeron: she must be good at this, 'cause she does it backwards and upside down. [ laughs ] man: perfect! let go of your brake hand. oh, my god! let go of your brake hand. now bring your feet down. oh, my god! you're fine. let your feet come against this wall. he's got you, and i've got you. i just hope that catcher is wearing a kevlar cup. man: ohh! [ laughter ] bergeron: easy. you don't want to launch the rocket launcher. man: don't move, frosty. don't move. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ]

it is a real privilege to honor the men and women who defend our country, and while we thank the people who keep america safe, let's take a look at some americans who can't even keep themselves safe. that golf cart sure corners better than he does. [ tires screeching ] [ crash ] hey,re gonna prank my mom. we found this old prospector on the road. so we got him here on the toilet. we'll leave him right here. [ screaming ] bergeron: shouldn't the kid be going down the slide and the dad be standing at the bottom? i'm good. woman: did you see that?