the other inmate was a lifer. he is a threat to society and he is not only a threat to society but a threat to the prison system. >> a spokesperson for the prison system says it's standard for two inmates per cell and corrections officers always evaluate the inmates before placing them together. a look at what's happening this week as you wake up on this monday morning. tomorrow a big announcement in harford county regarding the rain tax. county executive david craig will discuss the new state law requiring counties tone act a fee to undertake the storm water remediation projects. he released an ad telling you to come to texas it turns out he is coming to maryland on wednesday. governor rick perry will be flying to maryland to make his case. the governor of texas is out to recruit businesses who are fed up with maryland taxes. he wants you to move to his state for jobs inthe lone star state and governor o'malley says perry should come to maryland to see first and what better choices we have. friday thereby will be

fewer -- friday, there will be fewer parking spaces. metered spots will be transformed into temporary public parks. you can rethink the way streets are use and promotes discussion about the need for broad based changes to urban infrastructure. the parking spots will be opened to the public from 11 until 7 on friday. you are encouraged to share your experience using the hash tag be more parking day and that's a good thing to keep in mind if you going to park in the city onfriday. we are collecting canned goods and want you to help for our 2 cans for kids food drive. we are teaming up with the maryland food bank to feed hungry families in the community. we will collect donations all mong. there's a lot of drop off locations. head to abc2news.com for the list. we will be right back. boop-beep. [monotone] she says, "switch to progressive and you could save hundreds."

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thank for joining us. you may have seen it last night on abc2, the miss america pagent returned to atlantic site. she is gorgeous and they are all are. nina davuluri is the first indian american to win. she competed with celebrating diversity through culture competency and is the second miss new york in a row to take home the crown. after the frolic in the search this morning she will head to the scene of the devastated boardwalk fire in seaside park and seaside heights in theafternoon. the brand new season of dancing with the stars kicks off tonight. and the change this season is going to be different. they are going to air it once a week instead of twice. among the dozens stars set to take the dance floor valerie harper, jack osborne and bill nye the science guy. snooki and keyshawn johnson to name a few.

you can watch the show tonight right here on abc2 all the fun starts at 8. small screen legend bob newhart won the first ever acting emmy on sunday at the age of 84 for the guest appearance on the big bang theory. he was inducted into the tv academy hall of fame 20 years ago has racked up an impressive 7 nominations over the 50 year course of his career and shockingly, bob newhart was never recognized with a nod for his work on the bob newhart show but turns out he got a nod so it's good to see him get the recognition. >> i watched that show. and i am not that young but i did watch it on tvland. >> big bang theory you are not that young. >> not that young. >> you are talking about the newhart show. >> good morning. 62 degrees. pretty mild this morning rain showers are in the forecast. we will have maryland's most accurate forecast coming up in a little bit. >> reporter: look at the west side of the beltway that outer loop is slow here at route 40. the west side delays i will have more on that and a crash

on the harrisburg expressway coming up after the break.

and now from abc2 maryland's most accurate forecast. >> all right. 6:44. let's look at maryland's most powerful radar. it's clear and your morning commute is fine but to the north and west notice scattered showers working through gettysburg and hagerstown and tawnytown and northern frederick county a couple scattered showers right around thurmont so know north and west, you will see scattered showers and by mid morning towards around the lunchtime hour the city will see a few scattered showers. otherwise a really comfortable

morning. and annapolis around 65 and a pair of 6s in chestertown. a gentle southwesterly breeze coming in and we are forecasting a below average afternoon. 72 normally this time of the year we should be around 78 degrees. so he clouds on to have us and there's scattered showers and cooler air. look at numbers over southeastern canada. low 30s and that's coming our way. so coolish this afternoon 702076. i will -- 70 to 76. this is lauren cook who is the most accurate traffic person. >> the most accurate. >> reporter: i like the way you think. traveling on the harris bug expressway major traffic alert. southbound approaching belfast road you will want to expect delays. we are down to 20 miles per hour. york road is the best alternate route. as you get on to the jfx we are looking at high speeds. southbound to the beltway clocking in 59 miles per hour. we will have more on a long- term construction project that

will begin tonight on the jfx you have to know about if you travel on 83. 11 minutes interest the best -- from the bestel with a to east fayette street. fort mchenry tunnel is in great shape as well as the harbor tunnel. not so lucky on west side of the beltway. 30 miles per hour on the outer loop at liberty road. it's slow down to baltimore national pike. here's live look. inner loop is not too bad this morning. it's the outer loop you need to watch out for. drive times up to 16 for those making the push from 795 all the way down to 95. and here's 95. downtown right at 395. looking good. nothing to get gnar way as you make the -- to get in your way from the throughway to the toll plaza, just a 6 minute trip. and important alert. here are the details repairs on jones falls expressway begins tonight and that means lane closures for the next 10 months they will replace aging rubble bridge joints and damaged concrete bear yes and the joint repair work between 41st and

east fayette street begins on the southbound side and close two lanes each week between 9 in the evening and 5 in the morning. we want to remind you to follow maryland traffic on twitter for all the latest with the updates and closures because this could impact your morning commute. united nations secretary general has said the u.n. weapon inspectors would deliver overwhelming evidence that chemical weapons were used in syria. with that report now in hand, he briefed the u.n. security council today during a closed- door meeting. and apparent use outside of damascus has been followed four weeks of diplomacy as five permanent members of the security council failed to see eye to eye on syria. >> now we are in agreement which is a good one. it's a first step. we must be sure that syria will comply. >> top diplomats from the united states and russia laid

out a series of steps the syrian government should take to eliminate the stockpile of chemical weapons. but the international community still needs to decide what to do with assad's regime if they back out including the possibility of sanctions or even military strikes. the vice president is back on the road joe biden will visit ports in south carolina as well as georgia. he is expected to talk about the need to invest in the nation's infrastructure. the ports in charleston and savannah are expected to see increased cargo ships once an expansion project in panama canal is completed. last week the vice president visited the port of baltimore for the same reason. the way guns are bought and sold in maryland is going to change on october 1st and the state is dealing with an of a lanp of applications -- avalanche of am cages before the date a-- applications before the date arrives. roosevelt leftwich is live with how the paperwork is being handled. >> reporter: thousands of people are state waiting for background checks to be

completed by state police. for firearms purchases they made months ago. so the state police are bringing in as much help as they can to try to clear up the backlog. officeers from four other state law enforcement agencies will be brought in to help with this massive backlog of gun applications to try to clear them up. number of gun purchases quadrupled over the past year maryland toughened gun laws. state police from 20 officers transit and national resource and state capital police will be brought in to help. governor o'malley pledged allapplication will be approved before changes in the state law take effect on october 1st. critics say by using organizations other than the state police to do the checks the confidential information could be compromised something the state police flat out dismiss as the october 1st deadline for the fire and safety act is when it will take effect. the new law will improve requirements for background checks which include

fingerprinting. reporting live in columbia, roosevelt leftwich abc2 news. anne arundel county police are investigating the murder of a 25-year-old man shot and killed in glen burnie. his name is matthew pinkerton and police say he shot kendall green. green was found dead on his front porch. of his home sunday morning and the two men knew each other but the motive is unclear. anyone with details is asked to contact the police as soon as possible. a growing movement is in howard county to get the schools to start after 8 in the morning. the group behind the push is called the howard county start school late group. and they say teens and kids are sleep deprived and will function better when they have at least 8 1/2 hours of sleep. so the group is planning to hold a meeting tomorrow morning inside the congrewent council building in columbia. if you are curious it goes from7:30 to 9:30 and they will have coffee. tomorrow we are going learn more about the baltimore book

festival because the mayor is going to hold a press conference to talk about this year's event. this is the 18th year for the festival and to get the information down load an app with everything from schedules to authors all the way to the news regarding the festival. the event will be september 27th through the 29th in mount vernon. it features more than 200 authors. hockey season has not started yet but you can catch a really fun game right here in baltimore starting tomorrow. the washington capitals face- off again the bruins in the baltimore hockey classic. the game takes place at baltimore arena and starts at 7. the two years ago the inaugural event was sold out so you may want to check to get the tickets soon. the ravens are presenting special gifts to the police department tomorrow to thank the city for the continued support for the team. and they will donate three motorcycles and 12 jackets. they will formally present the gifts tomorrow outside of city hall. the police department is critical to the city and the

team's success on game days and other events held at m and t bank stadium with the assistance the ravens have been able to implement numerous community initiatives. that event is happening tomorrowand a big thank you to the police. tens of thousands of americans may have overpaid by uncle sam. listen to. this the new report finds that over the last few years, about 36,000 people were given disability payments that they weren't eligible for. to qualify recipients go through a 5 month waiting period where they must not earn more than a thousand dollars a month. the social security administration says its disability payments are 99% accurate but they are investigating and say they will fix any improper payments. this year if you call butterball turkey hotline you might hear a fella on the other end of the line. for the first time ever, butterball is enlisting the help of men as well as women

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good morning. here we go. aid beautiful shot looking out towards the key bridge. a beautiful color right now. blend of sunshine and clouds and cloudy skies. 62 at the airport a gentel southwest movement at around 3. if we go over to marled's most powerful radar out near -- maryland's most powerful radar out near bullfrog road and tawnytown pike we are seeing a couple scattered showers out there this morning. we do think a couple scattered showers will enter the picture at least in the city by the mid- morning early afternoon. 67 in town. 50s to the north and west. cold front on the moving for the afternoon and we will forecast low 70s for the decent amount of cloud but by tomorrow sunshine comes back out big blue high pressure reinforcing a nice -- reinforces a nice cool shot. temperatures today struggling to get out of the low 70s. tonight coolish with 50s in the city. 40s to the north and west and then just about 70 for the day on tuesday. and even cool are by tuesday

with up -- cool are by tuesday night upper -- cooler by tuesday. >> i upper 40s and low 50s-- tuesday night in the upper 40s and lower 50s. there's another system over the pacific side and humberto is trying to make a come back and could become a category one system by the mid-week. we will that you can more about that on the news at 5-- abc2 news at 5. aid beautiful stretch as we go into the tail end of the week. and we are pushing 806789 here's lauren cook with a check on your traffic. >> reporter: if you are traveling in anne arundel county avoid westbound route 100. there's major delays between route 10 and 97. stick with 10 or 97 as an alternate. and more problems in baltimore county a crash is moved to the southbound shoulder near belfast road. speeds clocking in at 27 miles per hour. delays extend south of york road which will be the best all the are knit route. we have a major construction plan for the jfx that starts this evening from 9:00 until

5:00 in the morning. every weekday for the next 10 months. so or 10 months sorry. now, keep in mind two southbound lanes will be closed. the jfx is nice and clear making the push downtown. >> thanks. top stories we are following for you this morning. the president will mark the 5th anniversary of the financial crisis with a speech from the rose garden today. setting the tone for a week the white house wants to be all about the economy. president he bamma -- obama's schedule will reflect the same theme. tomorrow a interview on the economy and immigration with telemundo and wednesday a a meeting with a business and round table and elvis ate ford plant. emergency officials in colorado say some 1500 homes have been destroyed about 17,500 homes damaged by the extremeflooding that began in the middle of last week. a number of towns remain cut off and more than 1200 people have not been heard from. four people have been confirmed dead two more presumed missing

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good morning, america. breaking at this hour in the colorado flood zone, more than 1,000 still missing. as rescue operations are halted by more rain. the incredible images still coming in.

this mudslide splitting an office in half. this drone capturing the raging waters up close. we're there as children are reunited with frantic parents. sam champion leads our special coverage. headlines from my exclusive interview with president obama. new this morning, why did one of his most trusted eded a sbrizer bow out of the running to run the federal reserve. a hiker falls 40 feet into a crevasse. the astonishing message he recorded for his parents and how he clawed his way back to life. new york! >> and meet the new miss america. she takes tiara in atlantic city overnight. she's here live, only on "gma."

and good morning, america. so much going on as we start this week. right there, look at this. more extraordinary footage from the drone flying directly above the disaster zone in colorado. the rivers covering so many roads. houses, cars, entire neighborhoods. six dead. officials say that count could rise. >> in numbers are staggering. more than 17,000 homes damaged. and the desperate search set to resume today for the 1,253 people still unaccounted for. dozens of helicopters grounded by the rain. >> let's get to the flood zone now. sam champion leads our team coverage from boulder. good morning, sam. >> good morning, you guys. we wanted to get as close as we could to the raging boulder creek here. we're at the foot hills of the rockies. all the water out of the

mountains rushing right through here. it cuts right through pouboulde. this creek is usually so calm at about two feet deep that kids are playing in it this time of year. this is more than 800 cubic feet of water rushing through here per minute. heavy rains have been in the area for seven days. more than 18 inches of rain have fallen. yesterday, the water so high, so bad, so much rain and fog they couldn't continue the helicopter rescues that are so necessary. there are hundreds of people missing here in boulder county and hundreds more missing in lam irk rer county. >> god, it went through there. >> reporter: this area is twice the size of the state of rhode island. all underwater. >> how can we ever recover from this? i know exactly. inch by inch.

mile by mile. community by community. they're taking this stuff back. >> reporter: from the air, you can see overflowing rivers that were once roads or creeks, swallowing highways. >> a lot of section of roadway along highway 36 are completely gone. >> reporter: drowning houses in water, rocks, and soil. this office building split in half by a mudslide. neighborhoods in ruin. homes lifted by raging whatters and flung into each other. as many as 19,000 homes and businesses have been damage or destroyed. >> my greatest fear when we moved her was fire. i never thought this river would do this. >> reporter: the flooding so treacherous it stranded members of the colorado national guard as they attempted to rescue the residents of lyon. in longmont, families got to go home saturday only to be told to evacuate again late sunday. this morning, we're learning more about those