apartment complex leaves more than two dozen people homeless. randy white sent us this video. everyone made it out safely yesterday. a dozen units were damaged by fire, smoke and water. a firefighter was taken to the hospital with a hand injury. the red cross is now helping those families who have been displaced. gm is hosting a design meeting today to show ideas for the casino. it's going to be in upper marlboro. other company experts answering questions from area businesses. the project would also include hotel and restaurants. the state is expected to issue a license by the end of the year. 321 years old you're going to need some work of that's the case for old saint paul's. they've undergo 3 months of renovations. it was founded in 1692. it has such a rich history in baltimore. members have included samuel chase,

signing of the declaration of independence. the church was closed for 3 months. on sunday they're opening their doors and celebrating being back open. a baltimore landmark will reopen in october. the edgar allen poe house was closed because of a budget shortfall. it will be open from noon until 4:00 and it will be lived in the home from 1833 to 1835. as we head to break, we're going to take a live look outside. this is what things look like this morning. still dark at 5:36. we will find out from lynette what's in store for the weekend when we come back.

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the michael jackson wrongful death trial is now in the hands of the jury. his mother is seeking $1.5 billion. attorneys for aeg live insist the singer was responsible for his own death by hiring dr. conrad murray. a surprise confession during the hollywood premier of baggage

claim. paula patton said she spied on her husband, robin thick when they were dating. >> i went to his house, climbing through the bushes, looking through the windows. i got caught. his friend saw me. >> it sounds like a stalker. baggage claim opens today a long with cloudy with a chance of meatballs part #. 2. >> i like that -- part 2 #. >> you i like -- part 2. >> i like that. lots of sunshine for today. it's dry an it's going to stay that way throughout the day and beyond. we're going to count these days of dry weather. no need for the rain gear. you will need the sunglasses as we move into the weekend. we will get some sunshine in here as the kids head out to the bus temperature around 60 degrees. mild for today.

also going to call it partly cloudy to partly sunny. the dry weather prevails. 56 degrees, mostly cloudy through tonight. it will be comfortable if you have those plans. temperature at 73 degrees towards tomorrow as well. sill seasonable with that sun/cloud mix. sunday the temperature at 74. more sunshine in the forecast. i think you're going to like the next several days. let's get a check of the traffic with lauren. >> you're not going to like what you're going to see in baltimore city. we have a crash on the jfx southbound as you approach more than parkway. reisterstown road at saint ambers avenue. north milton avenue at federal street. right now there's no delays through the tunnels. 895 going to be in

good shape despite all that construction we have going on. that long-term project. the beltway, here's a live look at the west side, typical 11 minute ride from here to travel the outer loop from 795 down to 95. that stretch taking just 11 minutes. the inner loop, that's going to be nice and clear for those of you making the push towards liberty road. in howard county, interstate 70 shaping up nicely. nothing to get in your way from columbia pike over to the beltway. if you're traveling westbound it's going to be delay free out the frederick. that's your time saver traffic. pepper jack cheese, mushrooms,

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well, the clock is ticking towards a potential government shut down. now federal workers could be getting verbal furlough notices within the next day and a half. among the programs effected national parks would close, also medical research would be interrupted. then 17 days later the u.s. could default on its loans if congress does not raise the debt ceiling. these are two separate instances. keep that in mind. house republicans say they're willing to raise the debt ceiling but only with a catch. along with doing so they have priorities from the keystone pipeline, tax reform and delaying obamacare by one year. this is a direct challenge to president obama. >> i will not negotiate on

anything when it comes to the full gamut of the united states of america. >> the president said i'm not going to negotiate. well, i'm sorry, but it just doesn't work that way. >> democrats dismissed the tactic as a gop pipe dream. harry reed tried to move for the vote thursday in the senate. ted cruz objected, went to the floor and challenged reed. as for this debt ceiling and the senate passing a bill, whatever they come up with, house republicans will likely change that and send it back to the senate. congress must pass a spending plan by midnight monday to avoid a shut down. the future of house is going to be the topic of discussion today with elijah cumberland mings. it starts at 9:00 in the morning at

the baltimore hilton. news time 5:46. some people who enjoy the beauty of lincoln park are worried too many trees are going to be chopped down. bge needs to replace a 2 mile stretch of natural gas pipeline. to do that they need to chop down trees. those who enjoy the park want to be involved in the planning. >> they were not forthcoming until we began to push and say what's going on. >> bge said no decision has been made on the direction of the pipeline. one grad students from morgan state university is on a mission to help those effected by bullying. he's choosing music to do it. >> ♪ [ music ] ♪ >> at 6 foot 4, 300 pounds it's

hard to believe that donald schuler was bullied. he said many days he was just considered to be a big, dumb football player. he put his message into words. he's joining forces with unlisted to target bullying. >> i feel like the song relates to those going through it and trying to make it. >> next december schuler hopes to grand graduates. near ly $19 million was poured into the towson school. it was done to help accommodate the school's rolling enrollment. at the city how major

stephanie rwalings-blake will have a ribbon cutting for street chargers. national plug-in day is this sunday. the calendar may say fall. it looks like winter in montana. take a look at this. storms brought several inches of snow and that was throughout parts of the state. this is what it looked like in georgetown. the heavy snow damaged power lines, leaving a lot of of people in the dark. it could melt away today. >> what do you think about that? you like it don't you? >> yeah, that's pretty to look at. now wyoming is getting in on the snow. they have winter storm warnings. here at home just the clouds pushing into the area. we won't see as much sun. we will continue to stay dry. no type of rain across the area, even as far back as chicago staying dry. high pressure is this control of the weather. mild for today. towards the west we have a cold front that will start to change

the weather a little bit but still not getting a whole lot of rain with this cold front. you heard us talking about that coast stal storm that was a possibility. now we're just talking about an ocean storm that's not going to be effecting us. it's heading into the atlantic pushing east of us. this is what is going to be left. as we move towards the weekend we're going to be dealing with a dry weekend. those out door activities are definitely a go. in terms of temperatures this morning with the clouds, they have been held up. we're taking about 58 in reisterstown, 56 in pylesville, glen burnie at 60, 56 denton, mar dela springs at 52. not a whole lot to pick up on, especially when we're talking about the wet weather. you can see the whites around. those are the clouds that will be

sticking around throughout the day. partly cloudy to partly sunny skies is what we can call it. here is that cold front that will work in monday through tuesday. it feels real fall like. as you like at what's going on towards the 3:00 hour, that temperature at 73 degrees, that's our high. make sure you tweet us a foe at abc 2 weather. that 7 day forecast stays dry through thursday. let's get a check of the traffic with lauren. >> we have a crash on the jfx southbound as you approach northern parkway. there's a medical emergency on 95 along the southbound lanes. north milton avenue at federal street and another crash involving a city vehicle on reisterstown road. follow me on twitter for the latest updates. that handle is maryland traffic. right now the west side of the beltway in great shape at cold court road. nothing to get in your way on the inner loop as you push up

towards 83. 11 minute to get from 795 down to 95. on the east side of the beltway the inner loop going to be nice and clear. the outer loop just an 11 minute trip in 95 up to 83. there's no better way to spend the weekend than with a good book. in mount vernon you will be able to get your hands on quite a few. that's because the baltimore book festival is is going on. besides browsing through thousands of books you can create with authors. new this year, atomic book civilian. the festival starts at noon and runs through sunday. if you're looking for something to do fall fling at the west shore park kicks off from 5:00 until 8:30. enjoy an evening of live music, food and

cold beverages. the mummies of the world world is the largest creation of artifacts put together. organizers say this is a chance for people to make a personal with some who lived hundreds, even tens of thousands of years ago. the exhibit opens tomorrow. tomorrow stand-up paddlers are coming for the first race event. bliss on the bay is taking place at 8:00 at gunpowder falls state park. if you've never given it a shot you might want to think about it. good morning maryland continues in a moment. [ 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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an oregon man browsing internet stumbled upon something, a picture of his grandmother. >> he said it was the last of the few photos of his grandmother, alice. google captured the image as she was sitting on her front porch reading a newspaper. he's sharing the discovery with the world. he posted his story on social media sites where it became popular. >> i made the joke with my

brother, i was like, well, grandma is gone but she still how lives in google. >> he knows that google will eventually update the site with a new photograph. that's usually done every 6 or 7 years. he figures he has time to spend with his grandmother. well, a third grader's plea to help his sister got the attention of a number after athletes. >> it may not be from santa but he's getting some help. who showed up at his school and lesson that kids got about standing up to bullies. a united airlines flight forced to make an emergency landing. what happened midair.

this 1-year-old the victim of gun violence. who shot into her home. an entire neighborhood came out to find answers. a beautiful shot this morning down in baltimore. that's the downtown area. >> i've never seen that statute before. maybe not late at night. it's the inner harbor area. >> this is. i thought maybe you would know. >> in you know -- if you know what it is,

hit us up on facebook. you know more about baltimore than we do. >> yeah, say we know we're in the abc 2 news studios, good morning maryland. it's purple friday. happy friday to you. let's find out about your friday forecast with meteorologist lynette charles. >> we are mild this morning. the temperature coming in at 58 degrees right now in frederick. dew point is going up a bit. we will have those winds out of the east today. that's going to keep clouds in here this morning towards this afternoon. in terms of temperatures in arnold, 58 degrees with that dew point at 56 degrees. essex we're starting out the day at 60 degrees with that dew point at 59. so it will be slightly more humid but still not a lot of humidity out there. it's just going to feel more humid because we've been deal being very dry air across the area. speaking to have dry air, we are dry. we are not dealing with any type of wet weather, no type of rain coming in here this morning. even as we go towards the

afternoon although we will have clouds mixing with sun. planning your day. at 8:00 the temperature at 61 degrees. we will stay mild. 70 degrees as we head towards lunchtime under a partly cloudy sky. then at 73 degrees for a high temperature at 3:00. let's get a check of the traffic with lauren. >> we have a few problems right now in baltimore city. there is a crash on the jfx southbound right as you approach northern parkway. on 95 there's a medical emergency. this is going to be northbound right as you pass heath avenue. details unknown at this time. on milton avenue do expect delays due to a crash at federal street. a city vehicle has been involved in a crash on reisterstown road at ain't ambros avenue. nothing to get in your way on the beltway. 55 miles per hour at liberty

road. this is 70 at columbia pike. very calm ride, heading south to frederick or east over to 695. 95 here at 195 no problems getting down to dc this morning. typical drive time of just 6 minutes. that is your time saver traffic. we begin with breaking news. three people confirmed dead and at least a dozen more being rescued from a collapsed building in india. the five story building rumbled trapping as many as 90 people inside. rescue crews are now on the scene trying to pull out as many people as possible. two confirmed dead, that's now been up ticked to three as a result of a report from the associated press. the man armed with a rifle fired several shots through an odonton family's window striking a 1-year-old girl. a family's employee