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and now from abc2 marled's most accurate fore-- maryland's most accurate forecast. >> good morning. happy friday to you. yes, all eyes in the gulf right now as we can see tropical storm karen right now trying to get her act together and it's poised to make landfall along the gulf coast so right now what's going on is we have hurricane watches and we can see it in the orangecolors and also tropical storm warnings across the area. so, this will make landfall heading towards tomorrow. so we are talking about saturday sometime during the day tomorrow. so, for us, we will get the remnants in here going towards next week but right now we are dealing with dry weather across the area. and this is what it -- what it look like outside in manchester. some areas dealing with patchy fog this morning. temperature wise, we are in the

upper 60s in manchester. 61 in clarksville and edgewood coming in around 62. let's check the traffic now with mike. >> reporter: all right. good morning. friday let's get it on. we are going to talk about harbor tunnel and looking good. speed at 50 and look for yourself. northbound 895 camera looking good. things in and out of the tunnel look good. a couple issues 95 northbound right past exit 67. there was an earlier crash and they moved it toward the shoulder. so that may tie things up just prior to 695. 159 outside the bw -- 195 outside bwi at exit one overnight construction may slow you up. lynette mention thread fog out there. 695 at green spring showing you that. the further east from the city that's where the visibility is down. we will look at howard street quickly. that's more construction related delays. now the check or final check on traffic and weather coming up in a little bit. charley. the mother of a connect

cull woman shot to death by police after trying to breach a barrier at the white house says she had postpartum depression. this video shows the chaos war patrol car crashes into a barrier oa. physicians have not answered many questions about the suspect-- barrier officials have not answered many questions about the suspect. official rieive at the suspect's home trying to gather information a business owner from rosedale was in the capitol building when it went on lockdown and roosevelt leftwich live with what the man saw. >> reporter: when a building like the capitols goes on lockdown thousands are affected. one of the people affected is the guthat owns this business right here. steve cook is president of northeast fly. he was inside the rayburn house office building meeting with a congressman on the inside of the building while outside the driver of the black car led capitol police and secret service on a chase from the white house to the capitol building. cook says everyone sheltered in place while authorities sorted out what was going on outside.

>> we moved from the outer office to an inner office shut the doorblinds down doors locked. i was not-- >> i was not afraid and felt very secure in there. seemed like they got it under control very quickly. >> reporter: cook says he meets with the congressman once a year or so to talk about the things that affect his business. roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. overshadowed by the events yesterday congressional republicans and democrats continued their war of words over the government shut down. president obama got involved too. taking his message to rockville where the commander in chief appeared to be in campaign mode. >> the longer this goes on, the worst it will be. worse it will be. >> the president lashed out at repubs cans demanding they -- republicans demanding they vote on a big with no strings attached and the treasury department is warning of a economic catastrophe if congressfails to raise the debt

element allowing the government to borrow money to pay the bills. stock market slid with the dow dropping 700 points in two weeks. and house republicans insist they are working to get the job done. >> because there is aninsistence of no noxs and no talking my way or the highway we are here. >> house members voted to reopen parts of the government including the national parks and cans are research but continue to -- cancer -- cancer research but continue to demand changes to the health care law and democrats say that's not going to happen. the eepiscopal bishop of washington is inviting any couple who canceled the weddings because of the shut down to have ceremonies in a guardent in washington national cathedral. the garden is offered free of charge to any couple who was going to holded ceremony outdoors. the offer was made after 24 weddings scheduled for sites on the national mall this month were forced to be postponed. a second in command north

black guerrila gang pleaded guilty to his part in drug smuggling operation a correction officer who he was sexually involved admitted her role. according to the plea agreement steven loany joined the gang in 2011 for a time was the cell mate of the gang's leader tavon white. in total 25 people including 13 female correction officers were charged with racketeering, drug and money laundering. overtime is a huge cost for the baltimore police force with 25 million for the last fiscal year. but are all the extra shifts putting too much strain on the department? joce sterman wanted to find out. >> reporter: fee we found police officers making 40 -- we found police officers making 40, 60 and 100,000 dollars in overtime and putting in long hours doing the toughest job in the site. forget the millions spent experts say all that overtime puts people at risk. but why are city officers getting drafted for the extra shifts in the first place.

abc2 investigators answered that question tonight at 6 finding out some using a 30- year-old crime map for the overtime spending. union leadership says it's time to make a change how officers are deployed it's not just about saving cash but smarter policing. >> it's not just about the overtime. what you are touching upon is one little piece of a much bigger problem and bigger puzzle that the city for years has put on the back burner. >> reporter: tonight at 6, the blueprint baltimore's police union laid out to change how the department spreads out the force and what else they are asking for to bet are protect you. -- pet are protect you. -- bet are poe trek you -- better protect you. graphiccally you can see what we have set up showing mayor stephanie rawlings-blake salaryu of 160,000 relative to some in law enforcement. also you can go in and look by name at individuals find out

what their official salary is and fine out how overtime is now being affected by that and what's being done to raise the wages. again, more on this story with joce coming up tonight at 6 here on abc2 news. next thursday after scandal a tragic day care story every parent want to pay attention to. a mother mourning the loss of her 9-month-old baney killed -- baby killed by his caregiver. abc2 news investigators find out how a day care provider was given the option to stay open after the child's death. that's next week thursday coming up on abc2 news after the hit show scandal. first confirmed of the seasonal -- case of seasonal flu in maryland. state health officials says this is a good reminder to be vaccinated. everyone older than 6 months is encouraged to get vaccine. baltimore county is offering a free flu clinic tomorrow so you can go to our website on the health section for more information and locations near

you. if you wear the same shirt when the ravens take field or stay in the same chair for the game? some die-hards sea they -- say they do that and more. a survey found ravens fans rank as the most superstition of all 32nfl franchises. more than any other fans ravens fans thinks that not completing the superstitions will cause their team to miss a winning field goal or possibly a touchdown pass. could lead to the quarterback throwing 5 interceptions in one game. we will show you all one more time before we call it a weekend, tom, it's the video that they are rolling. what to you want me to dough? ravens, dolphins at one, down in miami. keep in mind mirks amie coming off a -- mind miami is coming off a shored week. everyone is doing it that's why attendees will be able to sip beverages behind the beer garden for the first time. twa one-- it was one of the only local festivals not allowing you to walk streets

with a open container-- walk the streets with a open contarn. you have to pay 5 -- container. you have to pay 5 bucks for the cup and buy a drink pour it in the cup and walk around. lynette, will you be there at the festival? >> i don't know. satellite and radar not picking own a whole lot this morning. but-- picking up on a whole lot. there's unsettled weather across the area. we are dry and we are dealing with patchy fog this morning. dense in some areas. look what's going on in parkton. you can't see the top of the trees all that well. but once this begins to burn off we will deal with sunshine this morning. and, we will be warmand also humid by this afternoon. look at the temperatures. upper 60s in reisterstown. 65 in annapolis. edgewood at 62. 63 in jessup. huntingtown at 64. denton at 63 and more of the same in cambridge. we are starring off mild again. high pressure is in control of our weather. but we are in the warm sector

so that warm front did move through. we are waiting for the cold front to move through going towards the end of the weekend and all that is going to couple with the moisture coming from the remnants of karen. so let's talk about karen. tropical storm karen. winds sustained at 60 miles an hour moving to the northwest at 9 miles an hour. you can see it in the gulf of mexico and this is poised to move in and make landfall along the gulf coast as we head into saturday. so saturday morning afternoon evening but then look at the track from there. yes it takes it to the mid atlantic so we will be seeing much needed rain and it lock like a good chance of that because all the models are together and they are in agreement so we will get some rain from that cold front i showed you and also from the remnants of karen but that's not going to happen until the beginning of next week and in the meantime, abc2's most accurate future trend looks like we stay dry and that continues through saturday. and even sunday during the day. and than we start to see changesthings going downhill. 85 the temperature today.

tweet us at abc2 weather we want to see a wonderful photo and temperatures also dropping off behind the front. let's check the traffic with mike. >> reporter: if you have a. [audio not understandable] good morning. we will go to 95 at monroe street. unspecified issue so be aware of that before the stadium. we will go towards carroll county finksburg eastbound 140 at green mill road. there's an incident there. and we will take you to the fence highway near crownsville road. carversous a deer we itcally know how that end. that's an issue at defense highway. north side of the beltway starting to jam up a little bit. notice again green cars denoting good speeds but past 95 going out towards dulaney valley road beyond that up towards 83 you may find a couple hickups. 695 north of exit 17 west of town not bad thus far but we will probably start to jam up west side in another hour.

695 at green spring volume is picking up and in all of the city howard street between north avenue and west chase overnight construction will tie you up off the gfx. another check of traffic inside america. top stories this friday morning. syrian president says it's too early to say whether he will run for reelection next year. he tells turkish tv that the picture will be clearer in the next several months because syria is going through rapid changes. syria's opposition wants him to step down and hand over power to a transitional government. the mother of a connecticut woman shot by police after trying to breach a barrier at the white house says her daughter had postpartum depression. however, that mother says miriamcarey had no history of violence. she put the capitol on lock down. the toddler in the car was not harmed. tropical storm karen expected to lash the northern gulf coast and could become a weak hurricane. alabama-- in alabama they are

putting up double red flags because of the dangerous rip currents. mississippi governor has declared a state of emergency for his state and fema brought back furloughed workers to prepare for the tropical storm. much more on these stories in minutes on good morning america. and as we call it a day, a reminder for those in queen anne county public schools. 90 minute delays as a result of the dense fog and kent county schools has a hour delay as result of the fog. we are back in a half-hour with news weather and traffic. for now let's go to gma in the big apple. see you in a bit. and when you get up -- can i play?

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weather whammy. karen for the gulf coast. blizzard warnings for the rockies. red flag warnings out west. and tornados in the plains. will leah remini be forced to testify against the church of scientology. why texas tern attorneys want play a role in a lawsuit. and the pictures of an affectionate embrace with surprising friends. their paws almost as big as his head. why they are hugging it out this morning. and good morning, america. what a scary scene in washington yesterday. it's all right in the government shutdown. the capitol building on lockdown midafternoon.

a high-speed car chase down pennsylvania avenue. senators taking cover. and look at this picture right here. a sniper taking position in the capitol. >> for a while there, no one knew what in the world was going on. this woman has been identified as the shooter. 34-year-old mother and dental hygienist, from stamford, connecticut, miriam carey. and police searched all night there. they were at her childhood home in brooklyn, talksiing to famil members. >> we're going to learn a lot more about her. >> we have complete coverage of this story from our reporting team. let's start with abc's jim avila on capitol hill right now. jim? >> reporter: the streets are back open. we are back to what passes as normal here in the nation's capitol. a woman driving at high speed, disrupted congress in mid session. a wild, high-speed chase on

america's most important street. the pennsylvania avenue power canyon between the white house and capitol hill, lit up by gunfire. it began at 2:12 in the afternoon. the car rammed a barrier on the southeast side of the white house. and secret service watched. one of the uniformed agents bumped into in the process. they give chase up pennsylvania avenue, where they corner to driver at the base of capitol hill, near the botanical gardens. it's around 2:20. guns drawn and a parole car behind. the suspect's car manages to escape, reversing, bumping the police vehicle and speeding off. it's here that police firsfire at the car. >> i heard the gunshots and the car tore out of the area. >> reporter: the camera man, an arabic speaker is stunned. he follows the car as it circles the peace monument, and up

constitution avenue, towards the capital building. slams into another barrier. police open fire again, killing the unarmed suspect, a woman identified as 34-year-old miriam carey of connecticut. all as stunned capitol hill workers watched. >> the police are coming after a car. then, the car was just -- it kept going. and then, they boxed him in. >> reporter: then, another surprise. in the backseat -- >> once i got a little closer, i could make it a police officer taking a child away from the scene. >> reporter: members of congress were in lockdown for nearly an hour during the chaos. police advising them to i'd their identities. >> are you a member of congress? i said, yeah, i am. let me see your identification. i pulled out my identification. he told me to take the pin off. he said, you can be a target. >> reporter: police say there was no terrorism involved. just a deranged woman driving at high speed, trying to get into the capitol. george? >> jim, thanks. let's get more on miriam