cecil develop the lessons that challenged and inspired all other students. she was a lifelong and fierce advocate for social justice for everyone. it was not an unfamiliar sight to see ms. cecil move gracefully from the classroom to a march in the streets advocating for civil rights and equity for everyone. to put it plainly, kathleen was a loving force of nature. once you met her, you never forgot her. having had the blessing of working with ms. cecil the past 12 years at mission we have all gotten to know and love this incredible woman who touched so many students and staff in so many ways. her spirit will echo through these hallways for a very long time. ms. cecil's family and loved ones are in our hearts in the difficult days to come. in addition i would like to invite anybody that would like to attend monday from 4:00 to 6:00 at mission high school in our beautiful auditorium, we will hold a memorial service for ms. cecil and her family as well. thank you very much. >> thank you, principal. and behalf of the district and the board of education, we send

cecil and all be excited about

atlantic city, vegas, perryville, a brand new casino ready to shine in cecil county. linda so with the first day of action. >> reporter: all that action is set to begin at 8:00 this morning. that is when the hollywood casino in perryville will officially open its doors. the 35,000 square foot slots parlor in cecil county has 1,500 slot machines, two restaurants, all set in a hollywood movie backdrop. the casino got its license over the weekend after a successful trial run on saturday. that paves the way for maryland's first casino to open since voters approved slots nearly two years ago. the four other locations still have big hurdles before opening. the casino at arundel mills is going back to the voters in november. operators at perryville say they are happy to be the first to open and to provide hundreds of local jobs in a state of the art facility. >> some traditional slot machines have a handle and then we have some that have incredible lcd digital screens with bose sound. >> reporter: again, the hollywood casino in perryville will officially open its doors in ab

. >> a cecil county casino will open its doors in just a few hours. >> it got the ok last night. kim dacey is live here in the studio with more. >> hollywood casino got the official green light after a trial run went well saturday night. it will be maryland's first slots casino to open since casinos were banned in the 1960's. the casino is opening three days earlier than scheduled because construction finished earlier than expected. it has 1500 slot machines but no table games. 350 new jobs have been created. 80% of the new employees are from cecil and harford counties. this is a new era in maryland. >> we are excited. all of our cast members were smiling from ear to ear yesterday. >> the casino will open its doors at 8:00 a.m. this morning. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a white supremacist will learn his fate when he appears in court later today. the man is scheduled to be sentenced this morning for the 2009 attack on a man in baltimore. the judge is expected to impose 31 years. >> it is expected that the judge will impose the sentence at the time of the plea, which is 31 years

severe thunderstorm warnings up, cecil and kent county, extending all the way through 5:30 p.m. so we've got about another 23 minutes on those. temperatures coming off with that rain. these could be gusty as well. we'll talk much more about the outlook into the weekend. coming up kelly. >> an escaped inmate and his pregnant girlfriend have been captured. paul pammer and gino res take far ya were arrested. they were charged with attempted murder for a stabbing in august. the 32-year-old escaped from police custody last friday while en route to central booking. they say palmer was able to break three from his hand restraints and escaped. she was traveling with palmer, she is charged with harboring a fugitive. they also recovered the kia spec tra with a bent frame. it's not clear if the couple used the car to drive across the country. >>> prince george's county, three people were killed after an ambulance collided with an suv. police athe ambulance was respond to go a call when the crash happened early this morning in district heights. investigators say the suv was traveling on the

county, looks like oxford in 12 minutes f you're watching from cecil county, that's where you couldee the storm here over the next several minutes. other than that, most of the state looking decent but under that watch, a little sailing going on in the harbor, we have a break in the weather, why not. humidity 47%, almost no wind. threw the day our -- through the day, our weather net camera, watch as that storm approaches from the west. there goes that storm and things are clear behind that storm, so not a lot there. temperature-wise now really depends where you're watching from. 73 up in norisville, 91 in hanover and 38 in arnold, 80 in northeast, widely varied temperatures. but thing is consistent that we all are very much warmer and more humid for this last official day of summer. high temperatures again today, look at these, 91 downtown, 93 in frederick, hot, humid weather always helps to fuel the storms. take a look, there's that radar picture, that last cluster moving out of the state. there's a few more storms in virginia, those won't affect us. this next line could affect us

aaddhappy for the city of perryville, cecil couuty and maryland as a whole. >> the cecil county slotso is company expected to employ 350 people. >> it heated up today before thh storms tonight. >> we have less than 90 secondd left in the summer seasoo. chief meteorologist vytas reid joins us with the latest. hard to believe. >> summer is going by. welcoming in the fall season. autumn. autumnal eqqiiox about tt take place. and it looks like autumn is bringing in thunderstorms. heavy rain ppshed thrruuh. frequent liihtning. most of the activity on the h.d. %-south of dover.ern shore, lineeis vigooous on the open waters of the atlantic. as we put ttis in motion. with strong storrs over new jersey. through wilmington. they had gusty thunderstorms and lots of lightning with this system. but it looks like most of the ú%tivity will continue to push east. making he way to clearing overnight tonight. anndtomorrow morning, around 73. to start the morning commute. thhn by noon, already at we could get up to about 90 degrees. very close to it. as that heat conttnues, and i will show you how long

all this heavy rain, knot across east sections of harford county towards cecil county. around the shoreline of anne arundel county, the bay bridge, just along the periphery, within about 10 miles of the chesapeake on the eastern shore, missing it, salisbury to the beaches. look at the rainfall amounts already, aberdeen almost two inches, almost three inches in edgemere. 2.79 in annapolis now. 2.40. it's all part of this system broken into a few pieces. remnants of nicole wrapping around a cold pool of air in the jetstream. pushing this stuff our way. with the storm surge from the south, strong winds and heavy rainfall, we have possibility of flooding up the chesapeake bay. high tides, fort mchenry. just before noon this morning. just after midnight tonight. tides running two to three feet above normal. rainfall today, the possibility now, i'm expecting 3 to 6 inches. we have the possibility of tornados, winds gusting to 45 miles per hour. any time through this evening. let's check on the roads right now, here's kim brown. >> justin, traffic is going to be jammed pretty

cecil tied at 1. cecil pitches to adam jones. cecil struck out four. bottom of the sixth now. tillman facing jose batista with one on, and this one is one gone. the sond homer of the night. the bluejays beat the orioles 6-4, the o's still winless and the bluejays 14th win of the season. >>> this is the first time washington has been favored in a game this season, though not by a lot. the rams just 3.5-point underdogs despite not having won a home game since 2008. so it does set up nicelyor the rams to polish their lackluster game. the skinz still don't know if trent william will be available to help out. the rookie left tackle practiced today and is looking better, but it's a game time decision. williams still recovering from a bruised knee and a strained toe. he is officially listed as questionable. if he doesn't go, stefan hire likely to get the start. good highlights coming up re. a high school football game of the week in virginia. broad run looking to extend their winning streak to 33 games. the spartans, visiting rival parkview, which vus happejust h be the last team tha

we've seen storms from northern baltimore county into cecil county. this is for basically all of maryland except for the lower eastern shore, it's going to run through 10:00 tonight unless they change that. maryland's most power fal radar will be tracking the storms. things clearing out for the moment but if you look well off to the left of the part of your screen, you see another cluster of storms. we'll see if those come down our way. the only cell of concern right now is moving through northern cecil county north of rising sun. looks like it will to be brookside in 20 minutes. we'll keep an eye on this and talk about how things shape up for the first full days of fall. they come up tomorrow and friday. it looks hot. we'll have it coming up. >>> hundreds of hartford county school students received excused absences from class today to attend the funeral of a freshman struck and killed by a care in belair over the weekend. abc 2 news jeff hager has the story for us about the service ntremont joey ntremont. >> reporter: with some of his football teamma

supervisor avalos: i have an in memoriam for kathleen cecil. was an english teacher at mission high school who died after suffering a brain aneurysm on the first day of school. she taught at mission high for 12 years and is fondly remembered by students for her biting sarcasm, brutal honesty, dedication to her students, and her cecilisms, such as, "so should i write the referral, or should you write the referral?" she was a collector of hundreds of books and was working on her first book when she passed away. friends and family hope to eventually compile and publish the book. outside of the classroom, she focused on many civil rights issues. she was a member of teachers for social justice and supported smaller glasses. she also sat on the executive board of united educators of san francisco. she is survived by her husband of 29 years and sons. teachers at mission high school have created a memorial scholarship in her honor, and donations can be sent to mission high school -- 3750 18th st., san francisco, 94114. >> mr. president, that concludes

today we get to play the one-armed bandits in cecil county on 95 by the big water tower in perryville. it sits our first-ever casino. linda so says we can start playing today. are you a penny or dollar woman? >> reporter: just give me the tokens, jamie. in just about two and a half hours maryland's first slots casino will be open for business. the casino in perryville is actually opening a little earlier than expected. it was originally supposed to open its doors this thursday. but the casino got its license over the weekend after a successful trial run on saturday. more than a thousand people were invited to that closed-door charity event. it paves the way for maryland's first casino to open since voters approved slots nearly two years ago. the four other locations still have big hurdles before opening. the casino at arundel mills goes back to voters in november. operators at perryville say they are happy to be the first to open and provide hundreds of local jobs in a state of the art facility. the 35,000 square foot slots parlor in cecil county has 1,500 slot machines, two restauran

slot machines but no table games. 350 new jobs have been created. 80% of the new employees are from cecil and harford counties. this is a new era in maryland. >> we are excited. all of our cast members were smiling from ear to ear yesterday. >> the casino will open its doors at 8:00 a.m. this morning. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news.

harford, baltimore, carol, howard, anne arundel, up towards cecil, eastern shore, through delaware, anything could spin up as we have a lot of instability, a lot of spin in the atmosphere. look at the deep red shading down the throat of the chesapeake bay. anybody crossing the bay bridge isn't having an easy time. look at edgemere, already over two inches of rainfall since midnight. some spots may see five inches or more today. flood ing a big problem in addition to wind and weather. >> we're keeping an eye on the incident on the beltway. couple crashes reported. wilkins avenue, an accident, appearing to involve two vehicles blocking the two right lanes and both shoulders. police have arrived on the scene, so it's going to cause significant delays as you make your way towards the southwest corner, approaching i-95. this is again, the outer loop at wilkins. as we look at our maps, dealing with several incidents around

cecil county is nearly ready for their first slots parlor in the state. plans for a trial casino night for casino is slated for this weekend. officials say the plans are still on track for a grand opening september 30. >> police are on the hunt for a group of suspects behind some robberies at a mall. there was a robbery at the jewelry store. suspects made off with thousands of dollars in merchandise. >> son: pretending to buy watches and then produced some kind of weapon to rob the store. there was one group that was using fake weapons. >> arrest warrants have been issued. police have stepped up patrols in the small. in howard county, police are looking for the preppy murder. police are asking anyone who may have information or who might recognize this man to call their tip line. >> defense attorneys grilled the lead detective in the ken harris of murder trial. the question the validity of evidence obtained from the train. three suspects are accused of killing the former councilman in 2008. the detective continues his testimony later on this morning. a wh

, kent and queen anne's county, now cecil, caroline, yours ends at 10. pg and st. mary's ends at 10:45. there's a flood watch in effect. there's also a tornado watch in effect for all counties except garrett and western allegany county until 1:00. so many warnings have hit this graphic. it's disguising the crimson as opposed to the bright red which is the tornado watch. the tornado watch in effect until 1:00. now back to first warning doppler radar there's soaking rains. what we're trying to do is go down here to southern maryland. you don't have to have huge rain to have a tornado warning. it's a precursor to rotation. what we're going to look for right now is -- see, this is true doppler. the greens are moving towards you. the red's away should you see red and green, we're talking winds moving towards and away in the same location that would be rotation. so clearly here just to the east of packs river, elliot, just northwest of deal island, we corks indeed, be seeing some rotation. we'll have to watch this very closely for you. we are expecting before

cecil county is in the flood watch as well. there are special, they stand out. possibility of winds gusting to 35 or 40 miles an hour. the forecast, wet and windy through thursday, clearing up friday, and i saturday, cool and a few more showers on sunday. >> thanks for joining us, everybody. we will see you back here tonight at 11. old gibbs canning company. today these factories are full of dot com businesses. old gibbs canning company. and now my job is helping maryland create new economy jobs. training new math and science teachers investing in our institutions of excellence pioneering new cyber security jobs and giving an old gm plant a jump start building electric motors. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message so you'll know i'm fighting for you. two governors, two different approaches. even in good times bob ehrlich did not make education a priority. he increased college tuition by 40%, cut school construction by $200 million, and ehrlich voted to eliminate the department of education while serving in congress. but martin o'malley, even in the toughe

. >>> anna ruann te slots paalort open neet week because of politics in cecil coonty.waiting for a decisson in the attorney ggnerrl in its role on the voter referendum on slots at arunnel mills. it's also spending miilions oo dollars ii the hopes of blocking slots at the a anne arundel ú%unty mall. >> the substantial amount of their revenues come from maryland, and most of that from conditions so by delaying slots in an anne arundellcounty they continue to rakeein maryland dollars in west virginia and control the market. >> 1penn national claims to be supporting the first amendment stay tuned for fox 45 morning news for continuing coverage of this tory. we will talk to tte representativv of the cordish company that is trying to bring slots with arundel malls. that will be followed with a reprrsentative group against bringing thh slots machines to the mall. for all of november's news for november's midterm elections, go tt our website at foxbaltimore.com and cllck on the vote 2010 in the news features section. operaahouse will be officialll renamed for the former baltim

we have a few lingering showers along the edge of the bay and cecil county. and the thing is, as we head into the afternoon, there's a chance for a thunderstorm and not much rain. and we'll take it back here, this is what we've been dealing with and we'll have the rain continue heavy at times and we have a tornado on the eastern shore. we have advisories running a foot above average because of all of the rain and the wind. the other thing the wind is doing is keeping the warm air in place and the muggy air. it's muggy outside and then temperaturewise, we're in the 70s and that could lead to a shower and thunderstorm this afternoon. most of that storm system has moved out. however, here's another one we need to talk about. down here, in the caribbean, you can barely see it. here's the storm and the center is pushing to the north and taking the rain with it. down to the south, we have tropical depression number 16. and this is going to make its way north eastward. it's going towards the east coast and there are a lot of questions with the track of it. and it co

meantime no word on whether% slots in cecil county will open next week. 5:30.%->>> federal agency ree for handing out millions in graat is coming under fire. osha the occuuational safety health administratton gave 220,000 dollars to the provide training and education program for employers and workers bun like year past more than half of the grants are going to minority groups or groups that work with immigrant. now some are wondering if the money is being used to pay about play poll ticket it appears these are goong to smaller organizations perhaps with a little bit of a political angle nvolved incllding day labbrer and dommstic workers none of which recovered two years ago. >>reporter: they would not agree to on camera interview anddstill worring on how to spend the money. quarter of the grants are going to labor unions. >> our duty to hold government accountable and help uu do that by joining our waste watch. if you see government waste you can call our hot line at this number on the screee. also go to our web site and click on waste waachh >>> if new p

many folks came out today to check out cecil county's new addition. >> something to make -- bring the people into town. help lower our taxes a lit. >> it's exciting. very exciting. don't have to drive to delaware. >> reporter: the casino created 350 full time jobs, its open from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. every day. >>> aself professed white supremacist will spend 30 years in jail for an attack an a black fishermen. he was beaten with a stick and his car was stolen. he didn't know it had a low jack. locker said he didn't like black people and loved hitler. in. >> there was a statement read in court this morning by the defendant's's attorney in which he did express some regret. he asked for forgiveness through the written statement. >> the 77-year-old suffer aid fractured eye socket, temporary blindness and lost some teeth. the suspect will serve another year for assaulting a correctional officer throwing urine and feces into his face while he was behind bars. >>> a jury in california convicted a man of murder in the drunk driving death of angels pitcher nick adenhart. he was found guilty

one was cecil connor and one was cassie lafond. and neither did.bad for her but the city is not the problem here. and certainly this tolling ordinance is not the problem here. >> reporter: last week lafond received three phone calls she believes is a collection agency. she says there's no way she'll pay chicago heights $500 because she's already paid enough. >> i think it's ridiculous to be honest with you. my car was never impounded, so i shouldn't have to pay for something that took my life a-- my kid's life away. >> you can read the whole story in the tribune tomorrow. >>> a crash kills a woman in her 20s and puts two others in the hospital. it happened at the caldwell intersection. the taxi caught fire and the cab driver should be okay. no further info on anyone else involved in that crash. that stretch of devon was closed for some time. >>> a garbage dumpster turns out to be a terrible place to hide from police. >>> also the gop drafts a formal pledge to america. >>> diabetes patients may lose their medication but it could also save li he's si

in places like cecil county, the storm is heavier, but no major damage has been reported yet. for the western side of the bay there is a watch in effect until 5:00 p.m. the storm will be clearing out as the afternoon progresses. right now, it is pretty mild out there and very humid, 79 degrees downtown. i have more in your 7 day forecast coming up. >> keep in mind that our interactive raider can help you keep aware of the weather. you can check storms and forecasts that -- at wbaltv.com. homicide detectives are investigating the death. they were called to the scene at 11:30 p.m. last night where they found a man's body in front of a house. his identity has not yet been released. we now know when the trial of a couple accused of the stabbing murder of a johns hopkins researcher will begin. prosecutors say the couple killed the 23-year-old man during a robbery. this was last july. there is evidence at the suspect's, and that ties the couple to the crime. but california man could spend 50 years behind bars for a crash that killed a pitcher for the angels. yesterday, he was found

the operators in cecil say they are proud to pave the way and attract gamblers from other states. >> we have received many calls and interest from customers new jersey, pennsylvania, washington dc, asking when we will open. >> reporter: and now that hollywood casino has the license they will host a soft opening tomorrow. the grand opening is scheduled for this thursday. the casino plans to open every day from eight to two. the operators say it'll generate at least $100 million yearly. cheryl connor. >> all is right after throwing four interceptions joe threw three td's today and bolden -- the ravens opened the bank for business and there is ray against the browns. first quarter rice with the run here. 22 yards, ray would have to leave with a sprained flee. still to early to see how early it is. come on ray, get up. ? . bolden, 13-yard touchdown. up 14-3. we. >>> they made the ravens sweato you. the brown was in four at the half. wallace, to watson. that's a brown's td. clef land up in this game 17- 14. joe has to win this one. >>> blitz, joe lobs one high and deep. 48-yard touchdown

today we get our first casino, in perryville in cecil county. you can start gambling in one hour and 58 minutes. listened -- linda so plans on winning in one hour and 59 minutes. that's quick. >> reporter: give me some time. set your alarm for 8:00 this morning, that is when you'll hear the slots coming to life. the casino in perryville is opening a little earlier than expected. it was originally supposed to open this thursday but the casino got its license over the weekend after a successful trial run on saturday. that paves the way for maryland's first slots parlor to open since voters approved slots nearly two years ago. the four other locations still have big hurdles before opening. the casino at arundel mills is going back to voters in november. operators at perryville say they are happy to be the first to open and boost the local economy with hundreds of jobs. the hollywood casino is 35,000 square feet, has 1,500 slot machines, two restaurants and many shops. >> we have 350 employees, 80% of which are from harford and cecil counties. so, t

one cell moving out of cecil county, across northern cecil county. a few weak small cells between abingdon and edgewood. and another popping up northwest of man manchester. you can see that moving in. that's moving to the southeast. you folks in northeast carroll county. that will be moving into your neighborhood even as we speak. so that may bring you wind gusts over 30, 40 miles an hour. and brief, heavy downpours and lightning as well. another batch in pennsylvania. that might move into northern maryland later tonight. we have an advisory for the possibility of still more thunderstorms. until about 10:00 tonight for the entire region, west of the bay. and you folks in eastern shore and delaware, until 11:00 tonight. severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect. denise? >>> thank you, bob. >>> security concerns prompt changes at baltimore's oldest mall. tonight, police are working with stores at mondaw min mall. police already have two suspects in custody. >> reporter: at mondawmin mall since mid-july, there have been three robberies. even a shop th

cecil county looks like you're in it until 10:15. we'll continue to track this and just the potential is here, not a guarantee but if you live in the areas now is the time, get down to the basement or get into interior location of your home. especially if you have a bathroom that is reinforced and does not have windows. we're watching this cluster of energy slide through the eastern shore, strong winds if you're crossing the bay bridge. on to the delmarva, still dealing with more rain rotating around this storm. for the next couple of hours. there's this storm itself, dry air already working through central maryland and we'll start to break the clouds around baltimore. if it hasn't done so already. then maybe an isolated storm in the afternoon but we're continuing to watch this pattern, it will drag down cool air from canada but before it does that it is tapping into the tropics. and it's -- off screen now but there's a developing system that may get named later today, ride across florida the next day off in and could be up the coast

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showers at aberdine and cecil county. showers.n porttand (inaudible) folks in glen burnie getting showers. -his is how it rolls throuuh over the llst several hours. still decent rainfall. and more to come, from the south as we see an area of low pressure wraparound the moissure. how much? through the overnight, we can half or more of an inch acrossú up tt parts of pennsylvaaia, northern portions of delaware. of getting maybe heavy rainfall. potentially. so there could be flooding conditions we have to deal with through the overnight. show you when it will leaae. and when we start to see a ú%ment to dry o coming up in the >> all riiht. you can be ii charge of your own personalized forecast. i-radar available at foxbbltimore.com. just use the interactive tools to track torms down to your street. go toofoxballimore.com ann click on i-raaar. >> new his hour. doctor shot t johns opkins dr. cohen released thissevening. shot september 16 when briefing a man on the ccndition his mooher. paul pay dus shot his mooher and then himself. cohen

. >> after countless delays, maryland's first slots parlor is scheduled to open next week in cecil countyaid tonightt that grand opening now could be >> you haae probably seen this ad and others condemning the proposed ssots arlor at arunde3 mills mall. ú%d paid for by the jockey club and penn national gaming. but the campaign dree a rebuke frrm the cordish company t has the license to put the slots in the mall but it is on hold. %-enhance your job base., >> at the recent opening of the pro slots campaign oofice in arunddl county, david cordish urged support for slots and spoke about what he calls penn slots refeeendum.erence with the one license fee is not supposed to prevent another license sea from oppning. >> penn national also operates hollywood casino in charlestown west virginia. %-inn maryland dollars in west3 virginia, and control the %->>the cordish company also sad that penn national, that now operates pimlico race course and laurel park would stand toú benefit if slots were rejected at arundee mills and be built at the race track in lauree. >> so the sttte lottery commiissonni

while anne arundel county continues to debate the issue, cecil county is nearly ready for the ribbon cutting and as first slots parlor. plans for a dress rehearsal are scheduled for this weekend at the hollywood casino perryville. officials for penn national gaming said the plans are still on track for a grand opening on september 30. coming up next, the cast of "community" love join us live to talk about the new season. a recall no parents will want to miss. dr. kim hammond is here to answer your pet questions. why is roman meal bread nutritious? two slices provide at least sixteen grams of whole grains and an excellent source of calcium. roman meal bread: great taste and nutrition since nineteen-twelve. >> nearly 5 million cans of baby formula are being recalled after fears they could be contaminated by bugs -- beetle parts to be exact. the company says there is no serious side effects, but it could cause digestive issues. blockbuster has officially filed for bankruptcy. the deal will slash the company's debt by roughly $900 million while it works to reorganize. the chain has strug

cecil county has been under a warning this evening. it looks like the worst of the weather is moving out across the wilmington, delaware area. rainshowers continue across most of the baltimore metro area. the heaviest rain with those thunderstorms on the upper eastern shore. showers extend back into the mountains, so we can expect wet weather to continue until a little after midnight. we'll check out the seven-day forecast in a few minutes. >> workers at the city board of elections in the morning counting absentee ballots. >> there is still no clear winner in the city state's attorney's race. jayne miller is live at the city board of elections with the latest. >> we are going to go to the new numbers in the state's attorney's race. the ones posted after the absentee ballot vote count, these are the numbers. gregg bernstein with 31,187 votes, pat jessamy with 29,824 votes. that means mr. bernstein now has a slightly larger lead and he did before the absentee ballot count. but still no hint of concession from the incumbent. >> today we w

he believes they are funded by a company that already has a slots license in cecil county. reporting live, jennifer franciotti. >> thank you. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. what's your position on building a slots palace at arundel mills? you can e-mail your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> police are on the lookout for those responsible for a string of robberies. arrest warrants have been issued but no arrests have been made. at least seven armed robberies have taken place at the smalmal. police need your help to find the preppy burglar. the man was caught on camera breaking into a home in highland last week. you saw him wearing business attire. he got away with some electronics and other items. if you could help police, you are urged to call howard county police. >> the red cross is helping a family after their home went up in flames. it happened yesterday morning at real princess lane. the fire caused a propane tank on the deck to explode. the people inside were able to get outside safely. >> the baltimore county. is ranked 10th worse in te

. >> the first casino will open in cecil county a few days earlier than expected. kim dacey joins us with more on the story. >> maryland banned slots in the 1960's. hollywood casino cut the official word last night it will become the first maryland slots casino since a referendum was approved in 2008. hollywood casino got the ok after a trial run winds well saturday night. the casino has 1500 slot machines. you can experience something similar to table games. >> i am excited and all the staff is as well. all of our cast members are smiling from ear to ear. >> officials hope to help the economy in maryland. this casino has created 350 jobs. tony nylander has to commute from north east to a casino in rhode island. >> i have a 2-year-old and we have been for about eight years. it is great aunt to hear the little guy yelled daddy. >> the casino is opening three days earlier thanks to construction. officials wanted to expedite this process so maryland could compete with casinos in bordering states. other locations hoped to fall in hollywood's footsteps. the casino will

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that includes caroline county, talbot county, cecil county, can't county and queen anne's county.lood warning because flooding has begun to occur in those regions and again, those are the areas where we've continued to see some heavy rain. right now, at reagan national airport, what we are looking at is a current temperature of 70 degrees. relative humidity, 93%. the wind are out of the north at seven miles per hour. the winds will pick up as the day progdz and in area of low pressure moves through the region. wind could gust up to 50 miles per hour at times later this morning and during the afternoon. -- as the day progresses. a variety of watches an warnings. what you want to be on the lookout for is severe weather, including heavy rain, possibly severe thunderstorms that could produce tornadoes through the morning hours. windy at times. high about 76 degrees. we believe the heaviest rain will be through the morning and then we'll start to see the rain decrease we believe during the afternoon hours. we'll have pore on all of this coming up in just a little bit. >> thank you so m

no table games. 350 new jobs have been created. 80% of the new employees are from cecil and harford counties. they are proud to be starting a new era in maryland deeming. >> all our cast members are smiling from ear to ear. >> the casino will open its doors at 8:00 a.m. this morning. reporting live, kim dacey, wbal- tv 11 news. >> police are charging a patient in howard county with the murder of a fellow patient. a hospital nurse found susan sachs dead yesterday morning. saladin taylor is charged in the strangulation. susan sachs was accused of stabbing a social worker back in 2004. a woman isn't shock trauma after she was shot during a domestic dispute. this was just before 4:00 p.m. sunday afternoon. police say she suffered non- life-threatening injuries. a male suspect is in custody. >> a man is dead after a motorcycle crash. this happened on east jarrettsville road sunday morning. the motorcycle slid into a utility called. the biker, matthew cavey, was killed. elijah kelley is in serious condition. last week, calvin walker pleaded guilty to several crimes. prosecutors said he attacked a

if you're traveling in and out of cecil county, no delays at the perryville else to. -- tolls.king good. latest on the buses and trains, we go to kurt kroncke. >> good morning, sarah. we've got a delay on the 51 bus, running 20 minutes late and the five bus diverting because of construction. and light rail on time service. metro subaway both east and westbound. on time service on the pen and cam done and brunswick lines. tony pann? >> we're off to a quiet start. but it is chilly this morning. temperatures have managed to dip back into the 40's. 42 in york, pennsylvania. 51 at the airport. if you're near the water or downtown, it's warmer. 61 at the maryland science center. skies are clear right now. beautiful sunrise. a lot of sunshine during the day today. we can see some rain on the radar. showers and thunderstorms coming across the upper midwest and a frontal boundary that may come to visit us as we head into tomorrow afternoon. but as it gets closer to us there will be a push of warm air. so we'll see a dramatic climb in temperatures as we head toward the end of the week, s

cordish believes eds are being funded by a club that has a gaming license in cecil county. he has filed a complaint with the maryland lottery commission. >> you can only have one license. >> it is up to voters to decide. if they say no, zoning starts from scratch. lawyers have said it would be five years until slots could get rolling again. jennifer franciotti reporting live. >> thank you. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. what's your position on building a slots palace at arundel mills? e-mail your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. again, that is watercooler@wbaltv.com. two pitbulls work shot and killed. police were serving a a warrants. there is no word on why the shots were served. police made three arrests. >> a white supremacist has pleaded guilty to attacking a black man. police say calvin lockner severely beaten james privott last august. lockner also admitted to stealing privott's truck. >> this is a plea agreement that we feel good about because we're going to get this person off the street for 31 years. >> lockner is expected to be sentence

it's located in perryville, cecil county. there's a map there. the gambling started just about an hour ago. three days earlier than expected. perryville slots were supposed to open on thursday instead but the casino got the license over the weekend after successful trial runs saturday. this is the first slots parlor to open in maryland since voters approved slots nearly two years ago. operators at perryville say that they are happy to be the first to open in the state and to boost the local economy and then also provide hundreds of jobs in the area. >> we have 350 employees, 80% of which are from harford and cecil counties. so, to be the first, i think it's just an exciting thing for everybody. >> hollywood casino is 35,000 square feet, has 1,500 slot machines, two restaurants and some shops. the grand opening ceremonies will be on thursday. >>> we're going to send it over to justin. it's been rainy out there. when is drier weather ahead? i know we needed the rain. >> pull that lever, i think we'll get a jackpot of moisture. we already had -- par

the hurricane did significant damage to cecil county and parts of the bay. it made landfall in north carolina as a category 2. walt disney world had to shut its doors in preparation for the first time in its history and nasa operations at the cape were shut down to get ready for the coming storm. in all approximately three million people evacuated their homes, in all 68 people died from hurricane floyd. >>> let's look at some of the featured events today. how would you like to play around the gulf in florida with greg norman? >> i would like that. >> or how about backstage to see the boss or bon jovi? >> i would really like that. >> let's go to yankee stadium. exciting, priceless auction going to be held at the blue hill tavern tuesday, september 28th from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. proceeds benefit the kennedy krieger institute for autism and related disorders. for more information and to purchase tickets contact amber weiner. her e-mail address is weiner@kendall kennedy krieger -- weiner@kennedykrieger.org. >> diana e-mailed us, havre de grace, the downtown area, t

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