fact >>jackie: i'm here at a downtown city hall. the polls open in about half an hour. 17 million registered voters are here in the state in the the only expect one-third of those to actually show up today. it is a presidential primary, barack obama is running unopposed in the mitt romney has locked up the nomination. 35 percent of registered voters are expected to show up today. so in 2008 almost 13 million voters came out, more than double hall what we will see today. how are >> sarah kron4 for the latest on the primary election on the air and on line. family of a special section on our web site to find your polling place and get special information. www.kron4.com has everything you need. hall >>mark: in san francisco, ross mirkirimi must hand over his text messages. the text messages in question were made to and from mirkirimi, his wife, campaign manager it neighbors. the commission is deciding if his actions constitute official misconduct, if they do he could be permanently removed from office. the newly renovated and children playground in san francisco's delores c

just off dupont circle, the white table clothes at the downtown city lights of china are now upstage by the scarlet letter. this letter citing saying it may endanger health. problems health inspectors found inside fill up three pages of the report. it cites a strong odor of rodents and mice and roaches in the food prep area and unclean conditions including floors with food particles, utensils and standing water. >> it's disgusting. not good. >> i know it's sad. and so i guess it ought to be shut until they clean it up. >> reporter: they did clean and it passed reinspection, as did shake shack just down the street. inspectors say they closed shake shack for operating without running water. in fairfax, they shut down tippi's taco house saying the person in charge wasn't certified in food safety. in takoma park, no hot water in suspension at 7-11. in dc, vermin shut down mehak. and they suspended china american inn not only for operating without hot water but because of rats. the report cites a live rat that ran down the stairs during the inspection. in temple hills, officials closed th

downtown city streets are at a standstill. getting on to the lower deck of the bay bridge is very slow right now on northbound 101. northbound embarcadero is jammed solid all the way to towns in street. mass transit is also being rerouted. you can still catch the bus at fremont and mission and pine and battery. muni is also experiencing delays so they're turning buses around at the ferry building. it is a mess trying to get out of san francisco right now. >> we will continue to monitor the cleanup and let you know when the embarcadero reopens. we have put video of the fire on the web site >> a grass fire near san jose is under control. flames started at about 420 this afternoon just north of morgan hill. no word on how the fire started but conditions are extremely dry. no homes are threatened. >> today, an elite team of federal investigators began sifting through evidence in a fire that shut down bart service. they're trying to figure out how a fire started in a senior housing complex under construction in oakland and spread t

james hardin from downtown, oklahoma city up 13 at the break. they blow the game open in the second half, thabo sefolosha a difference maker knocking down 43-pointers finishing with 19 points. 102-82, the spurs first loss of the playoffs. >>> hockey, a four time stanley cup champion, now he's hanging up the skates. after 20 seasons red wings niklas lidstrom will take a position with the front office. >>> one other hockey note, game two of the stanley cup final between the devils and kings is tomorrow at 8:00 h p.m. eastern. >>> baseball, match up of two under achieving teams. boston jumps out to the lead. then all doid. young hits a home run, tigers win 7-3. >>> after hit tleeg home runs on wednesday, carlo gonzalez back at it again yesterday, a three-run bomb to left, he has hit a homer in four straight at-bats the new team record. rockies beat the astros 11-5. >>> a tough french open for the americans. andy roddick, venus and serena williams eliminated. now john isner is done. paul-henri mathieu pushed him to the limit in a 5 hour, 41 minute m

james hardin from downtown, oklahoma city up 13 at the break. they blow the game open in the second half, thabo sefolosha a difference maker knocking down four three-pointers and finishes with 19 points. thunder roll 102-82, handing the spurs their first loss of the playoffs. >>> hockey, a four time stanley cup champion seven-time norris winner and now hanging up the skates. after 20 seasons red wings nicklas lidstrom is calling it a career. the 43-year-old will go down as one of the best defenseman to ever play the game. he's expected to take a position with detroit's front office. one other hockey note, game two of the stanley cup final between the devils and kings is tomorrow at 8:00 p.m. eastern. on nbc. >>> baseball, match up of two under achieving teams. boston jumps out to an early 2-0 lead. after that it's all detroit. delmon young hits a couple rbis, tigers win this one 7-3. >>> after hitting three home runs on wednesday, carlo gonzalez back at it again yesterday, a three-run bomb to left, he has hit a homer in four straight at-bats the

with security. >> having the state police come in and be a supplement to the city police force and start patrolling the downtownone with them is a valid suggestion. >> the mayor's office refused to comment, instead referring us to the city police office. >> these men and women are out there each and every day risking their lives for people they don't know, and they're going to work their tails off to make the city safer. >> police claim that violent crime is down in the central district 14%. however, common assaults are running even with last year. they also say the mayor will be opening a new curfew center at the school board headquarters next week, which should help. baltimore's downtown partnership refused to comment for this story, saying they did not want to get involved with politics. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. in influential power broker in d.c. has resigned. me brown has resigned. he handed in his resignation shortly after being charged with bank fraud. that was the latest allegation of criminal allegations tarok local politics in the nation's capital. >> 8 landlord in baltimore is headin

enforcement agencies searching for a suspect, a driver who fled after a traffic stop this is downtown howard cityall area. they have now found him. we are getting word the deputies have found the driver that they were looking for. they are taking down that perimeter they set up in the area of b street, atherton, and c street. the bart station may ab affected but doesn't appear to be the case now if that changes we'll have frances bring that to you. that shouldn't be affected hayward bart they have found that driver they were looking for. >>> this will be a somber weekend for san francisco firefighters. the department will hold a ceremony tomorrow to honor two of their own killed in the line of duty one year ago. lt. per resident and firefighter -- perez and valario. the public is invited. >>> residents in a vacaville neighborhood home after tense moments explosion forced them to evacuate. two ended up in the hospital half something blew up in the kitchen of a house. haz-mat team used air monitors to determine that area was safe. the two in the home suffered minor authorities. authorities are tryi

city. these thunderstorms are dropping down from the north. leavenworth getting some heavy rain and those are about to move through downtown kansas city. if you're leaving there right now, get in the car in a hurry and then you'll probably drive in some pouring rain for about a half hour to an hour. as far as the forecast goes, we are going to watch in new england dry weather today, beautiful conditions, actually, by boston and hartford, but still kind of hot and humid from philly southwards down to d.c. with the best chances of rain today the southeast. carry the umbrellas, downpours likely atlanta through the carolinas. you're very hot in dallas today to san antonio and also houston. beautiful weather, though, from billings to minneapolis. by the time we get to tomorrow, luke, all that humid air and all that rain that was in the southeast is going to move our way. so from d.c. up through i-95, tomorrow's a wet day, luke. it looks like today will be dry. >> i'll get my umbrella ready. bill karins, thank you so much. >> okay. >>> to sports now. the miami heat will return to the finals for the second straight year, unfortunately, after

we have several accidents in baltimore city downtown. watch out for a crash on fayette street at howard street. and there's another accident to keep in mind on president's street at pratt street. traveling on the beltway, here's what it looks like right now on 695. in the parkville area everything up to speed. 11 minutes on the outer loop from 95 up to 83 and the west side looks like at liberty road traffic starting to pick up a little bit in this area. but you are looking at a 12- minute ride on the outer loop from 795 down towards 95. and if you are use the tunnels keep in mind that all that construction is still underway on 895 south of the harbor tunnel. no backups just yet. 54 miles per hour along the northbound lanes but that changes as the morning progresses. stick with the fort mchenry or key bridges. >>> 50 people are out of their homes following the brush fire in queen anne's county. >> linda so is here with new information on when the people will be allowed to about back into their homes. >> reporter: hope is soon. a decision

just a few miles north of downtown kansas city, smith electric vehicles is manufacturing rechargeable vehicles that will help reduce our dependence on foreign oil and will help lead our automotive industry into the 21st century. ford and gm recently announced historic combined investment of nearly $1.5 billion to build next generation, more fuel efficient vehicles right here in missouri, and create 3200 new manufacturing jobs along the way. we're also embracing new opportunities to create cleaner, more reliable, more affordable domestic power and to grow our economy at the same time. back in 2010, i had the honor of launching the kansas city power and light's cutting edge plant which is removing millions of tons of pollutants from the atmosphere and enbridge, one of north america's largest pipeline companies, is moving forward with construction of the 600 mile oil pipeline from illinois to oklahoma. the company will invest nearly $1 billion to build this pipeline across our state, touching 11 counties, creating 1100 jobs during its peak construction in 2-13. meanwhile, westinghouse, t

downtown around curtner. also damion talked about daly city, the u.s. avoid highway 35 in a northbound direction is closed. >> good advice. you're g

downtown with his daughter. he is hearing more from his constituents who say they will not come into the city. state senator jim brochin is crossing party lines to join the republican delegate pat mcdonough in raising a red flag concerning safety in downtown baltimore. there were a number of attacks by groups of young people. the senator says he does not agree with the racial overtones delegate pat mcdonough put forth, he does believe there is a problem downtown. >> you may not like the messenger and his language, but don't take away the idea which is a valid idea because baltimore county is a driving economic force behind the success of baltimore city. >> he also agrees with mcdonough that the state police should reported to help with security. >> having the state police come in and be supplement and start patrolling the downtown zone with them is a valid suggestion. >> the mayor's office refused to comment, instead referring us to the police office. >> these men and women are out there each and every day risking their lives for people they don't know, and they're going to work their tails off

a couple thundershowers just to the west of downtown new york city. slow down some shuttle flights in and out of new york airport, so a lot of challenging travel around the mid-atlantic here for the next couple hours, at least away from us. for us, high and dry in our area. that's welcome news. a little weather boundary off the delaware coastline. it's never going to make it to us but it will focus on another little chance of showers to our north and east. mugginess moving in and rain chances starting to increase by 5:00, 6:00, 7:00 tomorrow afternoon out to our west. by tuesday morning, raindrops likely across the capitol beltway and heavy rain possible late tuesday into the morning of wednesday. going to the beach monday and tuesday, no complaints. a couple showers by tuesday afternoon but on the whole good weather. dry weather for us in the overnight hours. tomorrow becoming cloudy and quite humid, showers likely way late in the day tomorrow out to the west and south of washington. in town, rain chances ramp up for tuesday and wednesday, may linger

muni improvements happening downtown, in the more distant parts of the city. supporting businesses. infrastructure we are putting in, sidewalks, lighting. all of this is important to businesses. lots of concentration on that in the downtown area. i see it as one of the big thing that we offer. we also have a pretty city. that attracts a lot of businesses. we have certain parts of the city that have really great thinking going on. you see california, as of state. our hospitals attract a lot of minds and attention. -- uc california, sf state. >> it looks like we are just about of time. thank you for being on your district supervisor. we have been talking to supervisor at a loss from district 11. join us next time when we will be back with one of our 11 mr. supervisors. -- we have been talking to supervisor john avalos from district1. join us next time when we will be back with one of our >> there are kids and families ever were. it is really an extraordinary playground. it has got a little something for everyone. it is aesthetically billion. it is completely accessible. you can see how

thousands of people will pack the city of downtown for the kings' first ever victory parade.s after loss angeles won the stanley cup. tomorrow's parade will end up the stable center. >>> their first cup. the heartwarming reunited include a whimpering. daisy is pretty fired up and the service woman's husband shot this. daisy was only a puppy when his wife was deployed. will a burger is stirring up its dessert menu. take a look at that it. yes, it is a desert sunday. it is the noah, fudge topped off with bacon. >>> i think they can taste good with anything. >>> i've had begin cupcakes, but never a break-in ice cream. >>> watch out for some drizzle out there, and makes the streets slick. by the afternoon we will be see mostly sunny skies crane it lot of seventies are around the bay. '50s and patchy fog out toward the coastline. it is 92 degrees in sacramento. is 75 degrees inlet tall. plenty of sunshine in the high country. the songster increase will be kicking in. it will be making its way all throughout the valley. the drizzle the pull back to the coastline that will sit for t

looking at a 15 minute trip traveling southbound from the beltway all the way downtown into the city. and using the beltway, no problems to report from parkville all the way up to towson and that stretch altogether will take you 11 minutes. and here's a live look at harrisburg expressway at york road. everything up to speed. not too much activity out there just yet but it will be a nice easy ride traveling down towards the beltway. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic now over to you.>>> for many battling obesity it's life saving procedure. this morning the side effect that some who had the surgery is reporting and it's a problem they say they didn't know about it before the operation. >> reporter: in a few hours the tall ships will be sailing off. i am linda so live at the inner harbor. when they will be leaving and where they are head next. >> 12 minutes after the hour. a live look at the harbor cam. a live report on the rapid [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plu

very slow through north beach and other downtown san francisco city streets. if your coming off of the bay bridge will want to avoid the embarcadero exits'. we have a photographer standing by along the embarcadero by washington. it is northbound traffic that is really taking the brunt. southbound embarcadero is not as bad, packed up to no. point. it is also affecting mass- transit including golden gate bus service. they are rerouting in using alternate routes for golden gate buses. you can still catch the bus at fremont's mission pine and battery. muni is experiencing major delays along the f line. in the meantime you can use an alternate like 30 or the 8 x 4 of the powell hide cable car line. >> we will be keeping an eye on the aftermath of the fire all night long. stay with us for the very latest. >> a new team of investigators looking for answers in the fire that shut down bart service. >> business owners claim the city is up to something. the new plan to ban cars along a popular san francisco street. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors..

now it goes to embard dero then downtown then to city college. it goes the other way around. it's cumbersome. people have to wait for a long time. these candidates should look into that transportation aspect. maybe attend some of the san francisco county transportation agency or authority meetings. and speak up. that's how this matter came up a long time ago with supervisor john avalos, who got some money set aside to do some improvements for balboa park. thank you very much. supervisor kim: thank you. >> well, i see three seconds gone and i haven't even began to speak yet. thank you. i would like to address the sentiments of the last speaker, in particular given my own experience as someone who is not from california but, however, i've used public transportation for many years having lived here in san francisco. i think that one of the things i was always told growing up, if you want to know how prejudiced a city is look at its transportation system. well, for san francisco that would be an f because for over 60 years the people of the bayview were denied any type of real tr

city. downtown san francisco, near 70 degrees. still a beautiful day. just not as warm as where we were today. and in the north bay, we will get up to 86 at ukiah. san rafael, 80 degrees. sausalito 72 degrees. low 70s to the low 80s. oakland will come in at 72. 79 in castro valley. head inland and you are a little sheltered by the marine influence. you don't see the temperatures go down dramatically. 87 in livermore and 85 in walnut creek for the art and wine festival and for the monterey bay, 63 in monterey. if you are going to the giants game they host the chicago cubs in the afternoon and it will be nice weather. brazey and mostly clear. mid60s and dropping to the low 60s. perhaps a very light layer. cooling trend for the weekend, we drop the temperatures dramatically on monday from 90 inland tomorrow to 70 inland. chance of showers in the north bay, and it will get windy on monday and tuesday before the temperatures rebound the middle of next week. >>> coming up, a wild ride for a baby in an out of control stroller. >> what happened next when a truc

city. downtown san francisco, near 70 degrees. still a beautiful day.not as warm as where we were today. and in the north bay, we will get up to 86 at ukiah. san rafael, 80 degrees. sausalito 72 degrees. low 70s to the low 80s. oakland will come in at 72. 79 in castro valley. head inland and you are a little sheltered by the marine influence. you don't see the temperatures go down dramatically. 87 in livermore and 85 in walnut creek for the art and wine festival and for the monterey bay, 63 in monterey. if you are going to th giants game they host chicago cubs in the afternoon and it will be nice weather. brazey and mostly clear. mid60s and dropping to the low 60s. perhaps a very light layer. cooling trend for the weekend, we drop the temperatures dramatically on monday from 90 inland tomorrow to 70 inland. chance of showers in the north bay, and it will get windy on monday and tuesday before the temperatures rebound the middle of next week. >>> coming up, a wild ride for a baby in an out of control stroller. >> what happened next when a trucker springs

downtown. in new york city, 91. 91 in boston as well. a lot of the nation is experiencing this heat. highs today will be something in the middle 90's, but it is not just the heat, it is the heat and the humidity. satellite radar shows -- moisture in the upper midwest. this will drop to our area by friday. it will bring our temperatures back a little by friday. we may get some scattered storms and some cooler air and the weekend. i use the term cold easily -- loosely. it will not be cold, just cooler. tomorrow there may be a similar setup. isolated mountain storms. look at our record. down at reagan national airport, the record is 98 tomorrow and won a one for friday. the best chance for breaking a record is on thursday. friday that will not happen. it will be a little bit cooler. so are forecast as we go to the day -- temperatures in the mid 90's. same deal tomorrow, with high humidity. 100 to 105 is the way it feels. we are showing scattered thunderstorms on friday. upper 80's for saturday and sunday. a call -- a calm weekend, not as hot. >> thanks, brian. there's a difference betwe

today low 70s santa clara 75 los gatos 69 in redwood city 10° below average 64 breezy downtown in thety and north bay you have to go way north to get 70s and maybe a little mist and drizzle later this afternoon from sonoma county. 68 oakland, castro valley upper 60s low 70s for dublin and concord today. you may be enjoying this weather by the monterey bay you are cool in the 60s mid 70s, if you like it warmer just a tad warmer tomorrow three to five degrees warmer a little more warming wednesday we'll stay in the mid 70s to mid 80s around the bay and inland still a little below average. >>> macarthur maze now traffic flowing smoothly from 80 headed towards the bay bridge off of 880 of course 580 headed into the bridge as well to the toll plaza. once you get to the toll plaza you can see traffic is bumper-to-bumper on the west grand overcrossing tough to see that sun is an awfully bright. two stalls upper deck one incline one west of the tunnel those have now cleared drive crossing to san francisco heavy and slow on the bay bridge problem southbound 101 past 80 accident blocking left l

a few miles north of downtown kansas city, we are manufacturing rechargeable vehicles to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. ford and gm announced an investment of $1.5 billion to build the next-generation vehicles right here in missouri and create 3200 new jobs along the way. we are also increasing opportunities to create a cleaner, more affordable domestic power and to grow our economy at the same time. in 2010, i had the honor of launching a cutting edge plant which is removing millions of tons of pollutants from our atmosphere. and what of the largest pipeline companies is moving forward with a 600 mile oil pipeline from illinois to oklahoma. the company will invest nearly $1 billion to build this pipeline, touching 11 counties, creating 1100 jobs. westinghouse, the global leader in nuclear technology, has selected missouri as the location where it wants to build a new generation of nuclear reactors to sell around the world. this will require extensive research, advanced engineering, and outstanding workers. we offer of three right here in the show me state. project to not getting a bigg

upper 60s for downtown san francisco, 66 in daly city.etaluma will reach 86 and upper 80s for those of the and san rafael. that looks like ocean beach will come in at 62 and 66 in pacifica. for those of you headed to the u.s. opened it looks like for the next couple of days it will be the practice rounds with temperatures in the upper 60s. thursday, we will see a mix of clouds and sunshine. temperatures for the most part in the upper 50s. by friday a little bit of fog to deal with, afternoon sunshine into a slightly warmer conditions. by saturday it looks like we will see temperatures into the mid '60s. your 7 day around the bay forecast shows windy and cooler conditions. it looks like we will be flirting with '90s once again as we head into the weekend. in the traffic center we are not looking at any hot spot orr major delays. i do want to remind you that northbound skyline boulevard is closed from 5:00 p.m.- 10:00 a.m. that is daily on sundays. -- 5:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.. there are no problems over on the san mateo bridge. no problems gett

is in these areas, the west side, the south side, little village, then the main part of the city, the downtownt of the city or the north side of the city where white middle class people live, they are not affected by crime. >> bill: that's true. that's why the nationalled me extra is not on it why doesn't the chicago police force and mayor rahm emanuel say, listen, we have got a crisis here. we have got hundreds of people being murdered. thousands of people, thousands of chicagoens being wounded every year by gunfire. why don't they flood the zone, all right, with all the fire power they can get on the police side and knock it out? >> you know, what, bill, you said something earlier. you don't wake up in the morning and decide i'm going to go out and kill a 16-year-old. i don't care how many police officers you put on the south side or the west side of chicago, if somebody is intent on committing a crime with a gun, if they want to prove themselves, get street credibility. prove their bravado, get revenge, they are going to do it. they will wait until the police leaves. this is not an issue of

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city and its finances. >> produced from a living downtown. office building crystal city downtown. >> reporter: evans told politics hour he'd like to be mayor. >> you know, again, i've made to no set credit i would love to be mayor of d.c. i'd take it. >> reporter: two campaign aides pleaded guilty to tilt the 2010 election in his favor. that investigation continues. chairman kwame brown surnd criminal investigation for separate financial issues including his 2008 campaign. either could be forced from office. >> we have a mayor, we have a chair. until or unless something happens between now and whenever, all of us have jobs to do. >> reporter: speculation for mayor also borders on marianne bouzer and david catania who have made no public comments about running. evans hopes the u.s. attorney investigations are done soon to help clear the air in city politics. >> we'd like this to get over with. we encourage the district attorney to move as quickly as he can and move forward. >> reporter: tom sherwood, news4. >>> the newest and fifth maryland cas

a baltimore city police officer is also in trouble, accused of lying about beingduty. he claimed he was in a downtown parking crunch and was shot and wounded.prosecutors have charged him without -- with lying about the incident and falsifying the story to get the cases -- he is assigned to the property division. city customers will be paying more for water. the increase is needed to improve the aging infrastructure replace meter and billing systems. for the average family of four that is a $97 increase. it is expected other jurisdictions will also follow suit. there are assistance programs in place for those who cannot afford the increase. good to our website for more information. >> many of baltimore's middle and high schools have less students. >> there are lots of empty seats in the middle and high schools due in part to a shrinking population. how will the district deal with this issue? >> that is m suited for high school. all of those rooms are not being used. >> this is housed in the old building off would burn ave. at one time he was one of the substitute teachers said he is not surprised that

city. it is not just for downtown. it never has been. i want you to know that and what you to know we listened very carefully. we are getting better. guess what? we still got a deficit. we have a two-year budget process. we are challenging ourselves a little bit more. about $170 million deficit for 2013. having said that, the $170 million is better than what it was six months ago. as our economy has benefited from some good sales revenues, and some of the buildings are occupied, we have a better revenue stream all the time. we knocked it off almost $129 million than what it was a few years ago. it is improving. please do not use the word "surplus." it does not exist in my district yet. hopefully while i'm mayor, i hope to use that term in the near future with the supervisors. that would signal to you we've done everything we can to bring back economic prosperity for everybody. tonight, we still have to wrestle ourselves with deficits, with how we deal with government, how we deliver services, which services are most important, and i need

50s 60s and very low 80s, we will go antioch at downtown santa rosa so redwood city at 73 and concord 78. here is sal. >>> westbound 24, it looks good from walnut creek to open traffic and 580, this is a live look at 880 near the sol. and if you are driving in san francisco, it looks good approaching the 880 split, let's go to pam. >>> we begin with developing news in east palo alto. police say a man was shot and killed on gloria way overnight. kara is live with the investigation, good morning kara. >> reporter: investigators have been out here and we have been watching crime scene techs collecting evidence and this happened just before midnight according to the police. they tell me this was a shot that let officers know there was gunfire along the street along gloria way and at this point they don't know the circumstances surrounding the shooting but they did find the victim in the driveway when they found he was suffering from multiple gunshot wounds and he died of his injuries. police say he was 31 years old. now the suspect or suspects are still on the loose and police are telling

experts agree - downtown decline - is a naaionwide "well i think the drop... - typical of major citiesnited states."but there's little sign of improvement.in baltimore - a few buildings are now in foreclosure (shoo labeled 'foreclosuue 1') ....handed back over to the lender....a couple are up for sale or auction.and many have seen their assessed valued drop... (kirby) 12:38:40 "we had banks downsize and they left some buildings. we also had just general... state was assessmenns."(nats of gavel @ 12:31:30) it's a concern raised among city leaders this week.... when it was revealed property values downtown - as a whole - are down about a quarter of a illion dollars since the receesion. 12:35:19 precession is aanice word. it's probably been more like a depression."((standup))) property values aside - it's really rental deals that rive downtown.vacancy rates are up - they're nearly 20 percent for downtown office spcae and many owners have had to lower their rent to attract tenants. it affects how muuh they pay to the ity in ttxes. it affects next in sports... the orioles with first place o

do you think the city of baltimore should: maryland state police to up control downtown violence? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> police are investigating an early-morning shooting in west baltimore. it happened just before 1:00 this morning. police say a man and woman were shot. no word on the condition of either suspect. there is a shooting in northwest baltimore. a person was shot in the head on wednesday appeared the victim was taken to the hospital where he later died. no word on any suspects or a motive. after that shooting, police were called to another shooting in east baltimore. we did first tell you about this shooting yesterday morning. the victim suffered multiple

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and the jfx will remain clear using that to get into the city. 11 minutes from the beltway downtown to east fayette street. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic now over to you go today begins the weekend festivities of the sallabration. crowds of people will flood the inner harbor to see the blue angels and more. we have a preview what have's -- of what's to be expected. charley youson joins us live. >> reporter: hey, good morning. as you requested yesterday, you showed one of the crews exercising. the crew members this ship from indonesia are getting their morning workout in up bright and early at 4:30 getting rade for the full days of activities coming up more salllabration. they will get ready for a day's work on board the ship with free tours starting at 11 this morning. the naval ships those tours begin at one. that is great family friendly event getting ready for a wonderful weekend remembering one of the forgotten wars of american history the war of 1812. now, throughout the day we have ships from brazil, continue to, and columbia mexico and domestically coming in for t

downtown baltimore. once you do get into the city, watch out for all the ongoing construction on 895. it's going to cause a pretty significant backup later this morning at the harvard tum. right now nice and clear. but as the day does progress, you might want to stick with the fort mchenry tunnel or the key bridge as your alternate route. as we head out to howard county, this is exactly what it looks like at interstate 70 at colombia pike, everything up to speed make forg a nice easy road over towards 695. this is a look at the southwest corner of the beltway at route 295. everything up to speed. no problems to report all the way up to 83. that is a look at your abc 2 news time saver traffic. >>> jurors in the jerry sandusky trial continue deliberating today. they were sequestered so they don't know that one of sandusky's adopted sons has come forward saying that he was abused. abc 2 news sherree johnson joins us with more this morning. >>reporter: jerry sandusky's fate now rests in the hands of 12 jurors as they return to court today to weigh the prosecution's arguments of child sex

city. >> for a dad who is more urban, this is a great place to go. the value is unbelievable. this is in downtownhis hotel and they're throwing in a really fun thing which is getting a tour of the city in a water package, the statue of liberty, the empire state building, the back lynn bridge. you have such a great location there to see so many fantastic things, but walk across the brooklyn bridge, and the whole family can go on this amazing carousel that's been newly renovated. it's a great, memorable and only in new york experience in >> sounds cool. vegas. this is lake las vegas resort and spa. this is not on the strip. >> what i love about the westin hotel is you get the best of both worlds. you get to be in vegas but a little bit away from the strip. 30 minute, free shuttle ride away but he can also have time to relax, do some boating, some kayaking, and for father's day weekend, not only a great dee for the hotel which is only $139 a night, but fridays and saturdays, dad gets to bpaddle board. not only does he get a little activity, mom's happy, too. >> you want to do a caribbean thing. you'

city. as existing for work at least as early as 1947. hills should emphasize height and the downtown plan discusses the creation of a human built downtown mound that should emphasize this downtown activity center. it is the natural.)1( shape of e city's hills that we are seeking to emulate. after mr. guy discusses the actions, jonathan stern will speak for the port. >> good afternoon. as ms. rogers was mentioning, policies within the general plan emphasize the importance of an urban form that slopes down toward the waterfront with a cluster of tall buildings tapering to progressively lower heights in the box toward the embarcadero. the subject property is zoned that -- if we can have the exhibits back out. for a maximum height of 84 feet. this is shown in map 2. this next exhibit shows proposed heights that came out of the northeast embarcadero study which was published in 2010. the residential portion would be constructed within two buildings situated on the southerly portion of the site with frontage along the embarcadero as well as washington and drum streets. this looks as if you

city south. bayside downtown south san francisco mid 60s. 70 cross the bridge in sausalito, 80 san rafael.0s north bay valleys. 25° cooler at your beaches. still warm inland no more 90s today mid to upper 80s. watsonville and santa cruz more sun, low to mid 70s. monterey 60. 105 palm springs warm spot, sunny 76 today in tahoe. giants taking on astros again let's see if our pitcher can hit a homerun tonight and win, no pressure. 7:15 first pitch, dropping down to 57. mix of clouds around the bay and coast and partly cloudy inland and 50s in your forecast tonight. cold front bringing cooler weather, also cooler air mass tomorrow, two to four degrees cooler. then the sea breeze, the sun comes out, temperatures starts warming friday low 70s along the coast over the weekend mid 80s around the bay, mid 90s inland. >> a little bit of something for everybody. >>> san francisco is launching a first in the nation program to curb panhandling. starting august the city will offer panhandlers a small stipend to foster shelter puppies they have to live in supported housing, be mentally fit. supports say

city south. bayside downtown south san francisco mid 60s. 70 cross the bridge in sausalito, 80 san rafael.0s north bay valleys. 25° cooler at your beaches. still warm inland no more 90s today mid to upper 80s. watsonville and santa cruz more sun, low to mid 70s. monterey 60. 105 palm springs warm spot, sunny 76 today in tahoe. giants taking on astros again let's see if our pitcher can hit a homerun tonight and win, no pressure. 7:15 first pitch, dropping down to 57. mix of clouds around the bay and coast and partly cloudy inland and 50s in your forecast tonight. cold front bringing cooler weather, also cooler air mass tomorrow, two to four degrees cooler. then the sea breeze, the sun comes out, temperatures starts warming friday low 70s along the coast over the weekend mid 80s around the bay, mid 90s inland. >> a little bit of something for everybody. >>> san francisco is launching a first in the nation program to curb panhandling. starting august the city will offer panhandlers a small stipend to foster shelter puppies they have to live in supported housing, be mentally fit. supports say