that's why there is a possibility of these die -- dry lightning strikes. around santa cruz, salinas, a chance of some isolate thunderstorms there, as we rumble through the evening. i'll let you know how long this activity will be with us coming up in the seven-day forecast. >> alan: in oklahoma they're finally gaining control of massive wildfire out there. now the question is, who started it and why? here's the story. >> reporter: the fires in oklahoma have destroyed dozens of homes, damaged others, and sent hundreds of residents fleeing. this fire 30 miles from oklahoma city is now under control. >> the fire is slowing down. due to weather conditions. we do have numerous units and resources coming in from out of the area to help us. >> reporter: but it was too late for some homeowners. >> i had to get out of there. >> reporter: lost everything he owns. >> when lift the fire was at my dynamic door. >> some residents returned saturday but didn't find much left. oklahoma governor toured luther saturday afternoon where the ruins some homes were still smoking.

whether there's dry rot or not. sometimes there may be differences of opinions as far as the methodology of the repairs. >> it's one of the industries that has one of the best reputations for san francisco in integrity. you hear issues about different industries but special pests have would have been the best reputation. >> here the he building, we almost never find issues with special pest controls or work. we deal a lot and i have to agree with pat, it's an extremely high level industry. so thank you for what you do. >> [laughter] >> ok. ok. let's move along. ok. so here's -- >> there it is! >> here's point where we have an issue. >> [laughter] >> ok. where the deck attaches to the building is the number one problem for water intrusion. >> well, where it penetrates through the skin of the building. >> ok. so what do we see here and what's going on? >> work for him. >> [laughter] >> there's no flashing. hidden underneath the shingles. and what you're going to find it you've got that brown spot. looks like you got a

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mainly we'll stay dry. you can see on maryland's most powerful radar, that one loan shower trying to pop up here but it fizzled out this morning that's what we like to see. we're going to get that as we gogo the afternoon. we do have a little bit of patchy fog to talk about this morning once again. good morning, you're at 61 degrees. we have some patchy fog around that area as well. we look at the hour by hour forecast. as you wake up this morning while you're going to be waking up to temperature right around 60-degree as we go throughout the morning around 10:00, temperature already at 77, we'll be at 80 degrees by the time we hit 11:00 this morning. let's get a check at abc traffic with mike, what do you have. >> we just have a fewer with construction delays out there. we'll take you 695 to show you where a couple of on ramps have the construction going right now. in fact this one 695 at the parent parkway just be aware of that speeds have been reduced some. we'll start it off towards the east 895 as you

we are dry and going into the afternoon we have dry times ahead. and temperatures this morning feeling pretty good. let's show you what's going on as we work it out because we see maryland's most powerful radar is on the dry side once again. we have all five sweeps on this morning and we are scanning the skies not so much going through the morning and going into the afternoon. we will be dealing with, again, some more showers and also we will be dealing with some showers rolling in here going through your tomorrow and also as we go into afternoon on sunday. but all in all we are going to be dealing with dry skies for today. now we look at what's going on right now in terms of temperatures, 63 in kensington, pylesville at 63 and 66 degrees in nurseis -- norrisville. winds are calm and will pick up more out of the south and east going into the afternoon. with that sem flow, that's going to keep -- eastern flow, that's going to keep the temperatures down a bit. we can see what's going on. morning fog once again and we will be dry as we go throughout t

hasn't pulled the dry air through. maryland's most powerful radar is dry.ou have outdoor activities, make sure you get out there and do them, we will see a little bit of change in the forecast for you. we are going to be dealing with the humidity on tap for today and also we are going to be dealing with temperatures that are in the upper 60s in ijamsville, we see what going on here , the green, 66 degrees, that humidity is at 91%. the dew point 64, that's slightly humid, not oppressive humidity that we have been dealing with. we take you in to chesapeake beach, temperatures coming in at 75 degrees, 94%. the dew point 73. feeling more oppressive there. this is when it looks like as the sun begins to rises we have cloud mixing with the sunshine, that will continue throughout the day. we have a little bit of patchy fog as we look at easton, 2 miles of visibility. 6 york, five frederick, five winchester, 8 dc, five culpepper. let's head to loren cook, good morning. up talking about an accident. it's along the southbound lanes at route 100. expect a slow ride in

dry air in pennsylvania, west virginia.oss of maryland experiencing that exsent -- except for ocean city. overall visible satellite view, it's only going to get bet are, beautiful weather wednesday and thursday, but, of course, it's in the just about maryland these days. it's about our friends to the south, our neighbors who will be feeling the impact big time from isaac. the timing of landfall likely to come early tomorrow morning, maybe by 6 a.m. official landfall but we will certainly look for that window of time. it's such a slow moving system. if it speeds up, we could see landfall shortly after midnight. we'll bring the storm if on the seven-year anniversary of katrina. well defined eye at least from a radar perspective. we don't see a trudeau nut -- see a true doughnut hole. there will be flooding rains. we will look for a significant surge right along the water's edge. here on the east coast, perhaps showers from the remnant. this is sunday at 2:00. it's not out of the question. if it take as right turn we could see

our inhouse computer model, showers toward friday but staying dry and dry here on saturday as well. you seat showers edging closer. by the way, still very, very active in the tropics with hurricane kirk but kirk likely to stay out to see. tomorrow hotter, 94. pass we look to the next seven days, the trend is for hotter weather through saturday. as the clouds come in sunday, i think we' see trend into, good timing there, labor day, the trend for some showers. >> a little cameo from joce sterman. >> a guest cameo appearance. >>> it's kind of hard to believe this one. isaac is already having an impact on ago pasmght maryland -- gas prices. marylanders are paying 10 cents more. aaa said higher price are not stopping the road trips for the holiday. the agency predict, 856,000 travelers will be traveling. >> for many this is the last trip for the summer. >> aaa says on average the price for a gallon of regular gas will cost you $3.79 in maryland right now. >>> a good night's sleep can help you stay energized, but it can also help in the fight against breast cancer. >> are you worried abou

but maryland's most powerful radar is pretty much dry.looks like another shower trying to move into carroll county as of now. and that's the scenario as we go throughout the day. we look at temperatures right now in glen burnie at 67 degrees. only at 65 in owings mills right around 66 degrees. the winds on the calm side but they will pick up more goog into the afternoon. the hour by hour forecast for rush hour. 67 degrees, 70 as we head into10 and 75 with sun by lunchtime. let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. if you are using 95 row why -- you are in luck because it will be nice and clear from white marsh to eastern avenue and through the fort mchenry tunnel. notice 83 is going to be delay free. 11 minutes traveling southbound from the beltway all the way downtown to east fayette street. 695 going to be in great shape. no delays on that outer loop from 95 up to 83. that stretch will take you 11 minutes and all is clear on the west side look at an 11 minute ride. traveling the ou

most of sunday would be dry. >> okay. we'll keep an eye on this. >>> coming up, topics like college students, living at home, caring for aging parents, these are the kind of topics you'll hear on the katy show. we are the station for katy's new show. you can catch katy starting september 10th at 4:00 every weekday. we'll have more as we get ready for her big debut in baltimore. we'll check out some of the stories that katy is working on right now at abc2news.com/katie. >> losing weight for women after menopause can be an uphill battle. there may be a key and, men, listen up. if you love chocolate, why eating chocolate may lower a man's risk of stroke. Ñ[= >>> in tonight's health alert, it's a fact that women have a harder time losing weight after menopause, but new research may help make it easier. post-menopausal see a decrease in their metabolic rate and cutting calories doesn't seem to cut the pounds. instead, cutting down on desserts and sugary foods leads to a longer term weight loss. >>> a new study sug sessions asp

but for today we're looking at dry skies out there. get out there and enjoy it because we will be nice and dry and this is the hour by hour forecast for you. lunchtime sod. 38-degrees and mostly sunny and -- 83 degrees and mostly sunny and warm by 3:00. back to you guys. >>> the revent outbreak is the largest every in the u.s.. the numbers according to data received from the centers for disease control and prevention. the number of cases so far this year the highest recorded through august since that disease was first detected in the u.s. back in 1999. right now, the cdc website says 1,118 cases have been detected and about 75% of them are in texas, louisiana, south dakota and oklahoma. the cdc says it's skilled 41 so far and now officials say it takes a couple of weeks now for west nile symptoms to begin appear asking they expect the numbers to grow. they're not sure why it's happening right now in unusually warm weather. it could be fostering in the favorable conditions for the diseases to transfer from mosquitoes to people. >>> if y

we had some sunshine on tap, drying things out nicely.ll trying to dry out from nearly three and a half inches of rain. chesapeake beach blue skies. temperatures in the mid to upper 80s. so it's a warm summer like afternoon. late august often feels like this in maryland. the winds have shifted. that's good. the humidity will be dropping over the next 12 to 24 hours. dry air continues to funnel in out of the north and west. altoona, pittsburgh, charleston. it continues to push the dry line further south, virginia beach and points further south. that will shut off our rain chances. quite a bit of rain with the accountal system over the carolinas. the main concern is with our tropical storm, our hurricane. over the next few hours winds will continue to increase across -- continue to increase across new orleans. rain will pour into southern alabama, already; and southern mississippi so. flooding rains have already begun. the center of circulation offshore but not by much. it's seven miles an hour. it looks close this make a landfall. well, at

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the dry weather could be a boon for wine producers.s athena jones. >> reporter: months with little or no rain, and july the hottest month on record, means struggling corn and soy crops across much of the united states. one sector that could benefit from the dry weather -- the wine industry. while california still grows most u.s. wine, there are vineyards in all 50 states, according to trade group wine america. >> particularly in the midwest, the hardest hit areas in terms of the drought, this are folks that are thinking that the grapes are going to be a better quality this year because the berries are smaller, and the sugar is more concentrated. >> reporter: the folks at grove vineyards in virginia are optimistic it the wine these 105 acres will produce. >> it's been dry for the most part, haven't had the typical long periods of rain that we would expect to see here and there. july was very dry. overall, the grapes are really happy. we're looking forward to what will hopefully be a really good harvest this year. >> reporter: blue cross

we're into a dry slot as the dry air marches. unfortunately, only for day.e think friday will heat up and the humidity will ramp up. friday afternoon and evening, as the new front comes in this could spawn more severe weather friday night. in the meantime that dry front moving in overnight will really bring in clear weather. you see this in ohio, indiana and the great lakes. in the meantime we're also watching this, tropical depression number eight with a 90% probability of becoming a named storm. so this is our area of circulation, our next storm that we'll be watching carefully in the tropics swell h-as well -- as well. pushing 90 but drier air moving. you see the skies will turn much bluer tomorrow. dry thursday, chance for a late day shower or storm friday night for sure. nothing more than a lingering shower saturday morning. we think dry air and milder air will be the story into the second half. low 80s. we're going to be down into the 70s. how's that? >> pretty cool. >>> students in howard county enjoyed the last few days of summer with camp inclusion.

that is dry, dry brush. dry terrain. hard to see what kind of trees are burning. you see a few access roads. fire roads. not a lot of easy access for firefighters. this is the walker fire. wye fire to the west. because of the heat, hot, dry, plume of smoke vertical. if it is to the side and we had wind, we would see more rapid spread. 25% containment on both fires. they are treating them as one fire. that is good news. that containment is coming because they have relatively light winds. temperatures 103 degrees. it is hot. humidity is down in the single digits. fuel moisture is probably in the single digit. it measures how much moisture is left in any type of plant. in this area, down to single digits. there is the walker fire. and we have news chopper 2 on the scene. we will bring you updates as the newscast continues and into 6:00 p.m. flex alert tomorrow, look at all the reds. it is hot throughout the state of california. and we are going to continue with heat for the next couple of days and that will be a problem for firefighters. when i come back we will go t

we are dry. we'll stay that way this afternoon and then we will start to have more change in the forecast. but before then, let me take you outside. you can see for yourself in urbana, we do have a little bit of patchy fog some some spots. takeit easy as you head out and about. all in all, look at plenty of sunshine for today. here is a check of that hour by hour forecast. we are clear and dry with that temperature coming in right around 71 degrees by 8:00, 9:00. midday forecast, mostly sunny. temperature at 85 degrees. great day for that lunchtime outdoors and afternoon coming in at 8 # degrees. plenty of sunshine. it will be nice and comfortable. take advantage of today. let's get a check of the cbs 2 time saver traffic with lauren cook. -- afternoon coming in at 83 degrees. >>> my fab friend tom blair is celebrating his 50 aight birthday. happy birthday, tom. the jfk is nice and clear. no delays from towson down to east fayette street. 95 also going to be in the same condition. -- celebrating

right now i see dry and no rain.igh sack continuing to move inland out of the southern gulf of mexico, now still producing flooding rains across mississippi, northern louisiana and rain churning into southern arkansas. parts of this section of the country in severe drought. it's not that rain would be unwelcome everywhere but flooding rains in louisiana and mississippi. we have isolated amounts. that's up to two feet in parts of louisiana. now we know why there's been so much flooding. here's the future track of the leftovers of tropical storm isaac. with this projection toward the labor day time frame and into tuesday, we could sew some scattered showers and storms in our area. none of that tomorrow. this is friday 6:00, still dry across maryland statewide with more showers starting to scatter further north. friday into saturday more widespread rain moving north and a boundary coming out of canada likely to push this in our direction saturday night into monday. lots of hurricane season to go. two other storms churni

things look pretty good and pretty dry. but the other good news is this is going to be dealing with places that are in drought stricken areas. so the rain from isaac is going to be a good thing. high pressure is going to build in for us for today. we were wet yesterday with the cold front but the dry weather continues. lots of sunshine in the forecast. so get out and enjoy that. so we break it down for you. it's going to be a nice comfortable day. nice and seasonable with the temperature coming in around 84 degrees. we will warm up as we go into thursday. ample sunshine in the forecast. hot by friday coming in at 90 degrees and then as we go into the weekend, still nice and dry and we could see a shower sunday evening. that will linger into monday and tuesday. isaac the remnants of that we could see that as we head into monday and tuesday. be prepared for that but we will fine-tune this forecast for. you let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with mike masco good morning. >> reporter: good morning. several mile backup on 69

dry as a bone. the weekend forecast is coming up. >> the big traffic story is the grand parade and the closures associated with it -- the grand prix. closures on light street between lombard and lee. all the traffic is diverted onto mlk boulevard. we do expect a backup. 295 will be a problem. paca street is closed. avoid the downtown area if you can. monument street is closed near patterson park. that is for the sinkhole. that continues this morning. no big surprises. this is the beltway at greenspring every new. looking good on the inner and the outer loops -- greenspring avenue. we expect backups along 395. conway street and howard street are closed. you have to take mlk to get into the city. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> mitt romney made his case to the american people as he except to the republican national nomination. >> he touched on a range of topics. tara mergener is live with our report. good morning. >> good morning. it is much anticipated speech, mitt romney promised to resto

we are dry though here at home. we'll stay that way through today and also through saturday and then that's when we have the chance for some showers to work their way in here because of the remnants of sigh action. by 7:00 today temperature around 69-degrees and we will be nice and clear and nice and dry into frame with the temperature at 77 degrees. mostly sunny as we go into lunchtime today. 84 degrees is going to be a great day to eat that lunch outdoors. a check now of the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. >>> good morning lynned. well baltimore's grand prix race this wracked is already causing big problem traffic problems in baltimore. 395 is shut down for the moment at mlk and at 7:00 tonight two way local access will be available at pratt street. light street is shut down from quay highway up to -- key highway up to pratt street. in baltimore county the maryland state fair opens at 12:00 this afternoon. here's a live look at the harrisburg expressway right now. york road everything up to speed. no dela

that's critically dry right now. that's why it's burning so quickly. >> about 500 homes were threatened. three were destroyed. one other was -- one other was destroyed. >> everything gone. >> alameda and contra costa counties have -- severe conditions . >> the conditions there slightly better. already hot and dry about 95 degrees. 15% relative humidity. the wind is a variable one it's been light. that's good news at least for the firefighters. it doesn't push the fire any faster. the relative humidity, 102. at 2:00, that's critical. a little bit close to sunset, 8:00 and the relative humidity will begoin inch back up. for today, a light wind, very hot, very dry for the-s -- for the firefighters there trying to get control of the fires. we have a cool pattern in the works. i will have your extended forecast coming up. >>> an unhealthy air alert has been issued for lake county because of all of the smoke from the fires. air quality officials say the smoke can be especially hard on young children, senior citizens and th

we are dry. we'll stay dry as we head throughout the day. i have a plan for us to do. let's head to the game tonight. the os are playing once again. the temperature at first pitch right around 83 degrees. we'll be nice and comfortable. winds out of the northwest at about five miles per hour. i'm also going to talk bay new tropical system that has formed. that is coming up. don't go anywhere. let's get a check of traffic with lauren cook. >> we do have an update on the big water main break on light street downtown. it will be fixed this monday. in the meantime, you still should

we are clear and dry. that will continue even as we go into 10:00, 11:00, 08 degrees, mostly sunny skies and we'll be comfortable today. temperature, 85 degrees by 3:00, 4:00 because we won't have lots of humidity in the forecast for today. let's get a check now of the abc 2 time saver traffic with lawyeren cook. >> construct is in full swing out on 895. do expect a she ride traveling through the harbor tunnel. no significant delays right now. speeds are clocking in at 51 miles per hour. that will change later this morning so definitely stick with 95. here is a live look at 95 at 395. you will notice no problems getting into the city. that fort mchenry tunnel also going to be clear. just eight minutes to travel northbound from the beltway for the toll plaza. as we pull up other drive times, you will notice 695 will be in great shape. you are looking at an 11-minute ride on the outer loop from 95 up to 83. the west side also going to be clear. just 11 mito travel that outer loop from 795 all the way downto

the morning commute should be dry. 72 at the airport. we have a 30% chance for a thunderstorm this afternoon. not everybody will see the rain. high temperature of 91. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. >> good morning. a nice start overall. one problem was bound 150. eastern, be extra careful because of a water main break. police are on the scene. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. monument street is closed near patterson park. looking pretty good. 11 minutes on the outer loop northeast side. 10 minutes to go south on on 95 from the beltway down towards 32. here's a quick, live look at traffic. beltway at 83 and looking good at the moment. we switch over to 70 at 29. problem free at the moment. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> maryland lawmakers return to annapolis for the second special session of the year. >> jennifer franciotti is live with a preview. good morning. >> the governor will be meeting later today with senate democrats to talk about whether to allow table ga

we dry out nicely heading into tomorrow.at trend will not hang on long because we will see more change in the forecast. 85 by 4 p.m. and that's what we are going with for today. and your 7-day forecast, it looks like this. as we step out of the way here, drier going into tuesday and that humidity will make its way back in here heading into wednesday and thursday. and temperatures going back down heading into the weekend. let's check of the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. >> reporter: good morning. construction is starting to pick up out on 895. it's long-term project to replace concrete decking. but, one northbound lane will be shut downright now at the steel bridge. this week, it's going to be the worst of the delays. so stick with 95 through the fort mchenry tunnel as your alternate. heading out to the beltway a live look at wilkins avenue inner loop mock along fine but outer loop is -- moving along fine but the outer loop has 12 minutes ride from 759 to 95. no problems on the jfx. to get into the city 11 minutes

nice dry conditions tomorrow. we'll say 84, mostly sunny.ortable weather will be the story, pleats conditions. this will hold into the travel day friday for your big labor day weekend plans. weather really looking good. that weather will hold up as we go into saturday at least. by sunday into monday we could see some remnants, some spinoff showers from isaac. we think the bulk will head into the upper midwest. that's what we'll continue to watch for, still hours away from a sphul arrival in new orleans. for more on that you want to head done to new orleans. ashley, you're live on the ground right now. tell us about how conditions have changed in the last few hours there. >> reporter: you're right. the last few hours have really changed. we started off with those open areas with a lot of sunlight, breeze and the burst of wind and rain. you can see around me it's worsening, a lot of rain, a lot of big strong gusts, but we know this will get worse. windows boarded up. people seem to feel prepared for what's to come. >> it is an eerie timing. th

we are looking dry, by 10 this morning, temperatures at and still dry but the showers and thunderstorms roll in possiblyas we head into lunchtime. let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. >> reporter: good morning. construction is in full swing on 895 approaching the harbor tunnel. you will want to stick with the fort mchenry to avoid congestion this morning. now if you are use the beltway here's what the west side -- beltway, here's what the west side looks likes. 11 minutes from 795 all the way down toward 95. and if we pull up the live shot notice everything will be up to speed. no concerns on the outer loop from 95 up towards 83. that stretch is also going to take you 11 minutes and we pull up other drive times no concerns on 95 through white marsh. just 4 minutes from route 43 to 695. over to you. >>> late night for maryland lawmakers as the special session wrapped up. just a few hours ago is when it did. and at issue is the debate over gambling in our state as lawmakers discuss the possibility of a 6th casino as well as table games. sherrie johnson is here with mor

the last three years we've seen more variability with the rain and dry weather.an't tell you what to expect. last year we had wettest year on record in 100 years. this year we had another drought. is it another drought next year? another wet year? each year we kind of take what comes and do our best. sandra: thank you so much for sharing your story with us. gene sigel from deep bounty vineyards. >> thank you. sandra: the ultimate road rash for lance armstrong. the former cycling king stripped of his seven tour de france titles and banned from competitive sports for life. how quickly could the wheels fall off his multimillion-dollar endorsements? we have an expert's insight next. >>> plus the u.n. moves to spend a $100 billion to fight climate change. how big a tab could u.s. taxpayers be stuck with? details coming up. do you ever have too much money? ♪ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ where's tommy? i thought he was with you. no. jack! (playing twinkle, twinkle, little star.) tommy? go get him! don't stop! keep playing! here we go. here's the fun part! did you do t

we're dry. for the most part we're going to stay that way. we're looking at temperatures this morning that are on the core side. look -- low side. look at the low 60s in stevenson. the winds are calm this morng. we are working with so much patchy fog once again as you head out and about. 66 degrees as we wake up this morning and we will be dry for the most part. lunchtime, sun and clouds with that temperature coming in right around 82 degrees. let's get a check with time saver traffic. mike, what do you have out there. >> pretty easy. let's get to work and show you the construction delays. we'll take you up to 95. this is a rather a ramp closure you make your way towards 695 -- this is actually 895 construction delay. that's knocking out the -- that's what i'm talking about the ramp closure as you head out, be aware of that it will slow you down, speeds have been reduced. 695 there's some construction delays right now as you're nearing the parent parkway. outside we go for a live shot. this is 695. so far so good. another check on traffic and

the dry front, and this is dry, clear weather across the midwest. that will come in tomorrow, make for a blue sky kind of a day around here. offshore we'll continue to watch tropical depression number eight. overnight 65, isolated storms. i think we're looking at a great thursday. friday starts out decent and hot with storms friday night lingering into early friday. look at the temps over the weekend with that fresh shot of air, low 80s. back to you, kelly. >>> now to democracy 2012 news, mitt romney has introduced a new narrative into the race for the white house, acushion the president of pushing a campaign of hatred. tory dunnan joins us live from washington. this is a pretty serious charge from the republican candidate. >> reporter: kelly, it sure s the latest wave have attacks serves as another example of just how nasty this election is getting. >> what's different this year is that the president is taking things to a new low oar or mitt romney believes the obama campaign is going too far. at a rally in ohio on tuesday, he had this message for

dry now. we had a few showers out thereearlier this morning and last night, but they will be coming back as we go into the afternoon. as of now if you are going around ocean city, you are seeing a lone shower around snow hill. but other than that things are dry. 65 degrees now in darlington. more of the same in goldsboro. denton at 66 degrees and the winds are light to calm. that humidity will be going up as woo go -- be we go through the next several days. and we look at the rest of the day. 75 degrees as we head into lunchtime with sunshine. let's the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. >> reporter: good morning. if you are using 95 to get into the city, it will take 15 minutes southbound from route 43 to the city. jfx clear. nothing in your way from the beltway to east fayette street. here's what the beltway looks like at liberty road. everything up to speed heading down to 95. no concerns right now. and here's what it looks like in parkville at harford road, no problems to report trav

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cool dry air of to the west of us. it will continue to move off toward the east as it moves through the early morning hours. satellite and radar shows thunderstorms earlier today. most of the showers and storms have come to an end. a look at live super doppler radar, head over to montgomery county to the east of rockville, weekend, looking at a few heavier showers. all of this miss off north and east. it is starting to fizzle out. this is the final push of dry air moving into the area. futurecast calls for temperatures tomorrow well into the mid to upper 80's. a little cooler off to the west of us. it will be back to near 90 monday afternoon. 65-73, showers and storms will come to an end it. as a move through the day 84-89. the extended outlook will call for our temperatures that will eventually warm again. a chance for some late today storms. dry air returns wednesday and thursday. the topics are expecting to heat up. we will keep you updated. >> it almost seems like things have reversed with august and july. >> we pr

meanwhile, looking dry, windy, across the midwestern state.er midwestern states and northern rockies. conditions are ideal for wildfires. parts of the northwestern nebraska, a mandatory evacuation, order has been issued. because wildfires are growing here. temperatures are, should say, heading over to tropical storm leslie. situated over the atlantic. could become a hurricane. stay over the water. no major impact on any coastal areas are expected. that's good news. here are your temperatures then. 34 degrees in chicago. it should be cooling down by about 7 degrees, as we head into your saturday. 32 degrees in denver. above average temperatures will continue at least into your sunday. out toward the west, looking quite mild in vancouver. 21 degrees in seattle. as -- 21 degrees in vancouver as well as seattle. all right. finally. let's go over to europe. there we can see a long cloud band stretching from scandinavia through central europe into northern italy. and underneath the clouds. lots of heavy rain. gusty wind. risk of hail. conditions are

frostburg is 54 degrees. 87 degrees will be the high today and looking dry. the last couple of days we had showers but today will be sunny and dry. >> that patchy fog and building volume on 270 we're good to go past that point. if you're taking the drug through virginia, 95 started to back up northbound. it is a little bit slow as to make the drive through the triangle region. 66 is not to bed from the haymarket area to the belt way. >> a teenager murdered in maryland, prince george's county police sat -- found the body of the 17-year-old woman in a house. >> it has been a difficult morning. the mother of this teenager was out here when they removed the body from the home. she was visibly and understandably distraught. the forensic unit is still inside to try to piece this together. it looks like they have fingerprinting throughout the home. that looks like that are focusing on the upstairs bedroom. we know the police got a call around 10:00 p.m. on school nights in prince george's county. they received the call from a relative and they arrived and found the

we are nice and dry stepping out and about. this morning, but again, we could be doing it all over again as we head into the afternoon. but here's the hour by hour forecast by 7, still a little patchy fog covering across the area. lots of moisture at ground and temperatures coming in right around 74 degrees. and then by 10, 80 it will be warm and partly cloudy skies and dry and the chances for showers and thunderstorms will roll in here as we go into lunchtime today with the temperature coming in at 85 degrees. let's get a check of the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. >> reporter: if you are using 95 to get into the city you are look at a 15 minute ride from white marsh to downtown. traveling through the harbor tunnel definitely expect delays due to the ongoing construction. it's starting to pick up this week. so, stick with the fort mchenry tunnel if you can. and here's what the southwest portion of the 695 looks like at wilkins avenue. no delays whether you are traveling toward the key bridge or up towards interstate

but for today we'll stay dry and hot, 94 degrees.egrees, mostly clear, above normal and 90 by tomorrow, still hot. we do have that sun/cloud mix. and here's a check of the seven- day forecast for you as isaac will be around possibly as we head into labor day and even tuesday. let's get a check of the abc 2 time saver traffic with lauren cook. good morning. >>reporter: good morning, lynette. if you are headed out to the beltway, do watch out for some debris over on the southwest side. it's right on the outer loop at hollands ferry road. and if you are headed into the city, we, of course, are still dealing with all of the grand prix closures. so 395, all of that traffic is being diverted onto mlk. now, this big race affects traffic on pratt street and light street as well, many other roads going to be impacted. for a complete list of the closures, just go to abc2news.com. no concerns right now out on the jfx. it will be nice and clear from towson all the way into the city. and here's a live look at 95 at 295. you'll notice everything u

dry around the beltway for now. that will change later this .orning there will be more thunderstorms afternoon into the evening, some strong to severe. highs in the mid to upper 80s today. 80's tomorrow with morning storms on saturday. then clearing for a beautiful sunday, less humid, 87 degrees. lisa baden. on the outer loop of the b-w moving, they are overnight construction. work and nobody's off the beltway right there. kenilworth avenue, outer loop at boulevard, they are moving barrels out of the way. headlights are the out groups 270.college park to the inner loop side is pretty smooth. virginia there's a minor crash on northbound 95 minor crash234. near 234.-- looks pretty good between newington and the beltway. >> we are following a developing story from afghanistan. u.s. command said three american troops have been shot by a man wearing an afghan uniform. it's happened in the southern and.mon of >> the special session of the maryland general assembly continues to get. the senate is poised to approve a bill t

for the most part, a dry commute home. the question is, will the nats game stay dry?t and we'll talk about isaac, brand-new tropical storm. >>> plus, something out of an action movie. this is a real-life stunt pulled off by a woman on a moving tight rope. we are always on, wusa9.com. stay with us. we'll be right back. >> pick up my jaw off the floor. >>> move over nik wallenda, there's a new tight rope sensation out there. the daredevil in this case a woman carefully towing the line between these two moving trucks. the objective, walk from the top of one truck to the other as they barrel through a tunnel. line breaks, too close together, line goes slack. the stunt, which happened in crowe croatia is part of a volvo ad. >> i never black lined moving forward. >> she did do it. she did that stunt. it was pretty sick. the crew applauded her afterwards. >> if you fall over and get hurt, nobody is feeling sorry for you. that's crazy. the daredevil performing the stunt, he is the woman's record holder. she did fall once, but she was wearing an ankle safety harness. he had to

we dry things out by thursday. most of fry is dry. we could see a shower and cooler air punching in. with a chance of showers saturday and sunday but low 80s. that will be the difference and getting ready to enjoy that. kelly. >> thank you for that. >>> listen up another good reason to eat chocolate -- like we need one -- it could improve your memory. >>> we're searching for mosquitoes. these are aggressive and protect yourself from this insect bite. that and more coming up. [ male announcer ] we got a real mom and the family car to do an experiment. we put a week of her family's smelly stuff all in at once to prove that febreze car vent clips could eliminate the odor. then we brought her family to our test facility to see if it worked. [ woman ] take a deep breath, tell me what you smell. something fresh. a beach. a clean house. my new car. [ woman ] go ahead and take your blindfolds off. oh!! hahahaha!!! look at all this garbage!!! [ male announcer ] febreze car. eliminates odors for continuous freshness, so you can breathe happy. >

. >> reporter: the taylor bridge wildfire exploding across acre after acre of bone dry brush. >> the fire's making a really good push, it has a lot of wind behind it. >> reporter: overnight the fire multiplied in size tenfold. now more than 26,000 acres still out of control and on the move. >> i know one of the firefighters here, his house burned down while he was trying to help fight this fire. there's a lot of people that are going to be affected by it. >> reporter: in idaho, a wildfire has turned deadly. 20-year-old anne, in her second season as a firefighter, was killed by a falling tree. tonight across the west, 62 fires are burning in eight states. here in california, where soaring temperatures have shattered records this month, it's not just the heat wave and dry conditions that worry firefighters. lightning strikes have sparked dozens of blazes. in the desert, palm trees have literally exploded into balls of fire. tonight in riverside county, at least three struck tours are damaged, evacuations have been ordered in a blaze fuelled by dry brush. to the north near sacramento, m

looks like we will be dry this afternoon and evening. up on the radar screen all day. that's a change. temperatures northwest of town, degrees in martinsburg. 76 at reagan national and quantico. degrees in culpeper. if low to mid 90's for the high temperature. 95 in stafford and culpeper, 92 hagerstown, 93 in the district, 88 degrees and frostburg. we will have chances of storms next few days, mainly sunday and monday. 20% chance tomorrow. over the weekend to, pop up storms possible, highs in the low 90's. now look at traffic. it is august 2 already. we are hitting the road this morning. of fredericksburg on ofnorthbound 95, at the end route 3 is a .roken-down 18-wheeler nothing complicated to report in maryland. they have moved the barrels to the shoulder. beltway looks good through greenbelt. they changed the traffic pattern both sides of the beltway at university boulevard. \ two lanes to the left and two to right divide around long- term construction. back to you. >> thank you. 4:55. you still have a chance to win tickets to the mont

we begin with a developing story in lake county where scorching temperatures and dry brush are fueling two fast-moving wildfires. in the past 14 hours flames ripping through about 5,000 acres near clear lake. that's about 50 miles north of santa rosa. marla tellez is gathering up information and updates from firefighters. she joins us now in the newsroom with all of the latest. >> good morning. depending on where you live in lake county these fires are certainly not making life easier right now. the bigger of the two is called the wye fire burning off highway 20. it's taken down three structures with it. it's 25% contained. it is immediately threatening hundreds of homes in the spring valley community. in fact, that community, the spring valley community, is under evacuation orders right now. that's 480 homes. todd derum joins us on the phone. thanks for being with us. >> good morning. >> you are heading to the command post now. when can you expect to get a handle on these fires? >> we're looking forward to getting our resources today and throughout today, with those resources and addi

they could look for the dry rot the connections the water damage but they really can't, you know, go through every inch of these structures with a screwdriver and find the problems or stand there while the property owner does some destructive testing and remove certain areas so they can get a better look at this. so that's what this new section in the housing code is about. in addition to the inspections that we provide to get the property owner regularly, every five years, to have an industry professional come out and do a very, very careful and detailed assessment of what's going on with these building appendages in their apartment buildings and hotels. >> when you say industry professional, i believe and what section are we looking at in the housing code? >> ok. that is in section 604 of the housing code. >> 604. the san francisco building code be the way. this book is the san francisco building cold. -- code. ok. structural maintenance section 604. >> the housing code is available online by going to sfgov.org and going to the municipal codes and clicking on the being code and goi

we will dry out a little. we cannot rule out a few late- thundershowers.ttled here and there today through the week. best chance of rain being on friday. >> we like the way this day is starting as far as traffic. nothing major report. a lot of rainfall in virginia away most. overnight most we are off to a quiet start on between fredericksburg and city, 28 minutes. dale city to the beltway, 13 minutes. 95 in and out of baltimore a, 20 directions.oth beltway traffic at university boulevard, there is a lane , two to the left and two right with long-term construction. back to you. >> thank you. drivers on the beltway near the wilson bridge now should have an easier time. permanent five dazzling configuration opens today. configuration. this is really opening things up. >> enter for a chance to win to the montgomery county fare. wjla.com/facebook to sign up. winner receives four fair ride wristband, and $25 food.nd on you share the contest with your friends, we will give you an extra entries. >> 77 degrees this morning. >> it is a tough week for the philadelphi

the dry weather has been a huge story. more on your forecast coming up and lauren cook obviously really busy with the traffic. >> i hope the weather is good down in georgia for the ravens first preseason game. i can't believe it's almost time for football. >> weather wise, we are talking about more humid weather and also more warm weather as we go through this morning. above average temperatures, but let's talk about this radar. maryland's most powerful radar is dry right now and things are changing. yesterday we did have a few thunderstorms that popped up around calvert county and they did have a tornado that started over the water as a water spout and once it moved over, the bridge then we did see it as a tornado. that national weather service did report that, but today much different. we could be seeing more showers and thunderstorms popping up this afternoon but as you step out the door this morning 74 degrees. hickory at 68 and 72 right now in laurel. let's get a check now of the time saver traffic with lauren cook. >

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