temperature wise this morning, we are coming in at close to # 0 in aberdeen and 7 -- 70 in aberdeen and 70 in bel air. here lauren cook with the traffic. >> reporter: good morning. construction continues on 895. it's south of the harbor tunnel toll plaza but right now it's not causing too many delays. speeds at 54 miles per hour. this will change later in the morning. stick with the fort mchenry or key bridge as alternate. heading to 83, here's northern baltimore county at shawan road. no delays to talk about. it will be a nice easy ride towards the beltway. and heading down to 95, just 4 minutes traveling southbound from route 43 to the beltway. beltway nice and clear. outer loop from 95 towards 83 will take you 11 minutes and you are looking at 12 minute ride from 795 towards 95. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic now over to you. >>> huge brush burning in parts of queen anne's county. >> 50 people were evacuated because the smoke was so bad. linda so is monitoring the situation and joins with us the latest. any word when people can return back home? >> reporter: i got off t

. >>> tonight aberdeen high school, the state highway administration is holding a meeting from 6:00 to 8:00 and the whole purpose of it is to talk about possible improvements to some intersections along maryland 22 in aberdeen. state leaders want your input on this issue. the intersection improvement projects are related to maryland's base realignment and closure improvements at aberdeen proving grounds. >>> only on abc 2, the father of a fallen marine talks about his son and how he plans to honor him. lance corporal gene mills died friday in afghanistan. >> they said one more mission, pop, i'll be home, and then he always ends with i love you, pops. and, of course, i tell him i love him back, and that was it. then the world changed. >> those are the memories of the phone call gene mills, jr. remembers of his son just days before he was killed in action. lance corporal mills was 21 years old and on his second tour of duty when he was fatally shot in the chest. mr. mills said september 11th inspired his son to join the marines and lance corporal mills' younger brother still plans to enl

. >>> how would you improve 22 and aberdeen. bring your wideing lanes, turn signal thoughts out to aberdeen high school. the goal is to ease traffic congestion. the meeting runs until #k tonight -- 8:00 tonight. >>> enjoy the 4th thanks to our tipsy taxi program. they will be out and they will be offering free rides home to those drinking at baltimore city bars and restaurants. you have to be heading home and the ride can't be more than a $50 value or you'll have to pay the difference. >> well, lucky us. we live close to the cleanest beaches in mencht number three dewey beach in delaware. beand it ocean city. >>> as our cheryl corner report -- conner reported last night, two military convoys will use the bay bridge. this will affect your travel. around noon 27 vehicles will pass. about an hour later, 61 more. they are escorting the body back to elk ridge. we'll be right back. mashed potatoes and gravy. mac 'n cheese... mashed potatoes and gravy! mac 'n cheese. [ male announcer ] now you don't have to pick a side. buy any kfc 10

. >>> coming up people who drive on aberdeen -- on 22 and aberdeen. >>> eight, nine seconds, you know. it's done and over with. >> all it took were a few seconds to change his life. keith matthews is out of the hospital, and he's talking to us in an exclusive interview with -- with joce sterman. can we expect triple digit temperatures? >> and that nice cold shower, the water you're boiling for den are, the h20 will cost us more. >>> the baltimore county police officer indicted in the death of a 17-year-old boy is a free man tonight. a judge released officer james laboard on his own recognizance. christian schaffer has the latest. >> reporter: after he was indicted, officer james laboard turned himself. tonight he is back at home. laboard walked out after his board review. the prosecutor said laboard was acting as a police officer the night he walked out of his home and got into an altercation with 17-year-old christopher brown, but she told the judge this was not an intentional killing. several baltimore county police officers spoke in support of laboard's character. >> very satisfied

this will be held at saint joan of arc catholic church in aberdeen. will be buried at arlington cemetery. in leiu of flowers, the family is asking for donations to help the deer creek valley. this has been set up at hartford bank in aberdeen. >>> you have to be really careful when you come in from the outside. coming up, why you have to be on your toes for text. search yourself and your pets or you could be in trouble. we have a report after the break. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. . >>> spending a lot more time outside now that it is warmer. one thing you need to look out for is ticks. how to know if you have been bitten and what

to discuss the possible improvements to three intersections along maryland 22, also known as the aberdeen thruway in hartford county. the projects would affect beertold road, paradise road and old post road. the hearing starts at 6:00 at aberdeen high school. >>> dan bongino is going to be rallies against federal, state and local bureaucrats. he's heading that rally today in central hills, citing rising costs in healthcare as federal government run amok. he is running against ben carden. mr. carden is a democrat. >>> the holidays are notorious for causing a lot of traffic jams and aaa predicts 5% more people will be traveling this 4th of july weekend versus last year. about 35 million plan to travel by car for independence day trips this year and aaa says the lower gas prices could actually be a driving factor in this. but it also could have something to do with independence day falling on a wednesday this year. >>> if you are going to be traveling and headed down to ocean city or dewey beach for the weekend, here's another reason you'll enjoy the places. we found out through the natural

we have one problem in aberdeen. >> we have some rain in the seven-day forecast.ive shot from pimlico. 67 at the airport. 67 at the airport. guys, i'm home! sara lee one hundred percent whole wheat bread. with thirteen grams of whole grain in every slice, and delicious taste in every last bite. sara lee. so good, it's gone. >> doing fine -- that is what president obama said about the private sector. mitt romney pounced, calling him out of touch. tracie potts has more. >> president obama focused on teachers and other jobs. it is what he said about the private sector that has the campaign on defense this week. >> the private sector is doing fine. >> not fine, said mitt romney. >> the president and his aides tried to clarify. now there is another allegation. >> it is clear this information had to come from the administration. >> up in has to be done about this. >> president obama denied it was done on purpose for political gain. eric holder has appointed some attorneys general to look into this. say eric holder has zero credibility on capitol hill. tracie potts, wbal

and that is, you were the editor of the world down at aberdeen.grace was one of two counties in the state of washington to vote in 1972 for republican candidate for president, george mcgovern. in 1994 grays harbor county voter by rather substantial market for republican senator slade gorton but i'd like you to come to a microanalysis of how senator gorton courted the place where you live. >> well, those are roadkill democrats. those are blue-collar, old democrats their involved in -- slade much any other person came to grace harper county and offered empathy for what was happening to he says he thought it was ironic that someone from seattle who neither unser fishes, doesn't know much about blogging and the light turned out to be the champion of the world people who he said, you know this by heart, but represent the real working-class people in america. and they got it. they got it. in the wake of the clinton summit which you and i both covered, we know that the allegedly predictable harvest were going to have on the peninsula amounted to about ze

the next twister is from aberdeen, maryland and that is rolling through and this is a pretty picture and this is a beautiful picture of the wall cloud and in aberdeen, maryland there and this is that picture, southwest d.c. and we have seen a lot of this going on in northeast dos, southwest d.c. and this is on the 4700 block of south capitol street and that is some flooding near standing water and not sure what the situation is and if this was a situation, it's that afternoon as it rolls through and in into the southwest. the next picture is from arlington, virginia, and the dark storm clouds rolling through and this is taken from a major roadway there and some dark clouds, an indication of the storm coming through and some pictures we have had and to www.myfoxdc.com and some hundreds of pictures sent in and no means and they would like to see what is happening in your neck of the woods and sudden it to myweatherphoto@gmail.com and we're going go through them and we'll try to bring you some of the better ones -- ones we see and we'll try to show you the better ones here when yousen s

right now 65 degrees in sikesville, 69 in aberdeen. but the big story yesterday, the rainfall totals that we received, they were on the hefty side, especially in sikesville, over an inch of rain there, close to an inch of rain in aberdeen and also annapolis. the rain is gone. the big picture showing some showers and thunderstorms once again around texas and oklahoma. so we are going to be seeing some severe weather across that area. but no type of severe weather across our area because we will be dealing with mainly clear skies as we go into the afternoon, mostly sunny skies, so make sure you do get out there and enjoy. it's going to be a fabulous day on tap. the winds will pick up a little bit. i'll detail that more coming up. but right now let's get a check of the traffic with lauren cook. good morning. >>reporter: good morning, lynette. if you are using the jfx to get into the city, no delays to talk about from the beltway all the way downtown to east fayette street. no delays traveling through the fort mchenry tunnel or the harvard

. >>> a construction of two homes in aberdeen, part of the group home builders glitz 2012.omes are scheduled to be presented friday. >>> a lunch with warren buffet went up for bid. he will dine with the winner and up to 7 friends at a steak house in new york city. the opening bid started at about 25 grand. you must qualify bidding ends at 11:30. >>> and a special charity events at city springs field, giving back to the living classrooms foundation. >>> big story today is obviously the weather, on a monday morning, you want to know about traffic. burden of proof >> we have an accident to start the day off in baltimore county, wise avenue, if you are using the jfx, no delays, 11 minutes all the day downtown. no concerns 95 white marsh area. beltway clear parkville to towson. wet will impact people's drive in. >>> the roads are wet, we had showers overnight. mainly the showers are contained, cecil county, we can try to zoom in on the area, you can see what is going on across the area. light showers around port deposit, i-95, towards elkton, travels taking you that way. the tem

. >>> we head to aberdeen. it's a bleats -- blitz build by habitat for humanity. >>> and what you need to know if you use linked in or eharmony. >>> a big day tomorrow for two families in harford county. they will be presented keys to two homes built by habitat for humanity. today the final touches will be put on their home. >> reporter: while they're planting shrubs and establishing roots, another is dog a filing walkthrough. her job transferred to maryland in 2007 and she found herself homeless at one time. for four years she has done volunteer work for volunteer susquehanna. >> the pride that they put in like it's their own house is really wonderful. >> reporter: this blitz build is done by habitat for humanity susquehanna and their partners, 30 other local contractors volunteering their time and materials to build these duplexes for these deserving families. >> we build homes for a business and we get to see that smile when people are closing on signing on the dotted line on the end. this is a notch above t

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. >>> state of maryland is looking to improve route 22 aberdeen to's traffic congestion.he changes caused by base realignment. the intersections impacted would be at beards hill and os post road. the plan is to add turning lanes and through lanes and wide didn't roads to accommodate bicycles and sidewalks. the hearing will be held on wednesday the 27th, between 6:00 and 8:00 p.m., no formal presentation, look at the proposal and give your thoughts. it will be held at the high school in the cafeteria. >>> appears the foreclosure crisis maybe easing. the program is designed to help homeowners underwater on their mortgages. other banks may consider more principal reductions if it moons they don't have to take homes. >>> okay, do you know where xñy are going to be at 3:00 p.m. on the 4th of july. the exact spot? folks in catonsville do as they plan to take in the big parade and getting ready and starting early with the holiday 12 days away, bill searches for the already stalking their claim and spot for the catonsville parade. >> reporter: patios, punches, picnic tables and i

the task force, from there we built on that, we included the municipalities, which we have three, aberdeen, bel air police departments. what we started doing in april of 2011 was one day a week working combining officers from the agencies together, targeting a different area each week to enforce violations. >> reporter: this is going to get bigger. you have more officers involved. what can people expect to see on the road? will you be doing random pa patrols. >> known target areas, we will be combining efforts. probably the strangest thing they will see is officers wearing different uniforms outside of jurisdictions to enforce the roads. >> reporter: what is one of the biggest problems? >> the problems we have is i wasn't paying attention. it's one of the most dangerous things you do is get in an automobile, people aren't paying attention. they are distracted, children in the car, cell phones, not paying atenge attention to the conditions around them. >> reporter: you will hold a ceremony to announce this task force. >> reporter: we will have the superstep adapt state police, the sheriff a

we have the three municipalities in harford county, aberdeen, bel air, haverly grace, we have the maryland stays police harford county, bel air barrack and jfk highway involved with us. >> what specifically will you be looking for? >> we are looking in to reduced crashs and hopefully impact the numb of fatalities we have on harford county highways. we are looking to improve traffic safety in general. >> reporter: everyday people get behind the wheel. any tips for people to pay attention? >> yes, distracted driving is probably one of the most significant contributors to the accidents. >> any big violations you see in the county, people on their phones not paying attention, speeding? >> you see people texting and see people on the cell phones speeding is one of the issues. one of the biggest problems is your infrastructure, roadways are not built to accommodate the volume of traffic. people maybe running behind, they want to take chances they shouldn't take. as a result of the crashs and fatalities. >> reporter: is that impacted by brack? >> brack has had an impact. they are making improveme

the heat index now in frederick is 103. 100 in easton and 103 in aberdeen and we'll have it this way the afternoon as well as through tomorrow. maybe some storms tomorrow late afternoon but a greater chance of some storms and more clouds around on friday and, as a result, it should be cooler with highs in the low 90s and then, thankfully, a break from the high heat and the high humidity coming into the weekend saturday and sunday highs in the 80s but noticeably much more comfortable with the lower humidity and even cooler than that next week. low humidity and pleasant temperatures for monday and tuesday. highs mid-80s monday and low 80s on tuesday. that's the way it looks right now, we'll be here with frequent updates throughout the afternoon. barbara? >> stay cool, tom, thank you. >>> we have some breaking news from the penn state sex abuse trial. the defense has rested without jerry sandusky taking the stand. the former coach's wife took the stand yesterday and more character witnesses took the stand on his behalf. sandusky is accused of sexually abusing ten boys over a 15-year spa

. >> reporter: a traffic task force will mix deputies on aberdeen with state troopers. every week, there will be a new focus based on the crunch reports like this on route 152 and may. dinah said it will make her a better driver. >> i am being more proactive in how i drive and turn off the radio with how precious she is to me in the cars. >> reporter: but it shouldn't take this adorable face to put yourself in the driver's seat behind the wheel. >> it has to change. information won't do it. it has to be reinforced behavior. >> reporter: they duoonce a week with no warning, in an effort to keep drivers safe around the clock. cheryl conner, abc2 news. >>> in south carolina, they charged a baltimore man with murder. he shot and killed his girlfriend. he has an early sunday morning to pick up their son. he's charged with murder and held in the lexington county murder jail. >>> burnt land. fire in the woods under control but it kept swelling up the land. you can see it from the river to the bay bridge and families saw it coming closer and closer, too close for comfort so the

experienced up to three-hour delays and that was because of power line snapped over a bridge near aberdeen is, maryland. the broken line has been fixed. it was fixed this afternoon and amtrak said they will offer refund to passengers who changed travel plans because of delays. if you ride metro you're going to face a slowdown because of weekend track work. the orange line, buses are replacing trains between east falls church and west falls church. trains are single tracking between tacoma and forest glen. and also single tracking on the green line between college bark and greenbelt. these will stay into effect until tonight. coming up at 6:30 -- two former college football players are dead after a shooting near a college campus. see what happened after more than a foot of rain fell on florida in less than a day. and next, what we can expect from a former football coach fin [ 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. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run m

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temperatures in aberdeen at 68 degrees right now. glen burnie saturday 72.g in at 69. look at manchester right now. a beautiful sunrise this morning. we are dealing with plenty of sunshine and a few high level clouds and that will be the name of the game this morning. maryland's most powerful radar is dry but we have a chance for showers. i will detail that coming up but now let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. good morning how are the roads. >>reporter: for those of you in howard county no delays on interstate 706789 nice and clear from columbia pike to the beltway. and if you are traveling the top side of the beltway we have a new traffic pattern. northbound charles street ramp to the beltway has finally reopened right around 5 today. so some good progress on all that construction and as we check in and look live at 83, no delays to talk about here at shawan road. it will be nice and clear as you drive down towards the beltway. that's your abc2 timesaver traffic now over to you. >>> penn state pedophile case that rocked the college foot

the storms will come later this afternoon and temperatures this morning. 64 in aberdeen annapolis atd 65 in columbia. megan. >>> today is the first official day of hurricane season. lynette said it in the atlantic. >> we have seen a lot of activity with tropical storm alberto but beryl but now is a good time to make sure you are prepared should a hurricane make its way towards maryland. fema suggest making a kit for emergency items like a flashlight blankets blankets and water. last sum are we were without power for a number of days. >>> we have a link at abc2news.com and coming up at 6, the rep from a the red cross will breakdown what you have to have in the emergency kit. >> it's 4:46. john edwards is a free man and mistrial was declared on all but one of the counts against him. after nine days of deliberations, the jury could only agree on one of the 6 counts and they found him not guilty of accepting illegal came and contributions. he spoke outside the courtroom after the decision was handed down. >> while i do not believe i did anything illegal, or ever thought i was doing anyth

with recrisp, 57 degrees, aberdeen. the temperatures for the lows should be in the mid-60s. 6 5- 63 degrees. the winds, it was gusty yesterday. we will do it again today. not as gusty but the winds northwest at 5- 15 miles an hour, hold on to that hat as you head out and about. we will talk about tropical storm debby when it will make landfall and if it will affect weather. >>> a giant transformer left harford county last night, sit on its way to peach bottom pennsylvania, traveling at 5 miles per hour, it weighs almost 500,000 pounds. now, you want to keep in mind that the deer creek bridge is going to be closed until 5:00 p.m. it will make its way at 5 miles per hour, on level road, churchville, 95, route 136. for a look, go to abc2news.com. baltimore county, a live look at interstate 83, york road. everything is clear. 22 minute ride from the maryland state line all the way towards the beltway, once you get on to 695, this is southwest corner in great shape at 295, a nice ride, heading towards the key bridge or towar

hear the reaction as the final touches are put on this house by habitat for humanity in aberdeen. >>> it's friday. i know a lot of you are heading to the beach. i will have that forecast coming up. >>reporter: everything is nice and clear here on 895 at o'donnell street. i'll tell you about a major construction project planned later this summer for the hartford tunnel coming up in my abc 2 news time saver traffic report. pull on those gardening gloves. and let's see how colorful an afternoon can be. with the home depot certified advice to help us expand our palette... ...and prices that keep our budgets firmly rooted... ...we can mix the right soil with the right ideas. ...and bring even more color to any garden. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. beat the bugs with ortho bug-b-gon max spray or concentrate just $7.97. you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firework [ female an

joan of ark catholic church in aberdeen. >>> if you buy or sell or do business on craigslist a warning for you. >> robbers targeted victims using the online website craigslist. so abc2 news linda so is here to tell us how it is happening. >> reporter: both of these robberies happened in the baltimore bolton hill neighborhood. police believe the two cases are connected and the suspects may be setting up their next target. on monday, police say a man and woman came with a large amount of cash to buy a car. but when they got to the 1600 block of bolton street to meet the sellers they were set up. two suspects tried to rob them at gunpoint. but the female victim fought back. >> the second victim pulled out a handgun and fired it into the air. that scared off the suspect and they began to run and the victim began to chase them with a gun shooting multiple round were fired. >> reporter: no one was hurt. the suspects got away but the female victim was charged with handgun violations. linda so, abc2 news. >>> abc2 news is working for you with safety tips to remember if you buy or sell any item

joan of ark catholic church on law street in aberdeen. >>> police in annapolis charged a 34-year-old man with a rape of a 13-year-old girl. officials say that a woman called police on saturday to say her daughter had been sexually assaulted. alexander lara has been charged with rape sex offense and assault. he is being held on 2 million dollars bond. officers say he knows the family. >>> new this morning, people in germantown are on high alert after break-ins. police are looking for suspect believed to be connected to 23 burglaries. that person is going into unlocked cars and stealing garage door openers and will go into the home and rob it. in most cases the homeowners are in the house when the robberies take place. >> that's terrifying. my roommate and eye are -- and i are there. >> that's brazen to have the guts to do that while you know people are at home. i am hoping that it's kids. >> take a look at this because a personal camera did capture images of the suspect. you see here right now the police are trying to figure out exactly who that could be. >>> teen drug abuse is climbi

also known as the aberdeen throughway in harford koi county. it wie text pair died and old post road. >>> you hate missing a delivery but it shouldn't cost you inform you -- if you miss it. >> aabc2 news joce sterman reports how it is happening all part of the week's scam alert. >> reporter: if you missed an important delivery, you know your mailman will let you know. the u.s. did are -- >> the u.s. postal service is like irs or other agency they won't send an e-mail. >> reporter: but scamers are sending out e-mails with postal service address claiming a package is waiting for you out of state. and it comes with a threat. >> they are going to charge us up to $20 a day for every day we don't pick it up. >> reporter: angie barnett with the better business bureau say they hope to scare you intoclicking links they send along. >> once you click on the links we know for a fact it release malware into the computer. that will ultimately steal your personal information. look for a target towards -- it's work towards targeting your bank account. >> repor

temperatures on the cooler side when you look at the 50s in perry hall and bowie aberdeen around 60. head back to megan. >>> 4:47. and there are just four mor more hours of a 24-hour lacrosse event all in honor of the wounded warriors program. they are clocking in the final hours with the participants so education reporter sherrie johnson joins us live this morning. are we going see you play? >> reporter: you know i don't know. we will have to see. the guys are tired and have been playing for a long time. so, maybe if i can get a quick lesson in, we might see that. we will have to see. let me tell you, i am at the boys latin school of maryland and i got to tell you i never seen this many people out at 4:30 in the morning. i could tell you this place is packed with folks. there's already a game that's still going on right now. this is all a part of shootout for soldiers. it's a 24 hour lacrosse game with the money going to support the wounded warrior project and the effort to aide wound soldiers. it's a first year for this convenient is and we are talking about everyone from rec teams

clouds behind power lines in aberdeen. you for all the pictures, that help out so people can see what is going on in their area. if you took pictures we still want to see them. be are sharing storm photographs and video. check out the news, we will try to get them in. >>> health news the number of people with cancer is expected to double in the next 18 years. the french research on cancer said by 2030 more people will have breast cancer, prostate cancer and colon cancer. patients with stomach and cervical cancers expected to go down. this should be a warning to create better treatment programs. >>> summer is right around corner and that means swimming, sun and fun. it also means heat, bugs and potential water dangers. staying safe could be as easy as keeping your smart phone nearby. karen is working for you tonight with more. >> reporter: summertime means fun in the sun but it can also be a risky season with families hitting the beach, the pool and the trail on bikes. now with a smart phone in your pocket keeping everybody

a black bear as spotted several times near aberdeen ann bel air.quite a stir in baltimore county.students at the carroll mannee and jacksonville elementaryy one of the bears was spotted on campus at he same time students at jaaksonville elementary were set to walk across the stage for graduation.. more potentially disturbing testimony lies ahead today... in the jerry sanduskyychild rape trial. trial.on tuusday... the court heard from victim number one... whose accusations helped trigger the criminal accusation against the former &ppenn state coach. the now 18-yyar-old ttstified sandusky repeatedly sexually abused him as a boy. he's among 10 others who claim sandusky molested them... over a span of at least 15 years. sandusky has pleaded not guilty to the charges. sinne the recession hit, families accoss he countrr say they're just a paycheck &paway from poverty.it turns ou family wealth has actually has ddclined. as lisa sylvester reports many middle class families are also finding that they have no financial saaety net. --reporter pkg-as follows -

this reminds me of the aberdeen drill sergeant trial. i don't finish you remember that. you had 12 drill sargents in charge of training units that were heavily -- a lot of women in the units. they used their command and influence to force the women to have sex with them. it was awful. delmar simpson was really brought up on the most charges. and this was in the 90s. this was 1997. and i actually covered that for a news organization i was working for at the time. i got to sit in on the trials and as a young woman, i was shocked that like the congresswoman said, they had no recourse. they could go to him -- they couldn't even go to his boss and get out of the unit. so, it's really troubling. i think that we are making a step in the right direction. but women should not have to go to the latrine in combat in iraq and after began stan like we know armed with a knife. -- afghanistan. >> for me it comes down statistics and the fact that it's estimated 30% of women experience a rape during their military service. about, i believe it's 70% experience some form of sexual assault.

aberdeen 54 so a little bit cool there and around around 57. the winds for the most part are on the light to calm side and that will be the scenario through the rest of today. get out there and enjoy it. maryland's most powerful radar the dry right now but there's a chance for maybe a few scattered showers to pop up as we go into the afternoon. more of that coming up but right now a check of the traffic with lauren cook. good morning lauren and how are the roads through the? >>> yes, lynette we have dealing with a -- we are dealing with crash in baltimore county right in wood lawn on security boulevard at the ramp to the outer loop of the beltway. watch out for that and on security boulevard, traffic will be jammed from belmont avenue to whitehead road. in howard county here's what interstate 70 looks like at columbia pike. not too many cars out there just yet and a very easy ride driving over to 695. and another big story is going to be 895. construction is planned for june 20th here at o'donnell street. it's actually going to affect the -- th

but that's still below average in aberdeen and also elkton. right now 55 degrees in goldsboro. you get the point. let's take you outside in dundalk right now where we're seeing plement of sunshine, a beautiful sunrise, a beautiful key bridge right there, you see that sun. the plu skies will continue as we head throughout the day. it's going to be a good one. let's talk about tropical depression debby because it has been downgraded to a tropical depression. that's definitely some good news. it did make landfall yesterday evening. the winds still sustained right now at about 35 miles an hour and it is moving off to the east/northeast at about nine miles an hour, so it has finally picked up forward momentum. and look at that track. yes, it stays away from land as it looks like it restrengthens through time. so this is definitely a good scenario, the one that you would like to if you do have a have a tropical depression, tropical storm. now, the weather pattern looks like this as we go through time. high pressure will continue to build in as we go through the next several days here

but let's start with the cool temperatures this morning. 51 good morning aberdeen and glen bernie 54.inds for the most part are light staying that way going throughout the day. they will be variable. now, maryland's most powerful radar is dry as of now but we could see a few popup showersisolated in nature as we go throughout the day. we are under the unsettled weather pattern. we have one more day of it and high pressure will build in going into friday. but here are the coastal concerns. we have a coastal flood advisory for the areas here shaded in the darker blue. so, as we had the high tide that onshore flow we have areas of concerns. so just be prepared for that. light blue look at flood adviso let's check of the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. good morning. we have one accident gone. how is it looking now. >> reporter: we are dealing with trouble on 97. a disabled tractor trailer is blocking two northbound lanes and in baltimore city, we are dealing with a house fire that has jumped on fulton at ramsey street. traveling in the area stick with mound street as an alternate

spot on pretty much though in aberdeen looking at 66-degree right now in glen burnie. good morning to you. and bowie. now the winds right now out of the northeast at about 5 to 15 miles an hour. we have been getting gusts up to about 20 miles per hour. that's going to be the name of the game through the rest of today. it is going to be a little bit on the breezy side. not as breezy as yesterday but check out maryland's most powerful radar as of now. we are dry and we should be dry throughout the day but we should get some more clouds in here. the tropical slight and we are looking at tropical storm carlotta right now. sit to the south of mexico and this will venten into a category one. also our sailabration forecast. charlie? >>> all right, lynette. speaking of sailabration, let the festivities begin. for a preview of the official kickoff today, let's join abc2 news megan pringle live down at the inner harbor. already up this morning. >> reporter: charlie, good morning, absolutely. you can see the glittering lights of all the tall ships. they came in yesterday and it r

and we're at 59 degrees in aberdeen. the 59s, that's where we should be for this time of the year. we slide over toward the eastern shore. you see 60s in goldsboro and also denton, good morning to you. now, our future trend not picking up on a whole lot. you'll have to really follow the timeline to see some changes here. not a lot of change as we head towards the weekend. we will be seeing plenty of sunshine in the forecast as high pressure is really going to do its thing this weekend for us. now, your hour-by-hour forecast looks nice. you go ahead and pick an hour, do what you want to do. at lunchtime you can eat the lunch outdoors, at 4:00 p.m., 86 degrees, maybe do a little bit of a boot camp, boot camp always sounds good, especially outdoors. megan, i can see you in boot camp. check out the great pictures here. this was sent in by sarah and camille and this picture was taken on june 3rd. so this is this past sunday. they were coming home from their grandparents and you can see a beautiful rainbow, a double rainbow, as a matter of fact. if you want to send in your pictures, send

. >> ode aberdeen, catholic trust. mr. geithner, last october, the council in new york, i asked you this question. does the europeans have the financial power to solve this issue. my question to you today, are you satisfied with the german position on this crisis? have the germans made up their mind? >> i think -- i know there's a lot of focus on germany, but i think it's unfair to look to germany as the sole source of the problem now. what germany is saying is to make monetary union work, we're prepared to put a substantial commitment of resources behind this broader endeavor. but for that to work, there needs to be in support of reforms and changes in the institution so they'll be locked in. can't erode over time. and that is a very reasonable position. you can differ with -- with lots of elements of the strategy and how it's evolving and how quickly it's evolving. but on that basic premise -- i don't have to quote martin wolf again, but he wrote this too, that's perfectly reasonable and acceptable. and you need both for

ago a republican-led senate held a hearing on a sex scandal at aberdeen proving ground in maryland. the army brought charges against 12 instructors for sexual assault on female trainees under their command. nearly 50 women made sexual abuse charges including 26 rape accusations. one instructor was cleared. the remaining 11 were either convicted at court marshal or punished administratively. then secretary of defense kenneth bacon said the issue here is the relationship between a trainer and a trainee. the army regulations bar intimate relationships between trainers and trainees, between drill sergeants and trainees because they are fraught with misuse of power, with the muss use of influence or the possibility of misuse of power and influence, unquote. this may be hard for some in the civilian world to relate to, but it is the constant reality within our armed forces. it is engraved in our military service men and women to follow the orders of their chain of command and never disobey. here's an excerpt from a 1996 interview with an army recruit who was raped by her instructor at abe

one of the coldest spot in the state 52 aberdeen in harford county. 45 in westminster. 44 in mckinley in western maryland. officially 50 at b.w.i. marshall this morning. the normal high is 80 and we have spent most of the state in the low to mid 70's. some showers are popping up to the south and west of the mountains in western virginia. also, the hills and valleys in northern and central pennsylvania. one storm is tracking east along the shore as well. a couple of showers to contend with. they are very scattered, isolated if you will. most areas will be dry through the evening. temperatures will cool off quickly. 60's and 70's around the state. look for some lows in the low 50's around tomorrow morning. and tomorrow, all over again after morningside cool temperatures. -- the morning sunshine and cool temperatures. 51-59 tonight with sunset 831 p and 72 tomorrow with like west winds. a light breeze on the day tomorrow with the waves around 1 foot and a water temperatures in the low 70's. high pressure is beginning to strengthen over the mid-atlantic and the northeast an

we're still watching the accident in the aberdeen area.ght there at bel air avenue. we also have a new accident 70 eastbound at 32. delays on the topside of the outer loop, some slowing at hartford road and also southbound 95 slows down as you make you're approach to white marsh boulevard. 95 northbound from the beltway to white marsh, not too much trouble there. 61 miles per hour. on the west side of the outer loop, a little bit of congestion. this traffic report is brought to you by toyota and your local dealer. toy yeah that has your -- toyota has your car and your deal. find out how many ways there are to save when you buy right. >>> this morning's coffee with is with mike master son. the satellite interview is furnished by mdro. >>> mike, welcome to the eyewitness news morning edition. how are you? >> good morning. enjoy inging the beautiful early summer we are experiencing. >> looks good where you are. >> we can we talk about something interesting? >> we sure can. >> last year we were told here in maryland that stink bugs were going

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starting to see some breaks in the clouds, not off to the east, temperatures in the 70s, even 69 in aberdeen74 in came bridge. look to the west, much warmer. 82 in martinsburg, because of the sunshine i have seen out there the clearing skies florida. 's also allowed for a redevelopment of some thunderstorms out there. some of these thunderstorms right now coming through portions of the panhandle in through hampshire county, mineral county, west virginia, with some lightning, so i wouldn't be surprised to see some of these try to make their way our way. right now the metro area high and dry. where the storms are again up toward the north, minute ral hampshire county and up toward jefferson and berkeley county off to the west of martensburg. we are going to continue to watch it move through the panhandle, maybe towardsism-81, not expecting these to hold together all that well but could you see a few more showers. don't put the umbrellas away just yet. who saw the rain, mostly back to the north and west. upwards of close to an inch back toward martinsburg. satellite and radar showing the main a

and it was at aberdeen proving ground in harford county back in 1976. >>> that georgia young woman, battling a flesh-eating bacteria says she still feels d 24-year-old amy copeland's dad says she wants to use her disability as a platform to inspire others. copeland contracted the bacteria, after cutting her leg during a fall off a homemade zip line on the 31st. to save her life, doctors had to amputate her hands and a leg. >>> this morning, the film industry is mourning the death of a true talent. sleepless in seattle, when harry met sally and julie and julia, has passed away. >> reporter: considered as one of the most l female officers and screen writers to emerge from the 20th century, many argued that noria efron was born to write. efron certainly had the pedigree to write for the screen. but it wasn't her first career choice. after a brief stint at the white house during the kennedy administration, she later landed a job with the new york post. her talent for the pen eventually caught the attention of other publications like esquire magazine. but it wasn't long before she started writing

and aberdeen maryland, could see a>>> and we have two best friens with their hair braided exactly theg that when you were a kid? if it's your birthday, all you have to do is go to weather.com to find your birthday forecast. happy birthday, guys. jenna, over to you. >>> an update now on a most unneighborly situation. tomorrow morning, a minnesota woman is due to start serving 90 days in jail, all because of what her neighbors say was unbearable harassment, and they've got it all on tape. nbc's craig melvin has the latest. >> reporter: this little dance in a driveway is just part of the reason, according to a judge, lori christensen is going to jail. kim and greg hoffman say this home video they shot is but a chapter in their nightmare of a story. >> well, she is the neighbor from hell. >> yes, she is definitely the neighbor from hell. >> reporter: they say the harassment started shortly after they moved into their quiet neighborhood just outside st. paul 15 years ago. >> she started with the obscenities, just really went crazy and started calling me names, swearing at me. >> reporter:

aberdeen is at 102. easton the heat index with high hew nidumidity is at 103. that is what it feels like right now. this is serious heat that you have to respect. do what you can. you don't have to be outside. stay inside, stay in the ac for the rest of the day and afternoon highs reaching near 100 degrees by midafternoon, that heat index well over 100 degrees from now all the way now through the rest of the afternoon into early evening. a break coming our way, the latest on that with your seven-day outlook in ten minutes or so. barbara? >> we're ready for one already, thanks a lot, tom. >>> well, many of you will no doubt spend the day inside trying to stay cool, but for those who have to go out, staying safe in this dangerous heat is going to be the priority. news 4 megan mcgrath is at the landon school where kids add a lacrosse camp are trying to keep cool. megan? >> that's a difficult thing to do. keep cool on a day like this. if you look behind me here, you can see the kids actually back out on the field. they were off for quite a while hanging out in the

the only one to the north of aberdeen well out of our viewing area. one thing you do not see in our viewing area right now is a tornado warning. that is no longer the case, at least for now, but right around i-95, flash flooding is occurring. we've seen numerous reports of that. everybody in the green under those flash flood warnings and those will continue through the night tonight and we are not quite done with those tonight. we'll see those extended for many areas as we continue and then another severe thunderstorm warning down around fredericksburg and king george county. front royal, as i mentioned, front royal, just to the north, right along 66, most likely some very strong winds here. would not be surprised to see some damaging winds out of this line and, once again, notice a little bit of a bow here. that is indicative of some strong winds and up to the north. that's why we have the severe thunderstorm warning in effect of i-81 and back to the north and west 522 and martinsburg and that, as well, an area that will see strong winds. right now t

sexual misconduct scandal to hit the military since a similar case involving the army occurred in aberdeen, maryland, back in 1996. now today lawmakers will be lobbying with survivors of military sexual assault on capitol hill. they'll be trying to encourage them to pass a piece of legislation sponsored by spier called the stop act. that bill would provide for a separate military unit to handle and investigate allegations of wrongdoing and would take those investigations away from the military chain of command. charlie and erica, back to you. >> anna warner, thank you. >>> later today, stockton, california, could become the largest american city ever to file for bankruptcy. and economists warn other large u.s. cities could be next. ben tracy takes a look at how they got into so much trouble. >> reporter: stockton, california, was a city with big dreams. in the mid 2000s, it overhauled its marina, bought new parking garages, a new city hall, and put up a new arena. tax revenues were pouring in, so the city took out $190 million in bonds and loans to pay for their projects. >> everybody was

sexual misconduct scandal to hit the military since a similar case involving the army occurred in aberdeenmaryland, back in 1996. today, survivors of military sexual assaults will be lobbying with members of congress on capitol hill, trying to encourage them to pass legislation sponsored by spear, called the stop act. that bill would take these investigations, the handling and allegations of investigations, away from the military and put them in the hands of a separate military unit. take them away from the chain of command. charlie and erica? >> anna warner, thank you. >>> later today, stockton, california, could become the largest american city ever to file for bankruptcy. and economists warn other large u.s. cities could be next. ben tracy takes a look at how they got into so much trouble. >> reporter: stockton, california was a city with big dreams. in the mid 2000s, it overhauled its marina. built new parking garages. bought a new city hall. and put up a new arena. the housing market was on fire and tax revenues were pouring in. so the city took out $190 million in bonds and loans to