in annapolis, don harrison. abc 2news. >> now, maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate. >> pepper, come on. maryland's newest tv star right there. this will be friday, our four legged friends won't like this heat. especially the ones with the thick coats. one more pleasant evening. weather wise we have 73 now at the airport. humidity 57%. wind is calm to the breeze is gone now. look at dundock. the sunset, finishing out the day on a quiet note. manchester, carol county, again a very nice clear finish to the day and ocean city, beach not as packed during the middle of the week but i think it'll be packed by the weekend. this heat will drive people down there. the radar clear, should be clear until we get to the peak afternoon heating each day where we coulde a couple of heat driven thunderstorms, temperatures low 70's and the overall set up pleasant. still low to moderate. it's about to ramp up. winds will shift to a more southwesterly flow. its going to bri

arnold and annapolis in the next 15 minutes. back down 301 in calavert county and around deal and shadyside you get that in the next 20 minutes. but back to the west, andrews air force base, clinton, brandy wine seeing the heavy rain and winds gusting about 40 to 50 miles an hour. jim and wendy we were outside. i knew this was coming through here. we took you out there and you said it all. >> i have to tell you something i don't know the last time i watched a co-worker run through the newsroom telling everyone to follow him because there is something they need to see. we run out on the loading dock and as i mentioned to you, what was as impressive as the winds that were just roaring through right there, was the sound of it. it was absolutely incredible. but what i want to ask you when we were on at 6:00 you were talking about this storm and i think it was just east of chicago at that time. unusual for something to move that quickly isn't it? >> in a situation like this when you're got heat this expansive. it has been covering th

from baltimore all the way down through annapolis. all the way through leanardtown and toward the bay. so, fredericksburg, you're okay. if you're on the west side, your damage is over. may be breezy, but your damaging winds are over. if you are in anne arundel county, up in baltimore, and also down into southern maryland, down toward southern st. mary's county, you're going to get hit really hard and again, these winds will cross over to the delmarva and bethany and ocean city. the winds are about, i would say an hour and a half away from you. they do have heavy rain. i'm not seeing much hail with the storms anymore, which is good. but we are still seeing straight line winds. there's a little bit of wind sheer just north of baltimore, but again, straight line winds, i'm not as concerned with that. the only thing i was concerned about with these storms, they linger and held back a little bit. have you noticed that? we've had pretty good straight line of storms and then this one little area at the top of the line, kind of slowing down a

annapolis, you have already seen the strong wind. now you are getting the lightning, now you are getting the very heavy rain. charles county, a lot of lightning. brandywine. all of this is have a note -- all of this is heading into calvert county. this is all the way from bowie down into st. mary's county. we are all under the severe thunderstorm warning. behind it, where the power is still out, a lot of damage. leesburg, loudoun county, that is where the lightning is coming down. but look at the cluster of cloud to ground lightning that is still moving into anne arundel county, calvert county, essentially into st. mary's county. believe it or not the temperatures now have fallen almost 30 degrees right here in washington from the record we had today. >> the storms are causing plenty of power problems all over. dominion power says they have more than six under 50,000 customers without power. pepco has plenty of problems. let's talk with petco from -- let's talk with pepco for the latest. >> our numbers are over 326,000 customers out.

we can see some light rain stretching from annapolis and in howard county. this will move into the northern suburbs. we will continue to see waves of showers. off and on rain showers this morning. maybe some thunderstorms this afternoon. cloudy and muggy with a high of 82. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. stay with us. >> police in alabama have left a home where they thought the suspect in the all burned shootings was hiding. the house was surrounded on a monday afternoon. they believe the man wanted in the weekend shootings was inside but earlier this morning a photographer sought agents leave without saying why. sentencing scheduled in boston today for a woman who spent more than 16 years on the run with her boyfriend. she admitted to hiding him. she will not have to testify at his trial as a condition of her plea deal. >> a special election will be held today to replace gabrielle giffords. she has campaigned for former aide to fill their seat. he faces a republican who lost to giffords in 2010. >> 5:11. father's day

police are searching for him in connection with a sexual assault in downtown annapolis may 19. police say 21-year-old woman was on her way home alone around 1:30 a.m. along duke of gloucester street when she noticed a man following her. >> he grabbed her from behind, dragged her into an alleyway and sexually assaulted her and assaulted her. she was able to fight back at it, and he ended up running off. >> it is devastating. we like to come here in this area with my family. it is disturbing. >> people who frequented the area said they were surprised at an assault in such a busy area of town. police say even at that time of night there are a lot of people around. but they're definitely might be people that saw more than they realize. -- >> there definitely might be people that saw more than they realize. we're hoping in releasing this video they might realize that. >> investigators say she did not get a good look at the suspect because it was dark and he grabbed her from behind. they're hoping that people from the nearby businesses can help them track down the person of interest.

southbound out of baltimore to annapolis, that is open. now to virginia, vdot still has construction northbound on 95. into newington when you get to 7100, there are still lane restrictions. problems on the dulles greenway or the dulles toll road. 28 is good between rockville road and the dulles toll road. >> we told you that the speed cameras are generating record amounts of revenue this year. >> naleo learning which 5 are the top moneymakers. in the moneymakers pamela brown has this story that you will only see on 7. >> we caught carr's going westbound in the 600 block of new york avenue getting nabbed by the speed cameras for going over 35 miles an hour in the east. >> it's almost like a highway. >> that might be why this one has turned out the biggest chunk of 420000 speed cameras tickets issued in d.c. this year. >> that's how they make their money. >> the spot with the second most offenders is in the 1900 block of branch avenue with a speed limit of 25. >> that is entrapment. it's going downhill. >> watch as the drivers slam the brak

if you know this man, call annapolis police at the number on your screen. a massive bust gets and drugs and guns out of the hands of criminals and into the hands of police. officers arrested roger dyer in connection during the raid at liberty road in northwest baltimore board investigators seized more than seven to five dozen dollars worth of crack cocaine and heroin, and $20,000 of cash and an extensive collection of high-powered weapons. detectives were reportedly alerted to the operation by concerned residents. >> so far, it has been a pretty nice day. we started out in the upper 40's and low 50s this month, and now we are close to 70 in most locations. 70 at the airport. the air is dry. humidity is only 41%. winds are light and variable. clouds and sunshine as we go into the afternoon. clouds will thicken up over the next few hours. a few little shower is in a few neighborhoods. most of you will not see rain, but don't be surprised if you get a little shower or sprinkle in your house. we will check the forecast in just a few minutes. >> the senate has r

the hearing starts at 10 this morning in annapolis., abc2 news. >>> a texas prisoner is in montgomery county aduesed-- accused of a 2003 sexual assault. evidence collected at the rape scene matched the dna taken from david martinez who was in custody in texas. police say the sexual assault involved a silver spring woman attacked after parking her car and walking to her home. >>> tomorrow the man charged in the death of phylicia barns will be arraigned. michael johnson was arrested in april. he is barnes' sister ex- boyfriend. barnes disappeared while visit baltimore in december of 2010. her body was found in the susquehanna river several months later. >>> the attorney representing the family of a 17-year-old who died after a baltimore county police officer chased him down is talking about how he's building the case. the attorney russell neverdone says there may be a history of domestic violence with officer james laboard. last wednesday, he reportedly chased down 17-year-old christopher brown who witnesses say was close but not part of

head to zuma run.com/annapolis. zumarun.com/annapolis. >>> tomorrow the susan g.lobal race for the cure will begin starting in washington, d.c. at the washington monument so keep that in mind and on your calendars. >> lauren joins us and weather could be a factor. >> reporter: we are dealing with fog on the eastern shore. so expect reduced visibility. 95 nice and clear out in harford county and it will be a easy ride into the white marsh area. no problems as you head into the city from that point on. if you are using the jfx to get into the city. no delays to talk about. here's a live look further north at that point as we check in and look live at shawan road. everything up to speed. not too many cars out there. it will be an easy ride making the drive down towards the beltway. here's west side at liberty road, only the 11 minute ride on the outer loop from 795 toward 95. a little more volume than earlier times but no delays to tell you about in the area and the south side of 95 had be clear as we travel up towards the fort mchenry tunnel. that's the a become c2

oak avenue in annapolis, there is an accident. bay bridge traffic looks pretty good east and westbound. the topside of the beltway is problem free at the moment. 83 at timonium road, southbound traffic down towards the beltway, a nice start all the way down to the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> one person is recovering after being attacked by a baseball bat. this happened just for 1:00 this morning. a person had been beaten with a baseball bat. emergency crews responded to the scene. a person is dead in randallstown. police say at some point a suspect sustained and none known injury. the suspect later died. >> baltimore county police are searching for a killer after finding a man murdered in his own car in overlea. this happened on tuesday night. investigators say he was shot several times in the abdomen. friends describe him as it well- liked individual. >> i have never known him to be in trouble. he worked hard. they're young guys in the young never read -- he was working two jobs. >> police are asking anyon

we are at the court in annapolis. mike holmgren breaks down the argument to dismiss the case >> reporter: the lawyers admit the conduct looks bad, but they say it did not violate any part of the county's charter or break any law. there's a zinc possibility some or all of the misconduct charges againstleopold could be dropped. prosecutors contend he misused his office by directing taxpayer police detail to do business like cashing check from done no, sir and outrageous business, including his mistress and girlfriend from meeting each other. but the lawyers argue it is not whether it grows with the conduct, but does it violate the law. they say while distasteful, there's no specific law or part of the code telling leopold how he can use his security detail? everything we will say we will to inside the courtroom, and all if our comments will be done there >> reporter: the judge took the argument seriously, telling prosecutors they were walking a fine line and some of the comments were troubling. after five hours of argum

it is getting busier in terms of annapolis.here is an accident in annapolis that for small drives. there is an accident in westminster at the airport drive. back into the white marsh area. traffic is building. watch for delays as you approach the 895 split. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the sun is shining this morning. the average temperature so far this month is 65.8 degrees. it is early june but it is below normal so far. the rainfall is running above normal. about three-quarters of an inch of all we consider average. we added a little bit yesterday. a lot of you did not get any rain yesterday. 57 in easton. temperatures just breaking into the 50's in the mountains out to the west. here is the satellite imagery. a big area of high pressure is sitting over head. that keeps the rain away. this high will be with us all weekend. it has been with us for the last several days. thunderstorms in new england state down into pennsylvania. mostly sunny skies. warmer. 82 to 87 for the high temperature. boaters can expect a o

up toward annapolis right now, down in senior maryland. mostly cloudy skies, a cool start. temps 52 to 62 with sunrise occurring at 5:43. so we've got a lot of light out right now but also mostly cloudy skies. we will turn partly sunny as we head through the morning with temperatures unseasonably cool. we'll be 68 by 1:00. northeast winds 5 to 10. a spotty shower this afternoon with temperatures in the lower 70s and the best chance of showers may be well west of washington. once you get to higher elevations, blue ridge and west of there, better chance south and east. this morning some showers pushing toward the tappahannock airport. there's a lone shower approaching annapolis right now. their temperature is in the upper 50s. it is actually 61 at the naval academy. 57 in arrington. 56 for haymarket, gainesville area with 54 in gaithersburg and 57 in bethesda. a pretty morning. here's a view on our michael & son weather camera. mostly cloudy skies out there. 59 degrees. northeast winds at 10 miles an hour so that's keeping us cool and a litt

in annapolis, here is an accident at solomon's island road. everything flowing smoothly across the bay bridge. closures in advance of the president's visit at the inner harbor. light street between conaway and pratt, watch for closures. 58 on southbound 83. running smoothly on the entire beltway and 795. so far so good on the j.f.x. into town. here's a quick live look at traffic. you can see the rain. pros are little slick. inner loop traffic moving well towards the j.f.x. -- roads are a littlet slick. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a standoff in alabama and is overnight. police thought they had cornered the suspect after a shooting in auburn. they found nothing. a man is accused of killing three people at a pool party. roger clemens is accused of lying to congress when it testified that he never used performance enhancing drug. the case could go to the jury this afternoon. it turns out a dingell really did take her baby -- it turns take herg go really did baby. she spent more than three years in prison before being cleared of kill

officers found orlando mcdaniels of annapolis. he was pronounced dead at the hospital. powerful wind storm ripped three neighborhood in prince george's county last month, forcing thousands of people from their home. a microburst could cause wind gusts up to 100 m.p.h. >> he opened the door and tried to get the door open for me. then the roof fell on him and he had a concussion and. >> officials are working with the red cross to set up housing for this neighborhood. >> a lot of folks think that tornadoes happen the way microburst happen. they don't have the rotation. but they can have very strong wind. >> clearly. >> i can show you a map of the amount of rain based on the estimates. there was a storm nearby. frederick county and baltimore county got quite a bit of rain. there is also reports of damage out in carroll county as well. we had no tornado like to be reported. it could be a microburst as well. >> still to come, the mayor of a town in canada has declared a state of emergency after a roof of a mall collapses. and why people like trekking through the rain and mud.

annapolis and baltimore, you're going to cool down. it will cool down across the bay as well because this whole line of showers and thunderstorms will be moving through. you can see things have calmed down at least from the perspective of our tower camera in northwest. just a few minutes ago that was blowing in the wind. we could hardly see the cars down on wisconsin because of all the rain, but right now that has moved on through. so we've gotten dramatically better. nope the lightning in the distance, though. it's almost -- notice the lightning in the distance, though. it's almost nonstop. even if you were back out to the west. we were just talking to will thomas out in fauquier county in darnton, he's still seeing constant lightning -- warrenton. he's still seeing constant lightning back out to the east and that will continue probably the next hour or so. this lightning will get on the eastern shore and we'll still be seeing it. we won't be hearing it. look at one of the transformers blowing right now with probably some of the wind

right now it is not nice. 78 in annapolis. 72 in parkton. the dew points in the upper 60's to around 70. the heat index will be between 100 and 105. hazy sunshine. high temperature between 95 and 100. there could be a few thunderstorms in the mountains but we didn't have any precipitation in the forecast until tomorrow. the record for today is 100. a record is possible today. today would be the day to hit 100 at the airport. if you want some relief, go to the water. annapolis will see the bay breeze. high tide at fort mchenry, 8:29 this morning. partly cloudy skies. 30% chance for a thunderstorm. low temperatures between 70 and 80. the seven-day forecast -- scattered showers on friday. saturday and sunday, back to average. it will not be cooler chilly. mid to upper 80's on saturday and sunday. back into the 70's on tuesday and wednesday. >> starbucks plans to port a new drink and open a tea shop. the shop will feature a tea bar. people can blend their own mixes. facebook en general election have teamed up to bring you a new app. it is inspir

winchester, 75; monasses, dulles and annapolis and gaithersburg coming in at the 77 degrees number and overnight, some 50s and a lot of low 60s and quantico, 70; gaithersburg, 59; hagerstown, a low temperature of 62 overnight and that is comfortable. we have had a northeast wind building up a few clouds here and there is the -- and there might be some clouds, coming from this area of disturbed weather that is going to spin to the south and there is an edge of the cloud cover that is clipping us. more showers and storms for florida and they getting a soaking and the line of severe weather with that storm system that is going to move into canada and trailing with some thunderstorms and some severe weather reports and for us, mostly fair skies and cooler in the suburbs, 64 degrees and that east wind continues and the temperatures are comfortable like today, as a matter of fact and on up to 81 degrees with a mix of clouds and sun and at 8 in the morning, expect the temperature of 69 with some clouds and nice at the noon hour. by 5:00, under partly cloudy skies and dry skies, the temperatur

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annapolis will get up to 79 degrees. so tomorrow we have declared a yellow weather alert because of the showers, highs around 81, couple afternoon thunderstorms. wednesday is a green alert day because temperatures look pretty good, 80 and we're not worried about any weather impacting our plants. thursday a little, could 79. check that out on flag day, maybe a shower. here's your next seven days. friday and saturday in the lower 80s. enjoy the latter half of the week with the loyer humidity. as we look for father's day -- lower humidity. as we look for father's day weekend, pretty good, lower 80s, generally dry, a little chance for a shower sunday. if you want to take dad golfing, go ahead or take him to brunch. i don't expect these showers to impact most people's plans. tomorrow looks very wet, so be prepared, especially for the evening commute tomorrow. >>> let's get to our weird news file because we all know there are few things tougher to deal with than the loss of a beloved family pet, right? yet at the same time it

annapolis at 82. down towards d.c. land, you're at 83. so a very sticky morning out there. you can see the clouds on our satellite picture rolling in. so it's not going to be the full-on sunshine that we saw yesterday afternoon. we are going to see the clouds out there, at times a peek or two of sunshine that will help destabilize the atmosphere and that destablization will allow for scattered showers and gusty thunderstorms. it looks like 2:00 to 3:00 in the afternoon from 95 on points west and you take a line from 95 on east, gusty showers and storms come in between 4:00 to 8:00. we'll talk more about your forecast coming up in just a little bit. let's talk traffic with lauren cook. >>reporter: good morning, mike. if you are using 95 in the white marsh area, no problems to report whatsoever. you are looking at a 15-minute trip southbound from the beltway all the way to downtown baltimore. once you do get into the city, watch out for all the ongoing construction on 895. it's going to cause a pretty significant backup later this morning at the harvard tum. right now nice an

love wherever the road takes you. >> mostly sunny, 72 degrees in central maryland. >>> annapolis police are looking for a man. >> an area not prone to crime -- >> i usually feel safe walking around. >> reporter: becomes the scene of a crime. a young woman walking home at 1:30 in the morning on may 19th is followed by a stranger who forces her in to the alley in historic downtown annapolis. she tells police she is able to fight him off, but not before he sexually assaults her. police are released this surveillance video of a man running around the same time at the time of the attack. police want to determine if this man or anyone saw anything unusual. >> if anyone knows who this guy is, tell us who it might be. we're not breaking down doors. this is not a suspect at the time. it's a person of interest. we'd like to talk to him. >> reporter: police believe this was an isolated attack. it's also a reminder to be on guard. >> you have to be careful. there's danger everywhere. >> have to be careful and protect yourself. >> reporter: if you have information that leads to an arrest and indictm

annapolis down towards d.c., 82, 83 degrees. we do have some shower and storms on maryland's most powerful radar. you go about 200 miles to the south and west, you see these storms developing kingsport, moving into roanoke and that's about seven hours away from us. so we will be addressing the idea of some gusty storms, some which could test severe weather limits. gusty winds, dangerous lightning all a possibility going into this afternoon. we'll plan out your day, 8:00 in the morning 84. we're on our way to 91 at the lunch hour. scattered showers and storms developing after 4:00, 93 around 4:00. as we head toward the 8:00 hour tonight, still some showers and storms in the mix with 84 degrees. it will still be humid tonight, but we're going to break down the humidity going into this weekend. we'll show you that exclusive seven-day forecast coming your way in just a little bit. let's get a look at the time saver traffic. >>reporter: good morning, mike. if you are heading out onto the pennington avenue draw bridge, you want to be

so 64 feels really comparably much better, 63 quantico, 67 in leonard town and 68 in annapolis. now looking at our high temperatures tomorrow we start climbing quickly. we aren't getting into the 90s everywhere, but a couple places could get close. d.c. will be about 78 degrees, gaithersburg 84, dulles 85, manassas right there as well, perhaps a little break near the water, leonardtown about 80 and annapolis significantly cooler than the city at 78 degrees or at least the district will be and another look at that temperature trend because when the average temperature is 85, we're going to be way above it for wednesday and thursday, our hottest days of the week. friday also pretty uncomfortable at 93. actually it's the kind of weather you have to take precautions to not be overwhelmed by the heat. it does happen this time of year, especially when you contrast it with our weather today. we've had this little light shower. maybe that's where we're camping a little sprinkle. we'll watch -- catching a little sprinkle. we'll watch this patch, too. 6:00 in the morning, oh, i hope there

ttg.com. . >>> annapolis police asking for your help finding a person of interest in a sex assault. the 21-year-old woman said she was walking early in the morning on may 19th about when a man pulled her into an alley and assaulted her. check out the video. the police say this man was in the area around the same time and they want to talk to him and if you recognize him, annapolis police would like to hear from you. >>> a maryland honor student was accidentally arrested and missed her own high school graduation. she is smiling now but the baltimore teenager spent four days in jail and was arrested at school in front of her school. the officers realized their mistake, brown was freed and not after missing one of the most important days of her life, high school graduation. >> and she will never get her graduation back or the walk across to get her diploma. they took that from her. >> prosecutors have dropped the first-degree attempted murder charges and plans to attend -- she put it behind her and plans to tainted college in the fall. >>> coming up, you depend on them in life-or-death

. >> you can also watch the video on the annapolis police facebook page. if you have any information, you can anonymously call metro crimestoppers. >> for the second time in the past week, ocean city police say a car has struck a young pedestrian trying to cross the street. it happened around 5:45 p.m. yesterday evening around coastal highway and 45th street. -- 41st street. a 17-year-old driver struck someone running to catch the bus. the victim died at the scene prepared the -- at the scene. >> a shooting victim from earlier this week died from his injuries. that is the 86 -- and we have now another victim found shot in the head on monday. at this hour, the gun man remains at large. >> something state democrat and republican leaders can agree on is the need for safety at the inner harbor. one democrat from baltimore county tells the news mores -- more needs to be done to keep the public safe. similar statements were echoed by delegate patmon denoia. -- pat mcdonough. >> next week, the inner harbor will be packed with tourists for the star spangled celebr

pair of 7s in the harbor. 74 in annapolis. georgetown 69 degrees. that will shoot up as we get the sun out and temperatures will rise. we have a heat advisory in effect for the entire viewing area. heat warnings towards the north and east. and hot and humid conditions will continue begin warm front slid through the area last night. and that's a southwesterly wind kick and temperatures today 97 real feel what it is going to feel like 103 and tomorrow is 100 the projected high for the real feel around 106. the heat dome on top keeping us cloud free going into the afternoon. but storms erupting towards the north. there's a cold front toward the west. and that will be sliding in as we head into the next couple days. so again, thursday tomorrow and maybe a spot shower or storm but better he shot of showers and storms coming back into play heading into friday. 97 sizzling heat hot and humid. going into tonight we will drop to around 75 in the city limit. and in the inner harbor it may not get out of the 80s tonight. again, hazy, hot and humid conditions c

martinsburg at 72. 80 in annapolis and east and at 79. the cooler air to the north, the heat and humidity building off to the west and the heat and humidity is starting wednesday with a noticeable difference. satellite and radar is quite right now. a cold front of to the west. this moves through during the early morning hours and it will bring a good chance for showers and some rumbles of thunder. round hill, that is where the showers are spotty. they're located -- the have not moved a lot. there will pretty much fizzled out in public again as we move through the overnight. the real story out in the tropics. this is where tropical storm debby on the move toward the north. it will not move very quickly over the next couple of days. not expected to make landfall. it could dump upwards of 25 inches of rain in some areas over the next four or five days. a cold front moves through and the wynns return. a breezy afternoon. a beautiful tuesday followed by a big warmup. 65 to 72. nighttime lows and daytime clothes -- highs. a gradual clearing. th

are wondering if a sixth casino is in order. >> scott broom went to annapolis where they're crunching the numbers. >> reporter: everything following this believe there will abspecial session called in -- be a special session called in july. >> a sixth casino is viable in the the state. >> reporter: county executive rushern baker, once a gambling opponent, told a state group he's an enthusiastic supporter of gambling at national harbor now. what's changed in prince george's county? >> one, there was a statewide referendum where people got a chance to vote on to whether they want to have gaming or not. that passed and it passed overwhelmingly in prince george's county. two revenues. >> reporter: all this is happening less than a week after the opening of the new maryland live casino just 33 miles away. the developer here fighting bitterly to stop national harbor. but a new study from the state's nonpartisan department of legislative services released today says maryland can economically support both, especially if table games like blackjack and craps are added into the mix with some leg

hancock maryland, and in pennsylvania. 83 in washington, 75 at dulles airport and gaithersburg. 82 in annapolis. warm start. not as hot as yesterday, 93. storms likely later this afternoon, and even around lunchtime. some could become severe, especially around the evening commute with gusty wind and flash floods bring the primary threat. >> directly to newschopper 7, because they mated to woodbridge, virginia. northbound 95 has a series of accidents, after the occoquan but before the exit for route 1. only two right lanes getting around the accident. it's blocking the two left lanes. more from newschopper 7 later. now to news. a somber anniversary today as we remember the nine people killed in metro's deadliest crash. >> nine people died when two trains collided on the red line near the fort totten station in 2009. today they will be honored with

in an ap napolis we have that -- annapolis we have that accident at oak avenue. in baltimore city, 6th street at malt avenue. as far as the beltway, that's still moving well in and all the way around. let's take a live look. everything is moving slowly there as well. also 95 south of mountain road up there in hartford road as well. for the most accurate and up to date traffic information available count on us at wjz.com. >>> here is what people will be talking about today. the nations eyes being on baltimore, the star spangled celebration is officially underway with wjz on board. tens of thousands of people are flooding the harbor. the ships began arriving yesterday, the first a canadian naval vessel. mike schuh is live this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. they have floated h in from all over -- floated in from all the world. let the celebration begin. >> ships from all over the world drop anchor in the inner harbor for the star spangle celebration. >> i think this is mexico, ecuador. >> it takes my breath away. it's so fabulous with the sailors

we're here at 295 south at 648, annapolis road. it was shut down for quite a bit, but as you can see it has reopen today traffic at this hour. now, the accident, the call came in about 3:45 this morning. the call came in for a vehicle fire. when authorities arrived on the scene, they found one person was trapped under a car on fire, the person was pronounced dead at the scene. now, authorities have removed that vehicle from this area and they're still investigating, trying to figure out exactly what happened here. now, the victim's identity has not yet been released. but once again, as you can see, this area has been reopened to traffic. one person pronounced dead after a car fire here at 295 south at 648 annapolis road. reporting live in south baltimore, sharree johnson, abc 2 news. >> thanks, sharree. >>> crews are on the scene, the fire is out, but still it is quite a scene down in west baltimore where a fire happened. two people were injured. abc 2 news' linda stow is live this morning with more on why the firefighters union sa

we do have some rain in the forecast later this morning. 68 in parkton. 76 degrees in annapolis. a mixture of sun and clouds. a chance for a few showers or thunderstorms. high temperature between 82 and 87. stay with us. >> a denver police officer is dead after being shot in the head. officers were trying to break up a confrontation on sunday night when shots were fired. the officer was taken to hospital where he later died. legal problems stemming from the jerry sandusky sex abuse scandal far from over. there may be more charges against other parties. there are a least three major investigations into the scandal. >> florida is preparing for a tropical storm debby. a tornado is being blamed for at least one death. the storm appears to have its eye on florida and might strengthen into a hurricane. colorado, firefighters battling eight wild fires. two military transport planes will assist in fighting those fires. colorado is still with its worst fire fighting season in a decade. >> 5:11. 73 degrees on tv hill. do you ever wish you could take back something you have said? >> uses ca

westminster and columbia at 56, 55 bel air, 60 rock hall, annapolis. we talked about this over the past hour, how great the sky looked the past couple of days. the sunshines down on the either, heat rises. you can look out on the horizon and see the really constant altitude where these clouds are forming. that's where that cool pool of air is over us. you're going to see that same thing today. over the next 24 hours a big warm front presses over the region. 79 is going to be the high today. a chance of shower or thundershower. partly cloudy, 56. tomorrow 84 is going to be the high. look how high the jet lifts. it's going to get warmer and more humid over the weekend. 87 saturday, 89 sunday, 87 monday. all those temperatures are going to be close to 90. don, take it away. >>> about to join the stream of traffic. here is sharon gibala with traffic control. >> good morning. some good news, that accident that we had on the west side of the beltway at security boulevard is gone. we still have this one on 895 southbound at shell road. speeds are still at ful

locally temperatures ranging from 93 up in westminster, annapolis and kent island to 89 in columbia. tim in the out back will book at the advisories and relief on the way. >> reporter: the advisories have been issued being in effect from yesterday until tomorrow afternoon. more of the state of central maryland up and down 95 we're looking at the heat index of around 100 which triggers that heat advisory which is around 10 o'clock tonight when we expect do to the see relief, 1 a.m. on the eastern shore which is where an excessive heat warning is in effect. we're going to watch the temperatures until this weekend when we see relief. relief comes by way of storms which will bring a transition in temperatures tomorrow afternoon. the heat index around 100 tomorrow. maybe about 10 degrees difference between now and this time tomorrow. bob will have your complete updated first warning forecast in a few moments. back inside. >> be sure to stay with wjz 13 for first warning weather coverage and for updates any time log onto wjz.com. >>> stuck in the air for hours. a jet blue plane is forced t

in annapolis, lowell meltzer, wbal-tv 11 news >> now that students are home for summer, construction crews are using this time to create crucial school projects in baltimore county. tim tooten is live in the newsroom. >> there are almost 300 project on the drawing board from baltimore county. in number of them will be finished before the end of the summer. workers are putting the finishing touches on baltimore county's newest high school. george washington carver center for arts and technology in townsend. >> it is extremely busy. we have the new carper center which will come on line in august but we have additions at hampton elementary school that just got under way. there's an awful lot going on. >> it is taken a few years to finish construction on carter and a good number of the project will take place this summer and behind closed doors. >> these are things they may not see when they come back in the fall such as heating and ventilation systems, improvements that will really make it in nicer learning environment. >> that is the goal of the outgoing superintendent that can take cr

. >> we want to tell you that there were a lot of people there in annapolis dealing with this issue, and advocates and also the family of a boy was attacked by a pit bull. inherently dangerous is a term the highest court placed on pit bull than lead dog owners to rally around the animals. in may come animal advocates gathered in annapolis shouting down a position that said they were inherently harbor. as a show of solidarity, there was and adopt a pit bull day. now i task force is focusing on the court ruling and concerns of others including anthony and irene, whose son was seriously injured when a pit bull attack them in 2007. they want dog owners held responsible. this delegate says he is seeking a clearer definition of what is considered a pit bull. >> i could not find a definition for pit bull. quite frankly, i've tried online to come to a conclusion as to what is a pit bull much less a cross-breed. >> they believe greed-specific law will be ineffective. they worry about dog owners being kicked out by landowners worried about liability. >> maryland is one of the states where, if

here is a batch that has left around annapolis. because of the southeasterly wind, you can see it is bringing in the the waters of the bay. there is a coastal flood warning for annapolis where the tides could be a couple of feet above average. there are some lingering showers on the mountains of west virginia. by and large, this is about it. that is in some areas about one quarter to a half-inch of rain. from here on in, we will be dry. what a difference coming up as we go through tomorrow. the rain -- we may see a couple more lingering showers. noticeably cooler coming up. >> we will see you in a few minutes. you can get weather information anytime on our web site wjla.com or download the stormwatch app to your android or iphone. >> the two of the jerry sandusky trial. this feature more emotional testimony. the former penn state coach faced one of his former colleagues. a former assistant coach took the stand. the testimony was graphic and could be damaging to sandusky's defense. >> the two of the jury's sandusky trial proved anot

harbors -- a casino conversation in annapolis could be another sign that gaming could be coming to the national harbors. both sides say they are poised to have an agreement on a casino but officials say it is early in the process. >> it is a very big name. it would be wonderful if they could come to prince george's county. but i know it's kind of far off. >> that was president mike miller. a new casino would have to be approved by a number of state officials. it gets the go-ahead, it would be the first of six in a state of maryland. >> the president and the republican candidate both hit up the same state to talk about the same issue. mitt romney told the crowd that president obama is long on words and short on action when it comes to the economy. he also criticized the health care bill as well as the health- care law. the president in cleveland said the stalemate in washington is holding the nation back from recovery. he admitted the race for the white house will pivot on economic growth and job creation. tonight, the president is at a fund-raiser where he will attend a fundraiser at t

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naval academy in annapolis. almost a quarter of its 2016 class class will be female.t would be the largest female class in the academy history. >>> we have a little more information on this year's wjz mason food drive. more than 4,000 pounds of canned goods were collected. we are trying to get a count on how much case was dropped in the buckets. wjz is a proud sponsor of this annual food drive. >> it's nice to get to meet people when you are out there. it's fun. >> amazing that everybody wants to say hello. absolutely. >>> still to come at noon, a brutal attack. the trial begins for the teen accused of setting another boy on fire. >> the dingo did it. the medical examiner in australia resolved a well-known murder case. >>> a live look outside at a wet and very overcast and sticky and gross day. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it's rainy and 74 degrees. the complete first warning forecast is coming up. >>> a florida teenager goes on trial today. prosecutors say following a fight over a video game, 17- year-old matthew bent and two friends dosed a fellow student with alcohol and

today's service will be held in annapolis at the academy chapel. >> a tivo will be cast on the silver line project. the washington post reports the airport authorities board will friendly laborn- agreement included in the second phase of the project. virginia governor bob mcdonnell the loudoun county board of supervisors say they could withhold $350 million in funding if the board approves the deal. maryland opposing newest and casino opens to the the first time at 10:00 tonight. it's located at the russell mills mall. a $500 million facility include machines, electronic game tables, and restaurants. closest casino to area and the third to open in maryland. mall. mills >> are you bored with facebook? one of its earliest investors says that he'ser bored. parker. he unveiled a new service called airtime. it allows you to share files strangers andnd chat. facebook shares have plunged. out of 5 facebook users have product orbought a service or advertised. more than one-third of its users they're spending less time with sixbsite compared months ago. facebook.ews for american airlines is br

annapolis high school, we usually open it up for a cooling center. we expect another day of temperatures over 100. there may be a number of people who want to take advantage of the centers. >> an interesting idea. i have never heard of that. he said several roads were blocked. 2, 450, mountain roads? >> i was at the center this morning and that time there were four major arteries out. route 2, virginia avenue, a highway which runs between croft in an annapolis, mountain road, college parkway near kimwood road. i do not what the status is but i'm going to check on that right away. >> given the weather and the problems on the road, are there any injuries that you know of to report to? >> i heard of a fatality last night but we are not convinced that was the result of the storm. it may have been a traffic fatality which would have occurred at any rate. i am going to make another round this morning. >> what can people who are traveling to do to make it easier to get things put back together? >> do not get out on the major arteries unless it is necessary.

temps are in the mid-60s north. 73 still in annapolis but 55 in oakland. a sign of the cooler and drier air moving in. highs upper 70s to low 80s. 5:00 a.m. here's monika with time saver traffic. >> that was definitely a bad hair day yesterday, howard. it was a bad hair day. i'm sure the ladies agree with me on that one. but at least day is another day. >>> if you're planning to head over on the northbound side of i-95, good hair today and good traffic as well. dale city all the way into woodbridge to springfield and on to 395. we'll first go to springfield northbound 95. i would say actually this has been a little tiny bit lighter than normal. good news for you if you're heading outside. we'll take a live look at 39 a as well and heading past duke street to seminary road. right now there are no delays. let's go back over to the maps this time to southern maryland. all your major corridors look good including 210 out of accokeek and a live look at the wilson bridge across the river here. you can see there are no delays. in my next report we'll go to the no

there and negotiated the first conference, first agreement, and that led to the next conference in annapolis, we was also -- which was a failure but that led to the philadelphia convention. so it really was -- i just love the symmetry of it, the process, the road to philadelphia started in george washington's parlor in you also say that george washington and george mason were friends had a falling out and there was a time when george washington sent a letter to george mason, unhappy he didn't fight in the revolutionary war. >> well, during the war, mason was a -- had some health issues over the years and also he just didn't like to leave home. he was a -- >> how many slaves did he have? >> a couple hundred. hes and a rich man. >> how many did george washington have? >> over a hundred. >> what did they do with the slaves in their lives. >> also a rich man. george mason held his slaves, he didn't do anything with them beyond working them. george washington, and there are some good treatments of this by other writers, through the revolution, through his time leading the government, developed a

it still could affect you in annapolis and saverna park.ot so, this thunderstorms that one is drifting off to the north. not a whole lot of wind to push these along. maybe get a brief downpour out of it. earlier today sunshine giving way to those clouds. then as we set a couple of showers and a few thunderstorms. hear the wind starting to pick up as the sun approaches approaches. 89degrees still outside right here in baltimore. the dewpoints still pretty low, you can get a little bit of relief in the shade because in the sun it is pretty hot. we topped out at 92 degrees this afternoon right back up into the 90s and once again above average. now that is going to change a little bit this week. we have a cold front coming through as we said, there's a doze of cooler air behind it. but as we head into that another front approaching. this is debby on the satellite picture. and it is barely moving, as we were just discussing with adam. in the south that's where all the rain is coming up and pounding florida. not only the rain but with tornadoes.

at 70 degrees along the bay. 71 in annapolis 70 in lexington park. slight chance of thundershowers later today especially west of washington. highs will be 87 with a mixture of sun and clouds. an increase in humidity. well into the '90s tomorrow through friday. it will feel like about 102 degrees when you factor in the humidity. get ready for that the next couple days. >> there's an accident in the hov lanes on 95 in lorton. if you are headed all of dumphries, plan accordingly. around the region, in pretty decent shape. 81, 66, looks good on 70, in and out of baltimore. no worries in this picture along 270. very quiet at father hurley boulevard pier it now to news. now to news >> . the uva board selected a new interim president. he is currently the dean and professor of free enterprise at the university. he will replace teresa sullivan, who recently resigned after less than two years on the job. the resignation stirred controversy. yesterday, thousands of people protested on campus. faculty leaders are demanding sullivan's reinstatement and the resig

and annapolis, the cool spot at 79 degrees with wind off the bay. the temperatures are going to be warming up. close to 10 degrees above where they are today, come this time open thursday. a big-time warmup. right now we saw a couple of clouds earlier and those clouds have given way to abundant sunshine and that sun has helped us to warm up very, very well and we'll heat up even more. that heat advisory in effect for everybody on the i-95 corridor, st. mary's county and martinsberg, winchester, not in the heat advisory but you'll get hot and we expect the heat index between 100 and 105 degrees and we're just heating up tomorrow. wait until you see the numbers for thursday. >> thanks, doug. >>> president obama is at the g-20 summit but a move he made, the president's decision to lift deportation from thousands of young within undocumented imgrants has won a lot of public support. a new bloomberg survey suggests that 64% of likely voters favor the move. republicans are divided. >> i think immigration is an very important issue in the hispanic issue in

by the water, lot warmer now, 75 and annapolis.omorrow with more humid air mass and a front approaching us from the west. we are going to start seeing shower activity. it's possible in the morning. there could be a couple showers because a warm front is developing down the south. already some showers here west virginia and it's moving generally toward our region kind of breaking up. that's just the first batch. the second batch that's what we will see in the afternoon. this can create some severe thunderstorm and heavy downpours, heavy rain and gusty winds and damaging storms possible with that system as it crosses the area tomorrow evening and then it's going to be followed by cooler and drier air for saturday. by sunday enough cool air and sunshine maybe a brief shower in the afternoon. generally a cooling trend for the next few day as you head into july. temperatures will get below normal. clear to partly cloudy 62 by morning, some suburban areas up in the 50s. some afternoon and evening thunderstorms, some could be locally seve