heads up coming inbound towards annapolis. we'll show what you son the roads.yo traffic flowing freely each way down south at the wilson bridge. no problems to report in virginia around northbound 95. lanes open continuing north of duke street headed to seminary road. southbound 270 quiet out of rockville headed to the lane divide. that's a check of your fox 5 onn time traffic. >> thank you very much.y new this morning a triple shooting in the district.n it happened around 12:30 in the 2400 block of alvins road in southeast.heas two men approached three people playing dominoes and opened fire. all of victims are expected to survive. no word oar as. protests continue following george zimmerman's acquittal in the shooting death of trayvon martin. most are peaceful but a handful caused major problems.rob one of six jurors revealed how w they came to the verdict. >> deliberations in the george zimmerman trial began with a split vote but according to thee woman known as b-37 she had thee panel had no choice but to find him not guil

. >>> annapolis is getting a new police chief. kevin davis takes over and his reputation suffered from his association with the previous county executive john leopold who resigned after pleading guilty to misconduct in office. >>> giant and the maryland food bank will bring hot meals to children as part of a program to ensure that kids who rely on free or reduced lunch don't go hungry during the summer months. today's delivery is the first of many thank to a three-year grant from giant and will provide almost 2 million meals to children here in our state. >>> time for a check on the weather. this is something we will be talking about all morning and all week because it's warm out there. >> it's getting dangerous outside. >> you are right. in fact, the national weather service issued a heat advisory for southern baltimore county and the city at lunch through-- time through 7 this evening. that's what we are working with this morning. temperatures coming in at the mid-80s right now in baltimore city. 86 already so you can see where

overnight lows aren't cool. 80 right now at reagan national. 80 in annapolis.t has been the coolest temperature we have been able to a chief, 81 in baltimore. the mountains doing better, evev cumberland was in the low 60s, right now 70 in cumberland, and 76 in hagerstown. hage nice quiet forecast, not expecting thunderstorm activityy later today, although we have a weak little front that is coming down at the moment, bringing cloud cover and a few showers east of ocean city this morning. if you look carefully, will youa see rea thunderstorm complex firing up there, to the west of hagerstown, that will be passing through the mines, if we're if going to get a thunderstorm today, best chance will be inl the mines, although it's mountae will be plenty of heat and plenty of humidity as the heat remains intact. the hot area responsible for all the heat not in any hurry to ge out of here. the good news is that we get into the end of the week into the weekend. this pattern should start to breakdown.n. mostly hot and humid today.toda. lots of water, bring in your pets t

they are in fair condition, and the two men were at a picnic in annapolis wednesday night when lightning struck nearby, and they are found unconscious and were rushed to the hospital, and the fire officials have not confirmed the men were indeed struck by lightning. >>> surprising new comments about the condition of nelson mandela tonight. who is saying the former south african president could soon be released from the hospital? >>> and the biggest loser coming to d.c. >>> and emotional reaction, to >>> a former south african president says he believes nelson mandela could soon be discharged from the hospital to recuperate at home. he has been hospitalized for over a month with a lung infection, and there are reports he is responding to treatment. there was an early birthday celebration today. he will be 95 on thursday. >>> a coroner's office in canada is working to figure out exactly how one of the stars of "glee" died at a hotel there this weekend. cory monteith was found by hotel staff yesterday after he missed his checkout time. there is no evidence of foul play, and monteith has a h

remember that temperature in annapolis? well, it feels like it's 103, even though temperature is 107. and these numbers will just go up as we go through the week. so, heat index of 105 to 109. this is the heat advisory criteria. there is a heat advisory for the district. alexandria and baltimore. noon to 7:00. so what does that mean? heat index 105. that's the temperature and humidity. has to be that for one day or more and two hours of that day. there are no nighttime parameters. so tomorrow in the city, you have to take it easy. by the time we get to the end of the week, heat advisories for the suburbs. what can you do? stay hydrated. eat light meals. limit your time in the sunshine and remember your pets and check on the elderly. we will come back and compare this to last year. we'll also tell you how long this heat wave will last. >> you can also pray your ac does not break down. >>> a cow that escaped from a farm is back home where it belongs. this cow happened to be pregnant and roaming the streets around centerville

that's a typo. 94 in annapolis. we'll talk more more about the heat the next couple of minutes. >>> the family of a woman who died while answering her iphone is looking for answers from apple. chinese media reports the 23-year-old flight attend and from the china was electrocuted when she picked up her iphone 5 while still plugged in. the woman's sister says she bought the iphone 5 at an official iphone store and she's hoping apple can explain what went wrong. the media reports say apple will fully investigate the incident. >>> tonight, researchers believe aspirin could help reduce a woman's risk of colon cancer by as much as 20%. brigham and women's hospital in boston studied 40,000 women over a ten-year period. they found aspirin made a difference. it does carry a rare risk of internal bleeding. researchers say doctors can advise their patients whether they're good candidates for this kind of aspirin therapy. >>> a boy who spent hours buried in a sand dune, now on the road to recovery. >>> the story of an endanger

baltimore and annapolis are 80.till sitting at 83 at reagan national on this tuesday morning with a few clouds out there. but generally a quiet morning. dew points have been 70, 71. right now the heat index is 88 but later today we're expecting that heat index potentially to 105. still have the area of high pressure in the upper atmosphere off to our west. big dome of heat right here and under it you get the isolated storm but it does suppress a lot of storms from developing. there's downward motion and with that in place, the heat, the humidity and not much storminess. our futurecast shows you that. we'll throw you into the afternoon stopping the clock at noon. isolated storm in the mountains to our south and west. south and west of us some storms but really looks like a fairly quiet afternoon save a stray thunderstorm. quiet overnight tonight. could be a shower or two in the mountains. tomorrow we'll pop some showers and storms. try to get one or two toward d.c. if we can by the afternoon. this may help just a lit

annapolis, coming 71. centerville 72. 70 perry hall and elkton. sultry and oppressive and uncomfortable. in terms of temperatures, we are above average in a lot of spots, annapolis 74. pasadena 76. centerville the same. baltimore 78 degrees. with the sunshine we are really going to heat things up. the humidity going to make us feel hotter than what it is. thunderstorm is possible across the yeah. once again, this is what you can expect to plan your day, if you are heading out, made the tee time. after noon we will see the pop up showers and thunderstorms and the golf course is not the place you want to be in a thunderstorm. >>> traffic alerts on route 50, contractor drop off that shutdown a westbound lane. en burnie, a car struck a yule pole ordinance. stick are route 10 or 97, your best bet. you have to follow me on twitter. maryland traffic, the only station in baltimore to have tweeted traffic alerts like this, this morning. 97, this is route 100. no delays. you won't have problems heading up to 695. 95 downtown baltimore, also in great shape a

it's 76 in pasadena and 75 in annapolis this morning. 72 elk ridge. we're looking at 76 degrees in centreville and 73 in chestertown. good morning elkton coming in at 72 degrees. now the temperatures will be fine by themselves but we do have the dew points. the measure of the moisture in the air and when we get into the 70s, we're very uncomfortable, very sultry. that's exactly what we'll be seeing for today. 27 for a dew point chestertown and centreville. 73 annapolis. baltimore city is 72. so these temperatures this morning actually feeling like we are in the mid-80s and for today you want to get that golf game in, make sure you do it in the morning thyme because there's not -- time because there's not much shade on the golf course and you are going to bake. let's get a check of the traffic with lauren. >>> if you are traveling on route 50, we do have some -- [indiscernible] not causing any significant delays. out on the jfx in baltimore city, we do have a crash that moved to the southbound shoulder at northern parkway. maryland state police are on

we're coming in at 70 degrees in parkton. 37 in annapolis and union bridge. good morning to you. you're coming in at 70 degrees. 77 right now -- [indiscernible] cambridge coming in right around 74 degrees. this is what we'll be working with as we continue through your day. the satellite and radar not picking up on a whole lot across the area. we're definitely under a clear sky. that's going to translate into plenty of sunshine as we go into the morning and even the afternoon. this is that type of day you'll want to seek plenty of shade because we do have high pressure just once again pumping in lots of heat and lots of humidity. this humidity and this heat is going to continue for the next several days. we're definitely going to be dealing with a significant heat wave as we go through the next several days. we're talking about a six to seven-day stretch. your planner looks like n. you're waking up this morning that temperature coming in around 74 degrees. yes, will you wake up to plenty of sunshine but you'll wake up to the temperatures and the feeling of sticky conditions once a

temperatures right now coming in at 76 degrees in annapolis, and 74 in union bridge. parkton you're coming in at 70 degrees. let's talk about the tropics. right now we have tropical storm chantal, and we can see where it is. this big mass right here, and basically it is fizzling out. it is starting to weaken. those winds sustained at about 45 miles per hour. moving to the west, northwest at 25 miles per hour. look at the track. what we're thinking is we could be seeing it around the southeast area. it's not going to travel up the coast. that's definitely good news for us. it will still bring lots of rain to the southeast. abc's most accurate future trend, your community home could be on the wet -- your commute home could be on the west side. more rain in the forecast. for today that high temperature coming in right around 87 degrees. let's get a check of the traffic now with lauren. >>> unfortunately we are starting the day off with a crash on 695. it's right on the southwest corner blocking one outer loop lane. for those traveling in anne arundel county a crash has b

temperatures not too bad. 47 degrees in annapolis. # -- 74 degrees in annapolis. way throughout the afternoon, we'll heat up. the temperatures are going to get hotter as we head throughout itself week. we look at the most powerful radar. no type of wet weather across the area. we have the potential for a shower or thunderstorm to pop up because it's going to be so humid and hot but we should stay dry for the most part but very hot. the humid conditions will persist when you wake up around 6:00, the temperature at 74 but you will wake up to plenty of sunshine. we will have the clouds mixing in. i'll call it a partly cloudy day day. >>> we're looking at 60 miles an hour along the southbound lanes. it will remain clear as you get on the jfx. in harford county 95 moving right along. 56 miles an hour along the southbound lanes at route 543. no delays heading to white marsh. once you get to the tunnel thru way, it will take you 7 minutes to get to the toll plaza. it will remain in the green on the beltway a. 12-minute ride on the outer loop from 95 to 83. over on the we

annapolis is still at 103.they have cooled off a littli bit with the actual air temperature, but their dew poine which is what the heat index is calculated on, is still way, waa up there. and quantico, 101, fredericksburg, 101, and getrg used to this, there', s pen a ht advisory issued. i will show you that in just a second. as you can imagine, as we take a you through where the rest oferh the evening, it's just going to stay hot, 93 at 7:00, 90 at 9:00, even by 11:00, here inby town, it will be 86 degrees, noe it will be a little cooler outor in the suburbs, because, you yo know, we had the heat island effect all the country creet ine accumulates the heat of the day. it's nothing like last july when we had so many days, on 100 or more. we had seven days 100 degrees or warmer. at least five days will be the 90-degree plurks and th plus, tx 100 to 105. it's not a zero chance, because, we could can have a couple of thunderstorms pop up here or there. we have to watch to the north, sonomething may drift in. we wil

the city of annapolis will open the recreation center to help people cool down today. health officials say try to stay out of the heat from 10 to 3 when it can get the hottest. remember to drink plenty of water and check on elderly neighbors. heat exhaustion and heat stroke can set in when it gets this hot and humid. back out live on cotton and washington streets crews have been working to replace the faulty electrical cable that caused 400 homes to lose power again the hope is to have it restored by sometime this morning. live in upper fells point linda so abc2 news. >> let's hope they do because it will be hot. >>> for those who have power we are connected to you whether through twitter or through the web page. being check out the latest with our weather page on abc2news.com. we have information posted there about cooling isn'ters in the area and again -- center in the area. go to abc2news.com and you will see a link for all weather related stories. >>> well we have-- >> reporter: well we have major problems on 695. a crash is on the inner loop at old court road. it'

there was a fundraiser saturday night in annapolis.e is a reward for information on the driver. the vehicle was a ford expedition which might still have damage to the front passenger side. anyone with information should call anne arundel place. >> some cancer survivors have a higher chance of developing a second cancer. >> details in this morning's "medical alert." >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. to the men out there, would you consider hiring a proposal planner? ladies, would you be upset if your future husband used one of these planners? you can share your response on our facebook page, on twitter, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. [ female announcer ] when you asked us to remove high fructose corn syrup from yoplait original and light, we were like, "sure. no problem!" and you were like, "thanks, but what about thick & creamy and whips!" and we were like, "done and done! now it's out of everything yoplait makes." and you were all, "yum!" and we're like, "is it just us

and there's a couple of light sprinkles, maybe down to annapolis, it looks on western,, howard county, there might be ae few showers, i know you haveha seen the light colors around the beam, that is the low level moisture we're getting on thethe radar, that is not anything falling, maybe a light sprinkle or shower for one or two of us this morning. otherwise hazy, hot and humidhui conditions here to stay, a hotht seven-day forecast. let's go back, i will show you the seven-day forecast.ve 97 today, 97 tomorrow, heatrrow advisory in effect starting at 12 noon until 7:00 for washington and baltimore. that heat ib detection i detec o push. drink lots of water. >> reporter: it's bumpy and we got a lot happening here ong the roads.the the crew at skyfox joining us, and for those traveling thetr outer loop of the beltway, this, is where we had the problems. this happens to be northbound 395 in virginia, for those traveling north of the capital beltway headed toward dukeduke street. this is where we had reports of a stalled vehicle tying up, up headed nobody, trying to work your way out land

this morning in the mid 70s on the bay in annapolis.er temperatures north and west but not by a lot. dulles this morning 70 waldorf 71, college park this morning, 72. just a few high clouds out there, very pretty sky this monday morning. 76 with a dew point of 70. we don't like dew points around 70. it is awful steamy, something unfortunately, we have been getting used to. since we have been up around 70 for the last month. our forecast heat inconnection values in the 70s around 80 early. by lunch time we'll be pushing into the mid to upper 90s. if you have outdoor chores, i recommend you get them done as early as you can. i like to put cold water on my head in temperatures like this with heat index values by 5:00 of 105. thanks to a big area of high pressure. on the flip side, we have an area of low pressure, look what it is doing over north texas and oklahoma. the jet stream, by the way, well to the north now. that allowed the heat to build in this dome of high pressure over ohio pretty much going to guarantee we have a hot week and a

hit 90 or above three taiz in a row, we took a prea preak a bk yesterday, 76 in washington, 74 in annapolisand 76 in leonardtown, and to the west we go. today a little bit warmer and 70 in frederick and martinsburg, 77 in winchester. a lost humidity out there as well, as we don't have a whole lot to cool us down this time of year.. satellite-radar quiet at the the moment, we are watching pretty r food shower activity out inout western maryland. we think first batch kind ofkind fall a parts as it approaches as we track the progress here, off to the north and west in ohio got an upper level trough. as that rolls through later this afternoon, we will likely see additional showers andrs and thunderstorms redevelop around here. so bring an umbrella just inin case, but just like yesterday, i don't think much of your day isa going to feature anymore cloud cover, partly sunny today. toda. scattered showers and storms back, 89 degrees would be, two degrees, a degree above normal.m mostlyal cloudy, could be an eay shower without the daytime heating, will be kind of cloudy overnight, might be fog pifo

a coal front through tomorrow. 64 oakland, 72 ocean city, 77 bel air, rock hall, kent island and annapolis columbia, 72 degrees in westminster. here's that movement east by that new air mass. it's going to be a beautiful thing. friday will be a day of clearing. saturday, sunday and monday looking really good with temperatures at our slightly below normal and lower humidity. there's going to be some potential for severe weather. once again, today don't confuse gusty with severe. there may be a gusty thunderstorm later. 90 is the high. 72 over night. tomorrow we've been told there e severe weather in the mid atlantic. a high of 87. there's that clearing friday 87. 85 saturday. 87 sunday and monday. >>> let's go straight to sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. >> good morning. so far still a good morning on the roads. over all speeds, some 50s out there. 95 southbound speeds at full speed between white marsh and the tunnel. the west side is looking at 42 average there on the outer loop between 795 and 95. that's a live look at 95 at white marsh. there's a look at that west side delay. you ca

don't miss game day the navy way this fall in annapolis.ets by calling 1-800-u.s. 4- navy. don, back to you. >>> more than 40 people shot in the city since the start of the summer hasty leaders hitting the streets speaking out against the bloodshed and trying to stop it. mike schuh has the latest. >> reporter: good morning, don, good morning, everyone. a nighttime walk through a violent part of the city. the may i don't remember and city -- the mayor and city state's attorney walked west. those who do come forward need to be protected. police have double patrols in problem areas. the commander of the western district says crime spiked because of gangs and turf battles. i'm mike schuh. >>> did you get stuck in the last night's rush hour traffic? a tanker truck caught fire. i-95 southbound was backed up for miles and miles. firefighters say it appears the truck's wheels or brakes overheated and burst into flames. there are no injuries to report. >>> loved ones are setting up a funeral fund for a 7-year-old killed on the 4th of july during the

that line making its way, baltimore, annapolis, leonardtown towards the south and east.aking its way out of here. you can see those areas down 97 a little wet with showers. nothing too heavy. sunderland, wet east of alan's fresh. all of this moving out of the area and probably the next 15 to 30 minutes. still a positive an isolated shower or thunder shower. 84 degrees in leesburg. 82 in gaithersburg. our temperature went up. then it's upper 80s down the south, culpeper, fredericksburg, just a little bit of heat down there especially when you factor in the humidity which is still pretty darn high. 91 is what it feels like in manassas, 96 in culpeper. at the end of the week relief but first we got to get through those storms. as far as your evening goes we cool down to 78 degrees. by 11:00 p.m. warm and muggy from 84 degrees where we're at now. future weather all this rain heading out of here. we got cloud cover on tap for tomorrow morning. maybe patchy fog. back in on us tomorrow afternoon, any time between about noon and about 8:00 p.m. the possibility of some storms and

a short night in annapolis and the eastern shore.ething else that is going to be going on today. it may slow down the commute. what you are going to notice in your car, if you are driving from west to east, you are going to drive into the sun. it's coming out of the road in front of you. take a look at the tower cam here. it's cloudy in new york. this is looking to the east. if you are driving here on an east/west road, the sun, the ball of sun comes right at you. sunglasses, a windshield and the visor. same story tonight. the sun is going to be setting on the western horizon. it's a mess. it only happens a couple times a year. commuters have trouble with it. >> chad, appreciate that. thanks for a look at the weather. there's one place where the sun always shines. that's the seventh floor of this building. that's where we find chris and kate joining us now. >> hi, guys. could you hear our eyes rolling? >> that's why my mother loves him. my mom loves her some jb. >> that's great. one. >> she says i bet he's a good father. i remember h

ocean city at 72. 72 westminster. 73 columbia. 74 annapolis. we have the bermuda high breaking down slowly but surely. by thursday, that frontal boundary will dive in the area and knock out heat, knock out humidity and take temperatures back to normal. the weekend normal is 87 degrees. forecast calls for a high of 90. cut and paste yesterday on today. you will have the feel of this day and 72. tomorrow another high of 90 degrees. thursday the day of change. friday, saturday and sunday clearing, cooler, less humid 85. 87 and 87. don, take it away. >>> where are the current hassles on the hurry up? here is sharon gibala. >> at the moment we have one. we cleared up the accident on 95 in the area of 100 but we have the accident on northbound route 2. that is ritchie highway at ordinance road. all northbound lanes are blocked because of a truck that hit a traffic signal there. apparently the traffic signals are stuck. that is why northbound lanes are blocked. you can take route 10 or 97 instead. otherwise if you are heading out on 95 southbound lane

opportunity temperatures 85 in annapolis. 89 in fredericksburg. 88 degrees to the north in hagerstown86 at dullus. 85 right now in baltimore. let's look at the heat index numbers. a lot of 90s. 95 dc. 92 baltimore. and 98 degrees at frederick this hour. we will be dealing with this into the course of the week. temperatures across the country 80s and 70s up and down the sea board that's where the heat will be sticking around into the mid section of the country. we're not alone with all of this as we take a look at all of these numbers. other people up and down the mid atlantic are feeling the exact same thing. overnight tonight temperatures expected to be into the 70s ino it will be a warm night tonight. a lot of moisture in the atmosphere which means we will have the humidity. main weather player in control as we move through the course of the week. what's that going to do? set us up for a heatwave. i anticipate this to be one the hottest weeks of the year. in the meantime tonight mostly clear a warm night 75 degrees. temperatures definitely on the rise. we'll have a look at at the fu

it still feels like it's 92 for annapolis. and most of the suburbs to the west of us and south of us you feel like you're in the 80s. frederick feels like it's 78. so it's cooler up there than ever thing. this will be a full pledge heatwave. i do believe it's not going to be anything like last july. last july we had 16 days that were 95 degrees or warmer and we had four days in a row that were warmer than 100 degrees. okay. so what we're talking about with this one is at least four days are going to be 95 degrees and higher. that started today. we were 96 for nashville. heat index is going to be 100 to 105 in the heat of the day. there may be a day or two later on in the week that that heat index could get more than 100 five but we're going to wait and see in deed that's going to happen. very little chance of rain. if we get some, it will be late evening into the late maybe the overnight. but that's something we'll talk about coming up in the full forecast atwell. it's looking like we're going to get relief by the weekend -- f

an accident is working in the annapolis area. this is going to be right off of route 50. we can see that accident will be affecting you on route 50 westbound. not slowing things down too much. you may find moderate to heavy conditions there. also picking up that from 95, now this is southbound. you're good to go up to the beltway. if you're headed southbound down toward the stafford area, you may run into some delays between route 214 and quantico. 266 looking beautiful, no big problems or delays. a live shot there along 270 shows us we have very light and favorable conditions through that stretch of roadway as well. for now, i'll send it back to jummy and scott. >> 4:42 is your time. >> people around the country are still speaking out about the >> tens of thousands of prince georges county residents are expected to lose water service for several days beginning this afternoon. water is going to be turned off while crews replace a large water mane. the southern part of the county will be affected. residents are urning urged to stock up on water. residents are investigating

in annapolis you probably hold in the 80's. tonight mostly clear. temperatures drop back only into the 70's. it may not even get down to 78 or 79. it looks like the heat will step down for a couple of days. we are not going to break any records. they are over 100. the heat index will be over 100. they will scatter some showers and thunderstorms and drop back into the 80's by friday and saturday. >> medical alert. good news for women who survive childhood cancer. a majority get pregnant. thanrchers studied more 35 hundred female childhood cancer survivors and compare them to their cancer free siblings. the survivors had a 50% increased risk for infertility defined as trying to get pregnant for a year or more without success. two/three eventually conceived. colon cancer survivors face an increased risk for developing a second cancer when compared to the general population. an analysis of 12 cancer registries shows people with: cancer have a 15% higher risk for a second cancer. people whose cancers were located in the dissenting colon were 1/3 more lik

heading towards annapolis, it was 80 degrees. the index is what it feels out there. everyone looks for these heat index ratings to fall. .6 in pittsburgh 74 in charleston. cool air is not out there. that is going to move further in areas ofill be high pressure for the next several days. as yout it would change move into tuesday and wednesday. we have warnings for the philadelphia area and advisories for new york city. look for those to expand. we have showers early this evening. expect those showers to pop up over the coming days. the doppler radar is quiet and drive. this is what we have, in terms of our projected temperatures. tuesday.mperatures on the mid-to-upper 90s are not out of the question. 100 comee above thursday and friday. 78 is your overnight low. the send outlook shows that the bytest weather will be here thursday. it could bring storms to the mid atlantic by saturday. july, we are going to brace ourselves. >> next week will feel better. >> totally. >> looking for to this week. but they will be blank. -- >> they will not be playing. blake -- break is c

you folks around annapolis, prince george's county, st. mary's county, calvert county on the look out for thursday. so the possibility of seeing some large hail tomorrow as well as damaging winds this area mainly up here in and around that area. then it shifts to the south and east for thursday. our window of opportunity, noon to 8:00 p.m. tomorrow. so you want to watch early. our newscast, amelia segal will be on board to get you started. here's a look at your day part for tomorrow. 8:00 a.m. at 80 degrees. 85 at 11:00 a.m. up to a temperature of 90 degrees tomorrow. more heat. definitely i think more humidity for tomorrow and thursday. 85 the high for friday. friday right now is looking very, very nice and will feel very nice because we'll have some very low humidity around our area. in fact i think it's one of our nicest days on friday, nicest we've had in weeks around here. set up for the weekend not bad. a little bit of heat back and eventually a little bit of humidity for early part of next week. >>> a happy homecoming for rusty the

and annapolis area. >>> right now, temperature- wise, up 1 degree. sunshine returning. 82 now.he dew point came up. winds very light. south/southwest. the barometer falling. come back and take a look at the risk of showers in the next the risk of showers in the next few ,,,,,,,,,, this summer, new york's catskills and hudson valley are back and open for business. with hundreds of miles of streams to fish. and countless trails for biking. or hiking. we're ready to make your new york state vacation perfect. there's never been a better time to vacation in the catskills and hudson valley. plan your vacation at iloveny.com. the new state of new york. welcome. >>> early july. pretty decent weather. only got into the low 80s. 83. actually. that is about 5 degrees below average for today. take a look at temps right now. we jumped up 1 degree from last hour, with sunshine back. 82 here. 85 in d.c. and elkton. 86, the warm spot up in cumberland. ocean city at 78. and 73. very pleasant out in oakland. locally, temperatures generally in the low to mid-80s. just running a little below army.

the rest of us the warmth, the human stuff, 75 in annapolis, 72 in baltimore, 70 in westminister this morning. this afternoon, you have to be outside. hydrate

dew point temperature we got a lyof patchy fog. 74 annapolis. 795 down to 95. glen burnie, watchout for a utility problem that has shut down the northbound lanes. stick with 97 or route 10. follow me on twitter for updates. new information and video released, the three women held cap captive for a decade speaking publicly. they broke silence in a video released on youtube, thanking supporters for the encouragement. as they continuerebuilding their lives. let's listen. >> there is a plan for all of us. a plan he gave me, was to help others that have been in the same situations i have been in. >> thank you for support. >> i want to thank everyone who helped me and my family for the ordeal. i ask everyone continue to respect our privacy and give us time for a normal life. >> i'm looking forward to my new life. it was may 6th when amanda yelled for help behind a locked screen door where the women were held captive for ten years. castro is accused of kidnapping them. he pled not guilty to 329 counts and the murder of a fetus after forcing a miscarriage by punching h

point temperatures, whenever the dew h point is near 70 or heaven he forbid above it, like it is in annapolis, or quantico, that oppressive humidity and that ist what we're seeing, perhaps tougs going in terms of that humidityy tomorrow's forecast and thursday looks very similar with chances of showers and thunderstorms.th probably a bit more widespreadwi on thursday as the frontalfronta boundary approaches the area, most days you will keep thekeep temperatures in the upper 80s, don't wash the car tomorrow,morw either, because you will have to dodge a few more showers andd storms. not bad tonight, but you can sea that the activity we have beenve watching in extreme southern maryland and starting to push away, south of saint george island, we will put all of thiss in motion for the last hour. you can see that while the th storms themselves are expanding, they are going to be pushing oug in the bay. i wanted to call your attention to the green air out to the west.west. these are flash-flood watches,wa so much rain across western we pennsylvania and eastern ohioean and portions of west virginiat

most of thet e storms have been down to the south, 82 degrees right now ingn the district, 85 in annapolis85 in fredricks during, and d.c. one of the warmer spots coming i in still with the 87 which is is our high temperature for the day. you know, we are still finding humidity that is noticeable, but not quite as uncomfortable as it has been other days, notice the dew point of 70 at culpeper, that might be uncomfortable.un d.c., we had activity movecoiv througithy earlier today whichyc knocked the temperature down and took a little bit of moisturemos out of the atmosphere.mosphe. we remain in a kind of a pattert that is going to feature chances thunderstorms.th not much to see at theun moment. we had activity that passed dow to the south. south. might be something trying toto form up, not too par west of leesburg, but these don't tend d to have a lot of lightning withh them. they have pretty food downpours, because they grab every available bit of moisture. there's one more piece of energn we are watching in the detroitdt area. that is going to swing to the te north tonight.no we will kee

his funeral will be held on friday at the evangelical presbyterian church in annapolis and a second one in ocean pines on saturday. >>> a volatile situation is making it impossible to search in this weekend's deadly train disaster in quebec. the company that runs this believes a le comotive shutdown might have released the train's air brakes that were supposed to hold the train in place. the remaining tanker hasn't been stabilized. >> get out of there. >> at least five people died and more than three dozen are still missing. the explosion and fire destroyed some 30 buildings. now crews are trying to contain 20,000 gallons of crude oil and some of it has reached the nearby town and there are fears this could flow right into the st. louis river alt the way to quebec city and we -- all the way to quebec city and we brought you the details as soon as we got word. you can get the latest breaking news anytime by following us on twitter at abc2news.com. >>> no injuries reported in virginia overnight but there were extremely angry amtrak passenger. the train broke down on the track on its way t

you factor in the humidity and it feels like it's 102 in leesburg and 104 in annapolis and feels like it's in the upper 90s downtown. which is why we say exercise in the morning, not in the evening. heat advisory downtown tomorrow from noon until 7:00. which means the heat index has to be about 105 or higher. temperatures mid to upper 90s all week. only isolated thunderstorms. that is it. so, what can you do? exercise in the morning. or just exercise indoors. keep your shades closed, your curtains drawn. wear light colored clothing. and then check on the elderly. go through wednesday, thursday, and friday this week. so for tonight, isolated storms are still possible. after midnight. lows in the 70s. partly cloudy and muggy. winds out of the northwest. by morning, early shower, partly cloudy. 70s and 80s and by afternoon, another day and mid 90s with an isolated thunderstorm possible. so the next three days, we're going to keep tomorrow green and wednesday green. mid to upper 90s those days. isolated storms. and by thursday, we're going to go yellow because of heat, not because of stor

. >>> funeral arrangements have been made for the 7-year-old boy who died last week at the annapolis 4th of july parade. kyle aldridge was pulled by the tire of a trailer being pulled by his grandfather. there will be a ceremony on friday. a fund is being set up for donations towards that service. donations can be mailed or dropped off at the funeral home. >>> dozens of burglaries in canton have police on high alert. the brazen crimes have homeowners taking action into their own hands. sherrie johnson is here with more on what police are doing. >> police are stepping up marked patrols in the area, and they say they're closing in on some suspects who have averaged a burglary per day for the last month. it happed almost on a daily basis and in one case the burglar confronted the woman asleep on her couch and took her cell phone. he later appeared in a picture holding a gun on her facebook page. one man interrupted a criminal as he tried to enter his home on a sunday afternoon. >> people are doing it during the day, and they don't care if there's anyone at home or not. with two kids, it

and the 77 in annapolis, remember yesterday we werewe wer getting 60s breaking out, not t the case thising, everybodr is in the 70s with the exception of those in west cumberland. 72 this morning, winchester, 73 in hagerstown, fredericksburg,k, 73, obviously very warm, tou point temperatures are in then upper 60s and low 70s, plenty of humidity to start the day as well. here is the satellite-radar, sa nice and quiet at the morning, partial sunshine, we will have overcasts to be working through, we are watching what we call upper level trough that is the s piece of energy that is working in the showers and storms, that will become enhanced as we push it into the mid-atlantic, we mi- will see the threat of showers and i don't think we will rain all day but bring an umbrella aa we will see scattered showersers and perhaps thunderstorms as we get into the mid-to late afternoon. here is the latest from chantaln not terribly impressive tropical storm, the wind approximate apox 45 mile4545 milesser per hour, i move into the lesser antilles, i and get less organized as it pushes up to haiti and

area to annapolis. the rainfall today will be on and off all through the mid-atlantic.e're dry from about philadelphia northward. you'll be okay. but it's still wet weather for the eastern carolina and south carolina. if you're planning on one of those beach fridays, the beautiful beaches of the outer banks through myrtle beach and south carolina and georgia, not a great day. lots of clouds. as we go through the weekend, we go to more of a typical summertime pattern. still hot in texas into saturday. storms sill in georgia as we go throughout saturday and possibly sunday. they're your typical storms, the ones that pop up and die off. as we go through the weekend, it looks better tan what we dealt with yesterday on the east coast and today. >> all right. that's good news. thanks, my friend. >>> coming up at the top of the hour, elliott spitzer a lot closer to being on the ballot. the steps he needs to take if he's going to rehabilitate his public image. >>> when we come back, we're going to huddle around the water cooler and dive into the phenom known as "sharknado." you

a sticky 78 in annapolis. the scaffolding on the washington monument all lit up. the temperature 79. dew point 72. gives us that heat index, the feels like temp of 82. a southwesterly wind at 7. so clearly another sticky, muggy morning in store for us. when you've got this humidity around and low level moisture, itself showers and storms can persist overnight. the disturbance is really up to the north. you see how they're firing here from areas of ontario across lake erie back into ohio. another cluster of storms out to the west. we're going to watch this action because we'll get that first wave coming here later this morning north and west through the early afternoon in d.c. then it's going to move south and east of us for the afternoon. still spotty showers and storms not out of the question north and west for the evening hours. then tonight midnight still a couple of showers. we'll quiet down toward tomorrow morning. then tomorrow afternoon we'll pop more showers and storms but it will be from d.c. and it looks like points south and east as drier air starts to

act here where we don't really cool off overnight. 77 in washington.ton. 72 in leonardtown. 75 in annapolis. doing better in places like frederick. 68. 70 in martinsburg and winchester. heat index approaching 100 as as well. we've got lots and lots of heat to talk about. that's about it. here is the good news.ews so wet around here for the last month or two we're get a chance to dry out. our chances for thunderstorm activity will be very low with a big dome of high pressure p setting up to the west and things just not shaping up in the atmosphere for thunderstorm activity. we'll see chances maybe 10% to 20% chance here this week.eek. just an isolated risk for a thunderstorm each afternoon wita the daytime heating.n kind of a cap in the atmosphere. otherwise it's all about the all heat and the heat is here to stay. i guess here is good news. some juves we get heat waves for weeks and weeks. 94 today mostly sunny. hot and humid. tomorrow i'll write the same thing. there you go. no triple digits on the seven day. hot temperatures we're likely to trigger heat advisories later lt this week. >> t

. >>> this morning some positive news about the two young men struck by lightning in annapolis over the weekend. doctors took them out of their medically induced coma. john benson and 23-year-old alex steele were hit by lightning last week. when medics aarrived they were unconscious and not breathing. at last check they were listed in fair condition. >>> orioles heading to the all- star break in pretty good shape in the al east. they are well within striking distance of first place, that being the boston red sox. chris davis' number 37 on the year, still well ahead of everyone in all of major league baseball. that ties the american league record back in 1969 for the most home runs before the all- star break. adam jones hit number 19 on the year, just over the outstretched glove. and chris tillman who is friday night's winner has been named to the all-star team joining davis jones and j.j. hardy. the game is tomorrow night but the all-star home run derby, they're putting on that show tonight, 8:00, espn. chris davis will be taking part. a fielder davis final is what's being predicted. th

oakland 76. 75 annapolis. 73 leesburg and still 77 here going up to about 88 with a chance for a stormernoon. monika is off but we've got you covered. here's beverly farm we are timesaver traffic -- farmer with timesaver traffic. >>> a pretty good ride. many of the construction zones picking up for you. the work zone on 95 near the i countercounterthey picked up -- the icc picked up. right lane is getting by here. you head to four corners, southbound on colesville road, university boulevard, the right side of the roadway still blocked with the road work. virginia drivers i-95 opened the work zone that was southbound in dumfries. northbound lanes are open. they're starting to open the hov lanes. they're back open in springfield but not dumfries yet. light volume toward springfield continuing north on 395 to the 14th street bridge. >> thank you, beverly. >>> it was not the ending family and friends prayed for. the search for a missing 7-year- old with autism ends in tragedy. michael kingbury's body was found in a car right by his home and his family is grieving his loss but desperately s

annapolis will open the recreation center to help people cool down.lth officials say stay out of the heat from 10 to a 3 when it can get the hottest. remember to drink plenty of water and check on elderly neighbors. heat exhaustion and heat stroke can easily set in when it gets this hot and humid. back out here live at pratt and washington streets, in upper fells point, nearly 400 homes lost their power yesterday due to faulty electrical cable underground. they are working to replace thatand hope is to get it done and restored by the morning before the heat of the day sets in. live in upper fells point linda so, abc2 news. >>> we have you coughed on the heat wave check out the latest temperatures on the weather page and we have new information for you on the cooling centers where they are and the addresss and what you need to know to stay safe during the oppressive heat. abc2news.com a is the place to go. >>> we hear it when the temperatures start to rise. drink plenty of water. certainly not going to be easy for those in a large section of prince geo

humidity out there so it's making it feel a lot warmer out there, not feeling too great. 73 degrees in annapolis. churchville coming if at 72. we're at 75 degrees right now in easton. these temperatures are only going to get hotter from here. i'm talking about temperatures feeling like we're in the triple digits. so we do have the first real heat wave coming in here. so since last september first, dca -- d.c., the airport there, they have not reached 95 since september first. today they should break that. so we're finally going to get in on a significant heat wave as we go through the next several days here. so lots of sunshine out there. that hazy sunshine really heating the atmosphere and boy, are we going to feel it. as we look at the satellite and radar, not a whole lot going on right now. we'll be seeing plenty of sunshine. that's something that will make you smile. when you step out the door, oh, yes, we'll definitely be feeling it. abc2's most accurate future trend goes into motion. we pick up on maybe an isolated shower or storm as we go into the afternoon but all in all it's going to be

area now heading towards the annapolis area. right over the chesapeake. this will try to head across the chesapeake. you get the general idea. it's still raining in the area. by far the worst weather out there. there were water rescues as of a couple hours ago, people being rescued from their homes. your friday forecast, a flood threat on the eastern seaboard. throughout the weekend, a chance of storms in the southeast. won't be quite as bad. the heat continues in dallas. looks like that'll break on sunday as some clouds and cooler weather arrive. again, around the d.c. area we're waiting to get some pictures in. pretty epic. >> okay. thank you, bill. >>> former secretary of state hillary clinton is cashing in big time these days. plus, former bulls super star scottie pippen sued for $4 million. that's all ahead. stay with us. every parent wants the safest and healthiest products for their family. that's why i created the honest company. i was just a concerned mom, with a crazy dream. a wish that there was a company that i could rely on, that did all of t

even by the water i think annapolis will hit 90 degrees. we'll keep tomorrow and wednesday as a green alert for now, mid-90s, isolated storms. by thursday because of the heat we'll make that a yellow alert day, 97 degrees, the fourth day of our heat. sometimes we have problems in the fourth and fifth days of a little heatwave. next seven days nats back in town friday, very hot, back in the upper 90s again, mid-90s saturday, but showers and storms, a good sign, cold front coming. that should knock temperatures back into the upper 80s sunday and monday, leftover shower "the democratic party of virginia sponsored this ad." "i started working when i was about sixteen years old and i've worked for about sixty years. now i'm retired and i do rely on social security and medicare. i think ken cuccinelli does not care about people like me. in his book cuccinelli questions whether medicare and social security should exist and said people are dependent on government. it scares me to think of ken cuccinelli as governor. i think he is way out of touch w

our first heatwave of the season. 74 in annapolis. 78 downtown. the dew points are running in the low 70's. the dew point at the airport is 70. 68 in parkton. that will push the heat index up -- that willlater push the heat index close to 100 later today. things are not going to move much over the next few days. high pressure will allow the heat to come in. this will be the hottest part of the country, baltimore through new york. mostly sunny skies. high temperature between 91 and 96. we are not going to break any records. the records are all over100. 100. it is still going to be hot. a front will come through this weekend and that will drop the temperatures into the 80's. >> rallies are taking place nationwide to protest the george zimmerman trial. kim dacey is live with this morning's big story. hi, kim. >> good morning. more than 100 people gathered here yesterday evening. tonight they expect close to 500 people. a strong police presence presided over the protest yesterday. the protest was peaceful. calling for a change to the justice system. t

annapolis feels like 103. if we did not have the northwest winds might it would feel even hotter out there. you can see the shower moving toward redding. couldrstorms cold droms crop up. two 90%an 80 % chance. look at how warm temperatures stay. when you factor in that umanity, it is close to 90. we will fall back into the mid- 70's. the high pressure system will be in control for the next several days. that means the heat will continue. just as hot reignit in the city is where we have the concern for the heat advisories. if you have to work outside take as many bricks as you can and bring water to stay cool. we are warning of that until the second business -- hopefully this heat will break i sunday. sunday.by if you are having a night out on the car you could have a valley parking -- have a valet park your car. the charges and changes will take effect starting in the central is this district -- does this district created you i -- in this district. analysts are torn on where prices are headed. the price will k

the higher the dew point gets the more muggier it feels. 68 in fred fredericks and 74 in annapolis.the mid atlantic and east coast the temperatures in the 60's and 70s an by the afternoon climbing well into theedinto the90's it's due to a broad high pressure ridge building. it's going to keep us nice and dry. no precipitation traveling up-and-down the coast today. the ridge of high pressure is going to keep us basically under a big dome with each day going toto be a little hotter. today temperatures in d.c. 94 degrees and 90's for the for much of the east coast. overnight tonight a warm and muggy night and 72 to 78 and for tomorrow 92 to 97 and maybe an isolated pm storm and nothing wide spread. now a check on the roadways with aamanda meadows. >> things are in full swing eastbound. we have major brake lights and we are showing the right lane is still closed. they are picking up pieces and parts of that accident. 66 east bound is still heavy due to this accident. event boundeastbound at washington is where this right lane is closed. 395 sound395 southbound is also in the right lane.