anyone with information on other suspects is asked to contact anne arundel county police. the lease hope surveillance video will help them catch an armed robbery suspect in columbia. this was the 5700 block of columbia road. the suspect walked in at 230 a.m. last friday. you can see his face is totally covered and he was brandishing a handgun. he commanded the employees in tv registers and then ran out with a bag full of cash. anyone with information could call police. you could be eligible for a $500 reward. a >> we have another beautiful day in progress. we started out in the low 50's this morning. we have climbed into the low to mid 70s's this afternoon. uppero points are in the 60's when they are uncomfortable. this is the good mark. eddy w y, we should be able to , we it into the -- at bwi should be able to make it into the 70s's, the 80's. we do have some rain. i will showed you that in a few minutes. >> thanks, tony. according to howard county police, five children were among those transported to an area hospital for evaluation. the bus was taking students to centen

. >> we also had to call in fire companies from bwi, howard county and anne arundel county. >> reporter: lightning started it. now five families are within consider iting where they're going to go from here. that's where army community services comes in. >> we're family away from family. >> i could not, not help. >> reporter: she's been through this before when a near destroyed her home and she lost everything. she is amazed at how the community has stepped forward. clothes and food are easy to get, but photographs are hard this replace. they found a solution for that. >> several of the photographers here on the installation have come forward and offered each one of the families photo sessions through the next year so they can at least start over. >> more supplies are coming in every day. >> this is america. this is what america is all about, that we take care of each other and our own. we have our six, not just our six our 12, our 3, our 6, our 9. >> reporter: in ft. meade, don harrison, abc2 news. >> you can reach kathleen at this number. >>> anne arundel county executive newman has o

three popular anne arundel county swimming spots are not safe. wjz live, monique explains why the water is too dangerous. >> reporter: well, vick, health leaders say for the past three weeks all beaches have had a high level of a certain bacteria. beach goers in anne arundel county warned to stay away from certain waters. >> once the weather gets warm people are swimming and i think today because of that sign that is the only reason people aren't swimming. >> reporter: she stayed on the sand after seeing a sign alerting people to dangers at this beach county health leaders say the waters had 10 times the amount of bacteria deemed safe. >> i don't think we will swim there for awhile. >> reporter: while london town had the highest counts others had elevated levels several factors including waterfowl and recent heavy rain can cause increased bacteria. >> it indicates other harmful bacteria could be present that could make someone ill. >> reporter: county health leaders say high bacteria levels can lead to a list of problems. >> if you accidentally d

d.c., in central pg county, moving to the southeast may affect you folks in extreme southern anne arundel countynorthern calvert county if the continues as we lose the sun it loses the energy so it shouldn't last a whole lot longer, but tomorrow a better chance of these storms developing. right now most areas seeing southwest wind here. to the west of us, a bit of a northwest flow. there is a frontal boundary to the north of us, although it is kind of diffuse looking. some shower and thunderstorm activity behind it with some dryer and cooler air. it will kick up a pretty good chance of thunderstorm activity. could see some heavy downpours and brief gusty winds. once it passes wednesday, looks like a really nice end to the week. real quick look at the tropics. we did have a tropical depression just on the coast of belize, and it is moving toward belize, toward the mountains. don't expect to see much out of it unless it gets back into the gulf of mexico or the gulf of cam pee chee -- cam pee chee -- the gulf of campeche. on the bay tomorrow south winds ahead of that front at 5 to 10. the bay tempe

an anne arundel county man arrested after a joke nearly cost the man his life.major announcement from the tsa. pressure forces the agency to make a big security change. we'll explain. check in for these stories all the breaking news coming up at 6:00. >>> still to come on eyewitness news tonight. adam jones and the orioles turn houston's ballpark into their personal playground. mark has the ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, it's the little things in life that make me smile. spending the day with my niece. i don't use super poligrip for hold because my dentures fit well. before those little pieces would get in between my dentures and my gum and it was uncomfortable. even well-fitting dentures let in food particles. super poligrip is zinc free. with just a few dabs, it's clinically proven to seal out more food particles so you're more comfortable and confident while you eat. so it's not about keeping my dentures in, it's about keeping the food particles out. [ charlie ] try zinc free super poligrip. >>> the orioles are off to a good start in their latest road trip. they go for a

anne arundel county fire says the 51-year-old was working on a suspension platform, 15 feet below the roadway, when he was hit by a paint can being lowered to him. the can knocked him offer his feet and onto the platform. however, initial reports had said, the worker had fallen nearly two stories. >> when we arrived on location, we found that that was not the case. the patient had actually incurred the injury on the platform. >> reporter: a special operations team from anne arundel county fire raced to the scene. and they began a dangerous rope rescue, to move the worker from the platform onto the roadway. >> technical rope rescues, one of the areas of expertise that they have. and they practice on the bridge, on a regular basis. >> reporter: the accident shut down all westbound traffic, on the bay bridge. drivers stuck in the pickup sat in their cars for nearly two hours. >> a lot of people, they're walking around, waiting. drinking some water. or they say, oh, my god, what's going on? >> reporter: for people -- people at sandy point park, a day at the beach turned into a rescue. >>

. >> the anne arundel county special operations team called in to help. >> technical rope rescue is one of the areas of expertise that they have. they practice on the bridge on a regular basis. >> rescue workers stabilized the patient, put him on a back board back on to the roadway. beachgoers at sandy point got a front row seat. >> the helicopter circled. i assumed something was wrong. >> the man was rushed by ambulance to the park where medivacs flew him to the hospital, shutting down the west ban span of the bridge for 2 hours, leaving drivers nowhere to go. >> it's terrible. we've been waiting for traffic k for maybe an hour and a half. >> the worker is expected to survive. >> reporter: anne arundel and queen an county fire departments assisted with that. >> the maryland transportation authority police continue to investigation the incident. >>> this morning a hagerstown are man remains in the hospital a week after he was attacked at an orioles game. the man was targeted because he was wearing a yankees hat. as rochelle richie reports his commune traffic -- his community is stepping

anne arundel county officials used it to remind people how much damage was done last year from superstorm sandy. they're recommending that every family put together a disaster kit. >> i'll have 15, 20 cars weighting in the parking lot -- waiting in the parking lot for the door to open. >> there's a system called code red that they use in the case of severe weather. but they use landlines. >>> now as hurricane andrea makes its way to maryland, we'll continue to update you. just head to abc2news.com slashdown loads. >> an intrude are assaulted students. >> jeff hager has more. jeff? >> police believe the man who terrified the school in elkton may have felt his on measure of terror to realize that he was the threat. >> as will son in stranger danger came on this playground when james briscoe, all 280 plus pounds of them came stumbling at them. >> as teachers were getting the students inside the building, he was able to enter at which point he made his way through. >> ultimately school officials confronted brings cope and -- briscoe and he was arrested. a robocall was made. >> a man force bli

. >> anne arundel county police said four people were struck i alexis. -- a lexus. curb.r jumped the three were treated at the scene and released. one woman and the driver were taken to the hospital for non- life-threatening injuries. on the rare occasion you have an emergency, telling someone where you are it can be did cold if not impossible. difficult if not impossible. >> kim dacey explains. >> colombia has more than 90 miles of trails and pathways. all the bridges have placards with an individual alphanumeric code. wethe letter is the bridge are standing at. came up with a numbering system from north to south. like a streetts address and shows up in the mapping system used by 911 operators. >> they do not have the ability to say i am at such and such street address because they are out in the open space and this allows them to if they are in trouble or injured or do not know where they are, they are ine to call in if they are trouble. emergency responders know exactly where they are. >> police have increased by patrols and on tier mounted patrols. >> -- volunte

. >> anne arundel county fire department conducted the rescue with queen anne fire department. >>> a national -- natural explosion blew out windows and doors off their hinges. there are reports that seven people are hurt. two with flash burns, five others suffering injuries from broken glass and splintered wood. nayat college is about 30 miles north of new york city. >>> the condition of an orioles fan assaulted during a game worsens. denise is in the newsroom with more on matthew fortis. denise? >> fortis is at shock trauma, and he's been downgraded now to serious condition. fortese and has girlfriend were at the game when he and his girlfriend were attacked. two men punched him, causing him to fall over a concrete barrier. police say the incident began because fortese, a long-time yankees fan wore that team's hat to the orioles game. doctors say he is suffering suffering from deep skull fractures. >> fleishman and bell are both facing assault charges. >>> one week after a train collision sparks an explosion. a driver is out of the hospital. investigator mike hellgren has an update

it took a group of firefighters from anne arundel county, with a special set of skills.his is what we would call high-angle rope rescue. >> captain chen, who did similar rescues in the past, had his team show us just how intricate and dangerous these types of calls can be. it takes a lot of training and equipment to get the job done. >> we're simulating. this is the bridge deck that we're standing on. and the bridge railing there. >> i got the blue one here. >> reporter: technical rescue handles everything outside the normal fire and medical calls. that includes >> that's it. >> confined spaces. hazardous materials, and high- angle re -- rescues. >> yesterday, a different set of team members secured the worker beneath the bridge and brought him to the road level. today, i got to be the victim, as firefighters lifted me to safety, as part of their ongoing training. >> any day could be the day that we go to a call like this. so we have to be ready all the time. >> reporter: after being rescued, an ambulance took the injured worker to a waiting helicopter. >> that's what we

. >>> an anne arundel county man is behind bars after a dangerous prank goes very wrong. mary is live in the newsroom with more on what police say happened. >> reporter: police say a man fired off what he thought was a bb gun in lothree. but that gun was real. it happened this morning on burton river road. investigator says 22-year-old patrick stapleton was apparently pulling a prank when he shot a friend while he slept. he is now facing second-degree assault charges. the victim remains hospitalized with nonlife threatening injuries. vic, back to you. >> police are now interviewing several people who witnessed that shooting. >>> the shooting investigation into the death of a 1-year-old boy has now been handed over to the u.s. marshal's office. baltimore city police are now looking for a third suspect. wjz is live at police headquarters. rochelle? >> reporter: two men are in jail and the hunt is on for the third suspect. despite being critically injured, the son said he was in the car with one of the gunman, prior to the shooting. >> reporter: baltimore policer the lookout

. >> three beaches in anne arundel county are closed dity. to high bacteria levels. anyone who is coming in contact with the water should wash well in warm, soak. the cause behind the spike is unknown this morninpi >> stin49 and time to get a che on our weather. i'm not sure if it's going to be beach weather, jao iie. >> not so ew och. by the weekend, you'll be feeling like you want that. a5 degrees is our tep7erature. the dew pycnt is at 70. we have a southerly wind at 6-mile-peanihour. as we take a look at other tep7eratures across the region, you can see we have 68 at manassas. you can see we have 68 at manassas. your tep7erature, a little cooler at 66 degrees. we have a fair amount of moisture in the atmosphere. you might see a little haze or patchy fog. for the most part, we're dealing with patchy ees ies. you have a little area of low pressure that'sonoicking up e do owers and t3 fnderstore f in this tennessee river valley. that's going to be heading off to the east. at the same time, a cold front is approaching from the north. those things will increase our ch

. >> animal control officers remove a dozen animals from a property in anne arundel county. said the animals conditions deteriorated. dead horsefound a and two dead goats on the property. >> dc police want your help finding the person who robbed two people who were eating dinner and logan circle. robbery.he may 17 the couple was on a patio when a man approached. he had a gun and demanded their belongings. >> dc police are looking for a man who attacked a woman in forest hills neighborhood wednesday morning. the man told the woman he was delivering a package. when she opened the door, the man attacked her. what followed was a 40 minute long assault. the woman fought back and the attacker ran off. some big news about rg3 and his recovery. when what -- tim is back when we connect spec to see them back on the field. >> andrea will have a >> you are watching abc seven news at 11:00 with leon harris, doug hill, and, tim brant. day very active weather ahead for us. >> tomorrow morning, the rush- hour commute is going to extend well beyond. we will begin to wind things down. looking

the "education alert," teachers in anne arundel county may soon be getting a pay raise. the school board will vote on whether to give school employees a salary increase effective early next year. that is in addition to propose cost-of-living adjustments ranging from one percent to two percent of their current salaries. that would take effect next month. school board president tells annapolis that the money for the races of fits into the budget. still ahead, with the newborns there is no question about maternity leave for moms him aboard about dad? but first -- >> jessie wist defending the government snooping on your phone records and e-mail -- guess who is defending the >> today the baltimore city council is set to vote on a bill that would change the way you get your lunchtime carry out. a councilman proposed a bill that would eliminate the use of the styrofoam cups and antennas and any establishment inside baltimore city. restaurant owners oppose the bill, claiming it will cost them more, but supporters say it would reduce the amanda cash in the inner harbor. -- reduce

he has been serving in the maryland house of delegates since 2007 representing ann arundel county. he joins lieutenant governor an thrown brown and harford county executive david craig in their quest for the state's top job. >>> the army sergeant accused of going on a rampage in an afghan village killing 16 people, is expected to plead guilty today. media reports say that robert bails will talk about what happens the night i went on the attack and give specific details about the massacre. his lawyer says that bails will tell his story to try to avoid the death penalty. he says bails was suffering from post traumatic stress disorder. and was on his fourth deployment. >>> it is 10 minutes before the hour. funeral services happening today for new jersey senator frank lautenberg at a synagogue in new york and buried at allegation -- arlington national cemetery since he served in world war ii. he was best known for helping to raise the drinking age to 21. he was 89 years old. >>> unique appreciation for the ocean and jimmy buffet's words of mother ocean, holding a holiday for her own. >

. >>> could anne arundel county school employees soon be getting a bigger pay check? that will be decided this week. the school board is scheduled to vote on wednesday on terms of employment that would give skalry increases to thousand -- salary increases to thousands of employees. the raises would take effect next month, if approved. >>> dozens of same sex couples from all over the country capped off gay pride week by tying the knot but baltimore's top brass. >> to love and cherish until death do us part. >> mayor stephanie rawlings-blake presided over the same sex ceremony. couples from all over the world converged there to take part. >>> and coming up on wjz's eyewitness news. monsoons threaten hundreds in india. how residents are dealing with this resident. >>> and mother nature strikes again. wildfires continue to blaze in colorado. the very latest on the fight to contain those fires, tonight. >>> shocking release of an inmate on death row is relieved. reaction from the family. >>> the latest crime to hit this neighborhood, coming up. >>> we have unsettled weathe

. >> just 1 year ago, the casino first opened its doors in anne arundel county.ce then, they've rolled the dice on table games bring in a whole new clientele. >> i'd rather have the people in the electronics. >> in the first full month, cable games were committed -- were permitted. maryland life made a record-breaking $55 million. hollywood casino in perryville brought in more than $8.5 million. the casino in ocean downs raked in $1.2 million, and the new casino earned 7767 in just nine days. at maryland life, they added new restaurants, ramps on center stage, and doubled the number of. -- doubled the number of jobs. >> to have that many good paying jobs in an economy that seen a lot of companies struggle, it's a great story to tell. >> and the extension continues. construction underway on a state-of-the-art poker room. >> the new attraction keeping locals and people from out-of- town coming back. >> we come here ever since. >> and more guests means more tax dollars in maryland pocket. >> last month long maryland life paid nearly $29 million in taxes to the state

a little bit of light shower activity across prince george's county and anne arundel county at the moment. while we're in a lull now, over the next few hours, all the water to the south comes over us. a bit of rain overnight especially west and southwest. we have a flood watch for everybody east of the blue ridge except frederick county, maryland that will be till 10:00 tonight. one to as much as four inches of rain will be possible. some may get 5 or 6 out of this. flooding could be a real, real concern later today. temperatures in the mid-60s in leesburg at 64. rockville 66. springfield 67. 70 at north beach and annapolis. also here in town, a very kind of foggy, hazy, damp looking michael & son weather camera. no wind being reported at the moment at reagan national. the humidity high at 88%. we're going to watch andrea coup the coast here but quickly get out of here. look at that. tomorrow morning, could be some lingering showers behind it. then of course we'll be seeing much better conditions for sunday. in fact, i'm keeping sunday dry on that seven day. running out of time for the be

. >>> here's what we have our eye on today, anne arundel county approves a $1 billion operating budgetease tax rates. >> johns hopkins releases a new center on heart health. >> already in the news this morning, the daring rescue on the bay bridge. emergency responders pull a worker to safety. wjz is live with the latest on that. >> a yankees fan remains hospitalized after an altercation at camden yards. what his family and friends are doing to help with his medical bills. >> the train derailment one week later. the latest into the investigation in the rosedale explosion. >>> more news, first warning weather and your first traffic report of the morning in a couple of minutes. the battle against germs on hands usually ends with dry skin. but now with lysol, you don't have to compromise. that's what we call healthing. introducing lysol touch of foam hand soap. its rich, thick foam offers 10x more protection against germs on hands, while added moisturizers leave your skin feeling so soft, everyone can feel it. new lysol touch of foam. tough on germs, soft on skin. that's healthing. [ femal

anyone with information on the other suspect is asked to call andcarroll county police -- anne arundel county police. >> you can see the robber walking in with his face covered and armed with a handgun. he ran out with a bag full of cash. police want to hear from anyone with information. >> the morning commute is cut short after a bus goes into a front yard. the driver was having chest pains and blocked out and lost control of the vehicle. it stopped just short hitting a house. the driver was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries. an suv crashes into a post office. the driver lost control on liberty road around 3:00 p.m. yesterday. two people were hurt and taken to sinai hospital. >> athletes hold the more than compete at this year's maryland special olympic games. it is fun getting to know the athletes. >> week determine whether they have dental issues and give them advice and how to better themselves. help them learn how to brush their teeth a little better hough. . >> many dentists come back to volunteer. -- the m t want nuseum will open an exhibit featuring props from "anchor man."

we're right in the bull's eye, 2-4 inches, right along the prince george's county and anne arundel county you get downon to southern maryland, and 2-4 inches of rain. rains, thunderstorms in the forecast as well. flash-flood watches, and windssd not such a big factor, it will i be windy out of the south at 5-15. 67, we should clear and the rain should stop by 9:00,9:00, 10:00 tonight. there's at cue weather sevenen day. 75, 80 today, we are going to to have a humid, muggy atmosphere, we are going to pick up a shower and storm.m. we're not completely in thehe clear, but much of the weekend should be dry with temperatures in the mid-80s so humid and and muggy this weekend. week here comes --omes >> let's talk to julie.julie. >> we're going to get the latest.latest. >> tucker i'm headed out ofof town, but down in virginia beach, they're had to move some of the activities from outdoors to indoors. i just got off the phone with wh virginia state police from the e outer loop of the beltway, traveling on vandorn avenue. avn they're busy pumping that waterr when someone plowed into thee work truc

. >>> well, lynette, if you're headed out in ann arundel county, nice and clear. a look at benfield boulevard. no problems traveling from route a all the way to the 895 spur. and that is 17 minutes. out on 95 just north of 195. beautiful start to the day. no delays heading down to dc and heading northbound, the drive times, green across the board and take 12 minutes from route 32 up to 695. and 695 in great shape on the west side. and it will take 12 minutes to travel the outer loop from 795 down to 95. and the east side, an 11-minute trip on the outer loop from 95 all the way up to 83. and that is the time saver traffic. >>> new developments in a larity breaking story of a -- heart breaking story of a 10- year-old girl desperately in need of a lung transplant. sara says her condition is so bad they want her on the adult donor list because they say the odds are better. federal guidelines say you have to be twelve to get an adult lung. her parents contacted kathleen sebelius secretary of health and human services and says she feels terrible for the family but there

these teens found the card and paid for pictures at a photo booth in anne arundel county and bought tickets at the regal cinema. the owner of the card left it at cold stone creamery. her car had been used. >> i can't believe she are showing off about using the card. i hope they catch them, hope they find them. i don't really know what punishment is. >> the teens have been identified, but the teens have not been charged with any crime. >>> today, firefighters searching a junkyard in howard county for what sparked a fire there. smoke pouring from crazy ray's auto salvage. 20 carsurning when they got to the yard. took 20 minutes to put the flames out. no injuries from the fire. >>> d.c. firefighters looking into the cause of this fire. this one in northeast, started before 6:00 last night at an empty apartment on gallaudet street. these pictures tweeted out. took 20 minutes to put this one out. no one hurt, but they aren't sure the cause of the fire. >>> d.c. man behind bars, charged in a murder two weeks ago in northeast. this is surveillance video released after 32-year-old robert plight sho

this hour, police are investigating a case of animal abuse in anne arundel county. take a look of the conditions of the sources were found and when officials obtained the warrant. four courses, five ponies, and three goats have been removed from the property. the dems of serious neglect. say animal control has been checking the property when a dead horse and two baby goats were moved. the animals are now in protective custody, and officials are confirming the identity of the multiple owners of those animals. >> lawmakers question stay collection sarah j gary maynard. they want to know when he discovered the city jail was being run by gangs. i-team reporter david collins had a front-row seat seat to the hearing. he joins us now with more. >> quite surprisingly, they did cover a lot of ground. lawmakers also zeroed in on a timeline. when did he learn of possible corruption in city jail, and what did he do about it? public safety and corrections secretary gary maynard arrived to be treated as a hostile witness. the public and legislators in particular, who have been in

lawmakers in anne arundel county say they want to make sure the extra hirings are justified before the legislation is approved. >>> the internal revenue service faces more questioning on capitol hill for holding pricey videos and conferences. allyson hamlin reports. >> they call it the tax gouge. >> reporter: it costs the internal revenue service hundreds of thousands of dollars to create this parody video of star trek. >> to the right. >> reporter: this video of employees line dancing closed the conference. lawmakers investigating costly waste spending. >> i swear i do not see the redeeming value. >> anarchy is spreading. >> reporter: the chairman who played spock apologized. >> they are embarrassing and i regret the fact that they were made. >> reporter: the video that cost $50,000 to produce is just part of what's under scrutiny. the inspector general said the irs used expensive event planners instead of irs employees. >> taxpayers should take comfort in knowing that these kinds of expenses are no longer permitted and such a conference would not take place today. >> reporter: the in

. >>> this morning, a woman who lost her debit card in anne a arundel county. >> i'm surprised it went so viral so quick. >> reporter: the media buzz over these pictures, taken at a photo booth, paid for with her debit card, a card she had lost. she spoke exclusively to news 4. >> i can't believe they are so blase and showing off about using the card. >> reporter: police say the teens not only used it in the photo booth, they also used it to pay for movie tickets at the regal cinema in croftton. >> yes, the card was used to buy four tickets to "the purge," a large popcorn and a large soda. they tried to identify the teens, and the story took off. teens were identified within minutes. no charges have been filed so far. she accidentally left her card at the cold stone ice cream. when she realizeded the next day, she called her bank. this is a portion of her bank statement, showing $15 spent at the mophoto booth and $57 used regal. >> pretty angry that someone used it. >> it turns out the teens left the pictures and the bank card behind. theback d bank did return her m but that's not the

. >> around the region teachers in anne arundel county could get pay raises. the school board votes for thousands of employees. if passed cost of living adjustments could take effect next month and salary step increases would begin early next month. the board president said the money for the increases is available but officials are still investigating. >> setting dozens of fires on virginia's eastern shore are expected today. charles smith and tanya bundlic are charged with arson and conspiracy to commit arson, they say two are responsible for 77 arsons on the eastern shore since last fall. they were arrested in april. court documents indicate smith told investigators he torched 52 unoccupied buildings and bundlic set fire to 15. >> redevelopments in the case of private first class bradley manning he's charged with leaking classified documents to wikileaks. dispute over access to public court records in his trial is moving from a military court to a civilian one. constitutional right to accessing documents in the ongoing case. that organization's lawyers will

all of this rain is coming in from the south with have your pockets all -- along anne arundel county.t will be moving -- losing its ♪ >>> 7:30 on a friday morning, june 7th, 2013, it's a wet one up and down the east coast and lionel richie is the man. we're supposed to get an outdoor concert this morning, because of the rain we're moving it indoors. look at him saying hi to the wonderful people standing out there so excited right behind our window right now. >> don't you feel the worse for saying you wouldn't go out there because really i wanted to go, natalie said let's grab umbrellas and get out there and you said no let's let lionel go. >> we are going to get a very intimate concert, we've been listening to him all morning, lionel richie, he also has a big announcement to make. anno"ncement to make. >> i like these. i think that's nice. >> reporter: hillary clinton has been america's first lady. >> it's time we match our words with our actions. >> reporter: a senator from new york and most recently secretary of state. but a new film called "rodman" will focus on hillary rodman's da

anne arundel may have more firefighters soon. laura newman is proposing legislation that would add 100 more firefighters the at a cost of $3 million. lawmakers in anne arundel countyay they want to make sure the extra hirings are justified before the legislation is approved. >>> nasa satellites are taking stunning imagines of the -- images of the destructive tornado that rolled through moore oklahoma, you can see a big color slash running west to east. nasa says that is the path of the tornado. according to the national weather service, the ef5 twister tore through a 17-mile extreme stretch -- 17-mile stretch and was on the ground for 29 minutes. two dozen people were killed. >>> a live look outside. the skies are overcast as we prepare for what's going to be a wet end to the workweek. wjz has weather and traffic together. bob is here with the updated numbers for first warning weather. >>> late tonight, beginning later tonight, heavy rain expected during the day tomorrow. two reasons, we have one storm to the west and tropical moisture from the south. look at radar down the east coast, moderate to heavy rain and most of the tropical rain is from charleston to flor

we just were on the phone with an official with anne arundel county schools. rundel county, maryland. that he went to high school for about a year and a half before he left that system. from various reports including "the guardian" and elsewhere it's apparent he did not get a high school degree. it's unclear whether he went back and got a ged or something equivalent to that. at least at the outset he did not get a high school degree. we have confirmed his mother who lives here, elizabeth snowden, is a top clerk official in the u.s. district court in baltimore, maryland. her title is chief deputy clerk technology and administrative services. so a technology background does sort of run in the family. edward snowden in his interview with "the guardian" newspaper fears the repercussions and said one or more members of his family work for the u.s. government. we have now confirmed his mother works for the u.s. district court in baltimore, maryland. so that does check out on that end, brooke. he did say he's concerned about this. the man who interviewed him said his

. >>> police in anne arundel county are investigating a road rage incident that left one person in the hospital. it happened in pasadena. police say an accurate driving on route 100 alerted police to an suv driving recklessly. the driver of the suv stopped in the middle of the road and that forced the acura to pull over on the shoulder. police say three people got out of the suv and when they approached the acura, the driver hit the gas and sped off but he struck one of the passengers from the suv. that person is in serious but stable condition at the hospital. so far no charges have been filed. >>> the calendar says spring, but for hundreds of young swimmers in baltimore, it may as well be summer. the city open the polls with a weekend/. the city says pools are a safe option for young swimmers where they can learn pool safety tips and even take swimming lessons. many parents have already signed their kids up for it. >> it's just really important for him to know how to swim and if you were to fall in the water, how to get to the edge, basically. >> more than three and 50,000 people are

. >> just 1 years ago the casino first opened its doors in anne arundel county. since then they rolled the dice on table games. >> i'd rather have the people. >> table games in the first month maryland live made a record breaking $55 million. hollywood brought in more than $8.5 million. the casino at ocean downs raked in $1.2 million. the new casino in rocky gap earned $776,000 in just 9 days. >> at maryland live they added new restaurants and doubled the number of jobs. >> maryland live was able to add that many good paying jobs in an economy that has seen a lot of companies struggle is a great story to tell. >> the expansion continues. construction is underway on a new state of the art poker room. it's keeping locals and people from out of town coming back. >> i've been to west virginia a lot. once you this opened we started coming here. >> more guests means more tax dollars. >> reporter: last month the casino paid out nearly $29 million in taxes to the state. back to you. >> thank you. that new two level poker room is set to open at the end of the summer. >>>

. >> a special operations team from anne arundel county fire raced to the scene. and they began a dangerous rope rescue to move the worker from the platform onto the roadway. >> technical road rescues, one of the areas of expertise that they have. and they practice on the bridge, on a regular basis. >> the accident shut down all westbound traffic on the bay bridge. drivers stuck in the backup. >> a lot of people waiting. and they're drinking water. and saying, oh, god, what's going on? >> reporter: for a day at sandy park, a day at the beach turned into a worker rescue. >> what did you think? >> it has to be very serious. for me, itic toes a very special person to be up there to do that work. >> reporter: the worker was air- lifted to shock trauma. his condition is listed as serious but nonlife- threatening. >> reporter: and firefighters say that worker mostly suffered injuries to his head and neck. report being live, monique griego, wjz eyewitness news. >> monique, thank you. and wjz has just learned that the man worked for blastec enterprises, incorporated, of b

. >>> anne arundel county police make a significant drug past thank to a sleepy driver. police spotted 28-year-old joshua schultz sleeping in his car. officers searched the car finding 590 pills separated by type and package for sale. he faces a number of charges. >>> the civil war in syria continues to spiral out of control. >> not only are they fighting against the president they are fighting along lines pitting muslims against muslims. it's threatening the stability of syria's neighbors include lebanon and iraq. 93,000 people have died in the 2-year-old conflict. >>> the war is syria is big topic at the g8 summit. the meeting is supposed focus on the global economy but a number of big international issues will be on the table. >> protestors demanding action placed white tom stones in belfast. >> we need g8 leaders to get behind a political solution to the crisis. i'm not for more weapons that. will only add fuel to the fire. >> president obama and russian president vladimir putin sat down to discuss the can crisis in syria at their first face-to-face meeting this year

. >> teachers in anne arundel county could soon get pay raises. voting on salary increases.passed additional cost of living adjustments will go into effect next month. >> coming up on "good morning, washington," squabbling with your siblings, i'm sure you did a lot of that growing up, is normal but find out when it could have a negative impact as a child getting bullied in school. >> library hopes record has a domino effect on summer reading program. >> swim with a shark, why they don't recommend doing it yourself. >> game five of the nba finals. what a time for a struggling ginobili to make the first start of the season. he rewardrd the coaches with his best game of the year, 24 points and 10 assists. danny green netted six more three-pointers, breaking an nba finals record with 25 total. tony parker led all scorers with 26 as the spurs beat miami 114-104. san antonio is one win away from the title. >> stunning game. >> but it is back to miami tuesday for game six. you can see all the action right here on abc7. >> justin rose wins the u.s. open. beat phil mickelson by two s

. >> and that was in anne arundel county. that was in maryland, not far from where i grew up. i was 18 and my best friend -- true story. i will make it short. we went to school and jeff took a sniper rifle out of the back of his truck. we walked through the school with it. he wanted to take it to metal shop to clean it and then wood shop to do sanding on it. the principal comes out and says where are you headed with that? he says i am going to metal shop. he says, oh, bring it by the office after you are done. i would love to have a look. i am not saying good, bad, right, wrong, but you can't chew a pop tart, but what is next? >> what is next? >> i am going out on a limb to say it is a slippery slope. at the end of the day, we all agree. >> as people at home know slippery slope is the name of my new bar which is actually on the side of a hill. bill often your nates and then slips and falls. jesse you eat pop tarts in the back of your pacer with a 14-year-old girl who told you she was 16, so it is not your fault. >> they came with the car. they were in the trunk for years. >> a

he represents anne arundel county in the house of delegates and will be the second republican to enter the race this week. david craig announced his bid on monday. >>> and right now we are waiting to hear from president obama on why he has chosen susan rice to be his next national security adviser. coming up, a look at why republicans are could be upset with this news and why 2 announcement is being made right now. and why college students will be at the u.s. capitol today and the message they want lawmakers to hear. stay with us. >>> i'm aaron gilchrist. take these are live pictures coming in from city center in philadelphia. a building has collapsed will. it happened about 10:45 this morning. as we understand it now, you can see rescue crews, firefighters, police officers, ems on the scene here. digging through the rubble. this building all but completely collapsed will. and they may be looking for as many as ten people who may be trapped in some of the rubble here or who have been otherwise injured as a result. police telling people in pill del to stay clear of the 22nd and market s

power in the hands of skids to make the right food choices is the goal of a special camp in anne arundel countye going to show you when kids cook for themselves, it can be nutritiously delicious. >> melissa and andre sherwood are used to moving around each other in the kitchen who run a camp for kids in anne arundel county. >> we go wild and do things that normally wouldn't do at home but it makes it fun and makes you want to get involved in cooking. >> andre mainly work with the older set and melinda takes on the younger crowd. >> we cook all different kinds of things that are healthy for you. like some of the stuff that you buy that's not healthy, you can make it here and it's healthy and good. >> they started their deliciously new trishes camp to help combat diabetes. and obesity. >> she says follow one rule. >> we try everything at least one tile. if we don't like it we come back and try it again because you're pallet is constantly changing. >> they like to get the kids involved in every aspect of cooking. >> i like to make chicken. >> to me the cutting and mixing. >> choice is definitely a

. >> the anne arundel and queen anne's county fire departments were involved in that rescue. they continue to investigate the incident. >>> funeral services are underway for frank lauthenberg. services for the long-time senator are in new york city. his body will be taken to dc where he will lie this repose in the senate chamber before he's buried at arlington national cemetery on friday. they will name a replacement this week and then a special election will be held in october. >>> in dc the president is shaking up his inner circle. as danielle nottingham reports for wjz, he's about to announce a new security advisor later this afternoon. >> president obama will name susan rice his next national security advisor today. she replaces tom donalin. it's likely to create waives with republicans. she's been at the center over the controversy over the terrorist attack in libya. rice described the violence in interviews as a protest over an antiislam video. she was relying on talking points from the intelligence community. >> we learned from those e-mails that the white house has pu

so far they have no suspect or motive >>> could anne arundel county school employees be getter a biggerproved would take effect next month. >>> hundreds of men and family members spend their father's day lacing up their running shoes in towson. proceeds benefit the neonatal unit. >>> stay with wjz 13, maryland's news station. complete news and first warning weather today at noon. as always, updates available at any time from anywhere at our website, cbsbaltimore.com.

.> good morning three beaches in anne arundel county are closed.sitive for bacteria. anyone u.s. comeback -- come in contact with the water should wash in warm water that is so be it. the moon will be bigger and brighter and closer to earth and it has been all year long. here to check on traffic is amanda. significantty delays southbound on 295. a little heavier than usual. one new crash working in the left lane onto 95 southbound -- .n 2295 southbound on the outer loop right after the american legion on route 7. gray skies have moved over head. are muddy and mild. a lot of 70's out there this morning. has area of low pressure arrived for the midday and afternoon. low humidity looking good for the rest of the week. somees look like we have heat headed our way toward the end of the week and weekend. announcer: it's "live! with kelly & michael." today, dallas mavericks owner and "shark tank" investor mark cuban. and from the drama "revenge," gabriel mann. plus, get ready for another clue in "live"'s "tune in to win jetaway." all next on "live."

george has represented ann arundel county since 2007. >>> and it is almost 8:00.lynette charle with how things are looking. >> the clouds are blowing in from the west and the south. and we will start to see increasing clouds with the increasing sunshine and this is in manchester this morning. as you head out the door, be prepared for the sun shades and you can have a light jacket out there as well. because the temperatures are a little on the cooler side this morning. and coming in at 60 degrees this morning. and the winds switching direction, coming out of the east at 7 miles an hour. and that will have an effect on the cloud cover as well. 80 degrees will be the high temperature as we head into the afternoon. nice and seasonable. and then we have the big rainmaker moving in by friday. another check of the traffic with lauren. >> lynette if anybody is heading out, don't. avoid the jfx. a car fire has shut down the northbound lanes at cold spring lane and a -- crash southbound at the same location and congested down to east fayette street downtown. a crash downtow

. >> reporter: well, if you are traveling in anne arundel couldn'ty this is 9 -- county this is 97 at route 100 pushing from route 50 up to the 895 will's nothing in your way. traveling on 95, a live look at 195, no problems getting down to dc and northbound lanes will be clear as you make the push up to the beltway. looking at a 12-minute trip from route 32 up to 695. west side of the beltway moving right along taking 11 minutes on the inner loop from 95 to 795 and no problems on the outer loop from # 3 to 795 taking you 8 minutes. megan and charley over to you. >>> in this morning education alert last week we told you about dozens of layoffs to teachers in har forecounty. now we can -- harford tonighty now the teachers that remain will face new challenges. common core standard are coming to maryland for the 2013-14 school year. that means tougher newer testing for kids. the harford county board of education called meet to explane the program last night. explain the program last night. they had the meeting so school official say many of those positions are being restored. the losses

west of the the center, right long where we are, the 95 corridor, and prince prie george's county, anne arundel could bed talking about theng a potential for four inches, locally there might be sixght be inches of rain, that will cause flooding issues later today. toa 75 today the daytime high, and d winds gusting at times at 15, a, that's not a terribly strong wind, 67, earlier the storms, you want to time out. what time is it going to wind up.. probably it will start to windwd down by 9:00, 10:00 tonight. 100 we should get a little clearing tonight, warm and muggy tomorrow. sunshine saturday and sunday. at least partial sunshine. it's going to be tropical. the air mass will still be in place, that can fire up a storm both on saturday and sunday suny afternoon. it's not going to be perfectly e dry but we should be drier than today. >> that's what i thought when i thought outside, this is tropical weather like miami or r something.something. >> it feels like that. >> yes. >> let's go to julie who is is keeping her eyes on the roadways. >> reporter: hoping we don'tdot get stuck out there because

he is the most wanted man in the county, so why did he post a comment on his own facebook age? plus, a break goes awry as anne arundel police say a man used a handgun that he thought was a [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> all right, showers and thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon. tropical storm andrea has formed in the gulf areas that moisture will be coming up the eastern seaboard with andrea. could be some heavy downpours. >> oh, andrea. thanks for joining us. >> in bc nightly news with brian williams is next area we will see you at 11:00. >>> on our broadcast tonight, without warning. a building collapse levels a huge area in the heart of philadelphia and triggers an urgent search for those trapped. we'll have a live report from there tonight. >>> man under fire. our nbc news exclusive interview with the attorney general, eric holder, who breaks his silence and answers questions like, "did the fe go too far"? and will he step down. >>> the drone war. an nbc news investigation. tonight what richard engel has uncovered about h