thank you, ava. we're looking forward to seeing more or work. things are nice and quiet this morning. we had some big thunderstorms going through the southern part of baltimore county last night. there was wind damage and up to bowsher inches of rain in some parts of the county -- and up to four inches of rain. you can see the clouds and thickening up. a front is walking its way through the mid atlantic region. another chance for a thunderstorm before things get better. behind it, high pressure will take control. looking forward to a nice day tomorrow. 69 at the airport. 69 in rising sun. a mixture of clouds and sunshine. a chance for a shower or thunderstorm this afternoon. maybe take an umbrella just in case. high temperature between 83 and 88. it will be a nice day tomorrow. high temperature near 88. another system comes in late friday into saturday morning. some thunderstorms are possible. most of the weekend will be ok. dew points dipping into the 50's. high temperature of 84 on sunday. 6:16. >> good morning. still recovering from the storm

. >> ava marie getting ready to show you my final olympic adventure. >> good morning. this is a view from skycam. you can see the letter of pays. -- haze. i am live this morning as i continue my final olympic adventure. it has been quite a journey. today i will show you how a struggle at the sport of badminton. >> i had my work cut out for me. >> there many different levels to badminton. >> in badminton, racket position is everything. >> you hold it like you're shaking hands. the grip with the bottom two fingers. but the thumb around so you have a v. >> it was a lot to think about and we have not gone to the dirty yet. >> these are the shuttlecocks. >> the offenders provide more control. it was hard to tell with me at the racquet. they showed me how to hit the birdie over the net. he made every shot and i did not. air ball. >> a whiff. >> that is the ready position. link right above your right shoulder and follow-through. the shoulder along with the wrist. present players commit these over 240 miles per hour. >> i had a long way to go. >> it takes a while. do not worry

your insta-weather + forecast with ava marie. and skyteam 11 covering breaking news. the news at noon continues in a moment. >> good afternoon. welcome to 11 at news at noon. our big story, the trial for the man accused of the mortar of north carolina a teenager phylicia barnes has been postponed. the judge granted a postponement of the request of lawyers from both sides in the case. our reporter has a preview of the trial. >> michael johnson is phylicia barnes's sisters ex-boyfriend. the family expected him from the beginning, and they are anxious to see him brought to justice. phylicia barnes went missing in december of 2010 while she was visiting her sister here in baltimore from her home in north carolina. our body was found months later floating in the susquehanna river. the cause of death was ruled asphyxiation. this spring, johnson was arrested and charged with first- degree murder in the case. >> i would hope that he would do the right thing. if it was him, tell the truth. tell the truth and give phylicia barnes' family sense of closure. >> johnson plead not g

thank you, ava. let's talk about isaac.is turns out to be the worst- case scenario for the city of new orleans. the center of the storm drifted across the center part of louisiana and kind of stalled so got stronger. sustained winds of 80 miles per hour. the east side of a hurricane is the strongest side. all this water is piling up against the coast line. it is still coming onshore. the wind is coming from the southeast. most of new orleans is at or below sea level. they will pick up 20 inches of rain. the storm is hugging the coast at the present time. these conditions will stick around for the next four or five hours, at least. for the next several hours, they will continue to get pounded. at home, it is quiet. high pressure coming out of the great lakes. it is a great start this morning. the skies are clear. 65 at the airport. 57 in frederick. lots of sunshine today. warm but comfortable. high temperature between 81 and 86 degrees. the nice weather will stick around into the weekend. temperatures will be in the 50's tom

first we're going to check out with meteorologist ava marie. it is steamy already. >> yes, sticky already. it's going to be the way throughout the weekend. it's great pool weather. we will see drier and more comfortable air as we get in to next week. starting off 77. that's at the airport. that's how you can tell how steamy it is. the temperatures haven't dropped down all night. right now the dew point at 65. factor in the humidity, it feels hotter. partly sunny skies throughout the day and forwardses afternoon, isolated chance for thunderstorm, maybe even a better chance towards the evening hour. seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. ♪ >> for the first time since his mother was abducted, cal ripken jr. is speaking about the ordeal. >> here's george with the latest. reporter: cal jr. says his mother is still dealing emotionally with the whole situation. but he says overall he's doing good. cal also made a bold statement about what the evidence is telling him about what happened. aberdeen police confirm the man suspected of kidnapp

us check-in with ava marie.es want to let you know in case you did not notice. >> i will attempt the chain saw as well. >> that is pretty awesome. i think once you go to that, you never go back. we're coming up on the seven-day forecast. we are expecting a little bit of rain and may be some isolated thunderstorms. beautiful weather wednesday and into friday. it is the weekend we have to watch out for. some moisture from isaac could have our way. things are looking beautiful. we will head back to you guys at the desk. that was pretty fun. >> do not mess with her. she can feel the rush. 6:39. this is the former queen of daytime still hollywood's top honor? >> rosy o'donnell is a married woman. she wrote in a blog that she and her partner got married back in june. the comedian and talk show host said it postponed their wedding due to her illness. as a result, they got married in private. this is not the first time rosie has dropped some big news on her blog. last week she wrote she recently suffered a heart attack.

power past pain. >> now, your insta-weather plus forecast with meteorologist ava marie.ng you off with a live look downtown. rain is lightening up but it is rain right now. 72 degrees at the inner harbaugh. the heaviest rain is tracking north of the city. shades of yellow and red, rainfall rates anywhere from one to three inches per hour. here on tv hill, we have two inches of rain within the last hour. that's what you're expecting as the storm tracks towards the north, dousing us ton, heading towards jartsville. we have more rain tracking down towards annapolis, the coastal areas likely to be soaked and more rain building near salsbury, tracking towards denton. we will look at the forecast, starting with the satellite picture. all those clouds associated with heavier storms from baltimore all the way towards the lower eastern shore. everywhere else starting off with clouds but breaks in the cloud cover near d.c. that's where it's not as heavy rain right now. storm system tracking up the coast, high pressure north of that, on-shore flow from the east drawing moisture off

thank you, ava. that is a wonderful program. we have been discussing this rain and how it is moving to the east. frederick and carroll counties are getting soaked. now it is moving into the baltimore metropolitan area. some light rain out of the down 83. all this stuff is moving to the east. this is coming through in a couple of different pieces. this will dissipate by 10:00 p.m. or 11:00 p.m. there's a series of these things stacked up in the atmosphere. this will not go through until some time on wednesday appeared a slight chance for a shower on wednesday. 73 at the airport. in the 60's where it has been raining. 67 in taneytown. a good chance for showers to start the day. i think we'll get a break in the middle of the day. high temperature between 84 and 89. a slight chance for showers on wednesday. i think most of tomorrow will be dry. another system had been late friday into saturday. scattered showers and thunderstorms before a beautiful air mass comes in at the tail end of the weekend. overnight lows dipping maybe into t

ava?s afternoon. >> we will see you at 9:00. >> have a great morning. >> this is a wbal tv-11 editorial. >> auto only fitting that the baltimore orioles are unveiling a legends courtyard when they're having their best season in 14 years. the orioles celebration series salutes the greatest bird of all time including frank robinson, earl weaver, cal ripken jr. and brooks robinson. their legacies are cemented in the courtyard above the left center field by a larger-than-life bronze sculpture stachts. fans get to take home a miniature replica of the hottest collectible. there's also a temporary exhibit in the lobby of the sports museum free to the public, the exhibit includes items worn and used by the team such as the ball eddie murray hit for his 500th home run. with the team having their name mentioned in the same sentence as the postseason, this is a great year to celebrate the glorious history of the black and orange.

now we check in again with ava marie. you are doing well with that.over tony's reference to an asteroid hit. >> may cause and extinction. my experience took me to the baltimore city track and field club where the coaches say this provides more -- >> our focus is on character development. >> the coach said the program focuses on improving graduation rates and entrances into quarter-year colleges. running track is changed michael francis's life. >> when i started running, i had something to do every day after school. i began practicing every day and it became a big part of my life. now colleges look at my track career. it is a big part of my life because it controls my future. >> michael and many other athletes competed in local events at morgan state and down in houston. it was great for them and they are doing so well. let's check the seven-day forecast. a chance for showers and thunderstorms today. maybe some pop up thunderstorms this afternoon. lower humidity and the storm's return into the late half of the week. i think i'm in trouble about what i

for how it is looking today, let's head to meteorologist ava marie. >> thank you. we -- i wish we could say we are in the clear, but there is still a chance for that. it is looking cloudy the two point is still in the upper- 60's. it is still fairly humid. with the cloud cover, it might squash the storms. we need the sunshine to get the energy. nonetheless there is a threat for thunderstorms. a 30%-to-40% chance. any thunderstorm could be on the strong side. there is a slight risk for severe weather. we will show you the radar in a few minutes. >> thank you. do you have pictures or videos of the latest storm? you can send them to us on our new smartphone app and our new web site, wbaltv.com. frustrated bge customers voiced their complaints about the utility's response to the june ratio storm. many said the situation would be easier to expect -- except about -- with a realistic time frame about how long it would take to restore power. >>hat is the worst thing. there was no response. disney a number. say it will be one week. we will go away and make plans accordingly

have a great day. >> ava is hogging her burger.i want the bison burger. >> brought you t-shirts. >> thank you. >> quick check of the seven-day forecast. 82 today, chance of rain showers but the worst of them are before noon. hopefully the o's game will be ok today, maybe a shower around. >> we will be there. >> and thunderstorms early week, sunshine by the end of the week. >> cooper's north. >> thanks for coming in. >> thank you. >> this is a wbal tv-11 editorial. >> with the start of the new school year comes an important reminder to all of us on the road. it's time to put down the phone and pay attention to buses and students lining our streets. school zone accidents are too common despite red light cameras, stop signs and crossing guards, each year we report on students injured by the recklessness of a driver. the problem of texting and driving is not new and the state has taken steps to make those who break the law more accountable but as we get into our back-to-school routine, we encourage you to take the pledge, don't drive d

first let's look outside with ava marie. >> great by some people's standards. we have calm conditions right now but a lot of clouds in place so if you're looking for sunshine, may not have it. clouds building in with a storm system from the south but the temperature is 70 degrees, can't beat that. dew point at 61, a little higher than when what we started with s morning. maybe this is what we we we're g for, away from the extreme heat. a storm system coming in from the south may mean showers by the afternoon and more showers possible into the seven-day. details coming up in a few minutes. >> our big story comes out of baltimore where we are learning more about the victim of a deadly police involved shooting on the city's west side. >> this morning, some in that neighborhood are questioning the acts of the officers. here's george lettis with more. >> he didn't want to show his face but this man had no problem showing his outrage over a police involved shooting that left a man dead in this west baltimore neighborhood saturday afternoon. >> he fought for our count

first a check outside with ava marie. i was looking, it's more cloudy. >> clouds are thickening and rain is slowly inching its way here. we had a couple of isolated showers this morning and we will expect the bulk of it still to our south. h.d. doppler showing rain over ocean city. this will be coming north so expect a dreary afternoon. cloudy skies and 74 degrees. expect rain showers to be more likely in the afternoon and evening hours. high temperatures today in the you were 70's to low 80's. all the clouds holding down temperatures. the seven-day includes a little more rain. >> to our big story out of baltimore city where police are investigating a shooting involving a police officer. we are told shortly after 10:00 p.m. last night, officers responded to a call of shots fired in the 2400 block of maisel court in westport. police allegedly discovered the suspect still firing his handgun. >> individual who allegedly was firing shots off at a home of a female associate. police officers encountered the suspect, the suspect

now we check in with the fewest ava marie. -- with the fearless ava marie. >> now i learned the gamepolo. we talked about all the rules and i will show you what it takes to play it as well. to play water polo, you have to wear a special cap to protect your ears from injury. i didn't realize this is such a contact sport. >> you do not understand. we go to the hospital most every weekend. >> you'll be okay. >> they promised to go easy on me. one team tries to make a goal while the other plays defense. >> there will be a pass and sean will be fouled by yvonne. >> i was learning how to play in the shallow end. normally the game is played in two meters of water. >> you are treading the entire game and it almost becomes like walking. >> they will be sprinting up to two miles. >> then you have to factor in all the defense. >> there is full contact. people do not think it is tough until they come and see a game. >> i think it is the hardest sport. swimming and wrestling with people. these aren't small guys. this is a tough game. >> i did not have to partake in any of the wrestling. all i had

ava marie is telling us about her experience with fencing. >> good morning.ng began as a way to kill somebody with a sword. port. a proper suppor there was a lot of techniques to doing somebody to the death. all the training began with salutes to the opponents, and the spectators. then the fighting began. sometimes you did the right of way which means you get a chance to advance and fight. then you switch. you gave turns to one opponent and then the other. the official support of the language is french. 1500's.gan in the 500 one word means ready and that is how you began. at sport.eed spor it is a sport you can do for with all ages so you might be able to do it. >> what are you trying to say? because i didn't have moves? you have to think and moved at the same time. >> you have to be good at attacking somebody. >> you are better at that. i could handle the thinking part. golf will lend itself to fencing. >> thank you, ava. more coming up on the digital channel. it is pretty impressive. ernesto made landfall late last night. sustained winds up to 80 miles an h

ava has a look at the forecast when we come back.t's coming up on the "today" show. >> good morning. coming up from london, another historic day for the swim team, including more from michael phelps and missy franklin. katie ledecyy wins gold. plus we'll hear from prince's william and harry as they open up about the olympic experience so far. if you thought driving a cab was easy, wait until you see the training the london cabbies have to go through. that and much more when we get started from london right here3q take the gamble out of stain removal. only resolve all-stains has two formula chambers, to remove all types of stains. using shout or oxiclean? that's just playing the odds. don't chance it, resolve it. see a resolve difference or it's free. you there ! i am looking for someone, hair black as night, skin white as snow ! yeah, yeah, i got that ! she is at the castle. dad ! honey ! but she's on the move. disney mobile magic, on verizon. you wouldn't happen to have an apple ? find characters, access wait times for the park you'

. >> ava marie at celebrate baltimore county restaurant week. we'll show you what one restaurant is offering when we come back. >> several accidents on 97 and another on route 10. >> good morning. a few clouds in the sky. 74 degrees on tv hill. i am live in towson at the towson tavern, one of the newest restaurants that have opened in the area. baltimore county restaurant week is a good time for people to try something new. i'm here with the executive chef and he has prepared some amazing dishes. you make them work like a work of art. what does this do we have here? >> these are our restaurant week menu. these are short ribs with mashed potatoes. roasted potatoes. this is the grilled salmon with some wilted greens. >> they look amazing. you are serving them at a fixed price. it is discounted because it comes with a three-course meal. >> for appetizers we have our signature confused popcorn and are pork lollipops. they are braised pork shank, really big flavor and that comes with a ginger reduction. >> you guys are located in towson and next to r

ava marie -- will go to tony with the forecast. >> good morning.have some rain -- have the rain passing south of baltimore and some sprinkles in baltimore city. you might want to take an umbrella with you. especially if you're watching in easton in cambridge. you guys will see some heavy rain to start the day. we could see heavier thunderstorms pop up around baltimore this afternoon. you can see a twist in the clouds. that is triggering the thunderstorms down along the lower eastern shore. a cold front is coming across ohio. this will come in this afternoon and run into the heat and humidity and that could create some thunderstorms. take an umbrella with you. 73 at the airport. 68 in parkton. the forecast for today -- a mixture of sun and clouds. a pretty good chance for some light to rain at this morning and scattered showers this afternoon. in high temperature between 84 and 89. 30% chance for a thunderstorm tomorrow. high temperature around 88. will make it back into the 90's. 93 on friday and saturday. a strong cold front will go through on sun

but first we say good morning to ava marie. she said, you have made fun of me for the last time on the air. what is going on? >> you should see my tight corn dough video -- my tae kwon do video. i learned the art of fencing and went to it fencing gilts. i suited up in multiple layers of clothing for protection. i learned to advance, retreat, and defend myself. a lot of it came down to instinct. you naturally back out to defend yourself. the best fencers are normally the quickest and the most intelligent. you have to outthink your opponent in order to win. it is a sport that both men and women xl and. men and women can tool each other. i talked to the manager. he said sometimes women make the best fencers. maybe it has to do with the thinking part. women tend to be a bill to bit more vicious and vengeful. i would agree with that. a very neat sport and it was pretty fun. >> what are you trying to say? are you going to put a picture of your husband's face on the mass k? >> man had the advantage in so many sports. >> what is the de

now we check in live with ava marie. ailing.doing some sell >> you have to have a good understanding of the win it. you are at the mercy of the wind when you're out on the water. hardlylight wind, you're moving at all. we are going to finish up the day by racing to make it similar to the olympics. we try to race in of the boat but the wind was so calm that we barely moved. we did not get to race. it showed how difficult the sport is because you are at the mercy of nature. i do want to get a check on the seven-day forecast. if you plan to go out on the water today, not too much wind. 80 degrees is the high temperature of this afternoon. 20% chance of a thunderstorm basically south of baltimore. a slight chance tomorrow. better chance by the end of the week. back to mindy and stan. >> 6:35. >> you never heard about the shortage of tickets in london. plenty of places to celebrate the games. people are still getting involved. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. would you like to see t

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now we go live to ava marie who was hanging out with the pirates this morning. those guys are a ton of fun. >> no need for coffee this morning. we are having a good time with the urban pirates. offering some discounts. captain peppercorn, where are you going? you are getting ready for your 100,000th passenger. 100,000thlose to our passenger. >> you are offering a discount. >> $5 off of our family adventure cruises. >> people can find you in fells point. >> last year we had folks that were worried about coming down to fells point because they were worried about parking. come down 95 and right down to fells point and you will not hit any race track. >> more information on the different businesses participating when we come back in just a minute. temperatures in the low to mid 80's today. a small chance for a thunderstorm this afternoon. we start off with mostly sunny skies. rain chances return into next week. i have been dying to do this. >> he was describing the traffic patterns and town of like a baltimorean. >> make you want a sort and that i patch -- making me

. >> now your 11 insta-weather- plus forecast with ava marie. >> good afternoon. we're looking at pleasant temperatures right now. has not hit 80 degrees yet in catonsville. randallstown and cockeysville are 77. 82 downtown at the inner harbor. the dew points and making all the difference. drier air is coming in from the north and west. dew points all the way down into the upper 60s downtown their mid-50s as we get into the lower the number, the drier the air. it will be comfortable enough to open the windows. mostly clear skies tonight, low humidity. down into the 60s downtown. a few of the suburbs may get 55 degrees. you may not need your air conditioner tonight. tomorrow we will see warm conditions. mid-80's with the afternoon. again, humidity stays low. was the sunny skies. -- mostly sunny skies. just a few puffy clouds out there. this is essentially the case all across the northeast. the cold front is pushing down into the carolinas. what a different story as we get into the gulf of mexico here we have hurricane isaac, still a major impact. look at this lates

. >> now your 11 insta-weather- plus forecast with ava marie. >> starting off with a live look at hd doppler. these guys have basically cleared out across the baltimore metro area. light showers holding together this morning. this one is holding my version city. a little sprinkle off the coast of st. mary's county. this is what is left over from the rain. this will be pushing through later this evening into tonight. until that happens, we have a chance for isolated activity. look at t temperatures right now. mid-80's all across the metro, occluding 85 at the airport. parksville also 83 right now. fred dew points temperatures in the 60s and low seventies across baltimore. this is still very sticky, humid ear. it will feel that way into the afternoon. this is coming in behind the cold front. that is what is ahead of it. once this comes through, we start to see the drier air come in. the second cold front is and the great lakes region right now. this comes through later tomorrow and it will continue to her in the drier air. we are sticking with the pattern for a couple of days. this is

first, let's say good morning to ava marie. what is going on? you found a chicken? >> i did. lookout huge this little guy is? they are back open for business and a lot to see here. he used to work at the university of maryland college park. now you are here at the state fair. this is something special that people can come see. >> we have a lot of fun. caught there are so many people who never see a birth. we have the opportunity to show people every day. >> i do not have never seen one. i think of a on youtube. it is amazing. how many animals are here? >> these are four days old. we check 30 -- we have to 30 checks a day. these are growing quickly. -- we hatch 30 chicks a day. cracks in off the camera can see it. the have white little wings. that is so cute. >> our 4h-ers bring their mama pigs. that a farmer that brings us cows. we will have eight cows giving birth and 10 more giving birth. >> this that is getting a little restless. he is so huge a though. like he said, a really good learning experience. >> get on twitter. #statefairbirths is our charterer handle. if you do c

first we say good morning to ava marie. she is finding some good food today. >> good morning.t is about time i got some food. we're live at the towson tavern. they are participating in baltimore county restaurant week. i'm here with the general manager. this is the first time that you participated in restaurant week. >> we began on friday with our dinner menu. business was booming. the whole community, to experience what restaurant week is about. >> it encourages people to get out and try something new. >> it is an opportunity for diners that may live in the city and did not have the chance to come out to the county to experience the restaurants at such a great value. >> these are some of the entrees you are serving during restaurant week. >> this is our short rib served over asparagus and garlic mashed potatoes. this is our grilled atlantic salmon with shaved red onion. >> these will be going for $30.12. you also get the appetizer and the desesert. >> we have our seasonal green salad and a strawberry vinaigrette. and also our tavern tops. >> this looks amazing. i wish we had

thank you, ava. start down in the south with what is left of isaac.ill has the tropical storm strength and his pounding new orleans and mississippi. this is been a drought part of the country for most of the summer. they will like that rn in parts of arkansas and maybe into missouri. notice how the tropical nature gets cut off. high pressure is suppressing that appeared we will wind up with some nice weather. 57 in frederick. mostly sunny skies today. it will be a little bit warmer. a nice day. humidity will be in the caught a range. if you're taking a boat out, it will be nice on the water. next high tide at fort mchenry at 6:20. scattered thunderstorms are possible at the ocean saturday and sunday. the rip current risk will be high. same thing around baltimore. this will not be a steady rain situation. hit and miss starting saturday and sunday and into monday. 91 tomorrow. made 80's over the weekend with the dew points climbing into the 70's. 6:17. >> a couple of problems in addition to the closures because of the grand prix. word of an accident on

. >> meteorologist ava marie tracking the tropical storm isaac. she joins us live in the weather center. >> unfortunately, it looks like isaac is strengthening a little bit. you can see that large area of clouds just south of espanola. we'll have details when we come back in a few minutes. i want to give you a look at what is happening here. 87 degrees downtown. 84 at b.w.i. thurgood marshall. we are expecting temperatures in the 80's as we go to the afternoon. it is a going to be a warm day with increasing clouds, high of about 88 this afternoon. we got into the 70's by 9:00 p.m. details on the forecast, including a chance for rain. >> one more preseason game stands between the ravens and the regular season. they piled it on the jacksonville jaguars, easily winning the third preseason game. you saw it right here on tv 11. the defense was part of that first half. as for the offense, joe flacco finished the scoring drive for the touchdown pass. it put the ravens up 10-0. they would go on to win a whopping 48-17. we will reair begin tonight on wbal-

now ava marie is previewing the dew tour. a lot of folks i know going to ocean city this weekend. >> actually, i saw your performance one time on the dew tour, so you have given the information. i am here with the james foster. you do impressive stuff on the ramp. but you are going to teach me a little bit. what kind of bike? >> this is madgear bmx coming out 2013. this is my personal customized one and we will get you out here to see how you can handle the. >> what is so different? shorter wheels? >> to do tricks, we put the seat down and the bike is really like, 20 pounds. it has the release strong because if we do big tricks the fat -- the bike does not tumble and break. but it is important for me to know. i am -- >> it is important for me to know. the trick, you said, is to keep your feet level. down like a normal by but you stay standing. you want to give differing on that. you keep your seat level as you go down the ramp -- brakes against the bottom -- and you should be all right. here we go. i am surprised he let me us

now back to ava marie. >> thank you. we may have some rain chances this weekend.big topic is the tropics. we have been watching tropical storm isaac. for now a continues on the same path. right now traveling west with 45 mile per hour winds. it will be interacting with haiti and cuba and that will prevent it from strengthening very much. concerns for haiti and cuba with the heavier rain and some stronger winds come again this weekend. the tract is now westerly. mobile, alabama, could be on track for the storm. joyce formed yesterday and has now been downgraded. not expecting any redevelopment. that is good news. not expecting any impact to the united states with joyce. 76 downtown in baltimore. 65 in ocean city. a lot of clouds trying to build in. you can see the clouds pushing in across the state. there is a storm system south. it is getting messed up by the storm. this storm will move up into the weekend and that will increase our rain chances. we see rain chances on saturday and sunday. not likely to rain the entire time. even at the beach, temperatures near 83

now back to ava marie. >> thank you. doppler is showing dry conditions from baltimore all the way into western maryland. we have some light sprinkles pushing out of virginia. not a big concern. there could be some fog along the lower eastern shore. thee keeping an eye on latest tropical system. isaac is a tropical storm traveling west 12 miles per hour. it will go to the dominican republic and north of cuba and then right towards the west coast of florida. that could be a concern as we get into next week. the models are all over the place. they are starting to commonplace. this is a spaghetti plot. this is a look at the models. they are aiming right near the panhandle of florida. we have a better idea of where isaac is going to go when they come together. it could affect the east coast. thee seeing temperatures in 60's at the airport. 74 downtown. 66 in ocean city. dew point temperatures in the low 60's. relatively dry air pattern. high pressure sitting up to our north. we see clouds in the southern part of the state. hi

. >> ava marie continuing my journey through the olympic sports. i learned the sport of trampoline. >> you might want to keep your eyes to the sky because there is another chance for storms. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. the problem northbound 95 near powder mill road. northbound lanes are closed because of an accident. take 295 as your alternate. southbound 95 looking pretty good as you make your way in howard county down towards 32. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. including monument at patterson park because of the sinkhole. speeds around 65 at padonia on the harrisonburg express. traffic looking good on 795, 62 miles per hour down to the beltway. here's a quick live look at traffic. this is york road. out of the traffic is moving well as you travel over towards the west side and 795. southbound traffic on 295, just some building volume. 295 a much better bet northbound because of the closure northbound on 95. that is the latest on t

but first we say good morning to ava marie. she is on the pirate chips again.w this is connected to the grand prix in baltimore? not that we're not having fun. >> the baltimore grand prix is exciting for a lot of people. it is a good time for the businesses to get some discounts and encouraged to see what baltimore has to offer. i'm here with captain peppercorn and you guys are offering a discount. >> a $5 discount off of our family adventure cruises. >> this is where you guys normally park. >> we normally sell out of fells point -- we normally sail out of fells point. you get a tattoo and faceplate and go on an hourlong adventure and place some pirate games -- face paint. >> what were your favorite things to talk about/ irate words.d an insult if somebody took year treasure. booty. it has two definitions. and treasurer. that means a treasure. and land lover. lover of the land. exactly. >> people can learn this and you are offering a discount during baltimore racing and free story time. >> on for a couple of weeks. come down at 9:00 a.m. and it is free. none a.

thank you, ava. it was a rough night in some areas. we had three different waves of storms that went through the same spot producing up to four inches of rain. things are quiet this morning. we're watching a wave from the ohio valley. this is traveling along a front. this low pressure is hanging around so we have a chance for a shower or thunderstorm. that will most likely be this afternoon. behind that, beautiful area of high pressure from the great lakes will give us a nice day tomorrow. it is muggy this morning. there some pockets of fog out there. it is not very thick but there could be some reduced visibility. a mixture of sun and clouds. a chance for a shower or thunderstorm most likely this afternoon. if you take the boat out today, watch the lightning in the afternoon. wind will be shifting to the northwest. the seven-day forecast -- it will be a beautiful day tomorrow. high temperature of 88. the humidity will be comfortable. a cold front will swing through friday night and saturday morning. i think most of the weekend will be

first we say good morning to ava marie. she has been doing olympic sports. yesterday she did track and field. >> good morning. i earn my sea legs. i'm from colorado. this was a new experience for me as i sailed in the harbor. >> we'll show you how to steer, how to use the main sheet, how to let out the tremayne. >> was any of that even english? what did i get myself into? it was my first time stepping on to my cell boat and hardly understood the directions. my instructor knew exactly what i was going through. she joined the training program just four years ago and now sales year-round. >> this is something i would do for the rest of my life. >> i set aside my fears and prepared to steer. >> it is opposite. left is right and right is left. it is pretty confusing at first. steer towards danger. if you're pushing towards it, you'll go away from it. pull away from where you want to go and go that way. >> steer towards danger? um, ok. got it. or a least i hope so, as we began to set sail. before i note, we were off. i was sailing. >> we want to go at an ankle and

. >> ava marie with a way to get some local food easier.etails are coming up. >> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. word of an accident in the city along lombard street and mlk boulevard. closures are possible. tracking an accident at baltimore national pike on the west side. it is off to the right shoulder. we have closures in the city. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. monument street is closed near patterson park. 56 miles per hour on the b-w parkway. moving well down towards the capital beltway. 62 on 95 just south of 100. here's a quick, live look at traffic. there is the accident at baltimore national pike, off to the right shoulder. all lanes of travel are getting by. at harford road, checking out just fine. 95 moving without delay down towards the fort mchenry. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> good mornin

first we say good morning to ava marie.he is on her last olympic adventure. >> i wish i could have ended on a high note. have quite a, i minton.ime with bad bee >> it is a tricky sport. you have to get the name right. >> people tend to see the word wrong. >> how do pronounced the word? >> badminton. >> playing the game was even harder. >> it is easy to pick up but hard to master. >> part of the difficulty comes from the shape of the shuttlecock, also known as a birdie. >> this originated from a game in india where there was a horrible that they put offenders into. >> from their the game was brought into england where it was play with rackets at a place called badminton. and the rest is history. >> that is why it is a funny looking instrument. i will blame my bad luck on the british. they invented this game in india. from playing softball, i could not hit it. >> it does it move in a stiffer way. i was mispronouncing it the entire time. >> badminton. >> i had no idea. i learn something new every day. golf is not an olympic sp

ava let's go to ava. go >> baltimore city is looking drive. patchy fog in a few areas. waking up to some showers. temperatures start off in the low 70's. highs today will be in the mid 80's. that means a scattered thunderstorms are in the forecast. if your kids plan to walk home from school, make sure they have their rain gear. maybe get a ride if there are a couple of thunderstorms. more details coming up. >> our big story this morning is back to school all over the state. >> joined from the george washington carver center. the kids are walking through the doors of a brand new building. >> this building behind me is brand new. just across the parking lot from the old one. the new car for building will be welcoming students for the first time today. the george washington carver center for arts and technology is a countywide magnet school. it is been on the board for more than three years. students and administrators are excited to utilize the space. >> the building inspires the creativity. the creativity inspires the building. >> carver will also be going home to the ba

now ava has more on the forecast. >> thank you. all that rain happening through the morning rush. i'm wrapping up my olympic adventure. what a glorious two weeks. we have some highlights if you missed it. my olympic adventures have come to an end. what an exciting two weeks it has been. >> i'm not going to mess with the meterology department anymore. >> the journey began with a splash with synchronized swimming. my next adventure took me to the trampoline, where i felt like a kid again. i got a great workout. then i was back in the pool trying my best to keep up with the aggressive sport of water polo. [whistle] [panting] my toughness was put to the test again in taekwondo, where i managed to break a board with my bare hand. what kind of wood is this? by the start of week two, i'd face my biggest hurdle yet. i narrowly escaped track and field without injury. >> oh! >> the following day, i was at the mercy at the wind, -- of the wind, navigating a sailboat in the harbor. next came fencing. it is ok and encouraged to hit people with swords. in my final adventure, i was a threat to n

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ava has a check of your forecast. >> warming things up.e are expecting temperatures in the mid-90's. we will factor in the humidity, and mostly sunny skies throughout the day. isolated thunderstorm popping up later in the afternoon. we could see another isolated storm tomorrow. 91 on sunday. thunderstorms into the afternoon. thunderstorms possible on monday. cold front brings us into the upper 80s. >> another update at 8:56. better schools. that's what a world-class resort casino at national harbor would mean for maryland. but it won't happen if the special interests get their way. with thousands of local jobs and millions for maryland's schools on the line. we need to fight back. call your lawmakers and tell them to put national harbor on the ballot this november. because it's not up to the special interests, it's up to you. ♪ ♪ >>> 8:30 on this friday morning, august 3rd, 2012. you are watching the international group of jump rope dancers known as get tricky. they normally perform during halftime of the men's and women's basketball games

. >>> silvia y sus 2 hijas, se preparan para viajar en caro ava a sacramento 400 personas más procedentea a los trabajadores domésticos. >>> no tenemos seguro médico, no tenemos nuestro over time, no tenemos descansos y es lo que nosotros queremos. y más que todo por nuestras familias. muchas de nosotros somos madres solteras. >>> los trabajadores inmigrantes como silvia que desempeña su labor en casas particulares enfrentan la explosión y abuso por parte de los patronos. >>> levantan a cualquier hora, el niño llora, o que necesitan algo trabajan 24 horas. y no tenemos, si nos pasamos del tiempo de trabajo no nos dan over time. no tenemos beneficios médicos. >>> una coalición de activistas ejercerá presión antes los legisladores estatales, para e california sea el segundo estado que otorga protección a los trabajadores domésticos adultos y jóvenes llegan a sacramento para cabildear. parte de esta acción incluye una danza que simboliza la au unión comunitaria, y nos envían un mensaje de armonía y tenacidad en una lucha que aún no termina, luego que la sb 889 aprobada por el senado estatal

that signed up for today, jim, ava, wade, emanuel, clarissa. come on up. press the button and you have two minutes each. >> hi commissioners. my name is jen, i'm a communitied a and i work with our immigration program with undocumented pacific islander youth. i'm very grateful this resolution was presented today. thank you so much commissioner maufas and those of you in support of defered action. we not only represent the mission high school community but the overall san francisco community and the thousands of students that would benefit from this program and just to add on that, we are hoping not to have just one community forum at mission high school but a several and hope that the school district can identify a pointor contact for our community members so that we can host other forums and workshops for students in the future. secondly, we would also like to clarify that we will be -- commend you for interpretation services and to also hopefully host other weekend events and possibly cover the cost of facilities and workers just to keep the doors open o

and it's mostly because there's ava carpet house next door to me and they couldn't get into the house to pump out their water. that water has been sitting and of course whenever it rains since it has no roof. just more water that's zitting and constantly seeping into my basement. my basement stays moist at all times. it just says wet. >> reporter: that's got to be frustrating and the city again telling you that they really can't do anything about it because this was -- a water main break that happened because of natural causes but again this happened last night and brings back a lot of bad memories for the people who live around here. right now they've been able to do a lot of work and they're waiting for that new section to arrive so they can replace this one. this is the 16-inch water main break, a nine foot crack right there. people who live along this street of kirk avenue and the 2800 block will not have their water until this main is completely fixed. again they hope to have that done sometime later today. we're live in northeast baltimore, linda so, abc2 news. >>> news time 6:3

but first we say good morning to ava marie.as decided to become a spice girl it was always my dream and now i'm living it out . >> we're talking about a new store that is all about spices. it has been opened for about a week. today is your official opening with your ribbon cutting and everything. >> we will have the riband coming and a lot of employees and vendors decorated the store and we're very excited. >> i'm smelling some cement and all these different flavors coming together. -- i'm spelling some cinnamon. >> we wanted to come back down to the baltimore inner harbor. we have crump as a global flavor company. -- we have grown up as a global flavor company appeared you can experience our brands from all over the world and get sauces and the flavors use beltway like korean barbecue. this is great for families. you can shop and you can check out our retail exhibits. we have educational components to teach people how to cook. we have a lot of things for kids and families to do. >> it smells delicious. we will talk about all t

now back to ava marie. >> good morning. i have been doing different olympic adventures.t has been a journey. we're recapping them today. my olympic adventures have come to an end. what an exciting two weeks it has been pared the journey began with a splash. my next adventure took me to the trampoline were felt like a kid again. i got a great workout. then i was back in the pool trying my best to keep up with water polo. my toughest was put to the test in taekwondo and manage to break a board with my bare hand. but the start of week two, my biggest hurdle yet. i narrowly escaped track and field without injury. >> oh! >> the following day, i was at the mercy at the win, navigating a sailboat in the harbor. next came fencing. it is ok and encourage to hit people with swords. my final adventure, i struggled to hit the birdie on the badminton court. eight olympic adventures with some laughs, a few false, and experiences to last a lifetime. >> i know we made fun of you. you deserve it. what was your favorite one? which sport did you have the most fun doing? >> each one was so

first we say good morning to ava marie. she has done synchronized swimming and the trampoline.er lifting. what are you doing? >> i have about four marchanti is to make a fool of myself. -- today i have about four more chances to make a fool of myself. i stood over the hurdles to show i could clear it. he said running over it would be easier. >> when you get to the hurdle, you should believe in yourself that i can clear without jumping it. >> then we focused on technique. >> right. ok. let's come back and tried again. lift and pull back. live . pullba lift. pull it back. >> then i got a demonstration on how to do it at full speed. least i made it. it must have been beginner's luck. i finished the day with the 100- meter dash. i nearly got been by a seven-and 8-year-old. i consider myself a fairly fast runner. i was thinking i'd better go easy on them to be nice. they smoked me. i had to run my fastest to keep up with them. they are great athletes. it was a lot of fun. >> it gives you an appreciation about how difficult it is. i do not think i could get my knee up the high. i was

first we say good morning to ava marie.he has done synchronized swimming and trampoline. >> today i am back in the pool. the entire game is played while treading water. i learned one of the toughest team sports, water polo. to play water polo, you have to wear a special cap to protect your ears from injury. okay.'ll be >> they promised to go easy on me. team tries to make a goal of the other plays defense. i was learning how to play in the shallow anend. >> you are treading the entire game and it almost becomes like walking. >> there will be sprinting up to two miles. >> there is full contact. >> i think it is the hardest board. these aren't small dies. this is a tough game. >> i did not have to partake in any of the wrestling. all i had to do was throw the ball. and i got to shoot some goals. the goalie went easy on me. the sport is gaining in popularity. >> people don't understand why it starts and stops because there's so much fowling going on. people don't understand what the files aouls are. >> i spent a good portion o

ava marie has a look at the forecast. >> already feeling the humidity. 72 degrees at the airport. the dew point is at 69. the winds are calm. it feels like the upper 90's. maybe an isolated thunderstorm this afternoon. >> michael phelps set another record in the pool. >> he began the first man to threepeat gold in any swimming event. jennifer franciotti >> is live where it all started in baltimore city. >> everybody is so excited. it would be awesome if he won two more. fans here are very excited and plans are in the work for an olympic-size celebration. >> it is simply unbelievable. everybody in there was so excited and rooting for him so hard. >> just like the other day when michael phelps won a record 19 medals, these folks could not wait for the prime-time broadcast to see if he could clinch a 20th. they gathered around a live feed in the lobby to watch him win the 200-meter individual medley. >> it was just intense. to watch him lead every length of the race and see the time come up. and the final stroke. your heart is in the top of your mouth. >> phelps isn't done in london