. >> now, your insta-weather-plus forecast with ava marie. >> good afternoon. it is a toasty one out there. we have blazing sunshine across the state. the clouds are starting to creep in. there are clouds in pennsylvania near the pennsylvania turnpike. this is what we are worried about. as this cold front gets closer to us, we have enough heat and humidity to strike up these storms. thunderstorms will be scattered across the area through the afternoon, into the evening hours. it is the same storm system we will worry about tomorrow as well. this other system will swing back around through here, and that is where we start to talk about storm's being likely in the area. because of the moisture in the atmosphere, they could bring heavy downpours. here is a look at the futurecast. around two o'clock p.m., and noticed the scattering of showers and storms. that could trickle down into baltimore and into the eastern shore. we have a possibility of storms into the evening hours, which is a problem on the roadways. things will change drastically into tomorrow. showers a

we have a line of thunderstorms -- meteorologist ava marie. >> you can see quite a bit of showers and thunderstorms all across this part of the state. a cold front is approaching the area. this will move through later today. at any point, we are talking about the possibility of heavy thunderstorms. keep that in mind if you plan to be outside. things will be shaping up much better towards baltimore as we head toward the holiday. that is good news if you have plans for monday. for today, keep in mind, those storms could be in the area. 71 at bwi marshall right now. he midi is that 81% -- humidity is that 81%. the full force as is coming up. >> outside of baltimore county nightclub, a man is dead, a police officer is how the allies -- is hospitalized. and that it happened outside of the club on saturday morning. sheldon has the details. >> the grand opening banner still hangs over the nightclub. it is unclear how long the nightclub will stay closed. just before 2:00 a.m., a man was shot in the parking lot. >> the officers discovered the victims' suffering from multiple gunshot wound -- v

first we say good morning to ava marie. she is at valley view farms and talking about keeping mosquitoes away. >> good morning. the mosquitoes have been bad this year. it has been pretty bad out there. t spring. a wellspr >> we are paying the price for that. she will tell us how to use some products and some of the natural ones. >> there are some things. this has been around for awhile. this is not natural. this is something that does work. this will kill them. this acts as a repellents. it has cedar oil and lemon grass. this can be sprayed around the grass. this will keep them away for up to three weeks. >> what are some things you can use on your body? >> we have seen this advertised on tv. there are some the difference praise you can use. there are some liquids values. i like these because you don't overapply. you put them on your neck. >> it does help to put an even layer. ugs.hese are mosquito bo what is cool about this is is a natural bacillus. you can throw this in your pond. it will last about a month. it will kill

we say hello to ava marie, who is in catonsville this morning. big parade later today. >> i'm new here so i'm just getting the sense of all these activities that happened. this is a big deal. chairs are lined up on the streets. they have been lined up for about a week. nobody messes with them. the tradition that people get ready for the parade a week in advance. i have frederick, the official town crier for this event. what does it mean to be a town crier? >> you have to have a big mouth and be loud and carry the news of the day. >> maybe i'm a bit of a town crier. i have a big mouth. you are participating in this event today. >> i will be leading the parade today. the last couple of years, i was a bit in the background. i am the official crier and i'll be leading the parade. there'll be an official proclamation making me the official town crier for the city. just celebrate this wonderful day of independence. >> how long have you been a town crier? >> since 2006. unofficially, for maybe about 10 or 15 years to crack for anyone who was not been to

we head back out to ava marie. she is live with some tips on how to prevent mosquito bites. hi, ava. hear.an't >> come back to her. >> ava? hello? if we talk louder, do you think -- is she there? she had a problem. we will decide whether. -- we will do some weather. we have some nice weather coming up today. i pushed the wrong button. this whole segment. i did not mean to go to the seven-day forecast. this is what you want to s ee. mostly sunny skies. high temperature around 90. a chance for some thunderstorms tomorrow. it will be warm and humid both days. by the time we get to the weekend, it will clear up. the temperature goes down to a 86 on friday. warm and dry. the next chance for rain will be on monday. i could do the whole show over if you want. yeah? yay! again.o weather >> i vault aftermath to last night its fourth of july celebration leaving one man dead and a child wounded by gunfire. jennifer franciotti joins us live from city police headquarters with that story. >> we have heard from baltimore city police about the plans for keeping the inner harbor saved. for t

now get the latest from ava marie who is cooking it up. i have a feeling that food truck will be invaded soon. >> it is an amazing smell. this is a food truck. there is a rally tomorrow in little italy. we're inside the chow hound. i'm here with bill. he will teaches how to make the famous hamburgers. >> now you're in the kitchen. i will put you to work. this is the sauce of the month. we picked the fresh basil yesterday. squirt that on there. you need some mayonnaise. this will be great. >> very good. this is a coleslaw of hull piwih jalapeno. >> these are made for us by mr. schwartz. hamburger coming up. >> bacon, onion. >> red peppers. >> this hamburger is for tony. a chance of thunderstorms today and tomorrow. the weekend is shaping up to look pretty good. it is hot in this food truck. we're getting excited for the food truck rally. >> medium well. 6:38. they may be too young, but these ostrich chicks might have some questions for their new mother >> 3 bb cadence -- three baby were presented. this is part of a rare animal breeding prog

. >> and now, your insta-weather forecast with ava marie. >> we have been talking about the possibility of showers and storms through this afternoon, and that is already happening out there. take a look at hd doppler. you can see quite a bit of activity from a virginia moving to the southern tier of the state. there is at least a little bit of lighting reported with this cell, and at more pushing toward ocean city and eastern shore, and concern of heavy downpour and mining with those storms. -- and the lightning with these storms. you can see this moving towards the southern tier. that is the possibility that more storms could pop up near baltimore. that is what we are looking at for the forecast, all because of a frontal system that has been hanging around for the past day or so. the cold front is lifting back up to the north as a warm front. the warm and humid air will aid in making things more unsettled. we keep the possibility of more showers and storms, although they will be scattered. eventually, another cold front will head towards our area as we get to friday. a couple of rocky

but first let's say good morning to ava marie. she has been running down the food trucks in front of the building. is that an ice-cream truck? >> food trucks have arrived in the baltimore. this is not what you think of what you get in a fast food truck. we will talk about that. i have built irving -- bill irving. tell us what this is about. >> bring awesome food to people on the street. we can go anywhere we want to go. we have the grill rolling. you can get the taste cheeseburgers around -- you can get the tastiest hamburgers around. we hand make everything in the morning. we're able to take it out on the street pick you can get restaurant quality food on the street. this is where you find comfort. it is hard to find cover on the street eating a greasy water dog. this is hot, melted cheese. then we have fries their crispy and warm and delicious. >> thank you for being with us. i make it inside and start frying up some hamburgers. now we check out my weather skills. there's a possibility for some storms later in the day. not a lot

first let's say good morning to ava marie. she's done at the maryland food bank. good morning. >> this warehouse is a gigantic and it is -- they're hoping to get more food as they continue to get food from local farmers. the farm to food program. we're talking about the new program. john is the coo of the maryland food bank. >> this is a program we have been working on. we work with area farmers, most a long the eastern shore. 27 farmers are bringing produce to the food bank. we rebox it and sending out to all the locations. >> what does that mean to the food that doesn't goo market where does that normally go? >> buyers that go to commercial farms that say they want cucumbers an exact size or potatoes a certain way, it would go to waste. we of trailers all over the state that pick up the food. it will go into the bins. it will go out to our pantries from the eastern shore and we have a mobile pension program will were privy produce two neighborhoods. >> there are some misconceptions. people think i'm not homeless and i do not need help from the food bank. >> most

ava marie joins us live to tell us what is going on in catonsville. >> it is full of excitement. we have family games coming up. a hot dog-eating contest. the parade and fireworks. let's get some excitement. we have the official town crier. >> oh, yay. me lords, me ladies. welcome to cannes so, maryland, july 4, 2011. -- welcome to catonsville. >> i wish i have those skills. i'm here with ms. peggy. she is a local celebrity and she will be in the parade. >> i have been at the same restaurant for 30 years. in catonsville. >> you have served just about everybody. >> at one point or another, on have waited on just about everybody. >> you memorized everybody's order. it never write anything down. ou do it?u doi >> memorization. te.we have patriotic pe i call this mannequin a dummy. i'm sorry. thisis matter can's -- mannequin' is here to protect the chair. you want to get a good seat for the parade. she is here to guard a chair. she keeps disappearing. we found here underneath the goals of the high school. >> people will be out celebrating in catonsville. we do have a chance for a thu