really nothing headed for the baltimore washington area at this particular time. although slight chance overnight. now to the west, a really strong front. look at this thing. it looks like it's a big comma. that's a cold front that's going to be heading across the great plains. eventually it will be clearing the east coast and helping to actually kick all this moisture out to the east and also doing a good job at kicking bill out to the northeast away from the east coast. so we get a couple things working here. warm, humid overnight, warm and humid for tomorrow and friday. early saturday this front will cross the region with a good chance of showers and some storms and heavy rain again possible under these, and then it turns cooler and dryer for the second half of the weekend. looks very nice for next week. bay temperature around # 2 tonight heavy showers are probably not in the forecast, maybe up to our north there could be a little bit of activity, otherwise clouds and sun tomorrow, thunderstorm in the afternoon, a good bet 88. next five days, continued chance o

expect to see some of this expanding late tonight into our region, particularly from the baltimore, washington area south and east. southeast, virginia and low shore. you see the heaviest rains. we expect to see showers in the area after midnight and then during the morning tomorrow and thursday. we'll see the risk of showers, particularly south and east where we could see heavy rain tomorrow. this is all because of this low pressure that is going to slide to our south and southeast. and by late in the day on thursday, drier air moves in and it looks like thursday night it clears out. friday looking like a really nice, beautiful sunny drier day. and this weekend, the high moves off and we get back into return flow, a risk of showers and storms and much warmer temperatures coming just in time for your weekend. northeast winds five to ten knots. sunset 8:13. tonight lots of clouds coming in later, maybe a shower or thundershower coming in much later, 68. tomorrow only the upper 70s. some rain and thunderstorms, particularly in the morning and then hopefully by north and west of the city, we'll see cl

. >> reporter: the grocery store chain with 140 stores in the baltimore, washington area, is slashing prices on a number of products. >> you can get what you want at the price you need. >> reporter: bright yellow tags point customers toward better savings. >> these discounts are in items throughout the store. 10, 20, sometimes 30%. and these are permanent price reductions on items throughout the store. >> reporter: super stores like target and wal-mart are expanding their grocery department. and that is forcing some to compete by lowering prices. >> this is just another way to show our commitment to the community and our willingness to compete on every product at a very good price. >> this is going to be cheaper. >> keeping cash in customers' wallets, builds consumer loilts. just ask ms. burton. >> definitely going to keep shopping here. >> reporter: others are fighting the same price war. >> yea. how unhealthy. but how cheap, $1.25. >> going to battle with more coupons and more store-brand items. >> virtually every aisle of the store has a number of safeway products that people can b

patchy fog across the baltimore, washington area. so be prepared for that. but as we go through the afternoon. most of the shower activity south of us. 20 percent chance for a pop-up shower somewhere in the region. but it looks like the best chance will be south of us. west of us will get more clearing through the overnight. and it looks like a decent evening all and all. as far as the eastern shore. here is the forecast. we will see the temperatures at 84 degrees. winds out of the east at five to 10. for you folks in chestertown, denton, easton and cambridge. central portion of the state. temperatures doping out around 85. with easterly wind at five. 20 percent chance for a stray shower. pair he hall, annapolis, perry hall and westminster. decent. high pressure is building in. behind the front. as it continues to subside south. this high pressure will eliminate the chance for showers and thunderstorms as we get into the weekend. all the moisture will move down over parts of southern virginia. eastern portions of north carolina. and we will continue to see t

he says the resort was proactive this year, increasing advertising not just in the baltimore and washington areas, but also in markets like new jersey and new york. and that's not all. >> we create a lot of free activities for people to enjoy while they were at the beach. free movies on the beach, free concerts, bonfires on the beach. all different kinds of activities to add value to people's vacation experience. >> merimee han says now is the best time to come to ocean city. he says hotel rates have dropped 30 to 50%. >>> now the forecast certified baltimore's most accurate. here is chief meteorologist norm lewis and maryland's most powerful doppler radar. >> and the kettle corn is still hot. that's the important thing. >> yeah. >> yeah. we talked about our 2-degree guarantee for today. our guarantee for today was 75 degrees. our actual high today at bwi 74. so we did hit that 2-degree guarantee. we've hit it eight days in a row. our winner today from fallston, kathy billsteen, congratulations. you scored an abc 2 umbrella. so things are going to be looking pretty good in fallston as they sport

you want to expect delays on 95 between baltimore and washington, that area. between route 198 and laurel and route 212 and beltsville. closures in southbound lanes start as early as 7:00 p.m. and northbound lanes could close as early as 8:00 p.m. southbound lanes are expected to reopen by 6:00 a.m. northbound bound lanes by 7:00 a.m. connecting u.s. route 1 with interstate 270. wilson boulevard still closed between emerson street and north green briar street. the power company is repairing a utility pole hit in a car accident earlier today. crews hope to reopen wilson boulevard by 7:00 p.m. tonight. >>> virginia general assembly announced huge budget cuts and some are calling them the deepest cuts in modern virginia history. surae chinn is in richmond tonight and she files this report. >> reporter: the budget overshadowed a special station covered by governor tim kaine. trying to find a temporary fix for a recent supreme court ruling that requires forensic examiners to be available for cross-examination. instead the focus of lawmakers, a $1.5 billion shortfal

here in the baltimore, washington, annapolis area, chance of an isolated shower.ntil about 9:00, 10:00. otherwise, just a few clouds. tomorrow, however, that batch of clouds. along that frontal boundary. we are expecting a good chance of showers showers and thunderstorms that will cool things down. even had a chance of scattered showers again here on wednesday. probably thursday as well. along with cooler temperatures. tomorrow will be the last really hot update. and this current heat wave. sunrise, 6:16. then any showers here mainly widely scattered and to our west. downtown may not get any lower. tomorrow, we'll call it partly sunny. hot and humid day. pretty good chance of shower and thunderstorms. 92 tomorrow. that make its a couple of degrees cooler than today. >> okay. come on down. you watch the price is right on wjz. now here's your opportunity to be a contestant on the popular cbs game show. can you take part in the contestant search this thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. there is a contestant form you need to fill out first. >>> still ahead on eyewit

washington. so we have a chance in the next few hours of getting shower activity across the baltimore area in washington as well. maybe you folks in anne arundel county have this stuff heading in your direction. still keep that in the forecast. looks like it's going to stay rather humid around our region. bernadette joins me now with a look at the tropics. once again, we're tracking activity in the eastern atlantic. >> authority. -- that's right. a tropical depression getting started. latest came in as a tropical depression. the storm is making its way to the west at 12 miles per hour. and as it does, looks like it's going to move into a more favorable area for development. if this were to happen, and winds get up to 39 miles per hour. it would become our first named storm of the year, and that would be ana. we'll have a complete forecast coming up shortly. sally? >> okay, bern. thanks. >>> slowing the burn. they set a goal to reduce greenhouse gas emission by 20% by 2015. >>> inez rob. sandtown and sheila dixon share a podium and a purpose. reducing household energy use. >> and i don't know about you.

areas like washington, d.c. where we're already seeing some light rain. baltimore has got some light rain. just one thunderstorm complex over the delmarva, over the chesapeake, into delaware. we have scattered storms and showers along areas of north carolina and virginia. is so in that area you probably need your umbrella. it's only a little bit of rain. that will move up into new jersey later today. temperatures, as i mentioned, will be warm in the southeast but enjoyable to the north. that's your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. well, coolest weather will be in the great lakes and northern new england. burlington, vermont, only 75 today. cleveland, beautiful, 79 and sunny. the humidity is still there, though, in the southeast. that will spark shows from wilmington to f. myers. dan, that's a look at your thursday thoeshg. >>> thank you, sir. appreciate it. >>> wall street wobbles, auto supplier, and sisco symptom bells. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, paula abdul's seat isn't even cold yet but reports say "american

with the rain threat today, if anything lingers, it will probably be south of the baltimore and washington metropolitan areas like the sun will be a bigger player today than it was yesterday. even though we had some sun yesterday, it helped to boost the chances of a thunderstorm by evening. let's look at the current situation outside with our skycam view. there you see the clouds beginning to break up. it is turning out to be a nice evening. temperatures did not drop into the 60's around the metro area buzz you had the clouds overnight. that kept things from cooling down. 90% the humidity. it's still muggy out there. 29.89 the barometer is rising. the winds are calm. that front that will allow less humid hair to come in will move in. annapolis is 74. out of dover at 71. down at reagan national, 72. hagerstown 64. dull yess airport 66. here you see cooler readings. they had less cloud cover last night and their tams temperatures dropped a little bifment also it is less humid out there. so that more pleasant air is beginning to filter in a bit. here's the front beginning to filter in on top of us. the remains

washington. kai jackson explains why several here in the baltimore area could soon be gone. sky. >> reporter: that's right, denise, about five of those post offices in this area face possible closure. that news concerns some who live in fells point. the postal service delivered a big blow to communities across the country with the announcement that countless local branches could close. >> one of the primary services in the country was the postal service, and, you know, if that starts to dwindle, i think it's a very bad sign of the times and for the future. >> reporter: yet mounting debt and the current economy could force changes. the postal service is facing $7 billion in losses. the agency says americans e- mailing he letters and electronic bill paying has reduced its mail volume, and that may force 1,000 branches nationwide to close. the postal service has been doing a number of things to cut costs, like getting rid of mailboxes, reducing staff, even raising the price of stamps again this year, but apparently it hasn't been enough. five branches around the city face possi

washington area. today, volunteers in baltimore and other cities began taking part in clinical trials of a swine flu vaccine designed to protect against the h1n1 virus. brian mooar has the story. >> reporter: in baltimore and other cities, the first clinical trials for the new h1n1 swine flu vaccine. >> roll up your sleeve. >> reporter: 200 people volunteered to be the first. >> one, two, three. >> reporter: kevin drove from philadelphia to the university of maryland medical center to participate. >> i'm a biochemist, so i understand the importance of getting this vaccine. you know, the research -- a lot of good will come from it. >> reporter: this study involves far more than a single shot. >> they're going to be coming back to the clinic for blood sampling on day eight, day 21, and thereafter. >> reporter: researchers and subjects will be in contact for the next seven months. the biggest question in this study, how much vaccine should the rest of us get this fall? >> we don't know if it requires higher doses because people have not experienced this particular vaccine before. or if it requires more than ju

washington. 75 in baltimore. 79 in frederick, maryland right now. here is a check of doppler. no rain around the immediate washington metro area at this point in time. a few lonely showers out near dover, delaware. and in the mountains, those are drying up in the next couple hours. later on today, we will have enough moisture around. as a weather front sliding in and a low pressure center, it will play the squeeze pla on us, and as a result we will have showers ex thunderstorms later today. 30% to 40% chance you will get wet this afternoon. but they will not produce the inches of rain we got, just half an inch under most of them. hurricane bill making quick progress up in the north atlantic. it's racing ay from cape cod and new england. now centered 191 miles from east port, maine. it will graze nova scotia here in the next couple hours. and this is alloi to be all that we need to worry about with bill. just keep a weather eye to the sky. if you hear a rumble, gethe kids out of the pool. a lot of kids going back to scho tomorr. 40% chance of rain today. a 30% chance of a little light rain at the bus stops tomorrow morning. out

not too far from the elkton area. 86 in washington. around the baltimore metro.0s to low to mid-80s. east winds, primarilyault day long. -- primarily all day long. bringing in plenty of moisture in the atlantic ocean. most of the activity that we saw yesterday has moved off to new england, off to the east/northeast with that low pressure. still pretty good rain in the carolinas. north virginia picked up like four inches of rain yesterday. it had major flooding. as you can see, still a big swath of rain. it's primarily south and east of us. you folks on the lower eastern shore. later tonight, it's another reason. out to the west, do you see how nice and clear it is? high pressure moving through. dryer air to the north. looks like some of the dryer air moving to the north. it looks like it will start to warm up. but it should probably stay dry. east winds, 5 to 10 knots. sunrise, 6:19. sets, 8:03. tonight, widely scattered shower. rumble of thunder. otherwise, 67 tomorrow. partly sunny. very isolated stray shower in the afternoon. just about where it should be. 85

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washington. >>> and it is just a terrific afternoon of weather here across the baltimore area. i mean, the humidity so low right now, and temperatures only just above 80 degrees. we're used to seeing 90s this part of august. we're seeing a few 70s on the map. the pawtuxent river 79 cool degrees. and clear sky right now across all of central maryland. off to the west there are a few clouds blowing in our direction, but i expect those to break apart a bit. 68 overnight. take a look at the sneak peek of the weekend there. climbing big time temperature wide. 94 by sunday, and this is not the hottest day to come. we'll tell you just how hot a few of the dog days will get in just a few. >> thanks. >>> now for a look at tonight's top story. a terrible tragedy that reminds us about being at the wrong place at the wrong time. a single mother driving back from the doctor's appointment was killed when she was broadside bade speeding stolen car. now a family wants to know more about why it happened. no criminal charges in the deaths of two teens who were struck and killed by a light rail t

into new jersey because they have all the larger areas with a lot of heat that is concentrated there looking at 96 degrees downtown baltimore. 95 washingtond.c. currently 91 in salsbury and then you mix that humidity in there it feels like 100 degrees downtown baltimore. 101 in dc. looking at fredericksburg. hot spot. 111. that is the heat index right now. hagerstown index of 99 and over in salsbury looking at 100. dover at 104. so very, very uncomfortable conditions if you didn't have to be out doors, just try to take it easy indoors. now we have some showers and thunderstorms erupting back to the westover towards cumberland. heat humidity firing up some showers and thunderstorms that will probably work their way into the baltimore area as we go through the next hour and a half or so. very strong line of storms newspaper northwestern portions of pennsylvania actually tornadoes warnings in this line of storms right now active and we'll continue to see the line here that is moving to western maryland making its washington i into the metro area in the next hour and a half. so looks like tonight expect to see mostly cloudy skies. temperature

baltimore county. we will update you on that in a moment. around maryland 212, this area has some problems. a lot of people are heading down to washington, d.c. and it may affect your right. we will let you know that it is there. a water main break. lanes are closed between reed and chase street. a downed tree in baltimore county. several problem spots. none of them are having a major impact right now, because volume is light right now. that is looking good at the fort mckinley or harbor tunnel. if you are heading on the east side of pulaski highway, it is very smooth. that is the latest and traffic. let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. >> we have a cancellation on a train 405. the browns for the trains are operating on time. metro subway is on time. some construction diversions with the 36 bus. the 21 bus diverting at a pennsylvania and dolphin. the 17 bus also has a diversion due to construction. back to sandra shaw. >> good morning. we are going to be warm. not quite as bad as etten. bettye board agrees that the airport yesterday. on ht doppler, there is a line of intense thunderstorms developing. we have some strong sto

washington, d.c is caught on tape. the latest on the investigation. >> despite the tough economy, we found one charity that is thriving in the baltimore area, sending kids away to college. we'll have that story it 6:00. we'll have that story it 6:00. >> four people were hurt after an suv and a car collided in washington d.c. police said the car slammed into suv, causing the vehicle to flipped several times. they had to cut several people from both vehicles. there is no word of any charges will be filed. >> we are learning more about the gunman who opened fire on a gym class in pittsburg, killing three people. >> in death, the gunman is getting the attended he yearned for while he was living. >> my objective is to be real and to learn to be emotional. >> he posted videos on youtube that opened a window into a sad life. >> the capt. chair match. a woman will really be impressed. >> another website, the man who calls himself crazy george a alludes to his problems in finding love. a whole web pages devoted to his dead cat, snoopers. the station also uncovered receipts that shows he bought a gun parts and ammunition from the same online gun store used by

baltimore now. plain hold rain showers moving into washington. we could be seeing more of that in the days ahead. no more warnings in our immediate area. there are some up ain't round baltimore. tomorrow another chance of the afternoon thunderstorms and very humid conditions continuing right on into saturday. then it will begin to dry out. sunday right now, early next week, delightful. sunshine but comfortable humidity. no warnings out now in our area. back to you. >> thank you, bob. >>> a new study that reviews the safety record of the hpv vaccine has been made public. researchers at the centers for disease control and fda say about 6% of all people who received the vaccine reported serious side effects. that number includes 32 deaths. nationwide distribution of the human papilloma virus began in 2006 to prevent infects that could lead to cervical cancer. it was approved for females between the ages of 9 and 26. the side effects reported include dizzinesdizziness, naus headaches. another new study suggests that you may not have to feel quite as guilty about polishing off that bag of microwave popcorn. scientists say popcorn and other w

paper currency is contaminated with cocaine, especially in large urban areas like baltimore, boston, detroit and washington d.c. they tested the bank notes from other countries, but the thinking was it has been rolled up and used for cocaine and put back into the currency. unbelievable. we had the highest and canada was second and the lowest was china and japan. think about that. "street signs" is next. >>> welcome to street signs. the dow is holding near session lows and falling 2.5% and volatility is up about 13%. the dow off 155 and a low of 198. you see an eager face leaning in. we have breaking news and whether they are leasing. steve? >> was i leaving you? this goes along with a lot of other stuff and situations remaining abnormal. things are getting better.r. for example, somebody said they continue to tighten, but the percentage is declining on prime residential and 20%. they are still tight, but that's down from 75% a year ago. loan demand is weak across all major categories and the lending decline is from this falling demand and declining credit quality. in a special question, they asked about ho

researched 25 large metropolitan areas and found the washington employers in both the public and the private sectors budgeted the largest increase for pay raises. baltimorempanies came in a close number 2. >>> in tonight's living smart focus, the economy has to to school spending. t on a recent survey alti onh ti on% icerarams alannge riirte the americans are altering their ts% kto ar. bi pl56 an shtoop ha. ts 56% plan to shop hlysaf y they'll , an40% of sh rsssleop, and 40% of shoppers s they will definitely use coupons to stretch those back- to-school dollars. >>> okay. so we haven't gotten the rains just yet. but that means nothing. it's coming. >> that's right. i think we're going to get some rain later tonight. but i really was surprised on how much the day we got through without any problems at all. we shifted the winds to the west. that's the key. when you have a west wind, it dries out the atmosphere. if you have a south or southeast rain, you're more likely to get more rain. that's a forecasting tip for you. >> in case i have to do any forecasts. let us hope it does not get that bad. derek is doing the weather one night. you'll know. let's take

baltimore. 73 degrees in annapolis. on the whole a pleasant day outside. lingering showers south of the washington area. fredericksburg into southern maryland over into the lower eastern shore, off and on spits of rain off and on throughout the day. but how cool it is much to our west. 71 in detroit. 66 degrees in chicago, illinois. there you can see most of the rain staying down to our south. that old weather front that brought the cooler, dry air into our area, sort of hanging out there along tide water region of virginia. ripples of low pressure riding along the front bringing the unsettled water down to the coastline and a close eye out here to the tropics a long way from the united states. purpto rico for reference. a long ways away. about 500 miles east of the w windward hours. next 48 hours will take on the name tropical storm erica. we'll keep you ashetorm progresses throughout the week. the clouds out there now will be breaking up, not long after the sun goes down. a nice, clear, and cool start tomorrow morning. west of the blue ridge there, will be spots in the 40s tomorrow morning. so be read

five baltimore area branches are currently on the chopping block. . >> the long-term damage from hurricane katrina. washington times is presenting a series on how new orleans is trying to cope with a rise in mental health cases since the hurricane struck. suicides are up. and police say they are struggling to deal with the crisis. >> you have families that are so exhausted, as they crawl the way through the broken system. they cannot advocate. so it is really, you know, up to folks like and you me. >> also in the times. u.s. commission on civil rights is demanding the justice department explain why it dismissed complaints against the new black panther party accused of disrupting a polling place in philadelphia. >> and why the u.s. is pressing iraq not to close a prison facility holding thousands of iranian dissidents. for more on these stories go to foxbaltimore.com and click on the washington times icon. >> providing those in uniform with a proper education. president obama was in fairfax virginia today, he will celebrating the enactment of the gi well bill. it offers financial support for education and hous

baltimore city. that story is straight ahead. >> i am a call killion in washington. recovering from the recession. that story is coming up in our project economy report. >> and upper level low is around the area. we have a chance of showers and storms. i will let you know what the weekend is looking like the coming up. >> we will update you on conditions on the ears perk expressway in with

baltimore area branches are currently on the chopping block. they are fell's point, flange lynn station, towson towne center, east point mall, and mount washington. >> fema's top man wants a focus group to develop plans for how to handle health care and education when disaster may strike. craig few gate said the current national disaster plan rewritten by the bush white house after hurricane katrina does not mention children at all. but does indeed mention emergency plans for pets twice. >> maryland's first lady joins baltimore city students for a day out on the waters of the inner harbour today. judge katy o'malley spent the afternoon taking part in a water quality survey with 20 students from arundel elementary middle school and looked at plankton and dredged for oysters and learned about the port of baltimore during the educational program hosted by the living classroom foundation. >> you know, you agree up with an appreciation for that. and grow up to be a part of it. and teach on the bay. or marine biology. who no great exposure for youth. >> later in the day, judge o'malley took the time to unveil this year's chesapeake bay games. the book

area will eprovide them with any clues. >>> a u.s. park officer is out of the hospital after being hurt in a crash on the baltimore washington parkpay. it lapped on the southbound lanes between route 197 and the powder mill exit. the officer was standing on the shoulder of the road after pulling a car over future a traffic stop, when a pickup truck struck his patrol car. the officer was somehow pulled under his cruiser and pushed about 40 feet. the two drivers were also hurt, but they are expected to recover. >>> five years after a deadly water taxi accident at the inner harbor, the coast guard has released its final report on the accident. five people died in the tragedy back in 2004. the report finds the pontoon boat capsized due to a number of reasons, including a bad decision to leave the dock in the space of an approaching storm. the report also recommends inspections of pontoon boats to identify those at higher risks of overturning. >>> a controversial nightclub in mount vernon may remain open after winning the latest round in its legal war with the city's liquor board. critics call it a magnet for violence. but as abc 2 news j

baltimore with 14. several other schools in our area also made the listhis time around. georgetown university 23rd. george washingtond the university of maryland tied for 53rd place. american university landed at 84. and howard university came in 96th. rankings taking in a account s.a.t. scores, alumni donations. >>> when we come back on "news4 at 4:00" the mother of levi johnson heads to court to enter a plea to a drug charge. >> wardrobe controversy at the white house. should the first lady be out and about wearing shorts? why some are saying no. >>> so are shorts appropriate attire for a first lady? some started asking that question after michelle obama sported a pair while vacationing with her family. nbc's lee could you hen reports. >> reporter: perhaps there is a reason there is no fashion district in nation's capital. washington seems suspect of anything too trendy or too revealing. the first lady is your prays ad lot with her behr arms. you can expect what happened when she stopped off air force one last weekend with bare legs. >> i'm surprised people look at her legs. it is like -- look at how cool she is.

that does include downtown washington, prince george's county and montgomery county and up towards baltimore as well. that's an excessive heat warning for the philadelphia area and the suburbs of philadelphia because we are not the only ones getting in on the extreme heat today. in fact, very warm temperatures right up into central new jersey and heat stretches down into the carolinas. let's talk records for today. we haven't hit them yet but we might. 98 is the official record for today. 96 at dulles. 100 at bwi. the bwi number is probably safe but dulles will beat their number and our high temperatures will cop out in the -- top out in the upper 90s so the hottest day of the summer expected. so 90 here in washington. it's 11:00 a.m. and we're already at 90. 91 in frederick. a very hot start to the day. ocean city maryland is already 94 degrees. this is -- extremely hot air. this is doing a nice job of showing you what is going on. put the satellite radar in motion and notice the shower and thunderstorm activity stays to the north. that's because it's riding around this big ridge of high pressure. so not much able to get through. we dhave this one area of s

some flooding in low-lying areas over that way on the eastern shore, with visibility extremely reduced. showers popping up between baltimore and washington. that will slow down the commute along i-95 in some spots, and storms coming in from the mounds out of hagerstown. the potential is there forced heavy showers and storms through the afternoon and into the evening hours. it has cooled off a little bit. we started this week with readings getting close to 100, but a little cooler today. mid 80's in some spots, but temperatures have dropped into the 70's in cambridge in salisbury. once again, the setting sun will not enter the thunderstorm threat. there'll be some isolated showers around the region through kennecott and even through the early morning tomorrow. we are stuck in a pattern that will take a few more days to break. 72 for the overnight low tonight. this front just got south of us and is beginning to stall. a little weather disturbance in the upper atmosphere that is keeping this from active. we will have to wait for it to washout, which will take a couple more days before the high pressure gets in there to clear things out. tom

baltimore have going for it? >> it has the harbor going for it. >> visuals for television. >> visuals. they have the surrounding areas of you have new york close, washington close, virginia to the south. it is a demographic area that the indy racing league sees as a great benefit, they're excited about coming and racing. it would be their eastern seaboard. it is an important market. they have their fingers crossed and everything hoping that the city allows this to happen. >> you like the track and the course? >> i love the course. i love the course we helped work it out. the designers of the track. i'm a consultant i said that i offered my advice and so on. i'm not the designer by any means we took what was on the table. we enhanced it. >> what we're talking about is a loop which goes from take a hard right hand turn. and. >> not full speed you go down prat, we figured that the cars would go down there. and it is the longest straight- away about 170, 175 miles an hour. >> we're talking from green to light street. >> basically at you accelerate in that short of a period. >> down light, south to conway. >> uh-huh. >> another right back up to camden yards. >

washington. 74 in baltimore. frederick, maryland at 73 degrees. we did see showers and thunderstorms yesterday across parts of the viewing area. this were month, mainly some cloud cover but look out to the west. that is a significant cold front thatis going to get through here by the weekend and in advance of that front and along the front, we could see some showers and thunderstorms when it ts through here. also, in advance of it, let me show you the surface map for today. even though today is thursday, the front doesn't get through here until the weekend. warm temperatures and more humidity and another chance of some showers and thunderstorms during the course of the day today particularly this afternoon and this evening. forecast for washington for today, a lot of clouds around. scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms. a 40 to 50% chance of that. high temperature in the upper 80s to 90 degrees. five-day forecast, tomorrow, another chance of showers and thunderstorms. 90 again. temperatures drop off a little bit for the weekend with pore showers and thunderstorms likely on saturday. sunday and monday, we think it will

ocean city. 80 in baltimore. 86 the hot spot in washington and from washington to virginia tomorrow, probably closer to 90 but by the end of the weekend, everybody except the mountain areasabove 2,000 feet, everybody is gonna be around 90 or better. 80 right now. 78 westminster. 79 up in bel air. a nice little best breeze kept things dry, sunny. cool air aloft, kind of interacts with the sun. you get some evaporation. the clouds begin to worm in the afternoon. we'll probably see a few more. out to the west, a huge area of very warm high pressure, ridge of high pressure has been sitting down here for days. it's finally gonna migrate out to the east. on the boundary line to the north -- to the north, tomorrow warmer. sunday, a little warmer. by sunday, definitely more humidity in the air which is gonna make the low 90s very, very sticky, uncomfortable. monday even worse as that high pressure moves off, here comes the winds back to the west- southwest. pleasant and cool but showers to the north, saturday and sunday. central a south and west -- pennsylvania west. tonight, still comfortable, clear, beautiful. 62 around morning. enjoy it. tomorrow, back up to 86. still pleasan

washington. 71 at dulles and baltimore. there is some of the rain that came through yesterday. this is a cold front that has come through the area taking most of the clouds with it. we do have some clouds in over us and we might find patches of fog here and there but most of the serious cloud cover is across southern maryland, southeastern portions of virginia and off the coast and that is where most of the precipitation is. that is where all of the the precipitation is as well. we think today will be a drier day. the forecast for washington for today looks like this. becoming mostly sunny, a little less huge you had. doesn't mean the most pleasant day you've ever felt, but a little less humid. we'll see relatively warm conditions, mild we'll call it. 70degrees for your overnight low in town. five-day forecast, tomorrow, a few more clouds build back in. maybe a shower or thunderstorm late in the day. 9 # degrees. best chance of showers and thunderstorms will be wednesday into thursday. 90degrees for your high and than some come are air work its way in here for the latter part of the week. highs in the mid-80s. now, let's find oh

areas. the price tag is $1.5 billion. >>> u.s. park police are verdicting a deadly pedestrian accident. it happened last night on the baltimore washington parkway near route 450. police say a man was struck by a vehicle as he tried to cross the highway. it is illegal for pedestrians to be on that section of the parkway. no charges have been filed. >>> we have a followup on a story which was breaking iserst. da inyesterday. prince georges county an arrestn tioosh ngrr shooting at an oxon hill apartment complex. r-23easa-yd olel d rollins is charged with fit- deeegree murder. he opened fire after a domestic dispute. one man died and anotr wan critically injured and two women suffered less serious wounds. authorities say the gunman who opened fire at a pittsburgh health club got off more than 50 rounds. the deadly shooting happened last night at an l.a. fitness. witnesses say a man carrying a bag entered through the back door, went to an aerobics studio, turned out the lights and started shooting. >> just bang bang bang bang bang. >> i was working out and heard a bunch of gunshots and seen everybody run. we just all head for the hill. >> s

baltimore rail station. it's part of a whistlestop train tour where he's announcing his support for two projects. the purple line and the washington area, and again the red line. so far protesters have not arrived here but we would be surprised based on the past if this announcement gets through without any opposition. we'll be here and bring you much more at 5:00 and of course on abc2news.com. live in west baltimore, cheryl conner, abc2 news. >>> another carbon monoxide leak sends more people to the hospital. >> coming up next, how safe is your home? and how to determine if you have a leak and how to keep your family safe year round. >>> many of us love to travel but when you get older it gets tougher, so we have simple tips as well as a check list to help you enjoy your trip with less worries. >> the fight against drugs and crime will in the spotlight tonight as communities around or area and the country take to the streets. why you should get out of your home and take part tonight. (announcer) when verizon brings 100% fiber optics straight to your home it also brings first-class entertainment, with picture quality pc world calls "ra

area tomorrow. and then we'll be set for a hot weekend as well. current temperatures around the region. we remain at 73 degrees here in washington. 68 in baltimore. patuxent naval air station coming in at 71 degrees. in harrisonburg it's 63 degrees at in hour. satellite radar for the eastern united states, once again, there is d.c. not much happening here. we do have some fog and in fact some special statements have come out from the national weather service because of the thickness, in shannon dougha valley and to some points east, not so much in washington. it's not that dense out there for us. although there are spots of fog. mostly sunny skies. a warm one. high of 92 degrees, above normal. tonight, similar to last night. high temperatures with more clouds. downtown overnight low of 72 degrees and again i think we'll be in the 60s in the suburbs. your five-day forecast, tomorrow, the 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms. probably the best chance we have this week. thursday another continuing chance. 87 degrees for the igh. friday 85 and it looks like saturday will be dry but 90 degrees and even warmer on sunday. that's a look at the weathe

washington area. so the forecast for d.c. for today looks like this. after we give you the current temperatures. 79 now in d.c. 78 in baltimore. 75 in frederick. 79 at patuxent naval air station. your photographed for today, partly cloudy skies. scattered afternoon showers and thundersrms. some of the rain could be heavy. 92degrees for your high. another warm one today. your five-day forecast, tomorrow, still warm but not as warm as it has been actually good chance of some scattered showers and thunderstorms tomorrow. than we get drier air and somewhat cooler air working its way in here for sunday, monday and tuesday. highs in the low to mid-80s and lower humidity. so that will be good. that is a look the what is happening with the weather. let's fete more on the morning rush hour traffic from julie wright. >> not a lot happening right now. we have the lanes open as you travel the top stretch of the beltway making your way between college park and bethesda. lanes are open out of hyattstown headed down towards the truck scales. you will find 395 in good shape north of duke street headed out to the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traff

washington. 74 in baltimore. hagerstown at 76 degrees. your satellite-radar composite, for us today, this tells the story. anything that is really happening is going around our areaere kind of keeping things quiet and it is forcing weather systems to go around it at least for today. so i don't expect precipitation. there is a slight chance with the heating that we'll see of a shower or thunderstorm maybe this evening but only about a 10% chance. we will kind cap the atmosphere today with all that heat. heat advisory begins at 12 noon. 99degrees for your high. five-day forecast, another warm one. mid-90s the way we're accounting right now. better chance of showers and thunderstorms latter part of the day. wednesday, we drop off to the upper 80s. mid-80s by thursday and friday. let's get more on he morning rush hour traffic from julie wright. >> all right. traffic management center is telling me it was a car stop ad long southbound # 55 south of the beltway and then caught fire. not quite sure how that happened. the activity still there tying up the right side of the road. you can see it just behind this tree here and the flickering lights here. the right lane is b

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baltimore. it will be clearing out for the game. around us in washington, our rainfall still way below average. nothing going on. there's what's left of those rains down around the virginia beach area. today the heavier rain showers are more up into pennsylvania. still have a flash flood watch out for parts of new jersey. here is what will be going on. overnight tonight, look at the clouds still lingering to our south. we will continue to see clouds, maybe some showers for you folks out around the eastern shore. en area of low pressure will be still moving along there. high pressure to our north. in between, it will be a light north to northeasterly breeze. it will keep us warm away from humidity. temperatures tomorrow will be in the 80s. for this evening, partly cloudy. and really rather pleasant. with temperatures into the low 80s. tomorrow when you get up and head out there will be clouds around. humidity won't be too, too bad. it is august still overall. temperatures tomorrow, some spots for you folks towards the shenandoah valley will be into the 60s. then tomorrow overall i think we will see partly sunny skies which will continue to give us temperatures reasonably comfortable

washington area you may be in for good luck. >> the jetblue all you can jet pass may not be the way to get to boston. southwest started to fly from boston from baltimore and airtran flies from baltimore to boston. starting next month jetblue will add flights to boston. fares 39 to $59 each way, that is $920,116 after taxes. i think once jetblue starts to fly it could get to $78 round trip. >> unbelievable. we appreciate the tip. >>> coming up on 9 news now at 9:00 a.m., we will be talking pia. making pizzas. b >>> what is your favorite pizza topping? our next guest has overthe top fresh ideas. we want to welcome back matt winestein founder of homemade pizza company. thank you for coming in. >> thank you very having me. we liked you so much we brought you back. you have a unique ticktack on the pizza business. we come in to the shop and what happens. >> you come to homemade and we make the pizza and it comes on parchment paper and you take it home and bake it at home. >> so we can come in with kids and pick out the toppings, too. >> exactly what you want and right now we are doing a grilled stone. it goes on top of the grill and you can grill your pizz

current temperatures around the area. 73 in the district and 72 in baltimore and frederick, maryland at 68 degrees. winchester, virginia at 72 degrees. forecast for washington today, mostly sunny and less humid and warm and high about 89 degrees. then, for tonight, 70 degrees. that's lower than we've seen lately. partly cloudy and a mild night. fiveday forecast tomorrow. a slight chance of a thunderstorm and high, 92. really, tucker and i were talking about this. well, the best chance of rain and thunderstorms is wednesday this week. high 90 and we'll see the temperatures dropping into the 80s. that's the latest on the weather and now, we'll get more from julie. >> i'm heading to chicago, i need a chicago forecast. >> when? >> tomorrow. >> really? >>> well, we'll have to lk. we'll get you chicago forecast. >> is it still windy in the summer. >> yeah, it can be. >> here we go. we're on the roads and it's busy. we've had to deal with accidents near route four and all of which is cleared and southbound, 270, that was trouble with the wreck and we have delays on 118 out of germantown and slower traffic continuing towards the split. this is the inner loop at the

baltimore. 76 in washington d.c. we have the low to mid-to upper 70s throughout the area, though.nerally, especially for the afternoon and today and tomorrow as well. and then seasonable temperatures through tuesday. so we stay in the 80s, it looks like for the next seven-day period. isolated thunderstorms still possible through the week. they will be watching very closely to see if any of the storms south and west come our way. what about on the roadways, how are they looking as far as the commute. here is candace dold with the answer with the traffic embed. >> reporter:edge. >> reporter: thanks, steve. we're doing well. now we have a serious accident at severna truck, an overturned truck with an oil spill. as far as 97 moving through anne arundel county just moderate congestion, not too much to complain about there. on the southbound lanes taking it from the 895 spur to route 850, we are looking at an 18 minute clip. it's picking up on the top end of the beltway as usual on the outer loop lanes from the jfx wrapping around toward 70. right now we're dealing with a 13-minute ride

washington. 71 up in baltimore, 72 in frederick. patuxent naval air station is cox in at 73 at this hour. satellite radar composite for the areae have been tracking a couple of showers that have been popping up in eastern portions of virginia and along the lower portions of the potomac river and the chesapeake bay. we continue to watch that activity as the frontal system continues across here and have some energy moving along it creating this type of situation and keeping the cloud cover consistent as well. your beach forecast, those of you heading to the beach for the weekend, generally speaking for the region beaches, we could see a threat of a shower or thunderstorm today and tomorrow. sunday looks to be the warmer and drier of the days. bethany, 80 for the high tomorrow, 85 on sunday. then for re rehoboth, threat of showers here and there. high today of 86. slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm here or there. most of you won't get anything. same holds true for tomorrow. warmer and more humid. sunday is the same as well. and we'll see highs in the low 90s sunday and beyond. that's a look at the weather. now let's get mo

baltimore. and we're starting with clouds d humidity and the hpotential of more halfy rain here in washington. not danny related buyou can see the cloud cover across the washington area. s st ff to the south an wntords wathe carolinas, the rain showers. all of that energy is pushing in our direction as an upper a. el lopu shw eso inurr w and because of that, the potential of showers and heavy thunderstorms this afternoon, the national weather service about an hour ago issued a flash flood watch. this goes into affect at 2:00 this noon for the counties in green. and that would include downtown washington and baltimore. so be ready here. the potential is to e 2 1-1- inches of rain in a single thunderstorm over the course of 15 minutes to half an hour if the storms get going later. 74 degrees. humidity at 85%. it feels tropical and feels like rain. and nature will deliver later this afternoon. so be ready. showers and thunderstorms will be likely later today. high temperature cooler than yesterday. yesterday we were in the 90s, today low 80s. i'll have more look at the weekend to see if we can salvage sunday. but right now let's get to julie wright. >>> if you're at the

heavy rainfall from baltimore through washington and eventually in coastal sections of north and south carolina. in tennessee, we continue to talk about fog toward the memphis areao ahead and take you out there live where we are taking a live look at nashville, tennessee. you can kind of see the fogginess out there into the distance. expect that to burn off, and it's actually going to be a very, very nice day today, robin. as we'll see high temperatures into the upper 80s. no rainfall in the forecast for nashvil nashville until you have a 30% chance. and don't forget to put on plenty of sunscreen, you're going to need it in the days ahead. we track tropical depression number two in the atlantic right now, does not pose a threat to land, over the next five days, robin. >> thank you. that's what we're talking about. >>> here are some of the stories we're already working on on the "morning express planner. of" president obama holds a reception this morning at the white house for new supreme court justice sonia sotomayor. at 1:00 p.m. eastern, the group known as americans for tax reform, which supports a flat national income tax, holds its cost of government day, th

washington d.c. area. and finally i heard of an opening at morgan state which is in historically black college atc you as a coffin in baltimoreif i applied in began a mine over a three-year college teaching career in the fall of 1969. the year 1978 was a transitional one to me. i had graduated from howard university with my ph.d. degree of with a concentration in afro-american history. my pt was in u.s. history but the concentration was african-american. i was promoted to a soviet professor at morgan and because by that time sharon and i had a publication. soon there after i was invited to become a member of the american historical association's committee on women's historians and that was the first time. allosteric years later that this was my first association will and they have mandated that you have a woman of color so i was a woman of color selected on the committee for that term and as the first member of the c. w. h. from the historic black university i came to the a.d. to a as an outsider. then then plus membership on the c. w. h. allowed me entry to the mainstream profession. including the program committee of the be