bernadette woods will have the details coming up shortly for you. now, back inside. >>> south west airlines is offering an escape from the rain. as of today, they've added two daily flights to florida's newest airport. the airport is north of panama city and south west is celebrating with a beached theme display at bwi. >>> still to come on wjz-13 eyewitness news at noon. a -- royal bribe -- >> and the youngest climber to reach the top of mount everest and what he says in the first television interview. >>> taking another live look outside this noon. bernadette woods will have the forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, when it comes to constipation relief... miralax is the one. it's the one. the one recommended by more doctors. only miralax is clinically proven to relieve constipation with no harsh side effects. miralax is the only one. restore your body's natural rhythm with miralax. >>> a guilty verdict for the man accused of killing people -- he was convicted of being guilty for all charges in a new jersey schoolyard. the victims suffered a

>> thanks -- thanks, bernadette. let's check on the roads with sharon gibala. >>> not that bad of an afternoon commute either. just a bunch of minor problems. nothing too major at this point. one accident reported at timonium road. only three in the city. and pressman at north monroe. traffic lights are out in the city, at the intersection of west northern parkway and preakness way. use extra caution there. as far as delays go, slight ones on 95 northbound. four minutes there with an average speed of 28 miles an hour. there's a look at your average speeds and drive times on the beltway. 37 miles an hour, your slowest spot. there's a live look at that delay on the west side of baltimore national pike. the inner loop to the left. there's a look at 95. everything running full speed. top side, slight slowdown there. this traffic report is brought to you by h.h. greg. it is one of the leading retailers of consumer electronics and apliness. >> the people of sykesville have spoken. and they say no to speed cameras. the town

bernadette has a look at the first look at perhaps the tropics this season, bernadette. >> it's hard to believe. the season doesn't start till june 1st, but the national hurricane center is monitoring a system just off the coastline here. now it doesn't have the full tropical characteristics. but it's being honored by the national hurricane center and it could become a depression or a storm over the next 24 to 48 hours. if it does become a storm, it'll get the name alex. one thing it'll do is impact our surf as we head into the memorial day weekend. we'll have much more as we move ahead, but for now, back to you. >>> things are a little different this year, as derek valcourt reports the haerndeck climb may be coming to an end. >> reporter: this year may mark the end of a decades long tradition. for the first time in 30 years, there's no lard covering the hearndeck monument. usually it gets covered the grease to make things harder for freshmen to place a cap on top, symbolically marking the end of their grueling first year. this may be the hraárs year freshman climb the monument. less

bernadette woods who's out back is tracking the system off the coast that could develop into a named storm. but first, bob is here to update your local radar, bob. >> [audio difficulties ] i was just showing you, take a look at radar. up these are light showers, i don't think they're going to develop much. there you go, moving to the west, we have a east to northwest wind continuing during this low level cloud. way out in the atlantic, south southwestern bermuda is moving toward us, bernadette. >> you can see the whole western side of the storm is broken. you see all the bright colors on the eastern side there. those are most of the thunderstorms. and the center of it is very detracted from that. so this suspect that well organized. the hurricane center is watching this. the reason it would be subtropical is because of the fact that it doesn't have all the pure tropical characteristics. regardless, there's something going to be hanging around and that will bring a high surf for the weekend. possibly the rip tide problems. right now back inside. >> bernadette, thank you. >>> for 70 ye

bernadette woods has the updated conditions. >> reporter: we have more clouds than there were showers. let me show you live doppler radar, there's not a whole lot going on right now. there's a few spotty showers. you're seeing a lot right around here. there's that radar site. we are going to see fog form tonight. notice when i put it into motion, those are the showers left. and there's one little one making it way from dc. so things are calming down a little bit. we are eventually going to get rid of this storm but we will soon get rid of it. >>> the rain did not stop the maryland half marathon. it is the halfest growing race in baltimore county and part of wjz's continuing community commitment. each runner there had a story, gigi barnette reports. >> reporter: at the starting line of the baltimore half marathon, pace is important, time is too and each runner has a goal. to finish it. the half marathon supports the university of maryland cancer center. the money raised goes toward research which is key to keeping cancer at bay. >> in hopes of recruiting, bringing in some of the best d

bernadette will talk about that next hour. out to the west, cold temperatures and snow.h pressure will dominate weather the next couple of days. clear things out and a front from the north will slide across the region, probably give us a chance of a shower or thundershower thursday or friday. this will bring you warm air. may get to 90 on wednesday. east winds 5 knots. tonight still have a lot of clouds. maybe a sprinkle elly on and patchy fog can form. 63 up close to 80 tomorrow. clouds, sunshine. feel a little bit on the sticky side. temperatures getting aabove normal and on wednesday we may get up to 90 degrees. still to come on eye witness news tonight. >> bar owner shot nine times after closing. why neighbors here say the circumstances seem a little bit suspicious. that's coming up. car owner: yeah, here she is. friend: it's uh . . . great. car owner: thanks. friend: yeah. car owner: doors would have been nice. friend: yeah. car owner: they weren't in my budget. friend: no biggie. car owner: hey, you want to hop in, go for a ride? friend: oh! be easy, right? car own

bernadette has a look at what is beyond that front for the rest of the day. bernadette? >> well, that front is going to come by. and as bob said, could spark a shower or thunderstorm. but most of the action is going to be off to the north once again. it get the out of here. but this weather pattern is going to move pretty rapidly. and another front moves through friday into saturday. as it does, the chance for a few showers or thunderstorms. behind it, much cooler air is going to arrive for the weekend. and we'll have that forecast coming up shortly. right now, back inside. >> bernadette, thank you. >>> baltimore, get ready to start your engines. plan toss bring indy race -- prans -- plans to bring indy racing has more. gigi barnett has more on the deal and what it means for indy fans. >> the city skyline is one thing the indy racing league likes about baltimore. another thing, this is a big sports town. >> reporter: the deal is done. this saturday action baltimore will see next summer. indy-style racing, right through well-known downtown streets. and the city approved t

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bernadette woods is looking at the forecast for us. >> we want to show you first warning doppler radar. with when we say scattered showers this is what we mean. this they are just scattered all throughout the state. notice the storms from east to west. this is the direction it rotates. we're going to be taking you to some of the areas that are looking at the storms. columbia a few showers around as is the case also in mount arie. you can see again is moving east to west as it moves across the region. so we do have a flood warning that is in effect. because of the rain that happened overnight into this morning, that is until further notice along the river, we will have a full forecast coming up. >>> the rain didn't stop the maryland fast marathon. it's the fastest growing rain in maryland. each runner there has a story. >> reporter: at the starting line of the marathon, pace is important. time is too and each runner has a goal. to finish it. the half marathon supports the university of maryland. marlene and stewart cancer center. organizers say the money raised goes toward research whic

bernadette woods live with an updated look at radar. >> hello adam and everybody. first warning doppler tells the story. already rain in the state is and it is just making its way into the baltimore metro area. held off for most of the day but it was out west for pretty much on and off the entire day. so here's this band now making its way from west to east across the state, just picking up around tv hill and western sides of the city. you see columbia, a few showers in place. just about to make its way on 83. a few rumbles of thunder near mount airy. down to the south wech a few rumbles of thunder. southern parts of maryland, all of this will continue moving to the eastern shore, and it's going to stick around into tomorrow. that forecast in a bit. >> bern, thank you so much. >>> no buy hear come forward for the 40-foot september 11th memorial in western maryland. that monument sits in emmitts berg at the national firefighters memorial. it went up for sale on ebay after the company who commissioned it was busted in a ponzi scheme. that auction ended today with no

. >> reporter: bernadette. >> my grandchild is due june 15th. >> we are going to give you a grant of10,000. >> that's great. thank you very much. that will go a long way to helping a lot of families. >> reporter: derek mcginty, 9news now. >> he says the organization can furnishing five households for $125 so $10,000 really goes a long way. wider circle also offers educational programs designed to put clients on the road to independence. go to wusa9.com and click on hero's central for more charities we are helping. >>> coming up. a quick look at sports plus. >>> friday's heros is proudly supported by. >>> what do you got for us? >> a lot coming up in sports plus. don't go to sleep because in the standings nats and orioles are nine games apart on the field. little closer and anyone who went to the ballpark this weekend can certainly attest to that. it was rubber match game at the park. fans, well, they saw a pretty good one. roger almost leaving the yard early with this shot off the wall. that cleared the bases and ended up with the game going longer. nats win their first extra- inning

bernadette woods has a look at first warning live doppler radar. >> that's right, it's still the storm that will stick around for tomorrow. this is a lot more of this out here because in the middle part of the state, it's making its way into southern maryland. we don't only have rain but a couple of rumbles of thunder with it. hagerstown, frederick, back through hancock. that's moving eastward. all of that will pick up over the next 15 to 20 minutes. spotty showers out ahead to towson. cambridge out there and south of la plato, more of a solid rain. out ahead of that band, still light. a few more bands come through and we'll be dealing with this tomorrow. i'll have the forecast coming up, adam. >>> new at 11:00, police in ann arundel county are investigating the suspicious death of a 6 week old baby. police found the baby boy dead inside a home in laurel. homicide directives are asking -- detectives are asking anyone with information to give them a call. >>> a well-known businessman is murdered outside his tavern. tonight, baltimore county police are searching for two suspects. that br

. >> reporter: -- bernadette is among 20,000 people that might be taking delivery on a better life. >> i'm seeking today a playpen for my grandchild who's due june 15th. >> reporter: the good news is, there is a bit more good news. >> gannett foundation and "usa today" and wusa 9 are going to give you a grant of $10,000. >> thank you very much. that will go a long way to help a lot of families. >> derek mcginty, 9 news now. >> the organization can furnish five households for 15 # $25, so 10,000 really does go a long way way. they also offer educational programs. for more go to wusa9.com and click on the hero central link. >>> here's what is in the news now. >>> speaking from beijing today, secretary of state hillary clinton called tensions between north and south korea highly precarious. they are working to stop escalation. >>> a state of emergency in jamaica this morning. police are in a standoff with a refuted drug lord wanted by the united states and the jamaican government says it will extradite him. >>> scary moments for people on this united express flight. it landed sunday in o

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