fly nonstop from bwi airport to panama city beach, florida.l of our destinations online only at southwest.com. >> hot right now, but getting cooler. >> as it moves through, it will bring some heat relief, but the front approaching tomorrow means the atmosphere will be unstable, maybe some storms in the evening, and it looks like a second front will kick up a thunderstorm on thursday. very comfortable thursday and friday. a little more rain to start the weekend. right now, sunday looks like the best day. here is monday, and we are already worried about the weekend. >> thank you. >> thanks for joining us, everybody. "nbc nightly news with brian williams" is next. >> have a great evenin

bwi marshall, which is really important there, just over a quarter of an inch. a lot of folks wondering how we can talk about being in moderate drought when we've had rain. it's all in the location. if it doesn't fall over bwi it almost doesn't count. we continue to track the rainfall totals. the temperatures, 63 at bwi, 63 on the shore. 8 degrees cooler than yesterday. what is that going to mean for us as one system moves out and another one moves in? sending it out to marty. >> reporter: thank you very much. i have to tell you, it's windy out here. you can tell that we are definitely in deep middle spring. front comes through, pressure great. we have a steady wind on tv hill right now of 14 miles an hour. it's nothing but spring mrenz ends please ends. tomorrow the wind is going to -- we are going to lose this wind. how nice is it going to be this weekend? we have the good job today in the weather center. tim williams with those details coming up shortly. now back inside. >>> ravens running back ray rice takes some time to congratulate local students on their

clouds holding tough and temperatures close to 70, 67 at bwi. winds are southeast at 15.etting breezy. you see our camera shaking just a little bit in the wind if you look closely. mt. airy today, let's see if we can find sunshine out to the west. not finding it. just not seeing it. how about kent island. there's some sunshine, right? not really. then in ocean city, yes, a little bit breaking through here at times today. so you had to get all the way on the eastern edge of the state and even here at the beach. maryland's most powerful radar. we still stay dry. the closest rain today has been way out toward deep creek lake where it was warmer today. 59 at the beach where there was a little sun. you had the east breeze off the atlantic. spots around the maryland coast, that east breeze works to cool things down. but this wind should shift a little more south. that will allow temperatures to come up into the mid-70s. we'll be cloudy, on the murky side, on the gray side. humidity moderate tonight. western pa down to western virginia and in ohio they've had pretty significant

currently 80 degrees at bwi pirogen marshall. humidity at 48%.he winds are light and variable, mostly of the southwest through the afternoon. temperatures should push into the mid-80's later today with partly sunny skies. agents are an isolated thunderstorms, especially around 3:00 p.m. -- a chance for an isolated thunderstorm. ending at 6:00 p.m. it will be enhanced by this warm and humid weather. cooler tonight and the next couple of days behind the front. what will happen this week in, including for pregnant? we'll have details when we come back. >> thank you. police and federal agents raided baltimore county pain clinic that has been the focus of an i- team investigation. we first discovered the healthy life medical group a few months ago after neighbors complained about the out of state traffic coming in and out of the building and pharmacies stopped selling question of all prescriptions from them. >> how do you find out in west virginia that this is the place to come to? >> we just get on the internet and search around. >> tuesday, d a agen

currently, 68 and bwi marshall. 69 in vienna harbor.thwest that 8 miles per hour. they're coming in ahead of the storm system and are increasing our temperatures and sharing the storm coming in to from the west. drive from baltimore all the way down to ocean city but some rainshowers starting to push across the pennsylvania turnpike right now. some sprinkles moving in to board garrett county. this is all coming in from the west and this will be increasing west to east through the rest of sunday. temperature-why is come up for 60's currently. -- temperature-wise, up in the 60's currently. frederick and westminster. the western areas are going to stay cooler today with all the clouds. charles and thunderstorms increasing in the mountains through the day. the they have a bit of a wet, dreary day in a store. 82 with a slight chance of showers. eastern shore staying dry. the forecast for tonight -- cloudy skies to a shower is increasing dropping into the 50's and 60's overnight. current weather patterns showing the satellite broken up with c

our normal high is 72. 52 out in oakland, bwi marshall, take a look at those winds around 13 miles anhour. add 10 and that's where we were yesterday. how does that play into a mother's day weekend that we've been expecting to be nice? more on those details let's send it out to marty bass. >> reporter: it's a very simple forecast as we move through the weekend. we get a bit of a warming trend here over the next 17, 18 hours. big dome of high pressure is going to kick in. this day will be in the low 70s. let's take a look at temperatures downstream and you will be able to see how mild it's going to get. tomorrow and sunday, looking at about 80 degrees. noontime techl in term -- temperatures in memphis and atlanta, that's where it's coming from. it's 7 degrees warmer than it is here. tomorrow's daytime high 7 degrees warmer than this one. when is our next shot getting some rain? it's after the weekend but the early part of preakness week. >>> a new team is set to take over the baltimore grand prix. a member of the racing family michael andretti is working with two business men to get it

now things have started to settle into this afternoon. 68 at bwi marshall. at the shore it's 66. 50 towards oakland. the temperatures , well, expect for the sun, it's not much of a difference. the sun and the wind have calmed down. let's say the wind has calmed down but the sun is just as bright as it was yesterday. the temperatures are right on target, almost a carbon copy of what it was just 24 hours ago. we do have some things we have to keep an eye on heading into what we expected to be a beautiful preakness weekend. we send it out to

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fly nonstop from bwi airport to panama city beach, florida. book all of our destinations online only at southwest.com. >> eight of the world's largest communities are in maryland for the g-8 summit. a popular antibiotic is linked to x a beautiful day today. mostly sunny on saturday. it should hit 80 sunday and showers and storms arrive monday. >> thanks for joining us. >> we will see you back here at 11. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the natid

. >> take a lock at the weather. 81 at bwi. normal is 76. we have a forecast win are. it took extra tell to type in all those numbers and letters. four. that's how many times we hit that. we'll talk about the weekend. will it be drier, coming up. >>> our great blogger, don't wake a sleeping baby. they need the sleep. a new study shows babies who have difficulty sleeping as infants can grow up to have sleep issues. linda so explains it to us. >> reporter: getting your baby to sleep through the night is a huge milestone. >> some babies have more trouble initiating sleep, staying asleep and they go on to have problems when they're older. >> reporter: a recent study finds babies who have trouble sleeping may have a risk of a sleep disorder. sleep play as vital role. if they're not getting enough this could lead to bigger problems. >> you'll be cranky, irritable, behavioral issues. >> reporter: the study also found parents were overlooking some warning signs. >> parents aren't disclosing all the sleep issues that we would like them to. we want to know about problems like do

do a little grilling and 80 degrees at bwi. warm and humid, 56%. take a look at some of the cloudy weather. we got a wild shot looking toward the bridge and some showers, some tides and at times a little sun comes out. boy, you see the mix of weather. kent island, a similar view and a couple of showers dousing our camera lens at the bay bridge marina. they were doing the sea trials and a mix of clouds and showers. we got a little clearing going on. a couple showers going on. light showers south of kent island here over the chesapeake bay area. other than that temperatures are warm. cooler in the mountains. 63. we're going to get cooler air as we go later in the week but not tonight or tomorrow. we stay muggy. humidity stays high. we think we should be well into the low 80s. take a look at the overall satellite trend. a disturbance on top of the state but the main waive of rain -- wave of rain has not been replaced by much more than scattered activity. hit and miss showers. count on those tonight and through the day tomorrow. as we go through thursd

now things have started to settle into this afternoon. 68 at bwi marshall. at the shore it's 66. 50 towards oakland. the temperatures , well, expect for the sun, it's not much of a difference. the sun and the wind have calmed down. let's say the wind has calmed down but the sun is just as bright as it was yesterday. the temperatures are right on target, almost a carbon copy of what it was just 24 hours ago. we do have some things we have to keep an eye on heading into what we expected to be a beautiful preakness weekend. we send it out to marty. >> good afternoon. give me about 30 seconds of your time. yesterday we started discussing that the frontal bounty that was going to and has moved through the area was going to go offshore and stall. let's take a look at the doppler. indeed it has slowed up. it hasn't officially stalled yet. when you have the front you can see that frontal boundary is off to the south and east and begin together lose its momentum. you see that moisture down to the south. we're still expecting it's going to follow that stalled front an

gorgeous shot and old glory. 68 at bwi. downtown squeaking up close to 70.not a warm breeze yet because water temps around 60. we could not buy sunshine over bawcialghts central maryland. most of the state remaining under a thick deck of cloud cover. our view from hemingway. pape pearntion the -- annapolis, the naval academy. bel air, cloudy and murky. we have been rain free despite all that cloud cover. no rain except for extreme western m temperatures now upper commit -- 60s. right along the waters edge in ocean city just 60. winds are light from the southeast, a cool breeze. as the winds turn more southerlily, we'll warm up. back tomorrow with additional cloud cover we'll be warmer and warmer still on wednesday. wednesday that is our main day we are looking for rain. humidity, moderate. we have warm and humid air set to move in. that same air mass has been fueling scattered showers, southeastern ohio, northern pennsylvania all getting rain. this more unsettled area of weather drifting slowly east. so we're about to get into that. this will be rain that we

struggling with how bright it s65 at bwi. the winds are west. show you some of the gorgeous pictures. much busier place. as we take a look across the mighty inner harbor, a lot of people out and b dundalk reflect a few fair weather clouds, no rain. our great view toward curtis bay. how about a look at chesapeake bee. we have the maryland warrior dash, the same weekend as the preakness. so, again, looking good statewide all the way down south. maryland's most popular radar looking good. that should hold up through our moth mosmght things should change sunday into monday. temperatures now mid-60s. 40s west. could get down to freezing out there. freeze concerns for far western maryland. look at the gusts nearly 30 in d.c. 20 at annapolis. as we look at the everall pattern it is quiet. a couple of stray showers. these showers are elevated. radar scanning several thousand feet up. what we call verga, so no rain on the ground. you can see the last bit of that storm way up north actually over the canadian marry times. we're look good with high pressure

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. >> any time you pull bwi into this, the closures are scheduled to be in place at all times until june the 2nd. jamie costello, abc2 news. >> all right. weather wise, warmer today big time. we went from 10 degrees below average to 10 degrees above average today. 70 would be normal. 73 tillman island. 83 at timman island. 84 in steven city. the highs on the day reaching into the mid-80s. patuxent river, dulles. passing cloud cover, yes, but no showers on the radar. we think that holds up the rest of the evening, dry, 70s and on the muggy side. we'll talk about how the chance for showers will briefly come back tomorrow and a look at the bigger warmup straight ahead. >>> in tonight's consumer alert, christmas tree shops in the mid-atlantic are recalling about 6200 of those tea light holders. there's a design flaw can cause the tea lights to burn with the high flame which can pose a fire hazard. so far there's been one report of a person being burnedded on their hand. the holders were sold from july of last year up until march of this year. >>> we all know this -- it's moving smoothly righ

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advertise their erotic services on a social media website telling travelers they are operating in a bwi hotel district. it is infuriating for nearby business owners. >> it is out of control. when the weather is nice, the freaks come out. you see them using iphones to slide credit cards. >> some hotel managers said they met with police said are cooperating in the crackdown. this business owners said she does not understand what the fuss is about. she said prostitutes have worked this area for years. >> i do not have a problem with anybody's job. if they are surviving, we are surviving. >> one hotel owner said he has a checklist of things that should raise a red flag for his workers. >> thank you. new at 11:00 richmond police are investigating allegations that two police officers made inappropriate comments to president obama's visit earlier this month. officials did not say what the comments were, but they say the officers could face disciplinary action. coming up, a new casino within a half-hour drive of d.c. opens up in less than two weeks. there is a big problem you may face when you

fly nonstop from bwi airport to panama city beach, florida.ook all of our destinations online only at southwest.com. what >> the new oriole picture has become the most consistent on the team. they close out their homestand with a 5-2 win over the yankees. he did not find the strike zone but he found his stride in baltimore. >> i do not know how to get much better than this unless they find a cure for baldness. it has been a blast. everyone has been so nice in the whole city. >> jumping all over the the cc sabathia pitch. o's 10 and one. struck out four and sat down an drew jones. the o's aggressive in all phases. adam jones on third. the orioles not off the yankee'' 5-2. handling cc sabathia and handing him his first loss of the season speaks to how well they play tonight. >> any time you face a guy like cc sabathia you have to get a well pitched game to be in the ball game. his pitch count was weighed down. billy haall had a good bet. you are not going to beat up on him. what people in this is what a pitcher he is, not a threat or. -- thrower

a trace of presentation at bwi marshall. we have had showers off at dawn, not a bunch of cigna to get rain in the past couple of weeks. 63 in shrewsbury. 59 on the coast at ocean city with a cool sea breeze. into the mountains, there in the warmer air. almost 70 in oakland. there will deal with off and on showers. sprinkle or two north and west of the city as we go through the overnight hours but mostly cloudy and dry weather. temperatures not cooling off because of the clouds and the northeast wind. sunset at 8:06 p.m. this evening. we have been dealing with cloudy skies and an occasional passing shower. low pressure heading east and that increases our rain chances as it drags this front through the area. the big storms in the ohio valley will weekend into the morning and crossing the mountains. we should catch a few showers out of this. it does not look like a bunch of rain. showers are crossing through, maybe some rain. on wednesday, showers will generate as unstable air lingers. we will see some sign on thursday. we migh

kind of gray, dreary. 69 at bwi. the sun is in sight. cloudy today.ally depends on where you were in maryland. look at our vow from dundalk. ccbc as we look at the weather toward the outer har -- harbor. it was gray. when you go to ocean city, the sunshine is out at the beach today, so just south and east of us, right sunny skies, no rain at all, so one of those days where, again, just 100 miles or so make as tremendous difference. rain continuing on maryland's most powerful radar. a lot of it spup north and east of the city right along the kent county border near cecilton and another shower near reisterstown. temperature wise 72 easton. 62347 hagerstown. -- 67 in hagerstown. breeze off the ocean. winds are southeast 7 to 15. as we look at the coastal flood concerns there are some among the immediate waters edge on southern and southeastern harford county, baltimore county and eastern anne arundel. so high tides running another food or two above the normal crest. humidity is high, no surprise there. as we look at the overall pattern more and more acti

but right now, 81 degrees at bwi marshall. 72 on the shore. it's going to be a pretty nice summertime weekend for the first unofficial summer -- weekend of summer. how about that, kai? >> sounds good. >> i'll looking forward to it, tim. thank you. >>> let's check in on the roads with christ breslin at wjz traffic control. >> hi, kai. hi, everyone. well, some slowing on the beltway that we need to watch for. travel on the inner loop. slow there from providence road. average speed at this point, around 35 miles an hour. west side inner loop, delays, stop and go there around to security boulevard. and the outer loop, a bilt of a struggle in that direction as well. it slows down from liberty road, past baltimore national pike. northbound 95, brake lights in that direction from the 895 split to whitemarsh boulevard. accidents include bowlies quarters at gallaway. and mclean at fleetwood in baltimore city. let's now take a live look. as you can see, we have a bit of congestion there on the beltway, west of york road. this traffic report is brought t

. >>> air travel at bwi thur good more shall has reached a new high. more than 4.9 million people flew in and out in the first 3 months of this year. that's an all time high. the airport is hoping for more passengers now that baha amma air is offering direct flight ts. -- flights. >>> the number of lasers being shined into pilots eyes are being taken up. >> reporter: an investigation brought the problem to light here in maryland. now the u.s. transportation secretary is taking action. >> blinding light in the cockpit. >> it can cause flash blindness, dazzle effect. >> someone on the ground targeting pilots are laser pointers. now the federal government is pushing for stiffer penalties. >> i wonder how stupid people can be. i wonner wonder -- wonder if they understand they can cause great harm. >> in 2010 more than 2,800 laser incidents were reported. last year more than 3,500. bwi is among the top 20 airports with reported laser incidents. >> our pilots lives are put at risk because it can cause disorientation, blind them for a moment. >> a wjz investi

. >>> bwi airport soars into the record books.y're hoping for even more passengers now that bahamas air started flying from baltimore to the bahamas. >>> baltimore has already begun the party. downtown, we found thousands of under armor workers headed to a power plant party. >>> lots of horse talk and prerace partying in the annual alibi breakfast. trainers, owners, jockeys can all tell tall tales about the horses. and the merriment is encouraged by the tradition drink, the black-eyed susan. >>> a customer bites off more than he can chew. upon the disgusting item he started eating in his sandwich of the >>> running for cover. the kay on the shootout in front of cameras that frightened neighbors. >>> an amazing rescue off the coast of california with pictures you have to see to believe. >>> a perfect start to the weekend. i'll have a complete forecast coming up next. ,,,,,, so, ah, your seat good? got the mirrors all adjusted? you can see everything ok? just stay off the freeways, all right? i don't want you going out on those yet.

just a beautiful shot on harbor camera. 82 at bwi.ou can see the bone dry humidity at 31%, that's because of that northerly wind. we will start to switch the winds out of the southerly direction and that will bring in humidity later tonight. 82 in the city. the warmer spotsa ronde dc and those dew point values, measure the amount of moisture in to the 40s but climbing in to the overnight. here is the planner hour by hour. pair -- 67 around 11. could be a spot shower tomorrow and then a better shot ever gusty thunderstorms sloping tomorrow afternoon. not a drop to be found but as we go into the south and west you find very rough weather along the mississippi river going toward the ohio valley. severe thunderstorm watches, tornado watches, warnings, just a mess of weather toward the west of us and this is has to come through the area into tomorrow afternoon. again it's a dynamic pattern the we see these types in the fall with cold air out of the northern plains, warm sticky air from the gulf and that clash of air masses going to produce

fly nonstop from bwi airport to panama city beach, florida.ok all of our destinations online only at southwest.com. . >>> a look at what's coming up tonight. >> abc. you may be identifying the war against the mosquito already. tonight it could be as easy as in your cell phone. >>> and you have to see this. a mother and daughter share more than a relationship. how they are use what they live with to educate others about heart disease. that and more coming up tonight at 11. >> watch the skies with this sky. >> we have a lot to talk about at 11. we are will show you the seven day. the humidity and then it's a dryer day tomorrow. maybe a spot shower, storm on sunday but again a really good- looking farther. it's friday that we will have problems -- we have issues we will talk about at 11. >> ringing in the weekend. we will see you tonight at 11. have a safe night. @

right now 80 at bwi. southwest breeze not making much difference in terms of how sticky it feels. 93 today, four degrees off the all-time record from 1941. this was close, not at the old record, but not too far off, less than five degrees. here is where the action was all weekend. ocean city, the crowd thinned out today, here is the view from the plaza. you saw people out all day. people said i'll drive back tomorrow, it is not worth it. based on what we are seeing on the traffic cameras, they might be right. temperature is 76, the humidity is state-wide from the mountains to the beaches. the dew point numbers are around 70. the total measure of moisture, it feels like 91. on the concrete in the city, it is 86. it steels very, very harm. the ac will be cranking all night. across the mid-atlantic we are storm free. there are some storms flaring up here towards chicago. that is the next cold front. it will take a while to get in here. cooler air is on the march. it will arrive by wednesday. y with won't fee

. >>> if you are traveling to the airport, bwi is stepping it up according to travel and leisure, bwi is america's 6th best airport. they had a low record of delays and cancellations, short lines and security and great communication by employees. >>> elderly couple is grateful for their teenage neighbor. >> what he did, they are now calling him their guardian angel. >>> first lady, michelle obama is on the campaign trail on behalf of her husband, delivering remarks at fundraiser at noon, then speak to area campaign volunteers. >> task force charged with looking in to stand your ground law begins working today. this is the law that george zimmerman is using as his defense in the shooting death of trayvon martin. >> saving ten post offices from closing. they are part of the postal services plan to cut cost and save money. it starts at 4:00 in baltimore. >>> unveiling a cafeteria today has a salad bar and water tap in it. it's the wave of the nation documentary series set to air this month. >>> penn state sports coaches will meet with students interested in playing sports in college. the

it was another warm day compared to normal. 77 at bwi. heading to the low 80's this afternoon but at least getting away from the 90 degree heat. humidity is still high and we still could have sprinkles later today until the front finally clears out. but, the dry weather is still on its way and we will detail that when we come back. >> we will check back with you. one week from tonight, the fifth and largest casino will open in the state of maryland. it will offer electronic table games, including black jack, roulette, and craps. most of the slots and games as well as the restaurant will be available for next wednesday's opening. >> about 3200 machines out of the total that will be available in the fall. we will have a buffet, phillips seafood, bobby flay's palace and then the cheesecake factory will open. >> rumors are swirling about the possibility of a sixth state casino in prince george's county. the celebrating has already begun ahead of 70's me and then celebrating the queen's diamond jubilee, 60 years on the throne. a look at all of

a little cooler today than yesterday. 59 out 10, 59 bwi marshall. down to 52 degrees tonight with increased clouds and patchy fog. for tomorrow 72 degrees with variable cloudiness. we'll have that in your first warning forecast coming up in a few moments. >> thinks. first, back to some of the other top stories. president obama back on the campaign trail after taking off his reelection campaign in two states. the president was in richmond, virginia yesterday. he and the first lady also campaigned at the ohio state university. in his speeches he highlighted the first-term successes and a tax rival mitt romney. >> the challenge we face right now, the challenge we face for over a decade, isn't harder work, hasn't led to higher incomes. it is that bigger profit hasn't led to better jobs. governor romney doesn't seem to get that. senate president obama also returned to the theme of moving the country forward. that was his campaign slogan back in 2012. >> is the streets looked a lot less clutter this weekend, it might be because everyone was watching the a

the same at dulles. 62degrees at bwi. and for tonight, overnight low about 54 degrees. clouds are sticking around. expect to see fog and patchy drizzle overnight. light southwesterly wind flow. a lot of changes coming up in our five-day forecast and for the work week. i'll have the details and let you know what to expect later. back to you. >>> a virginia man has been charged with threatening to kill president obama. court documents show christopher hecker made death threats against the president and threatened to bomb the white house and the former world trade center. agents arrested hecker after he was found making the threats from a public library computer. the documents show hecker asked to be sentenced immediately and is seeking the death penalty for himself. federal judge has ordered hecker to undergo a psychological evaluation. >>> french voters have ousted sarkozy and voted in a socialist president. it's the first time an incumbent has lost the race there in more than 20 years. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: 82% of france coming out to vote, turning their

fly nonstop from bwi airport to panama city beach, florida.ook all of our destinations online only at southwest.com. sure. no problem.ere? ♪ that's all the horses sir. ...and the men? all the king's men are here too sir. it doesn't look good. ♪ >> we are at pazo getting ready to do soft crabs. not a bad morning. a wet day start to say the least. where it's not raining, it will eventually be. it will be steady rain now through lunchtime and more scattered as we look at the currents through the afternoon. i know you can hear it raining as you walk out of your home. what will get your attention is in humidity. 93% humidity. 63%. the air is about there. southeast 29.97 the barometer. 56 oakland. 63 hagerstown. 66 pax river. 67 in d.c. 68 in annapolis. 66 columbia. 63 in westminister. this area of low pressure just slowly but surely continues to chug its way up the east coast. it will clear the region by dinnertime. skies clear out. the weather gets fantastic for this weekend which is weather dependent in this state. 77 the high on this date. slow

it was warm. 80 at regular gafnlt 81 at dulles and 82 at bwi thurgood marshall. 77 at national. 78 at baltimore and for tonight, we will see the clouds sticking around. showers will gradually move in to the overnight hours. a mild night, 63 degrees. a light southerly wind. things start to change rapidly into the workweek. i will have the details a little later on. back to you. >> all right, thank you. >>> still to come on the news at 6:00 an expensive controversy over u.s. military programs training the iraqi police force. why some are worried about scaling back efforts overseas. if you have a story idea call the tip line 202-895-3,000 or e- mail your tips to fox 5 tips at wttg.com. [ glass clinks ] [ mom ] i'll take this. it's mother's day. a day to thank me for all of the little things. like being the only one who knows how to turn on the dishwasher. not saying "i love you" in front of all your friends. and always finding everything for everyone. happy mother's day, family. you love me! you really are the best. i can't argue with you. now join me while i eat cake and receive gifts.

bwi is the fourth most loved airport in the country. passengers appreciate aircraft pungsialty and speedy -- punctuality and speedy security lines. >> we agree. >>> maryland may need some federal help cleaning its air. that's the finding of a new report by the maryland department of the environment. the study finds a percentage of days with good or moderate air quality rose to more than 91% last year. but the report goes on to say maryland isn't likely to meet stricter new ozone standards because much of its air pollution comes from out of the state. >>> cell phone users will soon get free text alerts about severe weather warnings when in maryland. the system sends the warnings through towers through every cell phone in range of that tower. all the major u.s. carriers are participating in the program. >>> the majority of children with asthma are still being exposed to secondhand smoke. the centers for disease control found 53% of children with asthma are exposed to environmental tobacco smoke. those children are more ikely to visit the

a degree or two off. 76 national, 75 dulles, 75 bwi marshall.emperature this hour, 66 gaithersburg, hagerstown. martins burg, fredericksburg 67, 66 degrees baltimore, 67 dc and 63 at dulles. skies, clear as i mentioned just a few high clouds, not much to talk about in the cloud department at all. to the south a different story. this is what we have south, tropical storm alberto which formed yesterday afternoon off the coast of the dare lie thats. for us -- carolinas for us to the north the effects could be a spotty shower later on this afternoon. we have a couple things happening a ridge of high pressure north that will start to slide down. low pressure out to the east and easterly flow off the atlantic that will bring moisture into us, and this system will gradually start to push up. not looking at doing very much for us however. lower southern maryland will see more in terms of shower or rain activity once gain late today, possibly just see a spotty shower here and there. i can't rule it out. this will move its way out to sea, into the atlanti

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bwi marshall, barely anything. see how quickly these drop off, the farther east you go, whereas, hagerstown, three- quarters of an inch. >>> in the senate hot seat. the director of the secret service is being called to answer questions about the prostitution scandal. this will be the first time director mark sullivan will speak about the alleged misconduct that took place last month in columbia. senator george is calling for the hearing. he wants to find out if there were warning signs a scandal was going to happen. a dozen secret service averages were implicated in april. so far, nine have been fired, three demoted or disciplined. the secret service scandal is set for may 23rd. >>> the special session is under way in annapolis. lawmakers are back at work, revising the state's budget. they break down the new taxes and what it will cost you. >> reporter: after weeks of calling for a special session, maryland lawmakers are back in annapolis, working on tax increases. >> reporter: single filers with an adjusted gross

bwi with the showers around, 55. most temperatures are in the mid-50s. here in washington as we look outside on our michael & son weather camera, the cloudy skies. still kind of dark this morning. temperature 57. east winds at 7 miles an hour. the barometer stands at 30.15. we've been watching clusters of storms. everything moving northwest to southeast. you can see them here back in the lakes, back in iowa. one thing that's different, ath gulf moisture. we have high pressure just off to the south and west and that has been a very warm area of high pressure. i think that's going to build just a little bit this afternoon so we'll get back into the warm air, back into the 80s but also back into the threat for some pop-up thunderstorms which depending where they form, they'll move southeast. that will determine who sees a storm or doesn't see a storm late this afternoon. today 84. if we don't get into that arm ware, we'll be in the 70s like yesterday with a chance of an afternoon storm. 60s tonight. winds pretty light the next couple of days. friday the aft

it is reported that southwest bwi parkway and change will close for one month. we will fill you in on what else you need to dig up -- what does she need to know, including possible the tours. backstabbing some cash for bge customers always sounds good. this year, how much and why -- >> saving some cash for be the customer's always sounds good. >> customers are not quite sure about the proposed savings of the new smart meters. >> hd doppler shows made may begin with a little bit of rain, and a warming trend is headed our way. right now is the relatively mild for the last day of may, 63q ♪ i, i'll bring the fire make you come alive ♪ ♪ i can take you higher what this is, forgot? ♪ ♪ i must now remind you let it rock, let it rock ♪ ♪ let it rock ♪ this time ♪ [ male announcer ] at southwest airlines, we're always looking for new ways to make you happy. and we know what really makes you happy are new places to fly. now you can fly southwest airlines' new nonstop service from bwi airport to atlanta. book all of our destinations only at southwest.com. ♪ >> some good n

bwi, just over a half an inch. records are kept. bwi marshall. so this does help dent our deficit. but we do still have a deficit. and we'll have that coming up. >> let's check in on the roads with kristy breslin at traffic control. >>> we have a couple of delays to begin the rush hour off on the top side of the inner loop, about 15 minutes there from greenspring avenue. west side inner loop, expect another 10 there, from 70 around to security you make your approach past 32. accidents include baltimore annapolis boulevard, at sandy ridge drive in the glen burnie area. boston street at south haven. south payton at frederick. and also, reisterstown road, at patterson avenue. let's now take a live look. you can see, things still a bit slow because of the construction there. heading out of downtown past 28th street. and there's a live look, as you can see, things clearing out. right past wilkens avenue. this traffic report is brought to you by your baltimore hyundai dealers. celebrating the hyundai elant ra. the north american 2012 car of the year. save thousands now at your baltimore

and officially, b wo -- bwi. that's where we keep the records, bwi marshall. for the month, we're still down an inch. for the year, down over 5 inches. but yesterday did help. and hopefully we can get something else to cut into the numbers before we head into the hot times. spring. but we'll have heat headed our way. >> thank you very much, bernadette and bob. still to in tonight on wjz eyewitness news. >>> launch of the space ex, falcon 9 rocket. as nasa turns. >> a new era for the final frontier. the first-ever space launch. what this means for nasa's future. >>> chances are, when you were a freshman in high school, you weren't thinking about cancer, much less developing a test that could prevent it. i'm jessica kartalija. hear from an anne arundel county student who did just that next. >>> i'm alex demetrick. coming up, what to expect if you're hitting the road this holiday weekend, as eyewitness news continues. >>> and in this holiday weekend, will the weather cooperate for your plans? stick around for the updated first warning forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,

. >>> bwi marshall airport has more people flying through it than ever. 4.9 million passengers used the airport in the first quarter of 2012, an increase of almost 3% over last year. it's also an all-time record for passengers during the first quarter at bwi. total cargo shipment were up, as well, in the first quarter more than 57 million pounds shipped through the airport. again, an increase of 3%. >>> right now the olympic torch is on its way to england. greece presented the flame to a british delegation yesterday during a ceremony in athens. it will arrive today at a naval air station on a special british airways airbus painted gold at the nose. the olympic torch will begin -- the run will begin tomorrow. the 70-day relay will wind through the country before arriving at london's olympic stadium for the july 27 opening ceremony. very exciting. countdown is on. >> i believe your boy beckham will be delivering the torch. >> my boy beckham? will. >> you're a fan. >> i am a fan. >> you can tune in for that. stay up late that friday for the opening ceremonie

today's high, well, we hit 83 degrees, regan national airport, 08 dulles s 80 bwi. 71 degrees national, 70 dulles and 68 degrees at baltimore airport. tonight talking cloudy skies patchy drizzle overnight, 54 your overnight low, light southeasterly wind flow and the forecast has quite a few changes, through the end of next week we will have details for you and get you ready for your workweek and what to expect back to you. >>> another big story we are following tonight, new details in the death of an army soldier in afghanistan during a video chat online with his wife. captain bruce clark's family said he didn't show any signs of discomfort before he suddenly collapsed during a skype video collapse on april 30th but his wife says she saw a bullet hole in the closet behind him. skype's link stayed open for tw and family in the states and afghanistan tried to get help finally two military personnel came in but did not speak to his wife the pentagon is investigating clark's body was returned to dover airforce base. >> police investigating a death at church hill downs the body was discover

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. >>> a new record setting at bwi marshall airport.ter this year, nearly 5 million passengers flew through bwi. that's an increase of 6%. and a new all-time record for the first quarter of any year. southwest airlines, the leading carrier of bwi served more or nearly 3 million people of those passengers. >>> it's a beautiful day across maryland. the sun is out. and the humidity is gone. wjz has weather and traffic together. meteorologist tim williams is here with the updated numbers from first warning weather. hi, tim. >> hello, kai. good afternoon, everyone. it's a very nice day, with dry conditions, blue sky, low humidity. it's just a really nice evening for this time in may. our average high now is 74. we're currently sitting at 74 degrees. 29% relative humidity. calm winds. and all disturbances that we have on the radar are to our south. the front, responsible for rain earlier in the week now is offshore. and we're expecting the disturbance is down to the south, going to ride along that front. now, they are down there close enough

bwi fire and rescue along with state fire marshals checked everything out. it was an area sol can inside a passenger's bag. >>> towson police are still try to go figure out what happened at a house on york road. it appears a woman was sexually assaulted. it happened in a house where neighbors say five college students live. police say they received a call just before 4:00 in the morning from a person in the house saying their roommate had been assaulted. neighbors say there was a party at the house the night before and they go on to say they have a vague description of the suspect. >>> dug o'neil will have his license suspended. derby and preakness trainer o'neil was suspended for 45 days after one of his horses was found to have a performance booster in his blood. the punishment starts after july 1st. the horse that is trying to become a first-placed triple crown river since the firm in 1978 is i'll have another. >>> freebie friday. we always have some free or discounted deals courtesy of the free sample mama. now, to see them head to our website, abc2news.

another security scare at bwi thurgood marshall airport. >> if you're planning to travel this weekend, you'll be far from alone. details are next. >> the former president of a local call and tear fire, but admits to embezzling nearly admits to embezzling nearly $100,000 she's italian... and you can't cook. ♪ sure. no problem.ere? ♪ >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. [laughter] >> i wonder what people are thinking right now. there is a madness here right now. i am stan stovall. >> the humidity is doing something to our hair. >> sarah and i did not coordinate. >> we did not want to upstage you guys. you look fantastic. >> thank you. >> this is the best. >> how about the weather today? >> your the one with the ankle bracelet. >> and the tattoos. >> the weather today is not great for the hair. >> we were enjoying that. >> there you go. >> that looks a little bit like nick nolte. >> do not want to get arrested. >> alright. the weather. humid.been war meant humm and down in the south, they have had a tropical storm developed and something else may crop up later th

bwi earns the ranking in the new survey and travel. according to the passengers, the airport has a low number of delays and a short security line. on the other hand, dulles international airport places 7th on the list of worst airports. >> interesting. >> i'll stick with bwi. >>> still ahead at 5:00. the occupy movement is back. their new message at their first major protest in months. >>> the state rests its case against two jewish brothers accused of beating an african american teenager. i'm weijia jiang, at the courthouse, with how soon we could expect a verdict next. >>> i'm mike schuh, at arundel mills. the traffic round-abouts here were just built a couple of years ago. why was the new casino offered $5 million to totally rebuild them. you'll be interested in the answer when we return. >>> a warm and muggy tuesday. will our temperatures go even higher this week. don't miss the updated first warning weather forecast with bob. ,,,, what makes the sleep number store different? it's really not about you. they say, "well, if you want

now you can fly southwest airlines' new nonstop service from bwi airport to atlanta.l of our destinations only at southwest.com. ♪ >> good morning, everybody. the orioles have played four games against the yankees so far. they have lost two in extra innings. last night they lost 2-1. the orioles unable to get the big hit against the yankees. they took a 1-0 lead. adam jones scores. bottom of the second. big play. mark teixeira. buck showalter did not like the call. that cost the orioles a run. eric chavez did not miss that one. two-run home run. j.j. hardy in the ninth. nick markakis. derek jeter starts the double play. they have to figure out a way to beat the yankees. the caps play the new york rangers. game two of their playoff series. the caps can not ready to play. great effort from jason chimera. it goes through his legs. 2-0 washington. the rangers tie it. caps on the power play. alex ovechkin with the game- winner. the series is even. game 3 tomorrow night. lebron james. carmell o had 30. it was not enough. miami wins and leads the series 2-0. >> the orioles a