you can see for every where except the eastern shore and cecil county on the action. so as you go out and about, as you have asthma or a lung disease or heart disease elderly and definitely need to limit exposure to outdoors today. so we are looking at maryland's most powerful doppler day arand we are dry and we will stay that -- radar, and we are dry and we will stay that way. let's get the check of traffic with tonya. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. accident free out there for the most part. no problems 795 out of reisterstown. that's good news.

we're going to charge the people to come into cecil county to buy our products and our services. >> for residents who like to weigh in on these, there will be to the public hearings scheduled. the first a bit harford county 1916. i will be in cecil county on june 22. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> police will be keeping an eye out for aggressive drivers. the number of patrol cars hitting the streets will increase. it is estimated 2/3 of traffic deaths are caused by aggressive driving. >> slots revenues have slipped in maryland. $13.2 million was brought in during the month of may. the casino at ocean downs generated more than $3.6 million last month. casinos have broader more than $90 million -- the casinos have brought in more than $90 million. >> it rich formation of shell. mini earthquakes are created when drilling for the shell. there is a possibility of water contamination. drilling will bring money to the staid. >> angela merkel will be welcomed at the white house today. >> the white house may consider a sharp drawdown of forces from afghanistan. kate amara asked the pre

it affects every person that lives in cecil county and harford county. >> we're going to charge the people to come into cecil county to buy our products and services. >> there is quite a bit of emotion involved in this. there will be to its public hearings for residents to attend. reporting live, jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> state police plan to target aggressive drivers as the summer driving season begins. the boost is the first of four waves under the smooth operator program which involves agencies in maryland, virginia, pennsylvania, and d.c. 2/3 of death can be attributed to aggressive driving. a third brother is arrested. hector linares and his brothers shot and killed two man and a 29th. suspects returned and killed a man after abeing asked to leave the bar. >> inappropriate touching resulted in the shooting of a man. tammy dodge said the man was smacked. officer tshamba intervene and waved his gun. >> i was concerned about the fact that she seemed to remember certain things when she was questioned by the state in reference to the drinking and alcohol. question by the def

looking at the eastern shore, looking pretty good except foresees i will county as of now except for cecil county as of now. a storm or shower popping up in adams county. heading into pennsylvania, be aware of that. that will be out of here soon. it's one that popped up across the area. we are going to zoom in and you know what, we are seeing a couple scattered showers around mount airy and this might not be hitting the ground as of now. if so a couple sprinkles across the area. let's talk about the traffic so tonya can inform us about that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i can't believe you've been on the air for a hour and no majoraccidents. we are doing okay. let's look at the jfx at coldspring. no problems to report northbound on right of the screen. to the left of the screen is the southbound traffic. of course we are doing okay with the drive times because we don't have major accidents. 83 southbound five minutes and 6 minutes 95 out of white marsh to the beltway. and 795 to 70 on the outer loop 7 minutes and bel air to providence 6 minutes. keep in mind, we do have somethings goi

hundreds came out to catch a glimpse of the rare sight as it made its way through cecil county yesterday. >> it's like a train if you never seen a train wreck or anything like that, it's the same thing or a boat. they said queen mary was coming down the delaware one time. we missed it by a few hours. >> reporter: so that state trooper said they will be escorting the plane all the way through maryland todaych the plan is to hit the -- today. the plan is to hit the road after the rush around 9 or 10 this morning escorting it down 95 to 695 and to 70 through western maryland onto interstate 68 all the way to charlotte, north carolina. the hope is that the plane will arrive in charlotte by the end of the week. but we know they could hit a few bumps along the road because of the size of the plane. live in perryville, linda so, abc2 news. >>> all right. linda thanks. back to sports for you. brian combined with three relevers on the 7-hitter. -- relevers on the 7-hitter. -- relieveers on the 7 -- relievers on the 7-hitter. the o's led 4-0 after two innings. two pitchers will be at the under arm

regular users pay 10 bucks to give them unlimited trips between harford and cecil counties. the maryland transportation authority proposed plan would eliminate the decal system and force drivers to use the ez pass. unlimited transportation across the hatem bridge would cost -- trips across the hatem bridge would cost 36 bucks and the transponder fee and $25 deposit into the ez pass account. . >>> the mbta is holding 9 public hearings behalf vote is taken between the meetings. so if you want to focus on the hatem bridge those meeting are june 16 at perryville high school and june 27th at havre de grace activity center but there are nine meetings. so if you want the others dates, times and location head to abc2news.com. >>> politician want to clean up the streets of baltimore and lower taxes. state senator katherine pew announced her intent to run for the baltimore city office. now in front of a cheering crowned, she addressed supporters in west baltimore district and says if elected she will tackle the high property tax rate and bottle tax and wants to help young people steer

a cecil county man and an anne arundel county woman both over 65. >> we see it often times when we get early in the season before people are used to the heat, we find people aren't really thinking about the fact they need to check in on their neighbors and the elderly to make sure they're okay. >>> in 2009, six people died and last year 32. last week the heat knocked out power to thousands of bge customers and that's a concern for this week too. bge has prepared workers are on call. >> there can be issues with equipment because the equipment by nature is already hot. it heats up even more when it's hot outside because there's more power flowing through the lines. it heats up even more because the exterior temperature is still hot. >> reporter: it will be worse wednesday and thursday. health officials remind us to take it easy. >> nobody is immune to the problems of heat. so even if you've got your kids outside or if you're outside yourself working in the garden, make sure you take a lot of breaks, keep yourself hydrated and cool. >> reporter: often with the heat comes poor air quality.

technically, cecil county is between these areas. weather service in phillie issues the warnings. for some reason, they have not included them. it will be hot in cecil county as well. you do not need the weather service to tell you that. just slowed and and take it easy. ucd stars in the martin's -- in the -- you see the showers in the mountains kept its beer cooler. 103 degrees this afternoon in minneapolis, minnesota. that is where the he is coming from, that upper midwest, as the high pressure system off the carolina coast pumps in the humidity from the gulf and this midwestern heat moves in. this combination will send our heat index over 100. that is what he did as he is in effect. factor in the humidity during the peak speed of the afternoon which will feel like 100 degrees to 105 degrees. -- p. keith in the afternoon which will feel like one -- peak heat in the afternoon which will feel like 100 degrees to 105 degrees. during the afternoon, the wind will come in off the ocean and keep the beaches at the 80's. two more days are

. >> scores of residents from harford and cecil counties. demonstrators included retirees, professionals and doctors. they considered highway robbery. >> do i have to stand up here and say, enough is enough? >> since 1976, locals have had the unique option of purchasing a $10 decal each year that allows unlimited bridget -- unlimited trips across the bridge. state officials are not only increasing all of the tolls, or considering it, but requiring all decal holders to purchase a special pass for $36 per year, but add in the monthly maintenance fee and it adds up to $54 per year. >> if they do not back down on this, we will be filing suit against the state of maryland for what they are doing. >> i will tell you that this state has paid hundreds of millions of federal highway dollars every year and they squander them. instead of spending and the way they should, they squander them and then come back to you for more. >> the 70-year-old bridge is already paid for and many think this tool is uncalled for. >> it -- this toll is uncalled for. >> it

toll is necessary, since the 70-year old bridge has been paid for. >> it affects every person in cecil county and hartford county. the cracks and plenty of that charging people just to come into town is bad for business -- thatd plentpointing out charging people just coming to town is bad for business. >> will be charging people just to come in and buy our products and services. >> if they are on a fixed income, they will not be able to afford the transponder and the coming over monthly. >> it hurts our business. it hurts all of our neighboring businesses. fax according to the state at any given time, there are 150,000 decals in circulation. the state will be a holding hearings on this specific proposal on june 16 in harford county in june 27 in cecil. >> a state senator makes a bid for mayor of baltimore. last hour, senator catherine pugh announced her candidacy. if she loses the race, she will still have her senate seat. she is the eighth person to announce candidacy and the list is expected to grow. however, only three have officially filed with the state board of elections. the primary el

. >>> people who live in harford in cecil county says the toll increase proposal targets them and they say it's not fair. the hatem bridge carries route 40 over the susquehanna river and the toll is $5. just like i-95. but the hatem bridge use a decal system. regular users pay $10 a year for the dekale -- decal giving them unlimited trips. and the maryland transportation authority's proposed plan would eliminate that system and drivers would have to sign up for ez pass unlimited transportation across the bridge costing $36 a year. -- transportation across the bridge costing $356 a year. >> for the most part, people in havre de grace and cecil county don't use i-95. they don't have ez pass. this is the way it's been forever. >> officials with the maryland transportation authority will listen to suggestions on propose -- proposals but senator jacobs says if they won't complaining the plan, she will support a lawsuit again the authority and the state the mtba is holding nine public hearings before they take a final vote. this is your chance to weigh in. two of the meetings will focus on t

two people in anne arundel and cecil counties have died because of the temperatures. both people or elderly and had underlying medical conditions. >> we're most concerned about the elderly. we're all at risk with these extreme temperatures. take frequent breaks and drink water. >> that is worth repeating. take a water bottle with you. avoid caffeine and alcohol. for a list of those cooling centers, coach for website, wbaltv.com. george lettis, wbal-tv 11 news. >> two women who said they sought a baltimore police officer shoot and iraq war vet gave different accounts this week. sister was called to testify. she said her brother was apologizing to the woman he repeatedly tighouched. that contradicts testimony given by the woman who was touched. she said the officer stepped in. >> it is a difficult opinion to accept that the brother somehow feared for his life and feared for his safety, it continued for such a long distance towards an advancing my clients. >> the defense claims to tshamba shot the marine 13 times at of defense. >> a family is demanding justice after peop

the victims was -- where a man from cecil county and a woman from anne arundel county. both for over the age of 65 and had a underlying medical problems. this is a reminder to check on elderly family members and neighbors. and you can go to wbaltv.com for a list of local cooling centers. >> and he is expected to return. a heat advisory for tomorrow afternoon. >> on the east side of johns hopkins. it is a little loud with the construction, but it does not take away from maryland wine week. >> and on the road again where we caught up with the miracle on the hudson plane. the cracks and one tiger will remain invisible for the u.s. open -- >> and one tiger will remain invisible for the u.s. open, while a very different type reports on a full-court press. >> the miracle on the hudson plane is heading south tonight. it was more than two years ago that the plane hit a flock of birds and the pilot made before the emergency landing on the hudson river. the plane will be on display at the aviation museum. you can see video of a traveling through maryland at wbaltv.com, click on a

two senior citizens, one from cecil county, one from anne arundel, both with -- with under lying medical conditions deed from the heat. wyatt everhart is watching the latest heat wave. how hot is it going to be? >> today in the low 90s. tomorrow mid to upper 90s. with the humidity it will feel hotter. here it; the beginning of the heat wave. today was an exceptable level. skies clearing out there this evening. that's good. heat advisory up noon through 8:00. that's not so good. i expect same thing, if not a heat warning for thursday. we push up into the mid-nos knots -- mid-90s. we'll talk more about when the heat wave breaks straight ahead. >> all right. log on to abc2news.com/weather. you can also download applications to your smartphone. >> all right. right now crews are on the scene of a three-alarm fire going on in northwest baltimore. when they got to the scene they found three story vacant apartment building on fire. no word on the cause. because of the intensity, crews had to be called out on garrison boulevard. we have a crew on the scene. we'll get more information on abc2news.

dozens of residents in harford and cecil counties are outraged. the state wants to increase the toll and the way with the decal system. state officials want holders to participate in easy test. >> if they do not back down, we will file suit against the state of maryland for what they are doing. >> many residents and business owners question why a toll was necessary when the bridge is already paid for. slot revenues in maryland dropped slightly, but continues to bring in big money. the hollywood casino in perryville brought in more than $9,600,000. the casino and ocean downs generated more than $3 million. so far, the casinos have brought in more than $90 million texas dollars. >> we are starting to see some thunderstorms popup. you can see a line of thunderstorms that are moving to the southeast. we will put a 40% chance in for a thunderstorm or a shower. most of you will have a dry day, but in the northern and western suburbs a chance as possible. the high temperatures will be in the upper-80's. in a few minutes, we will look at the seven-day for

a cecil county man and an anne arundel woman had underlying medical conditions. >>> that's something we're going to have to watch for as the heat surges. today not a cool day, low 90s from bwi, the hot spot downtown. cambridge 81. clouds have rolled in. now we're seeing late afternoon clearing. the bottom line the rest of this evening warm and hazy as we fall through the 80s but a much hotter condition expected over the next two days. we break that down coming up. >>> for ideas on how you can beat the heat, you can go to our website, abc2news.com. you can get tips on how to stay hydrated if you get bored with drinking warted. >>> now the latest on congressman anthony weiner. the democrat confessed to sending inappropriate messages to women lowfnlt house minority leader nancy pelosi opened the investigation in an abc news exclusive interview. megan broussard admits she had an online relationship with weiner. >> nothing like a relationship, nothing like that. hey, i think you're hot. >> you sent him photos. >> they weren't scantily, they were bad pictures. >> yesterday weiner admitted

reports from cecil county. >> it isn't every day you see a u.s. airways flight headed south on i-95. trucker mike wilson first caught a glimpse on his way to work. >> i've been very lucky to be here to see this going on. >> reporter: in 2009 u.s. airways airbus 8320 struck a flight of birds just after take off from laguardia. the pilot made an emergency landing into the hudson river. all 155 passengers and crew on board survived. now captures the plane on route to charlotte north carolina, it's original, final destination. >> the crew lives in charlotte, the airplane was destined for charlotte. >> reporter: people lined the route as the plane made its way before arriving here in maryland. >> in cities and towns we get down as low as 5 miles per hour. >> reporter: a crew of photographers document ever move. >> when we were in newark we were getting bad luck because we were holding up traffic. >> reporter: the plane is expected to arrive in charlotte friday. the plane must keep up with the flow of traffic. that's why they stopped here in perryville.

. >>> plenty of excitement on i-95 in cecil county today. the famed miracle on the hudson plane is making its way to north carolina. people lined the interstate to see it drive past. it's now parked near perryville for the night. tomorrow it heads down the baltimore beltway to i-70 and then i-68 through west virginia. >>> news from the nation tonight. we start in florida with a judge in the casey anthony murder trial. may have to decide whether to let jurors smell air samples from a car trunk. the air samples will be a groundbreaking move and might make or break the prosecution's case. witnesses came the car smelled of a decomposed human. the prosecution hasn't yet asked to open the canisters. >>> the former head of the international monetary fund back in the new york city courtroom today. >> a group of hotel workers outside the courthouse chanted "sthaim on you" when dominique strauss-kahn arrived in court. he pleaded not guilty to the seven charges attached to the alleged sexual assault case. his lawyers say they believe forensic evidence

business people and elected officials will gather at lindy's restaurant east of the hatem bridge in cecil county. >>> testimony resumes in the trial of a baltimore city police officer accused of killing a marine. a state witness testified there was a struggle between tshamba. the state maintains that the multiple gund shot wound in the neighborhood of 12 that brown suffered occurred he's retreated from the officer. >>> today maryland lieutenant governor anthony brown will be talking about maryland's use of electronic health records and how it is going so far. brown will be at the charleston retirement community center which is located on maiden choice lane in catonsville. doctors and health leaders will be around to speak about the electronic health records. >>> good news for those diagnosed with canser. >> coming a. new drug -- cancer. >> coming up, a drug that can fight various forms of the dissee at a fast rate. >>> fierce storms rolling through illinois. look at that. that's the dramatic video from the storms. this is becoming an all too familiar occurrence. announcer: when your eyes are smi

just east of the hatem bridge in cecil county. >>> new this morning, volunteers will be restoring poplar islandch the island off the coast of tillman island is is on the eastern shore and it suffered severe erosion lately and is being restored with material that is dredged from the bottom of the bay to keep shipping lanes open. marsh grasses will stabilize the shoreline and fight the erosion while providing habitat for wildlife in the area. >>> now maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weatherate. >> hi. i am meteorologist lynette charles. now we should be around 80 for this time of the year for our high. our low should be around 58 degrees. the record low was set in 1996. it was 1997 rather it was 47 degrees. and 99 should be the record set in 1925. it was hot one and we could be setting more records as we go through the middle of the week into the end of the week. highs yesterday came in right around 83. not too bad there. 82 in winchester. york, pennsylvania around 79 and upper 80s in the charlottesville. so as we check out what's going on

the plane started in cecil county. went along part of the baltimore beltway to interstate 70 then crossed i-68 into west virginia and along the way, people packed every overpass to get a glimpse of the us airways jet. it is making its way to the carolina's air museum in charlotte, also flight 1549's final destination on that fateful day. >> that is really cool looking, isn't it? >> nationals and giants wrap up their series. they have a matinee today. first pitch 3:45 in san francisco. >> last night, it was all about one man, jordan zimmermann. he was in control as the nats starting pitcher. he went seven innings, gave up one run and struck out the side in the third. in the top of the fourth with the game tied at 1 all, he laid down a perfect safety squeeze bunt. rick ankiel scored the game- winning run. nats topped the giants 2-1. >>> a little bit more elbowroom for the crowds in bethesda because tiger woods won't be there next week. he will sit out this year's u.s. open at congressional country club. woods says he has

alex demetric is in cecil county. with the first no toll protest. >> reporter: not everyone wants to pay higher tolls. for the occasional bridge it's $5. but for locals $10 by a decal bought for a year. that may be about to change. >> it's going up from $10 a year to $90. i don't think that's good. >> reporter: neither do those gathered along i40. they are here -- >> to see about stopping this such an increase on this toll here. >> reporter: an increase that will do away with easy decals. >> you can cross and go down but that's another gas factor. if you have a car like me that's 23 years old, you're babying it and you don't want all the extra mileage. >> reporter: toll hikes have been increased. but there are those who depend on them for family, doctors visits. not just commuting. >> we are not going to be discriminated against by the o' malley administration. >> if they don't back down on this we're going to be filing suit against the state of maryland for what they're doing. >> reporter: welcomed words to this crow

one of the victims is a cecil county man the other a woman from anne arundel county. both were more than 65 years old and they each had previous health problems. >>> if you think the heat is back, imagine what it's like fighting a fire in these temperatures. firefighters spent the afternoon battling several fires in this northwest baltimore apartment complex. luckily the apartments were empty at the time of the fire. and we are expecting more dangerous heat over the next few days. baltimore county schools are closing two hours early wednesday and the city has already issued a code red heat alert for tomorrow and thursday. >>> wjz has your first warning weather. bob turk and bernadette woods has a look at how hot it's going to get. >> last week that's what we're looking at for the next couple of days. take a look at the temperatures around the region. they are not that hot right now. 87 to the west they had shower activity. here we go right up to 88 just one minute ago. so we're still in the upper 80s. we did get to 90 degrees earlier today. because the heat and humidi

both of the affected residents were from cecil county and anne arundel county. >>> the temperatures are climbing. we have another heat wave on the horizon. the heat wave didn't bother those in row land park, but maybe another story tomorrow. baltimore county schools are closing two hours early tomorrow. wjz has first warning weather coverage. bernadette woods has more on what to expect when the mercury climbs. >>> well, the warm front is passing by. nothing all that extreme. we're in the upper 80s in a lot of cases and closer to 90. we have a lot more clouds and rain. temperatures are lower. notice the dew point. still, it's low. the temperatures and the dew points are going up tomorrow. when they factor it in, it will be closer to 100 or in the low 100s. heat advisory starts tomorrow afternoon at noon. in addition to that, we have a code orange air quality alert today. this is going to be extended into thursday. this week, it's going to continue. the peak of the heat is tomorrow and thursday. as you heard from the recent story leading into this, this is survivable, but you have to be s

the advisory for all of central maryland, and a heat warning for cecil county. harford, baltimore county, all of the metro area into southern maryland as well. western maryland has cooled off with some showers. chicago is 95 right now. minneapolis, minnesota, 100 to right now. winds out of the west for the next few days and that's will -- and that is going to have our way. >> in an unrelated matter, we have a notice for parents and students. school is closing two hours early tomorrow because of the anticipated heat. that is in baltimore county. skyteam 11 was over this scene at garrison boulevard and grant lee road less than an hour ago. several different fires broke out. so far, no injuries. >> a battle is shaping up over the city's property-tax rate. it is emerging as the key issue in the mayor's race. and it does appear it gives voters something to choose from. jayne miller is live. >> we were just talking to a line -- young lawyer in the city who said she would like to buy property here, but the property tax are just too high. she will get no challenges from

it stopped in cecil county.he way to north carolina. >>> it is just about 6 minutes away from "the early show." >> right now, chris wragge tells us what's coming up at the top of the hour. >> coming up on "the early show," calls for a congressional investigation after a tearful congressman anthony weiner apologizes for tweeting lewd photos of himself. bringing the troops home, drawing down troops from iraq and afghanistan. we'll take a closer look to see if president obama can hold to the promise. fallout from sarah palin's controversial comments on paul revere's ride. we get a history lesson from children on his midnight ride and who he was warning on that evening. that's coming up here on "the early show." mike, andrea? >> thank you, chris. >> more traffic and weather check when 9news now returns. >> the dawn of a decade in a new era for us. the ceo of southwest airlines gary kelly talking about maybe southwest becoming the hub at bwi for this international flight. >> they decided it was a good opportunity. th

a man in cecil county and a woman in arundel. the department of health and mental hygiene says this marks the state's first 2011 heat related death. both patients had underlying medical conditions. but this comes as temperatures are continuing to rise to dangerous levels. let's check in with doug in the weather center. >> once again, it's not just the heat we're going to be talking about. it's the humidity. temperatures today got up to around the 90-degree mark but the humidity was very, very low. right now the humidity only sitting around 43%. temperatures outside around 88 degrees. plenty of sunshine. we're looking at a very nice evening out there. temperatures around the rest of the region, 84 in sterling. 82 down towards ocean city and hagerstown, maryland, around 81 degrees. tomorrow, that's when we have that heat advisory in effect. could approach 100 to 105 degrees. actual temperature, i'm going for a high temperature tomorrow of about 98 degrees. if we were to hit 98, that would set a record. it could be even hotter durin

and then on 95 through cecil harford baltimore counties and heading west on i-70. live in the interactive newscenter, linda so. >>> news around the nation, according to the raleigh news and observer, former senator john edwards might serve jail time over allegations that he broke campaign finance laws caused by the collapse of the negotiations between lawyers and former presidential candidate and the justice department. the paper reports that the justice department was insisting that edwards serve 6 months in jail if he pled guilty. edwards pled not felty on fryer -- guilty on friday and he was indicted on six counts he misused campaign funds to cover up an affair. >>> the third largest wild fire in arizona history is burning and growing. there's still no containment on wall of fire that's burning near the mexico border. more than 2,000 firefighters are on hand battling the blaze trying to prevent it from reaching homes. some families have been evacuated from the area. and officials are saying the windy forecast and lightning could spark even more fires. >>> 20 peo

but cecil county is under that code orange.f you have asthma other lung disease and maybe if you are elderly and you need to limit exposure to outdoors. looking at maryland's most powerful radar. pretty good and we are dry. but, things could change as we go into the afternoon i will show you that in a second but highs came in right around 86 degrees and felt really good. hope you got out there and enjoyed it. temperatures right now, we are starting to warm things up right around 72 and 6 0s in oakland and york pennsylvania. so we are looking at moisture. you can see they are starting to creep up into the 60s that means we are going to start to feel a little more moisture and a little more humidity and it's really going to take effect going into tomorrow you can see showers and thunderstorms diving into pennsylvania and western maryland could get clipped by this. i think that we will stay mostly dry a we go into time but there is a slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm hit or miss showers and thunderstorms definitely possibl