chuck robinson in north carolina says pocket calls average around 50 a day to the services offices. >>> earlier this week we told you about the missing hikers with ties to maryland. they were found safely three days ago and there morning you will hear from them. >> and it's question number six, same sex marriage. this morning, the measure now getting more support. we're going to tell you from whom. >> and you can get the forecast on your mobile phone. and we have some showers and storms moving in here a little bit later and if we had some closings delays you could always get that as well. follow the radar as we will have the showers working their way to the east. i'll talk more about the komen forecast coming up after the break. >> well, lynette a tractor- trailer crash has shut down a portion of 83. and another accident causing heavy delays here on the beltway in parkville. i'll have your complete abc2 timesaver traffic coming up on "good morning maryland." it's heavy lifting. you start with a democratic senator named ben. by getting bwi-marshall funding for new runways, he's helping

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robinson. thank you for being with us. i want to start with chuck. your reporting, does it tell you that it's going to be a broad debate about philosophy and differences or a congressional markup sessions where they argue over details? >> i think if it's up to paul ryan it's going to be details, a little markups and in the weeds. if it's up to biden, it's going to be more of a lively, ideological split. one of the goals they would hope that joe biden accomplishes tonight is to make you feel better, essentially, chris, is to make the base of the party feel better. show some fight. get in there in some issues that they know, create a divide in some part of the electorate, including women issues. with paul ryan, in some ways, expectations got out of hand for them. the base of their own party doesn't have a lot of respect for paul ryan. but i think his advisers know he's never been on this kind of big stage. they would like to drive home the points on libya, get benghazi out there. i think he's going to try to keep it in the weeds, if you will, because a

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also "the washington post's" eugene robinson and nbc news political director chuck todd. mike allen with the "politico playbook" plus willie's "week in review." >>> up next, bill karins with a check on the forecast. bill. >> big changes this weekend. we'll watch temperatures on the east coast plunging. so enjoy today. a little taste of summer for everyone. first things first, the worst weather in the country right now as you're heading out the door is in central portions of illinois down towards st. louis. showers and thunderstorms rolling into the ohio valley including indiana. have that umbrella handy today, indianapolis and all areas of ohio. here's the weather pattern for today. much cooler in the midwest. but the east coast, this is it. probably the warmest day you're going to see till maybe next april. we should see temperatures in the 80s all the way up there to connecticut, d.c., new york. humidity levels are lower with perfect sunshine. just gorgeous weather on this friday. so as far as the forecast goes for today, not many other problems around the country, besi

we'll talk to "the washington post's" eugene robinson, dig into the new poll numbers with nbc's political director, chuck and from the legendary rock band, crosby, stills & nash, stephen stills will be here. >> i hear the shows are incredible. >>> plus jim vandehei with the "politico playbook." willie's all-new "week in review," but first, bill karins with a check on the forecast. cupper? bill? >> we're not going to let that one stick. what happened to broadway bill? that was a little, you know. >> a little better than the cupper. >> we'll let that one go. as advertised, everyone, new england is a rough travel spot this morning. airports are doing okay so far. but i think that will change. the map behind me, all the green on this map is rain. it's raining in many areas, even some downpours in a few spots. right now the hudson valley soaked in rain. we have rain from new york city all the way through central portions of new england. right now, as i mentioned, airports are doing okay, but they're just getting up to speed. and once the volume increases, that's when we'll start to see some of the issues, pro