delaware in a tornado watch still through noontime today.h in around pen and the southeast area. generally this will move to the north and east. we are not in the flash watches area, temperature right now 60 degrees as you head out, not too bad. it's about average for this time of day, but the temperatures won't climb a lot only into the upper 60s. the good news is the storm system is going to move out of our area. we will see more shower activity for the afternoon, too. let's check on the road delays with regard to those spots if there are any. here is candace dold with the track edge. >> reporter: a lot of delays. it's going to be a hectic ride and we're going -- we have been dealing with the rain throughout the morning. the radar is showing where it's falling right now. pretty much it's blanketing the jfx on the top end of the beltway there and along 95 traveling through the city and the county, getting heavier on parts of 695 moving near essex toward the key bridge. this is going to be for everybody if you're traveling on the roadways th

the heaviest rain here in new jersey and delaware. most of the rain has fallen in the past couple hours. a couple areas in carol county, howard and shun a a runned al. moving into the far eastern portions of the maryland eastern shore. let's look at the current situation outside. it's cooler than it has been. along with middle river, steven'sville. here is the low pressure off shore. the circulation is pulling this rain in our direction. the rain reaches out where they have a few shou evers. clearing can is has some sun this morning. high pressure to the north. it's taken all week to this to this boint it is going to be in the neighborhood during the day today. that means rain chances are pretty high. on up until pennsylvania and new jersey. clouds are more showery later on. the high temperature today, there is a tornado watch until noon up through new jersey. all the thunderstorm warnings have ended now as the storm is moving to the east. watch the time line. it eventually shifts more up into pennsylvania. we start to dry out. we'll

the center is off the coast of delaware.ew jersey under a tornado watcuntil twelve noon today and th forecast calls for up to six inches of rain in places like atlantic city up towards philadelphia. so if you are headed north and east up to floirk city over the next couple of hours, be prepared if a very slow go of it as this heavy rain is set to continue for the ne several hours. let's push on to te satellite- rad. i'll give give you another view of t let me get out of your way. you can see the line there is very well defined. you will see some sunshine and the thinking is this will very slowly lift off to the north and east. the further south and west you are, the better chance of seeing sunshine. the further north and east up towards northeastern portions of maryland, it will be cloudy an rainy for you for much of the day. temperatures are on the cool side as we have that storm system lurking nearby. 58 at this hour in baltimore. 61 in fredericksburg. our high temperatures here in washington, low to mid-70s. you might see

mostly right here in northern delaware and also just south of the dover area. some scattered showers but as we go through the evening and into tomorrow even more scattered showers. don't forget you can always go to our web site, to abc2news.com. to check out our interactive doppler radar. right now we got a little bit of a light sprinkle around the stern sterna park area -- severna park area about you if want to see the larger picture, you can scroll around. there's the heavier shower activity, just south of the richmond area towards the greenville area. down just east of rocky mount. also heavy shower and thunderstorm activity over the charlotte region. so, again, you can access it yourself the your convenience, your own computer, at abc2news.com. there 24/7, 365. our forecast for this evening, scattered showers, will remain around through tonight. also through the day tomorrow. then on friday things start to clear up a little bit. we'll see a little bit of sunshine, saturday looks to be a pretty decent day, sunday also looking pretty good. most of the heavy s

for kent county delaware and the entire state of delaware right now under that advisory. we have a flash-flood watch in effect and a coastal flood advisory for the beaches. the low offshore just got its act together and taking the immediate mid-atlantic weather out look to a new level. northwest breeze at 8. barometer at 30.10. 51 oak land. 58 elkton. d.c. at 59. still in the mid-50s in bel- air. 59 rock hall. 60 on kent island. the low stuck offshore throughout this entire week. yesterday starting getting its act together. you could feel the breeze, this morning it's gone to a new level. it's going to ramp itself up and go up the 95 corridor and fair-weather trend begins tomorrow. rain tapering this day. some evening showers. cloudy but not wet. breezy tomorrow. clouds and sun, 76 is the high. opening day sunday. 82 degrees, wjz 13. don. >>> thank you. here's sharon gibala in traffic control. >>> the wet roads on area roadways. a latest on the harrisburg expressway, watch for an accident, an overturned vehicle, the speeds on 83 at 39, below the posted speed limit. anothe

the first came to shore, actually came up the delaware bay up into the delaware river and took a left turn at an uncharted river and decided to name it after the child queen of sweden, named it the christina river. they landed their boats in a place we now call the rocks and decided to name that area the colony of new sweden. the first finns came ashore in what is really know really womennington, delaware. for the first year they never called it wilmington. they called it new sweden. but they came by ships, and actually for the next 300 years, a lost ships were built along the banks of the christina river, especially from the period of 1940 to 1945-1946, right during the ha heart of world war ii, among the ships that were built there were destroyer escorts, troupe landing ships and a variety of other vessels. it helped to win the washings helped to win world war ii. and when the -- when world war ii was in its most robust, fullest form, we had 10,000 people, 10,000 people who worked on the banks of the christina river building those ships. a few years after the war was ended, what had

which is of course in the middle of all three counties in delaware. cecil county looks like you're dry as well. high temperature-wise we were up in the upper 70s, our official hot temperature. a couple degrees above average actually, closer to 80 over in dover east. the pea tucks um river above 80. over to 82, we're not going to see any more 80s for take long time, temperatures begin to cool off here, going to start to feel a lot more like that autumn season we have been waiting for here over the next i would say three days or so to the middle of the week. 67 the current temperature, bwi, in the wake of those showers. 69 up in york, pa as well. we're checking in at 71 over in northwestern virginia. behind that line of showers and thundershowers that went through nothing but clear weather in behind this and this, if you really look closely, that's our cool front. so kind of cool that it's that well defined. you can see the cool front literally pushing through baltimore as we speak and west winds tonight will not only clear out the sky a little bit but

also the i-shore and delaware -- joyce shore and delaware getting pounded. clouds and showers to the east and south and we'll see rainfall later on in the baltimore area. complete forecast coming up in a couple of minutes. >>> economists were on capitol hill today as new numbers are out showing u.s. companies are laying off fewer workers. president obama said last night his stimulus policies have pulled the country back from the brink. the council of economic advisors says the stimulus created or saved more than one million jobs. experts say the recovery act is responsible for changing the trajectory of the economy and adding as much as three percentage points to gdp growth in the second quarter. but not everyone agrees. >> my net impression is that the stimulus act is having a positive effect on the economy. >> the frustration the people are feeling is about the stimulus bill that is not working. budget deficits of a trillion dollars and more as far as the eye can see. >> according to the report only $151 billion of the original $787 billion has been distri

willking ton delaware, expecting up to 6 inches of rain in atlantic city.wind gusts of over 15 miles per hour. and national hurricane center, we'll see if they don't revisit this one as it continues to push off to the north and northeast over the next couple of hours. you can see the line there very well defined. if you're watching off to the south and west, toward culpeper and charlottesville, you'll see some sunshine later today and you'll have warmer temperatures. out to the west, you'll see highs near 80. here in washington it will be cooler with highs in the low to mid-70s. right now 60 degrees at reagan national. cool start to the day. 59 in frederick and out at dulles airport. temperatures today, a little bit of sunshine, partly cloudy this afternoon, our high temperature about 73 degrees. and again dealing with the morning rain and rain showers moving out of the north at 10- 15. i'll be back in a couple of minutes to look at the weekend forecast. let's get to julie wright with our on-time traffic. >>> not much chaz changed -- not much has changed ou

looks like this is just off the coast of delaware.cting up to six inches of rain in southern new jersey and delaware here over the next several hours. as you can see, it is very impressive on satellite-radar. we continue to throw the rain back toward the washington area. this forecast will be a changing one as you get into the day. as you are waking up out to the west, you will probably see morning sunshine for you. here in washington, we'll wake with rain, lots of clouds. latter today, we could see breaks in the cloud cover as the rain will very slowly lift off to the north an east. and then well north and east of the city, you are going to be dealing with an all-day rain event as you get up towards baltimore and north an east of baltimore, it will raining for much of the day for you. we'll be concerned about the possible of flash loading up there as the rain will be very heavy at times. 59 now in washington. we are 6 # in fredericksburg. our forecast for today, early rain showers will give y to partly to mostly cloudy conditions aga

let's take you down to delaware on the boardwalk.we have these 4 foot waves breaking the shore now. very strong winds. gale warnings in effect there. right now, sustained winds at 33. gusts of 48. very strong rains -- very strong winds and heavy rains. let's talk about our advisers. -- advisory's. flood advisories for the western shore of the chesapeake bay. we have wind advisories in along the new jersey shore and delaware. it is going to be a mess. that is going to be the key, where the storm center moves. 81 and 64 the average temperatures. temperatures are cool across the area, 60's 2 nir 70. in fact, call for this time of year and will be that way again tomorrow. -- cool for this time of year and will be that way again tomorrow. we will bring in some heavy rain overnight. then it is just the question of how far in mind that this will come. -- how far inland th will come. çthere is the storm, this motin and the effects are widespread. how far west and north it twitches will determine who gets the rain. take a look at the forecas

back through maryland, delaware, and the beaches of virginia. it's going to be windy today and another raw day. because we have our low pressure here. then the pressure gradient with the high that's exiting that's creating a strong gusty wind. 40 miles per hour in atlantic city. currently 33. belmar, just had a gust of 39. just coming into ocean city, maryland, down here around south of atlantic city near wildwood, some of the rain tossed up in new york and long island. that's where it will head during the day today. so it's going to be cool, it's going to be windy and it's going to be wet. we're talking anywhere from southern connecticut, right down through new york, baltimore and d.c. a little bit of rain for you today. the rest of the ohio valley is fine. southeast, not bad. i doubt we'll get the shuttle in tonight. more showers and storms expected in atlanta. that active weather, that front is kind of hung up there in florida. more showers and storms likely. very similar to yesterday. officially they're giving the schultz a 40% chance of goo

across the border into parts of northern delaware, definitely, has been a pretty persistent shower therewe'll see the rain potentially moving on and off scattered across the area. keep the umbrellas nearby. you can see the activity gathering on the eastern shore and will continue to be an easterly flow so we'll continue to see that activity building in. a wider view, heavier showers to the south of us, south of richmond. they have been getting heavy showers and lightning there. for us, mainly showers not lightning. 72 baltimore. 73 d.c. 73 hagerstown. much cooler air out there compared to the 80s. because the winds are out there, we have coastal flood advisories on the western edge of the chesapeake and the atlantic out there in delaware and parts of eastern maryland because of the winds. they have about 1 foot above normal during the surge time overnight. high tide, we'll probably get flooding about 1 foot above normal. folks along the waterway, take note of that. 68 degrees tonight, easterly wind with scattered showers. 40-60% chance, depending on where you are. you may see rain, some

delaware. let me zoom in toward the area with the delaware radar and you can see the heavy squalls going through south jersey. the orange boxes are severe thunderstorm warnings and winds around cape may are around 60 miles per hour. no tornado warnings that i see but rain showers at times, mainly southern jersey shore and rain scraping along long island area getting back toward new york and winds will be gusty today as well. we'll see a lot of problems with coastal flooding and the advisories, philadelphia, about 1 or 2 inches of rain. a flood watch for you guys. pulling away, things will dry out over the weekend. over the next 48 hours, probably sunday you tart to dry out. look at the rain piling it on around new york city, jersey and philadelphia. the yellow shading is 2 to 3 inches of rain. tough going especially at the airport. more showers around alabama stretching to georgia and then the beneficial rain continues for lower parts of texas. we're talking about san antonio, austin, houston,

it moves up into the bay and northern delaware and is moving to the east. this will not be a factor in our weather tonight except that it is a cold front. as that moves east, cold air moves in. we will not see the '70s for the next few days. we will talk about that in just a minute. >> we are on track for an acute flu season. the flu season is officially in maryland. while health officials continue to tout the growing cases of swine flu, but health officials updated us on the situation. what's today's briefing came three days after maryland's first pediatrics one flew death. 11 news said that it was a school-age child with a serious pre-existing medical condition. that debt underscores the need to fight the swine flu with every tool available. that debt underscores the need to fight this one flew with every tool available. ia moment of levity during a serious health discussion on monday. the governor announced that the flu has arrived in maryland. the state lab document to the first official case of seasonal fluke, weeks ahead of schedule. it usually hits i

the area of low pressure is spinning away just over delaware bay. and there are flight delays in newark, laguardia, and down to philadelphia for the morning. it's running about 45-minute delays, too. and so we have the dry air to the west poised waiting to come in and it will likely move in as we get toward the weekend. mostly a cloudy afternoon and a hor.ce of a passingweho sr. may climb into the upper 60s. a lot of high school football games tonight. most of them should be dry. a cool start to saturday, near 60. and then a small chance of a passing shower tomorrow. warming up as we get into sunday and monday, as syhe tunshine breaks out. that will be nice. have a great weekend. i will be back with a few more updates yet. >> thank you so much, tom. >>> let's go to jerry edwards and look at the roadways out there. be been a rough morning so far. >> yeah, thank you for the friday buzz, and summer is over and everything is going to city. and now right things are looking much, much better. do be careful, a couple slick spots out there. >>> still ahead

as well as portions of the eastern shore including the maryland beaches, a good section of delaware as well as new jersey. our forecast for this evening -- not that rough here in the baltimore area. mostly cloudy, a few sprinkles, temperatures will hang around 70 degrees. for the next couple of hours, but scattered showers are going to be in our weather picture for the next 36 hours as well as some cooler temperatures. complete forecast coming up. just a couple of minutes. >>> for a look at tonight's top stories -- baltimore's columbus day and thanksgiving day parades will not go on this year. they have been cancelled. mayor sheila dixon says it's a financial issue. however, the christmas parade that runs through hamden will take place. that parade attracts thousands of people a year. the mayor says it's much too popular to pull the plug on that one. >>> two baltimore city police officers are on routine administrative leave tonight after shooting and killing a man who stabbed an undercover officer in the back. it happened as the officers were making a drug arrest on orleans street and

over at dover, delaware now, 66. on the boardwalk in ocean city, 72. throughout the day we've seen a few little light showers, light sprinkles across the region. they passed on towards the east and down to the south, seeing heavier rainfall over the carolinas, back into tennessee and down into georgia. but this area of high pressure, that is going to be our weather for the next couple days as it pushes into the mid-atlantic. right now nothing showing up around the baltimore area precipitation-wise. on the eastern shore a few areas of light drizzle that aren't even showing up on radar. it's that light. you drive along and you notice a few little light spots on the windshield. but it's all basically coming to an end. again, temperatures across the region now, reisterstown 62. 64 glen burnie. sykesville 62. already down to 58 emmitsburg. damascus 60. rock hall 67. aberdeen now at 63 degrees. your forecast for tonight -- cloudy skies night, showers basically have come to an end or are ending as we go through the evening. there will be early morning fog par

delaware on the verge of making sports betting legal, some news out of lass vague crass might make them think twice. vegas casinos have seen a decrease in betting in the past few months. casino owners blame the economy for the downturn, of course. >>> after two days of hoping for break in the weather the space shuttle discovery landed at edwards air force base earlier this evening. the landing while not unusual drew hundreds of eager space enthusiasts, here's gene gleason with the wrap-up. >> reporter: discovery came thundering in. after two days waiting for the weather to clear in florida, nasa gave the go-ahead to land in florida. >> main gear touchdown. >> reporter: for space enthusiasts, a shuttle landing here is not uncommon but it's still something to see. >> not very often that it comes and hey, if the kids get to watch it come down, why not? >> i wanted to see it land for many, many years. >> reporter: discovery's two week mission was an eclectic one. it dropped off supplies and equipment for the space station and carried a treadmill named after stephen colbert. >> so hit the co

past couple of hours, showing that heavy rain hay cross southern delaware, up in new jersey, down through the ocean city area, no precipitation in the baltimore area. but some of it could make it in overnight. if we get anything it's going to be on the light side. all the heavy stuff will be on the eastern shore. right now in riser'stown, 60 degrees falseston 69. annapolis at 62 degrees. your forecast, that big slug of moisture continues to plague the eastern shore, southern portions of pennsylvania as well as new jersey and delaware. through the day tomorrow, scattered showers, then things start to clear up for the weekend. not going to clear fast but it is going to be clearing up. your forecast for the overnight period. showers and storms mostly south and east of us. it will be breezy. see an overnight low of 61 degrees. during the day tomorrow, mostly cloudy, a few showers are possible early in the day with a high of 70 degrees, and the extended outlook, saturday things clear up with 78. 81 on sunday. monday, tuesday, wednesday looking good. thursday a few clouds start to increase and

across jersey, portions of delaware. and from about louis down to ocean city, we've seen moderate rain the last hour or two. take a look down that way right now. it's pretty light. we just call it steady, light rain. heavier stuff now. and across portions of acammack county, virginia. that's all moving pretty much from east to west. as you can see. that will probably miss the baltimore region. but as we look off to the east/northeast, this stuff in jersey, new jersey, is headed in our direction. probably, i'd say, around 7:00 to 8:00. we expect to see rain breaking out in the baltimore metro. probably will be with us most of the night and into tomorrow. >> okay, bob. thank you very much. >>> let's check in on the roads now with sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. >>> still not doing too bad, as far as accidents go. we have a few of them. but nothing too serious. most of them in the city. watch for them a few of them north haven at pulaski. west pratt at mlk. and one more on south conklin at east press. and a water main

police searching the property of philip delaware doe, he is -- garrido. in connection with two unsolved kings in the late 1980s. associated press tonight reports police in new haven, connecticut have a person of interest in the murder of yale grad student annie le. the government approved a new vaccine for h1n1 flu. and on this day in 1916, the british military deployed tanks on the battlefield for the very first time. at the time, the brits were neck deep in world war i, fighting the germans in the bloody battle of thesome. hundreds of thousands had been killed in a few months. then tanks entered the picture. those beasts far from today. bulky, prone to mechanical problems. they had little outcome on the outcome of the battle. mechanized armor was the age of the future.

it is the delaware and new jersey stuff producing thunder and lightening.ll talk about the weather, your wet drive to work and what it will be like coming up today. >> a pennsylvania mom is behind bars after she let her 6-year-old daughter drive her car. she was teaching her daughter how to drive. she is suspected of being under the influence. >> a car smashed into a nation pump creating an scombloegs. you can see the one driver purchasing gas. nobody was hurt. the attendant is getting much praise after hitting a red button that cut the gas supply. >> the time now 5:11. coming up, the president ordered the chesapeake bay be cleaned up. >> time is running out for you to take advantage of the first-time home buyer tax advantage. >> a new acc >> upper 50's and low 60's across the area this morning. that will be consistent before we start to warm up a little bit. with the storm spinning off shore. it may take a while to get out from under it. maybe this afternoon, we can get a sun break and start to warm the temperatures up. you can see the warmest activity is

three days later, her body was found near odessa, delaware. police say someone beat and strangled her. delaware police say an anonymous caller said she overheard a man brag about sprangling a girl -- strangling a girl and then dumping her body. but police say that lead did not pan out. >> there are many changes since 1992. >>> the beating death of a crofton teen, the suspect comes face to face with the victimly's family. >> reporter: kai, the victim's mother, father and sister broke down during a sentencing in the young man who entered that manslaughter plea apologized. his attorney told the judge her client was not evil incarnate, he was just a 15-year-old boy who made a bad decision. >> why? why? >> reporter: chris jones was a typical teenager. happy, full of life. you can see it in this home video, obtained exclusively by wjz. until one saturday afternoon last may when prosecutors say a gang of teens confronted and beat him as he rode his bike home in quiet suburban crofton. chris died hours later. today, the younger of two teens charged en

my next guest, the senator from delaware joins me. good to have you.ood to be here. thanks. neil: where do you think this dance? -- this stands? >> it is there and balance. it is being criticized -- it is fair and balanced. max is calling it a very good starting point, and i think he is right. neil: both sides have been ubiquitous in their comments, but let me ask you about the idea here -- it does not have a public option. that would apparently be a nonstarter. not to have it in the house. how do you ever get to the point of reconciling this? >> we actually did this about five years ago, and the issue was the medicare prescription drug program, and there are those that talked about having the prescription drug programs in all of the states and to let these seniors choose. why do we not have a fallback public option that could be triggered if there is no competition, and we did that about four or five years ago. as it turns out, we of robust competition, and in delaware, there are four or five -- we have robust competition. neil: in other words, you ha

dover delaware over three inches. atlantic city had four inches of rain. that low is north of us. look at the precip how it's sinking south. still rotating around and coming through areas mainly north of d.c. there's sti quite a bit of dampness in the cloud cover that will stick around for a while. temperatures are quite cool today. mid 60s and still holding. our cements here for the next couple of hours are going to be slowly falli into the low 60s by about midnight. light showers out there. that is it on your fast forecast. saturday showers for some of us. i'll did he tile which locations in a few minutes. the promise of some sunshine for the weekend. >> thanks a lot. >>> a warehouse blows up in capitol heights. >> a search for a hit-and-run driver. >>> 19 people were hurt this morning when a charter bus collided with a metro bus in southeast washington. it happened during the morning rush on good hope road. sources close to the investigation tell news4 the driver of the charter bus was having trouble braking. all of the injuries were minor and everyone is expected to be okay. >

that is the coastal at the delaware coast. issuing of a flood watch i would expect later in the day. hagerstown, 1.3 inches of a rain expected there and only .10 of an inch. and it's all the moisture of the high pressure to the north. the high pressure preventing the north from moving that further north and getting the counterclockwise flow. that is the reason for the reason. we will see the scattered showers around until friday morning and then we will see improvement as we get into the weekend just in time. 70 degrees in baltimore, surrounding area all in the mid-60s. expect the temperatures to climb only a little bit. today it's going to be on the cool side. 73 degrees on the eastern shore with a 10-15-mile-an-hour wind. the heavier rain we saw that expected through today and tomorrow. 74 degrees through the central part of the state, 5-15-mile-an-hour wind. further points west, we will say the high of 75 with a peak of sun there after the shower. tonight 52 degrees with a north wind at fin-25. those will get a bit gusty to

a maryland man claims the priest abused him in delaware.the civil suit was filed under the landmark delaware child victims act. which allows victims of childhood sexual abuse to sue the perpetrators no matter when the abuse occurred. >> the baltimore city police officer shot during a roobery last week, suffers a setback. detective aaron harris has been moved to shock traumm, and his condition has been downgraded to critical. harris was shot late thursday night outside of his home in northwest baltimore. originally taken to sinai hospital. and has undergone, at least, five surgeries. the two teens accused of shooting harris were denied bail yesterday. >> well, sunny day. breezy and cool. how cool will it get overnight? chief meteorollgist vytas reid is here with the sky watch forecast. gorgeous day. >> yeah. sunshine and few clouds. but wind was the factor. and made it feel cooler out there. temperatures in the mid to upper 60s and felts like in the lower 60s with the winds blowing out of the west. anywhere from 20 to 25 miles per hour. clea

we are seeing the leading edge make its way into delaware and around just south of st. mary's. lots of clouds across the area again today. we had a little bit of a break again. temperature only got up to 74 degrees this afternoon at 2:00. a trace of h rain today. since september 1, we had .55 inch. our deficit though right now at about 1/2 inch, as well. let's look at current conditions, winds out of the east/northeast. those have been increasing through the afternoon. 16 miles per hour. we are seeing gusts right at maryland's eastern shore. up to near 40 miles per hour. here's the center of our coastal low right now. it's less than 200 miles from the mouth of the bay. it's moving westward. you can see the precip shield wrapping around the storm north and west of it. heavier rain down to the south. it's a slow comes ashore. nothing heavy, but winds pick up and steady rain across the area already those winds up to 22 miles per hour. salisbury 23. up in philadelphia and wind's expected to pick up north even into the jersey beaches and long island. gale warn, up. sustained winds n

through the delaware beaches up to long island here. as well as galeo,too, upewo n tyork.so viad,oary c f eeld c t shesory u cee s the water levels se to a foot to abeovtt above normal. annapolis high tide time 10:20 p.m. alexandria at 1:00 a.m. let's zoom in a little bit. we have light showers out there. northern fairfax county around potomac headed toward reston. another cell around la plata. st. mary's and solomons will probably get it first. you can see that line, the leading edge of salisbury just around ocean city and dover. that is pushing westward. ocean city today close to an inch of rain already. look at the temperatures. 69. winds out of the northwest at 21 miles per hour. solomon's out of the north 10 miles per hour. temperatures there 67. in the neighborhoods around pax river, 66 degrees. wind at 27 miles per hour. temperatures in the 70s. 80s to the west. we'll see a pattern change come our way this weekend and will start warming up, as well. seeing highs in the low 80s this weekend and clearing skies. let's talk about the

all the rain continues in new jersey, delaware. right now, what's going on, very dry air west of the bay. that's continued to keep us in the dry side. eventually, maybe this rain will make it in. but for the main time we're staying dry. take a look at temperatures, we're at 63. 83 down in oakland. the dewpoint has been drying out. but there's so much out there, there's a very good chance -- are you sure we'll see rain sometime overnight. we still have these winds out of the east. still some coastal flood advisories. they're going to be dropped about 2:00 a.m. to the east, rough surf along the coast. some flood flashes as well. there's also a disturbance down here near the gulf which might cause a lot of rain in texas and they need that. for us the low pressure has finally bound itself up. you can see a very sharp cut off. very clear skies to the west. and this hole batch expected to come inland. we should get into that rain overnight and at least a portion of tomorrow before it can move out. one last look at fred. it is a hurricane

a woman's body was found in delaware. samples taken from her body and clothing were recently submitted to a nationwide data base. the family says they are encouraged by this latest effort. >> the struggling economy is taking its toll on local restaurants. after five years of business, the blue sea grill and another grill have closed up shop. restaurant owners have to be created to keep their doors open and the customers blowing in. >> they are looking to cut costs, to try new things. if you go to a restaurant, you will see new things they are doing. >> many are eating at home to save money which is impacting local restaurants. that brings us to our watercooler question of the day. as the economy forced you the number of times you go out to eat it? email us your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. we have just ended the deadliest month of the deadliest year in afghanistan. >> the u.s. commander is calling it serious over there and is calling for more troops. >> our goal is clear, to disrupt, dismantle, and the ft al qaeda

rising sun over to north delaware, down to golena.ll of that is moving today, to the west/southwest. a few heavy brief showers. to our southeast, some light rain around so southern portions in delaware. this stuff to the northeast is pretty much headed down across the region. so we do expect to see some showers tonight and probably a better chance coming in later tomorrow and again tomorrow night into friday. we could see some decent rain activity finally in the region. denise? vic? >> thank you, bob. let's check on the roads now with sharon gibala. >> reporter: well, we have an over turned tractor-trailer that is going to be with us during rush hour. it's blocking the on-ramp. do watch for that if you're traveling on 95 in the southbound lanes. that will be there for most of the rush hour. you can see speed sensors in that area at 62 miles an hour. no delays. as far as other issues. one accident. bel air at bolton. and several more accidents. some include north holiday at east saratoga. west cold spring at oakville. watch for standar

. >>> we have new details about delaware's new sports betting lottery. it is the first of its kind on the east coast. betters will be asked to pick the correct outcomes of three national football league games. it's what is commonly known as a parlay. they will have a minimum of $2 and a maximum of $3,000. delaware can only offer parlay bets on the nfl instead of wagers on all pro and college sports. >>> meanwhile, bets are still off on whether slot machines will become a reality in maryland. baltimore is rolling out the welcome mat. approve zoning for a casino. residents are expected to pack a hearing, saying it is a bad fit for the family oriented mall. >>> inappropriate conduct with a teenager, she was supposed to be councilling. a grand jury indicted 36-year- old jennifer brennan yesterday. seray chin has more on the youth minister now on unpaid leave from the church. >> reporter: revealed disturbing allegations of one of lltheieiown. according to court documents. jennifer brennan is accused of having sex with a 15-year-old boy. this picture was poste

that will push its way out toward the eastern shore and outports delaware. this is good news for the ravens game at 1:00. right now, there will be some sprinkles, but overall looks like we will be dry by late afternoon. that is good news if you have any plans for anything outdoors later tomorrow or evening. still cool under the cloud cover, mainly in the 60's. a couple of 70's to the south. things will warm up as we get into monday and tuesday before a reenforcing shot of cooler air arrives. 62 right now, 60 at the airport, 60 winchester. down toward ocean city, about 71 degrees. 66 degrees at the airport, 69 at the inner harbor. typically, we see temperatures closer to 75. the rest of tonight, scattered rain showers, some of which could be heavy, 58-64. the low pressure across virginia will continue to push its way out towards the northeast. slow clearing tomorrow, mostly cloudy skies. the rain showers in the morning, then later in the afternoon. monday, another cold front moves through, providing another chance of rain showers monday evening. behind that,

deputy chairman of the finance committee and republican national committeeman from delaware.also chairman of congressional steering committee ranking for president committee served on the executive committee of the reagan-bush campaign and was the vice-chairman of the congressional campaign committee with responsibility for white house liaison. tom evans also served as an informal group of the kitchen cabinet that directly regularly advise the president on a broad range of issues in congress he was a member of the banking committee and more submarines committee. he has a be a and llp from the university of virginia. tenet weinstein and i hope i pronounced correctly, is a part of washington, d.c. office of the white collar defense corporate investigations practice. he focuses on civil and criminal trials and corporate internal investigations. he spent 19 years and the department of justice from 1989 to 2001. he served as assistant u.s. attorney both southern district of new york and district of columbia. 2001 he was appointed director of executive office for attorneys to read

district court in delaware. >> it's -- it was a patent issued to who glue. >> a patent applied in 2001 some three years before facebook existed and said they didn't come up with the concept but the security allowing deprerneds to see certain portions of your profile. >> the corner stone of our patent scrounds individuals being able to protect and manage access to their information. >> he admits he's had a facebook account for several years and a patent since 2007 which begs the question why sue now? >> this was a last resort for us. we could sit idolly by and let anyone who chooses to infringe or do something about it. >> so what are the chance this is small company has the will power and stamina to keep up? >> i'm a navy grad and football grad and we're used to going up against much bigger teams than us. we don't give up. we'll see what happens. >> ok. unable to get ahold of facebook for a response a lawyer for who glue says facebook now has 20 days to respond. >> the time is 47 on tv hill. coming up -- >> i'm nicole killion in pittsburgh, the g-20 summit kicks off today and so do mor

his term as delaware attorney general is due up next year.o is considered a likely candidate for his father's old senate seat in 2010. >> good for him for serving and of course salute him and everyone else serving in iraq. still 160,000 some people there. >>> tamron, starbucks has unveiled a new brand of instant coffee claiming it will change the way people drink coffee. >> i tasted it. >> was it good? all right. >>> they're taking a shot at angry town hall protesters in an effort to sell the new brew. watch. >> people who yell at town hall meetings can't taste the difference. >> i can't taste the difference! >> i can't either! >> can you? introducing starbucks via. see if you can taste the difference. >> that was pretty good. >> that's actually how i felt when i -- it jolted me. you're like i can't tell -- feel like that's great. all right. >>> tom delay's dancing lays on dancing with the stars may be numbered. >> really? >> he was giving it his all. last night, he was at the bottom of the scoreboard but an injured foot may have contributed.

delaware 76 degrees, 76 york, 80 hagerstown. 73 atlanta city. 75 on the boards down in ocean city.oughout day, early morning clouds gave way to lots of sunshine throughout the day and the shower activity continued off the outer banks of north carolina, few showers there. also some pretty good shower and thunderstorm activity north of louisville kentucky around new albany, south of the lexington and elizabeth town area. tennessee scattered showers. showers in ohio will stay there. the big dome of high pressure is going to stay there. protect us. keep this system from moving in and up. consequently what you got today you are getting it tomorrow. same kind of situation. now nothing showing up on the radar. nice clear scan, staying that way through the long holiday weekend. 76. 79 handover. 79 chestertown. elkton at 78 degrees. forecast for the overnight period, few light clouds around are going to be dissipating through the overnight period. shower activity continues off the coastline of the carolinas. by saturday a few clouds around. for the most part nice weather for the upcoming we

area, and before it's all over and done with, maybe 2 to 5 inches of rain d.c., portions of delawaresure system will push further to the north. those downpours and coastal gails will be strong, as well, around the new york city area. that's going to be your tougher day tomorrow. tougher day for you tomorrow. california, beautiful today and beautiful tomorrow. speaking of california today, it's their anniversary. california became a state in 1850. you can figure out how many years that >> all right, everybody. i think i found the one lone cheerleader who is not a cheerleader in the crowd. >> i am a cheerleader. >> you're the base of the pyramid. thanks very much. let's get in to harry. >>> this morning on our series "early essentials," having a well-stocked pantry. here with a list of essential ingredients every cook should have, gail simmons, special projects manager at food and wine magazine. and a big star of our favorite things about top chef. >> thank you, harry. it's always good to be here in the morning. >> are you doing all right? >> i'm doing fine. >> and before we do this, d

our satellite picture early this morning, a few light scattered showers and the eastern shore and delaware, they've been getting scattered showers basically on and off throughout the day. but the heaviest rainfall remains back over sections of southern portions of virginia. the larger picture shows that area of low pressure kicking out moisture into the carolinas and virginia. around the baltimore area, again, just scattered showers around and that is basically the way it's going to be for the next 24 to 36 hours. right now maryland's most powerful doppler radar indicating a little shower activity along 70. on the howard/carroll county line into the fredrick county area. also up in harford and cecil county getting a few scattered showers. northern carroll county getting a few scattered showers but they are going to be very widely scattered overnight and through the day tomorrow. towson now 66. 64 westminster. damascus now at 65. 65 havre de grace. elkton currently reports in with 63 degrees. your forecast for tonight -- a few scattered showers across the region. then during the day tomorro

you can see heavy rainfall from southern portions of new jersey down through delaware and into the oceany area. some showers will make it across the bay but again the heaviest rainfall will be on the eastern shore. temperaturewise now, in arnold 64. 64 potomac. reisterstown 64. 63 gleana and accidenton 62. overnight we'll see scattered showers throughout the region. then during the day tomorrow some spotty showers but the heaviest rain, again, remains on toward the east with the coastal storm. tonight, showers and storms, the heaviest stuff east of us. during the day tomorrow, looking for a mostly cloudy day, few showers with a high of 70. on saturday partly cloudy, sunny on sunday, monday, tuesday, wednesday looking like lots of sunshine. thursday mostly cloudy 75. see you tonight at 11:00. >>> the ravens fight have home field advantage but it never bothered the chiefs before. c kc3-0 all-time in baltimore. the chiefs will likely be a run first team, playing into the ravens strength. since 1999, the ravens had only 18 players to rush. the fewest in the nfl. lewis doesn't seem concerned

this morning, we are looking at showers pushing through delaware up through new jersey. we're dry right now but it doesn't mean we're going to stay dry all day. 68 degrees now in baltimore and easton. 78 in ocean city, on the first morning of fall. how about that? most of us 65 to 70. we'll aim for 80 this afternoon and there willing scattered showers so take that umbrella. hit or miss variety throughout the day. 5:09. lets go back to the roads. someone else appreciates the road workers. >> i do. use caution when traveling through work zones at any time. looking at the beltway at liberty road, traffic looking good, no real issues along the beltway or the tunnels at this time. the fort mchenry tunnel looks great. two-way traffic gets by in the harbor tunnel. that should be picked up within the hour. but we have a disabled tractor-trailer on 59 approaching mountain road -- 95 approaching mountain road. go northbound on route 40, take mountain road and then he can get off on the 95 exit. riva road between cochran drive and truman parkway closed because of a gas main leak. e

the owner of ocean downs raceway in delaware park says lots will be up and running by memorial day weekend. the 800 machines will create 560 jobs. >> with the expansion been as great as it is, it has become a concentrated local market. we are fortunate that ocean city has a lot of people looking for things to do. there is not a lot of adult activities in ocean city and nearby beaches. >> there are some restrictions. no slots related hotels or restaurants can be built within 10 miles of the track, and entertainment has to be limited to one piano player. >>> tonight, federal investigators are working on the hanging death of a u.s. census worker. why they believe it could be linked to his work. how several banks will help keep money in your accounts. and the flu shot versus the nasal spray. help us way and on which is the most effective. >>> i think it is great. i wish i had some of these figures like these gals do. >> helping seniors stay healthy this flu season in the most unlikely of places. we will explain. >>> alive showers and some thunder in that line, moving toward the up baltimore ar

we're seeing it obviously in delaware.re seeing it across everywhere, pretty much east of the mountains there in parts of maryland. that's going to continue today. so far we've seen heavy amounts. these are the amounts just since midnight in the rain gauges. we're looking at half an inch already in baltimore. it will die down as we get farther into the day. this will shear off and we'll see it rip itself apart. so things will stop for us. we're still gonna see a light drizzle and showers throughout the rest of the day and into tonight and probably tomorrow. we're only looking at about another half an inch of rain at the most out of this. for today, 70 degrees, cloudy and rain. it was going to be breezy, winds out of the north 15 to 30 miles per hour. let's see how things are on the roads. here's kim. >>> we have slick roads and reduced visibility and wind warning at the bay bridge. we take a peek at southbound 95 approaching the white marsh area. we do have incidents working in some areas in the outer loop of the beltway i

dover, delaware 66. our satellite picture throughout the day, lots of sunshine during the day today but this little trough of low pressure continues to rotate through the region bringing in a few little light clouds and also a few sprinkles. earlier this afternoon, some of the higher elevations out here in west virginia, there was some freezing rain, unbelievable for this time of year. no freezing rain for us but definitely some cooler temperatures as they make take way into the region. nothing showing up on maryland's most powerful doppler radar now but early tomorrow morning up until maybe 11:00, we could see few sprinkles on the pennsylvania/maryland line. one or two could make it into the baltimore area but don't really worry bit. it will be basically a nice day but on the cool side. you can always go to our web site, to abc2news.com, to check out our interactive doppler radar. right now there's nothing showing up on the radar but if we expand it out just a little bit and look up into portions of new

you can see they have dropped the coastal flood advisory for the delaware area and the maryland beaches. it remains in effect until 8:00 for the baltimore area. temperatures 77 degrees. 75 york. 83 hagerstown. remember i said it would be a slow start? it was in fact a slow start with clouds and light drizzle. then things started to clear up. a larger view of the shower activity associated with the the area of low pressure continues to pump out moisture into the carolinas. scattered showers in the region. they have had a lot of rainfall. across the area, no precipitation. we are not looking for any until tuesday the way things are looking. 77 glen burnie and rock hall 76 degrees. here's your forecast. tonight a few clouds down to the south. basically a lot of sunshine across the region. during the day tomorrow lots of sunshine. all the shower activity will remain to the west of us. things look good. i think you'll enjoy the weekend. forecast for overnight. mostly cloudy. seasonably cool. during the day tomorrow a mostly sunny day with a high of 72 degrees. the extend outlook for the next

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is just offshore and spreading that rain back to the west across the state of maryland and across delaware. as far as temperatures, we're in the mid-50s, so it's going to be a chilly one as you head off to the bus stop. cloudy, windy, and rainy today. grab your umbrella and maybe a sweater. check out the mta. here's mark jones. >> you'll find the roadways of course covered with lots of rain and causing all kinds of delays. as you've heard this morning, including the buses. do allow a little extra time for getting there if you travel by bus. number 15 bus is taking a diverse at saratoga and green. the 17 with the diversion in the area of corporate and international construction on the scene. of course the run to remember will take place after 7:00 this morning and will affect downtown buses with delays. so be aware of that as you travel. for the mta transit team, i'm mark jones. this is a typical snack bar. but kellogg saw antunity to plus things u we took out their peanuts... cause adding almonds would be a plus. r/e delicious e of dark chocolate. also a plus. then we added 35% of your dai