don harrison has a special preview. >> hey! >> reporter: to get ready for the world cup, the united states' women's softball team is playing in buoy tonight. these are the best 18 women player softball teams in the country. one of the players is from arnold. she's been playing all around the world. being able to play in her backyard is special. >> none of my friends have been able to see me unless it's on tv. it will be nice to have them here. >> reporter: the coach leads these women into the international arena of women's softball. with this talent, his job is easy >> it's not hard to get them going. >> pitch! >> the pitching staff is nice. i can count on everyone to do their job. everyone's here to play a part. >> reporter: this is jordan taylor. she's been throwing this ball around 70 miles per hour. with the pitching 40 feet away, the reaction time is about like a men's league. they're playing at the highest level of women's softball in the united states. this team is the defending world champions. one of the newest players

don harrison, abc2 news. >>> the police say that the number one safety thing you can do is wear a life jacket when you're on the water. >>> and if you want to check out more ways to stay safe on the water this weekend, go to abc2news.com. type in boat safety in the search box on the upper right side of the page. >>> a group of teens got a feel of how much talking and texting impacts driving. it's part of the safe driving challenge. teens have to knave -- navigate and deal with passengers and talk and text. >> you think you're clear in the front, but you're clipping. you're clearing what's in front and you're nod make -- not making a wide enough turn. >> they can hear us talk, when they get behind the cars, they come out there shaky. they know what it's like when they're trying to talk and text on the phone. >>> in 2009, 5500 people were killed and 500,000 injured more in distracted driving crashes. >> >>> back pain is slowing you down? you may want to consider this. 400 people who suffer from chronic low back pain felt better after getting massages. the story in usa today says that the

in lincecum, don harrison, abc2 news. >> state police are looking for anyone else who might have seen something yesterday on the baltimore washington parkway. >>> you know there have been several arsons and police need your help. charlie tells us how you can help in tonight's crime checker report. >> abc2 is working to help police solve crimes in your neighborhood. each thursday, we profile a dangerous crime hoping that you're going to have information needed to solve it. this week baltimore county police immediate your help solving a string of arsons in the north point area. eight fires were reported, starting around 3:00 in the morning outside an apartment complex on sparrows point road and continuing throughout the day. that went on to include three burned out cars and a dumpster all within a couple blocks of each other. the baltimore county unit -- and the total damages at $50,000. anyone with information is asked to call metro crime stoppers at the number on your screen. 866-7-lockup. you could be eligible for a reward up to $2,000. don't forget, you can see more of our reports b

i'm don harrison for abc 2 news. >>> right from there they tween the curve to see the parades. people celebrating the 4th in grand style l. are parades all over town. the annual parade celebrated the tradition of the men and the women who sacrificed their lives. >> they had the planes fly over showing the strength of america. and knowing that what a great country it is. we are the only country where people come from everywhere here. the melting pot. >> absolutely. we have the celebration like this. here we are. it is never a quiet 4th of july. george has been running this parade for the past 14 years. he has some pull like the national guard flyover. they are moving on over to get to their lawn seats right there in time for the fireworks later on tonight. great time. and then look at this. nathan's hot dog famous for its july 4th tradition that goes back decades. today the competition introduced its first ever woman's race. you can see the contenders downing dog after dog. world record holder sonnia thomas grabbed the belt after stomaching 40 hot dogs. she is the manager of the

know the movie starts harrison ford and daniel craig in one of the most anticipated blockbuster of the summer season. but is it worth all the hype. here's arts entertainment reporter donsanchez on the aisle. if. >>reporter: wow! shade of butch cast dichlt old west 187 1875. grumpy harrison fox sports world rules the town with an iron fist. then daniel craig shows up. >> i need to know where you came from. >> so do i. >>reporter: he has repressed memory from the past. one tough guy, though. >> i don't want any trouble. >>reporter: right clint, daniel. just as you think this film is a derivative conventional western. wow! about. pl alien arrive and they mean business. about sophisticated weaponry they are after us. like a round up they rope people off the horse to reel them in. >> what about the other people are they alive? >> they won't be for long. >>reporter: that is olivia who knows more than she is letting on. stunning. great eyes. >> she's the only one who knows who i am. >>reporter: that haunted past thing again. dialogue isn't going to win a pulitzer but after all this boils did you know to last chance team effort against a force that seems unbeatable. about thi

don sanchez on the aisle. >> you are doing fine. >> wow, shades of butch cassidy. the old west, harrison ford rules the town with an iron fist.el craig shows up. >> he is one tough guy though. >> i don't want any trouble. >> right, clint -- but pow! aliens arrive and they mean business. they are after us. they rope people off like horses to study them. >> she knows more than she is letting on. she has great eyes. >> but that again, the dialogue can't win an award but it boils down to last chance team effort against a force that seems unbeatable. >> this has everything you can imagine, genre, cowboys indians and aliens and great special effects. parts of silly and too long but it's still a rip rolling good time. i give it almost three-quarters of a bucket. i'm don sanchez and we'll see you on the aisle. >> he is animated there. >> how about that stuff about the weather. >> absolutely. we've got some storm activity well east of the bay area but typical low clouds and fog. this is san jose, looking at sunshine and temperatures approaching 80 later on today. further south, 82 in morgan hill. gilroy, garlic festival should be a ni

don sanchez on the aisle. >> should we step in? >> looks like he's doing fine. >> wow, it's the old west 1875. grumpy harrison ford rule was an iron fist, then, daniel craig shows up. >> i need to know where you came from. >> so do i. >> he has repressed memories of the past and one tough guy, though. >> i don't want trouble. >> right, clint, uh, daniel. so you're thinking it's a conventional western? p.o.w.. alien arrive and they mean business. and they're after us. like a round up, they rope people off and real them in to study them. >> what about other people? are they alive? >> they won't be for long. >> and she's stunning. great eyes. >> she's the only one who knows who i am. >> that haunted past thing again. dialogue isn't going to win a pulitzer but this boils down a last chance. the force, the team is unbeatable. >> and this has just about every kind of film genre you can image yichblt cowboys, indians, horror, science fiction, and great special affects from ilm. and parts of it are silly, it's too long, and it's still a rip-roaring good time. i give it almost three quarters of a bucket. we'll see you

our roving traffic reporter don ditched the roads this morning and decided to hop on a bus and my traffic producer just telling me they are on -- they just got off the harrisont off-ramp. they were on the bay bridge a couple of minutes ago but bay bridge traffic so far looks okay. and you can see if you are coming into san francisco, no major problems right now on san francisco's city streets. and a.c. transit remains on time. we'll check in with don a little later on in the newscast. thanks, don. back to you guys. >> thank you. >> i'm sorry, lawrence, i forgot. >> you that's okay, elizabeth. that is okay. heading outside today, i think we have a very nice day for you. the haze still made it from the fire still lingering as you look out over the central valley. down below patchy fog. so we are starting out with some patchy fog this morning around parts of the bay area. some of that thick especially at the coastline some dense fog toward the beaches right now. inside the bay patchy fog not as much in the interior valleys, temperatures in the 50s and 60s. so a warmer start to the day and should be a warmer finish, as well. may even get hot in spots today. coul