. >> don harrison went shopping to get ready. >> reporter: as ominous clouds hover over this hardware store, it might be a good idea to go inside and prepare for the hurricane season. trying to grab supplies is a disaster in its on rite. >> people running in every direction. >> reporter: it's better to be prepared now before everything is picked over. >> it takes days to restock. >> reporter: summer is already set for the storm. >> anything you would take camping we have set up and ready to go. >> reporter: christine and caleb came in to buy some light bulbs. they're in the prepared this season. >> not at all. we should start getting prepared. once it lets and the electricity goes out, we're done. >> now that you told me, i will. >> reporter: you may not have $1300 to get a generator, but you may have this. let's see how prepared you can get. flashlight and batteries, toilet paper, candles and matches. how about hand sanitizer. large zip lock bags so you can put your cell phone and wallet in. wart and a lantern. $93.55. with tax, $99.17, under $100. that's a good start eye remember hu

meade, don harrison, abc2 news. >> you can reach kathleen at this number. >>> anne arundel county executive newman has opened a campaign account. newman took over the county executive role after leopold was found guilty of misconduct in office. >>> freckles was found abused and abandoned. look at freckles today. he looks like he's smiling at you. now in this picture you can see his belly. all his wounds are healing nicely. freckles is living with a trainer until he is rescued. don't you just wt to rub his belly right now? >> yes. >>> all right. what started out as a blog for her family has turned her into the nationally known scary mommy. tonight abc2 news charley crowson sits down with scary mommy to learn more about her latest project. >> reporter: there's no denying her. unless you've read her book, confessions of a scary mommy, she may not be a fan of yours. >> my dislike for other people's children, how i feel about school and teachers. >> reporter: confessions was a best seller. it was a let among fans. it's even been printed in a number of foreign languages. >> sold in funny place. t

don harrison heads to the shore.rection officers indicted. >>> tropical storm andrea is threatening to ruin your weekend. >> chief meteorologist wyatt everhart is here to tell us what we can expect. >> bottom line is this. this rain will get heavier and steadier. this is a tropical moisture cap. some of the tropical moisture already shooting the coast. there's also a frontal boundary in ohio squeezing in some of the moisture. here is some of the mane players -- plain players. she makes landfall let rally as we -- literally as we speak. it's about 120 miles north of tampa. you see the tropical storm wind concerns all the way up through cape at terrace and flood -- cape hatteras and we'll keep a close eye on it. we will have more on andrea. we'll send it back not news desk. >>> team coverage. >> mike masco has the umbrella. >> it has started raining at 6:00. that means probably the beltway. we'll be talking about a storm that's moving up the coast. her name is andrea, dumping two to four inches of rain. let's take a lo