it is at 6:30 this morning in downtown baltimore. we are expecting some congestion on lexington and fayette and those areas downtown. watch for that. at pasadena, mountain road, we have confirmed an accident there. mount zion road, a few things to watch out for this morning. the major roadways are checking out ok. the west side of the beltway showed the inner and outer lips are moving just fine. 83, a live look shows things are looking just fine. a battle heavier southbound. 95 is good. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. q. >> new rules of the road are coming to wall street. >> and overhaul was approved last night. kate amara is live at our washington bureau with details for us. >> this bill gets tough on lenders and on borrowers, too. >> the title amendment is agreed to. >> the senate passes its version of regulatory reform. the broadest overhaul of big banks since the depression. >> never again will you be asked to bail out the big banks when they place risky bets. >> it is not just wall street. main street will also see change

national bicycle to work day will kickoff and there will be a celebration in downtown baltimore. that could cause some congested around lexington. those streets will be pretty jammed up because of that. howard county, northbound 32 we have the report of a vehicle fire. some fire activity at assateague drive. route 40 white is closed at route 4 in the lothian area. that is completely shut down so you want to avoid routes 408 if at all possible. this is the west side of the beltway. very light traffic for this time of morning. 95, things moving find in both directions. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back over to you. >> relief is on the way for home owners at risk of losing their homes. >> that thanks to a new bill signed by governor o'malley. jennifer franciotti has more. >> the governor is calling this a bill that is near and dear to his heart. it is delinquent homeowners the opportunity to talk directly to lenders to find a solution. >> it requires the lenders to make a serious effort to renegotiate the loan by changing the terms, the lane of the term, make some adjustm

in downtown baltimore abc 2 news. >> the city will use $8 million in state and federal grants to make road improvements along the course. indy racing league still needs to sign a sanctioning agreement. that still needs to happen. >>> voters have taken matters into their own hands. they decided to go with the mayor's decision to put in speed cameras. out of the 500 ballots. this came after 400 signatures were collected. >>> governor martin o'malley is in change receiving an award for bio technology for promoting the industry in state. the group noted the governor's tax credit as one of the reasons why they chose him. maryland is home to 50 bio center companies. the governor says he's made bio technology growth one of his top priorities. >>> now for a look at tonight's top stories. two people are dead in north baltimore after using a portable generator to power the lights inside the home. the landlord reported he had not seen the couple for days. when police arrived at their house they found the couple dead. police are waiting test results but they suspect they died from carbon monoxide

around the central portion of the state, annapolis, downtown baltimore, right at 75 degrees. 20 percenthance for a pop-up shower. the western portion of the state mmch of the same with temperatures in the lower 70s. chance for rain showers still in the forecast. east % northeast wind at 5 to 10. postly-cloudy skies. kind of a repeat of what we saw today. east northeast wind at 5 to 10. your seven-day forecast showing much waamer conditions. more sunshine on wednesday. 86. 81 by thursday. friday looking at 84. notice all that sunshine leading us in to the holiday weekend. sunday 79 degrees. looks like a beautiful weekend warming up. sfoks 45 skywatch weatherris at our fingertips. use fox 45's powerful radar and tracking storms. go to fox 45.com and click on iradar. 31 >>> the weather wasn't perfect today, but it was good enough to run in a half marathon. the second annual half marathon was today. it started and ended at the maryland state fairgrounds. runners raised money for the university f maryland cancer center. a number of cancer survivors themselves ran in today's race. >>> on the

. >> we have a couple of incidents, one in downtown baltimore. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> for the most part, so far so good. >> not too much to talk about. there is a water main break and all lanes are back open there. no problems there. some equipment is still on the scene. also, an advisory for you at 6:30 this morning. it is national bicycle to work day. so around lexington, baltimore streets come around the war plaza -- the war memorial plaza, be aware of that. anne arundel county, we have picked up the report of an accident and we're checking on that. eight minutes on the top of the outer loop of the beltway. 11 minutes on the west side. 13 minutes from the south side to the harbor tunnel. this is a live look out at greenspring. things are moving just fine. 95, heavier volume southbound. we are not seeing any delays just yet. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now for a check of the buses and trains. good morning. >> we're showing a few bus diversions this morning. watch out for the 21 line which is diverting at madison and central. the 53 line

. >>> local investors for the indy racing league in downtown baltimore will be the first in the mid atlantic region. >> this is a shot in tomorrow for baltimore. it puts this city on the map for all the right reasons. it is time for a new story to be written about this city and incredible charm. >> i can't wait. i'm waiting for my spot to know the routes so i can get my claire and drinks and everything and watch the race. >> drivers would race in a loop around downtown passing by the inner harbor and camdon yards at st. peters up to 185-miles an hour. >>> 82 d.c. little cooler up the wilmington way. humidity bone try. 38% relative humidity in baltimore. that's a good thing. the rest of this evening looking great. >>> victims told us that williams would offer members the chance to get cheap apartments and luxury complexes. the only thing was they had to refer their friend. attorney general's office said 100 people signed on. but they got evicted when william's did not pay the rent. doug has issued a cease and assist order saying williams did not learn a lesson from going to jail for this same

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reporting live in downtown baltimore, sherrie johnson, abc 2 news. >>> skipper dave trembley says it was not brian madison's night. texas wins this one 13-7. did you think just for a split second back to the fiasco of 30-3 a couple of summers ago? now the orioles are 16 games below 500. next up, washington for the weekend. >>> a sweeping overhaul of rules governing wall street. >>> what passes in the senate? i'll have an update straight ahead. >>> and new health concern for brett michaels. find out what landed the rock reality star back in the hospital. >>> it's 5:04. we start out with 58 degrees in baltimore. we'll see sun and another warm afternoon before more clouds and, yes, some rain this weekend. we'll talk about that in a bit. right now, let's go to the mta and check in with mark jones. >> reporter: good morning. we have a number of diversions including the 53 bus, 91 diverted at calloway, 21 diverted at madison and central. on the light rail lanes, metro subway is on schedule. marc trains are looking good at this hour. for the mta transit team, i'm mark jones. >>> all right.

. >> reporter: downtown baltimore could be looking more like the indy 500. when you can buy tickets for the excitement event. >>> it's a mecca for country music stars and lovers. when the song will start again at the grand 'ole opry. the only place that you can find southwest fares on the internet is southwest.com. we're not on travelocity. ei4/ not on what about orbitz? no! southwest isn't on orbitz. the only place! southwest.com. southwest.com! i know. you don't want to browse all over. [ all ] grab your bag. it's on. [ ding ] >>> good morning i'm meteorologist justin berk. we have had our quiet night and will have another beautiful day. starting off near 50 downtown. clear skies and sunshine expected. the outlook coming up for mother's day weekend as well. >> we have the volume on the northwest corner of the beltway, but things looking good on frederick road. a pair of crashes we will get you caught up in less than 10 minutes. >>> they black on their lacrosse sticks last night in the honor of yeardley love. >> reporter: she graduated from noter dame prese

this is going to be in downtown baltimore on south charles street east pratt street. and it will be really packed from fayette street up to 695 where we're dealing with delays due to an earlier car fire that is going to be along interloop lanes at 83. as you can see some very slow speeds there at york road >> that is thing look at i don't evening travels jeff and karen back to you. >> a trial date is set for baltimore city council woman charged with a campaign finance violations. helen's trial will get under way october 5th. holton is accused of a violating campaign finance law. prosecutors say she had two baltimore developers pay for a political poll on her behalf. poll cost $12,500. state law limits campaign donations to $4,000. >> sunshine and warm with temperatures to wrap up the work week. yes, still ahead jessica star will tell us if the weekend is a go or a wash. >> i don't know what was matter. i was shaking i was so upset. what happened on a south carolina highway that landed a grandma behind bars. maryland unemployment drops slightly to 7.5 percent for the m

reporting live in downtown baltimore, sherrie johnson, abc 2 news. >>> the orioles lost in texas last night. the final was 13-7. now they are a season high 16 games under 500. next on the schedule, the washington nationals who are playing 500 baseball. now, if you read the local newspaper this morning, you'll read quotes from orioles owner peter angelos, who is happy with the nationals' success. here's the best quote. "i'm sure the washington team will continue to improve. i made the side comment that i'm hoping the orioles will get their act together." >> all right. if you are traveling downtown this morning, you might want to leave earlier then usual because graduation ceremonies are downtown. that will mean more cars than ever are headed in that direction. a ceremony at 3:00 could make the area more congested around that time. just something to keep in mind if you are headed downtown today. >>> all right. it's 6:06. as we start off this morning in edge water, 52 degrees one of the cooler spots we could find. a beautiful spot to a friday as we have temperatures cracking back up to t

live in downtown baltimore. >> the tax is sparking a lot of debate across the city. let's go on the internet. 4,000 people belong to a facebook page dedicated to putting a lid on the tax. brian wrote in why does the government want to keep taking from us hard working citizens? there are people out here who are on a fixed income and can't afford anymore taxes. another says it's a ridiculous tax. why doesn't the local government trim its expense accounts and david said i don't live in ballot baltimore but i eat and work there and if the taxes keep going up i will shop elsewhere. also tonight city council passed a resolution opposing the new immigration law. the law is set to go in effect in august and it would give police the power to detain anyone suspected of being in the country illegally if they are first stopped for another offense. councilmembers suspended their normal rules to pass the resolution after it was introduced. >> this issue here is that we want to make sure that law abiding citizens aren't racially profiled. > one delegate does plan to introduce a bil

. >>> one person is taken to the hospital after a in downtown baltimore. smoking flames in the middle block of west middle street went out this morning. the firefighters put out the 1 alarm blaze. the person who was burned was taken to the bay view burn center. so far there's no word on a cause. >>> baltimore police are investigating after a pedestrian is hit and by a vehicle in essex. it happened at the 400 block of eastern boulevard. police have not said whether the driver stayed at the scene. >>> police release more details about the death of yeardley love, a notre dame prep graduate who was attending the university of virginia. love's ex-boyfriend, george huguely is charged with her murder, but he says it was an accident. love was found by her roommate. she was in a pool of blood on her bed. she had bruises and scrapes on her face. huguely admitted that his and love relationship ended. he shook her causing her head to repeatedly hit the wall. >> no matter how many times you see that, it's an undescribable feeling of sadness. >> we're confident that mis

when a grand prix will take over downtown baltimore and how it will bring in more than entertainment. >> good evening. two people discovered dead in their north baltimore home. kathleen tells us a silent killer could be to blame. >> the bodies were discovered monday after the landlord for the building contacted police. investigators are still trying to determine exactly what went wrong inside the house. hundreds of people passed this home last week not realizing what was inside. the two had not been seen for seven days. friends say the electricity had been turned off so they were using a generator. police say the generator ran out of gas and suspect the couple died of carbon monoxide poisoning. now the friends are urging others to get c.o. detectors. >> please do so. it can take our life. please do so. if i lose my friend, she was supposed to be alive. please do so. >> friends say one victim was from el salvador and the other from puerto rico. >> thank you. a man is shot and killed in front of a bar in southwest baltimore. it happened late last night in the 2,100 block of frederick av

we're talking about downtown baltimore, just a warning for you. at 6:30 this morning. the national bike to to work festivities will take place at the national plaza. expect some congestion around the area as you scoot through the downtown regions. as far as the main line getting in and out of downtown area, check it out, light activity, southbound lanes and northbound stretch up toward the toll plaza. that's the same deal heading toward the beltway. once you finally do hop on the beltway, let's check it out moving for you at frederick road this morning, nothing to complain about inner loop lanes, outer loop lanes moving up to speed. that's a look at the morning travels, megan, back over to you. >>> still ahead, baseballs were flying high for that hot texas air last night. find out if the o's could rack enough runs to avoid the sweep. >>> it's fascinating them that there's that many people tuned in. >> and connecting peop >>> is election year those running for governor want you to vote and sew do those who are running for office. they want you to be connected to their c

we have a little bit of fog in downtown baltimore, but the rain has ended. 67 degrees at the airport. same thing at the inner harbor. if you live around here, i usually wind up with clouds and rainshowers. that is the case this morning. scattered in nature. that is the way it will be for the rest of the day. do not cancel any outdoor plants, even though it does not look very nice of the window right now. most of the showers are in the western suburbs, across portions of my memory county and frederick county-- montgomery county and frederick county. take an umbrella with you. but the sun may even peek through the clouds later this morning. it is an upper level feature -- but the center of the low pressure is back in western pennsylvania, but if that to rest of east slowly the conditions will start to improve -- if that drifts east slowly. we can see a few breaks in the overcast off to our south at the present time. i think we might get a peek at the sun. take an umbrella with you in case one of those showers pops up again. temperatures, mid to upper 60's. if we get sunshine, we should

strong east/northeasterly wind at 12 miles per hour. 67 degrees and that is our image from downtown baltimoreof you dealing with intmittent showers, that will continue on this relatively warm and humid day to be expected. more on that and the outlook for the rest of the week coming up. >>> getting into the work force, training, starting over, none is easy but fortunately for us there is help for baltimore-area women. helene -- helayne? >> thank you. >> as well as karen henry. here to tell us about the program. suited to succeed. >> it's a program that was developed for women transitioning from welfare to work, job training programs and women who were displaced home makers to give them suits to go back to work. >> what kind of stories do you hear from people? >> all kinds. they've had kids, they've been in and out of the work , lost their job, it's been a year and a half, in this economy, since they were able to get a job, just to watch their eyes light up when they are dressed, is -- i love it. >> i think we forgot. if we do have a wardrobe that makes us feel good about ourselves how importan

. >>> southwest airlines gears up for a huge give away in downtown baltimore. >>> why maryland's firstis stopping in to stop bullying. i'm gigi barnette in tonight's school report. >>> and if you've ever thought about adopting a ,,,, [house] wow! i feel like a new house thanks to this quick home energy check-up from bge. feels like i'm at a day spa. [ announcer] learn to speak the language of energy efficiency at bgesmartenergy.com. >>> it's 5:30, partly sunny and 77 degrees in baltimore right now. thank you for staying with 13 news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. relentless bully, they are pushing students to the brink. gigi barnett has the report. >> reporter: 15-year-old phoebi prince commits suicide after being bullied. on friday, a 13-year-old hung herself. in baltimore city, school officials suspended five students after shania complained of bullying. >> you can't just put a band- aid over it and think it's going to go away. you have to fix it. >> reporter: the next step now for school leaders statewide is preventing it. for that, maryland first la

reporting live here in downtown baltimore.en parks, fox 45 news at 10:00. >> sounds like the race got underway. >> it does already. >> incredible. new video by mylie cyrus hit the internet today. >> causing quite a stir. >> ♪ >> mylie is just not wearing a lot of clothes in this video. some of it is kind of s&m style. she is looking at the camera. rather provocatively. at one point getting close to one of her female dearns. remember, mylie is still 17. critics say this is just way inappropriate for a 17-year-old. or maybe anybody. some of them say. well, mylie said it is not about who can wear the least amount of clothes. about her wanting to be free. >> free of clothes apparently. >> free. she is free. free. >> we will move on to weather now. gorgeous day. >> thank goodness. how long does the good weather holdout. here is vytas reid with the sky watch forecast. vytas, do you feel flee. >> of course. i am keeping my clothe os. talking about what is going on out there. happy cinco de mayo today is the celebration. of the mexica

downtown baltimore little street is closed between mlk and maryland avenue.ty police reason to scene directing traffic at dorothy road. avoid that. accident involving motorcycle northbound 97 in the process of getting cleared. northbound 95 from route 100 up to 395 will take 11 minutes. outer loop between i-70 and 95 will take you eight minutes this morning. stay with us. magan has your morning news update after this. >>> good morning. university of virginia's athletic director says both schools lacrosse teams will play in the ncaa tournament. the announcement comes after a member of the men's lacrosse team was arrested and charged with killing a member of the women's lacrosse team. the 22-year-old is charged with the murder of death of a girl from baltimore county. according to court documents he told police he kicked in love's bedroom door monday morning, shock her and hit her head against the wall several times. police are investigating whether he made threats to her in the past. they have her computer and they are checking it for evidence. they are talkin

we do have an incident to talk about in downtown baltimore. there's fire activity.an show you what the scene has been looking like this morning. here it is, a lost equipment there commanding a lot of attention. it does continue to shutdown bitle street at maryland avenue and you want to use k street as the alternate route. as for the jfx, there's not much happening to the northbound lanes taking it from the downtown region all the way up to the cold spring lane area and eventually up toward the beltway. as for beltway, let's check it out moving at park heights avenue for you. you can see the sun glare, so you will definitely need to bring out the sunglasses, especially if you're traveling on the inner loop lanes. as for the volume, the traffic is flowing freely. and we're in excellent shape on 795. the cars are in the green all the way up toward owings mills. there's however, trouble in westminister and that is because of an accident involving a motorcycle completely shuts down route 140 at hugh shop road. use valu val hertz road as the alternate route. that's a loo

right now in baltimore, 72 downtown and the >> a recall involving thosee/q w look sports models justt everyone has these days. nearly 1.5 million water bottles are being recalled because the spots can break off. there have been at least a half- dozen reports of spells and breaking in people's mouths. -- of the spouts breaking in people's mouth. >> a new report shows baltimore is one of the top 10 cities for new graduates. the concentration of young adults and jobs requiring less than one y%sty-uju)q'ce. charm city finished eighth, just in front of l.a. and behind cincinnati. postal worker and a veteran is using education to beat the odds. >> he is a single father of two who has a reason to be on cloud nine. tim tooten shares his story with us. pkni>> i always liked school, bi never took school seriously. >> peter is a man on a mission, one that continues on the campus of howard community college. >> i never thought i would be in school. i figured i would work for another 10 years until about the age of 55, then go to an island or something like that and just live the good luck. >> a

we do want to talk about downtown baltimore. that's because in about 15 minutes the national bike to workday celebration will take place at war memorial plaza. you will find a lot of extra volume there. be aware of that. it could take yo you phi a few extra minutes. as for the main lines, checking on the harbor tunnel, you can see the coast is clear. southbound lanes and northbound stretch as well. that's the same deal traveling on 95 from the fort mac mchenry tunnel all the way up toward the beltway. moving farther up through baltimore county, checking it at whitemarsh. northbound, and southbound lanes just accumulating that volume but no significant issues there yet. that's a look at morning travels, megan, back over to y you. >>> put down your car keys and peddling. it's bike to workday. stephanie from the baltimore metropolitan council joins us live with all those details for this morning's hometown hot spot. good morning. >> good morning, everybody. >> how are you this morning, you got your bike ready to go. >> i'm ready to

. >>> the baltimore metropolitan ill is an -- council is an initiative to promote a clean commute. if you are traveling downtownoday in baltimore, you may need a bike because it will be backed up. graduation ceremonies mean more cars than normal headed in that direction. commencement exercises are set for 8:00 and 3:00. >>> now let's return you back to "good morning america" and the jonas brothers. [ cheers and applause ] >>> a huge crowd at central park this morning. we kick off our summer concert series. oh. isn't she adorable. a great double-whammy. the jonas brothers, demi lovato performing live. many of their young fans camping out since thursday afternoon. yes. we're show it will be worth the wait. >> something tells me they will not be disappointed no matter what happens. they're so excited to see demi lovato and the jonas brothers. good morning, everyone. >> on this friday morning. tgif. we made it to the end of the week. >>> also this morning, we have other stories. a confession caught on tape. a teenager accused of nearly beating a young girl to death, tells police what pushed him over the edge. it wa

they advance to coming right here to baltimore next week in the ncaa final downtown charm city. meantime, finally, a good game tonight. this is high cool lacrosse championship. johnny unitas stadium. miaa championship. that looked like a punching bag tonight. miaa title. we did get a final in. we've been checking for you. i can tell you, 12-5 was the last score we got. st. pauls fully in charge unless there's a great comeback. >> maryland's out, right? >> maryland's out but their women won tonight. so they did win and they under the nationals. >> hopefully they'll keep going. >>> come to come, on top of the world, a california boy is now the youngest person to ever climb mt. everest. we'll tell you all about it and we'll tell you all about it and what he did afterwards. ,, we have thousands of rollbacks all over. what? you want to go count them now? ...41, 42... 94, 95... 237... i see you. see, you're laying down. i got you. 531... 635... 701, 702... 1,002... 1,733... 2,226... 3,130... 3,131... 4,340... 4,389. i'm christin. i save people money so they can live better. can it kee

baltimore. wjz is live downtown. gigi barnett has more on the just-cleated deal that is sure to rev up race fans. >> reporter: the city says baltimore is a big sports town. and the indy racing league agrees. but it also thinks that this skyline can attract many fans. >>> they come down the front straightaway. >> this is the action. and the city approved the agreement today. >> this is an exciting day in racing. and if this doesn't excite you, you need to get your heart check the. >> they say the city's inner harbor is the perfect location. >> when i looked at the inner harbor of baltimore, it was like i hit the lottery. because i got the harbor and camden yards. and wide enough streets and the able to run the race, without impacting too many businesses or residences. >> for two years, the city negotiated with baltimore racing development, a group of investorrors for the event. now, over the next five years, baltimore's grand prix will attract more than 100,000 visitors. sweep a little more than $11 million into the ci

baltimore. that is rather mild, that is the downtown area, because the area toward the airport we're seeing temperatures about 8 degrees cooler than that. seeing 50s generally speaking throughout much of the area, though. cooler then, sky watch hd radar showing clearer skies and one of the reasons we have cooler conditions this morning. the front will be bringing showers by tomorrow afternoon but just a brief one if we see anything at all, more likely friday into saturday, more likely timeframe for a shower or thunderstorm. 82 degrees for today's high, clear skies, a warm one, should be a real nice day to get outside. what about the commute this morning will it be a nice one for you her? here is candace dold with the traffic edge. >> reporter: thanks, steve. we don't have much to talk about for you. we are looking on the beltway at harford road, and you can see light activity, a few cars scattered here and there both in the inner loop lanes and outer loop direction as well. from 95 toward 83, we are looking at an 11 minute clip 54 miles per hour. southbound 95, right now through baltimore fort mchenry t

downtown with details of a new dale. good afternoon. >> good afternoon. a baltimore says it is a sports town. we are less than two weeks away from the -- now independent eye style racing that will bring more fans and dollars to baltimore. >> reporter: racing through the streets of baltimore is a done deal. today the city approved a five- year agreement. to bring the indy style racing to charm city. the gearly two and a half mile track. >> the first turn is going to be in front of. it's going to look so sexy on tv then we come back on the other side of the race track. >> reporter: over the next five years the deal will attract more than 100,000 visit ors. and create nearly 2,000 jobs. just what baltimore needs in a down economy. >> we know what a huge impact this is going to have for our community every summer. it really going to be probably the most powerful tourism weekend of the summer. >> reporter: but they amount quite ready for hi performance racing. the city will plug pot holes and fix roads. the contract student up under tough scrutiny. >> all the hard work and the heavy lifting has be

baltimore will see next summer. indy-style racing, right through well-known downtown streets. and the city approved the agreement today. >> this is an exciting day in baltimore and if this car doesn't make you excited, you need to get your heart checked. >> reporter: they say the city's inner harbor is the perfect location. >> when i looked at the photograph of baltimore, it was like i hit the lottery. because i got the harbor and camden yards yards and wide enough streets and the ability to run the race without impacting too many businesses or residences. >> reporter: for two years, the city negotiated with baltimore racing development, a group of investors for the event. now, over the next five years, baltimore's grand prix will attract more than 100,000 visitors. sweep a little more than $11 million into the city's tax coffers. and create nearly 2,000 jobs. it's a deal baltimore needs in a sluggish economy. >> we know what a huge impact this is going to have for our community every summer. it really is probably going to be the most powerful tourism of the summer. >> reporter

it could allow for a pretty big race downtown for five years, beginning in august of next year. now under the proposal, baltimoreacing development would pay the city over $1 million and an annual race fee, and the city would snare a percentage of revenue generated by the baltimore grand prix in the second year of the event. property pow sal also calls for $7.5 million in upgrades in the route from lumbar to russell streets, and some people like the idea. >> i think it would do wonders for the city, clean up the roads, and the roads do suck. they are definitely not ready for the grand prix. i was in monacco. the race was amazing. >> reporter: the federal government should chip in $5 million to help with road surface improvements. sherrie johnson. >> mothers, wives, daughters, we are always carrying for someone else, but if you don't take area of your own health, it can certainly go out of control. kelly swoop has details on how to take control. >> hi, frankie, how are you? >> good. >> reporter: frankie is feeling better physically and mentally with the help of her physician, dr. robin modern, she's taking control

baltimore grand prix. it could clear the way for organizers to host the large- scale downtown race starting in august of 2007pment firm are looking at the feasibility of bringing bringing in a grand prix race to cut through the heart of the harbor. from pratt streets to russell streets and back. it could be big money for baltimore. >> estimates are $100 million in economic impact generated from the visitors, hotels, meals, etc., and also the major national television exposure. >> reporter: the federal government would also ship in $5 million for improvements to get ready for the racetrack. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> a marylander going to mississippi to hit -- to help in the hardest hit areas. philip will bring medical care to the storm victims. >> when you look at the evening news and you see people much less fortunate than yourself and the massive devastation, your first thought is what can i do? and i feel like that. >> cleanup is underway in mississippi where the storms killed at least six people. >>> 5:48 this morning. very calm here. 54 degrees. clear sky, light winds. temperatures in the low 60s.

downtown. winds kind of breezy now, southwest 10 to 15. it will die down a little bit and become southwesterly after midnight. 80 at andrews. 79 up in baltimore. look at this, still 87 down in fredericksburg. 86 in culpeper and 82 in cumberland. just a spectacular everyoning outside. now we'll talk about lows tonight. mid 60s downtown. plenty of 50s in the suburbs. 65 in fredericksburg and lots of 50s haggerstown and over toward cumberland. not as cool as it was last night. partly cool, breezy, and mild. winds south, southwest. by afternoon, again, partly cloudy, breezy and warm. a nice day, a couple thunderstorms will develop. high temperatures around 85 and winds northwesterly. the winds will kick tomorrow when the front goes through. a weak cold front really. here's a look at the zone forecast. all six zones are on our website. 73 in oakland. and upper 70s in haggerstown. pretty good chance of showers across this area. 86 in culpeper, you'll stay dry. a slight chance of a shower or storm. mid 80s downtown. mid 80s at andrews and as well as hughsville and st. maries city. low 80s for annapolis. small craft advisory from noon until 6:00 p.m.

downtown around 80 to the low 80s. 80 in gaithersburg. we're looking at temperatures near baltimore and annapolis. it will probably change, though, on thursday. next seven days, 80s tomorrow. spectacular. 85 on thursday. a few afternoon and evening thunderstorms. a little cooler but nice on friday. 78. we have another frontal system coming in friday night. most of the showers will be confined to the overnight hours so it's going to work out pretty well. it's going to cool off on saturday but by the time you wake up it will be nice. at least when i wake up it will be nice. 72. sunshine on mother's day. bright and brisk back in the mid 60s. >> it is the schedule we work. >> it is. >> thanks, top. >>> an all new david letterman will be on after 9news now. here is a sneak peek. >> good news, ladies and gentlemen. the time squares bomber has been apprehended and i say thank you, iron man. [ laughing ] >> tonight actor russell crow will be on with musical guest sharon jones. >>> so the question of the night is who killed the nationals and took over their bodies? >> i don't know. [ laughin

baltimore hopes racecourse will help boost its revenue. the city's board of estimates approved a five-year deal today for races downtown. officials said the grand prix will translate into grant cash. lowell melser joins us live from federal hill. >> federal hill may be one of the best views in this city as the race is expected to pass along like street behind me. the mayor and other city officials called a baltimore grand prix a game changer for the city. >> this race will change the way the world sees baltimore. >> mayor stephanie rawlings- blake announcing the unanimous decision by the city board of estimates to bring indycar racing to baltimore. the baltimore grand prix will be an indycar style race that will look around the inner harbor and west baltimore over by camden yards. over five years, the race is expected to bring in $11 million in tax revenue, $250 million in spending, and create more than 2000 jobs. hotels and restaurants will be packed. >> with an estimated 150,000 car racing spectators over the course of three days, it is safe to say that at some point during the race, that will probably be hungry. >> i

catching up on the rainfall, but around baltimore and ease, rains have been a little on this body side. annapolis is at 67, cambridge 64, ocean city 61. downtown is still 70. just beginning to drop into the 50's out in far western maryland. here is the satellite image, showing the circulation of this storm around us. at the moment we have these easterly winds which are bringing in all that moisture. some of that is in the form of rain. a couple of little weather disturbances with that easterly flow, but high pressure is beginning to push in from the west and will eventually show some of this away. as we pull back, we notice of to the southeast a little weather disturbance. let's look at the tropical satellite image. forecasters at the hurricane center are watching this weather disturbance. it is expected to drift toward the southeast coast in the next couple of days. they are watching that with great interest to see what will happen. mostly cloudy tonight, an isolated shower or sprinkle and maybe a little bit of fog. northeast winds at less than 10 miles an hour, 69-73 tomorrow. there will be some sunbreaks and maybe a few scattered showers to

downtown, probably low to mid 80s as well. a slight chance of a shower, better chance in frederick. better chance in baltimore. 83 in annapolis. all right, next seven days. 84 tomorrow. isolated storm. a bit cooler on friday, but still nice. upper 70s. a bit cooler on saturday, but nice, low 70s. cool for mom, but bright sunshine, mid 60s next monday. we go back into the 70s on tuesday with a few showers and maybe a few lingering showers on wednesday morning. >> nice. >> pretty nice. >> let's get to our weird news. we think our politicians are getting the big head, but we don't mean it literally. to london, england, where three 25-foot inflatable heads are flying high over the city. now, these happen to be the three men vying to be the next prime minister over there and their balloons are being flown at different heights to represent who is ahead in the political betting stakes. in other words, as more people place bets on a candidate to win, his head goes up higher. the voters have the last laugh tomorrow. >> we want to hear what you think. send your e-mails to mcginty's mail bag. the address, mailbag@wusa9.

baltimore. their fan base there is eroding. nats hosting the os downtown. they will be doing so without willy tavarez. as a team, the nats hitting pretty well lately. they've scored 12 runs in their last two games against the mets. hakem dermish down at the park. the orioles and the nats obviously heading in opposite directions with the nats slightly ahead of schedule and the os, the os just terrible. can we possibly even come close to calling this a rivalry yet? >> reporter: no. jim riggleman agrees with jim vance. he was asked if it was a rivalry. and he said, both teams have to play better for this to be a rivalry. jim riggleman last night said, we played terrible and sent a message to his team saying, playing not smart is unacceptable. he said playing smart is just unacceptable. it was a rough night for jim riggleman and the nationals. good reason to scratch your head. the miscues happened early. ian desmond can't handle the throw. later on, guys getting picked off first base. nationals just not playing fundamental baseball. throwing it away. not making

the university of baltimore having commencement ceremonies this morning at 8:30 at the first mariner arena. also with the national bike to workday, you can expect more traffic downtownch for the morning commute. so keep that in mind. as we take a peek at our drive times, 95 northbound from route 100 up to 395, that will take you ten minutes. 29 southbound all clear with a nine-minute ride. on the southwest side of the i- 70 to 95. we take a peek at our cameras. no major problems on the roadways here. 95 looking good headed towards the split and towards the tunnel. still have one road closure at pasadena. stay with us because we have more news, weather and traffic when "good morning, maryland" comes back right after this. [ woman ] do you think expensive specialty brands always have the best anti-aging skin-care products? sorry. the answer is no. experts from america's top beauty magazines have rated an array of olay products best. and women just like you agree. [ male announcer ] in a study presented by "better homes and gardens," 50,000 consumers voted, and olay definity color recapture was chosen "best new product." plus, in a study by an independent lab in the u.

baltimore. in tonight's cover story, we see a bogus brand. >> it is a warm sprinn day. the ssreets are crowded and ú%ddenly there is a few more stores downtownlry.3 >> perfume. pocketbooks. whatever. >> it looks like a nice name brand. >> but the prices are nicer at somm of the stands. >> a little black pocketbook for $20. paying coach pricee. nobody knows. >> on just about every corner, small vendors unpacking big bargains. >> been here about 16 years. >> selling socks, movies and sunglasses. >> where do i get it? different places. everything here is legit. i have a license. >> down the street. >> i cannot comment on somebody else and what they are doing. >> so we went undercover to see for ourselves. we found coach, gucci, channel ú%r $20. >> we notes not real. >> theeperson running the stand refused to go on camera. but assured us everything here was real. >> i don't think they look quite real. >> and annther vendor with the same deals, became visibly nervous when he saw our camera and did not want to talk. >> looks too good to be true it is probably not true. >> retail association said shoppers re being faked out. >> i think it is gettin

baltimore, 50 there. dulles airport at 50. and patuxent naval air station shares our temperature. and 82 degrees for the high downtown. not bad at all. we'll have more details on the forecast coming up in just a little bit. so stick with us for that. right now let's go to julie wright and get an update on traffic. >> so you're saying feliz cinco de mayo. >> yes, i am. >> celebrate mucho margaritas. i have to work on my accent. >> there are other ways to celebrate into. >> you can get the nonalcoholic type, tony. with tony it's a shirley temple. >>> inner loop of the beltway as you travel toward the springfield interchange, accident blocking the left lane north of van dorn. so again left lane remains closed toward i-95 coming from the wilson bridge in the direction of the springfield interchange, delays forming near route 1. outer loop looks good toward the wilson bridge. southbound 295, an accident tieing up the right side of the highway. crash on the inner loop at the northwest branch, and sky fox showed you, lanes are open, but slow from georgia avenue east toward college park. 95 slow toward georgia avenue. that's

. >>> in a few hours, the city will vote on a contract that could bring indy racing to downtown baltimore. the baltimore grand prix will take place in august of 2011 and attract visitors from all around the world. the still would first need to make 7 1/2 million dollars in road improvements. >>> >> the orioles struggled tonight and they had a tough time. and the orioles lose 4-1. and the other game at 3:00 this afternoon and stay with wjz-13, maryland's news station. also, coming up, the time's square terror, a look at the suspect in the bombing and his connection to the country of connection to the country of pa,,,,,,,,,, this is your first picture. that's mommy. and this... this--that's for someone who can't wait to see you. we just press this little button. click on facebook and grammy's e-mail. and plug it in. and right now you're taking her breath away. the real kodak moment happens when you share. the new share button on our cameras makes it simple.