. >>> police raid an east baltimore home looking for drugs but what they find inside is much scarier, an arsenal of weapons. >> we'll have more on the shocking discovery >> reporter: police tell eyewitness news the amount of ammunition they found in this east baltimore house has a potential for a violent ending. >> in the 100-block of north ken wood, happened where detectives brought in an understand cover capacity narcotics. >> police arrest ared the two who live in the home. officers say the guns, drugs and money were evidence of a drug operation. >> the discovery of seven thousand five hundred rounds of ammunition had them suspicious. >> this is a picture of the suspect. do you know him? >> i've seen him had. i don't know him. >> i've seen him around the area. >> what's he like? >> he's a nice guy. >> when asked he was so heavily armed, police say he told them he was preparing for the war but he didn't elaborate. >> police say he had three handguns, an ar15, and one shotgun. >> they ceased body armor and marijuana. >> it's troublesome to hear someone would have this type of weaponr

detectives are investigating a series shooting in east baltimore. the victim was found just before 10:00 p.m. last night. no word on suspects or motives in either of these incidents. >> a proposed increase in the water rate. >> jennifer franciotti joins us live from city hall with more. >> the department of public works asking for a5% increase in water and sewer rates. now when audit has revealed some significant decisions within the department. and also how city agencies are handling dollars. the city had to pay nearly a million dollars to reevaluate the finances. ifn water rates could rise there is approval for the increase. the comptroller questioned a need for such a jump. >> i have conrns about the double-digit increase. klein have concerns about the department of public works wanting to implement this over a three-year period rather than looking this for each individual. >> a public hearing has been scheduled for june 26. if approved, the rate will go into effect on july 1. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> and are run county is conside

we do have some cloud cover hanging around, especially south and east of baltimore. that is a product of the east wind. that should burn off after sunrise. you might start with some clouds. generally a sunny forecast for most to you. high temperature is this side of 70 degrees. we will come back and check the seven-day forecast. >> good morning. we have a few new problems. liberty road at the beltway, we have an accident. watch for delays. popper growth in this city, we have a crash. -- po;plargrowth grove in the city, with a crash. this is a live picture. problem free all the way down to the fort mchenry. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. police say a girl has died after she was struck by a vehicle wednesday night in mill river. the girl died at hopkins pediatrics. police say the driver did remain at the scene. a pedestrian is in serious condition following an accident in west baltimore on wednesday night. police say an officer following two cars speeding, want loss control. so far no charges have been charged against either driver. >> there was a fire in north

about an hour earlier, shots rang out on ashland avenue in east baltimore. officers found a man lying on the ground with several gunshot wounds. he later died. there is no word on a suspect or motive in either of the shootings. police are asking anyone with information to call them. >> investigators say 52-year-old patricia hart died from her injuries. after she was rescued in the 1800 block of the fire on tuesday investigators are still looking for a cause para >> president obama spoke this afternoon in a wide-ranging speech in washington. nikole killion has that story from our washington bureau. indeed thet president stressed that our nation is still threatened by terrorists. finish.e >> the president involved in a testy exchange as he dended his record on national security, including the controversial use of drones. simply put, these drugs have saved lives. >> did knowledge it is not a cure all. >> for the record, i do not believe it would be constitutional for the government to target and kill any u.s. citizen with a groan or with a shotgun without due p

according to an illinois coroner, the men who died are members of victory outreach church in east baltimore. they were returning from a religious event in california. those who died, 54-year-old emerson baldwin, 53-year-old andrew canada, 42-year-old anthony mitchell, 52-year-old mark william, and 29-year-old thomas coleman. >> reporter: it isn't hard finding people in this east baltimore neighborhood, who knew one of the victims who was killed. emerson baldwin. >> it was a hurting feeling to me. because he was a personal friend of mine. i had just talked to him about two days before. >> disbelief. still is. but i come to terms with it. but right now, it's kind of hard to swallow. >> reporter: the driver of the van who survived remains anonymous. but illinois state troopers found he was driving on a suspended license and should never have been behind the wheel. friends are saddened by the news but were comforted to know that the men were on a religious mission to get their lives back on track. >> the driver was not only cited for driving on suspended license, but also cited for improper lan

from east baltimore christian schaffer. abc 2 news. >> you can follow christian schaffer on twitter, he's at @ crist on abc2. >>> former division chief jonathan hart says the county is not equipped to ensure firefighters safety. in the editorial hart said as well as a fire that injured 25- year-old gene kirchner last week. county disagrees with the statements and says it has plenty of qualified people to manage larger fires. >> that's the first thing that should be there at the beginning of the i think so when things are dangerous, when things are happening very quickly. when things are very contrite. that's the person in the incident. >> we have many command aers and every day they're commanding fires and other incidents in baltimore county and doing so successfully. >> under the national average. the fire that injured kirchner is still under investigation. >>> e well, tonight, schools were rewarded for hard work and dedication while the school district learned that they'd be losing millions of funding from the federal gov

there is some cloud cover south and east of baltimore. we will get some sunshine this afternoon.weave snow from minneapolis down to omaha and into the southern plains. inches ofpick up 6-7 snow. this is may. 24 degrees in north dakota and snow in minneapolis. mostly sunny is our forecast for today. high temperatures between 67 and 72 degrees. not aeven day forecast -- lot is going to change. mostly sunny friday, saturday, sunday. the next chance for rain will hold off until tuesday or wednesday of next week. let's say good morning to ava marie. i have been trying to figure out how to describe what you're doing. >> words cannot describe what we're doing this morning. name onry bird has your it. we are playing real-life angry birds, getting ready for the big kinetic sculpture raced. they will go all around the city of baltimore. it is a free event. how did you start? >> my idea was to get a trampoline in the race. my challenge was to make a trampoline that was less than eight feet wide. i came up with a tricycle with a stepladder. it drove here. >> that is the best part. these are

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it all started just before 10:00 last night in east baltimore. a man was found clinging to live, he had been shot multiple times in his torso. the gunman remains at large. shooting in southwest baltimore happened about an hour later. investigators tell us free man writing for friend inside their vehicle when a man approached them and opened fire. it is still unclear why. those victims are expected to recover. >> after being from the rest -- after being rescued from a bathroom on tuesday afternoon, while battling the blaze fire crews found 52-year-old patricia hart on the second floor and pulled her out. she did not rvive. an investigation is under way as to what caused the flames. damages estimated at $50,000. a science fair project gone are rhineland's 3 in the hospital. happen around -- gone are dry lands 3 in the hospital. said there were some sort of accident and the children in hailed fumes from an experiment. there is no word on what kind of experiment caused the problem. >> the baltimore city school system is in hot water with the fed's ton

live from patterson park in east baltimore. >> still to come on eyewitness news sunday morning. >> barefootand probably. we will tell you what pairings go well ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> cheese and wine tasting seven hot. especially if you want to entertain a group of friends. >> and there's a twist on the way you can enjoy some winds. barefoot wines and bubbly here to talk about pairings and how to take it to another level. >> good morning. thank you for having me. when it comes to wine and cheese, it's one of the easiest and most celebrated pairings that you can do. it's a very easy way to entertain. >> we are going to start over here. fresh, affordable, and flavorful. we look to the start with the barefoot bubbly bread the scuttle. i picked up with jack cheese. >> with pepper jack it kind of contracts with the sweetness and you've got that spicy. >> exactly. what we are looking for here is comparing or contrasting. the spicy with a sweet makes a beautiful pairing. >> next on the list? >> this is a really great note of cherry and very. it is a light and really easy red wine to drink in the sum

baltimore. again, we are confirming, this is just east of the city of baltimore, freight trait derailment, you canpart of the training and track are smolders. who knows what the condition of it was, but you can see it certainly is in decrept position now, and based on how the train is blown to the right, one wonders if there wasn't some sort of explosion that would have caused the warehouse walls to come down, because they are also blown down. it could have been there before, we don't want to speculate. it certainly seems logical, folks, that is a major, major trail derailment. >>> well, from trains to cars, kind of tough transition. check out shares of general motors and ford, stocks up also raises targets on ought make carmax, too many more to name, but a big bullish call, mandy. >> a very bullish call. in the meantime gold and oil both on the move to. let's find out what exactly is making them move. sharon? >> this is interesting price action, the gold market on this options, getting above 14 d. and down about $5 or so. keep in mind traders says that is a key psychological level to get above. a

. >>> police raid an east baltimore home looking for drugs but what they find inside is much scarier. an arsenal of weapons, including three assault rifles and bullet proof vests. kai jackson has more on this shocking discovery. >> police tell eyewitness news this amount of am nugsmo has the potential for a violent ending. >> officers seized guns, drugs and money inside this southeast baltimore home. >> it happened through an undercover investigation where detectives bought in an undercover capacity narcotics out of this house. >> police arrested 29-year-old francisco mil os and 29-year-old lenny lewis. milos is a convicted felon from florida. the guns, drugs and money were part of a drug operation. the ammo had detectives concerned that something much more sinister was in the works. >> this is a picture of the suspect. do you know him? >> i see him. i don't know him. i've seen him around the area. >> whoos what's he like? >> a nice guy. >> he told police he was preparing for the war. he had three handguns, three rifles, including an ak-47 and ar-15 and one shotgun. they seized mariju

a lot of thin cloud south and east of baltimore. there is some son trying to break through in the upper atmosphere a little bit. that is not good if you do not like thunderstorms. we have a lot of sun out to the sun outwe have a lot of to the west. there is the potential for storms this evening. the atmosphere is kind of right for that. maybe we will get some stormy weather out of this later this afternoon. it would not hurt to get a little rain. i don't know about the storms. they are still developing storms in oklahoma right now, and more may be in the offing in texas. the potential for severe weather, again, moderate risk for really bad storms. parts of texas, just touching into oklahoma. we are in the slight risk category here. slight risk again for severe thunderstorm activity. 's toorecast in the mid-70 about 80. southwest wind, 10 to 15 miles per hour. boaters on the bay, small craft advisories are up. you see the winds are running close to 18 knots. gusting to about 20 with a two foot chop. passes through. once it passes thr

working on t 67 right now in baltimore, 65 in elton, everybody sitting in the upper 60s and it is after 11:00 at night. very comfortable temperatures out this. winds out of the east in baltimore around eight miles per hour so winds are light for the most part. still that easterly component is filtering in more and more cloud cover for us. here is the satellite and radar for this state. we have a few showers that have pushed through. drizzle mainly in the metro area and then north. and a lot of areas still saying dry. we'll continue to see chances for a couple more showers as we head into the overnight. here is the bigger picture of what is going on on satellite and radar. we're dealing with this system that has a stationary front that is going to lift as a warm front as wie heed into -- we head into the overnight hours. we'll have a couple more showers for monday. but that system out towards the midwest. that is not going to head our way until we get into thursday night and friday. so keep that in mind. we won't be dealing with nasty weather just unsettled weather. we're looking at a mild and humid air mass that's going to give us a chance for a few rain showers

winds are light around 3 miles per hour out of the east in baltimore.till got an easterly component pulling in that atlantic moisture. that will continue to leave us with mostly cloudy skies. we'll be stuck in the clouds a while, but here's the thing. we've had a few breaks in the clouds throughout the day. this will be the pattern that continues into your monday and tuesday. we'll be dealing with more clouds than sun, but you'll be lucky to see a peek of sunshine or two through the workweek. on satellite and radar this is what we are dealing with. still paying attention to this area of clouds and rain. that's associated with low pressure and it will eventually lift overnight tonight as a warm front and that's when all these warm summer-like temperatures are going to be moving into our neighborhood. so let me take you through time here. here is how it will play out. tonight through tuesday that warm front is going to lift right above us, bring us southerly flow. however, we'll be dealing with a very human moist air mass. that means we'll get a -- humid

now, this happened yesterday afternoon in rosedale, maryland, east of baltimore. the blast was so strong, it rattled homes a half mile away. the accident derailed about a dozen cars on the csx train. several cars burst into flames. the national transportation safety board says it isn't clear why the truck was crossing the track in this area. >> this grade crossing where the accident occurred was a private grade crossing. it had a stop sign there but it had no signals, no bells or no lights. >> reporter: fire crews continued to douse the flame into the morning. the investigators say the train was carrying one type of hazardous material but it wasn't involved in the explosion or fire. so no evacuations were ordered. as for passenger rail service, amtrak says this is not affecting traffic on its heavily traveled northeast corridor. now, we know that investigators are expected to be on the scene for another week as they piece together what happened. live in the newsroom, back to you, frank. >> cate, no evacuations, but did that chemical fire pose any threat to the sur

everybody just running around here having fun. >> students are moving at the charter school in east baltimoretrack pants and rip away shirts are uniforms for teachers and students. >> it's a a place where we expect to be active every day and we understand the connection between the activity and academic performance. >> we make it fun and little competitive where they compete against other peers so they motivate themselves to better themselves. >> and exercise is part of regular class time. this is called a spark. p.e. teachers pop into math and language arts classes to get kids up, wake them up and pump up their energy and re-focus their brain. the students take the presidential fitness test three times a year and their b.m.i. and height and weight are regularly tracked. >> we meet with parents to talk about where are your students now@as far as the fitness zone and where should they be? >> finding out what kids are eating is the first step to a healthier lifestyle. >> we find out kids are skipping meals, which is often awful for teenagers, especially with breakfast and another thing is we fi

that's burning into the night from a string of csx chemical cars that blew up this afternoon east of baltimore, maryland. it started when a train hit a truck, sending at least 15 cars off the tracks. the cars carrying chemicals used in making polyester and other synthetics caught fire, then blew up. you can see what it did to the warehouse nearby. one man, eric beverly, who was driving by, started taking video as he got closer and closer to the scene. as you'll see, he almost got too close. >> whatever that is, it's torching. [ bleep ] crazy. set [ bleep ] fire. [ bleep ] smoke cloud. [ bleep ] is that? oh, my god [ bleep ]. imagine [ bleep ] being burnt like that. i don't know. back up. oh, my god. oh. >> people heard and felt that blast for miles around. remarkably, no one was hurt except the truck driver who hit the train. nor was anyone hurt nearby. the chemicals, though, while dangerous, are not toxic if inhaled. amtrak uses a different line so passenger service is unaffected. depending on what the train was hauling, it could have been so much worse. joining us now, kevin lindaman, who wa

it happened east of baltimore yesterday in rosedale. it rattled homes a half mile away. cars on the csx train were derailed and several burst into flames. the national transportation safety board says it isn't clear why the truck was crossing the tracks in this area. >> it was a private grade crossing where the accident occurred. it had a stop sign there but had no signals, no bells, or no lights. >> fire crews continue to douse the flames well into this morning. investigators say the train was carrying one type of hazardous material. that material was not involved in the explosion or fire so no evacuations were ordered. it is not clear what charges the driver would face or anyone else. back to you. >> investigators will be on scene for a week to determine what happened. >>> an explosion at disneyland has cops looking for a serial troublemaker. authorities evacuated toontown yesterday evening after witnesses said they heard a blast that sounded like a gunshot. someone put dry ice in a bottle and it blew up like a trash can. >> thought it was popcorn exploding. but i thou

this happened yesterday afternoon in rosedale maryland just east of baltimore.last was so strong, it rattled homes half a mile away. the accident derailed about a dozen cars on the csx train. several of those cars burst into flames. officials wrapped up a press conference and are back on scene again this morning to check out nearby buildings. >> we are keeping people out of the buildings. we have requested building engineers to look at these buildings to determine their structural stability. once that's determined, then people will be allowed back in. >> reporter: the national transportation safety board says it isn't clear why the truck was crossing the tracks in this area. the accident happened at a private crossing. investigators say the train was carrying one type of hazardous material but it was not involved in the explosion or fire so no evacuations were ordered. now, officials also say still not clear if or what charges the truck driver or anyone would face. reporting live in the newsroom, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >>> investigators are expected to be on the

this is east of baltimore. emergency officials say nothing toxic was in the fire.he smoke that shot up in the sky -- you see those pictures there, several buildings however were damaged. and the truck driver is in the hospital. investigators, they're still working to figure out how did this happen. >>> powerful winds in southern california whipped up this sandstorm you see there, shut down portions of the 14 freeway for several hours. a thick cloud of dust reduced visibility to near zero in lancaster, blamed for several sden accidents as well. police had to break out dpog ls and masks to work that scene there. >> if you bought coffee this morning, there's a chance you threw your extra change in the tip jar, but there's a brewing debate over who should actually get that tip. there are some managers who want a cut. and now new york's top court is weighing in. [ female announcer ] a classic meatloaf recipe from stouffer's starts with ground beef, onions and peppers baked in a ketchup glaze with savory gravy and mashed russet potatoes. what makes stouffer's meatloaf be

and everything is moving to the east so in baltimore we're kind of on the north edge of whatever is occurring out there. let's take a look at temperatures around town right now. the clouds moved last night. kept the temperatures from dropping too much but then also prevented us from heating up too much during the day. this mix calls for mostly clouds, some sun. east winds at 8 miles an hour. at the airport, 66, annapolis 65. out at colombia 64 degrees. the general satellite and radar imagery shows the bulk of the rain to the south of us with the heavier rain in norfolk, virginia then there's this front out in virginia. this front combined with the high pressure, the front is kind of the trigger for the potential for rains. we have this chance for rain today. it's not a very big chance, but it's there. the biggest storms today are going to be out in the plains states. not a lot going on right now but it could be the newsmaker as far as severe swth concned. quiet day. mostly clouds. there will be some breaks and spotty showers. high temperatures 67-72, considerably warmer than yesterday's low 8

if you're traveling baltimore avenue, route 1 southbound at east west highway, south lanes are blocked at that intersection. i'll be back at 4:31. on over to you. >> see you then, danella. >>> breaking news into the newsroom right now. sheriff deputies in oklahoma are confirming right now that one person is dead after a series of tornadoes pounded the plains states. investigators say a 79-year-old man was found dead at a mobile home park in shawnee. that's about 35 miles from oklahoma city. several tornadoes also touched down in kansas and iowa. widespread power outages are reported. recovery efforts could be tough today. similar weather is in the forecast for much of that area. >>> right now, we are learning new details about the accident that pretty much destroyed a northern virginia office building. i want to show you some pictures now. state police telling us a truck driver fell asleep at the wheel and he plowed into the building in route 29 in fauquier county. no one in the building at the time and it has now been condemned. >> the power and gas have been shut off. the occupier wi

summit ridge in baltimore tonight, obviously l it was -- obviously it was a great finish to the day. 65 degrees. winds easteginning to shift a little bit out there. highs today hit 80. kiss that good-bye until probably we're talking about the middle of next week, and a serious cool shot, the edge of that in oakland. humidity extremely high. it will be tough to see in spots with downpours and a little bit of patchy mist and fog cropping up with all the moisture around. as the winds ramp up, that's going to blow out of here. tomorrow is going to be a breezier day. we'll see a little bit of partly cloudy type sky in the morning. the disturbance offshore, we'll see wrap around clouds and maybe even an evening shower tomorrow, not a thunderstorm but an evening passing shower. and sunny for the weekend, it's going to take a while to warm up. big shot of cold air plunging boot great lakes, detroit in the mid-40s in chicago. we get a shot tomorrow, and we're going to 60, 62, 63, 64 degrees. a cold night tomorrow night, 50s and 40s accurate the state and finally back in the low 70s saturday afternoon. otherwise an

baltimore. winds are still coming out of the east. the good thing is most of the moisture is located down towards our south so we're not pulling in a lot of atlantic moisture as we head through out the day today. here we are on satellite and radar. a nice big area of clear, dry air. that's associated with an area of high pressure and it's a strong area of high pressure and will continue to strengthen as we head into the latter part of the week. that's going to control our weather and keep that moisture down towards our south and all those clouds out of the way as well. today through friday we're going to see high pressure control our forecast, bring us plenty of sunshine and continue to strengthen as we head into friday. the weekend even looks good too. your bay forecast looks good for today. around 58 degrees, that's the water temperatures. winds out of the east at 10 to 15. a little breezy with waves at 1 to 2 feet. next low tide is going to be around 7:18. for today, temperatures around 72 degrees, mostly sunny and warmer. tonight

in baltimore baltimore city, an accident, east northern parkway altarly avenue. and we have a water main break in the towson area that, has delaney road. left lane blocked this that direction. definitely going to cost you a few minutes. let's now take a live look. as you can see, thing not moving too well on the west of the road. this traffic report is brought to you by pnc bank. see this in a whole new way. with cashfully. visit their-- cash flow. visit their website at pnc.com. >>> straight ahead on wjz's eyewitness news at 4:00. criticism in colorado. the pro gun billboard that is igniting a firestorm of controversy. >>> well, you'll never believe this. how this police cruiser wound up in that position. >>> and for the first time this week, there's not a cloud in the sky. will this great weather last? bob is updating your first warning weather forecast coming up. i've been coloring liz's hair for years. but lately she's been coming in with less gray than usual. what's she up to? the new root touch-up by nice'n easy has the most shade choices, designed to match

most of the activity in terms of heaviest testimony on the east side of 95 over toward bowie and up 97 toward baltimore, the yellows and reds for the heaviest activity and some sprinkles out toward olney and river road past the potomac. we'll zoom out and pretty good rainfall. we had some report in loudoun county and round hill and percyville over 2 1/2 inches of rain. so these storms really were intense when they moved through. again they're not as intense now. they're on their way out really. muggy start again tomorrow and we had to add the chance of a morning thunderstorm tomorrow. the bess chance will be in the afternoon, though, yell -- the best chance will be in the afternoon, though, yellow alert day in the afternoon, during rush hour, and much cooler friday with showers ending in the afternoon. we'll struggle to get to 70 friday. overnight 65 to 70 for lows, lingering showers and thunderstorms and we're looking at winds out of the southwest 10 to 15. tomorrow morning again a shower or storm possible, 60s and 70s, better chance by afternoon, some of these storms heavy winds southwest 10 to 15, h

baltimore, 64 in elkton. a lot of 60 across the board. 63 in kent island. the winds are coming out of the east and they're not strong but they're keeping the clouds over us for now and pulling in more moisture from the atlantic. winds are out of the west around 8 miles per hour in baltimore. we've been stuck under the clouds pretty much all day. however, we didn't see a whole lot of rain. we managed to stay dry. we will be seeing more rain as we head into the over night hours. we're dealing with this area of very unorganized rain showers and clouds associated with low pressure and a stationary front that just doesn't want to move. it's all because high pressure up towards the north and east is blocking it from going anywhere. we will continue to see more rainfall push up from the south into the over night. let me take you through time here. starting over night through your monday, that stationary front will return as a warm front as we head into sunday. you know what that means, we'll be bringing in warmer air, warmer temperatures. we're talking about well above normal. down right feeling like

east over the beltway. megan and charlie over to you. >>> this is news your children are going to love. for baltimore county school, summer vacation starts four days earlier. the last day of school is june 14th. for high schoolers the last three days of school will be full days instead of half. >>> speaking of getting out of school, today the food service program getting underway in baltimore city. that program provides free nutritional meals and snacks for low income students for the months they're not in school. >>> coming up on good morning maryland at 5. they bust into stores in groups and take what they want. >> some-them in sort of a mass style. >> kids as young as 12 having condoms delivered to their door. we have details on a controversial program parents don't even know about. (horn blowing) coming! mom, come on. mom! because we know that this is the season that inspires. (sigh) from dressers to duvets, it's time to refresh with ikea. >>> as parents we see our children struggling we want to help. >> when dealing with toddlers they usually want everything -- they want to do it themselves. thi

baltimore tomorrow. mark potter, nbc news, miami. >>> now to a growing crisis in the middle east.been a bloody 48 hours from baghdad to beirut. syria's civil war is now spilling over into neighboring countries. we also learned today about a surprise visit by senator john mccain who secretly made his way inside syria to meet with the rebels. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel is in beirut tonight. he joins us with the latest from there. richard, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, natalie. it was a particularly horrible day in baghdad. there were at least 15 explosions in central baghdad, the majority of them car bombings. most of them in poor shiite neighborhoods. at least 50 people were killed according to medical officials. this is a sign -- just the latest sign that the civil war in iraq is coming back despite so much american sacrifice. there is violence spreading across the region. in iraq, here in lebanon. of course in syria. syria is at the center of all of this. the war in that country is dragging all of the countries around it back into violence. then toda

baltimore, 61 in d.c. we're not going to change too much from these temperatures. winds are out of the east or at least have an easterly component. so what that's zoing that's still continuing to pull in that moisture from the atlanta wick which is helping to provide us with this cloud cover. we will be there tomorrow. we will have a very organized pressure of high pressure. it's just stall stalled towards our south. as we move into tomorrow, that will help filter through the warm front. we'll be feeling very summer- like as we head into the beginning of the next week. we'll have a thunderstorm or two, especially for the beginning of the week. certainly summer-like temperatures moving in for us. let me take you through your monday. we're going see the chance for rain shower, ena few thunderstorms linger around. that warm front will lift to our north. it's going to facilitier in that warmer air. before you know it, we'll be in the mid and upper 80s next week. that's right. it is certainly going be feeling like summertime. 65 degrees. that's the bay temperature. we have a small crafted a vief

. >>> baltimore's plan to stamp out blight, but others counting on the program to give them a new lease on life. >> reporter: the 1100 block of east hoffman street, once a hub of activity; now a shell -- activity, is new a shell of its former self. >> i hate to seat neighbors go. >> reporter: vacant board up homes and the blight that comes with it. >> fire hazard, rats, trash, peeing, having bowel movements on the side of your house. >> reporter: deputy city housing commissioner julie day said while some may be forced to move out in abandoned blocks, others view it as a welcomed escape. >> we frequently have people call and say please help me move to a new place. they want to move. realistically -- you've looked at some of the blocks. would you want to live there? >> reporter: no one has lived there for years. >> i've been around here for 13 years. it's been vacant since i've been around. >> reporter: the same program aimed to wipe out entire blocks will try to save this one and others like it. the city hopes to renovate vacants in otherwise solid neighborhoods. >> a lot of the people are homeowners and we've been around or a long

baltimore city no problems on the jfx. it's nice and clear from the beltway all the way downtown to east fayette street. the fort mchenry tunnel tunnel in great shape and we have a lot of construction taking place out on 895. it's right along the northbound lanes at the spur. as well as that potee street but here's a live look in the area, you'll notice everything moving right along. no problems right now. just an eight minute trade from the harbor toll plaza up to 95. here's the west side everything shaping up very nicely. it will take just 12 minutes on the outer loop to travel from 795 all the bay down to 95. that inner loop nice and clear up to 83. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. >>> a story only here on abc2 a man says he was forced out of a taco bell in howard county because he has a service dog. >> abc2 news linda so is here to tell us what happened and linda, isn't there a law protecting people and their service dogs who they need? just to do daily activities? >> there's, it's a federal law that allows to bring your service dog with you anywhere the public is allowed to go. but one

you see how close the shower activity is but in baltimore a little drier than what they are going to get to the south of us. east winds are the key to our forecast. they hold the clouds in and temperatures down and provide us with a small chance of rain. the large e chances of rain will be to the south of us, so for the day today, cloudy skies, a little cooler than yesterday, spotty showers and winds with the high temperature range from the upper 60's into the low 70's depending on how thick the clouds are. as we go into the afternoon and evening we're not the prime target for rain. with all this stuff going on around us, you can't eliminate the possibility of a shower passing through. but on sunday the bulk of the activity will be off to our south west but close enough where we have to include the chances but as monday approaches the rain chances really go up to thunderstorms. so the seven-day forecast around 70 today and tomorrow. rain chances small but there today. higher tomorrow and much higher on monday and monday we could see thunderstorm activity. tuesday and wednesday the temperatures warm well into the

. >> 8.2 magnitude earthquake rocked the east coast of russia and it was also felt in northern japan. >> 5:04 at this hour a worker making a recovery in baltimore. you see him here. he is in good spirits at this point after being trapped for hours under a collapsed parking garage. the section under construction crumbled yesterday. one worker was killed and doctors flew down toat the worker while he was still trapped. we are able to do some thing that is they are not able to do. >> the construction company building that garage is trying to figure out how the collapse happened. it reads in part our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their families. westfield is working with authorities and is grateful for their response. >> as the clean up continues in oklahoma. factually and friends will bury two more students from the tornado. >> their schoolmate, has already been laid to rest. she is the first of 24 victims killed by the tornado to be buried. crewed found the third grader in the school on monday. she will be buried tomorrow. >> today, you won't be able to deal with any tax problems. the irs is closed. the agency is shutting down to

east tomorrow and last all week. susan mcginnis, cbs news, kansas city. >> federal investigators say there is no danger of another explosion at the scene of a train derailment near baltimoreworkers are repairing the tracks after a derailment. the blast was so strong it rattled homes a half mile away. investigators from the ntsb will spend the next few days looking over the wreckage trying to determine the cause of that accident. >>> a new debate over tasers. a question to berkeley voters, how do they feel about arming officers with stun guns? kpix 5 reporter cate caugiran live in berkeley with what's next for the berkeley officers. cate. >> reporter: good afternoon, frank. there's a study down independently by the berkeley police association. now officers say they are ready to move forward with these results. now, the survey found that 83% of berkeley residents surveyed support investigating tasers to control violent criminals. the berkeley police association saysists officers want this as an additional tool in fighting criminals. there have been numbers of times where they say they have faced dangerous situations where a taser would have been more appropriate and a safer

east, probably miss hagerstown and go up into pennsylvania maybe around franklin and fulton counties. we'll widen the radar out. we've got a lot of activity here, big thunderstorms developing a line from just west of baltimorerough leesburg and even back across 66 just south of winchester. we'll zoom in. there aren't any warnings, but this is plenty heavy. just to the north of percyville hail and small hail and big time rain in the darker red in excess of an inch per hour. at the very least you'll have street flooding with these storms. don't try to cross a flooded street by foot or bike or car or anything. we'll go to poolesville, cross the river, pretty heavy activity there and a big storm from laytonsville to eldersburg past damascus with heavy rain and frequent lightning and once again if you hear thunder, you can be struck by lightning. get the kids inside. possibility of hail, waterford, the dulles toll road 287 and route 7. it looks to me like could be some hail, if not very heavy rains right along the hamilton station road area just south of furnace mountain. this is pretty big. there's not a warning on that storm, but it's a heavy storm. we'll move further north, could be some hail, too just southe

baltimore is felt far beyond pimlico. businesses bustling at the four seasons and harbor east. cars continuously running between the hotel and the racetrack. >> as of last night, the bar was extremely busy. tonight as well. people making reservation far in advance. >> reporter: last year's preakness is estimated $35 million. >> if us it is like having the super bowl every year come to baltimore. it is a big, big deal us. >> reporter: now the racetrack is once again ready for the national spotlight. the governor did stop by the racetrack yesterday morning he told reporters he is putting his money on the favorite, orb. meghan mccorkell, wjz eyewitness news. >> a lot of people are. >>> well, people are counting down the event to the main hours of it, sports director mark viviano has the preview. >> reporter: good morning. 138 years of running the preakness steaks. an event in history. and a number of horses and riders racing to get their names in the history books. they are world's greatest racehorses, vying for the world's most expensive hardware, the vase in the millions of doll

baltimore talking about the middle class, jobs, and the economy. this morning, honoring the top cops who have been nominated by the national association of police organizations. >> expecting president obama here in the east room of the white house any moment. you will be honoring the national association of police organization top cops, outstanding members of law enforcement from across the country. on the other side of the white house this morning, the west wing, apparently was evacuated. reporters and photographers evacuated from the west wing because of some smoke that came from a faulty piece of equipment. the u.s. secret service buchman said they were evacuated out of "an abundance of caution." people have been allowed back into the west side of the white house. obama expected momentarily to honor the top cops of the national association of police organization. >> ladies and german, at this time, please silence all cell phones. the program will begin in two minutes. pre-k's we just heard the president expected in a couple of minutes. again, speaking here in the east room of the white house honoring the top cops from state to run country -- florida, indiana, new jersey, nevada, texas. on wednesday, t