it feels like 94 in moncton, and 98 in edgemere. that's going to continue that heat and humidity into tonight. 75 degrees is the low temperature we're expecting. warm and muggy. a couple of isolated thunderstorms are possible. most likely north of us, right towards the mason-dixon line. we'll talk about how long this is going to last and your 2- degree guarantee, curve in just a couple minutes. >>> there is turmoil across the country over plans to overhaul the nation's health care system. so-called town hall meet investigation turned into shouting matches as people sound off on the plan. >> can only handle so much -- [

it feels warmer than that, it feels like near 80 in edgemere. feels like 82 in rock hall.er muggy and hot one today. satellite and radar composite shows we have mainly clear skies across the state. a couple high thin clouds will be coming in throughout the morning hours and then it will thicken a little towards afternoon as the daytime heating kicks in and starts to form all that condensation. look at the extended forecast -- thunderstorms roll through friday afternoon and saturday afternoon. then that should be the ends of it for a while. we'll have that repeat pattern occurring. so we have a cold front moving through on saturday. as it does things are going to dry out and get a little cooler. so things should look is in. the trough and that pattern that has been keeping us in such unstable conditions is actually going to be a help for us when it comes to hurricane bill. this is still a very strong storm, downgraded slightly, weakened a little. now a category 3, sustained winds of 125 miles per hour. as it moves towards the northwest, towards the u.s. coastline, going to

it feels like 94 in moncton, and 98 in edgemere. that's going to continue that heat and humidity into tonight. 75 degrees is the low temperature we're expecting. warm and muggy. a couple of isolated thunderstorms are possible. most likely north of us, right towards the mason-dixon line. we'll talk about how long this is going to last and your 2- degree guarantee, curve in just a couple minutes. >>> there is turmoil across the country over plans to overhaul the nation's health care system. so-called town hall meet investigation turned into shouting matches as people sound off on the plan. >> can only handle so much -- [ yelling ] >> we've gotten e-mails from both sides saying the other side is wrong in the health care debate, and tonight that debate comes to towson. senator been carson says he knows exactly what he is facing tonight at towson university. the meeting starts at 7:00, but people have been gathering for quite a while. christian schaffer is there with the latest. christian, quite a turnout. >> reporter: yeah, marybeth. it

suzanne collins filed this report in edgemere this morning. >> the hooper family has new pets to help the children get over the death of their kitten, diamond. the 5-week-old cat was killed in a bizarre torture case, while the family was away on vacation. >> it's disgusting. i can't believe it. you know. i don't know what somebody understands to do something like that to an innocent, innocent thing. >> two others have been charged with animal abuse. andrea hooper said it was so hard to break the news to the children that the cat would not be there to cuddle when they return. >> you could just lay with her. >> police say 25-year-old richard rue is primarily responsible for the abuse. they say the other two didn't step in to stop it. the three were drunk, according to police. >> at one time or other, he put the cat in the freezer, then the dryer, ran the dryer, microwave, twirled the cat around by the tail and then hit the cat. >> reporter: after the cat was tortured in various ways, there was one final act of violence. police say the animal was put in a bag with rocks and tossed into t

feels like mid-80s in edgemere. feels like 90s already in chestertown. it will be hot today. as far as the thermometer, it will be 89 degrees or thereabouts. we're looking at lots of afternoon thunderstorms that should last into the evening as well. temperatures only falling to the low 70s for overnight lows. back to you. >>> susan, 9:02. as always, the top stories -- hurricane bill continues to gain momentum. bill is significantly stronger and forecasters expect it could become even stronger. bill is now a category 4 storm as it rumbles across the atlantic ocean with winds topping nearly 135 miles per hour. to track that hurricane or any other storms this hurricane season log on to abc2news.com and then you can click on the weather tab there at the top of the home page. then you click on the hurricane center link on the weather page. there you can track hurricane bill with the interactive map and also radar. >>> now back to local news. carbon monoxide problems continue to plague the cove village apartments in baltimore county. last night we had a young couple and baby girl h

it happened in edgemere. police say the hooper family hired a house sitter to watch their cats while they went on vacation. according to police, the house sitter, 25-year-old richard rio invited two of his friends over and began drinking. >> at one time or another he put the cat in the freezer, then a drier, ran the drier, microwave, twirled the cat around the floor by the tail, hit the cat. >> it's disgusting. i can't believe it's. i don't understand what somebody thinks of to do something like that to an innocent thing. >> the animal was then tossed into a nearby river where it died. rye owe is now -- rio is being held on a $50,000 bond. >>> they are scrambling to combat a virus that makes dogs six. at least six cases of the virus has been confirmed so far, one of them fatal. the virus called dog flu affects dogs' appetites and causes other respiratory problems. 20 dogs are quarantined with suspected symptoms. the virus is transferred from dog to dog. humans cannot catch it. >>> when it comes to health care

they are appalled by the tails of this incident, in edgemere last sunday. police say while the cat's owner was on vacation, kevin abel was house-sitting and had friends over. according to reports, rioux put the cat in a dryer and america wife. then he put the cat in a bag filled with rocks and threw it in lynch point. some say the punishment just isn't enough. >> i think there needs to be a bigger lesson here. there definitely needs to be counselling on top of more jail time. people need to know this is unacceptable. a lot of people say it is just a cat or an animal, but it is a living being. >> abel and mcdowell were released on their own recoming distance. >> and a cat cruelty case in howard county has ended with a 74-day jail sentence. that is how long he will spend behind bars after police found 74 dead cats in her columbia home in 2006. official responded to the home after neighbors complained about an odd other. four people are covering after an accident involving an ambulance in southwest baltimore. city medical number 12 collided with a small s.u.v.

not a big deal. 82 in towson. 83 edgemere. 79 up in the westminster area. rock hall 87 degrees. annapolis right now at naval academy 83 degrees. here's your forecast for tonight. the showers out to the west of us, the majority of them pass to the south of us. we could see one or two showers here and again the same kind of a situation tomorrow. but again the majority of the rainfall is going to be down to the south of our region. here's your forecast for the overnight period. mostly cloudy. a chance for some showers late tonight. 70 degrees for the overnight low. during the day tomorrow it's going to be a mostly cloudy day. again a few showers but the majority of the rain south of us. high tomorrow 81 degrees. the extended outlet for the next -- owe outlook for the next seven days, tomorrow and friday 85 degrees. saturday a chance for scattered showers with a high of 85 degrees. all things considered, though, look at the heat coming back in. for sunday and monday with highs about 90 degrees both days continuing to tuesday. don't forget you can always go to our website to abc2news

edgemere 82. we're looking also at chestertown at 83 right now. temperature-wise this afternoon, we have cooled off significantly at bwi because of that shower moving through the area. most of the rest of central maryland in the low 80s right now. and the humidity is still quite high. we did top out earlier today at 81 degrees. it was unseasonably cool, even with the highs in the low 80s. bay forecast. great day to get out on the chesapeake tomorrow. high tide, look for that just before 1:00 tomorrow afternoon. sun up at 6:18. sunset 8:03 tomorrow. and a light easterly breeze that will keep the wind around the 80-degree mark because the chesapeake right now, the water temp at 80 degrees at the surface. visible satellite pictures. we're seeing some clearing right now as the sun begins to set. right now just not much going on. if you look carefully here, there is one cluster of cloud cover that is that renegade shower that hit downtown. but the overall weather  pattern, a clearing one. high pressure building in out of the west. and most of the act

the incident happened in the edgemere area. police tell the sun that the three men were drinking, then began hitting the cat, put the cat in a microwave and finally put the cat in a bag full of rocks and tossed it into a river. all three are scheduled for a hearing in october. >>> he served his time for animal cruelty, and now michael vick is back in the nfl, but his toughest job is regaining respect. >> reporter: michael vick is getting a second chance in the nfl. >> i made some mistakes. i have done some terrible things, made a horrible mistake, and now i want to be part of the solution and not the problem. >> reporter: the 29-year-old former atlanta falcons quarterback is attempting a comeback with the eagles. vick is now promising to turn did his life around and help more animals than he hurt. >> hopefully i can do that locally and continue with my diligent efforts and bring an awareness to animal cruelty and dog fighting. >> reporter: the eagles say vick did he sense to be back on the field. >> as long as they've taken the

edgemere at 86 degrees. 86 in eldersburg. 85 in westminster. fallston 83. havre de grace 85.is 82. and 87 right now in rock hall. your forecast for tonight. a few pop-up showers. and then tomorrow is going to be an a increasing cloudy day with afternoon and evening showers moving into the region. and then once again on thursday, a chance for some scattered showers. but then cooler air, lower humidity moves in for at least a couple days. here is your forecast with the overnight period. partly cloudy, a few showers tonight. 70 for the overnight low. during the day tomorrow, we're talking about increasing clouds with scattered storms with a high of 89 degrees. your extended outlook for the next couple of days, there it is right there. a chance for shower and thunderstorm activity during the day tomorrow. and then thursday things are going to clear up and cool down just a tiny bit as we get dryer air moving in. but the heat comes back for the weekend on saturday and sunday with scattered showers and thunderstorm activity that will continue into the first part of next week. and do

temperatures are anywhere from 72 in kingsville to maybe 76 in edgemere.ot warmer than that. it feels like upper 70s to low 80s across the region. it will only get hotter today. we don't have any storms or showers right now but they will be making a return as we head into the afternoon hours all clear now. the clouds are starting to build in. they are high and thin ones but th

over an inch in edgemere. temperature news sit in the upper 60s and low 70s. while we did see a lot of rain today, we have dry conditions in store for us tomorrow. it's already started this evening. the cold front has pushed out of the area. and we're looking at a dry scan right now in maryland's most powerful radar. we did see a few severe storms fop up late this evening on the lower eastern shore as the front departed the area. as you can e now, clear skies up and down i-95. pretty much all over maryland we're seeing clear skies this evening. and comfortable temperatures. 70 degrees right now. starting to feel the effects telephone front back to our west. 66 in york. 63 in oakland. and 69 is the current temperature in winchester this evening. so the front came through, dropped a lot of rain. we saw a lot of lightning, and damaging winds. we had wind gusts up over 60 miles per hour reported in a few locations around maryland. and you can see the back edge of the cold front here. starting to see some clearing skies. some breaks in the clouds. and even more wil

edgemere 86. 83 in catonsville, and 88 in the hanover region. forecast tonight, the majority of the showers stayed to the south of the baltimore area. tomorrow they bubble up once again. and then again on friday. a chance for shower and thunderstorm activity because of heat and humidity. here is your forecast for the overnight period. mostly cloudy, a few showers, but most of them will be south of the region, 74 degrees for the overnight low. during the day tomorrow, partly cloudy, showers and storms once again. because of heat and humidity with a high of 88 degrees. and the extended outlook. same caned of a situation continues into friday and saturday. but a bit cooler on saturday. things start to clear up on sunday with partly cloudy and 84. then monday and tuesday, looking pretty good, as well as wednesday with partly cloudy skies. we'll be back in a while with more on the weather. >> thanks, norm. >>> in 2 your health tonight, growing controversy over vaccine to prevent cervical cancer. health officials have recommended gardasil for girls as

edgemere 86. mount airy 88 degrees. walkersville 85. up in aberdeen 84. 83 in northeast. chestertown right now reports in with 88 degrees. your forecast for this evening. the majority of the rainfall will be down over central and southern portions of virginia. as far as here in the baltimore area, it looks like we're going to go precipitation-free. but tomorrow afternoon, showers and thunderstorms bubble up again. and again on friday afternoon. because of all the heat and humidity and the moisture flow coming in from the gulf of mexico. overnight mostly cloudy. a few showers are possible. but most are going to be down to the south of us. 74 for the low. during the day tomorrow, it's going to be a very similar day. partly cloudy, showers and storms popping up because the heat and humidity with a high of 88 degrees. and your extended outlook for the next seven days. there it is right there. the scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue through tomorrow, friday, and saturday. sunday things start to clear up just a tiny bit. but as you can see, we've got cooler temper

down in edgemere it's 85. and 81 in the annapolis area. fallston right now at 83 degrees. forecast for tonight. mostly clear skies tonight. going to be a beautiful, not a full moon. but a very pretty moon tonight. a few light clouds around during the day tomorrow. lots of sunshine. we could see one little shower bubble up tomorrow afternoon. but wednesday looks like another return of shower and thunderstorm activity. but it should be through here about the midday period. here is your forecast. for the overnight period, tonight partly cloudy and mild. we'll see an overnight low. down to about 72 degrees. it will be cooler than that in some of the northern and western suburbs. during the day tomorrow, mostly sunny. a few afternoon thunderstorms are possible with a high tomorrow of a hotter than today 91 degrees. the extended outlook for the next seven days, there it is right there, the slim chance of shower tomorrow. a better chance on wednesday. and then thursday we return to partly cloudy skies. now on friday, again, a chance for scattered shower and maybe even a thunderst

edgemere right now at 79 degrees. here is the forecast.hat precipitation out in the ohio valley, the heavy stuff is going to run down into the carolinas. but during the day tomorrow, we'll start out with sunshine. but during the afternoon shower and thunderstorm activity giving us some rainfall. and then on thursday, another little shot of showers. mostly on the eastern shore. but that's going bring in the cooler air. but the heat comes back for the weekend. here is your forecast for the overnight. mostly clear and humid. during the day tomorrow, it's going to be a mostly cloudy day. not quite as warm as i originally expected, 85 degrees. that's your 2-degree guarantee for tomorrow. mostly cloudy with some scattered showers and storms. the extended outlook or the the next seven days, 85 on thursday. 84 on friday. then shower and thunderstorm activity with increased heat and humidity come back for saturday, sunday. monday up to 90 degrees. and tuesday same kind of situation. check this with meteorologist justin berk early tomorrow morning.

edgemere 76. and over on the eastern shore, rock hall right now at 65 degrees.your forecast for tonight. clear skies, a few clouds back into western maryland. and as we go through tomorrow, lots of sunshine on tap. we're going to be a little warmer tomorrow. on saturday we'll see a few little light clouds. but no precipitation. there might be a scattered shower on the eastern shore. as far as our forecast for the overknie night period, clear skies, cooler temperatures. overnight low of 62 degrees. during the day -- and by the way, in some of the northern and western suburbs, could be in the upper 50s. mostly sunny tomorrow, 85 degrees with lower humidity. and the extended outlook for the next seven days. there it is right there. as you can see, lots of sunshine tomorrow with 85, which is still below normal for this time of the year. now on saturday and sunday, as you can see, the heat and humidity start making their way back into the region, giving us a slim chance for a scattered shower or thunderstorm. then monday, tuesday, and wednesday also scattered showers

feels like 98 in edgemere. that's what makes it so uncomfortable. this whole night is going to be warm and muggy. temperatures only falling to the mid-70s for overnight lows. we could see a couple isolated showers or thunderstorms. those are most likely to occur along the northern border of the mason dixon line. i'll tell you how long it's going to last, coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks, susan. >>> because of the hot weather, marc train riders can expect some delays. csx has issued heat orders for this afternoons a rush hour that could lead to delays of 5 to 15 minutes. whenever it gets hot like this, trains operate slower than usual because the heat can cause the tracks to bend or the buckle. >>> let's take a look at towson university. the heat is on there, but for different reasons. protesters have gathered outside because there is a health care town hall meeting, which is expected to begin in just under two hours. we will be covering that, of course. and that town hall meeting is likely to be a lively one, as hundreds of people prepare to as

they've seen about a third of an inch in jessup and edgemere. as it heads towards annapolis, they've been seeing more like 7/10. it is more severe and heavier rainfall. be aware of that. it's going to be a little touch and go on the eastern shore. the high temperatures today, definitely on the warm side, 95 in hagerstown. 91 in easton. and it has felt a lot warmer than that throughout the day. temperatures right now have settled down somewhat, 79 in easton. 86 still in ocean city. so a warm, sticky night for us. satellite composite shows we had a few clouds around moving into this evening. and there is a line of storms that just sort of bubbled up, came across the region, now over on the eastern shore. soon it's going to be out of there. we're looking at another half hour to an hour before it's cleared out. beyond that, we're looking at the slight chance of a couple of showers and thunderstorms still possible in isolated areas as we move into the rest of the overnight hours. as we widen the picture, you can see as we head into the rest of the fo

. -- edgemere. they say they beat the cat and then put it in a microwave and freezer. the men also reportedly spun the cat on a ceiling fan before putting it in a bag with a rock and tossing it into the river. >>> after deflating the tires of a woman's car, a judge has resigned from one of his duties. judge robert noly, seen here walking away from the camera, is no longer the chief administrator of the circuit court. however, he will remain on the bench. he said he let the air on the tire because notes were not effective against illegal parkers. the la plata police department is continuing its investigation into the tire deflation. >>> in an effort to get millions of marylanders immunized, the state officials want to offer free vaccines. it's part of the plan to make available to every resident who wants it. the first group to get the shots will be pregnant women and people with health problems. >>> president obama is out west, hoping to ease concerns about his $1 trillion plan to overhaul the healthcare system. manuel gallegus reports on the president's town hall meet

feels like 85 edgemere, 81 kicksville. and 82 fallston. it will be another soupy one for us.looking at the satellite and radar composite, we were clear for most of the overnight hours and we had high thin clouds moving in. they start to get a little thicker. now we'll still see sunlight streaming through the clouds. it will be just enough to really heat up the afternoon hours. we're looking at 88 degrees this afternoon. that daytime heating, we've got -- it will spawn a couple the thunderstorms we're getting used to by now and lasts through the evening hours, tonight we should see a couple of leftover showers and isolated storms. overnight low of 74 degrees. back to you. >>> 9:02. we start with top stories. news from scotland and the only man found responsible for the deadly bombing of pan am flight 103 will be released. the scottish government says it will release the lockerbie bomber on compassionate grounds. the bomber is suffering from terminal prostate cancer and it's getting worse. he will be allowed to return to his native libya to die. 259 people died, mostly american

the animal belonged to an edgemere family that was on vacation at the time it happened.want to warn you, details are graphic. >> [unintelligible] they always helped me out. i don't know why they did that to him >> 10-year-old dillon hooper is mourning the loss of his pet kitten diamond. while he and his parents were away on vacation his cat was tortured and killed. their house sitter, kevin abel was a friend. he invited scott mcdowell and 25-year-old richard rioux over while they were gone. richard rioux put the cat in the microwave, washer, drier, and tied her by her tail to a ceiling fan and turned it on before putting her still alive but paralyzed in a bag full of rocks and throwing her into the lynch point creek at a nearby park. >> i came home to burnt hair and hair in the microwave and refrigerator as well and blood was where the cat ran around. blood was everywhere. >> it was a sad homecoming for the hooper family. the boys are heartbroken and still struggle to understand why the three men charged killed their cat. and it is hard to get over the loss of the four-m

the men were drinking in the edgemere area. they began hitting the cat, then put it in a microwave before tossing the cat into a river. those men are scheduled for i hearing in october. >>> a new team and second chance for nfl quarterback michael vick. this morning he's waking up a philadelphia eagle. harry srinivasan reports. >> reporter: michael vick is getting a second chance in the nfl. >> i made a horrible mistake and now i want to be part of the solution, not the problem. >> reporter: he's attempting a comeback with the eagles. he served a year and a half in federal prison for running a dog fighting ring. he's trying to help more animals than he hurt. >> hopefully i can do that locally and continue with my diligent efforts and bring an awareness to animal cruelty and dog fighting. >> reporter: the eagles say vick deserves to be back on the field. >> as long as they've taken the right steps, they're given an opportunity. that's what makes this country uh such a great thing. >> reporter: don't expect to see vick on opening