holding at 60 in ellicott city. but laurel is back to 57. than you see the influence ofboth the bay and urban heat island effect. now by the chesapeake bay, and by the severn river annapolis holding at 65. and in the confines of the dc -- d.c. beltway they are holding at 71. big contrast in temperatures and i will tell you, i would rather be out in the country with fresh cool air a nice morning and we will warm up once we get the sun up in a half-hour's time frame. clear skies this morning and we will look for a few high clouds mixed in this afternoon. but overall, we will heat it up a little bit. yesterday it was 86 and pushing 89 and we will talk about the 90s this weekend coming up. hereton yo with a -- -- here's tonya with traffic. >> reporter: no major incidents on the highway. we are going to look at 50 at sandy point. we have our commuters moving westbound towards annapolis. that's where most of the traffic is now. we have a few smart people going eastbound getting an early start at the toll plaza to go to the eastern shore. we have s

. >>> ellicott city man -- a ellicott city man tried his luck on jeopardy but this time not so lucky. he went into final jeopardy in second place trailing by a thousand dollars. jeff answered the final question on the coins of the world and got it crct but didn't -- correct but didn't wager enough money and ended up with $20,000 for two -- $30,000 for two nights on the show. >>> it was just slowed down a lot. and we all got up and tried to touch it and it slowed down. >> it was pretty cool i never seen anything like it. >> look how brave they are a group of swimmers got a rare treat on the coast of florida. they spotted a whale shark cruising close to the shore. they jumped in and swam with it yesterday. the whale shark is the largest fish in the ocean and they are called that because of the appearance and size. but also, because like some whales, they are harmless to humans. >> i think those sharks don't have teeth. they just go through like bottomfeeders. we talked about this earlier if you are just joining us because you talk about the teeth of the shark. i think they open their mo

it was hazy all day on the severn and how about ellicott city. we have a little bit of breeze shaking the trees. boy, we needed it. temperatures around 90. there's not much rain in the state anywhere. that's accept for a little bit around the very pretty area south of ocean city. they're getting the rain now south eastern maryland. the last showers moved off of calvert cliffs. it's really a lower eastern shore thing. they're getting big storms down here. we have a lot of lightning down here. we're optimistic that this boundary and this storm activity will be closer to us come tomorrow. in the meantime, we're talking about air quality as well. so, again, it's the afternoon period and the hottest conditions, that's where we get the highest ozone levels that trigger the code orange alerts. temperatures are in the low 90s now. that's the cooler spot with the showers. that's north of 95 in the harbor. that's a steam bath in the city. tomorrow, neighborhood by neighborhood, similar tomorrow and a better chance of afternoon storms. canton, 91 and into a

. >> reporter: your parents are from ellicott city? >> yes. >> reporter: are you enjoying the park?>> it's nice. we like the roller coasters. >> reporter: good tough, there's like 65 rides in total here. you have

ellicott city at 706789 upper 60s to laurel and westminster. sykesville around 71. hour by hour forecast brings us to 87 very humid going into lunchtime. and that continues going throughout the day. 92 for a high. t's se it over to tonya. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the sun is up and people are getting up and out the door. we are starting to get some volume on the outer loop, but no incidents to report. that's always good news. let's look on the northwest side. 695 at liberty road. outer loop to the left. as being see there's volume there. but it's moving. that's good news inner loop is doing fine. right now the only accident harford county joppa road south of pulaski highway, that's in the cleanup stages. the beltway is moving well. we have some construction downtown on charles street just south of pratt left lane closed. back to you. >>> if you plan a trip to a area water way soon, you want to stick around. >> this is for you. you may be surprised to hear what we have learned about maryland state parks and lifeguarding policy following the 4th of july

columbia and ellicott city are indicated there in the line of fire. so we'll watch this closely and stay on top of it for you. and i know people are doing thicks outside -- things outside but keepure eyes to the skies. >> thank you, gwen. >>> few other places do july 4th like d.c. does. thousands will gather on the mall to celebrate the 4th capital style and as tisha thompson shows us, it's a tough party to get into. >> reporter: one day before the big show, robbie matthew and his wife grappled with a map to try to plan their 4th of july. >> we are trying to find out what we have to do and what time. >> reporter: the couple flew in from the caribbean to see the parade, the concert and the fireworks. >> a lot is happening. >> please take public transportation, if at all possible. >> reporter: superintendent john james said don't even think about driving. take metro. but be prepared to walk. because the smithsonian station will be closed. >> i'm going to avoid the mall like the plague. >> reporter: just the thought of it -- is enough to keep locals like

and in terms of temperatures, not too bad in ellicott city coming in around at 68 degrees. d.c.coming in at 73. annapolis is around 72. 74 in sparrows point and cockeysville at 69. westminster is at 65 degrees. as we go through the rest of the day, we are going to heat things up. starting with the 8:00, 78 and you can eat lunch outdoors. at 4 the temperatures could be around 90 and also what we will be dealing with today, we have an air quality alert. a code orange. so if you have asthma, you need to limit your outdoor activities. now over to tonya with traffic. >> reporter: food morning. we are doing okay -- good morning. we are doing okay 795 out of reisterstown, no major incidents to report. we will look at white marsh boulevard at pulaski, very light traffic. nothing for you to worry about. 50 eastbound at the bay bridge, we have a disabled vehicle eastbound in the right lane. charles street downtown between conway and pratt, the left lane is closed. no active construction. you are doing okay on 95 both sides of the city. >> thanks so much. >>> you have to check this out. th

temperatures right now coming in right around 71 degrees in cockeysville and ellicott city at 69.ore of the same in laurel. 75 in d.c. and a a list at 69 -- annapolis at 69. here's the forecast for the rest of today. by lunchtime, the temperatures around 88 degrees. 92 is what i forecast for four and here's the forecast for this evening. around 81 at 9, fireworks show, chance for showers and scattered in nature. let's send it back to you. >> all right. no holiday for the jurors in the casey anthony trial. >> that's right. jurors expected to begin deliberations after prosecutors make the final rebuttal argument and that's expected later today. >>> we know tonight fireworks will light up the night sky in baltimore. but, in some states, there's no show. why fireworks were canceled in certain communities. >>> that certainly won't be the case here at the inner harbor. a huge fireworks show was planned for tonight as always. i am linda so, what else to do with your family throughout the day in downtown. ♪ [ female announcer ] everybody loves that cushiony feeling. uh oh. i gotta go. [ f

someone sent me a story that happened about a week ago many ellicott city a dog broke out and ran a marathon. you know the story. we have to get that on here. there's video of the dog crossing the finish line and raised 13,000 dollars for charity. a local dog. anything for money. >> weather wise maybe a little too hot? >> yes this morning get out for an early run. some of you are up early. and the back of my feet people get up early and check out the weather. 58 in cockeysville. 68 in sparrows pointch in the city we have -- point. in the city, we have milder temperatures. 55 in annapolis and 50s in laurel and westminster. looking to the west a. cluster of clouds and a complex of storms. we may get high clouds thrown in, but a nice day as we aim for a day warmer than yesterday. the high is going to be 89. the weekend weather coming up in moment. but tonya has a check on traffic. >> reporter: no major incidents on the highway. let's look at the beltway on the southwest side. 695 at wilkins, traffic is building in both directions. a little heavier on the outer loop to the left with the oncoming

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she's from ellicott city and could be in the ellicott city area. if you've seen her, call. all calls are confidential. >>> well, you've been asking to knock down property taxes. mayor stephanie rawlings-blake wants to give city homeowners relief. >> reporter: it can only be used to lower property taxes. mayor stephanie rawlings-blake wants to use 98% of it to go to homeowner. the mayor's proposal is for people who only live in their homes. commercial and businesses would also be left out. mayor stephanie rawlings-blake says that the 8 year relief that august the country thinks that the co58% of the country thinks that the the washington coand hat president isn't abnew the fight against violent crime. none of the things by themselves will turn the city around. it's working toerand fountion growth. shows that coseeing a lot of things. isn' shows that 58% of the say coming president isn't compromising enough shows that 58% of the unwe tha thinks new washin president isn shows that 58% of that the the the new same for republicans. >>> the country thinks that the president isn't