fayette county, tennessee is the next county over. both haywood county and fayette county experienced rampant voter intimidation. remember i said earlier that my parents hadn't voted in 1960? they had never voted? the reason they had never voted was because the last person who attempted to organize black voters in haywood county, tennessee in 1940 was lynched. it's that simple. the last person was lynched. and his body was dismembered, and it was thrown into the tal hatchy river, and eventually it was discovered and it was horrific. what was fished up was horrific. and it was designed to -- well, it was designed to make a statement. is and that statement was if you attempt to vote, you will lose your life. and so it seemed then that that was going to hold -- except by 1960, there's a new generation of people coming along, and they're going to try again. they're going to try to vote. and most of these folks were share croppers. again, ordinary people. but these were share croppers who said, we want the right to vote. and unfortunately,

no delays to talk about from the beltway all the way downtown to east fayette street. speeds will remain high traveling through the tunnels. do remember one week from today major construction will take place on 895. traffic reduced to just one lane in both directions, all the way through summer. and unfortunately the lane closures will still continue all the way through october. so you will want to stick with the fort mchenry tunnel or the key bridge. if you are headed out to 95, here's a live look in white marsh, no problems at route 43. just a four-minute ride from this point out to the beltway. one you do get onto the beltway, everything up to speed at heardford -- hartford road. that is a look at your abc 2 time saver traffic. megan and charley. over to you. >>> we learned overnight that the aide to the former congresswoman gabriel giffords, rob barrber, he won the house seat that she gave up after she was shot. giffords herself now heading to the polls. this is her in support of her former right hand man. she gave up her seat to focus on her health after being sho

and here is the la fayette square gates. here's the la fayette square gates. and this just gives you a period sense of just how close la fayette square is to the white house. and here is franklin jennings. this is paul jennings' son, one of three. and they all served the union cause during the civil war. and franklin is in that northwest neighborhood that i was referring to earlier. and here is franklin's grandson, henry early. he's the young man on the left shown with his buddy while they were working at a resort. and when we have our panel of descendants of notable african americans associated with la fayette square this afternoon after lunch, angela hayes tolliver who is a granddaughter of henry early will be representing the jennings family. i'm pleased to say that two of her cousins are here today, as well. another one of henry's granddaughters, barbara early allen, and one of henry's great granddaughters, fawn jordan. these are three of paul jennings' many living descendants, his living legacy. he has an important legacy. he was an intrepid anti-slavery

jfx if you are using that into the city. 11 minutes southbound from the beltway downtown to east fayette street. speeds high through fort mchenry tunnel and no concerns on 895 through the harbor tubal. north of child street, not too many cars. it will be an easy ride. through the northeast corridor of 95 who are's what it lock like -- here's what it looks like, no delays. that will be the same case on the beltway. here's in parkvale at harford road 11 minutes traveling the outer loop from 95 up towards 83. and the west side of 695 will remain clear. no delays traveling that outer loop from 795 towards 95. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. charley. >>> a developing story we are learning more about a meth lab bust police and fire crews have been working well into the night. it happened in the holiday inn express in howard county. sherrie johnson is live with the latest and i understand the dea is on the scene right now. >> reporter: that's exactly right. we have learned through sources that dea agents actually went inside the building about 3:30 this morning. we are also told t

watch out for a crash on fayette street at howard street. and there's another accident to keep in mind on president's street at pratt street. traveling on the beltway, here's what it looks like right now on 695. in the parkville area everything up to speed. 11 minutes on the outer loop from 95 up to 83 and the west side looks like at liberty road traffic starting to pick up a little bit in this area. but you are looking at a 12- minute ride on the outer loop from 795 down towards 95. and if you are use the tunnels keep in mind that all that construction is still underway on 895 south of the harbor tunnel. no backups just yet. 54 miles per hour along the northbound lanes but that changes as the morning progresses. stick with the fort mchenry or key bridges. >>> 50 people are out of their homes following the brush fire in queen anne's county. >> linda so is here with new information on when the people will be allowed to about back into their homes. >> reporter: hope is soon. a decision has not been made if it's okay to let people back in. but

jfx will remain clear using that to get into the city. 11 minutes from the beltway downtown to east fayette street. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic now over to you go today begins the weekend festivities of the sallabration. crowds of people will flood the inner harbor to see the blue angels and more. we have a preview what have's -- of what's to be expected. charley youson joins us live. >> reporter: hey, good morning. as you requested yesterday, you showed one of the crews exercising. the crew members this ship from indonesia are getting their morning workout in up bright and early at 4:30 getting rade for the full days of activities coming up more salllabration. they will get ready for a day's work on board the ship with free tours starting at 11 this morning. the naval ships those tours begin at one. that is great family friendly event getting ready for a wonderful weekend remembering one of the forgotten wars of american history the war of 1812. now, throughout the day we have ships from brazil, continue to, and columbia mexico and domestically coming in for tours. but i w

a 15 minute ride from the beltway all the way downtown to east fayette street. and if you are traveling on 83 here's exactly what it looks like at york road. no problems to report whatsoever. not too much activity in the area. it will be a very easy ride down towards the beltway. once you do get on to the beltway. here's what it looks like in parkville at harford road. everything up to speed. just 11 minutes to travel the outer loop from 95 up to 83. major construction began last night on 895. abc2 linda so is live this morning in south baltimore right near the harbor tunnel. good morning linda. how is traffic looking so far? >> reporter: good morning lauren. things look fine right now. we're not quite into the morning rush just yet. but they do tell us you should expect backups. right now we're right on 895 before the harbor tunnel heading southbound. we spoke with construction crews about 30 minutes ago who tell us just beyond this tunnel and the toll plaza is where the construction is going on. they have the lanes narrowed down to one and crews are resurfacin

if you are using the harrisburg, cheer onto the jfx. 11 minutes downtown to east fayette. 695, no problems. 11 minutes from 75 towards 795. that's a look at your time save traffic. >>> four times more traffic deaths than homicides in harford county. that's enough to make officials say enough is enough. now, they are watching a crack down -- launching a major crack down to make roads safer. linda so is live. >> reporter: you don't have to look far to see bad behavior. they want to do something about it. this is the sergeant with the sheriff's department. >> in develop, the lieutenant in bel air approached me about combining efforts with the task force, from there we built on that, we included the municipalities, which we have three, aberdeen, bel air police departments. what we started doing in april of 2011 was one day a week working combining officers from the agencies together, targeting a different area each week to enforce violations. >> reporter: this is going to get bigger. you have more officers involved. what can people expect to see on the road? will you be doing random pa patrols

a crash on eutaw street and fayette street. long light street, we are going to have some closures in effect -- along light street in advance of the president's visit. like rain that could impact your ride. here's a quick live look at traffic. no delays over towards the j.f.x. no problems to report on the j.f.x. in towards 28. this is pulaski highway. problem free other than the rain. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. startre off to a muggy and we have some rain to contend with. light to moderate rain up in towson an hon phallic and back onto the eastern shore. this will taper off in the next 30 or 45 minutes. give yourself some extra time. showers will come through in waves. the could be a few thunderstorms. cloudy and muggy. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. stay with us. >> good morning. baltimore and pittsburgh. it has a certain ring to it. the first-place pirates are in town to play the orioles. tonight could be special for the orioles. it is expected brian roberts will be activa

to talk about on the jfx in to the city. 11 minutes to travel from the beltway, downtown to east fayette street. that's a look at time saver traffic. >>> strong storm moved through baltimore on friday night leaving a number of downed trees and power lines. >> sherrie johnson picks up the team coverage in towson. >> reporter: the clean up process has certainly started here in west towson, look behind me here, we are in the 600 block of chestnut, in is where a tree fell on top of the roof of this home. there is a blue tarp that covers the house, that's where the tree fell. they've started to cut the tree up so they can get some of the debris out of the way. the home was damaged by falling debris. the tree cut in half and fell on the house. several homes damaged east of towson, near the talbert hall school and towson center. several old trees came out throughout several neighborhoods, left many running for cover. no one was hurt, roger boyd was home with his family and heard a loud noise. >> all of a sudden, the trees started flying around and this amazing, total whiteout occurred. >> repor

southbound, 11 minutes from the beltway to east fayette street. that's a look at time saver traffic. over to you. >>> today is the day the united states declared war on england, part of the battle of 1812. >> sherrie johnson joins us live from fort mc henry with the events coming up today. >> reporter: it's also very exciting. i'm a history buff and love this stuff. all is quiet here, i'm live at fort mc henry. this morning, lots of festivities. look behind me, the event kicks off at 11:00, until noon. the stage is already set, you can see all the chairs all lined up, ready for the event. it's part of the celebration to commemorate the war of 1812. today marks the 200th anniversary of the war of 1812, june 18th is the day united states declared war on great britain. big names will be here including bob shaffer and martin o'malley. british and canadian ambassadors will attend. the scene is from enemies to allies. right now, i have our favorite person joining us here, ranger vince. good morning. >> good morning. >> how are you? >> reporter: let's ma

are use the jfx into the city no delays to talk about whatsoever from the beltway downtown to east fayette street. it will take 11 minutes and traffic will remain up to speed through the fort mchenry tunnel and harbor tunnel and heading out to the northeast corridor of 95, north of route 34 you are looking at a 4 minute trip from this point to 695. getting on 695, parkville at harford road no concerns. just a 9-minute trip on theouter loop from 95 up towards 83. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. >>> it's 4:32. top stories opening statements begin in just few hours in the child sexual assault trial for former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky accused of abusing 10 boys over a 15 year span. 150 witnesses will be called who may be called and a close are look at -- closer look at jurors in a live report coming up. >>> stephanie rawlings-blake named the members of a panel who help pick the new police chief. current chief will leave on august 1st. ronald daniels, ross gould professor and the president of the university of baltimore. >>> residents in penn north will g

if you are using the jfx11 minutes southbound from the beltway to downtown east fayette streets. checking in and looking at 895 at o'donnell street this is going to be a shot north of child street. not too many cars out there yet. this will all change. there's major construction plans for june 20th. crews will replace concrete decking. you will want to avoid 895 at that time. you will want to stick with the fort mchenry tunnel or key bridge as your alternate. look at the northeast corridor of 95, white marsh at route 43 everything up to speed a 4- minute trip from this point to 695. and once you get onto 695, here's parkville at harford road. everything up to speed. 11 minutes to travel from 95 towards 83 and we have a construction update on the charles street bridge overpass construction. we know that was removed and replaced with two traffic signals a new ram from northbound charles street reopened to get to the beltway as of 5 this morning. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic now over to you. >> when you think of nasa you think of astronauts going into outer space you

it will be a nice easy ride from the beltway to east fayette.far as the beltway, parkville at harford road everything up to speed. and it is a easy ride up towards 83 and west side pretty calm. here's liberty road. traffic starting to pick up a little bit in the area but no significant delays as you travel the outer loop towards route 40. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. >>> candlelight vigil will be held to keep a accused child sex abuser in prison. they are fighting to keep him locked up and this morning linda so is standing by with details. >> reporter: they planel school in baltimore tonight where victims say they were raped and sexually abused by a former english teacher at the school. he is serving 4 life terms after being convicted in the 1990s for raping a student. dozens of other students also say they were abused by him. they are coming together to fight a court ruling that couldresult in his possible release. he claims he was never properly told of the plea bargain that was offered before his trial. the former students wi

you are look to fayette street. no delays from white march be into the city. and -- marsh into the city. no concerns checking in and looking live at dulaney valley road. everything is up to speed. not too many cars but it will be an easy ride up towards 83. and the southwest corner of 695 also going to be clear. there is a look at 259. no concerns. it -- 295. it will remain clear through the fort mchenry tunnel and harbor tunnel. that's the abc2 timesaver traffic. now over to you. >>> continuing coverage of a disturbing crime. >> a suspect made a startling confession to investigators about what he did to his victim. 21-year-old alexander kinyua told investigators he ate his victim's heart and a portion of his brain. he became a suspect when his brother found what he thought were human remains in the family's basement. he spoke to neighbors about what they saw and what they reported during the whole situation. listen. >> 21-year-old son the one they accused of murdering he was out with a machete trimming bushes and then later that day, he walked down the street

just 11 minutes from the beltway downtown to east fayette street. we have traffic to keep in mind. construction on 895 begins later tonight expected to cause heavy delays at harbor tunnel through the end of the summer. stick with the fort mchenry tunnel or key bridge as an alternate route but we have problems on the bay bridge and key bridge later this afternoon. tugboats are pulling a cargo ship into the port of baltimore. bay bridge shut down at 1:15 and key bridge at 3:15 for 40 minutes this afternoon. you will want to expect delays as well. that is your abc2 timesaver traffic now over to you.>>> facebook plans to keep ion on you even when you are not on their side. >> it is called the facebook exchange and will change what you see on your profile. >> and hundreds of empty school desk will be scattered around the national mall. we will explain the message behind the show when "good morning maryland" continues. çñç?ç?çñçwçñçwç?ó?çwçñó?ç?çñó?çw let's take a paint project from "that looks hard" to "that didn't take long". let's break out behr ultra... ...the number one selling pain

are use the jfx, no concerns whatsoever just an 11 minute drive from the beltway downtown to east fayette street. heading out to the west side here's what it looks like. everything up to speed. 11 minutes on the outer loop from 795 down towards 95 and here's the beltway in parkville at harford road. no problems to report. it will be a nice easy ride up towards 83. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic now over to you. >> news time 4:41. get ready for delays. a massive new cargo crane are headed to the port of baltimore and they are going to stop traffic on two bridges along the way. four cranes are scheduled to pass under the bay bridge near annapolis and the key bridge near baltimore happening this afternoon. here ewhat you need to keep in mind. the bay bridge closes for 40minutes around 1:15 and the key bridge closed for 20 minutes and that's expected to happen around 3:15. >>> there's a very angry mother in north carolina this morning. >> coming up in a bit, why school administrator she says told her son to strip down to his undershirt and boxers. >> also ahead this morning, one

just 11 minute ride from the beltway all the way downtown to east fayette street. going out to 695 here's what it looks like exactly at old court road. everything up to speed. just 11 minutes on the outer loop from 795 down to there. here's a live look at the beltway in parkville, no problems to report here at harford road whether going down to 95 or up to 83. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan and charlie, over to you. >>> a trip somewhere and really don't have the cash available to pay up front? >> coming up the major retailer who now has a solution to your problem. how you can plan and pay for the vacation from the comforts of your own home. >> speaking of vacations the important changes coming to sunscreen bottles. what you need to know to protect you and your policeman. as we -- family. as we head to break a live look at 895 traffic moving along smoothly right now but that may not be the case later on today. lauren will have more with traffic when we come back. you're waking up to what's new in maryland. we'll be right back. >>> 4:45 and five

a nice clear ride as you travel from the beltway downtown to east fayette street.r as tunnels everything up to speed. we have the major construction on 895 that does begin tomorrow so use the fort mchenry tunnel or key bridge as an alternate. and as we check in and take live look at northeast corridor of 95 and white marsh no problems to report. four minutes from route 43 to the beltway and once you get on 695 here's what it hooks like in parkville and harford road. 11 minutes from 95 up to 83 and as lynette mentioned we are off to a foggy start techly in this area so be extra careful. that's -- particularly in this area. so be extra careful. >>> roger clemens was accused of lying to congress about the use of performance enhancing drugs steroids. >> stay with us this morning. the verdict is in and what's next for one of the baseball all time greats. >> the stop one torch bearer made while taking the flames flute streets of northern england. what was going on when whoa look around the world and good morning maryland continues. >> before going to break a live picture

clear from the beltway downtown to east fayette street. if you are headed out on 95, white marsh looking at a four- minute trip southbound route 43 to the beltway. as we pull up drive times for 695, five minutes from the outer loop up to 183. the west side going to be in great shape 11 minutes as well. >>> this morning three fire companies are one step closer to shutting down for good despite some of the work that councilmembers came up with another solution. >> here's what's going to happen next. the final vote on that budget is going to take place monday. if the council passes that, it means those three fire companies and several rec centers will close on july 1st, all of this as part of the mayor's plan to save money. >> the city council voted 9-5 last night in favor of the mayor's budget. council president jack young led the charge against the cuts but was unsuccessful. several councilmembers who had supported young's plan to save the fire companies changed their vote last night after the mayor insisted even if other cuts were made tha

using the jfx to get into the city, a 11-minute drive from the beltway all the way downtown to east fayette street. speeds will remain high traveling through the fort mchenry tunnel and the harvard tunnel. that is a look at your abc 2 time saver traffic. megan, over to you. >>> it's been one week since a series of dangerous tornadoes touched down throughout the state of maryland. in hartford county, the community of falston is still picking up the pieces this morning. abc 2 new' charley crowson out live with the cleanup efforts going on. >>reporter: megan, good morning to you. the national weather service has now confirmed a dozen tornadoes touched down in maryland last week, anywhere from ef-0 to ef-1. one of those tornadoes was here in falston. i want to show you the path here. earlier this morning we talked to jeff stoalts and he was in his office here at bippers automotive when the storm hit. you can see the tops of trees have been sheered off, the path of damage right here, this truck a complete loss. as many of the week has gone on, many of these businesses have been out of business f

it's nice and clear from the beltway all the way downtown to east fayette street. there's a cargo ship coming in to the port of baltimore so the bay bridge will be temporarily shut down at 1:15 and key bridge is going to close at 3:15 and they are again just temporary closures and they will last for about 40 minutes. now we have a check in we can check in with sherrie johnson who has an update on all the construction that is set to begin on interstate 895 later tonight. good morning how's traffic looking out there. >> reporter: good morning. right now we are at fort mchenry toll plaza and over here basically traffic is starting to pick up a little bit. and you know what? in the coming weeks we will see even more congestion major construction begins tonight at 9:00 on interstate 895. this means traffic headaches during rush hour and drivers are urged to avoid use the harbor testimony through the end of summer. crews replace concrete decking on a bridge south of the toll plaza. roads crews resurfacing a 5- year-old bridge. that will -- 55-year-old bridge. that requir

no delays on the jfx. 11 minute ride from the beltway foeast fayette.ing through the tunnel, no delays through fort mc henry. 895, o'donnell, everything up to speed. a easy ride in this vicinity as well. that's a look at the time save traffic. here is lynette charles with a look at the forecast. pretty crazy storms out there over the weekend. >> it was a rough go. 10 confirmed tornados. the national weather service is surveying the damage. that's good news, we are dreary and damp. showers pass through this last evening, and also early this morning, pretty much getting out of here as of now. through the rest of today, keeping the chance in, we have the upper level low that could be rotating more disturbances in to the yeah. temperatures on the cool side with the cloud cover throughout the day. temperatures are going to be below average. for now, 56 degrees, york. 57 hagerstown, 59 winchester , the winds are calm. they will pick up throughout the day. we have a breezy day on tap this afternoon and evening. future friend, you will need the umbrella as you

if you are using the jfx 11 minute ride from the beltway all the way downtown to east fayette street and speeds will remain high through the tunnels and here's a live look at the northeast corridor of95. everything up to speed here. on the beltway parkville and harford road, no problems looking at a very easy nine minute ride on the outer loop from 95 up to 38. megan and charlie, back to you. >>> it was quite night for the brand new maryland live casino. >> the numbers get those at some point today on everyone who walked through the doors for the first time. in the meantime though we are getting reaction on folk this morning from -- facebook this morning from many of you. lisa said just got back from maryland live and it is quote -- a hot mess. anne arundel county did in the prepare for this. -- not prepay for this. also ian said said great place, lots of penny slots. linda so is on the scene and more for us through the course of the morning. >>> and if you went to maryland lye last night we want to hear from you. leave the comments on the abc2 facebook fan page and we'll share them

the jfx nice and clear, just 11 minutes from the beltway downtown to east fayette street. traffic picking up on 95 and white marsh at route 43 all the way down to the beltway and once you get on to 695, here's a live look in parkville at harford road. traffic just starting to pick up in this area. the outer loop will remain slow all the way up to loch raven boulevard and the delays extend to the west side. liberty road really packed right now. >>> so do we figure out -- the orange deal? >> i know mike is -- we've been having this whether his shirt is orange or pink. >> or salmon. >> i have to say upon further review i looked closely, it's orange. >> this picture is going to actually help solve the mystery here. it may be difficult to see. lauren, this is posted on the facebook page just a few minutes ago. we're going to come back toyota. >> i love this picture. i did find this one on the facebook friends shared it with me and it's as you can see two ears of corn. one says hot outside and the other one says shut up because it has burned and popped in the hot heat. we have v

you are looking at just an 11- minute ride on the jfx from the beltway all the way downtown to east fayette street. no concerns on the west side of the beltway, traveling the outer loop from 795 down towards 95, you're looking at an 11-minute ride and it will remain clear on the east side from 95 up towards 83. that stretch will take you 11 minutes as well. that's a look at your abc 2 time saver traffic. megan and charley. >>> breaking news in west baltimore to tell you p this morning. fire crews are fighting a two- alarm fire in the 1200 block of west baltimore street. that fire has gone to two alarms meaning it has gotten bigger. no word on the cause. no one has been injured. we do have a crew headed to the scene. we will bring you a live report starting at 5:00 this morning. >>> other breaking news, a national story, coming out of colorado. more than 2000 people living on the grounds of an air force academy near colorado springs are being evacuated. homes are on fire in a ranch southwest of that air force academy have burned to the ground. we'll get an update in 15 minute from colorado.

-- east fayette street.in white marsh at route 43, everything up to speed a 4- minute trip from this point down towards 695. and once you get on to the beltway, here's what it look like in overly at bel air road. everything up to speed 11 minutes from 95 all the way up towards 8 3. and keep in mind the construction does continue on 895 just south of the harbor tunnel. not causing a backup but that will very well change later this morning. stick with the fort mchenry tunnel or key bridge as your alternate route. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic now here's lynette with the forecast. good morning. >> good morning. and we are watching some severe weather that is possible going through the morning and the afternoon. and the storm prediction center does have us in a slight risk for severe weather and the biggest threat is damaging wind and large hail and you can see it for the areas here shaded in the yellow. so the eastern shore is in on that and portions of the western shore. we look at satellite and

the jfx to get into the city, no delays to talk about from the beltway all the way downtown to east fayette street. if you are heading through the tunnels, do be aware that the construction does continue on 895 just south of the hartford tunnel toll plaza. not causing a backup as of yet, but that will change later this morning. definitely stick with the key bridge or 95 as your alternate route. here's a live look not far from the fort mchenry tunnel at interstate 395, everything will be nice and clear heading into the city or even if you're traveling southbound down toward the beltway or even to the d.c. area. if you are heading out to the beltway, here's what it looks like, overly at bel aire road, everything up to speed, just 11 minutes on the outer loop from 95 all the way up to 83. that is a look at your abc 2 time saver traffic. >>> the battle over the city budget is down to one last vote. it appears the mayor will get her way, but at what cost. abc 2 news' linda stow has more. she joins us now with the latest. >>reporter: that final vote will happen next monday if the council votes ye

an 11-minute ride from the beltway all the way downtown to east fayette street. everything also up to speed traveling through the fort mchenry tunnel and the harbor tunnel. and as we travel up 95 in the white marsh area, here's a live look at route 43. everything up to speed. just a four-minute ride all the way down towards the beltway. once you do get onto the beltway, here's a live look at hartford road. a nice easy right up towards 83. that is a look at your abc 2 time saver traffic. megan, over to you. >> lauren, thanks. >>> this morning across parts of maryland cleanup is on following last week's 12 tornadoes that hit our area very hard, one of the hardest hit locations hartford county in the town of falston. we have team coverage this morning beginning with linda stow. linda, what's going on this morning? >>reporter: megan, we're live here at the falston pharmacy right on route 1. this building made up of medical offices was damaged in the tornado. and you can see tarps still cover the roof and parts of the building have not been able to reopen for business

number howard street and fayette street -- north howard street and fayette street.und 50, 665, watch for an accident. so far so good on the westbound side. here's a quick live look at traffic. outer loop traffic is backed up -- this is near security. this is 95 coming down from white marsh. southbound traffic in pretty good shape down towards the 895 split. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie is joining us again and she is previewing the farmers' market. >> good morning. we have been looking at all the great produce. we're going to be talking about what you can do with the food. i'm here with ned. you guessed make a lot of fresh food -- you guys make a lot of fresh food. >> we make gazpacho summer long. if you could tell me. >> i will do the pouring. we're putting in the tomatoes. have appealed the tomatoes -- the tomatoes.led pealed that is not finely chopped. >> you want a little bit of texture. cooking in december time is not an exact measurements -- cooking in the summertime. gazpacho is a liquid summer salad. um oil and vinegar -- some oil and vin

happened after 9:00 last night on north fayette street in alexandria. firefighters were called for a reported explosion and fire on a patio. a 53-year-old woman suffered burns and was transported to a burn center. investigators believe the woman may have been trying to light an outdoor metal fireplace when the fuel ignited, causing a flash fire. >>> another big story we're following, the death of rodney king. his videotaped beating at the hands of los angeles police ignited riots in the 90s. he was found dead this morning in his pool. >> people, i just want to say, you know, can we all get along? can we get along? >> reporter: that was rodney king in 1992, on the third day of the los angeles riots. today, the man who once said he felt like he was an inch from death at the hands of the los angeles police is dead at the age of 47. rodney king's fiance calling 911 sunday morning. king was at the bottom of their swimming pool. >> when they pulled him out, he was unresponsive. >> reporter: king was drunk and unarmed when he was pulled over for speeding in ma

earlier a man was assulated by a group of teens near b-g-e headquarters on fayette street. both victims suffered minor injuries.theeviolence haa rompted a new partnerrhip po help investigate the crimes. today the mayor says making the nnnr harboo safe is a top priority. 10:52:26"this is important stuff, it we don't get public safety rrght, a lot of what we''e doing is for naught. that's whyy t's so imnprotant meanwhile, city police say they are close to filing charges in an attack at a 7-11 on light street. in that case... about 20-teens ransacked the store and assaulted the owner.myranda stephens, fox45 news at 5:30. the morgan state student who admitted to murdering and then eating the booy partssof his housemate... at a home in harford county.... appearr to haae had a troubled past. 3 20th... alexander kinyua the - (kin-u-ah) was charged with hitting another student with a baseball bat. he wws released on bail and ten days later.. arrested again. this time he was charged with 1st degree murder. police say he confessed to dismemberinn hisshousemate.. ku-joe ayei-kodi... (

that will be the same case on the jfx. 11 minutes to travel from the beltway to east fayette street.ere's a live look at the beltway at liberty road. everything up to speed. will be an easy ride down towards 95. as far as the beltway is concerned in parkville, here's what it looks like at bel aire road. traffic starting to pick up, but no significant delays in the area as you travel up towards 83. that is a look at your abc 2 news time saver traffic. here's lynette charles with a look at the forecast. good morning, lynette. >> good morning, lauren. we are not dealing with any type of rain this morning. we still do have a few clouds, but these will be decreasing as we go throughout the day. all that rain is now off into the atlantic. but we still do have some moisture in the atmosphere. so that cold front is going to be working its way through and then it will begin to trickle in some dryer air so the humidity will go down throughout the day. so it's going to turn out to be a pretty nice day on tap. right now, though, temperatures in the upper 60s from baltimore to easton, even into d

this happened on la fayette avenue. they found antonio madison with a number of stab wounds.on got in to a fight with a woman and her brother stepped in. they have been taken in to custody. >>> news around the nation, 50 people are out of homes today following an intense fire that happened in northern new jersey. three people had to be hospitalized. three homes collapsed. what is left has to be torn down. 75 firefighters had to respond. >>> thousands gathered in downtown salt lake for the pride festival. one entry got a lot of attention. mormon buildings bridges showed support for the lgbt community. >>> space shuttle enterprise headed to new jersey from jfk airport. it's passed through queens, brooklyn and coney island and tomorrow brought to tin the intrepid air space museum. >>> this morning, we are dealing with clouds out there, a few showers passing through the area, we are dealing with upper level low, that is going to keep the chance for the showers in the forecast as we head through the middle of the week, make sure you grab the rain gear, you will need it. it's going

major crash in la fayette.t arrivedle back to you. >> thank you. >>> workers at an east bay nonprofit say they don't know if they will be able to stay open after thieves stole all of their plies. workers broke into the business sunday night and monday morning. they stole art supplies, printers, computers, telephones and a wie. >> they basically wiped out what we had and what was left was thrown on the floor. >> the organization says it's stepped more than -- it's helped more than 30,000 children since it started in 1987. >>> a couple from hawaii, angry, their 3-year-old child was served alcohol on a dinner cruise. they took their son on a cruise memorial day weekend. and they say they ordered two pineapple juices and an orange juice for michael. and then michael started to become out of control. his mother realized his son was given a screwdriver, orange juice mixed with vodka. >> he was really red and he kept saying it's hot, it's hot. he's so full of energy, trying to run from here and there, but he could not

other accidents hawkins at quarantine, green spring at druid park drive and north utah at west fayettetake a live look. there is a delay southbound 35 from white marsh to the harbor tunnel thruway. not too much fun in that direction. and another live look as you can see things are still moving better at baltimore national pike but a couple of cars are on the road as well as raindrops on the camera. this traffic report is brought to you by toyota and your local toyota dealer. stop in and test drive the reinvend camry at your local -- reinvented camry at your local toyota dealer. >>> this morning's coffee is with nicky roberts. welcome back to the eyewitness news morning edition. >> great to see you again. >> when we last saw you -- by, way, we will do a web extra. after this five minutes, go to wjz.com. this is a story that will take more than five minutes. when we last spoke you were on your way to cannes. >> yes. >> pick up the story. >> i went to cannes. awesome. went to l.a. made another film and back to cannes. >> there it is in a nutshell. >> two trips to cannes, same movie. >> di

the alleged victim, one of thinks children. >> fayette county deputies responding here to mr. dollar's home early friday morning after receiving a 911 call for help from his 15-year-old daughter. fox 5 has obtained that 911 call, but because she is a minor, we have decided not to play it. this, though, is part of what she said. i just got in an altercation with my father. he punched me and frightened me and choked me. it's not the first time it's happened. i feel threatened by being in this house. deputies say the 50-year-old pastor and his daughter were arguing about whether she could go to a party. the 911 call detailing what allegedly happened next. he went off, that's when he went off. he came and put his arm around my neck and choked me and bent me over the table and i pushed him off of me and he threw he on the ground and punched me in my face. a deputy taking dollar into custody after he heard the teen's story and some marks on her neck. >> the injuries were superficial injuries. >> 911 calls from children complaining of abuse are common. >> any time we respond, we trea

blanche's kitchen - a food truck on the corner of fayette and gay streets.the still manages to serve up fried food... with a smile. steven hall/food truck owner: 238 come out for a break and there..but other than that. juut deaa with he heat 45 45because of the dangerous temperatures - baltimore city declared today throogh sunday code red eat alert days. with temperatures topping 100 degrees ... many are trying ...to find a cool place... to stay.../. anne... arundel county... has opened cooling centers.... where residents and... sit... in the... air conditioning..../ centers ...will be open for 24 hours.... officials... r.emind... people.. to limit outside activities. it's the last of it's kind in movie theater. ann tonight n bengie's is also the winner of a bbg court battle. battle.janice park is streaming live in middle river to ell us why a jury awarded bengie's nearly a million dollars. janice? janice? bengie's issthe very last drive in...in maryland. and it's been a family business for the past 56 years.but since the royal farms opened...in 2008...the o

towards 95, no concerns if u using the jfx to get in to the city from the beltway, downtown to east fayette, 11 minute trip. everything up to speed on 95, northbound from the beltway to the fort mc henry toll plaza, an 8 minute ride. >>> nature photographer gets the surprise of her life when she looks in her garage. >> a bear cub hanging from the rafters in a way you've never seen before and you are not going to believe who comes to this little guy's rescue, we will tell you when good morning maryland continues. [ male announcer ] millions of dollars for new schools and teachers... thousands of new good paying jobs... all without raising taxes. that's what a world-class resort casino at national harbor would mean for maryland. but it won't be built unless lawmakers give us the right to vote on it this november. call 1-800-492-7122 and tell your delegate and state senator to vote "yes" on national harbor... one of the biggest new job projects in the country. >>> now, good morning maryland. >>> welcome back, the woman who took these images says her first instinct was to save the cub. >> with

up, a four minute ride from the beltway. 11 minutes southbound from the beltway downtown to east fayette east side 95 up to 83, looking at an 11 minute drive. that's a look at your time saver traffic. >>> rush hour traffic is beginning to pick up and before you heads out, there are issues you may want to be aware of. a couple of express toll lanes on 95, closed from now until thursday, also all westbound lanes of 695, at the 95 exit will be closed, rerouted to northbound 95, to westbound 43, southbound 95 and then to westbound 695, we will have this for you detailed at abc2news.com. >>> reminders about the delays at the 895 harbor tunnel, they begin on wednesday. >> coming up, construction will limit traffic across the bridge, south of the toll facility. the $5 million project is going to replace sections of the bridge and concrete decking making improvements to the walls and the drainage. >> it's going to last through mids august. >>> five things you need to know, president obama is in mexico for the g20 summit. meeting with the president there. >>> supreme court is hold aing event, opi

to the harrisburg expressway, jfx, no delays, 11 minutes from the beltway downtown to east fayette street. if you are heading on 95, northbound, from the beltway, to the fort mc henry, 8 minute trip. >>> harford wants to make sure you are on your best behave when you are behind the wheel. a numb of deputies, police officers and state troopers are going to be cracking down on drivers who don't obey the rules. linda so is live in edgewood with more about the traffic initiative. >> reporter: guys, it's to make the roads a safer place, joining us this morning is sergeant don with the sheriff's office. thank you for joining us. you have been doing this for a year now. what are the big violations that you see? >> the biggest problems we still have in harford is speeding. speed violations. unbelted operators and okay pants of vehicles. cell phones is a big issue. people not paying attention to the general rules of the roads, what the markings mean. is this a passing zone, nonpassing zone, passing on the shoulder, stop line violations. >> reporter: speaking of the gadgets, we have our cell phones

once you get onto the jfx, 11 minutes southbound from the beltway, all the way downtown to east fayette street. the west side, traffic is really starting to pick up. a 13-minute ride on the outer loop, 795s towards 95, east side, picking up as well, not as bad, though, 12 minutes to travel the outer loop, 95 to 83. >>> the ship, music, history, celebration of the sail-a- bration continues today. today is the day the war of 1812 started 200 years ago. sherrie johnson is live at fort mc henry with what is planned for today. >> all is quiet now, in just a few hours this place is going to be packed. look behind me. you can see the chairs are already lined up, expecting 450 guests that ceremony starts at 11:00 and runs until noon, today's marks the 200th anniversary of the war of 1812 and june 18th, is the day that the united states declared war on great britain. today's event is about peace and being allies. governor martin o'malley will be here. the ambassadors will attend. today's scene is from enemys to allies. i have maryland war of 1812, by centennial commission. thank you for joining

no concerns on the jfx. 11 minute ride to travel from the beltway downtown to east fayette street. that's a look at the same tiefer traffic. over to you. >>> more people are dying on harford county roads. the sheriff wants to do something about it. >> linda so is live with a new plan that's going to crack down on bad driving >> reporter: it's a task force they are starting to make the roads in harford safer. we have the sheriff here, thank you for joining us. this morning at 9:00, you will be signing a memorandum including jurisdictions where people will look for things on the road. >> that's correct. we have the three municipalities in harford county, aberdeen, bel air, haverly grace, we have the maryland stays police harford county, bel air barrack and jfk highway involved with us. >> what specifically will you be looking for? >> we are looking in to reduced crashs and hopefully impact the numb of fatalities we have on harford county highways. we are looking to improve traffic safety in general. >> reporter: everyday people get behind the wheel. any tips for people to pay attenti

traveling southbound from the beltway, downtown to east fayette, you are looking at an 11 minute ride's a look at your time saver traffic, over to you. >>> abc2 news is a proud sponsor of the 10 miler. cheryl started in the back of 6000 runners and for every person she passed corrigan sports donated $1 to the charity of her choice. she is a volunteer coach with girl on the run, they use running to empower 3rd, 4th and 5th graders. >> it's a really great experience. you get to learn things about how to deal with life and the problems that can occur. cheryl came in 1 hour 31 minutes. the big number and big reason for the cheer, 4034, how many runners she passed and how much money the charity received. >>> stay with us this morning, we have seen the video of the skateboarding bulldog. what about surfing? >> a wet and wild competition raising money for a great cause. we need to look for a new van. yeah. i just don't know where to start. glad you found us. start by test-driving nearly every make and model, all in one place. carmax. start here. >>> good morning maryland. >> surfing dogs rod

baltimore.early saturday pumping gas at an exxon stationnon the corner of east fayette and north caroline streets. a young girl who was with bowman went to the cashiers window .... when she pas approached by a man naaed tay.bowman told the girllto get back in the car.as she started to walk back, the suspect shot bowman in he &phead and then ran off.bowman' friends believe hii seeuality may have been a accor. "in a case likk this wherr you have someone minding his business, really ttyyng to keep peacc and he becomes the object of misfortuue it is dist" disturbing."bowman did not say they believe the suspect e - ps in his mid 20's and has a &pssim build. he is known to bee ii the douulas homes area. contact pplice. another man was shot in the head early this morning in northwest baltimore. 64--ear-old edmond dabney and his irlfriend were walking on pimlico venue when a maa approached them and sked if they had any money. the two got into an argument..the suspect then pulled out a handgun and fired one shot in &ptheeair.and another shot, dabney later died at sinai .. hospital. theesuspect rrn

the fire happened saturday morning in a 300 block of north fayette street in alexandria. the woman suffered second and third degree burns over 80% of her body. rescuers took her to med star burn center in d.c. >>> at some point everyone gets called for jury duty, even the mayor of the nation's capital. today d.c. mayor vincent gray will report. it is unusual for the may your to be called but technically he is an eligible juror just like any other d.c. resident. former d.c. council men harry thomas jr. is expected to begin serving his prison sentence this week. thomas will report to a minimum security federal prison camp in alabama. he'll likely spend 2 1/2 years thereafter pleading guilty in january to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in government grants that were supposed to go to youth programs. >>> all right. we're going to take another look at the forecast. we've been enjoying this gorgeous stretch of weather in june. we're getting a little spoiled. >> below average temperatures. can we keep it going? the man that can answer this question is meteorologist to

la fayette and oakland.ll tell you more about the commute. [ man ] get the 20 piece mcnuggets. what? that lovely girl, caught your eye? 20 piece mcnuggets are only $4.99. you offer to share them. that's pretty smart. [ male announcer ] 20 piece chicken mcnuggets now on mcdonald's new extra value menu. >>> proser isvationists -- preservation is are vowing to keep the historic 5500-square foot home built by clarence mayhue and sold for $5 million last year. the new owners applied for demolition permit to rebuild on the property with its picturesque views of the golden gate bring and richardson bay. >> the planning commission's decision can be appealed to the city council for a final vote. >>> all right. thank you. >>> 8:23. let's go to sal. hey, everybody behaving on 880? >> they -- they are. as a matter of fact, we do have -- we have a look atle 8 -- we have a look at 880 northbound. the lanes are not blocked. there is a crash at fruitvale. northbound, a little bit slow getting up to the high as usual. we're

it will remain clear, 11 minutes to travel from towson downtown to east fayette street and no problems to report on the beltway. you're looking at an 11-minute ride traveling on the outer loop from 95 all the way up towards 83. that is a look at your abc 2 time saver traffic. megan and charley, over to you. >>> the campaign now popping up in cities across the country. >> stay with us this morning because posters have a very direct message are covering pay phones and they're not making a lot of people very happy. we'll explain. >>> also the obama reelection campaign says it has the perfect gift idea for your next wedding or birthday celebration and here's the thing, you don't even have to wrap it. we'll explain when "good morning maryland" continues. 3q every day, an average of 5,000 people switch from cascade to finish dishwasher detergent. that's about 150,000 a month, over 2 million people so far. with finish quantum you get incredibly clean, sparkling dishes without having to rinse them first. now see for yourself why millions have switched to finish. join the finish revolution. and