let's zoom in on the areas as we look around galena, showers around kent county, to the north of cecilton shower there. another round of showers sliding in here around dundalk and wood lawn, glen burnie, they've seen showers earlier this morning. our last stop, if your travels are taking you to the south and west, around virginiava, moderate rain across the area. back over to you guys. >>> a look outside for a check of the commute. busy roads and busy ways, things starting to con get congested. bel air road, see the inbound lanes and outbound lanes, a little bit different but the rain on the highways, going to be mindful as you make your way out. give yourself extra time. the fort mc henry tunnel going in, see the outbound traffic not as congested as that going inbounds. with the rain soaked roads, be mindful of what you have. give yourself time and space between you and your other drivers. 83, slow traffic as a result, of what is going on, between cold spring lane and 28th street , the road is closed due to construction. keep in mind what is going on, on the jfx. give yourself time as yo

but chesapeake city dealing with light rain and more in galena and as we look at damascus we head over towards montgomery county and layed wet weather along i-27 a. -- i-270. things are picking up across the area. leave the coat and bring the rain gear. temperatures coming in right around 62 in goldsboro and good morning centerville and hanover. you are at 64. also, the winds out of the south at about 5 to 10 miles. that's the scenario for the morning and that's the scenario this afternoon. let's check of the abc 2 timesaver traffic with lauren. good morning. has anybody picked up on the road. >> reporter: good morning. we are looking at pretty good roads so far this morning. not so good weather, but decent traffic out there. if you are use the jfx to get into the city watch out for the construction that's blocking one lane in both directions. right at 28th streets as the more progress charles road is not a bad route. everything will be up to speed on 695. this is going to be a live look at 83 north of the beltway. no concerns. just all the construction on the jfx you want to watch out

now the shower is weakening and maybe a couple of drops near galena and kent island. temperatures running near 80. 82 easton. most spots in the upper 70s. winds are light from the southeast. that southeast breeze if you're along the water's edge, can cool things off. humidity is high. this measures the moisture in the air. if you cool the air down to these temps, you get 100% humidity. feeling look mid-80s with the heat index near 90 this afternoon in frederick. lightly scattered, widely scattered showers. these are less numerous than this same time yesterday. tomorrow they will be less. just an isolated shower by tomorrow afternoon and drier and hotter air, not cooler, drier and hotter air coming in. disturbances bringing a few showers. you can see the hit and miss stuff the rest of the evening. just a pop-up shower or two on a hit or miss basis, not looking for much and that continues into saturday. this dry spot will dominate our weather. however, has we move into sunday and monday and temperatures really peak, 90, 92. no big rain on tap. overnight 67, variably clo

more of the same northeast, galena 72. 75 rock hall this morning.those temperatures are only going to go up from there. maryland's most powerful radar, we are drys that will be changing, though. back to you. >>> as the temperatures rise, that means more of us will head outdoors, some products in the yard could be dangerous. john matarese alerts you to summertime recalls so you don't waste your money. >> reporter: when something you own is recalled you like to hear about it. many of us never receive information. the government just released a summertime recall round up of dangerous items you may still have. tracy per aresey one of many used car buyers hit by an un expected surprise after taking their car home. >> it was vibrating, men when you hit the brakes. >> reporter: from cars to kitty toys are in american homes, ftc released a list of the top recently recalled summer time products, including adventure play sets, sold at wal-mart, toys r us, the wood can rot too fast, metal swing sets, sold at toys r us. disney princess and fairies trikes sold a

a little ways south think one shower just south of galena over kent county, maryland.therwise it is relatively quiet. right now it is just muggy in baltimore. we have 69 current air temperature. humidity north of 70%. it is muggy, maybe i apatch or two of fog. let's check the beach forecast. we have spring fest, upper 60s saturday, 65 on sunday, not a bad deal over all. just a chance for a shower on saturday as there will be here. highs today in the mid- 80s. 74 at the beach, mid to upper 80s. 76 downtown at the moment. nearly 70 in the state capitol, 71 in haegerstown. 100% hue might humidity in york. more active weather tonight to the west. ohio, west virginia with more scattered showers and storm action. that may hold off the rest of the weekend. we have a boundary sneaking south, and it could spark showers or a thunder shower overnight and into the early part of saturday. but i think by tomorrow evening the chance of rain will go down as this boundary sinks slowly drought. it is not a dramatic slow down but especially into sunday. you can see that on the future tre

westminster, 56 we are seeing 60 degrees, 61 to be exact in rock hall. 58 now in galena. and 56 northeast. temperatures will soar from here, i will talk about showers and thunderstorms and also about temperatures that will be in the 80s. >>> if you are heading out the door, now is a good time. there are no delays right now. a little bit of traffic on 95 north of 695. traffic is moving smoothly. 95 and 198 lorel, a smooth ride. couple of cars on the road, if you are heading out and you are going on the jones falls expressway, leave early, there are delays expected there today. especially north avenue and falls road. that's due to construction. in the curtis bay area, expect delays this morning because of construction in that area as well. of course, reisterstown, 795, on the bellway, near owens mills, long delays because of delays in construction there. keep in mind now is a good time to leave. >>> if you are traveling to the airport, bwi is stepping it up according to travel and leisure, bwi is america's 6th best airport. they had a low record of delays and cancellations,

he's from galena, illinois, originally, a small town near dubuque, iowa, where i went to school. and if the college president, my college president, doctor couchman, who is now deceased, knew i was with dr. wright, because i graduated with only the slimmest of margins from the university of dubuque, he would be rolling over in his grave about 5000 rpms. so dr. wright, please allow me to continue. after his tour in the marine corps he went to college, university college, university of wisconsin and eventually became a history professor at dartmouth in 1969. he served as the president of dartmouth from 1998-2009, and since 2005 he has visited most of our military hospitals, and has encouraged support for the wounded veterans in those hospitals. he is a director on the board of the injured marines semper fi fund, one of the 10 top charities recently rated by charity navigator. his writings have been featured in "the new york times," "boston globe," "christian science monitor," npr, just to name a few. and he is recognized by the education field, the veteran field and other service o

good morning galena, you're at 67 degrees.centreville and 69 degrees right now in edgemere. we are humid, very balmy outside. you can see these dewpoints, the measure of the moisture in the air. when you get into the 60s you are feeling it. when you get into the upper 60s, that's when it begins to become uncomfortable outside. the satellite and radar picking up on some clouds, but we will get some sunshine in here just like we did yesterday and the day before that. now, future trend is picking up on some scattered showers, isolated showers as we go through this afternoon and then we'll do it all over again on saturday and then also sunday leading into your monday. so that's what you can expect. take the rain gear, but if you have a shower, just wait until it ends and then go back out and do your thing because it's going to be a nice weekend on tap for you. 85 degrees is what i'm going with today. but temperatures will soar into the 90s as we head into the latter part of the weekend. let's get a check now of the abc 2 traffic r

rock hall more of the them and joppa and churchill 64 degrees and galena at 62. i will tell you when the sun really comes out in our rain chances diminish but let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lawen. >> reporter: we are following break news where there's a house fire in pasadena that hut down old mill road. traveling in the area expect a lot of activity. i am waiting on a phone call back from the fire department to see if anyone has been injured. stay with us and we will bring you more as it becomes available. here's a live look at the south side north of the beltway. no problems to report heading down to 495 or headed north up through the fort mchenry tunnel and the west side of 695 going to be clear. here's a live look at liberty road. you are looking at an 11-minute ride on the outer loop from 795 down towards 95. that's your abc2 saver traffic. >>> the flight will continue the 2012 flying season. it's going to take 78 world war ii veterans and two korean war veterans to washington, d.c. they will see the world war ii memorial, korean war memorial an

rock hall 65 and galena 70. we have a cold front moving through this morning and it will begin to cool things off. we will have a northerly breeze that will reinforce the cool air into the afternoon. temperatures only in the low to mid-80s. make sure you get out there and enjoy. now a check now of the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren. good morning. >>> good morning lynette. well we do start the day off with trouble in harford county where an earlier accident actually caused some power lines to come down. route 161 shut down in darlington right at castleton road. use the road as your alternate road. on 9 # no delays through baltimore county. nice and clear in the white marsh area and an easy ride heading into the city. if you are using83 the harrisburg expressway. not too many cars out there. the west side of the beltway nice and clear, no delays to talk about. 11 minute ride on the outer loop from 795 down towards 95. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan and charlie, back to you. >>> fable clean

i grew up in galena, illinois, as bucky said. general grant's hometown when the civil war began. i was a world war ii baby. i was born in 1939, and i remember my father going off to war, and i remember at the end of the war it seemed like everyone's father, so many people came home, and this town of roughly 4100 people at that time, 18 did not come home from the war. it was a town where people did serve, and they served in this some very difficult places. and i grew up playing among the cannons in grant park, and i talk about that in the introductory chapter of this book. and then joined the marines at age 17. and it was a time, those of my generation, my age know going into the service was simply something that was expected of us. so you could wait to be drafted in the army or as we did, we joined the marines: there were 25 boys in my high school graduating class, five of us joined the marines, another half dozen went into the army, the navy or the air force, and i think three or four went to college and that was, basically, the breakdown at that time in the community where i gr

rock hall and also galena. let's check of the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren. >> reporter: we are dealing with fog across the region. expect reduced visibility. everything is up to speed traveling through the fort mchenry tunnel and the harbor tunnel. 895 north of child street, not too many cars out there yet. that will be the same case on the northeast corridor of 95 as we check in and look live in the white march be area north of route 43. everything will be nice and clear. you are looking at a 14-minute ride from the beltway all the way to downtown baltimore. and if you are traveling on 695 here's a live look in parkville. looking at a 9-minute ride on outer loop from 95 up towards 83. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic now over to you. >>> they have become more and more popular. >> but when women are paying the price, could they be paying the price rather when putting on skinny jeans. what health officials are saying about the fashion statement this morning. >> he's fine. you are fine. keep th

galena 66 and northeast right around 64. look at the beautiful sunrise that we have this morning in glen oak i don't have to twist anyone's arm. more of the same in dundalk and it continues through the afternoon. we will have a chance for a popup thunderstorm with all the heating of the day. but all in all, it's going to be a nice day. it's going to be hot it's going to be humid. but a lot of people like that type of weather. so, make sure to a enjoy. now let's talk about tropical storm beryl. it made landfall a little after midnight. around southeast coast, more accurately jacksonville beach is where it made landfall. it has weakened since it made landfall. wind sustained at 50 miles an hour. and it's moving towards the west at about 5 miles -- at about 7 miles an hour rather many and what's going to happen is it will become a tropical storm once again as it moves back out over the warm waters. but what we like to see is that the path takes it away from us. it won't affect maryland whatsoever. now we look at the future tren

rock hall at 68 and galena at 67. 65 in northeast.good morning churchville at 64 and we should be at 56 degrees now for this time of the year. we will heat things up. i will tell you how hot it will get and when we cool back down. let's go back over to charley and megan. >>> looking live at the chess pee bay bridge a couple lane closures are going to take effect -- chesapeake bay bridge. a couple lane close are going to take effect. one lane eastbound will be closed wednesday through friday and that's 9 a.m. to 2:poo in the -- 2:30 in the afternoon. >>> if you have to go to work, your commute could be easier. if you take the jones falls expressway, all of the emergency repair work is done. crews replaced collapsed drainage pikes and construction workers thought they would be finished in june. but the weather cooperated and allowed them to complete all the work this month. >> good to see them done ahead of schedule. >>> red flags are out. high winds rip currents shaking up those from the weekend on the beach. >> tips on how to maintain

we look at the eastern shore and we're in the upper 50s in rock hall and also galena. northeast 55 degrees, churchville 53 degrees and joppa around 556789 also dealing with so -- 55. also dealing with some patchy fog this morning. let's get a check now of the traffic with lauren. good morning. >>> good morning lynette. if you are using the jfx watch out for the ongoing construction that's blocking one lane in both directions flight 28th streeted -- near 28th street as the morning progresses. everything is up to speed in the tunnels and fur headed out to the -- if you are headed out to the beltway, no concerns. nine minutes to 83 from 95. 11 minute ride from 795 down towards 95. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. >>> if you're pregnant doctors want you to avoid stress as much as possible. >> in health news this morning the long-term effects they say stress could have on your baby. >>> also in 1955 she sat down for civil rights, the honor rosa parks will be receiving in the national capital today. we're always available on facebook. be a part of the conversati

and along the eastern shore, galena around 56 degrees.let's check of the abc2 time safer traffic with lauren. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. if you are using the jfx to get into the city, we have the ongoing construction blocking one lanein both direction at 28th street. it's not causing delays yet. and heading out to 695, all is clear on the west side. looking at a very quick 11- minute ride on outer loopfrom 795 toward 95. and it will remain clear traveling in the parkville area. no congestion as you make the push from harford road up to providence road. and for those of you headed to 959 northeast corridor is is in great shape at white marsh boulevard. and south side of 95 north of interstate 195, no concerns if you are heading down south to 495 or north up toward the beltway. the harbor tunnel going to be clear. here's 895 at o'donnell street. no concerns whatsoever and the fort mchenry tunnel is clear. that's a look at your abc2 time safer traffic. >>> as your teen get ready for prom, some may be taking the car for the firs

you can see in a couple of yell row areas the darker green in- between galena and also chestertown. once again kent county southward some wet weather across that area and again this is light showers around chunkville at this time -- churchville at this time. take your rain gear as you head out and about. we will dry out in the later morning hours into the afternoon but once again there's the possibility for more scattered showers to pop up into the afternoon. but for this morning, we're also dealing with some patchy fog out there. reduced visibilities so take it easy on the roadways, we only have about four miles in baltimore and seven in easton. five in dc right now and three in hagerstown. so temperatures are above average but take that jacket with you just in case you get on the cool side today. all right a check now of the traffic with lauren cook. good morning. >>> lynette as you said we are dealing with quite a bit of fog out there this morning and do expect reduced visibility. turn on the low beams as you head out. as far as the jfx is concerned the construction continues at

some should haves right now and some heavier rain and moderate rain, around betterton right now, galena as well and aberdeen, bel air kingsville some showers this morning. dealing with millington and some showers right now. and even into chestertown. now as we slide to the south now. caroline county getting in on the moderate rain around henderson and also golds bro. and also churchill not looking too bad. getting some light rain across the area. so temperatures this morning they are a little bit cooler than this time yesterday. but they still have above average. because we should be at 48 degrees now for this time of the year. we can see the 53s in chestertown, golds borrow and also easton. the temperature and the dew point, the exact same so that means that we are dealing with some foggy conditions out there so as you will ed out and about -- heads out and about put the low peoples on instead of the high beams. less of the fog, more on the road. this is what has been tricky yesterday as well. this was supposed to be a warm front and didn't happen yesterday. we stayed at 65 below avera

kent county, betterton, galena strong storms right now as well.g is severe at this time as we go throughout the day we'll get a little bit more sunshine out there and possibly maybe even some more showers as we go into the afternoon. but visibility it is reduced this morning and we have some patchy fog out there. only five miles that we're seeing in baltimore right now. and temperature in baltimore coming in at 56 degrees. 52 in easton and we're at 54 in york, pennsylvania and we look at the weather pattern and the culprit for this unsettled weather, well, we have the stationary boundary if it works its way back as a warm front these temperatures are really going to heat up throughout the day. scattered showers remain in the forecast even into saturday. now a check now of the traffic with lauren. good morning, i can't say it enough. happy to have you. >>> thank you so much lynette. it's really nice to be here with all of you this morning. and if you are heading out on the roads as you mentioned we have a little bit of rain and a lot of fog across

rock hall at 63 and galena around 64. check the abc 2 timesaver traffic with lauren. >> reporter: a morning you don't want to forget your umbrella. heading out to the roads, the northeast corridor of 95 is in great shape. traveling through the white marsh area, along the southbound lanes, you are looking at a 14-minute ride from the beltway to downtown baltimore. and fortunately, no problems to talk about if you are using the jfx to get into the city. we have all the ongoing construction you want to keep in mind. one lane will be shut down in both directions at 28th street. and as we look live at the beltway, here's what it looks like at york road. only looking at a 9-minute ride on the outer loop from 95 towards 8 3. and west side going to remain clear. here's what it look like in pikesville. fortunately 11 minutes to travel from -- travel from 795 to 95. traveling through the tunnels, all is clear through the mchenry and harbor tunnels. that's your abc2 timesaver traffic. now back to you. >>> michael phelps is hush hush

quite a bit of stuff around galena, earlville. and the other stuff way out to the west. rather light. but the stuff in virginia is a little stronger. you'll have to watch that later on this evening, if it holds together. right now, we're at 79. ocean city at 70. oakland down to 68. clouds out there. and 81 over in washington. as you mentioned, tim now has a look at the latest hurricane forecasts that have come out. tim? >> reporter: well, the third of the three major predictions centers has released its source, or actual predictions for the season. and that source is the federal government. noaa, the national oceanic and atmospheric association has projected there will be nine to 15 named storms. and of those, four to eight of them will become hurricanes. of those, one to three will become major hurricanes. that will be category 3 or greater, with winds 103 miles per hour or more. in an average year, as you see to the far left of the screen, there are about 11 named storms through the course of a regular season. of those, six typically become hurricanes. and two of those

temperatures are a little on the cool side, 54 degrees in towson, 58 in rock hall, and 46 in northeast, galenartheast, and -- let's show you what's going on as of now, we do see mainly clear skies across the area, with a few clouds back off to the west. those will try to move in as we go throughout the day, but i'm going to call it mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies. still lots of sunshine in the forecast, as high pressure is going to build and do its thing. that will continue as we go to the next several days. temperature today, close to 70 degrees, and if you're heading to the game, it's at 4:05. have a good one. it is going to be breezy. good morning. >>> accident has just just cleared. now we're dealing with accident northbound at swan road, and if you, as you make your way out, it's going to be jammed southbound at 28th. that's due to the ongoing construction in the area. we do have another accident to tell you about. on the southbound lanes of 895 at lombard. there's a water main break that has shut down lincoln avenue. you will need to use rossville avenue. and this outer loop is jamme

and 69 in northeast and galena at 70 and 73 right now in rock hall.re we are seeing plenty of sunshine. a beautiful sunrise and sun continues into the afternoon. so with that sun it's going to heat things up. we have a heat advisory in effect at lunchtime until 9 this evening. and it's for the areas here shaded in this orange color. make sure to drink plenty fluid as you head out and about because we will be humid outside as well. satellite and radar not pick upon a whole lot close to home a few clouds mixing with sunshine and an isolated shower to pop up in the forecast. but if you want the real weather you have to head south where we are looking at tropical storm beryl getting much needed ran across southeastern georgia. and also portions of florida where they need that rain. now tropical storm beryl has been updated. the last time i showed you it was sustained at 50 miles an hour. came in contact with land and, of course, it will begin to weaken. it's moving to the west at about 7 miles an hour and will take a northeastern jog and it will stay away