temperature 71, aberdeen, galena 72. hour by hour forecast for today. let's get a check of time saver traffic. >>> as you mentioned, rain is coming down hard in harford county. be careful if you are traveling 95, expect delays from churchville to bel air. in baltimore, sink hole repairs as i mentioned earlier. east monument, going to be shutdown for several months between wolf street and patterson park. use orleans instead. as we look at the harrisburg expressway, york road, nothing to get in your way, delay free, 22 minutes together from the maryland-pennsylvania state line, to á6 95, the west side, wilkins, traffic is picking up, a 13 minute ride from 795, down towards 95, no problems on the beltway from parkville to towson and the northeast corridor area. >>> you got the backpacks ready , the clothes are laid out, lunches are made. the first day of school for students in the area. linda so is live this morning at leaf rock elementary this morning. i understand that students there are going to be surprised. it's not going to look like the same school.

and galena right now 66 degrees and humidity at 88% and dew point at 63 degrees. temperature wise today, we will feel pretty good. let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we have the first accident the day on inner loop at holland ferry road. through the tunnels, do be aware of the construction still taking place on 895 blocking one northbound lane as you approach the steel bridge. the morning proprogresses traffic will pick up -- progresses, traffic will pick up. and if you are using 83, here's a live look north of 695. everything nice and clear. and just 11 minutes traveling southbound from towson downtown. now over to you. >>> pretty pumped about something that is happening in few weeks. >> yeah coming up in three weeks, katie premiers in baltimore here on abc2. here she is in the abc2 studios with jamie and kelly and wyatt last month. >> all right. so in three weeks her new talk show will air on abc2. mark the calendar, that's september 10th at 4:00. here's how the a of afternoon tv viewing will take sh

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, dr. couchman -- who is now deceased -- knew i was with dr. wright, because i graduated with only the slimmest of margins. [laughter] from the university of dubuque. he'd be rolling over in his grave about 5,000 rpms. so, dr. wright, please, allow me to continue. after his tour in the marine corps, he went to college, university of wisconsin, and eventually became a history professor at dartmouth. in 969. 1969. he served as the president of dartmouth from 1998 to 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 injured marines' semper fi fund, one of the ten 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 organi

rock hall close to 806789 more in goldsboro. 76 in galena and good morning northeast you are at 74. charley. >>> well, it's fair to say michael phelps had a good run in the pool and now the golden olympian is hanging up the goggles. he ended his final olympic run with a gold in the 100 meter butterfly this weekend. his career includes 22 medal 18 gold. he is look forward to the reteens that don't include weightlifting or early wakeup calls. >> that's one thing i will not miss. you know, jumping in the cold pool in the morning is the worst thing about the sport. >> he says he will spend more time working with his foundation that helps inspiring young swimmers. >>> these are certainly desperate times for many, but wait until you hear what florida and is a-- man is accused of doing and why police want to find him quickly. and what is your child watching on television? the answer to that question could determine their sleeping at night. we will explain coming up in a bit and freebies versus sales. more stores are moving away from discounts and -- in lieu of things now free. >> well, eve

good morning ellicott city, 71. 73 in han overand centreville and good morning galena, you're still seeing more of the same there. >> thanks so much, lynette. >>> time for cruise to get to work on the baltimore basilica. that's when construction to repair cracks will begin to repair the damage from last summer's earthquake. the work is expected to take about seven months. if you booked a wedding at the basilica, it's still going to happen. weekend services will also continue as scheduled, however, regular tours will be limited due to that construction. >>> the work helps to improve people's lives all over the state. just ahead we're going to tell you how scammers are using their names to rip people off. >>> an eyesore in parts of the city. nobody wants to live next door to this, vacant property. what the city wants to do with the more than 30,000 abandoned properties that litter the city. >>> megan, everything is up to speed here on 695 at wilkins avenue. i'll show you what 95 and 83 look like coming up in my time saver traffic report. here's a look at my facebook page where we are giving

and easton close to 70. 64 in galena and winds are calm. but don't let that fool you because as we go into afternoon they will pick up out of the southeast at 5 to 10 miles an hour and with that, that's when we will have more of an onshore flow. we are watching the next coastal system to ride up going through the weekend. more details on that coming. but right now let's check the traffic with charley. >> yeah let's go back out to 695 old court road. two car accident no injuries reported now but we are reporting that traffic is completely stopped on the outer loop. you see that for yourself. but they are clearing the incident now. two lanes blocked off and this is at reisterstown road near exit 18 about 795 and this shot is coming from 695 at old court road. you see how it is shoot being back that way. -- shooting back that way. two car crash. and they are cleaning the scene right now. >>> delegate don dwyer admits to drink and driving a boat when it crashed in the magothy river. several kids were among the injured and ranged from 5 to 12 ye

and you can see 77 right now in chestertown and 76 in galena and good morning elkton at 75 degrees. outside in urbana and start out with clouds. we will get some sunshine in here going throughout the day. also not going to rule out a chance for a shower or storm. this is the line that rolled through yesterday. lightning strikes with the thunderstorms. but now we are not dealing with a lot. stale few showers but all in all -- still, a few showers, but all in all spotty in nature and that's the trend into the afternoon. we will not get rid of the moisture for today. dew points are high and might lower but it's going to be humid going into the evening time frame. hopefully, though, that cold front will traverse the area in time. we look at tropical tomorrow ernesto. this is moving off towards the west at 10 miles an hour. the wind sustained at about 50 miles an hour. this is forecasted to move over the yucatan peninsula. not strengthening we thought it might be a category one but it does have hurricane or tropical storm warnings that are growing up for who are duringas -- honduras beca

good morning northeast, you're at 66. 67 in galena and 69 in goldsboro, close to 70.e and radar not picking up on a whole lot this morning. we do have lots of clear skies. that's going to mean plenty of sunshine as we go into the afternoon. but as we slide further to the south, we're still talking about tropical depression isaac as of now, still bringing plenty of rain across arkansas, but also louisiana is trying to dry out, but they are dealing with a heavy line of showers and thunderstorms rumbling through that area. but for the most part today will be a dry day for them. now, we look at future trend and this shows you what's going to be happening as we go through time. those remnants of isaac will be moving into our area. but for today we'll stay dry and hot, 94 degrees. by tonight degrees, mostly clear, above normal and 90 by tomorrow, still hot. we do have that sun/cloud mix. and here's a check of the seven- day forecast for you as isaac will be around possibly as we head into labor day and even tuesday. let's get a check of the abc 2 time saver traffic with lau

good morning fredrick, you're at 68 degrees and 75 in kent island, 74 chestertown, galena right aroundnd elkton more of the same. good morning northville, you're at 71 degrees. lots of moisture to work with. upper 60s for dewpoints. you know what that means. that means we're going to be very sultry once again for today. now, speaking of the sultry weather, yes, let's take you to the tropics because we are looking at tropical storm ernesto. the winds sustained now at about 45 miles an hour. it's going to be pushing over the winward islands. it could strengthen to a category 1 hurricane as we go through the next several days. and then look at where it goes. it looks like it could be going into the gulf of mexico. from there we'll keep you updated on that information. >>> now, the future trend going to show you some scattered showers and storms popping up as we go into the afternoon. but all in all a hot, steamy day on tap with that temperature of 94 degrees. look at the beach forecast. it looks pretty good as you head out the door. make sure you pack accordingly and enjoy. let's get a ch

upper 60s in ijamsville and barnsville and then heading into galena, at 75. close to 80 in rock hall and temperatures go up from there. heading into the afternoon, the neighborhood forecast looks like this, 84 for brooklyn park. it's little above average but again, depends on the sun-cloud mix going through time. 83 in dundalk but we will keep the chance for showers and thunderstorms in the forecast for today. over to you. >>> it's back to school time in some parts of the country and kids everywhere are carrying backpacks to class. yours probably too. be aware because the backpacks if you picked up kids you foe they can be heavy. according to the consumer product safety commission that condition is becoming more and more common. back pain from backpacks. so you can take the steps to minimize risk. backpacks should weigh less than 15% of your child's body weight. so keep that in mind. stay away from pack was narrow straps that can dig into the muscles. you might want to buy one of the rolling book bags instead. >>> before you pack up the car and take the teen

look at the 70s across the eastern shore from elkton to galena, chestertown right around 73 degrees. lots of moisture. megan just mentioned that. we have humidity, dewpoints in the upper 60s, so we are feeling it as we go through today and also the weekend. speaking of the humidity, let's talk about tropical storm ernesto, things are heating up. winds sustained about 45 miles an hour and this is pushing off toward the west at about 21 miles an hour. that's the forward momentum there, and it is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane as we head through time. we'll see if it enters the gulf of mexico and that's where it begins to threaten the u.s. future trend not picking up on a whole lot, but still going to keep in the chance for the scattered showers as we go into the afternoon. take the rain gear as we head out and about for today. 94 hot degrees is what i'm going with. how are the road and the water main break? >>reporter: the water main break in downtown baltimore is something you will want to watch out for if you are going to the free ravens practice tomorrow at m and t bank sta

we head over towards the eastern show, federalsburg 71. 70 in goldsboro and galena coming in right around 68 degrees right now. as we go through the hour by hour, as we go into the lunchtime hour, 90 degrees already. it's going to be a hot day on tap. dress accordingly. let's send this over to lauren cook. she has a check of those roads. there you go, lauren. >>reporter: thank you, lynette. great weather for the grand prix race. but if you are heading to downtown baltimore this morning, that race has shut down many roads. so you will want to expect delays, avoid it if at all possible. 395 is shut down, so traffic is being diverted onto mlk, and this race is going to affect light street, pratt street, conway street is also closed and for a complete list of all of the closures, just go to abc2news.com. and, again, use public transportation if you can. you're taking a live look right now at 95 at 395. fortunately everything up to speed at the moment. you are looking at a 15-minute ride from white marsh all the way into the city. as we pull up some other drive times, 695 will be in great shap

just east of earlville and north of galena and smyrna. heading off to the southeast toward the delaware bay. some folks are going to see heavy downpours and dangerous lightning over the next 25 to 30 minutes. the rest of the activity is pretty quiet. temperature-wise, we're at 90. south winds at 8. the barometer holding steady. 30.01 inches. 88 easton. hot spot, d.c., 95. locally, upper 80s to around 90. and slightly above normal. normal high now has been at 86. south winds currently in the area, keeps us in this warm, humid air, throughout much of the weekend. but by sunday night, a front way out to the west, will be crossing the great lakes. it's going to have a lot of moisture ahead of it. probably scattered shower and thunderstorm activity tomorrow. very widely scattered. better chance on sunday as that front comes into that warm humid air mass. boom, you can see some of that thunderstorm activity breaking out in the afternoon and evening. hot and humid weather continues. that cool front -- we'll call it a cool front. it does have dry

rising sun port deposth along i- 95 aberdeen and bel air better 10 galena and we are seeing a light showercontinue even as we go into afternoon. ocean city, we started out with some showers and thunderstorms that rolled through this morning. and things are drying up now. but not going rule out another chance for showers to roll in as we go into the afternoon. future trend picking up on scattered showers in nature and that is good thing. needing rainfall across the area. and as we head into thursday, a slight chance for maybe an isolated shower or thunderstorm. the humidity levels drop off a bit but today we will deal with humid weather seasonable temperatures around 87. and as you head out the door, don't forget the rain gear because you could get wet. let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. >> reporter: delays out on 95 due to a disabled car right along the northbound lanes at heath avenue. once you get into the city, we are dealing with a crash on route 40 right at packa street. using the jfx this morning, it's going to be a slow but steady ride southbound from falls roa

heavy rain pushing over charleston and more of this around galena and chestertown and continuing heading-83. we do have some more showers coming around mount airy and we can see cloudy conditions across the area this morning. and we will have another round possible as we go into the afternoon but hour by hour forecast as few storms could be on the strong side this afternoon. let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we are dealing with a crash in anne arundel county along southbound lanes of interstate 97 at route 3. expect delays in the area and more problems in the west side of the beltway. it's going to take you 14 extra minutes to travel that outer loof from 795 down towards interstate 70. and unfortunately all that construction continues out on 895 at the harbor tunnel. you will want to use 95 but here's a look downtown and you will notice it's going to be very slow along the north bound lanes as well. charley over to you. >>> today the full statehouse delegates will debate the gambling expansion bill. housemaid changes to the