in jessup, there is an accident there. we are looking at some other problems such as the transformer fire on courtney wrote. this accident is gone off the inner loop of the beltway. there are ongoing water main break repairs which caused delays yesterday and is expected to do the same today. here is a live view outside. 95 at the fort mchenry looking pretty good. the toll plaza is looking good as well. volume is building in the white marsh area. that is the latest. back over to you. >> of a big story this morning, the senate is hours away from conforming judge sonia sotomayor to the u.s. supreme court. >> there is a good shot at keeping cash for clunkers alive. our reporter has a look ahead. >> supporters of sonia sotomayor came out in force as the senate vote nears. >> this is a boat that will matter and will be long remembered by our latino community. >> civil-rights and hispanic groups are trying to brush aside gop criticism. >> i look she will set aside her personal judgment and used. >> some republicans are expected t

and an accident on jessup on route one, at washington boulevard at route five. a head on collision, but no injuries or delays. there is a live look at 83 north of the beltway, full speed, same for the west side, empty at liberty road. 95 at 395, looking good as well. wjz 13 is always on, for traffic information any time log onto

the deputy spent the night in the hospital and police believe the suspect is still in the jessup area. we will continue to follow this breaking news throughout the afternoon. we are following >>> a develop big story at the library of congress were they canceled a lecture that was scheduled by the woman who became the face of the abu graib prisons campbell -- scandal. lynndie england had been planning to discuss hheedtobioge incident. the library of congress professional association says it faced threats and possible protests because of england's visit. she is the woman seen in many of the photographs of humiliated prisoners at that infamous iraqi prison. >>> michael phelps was not hurt after being involved in a two- car accident in baltimore. his cadillac collided with a honda last night. the woman driving that car was shaken up and taken to the hospital as a precaution. the two passengers with phelps were not hurt and police say alcohol was not a factor. >>> it is the preseason. that is what the residents and their fans are saying today about getting shut out by the baltimore ravens.

in howard county, reports of a crash in jessup, route 1 at route 175. use caution there. this is the jfx at north avenue. we have not a lot of traffic there but things are flowing freely at this time. as we check the mdot camera, 695 at the bw parkway, a little increased volume on the southbound side in the far side of the shot there but no problems at this time to let you know about. back to you. >>> 6:01. a tip to police on july 15th led us to this. two people from middle river arrested for child pornography. >> if you have a child you need to listen to this report. police want your help this morning. abc2 news cheryl conner is live at county police headquarters in towson with more. cheryl, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, the details of this case are tough to hear. baltimore county police say 34-year-old john nicklas and his fiancee, 26-year-old shannon honea, sexually abused and videotaped children as young as 2 and in many cases in their middle river home. they were both arrested july 30th. we learned the couple are both emts with transcare. a company s

. >> there are some problems out there. 175 in jessup we have an accident. and there is a transformer fire that could affect your drive in another area. at 795 there is an accident off to the side. we are dealing with water main break repairs in the city at roland on the northern parkway. we will continue to monitor them. not a lot of delays. we have switched to i-95 in the white marsh area. we are dealing with what roads this morning. take it easy. use caution this morning. that is the latest. let's check on the buses and the trains. >> good morning. the wet road is not slowing up the buses get this morning. the 27 and 44 buses are diverging at falls and northern parkway due to the water main break repair their. the 17 bus as a diversion with a water main break repair their as well. light rail is on schedule. no delays on the camden or brent declines. back to sandra shaw. >> we have an active hd doppler this morning. most of the activity is to the south and east of baltimore. there is a slow-moving front that has not cleared the area yet. there is a storm c

authorities will continue to caarch jessup maryland for an ped howard county psoesner. 20-year-old devonff's deputy by choking him with his restraints. the deputy had to be hospitalized after that encounter. champagne's mother lives in jessup. >> switching gears, let's look at the weather. >> it's a lovely morning outside. bitne a bit muggy out there, utat you would expec ts mehiti of year. frederick. vetalun frederick. r frederick. rome forhehe district. 8.falle,vi chll rs me warchrme at 74. waldorf, 70. bouey at 73. here is your forecast for today, patchy clouds for the midday and afternoon. high temperatures near 90, which is up a few degrees above average. tomorrow will be a lot like today with one exception. that is lower humidity levels. more comfortable tomorrow despite heat with highs in the lower 90 he's. a dry rain-free weekend. no storms until tuesday. then a chance of storms every afternoon tuesday through friday. notice on the 7-day forecast, temperatures at or above 90. near 90 for the foreseeable future. >> thanks, saddam adam. thank

jessup escaped on late tuesday when he was being transported from court to the detention center. champagne was convicted of felony theft. he is now wanted for attempted murder of an officer. >>> michael phelps said he will be in the pool today, inspite of his soa sore ankle. in hiss phase book he says he is fine and he is concerned about the two women involved in the wreck. she ran a red light, but phelps was cited for having an expired out of state license. >>> three men in baltimore county are facing criminal charges for allegedly torturing and killing a cat. it all started when kevin able who was pet sitting for friends invited a couple of friends to play cards. they all got drunk and that is when one of them grabbed the small cat and began torturing it. >> another put it in the freezer and the microwaive and on the clothes drier and swung it around the floor by its tail. >> after time, they took the cat and put it in a bag with rocks and tossed it into the river into the water. part of the ordeal was captured with a camera on a cell phone. all three could be facing 90 days in

brings was committed to the hospital center in jessup. in an e-mail sent to the sun. the dad wrote this. my daughter deserved better than this from the so-called justice system. ring questioned the ruling that a mental issue was the root of the violence. briggs was found after the killing naked and preaching inside a western pennsylvania homeless shelter. >>> police have the man they say is possible for a murder last month. and charged with killing lamont gordon junior. he shot him then took off for florida. he was picked up on unrelated charges and linked to the murder. this morning a police officer is changing her story in a shooting case. and shot and killed a man back in february and had his nephew locked up and for restling the officer for her gun. and the and the admits she blamed the wrong man. and remained in jail for six months until the officer testified that she may have confused him with an unidentified suspect. and the lawyer says he will file a lawsuit it will be up to the state's attorney whether the shooting was justified and whether the officer could

in jessup an accident at route 1 and washington boulevard at 175. on the outer loop we have some volume from university over to georgia. taking it outside and opening the door. a live shot for you. moving 270 southbound from germantown road to 370, things are filling out. to the inner loop we go and we are moving it down and going to the graphics if we can get there, i can show you 95 to 66 drivers are moving at a great pace. that's a quick look at traffic. now, over to you. >>> this morning on 9 news now, police in prince georges county are searching for answers after one person was shot and killed early this morning in oxon hill. it happened around 12:30 in the morning at a building in the 6400 block of livingston road. from what police tell nine news the incident began as an argument and escalated in to gun fire. a total of four people were shot, one died and three others were take on the the hospital. one of those is said to be in critical condition. >>> today maryland governor martin o'malley will reveal the plans for the purple line route. it

last thursday night, near the detention center in jessup, maryland, the convicted thief used his handcuffs to choke the deputy who was driving the cruiser. he jumped out the window, sparking a huge manhunt. he is now charged with attempted murder. >>> a montgomery county police officer accused of lying in a dui case is now under indictment. the howard county state's attorney office announced today that the officer faces one count perjury and one count of misconduct. back in april, she testified that she arrested a drunk driver who was behind the wheel of a car in a gaithersburg parking lot for its surveillance video shows the man lying in the back seat at the time. charges against him were dismissed. >>> we are in for a never hot and sticky day today. things are looking up for at least half the weekend. brian van de graaff is live at tysons corner mall with a first look at your forecast and a call to donate blood. have you done your civic duty? >> not yet, it takes about one hour. many people are here doing it. we have all crew of pein led in ready to give blood. ouo okt excited they are.

a sheriffs deputy was about to take him to jessup, maryland when he attacked the officer, climbed outa window and took off. if you have seen him go ahead and call police. >>> do you recognize this man? arlington county police say he's a person of interest in a church burglary. police have not said what was stolen from mount olive united methodist church, only that this man is a person of interest. if you recognize him, call police, as well. >>> in northwest dc, you'll find a new type of traffic signal aimed at keeping pedestrians safe. it is called the hawk. it has been installed at georgia avenue and hemlock streets. it stays dark until a pedestrian activates it with a push of a button and then the overhead signal lights up, telling drivers to stop. the signal is the first of its kind in the district. okay. not bad. >> and the sun signals that we are hot, hot, hot. not bad. >> not bad. we were 97 on monday. >> i do remember that. no need to remind me, topper. >> we have gone downhill and looking at a nice weekend, not crazy hot. a slight chance of a thunderstorm. here's the forecast

marshals found 20-year-old devon champagne of jessup last night hiding inside a wall in a home near richmond virginia. the sheriff's office said champagne had just been convicted of felony theft last week whether he attacked the deputy who was driving him to the detention center. champagne used his handcuffs to choke and hit the deputy and tried to take his gun before climbing out of the window of the deputy's car. >>> if you're headed down to the ocean this weekend, you need to be extra careful in the water. even hurricane bill is not a direct threat for us, we will feel his effects along the coast of the national weather service says hurricane bill will churn up high surf and dangerous rip current. if you get stuck in a rip current, stay calm and swim parallel to the shore until you can break free. >>> across the region today, heavy shower and thunderstorm activity came marching through. there's where it is right now. maek its way on up into sections of new jersey. across the region, we've still got some severe weather out there. a thunderstorm watch remains in effect and a severe thunders

karen the search began around 11:30 last night when authorities say 20-year-old devin champagne of jessup apparently escaped custody while being transported from the courthouse to the howard couldn't detention center. authorities say sham pain somehow managed 0to manipulate his handcuffs and tried to choke the deputy sheriff and steal his gun. they say he then fled the vehicle in the area of route 175 and poke drive. massive search immediately following and continued this morning when the sheriff's office got a tip from champagne's family saying he briefly came back home. remains on the loose at this hour but authorities believe it is just a matter of time before they catch him. >> i think if you look at his condition he has been up for period of time. almost 90 degrees out. we believe with the shackle on and handcuffs his mobility is somewhat limited. if he hasn't been picked up by some automobile in it we believe he's still in the area. >>reporter: now authorities do not believe sham pain is armed but they do not want folks to try to play hero. if they spot hem out they simply want you

about a mile from where he jumped out of a deputy's car near the howard county detention center in jessup. according to the sheriff's office, a jury had just convicted champagne of felony theft, and he was looking at a lengthy prison sentence when he attacked the deputy. >> he had shackles on his feet, handcuffs behind him. somehow he managed the handcuffs in front. at that time he put the handcuffs around the deputy's neck and strangled him. >> champagne is considered dangerous, and if you see him, you're asked to call 911. >>> a 17-year-old gang member accused of killing a witness will spend the next 40 years behind bars. jonathan cornish was 15 years old when he shot and killed carl lackl in 2007. patrick byers, who is serving a life sentence ordered the hit from a cell phone in prison. lackl was set to testify against byers in a murder trial. >> i hope in time i can forgive him, and i hope he does do good. and maybe makes something of himself and learns and getting an education, and maybe, you know, some good will come out of it somehow. >> i'm sorry that jonathan did this. i'm so sor

he has been committed to the hospital in jessup. >>> the mayor of baltimore is charged with perjury and faces trial on november 9. it was scheduled for september but the delay was needed after prosecutors got a new indictment. this inclimate includes new evidence against -- indictment includes new evidence against dixon. her attorneys plan to file a new motion arguing that the state prosecutor has abused the grand jury process. >> we're going to get a little bit more discovery under the new charges and once we go through that, we expect we'll be filing a new motion at least with respect to the grand jury as well as some other issues that we're going to be filing. >> i fully anticipate that the defense will bring up any motion it can, not surprising. >> dixon is accused of stealing gift cards from the needy and failing to report gifts on ethics forms. >>> it was an emotional homecoming for the two american journalists freed from north korea. laura ling and una lee were re- - euna lee were reunited with their families after five months in captivity. there is relief in the korean community

jessup got .3 of an inch. for tonight, overnight lows with showers and thunderstorms from time to time. i'll tell what you to expect for tomorrow coming up in a few minutes. back to you. >>> baltimore police say an officer shot a man after he charged at him with a screwdriver. police say officers walked in on the man robbing a convenience store in northwest baltimore early this morning. we're told the suspect was wearing a mask when he lunged at the officer. the officer then fired a single shot, hitting the man in the head. the suspect is in critical condition. the officer is a 16-year veteran of the force. the shooting is under investigation. >>> detectives are investigating a deadly stabbing in downtown baltimore. police say two groups of teens were fighting in the 300 block of north packas street. city watch cameras helped catch the suspect. the victim has not been identified. >>> a man is fighting for his life after being shot in the head. it happened around 4:00 this afternoon. it was the 2100 block of ed

sky nine over jessup maryland as authorities looked for him. the sheriffs office says a deputy was taking the 20-year- old to the detention center when he used his handcuffs to attract the deputy champagne climbed out a window and ran away. he had been convicted of felony theft and he faces additional charges including attempted murder. >>> we still don't know the i.d. of the person killed by a hit and run driver. the man was struck this morning near the intersection of stanton road and suitland parkway in southeast washington. police are looking for a small dark-colored car with a damaged windshield. the vehicle is also missing the passenger side mirror. >>> check out this accident in colombia, maryland today. five cars were involved in a crash on route 32 near broken land parkway. one vehicle ended up on top of the other. the good news is the people involved reported minor injury the road was closed but traffic is flowing again tonight. >>> fairfax county is postponing this weekend's pet adoption event after a canine flu outbreak. the fairfax

he is 20-year-old devon champagne of jessup. they say he used his handcuffs to choke and hit a howard county sheriff's deputy and escaped custody. there is his picture. champagne's family called police to say he had stopped at home. he is considered armed and dangerous. deputy sheriff john chase is at johns hopkins for observation. >>> michael phelps was not at fault in last night's accident in downtown baltimore. as we reported, it happened at the intersection of biddle and calvert streets. police determined today that the driver of a honda accord ran a red light, smashing into phelps' vehicle. phelps was not hurt. the other driver was taken to the hospital as a precaution, but she is expected to be okay. no word yet on what ticket she could get for causing that accident. >>> family and friends gathered in hyannis, massachusetts today to honor the life of eunice kennedy-shriver. during the ceremony, shriver's daughter, maria shriver shared memories of her mother playing football and even wearing men's pants. the sister of the l

. >> reporter: he was performing a self-written play for families visiting the jessup correctal facility. >> hey, how you doing, sir. >> reporter: where you all at is a dramatic reenact ofment of his life growing up in baltimore's drug trade, from 15 to age 30. >> as a result of my involvement through my peers, now you have what you had today in the streets. >> reporter: one of the first lives taken this year was his younger brother, mario williams, who was shot and killed outside club rumors. a pain that has inspired him to help people change their lives while challenging his own. >> so if i'm telling them to hold it, stop, that means i must hold it stop also. and it don't hurt no worse when it's your brother. >> reporter: williams hopes to take his story of hard knocks to community and schools around baltimore. he has even lined up at milford mill academy. and though he now spends his day at a prerelease rehab facility, his nights are spent dreaming of his future, beyond the restrictions of the department of corrections, and beyond the restraints of a former dope dealer. >> it's extrem

he was committed to the center in jessup. in an e-mail, ayesha's father, mike ring wrote "my daughter deserved much better than this from our so-called justice system. "ring questioned that a mental ruling was likely the root of the violence. he was found naked and preaching inside a western pennsylvania homeless shelter. >>> anne arundel police have the man they say was behind a glen burnie last month, thanks to the miami police department. joseph serio is charged with shooting. he was arrested in miami on unrelated charges and was then linked to the maryland murder. >>> surprising developments in a deadly baltimore shooting case. a city police officer has changed her story. officer tracy mckissic shot and killed a 61-year-old man in february and had his nephew locked up for allegedly wrestling for her gun. the nephew is joseph forest, and the officer now admits she blamed the wrong person. thinking woman is not quite all right, i'm telling you. and she's got a gun and a badge. >> forest remained in jail with no bail for alm

he's still in the area. >> reporter: champagne's family lives a mile from the detention center in jessup. they called police this morning to say the wanted man dropped in at their house and left again. neighbors were concerned by the police presence and that no alarm was sounded, which is normal in an escape. >> if i heard the sirens, i would have known something was going on, rather than guessing. >> anything that comes through the door that's not authorized. you know, well, he's got to suffer the consequences. >> the sheriffs office plans to review its policy, including the one that allows inmates to are transported locally with just one officer. >>> the charles county judge who deflated a woman 's tire has been suspended from sitting on criminal cases. the judge seen walking away from the camera here, resigned as administrator of the circuit court. he flattened the woman's tire because she was in his spot. >>> mike shoo reports a report from aaa finds those who are medicated often don't know of the dangerous side effects of their medicine. >> read through this and it becomes apparent

. >>> a jessup man who authorities say assaulted a howard county sheriff's deputy and fled to virginia is now back in maryland. police say 20-year-old devin champagne was extradited this morning. authorities say he had just been convicted of felony theft august 13th when he attacked the deputy driving him to the detention center before climbing out the window of the deputy's car. >>> three days after the feds shut down baltimore's century- old bradford bank, its nine branches have reopened under m&t bank. and it's business as usual. former bradford customers can still write checks, use their atm cards and make loan payments, just as they did before. m&t bank officials toured the branches today and in the website to come account holders will have more access to their money than ever before. >> in four to six weeks, we're going to convert all the bradford branches into m and t branches. and at that time they'll have access to the largest network in the baltimore-washington corridor. they have 718 atm machines in the region. beginning this thursday, september 3rd, bradford customers will

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

if you're heading out in jessup this morning, the scene of a head-on collision. erode reporter just of writing on the scene. we will have more effort -- a world reporter just arriving on the scene. we will have more information when we get it. no delays on the rest of the area roads. the space sensors show we are up to speed this morning. -- the speed sensors show we are up to speed this morning. 395 looking good. harrisburg expressway looks very good. that is the latest on track -- traffic pollulse. >> they appear to be heroic as first responders. >> but they are the creators of a child pornography ring. our reporter is like a bald mob county police headquarters with more on the story. >> -- baltimore county police headquarters with more of the story. >> good morning. the couple did most of the child pornography taping in the middle river home. they are facing numerous charges this morning in the child pornography investigation. it was located in side of the home of john nicklas. a search warrant was served on the home where police seized computers and several c

jessup the guy at the first digital classroom and at glen mark, each day starts like this. -- chesapeakehigh as the first is a classroom and at glen mark, each day starts like this. >> an operation to be quite proud of. >> we have to reach our children where they are, not where we were. >> getting down to the basics -- remembering how to follow direction and getting back into their routine. >> i think you are doing a fine job in first grade. what are you supposed to color? he is doing a fine job. >> students in howard county also went back to class today. we saw some excited and nervous students and parents this morning. most parents say they're happy their kids are back in school. >> we will see how the report comes home after school today. he was nervous. even though i was not in school -- i am not in school anymore i have the birthday butterflies as well. >> it was time to come back and learn and stop hanging around at the pool and riding bikes all day. this time to get back to normal. >> it is the most wonderful time of the year. >> inouye principal this year says she is also excited

jessup because school is one of the stops on their list. that school has a new virtual classroom, the first in the nation. the first elementary school on his list is glenmar in middle river. we will catch up with some fifth graders with a television news crew. they will do some televised morning announcements. that will be exciting. it is a little chilly for the first day of school. bring a sweater with you to the bus stop. the buses are rolling. be a lookout for drivers and students making their way back. now 2 tim tooten at dunbar high school. a lot of excitement over there. >> absolutely. 82,000 students are going back to the classroom in baltimore city. a special excitement for those attending paul laurence dunbar. the city has pumped in $32 million for renovations. students and staff will find a new cafeteria, classrooms, libraries. plans had been in the works since 2001. later this morning gov. o'malley, the mayor, ceo, and others will be on hand for ribbon cutting ceremony. the reason why the dunbar project is key to the community. >

a convict that escaped police custody last week in howard county. 20-year-old devon champagne of jessupgot away thursday when transported from court to detention. police say he climbed out of the cruiser after choking a sheriff's deputy until he was unconscious. there was a $5000 reward for information leading to his arrest. >> across dresser suspected of stealing a $2000 chanel dress is caught in washington d.c. police arrested 20-year-old jonathan bradley thursday during a routine traffic stop. he is accused of taking a dress from saks fifth avenue and chevy chase last month. he also used pepper spray on a security guard that tried to stop him from leaving the store. >> the stock market took a plunge today. the dow fell more than 186 points. most of the drop occurred at the very start of today's trading session. traders worried about consumer confidence. could be hurting the economy still. a new poll shows that people have a lot of questions about actually how effective the stimulus package was. majority believe the stimulus package had no effect or made the economy worse. 41 percent

it also means the closing of maryland's prison boot camp that houses 300 inmates at jessup. >> none of the choices are good, so that was the least of the bad choices to make. >> also closed will be an inpatient mental health facility on the eastern shore. >> i do not kid myself, nor does anyone else within the administration, that this will have an effect on the services. >> the cuts also mean the layoffs of more than 200 state workers, and the furloughs of others. >> it will be a struggle. you know, reduction in my salary is going to be a struggle, when nothing else is going down. >> but amid the deep cuts, come questions over who escaped with little impact. college students in maryland have not seen a tuition increase in four years. >> at some point it becomes unfair. i mean, all of these kids that were benefiting, by these artificially low tuitions, there is no -- where is the shared sacrifice. >> this is the second round of deep cuts as the state faces a $700 million deficit but critics question the state's priorities. >> interesting to me that on a day, where we're cutting mental

jessup, heavy rain. south of glen burnie, you are starting to pick it up good. and lots of lightning associated with this as well. zooming out the picture you can see how this line fired up. lost strength west of the city and fired back up as it was heading our direction. and looks like the path of the storm is going to the southeast. and we will continue to see the storm tracking across the bay. folks heading -- this storm heading that direction. going about 25 miles per hour. graysonville in your neck of the woods at 10:27. 10:30 centreville. and wrigley around 10:37 also. so definitely a lot of activity with this system. also, taking a look at how strong the storm is. we will go to x vision, this is showing how high the storm clouds are. this is a 3-d look. shows the storms, from 35 to 45,000 feet in the atmosphere. so there is a lot of atmosphere to work with. as this system pushes through the region. now looking at this in a composite view, putting this in motion. see the thunderstorms moving across the bay. a lot of lightning associated with it s and back

fire and rescue on the scene at jessup. we are below speed from 109 to 121.ual volume father hurley to 370. taking it to virginia. 66 eastbound lanes are wide open for business. 395 northbound some volume between edsall and duke. no delays. 95 northbound in virginia, slowing down between the prince william parkway and lorton. now over to you, kristin. >> good morning. just because congress is convening for the august recess, do not expect the health care debate to die down anytime soon. in fact it only is moving away from the hill and perhaps away from the main stream media. we are seeing politicians take the fight to sites like youtube and there is a battle that site over health care reform. look at s iise thght heri. gereport this morning. if you scroll down you will se this title bar that says see th themght rictright here contains links eeto tu throu ybeou videos against obama's health care proposal. one of them is a d crowa crowd pl yollu'see it right here wh arn specter urges we do this fastmeang incare alth ca thfostrefa fais is a clip on diulfficdiffi

and an accident on jessup on route one, at washington boulevard at route five. a head on collision, but no injuries or delays. there is a live look at 83 north of the beltway, full speed, same for the west side, empty at liberty road. 95 at 395, looking good as well. wjz 13 is always on, for traffic information any time log onto wjz.com. >>> thank you. here is what people are talking about this morning. we'll be dealing with this afternoon. it's supposed to bring the east and west sides together but instead a proposed red line is dividing neighborhoods along it's way. those on both sides of the tracks and in the middle will find out the exact path for what's become the controversial transit line today. eyewitness news and mary bubala is live in west baltimore, good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning again, alley will be here to make detailed announcements about the red line at 10:00 a.m. >>> today governor martin alley will announce plans for the proposed red line, running from east to west baltimore from woodlawn to downtown baltimore before moving to the

and jessup, about .6 of an inch. today, a very, very slight chance of a shower. i think you'd be better prepared for your day if you grabbed the sunscreen as opposed to the umbrella, ok? a lot of sun shown out there, and some patchy fair weather clouds developing later this afternoon, a nice friday, a great day. it's what you'd expect this time of year. so, of course, warm and humid. still looks like we crank you want heat a little bit into this weekend. for more on that, let's head over to brian. any big plans this weekend, pal? besides sleeping? >> the wife and kid are out of town this weekend, so when the wife and kid are away, daddy can play. >> and sleep. >> probably do a lot of sleeping because it will sob quiet around. let me show you what's happening. the focus of the energy is south and east. we'll talk about the beaches for the weekend, where they have a better chance of a shower or storm. but really, it's so highly isolated. you don't to want not throw it in to get that storm, but as adam said, i guess sunscreen is the better thing to have today, with

nanette is calling in from jessup. she has a cockapoo. it's eating its pooh. all right. >> how old is the dog? >> eight months. >> eight months. ok. it's mainly a training -- a training process. many young dogs will do this. you need to make sure you're feeding a high-quality food, one that is digested fairly well so get one of the premium brand foods. then you have to keep your yard cleaned up. three times a day you need to go out and get the yard cleaned up so there's nothing out there for the dog to focus on. if you do that, that will usually take care of it. sometimes you need to add extra digestive enzymes to the food. you can add adolf's meat tendizer or pineapple juice, that will predigest the food a little bit and make the bowel movement a little less appetizing the second time through. >> goodbye, nanette. let's go to eldersburg. nancy? how are you? >> ok. >> you have a big siberian husky? >> i do. >> jumping hurdles? >> he's jumping the fence everyday. >> does he climb it or jump it? >> oh, he jumps it. >> ok. how tall is the fence? >> four feet. >>

clouds thickening by the afternoon. 40% jessup scattered showers and storms -- 40% chance of scatteredhowers and storms. >> our next live update >>> 7:30 now on a tuesday morning, the 11th day of august, 2009. you are looking at some very happy people. we assume that to be true, gathered out on rockefeller plaza. another hot day here in the northeast. but they still seem to be much worse for wear and tear. waving to friends and family members back home. inside studio 1a, i'm matt lauer alongside meredith vieira. coming up in this half hour, the accused ringleader of those scorned women who allegedly attacked a man with krazy glue, after finding out he was cheating on all of them. she will speak out, and she says she's completely innocent. we'll have an exclusive interview with her in just a couple of minutes. >> ahead, alana stewart remembers her best friend farrah fawcett in her first television interview since farrah's death. >> and a programming note, thursday on "today," an exclusive interview with brad pitt. the actor is coming out with a new movie. he's part of the hollywood powe

initiated buy over at the firm jessup and lamont. target is 41.asdaq 100 is up 57% since the march lows. that's the biggest six-month move since april of 2000. that's significant because that was right before the tech bubble burst. >> scottie, we are in the red basically with the major key commodities. we watch closely here. i will tell you when it comes to crude, intraday chart. we had a pop off the housing number. we're not at the lows but pulled back down the inventory numbers and expectation are what is driving a t. market at the moment. let's look at the numbers. this estimate came out before the api numbers. 2.7 million barrels. don't forget ap i-reported late yesterday a build of more than 4 million barrels and has closely correlate with the eia numbers that will come out in 22 minutes which we will have for you live. even if it's a drawdown, less than expected according to plakplak platts, you might see a major price. i want to take a quick look at gold. what's lying in the face of a stronger dollar has turned negative as well but not by a

traffic looks good there but before this camera shot, a bad accident on southbound 95 at route 175 in jessupic will be snarled as you make your way through howard county headed southbound on 95. still working that crash in reisterstown, hanover road at butler road, crash blocks the left lane. also significant rubbernecking delays on southbound hanover road due to that crash. still a crash in woodlawn north rolling road and security boulevard. in rosedale, route 7 between middle river road and king avenue remains closed in both directions. utility crews on scene. try pulaski highway as an alternate there. jfx and cold spring lane traffic moving nicely. we'll be right back with more of "good morning america." julie loves target, it's got the supplies teacher told her to get and for a great deal. she also expects he'll love the sandwich. she expects he'll think of her when he sees the note. so she shops target. gotta have deals on the stuff she's gotta get. target. expect more. pay less. >>> "good morning america" continues with triple threat. the hurricane season unleashes a powerful punch. th

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