i'm john matarese. >>> the associated press is reported that green mile actor michael clark duncan hasdied. duncan played john coffey in the drone mile and played in the planet of the apes, we'll have much more coming uponight on abc2 news. >>> take a look at the current flash flooding map. this includes baltimore county and the city. runoff. we can see it drifting further north, rain letting up from towson southward, a downpour reaching into the harford zone. tremendous rain. we'll continue to see hit and miss showers and storms for the indefinite future at least through the middle part of the week, at least through wednesday night. weather in annapolis, a mixture of sun and clouds, more clouds than anything by late in the day. 83 degrees. humidity at 72% and on the whole muggy weather. get a look at the temperature map, low 80s in easton and ocean city. you can see the dew point numbers in the mid-70s. this is about as humid as it possibly can get, very, very muggy conditions. slightly drier into papa, but not much. the heat indexes reflecting the heat and humidity. it's warm and mug

i'm john matarese, abc2 news. fnlgt maryland's most accurate forecast. >> above average amp, looking at the dundalk, high-definition camera. mix chew of clouds, holes in the clouds allowed for a high to be in to the 70s. not a bad feel in dundalk and much of the area at this point will remain cloudy. shot downtown, things are looking good. feeling good at this hour as well as temperatures are in to the 70s. 74 degrees at bwi as of 6:00. 57% humidity. a bit of a muggy feel. that westerly wind, that's is going to bring in drier air as we head in to tonight and your weekend. terms of temperatures across the area, numbers on the board, show you 74 as mentioned, 73 easton. ocean city, 75 degrees. look at oakland down to 52 degrees at the present hour. humidity levels are starting to fall. the drier air off the mountains will allow for the values to come down. 79 degrees today. normally should be around 73. another day of above average temperatures. the record or the record back in 1886, 91 degrees, that is outstandable

i'm john matarese. >> the iphone 5 is the subject of our hot topic s a -- topic. is a known something you would wait in lean for hours. you can get playoff tickets and it starts at 10:00 in the morning. that's when the orioles will start selling tickets for the wield card game. the championship series, october 22nd. >>> many are coming down with a case of orange fever. there's jamie costello. they put together videos and hoping you'll pick theirs. we want to know who has the better cheer. i don't know. i was in jamie's but my money is on lauren. go to abc2news.com. vote for your favorite and you can send us your pictures showing off your orioles pride. >>> it's been done by johnny carson and jay leno. now jimmy kimmel is getting his shot to left the awards. this is the late night host's first time hosting the emmys. we talked to him today but he wouldn't give secrets. don't bother asking what he will be wearing. >> i don't know that anycares about the men -- anybody cares about the men's outfits. i think the reason they ask is because they have nothing else to ask

john matarese looks at the kindle fire hd and stacks it up against the ipad so you don't waste your money. >> the tablet wars are on. amazon has kicked off the holiday shopping season with the new kindle fire hd. critics are asking is it enough to light a fire and seriously challenge the ipad? amazon ceo rolled out kindsels including :,basic model called the paper white and kindel fire hd designed to be a serious ipad challenger. you have a choice of a 7-inch fire hd at $199 or an 8.9-inch version for $299. that's almost the same size as an ipad. featuring hi-def video plus, a front facing camera, for video chatting. amazon hopes the fire hd will take a bite out of ipad sales because it's half the price. the critics say if apple releases an ipad mini in the coming days at 250 dls, all bets are off, and the low price advantage maybe short lived. >>> humid afternoon and warm, take a look from the robert e coleman elementary. mixture of sunshine and clouds. baltimore county, city in to the 80s. look at chesapeake beach, boats and a chop with the southerly wind developing this afternoon. a b