between laurel and beltsville. the bulk of this work is happening overnight, but prepare for delays. they may -- before 5:00 a.m. actually. this is good. if they keep that up, then folks should be very happy with how the project is going. the icc will connect route 1 and 270. be an 18-mile long road when it's done. this interchange here is what they're working on right now on 95. i'm tracee wilkins live in laurel. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a major break in an arson case that left a prince george's county firefighter in critical condition. police now say they know who set the fire and they have placed him under arrest. this stems from a fire that happened april 8th. a house fire broke out on herrington drive. 22-year-old daniel mcgown was one of the first firefighters to arrive. he became disoriented in the searing heat. >> my mask was completely blacked out. i couldn't see. my light right here or the light down my side. my face piece came off when i was unconscious. >> mcgown has since recovered. last week inv

it happened at 3:00 and laurel was badly burned but survived the crash. the pilot of the plane is also in critical condition. >>> a president who escaped from prison is found sydney champagne was found in richmond late last night and taken into custody. investigators say a tip led them to the house in the area. after searching the house three times they found champagne hiding inside one of the walls. champagne escaped august 13th when he attacked a deputy driving him to the detention center. >>> if you have something happening in your community share it with baltimore. upload photos, videos or written stories to neighborhood news. go to fox baltimore.com and send photos and videos directly from your cell phone through pi cs at www.foxbaltimore.com. >>> he makes $250,000 a year as c.e.o. of baltimore city schools. the doctor will receive a $29,000 bonus for his performance. and that is drawing criticism from the teacher's union. john rydell joins with us more. >> it is clearly written in his contract that the doctor can earn up to $30,000 a year in bonuses

temperature huff wise, baltimore 77, but look at laurel. you can tell they just had a storm pass through. they are quite a bit cooler that be, say, annapolis, which is still in the 08s. what we're looking at for the satellite radar composite, we have the cloud cover this' built throughout the day and the storms start to pop up. then we have a little cold front that is sliding through in the overnight hours. that's not when's affecting us now. it will affect us as we head into tomorrow morning. so by tomorrow morning, we'll be seeing that front approaching the region. it's gonna create shower activity. as that moves up in our region, we'll be seeing storms firing up. they could be in the seerve veer to strong category. so be aware of that as you make your plans for tomorrow afternoon. herous your extended forecast. we'll have a lot of clouds around tonight. then a couple of pop up showers and thunderstorms are possible. same thing for sunday, especially later in the day. by monday, things look nice. we're looking at mostly sunny skies and no

and laurel, brockbridge road and whiskey bottom road, those roads are closed.east cold spring lane, traffic moving without problems. back to you. >>> 5:18. international news -- south korea's former president died. the longtime opposition leader survived assassination attempts. his efforts to reck -- reconcile with north korea earned him a nobel peace prize. he had pneumonia. >>> tropical winds extended over 200 miles, island of bermuda facing potential threat even if it avoids a direct hit. >>> florida residents will get a closer look at the aftermath from tropical storm claudette. >> i think it was a good wakeup call. people are like, oh, we don't get them often, but we are due. the last one that did a bunch of damage was opal. we're due. >> the 2009 hurricane season brought its first storm on shore early yesterday. for the most part areas along the florida panhandle coast were hit with heavy rains. no major damage, just really rough surf and high winds. >>> police say armed protesters showing up at the president's event. they are not breaking the law. about

for a guy like me, i'm not going to be able to rest on my financial laurels. >> reporter: players likels backup quarter back gigran hamdan are coached by a special team. >> producers aren't paying attention to what you're saying. >> is make up part of what you do when you get ready? >> war paint. >> when you're pulling this down create that nice dimple effect. >> reporter: you clearly have the right tie-suit combo here. i'm wondering about the socks. are those camera ready? it's not always pretty and it's never easy. >> you know, i can think back on my problems when i first came on t.v. looking at the wrong camera and saying the wrong thing. >> reporter: matt stanford that recent... trans... transaction. >> a lot of good stuff happens along the way, but it happens to everybody. >> reporter: which is why these players are getting respect for stepping out of their comfort zone. >> they're so accustomed to being cheered and applauded an getting kudos. they are literally exposing themselves to a brand new venture. >> reporter: and with the average n.f.l. career just shorter than a presiden

a few isolated storms yesterday around laurel.this morning we have had showers move through the area. a much wetter forecast today than yesterday. most of the area yesterday was rain-free. today that won't be the case. today a lot of clouds. only a little bit of sun poking through. i haven't set on the wide view. just to give you an idea of the extended rain coming our way. let me focus on baltimore here. here's baltimore. we've had one area of showers move through this morning. that's up through pennsylvania and new jersey. there's a lot more moisture to the west of us. you go out this morning, it is much more humid this morning than it was yesterday. and the temperatures are in the 70's right now. we are starting the day in the 70's, not even in the 60's. so it is a formula for rain. details coming up. >> a bizarre investigation out of baltimore city. police say an officer shot an attempted burglary suspect caught in the act. >> but the story takes a strange twist. melissa carlson explains. >> police say it was just after 4:30 a

. >> a bid for slots at laurel park was rejected recently but attorneys for laurel say that fight is not over yet. >> unexpected news on the economic front today. for the first time since 2008 the unemployment rate dipped slightly. the jobless rate fell from 9 1/2 percent to 9.4. but still, employers cut 247,000 jobs in the month of july. some lawmakers say it is an indication the economy may be turning the corner. >> i am optimistic, that more americans will be heading back to work, as more stimulus projects get underway. >> the bureau of labor statistics said while today's jobless rate is encourage caning, the overall statistics are sobering. since the beginning of the recession in december of 2007, more than 6 1/2 million people have lost their jobs. >> a very disturbing link tonight between the health club shooting shooting and another crazed rampage. the gunman that opened fire in pittsburg pennsylvania bought accessories for his guns from the same dealer that sold a gun to the virginia tech shooter. george sadini killed three and injured nine before turning the gun on himself.

. >> se reunirÁ el jueves en washington con entrevistas realizÓ sus laureles y empresariales sobre una reforma integral de resolver problemas de millones de indocumentados. sectores liberales critican una aparente disposiciÓn del presidente obama de suavizar la propuesta para reforel sistema nacional dsalud, tanto obama como h@tuíhnwézzkph propuesta estarÍa ganando popularidad de los cÍrculos de poder en washington. >> una vez mÁs, se alzaron las voces en contra y a favor de la reforma, frente al centro de convenciones de phoenix. pero han sido las voces de oposiciÓn alrededor delÍís las que han provocado que la administraciÓn considera abandonar un seguro mÉdico pÚblico. >> si tenemos o no la opciÓn pÚblica no es la totalidad de la reforma, sÓlo una pequeÑa porciÓn dijo el presidente el sÁbado. no es el elemento esencial agregÓ la secretarÍa de salud. >> lo importante es que existan opciones y competencia para las aseguradoras. >> defienden el plan pÚblico. donde hay diferencias es muy poco, lo importante es sentarnos y mirar cÓmo podemos lograr una reforma que ayude a cubrir mÁs pers

kill his aunt and uncle. 28-year-old dewolff boller was arrested in front of his relatives' home in laurel -- joel fowler was arrested in front of his relatives' home. both were taken a hospital for head injuries and are in stable condition. >>> police say that a female theft victim was traveling down reece road in severed when she noticed a yard sale with her belongings up for grabs. police arrested the man in this picture. he is charged with first-degree robbery, fourth degree burglary, and theft of over $500. >>> 3 people are recovering at a hospital after a levels of carbon monoxide were detected in their hotel room. police say that the hotel lacked detectors even though they are required by town law. the source of the leak is still under investigation. >>> still no word on what set off explosions at queenstown home, completely destroying it. more than 100 firefighters were needed to control the flames. damage is estimated at about $1 million. >>> the first day of school is less than three weeks away, baltimore's top educators got a much celebrated welcome back. they showed up for a pe

a nice easy ride shaping up for you. 95, 295 quiet out of laurel. no dents to report off the wilson bridge. 66 looking good in each direction between manassas and the roosevelt bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. -- no accidents to report off the wilson bridge. >>> fire inside a fire station at the boulevard heights station along alton street in maryland. the source, a fire truck. even bigger problem, when the firefighters called for backup, there wasn't anyone there. sarah simmons has more on the fire and concerns over staffing. >> reporter: the fire in the engine itself broke out at 2:00 a.m. here. you can see back here the door open. the engine was inside the station at the time when this occurred. when they realized they needed help, they call the capital heights station for backup. that wouldn't closest fire station but when they called, no one was there. that is because just this past weekend, sunday being the first day that staffing cuts went into effect for that station. they were operating on i volunteer basis an no one wa

. >> the guy from laurel was listed in serious condition and his co-pilot from pennsylvania is in critical condition the prisoner who escaped from custody in howard county last week has been captured. >> howard county sheriffs say devon champagne was found hiding inside the wall of a house. he escaped after he used his handcuffs to choke a deputy, the deputy lost consciousness and champagne ran away on foot. a tip led them to the home where champagne was hiding out. >> the federal marshals we give them the information they ran with the information. i have no idea how they got the tip. but they got a tip in richmond virginia and looked at that. had the house under observation for two hours, at which time they had belief to believe the gentlemen was in the house. when they entered there was various people in the house, they searched the house twice. they found him within the wall and took him in to custody. >> he was convicted of felony burglary before he made his escape. he will face additional charges including attempted murder for attack on the deputy. >>> at least six police agencyes in

southbound 95-295 in good shape out of laurel.ine peeking through the clouds but delays on the outer loop on the work zone after van dorn toward eisenhower and toward telegraph road. eastbound dulles toll road doing tree trimming, stay to the left to get by: that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> who doesn't love the old family style meals. our fox 5 foodie publisher, our list are you on it, nicki nellis joins us with some of the family friendly foods. thank you for being with us. more people are focused on trying to get to places we haven't gotten to. >> restaurant weeks start next week on the 24th, but many restaunts are doing month- long celebrations. some are knocking it out all month long but some of the other restaurants thought they would do something unique which is this family style dinner which means you are getting large platters for groups of two or more brought to your table. >> you just have to go with people that know how to share. >> sharing is really important on this one. no individual servings on this

it is in laurel, maryland. 198 we have a little volume building between new hampshire and georgia avenue. going back to the maps this time we take it over to virginia and. 66 eastbound, what's going on? at nutley it looks in the offering here a crash activity. it is off to the right or actually blocking this right lane. as a result of this we are backing up to 50 and wrapping with the inner loop in virginia real time sensors from 95 to 66 are moving at a good pace. that's the traffic. now over to you. >>> do you want to save money on your back to school shopping trip? then you might want to head to the commonwealth this weekend. it is a sales tax holiday in virginia. 9 news now digital correspondent, armando trull is live at the kingstown wal- mart in alexandria with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, andrea. with us is one of the first shoppers who walked in the door. good morning, how are you? >> i'm fine. how are you? >> what are you going to spend money on today. >> school supplies. >> are you happy about the tax break. >> yes, i am. >> how much do you plan to spend. >> a

laurel. >> thank you. >>> wall street hoping to improve on its last session.dow gained 6 points. the nasdaq finished up 10. in tokyo, the nikkei closed with an 80-point gain. >>> travel anywhere any time for one month and it will only cost you $599. that is the offer from jetblue. but you have to buy the pass by next friday and it is good between september 8th and october 8th. watch out for the fees. it will cost you $100 to make changes to your flight less than three days out. if you don't take the flight, that is not $100. they will suspend your pass until you pay. you have to pay extra for international flights. that includes puerto rico. that could cost up up to $200 per flight in international fees. >>> flying the friendly skies is about to get more personal. starting tomorrow, the tsa is rolling out new rules for flying. those rules may help you avoid intense questioning for homeland security. >> reporter: get ready to get personal with your airline. for the first time under a federal program, travelers will be required to disclose hair burght date and s

some of his relatives still live in laurel. he was killed in a road side bombing. he was just 23. >>> a month after walter cronkite's death, another cbs news legend has died. don hewitt created "60 minutes," the show that became a newsprint for other news magazine shows. he was 86 years old. sunday night's 60 minutes broadcast will be dedicated to hewitt and you can watch it at 7 p.m. >>> it is five after the hour. time for the first "living $mart" report court of -- report of the morning we had a bounce back yesterday. >> it was good to see. today we have a whole host of economic data to get through. we have the labor department releasing unemployment claim and the conference board indicators for july. the nikkei and hang seng were up almost 2% rebounding big losses yesterday. on wall street, stocks did erase early losses. this dow gave 6 -- gained 61 an the nasdaq added 13 and the s&p was up over 6 points. >>> new credit card restrictions kick in today aimed at protecting consumers. they are part of the reform bill the president signed in to law earlier this year

rockville over to laurel, this is all drifting to the northeast, a couple of sprinkles potomac, great falls back to centreville and toward alexandria. upper marlboro up 301 in annapolis seeing a few light sprinkles out there. heaviest stuff is west of mechanicsville and approaching benedict. south of colonial beach where the lightning coming out of the northern neck. this is moving northeast and there's colonial beach, newland, this is moving in this direction. in saint mary's county, some rain in calbert as -- calvert, as well. mod rain rain to deal with. temperatures today if we are lucky 79. there maybe a piece or two of thunder. tomorrow, beautiful. after a cool start in the middle 80s very comfortable and then satu, be be an isolated tomorrow late. 91 degrees. so isolated shower, mostly cloudy today. 75 to 80. average high is 88. enjoy it. west winds five to ten. clearing skies almost chilly in mie ws,50 in suburbs, mid- 50s, win chester to culpeper. mid-60s here in town and check out this time lapse today. we had some light sprinkle d bun haze earl anrlvi sibilities have improve

armando trull is live in laurel to explain. >> reporter: good morning.traffic that you see behind me is i-95 northbound heading to baltimore. southbound heading to washington. look at those columns. those columns you see. in two years they will be supporting traffic for the intercounty connector, about 43,000 cars will be going from prince georges county to montgomery county. but in order for that to happen, all of the work behind me has to be completed and that means there will be lane closures here on i-95 during the overnight hours. work on the intercounty connector is speeding right along. bridge abutments, trestles and town walls -- sound walls are going up at record speed. >> everyone is looking ahead and being as positive as we can and doing the best job we can. >> reporter: that mean traffic is disrupted. the greatest disruptions are on i-95 where four lanes are being closed in overnight hours in order to accommodate icc construction. some neighbors who live near the 19-mile stretch of road are not pleased. >> things will be built along the road

closings on interstate 198 in laurel and route 212 begin this week. crews are building an interchange with the new intercounty connector which is also being constructed. the noshs lane will re-open by 7:00 this morning. >> we all know the saying if it seems too good to be true it probably is. >> consider that the next time you see what appears to be a steal of a deal online, there is a new scam out there. >> all you have to do is become a victim or -- to become a victim is to give your phone number. tom myers tells us about that. >> reporter: are you smarter than a fifth grader? the internet offers all kinds of games and deals that seem too good to be true. >> it was bogus. >> reporter: there are offers for a free fill-up. >> i think it's a trap. >> reporter: and promises to save hundreds of dollars at your favorite stores. >> definity a scam. >> reporter: the latest scam is duping unsuspecting internet users into providing their cell numbers to take i.q. quizzes, win prizes and get coupons at stores like home depot, walmart and old vy. once they get

the 19-mile highway will link 270 in gaithersburg to i-95 in laurel. >>> the white house may be backing off on the public option in the health care overhaul. this change in tactics comes amid a chos of angry taxpayers raging against government-run health insurance. president barack obama says that system needs reform so he says he is willing to compromise. >> after weeks of already town of protests by those opposed to government health care reform and a public auction, members of the obama administration are now hinting that provision may dropped. >> that is not the essential element. >> at a town hall in colorado, president barack obama suggested the public option that he has been calling for may not be in the final bell. >> the public option, whether we have it or not, is not the entirety of health care reform. this is just one sliver of it. >> there are not the votes in the united states senate for the public option for their never have been. >> senator conrad is offering an alternative. public cooperatives not run by the government. the government would give non profit co-ops to get

laurel. all right. you'll be hard pressed to find anyone without a cell phone. >> we have advice from parents to keep the child's cell phone bill down. >>> very scary moments for students on a school bus when a shirtless man climbed through the window and trays to take over -- tries to take over coming up next. >>> guys, check this out. we had heavy rain overnight. harford county had a flash flood warning. 3.37 inches of rain since midnight. 3 and a third inches of rain in a couple of hours will produce flash flooding. we've got a lot more to show you on maryland's most powerful doppler radar. stick around for the latest on that and tropical storm danny. let's see what kim has on the roads. >> reporter: 295 southbound no problems. we have several incidents working the beltway and residential areas up next. >>> all right. if your cell phone is on your child's back to school shopping list, there are a few things you need to know so there are no surprises. >> andrea smith tell hes us what every parent need

. >>> the fellows in suburban park don't see eye to i with those that live in laurel. >> it is the ravensseason opener and sherrie johnson is live to see how everybody is getting ready for tonight's kickoff. a big deal. >> reporter: it is a very big deal. lots of excitement out here. there is a beltway battle bruising tonight against the ravens and the redskins. and people at penn station, the commuters are excited and pumped up to see that game. and it kicks off at m&t stadium tonight. fans want to see their teams in action. large crowds are expected to fill area restaurants and bars. and this means big profit for area businesses. and some business owners stocked up on beads and t- shirts and other types of paraphernalia. and we caught up with commuters this morning to hear what they think about the game. >> i'm excited. i think that the ravens are going to kick butt. i think we got really good players this year. >> i think the ravens are going to kill them tonight. they're going to knock them out. i got toss on it and i'm laid off. >> reporter: there you have it. some diehard ravens fan

. >>> meantime, laurel and the beautiful green turn down the stretch they come. battle royal between number 3 target sighted and number 5 music city. won by target sighted. and 11-1 odds. jockey jonathan joyce in the satle. >>> tiger woods losing by one at the buick open. we'll show you how he did tonight. >> see ought 11:00, stan. >>> coming up tonight at 11:00, a 16-year-old learns his lesson in a fire bombing that was retaliation for the murder ever a crofton teen. >>> the verdict is in for a wisconsin father who failed to get his daughter medical care and instead just prayed for her. >>> watch "cold case" immediately followed by "eyewitness news" at 11:00. >>> a wisconsin man will stand out of a motorcycle rally because he has a 10 steeter harley -- 10 seater harley. he disant doesn't want to hog all of the fun, get it? his 24-foot long hog features seven different engines some of which date back 100 years. he he also builds custom bikes which he rides in parades and festivals around the country. we'll keep you posted on when he he's headed to charm city. >>

beheading and laurel lane -- euna lee and lisa ling leaving with former president bill clinton headed back home to california airport. they were being held in north korea. >> i am going to go down there and see my little girl. >> the former president had a secret meeting and had the blessing of the secretary of state in president obama who demanded their release. al gore who employed the journalists helped arrange their release before bill clinton went. the dictator came out to bask in the world spotlight. >> which allows them to solidified himself both internationally and nationally by having this photograph in meeting and a visit by former president bill clinton. >> he urged them to end their nuclear program. bill clinton is bringing home the details along with two freed americans. wbal-tv. >> secretary of state hillary clinton is in kenya. it is the first stop on her african nation tour. she will attend a trade meeting while there in efforts to boost u.s. trade and investment opportunities in africa. the u.s. is ready to help address their food supply problem. america is prepared t

. >> they transported the victim, who was 91 years old by medivac to laurel regional hospital. he later entered into hospice care and he died on saturday, five days after the attack. >> reporter: the nursing home released a staumt that says, this is a sad, tragic andunprovoke event. ownehip and manage many did everything they could when mr. whiler attack mr. brown, including intervening quickly. sadly, there were no indicator of any sort of problem prior to the incident. there was no history to indicate mr. whiler had any signs of aggression. the two men had no prior association, good or bad. the suspect is a world war ii veteran fellow vet did not call the attack tragic. >> it's terrible. i think it is horrible. what we're supposed to stand for, what we did. it looked like it is all eless. >> reporter: because of his advanced age, 87-year-old suspect earl wilder was ordered held in a special care facility, rather than in the county jail. this was the first homicide in howard county since october of 2008. in columbia, jackie benson, news 4. >>> a registered sex offender is accu

temperatures, 86 in vienna. 86 in laurel. we are looking at mid 80s toward winchester and woodstock and 85 in laray. tomorrow morning, partly cloudy, very warm. 70s and 80s. i think we'll stay dry. showers will be popping quickly tomorrow. southwest at 10. by afternoon, hot with thunderstorms, showers, some of the storms could be heavy. some could be severe. high temperatures around 90 and winds increase a little bit southwesterly 10 to 15 ahead of the cold front. all right, we'll talk about bill. now this is a wind field. this is a projection of the wind field of bill. these winds are about 40 miles per hour in the orange and in the red they are about 60 miles per hour. all indications are they are going to skim, maybe martha's vineyard and parts of the coast of massachusetts and hit maine and go up into canada. that said, it's going to get close enough to us to produce it looks like some good rip current. if you are going to go to the beach this weekend, please be advised of the rip currents. go to our website, wusa9.com an

between route 198 and laurel and route 212 and beltsville. closures in southbound lanes start as early as 7:00 p.m. and northbound lanes could close as early as 8:00 p.m. southbound lanes are expected to reopen by 6:00 a.m. northbound bound lanes by 7:00 a.m. connecting u.s. route 1 with interstate 270. wilson boulevard still closed between emerson street and north green briar street. the power company is repairing a utility pole hit in a car accident earlier today. crews hope to reopen wilson boulevard by 7:00 p.m. tonight. >>> virginia general assembly announced huge budget cuts and some are calling them the deepest cuts in modern virginia history. surae chinn is in richmond tonight and she files this report. >> reporter: the budget overshadowed a special station covered by governor tim kaine. trying to find a temporary fix for a recent supreme court ruling that requires forensic examiners to be available for cross-examination. instead the focus of lawmakers, a $1.5 billion shortfall. which department is going to take the biggest hit? >> ev

the maryland man is from laurel, prince george's county. he is 42-year-old sanel gopenhas. >>> a glen burnie man has been cited for damaging an overhead sign on 70. police say he hit the sign with his truck and then drove off. the cost of removing and replacing the sign cost the state $100,000. >>> it is going to create some big waves when michael phelps gets in the pool with shaquille o'neal. their made-for-tv race will be taped at loyola college on sunday. the two will appear at a news conference tomorrow at tinner harbor to hype their duel in the pool. can you imagine that. >> that should be fabulous. >> he'll dive in and knock phelps right out of the water. >> we have some thunderstorm activity west of us and east of us. the east line, that's what moved through earlier. we still have some showers and thundershowers around the region, particularly west of us, and it is going to be moving through our region in the next two hours. so if you're heading out this evening later on, showers and storms from just west of d.c. all the way through

i-95 to laurel there is also a brief shower run into but that's about it as we continue to scan the skies here. put this into motion you see on the hd radar that one shower that kind of moved through baltimore city is going to continue to push down to the south behind that looking at clear conditions but as you go further north there is a little more activity north of harris burg coming down following 83. we tip to watch to see if it makes it into the area. that's why 30 percent chance for stray shower for tonight but hopefully the showers and thunderstorms will hold off and if it is a shower in the neighborhood it's a brief show shower, if anything. here is what happening as far as the forecast for the ravens, game time 7:30 versus the redskins. go ravens. looks like a pretty good game. 76 degrees will be the temperature as temperatures will fall a little bit as the sun sets. see temperatures right around the lower 70's with the 30 percent chance for shower. 70% chance you won't see anything at all. that's the good news. here's is what happening as far as temperatures at 76 degrees downt

the weapons were found inside the new beginnings facility in laurel. the mayor addressed the issue on fox 5 morning news. >> seemed like other outside-of- the-box way of educate the young people and saying, you know, getting rid of guns for negative use. get rid of them completely and turn them into something productive. i don't know that accuracy. i would say do an investigation first. >> the art program is expected to resume in the next month. >>> a local lawmaker is reimbursing taxpayers for a controversial wedding proposal. how much did he spend coming up next. >>> a virginia man running from the law leaves his baby in the back seat of that abouting -- burring car. the hero cap who rushed to the rescue. >> amazing that someone would intensionally put their children in harm's way. >>> and also ahead, controversial comments igniting racial tegs. why this congresswoman is in hot water. the news ee ats i 6coming up. i >> word on another tragedy rocking the virginia tech campus. a passerby found two students shot to death this

police in laurel city say someone broke in the oicer's car outside the base. they say the thief took a book containing operating procedures and the names and phone numbers of key personnel at ft. mead. a ft. mead spokesperson said none of the information in the book is secret or restricted. >>> local and federal agencies are investigating after a 2-year-old died in his foster mother's house. it happened on august 9th at a housinhe tonhe momer vy millage ea ar tells ld's foster mox news angel was asleep in his room when he somewhat got tangled up into the venetian blind court. >> i put him down for a nap and i was doing laundry and watching tv . my 4-year-old daughter was here and she came over and said angel's sleeping in the window and he has a thing on his neck. >> the incident has the head of the consumer product safety coission warning people about the dangers of venetian blinds that they can pose to young children. that agency says 12 children a year are killed by convenient i venetian blind cords. they say the best way to prevent a tragedy is cut the cor

. >> never one to rest on his laurels, mr.rimo saw the need to create a special news program for teens. >> well anytime i was watching television, the only times you saw teens were when they were involved with sex, drugs and rock and roll, and i thought, there's got to be more teens out there doing positive things. >> it takes courage to be a comeied want. especially when you're still a kid. >> a girl in my class said i should try this out and once i tried it, i really liked it! >> brianne and ivory live in seattle they are members of the delta society. an organization of people and their pets who are dedicated to helping others. >> and the idea was that perhaps teens seeing other teens deliver the news would get them out of their own world and into the real world and to see that there is a big world out there with people doing things, and that they could be a part of it -- and are a part of it! >> is there anything you would change about the way news is delivered on local stations today? >> well, i think that there's a need t

but again 94 today lefor a high 28 olney, 82 laurel. we cooled off a little bit. mostly cloudy. shower or thunderstorm is possible in the morning. in fact early morning some could be hefty. 60s and 70s. winds northwesterly at ten. by afternoon, pacific mcnot as hot. here's your silver lining but a shower or thunderstorm is possible. highs near 85 and the winds northwesterly at ten. here's bill. winds 105 miles an hour. the gusts to 127. it still could increase to a category three as we get in to tomorrow early and late tonight. probably a category two occurring to the northeast as a category one we talked about rip currents over and over again and that will be a danger for our shore east new england could get hit with tropical storm force winds but as far as we are concerned rip currents are the big problem this weekend. next seven days, 85 tomorrow, showers and thunderstorms. we will be dry for the redskins game. should be dry for tailgating. close call with that. nice on sunday and monday. yes, we have a drop but mid-80s with a sprinkle not bad for august. mid-80s on tuesday.

downtown 87 or so. 86 in laurel. low 80s by the bay. 82 for annapolis and 83 in north beach. maybe 88, though. the next seven days really pretty nice. 87 tomorrow. isolated storm. upper 80s on saturday. isolated storm. and we're around 90 on sunday and monday and maybe sneaking into the low 90s on monday and tuesday but not bad. nothing like the early 90 this week. highs around 90 next week. tropics are starting to heat up. we might have a tropical storm by the weekend. >> by this weekend? >> yes. >> the first one of the year. >> we haven't had one. >> anna. >> there you go. >> top knows. >> okay. >>> it's been 40 years since that famous concert that defined an era. and tonight woodstock was recreated, sort of, on the stage. more than 35 musicians gather to pay tribute. there was also a passing of the torch aspect to the night. >> reporter: before the show begins, woodstock veterans remember the times together at last. >> i see faces here that i haven't seen for 40 years. >> we have people wearing nametags and their high school pictures because you look familiar, but who are

you pretty much have a smooth ride heading down towards laurel and beyond towards the washington, dc area this morning as well. a quick reminder, charles street is going to be closed until 7:00 a.m. between center streets and west reed streets because of a road repaving project. that reopens at 7:00, you may want calvert as an option. in columbia, word of a crash deep in residential part of columbia. probably will have little impact on the commute. jfx, looking good going downtown, no problems at this time. back to you. >>> now back to the news we were mentioning before. a violent day in the middle east. bombings in baghdad and the northern city of mosul killed at least 32 people and wounded dozens more. iraqi officials say the strike was a double truck bombing that killed at least 23 and wounded more than 100 near mosul. officials say bombs exploded in three neighborhoods in baghdad. >>> president obama has begun his second trip to mexico as president with the 45-minute meeting with his mexican counterpart. the two have discussed trade issues, swine flu and the violent mexican gangs

. >> but he says when he ran into financial trouble he was afraid his home in laurel county would goosure. he turned to a mortgage refinance company for help. >> they took $3490, and they, at that point, told me not to make any more mortgage payments. >> what happened. >> gave me no help. nothing. that's when i got in touch with the congressman's gloves we help people all over the state. >> at a news conference elijah cummings warns about loan modification scams, where companies charge an upfront fee. state investigators are issued more than a million dollars in fines for that fraud. and they found lots of victims. >> i would like to get my $3000 back. >> the congressman wants to get the word out that the same services are available for free. >> i know that there are a lot of people that think their houses cannot be saved. but we have -- i know they can be saved. >> the best thing about this, is i am in my house. >> now keith shares this advice. >> if there is any company, that is advertising they can help you, with a mortgage, and they are asking for money, it is a scam. >> in balti

it has been scooting right down i-95 here through laurel. bowie, you are getting a shower here and this moves into the district. looks like this is so small. it stays away from silver spring. right here, there's some green and blue, rockville, silver spring, down into the western sections of the district. this is what i was showing you on the tower cam. that's a little boundary moving through. it's a little sea breeze boundary if you will. we could have one or two more showers firing up over that. or around that the next couple of hours until it dispates later on this evening. just something to keep your mind on, because we probably are not going to be completely dry for the next couple of hours. hey, listen highs today up into the upper 80s. reagan national, 87. dulles, 88. and if you are lucky to sneak in a trip, there's not many more left in summer here. friday, saturday, a chance of widely scattered showers and thunderstorms at the beaches. pretty much all up and down the shore, too. sunday looks to be the dryer and the warmer of the thr

the closings between 198 and laurel and 212 in beltsville started this week. week-night closures and southbound lanes could start as early as 7 p.m., and northbound lanes could close as early as 8 p.m. >>> many banks are now adding new fees, or hiking the old ones. find out why, and what you can do to avoid some of them. >>> plus, a local baby is baby one thousand born at a birthing center. what the guest of honor and his family received for the big milestone. >>> our 2-degree guarantee for today was 89 degrees. the temperature downtown got to 89. but at the airport it only got to 86 because they had a rainshower this afternoon. so we did not hit our 2-degree guarantee. we'll have a look at our forecast, as well as striking hurricane bill out in the atlantic, coming up. >> watch abc 2 news any time on channel 1 with comcast on demand. [ closing bell ] >> on wall street today, stocks rebounded from their early losses, moving higher in afternoon trading. leading the way, energy stocks which had gone up as the demand for oil increases. thed in gained 13. the s&p

the closings on i-95 between route 198 and laurel and route 202 and beltsville begin this week. >>> new tonight, the government announced new guidelines for dealing with the swine flu in the workplace. it is the latest move to fight an expected resurgent this fall of the virus that has affected millions worldwide. lindsey davis tells us, sometimes the best common defense is common sense. >> reporter: be sure to wash your hands. sounds like something your mother would say. but today it was u.s. government officials giving the same advice to ward off swine flu, or h1n1 at the workplace. >> this fall it would serve the country better to praise common sense and responsibility. >> reporter: government officials are calling on u.s. businesses to help control the spread of swine flu. they say businesses can help by letting their employees know if they exhibit flu-like symptoms, they should stay at home. encouraging employees to frequently wash their hands and cover their mouths when they cough and sneeze, and have contingency plans in the event of the spread of the virus, perhaps incorporating

. >>> but first, we'll head to laurel, take you over the murray hill middle school where the temperature is 86 degrees. (announcer) nancy decided she can't afford so many bathroom detours when sixty percent off is at stake, so today, she's talking to her doctor about overactive bladder. teri decided she's tired of always stopping to "go", so today, she's talking to her doctor, too. if you have overactive bladder symptoms, today is the day to talk to your doctor and ask about prescription toviaz. one toviaz pill a day significantly reduces sudden urges and accidents over 24 hours, all day and all night. plus, toviaz comes with a simple plan with tips on food and drink choices and training your bladder. if you have certain stomach problems or glaucoma, or cannot empty your bladder, you should not take toviaz. toviaz can cause blurred vision and drowsiness so use caution when driving or doing unsafe tasks. the most common side effects are dry mouth and constipation. today, laura decided it was time she learned how to show that bladder who's boss. talk to your doctor and ask if toviaz is rig

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there will be some lane closures along the stretch between route 98 and laurel and route 212 and beltsvillet the crews say all the lanes should be open by 7:30 or 8. >>> folks in virginia prepare for some hard core budget cuts. today governor tim kaine told state lawmakers the state is facing a shortfall of $1.5 billion. so he is considering cuts to core services including education, health care, even public safety. >> which department are they going to hit? >> everything is being analyzed so in terms of biggest, it is hard to say. >> governor tim kaine is asking every state agency to look for ways to tim as much as 15% from the budget. he plans to review their recommendations and then announce specific cuts early next month and we will keep you posted. >>> speaking of cutbacks the redskins are cutting back on those tailgating parties. not cutting them out but definitely cutting them back. >>> later in sports. is there a shakeup in the nats us for that. you're watching 9news now julie loves target, it's got the supplies teacher told her to get and for a great deal. she also expects he'll lo

temperatures right now pry marchly in the mid 70's, 75 in laurel, 75 in old town and also dumphreys,ittle cooler out to the west, 73 at winchester and now for tomorrow morning, partly cloudy and warm, 70's and 80s, winds northeast early at 10, and by afternoon not a bad day, partly sunny, very warm. a slight chance, just a slight chance of an isolated thunderstorm, high temperatures in the upper 80s, winds easterly at 10 but if you'll decide to play golf thursday or friday, i'd pick thursday. all right, let's talk about the satellite picture, radar combined. see the showers, they are kind of now more tilted from west to east and that's an association from a frontal system running west to east as opposed to north-south and that influences our weather friday. that may end up giving us more rain than danny. danny has increased its intensity a little bit and it's still a tropical storm and it's about 670 miles south southeast of hattares and its movement is still off to the west northwest. as far as we're concerned the shower is pretty close but the front is really aligning itself west t

in fact, toward odenton and laurel, getting showers toward bowie, maryland right now. other than that, i think we're going to stay pretty clear out there, as we broaden out the view here for just a second, you see there is not much coming in out of the north. and that's the pattern right now from north to south. so we're looking pretty good right now. it look like for kickoff tonight, as the ravens head into dominate the redskins, we hope. take a look at the visible satellite pictures. you see things are clearing off nicely. we've got a lot of sunshine right now downtown to help dry out the stadium. here it is for you overnight. 67 degrees. mostly cloudy. we'll keep the chance future a stray shower in there. but i think we've gotten most of that out of the way, at least as we look toward the game. more on the full forecast, and the big heatup coming your way, straight ahead. >> thanks, wyatt. >>> an amendment lot at howard and madison streets in baltimore could be the site of a new six-story apartment building. the $17 million would be called m on madison. rent for a o

we're still working a crash in laurel at maryland city, brock ridge road and whiskey bottom road.h moved to the right. in essex, mace avenue and stillwater road closed in both directions because of a pole down. use either franklin avenue, woodward drive or mirth avenue as alternates. jfx at north avenue, traffic moving along nicely if you're headed downtown. we'll have a morning news update next. >>> a heated debate over the direction of health care takes center stage at towson university tonight. roosevelt leftwich has more on what we can expect. [no audio] there were details. senator ben cardin having a town hall meeting at towson university to discuss the health care plan. more on that tonight. >>> at 9:00 a.m. on "good morning maryland," the real house wives of atlanta have already taken over the peach state. now they are taking over charm city. lisa and mimi are helping people power up. how they will do it is coming up. >>> plus, living on a budget and still living in style. how your college-bound children can make dorm life a home away from home. >>> i understand we have roo

naval academy from the gilman school mount airy christian, and murray hill middle school in laurel. everybody in the mid-50s and low 50sfor the real temperature. your forecast for the next couple hours, partly cloudy. temperatures will hold in the mid to low 80s for the next couple of hours. it will be cooler tonight. and tomorrow, yes, some more heat and more humidity roll back in. we'll tell you all about it, coming up. >>> and because of the tough financial times, the postal service is considering closing as many as one thousand offices, including phi in the baltimore area. the post office has been struggling with the sharp decline in mail volume as people and businesses switch to the internet for bill paying and communication. the agency is facing a nearly $7 billion potential loss this fiscal year despite a 2-cent increase in the stamps in may. >>> now for a look at tonight's top stories. 10 people are sent to two different hospitals for carbon monoxide poisoning. it happened on the 700 block of shipp friend road in middle river. investigators determined that it was coming from

. >>>> laurel is coming in at 70. it is muggy out there. we will not see much in the way of sunshine. some thunderstorms will develop through the afternoon. some more storms through the evening. there'll be some improvement over night. let's talk to lisa baden. >> north into baltimore, south into richmond, and dulles airport -- nothing complicated. this is a picture on the beltway. both sides on new hampshire avenue. i will take you to the other end, the american legion bridge, it also looks good through bethesda and tysons. now to top stories. >> thank you. >>> two american journalists convicted of spying in north korea are now on their way home. >> euna lee and laura ling are expected to arrive in california shoon. they received a visit by former president bill clinton yesterday. they were held in north korea since march. we will have the latest on this story in a live report at 6:00. >>> a new report card will be released today about the progress for the district about aids. >> they are applauding the school system in controlling the spr

warmer in front laurel, up 70. stafford, 70. -- warmer in front royal, 70.he trend will continue to the afternoon. we have a cold front out to the north. it will move in early tonight and tomorrow morning. temperatures will drop. 91 will be the high temperature. it will be warmer than the past few days. humidity will drop. partly cloudy tomorrow. looking dry today and tonight. chance of some thunderstorms tomorrow. tomorrow night and into early friday, particularly west of the metro. it looks like an unsettled weekend. >> ok. we will be watching. there is a new way to earn money. >> there is a new way to order your lunch online. those stories and more in your tech bytes. >>> sony polls closer to amazon's kindled in the yearbook competition. this can download books, something only amazon offered until now. there is a seven-inch touch screen. you'll be able to load the books loaned for 21 days. it will cost $400. youtube users can now cash in on their viral videos. youtube will ask for permission before placing any ads next to the videos. revenue will be split

the 42-year-old is from laurel. he was co-piloting a small plane early yesterday morning. investigators say the other pilot was trying to abort the landing. they are not sure why. they walked away from the crash. >>> metro rider beware. it's going to be a busy night. three sporting events are taking event at the same time. they all play during the 7:00 hour. a lot of extra riders on the blue, orange and green lines. they say they are ready for it. >> they are going to have extra trains ready after the sporting events. they will be available on the green line for the baseball game, orange for the soccer game and blue for the football game. >> passengers on the red line should add an extra half hour to their commute. no red line trains will pass through the ft. tauton station. watch the redskins first home game season against the steelers on nbc 4. we'll be live at fedex field with preand post game coverage. >>> it' te for your sports in a minute. nationals officially introduced their $15 million man. the team held a welcome ceremony at the park. a few hundred fans showed up

laurel, maryland up to 87. the temperature in great falls, virginia, a little cooler at 86 degrees. so we've got mid and upper 80s across the area and we're going for a stretch of 90s, too. today, there's a few showers away the area. mainly up north around hartford county up in maryland there to our north. down south around saint marys's county, a few showers all from a little weak low pressure system passing east. should be making its way out over the open water respect but a stronger system comes in tomorrow, a better chance of rain, showers and stores best chance for the workweek coming up. later tonight, temperatures down to the mid-80s by 9:00. and then to about 80 by 11:00, so a very warm evening. hazy, too. some thunder likely tomorrow. we'll talk about how much rain we could get out of that weather system. and, again, what looks like a stretch of 90 degree heat coming our way. heat wave ahead? we'll talk about it in just a few minutes. >>> investigators say a woman who drove her car the wrong way down a new york interstate killing herself and seven others was driving drunk.