it could brush parts of the canadian maritime is and because wave swells -- the canadian maritime and cause a wave swells. we could see a few individual hours and others from developing closer to the area, but by large, do not see a whole lot and the way a shower and storm activity. with a couple of numbers for you, and masses, a high of 96. it is 91 in hunting down. the heat index 102. very close to chesapeake bay, there is a bit of influence there. we track our official numbers that reagan international. 74 for the low, anotr day with above-average temperatures. 101 degrees back in '90 -- 1983. 93 reported in fairfax, 92 and leesburg. -- in leesberg. things are changing to the west, 65 in minneapolis. a 67 in chicago. much cooler air on the way. this is not one of the face it -- one of the fast-moving, real dynamic cold fronts. it will get here when it gets here. i think what we will see is more widespread showers and thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon, especially tomorrow night and through the day on saturday as this kind of slowpokes its way through. it will be cooler, less humid, a

mostly talking about cape cod and in the canadian maritime. well continue towatch it.therwise, the forecast for today not too bad. just showers and storms in the southeast fr tallahassee to orlando. chicago, rain for you. but pretty nice an summer ke in many areas. that's alook at your national forecast. now hre's a look at the weather tside your window. northern new englandad that cold front move through last night. you're going to wake up to almost chilly temperatures. highs in the 60s and 70s in northern new england. a beautil day from new york to philadehia. enjoy. well, christina, i'll give you the latt on danny when i come back. >> all right. thanks so much, bill. >>> new home sales jump, taking a bite out of app, and the bottom line on cash for clunkers. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, ndsay lohan turns out even wn she's the victim a crime she can still get herself into trouble. >>> mark sanchez has a new gig, and david ortizas so nice he did it twice. youe wahing "early today." >> good morng, and welcome back to "early today.

it's a place for the maritime industry. there are restaurants down here. >> there are restaurants where we have blue herrings, ducks, geese, fish, beautiful sunsets. and hopefully this will be the beginning of an awareness. >> reporter: but the cleanup isn't easy. the amount of debris, overwhelming to people like brian shlip who grew up on these waters. >> right now, we're changing the image of this area. because when you drive by monday for work, and you look out at low tide and there's nothing there, you're going to realize something is being done about this. and hopefully people figure out that they can get involved in it. >> reporter: getting involved, either through volunteering in the future, or simply throwing away what shouldn't end up here. >> just a reminder of how important it is not to litter. excellent work there, by photojournalist eric kettering, right in the thick of it today. for more information and how you can help out in future efforts, log onto wjz.com. >>> still to come. eyewitness news. four years lat

bill spinning around off the maritime provinces of canada. of new york are related to a stalled out front which eventually will move out now that bill is moving away. everything has to be moving into the atmosphere, and today is the transition day. i'll have details on how all that will come about coming up with the insta-weather plus forecast, not only for sunday but for the week ahead. stick around. i'll be back in a few minutes. >> time for "sunday morning q & a." joining us is judge katie o'malley. thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> we have a lot of questions from viewers. the first question says, like first lady michelle obama you planted a garden. do you draw inspiration from mrs. obama or anyone else? >> i do draw insfragsepration from mrs. obama. we do the victory garden. during the second world war there was a victory garden at victory house. we put our garden in the same place. we are having some issue with water and shade, so we haven't done so well with the tomatoes. we had cucumbers harvested last week. so i

the storm is now a threat to the canadian maritime provinces knocking out power to tens of thousands of people. richard davies, abc news have the if >>> and that's some of the surf out at the main coast. here in maryland we have seen those wave heights descending. some of the waves pushed 8 to 10 feet. those are quieting down tonight. across baltimore we saw a couple of thunderstorms towards aberdeen proving ground. the recommend nationals of a cell have pushed across the bay impacting the eastern shore. i'm sure the traffic is still full on 404, some getting hit with storm activity in that direction. back here things pretty quiet, 67 degrees overnight, partly cloudy. we still could see an isolated shower or two that continues through the day tomorrow. we have got drier weather, hotter weather, all on the way we talk about that straight ahead. cristian? >> okay. thanks. >>> this is the final weekend for the government's popular cash for clunkers program. it end at 8:00 tomorrow night but some car dealers are calling it quit early. so today lots were full of buyers. here is john hen d

we see half the storm, bill, moving through the maritime provinces of canada.ands moving across extreme eastern massachusetts including cape cod where i guess the president is. so he ran right through -- not the eye of the storm, but ran into one of the heavier rain bands associated with that storm. we can only see out 100 miles over the water but you can see the eastern seaboard still has some rain. let's look at our own situation here, as we look at our sky cam view. a couple watches of fog here and there. temperatures have cooled a bit, but we're still -- we're still not rid of this tropical air mass. 74 at the inner harbor. barometric pressure is rising. an indication that the low pressure area and a cold front trying to go through are beginning to move away from us. and the winds are calm. let's look at a sampling of winds elsewhere. most places still calm. easton 72 as well as annapolis. in the district it is 70. frederick 68. westminister 70. we go out in the mountains to the west. oakland has dropped to 69 degrees. perhaps more importantly is the duepoi

it's going to start moving up toward the canadian maritime. we expect to see the impact of this storm, saturday into sunday. but again, we start to see the rain from a variety of different storms that we'll talk about in a little bit. coming up in a little bit on our forecast in a few moments. now, over for more of the impact with this storm, we send it over to marty bass. >> thank you, tim. good evening, everyone. it's going to be a very, very kind of drawnout weather scenario over the weekend. it's kind of a three-headed monster. always going to be under the umbrella of danny, as well it should be when you have tropical weather of this sort moving toward your neighborhood. tomorrow, here's how it's going to begin. we're going to have some rain. maybe a small storm surge. danny now is beginning to follow that path that bill took. and kind of pressing itself offshore. but close enough we could see some coastal flooding overnight. including problems with high surf. and rip tides. first warning, doppler weather radar. shows just a bit, believe i

it will move up towards the coast of new england and the maritime provinces. a lot of clouds today.hink we will see some sunshine breaking through. the highest 82-88. 5-10 knots. 1 foot or less on the open waters of the bay. simmering chances may be back our way, but it will be spotty. rain chances diminished by sunday and monday. monday and tuesday will have some activity going on to our south which will increase rain chances to our set. rain chances will be minimal in baltimore over the next few days. once again into tuesday and wednesday, there may be some stuff percolating towards the day. temperatures will be in the 70's. city officials of baltimore are still trying to figure out how the mayor seemed to have gone into a british politics pack. someone did something on the sheila dixon in british>> the story starts here. >> knives, guns. >> british parliament member says a rising crime in great britain and claims some part of the country is now like "the wire" which is a gritty hbo series set in baltimore. it is focused on party, drug trafficking and violence. the story got bigge

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, then veering off to the northeast as we go into sunday and monday, skipping along the canadian maritimes, but away from making direct contact with the u.s. heavy waves can be expected and also rip currents. the shot we have of hurricane track shows the shoreline along the outer banks in north carolina. you see this hotel and see a little deck here. a couple of people enjoying the view. if you look at the what you're edge, water coming right up to the shoreline. it may cause more erosion along the outer banks. certainly something we are going to be seeing for a good part of the day. something else, rip currents all along much of the eastern seaboard. you see the track of the hurricane stay well out at sea. from maine to florida, you'll have rip currents. if you are not a strong swimmer, don't get out in the water. we'll have more on your weather story coming up throughout the day here on hln. >>> three days after unretiring again, brett favre made his minnesota vikings debut. while his performance on the field was underwhelming, the minnesota fans who once booed him as a member of the hat

the storm making its way up towards the canadian maritime expected to veer off to the north and northeast. look at this. latest path, the national hurricane center bricks it farther north. o'8:00 p.m. saturday, and sunday morning and afternoon, evening, veering off to the northeast and the as it does so affecting the canadian maritimes. currently we have tropical storm watching in effect for parts of nova scotia, possibly making landfall as a storm or hurricane into sunday and monday. as you talked about, issues, though, in parts of the eastern seaboard. namely, we have dangerous surf that will spill over from saturday into sunday. same time, rip currents a real possibility. the reason, this storm, although it is weakening and moving a bit to the north, still pushing a great deal of water from maine southward to the florida keys. a volume of water pushed up against the coast. that waite recreeds and the rip currents can pull people out to the sea. in fact, over 100 people according to noaa die in rip current situations every year in the u.s. coming up, a better idea what the storms are, h

then it goes to the maritime provinces of canada. danny plays a small role in a wet forecast for us this weekend. details on that coming out. >> it looks like a giant hot pepper. thank you. >> we will be tracking it. 69 degrees on tv hill. coming up, this is not to the future of health care under the federal government, but it could be the present state of and the far east. the story behind these strange pictures when we come back. >> we are still taking your answers to our "watercolor" question of the day. what you think about john carter and reimbursing the city $300 for his use of resources? email us at come on in. you're invited to the chevy open house. where getting a new vehicle is easy. because the price on the tag is the price you pay on remaining '08 and '09 models. you'll find low, straightforward pricing. it's simple. now get an 2009 chevy silverado half-ton for under $18,000 after all offers. go to chevy.com/openhouse for more details. sure, pal. let's just find a good spot. [ dramatic music plays ] a big day at the beach

is expected to become a category 2 storm, and whether the moves to the west, heading towards the maritime provinces, but notice that new england is happens. southwest winds of about five to 10. warm and humid to martha raye and we will repeat the showers and thunderstorms chances tomorrow. 87 to 91 is a high. these rain chances are lining up ahead of the front, but chances tomorrow are higher than today. then they will die down, and we can see more chances thursday, and a strong front begins to approach friday, and that should be the last wave of rain chances syrian --. -- of rain chances. we will be around 90 degrees over the next few days, and once we hit sunday, the humidity drops, and it should be dry. sunday, monday, and tuesday look terrific. >> a family spokesperson announces the final resting place for michael jackson. >> find out how they will be marking what would have been his 51st birthday and a little over a week of a dead >> -- over a week. >> we will take you inside the first city green town home in baltimore. seem smooth and strong to irreversible damage. no different. irr

the best chance of landfall are be up in nova scotia and canadian maritimes. it will be a good idea to wait a day or so before you head up. for us, plenty of clouds out there now. we'll get a break or two of sunshine before the next round of stocks comes in the all-important seven-day forecast, high around 84. again, that 80% chance of rain. only 30% chance of a passing shower tomorrow. not as much of a risk for severe weather. that's welcome news. as you get into monday and tuesday, pretty average. lower humidity levels by the second half of tomorrow and a chance for somehowry weaer by thursday and friday, but we definitely need the rain around the area. never need the severe weather, so we'll keep you posted in case that cooks up. >> thank you. >>> you're welcome. >> it's time for your "sports minute." the nationals have officially introduced their 15 million dollar man after signing steven strasburg. the team held a welcome ceremony. a few hundred fans showed up for the ee vend and was quite a show. meanwhile on the field the nats opened up the series with

we could possibly get into the maritime provinces of canada, but it does not look like bill will be an issue. here is the satellite pictures showing some of the clouds we have had over ross. the rain is off to our southwest and west. what is left of claudette are just clouds over mississippi and alabama. the stronger storms are closer to the gulf of mexico. our main concern are a couple of fronts coming off to the west. as they get closer, more humidity. that will stick with us most of the week. the wins will be fairly calm. we made it to just around 90 today. an isolated thunder shower has a small chance. the insta-weather futurecast shows these range chances tomorrow and then they will disappear briefly. we have this system moving in by wednesday. there is a little better chance. once we get into saturday, things start to pull away. the humidity will drop in temperatures will be in the low 80s. >> now, sports. >> he had a trip to the airport in front of them and until this afternoon, he did not know he would not have their war-toa ret to baltimore. this makes sense for the orioles to

. -- the maritimes. >>> a group of bandits ripped off a pair of atm's, and they did in a matter of seconds. th was in prince george's county and in d.c. new video and reaction to the crimes. >> both businesses had surveillance cameras. employees were calling police in the midst of these crimes. the footage you will see it was shot by a station employee from where he stood behind the security glass. first, here is in real time. these had just pried open and atm. in slow motion, you can see the suspect pulled out the block of money. the other talks the large sum of the cash under his arm. the grant to bags of chips. they got into a blue truck and drove off. the left behind a damaged atm. customers could not believe in it. >> that is terrible. i cannot believe it yet. i am glad i was not here. >> it happened at 11:50 a.m. 12 minutes they pulled up at a store in a chapel oaks. they used tools, 1, a crowbar, and the other was a type of hydraulics tool. they took the cash, grabbed the pole, and got back in the truck and disappeared. the crime took less than one minute. >> are you serious? >> the

new england and eastern massachusetts, but it looks like the storm is really targeting the maritime provinces of canada. evening thundershowers. the overnight low to marron. a warm and humid day three days if the overnight low tomorrow. a warm and humid day. warm humid weather continues friday with a thunderstorm chance every afternoon and evening. the highest range chance will be on friday. the humidity drops, and by sunday it looks great. a great way to wind up the weekend. >> now 11 sports. >> do not let the weather fool you. christmas just arrive. he gave the players think if they wanted, no afternoon practice today and no morning practice tomorrow. the ravens work hard, and you can see the the fact in practice. the wide receiver kelly washington was there. no. 15 continues to stand out the veteran look strong in the preseason opener and has the potential to become a go to guy. kelly washington knows our receivers opportunities when he sees one. >> this situation is different in baltimore. in new england we have a lot of talented receivers, and we had guys who really solidified their spot

may brush the canadian maritimes.e're muggy, in the 80's this morning, cooler air is off to the west. if we can just hang in there, we'll go from 90 today into the 70's tonight. and for the upcoming weend, 80's. but definitely less humidity on sunday. lisa baden, what's happening? >> not much on columbia pike, but we wanted to take everyone live to featherwood street just off old columbia pike, just south of tech road for commuters between columbia and silver spring. we have news chopper 7. there was a garden apartment that caught on fire this morning. as you can see, everything is under control with a lot of fire trucks and emergency equipment that will remain on the scene just to continue to make sure that nothing redevelops in this area. that he wants the 2000 block of featherwood street in ilver spring, maryland, just off old columbia pike. now, the fire trucks, as you can see at the bottom of your screen, are parked on columbia pike, so it'not going to affect traffic on 29 except that you can see what's happening

starts to weaken as it approaches the maritime provinces of canada. mostly off to sea. canada may get the worst of this storm. our forecast is warm and humid today. 88 to 92 is the height. a few of tinkering showers possible. same thing as today, warm and humid. insta-weather futurecast shows rain chances on-again and off- again right into the weekend. 98 and tomorrow. the rain chance spikes a little bit tomorrow. begins to taper off on saturday. we will see a lot of sunshine. >> doctor kim hammond from falls road animal hospital is here with the pet questions. look at this sweet little kitty. >> needs a home. it was out in reisterstown. you can call the falls road animal hospital and take this little kitten. it has not seen of that, but they have had it for two weeks and it looks very healthy. just sweet, sweet little thing. it does have a little discharge their. >> a little colder something going on. but a sweet temperament. >> will definitely need antibiotics. >> as you back away slowly. let's go to the questions. you hear this a lot, don't you? this type of problem.

. >>> with hurricane bill racing through the canadian maritimes, the weather on the east coast will be a lot calmer today. your regional forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, there's been a lot of talk about home runs flying out of the new yankees stadium this year. the big problem for the boston red sox last night, the yankees were making them fly in bunches out of boston fenway park as well. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. in the 108 year of the red sox/yankees never runs have been scored than the one this past weekend. first pitch of the game and there it goes. derek jeter with a solo shot. new york up 1-0. couple hits later, matsui joined the hit parade. in all, five home runs, matsui with two of them. team scored 58 runs during the series. kansas city where the twins jumped all over the royals. first time in minnesota history that one player had a pair of homers in an inning. twins scored 8 in the second and robbed the royals, 10

by the end of the weekend, it will be headed toward the maritime provinces of canada. warm and humid tonight. scattered thunderstorms. 70 to 74 the overnight low. 88 to 92 the high tomorrow. in the same range as today. tomorrow's forecast the same. warm and humid, scattered showers and thunderstorms in the forecast. the next seven days we have these sultry conditions into friday and saturday we start to pull out from under it a little bit. temperatures drop to the 80's. we still have a rain chance as the front tries to move offshore. sunday, partly cloudy skies. high of about 84. that comfortable trend continues into early next week. >> up next, a deadly day in iraq. almost 100 people killed. >> who the iraqi parliament thinks is behind the violence and the message they're trying to send. >> from charm city to sin city. a baltimorian makes a run for the title of top chef. kd explain. oh yea, well for 6 months, customers get all three: fios tv, internet and phone for just $79.99 a month. oh, all right, see... you're just moving your fingers, aren't you? i gotta cut my n

in to the da quaidian maritimes by late this the weekend.s maybe big time sees and surf on the beaches and some rip tide. the seven day, not much change through friday. we dry out and cool down and turn nice on sunday, monday and tuesday. >> thank you so much. remember, i'm here to hook you up with a personalized traffic report. find me on facebook, follow me on twitter or on-line. talk about the lights being out in bethesda at the intersection of bradley boulevard or on bradley boulevard between wilson lane and huntington parkway. remember, treat it as a four- way stop. moving along. the outer loop 95 to georgia. a slow go has set in. on inbound new york avenue, tracking the strip through dc, slow from this spot to bladenburg road. 395, the main stretch below speed is edsall and seminary an give you 66 eastbound from route 50 to 123 we are using the brakes. but things break apart as you approach the capital beltway. over to andrea. >>> a story that is new this morning a birthday present for the hope diamond. >>> while you slept the zit smit

we also have to watch the potential of places like cape cod and the canadian maritime spirit back here at home, it is warm and humid. 87 to 91 degrees. thunderstorms developing in the late afternoon. great day for baseball on this wednesday. a little cloudy at noon. a few scattered thunderstorms could cause a few problems for the evening games. temperatures reaching into the upper 80s and low 90s with scattered thunderstorms developing during the late afternoon. a stormy pattern continues into friday. temperatures at 89 degrees. for saturday, lingering in showers early in the morning. mostly sunny for monday and tuesday. >> up next, the maryland lottery pick three and pick four numbers. and we will get another check of your insta-weather-plus forecast. >> headlines about a massive international credit card that case are leading to questions about how sick the credit really is. if your number is in, when you get your money back? >> the super hacker accused of stealing 130 million credit card numbers smashed his own record. last year, he stole 40 million. if you are a victim of a crime l

it will brush close to cape cod towards the end of the weekend and then move on to the maritime provincesf canada and into the north atlantic. it will still be a tropical storm even aas it moves over the cooler waters because it will move along with the gulf stream. if we take it back to us, but mostly cloudy skies. 78 degrees up to 83. insta-weather futurecast shows the scattered nature of the storms today. danny moving offshore. ocean city is a target tonight and tomorrow. that produced from activity. then the front comes through. by sunday we start to dry out a little. hopefully we can recover part of the weekend. ocean city has a chance of showers on sunday. near 80 degrees today. a little more sunshine tomorrow. the range chances continue. 84 degrees. 84 degrees and less humid on sunday with a little more sunshine. hai 70's to around eight early next week. not bad. >> an east baltimore committed to receive a facelift thanks to a group revitalizing neighborhoods across the country. >> pthey turned this spot into a community garden. >> welcome. >> nearly 100 volunteers took to the oliv

landfall but may graze much of the canadian maritimes over the next 24 to 36 hours. we'll say good-bye to bill during the day tomorrow. for us tomorrow, we'll s ff with a few breaks of sunshine. that will destabilize the atmosphere and lead to a chance for showers and thunderstorms. more of the isolated to scattered variety tomorrow as opposed to to the widespread soakers we had today. improving weather moves our way on monday. tonight, mostly cloudy, foggy. mid 60s in the western suburbs to low 70s in town and by the bay. during the day, morni le leads to afternoon clouds and a scattering of showers around. highs tomorrow generally up into the low and mid 80s. i'd say about a 40% chance of rain for tomorrow and drier weather monday, tuesday and wednesday. another pattern comes in late next week. >> thanks to you. we'll be back here tomorrow., tt titil l ewenenthat the new

the eastern maritime mckenna will be harder hit. -- of canada will be harder hit. it will be in that southern sections of new england. scattered showers tomorrow and off to the west on sunday. our forecast for deep creek lake, met the upper 80's around the bay. if you are headed to the beach, tomorrow is a bit of a crowded a with a good chance for showers and storms. the surface temperature is 78 with partly cloudy and storms possible on sunday. if you venture down the beach, be careful getting near the water. we will see some sunshine in the area on sunday, 84. a bit cooler monday with a full preview -- with a full preview on tuesday with highs in the 70's and lows in the 50's. >> the ravens are sneaking into the starting lineup. you're running out of time. it is one of the most important preseason games. mason is only the sure thing -- is the only sure thing. clayton is starting to work his way on the the field. williams will be a big part of things as long as he figures out a way to stay healthy. only the coach knows for sure. >> we probably need that extra -- w

skipping right along the maritime.ver it doesn't mean the united states won't feel the effects of the storm. heavy waves can be expeblgted. hurricane track.com shows the shoreline we have here on the outer banks. you can see the hotel and a deck here. a couple people enjoying the view. water coming up to the shoreline. it may actually cause a little more erosion along the outer banks. it's something we will be seeing. something else we will see is much of the eastern sea board. from maine southward to florida, the risk of rip currents. if you are not a strong swimmer, don't get out of the water. that's the latest on your forecast. we'll have more here on hln. >>> three days after unretiring, again, brett favre made a debut. the minnesota fans who once booed him as a member of the hated green bay packers warmly returned his return to the nfl. he completed only a single pass for four yards. the vikings beat the chiefs, 17-13. >>> unusual and often absurd. a new report is showing millions of dollars of workers at the vete

anywhere between the carolinas, and the canadian maritimes, you'd better keep an eye on it. >> reporter: it's not often the first storms came this last. it has happened in 1992. andrew formed late, and within days it became a category 5 hurricane. devastating florida. >> it just takes the one hurricane to make for a bad year. >>> yeah, we are watching the tropics big time. also watching some hot temperatures around here today. we topped out at 90 degrees or so. you see those numbers. winchester 91 today. philadelphia topped out at 91. hot weather that really has been the scenario. as we take a look at the satellite radar pictures, you see a lot of that cloud cover and moisture beginning to scream in out of the south. we're -- stream in out of the south. we're going to watch for the cloud cover but no rain. we will watch carefully though over the next couple of days. in the tropics back here, the heat is on. it will be on 68 tonight. 90s coming at us this week. >>> the mayor of ocean city says the resort town needs to toughen a law that requires carbon monoxide detectives in hotels. the

it holds up the current path, and will be affecting the maritime of canada and not the u.s. east coast. in ocean city, there will be quite injured for rip currents and the potential for high swells out there. showers and storms throughout the day. on sunday, things are going to chill out and improve a little bit. we remain in the low 80s with lower-than-normal humidity monday and tuesday of next week. >> a wonderful story about an oregon man needs of the medical alert. a 90-year-old legally blind man woke up and cannot believe what he saw. >> good news travels quickly and this is great stuff. he can see again. >> i can see the buildings and the sky and i can see you and your camera. it is unbelievable. >> unbelievable, considering he was diagnosed with the condition years ago and was not able to see anything beyond 6 inches. with his new vision, he is hanging pictures and plans to travel. while in the emergency room, he realized he could see again. he left before doctors could run any tests. two written that specialists france a test to reveal the medical mystery. -- retina

anywhere between the carolina's and the maritimes you better watch it. >> it's not often that the first big storms of the season come this late. it has happened before in 1992. andrew formed on august 17th with in days it was a category five devastating southern florida. >> it's not all numbers. just takes one hurricane to make a bad year. >> reporter: abc news. >> now the forecast certified baltimore's most accurate by weather rate and maryland's most powerful radar. >> why -- you were saying bill looks like a big storm. >> claudette spun up fast, looks like they will get heavy rain. bill is the one that's just way out in the ocean, looks like it'll be major. expivment continuing to get strong. >> as we speak. we will watch that over the next few days. could be a major hurricane. more close to home right now. great night at the harbor. nothing going on weather wise across the baltimore area. at least a little different. 87 right now. topped out at 90. it was hotter downtown. closer to 82. blue skies, that was the story most of the day. if you watch closely you do see a few of the fair

making a beeline for the canadian maritime. that should happen this afternoon. the other big story was the cold front. the cold front was responsible for keeping hurricane bill off of the united states. we're going to see a lot of rain anywhere from raleigh, up through northern new england. monsoonal season in full force thanks so much. i'll have more on your sunday outlook later on in the show. kate? >> okay, marysol. >>> the white house officials say the obamas have delayed their deporcher from martha's vineyard for a few hours to make sure that hurricane bill has movepast massachusetts. while the first family will likely begin their vacation with clearer skies, the political storm is bound to be his on mind. rachel martin is i washington this morning. good morning, rachel. >> good morning, kate. there's never really a good time to go on vacation if you're president of the united states. and such is the case now. and while president obama will try to get some ro r&r, in martha's vineyard, the shadow of the health care debate is sure to loom large. the presiden

doctor to find out if prescription chantix is right for you. 17-year-old mike perham sailed into maritimehistory becoming the youngest person to sail around the world alone. his boat crossed the finish line off southern england yesterday. his nine-month voyage vested zac sunderland who completed in july. >>> nasa hopes to launch the space shuttle "discovery" tonight. the treadmill named for stephen coal bar. forecasters say there's a 60% chance of good weather for the launch. >>> the death of senator ted kennedy has focused new attention on brain cancer, in particular the aggressive type which killed him within 15 months of diagnosis. more than 10,000 americans h diagnosed with it every year. only about one-third of them survive one year and only one in ten live beyond two years. dr. jon lapook has more. >> reporter: 64-year-old susan row han did not know ted kennedy but she knows his struggle. >> he was diagnosed at the same time i was. i'm here. i'm very sad he isn't. >> reporter: senator kennedy fought with the best medicine available, including surgery, chemotherapy, and the most adva

it was sent to the shipping company based in finland but russia areas maritime website says it is detecting signals off the french coast. france saying the signals must be coming from other russian ships. the intense wildfires burning out of control in california are being fueled by strong winds. state officials are very concerned that the winds could spark more fires. the wildfires are forcing more evacuations in airs already under a state of emergency and the california governor is expected to visit the fire zone today. now "forbes on fox" only on fox. i'm jamie colby. keep it right here. david: what is the best way to get americans back to work? cutting taxes or more government spending? we actually crunched some numbers and found several states lowering taxes this career, arizona, arkansas, idaho, maine, north dakota, texas and they all have a lower jobless rate than the national average of 9.4%. rich, is it time to follow their lead? >> absolutely. the beg problem in this recession is high unemployment and the unemployment unfortunately might get worse. traditionally it is small busine

>> by monday it's going to be moving over the canadian maritime. >> just for the weekend to be over.e one, two weekends left for people to enjoy the sunshine before everybody goes back to school. the thing weird about the storm although it's not expected to make landfall in the united states and many people along the coast will see the sun, the we've, it's going to be beautiful, you can still be affected by the storm the an adverse way. we're talking about the rip currents. there are a cup things you need to do when you're enjoying the waves during these times with storms. here's the latest. here in florida's east coast conditions couldn't be better. partly cloudy skies, people out here enjoying themselves. you would never know roughly a thousand miles away we have a major hurricane that's brewing. and although we don't have the wind and, of course, the heavy rainfall here, there's still the threat from that storm. we're talking about rip currents. so the question is, what is a rip current? to get an answer we'll go to this guy, this is geo serranno, what's a rip current? >> it's a c

as well as the canadian maritimes and bermuda already getting pounded this afternoon. >> john, anything we should be looking out for. anything with maybe a "c" deletr or a "d" letter? >> not just yet. thankfully behind this system you'll see we're expecting not much in terms of development. there's one tropical wave in the far weeastern atlantic ocean ju coming off the coast of africa southwest of the cape verde islands looking a little ragged. we're not expecting any immediate development. national hurricane center indicating there's less than a 30% chance that any of those systems coming off the african coast will develop anytime soon. hopefully a breather after hurricane bill. >> right. boating, that's a no-no this weekend? >> absolutely. definite no-no. i would say not even heading to the beach to enjoy the surf. unless you're an experienced, experienced surfer, this is a dangerous situation this weekend. small crafts should stay in port all along the east coast. the only place that might be a little protected is southern florida which is protected by the bahamas. they won't see as

bill is also forecast to make a direct hit on canada's maritime provinces sunday. hari sreenivasan, cbs news, new york. >>> the redskins faithful are heading to fedex field right now for the second preseason game, but what will the sloppy conditions mean for the starters playing time tonight? let's go out to the stadium. hi, sarah. >> reporter: we are not on the field but here in the tunnel because let's be reel, we're getting out of the elements. weather is a major concern for the game slated to kick off again the steelers at 7:30. the field crew started to roll up a heavily soaked tarp. rain is not the issue. lightic? a concern. a couple of minutes ago, they started to allow fans to come into the stands. players are starting to warm up. so this game is ready to go at 7:30. no tougher task than tonight which is against the defending super bowl champion steelers. if anyone knows how tough this team is, it's jason campbell. he was sacked seven times in a 23-6 loss to pittsburgh a season ago right here at home. the 'skins offense still looking for are the first prese

eventually into the canadian maritimes. by then it will be into colder waters. losing some of its power. nonetheless, heading out to the beaches for the upcoming weekend. you will be seeing some good surf. swells and rip currents. watch out for that. could be 4 to 8 foot. tomorrow, once again. humidity. and as weakening weather front gets our way. increasing chance for showers and thundershowers right on through friday. hazy, warm, humid. think we know how that goes. in august. tomorrow morning. tomorrow afternoon. once again. things will fire up. can't say exactly where or when. but, i think there will be some thunderstorms. as we go into later part of the day. especially in the mountains. maybe tomorrow. once again near 90. at least not the mid 90s. anything that develops will once again settle down later on tomorrow evening. temperatures -- tomorrow evening. a low to mid 80s. the next seven days. here is how things shape up. we're going to be seeing, i think, finally some drier air come our way. as we get on into sunday. by sunday. bit more comfortable. and t

it may strengthen briefly in the morning, and then it moves up to the maritime provinces of canada and toward the northern portions of the british isles. it is still a tropical storm. 81-85 the high tomorrow. boaters can expect winds to become east that 5-10 not. i am holding a chance for rain showers on sunday as well. most of the day will be dry, but there might be a shower to. the humidity will be down, and that will be the case next week. temperatures in the 8's, almost too good to be true. >> friday night at the movies took on a new meeting for some area families. >> to major crops are feeling the effect of a seasonal plant disease. how it is affecting state growers, and the prices you could see in the produce section. tonight's mega millions jackpot is an estimated $207 million. let's see if i can make you a millionaire tonight. our first number is 49, 9, 44, 38, 48. tonight's megaball number is 13. >> if no one matches all numbers, the next get schooled in style at the jcpenney biggest bonus sale. tired of waiting for your savings? with an instant money coupon from jcpenney, get

. >>> with hurricane bill racing through the canadian maritimes, the weather on the east coast will be a lot calmer today. your regional forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning to you. i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm eun yang. it's back to school monday on "news 4 today." thousands of kids across our area are getting ready to hit the books. we're live with what parents need to know as students head back to class. >> plus, tired of slaving over the hot stove and want to save money? why so many local restaurants are offering deep discounts for people dining ou >> then a new warning about car seats and >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, there's been a lot of talk about home runs flying out of the new yankees stadium this year. the big problem for the boston red sox last night, the yankees were making them fly in bunches out of boston fenway park as well. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. in the 108 year of the red sox/yankeesever runs have been scored than the one

it's all going to lift danny up and move it into the canadian maritimes. with that said, temperatures up to 80 tomorrow, temperatures cool for the week ahead. vic. >> okay, thanks a lot, tim. >>> coming up next, the orioles are back home after a long, long road trip. stan has birds-indians highlights wh >>> last night thumbs up for the orioles. tonight, not so much. >> another close loss. orioles sought a second straight win downtown at the yard coming off a 4-5 road campaign. against the indians, brian roberts out of the lineup, a little banged up. melvin mora swatd that pitch out of the park. he ties the game up at one apiece. later on, 7th inning, matt wieters connecting on his 5th home run of the season. an opposite field tater that put the birds up 4-2. andy marte smashes the ball out of the park, two-run home run, cleveland surges ahead, and johnson blows the save. the orioles lose by 5-4. with that, this reminder, it's masn on wjz this weekend, orioles- indians saturday at 7:00 here on wjz. >>> in chicago, bottom 7, wild pitch, derrek lee trying to

is going to stir of the ocean and produce wave action and the category one by the time expense to maritime province. warm and humid, rain chances not for a good tonight, but they got tomorrow. scattered showers and thunderstorms. a slight risk for severe storms just northwest of the city tomorrow and small craft revisory on the day because of gusty winds. here is looking at the seven-day for the superior by saturday if the temperature drops down, and by sunday rain chances become the law. next week looks really nice with lower humidity during your >> after record new car sales, cash for clunkers will soon be no more when the widely released plan will end. >> tonight, of baltimore could play host to another major sporting he event. sporting he event. tired of waiting for your savings? with an instant money coupon from jcpenney, get $10 off instantly when you spend $50. guy's arizona shorts are $9.99. kid's izod uniform polos are $7.99, pants are $12.99. juniors' tops and bottoms from arizona and decree are buy one, get one for $1.00. plus, night and day doorbusters. style doesn't wait. and

anywhere between the carolinas and canadian maritimes you better keep an eye on it. >> reporter: forecasters downgraded their atlantic hurricane season predictions when two months passed with no named storms. experts warn it's not all about the numbers. >> just like the one hurricane could make for a bad year. >> reporter: it's been 17 years since the first named storm arrived this late in the season. that storm, the deadly category 5 hurricane named andrew. emily schmidt, abc news. >>> 6:05. we have a dramatic rescue in taiwan where stranded people are still being rescued from rushing floodwaters caused by a typhoon last week. at least 35,000 people have been rescued so far. officials fear more than 800 people could be dead. thousands of people have been airlifted from villages that were buried by mudslides. international aid is arriving but for now people are living in temporary shelters and stadiums in tent cities that have been set up. >>> hundreds of people are back in their homes now. a mandatory evacuation was lifted, residents in california allowed to return home. the fire burned 10

danny pushing across the canadian maritime and left a fair amount of rain along the northeastern corridor in the path and blown up. really, not much of a punch with that system anymore. let's go to our weather map. the temperature tonight not bad. fairly mild into the 70s pretty much everywhere. 77 degrees in the district; 73 at dulles and 73 at baltimore. and we're going to keep an eye on the frontal system and that is going to slide across the area and stall out and just basically sit there for a couple of days. unfortunately, a number of low pressure systems will ride along it and it will cause unsettled weather into midweek and tomorrow, we'll have sunshine, could see a passing shower over lower southern maryland into the early part of your sunday and be prepared for that if that is where you are. as far as your planner is concerned, 82 by midday and we're talking about a mixture of sun and clouds tomorrow. a fair amount in the sunshine department and bright skies for you if you have plans at all. temperatures, 85 degrees for your sunday and as i said, the waves of low pressure will l

the storm itself is going to be racing up in the canadian maritimes, then eventually out in the open waters of the north atlantic so good-bye to hurricane bill. won't even be a hurricane in the next 48 hours or so. for us, nice start to your sunday afternoon. we will have the chance for storms around later on this afternoon. one or two of them might reach severe limits but they are not going to be the tremendous rain-producers or the slow-movers of yesterday so we don't need to worry about that. today, morning sunshine. mix of clouds and sun this afternoon. highs today mid to upper 80s. and, kid companies, back to school tomorrow. yes, indeed. a chance of sprinkles first thing tomorrow morning. certainly not going to be a washout at the bus stops. then tuesday and wednesday, sunshine, outdoor recess days, tuesday, wednesday and thursday as well. another chance of rain friday, saturday. all right. summer's almost over. can't believe it. kids going back to school. >> it will be good at the pools starting monday. >> more space. yeah. >> that's right. a lot more space at the pools. >> th

. >> residents in new england and the canadian maritime provinces are bracing for heavy rains, storm surges and intense winds as the season's first hurricane pummels the coastal areas. >> sounds like just wind, a lot of blowing, and we can definitely hear the surfs. >> waves in excess of 10 feet are starting to hit our shores. >> tropical storm warnings are up as the storm passes offshore. >> it will make land east of halifax and move quickly across the southern part of nova scotia. >> along bill's path high waves forced officials to close many beaches from the mid-atlantic states all the way to maine in one of the last weekend days of sum. >> they told us to stay out of the water. >> it was really intense out there. they were huge. >> even where beaches remained open, dangerous rip currents could sweep swims out to sea kept many sun-worshipers on the shore and away from the water. >> your kids are right here but all it takes is one wave that will go over them and will pull them out. and they might not be able to get back. >> there are a lot of big rip tides. as you can see the waves

conditions will improve and in some cases rapidly sunday as bill accelerates northward toward canadian maritimes. david, back to you. >>> jim cantore in bermuda for us tonight, thanks. >>> will american astronauts return to the moon in the future? nbc news learned that plans to travel there and beyond may in fact be scrubbed. that would put tens of thousand of jobs in jeopardy. our report tonight from nbc's tom costello. >> wait a minute, we are at 125 degrees now -- >> reporter: since the last astronauts walked on the moon nearly 37 years ago, nasa's focus has been on space shuttles and stations close to earth. but the "columbia" disaster in 2003 changed all that. >> returning to the moon is an important step for our space program. >> reporter: a year after "columbia" president bush ordered the space shuttles be grounded in 2010 and nasa focus on a new generation of rockets and spacecraft to carry astronauts back to the moon. nts. is all about dollars and >> it is very difficult to find an exploration scenario that actually fits within this very restrictive budget guidance. >> reporter: former