this is the way that maryland originally looked... kyle blount, baltimore, md: ...and i know that when i have kids, i want them to be able to appreciate this kind of beauty. >> hey!!! >> i heard on the radio they found a coat over in this section. >> narrator: new germany state park is an ideal setting for the park services revived ranger school. >> i have a gentleman here at cabin 11 with a shotgun on the porch. >> narrator: four weeks of intensive training. >> [sniffing bottle] where'd you get the mountain dew? >> robin melton, dean, ranger school: we're trying to get back to tradition. when i came into the service, almost 18 years ago, we ran a full ranger school, and we're reverting to that tradition. they get a lot of scenarios, what ifs? we like them to be faced with a lot of things before they even hit the field. they will do some terrific team building during this time and they learn the ability to work with every member of their staff and using every bit of the resources that are available to them to accomplish their goal of

some parts of maryland, upper 80s. out west toward winchester and hagerstown things got really warm today. bwi marshall topped out about 83. that doesn't really tell the story because there's so much moisture in the air. feels like near 90 with all the humidity. summerlike humidity. they are going to continue another day. maryland's most powerful doppler radar not picking up much rain across the state. a few showers in far western maryland out toward friendsville and the river. tonight, partly cloudy, muggy, and another steamy day tomorrow, it will feel more like summer than fall but that does begin to change towards the weekend. we'll talk about when things cool off and then when they warm up again, coming up in a few. >>> voter confusion and some anger in annapolis. a former white house aide says she's dropping out of the race for mayor of annapolis, again. zina pierre made the announcement this afternoon at a news conference in annapolis. she did not take questions from reporters but said she did not want questions

you know, if maryland would -- maryland will become the laughing stock of the nation if our law enforcement officials nowx only on those who expose the wrongdoing within acorn. >> reporter: what will be the scope of the investigation? mum's the word from the attorney general's office. a spokeswoman says the attorney general has "no comment on an active investigation" but asked what will they investigate acorn's use of public money? or how the video and audio were obtained. she would only say the ag office would "look into the incident and right now we have no idea where it will lead." the governor who authorized the attorney general too look into acorn - >> i did sign off on it. he's proceeding and i think that we need to be guided by the facts as they uncover them. >> reporter: in an earlier statement the group says it welcomes any investigation, on a national level the group has begun to try to fight back by producing videos of its own. this video released on the web site describes an encounter with both o'keefe and giles in the philadelphia office. the video says they called police after

maryland. tomorrow that texting while driving ban goes into effect starting october 1st. just keep it in mind as you make your way out and about tomorrow. working a crash in the area, that's going to be in street, maryland, in harford county. that is route 136 at scarboro road. be aware of that. at the jfx here at -- this is northern parkway, traffic looking pretty good with no problems. back to you. >>> 5:31. when you get in your car you check your mirrors, make sure the seat is where you left it, bucking bucking -- buckle up the brakes? linda so has the details. >> reporter: it's the largest recall toyota has ever had to make. at effects more than 3.5 million vehicles. the massive recall was prompted by a 911 call a california man made that killed him, his wife and a highway patrol officer. >> 911 emergency. what are you reporting? >> our accelerator is stuck! we're in trouble. there's no brakes! >> ok, and you don't have the ability to, like, turn the vehicle off? >> no, approaching the inte

back to you. >>> "good morning maryland" news time now 6:33. six hours ago, orleans street in southeast baltimore words and then gunfire. >> abc2 news linda so reports on city police saying they had no choice but to shoot a man who threatened them. >> reporter: the shots were fired when police say a drug suspect stabbed an undercover officer in the back. two officers with the monument street initiative on midnight were making a drug arrest on the 2800 block of orleans street. this is exclusive video from our overnight photographer pete "on the street" o'neill. police say they were forced to shoot the suspect after he attacked one of the officers with a knife. the officer was wearing a bulletproof vest that protected him from getting hurt. the suspect later died at the hospital. >> the subject tried to stab an officer in the back. the officer's partner witnessed this, withdrew his service weapon and fired multiple shots in defense of that officer. >> reporter: both officers have been placed on routine administrative leave. police have not releas

maryland is rank fifth in the nation for breast cancer death rates this. year alone it's estimated 810 maryland women will die from breast cancer. in the fight fewer women are dying from breast cancer in the u.s. but the despairities in death rates still exist between whites and blacks. according to the merch cancer society breast cancer deaths dropped but african-american women still have a higher risk of death than white women. overall the american cancer society says the number of breast cancer deaths has dropped because of improved treatments and increased mammography screening rates. of course abc2 is a very proud sponsor of the susan g. komen race for the cure. economic out abc2news.com -- check out abc2news.com and our "think pink" page for details on the race, how the city and state is supporting breast cancer awareness and most importantly, how you can help out. >>> the tsunami in the south africa hits home for -- the tsunami in the south pacific hits home for a ravens player. more on the storms. >>> and one ravens players tos teajts to reach his

one of the big events, the 24th annual maryland million.he day of races has been renamed the jim mccaa maryland million in honor of the sportscaster who created the event. over a million dollars of prize money will be handed out. the first race starts at 12:15 saturday. >>> don't forget the legacy chase this weekend the event in its ninth year up the shawan down the hunt valley features multiple steeple chase races, a major social event for many. it benefits gbmc health care. gates open at 10:00 saturday morning. >>> we'll take a look now from our camera at the inner harbor. wyatt will have the forecast coming up. >>> stocks continued their two-day slide. the dow closed down 41 points, nasdaq off 23. s & p dropped 10. >>> we are working to help you in these tough economic times. on our web site today, a look at the best and worst credit cards, plus millions are affected by identity theft each year. five ways to keep from becoming a victim and chances are it's in your pantry now. put it to work all over the house and count the savings. just

and you can see maryland is included in those. now of course the flu season doesn't officially begin until next week. test show almost 60 percent of the flu cases turn out to be swine flu. and here in maryland 8 people have died from the h1n1 virus. latest baltimore area child. another student from montebello junior academy in northeast baltimore is fighting the illness. karen parks live outside the school where parents are gathering now wanting some answers from school administrators. karen? administrators. karen? >>reporter: [ no audio] [ no audio] chevy silverado. more confidence than ford f-150. better backed than f-150. at a value f-150 can't touch. silverado. from the family of the most dependable, longest lasting full size pickups on the road. just announced, it's chevy truck month. get 0% apr for 60 months. or $6,000 total cash back on select 2009 silverado vehicles that have been in stock the longest. [ no audio]. >> we apologize for the audio problem earlier but we continue now with the coverage of the swine flu here in

there are two townhalls in maryland. patients first is holding a townhall at 7:00 at the holiday inn on deer creek road in timonium. they oppose the proposal there. and another one at north point high school in north point. hoyer supports a public option but said he supports just passing a bill. we will be at both meetings and of course, show you what happened on fox 45 news at 10:00, tomorrow. >> well, the health care reform bill moving through the house of representatives is a massive piece of legislation. here is a look at one of the sections. 221 of the health care reform bill. creates a public health insurance option inside of the new health insurance exchange. it said the public option will be available only through the health insurance exchange. it described what kind of public plans will be available. it creates an ombudsman to handle complaints about the public option. and allows people to use federal courts to enforce rights similar to medicare. you can find out exactly what it said. the bill is linked to your

maryland wins it 38-35 in overtime. the terps' win their first game of the year. >>> navy also with their home opener hosting louisiana tech first quarter. tech up a touchdown. navy punting. he gets it on the 15. slips his way past the first line. bounces it outside and now he is gone. he takes it 85 yards to the house. 14-nothing. later in the quarter down 14-3. he gets the pitch. hugs the sideline and goes in for the score. navy down four. second quarter, same score. navy inside. keeps it for himself for the three-yard touchdown. navy takes an 18-14 lead after a successful two-point conversion. navy tacked on two more touchdowns to get their first win of the season 32-14, the final. >>> the o's looking for the series win against the yankise. o's up 2-1. bates loaded for roberts. he hits it high and deep to right. it carries into the bullpen for the grand slam. story of the game was the o's rookie starter. bottom of the seventh. he only gave up one run in seven innings as the orioles take the series against the yankees

maryland's most powerful doppler radar, no precipitation around baltimore. there's that light shower activity making its way on down towards the eastern shore. monkton now 58. 61 downtown. westminster 59. rock hall now at 65. as far as our forecast for tonight, as the sun goes down the clouds will start to dissipate. by evening, looking at clearer skies, that will allow temperatures to get a little cooler tomorrow morning than they were this morning. on friday a chance of scattered showers but the majority of the rachel will hold off -- rainfall will hold off until saturday. tonight, mostly clear, 46 for the overnight low but cooler temperatures in the northern and western suburbs. during the day tomorrow, a pretty nice day, mostly sunny, still on the cool side, a high of 67. we start to warm up on friday but a chance for some scattered showers, per chance for shower activity on saturday with a high of 72. sunday looking pretty good, partly cloudy, 7 2. we'll see you tonight at 11:00. >>> the raven were on the practice field in prescriptration for their 1:00

let's check the outer loop in maryland. a little volume is building but moving well between 95 and georgia. 270 southbound, 109 to 121 also moving well. little slow. not too fast but that is going well as well as 66 eastbound, 50 to 123 no incidents or accidents to report there. >> thank you. >>> on the rundown at 6:01, the push for health care reform. a committee vote could come next week from a plan from senator baucus. he unveiled the plan yesterday. it could create co-ops to sell insurance instead of the federal government. insurance companies would have to sell insurance to anyone even those with preexisting conditions and it would lower prices for low-income families and cover preventive dental and mental health care. while he has no republicans on his side now, he is hoping for gop support. >> at the enof the day we all share a common purpose, that is to make the lives of americans better than they are today tomorrow and to get health care reform done. which means the time to come for action is now. >> reporter: the

now, data collected from the university of maryland was used to license the vaccine. data that was collected eight days after the first dose was administered. no major side effects reported. just some soreness and flu-like symptoms. researchers also learned that one dose, or about 15 micrograms of the vaccine was effective in fighting the virus and they say that's good news. >> having to administer one dose of vaccine is far better than two doses separated by 21, 28 or however many days apart. we don't know how many people would return back for the second dose. one dose is much simpler. >> reporter: hopefully there will be 120 million dozes of the vaccine available for the fall they are dealing with four different manufacturers. initially they will target young children and pregnant women when they become available in mid-october. we've already seen thousands of cases on college campuses. while researchers don't anticipate those who already had the flu will need to get the vaccine. they may be immunized. kelly swoope, abc2 news. >>> president barack obama is pushing h

the child who died is the 8th swine flu death in the state of maryland. as for the vaccine, federal health officials say the first batch should be in some doctor's offices as early as october 5th. most of the doses will be a nasal spray form. >>> now for anyone in harford county, the county's first community seasonal flu clinic has been cancelled. it was scheduled to take place tuesday at ripkin stadium in aberdeen but officials say there's been a delay in the shipments of the vaccine. can you get information on flu clinics, flu shot clinics in your area on abc2news.com. >>> breaking news last night at 11, an offduty baltimore city police officer is in serious by stable condition after what appears to be a botched robbery attempt. tonight, two 16-year-olds have been arrested, both have lengthy juvenile records and that's prompted city leaders to talk about the failures of our juvenile justice system. delia goncalves joins us with more. >> reporter: city leaders all agree that the growing cases of youth violence is more than frustrating. but at the same ti

maryland's new ban on texting while driving goes into effect on hearse thursday. it prohibits sending texts but not reading texts while you're driving. if you are caught sending a text message you will be find $500. >>> while crews are industrial repairing that 72" water main break in dundalk, today, they removed sections of the damaged pipe from along the highway. they'll also inspect several thousand square feet of the pipe looking for cracks. the water main break flooded dozens of homes and cars. >>> and you might want to take it easy on the roadways out there tonight. there's been some rain in the area this afternoon. it's been pretty heavy at times so the roads could be vic. you're looking at a live picture of our m dot camera at 95 and 43 in the white marsh area. wyatt every hard is here with the first forecast. >> absolutely we have had some wet roads at times this afternoon t most recent rains have been fall across anne arundel county, they have now moved off to the east so it's the eastern shore getting the bulk of the precipitation. this is a cool front

komen maryland conducted a 10-month study to evaluate the state of breast cancer in most of maryland.e report showed that women and families in comb maryland service area -- komen maryland service area had high death rates from breast cancer. that is why maryland komen officials say routine checkups are really important. ask what we hope is that people will get a little bit tuned into breast cancer awareness and will think about what they've done in terms of their own health and have they had their mammogram this year and had their clinical breast exam? >> reporter: according to komen, maryland has the fifth highest cancer rate in the country. african-american women in maryland do not have as high as incidence of breast cancer as white women but have a higher death rate when compared to white women. this means once diagnosed an african-american woman has a better chance of dying from breast cancer than a white woman. and more than 800 women in maryland will die of breast cancer this year. the race is october 18th. for more information go to abc2news.com. click on the "think pink" tab

one huge event is the 24th annual maryland million. this race has been renamed jim kay maryland. a maryland horse are only eligible to race. over a million dollars of prize money will be handed out. first race starts 12:15 on saturday. >>> don't forget about the legacy chase this year. it is in hunt value valley. a lot going on this weekend. wine harvest is certainly big in wisconsin. they are working from early in the morning until late at night cutting grapes. winemaker and owner says the recent wave of dry weather has actually been a blessing for them. less water means more concentration of the fruit flavor and the color and it makes it a better vintage wine. he expects to go through nearly 115-tons of fruit for this wine-making season. >>> yesterday's high temperature 84. definitely a sense of summer trying to hang on. they hit 90 in richmond, virginia. we are slide back this morning. it is friday and normally on this date we are looking at 53 in the morning. 75 in the afternoon sun comes up at 6:57. down at 6:59. between we may get sun toward the end of the day. this morning

on our satellite and radar pictures, really no precipitation anywhere in maryland. even on the far western edge like -- that, nothing that way but we see more cloud cover blowing in this evening out of the south and southwest. temperatures have been in the 70s this afternoon. we're still 74 in towson. 75 baltimore, annapolis, still checking in at 74. still 80 degrees in chestertown. tonight dropping down to 62 or so at bwi marshall. in the city maybe only 63, 64 degrees. so it will be a milder evening out there. we'll talk about a warming trend, into the first days of fall, a little counterintuitive, in a few. >>> making cities greener. congressman elijah cummings says it's a top priority of the obama administration. and today he hosted a summit at morgan state university. speakers talked of constructing environmentally-friendly buildings and homes. that's not all. >> we'll also be talking about how these business folks can become more involved and take advantage of some of the stimulus money that is available and take advantage of future efforts on the part of the

as well as all of delaware, new jersey and the maryland beaches. the reason being that northeasterly breeze at times of high tide could cause some very high tides all along the coastal estuaries here. if you live in one of those areas just be advised you could be seeing higher water. high tide a 6:40. low tide 1:18. tomorrow's winds from the southwest, 6 to 12. sun coming up at 6:50. sets 7:09. the low this morning, 62 degrees the high today went up three degrees from the daytime low to a high of 65. temperature right now still 65. 61 york. 64 hagerstown. 55 oakland. 72 on the boardwalk in ocean city. throughout the day some morning and midday light sprinkle and shower activity. now passed on towards the east. this area of high pressure gradually making its way and having a tough time getting in here but as it does overnight the clouds will gradually clear and during the day tomorrow you'll see some sunshine. as a matter of fact, it will be a pretty nice day but we're going to be, you know, eight, 10 degrees cooler than normal. on the larger pictur

this traffic report is brought to you by maryland mountain side. and maryland mountain side.com. online, home of maryland mountains. just two hours west of i-68. back over to you. >> thank you, sharon. >>> we're following breaking news right now. sky eye chopper 13 is live over a fire in dundalk. captain mike perry with more. >> reporter: we are on van buren road, which is off of sawers point road, near the old dundalk community college, baltimore community college, with a two-story single-family home. heavy fire involved. now we're just seeing a lot of smoke. but there is smoke and flame still coming from the second story of this occupied single- family home. no reports of injuries at this time. >> captain mike perry in sky eye chopper 13. >> and we're back to fall-type conditions. a lot of sunshine. beautifully cool. 65. west winds will calm down. come back and take a look at the end. week forecast right after this. >>> what a gorgeous shot. >> beautiful day. >> the breeze makes it feel more like mid-60s out. temps tonight, many places will be back in the 40s as it is right now

maryland. cops can fine you up to $500. drive accordingly. as we look at the bw parkway the lefthand side of the screen, those are the northbound lanes as you make your way headed towards baltimore city. traffic moving at a good pace. we had two incidents in the area, one in harford county, that was route 136 at scarboro road. that crash has just been cleared. same with the disabled tractor-trailer on the jfx near ruxton road in the northbound lanes. that tractor-trailer has been -- got a tow. so they are gone. jfx at north avenue, traffic looks great in both directions. back to you. >>> look what our our overnight photographer pete "on the street" o'neill ran into. this is going on in front of him. this is a story you'll only see on abc2 news. the police chopper was following a suspect in this red van in the middle of the screen, right there. and when police tried to pull him over he took off. so they followed him to caroline and east monument streets where he crashed into a car. right there i

maryland comptroller wants another term. the democrat from maryland filed with the board today to run for a second term of office. the comptroller collects taxes, regulates alcohol, tobacco and motor fuel industry. >>> in the 9 news now update, an announcement to cut 150 jobs in portion county is on hold until next month. the county is already terminated 55 positions but the state just cut another $22.7 million in funding to the county. union officials say county employees will learn by october 1st if they are in fact losing their jobs. police, fire and corrections officers are not expected to be part of this round of cuts. >>> a prince georges county attorney tells the "washington post" he's looking to appeal a civil verdict against a police corps corporal. a jury found the corporal negligent in a deadly 2007 crash and awarded the victim's family $4 million. chavez's cruiser slammedded in to a car driven by brian gray, a 2 a-year-old university of maryland student. chavez was going twice the 25- mile an hour speed limit in

here's howard. >> had showers across maryland and parts of northern virginia overnight but maryland is quiet this morning. let's get you out the door with a look at temperatures and it is quite muggy, as well. feeling like july and august with readings in the 70s out there. we have low to mid-70s. some spots in the upper 60s. for the most part mug by morning. 73 on the bay in annapolis in southern maryland. slight chance of a shower. and angie is off but patranya bhoolsuwan is all over maryland's traffic. >> we are all over the place and checking how the commute is going on the outer loop due to an accident at wisconsin. it has been cleared but backed up between wisconsin and new hampshire. give yourself extra minutes to go through the area. head over to 108 and see how things are looking out there. not too bad. no major issues that way. and finally fly over the bw parkway and see how things are looking from route 32 past 197 to the beltway. free and clear. jessica. >>> take faith instead of fear with you as you head out the door this morning. willie jolly explains why it will lead

maryland opens their season saturday night at 12th ranked cal. these are the golden years for the golden bears. cal had their best seven-year stretch in football since the 1920s. chris turner got to find a new big play receiver for the terps. he's darius bey led for the nfl. canon had a 59 yoirld touchdown in last year's humanitarian bowl. he said he was given strict instructions to step it up. [ indiscernible ] not to be like him, but better than him. that's what i'm trying to do. >> those hands, snaps the football. >> for the first time in 19 years, towson has a new head coach. when they open the season saturday at northwestern, rob ambrose a-towson alum getting after his team in practice. >> you better be paying attention. the power hole ain't out there. it's right here. >> ambrose said towson could win the national title he'd still find something to complain about. shouldn't be shocked to say he's not ready to say he's happy with what he's seen so far. >> we're coming along. we're getting better. i like them. i like them ok. let me go watch t

a maryland man claims the priest abused him in delaware.the civil suit was filed under the landmark delaware child victims act. which allows victims of childhood sexual abuse to sue the perpetrators no matter when the abuse occurred. >> the baltimore city police officer shot during a roobery last week, suffers a setback. detective aaron harris has been moved to shock traumm, and his condition has been downgraded to critical. harris was shot late thursday night outside of his home in northwest baltimore. originally taken to sinai hospital. and has undergone, at least, five surgeries. the two teens accused of shooting harris were denied bail yesterday. >> well, sunny day. breezy and cool. how cool will it get overnight? chief meteorollgist vytas reid is here with the sky watch forecast. gorgeous day. >> yeah. sunshine and few clouds. but wind was the factor. and made it feel cooler out there. temperatures in the mid to upper 60s and felts like in the lower 60s with the winds blowing out of the west. anywhere from 20 to 25 miles per hour. clea

plus, the maryland tarps trying to bounce back agast rutgers. we'll show you >>> an ohio woman implanted with the wrong embryo has given birth to a boy. they plan to give the child to its biological parents. a fertility clinic transfer red the wrong embryo. meanwhile, another couple filed a lawsuit claiming their embryos have been lost. that clinic is since shut down their invitro operations. >>> today, hundreds of families who lost loved ones serving the kucountry had a time of remembrance. they recognizeamerica's fallen and allows them to meet others who lost loved ones in service. unlike civilian deaths, they often cannot see their deceased one for weeks. >>> cars lined up for the nbc 4 community shred. it allows people to get rid of personal documents for free. all of that will be recycled. conan o'brien injured. the stunt that sent the funny man to the hospital. it's a rainy saturday night. when will it stop? >>> conan o'brien is recovering tonight. he hit his head during stunt for the "tonight show." he was taken to the hospital, said to b

take maryland's best to the buy local challenge. now, back to you. >> thank you,kristy. >>> making progress. that's what city school ceo dr. andres alonzo wants to do. gigi barnett has more in tonight's school watch report. >> reporter: day two of the new school year for baltimore city students. it's the school district that is now characterized by its improvement in recent years. so far, it's seen an increase in enrollment. higher test scores and less violence on campuses. the school ceo, dr. andres alonzo wants those to continue. today, he unveil a plan at this round table discussion. >> if you have a great public school, great public schools, parents will flock to that great public school. >> reporter: city schools are thriving at a time when several private schools are closing or seeing fewer students enrolled. and state lawmakers are proving deep, across-the-board budget cuts. and more may be on the way. but alonzo says he'll use the recent improvements to his advantage. >> the schools in baltimore city should have their resour

com/maryland traffic. two accidents in the area we're working. one in havre de grace, one at 95, another crash at elkridge. route 1 at capital drive reported to be just north at 175. so use caution as you approach the intersections this morning. as we look at the jfx at north avenue, traffic is beginning to build on the left-hand side of your screen. no problems to report at this time. megan, back to you. >>> police are looking into what led up to an overnight gun fight in west baltimore. this all happened on west wood avenue. officers found one man shot several times. they say he might not survive. mees also found a second victim. he'd been shot in the leg. authorities have not made any arrests so far. >>> new at 6:00, the fight against h1n1 took a new turn overnight. in australia, country regulators approved an australian-made vaccine for the h1n1 vaccine. the country will become one of the first to vaccinate against the illness. the vaccine will go into use later this month. >>> new traffic safety measures are in place along a dangerous stretc

day at the races now has a new name, the maryland million was renamed john mccain maryland million. the 24th maryland million will be raced next saturday. >>> it was like a never ending three stooges episode. 325 people took part this the pie throw event. the event not only set a world record but each pie thrower donated $10 to charity. how many pies ten >>> people in dundalk will be cleaning up for days after a main break. it is the story we've been following all afternoon. a main broke sending water into the streets. and be sure to tune into the eyewitness news morning edition with jessica cartalia and meteorologist tim williams, they'll have a full report from the scene, that's tomorrow morning beginning at 6:00 a.m. >>> and coming up next the late show with

. >> the swine flu, in maryland. the mounting evidence that the second wave of the h1n1 virus, is sweeping the country. >> a front moves through, now cooler temperatures are descending on maryland. how low they will go, coming up in the sky watch forecast. >> and he afallen hero. maryland woman remembers a son, killed in afghanistan. >> live in high definition, from wbff tv in baltimore, this is fox 45 news at 10:00. >> hello, i am jennifer gilbert. jeff barnd is off tonight. we have word tonight that one of the teens accused in the shooting of a baltimore city police officer was in custody can a week before the attack. but instead of keeping him behind bars, he was back out on the streets. crime and justice reporter joy lepola has a story you are seeing first on fox. >> two juveniles both 16-years-old appear before a judge, charged with attempted first-degree murder. craig tillett and kevon wilson accused in the robbery and shooting of baltimore city police officer aaron harris. >> i could just say that today, based

in the baltimore area through anne arundel county and also into southern maryland. right now, around the baltimore area, no precipitation showing up but we're seeing some showers over here in the northern portions of delaware. also in the sections of cecil county. there was one little shower out here in portions of howard county but that kind of just fell apart. as we go through the next 24 to 36 hours we'll see scattered showers. right now in towson, 66 degrees. 68 in hanover. eldersburg 68. 64 westminster. havre de grace now moved down to 67. still 70 annapolis. 71 in the chestertown area. you can see the cooler temperatures back in the front making their way through the maryland area. tonight, as a frontal system comes through, got a chance for scattered showers across the region. and during the day tomorrow also a chance for scattered showers on and off. no torrential downpours. that is all going to be kind of -- held out to the west of us in portions of the ohio valley but across our region things looking pretty good. the weekend right now looking ok. overnight

. >>> "good morning maryland" time coming up on 5:31. overnight, another police-involved soog in the city and -- shooting in the city and we're first on the scene. our overnight photographer pete "on the street" o'neill was there when two baltimore city police officers were trying to make a drug arrest in the 2200 block of orleans. happened after midnight. an officer with the monument street initiative was forced to shoot after the suspect attacked the other officer with a knife. the officer had a bulletproof vest that protected him from getting hurt. the suspect died at the hospital. we'll have a live report a little later on from linda so on where the investigation now stands. >>> and after breaking the story yesterday we spent the rest of the day in the johns hopkins university neighborhood. >> we heard there was praise and criticism directed towards the hopkins student who used a samurai sword to stop a robbery. the alleged robber died. sherrie johnson has more. >> reporter: this morning baltimore city police are expected to beef up

we want to remind you about the closures for the maryland state fair. watch for lane closures and some delays. 66 miles per hour according to our speed sensor on the northeast corner of harford road. 57 as you make your approach to the outer loop. we are looking at a live picture of the i-95 in howard county. an easy ride overall on the major roadways. no delays yet. volume is picking up. that is the latest on traffic. >> our big story this morning, hundreds gathered last night to remember to teenagers who were killed in a terrible crash over the weekend. the driver is the father of one of the teenagers. he is a baltimore city police officer. our reporter joins us live with the very latest. >> good morning. michael jones sr. is in stable condition this morning here at shock trauma. his family says he is recovering physically, but emotionally he is devastated. hundreds of classmates, friends and family members gathered in front of overlea high school,. many had candles and some had photos. they all had a touching images of michael jones jr. and his girlf

it's pay day for the state of maryland. federal government is going to hand over a stimulus check. abc2 news linda so joins us now with who is getting what and why. >> reporter: the big winners are mass transit, fire stations and the port of baltimore. the port is already undergoing changes to make it greener. last month it got $3.5 million to upgrady equipment to reduce diesel emissions. this latest bucket of money is all part of the massive economic stimulus package congress passed back in february. part of the money will also be used to modernize mass transit. maryland will get more than $500,000 to help the mta go green. this morning's announcement comes on the heels of a report that shows a huge jump in marylanders using mass transit. environment maryland reports the increase in ridership saved the state about 60 million gallons of gas last year. maryland is the third in the nation for increased ridership. drivers drove 4% less last year. the governor will join the homeland security secretary for this morning's announc

the maryland million, a program for horses that are sired by maryland stallions, not necessarily born here but conceived here. this is the 24th year of the event, 12:15 on saturday. 12 races. we drew yesterday for the card, 114 horses. again, it should be a terrific, the graphic -- should be saturday at laurel park but it's saturday, 12:15 at laurel park. it's like $2 to get in. it's a great day. we've had 25,000 people out there. thank you, sorry about that. >> we go way back, man. we've known each other for a long time. you know what? o.j. is glad to have friends like you to take care of him. remember that, all right? >>> megan? >> i was going to say you're such a good friend to come in here and have the courage to talk about something so hard. >>> stay with us.

another part of this month is raising the awareness of a hunger maryland. the need is up thanks to the economy. >> it affects middle class people who have lost their jobs and now need a place to feed their families. it affects the working poor and the next-door neighbor. >> for more information, go to our web site at wbaltv.com. wbal tv 11 news. >> time to get to one of your answers to our watercooler question of the day. >> we as if the local government needs to get involved to reduce the number of obese children. >> i am getting peopltired of pe blaming others. stop buying best fit for the children. we do not need the government to get involved. society needs to understand what is important and take responsibility for it. enough already. >> that sounds familiar. >> we will read more answers in the next hour and post all of them on the front page of our web site. >> here is a look to the next hour of 11 news today. >> we will study of why one person landed in handcuffs. >> and a local market is for the good cause. check out their begging skills. >> we will

hundreds of maryland's dairy farms is have shut down. hundreds more on the bring of closing. >> in tonight's on cover story. jeff abell shows us maryland's dying dairy. >> me and my husband, and my kids. >> four dairy farmer suzi nash. life used to be simple. >> there is no variety really in milking cows. >> but lately she has been miserable. >> i get tired of us working so hard. and always having to fight for a dollar. >> nash has spent all of her working life in the dairy industry. and 15 years ago she and her husband sunk their savings into their dream of owning a dairy farm. >> my husband was just so excited. to get out on his own. >> but it did not take long for the hard reality to hit home. it seemed the harder they worked, the further they fell behind. >> we have never gotten in a situation where our bill box was empty. ever. >> and now, this farm, like many dairy farms is fighting for survival. milk prices have dropped. costs soared. dairy farms are in danger. >> in 20 years i have never seen this much financial stress on dairy f

a% of the industry isç in maryland. -- 8% of the industry is in maryland. >> on capitol hill, devolvingreform plan has critics on both sides of the aisle. -- the devolving reform plan as critics on both sides of the aisle. >> when are we going to say enough is enough? how many more workers have to lose their coverage? how many more families have to go into the red for left once? >> this is -- this, as capital lawmakers struggle to agree on a bill. it is report of the scale back to $880 billion. -- reportedly scaled back to $880 billion. but the senate's top republican was skeptical. >> as i am understand what it looks like, it includes massive cuts in medicare, tax increases on individuals and tax increases on business. >> house gop members argued we are starting over. >> we can address the pre- existing condition issue and the address -- and address the issue of affordability. >> some democrats fear the plan is being trimmed to much. the house ways and beans committee chairman charlie rangel want -- house ways and means committee chairman charlie rangel warranwarned that they mt provid

this is the second year for maryland's home grown schools program.hey will serve fruits, vegetables, breads, and meats all from maryland. some schools will continue to use locally grown food throughout the school year. >>> the labor day holiday is over. gas prices, guess what folks? are dropping. the current about $1.09 a gallon. cheaper than they were this time last year. mid-atlantic aaa says, driving levels drop off, an average of gas costs you now $2.51. down two cents a gallon from last week. aaa expects gas prices to hover around $2.50 for the next couple of weeks. >>> he starred in a ton of blockbuster movies. now charles dutten is throwing his support behind the local business community. he will star in a one man production titled jail to yale. he's this week's guest on 2 the point. he told terry owens why this was a cause he wanted to support. >> if i didn't have any help with scholarships or someone simply interested in me, that could see i could take the next step with help and assistance. then i wouldn't be sitting here. i just want to be

western maryland no rain yet. mostly cloudy skies out there. we will continue to see that the case through the next several hours. so looking at the downtown. you can see the roads are wet right now. from the rain that pushed through. in fact, o's game delayed there because of some of the heavy showers downtown on. cloudy skies, and rain tapered off downtown in the city. 64 degrees. winds out of the east-northeast at 10. and humidity levels 93 percent. the showers will continue to build up across the region. and see the off-and-on through the day tomorrow. clearing off to the northwest. and cooler air just north of us. 59 degrees in harrisburg. 65 in baltimore. and 63 in pittsburg. that cooler air settling over the region. so tomorrow get the jackets reid. put them on and keep the umbrellas nearby. because it will be cloudy and cool. bundle up the kids at the bus stop tomorrow morning. as far as the showers. across the area here. central portion of the state. continue to see that the case. as we go through the next couple of hours, off-and-on.

now you're maryland lottery numbers. >> the maryland lottery, let yourself play. >> good afternoon maryland from wbal radio. first up,. 3. the numbers are -- the number are 7, 5, 2. that makes her number is 7, 5, and 2. here is an important lottery message. >> you and 23 friends could watch the ravens take on the indianapolis colts. it is one of the scratch of prizes you can win. go to our web site for details. >> moving right along to your pick 4 game. the numbers are 2, 8, 7, and 9, as printed on the ball. that makes them 2, 8, 7, 9. the maryland lottery, let yourself play. >>> we have a final look at our weather. >> it is clouding up a little bit but not a bad afternoon. 67 for a high and going down to 47. it will say breezy and the coal is day of the week will be thursday. we are -- and the coolest day of the week will be thursday. >> we will have a repeat broadcast for you today at 1:00 p.m. and 8 verizon fios 460. >> be sure to watch tonight at 5:00 p.m. have a great day. so, what do you think? - let's go with the... - basic package. good choice. only meineke let's you choose your ser

how about visiting maryland's wine country? toasted the opening of the piedmont wine trail. the trail combines the wineries of baltimore and harford county. so baltimore county executive jim smith was on hand for the event in harford county. >> wineries generate over $40 million in economic activity and $12.7 million in direct revenues from wine-making and associated activity. >> 293,000 people visit maryland wineries and wine festivals a year. >>> famed actor burn reynolds has been released from a florida drug rehab center. the star was being treated for an addiction to painkillers. the 73-year-old is best known for his roles in "deliverance." >>> 73. where did the years go? >>> looks like right winger tom delay's feet want to go to the left. former house republican leader hurt while rehearsing for "dancing with the stars" but delay says it will take more than a foot injury to keep me off the show. the debut is monday. he's partnered with check berke who already won twice on the show. >>> here's some dramatic prior video from

we are at maryland avenue and 3rd street. this is one of the areas that could be impacted as people begin to gather. all is quiet right now. we're not seeing much activity at all but that is expected to change as the day wears on here. now, daruhl islam is holding a prayer event. the main event is at 1:00 this afternoon but there are smaller prayer gatherings scheduled for this morning and later in the evening. the organization behd this was hoping for 50,000 people. what we're being told by transportation officials is that they're expecting at least 10,000 people to attend. so, a big crowd here. again, that could have a traffic impact in our area so people are going to be wanting to be aware of that. let's take a look at some of the streets that could be impacted if we see a lot of pedestrian traffic. maryland avenue from 1st to 3rd street in southwest. pennsylvania avenue from 1st to 3rd street in northwest. and also 1st street from independence to constitution avenue. this is along the route that ny folks will be walking t

and it's estimated that 810 maryland women will zyfrom the disease. that means we have the nation's fifth highest breast cancer mortality rate. more than 27 deaths for every 100,000 women in maryland. the national average is 25 out of 100,000. the study also found that despite all the medical resources in maryland many women still don't get the mammograms they need. only 57% of women 40 years and older get an exam each year. that drops to just under 35% of the women do not have health coverage. komen maryland also found african-american women face unique breast cancer issues. while they don't have as high as incidence as white women african-americans do have a higher death rate. while baltimore city's overall death rate is lower than state and national averages. breast cancer death rate is higher for women under 50. komen maryland says many of the deaths can be avoided with proper screening and care. that organization is working toward improving health care in the areas with the most critical provider shortages. they will raise funding and breast canc

both originally from pasadena, maryland they now live in boston.few months ago skowran was ordered by a judge to stay away from rodriguez. while the search for skowran is now over, investigators are still collecting evidence from both the hotel where he was found dead and also rodriguez's apartment where she was found dead. her neighbors watching this all unfold are still in shock. >> she was a really sweet girl who was going places, very quiet, kept to herself. wouldn't probably hurt a fly. >> reporter: he we of course, are still getting information on the story and will continue following the breaking news story and bring you the latest as the story continues to develop. i'm megan gilliland, fox 45 morning news. >>> stricter drunk driving laws get the green light. under the new rules they update charges and tougher penalties for repeat drunk drivers and underage drinkers. last year 253 people in maryland lost their lives to drunk drivers. lieutenant governor anthony brown says the new rules send a strong message. >> that new legislation will go i

maryland state police and attorney for the maryland state police declined to comment on the story three times saying that the organization will not comment on a former employee and that is their policy. it is important to point out that the maryland state police says the aviation command has worked very hard to improve the system since the crash and is working to meet with those stricter federal standards that brian mentioned in the piece. state police say choppers are now more safely equipped maintenance records are better kept and they are working to pr cur state of the art helicopter. gored dan says he constantly is reminded of those who died in the crash and thoughts and prayers are with them and their families. >>> another nice start to the day. bright blue skies. a haze now and then. 61 degrees. relative humidity 81%. winds south, southwest at 6 miles an hour. taking a look at temperatures across the state, see generally in the 60s. already in the lower 60s and upper 60s. 74 degrees in the coast there at ocean city. we had a bit of rain and drizzle in fact almost half an inch as o

>> maryland, good morning to you. another cool start. it will not be as pretty as over the weekend but pretty decent nonetheless. as we look at the temperatures 50s out there with a couple of areas in the 60s. but you will notice on the eastern shore, mid-50s easton and andrews air force base. frederick 54 and cumberland an here in washington we have temperatures right now at 61. looking at a mix of clouds and sunshine. more clouds west. cumberland 77. annapolis 75 and leonardtown 7. patranya bhoolsuwan is watching the maryland traffic fors you. >>> good morning. we are starting out at georgia and university this morning. not too bad. no problems to so far. same story at wisconsin and willard as we take a live shot there. clear in that area. no incidents or accidents to report and finally fly over 95 southbound from route 32 to the beltway all green cars and drivers are going at speed. that's what we want to see this morning. >>> if you plan to go after your dreams you can't let fear get in the way. willie jolly tells you how to conquer

this is a deal that affects every body in maryland. this deal started when the french company edf decided to make a bid after a deal with warren buffet fell through. the public service commission is trying to determine whether the french company is the right fit for constellation. the constellation made a big threat if it doesn't go through. bge parent company constellation energy is talking tough saying it will not build a third nuclear reactor at calvert cliffs unless the public service commission allows them to enterer in a $4.5 billion with edfa. company owned by the french government a deal for almost half of constellation's nuclear operations. >> edf made clear that if they are not welcome here in the state of maryland, they are not going to invest. we certainly would question whether we could make ion vestment like that without a part -- an investment like that without a market and -- >> reporter: conhe stie lation says a nuclear reaction would lower electricity rates for bge customers by increasing the supply of power and the c

western maryland almost did into the upper 30's.skies are clear tonight and the winds remain light. look for the temperatures to drop quickly after sunset. tomorrow morning, 50 degrees is the record. that goes all the way back to 1892. a front stalled offshore and across northern florida. there may be a storm trying to form on that front that will write off the mid-atlantic coast. you get a little cloud cover off the coast and over the attack. some of that might just brush the maryland ko@stal areas barely going into thursday and friday afternoon. it does look like the bulk of the brain with that weather system will stay out of the atlantic. the be a bit more cloud cover before friday and then things clear out over the weekend. 73 to 78 on the day tomorrow. the winds will be brisk at 8 to 15 knots and waves around 1 foot. over the mid-atlantic where the fifth tropical storm of the season. her name is erica and it is probably going to show some strengthening in the next five days ago. the storm is forecast to move in the general dire

>>> good morning, maryland. now, don scott, marty bass, breaking news with mary bubala, your first-warning weather, and traffic control with sharon gibala. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> and good morning, we have a beautiful view of mount vernon this morning in baltimore city. it's warm and sticky out there. i'm mary bubala in for don scott today. let's start with marty. >>> let's look at how the day will square away, it's in the low 70s right now. going for a temperature of 82. look at this evening, the second day of fall, we're going to be two shy of 80 at dinner time. warm and sticky, partly cloudy through the day. >>> now to sharon gibala in traffic control. >> reporter: good morning. the good thing is we haven't pick up any new problems. we have the same ones including a downed pole blocking fox hole farm. the fire activity at 83. police activity at liberty heights and the baltimore book festival downtown, watch for lane closures on charles and madison. a water main break at bell claire road. there'