you are watching "guide morning maryland -- "good morning maryland" first and only at 4:30. >>> now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. >>> the third largest wild fire in arizona history burning this morning and growing. look at this video. there's no containment on the wallow fire burning near the new mexico border. more than 2,000 firefighters are battling the fire trying toprevent it from reaching homes nearby. some families evacuated the area. a windy forecast and lightning could spark new fires. >>> 20 people had minor injuries sunday night after a tour bus guided to an-- got into an accident with two other vehicles. the accident happened along chicago's dan ryan expressway. 31 other people on the bus refused treatment so they were okay. the crash comes less than a week after a tour bus crash on a virginia highway killed # and sent 50 others -- 4 and sent 50 others to the hospital. >>> sirian tv says hundreds are dead and others injured. hundreds of protesters tried to enter the golan heights and israel responded with gunfire. officials later are charge that sirian government pro or

you are watching "good morning maryland" first and only at #:30 -- 4:30. >>> now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. >>> it's been hot, hot, hot here in baltimore with temperatures expected into the 90s again this week. lynette you are going to she is smiling and laughing. part of the sierra nevada didn't get the member o. look at this mess -- memo. look at this mess in kingville, california. snow coming down so hard, drivers stopped and put the chains on the tires in june a snowstorm late this year is unusual even for this mountainous area of the u.s. >>> now maryland's most powerful doppler radar and forecast certified most accurate by weatherate. >> i am thankful we are not getting the mess california is getting. take the 9 -- i will take the 90s instead of that. that's what we are going to get today. 90 is what i am forecasting. right now, not picking up on anything. all five sweeps are scanning the skies. the temperatures bel air elementary school coming in at around 61. that eu midity -- humidity is at 91% and winds are calm. checking out what's going on with temperatures around town

so, maryland's most powerful radar not picking up on anything. all five sweeps on things look good and we will be quiet for the next several days. now let's check on the traffic withton yeah. good morning how are you doing and -- with tonya. good morning. how was your weekend. >> reporter: a relaxing weekend saturday. it's to work yesterday. we are doing okay on the baltimore beltway. 895 south of o'donnell doing well here as well. traffic building in both directions but no incidents to report. all lanes are open. traveling down to dc we have something to tell you about. 95 southbound before 198, the two left lanes are delayed all the way back up to 32 because of an accident. earlier accident in towson west joppa road at chestnut is in the clearing stages. megan. >> 6:30. thanks tonya. >>> the miracle on the hudson will be the marvel on the highway. catch a glimpse of a slow moving flight 1549 as it makes its way all the way to north carolina. linda so joins us this morning with what you need to know. linda. >> reporter: it's not every day you ge

western maryland. but we are going to be dealing with asthma and if you have that you need to stay inside or limit your exposure to outside. if you have a lung or heart disease or elderly keep it indoors as long as possible. maryland's most power fop radar looks dry. things -- powerful radar looks dry. now back to you. >> thanks. it's about stifling outside so bad you may not want to leave your house. but children has to go to school the school day has been shortened. sherrie johnson continues team coverage outside a school in northeast baltimore. sherrie. >> reporter: yes, we are here at leaf walk elementary school. this is just one of several schools in baltimore city that does not have air conditioning. and on a day like today it could make it fop for teachers and students. they are on a half day because of the heat and keith joins me live here, chief operating officer for baltimore city public schools. thanks for talking to us this morning. can you tell us what goes into deciding into what goes int

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la alta humedad en el ambiente la sensacion termica llegaria a los 105 grados manana .....ya en maryland se han reportado 2 muertos debido al intenso calor ,...y las dos personas son ancianos ,por lo que estas temperaturas afectan mas a las personas de edad avanzada como tambien a los ninhos .....las autoridades recomiendan tomar mucha agua para no desidratarse ,evitar realizar actividades fisicas al sol, vestir ropas claras, trate de estar en lugares con aire acondicionados , y si tiene vecinos de edad avanzada por favor visitelos el sol puede ser peligroso parao es lo que indica un nuevo estudio de la academia americana de pediatria... senalan que los bebes y ninos pequenos aun no han desarrollado suficiente proteccion natural contra el sol del verano, y los cambios que pueden sufrir en la piel podrian generar propensidad a cancer de la piel en la etapa adulta.. recomiendan no exponer a los ninos menores de seis meses al sol, y poner un bloqueador solar alto a los bebes mayores, y protejerles la cara con la junta electoral de maryland anuncio la validacion de mas de 18 mil firmas de la

it's paired with individual maryland wine. we're going to talk to a winery owner when we come back. >>> all right, welcome to the show. we can use all the help we can get. 62 and the winds are calm. the barometer is at 29.91. 58 in oakland and 32 cumberland and hagerstown. 64 in d.c., easton and ocean city. 63 in pax river. 61 and down to 59 in greater columbia. 62 in bel air and rock hall and on kent island. the weather easy. we have the dome of high pressure down to the south. we're getting ready to act as a heat pump. we're firing up the heat and humid up the 95 corridor. the front could dive through the area on friday. we'll have a frontal boundary knocking us back to 6 degrees above normal. that's hot. 90 is the hot today. it will be muggy tonight. tomorrow, the record is 98 degrees set in -- the record is 97, set in '99 with a high of 98. we dealt with all of these 90s last week. friday, 94 and here's the cooler air, saturday and sunday, sunshine and 88-degree. beautiful june weekend. --weekend. >>> the topside of the be

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you are watching "good morning maryland" first and only at 4:30. >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> the heat wave is about to hit the area again and it's having an impact on the schools. so you will pick the kid up early. >> i don't know why he did it. and jasmine is gone and they don't know why. >> a family in mourning after the loss of their pet. why a neighbor shot their dog. >>> also ahead, if you are trying to lose weight, we have a list of some of the best diets that will help you get down to the size you want. thanks for joining us on this wednesday morning. t

good morning maryland i am charley crowson. >> i am megan pringle. thanks for joining us on this tuesday morning, the 7th of june. before we get to the news, let's go over to lynette charles filling in for justin berk. don't you see the video and say thank goodness i live in maryland. >> i was thinking about that. that's miserable. but i don't like it when the seasons don't live up to the name. for instance we are about to get hot. no we need to be spring like. and we need to have the bird chirping and love what's going on. but that's not the case for today once again. let's show you the headlines. we have a code orange out there. so it's going to be unhealthy for sensitive groups and we are going to get much warmer today. temperatures will be at or near 90. and then we get hotter and more humid going into tomorrow and we have showers and thunderstorms possible by the end of the week. so here's the air quality alert i am talking about. here's code orange and it's basically for all the areas here shaded in orange. but we are looking at the eastern sho

you are watching "good morning maryland" first and only at 4:30. >>> you're watching the station that works for you "good morning maryland" at 4:30. >>> and that's spectacular views of the volcano that erupted. the plume of ash shot six miles into the air. so high and so large that it can actually be seen from outer space. that main ash plume is causing flight cancellations across the region. >>> now maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weatherate. >> all right. good morning. and you know, what lots going on in the world of weather. you know we have our first tropical storm formed yesterday and it is in the eastern pacific and adrian so yo adrian this morning. as we check out what's going on, not a lot to be seen. we are going to stay dry for the most part going throughout the day dry in terms of the rain but that humidity is really going to be up there. right now, in catonsville middle school, humidity is around 83%. temperatures around 69. and as we check out other temperatures on the weather bug 66 d

it's day two of an aggressive search for a 21-year-old maryland man. crews find nothing, police shea bruce hansen was swimming near route 27 on friday when he went under. >> another reason for me not to go, the more i hear about it. >> reporter: at the lock raven reservoir, these people are afraid to swim, but police say plenty of others are not, even though it's illegal. baltimore search members have found three people, they have all died. it's the conditions of the water in a reservoir that makes it so dangerous. it can be export huenemely cold and in some cases, 100 feet deep. still, they take the risk, including this group of teens that don't want to be identified. >> when you get to the high one, it gets a little scary. >> reporter: it's not just reservoirs that can be deadly. police warn against swimming in any of the waters especially if you are drunk or high. again, crews will focus theirists on finding bruce hansen first thing in the morning. for now, they are calling the mission a recovery, not a rescue. >> all right, thank you. >> rangers st

maryland's most powerful radar are dry. all five sweeps are on and this will be quiet going through the next several days of the northville elementary school, the temperatures coming in around 60% he. that humid ity is at 1 it be -- humidity is at 100%. we are looking at temperatures into cooks hope at around 61. this is in easton and we are looking at the winds calm. picking up a little more as we go throughout the day. but it's going to be prettyspectacular day. enjoy. let's send it over to tonya with your traffic. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. still relatively quiet out there. we have a disabled truck on the shoulder. 695 the inner loop at park heights. be aware of that. this is 50 and 97 westbound traffic on 50 a little heavier to the left of the screen. very quiet on the eastbound side. our drive times are doing pretty well so far. we are on time 83 to the beltway. five minutes. 59 southbound out of white marsh 6 minutes and the outer loop from 795 to 70, 7 minutes and 6 minutes between bel air and providenc

afternoon through southern and central maryland.keith advisory for tomorrow afternoon through southern and central maryland. you can see what is coming our way. right now, we're on the other side of this stalled out front. the heat that is over the upper midwest is rolling over the mid- atlantic. 96 at chicago's o'hare. 102 degrees in minneapolis. it a lot cooler in the rockies. this will be coming up over the mountains and into the mid- atlantic. mostly sunny skies and expect temperatures well above 100 tomorrow afternoon. there is a front over the appalachians that will try to push in late thursday evening. as it gets closer, it will not move through, at least thursday night. but as it gets closer we may pick up a stray thunderstorm thursday night into friday. on the bay, only light, a westerly breeze at 5 knots. 74, that is when you get into the high heat and humidity. the upper 90's. on the beach, 84. inland, it is a scorcher. thursday night and friday, scattered thunderstorms and temperatures will start to back down again over

the recognition maryland does not need. >>> new reaction from maryland governor o'malley who is in asia on a 10-day trip. what he is saying about the importance of this visit. those stories ahead on this monday morning. hope you had a wonderful weekend. i will megan pringle. >> i am charley crowson. let's check the workweek forecast. justin is off but we are joined by lynette charles how was your weekend and how will things be. >> my weekend was nice but not marvelous like today. this morning we have a little bit of patchy fog out there. as we go through the afternoon, that's going to burn off and there's going to be plenty of sunshine. enjoy. and we will have warm temperatures in the mid-80s and we are going to warm up or heat up i should say as

. >>> today maryland lieutenant governor anthony brown will be talking about maryland's use of electronic health records and how it is going so far. brown will be at the charleston retirement community center which is located on maiden choice lane in catonsville. doctors and health leaders will be around to speak about the electronic health records. >>> good news for those diagnosed with canser. >> coming a. new drug -- cancer. >> coming up, a drug that can fight various forms of the dissee at a fast rate. >>> fierce storms rolling through illinois. look at that. that's the dramatic video from the storms. this is becoming an all too familiar occurrence. announcer: when your eyes are smiling, you're smiling. be kind to your eyes with transitions lenses. transitions adapt to changing light so you see your whole day comfortably and conveniently while protecting your eyes from the sun. ask your eyecare professional which transitions lenses are right for you. transitions lenses are available at an america's best location near you. >>> the video is incredible. severe storms rocked the midwest.

from supporting the university of maryland medical center... to the restoration of the hippodrome theater and american brewery building. because when you're giving, lending and investing in more communities across the country, more opportunities happen. >> welcome back. police are searching for a man they say it entered a woman's room and tried to sexually assault her. faces first-degree sex offenses and burglary. police say he climbed through the window of the home bacchan april. -- back in april. anyone with information should call metro crime stoppers. gahiji tshamba allegedly fired 13 shots heading tyrone brown 12 times. tammy dodge said he inappropriate patted a woman outside the club. the defense tshamba shot brown in self- defense. catherine pugh wants to leave from city hall. said she can cut property taxes in have and wants to get people to live and work in to the city. will run against stephanie rawlings-blake. >> now the tearful apology. the new york congressman admits to sending a lewd picture. tracie potts has more. >> the picture

maryland's most powerful radar not picking up on a whole lot. we should stay dry for the most part going throughout the day. i will monitor the situation coming off lake heron in a few minutes. but the temperature in elkton is at 63. and we are at 67 in millersville and 60 de-- or 67 to annapolis and millersville coming in at 60 degrees. as we check your forecast hour by hour today, as we go into lunchtime, 86. if you take the warmer temperatures you can eat the lunch outdoors and by # p.m., the temperatures come in around 90. we might see a little more haze in the sky today because we do have the air quality alert. we have a code orange and that means that it is unhealthy for sensitive groups and if you have asthma or lung disease or heart disease or elderly limit your outdoor activities. okay. let's send it over to tonya with your traffic. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we are doing great out there traffic wise. no problems to report 95 southbound out of white marsh or on 70 coming in towards the city. let's look at 895 just south of

still ahead, a look at 50 in maryland. that's in my next traffic report at 4:40. >>> we start with breaking news out of bethesda this morning. maryland state police are on the scene of a fatal motorcycle accident on the inner loop ramp leading to river road. >> this all began around 2:50 with a 911 call from virginia. surae chinn joins us from the scene with more. this is the scene you saw on your way into work, surae. >> reporter: that's right. it was disturbing and it was before emergency crews actually got here. but i will tell you this motorcycle accident caused two people -- cost two people their lives. a man and a woman. they hit a guardrail and flew off the motorcycle. it will impact traffic greatly. we're here on the inner loop exit 39 river road and again, this is the ramp where it splits off right before you go to potomac or the other way where you can go toward d.c. but we're on the inner loop on this ramp. so, it is going to impact traffic. it happened just before 3:00 this morning. as you were mentioning, i wa

five soups with staff made from maryland wine. it is a collaboration of local wineries, restaurants and wine shops. >> we are hosting winemaker dinners, offering special menus or tastings across the state. >> shatz irene says coming up with their recipes it has been exciting. >> it has been such a challenge. it is so wonderful for a shafter be given the challenge of using as many wines as we can. >> this chilled dairy suit calls for a bowl full of fresh suit. >> he will take it and add some cranberry juice. again, i add fresh leaves. a little bit of lemon zest. >> cook it all together and after letting it chill for about three hours, it is time for the maryland wine. >> this is semi sweet red. it is delicious. >> irene uses the whole bottle. there are now 50 maryland wineries making award winning wines for every palate. if your have not tried them lay the, winery officials say now is the perfect time. the crack>> it culminates with g festival in cockeysville. to find out more, go to wbaltv.com. >> live, local, late breaking, this

and did his tv sports caster advise a maryland player to leave school for the nba? 9sports next. >>> it's time for 9sports with brett haber, the best sports in town. >> last time tiger woods missed the u.s. open was 1994. that's the year he graduated high school. since then, he played it 16 times, won it three times, but number four will not be this year and not be in this town. tiger announcing this afternoon he will skip the u.s. open. he continues to recover from the knee and injuries he suffered earlier this spring. those issues limited him to just nine holes of golf since the masters in april. and while he loathed to skip a major, he apparently has no choice. tiger releasing this statement on his website today. quote, i'm extremely disappointed i won't be playing in the u.s. open, it's time for me to focus on the future. i hope to be ready the next two majors and the rest of the year. >> if the nationals had one hesitation about giving bryce harper $10 million, it wasn't his hitting or defense, television the fact he is 18 years old and like most 18-year- olds,

and the maryland transportation authority's proposed plan would eliminate that system and drivers would have to sign up for an ez pass. unlimited trips would then cost $36 a year plus that $50 monthly fee for the trance ponder and mandatory -- transponder and the mandatory $25 deposit. >> for the most part those in havre de grace and cecil county don't use i-95 and don't have ez pass. this is the way it's been forever. >> officials with the maryland transportation authority say they will listen to suggestion on changing that proposed plan. but senator jacobs says if the mdta won't change the plan before the final vote later this summer, she will support a lawsuit against the authority as well as the state of maryland. >>> the mdta is holding nine public meet things summer before a final vote that will be on the two -- meetings this summer before the final vote that will be on the two plans. if you want a list of the meetings and dates and locations and times we posted everything at abc2news.com. >>> the next couple hours, you may see a piece of history slowly mock along i-95 maybe the b

maryland." >>> all right. with the school year winding down, more teens will be out on the road and he aaa says watch out. this is the worst time for them to be on the road and they go onto say 7 of top 10 deadliest days of the year fall between memorial and labor day. those months between 2005 and 09, 7300 teen drivers and passengers died in car crashes. aaa recommend parents cut down on driving and don't allow trips without a purpose. set rules for the number of passengers and also set rules for how long the car can be out. >>> who would have thought staying in a hotel could save you money. ocean city leaders are trying to find ways to get your attention and they are work on a promotion to give away 100,000 dollars in free gas and it would depend on how many nights you stay in ocean city in a hotel there. the details are being worked out right now. we will let you know when we have all the specifics on the deal. >>> so the murder trial of haje tshamba continues. >> it's the defense's turn to preen the case.

the fad that made its way into maryland. how to find salad greens, berries and other edibles growing in the city. for these stories and much more read tomorrow's baltimore sun and look for the updated weather report from the wjz weather team. >>> a critical piece of the reconstruction project was put in place. >> reporter: you may have driven by this place. but never noticed the town theater. not that you missed much. closed since 1990 it was a 100- year-old wreck. but now a new tune is being heard. >> i want to officially welcome you to today's ground breaking ceremony for our new home in the former town theater on baltimore's west side. >> reporter: this theater has been empty and neglected for decades. when bank of america bought this entire block, they knew that they needed to do something with this. what they did was donated it to old man which shows the talents of local actors. >> we weren't willing to give it to the wrecking ball because it was historic. >> reporter: it will look the same on the outside but totally re

. >> this is not sitting well with any maryland state residents. one protest did bring together harford county and cecil county residents. business people, veterans, doctors and other professionals consider what the state wants to do with tolls highway robbery. schools have had the unique option of purchasing a $10 decal. the toll is currently $5. decal holders will be required to purchase an e-zpass. there will be a mainstay and it adds up to $54 a year residents. galvanized. >> they don't back down, we will be filing suit against the state of maryland for what they're doing. >> organizers are urging residents to lock onto a website to lodge their protests against the tolls. the carriers are scheduled on this issue. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> slots revenue in maryland dropped slightly last month but generated another $13.2 million for the state. than $9.6 million in may. so far the casinos have made more than $90 million. >> police are looking for the man they say entered a woman's home and tried to sexually assault her. the mayor fa

. >> it's an attack on rural maryland. >> and they aren't going down without a fight. why they say they are being targeted. >> and protecting your family from a loophole in state law. one woman is fighting for justice even after winning her case. we are working to make sure it doesn't happen to you. >> now, abc 2news at 11. >> take responsibility but a one year old pit bull may face the ultimate consequence. the dog mauled a 78-year-old woman. >> how does the vet determine the dog's fate? >> we have been following story and pick it up. >> reporter: 78-year-old athena a family member by herbed said she received a trachea today and had a feeding tube put in. it's still a long road ahead for the victim and the dog behind the attack. >> let's go. >> reporter: savannah seize the benefit behind exercising her dogs, no matter the breed the animal behaviorist said they need to release energy or it could mean trouble especially for pit bulls. >> they want what they want and if you don't teach them they will do whatever they want. >> reporter: we reached out to her after an atta

look at the commute in southern maryland. and the baltimore-washington parkway are slowing in laurel. on route 1 in laurel, there's a crash north of contee road. this is what traffic looks >>> we've got some breaking news from fairfax county. police are investigating a double stabbing and centreville for this happened at a home on braddock springs road. one person is dead and the two others were flown to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. there is no word on what led to the stabbing but we will continue to follow this story and bring the latest as it comes into the newsroom. >>> the d.c. council is set to hear from a man of the center of the hiring scandal surrounding mayor vincent gray. suleiman brown says his campaign promise him a job that gave him money to attack former mayor adrian fenty during the campaign last year. >>> it was another close finish at the nba finals. the miami heat scored with seconds left in the game and beat the dallas mavericks' 88- 86. miami now leads the series two games to one. they will

so weather maryland's most powerful radar dry. it will stay that way going through the rest of the day but we could get dicey going into time here. let's show you what's going on in terms of temps on the weather bug site. we -- temperatures close into the 80s. 78 in bowie and 79 in annapolis and edgemere around 79 and edgewood at 77. darlington at 76. and as we check out man chest, e. -- manchester, it's a gorgeous day. but ijamsville will shat up. the 7-day forecast is coming up -- will heat up. the 7-day forecast is coming. >>> you're watching the station that works for you "good morning maryland" at nine. >>> the pyramid is out and the plate is in. usda unveiled a new model for a balanced diet last week. >> same -- a simple plate and they say half should be filled with fruits and vegetables. that might sound expensive to a lot of you. but you can actually save money doing this and christine explains how. >> reporter: it's a message from the very top. >> fruits, we will do some fruits here and do somberies. >> reporter: a call t

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. >>> the miracle has arrived in maryland. the u.s. airways plane that made a splash landing on the hudson river arriving in baltimore. the plain is on its way to its destination. >> reporter: it's not every day that you see a 747 on the highway. >> i was very lucky to see this fortunately to see all this going on. >> reporter: the u.s. airways air bus 8320 struck a flock of birds just after take off from new york laguardia's airport. the pilot made an emergency landing into the hudson river. all 254 passengers and crew on board survived. now sky high chopper 14 catches the plan in route to north carolina, its original, final destination. >> most of its crew lives in charlotte, the passengers almost all lived in charlotte, charlotte was its destination. it's a close connection for us. >> on the highway we're doing 55. >> reporter: a crew of photographers document every move, some a little slower than others. >> when we were in newark we were getting a few bad luck because we were holding up traffic. >> reporter: the plane is expected t

maryland. the u.s. supreme court refused to hear a challenge similar in california which gave high school students discounted tuition at state schools. maryland is among 12 states granting similar benefits to illegal immigrants immigrants. but the issue could be headed to a state wide revenue board. >>> the casino at ocean downs in the eastern shore made more than any other month this year. over all the facile cities brought in more than $13 million last month. >>> a piece of history makes its way through maryland today and many drivers got a chance to see the plane involved in the miracle on the hudson. vick is in the newsroom for us. >> reporter: it was pretty cool to see that today. in 2009 a plane was hit by a flock of geese and was forced to land. on the way to an aviation museum in charlotte, north carolina the plane made a stop in maryland. today flight 1539 was flight through washington county on the interstate highway. right now the plane is in west virginia. >>> when the plane arrives

these may clip parts of west virginia and western maryland in about four or five hours where pittsburgh this morning is 68. we're at 68 as well. locally, down to 61 at college park. 57 in manassas. that's the cool spot. angie goff, we're look for some heat and weather. what about the roads? >> right now, we have the yellow light on because our top traffic story of the morning has been this car fire out in the laurel area. live picture live from sky 9, this is the situation. we have an investigation going on not only is it a car fire, we're hearing from officials that there is a fatality involved and that is what's taking so long here on westbound 198 and why the ramp remains closed for those drivers trying to go southbound on 95. now, as you can see, the car fire is into the trees right there. it is going to probably be quite some time before they get all of this wrapped up. they, in fact, can't give us a time they think the ramp is going to be reopened. this is what you need to know. you'll want to use gunpowder road over to powder mill and that's going to get you back on to 95. good n

>>> now "good morning maryland" at nine. >>> thanks so much for joining us here on "good morning maryland." hope you had a wonderful weekend. i am megan pringle. >> i am charley crowson. friday night, into the weekend, it was great. warmed up a little bit yesterday afternoon but it was goodbecause the humidity was not so bad. >> we will check in with lynette charles and see if we can keep this going. i have a feeling she will say no humidity is on the way but we will find out. >> coming, have you seen this little girl. 10-year-old girl may be the next a caso at -- picasso at 10. a painting prodigy and people are paying big bucks for her work. >> we will tell you about that and great local things happening in the community. reach out and read is a program happening right now giving kids the ability to learn more. we will tell you how to get involved. a wonderful program. dr. drover from hopkins is here. we will hear from him and about the program. >> breakthroughs in cancer technology. breast cancer, there's a new drug helping and skin cancer. two new forms of treatment. they are helping p

to maryland's health department. on top of all of that, check this dramatic video today. an explosion on the surface of the sun recorded today launching a plasma storm towards earth. thankfully that sun flair is not expected to make the heat much worse. but starting tomorrow, it could foul up everything from aviation communications to gps devices. so it will be hot and just maybe your gps won't work so well. reporting live on the weather terrace, scott broom, 9news now. >> thank you, scott. >>> over in howard county, a neighborhood watering hole looking a lot less neighborly after a violent attack and by stan der apathy. now -- bystander apathy. how could they just let this happen. ken molestina is standing by. hopefully he has that answer. >> reporter: everyone is asking that question. it happened here at the second chance saloon back on may 29th and people say they're disgusted with what happened. they're bothered by it because not only did it happen in their local watering hole but they also tell me no one stepp

. >> we are also following a developing story along i-95 in maryland. a grisly discovery forced police to close a busy on a raft -- on ramp. police found a body inside a burning car. it was stopped on a ramp leading from a group 198 to southbound exit of 95. it happened shortly before 4:00 this morning. that ramp is still shut down. police have not yet identified the victim or determine just how the fire started. >>> german chancellor angela merkel is at the white house this hour for a state visit. president obama and the first lady greeted heard this morning on the south lawn. the two heads of state will spend much of the day discussing nato operations in afghanistan and libya and tonight mr. obama will award angela merkel the presidential medal of freedom at a state dinner. >>> also a busy day for the candidates balun to oust president obama. in just a few minutes the latest from the campaign trail and a look at a new head to head presidential poll. >>> getting a warm start out. this is just the beginning of what could be another major heatwave. adam

pnua .ui. >> the news channel 36 edge in maryland now. howard county police are trying to track down a woman who assaulted and robbed another woman. the attack happened at the second chance saloop in columbia and caught on video. the victim was -- saloon and caught on video. she was knocked to the group. the suspect grabbed the victim's purse and appears to punk error error her in the face again before running off. there is a closer look at the suspect. the police don't believe they knew each other. if you recognize that woman, police want to hear from you. >> the search for a man who disappeared in the tridelvia reservoir last week. the county fire rescue found the body of the 21-year-old this morning. he and two others were swimming in the reservoir near route everyone in last friday when he went under. investigators believe he drowned. >>> coming up next here on the news channel 36 edge at 6, an unthinkable crime. >> this is a disturbing and justing trend. -- and disgusting trip. >> thieves hitting cemeteries, stealing everything from

the plane spent last night in perryville after arriving in maryland yesterday afternoon. the final destination is charlotte, north carolina. that's where the flight was headed two years ago. >>> disgraced congressman, anthony wiener is trying to save his political career after admitting he sent lewd pictures over the internet. >> reporter: anthony wiener is fighting to save his political life. >> i haven't told the truth. i've done things i deeply regret. >> reporter: the married lawmaker admits he treated a sexual photo to a seattle woman and lied about it. he's facing a possible ethics investigation and he's getting a dressing down from some of his closest allies including nancy pelosi. the congressman admitted to inappropriate online exchanges to six women. he won't resign. >> i didn't violate rules of the house. >> reporter: he had been a rising star for new york city mayor, now, he's hoping to hold on to his congressional seat. >> reporter: he's an out spoken liberal voice and this scandal may influence his opinion. >> he won't be able to do that until this blows ove

a similar policy was signed into law in maryland last month. opponents here are trying to put a statewide referendum on the ballot in hopes of overturning the maryland law. >> virginia's senators are in a group of lawmakers calling for stricter driver safety standards in the bus industry. they sent a letter to transportation secretary ray lahood less than a week along the deadly accident. four people died in the crash. investigators believe the driver was overly tired. the driver is now facing charges. >>> maryland drivers could catch a glimpse of one of america's most famous airplanes. the fuselage from flight 1549 spent the night on i-95 parked at the truck scales before the tidings bridge, that's the miracle on the hudson plane. trucks will carry the fuselage through baltimore and on i-70 west through carroll, frederick and washington counties. the plane is en route to north carolina where it will be reassembled and displayed at an aviation museum. >> time for another your money report. >> new ideas for airport security. that's what jessica

looks good in maryland on 95 and across the wilson bridge. quiet is on 270 66, and on the greenway and the toll road. now to news. >>> breaking news unfold in. -- unfolding. >> an officer opened fire on a suspect. courtney robinson joins us with the latest. so some flashing lights there. >> we are a little ways away from where this happened around 1:25 this morning. the suspect was armed and dangerous when the officer opened fire on them. u.s. park police are with us. what happened when you were beginning to close the park? >> there were closing haynes. --haynes point. they found a person sitting in a car holding a handgun. she got out of the car and officers opened fire on the person. she has serious but non-life there any injuries -- he has. >> officers did ask him to drop the weapon several times. >> numerous requests for the person to adopt a firearm. >> the person was in a parked car. >> yes and the park was closed at 1:00 in the morning but this was after 1:00. >> thank you. this investigation continues this morning. as we learn more in

each year more than 84,000 books are passed out to children in maryland. rachel jones is grateful for the educational help for her kids. >> it benefits the kids. it's a wonderful program. every time they come they get a nice book. they go with one of their age and usually have a good selection to choose from. and always encourage us to give them 15 minutes to half-hour reading time with mommy. >> reporter: studies show that children who receive books during visits were more likely to succeed in school. the reach out and read program wants to give low income families a chance academically. >> children who receive books and learn about reading and get to 11 books before reaching kindergarten gives them an edge above their peers when they begin kindergarten. it really gets children loving books and helps with their vocabulary and gets them ready for school. >> reporter: thanks to a little help little ryan and cameron are off to a great start. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >> the reach out and read program is always in need of volunteers and donations. to provid

from supporting the university of maryland medical center...the restoration of the hippodrome theater and american brewery building. because when you're giving, lending and investing in more communities across the country, more opportunities happen. >> and local tested a pin -- a local touched today. after shutting out oakland, the orioles have a sweep in sight. j.j. hardy went deep to left field and way back there. that is a solo home run to give the orioles a 1-0 lead. they would never surrender. he took a line drive off his dead. that ended his season. then there's that one right off of his ankle from cliff pennington. he was able to stay in the game. this dark night for luke scott. it utah straight in a fit. birds up 2-0. three home runs for the orioles tonight. adam jones rounded out the trifecta in the sixth inning. i believe he has been healed for tonight's victory. >> it was good to see him smile, feel good about himself. luke is always a pleasant and a deep dive. but it has been wearing on him, some of the challenges -- pleasant and up

a similar policy was signed into law in maryland last month. opponents here are trying to put a statewide referendum on the ballot with the hopes of overturning the maryland law. >>> japan's government has doubled the estimate of how much radiation leaked from a tsunami-hit nuclear plant. the damage to the reactors was greater than previously thought. officials believer nuclear fuel inside the three reactors melted through the cores, but through the inner containment vessels also. thousands of people were killed when the powerful earthquake and tsunami struck japan in march. >>> canada is reporting its first case of e. coli. linked to the outbreak in europe. and german health officials have now cleared organic soybean sprouts as a suspected source of contamination after tests came back clean. 22 people have died in outbreaks and more than 2300 have become ill. >>> coming up next, howard and the forecast. >> j. c., we are watching some showers and storms up across pennsylvania and west virginia. we'll let you know how much of that may affect us

maryland's most powerful doppler radar, nothing out there right now. we're all clear.e expect that to continue to hold up. and winds have been light out of the northeast through the day, a little breezier in southern maryland, a bit of a by a breeze toward calvert cliffs but mostly things looking good. temperatures, 85 in baltimore now. 82 easton. 82 in hagerstown. ocean city about 77. humidity pretty comfortable, 42% at the inner harbor. much drier air locked in over the northern and western counties now. humidity only 28% in frederick and 47% in georgetown. it's hotter though toward frederick where we're around 90 now. i think we'll get to 90 or so, say in mount vernon tomorrow. fells point, maybe a degree or two cooler, if we get enough breeze on the harbor off the docks but for the most part it will be warm tomorrow. just the beginning of a more dramatic surge in the heat that will come for us wednesday and thursday. got outdoor projects? do it tonight. maybe early in the day tomorrow. it will be hot later in the week. things clear now but across the east coast we

watch out for poor air quality, central maryland and delmarva. keep that in mind has that peek heating happens. the ozone starts to sore. highs today low 90s, upper 90s. humidity level in the that bad and afternoon cloud cover saved us a couple degrees of heat. i don't know in that will be the case. we'll see a complex drift by the main theme is this, a couple areas of high pressure surging heat. it will take several days for this pattern to change. so in the meantime we look for more hot, humid conditions. our futurecaster a chance of a pop-up storm wednesday. as we go into thursday, generally clear conditions early on. again, i want to mention we could see pop-up thunderstorms thursday as temperatures will push close to 100. a now clouds. it will be balmy but not that bad. tomorrow 96. cope in mind with the humidity this will -- keep in mind with the humidity, it will feel like over 100. your seven-day forecast, a couple scorchers. optimistic our air mass will change. we'll get cooler hair saturday, sunday -- air saturday, sunday and into monda

we did see a few showers in western maryland. that was about it. heat advisory is in effect for tomorrow for that heat index. possibly 100 to 105 degrees. especially right along the i-95 corridor in and around the district. so watch out out there. make sure you take plenty of time and just something to remember. check on the elderly. and you may want to start making those plans now. bring them over to your house if you have ac and they don't. or if you know somewhere they can go. bring the pets inside. if you are outside, make sure you are drinking plenty of water and staying hydrated. warm during the day today. here comes that area of high pressure. that's going to sit right on top of us and allow us to really heat up during the day tomorrow. and into the day on thursday. so let's go through our evening tonight. a few high clouds. nice and warm. 79 to 87 degrees. i think a very nice evening to get out and about tonight. tomorrow morning, mostly sunny. a warm start, but tomorrow morning is not going to be all that bad. once you step outside. things

the maryland lottery -- let yourself play. >> toni is back. sounds like we are heating up again. >> up to 88 tomorrow. in the 90s on wednesday and thursday. heat index will be at the upper 90s to around 100, but it will not last long. >> thank you for joining us. be sure to watch tonight at 5:00 with donna hamilton and stan stovall.

. >> reporter: maryland state place are looking for the aggressive drivers. today they gave us a first hand look at the problem. >> this bmw jumped two lanes without using the signal, now going 80 miles an hour. >> reporter: in harford county, he already has the bmw and then the sports car would change three more moves. >> you went from the far left lane to the right lane and worked your way back over. >> reporter: shannon brown has committed three violations which could net herren aggressive driving charge which could cost five points off her license. >> you said i was switching lanes, speeding,. >> aggressive driving. >> following too close. >> this is our first trip together. >> reporter: this is the first of four law enforcement blitzes to combat aggressive driving which play as roll in two -- role in two out of three of deaths. >> i don't care how many traffic tickets i get, my goal is to make sure everyone gets there safely. >> have you had any problems before? >> no not before. >> reporter: brown's van nit plate may carry the message "forever joy" but

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that's what former maryland star jordan williams said about choosing to leave maryland after his sophomoreear and enter the nba draft. today he had an opportunity to backup his belief in himself in a workout for the washington wizards. a chance like this, exactly why williams left the teammates and the fans that had shown him so much support. williams set the single season record with 25 double-doubles. he says he lost 18 pounds since he lost immediate head. experts predict he could go as late as the first round or drop somewhere in the seconds. williams says he loves being back in d.c. >> it's crazy. i missed it out here. i haven't been here in so long. like three months. i lived here over two years. so i missed everyone around here. got to see some old friends. it was definitely a good trip. i feel comfortable here. you kind of forget where you were. you are always moving, always doing things. you forget where you were. to be back here, just to be in the atmosphere. even though it's not college park, it's right up the road. it still feels like i'm home. >> jordan williams took a gamble d