. >> 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 fac

officials, as well. >> if they don't back down on this, we're going to be filing suit against the state of maryland for what they're doing. >> i will tell you that this state takes hundreds of millions of federal dollars, highway dollars every year and they squander them instead of spending than in the way they should. then they come back to you for more. >> many question why a toll is necessary since the 70-year-old bridge is already paid for. they view the bridge as linking two main streets. >> it affects everybody. it affects every person that lives in cecil county and in harford county. >> we're up against a no-sales- tax state. we're going to charge the people to come into cecil county to buy our products and our services. >> for residents who like to weigh in on these, there will be to the public hearings scheduled. the first a bit harford county 1916. i will be in cecil county on june 22. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> police will be keeping an eye out for aggressive drivers. the number of patrol cars hitting the streets will increase. it is estimated 2/3 of traffic deaths are caus

. >> 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

we just spoke with maryland state highway officials who are saying this is a double fatal accident. two people died early this morning here on the beltway. as you can see here, this is the ramp onto river road here. this is blocked for now as they investigate exactly what led to this accident. one motorcycle. two people on the motorcycle killed in this accident that happened at 2:52 a.m. for now the route to river road inner loop is closed as they continue with this motorcycle investigation. you can see here again this ramp is closed off. they have plenty of officials trying to figure out exactly what led to this accident. we don't have the genders of the folks who were involved. when we have more information, we'll bring it to you. live to you in the studio. >> tracee, thank you. this could add a messy commute to our morning. jerry edwards has the latest on how to get around it. >> indeed. not only will the ramp be closed but backing up onto the inner loop. tkpwrpbgs inner loop to g

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 was driving into work and i saw the woman's body lying across the road there. i did not see a second body and that's because he actually ended up in the road behind the exit ramp about 25 yards behind there.

farmers market kicks off today and this is the second year the county has done the market at the maryland state fair ground. the market features a variety of fresh fruits and veggies from a lot of different farms in the area. there's going to be a ribbon cutting ceremony at 2:30 and you can come in and buy the fresh food you will want from 3 to 6. >> now, maryland's most powerful doppler radar and forecast certified most accurate by weatherate. >>> good morning. and happy wednesday to you. the temperature is right now coming in very warm right around 69 degrees. into baltimore, richmond at 70. 72 in philly. and 77 degrees right now in few york -- new york. 65 in pittsburgh and 62 in altuna. moisture levels are rising. check out the 66 now in inner harbor and 67 in annapolis. almost 70 in dc. so, again, the mesh yiewfort moisture in the air -- measure of the moisture in the air is the dew points. once they are in the 60s you are feeling uncomfortable. and into the 70s it's oppressive. that's what we are heading to going throughout the day today and into tomorrow. satellite and radar not picking

. >>> a group opposed to giving in state tuition rates to illegal immigrants in maryland is one step closer to getting that issue put to a public vote. the state board of elections validated 21,000 signatures on the group's petition to repeal that law today. organizers now have until the end of june to get 56,000 people to sign on. if they do, maryland's dream act would be suspended and put on the ballot in 2012. >>> congressman anthony weiner wants to save his political career, but that is going to be tough. now that he has admitted that he sent lewd photos to young women over the internet. now members of his own party are not even coming to the new york democrat's defense. today senate democratic leader, harry reid told reporters he is staying out of the fallout from his confession. >> i know congressman weiner. i wish there was some way i can defend him, but i can't. >> whether you thought congressman weiner -- >> i'm not here to defend weiner. >> what do you think he should do? >> that's all i'm going to say. >> weiner is facing an ethics investigation called to by nancy pelosi. >

over at father hurlly boulevard at 2:30, was an overturned cement truck, two vehicles, and a maryland state highway contractor. a helicopter was called and canceled because they found the two people injured were okay. that was good news. here's what it looks like on 355 at route 27. that took a big hit. route 27 is tough as well. ridge road. be aware of that on 270 and 355. rockville into gaithersburg with one right lane blocked on the southbound side. let's take you over to the other side of town right now. if you are planning to head over to the beltway. right here at the dulles toll road, the left lane is blocked. you can see some slow traffic getting by. there was an accident. that's in the cleanup side. >>> coming up next, scott is getting set for his first broadcast as anchor of the cbs evening news. we will tell you what's up next for his preed sees predecessor. >> stay with us, we'll be right back. >>> not to have the big house with the big mortgage or the big car. it was about creating wealth. >> the people a bad check. >> after the fight for civil rights was waged, a new struggle

. >>> maryland state police are investigating a body found inside this burring car. police found the car on route 198 on the ramp in laurel around 4:00 this morning. no other vehicles were involved in the crash and investigators are not sure what caused the car to catch fire. >>> the battle of the esperts in the casey anthony murder trial. two witnesses for the prosecution appeared to contradict each other and admitted to making a mistake on the witness stand. how does that help the florida mother's defense? here's more from orlapo. >> and you can find chloroform in any number of household items, correct? >> it's been defected -- detected in the cleaning agents and other items. yes. >> reporter: the knockout drug chloroform concontinues to take center stage in the casey anthony murder trial. the prosecutors say that she killed her daughter caylee and stuffed her body in the car trunk and leaving it to rot and decompose. and you might remember on monday he said shockingly high levels of chloroform were found and an fbi kimest undercut the doctor's finings. the doctor

ed was one the best narcotic agents the state of maryland had ever seen. the only time i ever saw him in uniform was twice, shortly after he graduated from the police academy, and a 14 year later would put him in his coffin. october just after which you see here he was assigned to the fbi, narcotics task force, and that's interesting in of itself because in law enforcement, we recruit these young black police officers right when they come in. to go into narcotics. why is that? you've heard why from hilary and from deborah, you've heard why. not only do we recruit them into narcotics, but then we farm them out to other law enforcement agencies to work communities of color. black communities. now, he was working with the fbi here in washington, d.c., black communities. and ed and i just a couple of weeks before he was assassinated were having a conversation about this case he was working, buying cocaine from a mid-level dealer when he was going to make the final purchase of cocaine and wrap up the case, as we do. but doesn't usually go much further than that

his towering 6'5" frame and mighty tenor sax rifts, he grew up in norfolk, virginia, attending maryland state college on both football and music scholarships. but music won out. before graduating he moved to new jersey where he and springsteen formed the premier american rock band of the 1970s. >> bruce and clarence had a special bond. i think anyone in the e street band would tell you that. but really, on stage it really turned to magic. >> we were playing for each other. >> he worked with a lot of different people. from aretha franklin, which was a big thrill, right on to most recently lady gaga. >> clemons was immersed in the hard life of a rock superstar, until the 1980s, when he wore off alcohol and took an interest in eastern religion and medication. he recent years his health began to falter. under going spinal surgery and having both knees replaced. springsteen released this statement about the loss of his dear friend. his loss is immeasurable and we are honored and thankful to have known him and had the opportunity to stand beside him for nearly 40 years. >> based on those things, yo

stopped buy a maryland state trooper and all of the turning points drive ksm crazy. at each time he wants to stop the operation or reconfigure it, bin laden although he hates to make some mistake was made a decision hates to reconsider it. so the plot mumbles forward button but that is what makes it possible even ksm was ready to pull the plug. after the 9/11 attacks al qaeda initially thinks the u.s. is afraid to strike and ultimately scatters into pakistan were many are later killed or captured. at this point* head of military operations and his friend is killed by a predator drawn 2001 and six stages of a series of daring attacks than march 2003 a reveal the story of how we found it which is a very funny and strange story involving cellphones, a text messages and a crazy character who had dinner with ksm but could not remember his address and had to wander around in the night. eventually he is captured in the home of a prominent microbiologist, a famous pakistani society. and in the home is the leader is the largest political party in pakistan it is like catching

now, and it was one of the best narcotics agents the state of maryland have ever seen. and the only time i ever saw him in uniform was twice, shortly after he graduated from the police academy in about 14 years later when we put them in a scoffing. october, just after, what you see here he was assigned to the fbi and narcotics task force and that's interesting of itself because the mob for a snack we recruit these young black police officers raping they come in, to go into narcotics. why is that? you've heard wife from hillary and temporary you've wife. and not only do we recruit them into narcotics, but then we find them not to other law enforcement agencies to work communities of color, black communities. now, he was working with the fbi in washington d.c., black communities. and ed and i just a couple weeks before he was assassinated were having conversations about this case he was working, buying from a mid-level dealer where he would make this final purchase of and wrapped up the case, as we do. doesn't usually go much further than that. and one night i get a call

muhammad stopped by a maryland state trooper for speeding is another one. all of these turns points are driving ksm crazy. each time in which he wants to stop the operation or reconfigure the operation, bin laden, even though he makes to make a mistake, once he made a decision, he hates to reconsider it. so the plot lumbers onward. there was a detailed account of it. but the internal mechanics of al qaeda is what makes 9/11 possible. al qaeda was ready to pull the plug at different points. after the 9/11 attacks, al qaeda initially thinks the u.s. will be afraid to strike and ultimately scattered into pakistan where many of them are later killed or captured. at this point, ksm is promoted to head of military operations, his friend and contact muhammad is killed by a predator drone in november 2001. he stages a series of dares attacks. which i detail in the book. in march of 2003, i reveal the story of how we found him, which is in turns very funny and strange story involving cell phones, text messages, and a crazy character who has dinner with ksm. he had t

so it turns out ha rgrove's papers are in theory at the frank something or something at the maryland state historical society. i go there and i open up his journals and had has 1806, that's right, the reference was -- i looked in the back. john chapman. and the page number corresponded to 1806. i knew he had a -- he recorded the names of all of those he baptisted. this was john something chapman who lived somewhere else. there were john chapman's all over the place. chapman kept naming each other john and nathaniel. all of the females are elizabeth. but that name -- then i had a cup of coffee two months ago, kevin baxter who graduated from this institution and kevin said, you know, that would be a repository in california. and by then, it was too late for me to find it. but there have been -- i think that the library people have done a spectacular job. there's more. there's always more. look at the letter that elizabeth chapman wrote to her husband on her death bed essentially in 1776, may of 1776. spectacular letter that didn't come to -- laid in trunks for 150 odd years. so their letters

. >> reporter: now, this investigation is being handled by maryland state police. the force, the team that is going to ultimately look into this here, although they have had some assistance from prince george's county. now, in terms of what's going to happen with the traffic. how long this ramp is going to be closed. what we're being told is that they're waiting on the medical examiner's van to arrive here on the scene and they're also waiting on a tow truck. they hope to have things cleared up within the hour so that they can start moving some of these heavy trucks out here. but that remains to be seen. all they will say at this point is that this is a death investigation. they won't go beyond that. they're certainly trying to piece together what happened and until they do that, this ramp will remain closed. barbara, back to you. >> thank you, megan. >>> and now to the start of another heat wave out there. the sun is out this morning and the first of several days in the 90s. tom keirien joins us with the forecast. >> yeah, particularly this time of year is tough o

well it had to move because maryland state troopers said they found it got on top of it and started to take pictures with it. >> had to be guarded overnight and police will escort the plane later this morning. >> abc2 news roosevelt leftwich caught a glimpse and so did onlookers yesterday. >> reporter: it's the reason why reporters have jobs. curiosity. folks drive for miles bringing lawn chairs and sit and stand by the highway for hours just for the sure joy of saying i seen it. the it being the miracle on thehudson plane you remember that the u.s. airplane that hit the geese went into the hudson and the hoareo pilot and all that stuff. but that ain't nothing until you seen the same plane on the back of the flatbed. >> like a train. if you never seen a train wreck or anything like that, it's the same thing or a boat. they said queen mary was coming down delaware one time. we missed by a few hours. >> reporter: he mised that show so he is not going to miss this one. and neither are the duncans so they hope. texas family interrupted the cross country trip for a glimpse of the plane. the

going to win, it's going to referendum, we're going to kill the bill in maryland and we're going to kill it in the united states. >> reporter: the supreme court decision may have settled immigrant tuition for california, but apparently as far as maryland is concerned everything is still on the table. reporting from the university of maryland school of law in baltimore, i'm pat warren, now back to you on television hill. >>> and the state board of elections has validated nearly 20,000 signatures to put immigrant tuition on the 2010 ballot. thousands more are still needed. >>> baltimore heros, orioles and under armour are all getting in to help injured troops. the players decided to help out because they know people serving overseas. >> you don't have a family member or a friend in the military you don't know what it's like for them to go over there and deal with what they have to deal with. come back home and it's just a tough process, especially if they're wounded. >> reporter: each back has $300 worth of gear. you can donate one by going to wjz.com and click on links and numbers. >>> honored for his sufs. a --

doctors visits. >> if they don't back down on this we're going to be filing suit against the state of maryland for what they are doing. >> reporter: welcomed words for this crowd. especially if it means not paying more here. alex demetric, wjz eyewitness muse. >>> nine public hearings on the toll hike are scheduled across the state. the first one in the baltimore area is monday in federal hill. >>> by next monday we will have seen the heat wave and maybe it'll be gone. >> prepare for 90s tomorrow, maybe 90 then gets even hotter. look at the temps now. not that bad. 83, you won't see that ,,,,,,,,, >>> all right, pretty quiet, pretty nice out there. it'll be a pleasant night tonight. so you might want to a little later on open the windows then close them in the morning. put the shades down, that will keep the cool air inside. because you will need it in the next few days. 83, only 77 ocean city. with the winds off the water there. 80 up in oakland, the warm spot dc coming in 86. the dewpoint once again is in the mid-60s. that is pretty dry. tomorrow may get just a little bit higher. 83 here, 81

concreted area, just over 90, a lot of sun, air quality alert up code orange, across most of the state of maryland for poor air quality and sensitive groups, skies remain clear up and down the east coast. quiet on the range. what we are watching is the heat and the humidity levels that continue to increase across the south and also -- points in the midwest. you can see near 70 dew points, 72 charleston, that's that really muggy, cut it with a knife kind of humidity. that's humid area long with hot air in this tropical ridge pushing north as we go forward in time, petard not so much tomorrow but wednesday and thursday, look for the steam bath to be back in effect and you can see what happened today. it was nearly 100 down in alabama and atlanta and that's that hot air mass that will surge up over us into wednesday, thursday and friday. again just enjoy tomorrow because it won't be that bad relatively speaking. overnight 64, clear, quiet, mild, tomorrow 89 at least down at airport but the heart of downtown baltimore, dc, annapolis, concreted area, 90 plus tomorrow. but at least the humidity will sti

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 in charlotte, passengers and crew from its final flight will be there waiting for a reunion. >>> the baltimore orioles team up with

it's part of the smooth operator program involving law enforcement agencies in neighbors states, maryland, pennsylvania, virginia and the district of columbia. >>> you have to check out this video. this video is new and pretty amazing. pictures just released by the u.s. geological survey showing activity at a volcano. it's awesome isn't it? so you can see the stream of lava flowing down creating a lake of sorts. but pretty incredible video. lynette that's for you. >> that's beautiful i love it. not -- that's beautiful i love it. >> now maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most being a ret by weatherate. >> thanks. i love that picture. not the fact it's in hawaii butit was beautiful. so speak of beautiful, yesterday, it was beautiful. our temperature came in right around 86 degrees. yes, it's little above average but the humidity was not too bad. now for today, i can't say that humidity will start to move in more and by tomorrow, oh, yeah, we will feel it. but 88 degrees yesterday in richmond. close to 90 degrees. but basically 80sy where. new york around 82 an

maryland state police say they are not sure what caused the vehicle to catch fire, but we do know that person was killed. the incident was first reported just before 4:00 a.m. no word on when the ramp will reopen. >>> now to another one of our top stories. u.s. park place opened fire on a man at hains point. the man was sitting in a car by himself just after 1:00 a.m. which is closing time. officers approached the vehicle and the man came out holding a gun. officials say they were forced to open fire. >> shortly after the person got out of the car, he was still holding on to his handgun. the u.s. park police officers on the scene gave repeated commands for him to drop the gun. he did not comply. u.s. park police officers did fire on this subject. >> the man was taken to the hospital with serious injuries but he is expected to survive. >>> well he lied but he's not going anywhere. that's what he said. new york congressman anthony wiener has admitted he sent lewd photos of himself to a woman through his twitter account. more from doug luzader. >> reporter: wiener said he won't resign but

more than 2,000 others. >>> you can enjoy the beaches of maryland and delaware more a report out says that the beaches are clean in both states in ocean city, the waters tested twice weekly and southern delaware it's tested about once a week. last year, bacteria levels never were high enough to warrant closing the beaches in maryland or delaware. that's great news. >>> in health news, what's being called two medical breakthroughs. a drug suggest that it cuts the risk of developing breast cancer by more than half. fewer side effects than two other approved medication that is are on the market right now. >>> and there's new hope for skin cancer patients. research presented at medical conference in chicago says for the first time, patients with the deadliest form of melanoma have two new treatment options. both drugs test for tumors that can shrink and significantly prolong the survival rates in cancer. >>> 6:53. time for five things to know before heading out the door this morning. president obama will meet later today with the national security team to discuss the future of afghanistan and pakistan. >>> dominic strauss-kahn wi

. >> if they do not back down, we will file suit against the state of maryland for what they are doing. >> many residents and business owners question why a toll was necessary when the bridge is already paid for. slot revenues in maryland dropped slightly, but continues to bring in big money. the hollywood casino in perryville brought in more than $9,600,000. the casino and ocean downs generated more than $3 million. so far, the casinos have brought in more than $90 million texas dollars. >> we are starting to see some thunderstorms popup. you can see a line of thunderstorms that are moving to the southeast. we will put a 40% chance in for a thunderstorm or a shower. most of you will have a dry day, but in the northern and western suburbs a chance as possible. the high temperatures will be in the upper-80's. in a few minutes, we will look at the seven-day forecast. >> defense attorneys for the baltimore police officer accused of murder began their case, which included witness that describe the scene when gahiji tshamba allegedly fired 13 shots, hitting tyrone brown 13 times. tammy dodg

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 beltway and maybe i-70 and maybe 68. miracle on the hudson plane is about to pull out this morning making its way down to the new home in north carolina. you will remember this was the plane that splashed down in the hudson river back in 2009. we have linda so out live this morning looking for the plane and she joins us just off 95. hey, linda. >> reporter: hi, charley. well i. tried to get them to tell me where they are keeping the plane because it's in a secret location. unfortunately, he wouldn't tell me because he says yesterday when they took it to the first secret location, people found it and they climbed on t

. >> we will be fought -- filing suit against the state of maryland for what they are doing. >> they take the federal highway dollars every year and they squander them instead of spending them the way they should. then they come back to you for more. >> many wonder why that toll is necessary, since the 70-year old bridge has been paid for. >> it affects every person in cecil county and hartford county. the cracks and plenty of that charging people just to come into town is bad for business -- thatd plentpointing out charging people just coming to town is bad for business. >> will be charging people just to come in and buy our products and services. >> if they are on a fixed income, they will not be able to afford the transponder and the coming over monthly. >> it hurts our business. it hurts all of our neighboring businesses. fax according to the state at any given time, there are 150,000 decals in circulation. the state will be a holding hearings on this specific proposal on june 16 in harford county in june 27 in cecil. >> a state senator makes a bid for mayor of baltimore. last ho

maryland and delaware border are clean. environmental officials are saying a lot of the tests are done on beaches in both stades and ocean city, -- states. and ocean city, it was tested twice a week. bacteria levels last year neverwere high enough to warrant a closing on a coastal beach in maryland or delaware. >>> now maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weatherate. >> all right. we have new video to show this morning in north carolina after severe weather hit saturday evening. strong wind are to blame for damage to numerous homes and businesses around the greater charlotte area. the national weather service says that the storms were capable of producing quarter sized hail and wind of 60 miles per hour. people called to report the downed trees and power lines reports saying there aren't any indication of a tornado. that's good news, but you know wheals, it goes to show that tornadoes don't have to -- -- don't have to reek havoc. it will get hot in charlotte. temperatures into the 90s and that hot weather is going to be surging up to the north and east as we go through time. right now, we ar

. >> if they do not back down on this, we will be filing suit against the state of maryland for what they are doing. >> i will tell you that this state has paid hundreds of millions of federal highway dollars every year and they squander them. instead of spending and the way they should, they squander them and then come back to you for more. >> the 70-year-old bridge is already paid for and many think this tool is uncalled for. >> it -- this toll is uncalled for. >> it affects everybody. the >> and pointing out that charging people just to come into town is bad for business. thee're going to charge people to come into cecil county to buy our products and services. >> there may be people that cannot come across the bridge because they're on a fixed income and they will not be able to afford the transponder and the coming over monthly. >> it hurts our businesses and all our neighboring businesses. >> rally organizers urged residents to go to hatempolls.com for more. >> how much does the plan before tolls? that landedways jet in the hudson river in 2009, we caught up with them. >> we are

equals the annual household electricity consumption of the entire state of maryland.ho would have thought that? well, coming up, the dodgers break out swinging on the same day they file for bankruptcy. the tigers manager claws at the umps, and huge upsets at wimbledon. >>> plus, what do you get when you mix cirque du soleil and baseball? your early morning sports headlines straight ahead. >> that looked cool. the weather highlights today. severe storms in the southeast, and an unusual storm for the west coast. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you are just waking up, this is "early today," and in sports one of america's oldest and most famous sports franchises has filed for bankruptcy protection. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. with the clock ticking until thursday ae payroll deadline, l.a. dodger owner frank mccourt played one of the final cards in his hands, bankruptcy. he filed for bankruptcy protection in an effort to keep major league baseball from seizing th

maryland one week. many will be featuring foods served at it speeding restaurants. >> wine shops and restaurants across the state hosting winemaker dinners, offering special maryland wise, or doing tastings with their menus across the state. we are very excited about it appeared >>. >> for more information, visit our website, wbaltv.com, and be sure to click on "entertainment." tonight, the miracle on the hudson is heading north. more than two years ago, the airplane had a flock of birds, forcing the infamous emergency landing on the hudson river. the airplane's wings and tail will be reattached when it arrives. baltimore youths will take part in the duke of edinburgh's award young americans challenge. the development program is designed to help build confidence and self worth in youths in the ages of 14 and 25. miss america 2011 will be joining chris edwards for the visit. -- prince edward for the visit. >> the chargers got back to the 90-degree mark today. it will -- temperatures got back to the 90-degree mark to a to day.o -- today. today was a little bit below the record. the pollen count is still a factor i

of maryland, beautifuld part of our state of maryland, used to have a lot of and if x-ray and jobs there. a lot of those jobs have movedy on. they do have a strategy that t they need the planning help enable to put that together so that they can come forward with a game plan attracting more private sector interest in order to be able to create more jobtay in opportunities for families towestn stay in the westernpa part of ourit's stay. it is t that type of assistance that is critically important to america.y i come back to the point that senator boxer raised. the purpose of this bill is to create jobs, jobs, save jobs and create jobs. and we need to get on with that business here in the united states w senate. that is why i am proud to have worked in in the publics works committee to bring this billng t forward. and i hope myhi colleagues will be judicious with their amendment so that we can get this bill through t the senate, to the house so we will have an opportunity to get this to the president in the very near future. >> senator durbin chaired a subcommittee

maryland wine. what's the big idea? >> it's a celebration of local wine and food and the businesses that support them, june 3rd through june 12th. wineries are featured across the state and we're wrapping it all up with a festival with great grapes in cockeysville, maryland. >> reporter: how do you find out, maryland wine, i don't know about it? >> there are 50 fabulous wineries in maryland. many are featured this week. you can go to marylandwine.com and visit the wine trails and go to marylandwineweek.com. >> reporter: and they've talked the restaurant into being a part of the it. good morning, tiffany. what are you showing people here? >> well, we have the chardonnay and the vino. we've shown these to pair with the summer dishes we're offering. >> a lot of people don't know from one bottle to the next what they bought. they're also shy to admit they don't know. how is this helpful to pair it. >> well, from the lightest to the most full body. this is a nice, tropical chardonnay. this pairs well together. we have the cabernet as well. we'll do this with the local strawberries. >> also, this is the nice blend. for this, we've done the pork belly and pork and beans. >>

i care about them whether in kentucky, california, or maryland. any state in this union. we are united states senators. we should care about the peopleñ not get up here and play games. e.d.a. uses limited federal dollars to leverage large amounts of private sector investment. it's the -- it's the little spark that creates economic activity in areas that are distressed, and it creates these jobs all across the country. every dollar of e.d.a. investment attracts nearly $7. i'll show you some other charts. with when we vote for this bill, this is an authorization, not an appropriation. we have authorized it at at $500 million historically. in the last couple of years, it's been funded at about about $300 million, $250 millio. every dollar attracts $7 from the private sector, and that's a fact, and it's been documented in congressional testimony made on march 3, 2011. that's the history of the e.d.a. and people say, senator, how much do these jobs cost? here is what we know. one job is created for every every $2,000 to $4,000 invested. so it's an average of somewhere around $

drivers come from the maryland side of town then again these see itself is probably like you doesn't have state of for this ranking considering parks police is only one of over a dozen freedom or strictly law enforcement agencies with jurisdiction here nearby new york ranked dead last in overall freedom due to economic burden astronomical tax rates high welfare rates and cost of government employee benefits. who could have ever imagined that people in states of economic hardship coercion planning and inforced it would be considered less free but online if you want to be happy go over the government busy bodies aren't and now i feel relatively free and in my own state of new mexico where it least the government busybodies are few and far between the real free state it turns out is none other than new hampshire which ranks first in overall freedom just so happens to be the home of the free state project and where i'll be partying this weekend at their annual summer gathering pork fest and no it has nothing to do with pig products or even pork in the pork in pork fest is short for the state animal

the officer was a corporal and undercover narcotics agents for the maryland state police. he was assigned to the dreg enforcement task force and was buying drugs from washington, d.c. when the dealer decided he wanted both the drugs and the money for himself. he returned to the car the officer was driving, paused for a moment and shot the police officer at point blank range on the side of his head. arriving at the hospital, neal was guided to the room where the officer laid with his headbandaged and bloodied. neal finished this story writing, when the people are gone and the quiet come, the question becomes why? he rehashed the evept. how could this happen, what went wrong, what was the protocol? the questions i was asking dealt with the symptoms of the much larger problem, the war on drugs. every comprehensive objective study has recommended that adults should not be criminalized for using marijuana. medical science tells us by any reasonable health standard marijuana is comparable to alcohol. it's less addictive, less toxic and unlike alcohol, marijuana does not make use

. >> if they don't back down on this we're going to be filing suit against the state of maryland for what they're doing. >> reporter: welcomed words to this crowd. especially if it means not paying more here. >> reporter: anger is likely to become a common feature at several proposed hearings scheduled for this week. >>> and tonight police are looking for a man responsible with a hit and run. 27-year-old juan perez crashed and fled the scene. >>> a terrible accident at a children's soccer tournament. high winds toss around several inflatable houses with children inside. >> we have learned a woman is in critical condition after those bounce houses flew away. the mayhem was captured on home video. 13 people were sent to hospitals following the accident saturday on long island. most had minor injuries but today we're learning that kathleen hughes suffered head and spine injuries. it's not known if the houses were securely fastened. >> so far league officials have not commented. >>> the u.s. military says five american soldiers were killed in iraq this morning. it is the most american de

the issue is not going to move that past right now, i think we are going to have a few more states, maryland, rhode island, maybe oregon, but the states against it are really against it and i think once the sort of -- iowa? >> well, iowa was the supreme court imposed it. >> rose: right. >> the supreme court said it was a violation of the iowa constitution not to allow it, but it certainly did not pass on a vote by the legislature or iowa ans, but i think there will probably be ten to 13 sates in the next two or three years th probably have it. but at that point, i think the progress is going to son and at that point it is going to be up to the uted states supre court and that of course depends onable who is on the supreme court. >> i mean, as we wereaying before, 29 statehave amendments against this, and almost eve time voters have ken up the issue directly, they have banned gay marriage, and -- maine. >> maine is going to go the other way. and the legislature approved it and a few months later, voters overturned that decision. so the question is, when does it become, you know, does the voca

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maryland." >>> get your camera out. plane that land on the hudson and captivated the nation will captivate commuters. >>> it's state spending that caught our attention overnight. 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

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complexities to the relationships the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus especially in the state of maryland could you comment on how didier the situation was in that state prior to his rather momentous action? >> i live in maryland about half the times of this is close to home and one of the places people are still fighting the civil war. actually my office is just up the street from where the civil war monuments and it's interesting because of the more facing side is a list of the names of the men killed fighting for the union and on the south facing side fighting for the confederacy and many places the last names are the same. and i live in an old house in eastern maryland i wouldn't say i'm restoring but i'm holding up pieces of it before they crumble and this house was actually the house of a maryland confederate sympathizer with a judge who was literally dragged off the bench in his courtroom, beaten bloody and unconscious by lincoln [inaudible] treen to mchenry one of these people without habeas corpus writing letters began to build the charges were against him and he gets no reply so

cold war assassin to justice" he actually started his karan as a police officer in maryland but then joined the state department where he served for 14 years i believe in the diplomatic security service and ultimately became deputy chief of the counterterrorism division. he left the department in 1999 went to work for another organization and perhaps some of you were here to hear his boss george friedman speaking minority published his memoirs with the confessions of counter terrorist agent and in that book describes working on the investigation into the death of the pakistani president and the struggle against hezbollah. but teach macquarie he is here to talk about his new book "chasing shadows" how he became enthralled and fascinated with the 1973 assassination military attache of the crime committed in bethesda maryland. interestingly enough, he had a job at a nearby gas station and calculates he probably pumped gas for the colonel before his assassination. he had oppression nearly seven days and when he became involved and it recounts how he pursued him and i will let him tell the rest of the sto

today the drivers are expected to go through baltimore and then along western maryland before turning south. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton says that the government has not made any specific decisions on getting our troops out of afghanistan. no final plans have been made. meanwhile, robert gates believes that american forces are on track to deliver a decisive blow to the taliban. he's meeting with troops in afghanistan before nato meetings in brussells. secretary gates will office by the end of the month. -- leave office by the end of the month. >>> former candidate suleman brown goes before a d. c. committee the whole time refusing to take off his sunglasses. brown made it straightforward saying quote the mayor is a crook. brown says that mayor vincent gray's campaign paid his campaign to verbally attack then mayor adrian fenty. gray beat fenty last year and brown brought along receipts and copies of money orders he said were given to to him by mayor gray's top campaign aides. >> these were given to us for our campaign by the gray campaign. now, when they purchased them. i don't know. don't even care. i

now gay marriage supporters are turning their attention to the states of maryland and rhode island. ork's momentum will boost support in those states. >>> well, as people all over the country celebrate gay and lesbian pride month, not everyone is sharing the excitement over new york's same sex marriage law. yesterday after holding mass at st. patrick's cathedral the city's arch bishop spoke about the ruling. he says he's been against the same sex marriage law from the beginning. now he's expressing disappointment in new york's government. >> i think a sotol culture is it's peril. if we tamper and cherish what was already given us. >> during the mass he advised people not to show anger over the law's passing. the same sex marriage law in new york goes into effect next month. in addition to marriage rights the law gives same sex couples employer health benefits and a number of state tax benefits. >>> republican presidential candidate newt gringrich is also weighing in on new york's same sex marriage law. he says passing the law shows the nation is drifting into a terrible muddle. he sa

. >> i've been working with rent- controlled, time to get rent control and the state of maryland. every time i go to someone, they send it to someone else. talking about how difficult it is. why? why is it so difficult to get rent control and our state of maryland? >> remember when the study said $500 for housing? remember when she said that question -- when she said that? people would not provide housing. rent control sounds good and is good for people who have their rent-controlled. the problem that causes is, if of a jurisdiction with friend control, people tend to not want to build additional housing whether it is rental housing, in particular, because you do not have control of the rent. therefore, you deflate the housing market supply. what happens when supply goes down and demand remains constant? prices go up. it then becomes a differential. there is no doubt that housing prices are at a premium. another problem with grant, as people have lost their homes -- with rent, as people have lost their homes, sales have gone down. people still need a place to live. i am not one tha

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now they are curbing -- turning their attention to the state of maryland and rhode island. they are hoping what is happening in other states will boost support. now, in chicago, the parade went on as scheduled, despite the fact that somebody slashed the tires on more than 50 flights -- floats overnight. the floats were found hours before the parade started. some of the parade officials called this incident a hate crime. but chicago police are calling this a property crime, at least for now -- at least for now. >>> let's check with in -- check in with sal. this morning we are looking at a traffic pattern that's somehow normal. we have slow traffic in areas. 237 traffic is backed up crossing 880. also this morning, we're looking at the commute that runs over 880 southbound getting to this point, it's pretty slow. let's take a look the at -- let's take a look at the bay bridge. up on that upper deck, in the right lane. it's a stalled vehicle, either that or it's a crash. let me check on the pier here. i know it's -- obviously one lane is blocked here. this is terrible news for

service agent who is running for maryland senate and says he disagrees with president obama's politics but respects the commander in chief. he is a republican in a state that has not what gop senator since 1987. >>> now, maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weatherate. >>> good morning. we are starting off the morning on the warm side. in the afternoon, it will be on the hot side going through today and tomorrow. maryland's most powerful radar is dry and that's the trend going throughout today. tomorrow will be a different story especially going into the afternoon and evening. but right now, the temperatures coming in right around 70 degrees at perry hall. mid -- perry hall middle school. and at 8 p.m. around 7 2. 90 by lunchtime. and it will be hume aid and continues noel 4 p.m. hot outside and make sure if you step out and about today, put on the sunscreen. the uv index is on the extreme side so you can get burnt very quickly. megan. >>> all right we will look at traffic right now. this morning, we will see how things are moving along. again, still early this morning. so, the roads are looking pretty cle