megan? >> reporter: charlie, it officially kicks off later on today and this is patriotism and history meeting at the same time all celebrating the war of 1812. the tall ships came in yesterday. this is from mexico and actually a bunch of sailors hopped off the ship and they are exercising along with other people running through the inner harbor this morning. there's definitely so much to see and nothing has started yet. but it really is a spectacular sight. you know we drove down here really early in the morning and it was dark out and you could see the glittering lights from all the ships. just an amazing sight and amazing people to meet who know so much and have experienced so much. like michael hart in charge of the uss san antonio. you said almost 400 men and women you lead. >> that's true. we have 380 sailors on board uss san antonio and it's a feat privilege and honor really for me to lead all of them. >> reporter: how do you do it? >> well, they do it. they're very talented. the aver

what's going on today, megan, it's gorgeous out there. we're not dealing with any type of tornadic weather, no severe weather, not even any rain across the area. so it's going to make what we had basically last week, not going to be dealing with any of that for today. so we look at maryland's most powerful radar as of now and we can see that we are basically nice and dry right now. we do have all five sweeps on. today is going to be a day that you really just want to get out there and just bask in the sunshine and just enjoy it and really live it up. for the people who do have some cleanup to do, this definitely will be a good time to do that. we are also looking at temperatures on the cool side in a lot of spots this morning. but then we're looking at milder temperatures too, especially around the inner harbor. 64 degrees there. 62 in annapolis. and the cooler spot in cambridge coming in right around 55 degrees, 51 in york and 55 in hagerstown, but we're also dealing with reduced visibility in some spots. so if your travels are taking yo

>> sadly, i believe that what megan does is legal. >> so megan piper is an adult who is having consensual with another adult in a whole other state in full accordance of the law, and he wants to take her to prom? >> yeah, i mean, megan piper said, no i'm not going to take off my clothes and go butt naked. it's like that's what you do in your profession. >> why do you think i'm going to do that? >> because are you an adult film star. it's what you do. >> that's what you're saying is all i do is have sex with people. i don't do anything else. >> you're probably having sex right now. >> no. uhm. >> i was just going to go there and be his prom date and do all the normal prom stuff. >> okay but what does "normal prom stuff "mean to a porn star? probably he would have a flower for her. where would he put that flower? >> there would be nothing to pin it to, so he better get a wrist one. >> then what happens? >> suddenly they're in this limo without adult supervision. >> they're alone? >> yeah. i hope that she wouldn't seduce him, but then again, that's what she does for a living. >> and we all k

>>reporter: the families are so excited, megan. in a few hours two families will step into their new home thanks to habitat for humanity in a special ceremony to present the keys to the homeowner. it kicks off this morning. beverly cotton is one of those homeowners. her job transferred her to maryland in 2007. she fell on hard times and she was homeless at one point. for four years she volunteered with habitat susquehanna and completed all the requirements. she was able to receive a home and habitat for humanity and richmond american homes teamed up for the build. more than 30 volunteers from contractors to eelectricians and air conditioning specialists helped to build a duplex in four days. >> we do almost all of our work with volunteers. volunteering is a critical part to building and to our success. when we get an opportunity to do a blitz build like this with professional builders and contractors, we love sitting back and watching the pros do it. >> it's just amazing. i just thank god for everything, for all the people, for all

>> good morning megan. yes, we are talking about dry weather for today and we can see that on maryland's most powerful radar as of now. we look at the temperatures and they are a lot warmer than what they were yesterday. especially in catonsville around 71 degrees a check now of the traffic with lauren. good morning. >>> good morning lynette. we have a great start in the tunnels, no delays whatsoever. it will continue to be a nice easy ride in the white marsh area and if you are going on the beltway no problems from parkville up to towson. over to you. >>> it's 4:30 right now. 67 degrees, the big story today, a huge decision ahead with the supreme court. they're set to rule on the constitutionality of president obama's health care law. what we know as obama care. so for right now live to washington, d.c. with tahman bradley. >> reporter: good morning the supreme court heard oral arguments three months ago and today we expect a final decision about the constitutionality of president obama's health care law.

megan and charley, over to you. >>> 16 minutes after 6:00 right now. in health news this morning, sleep apnea is a common sleep problem that can really happen at any age and it appears millions of people have this have been linked to high blood pressure, heart attack as well as stroke. >> throughout the night collapse of the upper airway, so essentially you stop breathing multiple times while you're sleeping, even if you're not aware of it. >> that doctor says if you're getting eight hours of sleep, but you still feel tired or you're waking up for unknown reasons, definitely talk to your doctor. if sleep apnea is diagnosed, treatment usually involves a continuous positive airway pressure machine. >>> if you're looking to slim down, taking the pounds off slowly appears to be the key. dieticians generally recommend losing no more than a pound or two a week to do it in a healthy manner. as far as what you eat, try doubling up on your veggie intake and cut carbo hydrates in half. also consider adding exercise to your weight loss plan. that ensures the poun

. >> thanks so much for joining us, i'm megan pringle, next to charley crowson. lynette has a check of your forecast and lauren on the morning commute. let's first talk about the weather -- what? it's him. when i came into the newsroom this morning, what did you do? >> you were kind of combative. >> i said, lynette, where's the monsoon. >> we did get heavy rain across hartford county and cecil county. >> we needed it. >> it was really coming down in bel aire. >> thank you, megan. you see the mocking of charley, the things i have to deal with in the morning. it's only because i love all of you. we do have a coastal flood advisory that's in effect until 6:00 for the areas shaded in the blue color. that will be diminishing pretty soon. but right now temperatures 70 degrees in chestertown, chesapeake beach coming in at 70 and 69 degrees right now in federalsburg. here's the rains we saw, about .20 inch in chestertown and about .10 in chesapeake beach and federalsberg, the big number on this map right now, about a half inch of some rainfall. the wind also pick up as w

megan mccorkel is in howard county. but we're going to go right to bob turk, changes every time we go to you, bob. >> we just had a new tornado warning issue this includes very close to the baltimore area. elk ridge and catensville. still around and still there's a potential -- there's still a possibility that it could create severe weather. southern and south western baltimore county and a little bit of south eastern baltimore county until 6:30. there it is. laurel to glen burney western areas. let's look inside it once again. that's the only way you can tell there's rotation to the north. see that little chart to the top of there, look through there. not really seeing a whole lot of rotation. i mean, if we were seeing reds and green in direct oppositions that's when we're seeing rotation. this cell still could produce something, a funnel cloud or something akin to that that's why they've issued a tornado warning. i'm not seeing looking at it with doppler radar inside i'm not seeing rotation. although it does seem to b

i'm megan pringle. >> and i'm charlie crowson. heat is going to be the big story today and also traffic delays and we have you covered and we start with meteorologist mike masco. >> good morning guys, yeah we're talking about -- not that. we're talking about the fact that we have a 76-degree temperature downtown. we'll be talking about the heat that will continue today. and 76 outside the studio doors. hey humidity 77%. that's near saturation and we are feeling really sticky. take a look at some of the weather bug sites. 76. 87 bel air and a pair of 7s in bwi. 76 in town. easton checking in at 73 and again the dew point values matching up with the temperatures could be reduced visibility on the roadways. 79 that's what it feels like right now at the represent hour and again heat and humidity this afternoon combining forces and we have the excessive heat warnings and excessive heat alerts this afternoon. showers and gusty thunderstorms well to the north and west from chicagoland back to st. louis. still 20 hours away but this is go

megan over to you. >>> 67 degrees right now. our big story today the supreme court will rule today on obama's health care reform law and abc2 news linda so is here with more on the long awaited decision and what this means, linda? >> reporter: megan, no one knows for sure just hao the justices will rule on obama care but when the decision is released this morning around 10:00 they will step into high gear. that's been the president's signature accomplishment during his time in office but the most controversial part has been the mandate requiring people to pay a penalty if they don't purchase health insurance. president obama will learn about the same time the public does. on capitol hill lawmakers gearing up to respond on tv, radio and social media. house speaker john boehner is already laying the groundwork for a battle in congress. >> the court does not strike down the entire law, the house will move to repeal what's left of it. >> reporter: now coming up at 6:00 this morning we'll be joined by howard county health officer. he

megan? >> reporter: well, i imagine that the tall ships that came in here yesterday had an easier time than the british did 200 years ago. we are sell baiting the war of -- celebrating the war of 1812. amazing to see. charlie, look they're still at it. i want to know how many push- ups you've done because they were just doing them. it really is an amazing history lesson out here and we of course want to drive the fact home that it's free. bill armstrong from operation sail is here. thanks so much for joining us this morning. >> thanks megan. it is free and it's wonderful to be out here in the inner harbor. there's about seven ships -- international countries around the world. we've gotecuador, we got colombia. mexico, indonesia. united states tall ship. eagle is coming in this morning. about 10:30. so it's going to be a fabulousest mean for -- experience for anybody who comes down here and just walks around and meets some of the young sailors, these kids who come in from all over the world.

let's head back to megan. >>> 4:47.here are just four mor more hours of a 24-hour lacrosse event all in honor of the wounded warriors program. they are clocking in the final hours with the participants so education reporter sherrie johnson joins us live this morning. are we going see you play? >> reporter: you know i don't know. we will have to see. the guys are tired and have been playing for a long time. so, maybe if i can get a quick lesson in, we might see that. we will have to see. let me tell you, i am at the boys latin school of maryland and i got to tell you i never seen this many people out at 4:30 in the morning. i could tell you this place is packed with folks. there's already a game that's still going on right now. this is all a part of shootout for soldiers. it's a 24 hour lacrosse game with the money going to support the wounded warrior project and the effort to aide wound soldiers. it's a first year for this convenient is and we are talking about everyone from rec teams to club teams and major league lacr

thanks for joining us, i'm megan pripgle. >> i'm charley crowson. let's get to our weather locally with lynette charles. >> good morning, charley and megan. let's talk about tropical storm debby. winds sustained at 35 miles an hour. downgraded, it did make landfall last evening and the track now takes it back out into the open waters of the atlantic, so it could restrengthen, but the good news is as we go through time it will push away from land. the satellite and radar still picking up on lots of rainfall across this area, florida, and they've already received about 22 inches of rain and they're going to get more in a lot of spot. maybe three feet of rainfall before all is said and done. here at home, though, we are not dealing with any type of rain at all. we are dealing with mostly clear skies and that translates into lots of sunshine for today. mid-50s in elkton, a cool morning once again. make sure you have the jacket as you head out and about. it will be breezy into the afternoon hours like we saw yesterday. i'll talk more about tropical depre

megan and charlie, back to you. >>> this next story is a little weird.are a popular target at a tampa business. >> a gun range in tampa, florida is now giving customers the chance to take out a zombie. in fact they are the best targets out there at shooting sports. customers seem to enjoy shooting that zombie. >> so grotesque looking. no wonder people want to take aim at it. >> walking dead. >>> babies in the u.s. are immunized about 16 rounds of vaccines only average. >> there's now some serious concerns about the way vaccines are being stored at facilities around the country. >> also if you're looking for an internship we have a list of the companies that may offer the best. and now you can end up making a little bit of money while you learn. you're watching "good morning maryland." what's new now and next, wore back in -- we are back in just a few moments.

i'm megan pringle. it's time for the abc2 news to go. let's get started with meteorologist lynette charles. it's looking good megan. >> now into the the afternoon we will heat things up but right now temperature coming in at 64-degrees in pilesville. good morning to you. good morning shadyside close to 70 degrees right now and cockeysville around 73. it's not going to be as windy as it has been but the breezes out of the southwest i'd say maybe around 5 to 7 miles an hour. in urbanna a beautiful sunrise once again. a few clouds nix manager through the day but -- mixing in through the day but through the clouds no type of rain falling from the sky although we need the rain. maryland's most powerful radar will stay dry through the day with maybe a slight chance for a shower through the overnight into tomorrow morning. now a check of the abc2 timesaver traffic with laurencook. >>> through the fort mchenry tunnel tunnel but you will want to use that instead of the harbor tunnel. we have all of the construction that's still going on just sout

. >> i have my support over there in megan. you saw linda out there in the jack and it take some pointers from here and don't leave the house without the jacket. another cool day on tap for us, the numbers are coming up in just a minute but we can see on maryland's most powerful radar as of now we are nice and dry. no type of wet weather on maryland's most powerful radar. we will start to sheathe sun coming up and see some clouds mixing in kinds of like deja vu right into the afternoon chance for pop-up thunderstorm in the forecast. scattered in nature. yesterday some isolated thunderstorms. now we are looking at 57 degrees right now in bel air. easton coming in at 59 degrees and frederick at 61. the winds for the most part are nice and calm. and as we go throughout the day it won't be that breezy. it will be like it was yesterday. we have that coastal flood advisory in effect until 2:00. along the eastern shore. we have the winds that are going to be moving in and also high tides that could cause a little bit of flooding acros

megan pringle is out live with a preview of what you can expect.. >> reporter: charley, i got the chance to walk around the place and let me tell you, it's spectacular. now if you walk through here, you're going to be surrounded by slot machines. there's 3200 slot machines and if you walk around right now, you will see a guy vacuuming and someone working on restaurants. but later tonight at 10, they are expecting thousands of people to come in here and start placing their bets. i know a lot of people are wondering about this place because it is a slots parlor. that's all that's legal in maryland right now. but there are table games and they are electronic i want to show you. come over here. here is a electronic table. but they have real cards and it's just an electronic arm. same thing frt rowlett wheel and hit the screen and -- thing for the roulette wheel and you just hit the screen. it's set for electronic but should there be table gaming in maryland they are wadery -- ready to go and it will take 6 months. in october they will complete phase tw

i'm megan pringle. charlie crowson is off today bummels lynette charles is here -- but meteorologist lynette charles is here to tell you about the warmup. >> good morning everyone. yes we have a warmup on the way. right now temperature in northville is 65 degrees, that's where we should be now for this time of the year. 61 right now in walkersville and westminster at 69. the wind will die down some today and it won't be as breezy that we've been dealing with for the past couple of days, maryland's most powerful radar is nice and dry and going to stay that way for a while. now a check of the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. good morning. >>> good morning lynette. we have a great start on 95. no delays traveling southbound down to d.c. or northbound up to the tunnels. and if you are headed out on the beltway, no concerns on that west side from 795 down towards 95. and the jfx nice and clear from the beltway all the way downtown. megan over to you. >>> it's 5:00 and 67 degrees. the decision day is

the teenager on the right, as you'll see there, is megan vogul. megan was running in the race. up ahead, arden began to struggle. her legs gave out on her. rather than dart past her, megan tay carries her to the finish line. megan came in first in another race, but this, this was the best moment of her day. got to love that. >>> right now, history is taking place in the early evening sky. it's called the transit of venus. our neighboring planet passes directly between the earth and the sun. see that black dot? that's what it looks like. it won't happen again until the year 2117. meaning, this will be the last transit of venus to occur in the vast majority of our lifetime. anny hong shows us what to look for and how you can take a look. >> stargazers and astronomers say tonight's transit of venus is so rare, it literally is as no , astronomical. >> they are only aligned in certain ways every 100 or so years. >> here's what you'll see. venus will take a trip across the sun, giving our closest star a moving beauty mark. these venus transits occur in pairs and the next one won't oc

hi megan. >> out basement, megan. >> governor thank you for inviting me. >> mike: brighter than that basement. >> yeah. everyday i wake up and set up an office in my basement and i apply for jobs. not only do i apply, i call and follow up, set up an points to speak to people in the fields that i wish to be in. i send thank you notes. i keep my linkedin updated i have a personal website to speak more about me and i haven't been able to find a job. >> mike: what do they tell you? what kind of responses and what specifically do they say? >> i've had a lot of people say, oh thank you for calling, we have 60 applicants and we are expecting 200 plus by the deadline. i have a lot of competition. i only have an undergraduate agree in the d.c. metro area i'm competing with people who have higher degrees. i've had a couple of people say you are a recent graduate, we don't want to talk to you, we don't have the experience. >> mike: are you willing to relocate? >> i've given myself 90 days since the day i graduated to find a job with certain criteria, if i don't have a have a job i will broaden

i'm megan pringle. >> all right, how much time did you spend outside yesterday? >> a lit billion it -- a little bit. as much as i could. >> i was on a story shoot and it was noticeably uncomfortable and i had to get inside. >> that's probably good advice. >> mike is in for lynette charles. mike even hotter today. >> 98 degrees bwi and the inner harbor. 76 downtown. keeping in mind it should be 64 degrees rather your normal morning low. we are already self-degrees above the norm. 78 in annapolis down to d.c. already at 79 degrees, these temperatures will be climbing during the afternoon. we are talking about heat indices already feeling like 80 degrees in d.c.. a very, very sticky morning out there shaping up to be some dangerous heat in the forecast today. excessive heat warnings with the heat. we are tracking though cold front to the west about 20 hours from baltimore. but this is going to push all the heat off the coast and allow for cooler air to work in into the weekend. 79 around the 8:00 hour. noontime 91 degrees, we're on the way to 100 and we have a recor

>>reporter: good morning, megan. the ships are on their way.re about to get here in three hours. the first ships set to arrive at 8:30, 9:00-ish. joining me this morning is matthew bonner, you are the commander with the u.s.s. constitution base inside boston. >> yes. >>reporter: but you'll be here this weekend doing all kinds of fun things, starting today? >> we have replica gun shop drills out at patterson park this afternoon and we'll be here through the week, both working with the community, also doing educational outreach. >>reporter: this is going to be a huge event and a little something for everyone, for adults and for kid, right? >> it's going to be great. there's going to be about 4,000 sailors in baltimore today. they'll be open to the public tours where the blue angels fly over fort mchenry over the weekend. i think it's going to be a great opportunity for the public to come out and see what the navy does for them. >>reporter: the things you'll be doing, i'm sure it'll be a lot of fun for the kids, right? >> i think it's going to hav

megan pringle is out live this morning getting ready for the sailabration, give us a wave megan. there she is. there she is. we begin this thursday morning with breaking news right now out of anne arundel county. word just after 1:30 this morning of a crash involving a wrong way driver and right now one person is dead. this along i-97 in millersville and abc2 news sherrie johnson is live with all new detail this is morning. >> reporter: we are here in anne arundel county. about a mile away from the crash site. the cash happened about 1:30 this morning. and it happened at the intersection of i-97 and ben field road. and yes, maryland state police tell us that one of the drivers may have been going in the wrong direction. of course, authorities are still on the scene at this hour, you know trying to figure out exactly what happened here this morning. but they said it was a hyundai and a honda and one of them might have been going the wrong way and crashed into the other one. one driver was pronounced dead at the scene. the other one they took him to shock trauma. he's in pretty bad

"news 4's" megan mcgrath with more on this story. good morning, megan. >> reporter: good morning. this time it's chairman kwame brown. brown gave his resignation yesterday, did not speak to the crowd of reporters who assembled outside of his office at the wilson building. he said very little, in fact. let's listen in. >> i have a comment tomorrow. thank you. no comment as of now. i appreciate you for waiting in the hallway all this time. i don't have a comment. i'll have a comment tomorrow. thank you. >> reporter: kwame brown stepped down after being charged with bank fraud. prosecutors say he falsified documents, inflagt his income by tens of thousands to refinance his home and buy a luxury boat named "bullet proof." in his resignation letter he said i have behaved in ways i should not have. i was wroj and i'll face the consequences of that conduct. i have apologized to the residents of our great city and i offer my unconditional apology to the members of coupe for all the negative attention my behavior has brought about. they're looking into hundreds of thousands of dollars stil

megan and charley. over to you. >>> we learned overnight that the aide to the former congresswoman gabriel giffords, rob barrber, he won the house seat that she gave up after she was shot. giffords herself now heading to the polls. this is her in support of her former right hand man. she gave up her seat to focus on her health after being shot in the head a year and a half ago. >>> closer to home this morning, we are now following a few big events to tell you about. ash birch -- arch bishop william lori headed out of town today and baltimore's mayor responding to some serious questions about the city's rec centers that are slated to close today. >> sharree has been following the stories and has all new information as we start this wednesday. what can you tell us? >>reporter: here's a look at what's happening today, the conference of catholic bishops begins and they have a lot of work to do. three bishops will be there. you're going to look at a live picture. actually that conference is being held in atl

megan, over to you. >>> this morning the cdc is on the hunt for a killer. what health officials say is a growing concern about a mysterious and deadly strain of e. coli that already claimed one life. >>> plus there's a panic in the northeast part of india right now. why some people are leaving the light on and standing guard. this

it's friday morning i am megan pringle. we will start off with megan charles because the severe weather and extreme heat. >> let's start off with severe thunderstorm warnings that we have. so we have new updates across the area. so right now you are look at the area shaded in the red color. these are the severe thunderstorm warnings. and now we have them stretched down across the eastern shore. and these will be in effect until 6:30 this morning. so we still have a while before they expire. they were issued by the national weather service. then we look at the areas here shaded in the yellow coloring and that yellow watch bo

megan? >>> right now on a day like today, a really all summer long, abc2 news will be working for you to remind you of how to stay safe and right now we have important alerts for all moms and dads out there. you know how hot your car can get but how fast does that happen? well, doctors say in a matter of ten minutes temperatures can rise 0 degrees but they can -- 20 degrees but they can jump 30- degrees in 20 minutes. and for kids just a few minutes can be deadly because their temperatures warm five times faster than adults'. so far this year, there have been three children who have died and other states and last year we saw 33 cases that were reported of children dying in cars. >>> we talk a lot about keeping your kids safe in the heat but what about the pets? we know you are out there taking them for walks and before you go work right now is the perfect time to take care of this since later in the day sidewalks could be up to 163- degrees on the surface. now take a look at the sign of of h

i'm megan pringle. charlie crowson is off today. but lynette has a look at the weather and lauren cook with traffic. >> yes. >> going to be hot. >> i know you guys don't want the snow right? >> snow, no. please put the snow away and not at the end of june. >> a heat wave once again as we go through the next few day here's and temperatures are going to be in the upper 90s feeling more like we are in the triple digits. as that humidity really rolls in later this afternoon into the evening. but right now we are talking about maryland's most powerful radar, at least that's what we're looking at. and you're not seeing a whole lot on it. we are nice and dry. but we do need the wet weather and it will come but just not today. as we look at that's going on right now in terms of temperatures in manchester coming in around 68 degrees right now. dew point 54-degrees and this will begin to go up through the day. we'll hit the 60s and mid 60s right now speaking of the mid 60s and upper 60s look what we have in chesapeake beach right now. 67 degr

reporting live, megan mccorkel, wjz eyewitness news. >>> megan thank you. >>> the legal battle may not be over. the supreme court has left the door open for other challenges once the law takes effect including claims it will lead to racial profiling. >>> seeking justice for her son. the mother of a teen killed by an off duty baltimore police officer wants that cop off the streets. tonight wjz investigates, mike hellgren has the grieving mother's outrage and the response from police and prosecutors. >> i don't know what they think i'm dealing with, i think i've dealt with quite enough. >> reporter: chris brown's mom broke down, she's frustrate an angry that after almost two weeks, no charges have been filed against off duty baltimore county officer james laborde who police say chased down her son after they believe the 17-year-old threw a rock at their door. the teen died in the confrontation. >> if he was an average joe blow, if christopher killed that officer he would be behind bars. i would have loved to replace that door, because there's no money or anything that will bring back my

megan illiland is here with a story ou saw first on ox. good morning megan.l started last week and has bben brewing ever since.mayor stephanie rawlings blake wwnts to take system... and buy thesee phones... but her plan... requires some big purchases that go along with it. like switchers and data infrastructure.comptroller jjan pratt is accusing er of spending more than 650- thousand dollars on roughly 80 telephones... the maaor's 21-thousand dollars.the ke - comptroller also accuses the mayor of breaking the law because the purchase wasn't properly bid to companies and she believes the mayor's officc later pushed through another bill for aaditional data network and those same phones.thh mayor's office defends thaa expense though as part of a pilot program... to see áifá thee could creaae an operate it's own phone systemm.. rrther than rely on anotter companies. 315:04:52 "we believe the city can probably do this in phooes."14:50:26 "but you dont spend... if t's a pilot progra" progrrm." been trying to talk through this dispute with the mayor. instead, she sa

megan and charley, over to you. >>> new video this morning near cleveland, ohio. a recycling plant caught fire last night, still burning at this hour. the company recycling old helmets and bullet-proof vests. the fire destroyed the majority of the building and most of the roof has already collapsed. the fire department says wind may have been fueling the fire overnight. still no word yet on what may have been the cause and no one has been hurt. >>> news time right now 17 minutes after 6:00. and happening right now more evacuation orders going on in colorado as crews continue to battle that raging wildfire. the governor there has declared a state of disaster. those flames have destroyed more than 43,000 acres and left one woman dead. more than 100 structures have been damaged and so far this fire is only about 10% contained. >>> take a look at this. this is the rarest of rare, a blue lobster caught off the coast of nova scotia. the lobster like this one has a one in 2 million phenomenon. it's a genetic variation cause thag lobster to produce an excessive amount of

megan, charley, over to you. >>> they protested to the bitter end but to no avail. today several re kre centers in baltimore are looking to close their doors. groups are try to go prevent those closures by holding rallies. mayor rawlings blake says the facilities are closing to make way for newer. they're continuing to run the old building staff is simply not an option. >>> elected officials and communities say they were joining together to try to keep those three fire companies open and operating in baltimore city. >> abc 2 news' sharree johnson has more on what is proposed to do as time is running out. what do you know? >>reporter: truck 10, truck 15 and squad 11 all in baltimore are slated to be disbanded as of july 1st. last night the bayview association had a meeting with councilman jim kraft to discuss the closure of squad 11. it has special equipment for rescues. squad 11 covers large sections of interstate 95 and 895 as well as the neighborhood near johns hopkins bayview hospital. it was on the scene for monday's huge fire in phelps point and councilman kraf

we are sailing out -- 151 people. >> and like megan said the ships, they are in port. so what is it like to live on one? we're going to give you a firsthand look on this thursday, june 14th. "good morning maryland." we begin with a developing story now. two cars slamming into each other on i-97 this after midnight. while many of us were sleeping. this is the area where we're

i will start by introducing the newly elected student delegate, megan wong. come on up, megan. [applause] >> i'm megan wong, a rising senoiior at lowell high school. afford to working with the board of education in the next school year. >> next, i would like to introduce kimberly hope. >> my name is kimberly ho, i'm an upcoming scene here and i am part of the young asian women against the violence. along with advocating my peers, i look forward to working with the s.a.c. >> thank you, kimberly. arianna ling. [applause] >> good evening, everyone. i am an uprising senior at third good marshall high school. it is my greatest honor to be appointed by school to represent my school and the students of the advisory council. i know of the successful resolution is from last year and i can't wait to see what we can bring to the table this year. >> next, i would like to introduce andrew wang. [applause] >> hello, my name is andrew wang. i look forward to working with the s.a.c. >> next i'd like to introduce jessica suyen. >> i will be a senior next year. of afford to making all the school

are suspended without paa.live in towson, i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morning news.mbee of a jewish community watch group convicted of attackkng a black teenager, two years ago...recieves no jail time... just probation.and the charges his record.uallyybe wiped from - record. a judge ssntenced eli weedesheim to a three-year suspended senteece with supervised probation. in may, werdesheim was convicted of assault and false imprisonment... both misdemeanors. the judge also ordered werdesheim to write several essays about diversity in the city. 22:54:48 i'm happy that the &pjudge considered everyyhing and fashioned a sentence she thought was right. i'm happy he's gonna receive some culturrl diversity because i think at the bass of this is all the ccltural diversity piece that he needs to be more educated on 55:01((take sot)) 22:58:54 she told him do what i'm asking you to do and come back and i'll consider &pprobation before judgment and i'm rral optimistic she'd do what if he upholds his end. end. after 18 monnhs, the judge says she mmy be willing tt modify werdeshiem's

. >> reporter: megan vogel had just run the race of her life. >> just to be able to achieve something've worked all your life for, that's a really good feeling and you can hardly put it into words. >> reporter: the 1600 meter state champion. the first girl from west liberty salem to wane track title in more than 20 years. but what people there that day will remember won't be her win but the race in which she finished last. >> it was really emotional and people came up to us in tears really moved by what megan had done. >> reporter: you are see after her victory, megan still had the 3200 meters to run, but her emotionally draining win had taken its toll. she was just trying to finish the race when it happened. >> i was coming around the turn, and it was probably about 100 meters left and she was probably about 50 meeters in front of me. maybe a little bit more, a little bit less and i saw her fall. >> reporter: what are macon did next not only limited up another runner but an entire stadium. [ applause ] >> i just kind of didn't think twice about. it i knew i was just going to pick her

meant megan technically came in last but she won the respect of everyone who saw who selfless act. great lesson there. >>> i'm lynn berry, this is "early today" your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> in taiwan a three legged race isn't enough. try a 603 leg race. that is how many participants bound their legs together and set a new guinness world record. to coordinate people color coded each leg and followed signals from a commander waving corresponding flags. the group successfully walked 165 feet without anyone stopping or falling down for the title. >>> runners in england decided to make their race more difficult. contestants had to complete the course with a sack of wool on their shoulders. a 60-pound sack for the men 25 pounds for the women, and tough terrain for everyone. the tradition stems from the 1600s when young men displayed strength by running the packs up steep hills to impress ladies. >>> finally, a dinner in belgium has promised to be an over the top experience or over the city experience. suspended more than 160 feet in the air, guests enjoyed an

. >> i am megan pringle. let's start off with a look at the weather and the weekend forecast as well as today because it could be a bumpy ride. >> you got that right. especially as we go into the afternoon. a little on the bumpy side. for right now, good morning to all of you. maryland's most fourful radar for the most -- powerful radar for the most part is dry. you have to go to the south and will encounter's few showers. no storms whatsoever. travels taking you around wall done of -- waldorf and this is the scenario all morning. it's starting to weaken a bit. but as we go later into the morning a couple showers possible with the stormy weather making its way in here going into the afternoon. we can see what's going on in terms of temperatures. 65 degrees in chestertown. arnold at 68 and glen oak at 66 degrees. and how does it look in glen oak? not looking too shabby. a few clouds out there, a few breaks in the clouds. and that will be the scenario through the remainder of today. but all in all we have have

and hi, megan. >> hi out of the the basement. >> lighter out here than in the basement. >> yeah.ake up and i set up an office in my basement, and i apply for jobs, not only do i apply for jobs, call and follow up and set up employments to speak with people in the fields that i wish to be in. i have he' sent thank you notes and keep linked in updated and a website to speak more about me and i haven't been able to find a job. >> mike: what do they tell you, megan, when you call or e-mail? what kind of responses and what specifically do they say? >> i've had a lot of people say, oh, well, thank you for calling, we have 60 applicants and we're expecting 200 plus by the end of the deadline. and that, i have a lot of competition. i only have an undergraduate degree in that, in the d.c. metro area i'm competing with people who have higher degrees and i've had a couple of people say you're a recent college graduate, we don't want to talk to you, you don't have the experience. >> mike: are you willing to relocate if you have to. >> at this point i've given myself a 90 day period since the

. >> look at this video of megan volvo of west liberty, ohio. she was running this with 20 meters to go. passed arden mcmath who collapsed on the track. rather than continue, megan placed her arm around her shoulder and carried her across the finish line. >> wow. megan said afterward, quote, helping her across the finish line was much more satisfying than winning the state championship. >> another example of good american folks. >> well done. >>> coming up next, everybody, "the pulse." pregnancy, changing snooki, in more ways than one. >>> plus, a late-night appearance for the first lady. that a boy! this is my grandson. and if it wasn't for a screening i got, i might have missed being here to meet him. the health care law lets those of us on medicare now get most preventive care for free like annual wellness visits, immunizations, and some cancer screenings. and that's when they caught something serious on mine. but we could treat it before it was too late. i'll be around to meet number two! get the screenings you need. learn more at healthcare

megan and charlie, over to you. >>> news time right now 5:52.ll right a proposal to sell smaller sodas in new york city, we heard about this now coming closer to the area. >> who's going to be in d.c. later today talking about the push to help curb obesity. >> and also ahead this morning, we're going to tell you about an app that tells all your friends where you are. a new upgrade that could make that app a way to find new places to get dinner and drinks. details straight ahead. on average 5,000 people a day switch from cascade to finish - over two million so far. with finish quantum you get incredibly clean, sparkling dishes without rinsing first. see for yourself why millions have switched. join the finish revolution. pull on those gardening gloves. and let's see how colorful an afternoon can be. with the home depot certified advice to help us expand our palette... ...and prices that keep our budgets firmly rooted... ...we can mix the right soil with the right ideas. ...and bring even more color to any garden. more saving. more doing. that's t

also this morning, megan. >> reporter: hey, charley.elmont stakes this weekend, but why play there when you can be here at the maryland live casino. a preview what have to expect when the doors open tonight. >> reporter: we are dealing with an early morning house fire. check on -- if you are using the j-fx, no delays from the beltway all the way downtown to east fayette street. that will take you 11 minutes. and out on the northwest corner of the beltway here's what it looks like at old court road. everything up to speed and it will be a easy ride making the drive down towards route 40. i will show you what 95 looks like coming up in few minutes. stay with us. there's much more to come. you are watching "good morning maryland." 3q finally carpet cleaning got easier. try resolve easy clean to deep clean your carpets. just 3 easy steps for beautifully clean carpets. it removes 3 times more dirt than vacuuming alone. don't just vacuum clean. resolve clean. homicide of young people in america has an impact on all of us. how can we save thes