abc 2 news megan pringle gets married in less than a week. helping her celebrate can mean helping your community. we'll explain how. >>> and it felt hot out there today. we gauge temperatures in the 80s but didn't make it. precipitation so far just 3/100ths of an inch. the full forecast is coming right up. (music playing) hello? (woman) in here... well, this is new... i'm working on my digestive health. whatcha eatin'? yoplus. it's a yogurt for digestive health. it's delicious. here... blackberry pomegranate. honey, i can't find my hand. (announcer) yoplus has the special combination of... fiber plus... special cultures... plus the delicious taste of yoplait. . >> what part of president obama's stimulus plan of the cash for clunkers program appears to be aheaded for trouble less than a week after it started, but thanks to action by congress it looks like it will keep rolling on. pam culter tells us how. >> reporter: cash for clunkers appear tiebz victim of its own success. the program is scheduled to run through november but after less than o

. >> i'm megan pringle. we want to get right to your top stories. we have cars flooded and skies just broke loose on us this morning. >> >> we have buried this 'em all and now we say good-bye to the last kennedy brother today. >>> and oh, danny boy, just how bad will mr. dan be, justin? >> he went surfing last weekend. >>> good morning, everybody. it's friday. let's get weather right now. here's justin. >> you know what? danny may turn out to be a dud. we still have problems around here. tropical rainfall across the area that has nothing to do with the tropical storm. we've had 1 to 2 1/2 inches of rain. we've got flood warnings right now up towards harford county. carroll county, you have 456 strikes in this view in the last 20 minutes. we'll take to you carroll county between tawnytown and manchester. you are getting clocked and rock with storms that hit us. i want to show you a couple more spots here across the bay bridge. annapolis over towards kent island. you have a lot of heavy rain and lightning around the bay. shady side you are getting hit

i'm megan pringle. thank you for joining us. >> i'm jamie costello.l check in with weather and traffic in a moment but first let's look as we always do, with the news. >>> they ought to rebuild the family. >> community activists say they want to shift the focus to the homes of our youth. it could shed light of why crime scene tape continues to live on the streets of the city. >>> and michael phelps helps to close the fastest meet in swimming history. >>> and we're talking to you to see how you feel about derrick mason's retirement stint and how it will impact the ravens this season. >>> the great weekend is coming, baby. here we go. we'll tell you about her impending nuptials. >> we will? >> yes. >> meteorologist justin berk walking down the aisle with our weather. >> pending nuptials? you make it sound like there's a question mark. >> it's going to happen. >> oh, they'll happen. >> oh, boy. let's take you outside. we got 69 fallston and towson. big storms over the weekend. they erupted yesterday morning. we had hail push through portions of carroll c

i'm megan pringle. >> how are you? >> great, how are you? >> ready to go get them? >> yes. >> let's get some weather with justin berk. >> a lot of tired eyes in baltimore city and baltimore county this morning. you'll feel a little chill in the air. what better way to get back to school? deerpark elementary school in owings mills, good morning, 58 degrees now, winds out of the northwest and that will provide us with the cooler than normal temperatures for at least the next three or four days. as we show you this morning we're under at least partly cloudy skies. there's some showers back to our south and west and clipping southern maryland now. we should remain dry for the day but we're still going to be fighting off some of those clouds. that battle will actually give way to what will be a cooler than normal day. 62 on average this, mo. though some you like owings mills in the 50s. we'll get close to 70, not a guarantee of 70, today's two-degree guarantee, 73 degrees, we'll call it partly sunny. >>> 5:31. let's check the roads with kim, look out for the buses. >> sa

. >> megan pringle and rob carlin pictures are coming your way in a bit. so stay tuned for the big wedding that happened friday night. check this out, it's all about a steambath. 76 degrees at rehoboth. jamie asked about the water temperature. i just checked the shoreline temperature. ocean city with 64 to 67 in the water. sounds beautiful, doesn't it? look at the air temperature, rock hall 78, columbia, dc up to carney, 77. 79 reisterstown and mount airy. nothing pretty about that. maryland's most powerful doppler radar has a dry sweep across the chesapeake and around the area but we may have popped an isolated shower this afternoon. we were watching bigger storms to our north going through harford and cecil county yesterday evening but today only an isolated storm to break the heat. heat index will be close to 105 so be careful out there. 6:01. here's kim. >>> looking at the outer loop at liberty road. you can see we have building volume as you make your way towards the route 70 interchange. however, traffic is moving nicely at this hour. it's a little h

i'm jamie costello. >> i'm megan pringle.efore we get to justin's weather we're looking at the top stories. >> catonsville, you have someone that wants to show off but police say this is against the law. >> get your bleep pleep out now! >> ma'am. >> yikes. some people just don't want to be on tv. find out what happened here. >>> a couple comes to the rescue after they see what happened right in front of them out there on the highway. >> these stories and much more coming up but right now send it over to justin. >> good morning. 6:45. a lot of stuff to talk about in the next minute. 69 degrees, low to mid-70s on the eastern shore out towards the beaches and that's where really the main interest is going to be the next couple of days. frontal boundary to the north, sprinkles up towards harrisburg and central pennsylvania, central new jersey and back to the great lakes. we're looking at this frontal boundary that is probably going to stay just near north of the area and wave of low pressure will add more moisture to it. we have

. >> i'm joce sterman in for the newly married megan pringle. monday, august 10th. before we look at the weather let's look at what we're working on today. a lot of top stories. >>> a standing room only crowd is expected tonight to show senator cardin what sider in on when it comes to the -- side they are on when it comes to the health care issue. >>> and president obama in mexico. 17 hours of talks from swine flu to buy america products. we'll see how the talks are going. >>> and nationwide testing goes underway this morning for swine flu. much of it will be at the university of maryland school of medicine. >>> it will be another hot one. >> let's go and check it out. here he is, justin berk. >> you're about to see a bunch of orange on the map. i want to start with the heat advisory. that means temperatures will be up in the mid-90s, feeling bike 105. , keep in mind, keep cool, light colored clothing, stay out of the heat as much as possible. plenty of fluid for pets and check on the elderly. some things may seem commonplace and mundane but just a reminder. noon to

make room in your closet and clear out your makeup bag, because megan pringle has hot fashion and beauty picks, all for $50 or less. >> reporter: when it comes to the latest in fashion, you don't need to shell out big bucks to sizzle this summer. >> what you have to do, though, is being willing to do a little bit more work, a little more research, shop around, look for deals. >> reporter: to help you find the deals, we enlisted the help of style expert nicole young. >> think about some unexpected places. places where you might not necessarily look for clothing. maybe you go there for lingerie or accessories. >> reporter: take these shoes from fredericks of hollywood. $36. >> there are famous designers out there putting similar shoes right now on the market for over 7, $800. >> reporter: to save even more on trendy price, visit an off price retailer. this is where young snagged this floral print mini for $14.99. and a breezy animal print scarf for $12. and these larger than life sunglasses too. >> channel your inner jackie o. when it comes to your sunglasses and think nice big dark chic f

megan pringle? if your stage name? >> well, yes, my stage name. >>> first tear of happiness? >> when my dad walked me down the aisle. >> first time you saw rob. >> that day? >> the first image when you saw him. what did you think? >> it was sweet. i felt i could hear him exhaling. either that or he was like - there's something tight around my throat. >> waiting to exhale. first dance song? >> sea of love. >> first meal as a married couple. >> we didn't eat the wedding night because we were so busy socializing and running around. so i suppose the next day at breakfast. >> first time it hit you that you were married? gee, i got married. >> i mean, right after the ceremony. we were both, ah! >> you got a little wedding cake on the side. still there. >> you know what is funny about that? you know how you cut the cake and you exchange it? we cut it and he literally popped it in his mouth and was like, it's good. >> no sharing. >> hey! where's my cake? >> get used to it. no sharing. tell everybody about y

. >> justin will be back on monday and megan pringle, we'll reintroduce to you megan pringle.'s been gone for what half a year so far on this honeymoon? she'll be back on monday. >>> thanks for joining us. had a great weekend, susan. have a get weekend, everybody.

. ♪ [ music ] >>> i hope that wasn't megan pringle calling for rob. standing in for rob carlin, away on his honeymoon, we hope he's enjoying himself. the o's whipped up on the angels 16-6. last night, it was a incident story for the birds, as the offensive a no-show. would

megan pringle and carlin getting married tonight. and the kale, the smallest shark in the world, maximum just 7 inches long. that will scare you out of the water. >>> megan's getting married hear at 5:30 tonight down in michigan. >> not here. you tune in, maybe we'll get tweet picks. >> we'll have all of the pictures for you on monday and all of the great celebrations going on in michigan. >> she promised us a phone call on monday. >> i hope so. >>> stay cool. we'll pop 90 tomorrow, mid-90s by sunday and monday. we'll have more on this coming up at 5:00. >> great guests today. thanks for coming in and for you watching. have a great weekend. >>> thanks for choosing "good morning, maryland" at 9:00. for more news, watch abc 2 news at 5:00 or go now to abc2news.com. abc 2 works for you. explain. oh yea, well for 6 months, customers get all three: fios tv, internet and phone for just $79.99 a month. oh, all right, see... you're just moving your fingers, aren't you? i gotta cut my nails. (announcer) now get three amazing fios services for

. >> i'm megan pringle. it's august 28th. almost september. >> are you ready for that? >> no. where'd the summer go? >> it floated away last night. >> leaks in the roof and water in the basement. that's the way of the life for us this morning as storms rolled through the area. >> we're all over the place from inside your basement to watching you get stuck out here on the road. >>> also this morning, your giant cutting pricing. you maying wondering how much and on what? we'll find out on deals at the grocery store. >>> i think linda so, the great reporter that she is, just questioned justin, is it gonna rain all day? >> i think she said all weekend. she was talking about plans for an arc. i don't know. wait until you see what linda so is about to show you. we've had rough weather roll through most of the area last night. we'll talk about the flash flood watches and warnings in a moment. you want to get to rainfall totals and into the forecast. winey ridge in carroll county got over 2 inches of rain since midnight. right now, westminster north where i had numerous reports from l

i want to apologize sincerely for not being megan pringle. she looks better in this chair than i do. she's off for the wedding. she's in michigan getting set for the pringle/carlin wedding. >> if you are looking for a companion we may just have found it for you. take a look. hannah the beagle is here. dr. fioramonti will chat about your pets next. if you have a pet question call is at 410-377-8100. the doctor, hal sparks will follow the beagle. how about that? ask (employee 1) subject: urgent!! bob!! i need the baker file stat!! reply!! still making changes. circle back later!! what's with the yelling? oh, our internet slows down during peak hours so sending e-mails and large files just takes forever. so, we just yell. ben!!! thanks for the flowers!!! i thought you hated me!!! lol!!! semi-colon! right parenthesis! winky emoticon! (announcer) switch to verizon and get a dedicated high speed internet connection from our office to your small business so you won't be slowed down even if your neighbors are online. call the verizon center for custo

. >>> in less than a week, "good morning, maryland" anchor megan pringle will marry sports anchor roblin. megan had two bridal showers but is getting a third and this time she's giving away the gifts. we teamed up with the ywca to help people in need. megan shows us how it all started with the retch ski gun. >> reporter: last time i had this gun in my hand, he was with this guy, my fiance rob. this time i had vicky by my side at target going hog wild. she is the ceo of the ywca and i need her for the registry because while it's in my name, none of this is for me. >> we are creating homes for homeless women. many of the women, this will be the first too many they are housed in permanent housing or have a roof over their head in a place they can call home. >> reporter: we're talking pots, pans, bedding, even cleaning products. you name it, they need it. >> i want to get all sorts of different prices so if somebody has five bucks that they can give, they can buy something for $5. >> reporter: all of the stuff goes towards the my place project. >> these women are coming if they can even c

i'm megan pringle. >> i'm jamie costello.e'll get to weather and traffic in a moment. >>> first the headlines. >> we want to tell you about how it is now official. it was a homicide. a bad combo of drugs that killed the king of pop. >> it didn't feel like a preseason game last night. the ravens set up and showed rex ryan who is boss. >> you can be the boss if you hit the right numbers. the mega millions is soaring. this could be your ticket to strike it rich. >> just one time. >>> here we go with meteorologist justin berk. >> good morning to you. 4:58. we look outside. one thing you'll notice, it's comfortable. we've actually dropped the humidity and temperature in many spots. while we're still at 68 by the water in sparrows point and annapolis, you head back to columbia at 66 but drops to 61 in mount airy. even 59, if you can see that on the edge of the screen, in frederick. we've had this cluster of storms on the lower eastern shore yesterday. this morning not the case. we're virtually dry and cloud-free. we have just a cha

. >> i'm megan pringle. thank you for joining us on this thursday morning.ll get to the news of the day. but first -- be on the lookout for a catonsville

i'm jamie costello >> i'm megan pringle. thank you for joining us.the weather, what do you want to do? >>> let's look at the headlines. >> the top stories -- the city continues. a community today is trying to stop the blood shed. >>> three american hikers took the wrong steps and now steps are underway to get them out of iran. >>> and derrick mason back. his 20 days of retirement is over and now fans can't get enough of him. we're going to hear from you. >>> that and more coming up. right now a check of the first forecast. >> justin berk. >> good morning. forgiving us for being self-indulgent this week but it's four days left to megan's

. >>> megan pringle is down to zero days.e is getting married today in just a few hours, so that's where she is. meteorologist justin berk is with us now. give us good weather. >> like 15 hours and two minutes but who's counting? >>> get set for a heat wave. not today. enjoy today. in fact, yesterday, though, we had some stormy weather out there. ocean city had to deal with periodic showers, especially during the afternoon and evening. overnight had a little bit of a rough ride there. we'll have the latest update and open from mr. costello. a little anticlimactic after the record fish. we'll have the beach outlook coming up. 58 in westminster. a comfortable, cool start. we are looking at temperatures today that should make it back into the mid-80s. let's get our first check of the roads with kim brown. >> reporter: good morning, everybody. looking here at the outer loop of the beltway. traffic is light and flowing smoothly in both directions this morning. a quick reminder if you are headed downtown. charles street will be clo

megan pringle and i were named best morning anchor team by the magazine and delia goncalves was picked as best reporter. steve jeffy, the publishingisher explains why he looks forward to this every year. >> you don't get a chance to get them under one roof. it's always nice to hear people say it is the best party every year. >> a portion of the proceeds went to prevent child abuse and neglect. i think they are still going at it. >>> when it comes to rest rooms, baltimore's tremont hotel comes in at number two in the nation. for number ones and number twos because it was selected for its beautiful imported marble, chandeliers, hand carved wood work. tens of thousands of votes were cast. we have number one coming in from branson, missouri. keep it going. just let it go. oh, that's so nice. >>> if you love chills and thrills, king's dominion has the ride for you. we'll show you the latest addition to the theme park. >>> stem cells are helping bring old friends back together again. >>> and a live look outside. 78 dee degrees. i think you know aleen gabey's coming up with the dog of the day

. >> i'm megan pringle. thank you for joining us. breaking news and that leads our top stories. sad news to tell you about. we begin with the passing of a passionate political icon after 47 years of serving the public. senator ted kennedy has died. >>> also this morning, an investigation is underway in anne arundel county. a suspect is dead and police say he was responsible for a string of robberies. >>> charged with saliva. no, we are not talking about drooling. it's actually a hallucinogenic herb and illegal in one maryland community. >>> those stories and much more headed your way. again, good morning. >>> let's get to weather with justin berk. good morning. >> good morning to you. back to school in carroll county, checking out conditions now at westminster. winters mill high school where temperatures are a little on the warm side, 71 degrees on the hill. feeling like 76. you'll notice a little more heat and a little more humidity today. piney ridge elementary school at 68. 69 summit ridge in mount airy. at the carroll county airp

to abc 2's own megan pringle. >>> i want to talk to oriole fans. going into the 2009 season, even last year, lots of you were all clamoring the o's to bring up the young guys. seems like the future is now sort of. brian mattis on the hill in the great white north as the o's close out against toronto. the orlando wrapping up a three- game series in toronto before heading home. jay's roy halladay gets the start, he has this hex over the birds, entered the day 19-4 lifetime against the team, baltimore in the juneies. the o's would get on the board first, luke scott poking down the line, aubrey huff scores. orioles lead th

i'm jamie costello >> i'm megan pringle. thank you for joining us. before we get to weather and traffic. let's update you on the top stories. do we have a deal? sherrie johnson reports on the "cash for clunkers" program that is trying to refuel. >>> it was not just a bumpy ride. it was enough to convince you not to fly again. >>> and live in towson on a disturbing case of child porn. two people under arrest as police look for more victims. >>> first a check of the weather. >> 6:43. some of you have a hint of haze and fog, otherwise we have clear skies above and it's going to be relatively comfortable with -- relatively low humidity by august standards. 67 degrees in baltimore now. 50s back in altoona. versus the 70s along the shoreline. satellite and radar composite virtually clear, high clouds back into the mountains. again, we have a little hint of fog back here. in parts north and west of baltimore. what we're watching, just on the edge of the screen, widescreen sets may pick up showers approaching columbus, ohio, some clouds may come in, in the a

. >> i'm megan pringle. thank you for joining us. august 3rd. hope a great day is ahead. we get to justin's weather let's look at the top stories we're working on for you. more violence hitting the streets of baltimore. how neighbors hope to clean up this mess. >>> kevin costner dodges a close call in cabda. >>> -- canada. >> and gone fishing. we're going to look for white marlins this morning. >> megan getting married friday. i ran into somebody ating withmans who said give me the lowdown. she got married this past saturday. no, you're getting married friday. >> on friday. i ran into somebody at the grocery store. he said what are you doing here? aren't you supposed to be getting married? >> in a week. i still have to eat. >> stop running into people because you bruise easy. >> i do. >> want you to look good for friday. ocean city, last year nearly $1 million for the top prize of the top marlin, the white marlin, that is. about stein 500,000 for the blue marlin. good weather for the tournament to start. 70 in town. 60s back to the northwest. that is a sign of cool dry ai

. >> i'm megan pringle. thank you for joining us on this august 24th.

i'm megan pringle. >> i'm jamie costello. we'll have weather and traffic in a moment.headlines. >>> our top stories -- indecent exposure in baltimore county. one neighborhood. more on the man police say is giving catonsville women a surprise peep show. >>> a woman recovering in the hospital after being involved in a police-involved shooting. the search is on for the man that caused it. >>> he was not just a political figure, he was an icon. more on the life and death of senator ted kennedy. >>> those and much more ahead. >> everybody's going to the beach. but hold on. meteorologist justin berk. >> not the best weekend to be at the beach. we are watching what was named tropical storm danny. yesterday at 11:00 the official advisory came out. danny getting a little stronger but still a lot of organization to do. it's in the bahamas, and this is the general track, not the promised track but takes it close to the shores of ocean city, mid-atlantic will get clipped, could slam into long island or new england as a hurricane. this will effect a lot of beach goers up and down t

. >> i'm megan pringle. wednesday, august 26th.gin with some sad news that happened while you were sleeping. breaking news. >> the work begins anew! the hope rises again! and the dream lives on! [cheers] >> senator ted kennedy has died of brain cancer. he was 77 years old, he fought for what he wanted and was known as the liberal lion of the senate this morning we'll look back at his legacy, the family, the kennedys and a look back at his contributions. >>> first we're going to send it to justin berk with a first check of the weather. >> good morning. you take a step outside and you'll notice more heat and humidity than yesterday. officially 69 in baltimore. 70s on the bay and lower eastern shore but we have clear skies today. we'll pump up the south-to-southwesterly wind. that will add more heat and humidity and hold off this band of showers to our north. may clip western hills of maryland and central pennsylvania with showers and we could get clouds thrown in as we head through today. clouds of a different sort on down to the sou

i'm jamie costello >> reporter: i'm megan pringle. wednesday morning, august 25th.ing news this morning. >> senator ted kennedy has died of brain cancer. >> he was 77 years old. >> the work begins anew! the hope rises again! and the dream lives on! [cheers] >> remembering his life and legacy.

. >> i'm megan pringle. thank you for joining us on a monday morning. good morning. get to justin's forecast, what do you say we look at the top stories we're working on. >>> in today's top stories -- can baltimore get tough, can they get through another day without yellow crime tape? a community turns out to make sure they can. >>> a fishing trip turns tragic when an angler is attacked by a shark over the coast of new orleans. watch the coast guard swoop in for a daring rescue. >>> the latest into the estate and family business of michael jackson, it goes into front of a judge today. that and more just ahead. >>> right now here he is with the forecast, justin berk. >> good morning. 6:28. we take you outside and remember, you can go to abc2news.com to get the latest weather information. megan just did, to check out her wedding forecast. >> i did. >> right here. let's take you out there. >>> you're busy. >> it's michigan, not maryland. i got to focus on the people here. working for the people. off hours i can work for you. we're looking at partly cloudy skies. clouds

. >> i'm megan pringle. its tuesday, august 4th.e'll go to the weather in a moment but first, the top stories. >>> we're live with cheryl conner on the case of child pornography in middle river. moms and dads, you better pay close attention. >>> baltimore county wants to take your picture if you go over the speed limit. >>> and twitter air. how you can get a quick message on a great ride out of town. >>> that and more coming up in a bit. first, we go to justin with a look at the forecast. >> 6:29. let's look outside. we're st

i'm megan pringle. >> i'm jamie costello.'ll talk about weather and traffic in a minute but as always, first we look at the news headlines from overnight. >>> a couple from middle river accused of the unthinkable, abuse small children. on tape. we hear from the ex-wife of one of the suspects. >>> and is the money needed to keep the "cash for clunkers" out there on the road? >>> and get ready to smile. baltimore county gets ready to move forward to take your picture and fine you if you're speeding. >> your last day on the air as a single woman. may i escort you to the weather center? >> so cute. next two hours, arm in arm. that would be cute. >>> 4:58. we have a mild start. at least we didn't have the crankup of the humidity with the heat yesterday. temperatures stayed in check. 68 in westminster and eldersburg. 70 from glen burnie to annapolis to rock hall. we're dry on maryland's most powerful doppler radar. should remain dry most of today. an isolated storm could pop up late, otherwise mostly sunny with a high of 91, our tw

i'm megan pringle. >> i'm jamie costello.ver wanted to have a boat, you will have one today, your car. we have the pictures to prove it. >>> this church was offered to a family in their loss, and wait until you see what happens. >>> the nation continues to mourn senator kennedy. >>> good morning, thanks for joining us. friday morning is finally here. >> what time did it hit your house? >> i don't know, but it was a disco show outside my window with light after light. >> about 1:07 and it was crazy. now this is not dan, right? >> right. i'll explain the details come up. this is the first time in my career i ever heard a thunder storm known as a disco show. >> not the thunder, the lightning. >> i bet there is a ball hanging from the ceiling in the pringle-carlin house. moving back toward westminster and frederick. we'll take a closer look at maryland's most powerful doppler radar. we're highlighting heavy rain in all of the corners of

. >> i'm megan pringle. thank you for joining us. it's tuesday morning.et to the weather in a moment but first the top stories. >>> a child porn case that is an upsetting one. just a disgusting one. and police say there could be more victims. >>> the man accused of stabbing two northeast baltimore wo

. >> megan pringle is on her honeymoon. >>> was it hot yesterday?g. >> hottest day of the year. >> we'll talk about that along with kim's traffic. first the top stories we're following this morning. [indiscernnible] >> well, today hot temps won't be the only heated discussion. senator ben cardin set to host a town hall meeting on health care. >> i think everybody recognizes that jaich is going to be a -- h1n1 is going to be a challenge for all of us. people will be getting sick in the fall and die. >> a shot of reality begins today nationwide. find out how hospitals in maryland plan to administer trials for the h1n1 flu vaccine. >>> in new york, officials now shift their focus from rescue to recovery after that mid-air collision over the hudson river saturday afternoon. >>> again, good morning to you. i'm jamie costello. >> i'm joce sterman. right now it's 74 degrees at 4:59. very early for me. we're going to start with a look at weather. meteorologist justin berk is up early today. >> i hope your air conditioning is working. you'll need it. if you

megan pringle is off getting married here. >>> let's start with justin berk with the weather. >> 4:58. a very muggy morning to start. one thing you'll notice, areas of patchy fog north and west, maybe around the bay as well. even around harford county where you had that lone thunderstorm roll up 935 near aberdeen. 95. 72 fallston, reisterstown, even glen burnie. 73 on our storm center weathernet. we're dry on maryland's most powerful doppler radar. while it looks like some cloudiness there it's just the high humidity being measured, essentially the cloud line is to the west but that will fill back in. after we burn off morning fog, returning clouds and thunderstorms this afternoon, a high of 85. it will be very sticky. >>> let's see what's happening on the roads with kim brown. >> good morning. as we look at the outer loop at liberty road you can see the traffic is flowing freely on both loops, no problems to let you know about there. however, if you're traveling 83 southbound there's a vehicle on fire approaching the padonia road exit. that fire has been extinguished. getting a littl

. >>> four days left until megan pringle and rob carlin tie the knot. you can make it an even more special occasion by giving the women in need in honor of their wedding. meg and rob are registered at target stores to help the my place which helps disable and homeless women get permanent housing. if you would like to donate, head to any target store and look up the pringle and carlin registry. you buy items and drop them off at the station on york road, or any of the united way locations. we'll collect the items through tomorrow before we send meg and carlin off to the wedding. for more information log on the abc2news.com and click can on the gmm tab. >>> something fishy when it comes to keeping your family healthy. and are maryland car buyers to be hit the brakes on the cash for clunkers program? abc 2 news starts right now. >> now abc 2 news at 6. >> tonight a truly shocking and sickening crime, one involving pornography, drugs and children as young as 2 years old. i'm marybeth marsden. a baltimore county couple with paramedic training is jailed on ch

it's wednesday, august 26th, i'm megan pringle >> i'm jamie costello.eather and traffic in a moment. >>> first, breaking news. >> this is from boston, massachusetts, this morning. >> i pledge that i shall dedicate all of my strength and will to serving you in the united states senate. >> our top story today. after a yearlong battle with a brain tumor this morning there's word from massachusetts that senator edward m. kennedy has died. a look back at his career, his life and the kennedy legacy. >>> we'll get to that in a moment. first justin berk with a look at weather. >> good morning to you. one thing you'll notice stepping outside, a little more humid than yesterday morning. a little more in the way of heat to be expected as well. we start off downtown with temperatures 73 degrees across the inner harbor. you'll notice the widespread 70-degree readings from 72 annapolis, 70 kingsville, reisterstown and 71 columbia. we drop into the 60s far west of the beltway from mount airy 69 and 68 westminster. frederick though at a relatively cool 63 degrees. we'v

. >>> good morning, i'm megan pringle. >> i'm jamie costello.ack after the long summer if you're just joining us. here's meteorologist justin berk. first day of school today. >> last week some of the schools started and temperatures approached 90. this, we start in the 50s. feels more like autumn. i know the kids are not at the bus stop now but it's 50 in kingsville. 59 bel air, 56 in westminster compared to the 60s in anne arundel county, arnold and annapolis. 63, 64 respectively. we have mostly cloudy skies and throughout the day, there's a frontal boundary to the south. there will be showers on the lower eastern shore from about cambridge to salisbury and ocean city. they could get wet. we should stay dry and mostly cloudy, goes partly sunny. this afternoon's temperature only 73 degrees. >>> let's check the roads with kim at 4:59. >> good morning. as we peek at the outer loop on the west side at liberty road traffic is moving smoothly. however on the inner loop in the nohb

. >> jamie costello, justin berk, and megan pringle's still on her honeymoon. she'll be back at some point. >> we think. who knows. >>> let's get started. >> i had some nasty allergy this morning. i thought for a while i might be allergic to you. there's other people in the newsroom who maybe they are allergic to you as well. new shampoo you are using or something? >> it is. >> we had a muggy start to the day, patchy fog, low clouds. feeling like 79 right now in downtown baltimore. looks like a nice shower may try to pop up going for the two degree guaranteed high of 85. we'll check out the beach weekend forecast in just a bit. >>> i don't care whether it's a paper cut or he stubs his toe, when michael phelps is in an accident, it's news. he was the driver of this suc when he collided with another vehicle. fellps was not injured. the driver of another car had to go to the hospital. two passengers in phelps' car were not injured. michael phelps was interviewed by police and they say alcohol's not a factor. how the accident happened, that's what we'll find out he

megan pringle is getting married. let's go to justin berk with the weather. >> we have a day that is warm and sticky, 81, feeling like 83. clouds tried to roll in downtown already. they will continue to try to come into the region with 78 degrees now at parkville middle school as we go into the afternoon temperatures jump in the mid-80s. 85 is our two-degree guarantee. sometime after 2:00 through 5:00 and then beyond we'll develop some showers and thunderstorms as the cold front that will try to take some of this humidity out of here. i'll have more on the forecast and much more to come. stay with us. we'll be right back. explain. oh yea, well for 6 months, customers get all three: fios tv, internet and phone for just $79.99 a month. oh, all right, see... you're just moving your fingers, aren't you? i gotta cut my nails. (announcer) now get three amazing fios services for the price of two. tv, internet, and phone for only... for the first 6 months. it all adds up to one incredible deal from fios. call the verizon cent

. >> megan pringle is still on her honeymoon. >>> we have a two-time indy champion in our studios, along with jay davidson. they are going to explain the grand prix and how close we are for the city getting it. >>> i would like to know, just as a hint how long it took to you make it through traffic? >> not long. >> see al, the beltway, it's already built in, edmondson avenue could be a pit stop. it's all built in. we'll talk about that. >>> dr. tom is here. he's going to talk about ageism. what is this ism about? once he explains i think you'll say i get it now. >>> deborah ward is going to be here, how to adopt a child for school to pay for school supplies because they can't. >>> we have never seen this at a baseball game. a kid catches a foul back-to-back. it was josh hamilton in the texas rangers game last night. he hits a foul ball, kid catches it once. next pitch, foul ball, kid catches it twice. >> the high point of life for most people. where does he go from here? >>> we'll get weather and then the news of the day. susan schrack. from thank you. things are looking nice. we have lo

i'm megan pringle. >> i'm jamie costello. it's your final hour. >> it's not my final hour. i have several days. i mean, first of all, i'm not dying, i'm getting married. >> ok, then. this is it. your final hour on tv as a single woman. >> as a single woman. >> say what you need to say. this is it. 60 minutes. >> that's right. >> we're just going to look at you the whole time. >> please don't. >> are you nervous? >> i am. for sure. but i'm excited. >> you wanted to read something? >> yes. not wedding related. is that ok with you? he's crazy about this wedding. we have cold stone creamery in here last week. there was a big debate. i think jimmy, this jimmy says sprinkles. we went back and forth. jamie and i and a woman wrote in and said megan, i have been watching you and i've lived in maryland my entire life, all 33 years. the chocolate ones are jimmies, colorful ones are sprinkles. just wanted to let you know. >> ok. thank you very much. >> she settled it. you were wondering about it. >> we'll put it on the wedding cake. back in the wedding mode. >>> we have a great show ah

i'm megan pringle. >> i'm jamie costello. the house is quiet, the kids are back at school, you get your remote back. you can get nickelodeon off now. no more spongebob or "one tree hill." now you can just crank us up. >> you speaking for yourself? >>> what do you have coming up today? >> a lot going on. it's monday, carl delmont always has mortgage advice. he'll be answering your questions. >> short sales today. he'll explain that. >> the good, the bad. >> "cash for clunkers." i just gave you a phd in cars. scott is here. are dealers getting their money? we're going to break it all down. "cash for clunkers," after, like the post game show. >> i heard it could drive the price up of cars. we'll find out if it's true. >>> the ocean city mayor is coming. he's going to he will tell us about going to the ocean or perhaps the middle of september for sun fest or wine fest in october. a whole bunch of things going on. >>> we'll find out if in fact the recession is over or if it's a myth. a financial expert is in the studio. and back t

i'm megan pringle. >> i'm jamie costello. we're going to talk about school bus safety. >> lots of kids heading back to school. there are things parents need to know and kids need to know. the experts are here. those who do know. >>> "back 2 work wednesday." joany damns is going to join us. she's a consultant. she's come up with a list of 10 on how to network properly. number 10, this is a process, not an event. so that's number 10. wait until you hear the other nine. she breaks it down. >>> since its "get back 2 work wednesday." jennifer is here. great advice. last 24 hours, down to the crunch, looking for a job. six things to do to make the best use of your time. >>> al jackson is coming here. i think he's bringing in thermoses, lunch pails. al jackson, if you're nasty, he'll be here from wegman's. >>> and we'll continue our coverage of senator ted kennedy's passing. >> i believe you'll be talking to senator mukulski later. >> i think senator cardin. >> cardin? >> i think mukulski is in the hospital getting rehab again. >> w

i'm megan pringle. >> i'm jamie costello. week going by in a hurry. what do you have coming up? >> we've been talking about your kids, talking about going back to school one thing, going back to school for some kids, it's exciting, you prepare, what are you going to wear, eat, school supplies. for other kids, whether it's a new school or the same old school there's a lot of anxiety that comes with it. we're going to get down to where that comes from and how you can take care of it. what parents need to do to help their kids. >>> hopefully somebody won't bother your kid at school this year. what makes a bully tick? how do you stop it from getting out of hand? we'll explain. it's not only in person but on-line now. a lot of bullying going on on-line. >> television changed since mr. rogers. we're talking about that. texting. computers. >> don't you hate that? what are you doing? oh, texting. unplug your kids for a moment. don't you hate it when they whip it out at the dinner table or family function and they are texting? how you can unplug your kids. >> that's coming up. >>> also i

i'm megan pringle.spital after being hurt in a police-involved shooting. sources tell our our overnight photographer pete "on the street" o'neill that police tried to stop a car on arizona avenue shortly before monday night. when officers went -- rather, before midnight. when officers went to confront this driver he put the car in reverse and tried to run the officers over. police fired shots at the car. a woman was injured in the shootout. right now it's not clear if she was injured by a bullet or glass. police haven't caught the driver. so they are asking if you know anything about this, to hear from you. call baltimore city police. >>> a suspected serial robber is recovering in the hospital after one of his victims fought back. police say that mark lomax robbed businesses 17 times hitting some of the same stores more than once. but his predictable pattern eventually got him caught. he's accused of robbing a place called killer trash, a clothing store in fells point. he did it twice. apparently he cam

i'm megan pringle. we have exclusive video to show you in our top stories. out there. we're going to take you from the rooftop to the basement and show you just what you are up against this morning if you haven't left yet. a mess a friday, so let's get started sooner rather than later. take a look at this. you are looking at video from our overnight photographer pete on the street o'neal. the basement was completely flooded out. to make matters worse, they just bought this brand new house ten days ago and today's the homeowner's birthday so happy birth day to him, right? the outside drain was clogged with storm debris causing a huge mess. then we head to baltimore county, scooping water out of a car with a plastic cup. it happened to one guy driving home with some friends when he came upon a flooded street. it was owings mills boulevard right near there and timber grove road. the driver says it was so dark he didn't realize the road was flooded until he was in it but then it was too late. >> hit an absolute wall of water, got a huge fright. the car died. nex

i'm megan pringle. here are some of the top stories. if you're a mom or dad listen to this. month led baltimore county police to two people in middle river arrested for child pornography. this couple is accused of sexually abusing very young children, we're talking age 2 to 13. today they are behind bars. police say 34-year-old john nicklas and his fiancee, shannon honea taped and abused children as young as 2 years old. investigators say some of the assaults happened inside of their home in the 9700 block of conmar road in middle river. bail was denied for john nicklas. for shannon honea, bail was set at $5 million. >>> he once ran for state senate. now an eastern shore attorney is dealing with sexual assault. police in cambridge arrested a man, 53-year-old grayson john echlol after the officer says he saw the lawyer holding a woman down against her will in a law office this past weekend. he ran for state senate in 2002 but lost. >>> at 9:00 on "good morning maryland" -- another carbon monoxide leak sends more people to the hospital so how safe is your home? and how do you

i'm megan pringle.of school in baltimore county and city and there are some big changes in the city affecting hundreds of students and their parents. over the past year the head of the city school system closed underperforming schools. students from the closed schools will be september to -- sent to three other schools. there's been some criticism from parents over that plan. >> even the school, the children, the neighborhood, they would come here. i would give them a meal or drink of water. talk about whatever. ask their parents what are they doing. talk to the parents about them. and try to make things better for the children. >> for more information on the school reorganization plan including what schools are closed, all the information is at abc2news.com. >>> one baltimore school finds itself on a new list and it's good news. for the past few queers w.e.b. dubois high school has been on the maryland persistently dangerous list, after help from the government and hard work from the students and staff