and mikulski also took time to thank the doctors and nurses. she had surgery at the hospital along with what she called rehabilitation boot camp. >> i'm doing leg presses and so on and following my regime. and with the concurrence of my doctor, i expect to be back full time in the united states senate with the senate resumes after labor day. >> good for her. the senator also used this opportunity to push for health care reform before leaving for capitol hill where she voted to confirm judge sonia sotomayor to the supreme court. >>> now the forecast certified baltimore's most accurate. here is chief meteorologist norm lewis and maryland's most powerful doppler radar. >> i'm just waiting to see if it's going to get a little bit warmer outside. >> a little warmer once we get along to the latter portion of the weekend. today we started out slow and on the cool side with shower activity. as we went through the day, got progressively better and better. it was such a nice day, decided to ride the motorcycle today. >> good for you. >> a nice evening to

i'm kellye lynn with healthwatch. >> senator mikulski should be fully recovered in a couple of months. >>> the social networking site twitter is back up and running this evening recovering from a hacker attack. it was shut down for several hours this morning. hackers launched an attack to overload the site with scores of computers at once to block legitimate users from getting on. facebook was also slow but it's not clear if that was linked to the twitter attack. >>> three baltimore police officers have been suspended after a teen's accusation this an unmarked cruiser drove into him as he sat on a dirt bike. >>> why the baltimore humane society flush with small dogs and puppies. >>> and an identifity theft scheme is uncovered after a state police officer makes a routine complaint. for all of those stories and a lot more read tomorrow's baltimore sun. >>> a former baltimore man suffers from arthritis. despite the pain and stiffness, he's riding a bike across america. as suzanne collins reports it's to raise awareness and money for the disease. >> reporter: david started in seattle on j

call senator mikulski today. tell her, thanks for protecting the promise of biomedical research and the maryland jobs it provides. it's not just the future, it's life. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> because and doors, he hopes still lives -- the cause endures. >> now he is a remarkable -- he has a 50-year career that came to an end. that is the big story today. the passing of senator ted kennedy is not only the end of an impressive career but a political dynasty as well. reaction is pouring in. we will hear from his colleagues in congress, but we want to begin where much of his work was done, in washington. good afternoon. >> an icon, a friend and statement -- statesmen, these are some of the words describing ted kennedy from those who worked with him on both sides of the aisle. >> an extraordinary life on this earth has come to an end. an extraordinarily good that he did lives on. he was a guardian for his family, for

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and senator mikulski was in washington voting. she was also working on health care reform. but it is one of her own bills gathering support on capitol hill. mikulski has co-sponsored a bill that would allow governments to jam cell phone signals in prison. the senator cowrote the bill after the high profile murder of carl lackl, whose killing was ordered from a cell phone in prison in baltimore. her bill has made it through committee and believes it will pass the full senate. >> i believe that it will pass. i think maryland has brought this to the attention of others and senator kay bailey. but it's coming back all over the country. >> mikulski says you can look forward to her fighting for this bill on capitol hill this fall. >>> and boy, it was a busy day for the senator, considering she just got out of the hospital today after ankle surgery. she had ankle surgery at mercy medical center. mikulski says she fell on steps after leaving an afternoon mass at the basilica of the assumption in baltimore last month. the fall caused her ankle to break in three places. her surgeons

call senator mikulski today. tell her thanks for protecting the promise of biomedical research and the maryland jobs it provides. it's not just the future. it's life. >>> here's a look at what we're working on for you all new at 5:30. the boating season is three months if being over and we're on pace to set a record and it's not a good one. we'll have the details. >>> a seven-year-old gets behind the wheel. a surprise of where their parents were and what they were doing. >>> norm is in the storm summer with baltimore's most accurate forecast coming up at 5:30. >> thank you. >>> a look at news around the nation takes to us michigan. check out this huge ball of fire. a field storage facility went up in flames exploding barrels of fuel. it forced firefighters to back off. homeowners several miles from the site were forced to evacuate. pretty amazing. >>> well, it's a a drive-thru restaurant but this isn't what they had in mind. police in south florida say a hit-and-run driver hit another car sending it crashing into

call senator mikulski today. tell her thanks for protecting the promise of biomedical research and the maryland jobs it provides. it's not just the future. it's life. >> welcome back to 11 news. thanks for getting up with us today. >> i think it is dark still. >> i want to check in with sandra to see how things are shaping up to date. >> it is going to be a nice day today. we will be in the mid-80's today. tomorrow, we will be in the mid- 90's. we have been upper level disturbance. we are seeing some slight activity on the hd doppler. a little bit of light rain, but nothing really major. we will take a look at our current temperatures. the dewpoint are low. it feels comfortable up there. 74 degrees downtown. 70 degrees in ocean city. not the brilliant sun that we had yesterday. there is a chance for an isolated thunderstorm or shower activity throughout the afternoon. 84 degrees-87 degrees is our temperature range. by tonight, the high pressure will move offshore. we will see more of a southerly flow. it will be

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call senator mikulski today.ell her thanks for protecting the promise of biomedical research and the maryland jobs it provides. it's not just the future. it's life. >>> there it is. tomorrow starts out with some clouds, and the sun breaks out in the afternoon. lower temperatures, lower humidity. the cooler temperatures will continue into friday. and then the heat and humidity come back in for the weekend. 90 on sunday with a chance for some pop-up thunderstorm activity. >> it wouldn't be summer time in baltimore without some 90s. kind of need that. that's all for us tonight. thanks for watching. remember, you can follow all the stories we're covering on abc2news.com. we'll see you tomorrow. good night. >> thanks for choosing abc 2 news at 11. tomorrow wake up for more news with "good morning maryland," or go now to abc2news.com. abc 2 works for you. >>> friday at 11, budgeting basics. >> they can overspend. >> don't send your kids to college without money 101. >> you have to know how much you can afford. >> crash

the senator is expected to make a full recovery. >>> mikulski was of course in d.c. today for a historic moment in our nation's history. >> the yaes are 68, and the nays are 31. >> and with that, sonia sotomayor is set to become the first ever hispanic supreme court justice, and just the third woman. the majority of the senate's republicans voted no, arguing that sotomayor would bring a liberal bias and personal sympathies to her rulings. however, their resistance was not enough to stop the confirmation. sotomayor will be sworn in on saturday. >>> the pack scan any army says it is still investigating reports that a taliban chief, a high priority terrorist target was killed in a u.s. missile strike. baitullah mehsud is said to be responsible for dozens of suicide attacks and beheadings. he has almost never been seen in public, much less photographed. [ closing bell ] >>> now to your money. and as investigators wait on a bleak job report, stocks dipped again. the dow closed down more than 24 points. the nasdaq fell just shy of 20, and the s&p finished down more than 5

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call senator mikulski today. tell her thanks for protecting the promise of biomedical research and the maryland jobs it provides. it's not just the future. it's life. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] >> hello, everybody. welcome to "11 news sunday morning." i'm kate amara. and i'm jennifer franciotti here for lisa robinson. first, let's go outside. is it starting to warm up out there? >> it sure it. a lot of people are wondering where summer went as far as temperatures are concerned. we're not going to be breaking any records with this heat, but we haven't really felt this kind of heat or humidity at all this summer, so your body is not quite acclimated to it. we will see some of the warmest temperatures we have seen all year move in today, tomorrow, and tuesday. seeing a few rain showers to the north of us still adding some humidity. downtown baltimore 74. 82 in ocean city and 76 out toward salisbury. partly cloudy. whenever we have this much heat and humidity, we run the risk of a late a

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call senator mikulski today.r, thanks for protecting the promise of biomedical research and the maryland jobs it provides. it's not just the future, it's life. >>> we have two important recalls to tell you about tonight. first joe biden volkswagon and audi are recalling cars for transmission problems. >> there was no forward motion at all with the car. the engine was racing and the transmission was slipping. >> this is a classic safety hazard. >> it is only a matter of time until it continues being kept. >> volkswagon said the recall effects 2008/2009 jetta withaa direct shift gearbox transmission. the consumer products safety commission is recalling one and a half million dvd players. the dura band units were sold at walmart stores from january 2006 and july 2009. they can overheat and cause a fire. >> if you have this brand dvd player stop using it and return it to walmart for a full refund. walmart received 12 reports of the dvds overheating. five resulted in fires. >> so far no injuries have been reported. >>

call senator mikulski today. tell her, thanks for protecting the promise of biomedical research and the maryland jobs it provides. it's not just the future, it's life. >>> the best days of summer are back, maryland's state fair in full swing. food, rides, entertainment, you name it, it's all on the fairgrounds! the fair is open from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. tonight and tomorrow, and next weekend. the fair is also open from noon until 10 monday through friday. there's still plenty of time to catch rides. for more information, just go to our website. wow. the thing i like is the food. i don't care about the rides, but the food is delicious and we're looking at good weather as we head into the next couple days some that should be fabulous for the fair as well. next chance for showers, probably going to be wednesday afternoon. >> all right. that's all for us at 6:30. thank you for joining us. have a great evening!

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call senator mikulski today. tell her, thanks for protecting the promise of biomedical research and the maryland jobs it provides. it's not just the future, it's life. >>> check on headlines across the nation takes us to california, where a massive wildfire continues to threaten thousands of homes near los angeles. governor arnold schwartzenegger is urging homeowners to leave if their ordered to. three people have already been hurt because they refused to leave their homes. the fire has been burning in mountains and hillsides of the san gabriel mountains. >>> police found seven bodies inside a mobile home yesterday. and two survivers. one of those people died today. the person who found the bodies has been arrested. >> reporter: police are still not saying anything about the gruesome murder scene. >> that's a no comment. >> reporter: the mobile home is now the site of a mass murder. >> we received a 911 call of multiple persons who have been killed inside a mobile home. they found multiple victims. two of which w

call senator mikulski today.ell her thanks for protecting the promise of biomedical research and the maryland jobs it provides. it's not just the future. it's life. >>> good morning to you. i'm jamie costello. we want to look at the headlines before weather and traffic. he was vetted a brilliant mind. someone in his life and the driver of a truck is wanted by police. >>> towson catholic is closed forever. if it is so bad at the beach why not bad in our own backyard. ocean cities to what lawmakers can not. and megan is busy, she is getting married tomorrow. how about that. >> does not seem real. >> the wedding of the century. way hope to have pictures. >> a rough ride and down to 66 and fog. an inch of rain and another round coming in off the bay. we'll show new a bit. .06 of an inch. and the rain held out. >> the showers have off but we got them a slow mover in glen burnie. we had it roll through the big storms and we're stuck with showers this morning it is wet and temperatures in a few degrees of 70. a bit of f

call senator mikulski today. tell her thanks for protecting the promise of biomedical research and the maryland jobs it provides. it's not just the future. it's life. >>> it is 6:09. he is a visionary. he saw what others did not. now he shows off his prized sunshine grow restaurant to all of us. there's also a mystery to this dine on a dime. just watch. it's a one-traffic light town. >> one block long, fort maryland. >> reporter: his daddy told him to sell food, it's an honest living. but he is a college boy and wanted life at a computer. finally, he saw the sunshine. >> if the atmosphere is right and the food's right it can become its own destination. >> reporter: now you come here for crab soup a movie friday nights. >> as far as parkville, jacksonville towards towson that way, edgewood that way. so we have a big radius. >> reporter: he plans on dressing up fork as athens, greece. you know mr. john, one of the great cooks in baltimore history. bill learned a lot from his dad. he met his wife who ran the sandwic

. >>> yesterday, a senate committee approved a bill co- sponsored by maryland senator barbara mikulski that would enable states to jam cell phone signals inside prison. currently, the fcc bands such jamming. cell phones smuggled into a prison were used to plan and execute the killing of an eye witness in a trial last year. the measure heads to the full senate for a debate. >>> all baltimore apartment complex has been given the all clear after a proper monoxide scare. levels were as high as 75 parts per million at grayhaven apartments. fortunately, in this case, no one had to be taken to hospital. >> on hd doppler, it has been active all morning long. like a shower activity is moving through the area. the pressure along the front that is stalled out over virginia. it is moving out of our direction. the rain should be tapering off this afternoon. we will keep the clouds around. cooler than normal temperature range. it is starting to get up to around 80. we are about 70 downtown. 68 in easton. 81 in ocean city. mostly cloudy, scattered showers and thunderstorms. we are on the tail and the

call senator mikulski today.l her, thanks for protecting the promise of biomedical research and the maryland jobs it provides. it's not just the future, it's life. >> $252 million. do you have your numbers out? are you rich? >> no. and rich in many ways, but this is not one of them. >> if someone does not show up to work tomorrow, we know they got it. >> rich in love, but not in cash. you met my wife. >> your wife, truly. i was not going to go there. i will let him say it. >> in other words, i did not win the lottery. >> 90 tomorrow with lots of sun and a chance for a storm on thursday. better chances for a storm on friday, and we get to the end of august monday with highs in the 70's. kind of nice. >> it is raining as a fare starts. that is not a trivial. that is not a trivial.

. >>> senator barbara mikulski met with doctors, thanking them for their care of her broken ankles. >> to the 20% of americans and marylanders who do not have health insurance, i'm going to work hard that you get a print to 80% that had it, i am going to work very hard that if you like what -- if you like the insurance you have, i will work very hard for you to get to keep it. >> senator mikulski will continue to undergo intensive physical therapy. she will resume her full-time duties next month. >>> florida senator mel martinez has announced he he will resign his senate post. three sources claim that he will step down. earlier this year, he said he would not run for reelection. >>> coming up, the senate review of the popular cash for clunkers phone hackers attack the social networking site twitter. and a potential housing trend in seattle will introduce you to an apartment complex where the rate is less than $500 per month. the only catch, you are let me cut to the chase. i'm looking for something to help take care... of what medicare doesn't pay for. but i don't want to spend more t

call senator mikulski today.her, thanks for protecting the promise of biomedical research and the maryland jobs it provides. it's not just the future, it's life. >> to weather systems that will cool things off a little bit. the tropical storm out in the atlantic makes its approach over the weekend. a few scattered on friday. it is moving east of ocean city that could produce some showers and thunderstorms. they cleared out in time for august. it september almost feeling like fall on tuesday and wednesday. danny does have to be watched. it is possible it could brush the coast. we think he can stay out of the atlantic. >> we like that. see you back here tomorrow.

. >> mikulski is weighing in on the ad. spoke about the need for some type of health care reform. we asked her about the ad that blasts those against the measure. >> i think, there is no room in our country for this violent kind of debate. we don't need it. >> the senator plans to hold several more townhall meetings to discuss health care reform. >> now, tonight on fox 45 news at 5:30 we asked you if the health care protests are anti-reform mobs or democracy in action. most of you said democracy in action. 62 to 38 percent. david from fallston writes, they are mobs, orchestrated by republicans. to hammer obama. but john from belair said it is democracy in action. called community organizing to promote the constitutional rights of u.s. citizens. hear more of your responses tonight on the "late edition", starting at 11:00 tonight. >> make your voice heard. tell your elected officials what you think of the health care proposal. get the phone numbers, and the e-mail addresses by going to foxbaltimore.com/your voice. >> just hours ago cash-for-clunkers got a refill. senate approved an

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in all, 68 senators, including maryland's barbara mikulski and ben cardin voted aye this afternoon. she will be sworn in as the 111th court justice this saturday. >>> and the senate vowed to refuel the popular cash for clunkers programs. the infusion of $2 billion comes just in time for dealerships and customers. >> reporter: with a little help from uncle sam, jeer and bet cease mason are hoping to trade in their old explorer for something new. >> a good example of what can happen if the government does it right. >> reporter: the $1 billion spent on the cash for clunkers program has significantly boosted private spending. dealerships are back on track. >> we normally stock 150 to 200 cars, and as you can see now, i'm down to maybe 50 cars. >> sales manager paul says they sold two weeks worth of cars in just four days. >> obviously you wish you had more for people coming in for cars, but we do have them incoming, so they just to have wait a bit to get them. >> reporter: economists say adding $2billion for the cash for clunkers program could mean an $18 billion boost to the economy. h

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call senator mikulski today.her thanks for protecting the promise of biomedical research and the maryland jobs it provides. it's not just the future. it's life. >>> weather friday, severe thunderstorm watch through the rest of the evening, we have new warnings from cecil county right down through car line county. watch out for some severe weather in that direction. it's going to skirt northeast of baltimore. a heat advisory in effect as we sore to 95 degrees. it will feel even hotter than that. >> looks like a busy night. >> busy night and stay cool out there. >> thanks a lot wyatt. thanks for watching abc 2 news at 6:30, join us for more news at 11:00. good night.

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call senator mikulski today. tell her, thanks for protecting the promise of biomedical research and the maryland jobs it provides. it's not just the future, it's life. >>> the mayor of milwaukee was back at work today, after being attacked for trying to help a woman in distress. they were walking from the state fair to their car when they saw a man hitting a woman. mayor barrett jumped in to help, and that's when anthony peters started swinging. little did the mayor know his niece had his back. >> i'm going to open my big mouth and start yelling. so i was yelling at him and i said i'm going to call 911. i've got a cell phone. i'm going to call. >> she literally had my back. i didn't know she was behind me. and she literally had my back and was distracting him so that he would leave. and that's why i'm able to talk today. >> give her a hug. >> reporter: the mayor says that was his first fistfight since the sixth grade. he calls it a fight that brought him and his family closer together. >>> safety concerns on the

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call senator mikulski today.her thanks for protecting the promise of biomedical research and the maryland jobs it provides. it's not just the future. it's life. >>> are you ready for a few more traffic delays through downtown baltimore? they won't be permanent, but they might feel like it. road crews started repairing parts of pratt street, reducing traffic to two plains from martin luther king martin luther king boulevard to paca. they're supposed to be temporary happening between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. the repair work is supposed to last about 7 months. >>> and a reminder. we're under a heat advisory for most of the state until 8:00 tonight. and then the heat coinues in throughout the day tomorrow. let's take a look at the seven- day forecast. 92 tomorrow. maybe some thunderstorms in the afternoon. then we cool down. we're back into the 80s. but things still stay on the warm side as we head even into next weekend. >> thanks, susan. that's all for us on abc 2 news at 6. i'm marybeth marsden. thanks for joining us. we

. >> and joining us on the phone is our senior senator from maryland, senator barbara mikulski. senator, thank you so much for sharing your thoughts with us tonight. >> marybeth, this is a very sad day for our country. senator kennedy certainly was a champion for those who were left out, didn't have a voice, but also for the middle class. he was a big believer in expanding opportunity in education and health care, and was one of the founding fathers of medicare. so a great loss for our country. >> senator mikulski, you have worked side by side with senator kennedy for more than 20 years. what are some of your personal memories of him? >> first of all, what i so admired ted was his wit, his warmth, his jokes. you would appreciate that we always had friendly arguments. he was a -- he liked his lobsters and clams, i like my steamed crabs, and in fact, i even brought him to baltimore and we ate at one of our crab houses. and he had to admit we had a lot of delicacies. we also worked so hard on legislation. and very few people might not know, but he was a big champion of many of the

call senator mikulski today. tell her, thanks for protecting the promise of biomedical research and the maryland jobs it provides. it's not just the future, it's life. >>> drug dealing landed him behind bars for near lay decade. now he is out, and he is hoping to turn lives around. delia goncalves has an update now on a former inmate we profiled back in february, and his future goals. >> reporter: michael williams is back in baltimore. >> it's a relief. >> reporter: after being locked up for nearly ten years. >> i consider myself beyond lucky. being shot two different times, both federal and state. >> reporter: we first met williams in february. >> thank you for coming out. you can see our production. >> reporter: he was performing a self-written play for families visiting the jessup correctal facility. >> hey, how you doing, sir. >> reporter: where you all at is a dramatic reenact ofment of his life growing up in baltimore's drug trade, from 15 to age 30. >> as a result of my involvement through my peers, now yo

call senator mikulski today. tell her, thanks for protecting the promise of biomedical research and the maryland jobs it provides. it's not just the future, it's life. >>> here is another look at the shower and thunderstorm activity making its way through the region. as you can see, some heavier storms pass through southern carroll county, and now they're making their way into northern carroll county. but there is more back in the montgomery county, frederick county making their way in that direction. but by tomorrow evening at this time, even more showers and thunderstorms. take a look at your seven-day forecast. there is the shower and thunderstorm activity, arriving tomorrow, continuing through the day on saturday. as a mixture of that trough of low pressure from the northern gulf of mexico and danny pass along the eastern seaboard. now danny does not look like it's going to be a major weather-maker here. the major weather and rainfall that we're going to be getting is from the trough of low pressure out in th

. >>> maryland's senator center barbara mikulski is still recovering from an ankle injury, but she did speak about us and she remembers ted kennedy as a lawmaker who was willing to work across-party lines. >>> and ben cardin echoed senator mikulski's remarks. he said i served for two years on the senate judiciary committee with senator kennedy, and consider him one of the most remarkable, outstanding leaders of our generation. personally, have i lost someone who has been a mentor, a friend, and one of my heroes. the nation has lost a leader who fought the right wrongs. governor martin o'malley also shared his memories of senator kennedy. >> the most powerful type of presence that any type of person can bring to this world is the presence of compassion. and oftentimes that compassion is born from one's own woundedness. senator kennedy worked hard, and he worked very, very hard at his calling, at his discipline, at his craft, forging legislation, and finding ways that we might be able to make this world a more just and a more fair place. and for that reason, he had to respect the people

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