if he makes this hot feat, he will be crossing niagara falls on june 15.hat we are witnessing right now should take about 15 minutes. on 11 news will remain above the scene as the act continues, and we will continue to bring you live updates. there he goes. he has just stepped out and is starting to cross. he is the seventh generation of the family, and he says is inspiration goes to his grandfather and started this. they started in europe and did a number of different things, walking the wire. they were a circus act for a while. interesting to note, his grandfather actually walked across the ann arbor back in 1973. his whole family involved, he does have a wife and three children. the children are part of their act as well. >> i can imagine that everybody is holding their breath. he is about 90 feet. >> it was overcast, and it was just as long as there is not lightning, and he was good to go. >> he wears a special pair of moccasins, and she makes all of them. >> this pavillion, that is going to be the site of a new ripley's believe it or not auditorium, a

he's planning to walk across niagara falls next month on a tight rope. he took his first steps on the two-inch wide wire, high above the seneca niagara casino. dozens of people showed up to cheer him on and watch. >> crazy. crazy nut. even just looking here, are there no nets even for practicing and where's the ambulance? >> this is unique. no one's everrigged a -- ever rigged a cable to walk on this long or walked over the top of niagara falls. that's why i'm here to work out all the bugs and fine-tune everything. there's a lot of firsts. >> i agree, where's the ambulance. his walk across niagara falls is set for june 15th. >> that looks dangerous, bruce. >> and if that walk doesn't work out, i don't suppose an ambulance is going to do him any good. >>> mother's day, huge. >> it is. it looks pretty good. >> okay. >> may look a little more gray and cloudy, especially by the afternoon tomorrow, but if you're taking mom out for brunch, i think you'll be fine. temperaturewise it should be fairly fine, warm by late afternoon. most of the showers will hold of

an attempted suicide at niagara falls. >> this really is incredible.an stunned tourists yesterday when he climbed over a retaining wall and deliberately jumped. amazingly, he survived. and rescuers were able to pluck him to safety. >> just saw a person, a gentleman, jump in the water. >> he was just -- i think a guy is already on the river, going down on the falls. >> that man, as you can imagine, was seriously injured. but he is expected to live. he is now the third person to survive going over the falls without a safety device. >>> there was another dramatic scene at another waterfall. this one involving a 13-year-old boy in washington state. he was rescued after spending eight hours stuck on a tiny ledge. he had slipped on river rocks and gone over a ten-foot waterfall. had he not grabbed on to the ledge, he would have been swept down a bigger waterfall. that, a 270-foot drop. >>> prominent program catholics are taking their battle over birth control to a whole new level. many arch diocese are suing the obama administration, for the mandate for empl

niagara falls. it's big. it's dangerous. and you'll only see it right here, so gather all your friends and snuggle around the tv set. >> a lot coming up. boy, turn down the music and get news from josh elliott. >> indeed. we'll begin with a measure of relief this morning. that terrifying two-week ordeal finally over for two tennessee girls. abducted by the man who killed their mother and teenage sister. 12-year-old alexandria bain and her 8-year-old sister were found in the mississippi woods last night with adam mayes. just a few miles from his home. mayes shot and killed himself as officers surrounded him. >>> and investors on wall street reacting to a bombshell of sorts from the nation's largest bank, jpmorganchase has revealed that it lost a bhoping $2 billion in just six weeks on a trading scheme that obviously backfired. the incident raises new questions now about whether other banks are also taking such risky gambles. >>> mitt romney is trying to refocus his campaign on the sluggish economy bu

the network is airing a 3-hour prime time suppression live he's walks across niagara falls. >>> if youn to the inner harbor you could have extra company. >> we will tell you why the city will have additional police patrol in the area. >> and police raid a store in howard county after the owner is accused of selling stolen goods. >> and traffic could be a nightmare for drovers across prince -- drivers across prince william couldn't i officials were -- county. officials were forced to close roads. >> we have moisture but it's not raining. the explanation is coming up. >> reporter: it's extremely foggy in the beltway at harford road. where else we are dealing with congestion coming up in my abc2 timesaver traffic report. you are watching "good morning maryland." ♪ i, i'll bring the fire make you come alive ♪ ♪ i can take you higher what this is, forgot? ♪ ♪ i must now remind you let it rock, let it rock ♪ ♪ let it rock ♪ this time >>> wednesday morning i am megan pringle this is your abc2 news to go. >> i am charley crowson. this is mdot along the eastern shore. it's foggy and that will c

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niagara parks police do not believe this was a stunt but a suspected suicide. he jumped from horseshoes fouls, the tallest of the falls. witnesses say the man appeared to have serious chest injuries but was actually conscious and talking after the two hours to rescue him. >>> now, to the presidential race. and our brand-new abc news/"washington post" poll, that shows president obama and governor romney neck and neck in the battle for the white house. it's "your voice, your vote," with jake tapper, who is at the white house. jake, this battle will be mostly about the economy. and on that issue, the candidates dead-even. >> reporter: very, very close, george. more americans disapprove of president obama's job performance than approve. and that number is worse for the president when it comes to his handling specifically of the economy. 55% disapproval. which is one of the reasons why you hear the president and his campaign, so aggressively going after mitt romney's tenure in the private sector, at bain capital, painting him as a heartless robber barron. it's the q

wjz eyewitness news. >> takes on niagara falls on the 15th, with no safety net. that's not such a big deal. we've been doing our own stunts on wjz for years. >> where have i been? i show up everyday. that's a stunt. >> can you imagine? >> no. >> all right. >>> let's take a look at radar. it just might propagate southward enough to the morning. if the trend continues, you might see showers continue north and east to the baltimore region and might extend to the west. watch it rain overnight. we didn't have a whole lot this morning. take a look. it's cooled a bit. west, it got warmer. it was in the 80s, upper 80s in virginia today. to 60 in d.c. so the east winds. now, tomorrow is a pretty good shot. should bring the clouds more to expect to get in the upper 70s and maybe 80 degrees. if we get that warm in the atmosphere, there's a pretty good shot we'll see rain in the morning and then late in the afternoon as some of the heating up of the atmosphere creates showers or thundershowers in the region. not a great chance, but we'll keep it in the forecast as you see ri

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a man survives a nearly 200-foot plunge over the niagara falls. captioning funded by cbs >>> and good morning, everybody. so good to be with you. i'm terrell brown. you know, it's not the final frontier, but certainly it's a new era in space flight. the first private space launched off this morning. the unmanned rocket and capsule carrying a thousand pounds of supplies, it's one of 12 plans by the corporation spacex. if all goes as planned, it will go off this friday. dick brennan is at the space center this morning. dick, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, terrell. it was a spectacular scene. just about 16 minutes ago, spa spa spacex had a spectacular lift-off, and it is now headed to the international space station. spacex has launched the falcon 9 rocket. it's first private space vessel headed to the international space station. >> launch of the space station falcon 9 rocket to resupply the international space station. >> reporter: spacex is attempting to become the first private space vessel to reach the international space statio

plunge over niagara falls in an attempted suicide. the unidentified man, in his '40's, is only the third person to survive a plunge without some sort of safety device. witnesses told police that he deliberately jumped yesterday afternoon, emergency crews were able to rescue him a few hours later. he is expected to survive. >> the president is trying to make sure that republican mitt romney's work at a private equity firm will be a continuing issue. is never tasman features workers from a steel company in missouri at bain capital bought and then shut down. the latest attempt by democrats, like republican primary canada's earlier, to define mitt romney as a ruthless businessman. >> bain capital walked away with a lot of money that they made off of the plant. mitt romney is a job destroyer. >> this is not a distraction. this is what this campaign is going to be about. >> his campaign calls the advertisement an attack on the free enterprise system and also says that in capital bought the steel company two years after mitt romney left the

a man survives a nearly 200-foot plunge over the niagara falls. captioning funded by cbs >>> and good morning, everybody. so good to be with you. i'm terrell brown. you know, it's not the final frontier, but it's certainly a new era in space flight. it launched off this morning. the unmanned rocket and capsule carrying a thousand pounds of supplies, it's one of 12 plans by the corporation space-x. if all goes as plant it will go this friday. dick brennan has more this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, terrell. it was a spectacular scene. just about 16 minutes ago, people to the space station by 2018. space-x hopes to do it at least two years earlier. now, if all goes according to plan, space-x will return to ertd sometime around the end of the month. it will splash down in the pacific much like the old apollo mission and hopefully be picked up by a ship and be used once again. terrell? >> dick, this is an important moment for the u.s. space program. if all goes well, what's next for space-x. >> reporter: you said the words,

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he also isn't too nervous to walk across niagara falls. but we have to mention, several of his family members, the flying walindas, have died, while performing. live at the inner harbor, i'm jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> well, the inner harbor, niagara falls. i'd start with the inner harbor, too. >> me, too. >> the walk should take 15 to 20 minutes. it is scheduled to start, 5:15, may 9th. if you can't be there, i'm sure we will be. >> he will walk on the water. two people have done that. >> uh-huh. >>> still to come on wjz eyewitness news. criminally charged. a drum major dies after a hazing incident. now his bandmates are arrested. we'll have late-breaking details. >>> remembering yeardley love. the local lacrosse community comes together for the one love foundation. i'm mary bubala. that's just ahead. >>> recreation centers on the chopping block. why the city says they have to go. >> reporter: i'm gigi barnett at city hall. that story is coming up. >>> and your first warning weather forecast is also coming right up. ,,,,,,,

i'm walking across niagara falls. >> you have a petition to let you walk over niagara falls. >> it wasned for over 100 years. we needed a new law. it is part of the process. >> people have a chance to see this on the air. .> i'm starting at 5:15 >> the wire will be starting here and you go out 300 feet. >> i tried to make every walk unique. i decided to go out to a barge in the middle of the water. >> we are so excited for you and we wish you the best of louck. you concede this later today. >> this will be at 5:15. >> there is a chance for thunderstorms. can explore the chances. >> will the what if it is like rain or drizzle? >> he says it is the lightning he will watch out for. >> there's a chance for some lightning. thank you, ava. i might wait for a sunny day to try that. we do have some rain out there this morning. give yourself a couple extra minutes. 95 into harford and cecil counties, we have some light to moderate rain. same thing around st. michael's. basically dry and baltimore and west. we could see a shower pop-up at anytime. the front that is true wrist is off in ohio. we

in june, he is requesting to -- going to walk over niagara falls.t state laws and country law in canada changed so he could do that. >> you mentioned, once he does the niagara falls walk -- there is noise generated from that. even from w those special-- with those special shoes, you wonder how that moisture will affect that walk. >> reporter: absolutely. and we talked to a reporter who came from buffalo. and she said, it's just so much fog and so moist up there that it's going to be soy different. so different. and his cousin said the same thing. each rig is different from the last. we should also mention, the barge is in the water. so it does move as well. but this is absolutely incredible. and i am around woing if this is-- wondering if this is record time. this has been about five minutes. >> whoa! >> okay. let's just hang on. wow. >> okay. >> my heart just stopped, guys. >> yeah. >> mine, too, jess. >> that didn't look like showmanship. >> no. >> he's almost there. let's let him finish out. >> reporter: crowd is very quiet. >> reporter: wow. unb

. >>> a famous dare devil is getting ready to walk across niagara falls.e began practice walks today. next month the wire will be placed above the waterfall where he will attempt to make history. >> this is unique. no one in the world has ever rigged a cable to walk on this long, ever. let alone the fact no one has ever walked directly over the top of niagara falls . that's why i'm here, to work out all of the bugs. >> adjustments were made after today's practice after he complained that the wire was twisting and rolling and making it hard to stay on. he plans to practice every day for the next ten days. >>> the giants snap a dry spell in the deserts of arizona. matt cain came through today. >>> expect to see a big change in our weather starting tomorrow. we'll have your mother's day forecast. [ teen ] times are good, aren't they, kids? it's nice having u-verse, isn't it? see back in my day, we didn't have these newfangled wireless receivers. fangled? we had to watch basketball in the living room... that's where the tv outlet was. what is he talking about?

. >>> a man survives a 180-foot plunge in to the gorge at niagara falls. he jumped and resurfaced near an observation platform below. a specialized squad used an aerial ladder to bring the man up, he is in serious but stable condition, the third person to survive jumping in to niagara falls without a safety device. >>> today is the one year anniversary of a tornado that devastated joplin, missouri. the president visited the town to give the commencement address at the graduation. >> we can define our lives not by what happens to us but by how we respond. we can choose to carry on. we can choose to make a difference in the world. >> last may a half mile wide f5 tornado struck joplin. 161 people died, 7500 buildings damaged or destroyed. joplin high was one of the buildings lost to rubble. the students spent the past year at a converted department store space. >>> space travel blasted off in florida, unmanned privately opened rocket is headed to the space station. space x launched the falcon 9 rocket, the fist private space vessel headed to the international

going to take you to joplin and explain how it was possible for someone to survive a plunge into niagaraey call it a miraculous survival story. >>> also the 911 operator who is in trouble after falling asleep and snoring during an emergency call. you'll hear the recorded conversation and get an explanation about exactly why this happened. >> you call 911, you don't think you'll hear snoring. >>> also later this half hour, enlightening lessons for a class where all the students need to lighten pup the strict rules in school only for the overweight. >>> we begin with resiliency on display. joplin, missouri, standing tall and moving forward one year after a monster twister ripped it to shreds. >> thousands of people marking this somber anniversary by marching through the hardest hit neighborhoods, even as the widespread rebuilding effort goes full steam ahead. abc's steve osunsami was there. >> our father, who art in heaven. >> reporter: at st. mary's church in joplin where this lonely cross is all that the tornado left behind, they came to pray for the 161 who were killed here a year ago a

. >> the u >> stunned tourists watched a man tried to commit suicide by plunging over niagara falls on monday. he survived the 180 footfall. rescue crews had to rappel down a rocky cliff near the horseshoe falls to reach the civilian demand, now becomes only the third person to live after going over the falls without any kind of safety device. >> check out this video. officials rescued a 13-year-old boy stuck at the top of washington state's's paul westphal spa more than eight hours. he was waiting by a nearby river when he lost his footing on saturday. >> lutz a check on traffic and weather, starting with lisa baden. >> very busy in prince william county. aden road shutdown in virginia because of deep water and a sinkhole has developed where the road has been compromised in some manner. two separate accidents in virginia, both going southbound threw dale city into dumphries only one to the left getting by for each crash. i will take you upstream to springfield, where things are open to get up to the pentagon, and the lights northbound. back inside. >> 6:11 in the belfort furniture wea

a man who apparently tried to commit suicide by plunging over niagara falls survived.people were horrified to see the man climbing over the railing and jump. then they were amazed to see him surface in the water below the 180 foot tall falls and make it to shore on his own. he's only the third person known to have lived after going over the falls without a safety device. look for more on this story, coming up at 7:00 on "good morning america." >>> new documentary on prince william will be released today in britain he's revealing new information about his wedding. he tells i tv he tore up the official guest list after the queen his grandmother told him it was okay. the prince says he didn't know any of the 700 plus people on the list. william also says he won managed to sleep one hour the night before the big day because he was so nervous. >> that's something the prince and i have in common. things are going well for them, good. i only slept one hour before my wedding. >>> daring rescue in san francisco, what forced firefighters to repel over the side of a cliff near on

. >>> coming up on fox 5 news at 5, a man plunges 180 feet over niagara falls and lives to tell aboutt. >>> and who thought this was a good idea? a prank in a laundromat goes wrong. we'll have details. have detail  . >>> a man is in stable condition at a hospital in canada after plunging at least 180 feet over niagara falls and witnesses said they saw him climbing over the railing and jump and he made it to shore on its hone on his own. he was flown to the hospital with broken ribs and a collapsed lung, the third person known to have lived for going over the falls without a safety device. >> a 13-year-old saved himself moments before plunging over a 270-foot waterfall in washington state. and he was waiting in the water when he slipped on saturday and went over the waterfall and managed to pull himself up and waited for eight hours until rescuers could reach him. >> and that is rising and scared me a lot. >> and he sea smart kid. asked me if i had plans. >> the rescuer spent the night on the rock ledge with william. once the sun came up, a helicopter pulled them out. >>> caught on c

side of niagara falls to the canadian side. he said this was a little warmup as he gets ready for that big trick which is something even his grant father, great -- grandfarther, great grandfather or even father never attempted. >> did you see him slip? >> reporter: you should have seen the crowd. when he made that slip it was one of those big moves and he said this was no act. >> thanks. >>> we have an update. let's get to the breaking news we brought you at 5:00. president obama has announced his support for same-sex marriage. our state has the law that's scheduled to take effect in january but opponents are collecting signatures for a referendum. the president said all of our brothers and sisters have to be treated like every other. >>> well, it's rained on and off for much of our week but that hasn't solved the problems associated with the dryest springs in maryland. the state has extended the drought watch a decade after one of the worst droughts. abc2's jeff hager has more. >> reporter: they keep it under lock and key, and

. >>> a famous dare devil is getting ready to walk across niagara falls.began practice walks today. next month the wire will be placed above the waterfall where he will attempt to make history. >> this is unique. no one in the world has ever rigged a cable to walk on this long, ever. let alone the fact no one has ever walked directly over the top of niagara falls . that's why i'm here, to work out all of the bugs. >> adjustments were made after today's practice after he complained that the wire was twisting and rolling and making it hard to stay on. he plans to practice every day for the next ten days. >>> the giants snap a dry spell in the deserts of arizona. matt cain came through today. >>> expect to see a ♪ so, this is delicious okay... is this where we're at now, we don't care anymore? we just eat whatever tastes good? excuse me? [ man ] like these sweet honey clusters, they're awesome so no way they're good for you. but i guess that's okay right? actually there's a half a day's worth of fiber in every ... why stop at cereal? ya know? cancel the gym m

crews save a man who jumps over niagara falls. and it's all caught on camera. >>> a teenage boy's hand is nearly blown off in an accident. i'm monique griego. coming up, the warning he has for other kids. >>> bernadette will be back with your updated first warning forecast. stay with us. ,,,,,,,,,,,, [ jared ] uh, michael? you know... big game... that was sort of supposed to be for all of us. [ slurping ] [ male announcer ] give 'em what they love. subway! giant subs, sandwich and cookie platters. and big-time value. subway catering. order today! >>> it's mostly cloudy and 76 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete first warning forecast is coming up. a small plane headed to phoenix makes a crash-landing in a southern california neighborhood. check out the records left behind in this los angeles suburb. the 6-feet single-engine plane causing an outage for 30 square blocks. the pilofs -- pilot was taken to the hospital with any nonlife-threatening injuries. >>> a man's alleged suicide attempt leads to a dramatic rescue

a man plunges nearly 200 feet over niagara falls and survives.nouncer ] this is coach parker... whose non-stop day starts with back pain... and a choice. take advil now and maybe up to four in a day. or choose aleve and two pills for a day free of pain. way to go, coach. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> a suicidal man is in the hospital this morning after jumping over niagara falls. he plunged nearly 200 feet into the frigid waters below. took rescuers nearly an hour to reach him. look at that. when they tried to rescue him, the man refused to grab onto the harness because he was suicidal. they eventually got close enough to the man to physically grab him. witnesses watched it all unfold in disbelief. >> he did not. >> yes, did he. >> he went over the falls. i assumed that he was on the back of the falls tour and just left the group and slipped on the rocks. >> he did it on purpose. that man is now recovering from h hypothermia, a fractured ribs and a few cuts from his head and face. he's believed to be only the third person to survive a plunge over niagara falls.

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. >>> and a man throws himself over the edge of niagara falls. it's an amazing rescue caught on camera. >> reporter: you're looking at brick bodies. who will be the big winner? we'll let you know when abc2 news returns. >>> we begin with a breaking news update we first told you about on abc2news.com. the maryland man who was at the center of a missing person's case in aruba faces indecent exposure charges in annapolis. gary giordano drew national headlines after he vacationed with robyn gardner in aruba. she was never found. however, giordano spent time in prison but was never charged and later released. annapolis police said friday night someone reported a couple having sex inside a black suv park the in the noah hill parking

. >>> in another dramatic water rescue, this one on niagara falls on monday. a man jumped 180 feet over the horseshoe falls. authorities think he was trying to commit sue side. he isn't an hour in the water before crews hauled him out. the pilot used the chopper's propellers to blow him closer to shore. he is the third person to survive over the falls without a safety device. >>> a group of moms rallied in support of the bill aimed at everhauling laws involving toxic chemicals. it's sponsored by frank lautenberg of new jersey. >> this allows too many untested chemicals on the market. why should parents wonder if it's safe. >> hundreds of moms turned out for the march and they also deliver add petition with 100,000 signatures for their senators. >>> all right. for weeks they've been working hard and shedding pounds. tonight they put it on the line to find out who won the extreme brickover challenge. charry crowson is -- charley crowson is there. >> reporter: we're going to have the winners coming up at 6:00, but what has kept all of these contestants going for

on friday's good morning america he announced plans to cross niagara falls on a tightrope 173 feet above the daredevil stunt will be carried live exclusively on abc in a three-hour prime time special on june 15th. i don't care how much he's being paid, its not worth it. here's lisa argen with our final look at the accuweather forecast. >> lisa: it was always the barrels over the falls in my day. we are look at fog to allow for airport delays at sfo and breezy winds by the delta. by 10:00, 11:00 it fierce. high mid-level clouds and 60s and 70s mainly around the bay. as much as 7 degrees cooler the east bay valleys. drizzle at the coast. not a lost clearing but the marine land mixes out. a cooler day tomorrow. >> that will do it for us. thank you for joining us. i'm carolyn tyler along with lisa argen. the next newscast is at 11:00. happy mother's day, everyone. keep track of us on twitter and talk all about it on face back. does your phone give you all day battery life ? droid does. and does it launch apps by voice while learning your voice ? launch cab4me. droid does. keep left at the fo

we have had a week of -- folks in manassas must think they are under niagara falls. it has finally settled down. you are looking out for the west. that was an ominous sky, but things have really settle down. things to watch out for over the weekend, not the rain but the sun. as high a in the sky it as it is almost any time of the year, even for the summer solstice. look at the high temperature today, up in the 80's. another record for this part of the country. some of that he is trying to get our way. 92 degrees in st. louis today. all over the ease, this is a bit early to be 70 in burlington. there is that circulation that is finally lifting. a general area of high pressure will build. there is an area of low pressure off the coast, and that does bear watching, but more and more, watching the futurecast, as we go through time, i think that will be shifting out toward the area of north carolina meaning as we get into the weekend and as we head out for the beaches, look at the water temperature into the 60's. there will be a little bit of a southeasterly wind, but a l

taller than niagara falls.rtiz is already a legend in the world of free style kayaking. means that he does this type of thing a lot. >> i think in the end it's also an addiction to adrenalin. i think it is most powerful drug ever. >>reporter: flying over falls. on top of what it water. through treacherous ravine. he does it with with a drive even he says he doesn't understand. >> every single time i run a scary water fall i think in my mind man you are so stupid. why are you in the watching tv right now. >>reporter: just a second kayaker ever to survive the plunge over the falls. american tyler brad pulled it off in 2009. ortiz was so hyped up he barely slept for 5 nights before and after the stunt. >> just tl that's the moment that i think i live. >>reporter: he says when he went over the falls it was like being hugged by water taking him on a huge ride. that ride ended fast and hard when ortiz hit the water at the bottom force so strong it ripped him out of his kayak. so technically it doesn't count as an off

it's about 13 feet taller than niagara falls. only the second person ever to do it.doesn't get an official record because he popped out of the kayak at the bottom. built quite a rep kayaking community for daring dives. he has been over plenty of water falls before but none as dangerous as this because he had to hit the water exactly right. of course. well, it's tough to fight a videotape confession in court especially when the suspect made the video himself. using the camera he is accused of stealing. check it out. >> to introduce you, my name is [inaudible] this is me, hi. in a stolen camera that i stole. but it's okay. the cop won't figure it out. >> trace: obviously the cops did figure it out. they say they used surveillance video of him breaking into a car to track him down. that's when they found this. he faces three misdemeanors including two counts of theft and one of carrying a concealed weapon. we called his attorney for a comment but no surprise, no response. i'm trace gallagher in for shepard smith. this is "the fox report." the presidential candidates are

>> you cross niagara falls and you make it $100,000. >> i'm sure he comes to birthday parties as wellget to the showers and they are moving on in. after a nice weekend, we are looking at a couple of days with a possibility of rain. a good chance. the chance of rain today, close to 100% so bring along an umbrella t won't rain every minute today but we will have some periods of showers moving through from time to time and the thundershowers will stick around tonight into the daytime hours tomorrow. could be a thunderstorm as well if we get any breaks at all in the clouds. showers moving in inside the beltway here. you can see not terribly heavy rain. waldorf, la plata, get something showers. out to the west, the showers steadier out towards leesburg and front royal. if you are north and east of the city, you are not seeing the showers yet but you will shortly here in the next hour or so. most of us should be getting qied spread showers. let's move o there we go. we have a big fetch of moisture parked down here. -- most of us should be getting widespread showers. so we'll see this moistu

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his next big adventure attempting to cross niagara falls. >>> for a look at national weather, here is bill karins, well aware of my fear of heights. >> no close calls. >> apparently for the wallenda family there are. >> you want offspring, no close calls. got to keep the family genes going. good morning, everyone. rain is exiting up through new england, going to be gone by the time we get to the afternoon hours. definite lay soggy, soggy drive this morning on i-95 through massachusetts and rhode island, maine will be locked in the rain for good majority of the morning. good news from philadelphia down to d.c., most of the rain is over with, the morning commute should be okay. so will be heading out during the day, try to get sunshine in the northeast later this afternoon. other things of interest, down here in texas, the worst drought in the country, in georgia it's bad and west texas. we're going take a big dent out of that with the storm system, just now starting to rain. this will be be a two or three-day event coming across the state, right now all that rain is throughout toward e

walker, and this is his last walk before the legendary, distort what that he will try, walking over niagara falls on june 15. it was something to see. reporting live, rob roblin, wbal tv 11 news. >> it was something. last night, olympic athlete michael phelps says he is sleeping in a special type toxic chamber -- a special hypoxic chamber to simulate an environment near 9,000 feet. it helps with oxygen. it raises the hormone level in your body, creates red blood cells, thereby increasing your body's ability to carry oxygen. >> once that goes up, then you theoretically would be able to increase your exercise capacity. >> and doctors say that kind of training can actually make the difference between a few hundredths of a second, in which and swimming is big, huge. >> without question. students with out of school suspensions. >> we take a look at the numbers and try to tackle the questions as to why this is happening. >> and hitting the track for the first time at pimlico, talking about the pressure that will build over the next couple of weeks. >> hd doppler shows some rain. some more wet wea