here's one more bit of news about the ocean.ew study shows pollution is causing a change in the way sound moves through the water. the sound waves go farther and deeper, making it noisier for the creatures living in the sea. so now we can add noise pollution to the list of problems mankind is creating. >>> just ahead, we'll see how news can make news. >> we'll take you on a tour of washington, d.c.'s exciting new "newseum." see you in sixty. >>> you're doing something right now. that's an important part of our democracy. watching the news. now there's a museum you can visit to appreciate it even more. annie takes us on a tour. >> reporter: 35,000 newspaper front pages, real life pieces of recent history. the first announcement of the death of a president, the thrilling news that a world war was over. dramatic stories that reporters and photographers risked their lives to tell. you can find all this and more at the newseum. >> this spectacular new attraction in washington d.c. explores one of our most important freedoms -- the fr

ocean city has picked up about a half inch of rain today. also further south, heavier showers from southern virginia. that's all moving off to the west as well. all of this coming in from the atlantic ocean. due to that storm we have been telling you about. it's going to take a while to get to the baltimore region. but we'll see rain tonight in varying intensities. and looks like even more rain probably on your friday. kai? >> all right, bob. thank you. >>> let's check on the roads now with sharon gibala at traffic control. >> overall, we're not doing too bad. but it's note to say -- not to say problem-free. one accident on southbound lanes, approaching o'donnell street. a few more wrecks in the city. north haven at pulaski highway. and one more in pasadena, on southbound richie highway. watch for some debris on 95 northbound at southwest side of the beltway. there is also a water main break if you're traveling in parkville, that's blocking the northbound lanes between lambroas and platman avenue. traffic being dwoarted there in -- diverted

ocean city it was 74 degrees. just about an hour ago. now they are down to 69 with pretty heavy rainfall moving through the region. easton, heavy rain now and 64 degrees. out in the atlantic, hurricane fred, winds of 90 miles an hour. fred is just going to keep meandering, halfway between africa and the united states. not doing much of anything. again, we'll keep an eye on fred to make sure it doesn't develop into anything. in the meantime, across our region, that very strong area of low pressure off the eastern seaboard continues to pummel the eastern shore of maryland and delaware and new jersey, with high winds, heavy rainfall, baltimore's right there. there's the heavy rain, as you can see on the eastern shore and the whole system is gradually moving in our direction. a little closer inspection of the radar, leaving the ocean city area, through assateague the showers get heavier. the whole system is moving in our direction. looks like the heaviest rainfall will pass into southern portions of maryland, southern portions of anne arunde

the fliewns of the atlantic ocean play a part in ocean city weather.nt mere in washington but we've noticed there seems to be -- >> if you have a place around the water, is it warmer or ceerl? >> the summertime, it is cooler and in the wintertime, it is warmer. >> the national weather service does issue guideline on if you are going to have a weather gauge. not everyone follows how that should be set up. >> that is a great comment. a lot of people will want to have these weather sets at home and just go to the national weather service site and they will tell you how to set it up so you don't have built-in biases. >> if you have a question you want answered, go to myfoxdc.com and click on the weather tab. we'll try to answer it for you. >> let's check in with julie wright. she always seems to have an idea what is happening near the area beaches. >> absolutely. but right now, we are talking roads and we are talking a good four or five-mile backup uner loop of the beltway headed from the dulles toll road trying to get up to the american legion bridge. acc

moisture will be brought in off of the ocean.a coastal flood advisory, tides could run 2 feet above normal. the showers are brought back to the chesapeake bay and occasionally back in the mountains as well for tomorrow and right on into friday. this area of low pressure will be lifting far to the north. we hold onto a threat of a shower right into saturday morning. a breezy day tomorrow, cooler than normal. scattered showers. over the chesapeake bay, the winds will be stronger. the small craft advisory is up for the ocean waters. -- for the open waters. a little wetter around the bay. the worst is out over the atlantic. a thunderstorm and a northeast wind tomorrow and up to 30 miles per hour. hurricane fred is sitting out there in the atlantic. it has 150 mile per hour winds. it is forecast to stay out here and are really harm anybody on land. 71 tomorrow. 73 and showers on friday. things start to clear up as we get into the weekend. partly cloudy and up to 80 degrees on sunday. >> now, 11 sports with gerry sandusky. >> the raven

/japan bases in the indian ocean.barack obamaade a lot of policies on foreign policy that he didn't keep and that's okay. and many are advising the democratic party t keep moving to the center. what's striking is they are still remaining big. i think the general consensus in the party is not to push the u.s. on these issues right now but not to drop them either and to hope as he meets obama they'll develop a good relationship and barack obama will say, he's a good guy. okay, we d't need your ships in the indian ocean and he seems alike a decent guy, okay, we'll meet you in the okinowa agreement. it's wishful thinking. it was negotiated by secretary of defense gates. who is the secretary of defense for obama, it's mr. gates. there's not much give on these things that people in tokyo are hoping. rather than coming out of e gate and demanding things in the u.s., they're at least going to try to deal a relationship with obama. a couple of things to keep in mind here. although the "new york times" article and some of the d

look at our radar, in the past couple hours there's ocean city there. as you see the heavy rain just really soaking that region. here in the baltimore area we're precipitation-free but again this whole system is moving in our direction. so as it moves across the bay it will lose a lot of power. but we're still going to see showers from it. nothing like what they've seen over the southern portions of maryland. right now in reisterstown 64 degrees. 65 in parkville. fallston 63. dundalk 66 -- sorry, 65 dundalk. edgemere 66 degrees. mount airy 65. over in centreville now, 65. 67 chestertown. northeast 64. the forecast for tonight, scattered showers throughout the region with the heaviest rainfall to the east and south of us. during the day tomorrow, more pop-up scattered showers, again the heavy stuff to the east. also on saturday, a chance for scattered showers but most of it will be down in virginia. here's your forecast for the overnight period -- showers and storms but not as heavy as on the eastern shore. still going to be breezy, overnight low of 61.

and nice breeze. 76 in ocean city. the waters will be listening with some light on the chesapeake bay today. the record high as 99% in 1962. the record low 53 degrees. we may be able to tie corporate debt temperature. 61 degrees is the average low. mostly clear skies tonight. 55 degrees downtown with the winds steady. a dominant dome of high pressure that will keep us stable throughout the week. the fire risk in california is still in effect. the winds are picking up. this is hard campsite jimena almost a hurricane category five. it is approaching the baja peninsula and will affect san lucas. as far as the atlantic goes, an unnamed system that is likely to become tropical storm erica. plenty of sunshine this week. a great labor day weekend. the quiet weather pattern will continue here. >> maryland's morning news radio and has a new format and it debuted yesterday. >> our reporter shows us what it is all about. >> amp's 1 1090 opened up a whoe new form of radio news in the morning. >> it was quick, fast. i am still dizz

it's had a lot of clouds, 63 ocean city, 61 eastton. d.c.coming in at 630 degrees, the winds have shifted a little more to the southwest. it's not going to be any warmer tomorrow. but we do have a weak little system. and possibly bring at least a brief shower to a few shots from the city. particularly there's a little bands of clouds across portions of ohio. it's a little disturbance that's rotating around this big area of pressure. and it's sending these little spokes of energy. here's another one that caused some showers in pittsburgh. we think they are probably strong enough to make it over the mountains tomorrow afternoon maybe between 11:00 and 2:00. could be a brief shower across the region. eventually this nice high that's giving us this nice breeze, will move to the east. allowing milder air to move in. that will be later in the day on friday. unfortunately by saturday, that will bring us showers and clouds. it rained last saturday, it looks like we'll see more rain this saturday. a chance of some rain in the afternoon and eving into

take a look down at ocean city.his is really cool, watch closely on the skyline here, they had cloud cover at the beach this morning, but as we go into the afternoon, you see the clouds begin to break up. some pretty good waves rolling into the beach, and the blue sky breaks out in the afternoon, ends up with a gorgeous afternoon and evening. about 74 right now down toe ocean. i want to show you maryland's most powerful radar for one reason. it's beautiful to see it empty. nothing out there. that's what we like to see after the last couple of days. i think we're going to continue to to see this for at least another 24, to 48 hours. a weather maker due in toward the end of the week. that's going to make it rainy toward the latter part of the week. saver the next day or two. 79. that was the high today. that's average for this time of year. high temperatures right around 80 degrees. ocean city topped out at 82. we've dropped off a little bit here in the last hour or so. down into the mid- and upper 70s across the boar

in the deep ocean, the height of the waves is pretty small. when you get near the shore, you are compacting that energy to much less water. >> as far away as new zealand people began moving to higher ground after the initial alert. the authorities later canceled the warning. nonetheless, the damage has been extensive, though it could be some time before the full scale of the devastation can be understood. >> and reporter in the samoan us this of state. >> there are many stories about local heroes. in new zealand, toiletry and items of clothing for people in temporary shelters. the new zealand government and australian governments have called in whatever service they can. they will do an aerial survey to get an idea of the extent of the damage. people felt the earthquake. there was a local alarm that went off. local people told me that folks did that in an orderly fashion here. in the south along the resort beaches, there was very little warning. i spoke to a family on the beach with their children. they said they felt the earthquake, but they

we are fortunate that ocean city has a lot of people looking for things to do. there is not a lot of adult activities in ocean city and nearby beaches. >> there are some restrictions. no slots related hotels or restaurants can be built within 10 miles of the track, and entertainment has to be limited to one piano player. >>> tonight, federal investigators are working on the hanging death of a u.s. census worker. why they believe it could be linked to his work. how several banks will help keep money in your accounts. and the flu shot versus the nasal spray. help us way and on which is the most effective. >>> i think it is great. i wish i had some of these figures like these gals do. >> helping seniors stay healthy this flu season in the most unlikely of places. we will explain. >>> alive showers and some thunder in that line, moving toward the up baltimore area. check out the seven-day forecast. it's still warm, 77 downtown. >>> it tonight, the census bureau has suspended door to door work after a census worker was discovered hanging. law enforcement says a word

so this was all at one time an ocean bed, wasn't it? bob: yep, you can sort of see all those layers. art: it's incredible. i'm just so anxious to see our first caribou. it's amazing how the large animals can just disappear in what seems to be wide, open country. art: with this low valley here and that low valley there, it looks like a natural funnel for migrating caribou. wow, look at the striation in the ice and the blue color. it's fantastic. right from here i can see blue, blue, blue, and then the mountains right above. and it makes this ice look like 40 feet tall. so it's just the juxtaposition, which is great. let's just pull over and get up on top of the ice and kind of scout where we should be going. just jumped off the raft to explore this off ice, which is one of the really primary elements of the arctic landscape. it builds up over the winter months as the river freezes, and each subsequent freeze adds another layer until it goes from the bottom all the way to the top. some of this off ice will be as deep as 12 feet, which is

national waters as the first ocean sanctuary for sharks. >> these giant fish from the oceans. fins are heavily in demand. the main market is chinese cuisine. the suit is a prized commodity. -- the soup is a prized commodity. as many as a hundred million fins are hacked off each year. for years, conservations have looked for a way to put the plight of sharks on the agenda. >> science is on our side. not all nations consider it fins as delicacies. we feel the need to the sharp -- we feel the need to protect the sharks outweighs the need to enjoyable a soup -- to enjoyable of soup. >> seeking sanctuary will not be easy. it does not have a fleet of patrol boats able to corner of illegal fishing boats. has this one past with monitoring and ocean as big as france. the president admits that one small country cannot do much. he argues that someone has to make a start. conservationists are elected. as many as half of the world's biggest oceangoing sharks are threatened with extinction. at least in these waters, they should not be safe. the president will be urging other leaders to foll

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they grant it to ocean down near ocean city. it's the first of five to be awarded. >> it's official, the board of estimates votes to make city budget cut, that means layoffs and furloughs. there's still more uncertainty ahead. >> the city workers lose a minimum five days pay. >> we have not looked at any other options like legal options but want you to know it's on the table. >> the furlough plan saves 13 and a half million dollars or that means five days without pay. >> they've been asked to sacrifice a great deal. they're living from paycheck to paycheck. difficult for them to lose a few hours. that means it may not pay for the medication and might not be able to pay a bill. >> remember this in the year 2000 when police and fire protested cuts and layoffs in the demonstration outside of city hall. it could see something like that again this year. >> he wants a guaranty workers will be furloughed. >> i can't commit to it. but it's on the table for an option. >> police and fire unions working with the city on how to save without

. >>> ocean city. sun, surf and pretty soon slots. the license goes to ocean downs. horse racing track five miles away from ocean city. the owner has plans to install some 800 slot machines and they could be gambling as early as next memorial date. some can't wait and others are worrying but an increase in things maybe like crime. >> i don't think slots will help ocean pines at all. i think it will be detrimental. >> i hope there are enough machines for all our friends. that's all. >> state officials are still mulling over other requests for slots. including one in the rundle mills mall and another near the ravens football stadium in baltimore. >>> maryland officials don't like the spike they see in the number of boating deaths. 15 people have died so far this year and that is the highest. state officials are considering new safety laws. here is one proposal endorsed by the governor raising the age of which it is necessary for kids to wear life jackets from seven years and under to 13 and under on boats. >>> a boat may have come in handy in palm springs, california.

clipping ocean city with a shower or two.t a drier, westerly flow and despite the disturbances back to the west, we should have ourselves a shift back to the west coast. hurricane and tropical storm jimena pushing its way onshore and mexico and deteriorating. what i want to point out is you can see the cloud cover here. there should be a shift of winds through los angeles by the weekend forecasting a southwest are lir flow that -- southwesterly flow that could help them fight the fires out there. we've got the news for us, 80. we're going mostly sunny throughout the afternoon. after today's two degree guarantee of 80, we're down to 63 overnight. 82 tomorrow, 83 through sunday. then labor day monday, still looking good, 84 with a chance of an afternoon thunderstorm possible. kim? >>> justin, it's been a quiet twitter morning so far. you can follow me at twitter.com/maryland updates to get your traffic on time. route 50 remains closed in both directions. this is in talbott county at skipton landing road. they hope to have it re

in fact, it has just one, tasked with monitoring a patch of ocean as big as france. the president admits one small country cannot do that much, but he argues someone has to make a stance. conservationists are delighted. as many as half of the world's big oceangoing sharks are threatened with extinction. at least in these waters, they should not be safe, and the president will be urging other leaders to follow his example. >>> more of the main stories -- football's world governing body has warned fans to be aware of buying fake tickets over the internet for next year's world cup in south africa. 100 online companies selling of the seats have been shut down. official tickets have only been sold through the official web site. >>> scientists in china are all of water since they have discovered -- are all excited because they have discovered feathers on fossil spread of the well-preserved fossils found in northeastern china are at least 150 million years old, predating any previous examples of creatures with others. >>> curious crowds have gathered on the island of sumatr

just reported that a sea level meeting has indicated a tsunami was in fact generated in the pacific ocean, and there is another one here. we now know that the earthquake -- oh, my goodness, the earthquake has been upgraded to a magnitude 8.3. we now have a very serious situation on our hands. i believe we have a map where we can show you where this happened. about 120 miles from american samoa, and it's this leading stance -- they do not always stand. that was not what we got in the first reading. in this case, the magnitude has gone up, and as you probably know, they go up about tenfold with each point-something. we have just gotten word the pacific tsunami warning center reports sea level readings, now indicate a tsunami was generated in the pacific ocean. what we cannot tell you, as this is developing now, is how big and how serious this tsunami is. here's the area we're talking about. i know the map does not tell you much, but american samoa is a tiny little bit of land. you see french polynesia way over to the east of there, and you see, and fiji. i want to get to jonathan howe. if y

it buckled and cracked creating an earthquake that shook the ocean floor in a place where the pacificmore than four miles deep. that energy propelled up a column of water and the open ocean, all that energy barely made waves on the surface. >> if you're out on the open ocean, a tsunami wave can pass underneath you and you wouldn't even know it. >> reporter: as waves move into shallower water near shore, their height can grow to catastrophic size, up to 100 feet high, moving at speeds of 500 miles an hour or more, too fast to outrun. >> they travel at very high speeds, often times at the speed of a jet airliner. >> reporter: that speed and the lack of an early warning system is one reason 230,000 died in the 2004 indian ocean tsunami. yesterday, samoa had only about a two-minute warning. getting better alerts is why scientists at the u.s. geological survey look for new answers in every tsunami. >> each one is a surprise that has some aspect of unexpected behavior associated with it. >> reporter: here at the u.s.g.s. where they track seismic activity around the world in realtime, the pi

hit the indian ocean, no sumani there but incredible amount of damage.d at least 75 people. hundreds more are hurt. and thousands may be trapped under collapsed buildings. i have some of the latest pictures right now from the region. a lot of people don't have power or phone service. getting around is almost impossible. u.s. geological survey say the quake had a magnitude of 7.6. it sent panicked people out into the streets. a tsunami warning was also issued but soon lifted. the quake was along the same fault line that killed 200,000 people in that catastrophic tsunami along the indian ocean that was five years ago now. >>> and thousands of miles away, a paradise in the south pacific is now a disaster zone. and just about everything is in the water. the earthquake that hit the islands of samoa, america sommoa and tonga yesterday unleashed a devastating tsunami. 111 people have been killed and entire villages are gone. one survivor said this "i thought it was the end of the world." the quake had a magnitude of eight. because american samoa is a u.s. terri

the quake hit about 20 miles below the ocean floor. a central arizona man distraught over losing his home to foreclosure was shot and killed after a standoff with police. officers swarmed the neighborhood after the man confronted the new owners at gunpoint. they say when it went to live in, they found him inside seemingly willing to give up the home. soon after, they say things turn violent. >> the homeowner did fire least four rounds. >> police soon showed up. they say the man was drunk and belligerent. they say he first fired rubber bullets, and when he returned the gunfire, they say they had to use legal force. the new homeowners were not hurt. it is fairly common with chicken pox, but doctors are warning against it with these 1 foot. new research on having friends in the fight against breast cancer. what doctors say isolation is not the answer. >> and receiving a couple of springs trying to make it to the ground. cloudy skies out there and cool temperatures. 65 downtown. 65 downtown. wins out of ohh... how many friends does a perso

we have gauges deployed throughout the oceans.me of which are on islands, some in harbors and some on buoys out in the open ocean. the information i have in front of me is from two shore-based gauges in western samoa. we recorded a 0.7 meter or 2.3 foot wave. and in pongo pongo a five foot wave. there's local effects from the shoreline and from some topograp topography. this certainly means there is a tsunami we recorded in samoa. i don't know which way the wave is moving. it's more like a log being rolled into a pond. i just don't have that information yet which way it's headed. >> reassuring, these initial reports that lelectricity is largely unaffected. the tsunamis created by this are no more than a couple of feet. >> a couple of feet is a dangerous wave. if you're on the beach and a two foot tsunami comes in it'll knock you off your feet and drag you out to sea. it'll flood low lying areas. it can damage boats and harbors. at two feet the currents can be quite strong. it can move debris around and cause damage. i know it does

it's been raining heavily there, almost two inches of rain recorded today just in ocean city. with wind gusts in excess of 45 miles per hour. all being generated by that storm system just off the coast. as we go through the next couple hours here in the baltimore area we should be precipitation-free. the showers should stay down to the south and east however overnight some of them will be making their way into the region. the question now is will they clear up for the weekend? we'll tell you about it coming up. >>> we have a very important game on sunday. the ravens kick off the 2009 season sunday but the festivities are already underway. delia goncalves is at the power plant live with this big celebration, big party going on. >> reporter: that's right. lots of fun, lots of music. and some food as well. the ravens are indeed kicking off the nfl season, with a bang. and they are showing their fans some love with the free party here at power plant live. the rock concert runs until 11:00 tonight and features the band shine down as the headline act. every -- even though everything

plunged 150 feet down a cliff here inches away from the ocean.matic rescue. >> threatening to put him in jail or fine them $1,000 for helping out their neighbor. >> this woman got in trouble with the state for watching her neighbor's children. she says she's helping out some friends. but the state says, she's breaking the law. >>> hey, good saturday morning. i'm natascha curry. this is hln. a man accused of plotting a bomb attack to coincide with the anniversary of the september 11 attack is back in new york. a judge has ordered najibullah zazi to remain in custody. zazi planned to make bombs from house hold chemicals he bought from beauty supply stores. an employee from the beauty supply warehouse in new york described zazi as the regular. he gave the fbi a videotape that shows zazi buying a large amount of hydrogen peroxide here. >> there was some small talk. and specific to the product -- i believe one of the employees asked, what are you using all of this stuff for? and he jokingly said, oh, i have a lot of girlfriends. >> zazi's father, moha

ocean city 42 miles per hour winds. 26 miles per hour in annapolis. east wind is piling in the moisture. there's the moistureture off the coast. it will move into ocean city by tonight. that is going to spell for some problems for us. look for the showers, only 68 this afternoon as our two-degree guarantee. the wind picks up and the rain picks up as well, as we head through tonight. more coming up in a bit. >>> 9:02. back to you. >> to our top stories -- we begin with charges in an animal abuse case in anne arundel county. janet taylor and her son jeffrey were arrested yesterday and charged with 21 counts each of animal cruelty and inflicting unnecessary suffering or pain on an animal. you see, animal control officers rescued 21 dogs from taylor's home on orchard beach two weeks ago after getting complaints from neighbors about a foul smell. the 21 dogs were malnourished and flea infested. one had to be euthanized, he was in such bad shape. the others are being treated until they are healthy enough to be adopted. >>> the parents of a 14-year-old elect

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woman was arrested because she couldn't pay a $90 tab at a swanky restaurant overlooking the pacific ocean. her car was impounded and she was released at 1:30 in the morning in a remote area. why didn't cops give her a ride home? she has not been seen since. tonight's big issue, would a celebrity had been treated the same way? we'll ask the family attorney. >>> and jon goessselin dumped b tlc. "kate plus 8" basically telling jorng don't let the door hit you in the you know what. don't think that you've seen the last of jon in his new outfit and earrings. "in-touch week" is reporting that jon wants to spin the divorce. >>> and also explosive new developments in the kailel cayl anthony. meanwhile, it was crucial evidence mishandled by the fbi. new claims that the infamous heart-shaped sticker outline found on the duct tape on caylee's mouth was accidentally destroyed as the prosecution sabotaged their own case? >>> plus, outrage over a mind-boggling delay. it took seven hours to perform a sobriety test on an nypd officer accused of killing a pedestrian while drunk driving behind the wheel. w

the national oceanic and atmospheric administration said the worldwide ocean surface temperature in august was 62.4 degrees. that's the warmest august on record ever, 1.03 degrees above the norm. >>> mary traverse have the 1960s peter paul and mary has died. part of a group known for such hits as puff the magic dragon and if i had a hammer. she died wednesday after a long battle with leukemia. she was 27. >>> kate winslet is among hollywood celebrities of top "people" magazine's 10 best women of 2009. michelle obama and reese witherspoon also made the unranked list. >>> and fresh off her win at the mtv video music awards, teen singer taylor swift got honors for best sparkle. >>> after months of duelling over health care reform, president obama got into an actual duel yesterday. the southfield was filled with olympians and pair olympians trying to drum up support for chicago's bid to host the 2016 summer olympic games. >>> now here's an early look how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens 9,791 after jumping 108 points on wednesday. the s&p rose 16. the nasdaq gained 30 points. t

>> we are in the pacific ocean. we have a lot of buoys out there. hawaii knows they are not going get a major tsunami there. they have a tsunami advisory which means there could be rises and falls that could provide dangerous currents. that advisory is all the way to the west coast including california and oregon. all sides of the hawaiian islands can be affected and portions of the west coast up to oregon. people should stay out of the water, too, tomorrow. >> we will keep watching it and you. steve lyons at the weather channel. thanks, as always. >>> we shift our focus to washington. on capitol hill tonight, a significant test for a big piece of president obama's health care reform plan. it is known as the public option, a government-run insurance plan that would operate alongside private insurance. nbc's kelly o'donnell has been watching this all day. kelly what is the status tonight? >> reporter: brian, had you noticed the public option had fallen off the radar a bit? today it was front and center and back. most democrats want some kind of gover

and in easton. 55 in ocean city. nice clear skies allow the temperature to drop tonight, but the sun will warm us up this afternoon. 79 to 85 your forecast temperature range. sunrise at 6:47 it ought to be a good one. no problems at the bus stop this morning. >> we did not plan the whole red-black thing in case you're wondering. stan feels left out. >> so we can figure out what we're wearing. >> if you're heading out anytime soon, one note, howard county, eastbound 32 at clarksville pike. use caution there. that should be out of there shortly. we're hoping at least westbound preston at cathedral. it is going to be blocked until noon today. 61 miles per hour according to our speed sensor on the outer loop. 67 just south of the beltway. your drive times not bad at all. 11 minutes on both the north and west side. and a five-minute ride on southbound 95 from the 895 split to ft. mchenry. here's a live view. north of child street, toward the harbor tunnel, problem-free. no problems at the ft. mchenry either. we'll switch

and down from ocean city down into virginia really. we're going to be seeing, basically a coastal flood advisory in effect at times at high tide. and we'll give you those tides at least at fort mchenry. this is an impressive low. what is strong is the high that is directing it here. this low can't really direct to the north. and it is the pressure between those two that is creating the stronger winds. but after that moves on by, the high is going to give a little bit. and after that blocking high starts starts to ease off, that low moves on through. steering winds take you on around. and we'll start to see some improvement, heading into friday night and saturday. we're looking at drying conditions. less cloud cover and less fog heading into the weekend. but for now, we'll be dealing with through the next night the or so. with a gail and small craft advisory in effect. gale warning, i should say. tonight, down around 58 degrees. rain heavy at times. areas of late fog. and tomorrow morning, fog early. periods of rain and then we'll start

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the moisture coming in off the ocean. it's more likely to be seeing some sprinkles, rain showers, low clouds. out around parts of the blue ridge tomorrow. as we go through the next couple of days, high pressure begins to get more dominant. we'll see drier air and sunshine for the weekend. cloudy, cool for this evening. when you get up tomorrow morning, we'll still have that northeasterly breeze. as a matter of fact, i think it will pick up a bit. during the mid morning to early afternoon, will be a bit breezy with that northeasterly wind. 15 to maybe 20, 25 miles per hour. a lot of clouds around still. there may be some sprinkles. we may see some temperatures tomorrow only around 70 degrees. next seven days, then we begin to dry out a bit on friday. some sunshine coming back. right now saturday and much of sunday looks fine. low humidity. temperatures into the low to mid 70s. another bit of a pattern change next week with warm moisture coming our way from the south. next monday, tuesday and wednesday, may be a bit on the

. >>> there was a unanimous vote to give the first of five slots licenses to ocean downs near ocean city. it could open as early as memorial day next year. >>> five days later and still many m dundau are reeling from the water main break that flooded several homes. >> there's nothing here. >> reporter: this basement was once finished. >> this is it. >> reporter: now it's just a basement that once was. >> i had storage right here. my washer drier. the heath system. this bathroom right here. this portion right here was my son's bedroom. and he lost everything. >> reporter: dozens of her neighbors, homes must start over. she just got power restored after friday's massive water main break. >> i haven't been able to go back to work yet and the type of work that i do if you don't work you simply don't get paid. >> reporter: the entire neighborhood is buzzing as baltimore county workers hall away truck loads of trash. as machines dry out over 100 basements and bge crews inspect homes. 19 are still without power and gas. on top of everything flood victims are already dealing with the maryland ho

the exceptions, ocean city at 76 and the mountains at 76. so a nice start to the week. how long will it last? we'll check that out with your seven-day, but right now let's check in with sarah. >> one problem at route 108, clarksville pike in howard county. an accident being cleared there. no word on what lanes are blocked. we'll let you know once we find out. preston attica need ral -- at cathedral, closures until noon today. volume still light. an 11-minute right on the -- ride on the northeast outer loop. let's give you a live view of traffic in the white marsh area. so far so good, picking up ever so slightly in volume. no sign of delays yet looking good into howard county and beyond. harford road, inner and outer loops checking out fine. the rest of the major roadways in great shape. back to you both. good morning. >> thank you. our big story a violent weekend in baltimore city as police investigate four separate shooting incidents on sunday alone. >> mayor sheila dixon tells 11 news she is fed up. 11 news reporter kate amara is live at police headquarters with more

a little warmer than that as you head towards the beach down at ocean city. >> right now we're watching more active weather pattern to begin to develop here across the eastern united states. you do see a lot of moisture scott mellanby coming up here. you see a lot of precipitation, heavy rain across kentucky, illinois skates off into the midwest right now. we're not really getting in on that, i think we stay dry tomorrow. nice early sunshine, few more clouds late monday. i do think we see a better chance, scattered rain tuesday, tuesday to wednesday i think are our wet estimate time frame. late tomorrow evening you you may catch one or two showers, most of this will hold off to our west until we get into tuesday, the early part of wednesday. then we're going to dry out, nice the rest of the workweek. no big dives in temperatures so if you like sort of indian summer feeling the prolonged warm air i think we have got it for you here over the next several days. forecast in detail here, stay clear tonight, not quite as chilly tomorrow morning, still be cool out there, definitely bring an ex

and that's going to bring in yes, damp, ocean air. typical. that's what happens this time of year sometimes. and down to the south, a lot of warm air overriding that cooler air, will definitely create a lot of cloud cover. you can already see the shower account -- activity to the west. most of this is not going to head our direction. but the flow will bring the moisture typically up the mid- atlantic region. the front is going to stall out across the region. that is forced up over the top of the cooler service. surface. it condenses, forms clouds. and yes, a very good chance of light rain, drizzle probably beginning tonight. but we'll see a more general, light drizzle cloud cover. that will probably continue into thursday. a front with really cool air for eastern canada will continue to slip down to the south and maybe stall out. we'll get that risk of light rain and drizzle. but the higher off to the northeast, that means the winds coming around that high, off the atlantic ocean, dragging in that moisture once again. it will not be like we sa

it spreads out across the ocean so it's not as high as you go away. it won't be as high in hawaii, for example, if there is one that goes in that direction. >> what about the threat or lack of threat? we know there are thousands of people on the beaches every day. presumably a lot won't be there because of the tsunami warnings, but there are low-lying areas where people live if they have boats. because of that, they'll be that much lower with the tsunami at all. would that suggest hawaii if it does get hit shouldn't have to worry so much? >> well, the thing is it doesn't take much of a wave, tsunami height wise to inundate the coastline significantly, especially like in waikiki beach, which is very shallow with a lot of infrastructure on the coast. so, you have to be very careful and take particular caution and move out of harm's way, out of that water rise area. >> dr. lyons, i've got some information i want to share with our audience. i guess we have a firsthand account from a manager at the pago airport. he's saying people were moving to higher gro

you have the baltimore book fair, you have sun fest at ocean city, you have nascar, a lot this weekend. meteorologist tim williams is going to fill in the gaps with the first-warning forecast coming up. >>> thank you. city drivers better slow down or be repaired to pay up. the first speed camera goes up on sunday. the intersection of walter and glennmore will be the first of 51 locations where speed cameras will be installed. it will be legal to set up cameras near schools statewide. those caught speeding will be fined $40. starting today, just a memory after an official ceremony that happens at 3:00, it will be known as the university maryland. officials say the new name is a better fit for the school and its size. >>> still to come, fierce flames light up the sky, firefighters trying to get the upper hand in a refinery fire. >>> some call it discipline, parents may want to think again before spanking their children. tim williams will have the first warning forecast. >>> complete coverage continues with don scott, mary bubala and marty bass and tim williams. it's wjz, maryland's news

retro grade, go back down over new jersey and over the ocean. it will do a loop de loop in our area. looks like the rain will be north of us. our insta-weather plus forecast details for the weekend coming up. >> and remember, you can follow the weather on our web site using the interactive radar. can you pinpoint interactive weather down to your very own street. go to wbaltv.com. you will find it on the home page. ["taps"] >> that is the state bugler playing "taps" yesterday morning at the same time that united 141 hit the south tower in new york eight years ago. the terrorists attacked america in a way that america will never forget. nearly 3,000 people died when planes slammed into the world tray center. >> and tracie potts takes a look at the 9-11 memorial and how president obama and victims' families want the day remembered. >> from downtown houston to classrooms in kansas, from a church in florida to this firehouse in las vegas. >> watching that tower collapse and thinking -- i was just in shock. >> today, america remembered the nearly 3,00

the 17-year-old left her home on june 14, 1992, on her way to ocean city. three days later, her body was found near odessa, delaware. police say someone beat and strangled her. delaware police say an anonymous caller said she overheard a man brag about sprangling a girl -- strangling a girl and then dumping her body. but police say that lead did not pan out. >> there are many changes since 1992. >>> the beating death of a crofton teen, the suspect comes face to face with the victimly's family. >> reporter: kai, the victim's mother, father and sister broke down during a sentencing in the young man who entered that manslaughter plea apologized. his attorney told the judge her client was not evil incarnate, he was just a 15-year-old boy who made a bad decision. >> why? why? >> reporter: chris jones was a typical teenager. happy, full of life. you can see it in this home video, obtained exclusively by wjz. until one saturday afternoon last may when prosecutors say a gang of teens confronted and beat him as he rode his bike home in quiet suburban crofton. chris

the good news is it will last you at least through the first half of next week. 85 on the oceans of ocean change from them. a disturbance onshore, it has been overcast, just in time for the tourists on the labor day weekend. chep chep five to 10 knots. record, 96 set on september 5, 1954. the record low a chilly 47 degrees. that was set in 1997. as far as our benchmark, 82 is the normal height. a few degrees above that today. yesterday, we were 83 in fact. looks like 60 is the average low. generally, it will be in that range tonight. at the airport, upper 50's, low 60's in the downtown area with the stars twinkling, plenty of high conditions. the core is the over the great lakes to continue to stabilize the weather forecast and give it the nice weather pattern. the front is onshore that won't play into the forecast. tropics quiet. couple of waves. nothing with signs of development. the rest of the country, the issues of not a bad weekend whatever. look at the beach forecast. get out the sunscreen. 85, mostly sunny, partly cloudy tomorrow. monday, a few more clouds roll in, maybe a slight

ocean city at 62 degrees this morning with the northerly flow. 57 in downtown baltimore. a big dome of high pressure funneling that breeze out of the north and it's governing our weather for the next few days. the interesting thing about the high is depending on where it goes offshore, that will determine the labor day weekend outlook. it's possible a low -- not a tropical low -- but an area >> low pressure garden variety forms and moves up the coast. we could have a chance of showers from baltimore and north. another beautiful night, 52 degrees. tomorrow mostly sunny, pleasant, with a high of 78 degrees. and again, that high is going to lock our forecast into the beginning of the labor day holiday weekend. and we'll have to see where the high settles to determine our sunday and monday forecast. but we'll talk about that later with the five day outlook. >>> looks really good. still to come on eyewitness news at noon, a new study shows second hand smoke could be affecting your more than your realize. here are the stories we're following on the website at this hour. for upd

it is finally off the ocean and on land. that rain spinning up between scranton and harrisburg and lancaster and philadelphia right now. the low will actually back up. it is going to do a reverse and go off the jersey shore and go to cape cod. it is going to do a loop to loop during the day today, so we'll still see some of the effects but nothing like yesterday. let's take a look at what's going on right now. there's our sky cam view. we have mostly cloudy skies. the rain is breaking through the clouds a little bit. it might be a good sunrise. temperatures 60 at the airport. 96% the humidity. the barometer falling. a west wind at six miles per hour. i want to go over yesterday's numbers again. they are impressive as far as the rain totals are concerned. an inch and .71 at airport. an inch and oy .-- an inch and .66 at the inner harbor. so far we have had 2 inches of rain. up to that point we had only had a quarter inch of rain fall. so we did some catching up as far as rainfall is considered in the area. typically this time

. >> reporter: ocean downs a little harness track west of ocean city, often described as sleepy and quaint, it's about to get very busy in a hurry. >> better late than never. >> next door to this small clubhouse designed for simulcast betting, ocean downs will add a slots casino with 800 machines. all of it will go in the old grandstand building which will get a $26 million face lift. >> the slots is another way to do a little gambling in between the races or something like that, you know. >> reporter: they're already tearing down horse barnes to make room for parking, although traditional racing will continue to horses truck in. it's been 11 months since voters approved slots in maryland for things to move this far. supporters are subdued. >> i think it took too long. one step behind delaware, pennsylvania and west virginia. they're going to keep a jump on us. >> reporter: once it's open the slots facility here is expected to generate about 400 jobs and $65 million a year in income for the state of maryland, but that's a far cry from the 15,000 machines and $600 million slots was promised

speaking of sporting and blue skies, i have to show you ocean city. if you look closely here not a lot of people on the beach us a might expect but see the flags go up there? a couple of people out there enjoying kite-flying. you see the clouds rolling from the south and east there, just a gorgeous day down in ocean city, they are 71 now. this morning, pretty chilly, not as cold as just one day ago. sunday morning, we had temperatures flirting with the 30s up just north of the pennsylvania line. nothing like that this morning but it was still chilly out there. 49 to start the day at bwi. eastern shore starting off in the low 50s. high temperatures rebound pretty nicely. winchester got up to 80 this afternoon. we got up to 76. that was what we forecast by the way. so we'll have a weather umbrella winner. stay tuned at 6:00. we'll tell you who is winning that. bay forecast tomorrow, looks great. foot a chop, water temperature still 73 both in the chesapeake and ocean city. so water staying nice and warm in september. high tide 9:30. low tide 3:37. look

we have a moderating influence of the ocean. 60 in ocean city this morning. here is your statewide tour this morning. 56 " in the mountains and the upper elevations. partly cloudy skies. he will have abundant sunshine this morning. then it will get cloudy this afternoon. partly cloudy and 67 injured daytime high. we should be up to 74 but with the brisk wind and the high pressure building in a, 67 and very windy out there. not good for voting today. -- boating today. the waves will be up 1-2 feet. 91 is the record high. 38 is the record low. 51 is where we should be tonight. some of our all line suburbs could be down to 46 tonight. partly chilly. the main service feature is the slow to our north over new york. it is bringing s as westerly strong wind. the high pressure will build in and hang out the rest of the week. friday it will go offshore which will allow for a cold front over the weekend. 64-69 tomorrow and partly cloudy. by thursday, 65 and mostly sunny. slight chance of showers friday. warmer on saturday. 60% chance of showers and back up to 70. >>in