in the pasadena area, bedford road between grenada and clover hill closed. use geneva as an alternate. in elkton, cecil county, route 7 at crestwell avenue closed because of flooding there. looking at the cameras, jfx at west 41st street, you can see traffic light in both directions. at the bw parkway and the beltway, we'll have building volume as you make your way southbound but traffic appears to be flowing smoothly at this time. this traffic report brought to you by baltimore's country station 93.1 wpoc, best country for the work day with music from stars like taylor swift, kenny chesney and keith urban. back to you. >>> 5:31. the fate of that cash for clunkers program is going to be decided as the senate meets for a final week before the summer break. adding to $2 billion to the basically broke program got the green light from the white house this week. the administration says it will have to suspend the wildly popular rebate program unless the senate goes along but it's not a sure thing. we'll keep you posted. >>> you better run for the hills. there are

and pasadena, cloverhill and gre grenada road closed at the intersection. use geneva as an alternate. and route 7 at creswell avenue is closed because of flooding. in dundalk, there's a fire at north point lane. avoid that if possible. fayette and st. paul street, no problems to let you know about there. here on the outer loop at 695 at liberty road, we have -- excuse me, 95 southbound headed through howard county towards the capitol beltway, traffic flowing freely at this time. back to you. >>> it's 6:30. it's bad. you see the reports for yourself every single morning on our air. >> today at noon people will leave their homes to make sure we understand their pain. sherrie johnson has more on our top story about a violence rally to stop it. >> reporter: good morning. it was another violent weekend in the city of baltimore and today community leaders are holding a rally to fight against crime. last sunday 18 people were shot in five different incidents. this weekend more violence. on saturday police say someone walked into an auto store in the 2100 block of

same in pasadena, traffic lights out at ritchie highway and route 10.tbound route 100 at magothy river bridge, that crash remains on scene. in the city, falls road north of cold spring lane, that crash lingers there. at the jfx at cold spring lane traffic has building volume on the south side but looking good. >>> great show at 9:00. hope you join us. we'll be here throughout the morning. now it's "good morning america" time at 7:00 in new york. this is more than my easy button. it's my "save-so-much-on- his-graphing-calculator... look. i made it say, "booger." ...i-can-get-him-a- math-tutor" button. it's my "save-so-much- on-school-supplies- he-can-stop-using-his-sister's- old-backpack" button. it's my "save-so-much-i-can- get-a-binder-for-every- day-of-the-week" button. there's no school on saturday and sunday, genius. don't ruin this for me. (announcer) staples equals savings on everything for back to school. staples. that was easy. all the delicious raisins. i like the crunchy flakes and the granola clusters. you know, that's why it says "crunch" on

in pasadena, ritchie highway at route 10, traffic lights remain out.ect police or sign boards near the intersection directing traffic there. harford road, inner loop, crash moved out of the right lane, now blocking the right shoulder. jfx at cold spring lane, traffic moving along without problems. >>> 5:50. if you use parking meters downtown you could be paying more. the parking authority proposed raising the price by 50 cents, maybe more. as roosevelt leftwich tells us they say the reason they are doing it is not to increase revenue, no, it's to increase opportunity. >> reporter: think of it as an exercise in thriftiness. brian jackson and his wife has a reservation. they are already late. >> to pay $8 a day when i'll be here two hours? >> reporter: for a tourist or someone on business who needs to make a quick stop, the moderate humidity is great if you can get one. >> they are designed sore people coming here for shorter stays, looking to do business in the city can find a place to park. but right now we have people parking all day long, lots of peo

we have a downed tree in pasadena at bedford and granada. all lanes are closed as a result of that. you can see everything running smoothly as far as our speed sensors. delaware avenue is closed between howard and whitehall road. traffic in the white marsh area, so far so good. southbound away from us and moving without delay. and a nice ride so far on the north side at harford road. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. mindy and stan, over to you. good morning. >> good morning. our big story, having a lead foot in baltimore county could cost you. >> the council will hear legislation on whether to approve speed cameras. 11 news reporter jennifer franciotti live outside baltimore county police headquarters with more. >> and under state law speed cameras can only be placed in school zones that means over 200 locations in baltimore county that apply. there are 214 school zones in baltimore county that are being assessed right now. and baltimore county police are preparing for speed camera installations if the measure passes. the county gets part of the cut. >> focuses on public safet

also in pasadena, bedford road at clover hill road closed because of downed power lines. geneva is an alternate. in elkton, route 7 at cresswell avenue closed because of flooding. this is going to be the jfx at northern parkway. no problems to let you know about there. as we check also at the outer loop, this is 695 at liberty road, a little building volume but traffic is flowing freely at this time. >>> 6:01. backyard picnics. auto stores, parked cars and got to stop. >> you mentioned crime scenes where people have been stabbed and shot and today a rally will be held to try and stop it now. sherrie johnson tells us about this effort. >>> today people are joining together to take back their streets. community members will hold a rally in west baltimore, the site of one of the latest acts of violence. last sunday 18 people were shot in five different incidents. this weekend brought more violence. we start on saturday in the 2100 block of edmondson avenue. police say someone walked into an auto store, shot a man in the back of the head. he's in critical condition. also on s

in pasadena, ritchie highway at route 10, traffic lights still not working. expect to see anne arundel county police and sign posts in the intersection guiding traffic there. also getting reports of a crash, westbound route 70 at route 29. another crash in the city, falls road at cold spring lane. looking at the jfx, we see a little fog at northern parkway but traffic is moving without problems. this traffic report brought to you by the better business bureau. looking for a business you know you can trust? let the better business bureau do the work for you. log on to abc2news.com/bb. back to you. >>> here he is, certified financial planner dale horn. the first question is from ed. he wants to know if i turn 70 1/2 this year and there are no required distributions for my ira when do i have to take the money out? also, are charitable donations still allowed for 2009? thanks, love ed. >> this is a simple answer, complicated explanation. the answer first. the answer is if you're turning 70 1/2 in this year, 2009, you have until the end of 2010 to take your first

otherwise, dealing with downed wires in pasadena at bedford and granada. all lanes are closed as a result. and drive times pretty nice so far. 11 minutes outer loop northeast side. about a 12-minute ride west side outer loop. let's check a live view of traffic on the east side at pulaski highway. looking pretty good there in both directions. problem-free on the beltway. here's another portion of it at the b.w. parkway. let's check in with kurt kronke for a look at the buses and the trains. >> good morning. our commute this morning so far a smooth one. on the marc no delays. light rail is on time. metro subway also on time. on the buses, just the 17 bus with a construction diversion at nursery. with the m.t.a. transit team, i'm kurt kronke. now back to sandra shaw. good morning. >> good morning. hope you're doing well. this is the first full week of august. it's definitely going to feel like it. at least for the first half of the week. then we're going to drop to the mid 80's as we head into next weekend. what we're dealing with this morning is a whole lot

and pasadena, ritchie highway and route 10, traffic lights are out. and inner loop after harford road, a crash blocks the right lane so definitely use caution. jfx at north avenue, no problems to let you know about. this traffic report brought to you by baltimore's country station 93.1 wpoc where you'll find great music from stars like taylor swift, kenny chesney and keith urban. back to you. >>> "good morning maryland" time now 5:20. scaling back is the theme for back-to-school shopping this year. >> i don't want to spend more than $20 on a backpack. >> basically what we got is supplies. >> we'll do more shopping next time. >> you're hearing it from the shoppers the the national retail federation says back-to-school sales are down 7.7% so far this year. that is across the country. >> we're seeing parents be much more practical. we're seeing them really take price into account. we're seeing them make bare bones decisions. >> ellen davis says the average american family will spend $46 less than they did last year. >>> meanwhile, president barack obama

the pasadena traffic light is still out. and we will give you some live drive times. the beltway a loop 11 minutes. 95 southbound six minutes between the beltway and 100. they live look at the beltway on the west side. things looking good in and out of the city. >> taking a look as some of our top stories this morning. mother nature left her mark after a 22 ripped through one area. it touched down at a shopping center -- after a tornado ripped through one shopping center. several people had to be taken to the hospital suffering from minor injuries. and the trains are not ready to go back of the automatic service in one area. it has been operating in manual mode since the crash when several people were killed in the d.c. area. experts caution that the repetitive operation by drivers could lead to fatigue in future accidents. manually operated trains run slower. and one conservative columnist passed away. he died after a long battle with cancer. he retired last year after being diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. he worked for the chicago sun- times. he was noted as

in pasadena. -- several dead dogs were found inside a home in pasadena. lots more tonight. >> a rescue in hartford county. let's go live with sky team 11. >> to cars and up in a crash at this location. ended up having to rescue an individual out of the vehicle. one person was transported to the local hospital -- >> we just lost him, we will try to get it back for you. tighter credit might seem like good reasons to do more of your shopping online away. -- on layaway. do your homework before you pay any money. >> layaway is more popular than ever where you can -- is more popular than ever. she is wary of layaway after using it one christmas. >> this will be great, i was able to get the toys. >> she made all her payments at kmart. when she paid in full, -- >> baking about 20 minutes later and said, we just can't find them. they are gone. >> she got her money back. the ftc is offering tips to consumers. >> what will you have to pay to use this service? what happens if you miss one? >> read the policy

. >> 810-year-old pasadena girl has earned scholarship money. why she is trying to try the new subway big chipotle cheesesteak. an updated all-time favorite: juicy steak layered with zesty chipotle sauce, melted cheese, piled high with only... the toppings you love on freshly baked bread. only at subway. subway. eat fresh. >> and anne arundel 10-year-old is already contributing to our own college fund. >> it is kind of exciting. >> amelia erhardt of pasadena is talking about the contest she won. on a whim, her mom in her into the scholarship program, and now at just 10 years old, she already has $1,000 towards her college tuition. >> i filled it out in line and bought, she can win this, and she did. >> out of 18,000 entries, and really was a standout. she was a winner for her work to help build a well in the african village of mali. >> she made and sold 150 jars like this, filled with cooking ingredients. she listed other kids to raise money to build the well. >> the well they had already had bad water, and that had to what miles just to get a b

watch for some downed wires in pasadena, that's going to be on grenada, bedford road between grenadahill. and we're also looking at downed wires in pikesville hillside road at green spring avenue, possible lane closures there. the west side of the beltway, everything is running at full speed on the inner and outer loop. there is the west side at i-70. this traffic report is brought by toy yo tacks certified technicians help you find at your toyota dealer to help your toyota running properly. toyota moving forward. >>> drivers will be dealing with soon, baltimore county police want to put a dozen speed cameras in school zones. the the county council has to vote on the measure. mary bubala is still live on this story. >> reporter: that's right, good morning, again don and good morning everybody. lawmakers in annapolis gave the green light to speed cameras in school zones and construction sites earlier this year, now local jurisdictions are deciding where to put them and if they even want them. speed past one of these school zone signs and soon you may be cruising past speed cameras. ba

pasadena traffic light is still out. watch out for that at route 2 and ritchie highway. here is a look at the speed sensors around our area. here is a live look of the north side of the beltway. that accident is not causing very many problems. 83 just north of the beltway is looking okay as well. that is the latest on traffic. here is a final check on buses and trains. >> good morning. we have a delay on the buses lined running 10 minutes late. light rail is looking good with no delays. the metro subway is also on time. the 91 bus is operating 15 minutes late. and other bosses will be diverted due to construction -- bossusses will be diverted due o construction. back to you. >> more rain is on the way. we have heat, humidity, and a little bit of sunshine. that is all we need for some thunderstorms later on this afternoon. hour winds will continue out of the south and southwest bringing the heat and humidity. 76 degrees downtown. 83 degrees in ocean city. a high pressure is still in control. it is allowing the winds to come out of the south and southwest. it is forcing a

in pasadena, some traffic lights are out. police are on the scene there. watch out for that, because it is a big intersection. here are some drive times. 95 southbound between the beltway -- we are checking out ok as far as speed goes on our major roadways. liberty road is picking up just a tad. 95 at the port mchenry told plaza -- fort mchenry told plazl plaza looking good. >> on the rails, no delays. light rail is on time. demetra subway is also on schedule. there are some diversions on the buses diverting on conway due to construction. the metro subway is your best to ride. free parking is available. back to you. >> good morning. take a lot of these lightning strikes. nearly 3000 people are still without power this morning. the majority are in baltimore county followed by baltimore city and harford county. we will continue to see that brett again later on this afternoon. the storms are moving -- continue to see that threat again later on this afternoon. the storms are moving through. a new round of showers and storms will develop this afternoon. with th

andrew from pasadena died from his injuries at harbor hospital. anyone with information is urged the couch -- urged to call the police. and a woman led them on a 7 mile chase and rammed a police cruiser. the woman refused to stop for the officer's siren. when the cruiser got in front of her car, she went off road and hit the cruiser getting back on. police are now planning a medical condition that may have affected the woman's judgment. >> the school year is starting off on a sat out after one of their classmates was hit by an alleged drug driver. >> 16-year-old ben was supposed to be a junior at long reach high-school. he is being kept alive on life support. his father tells me his son is an organ donor. for all intents and purposes, he died this morning from his injuries. family members and friends say that 60-year-old ban was one of the kind. -- a 16 year-old ben was one of a kind. they snuck out for a late-night bike ride and did not make it home. it was on columbia when he was struck from behind by a nissan altima driven by a 26-year- old. >>

. >> the air quality around pasadena is hazardous. only 5% of the fire was under control at midday. officials hope additional man power might help the 2,000 firefighters already on the front line. >> a cool down is in store in our area. we have a first look at the forecast. >> we have a cold front. for the past couple of days, it has moved to the south of d.c. we are going to feel the effects of it. a few clouds off to the west of us. pockets of clearing skies will allow temperatures to drop tonight. lower 60's downtown. heading over to western maryland, you could be looking at temperatures in the 50's, lower 50s to night and the lower 40's as early as tomorrow night. we'll take a look at the forecast in more detail and talk about the workweek and what we could expect for the upcoming labor day holiday weekend. >> an amazing story of survival. three people stayed alive after being stranded at sea for more than a week. >> we are learning more about ai an attack in a mobile home. >> investigators dig up the jard of a home where a kidnapp g kid produce with a 100% guarantee... means fr

you can see these electrical lines in pasadena were knocked down. trees were toppled across the country, some on to homes. >>> falling trees were also a big problem in montgomery county. you can see some trees fell over two suvs. there is no word on injuries in this accident. >>> eyewitness news has been following. >> reporter: from the radar earlier tonight, what was going on. so here is how it looks. there are the storms as they made their way through. you can see in fredricks. the bright colors there moving to the east. you can see those thunderstorms moving to the east that did in fact, produce a tornado. that is confirmed by the weather service. in fredrick's county. it's a preliminary estimate. they are just coming up with this. generally the damage was around 100 miles per hour wind. you can see on this scale that would put us at an e1. the report will come out tomorrow. you also heard that tomorrow morning day will be going out to access the damage that was viewed in carol county. that's something else we are going to be watching. here's wha

we have a problem to mention, downed wires in pasadena, bedford at granada. watch for that cloash you're. closure. i-70 is moving very well. five minutes from the 895 split to the ft. mchenry. that's it for now. we will keep you posted on all of those problems. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. over to you, stan and mindy. >> thank you. our big story, the first step towards putting speed camera can baltimore county gets underway tonight. >> while police are stressing the cameras will make roads safer, many will voice their opposition. 11 news reporter jennifer franciotti live with that story. >> under state law speed cameras can only be placed in school zones. in baltimore county there are over 200 that apply. 214 school zones are being assessed right now. baltimore county police are preparing for speed camera installations if the measure passes down the road. a private vendor runs the camera and collects a portion of the ticket but the county also gets part of the cut. >> the police department's focus is on public safety. i have not been part of any con

>>reporter: you are in pasadena, maryland. there was a skirmish right here and we reinact it every year. >> look how cute they are. that is so amazing they are going to clean this up. >> it's a whole lot better for the environment. >> they went through the first quarter ache her in about one day. >> we're so happy for the goats. it is a forested area. >> the vegetation has been taking over. this is an opportunity to clear it out in a very green alternative manner. >> it has a beautiful view of the creek. >> they're eating poison ivy. they're eating oriental bittersweet. >> (unintelligible). >> historical goats, okay? it's wonderful. >> the reenactment will take place the week of august 22nd. >>> after announcing his retirement a couple of weeks back, he returned to the ravens

one of the areas of mandatory evacuation, near the angeles national forest, for example, including pasadena and glendale, you need to pay attention to the evacuation orders because you staying in your home will make it more difficult for fire crews to do what they need to do. three homes have been destroyed by the fires and the concern is they're not in remote areas. the commander of the u.s. forest service is calling the perfect storm here, because of fuels, hot weather and also the amount of brush that are in the forests, the areas that many of you may go to visit on vacation now in jeopardy. as well as the homes. that's why we want to bring you the live picture to show how close the homes are to the firing line and we are tracking all of the developments here to keep you apprised, not only if you're there. kabc, i believe, is that who is bringing us the -- >> eric: it is a growing situation. there are in evacuation now, 1,000 homes. untold number of people on that evacuation ongoing. if this threatens, 10,000 homes around los angeles. you can see the people wearing the masks and see the

it happened last night in pasadena. anne arundel county police say the man yelled at warren for spinning his wheels and driving recklessly through the neighborhood. warren turned around and hit him. luckily, he was not seriously hurt. >>> prosecutors have dropped possession charges against one ocean city retailer after he argued the charges were not fair. the store owner claimed he had left waiting to go back to the distributor. the hallucinogenic herb was outlawed. two other store owners were also charged as part of a sweep of resort shops. >>> check your refrigerator. a company is recalling cheese products that might be contaminated with listeria. here's all of the nfertion that you need. the company is called case sos pablitos with a sell date from february 2nd, 2009. no illnesses have been reported. the recalled cheese products were distributed in maryland. if you'd like information and have questions, we but all of this information -- we put all of this information on our web site. >>> thens of thousands of teacher

according to the anne arundel county sheriff's office, a pasadena man has been arrested for threatening a county judge. they say 57-year-old harvey burrows left more than one threatening message on the voice mail of judge paul harris. apparently burrows was unhappy because the judge sentenced his brother to 18 years in prison for burglary and theft. >>> and now for a look at tonight's top story. 21 dogs have been removed from a home in anne arundel county. neighbors say they have complained for a listening time about the smell, and are glad something was finally done. no word yet what if any charges the homeowner will face. the dogs are now in the custody of animal control. >>> it's two life sentences for a man convicted of kidnapping and rape. 23-year-old kiheem taylor was convicted of kidnapping a pair of teens from the timonium light rail station and raping one of them over a two-hour period. along with the two life sentences, the judge also tacked on 100 years. [ bagpipes ] >>> today mourners in buffalo, new york said their final farewells to two firefighters who were killed in the

him to slow down shortly before 7:00 open wednesday night in the 900 block of long view road in pasadena. police say the man yelled at a driver adam warren, jr. spinning his wheels and driving recklessly. warren was charged with assault. the man was not seriously injured and is okay. >>> an update on the maryland proposal stunt that made national headlines. he reimbursed baltimore city police $300 for his proposal production that involved marine police and city police helicopter back on august 7 at the inner harbor. during the 15-minute incident, police boarded the boat and pretended to search for contraband until he popped the question. it was based on the hourly rate paid to the officers and costs of helicopter fuel. >>> this next story you'll be screaming at your tv set. back in 1991, we had an 11- year-old girl kidnapped near her home. she was never located but on wednesday, the woman came forward saying she is the missing person from 18 years ago. how police have now made two arrests. >> reporter: these were the last images of jaycee dugar smiling, blond, just 11 years old. she disa

we head down towards pasadena looking at decent rain fall as we continue to see this activity pushing on through the region. so this is going to continue to move through slowly at about 25 miles an hour. in fact we look at this view showing the storm and it is in 3d view showing 20,000 to 25,000 and even cell of 30,000 feet enough boost of gusty winds and frequent lightning that we see across the area. central maryland last hour over 5000 strikes. effective,000 strikes over the last hour over the metro area as we see the lightning pushing through. this is all moving along the frontal storm that will continue to move through the next several hours here and looking at this in motion the line of red indicating the heavy cells in northern baltimore county and northeast portion of the city and up i-95 belaire an folks next to see the storms pull through and it's pretty gusty storms as we 10 to head through the overnight. expecting to see the temperatures cool down a little bit behind this but nonetheless a lot of energy. closer look at how long this weather will stick around and also we st

more than 42,000 acres have burned, more than 6,000 homes have been evacuated in pasadena and other towns north of l.a. patty kaufman has the latest. >> reporter: it's an inferno, trup he will digit temperatures and dry brush that goes up like kindling. >> we would just ask if we tell to you leave, when we say that, we tell to you leave, you leave. because your life is in danger. it's very important that you understand that. >> reporter: as vacation cabins incinerat incinerated, authorities rushed to evacuate thousands of homes. >> this is a mandatory evacuation order. >> we just have to pray for the best. >> reporter: flames crawling uphill sides with million dollar homes above. as always, there were holdouts. >> we decided it stay. >> reporter: john boir was trying to protect his home with a garden hose. >> i'm here for the last stand making sure that the house that my dad, my brr and i built didn't did you tell burnt town. 24rr9 through the day, evacuation centers filled with people and pets. jane armstrong brought her family pictures and her pups, benny and rosy. >> the cats i was abl

in pasadena, mark barger, nbc news. >> of course, you'll be able to watch jay leno's 10:00 p.m. show here on nbc 4. >> think it's going to come down to the guests. >> absolutely. i think so, too. will be interesting to see who his guests are. >> can't wait to check it out. >> stay with us, everyone. "news 4 today" continues now at 5:00 a.m.

the air quality around pasadena was so thick it grounded dc 10 tankers that were dousing the fires with flame retardants. >> the emergency declaration will help to cut through the red tape and free up additional resources. >> reporter: homeowners worked feverishly to protect their property. >> i'm trying my best to see what i can do to save my home. i got three kids. i got to bring them back. >> they said it's going to the burn to the wall of our house. they are going to hit it at the last minute. >> reporter: this family moved here just a week ago. >> a lot of mixed emotions. i'm trying to remain optimistic. things can be replaced. >> reporter: some of the flames had been 200 feet high. the fire is headed to the desert but it's burning up a national forest and firefighters say it's sending flames in all directions. john hendrin, abc news. >>> three boaters in texas are safe after missing in the gulf of mexico for a week. they were found alive on saturday sitting on top of their capsized boat. about 180 miles from land. the coast guard had called off its search this past friday but a pa

the air quality around pasadena was so quick it grounded tankers that were assaulting the fire with flame restart dances. >> the fires are still totally out of control. i will -- you know, the emergency declaration, of course, will help to cut through the red tape and free up additional resources. >> reporter: homeowners worked to protect their property. >> i'm trying my best to see what i can do to save my home. i have three kids and, you know, i got to bring them back. >> this they said will burn right to the wall of our house and they'll hit it right at the last minute. >> reporter: this family moved here just a week ago. >> a lot of mixed emotions trying to remain optimistic but just glad that we're all out. things can be replaced. >> reporter: some of the flames have been 200 feet high. the fire is headed to the desert but it's burning up a national forest and firefighters say it's sending flames in all directions. john hendren, abc news. >>> now, we wanted to give you some perspective about where it is burning. it is a huge area in the rugged mountains north of los angeles. downtown

this is the city of pasadena you are looking at. it's a very populated city. smoke and haze not to mention the smell lingering in the area. if you have pictures of the fire send them to us. we my decide to put the pictures on tv but don't put yourself in harm's way. >> gregg: high temperatures is helping fuel this dangerous fire. they are in the midst of a five-day heat wave. they are trying bring the flames under control. any relief in sight. let's go to our meteorologist, any help on the way with mother nature. >> three to five days it will be very hot in the western part of the united states. we have a big ridge sitting right in here. that is classic california heat wave situation. marine layer will try to work its way inland over the next several days. i promise relief it's going to turn chilly in the west and wetter winter this upcoming winter. let's take a look at this map. this is the hurricane jiminez. the hurricane center is forecasting into baja and believe this is going to turn out. however, it will be a warning shot where we may see storms turn up

the air quality around pasadena and northwest over the fire is being described as actually hazardous. and as the smoke drifts north, it is still considered unhealthy for some people. nearly 7,000 homes have been ordered evacuated. this couple had moved in only a week ago. >> a lot of mixed emotions. trying to remain optimistic. just glad we're all out. things can be replaced. >> reporter: but as always, many people stay to protect their homes. the authorities can't force them to leave, despite dire warnings. >> we tell you to leave, we say that, we tell you to leave, we -- you leave, because your life is in danger. >> reporter: and dan, that's the head of the fire behind me right now. some of the flames up there in the national forest have been a couple of hundred feet high. they're down at the moment. they come up and down. they have burned four or five miles in the last several hours that i've been here. the good news is they are headed to the desert, but it's a very hot, fast fire. all of this wind that's blowing around us is created by heat from the fire, which is just sucking the

medics and police found andrew joseph giancoli of pasadena bleeding from a stab wound inside a ford explorer that was stopped on ordnance road last night in glen burnie. medics took giancoli to a hospital where he died. no arrests have been made in the case. >>> now to baltimore county. officers say a gunman opened fire and shot a 16-year-old, but it turns out he was not the target. the shooting happened on sandalwood road and punjab drive just before 9 last night in essex. the teen told police he was walking when he was shot in the leg. the teen is expected to be okay. officers are still looking for the shooter. >>> baltimore city police need your help tonight. they're trying to find a missing girl. the mother of 13-year-old michelle silitz reported her missing wednesday from 9th street in brooklyn. she is approximately 5'5", 120- pound and was last seen wearing a white t-shirt and jeans. if you have any information on michelle, you're asked to call 911. >>> unwanted guests are causing quite a nuisance in baltimore city. the health department is reporting an increase in bat complaints this

. >> guest: 12 and 10, i live in the pasadena area, i fly to new york and -- when i do "the daily show." >> host: next call, moab, utah. go ahead. >> caller: hi, just enjoying so much hearing the conversations and people's perception as a transplanted philadelphian there are three or four chocolate people in the whole town and i think a lot of -- a lot of the white people really are -- >> vanilla. >> caller: thank you. are kind of jealous of the chocolate people because y'all have it together and we're disconnected from each other, i wanted to thank you for your body of work and humor and the way you approach things, you are a beautiful human being. thank you very much. >> guest: oh, very nice. i want to be on c-span every of the week and i like to say, van enemy is a very under rated flavor, goes with chocolate very well, in fact. >> host: you have been behind the scenes a lot. >> guest: yes. >> host: in your work and all of a sudden you aren't any more and have a book out there. you come across as rather shy. >> guest: yes. >> host: are you? >> guest: i was very, very shy growing up,

folks in glenn bernie getting rain also in pasadena. a little bit of rain there.e will continue to see these pop up across the area. be prepared. there could be lightning with these. especially this one up here. towards chesapeake city and south of elkton. this this is a good rain maker here. as you see these erupt over the next several hours. greensboro north of denton, getting showers across the bay. those widely scattered activity and in fact the bigger picture here, can you see there is pop up showers and even a few rumbles of thunder back there west of hagerstown. but then we have this little bit of activity firing up along i-95 and you see a lot of activity just kind of meandering on the eastern shore. the heaviest right now oversees ill county. folks in elkton will probably get heavy rain in the next hour or. so little bit further up northwest we see showers and thunder storms north of altoona. that could make its way down into the late evening hours. still a chance of showers and thunderstorms as we go through overnight. look at lightning strikes. can you

it happened shortly before 7 last night in the 900 block of longview road in pasadena. police say a manueled at the driver and warned him for spinning his wheels and driving recklessly through the neighborhood. warren is charged with assault. the man who was hit escaped serious injury. >>> authorities say that a 13- year-old boy pulled from potomac river has died. it happened tuesday in washington county near williamsport. a fisherman dove trying to rescue the boy who authorities say is from west virginia. he died early this morning at a hospital in washington, d.c. >>> worcester county prosecutors have dropped a salvia possession charges against one ocean city retailer after he argued that the charges just weren't fair. the store owner claimed he had leftover salvia waiting to go back to the distributor. the ocean town council outlawed the herb earlier this month. two other store owners were also charged as part of a sweep of the resort shops. >>> an update tonight on the marriage proposal stunt by a maryland delegate that actually made the national headlines. after nu

. >>> a glen burnie couple has been arrested for burning down their pasadena home, allegedly. it happened may 29th in the 7600 block of lake drive. maryland state police say carl covert and his wife deborah started the fire in the living room of their home. they're being held in the county detention center, charged with arson. >>> we have seen how tempers have flared at the town hall meetings on health care, but yesterday's event in hagerstown with senator ben cardin turned into a criminal matter involving the first family. authorities turned over a man to secret service because he was holding a sign that said "death to obama." the washington county sheriff's department said the sign also read "death to michelle and her two stupid kids." secret service agents took the 51-year-old man into custody. >>> on the weather front, we had the rumble of thunder, some heavy downpours in downtown baltimore. but this particular storm site, you see it moving south, from baltimore with love headed down to d.c. and right now we're looking much better downtown. i'll zoom in just a little bit h

it happened last night in the 900 block of longview road in pasadena. anne arundel county police say the manueled at warren for spinning his wheels and driving recklessly through the neighborhood. warren turned around, and then hit him. luckily, he was not seriously hurt. >>> a local pastor offers to hold a funeral for a murder victim, and finds his church vandalized two days later. the overcomers tabernacle church is on south beechville avenue in southwest baltimore. delia goncalves talked to the pastor, who remains committed to the community. >> we said we were going to tolerate certain things. >> reporter: since moving into southwest baltimore 14 years ago, reverend st. george cross has tolerated drug addicts and discarded crack pipes. he as even helped clean them up, but this, by far, the worst. >> i'm concerned about the people who would do this. i'm concerned about the future of baltimore. >> reporter: graffiti marks the sacred building. the culprit even tried breaking into the church, damaging the backdoor and tearing through the screen. the reve

. >> the victim is identified as 48-year-old andrew joseph giancoli of pasadena. if you have any information, anne arundel county police ask you to give them a call. >>> a 16-year-old boy is recovering after being found shot in essex. the boy told police he was walking in the area of sandalwood road and punjab drive just before 9:00 last night when he was shot in the leg. he is expected to recover. detectives say it appears the boy was the intended target, but there is no word on a possible motive, and no suspects have been identified as yet. >>> and another investigation in essex, this one to determine what sparked the fire that destroyed a home. it happened just before 4:00 this morning in the 1700 block of hilltop avenue. fire officials say no one was home at the time, and no one was hurt. >>> don't reserve that rolls- royce just yet. but if you do have the winning ticket for the lottery, let's say your life is about to change -- radically, in $333 million ways. that's the jackpot for tonight's drawing. the cash option is a mere $210 million. this is the second

andrew joseph giancoli of pasadena was found yesterday bleeding from a stab wound inside an suv stopped on ordnance road in glen burnie. he was rushed to the hospital where he died. >>> after weeks of waiting and leaks to the media, the los angeles county coroner has released part of its official report on michael jackson's death. it says jackson's death was a homicide, and blames an overdose of the powerful anesthetic propofol and another sedative. other drugs were found in jackson's system as well. the singer died june 25th at an l.a. mansion. police are investigating a doctor who was with him that night. >>> last year, he survived a plane crash that killed four people. but tonight word that celebrity disk jockey dj am is dead. adam goldstein was found inside his new york apartment. he performed at hollywood's most exclusive parties and dated starlets such as nicole richie and mandy moore. he was 36. >>> the government has identified some 400 u.s. banks in danger of failing. that's the highest number since the mid '90s. and not since then has a maryland bank failed. that was until the

. >>> a pasadena man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of his 1-month-old daughter. as part of a plea deal, child abuse and murder charges against john weirick were dropped. the 32-year-old admitted he had shaken his daughter lilliana, supposedly as he tried to calm her in january. she died later in the hospital. weirick faces up to ten years in prison. he will be sentenced in november. >>> a suspect wanted in connection with several burglaries in anne arundel county is behind bars. reed taylor weeks is accused of robbing four businesses in severna park, and one business in arnold. police say he smashed out the front window of the businesses and stole money. weeks is charged with burglary, theft and destruction of property. >>> police arrested a man accused of robbing a westminster business owner and his family at knifepoint. 27-year-old ronald lee foy of westminster is behind charges, including armed robbery and theft. foy is accused of threatening jose gomez, his wife and 5-year- old son as they were walking to their car late last night after gomez had closed his b

it's perched high above pasadena. firefighters have been mounting a war to save the top of that mountain. nbc's michael okwu is at a fire command center at the town of lakeview terrace with that part of the story. michael, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. firefighters have been in a pitch battle trying to save people's homes but they've also been on the foothills fighting to preserve an international landmark. facing a wall of flames half a mile away and thick, choking smoke shrouding the hills for miles a. strike teams were forced to retreat from their stand at mt. wilson. >> all crews have left. when it hits, it might be extremely intense. it's in fate's hands now. >> reporter: to save the mountaintop complex, they launched an air attack to lay down retardant and fire resistant foam. but the intense smoke has hampered viz achblt there's a lot the stake. if flames reach 59,700 foot summit, they could destroy cell phone towers, critical transmitters for police and fire departments and for two dozen tv a

many on the southern flank including al at that deena, pasadena and la cresenta.re live with more as residents wait to see which way the flames will go next, robert. >> police officers drove by a few moments ago reminding residents they're here at their own risk. mandatory evacuation orders went into effect at 2:00 a.m. many have chosen to stay behind waiting for the last moments and hope for the best. we are going to video shot moments ago. it tells you why authorities are so concerned. we have seen major flare ups on the reupbl half a mile above the homes here on pine line drive. some of the flare ups caused flames to shoot up 50-60 feet. i can tell you residents are saying the evacuation orders are in effect but they're staying behind. >> they're not forcing to you leave. i will stay as long as i can. if the fire gets close i won't be around. >> we wanted to stay at home and be here until the very end or be able to water down the house or again help our neighbors if we can. >> certainly bad news 22 stations have broadcast towers on top of mount wilson. many are

one accident in pasadena. that at west pasadena. take richie as your alternate. report brought to you by geico, 15 minutes could save you 15% on your car insurance. 59-year-old woman shot and wounded by a shot fired on her street. eye witness news and angie -- >> both crimes highlight the dangers on city streets. a call to police comes from carver road and cherry hill for a reported shooting. they found a 59 year-old woman with a gunshot wound to the shoulder. the woman is expected to survive. she is baltimore's latest victim. city watch cameras caught the crime that stunned the community as it happened. this is a shooting that injured a 5-year-old raven whyet. davis entered a not guilty plea in court earlier this week he is behind bars and faces attempted murder charges. >>> senator carden will hold a town hall meeting today. today's meeting will be held in hagerstown in washington county. ravens players get hot under the helmet. teammates rush in to break up a scuffle between walker and figures. nobody was hurt in the end. up n >>> oh boy. nice crowd on the pla

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and pasadena, there's a crash at fort small wood. watch for a slight delay on the inner loop at security. you can see the speed sensor there at 43 miles an hour. and on 95 northbound, we have a standard delay in place, a little earlier from pulaski highway to the beltway. there's a live look at 95 at 195. that's then where that accident was. and traffic is starting to get moving there again. this traffic report is brought to you by geico. log onto geico.com. or call. >>> still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at 4:00. it's the longest-running soap opera ever. today, we go on the set as the cruise shoots its last episode. >>> brittle bones in healthwatch. a new first of its kind drug to reduce fractures. >>> and the boss is coming to baltimore. the latest on springsteen tickets. >>> and the dog days of summer continue. get your updated first warning forecast. >>> angry youth rioted in a suburb. rioters torched a bus. the violence was prompted by the sunday night death of an 18- year-old pizza deliverier, who fled from police on his motorc

but folks around grnlen buie and pasadena will be seeing some of those showers. as we go through the evening. 86 degrees here. even with t rain showers, 81 in baltimore. lot ofunshine tomorrow. can't rule out in the mountains there might be an afternoon thundershower. reasonable humidity. heading out for the beaches and doing sailing this weekend. a lighter winds than last weekend. general east to southeasterly breeze around the bay. water temperatures up there. and temperatures on the east -- west side of the bay, a little tn lower than on the west side. heading out to the beaches, fair amount of shine especially sound. an onshore breeze on rehoboth and ocean city. in the 70s for being out there on saturday. that will cool you down. here's how the next seven days shape up for us. humidity a little bit at bay tomorrow. but i think it will be back with us and a lot of sunshine as we get into sunday and monday and even with the humidity and temperatures near 90, we are still overall into a dry pattern. we could really use rain here in washington. some of that rain