. >> topper, one of the hardest hit area was in calvert county, maryland, and that's where scott broome joins us. scott, just how bad are things where you are today? >> reporter: well, just a lot of rain fall here. i was looking at the computer at the naval air station south of us. 8 1/2 inches of rain. i'm in the chesapeake ranch estates here in lusby. take a look at this house behind me here. a mud slide. this front yard got so saturated with water, the yard literally slid under the foundation of this house, completely took out the foundation. this house has been condemned. completely unlivable with mud and water in the basement. just one example of the woes here in calvert county and further north in annapolis. a really miserable day with flooding. >> 10:00 a.m., high tide in annapolis. waterfront merchants scrambling to sandbag their store fronts in a miserable pounding rain. >> my basement is flooding because of all the heavy rain coming in from my neighbor's lots. >> but at the unfortunately named storm brothers ice cream factory, the battle was lost. when raw sewage began bubblin

let me throw it to scott broom, my colleague in annapolis. >> hey, bruce. you just talked about sandbags and here in annapolis at the city dock they have a pallet loaded of sandbags. this is a big trailer. some of the local merchants have grown used to stacking up sandbags and a high water sign here. this is a normal thing for annapolis as they anticipate the high tides. but what is not normal here is a new anxiety, an old dam near town which has been declared unsafe and the question is how much rain can it take. >> this is where i believe about 270 feet from end to end. >> reporter: annapolis city spokesman phil gallan gave me a tour of the water works dam today, suffering from eroding foundations and gaping cracks. >> that's an indicator of our need to make the repair. this is certainly evidence of that. >> reporter: because of all this, the dam has been declared unsafe by state regulators who have ordered the city to fix it. in the meantime flood watches have gone up and city workers have been opening valves to draw the water works reservoir down in anti

in montgomery county, scott broom, 9 news now.chool and recreation facilities are advocates because they save on maintenance costs. >>> speaking of savings with the hot weather and lack of rain, culpeper is asking residents to reduce their water use. it's been a tough summer. it is now fall but feeling like summer. we are confused around here. do it before it becomes mandatory and drought or no drought take a broom to the driveway, don't waste water. kind of silly. little exercise, too. the forecast the next three days going in the right direction. we will go down slowly. upper 80s tomorrow which is quite warm. we will be talking about that if with weren't 99 today. slight chance of a shower nod not affect the game. and much cooler air on sunday. low 70s. wow! and maybe a shower, maybe some drizzle by evening, a lot of clouds an the best chance of rain and showers and storms will be on monday. temperatures will struggle to get to 80. probably won't make it. break down tomorrow. the better of the two days in terms of the weekend. 7

scott broom reports, even though the opening was three days early an announced 12 hours ahead of time a big crowd was there. >> reporter: what's remarkable about this is how quickly it happened and how many showed up on short notice when the doors here in per i haveville opened at 8:00 this morning. >> i hope you are ready to have a bunch of fun. >> reporter: the $97 million casino in perryville. >> my husband got me 0 out of bed and said let's take a ride. >> reporter: an unexpected opening announced on the late evening news turned out thousands a few hours lair. among them 92-year-old thelma adams who wore what she called her magic hat for good luck. >> i put an abracadabra on the place. i'm going to win. win big! >> general manager is in charge of a 34,000 square foot gaming floor and 1500 video gambling machines owned by the state of maryland but operated by penn national gaming for a 33% cut of the take. >> minute we opened the doors at 8:00, customers started to file in and steady build all day. it tells you people have been waiting for a casino in maryland for a long time. 40%

in frederick, scott broom, 9 news now.oung first took office in 1978 when his sons were ages 7 and 3. neat story. >>> thank you for watching 9 news now at 6:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. person been is here with our forecast. he says get out all the rain gear you have. make sure the sump pumps are working. you will need it tomorrow. if you can telecommute or get one of the days where you stay home, i the rush tomorrow will be a disaster. >> you are sure of this. >> pretty confident. if i'm saying this 24 hours in advance for me that is pretty confident. >> all right. >> an area of rain is coming from the south. you can see it across the carolinas. a tropical depression likely to become nicole today and all of that moisture is streaming toward us in a big way. we will be quiet today. show you the rain potential here and this is one of our computer models. we have a couple we are looking at. this one shows the bull's eye west of washington with those orange colors being in the four plus plus inches of rain. depending on where th

new at 5:30, scott broom, talking to the researchers and the bikers today with some insight as to whats maybe going on. >> reporter: the new study from the john hopkins school of medicine finds that motorcyclists are one and a half times more likely to die on accidents on the road, even though that they are 33% more likely to wear the helmets. >> and i saw that tearing me like that blow. >> reporter: to a little insider of this. some african american riders pointed me to videos on youtube, showing shocking stunts and wild speeds, featuring largely african american riders. hollywood has cashed in on this week's movies like this one, called biker boys. featuring african american motor club. >> this is a cultural thing. >> reporter: riders say that african americans are a big part of the market for the super bikes like these. bikes that could hit speeds well over $150 miles per hour right off the showroom floor. >> have you ever seen that movie rough ryder and stuff like that, everyone wants to be one. >> that does raise more questions than it really gives you answers. >> reporter: the jo

. >>> scott broom reports that prosecutors have dna linking weapons that killed trooper wesley brown. >> reporter: dna is now part of this cop killer case and opens the door to the possibility that the accused trigger man may face the death penalty. 27-year-old cyril cornelius williams is the man investigators believe killed wesley brown june 11th outside of an appleby's restaurant in suitland where brown was working security. today prosecutors revealed they have dna evidence recovered from the handgun they believe was used to gun down the trooper. >> dna was recovered. we haven't publicly released the results of that. >> reporter: dna is important because it's among the short list of requirements to bring a death penalty case in maryland. glenn ivey said the death penalty has not been ruled out in the trooper brown murder. >> that will help to determine what we can do on that front here. >> reporter: the suspect, cyril williams, was seen in security video being ejected by brown at the restaurant. and he returned with an acquaintance with a pistol and gun downed the moonlighting troop

scott broom is in college park with moments caught on tape that led to the arrest. >> reporter: you're looking at surveillance video of 19-year- old childreno jar who has been arrested and charged with an armed street robbery near the university of maryland. he was shown allegedly using a credit card stolen in the robbery. police say they turned up more evidence in a search of his home. it's the possible break police have been hoping for after a series of at least five similar off-campus robbers that have grown as students flock to the university. >> he put the gun to my head. >> reporter: these men were held up by a pair of gunman ten minutes after a similar robbery. >> give me your wallet or i'll shoot you. >> reporter: police have two other videos showing other possible suspects who were with jaw making transactions with stolen credit cards. and there is this still photo of two other men making a transaction at a convenience store in landover, also allegedly with stolen credit cards. >> i hope it doesn't happen to me. >> reporter: students are on edge but have noticed a beefed- up p

in frederick, scott broom, 9news now. >> ron young first took office in 1974, back then, his sons were 7 and 3. this year's rock and roll hall of fame inductee list. the list came out today. they join donna summer, l. l. cool j, the beastie boys, also on the ballot, the man behind the hit disco song ain't going to bump no more. the list will be announced in december. >> is that hall of fame material? >> that really was a song. >> i believe you. >> all right. >> prepare tonight, prepare tomorrow. >> a deluge? >> it's coming, it's going to affect the entire metro area, not like yesterday, this is coming for everyone. here's your forecast first, next three days, okay tomorrow, clouds roll in, cooler, 84 today, 74 tomorrow. rain, showers, thunderstorms develop late tomorrow night and most of thursday. flooding is possible. probably change this to likely. in addition to heavy rain, we could see severe weather. by friday, we're in good shape, great night for high school football. tomorrow morning we'll break it down. probably need sunglasses in the early morning. clouds coming quickly, incre

in capital heights, scott broome, 9news now. >> the sheriff's department has not yet released the name of the adult that was arrested or said what charges have been field. >>> a package caused gridlock. it was leaking a substance when it was delivered to a pharmaceutical company. crews came to clean up the substance. not clear what it was. >>> sky 9 got a bird's eye view of a tractor trailer accident that caused a big mess in virginia. the rig jackknifed on the beltway near galos road in fairfax county. that truck was carrying a large load of batteries when it crashed into the median. crews, hazmat again were called in to clean up a large fuel spill. >>> a commuter alert for drivers who use i-270 in maryland. this thursday, the southbound lanes after exit 10, route 117 will be completely shut down for two 15 minute intervals. these closures will allow crews to post a sign. drivers can use route 355 as an alternative. >> let's check some other areas. patranya has her eyes on the roads. >> we are checking out some issues west side of the beltway. first, outer loop at route 50, we have an

scott broom in the news room live, back to you. >> scott, thank you. >>> elias abuelazam was hit with more charges in michigan. he's suspected of a series of stabbings in virginia, ohio and michigan. today prosecutors in flaunt have charged him with murder and assaults. these new charges are in addition to the attempted murder charges he's also facing in michigan. >> we have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that this occurred and the defendant is the person responsible. we'll get there. we're being careful, methodical. i have a tremendous team of law enforcement working with us and i'm confident we'll be able to be successful. >> abuelazam pled not guilty today. >>> we have the condition of a doctor shot at hopkins last week. orthopedic surgeon david cohen is in good condition and continues to improve. he was shot by the son of an elderly patient being treated at the hospital last thursday. police say the gunman, 50-year- old paul warren pardus became distraught after being told about his mother's condition and he shot and killed his mother and then himself. >>> the only woman on vi

. >>> i'm scott broom in college park where suspects caught on tape using stolen credit cards may be the first big break in putting an end to a series of armed robberies, targeting students at the university of maryland. >> you're looking at surveillance video of chernor jah, a man arrested for a armed street robbery near the university of maryland. it shows him in a silver spring convenience store using a credit card stolen in the robbery. police say they turned up more evidence in a search of his home. it's the possible break police have been hoping for. after a es

. >> all right, scott broome, thank you. reporting live. we'll come back in a couple minutes and talk about the next round, because we aren't done yet. lesley, back to you. > roads are closed tonight due to all that high water. including this part of the creek parkway near piney branch road in the takoma park, silver spring area. and sections of beach drive and montgomery county and rock creek parkway in the district are also closed. >>> if you have a flight out of any of our area airports, be advised. call ahead. the storm is causing cancellations and delays up and down the east coast. and u.s. airways announced today, if you want to change flights, you won't have to pay any penalty fees. applying to flights to new york city, philadelphia, and boston. >>> we have a lull in the rain and the lull in the rush hour traffic? >> it's only going to get heavier. drivers are dealing with all sorts of problems from flooding to debris on the roads. use extra caution. that is definitely good. volume is building here. 395 southbound, jam up pretty good

. >> i'm scott broome in silver spring where there's a tragedy earlier today. a 1 1/2-year-old boy managed to get himself tangled in the cords of window shades. and he did not survive. >> it appears to be a tragic accident. they found the little boy tangled up in the drapery cord in the bedroom where his bed is. >> the baby got tangled inside of it. we don't know how, because we weren't there. detectives are here, it's crazy. >> the initial information that we have is that they had put him down for a nap and somehow he gotten out of his crib and was playing with the cord and some how got caught up into it. they immediately began cpr on him and they felt that the situation was so urgent that they took the child to a local hospital without waiting for fire rescue to arrive. >> one day after that murder suicide at baltimore's johns hopkins hospital, we took a closer look at security inside our own local hospitals. turns out there are no metal detectors at the howard university hospitals, however, there are 33 security guards manning the doors and patrolling the ha

. >>> i'm scott broom in annapolis where heavy rain is on the way and standing if the way is an old dam that state inspectors say is unsafe. >> this is one of the worst dams. i believe it's 270 feet from end to end. >> reporter: annapolis city spokesman phil mcgowan gave me a tour of the water works dam, suffering from eroding foundations and gaping cracks. but in the meantime, flood watches have gone up. >> we're taking a number of precautions. i think the first that we've lowered the level of the dam to 5.5 feet below the top. there is no imminent threat of a major break down. >> reporter: a failure of the 12-foot dam would release the reservoir down a small stream valley crossing route 450, about 4.5 miles from downtown -- annapolis. >>> and one man lost his life after an early morning fire in column because heights. flames ripped through the 5th floor of an eight story building. delia gonsalves tells us investigators say the fire was not an accident. >> reporter: the early morning fire that september more than 100 residents rushing out of the apartment building in complete panic may

scott broom looked in to the issue and visited the field. >> they are a joy to play on and way cheapermaintain than grass but are a concern for some people concerned about health and toxic contamination. here's one reason. turf fields are great to play on because there is a hidden layer of rubble that reduces impact when players hit the ground. it comes from shredded car tires and contains some potentially toxic materials such as lead and arsenic. the concern about this dates back to 2007 when a number of aging fields in new jersey and new york were taken out of commission because of the presence of lead. since then, the consumer product safety commission has determined that young children are not at risk from exposure to lead on these fields. but that has not put an end to the questions. in montgomery county, fields have been installed at three schools, most recently walter johnson in bethesda. this week, the western montgomery county citizens advisory board asked the county to investigate the safety, health, environmental and financial impacts of artificial turf, with a careful revie

. >>> i'm scott broom in prince george's county where prosecutors revealed in court today that dna is linked to the murder weapon used to kill trooper wesley brown in june. 27-year-old cyril cornelius williams is the man investigators believe killed wesley brian june 11th outside of an applebys where brown was working security. today prosecutors revealed they have dna evidence recovered from the handgun they believe was used to gun down the trooper. >> dna was recovered. we haven't publicly released the results of that yet. >> reporter: dna is important because it's among the short list of requirements to bring a death penalty case in maryland. prosecutor glenn ivey says the death penalty has not been ruled out in the trooper brown murder. the suspect, cyril williams, is the man seen in security video being ejected from the restaurant by brown, according to investigators. william as allegedly returned with an acquaintance to the restaurant with a pistol and gun downed the moonlighting trooper outside. >>> i'm armando trull in riverdale, maryland. 11 years ago brend on loony without be

our live team coverage of the weather continues now with scott broom. oins us from annapolis, maryland with a look at what is to the east of us. good morning, scott. >> reporter: good morning. you are looking at a live web cam out of the front dash of my car. i'm speaking to you hands free on my cell. this is route 450 west of annapolis. i don't need the satellite/radar to let you know it is pounding rain here east of the dc area. as howard as told us all morning. west street. this is route 450. the left lane is not usable because there is so much water in the gutters and it is pounding on us. there will be significant issues this morning. i have seen school buses out. people are getting up and doing the best they can to move forward with the day. they will get on the roads and see the water in this section of annapolis and on into prince george's county in bowie. i'm about to get on route 50. the ponding water on the roadway and the inability to use the right lane because of the amount of water that is in the gutter that is the big issue this morning. i

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in upper marlboro, scott broom, 9 news now. >> the primary winners face to opposition and are virtually ensured of winning the november election. >>> robberrer lick defeated his g.o.p. opponent brian murphy. murphy said he supports roberter litsch. >> it does send a message that the people of maryland are ready for change in the other direction. alley in the november 2nd general election. >>> meanwhile in delaware, the tea party is celebrating a big upset in that state's u.s. senate race where tv commentator o'donnell upset mike castle in the republican primary. we we are going to take a closer look at the tea party elections tonight at 5:30. >>> now to breaking news out of prince george's county. right now we are keeping an eye on a police investigation in largo. we're told a 19-year-old man was shot in the 10,000 block of benington drive. investigators say she was shot in the chest. he was taken to the hospital and his condition is not yet known. we'll monitor the scene and bring you updates as soon as they come in. >>> the end of a mystery for a family from ohio whose son is left at

scott broome is live at the home on north hampton drive where this all looks like a tragic accident. scott. >> it does look like an accident. they haven't identified the child to us yet and neighbors describe an awful scene. right before noon today, a mother outside screaming for help. the first police officers arriving here quickly hustling the child and his father into a police car, racing him away to the hospital near here, but it was too late. >> it was the cords on a set of window shades that apparently strangled the child. inside the ground floor apartment at 901 north hampton, an incident shocked neighbors. >> it's like a chain cord. the baby got tangled inside it. we weren't there. we saw the helicopter, the police took the baby. and the detectives are here. it's crazy. >> police did not wait for an ambulance. an officer immediately got his boy in a washington hospital just 2 1/2 miles away. >> they have three children. three boys and they are all small. they go to elementary school. the one died is a year and a half. >> police investigating the incident believe it was an acci