yards were contaminated wi pcbs. >> people in south park, rticularly people with famili, with smallt incredib nervous. i mean, out and t scared about what this might mean. i pushed my kid's stroll down thattreet every day. go down there and i fish. myog runs along that waterfnt. what does th mean for me? what does this mn for my heth? i mean, you're trying to do e best for your kids, and al of sudden, something like this comes and then... >> iis so scary what you're saying. >> she's lking about pcbs, cancer-causing microbebanned in the '70s, b taking an emotional to on the resident of sth park today. >> smiththe city of seattle realized it had a crisis a movequickly to pave the continated streets, clean up the polluted yardsand tell people how to take safet prautions. suddenly, south rk, a largely immigrant, workinglass neighbhood surrounded by industry, was galvanized io acon. redents demanded a long promised cleanup of an abaoned industri site called malarkey asphalt. >> malarkey phalt, for years, operated directly acro the street from homes south park anwas a really, really dirty

standard of e part per million. >> ah, duwamh river clean-up coalion, residents from south park, startedcommissioners anexplaininghe problem to tm. and they got in vans and bus and went down where e port commission was meeting, d one after another got upnd told the port commiion that they were wried about their health, and that the port coission had the responbility to the community to make sure tt that cleanup would be safe for e entire community to use. >> well, it was a very emotnally charged meeting. i wouldn't necsarily say it was confroational. but it was a lot of emotioin the room. and i rememb a particular episode where a yog mother came up to the snd and said, "you know, if it's onla question of money, h can you forsake the children of soh park?" and that w something that real hit home to me. >> smith: the elected port coissioners, sensitive to public opinion, backed down. they adoptedhe more protective residential standard at ice the cost. >> i think that this effort s en successful, because this communithas been uncompromising in speaking u for itself and in insiing that pele

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park. it was so bad it's now south central park.w you the damage here. >>> let's look at our own weather with meteorologist susan schrack. >> thank you. good morning. things are quiet for us. a little on the sticky side. it's going to be another muggy morning. temperatures are anywhere from 72 in kingsville to maybe 76 in edgemere. feels a lot warmer than that. it feels like upper 70s to low 80s across the region. it will only get hotter today. we don't have any storms or showers right now but they will be making a return as we head into the afternoon hours all clear now. the clouds are starting to build in. they are high and thin ones but th

. >> mike: where you get the comedy spec it's like comedy from south park but it's somewhere in hear.e says look in his ideology says both he wants you to listen and it might cost you a couple bucks. but after a few are liberal or republican, democrat -- >> mike: i kerry doesn't have too. >> here's the deal. here's the deal i'm going to talk slow at the beginning and fast again. the source that timing. bush would have the sense and couldn't think of the last word and you find yourself kind of rooting for him to get it. qasim you can do it. while the president obama is like sometimes the teleprompter gets behind and he says here's the deal. can you move it forward? i just winged it it worked better. i don't think it did speed and did george bush comment on your impression of him? >> no, i had karl rove come up to me one time i was doing an event like a similar event where i met you, and karl rove came up and he was -- i wanted to meet him i thought it would be neat to meet him, it's neat to meet you guys, and he came -- i was going to go to him and he came walking over to the car and d

but police say as they were leaving their spot at the park in south baltimore, three men walked up and started attacking the man. police are calling the attack a hate crime. the 76-year-old victim is black and 28-year-old calvin lockenner is a suspect. >> during the interview he does not like african-americans we're treating it as a hate crime. now the chapter of the naacp is upset about the attack but not surprised by the violence. >> people think we have elected an african-american as president, things are improving. it is clear that the hate crimes are increasing. >> police say that he has a long violent history. he is on the state's sex offender registry. they arrested him for rape but the charges were dropped. earlier this year arrested again. this time for..., beating his wife for a, quote, asorbating with the americans. >> police say that he had two other suspects with him during the attack. they say the three beat the man then tried to steal the victim's truck but a tracking device led the police to lockenner. >> there was a robbery motive. three white people and an american is

. >> south dakota's badlands national park is a gold mine of history. in this case the gold is a vast array of fossils. >> a fossil is a trace of the past. a fossil is not necessarily a bone. fossilization is a process by which bone turns into rock. some fossils do still have an original element of bone in them. but most fossils that are older have already turned to rock. >> ellen is heading up a team of paleontologists at what's called the "pig dig." this is the fossil of an archaeocerium, a giant pig that lived 33 million years ago. what is a paleontologist? >> a paleontologist is someone who studies life of the past, not people, but animals and traces of them. so, if you'd like to take a walk over to our pit, i'll show you what we do. >> sure. >> as you can see danny here is working on the spine of an archaeocerium. archaeocerium is the same animal that we had up there when we were looking that the mount skeleton. this is the big pig. you can see what she's working with. she has very delicate tools. she's got a scribe. she's got brushes. the fossils

of three white attackers yelling racial slurs as they beat 76-year-old james privett at a south baltimore park. roosevelt leftwich joins us with more. >> reporter: marybeth, we now know more about the one man police caught and how the city is going to respond to the hate crime. authorities say 28-year-old calvin lockner had a history of violence and tattoos that suggested a connection with white supremacist groups. they say lockner has a hitler tattoo on his stomach and other marks that show his membership in the aryan and hitler brotherhood. charging documents show lockner and at least two other men beat 76-year-old james privett tuesday morning. privot was knocked to the ground and beat when a bat while the attackers shouted racial slurs. >> we have some basic information as it relates to the other two suspects. we are gaining more information, including anonymous citizen tips. >> reporter: today the police commissioner, the mayor and other civic leaders said they were making a stand against this hate crime. they say this type of thing has no place in baltimore, or anywhere else, and that a

that is drifting south of college park right now. ting this into motion to kind of drift out there, east, southeast, just south out here over that area across the beltway in the next hour and eventually get out there in the next hour. back to the computer we go. temperatures, they are, well, looking at 85 downtown. theying managed to make it back to 91 today at the fashional high of 9 -- national high of 92. 85 out here. and now tomorrow morning, mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms to the 80s. some of that have the heavy rain. by the afternoon, mostly cloudy and cooler with the thunderstorms. highs around 80. winds east and southeasterly at about 10. the good news i think, as good as we could spend it, the heavy activity should be over before the redskins game that won't be dry, but the heavier activity should be over by the time that the game starts and the pregame shows should start can had is better at the game -- which is better than the game. 80 degrees for showers and thunderstorms. then 86 on saturday. a thunderstorm p

>>> we start today with a body found in south lawn park in maryland. >> this is the video from the seen. the investigators say that a person walking through the park at 7:30 found the body, it's that of a man in his 20s. >>> also, making news today a sign of the struggling economy. county and the cuts were put to the test. >>> we're talking about the cuts in the fire department. there was a fire at the boulevard heights fire station and when they called for backup, they didn't have help. >>> a fire engine caught on fire here and firefighters called for backup and no one responded right away around they -- and they knew why. >> reporter: the firefighters putting out a fire in their own building, that's what happened this morning >> smoke was coming from the engine. >> reporter: the chief says they had problems getting the fire under control and they called for backup. according to a history of the call, a dispatch was sent to the closest station, capitol heights at 2:04 a.m.. >> they were dispatched on the incident. but there was not a crew available. >> reporter: another station, about

>> south brooklyn park. apparently there is a stabbing that occurred on ordinance road, near south depot entrance road. we are told that a male victim has been stabbed inside of a vehicle. he has been transported to a local area hospital. there is no word on his condition at this time. however, there is a female that apparently is alleged to have stabbed him that is loose in the area of ordinance road and depot entrance road. this is in the curtis bay area. not too far from 695. they do have a police helicopter from howard county, coming to assist anne arundel county in the search for the woman. there has been no description broadcast. but there's no word on the condition of the victim. we'll continue to gather information as we get more information. back to you. >> thank you very much. captain mike perry. >>> cold-blooded crime. a female corrections officer is found murdered in northeast baltimore. tonight, police search for her killer. kelly mcpherson with more on the crime. kelly? >> reporter: vic, there a

it happened at about 4:30 this morning at fort armistead park in south baltimore. the victim and his wife were out fishing. delia goncalves is live outside police headquarters to tell us more about the suspect's violent past. delia? >> reporter: marybeth, police are telling us tonight that 28- year-old calvin lockner is on a state sex offender registry for first-degree rape back in 2000. he was also arrested we're told three months ago for allegedly beating up his wife for, quote, associating with african americans. police say this man, 28-year- old calvin lockner was so full of racial hatred, he beat a 76- year-old black man. he even told police he does not like african americans. >> based on his statements that he said during the interview, investigated this as a hate crime. and apparently it was three white people on an african american is concerning. it's troubling that i have to sit here and talk this kind of crap. >> reporter: police say lockner and two other white men in their mid to late 20satacked the elderly man with a baseball bat or stick early this mor

authorities say the 76-year-old victim was fishing with his wife at fort armistead park in south baltimore yesterday when he was attacked. the park is under the francis scott key bridge. the car was packing up to leave when police say three white men walked up to them, beat the man while yelling racial slurs. his wife wasn't hurt. a fisherman at the park says it's normally safe but make a point not to be there at night. >> we see boats and police helicopters sometimes, that's it. >> reporter: the suspects stole the victim's car but police located it quickly because of a car theft device in it. police arrested 28-year-old calvin lockner. he was also recently arrested for beating his wife for "associating with african-americans." he told police he country like african-americans and that led police to classify this as a hate crime. two other suspects are still on the loose at this time the naacp is planning to hold a rally august 28th at war memorial plaza to bring the community together against hate crimes. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> 5:34 now. police say a toddler who died earlier this

his most famous speech, the gettysburg address, is inscribed on the south wall. national parkkesperson bill line says visitors are visibly moved by the power of lincoln's words. >> part of what is written there as to how he realizes that the nation is on the precipice of possibly falling apart, of possibly dividing into two nations and how much that is causing angst and worry and how much he is wrestling with that comes through in the words. that he uses in the -- in the gettysburg address to see that in stone to see that in the area where lincoln is causes great emotional reaction on many people. >> as a great orator, he would be pleased to know, another great speech was given here 100 years later. five score years ago a great american, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the emancipation proclamation. dr. martin luther king jr. honored lincoln, when he chose the memorial as the backdrop for his famous "i have a dream speech" in 1963. >> i have a dream today. >> he had the bravery the fortitude and his speech resonated so strongly and so widely with african americ

early yesterday morning as the victim and his wife were packing up their fishing gear at 4, said park in southimore. the woman says that the man yelled racial slurs and then beat up her husband did this all this talk but police were able to track it down. -- stole his truck but police were able to track it down to one suspect is in custody. >>> two years ago, a city crime camera captured this fight outside a convenience store. later that night, one of them got into another altercation where she fired a gun. without the valuable footage, they never would have been able to bring the suspect to justice. >> let's look at the forecast. >> another muggy day on tap. we are looking for scattered thunderstorms to develop late in the afternoon. temperatures reach into the upper 80s and low 90s. a few of the under shrubs could be heavy. -- few of the thunderstorms could be heavy. by friday, a new storm system begins to move through. it will be a white starched to the weekend. -- wet start to the weekend. >> see you back here for 11 news at noon. and who doesn't want value for their dollar? been true sinc

parking for hybrid vehicles. meanwhile, a new department store in south texas has preferential parking for fuel efficient vehicles while some say they like the idea, some suv drivers are parking in those spots to protest. you'd be able to narc that shopping mall because you've got a fuel efficient car. >> notice how the bumpers are green. >> i did not notice that. >> takes special eye there you go. >> today was a little warm, cloudy at times but we managed to avoid the rain. what about tomorrow? >> we had a few isolated thunderstorms today. tomorrow we could have another round of severe weather. we have another front heading our way tomorrow. tomorrow we're going to start seeing increasing cloud cover especially ear in the morning. the clouds start to roll in. as the heating starts to build, we could have some thunderstorms and some could be on the strong side, especially south and east of town. with that said, let's go to the maps and talk about your forecast. here's what it looks like outside right now. it is currently mostly cloudy. these are clouds that are holding over from some thunderstorms that billoed up

crime were a rested for that vicious attack on 76-year- old james privilege it who was at armstead park in south baltimore fishing with his wife. the couple is now seeking legal action. >>> a baltimore city police officer indicted for claiming a car he traded in had been stolen. 30-year-old hikeem crampton has been suspended. officials say he reported his cadillac stolen but had traded it in to get another car months earlier. the cash for clunkers program is about to end after two months. the obama administration has declared it a success. but not all car tealers and customers agree. abc's has our story. >> reporter: car dealers around nation are placed for a flood of customers this weekend as the cash for clunkers program comes to an end. since it started last month the program has been a hit from coast to coast, with a government offering rebates up to 4500 dollars per vehicle. encouraging drivers to trade in their gas guzzlers for more fuel-efficient ones. early funding for the program ran out so quickly that congress added another $2 billion to keep it going. but the government decided to pu

privett and his wife were fishing at fort armistead park in south baltimore. police say lockner and the others shouted racial slurs as they knocked privett to the ground and beat him with a bat. investigators say lockner's nickname is hitler, and that he bears tattoos linking him with white supremacist groups. today the mayor and other civic leaders condemned what happened. >> we all have to speak out and speak up, and say it is not acceptable in our community. and we must stand together in opposing this kind of act going on. >> the nickname of the individual that is in custody is hitler. so he glorified in that. and we cannot continue to glorify that. >> the victim remains hospitalized with injuries to his head and face. his wife was not injured. lockner was denied bail at a hearing this morning. >>> tonight a shooting suspect is behind bars, thanks to some help from neighbors in east baltimore. sources tell abc news, a 52- year-old man was shot in the two thousand block of homewood after around one thank morning. witnesses led police right to the suspect. th

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police say 28-year-old calvin lockner beat privett early tuesday morning here at form armistead park, the south end of the francis scott key bridge. they had been fishing, a routine for the two retirees. >> they'll be leaving when it's about to get dark. i say why do you go so late? this is the best time. and they've been doing that for years. >> reporter: according to charging documents, lockner and two other white men attacked privett, who was black, while yelling the "n" word. we also have learned that lockner has a hitler tattoo on his stomach and other marks showing his membership in white supremacist groups. the couple then drove off in a white chevy tahoe, but they caught up with them thanks to lojack. >> truck crash and flipped over. with the help of a local citizen, contacted us, and directed us where one of the suspects, mr. lockner, was hiding. >> reporter: police commissioner fred bealefeld joined the mayor earlier today and other city leaders to denounce the violence. >> we want to urge folks to use this incident as a wake-up call for us to reaffirm our belief in equality and injus

park. mainly south of golden beach as this heads directly off to the east. now let's talk about what else is across the area. that's one cluster we are watching. there is another further south down around the fredericksburg area. i-95 is awfully wet. heading down this location. and stafford area, caroline county, all wet. belvedere to bowling green heading towards brandywine. there's plenty of lightning with the cells as well. look at annapolis. three-quarters of an inch of rain and almost a half inch of rain today at andrews. the air is really juiced up. we have claudette lingering down here, too. temperatures cooling here to the 70s. 87 in atlanta. not much heat left with all the clouds. and we are going to see more clouds and showers through the workweek because here's the weather front that will slowly be advancing off to the east. probly now saturday looking wet, too, saturday could be a rough one as bill a sizable storm, category 4, packing pretty good winds. due to at least hold its strength with these warm water temperatures in the 80s. and here's th

get heavy showers and thunderstorms right now also down to the south of us and the park and andarundle county west of annapolis with heavy rain and back to randall town and reece town and another cell making its way in wood lawn security square area. take note of that because a lot of lightning with it. charged up atmosphere with the heat. over 1,000 strikes since the last hour in the central maryland year. so looking at a lot of activity over parts of andarundle county, baltimore city, baltimore couldn't. under severe thunderstorm warning right now for andarundle county until 6:30 p.m. baltimore city until 6:15 p.m. looking at severe thunderstorm warning until 6:15 in baltimore county. harper couldn't and carol couldn't until circumstances:15. under the severe thunderstorm warning for the next 45 minutes across much of central maryland. 10 to track the storms and coming up in a bit. >> talk to you in a few more enlts. elderly man mean team recovering from a beating that occurred this morning in south baltimore. it's a hate crime. keith jones with us more on the top story tonight. >>re

brutal tack. >> joshua pane is packing up his gear, after an afternoon of fishing at fort armsted park in south baltimore. for him it was a relaxing moment. >> everything is cool. >> but for one couple, an easy morning on the pier turned violent. a 76-year-old man and his wife, were packing up the vehicle, after fishing, when three men attacked. it happened between 4:30 and 5:30 early tuesday morning. >> why did they have to beat him? >> police say the group beat the man while yelling racial slurs, the wife not hurt. the couple is african american. the suspects white. investigators are calling it a hate crime. >> during the interview toed the suspect admitted he does not like african-americans. and we are treating it as a hate crime. >> that suspect is calvin lockler, he stole the couple can's car after the beating. and police tracked the vehicle. which was equipped with a satellite security system, to the 4900 block of wright avenue, where they captured lockler. the other two suspects got away. investigators say lockler has a criminal history that includes a racially motivated charge. police a

. >> this is north of forest hill, just south of the state park. there on the scene of a working rescue. injuries are severe enough that they have issued on state police to respond. we do not know how long it is going to be shut down, but it is shut down both directions while they deal with this rescue. >> tonight, some top honors for a tennis facility. >> it has been designated as an official competitive trading -- training center. >> there is a lot going on at the racquet club on falls road. and for little ones 5-10, a new quick start program to get kids interested in tennis at a young age. >> we get them interested when they are small, to get them successful right away. >> these are the types of innovative programming that allowed them to get the role -- to get the award. it is a major designation by the u.s. tennis association. they are the outstanding facility of the year for 2009. that only been open for a year- and-a-half, and they have asked the club to be a competitive training facility. >> my goal for them will be for them to learn what i

. >>> crop watch this week starts in the parks of south texas. this dried up stock tank or pond is on the mcfadden ranch near victoria, texas. bob mccan says it has never gone dry during any other drought in texas. >>> now to the southeast. the usda says corn harvest is well under way. as of monday, 14% of the corn was harvested, 83% of the crop is mature. >>> in pennsylvania, the western been cut worm has moved into the state for the first time. this invasive pest can cause serious damage to corn growers. it was first spotted in july near lake erie but now it is in seven counties in the northeast part have the state. >>> when we come back, al and our round table of crop scouts check in from austin, minnesota, the final stop of the 2009 "pro farmer" u.s. crop tour. the discussion begins this 2 minutes, please stay with us. >>> "u.s. farm report" coverage of the 2009 "pro farmer" midwest crop tour is brought to you by pioneer hybrid. helping you fit the right product on the right acre. science with service. delivering success. >>> at your "pro far

working together and corded efforts with the north with those of the established networks in the south parkout amidst -- admits to the challenges the expressions show a desire for collaboration regardless of the outlook comes of the referenda to build a just and accountable government at all levels. the focus group research in the north and south and three areas show the city's strong news of for reelection as the best way to choose their leaders. they are strongly committed to participating and called a deep desire to hold elected officials accountable what they cannot currently do with it a point* official while many people expect cheating to take place a number of participants stated they would "except to the bride the but yet still but for the candidate of their choice" end quote. but misinformation is widespread in respect for the positions they're voting and in blue nile a number of people erroneously believe there will also participate in the referendum. the research raises important points and demonstrates sudanese citizens of frustration with the incomplete implementation of the cp

two dozen people stuck on the invertigo roller coaster at the great america theme park just south ofear the high point, 90 degree heat became a low point. frankly i don't really think being stuck at the high point is ever a high point. luckily, no one was hurt. >>> kate gosselin is speaking out explaining why the "jon & kate plus 8" co-star is wearing the wedding ring despite the announcement of a divorce. >> um -- sorry. >> that's okay. >> i don't want to upset them. while i've been very real and as honest as i need to be, i don't want to shock them. i've walked slowly through this with them. >> and they're obviously speaking about her eight children. >>> your canine companion is smarter than your think. a study shows your average dog has the same i-kprks as a 2-year-old. can count up to five and learn words. the poodles, german she pards. in that order, john. the not so bright bulbs are apparently hounds and beagles which is bad news for my father, a beagle lover. >> i know a few beagle owners, myself. i've had golden retrievers. through much of my adult life. >> where do you belie

lexington park, maryland, down south, steamy, and humid outside. leesburg, virginia, louden county, 83 degrees with 73% humidity throughout the area. fix d 86 degrees again the concern the temperature. a few storms off to the west, but still afternoon and evening storms on tap as we get up to 90 degrees today. we will talk about how many more days of the high heat and storms in the forecast, and of course i willet you updated with the latest track on bill as it moves close to bermuda in the next couple days. joe? >> thank you. >>> let's get a look at the midday traffic, and here is jerry edwards. >> let's take a live look and see how we are doing as midday gets under way here. i-95 northbound, main lanes in the hovs look at that, roadwork and construction. doesn't matter of the interstate you are on, you will have slow traffic. it's time to use route 1 instead. no issues to report either way right now on the beltway between the american legion bridge and the i-95 interchange. i-270, so far so good. >> maybe a good time to stay put as an alternate.

>> so, you are several hours south of bar harbor, acadia national park.ow are the conditions up there affecting the ongoing surge? >> reporter: well, i think what's happening is that there's only a couple hours of light. the coast guard has a helicopter in the sky, they have a plane in the sky. they have boats searching for these people. but remember, the high surf is continuing, at least until tomorrow, so, we're talking about nine foot seas they are contending with as they search for the two missing people. >> stephanie sy along the northeast coast tonight in massachusetts, thank you. after waiting a couple of hours for the hurricane to pass by, president obama and his family arrived today on martha's vineyard. but on his vacation, he's going to be dealing with the health care debate, and there are reports tonight that the president may pay a sick call to viz chief ally in this fight, his friend, senator ted kennedy, who is nearby, fighting brain cancer. yunji de nies is on martha's vineyard tonight. >> reporter: good evening, dan. the obamas are spendi

park. all this activity will move south. it looks like we'll see relatively quiet conditions. there was an impulse here, a line firing up. that's losing his strength back towardsi-81 into pennsylvania. as it crosses into maryland it looks like that athtivity is losing its luster. you're probably going to get a brief shower and things are going to break up around baltimore county. we'll continue to see breaks in the clouds. around baltimore city, not much activity. a few showers to the northwest at the time. here's what's going on downtown. clear conscience, as far as precipitation. a few high, thin clouds. 74 degrees. winds out of the west at 3. humidity levels 91 percent. very humid conditions. we will see a front push through that is making its way through overnight tonight and is going to lessen the humidity levels a tad bit. it's not a very strong cold front, that will drop our temperatures much. we're going to see our temperatures close to 90 degrees. 76 in richmond. we could see how things are clearing up back to the west. high pressure is building in behind the system.

south of the city, down toward severna park. we have shower activity. as you mentioned, up in cecil county, be careful. there could be flooding of small streams up there and roadways. be very careful in the evening hours. tim joins me now with a look at the tropics once again. >>> as you mentioned, bob. things are raining here. and for all of the rain that we've had, we have been exempt from rain. the effect from the tropics until now. we're seeing tropical depression number 2, late in the season. also to only have two depressions actually forming. this is 710 miles west of the cape cape verde islands. and it is moving to the west. this is a tropical depression. it will be named ana, a-n-a. if it should strengthen. and we expect that it could over maybe the next two days. and again, the pressure that has been fluctuating has been going up and down. but has not become a named storm yet. it is about 10 days away from affecting any in the u.s. >> thank you very much, tim and bob. >>> all charges have been dropped tonight against a man accused of raping a w

south of town. fairfax station, 67. nationals park, 73. waldorf, up 66. get a wider view of what is happening. there are storms in indiana and ohio. there atmosphere is ripe for a thunderstorm. they continue to push eastward. i am anticipating they will produce some steam. our atmosphere is not as stable -- or not as conducive for a thunderstorm. we may get a few showers far west, mainly over the appalachians. otherwise, a cold front will drop in tomorrow night or early thursday. let's go to the almanac. we made it into the upper 80's yesterday. 87 was our high air reagan airport. we willbe above that this afternoon. low 90's over the next couple of days. we will crank up the heat over this weekend. >> thank you. >>> stocks are rising overseas. >> we will tell you how cash for clunkers is affecting the july auto sales. >>> wall street is looking to keep the summer rally going after hitting some important milestones on monday. reports on manufacturing and banking offered more evidence the economy is recovering. the dow jumped 114 points. the s&p 500 surged

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so south of the downtown area you see along brooklyn park and parts of 195 down to the airport and 95 as well so the yellow is where it is going to be a little bit heavier. green a little bit lighter. as for travel time not too bad on 95. 52 miles per hour but look at this. 35 miles per hour on the jfx. very slow go on the west side of the belt way with 28 miles per hour there. 57 on 95 through howard county. we have that stint in the city and a lot of cars contend with on 95 leading up to the scene there. but now new crash on the northbound lanes right at 695 in here so double trouble there in the south west corner. as for the west side of the belt way that slow go from wilkins up to liberty road a lot of cars sitting there in the lanes. right now looking at 11 minute ride. top end of the belt way pretty heavy moving through creationville up to the jfx and trouble on 83 tonight. crash on the northbound lanes at gilbert avenue. that's a look at the evening commute, now back to you. >>> are you ready for some football? >> ready or not it is happening tonight. it is the ravens versus th

ridge point, down south, 55% the relative humidity, and college park up to 86 degrees. we have ver few clouds. mostly sunny skies. mid-80s, but it looks like we will be back in the 90s with more haze across the area. as far as thundershowers go today, that's west of the area. i will detail the locations a little later, and we'll get you updated on what is going on with hurricane bill still out in the western atlantic. barbara and joe? >> thank you very much. >> thank you, veronica. >>> let's check in with jerry edwards. >> the midday construction not so much, but morning commute, yes. and the hot lanes under progress will continue that are in progress now, and crews continue to build em. this is 95 southbound as you head on down towards woodbridge, and continue on down to the au a occoquan. not bad at the wilson bridge. both the inner loop and outer loop are doing okay. the top part around college park and silver spring is doing fine at this point. back to you. >> thank you. >>> kids in our area are heading back to school. and here at nbc 4 we are doing our part to make

park. >> investigators were called to south highland avenue around 4:30. kim dacey has more. >> this murder ends baltimore's longest stretch without a homicide so far this year. the city had gone nine days without deadly violence, until donte gunther was gunned down in his own home. a hot august afternoon was disturbed by gunfire sunday. brad henry heard three loud booms. >> i thought it was a truck. but it was not. it was gun shots. >> gunther was shot and killed in his highland avenue home. police say someone knocked on his door. when he look odd -- looked out the window, he was shot four times in the arm and chest. >> his good friend lives next door to me, and he was very upset about it. >> he was a guy, stays to himself. >> the family gathered outside gunther's home friday night. those who live nearby say they are surprised at who was shot but not at the violence. a group of citizens have been working to revitalize the area and transform it into a safer place to live. some fear the violence is a tren in the other direction. >> everything was good for a

. >> gunshots ring out in south baltimore tuesday night hitting a well known community activist in cherry hill. karen parkes with the very latest. garrisoning. >> the president of cherry hills phone senate council. she run assist summer school program, program for kids, she is very active in this cherry hill community for years. she lives right here behind me in this home in the 2800 block of carver road. in her front window, can you still see the bullet holes and broken blinds. inside right now there are family members, neighbors an friend. checking up on her just to make sure she is okay after tuesday night's scare. police say around 9:00 last night, 59-year-old shirley, who has been in cherry hill since 1969, was sitting in her living room watching tv when an apparent stray bullet went through the window and struck her in the back of her left shoulder. she was taken to the hospital and now she is at home in good spirits. >> i am feeling fine. and i'm determined to keep working. because people still need help and there's a lot to be done, and god didn't take me. he left me here to finish a job and that's

instead of driving them home police say they got on i-95 south, threatened them with a knife, drove them to the parking lot of a high school in southwest baltimore. police say the women were raped by both the men who picked them up. a third man arrived later on. we have pictures of these guys that were charged in the case. all three men, again, from baltimore county but since the crime happened in the city the mayor is speaking out. >> we need people to, when they are out to be responsible. i mean, hitchhiking or picking up stray rides, we want to deter people from that and use better transportation forms. >> police say a second attack happened much like the first early morning august 8th. this time the victim said she was picked up near fayette and was able to identify the license plate from the car which led police to one suspect. that suspect told police about the other two. >>> it's 5:04. to exclusive video in northwest baltimore. this is a case of bumper cars. a city cop and driver on wabash and northern parkway this morning. sources say the female officer was sitting on light and wabash when a ca

there are mandatory evacuations under way to the north, south and west of angeles national park insidere. and that includes neighborhoods just north of l.a. in glendale and pasadena. our rob marciano is live at one of the firefighters' command centers on the south center of the park to update us on the progress in the early morning hours. hi there, rob. >> reporter: good morning, kiran. we have moved our position closer to the fire. it's been flaring up at times. right now, a glow behind me. they're concerned that that fire will get over the ridge behind me and into the community of -- one of several communities just outside the angeles national forest, heavily populated. well over 12,000 homes threatened at this point and that number is expected to grow as the fire continues to grow. it is pretty much exploded over the weekend. over 42,000 acres burned so far and 5% containment. it stretches a 19-mile fire line east to west and growing both to the north and to the south this morning. and the news, fatalities over the weekend, something that certainly firefighters and this community we

chestertown, lake shore, saverna park, heavy downpours of rain. south towards crofton and heavy rain as well. jessup, heavy rain. south of glen burnie, you are starting to pick it up good. and lots of lightning associated with this as well. zooming out the picture you can see how this line fired up. lost strength west of the city and fired back up as it was heading our direction. and looks like the path of the storm is going to the southeast. and we will continue to see the storm tracking across the bay. folks heading -- this storm heading that direction. going about 25 miles per hour. graysonville in your neck of the woods at 10:27. 10:30 centreville. and wrigley around 10:37 also. so definitely a lot of activity with this system. also, taking a look at how strong the storm is. we will go to x vision, this is showing how high the storm clouds are. this is a 3-d look. shows the storms, from 35 to 45,000 feet in the atmosphere. so there is a lot of atmosphere to work with. as this system pushes through the region. now looking at this in a composite view,

people are parking in i guess what would be the south tom lane's and walking across the median to getlimpse of the motorcade coming by -- people are parking in what would be the southbound lanes. it is not as though they will get to see much of anything. this is just a way to pay respects. >> it is as though a president, a clean, a keene had passed. there is something about the kennedys -- whatever you might think of their politics -- that just grabs us viscerally in where we live as americans. shepard: there is absolutely no question the level to which the kennedys are loved and respected by the vast majority of people across new england. there are others across the country that do not understand that and in many cases see things very differently. this family is so polarized and in life and death. >> there are people who think that they are a family that has taken advantage of their wealth, their power, their influence just to set their own nest, and that when people speak of public service, what they really mean it is grabbing power. there are a lot of people in america -- but i thi

park. a look on satellite showing a few clouds to the south. not much for us to be concerned with. this is a pattern that we are going to be happy to have over the next few days. temperatures holding mainly in the 80's up and down the east coast. a few 90's across the southwest, not a concern about warm temperatures for us. we are going to be at average or a little above the next few days, but not the searing heat we saw last week. 89 in baltimore. 83 in cambridge. 88 in frederick. 83 in ocean city. woe managed to top out at 86 at b.w.i., but the inner harbor warm up more at 88 degrees. our records previously were above 100. just a few clouds for tonight. possibly patchy fog. when you see clear skies and light to calm winds, we run that risk. high pressure is our friend. it allows for clear and calm winds. our winds are going to pick up out of the south and southwest. our temperatures are going to be flirting wit 90 the next few days. a cold front pushing its way in will provide a chance for rain on tuesday. but sunday and monday, two days to be just winners outs. in the trick we a

park, .62 of an inch. temperatures for the south, near 70 degrees. locally, we're in the mid 60's. partly cloudy once these showers, to amend it in southern maryland. we will: 86 for a high today -- we will ll it 86 today for a high. tomorrow, scattered clouds. we will start the day in the mid 60's. bill little warmer tomorrow afternoon. not too humid. low humidity on eric tuesday. back up near 80 degrees. that will be the warmest for the foreseeable future. back down towards 80 for a high near friday. >> thank you. >>> wall street is looking for a winning week. >> a new movie by quentin tarantino dominates the weekend box office. >> topping your "money scope" report, stocks a soaring overseas this morning. wall street starts at its highest level of the year. the dow jumped 184 points on friday. this week, investors look to reports on consumer confidence and hat -- to back up the words of ben bernanke. cash for clunkers ends at 8:00 p.m. today. many dealers have stopped taking orders. they are racing against the clock to get their paperwork in on time. millions of elderly americans

south of town. i think sara will be okay in redskins park. activity across southern sections of st. mary's county and across the northern neck. for the most part this will be exiting shortly here now. heavy rain around 235 just south of st. mary's city down towards sandy point and will move across the bay. future scan takes it across the bay. we still have rain left over. moderate to occasionally heavy rain will be around the st. mary's city area and lexington park and down towards sandy point for the next hour but the severe weather will be out there in the next 15 to 20 minutes. behind this is another storm, not as severe but little bit of light room down hughesville and down 5 as well. if you're traveling down 5 tonight it will be a mess the entire way. back to the computer. tomorrow morning, partly cloudy. very warm. 70s and 80s. keep it dry in the morning. afternoon, partly sunny hot, showers and thunderstorms. highs around 90 and winds southwesterly at 10. those storms that develop tomorrow could be hefty. i want to talk to you about bill. bill is a monster. category 4 now. thi

south of middle river. downtown. dundalk, glen burnie. down towards severna park. some shower activity is just popping up. kind of moving southwest to northeast. right along the i-95 corridor. so we'll see some of this activity tonight and probably tomorrow. with more on that, look. bernadette joins me from the outback. >>> not only are we going to look into tomorrow but the next couple of days, if you're headed down into the ocean. here's a look at the forecast. chance for a thunderstorm. a lot of clouds around. and the same idea on friday. now, on saturday, pop-up showers possible. again, on sunday, on the weekend, it's probably not an all-day rain event here by any means. but we do still have that chance lingering around. now, back here in the city and the most. metro area, this is what we're looking at. same storm we're dealing with as today. as we head through the morning hours, clouds, maybe even a shower or two during the morning. but as we move through the afternoon and evening, even more showers and thunderstorms starting to fire up. and temperatures being held below average because of that. for

shower activity right now just to the south of the downtown region, or right over the top of severna park, making its way in our direction. we will see the scattered showers on and off throughout the evening. but because of all the rainfall that we've had during the day today, a flash flood watch is in effect until 2:00 in the morning. and that red that you see on the eastern shore in central portions of delaware, those are flood warnings in effect until 6:45. we'll track the storms and what is going on with danny and what you can expect for the weekend coming up. >> and you can always log on the abc2news.com to see maryland's most powerful radar online any time. plus you get hourly forecasts and sign up to receive weather alerts. and we have tips to help keep you safe when the stormy weather hits. >>> a developing story tonight out of anne arundel county. authors make a startling and stomach-turning discovery inside an orchard beach home. 21 dogs found alive inside a house in the 7900 block of sea breeze drive near hilltop road, all in pretty bad shape after living in deplorable conditio

south capitol street. he slips into right field, -- oh, my what a catch. a tough day at redskins park. mike williams will probably not play against the steelers on saturday night, because is the offensive line that has everybody concerned. it is an area that has to be improved. jason campbell is the first to tell you he needs protection. the offense has to be able to run in read them and throw on time. -- in rhythm, and trhow on time. -- and throw on time. >> we need to get points on the board, get a couple of drives the other. >> his first day with the minnesota vikings was the only -- the geriatric quarterback says he still has it good. he was much sharper today than yesterday, and he got everybody's attention with his arm strength. favre is feeling good, ready to start friday night against the chiefs. there is this a shot by kansas state player. watch this. off the scoreboard, off the floor, and he got it. this video has more than 40,000 viewers. it is turned him into an internet superstar. he scored 44 against texas' last year. this made him a superstar. isn'that incredible? there'