this incident shock and horrified the south philadelphia community.e wasted no time getting the word out. here's natalie morales. >> surveillance video captured the attempted abduction of say girl in her south philadelphia neighborhood in broad daylight on tuesday. >> i want this creep off our streets. immediately. >> one neighborhood surveil aengs camera shows the girl walking with her 2-year-old brother when a man started to follow them. a second surveillance camera shows him coming up from behind. >> picks her up and attempts to carry her from the highway. she falls to the ground at one point. >> the suspect ran off after he dropped the little girl. she started to run off and waited for her brother. her parents told wcau that she bit the man and struggled to free herself, something she learned watching "law and order". >> i think it's sickening what happened to her and seeing the surveillance video, it's heartbreaking. >> what is he capable of doing any other time? what is he capable of doing right now? >> police say the suspect turned himself in h

and the team that broke the big league's color barrier. 3 for this little league team from south philadelphiaa summer vacation to remember. as a tribute to jackie robinson and the negro leagues ... the inner city players of the anderson monarchs traveled back in time aboard a vintage 1947 flexible clipper touring bus -- the ultimate road trip. the 3-week long, 4-thousand mile journey gave them a glimpse at what robinson and other players went through during the barnstorming days of the negro leagues. "it seems like we are negro leaguers from back then. and, we're honoring jackie robinson and all the negro players." along the way, the monarchs compete against local youth teams, meet surviving players from the negro leagues and visit historic sites a& then it's back to the un-air- conditioned bus in sweltering heat and on to the next city. "play well coach, i know you will ..." this week the team was in the nation's capital a& but before any sightseeing they played a game in suburban virginia that attracted one very special spectator... "good job, take your time babe .." ... mamie "peanut" john

two children walk by this car in south philadelphia and the driver gets out to follow them. a second security camera shows him grabbing the 10-year-old girl putting his hand over her mouth and picking her up. she struggles and breaks free as her 2-year-old brother screams. >> she said he's never screamed as loud. >> reporter: the brazen crime tuesday afternoon shocked the nation's fifth largest city. >> a kidnapping attempt caught on tape. >> reporter: and brought this demand from the mayor. >> i want this creep off our streets. immediately. >> reporter: the suspect? 33-year-old carlos figero arrested this morning wearing a "sesame street" t-shirt. he faces a list of charges including attempted kidnapping. police credit the quick arrest to pressure brought by the suspect's family and the videotape. >> he felt that he could not walk, talk, or breathe. >> reporter: for the children's parents there is relief. >> i am ecstatic he's off the streets. somebody like this isn't going to stop. we know this from history. >> reporter: they say their daughter is a determined, strong-will

between 12 and 16 -- >> well, prior to my 12th birthday, i generally lived with my grandmother in south philadelphia. she was my -- you could say my rock of gibraltar. when she died, i started rebelling. and then i had to go and live with my mother. >> but, i mean, is this when you started getting into criminal activity? >> that's when i started truancy and it started escalating up to burglaries, stuff like that, going all the way up until '69. >> on december 9, 1969, 15-year-old reginald mcfadden commits his first murder in the well-to-do philadelphia suburb of wynnefield, not far from his mother's home. he and three other juveniles break into the house of 60-year-old sonia rosenbaum. >> we went in the house thinking no one was home. but what happened was that one of us goes upstairs. and mrs. rosenbaum was in the bedroom upstairs and she started hollering. we gagged her and tied her up and we fled the house. but because of her age, she died of sufficient indication, and they arrested -- like two, three days later, they arrested all of us. >> the crime makes the front enquirer," which reports that

all a significant development as it relates to an attempted abduction of a young child in a south philadelphia100 block of south lee street. the very specific, very clear convincing video had been discovered by investigators at the scene. shortly after this incident, and about 3:50 p.m. on tuesday. as a result of that, tips began to come in, special victims unit, as the public and, quite frankly, internally from other police officers, and law enforcement began to digest that information. and as a result, at about midnight last night, we were made aware of an individual who made himself available to us at special victims unit. quite frankly, the significance is that with this information out there and some discussion within his family, he felt that he could not walk, talk, or breathe out there on the streets. as a result, he made himself available to us. he went to special victims unit last night. lieutenant anthony mcfadden from the special investigators sat down with this individual. as a result of subsequent investigation through the early morning hours today, and in consultation with the di

i'm talking about the attempted abduction of this 10-year-old girl in south philadelphia, captured hereance cameras. here she was walking home from a store tuesday, holding her 2-year-old brother's hand when a man, you can see it here, see, this man walks up behind her, grabs her at one point in time, tries to snatch her and then she fell and he -- there he goes, he runs away. the manhunt began for him. so this hour, that manhunt according to philadelphia police is over. police have arrested the suspect. his name is carlos figueroa-fagot and police are throwing the book at him. take a listen to this list of charges. >> attempted kidnapping, unlawful restraint, indecent assault, aggravated indecent assault, corrupting the morals of a minor, interference with the custody of a child, simple assault, false imprisonment, and unlawful contact with a minor. it's a combination of a number of felony charges and misdemeanor charges. >> police say widespread publicity about this case put so much pressure on the suspect that he told police he felt like he couldn't, quote walk, talk, or breathe on t

. >> reporter: abc news -- >> police are out in full force in south philadelphia. >> reporter: and localice are using the cutting-edge approach of posting crime video. they say footage was share sod often, an estimated 8 million people may have viewed the video. >> it demonstrates the power of getting information out or having good video or calling on the public. >> reporter: authorities say the suspect has an extensive criminal record and has been accused of sexual assault before. but there is relief. and police say the disturbing tape was the catalyst in breaking the case. >> you picked the wrong kid, you dirty, no-good creep. >> reporter: that's the angry message from joann paine, the girl's mother. as for her daughter, she says she's doing well. >> since he's been captured, she has been better, smiling more, wanting to play. trying to be a kid. >> reporter: in the end, police say, the children were the real heroes. a little girl who fought back. >> the fact is she struggled almost immediately. >> reporter: and a cute little boy with a big set of lungs. >> she said he's never screamed

surveillance video captured the attempted abduction of a 10-year-old girl in her south philadelphia neighborhood daylight tuesday. >> i want this creep off our streets immediately. >> one neighborhood surveillance camera shows the girl walking with her 2-year-old brother when a man in a white car got out and started to follow them. a second surveillance camera shows him coming up from behind. >> literally picks her up physically, attempts to carry her to the highway. there's a struggle. >> the suspect ran off and he dropped the little girl. she ran off and waited for her brother. her parents said she bit the man and struggled to free herself something she watched while watching "law & order." >> what's he capable of doing any other time? >> police are searching for the suspect, a white four-door sedan with a scuff mark on the front bumper. philadelphia's mayor has announced a $10,000 reward leading to an arrest and conviction in this case. thankfully that little girl did everything right. >> let's get a check of the weather now from al. >> today's weather is brought to you by the seven bold flav

&p3 for this little league team from south philadelphia, it's been a summer vacation to remember.egro leagues ... the inner city players of the anderson monarchs traveled back in time aboard a vintage 1947 flexible clipper touring bus -- the ultimate road trip. the 3-week long, 4-thousand mile journey gave them a glimpse at what robinson and other players went through during the barnstorming days of the negro leagues. "it seems like we are negro leaguers from back then. and, we're honoring jackie robinson and all the negro players." along the way, the monarchs compete against local youth teams, meet surviving players from the negro leagues and visit historic sites a then it's back to the un-air-conditioned bus in sweltering heat and on to the next city. "play well coach, i know you will ..." this week the team was in the nation's capital a& but before any sightseeing they played a game in suburban virginia that attracted one very special spectator... "good job, take your time babe .." ... mamie "peanut" johnson ... the only female who ever pitched in the negro leagues. johnson wan

it is about the students in school district in minnesota, where a south philadelphia high school who were victims of pervasive bullying. when the basic rights of every parent and student is that their student should be safe in school and have a safe learning environment. as a result of our a landmark agreement, the students can now feel safe and focused energies on learning. is about helping the worker who was fired after telling her employer that was wrong to deny jobs to u.s. citizens and workers with permanent work authorization and give those jobs instead to people with temporary work visas. in some cases the weeks and opportunity for a few people. and others might be hundreds of thousands or more. this job is a sacred trust and i am proud of the work of the dedicated career professionals in the division. we have made great strides in expanded opportunity and a number of critical ways, but civil rights remains the unfinished business of america. we will continue to use all the tools in our arsenal so that all individuals enjoy the rights guaranteed by the constitution and laws of

some mornings now coming out of lancaster county little bit toward metro philadelphia. southlated showers and cloud cover. still to pick up a thunderstorm in the next few hours, but then we expect skies to clear out nicely. it will stay warm overnight. not much below 80. southwest wind averaging 5 miles per hour. i pressure to the south. 103 degrees. 95 in chicago. this heat will be pushing eastward tomorrow. the humidity will be there. this next front coming in from the north and west will encounter this and trigger some storms. south baltimore into southern virginia, we will be keeping an eye on this one. just a hazy, hot, humid july day. 91-96 tomorrow with a west wind close to 20 miles per hour. on the day, look for the afternoon storms. waves at one-two feet. holding right around 81 for bay harbor temperatures. 60% chance of storms tomorrow. gusting wind possible before turning more comfortable. 40% chance of storms and then a nice wednesday with sunshine, cooler, and less humid. a 30% chance tomorrow. 92 before cooling off on wednesday. 94 tomorrow. hazy, hot, and humid

states now with heat warnings and advisories and take a look at this tonight, columbia, south carolina, 106. philadelphia, 96. memphis, 100. it has been especially hot for workers outside. this man installing cables in georgia and this little boy cooling himself off in raleigh, north carolina. the weekend's death toll from storms and heat rising tonight to at least 14 now. and nearly 2 million americans now without power. so we turn tonight to abc's extreme weather team, meteorologist ginger zee leading us off. >> reporter: it's an epic heat wave. >> i think it's still hot. i'm not a heat person. >> reporter: 105 in atlanta, georgia. 103, raleigh, north carolina, and 103 for birmingham, alabama. big numbers under a huge heat dome. it's not a technical term, but here's what it is, a high pressure system that settles in and barely budges. here's how it works. high pressure compresses air to the ground increasing the molecule's energy. that warms it up all around us. that's the science, but here's how it feels. oppressive heat with no break. a gigantic fan offering relief at a golf tournament in atlanta. fo

sentinel radar we thought we would have more radar activity around here we have activity in philadelphia and activity south. for sure we still need to watch our area, we had a lot of clouds today but know the atmosphere has pretty good energy to it. we want the keep an eye on it for the next several hours we will keep you ahead of any thing else that developing tonight's activity down around charlottesville likely dropping windsmall hail we are outlook this evening possibility of strong to severe storms but outlooked tomorrow, and i want you to see that area shifts a little south, pennsylvania might be in the clear a little better chance for us to see activity because we will have a frontal system trying to come through. tonight, actually i am starting this tomorrow wanted you to see tomorrow afternoon, 4, 5, 6:00 p.m. we will have to watch radar again a lot of activity potentially developing, down through virginia. good news, maybe we get storms on wednesday. then we will keep an eye on thursday, wednesday night looks like it will be just a little increasing cloud cover but thursday looks like that front,

it is about the students in school district in minnesota, where a south philadelphia high school who were victims of pervasive bullying. when the basic rights of every parent and student is that their student should be safe in school and have a safe learning environment. as a result of our a landmark agreement, the students can now feel safe and focused energies on learning. is about helping the worker who was fired after telling her employer that was wrong to deny jobs to u.s. citizens and workers with permanent work authorization and give those jobs instead to temporary workers -- two people with temporary work visas. in some cases the weeks and opportunity for a few people. and others might be hundreds of thousands or more. this job is a sacred trust and i am proud of the work of the dedicated career professionals in the division. we have made great strides in expanded opportunity and a number of critical ways, but civil rights remains the unfinished business of america. we will continue to use all the tools in our arsenal so that all individuals enjoy the rights guaranteed by the

south carolina. now, you heard my colleague steve talk about his big in philadelphia in july of 1864. we had an interesting incident occur to him in philadelphia as he was taking -- as he was taking the planter to the philadelphia shipyard to be repaired. he tried to catch the streetcar to the shipyard, and he and a white sailor were actually ejected from the streetcar, that is they did not allow african-americans in philadelphia to ride the streetcars in 1864. this had a tremendous impact on smalls. in addition, it had a tremendous impact on the city of philadelphia. african-americans had been trying for several years to gain access to riding the streetcars in philadelphia. but it took smalls and his notoriety, his fame to actually make it happen. that is, the word spread and hit the newspapers that here is a civil war hero who cannot ride the streetcars in philadelphia. so it prompted a boycott of the streetcars by even some whites in philadelphia, which then eventually led to african-americans gaining the right to ride the streetcars in philadelphia in 1867. smalls, as you know, wa

it is about the students in school district in minnesota, where a south philadelphia high school who were victims of pervasive bullying. when the basic rights of every parent and student is that their student should be safe in school and have a safe learning environment. as a result of our a landmark agreement, the students can now feel safe and focused energies on learning. is about helping the worker who was fired after telling her employer that was wrong to deny jobs to u.s. citizens and workers with permanent work authorization and give those jobs instead to temporary workers -- two people with temporary work visas. in some cases the weeks and opportunity for a few people. and others might be hundreds of thousands or more. this job is a sacred trust and i am proud of the work of the dedicated career professionals in the division. we have made great strides in expanded opportunity and a number of critical ways, but civil rights remains the unfinished business of america. we will continue to use all the tools in our arsenal so that all individuals enjoy the rights guaranteed by the

. >> startling video of the girl fighting off her attacker on south lee street in philadelphia. you see the girl walking with her 2 year old brother when a man comes up from behind. he picks her up, she starting kicking and screaming. the man drops her. >> it's a sick individual to do something like that. i want this creep off our streets immediately. >> today police did just that, arresting 33-year-old carlos figro. he turned himself in feeling the pressure after the video was released. >> because of the press conference they had yesterday and because of all the information, because of all of you sharing information, this defendant knew he couldn't keep walking the streets and people were going to come and get him. >> police said the girl did the right thing. >> for a little girl to be able to fight off a grown man, i'm proud of her. >> the attack was caught on a surveillance camera by a neighbor's home and the suspect's car also caught driving away. >> it's skair ska scary -- it's scary. it's make ing people think their kids can't come outside. >> the suspect is facing charges

up north, philadelphia got some stuff. south of us we saw showers and storms.an see around the d.c. area, things pretty quiet tonight. tuesday morning starts out sunny and so you won't want your sunglasses. we're looking at afternoon evening thunderstorms possible once again. some of the storms could be strong or severe and we're going to see some drier and cooler air come in. by wednesday, it will be less humid. here's a look at the risk for severe weather. this is according to the storm prediction center for tomorrow. this includes the d.c. area. basically the district and points south where we see the main threat being damaging winds from any storms that could become severe. here's a look at the futurecast. tuesday morning lots of sunshine as you're heading, driving into work. don't forget your sunglasses. afternoon, things look good. may see increasing cloudiness. then the afternoon and evening looks like we can see a better chance for scattered showers, some thunderstorms, and some of those could end up being big. then by tuesday, 11:00 tomorrow night, we'

south and east and away from our area. you can also see strong storms around philadelphia. i want you to take a look at these storms. big-time storms in southeastern pennsylvania. big-sometime storms down to our south around charlottesville, roanoke and richmond. notice no storms around washington. why is that? because of the cloud cover we saw out there. look at the clouds. we've been socked in all day long. we still have the clouds there. without the sunshine to give us that extra energy those storms needed, we have stayed during the dry side today and not seen any of those strong to severe storms develop. tomorrow, however, i think that could be a little bit of a different story. first off, humid and stormy down to our south. this is through 7:00 a.m., on the muggy side, humid as you step out. tomorrow, possible thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon with more heat. i think we do get back into the low to mid 90s tomorrow ahead of this frontal boundary. that front will produce a chance for severe weather. as it moves to our south, say good-bye and say hello to the sunshine and hello to really nice weather. wednesday is l

south carolina. she moved to philadelphia as a child, and unfortunately gloria has no record of her birth.law she would have to spend more than $100 and go through numerous court proceedings to establish where she was born. there is just no reason why all of these people shouldn't be able to vote in pennsylvania in the united states of america like they have for many decades. the advancement project is one of the groups trying to overturn pennsylvania's controversial voter i.d. act. the organization's codirector comes to us from washington. welcome inside "the war room"." >> thank you. i'm glad to be here, governor. >> you bet. i want to begin by showing our audience a document filed by the state in defending the voter i.d. case. it's a stipulation that says there have been no investigateses or prosecutions of any person voter fraud in pennsylvania. the document also says the parties are not aware of any incidence of in person voter fraud in pennsylvania. okay the state is basically admitting there has been no voter fraud. and they have no knowledge of voter fraud. so why wasn't this law i

split going thanks to the cloud cover, strong to severe storms south of richmond and also up through philadelphia and new york where they've had a lot of warnings flying in. you probably saw some of the rain if you were watching the nats game. we got a break thanks to that cloud cover, but tomorrow i think it might be a lot sunnier and we have a little better trigger coming. that is a frontal system we'll watch come out of the northern plains. this storm prediction center has a pretty good chunk of the country and especially the midwest into the mid-atlantic under the possibility of strong to severe storms tomorrow. that front will be the trigger. it will probably be more sunshine, less cloud cover. so we know we'll have an unstable atmosphere. we will watch for showers and storms to bubble up in the afternoon. right now i'd say the best chance for strong to severe storms look like it would be from the district south in the afternoon and i think we will be looking for the possibility of some hail and damaging wind. not everybody will see it, doesn't look like a very widespread outbreak, but we'll

storms to our north through pennsylvania around the philadelphia area. storms just south of us down around the richmond area. but no storms around washington, but i want you to take a look back to the west around st. louis. look at the heat building, heat advisories, excessive heat watches and warnings out that way. the heat will move our way. we'll see a better chance of strong thunderstorms and more heat. i have it all coming up in my forecast in just a minute. >>> federal prosecutors say the man who admitted to firing shots at the pentagon and other military buildings in virginia is competent for sentencing. they say there are no indications that he suffers from mental illness. he pleaded guilty back in january after a series of shootings in the fall of 2010. his new lawyers requested an exam last month. they argue their psychiatrist concluded he suffers from schizophrenia. he agreed to a 25-year prison sentence as part of his plea deal. >>> in colorado the man who shot down people in a movie theater was in court today for the first time since that shooting. his name i

one over philadelphia and that clipped parts of delaware and then we had another one over deep creek that slid towards the southwe were sandwiched in-between and just had a couple of clouds and some winds from the storms it's called on outflow boundary and in terms of temperatures today, with the humidity once again we're talking about a heat advisory in effect for the i-95 stretch, excessive heat watch in effect for the eastern shore. and then you go out to philadelphia and excessive heat warnings. so that's what's going on on satellite and radar. everything pressing to the south nicely. nice clear skies over the state line. lansing and chicago all the way up to minneapolis. this cluster of storms what's called on mcs all right? these are big bands and balls of convection which are thunderstorms. if this drops down and holds together, we might have to address the idea of more storms in our forecast for tonight. we will be watching it and you have to keep it locked on channel 2 and also abc2news.com and our facebook will be updating during the course of the afternoon. let's talk about the heat. look at this bli

we have heat advisories for many areas of south dakota, southern wisconsin and heat advisories in place around new york, st. louis, philadelphia and portions outside of washington, d.c. today we will see 90 degrees, mid-90s from new york city down to raleigh. it's very humid so not very enjoyable. the last heat wave was dry. you weren't drenched in sweat but this is more humid. today up to 100 in minneapolis. des moines in 97. through the three-day heat wave, we should see it through wichita, mid-90s around chicago, and d.c. by the end of the heat wave has a chance of hitting near 100 degrees. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. today will be very warm. we'll see a few scattered storms, areas of florida typical this time of year. if you're lucky around charlotte you'll see a shower or storm, but no luck from our friends from kansas city to indianapolis. another heat wave. we barely got done with the last one. >> you're going to sound like a broken record. >> could be every certainly. just like last year. >> don't say that, please new big ben walks up the hill, pump pri

south carolina. beginning in the 1820s, charleston is no longer a major port. boston, philadelphia, new york has taken over the over seas trade. charleston is not that great of a harbor. goods, supplies is shipped up to boston, new york, philadelphia for shipment overseas. it has become more localized and you see more slaves and free blacks being used on the steam ships operating along the coast. it was said that the term pilot was only reserved for whites. the planter will operate along the coast after the firing on fort sumter. she will be found between jacksonville, florida, up to charleston and going up to geor georgetown. linton off the southern coast to stop the importantation off the coast and the exportations used to buy military goods to europe. trying to stop any training now. the problem was, to have an effective blockade you have to have staemeamed war ships, you e to have places you need

south bend, indiana, and paducah, kentucky. minnesota's half marathon was cut to five miles. philadelphia'sourth of july parade, marchers swelter as they passed independence hall. similar scenes in st. louis where they hit triple digit for weeks. the oppressive temperatures with highs near the 100s from the plains to the atlantic are the result of a massive hot air stalled over much of the nation's midsection. >> typically we don't see it this hot so early in the season. we're talking about unprecedented temperatures for places like atlanta, even st. louis seeing 100 degrees seven days in a row. that is something we don't normally see. >> reporter: and if that weren't enough, nearly a million people spent the fourth like their founding fathers, no electricity, no air conditioning. last week's ferocious storms were blamed for 26 death ts. in washington there were no holidays for work crews for downed trees so utility workers can begin to restore power. >> i can't wait to go home. i'm so tired of this. >> reporter: this family owned grocery store in chevy chase, maryland, has been closed sinc

philadelphia. we don't really have to worry too much. everything is going either north or south of us.ht still be able to cook up a couple of showers. not looking for any severe weather threat around here. a trough of low pressure keeps the humid wealth tore the south. clouds may thicken towards sunrise tomorrow morning. tomorrow once the clouds burn away, temperatures back into the 90s for most tomorrow. ahead of a weather front which i think tomorrow will have a better chance of sparking storms even if we get extra clouds. i think the surface front may be just enough of a kick in the atmosphere to get thunderstorms cooked up for tomorrow. as we get into wednesday, wednesday will be the pick of the litter. low humidity, temperatures cooler than average. if you're headed to the beaches, tomorrow stormy at the coastline, but great weather as we head towards wednesday and thursday. lows in the low to mid 70s. for tomorrow, partly sunny, partly humid. a chance for stronger thunderstorms tomorrow. a hot one ahead of the storms. 95 tomorrow. wednesday, let's just take wednesday off and enjo

south bend, indiana, and paducah, kentucky. st. paul's half marathon was cut to five miles. >>> philadelphia's july fourth parade, they sweltered as they passed independence hall. similar scenes in downtown st. louis, which has hit triple digits for a full week. a fire truck helped cool off spectators. the oppressive temperatures with highs from the 100s are a result of the massive hot air stalled over much of the nation's midsection. we are talking about unprecedented temperatures for atlanta and st. louis seeing 100 degrees seven days in a row. something we don't normally see. >> reporter: if that weren't enough, nearly 1 million people in ten states and the district of columbia spent the fourth just like the founding fathers, no electricity, no air conditions. last week's ferocious storms are blamed for at least 26 deaths. in washington, no holiday for work crews removing downed trees so utility crews can begin to restore power. >> i can't wait to go home. i am so tired of this. >> reporter: this family owned grocery store in chevy chase, maryland, has been without power since friday night. >> we have lost everything. we have l

south bend, indiana, and paducah, kentucky. and st. paul's half marathon was cut to five miles. philadelphia's july fourth parade, they sweltered as they passed independence hall. similar scenes in downtown st. louis which hit triple digits. the oppressive temperatures with highs near 100s from the plains to the atlantic are a result of hot air stalled over the nation's midsection. >> typically, we don't see it this hot. st. louis, seeing 100 degrees seven days in a row. that is something we don't normally see. >> reporter: if that weren't enough, nearly 1 million people in ten states in the district of columbia spent the fourth just like the founding fathers, no electricity, no air-conditioning. last week's ferocious storms are blamed for at least 26 deaths. in washington, no holdy. work crews are moving downed trees so utility workers can begin restoring power zichlt can't wait to go home. >> reporter: this family grocery store has been without power since friday night. >> we have lost everything. we have lost everything that required refridge railings. >> that was nbc's john yang reporting.

philadelphia. the room that moving into the delmarva peninsula. some showers clipped harford county in cecil county, to the south, then dissipated. the front is still to the north. we are still in the hot air. we could have more activity. there are two fronts that have to come through before we are finished. it is still warm. it is 17 minutes past 11:00 in the evening and is still 92 at the airport. even in the mountains out west, 79, 77 frostburg. that is warm this time of night. the satellite-radar combination, storm activity in northern pennsylvania, into the great lakes. near sandusky. the front is still milling around in these parts. they still have to come through and push the warm air out. the next front will be overnight, which is in central pennsylvania, sliding south. that's slightly changes the wind. the real temperature in the temperature and to point is the second front in new york state. when that comes through tomorrow we will be done with this. when that comes in, hitting the moist air, it will still be hot. not as hot as today. it will trigger strong a thunderstorm activity. essentially, this pu

south bound bell air road blocking the lane. route 30 at the circle. an accident at philadelphia road. another lookout side. traffic is brought to you by bill's carpet there. bill's has got it all for you. back to you, don. >> the grand prix of baltimore now one month away. a lot of work to be done between now and then. here's mike with the story. >> reporter: after bits and starts reality has arrived with placements of the first concrete retaining walls. conway street was closed overnight to allow the semis and cranes to lift the first of 22 million pounds of wall that line the track. of course, similar to last year with small tweaks. they expect traffic trouble but the major intersections will be done last to keep the disruptions to a minimum. reporting from downtown, back to you, don. >> an investigation underway. ocean city police say a man has targeted several women he's seen drunk and walking alone. he forces each woman to the ground and tries to sexually force them. >>> howard county police are investigating a fatal accident. they say a 42 year old woman was killed as her truck

south bend, indiana, and paducah, kentucky. st. paul, minnesota,'s scheduled half marathon was cut to five miles. in philadelphia's july 4th parade, marchers sweltered as they passed independence hall. similar scenes in st. louis, which has hit triple digits for a week. a firetruck helped cool off spectators. the oppressive temperatures with highs from the 100s from the plains to the atlantic are as a result of air stalled over the midsection. >> typically we don't see it this hot so early in the season. we are talking about unprecedented temperatures for places like atlanta, st. louis seeing 100 degrees seven days in a row. that is something we don't normally see. >> reporter: if that weren't enough, nearly a million people in 10 states in the district of columbia spent the 4th just like the founding fathers. no electricity, no air conditioning. last week's ferocious storms are blamed for at least 26 deaths. in washington there was no holiday for work crews removing downed trees so utility workers can begin to restore power. >> i can't wait to go home. i'm so tired of this. >> reporter: his family owned grocery s