extreme heat advisory, upper philadelphia, also, southern baltimore, and the dc area. the things are more oppressive, heatwise, and no end in sight tomorrow. you could see the heat index over 103. rest of the evening, slow fall, in the mid 90s, and in the upper 70s overnight, it'll feel like mid 80s. how hot we get this week, and when we break the heat wave, that's straight ahead. >>> thanks. >>> one scene of not guilty verdict, for george zimmerman, the people disappointment went ahead that took to the streets. a rally in support of trayvon martin, last night, there was a similar demonstration in the square. more than 100 folks there last night, and probably again tonight. now they're pushing for the federal government to open a civil rights case against him. >>> people in baltimore are not the only xrsz taking to the -- citizens taking to the streets to protest the trial. >> from prayers to protests. reaction across the country over saturday night's not guilty verdict in the george zimmerman murder tile. -- trial. speaking at an eventual today, the attorney general c

new york, upstate new jersey, and southern baltimore county, and dc in this heat advisory. take a look at the weather in motion, yeah, a steamer out there. no question about that, you can cut it with a knife, and the sun is merciless, if you're an outdoor worker, you felt it today. the mid 90s, is the hottest we've been, and now it's the upper 90s, and the het index -- heat index is approaching 110. if you're at the beach, use the sun block, and the numbers will ramp up by noon tomorrow. on the water, it'll be hot. where are the cool spots in maryland right now? 79 in the mountain at oakland, and 82 at the beach in ocean city. there's a few places to escape, but for all of central maryland, the water temperature is up in the low to mid 80s, there's no relief, unless you jump in the water. this is a total measure of the moisture in the air. when you see 80 in the state capital, that's the highest i've seen it. i've seen 80 before, last summer, that's oppressive humidity, and that's why you have the highest heat index is here. it's 104 for the temperature. the values tomorrow

in fact, the national weather service issued a heat advisory for southern baltimore county and the city at lunch through-- time through 7 this evening. that's what we are working with this morning. temperatures coming in at the mid-80s right now in baltimore city. 86 already so you can see where the temperatures are going once we get the sunshine beaming through. pasadena coming in at 82 degrees. we are seeing more 80s around centerville and annapolis at 81. we are in the upper 70s in aberdeen and perry hall and the temperatures are going to go into the 90s as we go into the afternoon. but you know it's going to feel like we are in the triple digits. and then we will throw in the dew points. yes, the measure of the moisture in the air in the 70s. it's going to be oppressive for today and this trend is going to continue through the end of the week. we are talking about dew points in the mid-70s around centerville this morning. 74 in annapolis and 74 in chestertown more of the seam in elkton. 73 in cockeysville and perry hall. look at big picture. we look at the satellite and radar not de

and it is for southern baltimore county the city and traveling to dc you will be expecting the heat advisoryre as well. traveling off to the north and east you can see the pink colorsin these counties and we are looked excessive heat warning across the area. so we are talking about temperatures in the mid-90s but feel like we are in the triple digits as the day wears on. 77 right now in parkton with the dew point at 73. that's the keych the dew points are in the 70s and it will feel oppressive today and that's why we have the heat advisory. let's head outside to parkton where we are seeing a mix of sun and clouds but that's the sun is going to prevail continuing through the day at 74 right now in union bridge and it's dry on maryland's most powerful radar. and as you head out for the jog it's going to be warm hot and steamyhroughout the day with a high of 96. let's go over to charley. >>> four people in maryland died this summer due to the heat and with the temperature expected to sizzle this week. the city is doing all they can to keep you cool. the city health department is now issuing wha

advisory and this goes in effect at lunchtime today and lingers through 7:00 and we can see it for southern baltimore county and the city. traveling off to the north and east, the pink color yes is an excessive heat warning that's in effect for that area. maryland's most powerful radar is dry right now. and for the most part we should stay that way throughout the day. but look at that temperature. 96 degrees. we will feel like we are in the triple digits. now over to megan and charley. >>> the weather is prompting health officials throughout the state to issue a heat alert. it's a bad summer so far. there have been four deaths related to the hot weather. >> if you don't have ac today find a place that does. linda so is out in baltimore where i understand your location right now you are in a neighborhood that has no power. >> reporter: yeah they lost power last night. nearly 400 homes have been without power since last night. and that's when bge crews have been work around the clock to try to repair the faulty electrical cable underground. they are hoping to have the power restored sometime this morni

you can see from the counties shaded in orange, we are talking about southern baltimore and for the city heat warning in effect for today. we are going to be dealing with temperatures coming in right around 84 in baltimore and easton is at 82. temperatures will get hotter from there. we can see what's going on in annapolis and look what's on the radar. we have one lone shower or thunderstorm across west virginia this morning. and we are going to be much hotter going throughout the day. let's check the traffic with lauren. >> reporter: we are dealing with 95 delays because of a crash southbound right after you pass keith avenue. expect a slow ride through thefort mchenry counselor. a crash along the northbound lanes of route 10 at and 695 slow. this is the west side at a 21 minute ride from 795 to 95 and it gets worse in parkville. 23 minutes on outer loop from 95 up to 83. now over to you. >>> back in a half-hour with more news weather and traffic. >> find us on abc2news.com or twitter with hash tag gmm [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >>> there they are. the cast of "teen beach musical." "teen

baltimore, in the bay, somerset county, arts of southern maryland. maybe apache sprinkle. otherwise, partly cloudy. patchy sprinkle. i pressure, the bermuda high is still there. a significant front moving through the northwest. if it can see -- if it can keep chugging, we make it into slightly less humid air friday and the weekend. that will be nice. down in the tropics, we have tropical storm chantal which got a little stronger today. the forecast track takes it going up to hispaniola. a tropical storm saturday with 50 mile an hour winds. we will see if it holds together. as it crosses these land areas, it could well fall apart. it looks like it will bring some rough surf just east of florida over the weekend. 92.s of 87 and wins eventually gusting --winds gusting to 20 knots. on 80's with showers ending thursday as that front moves through. should clear us out and drop the humidity for riding with a high of 84 and a nice-looking weekend. partly cloudy with highs in the 80's. >> tonight's consumer alert, credit card holders are more responsible paying their bills than the

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russell more, president of the ethics and religious liberty commission of the southern baptist convention the archbishop of baltimore of the chairman of the u.s. bishops' committee on religious liberty, ph.d. professor of sociology at the franciscan university of steubenville ohio, and the sissy a professor at liberty university school of law and member of the national hispanic christian leadership conference's board of directors. each panelist will speak a few words and then open the panel to questions. dr. more? >> wallen president of the southern baptist religious liberty commission. our first freedom of religious liberty is rarely challenged with a sudden shock tactic. instead from the very beginning such intrusions on religious liberty have been in this country from the pen of a bureaucrat rather than the barrel of a tank. my baptist forebears objected in the revolutionary and post revolutionary era to the state licensing preachers to preach the gospel. this was the government said a matter of paperwork. the state license was about more than just a fee and a piece of paper. it was about a government that overst

russell more of the southern baptist convention archbishop of baltimore turned the ad hoc committee of religious liberty and anne hendershott professor of sociology and social professor at liberty university school of law and national hispanic christian leadership conference board of directors each panelist will speak a few words then we'll open the program to questions. dr. moore? been faqs sister walsh. i am from the conference of catholic bishops but we have a sudden shock and got tactic instead from the very beginning such incursions of religious liberty happen from the pen of a bureaucrat rather than the bare of a tank of a baptist forebears objected with the revolutionary opposed revolutionary era to the state preachers to preach the gospel this was the a government of matter of paperwork but it was more than a fee or a piece of paper but a government that had overstepped its bounds of the challenges america returns back to the founding principles of this republic of religious liberty and freedom of conscience are not government grants handed out to the deserving religious libert

southern plains. a big area of high pressure will build in the mid atlantic. that will produce the hot weather for the next several days. typical baltimore heat coming up. mostly sunny today, hot and humid. the heat index will be close to a hundred. i do not think we will break any records. we will make it into the mid- 90's. 96 on tuesday. on wednesday. scattered thunderstorms are possible thursday, friday, and saturday. that should not the temperatures back into the 80's. 6:15. >> a busy monday morning rush. reports of a crash at old court in pikesville. delays on the outer loop west of aapproaching 70 because disabled vehicle off to the right shoulder. southbound 83, there is an accident. this is a live picture at york road. you may start to see them closer awon road.y n we have an accident at highland avenue and pulaski highway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> thank you. 6:16. texas will soon have some of the most restrictive abortion laws. most of the abortion clinics will be closed. rick perry has promised to sign the bill. hole rescued from a sand remains in critical condition this morning. it took three ho

el moore president of the elicks and religious liberty commission of the southern baptist convention, the chbishop of baltimore, professor of sociology at fran sis kn university of ohio, and associate professor at liberty university school of law and member of the national hispanic christian leadership conferences board of directors. each panelist will speak a few words and then we'll open the program to questions. dr. moor. >> thank you. y name is russell moore. our first freedom of religious liberty is rarely challenged with a sudden shock and awe tactic. instead, from the very beginning such incursions on religious liberty happen on this country from the pen of a bureaucrat rather than from the barrel of a tank. my baptist forebearers objected in the post revolutionary era to the state licensing preachers to preach the gospel and this was the government said simply a matter of paperwork. a stite license though was more than just a fee and a piece of paper. it was about a government that had overstepped its bounds. whatever our challenges, america has always returned back to the founding principles of this n

southern delaware, a little shower there. that's it this morning. all is quiet and just steamy. it's 80 still in baltimore annapolis. 77 leesburg and fredricksburg. we're sitting at 83 with 72 in winchester. when you factor in the humidity, well, the heat index already up to 88 at national airport. let's turn it over to beverly farmer in for monika this week and has been tracking timesaver traffic for us. >>> checking it out for you, right now in good shape. overnight road work is out of the way. no early issues to tell you about on the beltway at the wilson bridge. moving smoothly. nice colors for your sunrise. they did pick up that road work on the inner loop in alexandria so no issues there. east on 66 the volume for you as you make your way in toward manassas but the pace is really still good. front royal into falls church and on into rosslyn. no troubles there. all the overnight road work out of the way and trouble free. northbound 95 seeing a little building volume as you head past quantico to get into dumfries. just volume. the pace in springfield still looks good to get to the beltway and on to 39

baltimore, 96 in boston, 99 in dallas, 90, billings, 93 in sacramento. some upper 80s in portland, miami and atlanta. blistering hot temperatures in southern a tough job even tougher for fire crews. the fire in the mountains outside los angeles now mushrooming in size, burning an yar covering 35 square miles. the flame have destroyed at least six homes. dozens of other buildings as well. it it is threatening scores more. thousands of residents and tourists have fled. some are defying evacuation orders. >> we're encouraging those who have stayed behind to heed that order and leave. we cannot guarantee your safety. >> the fire is only 15% contained. crews warn it will get much worse before it gets better. >>> a massachusetts state police photographer is so angry about the rolling stones latest cover that he released never before seen photos that he said show the real boston bomber. the new images first appeared on boston magazine's website from the night of dzhokhar tsarnaev's capture including one showing the red dot of a sniper's rifle laser trained on his head. however the mass state police department says that the release of the pictures

tropical moisture coming up out of southern california may kick off an isolated shower early next week. >>> today's top spot, we are heading down to steamy baltimore for live music, arts and crafts and more at the art festival. they celebrate cultural differences and travel with a special international installation. if you are in baltimore, check it out. all the visual and performing arts from baltimore and beyond. drink plenty of water. carson? >> thank you. will do. >>> controversy this morning surrounding a new documentary released in theaters about killer whales. it comes after one of seaworld's orca whales turned on a trainer, killing her. mark potter has more on why seaworld is defending themselves. >> a great spiritual power. >> reporter: a documentary called "black fish" raises the question about whether orca's or killer whales should be held to perform. >> they are all psychologically traumatized. >> the 2010 fatal attack in orlando where a huge orca grabbed his 40-year-old trainer and dragged her under water where she drown. >> this was kind of the natural conclusion of that happening. >> reporter: a film director says she used to take h

baltimore to new york. >>> hot and bone-dry conditions making it extremely difficult for more than 2,000 firefighters battling a wildfire that's now consuming more than 35-square miles in southern only 15% contained this morning. >>> so many questions right now about the future of the motor city. once the symbol of american industrial might. detroit has now filed for the largest bankruptcy of its kind in american history because of $18 billion in debt. during its restructuring, city employees could face layoffs. pensions of city retirees will likely be reduced. there might be pulling back of services like trash services and snowplowing. the mayor is saying that will not happen. >>> police are looking into the release of photos showing the accused boston marathon bomber just before he got arrested. that red dot on his forehead, that's a laser from a police sniper rifle. the photographer says the photos show the real bomber, not somebody, quote, fluffed and buffed for a magazine. >>> a massive case of alleged art fraud here in new york city. a woman accused of selling $30 million of bogus art in galleries in manhattan. allegedly making up stories about who supplied the pieces and