reporting live from the inner harbor, roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. by the way, we'll have him after his big walk across the harbor. >> all right. we'll check back in with you. >>> you give them the dose that this says on the bottom. we're talking about your kids. who makes up that close to of medicine. we'll tell you why one researcher said it's a guessing game. >> we all know that yogurt is good for you, but can this make you look sexier? that's what happened to mice in a lab. that's coming up in tonight's health alert. >> again, we're taking you back live to the inner harbor. we'll let you know how it turns out and follow his journey. >>> in our health alert, questions about the amount of medicine that we're giving our children. a research letter publishedded in the journal of the american medical association said in 2009 only 46 being of drugs had correct instructions on how to use them on our kids. kids can metabolize medicine different from adults and many drugs are never tested on children. so figuring out a safe dose that works can be guesswork

walk over the inner harbor. for seven generations, the wolinda family has performed death-defying stunts. wolinda's walk today is a tribute to his great grandfather carl, who in 1973, walked over the harbor, on a rope between two cranes. now, at 100 feet above the harbor, nick will walk the length of a football field. >> this is very special because he had walked here. almost 40 years okay now. so it's always exciting to come back and recreate something that, you know, my great grandfather had done a while ago. >> reporter: wolinda tells me, it's the first time anyone has ever walked a high wire to a crane in the middle of water. his walk is to announce the opening of ripley's believe it or not, here in baltimore. >> i think it's going to be amazing. pretty amazing. >> reporter: now, the crowds are already starting to gather. there's a major party planned on the constellation. people are going to be watching. again, it starts at 5:15. we'll stay out here and monitor the situation. we're so excited to see him. and

one of the five in the harbor entrance was detected. this crew from minnesota they were all neighboring reserve opened fire. this is their own quote. when the sub got in range of my gun, i trained out and aimed for the conning tower. it immediately started to go down. this group is known as the first shot crew, they fired the first shot of the pacific war in defense of pearl harr bar. while that was closing at 6:30 and a message sent into headquarters that they had fired on a submarine while that's trying to be sorted out, over here, this radar contact depicts what they saw at the site. privates elliot lockhart have picked up an june known group of planes the largest they've ever seen. this is what it looked like. it's not a blip. but rather, it's a spike. the taller the spike, the larger the target. right here is a chart that elliot and lockhart plotted which they don't know at the time is a japanese strike force. it was called into the information center. a brand new guy first day on the job was told that they have a large formation of

right here you see kanami hirata talking about the attack on pearl harbor. you have the perspective throughout the museum. >> i took my view and ran up to the bridge. that's where my battle station was. it couldn't have been a couple of minutes before 8:00. i didn't even sound colors, so i'm not sure. captain binion came up, and this was just a couple minutes after 8:00. and he come up here and said, my god, we're at war. and then the next thing i remember, there was a tremendous explosion on the "tennessee" near the number two gun tourette. and there was shrapnel all over the place. and i looked around, and the captain was laying on the deck. he had most of his -- he was almost tore in half. and we made him as comfortable as we could. and this was just a little bit about eight or nine minutes after 8:00. and we stood up and all of a sudden i saw the "arizona" explode. and i tell you, i never was so scared in my whole life. we had 106 dead, about 3 -- a little over 300 wounded. and, of course, our captain received the congressional medal of honor, captain bin

that is how far he will walk over the inner harbor. that begins at 5:15, as a few minutes from now. >> if you questions for you. magazine knows that he has to make it, because there is no swimming in the inner harbor. >> this guy is a together. really, in talking with him this morning, he knows what he is doing, and this will be his last performance before his big walk across niagara falls on june 15, so the scott has got it together and knows what he is doing and is really, really a nice man. i never seen anything like this. i have seen a lot of things, but nothing like this. >> i guess this is a warm-up for niagara falls. it is an exciting. >> it is. michael phelps reveals an interesting technique he is trying out for the papillon the olympic games. >> an altitude of 9,000 feet. we will tell you why, coming up. >> a hot sauce, and you might lose your beer belly. it may be key in shedding pounds. >> and as we were told, we are just moments away from the big high wire feet. high wire feet. we will have a look yeah, but the feeling wasn'

that could factor into what's happening at the inner harbor today. e will keep you undated through the day on wjz.com and we will be back on air at 4 o'clock. let's send it out to marty. >> good afternoon. don said today may disappoint. it's not raining right now. the next few days will not disappoint. we've got low pressure, we've got this energy pulling away. when we say agree brooi si -- breezy and cool we're talking about beautiful weather coming our way. you have to remember it's kind of warm, kind of muggy. take a look at temperatures upstream. we're not going to be in the 50s or low 60s. we're going to drop back daytime into the very comfortable low 70s. some beautiful conditions coming our way. bernadette woods with the details coming up shortly. now back inside. >> thank you for that. >>> a speck take -- a specktacular scene as a family of the melinda family plans to tight over over the inner harbor. this is the first time they've ever done that, walking out to a crane in the middle of the harbor. >> for 7 generations the melinda family has p

great to see new stuff coming in at the inner harbor. most of the rain is off to the eastern shore counties. easton, you guys will see some rain to start today. elsewhere, things are basically dry. nothing going around in the city at the present time. let's take a wider view. we can see shower activity in ohio. this is still a good distance away. we will keep a chance for a shower for most of the day. there are some breaks and you might get a peek of the sun. there will be a lot of dry hours to do stuff outside. temperatures will drop down into the 30's and some of that cooler air will slide over towards us. it is rather mild. 64 at the airport. 63 in jarrettsville. mostly cloudy skies. a chance for a shower or maybe a thunderstorm. it will not be a washout day. high temperature around 76. it turns chilly thursday and friday. upper 60's both days. the overnight lows will dip into the 40's. there might be some frost in western maryland. 75 on mother's day with a 30% chance for some rain. >> good morning. volume is starting to build. we hav

prepares to walk over the inner harbor. for several generations, the wolinda family has performed death-defying stunts. wolinda's walk today is a tribute to his great grandfather, who walked over the inner harbor between two cranes. now, nick will walk the length of a football field. >> this is very special because he had walked here. almost 40 years ago now. so it's exciting, always exciting to come back and recreate something that you know, my great grandfather had done a while ago. >> reporter: wolinda tells me, it's the first time that anyone has ever walked a high wire to a crane in the middle of water. wolinda's walk is to announce the opening of ripley's believe it or not, here in baltimore. >> i think it's going to be amazing. pretty amazing. >> reporter: now, we just spoke with a member of wolinda's crew. he said what is interesting about this setup is that wolinda actually has to step over the bar at light street pavilion. he always steps steps with his left foot, when he's going across that tight rope. we'll stay

the marina yacht harbor is a treasure. as we think about the america's cup coming forward this year, this project will burly showcase our waterfront in an extremely positive way. i want to thank rec and park. colleagues, can we have a motion to move this forward? so moved. do we have any other items? >> meeting is adjourned. >> you probably think you know all about the exploratorium. but have you ever been after dark? did you know there was a monthly party called after dark? science mixes with culture and adults mix with other adults. no kids allowed. every week there is a different theme. to tell us about the themes is melissa alexander. tell us about some of the previous themes we have had. >> we have had sex ploration, sugar, red, blue. many things. >> what is the theme tonight? >> rock, paper, scissors. we are having a tournament tonight, but we have also used as a jumping off point to explore lots of different ideas. you can find out about rock, paper, scissors as a game as a reproductive strategy. you can interact wit

pooice have beefed up patrols at the inner harbor tonight... a move ffer last night's violent shooting sspee across the city. they're saturatinggthe areas where those shootings happened.. and they say you will see more officers at the inner harbor this holiday weekend. keith daniils, live at the harbor where thht ddployment plan is already in action.. kei. karen...... the harbor can be a popular ppace on holidays.. big ccowds are typical... and police are gearing up for that this memorial day weekend..... any sign of troubleehere now.. and police wann to keep it that way..... 33 police already have their standard weekend deppoyment in place at the harbor... .....that iicludee officers patrolling on seg-ways..and bikes. but this weekend.. they're adding 50 more 30 officeer for foot patrols. police want to avoid scenes like these.. violence hurt.. and utter chaos.le - (tim) "it probably will lend some kind of comfort, but yu can't do it all in one wwekend. this is omething that has to be done every day." a lot safer if there are more cops ovee the

that the japanese have attacked pearl harbor. and this is war. and naturally everybody was shocked and at that time we had our bus station at the army and navy ymca which is located right in honolulu. and from there as we were traveling over to schofield barracks where i was stationed at that time i passed on and looked down into pearl harbor and i saw, i had a panoramic view of the destruction. the "arizona" was in flames, all of the other ships were afire. and what stood up in my mind was the "oklahoma" capsized. it was on its side. and i saw sailors aboard the hull of the ship just scrambling on it. and that was for them to keep out of the fire because all of the water was on fire, and i was shocked needless to say. we were expecting the japanese navy to come down and invade us by sea, but they turn out they did invade us but it was by air. it was a total surprise. just couldn't get over it. the 298 infantry we had a group of japanese boys as well as filipinos, they were worried they were going to take the japanese, any one with a japanese name

this is a high wire walk across the inner harbor. re the seventh generation member of the wallendas too high wire walk. what is going through your mind? >> i'm very relaxed. this is life to me. >> my stomach is turning. >> i have done this for 31 years. this is normal. this is something we do four or five hours a day. >> you're up on the wire at 2 years old. how long did it take for you to prepare walking over it high height? >> i broke a world record at 19. the sky is the limit. i'm walking across niagara falls. >> you have a petition to let you walk over niagara falls. >> it was banned for over 100 years. we needed a new law. it is part of the process. >> people have a chance to see this on the air. .> i'm starting at 5:15 >> the wire will be starting here and you go out 300 feet. >> i tried to make every walk unique. i decided to go out to a barge in the middle of the water. >> we are so excited for you and we wish you the best of louck. you concede this later today. >> this will be at 5:15. >> there is a chance for thunderstorms.

monique griego was there, as the harbor queen rang in four centuries of making memories and celebratinghat horn is only part of the legend surrounding this iconic lady of annapolis. >> she's seen a lot of people grow up and move on. and get record. -- get married. proposals, everything. she's done a lot. she's seen a lot. >> welcome aboard the harbor queen. >> captain mel has been commanding the harbor queen for nearly 20 years. and this month, the boat will mark 40 years of memory-filled excursions. >> she has just been a platform for so many people to enjoy the water and enjoy the experience of annapolis. >> reporter: over the past 40 years, it's estimated the harbor queen has given $2.6 million people a tour of the annapolis waters. >> reporter: captain mel has also had a few four-legged friends hop on board. but says for her -- >> the best part is on the boat right now, the kids that we get to see every day, every hour of every day. >> reporter: like most days, the queen is setting sail with a group of maryland fourth graders. >> they actually get to see it. and that's a whole lot m

no concerns in the fort mchenry or harbor tunnel. this is the top side in towson. nice and clear. moving very, very nicely here at york road. eeesy ride up towards 83 and the west side dealing with congestion. here's a live look at liberty road. expect a slow ride make the drive from 795 down towardssecurity boulevard. that's the abc timesaver traffic. >>> continuing coverage on a plot to blow up a plane by using an upgraded underwear bomb. remember this made headlines about a year ago. abc2 news sherrie johnson is standing by with what the fb-i plans to do to try to learn more about the technique and prevent it from happening for real. >> reporter: well, it's being called an incredible spy operation intelligence agents infiltrating al-qaeda in yemen trying to stop a bomb plot of a u.s. bound aircraft. the man has not been identified but authorities say the spy infiltrated the terror cell posing as a double agent emmett learned the plot got his hands on a bomb and left yemen with it. the fbi is investigating the device described by officials as an upgrade to the underwear bomb tha

on 895lansome delays southbound the harbor tunnel. losures on the hickory bypass at 543 because of an accident. this is 895 approach to the harbor tunnel were all lanes are closed. >> job for thunderstorms this afternoon. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. >> have a great day.

bear creek and right here at the harbor, a number of fish you may see along the banks of the inner harbor in baltimore. >>> on military men and women fight so hard to keep us safe. >> this morning how scamers are trying to take the service people for a ride. >> plus, at the bay bridge, some lane closures to tell you about. they will take place tomorrow. how drivers are going to be affected. >> some had rain and some had hail and some had sun. we will go to the sierra nevada where folks are trying to stay warm. that's correct. lynette those are snowballs. >> they are but no snowballs here. we are going to be dealing withthe three h's, heat, haze and humidity. i will tell you when we get back to normal coming up. >> time to check today's tech bites. >> reporter: in today's tech bites, facebook next challenge hoping to release their smart phone by next year. "the new york times" reports the social network has hired former aim iphone engineers. it's therd attempt to build a phone. and speaking of -- it's third attempt to build a phone. the link saying your account is being canceled often down

no problems through the harbor or fort mchenry tunnel. south side of 95 north of the beltway, you will be in the clear traveling down to 495 or headed up toward the fort mchenry tunnel. that's the abc2 timesaver traffic. >>> from the roads to the air the number of commergepassengers through bwi airport seat record. nearly 5 million flew through the first quarter. that's about a 3% increase over the same period in 2011. >>> controversial comments by a state delegate sparked outrage with -- on streets and online. sherrie. >> reporter: controversial comments from a local state legislator about crime in baltimore. why some folks are so answeringry. angry. >> and the two men accused of a pill mill appeared before a judge. where they are this morning. you know chase freedom gives you 5% cash back at grocery stores this quarter. thank you. happy shopping! activate your 5 percent cash back at chase.com/freedom. and now, new cardmembers get 100 dollars bonus cash back after they spend 500 dollars within the first three months. visit chase.com/freed

and hhy say you will see more officers at the inner harbor ttis holiday weekenn. keith daniels, live at the is already in action.. keith. karen...... the harbor can be a popular place typical... and police re gearinn up for that thiss memorial day weekend..... all apppars to be quiet here now.. and police want to keep it that way..... 3 police already have their ptandard weekeed deployment in place at the harbor... .....that includes officers patrollingg on seg-ways...nd officcrs.. and an additional - 30 ooficers for foot pptrols. police want to avoid hurt.. ann utter chaos.le ce ////////////////sot///////////// (guglielmi) "you'll be seeing a very heavy pooice resence. you'll be seeing a lot of foot patrol officers, detailed to walk foot assignments in targeted areas. we'll be making very significant investmmnts in use of our technology.." police say the deployements won't affect patrols elsewhere. for example, they say those additional officers for the foot patrols will come from the recent graduating academy claas. live at the inner harbor.. keith daniels, fox 4

a member of the famous flying woman plans to walk over the inner harbor. has the final preparations for tomorrow's daring stunt. >> reporter: for seven generations, the family has performed if the death of defying stunt. >> excited. >> lean meat in it as he prepares for his next challenging sun, a walk over the inner harbor. >> walk me through what it's going to look like. >> the cable will be mounted right in this area. it will start here and picture a huge barge with a crane on it out about 300 feet. >> this is a tribute to his great-grandfather karl who died while performing in puerto rico in 1978 are you. >> my great-grandfather said it best, at life is on the wire and everything else is waiting. >> in 1973, carl walked over the harbor on a rope between two cranes. >> this is special because he had walked here almost 40 years ago now. it's always exciting to re- create something that my great- grandfather had done. >> what's going through your head quick. >> i will -- it would just be like you and me talking right now and it will be time to go. >> cable

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looks good at the harbor tunnel as well. ava murray is at the inner harbor working out. a great way to do that on sundays. >> absolutely. good morning. quite a way to wake up. zumba, you can do that for free this summer at the inner harbor, part of a waterfront on the series, a program by the waterfront partnership if. they are offering serious fitness class is through the summer starting this summer and running every sunday through september as long as the weather permits. free fitness class -- classes. all you up to do is register ahead of time and then come any time throughout the summer. are free glasses, starting at 8:30 on sunday morning and then the class is run every hour through 12:30. you get to do yoga, the boot camp, the bar, zumba. showers on and off possible today. 73 degrees for the high temperature. mid 70's tomorrow. the rain could linger into wednesday. we hope for dry conditions by the end of the week. we're keeping an eye on the beacon for the preakness and there could be slight chance of showers. on sunday, there could be a little rain as well. you'll

the u.s. pacific fleet at pearl harbor. the hawaiian site of one of the principal naval bases of the u.s. >> i took my bugle and ran up to the bridge that's where my battle station was. it couldn't have been a couple minutes before 8:00. i didn't even sound colors. i'm really not sure. then the captain came up and this was a little after a couple minutes after 8:00, and he come up and looked and said my god we're at war. the next thing i remember there was a tremendous explosion on the tennessee your number two gun turret. there was shrapnel all over the place and i looked around and the captain was laying on the deck. he had most of his -- he was almost tore in half. we made him as comfortable as he could. and this was just a little bit about eight or nine minutes after 8:00 and we stood up and all of a sudden i saw the arizona explode. and i tell you i never was so scared in my whole life. you could feel the tremendous heat and the concussion blew us back to the pilot house. came back out and the cap pain was laying there

have you been to the inner harbor lately? algae is dying, that take away oxygen and kills fish, crabs, what you are smelling there isn't dead fish it's the algae and we have seen it on marley creek, bear creek and here at the harbor. >> it's terrible but it -- seems to be the entire area around here every time there is a wind blowing, you get the stronger smell. >> you see dead fish are you supposed to call the hotline. >> seems early for that. >> terrible. >> a new look to an old scam. if you have paid your verizon wireless bill you may have been scammed. >> a real high end phishing scheme thieves are using. >> and a battle of words in baltimore. >> and while we honor the men and women who served their children live without them. memorial day through the eyes of a child. . >>> in tonight's alert there is lower gas prices are making the holiday weekend a little brighter but prices still higher than they have been at the start of most summers. right now the national average for a gallon ever unleaded gas is about $3.65 a gallon

. >> clear and cool as you look out across the inner harbor this evening. huh cold is it going to get? let's check in withway yet. >>> it is a chris cool clear -- crystal clear scenario the rest of this friday night. all across the east coast. you're hitting the roads. really anywhere within a kay's drive. that's for sure. 71 in salisbury. pretty mild stuff. winds from the north and west tonight keeping it breezy the rest of the evening. but still fantastic weather as we fall slowly into the upper 60s. how things will change to the weekend. late mother's day. stick around for that. >>> well, it is some of the craziest video that you'll see in a while. and you won't believe who was behind the wheel. josie is back with more on who is running redlights. josie. >>> abc 2 news investigators and now you're talking about the shocking behave your we uncovered from mta drivers behind the wheel as they blow through redlights and speed. we even are received a call from one viewerring asking how to lodge a complaint with the maryland transit administration. now, some of

but the fort mchenry and harbor tunnel. if you are heading tout 695 here's what it look like in parkvale at harford road. up to speed. outer loop is picking up but no significant delays making the drive up towards 83. and that west side a look at liberty road you are looking at a 14-minute ride on that outer loop from 795 towards 95. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. >>> it's 6:18 and she in a wheelchair and leaves home to go to the hospital. but a 5-year-old owings mills girl has a chance of a lifetime. this morning preston mitchum tells us her fanly is -- her family is counting on you to help. >> she is stuck right now. she is trapped. >> reporter: but crystal mosley sees a way out for her daughter. she is spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy. the disease robbed her of speech, ability to walk, and her muscle strength. she may never get out of her wheelchair but her mom is determined for her daughter to live life to the fullest you side of their -- outside of their home. but with only ambulance transportation she

melser joins us from the harbor with more. pretty exciting times at the harvard these days. >> it literally is a new day at the inner harbor. the but gump shrimp co. had their official -- the bulk of bulkbubba gump shrimp company had their official grand opening this afternoon. they not only have to cater to those down here, but tourists as well. a ribbon cutting marking the newest tennant, the bubba gump shrimp co., because they've had a lot of success opening in places like san francisco, chicago, and new york. >> we had some very successful experiences working in larger communities. >> their opening and wednesday's opening of ripley's believe it or not as part of a bigger picture of the inner harbor, which is evolving with the times. no longer is it just for local tourists -- not only in -- no longer is it just for tourists, but for the residents here as well. >> you are also seeing a special place in the gallery and at lockwood place and more room for local residents. >> new tenants show the harbors ability to change with t

live at the inner harbor, i'm jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> well, the inner harbor, niagara falls. i'd start with the inner harbor, too. >> me, too. >> the walk should take 15 to 20 minutes. it is scheduled to start, 5:15, may 9th. if you can't be there, i'm sure we will be. >> he will walk on the water. two people have done that. >> uh-huh. >>> still to come on wjz eyewitness news. criminally charged. a drum major dies after a hazing incident. now his bandmates are arrested. we'll have late-breaking details. >>> remembering yeardley love. the local lacrosse community comes together for the one love foundation. i'm mary bubala. that's just ahead. >>> recreation centers on the chopping block. why the city says they have to go. >> reporter: i'm gigi barnett at city hall. that story is coming up. >>> and your first warning weather forecast is also coming right up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it's cloudy and 62 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. the general assembly may be less than two weeks away from returning to annapol

. >> reporter: it took nick nik wallenda, just over seven minutes to walk the inner harbor. crowds watched in silence, as he put one foot in front of the are the, pausing twice. his walk was a tribute to his great grandfather carl, who in 1973, walked over the inner harbor on a rope between two cranes. at 100 feet above the water, wallenda took a knee just before the happened of the walk. >> i always get comfortable when i am almost done. and i talked to my friend in the basket. and he freaked out and turned pale white. he was like, are you okay? are you okay? and i'm okay. definitely shows that i need to not lose focus. and that's when i lose focus.

were down at the harbor? probably one of the times one of those cousins you didn't like came to town. it could be a place where tourists and locals will want to come back to again and again. sha rim puffs, shrimp cocktails. ship is the food of the -- shrimp is the food of the sea. it's the tourist engine of the sea or at least the patapsco river. they take over the slots vacated by phillip's seafood and the ripley's is taking over from other stores. there's a new store full of sugar and more restaurants. the old harbor is getting bigger businesses for a bigger attraction. >> it's important to evolve. we have to find new ways. they have to find new ways to attract visitors, also, our residents to make a year round destination. those are the types of things that will continue to help us to grow and attract people. >> gone are the little stores and shops that were the inner harbor staples. tourists like names they recognize. for some it doesn't take away the charm. dame and susan won a -- dale and susan won a tri

speeds around 62 on 95 out of the white marsh area. harbor tunnel traffic looking good. this is the north side at dulaney valley to and from the harrisburg expressway. looking good as to switch over to the j.f.x. at north avenue. no delays. a light morning so far. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> police say a couple held a girl as a sex slave inside their home. >> jennifer franciotti is live with the details. how did this happen? >> one word -- the internet. they met the girl online. she ran away from home. 48-year-old john blaes and margret jones have been charged with distributing child pornography. the girl was forced to call them master and miss and the couple took care of the girl from july to november of last year. the girl was able to contact her mother online. the couple took the teenager to tennessee to visit her mother. the child did leave with the couple without her mother's knowledge. a child psychologist said she lacked the emotional development to know better. >> this is why it legally or any way looking at it and adolescent cannot make decisions f

the u.s. fleet at pearl harbor, one of the principal naval bases. this past december marks the 70th anniversary of those attacks. >> he and i had the job. belts and uniforms and the whole b bit. we were doing that in the evening down in the double bottoms. very hot. not air-conditioned in those days or even today. and finally after some hours of that, allen chap lin said let's go to the club and have a beer. i said fine. we ran into a bunch of shipmates he knew. i didn't know any of them. having been a tennessee marine. but any way, they said major, come on and join me. it's my birthday. and he did. and after he got into the spirit of the party, the birthday party, he told me to go on home to my wife in wikiki and i'd join them in the morning. i caught a cab and went home to my bribe in wikiki and the next morning there was no arizona to join. living next door to me was a lieutenant commander who was assigned to the fleet weather central in pearl. and he got a call to get his tail down to his battle station. and he knocked on my door and he said, co

no problems getting through the harbor a tunnel this morning either. that's a look at your abc timesaver traffic now back to you. >>> more on the traffic alert that may not affect your commute today but could be an issue for late night drivers. sherrie johnson now standing by with more on the closures happening along the jfx. what's going on out there. >> reporter: that's right. well, right now charley look behind me at the jfx, not too bad. we are seeing a little traffic but not too bad. but of course you know it will pick up. but be prepared for more delays if you are headed this way. you can see the sign over there that is telling you about alternate routes and overnight closures at the 29th street will continue for two more weeks. crews are working to repair collapsed drainage pipes and work on erosion that could damage the road. now during the closures, traffic will be routed on to the 28th street exit ramp. drivers can continue left on simson and then go to 29th sleet. once the lowsures are lifted the left lane will be off limits until the $2 mill

lower 80's at the airport and the inner harbor. 80 degrees around the inner harbor at this hour. temperatures are warm as you get away from the cooler water of the bay. some five randallstown -- 75 in randallstown. cool sea breeze has ocean city in the '60s. the numerous showers we see are dying down to a mostly cloudy sky for thursday morning. some patchy fog. temperatures from 60 to 68. light east winds and the sun set at 8:21 p.m. clearing things out nicely for cleveland and chicago. out across parts of indiana and western kentucky, the front has stalled here. we have to deal with a couple of days. a chance for a storm along that front. high pressure will strengthen and build toward the weekend. on friday, we will see only isolated storms are in the area during the afternoon. saturday after some early march -- early morning fog burns off, more sunshine. leading to a warninwarming tren. on the chesapeake, 1 foot waves and southeast winds at 5 to 10 knots. when storms across the bay, it turns things up and waves and winds will be higher. down friday and starts to warm up. tempera

it connects harbor east to the inner harbor. k outside, but we did shoot video yesterday so we can show you what it locks like during the day. i don't -- looks like during the day. that's a double sided horn. we will learn more about what that is about. we are looking at video shot yesterday. there's a huge xylophone and it's a cool place and something for everybody. i am going bring in heidi right now. and she is with the downtown baltimore family alliance. thanks for coming out so early. >> thanks for having me. >> reporter: you must be excited about this. why is it so important for baltimore families to come here? >> we are excited. as you said, there were parks over in patterson and federal hill park but nothing for the growing contingent of families in little italy and harbor east. we have found being able to walk to a park is so important for families and for retaining families in the city. >> reporter: why is that so important for families? >> when we live in and have sm and the joy of not having to do yard work we want ou

harbor place is an iconic part of the inner harbor and it will be important to continue to enhance itparticularly this summer as we're expecting many people to be here. >> reporter: the new ripleys is scheduled to open june 1st and they hope the new curb and landscaping will be done around the same time. roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. >>> not much of a breeze on federal hill. there we go, pecking up again. you can see the camera shaking in the wind. breezy scenario with temperatures struggling to get to 70. we were in the upper 60s all day with that northwesterly breeze but gusting closer to 25. it will be breezy. keep that in mind. don't let it stop you. clear skies with zero chances for rain, a few passing fair weather clouds. in dundalk look at this view, looking at nice sunshine breaking through, gorgeous look at the key bridge and the out per harbor with the baltimore marine terminal on the right. the form ground you can make out the observatory and a chop on the chesapeake with the wind gusting over to 30. our view from kent island and hemingway. all clear. we expect that to hol

as the weekend continued more and more protesters march through benton harbor to the harbor shores golf course including nearly two hundred marchers on saturday while many are considering the protest a success and a victory for the residents about the harbor it was not without incident some residents about the harbor hired to direct traffic for the tournament or verbal abuse by terminate the tournaments attendees we can use racial slurs and friday night local law enforcement officials attempted to remove a group of protesters from public sidewalks which led to a heated confrontation but all in all the residents of benton harbor and occupiers from all over the country stood up and fought back against governor rick snyder and his systematic destruction of democracy in that state. crazy alert belligerent and while toad bovines a group of roving and apparently beer craving cows crashed a college graduation party in boxford massachusetts over the weekend pesky party crashers ran into a back yard bullet away the beer drinking college graduates that according to bucks for police lieutenant jam

governor o'malley said to go to the inner harbor. >> i was down at the inner harbor and my wife and iere 100 feet away from an attack. maybe the governor should go to the inner harbor and we got. >> juvenile crime is down 37% since 2009. delegate mcdonough's stunt is not deserving of a response, said the governor. >> closing arguments are scheduled in the trial of a man in the murder-for-hire of a tennis. this happened back in 2006. a cousin pleading guilty to murdering the doctor in february. prosecutors say that she enlisted him and two other men to kill the doctor for $1,000. she testified against her cousin. >> sources say a corporal in the police department is on suspension for improperly accessing a police database. this is the latest fallout in the -- leopold is charged with misusing his police detail and using police to collect information about political opponents. the suspension is related to that part of the investigation. >> facebook is friending wall street and making history. the social network is going public in the third largest public stock offering in public history.

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last week he asked the governor to declare the harbor a no travel zone until it is safe. ed outrage over the comments about black mobs. he says the inner harbor could be safe with the proper leadership and a solution summit and city wide curfew. he also says the mayor is forcing out her two top public safety advisers at the worst possible time. mcdonough says the mayor is pressuring the resignation of police commissioner fred bealfield bealefeld and last week the mayor refused to comment on the black mob comment and her spokespeople said it's disrespectful to the police department and the efforts to lower crime. head to our wmar facebook fan page and tell us what you think about his comments. >>> a superintendent of the baltimore county schools wants to set the record vat about class sizes. dr -- record straight about class sizes. says there's been misinformation about classes being too big and will speak at the greenwood administrative campus which is in towson at 6. >>> a push to reduce the number of distraction while driving and crashes that follow involving young peopl

traveling through the fort mchenry tunnel, no delays harbor will be nice and clear. and out on 695 no concerns here's a live look at this southwest corner at route 295. everything up to speed making the drive up tooters interstate 70 and it will remain clear on 95. here's the shot north of the beltway. no problems heading down south to 495 or heading up north towards the beltway. that's the abc2 timesaver traffic. now back over to you. >>> we wee begin with a-- we begin with a developing story. two southwest airlines flight ground after what's called a threatening phone call. abc 2 newser is ri johnson is here with -- sherrie johnson is here with all new information gathered. >> reporter: we learned the southwest airlines plane that was grounded in phoenix has landed this morning in tulsa oklahoma, the original destination a southwest airlines spokesperson says there was a threat made against one of the planes in orange county, california. now southwest flight 11:84 arrived at 7:30 last night after it left orange county. the headed for tulsa oklahoma and two planes we

mike martin will talk about some of the provision to protect the harbor fund and city's general fund. >> this slide shows about half of the work that the port is going to undertake to improve the waterfront, well known are the projects at pier 27, cruise terminal removing pier 36 and constructing brandon street wharf. you will hear later in today's calendar detailed discussion about improvements planned for 3032 to strengthen that pier and provide truck access to it. but we're making improvements really on a waterfront wide basis. new apron at pier 19 south, in electrical service at pier 23 and removal of historic fill pier 64 to clean up the waterfront. and the port would also undertake dredging activities at a number of locations but mainly south of piers 30, 32 and brandon open water base sen. here's a heil-level sum are you of the some of the terms of the lease disposition agreement. we worked really hard to accommodate fleet week both in 2012 and 2013 to make sure that the navy can use piers 30, 32 for birthing purposes. we provided special provisions in five dates for 2012 and a

he also sparked outrage over his comments about "black mobs "a "he says the inner harbor could be safe with the proper leadership a solution summit and city wide curfew. he he also says the mayor is forcing out her two top public safety advisers at the worst possible time. he says the mayor is pressuring the resignation of police commissioner fred bealfield and sherry goldstein. mayor rawlings-blake refused to respond to the comments saying that mcdonough was out for publicity. the news conference is scheduled for 11 this morning. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> alinna margulies turned herself in. she is the third person involved in the ring. three people are running the health life medical group a pain clinic raid last week. they believe they were given patience unnecessary prescription in exchange for cash. >>> new this morning a police officer who was thrown off the side of i-83 as she was helping a stranded driver has filed a 15million dollar lawsuit n june of last year teresa rigby fell when robert crashed into her car which hit her. she is suing the driver and the owner of the ca

no delays through the harbor tunnel. that's the abc timesaver traffic. >>> proceedings are wrapping up in high-profile murder trial. coming up in bit, why it may be bad news for the man accused of killing three jennifer hudson's relatives after his defense takes its turn. if your ipad or android acts up today, it might be something you are not doing. it could be related to science. details when we look at five things to know when "good morning maryland" returns in a bit. >>> time for five things to know at 5:55. the u.s. postal service holding a news covers today talking about new plans for the nation's smaller post offices. there's now mora moratorium on closing 3700 post offices and move on.org members and other 99% protesting banks today. one is being held outside the bank of america on light street in baltimore. the demonstration will start at 1:30. >>> and singers will be honored by the president and the first lady. they will be awarded the library of congress gerwin -- ger shallwin prize -- gershwin prize. >>> both

he sparked controversy by blaming a recall of the abuse for fights and disorder at the harbor on the busy weekend. critics wanted an apology. he is not budging. >> it was accurate. it was not meant to attack anybody racially. i know better than that. i know the problems that we were addressing, the street crime and the mob actions and the violence, they are black people. they are kids. >> he wants the state to finance a fund to help the job development, and he is calling on the mayor to get more engaged or resign. >> i will withdraw that request it she does something. the response was to charge racism. >> the mayor's office responded. they say the delegates is now trying to distract attention away from his earlier racially charged comments. the delegates should recognize the tremendous progress that the police have made in crime reduction. the police are being added at the harbor, as many as 50 additional cops, including recent graduates, that will walk foot patrols at night. >> there is a group of kids that are fighting and rioting in there. >> this past weekend, the problem was in

by reforming the harbor maintenance trust fund with provisions such as the one sponsored by our colleague in the house, representative charles busconi along with other provision and policies that will ensure u.s. maritime industry is competitive with the rest of the world are very important as we move forward. these reforms combined with what's already been mentioned a number of times the keystone excell pipeline, a big infrastructure program are key for a bill that results in job creation. mr. chairman i look forward twourk and the rest of our colleagues to produce a bill. >> congresswoman brown. >> thank you. thank you, mr. chairman, and senator boxer is not here and let me just say i know it's not anyone in this room but i'm very happy to be on this conference and many members in the house not anyone in this room constantly goes to the floor and talks about the senate and i say thank god for the united states senate particularly with this transportation bill because they have set the example for what we need to do to move forward not putting issues that's not germain to the transportat

wjz is live at the harbor for us. >> reporter: you know this is the prime weekend to give off tourism season and visitors admit to us they had reservations about visiting baltimore but they never imagined a peeping tom would be on the loose. police want to you take a good look at this man. he's suspected of something doing many of calling -- >> creepy and disgusting. >> reporter: police say last month a 15-year-old girl was using a bathroom at the inner harbor when they noticed someone taking her picture from under the stall. and then a man told her she was just messing around with the phone. >> just straight out blatantly, you look down, see something like that, certain kids, he's lucky he still has his hands. >> reporter: harbor police cameras captured this image of the suspect going into the bathroom before the fwirl and leaving after her. the bizarre case is unfolding amid a flurry of other teens. a flash mob of teens like this one took over the 711 and in march, groups of unruly youths got out of control. >> you're going to have issues that are going to happen. you'll have large