the victims. all four are from maryland. a 48-year-old from new market, the 24-year-old from columbia, a 43-year-old from new market, and a 39-year-old from westminster. at this point in time, all three of these people that passed away were employees of the advanced helicopter conference out of frederick. one of the individuals was a passenger, a friend of those three. we were told information about the pilot, who was flying about four hours trying to raise money for a local charity he stopped for two hours at 8:00 and was waiting for weather. he picked up the flight from frederick and was headed to hagerstown. he is up on all of its syndications. he has 600-plus flight time. there is no flight plan issued for this trip. the tower here at the papers out airport was closed for the evening. we do not know what kind of role that played in this crash. officials are looking at all of the issues. they say that they are looking at a number of factors into the cause, and are pre interviewing witnesses that were driving along i-70 las

, for the baltimore area around maryland. but we're seeing some of the wet weather, coming into harford county now. a lot of lightning strikes. southern pennsylvania and cecil county will be seeing some of the stormy weather over the next couple of hours. already starting to see some of this stormy activity and staying dry along i-95. we'll be tracking the severe weather as it moves into your neighborhood. and throughout the rest of the evening we'll be tracking it as well. temperatures out there right now. 84 in baltimore. 84 in easton. cooling down in york, p.a. down to 64 degrees where the storms have rolled through, and the showers have caused the atmosphere to cool down quite a bit out there. but you can see warm across much of the rest of the area. it will be a warm, muggy evening, especially in baltimore this evening, low temperatures dropping down into the upper 60s. but it's going to feel quite a bit warmer than that that will be the case tomorrow as well. we have a upper-level trough moving through. but the cold fron

the ruling maryland's highest court made today. >> and man on the moon. how the nation celebrated the 40th anniversary of apolo 11. >> one small step for man. >> live in high definition, from wbff tv in baltimore, this is fox 45 news "late edition". >> hello, i am jennifer gilbert. jeff barnd is off tonight. topping the "late edition" tonight. more criticism surrounding maryland's department of juvenile services. did the system fail the teen accused of shooting a 5-year-old or did the department do everything within its power to help. people within the department of juvenile services will tell you it is a judge that let lamont davis out on streets. the truth is this man came in contact with a lot of people within the system and all signed off on his release at one point or another. that begs the question, is the state system in help of -- need of help itself. >> many of them need to go into the adult system, but within the adult system, we have to find a way to, to perhaps, separate them. >> we have to do better. our criminal sut justice system, including

what the state highway administration and the maryland state police have done is basically closed this section of from the park and ride all the way to where interstate 70 meets 65, bringing it down from three lanes into one in order to prevent another tragedy. that is how a friend of the two describe how quickly they were killed as they were watching an illegal street car race back on june 21. witnesses said the car that hit them was not involved in the racing and may have been fleeing from police. now a little more than a month later, a joint effort between the maryland state police and highway administration installing temporary measures to prevent any future racing or tragedies. >> the maryland state police believe this is an effective way to address the situation, something that will keep the police from having to come back here on a regular basis. >> both groups are working together, installing a six-foot wide portable barrier's 300 feet apart, closing what was three lanes to one lane by interstate 165. >> we are reducing the section down to one lane to curb illegal street racing

. >> the struggling economy is putting the state of maryland in the poorhouse. less than two weeks into the new fiscal year, the state faces a $700 million shortfall. what does that mean for you and what does the governor plan on doing about it? david collins joins us with answers. >> the copper continues to be a decline in income in sales taxes. the governor told his cabinet to come up with a list of budget cuts before july 22. the governor says none of it will be easy. in a letter this week, the general assembly's chief financial analyst warns of a $700 million budget shortfall. funds carried over from last year that were supposed to help balance the budget were wiped out plus he advises the state is experiencing another $400 million decline in income sales tax receipts. gov. martin o'malley has instructed his cabinet to come up with a list of budget cuts. everything is on the table, including layoffs and furloughs. he is expected to take $300 million worth of cuts. a house speaker characterizes the letter as premature, noting that federal stimulus money is no

the west. it's over western maryland. on the other side of the mountains. what is going to happen is overnight we'll see so of the showers pass through the region. some people will get them. some people won't. tomorrow, again, afternoon showers develop. spotty over the entire region. but the best chance for rain will be moving in on thursday afternoon and thursday evening. your forecast for tonight. mostly cloudy, scattered showers. you just saw it on the radar. 67 dries for the overnight low. during the day tomorrow, partly cloudy. it's going to be a warmer day with the humidity. it's going to be kind of an oppressive feel with a high of 86. a chance for afternoon and evening showers and storms. and the extended outlook. the best rain chance on thursday with a high of 83. on friday, saturday, and sunday, a chance for some scattered showers with temperatures in the mid-80s. then monday and tuesday, we clear up with partly cloudy skies, 84 both days. we'll see you tonight at 11:00. throw it over to mr. carlin, the chief of sports. >>> the orioles have report

remember, the maryland food bank wants to collect 10% more than last year, that means a lot of donations when it comes to money and food. >>> thank you, gigi. we need your help. and during the weekend's home stand, take nonparrishable foods to camden yards. we'll collect the donations at the gate. it's all part of wjz's continuing community commitment. >>> well, we have to push it up a little bit. >>> and still to come, back to school and the swine flu. growing concern nationwide and how the virus will impact the school year. >>> and an employee accused of giving away illegal licenses. >> stick around for the first updated forecast. >>> a boxer is suing the officers. kelly mcpherson has more. >> reporter: on tuesday, a 17- year-old says that three police officers ran him over with their unmarked car. it's just a shame how they do that. they wanted to help us. [ indiscernible ] . >> i had back pains. >> reporter: the injuries stopped his boxing career. he was recently 5th in the jr. olympics and he was going to try out for the 2012 olympics. he just left his training and the police car hi

now, the maryland food bank wants to raise 10% more than last year. that means they need a lot of donations and coming up, we'll find out who are the better givers, the red sox fans are the o's fans. >>> thank you, gigi. >>> wjz-13 and the orioles are teaming up to feed the hungary. take nonparrishable food to the camden yards this weekend. we'll collect the donations at the gate. tomorrow, gigi will be there, vick, mike hellgren and pat will be collecting donations. >> on sunday, look for suzanne, denise, kelly and mark and weijia jiang. >> it's part of our continuing commitment. >> i'll be forcing my autographs on people. >> here, take this. >> yeah. >> thank you, kai. >> >> still ahead, severe weather across maryland and we're telling you about it and a tornado warning is in affect. >>> no nor botox, a new drug hits the market that makes wrinkles disappear. >>> and baltimore sun gives back. cal ripken has a project to bring ball to the youth. >> >> we have damage from thinks burg from the storms that moved through joining us live, it's deputy state

tonight, health experts from across the country are in maryland. their talk about the h1n1 virus. how prepared are we? find out what some lawmakers are turning to to compete with high regard. now, your maryland lottery numbers. >> we have the maryland lottery drawing and your pick 3 number is art -- #3-6-1 that makes your picked three numbers of 361. here is an important lottery message. >> everybody wants a second chance. >> you can have it with a scratch off top prize of $30,000. >> now your pick for numbers are -- -- picked four numbers are -- 1-7-3-and 9 that makes your picked four numbers 1739. let yourself play. >> another spectacular day. >> let's bring it on. it looks like to more will be nice as well. then, we'll see a brief comeback of the humidity saturday. we will have a warmer high of 87. there will be some storms saturday night. it looks nice on sunday, 85. it will go down to 81 on monday with a slight chance of thunderstorms. tuesday will be 86 and next wednesday, we will be at 90. it is spectacular today. >> that is good advice. thank you so much for joining us. com

we will stay at the airport probably 82 for central maryland. the slightest chance for the late afternoon shower. not a lot of precipitation today. better chance tonight and throughout the day tomorrow. water temperatures in the upper 70's. well off the normal high of 88 degrees. we searched and 94 last thursday. 66 is the average low. you have to go all the way back to 1890 to get to the record low. yesterday we had actually set a new record low of 57 degrees. cloudy tonight, 60 to 65 the temperature range. we have high pressure that is going to keep us for the most part and tried to day. an upper level low is going to develop and the highs will move offshore, and upper level low is position of the great lakes. the trough will bring in unsettled conditions. it looks like we will keep the chances of rain in our forecast throughout the rest of the week. the slight chance of showers each day through sunday. at this point, the best chance would be late in the afternoon tomorrow. temperatures will rise into the mid-80's thursday through sunday. >> 40

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metro train crashed into the back of another near the maryland border. o captured on a cell phone show a d.c. metro driver sleeping or texting at the controls. even though the investigators have not linked any of these cases to distractions like texting, the mta has decided to take no chances. it is now taking a tough stance with what operators can and cannot do behind the wheel. >> everybody needs to know if they step on a public transit vehicle that they are safe at all times. we are doing our best. that our operators, mechanics and fair inspect verse their safety first. >> reporter: the mta is not just cracking down on phones. under the new policy anybody caught with air buds will be fired. >> i think it is a good idea because they need to be safe when they are driving those things. >> i disagree with the cell phone but she should have been given a warning before they were fired. >> but the mta says no warning in the case if there is video evidence backing up a claim from a rider that an operator or a driver was using a cell, texting or had an ien pod

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the gangs. more than 150 schools did not make average yearly progress. >> maryland gov. o'malley detailed to enter a $80 million in budget cuts he plans to -- $280 million in budget cuts he plans to pursue at the meeting. this is only the beginning. millions more need to be cut. david reports from our studio tonight. >> this round of cuts will be significant, but it will not match what could happen next. on the table, layoffs, furloughs, reductions in aid. the governor says he is not ready to pull the trigger just yet. he first wants to consult with labour unions to determine if they have better ideas. >> gov. martin o'malley had $280 million in proposed budget cuts. the reduction in spending will invite higher education and health care. the and administration will rely of depressed market values to save money. the governor will count on federal funds to back the transfers of state tax dollars. >> choices none of us would have liked to have made now, but we had to make in order to maintain fiscal responsibility in our state budget, which is what allows us to make progress

hospital officiali think we havt could this mean for the people of maryland? we talked about this with some help the -- health officials. >> state health officials estimate that maryland spends nearly $1 billion a year in emergency care for the uninsured and some, including executives here, believe that the president's health care reform bill will save money over the long term by encouraging more people to take it to manage a preventive care. -- to take advantage of a definitive care. if you are sick and an insured, your options are limited. >> people will see care in an emergency room. there is no continuity of the care. argent care is often too late. >-- urgent care is often too late. >> the president is pushing a health care reform package. these officials believe that the plan sounds good. >> i am concerned that we are moving too quickly and try to get it done quickly rather than try to get it done right. >> how to fund health care for the 47 million uninsured? the president says it will require raising taxes. can he honor his promise not to add to the defi

. >>> coming up, a new promotion with the maryland lottery where you can win twice. more on how you can get that- with a green ball promotion. -- gather that cash. >>> temperatures in the 60's in maryland, in the 80's throughout much of the metro area. a gorgeous evening. 81 at the harbor. that humidity only at 43%. that is what made comfortable today. >>> starting tomorrow, the maryland lottery will have been seeing double. every drawn for the pick three at midday and evening, the maryland lottery is giving you a chance to win twice. here is more about their new promotion. >> every drawing for pics 3 midday and evening will have an separate chamber -- for pick three. this gives our players a second chance of winning at picke three. >> and ball will be removed, increasing your chances of winning. -- a ball will be removed. the promotion runs from august 16. 2 this will break the record. at the inner harbor, typically this time of year, we expect about 80 degrees. it has been a little on equals 4 july. there is a change coming, -- it has been a little on the cool side.

. >> reporter: the latest h1n1 cases sent five students home from the maryland institute college of art. >> a little concerning to me. worried that i was going to get sick. >> my parents called me. they were kind of worried. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: but in the five days since news broke of the mica cases, the state has confirmed nearly three dozen more across maryland, and the numbers continue to climb. >> we have 766 confirmed cases in the state, and three flu- related deaths. and we know that there are many, many times that many cases that are in the community at large. >> reporter: with the traditional flu season just a few months away, and concern that the h1n1 virus could strengthen over time, the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases has turned to the university of maryland school of medicine to test one of two experimental vaccines. the trials are set to begin on healthy adults and seniors here in baltimore in a little over two weeks. with other trials to follow on young children in both frederick and annapolis. >> reporter: the lead researcher says further stud

the month before. >>> it's not adding up this noon. word that maryland's budget may be more in the hole than first thought. eyewitness news is live to tell you what the governor had to say about all this this morning. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon, mary, good afternoon to everyone at home. you know, we need to find some $700 million somewhere. in order to do so, the governor is asking his budget chief and the heads of every state department to find somewhere that they can cut. with the start of a new fiscal year, the financial outlook isn't good. >> it is a daunting and huge challenge to have to find approximately $700 million in cuts or spending reductions in the current year budget. the flare only began july 1. >> reporter: it's the fourth time the state has had to make major budget cuts, and the governor says it's going to be a painful road ahead. >> everything that's on the table, what we do not want to do in addition to protecting families who through no fault of their own are hard hit by this economy. the other thing that we do not want

it's moving up near york, just scooting along the pennsylvania-maryland line. a new area of isolated storms has cropped up just to the south and southwest of westminster at this stage of the game. also out near hagerstown. just north of ocean city, along the delaware beaches and down along the potomac river on the virginia side they're getting isolated storms, too. kind of an active evening this evening. but except for that line just north of us in southern pennsylvania, where york is getting some thunderstorms now, it's kind of isolated, at least in maryland. let's look at what's going on temperature-wise. it's a warm, humid day today. 81 degrees at stephensville. annapolis checks in with 80 right now. at b.w.i.-marshall, it's 85. 86 downtown. college park, 88. gaithersburg, 82. 78 hagerstown. in hagerstown, there is some thundershower activity and heavier clouds there. the satellite imagery shows thunderstorms activity moving across southern pennsylvania. here is the oceangoing storm. a swirl of clouds offer the new england coast to the northeast of cape cod.

still ahead in the "late edition". maryland lawmakers weigh-in on the hot topic. >> raven's training camp is about to get underway. but the team is extremely thin at the receiver positio fresh...fresh...fresh. really fresh. come into your local giant today for mouthwatering fruits and vegetables, all at prices you can handle. like northwest cherries, just $1.49 a pound. this week only at giant. you know, it's not the grill that makes a delicious, tender, perfect piece of steak. [ crowd gasps ] it's the steak. enjoy quality selections from the butchers at giant, like top round london broil just $1.79 a pound. this week only at giant. . >> baltimore's historic broadway market is scheduled for a major facelift. $50 million project will include a major overhaul of bodies buildings and plans to bring in more high-end businesses. in the past few months, many businesses in the market have shut down. some because of the bad economy. and that has been hard on the businesses that are still there. >> people walk in and they see the empty

joining us now the maryland spca. good morning. >> our special guest this morning is cody. >> cody ask just the happiest dog -- is just the happiest dog ever. >> he doesn't like being up at this altitude, though. >> it is a balancing act. he's up for adoption at the maryland spca today. he would make a great family pet. >> he is one of the frent friendlyest dogs we've -- f prsm -- friendliest dogs we've had here. >> i found a great new book. it is called "the city dog. " it is beautifully produced and has good tips in it about how to live in the city. there are different things you need to consider if you are in an apartment, condo, small spaces, or just challenges walking around on the street. you different vehicles, lots of noise, so you have to prepare your dog for all those things. >> different than when you just have a plain old back yard. and breed is one of the first things you want to think about. we actually have a pure bread. one of the needs of this breed is to dig, by you probably don't have in your apartm

. >>> a major change in policy for the maryland transit administration. a no tolerance policy for drivers caught using cell phones. >> reporter: vic, during all of the recent incidents involving a metro or a light rail, the first question always is it was driver distracted by a cell phone, and starting tonight the mta is starting a new policy regarding that technology. >> why couldn't the conductor have seen him. >> reporter: it's a question being asked by many have two teens were hit by a light rail train in lutherville. they were walking on a curve in the track sunday afternoon. the train operator never reported the accident. the family wants to know why. >> i want closures, i really do. these were my babies. >> reporter: area mass transportation is going through a lot of criticism. on june 22nd, nine people were killed when a d.c. metro train crashed into the back of another near the maryland border. the two teenage boys died sunday, july 5th in baltimore county. and most recently, video captured on a cell phone shows d.c. metro drivers sleeping or tex

the futurecast brings the storms into western maryland. f the day tomorrow, a partly cloudy, summary of day. after 9:00 or 10:00, it pushes down across the lower eastern shore. if the fund keeps moving at that pace, most of sunday will be pretty nice as well. a partly cloudy sky during the day tomorrow and then a thunderstorm during the evening. 83 to 88 degrees. the small craft advisory on the chesapeake bay tomorrow. the possibility of an evening thunderstorm crossing the bay. thunderstorms reach a few hours earlier. they will hit 80 degrees. around the chesapeake bay, partly cloudy skies and a thunderstorm during the evening. 76 at the beach tomorrow with mostly sunny skies. storms will probably not reach ocean city until the early morning hours of sunday, and then issued clear out sunday afternoon. seven-day forecast, made 80's for the weekend. a thunderstorm for saturday night. almost 90 on wednesday and then temperatures level off in the mid 80's on thursday and friday. >> it is not too late to get a great deal on a summer vacation. e

more importantly, it furthers the problems of delivering services to the state of maryland. >> the governor is calling a cabinet meeting tomorrow to discuss further budget cuts. >> after a bizarre and somewhat chaotic auction this morning, baltimore city will retain ownership of the historic senator theatre. >> let everyone chill out a little bit. >> it ended up being outside. baltimore purchased the market back in march after the theater had taken on too much debt. the highest bid for -- was for $800,000. the city offered $810,000 for the theater. as baltimore city celebrates a banner year of test results, its schools ceo may be in line for a bonus. tim tooten has more on that story. >> anne arundel county, baltimore city, baltimore county, carol, harford, and howard. >> there are no excuses. if one school can do it, all the schools can do it. >> since he took the top job in baltimore city, student test scores have continued to go up. that is why the district offered the employees a cookout. there is a good chance of baltimore city's school board will do a bit more for the ceo. according t

watch for storms on the chesapeake bay. western marylandomorrow, thunderstorms in the mountains but sunday looks beautiful. around the chesapeake bay, storms hold off until sunset and beyond. for most of the day tomorrow, a nice day at ocean city, and then the storms may move to early sunday. insta-weather plus seven-day forecast keeps temperatures below normal into early next week. >> dozens of people packed a park as they kicked off the caribbean festival. >> president obama landed in the african nation tonight. >> what is up, america? tonight's jackpot is an estimated $12 million. you must match all six numbers. our first number is 10. 5. 26. 27. 28. 4. 10, 5, 26, 27, 28, and for. you know, it's not the grill that makes a delicious, tender, perfect piece of steak. people: oh! it's the steak. enjoy quality selections from the butchers at giant. like petite-cut sirloin steak, just $2.99 a pound. this week only, at giant. fresh, fresh, fresh. really fresh! come into your local giant today for mouthwatering fruits and vegetables, all at pric

welcome back to "good morning maryland." >> let's look at the weather now with justin berk. good morning. >> good morning. 5:40. we're watching maryland's most powerful doppler radar. across the border in through virginia. the only thing we can really find this morning, this lone shower that seems to be running its course north of fredericksburg and passing south of dumfries. maybe sprinkles will be left over in portions of maryland when it crosses the potomac. otherwise not much action going on. we had a big storm in northern carroll and baltimore county last night with 40 mile-per-hour winds and some large hail. those areas we have fog to deal with. right now 64 degrees in laurel. 63 towson. 62 westminster. in between let's show you a little bit of patchy fog. stevenson university 65 now on the northwest corner of our beltway. so we could have patchy fog, mid to upper 60s this afternoon. 86 is our two-degree guarantee. we're just a 20% chance of a thundershower. here's kim with a check of roads. >>> as we check around the area not many traffic incidents to let you know abou

we posted a link to the 2009 maryland report card. you can search all the counties, right down to every single school to see how they did that link is on a website, abc2news.com. live on north avenue, christian schaffer, abc 2 news. >>> the latest developments now on those three preteens handcuffed and put in a police car and hauled off to jail. it all stemmed from a call to police friday night in the medfield neighborhood off after falls road. the three boys, ages 7, 8, and 11 were caught trying to steal a go cart and a scooter for a neighbor's yard, so police arrested them. but the kids' parents say arresting them was one thing. lobbing them up something altogether different. >> it's horrible. seeing my 7-year-old handcuffed, sitting on a curb, it was the worst feeling i've ever had. but i think it was much too extreme for three children to be handcuffed together for that amount of time. >> we're told no charges will be filed against the boys. >>> in anne arundel county, police are investigating the assault and robbery of a 16- year-

called altcar, it is being launched by the maryland science center, electrovaya, and exxonmobil. besides highlighting the importance of energy efficiency, backers hope to encourage commercial fleet use of these cars by both businesses and state and local governments. >> sankar das kupta, ceo, electrovaya: the maryland science center is one of the nation's oldest science centers and we are really honored that this car launch is taking place at the maryland science center and that they are showcasing this technology. >> jesscia: the maryland science center is offering free test drives of the maya-300 with center admission through july. then in august, ten cars will be available for the car-sharing program. the altcar program is also represented at the science center by an energy efficiency exhibit featuring practical activities for kids and a full-scale model car that exhibits the many energy-saving technologies now being utilized by the auto industry. this is an exciting step toward educating the public on the importance of green-driving, and surely no coincidence that it happened

hite today -- 75 in the mountains of western maryland and the higher elevations. in baltimore, 86 degrees. 87 is actually normal for this time of year. light east wind this morning. it shifted to the south. 12 miles an hour. on the beaches of ocean city, 83 degrees for the high temperature with wind at 15 miles an hour, southerly wind. chesapeake, attentive 15 knots, 1 foot waves. water temperatures in the upper 70's. 102, record high set in 1995. on july 15, 1999 it was 57 degrees. that was the record low. it was 58 this morning. so far this year we have had three record lows. it's been much cooler than normal and wetter than normal. still above normal as far as rainfall for the year. partly cloudy tonight, a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. 65 degrees tonight with southerly wind. high pressure in control today. it's moving offshore. we will see different approach. we have the potential tomorrow morning to see a few scattered showers and storms. it's going to be much more humid tomorrow. really pretty light. 5:00 most activity still north of th

the coast. western maryland also has a couple of storms approaching. for now, it is a much quieter weather pattern. but there are thunderstorms in the forecast for the rest of the week. we will check that out in a couple of minutes. >> baltimore city police had their hands full this weekend. nearly two dozen people were shot. 19 oregon down in five hours last night. one dozen of the victims were enjoying themselves at and east baltimore could get. 82-year-old girl and a pregnant woman were among the victims at the barbecue. the barbecue served as a memorial for two sisters that had been shot and killed last july. >> the shooting of the 12 people was a very calculated, premeditated act. it was likely retaliation for historic violence that has occurred in the city and motivated mostly behind drug profits and a drug territory. >> i want innocent bystanders to be in it. >> if you have any information on any of these cases, your urge to call baltimore city police immediately. >> the columbia couple today filed a $5 million lawsuit against the howard county p

and the university of maryland is looking for volunteers. eder reports. >> it is not gone away. it remains in the communities. >> swine flu may have slipped from the spotlight in recent weeks, but researchers have been working rapidly to create a vaccine. >> we are the only such vaccine testing unit in the mid-atlantic region. >> now the university of maryland is ready to begin human trials on a vaccine, they think, will work. >> these tests will involve as many as 1000 healthy volunteers. >> they are seeking adults, children and seniors, willing to get the new flu shots and take part in a study to assess reactions and effectiveness. >> the volunteers in this study will all receive two doses of vaccine, three weeks apart. >> if the vaccine proves to be successful. drug companies will have to produce doses of it quickly in time for next flu season when swine flu is expected to make a comeback. >> we are monitoring it closely in the southern hemisphere. what we don't know is how virulent it will be. >> states like maryland are already working o

the state if you can't be found. we decided to try. to hunt down marylanders who made the list we started matchling names and addresses. >> this is joce sterman calling with channel 2. >> reporter: then we made calls, and even went door to door to let dozens of people know they could be in for a payday if they only asked for their cash. >> who has it? >> reporter: the state has it. the comptroller of maryland has it. >> well, let's go get it. >> reporter: and we did. >> there it is. there it is there. >> reporter: after finding kelly's family on the list, we let her know. and she soon found out they were owed more than $100 from an insurance company. it had been sitting on the proverbial unclaimed property shelf since 2004. >> i think that you need to make a better attempt at notification in tracking the people down. >> reporter: but the comptroller's office does try different ways to track people down. including this directory. inside you'll find nearly 54,000 names on nearly 127 pages. they're owed about $38 million, and that's just the people added since la

if it is passed, what did it mean for the people of maryland? we spoke to local health care providers about what people here should know. our reporter has more. >> the state spends roughly $1 billion a year in health care for the uninsured. they believe the health care plan could save money in the long term. if you are sick and uninsured, your options are limited. >> they have to seek care in an emergency room setting. urgent care is often too late to really be helpful. >> the president wants congress to act fast to improve the health care bill that will help the uninsured. some of the lead america cannot afford to pass on health care reform. >> the concept is great. a lot of details must be worked out. i am concerned that removing them -- that we are moving too fast and are trying to get it done quickly rather than getting it done right. >> their 47 million americans uninsured. the plan will require raising taxes, but it will not add to the deficit according to the president. >> we are trying to do it without feeling any financial pain and this

i heard it from the maryland side that it was coming up here. my barber told me. >> reporter: what is coming is a 250-ton generator, bound for the peach bottom nuclear plant that will carry enough power to light up an entire state. >> the transformer was manufactured by hyundai in korea. and then from there it was shipped to philadelphia. and then from philadelphia it was barged to havre de grace. >> reporter: now it's making its last and most difficult leg of the 7,000-mile trip, covering 30 miles of rural roads through northern maryland. at 16 feet wide, 27-feet high, and a whopping 144 feet long with the two tractors that it takes to move it, the state is shutting down portions of routes of 155, 22, 136, and 165 this week as the very oversized load begins moving each night before midnight, and halts its movement by 5 in the morning there is nothing simple about moving something this big. in fact, movers say they can't travel more than 3 to 5 miles per hour, about the speed that i'm walking right now. but each stop along the way draws curious o

only 13% say they will not move to maryland. the rest are still deciding. >>> across our region right now, we're seeing some scattered shower and thunderstorm activity. but it's way out here in west virginia, south of western maryland. here in the baltimore region, we could see some scattered showers, but not until later on this evening. as those -- and if they make it over the mountains. but at this point in time, it looks like just scattered showers. no rainfall which we badly need. it feels a lot warmer than what it actually is because of the high humidity. sheer the forecast for the next couple hours. mostly cloudy. humid. temperatures holding right around 80 degrees. showers are likely later on tonight. we'll show you where and when, coming up in a couple minutes. >> all right, thanks, norm. >>> baltimore's historic senator theater might have a new owner by this time tomorrow. and it actually could be an owner from right down the street. the single screen movie house goes on the auction block tomorrow morning, and we're learnin

what this event has done for baltimore and the state of maryland is put us in the international sports landscape. >> the director of the maryland office of sports marketing helped bring the match to baltimore. he says because of baltimore now being placed on the world soccer stage, it means so much more than money. it now means the world soccer league and organizations may take a closer look and baltimore, especially since it was able to sell out this game so quickly. >> my job and my responsibility with partners throughout the city and state is to open the door and let the floodgates takeover. >> what really is so neat about the soccer matches you have so many people from around the world that have never been to the city here now to experiencing it. it is completely sold out, but they are putting an american twist on the soccer match. they will be tailgating several hours before the event, so the devices to get here early. >> it is harvest time. today mayor dixon thinks some of the vegetables in the garden at city hall. >> we will tell you where that is headed now and why the mayor is

the only part of maryland dealing with the weather is near ocean city and southern maryland across partsof st. mary's county. still rain coming into worcestor county and is producing dangerous weather down there. there was a tornado in worcestor county. that storm is now out over the atlantic. the worst appears to have gone through baltimore's northwestern suburbs in carol county. a clean sweep there now, the folks have got to do some clean up. we're going to check the damage. it looks like some pretty decent stuff there. i'm sure the weather service will inspect it to see if it turns out to be a tornado. >> this is stuff off of finksburgh, just a couple of the homes ended up losing most of their roof. fire crews are trying to secure homes. we've watched people taking personal belongings out, because they are not going to be allowed to stay in the homes because of the damage. i guess the building inspector may end up condemning some of the homes at this location here. we are showing you video in frederick county, the whiskey creek golf course area. there were a half a dozen homes damaged

transit, but now as abc 2 news jeff hager reports, the head of the maryland transit administration has a backed off on an initial report to record people's voices. >> reporter: behind the roar of the engine and the squeak of the brakes, many doubted the mta could electronically eavesdrop on conversations inside the buses anyway. the riders like mary allen didn't like it. >> i don't think it's a really good idea, because i feel like it would be an invasion of my privacy. >> reporter: eyeing future camera upgrades, transportation leaders wanted to see if adding audio capabilities to their existing video cameras would violate the state's anti- wiretapping laws. the mta asked for an machine on maryland's attorney general on whether people who ride the bus would have to be notified before their audio was recorded or whether a signposted inside was sufficient. >> i think that is definitely big government gone too far. >> reporter: state senator nancy jacobs and others began voicing their concerns over the matter. acting transportation secretary beverly staley called off the inquiry, at least

the stories we're working on. you think you have budget problems? maryland is facing a $700 million shortfall forcing the governor to make some tough coyses. we have the latest. >>> the controversy over the cost of the michael jackson memorial and now criminal charges concerns as well. we'll explain. >>> and we're going to have the latest on the woman claiming she was raped by steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger. he denies it but this morning we have new details on her accusations. thattage more just ahead. >>> but first the weather with justin. >> reporter: good morning. a little bit of a muggy 70 degrees in downtown baltimore. 60s in the outer fringes. 50s back in through western pennsylvania. the interesting factor is the fact that we've had rain in the forecast just about everyday. most of you have been frustrated, a little disappointed you didn't see it. big storm blew through last night, mount airy, westminster, dime-sized hail, one to two inches of rainfall clipped northern baltimore and harford county. those are the areas with fog this morning. t

the death is being rolled suspicious. there is no law in maryland requiring people to report deaths from natural causes. >>> stimulus money could be put to use in baltimore to help rebuild the infrastructure the baltimore city council last night passed part of this city as a recovery is on. they could get 45% of the interest of bonds for private projects. >>> another gorgeous afternoon. we will see nice conditions as the afternoon progresses. it is only about 84 degrees for the projected high. we have mostly sunny skies and it is dry. winds are out of the northwest at 5-10 miles per hour. the sun will not set until 8:33 tonight. if you are ultrasensitive you may have an issue today but for the most part, things are looking good from the eastern shore to west virginia. that has been the trend throughout the month of july. we have been below normal as far as humidity and seeing nice conditions. tonight, mostly clear and dry and 57 in the outlying areas. potentially, 60 degrees. more on your extended forecast coming up. >>> president barack obama's sup

the washington times icon. storms moving through maryland. what will happen after the rain moves out is coming up in the sky watch forecast. >> it is all about shamelessly promoting the dealership. >> we are just trying to help ours. >> the weapon you will get for free, if you buy a car from this dealership. >> no. >> not really. >> yeah. >> yes, i do. >> but next. the heated debate over global warming. the evidence we may be seeing right here in maryland, and the . >> it is one of the hottest debates circling the globe right now. everyone from scientists to lawmakers, getting heated over global warming. is it really happening? megan gilliland has more in tonight's cover story. >> it has been called a joke. a scam. and a way to drain funds. and others say global warming is a matter of life and death. >> i think it is happening. >> no. it is not. >> no. >> not really. >> yeah. >> yes, i do. >> scientific consensus is that we are causing global warming. >> back in 2007, al gore captured the public's attention with his documentary, "an inconvenie

the names of the maryland companies have not been released. the study was after a charter bus skidded off the road in texas. bonding over beer at the white house. that is what the president will do today with harvard professor henry gates and sergeant james yellowly after yellowly arre ll arrest arrested gates. nikole killion joins us from washington with more. >> beer and blunt talk about race today at the white house. >> my hope is that as a consequence of this event, this ends up being a teachable moment. >> the beer summit will take place at a picnic table seen here weather permitting. president obama will drink bud lite. henry gates red stripe. blue moon for james crowley. >> the private meeting is two weeks after gates was arrested outside of his cambridge home by sergeant crowley. gates accuse the crowley of racial profiling. it intensified after the president put it this way. >> the cambridge police acted stupidly. >> now mr. obama says it was a bad choice of words. >> i could have calibrated the words differently. >> the 911 caller who

right now, two insurance companies in maryland hold 71% the maryland market. for most marylanders who have health insurance through work, they don't have a choice. we want to offer more choice so we can keep costs done. you can tailor a health care plan to meet your family needs. we can do better. the current status quo should be unacceptable to everyone in my state whether they currently have good health care coverage, or they are a small business owner or work for a large company. let me give a couple of examples of stories from maryland. let me give this one. a constituent named katherine from baltimore wrote me a letter. "mr. cardin, i received my health insurance bill from an insurance company, and the premium for next year went from $660 to $968. this is a quarterly bill. we have a high medical expenses and cannot afford this increase. i cannot go to another insurance company because i am high risk and i have been turned down from other medical insurance companies. i cannot receive medical assistance because they say we make too much. i am 51 years of age

the university of maryland medical center is still looking for volunteers. to learn more, log on to our website, wbaltv.com and click on medical alert. >> onto other things? >> right. i was waiting. we got the announcement you are going to new york. >> thank you, i am so humbled. everyone who voted, thank you so much. the week of august 17 i will be able to co-host. >> again, an alphabetical order -- from wbal in baltimore, md., sandra shaw. [applause] >> this is so exciting. i know you were so nervous. >> it was so heartening to see the response. i just thank you so much. now i am in my element. i'm on cloud nine -- but what the weather, we do have severe news as far as the weather because there are storms located over in pennsylvania right now. you can see the lightning strikes. we are in store for more showers and storms. a little activity north of baltimore. as you take a look at the wide view, an intense amount of moisture funneling in from the southwest. forecast is mostly cloudy skies and a good chance of showers and storms. slight chance today for sev

the triple-h threat. hazy, hot, and he made. high of 91. >> university of maryland medical center says it will participate in trust for swine flu vaccination. trawls have begun in australia. the trials will take about half a year to complete. it is scheduled for distribution by the government as early as october. >> we have a specific vaccine that we believe will be able to detect millions of -- protect millions of people against this new h1n1 flu. but what we have to do before this is made generally available is it some appropriate testing. >> australia's government has ordered 21 million doses of the vaccine, if it proves to work >>> good paying attention in english class help you defeating all time is disease -- help you to defeat alzheimer's disease? subject with no member problems at the time the death sked -- scored higher on the language skills. some had brain patterns common with alzheimer's patients and yet had no signs of the disease when they died. >>> money is being handed out to accommodation with the caps that they can spend it on themselves. they are

the university of maryland system must trim $40 million. where that money will come from. >>> stormy night ahead. stick around for the updated first warning forecast. >>> anne arundel county over there. you see sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene. pickup truck is flipped over its side. in all, three vehicles were involved in this accident. a medic unit is on the scene, along with police. right now, there is no word on the condition of the people who are involved. >>> maryland college students and professors are getting a real-life lesson in economics. they are feeling the economic pinch and now must deal with $40 million in budget cuts. as gigi barnett explains, a tuition hike could be coming. >> students say the budget cut pinch will trickle down to them. and it's coming at a time when students say they cannot find part-time jobs to pay for a higher tuition or extra expenses. >> a hard lesson in economics for maryland state universities and colleges. deep budget cuts to the tune of nearly $40 million. plus low tuition means something has g

at least the people of maryland will have the final site. >> the debate begins in maryland. it is not over in the district. in the fall, they will begin debating making it illegal to perform same-sex marriages here in the district. matt brock, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> 6:47. >> president obama says the u.s. and russia are not destined to be antagonistic. he made the remark earlier this morning. he also said the u.s. wants russia to be strong and prosperous. he met with vladimir putin earlier this morning and is now meeting with the current russian president. >> more fallout from mark sanford's admission. they voted to censure him because of its recent behavior. he left the state last month to meet his mistress. he said he will continue to work to earn back trust. >> lawyers for sarah palin said there is no legal issue compelling her to resign. her note saying she will step down, she said she was too much as a lightning rod and she thought it was in the best interests of thetate for her to resign. >> it may soon be easier to find out how senators spend their budgets. right

a baby, probably 8 weeks old up for adoption at the maryland spca. the doctor will be here to answer your questions on the air. we'll also give you information on how to adopt him. i'm going to tell you right now he's like part mastiff, part shepherd, part horse, he's little now but he's going to be a big dude. >>> we have a lot going on today. world hunger. major problems. they believe next year about one billion people in the world will go hungry. a lot of you think i'm not so it's not my problem but it is something to think about because it does affect you and we'll tell you how you can help out. >>> also ahead -- we have a lot going on so we hope you'll stay with us. news, weather, all sorts of stuff. of course tucker. so stay with us. another thing we'll talk about is how to spot depressed teens. the difference between depression and moodiness. not so depressed is tucker. >> no, he just got excited i think. just got comfortable. >>> you do the weather. then we go to the news. >> gorgeous weather again today. starting with clear skies. we'll see a

the target was the maryland computer exchange on landover road in cheverly, maryland. police brought out unopened box after box of new merchandise, including dyson vacuum cleaners and flat-screen tvs. >> the officers found many items they believe were stolen, items new in the box. tvs and chain saws, computer equipment. and so right now we are in the process of taking the items that we believe are stolen and we are going to confiscate that as evidence. >> reporter: the owner of the maryland computer exchange and his employees lined up in front of the store as police looked true a van parked in front. removing software, keyboards and other computer components. >> we didn't do anything wrong. we have been doing this for seven years. now all of a sudden somebody wants to get elected so we have to have a press conference. >> reporter: are you selling stolen merchandise? >> no. we report everything that we sell to the police. >> reporter: the lawyer for the maryland computer exchange says it is the secondhand store that buys merchandise. they comply with the law, he says, ti

the complete list, his and our website. your maryland lottery is up next. you can go to our website for the complete list wbaltv.com. stay with us. >>> tonight, spent two days and make $1,000. it can be done by selling things that cost no more than $10. you can have a grudge sale. let yourself play means a lot to a maryland lottery winner. meet celia elliott. she beat out more than 1 million entries for the grand prize. >> words cannot describe how i feel. i am excited. i will pay off my home and do some home improvements and give to charity. >> players to submit entries but were not selected still have a chance to win in this special promotion this fall. maybe today is your lucky day, here is your maryland lottery pick three and pick 4 numbers. >> happy friday. let's apply your pick 3 game. that's 2 the next number is- 8 and your last number for your pick 3 game - 3 making your pick 3 283/ in just a moment we will have your pick 4 numbers. >> look out for the green ball double drop promotion beginning july 20. we will draw a second set of pick 3 numbers, gi