here's towson from towson west elementary. that's charles street off in the distance.ice breeze yesterday. occasionally, we had passing clouds in the afternoon. they were few and far between. es two mostly about the blue sky and bright sunshine and clear skies overnight towson back to 50. woodbine back to about 47 but by the bay, 53 on the thermometers from annapolis even down towards st. michael. we will get our way up to 75 is the two degree guarantee with a lot more sunshine. let's see what's happening on the roads with kim brown. >> reporter: thanks. traffic is looking good. pretty much all around the area. we don't have issues. major issues in terms of accidents to let you know about. just the lingering water main breaks. one up in up in havre de grace. use eerie street as an alternate. and within baltimore city, argone drive is closed in both direction between the alameda and loch raven boulevard because of a partial road collapse relating to an earlier water main break. back to you. >> thanks. >>> it's the biggest drug bust in baltimore county history. coming up

and it's in towson, maryland. they've undergone some major renovations. we'll talk about those. "wjz eyewitness news" is a few seconds away. >>> good morning. and welcome to "wjz eyewitness news" this sunday. i'm gigi barnette. >> and i'm tim williams. it's the 10th day of the month. it got to 81 degrees yesterday. and today another day, much like it although it will probably get a little warmer, a little quicker. right now you're looking at a good bit of sunshine. yesterday we had calm winds for much of the day. but we had a light breeze early on. so the forecast looks like this the temperatures are true. 50 degrees feels like 50. and the sun is going to present some challenges for you with a bit of sun glare out there this morning. no clouds out there to obscure or obstruct the sun. we'll go up to a daytime high up to 80 degrees. and we'll start to see some clouds increasing tomorrow and we'll have a better chance showers head into a beginning of the week. >>> but now here's what people are talking about this morning. an elderly woman leaves her home to run midday errands. and

we had it in howard county and passing through reisterstown and towson and locks like it is falling apart a little bit. but we have to deal with this and we will pull back and being see from bel air and it has rain and basically is lifting up to the north. york pa and southern lancaster county. we are looking at conditions like this. perry hall middle school .05 of an inch of rain and more showers as the guaranteed high of of 1 -- 61. after today it will improve and we will have the weekend outlook in a moment. kim brown has a check on the traffic. >> reporter: this morning so far traffic is actually pretty good. we don't have too many issues work. no accidents at this time. no problems on 95 southbound out of harford towards the beltway. the roads could be wet so ease up off the speeds just some. but around 695 traffic looks good. 83, 795 no problems and here in anne arundel county at 97 and route 100 traffic is good in both direction. linda so is standing by live with the latest details on one of the morning's top stories. >> reporter: they show up at military funerals and shout god hat

wjz is live in towson. mike hellgren has the latest on the highly emotional trial. >> reporter: good afternoon, jessica and everyone. and several witnesses testified this morning as the prosecution builds the case. one of the most significant is a police officer on the stand right now, he wrote the initial missing person's report and he said he was told that the man and his wife were going through a divorce and he provided a contact number and address of another man she was seeing. he's on trial for murdering his wife, tracey, the case is unusual, her body hasn't been found, one of few such cases tried in maryland." >> the defense is that the state can't prove beyond a reasonable doubt there was a murder and much less that my client was guilty. >> reporter: tracey disappeared five years ago, she was heading to a motley crue concert in washington, d.c. and never made it. the police found the video of her car ten days later and she was gone without a trace. her case was profiled nationally. >> and i wanted to

we're live in towson.keith daniels, fox 45 news at 10:00. >> thank you, keith. >> 101 patients file lawsuits today against st. joe seven medical center and a cardiolooist. attorney representing tte patients that may have unnecessarily received heart stents at st. joe seven medical center, has filed a claim in the state's office that ash traits malpractice cases. of viewing a blockage of 20 percent, on a heart catheterization, and then indicating on a report that it is 90 percent, that's fraud. >> st. joe seven sent almost 600 letters to patients warniig them their stents may have been unnecessary. >> tooorrow the u.s. supreme courr hears the case of a man that sued over a protest at his son's military funeral in westminster, four years ago. karen parks standing by live from ned ral court downtown where the legal battle began with the westboro baptist church. karen? >> first case heard here in federal court back in 2007. tomorrow, the supreme court will hear the case. the supreme courtt to uphold freedom of

we will talk about navy on the road away, plus towson tonight.e will check on that straight ahead. >> live from universal orlando resort, it is powerball. tonight jackpot is a guaranteed $20 million. tonight you are multiplier is 3. 42-32-49-6-2. here comes your powerball. it is 35. good luck, everyone. >> it looks like a tall order for navy tonight, coming off a loss to air force. tonight at wake forest, navy is pretty good at keeping things in perspective. a great game. 21-17, navy in front. dogs with the pressure coming -- dobbs. 32 seconds left, dobbs again to the air. maybe he should do it more often. maybe rallies for the win, 28- 27. robert ambrose get to kiss her good luck. pure talent. 44 yards to scott. towson with a great crowd on hand, giving them something to cheer about. leaping, grabbing, wrestling, and finally catching. absolutely getting the job done. booker, a great explosion of the middle, a 21-yard touchdown run. the monarchs hold off the tigers, 17-13. and south carolina, they knocked off no. 1 kentucky in basketball, ucla an

parking lot staying wet there at west towson elementary. rain fall totals pushing an inch and higher in many spots. columbia, we had a half inch in chestertown and centerville, 3/4 of an inch. cockeysville, under half an inch. anywhere from a half an inch to an inch and a third toward ash bourn today. winds have been a little breezy at times today. we had one gust to 20 at the river at the top of the hour. but these winds are going to be the story. the next 24 to 36 hours. very windy tonight and into the day tomorrow and finally just breezy. we think on saturday as the sunshine comes back out. right now temperatures mid 50s, but feeling cooler than that with the damp air and a north breeze blowing out there. our high temperatures today around 60 at the inner harbor and annapolis. not quite to 60 in cambridge and d.c. squeaking out at 60. how does that compare to tomorrow? we will probably get into the mid 60s tomorrow without the rain and with some sunshine. keep in mind, very windy conditions. it will not feel like the mid 60s. it will fee

live tonight in towson. melinda roeder, fox 45 news at 10:000 >> new tonight.at bus driver that crashed on i-270 last week suffered a heart attack. 66-year-old joseph clabaugh was ddiving when the bus suddenly wednesday. state medical examiner said he died of a heart attack, not the %-passengers say it appeared tht he paased out. and then slumped over the steering wheel. >> today marks the first full %-in the murder trial of three n accused of killing baltimore county councilman ken harris. charges for each defendant. and defense attorney jason silver stein is representing %->> throughout the trial the jy unbelievable. never seen a jury pay more attention, write notes, ask q never had a jury send notes to the judge multiple times during a case asking questions. it is clear these people know what is going on. understand the seeiousness of it. i have nothing but confidence in their ability to get through it. >> if they are convicted each %-sentence.aces a possible llfe >> well, prosecutors say the case was 15 years old.ken harris when he pulled the trigger. under

a viewing is tomorrow at rubberneck funeral home in towson. republican funeral home in towson. and the funeral is on north charles street. he will be laid to rest at dulaney valley memorial gardens in timonium. >>> the united states honor flag is being sent to baltimore in honor of those city police officers who recently died. along with officer stevenson and ports, james fowler died in a crash in pennsylvania last month. the flag flew over ground zero during recovery efforts in new york city after 9/11. the flag is set to arrive in baltimore tomorrow afternoon. >>> the trial of a man charged in the 2001 killing of a washington intern chandra levy is now officially underway. ingmar gwondike accused of attacking the 24-year-old as she jogged in rock creek park. prosecutors say he was already in jail on an unrelated charge and told a police officer he killed levy. a year after she disappeared her remains were found leaving more questions than answers. >> it dawned on me that there's very little i can do or any of us can do now to offer anything to the levy family other than justi

this morning, left with a fair amount of cloud around and 50 in chestertown. 45 in bel air and towson glen bernie and bowie at 48 degrees. and the winds are gusts averaging at about 15 miles per hour in many spots. again, we have a fair amount of cloud that will try to break up a few sprinkles possible, and i will hold out a better chance for sprinkles and showers this afternoon. but two degree guaranteed high of 65 and winds about 30 miles per hour. right now let's see what's happening on the roads and what you will be pushing on the throttle. here kim brown. >> reporter: thanks. right now, you can actually do pretty well on the throttle make your way here on the harrisburg expressway. warren road, traffic is moving well in both direction. no problems on the beltway. 95 is also checking in pretty well. 795 no problems there. we have some road closures around parkville because of ongoing road repair on harford road and a fire haz majerle avenue closed in glen burnie. rosie, back to you. >> it's 5:32. the chilean miners are doing remarkably well after more than two months after ground.

and same in towson west towson elementary school. and one more shot for you from roland park elementary. and just a nice night across baltimore. and all acrosses the state of maryland. current wind called down. and it was gusty and breezy early on. but now winds quieting down and you know, around 8 to 10 miles per hour. light north breeze. temperatures in the low 60s. 63 at the inner harbor. 58 in georgetown. cambridge is pushing 80 earlier today and is at 55. halingerstown at 59 -- hagerstown at 59. the highs today after so many days of being so far below average today, a couple degrees above average. 75 counsel town. we had 73 there in annapolis and 77 pushing 80 towards cambridge. zooming in we are looking for similar weather neighborhood by neighborhood. mount vernon and fells point the -- point the heart of the downtown area close to 80 tomorrow afternoon. looking up further north, perryville about 72. bel air about 73. and under a nice sunny sky. and then back across eastern shore here, easton about 77 and sunny and a bay breez

blige will be in towson today. not for a concert.he is promote agnew product and you can have a chance to meet her. we will tell you how. >>> and we are trying to promote the sun that will take another day or two to get here. clouds and showers lingering and one more cool day but a great weekend. that forecast is straight ahead. kim has a look at traffic. >> reporter: we have two dents on the beltway one on the top side of the inner loop and one on the south side outer loop lanes at southwestern boulevard. i will let you know how it will affect the morning commute when good morning, maryland returns after this. two governors, two different approaches. even in good times bob ehrlich didn't make education a priority. he increased college tuition by 40%, cut school construction by $200 million, and ehrlich voted to eliminate the department of education while serving in congress. but in the toughest of times, martin o'malley has made record investments in public schools, new school construction, and o'malley froze college tuition four ye

then towson today, west towson, elementary, a little bit in that breeze as it turned around from west southwest to north and that northerly wind keeping the cool air coming in, chesapeake beach, beautiful blue skies there as well. look at the temperatures for highs today. we were up into the low 80s in many many places, columbia, 82 today, chester town 78, but bel air did get to 81 today and then off to the east, centreville hitting 80 over there on the eastern shore. right now temperatures have cooled off some, we're 68 downtown, 55 in frederick, and little moderate over on the eastern shore, 63 there in cambridge tonight. but highs today again, right around the low 80s in many spots, how does that compare with our highs tomorrow. check it out. your neighborhood, little italy 69, that's going to be it tomorrow. carroll park on the west side there, 68, and as we take you off further north and east, cooler up here towards cecil county, northeast looking at 65 tomorrow, abington may be 67 or so, bay water temperature has an effect, in the upper 60s right now, breeze coming off the bay.

. >> a professor of rhetoric and communications at towson university believes both candidates stuck to party lines but there were no bombshells. the next televised debate is in washington on thursday. >> election day is only three weeks away but in dozens of states voters are casting ballots well before november 2. kate amara joins us live from our washington bureau with more on the story. >> good morning, stan. so, the early voting trend means many candidates are pulling out the stops to get their supporters to vote. >> from former president bill clinton in west virginia to republican senator scott brown in connecticut, mid term congressional candidates are calling in big names to help push voters to the polls. with 37 states now offering some type of early voting -- >> it makes it easier. >> they have more opportunities and more time to cast a ballot. >> it gives them that flexibility of saying whether they want to be part of election day or want to really look at their books and study the initiatives and do it at home. >> according to the u.s. election assistance commission 32 of 37

new store will open up in towson.we's opens the doors officially to the public in about 10 minutes or so. the's is on taylor avenue next thursday at 10, they will have an official grand opening ceremony. >>> well, there this morning, abc2 news on the go goes to howard county and historic salveage mills. lynette charles is there and what are you doing down there now, lynette. >> reporter: good morning, rosie. i am down here waiting for the shops to open and getting a history lesson. it's going to be wonderful here. let's see what's going on as of now. we have a down the road there, we have some bead make as well and ice cream. all this will open and we will couple that with a history lesson but you need to stick around and have the history lesson and i will take you on a ghost tour and we will talk about the fall fest preview coming up. lynette charles, abc2 news on the go. -- 2 news on the go. >> >>> bosh to run more than 22,000 people will take to the streets of baltimore to run up to 26 miles. the 10th annual under

this is what it looked like in towson. no. yes. >> wow towson disappeared like that and we brought it back. what gloomy day. low clouds giving way to an occasional sprinkle. day will look like that. maybe a peek of sun but the threat of showers and we go for two degree guaranteed high of 61. talking about the warming trend coming up but here's kim with weather. >> reporter: -- traffic. >> reporter: traffic again still looks good. no problems major problems anyway around the area. no accidents to let you know about at this time. you will see minor congestion some of the usual place 95 southbound approaching the fort mchenry toll plaza and a little congestion at the 695, 895 spli. on the west side traffic looks good. starting to bunch up slightly on the outer loop lanes but moving pretty much without issues and looking at our overview of the maps, no problems on any of the major roadways. traffic looks good. keep an eye out for the wet roads in certain spots. now back to you. >> it's 6:0 # 2. ever since was -- 6:02. ever since w

mostly cloudy skies in towson. you can see the clouds are dominating and dark and those clouds look like they may try to drop some drops at any point in time. 52 in towson. glen burnie up to 50 in westminster. and hanging at 49 in bel air but look at centreville at 58. a little more sun getting over there on that side of the chesapeake but i think the clouds will win out again. looks like the clouds have bocken -- broken up on eastern shore. but watch this widespread circulation. one area of low pressure pushing heavy rain on into eastern new england and we get the north northwesterly wind dries out once you head east of the mountains and hills. and is assent case wow once you are cross into the delmarva they wind with up more sunshine. once we bring in the cool unstable air, that's going to keep the chill around and that will again bring in the threat of showers on and off into the afternoon and i think after the noon hour and through the evening will be the last shot of showers out of the system because it should

saturday at athletic club in towson. and this is really going to benefit the american cancer society. so, come on out and trick or trite on saturday at the merit athletic club and the next featured event is the pro invitational golf classic featuring freddie funk. freddie the local guy makes great friday october 15th suban club in pikesville and this will help out the blind industries and service of maryland and it does all around at 9:30. that's great event with fred funk. >>> listen, if you have an event to see us mention on the air e-mail us whoa may select yours and tell people all about it here on "good morning, maryland." e-mail us personally or sen it to morning show at wmar.com. >>> well down to a young woman from alaska and young man from the jersey shore and only one would stay to dance another week on "dancing with the stars." after we learned who was out, abc2 news tells thrust was situation behind the scene. >> the situation and carina. >> reporter: mike the situation sorrentino is the fourth celebrity ouste

towson woodbine 52. 55 annapolis. bay bridge is wet and slow today. and the winds with the storm really won't get cranking until tonight and tomorrow. and the band of rain tries trying to cos the bay clipping st. michaels and easton and watching in carolina -- carroll county the rain should head your way in the next half-hour or so. there's a lot of rain as we watch the developing storm. one piece coming out of the ohio valley and great lakes but it's the southern branch system here which is going start cranking up and fairly typical to what we see during the late fall more like the winter season and if this pattern starts to really regenerate itself, which is what the weather patterns have done repeat themselves and regenerate, we can be look at a early start to winter. number one, the storm is going to catch us at very, very chilly air. it draws into new england and there's the expectation for snow. not only in the high elevations but also dropping down into the valley floors and maybe snow mixed in across central new york near syracuse we have won'

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. >> a professor of kphaeubgss at towson university believes both took to party lines but there were no bombshells. the next televised debate is thursday in washington. >> continuing this morning's commitment 2010 coverage election day is three weeks from today but in dozens of states voters are casting ballots. kate amara joins us live in our washington bureau with more. >> good morning. maryland is one of the states. this means many candidates are pulling out all the stops to get their supporters to vote. >> from former president bill clinton in west virginia to republican senator scott brown in connecticut. mid term congressional candidates are calling in big names to push voters to the polls. with 37 states now offering some type of early voting -- >> it is easier. >> they have more opportunities and more time to cast a ballot. >> it gives them that flexibility of saying whether they want to go to be part of election day or whether they want to really look at their books and study the initiatives and do it at home. >> according to the u.s. election assistance commission 32 of the

. >>> good morning, family and friends of a 2006 graduate of notre dame in towson are building her a ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> you could take a member of the taliban and sit them in this chair and they would spill their guts. i'm going to get the guy a new chair. sit in this chair. >> get him a sleep number chair. >> let's take a look at the day. i don't mind getting up on a morning like this. particularly a weekend morning. it's a crisp, fall day start. it's really nice, 58 degrees now and going to 70 or 71. 66 this evening and sunshine. this is the best of the weekend days. we'll make the best of it. we'll have the full forecast in a few minutes. >>> and here's what people are talking about this morning. >> the storm is gone and the impact was felt throughout the area. at its height, thousands were without power. and we weren't the only ones hit. as the storm left maryland, it pushed north and battered several city. >> reporter: seven inches of rain fell in new jersey. the police responded to several notices and at one point, 21,000 lost electricity. the early morning sirens went off,

no word of lane blockages but a power outage in the towson parkville area has traffic lights dark inersection, treat it as four-way stop and a couple accidents in that area as well at east joppa and another crash at fair mowpt and towson gate road." good morning, maryland" is next at 9 a.m. bob ehrlich is desperate, and he'll say anything to get elected. negative attacks the media have repeatedly called "dishonest" and "total malarkey." and why can't we trust bob ehrlich? because he raised taxes and fees by $3 billion then denied it... because he says he's for us, but made $2.5 million at a special interest lobbying firm. and ehrlich says he'll cut education again if elected governor. bob ehrlich-- a career politician we really can't trust.

. >>> all of these ladies have been here at towson town center. to see who, ladies? jessica kartalija. >>> and another day of overcast skies and cooler temperatures. is there a pleasant change in the forecast? the answers still ahead. ma'am, can you identify the other airline that charged you bag fees? that's it. that one...right there. exactly how much did the other airlines make off with? ♪ it was like $25. was that one-way? or roundtrip? roundtrip. $50? did you have a second bag? yes. mm! it was $35. that's $120 roundtrip. [ gasps ] oh! ah! ♪ [ ding ] eaks to send jobs over seas. i think we need tax breaks to send kids to college. so i worked for a $2,500 tax credit to help pay for college. fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!! extirchts from the wild, but not in baltimore. efforts would have vanished forever, if not for the maryland zoo. >> reporter: in one

she says her 13-year-old grandson was beaten by a police officer at the towson commons movie theater.happened aboot a week ago. a woman pulled ouu her cell phone and ssarted recording. it's very blurry ut the family believes it captures the officer's blows. >> he started hitting me in my feet and jaw. >> maybe if e had known before he talked to him in the police carrwhatta nice young man he was, maybe he wouldn't have beat him like that. >> in the mean time e says the man hit him with a bootle. police are investigating tonight. >>> days after pleadinn no contest tooa misdemeanor cammaign finance violation, a city council woman is headed to florida on the taxpayers' dime. the city spending board approved almost $1100 today for helton holton to attend a three-day conference in palm beach. the city will spend $259 a night for holton's hotel room so she can attend a national association of counties conference. @% she is a working council wommn with a budget. she has travel expenses as a part of her budget. >> prosecutors say holton asked two local businessmen to pay far a political poll o

at towson univvrsity tudents are eager to share their views. >> that's what it is called freedom of speechine line between what is appropriate and inappropriate. >> hitler has his own freedom of speech. i am jewish, against what he did. butthe has his ownnfreedom of speech to speak what he wwntss3 whether he can kill millions oo people for ii, that's different. >> our question of the day waa. do you support the church's right to protest military funerals? moot of you said no. 90 to 10 %. and terry wrooe on facebook tonight. it ii indeed the most disgraceful thing i have ever seen. i believe in freedom of speech, %->> but michael writes on facebookktonnght the first amendment said that they can say and the court cannot change that. >> the 17-year-old boy is accussd of raping three ounger boys. he only faces juvenile charges. but tonight one family wants a tougher penalty. learned a trusted 17-year-oldng. relative is accused of raping their 10, and 12-year-old sons. they wanttthe een to be charged with as an adult. the couple believes jessica's law could help. >> because jessica's law states

. >> the incident happennd about a week ago outside of the towson common movie theater.t him with a bottle but police spotted him after he threwwa punch. they are investigating. >> student is mugged at the weekend. and hundreds of cameras are planted all over campps now. recent robbery.ht art of the %-come back, quite frequently. to the campus, that we know have no business, on campus. >> still, reported crimes on campus are down innnearry all categories. for instance, sexual offenses are down 41 percent over last year alone. robberres are down 18 percent. from the year 2007. >> deployed 12 times, overseas, in the wwr on terror. an army ranger from marrland has died in combat in afghhnistan. %-four times to iraq ann 8 times ú% afghanistan. friday, whhn he was killed in combbt. >> he was injured, in iraq, on a previous tour of dutt efore where he lost his life now. and mentioned that he was injured. and rehabilitateed. and that he apparently wanted to go back ann continue to serve. so i have a strong sense of admiration for that. >> sergeant vogler leaves behind his ife,

down toward harford road aad up toward towson as well.5. right now there's nothing to get in the way there. in fact, trrveling at top speed, minute clip. from 795 to 95, it's a-okay, 12 minutes andd54 miles per hour3 there. and 10 traveling through 95, it's a great monday mmrning there. the ffrt mc me mc henry tunnel -here. -hat's a look at the morning you. >>> the race for governor is debates. the candidates will square off today. megan gilliland is live with mooe on what each candidate needs to do to win in these final weeks. good morning, megan. >> eporter: right now governor opaal o'malley holds at lead over ehrlich. this could be one of the last debates to tackle the big issues and get the points across to from the maryland's economy to the recent setbacks with slots revenue. foo o'malley his focus will be on voter turn out. if the m rimary elections is ay indication oo hat is to come, it could be a quiet november day at the polls. >> it's hard to imagine why people would be motivated to turn out to repeat the four years hey have had

and another in towson at the streee and balona vennu.delays in this %--kay.y. you're looking at an 11-minute ride from 95 to 83. t gging to be very, ery slickk3 out there this morning. that's a look aa the traffic edge. patrice, back to you. >>> thank you, lauren. >>> still ahead, 10 million baby itees recalled. what they are and why ttey're so what they are and why ttey're so dangerous. two governors, two different approaches. even in good times bob ehrlich did not make education a priority. he increased college tuition by 40%, cut school construction by $200 million, and ehrlich voted to eliminate the department of education while serving in congress. but martin o'malley, even in the toughest of times, has made record investments in public schools, new school construction, and o'malley froze college tuition four years in a row. with martin o'malley, our children always come first. [ monkey cheeps ] [ male announcer ] a bath becomes even more pleasurable when you know that your water is being heated in an environmentally- conscious way

this is tomorrow, towson we're going to be back in the mid-60s less wind. all the runners downtown 65 or so later in the day. this race series of races throughout the day. those morning racers and runners you're going to find upper 40s to low 50s. one extra layer. el could it city highland mid to upper 60s warmer anne arundel county. we're watching skies beginning the clear up. couple of isolated showers west virginia and southern pennsylvania. we come out a little broader perspective. big area of low pressure still offshore our wind machine caused by our existing storm up over new england and approaching high pressure weather good guy this is going to mean sunshine over the weekend. as high pressure comes in to replace the area of low pressure we get the deeper areas of low pressure. big pressure differences between our storms and our fair weather areas, you get that intense wind and that's what we had today. of course we'll get more and more as we go into late fall early winter. clearing the skies tonight into the day tomorrow and into the day on sunday.

towson, fallston, aberdine. heavy rain coming down. zoominn out here.lis, it is still coming up from the south. so we have a lot of activity to deal w now there is one good sign here. north of richmond. that is where the back edge of the area of low pressure is ssill on the front edge of it, eastern shore, still rain. but start to see this wrrp up. but still more heavy rain to deal with for the next few %-i have a clooer look at when e storm will actually exit tte area and how much came down in a bit. >> all right, vytas, thank you. shop owners in the statt capitol spent today sandbagging, as you streees and sidewalks morphed arundel county residents endured flooding and a tornndo warning. joel d. smith went to bayside beach where even the hard scrabble veterans of major storms like this, said this one was different. >> bayside bbach lies a stone throw from the chesapeake bay. but on days like this, when the rain is coming down so hard it looks like it is raining up.ú bay is close. >> not so much the rainnbuttwhen the water comes up high tide. %-will no

. >>> attention shoppers a new lowe's opened a store in towson today. it brings more than a hundred jobs in the area. today is the soft opening meaning you can get in this weekend, but the grand opening is coming next thursday. company says there's going to be a big surprise at that grand opening for area students. >>> reopening tonight the senator theater baltimore's historic accept for theater the building still doing through renovations but the theater's new operator will start showing the movie red on the big screen. it was purchased at foreclosure auction by the city last year. the former owner missed mortgage payments. the new owner he also own the charles theater they are planning to big a restaurant. it originally opened in 1939. >>> finally some credit card companies are cutting customers a break when it comes to overdraft fees how card companies are trying to go a little easier on your wallet when it comes to shopping bigger not always better. closer look at one of maryland's hidden treasures. bob ehrlich says he wants to fix maryland. but he

. >> reporter: in towson, fred slate for abc2 news. >>> now, police say a tip led them to the warehouse, and they are still investigating other leads. >>> and baltimore county police need your help trying to find the man they believe beat an elderly man to death this year. want you to take a good look at. this the suspect is gary lay that many, and police say in april, lay that many beat 73- year-old john sandy, who later died from his injuries. police say he has been seen in the 800 block of wellington avenue, living with relatives in the dundalk area. if you know of his whereabouts, you are asked to call the warrant apprehension task force. the number right there on your screen, 010-637-8970. >>> baltimore county police say this man robbed the bp gas station in the 600 block of frederick road. anyone with information about the identity or whereabouts about the suspect is asked to call metro crimestoppers. the number is 1-866-7-lock-up. >>> now to the eastern shore where a murder plot is busted, leaving two teenagers in jail. katelyn kerr chaw and william collins, both 16, are being he

in towson, myranda stephens, fox 45 news "late edition". >> the civil trial in the death3 of a baltimoreity police officer is currently underway. norman stamp shoo by police near a strip joint. in northeast baltimore. two years ago. police say stamp pulled his weapon on police. stamp's widow said police simply overreacted. weather wise perfect weather out there. better as the weekend progresses. meteorologist emily gracey joins us now with the latest. this is good news. you are wearing your purple. and everybody is psyched up for the game sunday. it will be great weather. >> that's a positive outlook on the weekend. i agree. gorgeous weather in store. and great game in store for us as well. temperatures reaching more summer like highs by tomorrow afternoon. not feeling it this evening. we are down to the mid 50s in baltimore. 56 degrees. 67 in hagerstown. 59 in dover. and 57 in salisbury. very dry out there with dew points in the 40s. that means no rain in our forecast. very dry conditions. all weekend long. and it all starts this evening. 50 degrees for the overnight low. we will be war

a private funeral is planned for today for immediate family and another in towson and a funeral wille held at 11 wednesday at cathedral of mary the queen. he will be laid to rest in lutherville. >>> and united states honor flag is sent to our city to honor those city police officers who were recently killed. this flag flew over ground zero during recovery efforts in new york city after 9/11. and the flag is set to arrive in baltimore tomorrow afternoon. >>> 5:47 right now a georgetown university dorm was evacuated after a chemical lab was discovered inside. officers arrested two students and visitor in connection with the suspected drug lab. police say it started on saturday morning when they got a call about a foul odor. >> it was potentially very explosive. the metropolitan police brought in the explosive experts as well. we hazmat stabilized it and again it was made safe for the explosives folks to come n dangers are explosions and inhalation. >> they thought the lab was for making meth and later was for make drug known as dnt which is illegal. >>> 5:48. what would we do without m

towson middle school, you see our weathernet camera capturing mostly cloudy skies, that will be the scenario again tomorrow. i think a similar-looking day but instead of just breezy it tomorrow. down at the beach things looking a little more stormy as well. from our weathernet camera in ocean city. nearly empty beach. wind gusts have been pretty stout at times. a peak wind gust in westminster 37. gusted to 24 in glen burnie and 29 in colesborough. on the eastern shore. so fairly windy, not much rain out there at the moment. maryland's most powerful doppler radar perhaps a little bit of drizzle here in southern dorchester county. renegade shower possibly just showing a few drops here in northern cecil county like north and west of elkton, then a stray shower out towards hagerstown but there's not much rain out there at the moment. winds though pervasive at the moment, gusting to 25. the winds pick up tomorrow by the way and stay rather stout through wednesday as a front blows in. temperature-wise, this is very warm stuff. 68 at the beach. 74 in baltimore. you have to get out towards deep cree

woodbine at 50. 54 westminster. 50 in towson and about everybody within a tiew degrees of 50 or the 49 spot we have up towards bel air. two degree guaranteed with sunshine gets us back to 75. let's see what he happening on the road with kim brown. >> reporter: thanks, justin. we have now another water main issue in baltimore city and has argone closed between alameda and loch raven boulevard a partial road collapse. so expect crews to be out there making repairs. it will be closed for the rest of the day. on the main roads traffic looks good. we don't have reports of accidents as we check the cameras right now. traffic is moving very well on beltway at harford road. 695 looks good as is 83 and 95. back to you. >>> children learn from their environment and a woman says parents are the best influence in terms of shaping their kids mind. how her new book can help your child understand more about his or her sexuality. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris. buried in his website - a promise to replace the tax code with a 23% sales tax and eliminate the mortgage

towson and glen burnie at 50. 49 in owens mills and we are aiming for temperatures around 61 with scattered's check on the road again. some are wet and slippery. here kim brown with the late nest traffic. >> reporter: yes. and some of the roads are wet so take it easy in terms of your speeds. the earlier accident we had on liberty road and westbound lanes of rock hill tear has been cleared. so for the most part traffic looks good. no other problems or accidents right now. as we check the cameras, there's traffic moving nice on the beltway. other lanes are wet on harford road and inner loop traffic is moving well. no issues around 695. megan and gamey, back to you. >> all right, 5:11. hair spray and grease come and tap you on the shoulder. another elimination on "dancing with the stars" comedian margaret cho sent packing. bristol palin and her partner had to sweat it out alongside cho in the final moments and received the second lowest scores on monday. 9 couples remain and next week they face acoustic week. oh, no. acoustic week. >> you look at me. >>> can you believe it? 79 days until chri

it's 49 in glen burnie and north of towson where it's been clear longer, bel air a chilly 43. temperatures will come up as the clouds advance. watch the rain to the west. aid few hours away. we will get through the morning commute. officially 48 in baltimore. 50 in easton. 62 at a tucket river. we will stay in the 50s. the rein arrives around lunch hour. we max out at 59 and drop through the 50s with heavier rain this afternoon. looking at traffic, once again, here's kim brown. >> reporter: they are dealing with the water main -- skylark court, however the center turn lane does get by. so, the road is accessible. expect delays until they get that repaired. police activity up in finksburg and pilgrim lane closed and baltimore city, a crash reported southbound 895 right as you approach the tube that is off to the right shoulder and another crash still on the scene in south baltimore at kateon and wilkins. as we look at our cameras, traffic look good on the beltway starting to build on the outer loop lanes. but no delays around 695 to let you know about. back to you. >> thanks. >

this morning, we are down to 47 in westminster. 48 towson and 49 in annapolis. we will talk more about that weekend outlook coming up. right now, here is kim brown with the traffic. >> reporter: that's right. they are dry roads this morning. that helps for the friday ride. looking at the beltway, traffic is building getting a little heavy in spots. that's outer loop at liberty road. same thing 95 southbound as you approach the fort mchenry toll plaza. traffic building no major delays or problems also on the roadways. however, we do have a couple incidents minor as of this time. northbound 95 as you approach the fort mchenry toll plaza. right lane and shoaled remember blocked because of a disabled vehicle. also train track repairs happening in south baltimore. bush street at severn street closed and bay yard street closed between severn and richly. keep that in mind. roosevelt, back to you. >> it's 6:02. >>> baltimore city schoolteachers vote no on a radical new contract, but the school system's fight for change may not be over. the contract would have made make

in towson. and the funeral will be wednesday at 11:00 a.m. he will be laid to rest at dulaney valley memorial gardens in timonium. >>> the united states honor flag has been sent to baltimore in honor of those police officers who died recently. along with officer stevenson and ports, james fowler, as the chief mentioned died in the crash in pennsylvania last month. the flag flew over ground zero during recovery efforts from new york after 9/11. the flag will arrive tomorrow afternoon. >>> she was an animal lover. she had all her dogs. she was always out there with her dogs. i'm going to miss her. i'm going to miss her a lot. >> the victim of an early morning fire in dundalk has died. police say 57-year-old joanne julian was in a basement bedroom in the home on york way when flames broke out 6:30 yesterday morning. fire crews rescued three people asleep upstairs. she was found unconscious. it's believed she was smoking in bed. >> the cause in this bed was accidental and the fire began because the victim was smoking in bed. some of the smoking m

towson at 50. 55 in annapolis. a widespread across the reamingon of the that's fairly typical and a few high clouds are passing to the south. a north wind and it will be a crisp day. in fact temperatures back to near normal as we will aim for the two degree guaranteed high of 67. a much different day on tap for tomorrow. cooler, and wet. we will talk about that next. right now, let's toss to kim brown and get the latest on traffic. >> reporter: justin, we are looking pretty good around the roadways baltimore county and baltimore city checking in without problems. anne arundel problems has two accidents one reported 97 southbound just past the beltway that's is blocking the left lane. traffic gets by without problems to the right. and another accident down in green haven at sole road and a reported to involve a driver entrapment. expect delays make your way there. but 95, the entire stretch is looking good as linda so reported that fort mchenry tunnel northbound all lanes had been reopened and you will find traffic

but 48 glen burnie. 45 in bel air. 47 towson westminster and woodbine and 50 on the eastern shore fromertown and goldsboro a few sprinkle in the mountains around showers this afternoon. we will talk about that coming up. now the first look at traffic. here kim brown. >> reporter: thanks. we have a couple things happening in baltimore city right now. an update on the road closure on harford road because of the water main break repairs. closed southbound at superior avenue. this is ongoing. you can use they have a detour posted to get around that. an accident in the city sinclair lane and south baltimore bush street closed at severn because of a train blocking the road as

or just had fallen cooled down to 59 in bel air and elkton and 58 in westminster and holding 61 in towson and south side where you are dry, glen burnie 63 to 64. and in annapolis, again it's scattered thundershower possible this morning. more than likely erupt a few into the afternoon. 77 this afternoon two degree guaranteed and cooler than yesterday, but it's going get much cooler tomorrow. more on that coming. right now, here a kim brown with traffic. >> reporter: traffic is beginning to build and you will see volume a little sluggish on 95 southbound as you make your way from white marsh down towards the beltway and looking at harrisburg expressway, moderate volume. southbound lanes at warren road but no problem or major delays approaching the beltway. look at our maps, we are work one accident up in tawnytown and route 194 and another accident also reported in arbutus southbound washington boulevard route one at 195. back to you. >> thanks. >>> 6:31. pulling up the 33 chilean miners will be something to watch. it will be like using tweezeers to rescue a stink bug inside a feathered pi

towson led 3-0. it's 7-3 jmu. then here's an interception, but james madison wins for the 7th straight time, 17-13 was the final. >> quickly looking at college scoreboard, navy slips by wake forest by one. and finally we have got to tell you about the ravens tomorrow as we have to get out of here, they are cutting us down. ravens favored by seven over denver. the game will be shown here at 1:00 on the dot. ravens favored by 7. >> thanks. still to come, cutting the cheese, not what you're thinking. we will show you what the cheese [ male announcer ] blue diamond almonds. more bold flavor. more variety. more value. more of what you want. not what you don't. blue diamond almonds. [ man ] it's up, and it is good! it comes with a calendar that shows you all your finances at once. it lets you know when your money's going out. and when it's coming in. it even tells you when you're running low. we call that danger days. it's built to help you see your money in a whole new light. experience everything virtual wallet has to