. >> athletes from townsend -- towson university will be competing in the special olympics games.you have not been to a competition, you have really missed out. rob roblin introduces us to one of the many special athletes. >> over 1600 athletes will be taking part in the special olympics games. one of them is michael. >> michael was at the track at a high school today. after some searching, he began his work out, getting ready for this weekend's summer games. >> you like competing, don't you? >> yes, i do. and that means i will not stop. >> you do not quit? >> no, i will just keep going and going. >> what is your favorite event? but my favorite is basketball. but to be honest, -- >> my favorite is basketball. but to be honest, i like all of them. >> he has been competing for years and his parents say it has been amazing watching him grow over the years. >> he has been doing so much more than anyone ever expected he would do. i think it is terrific. >> it is an experience to go to towson and see all of the kids with all of the levels of disabilities. it just is a wonderful feeling

towson, linda so. >> dr. boner -- bonner said it's important to turn off cell phones one hour before bedtime. >>> new x rated text messages went publiced into a series of dirty text messages. weiner wrote to a vegas blackjack dealer for more than a year. nancy pelosi filed the paperwork to get an ethics investigation up and going. >>> then the beltway and if the united airlines flight 1549 can make a splash landing in the hudson, then it can certainly use the the beltway. and the miracle on the hudson plane will rest tonight before heading to the finalling spot in charlotte, north carolina. >>> all right. cool peck churp sent in -- picture sent in, looking over the bay towards the route 50 bridge. sunny hot day down at the beach. give us your shots. we want to give them on air. google them, facebook. take a look. 88 at bwi. you know, that's warm but it's really not excessive, at least not yet. that southwest wind has kicked in. that's going to bring in more hot and humid conditions, chesapeake through the day

it's going to be in towson west joppa road at chestnut. back to you guys. >> thanks. >>> we are months away from the inaugural baltimore grand prix and soon downtown will be a bivey of activity, noise and excitement but first we have to get the roads ready and everything up to speed and the cameras squared away. this morning, abc2's sherrie johnson is live in downtown baltimore where they are getting ready for construction where it's going object. sherrie. >> reporter: construction crews are arriving here on the scene. we are on conway street right now in downtown baltimore. yes, the crews are arriving. we talked to a couple of them and they said they will be shutting it down closer to 9 this morning. but today, your commute to and from work could be a bit of a nightmare if you are in this area. traffic delays are expected to intensify because of that construction related to the grand prix. now today, once again closer towards 9 a.m. conway street will be closed in both directions between light and charles streets. crews are breaking down

and as we check out other weathernet sites, 62 in towson. so as we go -- towson. so as we go throughout the day we will warm into the mid-80s. enjoy it because the humidity and heat is moving back in heading into the middle part of the week. now to tonya with the traffic. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we are still doing okay for the most part. no major accidents in the city or county causing problems. looking at 895, south of o'donnell, we are doing okay. very light traffic out there. no traffic problems to report. all your lanes are open. couple things to mention, 95 southbound before 216 and north laurel we had several cars hit debris so we have damaged cars on both shoulders. be aware of that. a disabled truck on the inner loop at park heights is on the shoulder not causing any delays. charley. >>> 4:40. weekend can be relaxing, but they game quite active this weekend in colorado. and it happened in a couple's backyard. >> look at this. what would you do? a black bear climbed up a tree on saturday and he wouldn't come down. the division of wildlife w

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. >>> well, our first possible accident is reported in towson. you'll want to watch for that. also, fire activity reported in the city. fire crews are investigating a report of smoke on moravia. we have the fire activity on south lee high street. that's closed between foster and lee street. if you're in the city, watch for new construction on conway street. that's for about the next month. meantime, there's a look at speeds on the beltway. that's on the top and the westside. we're looking at full speeds ahead. there's a live look at the westside. that's on the inner and outer lupe. no issues on the other major roadways. wow, that's empty. this is brought to you by your toyota dealer. you'll find quality cars and trucks. toyota, moving forward. now, it's time for manic monday. ♪ just another manic monday. i wish it was sunday ♪ >>> gigi is in for ron matz. >> reporter: good morning, i'm already dancing. did you see my dance moves? not all that good. this is rely of life of essex. [ cheers and applause ] they're all ready to serenade. this is melissa hall. you have a big event c

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nice mild temperature to towson coming in around 62. we should be at 58 degrees now for this time of the year so. not too bad. check out thomas point around 70 degrees. bowie at 61. and 59 in west friendship and westminster more of the same around 59 degrees. we are seeing that in reisterstown as well. things look pretty good this morning. as we go through the rest of today, our by -- hour by hour by lunchtime having lunch outdoors. no excuse not to. by 4 p.m. around 84. but what i want you to do is make sure to put on the sunscreen because we have the uv index that's going to be on the high side today. it's in the red. and you can bet as we go into wednesday, thursday and friday, we will be into the extreme category. these pinks will be across the area. so make sure to protect yourself heading out and about today. let's head over to traffic. good morning tonya. >> reporter: good morning. 97 northbound is fine. everyone is at speed. traffic knoll freely -- traffic is flowing freely. outer loop with the heavier traffic and inner loop mov

earlier accident in towson west joppa road at chestnut is in the clearing stages. megan. >> 6:30. thanks tonya. >>> the miracle on the hudson will be the marvel on the highway. catch a glimpse of a slow moving flight 1549 as it makes its way all the way to north carolina. linda so joins us this morning with what you need to know. linda. >> reporter: it's not every day you get to see a huge plane pass by you on the highway. but if you are on the road, watch out. one of the wide load trucks could be carrying the famous plane that made the miracle landing on the hudson. u.s. airways jet is make its final trip to a museum in chartot north carolina. they -- charlotte north carolina. it left on saturday. the massive 120 foot fuselage is transported on a large flatbed truck. it is scheduled to cross the delaware memorial bridge around 10 this morning. it will pass through cecil, heartford and baltimore counties on 95 and head west on interstate 70 and interstate 68 into west virginia. yesterday, the plane got stuck for about an hour at an intersection in new jersey because it was too wid

for example, if you are heading down 83 this morning, towson northbound by york road, there's a construction project in the roundabout the intersection ofallegany and due lanny valley. so keep that in mind if you are headed out. we will keep you posted on traffic delays but right now things look smooth. >>> 5:41. it could be the beginning of the end of the red light cameras in los angeles. the police commission voted to end the program because basically it's pointless. after a lengthy review concerns came down to the ineffectiveness of the program and what many ticketed motorists didn't know is there's no penalty for ignoring the ticket. the court sends your name to a collection agency but according to a commissioner, the courts take no legal action. >>> today's temperatures will be warm. >> absolutely. >>> drink a lot of water, yeah. gatorade. >> stay in the shade kind of. >> we play under the tree. >> the pool, ice cream. sprinklers. >> with temperatures reaching into the high 9today and maybe in close to 100, everyone is look for ways to keep cool. what to do to avoid heat related illness

town right now, we are at 67 degrees right now in sparrows point so we are on the warm side. 61 in towson and 61 in west friendship. middletown around 58. annapolis is at 64 degrees. and as we go through the rest of today, we will top out right around 90 at 4:00. lunch outdoors again today. 86. we are about 80 at lunchtime yesterday. but we are also going to be dealing with remember yesterday, we were in the red. so the uv index was high. still bad but it's worse today in the pinks. this means you can burn just like that. you need to put on the sunscreen. let's talk about what's going on with the traffic. good morning, what do you have? >> reporter: good morning. relatively quiet out this. we have two-way traffic 895 northbound at the harbor tunnel construction is wrapping up. 895 south of o'donnell. hardly anyone is out there. so all your lanes are open. no problems to report. in terms of construction, we have things wrapping up. 95 southbound before emmerton construction is blocking the two right lanes. and downtown 95 at northbound at the fort mchenry tunnel, overnight construction sho

we have an accident near chestnut avenue in towson. as for delays along conaway street.t is shut down because of road work. take 395 into the mlk instead. not a lot of volume today. 83 is looking good this morning. this is 95 at 395. no delays on that ramp into conaway. on the website at old court, outer loop traffic is still moving very well -- the west side old court. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. good morning. >> we continue to show scattered bus delays included the 30, 50, 90, 35, and 91 lines, all running with delays this morning. the sixth one line is diverting yet light and conaway. 36 blind diverting at washington and monroe -- 236 line diverting at washington and monroe -- the 36 line diverting at washington and monroe. >> it will be a nice monday. 57 in frederick. seven meet in annapolis -- 70 in annapolis. we have some rain last night. we will wind up with dry conditions this morning. the skies are basically clear. we will see plenty of sunshine. we have high pressure in new england. that will kee

of hope to the special olympics maryland summer games, it consist of four legs all converging on towson university where the individual flames are united at at final leg ceremony. the flame has been taken to the opening care mobies to declare -- ceremonies to declare the games open. kick off runs friday and through sunday. >>> baltimore county farmers market kicks off today and this is the second year the county has done the market at the maryland state fair ground. the market features a variety of fresh fruits and veggies from a lot of different farms in the area. there's going to be a ribbon cutting ceremony at 2:30 and you can come in and buy the fresh food you will want from 3 to 6. >> now, maryland's most powerful doppler radar and forecast certified most accurate by weatherate. >>> good morning. and happy wednesday to you. the temperature is right now coming in very warm right around 69 degrees. into baltimore, richmond at 70. 72 in philly. and 77 degrees right now in few york -- new york. 65 in pittsburgh and 62 in altuna. moisture levels are rising. check out the 66 now in inner

in towson, west joppa road, and there's a crash being worked on. for closure is a long light and charles -- watch fo. moravia road, you may find some fire activity. 11 minutes late outer loop northeast side. this is southbound 95 at 32. we will watch if delays start to form because of the reported accident. easily from top to bottom -- running smoothly from top to bottom. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a manager is recovering after she was stabbed. >> kim dacey has more. >> that injured manager is 21- year-old jamie bowen who is also the mother of a young boy. she's recovering from surgery. co-workers say three of them were closing the kfc on pulaski highway in edgewood just before 11:00 saturday night. two suspects -- one with a knife, the other with a semi- automatic gun -- barged in demanding everyone get on the floor. bowen reached for the store's panic button behind the counter. she was stabbed in the shoulder. another employee jumped in front of her and scared the suspects off with no money. bowen was still on the floor when autho

most would be to fund it and they would keep fighting but it was also churches and profound patrick towson that read on me from the initial crisis realized it was a powerful for survival and what was at stake not just the communist system but russia as a country and the soviet union was in the boardroom with not really did become a part of it war it was unusual time in the right to vote quite so lots. during the time it comes what do you think explains the marks difference in its effectiveness from say nineteen forty rods to for example the stalling wagon which secured a stunning victory when of course the technical reasons that the red army in the midst of war is is retraining and. that's the worst possible time to do it but they aren't doing it and to give them credit at this because to make a difference they transferred their industry as they got them up and running and certainly by the end astonishing for a better trained and better equipped than the germans still from notable and i believe there was just a science for the technical side germany could very well have mounted either a ni

towson hit 0.406 last season for the trivia with 28 steals. he's signed a letter of intent to play for illinois but sounds excited about plan out and being a cardinal. . >> st. louis as a wonderful addition i'm just honored had to have been picked in the draft and honored to be a part of the organization. . >> he gave me a couple of cardinals shares to that of a woman going to do with them. i don't know what i'm going to do with them. . >> it seems inevitable now the ohio state career of a row prior is over. in a statement prioresses in the best interests of his teammates that he forgo his senior sit season. he is already suspended for the first five games in the scandal which cost coach jim trestle his job. prior would likely end up in the nfl supplemental draft. . >> hard to wince when you see this, the blow delivered by vancouver's harold rome on boston's nathan horton in game 3 of the stanley cup finals. the nhl didn't need much time to render a verdict. rome is suspended for the remainder of the series not much help to horton who has a se

go through the rest of the day, close to home, temperatures coming in right around 77 degrees and towson and we are seeing more of the same looking into the temperature right now here at home. 77 degrees that humidity is at 60% and winds out of the west southwest at 7 miles an hour. and that barometer is at 30.02 and it is rising. don't go anywhere. i will have the 7-day forecast all coming up after the break. [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable, and enjoying it less and less? stop paying for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for just $99.99 a month for a year. want to save even more? call now and we'll add over 60 premium channels, including showtime, starz, epix, and more for 12 months. fios is a 100% fiber optic network. it delivers superior picture quality, the best channel lineup, more hd, plus america's fastest, most consistent and reliable internet. and there's no annual contract required. why keep paying for cable? move up to the best. get fios tv, internet and phone for just $99.99 a month for a year, plus over 60 premium c