it will be clear up to towson. if you're heading downtown, the jfx we're looking at 55 miles per hour along the southbound lanes of the beltway. an 11 minute ride from here to fayette street. 95 moving right along downtown at 395. all in all it's going to take you # minutes 8 minutes from the harbor tunnel through away. >>> the boston marathon bombing suspect is expected in court. dzhokhar tsarnaev will be arraigned in federal court. survivors of the attack and family members will also be there watching the arraignment. he faces a number of them charges including using a weapon of mass destruction. he could face the death penalty. three people died in the attack, 260 were injured. >>> meanwhile a local school teacher severely hurt in the boston marathon attack in towson will be attending a ceremony at the grand lodge of maryland. erica brannock is thanking the masons whose donated fund helped build her a handicapped equipped bathroom: we hope for a slow down in the city's gun violence. more shootings plaguing balti

no problems getting up to towson. on 83 a crash has been cleared to the southbound shoulder at the beltway and not causing significant delays. 55 miles per hour. so an easy ride heading downtown. it will take 11 minutes to get from the beltway downtown to east fayette street. 95 moving along here at 395. you are looking at an 8 minute ride typical drive time traveling southbound from the harbor tunnel throughway down to the fort mchenry tunnel toll plaza. that's your timesaver traffic. >>> we hear it when the temperatures rise. drink plenty of water. it's important but it's not going to be easy for people in a large section of prince george's county. they were told to stockpile water immediately in anticipation of an emergency shut off to the water supply for days. we are told the water could be shut off from today for about 100,000 people in the area and it could be that way for four days to fix a break. >>> we are at the live desk with all the new information in the fallout of george zimmerman's not guilty verdict i

as we lock at what is going on in towson, outside, we have a few clouds out there, we have little bit of sunshine trying to move in to the picture, that's going to destabilize the atmosphere, we are getting used to that. beautiful start to the day halvely grace. haverly grace. this is the temperature this morning in catonsville, 72 degrees now. more of the same westminster. 75 denton, cambridge 76 degrees. these temperatures are going to feel very hot as we go in to the afternoon. speaking of hot, let's take you to the tropics, tropical storm chantal. there it is. pushing towards bermuda or barbados, rather, look at the track of the storm, it takes it over hispaniola and looks like it heads towards the u.s. we are going to keep you posted. everything is okay now. most accurate future trend goes in to motion. the pop up showers and storms as we continue through today and also tomorrow and with that you want to download our storm shield app, high temperature for today, coming in around 88. we will foal like the 90s through -- feel like the 90s through thursday. >>> a truck has struck a

temperatures right now coming close to 80 degrees in towson. we're at 77 degrees right now in centreville. back over to megan and charlie. >>> edward snowden has been camping out in an airport in russia. >> find out what he has in his possession. the -- [ inaudible ] >>> nelson mandela, is he well enough to go home? we have the latest on his health. >>> fortunately no clays here on interstate 70 at columbia pike. -- no delays here on interstate 70 at columbia pike. more coming up. >>> taking a look at news around the world, nelson mandela could be released from the hospital to recuperate from home. the news came from another former south african president when he was speaking at a memorial service. he's been in the hospital for more than five weeks. is he being treated right now for recurring lung infection. is he said to be in critical but stable condition. >>> this morning there are claims edward snowden is carrying what is basically an instruction manual for how the nsa is built. thousands of documents telling secrets on how the nsa does bus

one of those accidents involved a towson university student killed in a hit and run crash last year. his parents will be at that event today. officials will reveal the as a results of their campaigns. time for a check of that forecast. it's especially danger out there for those of us in the region who spend much of our time outdoors working. we need to be safe. >> you are definitely right. download our storm shield app, just in case we're not on, we're going to alert you to the warnings in your area and keep you safe. for today we have that temperature coming at 87 degrees and we have the potential for showers and storms. as we go into the game time, yes, that first pitch at 7:05, we're going to take that temperature coming in at 84 degrees. it will be humid once again. today it's going to be on the breezy side with those winds in the southwest about 10 to 15 miles an hour, and once again that thunderstorm is possible, so we could have a rain delay once again. as we go into the seven-day forecast, this is what it looks like. we will keep the thunderstorms around as we work towards th

the beltway from parkville where speeds are clocking in at 55- mile-per-hour at harford road up to towson. it's going to be nice and clear. we have trouble on 95. there's a crash northbound right at the fort mchenry tunnel toll plaza blocking two toll lanes at the moment. but here's a look at 395. notice it's not causing serious backups. we are looking at 5 minute drive time from the toll plaza all the way to the harbor testimony throughway and you can be the first to know about traffic alerts. we were the first station in baltimore to have tweeted about this so you have to follow me at maryland traffic the handle and i am updating this even when i am off air. if you are heading to 895, that's good option despite all the construction northbound and queer look at 50 miles per hour. no delays through the harbor tunnel. and we are looking at 50 miles per hour. no delays through the harbor tunnel. >>> 13 people were arrested in a protest over the verdict in the george zimmerman trial. a juror spoke about what happened following the decisionand that verdict. >> after we put our vote in, and th

let's head towards towson where we're still seeing lots of sunshine, plenty of blue sky. that is going to be the name of the game. looks nice -- just looking at it but when you actually step out the door, that's when you start to feel a little bit uncomfortable. the reason why, we still do have high pressure that's going to build in here as we go throughout the day. it will pump in all the heat, all that humidity. unfortunately this high is going to stick around for a while. if you don't like the heat or humidity, this is not going to be your week at all because this will be the first real heat wave and you can see lots of red on the map here. this extends all the way back across the central u.s. we are going to be feeling it for a while. not much change in the forecast when it comes to the heat but as we go into the forecast, we do have the potential for more rain to come in here by the weekend. abc2's most accurate future trend goes into motion. not picking up on a whole lot of rain for today or the next several days. we do have a chance for an isolated shower or thunde

were killed and more than 200 others were heard in the april bombings including a teacher from the towson boost the u.s. economy and strengthen social security. the house most likely will not match that plan. house lawmakers will figure out their next steps on immigration. >> now weather and traffic on the 1's. >> good morning. we have no problem spots to report. we have some normal delays around the area. 33 miles per hour on the west side of the beltway. you will see that from 795 down to about edmondson avenue. the topside of of the beltway is looking good, it 11 minutes. 97 is looking good. 32.iles per hour at 95 at white marsh is looking light. no delays heading down to the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> so far so good. a mix of clouds and some sun early this morning. uggy. going to be m i high temperature near 89. there could be a few flight delays anywhere along the east coast this afternoon. a beautiful day in chicago. it will be hot in dallas, 102. stay with us. >> time to get to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. this morning we asked, wou

watch for delays down towards towson. we have an accident and a downed pole on the west side of the city. this is 83 prior to the beltway. no sign of delays. 65 on southbound 95. this is a live picture. so far so good to one from cecil county. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> 5:22. 80 degrees at the airport. may make one of its biggest changes to its rules in decades. i'll tell you what it means for lawmakers and for you. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. which orioles all-star do you think will have the biggest impact on tonight's game? chris davis, adam jones, j.j. hardy, matt machado, or chris tillman? you can share your response on our facebook page, on twitter, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> the senate leader may make good on his threat to go nuclear by pushing through a big change. >> there were no breakthroughs after a marathon meeting last night. hallie jackson is live to explain the nuclear option. it sounds ominous. >> it may be pote

expected to be an extended heat wave where it's very steamy, and you can see that by this bike ride in towson. >> as you mentioned, today so far, the hottest day of the year. we were 93 a couple of weeks agaround now 94 at last report. the dew point is at 70 degrees, yes, it's sticky, you're uncomfortable, everybody is feeling the heat. 100 degrees is the way it feels on your skin. 105 in's in -- in easton. d.c. just jumped up to 101 as you can see. 24 hours ago we were around the upper 80s to around 90. 5 degrees warmer in d.c. and 3 degrees warmer in ocean city. everybody pretty much from midwest and the east coast, upper 80s to mid-90s. north texas and oklahoma were in the hundreds a couple of days ago, they have cooled down with showers and cloud activity. we're going to stay with these temperatures for at least four or five more days, chelsey? >> we're going to see this span the next several days. all all of this heat is being trapped right into our neighborhood and it's not going anywhere for the next couple of dais. as we head into tomorrow, check it out, we have a heat advisory in eff

note. 21 minutes on the west side, heavier on the north side as you make weight from 95 towards the towson most part we are going to see hazy sunshine to start the day. this morning.les showers out the frederick. us to be one see any of that precipitation. -- most of you won't see end of that precipitation. 84 at the airport. high temperatures this afternoon in the mid to upper 90s. in the city, between 105 and 108 degrees later on today. hot near 96. talk with another update at 8:56. >>> 8:30 now on this tuesday morning. it's the 16th day of july, 2013. a nice crowd on the plaza on a tuesday morning as our heat wave rolls on. we mean that literally. day three of temperatures what, above 90 degrees. feeling closer now. earlier it was pleasant. not so cool anymore. >> i love how people are waving. they're like how are you doing. >> don't want to exert themselves much. >> i'm matt lauer along with al roker and tamron hall. tamron is here while natalie is in london and savannah guthrie is in los angeles. >> and i have maria shriver with me. she is going to share research that could lead for b