there is a semi-tropical system that is off the shores of north carolina. it is causing showers in ocean city. here you can see the activity to our west. we have a good chance for singing showers and storms throughout today. it is very humid. 74 degrees in downtown right now. we have a humid feel out there. >> you will be on the road again today. we need to remind people. >> a little bit of rain has an impact on traffic. we have had several accidents this morning. one accident has been there for a while. we will let you know when it wraps up. in new crash near route 52 and a single road. the one in bel-air and new prospects, it looks like it is gone. there is an accident at 22. -- 222. here is a live view of dpw parkway. -- b.w.i. parkway. those accident could impact your morning rush depending on where you are coming from. that is the latest. back to you. >> and restore this morning, president obama takes his health care message on the road. he is traveling to cleveland for a town hall following last night's news conference. there is a skeptic public and g

it looks like a tropical storm or nor easter. it's not tropical in nature. this is drenching a horrible amount of rain here through the mountain areas of new hampshire, back through areas of massachusetts and just outside providence. providence has picked up two inches of rain. we also have showers and thunderstorms along a front from raleigh to norfolk. eastern carolina, you could get storms "early today." all that wet weather will exit during the day.

we have a tropical flora around the eastern shore and ocean city today. it is going to be wet today. a 70% chance of showers and storms of the scattered variety. it is very humid out there. a stick look at our temperatures. a mild start. 81 degrees in central maryland. 82 degrees in ocean city. more clout to night. mid 60's. we need the rain. it looks like we will get it today. let's find out if there are any issues on the road. >> good morning. we are dealing with some problem spots. the accident that we had at will and is now clear. -- will lend woodlawn is now clear. if you are traveling in joppa, we have some traffic lights out at that intersection. be careful as you travel through that intersection. heading out this morning towards the white marsh region, looking good. that is the latest. back to you. >> our big story this morning, president obama continues his push for health care reform today in a visit to ohio. >> here is a prime-time news conference to talk about the issue. our reporter has more. >> a lot of americans may be wondering what is in

that mugginess stays with us with this tropical-like system off the coast. i say tropical-like because it hasn't been identified as such by the national hurricane center. it will look like it in the wider satellite image and will feel like it but no, this is not a tropical storm as of yet. 70 degrees at churchville. 69 at towson. 73 down towards arnold and annapolis. just show you the statewide view. watch the moisture coming up from the bottom of the screen. eastern shore guarantee you get wet today. one shower trying to push its way on in through anne arundel county and very close to, let's say kent island over the course of the next half-hour. we'll watch and see if some of this stuff may get into the baltimore area. this is just a morning event but a wider view indicates the fact that we will have a good chance of showers and storms throughout the day with our two-degree guarantee of 82. so stick around. we'll show you that east coast view of this tropical-like storm in a moment. >>> 5:40. here's kim. >> just getting word of a crash in halethorpe, southw

we've had the tropical humidity moving in overnight. it's been in place and this morning tropi had tropical downpours south and east of weighing. our sky this morning, back in time over the last couple of hours, looking off to the west, that's a view from our sky watcher camera. we can see those clouds that have been sort of billowing and roaring through here with just a few sprinkles. but they did unload a lot of rain just to our east. as the morning has progressed, we've seen tse low clouds continuing to roll on through but they break up a little bit and see some cloud shadows, little bit of sunshine in and out. there's a live picture. it shows increasing sunshine but that's just going to destabilize the atmosphere even more. as a result, we'll have a pretty good chance for some passing showers and thundershowers this afternoon. there is a live picture ove the potomac river. now there's capitol hill in the distance. right now at reagan national, 81. so far this july we've only had three days of 90 degrees or higher. in an average july

there is a tropical system to the west which is out ahead of a fraud. it will be a humid day today. 75 degrees downtown right now. these are the highest levels we have seen so far in july. i have more on your weekend weather forecast coming up in a little bit. as a check things out with traffic. >> good morning. some problems to look for already this morning if you are heading out. there is a water main break with road closures. we have an accident in another area. there is an accident to watch out for on prospect in bel-air. the inner and outer leaves are running smoothly this morning. no accidents on the paris for expressway or the jfx. that is the latest. back to you. >> our big story this morning, president obama continues his push for health care reform today in ohio. he used his fourth prime-time news conference to say the health-care reform is essential to the nation's recovery. >> a lot of americans may be wondering what is in this for me. >> president obama tried to retake control over the health- care debate. he focused on what americans have

feed does what v a tropical connection.oks like it's trying to get organized in a hurry. we'll continue to watch this as it rolls up the coast with a tropical-like environment today. very, very moist. periods of locally heavy rain. even thunder and lightning mixed in. our two-degree guarantee is 82 but the best chance all week long that we've had rain, will be today through tonight with a low of 67 in areas of fog. >>> for a check of the roads here kim. >> police are still on the scene directing traffic in afford county. that is -- harford county, that is route 152 and singer road. the crash cleared, however the traffic light remains out, and now the pole is out in the -- down in the intersection. use caution there. a watermain break in the city, erdman avenue and mannasota avenue, it's impacting mta travel a little. could impact your commute as well. halethorpe, southwestern boulevard and washington boulevard, that crash remains on the scene. sunshine avenue at clayton lane, getting word of a new scent -- accident there. n

bob turk is in the tropical weather center. >> tropical air mass. take a look at radar. we have a little batch west of the city there. you can see the activity moving off to the east and northeast. just went through westminster. and around sykesville, heavy rain now, portions of northern howard county. just to the west of columbia. and all that was activity is moving to baltimore and northern portions of maryland. we'll see some of these showers. have to watch because some of these areas are picking up a half inch to inch of rain in 45 minutes or less. visibility is reduced if you're driving out there. be very, very careful. looks like things will be all right. but remains on the humid side. >> thank you, bob. >>> a prestigious harvard university professor is arrested as he tries to get into his own home. but the white police officer who arrested the prominent african american scholar is not backing down. >> reporter: president obama is jumping into the debate over the controversial arrest. >> the cambridge police acted stupidly in arresting somebody when there was alrea

no tropical system. we have not had a named tropical storm yet.storm of the season will be anna. look how quiet it is in the gulf of mexico. we have rain showers off the coast of the crimes but not tropical in nature. so nothing going on as far as the tropics go at this point. temperatures across the region, we've dropped off a bit more. 66degrees now here in washington. 64 at dulles airport. baltimore is at 62 degrees. and we do again this morning have temperatures in the 50s. 55 in frederick and in winchester. 59 in harrisonburg. here is a look at the local satellite-radar. there is that little brief shower activity. bang, there it goes. moved rather quickly, took some clouds with it and the rest of the situation, clear skies and that is what we have for the most part this morning although reagan national is actually reporting a couple of clouds out there. out to the west, that is where you will find some precipitation in the form of rain showers in a couple of spots of heavier rain on the illinois-indiana border. back into the midwest in iowa,

we'll start to see more of a southeasterly flow, starting to bring in some tropical edmoistu.ach sbfr day, some active weather. let's go to the maps and talk about your upcoming workweek. it's still lovely out there. lots of sunshine. a few clouds moving through. temperatures still quite comfortable. 82 degrees right now in the beltway, and the dew point still very low for this time of year. right now, 82. again, a southerly flow. the winds are already starting to shift. today we hit 83. tomorrow we'll stay generally in that neighborhood. all right. temperature wise, here's what's happening. 82 in the beltway, 79 in martinsburg. temperatures overo the next couple of hours generally in the upper 70s. dew points are still very low. numbers will start to climb over the next couple of days as the winds start to go southeasterly. much cooler from cincinnati through chicago. they are well below average this time of year. here is the satellite image. you can see a few clouds moving overhead. plenty in the way of cloud coverage offshore. this is where our weather will be coming from o

the difference is this is tropical air, humid.s is warm air that is not quite as humet. -- humid. so we'll just be just as warm next week. the trouble is, we'll only push the tropical air a little further south once that front goes through. now with the storms this afternoon and this evening as the front approaches, we are in a category for a slight risk for some severe weather this afternoon and this evening. the same down in the lower mississippi valley. there may be strong gusty winds as well. our forecast calls for mostly cloudy skizz. still some -- skies. southwest winds at 5 to 10. 87 to 92 the high temperature. and lightning, as wells with these kinds of things, especially in this tropical air, is the biggest hazard with these storms. south winds 10 to 15 gusting 20. for boaters in the bay, the one to two-foot chop. the futurecast shows the thunderstorm activity chances with one round of showers coming in and a higher chance of rain this afternoon and this evening. then it takes a rest for a while, but the front will still

the biggest thing in summer is tropicals. in this area you can get them year round but it's difficult at times. summertime it's easy to get what you need. we actually have bromeliad plants. it's similar to beginninger in the way it looks. this is a miniature version. they can be really big. i stuck this around the bottom and added rocks. they have colorful rocks now. and we have the yellow and green as well. i honestly cut the plant and just stuck the pieces in and put a banana leaf behind it and that was it. you can put fern around it if you're having a kind of like hawaiian theme or something like that. you can put a bowl of food or couple votive candles or something like that. >> is this low maintenance? >> there's very little water in it so they will survive. you don't have to do a lot with it. the other thing i did, this was a floating desher gerber daisy. it's so easy. i'm going to put the rocks in. >> you just cut it at the head. >> and put it in there. the good thing about these. not only can you do these for a table

this is very humid and loaded with tropical moisture. the heating of the afternoon sun gets the atmosphere going. that is why we are saying a pretty good chance for thunderstorm activity. mostly cloudy skies today, more clouds than yesterday. thunderstorms are likely, southwest wind at 5-10 mi. an hour. the greatest threat is lightning. we also have the added threat, possibly strong storms. 87-92 will be the high today. salt wind gusting to 20. two feet chop in the bay. ocean city this morning, by evening rain chances will extend into monday. today's high 85, tomorrow only 82. in the future, one batch of showers moving out but the next line moving in this afternoon and this evening. it tapers off, maybe a morning shower. the atmosphere will be a bit unstable and we could see a bit of that on tuesday. our seven-day forecast has us in the upper 80s to near 90 most of the week. the highest rain chances are today and then tomorrow. the rest of the week there is a rain chance each day. it is not a washout situation. in the afternoon and eveni

then we had this thing that looked tropical. shift our focus back up to the north with this thing passing its way on into new england. it was starting to look like a tropical storm just right out of warm water and rolled right on through eastern new england. we had rain. they are getting 2 to 5 inches of rain back there as well. we'll watch that thing continue to spin up through down east main. watch one more system slide in behind it. that little piece of energy by 2:00 this afternoon will start out with showers and thunderstorms and the twin tiers of new york and pennsylvania. then we'll watch it slide down to the south. you'll see the push of energy in the atmosphere reach us this evening with heavy thunderstorms, which means a slow ride for a lot of people trying to get out for the weekend. we'll linger those showers around the bay and eastern shore on in through this evening and the first part of tonight. could have fog by daybreak. tomorrow partly cloudy day, but there could be a thunder shower during the late evening and

it almost is going to feel like a tropical system especially on the eastern shore this morning. look at the heavy rain rolling through cambridge, about to approach easton. occasionally lightning and thunder with this system. and will roll its way back up the bay. the leading edge will be hitting portions of anne arundel county and looks line kent island as we go through the next hour. baltimore dry for the time being but the moisture from the south trying to roll up in our direction. around the region, a muggy start, 67 degrees and haze in the air at westminster. 70 in glen burnie and you're currently dry. but we have that 60% chance of developing some shower or thunderstorm today through this afternoon. our two-degree guarantee gets us to 82. so keep the umbrella handy. this will be the wettest day and the best chance of rain throughout the week. >>> 6:00, here's kim. >> thank you. good morning. we do have a crash to tell you about in harford county. that is going to be route 152 at singer road. that crash is actually taking out the traffic signals. it could take you a few minu

we're pushing in this tropical feed.l like a tropical system today even though it doesn't have a name. ranging from our 72 to 80 in ocean city. whoa. look at this. satellite and radar composite. watch that stuff coming up from the bottom of the screen. and right along the chesapeake bay which means it should be reaching us in baltimore at least right along the bay sections over the course of the next say hour and a half, i believe by 6:30, 7:00, we'll definitely have rain in the baltimore area and definitely from annapolis around the bay bridge to the eastern shore. so we got a good chance of rain developing throughout the day. our two-degree guarantee gets us to 82. keep that umbrella because this will be our best chance of rain day throughout the entire week. >>> 5:08. let's go to the roads with kim. >> a quick update on the watermain break downtown. it has pratt street closed between president street and caroline street. there are several traffic lights out in the area downtown. police are on the scene directing traff

there could be a developing coastal storm with some tropical signature to it.there's some computer models indicating there may actually be a quick developing tropical depression or tropical storm chugging up the carolina coast and just clipping the mid-atlantic and passing no new england tomorrow night on into the weekend. we'll watch it closely but here we go, today 86 degrees. a warm humid day with 20% chance of a thunderstorm. so take the umbrella but not a guarantee you'll get wet. for tonight, expecting temperatures to slip back to about 70 degrees. and it will be a little bit warmer by the city and by the bay. heading in through tomorrow, again we increase that chance of rain and storms, temperatures back to 80. remember, catch us on-line at abc2news.com. check out the latest weather conditions and a day where once again you can check out our interactive doppler in the middle of the screen to see where the storms pop up and where they might go. >>> 6:16. let's go to the roads with kim. >> we have a couple of incidents in east baltimore. this is going to b

. >> tropical i bet. >> very tropical and those -- showers when they came down were torrential. >> you could hear them from inside our studio. >> yes, you could. >> i think technically soundproofing. >> i think it is. >> but it was heavy. >> let's talk about first warning live doppler radar. give you an idea what is out there right now and what has moved our way. first off, what we are dealing with now widely scattered showers. you see just up the 95 corridor. just the tip of the state, northeast up toward elkton. starting to see a few things toward conowingo. south of the city moving in our direction toward fort mchenry, south baltimore, dundalk, all around the southern edge we are starting to see as many showers starting to move in and pretty much what we have the same thing. and this is what it was. heavy showers moving across the state, and they really came in with a vengeance when they came in. for the most part, we are going to be dealing with that same type of scenario again. so right now, temperatures around the region -- well, we are looking at things just around -- we will ca

it just feels really tropical. the downpours stay mainly offshore but the storm system that bernadette is talking about will be moving slowly in here by tomorrow afternoon we can see some showers lingering right on into friday before we start to see a bit of a break for the weekend. bernadette will have more on the first warning update in just a few moments. back inside. >>> just moments ago new developments regarding the auction of the historic senator theatre. baltimore city has bought it back for just over $800,000. the theatre was up for auction today, but no one bid enough to could have the $1 million mortgage. the city purchased it back in may after the owner was unable to make payments. >>> good weather and good art was the winning combination at this year's artscape. ♪ [ music ] >> our media partner "the baltimore sun" is reporting a record 385,000 people turned out for the event. attendance has struggled to reach 300,000 over the past few years. the biggest crowd was on saturday for music acts cake and rob

it's the tropics. we haven't had a named tropical system yet. july 10th is this white line here. we're right here. we're about to go up toward the peek of the season. now, don't give up yet. keep your guard up, i should say, because we're still looking for the possibility of storms. forecast for today, we are looking at sunshine out there. should be beautiful in new england, all the way to the mid atlantic. a really nice day. well, if you're watching wncn nbc 17 in raleigh, north carolina, journey through history, see the complete story of one of the world's favorite treats, chocolate, at the north carolina museum of natural sciences. that's your eastern event of the day, lynn. >> bill, thanks so much. >>> now let's take a look at your early look at headlines are entertainment. reports cowboy quarterback tony romo dumped jessica simpson on her birthday weekend may seem cold. but late-breaking details made clear what added fuel to his fire. he discovered simpson was still trading text messages with john mayer. simpson and romo had worked through rough patches recently until he fou

a tropical-type a coastal storm sitting offshore right now. this is going to occur later on this afternoon. the seven-day breaks down as so -- humid today, up to 81, scattered chance of showers and storms. tomorrow, 40% chance of late day showers and storms. saturday, the triple-h threat. >> thank you for joining us. watch tonight at 5:00 with donna hamilton and stan stovall. fios guy! where ya headed? uh, just installed fios in the whole building. now everyone has the fastest upload speeds, and we're giving them a mini netbook. well, i'm sticking with cable. so is ted. (ted) no i'm not! he's just goofing. (ted) no i'm not. ted has betrayed me... okay... (announcer) unlike cable, fios brings 100% fiber optics straight to your home. switch now, and get a free compaq mini netbook computer. just pay shipping, handling and taxes. with fios, you'll get razor-sharp tv, america's top rated internet - now even faster, and crystal-clear phone service, all for just... call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v today an

. >>> imagine watching all of the tropical depressions, the storms and the hurricanes of 2008 as they formed and made landfall. some new nasa technology is flying entire season as one movie. tonight meteorologist tim williams reports that images are helping forecasters get ready for what could be coming this year. >> 3, 2, 1, and lift i don't have of the delta iv rocket which goes up. >> and with that, the newest generation of satellite technology is sent into space. the project is a combination of weather satellites and will study tropical strms and hurricanes in the atlantic basin. >> they stand off the earth about 22,000 statute miles, and they sit on the equator and pretty much stare at the earth and take images, both visible and infrared. >> reporter: that data is used by the national weather service to provide forecasts, helping protect your property and life. important to study even though 2009 predictions are for an average of nine or ten named storms. >> we can look at rainfall in a symptoms, rainfall intensity. we can see flooding potential. we can look at sea surface temper

we will see increasing tropical moisture off the east coast. all that is tropical moisture that will be touched by increasing southerly winds. that will make it very warm, humid, and a tropical-feeling around here. we're missing is the main at ingredient to touch offome thunderstorms. there is just a chance of isolated shower or thunderstorm over night. tomorrow, we will start at all over again. 80 by midday. 85 by the afternoon. maybe it isolated thunderstorm, but they will be few and far between. thursday will be a little bit bigger chance for showers and thunderstorms. the highs are expected near 87. friday looks like we will be closed to 90 degrees. isolated thunderstorms a possibility in morning and midday. saturday may be a great beach day. feeling like summer. we will be right back into again sunday through tuesday with highs in the upper 80's. , hazy, hot, and he met. reagan national airport, only a little bit of rain. no rain here for the mets and the nationals. >> a great day to be at the ballpark. >>> tonight, primetime takes us insi

let's get down to the tropics. we are two months into t season. nothing happening. hurricane center has been watching this tropical wave push through the western an tillies. you can see a niceling flare nice -- a nice little flare-up in the western antilles. if this does become a tropical storm, it will be the first of the year, named anna. sat scattered showers and thunderstorms will return by the afternoon. a lot of clouds around this week. temperatures in the middle 80s august week long right through about saturday. the chan of an afternoon shower or thunderstorm each of the next five days. that will do it for weather. lets he get to lauren demarco in for julie wright with her on- time traffic. how it is going out there? >> we are starting to is he a bit of a build-up here. we are still working that accident in prince william county. 28 at maplewood drive, all land are blocked. we are seeing delays in both directio of 28. police are there to direct you around the scene. 66 eastbound passing the manassas visitors center, we do have delays. the center is closed rig

this comma-shipped system was a sell my tropical come -- semi tropical system. let's bring it back up towards new england. you can see the impressive circulation rolling through new england. it's still heavy rain and wind- whipped wave as long the shoreline. this looked like a tropical system but never got a name. that storm is riding its way up and pulling its way out of here. still one disturbance that will try to swing through later today. check out the forecast model and see the storms from western new york to central pa to some of the spots near harrisburg and up into the poconos and laurel highlands. that complex builds its way southbound, slides its way through the baltimore area through 3:00 and 6:30 and heading through the evening hours. a hot day tomorrow and then maybe tomorrow night an isolated storm and more showers expected to round out the weekend. today's two degree guarantee, plan for storms. follow the rest of our wake-up window at the bottom of the screen. we'll be back to look at the extended forecast. go to the weather page and that storm i

tomorrow, better chain chan and maybe a -- chance of rain and maybe a tropical storm or something tropical storm. wack in the upper 80s as we head through the weekend. >>> 6:55. last check of the roads with kim. >> this is a spectacular start to the wednesday commute. not too many incidents going on around the area as we check east baltimore. we had a couple incidents on 95 but they have been cleared. the disabled vehicle on northbound 95 is gone. also that crash southbound 95 before 895 has been cleared. pulaski highway at bada boulevard in belcamp remains on the scene, off to the shoulder. police still there so there may be extra time needed. westbound span of the bay bridge all lanes remain open but signals not working. give yourself extra time as you make your way there. back to you. >>> "good morning maryland" at 9:00 after "good morning america." join us. it's back to work wednesday. we'll prepare you. >> we'll take to you a job fair and how do you get the job once you're there? >>> and municipal jobs in our area for those who need help out there. >> yes. a lot ahead. see you at 9:00

nasa wrapped up all the major tropical events of 2008 into one serious research project. >> 3, 2, 1, and lift i don't have of the delta iv rocket. >> reporter: with that the newest generation of satellite technology is sent into space. it's a combination of weather satellites and will study tropical storms in the atlantic basin. >> they stand off the earth about 22,000 miles and take images in both the visible and infrared. >> reporter: that data is used by the national weather service to provide forecasts helping protect your property and life. the entire 2008 season has been compiled as a movie. important to study even though 2009 predictions are for an average nine or ten named storms. >> with those satellite images, again, we can look at rainfall in a storm, rainfall intensity. we can see flooding potential. we can look at sea surface temperatures. we can actually see how fast the winds are rotating. >> reporter: the satellite will not always be used but will remain in orbit at the ready. but during sits mission it will work for three primary goals. preparedness, warning, and pre

we're going to see basically a persistent southeasterly flow which will bring in a lot of tropical moisture and with that moisture in place it will feel more humid and also seeing showers and thunderstorms. of course we're going to give you all the details coming up in just a little bit. >>> now to a story about a potential abuse of police power. we're expecting to learn more tomorrow from authorities about local officers being investigated for allegedly taking money to protect a gambling ring run by drug dealers. the "washingtonost" reports five officers are in prince george's county. one is with d.c. police, another former d.c. housing authority offic officer. according to the "post," phone records and surveillance connect most of the officers directly to the game operators, who are known drug dealers. authorities are investigating whether any of the officers are linked to slayings connected to the ring. no charges have yet been filed. >>> the economic downturn has hit the common wealth of virginia rd. starting this week, two area stre areas willselon c in i a foef to save money.fo tesatr

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far but this is tropical storm blanca. it's about 120 miles from the southern tip of the baja of california. it's moving away from landfall so it's not a big deal. a couple of showers across the extreme northeast. this is the area south of dallas, that's going to be the focus of the showers and thunderstorms today. it's a front that's been far enough south to give most of these folks pleasant weather but now it's moved more to the north. this is where it should be this time of year. temperatures today will be on the toasty side in, say, phoenix and vegas. other than that, not too bad in atlanta. 87 degrees expected in denver. speaking of -- look at that. talk about cobalt blue skies -- >> wow, that's got to be denver. >> it is denver. tomorrow could be in the upper 90s. toasty in the mile high city for sure. >> what's on your collar? >> which collar? >> i'm just playing with you. we'll check back later. thank you. >> thanks. >>> it was a big party even by new orleans' standards. but it was more about great music. walmart a

first brush with tropical season.we will have to see if that develops as it moves closer to the carolina coast for later this week. we will have to keep an eye on it, because it could potentially affect our weather. right now only cloudy skies with the fog again. northwest winds at 3 miles per hour. 87% relative humidity, the barometer holding steady and 66 is the dew point. it's definitely another humid day. 70 degrees is the temperature in baltimore. the same for d.c. 66 up in hagerstown and go further west you can see oakland at 55 degrees only the eastern shore you will see the rain moving further toward the north and east. you get partly cloudy skies for the most part today, 84 degrees for the high. as we go further back to the west, the other feature that we're talking about is the trough to the west it will be closer to that if you're in the central county. a better chance of a thunderstorm here with a high of 87 degrees. that will make sense if you go further west still, a better chance of 66 degrees for the h

even a hurricane, just a tropical storm, could cause a lot of problems for thus summer. we had so much rainfall this spring and sumter reservoirs are full, grouped is saturated. it's wait and observe how the forecast goes. >>> one bird is probably feeling good this morning. adam jones is the lone or yell expected to take part in the alstar's game. the game takes place in st. louis missouri a week from tomorrow on july 14th. they just added bobblehead night within the lax week and a half. we will keep rooting for him and hopefully the weather will cooperate for the all star game. they typically don't have problems. they seem to be okay,. >> st. louis this one. >> we will have west coast type weatherer. >> it will the be humid. sunshine and blue skies for the next five days, we will talk about that forecast in a moment. he is just a family guy, gene simmons, he is gearing up for the new season of his hit reality show, and he talks about it in this morning's coffee break. also tim will have weather and of course sharon will update your traffic on this monday morning. a very

a pretty strong jetstream as the stuff comes into our area and bumps into this tropical moistu moisture, and we are apt to get some explosive weather that. could mean severe thunderstorm activity this afternoon and evening. right now there is no thunder and lightning in this but pretty good rain falling in northeast kentucky. the rains in maryland at the moment are from hagerstown westward. let's show you some of the temperatures. we are in the 70's all around the bay, eastern shore, almost 80 at ocean city, high humidity. hagerstown at 75. west of hagerstown the temperatures drop off a bit because of the rain shower activity. but it is is just adding to the humidity they have out there. here is the satellite picture and i have drawn a map feature in. this dashed line is what we call a trough, half front. it is helping stir things up west of maryland to this point and kind of combined and attached to this cool front which is moving through the ohio river valley out of the great lakes and toward texas. here is the area of low pressure spinning around. that will be the ingredient that rea

it looks like a tropical storm or nor easter. it's not tropical in nature. this is drenching a horrible amount of rain here through the mountain areas of new hampshire, back through areas of massachusetts and just outside providence. providence has picked up two inches of rain. we also have showers and thunderstorms along a front from raleigh to norfolk. eastern carolina, you could get storms "early today." all that wet weather will exit during the day. it will be replaced by decent weather conditions. a chance of a stray storm around d.c. that's your national forecast. now a look at the weather outside your window. baltimore, maryland, same as d.c., mostly your day will be dry. a slight chance of an afternoon storm. it will be mild in many areas. starting to do the big warmup in areas of the ohio valley and the southeast. lynn, i'll have the complete weekend forecast. i think you're going to like what you will see. you may be thinking beach this weekend. >> sounds good. thanks so much, bill. >>> home sales jump, ford surprises, and dow breaks through a psyc

it feels like the tropics. area of rain all over the place already. once it heats up, it will rain in numerous locations. this is the cold front that will trigger all the storms in that humid air mass. we have a little bit of rain out there this morning. washington, d.c., light rain heading your way, moving up along interstate 81 and parallel to 95. here's the forecast today. i almost wish i could be more specific than this. there's just a chance of rain just about everywhere, the exception being up there in chicago. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. showers and storms will push "early today" through the detroit area. areas like grand rapids will clear out and we should see a nice afternoon. storms in the forecast hit and miss all day, pennsylvania, indiana and the ohio valley. well, christina, bring that umbrella with you. make sure you have a ride home because it's going to be stormy. >> all right. thanks so much, bill. >>> a rocky ride in asia, home sales looking up, and just how much is

then we have this tropical slug of moisture skirting the outer bank of carolinas. the vacationers aren't happy with that. this will move all the way to the coastline, atlantic and new england. as far as the storm system goes, this weakens and moves to the north. this rides right along the coast almost like a nor easter. rip currents on the coast. first batch of rain over cleveland. pittsburgh just had heavy rain move through. buffalo, syracuse, erie, you look wet as we go throughout the morning. that low is going to come up the coast. eventually the rain this evening new york through new england. heavy rain at that. bring the umbrella in case you need it on the way home. the morning will be dry. you can see where the problems will be at the airport. southeast, you look fine during your day today. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. thunderstorms are possible in philadelphia but a lot of the heavy rain should be up there more or less towards providence, hartford, cape cod, and into the boston area. well, chr

let's talk tropics. we haven't had the occasion to talk about the tropics.et you know that the folks at noaa and the national hurricane rent are are watching two tropical waves. one is well off the coast of miami and florida off to the east. and another one just near the dominican republic. these are tropical waves. they are not storms. they are not depressions and they are not expected to develop into anything but they will keep their eyes on them nonetheless. here the of the forecast for washington for today. looking for a high in the mid- to upper 80s ioactually partly cloudy day. hazy, hot and humid. tonight, during the evening, possibly some scattered showers and thunderstorms. another warm, muggy night with mostly cloudy skies. overnight lows in town in the low 70s. then your five-day forecast, take a look for tomorrow. we'll have temperatures again in the mid-80s. another chance of showers and thunderstorms. a better chance tomorrow. friday, not a bad day but hot. saturday and sunday, temperatures in the upper 80s at least and a chance of some showers

with the tropical air mass out there, we have a good chance of rain here. the national weather service has been advertising the chances of rain at about 100%. we'll be a decent sea breezing around here and the potential for strong thunderstorms. the reason why, cooler drier air, at least trying to get in here. it's not going to succeed but with that humid air around, it will serve as a nice trigger mechanism for thunderstorms this afternoon. i can't tell you where they'll be but we could see some very heavy rain and potential for gusty wind there. scattered showers ambassador thunderstorms, some of those could be strong. wind out of the south about 0 to 10 miles an hour. wind will continue to be outsouth at 5 to 10 miles an hour. hot tomorrow, 92, just a slight chance of storms tomorrow. tomorrow will feel a little better thanked to humidity wise. friday, saturday and sunday typical summertime weather, upper 80s to about 90 with a chance of showers each afternoon. the best chance of rain in the next five days will be this afternoon. >>> thank you. it's a go

potential this could become a tropical depression and may even a tropical storm. hasn't really formulated into that but it is dropping heavy amounts of rainfall across new york and long island. could get anywhere from 3 to 4 to 5 inches of rainfall from this storm as it moves through their region. back at home looking at 81 degrees baltimore. 82 in dc. 88 down in fredericksburg. dew point high in the upper 60's and lower 70's and still feel muggy through the evening. showers and thunderstorms possible down to 71 degrees. better weekend ahead.i'll have a look ahead at that coming up. >>> baltimore police and the united states army form a partnership. how they both stand to benefit from the deal. >>> and celebrating 100 episodes of hottest dance show er go back to your old mop again. ♪ don't you want me baby? ♪ don't you want me ohhhh! [ female announcer ] why go part of the way clean? swiffer wetjet antibacterial cleaner kills 99.9 percent of bacteria mops can spread around. swiffer cleans better or your money back guaranteed. ♪ don't you want me baby? ♪ tell me wh

out the southeast toward the tropical atlantic, more clouds, more moisture possibility. you can see batches of rain. chance of showers and thunderstorms. nothing organized, just kind of come and go as tropical moisture blends into the flow here. cool and dry across new england. we'll have chances, i just can't tell you whether the chances will be over your back yard or not. maybe a glimmer of sunshine, but a good chance of scattered thunderstorms popping up in the afternoon. chance of showers and thunderstorms straight through sunday. a slow but steady warming trend into the middle 80's and into the upper 80's by friday and saturday, and by friday and saturday, it will feel like august again, hot and humid. >> coming up, the 40th anniversary of the lunar landing. one small step for man, one at suntrust, we help you manage your money at home. and make it easy when you're away. at suntrust, we help you manage your money at home. and where ever you go, atm fees won't follow. at suntrust, we help you manage get back to what really matters switch to suntrust checking today su

concerned a little bit about the tropics and still nothing going on in the tropics.r here we are heading into august of the first tropical storm still forming of the season. overnight tonight, there goes the showers. and in back of it, tomorrow, with west to northwesterly winds, it will be hot and a little bit maybe less humid. then we have another little ripple coming through with that heat that might kick off some afternoon thunderstorms and especially on sunday. so for the remainder of the evening, showers there and just about ov except for you folks extreme southern maryland. and temperatures about where they are now. 70 to 75 degrees. might see them rise a little bit with a little bit of this late afternoon sunshine coming back. skies will clear tomorrow. it will be a quiet morning. but a bit on the warm, humid side. temperatures tomorrow morning near 70 degrees. nice day tomorrow. if you are heading out to western maryland and garrett county, mountains of west virginia, can't rule out a thundershower. better chance of seeing one around us here on sunday. so kee

the dew point temperatures are in the 70's and that makes it tropical. they are in the low to mid 70's at this point. not quite as humid but way up there. 69 new york, 68 westminster. showers in oakland and technically dropped the moisture content. atmosphere a little bit. it is 61 at oakland right now. here is the map. thin clouds over us so there are breaks in the clouds and we will see a little sun today. but as the front gets closer. right now it is in the ohio river valley. the top end is near detroit. low pressure center over and west of louisville. that will move in today. it is that drier air, the jetstream right here bumping into all of this tropical moisture and you get thunderstorms. there is a slight risk of severe weather up and down the eastern seaboard from new england to north carolina. also in the plains states. the primary threat is wind, but with the way the jetstream is set up you could get an isolated tornado or a little bit of hail. today mostly cloudy. best rain chance in the afternoon and evening. it is quite likely and we mention

the humid air mass hamas has a tropical feel. winds out of the south picking up later this afternoon, bringing more heat and humidity. what does it mean? apart elevations, not too bad. but for some's with chance of showers and storms. baltimore, maybe not the intense storms as yesterday but we do have a chance seeing strong storms erupt later on this afternoon until the evening. 88 degrees is the forecast high for this time of year -- normal for this time of year, we have been evading summer but now we will see a persistent drought the rest of the week. 85 in ocean city with a chance of showers and storms. winds out of the south southwest at 10 knots to 15 knots and water temperatures in the upper summoning's near 80 degrees. 101 is the record set july 27, 1940 and in contrast the record low of 52 refreshing degrees back set 1952 and unfortunately no where near tonight. the cloud cover around, keeping the temperatures high. 66 degrees to 70 degrees tonight. for it to the west, trough out ahead of it. will slowly make progress the

one minute there was nothing then all of a sudden -- >> very tropical. i'm sure you felt the humidity. >> it was horrible. >> with this tropical atmosphere, something else we get a lot of, rain and lightning. >> magnificent thunder this afternoon from some of that. heavy thundershower moving through. you can see it. that's the rain out there so you can't see very far toward downtown because of all the heavy rain. we will show you that coming through. max hd true view, give you an idea of what is taking place. showers and thunderstorms moving through. one band along the northwest here and extending back up to the north of us. there is more activity here. once this moves through, it looks like things will quiet down for a while. there is still energy. it's unstable. we could end up getting more showers and a couple more moving through this evening. we will zoom in tighter. this is montgomery county. heavy thunderstorms moving into germantown here . one ved through gaithersburg. this is moving into northern sections of montgomery county and eventually will

we had this semi coastal tropical system working its way through. it was not truly a tropical storm, but it behaved like one with the banding rain and heavy downpours and winds pushing about 35, 40 miles per hour as it made its way onshore in new england. i'll show that you view in just a moment. stores continue to virginia beach and outer banks. check out the storm here rolling its way through eastern new england, amming its way through with 3 to 5 inches of rainfall. yes, though, 30 to 45 mile-per- hour winds. that storm system continues to wrap its way up. we've got this cold front that will bump into the moisture we've got in play. a little fog this morning rolling through the afternoon. we'll watch storms develop to our north and west. unfortunately, harrisburg will get hit with more flooding, and that will drain down the susquehanna. so look for high water. these storms are rolling through. tonight we slip is t. back to 68 with fog and more storms on sunday. kim? >> let me give you an update on some of the road closures that you can expect to

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this warm, humid, tropical air will be persisted all week long. -- persistent all week long.n the afternoon hours rickety more thunderstorm activity each day over the next seven. -- we could see more thunderstorm activity each day over the next seven. 66-74 below, like northwest winds. broadly scattered storms and cloudy. the bradys and near -- upper 80's and into the 90's for the high. as we go into tuesday, we could see another african that warm, humid air. wednesday, at -- see another outbreak in that warm, humid air. wednesday, even more of the same. highs will be close to the seasonal norms, upper 80's are expected. >> john r. rauf finds himself in a wide receiver on treat once more. now another wide receiver announces hispa >> here we said almost done with july, and the orioles today almost doubled their totals play against their division on the road. a pretty good summary of how far they have gone at least friday they have been things figured out. -- at least for a day they had things figured out. every once in a while he does something you cannot believe he gets -- yo