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>> bay very familiar scene to most of us in maryland. and less than 24 hours, the crop of the best there are breads that racing halfs to offer will race in the preakness. best breeds of the that are racing have to offer will raise in the preakness. >> the main advent begins in the afternoon, stands in the joint the -- fans enjoying the grounds today. those that did not have tickets were able to get a free tour of the preakness today. this gave a unique behind-the- scenes look at the horse racing industry. they actually had some picture- taking opportunities with the contenders. more than 100,000 spectators will go to pimlico. officials tell us that roughly 5000 shares and more than 700 tables have sprouted up in the area. then, try feeding all of those mouths. >> we have a hundred pounds of salmon, a thousand pounds of crab meat. >> but culinary croute is furiously finishing up their makeshift kitchen. -- to the culinary crew is seriously finishing up their makeshift kitchen. >> the preakness last a few minutes, but its economic impact c

for us in maryland in baltimore, and is a week-long series of all kinds of happenings.on market, it was the preakness crab derby. the idea is to get your crap to be the first to cross the crab finish line. -- your crab to be the first to cross the crab finish line. >> they were making the floor blankets that will winners. >> we put this inside the matting and lock it in. then we put a backing on it. >> some young people were running about horses. >> she runs city rance, a program to get the young people familiar with horses. >> they learn a lot. >> absolutely. there is 1000 questions they ask. why is he standing with his foot like that? >> there were all kinds of activities for the kids from grooming of course to planning its hooves and saddling up and finally writiy riding. this is their first time they have been around horses. >> i like brushing him. at first i was scared of him. i want a farm. >> now this is a connection. i wantridden a horse, to go to the preakness or see some horse racing. >> the young folks were having a ball. this saturday, the preakness and a lo

in to sunday. none of that for the weekend here for us here in maryland. rain could be in the forecast for the week. >> it's lar started. >> we -- it's already started. >> we have showers pushing in to q]óno carrierringconnect 5760 >>> clear on 695, parkville, towson, 83, nice and clear in hunt valley, down as you make the drive onto the jfx in to the city. if you are traveling 95, in is north of 695, southwest coroner great shape this morning, no concerns if you are traveling south to 495, or heading north towards the fort mc henry tunnel. >>> a mom and baby were trapped in a car for two hours over the weekend. >> coming up, 10,000 reasons why they had to stay inside the car until police could arrive to help. >>> remembering robin gibbs from the b gees who died at the age of 52. [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firework [ female ann

they are trying to keep us protected. >> in maryland, john henrehan fox 5 news. >>> montgomery county police investigating the murder suicide of a couple in silver spring. the bodies of the 49-year-old man and his 39-year-old wife were found inside their apartment in the sill very spring complex just after 10:30 a.m. there live with more, audrey. >> reporter: maureen, a woman called police this morning to report her relatives missing. she hasn't seen them in a couple days and when police got herethey discovered to bodies >> trauma to both bodies and a note left behind by one of them. >> reporter: what did it say? >> well, we don't normally give details of suicide notes but, right now, we are technically calling this a suspicious death but investigating this as a murder suicide. >> reporter: now several police units from the third district responded here to help out. this is a really quiet community with very little crime. and officers say residents should continue to feel safe. this appears to be a domestic incident, between man and his wife. now police will not say which one of the c

maryland crab and crab meat. to be certified 75% of the crab used by a restaurant must come from maryland and that's tonight's fox 5 top 5. >> a busy night in the weather center getting these storms out of here. >> looks less busy tomorrow. we might have a spotty storm tomorrow afternoon but no repeat of today. these thing were juicy dropping a lot of rain. you knew that would happen because of the amount of humidity we had. taking a live look outside. in the district there's very light rain but if we look back to the west, not finding as much. give this a little bit longer, clouds in the distance. i saw a lot of great cloud formation pictures, too. a lot of you were seeing shelf clouds today and yesterday. we have them on www.myfoxdc.com. we start with radar tonight. still a little lightning on the other side of the bay and down across southern maryland. you can see from the district to the north and west it is really lightning up quite a bit. let's switch over to sentinel radar and get in fighter on some of these leftover showers and storms. this is moved across the bay over to chestertown and down to cambridge. we'll slide you further so

if you're watching us in western maryland, you're seeing a few showers. you'll need the umbrellas a lot sooner than we will. here's a look at our day planner as temperatures will be rising through the 60s this morning. you probably can get away without a jacket but this afternoon something just in case it does rain ow. 5:00 some scat -- rain on you. 5:00 some scattered showers and storms. we have the word breezy there. some gusts will be 20 to 25 this afternoon. lots of rain out to the west across west virginia, ohio, kentucky, pennsylvania. and some of that has snuck into western maryland here. just west of hagerstown now. toward hancock, this is 5:22. we're seeing some of those showers there through romney and paw paw and cumberland into glare rhett county as well. this -- garrett county as well. this is mainly moving up into pennsylvania. around here temps 50s and 60s. in fact upper 50s in petersburg, west virginia. 57 leesburg and manassas. annapolis on the bay still comfortable this morning, 64. so this afternoon we'll be in the mid if not upper 70s

us. so cloudy skies will be the rule both tonight and probably in the early part tomorrow. this stalled out boundary likely to drift north tomorrow. that will put us back in the warmth across maryland. it will be a close call, another day where the boundary could shift. big weather down toward the south, but, again, it's that stationary front, very warm temps south of it. cool temps north. baltimore where we're right under it we get a compromised temperature around the low 60s. the weather is active to the south. over the next few days minimal chances for rain. perhaps pop-up showers and perhaps a few more pop-up showers friday afternoon. some of these can linger into the morning sometimes but for the most part we will not see a lot of rain. our friends in miss mess and the gulf coast, flooding rain. look at that tropical mosh off the gulf of mexico. even though it may be grape and murky here, it's worse for hour friends down south. staying humid. tomorrow, a tough call. we think the boundary will slide north allow us to push up to 80. if the boundary nudges south we could be close to 70. tomorrow night 62 with showers possible, especially to the west. the seven-day forecast, we lo

in our favor. i have a couple cameras lined up to show you. first, we begin with traffic on 395 leading duke street to the pentagon is traffic headed away from us, looks great. in maryland, 29 traffic, heading away from us is southbound out of columbia toward silver spring and headed for the beltway looks good. back to you. >> thank you. if you were thinking about running in the army 10-miler you are already too late. the slots for the general public's sold out in less than nine hours yesterday. 30,000 exist. the army 10-miler takes place on october 21. today is your last chance to enter our tiger woods chipping contest. you could find yourself shipping against the golf great. correct the winner also gets two weeklong vip tickets to the at&t national. all your aptitude to enter is watch "good morning washington" and get the cool of the day. today's word is tee. go to our facebook page and enter that word. you will then be entered into the contest. we will announce the winner tomorrow morning. >> easy enough. >> 5:11, 62 degrees right now. >> learn which company is hiring and which company is cutting jobs. >> looks like we have not seen the last of the tanning sfx: sound

in. we will clear out rather nicely. dry morning commute for most of us. maybe not in southern maryland.erstorms for the evening commute. strong finish to the week, but a cool finish to the week. temps about 5, 6, maybe even 7 degrees below average on thursday and friday. so overnight mostly cloudy. breezy and mild. showers and thunderstorms, 58 to 64. wind south/southwest 10-15. by morning, partly sunny, breezy and mild. showers and storms still possible, especially south and east. temperatures 60s and 70s. by afternoon here comes the front. showers and storms a good bet. partly sunny and warm. high temperatures 75 to 80. winds calm down southwesterly at about 10. next seven days, once we get through tomorrow, we're in pretty good shape. the showers will linger until midnight tomorrow and then clear out late tomorrow night setting the stage for a nice thursday. sunshine around 70. only 70 on friday. want to say 69, but we'll say 70, make everybody happy. milder on saturday, mid-70s. mid-70s for mom, maybe a shower but not a big deal. >>> okay, what does that mean? >> that's my nattitude

rain will catch up to us in western maryland. nd maybe a thunderstorm late in the day. high temperature of 74 degrees. cooler and dry on thursday and frid >>> rockabye -- >> that's just about enough. >> that's matt and the rest of us, flying through the air. not so much with the greatest of ease. >> ow. >> we look like bad marionettes. recently took our shot at performance art here inion town manhattan. think cirque du soliel meets slip and slide. that's just the first chapter in our adventure. later in the week we'll bring rowing with the princeton rowing team as "today" takes on, which starts tomorrow on "today." wow. >> nobody got hurt. >> well, not -- except for us. >> some areas hurt more than others. >> anyway. >> ow. >> we need a soothing balm. >> well, we will look forward to that. and all the stories behind it too. coming up, do it yourself. who needs a boyfriend or a handy man? that sounds a little personal. we'll tell you how to fix everything from scratches on your food floors to clogged drains. >> anything you want to

in mind for your plans. >>> if you're watching us on wval, baltimore, maryland, in wheaton, ice skating during scheteam skate>>> a look at entertainment, the "the avengers" will move aside at the box office. >> about time. >> as a new blockbuster takes center stage. "men in black 3" will take top spot over the weekend. despite being a decade since the last men in black and four years since will smith's last film, experts say drawing wide interest, both young and old, that is good news for the studios, since the budget to make this one blew up way over $200 million. >> have you been on the ride at universal? >> i saw them shooting the movie though. don't cry for the "the avengers," should take in $40 million this weekend the fourth highest grossing film of all time. >>> what do you think hillary had to say about this? brooklyn lee tweeted this from an event in monaco, posing with former president clinton and fellow porn actress tasha rain. >> i'm sure he didn't know. >> tmz reports britney spears walked out on the first as a judge on the x factor after a contestant mangled one of her songs. getting a little t

first, let me thank senator mikulski for her leadership on the process that we have used in maryland on filling judicial vacancies. i'm very proud to work with senator mikulski in a process that screens lawyers, that are interested in becoming -- lawyers that are interested in becoming federal judges in order that we can get the very best to recommend to the president, and we think the president has chosen the very best in judge russell to fill the district court vacancy for the district of maryland. but i really wanted to applaud my colleague in the senate for the seriousness that we both take on filling these vacancies. we understand these are lifetime appointments and that we want to make sure we get individuals who have the qualifications, who have the temperament, have the integrity and have the commitment to public service to serve on -- to serve our judiciary. i rise today to urge the senate to confirm judge george levi russell, iii, of maryland to be a u.s. district judge for the district of maryland. judge russell was reported by a voice vote of the judiciary committee on fe

second special session needs to be called to address gambling expansion in maryland, or can this wait until next year? keep sending us those responses. we will read more of your responses in the next hour and post all of them on the front page of our website, wbaltv.com. >> now 11 sports with keith mills. >> what would you want to put gambling at a racetrack where there's already gambling? the orioles down to the last out. they win it in the 15th. 4-3, the orioles beat kansas city. adam jones comes a big again. ure team had won foour straight. alex gordon down the line. he had no chance at that. 3-1, kansas city. top of the ninth. wilson betemit makes it 3-2 with one out. two outs. tying run at second. a drive. he comes up throwing. he beats the tag to keep the game alive. the bullpen was unbelievable. adam jones off of nate adcock. a couple of weeks ago, jones hit a home run to beat the red sox. 4-3. jim johnson saves in four kevin gregg. we found that in the sky. orioles 10 games over .500 and still tied for first . . the practice field is set. bodemeister and i'll have another of the favorites. tiger walk, teeth o

stations sometimes knock off $0.10 a gallon if you skip using the plastic. >>> here in maryland the average cost for regular is $3.83. mid range is $3.99. premium is $4.12. go to abc2news.com to find the lowest gas prices in the area. look under the traffic tab and punch in your zip code to find the lowest price near you. >>> opening day for johns hopkins hospital. >> the doors open for business today. linda so is here with a preview of what we can expect. this place looks spectacular. >> we have only seen the outside of the billing. the public will get to see what it looks like inside the new state of the art facility. the staff at hopkins spent the last two days moving existing patients from the old building in to the new one. we got a look inside the hospital on sunday. command center has been set up to monitor patients as they are moved in to their new room. 14 year old brook shockly, battling bone cancer, says the new pediatric unit is so much better. we anticipate the families and the kids being extremely happy, we have separate play rooms for teenagers and child age patients. the out

for us, in the state of maryland, around hagerstown, this is starting to slide towards the east and this will get to us as we go through the remainder of the morning. i will be monitoring the situation. we still need the rain. the weather pattern shows the warm front that will move through as we go through the remainder of the morning , the area of low pressure will move through as well as the cold front. behind that, though, temperatures might drop off slightly but a tricky forecast for tomorrow in terms of temperatures. we will warm up. see the seven-day forecast in a few minutes. future trend not picking up on a lot. we could have showers around by 9:00. this model gets it out of here, we could see sun in to the afternoon. ly call ate sun-cloud mix, chance for showers in the forecast. wednesday, we will do it all over again. ly keep the chance for showers in the forecast for us. for today, though, 80 degrees is what i'm going with by this afternoon. warmer than yesterday. we have the showers possibly a thunderstorm, and then by tonight that temperature, 58 degrees, mostly cloudy and i

phillip should have to spend a night in jail, hire an attorney and go to court simply to use his medicine. >> reporter: since medical marijuana is illegal in marylando say how many people use it. but phillip's lawyers say there are thousands. >> the patients know they're breaking the law but the greater good is the preservation of their own health. >> reporter: despite pleas from people suffering from diseases like cancer, multiple sclorosis and aids speak out. williams uses it to relieve symptoms of ms. >> i have been living with neuropathic pain in my lower extremities, my face and sides for 10 years. 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, period. doesn't go away. >> reporter: williams says the national institute on drug abuse, the mayo clinic and others know it works. but opponents worry that legalizing marijuana sends the wrong message. >> i don't care if it's for medical use or personal use, when you smoke pot you get high. and when you get high you are impaired. >> reporter: people who are suffering ask others to understand it helps them eat and sleep and survive. >> so the use of marijuana is keeping you alive? >> yes, that in combination with oth

in annapolis will raise income taxes on roughly 300,000 maryland taxpayers. we asked folks in silver spring tonight. >> i think it's time for marylanders to put investment in their schools. it's time for uso step up the plate. >> by a vote of 77-60, the maryland house of delegates wednesday voted to raise income taxes on single filers earning more than $100,000 a year. and for those who file jointly, $150,000 a year or more. >> i think that taxes have been kept really low for higher income people and that they need to contribute their fair share. >> are you one of them? >> i actually happen to be in the category that you mentioned and i don't mind kicking in a little bit more. >> reporter: without a deal, the state was facing $500 million in cuts to balance the fiscal year 2013 budget. >> income taxes are going to go up. i hate to say it, but it's only on the highest earners. i hate to say that too because you know, starts at $100,000 and in this area, that doesn't make you a rich person. it definitely still keeps you in middle class. >> reporter: delegate is a democrat representing prince georges county. >> when i looked at the actual amount, it's a few hundred dollars for most people a

in a no-touch design. >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> and thanks for joining us. 14 34eu7b9s after 5. u.s. news and world report is out with the list of the business high schools in the country and the schools were award gold, silver and bronze medals based on proficiency standards and how well prepared for college they are. 22,000 high schools were evaluated and the schools for gifted and tal ened in dallas texas tops the list. but our state has quite a few schools in the high rankings so here's where maryland shakes out. number one on the list winston churchill in potomac and that's number 57 nationally. wallet whitman in about a this is did and thomas s. wooten in rockville. poolsville is fourth and rounding out the top five walter johnson in bethesda. we pote posted the list of the -- posted the list of the schools on the website. find out where your school ranks at abc2 news.dome. >>> a royal-- abc2news.com. >>> prince harry honored for war efforts. british royals amog the guest at the 50 anniversary celebration. before accepting the award he met with wounded veterans. he receive the a

lie report has unexpectedly pulled out from the g eight summit in the us state of maryland it starts next week instead he's sending prime minister dmitry medvedev let's get the details now from our correspondent peter all over. here this all seems to be quite a drop abrupt so what's caused the decision. well president putin contacted barack obama by phone explaining that he had to stay in moscow to make important cabinet appointments no the two have agreed that they will meet next month at the g twenty which will be held in mexico that means that next week at the g. eight prime minister dmitri medvedev will be representing russia and a statement from the white house they said that they fully understood the decision made by president putin and would welcome dmitri medvedev to come david to be a putin adjourning his campaign was quite critical of u.s. foreign policy in particular concerning the proposed u.s. on to missile defense shield in europe in eastern europe now in fact one of the first orders that was signed by by president putin concerned the a.m.d. shield demanding that washin

in the world. they have been gathering for nearly 40 years. this year's meeting at camp david will address some of the most critical issues facing us all. >> reporter: in maryland'soctin mountains, 70 miles from the white house, the presidential retreat, camp david, about to take center stage with the annual g8 summit. >> i can't think of many times in history when it was more important for the nations in the world, that members of the g8 to be together on all of this. >> reporter: the group includes leaders of the united states, united kingdom, france, russia, germany, japan, russia, italy. they meet to discuss common concerns. they say previous summits have focused on global security, the environment, and financial policy. >> for most people, we are so far removed from the g8. why should we care about what happens those couple of days? >> the thing that is going to hover over the summit will be the weakness of the global recovery in the wake of the great recession. >> reporter: the policies the leaders debate trickle down to everyday issues we all face, like gas prices. the cost of goods and how much your money is worth. >> the best we can hope for out of this

maryland. i'm charles crowson. >> and i'm megan pringle. and now here's a look at weather with lynette charles. >>> good morning. we are dealing with another wet day in store for usse we have some showers and thunderstorms now coming in on maryland's most powerful radar. so we zoom into this with a thunderstorm now that is around the ricer town area long i83. you're dealing with wet weather across that area and manchester, you're getting a second round of wet weather coming through. we had a round, another one working its way in and this is sliding off towards the east. and another storm that we're talking about this morning. it has lightning with it. we're look together one west of mount airy. this is in virg

in northwest baltimore where they were robbed of several thousand dollars. police say when using craigslist, it pays to do some research. >> in the state of maryland, we have pretransparent criminal records process. you can go to maryland judiciary case search, a website online, type on an individual's name and gets their criminal history. do these transactions in very well populated, well lit areas. >> you should also pay with a bank check. that ensures that no one is carrying cash. >>> was there inside information available to certain people ahead of facebook's stock offering last week. some suspect there was. now the ipo is the subject of a lawsuit. the complaint alleges the two entities failed to disclose that to be was experiencing revenue growth reduction due to the mobile device use. here's t.j. winick. >> reporter: you might say facebook's status has been troubled since its initial public offering last week. not only is the stock down 20% but there are serious questions surrounding fairness over the much talked about ipo. today u.s. regulators want to know if big time investigators at jpmorgan chase were tip -- morgan stanley were tipped off. the state of massach

in 1973. >> and i used to live in baltimore, maryland. i've been to that harbor many times.something. >> got to be an easier way to get some crabs. >>> coming up, a favorite of mine back on the market this morning. yes, this lovely star is single again. coming up in "the skinny." >>> but first, kids at risk because of the health care they're receiving. too much radiation, and what you can do about it. >> that is straight ahead on "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by cancer treatment centers of america. >>> well, a new warning for parents from the fda when it comes to ct scans and x-rays for their children. >> radiation levels are similar to what's used on adults so the fda is calling for some pretty urgent changes. abc's dr. richard besser has some advice for parents. >> can you pull up your sleeve and show me where it hurts? lucas is 4 years old. his arm hurt. everything is completely in right now, the x-ray looked fine. x-rays and ct scans, which are hundreds of times more powerful, are incredible diagnostic tools. but each time a chil

marylanders that you're all doing this. we glad you brought here to tell us. let me quickly tell people that tomorrow's summit will be held at 7:00 p.m. at gwynn park middle school. inywine, maryland. >> thank you for having us. >>> sales of new homes rose solidly last month. we're going to check in with cnbc's hampton pearson who joins us live with that and the rest of the business headlines. >> you're right but the problem for us is that this hour, worries about europe are overshadowing a second day of good news about the american housing market. we've got the dow down about 163 points. the nasdaq down 35. the s&p down about 16 points. leaders of the 27 european union countries have gathered in brussels to debate how to spur economic growth in the region. the recession threat is very real. along with ongoing concerns about greece possibly withdrawing from that union. meanwhile, here in the u.s., new single-family home sales rose more than expected last month. up 3.3%. to a seasonally adjusted 343,000 units nationwide. 9.9% higher than a year ago. home prices are higher as well. further evidence that economists are saying that the housing market is turning a corner

in maryland. >> severe weather moving unto our west. doug will tell us when it is going to get here. but we begin with breaking news in atlanta. a huge fire broke out tonight at the tyler perry stud yoeiosstud. fire crews are still working. one building partially collapsed on the lot. in southwest atlanta. according to a captain with the atlanta fire department. so far nobody has been reported injured. tyler perry is an actor and movie mogul, named by "forbes" magazine as the highest paid man in entertainment last year. >> also following breaking news in the capital of afghanistan. the u.s. embassy is in the midst of a duck and cover. after several explosions and a shooting in kabul. afghan official reports three explosions just hours after president obama left that country. the president made the secret trip to mark one year since the killing of osama bin laden. and a new path forward for u.s. troops in that area. steve handelsman reports. >> reporter: president obama spoke to america from the base in afghanistan where a year ago today, s.e.a.l. team 6 took off to kill osama bin lade

in maryland today. ocean city temps in the 80s. not too many people on the beach. maryland's most powerful radar tracking the nearest rain down south of richmond, virginia, so a long way from us, no prospects of getting wet. we think the chance for pop-up showers will be there tomorrow. 81 in easton. winds are variable but they have generally been from the south today bringing that warmer, milder air. you see the highs reaching into the mid-80s in the inner harbor. the chance or a shot for 90-degrees, i think briefly cooler tomorrow. briefly, maybe mid to upper 70s. we look for more cloud cover tomorrow, less sunshine and there's enough cool hair just north of maryland that could kind of mix in that could prevent us from getting as warm as we did tomorrow but it will be for the warm day. then we will warm up rapidly. to the west the storm spinning through chicagoland, but for the most part our storm system is locked up to the north of us and warm air feeding into the south side. we're not warm sector. that someone cooler hair to the north may mix in tomorrow, drop us into the upper 70s, still above average. 70 would be asmg for the first day of may. all right. watching for th

in fairfax, shomari stone, news 4. >> warm out there right now. doug, are we done with the storms? >> i think for the most part, jim. the only storms affecting us are down towards southern maryland, in through st. mary's county. take a look at the radar. storms to the left, storms to the right. storms above my head. what does that mean? they will all come together. where? will they affect your saturday? >> she is the woman at the center of the scandal. wendy? >> doreen, her name is donia suarez and claims to be the escort, the agent refused to pay. she spoke during a paid interview on colombian radio today. she called the agent dumb, for thinking she wasn't going to charge him money. suarez was also asked whether she could have posed a risk to the president's security. her answer, if i had wanted to or if i had been part of one of terrorist groups it's obvious i would have been able to get everything. suarez fled to dubai fearing for her safety after the scandal blew up. she says she has not been contacted by u.s. officials. that is a point of concern for the lead congressman, investigating the scandal. >> this woman is essential to the investigation. she is the one who actually

by using polident and soaking your denture every day you can feel confident your dentures fresh and clean. >>> breaking news. right now we have reports of two women shot at a church in maryland. sky 9 is out over the scene for us so you can see that police are still there. quite a presence, as a matter of fact. we've got crews on the way. we'll have a full report on 9news now at 11:00. once again, reports of a double shooting at a church in maryland. more information as it becomes available. >>> in had campaign 2012 news, gop -- in campaign 2012 news, gop mitt romney picked up a key support today. michele bachmann threw her support behind the presumptive nominee. >> we must select mitt romney as the next president of the united states. >> bachmann who dropped out of the race back in january remains a favorite among the social conservatisms and romney needs their support. >>> president obama kicks off the support of the reelection campaign this weekend in the key swing states of ohio. a new voter poll shows that president obama and mitt romney in a virtual tie in ohio with the president ahead by two points. that's within the margin of error. down in florida, romney is ahead b

use them. many of these moves are done in secret and should be considered illegal. u.s. student loan debt is more than $1 trillion and is the largest source of unsecured debt in the country. >>> maryland officials have come up with a plan to spend $60 million the state received in a national mortgage settlement. the state plans to use $14 million to stabilize neighborhoods hit hard by foreclosure. $10 million to be used to clean up prince george's county. $8 million for housing counseling and more in the counseling fund. >>> arman's chicago pizzeria opened not too far from here. since then the owner ron new myer says the overhead cost has gone up making it too expensive to keep the main restaurant open. in a "news 4" exclusive he said it's heartbreaking to close a restaurant his father opened. >> it's hard after 37 years to contemplate closing the restaurant. we love it. we've had a great, great many years. >> the pizzeria on wisconsin avenue will close on june 30th. at this point the other four plan to stay open. thank you for all the years of serving us good pizza. it's sad to see them go. >> they have catered many a meme here at nbc. we've had people here for hurricane coverage and

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in 19828. what would you say to people who are growing tired of going through airport security? >> i would say suck it up. they are trying to keep us protected. >> reporter: in severna park, maryland, john henrehan. >> many family members of the victims of the pan am flight were outraged when al-megrahi was released on humanitarian reasons. now, it some question whether there was some back door deal. >> there is no proof of that. there is no absolute document, but, frankly, in my mind and in the mind of other -- even fbi agents who looked at the case, there is no doubt that there was a deal made between the british and scottish governments and libya in exchange for not having their business relationship interrupted. number 2, if you look at the case itself, one of the two defendants was acquitted. the other one was found guilty and then let go. i mean, here is a guy who killed almost 300 people. we see the victims -- and most people don't see the victims. the victims are mothers and fathers who never get solace any longer and the fact of the matter is that this is a man -- this man who was released didn't act on his own. i can guarantee you that it was qaddafi. i can't prove it ri

limo or in this 32- passenger deluxe model, his company has a zero tolerance policy for underage drinking or drug use. >> parents put their trust in us and we need to bring them back. in marylandandrea mccaren, 9news now. >> we have a warning for parents. look, don't book the limo simply based on price. make sure the company is licensed and has the right insurance. check out the safety records for you and this prom season, go to our website on wusa9.com, look under local news. >>> coming up at 11:00, an in- your-face reality check. they accompany them on to the visit where they have learned from the inmates, how the alcohol and the drugs derailed their lives. jailed straight. that's tonight at 11:00. >>> the guilty verdicts in the sex abuse trial are raising questions for many parents about who they could trust. the father and the former mayor, they were convicted yesterday of molesting girls during the daughter's slumber party last summer. he followed the trial and now she has some important questions for you that parents should ask to help ensure that their children are safe. >> the disturbing thing about the gardner case is that the victim's family, they all knew michael ga

in prince george's county. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. the plan visiting the new maryland live casino in arundel mills after it opens next wednesday? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 69 degrees on tv hill. mitt romney takes the final step to becoming the official republican presidential candidate. >> because misspelling master's in the national spelling bee -- becoming spelling masters in the national spelling bee. lysol knows the soft3q places we love could be home to bacteria. so use lysol disinfectant spray on soft surfaces everyday when you're cleaning up to kill 99.9% of bacteria. lysol. mission for health. >> welcome back. 5:09. 74 degrees downtown. there are some light rain showers in some areas. .et's look at hd doppler you could see the scattered light raincoat showers. take an umbrella with you. the forecast for today -- off and on light rain showers through lunchtime and then i think it will clear up this afternoon. it will be muggy to start today. the humidity will go down. we wi

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we've had same-sex marriage in canada and so far god has not punished us. ed in maryland way, obama is the blackest u.s. president ever. if he said he supports people marrying their pets it wouldn't cost him black votes. i don't know about that. if you want to read more about this, go to the blog, cnn.com/caffertyfile or to our post on "the situation room's" facebook page. >> love our viewers, jack. thank you. >>> he's the intelligence mole who prevented the possible bombing of a u.s.-bound airliner and now we're learning more about how he prevened an al qaeda attack. stand by. >>> outrageous new airline fees. $100 for a single bag. what's going on? ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ that should do it. enjoy your new shower. [ door opens, closes ] take the privileged investing tools of wall street and make them simple, intuitive, and available to all. distill all that data. make information instinctual, visual. introducing trade architect, td ameritrade's empowering web-based trading platform. take control of your portfolio today. trade commission-free for 60 days, and we'll throw in up to $600 whe

we begin at 5:00 with the deadly shooting at a place of worship in maryland. police tell uskilled a secretary and left a copastor critically injured before turning the gun on himself. his body was found in the woods near st. peter's episcopal church in ellicott city. derrick ward is live with more on what prompted attack. >> howard county police say he was a regular at the food pantry one of the church's outreach services but of late something changed. >> it is our understanding that over a period of time he became difficult and challenging for the staff there, belligerent. he was described as argumentative and they recently asked him not to return. >> police now believe that jon

like phillip should spend the night in jail, hire an attorney and go to court, simply to use his medicine. >> reporter: since medical marijuana is illegal in maryland hard to say exactly how many people use it. but phillip's lawyer says there are thousands. >> reporter: the patients know they're breaking the law. guthe greater good is -- but the greater good is the preservation of their own house. >> despite the disease, multiple sclerosis, and glaucoma, each year, maryland lawmakers won't allow them to buy t. >> we don't want to be considered a criminal. >> reporter: montel williams lobbied to legalize it. he wants wants to use it to counter m.s. >> i have been living with neuropathic pain in my lower extremities, my face and my side, for 10 years, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, period. it doesn't go away. >> reporter: the mayo clinic and others know it works. but opponents worry that legalizing marijuana sends the wrong message. >> i don't care if it's for medical use or personal use. when you smoke pot, you get high. and when you get high, you are impaired. >> reporter: people who are suffering ask others to understand, it helps them eat and s

so they did what had been done in maryland earlier. they used the military to arrest guerilla fighters and people who helped guerillas. beginning in september of 1861 they added an innovation to these arrests. they began to use military commission trials to deal with civilians who aided guerillas and deal with the guerillas themselves. this system was instituted by a game named john fremont. that's him in the corner. he was the first republican candidate for president in 1856 and during the civil war was a prominent politician and given a general's commission. he was put in charge of missouri, and in september 1861 john fremont declared marshal law. in this declaration of marshal law he did a couple things. he said i am going to free the slaves of confederate sympathizers, and i am going to try disloyal people in military courts. now, lincoln rescinded the part of this order that freed the slaves. he said you're a military commander, have you no authority to do something like that but lincoln allowed fremont to continue using military commission

us live in the studio. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. do you think a second special session needs to be called to address gambling expansion in maryland, or can this wait until next year? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. it is a nice start. not tracking any incidents. speeds averaging around 61 on the north side. no problems to the towson region. things start to get a little sluggish. 52 on southbound 95 towards the fort mchenry. problem free at the harbor tunnel. 66 on southbound 95 towards howard county at 32. no problems on any of the major roadways. this is 83 at padonia. southbound traffic moving well down to the beltway. this is 95 at white marsh. building in volume southbound. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. tony has a check on the forecast. >> good morning. a beautiful start on this thursday. the wind has shifted to the northwest. 63 at the airport. 65

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also the maryland man who was jailed as and suspected of murder in connection with the missing woman is in trouble with the law again. and it's back here in maryland. >> sherrie johnson joins us's latest arrest. >> reporter: a lot of people are talking about that. we have new reaction this morning after 51-year-old gary giordano was arrested in annapolis in parking garage for indecent exposure. it happened on friday night. people in the noah hillman parking garage called police when they say they saw something going on inside a black cadillacescalade. inside the suv police found giordano and 45-year-old carol ann bock of spring feel, tennessee. charging -- springfield, tennessee. this was a single mattress in the back of the suv. he returned to maryland after a judge determined there was not enough evidence to hold him in the connection with the death of robyn gardner. this morning, people reacting to the recent arrest. >> it's ridiculous. yeah. he's got a lot of problems. >> i think like all criminals, he will be caught in time and it takes time. >> reporter: annapolis police charged him and bock with indecent exposure and the charges are punishable up to 3 years in jail or

phillip should have to spent the night in jail, hire an attorney and go to court simply to use his medicine. >> reporter: since medical marijuana is illegal in maryland, it's hard to say how many people use it. phillip's lawyer says there are thousands. >> the patients know they are breaking the law but the greater good is the preservation of their own health. >> reporter: despite repeated pleas from people suffering from cancer, multiple sclerosis aids in marijuana. >> we don't want to be considered a criminal. >> reporter: year after year, baltimore native montel williams lobes to legalize medical marijuana. williams uses it to relieve symptoms of ms. >> i have been living with neuropat thick pain in my lower extreme might advertise, my face and side for 10 years. 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, period. it doesn't go away. >> reporter: williams says the mayo clinic and others know it works but opponents worry that it sends the wrong message. >> i don't care if it's for medical use or personal use, when you smoke pot you get high and when you get high you are impaired. >> reporter: people who are suffering ask others to understand it helps them eat

in 30 test cases it worked and the researchers say the tests have been used to prove an affair in a murder trial. >> now, maryland'sost powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate. >> bright note there. take a look at the coast guard cutter. 75 degrees. wind from the east at eight. we have seen things get noisier through the day for most the state. couple of showers out here to the west. toward hagerstow. very minimal showers, most of the state dry and will continue to sit dry. you can see it's a clear radar scope for most of us. pictures, nice to seat cloud cover burn off. it held tough. you can see, just passing fair weather cloud cover as we time l aps eight hours in the four seconds, annapolis slow moving but a lot of blue sky, lot of sun and -- in the same deal as you head toward howard, ellicott city there. little breeze shaking the trees there. on the whole nothing to complain about. 84 west, winchester, 60 at the beach. contrasted about 25 degrees from west to east and the state, not quite as sharp as a contrast as yesterday though. that frontal boundary still on top of m