void.that brings us to our question of the day.do you think traffic cameras are over used in maryland. 410- 481-4545. wilbur -rosedalelll,3 -rosedale good! it keeps cops actually fighting crrme and not pulling people over at red ligh" lights." robert "yup! whyynot put cameras in hhgh crime aaea's in" instead?" joel ""yes. it is a loy for another revenue streem that is " unnecessary." avia "yes t forces some drivers you slam on brakes to stop from getting a ticket. it canncause accidents that way." virg harris yes! i got a ticket at this location! thhy are too sensitive and snap you even if you're getting out on yellow or when you're not speeding it's been 10 years speeding yellow orrwhhn you're not speeding kidnapping of elizabeth smart. smart.the progress the young girl haa made...and where she is today. you're watching fox 45 morning news.. ((breek 7)) ((bump in)) on my journey across america, i found new ways to tell people about saving money. this is bobby. say hello bobby. hello bobby. (laughter) hello bobby. do you know you could save hundreds on car insurance over the phone, on

. >>> the extreme heat we're feeling isn't just affecting us in maryland. an apartment building outside chattanooga, ten see, ended up -- tennessee ended up with a medical mfnlgt they all had heat exhaustion. the, stream temperatures made -- the extreme temperatures made the flames hard to control. >> tennessee is one of the 27 states hitting the century mark. kent island, it is just a haze. we're calling it a steam bath. it's still going to be hot along the chess peek-- chesapeake. go down to ocean city. we'll take you downtown. i'll tell you, plate june for -- late june for friday afternoon, not much activity. we hit 101 at bwi. a shade off that record of 105. look at the morning low. it didn't get below 77 degrees. that was a launching pad for 101. 100 at bwi. dulles shattered the 90-year record. salisbury checking in at 100. the heat and humidity combined making it feel like 110. 114 in d.c. go toward frederick and we saw 116. certainly dangerous heat. we have an excessive heat warning that will stay active until 9:00. as we head toward tomorrow, high h

maryland." >>> 6:44. i am megan pringle. >> i am charley crowson. a lot going on for you. linda so will tell us about a report on teen drug use in maryland. sherrie is out live with traffic alert but first meteorologist mike in this morning for lynette. mike. >> good morning. we are starting out with a pretty good look shot in ocean city. that's the place to be over the next 48 hours. we expect extreme heat to come into play. pair of 7s downtown with the humidity between 69 and 70 degrees. these are the dew point values. it will feel like 100 to 105. we have the heat advisory in effect and all the counties and heat warnings well north and east of town. and here's the plan through the next 24 hours. 77 going rapidly to 89 around the lunch 250eu78 hour. -- shall lunchtime hour. a -- 97 degrees and still 90 at 8. so again dangerous heat, heat advisers will be in place today. and tomorrow. so just be aware of that and keep it locked on channel 2 and abc2news.com as we keep you updated with the latest on the heat. another check on the weather coming up in a little bit. let's check the traffic good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we are dea

what this means for us in maryland. the son of the city's state attorney finds himself in the middle of n >> it has many eyes on our turf. he was the champion of the tournament in 2009 and says he has been anticipating playing on dry grain. especially with the forecast calling for days of intense heat. >> temperatures were struggling to hit 80. we were pushing into the mid- and upper 90's. 96 degrees at the airport. that is where the official measurements are occurring. 99 downtown parade 86 is normal. tan above normal for the high temperature. 99 a couple years ago. that is the record. tomorrow is one of five, it probably will not be that hot. 107 degrees in st. louis. 99 degrees in chicago. 98 in cincinnati. national, 103. little rock at 107. this is where the wind will be coming from tomorrow out of the west and southwest. all this heat in beating the ohio valley and southern great lakes is moving in our direction. it is invading the state slowly. temperatures in the 90's across the western japan handle. it is -- acro

coverage continues with tim williams on the latest with the heat and the wildfire threat for us in maryland tim? >> jessica, we've had heightnd fire concerns over the last few days because we've had such dry conditions, no appreciable rain, low humidity and breezy conditions, which basically dries out all the moisture on the ground. and going into the weekend with grills and fireworks, a cause for concern. we have 93 degrees here, of course,. take a look at the western temperatures, 1505, 104 in kansas city. 89 where the temperatures just dropped because of some rain out toward the west. the temperatures have dropped because of the rain cooling things off. the warm air is moving in our direction. while we're not expecting wildfires, we could see concerns. as far as our temperatures for the next few days or so, we're going to be watching the temperatures going up around 99 degrees tomorrow or so. the low humidity, gusting winds and no rain could add to the concerns. nothing is really going to add up and drop that fire concern. so, again, the enhanced wildfire threat is in play. we do have he

. >> a new public opinion poll shows how marylanders relief feel about expanded gambling in the state. >> kim dacey joins ush the results. good morning. >> not only do voters want to approve this, but they want to vote on it in november. the debate to expand gambling in maryland and the future every new casino is still uncertain. a select panel could not reach a consensus. new numbers suggest voters want elected officials to resolve the matter soon. according to a new poll, 55% of maryland voters would support a plan to expand gaming. 36% oppose the plan. 58% said state leaders need to work harder to find a compromise. 35% said the decision to suspend the work group is a good thing. >> it is all good as long as they are now promoting people to spend what they do not have. i think people waste their money. to reach their own. i'm not for or against it. >> i think it is terrible to depend on gambling for things that are vital. you appeal to people's worst instincts. >> the governor says he will continue to push senate and house leaders on the issue of expanded gambling in the state. the mayor's office said th

us. crews in maryland and d.c. working to remove downed trees and branches and debris at this hour. pepco says about 10,000 customers in the area still without power. most of those customers are in prince george's county and the district. we've got team coverage for you this evening. the storm aftermath, beginning with armando truell. he's in blaitensburg, maryland outside a heavily damaged apartment complex. >>reporter: right behind me you can see some of the havoc that was wreaked by yesterday's microburst. you've got a roof that weighs several tons and it flew about 500 feet from on top of an apartment building to land over here. on its way it sheered through a power line. now you can see pepco crews. they're working on restoring the power. this is just part of the army that's been deployed to make sure this neighborhood gets back to working condition. a massive cleanup effort is under way in blatensburg and this is what 60 mile per hour wind gusts can do to a brick apartment building. a hail storm brought even more destruction. the hail came through the window. it was so powerfu

in the east coast. but that will be kicked out. what it means that the warm air of the midwest will have a chance to visit us here in maryland. temperatures jumping all the way to the 90's the next couple of days. 61 at the airport, 61 and westminster. the forecast for today, often on rain showers likely, especially later on this morning and early this afternoon. otherwise, variable clouds with high temperature of only 76 degrees. 92 on wednesday, 94 on thursday. thursday, likely the upper 90's. summer begins on wednesday. nine minutes after 7:00. we will see what is happening down on the road. >> good morning, everyone. not too much going on. some degree reported on both shoulders westbound 50 approaching 97. keeping an eye on that. no delays just yet. we will keep an eye on that. harford county -- harmony church and glenville road it. in a loop, 95 southbound between the harbor tunnel and the beltway on the south side and 8 minutes 95 northbound between harbor tunnel, 95 and the north side. no problems on the major roadways. and i look outside. the inner and outer lips moving just fine. switching over to a live view, white

in maryland? keep sending us those responses.will read more of your responses in the next hour and post all of them on the front page of our website, wbaltv.com. >> good morning. good news. the orioles finally scored some runs last night. they didn't score enough runs. the orioles get swept by the mets. the yankees lost to the braves. the orioles looking to avoid a third straight shutout. there were down 4-0 after this. dillon gee scores. 4-0 new york. 29 straight scoreless innings until this. dillon gee with authority, ends the shutout. bases loaded in the ninth. frank francisco. matt wieters scores. brian roberts hits it on the button. that is the ballgame. the orioles lose three in a row. the nationals in town tomorrow night. the yankees honor chipper jones last night. the braves played some home-run derby against the yankees. this is a home run in the fourth . then in the eighth inning. the yankees hit four home runs. the braves win. game 5 of the nba championship tonight in miami. funder need to win -- the thunder need to wi

in sight. and check this out. this is a great picture, sent to us here in damascus, maryland. damascus and, upper montgomery county, they got hit real hard. that looks like a tornado to me. we can't prove it's on the ground. again, it'll take a few days. and they will go out to these sights and confirm that there actually was a tornado. look at the debris pattern. we'll keep you posted on that throughout the storm surveys. but that looks to be like a tornado. that's damascus, the elementary school. so it is just behind that. and it will be a very good picture. i would like to thank all the facebook views as well. it really helped us out. >>> all right, we're still looking at a tornado watch way east of town and towards the delmarva area. not so much here, but to have it in place as the frontal system went across the bay over the next couple of hours. so back to the west we're fine. a couple of severe thunderstorm warnings out near hagerstown, but that's about it. now, we still have flood warnings in effect for you until 11:30. this area is shaded in blue, essentially the entir

only for those who like to gamble, but for almost all maryland residents. >> 400 million a year what is we anticipate paying in taxes which will make us the largest taxpayer in the state of maryland and by far, the largest single source of the revenue for the state's school system. it's got about $30 million a year to go to the local community as far as additional support for the infrastructure needs of the local community and about $65 million a year we'll be spending on just the goods and services we need to do to run this facility each year. >> reporter: norton says the casino will also employ about 1,500 people including this very tall woman. thousands of gamblers, perhaps a little more than 10,000, are expected tonight. once again the place opens at 10:00. we'll tell you all about the grand opening tonight live at 11:00. >> it's really not her height, is it? >> that's what you noticed is the height? that's what got you? >> thank you for making this a hard transition. >>> he was one of the world's most important science fiction writers. we know ray bradbury is gone now. at 7:00 we'll tell you he actually hated some of the topics h

. >>> we also want to tell you that governor martin oh mali declared a state of emergency in maryland. follow us on twitt twitter @nbcwashington.com for the latest updates there. in prince george's county they've opened up an emergency shelter to help residents affected by the storm. people who need assistance should go to northwestern high school. that's at 7000 adelphi road in hyattsville. the health is hear county workers on hand and a supply of water. that's good news. >>> the county extended the hours of several library branches today. the library, acting as cooling centers nep do not have county services available. just fyi on that. we've got a whole list of cooling centers on our website. nbcwashington.com and search cooling centers. >> those are just searching for friends or relatives to try and stay cool. >> check on your friends, relatives and neighbors and make sure everybody has ac. if they don't and you do, invite them over to watch nbc 4. >> a quick break. much more ahead. >> taking a look at the pictures of the damage in your neighborhoods. >>> and, of course, meteorologist time k

into the atlantic and on that side it could regain some strength and possibly still affect us here in marylandnotice almost all of the forecast models are taking it off to the east. almost all i said, we will keep you updated on this. >> stay with, wjz for unsubstantiate updates on debby -- for instant updates on debby. >>> the jerry sandusky sex abuse trial may be over but the story surely is not. >> reporter: sandusky's lawyers say they were not given enough time to prepare their defense and that could be the focus of their appeal. sandusky is in jail tonight since friday. more members of the jury are slowly coming forward talking about the trial and their perception of the former penn state assistant coach. >> we watched him defeat how he would react and there was, very little reaction. and i think that we felt that that he knew what he had done. >> reporter: now that sandusky is convicted. the next step in the criminal process is to determine the extent if any of penn state's culpability. specifically did anyone know of the abuse and why did they not stop it, adam. >> sandusky faces up to

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are at least 23,000 of the '93 to 2004 jeep grand cherokees that are still registered for use in d.c. and maryland combined. virginia does not keep records on a particular make and model, and i should tell you these accidents are still happening. according to police records, one man died back in november of last year on interstate 4 in lake mary, florida when he could not get out of a burning jeep. and a four-year-old boy in bainbridge, georgia died in march of this year when the jeep grand cherokee he was in was struck from behind and caught fire. now, the center for auto safety asked for both of these incidents to be included in nhtsa's investigation. >>> coming up tomorrow night at 11:00, you are going to hear from a chrysler whistleblower who will talk more about a potential solution and why he says the company knew about problems before these suv's even went into production. and if you go to our consumer section of our web site, wusa9.com, you can read documents from the nhtsa investigation into the 1993 to 2004 jeep grand cherokee as well as chrysler's statement about the expanded probe. >>

in the next -- de assure us their rooms are clean. i will tell you it is in the next hour. >> the cellist well represent us the pageant. >> miss maryland usa was first runner up. she will represent the united states in december. >> good luck to her. >> still to come, tonight is chance to weigh in on the rail project. why there is a mixed reaction to plan. >> the scandal at penn state. look ahead to jerry sandusky that begins check on your traffic and weather. >> we are in the weather center. it is looking rather cool for this work week. all week long, it is a rather cool and a little warmer into the weekend. are not looking at a lot of rain fall. just a few showers periodically. 61 in chevy chase. 58 in buoy. 77 the high temperature this afternoon. eight u.s. spot sprinkles from -- a few from 2:00 p.m.s on. tomorrow will be partly cloudy. high temperatures even cooler to 70 degrees. relatively cool this week and the low humidity. you can get your air conditioner a break. go to the set now. >> that is good to know. a break. the weekend project is complete. they pulled all the construction barrels out of the way. local lanes open this mo

us. >> in maryland where parking is a challenge. >> only cost about $1.50 ra day for a vehicle. >> russellet of 13 cruiser. he shuttles folks to find a place to spark anywhere they want to go for free. costs covered by advertising. >> it's a niche. but the niche is getting bigger every day. >> reporter: in ft. lauderdale the judge commutes every day. >> i have a traditional gas automobile. >> reporter: before the electric car he used four tanks a month. now he drives the old car so racial he only fills up once a month. >> four bucks a gallon, $4 a gallon, it's adding up. >> reporter: okay. so ann and willie, this sounds like a good idea until you hit the weather. i could see you tooling around manhattan because the weather is beautiful. here, not so much. >> it's pretty darn cute, nonetheless. kerry sanders, thanks so much for that report. >>> okay. coming up next, reality bites or does it? why vampires are hotter than ever these days coming up right after this. hi, i'm phil mickelson. i've been fortunate to win on golf's biggest stages. but when joint pain and stiffness from psoriatic art

in maryland. this home was bought in 2004. neighbors here tell us that they see brown two or three times a week commodified never his family. >> it is clear that you live in maryland, and set -- and pennsylvania. are you ok with that? >> he pays taxes in maryland and votes in maryland, and as long as he keeps driving down violent crime and homicide cops he can do what he wants for all i care. trex a state spokesman says brown pays for gas when it comes to camp hill. he put 4,000 miles more on his crown victoria than his predecessor locked in a similar time frame. but have you asked him to move to maryland? >> i do not agree with that assertion. >> in 2007, brown sparked controversy with his pension deal with the city police department. even though he left the department without the required years of service, he got a full pension by using the argument he had been laid off. in fact, he left the apartment for a state job when o'malley became governor. each receives a homestead tax credit, granted to homeowners only if they claim the residents of -- as

we've already seen three quarter inch hail north of us in frederick, maryland. right inside of that area, the tornado warning. that's what is in red and then the areas shaded in green. prince william county and fauquier county, that's where we have flash flooding that is taking place right around 66. down to the south of us, more warnings. severe thunderstorm warnings one in st. mary's county right now and st. george island making its way northeast towards lexington park. numerous warnings up now and there will be more warnings coming up from now until i think about 9:00, 10:00 this evening. >>> we'll go ahead and take a look and show you exactly what time these warnings do expire for these areas. you may have seen some warnings in your area, those are lifted and others continue to come out tornado warning for anne arundel and that is until 5:00. another six minutes for that tornado. that tornado warning up that area, that storm is now past. that storm is in baltimore county. no longer worry about that in howard county. the next tornado warning in washington, d.c

in ohio. while today he is using six rundraisers in maryland and pennsylvania to get more aggressive in attackingmptive nominee mitt romney by name. >> when i hear governor romney hear 25 years of private sector gives him a special understanding of how the economy works why are you running with the same bad ideas that brought the economy to the brink of disaster? >> romney, however, not about to stop hammering the president for saying the private sector is fine. >> instead you have seen growth of our economy below 2% for the first quarter. and you have about 15% of americans out of work, or stop looking for work or under employed. the president is out of touch. >> it is resonating with the key states. poll out today shows the president leading romney by six points. on the question who would do a better job on economy? romney leads by 6 points. the -- eight points. and he has a 17-point essential on the economy. >> one of the worst economic records in the country. >> obama campaign is eare responding with a tough new ad in pennsylvania and other battleground. slamming the former governor leaving m

. >> reporter: only a hand full of others are in use across the country and more could be built here in maryland. >> we'll see how this one works. >> it's a really neat interactive map of the interchange at wjz.com. they're celebrating father's day with a 5 k run and walk this morning. more than 75 teams met at the starting line in hunt valley. this year mark it is 24th year for the father's day run. all of the money raised goes to help premature babies. perfect morning for an event like this. we have a lot more still to come. a fierce fire. check out this video. a california brush fire swirling out of control tonight. more on the effort to try and contain it. a police stand off. why a new jersey cop is caught shooting at this police rescue tank. >> i could have multiple injuries. i shouldn't be here. >> she's walking and pulled the safety. a texas woman pulled from the car. >> the wait is over for thousands of shoppers who packed one of the largest grocery stores this week. all the details are just ahead. >> happy father's day to all you dads out there. summertime heat headed our way. we'll hav

accounted for 1 in 10 overall roadway fatalities in 2010. >> it was already illegal in maryland to text or speak while using a handheld phone behind the wheel. >> looking for clues in the a ton pace case. >> hernandez is accused of killing the boy more than three decades ago. he admitted to luring the boy in and choking him. officials were seen carrying out several plastic bags containing unknown items and a desktop computer. rose mary hernandez says her husband suffers from mental illness and the confession is unreliable. >> hernandez could get 25 years to life if convicted. >> a vacuum cleaner may have started a fire aboard a submarine. preliminary investigations link the fire to a vacuum cleaner. it started on may the 24th in the uss miami where the torpedo room is. no torpedos or other weapons were onboard the submarine. >> there's been another mass killing in war-torn syria. rebels say government-backed militia slaughtered dozens of the civilians. >> reporter: these are the latest casualties of an increasingly violent conflict in syria. rebels release this video. they blame militia loyal to the preside

us to our water cooler question of the day. even though there won't be a special session on expanded gambling this year, do you think table games will eventually be allowed in maryland? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. it looks like the ball is rolling on a new casino in western maryland. a deal was approved to allow a resort to buy the struggling rocky gap lodge. >> new details to a story refers brought you on wednesday. somebody drove a teenager to a field in howard county and shot him and ahead. the boy was found on tuesday night on old frederick road. the bar was airlifted to shock trauma. police are looking for multiple suspects -- the boy was airlifted to shock trauma. a man denies the charges in court. michael johnson and today not guilty plea. he is the ex-boyfriend of phylicia barnes' sister. they exchanged hundreds of calls and text messages the summer before she disappeared. >> trying to keep three baltimore city fire companies operating. testimony was heard from the department and concerned citizens. >> our leaders should not be happier spouting -- the men and women do it and

could mean for us here in maryland. and.. to the hospital.the rule thht kept them from applying sunblock on a field trip. 3 3 today is tuesday, june 26. 3 3 33 3 3 3 3 p3 3 police are on the hunt this morning..for a pair of robbery puspects... in a very unusual getaway car. car.it's a burgundy conversion van... with white lettering on pleasant aam-e church".church missing monday morning aaound 1. 10:30.an hour later... the stolen van was used toodrive away from a mcdonalds on reisterrtown road in pikesville... affer police say one of the men followed someone into the baahroom at the restaarant... and stole their wallet.no weapons were used but churchhleaderr want and their van back in ime for this unday's service. 19.56.24 tom cuttino, mt. pleasant ame church trustee: "why? why would ou want too steal a van from a hurch and use it to do something like thaa? both of them was wrong, make a right."((sot # 22)don't 22.05.055 rev. clifton sparrow, mt. pleasant ame church: "we just pray thaa thhse ((ho) did it, god will bring them

maryland residents. >> 400 million a year what is we anticipate paying in taxes which will make us the largest taxpayer in the state of maryland and by far the largest single source of revenue for the state's school system. it's got about $30 million a year to go to the local community as far as additional support for the infrastructure needs in the local community and then you have about $60 million a year that we'll be spending on just the goods and services that we need to do to run this facility every year. >> reporter: once again the casino opens at 10:00 tonight. we'll tell you all about it in a full live report tonight at 11:00. >> thank you, matt. >>> time to take a look at that forecast. meteorologist topper shutt outside on our weather terrace where we thought we might see a drip oar two of rain, but it hasn't really happened, has it? >> not here, but south of town it has, derek. a couple thunderstorms we've been tracking the last or so. we've zoomed in. go down u.s. 1 south of alexandria, pretty heavy rain. see the reds? rainfall rates about 1 inch per hour. the storm down 5 and in charles c

maryland law does not allow for a recall like the one ttat happened in wisconsin tonight. tonight.that brings us to our question of the dayshould maryland voters be allowed to recall elected ublic officials? officials? join the discussion, is t a political toollthat's used too often. it happens about twice every century.... and tonight, stargazers got the treat they've been waiiing . for. the planet venus.. passed ...in front of the sun.... sun.... it happens about twice every century.... and at the maryland science center toniiht, sttrgazers used solar glasses and telescopes to view venus in 3ransit. &p(10:01) "tooay i just came down here and i found this veey amaziin. just to see privilege...." 3 scientists have long used this event to study the distance between the earrh and the sun. sun.it won't happen again until the year 21-17.... 3 3 don't forget your bullets with this breakthrougg bra. how thiss new sspport system will take care of your front and still have your back. 3 1:09-1:13"nottggod enough, i want these dolls removeddfrom the shelves." sheeves." the woods coming has this houston wo

there is a heat advisory in effect today and eva have more in a moment but jennifer franciotti tells us what officials are doing to keep marylander says in the sweltering temperatures can as if read on cue, as summer begins today and said the dangerously high temperatures. still >> officials say it is time to take precautions. summer is all about long fun days in the sun but as the temperatures rise well into the 90's and feels even hotter, is not always so fun. >> for those people who are at risk -- >> articling centers are being stuck with water. >> we worry a lot about people who live in isolation, people without art -- air conditioning and people who are in need of shelter and those are the folks who are especially at risk. >> there were 34-keep related deaths in baltimore last year and 34 the year before that. people urge people to stay inside in air-conditioning and drink a lot of water, at least 3 liters per day. tech on elderly family and neighbors and those with health conditions. don't always assume that small children will speak up. they need water and heat -- air conditioning breaks every two hours theme kids and not

be argued during the next regular session in january and would then be on the 2014 ballot if passed. mgm resort ceo told us "mgm resources committed to maryland and our interest in national harbour is unabated." the peterson companies founder echoed the statement saying they appreciate the efforts of the governors work group to evaluate this historic opportunity to create thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions in new tax revenue. one business is pleased with the outcome. it has claimed all along there are already too many casinos in the state. the managing partner said he expansion of gaming facilities in maryland before the five designated sites are open and performing is premature and not in the best interest of the state. i have just been handed a statement from governor o'malley concerning this issue. he seems to be taking a jab at the casino. finding common ground will be difficult but house leadership has become invested in the notion that the anne arundel side of the casino should enjoy a run for as long as possible. it seems like a stay tuned issue from the governor. lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> in other news tonight, the la

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us to our water cooler question of the day. with the opening of the third largest casino in the nation, do you think maryland should build a sixth casino? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> police are investigating an early-morning shooting. officers were called to greenmount avenue just before 1:00. they found a man shot multiple times. there was a massive drug bust in baltimore. this happened on liberty road. there was $75,000 worth of crack cocaine and heroin and a wide range of high-powered weapons. >> these and not your average hand guns. we have day tech nine. we have a variety of handguns, a bulletproof vests. this is not somebody just selling on the corner. they are engaged in a high level of illegal activity. >> detectors were alerted by concerned citizens -- detectives were alerted by concerned citizens. five suspects have been arrested in connection with a meth lab. there was a strong odor coming from the holiday inn express led officers to a room where they discovered the chemicals. >> it is our understanding they are traveling contracto

in the skies over maryland. we have more from aviation experts tonight. >> reporter: right now, drones are mostly used overseas, but their presence here in the u.s. is about to increase. it fell from the sky with a boom and with this fiery wreckage comes a lot of questions. >> i knew that they use them in iraq and afghanistan, but i was really surprised. >> reporter: the naval drone was said to be on a routine test flight. right now, unmanned aircrafts are used as border surveillance or to target targets over seas. mike white is now the civil aviation team leader at spectrum in washington, d.c. he says the number of unmanned aircrafts patrolling the u.s. is going to explode. they have to create a plan to have drones in american air space by 2015. >> law enforcement will be using surveillance. the military will be using them for surveillance. >> reporter: concerns are being raised about drones sharing the skies with other aircrafts. white says the kinks need to be worked oh out. >> when it crashed here in maryland, it went into a marsh. we were very lucky. can you guarantee that you can control that? >> reporter:

us to our water cooler question of the day. with the opening of the third largest casino in the nation at arundel mills, do you think maryland should build a sixth casino? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> police all looking for a suspect in a shooting in east baltimore. police responded to a call just before 1:00 this morning. the unidentified victim was shot multiple times. police seized nearly one a thousand dollars worth of cash and high-powered weapons. police arrested roger dyer during tuesday's raid on liberty road. police say it was clear this was no small-time operation. >> these and not your average hand guns. we have a tech nine. 45 semi-automatic. we have a variety of handguns, bulletproof vests. this is not somebody just selling on the corner. they are engaged in a high level of illegal activity. >> please credit community cooperation and a month-long operation to making this raid a success. new details on the makeshift meth lab broken up by howard county police. police were called after the guests complained of a foul odor coming from on

battle.janice park is streaming live in middle river to ell us why a jury awarded bengie's nearly a million dollars. janice? janice? bengie's issthe very last drive in...in maryland and it's been a family business for the past 56 years.but since the royal farms opened...in 2008...the owner of bengie's says tte bright lights frrm the convenience store has interfered with people watching movies... bengie's saas the lights are 10 to 100 times brighter thann the image oo the screen. &pthoosand...to buuld a huge wall...but also to protect aa family legacy. featuues...by god had two avengers i going out for this jury" a neighborhood ggthered rec center scheddlld to clooe. mary rodman rec ccnter on west the cenners that will change its program because of budget cuts...residents thereesay... the children will have nowhere else to go. iq: well its kiiking our children oq: keeping this rec center open open4 rec centers will close for good. starting sunday... maryyand ressdents will see several tax hikes take effect. effect. the state's "flush" tax will double to $5 a month.... that's an increase from $30 to $60 annually.the revenue wwll gg toward upgrading wastewaterrtreat

just cooler to the south and of us. 64 degrees in fredericksburg and southern maryland.air to the of us.nd east is where they had a few showers earlier in the day. showers move from the north into earlier this afternoon. some thunderstorm warnings and now they're just a showers moving across the area. you want to keep your umbrella for when you head out tomorrow morning. tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow , there's a chance for some more showers. where the showers are located right now, beginning to -- k up a little bit montgomery county. most of it will move through the next hour or so. this is what it looks like for the next 48 hours temperatures remain year average for tomorrow and then cooled down tuesday, wednesday, and thursday. the forecast for tonight. for the day tomorrow, mostly breezy.nd expect a few showers and thunderstorms, mostly in the afternoon hours. temperatures around 80 degrees. extended outlook lower-ytime highs in the 70's. temperatures will warm back into and head over to wjla.com to get the latest forecast of 24 hours a day. fans were glued to the t

in australia. some might call her a purr-fectionist. >> shake, rattle and roll right there. >>> that's it for us. we'll be back at 11:00. >> thank you for watching wjz, maryland'ss station. much more ahead on the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley, >> pelley: tonight, the jury speaks. there is a verdict in the trial of the highest-ranking catholic church official charged with covering up sex abuse. >> what happened here was unspeakable. >> pelley: elaine quijano reports. tens of thousands pour into the heart of c who will be the next president of egypt. charlie d'agata is with the protestors. bob orr on an astounding new technology for police. scanning for criminals-- hundreds a minute-- but does it violate your privacy. >> some people think this is a little creepy. >> pelley: and steve hartman on the road chasing down a highway hero. >> this is way better than a.a.a.! captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. for the first time a senior member of the catholic church in the united states has been convicted of concealing sexual abuse of children by pedophile priests. 61-year-old monsignor william lyn

once again, if you're in studio, you would see everyone gathered around, checking out the monitors. that dog is not ugly. cool looking. >>> stay with us this morning, a marylandth grader accomplishing more in his short time on earth than most people do in a lifetime. >> this man's work is very impressive. it could one day help save lives. it's also gaining attention from some of the world's top scientists. >>> also ahead this morning, what's more stressful than when you travel, losing your wallet or losing your iphone? how travelers feel when their important personal belongings go missing. >>> what -- what dos this cloud look like to you? there's actually a name for it and it's a pretty rare sight to see. we'll tell you about that coming up in just a few moments. >>> mike, did you say that dog was breathtaking? >> here we go, chesapeake beach, a good looking shot. we got some storms in the mix later today. we're going to talk about that coming up. lauren. >>reporter: construction continues here on 895. i'll let you know how it could affect your commute coming up in my abc 2 time saver traffic report.

maryland regarding teen drug use. according to the a alcohol and drug abuse administration the problem is getting worse in maryland. the adaa says a number of teens seeking treatment for oxycodone scrup ped -- jumped 7 #% from 2008 to 2010. use of other pain killers increased by 35% and expercent say the -- ex-- experts say the problem is the drugs are so easy to find a mother started the heroin action coalition to raise awareness about teen drug abuse. >>> united health care will announce today it will hire 335 people in the baltimore area. according to the baltimore sun the jobs will support the acquisition of the excell health division providing medicare health plans. the united health care acquired the company in february. governor o'malley will be at today's announcement which is scheduled for 2:45. >>> it's 5:46 and for the first time the number of millionaires in asia has topped the number in north america. the report says the asian pacific region has homes right now to 3.37 millionaires that was last year. that's up almost 2% from the year before. now the number of millionaires in north america comes in at a

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in that vicinity. stay with us, there's much more to come. you're watching "good morning maryland." >>> we're back, thanks for staying with us, charts in the jerry sandusky -- closing arguments in the jerry sandusky sex abuse case will begin this morning a day after the defense rested. sandusky is accused of sexually abusing ten boys during a 15 year time span. he has pleaded not guilty to 51 separate counts, abc2's sherrie johnson is here with more. >> reporter: well, charlie closing arguments start in just a few hours in the high-profile case. jerry sandusky didn't stake the stand and an aattorney for one of the victims said the defense failed to confront the charges head-on. some character witnesses who met sandusky as children through his charity the second mile, did take the stand on wednesday. the final witness now 21 years old said that sandusky was a father figure to him. he testified that nothing sexual ever happened between him and sandusky during the more than 50 overnight stays at sandusky's house. he also said he felt pressured by investigators to say something that w

us. talking about the water here in maryland. there's the chesapeake beach. 29% humidity. we like this this way. humidity nice and low. winds northwest at eight, gusty in spots. it a mix of clouds, gorgeous looking day. here's our view. maryland's most powerful radar all sweeps scanning clear. we should see a clear sweep through friday afternoon. we should see pop-up heat. it's about to ramp up. savor these numbers, upper 70s to 80. things will be getting hot are and much more humid. that northwesterly flow continues. that's pulling in cooler and more notably drier air. so we're still in that dry flow for another night. winds will diminish after sunset. remember, with the wind gusts, the low humidity levels and the rainfall deficit, outdoor burning ill add advised. there's an enhanced fire risk. the trend shows not new weather blowing. things will stay dry as we go into thursday, still not much weather. again, debby is the deal, big deal weather wise. by thursday off shore and eventually working her way well offshore of maryland. overnight 57 with clearing skies. tomorrow

us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think the city of baltimore should call in maryland state police to help control downtown violence? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. top police officer and his family are getting tax breaks in two different states. he lists his legal resident is baltimore -- in baltimore. he has a tax credit. that allows the browns to take a $3,700 break on their tax bill. >> he pays taxes in maryland. he votes in maryland. as long as the keeps driving down violent crime and homicides, he can commute to canada on weekends for all i care. >> a spokesman said he was not aware he has a tax credit on the baltimore house. the credit was file back in 2010. police are hoping you could help identify a person of interest. images of this man were captured by surveillance cameras. investigators say a woman was walking around 1:30 a.m. when the suspect grabbed her from behind and sexually assaulted her. >> definitely an area where there might be people that saw more than they realize. we're hoping even just really from this video t

us. there you see one cell. one approaching hampsted. in the low r -- lower portion of maryland, and salisbury, showers around there. the activity northwest could be in our region in the next hour or two. a lot of these are weakening in the next hour or two. we're losing the heat from the sun. temperature-wise, we're at 77. 70 in ocean city

appropriations bill...then it that brings us to ur question of theeday.do you thinn the voters should decide whether illegal immigrantss get in-state tuition in maryland? gooto fox-ballimore dot com and tell us what you think. you can also sound off throuuh facebook. send us a tweet.. at foxbaltimore. and you can text your answer to 45203. enter fox45a for yes.. or fox45b for no. 3 more disturbing details pormer penn tate assistant football coaah jerry sandusky. what one viccim said. faccnn a new set of charges - after attacking an officer in aafoiled essape attempt... and it's all caughtton tape. 3 --adblib weather tz-- sandusky'sssex buse rial brooght more dark secrets to whose accusations against the former assistant foooball coach sparked the criminal inveetigation, testified...and prosecutorssaccused a penn state officiallof keeping a secret file about the ormer foottall coochhs alleged incidents.rick vinneet explains what happened on this explosive daa in court. court. jerry sandusky arrived at court tuesday to face his cass.the 18-year-old known as "victim one" was emmtionaa as he testified that he spent the night at sandusky's home more than 1