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>> it's warm here in westminster for sure.t's a mandatory reporting date for the rookies and the quarterbacks. but a number of ravens veterans have shown up early in anticipation of getting camp started after a very good play- off year of last year. one veteran we have not seen is receiver derrick mason, who is pondering retirement. what's an announcement he first made a couple of weeks ago. now, quarterback joe flacco spoke with mason recently, and we asked him what he knows about mason's status for this season. >> i have no idea. i really don't. i really have no idea what he's thinking. obviously he thought about it enough to come out and say that he's going to retire. so we'll see what happens. we're going to go out there and practice like he's not going to be around. and if he happens to be around, we'll obviously work with him. but like i said, i really don't know what he's thinking. i haven't talked to him enough. andion if anybody knows-- and i don't know if anybody knows what he's thinking, except him and his family. >

everybody gets what they want in westminster. i'll explain, when eyewitness news continues. >>> and could we see scattered showers again tonight? the updated first warning weather forecast with tim coming right up. >>> it's kickoff time. training camp begins, bright and early this morning. if you head over the next few weeks, tens of thousands of people descend on mcdaniel college. mike schuh is live in westminster, with a look at the excitement surrounding the return of football. mike? >> reporter: it's hot. that's what's happening out here, at training camp, vic. everybody gets what they want in westminster. the coaches assess the players. the fans get to see the stars. and the merchants get the money. >> reporter: t. sizzle. isn't even in camp. but the return of the ravens and their 80,000 fans, has seen a lot of sizzle for this town. $1.2 million left behind on main street. >> that sure helps if you come downtown and shop the merchants and eat at the restaurants down here. >> training camp is back in town ♪ come to play anoth

come to westminster. seems everybody gets what they want. the coaches, the fans, and the merchants. >> reporter: t. sizzle. isn't each in camp. but the return of the ravens and their 80,000 fans, means a lot of sizzle for this small town. $1.2 million left behind on main street. >> that sure help today. sure help fist they come downtown and shop the merchants and eat at the restaurants down here. >> training camp is back in town. come to harry's all around. whoo whoo whoo whoo ♪ >> while westminster is fun to go to. in addition to the ravens' training camp, it's got a lot of historic atmosphere. >> reporter: for harry sitinackis, these weeks of green and purple means green. >> our sales go up about 25% the first three weeks. for us, it's economic recovery, our own stimulus package here. so we thank the ravens for that. >> reporter: and for this city, it's also a boost to civic pride. >> everything says westminster. everything flacco breathes or mason breathes. it's like westminister biline. and that's great. and some people say, oh, yeah, i

up in the westminster area heavy showers, over by manchester, south and east of the westminster regionwe'll show you those in a radar in a second. let's go take a lookout right now. overlooking the downtown area on pratt street, looking pretty nice, our temperature at dwi this your good marshall, right now 76 degrees, look at the humidity 898%, it is thick out there. this is sit on the front stoop night. wind currently from the southwest at 3 and the wind steady. watches and warnings, we're clear right now, no real thunderstorm activity but some very heavy weather on the lower eastern shore. a low tide 7:20 in the morning, high tide 6 minutes after the noon time hour. our winds tomorrow will come to us from the south at 14 miles per hour. sun comes up at 3 minutes after 6 and will set at 8:22. the low this morning was 71 degrees. the high today 87, which hit our 2-degree guarantee right on the nose two days in a row. it's the reason they call it baltimore's most accurate forecast. temperatures around the area york at 70, 74 in hagerstown, 76 in downtown, 73 in easton, 79 on the boards

enjoy the day. >> in westminster, joel d smith. fox 45 news "late edition". >> new guidelines raise a red flag about the safety of tanning beds. why health leaders say tanning beds are as deadly as arsenic and mustard gas. >> they have shutter things. >> in carroll county, a small parade has historic significant. find out why. and president obama's deadline is coming up fast. but opposition is not . >> the national institutes of health prepare clinical trials on two h1n1 vaccines. researchers hope to have the trials completed before fall when the virus may make a lethal come back. they are evaluating safety and effectiveness but how much is needed to protect the country from a resurgence. they say two doses will most likely be needed. >> we think most of the population has never seen this virus because it is a new one and doesn't have long-term protection against it. so we might see an increased amount of illness from it. particularly in younger people. >> a federal advisory committee meets wednesday to recommend which group should

. >> reporter: i'm suzanne collins in westminster. burglaries in almost every town in carroll county are solved when one married couple is arrested. >>> i'm tim williams in for bob turk. well, the storms have fizzled out, but the temperatures are just heating up. so how warm will your weekend be? your exclusive first warning forecast coming up. >>> it is 78 degrees and cloudy. the complete forecast is coming up. >>> hot weather and high winds are producing once in a generation waves in southern california. they bring spectacular sunk but the 20-foot swells also bring danger. one body surfer lost his life when he was slammed against the rocks. warpings for rip currents will continue to be posted for a few more days. >>> dramatic video of a south carolina treerp being shot is viewed in court. anthony glover fires from inside the car and wounds the trooper 15 months ago during a traffic stop. glover was sentenced to 17 years for assault and battery with intent to kill. the trooper recovered from his injuries and was in court during the s

it's life. >>>. >> welcome back to westminster. we mention ravens training camp did officially open this morning right behind me on the practice field here at mcdaniel college. kind of a is all number turned out. just rookies and couple of veteran and the work out wasn't all that long either as ravens hit the field this morning. john harbaugh called off the work out about an hour and 15 minutes in. just weren't enough people to go and he had coaches running in position many times. all that will change of course by wednesday when all the veterans report in. but we do have news that all is not well. player unable to perform is very long. willis among them on the list. show it to you in a second. harbaugh despite all the negative today goes in with high expectation. >> we have to have a great training camp. that starts with today's practice. focus on one day at a time. great practice on top of another great practice on top of another great practice we are done with this thing we'll be the very best ravens we can be. if we are the best

in westminster, route 428 at leistert church road, closed because of a bad car accident. till crews on scene because of -- utility crews on scene because of downed power lines. expect delays there as well. >>> a towson high school is closing its doors. call it a sign of the changing economy. >> i'm cheryl conner live at towson catholic high. you'll hear from the archdiocese of baltimore, coming up. thursdayfinall dinner with the girls tonight. mmm... mexican, or italian?ñ?ñ?ñ?ñ?xg i better skip breakfast. yep, this is all i need. ( stomach growls ) óçox so ski you catll this... abd i@l h . victory is... sweet. ♪ the art of getting dirty. the art of getting clean. new powerfully formulated wisk®... is better on tough mud stains than tide total care. wisk®. powerfully clean. perfectly priced. >>> many parents hope there will be some sort of divine intervention but the baltimore archdiocese says this morning don't count on it. word spread quickly that towson catholic is closing because of money problems. cheryl conner has reaction this morning. cheryl? >> reporter: towson ca

just to the west of crofton, affecting folks near easton, and flooding in southern york county, westminster, even western howard county, taylorsville, finksburg getting showers, moving right through the baltimore region. we do expect this to be in our area the next two hours with some possible heavy, heavy downpours. after that things should quiet down overnight. >> thanks, bob. >>> a threat to an airport put a baltimore county man in trouble with the law. now the maryland transportation authority admits it was wrong. tonight the final cleared wrong says stories like his could happen to anyone. eyewitness news is live. that man, george spying, spoke exclusively to kelly mcpherson. >> reporter: it's been years for this man fighting with the mdta dealing with depression and tough finances, and tonight he finally gets an apology that he says is long overdue. a bomb threat e-mailed to bwi airport in october 2006 changed this baltimore county jazz composer's life forever, starting with wrongful arrest. >> the lead guy says, you can make this either hard or easy on yourself. did you send bomb thr

westminster, howard county. and columbia and ellicott city getting decent rain. continue to see this slowly move off to the east. not a fast-moving storm. so this activity will drop good rainfall over the next hour or so. and, in fact, looking at the track of the storm. it looks like we will see the storm tracking just off to the east. slowly. areas that will probably be in that area, anywhere from catonsville to wood hern, and lochearn. direction is 20 after you are seeing the rain come down. and other areas will probably continue to see the rain over the course of the next hour or so. moving to baltimore county into harford county. slice through the storm. looking at x vision. this is showing how strong the storms are. it looks like on a 3-d level. this is 20,000-foot mark. so as we go through the storms. some of the storms have higher mark. anywhere from 25 to 30,000 feet. and that is where usually more of the core of the lightning is associated, and the heavier downpours. through central carroll county right now. folks in westminster are dealing with that con

and at westminster, you can get a front row seat. >> i love the ravens. i don't get to go to the games. can't afford the tickets. but this is the close yeftd i can get. >> we get here free, none of the risk. they got pay to see their team in training camp. we still got this free. it's good. >> i watch the ravens on tv. this is my first time down here. i've been trying to get down here for the last two years. i finally got my license, so i could come down here. >> i like the ravens and always wanted to come. >> how far do you think they will go? >> i say 12-4. sit back, see the new guys out there, see if they can make the team. >> in the ravens town village parents and kids get to bond. >> it's a lot of fun. it's good for the kids. we like it. >> and kids find out kicking is harder than it looks. >> yeah. a lot better idea. >> and for fans, perhaps the best part, the one-on-one contact you can't get anywhere else. >> these guys are great. as you can see, a bunch of people already out here today. you can hear the cheers. every time we throw a long pass i th

ashley from westminster writes, scaring the children was justified. that will probably prevent them from doing something illegal again. sometimes you have to show them how serious real crime is. >> to read more responses go to foxbaltimore.com and click on the question of the day. >> one man was taken to the hospital today after being hit by an unmarked police car. it happened about 5:00 this evening near the intersection of milton avenue in fayette street in baltimore. man darted out in front of the unmarked car. suffered bumps and bruises, but nothing life threatening. police are investigating but calling it pedestrian error. >> rowhome in east baltimore goes up in flames and two firefighters hurt. started at 7:00 this morning, on saint mathew's street. flames shooting out of the roof when fire crews got to the scene. one person inside was able to get out. two injured firefighters are expected to be okay. the cause appears to be electrical. >> first on fox. tonight, six baltimore city fire companies are not responding to calls tonight. firefighters

let's throw it out to rob carlin in westminster. robbie? >> hey, i'm rob carlin live in westminster outside the ravens team hotel. and they're all now here well. saw terrell suggs, but the reason we're here today, it was a closed day, an administrative day. we weren't supposed to be up here. but the ravens have agreed to a contract, their first year offensive tackle michael oher. he will be on the field tomorrow for the first full team workout. oher agreed to a deal at 11:00 last night. a five-year, $13.8 million contract with almost $8 million guaranteed. oher has been working out in memphis while the rancho bernardos were here in westminster, trusting his agent. and trust me when i tell you, he is ready to play some football. >> you either got to move forward and continue to work hard and, you know, just put all your trust in the right people and come to practice and play every day. >> we traded up to get him for a reason. nothing we have seen through that day through the minicamps and first day of practice today that have changed our min

around the immediate metro area, we're seeing 79 in westminster. 82 in columbia. 82 on kent island. 80 in bel air. >>> winds from the southwest bringing us warmer air. that's going to be with us right on through until tomorrow. temperatures really go up. and you can see in areas where the clouds have broken, the sun came through, heated things up. and those storms started to really fire things up in concentrated areas. but what we're going to be seeing is a bit of clearing through tomorrow. we have thunderstorms in the forecast. they're just very stray. we're going to be seeing a good bit of clearing. the humidity stays in place. and the heat is definitely going to get your attention tomorrow as we see temperatures soaring right on up to 90. so the warm air stays in place through saturday. front comes through and gives us a chance of showers on sunday afternoon. then we keep that chance through the weekend. the understand of the weekend and into the beginning of the week. >>> this is how it all shapes up. 8:26, your advisory. and next high tide, fort mchenry, just after 9:00. an evenin

training camp 2009 began this morning at mcdaniel college in westminster. and sports director bruce cunningham was there. bruce? >> early this morning. after coming one game short of a berth in the superbowl, ravens have had almost exactly six months to digest all that happened in that remarkable season. john harbaugh almost a superbowl coach in his rookie and this morning as he began the second year as coach, he sounded like a man with a mission with a clear vision for his football team. >> we have to have a great training camp that starts with today's practice. and if we focus on one day at a time. and put another great practice on top of another on top of another. when we are done we will be the best we can be. and if we are, people will have a tough time standing in front of us. >> we will have more from westminster and joe flacco talking about his second season and john harbaugh and one-on-one with demetrius williams who wants to stay healthy and help the ravens with the big hole they have in that position. all coming up on "sports unlimited". >> for f

from westminster and finksburg to taneytown and mount airy, as abc 2 news jeff hager reports, that is making it difficult to track down all of their victims. >> reporter: witnesses spotted the suspects' red and white truck near a number of burglarized homes, and it was easy to spot wh they stole from his home. >> use chains. >> reporter: but it's the foreign currency, the high- priced coin that are now baffling state police in their efforts to return stolen items to their rightful owners. >> the japanese peso was -- that was issued by the japanese government when they occupied the philippine islands back in the 1940s. this is the united states of america trade dollar that was minted back in 1877. and it has -- according to what i've been able to find on this, it is fairly valuable, actually very valuable, about 1500 and up. >> reporter: investigators say jerome and tina heran hit so many homes, that they apparently can't remember where they pilfered the world war ii era currency. and no one has reported it stolen. the only thing certain is that it did them little good in financing the

jerry sandusky is live in westminster. >> at one level, the atmosphere in westminster was almost timeless. it could be 1969 or it could be 2009. you can already feel the difference from a year ago. john harball and joe flacko are coming to training camp. i want to know who the wide receivers? drew bennett retired yesterday. they have not spoken with derrick mason, but there will sign another receiver because they are a body charged with that bennett, just for practice. there were no signs today of michael orr. that is -- there is a lack assignees for the no. 1 picks. john harball will get everything rolling quickly. there will be on the field for the first tomorrow morning -- for the first time tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m. >> thank you so much. still ahead, a member of the wbal family has a chance to be seen by the rest of the country. >> we have you can help to make that happen. >> there were storms in the area yesterday. we're looking to see if there will be a repeat performance. will be a repeat performance. >> we have breaking news. roy. >> a they have just finished righting this veh

it is still 90 in westminster and 90 in cumberland the reagan 89. if you get a storm that moves over you, the temperature drops, but they humidity's phase. do points show you where the muddy areas are. the higher the dew point, the more monday the atmosphere. 75 on the beach at ocean city is. contrast that to the mountains three a nice and cool and dry out here. it is the boundary between the east and the west. that will continue through the early evening. 88 for the high at the airport. if you get the storm moving through, it can produce a lot of rain. a half inch of rain in a short time. tonight we have partly cloudy skies. a little fog may form. 68 degrees to 75. most of the summer, a cool front has swept through. now the front fed come rolling in from the into the bermuda high and stall, and with those funds trying to move in, you get thunderstorm activity each afternoon, and that is loyd to be the pattern for a couple more days. the next front is a little stronger. it will make a good hit on our area. from the coast to the mountains, the threat

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westminster, carroll county, of course.lear whether receiver derrick mason will be there today or any time soon as he is considering retirement, but head coach john harbaugh said they will add another receiver to assist quarterback joe flacco. you saw flacco walk by a minute ago. >> it is exciting. ravens opening camp in westminster. mark viviano will be covering that, 4, 5, 6 and at 11:00. on air and online. catch the show 105.7. all over the ravens. i am just telling you right now tickets came in the mail yesterday. >> i haven't seen mine yet. >> the i am just telling, you right now just put some money aside. barring injury, i am -- i am not -- i am not even going out on a limb. >> okay. >> i am standing on solid ground. barring injury and that is the one variable in the nfl. this team is going to the playoffs. i listen to all of these sports talk shows and everybody is talking about. we got to play san diego and that tom brady and the patriots going to be playing. all you have to do is design a team that will beat the pi

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this was taken by sean pasric in westminster. the dark clouds as the storm approach. you can send weather shots or video by going to foxbaltimore.com/your take. any pickup trucks are there. you can send them from you're cell phone to 56 at foxbaltimore.com. here is a look now where the sun managed to make its way out again. but this is storms earlier make a mess of the evening commute. we will check in with candice with the traffic. judge the storm caused a lot of effects we are seeing average pretty far down. 43 miles per hour on 95 through white march. i can tell you it is 47 on northbound side of the jfx. 43 on 83 through baltimore county. same on 95. now the storms did impact the commute. we have falling trees and wires and blocking southbound falls between hill side and rukson side you with take the jfx in the south direction but not the north there is a crash that shut down 2 left lanes near rukston road. heavy commute on the top end of the beltway from calston to parkville. we have a disabled car at route 40. now as far as 95 in that white march area thankfully

immediate metro area. 68 in westminster, 69 at bel aire and 74 on kent aisle. the winds we talked about coming in from the west, southwest, currently calm, coming in around the southwest around hagers town, 10-mile per hour winds around ocean city and we'll see the showers roll on through here, begin, potential is for the entire week, really, we are looking at showers as a result of a front moving through that will stall just east of the area tonight and it will stay with us through the rest of the week. there will be a potential for showers and thunderstorms until this feature pushes out of here, we really done see that happening in the immediate future. sunset is at 8:24. a small craft advisory in effect. winds from the south at 10 notes. >> so, your forecast look like 90 degrees, today and we are seeing a daytime high, there you go. we'll talk about the next five days coming up, 90 degrees today, tonight just down to around 66 degrees. jessica. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news" this sunday morning, governor palin parting ways. why today holds special sign

in westminster.uick peek at the afternoon and every afternoon this week, the chance of showers and storms. chief meteorologist norm lewis will be back in at 5:00 to check out maryland's most powerful doppler radar. it could get a little bumpy in afternoon. >> see you tomorrow. and this is your movies on demand screen. oh cool. (cable guy) so what are you going to do next? who are you? who is he? it's okay. well, i'm going to... activate over 100 hd channels? program his remote? it's like you've been watching him all day. have you been watching me all day? no. (announcer) want the ultimate upgrade for your home? switch to verizon fios. unlike cable, fios brings 100% fiber optics straight to your home for razor-sharp tv, america's top rated internet, and crystal-clear phone service, just $79.99 a month for the first six months. it's like 3 services for the price of 2. just sign up today. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v and, at no extra cost, we'll set up yo

all coming >> welcome back to westminster.vens rookies reported today and selected veterans sprinkle in as well. some of them pretty big names. they all hit the field tomorrow morning at 8:45 the first full squad work out is friday. veteran should start or bulk of them should start showing up around wednesday. to say the least football is back. some of the arrival today included starters ben grub the guard no. 1 draft pick couple years ago. receiver harper and webb and roll even joe flacco in camp. he wants to get an early look at the rookies as well. coach harbaugh has big plans for this camp. >> we want to have the best training camp in the nfl. that starts with tom. we want to have the best day we can have tomorrow. so that is how it was last year. that's how it's going to be next year. that's how it is this year. we are excited to get going and get about the business of practicing football. >>reporter: now the ravens were shocked to get a call late last night from newly signed receiver bennett saying he was retiring. veter

jennifer franciotti live in westminster with more. i know you are in a good mood today. >> i am so in a good mood. what is not to be happy about? training camp starts the day, the first public date is tomorrow. right now things are quiet. the staff is getting ready and you see the crew getting the field ready. as mentioned, training camp means a lot of dollars for the city of westminster so. businesses are gearing up as well. -- area businesses are gearing up as well. even the seats are purple hair and during the month training camp this year -- more than double the amount of normal customers come into heat. >> it just gets busy and overwhelm sometimes. >> we get a lot. last year we were really busy. >> it is ridiculous. extremely busy, the line through the door. >> always something that would look at. >> the mayor says was the answer is thrilled to host the ravens. they say on average they see an increase of 30%, and so there are welcome signs from the team hotel to flags flying on main street. >> you see the spirit walking on main s

that's heading up towards westminster. you folks in southern carroll county, and portions of carroll county, look for that stuff. and down to the south, around brandy wine, upper marlboro. another batch of showers. around the baltimore region, this is the line we're seeing move through. we'll look at brief downpours. mainly lightning. after that, things should quiet down. >>> the budget crunch. maryland begins another round of major budget cuts. now governor martin o'malley is asking your opinion on where the state can save money. political reporter pat warren, with more on how that is going to work. >> reporter: under pressure to find savings in excess of $400 million, with top officials assembled to look for ways to cut the budget, governor o'malley find its easier to look what he won't do, than what he will do. >> we want to look at others from the state. we're not going to release people early from prison before their sentences are up. we're not going to cut education. and those who are -- we are not looking to engage

. >> spent in westminster, even the streets are purple. business is good. >> it gets busy.overwhelmed sometimes. they want a lot of cold sandwiches. >> we get a lot. lester, it was really busy. -- last year, i was really busy. >> the mayor says that westminster is thrilled to host the baltimoreans. there are welcome signs everywhere, from the team hotel to the flags flying on main street. >> you can see the spirit as you walk up and down main street. at the mall, they have a purple fountain. there is a camaraderie of having them in town. >> they get an opportunity to experience it. >> training camp is the best time of year for us. every week of training camp week, we have nothing to worry about. >> they are getting into the spirit and having fun. >> they get their mail free for that visit. what else could you want. we do tend to give away a lot of meals during training camp. >> next year's training camp will be in terms of bringing fans to westminster. everyone is hoping for a good season. >> our own sandra shaw has a chance to coach for a day live on regis and kelly. >> sa

. >>> and husband and wife are accused in multiple burglary. 41-year-old man of westminster charged in 14 burglary between april and july. his 2534-year-old tina was charged in 6. they stole thousands of dollars worth of good and property from homes in carol county. >> and howard county police arrested a teen in connection with a shooting near a basketball court. the 17-year-old is charged with assault as a juvenile. police say he assaulted another person who then shot johnson back on july 9. johnson was taken to shock trauma with non-life threatening injuries. police say they are still working on an arrest. to arrest the shooter rather in the incident. >>> and teacher and hockey coach is now facing a federal indictment on child pornography charges. 52-year-old john kovak arrested in march. investigators say he began having sexally explicit on line conversation with someone he thought was a teenager girl. turns out it was a retired l.a. cop. officers say they found child porn on the coach's computer. kovak is convicted he could face 20 years in prison. >>> last ditch effort to save tow

>>> welcome back to westminster.wo of the onfield portion of training camp has come and gone, most hee rookies. the veterans reported today. full squad workout on friday. first round pick michael ore not among them. negotiations still continue. ravens are hopeful they can get him in by the end of the week but thus far no movement. paul krueger agreed to his deal saturday. he's out of utah where he recorded 125 tackles and ten and a half sacks. not bad for a converted quarterback. in just two weirs he get a million five guaranteed in this new ravens deal and that's a very big deal for a kid from orem, utah. >> that was my number one, you know, priority was being here with my teammates, you know, when i was supposed to be here and just, you know, being a part of things from day one, so i'm really happy i was able to get that done. >> you are aware the first day you get here, play like a raven, go full speed every play. that's kind of what makes the team what it is in my opinion. pretty impressive to me. >> reporter: th

it's a downed tree in westminster at green valley and main street. watch for possible closures there. not seeing delays, we're look at drive times up to speed. 11 minutes on the northeast corner. five minutes from the 895 split to ft. mchenry. on the west side, about a 11-minute ride there. here's a live view of traffic. heading out on 295 in the area of 175. not seeing any delays there. but possibly in the 6:00 hour we'll see them. we'll switch over to a live view of traffic on 895 at i-95 on the southwest side, running smoothly there. that's latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's see what's going on as far as the buses and the trains. have is a great weekend, kurt. >> thank you. have a great weekend. we are look at a few diversions on the buses right now. the nine buses diverting at greenside. the 77 with the diversion at he had monday so and ingleside. and the 17 buses at nursery and winter son. light rail on time from hunt valley to courtroomwell. the metro also on time. we have on the mafer marc, 503 with a 20-minute delay. with the m.t.a. transi

they are at 54 westminster. westminster back to up 55. 59 eldersburg.ound the beltway, 65 in towson. across the bay to rock haul. south of rock hall, clouds across the lower eastern shore. for most of us, patchy fog gives way to a mostly sunny morning and two-degree guarantee of 85. back to the roads with kim. >> thank you. traffic is mostly quiet around the area as we check the major roads. a couple of smaller incidents. we do have a disabled vehicle 95 southbound, between the beltway and the kenwood avenue overpass. also in fredrick county, in smithfield, route 17 at martin road closed in both directions because of debris in the roadway. looking you now at 95 southbound from howard county to the capitol beltway we do have smooth traffic flowing in both directions. this traffic report brought to you by baltimore's country station 93.1 wpoc for the wok -- work day. back to you. >>> 5:41. the maryland transit authority has a serious light rail investigation on their hands today. >> one teen dead, another seriously hurt after apparently getting hit by a l

the purple cars will be traveling to westminster where the full team will work out for the first timehis season. training camp opened monday. the first practice was tuesday. veterans reported on monday. this morning, fans will see the full squad on the field. yesterday, the ravens announced first round draft pick offensive tackle michael orr signed a five-year deal. he gets a $13.8 million contract with a nearly $8 million guarantee. >> i'm the type of guy i don't want to let my teammates down. i want to go through everything they are going through. i want them to hurry up and get me a count. >> we traded him up to get him for a reason. nothing that we've seen thiness that day through the mini scamps and ota's and first day of practice have changed our mind. we even feel better about it. >> reporter: orr grew up homeless in mississippi. his life is the subject of a best-selling book which is made into a movie starring sandra bullock. he will be on the field with his teammates beginning at 8:45 and again 2:45. training camp goes until august 23rd. if you want an autograph, you are enco

if you think you could be a victim of this crime spree, call the westminster barracks. here's the number, 410-386- 3000. >>> let's go to cecil county where an elkton man is in jail, arrested a second time now. charles samuel hall, police say, broke into several homes in chesapeake city and elkton. authorities don't think he acted alone. he allegedly made off with more than $14,000 in stolen items. police say he's admitted to an addiction to painkillers. so that may have been a motive. >>> two of the best soccer teams in the world will take to the field in baltimore tonight. chelsea and a.c. milan were supposed to practice on the field at m & t bank stadium but doggone weather, justin. they wanted to see the natural grass that's been brought in just for the game tonight. so the game is sold out. if you are going, it's recommended you use public transportation. >>> people living in harrisburg are dealing with heavy flooding. severe storms started rumbling through early last night caused major flooding around the harrisburg area. emergency crews were so busy, they responde

windy at the shore. 74 at bell eight, 73 westminster. annapolis-d.c. at a mild 77. very light winds. generally an east-southeast flow keeping us on the moist side. clouds, sun today, a few showers drifting through right now. showers just south of ocean city, and well up to the north and west across western p.a. and central pennsylvania. that's where most of the rain fell today. now, to the west, we talked about that rain shield down across kentucky, tennessee, quite a bit of shower and thundershower activity. you can see how it's kind of thinning out, so some of this will make it over the mountains interest our region tomorrow, tomorrow afternoon. a it lot of it is going to pass northwest of us. this batch here south of ocean city is going to ride up the eastern shore to new jersey, and we'll see quite a bit of rain. some folks will see some showers and thundershowers. it looks like we'll stay in the humid air, but by friday afternoon i think most of this is done and it starts to dry a little bit for saturday as well. saturday, friday and saturday, probably not too

westminster is 72. at the airport and downtown is 75 degrees right now. here is the next line of storms coming in. it is a complex storm system trying to move through, and it is moving slowly, so we will still be dealing with it tomorrow. we will spend the day moving across the peninsula, so it will take awhile to get this disturbance out of the way. therefore, the rain chances stick around for a while. tonight, scattered thunderstorms and mostly cloudy. the winds will be light and variable. again, scattered thunderstorms in the future, although it tapers off by the end of today. thunderstorms and a friday forecast. saturday and sunday looked dry with highs in the upper 80's. futurecast shows a lingering chance of rain in friday afternoon, and it finally dries out. a hot, humid day is expected on saturday, and saturday's forecast is calling for temperatures near 90 degrees or so, and no rain in the saturday forecast. 89 on sunday. thundershowers on the forecast. it will not be raining all the time. most of the time it will just be partly cloudy, but the r

let's take it to westminster. we are looking at 59 degrees now. back with sunshine here across winters mill high school in carroll county. we take you on down to the south side. annapolis, a much milder 65 degrees by the harbor school but all temperatures running well below normal. the record low is 58 set back in 2001. we're two degrees off that pace. we may drop another notch or two before bouncing off the bottom but after reaching 86 this afternoon, sunny to partly cloudy we'll likely have a brand new record low tomorrow morning. more on that coming up. >>> 6:31. kim brown has a check of the roads. >> thank you. we have traffic building and minor slowing on the outer loop, that is going to be between libbed rote and edmondson avenue. however, there's still a large piece of wood in the road, at the inner loop near the security boulevard exit. use caution there. still dealing with a couple of crashes, howard street and 211st street in the -- 21st street in the city, anne arundel county. and another piece of wood in the roadway, route 29 at the ro

it's moving day here in wist minister. -- westminster. mandatory check in. a number of veteran players here early. a clear sign that there is eager anticipation. after the play-off run they had a year ago. one veteran we have not seen is wide receiver derrick mason, who was pondering a possible retirement. it's something he made first known about two weeks ago. quarterback joe flacco recently spoke with derrick mason. and we asked him today what he knows about mason's status. >> i have no idea. i really don't. i really have no idea what he's thinking. obviously, he thought about it enough to come out and say that he's going to retire. we'll see what happens. you know, we're going to go out and there practice -- there and practice like he's not going to be around. and if he happens to be around, we'll obviously work with him. but like i said, i really don't know what he's thinking. >> we need receivers now to fill out training camp. we're looking for the best guys out there we can. young guys, older guys, whoever that may be. >> reporter: one veteran receiver

westminster, one report of inch and a half of rain. still some showers near day taylorsville. around the city, nothing bough few sprinkles. all this activity continues to move to the north away from our region. we might see a repeat of this again tomorrow and over the next several days. a little bit of instability. these showers and storms can develop rather quickly. these things really came up fast. take a look at temperatures right now. 73 here with no rain in the city. no rain at the airport. 60s to the north. low 60s out at oakland where they did see rain earlier tonight. around the baltimore metro, where it's rained upper 60s, some spots even as low as 62, 63. so pretty good rain right across the northern tier of harford, baltimore, and westminster, carroll county, manchester, emmets berg, parkton, sparks, phoenix, pretty good rain. annapolis, not drop. kent island, quiet at # 3 degrees. right now winds continue to be vought the east, bringing in some more moisture of the atlantic ocean. that will probably continue for a little while longer. you see the clouds, showers, o

goodness. 52 in westminster? 52 in towson. 52 ellicott city. 59 laurel. we push the low 60s around the bay. sparrows point and annapolis, 64 degrees. we got the spread of mid-50s to low to mid-60s. record low of 58, probably not going to be achieved on this morning. we'll get back to our two-degree guarantee of 86 this afternoon but record lows possible tonight. we'll talk about that coming up. >>> 6:00. on this cool july morning. let's take you outside on the roads with kim. >> thank you, i'm getting word of a large piece of wood in the roadway, that is on the northeast part of the beltway of the inner loop near the security boulevard exit so definitely use caution if you're traveling there. for the most part the beltway is looking most quiet. a couple of road closures for artscape, mount royal closed between chart street and north avenue and cathedral street closed between preston and mount royal. and howard street and 21st street. this is 95 southbound approaching whitemarsh boulevard, a little increased volume but traffic flowing freely at this time.

i got ralph on the phone from westminster. he's on hold. sure he's going to tell me about the big storm yesterday. temperatures starting off in the mid to upper 60s. we have areas of fog especially on the north side where we had that big storm. we've got this 57 oakland compared to the low 70s in the lower eastern shore and in southern maryland. we're sandwiched in between the mugginess and cool stuff. just sitting on the other side of the mountains and around the great lakes. and midwest but here's that complex that blew through between about 10:00 and midnight. this one was responsible for dropping 40 mile-per-hour winds. and dime-sized hail. this shower cluster passing to the north and that has left a very moist environment so this is the prime area for pretty thick fog. otherwise we have one lone shower coming out of east/central virginia. that is passing to the south. we're in an environment here where there's not a guarantee we all get wet but we're surrounded by a lot of moisture. we've got the clouds off the coast. we have this clus

ravens training camp is officially under way in westminster. although the players don't have to show up until friday but the ravens did field work as they prepare for the upcoming season. quarterback joe flacco is anxious to show the rest of the league what this team can do. >>> he is used to bringing the gold back home to baltimore, but michael jackson is settling for silver this morning. during the 200-meter free style at the world swimming championships. paul beaterman upset phelps and beat a world record in the process. the first time in four years that michael has lost a major individual event. >> and the world games will continue over the next couple of days. there is big discussion about the swimsuit. >> michael was not wearing the latest swimsuit made by a company other than speedo. mr. beaterman was. there is new studies of the recyst tans or lack of resistance this new suit has and whether or not it is an unfair advantage. >> the interesting thing is you would think to yourself it involves physicality, but ultimately, we know from the

of westminster, 43-year-old niall booth and 48-year-old kim felix, both of new market.e did not say -- did not identify the pilot. >> the search for a baltimore area team at a south carolina beach is now a recovery mission. volunteers lined the shore looking for 13-year-old lonnie hill. on thursday, the boy went swimming with friends in the ocean, went underwater and never returned to the surface. the boy and his team were in south carolina to play in a big kahuna tournament in myrtle beach. >> a houston search warrant confirms that michael jackson's personal doctor, conrad murray, is the tarlt of a criminal investigation into the singer's death. jackson mother says she needs money to take care of his children. and the august tribute concert is now canceled. >> the office and storage unit of michael jackson's personal physician was searched wednesday in houston. court documents are the first public confirmation the doctor is a crime suspect. a search warrant says, quote, investigators were looking for evidence of the offense of manslaughter that tends to show that dr. c

in westminster, route 482 at leisters church road closed in both directions. a truck hitting a utility pole. crews on scene there now. this is 95 southbound at the whitemarsh boulevard area. things are running smoothly at this time. a little increased volume. this traffic report brought to you by baltimore's country station 93.1 wpoc, for the work day. listen to music from stars like taylor swift and kenny chesney and keith urban. back to you. >>> from our end, if a fire breaks out we call 911, but for the men and women who respond to our disasters, it's a little more involved. it's a hard job. this morning some say it's about to get tougher. sherrie johnson is live to explain why. >> reporter: good morning. it is a bittersweet day for folks right here at john steadman station in downtown baltimore. as of 7:00 this morning one of the station's trucks and 24 firefighters assigned to it won't be here anymore. they are being reassigned to other parts of the city. mayor sheila dixon called for budget cuts for nearly every city agency and she believes shutting down

little bit, passing through howard county but ellicott city back through mount airy up through westminster and looks like reisterstown and owings mills at least getting a little sprinkle this morning, just to add a little glaze of wetness on to the pavement. showers and storms possible throughout the day. temperatures climb only to about 82. not that warm but it will be very humid and uncomfortable with showers and storms at any point throughout the day. some may produce some legally heavy downpours and some localized street flooding. 6:00. >>> let's check the roads with kim. >> thank you. we're dealing with a serious incident on 95 southbound between the o'donnell street and keith avenue exits. we have all the lanes temporarily blocked because of the that earlier crash involving a passenger vehicle and box truck. emergency vehicles on scene now. if you can call somebody that is headed in that direction, tell them to hop off on 895 southbound or use the key bridge as alternates. also in the city, a crash still on the scene, north franklintown road and west fayette street and perry hall are

of westminster his mother created a distraction allowing brown to flee. he only got a few blocks before he crashed the car. brown is charged with numerous offenses this morning including fleeing and eluding, assault, reckless endangerment. the mother charged with obstruction and other offenses. it is back to business for more than 200 workers at the allison transmission plant in white marsh after being out of work almost eight weeks as part of a slowdown. it will be back up to full production this morning. the white marsh plant makes pontiac six-speed transmissions. >> you know the business flyers found on cars, doors, rails, often in gutters? they could be a thing of the past in baltimore county. rob roblin has more on the county's push to eliminate the ads. >> business fliers, we have all gotten them on our cars and at homes but in baltimore county there may be a way to say no to all of them. as you can see lots of times many of them end up on the grass, or in the street. and the folks i talked with in it neighborhood say they get floirs almost every da

. >>> the ravens will hold their first full team practice tomorrow in westminster, and they'll have all of their rookies on the field. first round pick michael oher signed a contract last night and was introduced today. rob carlin is live at the team hotel. how is it looking? i'm ready for some football! >> reporter: today was supposed to be an administrative day, no one was going to be out here, sort of an off day, away from the facility for all of us and the media. but late last night the ravens struck a deal with their first round pick, michael oher. and that is tremendous, because oher, they're hoping will be the starting right tackle when the season comes along. oher was picked 23rd overall out of old miss. it's a five-year contract, almost $8 million guaranteed. and the best thing about this is he knew just how important it was to get in the camp on time. yes, he has missed a couple of days, but that was really for the rookies, quarterbacks and selected veterans. the real work starts happening tomorrow morning when all the veterans report and the team starts working out in full pa

. >> how about visit westminster much the ravens will kick off the 20509 season in six weeks as they get a up close look at the thief. thousand could be visiting westminster here mcdaniel college as they hit the field 20 minutes ago right for the first time this season. training camp opened on monday with the rookies and quarterbacks and select veterans but today the team is in westminster and will be signing autographs for fans right after each and every prakty. stay with us for continuing coverage of the training camp and we'll be hearing from you the fans who are on hand at the camp tonight on abc2 at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> once again hall of famer cal ripken, jr. is thinking about kids in our area. the cal ripken, jr. foundation makes major contribution to several baltimore city neighborhoods. the former oriole great plans to build five youth ball parks and one at the site of the former memorial stadium. each field will be run by the community group and allow at risk kids to play baseball as well as other sports. >> the orioles have made a trade for the future really. the team traded

training camp is well underway in westminster. we sent abc 2 news cheryl conner to see what fans have to say about the 2009 season. >> reporter: purple pride comes in all different forms. 1-year-old jason is sporting a spray painted mohawk. >> draw some attention the players? >> absolutely. >> reporter: kelsey hopes to get some attention too from quarterback joe flacco. sure she likes the game, but her eyes are set on number 5. >> sweet last name, kind of cute. >> reporter: no matter the motivation, fans know football is back in season. hopes are set high in '09 after a near super bowl run. the ravens fell in the afc championship game to the pittsburgh steelers last year. >> i think if we can get the steelers' number, we'll be all set. i think we've got every other team okay. >> reporter: the team was expecting 10,000 fans to show up to practice this morning. and that many people may have been here at 8:45. you can see people surround the team as the full squad takes to the field for the first time this season. joe cool is flacco'