in westminster, andrea fujii, wjz eyewitness news. >> it cost the city of westminster more than $2200 a day to operate a red light camera. well, as one city removed cameras, baltimore county is adding more. the county says four new speed cameras will become operational tomorrow in school zones. they are winand elementary, loch raven academy, seven oaks elementary and bays yakov middle school. drivers who exceed the speed limit by 12 miles an hour, will receive warnings for the next 30 days. then after that, citations will be issued. >>> if you're waiting for someone to get home from work, let's check on the roads with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. >> well, lots to talk about out there. northbound 795. we have a vehicle fire there at franklin boulevard. that's definitely going to slow down your drive. as far as delays go, tons of them. on the west side inner loop, that's pretty jammed up there from baltimore national pike to security boulevard. on the top side inner loop, delays there from the jones falls expressway around to harford road. at least 25 minutes to get through. n

in westminster, wjz eyewitness news. >> a red light camera costs westminster more than $2,200 a day tos to sports, the ravens open training camp in exactly 2 weeks. the status of several key players sup in the air. ed reid broke his silence. he said he's not sure if he'll join the team in owings mills this month. he has hinted at wanting a new contract. the ravens have until monday to work out a deal with ray rice. >>> the o's are back in action this weekend at camden yards. you can see the birds take on the detroit tigers sunday afternoon at 1:30 live on wjz 13. >>> we've been sitting here looking at the enchantment of the seas. we first started watching the enchantment an hour ago just on the other side to have the key -- other side of the key bridge. think about it, it took an hour to get from the key bridge to where that boat is. that's been -- it's been a nice morning. a lot of folks on deck enjoying a new last moments on the ship. >>> it's a fine july day start. let's take a look tat forecast today -- at the forecast today. a high of 90 today. the mid 60s right now and pretty com

hall, oldest and most historic part of westminster.t was here in 1606 that there was the gun powder episode where someone was tried for treason and later beheaded. in recent years, politicians and heads of state around the world, and in june, aung san suu kyi came here to address the mp's and peers. there were the years of military rule in burma. she became a symbol of peaceful resistance in the face of oppression. she was introduced by the speaker. >> one woman has now defied a dictatorship of such depravity for two decades. that is why aung san suu kyi, a leader and a stateswoman, is with us here in westminster this afternoon. >> she said burma now had a chance to reestablish democracy. >> thus far, i have only spent a matter of minutes inside the burmese parliament, and i took the oath last month. i must say that i found it rather formal. men are required to wear a formal head gear. there is certainly no heckling. i would wish in times we would reflect the liveliness and informality of westminster. [laughter] i am well aware that mo

big event at westminster over this session of parliament. coming up in this program, legislative plans and the queen's speech. and the trouble to reshape the house of lords. >> once it is gone, it is gone. 700 years of history will be undone if we support this bill. >> the opposition leader aung san suu kyi express's things at parliament. >> borgata has its unsatisfactory equivalent of questions that it will be able to say that parliamentary democracy has truly come of age. >> and bankers and securities brokers. and then the queen came to parliament for the first time since the general election in may 2010. with the additional pomp and pageantry as the queen arrived in the australian state courage, making the short journey in about the course of an hour. ♪ after a quick change, and wearing her robes and crown common she gave a speech. >> my lords, please be seated. >> that there was the queen who dispatched to have been, and summoned to hear the speech. >> mr. speaker, the queen commands this honorable house to attend, majesty immediately in

in westminster, andrea fujii, week eyewitness news. >> it cost the city of westminster more than $2200 a day to operate red-light cameras. >>> all right. well, we're still normal. feeling normal. >> yeah, normal in westminster and everywhere else. that's the nice thing. nice little change. temperatures are right around 86 degrees. i don't think anybody is complaining about that. >> no. >> not at all. >> we have 30% relative humidity. southeast wind at 6 miles per hour. just a light breeze out there this evening. it's gob a nice july night ahead. your complete updated first warning forecast is coming up. , >>> live look outside right now. from our camera down at the inner harbor. beautiful afternoon down there. >> quite a distance. >> yeah. you know, that is the key, too. the haze and the humidity, not so much that you can't see across the bay. that's a nice change. it's been so hazy, hot and humid. we haven't been able to see much of anything when the days have been really cooking. today got up to 90 degrees. it's been a comfortable 90 degrees. dew point has been relatively low. so the

a disabled tractor-trailer in westminster has been moved off to the side.look at some of the major roadways. inner and outer loops are moving just fine. 95 at mountain road in harford county. everything is flowing freely in both directions. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now we go back out to ava who is live in glen burnie. >> we are live that mission barbecue and i'll have a hard time eating all this display. we have a lot of food here. you guys give back a lot to the committee and those who serve the country. many different people. >> let me take you through some of our sides. everything is made fresh. we don't have a microwave or a freezer. the city smoked beans -- kansas city smoked beans. green beans and bacon. everything is better with bacon. mac and cheese. this was taste tested for year. d c heesegie's mac an heese. fresh-cut fries. >> what kind of special seasoning? >> i cannot tell you that. this is the tall texan. i can hold this for you. up with coleslaw -- topped with coleslaw. >> how do you eat it? >> go for it. >> wow. they say every

middletown road, and a crash in westminster along market street and malcolm drive. election districts in the city, enclosures in effect because of fire department activity. light street is shot down between baltimore and lombard. this is 95 every 24. moving well all the way down towards the white marsh area and the fort mchenry. some volume building up down towards 32. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava has a check under forecast. >> another hot day today. temperatures likely to be in the low 100's in downtown d.c. and baltimore. a chance for a thunderstorm today. it could be of the strong side. we have a slight risk for severe weather bank and that includes baltimore, d.c., and northern portions of maryland. thunderstorms are possible tomorrow and even on friday. it will be beautiful this weekend. sunshine and high in the mid 80's. >> 79 degrees on tv hill. as a keeper in norway adopts an unusual pet. >> how this female became top cat in one of alaska town. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. taking into considerati

we'll show you in the metro area it's still 75 in westminster and 79 in bel air. a lot of this is going to change because it's july. for more on that out to marty. >> reporter: thank you very much. good afternoon everybody. i want to show you a graphic that's really going to bring home -- it's going to happen over the next couple of days. the fact of the matter is there's a big bubble of heat out to our south and west. look at it right now. 90 memphis, 92 atlanta, 90 in lexington, 91 kansas city. this action is getting red to i to move our way -- ready to move our way. as it moves into the mid atlantic we're going to start to see a cold front blast in an eastern direction. tomorrow there's going to be an a area of severe weather out to our west. as this heat shaving code front coming cutting there you the mid atlantic, that dynamic is going to move east. we can't rule out thunderstorms tomorrow, but friday may be an operational day with that frontal boundary that's going to set us up for a good weekend comes through with a vengeance. bernadette woods with those de

he turned himself in at a church in westminster. the only question at this point -- the motor. >> the fact is that they do not have a clear motive identified right now as to why this occurred. >> bircher was arraigned a short time ago on charges of first and second-degree murder and charges of first and second-degree attempted murder. the surviving victim is recovering tonight at shock trauma. we are live outside of maryland state police headquarters. >> thank you very much. an update tonight on a story we first broke on thursday. authorities now say it was a cleaning solvent to blame for the grounding of a southwest airlines flight. we're told more than 130 passengers were on board the plane that was headed for chicago. two flight attendants were taken off the plane and taken to a hospital to be checked out as a precaution. fire ripped through an apartment complex in montgomery county, leaving more than 70 people without a home. it happened around 7:30 this morning. authorities say the fire was so intense and so fast moving that mo

you're seeing mound aries getting a storm on the periphery of westminster. all of that will continue down to the southeast. now, we're going to take you back in time here. these just popped up over the last half hour, bringing down a band of energy from the north. those have since moved over the beaches, and they will be moving out to sea. let's switch it over and show uh-uh the cold front make its way across maryland. you can see some people remaining completely dry, and some people got between one and two inches of reason. the reason the storms didn't move all that quickly is because there's not a lot of wind in the air. the dew points are still very high. there's still a lot of house moisture in the air. in oakland and else whereby we are in the 70s. topped out at 91 degrees today, above above average, and pretty much in this forecast, we'll be at or above average. no record, but a varying answer for showers and storms. there's still some heat down to the south, cooler off to the north. and this boundary is where we will see a couple of different fronts m

a group of people stepped outside to smoke during open mic night. 24-year-old jacob ber cher of westminster pulled out a handgun and fired in to the crowd killing a man and injuring another. ber cher was new to the lounge, the workers held on to a credit card to run a tab and that's how investigators ultimately tracked him down. >> the troopers were able to talk to the suspect on the phone. he surrendered to police after 7:00. >> the man killed is identified as 36-year-old david garrett. the second victim was medevaced to shock trauma and suffered a gunshot wound to the arm and expected to survive. jeff hager, abc2 news. >>> baltimore county police identified the man who was shot and killed by officers this morning in reisterstown. roomed melvin cox was shot and killed during the execution of a search warrant. officers say they went in to an upstairs bedroom of a home on high meadow and cox swung a sword at one of them. police say the officer opened fire to stop the attack and hit cox, his body has been taken for an autopsy. the officer is a 17 year veteran and on routine administrative lea

. >>> the city of westminster has decided to remove most of its red light cameras. as andrea fujii explains, they may have been causing more accident than they were preventing. >> reporter: the red light cameras are now turned off. the city council voted monday to deactivate them. >> these cameras were not in a break even mode. they were costing the city taxpayers' money. >> reporter: they were meant to make the intersection safer and generate revenue, but police said they've done neither. >> reporter: police say there have been 11 serious crashes at the intersection and 35 fender benders. >> reporter: in 2010, stt installed 5 red light cameras, and within the year, they took down two, an now they've shut off two more because of the low number of criations and high number of clicks. drivers have mixed feelings about the decision. >> i'm not saying i'm going to run a red light, but if i'm late, i'll do whatever i can to get to school. >> i guess it's better if they have them. >> reporter: the one remange camera is at 97 and nursery road, the only one police say is wo

let me say hi to kelly in westminster. all. >> reporter: we love you guys. that's the jewel box. don and marty, back to you on tv hill. >> nothing we can do to top that. let's just move it along. >> expect he collapsed on the floor. >> we told him. >>> still to come on eyewitness news. >> a race to the finish line. the battle ltimore grand prix is less than 2 months away. i'm jessica kartalija, more on the final preparations under way and what michael andretti has,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it's 6:24. the grand prix of baltimore is a goo -- go this morning. as jessica kartalija reports, with just weeks to go it's going to be a tight race to the finish. >> the baltimore grand prix turned into a grand financial mess. baltimore racing development, the group that ran the race last year lost its contract with the city and still owes millions to taxpayers and vendors. down force racing briefly stepped in and was quickly released by race on, llc, a local company partnered with andretti sports marketing. >> everything is on schedule. we're q

indianapolis, it is 100. 101 downtown. 97 is the heat index in westminster. tonight, clear to partly cloudy skies. it will be monday, on a comparable. mid 60's in the cooler northern suburbs. most will stay in the 70's. i pressure will be moving off the east coast with winds out of the south and southwest. a couple of degrees warmer than today. the heat index may be up to 104 or 105. this will not get here until the end of the week. short term, not a whole lot will change. very hot and humid. an isolated storm possible. i doubt it. most of tomorrow will be dry. the heat index between 100-105. sunrise at 5:54. southwest wind on the bay at 10 knots. wave height will be 1 foot or west -- or less. bay water temperature in the mid 80's. heading into the weekend, things will change. this is good news for us. we could get a chance to cool off and the highs will be in the mid 80's with the overnight lows dropping into the 60's. all that he will be displays further to the south and west. the seven-day forecast has some good news but it will take a while to get here. 9

let me say hi to kelly in westminster and my aunt peggy. get well soon. all right. ebi, aleisha come up here. how are you? >> i'm good. >> reporter: tell us about ebi. . >> ebi, employment background investigations is a leader in drug testing and services. >> reporter: don't look into my background, whatever you do. how about this formation we have here. we're ready. wait until you see this, this is going to be great. jessica and marty, you've heard of five guys. here they are right here. gus, tony, the coach, luther, dave with his new punishment belt buckle. coach, great to see you. >> great to see you, ron. >> reporter: i know you're happy the oriels are rocking and rolling. >> i'm happy i don't hear anymore bull crap. >> what do you really think about it? >> reporter: thank you very much. all right. luther. >> maestro, the music if you please. >> reporter: all right. welcome back from vacation. got to get my twanger. ebi is ready to rock it out. >> wow. >> check it out. manic monday in fells point. >> reporter: we got a line this morning. standby. >> ♪ 6 o'clock

at westminster, the stuff i've read like cameras and our they are down to just one. -- at westminster, the red light cameras, there were five but there down to just one. >> the city says it is losing money. >> in march of 2010, the city of westminster installed five threadlike cameras. now, there is only one still in operation -- five red a light cameras. the only one running is here at 97 and nursery road. police say it is still needed here. >> in the last year, we have a high number of violations cited at that intersection, nearly 2500 citations issued there. we still have a problem with red light running there. >> several months after the original cameras were installed, two of them were deactivated. as of tuesday, two of the three remaining cameras were also shut down. here at 97 and 140, they have more rear end collisions that red light accidents. >> 11 total rear end collisions over two years. these will are serious collisions. >> so you had more rear end collisions than running red lights? >> of a serious nature, yes. >> the cameras cost $2,250 a month to operate. since so few

kind of in between probably the mid upper 80s or some low 80s. 89 kent island, rock hall 90, 88 westminster. i guarantee with the showers they will be in the 70s. we have a slight northwest wind here elkin it's already shifted to the east and we should see those here tomorrow. to the west a lot of showers and thunderstorms, some have been strong. they're going through indiana and kentucky down to the southeast. we may see some of these over night tomorrow and during the day tomorrow this front is going to stall out so we have a chance of getting more showers around thunderstorms. some good stuff in west virginia as you can see. it should begin to die out as we lose the sun. i think garrett county will see them in the next 2 to 3 hours. over the next 24 hours, not much changes with the front. cooler air, good chance of showers. on saturday could see some lighter rain and drizzle with winds off the ocean. thes going -- it's going to cool down with the east winds. tonight showers around -- and thunderstorms. 70 tonight. only around 82 tomorrow. clouds for the most part, a couple showers and so

a few of them are moving into tawnytown and it will cross into westminster. no lightning being detected on maryland's most powerful radar. swinging towards the north, there's a banned of be -- band of steady rains on the pennsylvania side of the boarding crossing into northern maryland northern baltimore county in the next 25 to 30 minutes. everything pushing from northwest to southeast motion and this is going to move through rapidly so this morning on the wet side. but we will dry out as we head into the afternoon hours. and we will get the sunshine to go to work. the breeze is out there 3 to 5 and the temperatures starting out very, very mild. 70s on the way later today. 98 degrees. and excessive heat advisory has been posted and we have hundreds not just one, but a couple of them in the 7-day forecast. we will show you that coming up in little bit. >> more than 108,000 people remain in the dark this morning without any water without any air conditioning and without heat. >> crews from the area andsurrounding states have help to get the power back on. lind

could make their way to gsykykyñ reisterstown, westminster even.a couple of storms over harford county now. other than that, relatively quiet on radar. it's muggy and the air temperatures which are now in the low to mid-90s feeling like more around 100 in spots because of that thick humidity. the rest of the evening, chance of a shower or storm and 90s, we'll talk about how temperature change in the weekend coming up. >> thank you. >>> more bad news for annapolis scam. one day after getting hit with a two-year prison sentence in anne arundel county, fracking without a license, the paper pleaded guilty to a similar case in queen anne's county. it shocked clack overcharged people in three states. in maryland people paid 10s of thousands for jobs he was not allowed to do. he owes $500,000 in payback and penalties brought by the maryland attorney general. >>> in the dark of the night it disappears becoming a hazard. but even after accidents a local jetty remains ungliched. tonight at 11:00, a investigation into the south jetty which some call a navigat

we also have another disabled tractor trailer, in westminster, southbound 27. the tractor trailer is off to the shoulder but it lost its load so there could be debris are -- debris in the road. 29 northbound on the ramp to westbound 70 and john hopkins roads lights oh out -- lights out. 61 and 60 are your averages out there. this traffic report is brought to you by your toyota dealer. your car, your deal. now is the time to make the jump to toyota and see how many ways there are to save when you buy right. back over to you. >>> let's go right to ron matz. good morning . >> reporter: good morning. it just hit me, tomorrow is the 4th of july. >> how about that. >> reporter: how about that. we're at the inner harbor. fire works here tomorrow night. what a great place to watch them from. the uss constellation, chris is here, he's the executive director of historic ships. >> glad to be here. >> >> reporter: let's talk about what's going to happen tomorrow night. >> we have the fire works. we have picnic fair, music, cannon firings and special tours of the ship. it's

new accident in westminster at market street.we have that fire activity in the city, west lexington. that water main break we can't forget about that, light street is closed between east baltimore and east lombard. east lombard, two right lanes blocked. that's not going to be a quick fix, it's going to take days, possibly weeks. there's a live look outside at 95. looking hazy this morning. no delays just yet. this traffic report is brought to you by your toyota dealer. see why now is the time to make the jump to toyota. back over to you, don. >> thank you. >>> at the top of the news, at it's the weather. a heat advisory will go into effect at 11:00 this morning. staying cool will be critical. mike schuh is live with more of the dangers we face. >> reporter: the difference between today and yesterday isn't the high temperature, it's the increasing amount of humidity. health officials have declared the day a day that could be dangerous. >> poe tal post -- postal workers still have to deliver. >> we have to take breaking and enterin

. >>> how one westminster business read the politics perfectly. >>> we begin tonight with a bird's eye view over bel air, another steamy night across the area but we might get a little relief tomorrow. wyatt everhart is here. >> we will see a brief break in the humidity at least, that's half the battle here in late july. we will see basically an improvement through the day and even tonight we're already seeing dryer air working in, storms well south now. you see these lower dew point numbers in pennsylvania with very dry air in place and pushing south, push out the steam a little way south into the day tomorrow but not right this moment. we are looking at a hot humid night out there in the upper 80s in terms of what it feels like but tomorrow we climb into the 80s with a noticeable drop in humidity. enjoy it. we'll get those details coming up. >>> new video out of colorado of the star of the dark knight rises leaving a colorado hospital after visiting some of the victims of the early friday morning massacre. >> he is christian bale and posed for pictures with survivors and families and

and 92 up at westminster.aded your way, or dropped temperatures quickly into the mid and upper 70s. probably in the next hour. west winds now at 13 here. 10 in d.c. it's a hot wind. 12 up in elkton. west winds at 14. look at these stomachs to -- temperatures to the north and west of us. detroit, 101 now. chicago, 100. chicago, 100. minneapolis. all of the snow last winter. it's gone. 97, denver. this core of heat will be with us for friday and saturday. that means temperatures could likely get to 100 degrees here as well. it's going to be humid. rain, 79. new york, mid-90s. boston, however, only at 78 degrees. had some showers this morning. most to the north. most just dissipated. a few more impulses of energy. coming down from the great lakes. forest wind here kind of died out. getting thunderstorms popping up. one report of hail there. this next batch near detroit. there is still a risk, later tonight, even until maybe 11:00, 12:00, of widely scattered storms. some could be locally strong. hot weather contin

. >> police arrested the man in westminster friday morning. >> baltimore state police of this are patrolled the streets with a sidekick which is part of community night. baltimore residents can get an up close and personal look at what police officers go through every day. the ride along benefit the community. >> we are right over here. >> baltimore resident robert hunt is this officer's partner for the night. he can see firsthand what it is like for an officer to patrol the streets in southwest baltimore. the goal is for officers to learn from committee members and the community to learn from officers. >> police -- people start to get scared when they see police on foot. they start to get a little bit on easy. >> they are patrolling sector 1, the far northeast sector of the precinct and one of the most crime-ridden areas. >> people know where you are and they know where to find you. >> not all the calls deal with violent crimes are drugs. -- or drugs. >> are you all right? >> the officer help the woman with her disabled car and responded to a mom pasquale to check on her daughter's welfare

it will be better than it has been. 72 at the airport. 66 degrees in westminster. today, a mixture of sun and clouds. any rain leftover will be ending surely. high temperatures in the low 90's. if you take the boat out, wave heights one to two feet. temperatures drop back into the mid to upper 60's tonight. another hot day tomorrow but comfortable. fourth of july, we have a chance for some thunderstorms. it doesn't look like the kind of situation where we have to cancel the fireworks displays. then we get into the big-time heat again. temperatures will climb back into the upper 90 boss on friday or saturday. 6:16. here is kim. i forgot that sarah is off. i was going back and forth, just like that front. >> a crash on the harrisburg is ramp.ssway perhap some traffic lights are out in west baltimore. northbound 95 at the fort mchenry, the right tube block for a crash. in howard county, downed trees. woodbine road is closed between old frederick and 70. union chapel.at you in chape we have a crash in the gambrills area. 795 is moving just fine. you concede the left tu

westminster, southbound 27, a disabled tractor-trailer. the tractor-trailer spilled its load. some traffic lights still out in howard county on the ramp to westbound 70. 97 in the glenwood area. johns hopkins road at 29, a light out. several lights around in baltimore city. use extra caution this morning. this is the west side of the beltway at baltimore national pike. both loops are moving just fine with light volume. this is 95 at the fort mchenry toll plaza. southbound traffic is moving just fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the continuing efforts by b.g.e. to restore all the power knocked out by friday storm. more than 170,000 customers without power. there were more than 240,000 without power yesterday morning at this time. crews have been restore power to more than 70,000 customers in the past 24 hours. b.g.e. crews had restored power to more that half a million customers in total since friday. be ge's is exercising a strict protocol -- b.g.e. is exercising strict protocol. they go after power feeders that clean to a large clusters of up to 2,000 customers

westminster 79. 70's in the mountains. thunderstorms in the carolinas. a stalled front down there. so this is to the south far enough that we are out of trouble. high pressure and a southern breeze breaks the cloud deck. there is more weather to the wet st as another cold front is threatening us. more heat and humidity tomorrow and in to tuesday. nebraska, to texas, headings in the hundreds. you see the orange instead of the red and this is below normal for highs. mostly cloudy, 69-75 and a light southwest wind. it will be more humid with a mix of sun and clouds. maybe a scattered storm or two. southwest winds bewill be light- and the rain chance continues into monday. a few scattered showers in the picture. a lot of that activity is to the south. the rain chance goes down. we may see some dry conditions. the forecast, 90 on monday, tuesday, 92, monday into tuesday morning. wednesday, dry. more rain chances. another hot, humid situation. the temperatures fall back. >> you want to update on the orioles? >> zach, we wondered if he'd find his form? he found it today. next in sports. ♪

right now westminster. east and southeast winds today a little bit of a moisture flow from the atlantic ocean but it also keeps temperatures at bay or at oceans for that matter. 87 in detroit. the really hot stuff has pushed to the south. oklahoma, memphis, dallas 102. this hot temperature is going to stay down there. some of that heat will transfer to our region. at the end of the week getting slightly above 90 but nothing that hot here in the midwest. minneapolis at 88 and bizmark at 89. to the west of us a batch of showers. an area of low pressure will drag a front toward our region on wednesday. tomorrow night maybe a widely scattered shower. a better chance on wednesday with that front getting close and action to the south that's slowly doing to be pushed away from -- that's going to be pushed away from the region. a couple of areas had some showers but that's pretty much gone right now. looks like a rather quiet night. during the day tomorrow, a slight chance of a shower late in the day, a better chan

westminster, 72. almost 70 in bellaire.t's going to allow an upper air disturbance through the area tomorrow. that's going to give us showers and thunderstorms. today other than the delmarva, we should be rain free with a high of 89 agrees, humid, partly cloudy. 72. tomorrow we're going to have showers and thunderstorms in the area with a high of 90. sun busts out on thursday, stays out through sunday with a popup of thunderstorms and stability stuff. afternoons during the weekend. it's garden variety. showers and thundershowers. 93 on sunday. don, take it away. >> listen up for traffic. >>> if you're headed out on 95, expect delays. we have an accident on the left lane. just approaching the belt way. we're looking at a 21 set back. average speed of only about 11 miles per hour. so big delays there. also, an accident now on the topside of the beltway. this one on the inner loop at pairing parkway if you're headed out in baldwin. a new accident near maynor road. there's a look at your speeds on the beltway. starting to see m

it's already been 81 in dc, 78 annapolis, westminster and bel air the low 70s.'ve got this big area of high pressure running the show. it's going to be short lived. a big cold front dives in tomorrow. watch for gusty thunderstorms the day tomorrow into tomorrow night. this is going to break the back of the heat in a big way. 98 feels more like 105 today. over night 75. already mentioned still may be in the mid 90s at dinner time tonight. 98 tomorrow, still feels like 105, potentially strong afternoon thunderstorms. a big cold front is going to knock us back to 82 by friday. slow clearing. we slowly feel humidity and haze out on thursday with a high of 94. there's that 82. the gent gentle mid 80s, a beautiful weekend saturday and sunday. >>> keeping her eyes your ban and suburban here is sharon gibala at traffic control. >> good morning. not such a great commute downtown because of that water main break that happened last night. therefore pictures of -- there are pictures of it. we're looking at major streets closed this morning. light street is closed between ea

another batch to the northwest of the city around westminster and ham stead and up by pretty boy dam, that's moving off to the southeast. these showers are going to be moving into baltimore county. i think we have a chance in the baltimore region of getting some of this stuff here closer to our area very shortly, in the next hour or two. you could see some heavy downpours and maybe some lightening as well. haven't had any reports of any gusty winds. these are typical afternoon thunderstorms. tomorrow this front will kind of stall out. it looks like we will have a chance of more rain, maybe some drenching thunderstorms tomorrow. a lot cooler temperatures than we've seen. tim is in the out back with the latest temperatures and heat index. >> reporter: definitely it's been warm today. although the temperatures have dropped, the dew point has been very high, so it stem cell feels muggy. a heat index of around 100. you're seeing the temperature teetering on 92 and 93. where the rain has come down ocean city around 75 with a heat index one degree cooler at 74. just a bit of a temperature or

the one cell we're watching up to the north head towards westminster. for frederick county for carol county you'll see heavy line. the scattered storms coming off of areas around western maryland and frostburg north of front royal right now. that first line will hit us around 5:00 p.m. look at the lightning and heavy rain with the second line. that's the line that's going to be moving our way between 7:00 and 11:00 p.m. that's the line that for a late evening, early night will bring heavy rain and thunder and possibility of localized flooding and low visibility. we'll talk about more we can get with more storms on the way for tomorrow. back to you. >> thanks, veronica. the cleanup continues in several d.c. neighborhoods following yesterday's powerful storms. >> the heavy rains lasted less than an hour but left plenty of damage behind. megan mcgrath has the day after story. >> reporter: the storm didn't last long but packed quite a punch, bringing down trees and powerlines. pepco crews were very busy trying to get everybody back online. in the wee hours

this raven's training camp is different deal because we're not taking it on the road to westminster. everything happens at the facility in ownings mills. you're going to have the public practices, the first one a week from saturday, at m&t bank stadium. i bet you there's 50,000 people out there. >> i wouldn't bet against you. >> if the weather cooperates. if not , there's still going to be 25,000 people out there. they're going to have those around the area. i know we're doing one at m&t bank stadium, one in annapolis. i'm trooiing -- trying to remember where the others are. the ravens are going around the region. those days are going to be parties that are a ton of fun. >> fans are just wired. september 10th. >> how about that. the clooef cleveland browns -- the cleveland browns. monday night football. >>> take a look at the graphic we have. we've got high pressure over the great lakes, totally dominating our weather. today is going to be beautiful. look over to the lower left-hand side of your screen. hot, you bet. today a very comfortable high of 88 degrees. triple digits the next

it's going to get hot and humid this afternoon. 72 oakland, 64 cumberland, 71 columbia, 70 westminster, 72 in bel air. we've got this frontal boundary moving our way. here's the severe dynamic set up out to the west today. however, having said that, we are seeing some ripples move our way. we showed you the radar going into the break. we're getting some shower activity in western maryland. i don't know if it makes it through the mountain. the wording for the forecast today is very hot. we're mentioning an isolated shower or thunderstorm. if the slug of moisture stays together it's going to move east across the region over the next couple of hours. we will watch it. the frontal boundary gets through the evening tomorrow evening. it's really not a bad five day forecast. today steep. 10 #00 degrees forecast high. 76 mainly cloudy over night. tomorrow, hot and humid. there will be an you will brel la effect with -- umbrella effect tomorrow. 95 is going to be the high. clear it out saturday 92. 9 #0 0 sunday through tuesday -- 90 sunday through tuesday. >>> here's your rush with christy bre

it's 81 easton, 78 packs river, 89 ocean city, 75 elkin, 65 in oakland, 10 warmer in westminster, 76bel air, 80 columbia, rock hall 78, 82 annapolis and kent island. we had a couple showers last night. that was going to be the wind shift, it wasn't going to take heat away but knockout humidity. here's a little truth in broadcasting. when i waublged -- walked out the door i didn't feel a difference. 98 the high, feeling like 103. 70 over night. 104 on saturday. could feel more like 107 or 108. that is extreme. sunday 95. final lyly monday and tuesday in -- finally monday and tuesday into the mid 80s. if it is 86 both those days it's a degree below normal. >>> any complications on the current commute, here is sharon with wjz traffic control. >> good morning. only a few complications and they don't seem to be two major. one an accident in the city on west 29th. that -- also fire activity in middle river road. also a water main break still there southbound york road. two way traffic pattern in effect in the northbound direction. there's a look at your speeds on the beltway. 60 still your

police met him at 7:00 friday morning at a church in westminster where he turned himself in. only question at this point -- the motive. >> the fact is that they do not have a clear motive identified right now as to why this occurred. >> bircher is being rain right now on first and second-degree murder charges and first and second-degree attempted murder charges. we imagine he will be held without bond. as far as the surviving victim, he was recovering tonight at the shock trauma. >> thank you. within the last two hours, we confirmed that political consultant julius henson is now out of jail. he was sentenced for his role in the calls that went out on election day in 2010. prosecutors say those calls were designed to suppress the black vote. >> he had petitioned the court to allow him to visit his dying mother. a hearing on that request had been scheduled for monday. this morning, jail officials let him out. his attorney cites two reasons -- jail overcrowding, plus time of the sentence for good behavior. >> he was with his mother this morning, and i got word he had been releas

cumberland, 70s around elkin, 80 dc, 75 packs river and naval air, 77 rock hall, 70 columbia, 76 westminster, 74 in bel air. here's a better view of that shower activity. it's light shower activity to the west. again, it's going to move our way. the bigger feature is is this frontal boundary pressing into the area tonight with thunderstorms behind it. 95 going to be the high today, going to feel more like 101. 70 over night. partly sunny, worth a mention not a symbol, spotty thunderstorms tomorrow, 92. getting less humid through the day. 90 sunday through tuesday, 92 wednesday. >>> what awaits you on the way to work? here is christy breslin with wjz traffic control. >> good morning. let's start with the accident in the bwi area, aviation boulevard. we just can't seem to get away from the water main breaks. middle river road we have a water main break there. we have that accident west franklin in baltimore city along with police activity that has park heights avenue closed. that other water main break that we've been dealing with and will be dealing with for at least another week rg light str

it feels like 110 in cambridge and 113 in westminster. it is scorching hot out there and that is why that storms approaching have a chance to continue past sunset. you can see these bright white clouds billowing up ahead of the front. these are thunderstorms. it will probably not yet passed us until early afternoon. by 10:00 tonight, the main line of storms has passed us. for the next three-four hours we have the potential for a thunderstorm. after that, clear to partly cloudy skies take us into saturday morning. tonight, 74-82 for the low. tomorrow, 93-98. it will not feel much better to more because it will stay quite humid until the front and push farther south. keep an eye on the sky for isolated thunderstorm or two. as we head to the weekend, scattered thunderstorms both friday and saturday out in the mountains. it should turn a little bit cooler as we get into the weekend. 96 tomorrow, or risk of a shower on saturday. d i spanish to the weekend sunday, and partly cloudy skies on monday -- a nice finish to the weekend sunday. >> i wi

it feels like almost 110 it solves. . 105 at westminster. -- it feels like almost 110 at salisbury. sheldon dutes is in the heat and monitoring. he tells us what it is like at the stadium. >> it is very toasty outside. i use this as the one excuse out of the year to wear shorts to work today. firefighters at the african- american festival have treated up to 20 people for heat-related illnesses. folks are determined to have fun and trying to stay cool. as temperatures climbed into triple digits, people at the african-american festival did whatever they could to stay cool. misting zones, fans, and bottled water helped to beat the heat. as anyone will tell you, it is still hot. >> not as hot as afghanistan right now. that is a plus for us right now. the uniform is an honor to where anytime you can. >> volunteer firefighters were on hand for emergencies. across the state, nine people have died from extreme heat. doctors are urging everyone to be mindful. >> protect themselves as much as possible. light clothing, using an umbrella, shave. >> emergency rooms have seen an increase in patie

a range of temperatures from 70 at elkin to 66 in easton, 67 westminster, 66 columbia, almost 70 rock hall, 70 bel air. the mid upper 70s around annapolis and kent island. there's a big slug of moisture out to the west that wants to give us some rain, but it's not going to happen. it's an indication of hot and humid air. the rain chance is going to be for pop up thunderstorms saturday and sunday. today 88 degrees, a mixture of sun and clouds. high clouds in the area, almost an over cast. 68 over night. tomorrow is the first time we mention a thunderstorm in spots. can't put the symbol up. 92 is the high. 92 sunday, same forecast. 95 monday . tuesday and wednesday two shy and one shy of 100 and humid. >>> now over to sharon at traffic control. >> it's been a fantastic morning on the roads. so far just two accidents. one of them to the west on 70 eastbound at route 97. the other one isn't the city on west preston street at cathedral. no delays on the beltway on the top or west side. 95 running smoothly and at full speed also. there's a live look at the west side of the beltway. we are s

and 70 oakland and cumberland, 73 elkin, downtown and easton and ocean city, 78 packs river, 70 westminster 71 bel air, rock hall and columbia. here's this stalled front. here's moisture training along it. it's a simple forecast. front eventually does get out of here and skies will clear out on sunday. between now and then i can't guarantee you we're going to have more than three or four hours in any given time where we're going to be rain free. 85 the high today. when you start looking at the extreme heat indexes we had earlier in the week it's amazing. with the heat index of two days ago at 110, it's 32 degrees feeling cooler. so this low moves across the area, gets out of here, high pressure builds in and we're living large. sunday temperature about 87, clearing out. the low 90s monday, tuesday and wednesday. >>> let's check in with sharon on traffic control. >> the rain has had its effects from the morning commute, including flooding on the southbound lane offense the jfx at cold spring lane. the right lane is blocked there. three accidents still in the city. also that water main break

westminster, about 2/3rds. down by bwi, only about 23/100ths. that's the official rainfall for the day. some areas south of us didn't see a drop of rain. and once again tonight, some areas we'll see some downpours, maybe isolated. most areas probably won't see much at all. vic? >> complete first warning weather coverage continues now with meghan mccorkell. she reports on the deadly toll this heat is taking across the state. >> reporter: eight more heat- related deaths have now been reported in the state of maryland between july 17th and july 24th. that brings the total this summer to 31 so far. >> this baking hot summer continues to broil maryland. another day of high heat has people scrambling to stay cool. the druid park pool, pack the with swimmers this afternoon. kip thompson found his ideal spot under this shady tree. >> trying to relax, stay out of the sun, drink plenty of fluid. you know, just trying not to overexert yourself. >> reporter: these basketball players didn't get the message. dr. clifford mitchell with the state health departm

westminster, 3.1. columbia, just shy of an inch of a quarter. .3 in ocean city. we got et yesterday and tim showed you radar. the big slug to the west, that's creeping along. that's going to deliver hours worth of a good-soaking rain of heavier rain. you could get a violent storm but not a whole lot of rain. you could get a [ inaudible ] what's through this day and frankly through tomorrow. that's right. rain continues through the weekend. tim williams has this and now throw it back inside. >> marty, thank you. back-to-back storms hit maryland causing extreme flooding. mike schuh has a look at the damage. >> reporter: hi, everyone. these storms that put b.g.e. back on the county line where they are out to try and restore power to about 50 people in this area. at the city county line, b.g.e. is getting the last few thousand residents restored by a 20 minute burst of storm energy. flash floods hit the region and casualties were immediate. >> a massive storm with lightning, thunder, actually really exciting. >> reporter: it came at a price in kenton. a storm knocked

one storm here just north of frederick and west of westminster. so there is isolated activity. heat is not isolated. it's widespread. it's everywhere. our heat advisories, baltimore, d.c., including the beach. our heat index values showing you why and 104 in washington. it will be one hot 4th of july. feeling hotter for the next few hours. stay cool. stay hydrated. >> then we'll go see batman. on your tv, on your phone, on your computer, stay with abc2. remember to -- remember, to download our weather apps, just text wmar to 46988 and doing that will get you all our apps and help you be better prepared for the storm clouds that may be rolling in. >>> drivers had to find a detour from york road earlier today. a major water main break. you'll have it go to plan b. fireworks, cookouts and the nation's memories. we'll take you top independent day celebrations all across the land. >> ever enjoy a cold treat and then, boom, a brain freeze? >>> happy birthday america. a few wrinkles but you're looking good. here we are on the 4th of july and there's a little bit of something for every

. >> this summer is real different in westminster. how the departure of the ravens is affecting the town. >> 7 at bwi -- 87 at bwi. our winner is sandy howard from baltimore. congrats. you get an abc2 storm umbrella. by the way, you can check out the heat advisory in place by going to our storm shield app. download it and you cran get that -- can get that heat advisory. it's coming up in detail on abc2 news at 6. >>> this is an unbelievable story. vi ripken, the mother of cal ripken is back. she was abducted from her home. the police slay it happened around 7:00 in the morning when aman approached her and forced her into a car at gun point. just after 6:00 this morning police say she was found in her car close to her home unharmed. police are looking for a white plan in his late 30s, early 40s, last seen wearing a white shirt, cam mow pants. police are working together on this evaluation. if you know anything about this abduction of vi ripken, call the ab berolice department -- aberdeen police department. >> east baltimore on monument

at westminster, cooling into the lower 70's.some of the areas north and west of us tried to clear overnight. some low 60's in the cooler northern suburbs. closer to 70 downtown. a slight chance for an isolated shower through the early evening hours. this will stay in control of our weather with the stormy weather lined up around the front and stalling through the carolinas. that is the focus of the strongest thunderstorms south of there. that is where the heat and humidity exist and we're seeing some high heat. solly city at 101. partly cloudy skies. some public thunderstorms late in the afternoon. late temperatures 84 to 89. waves at around 1 foot. look at the cooler temperatures. some of for to 75 degrees -- 74 to 75 degrees. we will see less activity on wednesday and thursday. down at the coast, ocean city, thunderstorm possible. 75 to 79 degrees. every 80's friday. a couple of hit and miss thunderstorms with highs around 90. temperatures stay near normal in early next week. >> from the susquehanna export center, this is 11 s

next to the water, rock hall, kent island, it's stemmy. 87 bel air, 88 westminster. welly -- really what we're looking at which is triggering these showers is a wind shift. temperatures aren't going to drop. we will peel some humidity out out here tomorrow. those days of soda and pretzels and beer, will be back to those before too long. the upper 90s today. the low mid 70s over night. tomorrow a 98 degree high, slightly less humid. it gets impressive as we go to the weekend. those details are coming up shortly. >>> still to come on wjz's eyewitness news at noon, testing for hiv at home. the new test just approved by the fda is coming up in health watch. >> wjz 13 is always on for you. here are some of the stories we follow on or website. for constant update of all today's news and the first warning,,,,,, >>> in today's wjz health watch, the fda has approved the first at home hiv testing quick. it using a sample to swab taken from a person's mouth with results 20 to 40 minutes later. the test is said to be 93% accurate and 99% correct in determining people who are neg

it will still be several hours before that drives down to spots like hagerstown or westminster. i think some of the leftovers may be around us in washington. tomorrow once again there is a risk of severe thunderstorms in washington. our risk is earlier in the day around 2:00 until 8:00. 100 degrees today. that is the most we have ever had in july. what a day and we are not done by a longshot. >> our team coverage continues with abc seven suzanne kennedy. >> how people are coping with another round of hot and sticky weather. >> the only people -- the only thing saving us is the fact there is a breeze blowing through the area. when it dies down, it is miserable. a blanket of heat and humidity wrap around the washington area today. the triple digit heat index made for another oppressive day. >> this is one of the hottest summers and a couple of years. >> they put up a tent for customers and ice down bottles of water. sweat poured off worker's faces as the sun broke through the cloud cover. >> the wear and tear of the son of a beating down on us slows us down. the turnaround time fo

in westminster, two red light cameras have been deactivated less than three years after installing them. they were turned off yesterday. the reason? police say that not enough people were running red lights. the cameras were costing the county to much money. -- too much money. and quality time across the pond. why it has nothing to do with the london olympics. >> and summer weather coming our way. >> a state-wide law making it easier for thieves to sell stolen cars. no proof of has created the law a lucrative market for car thieves -- a maryland law has created a lucrative market for car thieves. barry simmons has more on that story. >> i am missing my battery. i am missing my sensory area here. >> she made the trip from georgia to maryland without a problem. now it is damaged and sitting in a police impound lot. her 2008 mazda 6 was taken from her home in baltimore. she doesn't know who stole it. but whoever did sold to a salvage yard for $400. >> i never signed over my car. that is the problem i have with this. you cannot except some anonymous person's signature for a car that does no

westminster is almost 80 now and low 70's in far western maryland. those dew point temperatures where you see yellows, those readings are at 68, 69, mostly in the 70's. the greens, dew points a little cooler than that right now. dew points are starting out much warmer than they were yesterday. much more humid. there's that cool front to the north. it's going to stay north of us today and you can kind of see that circulation there. that's that big bubble of warm, humid air and all the storms are kind of circulating on the outer edges of it. they can't get into it. by this evening, that front will be a lot closer but most of the action will be to our north so we take a look at the insta-weather plus forecast, hot, humid. very hot and humid. hazy sunshine. 99 to 105 today the temperature range. west-southwest winds and warnings that advisories are out for excessive heat through the day today. we take a look at our insta-weather plus forecast and we see by tomorrow in the morning, those storms come through and we have pretty good thunderstorm chances. th