chief meteorologist wyatt everhart has a look at your first forecast. >> absolutely. temperatures pushing 90 in parts of the baltimore area. just a few clouds in southern maryland. sunshine on tap. deep creek all the way into the northeast corner of the state. mid-80s in glen burn ni. across the east dry conditions. it looks great. the rest of the evening, enjoy yourself, maybe fire up the barbecue grill. it looks good. there will be a mix starting tomorrow morning. some change ahead as we get to thursday and friday. >>> massive wildfires continue to spread across the west, forcing the national interagency fire center to raise its alert level. >> we are on alert with mike masco with the late -- the latest. >> the entire west coast is on fire, literally. take a look at this. firefighters in the west are on high alert. there are nearly 50 large and out of control fires burning across nine states. it has charred 160 miles of land and continues to threaten communities of ketcum and sun valley. the national preparedness level has been raised. this forehas doubled in size d

. >> you didn't get the assignment tonight but our chief meteorologist wyatt everhart did. wyatt, why aren't you in a bib yet? >> it's coming, charley. hey, the band is cranking now. the sun is out. the rain has ended. we're going until 10:00 for the maryland state barbecue bash. the 12th year running. this is harford county's number one event by the baltimore sun. let's bring in scott walker. you helped really put on this event every year. talk about this year. it's exciting, 2013. >> it's hour biggest year ever. 63 professional competition teams as far away from arizona. teams from west virginia competing in the amateur event. 21 food vendors. nearly 100 exhibitors and crafters. this is the place to be. >> all day long. 50 competition teams or so. the grand prize is approaching $3,000. >> $2800 plus an automatic invite to the american royal, jack daniels invitational. >> one last thought,al a harford county local, what does it mean to you to see this event grow so much each year? >> i came here from baltimore 10 creditors ago. this is amazing to see everybody come out and

first, let's go over to wyatt everhart. no complaining, wyatt. >> i don't think so. i -- we have sunshine. maryland's radar is all clear except for a couple of isolated showers on that maryland state line. interesting. upper 80s across much of central maryland, bel air, perry hall, 90 in the city. 89 in glen burnie. new boundary on the way that will bring the threat for showers and storms in as we go into your tuesday. overnight hour by hour gght muggy. chance for showers after midnight becoming light -- likely. for more on the setup, let's head out to meteorologist mike masco. feeling like summer outside. >> it is. it's a nice breeze mismg up the atmosphere but you can feel it's stickier than where we were. the next interest of interest is going to move in our direction. we think the rain showers could bring a lot of rain in a short amount of time. this will linger. maybe a clap or two of thunder. should be aware of tomorrow morning's commute and going no into maybe the first part of the commute. rain could be an inch to inch and a half from the north eastern sectio

chief meteorologist wyatt everhart has the answer to that. >>> we had a cloud -- cloudy day, clouds diudy night. look at the temperatures being held down by the clouds. 73 in woodbine. 5 in -- 75 in bel air road. temperatures looking warmer, more seasonable. we should see a significant amount of sunshine, more sun than we saw today. we could see patchy fog in the morning. watch out for fog in the low valleys. >>> all right. a former morgan state university student charged with killing a house guest last year and eating part of his organs will not strand trial. 22-year-old alex kinyua entered a not guilty plea but found not criminally responsible. harford county's state's attorney questioned the findings. >> i mean, they were -- there were things about the commission of the crime, the planning that went. >>> the commission and the planning that went into the disposal of the evidence and the

. >> let's head over to wyatt everhart. we hit 92 earlier in downtown baltimore. the numbers are continuing to change. 88 in bel air. 88 in manchester. clouds continue to roll in a little bit. in fact, in western maryland, they have thunderstorm activity brewing. i think this will stay primarily west of the chuck hagel area -- west of the hagerstown area. let's talk about how things change. pretty big change is coming up. >>> now to the breaking news we brought you this mning on twitter. a military judge has sentenced bradley manning to 35 years in prison for leaking classified documents. >> we have more on what his attorneys are planning. >> reporter: in a military courtroom today, bradley manning learned his fate a military judge sentenced the former tapes analysts to 35 years in prison for one of the biggest leaks of documents. to some he is a brave whistleblower. he was found guilty of espionage, theft and the military judge wasn't convinced that leaking those documents aided al qaeda. it's been more than three years since manning was first detexaned in iraq,

we're not accurate storm center with wyatt everhart. >>> you see the rain tracking from west to east. that's going to continue to be the case. we see brief clearing in northern baltimore county out toward eldersburg, carroll county, coming down toward essex, dundalk and that rain passing across the bay and into queen anne's county and kent county on the shore. not a lot of additional rain behind the boundary. you can see even the skies clearing as close last garrett county and allegany. it was a great day, so it continues with on and off showers, drying out. this looks good. we'll talk about how things set up saturday and sunday. >>> tonight police in harford county still awaiting word on whether one of the largest spice operations discovered in maryland is lee. deputies investigating an illegal handgun, discovered a full-scale commercial spiels operation with a retail haul valued at $2 million. while it's marked not for human consumption, it's an alternative to marijuana. >> i'm an administrator in baltimore county, and i deal with kids, with issues, and it does bother me because thi

we have chief meteorologist wyatt everhart coming up in three minutes. >>> after the super bowl shawn hung up his ravens uniform and picked up an aprofnlt eight year -- apron. eight years in the nfl was enough for him. now he runs a meat market. in 2009 sports illustrated reported 78% of nfl players run into serious financial problems two years after retirement. >> i will go to work and try my best. this is a challenge i look forward to for a long time and here we go. >> long lines proved him a let. he plans to take the mobile meat markets to tailgates. >> he is major league baseball's most prolific power hitter. we spent some team with orioles first base man cress davis as he was signing autographs in columbia and brian kuebler chatted with the slugger about home runs, the post season. >> reporter: the line was wrapped in and around this strip mall for so long, you'd think it was the '60s and the beatles were in columbia. >> we did a little bit. getting excited. >> reporter: he didn't disapoint. the orioles first base man stayed for more than an hour citing everything fans would give

let's check in with chief meteorologist wyatt everhart. >> january 15th, minus20. it is dploomy. the main storm action has been confined to western maryland so far tonight. this is an impressive line. at left some shower activity could crops the state later on this evening. mperatures are somewhat warmer without the rain cooling even though the clouds held tough. we were did not see as much rain. tonight slow fall to maybe 69 at midnight and then climb in the low 70s, drizzle possible. we'll talk about when we finally bring the sun back. >> the crew is on the scene of a fire at a towing company. >> early this morning there were flames, smoke and worry firefighter cost get hurt. we go to middle river. >> reporter: it it was a call phil never connected to get. >> that's when i got the call on my cell phone through my dispatcher saying there's a fire. the fire trucks were enroute. that was the beginning of today's story. >> reporter: firefighters fought to get the fire under control but for feel, who has been in the towing business for years, he seemed to take it in stride. >> just

. >> wyatt everhart. >> i don't know if that's a compliment or not. >> she's in shape and can do it. she will ride the booty loop. >>> a damp start to the weekend. wherever your travels take you and your booty, the weather is good. for central m. and the eastern shore, this is the light shore. there's no embedded thunder, evening activities will not feature dangerous lightning. that scattering of showers you can see up and down the i-90 corridor with steady clearing into hagerstown. right now conditions running the gamut here. 75 in easton. 5 in perryman. let's skip ahead to the abc2 news app. i want to remind you you can quickly pull up maryland's most powerful radar and track the rain right here. you can animate. all right. so through the day tomorrow climbing into the low mid-80s and sunshine breaking out, an improvement. temperature running in the low 70s to mid-70s toward the beaches. as we zoom in, winds have turned northerly. we'll see a flow that will drag in drier air. the dew points dropping. rain wise what shower activity we have will head further south. as a result it wil

. >> i'm wyatt everhart at the 12th annual barbecue bash. people coming out, the rain clearing. we'll have much more and live from bel air. >> and wyatt's got the sweet assignment. police officers see a lot but these moves surprised the officers. the driver bust a move. stay with us. [ male announcer ] you know what's so awesome about the internet? it gets more and more entertaining every day. and once you've got verizon fios, that's when you get it -- how 100% fiber optics takes your entertainment to ridiculous levels. i was streaming videos, movies, music. once i realized how fast it was, that's when i got it. [ male announcer ] want to upgrade your entertainment? switch to a fios triple play online for just $89.99 a month guaranteed for two years plus your choice of a $300 amazon.com gift card or a $300 visa prepaid card with a 2-year agreement. fios brings 100% fiber optic power right to your door. that's why it delivers america's fastest, most reliable internet for blazing fast movie downloads and smooth streaming video playback. plus get unbeatable tv picture quality. so sw

our coverage begins with wyatt everhart.gust is back. >>> the hazy, hot and humid conditions came back. gorgeous in ocean city. got the boat going by. but, again, the heat and humidity, when we get a fresh front pushing in, that can fire off showers and storms. we do see some included cover am western maryland. had a couple of renegade showers, a sea breeze. what we're looking at is a hot, hot evening with 90s in the city and the humidity holding tough as we get a new storm boundary out of the west. it's sparking showers and flood concerns in southern west virginia. this is the boundary headed our way tomorrow. hope you enjoy a calm day. it looks active with the possibility of heavy rain. it could linger well into the afternoon. we'll talk about that in more detail. let's head out to meet roll just sco sco. the return to summer. >> it feels sticky, beautiful weekend. i hope everyone enjoyed it because now we're getting into the muggy air. let's take you to futurecast and show you how it maps out. it will show you that the st

features live music, crafts and exhibits as well as quality barbeque and our chief meteorologist wyatt everhart will broadcast from the event from 5 do 6-- 5 to 6:30 so stop by and enjoy the barbeque and say hello,. >>> usher's 5-year-old son nearly drowned in a backyard pool. he is okay but the singer's troubles are far from over. it didn't end with the accident. we have more on the court appears happening today. >>> and the dew points in the 70s once again. so we are talking about some very uncomfortable air. but, drier air more comfortable air is on the way. i will tell you if it arrives in time for the weekend coming up. >> reporter: 95 is nice and clear here at 395. but there are reports of a fire in baltimore city. i will have all the details and i will let you know how it could affect your commute coming up after the break. if yand you're talking toevere rheuyour rheumatologistike me, about trying or adding a biologic. this is humira, adalimumab. this is humira working to help relieve my pain. this is humira helping me through the twists and turns. this is humira helping to protect my jo

chief meteorologist wyatt ever harp will broad -- everhart will broadcast live and say hello, lynette are you feeling slighted. >> i am. wow. >> he got a good gig. temperatures in bel air at 76. but more imrtantly, look at this dew . at -- point at 74. we are soupy and uncomfortable this morning and that's going to continue flue the afternoon. -- continue into the afternoon. rising at 6:14 but clouds hovering and we will get sunshine in here before the day is done as well. and with that is going to tournament atmosphere on the unstable side. more showers and thunderstorms popping up. it's going to be warmer today coming in around 88 degrees when the high should be at 86. 70 will be the temperature tonight. still muggy and we have the potential for scattered showers out there. and that will linger into tomorrow where we have the potential for an isolated shower or storm still warm under a partly cloudy sky and check out the beech forecast. yes, i know you are headed -- beach forecast. yes, i know you are headed to the beach. we are looking at thunderstorms on friday and saturday and ev