as it approaches the baltimore beltway. there is the beltway right there. it's making its way northward there are showers out in western maryland. but as they're hitting the mountains, they're in the process of falling apart. don't be at all surprised to see some of the showers just kind of pop up and develop as we go through the evening. right now in owings mills 76. 82 in walkersville. 77 in hanover. landover right now at 80 degrees. churchville 74. 81 in rock hall. 78 in lovely tillman island. as far as the forecast for this evening, the majority of the rainfall is out to the west. it's over western maryland. on the other side of the mountains. what is going to happen is overnight we'll see so of the showers pass through the region. some people will get them. some people won't. tomorrow, again, afternoon showers develop. spotty over the entire region. but the best chance for rain will be moving in on thursday afternoon and thursday evening. your forecast for tonight. mostly cloudy, scattered showers. you just saw it on the radar. 67 dries for the overnig

baltimore city firefighters recovering after being injured in baltimore. crews responded last night, and they found smoke coming from the first floor of a two-story home. michael phelps has been handed his first major individual loss in four years. if-in the world champions. -- it happened in the world championships. peterman was feeding record set last year by michael phelps of the beijing olympics triggered he is wearing the highest speed bodysuit that will be events next year, so did the suit because michael phelps to lose the race? we will examine the question tonight at 6:30. >> raven is alive and well. training camp started today, and ravens fans were in town as well as the team. jennifer has the part of the story. >> to hear those sweet words in july can only mean one thing. >> we await the whole season for this. >> training camp is bringing of ravens fans from all over, providing the first opportunity to get checked out in their colors. over the next month, close to 90,000 fans will come, because this is where it begins. you can get a front row sea

. >> panic parents in east baltimore. why swat teams storm an elementary school. >>> soccer coach accused of trying to solicit sex from a girl. how police caught him. >>> he will be well missed. he really will. >> saying goodbye to steve mcnair. massive crowd expected at tonight's memorial service. >>> he's in charge of thousands of pounds of rolling steel. what this metro driver was doing i hope steady of watching the rails. >>> hello. >> 200 students evacuated from summer school in east baltimore after police chase a suspect into the building. >> no one was hurt but the intense policeman hunt has paid off. police just caught the suspect. kathleen joins us from outside the elementary in meddle school with the latest tonight. kathleen. >>reporter: the suspect was captured right inside this school. sources tell us the suspect was hiding under a sink in a cabinet on the second floor. it brings an end to the seven hour man hunt. the ordeal began this morning when police stopped the man wanted on a warrant. it triggered a pol

the good news in baltimore is volunteering is going strong. in fact volunteering in baltimore, you've moved up three spots to the 21 slot among the 51 largest cities over 600 thousand people volunteered. the interesting thing is we're seeing this trend nationally but in baltimore particularly interest was a -- there was a significant increase in the number of people reaching out to solve community problems. >> i take charitable giving is down. so instead of giving an organization $5,000 maybe i'll give 5,000 hours. sometimes it's even better, don't you find? >> charitable giving is down but volunteering is remaining strong. our studies showed that people who volunteer are more likely than people who don't volunteer to make the charitable donations. so it's a double bonus. >> are there trends in volunteering? certainly things people are doing now as opposed to other areas where it might be lacking? >> well, as i said, across the country we're seeing in this -- particularly in this economy people more likely to reach out to their neighbors to so

we begin with breaking news out of south baltimore. firefighters on the scene of a fire at baltimore and cary streets. there are several people being treated at the scene, including a firefighter. we will have more information as soon as it becomes available. we're just getting video in just now of the scene. that is the scene of this fire taking place in south baltimore. we have word tonight that people have been critically injured in this fire and also again, a firefighter hurt in this fire that is going on right now in south baltimore. we will update you with more details as soon as that becomes available. >>> we are following a developing story out of anne arundel county. cars crash, spending 10 people to the hospital. we have video just back from that scene. this crash happened around 8:00 at steel meadows and jacobs road. those hurt range in age from 29 to 3 years old. 1 person has life-threatening injuries, we're told. we don't know how that crash happened. >>> we have new information tonight about the man who shot baltimore cit

the baltimore business journal reports made more than 5,000 homes in the baltimore-towson area were in foreclosure from january through june, representing just 5% of all the homes in the region. that's down 11% from the last six months of 2008. the region's housing market is doing better than the rest of the nation as the number of foreclosures in some parts of the country still on the rise. >>> as far as our weather, for the next seven days, we're calling for a pretty decent evening tonight. but showers moving in tonight, lasting through the day tomorrow. then saturday and sunday, things should clear up. sunday night some showers are going to be moving into the region. we could see some showers late sunday night into early monday morning. but then monday will be a decent day. the next chance for shower activity on wednesday. we'll talk again tonight at 11. >> that's it for abc 2 news tonight at 6:00. i'm kelly swoope. thanks for joining us. we'll see you back here tonight at 11. and remember, our news continues 24 hours a day on abc2news.com. >>> power and accuracy. only abc 2 forecas

. >> well, if you think that baltimore has some bad drivers, baltimore is not actually the worst. there is one city that outranks baltimore when it comes to bad driving. >> reporter: out of 200 cities, baltimore drivers are second to the worst. that's what a new report released this week by allstate insurance company discovered. >> it's kind of crazy out there. >>> we tried to raise awareness of drivers of what they need to do. why they need to be more aware and drive safer. >> reporter: the insurance company used a number of collision planes planes to rank the top cities with the most accidents. the only city baltimore outranks is the nation's capital. >> d.c. has been at that level for the past five years. we don't know why. police say it's because it's a crowded metropolitan area. >> reporter: they also found baltimore drivers have an 80% chance of getting into an accident. and the frequency of those crashes are going up every year. in -- 2005, baltimore drivers experienced an accident, on average, once every 6 1/2 years. but now, according to sawl state -- allstate, they can e

come on down to harley of baltimore. donate a pint of blood. >> thanks, norm. >>> another ilya sighting. the manatee was spotted yesterday by the perrytown commissioner who took the photos. ilya seems to be moving between the top of the bay and the susquehanna river. both the national aquarium and the coast guard are keeping tabs on the animal. >>> perfection in chicago. we'll show you the feat few have ever accomplished. plus, the summer is all about baseball and blockbuster. after the break, we'll preview a few of the films coming to a theater near you. america, whattaya say to big cheesy-steaky-ness! - subway. eat fresh! - eat fresh! when you wanna kick it up with zesty chipotle sauce. - eat fresh! - eat fresh! the flavor-fullest sub only subway can offer. - eat fresh! - eat fresh! try the new subway big chipotle cheesesteak. an updated all-time favorite: juicy steak layered with zesty chipotle sauce... and melted cheese, piled high with only... the toppings you love. subway. eat fresh! >>> the o's were off tonight. s

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no we have good news in baltimore. a vegetable harvest that could soon help hundreds of people and a clothing display that has store employees afraid to come to work. we'll find out all about this. >>> 6:35. we're watching a storm off the coast and some rain moving through central maryland. plan for wet weather and we'll have the two-degree guaranteed forecast and maryland's most powerful doppler radar next. here's kim with a check of the roads. >>> thank you. getting word of a broken watermain. that is going to be in the city, erdman avenue and mannasota avenue. use caution if you travel in that direction. >>> let's check the buses and trains with mark. >> that diversion you must mentioned is affecting the number 50 bus at erdman and mannasota. the 150 commuter bus is 30 minutes late. number 17, a diversion at nursery and winterson. light rail and metro subway on time. the marc train looks good. no delays reported on the camden, penn, brunswick lines. thursday, finally! dinner with the girls tonight. mmm... mexican, o

for now, live here in baltimore, north baltimore, myranda stephens, fox 45 news at 10:00. >> new figuress show more people having trouble paying their mortgage each and every month. foreclosures in the month of june were nearly 5 percent higher than may. so far, economists say the government plan to cut back on foreclosures, is not doing much. the number of americans meantime filing for first time unemployment dropped to the lowest level in six months. 522,000 new claims were filed last week. but that doesn't necessarily mean the market is getting better. maryland's unemployment rate climbed to 7.2 percent back in may. and that could worsen now as lawmakers face budget shortfalls. >> less than a week, maryland's budget will be slashed by hundreds of millions of dollars. governor o'malley said it is necessary to help close a $700 million deficit. but many state employees worry about what that means. >> john rydell has the latest. >> everything is on the table. everything is being looked at. >> for the union's representing state employees these are troubling times. in the past six months, m

the baltimore connection. >> a coach accused. how people track down a man charged with soliciting sex with an underage girl. >> i want my child. >> panicked parents. what led to a massive police search inside of a school. >> most of the time people do a doubletake. >> life without clothing. hear from the people at a crownsville nudist colony. >> live in high definition, from wbff tv in baltimore, this is fox 45 news at 10:00. >> hello, i am jeff barnd. >> and i am jennifer gilbert. a city and fans bid farewell to an nfl star tonight in nashville. >> also a baltimore presence at the memorial for former tennessee titan and raven steve mcnair. we are live with the story tonight. keith. >> steve mcnair spent about two years playing with the ravens here. he led the team to the playoffs one of the years. and tonight, fans are remembering the player, and the man. >> it is a day to say goodbye to the former tennessee titans and ravens' quarterback. steve mcnair. >> ♪ . >> an estimated 5000 people attended the public memorial service at

>>> you're watching baltimore's station that works for you. now abc 2 news at 6. >> dozens of volunteers rolled up their sleeves today to help improve an east baltimore community. a look now at why they took part, and what was accomplished. >> one, two, three! [ cheering ] >> reporter: a day of service in east baltimore as volunteers from aramark come to work on the community resource center near johns hopkins hospital. but you know, before you start any big project, you have to get prepared. and baltimore ravens quarterback dominique foxworth helped to kick it off with a unique warm-up. >> when you're ready to demonstrate [ inaudible ] [ laughter ] >> reporter: after the warm up, it was time to get down to business. >> we're going to be painting. we're going to be creating a workplace readiness room. we're going to be refurbishing a space in this community center that will help enable people to access computers and get jobs and get connected back to the economy. >> thank you. >> reporter: a huge number of people showed up to take part in the

reporting live at baltimore county police head had quarters. karen parks fox 45 news "late edition". >> >> breaking news to report out of howard county. at this hour. where a teenager has been shot near a school. we have learned that he was flown to shock trauma after shot on the playground of cradle rock school in columbia. of course more on the story as it becomes available. >> 200 students were evacuated from summer school today in east baltimore after police chase a suspect into the building. no one was hurt. but it caused panic for several hours outside of william peck ca elementary school. parents raced to find children and police searched the building floor by floor. >> door was open. just ran on. >> the door should be always secured. i was always afraid of this. >> once again no one hurt. but after seven hours police found the suspect hiding under a sink. he has been identified as 26-year-old keion earl wanted for violation of probation and has a long criminal record. the school will resume normal summer school schedule tomorrow. >> aut

. >> i'm president of visit baltimore, this guy has something to do with the city of baltimore and tourism. >> baltimore, sounds good. >> that works. >> now the official name change came at 4:30 this afternoon and for those of us who have to remember the name, it's a welcomed change. >>> you said that. thank you. the new name is in line with the name changes taking place in convention bureaus across the country. >>> visit baltimore. once you're here, get in on it. >> too many slogans. >> eat baltimore, that's a simple one. >> still ahead on wjz, deal made, who gets custody of michael jackson's three young children? >> reporter: in west port, people living in this block are concerned that the air they're breathing in their homes may be causing cancer. that's next on eyewitness news. . >>> is there more rain heading our way or will we end the week on a sunny note? that's coming up. >>> now, complete coverage . >>> cancer-causing chemicals discovered in the air of some houses after a toxic waste site was cleaned near by. susan collins reports some homes have not been tested. >> reporter: drum

the baltimore sun reports it happened saturday morning in front of the baltimore convention center. according to the sun, the woman was walking in the 300 block of sharp street near pratt around 6:30 a.m. when she was approached by a man who grabbed her from behind and began choking her. she says the man pulled her underwear off, and then called for someone to pick them up. she didn't see anyone else, but the suspect took off when another vehicle approached. >>> the d.c. police department is investigating a sergeant who says he filed an inaccurate report about his visit to benita jacks' home. jacks is on trial for allegedly killing her four daughters. u.s. marshals found the four girls when they evicted her from her home in january of 2008. in a report, the sergeant said he had not seen jacks' oldest daughter, but in a follow-up report he said he thought he had seen the girl and her sisters. the officer now admits his earlier accounts were inaccurate. >>> the h1n1 virus has claimed another life in maryland. health officials say this is the fourth person to die from the virus in the

when baltimore says buy baltimore, it means grab a camera and show baltimore. when baltimore says balkfa. >> i have no clue, baltimore, alcohol, i have no idea. >> for the last 15 years it was called the baltimore area, it's been shortened and people inside the tourism community know what it represents. people from outside have no idea what it is. a greek desert? they have no idea. >> i would say something about the internet or music, i don't know. >> a type of food or beverage. >> a fish? >> like a disease. >> like a disease, they've decided to get over itself and change the name to visit baltimore. >> if i walk in the room and say i'm vice president of visit baltimore, they will determine it's from tourism in baltimore. >> sounds good. >> that works, that works. >> the official name change came at 4:30 this afternoon. >> to get in on it, go away as well. get in on visit baltimore. >> it in on it. we'll do that. thank you very much, pat. the new name in line with name changes taking place in bureaus across the country. >> hopefully we have a lot of visiters. t

here in the baltimore area, we're looking pretty good. here is the next chance of showers coming through the southern portions of the d.c. area, heading in our direction for later on this evening. and don't forget, you can always go to our website, to abc2news.com to check out our interactive radar that you can actually manipulate it yourself. you go to the web page. you click on the weather tab, and then you scroll down. land is the latest radar picture, not satellite, radar picture, that again, you can take and you can zoom out on it. you can take and grab the map. you can move it around. you can look up to new york. if you're heading up to the big apple this evening see, what the chances of showers are there. it's all available on our website at abc2news.com, 24/7, 365. the forecast for this evening, the showers that are poised to head in our direction south of d.c. will pull across our region. some could be on the heavy side. during the day tomorrow, a pretty decent day. not much in the way of precipitation. a slim chance of it. but t

richmond. 75 in baltimore. 67 in baltimore. cooler up in pennsylvania. and it looks like we will continue to see showers and thunderstorms firing up across the area. as we go through the next couple of days. nice line here north of baltimore city. dropping decent rainfall. we have severe weather about an hour or 45 minutes ago actually. we had severe thunderstorm warning for carroll and frederick county until 10:15. both expired. so no active warnings currently issued from the national weather service. just decent garden variety showers and thunderstorms. you can see how the cells fired up across the region. continue to see the activity here continue to push north. we will see the thunderstorms continue to drop heavy rain. make a right turn, so they could move across parts of central baltimore county. and then back into harford county. cecil county. so you may get a few rumbles of thunder. >> future scan tomorrow. morning rush hour commute starts out with sun and clouds. through the afternoon, we will probably still have a few sun rays out there. but clo

baltimore. >> hotter temperatures comes a better chance of storms when we could see rain in the sky watch forecast. >>> and what the bus driver was caught doing. had her pulled off the road. >>> hello. >> plane bound for baltimore city makes emergency landing after the fuselage tears open at nearly 30,000 feet. >> today a major airline checking almost 200 aircraft in the fleet and the ntsb is investigating. football size hole ripped through the rear of south west flight 2294. depressurize the cabin triggering the oxygen mask to come down. plane coming to baltimore from nashville made emergency landing in charleston, west virginia. all 131 passengers and crew made it off safely. and when they did eventually boarded another plane and continued on to baltimore. >> jeff standing by live at marshall airport with the very latest on their story tonight. jeff? >>reporter: well, many passengers here are talking about their harrowing experience aboard south west flight 2 2 94. with cell phone camera many

the baltimore junior open sponsored by the baltimore tennis club. a baltimore event. boys and girls in the swing, girls 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18. at garsson school. the event goes back to 1916. why that's 93 years of tradition. >>> mini days continuing in drew park. the semi final and final match set for tomorrow. some of the areas better adults compete at druid park. >>> 64 u.s. open, bethlehem, pennsylvania. misses on number 16. oh, she was cool and calm when i met her last month at the lpga championship. in bel air, it was different from her demeanor today. not so cool and calm. there is morgan forsal. bad days at the u.s. open. >> we have more tonight at 11:00. >>> by the way, arturo gotti found dead in a hotel in south america. a famous boxer. >>> more news about the arrest of former d.c. marion barry. be sure to watch harper's island at 10:00 followed by eyewitness news at 11:00. >>> check out this really unique car wash. with wish this was happening in baltimore. he's elephants, if you can see the video are watching cars in winston oregon. a cha

baltimore county is helping a good cause. leukemia and lymphoma society held a celebrity golf classic at the towson golf and country club. organize sayers the tournament has generated more than $1 million. >> this is the 14th year for this tournament. and it's been a long haul. a lot of work. but we make money for leukemia, lymphoma. it goes to the researchers, and that's the people that are trying to find the cure for this deadly disease. >> local broadcasters and sports figures including members of the baltimore ravens and orioles. abc 2 news general manager bill hooper also hit the links. scott garcau was there. he hosted the event. abc 2 proud to be a sponsor. >>> live from our camera at the inner harbor now. norm is going to be back with his final forecast. [ female announcer ] swiffer wetjet cleans so completely you'll never go back to your old mop again. ♪ don't you want me baby? ♪ don't you want me ohhhh! [ female announcer ] why go part of the way clean? swiffer wetjet antibacterial cleaner kills 99.9 percent of

county. >>> and, baltimore's own michael phelps, there he is, with more hardware. winner at the espy awards. just ahead. that and more coming up. >>> let's check the first forecast now. >> good morning. weather and traffic together here and a minute before 6:00. our 9:00 "good morning maryland" yesterday jamie costello live on the air walked up to the tv screen and started hitting the thermometer. it worked. >> see? >> it worked. a little fonzie move. who knew it? look at the temperatures this morning. we are at 66 in towson. 65 ellicott city. those are our cool spots. by the water, sparrows point 4. 73 annapolis and on the eastern shore. 77 chestertown. so, yes, most of us within a

baltimore national pike at ingleside avenue. franklin boulevard at church road and west padonia road and broad avenue. the traffic signals not working there at this time. and pasadena, they cleared the crash at jumpers hole road and route 2, so no problems there. harbor tunnel and fort mchenry tunnel are checking in with no problems at this time. also, as we check the east side of the outer loop between whitemarsh boulevard and harford road, traffic is flowing without problems. this is 95 southbound approaching whitemarsh boulevard, we have building volume as you make your way toward the whitemarsh boulevard area but no problems to let you know about right now. back to you. >>> 5:42. a decision that could affect our safety in the future. >>> the obama administration provides money that puts more officers on the street. more on the c.o.p.s. program when we come back. there's no fiber in this. tastes too good. there is fiber. [ chuckle ] no. i can't taste the fiber in this chocolate. they have 35% of your daily value. hmm. oh, sam

of course we have here in baltimore, the orioles, the ravens, the blast, the preakness, how about a baltimore grand prix? well, guess what, serious discussions under way. it just might happen. >> drivers, start your engine! >> reporter: indy car racing could be coming to baltimore. those who have seen it say buckle your seat belts. >> they are awfully exciting. i can tell that you. really a thrill to see it. and those are -- those are airplanes on wheels. >> on the outside of the front row the pole sitter ryan brisco. >> reporter: executives have visited baltimore twice for serious discussions. city councilman william cle. >> talking about an open-wheel street car race in baltimore go around the harbor, around the stadiums, and something very different for baltimore. >> reporter: baltimorans seem to like the idea. >> absolutely. i would enjoy watching it. something that we need. we need some new stuff here in town, i believe. >> reporter: the 2.4-mile course will include parts of us arele, conway streets with a pit area next to camden yards. but what about the noise? >> i said, you know, if w

us a country for the -- baltimore's country for the work day. listen to music from stars like taylor swift, kenny chesney and keith urban. >>> no doubt about it, everyone has their favorite restaurant, a place where they like to go. for many in pikesville, a place called suburban house is where we find cheryl conner telling us how owners there are vowing to rebuild after a fire. >> reporter: that's what the owner tells us. families are used to coming here to the suburban house for matza ball soup and its friendly atmosphere but now when they pass the restaurant on reisterstown road they will see this, the windows boarded up, charred rubble all caused by heavy fire. that fire was reported yesterday evening around 5:00. it was put out about 30 minutes later. still it left behind heavy damage. a longtime employee was inside the restaurant when firefighters say someone heard a pop coming from the storage room that contained restaurant equipment. she called the fire department, helped evacuate 34 customers and employees. many people here in pikesvill

a new crash in baltimore city, east baltimore street and south ann street. traffic is heavy southbound 95 towards the whitemarsh area but still dealing with marriottsville road closed in both directions at the howard and carroll county lines. route 32 is an alternate. 95 southbound, the exit ramp to 695 is still a crash on the scene there. >>> thank you so much for joining us. remember to join us for "good morning maryland" at 9:00. see you then. have a great day. thanks, again.

about 69 downtown baltimore. there's that cloud line we were dealing with overnight just trying to break up in the last couple of hours of we got the spread of mid-50s to mid-60s. again that record set 10 years ago, 57 and we could hit that in between the official hourly reports so stay tuned throughout the morning if you're a weather geek like in -- me and in matters. otherwise, what does matter, two-degree guarantee of 87. >>> let's see what's happening on the roads with kim. >> you have a smooth ride from the whitemarsh boulevard area to loch raven. however, we have several road closures, that is downtown, several of them are going to be for artscape. mount royal closed between chars street and north avenue. and cathedral street closed between preston and mount royal. they remain closed in effect through sundays the 19th. we start a new resurfacing project, between lombard street and mlk. back to you. >>> we're working on breaking news overseas. a passenger plane crashed in northwest iran and all 168 people on

this time out of baltimore county. police say a robbery attempt has led to a murder at a liquor store input tee hill plaza. we have a crew on the way to the scene. of course, we will have much more on the story as it becomes available to us. >> in less than a week, maryland's budget will be slashed by hundreds of millions of dollars. governor o'malley said it is necessary to help close a $700 million deficit. but many state employees are worried about how they will be affected. members of ask me held a news conference to voice concerns. the union said they are not only worried about their jobs, but many are working in agencies that have seen cutbacks in staff. >> it is about calling on the governor to make a priority, to the at-risk children. >> daunting challenge. the solution will be very painful. and will require cuts in many, many places of our state government. >> governor o'malley, and the board of public works are expected to approve the more than $300 million in budget cuts next week. but they still have to fin

good stuff in baltimore. i would say it is a city of neighborhoods. you have a greek neighborhood. greek town. nothing but greeks live around here. >> on the corner. >> how are you doing? >> sells hundreds of these every day. >> hi guys. you need a minute? >> why is this busier than the other? >> it is authenticity. >> brings in the crowds. >> we have greek restaurants in washington but not like baltimore. we have been discovered. >> it is off the beaten path. >> but the long line may reflect the opinion of those in the know. >> i don't think it is a secret. >> thanks a lot. have a great day. >> so hampstead hill, patterson park, highlandtown, all over there. canton. >> this is canton. this is yeppie neighborhood. >> it serves as inspiration for dee. >> baltimore went that way. >> she works on a craft. >> it is folk art. it is simple. >> these are painted window screens. >> a tradition, only in baltimore. >> hear here. you can see the painted screen when you are walking by. but when you are out, you don't see

hopefully we'll get some much needed rainfall in the baltimore area. we'll talk again tonight at 11. >> norm, you're always cool! that's all for us on abc 2 news at 6. i'm marybeth marsden. we'll see you back here tonight at 11. have a wonderful evening. good night. >> thanks for choosing abc 2 news at 6. for more news, watch abc 2 news at 11, or go now to abc2news.com. abc 2 works for you. >>> power and accuracy. only abc 2 forecasts deliver both. >> we have maryland's most powerful radar. giving you the first warning of severe weather. the most powerful. abc 2 keeps you safer. baltimore's most accurate forecast, certified by weather rate. >> most accurate. only abc 2 guarantees it. >> forecast on your set, net, and cell. >> abc 2 and abc2news.com. power, accuracy, the most of both from baltimore's most accurate forecast team. who says there's nothing like the taste of cool whip ? ♪ she does. obviously they do. ♪ oh, and her.

at 11. >> a crime spree in baltimore county targeting places many consider sacred. good evening, everybody. i'm terry owens. in just the past month, eight area churches have been broken into. who is behind it? delia goncalves is live at county police headquarters with more on the search for the culprits. terry? >> reporter: police are still at this hour looking for the suspects. and they say they have very few leads to go on. in the meantime, clergy members are taking a second look at their security systems. >> it's a shame. >> there is not much more to say when dealing with the burglar, except perhaps this. >> it shows you how smart they are, to be honest as far as burglary goes, because this is not much in a church. that's for sure. >> in fact, police say the culprit or culprits didn't make off with much. the most that was stolen was a couple of hundred dollars. >> they would have done better coming and asking than trying to come into the church. >> reporter: on warren road and cockeysville says the burglar broke through a church office window, ransacked the place

however, in baltimore county, baltimore national pike at ingleside avenue, heads up there, traffic lights not working. treat that intersection as a four-way stop sign. in the harbor tunnel, they have the northbound side closed overnight for construction, that should be reopening by about 6:00 a.m. two-way traffic gets by in the southbound tube. outer loop, early in the morning, not much to speak of. you can see we have light volume and traffic flowing freely on both loops of the beltway at this time. this traffic report brought to you by baltimore's country station 93.1 wpoc where you'll find great music from stars like carrie underwood, rascall flatts and taylor swift. back to you. >>> 5:10. 72 degrees. still ahead, investigators say they have more clues learning what exactly may have happened to pop icon michael jackson. >>> and things should get ienders out this week when three men who have been the talk of the nation sit down and talk it out. it's july 13th and i'm emily hill, with a look at the past 24 hours on royal caribbean's liberty of the sea. charles fuller enjoyed his first cu

that's the new name for baltimore city's tourism bureau, formally known as baltimore area convention and visitors association. travel experts say it's now more popular for convention and visitors bureaus to take on a more user friendly name. for example, there is destination d.c., choose chicago, and meet minneapolis. and also some good news to report concerning tourism here. officials announced recently that they booked over 500,000 future room nights through the year 2019 that is good news. >>> we've been telling you about the shower of hope for a while now. coming up, we're going to show you how it is helping homeless women get back on their feet. >> all right. your 2-degree guarantee for today, 85 degrees. well, we made it up to 88 degrees. it happened early in the day, right around noon. we cooled off, but didn't quite hit the 2-degree guarantee. all the look at the weekend forecast, which has a little bit of rain. not what we had today. a little bit of rain. vial more on that coming up. >> all right. we'll be right back. >> watch abc 2 news any time on channel 1 with comcast on

baltimore two, thou seven. mason was among the many who paid respects to the former quarterback at a memorial service tonight. >> the last thing that i want to remember about you is every time you scored, every time you came out of that huddle, you gave two bumps to your chest and pointed to the sky. so i'm going to give two bumps for you, and point to the sky. love ya. >>> baltimore swimmer michael phelps is back to his old self. not just winning but breaking another world record. the latest comes at the u.s. national championship in indianapolis where phelps set a new mark in the 100-meter butterfly. this is phelps winning the 200 fly last night. in the 100 he broke the record previously held by ian crocker. phelps has won he three events at the nationals so far and now current holds five world records. in baseball, the orioles have the day off. tomorrow they welcome toronto to town t. jays limp into baltimore after being beaten three straight by tampa bay. a double brought home two runs for the rays. 3-2 the

back to you. >>> one of baltimore's most prominent businessmen is facing criminal charges. >> baltimore city councilwoman helen holton has been indicted yet again. this time another developer goes along with her. we're talking about john paterakis. i'm sherrie johnson. i'll have that story, coming up. it's july 15th, and i'm erika, with a recap of the past 24 hours on royal caribbean's liberty of the seas. debbie from rhode island laced up the gloves in the fitness center. brooke molloy floated with friends through jamaica. late night explorers climbed mountains under the stars. and finally, jose rodriguez rocked the house in the karaoke club. that's the news. i'm erika, cruising with royal caribbean. why aren't you? because at safeway, there's always... freshly picked produce at great prices. it's 100% guaranteed to be fresh and ripe, every time. so hurry in for delicious goodness, all right down the street. that's ingredients for life. that's safeway. right now, get sweet blueberries -- just 99¢ a pint with your club card. safeway just lowered the price of summer. when you first smel

here it is, the 2009 edition of the best of baltimore by "baltimore" magazine. here she is, the one, the only, max weiss >> hello. i like when you called me the star. i am above the title villain. >> you come in first. max weiss, baltimore magazine. not quite, it's a collaborative effort, trust me. >> how much fun do you have doing this issue? >> we love it. it's sort of our reason for existing in a day. >> do politics enter it at all? do you get phone calls and bribes? >> there are attempts, absolutely. everybody thinks that but the truth is these are just the opinions, the informed expert opinions of the editors of "baltimore" magazine. when max is out on the found and you're looking - >> i'm constantly on the search for the best of baltimore. that's sort of -- it's our whom -- whole thing, basically, to bring the highest quality of life to our readers. all year long -- i call this puppy our annual report, basically. >> who wins? >> we always have the normal categories, food and service and fun and shopping. and this year we have a few wrinkles. we added a sav

our service area are the area the baltimore, pretty much the surrounding baltimore area, baltimore county, baltimore city, anne arundel county, as far north as harford and as far west as frederick. i think i mentioned howard county. we're a broad-based organization around the baltimore area. >> it's a big thing for kids that don't normally have the opportunity to get presents on christmas. how does the santa sail tie into it? >> what we do there -- this is one of many events we put on. our signature event is a wine-tasting event we'll do in november, around christmas. this is something that started three years ago. we've turned this into a challenge to raise money for santa claus anonymous. what we have is a situation where we have a 16-foot catama ran that people go out for an hour with, get free lunch and that will cost $100 for that. they get a half-hour ride and that will cost them $50 for that ride. it goes up and down the inner harbor. it goes to the inner harbor and back. it's about a half-hour down, half-hour back. in addition to that we have a -- as mentioned a single hull sailbo

looking at the radar dry conditions across baltimore. showers up over parts of new jersey and south west of us over west virginia and we should stay dry for the overnight into tomorrow. we look at the temperatures across the renal in the mid upper yes back to the northwest. slightly cooler temperatures behind the weak front pushing through+++

>>dent on baltimore -- an accident at baltimore street. getting on the downtown region from downtown heading toward 695, you will have a lot of company but no incidents to impede your travel, right now we're looking at an 11-minute ride. oon the top end of the beltway, nothing to get in your way on either the inner loop or outer loop lanes traveling at greenspring avenue. at 695 on the west side it starts to pick up a bit now. we're seeing lengthy delays on liberty road heading toward 70. that's a look at the morning travels, back to you. >>> coming up in morning sports, while the steve mcnair investigation continues. find out how titans fans are honoring their quarterback. >>> we put the windex outdoor >>> we put the windex outdoor system and melted cheese, piled high with only... the toppings you love. subway. eat fresh! >>> new this morning, police are investigating a double stabbing in middle river. one person was stabbed in the arm, the other in the lower back. both victims were rushed to the hospital just after 4:00 this morning. no

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this building was baltimore's building. it was the comcast center. >> when you walk through the lobby, you can see how spectacular is. from the original windows, to the seven kinds of marble from four continents. >> this is all authentic. we are bringing it to the hotel and to baltimore. >> from the old to the new, up one floor, it is what they called the lobby living room with modern furnishings and a beautiful fireplace. there are 202 guest rooms in the hotel, all beautifully done with the history of the building in mind. >> if you look at the carpeting, you can see the classic colors. it looks like railroad ties. if you look at the sidepieces next to the bed, it looks like traveling trunk. >> that is not all. >> not only on the room's spectacular, but you also get special bathrobes. this is the leopard print. this is the zebra print. and this is the it giraffe print. i think this is made. this is rather long. look at the sleeves. >> we try to tailor our experience for all of our guests. there are some with a larger statu

baltimore has investigators looking for answers. no word on the cause of death. if you have any information into the mystery, give the police a call. a man is guilty of several robberies the left one man injured. he committed six robberies. that was from 8 to july of last year. he shot a man in the groin while taking money from him. he has a life sentence. he will not be eligible for parole for at least five years. some much-needed federal aid is heading to baltimore cities. a federal grant of $10.1 million will go toward hiring 50 new police officers. those officers will be placed on foot patrol around the city and help the department win back the trust of the community. this city of baltimore had a 20- year low of crime last year. it still remains one of the most violent cities in america. >> that brings us to our watercooler question of the day. here are some of your answers. according to one person, having more patrols will not necessarily reduce crime. >> one person writes a debt -- that they have to be in certain areas in orde

here is the baltimore area. most of this activity is in the upper atmosphere not reaching the ground. here is heavier showers and thunderstorms. as you can see, they're moving up towards the north and west. kind of moving on that direction, basically on that line right there. that's where they're going to see the heaviest activities out in that region, at least for tonight there is a chance for scattered showers around the baltimore area, going through portions of carroll, down to howard and portions of montgomery county. but again, the heaviest rainfall is going to be out to the west of us, and also along the eastern seaboard, they will see some heavier showers as the areas of low pressure pass on along. don't forget, you can always go to our website, to abc2news.com. check out our interactive radar. that's what it's looking like right now with a closer scan into the baltimore area. but if we widen the scan out, which you can do on your own computer at home, we widen that scan out, there is that shower activity

live in downtown baltimore, keith daniels, fox 45 news at 10:00. >> off duty baltimore cop shoots one of three people who try to rob him at a bus stop in cherry hill. the officer had just finished his shift early this morning, when one guy pulled a gun on him. the officer shot him in the arm. he later showed up at the hospital. the officer arrested a second suspect, another suspect is still on the loose. >> police are investigating a disturbing discovery in the 3600 block of woodland avenue in northwest baltimore. just before 3:00 this morning, a body was found inside of a car there. police say they think that the victim was shot, and then crashed. >> a towson university field hockey coach has been indicted on federal child porn charges. 52-year-old john co vag arrested in march, they say he began to have sexually explicit online conversations with someone he thought was a teenage girl. turns out it was a retired l.a. cop. officers say they found child porn on the coach's computer. if he is convicted he could face 20 years in prison. >> police call him a lieutenant in the black gueril

but there is baltimore right there. just to the west of us, a few light clouds are going to be dissipating as the evening comes along. things are going to be pretty nice. right now nothing showing up on maryland's most powerful radar. nice clear scan out there. and it's going throw main that way for the next couple days. the next chance for shower activity doesn't look until the end of the week and the weekend. columbia at 86. 85 at capital heights. westminster 83. 82 in bel air. elkton also 82. galena 83. stevenville 88 degrees. milford, delaware 80. and easton right thought at 82. forecast for tonight, a few little light clouds. as the sun goes down, those clouds dissipate. a very nice evening overnight. and during the day tomorrow, a few showers up here through the philadelphia area could hit portions of northern cecil and harford county. but they would be very few and far between. for the most part in baltimore we will be precipitation-free until the next system slides up the eastern seaboard by the end of the week.

for now live in northeast baltimore. news at 5:30. >>> police are searching for gunman after deadly shooting this morning in northeast baltimore. man shot in the head around 4 this morning. happened in the 1300 block of cedar cross road. victim died at the scene. police are not releasing his name at this time. >>> man shock trauma after being shot by andarundle county police. happened last night around nip okay in the 1,000 block of deep creek avenue. police say he threatened to hit another officer with a chair. the injuries are not considered to be life threatening tonight. >>> some home owner ins south east baltimore are out remaininged over the city's homeless problem and plans to expand the shelter. we are live in south point tonight with the story. joy? >>reporter: jennifer, everyone i talk to today admits that there is a homeless problem here in south east baltimore. but they disagree on exactly how to address the issue. many homeowners are blaming the ma the mayor saying the property values are plummeting. and now

new cops for baltimore ci >> baltimore city police are beefing up the force. tonight we have learned that federal funds from the obama administration's stimulus package will help to pay for the new officers. keith daniels is live at police headquarters with the story. >> the state of maryland will get $23 million for eight police departments. baltimore city's cut, $10 million. it is money to help keep police on the beat. and some residence are glad about it. >> john and his family have lived in the 2700 block of ashland avenue in east baltimore for more than 40 years. >> my wife and i, have raised 11 children. >> it is a hot tuesday afternoon and he says he is doing something now that he has not done in nearly five years. >> i would not take my chances before. >> he is sitting on his front porch. >> because the police is out there. they have reinforcement. >> police on foot patrol in the neighborhood. >> a show of force, increased presence after the shooting of 12 people at a cookout at a house, just a few doors down from mclauren's home. >> we have learned ad

one study released this week says they're in baltimore. i'm gigi barnett. coming up, i'll explain how city drivers received that ranking. that story is straight ahead. >>> bob is updating your forecast. to. >>> their two boys are both autistic. rj often talks as if he's reading from a movie script. >> it's a curse, a terrible, terrible curls, a curse that cannot -- that can take years and years to get rid of. >> reporter: you can see that the 17-year-old struggles to put his thoughts in order. his parents say when he gets frustrated, he can really lose control. >> well if it's annoying things, i get antsy. and i just want to tear their heart out. sorry if i sound a little gory but... >> reporter: this has made it very hard for the family to go out in public when others don't understand. >> i hate to say this. it almost feels like we're kind of in a mobile prison at times. we can go to different restaurants and places, but we have to be much, much, more careful. >> reporter: the children's mother heads an autism group and is attending a sta

he retired last year. >>> news about his death shocked baltimore raven fans. first, we hear from the show fer who drove him around during the years he played for the ravens. >>reporter: jennifer, steve mcnair played here seasons and while his time on the field was memorable, his friends hope he's remembered for his civic contributions and his generosity. in the shadows of mntbank stadium00, it's a stuff sunday for some like earnest. >> he was a genuinely nice guy. very down to earth. >>reporter: he drove him to the airport, parties and to get groceries during his time in baltimore. >> generous. never looked at me as an employee of his. always invited to everything he would go in to, not just sit in the car and wait. very nice guy. >>reporter: as his death is investigated, tmz released photos showing steve mcnair and his female friend parsailing. the pair had been dating several months. >> he always spoke highly of his wife and 4 boys. this was definitely more or less a surprise to find out what happened. >>reporter: members of the ravens' organization are quic