baltimore 2, baltimore city's own tall ships which led the procession into the city, the pride of baltimore 2 looks like it did in 1812 and the british said because of this act of piracy they are going to come and destroy the city of baltimore. >> we have a call from muncie, indiana. leonard, welcome to the program. muncie, indiana, you're on the air. go ahead. looks like we lost leonard. vince vaise at ft. mchenry, tell us about this 25-hour battle between the u.s. and british. how large was the u.s. force at ft. mchenry and what about the british force, the fleet and i understand there was a concurrent land battle that happened outside of baltimore. >> that's right. here defending the fort you had about 1,000 defenders. there were 16 ships in the bombardment squadron and an armada of another 50 ships beyond it. now, in the city of baltimore, there were 15,000 soldiers dug in, and this is an interesting part of the story that hasn't always been told is that you had free african-americans. had you some of the richest gentlemen of the city. you had some. poorest people of the city, women, ch

bob in baltimore. go ahead for vince vaise. >> caller: hi, thank you. here in baltimore. great job vincent. i'm really enjoying this. i just was very curious though. you're obviously very much an expert on the war of 1812. what got you interested in the war of 1812 in the first place? >> when i was a little kid, my dad took me to ft. mchenry, and i ran up and down the ramparts and then i made a little paper hat when i got home, and i had a little wooden sword that my dad made me as well, and i had good history teachers. when i was going to high school and they got me intrigued, and that's how i started volunteering at ft. mchenry and then i became a park service ranger with the national park service and now i've come full circle because new on weekend i get to portray a major from the war of 1812. i tell people bring your kids to these battlefields, to these historic sites, independence hall, valley forge, whatever, because that's what gets them hooked. they don't have to remember all the dates. they don't have to remember the generals, but they remember the experience of

. >> baltimore is beautiful. welcome to the cisne branco. >> we are happy to be here and represent the united kingdom and we are happy to be here. >> further down the promenade, it was time for the welcoming ceremony. mindy basara was the host. >> is a total honor. i love the history of baltimore. i love this event. everybody is so excited to be here. >> the crowd grew larger as the day went on and it looks like sailabration is a big success. >> the city of baltimore is wonderful. this is just tremendous down here. we are loving it. >> one of the most popular ships is the ship from mexico which is right here next to us. it has been packed with people all day and people are still on board taking a look. has been that way all day long. rob roblin, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the highlight of sailabration is the tall ships. the uss fort mchenry is the navy's amphibious warfare vessel. the public is excited to see it and the 300-member crew is just as thrilled to be here in baltimore. >> is great for us. every day we have to

in baltimore city, 6th street at malt avenue. as far as the beltway, that's still moving well in and all the way around. let's take a live look. everything is moving slowly there as well. also 95 south of mountain road up there in hartford road as well. for the most accurate and up to date traffic information available count on us at wjz.com. >>> here is what people will be talking about today. the nations eyes being on baltimore, the star spangled celebration is officially underway with wjz on board. tens of thousands of people are flooding the harbor. the ships began arriving yesterday, the first a canadian naval vessel. mike schuh is live this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. they have floated h in from all over -- floated in from all the world. let the celebration begin. >> ships from all over the world drop anchor in the inner harbor for the star spangle celebration. >> i think this is mexico, ecuador. >> it takes my breath away. it's so fabulous with the sailors. >> the ship is magnificent. >> it commemorat

during football season -- his heart remained in baltimore. he had more than 57 under receiving yards. he never missed a game during his six seasons with the ravens. he would take on anyone. on a team known for defense, mason brought toughness to the offense, but he found nothing tough about deciding on when or where of his retirement. >> it was not hard to retire, the decision where to retire was just as easy. like i said, a heart was here. it never left. there are not too many places you can go and the place really embraces you the way baltimore embraced me. i will be forever indebted to the city. >> raphael nidal captured his seventh title, becoming is the all-time king of clay courts. the finals began yesterday. appeared to have lost momentum in the fourth set when rain postponed play last night in paris. when they resumed played today, a double fault on match point. nadal has the most all time titles of the french open with an amazing 52-1 record. the kings could face a potential choke tag in game 7. you can see the game right here on tv

the thunderstorm moving up into eastern baltimore -- central baltimore county, really and moving its way into hartford county. the warning continues its way into the city down toward the inner harbor until 5:30, another couple of minutes. close on its heels, another system is coming in from the south and west. this one is a little stronger, coming in out of greenbelt and northern d.c. a history of producing rotation. the national weather service has issued a warning out. the storm showing strong signs of producing perhaps a funnel cloud or tornado. the storms are gradually shifting east, this one tracking a little east of i-95, moving rapidly to the north. looks like it will be passing just to the east of us, perhaps up for baltimore city in the next hour if it holds together. want to reiterate -- a need for new warning has been issued now down to the south of us, coming at a d.c., in effect for and a bundle -- ann arundel and pg county. severe storm still in the area. the debt continues through the evening. we will be back with an update in just a couple of minutes. >> thanks so muc

baltimore is in me, and with me, wherever i go. anden in my lifetime, our city has gone through some tremendous changes. people and businesses have left, entire industries disappeared. our schools fell into disrepair and drug addiction ravaged once proud neighborhoods. despite this, we held on to and built some of, on to some of our strengths. our inner harbor is home to great attractions and the aenk of our tourism industry. we are them to great educational institutions and research institutions and our sport growing and outpaces its peers along the east coast. and our hospitals serve people from all over maryland and all over the globe. without these pillars of growth, baltimore might have lost more population. as important as these physical pillars are, there's another pillar that kept people from leaving. and that is love. baltimore's a kind of city that elicits a special kind of devotion. every neighborhood is unique. the people hoop stayed for all of these years always believed that baltimore's best days are yet to come. ther

. >> no secret baltimore has a lot of abandoned buildings. but with the het help ofrehabilitation programs they are hoping to -- help of the rehabilitation program they are trying to turn that around. >> reporter: joseph grew up in baltimore. but later moved to the suburbs. now he is back. >> baltimore is has been a great city for me. >> reporter: lured by an affordable home not far from johns hopkins a neighborhood in transition. >> we have pride coming back into the neighborhood. you have assets returning. people are paying taxes. >> reporter: this street was once lined with abandoned homes. several have been rehabilitated through baltimore's say cans to value program -- say cants to values program -- vacants to values program. >> we have neighborhoods that need to know there's hope and there are people, you know small developers and large developers that see value in them and that's what we are seeing here. >> reporter: vacant homes are a problem nationwide. the number of properties jumped 51% to 10 million from 2000 to 2010 and ten states

there is a shooting in northwest baltimore. a person was shot in the head on wednesday appeared the victim was taken to the hospital where he later died. no word on any suspects or a motive. after that shooting, police were called to another shooting in east baltimore. we did first tell you about this shooting yesterday morning. the victim suffered multiple gunshot wounds. there is no word on that person's condition. >> police have released surveillance video showing a person of interest related to a sexual assaults. police want to talk to this man. a woman was walking around 1:30 in the morning when the suspect grabbed her from behind and sexually assaulted her. >> definitely an area where there might be people that saw more than they realize. we're hoping from this video that people might have seen something else, "i think i might remember that guy." >> anyone with information should call metro crime stoppers at 1-866-7-lockup. maryland's top police officer and his family are getting tax breaks in two different states. he los

>>reporter: prz in west baltimore -- breaking news in west baltimore. a partial building collapse. why the first fire company to respond, that truck you see right there will no longer be in service come next week. >>> and temperatures will be nice and seasonable for today, but record temperatures are in the offing. i'll have those details coming up. >>reporter: i'm tracking details of a fatal accident on route 295. i'll show you what 95 and 83 look like coming up in my abc 2 time saver traffic report. [ male announcer ] millions of dollars for new schools and teachers... thousands of new good paying jobs... all without raising taxes. that's what a world-class resort casino at national harbor would mean for maryland. but it won't be built unless lawmakers give us the right to vote on it this november. call 1-800-492-7122 and tell your delegate and state senator to vote "yes" on national harbor... one of the biggest new job projects in the country. >>> good wednesday morning, i'm megan pringle. this is your abc 2 news to go. >> i'm charley crowson. let's kick it off with the forecast

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they're going to join the baltimore housing authority, family league of baltimore city and others to help raise awareness about the baltimore city summer campaign. if you call 211 or text summer md to the number 877-877 to connect to free meals in your neighborhood. >>> the battle between michael phelps and ryan lochte now getting more intense after lte race. they were neck and neck, stroke to stroke in the eand. lochte pulled out the victory. the two will compete again tonight. we'll let you know how they do tomorrow. >> sounds good. >>> you certainly can't say that a massachusetts wasn't using his head when he allegedly tried to rob a store. >> he was just using it the wrong way. now the burglar ended up trapped -- ut-oh. oh, no. >> that's awful. >> yeah. you can pretty much figure out what happens. hey, man, how's it goin'? it's not good. >>> also ahead this morning, we have even more dumb criminal stories. who doesn't love these? we'll tell you about a woman left behind when she made a run for it after trying to shoplift. details on that straight ahead. >>> maryland's most powerf

the suspect -- captain of each ship honored by baltimore. right before we started the noon show we're standing here and the blue angels flew right other. we were told they might be practicing today and tomorrow for their big show this weekend but we were unaware when they would be flying over. it was great for everyone here on the ground. we go live to jeff. it must be gorgeous up there. >> reporter: it is gorgeous. it's a beautiful day. we're currently over martin state airport looking at the hornets of the u.s. navy's blue angels demonstration team. the rest of the airplanes just took off. you may see them around the city practicing today and tomorrow. this weekend they'll be conducting the world famous flight celebration over the river. you'll be able to catch the performances between 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. saturday and again on sunday. baltimore has never hosted an air show like this before. reporting live, i'm captain jeff long, now back to you. >> reporter: our own alex will be covering the blue angels as they prepare for this weekend's bi

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i am live at a new organization in baltimore. the baltimore committee tool back. you're the vice president of the board of directors. what an incredible space that to have an so many tools for people to use. tell us about the lending. >> we have over 10,000 tools in here. our idea is to bring tools to change. we have tools for landscaping, building, construction and for cleanup, painting. we hope to add tools for water cleanup. have over -- we have over 150 different types of tools and over 1000 shovels. >> you have an order going out right now. >> is a national organization that builds playgrounds. there will build a playground at the local elementary school. the order is about $3,000 worth of tools and it will be able to borrow the tools for about $90. >> it is only 3 cents on the dollar. what an incredible thing. that helps organizations pushed their money even farther. people can go to their website and this is only for charitable organizations. >> that is a fantastic program. we know about food bank but not about a tool back. kudos to you for doing the math i

baltimore county has 109,000 people in the dark. baltimore city 94 dhow. anne arundel county 88,000 with a total of more than 400,000 people waiting for the power to come back on. bge says that wait could take days. they're out right -- the total number of customers could be close to a million people. last night's storm was part of a one-two punch for our area, a hard hit as we deal with record breaking heat expected later on today. >> reporter: good morning. these siling temperatures expected to last into next week. health officials are warning it could be more dangerous than you think. the heat is on as a summer scorcher burns baltimore. >> it's too hot. >> the extreme heat, extremely dangerous. pair merdes rushed to a report of heat exhaustion. >> it does not have to be that hot for them to get into trouble. >> friday alone emergency crews around the region responded to heat related illnesses. >> take a break frequently. drink plenty of fluids. if they feel sick, get inside into some place cool. >> easier said than done at the o's game. 100 degrees befo

also because of the star- spangled sailabration in baltimore city. you can expect extra heavy congestion. and closed between andre avenue and fort mchenry. the only other traffic allowed is being with buses. we have construction going on there. 50 eastbound at the 301 split. taking away that one lane. this traffic report is brought to you by bill's carpet, hard wood and laminate, too. you can call them at 1-875- bills. >>> ravens quarterback joe flacco is a father. joe's wife dana has given birth to an 8-pound baby boy named steven. the baby is named after joe's dad. joe and dana were married last summer. so flacco was excused from the second day of mandatory mini camp to be with his wife while she was in labor. dana and the baby, we're told, are doing very well. and we wish them all congratulations. >>> still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at 4:00. a man falls into a river in chicago. how a team kayaker saves the day. >>> not so fast and furious. see a band of crooksa -- crooks as they try to pull off a heist on a moving truck. >>> and wjz's live cove

he was baltimore's top cop for the last five years. he will officially retire august 1st. >> he's going to be missed. he did a great job. >> and that's a pretty cool thing to do. >> but that's not retirement, is it collects you want to go lay on the beach. >> i'm with him. i'm one of those who cannot sit still. >> unfortunately, i know how. >> weatherwise, it's a beautiful day. a lot of sunshine out there. very comfortable conditions this morning. we got some ups and downs code to -- downs coming. this will bring a swing in the temperatures. this morning 74 degrees in both more with 70s down to the south. out of the west, still in 60s. 2 points down about 10 degrees since yesterday. feels a little more refreshing outside. a little bit of a breeze and a little pick up this afternoon. no major swings immediately for us but out of the west is another round of heat getting underway and it's coming our way. a few things first. a close-up coming through. that comes through tonight through tomorrow. something else, down here in the tropics is

this is one of the largest festivals in baltimore city. baltimore's pride provide an opportunity for the community to experience and learn more about the lgbt community throughout the weekend of wonderful events and exhibits. >>> stay with us this morning. a boater heads out on rough seas to try to go whale watching. he got to see whales and then some pretty high seas. the adventure ends with the coast guard called in. details on that. and be honest how and you do you make your bed? it's a task few of us enjoy but inventory says when inventor say he is -- he has a solution to make life easier. >> maryland's most powerful radar is dry. i will tell you how long that will continue. those details coming up. >> reporter: there are no delays on beltway here in parkville. but a serious crash has shut down a portion of interstate 70. i will have the details coming up in my abc2 timesaver traffic report. >> reporter: topping america's money arriving on time. the nation's largest airlines are doing their best job ever at keeping to the schedule. in

this is moving over north baltimore. if you are getting on the belt way in the next few minutes north of town, that cell will be in your region as well. this has prompted tornado warning although we still don't see a lot of rotation with it. hopefully they will cancel that. that is moving to the northeast around 25 miles an hour. also a tornado warning for the dc area which is south of baltimore. this particular cell, you see it moving to the northeast at around 22 miles an hour. it is moving out of the baltimore region in the next 15, 20 minutes toward baltimore county and eventually toward harford county. the dc area, a lot of activity going on, annapolis area. expect to see more warnings and watches, more warnings. we already have watches in effect. tornado warnings, eastern sections, southeastern sections of the dc area. to the west, still some stuff going on. let's get rid of some of these boxes. there you go. we have already seen several strong cells move through this region. i expect probably more flooding in wash

. >> the nation's eyes are on baltimore. the -- vic carter. the nation's eyes are on baltimore. complete coverage begins with jessica at the inner harbor >> reporter: good evening. you couldn't ask for a better day to put baltimore city in the spotlight. >> reporter: ships from around the world make their way to baltimore, brazil followed by ecuador, each ship giving a 21 gun salute, then a welcome from fort mchenry. >> reporter: and we managed to got on board mexico's tall ship. >> reporter: the mexican naval ship visited baltimore in 2008. officers say they are o in order to be back. >> welcome to baltimore. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: what does it mean to be here representing mexico? >> it's very important for us, because baltimore is a very important harbor in an international way, so we are very grateful to have been invited. >> reporter: at the inner harbor, i'm jessica cartelia. >> complete coverage continues live now with megan mccorcal. >> reporter: we want to show you a live look at the harborcam right now. the ships are all lit up. there are more than 40 of the

the pride of baltimore ii is leaving the port and leading the tall ships out of baltimore. at fort mchenry, people are lined up to say goodbye. it really touches you. the cannons are firing, saluting the tall ships. the first tall ship to go out is the ship from mexico. how impressive is that metal band. especially the crew aboard -- how impressive has that krugerrand. especially the crew aboard. standing at attention and sailing out today, it was the same way. and the sailors were on the deck waving goodbye when you would wave to them. so it has been a spectacular week. it has been an unbelievable week. and it has been a visit that most of us who call baltimore home will never forget and a week that we're so proud of. but, i guess like everything, it does have to wend. boy, it has been fine. and it is a beautiful sight seeing these vessels sailing on a baltimore. -- sailing out of baltimore. >> a beautiful sight indeed. still ahead, new concerns surrounding the safety of certain toyota vehicles. the fire risk and why did the government is investigating. but first, it is da

it drops baltimore to #six. a 12% drop, and the first time there have been fewer than 200 homicides in one year inner city since 1970. >> state corrections officials say conrad bain was working on a road crew in prince george's county when he took off. he was last seen wearing of fluorescent road best over a white t-shirt and blue jeans. court records show he has manslaughter and handgun convictions. baltimore county police said they are investigating a homicide after a woman's body was found. and by stigler made a gruesome discovery while writing for wooded area tomorrow morning about 10:30. if you have any information about this crime, you are urged to call crime stoppers. >> she has been the subject of more than 111 news i-team report. tonight a jury deciding the fate of maryland legislator tiffany alston, accused of using state funds to play if we do to pay for an employee in her law firm. she has been indicted on charges of theft and misconduct. we have uncovered her record which shows her driving privilege

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the key index up to 117 in downtown baltimore. barry simms joins us live with where people are trying to deal with the heat, but we will stay in the epoxy tonight and that has to be a concern for people in the city. >> they have the cooling centers open and the pool hours have been extended. we have plenty of other people just trying to do whatever they can to stay cool. >> we walked up and down the street and ask people. >> he has two jobs, figuring out to stay cool. and helping people stay refreshed. >> it's all part of a family-run business in northwest baltimore. >> get your water bottles. take a drink. get your water. let's go. >> they make sure they drink water every 50 minutes. this is camp. there has to be some playtime, even in the sweltering heat. games of the water include drip, drip, drop. a variation of duck, duck, goose. >> we're doing extra rotation to inside and staying in the shade as much as possible. outside, we are doing water games. we're just trying to keep them cool. >> as the sun bakes the outdoor stage at

right across the baltimore region we have a sell across the baltimore city. pretty much covering the beltway north and west of downtown and over northwest part of the baltimore. southeast it's pretty quiet. there are other areas that are pretty heavy. pg county area that tornado warning also in effect for the next 15 minutes for the area east of college park and crofton area. that's another very, very strong cell. other activity around the fredrick area very well. they've already had flooding reported out there. this particularly a batch of storms creating heavy rain as well. no warning expect for the flooding that's going on in that region. but it's moving up to fredrick, northern sections of fredrick county will be affected over the next 20 to 40 minutes. southeast of baltimore, lighter rain. really not much is another cell just popped up around the aberdine and grays area. pretty light heading toward cecil county. looks like the thought not a severe system. the one in the city now does have a potential to create very, very strong gusty winds, damaging wind

high, high, high above baltimore. >> reporter: and a live look now from sky eye chopper 13, over baltimore, as those ships continue to make their way into the inner harbor. i have to say, from that vantage point, it is absolutely incredible. joining me now, my colleague, alex demetrick. and alex, so many people watching from the ground, expecting to do wonderful things to baltimore's economy. >> and lots of people on the water as well. tall ships have a way of drawing big crowds and big spending. >> reporter: when plans for the 1812 bicentennial were announced last november, expectations for the number of visitors and their money, soared as high as a tall ship's mast. >> we'll bring hundreds of thousands of visitors to our state. >> it's a plus for us in the hospitality business because we need the revenue to come in. >> it's great. because people come through the city. they eat, they stay in hotels. they spend money. they have a good time. >> reporter: today, the first of those people began showing up. so how is business shaping up? >> our hotels are doing really, really well. eye expect

baltimore under a tornado warning until 5:00. we'll keep the carroll county warning until 35bg -- 5:00. pg county and moving toward the southern city limits. i think that pg county warning will be up until 5:00 because these are such slow moving storms. >> there are tornado warnings until 5:00 for baltimore county and carroll county. the most active is the northwest corner of baltimore county. we're interested in hearing from you. we want to see your pictures if you're able to get them safely. >> this is from jennifer in catonsville. you can see the rain coming how the branches have been moving. she got a lot of rain and wind. we got a facebook from monet matthews in jessup. she said there's a lot of clouds in her area. how is this looking? >> they're under that warning. the weather service just put together. these warnings are coming fast. jessup is under a tornado warning. get down to the lowest level. the basement if you have it. get to an interior section. let's put a storm tracker moving through. it's elk ridge at 4:55. cato

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maybe tough to get below 80 degrees in downtown baltimore. no precipitation in the area today and not much of that until maybe tomorrow or friday. how many 90 degree-days have we had? last year we had eight. so far this year we have had six, and that is normal. we are on pace for a normal start to spring going into summer. it was hot today but about what you would expect as we inch into summer in the mid-atlantic region. some thunderstorms to the southwest but a strong high- pressure squashing development around here. it is going to stay warm through the night. 100 near downtown baltimore. nineties in cecil county throughout the eastern shore. you see the cooling effect at ocean city and 86 degrees. only 81 in oakland. that is a comfortable spot. when you factor in high temperatures and the moisture in the atmosphere, it feels like 104 degrees. a heat advisory going through 10:00 tonight and it will take a long time to cool off. it will be hot again tomorrow. a light wind and sun set at 8:36. the summer solstice officially as 7:09 this evenin

and in baltimore city there's a two-alarm house fire in west baltimore that has shut down west baltimore street at stockton street. you will want to use lexington street as your alternate route. abc 2 news' linda stow is on the scene. she will have a live report in a few minutes. if you are using 95, here's what it looks like in white marsh at route 43. a nice easy ride as you travel down towards the beltway. looking at a four-minute trip. if we can pull up a live shot of 695 here in the overly area at bel aire road, fortunately no problems. you're looking at the beltway right now at york road. traffic starting to pick up a little bit on the outer loop up towards 83 and even more so in this area of overly here at bel aire road. but no significant delays. all together you're looking at a 12-minute ride from 95 all the way up to 83. that is a look at your abc 2 time saver traffic. megan and charley, over to you. >>> 16 minutes after 6:00 right now. in health news this morning, sleep apnea is a common sleep problem that can really happen at any age and it appears millions of people have thi

he never missed a game in his six seasons here in baltimore. even non-bill remains his hometown, baltimore remains what he considers his football hong -- even though nashville remains his home town. >> i enjoyed my journey. it was fun. i am sorry i did not get an opportunity while i was playing to bring another super bowl to the city, but i think you are all in good hands. there are not many places you can go and play some good football, go to another team and they let you come back and retire. that speaks volumes. >> the ravens general manager played made -- paid mason a tremendous compliment saying he did more than any ravens addition ever. tomorrow the team begins its mandatory minicamp in preparing for the upcoming season. >> he is so articulate. he spoke very well. new details on what was initially geared to be a terrorist attack in downtown d.c. >> a five-foot snake is found in the parking lot. the parking lot. a live report, c you know... big game... that was sort of supposed to be for all of us. [ slurping ] [ male announcer ] give 'em

he lists his legal resident is baltimore -- in baltimore. he has a tax credit. that allows the browns to take a $3,700 break on their tax bill. >> he pays taxes in maryland. he votes in maryland. as long as the keeps driving down violent crime and homicides, he can commute to canada on weekends for all i care. >> a spokesman said he was not aware he has a tax credit on the baltimore house. the credit was file back in 2010. police are hoping you could help identify a person of interest. images of this man were captured by surveillance cameras. investigators say a woman was walking around 1:30 a.m. when the suspect grabbed her from behind and sexually assaulted her. >> definitely an area where there might be people that saw more than they realize. we're hoping even just really from this video that people might have seen something else and like, "oh, i think i remember that guy." you know, that kind of thing. >> authorities are asking anyone with information to call metro crime stoppers at 1-866-7- lockup. about to enter people gathered last night to pray for the v

thanks for all you do for baltimore. >> thank you. you've been a great mainstay in this city has well. thank you. >> reporter: my pleasure. >> mar ty too. >> reporter: sandy, thank you for everything. >> thanks. >> reporter: happy anniversary to the ronald mock donald house, 30 years. what a great, great place, a great organization. don and marty, back to you. >> we're proud to say our former producer, mark, is on the board of directors. >> he is. >>> come ing up, an oriels star hits the lunch line. how adam jones is battling childhood hunger. >> it's summertime. that means a lot of people are having crabs. wjz wants to see your crazy crab photos. e-mail them to us and look for yours as part of a big slide show sponsored by jo spices at wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,,,, >>> 23 minutes past 6:00. a new city wide partnership ending childhood hunger has been launched. the summer break is actually a very as vulnerable time for many students in baltimore city. >> at the john recognize center children eat free lunches all summertime. >> today we have ha

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and a warning for drivers to avoid the baltimore to amarah -- baltimore tunnel this summer. construction will begin june 20. the concrete decking on a four- lane bridge south of interstate 95 toll plaza will be replaced. it should be completed by october. engineers expect the worst time for travel will be during the first two weeks of august when the two southbound lanes are closed. the francis scott key bridge and fort mchenry tunnel are being recommended as alternate routes. >> one u.s. army private will be spending more time in court after an attempt today to dismiss 10 of 22 charges in the biggest case of government leaks in military history. the actual trial begins in september. his lawyers claim that eight counts were not communicated clearly, and the accusation that he did not have permission to use the commuter -- the computers linked to the proper network were false. and jury selection was finished at today in the trial against jerrick -- gerry sandusky. he is charged with 52 counts of sexual assault of 10 different voice over fifth -- boys over 15 years. >> the jud

right now, temperatures coming in the upper 50s in baltimore. easton also york and win chest they are morning. a quick check on tropical storm carlotta forecasted to be become a hurricane a little later today. right now the wind are sustained at about 70 miles an hour. it is moving off a to the north and west at 9 miles an hour. now future trend not picking up on a whole lot as we go through today. tomorrow, the next day, and plenty of sunshine in the forecast. that's what you are seeing on the hour by hour with the temperature coming in right around 82 degrees. here's beach forecast. yes, it's on the cooler side but we will take it. plenty of sunshine as we head through the remainder of the weekend. that water temperature coming in right around 70 degrees. and that 7-day forecast looks nice as well if you like the dry weather. if you like the heat, i have it. as we go through wednesday and thursday, temperatures coming in the 90s. all right let's check of the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. >> reporter: good morning. maryland state pol

baltimore region. we just looked at it and let's look inside of it to see if there is a lot of rotation. let's go down to the lower area and we are looking inside of it. there is some rotation there, not as much as you saw earlier but there is some rotation right through there. you see the different colors, there's some neutral colors but we have darker greens and lighter greens in opposition. we don't see a lot of reds, sometimes not even seeing the indications can still mean you can still see some funnel clouds or tornadoes developing in that particular cell, from laural to maryland city, moving up towards the beltway up towards 95 and 32 right now. around the rest of the area, still plenty of activity as you can see just a lot of storms going on around the region across the area and particularly north and east of baltimore area and moving to lancaster city and south of dc, another strong line developing and concerned about that. and portions of west virginia and allegany and approaching western wash

mostly clear over baltimore. that will change as this activity is moving our way later into the day. high pressure in control for now but later this evening as a storm comes in for the west and also unsettled weather for the south will see more clouds and a chance for that rain. here is the seven day forecast. thunderstorms possible late tonight into tomorrow. we'll drop down to the mid 80's for the high temperatures tomorrow. even cooler on tuesday. that's the day to look forward to. 81 degrees. a little bit breezy, though, starting to move back up on wednesday. 86. we warm back to the 90's feeling much more humid by the end of next week. >> all right, thanks, david. joining us now is barb from a book and a hug.com with some of her favorite book selections. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> these are for children, by the way. >> well, we say that. >> yeah, adults like to read them, too. >> the first one i've got here is what animals really like. now, this is sir herbert is debuting it for the first time e

here in baltimore, it was 10 degrees warmer than that. the record high today was 100 degrees . >> the record goes back to 1923. it hits 103 degrees at the inner harbor. it goes in the books as a record tying 100 degrees. normal is 85, so we or 15 degrees warmer than normal this afternoon. the hottest that we have had here since july 29 last year. technically the he did rise three was cancelled for the baltimore washington corridor. it is not going to cool off their rapidly tonight. 98 downtown right now, westminster 93. tourism cooler air and out in the mountains, some that associated with clouds and showers. thunderstorms have popped up in the mounds this afternoon. it feels like the low 100's all across the baltimore metro area. isolated thunderstorms could move again during the overnight hours. the storms will be popping up at the cold front it's a little closer. the heat -- tomorrow we will still be on the hot side of the front and along the front there are some strong storms. low 70's of along the canadian border. it will bring that

got its start here in baltimore. now bob parsons, who is dubbed the internet the heart of the new economy is donating $1 million to the business school at the university of baltimore. >> we have -- we have alumni that is well-known. >> who will notice it? >> he took the website that was unheard of the number 1 when their ads began airing during the super bowl. now, he is specializing in digital communications. >> misunderstandings have bigger. >> parsons who graduated from ub host video blogs about internet issues on his website. the dean is saying that he is going to do similar lectures for ub and campus lectures. >> doing something as simple as smiling makes things better. >> he received a university of baltimore distinguished award in 2010. jessica kartalija, eyewitness news. >> parsons grew up in highland town. >>> still to come on eyewitness news saturday morning -- ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> welcome back to eyewitness news saturday morning -- i'm gigi barnett. >>> emergency crews are working overtime clearing away

for using baltimore to the fire. the city called on the couuty and other outssde heep during the fire... even though the deparrmentt s now considering companies because of budget cuts. 27:11 my concern is that we treat everybody with the city to help us and that - we maintain our gooo relationships for mutual aid 19 city fire chief, jim clack, the city has been practicing for decades. he says it'' important to maintain ood relattonships with other jurisdictions...not just for safety... but other reasons. 27:30 ne of the stipulations in federal grantssis that you have to have utual aid and inoperability with your neighbors or you don't get residents we talked to say they understand where the disgruntled firefighters are coming from. robby 2902 i can definitely understand frustration you know whee they're worried about am i going to be out of joo or am i going to be transferred o another station 11 but also see both sides. omar 2304 at the end oo the day thoogh it's really about the public's pafety and so whether or no

baltimore county officer james laboard.... is facinggmanslaughter charges in the death of a teeeager. the county state's attorney mmde the announcement today.. and ittis our question of the day. day. do you agree with prosetors' decision to charge the baltimore county officer with manslaughter? manslaughher? on our facebook page today... teresa judgment and no self-control when dealing wwth the teenager. any damaged property could have been replaced but this young man's life is gone f" forever." cheryl doesn't gree. she says "no i do not. the pfficer was protecting his home and family they had nooooooo business throwing rocks oo doing anything on his prrperty." go to ffx-baltimore doo om and tell us what you thhik. you can also sound off through facebook. send us tweet.. at foxbaltimore. and you can text your answer to 45203. enter fox45a for yes.. or fox45b for no. 3 keep the cardiologist away?y that healthhadvantages a cup of coffee could give you. 3 --adblib weaaher tz-- tees of thousands of people are evacuatinggnear color

and may i officially welcome you to baltimore. to give you an idea of how important this city is. >> i am looking forward to sale aebrating this weekend. >> good. all right. now i'm going to throw it back to you. and mary -- mary will, of course have much more at 6:00. back to you. >> all right, denise. thank you so much. and make sure you join us monday morning at 11:00, for a live star-spangled special, hosted by bob schieffer, along with jessica kartalija and me. >>> time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in the baltimore sun. a major player in the casino business. mgm is the latest group to express interest in the casino at national harbor. >>> a boy's lacrosse team. and a guide to events in the area, marking the bicentennial, in the war of 1812. for these stories and much more, read tomorrow's baltimore sun. and remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. >>> it is something that most of us take for granted, our eyesight. but imagine losing it and trying to navigate i

up in baltimore. they will help the port handle a new generation of supercontainer ships. port workers will undergo training to operate the new crane when they're fully installed. >>> get ready for traffic jams this fourth of july. aaa predicts that half a million people will hit the road tomorrow, and over 30 million over the week. >>> coming up, cashing in on his penn state pension. why convicted child molester jerry sandusky could keep getting paid while behind bars. >>> a woman goes toe to toe with an attacker at a parking lot brawl. >>> heat and humidity headed our way. aisle bob turk. aisle have our complete forecast coming up next. >> also ahead, who what is adam jones' talking about? mary muballa with a side of the orioles star you haven't seen next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it's mainly cleaver and 81 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete first warn weather forecast is coming up. >>> first, a developing weather disaster in china. the the government says 30 construction workers are mi

east baltimore. a man was shot multiple times just before 1:30 this morning. there is no word tonight on his condition and police have made no arrests in the case. it is unclear what led to the violence. >> two men have been arrested for burglarizing a dozen businesses in the columbia area in howard county. they have been linked to nearly two dozen more berbers in baltimore county. a third suspect is charged with attempted burglary. >> the three men arrested together in baltimore county after police pulled over a black 2008 chevrolet impala. we have learned more about the police investigation. burglar's cost about $1,200 in damage to the front door of this business. workers consider themselves fortunate the thieves did not get past the alarm system. surveillance video captures the early morning burglary attempt. the suspects triggered the blaring alarm and flashing lights, alerting investigators. >> one of the other patrol units observed of vehicle matching a suspect description of a vehicle taken fr

how did baltimore do? i am lowell melser, and i will tell you as 11 news at 6:00 start right now. >> live, local, late-breaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news at 6:00. >> new tonight at 6:00, at any moment now the baltimore city council is expected to take that final vote to increase the bottle tax. >> the mayor was proposed by the mayor stephanie rawlings-blake to help bring some dilapidated schools up to par. we began with kerry cavanaugh who is at city hall tonight with more. >> at this news is late breaking. the council just voted to pass the final version of the bottle tax with a clear majority. it doubles the tax to pay on every bottle of water, sir, ice- t or any other artificially flavored beverage in baltimore city. -- every bottle of water, soda, iced tea. >> opponents said there were other options that would not hit consumers so far or jeopardize jobs. councilman pete welshli

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they are going to be head for the port of baltimore. closures on the bay bridge will begin about 1:15 as the key bridge about -- and the key bridge around 3:15. >>> a father's day more than special. >> this is a great story. calls and cards to their home totaled more than 400. >> also ahead, look across the road. drivers did a double take when they saw something spookycrossing the street. >> a live look on the final day of sailabration a live reportwith lnda report on today's activities when good morning returns. you are waking up to what's new now and next. [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firework [ female announcer ] and best of all, it keeps getting better. no wonder more people choose xfinity over any other provider. ♪ love can be so mystical ♪ >>> news time 4:44 and five things to know on this tuesday