and 86 for the high in ocean city. much of the coast with the sunshine the entire day as the clouds slowly build in from the west. the mountains may see thunderstorms late in the afternoon. as for baltimore, that's a better chance tonight after dark. the sun should be setting at 8:37 this evening. after that point, we start to talk about chance for storms and they could be scattered in nature with winds south 5 miles per hour overnight. drop to the 70's downtown. downtown area stays a lot warmer. concrete helps to hold in some of that heat. drop down to the 60's into the suburbs for the overnight lows. high pressure in control for our weather pattern right now. there's a stationary boundary to our south. that's keeping things a little bit unsettled along the coast. also a cold front coming in from the west. this is crossing over the great lakes today and eventually, that's going to bring our rain chances tonight into tomorrow. also have to keep an eye on the tropics. our latest tropical system, debby. a tropical storm

at ocean city, a little warm up. loh 70's tomorrow, but around 80 friday and well into the 80's a round the weekend. back to normal temperatures on friday in this area and then above normal on saturday and sunday, with the next schedule of storms getting here tuesday into wednesday. >> it has been months since stocks have seen gains like they are seeing today in wall street. the dow jones surged 286. from the best day this year, closing just above the 12,000 mark. actually, significantly above it, quite frankly. two major recalls to other you about tonight. the first, a dangerous problem with the key at s.t.v.. 22,000 vehicles have been -- the kia suv. 22,000 vehicles have been recalled. the brake pedal mounts are causing accidents. they will be replaced free of charge. and convertible high chairs that convert from a high chair to a toddler sized table and chair are being recalled because the chair can unexpectedly detached and an unrestrained child can fall. eight reports of accidents so far. all reports are of bond

doug kammerer headed to ocean city. the must-visit place along the boardwalk according >>> prizes, games, funnel cakes and rides and don't forget that beach and that's just across the chesapeake bay bridge. >> i think we got you at fries. >> and elephant ears. >> doug kammerer took a trip down to the boardwalk to see what keeps the crowds coming back. >> they have games, beaches, food. >> something for everyone. that's what you'll find when you take a stroll down the boardwalk at ocean city, maryland. first built in the early 1900s, it's definitely grown and changed over the years but some things have been there since day one. just ask the fifth generation owner of the rides. >> my great-great-grandparents first moved from baltimore and started amusements. >> reporter: those amusements have become an annual tradition for thousands of families over the years. >> everyone remembers coming here with their parents and grandparent. they're riding some of the same rides. >> reporter: next stop another boardwalk staple, thrash

ocean city, that you hear from the top of a hotel there. nice day down at the beach, not too crowded. check out the temperatures around the region on our radar which shows a little shower approaching ocean city. it may get a little stormy here as the showers move across the region. a lot of lightning strikes in howard county, a little weaker now is it heads toward ocean city. temperatures a little warmer today. on the coast is still only 70 downtown baltimore is 81 degrees. 75 in cambridge and westminster. hit and miss thunderstorms will drop the temperature and then it bounces back when the storm moves by. no measurable rain at the inner harbor. the futurecast shows the cloud cover in the area diminishing as we head to midnight and on rare. once the skies turn clear, overnight temperatures will be cool again, 50's in the outlying suburbs and 60 downtown. high pressure is beginning to gradually strengthen over the area. as the high strengthens over our region, less and less is happening. warmer weather in the middle of the country will be h

that's the rain you can see off shore from ocean city and drying out in ocean city right now. that's good news. the storm system clears out and we're looking for a very quiet day. forecast for today, we're starting off the day in the 50's. 58 right now at thurgood marshall with a few clouds in the sky. those should be clearing out to mostly sunny skies later on this afternoon. it's breezy and cooler with high temperatures in the upper 70's. big difference here, no thunderstorms in the forecast. fortunately, this should help with the clean-up efforts. continue to detail the damage reports when we come back in the full forecast. >> when the storm clouds cleared, the heaviest damage was in harford county and particularly in fallston and this went way beyond down trees and power lines. here's kai reed with more. >> we're standing here near route 1 and 152 in fallston that had a lot of damage, lot of damage to residential and commercial buildings. 20 buildings damaged, six of them severely damaged and we know four people who were injured. two sent to the hospital. one to shock trau

sunny and less humid at ocean city on sunday. back in the low 90's tomorrow, less humid over the weekend, and it could be even cooler by the middle of next week. high temperatures will only be in the upper 70's. >> the news that -- from wall street is not good. the dow is down for the day and the s&p down more than 30. a 3.6% drop, the second-biggest drop of the year. federal reserve officials report sharp contractions are discouraging investors. home sales and manufacturing and unemployment claims were leading some to place their bets against the stock market. of course, is issuing a warning to the public tonight about scams targeting senior citizens. and number of people received phone call from someone claiming that their annual profit taxes were unpaid. >> someone comes to your house saying you owe money to the government, whether it be baltimore county or the state or any other government agency, called 911. baltimore county does not send people to people's homes to collect tax bills. >> they try to get people to send money

ocean city.und a little breezy out on the bay -- lois 70's around ocean city -- low 70's around ocean city. >> good morning watch for closures around 70. you'll be diverted onto 32. southbound 95, we have an accident that is off to the side. that is as you travel down along southbound direction. fort avenue getting ready to shut down near the fort mchenry because of sailabration events. 11 minutes on the outer loop northeast side. 10 minutes to travel south on 95 from the beltway down towards 32. this is the bay bridge toll plaza. very light volume. everything is confined to the shoulder on 95 at eastern. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> an off-duty baltimore county police officer could face a homicide charges after allegedly choking a teenager. the ulcer was inside his home in randallstown on wednesday night when he heard a loud noise at his front door. he chased after a group of teenagers. he reportedly caught christopher brown hiding in some bushes. >> the officer reached into the bushes and pulled him out. the young man engaged in a physical fight with the officer. at so

and only 83 in ocean city. but with the dew point at 72, really uncomfortable, the heat index at the airport, up to 111 degrees there. 112 in d.c. only 88 at ocean city. and 89 in oakland. as you mentioned, there are heat advisories and excessive heat watches and warnings in effect through tonight. and all weekend long. looks like we'll be dealing with this heat. we'll start seeing a bit of a break and lower temperatures, but not until early next week. kai? >> bob, thank you. >>> check in for first warning weather coverage. for instant updates on the forecast and complete details on the watches and warnings, log onto wjz.com. >>> tropical storm debby may be gone. but it is still being felt right now in florida. as you can see, some areas of the panhandle are flooded. homeowners are forced to use boats to get to their homes. debby brought them more than two feet of rain to some parts of the state. and they're not receding. thousands remain without power. at least seven deaths are being blamed on the storms. >>>

ocean city beachgoers should be aep to know they're -- should be happy to know they're dipping their toes in the cleanest waters. >> we had a great time. beaches were clean, water was great. >> ocean city's beach six and delaware's dewey beach were two of only 12 beaches to receive a five star rating. >> thsz -- this is the program designed to protect people and allow them to make healthy choices in their swimming. >> the report took into account water samples and health violations. >> we're happy to get the recognition. we hope people will consider that when vacationing. >> over all maryland came in 11th place while delaware took the top spot. >> we couldn't keep coming back if it wasn't clean. i'm glad it made the list. >> although ocean city has received recognition in the people's -- in the past, many locals hope it will do more to beef up the beach's reputation. >> i think a lot of people take for granite that we have such clean beaches here and they want to go south or to the west. it's a good thing. >> according to the report the state with the worst beaches was louisiana. rep

that's drifting over towards ocean city. elsewhere, a spfew sprinkles alg the pennsylvania border where washington county meets frederick county. that's drifting off to the east. elsewhere, we don't have any precipitation around this tuesday morning. the 19th day of june. starting off this morning with temperatures in the 60s. right near the bay. it's near 70 degrees now. farther west, low 60s. shenandoah valley. and for the rest of the day today, here's your day planner. we'll have some sunshine in and out of partly sunny day. a light breeze this morning. but then we're going to get into the 80sthis afternoon, unlike yesterday's 70s. it was certainly a pleasant day. cool but, you know, today, going to be a big change. more humid, too, by mid afternoon. upper 80s by 3:00 or so. small chance of isolated thunderstorm late this afternoon. good morning. >> good morning, tom. right now we're looking at the road work. it's happening this morning. let's start with the inner loop of the beltway. it's shut down again this morning bec

right now, 62 out in oakland and some showers earlier. 66 down in ocean city. 70 in washington. still pretty comfortable, not going to get really chilly tonight, but we'll get into the low to mid-60s. it did warm upcoming tomorrow. southeast winds giving us a bit of an ocean flow. tomorrow they shift to the south and southwest. that's going to bring in some much, much warmer air. today's high was only 78. the average is 84/63 and the record's 97 and 48, just two years apart. pretty amazing. look at the photos to our northwest, a lot of shower activity this afternoon. we had a batch of light rain through the area this morning. that's a warm front beginning to move across the area. south and west of us, much warmer temperatures and high humidity. that's going to be with us wednesday, thursday, and a little bit of friday. this batch of rain probably passes well to the north. hot and humid weather will be with us beginning tomorrow. it warms up wednesday and thursday. thursday will be the hottest day. some areas even in the upper 90s. with higher humidity, it's going to feel higher.

ocean city forecast, seven for the next couple of days. slight chance for showers later today.we shoul tonight, we drop down into the 60's and 50's with the dry weather. as we take you into the seven- day, beautiful weekend. we start to warm up and see you monday increase into early next week -- see humidity increase into early next week. >> now to our "medical alert," as a new type of sleep from this -- sleep drug is helping people sleep faster. it turns off parts of the brain that cause wakefulness. merck, the drug manufacturer, plans to apply for fda approval later this year. changes are being made to reduced devastating head injuries to football players. the changes include limiting contact drills to no more than 40 minutes, and also banned, and head-on blocking and tackling drills when the players start more than three yards apart. the head of the medical advisory board says he hopes the changes will cut the number of its to young football players' heads in half. a new report sounds like science fiction. it is reality, though, a proce

. >> thunderstorms rolling across ocean city beaches right now. moving away from the region and that is the leading edge of the cold front, breaking the heatwave. it is looking pretty good. within the next few minutes down at ocean city. hear the rain has already tapered off. things are drying out nicely to the west of us. less humid air is coming in. how much rain? sunspots' got more than others. we did not get much at all around here. there were some parts of baltimore county. scattered showers in the mountains and flooding rains. just off ocean county, severe flooding that way. many storms down to ocean city, otherwise some parts misdoubt almost altogether. it was scattered but when you got underneath, they were pretty rough because we have a lot of hot air in place and a cold front slamming into it. afternoon temperatures hitting 100 degrees for the third straight day but that should do it. the storms are developing and if you look west, the cooler air will be coming our way. still cloudy with a shower lingering on the coast saturday morning b

the storms are now reaching ocean city. checkout western maryland, that is what we are looking forward to. the almanac to date does show more than an inch of rain at the airport. high temperatures were above normal for this first day of gen. that -- for the first day of june. that sets the stage for the strong thunderstorms that developed in the afternoon. while these numbers look fairly impressive, in your backyard may have had a whole lot more than that. we have had over 3.1 inches of rain today on tv hill. the yellow stripes, that is over 2 inches of rain. that stretches from central harford to eastern howard. the orange areas, that is where you top 3 inches of rain. george backyard could add two, three, even more inches -- your backyard could've had 2, 3, even more inches of rain. these areas have ongoing flooding of low-lying areas. coastal flooding advisory on the coast for anne arundel county. all of on the region, as you have to be on the lookout for flooding conditions. look how cold it is getting out west. down in

if you are headed to ocean city or there this week. not bad tomorrow. 78 degrees and breezy. as far as monday is concerned. 30% chance of thunderstorms. still nice weather there. 74 degrees then tuesday. better chance of are in and temperatures will be right around 70 degrees. maybe even that warm. future cast shows things pretty good over the next 24 hours or so. as we head into sunday evening, though. you will see the line of storms appear in pennsylvania. a chance that some of that could push through in the evening hours. 20 to 30% chance of some possible either thunderstorms or quick rain showers moving through the area. tomorrow's forecast, partly lude skies. then evening, though, as i said. we have the 30% chance of showers. winds still out of the west at 10 to 15 miles per hour. 75 to 79 degrees and your 7 day, unfortunately, a lot of chances for rain. you can see it there throughout the weekend. things cool down actually by wednesday. 70 degrees, the high, the best chance of rain on wednesday. then, things start warming up again. by the weekend, let's keep our fingers

here's the ocean city view. a little bit of surf out there this morning. the air temperature at ocean city is now 63 degrees with hardly a cloud in the sky. 81% the humidity. the barometer a nice high reading. the winds calm. 62 edgewood. and it's in the 50's out in oakland. even the mountains are relatively mild this time of year. not much consequence. kind of dries up. we'll pick up clouds. it might get over the mountains that drift our way as has happened the past couple days. all that stormy weather stays to the west. some storms could reach into the central mississippi valley and ohio river valley. that high pressure is still overhead. that keeps everything away. this afternoon p. yes, again a possibility. 78 to 83 for the high temperature. by the time we get to sunday afternoon, sunday evening, that cold front still in front of us. by monday morning, clouds. looks like we might pick up a shower or two. so first we'll look at father's day. the to-do list we get rid of. on dad's day off we enjoy good weather. southeast winds at 7. 82 degrees. seven-day

a whole does beach and ocean city. continuing to move out. -- rehobeth beach and ocean city. continuing to move out. winds over 60 miles an hour with an inch of rain in occurring in a matter of moments. and much more quiet weekend. i will join you in a few minutes to tell you about some quiet weather coming our way. but a wild night. very localized as the storms are. >> the storms stretched in a look like fashion and are partly to blame for hundreds of flight issues. we are at reagan national. plenty of delays and cancellations. a fire at a faa facility in new jersey also added to troubles. >> coming up, a threat from regina's governor in the uva controversy. see what he says will happen if the board does not make a quick decision. >> a car crashes through a neighborhood yard or four kids are play >> back with a developing story in prince george's county. >> and suv prowled into a front yard with children in the way. this happened on 57/avenue in riverdale. the suv ran into a fence and ended up in a pool filled with children. >> i want to show you just how much force that suv

we will be talking about the ocean city forecast here coming up. today, a good bit of sunshine and calmer winds. the calm after the storm, you'll hear us say that a few times. we cannot say it enough and a lot of folks need the calm cleaning up the mess from yesterday evening. don, we will keep you posted. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the cleanup is starting at homes and businesses. first warning weather continues live with mike schuh with more on the conditions and damage this morning. good morning, mike. >> reporter: well, good morning, don and everyone. a lot of this is things ripped off homes and businesses. there is a big long soffit that used to hold a gutter. that is a couple of hundred pounds here. if that comes by and hits you, you may not get up. we are here on bel air road. this is an unusual sight. you are out here on bell air road it is shutdown. they are working on the fire and the phone communications. bg&e is here. this is major power lines. they are deinterogized, but they think they will get the power on here soon. i want to sho

that's that band of showers well east of ocean city. we're in the clear as far as the severe weather goes. there's still a few minor concerns as we head throughout the day one of which is the heavy rain that fell yesterday. we saw quite a bit across the area. i want to come back and show you the accumulations over the past 24 hours and you can basically take out the storm track by how much rain fell. inch to 2 inches in the areas that you see in green. one that came from northern virginia all the way up to frederick getting into carroll county and eventually northern baltimore county as well. that was one storm track, multiple storms moved that way and caused damage to trees as well. we also had another storm track from d.c. all the way up to baltimore along the 95 corridor. that's the storm track that caused that damage in harford county and then we also had more storms down into the lower eastern shore. so you can see we did have some isolated areas that saw about an inch of rain plus and that just caused some localized flooding yeste

. >> if you pop open a beer in ocean city, you better be inside. new laws that could make it stricter if you are caught with a open container. details on this tuesday, june 19th. >> thanks so much for joining us. a lot to talk about but first the weather because it's going to get steamy. >> it is. humid out there not a good hair day and it's not working out. >> that's my problem. >> the weather. >> so ladies you can blame it on the weather. let's see what's going on on maryland's most powerful radar as of now. we have showers up to the north and also to the south. so let's start with the showers to the north. because these are the one that is can come down and get us and cross the border. so we are looking around winter town passing through york pennsylvania along i-83 you could encounter those. and these will drop in to northern baltimore also harford county going through the remainder of the morning. but fizzling out some. we are looking at showers down to the south. so if you are going into southern maryland this morning around ocean city, be pr

this is ocean city. >> the new law has been hit partyers against police. before nobody took it seriously. >> people thought it was ok to drink and public and all they would get is a ticket. clucks the open container law has reverted to what it was in 2008. the police to push for it because of all violations have been on the rise. >> it is a good idea that people are not always into stuff. >> 7 say it will hurt the ambiance and aura of the town and it may make some less likely to come here. >> it is a place for you to come and enjoy yourself. >> police say they will use discretion and applied the fullest extent of the law when necessary. some cultivated not have the tools to control drinking. >> they get intoxicated. is not good for the public. >> vincent gray wants to honor chalk brown by naming a local park after him. it would designate the western portion of langdon park as chuck brown park. the mayor promised to name a part in his honor. >> he brought a musical genre here. he needs to be remembered. we want to make sure we have a place where he can be r

ocean city at 93 degrees. tim is in the outback with an update on the advisory. >> many of the advisories have been lifted across central maryland because we're now losing the heat of the day. so for most of the state and except for the eastern shore, the advisories have been lifted. we now have heat advisories in effect from cecil county down toward the central portion of the eastern shore and all the excessive heat warnings have now been lifted on this side of 95. go up into pennsylvania, heading up to philadelphia, and they're still in effect. as far as a break from the heat and humidity, we will get that on saturday. tomorrow with temperatures going up to 96, 94 to 96 degrees again we will have thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. that will bring the transition. temperatures will drop on saturday into about the upper 80s to low 90s. it will mean about a 10-degree difference from where we've been topping out over these last few days. if there's any small favor to be gained by any of this is that sailabrat

ocean city forecast, 82 today, 85 on sunday. back into the low 80's on monday as clouds begin to pick up along the beach area. we look at our forecast now, seven days worth here in town. 89 today. 90 on sunday. a bit more humid. monday humid. a little cooler because we start to pick up clouds, and then by monday, tuesday into wednesday rain chances increase. >> it was certainly a graduation to remember in more ways than one. that's because a massive hail storm decided to stop directly over the ceremony in new jersey. it became complete with a huge dark funnel cloud and lightning that knocked out power to neighborhoods and caused chaos as people ran for cover. >> this tops the list of being stuck in that storm. >> fortunately, no reports of injuries. >> here in maryland, it was the day four area students were waiting for. this was the scene at brookly park middle and anne arundel county as the final buses pulled away. friday marked last day of class in carroll county. superintendents joe harriston and sidney cousins are retiring

matthew cheswick was killed by drunk driver in ocean city. sherrie johnson has the reaction. >> reporter: we are live here at towson university where 22- year-old matthew cheswick was a student here. we spoke to his father, chris in annoys news exclusive intershoe -- an abc2 news exclusive interview. now matthew was killed along coastal highway in ocean city more than a week ago hit by a suspected drunk drive who are tried to get away -- driver who tried to get away. they called his son smiles because of a grin that lit up the room. chris has a collection of baseballs but there's one that has a special meaning. the one signed by matthew. chris tells us that matthew loved sports and these days chris has to move on with his life even though it's something missing that's so huge everywhere you look in the home. there's a reminder of matthew. >> i mean i'm so proud of both of matthew and luke. but it's -- being an english teacher i'm finding it really difficult to talk in terms of past tense. it was just tough words to get out. that you have to t

it is now on display in ocean city. you can check him out. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> article looking, that blue lobster. around here, temperatures were cooler. most of this month that has been cooler than normal. 11 of the first 18 days has checked in cooler than normal. we have had 16 consecutive or more than normal months. if you like the cougar june temperatures -- haute couture temperatures, it is just hours until it changes around -- if than normal coloooler and june temperatures. the record high for this date was the 1997 -- was set in 1957 at 97. a couple of bigger thunderstorms in the great lakes, ohio, western maryland have fizzled out. for the rest of the night it would just be cloudy. temperatures will be steady for most of the night, holding in the low 60's. 66 on the coast. down at the beach, mostly cloudy and sunrise coming up at 5:40. the wins tomorrow are set to turn to the south as the warm front moves on by. 50's and 60's east of the front, but 86 i

it has quit in ocean city. this is pushing off to the south and east. otherwise, got some cloud cover. got a little fog in a for you spots and a little drizzle here and there. it looks like we're starting to get another light shower there into north maryland. it is possible you could see a few light showers, a little drizzle this morning. but the trend will be to break things up. we've got a warm front just off to the south and west into portions of virginia. that will start to chuck north and east later today and have a tendency to break up the marine layer and introduce the warmer and more huge you had air moving in here for the rest of the week. get ready for a heat wave. 86 today. noticeably more humid. isolated afternoon storm. it is a possibility. much of your day dry. winds out of the south at about five miles per hour. could be a storm tonight. just warm and humid for your overnight hours. winds out of the south at about five miles per hour. here is the five-day forecast. the next several days featuring, yes, just in time for summertime, 96 on w

a nice place to be is ocean city. the water temperatures are in the 70 posey limiting the amount of heating that can happen although west wind could get them into the 90's. maybe a late day thunderstorm. we're at triple digits tomorrow. backing off into the mid-90's by sunday. lo 90's monday and by the fourth of july, temperatures at 88. >> sum breaking news in anne arundel county. the gas leak. >> this is a serious gas leak. south of route 3. this is the 900 block of echo bay court. fire officials were notified to respond because of a gas leak at this location. the gas leak is so severe there in the process of evacuating 12 homes. we do not have reports of injuries but anybody trying to use the road should be a bias is shut down. >> make sure that does not happen to you. that is the state fire official. he joined fire officials from across the area to demonstrate different fireworks and areas that could cause severe injury to my even death. it is not just a big display. sparklers and other legal novelty's account for

. >> perfect for ocean stay. thank s s. -- for ocean city. thank s s. >>> another black eye for the tsa. what several screeners were caught doing on the job. >> george zimmerman repairs for another -- prepares for another bail hearing. will the judge allow him to go free again. >> what do you love about baltimore? that's what one organization is asking and the uncensored view is being put up on social media. i'm mike schuh, the story next. ,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is 5:30, 95 degrees and sunny. good evening. thank you for staying with wjz eyewitness news. here are some stories people are talking at tonight. it takes something really big to change a skyline. that's exactly what's happening to the port of baltimore. alex reports four cranes that barely fit under the bay and key bridges are about to climb higher. >> using a tug boat two with years ago -- 2 years ago the governor announced the port of baltimore will be growing to grow jobs. >> it's going to support 2,700 permanent jobs to handle the increased container traffic. >> last week the steel ba

ocean city 72. it is not raining there right now. 72 here in town as well, but we do have rain at the inner harbor. >> coming up on 11 news at 6:00, president obama was in town today. we will hear what he had to say about himself and mitt romney. plus, the cause of that massive fire is still under investigation in fells point. we have reaction. and finally, what you should expend downtown while the event is going on. we have these >> we have breaking news right now on the shooting death of trayvon martin. the wife of george zimmerman is under arrest, charged with perjury. she is said to have lied. they argued that they both had lied about their finances, especially about money where its -- money raised from a website. there is the controversial stand your ground law in florida, which the defense says they will use. the parents of trayvon martin were among those who gathered to push for change of the measure. jay gray has details. >> led by lawmakers and state officials, a task force began its review

fished out of the atlantic about 60 miles off of ocean city. according to our media partner, it is named toby and will end up at the national aquarium in washington, d.c. so all folks can see them if they go down there. the odds of fishing a blue lobster are one in 2 million. >> we actually had another one recently. i don't know if it's the same one. but i've seen blue lobsters twice. >> we don't really have that many lobsters that come into our fishing area in maryland. >> by the time i only see them they are red. >> that's right with hot butter to boot. >>> coming up tonight, talking in code. the jailhouse calls from george zimmerman to his wife. the impact it may cause. >>> they may just be passing through. how best to keep them moving along, that story as eyewitness news continues. >> i'm rochelle richie where a man and two dogs are dead after a house fire. we'll tell you how firefighters say it could have been avoided coming up. >>> get ready for warmer temperatures, stick around for the updated first warning weather forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,

temperature-wise, we're at 77. 70 in ocean city

the barometer is holding steady. 73 and light rain in ocean city, 87 in cumberland, d.c. had some showers close by, but they're back up to 96. severe thunderstorm warning for a little while longer in southern charles county and along the potomac in washington county. most of the east coast under a severe thoarm watch until 9:00

bethany beach to ocean city. you can see not much in the way of cloud cover. we have full on sunshine this afternoon. that sunshine allowed us to get the temperatures between 90 to 93. the hot spot was the inner harbor. we saw temperatures this afternoon at 94 degrees. we should be around 80 for our daytime highs. that's not the case. bwi marshall temperatures at 6:00 91 degrees. humidity level down at 36%. we'll call it dry. southwesterly wind will bring in the moisture that's sitting south. that was 90 degrees. georgetown, dover not much of a sea breeze cooling things down towards the east. towards the west frederick is one of the warmer spots. they are 90 degrees. dew point values around 60 is bearable. anything over 60 is uncomfortable. we find that south. this is pushing in for the overnight going into tomorrow. more in the way of humidity. that will trigger showers and thunderstorms. heat index, combination between temperature and dew points feeling like it is in 90s across the area are better towards dover. hour-by-hour 8:00 84 degrees. a warm temperatu

here is the latest and greatest on the pictures, you can seat storms pushing off to ocean city, off to the east. you can really make out the line. that line of storms through the central of the state. now the storms continuing to rumble across the eastern shore and as we look at the overall set up, on the radar, closest storm action down at the beaches, still getting nailed down here, a couple of isolated storms in southern maryland. otherwise, quiet, only watches and warnings left. just a couple of flash flood concerns to the north of maryland. cooler air already starting to flow in. man this is going to feel like a serious improvement tomorrow. the rest of the night just a scattered storm well east tomorrow, 80s. that's right. not 90s, not near 100, upper 80's. sun, we will hold up through sunday. we luck talk about. >> we didn't see tornadoes on the ground but we got wind that was high enough to do damage. cheryl with that story and it was pretty bad. >> reporter: it was. think of sitting in your car and a tree falls on your front wind shield. it happened in northwest baltimore. are

the lows at 68 in ocean city. your forecast looks like this, going up to 91 degrees today, partly sunny and hot. your the exclusive eye witness news first warning five-day forecast is coming up. >> thank you, tim. >>> first, here's what people are talking about today. >>> a horse's final push to be the trip crown winner, i'll have another will not run in today's belmont stakes and the colt might never race again. >> reporter: the vet called it in a freak injury, tendinitis in i'll have another's front leg. >> i'm afraid it will have to right. >> reporter: i'll have another's owner and his eill make the decision after an early morning ride. >> it is disappointing. >> no chance of a triple crown, i'll have another has accomplished a lot. a long shot to win at churchill downs and two weeks later he did it again. winning the preakness in baltimore by a nose. the horse, bout for $35,000 was suddenly worth $6 million. the tea claimed the triple crown, he would have been worth more, but his trainer who is under the micro

around the state coolest spot in oakland at 6. -- 67. 74 in ocean city, 79 westminster and bel air, rock hall 78, 80 columbia. clear skies around. finally getting out from under that system that was bringing us those wildly scattered showers. now with the warmer air moving in we're going to see a gradual warm up. this way it shapes up today. we will call it 87. there's nothing to stop this air from moving in. 87 today, down to 59 tonight. can still probably enjoy those windows open. tomorrow 89. if you have a deck, crabs on the deck this weekend. >> you bet. >> you have to call us before you you do that and we will be there. we will bring the beer. >> just remember sunglasses and your sunscreen. >>> still to come, another reason to hit the gym. how exercise may be tied to the size of your bank account. >> wjz 13 is always on. here are the top stories on wjz.com at this hour. for instant updates log onto wjz.com. ♪ ♪ we were skipping stones ♪ and letting go ♪ over the river and down the road ♪ [ female announcer ] at nature valley, we know nature comes together in amazing ways.

this is from ocean city. it has been a cold day with the breeze coming off the ocean. check out the temperatures. 52 degrees at ocean city. not quite getting in the water beach weather but it is still nice down there. things will gradually warms up over the course of the next couple of days. 67 in downtown. 59 at cambridge. 57 at salisbury. 48 degrees in the mountains. we started at 39 add mccarren ray. we were kind of cool here, too. 56 at bwi marshall. we ended up 10 degrees cooler than normal. it will be milder tomorrow but still below normal. that big area of low pressure in the upper atmosphere and off the coast. some spotty showers through parts of maryland and virginia. there are some showers in the mountains to the west but out here, a partly cloudy sky. 51 to 59. high pressure is combining to drawdown that cool air to the mid atlantic. to the west is warmer. these were high temperatures this afternoon. much warmer in international falls. 86 in denver. 90 oklahoma city. 94 in rapid city. some of that he will get here early and into next week. some sun in the mo

it's like the rain will miss ocean city on monday. something coming up, summer begins officially based on the stars and all of that, wednesday. remember, this summer has not really started yet. father state of course is tomorrow. 78 for the high with more clouds coming in and still a very nice day. a few scattered storms, thundershowers. monday, 77 the high. then we turn up the heat, then some starts wednesday. then, 95 with thunderstorms late thursday into friday. >> thank you. this is a perfect celebration for our celebration weekend. >> a lot are having great seasons. jason had just been incredible. a no-hitter on the line. >> the next number is 27-15-8. [ 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 othe

it is currently 69 degrees at ocean city. that's at the airport. at the beach it is likely to be at least a couple degrees warmer. down along the lower eastern shore temperatures in the upper 60's to low 70's. that's all the shading of yellow that you see. it is also 72 downtown at the maryland science center. as we head out north, a little cooler with temperatures in the 60's. the coldest spot on the map near garrett county. 55 in frostburg. winds starting to pick up. 10 to 12 miles per hour from frostburg to oakland. 21 miles per hour in easton. around 8 miles per hour downtown in baltimore. those winds picking up as the storm system sits up to our north of that's actually bringing a few clouds our way as well. you can see on the satellite picture, those clouds building in from the west. right now mostly sunny in baltimore. a few clouds could make it into the city by afternoon. that storm system sits up to our north. the storm system that brought the severe weather is well off shore. high pressure down to the east. a warm front lifting across the

here is our view of ocean city. the boardwalk still pretty active. they have a lot going on down there today -- an air show and a car-truck models show. all kinds of stuff. here in town, at 74. inner harbor 82. we expect temperatures to be we expect temperatures to be just as we expect temperatures to be just as wheeeeeeeeeeeee! whee! whee! wheeeeeeeee! ah heads up. wheeeeeeeeeeee! everything you love about geico, now mobile. download the new geico app today. >> cat eye glasses in the spotlight today. hundreds of people gather on 36 avenue for hun fest. the ladies with the highest beehhives strutting their stuff. all afternoon long bands played "hairspray." >> your forecast with john collins. >> tomorrow's weather will be perfect for the beehives, because the humidity goes up and you get a for is is geared for them, it is a good hair day. feel those sprinkles and showers and pennsylvania and new york state. nothing here. a high pressure area overhead. of these storms and the plain states as well, east of the black hills around rapid city. thunderstor

in ocean city, 58-67. we have lower jurors in the mountains. to the north, in the 50's and temperatures in the mid-70's in the south. there is this upper level trough that will hold in these temperatures for the next couple of days. these low temperatures, high temperatures will be in the lower 70's. we will talk about that in a minute. the rest of the evening not bad. mostly cloudy and isolated thunderstorms. wynns out of the no. at 10 to 15 miles per hour. another night without the air- conditioning. 54 to 80 -- 258 degrees -- to 58 degrees. it was a great night until 7:00 p.m., we started to see these showers moving through the area bringing rain. i have not heard of any damage reports of that is the good news. no one needs that especially in carroll county and harford county. some of the showers over the state here and i want to show you the mess will bring this rain. this upper level trough will hang out and push to the east pass the great lakes and kind of sit here for the next couple of days and unfortunately, bring us on and off showers

♪ ♪ >> if you plan on having to ocean city, be warned. if you drink in public, you can get arrested. >> we have what vacationers have to say about this change. >> the city council passed emergency legislation and it goes into effect today. many are concerned it could hurt the bible in one of the hottest summer spots in the region. -- the vibe in one of the hottest spots in the region. >> we should be allowed to drink. >> the new law has pitted party ears against police. cops a below-before, no one took it seriously. >> the open container law has reverted to what it was in 2008. the police chief push for it herself because alcohol violations have been on the rise and threaten public safety. >> it is a good idea. >> some vacationers say it will hurt the ambiance and aura of the town did it make -- and it may be harder to enjoy yourself. >> police say they will use this -- discretion and only apply the standard when necessary. some felt they did not have the necessary tools to control drinking. >> if they get intoxicated is not good for the

headed down to the ocean for today, current temperature 73 degrees in ocean city. and hint of an offshore breeze, highs at coastline mid and upper 80s with full sunshine. then clear skies back down into the mid-70s by 10:00. start off on a monday morning back down below the 70 degree mark. good week -- good end of the weekend, beginning of the week at the beach. no rain on the radar today. we will stay rain-free sunday. lonesome showers in the south earn tier of new york. record breaking rains, 13 inches of rain in pensacola, florida, the second reasoainiest day in weather history in pensacola. look at this plume of tropical moisture koling into southern georgia where they're having a terrible drought. they need the rain. all of the moisture, guess where that's coming up? up the spine of the appalachians. you folks southern end, charlottesville, central virginia a chance of a shower late tomorrow. most of us will have to wait until monday night into tuesday, wednesday for us get rain here in the d.c. metro. high pressure losing influence. there is a weak back door

the front is over ocean city. coming in high pressure over michigan which is predominantly our weekend whether. those central storms will affect our weather tomorrow night or so. 84 degrees to 89 degrees for the high temperature. insta-weather futurecast shows that by sunday evening, we begin to see a new system coming in, a shower chance. the ocean city forecast, a good on saturday and sunday with plenty of sunshine. the 7-day forecast for us. scattered showers and thunderstorms, high temperatures over the weekend in the 80's. >> if it is summertime so we are kicking it off at the free library -- it is summertime so we are taking it off at the free library. >> a princess takes charge in in the moviethemdestiny "brave." >> and we are taking your questions. >> welcome back. looking for your next book selection? good morning to you. >> this time of year is a great time for reading. doing all kinds of things. you can take the books, download the books, listen to the book's. think of it like candy. it does not have to

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 evening. a cold front crossing -- a cold front cutting across minneapolis. seventies in denver. 94 in chicago. we have one more day in the middle of this hot air mass before it cools off a little bit. 95 degrees to 100 degrees over the weekend. only a minimal chance of a thunderstorm. waves averaging about 1 foot. 85 in the mountains and showers on friday. the eastern shore will be buggy tamara with temperatures in the '90s. scattered thunderstorms begin to cool things off on friday and a sunny day tomorrow. storms on friday and temperatures back down into the eighties over the weekend. feeling like below 192 on friday. highs back to normal in the mid- 80s. >> the ori

it has not rain yet at ocean city, but they are likely to catch some. the shaded orange areas primarily west of the potomac river, they have had some sun this afternoon, and that drove the temperatures near 80 or so. here is the satellite pictures showing the clouds beginning to break up to the west of a but with the heavier clouds, with summering producers, especially up in these counties, including cecil county. there are some pretty big storms in pennsylvania. this is more scattered in western maryland at this time. once the front goes through, it may stall offshore, but the bulk of the rain will be done overnight. the insta-weather futurecast shows the shower activity at midnight, still in the area, still a chance for some showers, but you see this diminishing considerably. by daybreak tomorrow, there may still be some lingering showers. west of the bay, it looks pretty dry. it looks good for wednesday for the sailabration. the rain ending overnight. that is our forecast. 61 to 65 the low. the winds will swing around northwesterly. during the day, t

the cool spot is ocean city. for the day tomorrow, we in fact have a heat advisory from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. that pretty much all day long, because of the combination of high temperatures and high humidity compared to what we had today, which will make you feel over 100 degrees most of the afternoon and all weekend long. most areas, upper 90s to neighbor 100 degrees. will this heat let up for the holiday week? i'll have a look at the forecast coming up. >> bob, thank you. >>> in an historic ruling, the supreme court upholds president barack obama ice health care reform law. megan has more on what this means for maryland. >> the justices -- >> reporter: the justices decide in favor of the president's health care reform law. opponents say this fight is not over yet. >> reporter: both supporters and opponents of the president's health care law rallied outside the supreme court. in a 5-4 decision, the court upholds the affordable care act, including an individual mandate requiring every american to have health insurance or face a fine. >> today's decision was victory for people all ove

wsh wish i was going to ocean city this weekend. and 77 degrees around the gaithersburg area. 73 drips in culpepper. 70s throughout the area, like yesterday. low 70s. just like yesterday, the day before that and the day before that. we've got scattered showers around the area. making a move towards the south and east around rant. they'll s. for the most part, the activity stays back to west until 9:00 p.m. when showers chances end. that little moderate shower there, that's headed towards calvert beach. here's a look at our future weather. 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, a fair amount of sunshine across the area. jim was telling me earlier, ooh, there was a lot of sun out today. same tomorrow, but more widely scattered showers and thunderstorms anytime about noon. this time tomorrow i think our chance continues not just through the early afternoon and early evening, 8:00 on 9:00, still see showers around the area. friday, dry all the day. sunshine and yes warmth. only areas with showers, ocean city, maybe a pop-up shower coming their way

city police. >> a i am with the ocean city maryland beach patrol. don't take large sums of money or valuables to the beach. >> good morning, washington. >> 5:39, 57 at dulles airport 52 in gaithersburg, 69 along the warm waters of the potomac at reagan national. here's the forecast. sunshine, low humidity, breezy at times. 87 degrees for the high temperature. low 90's tomorrow. summertime in washington is back. friday through the weekend upper 90s. compared to the records, we would have to break 100 degrees to break a record friday through the weekend. we will be close to it, but we might be shot by a few degrees. the coolest record is 100 and that is on saturday. i think we will be about 98 by then. now to lisa baden for the commute. >> out of baltimore to washington to 95 south near nursery road, accident reported. that's the only thing out of the norm. travel times working in our favor and 95 between richmond and baltimore. good on the greenway, the toll road, a little volume on 66. between centreville and the beltway is still pretty decent. look

it's dropped a little bit. 112 in d.c. 95 in ocean city. and only 87, oakland. as we mentioned, we have advisories in effect for the heat going through this evening. and again, going the day tomorrow. excessive heat watches and warnings, in effect for most of the state of maryland. and neighboring counties there in pennsylvania, delaware, jersey and virginia as well. tim in the outback with a smart hat. that man has on. [ laughter ] and some water i'm sure. tim? >> well, thank you, bob. and you know, you're just trying to be smart and beat this any way you can. and it will be with us for the next day or so. take a look at our temperatures. currently, as bob mentioned, we're right at 100 after 5:00. 109 is the current heat index. the average high for this date is 87 degrees. we are well above that. did not quite hit the record of 105. as far as tomorrow, these temperatures will stay with us. the cool air, comfortable air is being held well up to the north by our jet stream. we're going to have another day of hot temperatures. again, the record for tomorrow or mon