it's a city wide project to expand the number of lane miles resurfaced in baltimore city. this project also highlights and showcases construction projects around the city. now the projects include bridge construction, road construction, and paving projects. operation orange cone is making it easier to get around baltimore city roadways for many of the drivers in the city. reporting live in downtown baltimore, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >> gl a crofton man accused of breaking into women's homes and videotaping them as they change clothes is expecteded to plead guilty today. charles know -- expecked to -- expected to plead guilty today. charles novak was arrested. they searched his home and found evidence linking hem to other burglaries including the theft of girl's underwear. he faces several charges including burglary and peepingtom. >>> this morning police in carroll county are searching for a man accused of kidnapping an 8-year-old boy. police say the man first assaulted his girlfriend and her 2-year-old baby outside the sykesville home before turning his attention towa

baltimore city police are looking for the person who was -- who shot a man in east baltimore a man was walking at the 1600 block of around 9:30 sunday morning when he was shot in the head. the victim was taken the hospital, where he is in stable condition. as the gunmen who shot a man several times in northeast baltimore is still at large, investigators believe that the 27-year-old victim was shot at the border block of ill tested avenue around 11:45 saturday night. anyone with information is asked to call the baltimore city police department. the number is right there on your screen. no word on what started a fire that killed one person and injured an elderly woman in anne arundel county saturday afternoon. she was no rush to the burn unit with life-threatening injuries after -- she was rushed to the burn unit with life-threatening injuries. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. officials have not released the name of the person who died in the fire. coming up, a new study finds that diet soda could have ever first effect on your diet. -- a reverse affect on your diet. i

>>> baltimore city's inner harbor rocked by gunfire. >> a young boy shot and a man stabbed to death. >>> police have a person of interest in that stabbing and new information on how the child was shot. wjz is live at city headquarters. mike hellgren stays on the story where the mayor and the police commissioner are about to begin a briefing. >> reporter: we have new pictures to show you of that person of tr. at this our police have not made any arrests. as america the beautiful played, the fireworks celebration unraveled at the inner harbor as this fight unfolded on the promenade as the light show went on above the rowdy scene. minutes later at pratt and light street a little bit started crying. they discovered he was shot in the leg. police believe this was a stray bullet from a gunfired in the air. >> i say over and over and over again, it really is these manny actions with guns. we're going to work to get people off the streets. >> reporter: people have a person of interest in a deadly stabbing, a man shot at six -- mccormick and schmick's . the victim was 26 years olded from alab

program is -- the program is the mayor's plan to reduce blight in the city. >>> baltimore city's summer jump-start warrant initiative targeting violent offenders will get an extension. the mayor will make the announcement later this morning throughout the month of june. law enforcement officials combined with the goal of getting a thousand violent offenders off the street of baltimore. the hope is to make the 150 in the next two weeks. >>> as you get ready to head to the beach or for a barbeque, be sure to have a designated driver. but if you can't find one, baltimore city wants to going you another option. 50 -- going to give you another option. tipsy taxi will get you safe tower final destination. they are -- to your final destinations. they are offering free rides up to $50. they will pick you up at restaurants and bars not house parties. it runs through the holiday weekend, saturday, sunday and monday until 4 a.m. both -- all three nights the number to call is 877-963-taxi that's 8294. we have additional information at abc2news.com. >>> if you are headed to the beach, listen up. we

however if you are in baltimore city at a bar and can't find one, you have an option. tipsy taxi will be out in full force to get you home safely. they offer free rides home to people in the baltimore city area up to the value of $50. the only -- they will pick you up at restaurants or bars. the program runs through tonight and the number is on the screen to call. 1-877-963-taxi and we have all the information posted on the website. it's at abc2news.com. >>> all right. news time is 5:04. you may remember this question, it's 11:00, do you know where your children are. >> baltimore city police want you to start answering that question every night. we have more on a new series here on abc2 news. >>> and heading out on the water get snacks and sun block and do not forget the life jacket a reminder about one of the important things you got to take with you as you go out on the open water. you are watching "good morning maryland" first and only at 4:30. a live look at maryland's most powerful doppler radar. back in a bit. i'm just a piece of dust living at the corner of j an

baltimore city, baltimore county, you name it. the biggest show happens down at inner harbor. abc2 news linda so is live with a preview of what to expect. >> reporter: well, we know the fireworks here at the inner harbor will be huge. they always are. the show will get started at 9:30 tonight. but before that happens, there will be plenty for you to do with your family throughout the day. festivities are planned here at harbor all day long. they start at noon with kidsentertainment and live musical performances throughout the day. thousands will come down here to the harbor to celebrate america's 235th birthday. setup for the fireworks show has begun in curtis bay. two barges are stacked with more than 1400 shells. the fireworks show will last for about 18 minutes and synchronized to music. baltimore police will be out in huge numbers. they are not saying how many cops will be on patrol, but last year more than 300 officers were around the harbor. >> officers will be in uniform, but we are also going to have some officers out not in uniform. >> reporter: so gent fireworks show

the fight is on now baltimore, baltimore city here i come baltimore city, here i come, the fight is on. we going to take this city over baltimore city. >> for years it's the place to be filing deadline. i have always come down to the filing deadline and you see a lot of activity. this year -- people standing in line, jumping out of line, getting in line, making a line, looking up with --. >> bobby should no. he hasn't missed an, election, polls will open at seven in the morning and close at eight tonight. >>> are you built to live to be 150? somebody who could be in your house right now could be that special person. why living to this ripe old age may not be this faraway. >>> and you have all this stuff that's 150 years old around the house and you don't know how to get rid of it. should you sell or just unload it? we will find out next. >>> and it's captain america to you but in a foreign land why is america being taken out of the movie title? . >>> we have all seen the movies where they try to sneak something into a prison cell. a woman was trying to sneak her husband out. the woman

we will be right back to that violence in baltimore city over the fourth of july. we have more, coming up. >> showers are finally moving off of the eastern shore. could they move back in this afternoon? i will have updates. it is toasty out there. already up into the upper-80's. >> a man is killed and a four- share national is injured during celebrations in the inner harbor. city police and the commissioner spoke minutes ago. barry simms has the latest. >> they are responding to the violence and chaos. this was during the fourth of july celebration. this is a picture of a person of interest. this is a man that police say may have been involved in a standing outside of a restaurant. it was fatal. this is video of that scene. it happened around 10:00 last night. police responded when a 26-year- old man was stabbed in the neck outside of mccormick and schmicks restaurant. police say a fight between two groups led to his death. a four-year-old boy was shot at the intersection of east and press treats. he was holding his leg, and is now in stable in -- stable condition.

ies.inery' baltimore city school students could have to go to school six days a week. school administrators say they are considering all options. a few cities schools allow that. the extra time in the class could lead to success. officials say the change would target eighth graders. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. what do you think of the idea of extending the school week for more baltimore city school students for six days? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> a plane is forced to land in the water but the pilot is ok. this happened it yesterday afternoon. the plane went down in queens and county. it was trying to take off from the airport. it is believed the engine may have failed. there was a fire ovelombard street in west baltimore. nobody was hurt. >> there is word a deal might be in the works to prevent the federal government from defaulting on its bills in august. tracie potts has the story from washington. >> we are talking about runaway spending that we ca

and close to 80 in easton and baltimore city. low to mid-70s, the warm spot annapolis and once again dc where it stayed dry. they are still at 82 degrees. right now very light winds here but of course in any of those thunderstorms 20, 30, 45-mile an hour wind gusts. we're looking for a southerly wind overnight tonight. but that's when we think it will probably change. eventually we have a front that came here across pennsylvania. it's still moving just southward into the maryland region. we'll have very humid air to the south. that's what's helping cause these storms. another high pressure is going to come through the ohio valley tomorrow that will help to induce more thunderstorms tomorrow. could see some heavy down storms before it clears the region and sunshine and some what drier conditions into the weekend. looks like a pretty good warm weekend with a good deal of sunshine. the thunderstorms will be ending by late tomorrow night. southeast winds at five knots. bay temp at 80 degrees, can you believe that. 71 overnight. still

as baltimore city police officers. the latest incident in federal hill where a couple was bound and gagged inside their home after two or three suspects burst down the door identifying themselves as baltimore city police officers. >> it was 3:00 friday morning when they believed to be armed and masked men broke through the door of this home in the 6000 block in federal hill. the suspects identified themselves as baltimore police officers, bound and gagged a male and female inside and only got away with a cellphone. >> of these individuals are coming in at all hours of the morning claiming to be some type of warrant units. immediately, people have trust for the police officers. very quickly, this couple realized that these individuals were up to no good. >> this is the second crime to happen in the city this week. the suspects kicked in the door of the home, also identifying themselves as police. it ended with a male victim getting shot. they spoke with one of the victims of camera about the incident. he was afraid to u

there's no word on his condition. >>> the walletmore city police -- baltimore city police department is looking for more officers and offering free testing. you need to be 20 1/2 years old, testing begins at 12:30 today at baltimore police headquarters and then again at 6:00 this evening and they will do another testing friday the 8th at noon and tuesday the 12th at 12:30 and then again at 6:00 and tuesday the 19th at 12:30 again at 6. all the information is right there on the screen. all of this is happening at baltimore police headquarters. >>> state senator pew has made her intent known that she wants to be baltimore's city next mayor and she will make it official by filing the papers. she is sit to -- set to file with the board of elections today at 10 a.m. and joins a host of others including otis rolling and stephanie rawlings-blake. >>> history is going to mix with technology as nasa gets ready for the final shuttle launch. >> a handful of computer nerds were selected to -- selected to tweet history. >>> new allegations against the dominic strauss-kahn. why he is under fire ag

we are accident free in baltimore city and baltimore county. it's early yet. let's look out at the beltway. we have some cars out there so far. the outer loop to the left of your screen a little heavier traffic. no problems or incidents in your way. 395 northbound the ramp to mlk, left lane roadwork going on. so be aware of that. charles street south of pratt left lane is closed there as well. charley. >> thanks a lot. >>> back to the big story for the morning and for likely days to come. outcome stirring for many of you and you're responding. casey anthony not guilty on the charges of murdering her 2-year- old daughter. >> after 10 hours, 40 minutes and 33 seconds, the-- of deliberating, the jury delivered a verdict which some say is just as shocking as the crime rs the nation trance fixed was left stunned by the verdict. >> as to the charge of first- degree murder, we the jury fine the defendant not guilty. >> reporter: not guilty of murder, manslaughter or child abuse for the defense there was relief. casey -- >> casey didn't murder caylee. it's that simple

what do you think of the idea of extending the school week in baltimore city to six days? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> no word as to what triggered a fierce fire in west baltimore. take a look of this. the flames engulfed this garage in the 1000 block of lombard street. nobody was hurt. >> office shuffling this morning. president obama bestowed robert gates the presidential medal of freedom. gates step down after serving two consecutive presidents of the past five years. he thanked those who served. >> i will just say that i will think of these young warriors, the ones who fought, the ones who keep on fighting, the ones who never made it back till the end of my days. >> leon panetta will fill out gates's position as defense secretary. the senate give its unanimous approval for david petraeus to fill the vacancy at the cia. >> a deal may be in the works from performing the government from defaulting. tracie potts has more. >> we are talking about runaway spending that we cannot afford.

. >>> the two major violent incidents that happened right after baltimore city's big fourth of july celebration, at this hour there have not been any arrests. we're live outside police headquarters. mike hellgren has the latest. >> reporter: good afternoon. the person who was murdered, joseph calo, has a one-year-old daughter and was visiting her shortly before he was stabbed. the 4-year-old victim is continuing to be treated at this hour. the four-year-old is now walking after being shot in the leg at light and pratt streets at the inner harbor to watch the fireworks. his shooting was one of several violent incidents that unfolded during and after the fourth of july celebration despite a beefed-up police presence. >> just an inch more and it would have hit the main artery. all he's saying is, mommy, i got shot. a bad guy shot me. i cannot believe i got shot. >> reporter: police believe a stray bullet hit him and have no suspects. >> we had incredible deployments down there and literally feet away from where this incident occurred. >> i'm angry that some idiot just didn't have the brains or the

baltimore city police have arrested a man --- in the earlier ttis week. week.wwlliam carr is accused of shooting and killing 55 year old chong yim during a robbery.it happened outside this shopping centerron erdman avenue ttesday. carr as released from prison a yearr ago after a 20 year sentence for armed robbery and assault. we can help you track criminal aativity in your neighborhood. gooto fox baltimore dot com and sign up for "spot crime." we'll send you e-mail alerts every time a major crimee happens in your area. 3 n area once identiffed as regained hat reputation. earlier thii week, the northeastern became bbllimmre's deadliest district. last night a husband and wife fell victim...the crime committed......involved property damage. damage.as crime and justice reporter joo leeola teels us they waited hours for help .... thattnever arrived... arrived... ((pkg)) a night t theeo's game.10:33:08 they lost it was not good game not one of their bbtter ones. the bbggest shame howevvr came llter heree along hillen. when a group of teensstook aim.(throwing re

hundreds of officers and matches involving baltimore city police. there were troopers from the maryland state police. despite all the that police presence, one man was stabbed to death and a child was shot. we will start with the boy. he was walking with his parents at life street and pratt street last night following the fireworks display. his parents heard gunfire and saw their son holding his leg. he was taken to johns hopkins children's center appeared the stabbing took place 50 minutes before that in front of mccormick and schmicks restaurants at the pier 6 pavilion. he was involved in some kind of fight involving two groups of people. he was taken to shock trauma where he was pronounced dead. fred bealefeld addressed the issue of public safety. >> over and over and over again, it really is these maniacs with guns, and we're going to work and keep working hard to get more and more and more people off the street. >> the police department will have a lot of questions to answer this morning. fred bealefeld will be holding a news conference later t

that's doing more with less. >>> and the mayor says that the city's doing 98% of work on baltimore city's main streets. >>> if you have a smart phone with a data plan, get ready for a change. coming up, very rising is -- verizon is changing how much you have to pay on the data plan. >>> how much do you pay on your pet? we have tips to save your money while pampering your pet. >>> and this all star home is almost the top moment in the game's history. how you can make it number one. >>> 89 degrees at bwi. record high on the day, 105. that was this day last year. you'll get an idea. 92 is the guarantee. we were 3 degrees off. we'll be back. denny's new tour of america menu. 50 star cuisine. the new tour of america menu. starting at $4.99. only at denny's. america's diner is always open. >>> shop are you spending less on your animals? >> pets have obesity problems an obesity can lead to other serious ailments that can make your pet's life difficult and costly. if your pet needs medicine, buy it from a supermarket and pharmacy instead of the vet's office to save money. >>> if you want unlimite

one is at the baltimore city police headquarters. that's on east fayette street. 12:30 today and show up again tonight at 6 p.m. your pay by the way starts at $40,000 and will increase to more than $42,000 after six months on the job. you have to be at least 20 years old --20 1/2 years old at the time of your application. >>> the search resumes for a missing boater. friends were on the magothy river for 4th of july celebration when james kane went missing. police are calling it a fatal boating accident. several rescue boaters hit water around dobbins island search for kane around 4:30 yesterday afternoon a woman in the boat was rescued by a passer boater but kane has yet to be seen. >>> families trying to cope after a 6-year-old drowned at sandy point state park. this happened early yesterday morning around 6:00. the boy disappeared near the south beach at the state park and a number of people at the park tried to help in that rescue. >> of course you have to stay close to them and keep your eye on them all the time, you know. but th

they were killed by the woman's boyfriend. >>> baltimore city police made an arrest in the murder of a delivery man. the man was shot to death tuesday afternoon after he made a delivery at erdman avenue. the man arrested has a long criminal record and served 20 years in prison. >>> a baltimore city grand jury indicted this man on rape charges. he's accused of raping a woman earlier this month as she unload groceries at her mt. vernon apartment. >>> now, an update on that climbing instructor. the police say that no one has come forward accusingline -- lion -- ausing lions of abuse. he was arrested monday and he's been fired. the business wants to rebuild the competitive team and they're working to make sure this doesn't happen again. >>> the open access methadone clinic is waiting 30 days to work out differences from state regulators. they're offering treatments in 15 minutes. the state said they didn't have approval. they launched the plan because they were tired of seeing drugs in the church. >>> dr. andres alonso's contract has been renewed for another 4 years. his new contract exp

the strongest part of a thunderstorm complex is pushing into parts of baltimore city. right near the baltimore city and county line there, there's a thunderstorm cell moving very slowly. it could produce wind gusts from 55 to 60 miles per hour. very heavy rain in eastern baltimore county. it stretches almost back into the inner harbor -- actually, back into the inner harbor. that storm is slowly drifting south. it will continue across dundalk oint in the next hour. that one tracking to carroll county moving along i 70 will approach from the west. that is the weather pattern will have to deal with not only for tonight but into tomorrow. the warning is in effect for that part of the county just to the east of the city. a flood warning was in effect for hertford county. most of the brain is drifting out over the bay. -- rain is drifting out over the day. thunderstorms could cause localized flooding through tomorrow afternoon. 95 at the airport today. in 98 degrees downtown. the record high was set just last year at 1 01. -- 101. five richmond, still in an i.d.'s and feeli

a baltimore city man is recovering from multiple gunshot wounds he suffered early this morning inside a parking garage. police did not believe this was a random act of violence. they rented to an ongoing feud between the victim and some of his neighbors. >> city detectives are interviewing several people the interest in connection with a shooting. a 911 call center city police rushing to this garage. investigators believe multiple shots were fired even as authorities responded. the victim was an unidentified man in his 20's suffered several bullet wounds and is expected to survive. he was shot standing outside of his vehicle and a garage. the garage is located just a block from inner harbor. they do not believe this is an act of random violence. the victim has no real criminal record, but he had been arrested just last week on a second- degree assault charge in connection with an ongoing feud with his neighbors. the victims of those neighbors after leaving a downtown club and another fight broke out and escalated into gunfire. police were able to detain a number of eyewitnesses. the e

a baltimore city church struggles to rebuild. investigators say the fire started after someone found stolen equipment in the sanctuary. what the church is doing to get back on its feet. >> reporter: hours before sunday services, flames ripped through the greater paradise christian center on the corner of east oliver and north potomac. >> now, two hours later, it's time to rebuild, just focus. and let's get back in here and make it happen. >> reporter: pastor sean bell says the sanctuary and executive offices are destroyed. a hair salon and cafe set to open this fall have severe smoke damage. thankfully, no one was injured when the fire ripped through the building at 4:00 a.m. on june 26th. >> we, as a people, not only need to be focused, but as a community, we need to watch out for each other. but it also tells us through tragedy, god will give us victory. >> reporter: the pastor tells us, the investigation is still ongoing. still unclear whether this was an electrical fire or arson. contractors say it could be 8 months before th

anyone with information is asked to call baltimore city police. we go to florida where closing arguments were heard today in the casey anthony trial. the prosecution and defense have their last opportunity to convince the jury before deliberations begin. we have the latest from orlando. >> the attorneys will now present their final arguments. >> the final day began with a montage of pictures of caylee anthony. the prosecutors outlined what he called a web of lies that led to her death. >> casey anthony maintain her lies until they cannot be maintained any more. >> he methodically laid out the state's day-by-day narrative. >> she knew that night she would be in the arms of her boyfriend and that caylee would be dead. >> casey anthony first shook her head and then turned away and cried as pictures of caylee's remains were shown to the jury and the prosecution described the scene. >> this is the bag she was found in. i guess you could say this was her coffin. >> after a little over an hour, jose baez got his chance to refute the state's case. >> the

baltimore city looking for some new recruits. the city started offering tests today for people who would like to join the police department. if you missed today's tests, there are still several more over the next few weeks. you have to be at least 20 and a half years old. the salary starts at $40,000 and you get 14 paid holidays. to see when the next test will be offered, go to www.wjz.com and click on the news tab. >>> roger clemens is on for a while in federal court in washington, d.c. as jill brown reports to wjz, clemens is accused of lying to congress about using steroids during his playing career. >> reporter: roger clemens left u.s. district court after a pretrial hearing. inside the courtroom, the superstar pitcher learned that his case may get some help. the judge says he may not allow damaging testimony about steroids from clemens' former teammates. it would be a win for the baseball great who is facing six felony charges. >> let me be clear, i have never taken steroids. >> reporter: prosecutors say clemens lied under o

but first returned to the recent violence in baltimore city. on monday night, a child was shot and a man was stabbed to death. >> we spoke to the father of the child who was shot. jennifer franciotti is live with the latest on both investigations. >> we do know police have released a picture of a person of interest in the stabbing death that happened outside of the mccormick and schmicks restaurant. joseph calo was stabbed to death outside the restaurant. police believe it was the result of an argument that reignited. they released a picture of a person of interest. police want to know how a boy ended up with a gunshot wound. kevin benson said he was walking at pratt street and light street with his son and fiancee when they heard a pop. he credits a police officer was saving his son's life. >> if the wasn't for him, i d not know if my son was still be alive. >> police have more than 600 officers from a variety of police agencies patrolling this area. they will be looking at surveillance video trying to find the person or persons responsible fo

severe thunderstorm warning for baltimore city. see it coming down the roads. 90 right now. that's helping fuel some of the storms and i want to take a look at different cameras here. this is the city itself. see things getting awfully wet. now watch as we put the skies in motion over the city here. we'll see right at the end, things take a turn for the storm here. a different perspective here near the park. you see the skies changing into the afternoon as the stormy conditions begin to kind of take over. humidity helping to fuel these storms. no question about that. 93. the current heat index downtown, 95 in annapolis. you have that much heat and humidity around, you get a storm cell coming in no matter what the direction is, you will tend to get some intense weather. again that's why we have that severe thunderstorm warning for the city and county right now and a flash flood warning for hartford county. here's that boundary that is helping to spark these storms. the hot, humid flow out ahead of this. this has to be on top of us tomorrow. another afternoon, we see showers a

no accidents reported in baltimore city or baltimore county. let's look out there, 795 at could bys mill, very dark. all your lanes are open as you head from reisterstown down towards the beltway. so no incidents to report. 95 southbound, past russell in the right lane, we do have some construction. and my little clicker is not working. 395 the ramp to mlk, the left lane is closed there. so look out for the cones and the flashing lights. back to you. >> all right, thanks. >>> it's #:32 -- 4:32. rage against speed cameras. a man with a hammer and shotgunattacks a speed camera and prompted police to shut down a major highway. linda so is here with what seems to be a growing problem. linda. >> reporter: well, this is not the first time someone attacked the speed cameras. back in may, someone actually smashed this speed camera in front of padonia elementary and in may, someone prey painted -- spray painted the lens of one in dundalk. a speed camera vehicle was parked on 295 near the bwi exit was vandalized. a man walked out of the wood with a hamme

city this fall. among those that filed ahead of the deadline, mayor blake, and others. former city chief of staff and carl stokes. for a complete list of all the candidates running for office, you can go to wbaltv.com and click on "politics." the 85-year-old republican says he hopes to win an eleventh term representing western and north central maryland. another has also filed for that seat. no word on how i will be affected by redistricting as a result of the 2010 census. and leslie johnson has resigned. this comes a week after she pleaded guilty to destroying evidence in a federal corruption probe. jack johnson faces up to a year- and-a-half in prison. the resignation will take effect july 31. equal who are posing as law enforcement officers are breaking into houses, stealing money and valuables. the latest incident happened this morning. the third such incident in two weeks. >> we are investigating a possible linkage between the three incidents or we are investigating copycat incidents. >> investi

baltimore city baltimore county you name it for the 4th of july. we have the big of the show of course that's happening at inner harbor and abc2 news linda so is scoping out a seat and joins us live. linda. >> reporter: yeah. it's gra great sight especially -- yes, it's a great sight especially from federal hill. grouf live around here -- if you liveed around here long enough you know what goes on. the fireworks show will light up the sky at 9:30 tonight. but before that, there will be plenty of things to do with you and your family throughout the day. thousands are expected to come down here to celebrate america's 235th birthday. and to make sure everyone stays safe, baltimore police will be out in huge numbers. like last year, the department will get help from other jurisdictionss. they are not saying -- jurisdictions. they are not saying how many cops will be on control but last year more than 300 officers were in uniform. the setup for the fireworks show is underway. they have two barges set up. it's about 1400 shells. the fireworks last for ab

i look forward to working with each and every citizen in the city of baltimore. all the neighborhoods, but no -- the ones i know well and the ones i need to learn. >> he said the next event on his agenda will be in a bid to kick off his campaign. we spoke to jack young earlier and he said he had no comment on the candidacy. we're live in downtown baltimore at city hall. >> also tonight, jody lambers is diving into his campaign. just last week, he resigned after 14 years of service. >> many people are getting ready to hit the beach and tonight we're learning how clean maryland beaches are. and the report found several had a little too much bacteria. >> as you head to your favorite beach this holiday weekend, the national resources defense council has the information you will want to know about. as part of a 30 state study of beach water quality, they tested all 70 of maryland's beach is lining this atlantic ocean and chesapeake bay. according to a report in 2010, they looked at monitoring samples that exceeded the state pose a daily maximum bacteria standards. amo

the current flash flood warnings, not watches but warnings for how word, baltimore city and baltimore county as that hangs out overnight, we will see more showers and thunderstorms but more into our friday and we'll talk about when the storm system get out of here coming up. >> it looks like dundalk took the brunt of the damaged. christian schaffer was there and is light in baltimore county for us. >>reporter: about 13,000 people lost power when the storms rolled through, about 10,000 have gotten it back at this hour. there is some damage, especially at a gig you got one apartment complex in dundalk. >>reporter: you can see outside and a gaping whole allowed the rain to pour into this. there is soaked insulation and other debris everywhere. it is affecting six units in one building at all units in another building. >>reporter: the hour when out in the apartment. >> we heard a whole bunch of noise and i went out and then the roof was going everywhere. >>reporter: the carpet is waterlogged, furniture is damaged and she is not sure how long it will take to recover. >> i was really scared

southern baltimore city and north anne arundel and eastern howard county under that warning for a few more minutes. more storms in the forecast tomorrow. we will check that out in a few minutes. >> as soon as the storm hit, viewers grab the closest camera and started taking pictures. these were some of the photos sent. we will get the latest forecast from tom in a few minutes. late breaking news concerning casey anthony. florida officials added four more days to her prison term. she will not be released sunday, july 17, instead of next wednesday. the judge sentenced her to the maximum four years in prison. one year for each count of lying. considering the time she has served, 10 more days in prison. in addition to a fine, the state of florida wants to be reimbursed for its investigation and a company that helped search to the tune of $100,000 once anthony to pay. she was not considered missing until her grandmother called police. nancy jacobs is proposing a bill that would make it a fad -- if boley not to report the death of their child. >> sometimes it takes a tragedy like this for t

only warning is for baltimore city. they are under a flash flood warning. got hammered a little bit ago. under the warning until about 9:15 p.m. now, that said, we are looking at the big storm around baltimore. this is the storm we are concerned about up north of frederick on the west side of 270. but it is almost two storms. one crossing 17 at meyersville. all moving off to the south and east headed towards jefferson, frederick or walkersville. we will put this into motion, in fact. in the next hour the computer actually diminishes the intensity of the storm. takes it through walkersville and crosses it over onto the east side of 270. temperatures right now. 92 downtown. 95 was the high. 90 in manassas. cooler up to the north. 80 in baltimore. 75 in hagerstown. there is a cold front on the map. it will sink south. it will take a long time to get south of us. probably take until saturday morning. muggy with storms tonight. more storms tomorrow. some could be heavy. flash flood watch goes into effect tomorrow. and hot over the weekend but less humid. a littl

. >> you would think the election that could change the guard in baltimore city would generate a lot of excitement, but according to political experts like donald norris, this year's 2011 election, at least in the city, is turning out to be a real snooze there. -- real znoozer. -- snoozer. they include frank conway, joseph jody landers, kathrin pew, stephanie rawlings blake, otis riley, wilson, and republicans all been griffin and the key in harding. at this point the incumbent has generated the most money and received the most endorsements from the governor and various senators and congress people and from the city council itself wednesday morning. >> they can claim that all of these important officials think that they are the right candidate for the office and that carries away with the voters sometimes. on the other hand, some endorsements do not work very well because they do not bring any votes. >> he also points out rawlings legs has an advantage given the number of people running against her. >> there are seven candidates running against her, the more the merrier as far as the

but if you can't find one, and you are at a baltimore city bar, there's another option. tipsy taxi will once again be out in full force to get you home safely. they offer free rides home to people in the baltimore area up to the value of $50. they will pick you up at restaurants or bars. you can't call if you are at a house party. the program runs through tonight. the number is 877-963-taxi. and we have got more information posted on our website, abc2news.com. charley. >> well, the big 4th of july weekend is well underway and is going to be a hot one. there's no denying that. much of the u.s. is being -- is being temperatures 5 to 10 degrees above normal. parts of five states across midwest and southwest are under a heat advisory and warning. for some places in the hot, dry, weather, that means no rockets red glare. the independence day celebrations have been banned. this morning david curly has the story. >> reporter: fire is putting an end to the fireworks. >> a lot of people will be really disappointed. >> reporter: disappointed they won't see this on the 4th. explodi

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there have been 104 murders so far in baltimore city this year. >>> corruption scandal fallout. the wife of jack johnson is leaving her seat on the county council. we have more on leslie johnson's decision. >> last week, leslie johnson pled guilty to destroying evidence in a federal corruption probe. investigators say she flashed a $100,000 check from a developer down -- flushed a check from a developer down the toilet. she was also arrested with $80,000 in her underwear. johnson handed in her letter of resignation. her sentencing is scheduled for october. she is expected to receive up to a year and a half in prison. >> johnson's husband has already pleaded guilty to shaking down developers for cash during his eight years as county executive. >>> the coast guard has called off its search for a missing boater presumed dead. tonight, police say they'll continue to search for the body. wjz is live at the harbor. this is the latest in a string of deadly accidents on maryland waters this summer. >> we're not just talking about boating accidents but drownings, too. in fact, police say

this is from baltimore city taken from one of the viewers on their rooftop deck in federal hill. not a bad view. and remember, any time of day, if you have an interesting photo and you want us to air it, we would love to. send it to us, pets, anniversaries, birthdays, a picture of the day, send it to morning show at wmar.com. we ask that you give us details so we can pass it along to everybody else. >>> certainly isn't summertime -- it isn't summertime without the food contest. you can do something helser -- healthier and more refreshing like spit watermelon seeds. >> we have our own technique. we just spit it. >> like getting the neck involved gnar anything -- or anything like this in. >> we get a running start and go. >> how do you do compared to guys? >> so far i've been beating all the guys. year before i beat them at least 10 or 15 feet. >> what is your secret to success? >> running victory laps before, stretching. >> see there is an art to this. the sisters were part of the 54th annual world championship watermelon seed spitting contest in oklahoma. it was yesterday. in cas

. >> baltimore city police department has come back and asked us to pose the same question. abc2 will begin at 11 asking outsame question. do you know where -- you the same question. do you know where your children are? >> this is the police commissioner. >> how are you. >> till him your same. >> reporter: the police commissioner and father figure of baltimore wants kids to be safe. >> we are doing a curfew center and we brought kids in there that are 8 years old. they are out after 11. >> reporter: starting tonight, right before the 11, on abc2 news you will hear the words bringing back your childhood. it's 11:00 do you know where your children are. >> it's basic rules like you have to be in before the streetlights are on. >> or the lightning bugs. >> you have to be in well for me it was streetlights. the streetlights are on you are in. >> reporter: we walked around the harbor today knowing it's a different time for our kids. >> now i have two children and i i have to -- and i have to constantly challenge myself and my wife where you going how you getting there, howy gettin

a baltimore city church struggles to rebuild. flames tore through the paradise greater christian center. while the sanctuary was destroyed, the church's pastor says thankfully no one was injured. >>> we as a people, not only need to be focused, but as a community, we need to watch out for each other. but it also tells them, through tragedy, god will give us victory. >> a special fundraiser to help the church rebuild will take place tonight. >>> many cities across the nation are privatized across the nation. mary joins us now with more. mary? >> the city purchased a brand new piece of equipment to take care of business. >> this is what 120,000 dollars can buy. a new paver to smooth over rough city streets. there are plenty of them over baltimore. and the city says the investment is paying off. for every mile paved, the city is taking about $10,000 over what it would pay a contractor. >> i keep saying we're doing what families and businesses are doing all over our country. and that is doing more with less. >> in the lockwood neighb

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of baltimore city school system is staying put. he accepted a new four-year contract. he will be paid $2630,000 a kwraoyear a monthly car and a stipend and undisclosed performance bonus. the renewal comes in a significant decline in m.s.a. exam scores and news of test tampering when the city noted peak exam scores. the salaries of 7,800 baltimore county employees are now posted on line for everyone to see. earning nearly $2035,000 is the police chief jim johnson the highest paid employee. director of information earned the seconds highest salary of $199,000. the state attorney makes just more than $194,000. county executive, who made a campaign promise to release the salaries, earns $150,000 a year. >> one month and counting is how long administration says congress has to raise the nation's borrowing limit. otherwise it warns the economy could suffer catastrophic consequences. nikole killion has the latest. >> according to the treasury department the drop dead deadline is august 7 but the white house would like to see a deal before then. president obama heads for r and

. >>> the ceo of baltimore city schools will keep he is job as the head of the school system. he is signing a new contract in the middle of controversy. >> reporter: the contract is worth $260,000 every year. that's more than a million dollars by the time it expired in 2015. four more years at the healm of the city schools. his previous contract, fir -- expired last night. >> there is concern of keeping that talent in baltimore city and deep commitment. >> reporter: he says they had to act fast. other school systems will take years to turn around. his new contract comes when the district is under fire. two elementary schools caught cheating on standardized tests. he signed his first contract in 2010. now this second contract adds four more years to his stay in baltimore. it is enough time to make more improvements to the school district. >> it is a big enough problem that it take more than four years to solve it. >> reporter: if the improvements are met like boosting test scores as well as attendance rate his contract has a provision in it that allows a bonus. back to you. >>

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another cell was developed just east of the city. in downtown baltimore. dundalk, essex. right along the i-95, route 40 corridor, makes moving off to the east/northeast. again, towards southern harford county. there's still activity out there in some areas. to the west of us, we had a flash flood warning. the storm has moved out of the region. as you can see, we had one cell here. the rest of the activity in west virginia. for the next few hours, still a risk of thunderstorm activity. some can produce very heavy downpours. we have been tracking that for you. tim has a look at the advisories. also, tomorrow, could crop heavy rains as well. >> bob talked about the flash flood warnings in effect for now. we have a flash flood advisory in effect for tomorrow. until really the heat of the day is lifted. we do expect some showers and thundershowers to roll through the area. some of those could produce between 1 and 2 inches of rain. at times, for all of those darker areas there. and we also will have code orange air quality concerns for tomorrow as well. these storms are going

it is dry in baltimore city right now. 78 >> welcome back. federal authorities are seeking access to the e-mail accounts of phylicia barnes. they continue to solve the mystery behind her disappearance and murder. the fbi's involvement is exploring a possible child pornography aspect of the case. the application seeks access to free e-mails accounts as well as her relatives and culture of the men with baltimore ties. it looks like it'll be up to maryland voters as to whether the dream act will become law. within 63,000 signatures have been certified. voters will decide whether to grant in the state tuition discounts to the undocumented students. this was the most successful drive in state history. casey anthony will only have to remain in jail for nine more days. she was acquitted of murdering her daughter. she was sentenced to four years. she will be released on sunday, july 17. >> the space shuttle atlantis will be the final space shuttle to lift off from the kennedy space center. feeling began this morning. the launch team is board the weat

of the baltimore city school system is staying put. he has accepted a new four-year contract. he will be paid $260,000 a year, a monthly cost stipend and undisclosed performance bonuses. this comes amid significant decline in scores in baltimore and test tampering when the city noted peak exam scores. the salaries of 7,800 baltimore county government employees are posted on line for everyone to see. earning nearly $205,000 is the police chief jim johnson the highest paid employee. director of information technology earns the second highest at $199,000. state's attorney makes just more than $194,000. the county executive who made a campaign promise to release the salaries earns $150,000 a year. >> budget belts are front and center across the country. state parks and road projects are shut down in minnesota this holiday weekend and in washington lawmakers are going in the long weekend with short tempers. >> in minnesota -- >> this is a very night of deep sorrow. when they couldn't agree on a budget deal the state government shut down. >> this governor has chosen maximum pain for

. >> severe thunderstorm for baltimore city and baltimore county and anne arundel county. one main storm complex and it's just skirting the southwest side of town. you can see it. and in fact, i'm going to take the warning counties off here. you can see the action mainly south and west. this cluster of storms moving south. as i turn on the lightning mode, you can see the lightning coming down i-97 corridor moving into pg county. and you can see it back through and on the ken island. this is the storm we're watching, again, skirting south of the baltimore area. certainly, be keeping an eye on the storm. see more storms out into western maryland. those should miss. look at the heat index and it feels like more than 100 just east of baltimore. 90s for us this evening and scattered thunderstorms. warm and muggy, we'll talk about how it shapes up for the 4th itself. >>> a life is taken from a fire. cheryl conner with more. >> a woman at bay view medical center still receiving treatment but her mother didn't make. today investigators are trying to determine what caused that home