maryland? how's it going baltimore? >> reporter: they touched down around 12:15 and headed to the home of the comanagers of the realty partners where guests paid between 10,000 and $50,000 to have lunch with the president. about three dozen people gathered to wave and take pictures. >> you couldn't tell what picture he was in. he was not in the presidential limousine. people were waving but they had no idea what vehicle he was in. he was excited. police cars, vans, ambulances. >> reporter: he's speaking about the differences between his approach and that of congressional republican. >> no matter who you are, where you come from, what you look like, who you love, no matter what your faith, here in america, you should be able to make it if you pray. >> reporter: that was pat warren reported. the woman who wants to be first lady was holding a fund raiser event in maryland today. they're hosting a dinner tonight at the hotel. stay with wjz for complete coverage. we'll have the latest on the preside

maryland years ago. >> we are a suburb of washington, d.c. however, a rail all the way to loudoun would help solidify that position that we have some connection into the city. >> the county board of supervisors must vote on the plan by jewel 4. >>> today on capitol hill, senate democrats expected to call for a vote on the paycheck fairness act. that bill would bar companies from retaliating against workers who inquire about pay disparities. it would allow employees to sue if they find evidence of a difference in compensation between genders. many republicans argue the bill will burden small businesses and could lead to job losses. that measure is expected to fail. >>> now to the race for white house where both candidates are using there week to bolster their campaign's bank accounts. president obama teamed up with former president bill clinton to raise money yesterday in new york city. they attended three fundraisers including a reception at the waldorf astoria hotel. >> i don't think it's important to re-elect the president. i think it is es

the bloomberg maryland index was lower. some of the biggest hotel chains are considering charging more for upgraded wifi. ramadas may follow. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. >> 6:20, 78 stay degrees on tv hill. bats finally come alive in queens. keith mills will join us live for sports. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. even though there won't be a special session on expanded gambling this year, do you think table games will eventually be allowed in maryland? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. it is getting ill busy in spots at the steel bridge. the first full day of the construction -- it is getting a little busy in spots. watch for delays to form. 61 on southbound 95 coming out of white marsh and moving on

i copy loud and clear, governor. >> reporter: with that dramatic cause, maryland connected all maryland police, firefighters, ems and emergency management personnel on the same radio system for the first time ever. >> public safety needs to have their own system that allows them to get through. >> reporter: ray lara, former baltimore city fire chief, helped design the new system. he told me, the 9/11 attack is the ultimate example of a communication breakdown for first responders. and why they called for evacuations, but firefighters never heard. maryland first not only links communication agencies but operates on its own powerful communication frequency. first responders will have clear communication to respond. >> it's built to a higher standard than cellular is. there is backup generators. the towers are much stronger. and it's only fiber optic cable. so it's underground. >> that's welcome news to ross coate, with the harford county 911 center. >> having an additional fallback system available to us definitely would have supported us in that incident. >> the first phase of the new sy

do you feel confident that maryland will be ready in 2014? >> thanks. well, first, let me thank you and politico for hosting this event. i think the amount of commentary out there at the pundit level is really high and the number of articles and events like these where people are talking about what's going on in havevirginia maryland, or another state are not that high. i think this is great, this kind of event. i appreciate it. i agree there are a lot of complicated details. i believe it's not that complicated and fundamentally maryland has looked at this as an issue of how we improve the health care system both for hundreds of thousands of marylanders who do not have coverage and face financial ruin or the inability to get care they need when they need it, and those are stories i hear across the state when i go on radio shows, the people that call in. that's fundamentally what this is about and it's also about the cost of health care which is a real drag on the economy and jobs. and really figuring out how we can turn the corner on cost. right after t

>> his legal residence is in maryland. he pays taxes in maryland. he votes in maryland. as long as he keeps driving down violent crime and homicide, he can commute to canada on weekends for all i care. >> taxpayers foot most of the bill for his commuting between the two states. brown pays for the gas when he goes to capitol, but the cost of wear and tear and the interest is billed to the taxpayers. had you asked him to move into maryland full time? with your agree recrafting of that assertion. he is a legal resident of maryland. >> he is a close ally of the governor. in 2007, brown sparked controversy with his pension deal from the city police department. even though he left the department without the required years of service, he got a full pension arguing that he got laid off. in fact, he left the department for state job one brown became governor. brown's wife gets a credit on his camp hill home in pennsylvania, but the baltimore home also gets the tax credit could that allows them a $3,700 break on the city tax bill. >> if he shouldn't have a homestead tax exemption

live look at maryland's most powerful doppler radar. we could be in for wild weather in and around the mid-atlantic. what you need to know as you head out. >> hurricane season officially kicks off overnight. we will look at some local red cross officials and what they are saying to keep yourself and family safe. >> it's a story makings in aal -- national headlines a case of cannibalism. we have reaction from the neighbors in that neighborhood. >>> and new job opportunities. what the federal government is look for and what's causing a man to move nearly 2,000 miles coming to maryland. >> look live from the camera down at the inner harbor on this friday, june 1st. looks like it is shaping up to be be a nice morning but we are monitoring potentially a stormy friday. >> it's calm start to the day and it could be a complete role reversal after lunch. >> calm before the storm is what i will call it for this morning and this afternoon. we will ramp things up possibly severe weather across the area. so let's talk about what's going on because w

maryland voters want elected voters to resolve the matter soon. 55% of maryland voters would support the plan that was proposed by the governor's work group to expand gaming. 36% oppose the plan. 58% of voters said state leaders need to work harder to find a compromise. 35% say the decision was a good thing. >> it is all good as long as they are now promoting people to spend what they do not have. >> i think it is terrible to depend on gambling for things that are vital. you appeal to people's worst instincts. >> the governor will continue to push senate and house leaders on the issue of expanding gambling in the state. reporting live, kim dacey, wbal- tv 11 news. >> thank you. 6:08. 73 degrees on tv hill. look at the driveways in your neighborhood. cars could be looking sexier. >> firefighters in colorado are getting a helping hand in fighting wildfires. >> your comments are not quite as permanent on facebook as they have been in the past. >> ava marie live at the kenilworth farmers' market. i will tell you why you should buy your produce from the local farmers. >> that was you in t

the new maryland live casino is set to open tonight, becoming the largest casino in maryland. jennifer franciotti has a preview of tonight's opening from arundel mills. >> the casino opens tonight at 10:00, and it is being billed as the biggest in the state. >> i think you could not ask for a better position to be in right now. >> the president of the casino can hardly hold his excitement, thinking that tonight, this 330,000-palace will be filled with gas from around the region. besides creating 4000 new jobs, maryland live at stance with the casinos of the u.s. it will be the third largest in the country. >> what we are complete, we will have 4750 slot machines, we will be the third largest casino in the united states. >> besides traditional and video slots, the casino will offer electronic table games, including blackjack, roulette, craps, and poker. there will also be six restaurants, including a massive a buffet, which is a must for a casino. most of the slots and games as well as the response will be available. >> we will have 332 machines available and we will have a fiv

maryland live! with a preview. >> we will ask the president if we can turn on the machines and see how they operate. that is coming up for you. you can see why this is being billed as the largest casino. it is huge. you can get a workout just walking around this place. it will be 330,000 square feet. it is opening today with 3200 slot machines which is the largest opening anywhere for slot machines in an open concealed. the casino will be offering electronic table games including blackjack, roulette, and craps. also six restaurants including a mass of buffet, is a must for any casino. the slots and casinos -- and restaurants will be available. >> will have 3200 machines that will be available. we will have five of the six restaurants operational. we will have live! market buffet, phillips seafood, noodles, bobby flay's burger palace, and in two weeks, the cheesecake factory will open. >> i you not be able to see it from here at the end of the open to see a part of the building. but beyond that back

the heat advisory kicks in for all of central and southern maryland. most of the eastern shore and delaware, the heat index may go over 105 as the midwestern and ohio valley he pushes into the region. debby is pushing away from high pressure. that will be the big weather story for a couple of days. 90 weight -- one of three. a little bit out of reach. 98 through 103. it is comfortable out there even if you can get on the shore. in the mounds, look for highs in the 80's. a thunderstorm chance starts tomorrow. again on saturday and sunday afternoon. the humanity becomes a factor and the heat index of above 105. if you are down to the coast at ocean city to enjoy the nice beach weather, temperatures around 90. sunny to partly cloudy skies and a minimal risk of a thunderstorm in the dance ended. saturday, 98 as we wrap of the month of june. in july is still hot and steamy with a thunderstorm on sunday and monday. tuesday, dry weather, fourth of july, mostly sunny and 88. >> before game weekend series with cleveland city at the yard. the test of their abili

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maryland's u.s. attorney is one of few men appointed by the government, and his job is to find anyone leaking classified information and prosecute them. >> reporter: bradley manning accused of knowingly aiding al qaeda. as he readies to stand trial, the government is taking steps to find and eliminate any leaks from within. >> that puts us in a very bad position. it could risk lives. >> baltimore area congressman and high-ranking member of the house intelligence committee is applauding a move. yesterday they appointed to u.s. attorneys to let a criminal investigation into the releasing of classified details about the war on terror and other sensitive information. one is from the, the other is maryland's ron rosenstein. >> he will be focused. he has a good team of prosecutors that he works with. i'm very happy. >> this with president obama came under fire by conservatives who say his campaign has been leaking sensitive information to influence positive news stories. he called the accusations offensive

that's all that's legal in maryland right now. but there are table games and they are electronic i want to show you. come over here. here is a electronic table. but they have real cards and it's just an electronic arm. same thing frt rowlett wheel and hit the screen and -- thing for the roulette wheel and you just hit the screen. it's set for electronic but should there be table gaming in maryland they are wadery -- ready to go and it will take 6 months. in october they will complete phase two. this is the opening of phase one. tonight, this is the chance to come out here and basically bring your quarters and i guess your lucky rabbit's foot because it's a chance to check it out. it opens at 10 tonight. spectacular place. bobby flay will be out here with a burger place opening up. as well as the cheese cake factory. later on we will talk to the general manager as well as one of the chefs here and we will give you more of an inside look at the maryland live casino. in the meantime i will send it back to you. >> all right. meningan

good morning maryland i am charley crowson. >> i am megan pringle. big story everybody was going to talk about today is the weather. >> yeah. before we get to that we will give a quick shout out to the crew at the mission helpers of the sacrate heart. they had me over in seeing the 31st annual crab feast. >> how was it? >> wonderful group of ladies. thanks for having me. that he had successful fund- raiser yesterday helping mission efforts in venezuela and alabama and retiring sisters. thanks for having me yesterday. >> awesome work. >>> so now let's move on to the weather. the big story is debby. >> let's get to lynette. >> all right. you two, we are tracking debby. we are going to be tracking severe weather that is possible. strong thunderstorms. right now maryland's most powerful radar not picking up a and whole lot. we had a few un

all of central maryland, as you can see, east of the blue ridge. and to our east they even have a excessive heat warning until 1:00 a.m. tim is in the outback with more on the temperatures and how they relate to records. >> we've definitely been knocking on the doorstep of these record temperatures for the last day, and we will again through tomorrow until some relief comes this weekend. let's take a look. the average hey right now, the normal for this time of year is 85 degrees. today so far, we have to say "so far" because the official number has not come in yet for bwi marshall. so far 91. the record for this date 100 set back in 1923. the heat index, however, is 100. so it feels like 100, in the low 100's depending on where you are on your skin if you're outside. stay hydrated. for this week, the progression has been since monday 70 degrees, up to 88 on tuesday. so we just started to good over the normal highs. look at that. yesterday and today, 98, 91. our forecast high tomorrow around 94. today we could still hit that record. we're still wait

. >>> maryland cashes in. the states biggest casino is open to the public tonight. >> the crowds, the entertainment and how maryland hopes to benefit. >>> hello, everybody. >> i'm vick carter. here is what people are talking about tonight. >> the maryland live casino goes live more than 3000 slot machines, live entertainment and upscale restaurants and it's expected to bring in hundreds of millions of dollars. wjz is live on the casino floor, megan mccorkle has tonights big opening and what it means. >> reporter: denise i've got to tell you it was quite the crowd as thousands of people went through the door when the casino opened about an hour ago. they all waited in line for their chance at the jackpot. >> [applause]. >> the maryland live casino officially opened its doors to the public. the crowds lined up for hours to get inside with one thing on their mind. >> money. >> win win win. >> lots of money. >> winning. >> we're here to win. this is going to do it. >> once they hit the floor some had a strategy. >

president obama is on a fund- raising mission in maryland. he has two stops, one at a private luncheon at owns mills baltimore and the second downtown. we have details on the president's visit. good afternoon, pat. >> reporter: good afternoon. president obama is in maryland today to raise money and the tickets for the private luncheon that he is attending right now, $10,000 to $50,000. it costs $250 to $10,000 to attend the event at the hyatt later. maryland is already considered an he electoral given for the president but it's the giving that the obama campaign is focused on here today. >> we will likely raise over a million dollars. >> reporter: the significance of fund-raising cannot be overestimated. some observers believe wisconsin's republican governor saved off a voter recall because he out spent the challenger. >> in the past there were limits how much powerful wealthy interests could buy in terms of campaign influence and the ability to community any -- communicate. the caps have been done away with. >> reporter: that's why the presi

but of course, it was just one of 10 across maryland. we're live, derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> derek, thank you. >>> the weather channel ranks maryland third on the list of top tornado states for its tornadoes per square mile. >> but at least our current weather is still cooperating for the storm cleanup. it's a bit cooler out there tonight with clouds. it's still dry and calm. wjz is live with first warning weather. meteorologist bernadette woods and bob turk are tracking our updated conditions. we'll start inside with bob. >> feels more like early october day than terrell june. that's for -- than early june. that's for sure. we have a lot of clouds. up to the northwest. there's a few showers to the northwest of pennsylvania. but these are really moving to the south. and even the southwest. so right now, there's not much of a chance for much in the way of showers tonight. perhaps yet a passing shower. and that's about all we expect. now, bernadette has a look at the temperatures. yes, running well below average. and why we're

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the big question is maryland, our state, going to get lucky? >> reporter: they're going to make mony. we're society to earn a lot. once this place is up and running we've seen some profits but this intun vastly bigger. right now i'm joined by the president of the cordish company which will be operating maryland live! casino. what can we expect with the big sprip party -- vip party coming up. >> we're starting with the vip party at 7:00 and start at 10. >> reporter: have you seen any problems? >> it's been smooth. we're opening with the most machines in the history of the united states. 3200 machines is the largest opening in the united states. everything has gone very smoothly. we have some of the great electronic table games and every slot machine you can imagine. great restaurants, live entertainment. it's an overall gaming experience. >> reporter: if people aren't interested, they might be interested in how much money the state of maryland might be earning once it's up and running. what will we get from it? >> we'll be the number one taxpaye

. >>> you're watching the station that works for you "good morning maryland" at 4:30. >>> the maryland live casino will open its doors a preview this morning of what to expect when the slots start rolling. >> governor o'malley is weighing in on bitter recall election. what he is saying about the winner. >> how fevers due pregnancy can double your child's risk for autism. good morning i am charley crowson. megan is out live this morning at the maryland live casino. we will check in with her throughout the course of the morning but first a check of the forecast say good morning to lynette charles. >> good morning. it's cool this morning once again. the temperatures below average. good morning perry hall coming in around 51. 50 in churchville and bowie around 54. like you did yesterday, you will need the jacket as you step out and about. the wind are calm as of now. not picking up so much as we go throughout the day. we look at maryland's most powerful radar as of nowp and things are drying out. -- now, and things are drying out. we could see an isolated shower throughout the morning and

as we look at maryland's most powerful radar, we are dry. and like i said, we have a chance for maybe an isolated shower to pop up going through the rest of the morning and the afternoon. but also, getting sunshine in here. let's check of the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren. how are the road looking. >> reporter: we have problems in west baltimore where a house fire has shut down south fulton avenue between ramsey street and will helm street. youth south mound street and we are awaiting a phone call to see if anyone has been injured. we will bring you the latest as it becomes available. no problems to report on the jfx. it will be an easy ride heading downtown. everything is going to be up tospeed through the fort mchenry and harbor tunnel. as belook -- as we look at 95 northeast corridor in the white marsh area, no problems a 4- minute ride from route 43 to the beltway. once you get on the beltway this is what it looks like at harford road. just an 11-minute ride from the 95 to 83. the inner hoop will be nice and clear. that's a look at

that is a scam. >> now, maryland's maryland's weather. >> its quiet here. 68 degrees right now. comfortable stuff. humidity is low for now. there will be changes. beautiful day. ails great one. busy down at beach and we are getting started. the last decade of maryland tornadoes, its been active since 2001. we have videos going back to college park, you maim it. radar clear tonight. no severe weather concerns and cooling off moreover night. winds turning south the rest of the weekend. that will do two things, increase the temperatures and pump up the humidity values. just passing clouds for now. weather pretty quiet. there is some unsettled weather to the north and perhaps into some of that by monday but in the meantime high pressure will control. that means dry weather, sink air, more sun and this air mass will keep changing, getting hotter each day. it'll arrive as the high moves off shore on sunday. looking at more humid conditions for the second half of the weekend. our trend is clear on saturday, go from saturday to sunday however you see this little area of unsettled weathe

they also four years at frostburg state in maryland. this year will mark their tenth straight at ashburn. >>> nationals back in action after their 12th inning thriller in new york. now tonight, they only needed the usual nine. they had things rolling on both sides of the ball. jackson getting the start for the nats. i'll have more on his big night in a moment. nats get things started early. adam laroche a three run homener homenerer in the bottom of the 1st. getting back in the swing of things, he drives in zimmerman. jackson seven great innings, picked up his first win since april 14th as the nats hand new york their third straight loss, 5-3 the final. >>> game four of the stanley cup finals, kings trying to close out and win their first ever cup. 11 minutes left in the third. doughty with the slap shot, kings and devils tied at 1-1. this wrister finds the net, devils win 3-1 but they trail the series 3-1. western conference finals in the nba, the thunder trailed by but came back. harden with a tough hayup. the heed right now 99 -- the

rain obscured the camera at the white house in maryland's d.c. suburbs, many roads are still closed. a woman died in northern virginia. near 80-mile-per-hour gusts also closed the chesapeake bay bridge toppling a big rig. when you talk to people about the storm, one thing that strikes them was how sudden it came up, how slide these very strong winds came up and some people didn't have time to seek cover. it was very scary for a number of people and people right now just want to clean up and get that power back on. mike hellgren, back to you. >> thank you, mike. our coverage of last night's wicked weather continues now. meteorologist tim williams is in the first warning weather center. this will be a double impact because we had storms last night and now we're getting ready for high heat. >> you're right. it's a one-two punch. timing is everything. they're both coming at an inopportune time. folks without power will have a tough are time dealing with that heat. already there are two storms in the pipeline poised to move through the area. one is ov

most is pulling into southern maryland and diminishing. we may see a spotty shower later on this afternoon out west of town but generally it's going to be a pretty nice day for june. when you look at the seven-day, you'll see why we have to relish today. we've got some heat that will build by the end of the weekend. on this tuesday morning, spotty showers south. i'm keeping them out because most of us are dealing with mostly cloudy conditions. temps in the low 50s to low 60s. sunrise a few minutes ago at 5:43. we did not see it, however. lots and lots of clouds out there. just starting to get a few breaks now. by noon should be partly sunny, 67. the average high this time of year is 81. we'll be lucky to make 71, 72 this afternoon with a 4:00 p.m. temperature of 70 and that spotty shower out to the west. winds generally northeast at 5 to 10 miles an hour and upper 60s at 8:00 p.m. with a light southerly wind. going to the nats game tonight, they open a big series with the mets. kind of fighting for first place. who would have thought it. 7

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at phoenix.edu/maryland >>> it's partly sunny, 71 degrees in central maryland right now. the pleat forewarning weather is -pl -- coming up. some scary moments for elderly women. they wake up to find men standing over their bed, shining flashlights over their head. >> the motive here appears to be robbery. they don't understand this whole thing with the flashlight. >> i was just amazed. >> reporter: 91-year-old ellis yolk who lives in a quiet street woke up to a terrifying sight. >> what was the first sign you knew someone was in your house. >> i saw the lights in the bedroom. he was standing there beside my face. >> reporter: was he shining it on you? >> uh-huh. >> reporter: she never heard him break in. he rummaged through her cabinets and moments later he was gone. >> i didn't know if i was dreaming. >> reporter: a 74-year-old woman down the street woke up to a flashlight in her face. the woman screamed and two robbers took off. >> everyone should feel safe, secure and confidentable inside of their home. >> anne arundel police now increasing patrol in the neighborhood.

bring your food items and cash to help feed the hungry here in maryland. a nice forecast, a little warm. ocean city a really nice day and nice weekend down there. 81 degrees is our temperature down on the shore for today. your day time high around 80 for tomorrow. a good bit of sunshine. the water temperatures in the 60s. a bit chilly and comfortable on the sand. here is your organization city forecast -- ocean city forecast for this summer. the winds coming in and air riding the winds from the west to the southwest. 91 today. partly sunny and hot. lows 61 and 91 tomorrow, partly sunny and hot and humid tomorrow. the exclusive eye witness news first warning five-day forecast coming up. >> thank you, tim. >>> first, here's what people are talking about today. a california politician is arrested on suspension of felony child abuse after a neighbor spots him beating his 10-year-old step son. the neighbor took his videotape. it shows sanchez beating the boy with a belt after he failed to catch a baseball. the neighbor says that he confronted sanchez and then t

. >> since his legal residence is in maryland, he pays taxes in maryland, he votes in maryland. as long as he keeps driving down violent crime and homicides, he can go to canada on weekends for all i care. >> a state police spokesperson says brown was not aware he had tax credits on his baltimore house, but the application was filed in 2010. >> we certainly have had a string of nice days. beautiful blue skies. clouds from time-to-time in the afternoon. it has been nice so far. on the satellite in new england there is some instability producing some scattered storms. some of the clouds reach into new york state and even pennsylvania. we will watch what happens in pennsylvania. something could increase the chance for a shower this far south. we have had the chance for the past few days and not much has happened. today the to be smaller. we will detail that coming up. >> thank you. we have seen our fair share of construction problems, but another project is coming to the harbor tunnel this summer. june 20 at construction crews will replace the concrete decking on a four-lane bridge

the gambling expansion in maryland. legalizing table games in maryland is estimated to create more than 1900 local jobs and another 400 on top of that is a casino is authorized in prince george's county. there will not be a special session on the issue for now. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. back to you. >> as a result, no jobs. sometimes having wifi in hotels are good selling point. >> wifi can make it or break it for some of travelers. it may be hard to beat the heat. an ice cream bar shortage. talk about horrible timing. >> we get a giggle from bye-bye from wifi. >> i'm a little slow. >> everybody in the studio la ughed. >> 5:23. maryland players will not be the only players wearing flag uniforms. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. even though there won't be a special session on expanded gambling this year, do you think table games will eventually be allowed in maryland? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on

but maryland's most powerful radar is all dry as of now. so get out there and enjoy it. do your outdoor activities this morning if possible. and also a coastal flood advisory in effect for the areas in the blue color basically until about 2:00 this afternoon and basically the eastern shore. we're looking at on shore winds providing for that and also high tides. let's get a check now of the after the traffic with lauren cook. good morning. accidents out there and lots of congestion. >>> yes, lynette well fortunately a crash has just cleared from the southbound lanes of 95 at shell road but you want to watch out for the construction that is planned for june 20th. the department of transportation's having a press conference to officially announce the project later this morning. so beginning june to the. the southbound -- just south of the toll plaza just one lane and that will continue through october. so you do want to use the tunnel toll plaza, or the key bridge as your alternate route. if you are using the jfx to get into the city no delays it will be nice and clear from

the closer look at the maryland live casino. they're basically going to be  looking at the impact and sales since the opening weeks of the casino and they will also discuss some multiyear budget allocations. it will be held at the arundel mills community room 7:00 this evening. >>> starting today, the average family of four will be paying $97 more a year for their water and their sewage service. it's all in an effort from baltimore city to upgrade the system that dates back more than a century. just in the last year the mains have deteriorated so much that they resulted in more than 400 breaks. when you factor in $1 billion in federal mandates upgrades and $2 million more to fix the water meters and a troubled billing system, has customers they say they have to pay more. >> i think it's our responsibility to step up to the plate and address those things before they became catastrophically fail and we won't have the money or resources to handle those in a timely manner. >> and the board of estimates passed a 9% increase in the

we do have some shower and storms on maryland's most powerful radar. you go about 200 miles to the south and west, you see these storms developing kingsport, moving into roanoke and that's about seven hours away from us. so we will be addressing the idea of some gusty storms, some which could test severe weather limits. gusty winds, dangerous lightning all a possibility going into this afternoon. we'll plan out your day, 8:00 in the morning 84. we're on our way to 91 at the lunch hour. scattered showers and storms developing after 4:00, 93 around 4:00. as we head toward the 8:00 hour tonight, still some showers and storms in the mix with 84 degrees. it will still be humid tonight, but we're going to break down the humidity going into this weekend. we'll show you that exclusive seven-day forecast coming your way in just a little bit. let's get a look at the time saver traffic. >>reporter: good morning, mike. if you are heading out onto the pennington avenue draw bridge, you want to be aware at 9:00 traffic will be reduce today two lanes and the construc

to lisa. >> looking good and feeling good in maryland. in and out of baltimore across the bay bridge, in case you want to get to the eastern shore, no problems. looks good at the american legion bridge and the wilson bridge. into virginia they have wrapped up overnight roadwork. here we are out of springfield through landmark. looks good at duke street all the way to the pentagon and to the 14th street bridge. back to you. >> thank you. 59 degrees. >> the miami heat felt the wrath of some [ male announcer ] one taste of the new mccafé cherry berry chiller at mcdonald's, and you won't be able to pull yourself away. made with 100% fruit juice with natural flavors blended with ice. the simple joy of keepin' it cool. >> president obama will talk a little football as the host this year's super bowl champion new york giants this afternoon on the south lawn of the white house. >> turning to basketball, nba star lebron james and the miami heat lived to play another game. >> that would begin seven and eastern conference finals against the celtics

traveling from maryland into virginia. long-term construction project will be with us throughout the weekend. they have narrowed the through lane on the virginia side down to one lane only and already delays are starting to back up as you work your way across the wilson bridge. forget about the work zone. stock with the local lanes from oxon hill to alexandria. >>> you've heard julie talking about the waze craze. fox 5 has partnered up with the traffic app to help us all steer clear of backups, slowdowns and the worst of traffic. >> weather only station in the region to use it. fox 5's lauren demarco shows us how it works. >> the waze app is able for iphone and android user. there is also a beta version vairm available for blackberry. it provides turn by turn gps and a half gigs and real-time traffic updates and the best part is it is all free. take a look. a look. >> let's get started. with waze, gps navigation isn't just for when you are heading to some place you've never been before. you also want to use it daily during

southern maryland you haven't seen a whole lot. southern maryland, you're really going to get into this down around towards the lexington park area and st. mary's county as line number two actually starts to push line number one actually farther to the east. once they meet up, everybody is going to have the potential for the very strong winds. here's the strongest storm once again in eastern howard county, anne arundel county that is in effect until 7:15. actually, 7:30. excuse me. and then washington and fairfax county. you folks in montgomery county, frederick county, you're looking out there saying, hey, everything is okay and then it is but then here comes round two. watch out for that. we are not out of the woods yet. >> thank you, doug. we are still on the air. "nightly news" will follow us at 7:30 tonight at which time we expect the tornado warning will hopefully have been dropped. stay tuned because whatever happens, doug and veronica are going to be right on top of it and we'll be right here. >> stay tuned for "nightly new

. >>> it's official the voters will decide if same-sex marriage will be legal in maryland. as the board of elections validates enough signatures for referendum. the nation watches to see if the new law can survive the polls. >> reporter: this is no surprise for either side, their sole mission is to get voters to the poll in november. more than 70,000 and counting. that's how many validated signatures are pushing same-sex marriage to the ballot. >> we still have petitions yet to be turned in. >> reporter: opponents needed 15,000 to put the issue, they turned in more than double that. the board of elections still sifting through petitions of the signatures already validated. the highest numbers come from anne arundel, montgomery, prince georges and baltimore counties. >> our current law in maryland has always been one man and one woman as we know it. we're just saying let's keep with that. >> reporter: but dale needs voters to show up to the polls to overturn the law already signed by the governor. supporters of same-sex marriage already gearing up for a fight in november. >>

one in nine marylanders, what a goal of the national kidney found dation of maryland. this is to promote kidney disease, early detection is the best course. we have wonderful programs here. we offer screenings. we offer emergency assistance. when we have a wonderful story like tom's, it's so great. >> this week ties so well with that mission. >> yes, it does. >> how, so? >> again, we're promoting it. the question i ask, how are your kidneys? most people say, i don't know. you said, i think i have two. which is i suppose to how's your heart. >> you think that's fair. >> tom, it's a great story. had kidney disease. recognize it. sister donated. doing so well. and so it's a eat story. again, it looks wonderful. >> congratulations. continued success to you wanda. tpped success as well. for more information, find out on abc 2 news. com. exactly to what yours is made of. >> and making me feel smooth. and prescription going under filled and doctors visits being avoided. why young people are skipping out on their health check-ups? what's being done to get them to care? >>> it

>> reporter: this is a contentious issue in maryland. supporters pretty happy, opponents promising to continue their fight. the health clinic is often a lifesaver for folks without health insurance. there's an estimated 747,000 of them in maryland. >> i am currently somewhat unemployed. >> reporter: sheila is one of them, thrilled by news that the circuit court up held president obama's affordable care act. >> i know that people need health care. >> reporter: also excited patient calvin watson. >> it's good for me, because i need all the help i can get. >> reporter: january its is glad the circuit court up held the individual mandate. >> there will beless out of my ph to pay for people who don't have health insurance. >> reporter: medical profession unless we spoke with said the ruling could lead to better care. >> as a doctor, what will this do to your relationship with patients? >> it will bolster my rip with patients, because it will not allow the adversarial relationship with patients who would things that are important for their hea

-- place their bets in maryland. maryland live! opens for business tonight. our matt jablow is live outside anne arundel mills mall. >> reporter: two minus four hours 53 minutes and counting until the opening of one of the country's largest casinos. after many years of debate, controversy, voting, planning and finally building maryland live! casino will open at 10:00 tonight, thousands of slot machines and electronic table games on a 160,000 square foot casino floor. the president says the $500 million project is good not only for those who like to gamble, but for almost all maryland residents. >> 400 million a year what is we anticipate paying in taxes which will make us the largest taxpayer in the state of maryland and by far, the largest single source of the revenue for the state's school system. it's got about $30 million a year to go to the local community as far as additional support for the infrastructure needs of the local community and about $65 million a year we'll be spending on just the goods and services we need to do to run this facility each ye

a new development tonight in the debate over dogs in maryland. as karen parks repoots maryland lawmakers are trying to figure outta court ruling that says pit bulll are inhhrently dangerous.... dangerous.... (30:03)its all in how you raise them......eegeee echevarria adopted lucy last december.....(28:59) intelligent....loving....alwa ys wants o be by youu &pside.......he rescued another pitbull a feww weekss ago......kept him ffr a few days......and turned him n to anne arundel ounty animal control.....he says he was told.....he could not adopt the animal......(35:11)this is the biggest stepback injustice that i'be seen in a long timm.....even though anne arundellcouuty animal control claims the dogs ownee was found........because of a new nation...a pitbull rescue.... says its a sign offwhat's to come.......(nats)the state's highest court ruled in april that pit bulls are inherently found llable for damaaes in attacks regardless of the animals history.....(35:30)you havv the shelters now because they are now animals llable...you have rescuess p

portions of maryland. eastern thunderstorm warnings and a few after midnight from harrisburg and all the way down to richmond. the entire region is affected by these thunderstorms. ing and downpours to at least 20 to 35 minutes. could see as much as an inch or two of rain. further west, just a lighter rain that cuts out completely. take a look in the area that's dropping quickly. the airport, before the rain, it was 90 still. southwest winds at 5, but 70s and that's where we'll be very shortly. still in the 80s without the warm air as you can see. 103 degrees at the airport today. 103. the record 105. 87 is a normal high. 66 is the average though. d.c. just had a wind gust at 70 miles per hour. that's why there's so many people without power in the d.c. region. now, this thing came from the midwest. passed through the chicago area early this morning, indiana, ohio. 3:00 this afternoon, you cross through ohio with rain and now you can see it moving through west of it. it will cut out later tonight and then

as you look at maryland he's most powerful radar this is dry -- maryland's most powerful radar, this is is dry. with the heat and humidity there's a chance for a popup thunderstorm going into the afternoon. but more likely as we head into the evening overnighttime frame. now, temperatures 69 degrees in glen burnie and we have a warm start to the morning. perry hall coming in at 65 degrees and 64 in columbia. the wind right now are pretty much light on the calm side but they will pick up throughout the day and with that about 5 to 10 miles an hour. out of the south. now we have visibility issues this morning. only in certain spots. patch date of the morning in baltimore and instead of the 10 we saw earlier, we are looking at 9. also in hagerstown 9 mile reduced visibility and 7 in york and 1 in culpepper. let's check of the abc 2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. good morning and how are the roads? we had an accident earlier. >> reporter: we have a car that crashed into a ditch. it's going to be right in joppa on route 152 at clayton road. if you are using 95, no delays to talk abou

we have details on that and you're waking up to what's new in maryland. we will be right back. >>> now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. >> saying curse word in oklahoma could cost you money or even land or landau a trip behind bars. the law that dates back more than 100 years curse words are illegal in public places in the presence of a woman and children under the age of 10. the law calls for a $100 fine or time in jail. but the attorney argue that it violates a person's freedom of speech and that statute is more than a century old. >> the law would never with stand the first amendment challenge. there's no way it would withhold and stand up in court. >> the oklahoma state law restricts swearing in the name of god, jesus christ or the a holy ghost. punishment can result in that in a one dollar fine. >>> there's a push to keep a law from 1958 a ban on wearing swimming suits on the boardwalk on the books in new jersey. the county made it a law and the rule has been ignored in recent years. a former council woman asked the city to revive it and enforce the

as we look at maryland's most powerful radar as of now, we are mainly dry across maryland. but we are starting to see showers trying to move into the picture especially in virginia. so if your travels take you along this way, be be prepared for that. not seeing-- be prepared for that. not seeing thunderstorms or lightning but going into the afternoon, we could get severe thunderstorms popping up. for right now this morning, temperatures at 62. 64 in chestertown. we look at visibility this morning and we have a little bit of patchy fog in easton once again also salisbury. take it easy as you head out and about. let's check of the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren. >> reporter: we are off to a great start on the jfx. from the beltway to downtown baltimore, the stretch altogether will take you 11 minutes. everything up to speed through the fort mchenry and harbor tunnel. white marsh north of route 43 it's a 4 minute ride from this vicinity to the beltway and a look at the beltway in parkville harford road. everything up to speed. an 11-minute ride from 95 up towards 83. that'

most of our two lane highways in the county, maryland route 152, maryland route 22, 543. they are big problems. off lot of traffic on the roadways. they increase traffic due to the influx of people moving down from new jersey. we have more traffic on those roadways. >> reporter: what can people do to be safe? there are things they can do, don't be distracted, don't use your phone. >> you have to pay attention to what you are doing. don't text or use your cell phone. even if you have the blue tooth, it's not holding the phone that causes a problem, it's the conversation you are having. it's distracting you from your primary function. >> the task force, you are aiming to make the roads safer. >> that's correct. >> there are different jurisdictions working together. >> that's the nice thing i like. more of us working together. we are facing the same issues, no matter where you are at. >> reporter: people have that conception, if you are in a certain area, only a certain police officer can pull you over. that's changing. >> if anybody gives you a problem, get a sheriff's depu

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 prepared for that. because they are dealing with heavier rein across the area. we do have a coatal flood advisory in effect -- coastal flood advisory in effect until 11 for areas shaded in blue. and an excessive heat warning in effect going off to the north and east. you will encounter that. speaking of the heat, i am going to detail that coming up but right now let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. any accidents. >> reporter: goo