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department. good morning. good mooning. a hot one todaa with a chance of thunderssorms because the heat. you gee a lot of i stability an- instaaility and it could be a factor. p> it looks like a really nice weekend. >> it shapes up nicely. here is where we start the day, how about 79 degreees3 you step out the door in northh3 baltimore. it's definitely warm out there. the same for hagerstown. no matter where you are, very comfortable at least for the start of the day. we will get hot, sky hd radar will show that we have mainly -lear skies to start. the cold front coming to the %-the afternoon 4 to 7:00.rs in then another chance of showers tomorrow and even a chance of a low pressure center movvs through. high pressure brings us a nice end to the weekend. thunderstorms later than a better chance of showers tomorrow. mainly dry through the holiday weekend. what about thh roadways this morning? here is lauren cooke with the answer and the traffic edge. lauren. >> reporrer: thank you, steve. if you're traveling in anne hectic. we're dealing witt an accidenn along the eastbound lanes of routt 100, and annther accident on the beltway along the outer loop lanes at the ramp to 97. now f you're traaeling on the northwest portion f the we're looking at a hhgh of 66 milee per hour attliberty road as we check in and take a no problems, the cars zipping along the inner and outer loop if you're travelinn on the inner loop lanes, from 795, to 95, you're looking at an 11-minute ride with n average speed of 55 miles per hour. from the fort mchehenry plaza and from the harbor tunnel toll to 95, we're looking aa a 9-minute drive with an averaae speed of 55 mmles per hoor. that's a look at mornnng commute, patrice, back to you. as city hall wrestles with the layoffs and tax hikes, one job appears to be safe. the personalldriver for commtroller joan pratt.3 meganngilliland joins us with how much it costs to drive her around. >> reporter: good morning, patriie. the board of estimates just approved a $33,000 salary for the comptrooler ease driver. that tax paid position is now good for another year. the watchdog groups are even needs a driver especiallyr as the city faccs a deep budget ddficitt according to the crotche!! compe man who holds the ppsition is a city retiree. >> he spends time putting information togethee and stamping documents so his duties include much more than that. >> i on't understand wher why e person who is overseeing the city finances thinns it's kay to get a driver. >> reporter: since the comptroller's ssiitanceeis a city retiree, the board had to waive the rules innorderrto give him that position. the compe comptroller isn't thel getting free ride, the sheriff, the state attornny and the mayor all have drivers. a man suffers serious burns goes up in fllmes. a 22 years old man was takee to the bayview burn center. meanwhile the neighbor who sent us this photo rescued a childd3 who was in the home. >> i ran into the uilding, and i heard the baby starting to crú and i didn't see the babb until it cried. i looked down and it was sitting on the porch, so i grabbed the baby, ulled ittout, gave it to somebody else toohold anddtold someone to called 911. >> the cause of the fire remains under investigation. accused of taking part in a plot to kill the president gets probation. yesterday 19-year-old patrick was sentenced to three ears in federal prison for possession of a destructive device. closing arguments are expected today in the lawsuit in the anne arundel ounty board of elections. the lawsuit involves bringing a sloos casino t tt arundel mills mall. a group collected sights collecs with hopes of putting tte issue on the ballot. the cordish company sued saying that he board overlooked fraudulent signaturess they are still funded by the maryland jockey club which stiil wants to put slots at laurel park. president obama is stepping up his response to the oil spill in the gulf. he is expected to announce new oil restrictioos on the drilling. bp says they will know later today or tomorrow iffthe technique will stop the oil leak. in many ways that spill in the gulf affects everyone. and now two maryland companies are rying to help out. joel d smith is live in sykesville here they're preparing to send desaster rellef products to the alabama coast today and this will be the second round of supplies. good morning, joel. >> reporter: good morning, patrice. yeah, they're very busy gettinn ready to send this stuff out. the stuff went outlast night and now they''e going to send out another truck withha loo lot of unique items. i'm here with tom brown of ren yolrenyold solutions. >> some of the thingg, we have the ffre is yo!suppression syst. these are double stack. these aren't double stack. we put them ogether. we have the frames where we put together where you can pick them up with the forklift and transport them. >> reporter: how many peopll are they thinking that they're going to need o take care of? >> i think they're going to tak3 care of a couple of thousandú people with our camps. tens of thousands hen t's all3 ssid and done.3 >> reporter: they knew of you bbcause of whht? >> my previous company i did work at katrina and we had a longstanding relationship. we do a lottof work with the hurricanes with them and that is whyythey gave us a call. >> reporter: yoo think they're going there for six months at least? >> ssx months is the initial estimate and we expect to set up %->> reporter: who you hired you to do this. >> i'm work wiih the ccmpus groups and other camps, so we have many different relationships and many companies that we're working with. >> reporter: this came together quickly because they got the call. this is going to be necessary. they are going to put it for a while. they could be there company to help out in the gulf3 coast. %-smith, fox 45 orning news. america has spokkn. lee dewyze is your new american idol. >> the winner of american ido idol 2010 is lee dewyze. there was another star on american idol last night. it was the judge we all love to hate simon cowell's last show. after nine seasons of this dishing out the dirt, the toughest man on the judge's pannl is retiring from idol. the one judge who has been with him since the beginning has mixed feelings to see him go. >> i'm happy for him and sad for us because we're losing our mentor and agreat way, one off3 my dearest friends in the world. we are still going to be friends forever. he is my boy. we're going to partyytoday. soowe're going to be ood. >> hear what simon had to say him a star in the u.s. and maybe candace will have some scoop on how they partied last night, i can only imagine. stay tuned for fox 45 morning news for continuing coverage of the american a -- a dolphiidol. the party isn't over. candace dold is going to joii us. do you agree with america's decision? you can post your comments on our facebook page face book.com/baltimore. or you can send us a tweet at fox balttmore. we're continuing our phone polllwith your reaction to america's decision. so far 46% of you aggee that lee deserves the title, but 54% of you think crystal should have won. the phone llnes are open now at phon(410)481-4555. we will continue to update thee3 results throughoot the show. president obama wants new executive power as commander an3 chief, what he that has some calling him a cynic. i will tell you where you ; 3 be on par with helping animals. head out to it the links at the closettest to the pin contest. live with the details.sica star3 >> reeorter: are you a golfer, jess? >> no,, tried at the turkey shoot and i wasn't too bad. ú%is morninn we're talking about golfing for a good cause this classic golf courses. tooget more information on the memorial day weekend festivities that are going on. maaketing for baltimore golf couuse. good mooning. >> good mooning. >> tell me about this event and how people can get involved? five of our golf courses, anyone that plays on saturday and sunday, we're doing a close to pin contest part 3. people can come up, play, it'' a 5-dollar entry and at each -ourse, the golf course winner is going to win. %-we're also planning enter to win. people with win free range balls %-donation.e any kind of >> reporter: tell me how it we wanted to see whht we could do to help out. we have been in contact with barcs and we ecided on this fundraising effort. >> reporter: thank you for coming tom. so many exciting things going on this weekend at ballimore's 5 classic golf coursss. for more information log on to foxbaltimore.com/morninn. and the weather for ssturday is going to be beautiful. paatly cloudy skies anddcooler, 76 degrees and just a slight %-pretty niie for memorialhower, weekend. that forecast for today is going to be hot, hot. to see how hot it's going to be let's head to steve in the sky watch center. >> show us a little putttng and give us a tip here and there. what do you think? let's take a look and she what e what is happening out there. right now it's drr on thh sky hd radar and it's looking okay. in fact, it's prettt warm out there right now. showers and thunderstorms for%te possible, because they have been that is coming from the north and east kind from the opposite direction that is called a backdoor cold front. again, what we're talking about is aaso a chance of someestorms severe limits later.ong to right now what we're looking for ii a slight risk of severe weather further points south. it doesn't mean that we don't have activity here. 79 right now as you head out the door at the inner harbor. warm start to the day, wind are calm and the barooeter is now on the rise. 63 is the dew point. 79 degrees for the temperature in baltimore and 71 ind.c. 69 in salisbury. 64 in oakland and can see we do havv a flash-flooddwatch for the west side of the chesapeake bay harford county, and across howard, montgomery and pd couuty, wwile we won't see heavier amounts of rain we will get a heavy dose over a short period of time. it should contiiue to move south and east and out of our way. what we have is the jet stream to the north. that is going to bring in the wwrm air today. that with the frontal boundary that is approaching the cold front. thunderstorms along it as it proceeds to the south and east -- south and west, actually. for today. eastern shore getting up too3 68 degrees for the high with the shower chances of thunderstorms later in the afternoon or evennng around 4 to 7:00 p.m. is the prime time for that. the centtal part of the state about the same timeframe with 90 degrees for the high and further points west looking at a high of 88 degrees, again with the shower or thunderstorm possible in the afternoon or evening hours. 65 degrees, vening, showers or thunderstorms, thunderstorms that could be severe then potentiallyyand then they should lighten up some later at night but still around. tomorrow with a chhnce of some showers. 76 on saturday, and then 83 and %-85 and 80 for tuesday and wednesday with a chance of a shower. memorial ddy weekknd looks good. a passing shower on saturday and temperatures warming a little bit into the low 70s and low ú%s for sunday and memorial day itself if you happen to be headinheaded o ocean ccty this we're still dealing with an accident t aruudel mills boulevard. -ortunately the accident on the beltway on the outer loop lanes at the ramp to 97 has cleared so good news for those of you traveling in the hanover area. side of the beltway, high speeds at 65 miles per hour greenspring avenue as we check in and takk a live look. you will see no problems to report travelinggalong the inner and outer loop lanes. it will be the same case if you're traveling on the beltwwy at parkville. 59 miles per hour at harford as you caa see cars zipping along the inner and outer loop lanes. as we check anddtake a live look at the corridor of 95. you will notice, again no problems, there's going to be a little bii of volume starting to pick up allng the southbound lanes but nothing to worry about just yet. if you're in dundalk, watch out for a watermain break. in both directions. and if you're using the tunnels all is going to be clear at fort mchenry ann the harbor tunnel. that's the traffic edge paper jam. i'm going in. troubleshooting runs on dunkin'. america runs on dunkin'. with our new iced dark roast coffee. it's a bolder blend of america's favorite coffee on ice. grab a delicious cup today. america runs on dunkin'. hurry in today and try the new iced dunkin' dark roast. i think you might have hooked it up wrong, though. yea, we're getting way too many channels. no, no. that's -- that's standard. fios also comes with 11,000 free movies and shows on demand per month. ah, standard. gotcha. a certain somebody says "thank you." tell him "he's welcome," but it's still standard. he's happy to be back with his friends. is he? [ male announcer ] call now and get fios tv, internet, and phone for just $99.99 a month guaranteed for two years! this is beyond cable. this is fios. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >president obama wants the power to cut congressional spending one line at a time. but as we are told, obama voted against the line-item veto when george w. bush was president. as a senator barack obama voted against the line-iiem vet veto. >> i realize that it won't solve all of our budge problems but if instructed properly, a line item veto can help us reduce wasteful spending. >> reporter: ut republicans are saying not so bad. >> he is a cynical boy because that is what he voted againss for president buuh. >> reporter: every president since ronald reagan wanted line item veto. supreme court ruled that it was unconstitutiinal. they are propossl one that leaves the lawmakers the final say to cut into the $13 trillion national debt is like trying to cut a reewooddforest with an exacto nife. %-medicaid, social security.re, this is the inti big money stuf. >> reporter: the current, highly partisan makes an agreement longshot. >> you got the opposition party against you. hey, this is something where you got religion only as an aaproach. >> reporter: >> it's going to take 60 otes %-60 fiscal conservative votes n the senate. >> rrporter: even when republicans had a senate majority it wwsn't fiscally conservative, and few people expect to win the majorityyagain in november. coming up bp says it will pay for the gulf oil clean up. next the estimated bill the company is looking at. you know, if she is able to get around just like we do, i do believe that that is a waste >> baltimore is trying to slash its budget and add taxes but the 3 stocks extend their recent down trend despite a trend of up beat economic reports. the dow fell 69 points to close below the 10,000 level for the first time since earlyyfebbuary. the nasdaq and s&p 500 also closed lower. the il spill has just started. estimates put the rice tag between 3 and $14 billion, depending on when the leak is sealed; bp can afford to pay. bp earns, $66 million. oil, tourism, fishing and shipping along the gulf coast account to $38 million a year. new home sales skyrocketed ú%% in april. easley beating analyst expectations. sales were boosted by the now expired home taxpayer. privacy issues mean simpler privacy settings for you. the facebook ceo says new priiacc controls wwll allow users toohide all of their information if desired. an earlier technical glitch allows user to view friends' private chats. i'm stan case. coming up lee is america's new american idol. >> but there was anothhr big moment in last night's american idol. what simon had to say on his last show. despite furloughs, layoffs and tax hikes, some of the ccty's elected officials are keeping their personal drivers. hey there, this is your lamp. why don't you show the lady how romantic you can be by turning me off? you'll set the mood while using a lot less energy. maybe later you can hook me up with a cfl. it will show how much you care for the environment. [announcer] learn to speak the language of energy efficiency at bgesmartenergy.com, where you'll find plenty of energy-saving tips. ahhhhh. the passion. >>welcome back to fox 45 morning news. 6:29 is the time. as we start this thurrday morning getting closer to the memoriallday weekend, everybody is looking forwarddto that and it looks like you should head south according to that right to >> good morning, i'm patrice harris. meteorologist steve fer fertig s here with a look at forecast and it looks likee t's going to be nicc for the most part. this ho holiday weekend is doing to be nice. a better charns of thunderstormf thunderstorms and better chance of rain tomorrow..3 >> the winds are coming from the north and east. that is where the frontal boundary comes and that will bring us a chance of a thunderstorm later. we're looking at a warm start to the day, 79 degrees and that is in baltiiore. 69 in both alisbury and hagerstown. very warm. therees a warm front that is coming from the backside that we typically don't see. we usually see these things coming from the west. we call that a backdoor warm front, that brings us a chance of thunderstorms, hot today 90 degrees, another hot one. let's see what is happening on %-here is lauren cooke with a lk at the traffic edge. lauren. >> reporter: thank you, steve. weedo haveetrouble in dundalk where we're dealing with a watermain break. it's shutdown one left lane of dundalk avenue at roaneing road. do watch out for that. if you're ttaveling on the northeest corcorrido corridor ns to report. no real problems tt report if we can pull up that. traffic is moving freely along3 the outer loop lanes as we make the push to towson. from 95 to 83, you're looking at 11-minute ride with aahigh of 54 miles per hour. all is clear at the tunnels from the fort mchenry tunnel from the toll plaza to bet wa beltwa. from the harbor tolls to the 95, you're looking at a 9-minuteú ride witt an average speed of 55 miles per hour. that's a look at the mornings commute, patrice, back to you. layoffs and tax hikes, baatimore city is trying almost everything to balance its deep budget deficit, almost everything ttat is. some jobs appear to be safe including the personal driver for comptroller joan pratt. megan gilliland joins us now with how mucc it costs taxpayers to drive her around. the comptroller driver gets a salary of $33,000. yesterday the board approved that condition for another year. watchdog groups are questioning3 driver especially as the citys a accord to pratt the man who holds the position is a cityú retiree and his duties go far beyond driving. >>the only time he drives for me is when i have numerous meetings >> doesn't she have a license? can she drive? i don't think her legssare broken. >> if she is able to get around like we do, i do beliive that is >> reporter: sincc the comptroller's assistant is a city retiree. the board of estimate had to waive the administration tive3 rules in orrer to give him that position..3 the mayor, the state attorney and the sheriff all have drivers, too. megan gilliland, fox 45 morning news. two people are in serious %-being shot in southwester baltimore. police were called after 4:00 yesterday afternoon in ssuth collins venue. the other in the neck. both were take ebb t taken to s. police have two suspects in custody and have recovered a gun. baltimore county police charged four people in the murddr of a dundalk bar owner and one of the accused suspects ú% the man's wifee robert barton died saturday aater beiig shot nine times outside of hops inn. on tuesday police arrested her wife, jaqueline martin. her brother was taken into custody along with two, 19 years old. was paid $300 to take part in the crime. the other one got $100 to drive the a get away ccr. >> come, on it's not worth it. >> it's a very sad tragedy to the neighborhood, toothe3 commmnity to the friends. >> all four suspects have been charggd with ffrst-deggee murder. baltimore native yeardley love as murdered earlier this month, but her family wants herú memooy to move on. they established a fund at notre dame prrp at towson where she graduated. the money will go toward builling a new lacrosse field. ii will cost $1 million. she was aastar player at the notre dame ann at the university of virginia. police have charged her ex-boyfriend this her death. president obama is stepping up the response to the oil spill? th-- in he gulf. >> bp crews began the top kill approach yesterday by pumping %-they say they should know latr technique will actually sttp the oil leak. desaster relief products for maayland are already on their way to the gulf. a sykesville company is spending pprtable itchens, tents and much more in order to help out. joel d smith is live there now as truck number two is getting ready to leave and head theree good morning, joel. paarice. the stuff you talked about needú to be powered somehow. how aboot by generators. they're etting the generators ready. air-conditioning units, and tom brown june oris herr right now. what do we haae here? >> it's a generator that is going to power the kitchen. want air-conditioning in every tent, even the cooking tent. and 20-ton air-conditioners. we have a lot of work ahead of us to get everything prepared. >> reporter: what are you doing right now. >> we are amping the air-conditionings. done this before, because of katrina. >> every time there's a hurricane we have been down there one way or another. but, yes, we have a lot of ffmmliarity with this kind of event. down for how long you think? you're leaving today as well. for a week.g to be down there we will have two guys dedicated for the whole six months. i'm leaving with the set up crew. i'm looking to be out there at least 10 days. >> reporter: rental solutions going to help out there. obviously this is happening in mobile, alabama where they're going to mobile ice. between there -- mobilize and between there and here, they know that thee can get this. bp will be paying for that. you are watching fox 45 morning news, all local all morning. america has a nee idol. >> the winner of american ido idol 2010 is lee ddwyze. >> lee dewyze beat out crystal bower sox for the title. there was another moment more memorable than lee's win. him, simon cowell to a mommnt to address america and the judge known for a tough exterior was a lilly motionnal. >> i didn't think i was going to be this emotional. i genuinely am. i just want to say, great to have this little one back. but you know what ppula said is true. you know, the show goes forward. it will be different, but i just want to thank you from the bottom offmy heart for the support, the fun [ cheering ] >> and everyone -- your sense of humor. that is what has been the best part. seeing these contestants is what hhs made the show. the truth is when everyone asks who is going to be -- who is going to replace me, ho is going to be the next judge, the truth is you guys are the judge of this show. you have done an incredible job over the years. >> why haven't we gotten his paycheck if we're the judges. simon plans to return to t.v. next year with his new show the x factor. for idol fans therr can ever be aaotter simon cowell. some the contestants in the future shows may like that. i have a feeling he gave good criticism in there. stay tuned for the continuing coverage of the american idol finale. the party isn't over. candaae dold will oii us live from hollywood itt more on what you didn't see after the show. that is coming up in our 8:00 hour. we want to know what you thought about ast night's show. do you agree with ammrica's decision? you can post your ccmments on facebook.com/fox baltimorr or you can send us a tweet at fox we're also continning with our phone poll geeting your reaction to america decision and so far no change. 46 of you agree ttat l lee deserves the title, but 54% of you think thattcrystaa should have won. our phone lines are open now at (410)481-4545. we will update the results throughout the show. don't let allergies ruin the great weather for you. how you can still feel great %uring the spring and summer traffic is starting to pick up on the west side of the beltway at liberty road. i will show you and we're looking at a dry scan on the sky watch hd raaar right now. it's going to remain that way for part of the day but later in -he afternoon there's a chance you may be visited by showers and thunderstorms then. take a look at what we have as we zoom out a little bit. you will see that there's a slight risk for severeeweather to the southern part of the3 general vicinity down towwrd virginia and into north around here, thougg, not exactty the case. in fact, we're have a slightt3 thunderssorm arounn. -s we check out current conditions, 79 degrees, and partty cloudy, winds are calm anddbarometer is on the rise for the time being. 79 our temperature in baltimore. a milddstart indeed. flash-flood warning is in place3 because of some rain that could fall fairly heavily for a shortt ppriod of time. that includes harford county3 through howard, montgomery as well as pg county and anne arundel county, too. could amount to a 3rd of to a half an inch into friday s well. the thing is, we don't see heavy downpours throughout the duratioo. t going to be an evening, quick bit of rain that could move through. a lot f moisture through the atmosphere and fairly decent chance of seeing a shower around as he front comes in from the north and north and ast and comes in on the backside or actually coming in from the reverse directionn we call it a backdoor cold front. we see it continuing through the evening. the low pressure center brings us more chance of showers3 -omorrow. high pressure builds in and we3 %-get deeper into the memooial y weekknd. 84 degrees for the high in the that shower or thunderstorm later in the afternoon. there will be much warmer as we move inland a little bit aater 90 degreee for the central part of the state. a chance are for a shhwer or thunderstorm 4 or 7:00 p.m. and back to the west, 88 degrees for a high and a chance for a showee or thunderstorm in the %-can't rule out any evening -hower or thunderstorr that could be strong to severe. overnight we could get howers still. 76 on satuuday with partlyú cloudd skies looking pretty good then and even bbtter for sundayy 83 degrees mostly clear, 88 for3 clear.al dayyso warmer but still a high of 85, 80 on wednesday, memorial day weekend at ocean city if you happen to be heading there. cooler on saturday warming up to 78 and 82 for sunday and moonay. and look for a lot of sunshine toward the end the weekend. iradar is available at foxbaltimore.com. doppler radar to track incomingú storms. -he interactive tools will lett3 you see wwen rain or thunderstorms will be over your house. go to foxbaltimore.com and click on iradar. now here is lauren cooke with a check of the traffic. >> reporter: thank you, steve. we're dealing with a watermain break in dundalk. it has shutdown one lane of dundalk avenue. one lane -- right near broening road so it will be shutdown in both directions. if it you're traveling on the northeast corriddr of 95, better news. 45 miles per hour at 43 as we check in and take a live look. uu but the cars are moving along just fine. as we make our way on to the beltway no problems to report on parkville where we're looking at road.les per hour at harfordd3 traffic is zipping along the outer loop anes as you make the ppsh toward towson. as for the west side of the beltway, we're dealing with a little bit of congestion, only 22 miles per hour along the outer lop lane loop lanes. starting to buildup. ú% will be sluggish from 795 to edmondson avenue. that's a look at the morning travels, patrice, back to you. the summer season is about to kickoff here on fox 45. -p the season premier of so u think you can dance is tonight at 8:00. one lucky viewer wwll be able to dance with the best of hem. itts our we can't waat for soú you think you can dance contest. one viewer will wwn a nintendo wii system, a wii fit plus, a videoogame, and an ipod nano. just watch the premier of the season so you think you can dance and watch or ; nee this morning, the fight over a political sign leaves ehrlich is set to meet withon. steve colbey in his home this afternoon. colbey was ordered to take a %-ehrlich because it was too bi. if he didn't comply he could face a daily fine. on whether to raise parking meter rates. the board of estimates was set to give the vote yesterday but one member wants look over the proposal again. rates would increase from 1 to $$ in any parts of the cityy3 including downtown, fells point and federal hill. he latest efforttto pug up the oil spill in the gulffoo mexico continues today. will this attempt finally work? >> sandra endo is at the grand isle,,louisiana with the latest on this project. good morning, sandra. >> reporter: good morning, patrice the project is underway at this hour. it has been going through the overnight ours as well. what ttey're doing is pumpingg3 55 barrels of ud per minute into the well to try to plug up so far bp officials say everything is going as planned. the clock is ticking. is the effort to plug up the oil leak working? theeanswer could come as early as this afternoon. %-to bring ii to closure. we can we're getting the pump fill job3 as efficiently as we can. >> reporter: the procedure plugs up the spill with pumping until now the procedure had never been done in waters this deep. >> while we're very encouraged procedure, i do not want to express optimism until we know for sure that we have secured the well and the leak has stopped. >> reporter: criticism isú running high leveled at bp and the white house for not finding a successful solution to this spilllwhich has bben goinggon for one month. the president wants to industry. >> a lot of damage has been done already. lively hoods destroyed, landscapes scarred. wildlife affectee, lives have been lost. >> reporter: it's been an uphill battle trying to keep the oii from reaching shore. we saw firsthand evidence of the six si syrupy crude just miles avenue of louisiana. >> when it started coming in it started coming in heavy. >> reporter: and local officials here say ttey want more manpower, moreeclean-up crews to fight off he oii threatening the shore. president obama will see the effects of this spill firsthand when he comes to this area tomorrow. live in grand isle, louisiana, -'m sandra endo. patrice, back to you. thank you, sandra. an 11 years old boy in prince george's county is raising ash on his own hoping to find a cure for a rare disease. kathleen kairnz a karens has af >> reporter: an 11 years old boy is raising cash on his own hoping to ind a cure for a rare disease. he is smart, athletic and going the rare eee disease is attacking his retina. in turn he is attacking funnraising for research to safe -is see the. he wants to stop the disease and all of the questions. >> they asked me, like why do you have sunglasses on? isnnt there no sun in the building. >> reporter: tonight at 10:00 in tonight's cover story, fiid out why he has traveled around the country and why his blindness hasn't stopped himm3 -rom being nationally recognized in a sport. holiday travel is about to fill when you should leave and when you should head home to beat the next slashiig altimore's city budget what isn't being cut that has many r8b ú%slips for 600 employees.t pink %-nnw taxes and fees.onsidering all the while, there's still money in the budget for the city comptroller to have a personal driver with a $32,000 sallry. does that work for you? >> fox show host and former police commissioner d norris3 joins us this week for fox undercover. >> let'sslook at this reellyy3 because maybe there's a legitimate reaaon to have this. the comptroller drives to work and parks her car and for the rest of the day for appointments she does have a driver that takes her around. is that a necessary expense for the city? >> well it's not necessary but it's ccstomary and frankly f somebody does have a driver, they do help you through a busy executive day. morning to late aa night. you know, days can be like 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and be picked up again for a shooting at night. ffr meetings like this, it's a lot harder than you think to get around town, park your car and get out and get to the next one. >> even for comptroller. would you expect that she has as many mmetings as maybe you had. you understand the mayor needing comptroller..3 >> reporter: i don't know what the schedule is like but i -ave seen her out. the police commissioner is very business and of course the mayor as well. >> even if she issout a lot, some people will look at that and say this is an example of government waste. she as her own car, she can drive her car, or be reimbursed for something like that. is it a bad perception when you have pink slips going out when you have furlouuhs going out? >> i think it's perception. to save the 600 pink slips. oing you have to look at perception versus reality. you got to look at the comptrollers, and many of them unnecessary fat in he office.an >> is there enough fat in the city government to cut some of thattand not have tt raise the taxes and fees that are being discuused? or are we at a point even ii you cut to the bone you are ot going to have enough money to do what needs to be done? %-have enough mplet all if we state, they neverrseem to want to cut anything. they want to raise taxes. it's a disease that we have fallen into. ú%aa's all the talk i hear. there's jobs and things that can be cut. >> at this point, they're saying, raise the money for the bottle tax. do what you have to do because you're talking about cutting our jobs and you will jumppthrough hoops to save police and public safety. we do the sanitation and the track pickup, the water, do they have a point with that? >> they're saviig lives. ú-i think you can't sacrifice public safety. i would not close anymore fire houses if possible and do not cut more police officers. >> absolutely. in easy answers when it comes to the budget whether it's with the comptroller's office or even3 bellw that. thank you, appreciate it? you can hear ed norris next n sphox 4 fox 45 morn. luxury spending during a citt ú%dget crisis. >> doesn't she have a license? can't she drive. >> thh city official who is -eing chauffeured around baltimore. the numbers aae out, how many people you can expect to share the road with this memorial day weekend. >> it's an increddble experiince. i'm beside myself right now. >> aaerica crowns its newest idol, but does baltimore agree with the rest of the country's decision. >> it's such a beautiful day ♪ nnrol. that procedure is still underwwy. we don't know yet if t is working. they're saying the longer the process does stty in lace the better the chances that it will3 work. we will continue to follow that and see. good mooning, i'm patrice haaris. let'sscheck in now, though, witú meteorologist sseve fertig because all eyes are on the weekend and -- >> yes. >> he i can't evei can't look ae anymoree the weekend is shaping up nicely. that's goinggto be a nice picture. we have a chance of showers and thunderstorms. 74 degrees, not a bad way to head out the door ttis morning with temperatures that are that mild at the bus stop. a northwest wind at 5 miles per hour. the sky d raddr doesn't look eventful, ser. ú%chance of showers and thunderstorms, o the north and east to advance in our direction as the cold front heads our way today. 86 at 6:00 p.m. after topping out at around 90 degrees around 2 to 4:00 this afternoon. we will talk about the thunderstorm chances n a little bit whht that may mean with regard to how much rain we will get. right now here is lauren cooke with a check of the traffic edge. lauren. >> reporter: thank you, steve. gooddmorning. we do have trouble out of anne arundel county where we're dealing with an accident along the northbound lanes of interstate 97 at route 100. you do want to watch out for. if yoo're traveling on the est side of the beltway, be prepared for some congestion. we're looking at 22 miles per hour. here at old port road and as we take a live look you will see a good bit of congestion traveling outer loop lanes frrm 95 to 95, you're looking at a 13-minute ride with an average speed of 46 miles per hour. from the outer loop from 95 to 83, you're looking at a speed of ooly 46 miles per hour, frrm 83 to 795, you're look an aaerage trip of 48 miles per hour. let's send back to you, patrice. as city hall wressles with layoffs and tax hikes, one job appears to be safe, the personal driver for comptroller joan pratt. megan gillilann joins us with how uch it costs to drive the comptroller around. gooddmornnng, megan. >> reporter: good morning, patrice the board of estimates just approved a 33 thousands salary fo!!$33,000 salaryfor th. that position is good for another year. but watchdog groups are questioning why the com comptror needs a driver especially as the city faces a deep budget %-according to the comptroller, is a city retiree and pratt says that his duties go far beyond driving. >> he spends time in the city putting floor agenda information together, sample documents, so his uties include much more than that. >> i don't understand why the person who is overseeing city finnnces think it's an okay use -f city fund to get a driver. she is person who is supposed to be a leeder on these issues. ince the ccmptroller's assissant is a city retiree. ú%e board of estimate had to waive the administrative rules in order o give him that position. the comptroller isn't the only one getting a free ride. the mayor,,the sheriff and the state's attorneys all have drivers, too. megan gilliland, fox 45 morning news. baltimore county police charge four people in the murder of a dundalk bar owner and one of he accused suspects is the robert martin died saturday %-outside of hops inn.times wife 29 years old jaqueline her brother was taken into custody along with 22, 19 years, 19 year2,nineteen years old. >> that's outrageous. somebody's wiff, come on. it's not worth it. >> it's a very sad tragedy to the neighborhoodd to the commmnity to the friends. >> all four suspects were charged with first-degree murder..3 president obama is stepping up his response to the oil spill in the gulf. he is expected to announce a new drilling restrictions today for oil companies. %-latest effort to plug the lea. bp crews begin the top kill approach yesterday by pumping mud into thh blownnout well. they say they should know later3 today or tomorrow if the -echnique will stop the oil leak. now in many ways the spill in the gulf affects everyone. and now there are two maryland companies who are trying to do their part to help out. joelld smith is live in sykesville where they'ree3 preparing to send desaster relief products to the alabama coast. good morring, joel. >> reporter: good morning, patrice..3 yyah, this stuff you see right here will bb in alabaaa in just two days. on saturday they will be using these ovens here right now. a lot of stuff that is going down there to try to get ready for the tents ecause a lot of relief workers are going to be they are going to need all of %-they asked a place like reynos solutioos with stuff like this.3 when did you find out that all of this stufffwas necessary. >> weegot the call on saturday. we have done desaster relief before and we haae put up campp. they knew to give us a called. >> reporter: how many items are you going to send. >> 40 ovens, a dishwasher, and kitchen skids and setting up an ú%ssibility of nine more. >> reporttr: that is lost stuff, could be lucraaive for you guyss how is that going to be paid for? ú%d person b will be bp. >> we like to help out. we do donate some the equipment. it's a business and we're being paid -- the majority of this is being paid for. >> reporter: it's very specific what they do, because3 ú%vioussy if something was %-these guys do events all ovvr the country and with k katrina, %-the next in a few weeks.y and it could last a few mmnths with all of the stuff down there. live at sykesville, joel d smith, fox 45 morning news. america has spoken and lee dewyze is your new american idol. he winner of american ido idol 2010 is lee dewyze. lee beat out some stuff competition this season3 including crystal bower sox. she says she called it before the results were even announced. >> i'm just ecstas -- ecstatic. i turned to lee, you're going to win i hope you do. sure enough, he did. ú% congratulations to him. i think it's amazing and he deserves every second of this. >> they will both do well. even though she didn't win, her career is far from over. >> stay tuned for fox 45 morning news for continuing overage of the american idol finale. the pprty isn't over yet. candace dold willljoin us live froo hollywood with more on wwat you didn't see after the show. that is coming up in the 8:00 hour. thought aaout last night's show. do you agree where perk's -- ams decision? you can post your comments at facebook.com.3 hundreds of you have already done that. you can send us a tweet at fox baltimore.com. and so far 47% of you agree that lee deserves the title. his umbers are going up ssightly and 53% ay crystal shoold have won. slightly. the phone lines are open at (410)481-4555. we will continue to update the results throughout our show. coming up sharing the roadway this emorial day weekend. how many drivers are expected to hit the pavement. and i'm jessica starr. coming up this morning on the hometown hot spot, i'm going to áñ drive animal abuse away. baltimore municipal golf corporation is partnering with the antianimal abuseetask force to help raise awareness of animal cruelty. meteorologist jessica starr is live with the details with this3 morning's hometown hot spot. ú%od morning, jess. >> reporter: yes, patrice. you can come down and play golfú on ssturday and sunday and the closest to the exoin test will e on saturday. i'm joined this morning with he director of barcs. gm. >> tell me about this little girl. >>this is dana. she is a shepherd and border collie mix. >> she looks like me is a still a puppy. >> she is sttll a puppy arouud 6 mooths old. >> tell me about how the guys -re going to use the proceeds >> the proceeds will help us with the daily operating expenses at the shelter. non-profit for the city ofas a baltimore. wwetakeein 12,000 animals a year. this will help us with the vaccination program, and ake care of our animals that may need medicare when they're there. all of our proorams it will heep %->> reporter: real quickly. we were talking about how you guys have all types of dogs. you get a lot of pitbulls. this is not a pitbull and what facility. >> we get everything. we have a pitbull that is getting adopted today. great danes, and exotic animals come in. >> reporter: you need to come down and, thank you, debbie.ú but for more information log on ú%if yyu want toocome down to ay of the golf courses, the weather this weekend is going to cooperate nicely just in time for the long holiday weekend. on saturday, partly cloudy and -6 degrees and a slight chance for a rainshower before the hhtú steamy forecast for today. let's head to steve in the sky watch center to find out how hot -t's going to be today. very hot. watch out at the gooffcourse. watch out for the dog legs. %-sky watch hd radar.utt clear skies forrthe most part right now anddit's not going to be much of a problem for the start of the day. later in the afternoon, we may be talking about the a shor shor thunderstorm..3 some the showers moving out to sea. there's a chance for the warmest part of the day for thunderstorm activity that could be strong or severe. %-activity is to the south and virginia and south carolina. na is to the south, we may still have a strong thunderstorm to speak of later in the day. here is what we have out n at the nner harbor as we check out our images. we may not be ble to do that. it looks like the graphic is not advancing. i'm going to have to sum thinns i will start tap dancing in a moment. we have temperatures getting up to 90 degrees. it will be a very warm one indeed. -nn up there -- let'' see if i can move it now. ú%%-let me give the seven-day forecast. 90 degrees today for the high, a chance of thunderstorms coming in 4 to 7:00 p.m. this afternoo3 and evening. and some of those could be strong. ww could get heavy downpours foo ú%%-be about a quarter to a haln inch rain that may moveethrough. we may hear thunderstorms still in the eveningg they could be strong to severe. they will begin to taper off. then we will havv showers left overrand a better ccance of showers tomorrow, cooler 70 degrees for the high. 76 degrees on saturday, still be a lingering shower around at low pressure moves through the area. we're looking at improving weather continuing through the weekend and the weekend shapes up nicely. warmer on sunday with a high of 83 degrees mostly clear skiis. cloudy on tuesday with a chance of a shower or thunderstorm and 80 degrees on wednessay and if you happpn to be heading to the beach this weekend as many of you will. memorial day weekend kickkng off the hollday weekend with a trip to ocean city. a high of 69 there. it will be cooler, nice for sunday and monday. sunday getting up to 78 degrees for the high. mmstly clear skies anddmonday, 82 degrees. all in all, we will get past today and tomorrow and we're home free it looks like for the holiday weekend. that's a look at your weaaher. let's seeewhat should happening on the roadways. heee is lauren cooke with the traffic edgee >> reporter: thann you, steve. weeare dealing with an accident in ann anne arundel county. it's going to be the northbound lanes of interstate 97 at route 100. if you're traveling on the west side of the beltway this morning, we're dealing wwth a -ood bit of volume, only 24 miles per hour at old court road. as we check in and take a live look. as we can pull that up, you will see there are cars congregating ú%ong the outer loop lanes. at parkville, you're dealing with slow speeds. 36 miles per hour at harrord road. as you check in a live look at the scene, there's quite a bit of volume as you make the push tooard towson.3 if you are traveling at lutherville, you will watch, the pothole at dulaney valley road. no orries on 83 where speeds %-hour at timonium road.les per as we takk a live look at the harrisburg expressway, you can see traffic is moving freely along the northbound and southbouud lanes. problems, so it should be ao smooth ride from 695 all the way downtown to east fayette street. the tunnels are nice aaddclear, no problems to report through the fort mchenry or the harbor tuunel. that's a look at the morning travels, patrice, let'' send it back to you. the summer seasonnis about to kickoff on fox 45. ♪ think you can dance is tonight at 8:00. and one lucky iewer will be able to dance with the best of them. it's our we can't way for so you thinn you can dance contest. one viewe viewwr will win a nino wii fit system, and a we fit plus and an ipod nano. just watch the season premier of answer a trivia question tomorrow morning. new this morning, per iewfiaperuvianofficials are looe family of a student that made the comment to michelle obama. peruvian officials waat to help the girl's family with dumation from their home country. their ational identification and passports have reportedly expired. ehrlich is scheduled to meet with towson resident steve colbey at his home at 4:00 this afternoon. colbey was ordered to take down a campaignnsign in support of ehrlich after county officials said it was too big. colbey haa since hired a lawyer. closing arguments are expected today in a lawsuit against a board of elections. the lawsuittinvolves bringing a slot casino to arundel mills mall. they collected signatures with hopes of overtuuning the decision. but the cordish company sued claiming that the board elections overlooked fraudulent signatures on the petition. here is what you can expect. more company oo the roadways. aaa says that more people are driving to their destination -his year than last memorial day weekend. we are joined with the actual numbers this morning. >> good morning. >> all right. everybody is looking guard to the holiday ---forward to the holiday. the weather is going to be great. what arr the roadways going to be like? >> the roadways are going to be busy. we're seeing an increase in maryland but nationally as far as how many people are expected to drive this memorial day holiday. nationally, probably 28 million or 87% of thooe who are planning a trip 50 miies or more will be driving. here n maryland that eeuates to 45,000 mmrylanders. had last year. the people are taking the trip >> we are attributing it toer. several factors. an overall urge to travel and pent up demand it you will but more consuuer service as the economy appears to be improving somewhat particularly compared %-gas prices here in maryland ae still about $0.39 higher than they wwre this ttme last year but certainny nowhere near the $3 mark which many ere anticipating earlier in the -ear. so that is some relief. >> i know iffyyuuwant avoid the -raffic, we always say go early, stay late. >> go early and stay late. >> not everybody is on the roads. >> quite a few people are flying on the national levee, 2.5 million americans will be flying. and in maryland it's 46,800, it's a slight increase of last year.ú a 3.5 increase, but onetheless, news, making surr city students sit down for dinner. how the kids themselves aree3 -aking part in the meal preparation. stop the oil leak in the gulf of mexico continue. we take a closer look at the top kill procedure. 7:24 is the >>bp and millions of peopll around the country are waittng to see if the latest effort to plug the oil leak in the gulf of mexico actually works. yesterday bp began a procedure called top kill. thousands oo bails of mud were pressure piped to force the oilú well so the well can be cemented and shut off. we are jooned this morning..33 >> good morning, gentlemen. >> good morning, patrice. >> we don't know if this is working. it seems it is, but are you sun set that bp -- upset that bp for the longest didn't know what to -o to solve the probbem. >> i hink they have tried a number of things. it's trral an!! and error. and you're a mile down that is3 1,000 feet, when we saw the kuwaiti setting the oil fields on fire. it took a little bit of experimentation to get the oil wells capped. the difference there, is you're woking on land instead of a mile down. >> this their industry and theyd vhave contingency pllns. >> when you're dealing with 5,000 feet down, the pressure you're dealing with. >> so everything is sort of guesswork. you won't know what thh outcome is going to be until you try it. all of thisscould have beenn3 aaoided if the federal government would allow these oil rigs to drill in more shallow waters, but they insisted that they have to go into the deep wattrs ,000 feet down. >> that doesn't mean, though that the oil spill wouudn'tt ave had happened. they just may have been able to cap it faster. >> no, look, the president can't avoid an accident. bush couldn't avoid hurricane katrina. obama couldn't have avoided thiú accident. but hat they could have done in both cases is and especially in this case here is to provide -ore emerggncyyefforts to >> all right.pill. well, we will have to see if what is happening today will make a difference. hopefully it will. thank you. >> thank yyu, patrice. commng up remembering cockeysville native yeardley love, the memorial her family has created in her honorr i'm joel d smith live in sykesville where this rental company is getting ready to send this stuff to the gulf for relief workers to use. 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(carmax spokesperson) now more than ever, carmax is the smart choice because carmax will buy your car even if you don't buy one of ours. ♪ dramatic music welcome pack to fox 45 morning news.ú severn 1:00 i7:31 is thh time. i'm patrice harrrs. we're looking forward to the weekend..3 steve fertig is here to let us know how much we're going to enjoy the weather. >> there's no reason to enjoy it as long assyou have plan ahead and have a nice weekend planned. >> good point. >> the weather is going to be fine. until we get to that poiit, we're going to deal with a few ssowers and thunderstorms this afternoon. %-tempprature is heading out ths morning. 73 in salisbury, and temperattres will be climbing toward 90 ddgrees and the chance of some thunderrtorms does exist for the afternoon and evening as the backdoor cold front starts to head in our directton from the northeast. that is why we call it a backdoor cold front coming in from the opposite side than the3 typically come in. 7 to 4:00 p.m. you see shower chances and even thunder out there. the low ppessure center moves through, the diiturbance brings more chances for showers tomorrow aad the high pressure brings it this weekend. comes our way for the holiday. hot toddy summing things up, a weekend.hance of showers through that sums it all. let's ee what is going on the roadways with the traffic edge. >> reporrer: we're dealing with an accident on the southbound lanes of 97 on tte ramp to route 100. ú%ach out for that.3 if you're traveling on the northeast corridor of 95,,3 slow sseeds at whitemarsh bbulevard as you take a live look. you will see how jammed the southbound lanes are aa ou make your way into the city. unfortunntely the congestion will continue as we hop on to the beltway. you're looking on the outer loop lanes you're looking at a 15-minute ride with an average speee of 15 miles per hour. it will sea ease up rom 83 to . that congestion picks back up as you make your way over to the west side from 795 to 95, yyu're looking at a 16-minnte riie with an averrge speed of 40 miles per hour. that's a look at the morning commute. patrice, back to you. layoffs and tax hikes. baltimore city is trying almost everything to balance itt deep budget deficit, allost, everything..3 some jobs appear to be safe including the personal driver for comptroller joon pratt. megan gilliland is live with hoú much it coots taxpayers to drive her around. good morning, megan. >> reporter: good morning, patrice. the comptrollerrs driver gets a year. just yesterday the city board of estimates approved thattposition for anooher year. that is raising eyebrows. some watthhgroops are questioning why the comptroller feeds a driver especially as the city faces a dujt bee budget de. and according tt pratt the man who holds the position is a city retiree and his duties go beyond driving. >> doesn't she have a license. can't she drive? i don't think her egs are broken. >> if she is able to get around a waste.do, i do believe that is >> reporter: since the comptroller's aasistant is a city retiree. the board had to waive the administrative rules in order to get hhm that osition. the mayor, the sheriff and the state's attorneys all have drivees, too..3 megan gilliland, fox 45 morning news. a mmntgomery county teenager accused of taking part in a plot to kill the president gets was sentenced to three years of supervised probation and 100 hourssof community service. prosecutors ay hh helpeddhis clasclassmate collin mckinssy to make bombs..3 baltimore nativeeyeerdley love was murdered earlier this memory to live on. dame prep where shh graduatedd they want to buiid a wil lacrosú field which would costt3 police havv charged her ex-boyfrrend in her death. up his response to the oil spill in the gulf. he is expected to announce new drillinggrestrictions today for oil ompanies. meanwhile, though, so far so good for the latest effort to plug the leak. bppcrews began the top kiil approach yesterray by pumpingú mud into the blown out well. %-today or tomorrow if the later technique will actually stop the ú%l leak. desaster relief products from maryland are already on their way to the gulf. ú%sykksville company is sending portable kitchens, tents and much, much to help. joel d smith is livv there right now as truck number two is getting ready to leave. >> reporter: patrice, we're showing you what they are doing. they are getting ready to load the second truck with a lot of stuff, you're looking at ovens being picked up right now..3 it looks like regular oftens, -ú regular vens. why the folks come to yoo. >> we put these in frame and cages, a lot of work with the wanted.endors what oven they it's a basicoff basic oven, no r controls or nothing. we have 40 ovens. >> repooter: they can make the kitchen area and make the french fries and evvrything %-you're going to get paid for this but how does it feel to be a part of historic event goong on down there. >> we do a lot of fun things, but doing something like this a desaster it hiis you in your heart and t makes you feel good this you're helping out for a good cause. %-haveethe they told you how los >> i will be outtthere setting up for 10 days. we eard it could be up to six months and maybe uu to 12 months depending on how wwll this goes. ready for one base ccmp but they may need 9 more and a total of 20. it's going to be a will you luce deal for them at the end and paid by pp at h bp. they are happy that they are able to help. >> the folks who are going to %-folks have been doong all this time. >> reporter: right. i mean, they're gettiig by in hotels which is not the best situation. so they -- this stuff will be liteeally right on site where they wake-up nd get right back you ggt to imagine that the relief workers it would be convenient to be on site and not lose the travel time and take up the hotels, it's limited space. they have done this before for katrina. thhs stuff willlbe down thereby saturday..3 >> all right, sounds good. glad that we could help here in maryland. thank you, joel. >> reporter: okay. for thousands of baltimore city school children dinner is served cur courtesy of the schhl %-they are expanding their free meal system including a free eveeing meal. the meals will be prepared for students participating in the career technnlogy education program. >> what we're doing here is incorporating food we're growing -ut the dinner farm. the kids get an integrated of business eeperienne, planning it, harvesting it and preparing it, serving it, eating it. >> more than 1,000 meals a day are preparee for the baltimore city school students. [ cheering ] >> the winner of american ido idol 2010 is lee dewyze. bower sox for the title last my. he has been a strong con 10 errecontenderbut his strong stey performances were enouuh to win but he says he almost lost his cool when they said his ame. ⌞> it's funny, when they said my name, i freakee out and did the music starr already. no, they're waiting for me. cool. >> won gra!!congratulationn, le. we were wondering if the man with thh ants on the ground was going to win. that is why they brought him candace dold will join us live ffommhollywood with ore on what yoo didn't see after the show. that is coming up in our 8:00 hour. we want to know what you thought aboot last ight's show. do you agree with america's you can poot your ccmments on facebook.com/baltimore. you can send us a weet at fox baltimore. we're continuing our phone poll ith your reactiin to america decision. deserves the title. 53% though, thinks that crystal should have won. our phone lines are open at (410)481-4545. we are going to continue to update those results throughout our show. coming up battling the aches and pains that can arise during the summer months. we will talk to an expert about how to stay healthy. we are dealing witt heavy congestion on 95 here in whitemarsh. i will show you what some of the other main lines paper jam. i'm going in. troubleshooting runs on dunkin'. america runs on dunkin'. with our new iced dark roast coffee. it's a bolder blend of america's favorite coffee on ice. grab a delicious cup today. america runs on dunkin'. hurry in today and try the new iced dunkin' dark roast. welcome back. 744, this thursday morning. sky watch hd radar not showing us any kind of rain out there this riiht now. this may change later his afternoon as we et thunderstorm chances moving in..3 as we check out the picture and zoom out a little bit, to see where we have the possibility of severe rain according to the hd radar model showing us a slight risk toward virginia, north carolina and further points south. where we are, we're not in the slight risk area. there's still a chance foo a strong or severe thunderstormú later wwthhall of the warm, humid air that will be in place. a very unstable air mass coming our way. winds are calm aad the arometer is falling or will be falliig ú%ter in the day and the dew point is very high in the 60s. 79 degrees in baltimooe. city in d.c. 70 in hagerstown and warm throughout the areaa we do have a flash-flood watch for howard county, anne arundel county and pg county through tonight and into tomorrow. we are not expecting a whole lot of rain but when we do get rain3 ii we do, it could be a lot in 3 short period of time. a half inch of rain could creatt flash-flooding. thattis why we're concerned about that. it's off into the atlantic ocean but at he jet stream well to the north, it's going to allow for warmmair once again to play a role as far as setting the stage for the unstable air mass and the frontal boundary that is going to be coming in from the backside or from the east will present the possibility of some thunderstorms brewing latee oo in thh day as the front approachee. afternoon and eveningg3 thunderstormssthat could be %-what we're looking is aaph hif 44 degrees. northeast winds at 5 miles per hour. the central part of the state gets up to 90 degrees. yesterday we got up to 91 sooit ú%lllbe right back to the same place for the thunderstorm chances.ú those thunderstorms, we got aa3 liitle bit of a trace shower activity. ú%day a chance because the front will be closer. and the evening could have some showers and thunderstorms. it could be strong to maybe even severe before they become lighter in the later part of the night. 69 for the overniggt low and then we will look at the better chance of rain tomorrow actually. maybe without the thunderstorms. the better chance of rain comes tomorrow with a high temperature cooler, only 70 degrees at the front pushes through..3 766on saturday, can't rule out a lingering shower earlier in the day sunday 83 degrees, mostly sunny, 88 degrees on monday, memorial ay looking pretty good with mostly clear skies and 85 with thundersttrms tuesdayy 80 on wednesday. thii weekend.aded on ocean ity 69 degrees on saturday with a chance of a shower or thunderstorm. sunday mostly clear, cooler out by the ocean, 82 degrees and mostly clear for the memorial day monday looking pretty good3 for the majority of weekend. let's see what is hhppening on %-is in for candace dold.e cooke >> reporter: thanks, steve. we do have trouble at anne arrudel county where we're are dealing at the ramp to routeú we're dealing with heavy delays on the northeast corridor of 95. here is a live look at 43 in whitemarsh. yyu're goiig to see the southbound lanes are just going to be packee as you make the push toward the citt. unfortunately we're dealing with meafy volumthat way in parkvill. and we check in and take a live look, you will see the outer loop lanes are going to bb pretty passive as you make the %-yoo make the push towaad tows. you wiil watch for a po potholet north dulaney value road. an--valley road. we have an accident in the city right on north charles street as east 22nd street that you do %-that's the trrffic edge repor. patrrce, back to you. still ahead making sure you spend your summer outside, not at homesick or worn down. an expert is here in our studio for or take action thursday. if you have a question for the summer ailments, the phones are open now at (410)481-4545 or you balttmore or go through our facebook page. spring and summer are the ú%me for all of your favorite outdoor activities, but along with the fun comes your typpcal warm weather allergies and ú%lness. hoo do you make the most of the season. ú%%-morning and he is taking yor phone calls for take action thursday. good morning. >> good morning. >> everyone wants to be outside when the weather is as nice as it is, but what are the topp3 when it gets to this time of the year. poison ivy. lot of people with people are wooking out in the yards and a rash two days later. we're worry about lyme disease a lot, pretty significant problems. people still get colds. the hand washing shouldn't stop because the weather is good. >> we're all getting over thaa around ere. lee's talk about some the things you said. poison ivyy is there something you can do atthomeeto treat it before you come it to see you?ú ú% in >> prevvnting it a big thing that you can do. when you're exposed to thh leave, it's got an oil that is on your skin.3 it take several hours to cause the reaction. people who are allergic to poison ivy, if they come this 20 minutes and wash their exposed skin with soap and water you can greatly diminish the chances of getting it. hydrocortison piils, ut once a significant portion of your body is covered with the rash it's better to call your doctor. >> they're probably so miserable they're happy to see you..3 >> dd. cooke is going to take if yoo have any questions about the summer ailmentt ouu phone lines are open at (410)481-4545. you can send us tweet at fox 3 we are back with dr. bill he is taking youu calls about summer ailments for our take action thursdaa. that, our phone lines are open now at (410)481-4545. you can also send us a tweet t foo baltimore or go through our facebook beige. face book page. let's go to tte phone lines. >> good morning, dr. cooke. >> my question is hoo do you ú%ow when you have the difference between a regular >> strep throat is more likely to cause a high fever. it also usually will cause swollen lymph glands and most of the people who have it will have a white cottage cheese looking appearance to the back of their throaa and on their tonsils. typically, hey don't have a runny nose and they often don't cough. they have more body aches, have headache. more likely to if you're doing a lot of sneezing and your eyes are watering, blowing your nose a lot, you're more likely to have a cold. iffyou have a high fever, a headache, and bad soar throat, -- bad sore throat, body aches, you should see your doctor. >> hope you feel better with that. >> good morning, ellen. >> good morning, i was wonderiig if feel who had light-colored eyes were more prone to sun damage? >> they're probably going to be more sensitive to light. all people who are lightty pigmented have less melanocites on their skin to protect them froo sun exposure and that is eyes and any other portion of they should certainly wear sunglasses to protect them from uv light. >> let's take a look at our facebook page nnw. we have a few questions in on a very inttresting question, need medical attention..3 my kids have a tick onnthem almost every day because our yard is wooded anddbug sprays don't seem to help. when do i take them to the doctor for a tick bite. good question. it is. lyme disease is a big roa probln had arra. one of the things that you need to remember is that tick bites, is first dish shattin differentt tick bit you. deer ticks are ike the size of a pin and the more common dog ticks are much larger. that is the first differentiation. and the deer tick as to stay on your body 24 hours and probably longee to transmit the disease. ú% you're diiigent about having your children come in and making sureethey don't have ticks on them. that is really wheee the money is. >> thank you for your calls and questions. dr. cooke we appreciate you cominn in. looking for a new car, find out from kelly blue book which are the best áñ luxy spending during a citt budget crisis. doesn't she have a license? can't she drive. i don't think her legs aae broken. >> the city official who is being chauffeured around baltimore. getting on the road in style for less. the ccrs under 18 grand. lee dewyze is your new americcn idol. >> many are still feeling idol3 fever. we will take you to the center of the action coming up good morning. it's thursday, may 27th. i'm patrice harris. lan. what a hot day we had in yesterday. and could be more in store. we got to check in with somebody? >> that would be meteorologist steve fertig. >>that is you. >> that is me. i thought you were checking in with somebody else. it was hot. we got to 91 yesterday. you know ii's 8:00 right now and it's 82 degrees already. itts veey warm indeed. >> it's not summer yet but maybe this is a sign of things to come. 82 degrees right now in baltimore. 77 degrees in salisbury and 72 in hagerstown. warm all ovvr. the backdoor cold froot is threatening to bring us showers and thunderstorms later in the best ccance between 4 and 7. the high tempeeature of 90 degrees. again get readd for the heat. look aa what is happening on the roadways. here is lauren cooke with the traffic edge. reporter: good morning, steve. unfortunately we're dealing with the accident on inttrstate 97. it's affecting the northbound lanes at the ramp to route 100. as we make our way to the nortteast corridor of 95s, weere dealing with slow speeds only 3 miles per hour along the southbound lanes. look at routt 43, you will see3 the southbound lanes are going to be preety packed and do expect delays all the way to joppa road. unfortunately he volume will continue from 95 to 83 you're looking at 33-minute ride. it will ease up a bit from 83 to 795 you're looking the a 9-minute trip with a high-speed of 50 miles per hour. as we make our way to the west side we will deal with quite a bit of congestion from 795 to 95 where we're looking at an 18-minute ride and an average speed of 15 mile 50 miles per h. ú%ws.:02 fox baltimore morning %-pincc as widespread cheating. thousands of marreddwrong answem wrong to right were found at george washington elementary sshool. >> the principal's professional license has been revoked. in 2007 the school received the national blue ribbon an award for schools that have made prooress or mainnained excellence for years. as city hall wrestles with layoffs and tax hikes, one jobú appeers to be safe, the person driver for comptroller joan pratt. the board of estimates just approved $33,000 salary for the omptroller's driver. the tax paid position is good some watchdog groups are even eeds a driver especially beebudgetdeficit. a deep dujt according to the comptroller, the person who holds that position ii a city retiree. he puts information together and sttmping documents. so his duties include much mooe than that. >> i don't understand why the person who is oversseing city finances thinks it's an okay use of city funds to get a ddiver. she is the perssn who s supposed toobe a leader on these issues. >> reporter: the comptroller isn't theeonly one getting a free ride, the mayor, the sheriff and the state's attorreys have drivers, too. a man uffers serious burns after annan arundel county town hose goes up in flames. the fire started aa 6:30 at patrick henry drive t brooklyn park. a 22 years old man was taken to the burn view center. meannhile a neighbor who sent us this photo rescued a child who was in the home. >> i ran into the builting and i heard -- the building and i heard the baby starting to cry. i didn't see the baby until it cried. i looked down and it was sitting on the porch. i pulled the baby ann give it to somebody else to hold. >> the cause of the fire remains under investigation. a montgomery ounty teenager accused of takkng part in a plot to kill the prrsident gets probation. yesterday 19 years old patrick %-supervised probation and 100f hoors of communnty service. prosecutors say he helped his las mate collin mckinsey build pipe bombs. police found the expllsive materials, firearms and a map of camp david n mckinsey goud's bedroom when the president as a candidate for office. he received five years from federal prison for possession of a destruction tiv -- destructii3 device.33 yeardley love's family established a fund to build a lacrosse field at notre dame. police have charged her -e-boyfriend in her death. president obama is stepping up his response to the oil spill in the gulf. he is expected to announce new drilling estrictions today for meanwhile so far so good for the latest effort to plug that leak. bp crews began he top kill approach yesterday by pumping mud into the blown out well. they say they shouud know later today or tomorrow if this technique will stop the oil leak. %-the gulf affects everyone. now two maryland companies are trying to help out. joel d smith is live in sykesville where they're preparing to send desaster relief products to the alabama coast today. good morning, joel. >> reporter: good morning, patrice. this is some of the equipment that will be sent to the gulf. this stuff will be there in just a couple of days and load it up a little bit. these are ovenssand a lot of stuff here. we have a dishwasher right here and stuff hat specialized in because they have done thhs before. we got tom here with reynolds solutions. you have been in the business of this for a while. how did they find you. for katrina for desaster work hurricane. when this came up, they gave us a holler and away we went. >> reporter: you are sending a lot of sttff, give me an idea of what you are sendinn. >> ovens and refrigerator freezers and air-conditioners and generattrs and he dishwashers. >> reporter: why is the stuff way to maryland to get it. >> we will alk about the dishwasher for a second. there's not manyypeeple with a portable dishwasher. this thing does 1200 dishes per hour. >> reporter: they will be taking the needs of thousandd of people, right? >> yes, this will be cleaning plates forrthe people -- they are doing 2,000 meals a ddy and they got to clean up the dishes. >> reporter: this is for one camp. it could be for six months. it's a lucrative thing for this company but they happen to be a part of he clean up as well. joel dfl!d smith, fox 45 morning news. america has spoken and lee dewyze is your new american idol. is lee dewyze [ cheering ] >> but there was another star in american iiol last night. it as the judde we all love to hate. simon cowell's last shhw. -fter 9 seasons of dishing out the dirt, the touggest man on the judge's panel is retiring from idol. one judge who has been with hhm from the very beginning has mixed feelings about seeing him goo >> it's a bittersweet thhng. i'm happy for him, because e're losing ur mentor and a great guy ann u one of my dearest friends in the world. we're still to be friends forever. he is my boy. we're going to partyytonighh.úi. about leaving the show that made him a star here in the u.s. >> i wonder if he is going to misssit? >> he s abbolutely, i'm sure he is. >> stay tuned for fox 45 morning news for continuing coverage of the party isn't over. candace dood will join us live from hollywood with more on what you didn't see after the show. that is coming upplater thisú hour..3 we're allo continuing our phone poll with yyur reaction to %-so far 48% of you agree that e %-52% of you say that crystal should have won. give us a call at (410)481-4545. we will uudate the nnmbers during the show. the oil spill has brought strange phrases with it. thh so-calleddtop kill. >> hhw late night comedians are making fun of it all. >> reporter: i'm r8b it's a hole-in-one, you can have a great golf game and help animal abuss. >> jessica starr is live at the hometown hot spot. good morning, jess and you have a friend with you. he is super cute.now. this is such a great cause. you can come down to any of the five golf courses and any of h3 proceeds will go to barcs. this morning i'm joined by the chair of an tie animal abuse. tell me about this cutie. >> this is one f 800 cats at barcs. he is available for adoption. i suspect somebody is going to be very happy with they adoptú him. >> reporter: tell e aaout how the proceeds are gging to be used at barcs. >> barcs is the largest animal shelter in the city. -hey take care of 11,000 animals in the year. unfortunately many of the animals they get have been abused. they help to take carr of them if they have medical problems or signs avenu of abuse. >> reporter: cash s up for adoption anddyou can call bbrcs. you can log on to our website for more information on this event which is foxbbltimore.com/morning. for now we're going toss it to everyone in the studio this morning. ú% jess, want to say goodbye to you. i can't believe we'rr having to -ay this but this is your last day with us on the morning show. >> reporter: i can't believe this. the three years went by so fast. i have had so much fun and i'm so grateful for evvrything and all tte times i have haddin the morning hours anddall the crazy things with all the hot spots and all of different things e have been to and all the crazy things i have done, too. ú% we weren't going to tell anybody about those. >> and jessica, ou have been a great co-worker and a great friend, too. we re going to miss you more than american idol is going to miss simon cowell. >> absolutely. >> we are going to miss our starr. >> oh. >> she is off to do great things. she is getting married and having a great time. >> not bad. >oot here what we're dealing with outdoors is look at a dry scan on sky hd radar is going to be a very nice looking day to start the dayyand throughout most of the day before ttunderstorms move in later this let's take a look at the bigger picture. %-there in the way of a slight risk of severe weether in virginia and allo down through north carolina and south carolina as well. we might have a strong storm or even a severe thunderstorm still even though we're not in the slighh risk area. keep an eye later on..3 winds are calm, 53% relaaive humidity, ann dew point is in the 60s. it's a humid one. 83 degrees in baltimore, and the 87 in d.c., anddthe same forú ú%lisbury. oakland 68 degrees aad you can see we have a flash--lood watch even though we're not xpecting a lot of rain through the day. when we get rain if we do get a thunderstorm moving through. it could be a short period of time. that area where we could see as much as a half an inch of rain over today and maybe even tomorrow, too. here is what we have in terms of the other situation out there witt the jet stream that is well to the nooth that is allowing for a lot of warm air once agai3 and moving in here. we are ookiig at temperatures nnar 900degrees, a frontal boundary coming in the ooposite direction. that cold front is going to bring us a direction of the thunderstorms as the front advances. that's a possibility for the 4-7:00 p.m. time, a best chance thunder. high temperature of northeast wind 5 of it 10 mile 5-10 miles. 90 degrees for the central part of the state, a late day shower and thunderssorm possible. western part of maryland getting up o 88 degrees. then we're looking at tonight with an evvning shower or thunderrtorm that could be strong, maybe even evere and %-we will still have ssooers let overnight into your friday. -omorrow, though, a cooler day. 70 deerees with a better chance of showers and then 76 degrees, can't rule out a lingering shower early, buu then we're looking at dry conditions throogh the weekend. lookinggat mostly clear skies, memorial day 88, and tuesday and showers on wednesday. you happen to be headed own to ocean city, 69, cooler on saturday with a thunderstorm chance,,drying out mostly clear, 78 for sunday and memorial ddy 82 degrees down at ocean city. iradar is available at foxbaltimore.com. you can use fox 45's power dueful doppledoppler radar to tg storms. go to foxbaltimore.com and lic3 on iradar. nowwlauren cooke is here with a check on your traffic edge. lauren? >> reeorter: thank you. we are still dealing with heavy delays on the northeast corridor of 95. speeds are clocking in at 5 miles per our along the southbound lanes. as we take a look at route 43, you will see just how much traffic there is out there. unfortunately will the delays will extend to joppa road.3 if you're traveling the parkway at parkville, speeds are clocking in at 28 miles per hour at harford road. as we make our way to the west watch out for n accident in the city right on north charles street at east 22nd street. that's a look at the morning travelss patrice and megan, back to you. thank you, lauren. coming up in the oil pill in the gulf is no laughing what they think is so funny coming up next. the winner of american ido idol 2010 is. >> it's lee who is the new american idol. candace dold is jjining us live 3 how slick are you when it comes to oil spill lingo. terms that we haveenever heard before are going out of our lips. >> words like top kill are being spewed all over t.v. and some are finding humor in the unusua3 lingo. >> just saying it sounds like top gun. >> top kill.ú >> top kill the option of choice right now. wasn't the first term that came gushing out of our mouths. >> the top hat, yes, what a -reat idea. it's the only thing that keeps mr. peanuts from spewing deadly peanut jjiie into the atmosphere. >> reporter: it's the for the containnenttdome that would stop the leak. >> containment dome is a great name for a don condom. >> reporter: the other phrase that comes spilling out. >> a junk shot.ll a junk shot. >> the junk shot. >> it's getting out of the imo and paparazzi managed to get a junk shot. >> reporter: sometimes theú lingo gets confusing. whether it's the top kill or the junk shot. >> reporter: and the term are combined. top hat, top kill, junk shot. everyone at twitter and sseaking of twitter, a spoof dp ttitter account has been killinggthe real bp twitters following. the ocean looks a bit slimmer today dressing it in black really ddd the trick. and catastrophe, it's a strong word. let's all agree to call it whoopsie daisy. you're not seeing bp doing commerccals noo, but in the past -- there was one that posed the queetion. >> whaa would you . >> reporter: the sscond citt comedy cast has its own version. >> you know every choice we make affects the environment. >> i think we cannmake offshore drilling safe. >> our fossil fuels as cllan as possible is our oil as clean as possible. >> repprter: and bill mars suggesting ad. %-news.ust be glad weedon't make >> reporter: ttere's antibp ú%shirts galore. why folks wwnt to the gulf coast and all they got was this lousy white t-shirt. so far no top hats for tail sale. >> we the top hat sittinggon the flooo. >> reporter: get it out before it gets too wet for fred to wear. >> jeanneemose, cnn new york. coming up so you think can you dance. how you can groove your ay to a free wii. on us. it's official lee dewyze is your get the best bang ffr your buck. kelly blue book is out with the the company is making its executive he ha editorial availe for that. >> we want to know what made the list this yeer. >> the one if ittfront of me made the list certainll. that is the 2011 ford fiesta. of course, we every year we at kelly blue book try to identify the cars under $18,000 that not only are great transportation and great value but have the cool factor. thii ford foy fiestt and has not that list. one of the reasons is the great driving dynamic. it has the european kind of feel kind of a trotttr better handling vehicle that we think will really resonate in the marketplace. when you look at the interior of the vehicle, the same things holds true. this is a very, very good--ooking interior, well designed, and very functionall it doesn't scream cheap that is for sure. weethink that is going to play well in the marketplace. it has things like ford sync. it allows you to connect blue tooth deeices, ipod or mp3 player and all of that cannbe voice activated which works well and keeps getting added features. this is going to be a big winner we think. >> that technology is huge right now. i like the way it looks. the color is hot. my question tooyou is whyú $18,000? why is that the barrier for this -ist? >> weedecided that 18 snowdz was an affordable price. we have been sticking with 18 nowdz. i think the original boggy was $15,000 and we had to bump it up a little bit. that was sevvral years now. and what we are seeing is this -n affordable price range and a lot of action is going on in the marretplace n this price range. ú%'s a great spot for the marketplace. -or instance, this alantra touring under $18,000. it's a station wagon configuration. it's a hyundai, so there's extra value in terms of features and lengthy warraaty. the driving dine of this --3 dynamic, too. we like it better than the station wagon than the hhtcc back and sedan version of this vehicle. >> i wanteddto get one more question. any of them fuul efficient? i know that is a big thing with the envvronment. >> reporter: the fiesta is the elantra30 miles per hour. the mitsubishi that we're going to talk abbut terrific in terms great car to drive. just a lot of fun to drive, too. just a great bunch of value in terms of features offered, fuel economy. >> woww >> safety equipment. this vehicle has electric stability control tandard, 152-horsepower, a lot of terrific stuff available. >> it's amazing all that is cap there and under $18,000.ú >> i think want to come and join you and test drive some of them. >> please do that. i can show you around town, too. >> souuds good to me. thank you, jack. you are watching fox 45 morning news, all local all welcome back to ffx 45.3 you are taking a ive look out in ho hollywood. >> look at that, is that the newest american idol. >> that looks like him. >> he is talking to all of reporters. >> e is big time now. >> that will stay with im for sometime i would assume. -p>> this is right outside of t3 nokia theaterr >> we are going to catch up wii3 candace because she is a part of the paparazzi ouu there. first we will check in wiih meteorologist steve fertig. >> i think that was lee. it was like, lee. >> we can't do anything with the heat. we can't get rid of it because it's coming. it's 82 degrees this morning. it's going to get warmer near 90 degrees once again. here is the 82 downtown. 77 in washington d.c. and the same for salisbury and with it comes a chance of showers and thunderstorms today as the warm front slams into the warm moist air. 90 degrees for the high like yesterday another hot day but more likely to see the thunderstorms later in the afternoon or evening. we will get you detaiis on thee3 timeframe on that in just a bit. with the traffic edge. >> reporter: thank you steve. we are dealing ith congestion on the northeast corridor of 95. speeds are clocking in at 45 miles per hour. the southbound lanes are goiig to be jack packed. we do have problems to tell you about on the beetway. we have an accident along the inner loopplanes at 83 that you do want to watch out for. unfortunately we're dealing with a good bii of volume on the outer loops from 95 to 83. we're looking at an average speed of 27 miies per hour. things will ease up as you make %-you're looking at aa 8-minute drive speeddof gee miles per hour. as -- gee miles pe 53 miles per. from 795 you're looking at a 16 minute ride with an average speed of 55 miles per hour. that's a look at the traffic report. ♪ %-♪ ameeica has a new idol. >> the winner of american ido idol 2010 is lee deeyze. >> lee dewyze beat out crystal bower sox for the tttle. >> there was a more memorable moment than his, simmn cowell tú a moment to address america on his last nnght.ú and the judge goo a lill a litt, emotional. >> i didn't think i was going to be this emotional but i genuinely am. i just want to say great to hav3 this little one back. what paula said is true. the shoo goes forward,,it will be different. but i just want to thank you from the bottom of my heart ffr [ cheering ] >> and everyone the sense -- your sense of humor. that is what has been the best part, seeing those contestants hhs made the show. the truth is when everyone asks who is going to be -- who's going to replace me, who's going to be the best judge, the truth is you guys are the best judge you have done a incredible job over theeyears. >> simon plans to return to t.v. late next year with his new shoú -he x factor but for idol fans there can never be another simon cowell. >> i wonder how many people will like it or if tte show will be able to continue wittout him. >> don't know. >> andace has been at hollywood eall week. she was rrght there last night for the american idol finale. >> she oins us, candace i'm sure very exciting still. >> reporter: ggod morning, it is. -t's very early in the morning. it's still dark out but there's a lot of excitement going on. we doohave crystal nd lee that are in this media central area at the nokia theater. they're doing interviews. this is still a media frenzy. anotherrthing you have to think about, it's 5:30 in the morning. those two are already here. they got their makeup smacked on their face early in the morning and oh the glamour ife of holllwood, they're already doing interviews now. really, to be honest with you, they're both happy for each other. i talked with them last night right afterwards. and crrstal said i was happy when confetti was coming down because i knew that confetti was for me as well. you know, we actually have the one -- the american idol lee dewyze is with us now. congratulations on everything.3 >> thank you very much. >> verivery emotional night for. what were you thinking in the final moments? >> just thankful for the whole thing. just what a relief. it's all been worth it. that's kind of how i felt. it was so worth it. this prosecute sees has beee amazing -- process has been amazing. i couldn't ask for more. this is the ups and downs of it all and getting through it and thht is what i'm going to do. i'm going to make an albummand tour and do all of those thinns. i'm lookkng forward to doing that. >> after tuesday's performancc some people said that crystal dominated show. there was talk going back and forth. did you have any doubt after tuesday night? >> no, i was happy with what i did. crystal diddamazing. there's no question about that. she is an amazing artist. i respect her huge. but you know, i think all season i put myself ouu there. whether it was the way i was arranging songs r the way i got -nto my music, i like being connected. yo! i'm out there.3 aa far as the last performmnce i went out there and did what i can do the same as everybody else would try their hardest in anything aad happy with the results. >> last night of was a big night for you but it was a big night for simon cowell. let's take a look back. how has he impacted your life. >> he is a genuine honest person. he gave his critics the way he did. i'm glad. that is what yyu come out heree you have t able to take to be ae that. that is big part of that, be able to take criticism and not shy away from it. thaa is the part of the process3 is putting yourself out there and take the risk. >> reporter: i got to ask you, how do you feel. >> i feel reat..3 i got one hour of sleep but that's a good reason to be tired. >> reporter:: well deserved. thatts it, baltimore. you heard it from your new winner l lee dewyye. >> this is going to be his life this is what it's all about for him. >> reporter: exaatly. it's a whirlwind. you have to think that they have been in this idol bubble for so long now, months and months of press, promos and everything else. i thinn they need to kind of have a little bit of time to breathe and then -- oh, byway, it's back out on the ouu.3 they will be if baltimore in mid-july. he will be there to see us. we will bring that to you as well. that's it here from hollywood. i'm on my ay back to charm city. >> we want you to back. you did a great job out there. >> thank you, candace. talk aboutalk about needinga vacation. she needs one and so do the contestants. >> do you agree with america's decision. you can post your comments on our facebook page. -o to facebook.com slarve.com/br send us a tweee at fox baltimore. we are continuing a look at poll with yoor reaction to america's decision. 48% of you agree that lee should have won the title but 52% of you still say that crystal should have won. >> crystal wishes that all of those people would have voted last night. know doing? swinging and jumping with the paper jam. i'm going in. troubleshooting runs on dunkin'. america runs on dunkin'. with our new iced dark roast coffee. it's a bolder blend of america's favorite coffee on ice. grab a delicious cup today. america runs on dunkin'. hurry in today and try the new iced dunkin' dark roast. >>842 cloct thursda8:42 on this. we will ave all of the right conditions out thereewith warm temperatures and approaching front. 82 is our temperature riggt ow with partly cloudy skies. winds are calm and humidity 53%. 42 is the dew point. it humid and allow for the instability that could proouce thunderstorms. 82 in baltimore and 77 for d.c., 72 at hagerstown. we got a chance for thunderstorms and it may bring with it heavy rain for a short during a. flash watch in place on the north side of the chesapeake bay and to the north and east of it, and harford county over to howard couuty to anne arundel, howard and montgomery, too. here is the cold front approaching, 4 to 7:00 p.m. is the likely time for the thunderstorms. it could extend later than that. as the low pressure follows up we get shower chances for friday as well. here is what we're expecting, eastern shore high temperature of 84 degrees with a late chance of late day thunderstorms.ú 90-degree mark, yesterday 91, today we're thinking about 90 with a thunderstorm chance. backkto the west we go. high temperature there close to the same, 88 ddgrees also a late day shower aad thunderstorm possible. tonight we can't rule out thunderstorms that could be strong as t to severr. as we look ahead to the next several daas, cooler tomorrow but showers continuing then aathough the thunderstorms should be over. 76 degrees on saturday with3 partly cloudy skies. 83 for sunday, and memorial day 88, and 85 thunderstorms on tuesday and 80 degrees withh3 shower chances on wednesday. now we need to check in with lauren cooke is in here for the candace dold. she has the traffic edge. lauren. >> reporter: thank you, steve. we are dealing with several accidents. we have a crash at middle river at bird river road at ebbnezer %-we're dealing with slow speeds on the northeast corridor of 95. here is a live look at the whitemarsh area. you will see the southbound lanes are jam packed. speeds are clocking in t only 5 mills per hour right now. they'reedealing with a good bit of volume, too, on the beltwaa traveling in parkville where speeds are looking, they're clocking ii at 35 miles per hour at hhrford road as we check in and take a liveelook. you will see the outer loop lanes are going to be pretty busy as you make the push toward towson. we're dealing with n accident in towson right on the inner expressway.at the harrisburg you do want to watch out for an in the city that is going to be right on north charles street at east 22nd street. problems to report -- no toward east fayette street. that's a look at the morning travels, patriie and megan back to you. tte summer season is about to kickoff here on fox 45. ♪ ♪ the season premier offso you think you can dance is tonight at 8:00 and one lucky viewer will be able to dance with the best of them.ú >> it's our we cannot wait for contest. one viewer will win a nintendo system, a wii fittplus and a just dance video game and an ipod ano. just watch the season premier of so you think you can dance and tomorrow morning. go to foxbaltimore.com for the rules. cominn up who says rockkng chairs re for old men. >> he is probably the oldest guy in the league. >> what has this 87 years old has fought off to stay to active. next enjoy a great meal and savv the dough, wl@ ey, it's half off. the stripes and stars dining deal hhs a deal for you. you can get a $50 certificate. and you're already hard at work cooking ssuff here. hello to ll of you. what is this that we have going that is sizzling right here. >> this issthe blackened new york strip. we do it a couple of different wwys. today we're going to fill it up with mus mushrooms nd onions. >> you have a three day special. >> we are going to do porter houses. primeeribs, fillets and the whole deal. we try it and people like it. >> do they now? >> yeah. >> how long is that going to take to cooo up? >> about 5 minutes. >> while you're finishing uup3 with that. talk about the other thinns tha3 we see over here, because it al3 looks delicious. >> this is our crab cake. ú%is is verr popular. this is the loaded chicken which is chicken barbeque sauce and onions. >> and the girls said they tried anddloved it. that's a winner. >> this is our other popular, ú%lled pork sandwich with the barbeque sauce with onion rings, it's very op a popular. >> talk about the specials. you always have things going on? >> we have a fairly large facility. we're located off 95 up toward bel air. we also have lin tour golf, batting cagee and we can we get fairly large groups and ww have camp specials and group events. it's been a real nice facility for a venture of thaa size. ú% now that we're headed into the summer months and kids are looking for things to do and parents are looking for things to do with their kids that's a grrat activity for them. how are we doing with the steak here. >> we're doing good. >> reporter: it looks very >> it does. >> reporter: i'm a little congested so i donnt smell itta3 much. >> let's put it on a plate and ú%ve you an idea. >> reporter: whennyou plate it off like that, it's fabulous. you can get $50 worth of this food for $25. how gouw g go wrong with all of? you are going to be jam packed with people ffr the holiday weekend. >> the weather is going to be a little crazy -- if the weather is nice ii's going to be crazy. >> reporter: the weather is nice so expect to be crazy. to get tte half when you think about an 7 years old man, you might think about someone who sits in a >> you don't have to be 87 for that one. >> you probably don'ttthink of3 someone who is out there doing sports. >> but one san antonio man can't get enough athleticccompetition. we have a story that maa inspire you to get moving. >> reporter: when this team for 75 yeaas old takes to the -ield the second base men is a bit out of his league. -p>> he is probably the oldest y in the league. ú% reporter: it's not just hard on his sleeve. it's his age on his back. at 87, adolf hoffman lays softball. >> are you the oldest ppayer. >> reporter: hoffman played ball when he was young but then came family and wook. >> i picked up it again at 80. >> you already made it to -econd. >> reporter: he did it to get in shape. >> and the competition cameú abouu and ittwas fineeto nn end. >> okaa, adolf, here we go baby. >> never drank, never smoked. >> reporter: but has not been without problems. >> i this a triple bypass surgery in 2001. >> reporter: as amazing as it for first base. hoffman competed in the senior olympics. >> reporter: ast year at 86. >>7 medals out of 9. >> reporter: now he is in training for the 2211 games worring out alongside high school athletes. >> most are not poll vaulting. they're. >> reporter: he is not worried about hurting himself now..3 >> i should have been in high school. >> reporter: hoffman hopes to break the world record for his age. he would alsoolike to become the more senior n the world's senior series. the man who makes hoffman'sú uniform changes is number every year. >> he is going to have to change -t until i get to 89. somebody is going to have to take over to 100. i love it. >> good for him. >> yesterday we had the 103 years old driving the cad de. >> he needs to wear a helmet, though. ú%> working for the weekend especially when it's a holiday weekend. thh nice weather is eventually in store. >> absolutely. today. 99 degrees is where we're headed with that comee a lot of instability and a chance of thunderstooms later in the afternoon or evening. stay tuned for fox 455morning news at 5:30 ffr eveloping storms. cooler and 76 on saturday, a lingering shower early, but 83 on sunddy and 88 for memorial day and mid-800 the ress of the day. >> nice memorial day weekend. >> very nice. right now.he talk of the country lee dewyze and you might be able to have a chance to see him live and in person because american idol will be at the mariner arena on saturday july 24th. we're giving away tickets this week. just be the 10th caller right now at (410)481-4545 and you're going to get a pair of tickets to that show. we're also going to give way tickett again tomorrow and tomorrow morning we will draw a name rom among those winners and that person is going to get baak seat passes for the show theree >> they get a cool deal. >> that's pretty good. >> i can't believe it. americannidol is over. another season done. >> simon is out of there. >> whatever will weedo?ú >> we will go out and eejoy the weather. we will see you back here

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