spent the last two days trying to reign in skeptical tea party members, who say the cuts are still not enough. >> it's time to call the questions. >> the democrats say speaker daner's bill has no chance of clearing the senate. but that does not mean republicans will have wasted their time. there's still a chance of final compromise could be crafted and ended before the august 2nd deadline. >> senator harry reid says his man represents a true compromise and is the best choice. >> democrats are not willing to put our economy on the line. >> reporter: u.s. treasury officials have already started deciding which bills will get bade -- paid, and which one won't, if congress fails to raise the debt limit by tuesday. jay dow, wjz eyewitness news. >> and this is a live look right now at the discussions in the house on boehner's budget plan. senate majority reid said if the house passes the bill, the senate will take it up immediately and defeat it tonight. armed and dangerous. an awol soldier is arrested near fort hood. megan mccorkell has more. meghan? >> reporter: private first class abdoe admits he was planning an attack on fort hood. he had been awol since july 4th. the room was filled with a large a sennal of -- arsenal of bomb-making materials. a clerk at the gun store where major nidal hassan brought weapons, alerted police to abdoe. private abdoe went awol earlier this month, after being charged with child pornography of the >> major nidal hassan faces a possible offense for the rampage at fort hood. victims identified. three shot to date on nicholas avenue earlier this week. 58-year-old billy ray lovic. and his daughter, tamika gibbs. and 27-year-old michael jones died from gunshot wounds to the head. the bodies of the men were found inside the home. gibbs was alive -- but died at the hospital. a suspected brothel in baltimore county. federal agents bust the business they say was disguised as an asian massage parlor. it happened in overlea. police believe it is part of a prostitution network. >> federal agents used wire taps and gps devices to monitor this. >> reporter: this is surveillance video reportedly from inside one of the massage parlor, fronts for what one of the states calls a multistate prostitution network. they say one of the brothels was right here. the women would come in the back and provide sex to men throughout the night. those who lived nearby knew something was suspicious but never expected -- suspected this. >> we thought it was a massage parlor but it was always open at night. we were like, that's weird. >> reporter: authorities arrested five men in connection with the ring they say stretched from maryland, pennsylvania, new york, new jersey, and right here in the heart of overlea. they say the women would get to keep their trips. many of the women were flown in from asia. the feds say they were illegal aliens. >> basically, they were holding them as indentured slaves. >> reporter: prosecutors say the operation made more than $1 million a year. >> reporter: court records say the women were mostly kept inside the business so as not to draw attention to it. mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> mike also tells us the women reportedly worked several westbounds at one location before being shuffled to the next one. a cat is intentionally set on fire. on tuesday, the burning kitten ran by two men in the 2400 block of lulen avenue. -- lewellen avenue. the cat rolled on the flames and put it out. the cat is burned on both its back and belly. if you have any information about this animal abuse, you're being asked to call 911. the maryland college of arts gets its largest donation ever. a trustee donated $10 million to the school. the money will be used for graduate students and to fund scholarships. clouds move in. and we're expecting more heat. bob is here with the updated numbers from first warning weather. bob? >> actually, yes. it's a lot more humid today. and the temperatures running close to what they were yesterday. temperature-wise, we're at 88. yesterday, at the same time, we were just about 89, so pretty close. but the dew point yesterday was in the 50s. right now, it's at 70. which makes it 88, when you combine the moisture, feel like 94 in d.c., feels like 100, easton, 99. now, tomorrow, temperatures going to be running maybe as much as 10 degrees higher than today and with the same dew point. that means a heat advisory will be going into effect tomorrow, from 11:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. you can see most of the state, except the really far western maryland. temperatures tomorrow, upper 90s. the record tomorrow is 99. we might each get to -- even get to that. with high humidity. it's going to feel like 105, 106, 107. tomorrow is one of those days, we really have to take it easy. >> let's check on the roads now with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. hi, kristy. >> hi, vic. hi, everyone. on the inner loop, we already have delays there. it will take you about 10 minutes to get through. over on the west side inner loop, some slowing there from 70 to liberty road. average speed at this point, about 70 miles per hour. west outer loop. that's at security boulevard. and northbound 95, another crash there at 175, with traffic backed up to route 32. in the harford county area, in bel air, an accident fountain green road, at foxboro drive in timonium. and we have three to report in baltimore city. west northern parkway at falls road. east colson road. and also, reisterstown road. let's now take a live look. you can see plenty of congestion there on the beltway, west of york road. this traffic report is brought to you by triple a. visit triple a.com, use it for all it's worth. back to you. ranks -- ravens are getting back to business. players hit the field today in the 41st off season practice. flacco in uniform and working out. the players are talking right now about the first practice. wjz is at the ravens training facility. sports director mark viviano will have a live report coming up at 5:00 and 6:00. ever wonder what the animals at the maryland zoo do now. it is staying open every thursday in august. the zoo is also offering discount tickets purchased at the gates on tuesdays. and still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at 4:00. seriously injured. wait until you hear what jeopardy host alex trebek did to wind up in the hospital. if you bought an airline ticket over the weekend and now, you might get some of your money back. we'll explain. i'm ron matz, with the john brown liberty ship, as history sails into the inner harbor. the story coming up, here on wjz. and it is a mostly cloudy afternoon. and the mercury is about to climb again. the updated weather forecast is coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, here's something you don't see every day. an elephant storms in hungary. this elephant was making a break for it. sandra, the elephant was wearing decorations she apparently didn't like. so she shakes them off. she was caught before anyone was hurt. the clue is -- he was caught trying to catch a robber. the answer is, how was alex trebek injured? long-time jeopardy host splained how he tore his achilles tendon. >> until my achilles tendon ruptured and i fell in an ignominious happy. [ applause ] >> reporter: police recovered most of his possessions, but the not the bracelet his motor had -- mother had given to him several years ago. trebek is expected to be in a cast six weeks. you might get some money back. betty nguyen explains, it's because congress couldn't agree on a plan to keep the faa running. the friendly skies aren't so welcoming right now. as of last friday, the federal aviation administration has been on a partial shutdown. and as a result, the taxes they normally collect on airfares are on hold. but instead of passing that savings onto the consumer, in the form of ticket prices, most airlines have raised their fees to make up the difference. >> instead of helping the people, they are just looking out for themselves. >> reporter: transportation secretary ray lahood agrees. >> average citizens who are planning family vacations on airlines, can little afford to pay an additional cost on their ticket. >> and those additional costs are adding up to big profits. $200 million a week, from the extra $2 on every ticket sold. a few aren't raising fares. alaska, hawaiian and spirit, who even started a website called don't tax me bro to encourage everyone to fight the increase. but not everyone is hopeful. >> you gotta take it because not a lot else you can do. >> reporter: with the debt crisis taking center stage, it seems the legislative stalemate that caused the shutdown will continue, with no relief in sight for flyers or their wallets. betty nguyen, wjz eyewitness news. >> today, they urged the faa to get back in business putting 1700 more workers back on the job. a roller coaster day on wall street. [ stocks bells ringing ] >> dow was up this morning. dow was down 62. s&p was off 4. but the nasdaq was up a point. let's go to new york right now, where alexis christoforous has tonight's cbs money watch update. some upbeat news on the job market helps stocks, despite the debt deadlock in washington. the numbers of americans fell last week to below 400,000 for the first time last month. it's a sign that employers are laying off fewer workers. and for the second straight month, more americans signed contracts to buy homes. pending sales rose 2 1/2%. but experts say that's still not enough to signal a rebound in the weak housing market. higher oil prices pushed exxon mobil's prices up last quarter. the oil giant earned more than $10.5 billion from march to june. that's still less than what wall street was expecting. and ford can't make enough focus cars to keep up with demand. equipment problems have caused a shortage of dashboards. and the company is working to fix the problem. dealers have been forced to put some customers on wait lists. the focus was the best-selling car last year. and that's your money watch. for more, head to cbsmoneywatch.com. at the new york stock exchange, i'm alexis christoforous. she's a piece of living history. and for the next four days, you'll have a chance to see her at the inner harbor. ron matz has more at the john w. brown, one of only two liberty ships still sailing. >> reporter: the john w. brown made an entrance. all 441 feet of her. >> it is huge. very, very impressive. very impressive. i was glad i was here to see it. >> reporter: the historic ship was built at baltimore's bethlehem shipyard and launched in 1942. she was one of the heroes of world war ii. captain richard bowman. >> she made 13 trips to the mediterranean. was involved in the invasion of southern france and the battalion campaign. >> she fell into disrepair, until a dedicated group of project liberty ship volunteers brought her to baltimore. >> she was scheduled for scrap. and in the reserve fleet in norfolk. and guys got together and put a plan together and, you know, have been very successful. >> reporter: seeing her arrive was a thrill. for many standing at the harbor wall. >> amazing ship. that's beautiful. that's why i'm here today. >> reporter: the john brown's all-volunteer crew had sailed her over 23,000 miles, visiting 29 ports in the u.s. and canada. >> of course, our mission is to commemorate and memorialize the men and women who built, defended and sailed these ships during the second world war. >> reporter: ron matz, wjz eyewitness news. >> the john brown will be docked at the west wall in the inner harbor through sunday. for more information, log onto wjz.com. and click on the scene on section. coming up on eyewitness news at 4:00. i'm andrea fujii. we're getting a first look at the memorial of the anniversary. that's ahead on wjz eyewitness news. confessed mass murderer. details from police in the horrific massacre in norway. pleasant temperatures. how hot is it going to get? wjz is always on. for the top stories on wjz.com, for updates and instant first- warning weather forecast, click on wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, here's a live look outside right now. where soon they'll be playing football. >> it will be hot, until september maybe. always take a look at radar. clouds in the region. just to the north of our region. showers and some small thundershowers. just across the border there. literally, sliding off to the east. you folks in extreme northern baltimore. might see some showers in the next hour or two. i think that's pretty much it. most of these will pass just north of the region over the next few hours. so it's possible somebody might get some showers. had quite a few clouds. temperature-wise, you've been held down. luckily, we're expecting temperatures in the 90s. only 88 now. but it is a lot more humid. yesterday, humidity was around 30%. remember? now it's up to 57. dew points in the mid-50s right now. it's up to 71. that's the difference we talked about yesterday. but such a difference. because now, 88 with a dew point of 71, feels like 94. yesterday, at 90 degrees. it felt like 87 in reverse. that's what the dew point does. hold barometer, holding steady. 91 in cumberland. ocean city, coming in at 85 degrees. locally, mid- to upper 80s. across the board over there in pennsylvania, temperatures in the 80s. with all of those clouds dropping showers. right now, temps in the south. that brought the more humid air in our region. now, this is sort of like the ring of fire. significantly cooler. see that boundary line. seeing new showers and thunderstorms break out. pretty close to us, as you saw. tomorrow, maybe another chance of thundershower. better chance on saturday. all of these clouds spinning to the north. it's a lot cooler out there. look at all of these showers. new jersey, new york, maybe northern delaware. tomorrow, looks like we'll be just in that southwest flow, long enough for temperatures to spike in the upper 90s. record high tomorrow is 99. it will turn less humid and a slightly cooler air mass for the weekend. southwest winds bring that heat in, at 5 to 10 knots tomorrow on the bay. tonight, maybe a shower north. otherwise, partly cloudy, 72 and humid overnight. tomorrow, a hot and humid day. heat advisory tomorrow afternoon. upper 90s. once again, the look of tomorrow is only 99. that's pretty low, actually. we may get to that. and then it will cool down somewhat this weekend. >> okay. thank you, bob. don't mistonight's -- miss tonight's cbs primetime lineup. followed by eyewitness news at happen:00. -- at 11:00. we'll bring you saturday afternoon and sunday afternoon's games at 1:00 here on wjz. bob schieffer has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. all over the country, drivers are caught by traffic cameras and pay fines, sometimes up to $500. we'll tell you about a new controversy over whether these tickets can be enforced. and why people in at least one city are demanding their money back. that story tonight on the cbs evening news. speaking out. the woman accusing dominique strauss-kahn of rape has something to say. coming up. boosting your gas mileage. how does 55 miles per gallon sound? that story as eyewitness news continues. and a judge in london is riding the investigation. eyewitness news at 4:00 continues with denise after ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, it is 4:29. 88 degrees and overcast. hello. thanks for staying with eyewitness news. i'm denise koch. here's what people are talking about. britain's simmering phone hacking scandal erupts today. a judge is digging deeper into the case to see if the country needs tougher media regulation. tina kraus reports from london. >> reporter: the british judge, leading the first public hearings into the fine hacking scandal, says he will be demanding evidence from witnesses. >> it may be tempting for a number of people to close ranks and suggest the problem is or was local to a small group of journalists then operating "news of the world." >> the investigation will look into the media's relationship with the public, police and politicians. >> very, very serious. >> parliament-grilled rupert murdoch and his son james last week. journalists said they are accused of hacking the voice mails of murder and terror victims. the government-backed investigations will look into allegations of eavesdropping at other media outlets, too. several journalists are on the panel to help police chiefs, to help expose corrupt practices. >> reporter: police investigations are also under way to hacking and bribery within the force. scotland yard is reenforcing its officers. >> let me assure you, corruption is no way endemic within the police department. >> he regrets senior officers allowed senior executives to wine and dine them. he says an ethical adviser is now instructing the force as scotland yard is working to reenforce its reputation. >> once the public hearings begin in september, britain is giving the panel 12 months to produce its first report. police in norway have called off the search for victims in last week's deadly shooting rampage. meghan mccorkell is in the newsroom with more information. >> reporter: police say they're done combing the island. but forensic experts are searching a nearby lake for victims who may have drowned. police arrested 32-year-old anders brevic on the island. he admitted to shooting 68 people there, and killing 8 others in a bombing in oslo. >> i can now confirm that the search has ended. and he has been handed over to the local protective guards. >> reporter: brevic is now being held in solitary confinement in a prison near oslo. police will interview him for a second time tomorrow, denise. >> thank you, meghan. it is still unclear whether brevic acted alone. will the hotel maid who accused dominique strauss-kahn maid an emotional appeal today. the woman claims strauss-kahn tried to rape her at a hotel in manhattan. but the head of the international monetary fund denies those accusations. prosecutors have denied the maid's cribility -- credibility, but she says she is telling the truth. >> i have heard a lot of things people are calling me. that's why i had to be here. and let people know, a lot of things they say about me is not true. >> diallo's lawyer has promised to file a civil lawsuit against strauss-kahn in the coming days. imagine driving close to 1,000 miles on a single tank of gas. the obama administration wants to do more than imagine it. he wants those cars built. alex demetrick has a look at new fuel economy standards to be announced tomorrow. >> reporter: you have to have it if you want to drive. but what if you could go further. a lot further on a fillup. >> i think that would be terrific. it will save money on gas. >> i'm excited about that. i think it's great if it will happen. >> the obama administration thinks it can and will rule out new on friday. they have already requested 35 miles per tbalon by 2015. the white house wants that to 54.5 miles per gallon in 2025. that may seem a stretch until you see the incentive high gas prices have already created. >> i mean, we just drove down to florida. and last year, i drove my car, got 22 miles a gallon. now, i have a new car. and i was getting 30 miles a gallon. and i was very pleased with that. >> reporter: if technology brings more miles per gallon, will people be able to afford it? it's a question consumers already struggle with. >> people are going to look and say, well, i can get a vehicle that pays 25 miles per gallon for x, or they can get 30. i think they're going to go for the one that has 30. make these cars for sale at a reasonable price. >> electric cars is an example. moving cars at 3 cents a mile, is currently out of most people's price range. but proponents see cheaper battery ahead. >> by 2015, this will actually be cheaper than buying an internal combustion education car. -- engine car. >> reporter: maybe. but right now, ge is looking at something that get faster than 55 miles per gallon. >> according to the study by the research group, environment maryland, cars 60 miles per gallon, could save a driver $9,000 over the life of their car. security concerns at the calvert power plant. federal inspectors reportedly found several unspecified security deficiencies earlier this year. perhaps, they say, the scrutiny may be needed. constellation nuclear energy has already recommended the plan. they have been given 30 days to challenge the finding. 68 marylanders died in the september 11th attacks. and today, we're getting a personal look at the memorial to them. andrea fujii has the story from the inner harbor. >> reporter: the 9/11 memorial of maryland is nearly halfway complete. it's placed, aptly in front of baltimore's world trade center, and will be placed on 9/11, to mark the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. >> i think people will slow down and take a look back at where they were. >> reporter: this is what it will look like. two tons of mangled steel beams from the wreckage, purposely laid on a bed. >> when we lay down in our final resting place, it speaks. >> reporter: that steal should be arriving in late august and is said to have spanned between 94 and 96 floors of the north tower. >> reporter: the tower, maryland 9/11 survivor steve peck escaped. >> the firefighters and police officers who gave their life that day, you know, 30,000 of us got out. >> reporter: maryland victims named will -- names will be carved into the marble. and once the memorial is revealed, everyone will be able to touch part of american history. >> it's an opportunity, much like had new york, to show our appreciation for their sacrifice. >> reporter: andrea fujii, wjz eyewitness news. >> the local 9/11 ceremony will be september 11th at 3:00. and to learn more about it, go to wjz.com. well, skies are overcast in central maryland right now. but the humidity is back. wjz has weather and traffic together. bob is here with the updated numbers from first warning weather. bob? >> a quick look. a few light showers have popped up just across maryland and the pennsylvania line. take a look across northern baltimore, northern harford, and northern carroll and cecil county. very light stuff. it may last about an hour or two, as you can see, that general flow to the southeast. but basically, i'd say from westminster may see some showers between now and 7:00. temperature-wise, take a look at these numbers around the state. we're at 88 degrees right now. 88. but the dew point is up to 91, which may -- excuse me, up to 71, which makes it feel like 94 out there right now. yesterday, we had temperatures about the same as today. but actually in reverse. now, tomorrow, we're going to have to deal with hot temperatures and high humidity. so tomorrow afternoon, from 11:00 to 9:00 p.m. a heat advisory will be in effect. looks like temperatures tomorrow will reach the upper 90s. could break a record. look at only 99, by the way. and the heat index tomorrow, around 105, 106 in the afternoon. one of those days that you must take it easy. up to our north, around the philadelphia region. they have an extensive heat warning going into effect tomorrow afternoon. a little higher up there. not as severe as it was last night. but still pretty hot and humid. >> let's check on the roads now, at wjz traffic control, with kristy breslin. >> hi, denise. hi, everyone. we're still getting busy out there. cars continue to slow down if you're traveling on the north side inner loop. some brake lights as well on the outer loop. that's from cromwell bridge, to charles street. average speeds about 24 miles per hour. some congestion to watch out from wilkens avenue to liberty road. and 95 northbound, heavy there from the howard county line, up to 175. that's due to the earlier accident at 175, which is now on that right-hand shoulder. as far as accidents go, southbound on the jones falls expressway, between the beltway and ruxton road. also an accident in the white hall area. old york road at burke. and at pylesville, blocking all lanes. let's now take a live look. you can see, things still very heavy there on the beltway, west of york road. there's a look at the harrisburg expressway. you can see, an easy drive for you in both directions. this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you or someone you know has suffered a personal injury, call or visit them online for a free consultation. it is a time-honored position. put a message in a bottle and put it to sea. this week, one of those messages arrived on the coast. >> reporter: paula pierce has lived her life by the ocean. last week, it delivered a message. >> it was like being contacted from the past. >> reporter: the message came in this bottle. and it took decades to find its way back to the beach comber motel, her family's business. >> it just like jumped out off the page at me. i was like, that's my father's writing. that is my father's writing. >> reporter: sometime between 1960 and 1980, paula's father put this message in a bottle. it reads, return to 419 ocean boulevard, and receive a reward of $150 from tina, owner of the beech comber. beach comber. >> tina is her mother. and she thinks her dad wrote it to tease his wife. >> a ma'am -- message from the past like this carries a special weight. and yeah, i'm just really glad to be part of that, i guess. >> reporter: traveling direct. it's about 2,000 miles from hampton beach to turks and caicos. but no one knows how many miles that bottle logged in the 30 to 50 years it support in the atlantic ocean. >> reporter: paula's parents passed away years ago. it gave me chills. >> felt like it was sending me a message. >> her father may have sent the message as a practical joke. instead, he gave his daughter a priceless gift. >> and paula intends to keep the bottle in the family as long as she can. straight ahead on eyewitness news at 4:00. breakthrough treatment on world hepatitis, promising news for the millions who suffer. a desperate search for an 11-year-old girl in a small new england town. and it's a warm, humid afternoon. more extreme heat is on the way. and bob turk is -- has the forecast coming up. at least 67 people are dead or missing after landslides and flash floods hit south korea. it is the heaviest rainfall. almost 5,000 people have been forced from their homes. cars are destroyed. most houses without power. the damage from the storm is expected to be hundreds of millions of dollars. the military has been called in to lead a rescue and cleanup mission. well, four children are shot after a gunman opened fire in a florida public park. two masked men in cars shot at a crowd of 70 people in miami. investigators believe gang members were the targets. bullets grazed a child as young as 3 years old. police are searching for the shooters. they say it is a miracle no one was killed. the fbi and a police rescue team are searching for an 11- year-old girl missing from new hampshire. >> denise, selina katz was last seen using the family computer monday night. when her parents went to wake her the next morning, she was gone. friends and family have posted plyers. helicopters and a k-9 units are searching the area around the home. police say there is no indication that cass ran away or that another family member took her. >> thank you, meg meghan. a man in arizona confesses to killing his girlfriend then living with her corpse. >> reporter: detectives say he beat his girlfriend to death when he found out she was cheating on him. then he liched with the corpse for two months. the victim's father tipped police off when he found the corpse. a breakthrough treatment that is saving lives. >> i was looking at sirosis, liver transplant, or maybe even dying from it. >> reporter: it wasn't until 1992, after slightly elevated liver enzymes and increasing exhaustion, the doctor finally gave eric a diagnosis. he said hepatitis c. >> he want said, -- said, i wouldn't buy any 30-year bonds if i were you. i was devastated by that. >> reporter: the vihusband had been infecting his health, going from smooth and healthy to scarred and stiff. >> the numbers of deaths from hepatitis c is expected to increase from 10,000 to 12,000 a year to about 4 times that or 40,000 to 50,000 a year between 2010 and 2020, unless we do something about it. >> reporter: now something is being done. in may, the fda approved a new class of drugs, known as prottuous inhibitors. it almost doubles the secure rate to 90%. -- to 79%. >> this is a big deal. >> reporter: to prevent the virus from spreading, protease inhibitors attacks the virus needed to spread. now -- >> this is good news all around. >> reporter: this experimental sound wave scanner shows his liver has healed. >> you're definitely better. >> reporter: two weeks after the trial ended, he had no detectable virus. >> here i am now, three years later, still undetectable. i'm cured. sailing, hiking, just enjoying being retired. >> and more than 3 million americans are infected with hepatitis c. an out-of-control cloud crashed with police following a movie prier moo in holly -- premiere in hollywood. they were turned away from attending a premiere. police tried to break up the crowd by shooting rubber bullets or pellets and bean bags. the crowd smashed cars and vandalized windows. hollywood stars at the beach. >> reporter: coming up on "entertainment tonight," hollywood's worst summer beach bodies. yikes. from 90201 star to busting out of her bathing suit. ribs. tiny waistline, 21 inches around. hip bones visible. who is the painfully thin star? it's 90210 anna lynn mccord. shots like this have brought her under fire for being anorexic. but she says, i have small bones. i love to eat. her secret? portion control. next, a black bikini revealing her fuller figure. and who is the former tv sex kitten busting out of her suit? it's 57-year-old katherine bach, clearly leaving her daisy duke days behind. also tonight, oprah out in beverly hills with maria shriver and her injured son. the new video. plus, the latest on the amy winehouse investigation, and former pop stars debbie gibson and tiffany speak out on the tragedy. that and more coming up later on "entertainment tonight." >> and that's here on wjz at 7:30. bob turk has the updated first warning forecast coming right up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, [ child's voice ] ooh, that looks good. 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[ male announcer ] get your own bbq pulled pork sub at subway®. tender, slow-cooked pork with irresistibly bold barbecue sauce. subway. eat fresh®. ooh, a big change from yesterday. got gray. >> clouds there. we have a few showers that have popped up north of the city. take a look at radar. you folks in extreme northern baltimore, harford county, and cecil county. >> oh. >> look at that. it's a pool on a ship. >> now i see. >> oh, my god. >> i thought that was the pool in the city. >> i did, too. that's a pool in a very nice cruise ship. let's take a look at radar real quick. i want to show these showers that have popped up north of the city. there you go. across northern baltimore, northern harford county, cecil county, pretty much to westminster. i think you folks will see some light showers. it's not heavy stuff. but it's certainly keeping the temperatures down. bel air, galena. light showers north of the city. maybe makes its way down to the beltway. temperature-wise, 88. temperatures yesterday. but the dew points way up. yesterday was 54. now up to 71. humidity yesterday was 28, 29%. still 58%. 30 inches, holding steady. 91 in easton. 93 in washington. 79, oakland. temperatures locally in the mid- to upper 80s. further north you go, the cooler it gets with all of these clouds, showers, across north county. southeast, the south winds brought the moisture back in the air. to the north, quite a few areas of heavy rain. michigan, some spots, picked up 3 to 5 inches of rain overnight into today. it's that warm, humid air. to our north, it's cooler and dryer. that's where these showers are beginning to develop. better chance of some spots tomorrow afternoon. even better chance here on saturday, as a front will be approaching us. but tomorrow, ahead of that front, here comes the heat that has been building in the midwest. temperatures tomorrows are upper 90s. humidity again, very high, very humid conditions. tomorrow is going to be one of those very tough afternoon. -- afternoons. saturday, a chance of shower. a little less humid. heat and humidity gets suppressed down to the south. southwest winds, 5 to 10 knots. bay temp, 84 degrees. so tonight, maybe a shower. i don't think any thunderstorms. and maybe a thundershower, northeast, 72. 98 tomorrow. feeling more like 105 or 106 in the afternoon. heat advisory tomorrow afternoon. maybe a thunderstorm to help cool things down by late in the day tomorrow. hopefully that will be good. >> yeah. either that or get on that trip. >> one very, very hot date friday. >> thank you, bob. still to come on eyewitness news tonight. i'm mike hellgren in baltimore county, where the feds say this was a brothel, masquerading as a massage parlor. the dangers for women working inside. and how the feds brought it all down. medicare. it doesn't cover everything. and what it doesn't cover can cost you some money. that's why you should consider an aarp... medicare supplement insurance plan... insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. all medicare supplement insurance plans can help pay... some of what medicare doesn't, so you could save... thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket expenses. call now for this free information kit and medicare guide. if you're turning 65 or you're already on medicare... you should know about this card -- it's the only one of its kind endorsed by aarp; see if it's right for you. all medicare supplement plans let you keep your own doctor, or hospital that accepts medicare. there are no networks and no referrals needed. help protect yourself from some of what medicare doesn't pay... and save up to thousands of dollars in potential... out-of-pocket expenses with an aarp... medicare supplement insurance plan... insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. call this toll-free number on your screen now... for this free information kit, including this... medicare guide and customized rate quote. coming up next on wjz eyewitness news at 5:00. a critical vote expected any moment. wjz is following the update on capitol hill. and an international sex trafficking ring. tonight, new information about the victims. controversial comments from a city councilmember over lying to 911 operators. what he said and why, coming up on eyewitness news. check in for more on these stories and all the day's breaking news. eyewitness news at 5:00 starts now. critical compromise. the house is about to vote on the debt ceiling. >> the deadline is just days away, can congress reach a deal? >> hello, everyone. i'm vic carter. >> and i'm denise koch. kai and mary are off tonight. here's what people are talking about. >> talking about ending the debt crisis. there is a plan proposed by john boehner. they're expected to vote any minute. jay dow reports