good morning. it is june 9th. good morning, sharon. we'll check in with you in just a second. >> 94 at lunch and dinner. heat index of 80. we're going do have a heat advisory in effect noon through 8. 94 on a way to a high of 99. like yesterday a heat index of maybe 105. jessica, take it away. >> marty, thank you. let's check in with sharon at traffic control. >> not much to talk about at this hour. we have one issue a car fire, that one in the howard county area on 32 westbound. no delays though because of it. no delays on the beltway. the top and the west side at full speed. taking a live look. that is the west side at old court road. a few more cars but traffic is light. 295 at 32, also problem free. remember, wjz 13 is always on. back over to you. the weather is what people will be talking about today as marty has been telling us. this is expected to be deja vu. baltimore city schools will be letting out early. gigi barnett is in druid hill park war -- where the pools are opening. >> reporter: the city says it's a matter of safety so it's opening two ofs it pools. city pools weren't supposed to be open on a weekday until later this month, but the heat changed that. >> we have central air and thank god for the public pools being open for $1.50. that's right in our budget. >> reporter: with the heat index soaring to 106 degrees, surrounding schools dismissed early. >> kids are having a hard time concentrating. >> i'm perspiring like everyone else. >> hydrate well before going out and maybe carry a bottle of water. >> reporter: the inner harbor fountain was a big draw. >> water is splashing, everybody's having fun. >> reporter: now everybody is getting ready to do it all over again. >> back in the air conditioning. >> reporter: if you're out in the heat, make sure that you find a pool and drink lots of water. if you're headed out to the pool, patterson will be open at 3 p.m. and close at 8:00 tonight. >> thank you. the official start to summer is still 13 days away. please stay with wjz for continuing coverage. for a fullest of closings, log on to wjz.com. a suspected rapist is behind bars in connection with a rape. 37-year-old ca roam mason is accused of raping a young woman while she was moving into her apartment in the 900 block of st. paul street in mt. vernon. police were able to track him down. one of the city police officers involved in a towing scheme pleads guilty to extortion. now the officer faces up to 20 years in prison. 16 other officers are accused of taking kick backs. frustration and outrage. u.s. soldiers are charged with checking their bags. vic carter reports. >> good morning. the airline is already changing its policy. this is the youtube video of soldiers posted after taking off from bwi-thurgood marshall on tuesday. the soldiers said delta airlines charged them $200 for each piece of extra baggage. a total of $2800 for extra bags. >> even though there's a contract between the u.s. government and delta airlines when returning from afghanistan. we're on military orders. we're authorized up to four bags. >> reporter: the video quickly spread sparking outrage. in response, delta airlines is changing its policy and will allow troops traveling in first and business class five free bags and four free bags in coach. delta issued a statement saying quote we regret that this experience caused these soldiers to feel anything but welcome on their return home. we honor their service and are grateful for the sacrifices of our military servicemembers and their families. delta said it will reimburse the soldiers for the fees. >> overnight united and continental said they will change their policies. more money is being dished out to prepare roads for the baltimore grand prix. the city agreed to spend money for infrastructure improvements. almost $8million has been designated. a ground breaking new report showing who is more likely to die in a car crash. gel brown reports for wjz. the results show bigger may be better. >> reporter: sport utility vehicles are now among the most lockly to five a crash. today's report from the ins ebbs shows -- insurance institute for highway safety shows suvs have half the fatality rates. the ford edge, armada, and recover lr3. it's a dramatic change for vehicles wednesday nonfor the high rollover complaints. >> we think election tronnic stability controls are helpful. >> reporter: the news isn't as good for drivers of smaller cars. the vehicles have the highest driver death rates. that includes the nissan, chevrolet and cobalt. the report recommends doing research. that means looking for a vehicle with a good crash worthiness rating and side air bags. in washington, joel brown, wjz, eyewitness news. >> electronic stability cell works by cutting brakes. the fees we pay pay be going up -- may be going up. >> remembering 60 votes, the amendment is not agreed to. >> because of that vote, beafngs will soon make less money on debit card transactions where they used to make 44 cents per swipe, they'll get four cents. banks said they'll have this make up that money elsewhere. >> rapper ja rule will spend time in a jail cell pause of having a firearm in his car in 2007. turning to sports, for the baltimore orioles, the team had the sweeps after handing the athletics their ninth straight loss. o's win 3-2. they host the tampa bay rays tomorrow no in hockey, the first goal forlt boss -- for the boston bruins as they win over vancouver. check this out. a mother goose and her dpsmed -- goings take a stroll. concerned drovers called police. they provided a shield from the traffic. >> you're going to have to excuse me. cha-s just walked in. it's not often a movie star walks in studio a. you're much bigger in person. chas will be with us at 6:45. are a going to have to talk into my chest. you're much bigger in person. you'll be with us at 6:45. >> thank you for coming in this morning. dead you bring that starbucks we talked about? >> i got to be honest. that's the beautiful thing about this business. i'm sure the highlight of his day is hey, i'm with marty and jess. somebody walks in, famous, you still go wow. >> we keep watching, as the sign goes up. >> this is one of the most anticipated entertainment openings in the city. he's opening up chas bronx eatery. there's this real baltimore vibe and it has to do with chas becoming friends with ser gee yes and going to albos saying, i have do something here. take a look at this graphic. hey, russo brought his mother in to see chas. we have a chance of a thunderstorm. we will, indeed, have the potential of severe weather. 99 is the high. heat index value to 105. it's already in the mid to upper 70s right here on tv hill. mike schuh joins us would the. you took the sports coat off. smart move. >> i dep offed the tie -- ditched the tie. i'm looking for a pair of scissors. >> why are you looking for a pair of scissors? >> i'm going to cut my pants to cutoffs. join us as we talk about the 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[ bob ] squak. that is huge, the mounted unit on the morning edition. a couple years ago that was in jeopardy of going by the waist side but was saved at the last minute a heat advisory in effect noon through 8:00. this is no surprise. nothing we're going to talk about is a surprise. when you're dealing with an extreme weather condition, no surprise is a good thing. 84% humidity. winds calm. barometer at 29.92. eight degrees warmer than at this time yesterday, mid to upper 70s on tv hill. the heat index has dropped to 78. big high pressure, acting as a heat pump. cold front out to the west, still on track to get here, dive down through the region, consistency in the forecast. no change, no surprises. 99 today. the record goes back to 33. tonight maybe a thunderstorm, 40% chance. partly cloudy and 72. tomorrow a much better chance. fairly cloudy skies. got a little shade. that will knock the heat back to 92. for the weekend a 30% chance of thunderstorms saturday. don't let it bum you out. down to 87. mid-80s threw sunday -- through sunday, monday and tuesday. >> let's check in with sharon. not too much to be bummed out. just one problem. we have a vehicle fire off to the shoulder. problems on the beltway, none there. everything is looking good on the top and west side. 54 miles an hour. we can take a live look. that's 795. traffic is very light. traffic is looking good at the top side of the beltway at perring parkway. this traffic report is brought to you by toyota. toyota moving forward. back to you. right out to mike schuh. >> reporter: i'm dog well. i'm at the st. nicholas festival. recently they expanded it to start on thursday. everybody thought the management was nuts but turns out thursday is one of the most popular nights. a greek festival without greek food, unheard of. we have all sorts of things. people who know about this stuff can tell you. that's the kind of stuff you get here. it's beautiful, wonderful and some of it will be coming back with us. we want to talk about a dance troupe with 33 years of experience. morrow yay, come tack to -- maria, come talk to me. what are we seeing. >> they dance traditional greek dances from all parts of greece, the mainland as well as the island. >> reporter: i'm amazed they're able to do that in this heat. >> they have great endurance. >> reporter: they have such dedication that they will keep doing it until they drop. >> yes. a few of them have dropped over the years. >> reporter: tell mow about the -- me about the hours. >> from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. sometimes we have as many as 5,000 people. >> reporter: you have a lot of great cooks. the food starts at 11? >> the food starts at 11. >> reporter: i can hear the beer truck. >> that starts at 11. >> the beer truck opens at 11. the interesting thing is there's also other greek spirits. >> there are. we are serving uzo from different parts of greece as well as greek brandy, greek wine and greek food. >> reporter: and greek food. what are the different kinds of things. what are they? >> we have gyro, lamb, chicken kabob, greek salad with our feta cheese. everything is handmade by our aunts and grand mothers, the best greek food in baltimore. >> reporter: i like the things. that's great. how much does this raise for the church, do you know? a lot. it's a secret. a little bit of a mystery. it is, obviously, a fund-raiser. is this the biggest one in town? >> i believe it is. >> reporter: we believe it is. it takes over this entire, pretty much the scare. hats off to you. they are amazing athletes. reporting live from the st. nicholas greek festival. sending it back to you guys. >> thanks, back to you. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,, can i eat heart healthy without giving up taste? a man can only try... and try...and try. i heard eating whole grain oats can help lower my cholesterol. it's gonna be tough...so tough. my wife and i want to lower our cholesterol, but finding healthy food that tastes good is torturous. your father is suffering. [ male announcer ] honey nut cheerios tastes great and can help lower cholesterol. spectacular images captured in space. we have the report. >> reporter: scientists saw a spec tack cow larp explosion, a blast size of 500 earths. >> one of the things that's so exciting is the scale of it. it fits over almost half the sun. it's bombarded with this material. >> reporter: much of what was thrown out was drawn back to the sun's surface but most of with was ejected is streaming out at millions miles an hour. >> fortunately, this was directed off to the side, so there is some of the material that's traveling towards the earth. most of it is directed away. it will have a glancing blow. >> reporter: that will likely mean northern lights for some. it's a different story when blasts hit the earth head on stretching its protective field like a rubber band. then, things get serious. >> this could knock out power grised. it could cause detear rigs -- deterioration in power lines. >> reporter: the more warning, the better. so nasa researchers have been building laboratories and moretorring them. >> we have a couple days warning. then we can take whatever precautions are necessary. >> reporter: in the all future eruptions will be glancing blows. alex demetrick reports. >> the sun goes through 11 years of quiet. the more active cycle is underway rote now -- right now. star witness. i'm mike hellgren. an officer takes the stand in his own defense, why he shot an unarmed marine 12 times. high heat and humidity. how to cool down, the city has an answer. the first case of measles to appear in maryland in years. i'll tell you who could be exposed. traffic is starting to build. we'll let you know if there are major delays. let's send it over to marty. >> chazz palminteri in the show. chazz, welcome to the show. you're a big guy. when we do the two shot, it looks like bobblehead bay. opening up chazz eatery, one of the most anticipated openings. chazz palminteri as the morning chazz palminteri as the morning edition continues r (announcer) you'd never wash your dishes in a dirty sink, so why use a dirty dishwasher? hidden dirt can build up. for flawless results, use finish dishwasher cleaner to remove grease and limescale. and a cleaner dishwasher means amazing dishes. finish, a nice toasty one. taking a look at the inner harbor. let's go to marty. >> no surprise. 94 at lunch, going to a high of 99. 94 this evening. heat index values around 105. we'll keep a heat advisory in effect for those eight hours during the prime heating of the day. jess, take it away. >> now over to sharon. good morning, everyone. as far as problems go, we only have two minor ones. that one is coming at north charles street. also, we have that vehicle fire on westbound route 32 at telegraph road. senator delays, minor ones. 48 miles an hour is now your average with a 13--minute drive time. traffic is building, no official delay. there no problems if you're headed to or from the shore. this traffic report is brought to you by your toyota dealer. back over to you. topping the news this half hour, record-breaking heat isn't losing its grip. baltimore city and county schools will be letting out early. good morning, gigi. >> reporter: good morning. swelling in a pool is fun but the heat not so much. the city said the temperatures can be dangerous. that's why they're opening their pools weeks early. back flips on one of the hottest days of the year. city pools weren't supposed to be open on a weekday until later this month but the heat changed that. >> we have central air. thank god for the pools being open for $1.50. >> reporter: with the heat index soaring to 106 degrees, surrounding schools dismissed early. >> a little bit difficult. kids having a hard time concentrating. >> reporter: adults found it equally difficult. >> carry bottle of water. >> reporter: the inner harbor fountain was a big draw. >> everybody's have being fun. >> reporter: now everybody's getting ready to do it all over again. >> go back into the air conditioning as soon as you can. >> reporter: druid hill park is one of the two parks open. the other is patterson pancht the city said they will be open during the highest heat times. also, if you're going to be out in the sun, make sure you drink plenty of water. jessica, back to you into don't forget that sun screen. in the past week and a half we've seen four days with temperatures above 90 degrees. for updates on the forecast and a fullest of closings, go to wjz.com. strong currents pull a man and child away from their boat. natural row source police found the 7-year-old but still haven't located the 47-year-old uncle. police say the child went in the water to cool off. when he started drifting, the urchg many went in to save him. nine people are recovering after a school bus collides with a truck in hanover. at least one child, possibly a 3-year-old is among the injured. two of the people injured have life-threatening injuries. the trial of a city officer accused of the shooting of an unarmed marine resumes today. >> reporter: gahiji tshamba had no blood on the white shirt he was wearing, no injuries to his hands or neck, despite his testimony that he and tyrone brown were in a fist val struggle when he shot him several times. >> the only blood at that scene was where mr. brown lay after he fell. >> reporter: the first time officer tshamba gave his own account of the night he shot an unarmed marine, saying it started when brown grabbed his female buttocks and then tried to hit her. a police officer. put your hands up. back away. down on your knees. he says brown refused. he then took out his weapon. brown swung at him, hitting his shoulder, then chased him down. i was scared. i was in fear. he then said he fired the gun. but brown kept coming, hands out reaching for the weapon. it did not appear that he was being shot. he was still coming toward me the entire time. the two came in contact, struggling. he was overpowering me. i believed that he was going to take the weapon from me. he was literally trying to rip the weapon from my hands. he said he shot until brown released his grip. he said i didn't know where i shot him. >> he answered the questions open and honestly. i expected a much longer cross-examination, but the truth is the truth. >> reporter: the man who wrote the use of force policy also took the stand today and he said he believes the shooting was justified. reporting from the courthouse, mike hellgren. >> thank you. the judge may make a ruling by the and of this week. the raging weave in eastern arizona -- wildfire in eastern arizona continues to grow. flames are heading towards a pair of transmission lines. that wildfire has been burning for nearly two weeks. no serious injuries have been reported. >> new numbers out this morning shows being broke doesn't keep people from buying booze. a report shows alcohol sales increased during the recession and continued to grow. sales rose an estimated 10% last year alone. a confirmed case of the measles right here in m kai jackson explains others may have been exposed. >> the state health department said among those at the graduation ceremony at catonsville high school was a person with measles. measles is is a rash that's spread person to person by airborne droplets. the story gets complication. people were potentially exposed. what do you know about the measles? >> i know kids are supposed to have shots from them. >> i know it's highly con tai gist and if a person gets it, it can spread. >> reporter: the state health department said people could have been exposed at a giant grocery store, at an applebee's between 6 toast thft p.m. and 1 p.m. and june 3rd in baltimore at oriole park at 7 p.m. the state health department is not saying much. symptoms include a rash, runny nose, wart ri eyes. the estate health department is making shower that people should sook care if they plef they were exposed. i'm kai jackson reporting. back to you. it's been about two years since we've seen a case of the measles here in maryland. the next time you go to tag a friend on facebook, the website meet do it automatically. it is turned on by default but you can go to your privacy settings if you don't like it. dirk nowitzki continues to battle the flu and the fever. he said his recovery routines a good neat's rest, chicken soup, tea. the mavs look to go up a game on the miami heat. >> orioles rookie zach britton allowed four hits and two walks in six and two thirds innings. how about them o's. >> i've gotten a tremendous amount of emails. you notice on facebook recently, you haven't been hearing from a lot of your friends. i would say a lot of folks have friends in the hundreds. imagine the system trying to cope up with a rolling scroll. every once in awhile the system defaults to those you've recently talked with. if i check like or send a message, then the system realizes we're friends and put you back up. i told you how to change that. follow me on this. i'm on facebook right here. if you go up to account, edit friends, it will show you -- see it says recently interacted. it defaults to that. you have to go paul friends to start seeing -- all friends to start seeing clips from everybody. did up -- go up to accounts. otherwise it will default. that's why you haven't seen some folks in awhile. >> you're more savvy than i am. >> in real life you're not supposed to know how to fesm your car or -- fix your car or frn -- furnace. you need to become the mass tar -- master of your own doe man. chazz is in the house. >> do you have a facebook page? >> yes, i do. i don't care of it. i have someone do it, but, yes, i do. >> very good. >> we'll have to follow chazz' lead. coming up on coffee with, a great writer. now a baltimore guy comes to talk about why help wanted to open a restaurant downtown. first warning weather and more coming,, [ female announcer ] you do so much... to stay healthy. but did 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[ male announcer ] chex cereal. five flavors. gluten free. good morning. welcome to the show. watches, warnings and advisories. it's doing to blowp to 105 -- blow up to 105 today. at this hour eight degrees warmer than yesterday. heat index wise we haven't blow torched yet. heat index going to 105. here's the big cold front. it is ultimately going to break the back of the heat. yes. it's going to be oppressive. there are no surprises. no changes. the front will dive through the area. boom. heat is gone after this day. i'll show you how. 99 will be the high. record set in 1933. overnight partly cloudy, chance of an evening thunderstorm, only a 35%, 40% chance. variably cloudy skies. tomorrow we'll get a little shade. that will help knock temperatures back to 9. pretty nice day, 87. sunny, temps in the mid-80s. take it away. >> now over to sharon gibala. only a few issues to get in your way. one is an accident in the city. we have some delays because of this vehicle fire on 32 westbound at telegraph road. watch for delays back to 97. we have delays on the west side. 40 miles an hour. only a very minor setback. we can take a live look outside at baltimore national pike. there's a live look at 70 west of the beltway. you might have to tap your brakes. this traffic report is brought to you by your toyota dealer. back over to you, jessica, marty and our coffee with chazz. >> you have to cook a low fat pizza. there is no such thing. >> i'm trying to lose the rest of this baby weight. >> you look great. >> thanks. >> you were in a grate movie -- in great movies. you fall in love with lynn quinn ni. >> i went to a restaurant called aldo's. i loved it. i met sergio and of course aldo. i have a passion for food. they have passion for food. i told them about this pizza i used to have in the bronx real coal fire. real mozzarella. fluffy on the inside. sergio, who's a master chef, said let's do it. >> what is it about baltimore. you're a real renaissance guy. what is it about baltimore. it has to be more than a friendship with sergio and aldo. >> it is a friendship. these guys really know what they're doing. i'm a perfectionist. they're a perfectionist. thought it was a perfect match. no matter how popular you are, if the food is not great, people mr. not come. i thought together we would melt this thing. and a price point, that was important. we open tomorrow, june 10th. come on down. >> you said you want kids to be there. >> kids, families, dates. it's a fun place. i have things from my movies there. it's relly a lot -- really a lot of fun. >> i was talking about the lynn ling queenie marinara. >> i like my pasta not overcooked. >> that fireplace came from australia. >> this is an original coal fired oven from australia. i said if we're going to do it, we're going to do it like we did not bronx. the pizza cooks in 90 seconds, crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside, real mozzarella. >> dominic does master mason work. he built a pizza oven. dominic told me. it's got to cook in 90 seconds. >> on tap, italian beer? wine? brian will ask me. >> we have a system that all the beer, 32 degrees, it comes out at 32 degrees, always cold beer. >> the mountains are blue. >> we only got about 45 seconds left. baltimore will be the feet. i think you really chose a town that will embrace. i mean, you've got the local connection. let's face it. there's a certain amount of star power. baltimore is a real touchy feely place. >> it is. >> they call you chazz. >> i like the city. >> you're a real blueberry pancake fan. >> yes, i am. >> when you were here last time, one of our photographers was so excited to talk about. he said he asked me where to get blueberry pancakes. i said did you tell him blue moon. thanks so much. we're so excited. we've been walking by trying to peek in the windows. >> tomorrow, june 10th, i want everybody to come by. >> chazz has been here a half hour. >> i met sadie russo. said hi to me. >> the broadcasters treat everybody else like a friend. as we would say in baltimore, as my cousin would say, you're a right guy. >> i try to be. my dad says it's good to be nice. >> chazz will come back. great to have you in town. >> thanks for being here. >> we're excited, taking a -- taking a break. sharon gibala will,,,,,,,,,,,,,, now updated weather and traffic. >> a cold front approaches that will break the back of the heat. going up to 99. now over to sharon -- over to sharon gibala. we've got debris on 95 southbound approaching eastern avenue. an accident on route one, all lanes blocked there. watch for an accident at north charles. we have the vehicle fire on 32 westbound with the backup to 97. some delays on the top and west side. there's a live look at that backup, not looking so bad at baltimore national pike. visit your baltimore hyundai dealer. back over to you. because of the hot weather, two city pools will be open. the pools in druid hill and patterson will open. the schools will dismiss early with the heat index expected to navigating today's real estate market is complicated. you've seen the signs. that's why having the right real estate agent is more important than ever. at remax.com, you can find experts in short sales or bank-owned properties or commercial real estate, agents who can help speed up the process, no matter how intricate. and that's good news, whether you're trying to sell or hoping to buy. because the only sign you really want to see is "sold." nobody sells more real estate than re/max. so our dentist recommended act. 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