until at least age 2 then forward facing car seats with a five point harness for as long as possible. booster seats until the child is over 57 inches tall and riding in the backseat until age 13. the entire dimension of the o's' roster could be about to change beginning tonight. ahead at 5:00 remember this face? the addition of this youngster for the o's now getting some national attention this morning. >> and if you curse in school you may get detention. the lesson in cursing that one school encouraged and why school administrators are now standing by it. that story coming up at 5:00 as well. >> all right charlie, looking at the humidity 100% in frederick and 90% in york. it's out there. i'll tell you when we finally get some relief coming up. thanks for staying with us on this thursday morning. participants your kids -- parents your kids are now moving into soccer and football but man, it is certainly not cheap. the 2012 olympic games have gotten your kids all excited about sports. may be even trying a new sport. but buying that equipment and shutting the kids around from practice to games can be expensive especially with gas these days. kiplinger's personal finance advises taking a slow start to make sure the kids take interested. >> you don't want to overdo it. you don't want to overdo it on yourself and overdo it on the kids. >> expert says carpooling and pieing new equipment at the end of the sports season are just a few ways to save a few extra dollars. and our smart phones may be the reason the government will update the amount of radiation usage. the government accountability office is now asking the fcc to raise it by 20%. the reason? we're using our smart phones for more than just talking. the low radiation limits affects how much you talk. allowing you to pay for items with your smart phone starting this fall at 7,000 starbucks locations you can pay with a simple scan of a bar code with the app. in the future you can pay by just telling the cashier your name. well, it is -- it is back to annapolis for lawmakers for a special session. just hours away from starting. "good morning 00 bens rht now. at the special session about to begin in maryland, the battle of table gaming, for the state and baltimore city now stand to gain. but gaming only part of the debate. what lawmakers must now decide about pit bulls and whether or not they're inherently dangerous. i'm megan pringle live in south point outside of a baltimore institution. jimmy's restaurant. the doors are going to open any minute and no doubt the talk is going to be the ravens. preseason game tonight. we'll be right back. all right, we are going to check in with megan in just a moment. until then, "good morning maryland," i'm charlie crowson. time to break out the purple and black. it is football season. >> bam, bam. hey all right. >> if i weren't sitting behind a desk i'd show you my socks this morning. >> he has purple stretch socks so awesome. >> exactly so excited. >> lynette has the weather for us. road wise? >> well, charlie, no significant delays on the main lines but still dealing with a water main break. we have a new water main break to tell you about in baltimore county. sinkholes you name it. >> you sound like me. >> we have it. >> dealing with the humidity up there and still dealing with the warm temperatures as we go into the afternoon and still dealing with the muggies as i call them. we don't like the muggies arnold here. right now temperature in gwen oak 73 degrees and looking at calvin roswell elementary school that humidity at 89%. the dew point 70. so yes we're feeling very sultry. we don't have any wind right now across the area to really stir up the atmosphere. in aberdeen the temperature coming in at 70 degrees and 97% humidity. we have patchy fog around aberdeen middle school. the last stop this morning on temperature road. looking at 71 degrees in millersville and 95% humidity. 69 for a dew point and once again the winds are calm. they'll pick up more throughout the afternoon but all in all we are looking at a day that's going to be pretty miserable outside. but you know what? we really have been getting used the that and maryland's most powerful radar as of now is on the dry side scanning the skies we need the rain. so hopefully we can all do a rain dance and maybe get some rain in here. i'll talk more about that coming up but right now let's gate check of the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. good morning. talk about all it is you have to talk about. well, lynette we have a new water main break today in baltimore county. it's right in essex and it's blocking one westbound lane of route 150. that's going to be right at will shire road. if you are traveling on 95 through the white marsh area no delays from route 43 into the city. a live look at the harrisburg expressway in hunt valley at shawan road a nice easy ride down to 695. once you get on to the jfx it's going to take you 11 minutes to travel from the beltway tall way down to east fayette street. now 695 no delays whatsoever if you are going to the outer loop from 95 all the way to 83. 11 minute ride. and it will be clear over on the west site 11 minutes as well to travel the lout from 795 -- outer loop from 795 down towards 95. charlie? could maryland be getting a sixth casino? that's what lawmakers will decide as they reconvene for another special session beginning today in annapolis. and abc2 news linda so is live this morning at federal hill with a preview. >> reporter: yeah, when all is said and done, maryland could be getting a sixth casino at the national harbor in prince george's county. table games like blackjack could also be coming to all of the casino sites. if the measure is passed, the final say voters will have the final say come november? a referendum. lawmakers will also consider whether to give current casino operators a tax break to make up for the impact this adding a sixth casino. the company will owns maryland live and anne arundel mills is against allowing the casino. they say the bill is unfair to current operators who have already invested millions of dollars to build their site without knowing another casino could be built nearby. right now it's unclear if the measure has enough support to make it through. delegate ron george says he's not even sure if everyone is going to show up because of summer vacation plans let alone if the leaders are ready to work together. >> so you have the president of the senate has his ideas. other leaders in the senate. leaders at the house and other people in the house have their ideas and it means that we have a lot of work to do. >> reporter: right now it's unclear just how long the special session could last. it could be anywhere from three days up to a week. we're live in federal hill, linda so, abc2 news. gambling will not be the only item on the agenda. another issue is pit bulls and whether or not they're considered dangerous. just because of the breed. this all stems from a ruling from the court of appeals maryland's highest court which found that pit bulls are inherently dangerous. supporters say that most dog related deaths in the u.s. are caused by pit bulls but opponents say -- >> there are little dogs that can bite and there are big dogs that can bite. all animals can bite. it is really about responsible pet ownership. that's where the focus should be. >> there's a public hearing for today in the senate. now the house will pick up the issue coming up tomorrow on the legislation. that hearing today is once again open to the public. well, maryland live casinos now offering more than just slots. the casino will also be home to the rams' head center stage a 500 seat concert venue. that opens august 30th with an invitation only performance by the charlie daniels band. the public can enjoy live entertainment nightly from headliners to popular bands. well, new this morning get ready for a familiar face or a new face rather for the baltimore orioles. could be the future as well. when manny machado goes to camden yards. the team called him up from double a. last night. he was drafted two yores ago. he spent most of the time in the minors playing shortstop but is expected to start tonight at third base against the kansas city royals. boy, it is hot and we haven't even seen much rain this summer. lynette gave us the numbers a few moments ago and also causing major problems across the state. now the governor wants 13 counties to be declared disaster areas because of the crop loss. that could make more counties eligible for the federal disaster relief funding. they include anne arundel, pg, and most counties out in eastern maryland. time now for a check of the forecast once again. talking about those rain numbers lynette, it is getting -- started bad. >> exactly. >> it's only getting worse. >> only getting worse charlie. we have a chance for some showers and thunderstorms really to come in here as we go into tomorrow. but again, you know, it's just scattered in nature. we need that widespread soaking rain to really get into that soil and saturate that ground. satellite and radar picking up on showers and thunderstorms now around indiana and also into michigan. this will slowly advance our way ahead of a cold front that will really work its way into the area by tomorrow. for today though i am going to give us a chance for some scattered showers by the afternoon. we will get a few peeks of some sunshine. the same old, same old all week long and here's the hour by hour forecast through the day. 77-degrees the humidity will stick us through the 10:00 hour. 835 degrees and close to 90 by lunchtime. feeling like 90 by lunchtime and feeling like the mid 90s as we head into 3:00. another warm humid day on tap. a check now of the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. good morning. good morning lynette. well, we have a new water main break to tell you about in baltimore county. right in essex. and it's blocking one westbound lane at route 150. that's going to be right at will shire road. and we are still dealing with that massive water main break from last month in downtown baltimore. so light street is going to be shut down between lombard street and baltimore street. you can use hopkins place as an alternate route. and if you are headed out to 895, that construction still going on really picking up this week. one northbound lane is going to be blocked approaching the harbor tunnel. you will want to stick with the fort mchenry tunnel instead and here's what 9 # looks like at 395 this morning. fortunately no delays heading into the city it will be a nice easy ride. charlie over to you. imagine watching the car in front of you caring then bursting into flames. that's what two men in pennsylvania saw along a highway. take a look at this. what they did next though made all of the difference and why one woman is now calling the two men heroes. >> also the mission one father is now on so help his son. he says a simple decal could help autistic people stay safe. have breakfast with 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survived. >> i don't want to hear the hero thing okay? we did what we had to do to help somebody. heros are fire and policemen knowing they're going to do it okay? we came up on a scene and helped somebody. >> police believe the woman fell asleep at the wheel which caused her to swerve off the road. she's in hospital now recovering this morning but expected to be fine. it is 12 minutes after the hour. lauren cook is joined us now a check of the roads. lauren we're talking about this. we have the light street water main break and the monument street sink home. the kirk street issue and now another one in baltimore county. >> this one is in essex blocking one westbound lane of route 150 at wilshire road. so definitely watch out for that as you head out this morning. and we're still dealing with the repairs to that big sinkhole over on the east side of baltimore. east monument street shut down still going to be right between wolf street and patterson park avenue. if you are using the jfx no delays to tell you about from the beltway all the way down to east fayette street. here's the live look at the corner of 695 at wilkins avenue. actually that's come up in just a minute but there are no delays in that area at all. so that is some good news. if you are headedout to the west side of the beltway. a live look at intertate 70 out in howard county at columbia pike. all is clear as you head from columbia pike all the way to 695. now for a look at the weather, meteorologist lynette charles joins us. good morning lynette. good morning lauren. it's a good day because the ravens are playing and the orioles are going to be playing this evening. as we look at the satellite and radar right now, not a whole lot to see across most of our viewing area. but if you are along the eastern shore, you are getting some cloud cover across that area. more of the same back into western maryland. and just one lone shower now popping up in western p. a.. we do have some more showers back to the west there moving into ohio. this is all ahead of a cold front that will be approaching us as we go through time. and it will move through the area tomorrow bringing thus chance for some severe weather. right now though temperatures coming in at 69 degrees in reisterstown. 70 hanover. more of the same, 70s across the board in middletown at 73 and 70 edgewood. norrisville good morning to you you're at 79 degrees. the moisture is high once again. that scenario is not changing anytime soon right? 69 degrees is what we have for baltimore. 73 in d.c.. and we have more 60s back in york, frederick, hagerstown, winchester and also cull p.m.erment we're still tracking tropical storm ernesto. the winds sustained about 70 miles an hour and it did make landfall in the yucatan peninsula yesterday as a category 1 hurricane. now it's pushing over the bay of campeche and with that it will start to make a second landfall heading towards southern mexico. so that's the scenario with tropical storm ernesto staying away from us. we look at the future temps for today and we'll be right around 86 to 89 for your lunch break. over to charlie. imagine a friday night with your favorite movie and butter flavored popcorn. well, you may want to reconsider. and put that popcorn down and think again. a study says the buttery flavor on the popcorn you enjoy may be a trigger for apples humanners disease. that can stop the brain's natural mechanisms of clearing out the disease. but alzheimer's is not the only thing it may impact. also may be linked to lung damage in workers in the factories. schools across the country have made autism education and awareness a top priority and now a father is fighting on the road. he's designed a sticker to be placed on cars to give first responders is heads-up when they're approaching a car. brent carmichael got the idea after considering several cases of autistic people who died in encounters with law enforcement. he believes they're going to train -- their training will then kick in and they'll know what to do and how to dole with the person who might become frightened or possibly agitated. >> but once he sees the lights and all that kind of stuff. the anxiety comes and once that anxiety hits you know i never know what reaction i'm going to get. if it's wanting to get out of the car. >> carmichael would like to see the decals displayed on house doors and on windows. that way if there's a fire crews will be prepared knowing exactly who's inside. well, a very unusual lesson plan that's got some parents and teachers quite uncomfortable and no, this one is not about sex for about religion. the word students have to write can remeet now in class and -- repeat now in class and why they say it will help cut back on bad language. a new plan starbucks has in place that won't require you to bring your wallet into the store. now the only thing to bring in is the smart phone. we'll fill you in on that when "good morning maryland" continues on this 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board. then they said the words out loud and explained why they were offensive. the teachers say it's a way to get kids to not swear in school and officials stand by the unusual lesson plan because they say it allows teachers to gain control. the coprincipal for that school says in the past, this lesson helped cut down on the amount of bad language students would ultimately use. it is 20 minutes after the hour and if the exposure to radiation isn't bad enough, the fcc now asking for more. the reason they feel the current low radiation for cell phones is costing customers more. >> plus, his parents they thought he had a really bad sinus problem. what one specialist later found though that caught the parents by surprise. but ended up giving this young man quite a bit of relief. >> all right, charlie, so maryland's most powerful radar is dry now for the most part. but we still do have a chance for some scattered showers to pop up. i'll tell you exactly when coming up. lauren? >> well, 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