89. that's our 2-degree guarantee, it does put 91 within that range, so we could do another day in the 90s with strong, and or severe thunderstorms developing this afternoon through this evening. we'll have more coming up in a bit. back to you. >> justin, thank you. this gets in as the worst story of the day. a 22-year-old man who has a background of drug charges, beating up somebody is now charged with second-degree rape against a seven-year-old girl. linda so says this is part of the worst story of the day. linda. >> jamie, the suspect is the boyfriend of the victim's mother. police arrested the 22-year-old after he confessed to sexually assaulting the 7-year-old girl. all three live together in the housing project in west baltimore. the girl was diagnosed with gonorrhea last month. that prompted police to begin testing men who were close to her family. police say the mother's boyfriend tested positive and when he was brought in for questioning, he confessed. neighbors say parents need to be more careful for who they bring near their children. >> when i date a guy, i have to know a guy for a certain amount of time before i bring them around my children. if i don't know you, i'm not going to bring you around my kids. >> this is the second case in baltimore where a child contracted a sexually transmitted disease. in may, a toddler was diagnosed with gonorrhea, no arrest has been made in that case. police are not identifying the case in the west baltimore case, because if they do, they will identify the rape victim and her mother. the suspect is charged with second-degree rape and is being held in central booking. in the studio, linda so, abc2 news. it's 6:02, we have a developing story out of west baltimore. a dirt bike slammed into the side of a car at the intersection of south monroe and west pratt. the police say the bike's passenger ditched the two wheeler, and beat the driver up of the car. the dirt bike passenger is under arrest, facing assault charges. the driver of the car, taken to shock trauma. no word on that person's condition yet. three minutes after 6:00 right now. speaking out against the budget cuts. the baltimore city council has a month to close a record budget deficit and it seems that this has to be done with very unpopular cuts. dozens of city residents packed a town hall meeting hosted by city council president, jack young. some of those who spoke are concerned about deeper cuts to the city's recreation and parks department. rec centers around the city have already closed and more are slated to close unless the council is find some money. >> for someone who grew up in the recreation centers, to watch people playing in the streets, riding dirt bikes in the streets. that has a serious correlation with the crime and the activities going on. >> a spokesman for the council president said this council members believe they have a plan that will be enough to bring in revenue to offset cuts. stay off the streets if it's past 11:00 and you are under 17. if not, police will be ready to take you to the curfew center. sherrie. >> megan, we are here at the inner harbor and you are exactly right. suppose i'm sitting at this bench with some kids after curfew, the cops would have to take them away there. so basically today, we have the curfew kicks in and city officials have once again implemented this curfew to cut down on youth violence and crime by keeping kids off the street. in the inner harbor, this is a good place where they like to hang out. the center is located at the success academy in the baltimore school system headquarters. the curfew center will be open from 11:00 p.m. thursdays to 6:00 a.m. fridays and from 12:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. on saturdays and sundays. except for july 1 through july 3. now under baltimore curfew laws, children and teenagers under 17 years old cannot be out in public after 11:00 p.m. from sunday through thursday and after midnight on friday and saturdays. unless they are with their parents or they're out for specific reasons. according to the state department of juvenile services, last year, nearly 1700 youth, an average of 38 juveniles each night went to the center, which is designed to address curfew violations. now, it's important to point out that last year when they had the curfew last summer, some of the parents were concerned becausthey were like, i just sent my child down the street to the store. i can actually see her. it does not matter. if the child is under 17 and not with a parent or guardian, they will be taken to the police station. and also, parents were concerned, when you are called and come to pick up your child, you have to bring their birth certificate. some parents were concerned about those issues. you know, the police department, they say hey, the community needs to work together with the police so we can cut down on crime and keep these kids off the streets. reporting live, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. thank you. 6 minutes after 6:00 right now. let's take a live look at the latest efforts to stop that oil leak in the gulf. bp engineers will try to use a pair of giant sheers to slice off the leaking pipe after a diamond tipped saw became stuck. the saw had to be sliced through about half way through the pipe when it snagged. it took bp12 hours to free it. the plan is to fit a cap on the blownout well to capture most of the spewing oil. the baltimore racing fans, start your engines. the city officially announced the city indy car series. it will rev up next year. the baltimore grand prix will take place next august around the inner harbor and the stadium complex area. organizers and city officials expect the event to generate up to 2,000 jobs and also pumping $250 million into the local economy. all right, i have to give it to my friend, kevin coward for writing the words many of us feel. how do you feel about your club? kevin writes, it's time for the oriole owner to hear about the mess. the losing continues, seven straight. yankees won 9-1 last night and they send sabathia against kevin norwood. the orioles are 15-38 on the year and as kevin penn, listen to this, he wrote, they play with no heart, no soul, it's the laughing stock of baseball and yet from you, we hear nothing. >> that guy was unbelievable tonight. he got robbed. >> he did a terrible call. he was out. he robbed them from a perfect game. not just a no hitter, that was a perfect game. terrible. >> jim joyce admits it. he kicked it. made one of the worst calls in the history of the game. armando, one out away from throwing the first perfect game in tiger history when jim joyce ruled the runner was safe. joyce made a mistake, saw in everyone's eyes it was a perfect game, except a human got in the way. well, hopefully we don't get in the way of the weather today, but it's going to be a rough ride heading into the afternoon. we start off with warm and muggy. 73 with 87% humidity and wind out of the southwest. there will be a round of thunderstorms that develop this afternoon, but a slight risk the day turns severe. we'll have more on that. 6:08, let's see what's happening with kim brown. >> one lane has been reopened eastbound on route 50. the other two left lanes remain closed. no problems here on the beltway. traffic moving well. we'll get a check on traffic times in a few minutes. megan and jamie, back to you. your doctor says your health is at risk. >> and now employers are offering incentives for you to get into shape, but is it really working? >> if you drink coffee every single morning, it may not do a thing to keep you awake in the morning. hard to listen to, the 911 call made before we lost gary coleman. woman: my husband is very much a meat and potatoes guy, and i'm kind of the healthy on i like to eat as healthy as i can, and i like to know that i'm serving good food. when it comes to shopping, it is an art of balancing. q.wenogo oor. at giant, enjoy quality meats and the freshest produce at prices you 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business if we had healthy employees. it was that simple. >> a growing number of companies are coming to the same conclusion. an ohio hospital offered workers up to $500 for walking. so far, it's paid out nearly $400,000. but what about paying workers to lose weight? cornell university studied seven corporate weight loss programs. >> do these financial incentives work? >> when people were offered modest financial rewards for percentage points of weight losed, there was no effect. >> still companies are discovering that it pays to pay their workers to live healthier lives. abc news, new york. >> all right, before you head out the door with that travel mug of coffee that you are about to guzzle in your car, here's something to pour over. according to a new study, there's no java jolt for regular coffee drinkers, so what are we doing? caffeine does not boost the alertness because you built up the tolerance for it. you said you believe it. >> i believe it. when i got off of it the first time, headaches, and you get it up again and all of a sudden, here you are back. >> why are we drinking so much in the morning if it's not working? >> because it tastes good. >> we have a good time at the coffee machine. >> you don't drink coffee. >> i have coffee. >> the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate and maryland's most powerful doppler radar. >> this guy is on coffee. 6:14, yeah, i did switch over to coffee. i was working on tea for so many years and i fell off the wagon. i feel your pain. 7 # degrees this morning in annapolis. we were looking at ellicott city, across the board. we have ourselves a low 70s. when you factor in the humidity, feels like 78 at the harper school in annapolis. feel the air quality is better than yesterday. stir up more wind, even though we have more humidity pumping in, 73 now in baltimore, matching our number is philadelphia and 70s extend down towards richmond. cooler 60s, just barely cooler. and at least they had some extra wind blown out from these dying thunderstorms a couple hours ago. we continue to pump in more humidity and charge the atmosphere with a band of showers that you can see on the wide view back here across the midwest. that spilled in our direction. any frontal boundary will charge more showers and storms this afternoon with a threat, may turn strong to severe. we have been saying this for quite a few days and a broken record into the summertime. that severe limits are winds of 58 miles per hour, hail over 1 inch in diameter. we club very close to that. the better chance will be towards our northeast. frequent lightning, heavy downpours in spots. through tonight, patchy fog and another warm, humid day tomorrow and afternoon storms and slowly taper off. 89 today puts 91 in the upper limit of our 2-degree guarantee. afternoon storms will extend through this evening and slide back to 68 degrees. patchy fog by daybreak, if you happen to be lucky to get cooling showers. 87 tomorrow, more scattered showers and storms again. let's see what's happening on the roads. >> one lane has been reopened. this morning we had a crash in the overnight hours. still traffic able to crawl by and that left lane. a lot of bailout traffic this morning on richie highway. traffic not looking too bad here on the beltway at old court road. it's starting to build on the outer loop lanes. the northeast corner here, quiet, we did have some reports of debris in the roadway on the outer loop as you approach 795. that is being quickly cleared away. as well as you approach 6 # 5. coming up next, catchy slogans might catch your attention. >> but the smell of barbecue may be the best way to actually get you to buy what is being advertised. >> all right, 6:17. plus, he was accused and released in the death of natalie holloway. now he suspected again. this time in the death of a young woman in peru. let's go up to new york right now and get the latest from business news. >> good morning. we begin your money scope report with consumers pulling back on spending. americans spent less last month on almost everything from clothing to major appliances. high end employment, sock market jitters and energy efficient appliances are key reasons for the decline. consumer spending is essential to fueling the economic recovery. there is fresh evidence detroit is on the road to recovery. a strong memorial day weekend boosted car sales last month. gm sales were up 17 up 17.5%. toyota sales were the worst, a sign the company is struggling to overcome its recent recalls. the company has a weak link, mercury. ford says it will stop producing the brand by the end of the year. just over 92,000 mercuries were sold last year. some new rules proposed by the government could make the skies friendlier for passengers. the rules would force airlines to pay as much as $1400 from bumping someone from a flight and give passengers 24 hours to cancel a reservation. airlines would be required to fully december close baggage fees. the rules will likely go into effect later this year. >> and one of the most famous cars is going up for auction. the ashton will be on display. it was bought for $12,000 in 1965. it's expected to sell for at least $5 million. fake machine guns included. coming up on good morning america, making sure your tires are ready. that is on gma. and that is your money scope report, i'm jeremy hubbard. storm gear and promotional consideration provided by l.l. beam. >> now, the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate and maryland's most powerful doppler radar. >> 6:22, we start at 73 degrees this morning. aiming for 89. that's our 10-degree guarantee. it does put that 91 spot, is still within reach today and showers and thunderstorms develop this afternoon. could turn severe in a few spots through this evening. 70s and upper 60s overnight, we'll go to 87 tomorrow. scattered showers and storms and hang on to the 80s. on saturday, the threat of an afternoon storm will linger, but a steadier band of rain will push in with much cooler temperatures on sunday. 77 and we'll stay near normal, upper 70s to near 80 with dryer weather trying to move in. it's 6:22, back to the roads, here is kim. >> we are following the details of that overnight crash that has only one lane open now. 50 eastbound at bay dale drive. this accident happened around 1:00 this morning. it is still affecting us right now. you might want to avoid the area. police are detouring traffic. as you take a peek around the cameras, traffic is looking good. no problems on the beltway. this is route 50, traffic moving better here, once you move it past the scene of the crash. it's significant delays. as we take a peek, a steady stream of traffic moving southbound, headed towards the beltway. no problems on the expressway. we are looking good at frederick road, light to moderate volume starting to pick up, but managing to move at speed. back to you. >> in entertainment news, michael jackson fans will soon have their own place to pay tribute to the king of pop. jackson's hometown, gary, indiana, has made plans to make a museum. >> i'm going back to indiana. indiana, here i come. well, we are coming back. we are bringing something back. >> the city's mayor says the ground breaking for this $300 million project would happen at the start of next year. >> he is not really a captain, he just played one on tv. still, you better call patrick stewart, sir, because he just got knighted. it took place at buckingham palace. he was on star trek, the next generation. >> how ability this, the white house turned into a sound stage as some of the biggest names in the music industry gathered to honor sir paul mccartny. the president, the former beetles star and the library of congress, gershwin prize for popular song. and help from faith hill, elvis costello and others. sir paul rocked the east room. paul mccartny thanked the president for the honor. all right, coming up, it's a religious ritual that 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