hang around to find out what that entails. >> that is a good tease. we look forward to that. how do you feel good oysters, do you like them? >> love 'em. >> tried oysters cooking in our kitchen next door. >> get out of the way, love 'em. i'm going to be right there. it's time for our pet of the week. oh, my goodness, we have a fabulous -- >> she's friendly. >> she is. a boxer with a picture of her right there. we'll introduce to you angela there so sweet. yeah, alean gabey brought her in. before we get to the fun of the day, we'll get to the news especially today's hot topic. con tvive talk show host glenn beck is stirring up controversy with a rally planned for tomorrow at the lincoln memorial in washington, d.c. some people are angry it's taking place on the anniversary of another event that happened at the same place, martin luther king, jr.'s i have a dream speech. >> i have a dream. >> reporter: immortal words of unity. the speech is producing just the opposite. >> blacks don't own martin luther king. >> reporter: glenn beck is no martin luther king. even angry words comparing the tea party to the kkk. >> the ku klux -- i mean to say the tea party. you all forgive me but you have to use them interchangeably. >> reporter: all this because of an unlikely rally run by glenn beck on the steps of the lincoln memorial. >> we are doing something absolutely amazing. >> reporter: beck says his rally, which will feature sarah palin and many tea party supporters is meant to honor america's troops. he insists he picked the day not realizing it's the i have a dream speech but not everybody's believing that. >> finally, someone's bringing martin luther king, jr.'s movement back to its conservative white roots. >> it's very hard, i'm trying to be disciplined, and not make this about those that have, in my opinion, hijacked the location, but will never be able to hijack the dream. >> reporter: beck insists he plans to honor king. >> i've heard it over and over again in the immediate extra that because of the event on the date of the event i'm somehow or other hijacking dr. martin luther king's speech. i'm not big enough to do that. no one is. >> reporter: martin luther king, jr.'s son weighs in on all of this saying his father would never chaz to limit voices but also cautions everybody against the use of hateful rhetoric. claire shipman, abc news, washington. >> of course we want your two cents on today's hot topics. on our facebook fan page we asked you do you think the rally is disrespectful? don wrote in "he's a great american trying to do the right thing." tad writes in, "yes, he's a rodeo clown trying to make money and drive ratings." what are your two cents? we would love to know what you think. you can share it on our facebook fan page. just go to our wmar facebook fan page. we'll share your comments throughout the morning's show. now the latest from baltimore where the newest elementary school was trying to solve overcrowding in the towson area. did it just move the problem a few miles up the road? it will officially open with the rest of the county schools next week. as students and parents got a sneak peek it is just one step in solving the overcrowding prop. the next step won't happen any time soon. >> reporter: the library or excuse me, media center is so nice that kids were reading books in it several days before school starts. every room has blackboards but no one's going to use them because every classroom also has something called an interactive white board. >> it is an easy moat rater and captures the students' attention as well as get them ready for the ever changing global society that we live in. >> reporter: it's got a green roof to produce storm water runoff and top notch music department. >> i have a collection of instruments that would take years to get and normally they get their hands on it the first day. >> reporter: all signs port toward success. >> the kids are all charged up, and the parents are so pleased and so happy. >> reporter: county officials admit there is much more work to be done because they are celebrating a few mile as way and lutherville at hampton university, they are just waiting. there are eight portable classrooms. kathy ford leads the group that pushed for the construction of west towson elementary. while she's pleased her third grader has a beautiful new school, her thoughts and group's attention will now turn to hampton. >> it opened at 161st at capacity. more than 500 kids in the building meant for 300 kids this fall. >> reporter: parents expect construction to begin this fall for an addiction. the county executives say it will be at least two years before any dirt will be moved here. >> it will take longer than we hoped originally. a lot of that is driven by the recession. a lot of that is driven by the state's contribution. >> reporter: christian schaffer, abc 2 news. >> the baltimore county executive also said a lot of those improvements will be included when schools all over baltimore county are renovated. the first day of school is monday. all right. 9:06. lots of stuff to talk about this morning. we have had a gorgeous morning here, which will lead into a couple of nice days. we have a dry pattern that will take us into the middle of next week with a gradual return to true summer heat. before we get to that, we've got to talk about the tropics getting extremely business any in the atlantic including hurricane danielle upgraded to category four strength with winds at 135 miles per hour. let's show new reference to the east coast and more than 1,000 mile as way. really no immediate impact and threats to us. it is a clear wide view sat late imagery. we've got danielle, tropical storm earl strengthening and have an impact of some sort on the east coast. and this one is a good chance of getting tropical storm fiona before the day is done. basically, danielle with 135 mile-per-hour winds. we expect this thing to work its way for the next day, day and a half maintaining its intensity. as it does curb its way to the north, it will be going away from abouter mud da. it will probably have at least hurricane strength winds. no impact on land. that's danielle. here's earl. does not look that impressive right now comparatively speaking, but 45 mile-per-hour winds and a west movement of 15 miles per hour. that runs into warmer waters and stays in the farther south track and does become a hurricane and perhaps up to 115 mile-per-hour winds as a major hurricane going into the middle of next week. this is tuesday night and wednesday morning. after that, we expect to have a possibility of this storm running somewhere between bermuda and the east coast of the u.s. large surf by labor day weekend. maybe even a close pass to the shorelines. we'll have to pay close attention to that. otherwise locally, we look at a bounce back to 70 as we did drop into the upper 50s this morning. a nice response to the sunshine, low humidity, light winds out of the north continue. that will make for an absolutely pleasant day. we get up to the 2 degree guaranteed high of 82 degrees. we are expecting the nice weather to continue. in fact weather cooled with the light winds and lower humidity allowing us to dip into the 50s. the extended outlook builds back on the thermostat. we'll be pushing the 90s by sunday and monday and the middle of next week. we'll check out the extended forecast and a look at the beaches. back to you. for most parents, handing the car keys to the teens is one of the more anxious times of parenthood. >> but we'll get you and your teen ready to hit the road to keep them safe and why teens admit they are distracted behind the wheel. before your kids head back to school, have you thought about what they are going to eat? we have five tips to avoid bad eating habits coming up. now back to your two cents on today's hot topic. on our facebook fan page, we asked you the following. do you think the glenn beck rally is disrespectful. gregory writes "the sad thing is there will be tons of other ridiculous people there with him." now if you would like to share your two cents on today's hot topic, head to the wmar facebook fan page and leave us a comment. we'll share more throughout the morning show. more americans are planning on traveling over the labor day weekend than a year ago. aaa says it expects more than 34 million people to travel at least 50 miles from home. that's up nearly 10% from 2009. about 91% will travel by car. 5% by plane, which is the small percentage traveling by train or bus. it's one of life's most unsettling passages for parents. your son or daughter is about to become a new driver. abc 2 news kelly swoope has some really important things to consider beforehanding over those keys to the car. >> reporter: 16-year-old mary margaret is a new driver. she has her license and now is behind the wheel, constantly learning to handle new situations. >> don't change how you are driving because someone else is driving erratically or driving too fast or too slow. you have to be the safe driver. >> reporter: getting a driver's license begins another process of learning and marks the riskiest time of all for teen drivers. >> they are what they call overrepresented in statistics. they only make up 7% of the driving population but they have 14% of the crashes. >> reporter: 16-year-olds? >> 16-year-olds. the first year is by far the most dangerous. >> reporter: parents need a specific plan. aaa and other organizations support the idea of a driving contract that extends driving privileges in stages. >> you start out small. i would limit them maybe the first six months to day time driving only. as that goes on, then you see how they are doing. if there are no tickets, no crashes, no concerns then maybe you extend those privileges. >> reporter: follow your instincts about your child's maturity. even though they all want to, some kids aren't ready to get a driver's license at 16. >> they are risk takers. they haven't learned to manage risks and learn that that's part of driving. >> reporter: mary knows she becomes a better driver with every new experience. >> you have to go with the flow of traffic and sometimes you yourself can be the hazard. >> reporter: if you are buying a car for your teen to drive, avoid big suvs and small lightweight cars. look for a medium sized car with good crash test results and the most safety features you can afford. >> late model cars have the crumple zones. they have the harnesses, passenger and driver air bags and now the side curtain air bags. >> reporter: don't even consider a car without antilock brakes. electronic are stability control is a proven device that keeps a car from sliding, preventing crashes and fatalities. finally, parents need to lead by example. no cell phones, no speeding. >> it's important that parents wear their seat belt. that they show courtesy on the road. that they follow the letter of the law. if the speed limit's 60, you should be going 60. >> reporter: for abc 2 news, kelly swoope. >> it's going to be scary for a parent. teen drivers know sending a sex message, playing with the radio, eating while driving, they know it's dangerous. it doesn't matter because they do it anyway. regina is from aaa and here to tell us about a recent survey. thanks for coming in. >> thanks for having me. >> many say i know i am not supposed to do it but i do it anyway. >> absolutely. a survey was conducted for 16 through 19-year-old drivers. 86% said, i know i engage in distracted driving behaviors. 84% of them said i know it's dank route but again 86% acknowledge i do it anyway. so there in lies the could be flick. >> is it because they are thrill seekers or invincible? >> the reasons are i don't think i can hurt anyone. i am used to multitasking. it only takes a second to do what i'm doing. the reality is, two seconds taking your eyes off of the road no matter what activity you are doing, talking on the cell phone, texting, whatever that behavior is, two seconds with your eyes off of the road equates to doubling the risks of being involved in a crash. that's the reality. aaa, "seventeen magazine" will be launching 17's turn off your phone day. so it a's basically take two seconds and turn off your phone prayer to even getting behind the wheel so you are not at all being engaged in distracted driving behaviors. >> so is the hope that teens will turn off the phone on september 17th for the big campaign and keep them off when in the car? >> not just teens. this is a campaign obviously that's targeted at teens through "seventeen" magazine and we are encouraging everyone to do this. the reality is teens are known for this risky behavior, teching while driving, talking on the phone. the reality is quite a few adults do it as well. so we're encouraging everyone on september 17th to turn off your phone, take the two seconds to do that and not, you know, take the time to look away to do anything else while driving and to help flifully make that part of their driving habits every day. >> what i think is so interesting is knowing that teens like this sort of thing. you also put a little competition into it. >> sure. absolutely. "seventeen magazine as teens go to the web site, they can go to a contest where they can actually create a video, 90 seconds, send it to their friends, place it on youtube so it goes viral. "seventeen" magazine will look and determine which one's the best. the winner will receive courtesy of aaa and discover a $2,000 prize. >> that's amazing. >> the reality is like you said, they know it's dangerous for whatever reason they choose to do it anyway. they think in many cases they are invisible but the reality is that's not the case. we're hoping this partnership with 17 magazine and this will continue to bring aware ton distracted driving. and the dangerousness of it and let them have a say in it as well. >> so the bottom line is get those videos out before the ten emergency. >> yes. >> and on the 17th, shut off that phone. >> exactly. >> list tonight radio, meditate. >> and put it on the radio and leave it on. >> right. don't be switching around. absolutely. thanks for coming in, regina. always has great advice. if you want more on the contest she was talking about or the 17th on the date when they do this big announcement, head to our web site, abc2news.com. thanks for coming in. >> thanks a lot. i've got a new friend over here. this is angela. the maryland spca is here. we'll tell you about how you can adopt. isn't she gorgeous? . well it is friday and time to get another pet adopted. aleen gabey is here from the maryland spca. this week, we have a 7-year-old boxer mix, angela. look at here. she's so adorable. she's been standing here keeping us entertained here. i don't think she wants to sit down but she wants to stand over here. aleen, tell us a bit about adopting older dogs. let's talk a little about that. >> sure. the fact that she's 7, she has a lot of energy for a 7-year- old. it's kind of surprising me. >> i would agree with you on that, i will. >> one of the biggest perks of adopting an older dog, very often they are house broken. that is the case with angela. as soon as she came out of the maryland spca adoption center, she did her business which is great. even if they are not totally house broken, a little extra retraining should do the trick. we often know a lot more about an older pet. has she lived with other dogs? with kids? what kind of experiences has she had? that helps a lot. so so you know a little more history as well. >> wonderful, wonderful. let me ask you this. what about, you know, if you are interested in an older dog or i guess the difference, too would be with the puppies running around, they have a lot more energy. i guess more laid back? i don't know she's moving around up here. >> she's busy this morning. older dogs often have the skill of just settling down. >> calmer? >> usually very tall. so she was lying down in my office. puppies, you are right, a lot of activity. they tend to be in spurts. you always have to be on your toes with a puppy. so they play, play, play and nap. >> there you go. [ laughter ] >> after the puppy routine, you usually have to take a nap, wake up and they have to go out. >> are you okay? >> uh-oh. there we go. she's all right. she doesn't need that round the clock care much like an infant would. >> she's very affectionate there. you are showing your wrong side to the camera. >> so the energy level will make a big, big difference but she does like to go for walks. but 7 years old, you can coast for a little bit. it's nice. >> all right. if you are interested in angela, 410-235-8826, extension 105. all right. >> there we go. >> all right. thanks a lot. megan, isn't she adorable? >> she is adorable and might be an older gal with a useful spirit. you save a lot of shoes when you don't have a puppy around the house. they tend to chew those up. lots of benefits to an older gal. when school starts up, parents tend to have a crazy schedule. we'll try hard to keep the eating habits from getting too crazy. we have five tips to avoid. bad habits when the kids go back to school. since we're on the subject of eating, look at this. have you ever tried a grilled oyster? if you haven't, you are in luck. chef ben will introduce us to this tasty treat. we'll be right back. 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now back to your two cents on today's hot topic. on our facebook fan page, we ask you, do you think the glenn beck rally is disrespectful? stacy writes it's no more disrespectful than the muslim community center plan near ground zero. shelly says "glenn back is december respectful no matter where he speaks. he should just go away." if you would like to share your two cents on today's hot topics, head to wmar facebook fan page and leave us a comment. this weekend, hundreds of people will gather in columbia to raise money for cancer charities. it's called 24 hours of booty, and it is a cycling ride. this morning, basil and steven powell are joining me here to talk about this. first things first, we've got to tackle the name. how did you come up with this name? i mean, what's going on? >> it gets a lot of attention. there is a three mile loop in charlotte that folks ride and run around. it is a healthy area and called the booty loop. it's been called that for 30 years. it started when a man rode through for 24 hours. now taking the show on the road up to columbia. >> that's going on this weekend? >> it is. >> steven, you will be participating tell me about it. i understand you have a story to tell. >> i am a survivor of cancer eight years. more importantly, i've got family members we have lost to cancer as well as a sister-in- law battling cancer right now. i'm riding in support of those people and raising money to help what they are going through. >> wow. who does this benefit? >> the allman cancer fund and live strong. they do work with young adults fighting cancer to make sure that they have the proper resources that they need to beat cancer. >> mm-hmm. and i understand you have bragging rights. you are one of the top fund- raisers? >> i am the top fund-raiser for this ride, thank you. i'm riding for the middle aged marauders. the second year is going on hurricane chased our event away the first year. so we have good weather this year. we're looking to ride a long ways this year. >> good for you. >> what is your goal overall. >> overall we hope to raise a quarter of a million dollars. that will be part of the effort in charlotte, atlanta and up here it will raise $1.5 million which will impact our beneficiaries and the cancer fund for young adults, live strong. it is a lofty goal, but i think we'll hit it. >> how's everyone doing so far? i know he's doing well? >> we're great. the donations and support the people are receiving as steven said, just everybody's impacted by cancer. and it's just a great thing to get involved with to do your part to fight when you want to support a loved one or honor them. >> i understand you are blocking off traffic from 1:00 p.m. saturday to 1:00 p.m. saturday. how important is it to block off to the riders? >> we can ride more focused on putting in the miles. some of of us are shooting for over 200 miles during that 24 hours. i know three of my team members were all hoping to ride over 200 miles last year with the rain averaging 125 to 130. so not having to fight traffic is absolutely imperative so it's great. >> i understand you all need more volunteers. what can a person do if they are interested in participating or they just want to come out and watch? >> they can come out to the columbia gateway business park in the america building. that's where we have bootieville. [ laughter ] >> i'm sorry. >> that's all right. you can go to our web site, 24 hours of booty.org and click on columbia on the map to get you where you need for volunteering. >> there's information on the screen for folks who need it starting tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. thank you, gentlemen, for joining us. good luck on the ride. nice to meet you. now over to megan. >> all right, sherrie. this is a treat. we have chef ben from ocean air here. everybody loves oysters, right? >> yeah. >> and chef ben has a great idea. grilling them. so we'll find out how it's done. it sounds delicious and looks even better. we'll show you all about it when we come back. and sunshine, comfortable humidity, temperatures at 70. going for a pleasant afternoon and great looking weekend. more on that extended forecast and check on the beaches coming up. trapped in the trance of their shopping routine, some people don't notice the difference between meat... and mystery, when they enter... the frozen zone. is it real chicken? or something else? some chicken nuggets and tenders look like they have mystery meat. with my perdue frozen nuggets, there is no mystery. just real all white-meat. made with 100% natural ingredients. no fillers. no preservatives. and a delicious taste your family will love. perdue frozen chicken. all white-meat. no mystery. all right. it's friday, which means it's time to dine. i have a brilliant chef ben from ocean air here. how are you? >> good, how are you? >> i'm good, but i'm nervous. what is that noise behind us? >> just butter melting. you'll be all right. >> why are we melting butter? >> grilled oysters. just a little way to impress your guests. have a little outdoor cookout. you think of oysters you think of raw, fried or steamed. we're going to do them grilled. >> our photographer tony said i would never think of that. i wouldn't, either. what got you thinking about grilling them? >> i had a guest request them one time and i kind of looked at him like he was weird. and i did 'em and they were awesome. so we just got a little bit of whole butter, fresh garlic with salt, pepper and fresh chopped parsely. >> that's it? >> that's it. very, very simple. >> working on the side. now what happens? >> we'll take the oysters that i just shucked. we'll place them right on the grill. you want to make sure you keep the cup side and discard the flat. that way you keep the joyces. when you dump the garlic butter in, it will stay in and won't run off into the grill. >> how do you know when this is finished? >> you want the garlic to cook in a little bit so you don't get that strong garlic flavor. you want the roasted garlic flavor going. these cook quickly. you can see when i put the butter on them. it will flame up so be careful when you do it. >> thanks for the warning. >> but you need that flame to get that grilled smoky flavor going. >> part of the fun of the oysters is slurping them. can you still do that? >> sure, you can. >> all right. >> in place of the natural licker that's in the oysters, you'll have this wonderful garlic butter going. >> there's that flame you were talking about. >> yep. that will add that nice smoky charred flavor to it like, you know, like grilling a steak. >> when do you start getting concerned? >> i mean if it's way, way high. the butter's hot so that's cooking the oysters. the bottom of the shell's hot from the grill so that's cooking. we'll dump a little bit of parmesan on each one. >> you don't stop. when's next? that looks amazing. >> we'll come one something i'm sure. >> you'll find a way to make it even more delicious. >> the fun of my career. >> do you have time to tell us about what do you with the oyster shell? >> one nice thing we do is we save all our shells. i have a bucket up at my oyster bar. when my guy's should being oysters, he's dumping them there. we have a bucket at the dish room so when the plates come back, we save all of them. the oyster rerecovery partship picks them up once a week and we give them between 12 and 15 5 gallon buckets a week. they take them, wash them, plant baby oysters on them and put them back out onto the bay. so it is a nice way to give back to the bay and keep the waters clean. that's essentially what these animals do. >> yeah so they come back for you. >> mm-hmm. >> so how are we doing with this? we have less than a minute. >> that's good. cheese is melting. >> okay. >> we're almost there. >> then i think you were gonna tell us, you guys have anything new? >> we have a revamped menu. still the great fresh fish that we've always done but added core menu items that are the same throughout our chain. we do a crab-stuffed shrimp with creamy linguini pasta with capers and tomatoes. >> nice. >> we still have our great crab cakes. they haven't changed. nothing's changed as far has that goes. these are pretty much done. >> all right. let's pet 'em on the plate and eat um. >> are you going to try one? >> absolutely. while you do that we'll send it back to the studio. sherrie, stinks to be you. stuck in the studio. i'm out here with my friend chef ben from ocean air. we're at inner harbor east. we'll do some eating. i'll see you in a bit. save one for me, don't eat 'em all. i want to taste one, too. >> okay. the 11 best days of summer kicks off. coming up, we take tout maryland state fair which obviously includes those rides. we continue to hear from the candidates running in the state primaries. today another republican in the state's second congressional district all coming up. well, it certainly has been a week of hot topics so you may not want to miss "square off" on sunday on abc 2. richard sherr is here now with a preview. hey, richard. >> sherrie, your ratings are unbelievably high today. everyone's calling in. congratulations. >> thank you. >> let's talk about something more serious. the word hate. so much hatred to go around. a man says he killed a hispanic man in baltimore because he says he hates mexicans. another hispanic murdered say police by a 14-year-old girl. then the ground zero mosque. why is america islam-aphobic. and the iron man cal ripken. what's he mean to the country? and mary cooke, mark lieutenanterman and kimberly armstrong. believe it or not, we are winding up our first year here on abc 2 sunday nights at 6:30. join us as we square off. back to you guys over there. megan, you are looking great. you smell a little garlicky. >> it's the oysters, richard. they are very good. try one. >> you know what they do to you? >> no i don't. what? >> try one. >> i have no idea what he's talking about. now we'll move on to our democracy 2010 coverage. less than 20 weeks to go before the state primary and we continue to introduce tout candidates running for office. today kelly swoope sits down with one of the candidates running for the position. take a look. >> reporter: joining me now is the republican candidate for congress in marled eaz second district. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> tell us what you see as the most important shire facing the nation and the district. >> the most important issue facing the nation and district is the economy and jobs. what i believe is people are worried about their jobs and also whether they are gonna be -- what's going to happen. >> mm-hmm. >> reporter: okay. >> what would you do in office to effect the greatest change improving the quality of life for your constituents? >> the greatest change would be for the small business is to take the restraints off small business so that they are allowed to hire more employees and create jobs. >> what would you say are the major assets you would bring to the office if elected? >> the major assets are i am of the working class. i'm not of the elite of washington. i also work for local government in baltimore county and the radio shop. oh, gosh. >> that's okay. take your time. >> okay. and i also am the executive board of local 921 of afscme in the union. >> what is the single most important message that you would lake to convey to the voters? >> the single most important message i like to convey to the voters is don't vote for a candidate who has an r or a d or i behind their name, vote for the candidate who's going to vote for the most fiscally responsible. >> is there one thing about you that voters don't know that they really zschau know about you? >> like i said, the working class. i do three jobs basically. i work for baltimore county at the radio shop. i also work for the firms in the nursery up on york road. i also run the family farm with my mom, and i sell vegetables over at the carroll county farmer's market. >> busy man. >> yes. >> thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you. >> republican candidate for congress in maryland's second district. good luck to you. >> good luck to you. thank you very much. all right. blue skies, hardly a cloud to be found. this is sitting at a pleasant 70 degrees. 56% humidity and those of you following along with the dew point, that's 54 with a nice mark to get in late august. typically two points in the mid- 60s to near 70. it is nice outside. we take you to annapolis where we watch the cars pile in and file in. 72 degrees. the dew points run into the mid-50s. how about we go out toward the beaches. this is ocean city at 70 degrees right now. we get a steady wind at about 11 miles per hour. afternoon temperatures are not gonna move much. we get a north to north easterly wind. atlantic temperatures means st. louis 77. looking at 78 in bethany and ocean city. we take you across the delmarva. we take you to annapolis up to 80 degrees at aberdeen with the high uv index. overall, we've got a quiet weather pattern. getting out of the boat, back to the pool, it will be a gorgeous one as we expect a light wind to continue out to the north. that keeps us more cool and keeps the humidity down. that will last through the day. the forecast model indicating almost nothing going on this weekend at least in terms of sky coverage. so mostly clear sky with warm days like this afternoon about 82 degrees. tonight we'll slip back into the 50s. tomorrow afternoon we rebound to 86. a nice break for the air conditioning units because by sunday we'll get back to 91 in the afternoon with full sun, sun shane and an increase in humidity early next week. we'll see 94 on monday. tuesday 92 and near 90 through thursday. maybe some showers. we'll have to watch what happens with earl and the east coast. >> all right. a gorgeous looking weekend. the maryland state fair officially gets under way in timonium. >> last night, people got a chance to ride all of the fun rides and discount. pete on the street decided to check it out for himself. >> reporter: tomorrow, the state fair opens up officially. tonight, if you had $15 you could get an unlimited amount of rides. so i checked with some of the experts to see why. >> screaming. >> reporter: why? >> because you get to scream like you don't usually do. >> reporter: you mean like this? [screaming ] or or like this? [screaming ] >> reporter: let's say you don't like to scream. well, it's still a place you can have some fun. >> i just go for rides and then i go on some bumper cars. and i go on the fun house and i go on the ferris wheels. >> you feel adrenaline when you spin. >> and i go on the roller coaster. then i went to get something to drink and then i want to go -- and then i went on some other rides. >> reporter: well, listening to him, i'm already tired. all i can say is go to the fair, have a good time and try not to run into folks who scream. [screaming ] pete o'neal, abc 2 news. >> i want to go to the fair and run into that little boy. >> i know. >> he should go back every day to be the spokespersonp. >> he gave a detailed account of what he did. >> it's fun and it's going to be did shall this is really the day to go on opening day because the weather's going to be so nice. >> and then the crowds pile in and you have to walk a mile and a half to get from your car to the fair. >> you know the big attraction, justin bieber, bieber fever. are you going? >> no, i won't be in town. >> you won't be in the front row? >> we need to coordinate our schedules. >> you need to work that out. >> his people did not call my people. >> and there's brett michaels. >> so the fair starts today again 11 days of madness out there in timonium. we hope that we'll have a great weekend and join us bright and early starting at 5:00 a.m. monday morning. will you be there forefor that at least? >> thank you. it's been fun being here. you guys are great. >> well, we think so. >> i'm kidding. >> speak for yourself.