havre de grace at least you're currently dry. there's port deposit and the conowingo dam along the susquehanna river. heavy rainfall look towards perry hall and essex and edgemere and towson this is wrapping around the baltimore beltway. and you can see that some of it extends towards anne arundel county. 2 1/2 inches just since midnight in edgemere sparrows point a inch and a half. there's problems on the road. >> reporter: like emergency roadwork on ritchie highway southbound at 100. the ramp to 100 west is partially clough apps -- colaped. they are doing emergency road -- collapsed. they are doing emergency roadwork there. harrisburg expressway north of the beltway. most of the traffic is southbound to the left of the screench let's hope you don't have another day like yesterday on harrisburg expressway and no incidents to report. looking at the beltway, at park heights, we have a wet camera with all the rain. wet roads but no incidents here traffic is flowing freely in both directions. megan 5:31. the heavy rain and flooding forced many people to move to higher ground. in port deposit people no long ver the option of evacuating they have to do it. it's one mile long and runs shoulder to shoaled wert susquehanna river threat -- shoulder to shoulder with the susquehanna river. you are wondering what's the latest this morning. sherrie johnson is here to tell us. >> reporter: well, all new this morning, susquehanna river crested at 38.83 feet in will,- barre pennsylvania. locally, a mandatory evacuation for port deposit went into place last night. a thousand people live in the small town. 60 people decided to stay put and 40 of them live in the flood plain areas. rescue crews went in yesterday trying to convince people to leave because the water will continue to rise. today, all 50ed. >> gates of the conowingo dam is expect to open which hasn't happened since 1972 during hurricane agnes when there was severe flooding. knows port deposit is anxious about the flooding. some spent the day trying to make necessary preparations while others planned to ride it out and hope for the best. >> i will stay open to help the emergency personnel. i have a generator and propane. so whatever they need, food wise my doors will be open to them. >> reporter: now once again the susquehanna river is expected to quest between midnight and 6 a.m. on saturday in our area. sherrie johnson, abc # news. speaking-- abc2 news. president obama laid out the plan to get more jobs created and to get the economy moving again. some sources put the proposal at close a half a trillion dollars and that plan could be a tough sell because republicans are holding a different vision of what the prosperity need to be done to be accomplish. the president says the proposal should not create another partisan battle. >> every thing in here is the kind of proposal that has been supported by democrats and republicans. small businesses will get a tax cut if they hire new workers, or if they raise workers wanings. -- wages. >> now in a statement released minutes after that speech,republican house speaker john boehner says the proposal do merit consideration but the white house needs to consider gop ideas as well. president obama revealed he is going to have more ambitious deficit plan for cutting and government spending. he said that announcement is coming september 19th. news time 5:34 right now. news around the nation this morning texas is not the only state dealing with massive wild fires. a fire in goanlddale washington forced dozens out of their homes. -- goldendale washington forced dozens of people out of their homes. greek orthodox nuns grabbed garden hoses to put out flames. before they ignited the by the billing the washington state department of trance -- building of washing to be state department of trance -- washington state of transportation i go -- mary tyler moore is receiving a life tile achievement award. it recognizes an actor who fosters the finest ideas of the profession. the organization they's says moore crafted a new paradigm for female leads in television and served as a tireless advocate for those afflicted with type one diabetes. the 18th annual awards ceremony is january 29th on tnt and tbs. we are dealing with floods in the northeast. and they are dealing with power outages out west. >> coming up, what left millions in the dark that caused huge traffic delays. this was the scene across parts of arizona and california. you can't teach a old dog new tricks but you can try to get him in the record books. one woman's effort to get the pooch recognized. you are watching "good morning maryland" thanks for joining us on this friday morning. now "good morning maryland." a power outage left more than a million and half people in the dark across parts of southern california. arizona and new mexico. the authorities said the outage occurred after a high voltage power line between arizona and arizona was tripped out of service they warned it would take until friday to replace the power. folks are being said to stay off the roads. justin. let's look at maryland's most powerful doppler radar a couple big stories. we are trying to highlight from the high tides for havre de grace as they are in the flood area expected as we head into the weekend. let's check out and look at essex and heavy rain in southeastern baltimore county. and that's coming up from the bay. we were hit from annapolis northbound. still another half-hour for edgemere through dundalk and essex and towards white marsh at 95 stretch. that is going to be a rough ride this morning. and some of the stuff worked its way towards towson. there's heavy rain bands to be had and some of the stuff work northwest so into baltimore county looks like the latest batch did tend to dry up a little. we are work its way towards manchester and hampstead. look at this starting to develop. now what's left of lee is back to the west and has been working westward may start to pull east as katia well off the coast is working to the east. but generally we are watching this flow. when we have a south eastern wind you see it enhance off the chesapeake and if you are lined up under one of the band, more heavy storms, more flooding. virginia got it yesterday like ellicott city had the day before and i am afraid somebody may wind up with some deluge rain train again today. we will watch out for that. mid to upper 70s. and there could be some scattered flooding and road problems. right now for the latest on traffic here's tanya. >> reporter: yes, watch out for the water. flooding standing water high water ponding on the roads. be careful. ritchie highway southbound at 100 the ramp to 100 west is closed there was a collapsed part of the road and there's emergency roadwork going on. 95 at 175. we have traffic building in both directions but no incidents to report. we are doing okay here between the beltways if you are traveling down to the capital beltway. we have an incident on the outer loop before providence road. this is the outer loop at providence an accident there but right now, there are no major delays. so that's good news with the light volume. megan. a dog celebrated his 28th birthday. max is possibly the oldest dog in the world and the owner she wants this on record. she is trying to get him in the record books and tried several times over the past years to get him in the guinness book of world records but she had no luck and sent in his birth certificate and vet records. but generous -- guinness has not responded. max does not seem too worried about getting the title. >> he loves to lounge around the house. he is like an elderly person set in his ways. >> set in his ways. title used to belong to a 21- year-old doux frin new york but she has -- d.doxin from new york but she has since packsed away. >> that dog is 186. >> a lot of experience. >> 196. >> 196. but they told me there is no math. would you like roxy do to live that long -- to live that long in. >> yes. >> it's been five days and we are talking about the maryland uniforms. >> i know. sounds like a great marketing stunt. >> great job. >> seems to have paid off but coming up, we will tell you how to get your hands on one of those state flag uniforms. and people in havre de grace are heading out of town after a mandatory evacuation. i am sherrie johnson, coming up a. look at what's happening there today. eshens your hair style. next, then i would use a little bit of a product called shape paste. say cheese! are you smiling yet? of course you are. especially since the new "let's get cheesy" menu starts at just $4.99. only at denny's. america's diner is always open. 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[ female announcer ] using less never felt so good. we all go... why not enjoy the go with charmin ultra soft. and i think she's ready for a great evening. now "good morning maryland." some in havre de grace are listening to warning after police went door to door packing-- they began to pack up and get out. sherrie johnson is here with the latest. >> reporter: all new this morning, the susquehanna river crested at 38.83 feet in wilkes- barre. locally the streets of havre de grace have been turned into streams, puddles and ponds and this morning many people are taking the call for a mandatory evacuation very seriously. harford county volunteer fire and ems came to the rescue for some folks. crews helped people at the citizens care center ambulances lined the streets shuteling them to other nursing homes. today, all 50ed. >> gates are expected to open. this is not happened since 1972 during hurricane agnes when there was severe flooding. those who live in havre de grace are anxious about the flooding. >> i don't like leaving them but tough do what you have to do. i worry about my furniture and everything so we are preparing the apartment. >> reporter: now havre de grace will have high tides today at 8:35 a.m. and 8:34 p.m. and on saturday, 9:19 a.m. and 9:25 p.m. the susquehanna river is expected to crest between midnight and 6 a.m. on saturday. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. more numbers have been released following the weekend's grand prix race downtown. this is what we know so far. the race fueled 44% of an increase in revenue at a sampling of area hotels he. city tourism officials said thursday. 160,000 people attended the race however we are told that officials are urging it will not be clear for actually sometime if the 70 million dollar progeeks over the 5 years -- projection over the five years will be fulfilled. labor day is a slow time of year usually and while they don't call the race the best weekend that it could have been, it certainly made their labor day. just days before the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attack a new perspective of how they are being heard from newly released audio files. the recordings of communication between military and civilian air traffic controllers we hear the horror from the officials as they witnessed united flights 175 slamming into the world trade center. listen. >> another one hit the building. >> wow. >> wow. >> another one hit it hard. >> another one hit the world trade. >> the building came apart. >> some recordings have been played during the 9/11 commission hearings but other parts have not been heard before. the final half-hour in the cockpit of united 93 passengers sought to retake the plane has not been released. family members objected to that audio being released and to be sure to tune in this sunday for you once again 5:30 in the evening, and abc2 news special on september 11th. hear about the lives affected in maryland and how many are overcoming the tragedies. sunday evening beginning at 5:30. news time is 5:48. and they were the talk of the town after monday night's maryland game. and now the uniforms could be yours if you are interested. maryland is auctioning off ten uniforms and 10 helmets starting today with the bidding and ends 3 p.m. on september 19th. the opening bid right now is 500 bucks for a helmet. 200 for a jersey and if you are interested and think you would like that make a bid and go to um terps.com. money will go towards maryland athletics. something to keep in mind. all right. this year will be the 4th and jewel memorial run tomorrow morning at 8:00 in the morning and start and end at emaculate conception church in towson. if you want to register of time. participate in the race bylogging onto abc2news.com. click on the stories link and you can find out more about the race what the purpose is all about behind it and everything you need to know to get involved in a great cause. and tomorrow, richard branson could be in columbia. it's virgin mobile free fest and all taking place all day at mary weather post pavilion 20 bands will perform on three different stages and big names and acts. the black keys and the most notable thing about the event is the tickets completely free. the concert website says they are freeed out and justin hopefully they won't be rained out because people look forward to this concert for so long and the weather has been so bad. >> we try to be optimistic but we are fighting the battle of the tropics. three named storms right now katia trying to pull away. looking really impressive right now by wait. very distinctive eye but outer rain band seen by the northeastern rain ban. it's moving away from the u.s. and that's morn. maria out there we will talk about next half-hour. that following a very similar track so far to irene doesn't mean much more than that. for the time being, but we will check that out and nate throwing moisture across florida and somehow and fashion being pulled in our direction. there's the closer look at katia. again, it's pulling away as impressive as it looks. remnants of nate -- i am sorry remnants of lee, nate throwing moisture up across florida and in a indirect broken fashion. we had a direct line of source of tropical feed. it has broken you will a -- up a little bit and that's important because downpours have pulled back into that system. now instead of a south wind it's a south south eastern flow. two bands a feeder band look leek it is firing up work itself off the chesapeake and along the potomac south of dc and western pa. that's important because there's a second band still producing heavy rain and we have had over two inches in eastern baltimore county near essex and dundalk and tracking this thing, if this is stuck in the same area or meander up in our vicinity much like we dealt with yesterday in northern virginia and the day before, around baltimore a few hours of those rain train bands could be really destructive. this one looks like it may stay in virginia but we will have to watch and an idea from our future radar that tomorrow we could have a burst of heavy rain again in the morning and scattered showers left throughout the day sunday morning and another one of those bands setting up nearby and we are trying to be optimistic for the ravens game but the threat of showers linger. 78 today, some heavy showers if you get underneath one of the rain bands it could be flooding. tonight we are back down to 64. we are going 80s over the weekend and we are going for diminished showers with the threat through sunday. tanya. >> reporter: the outer loop before providence road we have an accident but the cleanup continues. both shoulders are closed right now. no delays in the travel lanes. let's look at 83 just north of the beltway harrisburg expressway, no issues to report. we are doing okay with traffic in both directions. dealing with the wet roads pretty much. 695 at harford road, we have no incidents there either. you can see how wet the camera is and the roads are. we are dealing with roads spray. possible ponding so be careful. charley. well it's been a decade since 9/11 attacks and what did we learn in in. >> governor o'malley will discuss this later on. we will tell you where and what it's about. mine is bigger than yours. argument between two rival hot dog companies and how they and their dilutions ended up in court. it did. the story is ahead when good morning maryland rolls along. thanks for being with us. welcome back. now "good morning maryland." still here. go ahead. >> now that the president's nearly half a trillion dollar jobs proposal has been unveiled, mr. obama will head to richmond virginia. the president will deliver remarks at the university of richmond where he will likely expand on ideas proposed in last night's address. we will tell you what he has to say. defense secretary has a full day leading up to the 10th anniversary of 9/11. he will deliver remarks to northern virginia's first responders and he will take part in a ceremony at the pentagon and defense secretary wraps up the day with remarks schedule to be the national cathedral that could be moved, though. govern oar male delivers -- governor o'malley delivers remarks on the university maryland's baltimore campus. it focuses on how the attacks changed the way we think about public safety. and the progress we have made in the past decade. that begins at 8:30 this morning at the southern management campus center in baltimore. no money changed hands but sara lee and kraft settled their trial over hot dogs. sarh lee makes ball pash and kraft oscar mayer each saying they exaggerated the claim the dog was top dog. when the trial began the judge said and i quote "let the weiner war begin." >> i guess it has begun. the season is finally hear for ravens fans and that means purple caravan is on the move. ravens teamed up with the supermarket chain giant showcasing an ultimate purple club designed with ladies in mind. this morning at 11 the club and caravan will be rolled out and fun begins. news time 5:58a horrible crime three children found dead in northwest baltimore their throats slashed. >> it was hard to forget but two illegal immigrants accused of carrying out the attack will be back in court. we will tell you about the third trial. latest on the mandatory evacuations orders for those inport deposit and havre de grace and official say it must be done. a limited edition shoe from nike goes up on auction on ebay and the proceeds all for a very worthy cause. we will explain. you are watching "good morning maryland" first and only at 4:30. our snakeskins bring a lot of money