delays from harford county all the way into baltimorit looks l white marsh at route 43. everything up to speed here in this area. you are looking at 4-minute ride to 695. and here's the southwest corner of the beltway at route 295. no problems whatsoever you are look at an 11 minute rite ride from 759 towards 95 and using the j-fx to get into the city nice and clear from the beltway downtown to fayette street. that will take you 11 minutes and heading onto 95 through the fort mchenry tunnel from the beltway to the toll plaza, an 8 minute trip. that's the abc2 timesaver traffic. 6:31. in a few hours olympic gold medalist michael phelps will try to qualify for the summer olympics. >> linda so is here with a decision he made heading into the trial and linda this is no small feat. >> reporter: no small feat known as the demanding race. he will go for the 400 meter individual medley a grueling event he hold the records for. preliminary start at len this morning in omaha. this is the final olimb like trims. he says -- olympic trials e says he will retire -- he says he will retire after the london games. he is looking to turn some heads. >> obviously there's so many things i want to do and for the competitive part of my careers i don't have a very big window to be able to accomplish them. but, you know those are goals that i think i can accomplish and i've said i want to be first to do something. >> reporter: that is nice mustache but he has shaved it off in preparation for the trials. the summer olympics start july 27th. linda so, abc2 us. news. about 30 minutes -- abc2 news. about 30 minutes of the national guard will be arriving around 2. they served in nearly 90 day deployment of support for the ongoing combat operations in afghanistan. closing arguments are happening this morning in the case of a maryland man accused of selling more than 9 million dollars in fraudulent rue. >> hable energy credits. he sold credits for biodiesel that his company didn't produce. then they alleged that he would use that money to buy cars, property and jewelry and the defense says there was no fraud because traders knew the credits were fraudulent. he is walking up to a jail cell waking up to a jail cell. we are talking about jerry sandusky. he was found guilty late friday on 45 of the 48 charges against him. sentencing is expected to happen within the next 90 days. he faces more than 400 years in prison. an appeal is likely but civil suits will follow. >> we-- we learned a special emergency crew will try to stabilize the roof from the collapsed mall in northern ontario canada. they will have to be done carefully before they go in and search for remaining victims. image show at least one buddy and debris and fire official say they have had been tapping from other areas. at least 22 people are injured when part of the parking deck caved in saturday. this morning jeopardy host alex trebek is recovering from mild hart attack. the 71 -year-old was admitted to cedars-sinai head cal center on saturday. son -- medical center on saturday. he is in good spirits this morning. listening to the radio while driving into work you will probably hear a lot of michael jackson. on this day 2009, the king of pop died from cardiac arrest. the case was ruled a homicide and his doctor conrad murray was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. according to the coroner, the 50-year-old died of a deadly combination of an anesthetic and sedatives. 6:34. sunscreen is vital to have during this tile of year. >> we have been telling you -- time of year. >> we have been telling you about. this but the sun protectant is banned from schools and summer camp. >> and a california teen learns the hard way it doesn't pay to be greedy. why firefighters had to be called in to help him out. >> and tropical storm debby is dropping too much ran across pourings of florida. the latest coming up. >> reporter: traffic is starting to pick up on 695 at old court road. you will see a little spider stuck to the screen if you look closely. he wants to say good morning. i will show you what's happening on 83. you are watching "good morning maryland." a 17-year-old is facing petty theft charges this morning after attempting to steal a soda from a developing machine. >> this happened -- vending machine. >> look at this video he stuck his happened into a receiving slot and reached up to his shoulder at whichhe became stuck. that's the look of concern. someone noticed the teen trapped and they called in for help. >> we ended up doing is initially we thought if we get ahold of somebody to come out with a kiwi would be able to open -- with a key, we would be able to open up the door. but no one had a key. so we ended up using some forceable entry tools. we had a rotary saw and we were able to cut the lock on the machine and get the door open. >> okay it's like using the jaws of life. same thing. rescue took an hour and the boy was gently extricateed from the opening and checked out and yes, he was then taken into custody. we will tell you a truly remarkable story. one of generosity. just a few weeks ago a bank foreclosed and the grandview baptist church in morganton. they borrowed 575,000 to build a family life center in 2003 but the tough economy made it hard to pay that money back. so listen to this. on the day they were forced to move, a donor offered to pay the church's debts. >> it has taken a while to sink in. because it just seems so incredible. >> the pastor says today the church will officially will he rei gain the deed to the -- regain the deed to the building. >> abc2 news to go is coming newspaper stories we are work on right now -- >> we have stories we are working on right now. >> reporter: we have information on the massive brush fire queen ann' count -- brush fire in queenene's county. -- queen ann' county. and it's going to be warm and balmy today. but the dry and more policeant weather is on the way. i will have the details coming. >> reporter: well there, are no delays here on 895 at o'donnell street but we have several new accidents in baltimore cityp details coming up in the abc2 timesaver traffic report. 6:44 i am megan pringle. >> i am charley crowson. that is live look kurt sigh earth cam fort lauderdale. see the high wind and the waves come in. this on the west side of the state. this is on the gulf side megan. >> this is the bigtory -- story -- big story as we look at tropical storm debby. let's go over to lynette charles who has been following that and the weather here. >> all right. yes, you are right. let's start with our weather. and we do have some showers and storms. pennsylvania dealing with thunderstorms all morning. we had a round earlier today but we have a break getting a few peeks of sunshine. but, we will have more showers and thunderstorms possible as we go into the afternoon and some could be on the severe side. now we slide off towards the south and we are talking about tropical storm debby and we can see the circulation in the gulf here but most of the activity is off toward the east side of the storm. and it's been blowing that way because of sheer. we are getting dry air and training into the system and that's why it's so lop side. it's not moving anywhere. winds sustained at 50 miles an hour it's going to dump heavy rain going through the overneat and next couple days. more details on debie coming up in the weather. -- be debby coming up but right now the abc2 timesaver traffic and you had a accident would you talked about earlier. >> reporter: yes. we have several accidents in baltimore city downtown. watch out for a crash on fayette street at howard street. and there's another accident to keep in mind on president's street at pratt street. traveling on the beltway, here's what it looks like right now on 695. in the parkville area everything up to speed. 11 minutes on the outer loop from 95 up to 83 and the west side looks like at liberty road traffic starting to pick up a little bit in this area. but you are looking at a 12- minute ride on the outer loop from 795 down towards 95. and if you are use the tunnels keep in mind that all that construction is still underway on 895 south of the harbor tunnel. no backups just yet. 54 miles per hour along the northbound lanes but that changes as the morning progresses. stick with the fort mchenry or key bridges. 50 people are out of their homes following the brush fire in queen anne's county. >> linda so is here with new information on when the people will be allowed to about back into their homes. >> reporter: hope is soon. a decision has not been made if it's okay to let people back in. but a meet will be held to assess the situation. about 50 people were evacuated last night because of health concerns from the thick smoke. the brush fire is still burning, but it's contained. firefighters are not at the scene. just workers with the foreof theory department are out therech the fire broke out sunday morning in a wooded area on wicomico road a firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion. the fire could take days to knockout. >> the stuff on the west, when they have big fires but not here. we don't normally have a fire like this. >> reporter: officials say the ris to being homes is minimal. wicomico road is closed this morning. later today, body of a former fallen maryland marine will arrive. gene c. mills died during combat off rage -- did operations in afghanistan. he is expected to come home in august. this was his second tour of duty. police in montgomery county are looking into what caused a crash between a van and a motorcycle in german town. the accident happened yesterday afternoon on frederick road and police say one person has life- threatening injuries. four others were also hurt. rescue crews had to use the jaws of life to get people out of the van. elijah cummings made an appears on fox news sunday talk about the house oversight committee holding of ear ribbing holder in full contempt. they will consider the recommendation later this week. >> i that i we have a duty, a duty to the american public and a duty to the congress of the united states at this critical moment get the documents know we can get them but it's a matter of sitting down and talking and we can get them and get this resolved. >> a house committee voted along party lines to recommend him in contempt for failing to told over subpoenaed documents related to the fast and furious weapons sting. we are told to lather up with sunscreen if we are exposed to sun and parents are questioning a law prohibiting children interest bringing sunscreen to school or bringing it to summer camp. we it will you to protectyourself and some states it's illegal to bring to school because it's an over-the- counter medication. some kids can't bring over-the- counter meds to school without a doctor's note. and some doctors say this makes absolutelyi can't see any justification for any school to tell a child they are not allowed to apply sunscreen to protect themselves from the harmful uv rays. there's no reason. >> it could cause a allergic reaction and we have to monitor that. >> some parents give children sunscreen to take with them even if they are not allowed to do so. so we posted this on the facebook fan page and we want your response and many weighed n barbie says they can't smoke but it's okay to have skin cancer. give me break. we want to hear from you. head to abc2 news facebook fan page and leave your thoughts. >> 6:49. there are many benefits to an early diagnosis of adhd and researchers may have found another reason. they say children who start taking their medications early for the disorder have a better chance of doing well in math. those who wait to start treatment may see the math scores decline significantly. >> medicine not only reduced symptoms of adhd. they also make a difference in functional daily living. in academic learning and that's something many people have questioned over the years. >> researchers saying that starting the medication as early as possible may help children are adhd with the progress of consistently staying in the classroom and focusing more. baltimore city mayor stephanie rawlings blake and city council have gone around and around. we are talking about the budget and today the city council is set for the final vote on the budget. >> this morning sherrie johnson is here on what is at stake and what it means for you. there's lot on the table. >> reporter: yes, there is lot at stake and folks will be paying close attention. in a few hours the city council is scheduled for the final vote. at stake in the final vote closings of 3 fire companies and several rec centers and money for youth services and new funding to audit erroneous tax credit. the goal is to figure out how the city will spend 2.3 billion dollar in the next fiscal year. council president jack young tried to rally support against the cuts but was not successful. several council members who supported the plan to save the fire company changed the vote after the mayor said even if other cuts were made, that money could not be used to save the fire companies. today if the council gives final approval this means as of july 1st truck 10 in west balledmore and squad 11 in southeast and truck 15 in east baltimore will close. now some council members say they are hoping to make some last-minute changes to the budget at today's final vote. sherrie johnson abc2 news. troubling news if you live near water along east coast. a new government study shows sea levels are rising much fatter along the stretch of the coast than around the globe. the area covers cape hatteras north carolina to just north of boston and scientists call the 600 mile stretch a hot spot for climbing sea levels caused by global warming. 6:52. time for five things to know before heading out the doorch man accused of killing 6-year- old boy more than 30 years ago is due in court today. pedro hernandez is suspect of murdering etan patz. today is the last scheduled day for the supreme court. term could be extended until all remaining rulings are issued. we have not heard on the affordable care act known as obama care. military judge scheduled a hearing in the case against private first class bradley manning. he is accused of giving thousands of classified documents to wikileaks. the case is being heard at fort meade. home sales figures are being released today and numbers are a good indicator of how the recovery in the housing market is going. it's been struggling to recover since the recession ended. and heavy rains and strong winds lashing parts of the gulf coast after tropical storm debby waiting to make landfall. forcasters say the latest track shows the storm could make landfall by thursday. debby is blamed for one death so far. let's check our forecast with lynette. >> all right. so we are talking about tropical storm debby as of now. and the winds sustained at about 50 miles an hour. this is basically been the only update this morning. and we have it not moving still to the north at zero miles an hour. so it's stationer'sy and this is the reason why it's dumping so much rain across portion of florida. and it's going continue to do so over the next several days. now we look at outside close to home and we are not dealing with anything as of now. around annapolis look good. we see a little sunshine out therebut that's mixes with clouds. this morning, be prepared for that and take the rain gear with you because we do have the chance for maybe more thunderstorms to pop in the forecast. now we did have the first round this morning. and this is off into the at lant he can but with the sunshine -- atlantic as of now but with the sunshine things will bubble up and we have the chance for thunderstorms. also a cold on the is going to be moving through the air -- cold front is going to be moving through the area. so the clashing of the air masses makes the storm prediction center put us in slight risk for severe weather. you can see for areas shade in yell wrote biggest threats will be damage-- yellow, the biggest threats will be damaging winds and large hail. we will keep you update. this is the cold front that i am talking about. as that starts to make the way through, we do have the chance for some strong storms or severe thunderstorms as well. future trend picking up on that fact we have the chance for some wet weather to continue as we go through the morning and also the afternoon. but then high pressure will build in behind that for tuesday and also wednesday. and then we will be seeing plenty of sunshine in the forecast. but for today, we will get the sun-cloud mix and it's going to be breezy out there so be be prepared for that. the breezes will continue going into tuesday but check out how hot it gets and humidity will return as well. let's check the abc 2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. >> reporter: we are dealing with several accidents. there's a crash on fayette street at howard steed and another accident -- street and another accident in downtown baltimore. that's going object on south president's street at pratt street. traveling through the fort mchenry tunnel no delays and we do have the ongoing construction on 895 just south of the harbor tunnel. everything will be up to speed in the area but as the morning progress stick with the fort mchenry or key bridge as an alternate. checking in and looking live at the northwest corner of 695 here at old court road, everything is up to speed. traffic is building in the area and looking towards the center of the screen you will see little spider stuck to the camera. saying good morning to you. wouldn't want to be in that spieder's situation right now. and here's the beltway in overly at bel air road, traffic picking up and you are look at a 12-minimum ride on outer loop from 95 towards 83 inner loop nice and clear down towards 95. >> we got this video and you have to see it. check it out. that is madeleine and she found a new friend on the beach in south carolina. >> her owner recorded the 2- year-old playing with a crab. that crab is like uh-oh. you can see they are having a good time madeleine s and the crab got close enough to the water and the wave came in and took it out to sea. there they go. madeleine's owner says that she is a rescue dog and wants to remind everyone how great rescue dogs can be. that's so cute. >> i concur. you hear me talk about oscar he was a rescue. >> all right. thanks so much for joining us on this monday morning. >> abc2news.com for everything news, weather and traffic. updates in 25 minutes. see you in a bit.