point. it s from the northwest passing to the east. there were more significant showers west of us this morning but a lot of this stuff has dried up moving towards the bay. a wider picture of what s going on, we will talk about the weekend coming up in a minute. things revving up downtown the start of the second annual baltimore grand prix. some of the most skilled drivers in the world will be weaving high octane race car along city streets for the second annual grand prix of baltimore. here george lettis with more. the speed is neck twisting. 180 miles per hour. the sound is ear crackling and the skill is simply amazing. it s the best thing i ve ever seen. on friday, qualifying races began so the grand prix of baltimore is officially back for year two. it s like going to an imax and seeing the movie, it s the exact same thing, the rumble of the seats, the rumble of your feet, the panic of them going around the corner, please don t crash. there was a crash a
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well, and surprisingly, moisture from isaac is getting closer to us. yesterday it was way to the west in missouri and arkansas and moving into iowa and it was hot yesterday. today, it will be warm, a little more humid and that moisture from that storm will get closer to us. it s showing up on radar now nearby. let s look at our h.d. doppler radar. you can see that out in garrett county we are seeing shower activity and in west virginia, thunderstorm activity going on at this stage of the game. this is all sliding to the east, the initial moisture, not a major part of the forecast today but it is part of the holiday weekend forecast. i ll detail that coming up in a few minutes. things are revving up down the for the start of the second annual baltimore grand prix. some of the most skilled drivers of the world are weaving their high octane cars through the streets. george lettis has more. the speed is neck twisting. 80 miles per hour. the sound is ear crackling and th