next on fox 45 morning news. a round of thunder, lightning and heavy rain. what you need to know for your morning commute. a church vandalized. who might have done it and why. horror goes 3-d. we have a sneak peek at the final destination in the low down. good morning and welcome to fox 45 morning news. today is friday, august 28th. i m mel an gilliland. we re waking up across our region to the remnants of wicked weather. here in our studios we re seeing lightning outside, but this is nothing compared to what our photographers caught up in reisterstown. take a look at this video. this was the scene as rise sisterreisterstown. people had to be rescued from the cars, and police and firefighters had to help them do that. right now the road is still closed because of the flooding. weather could be to blame for an overnight fire at a church in baltimore county. it started at 3:30 this morning in eastern avenue at middle river. the sharp street united methodist church is dest
inner harbor. you are taking a live look from the timonium fairgrounds where the 128th maryland state fair is just about ready to kickoff. ride mania starts tonight. those rides are up and ready and running. we will take you to the ti timom fairground to see what is taking place. today is tuesday, august 17th, i m megan gilliland. patrice harris has the morning off but meteorologist steve fertig is here to tell us know about the tropical storm danny. yes, danny. as it moves up along the eastern shore not the eastern shore but near the eastern seaboard, north carolina it could be a hurricane, and tailing off to the north and east, but it could bring heavy rain for the weekend. oh, jeez. umbrellas. yes, absolutely. before we get there, tonight, the rides at the state fair, maybe some light showers and thunderstorms around. oh, no. spotty, so we hope not not to see that. before you get on those rides, you re maybe taking a bus to school. 70 degrees, partly clou
this is wjz tv, wjz dt and wjz.com, baltimore. from the cities to the counties to your neighborhood, now complete coverage on wjz 13, maryland s news station. shot in the line of duty. two baltimore city police officers recovering right now after the commissioner says they were ambushed and shot by a man with a semi automatic handgun. wjz uncovers new information about that accused shooter. hi, again, everybody, i am mary bubala. here is what people are talking about today. the wild gunfight unfolded in west baltimore over the weekend and injured two officers. one has been released from shock trauma. another is still there. eyewitness news stays on the story live from the hospital. mike hellgren has the latest on their conditions and the s condition. reporter: officer jerome shaurette went for another surgery. the accused shooter had several domestic violence in the past and was under a peace order to stay away from an ex- girlfriend. police say 34-year-old shawn sinc