the weekend. we ve been tied together for a while now. the grand prix has already shut down many, many roads in the inner harbor, i ll have that coming up in just a few. how will the weather be? you can take the blame. the weather is not going to wreak havoc on anything for today. we ll see plenty of sunshine out there. you do have to enjoy it. i must warn you, if you don t like the hot weather, it is going to be pushing back in across the area today. temperatures, glen burnie 72 degrees, darlington at 55. 68 in goldsboro. those winds are calm right now, but they will pick up out of the west as we go throughout the day at five to 10 miles per hour. we can see maryland s most powerful radar is dry right now and it will stay that way throughout the day. here s the hour-by-hour forecast, 90 degrees, it s going to be a hot day on tap. let s get a check of abc time saver lauren cook. tell us about the grand prix. reporter: good morning, lynette. many roads in downtown balti
for his taking the white house in november. abc 2 abc news correspondent t.j. winick is in tampa right now with a wrapup of the night that was for now the republican presidential nominee. reporter: good morning. well, some of his thunder may have been stolen by a hollywood legend and an empty chair. mitt romney did appear genuinely emotional at times during his speech to the folks here in tampa last night, and he touched on some campaign themes he will be looking to hammer home in the next two months. mr. chairman and delegates, i accept your nomination for president of the united states [ cheers and applause ] reporter: the nation s eyes were on mitt romney, the businessman and former governor who made his case for leading america. what america needs is jobs, lots of jobs. [ cheers and applause ] reporter: the republican nominee promisedded 12 million jobs over the next four years and he expressed disappointment from the current chief executive. you know there s s
but they haven t ever thought about giving up. not on themselves, not on each other, and not on america. what is needed in our country today is not complicated or profound, doesn t take a special government commission to tell us what america needs. what america needs is jobs lots of jobs. [ applause ] in the richest country in the history of the world, this obama economy has crushed the middle class. family income has fallen by $4,000, but health insurance premiums are higher. food prices are higher. utility bills are higher. and gasoline prices, they ve doubled. today more americans wake up in poverty than ever before. nearly one out of six americans is living in poverty. look around you, these aren t strangers. these are our brothers and sisters, our fellow americans. his policies have not helped create jobs. they ve depressed them. and this i can tell you about where president obama would take america. his plan to raise taxes on small business won t add jobs. it would
when somebody does not do the job, we ve got to let him go. why his conversation with an empty chair on stage sto the show. and celebrating robin s beloved mother. this morning, we remember the radiant lucimarian roberts, passing away at the age of 88. her grace and strength inspired so many. and we have a special gma tribute this morning. and good morni, everyone. and what a journey we are all on this week. lucimarian roberts passed away last night. a woman filled with so much joy. and all of you who were with us yesterday, know that robin began her medical leave. an emotional day for all of us. she wanted to get home. she wanted to get home a little early, just to say good-bye to her mom. she made it through the floods of hurricane isaac. she was by her mother s side. and lucimarian roberts, a woman who gave so much inspiration to so many. she brought so much joy to so many. we re going to remember her. and we re all thinking of robin this morning. indeed, we ar
he died while trying to save someone else and drowned. we ll tell you now how a community will remember sherman walden. amed the racers getting ready to start your engines. the second annual baltimore grand prix kicks off this weekend. all you need to know as you ve got to plan ahead if you re heading downtown this weekend. all those stories straight ahead on this friday, august 31st. good morning, maryland, i m charley crowson. megan is off today. but lynette is in, also lauren is in, and you have a tall order today. yes. that grand prix race has shut down a lot of roads in downtown baltimore, so i ll let you know how to get around the mess. we re going to head downtown for the race this weekend. dress lightly. just lightly and slather on the sunscreen. it s going to be a hot one, especially today. let s talk about the dry weather that we re seeing in maryland right now. that is going to persist. you do not ed that rain gear as you step out and about. that s definite