oakland. temperatures now in the storms dropped into the 70s. everybody else, upper 80s to around 90-degree mark. believe it or not, even at 92, it can feel cooler because the dewpoint is quite low. it only feels like 91 this afternoon. that s a little bit better. we ll watch the storms. looks like we ll get hit in the city by 6:30. bob, thank you. first warning weather coverage continues right now with gigi barnett, live at the inner harbor with how people are coping with this early blast of summer. good crowd behind you, gi-gi! reporter: that s right, mary. this is a good way to cool off, especially for the young ones. but doctors say a lot of people are not hydrating properly. after a couple of days of very high temperatures, this illness symptoms of heat illness can sneak up very quickly. the three-day stretch of high heat hovering above 90 degrees has taken its toll. it s miserable. reporter: er doctors at the university of maryland medical center say heat ill
happening right now in our country, with regard to religious liberty. the contraception mandate is probably the pinpoint of that. the conference culminates tonight with the keynote speaker who is baltimore s archbishop william laurie. he is head of the catholic bishop s conference on religious liberty. he will talk about the catholic churches legal fight against the obama administration. he says a legal fight that they did not go looking for. take a listen. and the healthcare bill was being debated we spoke about the need for clear conscience protection. we then supported remedial legislation when that conscience protection didn t get into the healthcare bill. we did everything we could to prevent this. reporter: and what is going
some businesses closed downault, while down altogether, while potential weapons have been removed. like trash cans, if they re not chained down, they can use them as weapons to throw through weapons. it was unfortunate we had the butterflies made by citizens here in town. they were on the parking meters. they were very decorative, and we liked it. but we had to take them down. reporter: protestors are starting to show up with both baltimore baltimore and frederick expected. there is also a 30-mile no-fly zone zone already in effect at camp david. and a security camera is up and running. in an unprecedented move, the secret service ordered the complete shutdown of cunningham state falls. it is tighter security than what was in place for the middle east peace summit at camp david in 2000. i think camp david is going to be the safest, most secure place on the planet this weekend. our role is outside of that perimeter, outside of that area. and my concern is the other
away the government s ability to say john edwards lied and then got up and lied to you. reporter: the defense tried to stick to campaign finance law. the prosecution says edwards accepted illegal donations to cover up his affair, and to try to save his presidential campaign. but the defense says the money was a gift and that edwards hid the affair, only to save his wife and family humiliation. the key to this whole case at this point is what is the definition of a campaign contribution. reporter: they could begin deliberating friday. in greens or greensboro, north carolina, dick brennan, wjz eyewitness news. it could bring a total of 30 years in prison and more than a million dollars in fines if convicted on all counts. let s make a deal. an agreement to hike taxes for thousands of marylanders. jessica kartalija is live in the newsroom to explain what lawmakers accomplished today. jessica? reporter: mary, a budget package is approved. bringing to an end the spec
$50 million. filling city and state coffers with almost $2 million each. race fans, race drivers all thought baltimore was the best race in the circuit last year. i m looking forward to it being a success again this year. reporter: so under this five- year deal, the traffic jam you see back here right now, that will be replaced by race cars for five years. but michael andretti, he told me that he believes this organization is so strong that this place race will be in place for at least 20 years. reporting live tonight, from the inner harbor, adam may, wjz eyewitness news. adam, thank you. the race will be held labor day weekend. we have an update to the breaking news in northwest baltimore. a car nearly crashes into a house in the 3300 block of mondawmin avenue. you can see the car reverses across the front lawn and onto the front porch. it s unclear why the driver lost control or if anyone is hurt. more breaking news in north baltimore. the baltimore city fire