weather. if you're just joining us, watch shower activity out to the west. it has been diminishing in its intensity. however, having said that, all of a sudden we're just now seeing north of columbia, north of i-70 shower activity approaching randallstown. i'm not going to promise we're going to have a rain-free morning over about the next 20 minutes or so. look at the day part. the big are risk of shower activity and thunderstorms is later on. 79. 85 at lunch. 83 this evening. don, take it away. >> here's sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. we have an update on that accident we've been following all morning on route 50 in the eastbound lanes. it's involving two tractor-trailers with hazmat crews on the scene. good knew, at this point just the right lane blocked. in delays reported at this time. if you're headed into the city watch for delays because of construction on west pratt and south calvert. that is blocking two lanes. if you're headed out on the beltway, 54-mile-an-hour average with 11-minute drive times. take a look at the west side at frederick road. no rain just yesterday but we'll keep an eye on. this remember, wjz 13 is always on. for traffic information any time, log on to wjz.com. breaking news we first brought you at 11:00 last night. a woman and her daughter found dead insight her baltimore county apartment. mike schuh live in towson. >> reporter: good morning. the mother and daughter hadn't been seen or heard from in a couple of days. police were called and they're the ones who entered the apartment. dects sphowntd 25-year-old woman and her daughter inside the apartment. the mother is identified as alicia avery and the daughter is darielle parker. police aren't saying how the two died. >> we are exspctsing foul play. >> reporter: a neighbor said this grizzling discover vie is jarring. >> for something to happen this close to me, it makes me wonder, how fast this hear is changing, and it's going to keep me on my p's and q's. >> reporter: the bodies have been take tonight medical examiner's office. back to you. >> police tell us the two had not been reported missing until yesterday afternoon. the officer who was knocked off a sx of the jfx highway is out of the hospital. the officer fell to the pavement below. olivia constance drowned when her safety harness got tangled in her capsized boat. an 11-year-old gets ahold of his uncle's gun and accidentally shoots his 15-year-old friend. the gun owner is speaking. >> reporter: michael brooks was shot in the head. police will not nile charges against the 11-year-old who shot hem. in his first television interview, moore said he had 22 guns and kept them locked and unloaded in his bedroom. he's not sure how the boys got into his room. >> through the marine corps, army, patuxent institution, never had an incident. >> reporter: the victim's uncle said somebody should pay. >> anybody with a gun that ain't locked up ought to have their head examined. >> reporter: he said this should serve as a warning. >> they should not be accessible to children. they should be locked and secured a at all times. >> i'm pea sorry this happened there. was no negligence involved. >> reporter: in cherry hill, mike hellgren, eyewitness news. >> michael brooks' family needs help in paying for the funeral. tension over baltimore's term of endorement is gearing up. cafe owner hon has been granted a restraining order. the man has scheduled several protests after saying he is was trademarking the word hon. former governor rod blagojevich is waking up in his own bed last neat but may not have gotten a lot of sleep. a jury convicted him on 17 counts yesterday. blagojevich was clearly not exspctsing this outcome. >> i am stunned. there's not much left to say other than to say we want to get home to our little girls and talk to them, explain things to them. >> blagojevich could face up to 300 years in prison. the sentencing guidelines call for a prison term of 10 to 15 years instead. the most dangerous types of baby cribs are being banned for sale, even at garage sales. the new standards go into effect banning the sale of drop side cribs. the consumer product safety commission says those types of cribs led to at least 32 infant strange due lags and suffocation deaths since 2000. the homeland security is helping businesses protect their computers. small businesses will soon be offered help to make sure their internal data is set. hackers have used holes to attack companies such as lockheed martin and sony. a woman is accused of lay tacking an officer with her breast milk. police say they approached her. that's when she exposed her breast and sprayed them with breast milk. she blames alcohol for her attack. >> she was charged with domestic violence and assault. the dodgers are headed to bankrupt court. the team says it is unable to meet its payroll. but major league baseball commissioner bud selig said the team should sell to the highest bidder. race cars will be speeding through the first ever baltimore grand prix but as jessica kartalija explains, road closures are preventing people from moving too quickly. >> reporter: signs, signs and more signs. >> it's horrific. >> reporter: with three months until the baltimore grand prix, drivers face more constructions. >> closing charles between conway and pratt. >> reporter: in order to repair giant slap slabs of -- slabs of concrete -- >> traffic is horrendous. it's crazy. it sometimes takes you an hour to get from pier 5 over to fells point. >> reporter: the construction isn't just a headache for drivers, but commuters say trying to park on the street is near impossible. >> because they've closed some of the streets, there's no on street parking access. so it's been very, very difficult. >> reporter: schab drivers say the construction is killing business. >> before you turn, you have to go around. six lanes down to one. >> reporter: transportation officials say the repairs are crucial as the race cars will navigate city streets at 180 miles an hour. >> reporter: is this worth it? >> it will be worth this in the long run if it brings money to baltimore. >> reporter: the race is expected to pour $50 million into baltimore's economy. we spoke to some construction workers. they say people have be extremely rude, yelling out the window, even throwing things out their window. in baltimore city, i'm jessica kartalija. wjz eyewitness news. >> the baltimore grand prix will take place over labor day weekend. >> let's look at where on the track they're working. it's essentially what i call the first turn. right in the mid-drel of pratt street in front of the convention center. the cars will top 150 miles an hour. they're making this incredibly sharp turn. it's a confluence of like three streets. >> harbor place corner. >> take a right at harbor place corner and head down towards the science center. a lot of work has been done on both sides and now conway street leading up to camden yards where the scars will go. >> conway was closed a couple weeks ago. >> go back to this one second. from right here at the corner basically of green and pratt, down to the harbor place turn they will hit over 150 miles an hour. >> which is amazing. >> that is amazing. the most amazing thing is you can stop the car and make the turn. let's think that one out. something tells me those are very expensive brake pads. >> i want to see them make the science center turn, the hair pin turn. >> that's an easy one, 180 degrees. push job out the way and make the turn. >> sure. >> take a look at the forecast. variably cloudy skies, a couple of showers and thunderstorms. nothing severe expected for later on. go to first warning doppler radar. there's been shower activity out in western maryland that really hasn't been able to migrate in bulk towards the metro. there's a pop-up shower over sykesville, marriottsville. we'll check sharon gibala's traffic report after the break and she if there's an impact from that shower activity. ron matz joins us. we're on federal hill. >> reporter: i'm throwing in the towel. we're getting ready for the ports america chesapeake, fireworks celebration. you can pick up one of these if you get here early enough. we have a preview. lots of stuff going on for the fourth. the story coming up when the eyewitness news morning,,,, you know what this is, cartwright? yes. nicorette mini. you carry them around everywhere. yes i do, because cravings are everywhere. would you take a craving for me, cartwright? how would i -- exactly. 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[ laughter ] [ ding ] it is 6:30. that humid haze is settling in. marty is in first warning weather. >> good morning. temps in the low 70s. what we've got is a wind shift coming through the region. stormy corridor kind of describes the day's weather in total. having said that, let's go to first warning doppler radar where we're starting to see a couple pop-up showers. a couple of showers pops out of the beltway over bwi and extending on down towards annapolis. let's take a look at the day part in the low 70s. 85 on its way to 88. it will be later this afternoon and this evening. no watches, warnings and advisories. don, take it away. >> good morning. we've been checking out the traffic cameras for the rain showers. so far, we haven't seen any. we have our eye out for a few accidents, one at u.s. 1 washington boulevard. another one in bell area at southampton road. we have that accident we've been following on 50 eastbound, richie highway. two tractor-trailers involved with the hazmat crew. we have construction to talk b this could affect you between hopkins and south calvert, two lanes blocked. baltimore or mulberry would be your best alternate. there is a disabled truck. it's on the right shoulder. this doesn't seem to be causing delays. speed sensors still at full speed on the top and west side and 11 and 12-minute drive times. taking a look outside. that is the top side getting busier. our rake break from overnight a woman and her young daughter being found dead inside her baltimore county apartment. mike schuh has the story. >> reporter: good morning. the daughter and mother had not been seen for a couple of days. so police were called. they were the ones who entered the apartment here. detectives found the 25-year-old woman and her 4-year-old daughter dead inside her apartment on joppa drive. the mother is identified as alicia avery and the daughter is darielle parker. police aren't saying how the two died. >> we are looking into foul play. >> reporter: a neighbor said this discovery is jarring. >> for something to happen this close to me, it makes me wonder, how fast this hear is changing, and it's going to keep me on my p's and q's. >> reporter: to help with the investigation, the bodies have been brought to the medical examiner's office. back to you. >> we'll continue to follow this case live today at noon and all day at wjz.com. city police resume their investigation in the three men kicking down a home on medford road yesterday morning. the 32-year-old man said the intruders first identified themselves as police officers and then tied he and his wife up, shooting him in the neck in the process. police are still looking for the three men involved. the plan to fly low traveling airplanes have been put on hold. according to our media partner, nasa wants to spend more time getting the word out about the mission. the flights to measure hair quality could start up as sun has tomorrow. a gravely ill 95-year-old who had to remove her diaper at a security checkpoint in florida said it was no big deal. it began when inspectors found a hard spot. her daughter was stunned when told it had to be removed. >> i said i don't have an extra one with me. normally this isn't a problem. she said she could not complete the security check without the depends off. >> the tsa said its agent acted professionally in the matter. the center of the world of politics is undoubtedly the state of iowa. visits are planned for not only the president but republicans vying to take his job. here's joel brown reporting for wjz. >> reporter: president obama heads to iowa today, continuing his push for job creation. he will tour the alcoa alum yum plant during a trip the white house said is aimed at the economy, not politics. still, the visit comes as presidential candidates step up their campaigns and attacks. >> we cannot afford four more years of barack obama. >> reporter: in waterloo, iowa, tea party favorite, michele bachmann formally announced her candidacy monday. tonight another that he party favorite, sarah palin will also be in iowa. her political ma'am bigses are still -- ambitions are still unclear. she's attending a documentary about her career. whether you're candidate or a potential candidate, iowa is considered a key step towards the white house. not only is it a swing state, it's the first state to cast votes for the gop follow naismghts texas congressman rand paul and rick santorum are courting voters and expected to use the shaky economy as ammunition against president obama. in washington, joel brown reporting. >> the president's trip to iowa is his first since announcing his reelection campaign earlier this year. >> notorious gangster james whitey bulger continues to spill the beans. he said he was in disguise and armed to the t. he is charged in connection with 19 murders overall. the man accused of killing six people, including arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords has spit on his lawyers and thrown chairs in his jail cell. jared loughner is currently undergoing psychiatric treatment. philip morris is threatening to sue the government of australia over plain packaging. phillip morris said there will damage their brands. and two dolphin calfs die within a week of each other at the national aquarium. the dolphin shows are going on. >> reporter: a few weeks ago two baby dolphins seemed playful and healthy. then suddenly they both died. one was found dead in the pool. the other died during a medical procedure after it showed signs of labored breathing. >> we checked fluid, the status of the animals, medical reasons. you know, these guys are prone to different respiratory illnesses. it's common in the wild. >> reporter: since 1992, 14 dolphins have been born at the aquarium. six have dies, a mortality rate of 43%. >> living is doing things. living is chasing fish. >> reporter: a number of animal rights groups are against keeping doll fins in captivity. >> as long as we call it education and research you cran literally get away with murder. >> reporter: the national aquarium still has eight dolphins. the deaths were not mentioned to the crowd. >> you don't say why, what happened. >> reporter: the mother dolphins were also absent from the show in a separate tank occasionally still calling out for their missing calfs. the test results on the two calfs could take a couple weeks. adam may reporting. >> the aquarium said its standards exceed federal guidelines. a one-time sports hero is dead this morning after a crash in north carolina. lorenzo charles was driving an empty tour bus when this went off the road in raleigh. he gained fame in the 1983 ncaa championship, giving north carolina the title over the university of houston. a house once belonging to philadelphia eagles quarterback michael vick has been sold to an animal rescue group. dogs deserve better bought the house. this was once used to train dogs for fighting. it has renaminged the house good news. vick served 19 months in prison on a dogfighting conviction. former orioles all star day vie johnson is gearing up for his new gig, manager of the washington nationals. coming up on coffee with, this is interesting. we've interviewed them on satellite. it's an animated live lacks show. it teaches kids all about animals and their place and our placed in the world. they join us on coffee w you know, babies and animals, you never know what they're going to do. you'll see the end result of that coming up shortly. sharon gibala's got wjz tv traffic. let's take a first look at the day, the week's end and the holiday weekend. you,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, welcome to our house. we got a couple of showers around the region, very light, obviously, widely scattered. there's a big slug of rain out to the west. i think it's more pop-up. we watch a shower. dundalk getting ready to get a shower. this is widely scattered. right now on tv hill it is 71. 90% humidity. winds are calm. warm, humid stuffy morning. a degree warmer than at this time yesterday. still, the mid-60s essentially out in western maryland. 66 hagerstown and elkton. 75 d.c. pax river naval air 74. 73 degrees down in ocean city. 67 in westminster. look at this. annapolis and kent island three shy of 80. we got a wind shift. tough to say a cold front. so we'll drop our temperature. the dew point will start to drop tonight as a mat thr of -- as a matter of fact. not necessarily a child front, but a comfortable wind shift coming through the area that will define the mid-week. 88 is the high. any thunderstorms this afternoon should not be severe, not in any risk category. mostly cloudy, 65 overnight. tomorrow beautiful, breezy, less humid. 85 on thursday. now by friday has we start the holiday weekend, it's going to feel more like sirm. 90 friday. 92 saturday. 92 on sunday. that is a great five-day forecast. don, take it away. here's the rush right now from sharon at wjz traffic control. if you're traveling on route 100 you're going to find an accident on 100 in the westbound lanes. that's at u.s. 1, washington boulevard. second one at 543 at southampton. a third crash between round boulevard and route 2. we have two lanes blocked because of construction in the city on west pratt between hopkins place and south calvert. take mulberry. on 895 in the northbound lanes a disabled truck. still, no delays on the beltway. everything running at full speed on the top and west side. there's a look at 95. it looks like traffic is starting to slow down on the southbound lanes. everything is running smoothly if you're headed out on the top side of the balletway -- of the beltway. that traffic camera just froze. back to you. this morning's coffee with. chris and martin kratt. welcome to coffee with. the kratts, chris and martin, huge round of applause. >> good to be here with you. >> this is martin with the stole. >> this is chris with a relative of an ant eater. >> see if we scan get him to eat it instead of climbing on me and these claws are sharp. >> it's a strong animal. >> it's tearing you up. >> it really wants to climb. >> that was a nice sweater you had. >> they climb on trees and they've got these huge forearms and these claws and they rip the concrete. >> and they have a long tun that goes down the tunnels of the ants and termites. >> without them, there would be an imbalance in the system. you'd have termite mounds everywhere. they would be taking over countries. >> you want these guys around. >> he is busy. >> have you not seen the mill worm. so tell us how it's going. you were at the baltimore zoo. had you been to the baltimore zoo before? >> we've always been in baltimore and gone to the baltimore zoo. now it's the maryland zoo. would we keep coming back. we had a live show. >> it is important to get kids at a young age an understanding of animals. that will impact how they deal with cats and dogs, respecting birds. it is what it is. >> that's why we really in our show, we want to introduce kids to the animals like this. when you know one and she what great little creatures they are, great tree climbers -- you want to grab him. when you start understanding these animals, they go around in groups, 15 to 20. they are an amazing animal. if we know about them, we can do a lot to save them. >> the other is an ant eater. what will this one eat? >> this one will eat everything, turtle eggs on beaches. >> we will be doing a web extra with kratt. how's the show going? >> great. it's a huge hit. the ratings are great. skids are watch -- kids are watching it. the reason we went into animation so we could show the animal behaviors. here's the transition. >> that is not a cheap thing, by the way. animation is expensive. >> have these creature power suits that give us the ability of animals. so that's something kids love. >> put your suits on. there are a couple of mill worms here. >> actually, it looks pretty good. >> and the website. kids love getting on the website. they can make their own avatar. >> don't get me wrong. i think barney's great and all the disney videos are great. we both have grown kids. every once in awhile, something real is not a bad thing. >> we wanted to make a show that kids and parents could watch together. nothing better than going to the zoo with your child. >> hey, listen, we got to roll. sharon gibala's got traffic. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, here come your updates from sharon. >> just a little light pop-up shower over bel air and another over bolly's corridor. the forecast does call for showers, maybe a couple of thunderstorms, none severe expected later. let's send it over to sharon sharon, wjz tv traffic control. another big mess on 97. watch for it if you're headed hoyt in the southbound lanes. that's a live look at the accident, blocking all lanes. a backup to route 100. that backup will grow. there are no lanes getting through. on route 100 at washington boulevard. watch for one at 95 southbound at eastern avenue. that's causing a backup back to the beltway. an accident on bel air on southampton. we have the construction blocking two lanes between hopkins and south cal ver. take baltimore or mulberry as your alternate. the big problem, this accident on 97 southbound at quarter field road. back over to you, don. baltimore county police are investigating what they're calling two suspicious deaths. police found 25-year-old alicia avery and her 4-year-old daughter. they hadn't been seen or heard from in a couple of days. their bodies have been taken to the medical examiner. the girl who lost her leave on the severn river will have a funeral today. cafe owner kathleen hon has received a restraining order against the man harassing her. complete news, weather and traffic still ahead this morning and,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,