is shot. abc 2 news is live on the story. she's just 13 years old and wants to do what all kids her age do. instead she's dealing with a growing concern worldwide. friday morning 6:00 a.m. standing in the rain, hardly sounds like glory days to me. but for these fans scoring tickets to the boss is worth it. those stories and mor . we'll go live out to the scene at first mariner where fans have been lining up since monday. it is friday. good morning. thank you for joining us. i'm magan pringle. jamie is here this morning. we'll check in with him in a bit. in the meantime justin is live in the studio. we'll sent it over to him. >> i want to start off with doppler radar. we have heavy rains in the orange and red shadings. it is coming down good. puddles stretching through glen ample on the north side of towsend and the beltway you have had heavy rain in westminster. this is the north side of the beltway. it is sliding across the area. and though it is not as heavy on the south side of ann arundel county you may have some wet pavement. we'll watch this rain for the next two or three hours. after that temperatures may briefly dip into the upper 50s. we'll get back to 65 by lunchtime. partly sunny. 72 this afternoon. right now 6:00 to the roads we go with kim brown. >> thank you, justin. the earlier crash we had at lutherville has been cleared. as we look at the westside of the beltway at liberty road traffic is moving at a good pace. definitely use caution before you head out. no problems to let you know about so far on the beltway. we have traffic building southbound on the harrisburg expressway approaching 695. same thing 795. traffic is moving at a good pace so far. jfx northern parkway traffic looks good. if you'd like the follow me on twitter you can do it. police carry guns protecting us and themselves. it came in handy for one off- duty baltimore city police officer after crooks tried to rob him. we are joined now with an update on the off-duty officer who was shot. >> reporter: according to baltimore city police the officer got out of surgery at 2:30 this morning. doctors are optimistic he will recover. this unfolded before 10:00 last night. according to investigators the off-duty officer was leaving work and walked into his home when two men walked up to him and tried to rob him. gunfire erupted. the officer returned fire and shot one of the suspects in the leg. incident put neighbors on edge. >> we never had nothing like this before. i have been here seven years. never had nothing like this. i watch my back. i don't trust nobody. it can be an old lady. if you don't live here i don't trust you. >> reporter: police are talking to two people of interest. officers will hold a news conference later this morning with more details on this case. this morning baltimore county police department is mourning the loss of one of their own. 32-year-old officer jason simons died in a car crash yesterday afternoon in the 3500 block of black rock road. he is a seven year veteran off- duty arriving into work. an investigation shows he was heading east on i-70 in a pickup truck. >> three minutes after 6:00. a 13-year-old baltimore girl is in intent sieve care this morning because of h1n1. this virus we have been hearing so much about. destiny parker is in the 8th grade in northeast baltimore. she got sick in school on monday and her parents took her to the hospital. baltimore sun says the girl was getting stronger yesterday. the school system sent a statement out saying the building would be cleaned according to health department procedures. charles manson following susan atkins who admitted killing actress sharon state 40- year-old died. he was 61-year-olds old. she suffered from brain cancer. earlier this month she lost her final bid for parole. survivors argued against her release. federal prosecutors say two north carolina terrorism suspects plotted to kill u.s. military personal and had maps of the marine base in virginia to plan the attack. an incident against daniel patrick boyd is the first time authorities have said that the men were specific targets. they were arrested back in july. prosecutors have described boyds a an extremist who loathes the american military. they found dozens of guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition in his north carolina home. they say he could have used them on marines in virginia. the group of 20 nations is going to become the permanent council on global economic cooperation. this will replace the group of eight major industrial nation's who were original council. g 8 will continue to meet on matters such as national security. president barack obama initiated the move. it will be announced at the g- 20 summit later on today. bob dillon may have invented folk rock but some hisser toians say bruce springstein say he perfected it. it is that perfection that will draw thousands to buy tickets this morning to his concert happening in november here in baltimore. linda is live downtown with the die-hard fans this morn ing. >> reporter: we are here with cady this morning. >> i have been here since 6:00 a.m. yesterday morning. >> reporter: what you do to stay busy? >> i have made a couple friends. i have been meeting a couple of people. a lot of fan . there is a lady down there that's a big fan. this guy down here is a big fan. >> reporter: who are these folks behind us here? >> these are my friends. they came to protect me and get tickets for their loved ones, too. >> reporter: you were doing something sweet, you are waiting in line not to get tickets for yourself. >> my grandmother. she's going to love it. she doesn't know about it yet. i want her to go to concert because she's never seen him live before. i will try to get my mom a ticket, my aunt and grandmother. >> reporter: you are so sweet. everybody needs a grandmother like her. that's supposed to be a secret. don't tell anyone. we'll continue to stay live here. we'll talk to more fans down the line. we have two dozen folks here. they have four hours to go. i'll sure we'll find something else out here. >> when you want to surprise the grandma it is not a great idea to do the live thing on television. but that's great. tell her we think she's sweet. everybody in the studio thought that's wonderful. >> reporter: she should get the grand daughter of the year award. >> absolutely. we'll check back in a little bit. it is eight minutes after 6:00. senior center in park heights is vacant even though it was dedicated back in june. the alpha sorority saw a need for senior services in the area. their vision brought the proyet to light. it has taken more than three months for the city and the sorority to work out a lease agreement. >> parties involved are sitting at the table making sure it will operate smoothly. >> the senior center should be opened in novembe . we'll keep you posted. today layola college is no more. it is now layola university. they change the name. today they celebrate the official name change to layola university. perspective students considered a university to be more prestigious. layola's president says the new title will be a better fit for the school with 3500 undergrads and 2600 graduate students. baltimore assent and nba star caramelo has a lucrative career. yesterday he was in syracuse to cut the ribbon on a building donated to him he donated $3 million for the basketball court. former teammate jerry was there as well. he led the orange to a national tight. he hopes the new center will bring them to a another championship. coming up, incredible video of a building explosion that never should have happened. we'll tell you the ruling on the cause of that. it started out as a hot thing for teenagers as a way to keep in touch. a crash course for those that don't understand the social networking site. instead of free bread with your meal how about a diamond ring. a promotion you don't want to miss. >> not too much traffic to speak of this morning. traffic is 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tool. >> i would like to know more about the security aspects of it before i start signing up. >> reporter: all good questions according to the instructor. she starts with a how-to on profiles, pictures and how much personal information to share. points to speak to a big concern for social networking newbies. >> they want to make sure they are secure. >> reporter: for some retirees or those looking for work there is the ability to network quickly. >> maybe ten years ago you would be at the chamber or ask your friend's cousin's brother for information. >> reporter: there is a curiosity factor. knowing what the facebook buzz is all about. >> over really over the last six months did i really start to hear it and see it. the person next to me goes online all the time to check on her daughters. >> reporter: time spent online might be the warning label of social networking. the first lesson of facebook, it is addictive. >> so if you are one of the 300 million facebook users or you are addicted to it come check us out. we have a facebook page. ing become a fan of abc 2 news and get the latest news updates on your facebook page. head to abc2news.com and send us a friend request. maryland's most powerful doppler radar highlighting rainfall. perry hall near white marsh up 95 it is coming down heavy. we have been talking about the rain passes on the north side. towsend we have the wet stuff on the beltway. all the people are waiting in line to get tickets for springstein. it is raining two blocks north of them. the rainfall continues on the north side. westside of the beltway we have had sprinkles. there is our wider view. burst of rain coming through. d.c.'s getting it. if you are going south on 95 you'll hit this stuff through virginia this morning. the back edge is clearly seen. as we are looking at 65 degrees this morning. 62 york and 50s in central pennsylvania. we are watching the back edge of this bands of rain sliding through. as we watch that we are showing a north easterly wind. that will keep the temperatures down. we may drop more on the thermometer this morning. we'll stay mostly cloudy to partly sunny. temperatures try to get back up to 72 degrees. it will be noticeably cooler than the mid 80s from the last couple of day. tonight partly cloudy. down to 52 degrees. we'll hold on to the cool stuff. rain arrives in the afternoon tomorrow. dry start. wet finish. we could have over an inch of rain. we'll go from 65 on sunday afternoon. our complete forecast in a bit. you can catch us online at abc2news.com. check out the interactive doppler radar to see if the rain is part of your commute this morning. go to the bottom of the screen on the weather page to see the graphics. here's kim brown. >> despite wet roads traffic is moving along fabulous to start your friday. traffic is building in both direction on the outer loop. no real problems to let you know. if you are headed to d.c. there is a cash on the outer loop of the capital beltway at rockville pike. that blocks two lanes there. jfx traffic moving along at a good pace. this deadly explosion we wanted to show you at a georgia sugar plant refinery was presentable according to a report released by the u.s. chemical safety board. sugar dust ignited the plant because the facility was not cleaned properly. the board says dust ignited last february causing two explosions at the factory. 14 people were killed. 40 were injured. imperial sugar has not responded to the report. they are serving up diamonds emeralds and rubies at one southern california eatery. 75 rings are being given away to celebrate the sky room 75th anniversary in long beach. the 75th diamond anniversary ring will be given to one look you diner every day. >> we like to wow people here. to get wowed you have to go big. >> for girls bling is amazing. >> if i get a diamond ring out of this it is fantastic. >> that would wow me. the sky room has had an impressive list of visitors since it opened up in 1934. the rings contain precious gem. if you go on wednesday you could win a diamond ring. the drawing is at the end of the night. it determines what look you diner goes home with bling. we hear from time to time how smart animals are. the horse that's perfecting skills humans take for granted. also, a big book festival about to begin this weekend. it is all happening in mount vernon. first let's get the latest business news from new york. >> reporter: good morning. money scope report g-20 economic summit is going on in pittsburgh. leaders of the world's biggest economies are meeting there to hammer out financial reforms to prevent another global meltdown. timothy geithner says they will be bringing in banker's bonuses. geithner says these reforms make take effect now. the government is expected to report a slight increase in new home as far as august this home sales this mornin . sales dropped 3% last month after rising four straight months. analyst warn it could get worse with the $8,000 first time home buyer credit set to expire soon. chrysler's board of directors is meeting today to review the ceoest five-year plan to revamp the automakers product line. he will ask others to put in overtime to get new models on the road by 2011. ford is wrapping up production in china to meet a demand in a fast-growing market. they are spending half a billion to build the third assembly plan there. tickets to the michael jackson documentary don't go on sale until sunday but fans are lightening up to buy them. dozens of people in downtown los angeles were among the first to lineup. 3,000 tickets for the october 27th show will be available. it is the only early screening before the nationwide release the next day. coming up on good morning, the first swine flu vaccine could be ready next week. how should parents prepare their kids for the shot? that's on "good morning america." that's your money scope report. good morning. wakeup window at the bottom of the screen looks gloomy. for those of you waiting for autumn it is coming in with temperatures on the way down. winds shifted to the northeast. we have rain this morning. we'll turn partly cloudy this afternoon. 72 degrees. 52 overnight. tomorrow look for rain to return. it could be heavy at times. some clearing on sunday. 76 leftover showers continue through monday and tuesday. then we'll slide back into the 60s in the middle of next week. >> i'm looking for my twitter bug this mornin . you can follow me at twitter.com/maryland traffic. it has been a quiet morning on twitter because it is a quiet morning on twitter. traffic is building some. it is moving along at a good pace. no incidents along the beltway or at the tunnel. traffic is look great to start off your friday commute. jfx northern parkway traffic is building southbound. no real delays to let you know about at this time. magan, back to you. >> thank you. he may not be able to talk like mr. ed but this horse could give mr. ed a run for his money. his name is lucas. he can spell his name, count and play catch. the owner used carrots and patience to teach him all those tricks. he taps his nose on the letters to spell out his name. he can even twirl on three legs. what trick does the owner plan to teach him next? >> that's a good question. i'm out of tricks. i would like for him to be able to add and subtract some day. >> he was born a racehorse but retired after two years. lucas' list of jobs just got longer because he was asked to be a spokes horse for a thorough bred retirement organization. his job is to take care of citizens in baltimore. doctors and nurses are taking care of him. we have a serious story and update this morning. authorities are trying to find suspected robbers responsible for shooting an off- duty police officer. / shotoff duty an officer robbed