happening on the roadways, candace dold has a look at the traffic edge. candace. >> reporter: thank you, steve. indeed the roads are going to be very wet out there. we're checking in on the beltway. here you can see it at harford road. you will need to see extra caution. as far as the volume not doing too bad. cars scattered here and there inner loop lanes and outer loop stretch. in fact, that's the same deal from 795 down toward 95. we're looking at an 11-minute ride, right now 55 miles per hour. through baltimore, right now southbound lanes of 95, fort mchenry tunnel, 8 minutes 54 miles per hour and only 53 miles per hour with a 9 minute clip on southbound 895 this morning from the harbor tunnel all the way down toward 95. that's a look at your morning travels, patrice, back over to you. 5:31 on fox 45 early edition. gunfire rings out in northwest baltimore this morning just blocks away from where pimlico racetrack and tens of thousands of people will be headed for preakness later this week. megan gilliland is live there now with more on why this kind of crime could move the race to a new location. good morning, megan. >> reporter: good morning, patrice. we're live at the intersection of woaft cold sprin west cold bd daytona avenue. there was a man lying on the road with a bullet to his head. the gunshots rang at 3:30 this morning. that victim a black man in his 30s and 40s. he is in critical condition at sinai hospital. a this point no motive and no suspect. while detectives investigate the shooting there's a lot of concern about the safety of this area especially this week as tens of thousands of people cheer on the preakness stakes a mile away at pimlico. is it a safe. there's concerns about the safety but some say the building itself needs major improvements. now an old idea is circling again. should the state build a new track in downtown baltimore. former governor bob ehrlich floated the idea six years ago. now that he is preparing for another run, ehrlich is talking about another track. >> if he would build one downtown i'm sure that i would go, but i think things would have to have more security then there. >> this track has got it. this track is done. it's done. it's done. >> reporter: governor o'malley says the prospect of a downtown racetrack is a wonderful vision but far too expensive in the tough economic times. if nothing is done, though, some say baltimore will lose the preakness stakes. live in northwest baltimore megan gilliland, fox 45 early edition. police are investigating a case of animal abuse where a dog was beaten with a machete. the pitbull shepherd mix, has a wound on the side of her face and may lose one eye. she has been treated at an emergency veterinary clinic in catonsville. the attack happened before 6:00 last night at the 3,000 block of wiley avenue. police say that the attacker has a history of mental illness. no charges have been filed. the father of the suspect accused in the death of a virginia lacrosse player speaks out. george huguely has been charged with the death of his girlfriend who is from koo cockeysville. she says that love's family is in her thoughts and prayers. murphy made the comment a not marks ilstatement she sent to ta yesterday. the bodies were discovered in a running car. there s no word on a suspect or a motive in the case. if you live in a condo or a town house, money to clean up after february's back-to-back blizzards could come from your pocket. some condo and town house associates are charging residents extra fees related to the snow. at dorsey hall townhomes people are being asked to pay an additional $200 to cover clean ups. it cost $45,000 above what home associations originally allotted. >> we had no vendors in place. what we did not account for is the budgetary issues that would arise with removal, and i think people would be willing to pay 25 to $30 a year extra but $200 that's a lot. >> i expect some sort of spend indication an--compensation andd they're throwing the fees at us. >> many condo and hometown associations are facing the same dilemma. last night storm brought hail as big as soft balls. it tore down power lines leaving thousands of people in the dark. deanna was in her home as a tornado ripped it apart. >> i started screaming and i'm -- and falling in and i saw this light. >> i state of emergency has been declared in 56 counties. you would think mother nature gave us enough bad weather this year after winter record-setting snow storms. think again. this year's hurricane season prediction right side out and as many as five hurricanes could hit the east coast, two of them could be major. the chief storm for forecaster at accuweather.com says these years weather patterns are similar of those in 2005 the same year that hurricane katrina hit new orleans. in all they're predicting 17 at lan tick storm17 atlan tick stof those will become serious storms. the maryland emergency management agency will join us live instudio with more on what you can do to prepare. that is coming up in the 6:00 hour. president obama is expected to announce today new plans to crackdown on pollution in the chesapeake bay. this comes one day after the chesapeake day foundation dropped its lawsuit against the environmental protection agency. they filed suit claiming the epa was not doing enough to crackdown on polluters. now epa officials have agreed to enforce tougher guide lines in area state as well as polluters. >> disagreements is a game changer. disagreement is going to lead to pollution reduction at the chesapeake bay and if it doesn't, the chesapeake bay foundation will be back in court. >> the settlement requires the epa to come up with 90 pollution limits for bait an the bay and d states accountable for suing them as well as holding those accountable that release pollutants into the bay. the focus of the position is to improve people's access to healthy foods this neighborhoods that don't have access to many supermarkets or other businesses that sell produce. the republican national committee will vote on a location where the 2012 presidential convention, phoenix, salt lake city and tampa are in the running. many are predicting tampa will get the nod. meanwhile steel is trying to defend himself. steel explained yesterday that lavish spending on private jets and limos were necessary to do his job. no word on why it was necessary. steel has faced criticism for months offer the spending including a $2,000 tab at a sex themed nightclub in los angeles. steel said it was wrong for staffers to be reimbursed for that outing and last friday he fired the director of finance. >> there are ar more changes tht are coming that are going to be important to securing our ability to raise the money but the confidence of those donors that the dollars that come into the building are being used wisely and put in the right place meaning on candidates and operations to win the victories this fall. >> it believes it can win as many as 40 house seats and the congress majority in this year's midterm election. bidding on a 9/11 memorial statute starts today. it depicts 3 firefighters raising a flag at ground zero. it's being sold as part of an investment fraud case. the opening bid is $500,000 and there's a big catch involved. whoever wins can't take the statute home. it will remain at emitsberg and the buyer will be recognized as having donated to the national firefighters foundation. the headquarters that you helped to renovate. >> why should maryland taxpayers finance things that help them. how your tax dollars may be helping illegal immigrants. and 56 degrees is what we got yesterday for a high. that is 5:00 on fox 45 early edition. it's time for a check of our forecast. meteorologist steve fertig is here with a look at when and if this rain might move out in the coming days. good morning. good morning, it's going toistic around for a few days, yes, on and off, though, patrice. and right now it's off. after the morning showers we were off earlier in the metro area it's looking pretty good. there could be wet surface, that could affect your commute this morning. we will hear from candace in a moment. we do have showers that are moving off to the southeast for the moment. there's a chance that we could see more in the way of thunderstorms that could bring us severe weather. this indicating, this illustration of where the severe weather would be to the south is what we are expecting for later in the afternoon or evening hours. there's more severe weather to the midwest that could be coming our way for later into the week, friday, maybe night. and here is what we are looking at as far as the current temperatures. 56 degrees in baltimore, pretty mild. that is where we ended up with a high temperature yesterday. we began as warm as bic and warming -- 56 and warming up from there. it will be a warmer day. 59 in d.c., and intee in 53 in hagerstown. we are setting the stage and making it more conducive for thunderstorms. winds mainly out of the south but we're getting more of the northeast influence as the cold front influence pushes through. that could bring us afternoon showers but a better chance of thunderstorms will come to the south as the next front pushes through later on in a day. you can see that is where we expect the heaviest rain, not heavy rain, about a 3rd of an inch, maybe a quarter of an inch. that doesn't mean, we won't have damaging winds and also some hail developing. we do have thunderstorms later in the afternoon or the evening. you can see around 5:00 tonight, shower chances and even thunderstorms in the evening as the front that follows leaves us warmer air again. the showers and thunderstorms as the next frontal boundary pushes through later on friday afternoon and evening and into the nighttime. it will get out of here in time for preakness. it seems like so many years that i have been here, i remember the day before, we get the showers in time for preakness to clear out just in time to have a pretty nice looking day. if you have plans for preak fess, i think they will go without a hitch. 77 degrees, with showers and thunderstorm chances for the afternoon. southwest wind at 5-10, to 20 miles per hour. and 74 degrees with the thunderstorm chances, in the afternoon, could have some showers again before that and 73 degrees for the western part of maryland with thunderstorms a possibility. tonight 51 degrees, we won't rule out an evening thunderstorm. we get a bit of a break and showers again. we may get that game in tonight, as far as the orioles are concerned but you will have to watch the skies and pay attention at what is happening through the day because we may have showers and thunderstorms that taper off in time for the game and in the later part. game some showers returning. 70 by noon and then 74 that will top the high temperature around 3 to 4:00 this afternoon and backing to 70 again at 6:00 p.m. you see the thunderstorm chances in the evening hours. 62 degrees for tomorrow. mostly a cloudy day, a cooler day as well as the cooler air moves from the north and east. the warm front follows. 82 degrees for the high on friday. we get a chance of showers with thunderstorms once more. 76 on saturday. it looks like a great day for preakness in fact. 74 degrees on sunday with partly cloudy skies. it looks like a nice weekend. 73 on sunday, late showers possible, on tuesday's high 74. fox 45 sky watch weather is available at your finger tips. iradar is available at foxbaltimore.com. you can use fox 45 powerful doppler radar to track incoming storms. the interactive tools will let you know when rain or thunderstorms will be over your house. go to foxbaltimore.com and click on iradar. now candace dold has the answer with the traffic edge. >> reporter: we did have the torrential downpours but things are clearing out as steve mentioned. well, we are left with the slick roads. checking out the actual speeds we are at 58 miles per hour on the jfx and at 62 traveling through the pikesville region. all in all, not too bad of a ride. we don't really have many incidents to talk about. let's see what it looks like on the beltway traveling on 70, inner and outer loop lanes, those cars are cruising along just fine and in both directions in fact. that's the same deal through catonsville and let's check it out moving at frederick road. again, favorable conditions inner and outer loop lanes, on 95. starting to funnel a few cars nothing mange for to worry about. once you approach 95, taking it from the beltway all the way through the fort mack henry tunnel we are in the green. let's check it out at the tunnel. here you can see a lot of cars that are starting to filter on the southbound lanes down to the tubes. as for the northbound lanes it's very light activity. that is a look at your morning travels. patrice, over to you. thank you, candace. still ahead, the orioles returned to camden yards last night. find out if the three-day series with the mariners started with a win. why some maryland taxpayers finance things that hurt them. an organization that helps low income your tax dollars helped renovate the new headquarters of an organization that could be helping illegal maryland. casa de maryland helps latinos. >> we have more on the mansion, the money and the questions some say we should be asking. >> thousands of people across the nation take to the streets to protest arizona's new illegal immigration law. >> i'm hoping that we can channel this energy and turn it into something positive. >> the new law allows police officers to check a person's immigration status on the spot. >> we cannot standby as kidnapping and violence compromise our way of life. >> reporter: it's bringing new life to an issue that affects every community. in east baltimore at casa de maryland office people loaded on office to join those protests in washington, but as they questionnaire air's intentions, casa de maryland is facing questions of its own. >> they work against the people of maryland. >> reporter: state delegate pat mcdonough believes that the organization helps illegal immigrants to break the law and they do it with public money. public money he says, should be pulled. >> they are simply advocates and supporters of illegals. >> reporter: a charge casa leaders dismiss. >> reporter: casa de maryland does rely on private and public funding. fox 45 obtained state funding records for casa de maryland. since 2002, more than $2.2 million has been given to the organization. the largest amount to renovate a former plantation, now home to the advocacy group complete with state of the art technology and meeting room. >> what we did with the money is renovate this . >> reporter: gustavo torres admits of the 20,000 people casa de maryland serves, no one knows how many are illegal, because we no one asks. >> we welcome people regardless of the color of their skin, regardless of the immigration status. >> reporter: the five citizenship classes and job training, casa de maryland provides legal advice. this pam plea pamphlet handeddee group, gives advice, or simply i want to speak to my lawyer, all legitimate torres maintains. and the furor offer racism. >> people speak to me that i don't speak the same way you speak. what is it? always we're going to face that kind of challenges. >> reporter: challenges or not illegal immigrants are breaking law with an estimated 300,000 illegals in maryland alone. the pressure heats up to crackdown on those who support them. >> why should maryland taxpayers finance things that hurt them. that is what casa does. casa advocates for illegals. that violates federal law as far as i'm concerned. i don't think we should be giving them any money. coming up at fox 45 morning news, picketing at bwi airport, what the event had to do with president obama. next the first two good morning, everybody. here is a first look at sports after yet another tough road trip, the orioles were back in the familiar confines of camden yards opening with the mariners, orioles and indians. which means they could pile some much-needed wins in the next few weeks. last night they had to deal with the cold and the wend. david hernandez was hoping he could get the first win the year. hernandez rings on shawn with the beater. franklin guitierrez can't catch up and a very good start for david hernandez. he is in a jam in the 4th, 2 on and one out of the facing the red-hot ty wig inson. the orioles fail to score in the inning. shocking, i know. top of the 5th, the game is sill score less. fernandez throws a fast ball and the it crushes it into the seat and right center. the solo home run, that is first of the year and the mariners take a 1-0 lead. later in the inning, bases are load. fernandez walks in and seattle leads it 2-1. same score, 2 on, 2 out for ron johnson. josh wilson scores from 3rd. and battle out kent griffe junior to score on the error. they go on to hand the orioles the straight loss. the action started yesterday at pimlico. it was the first of the preakness horses arrived. they left louisville at 4:00 today morning and pulled into the stakes bars just before 6:00 last night. dublin who finished 7th in the kentucky derby right there and northern giant who didn't run in the derby and has the new shooter status. why ride 14 hours when you can fly into bwi? according to luke, that process has become very difficult while vanning them is very simpling. >> the flight has become difficult. they can only take one guy. we got a crew of six people and now we got to fly five of them commercially. and in the van, everybody gets here at the same time and we're able to jump on this as we can. i did it last year and i liked it, i think i will keep doing it? >> meanwhile the winning jockey in the kentucky derby has added the mount. he will be up on super saber in the preakness and on friday he will ride on the black eyed susan. he will be on the poll out of the lucas stable. as a result he pulls the 8-5 favorite on the black eyed susan. will that magic travel to baltimore. >> calvin is the hottest rider in the country. now he can't bring churchill