cloudy. our 2-degree guaranteed high this afternoon 79. 5:30, let's see what's happening on the roads. >> we're off to a pretty quiet start so far trafficwise. we have an accident in howard county eastbound lanes of route 100 past the parkway off the shoulder, should be cleared away quickly. traffic doing very well so far on the beltway, northeast corner at harford road, outer loop lanes looking good towards the top side. inner loop no problem heading towards 95. west side at old court road looking good on the outer loop towards i-70, inner loop lanes are clear as well. one last look here at the southwest corner of the beltway at frederick road traffic moving at a good pace. we have a utility problem, a gas main rptured in brooklyn park. i'll let you know where it is in a few minutes. back to you. 5:31. while many are calling on a bp boycott the president wants to "kick ass." let's look at live pictures now, this is day 50 of the leak. abc2 news jeremy hubbard on another day that oil and water don't mix. >> reporter: president obama promised americans that the oil gushing will end but cautioned it could take months. >> there will be damage done to the gulf coast and there will be economic damage. we have to make sure bp is responsible for it. >> reporter: a new poll shows americans are giving the government response to this disaster a higher negative rating than the response to katrina back in 2005. the new containment cap is capturing about 460,000 gallons of oil a day but it is still not known how much is leaking from the damaged well. bp eventually plans to replace the cap with a slightly bigger one that will provide a tighter fit and collect more oil. >> we're dealing with an aggregation of hundreds of thousands of patches of oil. >> reporter: workers rescuing birds using dish detergent. >> the birds seem to be doing ok with it. healthy birds covered in oil but relatively good health. >> reporter: a week into hurricane season there are concerns of what could happen if the gulf takes a direct hit. >> if you get a strong hurricane that moves into the gulf and upwells the plume it's going to come to the surface and somebody's going to get hit again. >> reporter: just one more thing for gulf coast residents to worry about. jeremy hubbard, abc news. the national aquarium in baltimore is ready to lend a hand. the aquarium can actually convert some of their pools into intensive care units for injured sea turtles from the oil spill. the aquarium is housing four turtles now that were injured in other parts of the country. they will be released in june to make room for gulf turtles. many marylanders are planning trips to florida this summer and they are growing more and more concerned about plans to travel there because of the oil spill. travel experts are offering this advice. stay in close contact with the travel agent if you have a hotel or condo where you plan to vacation. >> the airlines will allow to reschedule, give a different destination. they are pretty flexible with that kind of stuff. so we'll help them in any way we can to still salvage their vacation. >> you can find out what cancellations options are out there. hotels may be more flexible and you can purchase travel insurance that allows to you cancel for any reason. 5:34. we have a consumer alert. chrysler drivers, the company is recalling a number of different vehicles. they include the 2008/2009 models of dodge caravan, chrysler town & country, a wiring problem could cause a fire in the sliding doors. the 2006 through 2010 jeep wranglers are also part of the recall due to a potential brake fluid leak. on the economic front -- gubernatorial candidate bob ehrlich launched his entrepreneur agenda. pledges to help small businesses in maryland through tax breaks and changes to unemployment insurance. ehrlich says maryland unemployment has doubled since 2006, with nearly 3,000 small businesses shutting their doors. governor o'malley oh continues his jobs across 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school. we come out of the mid-50s to near 60. we aim for 79 as our 2-degree guarantee this afternoon. sunny to partly cloudy skies. tomorrow though, wet and chilly. we'll talk about that in a bit. a5:40. no accidents, that earlier crash in howard county has been cleared away. through baltimore city, on the jfx, five-minute ride southbound from northern parkway to the st. paul street exit. 95 southbound also looking good from the beltway to 895. three minutes. as you head from the split to the fort mchenry toll plaza, five minutes. we have a couple incidents, one in harford county, in street, route 136 closed in both directions at conowingo road as crews are moving a wide load there. so that could be in place for the majority of the morning rush. also an incident in brooklyn park involving a ruptured gas main that has wallace avenue between olson road and upland street closed at this time. bge is on scene. linda so is standing by, following details on one of the top stories. >> a big development overnight in the investigation involving joran van der sloot. i'm linda so. police say he's confessed. details coming up. you tried honey bunches of oats with real strawberries? wow. it's seriously strawberry. they're everywhere. it's in the bunches, on the flakes, even real strawberries in the mix. can i have some more? honey bunches of oats with real strawberries. it's delicious. nobody does it quite like us. so why use a dirty sht,út/ hidden . for ss results, use finish dishwasher cleaner ease and limeale. the diamstandard. joran van der sloot, the primary suspect in natalee holloway's disappearance confessed to murder, not to killing holloway but another woman in lima last week. abc2 news linda so here to tell us what police are doing this morning. >> reporter: van der sloot says he killed stefany flores out of anger. he says he broke her neck when he found out she used his laptop to look up information about his past. 21-year-old stefany flores was last seen alive on may 30th entering van der sloot's hotel room in lima. hours later van der sloot is seen leaving the room with his bags. police say flores was beaten to death. investigators are planning to take him back to the hotel today to reconstruct the events leading up to the woman's murder. van der sloot confessed last night and could be formally charged as soon as this morning. under peruvian law when a suspect confesses they often get a lighter sentence which is why van der sloot may have confessed. >> he doesn't look disheveled or disturbed, if in fact he committed this murder. that does say something about him. >> reporter: van der sloot has long been the primary suspect in natalee holloway's 2005 disappearance in aruba. he was arrested twice but released both times for lack of evidence. in the studio, linda so, abc2 news. there's a high sense of urgency to move the case forward, according to the head of homicide regarding a police officer accused of killing a former marine. police say 32-year-old tyrone brown was shot nine times by gahiji tshamba, a police officer outside of eden's lounge in mount vernon. the case was presented to the state's attorney's office monday. investigators say they know brown made physical advances towards a female friend of the officer and there was some sort of altercation. the officer identified himself and started shooting. investigators are now talking to several witnesses. >> probably, if this has not already occurred, ask for a walkthrough of the crime scene. >> the department's handgun policy is in question. it basically states off-duty officers must carry their guns if they are in the city unless if the officer deems it inappropriate. in other big cities such as miami and boston, for example, there are strict rules saying off-duty officers cannot carry their weapons if they are drinking. 5:47. you are not getting on that 6:47 plane to boston without going through a full body scan. bwi marshall will look you over good this morning. here's abc2 news sherrie johnson live as security gets tighter. >> reporter: good morning. we're here at bwi marshall international where yes, today the tsa will start using the full body scans on passengers. basically they are looking for any type of weapons through your clothing. starting this week, this is the primary method of security, in the past it was the secondary method but not anymore. these devices show correct images of the body and can detect items hidden in clothing. travelers are a little nervous about this. they are worried these scanners could increase cancer risk through radiation exposure. experts at the american college of radiology say it's not likely. authorities say both types of scanners used by the tsa use low-level rays that pose no cancer risk. [no audio] -- other scanner uses weak - >> we're having a technical problem with the live shot but we'll check in with her later about this report. in the meantime, president obama will be in maryland today. he will talk to a group of senior citizens at the center in wheaton. he'll discuss health care and efforts to combat scams targeting the elderly. people across the country can participate in the town hall meeting by phone. the meeting will air on c-span and the white house web site. you have your chance to decide who performs. >> music bands, vote on-line for your favorite band as part of artscape's third annual soundoff local band competition. it's down to four finalists. you can vote on artscape's web site, we have a link on abc2news.com under our local news section. remember, artscape kicks off friday, july 16th and wraps up sunday, july 18th. 5:49. air quality good. want to start with something good here. code green all across the mid-atlantic from baltimore up 95, philly, new york, even southeast virginia back towards pittsburgh where this morning's temperatures are in the 40s. we're still holding at 60 though many places outside the beltway have dropped into the 50s. pretty much on target with where we belong this time of year. you'll notice on the satellite and radar composite, virtually clear skies, a little band of cloudiness in southeast virginia, that is along an old frontal boundary that in itself is extending into the upper midwest. this boundary is going to be the focal point or at least the train tracks for the storm to ride, as it interacts with our northerly flow that will turn more of an easterly flow and feed moisture off the atlantic into this developing system. this rides in our direction, so basically we have opposing forces that will be developing here. storm from the west, winds from the east and that will bring rain here across the mid-atlantic on wednesday. so maryland will turn wet but not today. we're sunny and partly cloudy in the afternoon. the clouds overnight that begin to gather and thicken up will give way to rain towards daybreak tomorrow. at least by 7:00 to 9:00 we should ploabl have rain moving in. and where you see the yellow and orange, that is heavier rain that should develop by midday into the afternoon. as the area of low pressure tracks towards the south it will enhance our moist flow and keep that rainfall in through wednesday evening. so tomorrow will turn out to be a chilly wet day, maybe wind-driven rains in the afternoon and evening hours. then we expect the stuff to finally pull out come thursday morning. for today, sunny to partly cloudy and looking for a high of 79 as oured two our -- 2-degree guarantee. below normal but almost a repeat of yesterday. tonight 57 degrees. showers towards morning possible. rain heavy in the afternoon and by evening 69 tomorrow. definitely cooler than 90s last week. upper 80s over the weekend, to near 90 especially as we head towards monday with afternoon thundershowers. for a look at the traffic here's kim. >> we don't have accidents at this time though we are working a handful of random events around the area. in harford county, in street, route 136 closed in both directions at conowingo road as crews are moving an oversized transformer. a gas main leak in brooklyn park, wallace avenue between olson road and upland street and watermain break repair in woodlawn continues to block the right lane westbound route 40 past rolling road. as we peek at the drive times -- still looking good around the major roads, no problems on the top side of the beltway between the 83s, it's only one minute. harrisburg expressway all good southbound from shawan to the beltway, five minutes. on the jfx, from 695 on down to northern parkway, that is four minutes. still very quiet and light volume, no delays at this time on the beltway, here at harford road towards the top side on the outer loop. inner loop lanes looking good from perring parkway approaching 95. stay with us because we do have more of your news, weather and traffic when "good morning maryland" returns. 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