on deck of the hartford during much of this action, was the fleet surgeon. who made notes in realtime and a little notebook strapped to his wrist to write up later in his journal. i cannot and will not attempt to description of this awful, dreadful, trying scene. he wrote. but then, proceeded to do so. the din, the roar, the crash, the whistling of the balls, the bursting of shells, the crashing of masts and timbers, the sleeks of the wounded and dying was a scene which has never been surpassed. a magazine in fort jackson exploded. the river was filled with burning fire rafts. these were large rafts, piled with kindling and logs, soaked with oil which the confederates lit and floated down toward the union ships. veering to avoid one of them, the hartford ran aground. under the guns of fort saint phillip. a confederate tug pushed the raft against the port quartered. flames climbed up the side of the hull and shot halfway up the mast. i thought it was all up with us. faragut wrote. after a few second of confusion, the crew want to fire stations and began playi

for the "hartford" he reported was riddled from stem to stern. farragut had just climbed down from his favorite spot when the enemy cut to shrouds above his head, the same shot that hoisted my flag he informed his wife which dropped to half mast. without being perceived by us. this circumstance caused the other vessels to think that i had been killed. this experience convinced farragut that while the fleet could pass the batteries and drive the gunners from their weapons, they, as he put it, they returned to them as soon as we had passed and rake us. naval guns and mortars could not knock out all of the enemies dug in batteries at vicksburg nor could they capture the town and hold it against confederate infantry, 15,000 of whom under major general earl vandorn were reported to be in the vicinity. i am satisfied, farragut wrote to wells that it is not possible for us to take vicksburg without an army force of 12,000 to 15,000 men. general butler had sent 3,000 soldiers with the fleet but they were far too few to do anything but to start digging a

and those who were chosen to attend the hartford convention at the end of the war were virtually all moderates. they adopted a moderate report so in the end, what the federalists recommended was a series of amendments to protect new england in the future and a series of steps that would enable them to better fooinance their local defense measures. now, they did call for the nullification of the laws. a conscription act that never became law and a minor enlistment pack which did become law and both massachusetts and connecticut nullified that law. but connecticut did it at the tail end of the war and massachusetts waited until after the war was over and had been suspended. in later years, many people chose to remember the hartford convention as part of a larger successionist plot or intrees, but i think that overstates the danger. there was a succession of sentiment and you can see it in the newspapers, but no serious successionist movement. yes, ma'am. >> fascinating information, thank you. i told my friend who's an eight grade teacher, she needs to take the myths back and use it as

this will be diving southward into hartford county and also portions of baltimore county in the next few minutes or so. so be prepared for that. just a couple of sprinkles, no type of downpours whatsoever. right now temperatures are on the mild side, 52 degrees in aberdeen. good morning to you. middletown 56 degrees right now, nottingham coming in at 48 degrees. we look at the winds, nothing out there right now. they'll pick up a little bit more as we go through the afternoon, but all in all not a bad looking day with an isolated shower in the forecast. we're going to talk more about that coming up. right now let's get a check of that traffic with angela. good morning. reporter: good morning to you, lynette. good morning, everyone. starting your wednesday hump day, should be very nice for you out on the roadways. very light fare around 695. we've been scanning our traffic cameras and not finding any early incidents for you. no hot spots to report, so you should be able to roll along without any trouble. let's go ahead and get a live look at traffic flow on 695 at the bw parkway. trav

hartford was 92, you're one of the hottest spots in the country. that barely ever happens that hartford gets that honor. as far as d.c. goes, you were 89. a warm morning, we're holding on to some of the warmth. a cold front is coming through, it's cooled off to 46 in buffalo. it will be breezy and cooler. a summer-like feel. high temperatures will be in the mid 70s in most locations. 60s away from the bigger cities, it will be dry just about everywhere. the southeast has some showers, but overall, a quiet nice april day. >>> coming up, alec baldwin ends speculation about his fate on "30 rock." plus details on the stunning ring at the center of hollywood's biggest engagement. your "first look" at entertainment is straight ahead, you're watching "first look." ♪ [ gong ] strawberry banana! [ male announcer ] for a smoothie with real fruit plus veggie nutrition new v8 v-fusion smoothie. could've had a v8. ♪[music plays] ♪[music plays] purina one beyond. food for your cat or dog. mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south pacific in 1943.

>> i have a comment on the hartford convention and the dissolution that came from inside the country. is this part of the demonizing of the federalists after the war, or was there a real risk that new england by voluntarily disassociating, joined the maritimes? >> during the war of 1812, there was talk of secession in new england. but no serious secessionist movement. and those who were chosen to attend the hartford convention at the end of the war were virtually all moderates. they adopted a moderate report so that in the end what the new england federalists recommended was a series of constitutional amendments, to protect new england's position in the union in the future. and a series of steps that would enable them to better finance their local defense measures. now, they did call for the nullification of a couple of federal laws, a conscription act that never became law and a minor enlistment act which did become law. and both massachusetts and connecticut nullified that law, but connecticut did it at the tail end of the war and massachusetts waited until after the war was over. a

mandatory evacuations as a brush fire rips through hartford county. the latest in a live report. >> the temperatures are warm, the trees are in bloom but there is one more element to consider. i am tim williams with more on how this warm spring is going to be bugging you coming up. >> good morning, i am christie bresland at wjz traffic control. major problems on the west side of the inner loop and several other accidents to report on. i will have all those details, marty. >> the sinking of the titanic is 100 years ago this sunday. coming up on coffee with the man who discovered the wreckage of the unsink able and he shines new light on its current peril. bob ballard joins us at 6:45, the morning edition continues the morning edition continues right afte,,,,,, this freshly brewed iced tea is really my cup of tea. honey, that's my cup of tea. yours is over there. oops. dunkin's iced tea is freshly brewed to delicious perfection. right now get any size for just 99 cents. hey, what do you think "artisan" means? it's latin. for what? really, really good ba

. >> winds help to whip up a wildfire up in hartford county. andrea fujii has the latest -- or live with the latest. >> reporter: don, firefighters say that fire is under control but they are keep aping watchful eye on the area. 100 firefighters fought back the winds and fire that tore through the thick woods behind denby town road in hartford county yesterday afternoon. there was a mandatory evacuation of dozens of homeowners as dry conditions, low humidity and high wind fueled that fire. crews got it under control within three hours and respects were allowed to return residents were allowed to return. the cause is under investigation. don. >> they are looking into the cause of a fire there. take a look at photos of the flames burning through a deck. the blaze broke out yesterday evening there. no injuries are reported. >>> an investigation continues this morning after a two-year- old is hit and killed by a van there. police say the toddler was in the front yard of a home when he ran out into the street and was struck. the driver stayed there.

. >> just minutes ago we learned that state road 543 in hartford is back open. it was shut down for several hours. there was a tractor trailer that snagged a power line. workers say the drivers kept going and snapped seven power poles before it stopped. nobody was hurt but some lost power and other services. one man said he came home to find lines ripped from the side of his home. >> pulled off the side of the house, buckled the siding and tore comcast, verizon off the house as well. so we have nothing, no phones, no power, no cable. >> 543 near 136 is back open this it evening. ? little further north these are your toll dollars at work. construction crews repairing the piers that hold up a bridge. the bridge connects cecil and hartford. the 48 million-dollar project is funded by drivers tolls. the highway administration said delays should be small. >> police are slowly collecting suspects in connection with that beating that happened on baltimore on saint patrick's day a 20-year- old is charged with armed robbery and theft. she is seen in the video beating the

the north carolina teen who vanished visiting relatives in baltimore her body found months later in hartford county the state is required to publicly publish a list of missing children in the region and groups of volunteers to help with searches. >>> it has been a busy session the most important issue facing maryland's general assembly remains in flux. jessica is here to explain. >> denise, if a final budget is not completely midnight tonight the session could be extended frustrated lawmakers are deeply divided about how to balance the books for the next fiscal year and cut a billion dollar budget deficit the general asemihas yet to vote on other issues including the offshore wind proposal by law, lawmakers must have a balanced budget before the session can end denise. >> thank you jessica. wjz is in annapolis we will bring you live coverage on the final day of the average. >>> stunning new statistics show more children being diagnosed with autism now a possible link between obesity during pregnancy and autism. in this health watch report, theresa explains these new findings. >> reporter: pr

reporter: everything looking good coming down 95 from hartford county, a little building around the white marsh mall area through the beltway and then it opens up as you head through the tunnels. no problem, as you can see, around the bel aire road area, all the way around to towson. 83, the harrisburg expressway, the normal flow for this time of morning, not too bad, though. as you continue on the jfx, 83 southbound into town, no slow traffic through the construction work that we're talking about. 795 and 70 looking good and the beltway on the catensville side on the inner loop and outer loop looking good and as you approach the beltway area on 95 up past route 100 and 395 and through the tunnels. everything looking good at this point. now back to you. >> thanks a lot. >>> a hearing is set later this morning for george zimmerman. his attorney will tell the judge about a huge discovery made this week. and abc 2 news' linda stow is standing by with the details. linda, what is this all going on? reporter: it's about $200,000 in donations that zimmerman has received from supporters. zimmerma

. >>> an unusual neighborhood dispute over a peacock is brewing in hartford county, maryland. >> it is a situation that's ruffling a lot of feathers and forcing city leaders now to review laws regarding the type of pets home owners can have. jane miller has our story. >> reporter: those aren't grasses on the other side of the fence blowing in the breeze. they're peacock feathers. need a better look? wait till dusk when the peacock ascends to the roof and fans them out. and then comes this. [ peacock calling ] >> what i really want to talk to you about is the peacock on your roof. >> petey? >> reporter: lisa mcnair and her family own petey a male peacock and other peacocks. they are a permanent fixture in the bynum overland community of abingdon. this is a pretty compact residential neighborhood. >> the county law says i can put anything in my law i want but a chicken. >> reporter: some neighbors as you might imagine aren't too pleased mostly because petey is noisy. i mean that is really loud. >> it is and it's only during the breeding season. >> they squawk all night long. >> reporter:

and i thank the hartford, hannibal connection. i want to thank representative luetkemeyer for your tireless work and effort in making this bill possible for the great institutions that both you and representative baca have illuminated. to stand here today and talk about the literary genius of mark twain and to see the institutions that will benefit from this and as representative baca points out, at no cost to the american public, but enrichening americans all across this great nation. i dare say around the globe. from the visits that these great institutions, whether they be in hartford, whether it be in hannibal, whether it be in he will mirea, or at berkley in california. all of who will benefit directly from mark twain. i'm glad that we're having a voice vote because i wouldn't want to put what mark twain had to say about members of congress to a test here on the floor. but as my good friend and colleague joe bacas a hasn't -- has pointed out, the great works of mark twain stand throughout the ages. of course there's nary a pe

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baltimore city, eastern baltimore county, hartford and amarillo county. this is the most since 2008. the rain seems to be staying away. it is cloudy but cool afternoon. still looks pretty nice out there. maim is live with complete weather ever coverage for you. tim in the first warning weather center. tim? >> wjz drought watch continues to watch rainfall totals and we're doing that this morning. don talked about the levels of droughts in the lower eastern shore. take a look at central maryland. and abnormally dry conditions from baltimore county out to portions of the western part of the state. as far as our rain total from yesterday, did not put any significant dent in our drought totals into the rain deficit, but got a quarter of an inch of rain to belle air. saw a quarter of an inch in towson. and only 1.6 inches at bwi marshall. more on the way, but until then, very nice conditions for the next few days. more on that, heading out to martin. >> thank you, i scan out from the outside. significant amount oof blue skies making an appearance. by a few degr

in the blue-shaded counties, hartford, baltimore, and al west, a freeze watch is in effect. -- out west, a freeze watch is in effect. your futurecast android today, but by saturday, we get -- futurecast -- dry today, but by saturday, we get some rain chances. sunday looks like a good day. 61 today. optimistically. some of you will probably be stuck in the 50's. 57 saturday. a lot more clouds. are arrangements. maybe an early shower sunday. we should break into the sunshine. temperatures climb next week. tuesday, into early-wednesday, we might pick up some scattered storms, but by the end of the week we will be around 80 for the high. >> in today's medical alert, we have heard that women live longer than men, but the gap is closing. women are still expected to live four years longer, but while the life span of meant increased by 4.6 years, a thing else had an increase of only 2.7 years since 1999. researchers say women are not taking care of high blood pressure as well as men and they are not encouraged to take medication to prevent heart disease. prescription medications during pregnanc

areas like boston, hartford, providence through new england, one more day of these afternoon clouds and showers. i know we have been stuck in the cool weather pattern and breezy conditions the last couple days. i promise tomorrow will be a lot better. nothing too bad out there this morning, just more of the same. >>> that makes your job easy. >> yes, it does. >>> don't slack off. stocks rebound, the government goes after apple, and heart-breaking college acceptance blunders, early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> the honor he's turning down in order to have nothing do with his former bandmates. >>> the stanley cup playoffs begin with a walk off walk, you're watching "early today." >>> good morning welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are top headlines. >>> line miners have been rescued after six days trapped in an abandoned copper mine. they were able to walk out through a tunnel that rescuers had reinforced. >>> the state legislature in connecticut voted to repeal the death penalty. the governor is expected to sign the law making connecticut the 17th st

. >>> a 9-year-old girl is rushed today the hospital after a lawn mower runs over her foot in hartford county. police say that somehow that lawn hold upper backed over her. it's unclear who was operating it at the time. she was taken to john hopkins pediatric intensive care unit. her conditions is not known at this hour. >>> dozens of fans swarmed kentucky streets after a victory over their rival louisville. got pretty wild out there. officers tried their best to control the wildcat fans last night near the university of kentucky campus. the crowds overturned cars. police arrested 20 people but say none of the injuries were serious and the property damage was not that severe. >> the gop campaign is now moving into maryland. on tuesday voters will go to polls. a win for mitt romney would almost give him an insurmountable win but tonight santorum says he will move on. >> reporter: mitt romney took aim at president obama. >> he doesn't know what's going on in this country, he doesn't know what the future looks like. >> reporter: the president is too comfortable with trillion dollars defic

if you're watching us on wvit nbc connecticut in hartford, in greenwich, see 3-d image to see athletic performance at the games, the science of sports at the bruce museum. >>> now here's an early look at this moaning's headlines in entertainment. the latest celebrity dealing with a stalker. canadian woman appeared at alec baldwin's home on sunday. she was arrested on five count of harassment and stalking. last week she emailed baldwin a dozen times and friday night she showed up at a movie premier that he hosted. >>> amanda's father said she didn't have a single drink friday night in los angeles and police charge she was under the influence when she crashed into the back of a stopped police car. he claims the officer involved caused the accident, pulling out in front of barnes as she turned into the intersection. >>> the lion king has topped the center of broadway's highest grossing musical with $154 million. >>> whitney houston's funeral cost her home town police overtime. >>> and a brief was argued was filed saying her ex's child support is not enough. >>> president obama presided ov

some of the higher hilltops in carroll county and frederick county and even northern baltimore and hartford counties could see some real snow mixed wit rain. -- some brief snow mixed with rain. yesterday, a few inches of rain fell across the area. to play 5 inches of rain was fairly common yesterday. highs today just barely made it to 50. the normal is 67 degrees. we were almost 20 degrees colder than normal for a good part of the day. look what the rain did to the pollen count, almost completely washed it out. 39 in westminster. up here to the north and west of baltimore, the temperatures will drop into the 30's this evening. in far western maryland, this notion are inevitability is there. a winter weather advisor in allegheny county. a couple more hours of snow before it begins to wind down, and then skies turn partly cloudy around here. 35-43 degrees overnight. the new factor in the west winds gusting to 30 at times and the windchill drives it down into the 30's. swirling mass of clouds and moisture across the mid atlantic and the northeast. that will slowly move away allowing the drier

bob of the hartford. an eventful couple of hours with the release of the minutes of the march federal reserve. the dow down 133 at one time. now we've cut those losses in half. down 65 on the close. >>> coming up, a complete

. >> we begin with breaking news out of hartford county. firefighters are still on the scene of the brush fire that has threatened more than 50 homes. the fire started before 1:00 this afternoon. sheldon dutes is live on the scene. >> the fire is under control. firefighters say it could smolder for another three days or until it rains again. the fire affected more than 18 acres. firefighters say 60 homes were under a temporary evacuation order. that has been lifted. no injuries have been reported on the scene. this is an active scene. the cause is under investigation. though low humidity -- below is unity and wind have made it hard to fight the fire, but it is under control. they will be monitoring it for the next three days in case anything flares up. that is the latest from the scene. i will have an update tonight at 11:00. >> it is a day of celebration for christians all over the world, including in baltimore where thousands gathered for services. one service was particularly meaningful for local clients. cardinal o'brien's celebrated hi

a live look here at 695 and hartford road. that pace continues all the way to talson. also delays from green spring to i-83. megan, over to you. >> angela, thanks. >>> good morning to you. this morning we need your help finding three people they say were [ no audio ] near 29th street and druid hill park closed. so keep that in mind if you're heading out. in the meantime, have a great weekend. happy friday. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >>> it is deejay friday. good morning, everyone. we're watching the big screen up stairs, d.j. reach, bringing in the weekend. we come back to halloween. >> we sing this song. >> we should talk to sam down in orlando. >> hi, sam. >> sam, hello. i want to talk about d.j. reach. he's coming back. he has been there for jay-z, and kanye west. and now, he's there for us. >>> and i hope everybody has a big appetite. we're serving up a feast, texas-style. that's coming up. very excited about that. >>> you know who is sexy and knows it? that is cameron mathison. it's a story of a real-life giant who is the subject of a new book, "giant george, lif

pc opens up with a play and a win over hartford. five goals, three assists to match with 8 points. considering where chris was in terms of performance that confidence, you have to say that he has enjoyed significant progress. you start the season at norfolk. that is progress with the rotation. about 90% to open the season friday against minnesota in camden yards. this started well, two scoreless innings. a former orioles ace, 13 assists with baltimore now the pirates' ace. we use that term loosely. you're a backup catcher for the three-run shot followed by j. miller. this one cannot be settled. 6-6, tie. the orioles this season with six ties. go figure. the forecast after this. it's oysternomics 101. you start with a u.s. senator named ben. by helping restore thousands of acres of oyster beds, he kept hundreds of oystermen on the job... which keeps wholesalers in business... and that means more delivery companies... making deliveries to more restaurants... which hire more workers. and that means more oystermen. it's like he's out here with us. he's my friend, ben. i hope he's your

. >>> authorities in hartford county want you to be careful with home breakens. >> yes. most of the crimes happen when the people were home and linda so has the latest it surp for clues. >> reporter: yes. most of them happen when people were at home. shannon was home with her two small children and a burglar broke in through a window. no one was hurt, but the suspect got her cell phone. several other homes were struck between march 28th and april 1st, at least ten other homes were targeted. the sheriff's office is stepping up patrols and plans to put officers on bikes to help. shannon got a new alert system right away. >> i saw the window open i knew something was not right. when i looked out the window you could see the chair. they took everything and put it on the side of the house. >> now, the sheriff's office is saying if you live in the area call police. linda so, abc 2 news. >>> all right. today a hearing will be held in howard county with a brother accused of killing his twin. a mistral was declared last week because the jury could not reach a verdict. he is accus

. >>> a disturbing crime in hartford county. the man is touching himself in public. these are all the places in the belle air area where he's been seen so far. police say the man usually commits the crime in front of women. the man may have exposed himself earlier this year. >>> tonight, we get an inside look at the bird strike that forced a landing at jfk airport. the passengers on board the flight and the pilot's call for help. >> reporter: a harrowing few minutes in the air, the plane landed. passengers described as violent shaking followed by smoke seen in the cockpit. minutes after, the pilot radioed to air traffic control. >> there's an engine failure. an emergency landing due to a bird strike. >> reporter: striking footage of a flock of birds, shows at least seven birds probably ingested in the right engine. >> an emergency engine failure, request a visual return. >> reporter: a visual return would save precious seconds as he guided the crippled aircraft down. >> we'll head back in and just to let you know our stats for delta 1063, we have 179 souls on board.

even new york city to hartford to providence, the heavy rain has ended. the rain is quickly heading north. it's going to be north of the mass pike. even boston, your light rain and showery weather will continue. your heaviest rain already over with. our friending in vermont, new hampshire, and maine, you'll deal with rain. new york and pennsylvania, you'd deal with snow. the other story this weekend was the incredible heat. very warm from phoenix to denver. when the middle of montana is 85 degrees that's like summertime. that's a look at the national forecast. now here's look at the weather outside your window. today, new york city, drizzles and showers around. most of the around will be dry. the warm side of this storm. it's really back toward the great lakes where all the cold air is. even columbus, ohio, struggling into the 50s. once again, i'll give you some updated snowfall totals for selected cities coming jup thanks. also coming up will apple drop even further? some big bucks company buys. >> and if you thought long distance air travel couldn't get

we're talking anywhere from two to four inches of rainfall including new york, hartford and boston where we've had a rash of brush fires lately. then this tracks more towards the north, gathering steam and cold air to the west side of it. several inches of snow, if not a foot of snow from jamestown, new york, to the mountains of west virginia. leste e lester. >> kelly cass, thank you. >>> we learn that the shooter of trayvon martin will likely not be getting out of jail this week after all. today, his attorney says his client's family doesn't have the money. nbc's kerry sanders is in florida with the developments. kerry? >> reporter:. good evening. zimmerman's lawyer says the logistics of getting him out has been more than anticipated. at the seminole county jail, his attorney said george zimmerman's family is having trouble to secure the $150,000 bond. >> it's a lot of money to come up with. it's not a family of much means. >> reporter: friday, despite prosecutor's best efforts to keep him behind bars, a judge ruled the 28-year-old, who stands accused of second degree murder for shootin

we were 92 in hartford. so, it was as advertised, exceptionally warm with record warmth even in areas like rochester and buffalo. now, as far as what we're dealing with droughtwise out there, this is where we're starting to see some of the issues, especially areas like southern new england. that's where we're seeing probably some of the driest weather out there. we didn't see too many cases with fires yesterday, but we did have some problems out there. and further to the south, we are also still watching very dry conditions, now maryland and delaware are getting severe drought conditions, too. it doesn't look like any rain really this week, but as we go through the upcoming weekend, this region of the country may get a soaking rain, which is exactly what we need. so, i know you don't want it on your weekend, but the southeast is in drought conditions, too, and they also could get a lot of rain. there's not a lot of other weather going on out there. it's a nice, quiet day. that's your national forecast. now h

one of these 9 alternate routes, including york road, charles street, park heights, perrying parkway, hartford road and bellaire road, otherwise gridlock may be impossible to avoid. >> it is going to be rough but we have to manage if it is for the better. >> you might not see any construction for a few weeks after the lanes are closed because crews have to get a good look at what they are working with. even though the project is slated to last for six to eight weeks the city said it could take longer. reporting live in northwest baltimore, weijia jiang. >> for a map of alternate routes go to our website and click on this story. >>> the trial continues today for a man charged with killing two teenagers in a hit-and-run. they were killed six months ago. reuben dunn is charged with vehicular manslaughter, yesterday his former girlfriend testified he had been drinking and was the 1 behind the wheel that night. >>> in florida george zimmerman remains in jail after making his first court appearance, prosecutors say he murdered trayvon martin, he says he acted in self-defense. the prosecutors say he

so zoning came and said, release the birds. >> hartford county allows five peacocks on each property. but it does not allow owners to cage them because houses in the neighborhood are so close to each other and the peacocks were screaming to get out of the cages, apparently. >>> the number of people seeking unemployment benefits dipped last week but remained higher than it has been in recent weeks. let's check in with cnbc's bertha coombs for more of the business headlines. >> i'm still sorting through the fact that you all have peacocks. >> i know, we should have them here on our lawn. >> unbelievable. they have them around the corner from me at st. john the divine here in new york city. they're quite beautiful. but they are around the corner. so not so loud. >> you don't have to hear them screeching. >> stocks are kind of flat. investors are sifting through a ton of economic data this morning. leading economic indicators showed that there's strength in the economy going forward. but manufacturing today coming out of the mid-atlantic was weak and the weekly unemployment claims which c

. >>> elizabeth smart headlines the child welfare vent in hartford county. >>> special enforcement patrols begin in towson ahead of the tyingest fest. >>> and the coast guard has the fifth annual search and rescue conference in baltimore. >>> already making news this morning, details are emerging in the man charged of phylicia barnes as the teen's family reactions to a surprising indictment. >>> a 6-year-old is hit and nearly kill bade dirt bike in the city. the effort to deal with that growing danger. >>> and day one of the nfl draft is in the books. hear from the general manager on the ravens decision to trade out of the first round. more news, first morning weather, and your first traffic report of the week's end in a couple of minutes. ♪ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

hartford county limits people to five peacocks per property. any bird under 6 months old is not included in the law's limit. hard to keep pety at home as he flies from roof to roof. yikes. county law prevents petey's owners from caging the peacocks because the houses are so class s together. the neighbors as you might imagine are none too pleased. one, said it is tough to get any sleep. >> first it was pretty. it was really unique. and i took pictures. but i get up at 5:00 a.m. it's not pretty anymore. >> people stay out of my business my birds would be penned. they didn't. zoning came and said release the birds. >> oh, my. >> the county considers the peacocks domestic animals. and the local government its considering changing the law that would allow homeowners to hatch mo have more pets. >> you can't put pety on a leash though. >> you are talking ruffling feathers. >> pety, the nbc peacock. >> i'm not commenting under the you? >> i wouldn't be able to do weather. too noisy. all right, let's talk about tomorrow morning. because we are going to

morning city to hartford, partly cloudy, definitely chillier. temperatures in the low 60s in some cases. d.c., only low 60s with some of the rain showers today. a peek at tomorrow's forecast does show dry weather for the east coast. all eyes are on this next storm. it will start to be out here in the middle of the country on thursday. it could be a very wet and soaking weekend for the eastern seaboard. we need the rain, but for your weekend plans, a little iffy. >> all right, bill. thanks so much. coming up, earnings season heats up, investors give executive pay a thumbs down, and one man's dirt is another man's spoil. your first look at this morning's business headlines is straight ahead. >>> coming up, ozzie guillen returns, a vicious hit on the ice and i canky gives new meaning to one and done. you're watching "1st look" on msnbc. [ male announcer ] what's the beat that moves your heart? how about the beat of a healthy heart? campbell's healthy request soup is delicious, and earned this heart, for being heart healthy. ♪ feel the beat? it's

hartford jumps to 64 on friday. by sunday you could be up to 75 degrees, almost summer-like with a few afternoon showers or thunderstorms. definitely warmer temperatures are on the way for many areas of the east coast. today down in atlanta, the last of your chilly days, high temperature of about 66 after a cold morning. even in atlanta, the next five days look nice. this includes all of the southeast. unfortunately still dry. i know we're into the planting season for the farmers and everything else down there. we need the wet weather. it's dry in the southeast. temperatures will stay in the 70s to almost 80 on monday. lynn, warmer temperatures coming to the east. very quiet. we need rain. >> yes, we do. but we'll take 78 and sunny. >> it's hard not to, right? >> i'm not going to complain. >>> is britney spears about to out-do jennifer lopez. >>> and the honor axl rose is turning down in order to have nothing to do with his former band mates. your "first look" at entertainment is straight ahead. plus bill's singing.

. >> hey, essex, hartford. the orioles, major league orioles while preparing lost to a community college in florida. they lost 2-1. the orioles also loaned the team some of their proplayers and, several stars played just a few innings and took just a few at bats. remember they play after their competition so they will be better tomorrow. we will be at camden yards for everything. you can catch it all at five and six. >> tonight a rare look at one of the first edition king james bibles ever to be published is here in baltimore. it's on loan to stevenson from the maryland bible society. there are about 175 left in the world. they can sale for up to six figures, its part of a collection that will be on display for the public beginning one week wednesday night. >>> we got word from the comptroller that it the first william donald schaffer award will go to the little sisters of the poor. they have saved the lives of many. a special panel look over the nominations and then personally present the awards, the comptroll

we could see a shower or two around hartford or boston. temperatures remaining on the cool side. by the time we get to friday, things are looking great. up in boston, sunny, 56. new york city, mid 60s. atlanta starts to warm up, too. the issue on the east coast is not really the temperatures, it's the drought conditions. we have been seeing the pictures of the fires up and down the east coast. it doesn't look like rain is heading this way. even in new england they're getting very, very dry. >> starting to get very, very something else, too. >> agitated. >> exactly right. sports right now, we will start with the red sox. i saw them yesterday, so excuse me while i do this the red sox are north of the border trying to avoid their fifth loss in six games. boston takes an early lead, but then a triple and sox trail by one in the sixth. adrian gonzalez, bang, hits one in the gap. jose bautista robs him. a great catch. last chance for the red sox here, okay? look at that. awful. they are now 1-5 on the year, matching the chicago cubs for the worst record in baseball. and they have their

this is hartford of course and -- had a great time up there. prospect mill elementary. more than 100, 5th graders. they were really smart. they had great questions today. thank you for the invite. >> let us know in you -- if you want to visit. >> and the kid suicide kids should be in bed. >> here is a look at night line. >> coming up, inside a homicidal love triangle. >>> and the swim suit super model who is now a super mogul. that's coming up right after the news at 11. Ñ[= . >> you just have a spare $80 million around, you can take home a piece of art history. one of the four paintings known as the scream. it went on public exhibition today. next month it'll go to auction in new york and will fetch a really pretty penny. >>> and a blind 5-year-old in kansas has her friend home where she belongs. the pit bull therapy dog was stolen from the front yard a few weeks ago and monday morning showed back up on their front porch. >> she woke up and came out to the living room and said there her is, it's my milly. >> she has scrapes on her face and body so the taylors think sh

the most serious in hartford county. >> they had all this evacuate. you could smell it up to darlington. >> reporter: the danger will continue until we get a soaking rain. the department of natural resources has people in their cars ready to go when ever the next fire hits. >>> and let's get the latest on those advisories. we are tracking the dry, windy conditions from the first warning weather center. >> we've had some gorgeous days. the rainfall deficit has been growing. we're over 4 inches on the year, an inch on the month. we have red flag warnings that go back into effect from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. tomorrow. the winds are going back to the 15-30-mile an hour range again tomorrow. that's because the cold front is going through. we want to show you the radar. there are scattered showers out there. it's not the soaking rain we need that mike was talking about, but we have another chance of showers coming up in the forecast. >>> holy baseball, batman, no more orioles game for one opening day streaker. mark harvey jumped on to the field wearing only

record highs of 82 in buffalo, 92 in hartford, connecticut. and nearly that in boston where they were running the marathon and some were so hot they dropped out. in fact, we've been told that 4,300 marathoners didn't show up. >>> we also learned today the warm weather is helping the economy. the government said retail sales rose last month, better than expected. economists saying, the warm weather got many americans to start home improvement projects and updating their wardrobe. for the second week in a row, gas prices have declined, down two cents. >>> governor mitt romney and his wife, this week, in their journey towards november, facing president and ms. obama. today is mrs. romney's first day, since she was 16 years old. though recently, this mother of five has emerged center stage in the political campaign, as he gets his shot at the white house. >> reporter: it is patot's day at fenway, and i had a chance to ask the romneys what message they would send to the president and mrs. obama. >> start packing. that's what i'd like to say. obviou