volunteering... volunteering... volunteering builds a better community. ♪ the time is now >> a harford county boy hurt by a popular toy. more from his parents. we have warnings tonight about the dangerous of bb guns. a truck full of toys, all of them donations from you our viewers. we're tracking some heavy rain across the area on maryland's most powerful radar. what kind of weather we'll have for christmas. the answer when abc 2 news starts now. >> a 3-year-old boy is hit with a bb gun. the police is still looking for

who's responsible. how is the boy doing? >> reporter: he was checked out at the doctor. tonight his parents are concerned. 3-year-old evan miller is fascinated with train that circles of christmas tree. his parents are happy he's able to show us. a week ago, cheryl miller was walking back from the bus stop when she heard her son cry like never before. >> i heard a pop and he screamed. i ran back to him and he had a little round circle. >> reporter: it happened tonight where one runner felt safe being out in the dark. that morning miller went back to the house to clean him up and drove back down to do her own investigating. she wept back home and called

911. since then the harford county sheriff's office has been investigating. they're not certain if it was an accident. if so, there's a safety message. >> make sure you treat all guns as if they are loaded. >> reporter: evan's dad hopes investigators takes the incident seriously even though his son is doing okay. >> somebody deliberately doing this to a 3-year-old. >> reporter: for a few days, evan did have fear of walking on the sidewalk near his home. his parents is thankful he's resilient. >> it could have been his life. somebody could have hit him in the eye or the face. >> reporter: that bb pellet that mom's found was turned over tot sheriff's office. there hasn't been enough information top no other incidents have been reported

since last week. abc 2 news. a woman who police say was beaten by grandson 8 months ago has died. back in march, police say shirley gibbs 14-year-old beat her with a hammer. the boy was originally charged as an adult with attempted murder. police and a judge has deny -- the charges against a baltimore man accused of planning to bomb a military recruiting center antonio martinez pleaded not guilty. police in howard county are looking for a person who stole a package from someone else's porch. it happened just last friday at 8200 block of western drive in

ellicott city. you see the woman drives up to the house, gets out of her car and walks back with a package in her arms. police think this thief may have taken other packages in other houses. man the rain came in heavy and steady. once we get pass sun set there, it pushed out south. you can see some of the heaviest and steadiest rains now to the west of baltimore. howard county back up through carroll and extending northern. baltimore county we had a brief stroke of lightning there. just north of denton. right now temperatures running around 50. it's been a mild day in the 60s. visibility kind of low out there too with rain and midst and fog. overnight we'll is still see rain heavy at time. there are some big changes ahead starting tomorrow right into the weekend. we profile those in a few

minutes. two important product warnings to tell you about both of them are items your kids may use. wal-mart is taking certain containers of infamils off store shelve. a 10-month-old baby died. the government is testing the formula to make sure. in the meantime the company that makes the formula has not issued its own recall. the containers in question are the 12.5-ounce. you will see the number on your screen. that's 1-800 baby. johnson & johnson is pulling 12 million bottles of motrin from store shelves. this is happening to motrin tablets. johnson and johnson says, you

don't have to return the bottle because the medication will still work. you need to look carefully at the product registration card in that paperwork. abc 2 news roosevelt leftwich with more on how that postcard could save your child's life. >> reporter: 16-month-old danny kaiser, 10-month-old riley, they never knew their kids play cards were dangerous. >> i will never get to watch him grow up. >> reporter: all his mother left now are memories and photo of her little boy. 4 years before ethan was born, this recall was issued for his crib.

they mentioned the hand me down play pin was given to them. >> his knee got trapped and he suffocated and died. >> reporter: each year millions of children products are recalled. a new federal law now requires companies that make durable infant and toddler products, like these with every crib, play yard and stroller, they sell, parents should have contact information and go online to register. >> the best way that a consumer can find out about a recall is if they are notified directly. >> reporter: a new survey found that 61% of adults with children under 12 did not know this exist. >> it could mean that parent never finds out about a recall, about a recall of product that could cause a devastating injury or even death. >> reporter: the new notification law is named after

danny kaiser. he died in a day care center portable crib that was recalled 5 years before he was born in the child care center never knew about the recall. danny's mom pushed for the change. it wants parents to know companies cannot use their contact info for marketing. it's only to notify them of recall. >> the law puts this product registration program in place. makes it illegal for companies to use that information for any other purpose. >> reporter: the federation wound found when parents knew about the law, 85% say they will register in the future. they hopes all parent will register. >> that's so important that parents should do that. i can't say enough that i wish that we had this when ethan was around. this play pin would have been pulled from the marks.

>> reporter: roosevelt leftwich, abc 2 news. for the latest on product recall, log on to abc2news.com. well today the government sets some new scheduling rules for truck drivers. the rules say they can't drive more than 70 hours a week. safety advocates had been pushing for a limit. among those pushing for more severe rules is a local family. his wife was killed and son critically injured. the government won't be taking more out of your paycheck at the start of the new year. the political standoff has ended over that payroll tax cut. house republicans say they will accept the senate's 2 month extension. speaker john boehner was holding out for a yearlong extension. with the christmas break, they didn't have a lot of room to negotiate. >> doing the right thing for

the right reason is always the right thing to do. while everyone ask for a full year extension of these programs, a lot of people weren't willing to put the effort in as the holidays were approaching to get it done. >> president barack obama congratulated them. well there were plenty of smiles tonight as the 13th annual kindertime toy drive made it through the streets of baltimore. you can hear the sirens. coming up, we will show you the joy they brought to the children in need. also why this baltimore woman needs to keep her body and mind fit. we'll tell you how it paid off

for ms. ernestine shepard.

>> local kids is feeling the joy of your generosity. for the 13 years you have answered the call and donated to it's kindertime toy drive. . >> reporter: we say move that bus, or wal-mart truck.

are these santa's little helpers or the men and women who protect them serve. law enforcement and fire agencies from across the state know the importance of giving back. >> there was an opportunity for me to join them and show my christmas spirit along with theirs. >> reporter: campaign to share holiday cheer. the annual kindertime toy drive continues to honor the men and women who have died in the line of duty. it seems like -- this helps stay here that much more powerful. for the mack family, it's been a tough road. mom is very thankful. >> lot of miracles happened here. each and every single day. it's an experience you will never forget. >> just come and help out and go to see the kids and take

them toys to them, you will never forget it. it's hard to stay away from it. >> reporter: in downtown baltimore preston, abc 2 news. the toy drive efforts involves so many group and reaches so many organization. dave presented a check of $1000 that money will go to the ronald mcdonald house. in our consumer alert, if you still haven't checked everything off that list, we got some tips to take some of that stress out of that shopping. write down a list for who you need to buy for and come up with several ideas in case your first choice is gone. pick a convenient locations. malls are the obvious choice.

be resourceful, it pays. look at coupons online and download them. be desicive, this is no time to sweat the small stuff. follow your instincts and to avoid the crowd, shop some late hours. it's going to be stressful when all of those sales people love gift cards. the tsa is going the extra mile to help passengers with special need. they are operating a telephone help line. if you need help to get through security, need to call the number at the airport. the hotline will be available monday through friday from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. the tsa has been criticized

recently for embarrassing patdowns. you can log on to abc2news.com to get you ready for your travel by ground or by air. find it in the traffic section of the website. you've heard the expression that a mind is a terrible thing to waste. nobody knows that better than ernestine shepard. the 75-year-old is being celebrated for her mind. shepard has been selected as one of the 2011 most beautiful minds in america. she's an inspiration to the old and the young and here is why. >> reporter: ernestine shepard is calling the shots in this exercise class. at 75 years young, she's not your average fitness instructor. shepard is as fit as any 20- year-old. >> i get up every morning at

3:00 and i'm out running at quarter to 4:00. when i am out running, i just say thank you. what a joy to be able to do this. >> reporter: fitness became a part of her life 20 years ago. she started with her sister who since passed away. her ministry is to inspire and motivate. >> if there were an anti-aging pill, we would call it exercise. >> reporter: it's not just her body thats fit. >> my mind is strong. i can remember everything. >> reporter: shepard has been recognized by the brain health index as one of the 2011 most beautiful minds in america. it's a state by state measure of the nation's brain health. >> it was really an accomplishment. >> reporter: the selection is based on 21 factors. >> even if you're 75, you can

have a perfect body and perfect mind. >> reporter: dr. fotuhi works with the brain and mind. he says it force us to look at something that's often overlooked. >> people pay attention to their needs and their. people pay attention to their health of their organs. it's time for people to start thinking about the health of their brain. exercise, eating well, keeping very active, keeping mentally active. are all the things that have been shown to improve brain health in the long run. >> take a few moments for yourself. >> reporter: they leave tired

and inspired. >> people around her age don't look nearly as good. >> reporter: shepard says, it takes more than physical strength to be strong. >> you want to keep that mind as active as you possibly can because if you don't use it, you are going to lose it. >> reporter: in addition to the 2011 beautiful mind winner, according to guinness world record, ernestine shepard is the world's oldest performing female body builder. >> now maryland's most poplar doppler radar. >> out running 3:45 of morning. take a look at maryland's most powerful radar. primarily north and west of baltimore and including the city. you can see a heavy to moderate

rain there. we got some good downpours here and down through mellington. right now you can see in the city, little bit of reduced vizment. 48degrees now and humidity 100%. first day of winter and we were 62 degrees now. the old record was 70, nowhere near that today. it was a unseasonably warm day. take a look at some the rains that came in on night mode. weather bug cameras. getting socked in pretty good with the rain, not just in baltimore but eventually coming in bel air a little later this evening. ocean city finally getting rain as well. take a look at broad perspective, heaviest rain

skirting to the west of us. to the south and southwest, we got lighter showers. so this will begin to diminish. yes, where the rain is the heaviest, very much a reduced visibility. you have to drive with caution. temperatures now coolest they've been all day, upper 40. tomorrow, think we're back in the 50s but not this warm. yesterday we broke records in the 60s and so are tempts. if you go further south, you're talking about mid-to upper 50s. as we go past about 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning, morning commuters, you probably will be relatively dry and very mild air will continue to get pushed offshore. bottom line with that, temperatures will be a little

more seasonallable tomorrow and colder air arrives -- seasonable tomorrow and colder air arrives. the skies will really clear off nice for saturday. we'll see a lot of sunshine christmas eve. but the air temperature is dropping. just 44 for the low tonight. again heavy at times and it will taper off., your friday forecast 53. still not bad for december and markedly cooler. tomorrow night, we see temperatures drop into the 30s. 7 day forecast, as we look to christmas weekend, expect christmas eve to be clear sailing, just chillier for old st. nick as we look to sunday, bottom line, we had to take out any chance for wintery weather because at most kelly, we might get some

rain showers christmas day or christmas afternoon. probably had a chance of few flakes. >> red nose will come in handy. thanks a lot. coming up, a mother and daughter deliver babies on the same day. first here is what you will look after abc 2 news at 11:00. >> thanks coming up on nightline, last package will make it under the right tree in time? as the clock winds down and plus we go into the jungle to discover the secrets of the 2012 prophesy. that's right after you.

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. >> well the family affair in chicago this week a mother and daughter gave birth on the same day in the same hospital. 35-year-old jessica and her 17- year-old daughter had their sons just 6 hours apart. >> she told me a week later, i'm about to be due. i said great. >> they were even delivered by the same doctor. mom, daughter and both babies are doing just fine tonight. wow. >> become a mom and a grandmother in the same day. double down. kelly, ugly night out for driving home. >> no doubt. >> got your umbrella handy? maryland's most powerful radar is ugly now. lot of rain and even a few thunderstorms. tomorrow we clear out rapidly by the morning, any there are some wet roads around. we're in the 50s tomorrow so a

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. >> thanks for dropping off all those toys. >> have a good night.