paca elementary. brittney gordon is on the scene, and she will be bringing us a live report right now. brittney? >> reporter: hey, marybeth. we're out here at william paca elementary school, where in just the last hour police found their man. they found him in a cabinet beneath a sink at the school. apparently he has been there all day long. this was not an average day of summer learning for students as their teachers walked them away from their school to safety. reports of a police drug suspect at their school sent parents running. >> i just threw the phone down, and i think i turned it off. i don't know. i got to go get my baby. i couldn't find my keys so i walked over. >> i was going nuts, banging on my neighbor's door telling her to come get her kids. that's it. >> reporter: this all began just before 10 a.m. police officers had responded to a call for drug dealing in the 100 block of lakewood. while questioning their suspect, they found out he had a warrant for a probation

violation, but before they could react: >> that suspect then got up and ran from the officers, we believe into the school. >> reporter: for hours s.w.a.t. and k-9 teams swept through the school and patrolled the surrounding area, looking for the suspect. a staff member at william paca did report seeing a strange person run through, but there is no word yet on how a stranger could have gained entry into an elementary school. police spent the afternoon searching the grounds. >> they're going room by room, checking ceiling panels as well as the basement area to make sure that he is not in there, or like i said, take him into custody. >> reporter: all right. like i said earlier, he has been taken into custody there are about 200 students inside of the school at the time when all of this was going on. they were evacuated, and now they can go back tomorrow morning to continue with their summer classes. live in baltimore, i'm brittney gordon, abc 2 news. a long-time soccer coach in baltimore county has been

arrested for soliciting sex from a 13-year-old girl. 32-year-old charles friedel who goes by chuck was arrested. it was the sister of a girl he coaches. he also coaches at our lady of mount carmel in essex where he is a parishioner. the girl's father contacted police after friedel allegedly sent inappropriate text messages and nude pictures of himself to the girl. he was arrested at the royal pharmacy store in essex. >> his assumption was he was going do have sex with this 14- year-old girl. he in fact arrived at this meeting place. undercover officers were there. he was taken into custody and arrested. >> friedel is free on bond tonight. police believe there could be more victims, and anyone with information is asked to call the crimes against children unit at 410-853-3650. we'll have more on the story coming up at 6.

state prosecutors have withdrawn three subpoenas in their case against baltimore city mayor sheila dixon. attorneys for dixon filed a motion this week, challenging the subpoenas is, arguing that prosecutors were abusing the grand jury process. the subpoenas were for two city employees and one former city employee. dixon is accused of stealing gift cards that had been donated to the needy. a judge threw out 5 of the original 12 charges against her back in may. fans are lining up around a nashville funeral home to pay their last respects to former nfl star steve mcnair before tonight's memorial service. mcnair was shot and killed last week by his 20-year-old girlfriend who then killed herself. in a few hours, lp field will be open to the public. a video tribute will be shown. and fans will be able to write messages in a book for the mcnair family. close friends, teammates, and his wife are all expected to attend. in the meantime tonight, there is still no word on where the king of pop may be laid to rest, and if whereabouts of michael jackson's body is a

tightly kept secret. some close to the singer say his choice would have been the neverland ranch. another possibility is the forest lawn memorial gardens, which would require that fans get permission from their offices to visit. and now there are rumors that jackson's hometown of gary, indiana wants him buried there. tonight investigators are still trying to find the cause of a fire at a pikesville landmark. the fire at the suburban house restaurant started around 4:45 yesterday afternoon. firefighters say it started in the storage room filled with kitchen supplies and canned goods. the restaurant itself suffered heavy smoke damage. the owner says 35 people were inside the restaurant at the time of the fire. it was quickly evacuated. mark horowitz, who also runs a catering business says now he is just trying to get the business back on its feet. >> he got a lot of support from the community as far as people willing to contribute their location and any kind of support that we need, whatever

we need. all off suppliers are very much behind us. >> damage to the restaurant is estimated at $900,000. in york, pennsylvania, fire crews are working to find out what caused nearly an entire block of homes to go up in flames. in all, 12 row houses and 25 apartments were destroyed in yesterday's fire. that means 30 people and two dozen children don't have a home to go to tonight. the fire chief thinks the fire spread so fast because the row homes didn't have any firewalls. baltimore county police are now taking the lead in the investigation of two teenagers hit and killed by a light rail train. the mta took this step after the mother of one of the teens was concerned that the agency's police department would protect their own employees. the mta says connor peterson and kyle wankmiller, both 17, were walking on the tracks with their backs to a train when they were hit. the maryland transit administrator says he has full

confidence in the department, but was taking the steps out of respect to the family. a zero tolerance policy on cell phone or text messaging on the job. if an employee is caught using their cell phones while they're operating a train, they will be fired, even if it is a first offense. the mta made the decision after d.c. metro officials announced a similar change in which it got rid of its three strikes and you're out policy. an amtrak passenger train collided with a car near detroit, killing five people. the crash happened at a road crossing about 20 miles west of detroit. investigators say the train was heading north when it crossed the tracks and was hit pushing the car about 150 feet. the crossing area has a gate and flashing lights that were believed to be working at the time. the train carrying 150 people was on its way from detroit to chicago. five people in the car were killed. another nice day across the region with below normal temperatures once again. and right now maryland's most

powerful radar is not showing any precipitation near the baltimore area, but there are a few showers down to the southwest of us. as a matter of fact, across portions of virginia, near richmond, we're seeing a few showers there. all that shower activity will remain down to the south and not affect the baltimore area. your forecast for the next couple of hours. partly cloudy, mild, temperatures will hang around 80 degrees. it could be a few degrees kohler than that in some of the outlying areas over the next couple hours. but what about the weekend? we were talking about some rainfall. is it still going to rain? we'll tell you all about that, coming up. a controversy is brewing tonight in the philadelphia area. some children attending a summer camp discovered their membership at a private swim club was revoked in what some are calling a racial incident. the sign outside of the suburban philadelphia swim club encourages new members, but camp director althea wright says her michel was revoked. hers, along with 65 children. after registering online and paying a check for nearly $2,000, wright says when her

campers showed up for the first swim of the season, they were asked to leave. >> she said she don't want any black kids there and there is too many of them. >> what else could it be? we were the only minorities there. >> they refunded the camp swimming fees without any explanation. arlen spector is looking into why the children were turned away. the obama administration is telling states to start preparing their plans for giving out h1n1 or swine flu vaccines. health officials are bracing for a resurgence of the virus this fall. today the government is holding a swine flu summit in washington. the government announced a $350 million preparedness campaign to try to stop a major outbreak of the virus. >> we don't know exactly how the virus will present during the fall flu season. but our surveillance efforts have led scientists to believe that the impact of the virus could worsen this fall or

earlier. >> many companies are currently working to develop vaccines, and the government is hoping to have one approved by mid- october. the vaccine will be offered first to school children, young adult, pregnant women, and health care workerrers who are more likely to be exposed to the virus. so far about one million people have been infected in the u.s. with the swine flu. and an appalling crime in chicago. how investigators think cemetery workers were able to dig up 300 bodies and resell the plots. counting calories can be enough to make your head spin. but new research shows the possible benefits of counting fewer. everybody out of the pool. yeah, it's july, and that's hail. beating down on parts of kansas. we'll show you more, coming up. no hail here, oh, no. it's a beautiful day. 80 degrees right newt harbor school in annapolis. norm is coming up with the full forecast. if you're like a lot of people,

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you're watching baltimore's station that works for you. now abc 2 news at 5. >> if you're home already tonight, how was your ride home from work? baltimore ranked as the second worst city for drivers when it comes to accidents according to a study done by all state insurers. drivers in baltimore experience a car accident every 5 1/2 years. which city is worse? washington, d.c. sioux falls, south dakota has the safest drivers. and probably the lowest insurance rates. with detroit retooling to go green, the focus lately has been on hybrid cars. but it turns out an old technology has also been revamped for the future. abc 2 news diana avellar takes a first spin back to the future. once derided as dirty, diesel

got a new niam. >> green diesel. >> green diesel. >> reporter: it sounds like a sales pitch. but according to experts: >> today's diesels are as clean as gasoline have, better performance in some cases, and they have potential to go even further. >> reporter: to find out how far, we took a diesel-powered volkswagen jetta tdi for a test drive. we got our first surprise when we started the car. no sputter. then we tried out the torque. this type of jetta gets 40 miles to the gallon on the highway, just 8 less than the toyota prius. the ride was smooth and surprisingly easy on the senses. >> traditional diesel had a pretty distinct smell. you can literally put your nose into the tailpipe and medical no exhaust fumes whatsoever. it's remarkable. >> but you wouldn't want to the that. >> it wouldn't be the smartest idea. >> reporter: while diesel can often be cheaper than regular

gasoline -- >> it's hard to get the right kind of fuel in a lot of places in north america right now. >> reporter: it's also hard to get your hands on a new diesel model. >> the second they come in, if they haven't been ordered by a customer, they're sold within a couple hours. >> a chance to actually drive them and see how clean they are and see how cool the new diesel engines are, i think they're going to start demanding them. >> reporter: just remember to keep that enthusiasm in check. >> this is where they like to hang out. >> okay, we're going to slow down. >> reporter: diana avellar, abc news, chicago. today marked day 2 of the g- 8 summit in italy and global warming was front and center for barack obama and other world leaders. and actor george clooney won over the spotlight as he walked the streets of the italian town, still working to rebuild after april's earthquake that killed 303 people and turned historic buildings into rubble. >> the hope is that you continually keep attention on it like you try to do in places where people aren't able to go

home yet. >> clooney says he is committed to helping the small town, and may even do a film about the tragic quake. now the forecast certified baltimore's most accurate. here is chief meteorologist norm lewis and maryland's most powerful doppler radar. >> i'm tired about talking how great it is out there. >> i tell you, absolutely gorgeous this time of year. normally we're sweltering with the heat. the southwest, they're taking it on the chin there are plenty of places that had ten plus days of 100 or more degrees. >> hail in kansas. >> oh, yeah. that's not unusual for kansas. the big thunderstorm activity. but around our region, things are looking pretty good. other things looking pretty good is our weekend. we originally thought that both saturday and sunday would be kind of washouts. not going to be the case. things are going to be looking a little better. still got some showers, but not a big deal. that's the way things are looking right now. let's take a look outside right now. a beautiful shot from harbor cam, overlooking the downtown area. our temperature across the area right now down at bwi thurgood marshall, 81 degrees.

34% humidity. very dry for this time of the year. right now our winds they're kind of variable. but generally out of the east at 5 miles per hour. the pressure falling 30.14. tides tomorrow, a high tide at 9:17 in the morning. low tide 4:18 in the afternoon. our wind continue from the northeast at about 5 to 10 miles an hour. sun comes up at 5:49. we'll set at 8:34. york 79 degrees. 79 in winchester. cooler in oakland, 78 degrees. 77 in ocean city. we got them off the beach so we can get a temperature reading for that. 72 in atlantic city. easton 77. and 80 in pax river. throughout the day, lots of sunshine across the region. a few little light clouds. the majority of the clouds are down to south. and look at the shower activity. even some thunderstorm activity in portions of west virginia. back into the mountainous areas of virginia, it's tracking. you guessed it. right towards the carolinas, where they don't need any more rain right now. across the maryland area, there

is d.c. there is baltimore there is the little showers out there, passing down through the mechanicsville region, a few light showers and thunderstorms. but again, if you're driving down 95, you could run into a spotty shower. but here in baltimore, we are going to be precipitation-free. don't forget, you can always go to our website, to abc2news.com to check out our interactive radar. that's what it looks like when you click on the weather tab. that's what we're seeing. but if we zoom back a tiny bit, pull the bar back, you can see the showers to the south. if you want to move it around, there is very heavy shower and thunderstorm activity over west virginia. the winston-salem area getting ready to get showers. they're heading right towards the jacksonville, greenville, fayetteville area that has been inundated by heavy amounts of rainfall. it's available on your computer, 24 hours a day, seven days a week at abc2news.com. here is the forecast for tonight. a few little light scattered clouds around. there are the showers that we're talking about, passing down to the southeast of us. overnight a lot of the clouds are going to dissipate, a nice

evening. during the day tomorrow lots of sunshine, nice temperatures. saturday here comes a system making its way in our direction. it will line up with shower and thunderstorm activity with the heaviest stuff from central pennsylvania up into new york state. there is a chance we could see some showers here late saturday evening. here is your forecast. for the overnight period, mostly clear, showers to the south. you just saw them on the radar, but we're a long, long way. we'll see an overnight low of 63 degrees. during the day tomorrow, almost a carbon copy of today. high tomorrow of 82 degrees. and that is your 2-degree guarantee for tomorrow. your extended outlook, there is friday there is saturday. and on saturday, again, a chance for a thunderstorm in the evening time, lasting into sunday morning. the high on sunday a little bit cooler, 81 degrees. partly cloudy on monday, 83. tuesday looking pretty good at 86. then on wednesday and thursday, a chance for some showers moving back in. a little bit warmer but, still below normal temperatures for this time of the year. we'll be back in a little while with more on the weather.

>> thanks, norm. in 2 your health tonight, for worms, flies, and mice, counting calories is proving to stretch out their lives. well, they don't actually count them. but new research shows it's working on monkeys too. bringing it one step closer to working on us. in a 20-year study, researchers placed a group of adult monkeys on a diet with about 1/3 fewer calories than they would normally eat. while half of the animals were allowed to eat freely have survived, 80% of the calorie- restricted group are still alive. also, compared to monkeys on a normal diet, the calorie- restricted monkeys had half the amount of heart disease and certain cancers. they also had no diabetes. a common problem in captive monkeys. the researchers also say that regions of the calorie- restricted monkeys' brains were bigger. they're currently testing to see if the changes result in improved mental functioning. an average, active 30-year-old man eats about three thousand

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distributing the dead to make more money. how police think cemetery workers moved hundreds of bodies to make way for new plots. and it's time for you to help clean up our streets. crime checker has this week's suspect rundown. those stories and norm's almost weekend forecast, all new on abc 2 news at 5:30. >> thanks, delia. our look at news around the nation takes us to detroit. parents, this will make you shiver. a 14-year-old driver topped speeds of 100 miles per hour, taking police on a chase. he was trying to get some dairy queen. you can see the vehicle launch through the air and hit some trees before it finally comes to a stop. along for the ride was a 10- year-old and a 12-year-old. amazingly, no one was seriously hurt. talk about spanning the test of time. this couple didn't let 60 years stand in the way of tying the knot. after six decades apart, the couple reunited and finally got married. >> considerably older, but still beautiful when she

talked. >> bob herod asked fontelle to marry him before he went off to the korean war, but it didn't happen, and they both ended up marrying other people. and now she is packing up their things to move to california to spend the rest of her life with her long lost love. this new attraction will certainly appeal to baseball fans and could possibly win a world record. during a little league championship, lightning hit a 120-foot tall tree. what is so unique about it? the tree is in front of cooperstown all star village resort in west oneonta, new york. instead of cutting the tree down, the owners had an idea. they hired a chainsaw artist to cut a 50-foot baseball bat to be carved in the tree. it might be the largest wooden baseball bat ever many in the history of the game. he went from bermuda to baltimore. settling a young seal free today. how you can track his journey back into the atlantic. that and more coming up at

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now abc 2 news at 5:30. >> anne arundel county may take a cue from baltimore county when it comes to protecting people around shopping centers and malls. good evening. i'm delia goncalves. county councilman darryl jones wants security cameras set up in large shopping centers to help fight crime. and as abc 2 news roosevelt leftwich tells us, lawmakers say concern from the public is what is behind this new look at security. >> reporter: think about the number of times that you go to the store alone because you know that that area is safe. a quick trip to the market, the dry-cleaners, a quick bite at the fast food place. think about the number of times you avoid a place because you feel that it's not safe. >> but there is a concern that exists, and a perception of a concern for safety in going out