joke. the archbishop of baltimore called the decision to close towson catholic painful but necessary there is a school fair going on here tonight at 7:00 for students to show them some of the other options they have around the archdiocese. and the archbishop has said if students choose another school, they'll be able to pay the same tuition a that they paid here. the protest is also timed to coincide with the school fair. live in towson, christian schaffer, abc 2 news. a very lucky boy is recovering after being buried alive on the beach in ocean city. it happened when he was digging in the sand with some other children near 37th street. they dug two holes and were digging a connecting tunnel when the sand tunnel collapsed. these pictures were taken by the ocean city beach patrol as they rushed to rescue the child. the upper half of his body was buried and the boy was not breathing when he was pulled free. but beach rescuers were able to revive the boy. he was awake, alert and apparently complaining of sand in his eyes when he was taken to the hospital in berlin.

the boy has not been identified, and ocean city officials want the remind everyone that digging holes on the beach can be dangerous. baltimore police found a body in the inner hash their morning. a man they had been looking for since yesterday. 30-year-old desi deschaine was at a boat party in canton sunday night and apparently fell into the water at the baltimore marine center. police say deschaine had been drinking, land is no sign of foul play. deschaine was an aide to a washington, d.c. councilman. d.c. councilmembers honored him by pausing for a moment of silence this morning. arson investigators say a hamp stedman was targeting a former girlfriend when he allegedly set fire to a two- story apartment building in westminster. the fire forced people from their homes in the wee hours of the morning on sunday at the apartments at the greens on robins way. according to the state fire marshals office, 46-year-old wayne harry doherty used a ladder to break into his ex- girlfriend's second floor

apartment. he confessed to using a lighter to set a blouse on fire once he entered the unit. one of the fire victims chased down the suspect as he fled from the burning building on foot. >> i think he was scared, because i told him what i was grog to do to him if he moved. and he wouldn't move. >> four people suffered minor injuries in the fire, and a dozen families have had to move to other units. doherty is being held at the carroll county detention center on $100,000 bond pending a bail review. now the latest on a baltimore-bound jet that made an emergency landing in west virginia last night. southwest airlines has inspected about 200 planes after a football-sized hole opened up in the boeing 737's fuselage during the flight. the cabin lost pressure, but though one was hurt on the flight from memphis. passengers in the rear section of the jet could actually see through the hole. one passenger describes what happened. >> everything was normal. having conversations with a few

new friends, and all of the sudden we heard a loud pop. and not knowing what that was, one of the ceiling tiles was being sucked to the top of the plane. >> everybody on board was fine and the replacement plane landed in baltimore without incident last night. southwest airlines has been operating a normal schedule of flights today. it is a new start to an old routine in baltimore city. the city's one plus one plan for trash and recycling started today. but as abc 2 news linda so reports, it could take some getting used to. >> reporter: tuesday is the new monday for city trash crews. >> it's about change. >> reporter: for decades, trash was picked up on mondays in baltimore, and then again later in the week. >> it's going to be tough getting used to after all the years on mondays. >> reporter: recycling would be collected every two weeks.

but now one plus one means one day of trash pickup, and one day of recycling a week. >> everybody get together, it could work out. >> reporter: but some say only one day of trash pickup a week isn't enough. they're worried it will lead to trash bags being left on the street and make the city's rat problem even worse. not just rats, but other pest problems too. gilbert shafer lives in hampden. >> we have a big problem with raccoons. and i mean you can't beat them things. they're smart as a whip. >> reporter: the new collection schedule is supposed to save the city millions of dollars. the hope is to get more people to recycle, and ultimately reduce the amount of trash that is collected. >> you know, i never recycle. but i'm going to start, you know. it's about change. >> reporter: change that many hope will make neighborhoods cleaner. >> we're going give it a try.

>> reporter: in hampden, linda so, abc 2 news. >> for more information on the new schedule and the rules, you can call 311. you can also find a link to department of public work on our website, abc2news.com. baltimore city council has rushed through legislation designating more than half the city a recovery zone. last night's vote was needed before baltimore can hand out about $50 million in bonds for development projects. the recovery zone designation allows the city to administer those bonds for infrastructure, which means the federal government pays 45% of the interest. things are getting dry out there. they're going to stay that way this evening. right now maryland's most powerful radar not indicating any precipitation. but we'll keep it turned on. just in case the shower decides to show up -- not. ain't going to happen. take a look at the forecast for this evening. partly cloudy. temperatures will hold right around 80 degrees for the next couple hours. and then they're going to cool

off rapidly. and by tomorrow morning, we could set a brand-new record low. we'll tell you all about it, coming up. a burtonsville man has pleaded guilty to a bank robbery that ended with a police chase through four maryland counties. 24-year-old sharmon ced was a lookout. a bank teller was shot in the hand during the theft. the bank robbers took more than $23,000 from the clarksville bank before escaping in a truck. witness descriptions helped police find the truck and follow the suspects at high speeds through four counties. the suspects eventually got out of the truck and tried to escape on foot. one of them shot at police and was killed when officers returned fire. pretrial hearing continue in the trial of a washington, d.c. woman accused of killing her four daughters. bonita jacks told police that her girls were possessed by demons when they arrested her in january of 2008. a d.c. judge listened to a recording of that interrogation today. he is deciding if it can be admitted as evidence. defense attorneys want to

exclude it. in the interview, jacks said she had to help contain the demons that lived in her daughters' bodies. an odenton woman is still in shock after a pit bull attacked several animals at her farm. it happened at the sheryl rescue ranch in odenton. wendy cazone says she checked on her animals on sunday morning and saw a neighbor's pit bull attacking a herd of goats and sheep in her yard. she managed to wrestle the dog off the animals and lock it in a shed, but not before it killed two sheep and injure in order than a dozen animals. >> ten, 12, 13 have bites. not all require medication. they were neosporin. but most of them are really bad. like the sheep that has her throat, her skin ripped, and little leroy and little julie with her face wrapped out there. >> dog's owner voluntarily turned it over to animal control and the dog was euthanized yesterday.

sheryl rescue ranch is one of only two live rescue pharmacy in the area. bosses put the brakes on a montgomery county bus driver after she was caught reading and drive agent the same time. a passenger took pictures of the driver reading a book behind the wheel. the driver apparently veer aid cross traffic lanes as she shift herd eyes between the book and the road. an unidentified passenger says despite the danger, no one confronted the driver. >> i couldn't believe it. i sat up-front because i was like nervous. >> this is not acceptable, you know, to be driving. you have passengers on the bus. it's not just your life. it's other passengers as as well. >> dangerous. and stupid. how are you going to drive and read? >> a montgomery county spokesman said the driver still has a job, but she is not driving buses and the case is still under investigation. much more to come on abc 2 news at 6, including the amazing story of a maryland woman who didn't know she was pregnant until she gave birth. tonight she shares her story

with the entire country. and an orioles all star is ready to take the field for the pride of baltimore. rob carlin has it all and more later in sports. ah, but the all important 2- degree guarantee. yesterday i gave you a guarantee for today of 86 degrees our high today. fell within that parameter, 84. so ewe've wracked up again two days in a row. things are looking pretty good. our winnerrer tonight is jason windsor from edgwood, maryland. congratulations, an abc 2 bobblehead is on the way. we've got our forecast coming up. >> watch abc 2 news any time on channel 1 with comcast on demand.

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story that will have you shaking your head. a story so amazing, it's on national tv tonight. abc 2 news kelly swoope introduces us to tina chris, a woman who found out she was pregnant about ten minutes before she gave birth. >> and i just got this god awful pain in my side. i had never felt pain like that before. >> reporter: tina chris will never forget april 8th, 1998. she thought her appendix was about to birth. >> they said you're to be deliver. i said deliver what? you better check again! >> reporter: tina's amazing story will air tonight on discovery health, "i didn't know i was pregnant." through reenactments, the show takes us back 11 years ago to when she was 21. already the mother of a 2-year- old, and in for the shock of her life. >> in the emergency room, they had asked, well, you know are, you pregnant? i'm like no. are you sure. i'm sure yeah, i'm sure. i'm on birth control pills. >> reporter: experts believe

tina conceived in between her switch from birth control shots to the pill. she lived her life not knowing a baby was on the way. >> everything that books tell you not to do when you're pregnant, i did, plus more. so it was like is she healthy? is she going to be normal? >> reporter: and this is autumn brook, a happy, healthy 11-year- old heading into sixth grade. >> my angel. that's all i can say. she is meant to be here. >> reporter: autumn was full term. bettina never gained any weight or missed a menstrual cycle. she did take two pregnancy tests, but only because her girlfriend claimed her face was getting chubby. >> pregnancy tests can be falsely negative, for example, if they're taken too early. >> i even asked the doctors where she was she? she weighed seven pounds. she had to be under my ribs towards my back. >> reporter: with no prenatal

care, tina says she is happy her daughter was born with no complications under these unusual circumstances. >> it's possible. i'm living proof of it. my daughter is living proof of it. >> reporter: in jarrettsville, kelly swoope, abc 2 news. >> okay, we still don't get it! if you would like to watch tina chris' story unfold, i think we need more information, you can catch it tonight on discovery health "i didn't know i was pregnant" at 9 p.m. now the forecast certified baltimore's most accurate. here is chief meteorologist norm lewis and maryland's most powerful doppler radar. >> norm is hmmm. how did that -- hmmm. the weather is much easier to explain. >> i tell you what, the weather is a whole lot easier. nice weather on tap for the next couple of days. and we've got a chance for a regard low tomorrow morning. now the record, the previous record 57 degrees. that was set in 1999. i think we're going to be cooler than that out at bwi.

and many places north and west of the beltway. could see temperatures in the low 50s. i mean, it's going to be chilly tomorrow morning. >> don't tell us to bring in the tender vegetation. >> it's pretty tough right now. it's not a problem. take a look outside right now. your shot from harbor cam overlooking the downtown area. at bwi as i drop my watch, 82 degrees. 26% humidity. wind from the northwest at 9 miles an hour. and the pressurizing slightly at 30.06. there are your tides tomorrow at fort mchenry. low tide at 7:43 in the morning. high tide 12:27 in the afternoon. winds tomorrow from the south at 6 to 12 miles an hour. sun comes up at 5:52. we'll set at 8:32. the low this morning was 58 degrees, which tied the previous record. the high today 84, which did hit our 2-degree guarantee. and the current temperature right now 82 in downtown. it in york. 84 in hagerstown.

over in dover it's 81. and 80 right new on the boardwalk in ocean city. our satellite picture throughout the day, lots of sunshine here. but an approaching system will start to spread some clouds into the region by late tomorrow afternoon. and by late tomorrow night, actually early thursday morning, we could see some scattered showers and maybe even some thunderstorm activity here in the baltimore area. and we could use some rain. right now nothing showing up on maryland's most powerful radar. nice clear scan. and don't forget, you can always go to our website to abc2news.com to check out our interactive radar that you can drive yourself. now as far as the temperatures right now in reisterstown, 80. 80 in manchester. columbia 79. lisbon currently at 80 degrees. 82 in edgemere. 81 in towson. up in aberdeen 81 degrees. and centreville right now, even though it's being hidden behind the abc 2 logo is at 83 degrees. here is your forecast for the overnight period. mostly clear skies. a few light clouds. during the afternoon tomorrow, a few clouds move into the region. and then on thursday, some scattered showers around the region. again, not everybody is going

to see it. but there will be some scattered showers around. a better chance is going to be coming over the weekend. but your forecast for tonight, clear, chilly. a record low is possible. and likely at bwi. 55 degrees. it looks like it's going to be the overnight low. and if we do hit the 55, it will set a brand-new record low. and it could be cooler than that in the northern and western suburbs. tomorrow a little bit warmer than today. high of 87 degrees with partly cloudy skies, and the extended outlook 87 tomorrow. chance for scattered showers on thursday with a high of 89. then it cools off once again on friday with partly cloudy skies. a chance for more scattered showers on saturday with a high of only 80 degrees. 83 on sunday, and again another chance for showers on monday. but again, temperatures remaining below normal. we'll see you tonight at 11:00. >> thanks, norm. in this struggling economy, there is some good news for the arts in maryland. 29 art organizations will receive about $900,000 in federal economic stimulus money. the money will be used to preserve jobs in the arts. and business is sweet for a

company expanding into the baltimore area. gifford's gourmet ice cream and candy has put smile on faces around washington, d.c. and the white house since 1938. despite the tough economy, the business has expanded with its first franchise. this one is in pikesville. the company says everybody needs some affordable fun these days, and giffords celebrated with grand opening with free ice cream for people in the store and people just driving by on the street. why didn't i drive down reisterstown road today! it's located at 1433 reisterstown road. at just 23, adam jones is the youngest orioles position player to be named an all star since cal ripken. cal was 22 at his first all star game in 1983. jones said he is most forward looking to pick the brain of derek jeter because he says jeter has been the face of baseball for could long. but adams says he is not about to just go around collecting

autographs. >> i'm not one of those guys that try to get autographs, you know. i'm a visual person. just seeing, shaking hands, that's all the memorabilia i would need. >> president obama will throw out the first pitch tonight, a crafty lefty. the president has done this before last year at the championship series. his goal, don't bounce it. >> i just want to keep it high. now there was no clock on it. i don't know how fast it went. but if it exceeded 30 miles per hour, i'd be surprised. but it did clear the plate. >> with the stimulus package it was like 45 miles per hour. they're taking bp in st. louis all star game. it should start just after 8:00. and derrick mason still has not submitted retirement papers to the nfl. don't be prized if he has a change of heart some time after training camp wraps up. mason stunned the football world, and more specifically the ravens by announcing his

retirement yesterday afternoon on the website jocklife.com, which by the way is owned by his agent. he turned down a chance to talk to us, but he did tell espn news last night it's not about money. >> i do change my mind, it won't be because of the ravens. i think it will be because of some other things, you know, my family, and talking with other people. and, you know, i still got to talk with some coaches over there. but i don't think as far as financially they can do anything to sway me. >> ravens still have no comment other than to say he hasn't submitted the papers. camp officially begins two weeks from today. towson's lacrosse camp started this afternoon. for the girls, missy doherty has led the tigers to three conference titles in five years. now she is teaching the up and coming stars. watching the girls grow is what it's all about. >> i love teaching them. i really have lived through a great experience of being a

student athlete. and knowing all the great things that come with it, whether it's building your team work, building your confidence. and to see some of the girls at the little leagues growing their confidence in a sport is a great reward as a coach. >> doing a great job at towson. she is a maryland alum well. wish her the best of luck and a nice job giving back to some of the kids. that's sports. i'm rob carlin. marybeth, back to you. >> thanks, rob. we're going to take another look at the inner harbor, beautiful evening, another one. norm is coming back with a full look at the forecast, and we're going to take a look at the temperatures from fallston, 81 degrees. imodium multi-symptom relief combines two powerful medicines for fast relief of your diarrhea symptoms,

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could be a cool start tomorrow morning, but warming to 87 degrees with partly cloudy skies. and a good chance for some showers and thunderstorms on thursday. things cool off once again on friday. but another chance for showers on saturday and monday. hopefully we'll get some much needed rainfall in the baltimore area. we'll talk again tonight at 11. >> norm, you're always cool! that's all for us on abc 2 news at 6. i'm marybeth marsden. we'll see you back here tonight at 11. have a wonderful evening. good night. >> thanks for choosing abc 2 news at 6. for more news, watch abc 2 news at 11, or go now to abc2news.com. abc 2 works for you.

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