bullet hitting the frame, and it came through the end of this chair. as i'm reaching for my oxygen, it caught me right here as i'm reaching right here. >> reporter: the president of the cherry hill homes tenant council. she has lived in this home for years and was loved in the community. she actually had been struggling to collect supplies for needy children. police have no leads on who may have shot her. however, her unfortunate situation may end up being a blessing for some of the children she serves. details on that more at 6:00. kelly swoope, abc 2 news. another shooting left a 20- year-old man dead in east baltimore last night. police found the man in the 1400 block of lakewood just after 11 p.m. he had been shot in the head. police have no motives or suspects. >> if you're over 65 and you've got too many diseases, we're not going to cover you. >> where do you get your information from? a psychiatric ward? >> another town hall meeting in maryland, and massive crowds

followed again, willing and eager to speak their mind. maryland senator ben cardin got another earful today on the proposals to reform the nation's health care system. it was cardin's second town hall meeting of the week, this one in hagerstown. terry owens is here with the story. >> reporter: marybeth, supporters and opponents lined up outside the hagueerstown theater and once again tempers flared over limited access to the meeting. take a look. this was the scene. the health care town hall meeting was held in the theater that seats about 500 people. that meant that at least that many were left outside. several times during the forum, senator cardin was shouted down by demonstrators. but an 11-year-old was able to raise a question and get an answer. >> today my dad and my grandfather both came down with cancer, would my dad get priority care because he is younger and can contribute longer to society? [ cheering and applause ]

>> in today's system, there are different grades of care, depending what health you're in. but by age there will not be discrimination to access to care. there will not be. >> we have team coverage on this story. roosevelt leftwich was at today's home meeting. he talked to heated opponents as well as supporters of health care reform. he'll have much more at 6. terry owens, abc 2 news. investigators have begun inspecting the wreckage from last week's mid-air collision over the hudson river as victims' families began holding services is. a private prayer service was held today in manhattan for the italian tourists who perished. linda so has the story. >> reporter: five italian tourists, killed during a mid- air collision while sight seeing over new york's hudson

river are going home. grieving relatives attended a private prayer service before five caskets were carried to waiting hearses. a somber end to a tragedy that has played out over several days. police bodies have removed the bodies of the last two victims as investigators are inspecting wreckage from the piper plane and helicopter that have been recovered. before if plane's pilot entered the uncontrolled airspace above the hudson, he was told to contact the tower at newark airport, but never did. >> he wouldn't know if there was some distraction in the cockpit that prevented him from making that call. it's the pilot's responsibility to make sure that they understand where the controller is sending them. >> reporter: the family of the helicopter pilot and some elected officials have called for new safety regulations, but aviation experts expect nothing to change immediately. >> you've got five major airports feeding traffic into that airspace. and if you act precipitously in changing one thing, it's going

to have unintended consequences throughout the system. >> reporter: the funeral for the helicopter pilot will be held in his native new zealand. the funerals for the piper pilot, his brother and nephew will be held in pennsylvania on friday. linda so, abc 2 news. italian prosecutors have also opened an inquiry into the accident to see if anyone in this country should be held responsible for the deaths. president barack obama is calling her an inspiration for generations. this morning the president and first lady celebrated sonia sotomayor at the white house. at a reception, sotomayor talked about her wending her way from a modest background to the supreme court. >> it is this nation's faith in a more perfect union that allows a puerto rican girl from the bronx to stand here now. [ applause ] >> sotomayor, the first hispanic to seven on the nation's highest court, was sworn in over the weekend. she was president barack obama's first supreme court nominee.

good evening, everyone. i'm meteorologist susan schrack. another hazy, hot and humid one for us, though not quite as warm as yesterday. what we are seeing are some thunderstorms starting to pop up around the state, mainly where this is limited to is the eastern shore, and way out west, west of hagerstown there across the mountains. take a look at the temperatures. 80 degrees in moncton. 82 in westminster. 83 in perry hall. 84 in chestertown. and it feels like we're up in the upper 80s and low 90s in most places. so it's definitely a scorcher out there. for tonight, 67 is where we're going to bottom out. mostly cloudy, some scattered storms are certainly possible, and that's going to continue for the next couple of days. i'll tell you when we may get any relief, coming up in just a few minutes. ba to you. new at 5, maryland's second highest court has upheld the charges against counselors at a school for troubled juveniles where a baltimore teenager died. five counselors at the bolingbrook school were charged with reckless endangerment following the death of 17-year-

old isaiah simmons. simmons had been restrained by the staff and had become unresponsive. staff members waited 41 minutes before calling 911 for help. defense lawyers argue that the law does not allow charges to be brought for not doing something. the attorney general's office will decide whether to take the case before the court of appeals. a baltimore man thought he was making plans online to have sex with a 13-year-old girl. but the girl turned out to be an undercover trooper, and tonight he is under arrest. christopher foebble approached their imaginary 13-year-old in an online chat room. he made arrangements to meet the girl for sex yesterday, but police were waiting and arrested him. he is charged with solicitation of a minor. police are looking for another man caught on camera robbing a bank at 25 south charles street, handed the tell area note demanding money, and threatened to shoot her. that is the suspect. he is estimated to be between 50 and 60 years old, and about

210 pounds. the fbi violent crimes task force is offering a reward. if you have information, call 410-265-8080. the calls will be confidential. an ocean city boardwalk hotel will stay closed until investigators can find the source of a carbon monoxide leak. the leak started at the americana hotel yesterday on atlantic avenue, making three people sick. two of them are still in the hospital for observation. the hotel's gas-burning equipment has not been ruled out as the source of the leak. but investigators are searching the entire building. fire officials say the hotel does not have carbon monoxide detectors, even though ocean city law requires them. we have a traffic warning for anyone driving in and around columbia this saturday. you can expect traffic delays because of a concert at maryweather post pavilion. large crowds are expected at

the phish reunion parkway from 3 to 7 p.m. start detours starting at 10 a.m., and your told to allow for extra travel time. back to school for kids means back to an early bedtime. that's sometimes not easy. we have tips on how you can get those little ones back into the routine of hitting the pillow early. pioneers who helped transform america. today 16 act, to athletes, and act virgin islands were honored with the presidential medal of freedom. and see what happens when a would-be robber tries to rob a bar packed with off-duty cops. and taking a look at the temperatures now, havre de grace 85 degrees. susan has the full forecast, coming up. my husband and i, we love to go to steakhouses

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you're watching baltimore's station that works for you. now abc 2 news at 5. >> today president obama presented the nation's highest civilian honor to 16 people. the medal of freedom was awarded to actors, activists, and scientists and humanitarians. abc's viviana hurtado was there. >> reporter: president obama called the 16 recipients of the medal of freedom pioneers who helped transform the country through advocacy, intellectual pursuits and service. >> the recipients of the medal of freedom did not set out to win this, or any other award. they did not set out in pursuit of glory or fame or riches. >> reporter: senator edward kennedy's daughter accepted the medal and citation for her father, who is battling brain cancer, and mourning the death of his sister eunice. others to receive the country's highest civilian honor include film store sydney poitier and

cheetah rivera. in the field of academics, mathematician stephen hawking and dr. joseph medicine crow were honored. international recipients include desmond tutu. >> the voice of the oppressed, cantor of our conscience. >> reporter: some criticized mr. obama for choosing the first female president of ireland, mary robinson. while serving as commissioner of human rights, miss robinson sponsored a conference on racism that some perceived as being anti-israel. the president awarded two medals of freedom posthumously. harvey milk, the first openly gay elected official and football star jack kemp can. viviana hurtado, abc news, washington. now the forecast certified

baltimore's most accurate by weather rate. and maryland's most powerful doppler radar. >> pretty decent day today for august. >> you may have felt it just slightly, but it's starting to get a little cooler. still muggy out there, though. lots of humid. >> it's summer. >> we're expect asking it. let's take a look at what we did today stat wise thus far. 85 degrees. overnight low 71. and we'll call that seasonal. the norm is 86. so we just have to deal with that. 100 degrees is the record. that was the number we would have to hit to tie or break a record. that's certainly not going to happen any time soon. taking a look at the conditions right now, you can see a bit of a haze in the air. so we have that humidity up there. 84 degrees right now. and winds are light and variable, six miles per hour. the barometric pressure is rising out on the bay tomorrow. there are your high and low tide informations, and the wind will be out of the northeast 5 to 10 miles per hour. on the local radar, you can see not a whole lot happening for us. thunderstorm-wise in the

central portion of the state, mostly we're seeing thunderstorms firing up along the line and in and around the eastern shore. we're also seeing some of it out here in the mountains to the west of hagerstown. we do have the potential for some fairly strong storms popping up throughout the evening tonight. so be aware of that. temperature-wise right now, we're at 84 in baltimore. 73 in easton. you can tell they had a thunderstorm there to cool things down a bit. 79 in hagerstown. and 84 in york. it feels more like the upper 80s in baltimore, and in york. satellite radar composite shows we had a lot of high, thin clouds and even some mid-level ones today that gave us the hazy, more overcast look than where we saw things yesterday. and then we have a couple of the thunderstorms starting to pop up from the daytime heating. at the will continue into the overnight hours as well. but i want you to look to the west of us. across the midwest, you see that big area of nice clear skies that is what may bring us

some relief as we head into the weekend. we have a frontal system that is just stalled out along the coastline. that's going to keep things unsettled for us. we also have a bermuda high. that is out in the atlantic ocean. that makes things warm and moist and unstable. once the two start to dissipate a bit in the next few days, that's when the weather will cool out and we'll have the nice high from the west coming in, keeping us clearer. you can see a couple of showers around possibly tonight and throughout the day thursday not bad, as we head towards the afternoon and evening, we could see a couple of showers. and same thing for friday well. start to get more clouds in by late afternoon and maybe a couple of thunderstorms for friday evening before the dryer weather comes in for the weekend. so for the rest of tonight, 67 degrees. mostly cloudy, a couple of scattered storms are possible. for tomorrow, we're looking at a high of 83 degrees. mostly cloudy, some showers and storms around in the afternoon. and for the next seven days, that unsettled weather continues, at least until friday. it could last into the weekend,

but i think most of the unsettled stuff will be out of here. so things look a little dryer, but still hot as we head into saturday and sunday. and that lasts into the early part of next week. back to you. >> thanks, susan. in 2 your health tonight, nearly a quarter of breast cancer survivors known as painful swelling of the limbs known as lymphedema. new research shows moderate weight lifting might help treat the condition. after following patients for a year, the study found weight lifting twice a week increased the strength and mobility of the affected limbs, often the arms and decreased limb discomfort. experts hope in the future weight lifting interventions will help patients manage their limp dema, allowing thome return to normal activity. summer vacation is winding down. in some parts of the country, kids are already back at school. that means your young ones will have to get used to their earlier bedtime. melissa long tells us why that's so important. it won't be long before the

endless days at the local pool turn into hours spent in the classroom. getting your child used to an earlier bedtime may not be easy. >> one of the most difficult challenges parents will face. land is no magic bullet. >> reporter: dr. david schulman says when it comes to childhood socialization and academic performance, proper sleep is critical, and most kids don't get enough. >> kids at a school age require sleep more than adults. eight hours are not going to do it them. nine, ten, and 11 depending on the age. >> reporter: now is the time to break bad bed-time habits. >> i would say no later than one week prior to school you want to try to get them back on a regular schedule. >> would probably allow them no less than two to three days each hour you're trying to shift them. >> reporter: create a comfortable, quiet place for the child to sleep and keeping radios and video games out of the bedroom. there are two young boys in highland town credited with

saving eight little lives. these puppies were found almost dead in a dumpster. how they're doing tonight, and details on how you can give one a good home. and watch this. a fish in an aquarium at a georgia restaurant that actually jumps out of the water. find out why. >> watch abc 2 news any time on channel 1 with comcast on demand. explain. oh yea, well for 6 months, customers get all three:

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forecast, all new at 5:30. >> in janesville, wisconsin police are still laughing over an attempted robbery. the would-be robber targeted the wrong bar, because it was full of off-duty cops. surveillance cameras recorded it all as the police officers walked in, followed bay man wearing a mask. he also had his hand in his waistband, pretending to have a gun. it didn't take long for the cops to arrest the 18 who says he didn't intend to rob the bar. he was only wearing the mask so no one would recognize him. a high speed car chase ended peacefully in los angeles. but there was an accident right after it ended. the suspect didn't have time to put his car in park when he stopped to give up. and the vehicle rolled right into a police car. police say no one was hurt, and the driver's charges include dui. in aspen, colorado, pictures of a bear browsing through a fur store. the small black bear apparently walked through store's front door in order to get away from

people taking its picture. but the people kept snapping away as the bear posed in the front window. he eventually left without causing any damage. aspen police say there have been quite a few bear encounters this summer as they come into town looking for food. customers at a columbus, georgia restaurant better stay away from the fish in the front of the display tank. one of them will try to attack you. he is calling jumping oscar, and he will really attack if you get too close to his mate. veterinarians say it's not unusual because oscar is trying to protect his family. >> they're very colorful. they seem like very nice fish. most of the time they're not aggressive. this one, he thinks he is a shark. >> jumped out of the tank into the carpet four times. >> owner of the buffet city says despite jumping against the walls of the tank, oscar is doing just fine and entertaining the crowds. he was wrongly accused of fighting for an officer's gun after police shot and killed

his uncle. now he is free after six months behind bars, and we'll speak with him on abc 2 news at 5:30, in just two minutes. explain.

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this if fios. this is big. now abc 2 news at 5:30 >> man wrongfully accused of struggling for an officer's gun after police shot and killed his uncle says he wants his day in court. good evening, everybody. i'm terry owens. tonight abc 2 news jeff hager speaks with the man, freed after six months behind bars. >> reporter: jay forrest is a free man again, but it will take time to regain his life. >> i'm out of jail, but i don't know where to go from there. i lost custody of my child. i have no place.

i lost my job. >> reporter: jay's uncle, joseph forrest died at the wrong end of a police revolver when a female officer shot him during a domestic dispute in february. that same cop accused jay of struggling to get her gun, later testifying that she had been mistaken. >> i lost my uncle, you know, and i'm sitting here for nothing. then you tell people that no one believes you. >> reporter: forrest says he feared for his life as detectives used heavy-handed tactics during his interrogation. >> and he kept saying to me "you know your uncle is dead, right." and i'm crying, saying, man, i can't believe that. he said you know your uncle is dead. why you keep saying that? then he says to me, he says to me, "well, if you people wouldn't act like animals, we wouldn't have to kill you." >> reporter: correction officers threw forrest in with what he described as a collection of killers and rapists. and even after the officer

recanted her story, he remained in prison for another week. prosecutor says with signed statements by officers and a grand jury weighing against forrest, they didn't realize he was innocent until his accuser broke down on the witness stand. >> it became very clear to prosecutors as this case went to trial that the statements that were provided to police and prosecutors and the testimony that was provided at the trial were conflicted and didn't agree. >> reporter: the question remains. can you put a price on a man wrongfully losing six months of his freedom? forrest's attorney warns brown has. >> no less than half million dollars. >> reporter: yet forrest says coming from a family which includes police officers in other cities, he is not prepared to blame all cops for his plight. >> unfortunately, we ran into the bad ones, you know. and i'm not mad at all police officers, because baltimore has some good police officers. >> reporter: jeff hager, abc 2 news. >> and jeff says prosecutors are