and now bruce springsteen is coming back to baltimore. abc2 news cheryl conner talks to the fans lining up early outside the first mariner arena before tickets go on sale and looks at how management is trying to avoid any problems with scalpers. >> ♪ everybody's got a hungry heart♪ >> reporter: john is singing the bruce springsteen classic, sounds better when the man known as the boss is heard above him. for the first time since 1973 springsteen is coming back to baltimore and back to the first mariner arena where he last played 36 years ago. >> it's a little bit of a drag to go travel to see him. not that he's not worth it but we most likely we will never see him here again. >> reporter: joshua has waited in line since monday. that's right, four days so far and five before his tickets are in hand for the november 20th show. >> i want to see bruce

springsteen first time. i wasn't born yet the last time he came by. i'm a huge fan of his. >> reporter: the general manager says he tried for six years to get bruce springsteen to come back to baltimore. now he's doing what he can to make sure there are no problems when tickets go on sale. at the verizon center in washington, dc fans say the show was sold out right when they went on-line. frank remish says there was a lesson learned. >> it assured me since it's the same promoter and same ticketing company they've taken steps to make sure we don't repeat a failure of the past. >> reporter: john weatherstein wasn't taking chances. he's legally blind but says he doesn't need to see springsteen to feel the energy. >> doesn't matter whether you can see or not, it's the presence you have with the music. ♪ i just kept going♪

>> reporter: what matters most to these fans is the boss is coming back to town. in downtown baltimore, cheryl conner, abc2 news. >> cheryl says the ticket prices range from $31 to $100 for the november 20th show. only four tickets will be sold to an address to try to cut down on scalpers. tickets go on sale tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. for a look at tonight's top stories, promising news in the fight against the spread of aids. an experimental vaccine developed in thailand cut the risk of infection by more that than 30%. these college students are training to become police officers. their training helped save a life. terrence robinson and matt richards came to the aid of a driver whose car flipped on its side this morning at rolling road and wilkens avenue. both students are hoping to become police officers and it comes naturally. one of their moms is a retired officer. the other is a state trooper. a pasadena man is arrested on child porn charges.

police say kevin ferguson surrendered to a state police investigator with a computer crimes unit. according to police a state trooper found ferguson's computer on a peer-to-peer network showing porn videos of children that can be downloaded. troopers say they also found child porn at his home. abc2 news is working for you and your neighborhood to help find criminals. your job, to be the eyes and ears. to keep peeled and on alert so people can help you spot suspects in your area. here's abc2 news brian kuebler with this week's "crime checker." >> reporter: we're working to keep your community safe. each week we're highlighting crimes in your neighborhood hoping to make your community safer. this week we're focusing on anne arundel and baltimore county. anne arundel county police are looking for a man who burglarized businesses in odenton, glen burnie and pasadena. the man broke into several

shops over the summer. his most recent hit was a sunoco gas station. police describe him as a thin white male with long hair and a ponytail. he also has a tattoo on his right forearm. and baltimore county police are searching for the gunman that shot a man several times outside the deen woods apartment complex in parkville monday afternoon. police say the two were talking before the shooting happened. right now investigators hope someone will come forward and help them identify the suspect. anyone with information on either of the cases should call metro crime stoppers at 1-866-7-lockup. and don't forget, you can see more of our reports by heading over to abc2news.com/crimechecker. brian kuebler, abc2 news. another warm day, in the 80s. in autumn in maryland. but you can feel the change. this afternoon compared to this morning humidity dropping. seeing sunshine out there in these last hours of daylight this afternoon. look at the visible satellite imagery. you see basically some nice

clearing out there across central maryland now. i don't expect to see much in terms of wet weather soon. in fact our maryland's most powerful doppler radar in the state showing a crystal clear sweep now. so that's a good thing for the evening commute. tonight down to 65 degrees. that will be markedly cooler by daybreak tomorrow. a cool north breeze will set the stage for drier weather. a really nice start to the weekend on friday. but it gets cooler in a big way toward the weekend. there's more rain on the way, too. we'll break it down for you here in a couple of more minutes. a senior center in park heights is still vacant even though it was dedicated back in june. thal if a zeta -- the alpha zeta sorority saw the need for services. it's taken three months for the city and sorority to work out a lease agreement. >> the parties solved are sitting at the table just making sure that, you know, it's going to operate smoothly.

>> when they open up, i wonder what activities they are going to have so i could participate in it. >> the city now says the center should be open by november. today it's loyola college. tomorrow, loyola university. the university, or the school, is changing its name. tomorrow they will celebrate the official change to loyola university maryland. research found that prospective students considered a university more prestigious. plus loyola's president says the new title will be a better fit for the school. the 3,500 undergrads and 2,600 graduate students. good food, good stories and good laughs. we're dining on a dime. cookie's kitchen in pasadena tonight. we want to warn you, miss k's laugh is contagious. plus, how to be sure your credit score doesn't take a nosedive. but first we're going to head outside. let's check on the weather at bwi marshall in linthicum, 80 degrees.

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not you show good money management skills. credit management skills. >> reporter: so experts say check your credit report at least once a year and your credit card balances regularly. if you didn't catch all of that, i know it's a lot, here's what you can do, simply head to abc2news.com. we've posted this story under the "financial survival guide." could there be water on the moon? and should you care? the latest on what is considered a profound discovery. plus, starting in the classroom to put an end to dogfighting. how some are working to make dogfighting a crime of the past. (announcer) if you think all batteries are the same, consider this:

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the michael vick scandal exposed the vicious underworld of dogfighting. as part of his plea bargain the pro football quarterback agreed to work with the humane society

to fight back against cruelty to animals and he's not the first to try and make amends. here's abc's diana avillar with tonight's "in focus" report. >> how many y'all seen a dogfighting in your lifetime? >> reporter: sean moore and anthony picket are veterans of the chicago dogfighting scene. now together with the united states humane society they are trying to end dogfighting. starting in the classroom. >> true or false question, you can go to jail for fighting dogs? >> reporter: it's not long before michael vick comes up in conversation. >> he led a dogfight. >> you know what happened to him? >> he went to jail. and he lost time for playing in the game. >> as a former dogfightinger, i share it with michael vick. not an excuse but no one could tell me dogfighting was wrong. two, tell me it was illegal. >> i didn't even know it was illegal. >> reporter: keosha and her classmates have vivid memories

of dogfights. >> i remember him being messed up. he would bite him on his paws. i was like, that's scary. >> she had all types of deep cuts. >> reporter: a frightening situation, even we encountered walking on the streets. with every fight they turned down and every would be fighter they teach to love their dogs, animal advocates say moore and picket are chipping away at a deep-seeded cultural problem. >> they've walked in their shoes. they know what a temptation it is to fight dogs in these neighborhoods. >> reporter: while neither man was ever punished for fighting -- they say the memories of the harm they did to their dogs are punishment enough. >> i apologize from the bottom of my heart for everything i've done. my dogfighting days are over. call me what y'all - >> reporter: diana avillar, abc news, chicago.

i think that last one is a lover, not a fighter there. >> it doesn't get more cute than that. what are we doing? >> it's looking pretty good. the big thing is -- all right, it's a little too much like summer. fall did start. that is all gone now. humidities dropping but still a nice evening to be out there. get a little something to eat. >> somebody turned the air on last night. >> is that right? here's a nice shot at the water. maybe people taking in a little fresh air. >> looks like a party. >> yeah. a couple of crab cake sandwiches maybe. >> i see the waiter working the crowd. >> make sure you put on layers -- put that stuff on cereal. temperaturewise 80 degrees. inner harbor quiet at the moment. in fact we don't have much wind, variable at 3 but i do think that wind is going to be pretty steady through the evening, 5 to 10 out of the north. picks up tomorrow 5 to 15,

maybe a few gusts to 20 tomorrow. some of the different temperatures across the area now, big difference from a couple of hours ago. number one less humid. number two the air temperatures themselves dropped off a lot. more than they have the last couple days by this time. in fact we were down in the upper 70s. look at harbor school 78. feels like 81. naval academy at 79. high temperatures across the map, low 80s. that's where we ended up today but this was actually closer to noon because as we went through the afternoon cooler air began to drift in out of the north. we had a cold front pass through. didn't bring much rain with it but did drop the humidity levels down. you can see now the change already down into the upper 70s in some spots. easton 79. 78 now up in york. satellite and radar view, we're not seeing a lot out there but there is some brief clearing going on and then some thicker cloud cover pushing in out of the west. a stray shower or two is certainly possible overnight tonight. maryland's most powerful doppler radar not picking up much right now but as we go

into the overnight hours we could pick up a few showers. this large weathermaker will be a slow mover. i don't expect to see this kind of heavy rain socking the midwest now this. area of low pressure will not move in, i don't think until we get toward the weekend but nonetheless you will notice the temperature change and tomorrow there will be a mix of sun and clouds. i think dry. watch carefully, the computer model picks up a chance of a quick shower or two across baltimore overnight. in the day tomorrow we dry out nicely, a dry slot with no cloud cover so we'll probably see good sunshine tomorrow afternoon. even with the sunshine only into the mid-70s. at best tomorrow. as we go into the day saturday more cool air comes down from the north. that will mean a day in the 60s on saturday. look at the rain. i think it's going to begin to move in towards the middle part of the weekend. watch for that. 65 tonight, variably cloudy, breezy, cooler. tomorrow you might need that extra layer. a more autumn-like day tomorrow at 75. sun, clouds, a breezy day. and temperatures begin to fall

off sharply tomorrow night. look what that leads to on saturday. a day only into the upper 60s. it's brief, we begin to warm up again back into the 70s sunday and monday. also sunday looking like a rainmaker moving through. we have to watch for a slick second half of the weekend perhaps. if the man in the moon gets thirsty he doesn't have to go far for a drink. that's the surprising news from a trio of space probes exploring lunar mysteries. scientists long thought the moon was dry as a bone but turns out water is lurking in the lunar dust. carla wohl with more on a water shed discovery. , the moon looks different to scientists today. no longer the inhospitable gray place they once thought it was. >> widespread water has been detected on the surface of the moon. >> reporter: scientists say a thin film of water coats the lunar surface with the greatest concentration in the coldest regions near the two poles.

shown here in blue. it's not a lot of water, just about a quarter perton of lunar material. >> even the dryest deserts in the earth have more water than at the poles and surfaces as we presented here. of the moon. >> reporter: still that small amount of water could prove very useful to astronauts. >> water that might be used some day by lunar explorers, human lunar explorers who return to the moon to do science on the moon and perhaps it's a stepping stone out into the rest of the solar system. >> reporter: 40 years ago the apollo astronauts did bring back rocks containing tiny traces of water but at the time everyone assumed they had been contaminated by water from earth. the moon was thought to be drier than dust. but now in addition to the moon ice has been discovered on mars and on saturn and jupiter's moons making the solar system seem much more friendly. >> it's a really profound discovery. >> reporter: it's unclear how the discovery will impact the

debate in washington over nasa's future. but some scientists hope it will give a boost to plans to return to the moon by the year 2020. carla wohl, abc news, los angeles. coming up on world news -- the mastermind of the new york terror plot charged with conspiracy to set off weapons of mass destruction. after all these years medical researchers may be making progress on an aids vaccine. why are so many seniors scared of health care reform? i'm megan pringle. everyone is trying to save a buck or two. that's why we have our "financial survival guide" on abc2 news. abc2news.com. there's new information on there everyday. are you going camping this fall? 11 tips for enjoying the beauty of the outdoors and preserving it for the next generation. plus, one imagine ingredient that gives you five ways to save money. and it's probably in your pantry now. put it to work and count on the savings. all that information and more,

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we got e-mails from joey, carly, and vicki telling us to go to cookie's kitchen in pasadena. that's where we find jamie costello for this week's "dine on a dime." >> reporter: climb mountain road and you'll find your cookies, where you are free of all your worries. along with the fish the only thing you catch here is a contagious laugh. >> reporter: meet kay, everybody's best friend. >> over here? >> oh, my.

her and i went through a lot of sorrows and crying and everything else together. and so she's been with us how many years? >> i would probably say 10 years. >> 15, 20 years? >> yes. >> reporter: she's been here like everybody else, forever. >> it's home. i come in everyday and i enjoy it. i come in here and wait on the customers and laugh and carry on with them. i think it's just wonderful. i love them all. >> reporter: take a table, any table. >> usually what they do is the same and we just write it and keep on going. and most of the time tony has a cook in here, coming out of the kitchen before i have the ticket up to give it to him. >> reporter: when one leaves the dining room another moves in. the conversation never stops. >> mr. bob and mr. neal have been here since we opened. you guys ok? ok. we have a little story with this one here. today is her birthday. >> reporter: they'll talk about the ravens. fixing the garbage disposal to how to get johnny through third

grade. >> it's reasonable. they come in and they can sit down and talk to this one and that one. if you have a down day, you're up when you leave because everybody carries on. we all carry on with everybody. i shouldn't laugh at everybody but i do. i love it. >> reporter: did i mention they serve food? >> he came in one time, left me a tip. i picked it up and there was a $100 bill under it. i knew it was not meant to keep. i put it in an envelope and waited six months for him to come in. they went on a diet and couldn't eat. >> reporter: it's truly one of the places you're missed when you don't miss a day. here's hoping you don't get a chance to miss out here on "dine on a dime." jamie costello, st. louis st. -- abc2 news. if you've got a "dine on a dime" suggestion just e-mail us at abc2news.com. the female crab season ends tomorrow. why the deadline is sparking controversy on abc2 news at 6:00 which starts right now.

we begin now with a developing story from baltimore city. good evening, i'm terry owens. federal agents arrested a baltimore city police officer. abc2 news delia goncalves is live at police headquarters with the very latest. delia? >> reporter: mark lunsford was arrested by the fbi last night. he now faces three felony charges of false claims, false statements and theft of property. this basically is an officer authorities say who shook down drug dealers and took kickbacks. his arrest though came thanks to an fbi source who recorded conversations. according to the affidavit lunsford who was also working with the drug enforcement agency task force got into a corrupt relationship with the source and paid that person $9,000 in dea money, $4,500 he took as a kickback for himself.