designed as a tree. >> we give them credit for working with us on that. >> the valley planning council is fighting the proposal because the area is designated a national historic site and route. they would like them to be more creative and hide the tower like they did amongst these trees in that juanen false road and here on jab a road. >> that's the standard we would be going for here, we want it blend in seem leslie and no battle brushes sticking out above the tree lines. >> reporter: verizon says this is one of the best spots with minimal impact visually and the man who owns that land agrees. >> and by the time you take it and stick this thing in with the rest of the trees you have problems finding it. >> dick learned is convinced the mono pine tower will blend in perfectly with the 70-foot trees. >> so i don't see a problem. >> and finally give residents the cell phone service they so desperately need.

in sparks glencoe, julia gonzalez, abc 2 news. >> and delia says the next hearing between verizon and county leaders is scheduled for october 14th. now for a look at tonight's top stories. a parks on the man will spend 20 years in jail for clark a stolen truck into a moncton home and killing a woman. the crash happen last august in the 16,000 block of york road. aubrey miller lost control of the vehicle and crashed through the side of mary sullivan's home. miller will be eligible for parole. no bail for two 16-year- olds accused of shooting an off- duty baltimore city police officers last week. kay von wilson and craig till let will remain for the attempted murder of officer harris. he is recovering but we're told his condition did worsen this weekend and at one point he was on life support. right know he is listed in stable condition. a mount eerie family found dead in their home friday due to a murder suicide will be

laid to rest. charles dalton shot his sleeping wife jennifer and their two children, then turned the gun on himself. a friend maid the discovery friday night. financial problems may have been the motive. dalton did not leave a suicide note. the family will be buried in pine grove cemetery in mount eerie. after more than 30 years on the run acclaimed film director roman poe lab ski is behind bars. he was supposed to pick up an award this weekend in switzerland when he was arrested by swiss police on a u.s. warrant issued 31 years ago. he fled the country after serving 41 days for sexually assaulting a 31-year-old girl. his lawyers were recently in court after an hbo documentary revealed misconduct by the judge. the victim now says she doesn't want poe lab ski to go to scale and he is getting support from

around the world. >> we hope today this charge will be dropped. it is based on a 30-year-old tape that is dead. >> he plans to fight his extradition back to los angeles. president obama's adopted hometown, he wants it to be the home of the 2016 summer olympics too. so much so he is taking a day off from the health care battle to go with first lady michelle obama on thursday for some personal diplomacy aimed at bringing the games to the win decity. young yi key knee reports. >> reporter: president obama had planned to let the first lady head the delegation making the fitch for chicago to host the summer olympic games. because he was too busy with the health care debate. but today the white house announced the president will join the first lady in copen

hailinger believing the race is too close. >> i believe he believes health care is in a better place. he also believes it is important for him to go and personally try to persuade the international olympic committee to pick the united states in 2016. >> reporter: the president has already started lobbying for those games. he reap sently spoke with the president of the international olympic committee and has been calling heads of state with ioc members who remain undecided. >> the american people are ready. we want these games. we want them. >> reporter: the competition is fears. madrid, tokyo and brazil are also in running. the presidents are also make their bid in person. the obamas will make theirs a very personal pitch. >> i think the fact that the first lady was born and raised in chicago and grew up not far from where many of the venues will be coupled with our president and the home he adopted and called his home will be terrific.

not just for chicago but for our country. >> reporter: president obama is the first sitting u.s. president to make an olympic pitch in person. chicago would be the first american city to host the summer games since atlanta in 1996. young yi denise, abc 2 news, at the white house. we have had some wet weather moving through the baltimore area. a lot of that has pushed off to the east. but some spots getting soaked with food rain out there. we'll break it down on maryland's most powerful radar as we're traction storms heading toward the eastern storms. a cool front pushing through, a lot of wind with this as well out there. keep a good hand on the wheel as you head out there. the chesapeake bay bridge, you can expected to see some wet weather in that direction just east of annapolis tracking some wet weather around the toll plaza. then as we take you over near the eastern shore we also find precipitation north of 50 up 301 towards centreville so there is still some wet weather in the viewing area. watch out for that. it will be quickly moving off

to the east so the early showers moving out. then look for windy clearing conditions, we'll talk more about what that means for the temperatures this week, expect a more fall-like scenario, more on that coming up. all right, thanks wyatt. well what would happen to your pet if there were a disaster. baltimore county emergency management is creating a system that allows people to be near their pets during an emergency evacuation. pets took the stage at eastern technical high school in essex today as local volunteers participated in emergency response exercises. the new emergency animal sheltering support unit allows pets to be housed at the shelter site with their owners. we saw some of the lessons learned from hurricane katrina and it was very much known that many people wouldn't leave their houses because of their pets. so in order to save lives we have to take care of pets and humans. so this school gave us this

advantage. >> if i didn't have anywhere to take him and be with him i would stay. i would. >> rescue workers says if disaster strikes they'll feel better knowing their pets won't be left alone or in harm's way. it is raining beer in atlanta. green beer that is. what makes it green and what makes green beer so good, we'll explain. the leafs are starting to change and in fall you'll beheading to those foliage drives. we'll show you what is the best. first let's go to check weather conditions in ellicott city, it feels like 65 degrees because it is 65 degrees, winds up to 29 miles per hour, at some points, stay with us, we're right back.

well after ending last week on a sour note the markets rallied today. the dow was up over 124 points, the nasdaq was up over 40, the s & p up over 18. make sure to pack lightly if you're traveling to europe. all major airlines have added a $50 charge when you add a second bag. overweight flags will have an additional fee. flights to latin america and asia are expected to add fees.

well, get this. it is raining beer in atlanta where one brewery is making their brew from rainwater. the five-seasons brewery is claiming to be the first brewery in the world to serve a micro brewed green beer, we're not talking the beer you sip on st. patrick's day. it has a different meaning. it is pure rainwater harvesting it straight from the clouds. people have been harvesting it for centuries but the brew pub is capturing it right on site. >> basically what you do is put this big tank under your down spout, you are collecting water, water goes through the down spout, different filters, collects in the think. then from there we pump it through some more fill vision into the brewery, that's where we start with the beer. >> brewers say the water is cleaner than city water and of course it's free and softer too. all of that makes for a smoother and less-expensive beer. well, from beer to burgers and how about one that packs

the mean punch. it's a cheeseburger between a honey-glazed dough nut. sound good? wealthy about how many calories may come along with that. >> and you could be ruining your credit without even knowing it. how where you shop could affect your credit score. and that's how verizon fios works.

any questions? so will the tv in my house look that amazing? yep. fios has 100% fiber optics straight to your home. and i get $150 back when i switch to fios?

that's correct. i got a question, i got a question. is anybody here buying this? read it and weep pal. switch to fios now and get $150 back. unlike cable, fios delivers 100% true fiber optics straight to your home. for hd picture quality that beats cable in customer satisfaction. and crystal-clear phone service. just $79.99 a month with a one-year agreement. an amazing price, guaranteed for 2 years. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v ask about additional packages with over 120 hd channels. that's way more than cable. get amazing tv picture quality and unlimited nationwide calling for just $79.99 a month, with an incredible $150 back. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v this is fios. this is big.

and now to your money, your credit, and your privacy. there's certain things we all know will affect credit ratings, like paying your bills late, all of that will hurt your credit score and lower your him. but changing where you shop can send up red flags to your credit company too. how you doin'? i'm kevin johnson. >> kevin johnson is an

entrepreneur. candidate for office. and according to american express a credit risk. coming home from his honeymoon last year he was shocked to find amex had cut his credit limit from over $10,000 to just $3,800. >> i've done a very good job of being responsible and making sure i pay my bills on time. >> reporter: each more surprising one of the four reasons amex gave for the decision. other customers who have used their cards at establishments where you recently shopped have a poor remain history with american express. >> i was shocked when i read it because i didn't know that the companies could actually assess your creditworthiness based on others around you. >> credit card issuers are trying to weed out the risky ones. how? by weeding tout ones that are a risk. >> you shop from a upper store

and then you purchase something at a dollar store. a down shifting. >> those flags can look at your deeper behavior. >> if you have made three or four purrs in a row at a local bar that would raise some flags that maybe there's some impending financial crisis. >> reporter: for its par amex says we don't look at and never have looked at where someone shops to make a line reduction. the primary factor is someone's over all debt left. we also do credit reports and if i company scores. credit scores are still the most important tool in predicting consumer behavior. but those scores don't reflect sudden life changes like job loss or diverse. >> all they can do is look at the actual volumes and transactions coming in and see changes in that pattern. >> forev injohnson the experience has motivated him to get involved and change is way

banks work. >> no one should be been lived for the beings as of others. >> that was jerry willis reporting. well fall is here and soon maryland will be covered with beautiful owner orange, red and jello leaves. but the wig question. where and when will those leaves be at their peak? well they are helping you with that question this fall. they have put together a fall foliage hot line to get you all the details on this season's leads. if you call the hot line you can also get the skinny on local fall festivals. here is the toll free number. write it down. 800leaves. >> and the weather. >> i'll tell you it was an absolutely spectacular morning. >> yeah, the clouds rolled in and the winds picked up, the rain came down. the fall season though you just kind of, i've lost summer, but you keep thinking about that hot kreider and you get a little change of the leafs. >> yeah. >> i tell you what, already saw some change of the leafs from

hagerstown west. a couple more weeks here. this week is going to help the process out. cool 60s on the way. nice in the 40s. take a look outside. right now we're seeing the weak of the leading edge of that cool front. now one thing about these late september-early october cold fronts, they come through, and you don't immediately feel the change like you do later in the fall and in the winter so it will take a day or two to really see cool air sneaking in. you see in the wake of the showers, bwi shaking 66 degrees. wet weather, this line of showers you see, that is the leading edge of that cool front. still spawning showers over on the eastern shore. basically from chester town northward, finding showers in the direction of the really carolina county and northward, now i think we're going to continue to see some wet weather in this direction. this is a fast-moving line, so for those of you watching on the eastern shore, maybe another 30 minutes or so, and i think you're gonna be in the clear. but a pretty decent little line

here, not a lot of embedded thunder, this isn't really like a summer shower but you see them moving towards the eastern shore. in the wake of that line here is what we're seeing from our storm center weather net stations, over a fifth of an inch of rain being reported from baltimore. that last report a couple of showers down the annapolis way bringing a small rain amount and 15/100ths of an inch toward hanover. you don't get a lot of rain with those but some spots got soaked pretty good and made it vic for the have afternoon commute. high temperatures up close to 80 degrees. these numbers kind of going away for a while. i don't think we're going to see mid-to upper 70s, i won't say we're not going to see them again for a while but probably not at least for 4 or 5 days. cool temperatures have pulled away. down in the 60s in some spots. taking a look at that line, there's not much behind it so i think for those of you watching if the rain has ended that's probably it. so basically from baltimore westward no more precipitation.

cecil county southward in the eastern shore here, another half an hour to an hour of rain and it's all out of here and in behind it clearing skies. going to be a pretty nice looking forecast scenario overnight tonight and in the day tomorrow. so look out for the windy conditions behind that pump but the early showers already moving out of the baltimore area at 50 degrees overnight tonight. on the bay, a small craft advisory because west winds 15 gusting 25. it's going to be blues degree but not a chilly day. we'll make it close to 70 but most of the day down in the 60s, here is that forecast. 69 degrees for the high temperature, downtown, may squeak up to 70, but a struggle to get there most of the day. quite windy, look out for wind gusts, 15, 20 miles per hour. seven-day forecast looking more an more autumn-like here. time to get the pumpkin pine in the oven maybe as oui, oui go toward wednesday and thursday. i know terry and i like the souped of that. but it will be more fall issue

here the middle of the week. >> thanks wyatt. we have all heard the name but do you know how bernie madoff pulled off one of the biggest heists in history. some answers so you can protect yourself. he is the poster child ponzi schemes. bernie madoff, an investment scandal that lost billions. he is now high profile but con artists are unking smaller scams like that under the radar. >> people are desperately looking for other sources of income. they hear something too good to be true but they want to believe it. >> the cons get you to be that by investing money you'll get a huge return. they often prey on people without a lot of knowledge about finance. and in the end the profit comes not from a product but from pulling in other investigators who hand over even more money. >> the only people who benefit are the people who started out at the very top. >> reporter: here is why. the guy at the top pulls in investors who then recruit

others. and is able to pay big returns by shuffling the funds he has taken in from new investors, not from actual profits. the circle of investors is often kept tight with the main focus on getting the original people to reinvest so the money stays put. but these scams can quickly crumble when authorities get involved or when stakeholders start demanding a payout. >> that's what happened with madoff. people began to pull their money out, want a return their investment has paid back. that money is not there. >> a crushing wake-up call, one that has already been heard from hundreds caught up in the biggest scandal in years. they are warning them to be carry that an investment too good to be true probably is. josie sturman, abc 2 news. now here is a look ahead at abc 2 news at 6:00. a bail hearing for two teens accused of shooting an off-duty baltimore city officer. find out what new details came out in court. >> and a first for the governor. he does something he has never done before. and he wants you to do the same. >> now a preview of what say

head-on world news at 6:30. coming up on world news, president obama's campaign to help chicago's olympics bid, iran's missile test ratchets up intentions. roman plan ski fights to keep from being expedited to the u.s. the >> we continue to help you by inviting you to our web site. on there today you'll find our financial survival guide like you find it every day but today six foods to increase your brainpower. these choices plus what not to eat if you have a big test or project coming up. get hired by an answering the most important question even in tough times and during hiring freezes. learn to answer how you can help your business today. always check back with our financial survival guide. we're constantly upgrading it throughout the day. for abc 2 news, jamie costello.

where's my car?

where's my car?!!!! where are you?! arghhh... (announcer) dr. scholl's massaging gel insoles give you outrageous comfort, all-day-guaranteed. woah. it's not too far... (announcer) are you gellin'? dr. scholl's.

abc 2 news is brought to you by kenwood kitchens. december drive the kitchen of your dreams today. >> well, if you have been to the maryland state fair you know just about anything can be deep fried and we want to warn you this next story is not for anybody worried about their waste line. there is a restaurant in massachusetts that fries everything from cheese cake to mushrooms, corn dogs, and ore i don't say. the big easy cafe is full of calories and treats, but their latest a addition to the menu is not fried but a crazy burger. a bacon cheeseburger stuffed into a honey glazed donut bun. >> one day you just throw caution to the wind and have a good time. >> he was the one that told me about it and we decided it

sounded like fun so we're going to split one and see how it goes. >> the verdict? well they both say it was pretty darn good. here is is the icing on the cake. the burger packs a punch of 150 # calories. that's all most as many calories as you need in one day. coughing, sniveling and sneezing. we'll tell you what's going around this week on abc 2 news at 6:00 which starts right now. >> now, abc 2 news at 6:00. >> the two teenagers accused of shooting an off-duty city officer last week will stay in jail. i'm mary beth marsden. kevin wilson and craig ty let were denied bail on charges of attempted murder and robbery. but at age 16 both young men already had a record. >> 16-year-olds craig till let and tee von wilson were denied bail today. >> reporter: in addition to attempted murder, robbery and gun charges each has a juvenile record