quite right. they say he had set a fire in the kitchen of the same home a week earlier. neighbors also say the younger thompson told people he was trying to end his father's life. >> he was going to try but he said that's murder, i can't do that. he told the guy down the street what you said, liquor. >> county building inspectors have condemned the home and doctors at the bayview burn center have voted and released the injured father. residents like robert bennett are left to wonder what has become of their longtime neighbor and his troubled son. >> everybody tried to tell him, better do something about that boy. he's going to kill 'ya. >> jeff hager, abc 2 news. a judge has set john thompson's bail at $355,000. and tonight he remains behind bars at the frederick county detention center. he faces a series of charges including arson and investigators say it will be up to a grand jury to decide if he will pace an attempted murder charge. a police shooting this

afternoon in southwest ballotmore. authorities say officers working with the fbi safe streets task force on pier ponte avenue were conducting an investigation when a drug deal went bad. >> the suspect was armed. he displayed a weapon and the officers fired in defensive motion. after asking him to drop the weapon. >> the suspect who has not been identified is in serious condition at shock trauma. in west baltimore, a city officer is dragged five blocks by a car. it happened this afternoon on mount street. police are trying to arrest a wanted suspect but he ran and got in a car. an officer tried to grab the keys but the suspect identified as ricky hughes drove off. dragging the officer. another officer fired several shots, knocking out the car's back window. the injured officer is being treated at shock trauma. the commander of baltimore southeastern police district has been suspended. there's no word on why. just that it involves a personnel matter. we're told major roger bergeron's police powers have been taken away and he's been

ordered home with pay. bergeron has commanded the district since 2007 and has been a member of the police force since 1991. baltimore county police need your help finding a murderer. police say 55-year-old rodney lewis was found stabbed to death inside his house late wednesday. it happened in the 9500 block of liberty road and right now police have no motive, no suspect, and few leads. >> see anyone coming out that house between noon and 4, last seen alive at noon and found dead at 4, anything see or hear anything weird, police would love to hear about it. >> call baltimore county police if you have information. tonight authorities say remains found in a wooded area in woodlawn are that of a

missing woman. an autopsy determined mia nichols was killed by a gunshot wound. the mother of three was last seen leaving work on october 28th of last year. police say they've arrested her boyfriend, tyrone webb, jr. and charged him with first-degree murder in the case. police in anne arundel county looking for the person who shot a man as he was sitting in his car around 11:30 last night on monaghan court. police say three gunmen walked over to the car and fired several shots. >> 23-year-old female victim earlier, a short distance away, when approached by three male subject who subsequently fired shots, multiple. shots into the vehicle. apparently struck the male victim. they then drove to the mcdonald's and met police to call police. >> the 30-year-old victim was taken to shock trauma and treated for non-life- threatening gunshot wounds. falling debris from an abandoned building prompted one baltimore city woman to call us after the city failed to secure

the home. how abc 2 woks for you and betty mcknight. >> reporter: the abandoned home on 35 north bent lohan an eyesore more than a decade. this morning it became an emergency situation, now city crews are trying to correct the problem, only after the neighbor called abc 2. >> when i was sleeping this morning and i heard a loud boom. >> that boom came from large chunks of stone and brick that fell from the abandoned home right next door. >> i could have been sitting out, anybody walking by. >> so she called the city but jews posted this notice for emergency condemnation and demolition, citing the falling bricks. a neighbor placed a cone on the sidewalk, but residents say the city did nothing to protect them. >> they need do something about all these houses. it's dangerous. >> i just want something done about the house. >> that's when mcnight called us. and within minutes, a surveyor

was taking pictures of the house and later called in a crew. workers knocked down the loose bricks, eliminating the remaining threat overhead. city housing says no one has paid property taxes and it appears the owners may be deceased. so after fire gutted this home nearly 12 years ago, the city is finally doing more than boarding it up, they're cleaning it up. a spokesperson with city housing says after they complete the necessary paperwork, the ultimate goal is to demolish this dangerous home. dundalk businesses hit by the massive water-main break are getting some hem, the comptroller granting a tax payment extension, now pushed back a month. the new date is now november 15th for withholding tax and november 20th for sales and used tax. those who take advantage the grace period won't, charged

interest or penalties. sheriff's deputies in i don't knowian's counties searching future a thief who is nautical but not nice. someone stole more than $105,000 from boats on display in stevensville. the sheriff's office says propellers, tie bars, out drivers and steering parts were taken from three boats on display on the grass off pier one road. the sales manager says all three boats are privately owned and were for sale. around the region now another eyewitness news day but on the cool side. but no precipitation and we're not expecting any until tomorrow evening, but the majority every rain won't be into the area until saturday. here's your forecast for the next couple hours. partly cloudy, cool temperatures around 60 degrees for another couple hours. not as cool tonight as it was early this morning. we'll tell you all about it in the forecast coming up. >> thank you, norm. the chesapeake pay foundation it putting a lawsuit against the epa on hold. the organization says it's waiting until the federal agency issues a restoration

strategy in may before deciding what to do. the foundation sued the epa in january to force it to take action to reduce bay pollution. in may, president obama issued an executive order to develop a restoration strategy. big brother is watching! the new speed camera law goes into effect today but the signs and camera relationship are not up to construction zones jets. the signs are still being made and the coming days expect to see an suv with a camera mounted on it at 695 and charles street, and 95 between whitemarsh and 895. if you're going at least 12 miles per hour over the posted limit, a fine will be mailed for $40. >> the suv will be periodically placed there, most likely when we're doing work with a lane closure, when we really have just the barrels separating the drivers from the workers. >> tonight signs will be up and the cameras will be turned on in the washington area by the intercounty connector or icc.

no more free rides! some 15,000 maryland government officials and employees are losing their easy passes. michael bush and mike miller asked transportation officials to terminate the program that allowed state officials and workers to avoid paying for the electronic toll collection service. it's unclear how much the move would save. lawmakers would still be eligible to seek reimbursement for tolls. don't know if students would like this, but president obama and education secretary arne duncan have talked about the idea of longer school days. the goal is to make american students more competitive with their counterparts in other countries who spend more time in the classroom. >> guess what? they're in school nine hours a day. they're in school on the weekends and over the summer. and it's not a new idea. >> maryland school superintendent says she supports the idea. >> the acceleration of knowledge really requires us to

have more time p if we can prepare ourselves to the competition for students because we're in a situation with the death of distance, and the asian countries it's about about 240 days of schooling. we have 180. >> she points out there are costs concerns in term of teacher salaries and classroom space. we want your two cents. do you think kids should be in school longer? log on to abc2news.com, looking at the right side of the homepage and vote in our online poll. we have a school closing to pass long from queenians county. churchill elementary school will be closed tomorrow because of a water-main break. staff should report as usual. a show of support six stories high. colorful estimate in the fight against breast cancer. the started with a ribbon and ended with a month-long promise. and if you love chocolate and you're looking for something to do this weekend, we have a delicious suggestion! yeah!

>> yesterday i gave you two degree guarantee, today up 67 degrees. the high today didn't get quite that warm. only got to 63. so we didn't not hit our guarantee. we've got the forecast coming up. just couple minutes!

new at 6, john hopkins hospital works every day to save lives. but something unique happened today outside the hospital in a fight for breast cancer. it started with a ribbon and ended with a month long promise. kelly swoope picks up the story

from here. >> reporter: standing 6 stories above john hopkins hospital can be daunting. a ribbon of protection and prevention. look close, one woman has an intimate knowledge of both. lori in her pink vest and pink hard hat. >> to see them wearing hard hats and wearing the message to the other people in the project, it's just incredible. >> 200 workers mostly men stood for 15 minutes, not a frayed of laughs, disregarding the stereotype of pink, all in the name of a cause. lori took charge. workers as the project manager, building the building for the last two years. she's watching over them just as medical workers peering high above on the day have been watching over here. lori is a survivor. she's had breast cancer devices. others in attendance know the horrors of how any type of cancer can kill. >> good friend that died yesterday morning at 3 a.m.

after a diagnosed with cancer. everybody is -- got a cancer story. everybody's mother or grandmother or girlfriend, has had cancer. and it's just nice to be able to do what we can to help out. >> working in construction can be tough. long hours, hot and cold days, but no worker is lukewarm when it comes to wearing the pink hat for the month of october. >> got to live your life. and enjoy the time you have with people, i guess. >> the halts may be just a motivation some need to get checked for breast cancer. >> it's the -- take that message home, the wife is going to see the pink hard hat after every day. her friends might see the pink hard hat every day and say i need to get my mammogram. >> watching up awareness with a tough pink bow! kelly swoope, abc 2 news. >> lori is spreading her message about the fight against cancer. she'll take that fight to hunt valley later this month when

she participates in the maryland race for the cure. and the race for the cure is one of big events to help raise money to find a cure and help people in treatment getting treated for breast cancer. the race takes place sunday, october 18th in hunt valley. for information log on to our website, abc2news.com. click on the think pink tab in the right hand side of the page. another nice day out there, a little on the cool side but warmer air is coming in. but with the warmer air a chance of shower activity. but only a portion of the weekend will be affected. i think it will be a halfway decent weekend. we'll talk about that in a second. let's look outside right now. your shot from harbor cam overlooking the downtown area. all the boats cocked down there, pretty soon it will be chilly out there on the boats. our temperature right now officially at bwi still at 63 degrees. has not changed in the past

hour and a half, almost two hours. 43% humidity, the wind variable, kind of changing directions, running about three miles an hour. the pressure steady, 29.99. there are your tides tomorrow. low this morning was 44 degrees. the high today, got to 63. it did not hit our two degree guarantee. temperatures out i'd right now still at that area. 61 in dover. 67 on the boardwalk in ocean city. and packs river right now at 62. satellite pictures throughout the day, lots of sunshine, light clouds back to the west. but that at any time bother us during the day today. very nice weather. but here comes the system making its way in our direction. that's the tip of a system that is a front out in the ohio valley. that's where the front was early this morning. brought very heavily rainfall to northern missouri, iowa and

illinois. right now raining heavily around chicago, as you see the front edge of the cloud will make its way into the region probably tonight after the midnight hour. during the day tomorrow cloudy day, majority of this rainfall will pass to the northwest of us. but a little tip of it right town in here we could see a light sprinkle tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow evening. but the majority of the rain will be holding offer until early portion of saturday. but only the early portion of saturday. right now, nothing showing up on maryland's most powerful radar. kingville reports in with 58 degrees. 56 in moncton. glenwood 58 degrees. down annapolis it's 62. 62 in edgemere. chestertown also 62 degrees. here's the forecast. watch the front as it makes its way in our direction. it will start to increase the clouds tonight. there they are there. a chance for passing shower tomorrow afternoon. but then the majority of the rain comes through with the frontal system on the early portion of saturday. by saturday afternoon, things should start clearing up nicely. so your forecast for the

overnight period, increasing clouds, cool, 52 for the overnight low. during the day tomorrow, a pretty accident day. but again thickening clouds, 72 degrees for the daytime high with some evening showers and extend the outlook for seven days, there's the scattered showers on -- off during the early portion of saturday but sunshine in the afternoon. sunday and monday lots of sunshine, 73 and 71 degrees. on tuesday, scattered showers and 70 degrees. rainfall on wednesday also high of 72 degrees. we'll see you tonight at lever. if you have a sweet tooth, it's the place to be! good music too! lexington market is holding its 27th annual chocolate festival, a chance to indulge in delectable treats, everything from truffles and fudge to cakes and candies. cookies! mmm! there are chocolates -- chocolate covered strawberries,

chocolate eating contest. live music, as you can hear. if you want to talk magic, i can make the chocolate disappear! there's a magic show for kids. the festival runs friday and saturday from 10 until 5. also this weekend the orioles say thanks too their supporters. the team is hosting a final series and promises to be a lot of fun. fans will be randomly chosen to win prizes, including game tickets, memorabilia and southwest airlines vouchers, and you may be selected to head out on to the field and chat with your favorite player. fans are encourage to we are orioles clothing and arrive early. and let's look outside, a beautiful evening. nice fall night. norm is coming become was the forecast. and we're looking at the temperatures from fort mead, 59 degrees. ♪

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tonight maryland has a new poet laureate. it belongs to a university of maryland professor, stanley plumly. he founded the school's master

of fine arts program and creative writing. and today a ceremony and reception took place at the statehouse in annapolis. >> we survivor our middle 20s thinking pure thoughts and allowing the violent 60s to become the virulent violent 70s. fingerprinted, visited, interrogated, inoculated. >> he has written nine books on poetry and his work published more than 350 times in a variety of publications. the dow jones fell 203 points, the biggest drop since july 2nd. we're working to help you in tough financial times for. on our website today, five things that can put more money in your pocket at a garage sale and why women routinely earn less than men. and the best with worst credit

cards, according to a new jd power report. log on to abc2news.com and click on the financial survival guide. and tonight at 11, police have found remains believed to be those of a mother feared missing for about a year. tonight at 11, the latest on the discovery and the case. plus, on the eve of an olympic decision, president obama is flying to denmark. where chicago stands in the running to hosts the 2016 games. those story and more tonight at 11 after private practice. >> the clouds will be increasing tonight after midnight and during the day tomorrow a mostly cloudy day, with scattered afternoon sprinkles. but then some scattered showers on and off during the early portion of saturday. clearing up saturday afternoon and as you can see warmer air comes into the region. however, by saturday afternoon the sun will come back out. sunday and monday looking good with quite a bit of sunshine across the region. next chance for showers into our weather picture, on tuesday and wednesday. we'll see you tonight at 11! >> thank you. that's all for us on abc 2 news

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