maryland state police continued to investigate him. bart lisa pastor of this small church in chester town and licensed foster parent. he is charged with continued sexual assault and sodomy against early teen boy originally put in his foster care. a boy, police say, he eventually adopted in 2008. while this may be the first sexual offense on his record he is no stranger to the system. quick look of his record you'll see a retraining order taken out against him. same charge from the same wife in 2005. it is in the court document where his ex-wife filed another domestic violence case against him in north carolina where she was staying in a batter women's shelter. his history points to a question. how was he licensed to become a foster parent in the state of maryland. state police say he did it

through a private agency called arrow child and family ministries. they have a baltimore offers but referred us to the state department of human resources who regulates the foster and adoption programs. they refused on-camera interview saying they could not address the details of the case but said potential foster parents go through two criminal background checks and home visits to recertify foster parents. they say quote, in 2006 after a full background check consistent with procedures and regulations, arrow child and family ministries certified mr. bartly to be a foster parent. from the records reviewed in the case, regarding his foster parent certification it appears the procedures were followed. two children were taken out of his home placed in other foster homes. both children now are offered extensive counseling. in baltimore brian keebler abc

2 news. state police continue to investigate him and say his crimes may extend south to georgia. if you would like to read the full statement from the department of human resources click on the story's link at abc2news.com. ann arundel county police say this man, 20-year-old richard box is in jail tonight after he lunged at police. it happened last night at 10:30 at the corner of shelby drive. when officer's arrived they spotted the suspect jumping on a minivan when a woman jumped out of the van and the man attacked her. once he was subdued by police he was taken to shock trauma and placed under arrest. the woman was not hurt. baltimore police need your help trying to find a suspect in a deadly home invasion. want to you to take a good look at this picture. police tell us this suspect was wanted in a home invasion and

murder that happened at 1230 east north avenue last friday. if you have any information on the case call metro crimestoppers. . baltimore police looking for two men and a female accomplish after a vicious attack in a city carryout restaurant. these photos were pulled from surveillance video and captured the beating of a customer. it happened last saturday at the new york fried chicken on northwest avenue. the victim was beaten and robbed as he lay on the floor unconcious. >> this was a patron in a store waiting for his food. >> if you recognize the two suspects or the accomplice , contact crimestoppers. a $2,000 reward is offered for information leading to an arrest arrest. it was a sting that netted more than two dozen men looking

for sex. tonight howard county police are calling their prostitution operation a success. stings took place near whisky bottom road. female officers in plain clothes worked undercover in areas targeted by people who complained of seeing activity. police went there to see if they were approached and offered money for sex. 26 men were arrested. there were fewer bootleg cigarettes heading to new york tonight thanks to the comptroller's offers. last night they stopped a honda odyssey. they found 4700 packs of illegal cigarettes. two men from new york were arrested. now they face felony transport charges. if convicted they face two years in jail and $235,000 fine. 28 mount st. mary's students and professor will be on a plane after ash from a

volcano in iceland strained them. they have been stuck in an airport in italy. the professor has been blogging about the deal. they are scheduled to fly back to the states next tuesday. it may not look like it now but you are looking at 695 and liberty road. according to the baltimore business journal the baltimore area bottoms out from average commute times from home to work. average commute is 29 minutes 150 seconds making us 47 out of 52 major cities in the u.s. that is not good. it is moving slow tonight so i can see that happening. >> i know when you go to d.c. traffic is not all that bad here in baltimore. it is all relative. we have beautiful, blue skies the rest of the evening. we have a couple of high, thin clouds well to the west. in fact, i think we'll be in clear sky mode for the next several hours. temperature wise 70 right now

out at bwi marshall. we moved up a degree. 70 washington. they cooled off from 73 earlier. this evening we drop in the 60s. mostly sunny skies. it will stay mild and breezy. enjoy a nice friday night. early tomorrow not so bad. after that things really begin to change this weekend. wetter weather inbound. we'll show you the timing on the wet weather coming up. >> thank you, wyatt. he was a spiritual leader and mentor and a friend to many. hundreds of people paid their final respects to williams borders. it was standing-room only today. among the dignitary was governor o'malley. arch bishop william borders lived a life committed to god and people. >> he would have some ticket or some comment to make you feel good. he remembered you. he remembered things about your life. about your situation. he would always have something

that you felt was very personal to you. >> reverend borders served as the arch bishop of baltimore from 1974 to 1989. he passed away this week from colon cancer. in your health tonight a new research project involving stem cells will be underway with financial backing from an unexpected source. the catholic church. in tonight's medical minute dr. timothy johnson explains how the university of maryland is playing a pivotal part in the research. >> reporter: scientist are joining forces to study potential benefits of stem cells. international made up of experts from medical and scientific discipline will answer two critical questions. first, how they can be kept alive and made to reproduce in the lab? second, once the cells are healthy and flourishing, how to change them to different types of cells.

tests in the stem cells are activity and they are programmed to generate various kinds of cells every four to serve days along the lining of the 20-foot long intestine. they can be easily harvested using a simple procedure used for intestinal biopsies. they'll treat bowel disease and reduce the risk for rejection to the treatment. with this medical minute i'm dr. timothy johnson. barbara put in her bid for re-election. she briefly touched on the decision afterwards during a stop at the white marsh volunteer fire company where she announced a grant for the company worth

$140,000. she said she wants to keep her job because she's dedicated not only to firefighters and first responders but the entire state of maryland. >> i'm going to be a voice and a vote in washington to make sure we are fighting for jobs. that we are fighting for opportunity. and we are fighting for security. >> she is now serving her third term in trust senate. republican congressional candidate andy harris is campaigning across maryland's first district. he is visiting 12 cities to unseat the democratting incumbent. the tour began this morning. harris narrowly lost in 2008. the state of maryland used every resource at its disposal to lure tens of thousands of jobs to the state as part of

the base realignment process. now the state's budget woes may leave areas with unprepared traffic as part of the growth. state cut back, highway user revenues will lead the cost of widening roads or improvementing intersection around fort meade for the county to bear. a national week from the brigade that's getting ready. they presented their spring formal dress parade this afternoon. under secretary of navy robert reviewed the parade.

you know, it is may and it is time to get the to-do list ready. coming up, if you'd like to take a greener approach to your spring cleaning we have ideas for you. take a look. here she is. hartford county's teacher of the year. we'll introduce you to her and show you how she's helping improve your child's education coming up. currently sitting at 68 degrees tonight. it is a change forecast. stay tuned for details coming up.

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ask you make a donation to our daily bread. first half our our saturday looks decent. tomorrow night into a lot of sunday. rainier day will be sunday this weekend. plan for that. let's show you today. what a fantastic day. we squeaked out 70 at bwi marshall. those current numbers will show you that. 70 high temperature today. old record 94 from 1960. it has been hot in the past. that's incredible. 71 forecast today. we have a two degree guaranteed winner. look at this. beautiful weather across the inner harbor. man, i tell you. i'm going to have to get down there maybe sneak out there on

my dinner break tonight and take in some of the beautiful weather. 70 current temperature. light north breeze. just a clear, clear sky at the moment. annapolis 67. blue skies all day long in baltimore. just a fantastic day of weather. enjoy it today, tonight and early tomorrow. things will begin to change. low 70s already getting cooler tomorrow. we think clouds will roll in heavy also the chance of rain coming back in 24-hours. winds light out of the north. maryland's radar all-clear at the moment. don't expect that to necessarily last for the weekend as the next weather maker makes its move. showers peppering west virginia. first line of showers will make its way in tomorrow afternoon. this is a locked up frontal boundary that slid south of us today. cleared the skies. now it is retro grading back. we are seeing a few clouds sneaking in southern maryland. then there is the major weather

maker that comes in tomorrow night into sunday. the boundary is sliding north. mild, dry air for the moment. watching the next storm system. here's the timing. forecast model. we'll increase clouds tomorrow. tomorrow afternoon chance of scattered showers. main round of rain coming in tomorrow evening. very wet saturday night. especially late overnight into early sunday. looks like a soaker out there. scattered showers as we work in the rest of sunday. sunday we don't clear out rapidly but we'll see the heaviest rain ending on early sunday morning. overnight 48. partly cloudy. stays dry. two degree guarantee tomorrow. we are going with only 60 due to increasing clouds and chance for rain-cooled air. i think a cooler day on tap tomorrow temperature-wise. rain big time tomorrow night. rain getting likely becoming heavy and steady late. seven-day forecast. we keep at least scattered showers after the heavy rain

saturday. scattered showers sunday. monday, tuesday and wednesday all have a chance for a few showers. temperature wise we stay in the 60s. looks like a warmer, dryer pattern next week. >> thank you,wyatt. harford county public schools named the teacher of the year. lisa mullin is a language arts teacher. she has been a teacher 22 years. 18 in harford county. one of her students nominated her for the award and says she shows her students how much fun learning can be. she'll now compete for the title of maryland teacher of the year which will be announced in october. good luck. look at the harbor. like wyatt said you need to be there tonight. may not be so nice tomorrow night. we'll be back after a break.

to close out the week on wall street stocks rose up as strong reports from home sales offset mixed news from corporate earnings report. dow jones closed under 70. nasdaq was up 11. s&p 500 up over eight. here's a look at what we are working on for tonight. more than a thousand neighbors

will be joining together in a massive community service project tomorrow in the baltimore area. some privacy concerns over facebook's newest products. those stories and more coming up tonight at 11:00 on abc 2. gorgeous friday night out there. let's give you the good news before the bad news. outside right now dragging boats. new speedboat is coming to town. this is exciting times. i love this time of year. you know it will get warmer long-term. look at this. we are watching an approaching storm. april you don't get that many dry days in a row. next weather maker is going to get in here tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night and probably last into sunday. again, savor it tonight. i think the first part of your saturday looks good. we are expecting quite a bit of rain tomorrow night into sunday. >> i think i like the first part better. >> the good before the bad.

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