she pushed the stroller out of the way? >> right. >> reporter: police don't know if she pushed her son out of the way or if it was the force of the accident. family and friends choose to believe the former saying maldonado was great with her own child and others. for now, that is giving them some comfort as we were there when baltimore city police just this afternoon had to inform them of what happened. a translator was on hand for the newly single father who speaks no english but the reaction on his face was not lost in translation. crash investigators don't know why this pickup truck hit this woman. >> reporter: meanwhile, police continue to figure out why this happened. the driver did stop and helped maldonado and her child at the scene but charges could still be filed. >> they got to figure out what really happened, what caused him to leave the road or get close enough to where he did strike this woman. then at that point once the case is concluded they will submit that case to the state's attorney's office to have them

review it. >> reporter: but there are bigger questions to answer for a 2-year-old boy who just lost his mother. now, in the arms of a young father who lost his girlfriend. in baltimore, brian kuebler, abc2 news. >> we tried to reach the driver in the accident today at his home in essex but he was not home. since last night it's been off and on rain showers throughout the baltimore area. highlandtown today people were huddled under trusty umbrellas doing whatever they could to beat the raindrops. in mount vernon pretty much the same but the good news, april showers do bring may flowers. new tonight, anne arundel county police are - >> it looks like, as he said, we're looking for the flowers, we're seeing sill light rain on the eastern shore, just watch towards the ocean city area. the light bands are going to keep going across the area. we'll watch nor slight thunderstorms throughout the night. again, that is where we're going to set the tone.

57, currently in baltimore. we tried to get to 60. we should be 70 but we're not there. definitely things are going to warm up. it was a little warmer towards washington, 58 degrees. we got to 64 in culpeper. but otherwise tonight you know it, 51, rain likely possible, thunderstorms, 51 degrees. again, nothing like last night. i will tell you how the rest of the week shapes up in minutes. in anne arundel county, police there are on the lookout for a man considered to be armed and dangerous. police say the suspect opened fire in the parking lot of the super fresh on ritchie highway. it happened around 10:30 friday night. witnesseses say they saw a man with a good shoot a 19-year-old, jump into a four-door car and they say this is the main suspect, 19-year-old louis dewayne edwards jr. no fixed address and police have a warrant on file for various charges. anyone with any information regarding this crime or the suspect is urged to call the northern district police station at 410-222-6135.

also from anne arundel county police are looking for a suspect in a stabbing. it happened in brooklyn park. witnesses say they say a hispanic man run up to his victim and stab him. the suspect is described as in his late 20s with mgm tattooed on his right arm and another tattoo of a gun on his right hip. he was last seen leaving the scene with another man in an older model blue or gray four-door buick. the other victims was not seriously hurt. police believe they have two of the four suspects in custody from the towson home invasion. one guy police are still looking for, that man there, troy traylor of susquehanna avenue. a tattoo of a star on the left side of his neck. police say he and three other men robbed a house last week taking three laptops and playstation. two other suspects, daniel schaefer and dylan fredricksen are already in custody. the identity of the fourth suspect hasn't been released.

in democracy 2000 tonight -- are you ready for the o'malley rally? baltimore city mayor stephanie rawlings-blake kicks off the official announcement. governor's plan to run for re-election, everyone is invited. it begins tomorrow morning, fells points at 11:15. for tickets go to abc2news.com and click on the story in our slide show. we have a link set up, if you need park passes and tickets. head to abc2news.com. tonight, there is a workshop in baltimore county to help folks who are facing foreclosures. being hosted by congressman dutch ruppersberger, who wants to let people know about federal money that is available to help. the workshop will be held at overlea high school and starts at 6:30. and goes until about 9:30 tonight. financial experts will be on hand to talk about affordable options for homeowners who are having a tough time of it making those payments. his corruption case against former mayor sheila dixon

forced her to step down as baltimore mayor in february. now maryland state prosecutor announced he'll retire and is moving to florida. today robert rohrbach sat down with jeff hager and looked back at the case that brought her down. he says it was her former boyfriend, megadevelopper ronald lipscomb, who prompted the investigation. he denied giving her gifts but an investigator later tied one of her fur coats back to his company. as for why he agreed to offer the former mayor a plea agreement, he said he couldn't take the chance on the state's liberal courts upholding her conviction. >> at that point she would have only been a suspended mayor. she could have come back, reclaimed her position as mayor, then would have asked the city to repay her legal fees which people estimate to be $1 million to $2 million. >> reporter: he says the investigation uncovered $13,000 in cover cash in her bank account that she's never been able to quite explain. maryland is the first state

to decide that inmates should be residents of the jurisdiction where they last lived and not the communities where the prisons are located. that means baltimore city stands to gain from this. the new law could mean an extra 12,000 residents to help the city's political clout. the legislative lines would be redrawn. urban areas are applauding the decision. those in rural areas that have prisons aren't too happy about it. with the month of may on our door stepcensus workers will soon knock on your door if you didn't send the form back. baltimore county police want everyone to be cautious when a stranger knocks on your door. here's some things to do to check. first, check on the person's id. workers will be wearing census bureau badges with their signatures on it and expiration date in full view. census takers will be carrying shoulder bags with the word "census 2010" logo on it. at no time are they allowed to invite themselves into your home. expect them to be in your neighborhood starting in may and run through july.

the deadline for returning the form has passed. some people may have turned in the wrong forms and may not know it. abc2 news joce sterman explains why a special census from a maryland company is confusing some people. >> reporter: it's been weeks since the census forms went out en masse with 10 simple questions for every american to answer. but this is not the only census some people have received. >> consumers were confused as to whether or not the brochure they received, if that was part of the real census or not. >> reporter: according to the better business bureau the senior census forms have been circulating. they look official but if you look at the print on the back the surveys are from the council of seniors, a lobbying and advocacy group based in frederick. >> the consumer might mistakenly complete this survey and not the official one. >> reporter: that's why the bbb is warning people about this survey which includes questions about everything from your gender and age to how you

feel about president obama. but the biggest difference between the real census and this one is that the senior census asks you to supply your credit card number for a donation. something the feds just don't do. >> we didn't want consumers to be misled and think they were actually donating money either to the federal government or that the federal government was actually asking them for a donation. >> reporter: the group accepting out the forms can legally ask for donations. they are registered in maryland as a nonprofit. but before you put it in the mail you need to know the papers aren't headed to uncle sam. joce sterman, abc2 news. >> the president of the civil council which runs the council of seniors tells us the mailings are not sent to marylanders, even though the company is based here. he also says future mailings won't include the term census to alleviate confusion. video games can be adventurerous and fun and addicting. why is the supreme court getting involved in the video

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video game violence has concerned parents at odds with free speech advocates but never before has the supreme court stepped in. that has changed thanks to a california law that the video game industry says is unconstitutional and the high court ruling could change the way games are sold and nationwide. karen explains in today's "consumer watch." >> the video game industry calls it censorship. california calls it child protection. now the supreme court will decide whether the state's law banning the sale of violent video games to children violates the constitution. and it's a decision other states will be watching closely. governor arnold schwarzenegger signed the law in 2005. banning the sale or rental of excessively violent games, that feature depiction of killing, maiming or sexual assault to anyone under 18. retailers could be fined up to

$1,000 for violations. a federal court blocked the law before it ever went into effect. the industry says it already regulates content with a ratings system just like the movie industry that helps parents decide what is appropriate for their children. the state says the rating system doesn't go far enough. and that it was responding to complaints from parents about too much violent material. other states have tried similar bans to the california law and failed. with the legislation struck down in court. the supreme court will hear arguments in fall and the decision could have huge implications for the industry and for parents. for "consumer watch" i'm karen kafa. for those of you looking to adopt a cat from the carroll county humane society, a warning tonight. a deadly feline virus to blame for putting a temporary stop on cat adoptions the the director says the virus first showed up several weeks ago but wasn't diagnose until one cat showed source in its mouth. the shelter is immediately

vaccinating cats brought in but asking people who find strays to hold off a bit before bringing them to the shelter. officials in baltimore county are trying to keep animals safe and are providing rabies shots for dogs, cats and ferrets. 10 diswrowt door clinic -- outdoor clinics scheduled to start may 2nd through june 12th, vaccinations $7 per animal. pets getting rabies shots must be in leashes or carriers. for more information call 410-887 elevator 272 to 3. when a person begins to settle into the last two years of their life they may reflect on their legacy and the things they've accomplished but a man in parkville kicked it into overdrive years ago. about 40 years ago bob gray decided to lose a few pounds and doing -- took a jog. it turned into a lifestyle change for the better. >> i've run 42 marathons. i've run 14 new yorks, five

bostons. i ran london and i ran hawaii. >> he got us interested in running. he got kevin interested in biking. so we've been very fortunate to participate in sporting events with him. >> all i do is fix the pasta the night before the marathons. >> since the beginning bob kept meticulous records about the miles accumulated. the oak crest retirement center where he lives he will run his 50,000th mile there. and he says he'll push for 100,000. one of the oldest centers in america getting a much needed facelift. this y location on druid hill avenue has been serving the community for several decades. the executive director says visitors will be very pleased once all the construction is complete. >> in this particular facility we'll be renovating our lobby area. also behind me our child watch area where we serve younger kids. our gymnasium is being

renovated also and we're almost complete with that as well as our second floor, center where we have programs for youth and several other operations out of our teen center for the community. we have community groups because there's meeting space in that area also. >> the y needs volunteers to come out this wednesday, thursday and friday to help put finishing touches on the building. any time of day but won't go without reward. officials plan to have a block party on friday at 1:30 to celebrate the renovations so come out and get involved. into more promising news that baltimore is the city to be in, according to the baltimore business journal, when it comes to having fun baltimore ranks 30th out of 100 american cities. portfolio.com says charm city is a great place for sports like bowling, golfing and the wonderful marinas.

duck pin bowling goes a long way i guess. >> i love it. baby after 11:00, we'll bowl. >> if we don't get washed away. >> we have to get through this. doesn't feel like springtime. dismal, monday but things will improve. we may see sunshine tomorrow. looking at the downtown camera. look at that boat. that screams summer but we're not there yet. we're close. come mid-week we'll be thinking summer. right now still hanging tight at 57 degrees. 88. quite humid. light winds from the east at 3 miles per hour. on maryland's most powerful doppler radar this sets the tone. we're getting light rain over parts of western maryland, hagerstown and ocean city and annapolis still getting light rain. it just has to push through here. a chance of thunderstorms we're still watching but light, nothing like last night. the almanac kind of tells the story of today. 57, that was our high. we should be at 68.

we are not close. lows this morning, 51, a chilly dismal morning. 48 york. 51 hagerstown. 46 oakland. we're just hanging tight there at 57. 62 pax river. 62 dulles. 62 winchester. look at the difference, 46 oakland. 53 ocean city. not too bad, just mild and muggy. and we're just waiting for better weather. 3 mile-per-hour gusts in baltimore. 14 though gusts in oakland. 12 miles per hour in charlottesville. satellite and radar again, just bands that keep hitting us. move through here. low pressure trying to scoot out mid-week. that is when things will perk up and clear up and seem more normal temperaturewise. again, it will linger through the night. we'll watch light scattered showers. light thunderstorms. still keeping an eye on it but the high pressure, that means

happy weather that comes in mid-week and we get more towards summertime and low pressure, again, sitting there as this wind and storm and moisture just kinds of sits over the baltimore area. tonight, looks like rain likely, possible thunderstorms. nothing like last night. no hail, shouldn't cause really any flooding conditions there but we're not going to have the severe thunderstorms. most likely a mild evening. tomorrow could see a little bit of everything. cloudy, we're hoping for sunshine. after the light rain and the morning burns off. 62. still chilly, possible again, morning showers and we might see the sunshine by the afternoon. might turn out to be a nice day there. tomorrow night 40 degrees. partly cloudy and calm. as we look at the 7-day forecast, once we get past this rain tuesday, still cool. 65 thursday. putt on the sunscreen for

friday 77 with peeks of clouds there. 77 monday, clouds and rain heading back to work. back to you. a live look now at the camera at i-695 and liberty road. and behold, even though it's a little soggy outside the traffic is actually moving for a change. joy will be back with the final forecast. right now a look at st. anne's school in annapolis, it's 56 degrees.

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stocks narrowly ended mixed. the dow closed gaining a quarter point. nasdaq down 25. and s&p 500 lost five points. let's get a final look at the weather. >> it will be positive. we're going to blow out this rain hopefully by tomorrow morning. maybe see sunshine. look at mid-week, 70 degrees on thursday. 77, almost 80 on friday. look, 80s for next weekend but a chance of thunderstorms. so put away the slicker, get out the spf. that's it for abc2 news at 6:00. i'm roosevelt leftwich. see you back here at 11:00.

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