from the bar martin owned. he says people come back and forth between the two. everyone knows one another and knew lee martin was a decent guy. they're hearts go out to the family who they also know really well. >> they are really nice people. he'll be really be missed. until they find out who - >> reporter: did this? >> did this because -- it was devastation at first, at first it's a shock. it's getting to the point where people are starting to really get angry. >> reporter: county police say they don't have a lot to go on here. martin was shot several times just steps from his own front door as he locked up his bar early saturday morning. police say they are still looking for clues. >> we don't rule out anything at this time in terms of motive, the motive is unknown. we as always look at everything in this case, we're basically asking the public, for anyone that might have information about this case to give us a

call. >> reporter: if county cops continue their investigation folks in the neighborhood are preparing to bury their friend. it's always been quiet around here, and the quiet of this community is being tested. >> you start -- i'm like looking behind my back all the time. >> reporter: county police are asking anyone with any information in this case to call metro crime stoppers at 1-866-7-lockup. roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. baltimore county police need your help finding the person who shot and killed a man in halethorpe. police say 24-year-old reginald mattes jr. was shod shot 11:00 friday night. >> our witnesses only report the male subject actually walked up towards him, extended his arm, fired what appeared to be a handgun and fled the area. >> anyone with information about this shooting is asked to call metro crime stoppers at

1-866-7-lockup. we're going to look live now. the supwas trying to make an appearance today. sun was trying to make an appearance, more cloudy than anything but still the temperatures were pleasant. the big question is, when are we going to see the sun? we go to wyett. >> just a little bit of sun trying to break through this afternoon but yeah, kind of cloudy start to the monday. we will see kind of a warm and a bit of a muggy evening, too. let's look at the trend now. weatherwise. we've got a couple of showers trying to push in from east-to-west. a little bit of an unusual pattern there but right now caroline county up through cecil county on the eastern shore experiencing just a couple of showers. look at the highs today, upper 70s to low 80s in frederick. our humidity levels getting up there. 66% relative humidity now at bwi marshall. so a little muggy, 70s but a warm evening. i think we stay generally rain-free at least in baltimore. we'll talk much more about the

week ahead and look at a big storm off to our south, coming up. tonight's top stories -- an autopsy is being performed to determine what killed a 6 week old infant in laurel. anne arundel county police say that joel was found unresponsive with no signs of trauma on saturday morning. a neighbor called police after a woman knocked on the door crying for help. a blair family wants answers in the -- bel air family wants answers in the mysterious disappearance of their son. police found the remains of michael hogan three years after he went missing from a recovery and therapeutic facility in shrewsbury, vermont. authorities ruled out foul play but michael's father reached tout a forensic -- out to a forensic specialist at towson university to see if she could help. she hopes to find some answers about his death. is the bottle tax back? a city council vote is expected on the beverage tax tonight. last week city council members said support for the tax was drying up but council members

had looked at alternatives to see that tax and they realized that it would not bring inasmuch money so the plan to put a four-cent tax on bottles of soda, beer and other drinks is back on the agenda tonight. we'll let you know what happens. an american tv producer questioned in mess co-- mexico about the death of his wife, skipped the country. bruce beresford-redman is back in the united states though mexican authorities never told him he could leave. >> it's atrocious the charges haven't been fired and now with this new element we're going to see not only a criminal battle but we're going to see an extra ex-- extradition battle too. >> possible extradition is one of redman's pending legal battles now. his wife's sisters are asking for guardianship of their two small children in the meantime. police say brittany murphy's husband was found dead at the los angeles

home they shared. british screen writer simon monjack, police say died of natural causes, no signs of foul play according to police. brittany murphy collapsed in the home five days before christmas. two people and a pit bull recovering after a suv jumped the curb, this happened in northwest baltimore. it happened in the 4800 block of reisterstown road. police say the suv skidded, jumped the curb hitting three people and the dog. a woman was taken to shock trauma in serious condition. a man is also in serious condition at sinai hospital. the third person involved refused treatment. police say the driver who is not the owner of the suv fled the scene. the cause of the crash now is under investigation. the university of maryland college park is closing a main part of its campus this summe to make it more pedestrian friendly. the school is temporarily shutting campus drive to cole field house and union drive.

only pedestrians. bicyclists, campus shuttles, metro buses and emergency construction, delivery and university service vehicles will be allowed, that is from june 19th to july 16th. no private cars or trucks will be allowed on the road during that eight-week period except for july 4th. new york city hotel offers a free i-pod, i-pod hookup. 32-inch flat-screen tv at the rate of only $100. but at those rates, how much room do you really expect to get? we'll check it out with the newest trend in hospitality. and for years credit card companies targeted college students but now there's a new trend that is raising concerns with some consumer groups.

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american, continental, delta, united and u.s. airways have surcharges on most flights this summer. the only day without a surchanneling will be july 4th. children bullied by other students, local leaders are listening. how they are working to keep every child in maryland safe. then there were three. get ready to see the final star shimmy their way to the top trophy.

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middle school welcomed a special guest to start off the week. first lady katie o'malley visited with students to kick off bullying awareness and prevention week, a statewide initiative to educate teachers and students about the dangers of bullying and how to keep it out of the classroom. >> can anyone here tell me what a bully is. >> reporter: she talked to students about how to prevent bullying, what to do if you are bullied. >> if you're afraid to confrom con-- confront the bully, go to the principal, assistant principal, homeroom teacher. go to your parents. you can't let the bullies win. >> reporter: students say bullying is a real problem, something they see happening way too often. >> nowadays kids don't deserve it, getting picked on by bigger kids who -- it's not right. >> i feel sad for them because they didn't even do anything to the bullies. and are still getting beat up. >> reporter: for students like jordan greenberg the first lady's message is giving her

courage to stand up to bullies the next time she sees someone get hurt. there's a motto called the pikesville way, reinforced through lesson plans three times a week. >> people may not realize it but it helps a lot during the week and tells people a lot about what they need to learn. >> bullying makes you feel bad. >> reporter: in pikesville, linda so, abc2 news. >> ying can happen -- bullying can happen to anyone but officials say it effects middle school students most. i'm going to bully you if you don't do something about this weather. >> a little muggy for you? >> actually, it's nice. it would be nice to see the sun but the temperature were pleasant. >> i am in jamie's seat here. >> i know. >> glad to have you here in the evening. >> thank you very much. >> every once in a while we get a visitor. >> nice change of pace, i'm

usually in bed by now. we're going to see a similar day tomorrow. warm ing up later this week. outside now not too bad, 77 degrees. take a sail in the harbor, water temperatures will be cooler than the air temperature in a couple of days. 77, humidity high at 66 -- our cloud cover in baltimore was heavy and thick in the afternoon. blue skies at times. then the clouds would roll right back. we're going to stay unsettled here but i think generally not a lot of rain the next couple days. dc today, wild sky but some clearing as we worked into the latter part of the afternoon. moisture still spinning from the south and east keep the clouds around the next few days on and off but i think we'll see more sunshine tomorrow. temperaturewise upper 70s now. 67 in dover. a little cooler down along ocean city as well. southeast breeze kind of cooling things down there but for the most part here, upper

70s with relatively high humidity, keeping it feeling a little muggy out there. not bad but muggy. 66. look at that humidity in easton, nearly 80% there. that feels muggy. our winds now generally out of the south and light, not enough to give you much of a relief there from the humidity. just a light southerly breeze. clouds earlier this morning, overcast skies. then a few breaks in the clouds through the afternoon. a couple of showers drifting in off the ocean now really. see a couple of peppered showers here over the northern and eastern shore, in cecil county, not much though going on in baltimore and much of the central part of the state actually in sunshine now. but as we look at a broader view you can see what is going on. different weather pattern now, a retrograded system. storm system offshore, possibly could become a tropical storm later in the week not much of a chance but a slim one for that, as it continues to spin the clouds our way and bigtime showers and storms flaring up across the carolinas now. in the meantime, it's a lot of warm air surging in. you'll really notice that

change as we go towards webs -- wednesday and thursday, temperatures could push up closer to 90 degrees. our forecast model holding that storm generally off to the south at this point in time. that could change but if that holds up decent sunshine around tomorrow. a few more clouds wednesday, the chance of showers wednesday, too. as a boundary rolls in from the north. and that storm looks like stays off to our south. we'll be kind of in the squeeze play there. overnight, 62, showers come to an end. what few showers that we have out there, mainly to the east of baltimore. tomorrow, up to 78, partly sunny skies. still be a chance of a shower but a slim one tomorrow. i think generally dry and again i think we'll see a little more sunshine breaking through tomorrow afternoon. tomorrow night clearing but still mild. then as we roll into the next few days here temperature pattern does change up. as we go into tomorrow, back into the upper 70s and humid. then looks like warmer air will move in wednesday and thursday, that will push us back in the mid and upper 80s as we kick off the big lacrosse championships next weekend

looks like chance of a shower saturday and improving weather saturday into sunday as we clear out and see temperatures back around 80. >> thank you. a new trend on college campuses raising concerns from consumer groups. schools making it more convenient for students to manage their money. but our consumer reporter john matarese shows us why some people don't think it's a great idea. >> reporter: remember when a student id card was a student id card. now more and more schools are turning them into bank cards with visa and mastercard logos. if you or your college student is offered this option should you say yes? college id cards allow students to get around campus, access buildings and buy meals. but more and more universities are turning their id cards into bank debit cards. that can be used at stores and atms anywhere. students though tell us they have mixed feelings about mixing banking and their id card. >> sounds like people are going to lose a lot of money.

>> i have enough trouble keeping track of my other id cards so i probably wouldn't use it as a debit card ever. >> reporter: a consumer group says it's a gateway for banks to market other products to students but administrators say the fears are unfounded saying the cards are safer than most debit cards because they include a photo. in addition a student can spend only the amount that is in their account. >> we're not allowing the credit function on the card. it's strictly an atm or debit card. >> reporter: there's no risk of someone running up $10,000 in charges? >> correct. >> reporter: for many students the convenience will likely outweigh the controversy. >> do lawnry in the -- laundry in the storms. i use it for food late at night. >> reporter: why are so many schools now offering this option? "usa today" says it's simple. the deals can generate up to $1 million a year for large universities and with states and endowments cutting funding

this idea appears here to stay. as always don't waste your money. i'm john matarese. to the latest on rocker and reality star bret michaels, he's the winner of the celebrity apprentice, beat out holly robinson pete. donald trump hired him, winning $250,000 for the charity of his choice. the american diabetes association. but runner up pete was a winner as well. it turns out her charity for autism was given the same amount of money. michael's appearance on the finale has been in question after he suffered a brain hemorrhage in april and then was hospitalized again recently for a hole in his heart. >> the show was great. i mean, we spent six seasons watching it and dedicating an hour to watch it. now that it's over i don't know what i'm going to jump to next. >> i'm a "lost" fan. i'm going back to season one. knowing what i know now i need

to look at it again. >> the last episode of "lost" ended with a memorable charlie's question to his fellow island castaways, guys, where are we? this is an exclusive viewing party in los angeles where 2,000 people picked up free tickets in a matter of minutes. six seasons and then some 120 episodes later many viewers might be wonderrering the same thing as the much awaited "lost" finale brought the series to a close sunday night. if you would like to sound off and chat about this with other "lost" fans we would love to hear from you. head to our facebook fan page. we'll share some of the thoughts with the show's conclusion. actress lindsay lohan is in trouble again. a los angeles judge ordered her to submit to a random drug testing and wear an alcohol monitoring device on her ankle. lohan's attorney objected saying it would be a financial hardship. he says the actress was planning to travel to texas to shoot a movie. lohan has been on probation

since 2007 on a misdemeanor drug charge and several moving violations. she was ordered back to court on july 6th for failing to appear in court last week. tonight, the three "dancing with the stars" finalists are going to compete to win that mirabal trophy. figure skater evan, singer nicole and espn reporter erin andrews are all going to perform tonight. evan is the favorite to win but everyone wants to know why erin is always chewing gum even during her performances. >> why do i have gum in my mouth always? >> she think her breath smells. it's not true but she has that conscious thing. >> he would know, right? >> i have to have something in my mouth. i am paranoid and grossed out by bad breath by anyone. >> tonight you can watch, it's going to happen here on abc2. at 8:00. we hope you'll join us. after "dancing with the stars" be sure to catch the season premiere of "the bachelorette."

with a look ahead to abc2 news at 6:00, i'm roosevelt leftwich. tonight, the baltimore bottle tax is on the dinner table. city leaders are hoping your dollars will get baltimore cash flowing again. a live report from city hall coming up. if you're sick of sporting your ink from your teenaged years, there's a new way to erase it. it will hurt. we'll explain. that and more coming up at 6:00.

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square street the driver parks in a pallette in one of the two bays and four lasers above the car make sure it's parked correctly. there are -- somebody just dropped something, they can't believe it, in the studio. there are only three other machines like that in the world. it looks very cool. springtime means flowers, sunshine and scams. coming up, when the season turns to spring thieves pop up to do some spring cleaning on your wallet. that story is just ahead on abc2 news at 6:00 which starts right now. baltimore city leaders once again popped the cork on the city's bottle tax. they are hoping drinks will help fill the city's budget gap. good evening, i'm roosevelt leftwich. baltimore city's beverage tax is still on the table tonight. city leaders are at city hall now hashing out the details. that's where abc2 news's christian schaffer joins us live.