degrees right now, out at the airport, 51 in wellington, york, flirting with the 40s already. of course the winds not helping the cause either. we're looking at wind right now, down into, you know, 10 miles per hour, but we have had gusts to 15 and higher, so the bottom line is as we take one last look at that radar picture, a chilly and wet condition out there. we'll have much more on this and break down the rest of your forecast coming up in a couple more minutes, kelly. >> thanks a lot wyatt. today's rain really an unwelcome visitor drying out from last week. many folks spent the weekend drying out and figure undertaking out what they needed to do to repair or remodel the flooded basements, some advice, before you hire someone to do the work you need done, roosevelt leftwich joins us with more. >> now that the water is done what do you do? for many folks that means hiring a contractor to come in and repair the damage or remodel everything. with people in a pickle about how to get back to normal they

still need to think clearly about what they need to do to get things made right. >> it's one of those times when things are really bad that you really do need to keep your cool. the area learned a lot as high water rolled through basements and into homes basements and businesses. >> the water in his basement was probably at least 2 1/2 feet. >> once the water is gone the rebuilding has to start and if a consumer is not careful and deals with an unlie searchessed osh unqualified contractor that can be just as bad as having two feet of water still in the basement? every remodeler in the state of maryland is required to be licensed by mhic and that needs to be current and that is the first and most important factor that the public should be aware. >> monthly nelly says a maryland home improvement commission or mhic contractor, is licensed and bonded and registered with the state so if there are any problems with the work the consumer does have legal recourse. he says that special he in the case of things like flooding where you need specialized work done, you need to make sure you

can get the right prices and did can do the work you need. he compares it to hiring a polls on tuesday podiatrist to do brain surgery. >> you need to match your needs with the company. the more specific your needs are, like a basement repair, a wet basement, a flooded basement, or kitchens or bathrooms, you really want people who specialize in these things. >> he says another good resource is to cult things like angie's list or the better bus bureau to check out for complaints or good reviews for certain contractors. he says any contractor should be willing to give you references and let you know if their certification is all up to date. roosevelt leftwich, abc 2 news. >> remember, abc 2 news is working to save you mound on costly home repairs. all you have to do is log onto a home page to read about how to safeguard your valuables. click on the money tab and don't waste your money. again you'll find that right there on abc2news.com.

an update now on breaking news out of frederick county. a frederick soldier has been killed in afghanistan. sergeant first class lance vogue letter died thursday from sounds he curved suffered when insurgents attacked his unit. he was part of the iraquier reg itself based out of georgia. he was on his 12th deployment in support of war on terror. he had 4 previous to iraq and 7 to afghanistan. he leaves behind a wife and two children. since returning to class at harford technical high school, they found crisis teams waiting for them after the death of a former classmate on friday he died just across the street from the high school. devonte was a multisport athlete playing high school football as quarterback and played center on basketball miss agriculture year. >> the whole school is in mourning. the freshmen did not know him

well but the sophomores, juniors and seniors, when you have a student that is that active in three sports, football, basketball, and track, when you look at the numbers in there, that's probably 150 different students that are involved in those three activities. >> there are tentative plans to hold a joint memorial services for both schools at harford community college coming up a little bit later on this week. well friends, family and fellow officers said a final good-bye to a fellow police officer james fowler, he died one week ago when his truck crashed into a barrier in central pennsylvania. he was on his way to penn state to participate on a training exercise in accident reconstruction. he was laid to rest at servais list valley memorial gardens. he leaves behind a wife and two children. in 'em meltsburg 80 new names are add todd the national

firefighters memorial in maryland over the weekend. they join the names of 3400 other firefighters who have died in the line of duty since the memorial was established. it was an emotional ceremony for the family members of the fallen firefighters who came from around the country. they were each given hallows and a folded american flag to honor their loved ones. one city school's resource officer is on leave after a shooting last night. police say the officer was approached around 8:30 last night and was told that a nearby store was being robbed by three armed men, police say one of the armed men threatened the officer and the officer fired. he was struck in the upper body, the others fled. the man was taken to a hospital. the school officer is on routine leave penning the outcome of the investigation. another robbery to tell you about. this one at peer 1 imports at laurel. that's where an employee told them a man entered the story, purchased a few items and left only to return with a gun

demanding cash. the suspect ordered the female employee to the ground and took cash from the register and then took off. police are checking surveillance video for any clues. >> the baltimore county council is expected to pass legislation tonight banning the sale and possession of k2. it is a marijuana-like substance that can be easily purchased by children. it apparently turned up at a store in catonsville. the legislation appears to have broad support among council members. now it would ban the sale of any substance containing chemical come pounds that have the same effect as marijuana. a spokesman for the o'malley campaign says president barack obama will campaign with the first-term democrat this week. the governor has a campaign event with the president scheduled for october 7th, that's this thursday, but the details on where the event will take place have not been confirmed. president obama says o'malley has made some tough decisions to prior tides education, safety and job creation during some very difficult financial

times. well just exactly what does a vote for or against question a in anne arundel county mean? the battle over slots at arundel mills is raging, the ad is hard to miss and the cornish company who plans to develop slots near the mall came out against the negative ads saying they are miss informing voters. in reality, they said the slots would not be in the mall, and there would be no legal way to relocate them to laurel park like the ads suggest. but the campaign succeeds and people vote against slots in the mall. they said it would cost millions in lost revenue for the county. >> and it means the zoning has to start over from scratch, it means many many years, i have to be honest with you, many many many years of delay for us; for the county. >> the no slots at the mall campaign was not available for an on-camera interview but did send a statement which says in part "cordish is trying to stop

free speech. the best way county voters can fight back is to stop cordish's plan to put slots at the arundel mills mall." we look forward to winning this battle at the ballot box," they have been helping to fund the no slots campaign at the mall. governor martin o'malley says he would support a 60-day moratorium on foreclosures at maryland. they called on the governor and attorney general to impose the 60-day moratorium. he points out lenders in multiple states may have fraudulent reacted to begin foreclosure proceedings against some homeowners. as a result families may have been wrongly evicted from their homes. those evictions may be affecting affecting the value of nearby homes and the tax ravens they depend rate. when it comes to seeing your driveway it's something most of us will hire someone to take care of. be careful who you hire, you

don't want to end up getting scammed. also joce sterman takes a look at how some workers are getting tricky. >> would you know if your child was apewsing drugs? a mother redefines the signs in her zone son after she didn't see them until it was too late.

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two governors, two different approaches. even in good times bob ehrlich didn't make education a priority. he increased college tuition by 40%, cut school construction by $200 million, and ehrlich voted to eliminate the department of education while serving in congress. but in the toughest of times, martin o'malley has made record investments in public schools, new school construction, and o'malley froze college tuition four years in a row. with martin o'malley, our children always come first.

well it is a chore that many homeowners dread, seeing their driveway. so if someone came along and offered to do that dirty work for you you would probably think it over. but as joce sterman explains do your homework so you don't get rolled over in a new scam. >> it takes a lot of work to

make margaret sherman's driveway shine like this. >> my neighbors all admire my driveway. >> reporter: but she can't take credit. in a. instead she uses a favor she trusts. >> he seals my driveway, puts a nice thick colt on it. >> reporter: that was with a legitimate business, but some howard county driveways are getting a once over with something a bit thin doppler looked like it was some combination of black paint and oil. >> reporter: rebecca bowman with howard county's office of consumer affairs is warning people about a paving scam that hit the area. a contractor offers to seal your driveway, charges you a couple hundred tread bucks and once you've paid you realize it's a sham. >> almost these are crimes of con treen against, the right time with the right thing you get a "oh sure, okay," for $50, $100, sounds like a great deal, go ahead. >> joaquin county what should you do if a good deal comes knocking at your door?

chances are if they are not a legitimate business, they'll scatter quickly. >> i have seen situations where while you're in calling the home imimprovement commission the guy has taken off down the street. so it really can, it really can make a difference in terms of stopping the scam from going forward. >> reporter: other things that can make a difference? well asking for the contractor's license number and verifying it with the department of labour licensing and regulation. if you're in howard county you can ask for their county administration card too. that way if a fly by night favor offers to seal your pavement you won't get rolled over in a scam. >> now rebecca bowman says seniors and the disabled are scammed in targets like this because they can't get it done on their own. we have also heard of similar victims regarding gutter repair and other home improvement offers. >> now, maryland's most powerful doppler radar, and the forecast certified most

accurate by weather rate. >> all right. i say enough already with the rain. >> yeah, we're ready to shut down kelly. i think other than maybe like elkton, some of our northeast territories in the states, you're looking drier now, we'll probably stay dry until maybe a few showers later, and much drier this week. so we're on an improving trend. it will be chilly tonight, 40s, low 40s -- >> all right. >> going to be some 24 in the upper 40s by daybreak. let's take a look outside. a little ahead of schedule. harbor cam right now showing a nice panoramic sky, it is grey, it is murky, and boy does it ever feel like, i don't know, at least mid-november out there. temperature-wise 52 degrees right now, out at the airport quickly dropping toward the 40s here, and winds north northwest at 10, it is a chilly north wind, even with the barometer on the rise. maryland's most powerful radar, we have been watching this, tracking the showers,st storms not seeing a lot now right

around baltimore. we cleared off here in the last 60 to 70 minutes, there are more showers still again through cecil county, most of the rain, a little bit of this reaching down into kent county, eastern shore, caroline, queen anne ans, we're all feeling that cold north wind and certainly the wind chill factor is ever present out there. temperatures low 450, flirting with the 40s already in places like york, that gives you kind of an idea what we can expect later tonight. and temperatures right now locally are in the mid-to low 50s and in fact our high temperatures today only about a degree or two above these numbers. all right. let's take you down neighborhood by neighborhood. mt. vernon back through federal hill. an improvement tomorrow, we'll see some sun break through. we should find low 60s, then as we take you north, apg and back out toward them, the last of the rain now. they'll see some sun breaking through the clouds here and again pushing up close to 60

maybe cooler in the northeast corner, cordeva, 61, st. michael's 62, we should see a little more sun especially off to the east here. satellite radar, no sun breaks in the clouds until you get way down in virginia and as we take you on a little wider perspective bottom line is this. large circulation, this area of low pressure is just not gonna let go completely until probably at least wednesday and the bottom line is there will be some wrap around showers behind this thing, pushing into baltimore tomorrow night. we'll get briefly into a dry spot through the day tomorrow and that high pressure eventually will work all the way in later this week making for improved weather. but tonight, and in the tomorrow, chilly north wind flow on the eastside of that high. our future weather, bottom line, clouds hold tough tonight but we stay generally dry tomorrow, mostly cloudy, more sun towards the eastern shore, wrap around showers possible tomorrow evening but they won't be particularly heavy. tonight a bit of rain, northeast corner of the state,

showers come to an end. 44 overnight, chilly, even with some sun we'll be lucky to get to 60 or so, 2-degree guarantee, tomorrow night down to 45 or so, cold and cloudy, and there will be a little bit of right rain around. in the next seven days bottom line temperatures are going to slowly get back into the 60s, we'll look for a nice weekend ahead we'll look for with more of that autumn sunshine. kelly. >> all right. thanks wyatt. coming up tonight, 11:00, millions of americans have had to deal with foreclosure over the last few years, one couple in california just couldn't handle the reality. so they took out their anger on their home. plus a young boy heartbroken by suffering of the animals, takes action on his own. we will tell you how he used the power of the internet to save lives of some endangered dogs. those stories and more coming up at 11:00. it's unfortunate but teens looking for a cheap high will

often turn to the medicine cabinet. once that's open many will grab kickoff syrup and guzzle it. a teen trend that, as elizabeth cohen says, can be deadly. >> he was your all-american teen and he had a secret. he was getting high on over the counter kickoff syrup. his mother is a registered nurse and knew about drug use but never thought about kickoff sue press and until she tried to weak him up. >> unfortunately i found him in his bead and at that point it was too late. >> even when she discovered the empty pots of the stuff in her home it never occurred to her her son might be doing something dangerous but on the day carl died hit hitter her, what triggered his death was sitting right in the medicine cabinet. 1.3 million teens have reported abusing over the counter kickoff suppressants over the past year. the ingredients in these medicines that creates the high is known as dextromethorphan. when kids drink too much of it

it can raise their heart rates and blood pressure. >> while they do get that kind of dreamy dissews yative high, it goes on too long, they sometimes lose their ability to speak and their locomotive ability. >> and if they mix it with other drugs doctors say it can kill them. many drug experts say parents need to be aware of the problem and talk it over with their kids. >> when i talk to parents you know, i share karl's story, because i want them to understand that you know any child could abuse drugs. >> for today's health minute, i.e. liz a bet cohen. it's something that's been in the news a lot lately. how our reusable grocery bags could turn us green. one study says the bags are really a breeding ground for bacteria, they tested 84 reusable bags and found that half of them contained clear form bacteria. we've got a lot more on this story, all you need to do is go and click on the health tab the find this story. there is also a video on how to protect yourself and your

family from getting ill. way to go joe flacco. with the help of a tough defense joe helped secure the win over the steelers in pittsburgh. the ravens looked for their first win in pittsburgh since 2006 and today coach john harbaugh and joe flacco talked about how sweet victory can really be. >> here we are, i don't know how many times we have been in that situation this year and how many points did they come away with. our defense and sudden change has been phenomenal. >> nice to come home for a few games, yeah, i think the first quarter of the season is over and to start at 3-1 is definitely a step in the right direction and a good start for us. >> the ravens now look ahead to next sunday to take a buck out of the broncos. game time is 1:00 at m and t bank stadium. a 7-year-old boy from elk ridge made an amazing find.

people at the smithsonian says he found a fossil dating back about 160 million years. it happened at a dinosaur park in laurel. although the boy found a 1 1/2" jaw bone last month officials have now confirmed it was part of a juvenile meat-eating dinosaur. this isn't the first time that someone has found a fossil at the park. last year a 9-year-old from virginia found a dinosaur tail bone. >> >> let's check out how the drive home is looking to be the. you're looking at 195 north of -- 95 north as traffic is moving but moving kind of slowly.

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, abc 2 news is brought to you by aaa. use it for all it's worth. all right. how is it looking. >> kelly, bottom line is it's going to be a chilly and nasty evening out there but rain tapering off, as we go into the day tomorrow we're talking about an improvement here, maybe a little bit of sun and back into the upper 50s -- >> okay. we're back tonight at 11:00, thanks for joining us, have a great night loopr giant cable cablmpanies. t, he protected tax then, he let utilities jack up our rates 72%. and for the last four years, he worked as a hired gun for big

corporations, even a bank that took billions from a taxpayer funded bailout. ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle class marylanders do.

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a reagan tax advisor calls it a very dumb idea. but that's not his only bad idea. harris was the only senator to vote against expanding the child care tax credit and against the state's cancer treatment program. andy harris' extreme ideas will cost us. tonight on "world news" -- on alert -- ramping up security here at home as american travelers overseas