highway into their own personal freeway. law enforcement is spotting them, too. jeff hagger has the report. >> reporter: maryland state place are looking for the aggressive drivers. today they gave us a first hand look at the problem. >> this bmw jumped two lanes without using the signal, now going 80 miles an hour. >> reporter: in harford county, he already has the bmw and then the sports car would change three more moves. >> you went from the far left lane to the right lane and worked your way back over. >> reporter: shannon brown has committed three violations which could net herren aggressive driving charge which could cost five points off her license.

>> you said i was switching lanes, speeding,. >> aggressive driving. >> following too close. >> this is our first trip together. >> reporter: this is the first of four law enforcement blitzes to combat aggressive driving which play as roll in two -- role in two out of three of deaths. >> i don't care how many traffic tickets i get, my goal is to make sure everyone gets there safely. >> have you had any problems before? >> no not before. >> reporter: brown's van nit plate may carry the message "forever joy" but on this day s it will take a back seat as she learns past citations will haunt her. >> your license is suspended.

>> reporter: it's ill threel pass vehicles on the right side, in those right lanes in maryland. if you see an emergency vehicle on the side of the road, you have to change lanes to give them room, if it's possible. jeff hager, abc 2 news. >> this happens all the time the tailgating and general rudeness. abc 2 news is helping. jamie costello has some tips. >> reporter: being in a hurry, traffic, speeding, all contribute to aggressive driving. aaa says give yourself plenty of time. most people feel stressed out. second, be a courteous driver. owe bait speed limits. plan ahead. that means check your traffic reports. be on the lookout for construction. we have a lot of work going on

on the beltway. avoid icon tact. avoid using your horn. these things can all spark little anger. do not take matters into your hand. if you're being tailgated and see an aggressive driver in front of you, call police. you can find all the tips on our website. we're talking about it right now. baltimore has some of the most aggressive drivers in the country. so what do you do to lower your stress. we asked about the aggressive drivers. here's what some of you had to say. pj said listen to spa on xm satellite. sheryl says i find a really good song on the radio or put on the cd and jam away.

crystal writes yes and scream out of the window. always good, laugh out loud. jamie costello, abc 2 news. another pitbull is shot in anne arundel. it happened saturday in the 300 block of benfield road in severna park. the man was in his backyard when he was approached by the neighbor's pit bu. the dog was aggressively barking at him. the man pulled out a handgun and shot the animal. mcconnell was charged with discharging a firearm in a residential area. a pitbull that attacked a woman was euthanized. 78-year-old athina neofitou was attacked last friday when she

went to get her mail on ponca street. the family said they would like to be at her bedside. the health department handed out three citations to the dog's owner. no lease -- leash, no vaccination. >> the recent heat wave has claimed to lives. two seniors died in the past 10 days from excess heat exposure. a cecil county man and an anne arundel woman had underlying medical conditions. that's something we're going to have to watch for as the heat surges. today not a cool day, low 90s from bwi, the hot spot downtown. cambridge 81. clouds have rolled in.

now we're seeing late afternoon clearing. the bottom line the rest of this evening warm and hazy as we fall through the 80s but a much hotter condition expected over the next two days. we break that down coming up. for ideas on how you can beat the heat, you can go to our website, abc2news.com. you can get tips on how to stay hydrated if you get bored with drinking warted. now the latest on congressman anthony weiner. the democrat confessed to sending inappropriate messages to women lowfnlt house minority leader nancy pelosi opened the investigation in an abc news exclusive interview. megan broussard admits she had an online relationship with weiner. >> nothing like a relationship, nothing like that.

hey, i think you're hot. >> you sent him photos. >> they weren't scantily, they were bad pictures. >> yesterday weiner admitted to having online relationships with at least six women. tonight tmz says it has messages between weiner and a former porn star in which she instructs him how to lie to cover have you their relationship. despite the controversy, the congressman says he does not an to resign. the head of the democratic committee is backing off on comments made to jim crow laws. jim crow laws mandated separate public facilities from schools to bathrooms for african-americans and whites. the committee called her comments absurd accusations and

offensive remarks. she said she used the wrong an nally. got an important recall. ek success brand is recalling 75,000 american girl pearly beads and ribbon bracelets. the coating on some contain high levels of lead. there have been no reports of injuries it. involves the pearly beads and ribbon kits with the number on it. the kits were sold at michael's stores from september 2009 to june of this year. for more information call ek success brands at 855-535-2099. you know it's noon new windsor when you hear the midday concerts from the church.

another historic time keeper is gone. somebody took the sun dials from the old dealman inn. the sun dial, along with other yard decorations from around 1908 are all missing. the pieces are worth more to the town historically than on any open market. sprurks something leak -- of course, something like this has the big town talking. >> big flour pot thing,. >> that sun dial, i don't know if that's marble, quartz, whatever. it's big, a big stone. >> what they've done is robbed this town of its heritage, its history. it's something that rankles me and bothers the entire town. >> now if you've seen the sun dial or know anything to help police, contact the sheriff's

office in carroll county. a woman said she was robbed and attacked by another woman in anne arundel. police need your help tracking her down. if you recognize the woman, you could be in for a reward. >> plus, we take a ride every day on elevators that are not up to date. how the agency in charge is making a big change. your coffee may make you hear things that aren't really there. how many cups before you enter the initial stages of psychosis.

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there's -- back in april an investigation found hundreds of elevators in our baltimore area were behind on their checks. an agency that oversees the

inspections is making a big change. >> reporter: certificates like this one are ways to tell if an elevator has missed an inspection. that won't be possible for much longer. the department of labor, licensing and marketing is taking the date off the paper work. they're putting it front and center in every elevator. if it was past due, maybe you felt a little uneasy. we certainly did when we found hundreds of elevators had missed their inspection, some of them by months, others by years. they're doctoring the expiration dates on some papers and replacing them with the inspection dates. in an email they say it's an effort to ease your fears that the elevator you're riding in is safe. it has a label telling when the inspecs is valid. it was dropped for some on april

1ás. the rest will be changed as they're renewed. just because an elevator is past due its inspection does not mean it's not safe. it just means the certificate likely needs to be updated. we put the original investigation back on our website abc2news.com. you'll see it. click on here. see the store re and see our entire investigation which includes elevator data and tells you which elevators have missed their inspections, where they are and how far out of date they are. so all of that at your fingerprints, abc2 news. all right. let's get a look at it. gorgeous afternoon in the harbor. we've had some interesting

weather. 87 at bwi. as you take a look at some of those different sky net cameras, we look at robert w coleman, kind of a hot, hazy type of sky. one of those muggy hazy scenarios. humidity high today but not nearly as oppressive as it has been at times. i want to take one more camera as weigh go tout to mt. area ri, summit ridge. you see this looks balmy. hot, hazy, not a lot of cloud cover but a little bit of that haze on the horizon. all clear at the moment. that's a good thing. we expect things to stay clear for another couple of days. winds have been just a little breezy today, which was nice. that helped move the air around. temperatures right now have dropped from what we're close to 90 in most spots to the upper

80s. when the air is not everly humid you -- overly humid you get a cool off. humidity levels now in the mid-30s. 42% humidity in annapolis. one little desorbs provided -- disturbance provided some of the cloud cover. conditions have been holding up pretty well for us. again, i think there's some passing cloud cover for maryland but a few showers down in west virginia. bottom line is this huge ridge of tropical pressure began to build in. so mild weather just north of us kind of beginning to build out as that hotter tropical air begins to stream in or should i say steam. our futurecaster does not detect a storm, maybe west of

cumberland could see some. a better chance on thursday afternoon as the heat really begins to crank up with heat index values close to 100, a couple days of a heat advisory. overnight 67, a new clouds. tomorrow 96 at the airport. again, with the humidity, heat index will feel like more than 100. tomorrow night 72 with a few clouds and more moisture rolling into town. seven-day forecast, the outlook heating things up. next two days hotter, good chance for scattered thundershowers. we're only talking about a 30%, 35% chance friday into saturday. i got to tell you, the main cool front that was supposed to come down, looks like this will stall out. we think until at least friday, at least friday but it may be hot longer than that. we'll see how this shapes up.

as you say it is june. >> june in maryland. >> thanks a lot, wyatt. listen to this, airports are stepping up efforts to keep you safe while making sure your visit runs smoothly. the association unveiled a mock example of its checkpoint of the future plerl today. officials said passengers will be split into three lanes based on risk categories, known travel, normal and enhanced security. officials plan to have the program up and running in the next five to seven years. what makes you love a company. for many people it's the customer service that comes along with it. these days many people say they're in the getting any at all. 64% of customers reported walking out of stores because of poor service and 67% said they hung up on a call even before their problems were addressed. the policies annoying gripe not being able to get a person on

the phone followed by rude sales people. and, many walmarts and sham club customers are fed up with poor customer service. the two chains were ranked. people said both were among the worst places to buy small appliances, electronics, cell phones and groceries. walmart is fighting back saying the monthly surveys show customers are satisfied. jobs are tough to come by for many but seems like teens are having better lufnlgt teens 16 to 19 employed in may jumped 71,000 in april. although it's a substantial number, it's still below the 125,000 teen jobs usually added in the month of may. getting the chance to walk again, how doctors at the kennedy creeinger institute are

giving spinal cord injury patients hope. your baby might be too young to get out of that stroller but we'll tell you how to protect your little one from those harsh rays that could lead to permanent skin damage.

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we have breaking news out of northwest baltimore where fire crews are on the scene of a three alarm fire at a vacant apartment building. they found several apartments on fire. because of the intensity of the fires, more crews were called to the scene. right now there are no reports of any injuries, but we do have a crew on the scene and we'll update you when we have more information anytime on abc2news.com. in tonight's health alert a

group of researchers claim a popular prediction tool for strokes is not reliable. it's called the abcd2 score. it's used for people who have mini strokes. in the study the abcd2 score identified all of the patients who had a stroke within three months of the mini stroke but most of the patients would have a stroke even though a large majority did not. new hope for people with spinal cord injuries. some you new technology and therapy are giving people what they say they have lost -- sensation and movement in their legs. >> one big basis of our program is using modern technology to use the owner sprues system. >> the therapy includes gait training and water therapy along

with functional therapy stimulation. it use has computer to send electrical impulses to a patient's leg causing them to contract and relax while riding a bicycle. it does the work that the brain would normally do. there are warnings about protecting your skin but don't forget little ones. doctors advice those six months and young are should stay out of the sun. use that big wide brim hat. doctors say the sun is young for youngsters because they haven't developed enough layers of natural skin to protect against the rays. >> well, before you take that sip of your next cup of joe, listen up. what's in your cup apparently can play tricks on your ears. research ares in england studied volunteers who drank high amounts have caffeine and

listened to white noise. the song binge cross by would play and to hear it press a button. many pressed the button but was never played. they say as little as five cups of coffee a day is enough to trigger this effect. >> wow. coming up, a woman is robbed and attacked in howard county. do you recognize this woman? if you do, you could be in for a big reward. it's one of the largest wildfires in arizona's history. tonight it's burning out of control. those stories and wyatt's steamy forecast ahead at 5:30.