can expect. >> reporter: bge did spend $81 million to restore power but rate increases won't happen until next summer. we'll hear from the people. for those who were promised a certain time, only have to wait another day or two. while the company brought in 1,000 utility and tree removal companies, it only took 36 hours to get power row stored, some customers believe it could do better. >> i think bge learned a lot of lessons about how to get help. i don't think this is the and of it. we're supposed to have a stormy winter, so we'll see. >> reporter: tonight's building starts at 7:00 in towson and another one on october 11th and the first flair of the war -- floor of the war memorial

building. isabelle caused similar outages in 2003. jeff hager, abc2 news. chances for rain will be there. take a look. we got storms flaring up in virginia. as we take a look at maryland's most powerful radar, we can see where the downpours are, another cluster of heavy weather through western delaware near southern caroline county and more towards hagerstown, so some showers around baltimore but heavier rains out of the south. we'll keep showers in the forecast. we will talk about even more wet weather in the offing. it's coming up. >> tonight baltimore city police are trying to identify a man found dead inside a mini vafnlt -- van. the man was on primrose avenue.

police say the man had several head wounds. shots were heard in the area. an autopsy is being done to determine the exact cause of death. tonight police in prince george's county are looking for a man who sexually assaulted a 10-year-old girl in her home. the suspect broke into a bedroom window on living ton terrace. the sexual assault may have begun as a burglary. police are asking people to keep their windows and doors locked. the maryland amber alert program is joining forces with the lot re to make sure missing children are found. amber alerts will be displayed within 15 minutes. >> we want to get the word out as fast as possible. in 15 minutes it will be displayed over soon to be 4,000

terminals. >> the monitors are already located at many retailers, including gas stations, convenience stores, bars and restaurants. imagine paying thousands of dollars to have your driveway paveed. that's what some have been forced to do. abc2 news joce sterman joan -- joins us. >> reporter: some of the people never committed to the work, only to find estimates, only to find clack's crew ripping up their driveway and then got a bill for thousands more than, spctd. >> reporter: an annapolis mansion and a cherry red corvette in the drove way are obvious signs of the good life. we know how the person can afford it. a so-called con man contractor who rolls his victims for huge amounts of money.

how much was the bill? >> $13,900. >> $15,000. >> $32,000. >> reporter: those are big bills for blacktop. three states involved at least feef companies and henge -- five companies and hinges on this man, tommy clack, who goes by four different aliases, an enterprise that has already taken more than a dozen maryland victims. >> that as awful steep. >> reporter: he paid nearly $14,000 to cover his driveway even though he never committed to the work. when clack showed up with his seeny red truck, gibson told him to come back with an estimate. >> when looked up, they were tearing the driveway up.

i said it has to be done. >> reporter: he felt he had no choice but to pay, neither did this 75-year-old anne arundel oner. >> i've been had. >> reporter: he was charged $15,000 after clack showed up at his house although he was quoted about $1,000. >> when he hit me with $15,000 that lou my mind. >> reporter: ours, too. that's why we're blowing the top off clack's operation. he specifically targets older people, a same-day, and a big price. >> you will never see them again for an of the warranty or additional stuff. >> reporter: clack likes to keep his fleet on the movement hoe was banned by north carolina's attorney general and moved on to south carolina where he is

facing criminal charges for swindling. they headed north to maryland this summer. our records listed him at the number we told you about. we made two visits to clack's house where trucks filled with equipment and labeled with the name county asphalt sit in the driveway. we wanted answers but clack turned off the lights and hid. lots of people feel like they've been steam rolled. in maryland court records show clack is facing charges for theft and operating without a license in many cases. 14 cases are being investigated so far, and counting. >> we are confident there are additional victims. >> reporter: victims like russell. >> definitely take has toll on you. if he had given mow a price of $13,900 it wouldn't have got done. >> reporter: it puts them in the

red. joce sterman, abc2 news. one of the homeowners was able to stop a check so didn't lose the full amount. as for tommy clack, the number on his invoices is no longer in service. we contacted his attorney and were told no comment. we've set up an interactive timeline. go to our home page to see a special report, paving scam history. we've done all of our stories and put them at the top. then we've done this interactive timeline so you can see how far back he has been in trouble. you can look at this man's criminal history, his civil history and get more documentation. you'll find out the maryland home improvement is asking anyone who thinks they've been scammed to come forward. we've listed all his aliases and his company names on our website. coming up at 6:00 we'll explain

why a victim will never see a dime. joce sterman, abc2 news. well, tourists in d.c. had an unusual sight on the washington mall. they watched engineers rappel down the side of the washington monument. what a sight for these folks to see. >> reporter: the landmark is still shut down. we'll take you inside the monument as the 5.8 earthquake hit. today engineers rappel down the side of the 555-foot monument, checking for cracks and other damage from the 5.8 earthquake. the national parks service says there's no timetable for reopening it for tour evidents or completing the repairs. >> it's a testment that the

monument has withstood not just this earthquake but a larger one in the late 1800s. they obviously knew what they were doing. >> reporter: we saw what happened. right before the quake hits, a park ranger checks the phone. tourists calmly come down the stairs. and then at 1:15 in the afternoon a small jolt as the earthquake hits and the shaking grows more voi lengths. people quickly head for the stairs. parents grabbing their kids as debris rain down. >> you can hear the building above shaking. >> reporter: the park ranger said it took about 10 minutes to get everyone down the stairs. >> even as i'm going down the stairs, it's shaking so hard that it knocks me into the railing. i probably would have fallen if

i hadn't been near the railing. >> reporter: the inspection is expected to take at least five days. last that the park service will plug up all the cracks. it's going to be awhile, kelly. coming up, a look at danger in the cribs. state health officials said an access rip designed to keep kids safe is actually dangerous. >> how about taking your exercise to a whole new level. we'll take you to a yoga class where the sky is the limit. plus, they've done their dancing. now it's a chance to see who heads home.

are you bored with the same old exercise routine? do you want to try something

different? how does yoga sound? >> reporter: when you think of yow garks you think of gentle movements coupled with breathing, but there's something new that's taking yoga to new heights. it's a technique she pine neared nine years ago. >> it's taking traditional postures and moving them up in the air. start with breathing exercises and do a warmup for our arms and move into the air slowly, so maybe we put a leg up first or move with our arms and gradually move ourselves up into the air. >> reporter: long drapes of fabric are anchored. it's holding up to 1,000 pounds. you can swing, hang upside down or wrap your body in the body. >> it helps to shut off blood

flow for a little bit. then it lets the blood flush through the veins and helping to flush out impure ties -- impure ties. >> reporter: there are a number of benefits for the body and the soul. >> so in traings diddal yoga -- traditional yoga classes you can do head stands or hand stands. if you're inverting and doing a supported hand stand, you're not getting the compression. >> reporter: it's these aerial movements that keep them coming back. >> i feel like a child every time i'm swinging in the fabric. it t.s to be a class -- tends to be a class where everyone is smiling or laughing. >> reporter: if you're wondering if it's too much of a challenge,

it can be adapted to any ability level. >> anyone can try it. >> reporter: and everyone should. reporting for abc2 news. if you're interested in enrolling, there's still room and classes are open. wyatt? kelly, i think i meet pull something -- might pull something. i'll stay on the ground. take a look. maryland's most powerful radar. a couple storms, inland of easton, southern caroline county. denton getting ready for a thundershower. watch out for that and southern maryland, heavier anyone pours back up through calvert county. south of waldorf. that may make its way into anne

arundel county and west of the hagerstown area. a little bit of wet weather. right now conditions, cloudy at the airport. 76 degrees. humidity 85%. some of our cameras, maryland science center looking north and finding just a murky cloudy day. heavy showers early in mt. airy. one of the wet spots in carroll county. washington, down in d.c., still checking on the monument from the earthquake. weather wise, not a lot of rain. we did get late breaking sun. temperatures mid-70s. 66 west. 72 down at the beach. 76 in baltimore right now. humidity very, very high. the dew point numbers something like you'd see in the middle of the summer. very humid. it's helping to fuel the showers and thundershowers. these are widely scattered. where you get a band of rain it

will be heavy. so any areas that get a heavy downpours could see flash flooding. look at that beg circulation over -- big circulation over chicago. it's still there, still sending a big surge out of the south, high pressure offshore. that's working to push in the winds and the moisture and the humidity, and the chance for rain will be there overnight into the day tomorrow. the trend showing more wet weather scenarios into midday thursday, so we've got a ways to g overnight -- go. tomorrow mostly cloudy, scattered showers and a broken record, chance for showers tomorrow. seven-day forecast, when do we get rid of the stuff. we'll see a few showers thursday and friday. then cooler. it will start to feel it friday evening but that cool front

should push out most of the rain. we should see sunshine by sunday and good bit of sunshine due in early next week. a crisp fall-like weekend. >> thanks a lot, wyatt. on "dancing with the stars" last night, the quick step and the jive took center stage. back stage they really provided the entertainment. >> i'm a lucky girl. took my time doing it. before ricki lake did that, her partner derek hough gave her a boost. j.r. martinez and partner a reason na smirnoff.

>> i do have personality. >> she doesn't let me settle for anything less. >> a four way tie for fourth place. the kardashian, the sing are and the tv host all scored 21. >> i've never been a good dancer in my life. >> better prepared, and show was more confident because of that. >> okay. i can do this. i'm in it to win it, so to speak. one dance at a time but i am very happy. >> i am going to bring a little more va room is, a little more sexiness. >> they were not there saturday night at 8:00. no, they were not. they were not there sunday morning when i should have been in church. okay. i was dancing. >> then a score of 19 followed

by david arquette and carson kressley. >> i had a smile on my face the entire time and it was fun. >> i love dancing with kym. >> quality. >> what we said back in pennsylvania was, when in doubt, bedazzle it. >> right now probably in the worst shape but hopefully in a couple days, i will be feeling bet are and keep going. >> the pressure is on again president one of the 11 remaining couples dids home. >> you can see who is the next contestant to get voted off. it starts at 8:00 and followed by another new episode of body of proof. we want to know what you think. we will be blogging live during

the show. you can get in on the conversation just by going to abc2news.com/facebook. a lesbian actress who stars in "the l-word" was's scoredded off a flight. she was on a flight and southwest responded said initial reports indicate we received several passenger complaints characterizing the behavior as behavior. our crew is responsible for the comfort of all customers and approached the passengers based solely on behavior, not gender. earlier they kicked off billy armstrong for wearing his pants too low. a new study says machine without children are more -- men

without children are more vulnerable to heart disease. >> ladies, if you need that cup of joe to get your day started, there's something that may lift your spirits.

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women with early breast cancer. they say it has limited side effect. it affects 425,000 people last year. men who don't have a children may have an increased risk of dying from heart desease. a study finds childless men had a 17% higher risk of death from heart disease than dads. they said infertility may be a risk factor, that low testosterone levels are a risk factor for heart disease. listen up, ladies. getting your morning coffee fix may do more than boost your energy. it may help you steer clear of depression. that's coming from a new study. the study found women who drink two to three cups of coffee could reduce their chance of getting depression. s this applies to decafnated joe

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