baltimore skyline. in downtown baltimore, abc2 news. >> while business space in downtown hovers at around 20% vac cangs apartment homeshomess are at capacity. new data shows they are 12 in growth over the past 35 years, in 1975 it was 6,890 dollars, in 2010 it has risen to more than 49,000 dollars, the average amount of money earned by a single person in a given year, this doesn't take into account income from welfare or other public assistance programs. baltimore county has -- police have arrested two teens in an incident earlier this week involving a camera. police say the teens were charged with destruction of property and theft attached a chain to a camera and ripped it

out of a ground. they were caught after police reviewed footage. there are also charges pending against an adult in this case. baltimore county police are still looking for two men who robbed a store this morning in towson. witnesses tell police two armed men entered the store and demanded money and when a customer came in after he was shoved. they took the money and ran. if you have information call police. tomorrow will mark the one year mark since sterling palmer was murdered but police still need your help to catch his killer. he was found in his sell are by his wife, stabbed repeatedly. detectives still have no suspects so they are asking anyone who knows anything to call police at that number. well one person is dead after a two car crash this morning anne arundel county.

it happened on 258. firefighters found two people trapped inside the cars and were able to get them out. one man was pronounced dead at the scene. the other is at shock trauma with injuries. the cause of the crash is still under investigation tonight. parking enforcement offices in annapolis will soon have a new tool. they are getting new license plate reading technology that should make enforcing parking laws easier. for years people living downtown have complained that parking rules have not been enforced, the number of bars and restaurants with liquor licenses allowing them to stay open have increased and that has caused more parking issues. >> yes, we will be moving into the 21st century. more consistent and exact. >> city officials hope it will allow people living downtown to park near their homes again. parking enforcement officers should have them in the next two months. baltimore county public schools superintendent is

stepping down. he announced he will be leaving at the end of his contract next year. he has served as superintendent since 2000. his last day will be june 30th, 2012. former raven orlando brown was remembered today as hundreds of family members, friends and former teammates gathered to say goodbye. his son spoke at the service and both his jerseys were displayed. he will be buried in south carolina. officials from th emergency management agency announced the counties allowed to apply and they are not on the list. they saw some of the worst flooding there, especially on main street in the area. >> take a look at the temperatures out there today. we had temperatures up around 75 or so in many spots but now

we have cooled off, 70 inner harbor, 73 rather in frederick and 65 down in georgetown, cooler just east of us, skies clear just about everywhere. the rest of the even skies will remain clear. as we fall through the 60s a nice cool friday evening to cook kickoff what will be a picturesque long weekend, tomorrow upper 70s, we will talk about how warm things get here by that holiday on monday straight ahead rosy. >> with ever changing fall weather it may be hard to keep up if you want to be in the weather know, download our weather app to your iphone or ipad. with the app plan around storms and get hour by hour forecasts or the seven-day-forecast right in the palm of your little chubby hand. join the weather app crowd so you now when the put the jacket out of the close eliminate closet or put it on your back. find the free weather app link

right there. it is october, which means the leaves are falling and time to think about breast cancer awareness. if you are looking for a way to support it register for the race, the event is held sunday, the 5k is at 8:00 a.m. buttons of activities start before that, including the survivors walk. join jamie and kelly and the rest of the news crew as we broadcast live for the race from the cure from 7:00 until 9:00. and abc2 is thinking pink all month long. we have a special section on our website, log onto abc2 news.com/think pink. the fate of baltimore's historic id gar edgar allen poe's house is still a mystery but he is putting this on to

keep it open. he hopes it will help reprefer preserve the house. it will start tonight at 8:00 and shows through the 21st. and while we are on the subject of movies, the raven will star john kusack and use his book for the basis of a string of murders he is brought in to solve. slated to open up next march. today marks the start of yom kippur. it is also the end of a period known as the high holidays. well ever wonder what it is like to, well, work on a board? hopefully you have got your sea legs on, we will tell you what a day in the life of an urban

pirate is about. and we have this for you. we we will tell you all about it coming up. >> you won't need that umbrella. i will tell you all that coming up. ♪ [ music ]

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not your typical race. they raced against each other, they pushed ventilators around an indoor track but it wasn't all about speed. they were judged on the best outfitted ventilator, it raised money for the foundation. there is spiderman. the lives we lead are directed by the passions in our life. as eric shows us tonight where we end up is not always where we expect to be. >> ever wonder how you got to where you are now. your passions lead you in a direction and before you know it you become someone you never expected. adam is such a person. >> having that knowledge of kids and that ability to work with kids all the time has allowed me to do this. >> he has worked at nick could lode deon and hooked on phonics, he has perfected his craft. >> i love this, the best marriage of everything i am

interested in. >> a job even a mother would be proud of. >> my mom still laughs at it. she tells everyone her son is a pirate. >> he is a pirate. >> no matter where i go i always need to explain myself. >> as soon as you step on board, dress and tatoos, before setting sail. >> ready to go. it is time to go early. it is time to go. >> put them out on the water, dress, get some treasure. always in a good time here. >> s there are pirates. >> adam loves his job and working with children keeps him young. >> i still watch cartoons every day so it is a kid part of me. i absolutely love everything. the kids are so full of life and energy every time i snow up for work it revs you up.

>> like any other job it has its challenges. >> scrubbing the deck. right. always annoying this scrub the deck. >> you know i could not do that, so some people have it. i don't but adam last it. >> the imagination and it keeps him in the moment. eric nielsen, abc2 news. >> just don't think of black bird -- black beard singing hot, hot, hot. for more log onto abc news.com and click on the lifestyle section. grab a class, the beer festival is this weekend, 15 beer gardens serving food and the home brew contest. there is also something for or more adventurous out there. >> we have the carry your wife

where the winner wins his wife's weight in beer, something to see for sure. >> come on out tomorrow october 8th from noon until 6:00 at the fairgrounds tickets are between 20 and 25 bucks good time. meantime baltimore is holding steady as the best city's list. we came in number 29 on the rankings. we should be higher. it is compiled by analyzing several factor, we should be higher, dallas/ft. worth topped the list topped by boston and philly. that has to change folks. >> now maryland most popular radar. >> got to get that hockey team rosy. >> basketball would up the ratings. >> that might do it. >> put but the teams rock. the humidity comfortable, less than 50% and the sunshine

on tap today. gorgeous day for saling. look at that sunset. that that is awesome. radar showing nothing. we don't expect it to be picking up on any rain soon. we are talking probably tuesday, wednesday of next week before there is any threat of a shower. hey look at these numbers. upper 60s right now and temperatures will continue to cool off. fire up the grill or something no problem but you may need a fleece or something by the time it is all said and done this evening. the humidity ranges it very very low and dry air under a clear sky tends to increase the speed of the cool off in the evening so it will be cool quickly tonight but then we bounce back tomorrow. the eastern shore a lot of people headed toward the beaches denton 78, kent 75. water temperature in the bay and ocean still mid and upper 60s so great weather to hit the beach this weekend in october. across the state of maryland, across the region not a cloud

in the sky. we get this sometimes in the fall. these giant canadian high pressure cells and they really keep the skies crystal crystal clear and that is exactly what is happening now. a giant area, a big dome of sinking air, lie pressure in control will keep the skies clear. it will remain similar the next several days but on the western side of the high as the high shifts east that will increase our temperatures as we get into a south wind flow and phillipe in the atlantic waters 600 miles east of bermuda tracking northeast around 15 miles per hour will continue to jet out to sea and be of no threat to any land. may i want to touch not just on your bay forecast but for more, let's head out to lynnette charles. what do you have for us. >> i have some things for you

so let's get right to it, the forecast there the winds out of the south at about 5 miles an hour, 5 knots an hour so looking at one foot or less of the waves so that is good news as well. you were talking about that water temperature coming in right around 66 degrees so that is not too bad. i know everybody is set on octoberfest. those temperatures in the 70s. it is sunny and pleasant. so absolutely gorgeous out there. definitely baltimore's largest beer festival. check out saturday afternoon around 3:30 what we do have navy playing southern miss, that game starts at 3:30, temperature 78 degrees, sunny and warm. gorgeous this weekend like you said. a slow moving high. the sunny weather is going to continue through the next several days. make sure you get out there. right, wyatt? >> yeah, and both navy and maryland are 2-2, you got a pick?

>> i am going navy. >> go midshipmen. right? all right. we will see what happens. a great day for football, man. >> awesome. >> awesome, thanks lynnette, appreciate that. let's get into the rest of your forecast, 46 overnight, tomorrow 70 degrees -- or 77 rather, tomorrow down to 50 or so, clear, dry, your seven-day- forecast you know good stuff here. in fact we look for low 80s into sunday and monday, so we get only better weather as the weekend progresses, and the chance for rain holding off until tuesday night into wednesday doesn't get much better than for for your columbus day weekend. >> it is an exhibit set up to bring attention to childhood malnutrition. the program aims to raise awareness to the crisis of hunger. the u.s. government is making

an effort but doctors without borders say they need to do a lot more. >> right now the u.s. is the largest exporter of international food aid to directs nutrition programs around the world and the food consists mainly of a corn soy blend which does not meet nutritional value for those. >> thigh they will have a clinic open all weekend. we brought you the story over william snyder eight who has survived cancer. he still has seizures and for those needs a special dog to keep him alive that will cost $22,000, the family still has to raise 13,000, that is where the ravens nest comes in, tomorrow night they will hold a fundraiser for him on leland afternoon new. for more information check out our website at abc2 news.com. here is a look at what is

coming up tonight on abc2 news at 11:00. salt is not just for food anymore, the latest for people who want a more natural approach to healing. tonight which common medical problems can be treated at salt spas. if you are in the halloween spirit and looking for a good scarey not help a good cause all at the same time. with take you behind the gate at carson's manor for a look at legends of the fog. those stories and more and, of course live complete forecast. join us tonight for abc2 news at 11:00.

in ending tonight the earth has reached a major milestone, i tell you, the program has been done louded 1 billion times, google earth was introduced then, it has helped discover caves and even a submarine. a man filed a lawsuit against them. he says they are tracking users after they log off and trying to get a class action lawsuit. they call it a bag for every occasion, it would have

to be considering the price, listen to this, they are struggling to keep up with demand for this $39,000 alligator bag pack. they report it is flying off the shelves. why? they say it is actually priced well unless you are the alligator. a rare site of the coast of california, a pod of blue whales, the largest animals in the world, they are so close because they are looking for food. the what else are expected to be there for the next few days as they continue to look for food. lots of plankton are going to bite the dust. >> where is the story in that? >> exactly. >> temperatures are comfortable tomorrow, cooler, crisper, already down in the 60s, so enjoy a friday evening, but realize you are out late,

testifies temperatures will drop. tomorrow is fans fantastic, i hope you enjoy a golden weekend. >> the navy football. >> you have got beeffest going on. >> beerfest. >> yeah, octoberfest. >> a good weekend to get out. >> yeah like i said you could make it a beach weekend. >> you might get a room down there. >> yeah, better deal. >> that is right now, we will be back at 11:00. see you then. send comments to comments@captioncolorado.com captions by terry james, caption colorado, llc. the keurig brewed seal is our commitment that the coffee inside will deliver a delicious cup of coffee every time. keurig brewed. look for the only mark of genuine keurig quality.