maryland's texting and driving law is tough but many drivers are still break them. what the 11-month-old mother is now admitting to about the night her daughter disappeared. he's coming out on top on polls, but now he's starting controversy. why his comments are ruffling feght pers tonight. drivers commuting to work in howard county got their first look at two new speed cameras. the camera will move around to a dozen different locations. tickets will cost you about $40,

no points. just weeks after governor martin o'malley closed the loophole on text messaging -- >> the goggles are on. the cell phone is out and this 17-year-old is about to find out how well he can text and drive. within seconds he crosses the white line, accelerates quickly and crashes into a truck all while texting using a simulated program. he is one of four students in baltimore to attend the first national teen distracting summit. >> we want to empower these youth. >> reporter: she runs the

nonprofit coalition. she says getting teens to put their phones down is easier said than done. teenage drivers make up the greatest proportion of distracted drivers. in 2009, 594 teens died from distracted driving crashes. students like eric agree and see it first hand. it's pretty normal to text and drive. >> reporter: he admits he does it too. maryland cracked down on the problem two years ago. this month that law was revised making it legal to use text message while at stop lights. i'm interested to see if i can

do this better. i've gotted simulator and cell phone. i'm already swerving. within seconds, i've crashed. >> just because you've driven a long time doesn't mean you can drive with your phone. >> reporter: he is not only spreading the message to his peers but to his parents. >> maybe if they see me not tcting and driver -- texting and driving, it can make a difference. >> some cell phone providers like at&t and sprint have safe driving apps. once it determines you're in motion, it directs calls to voice mail. take a look at some of tonight's top stories tonight, two drivers hurt in yesterday's

awful crash. the man suffered a burn to the hand. the 15-car wreck actually killed driver dan wheldon a two-time indy winner. an autopsy is being conducted today. a large chunk of east baltimore is getting ready for a makeover. the seven-acre site is full of vacant homes and is owned by the east baltimore development corporation. demolition is expected to start within the next two weeks. a new report is bringing back the debate over how safe your cell phone s government test -- is. it found that government tests may underestimate it. the test was done an a mannequin

about 6'2" and 120 pounds. for the rest of the population, the test is inadequate. we had another super day on tap with plenty of sunshine. we're not seeing too much. we're starting to see a few clouds but we have apple sunshine as we go through the remainder of the evening. the rain is going to move in as we go through the middle of the week. in the meantime, temperatures feeling good. well above average. 67 in annapolis. as we go through this evening, the temperatures will fall into the 60s. a few more clouds with a light westerly breeze. we'll cool down in the 50s. back to you, kelly. >> thanks a lot, lynette. investigators are still

searching for that missing kansas city baby. jamie costello has the latest. >> reporter: in addition to the search that's going on we've getting new video that has the mother on the defense. the video is from a surveillance video where debra is shown buying a box of wine on the day list a disappeared. she was asked about the purchase and admitted she was drunk that night. >> doesn't explain anything because i had nothing to do with anything. i was drinking but in had nothing to do with my daughter's disaperns oar debra said she would not be surprised if she was arrested. jamie costello, abc2 news. >> three people face charges

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investigators are still trying to find the family of one of the four mentally disabled adults found look -- lacked in a -- locked in a basement in philadelphia. the incident is still under investigation but police believe they may have been held to collect their disability benefits. a high school in orange county california landed in hot water after implementing a color coded i.d. system. students with the lowest scores had to wait in a separate line. students who scored the highest got perks like free admission to school events and even discounts of local businesses. the system has been recently

discontinued after parents found out about it and some got very upset. well, it is breast cancer awareness month. all this week we'll be bringing you local stories about that. tonight a story about how one local hospital is making a difference. and there's only 24 hours before the next republican presidential debate. this time they're heading west. we'll tell you what to expect. ♪

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they will be taking your calls and answering your questions. don't forget. the big day is sunday, the big race in hunt valley. we will be live from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. as we partner with komen maryland for the huge fund-raiser to fight breast cancer. the five-mile race and one mile walk takes place this sunday on the 23rd. even if you're not in the race, you can watch it live. all right. lots of sunshine. we're dealing with a little bit of breezy conditions. you can see old glory flapping in the wind a little bit. winds are to the west at nine miles an hour.

humidity about 41%. that brament is -- barometer is rising. in annapolis look at that blue sky. we definitely had a treat. you can seat boats still on the severn river. we also saw plenty of blue sky in roland park. look at the fall color, just an absolutely beautiful shot. again, we had wind gusts out there. that was the second player, 22-mile-an-hour wind gust into baltimore and annapolis around 20. it's dry. that's the way we like it. then we'll see changes in the forecast. those details are coming. highs at 74 degrees. 71 in annapolis. 73 in culpepper. the temperatures well above

average. 66 degrees for the high but there's no complaints out there. our weather pattern is dry. it is breezy. we are going to be seeing some change. the change is coming as you look at the bigger picture here. i want your eyes to go down to florida. you can see an area of disturbed weather. it is pushing some of that wet weather into florida. it will move in our direction as we go into wednesday. that's why we'll be seeing plenty of rain. some of the rain could be heavy at times. i'll put it into motion. things still looking good. we'll see a few more clouds moving in as we go through this evening and tomorrow but wednesday as we go into lunch team look at the reds. this is heavy rain that will be working its way in. looks like a break thursday. another cold front. looks like a dry cold front.

then we'll get another round of cold air. 53 degrees as we go through the overnight, patchy clouds and cool. then by tomorrow night that temperature will be right around 57 degrees. we have a chance for showers creaser night. here's a check of that seven-day forecast forecast. very windy as we go into thursday. friday, that second front drops temperatures into the 60s. plenty of sunshine. kelly? >> all right. thanks a lot, lynette. well, the gop candidates are still gathering in nevada for the next showdown that is scheduled for tomorrow night. we have a preview. so what can we expect? >> reporter: i don't know if you can hear the singing at the

venetian hotel. there's been a lot of buzz, a lot of excitement about the fact that the candidates will be in las vegas. this comes on the heels of the debate in new hampshire. we've been in las vegas for two days and we caught up with some voters to hear their concern. >> balancing the budget in favor of the middle class. >> something needs to turn around. i think we're getting worse and worse with obama. >> too many people are without healthcare and without jobs. >> reporter: you'll find people from all walks of life with every kind of opinion. on the eve of cnn's third gop debate, seven republican candidates will try to win over the voters. >> just try no beat -- to beat down each other. >> i kind of like it that the candidates have been shaking up the field. >> reporter: we went to the hall

to get a behind the scenes look of what they are up against. >> nevada has the highest unemployment level of any state in the nation and the highest foreclosure foreclosure rate. also, 9.8 -- also, illegal immigration. >> reporter: so the candidates are either here or in nearby states. tomorrow we'll take a closer look at the candidates. >> thanks for that report. >> one of the candidates, herman cain, is back pedaling today after making controversy pal comments about illegal immigration. at two rallies, he shared his plan for border protection. >> when i'm in charge of the fence we're going to have a fence, 20 feet high, barb wire on the top. it's going to be electrocuted --

electrified and a sign on the other side that says "it will kill you." >> cane said -- cain said he was kidding about the wall. coming up all new at 6:00 it was 9:03 this morning and it hit and this heaptd left us president -- hasn't left us. you are thinking about ron smith tonight. >> be careful driving home tonight. the deer are out roaming for food. we'll explain it all when we see you at 6:00. now here's a preview of what's ahead with diane sawyer at 6:30. coming up on world news what local high school students are doing to revitalize their town. a grocery store? kids are bringing america back tonight on world news.

we all note inter-- know the internet can be a dangerous plaissments hackers -- place. hackers attacked sesame street's site. the videos were taken off line sunday afternoon. if you've got gift of gab but don't have the cell phone plan to match, according to the "new york times" cell phone carriers will start sending alerts to customers when they get close to their monthly

limit. it will be thanked to an agreement with the federal communications commission. blackberry customers who had to deal with several worldwide disruptions will get freebies from the company. blackberry is giving customers free downloads to popular apps including texas hold pell poker -- 'em poker and simms 3. netflix is trying to apiece customers. they will be adding news content. some of the hit shows gossip girl and the vampire diaries. they are hoping it will get them excited. coming up, a new study said women should get mammograms a bit