commute. heavy rain still in caroline county, preston, denton and church hill, heavy downpours in this direction, really from kent county through cecilton, elkton and in cecil county you're getting the rain. there is some good clearing coming in out of the west from baltimore westward things drying out. we're in the 40s west of town. it's going to be a chilly evening. it stays cloudy and wet. we talk about how rapidly things will improve coming up. with the rain, cold temperatures and make sure the abc2 weather app is in your hands. the app includes a live interactive radar along with hourly and a seven-day forecast. for more, log on to abc2news.com/weather. there, you will find a link to

the app. the app is free. right now it's on sale for 99 cents for your ipad. now to new evaluates in aruba where gaithersburg gary giordno is set to get out of jail. the judge said the prosecutor did not have enough evidence to keep holding him in the disappearance of robyn gardner. she disappeared on august 2nd. they will seek extradition if the ruling goes in their favor. a murder suspect accidentally released on bond is in custody. frederic scott was being held in the death of a plan back in march. according to a judge who issued the bench warrant for scott after the mistake, the lower bond was approved for a different person in another case and the paperwork got mixed up. scott was arrested when he showed up for a bail review this

morning. city schools are telling abc2 news that a 10th grader at polyhas been arrested for having a gun at school. this happened yesterday and the student was taken to the juvenile justice center. no one was hurt. the high school sophomore could be flown out of school and face criminal charges. you never know what you will find at an estate sale. when someone discovered a military shell, they knew it was more than a paperweight. a bomb squad from the ab ber dean proving -- ab ber dean proving ground was called in. the widow probably never knew of

the ordnance. >> he did serve in the pacific and in world war ii. we believe he came back with this other nens as a keep -- ordnance as a keepsake. to him, it probably seemed safe. >> experts say the shell could have become volatile over time, contain ball bearings thatould have transformed into deadly shrapnel in an instance. he was out for a run. after two dogs attacked a man, he will be okay but they want to speak to the dog's owner. roosevelt leftwich has the latest. >> reporter: yesterday was a good day for a run and a good day to walk the dog. the two met the run are and police are searching for the owner who police slay did not

control his dogs. it's quiet now but this american bulldog is one of two that got loops and attacked a runner in davidsonville park. the victim was running in the park when he came across a man walking three dogs. at least one of the dogs broke free biting the man on the arms and legs. the handler ran leaving the dogs to run loose. >> the second dog was labor to get lay way for a period of several hours. ultimately we received call from a citizen indicating the dog was in thick dense marsh. once officers got on scene, the dog was extremely aggressive, biting, lunging at the officers. >> reporter: they captured him but he died on the way to the shelter. now the dog they were able to capture is being held while this is being investigated. authorities are intensifying their search for the dog's owner

who took off after the dogs got loose. >> we're going to continue the investigation to see why he left the scene. we need to locate that third dog as well. it's a disturbing incident. >> reporter: the victim was take tonight hospital and is expected to be okay. police are looking for the person who was handling the dogs. roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. a busy holiday weekend for state police. troopers arrested 113 suspected drunk driver between wednesday and sunday. most of the arrests were in baltimore county. troopers said we had nearly 300 crashes. five of them killed six people. troopers issued more than 10,000 traffic citations and warnings for the same time period.

a judge dismissed a count from an aide to bob ehrlich who tried to keep people from voting. he said it duplicated the allegations. he faces charges of conspiracy to flu voters to stay home. jurors are expected to hear opening statements sometime today. council man daryl johns is headed to prison after not filing a tax return for five years. jones pled guilty to the charge. and he was sentenced to five months in prison. jones will also pay more than $108,000 in restitution. do you have an opinion on the merger between con stie lappings and exelon? they're deciding whether to

approve the bit. critics say the combined company would have too much control. the first meeting will be tonight and another in baltimore coming up on thursday. a third meeting will be held in annapolis on monday. all of them will start at 7:00. the water main break that broke in whitemarsh and shut down bel air road is all fixed. you should have your water restored by now. if you're getting home, turn your water on and clean out all the dirt. the northbound should reopen tonight and the other possibly tomorrow. earlier this year the virgin mary on the campus in beautiful towson was vandalized. now the statue has returned to the hill. abc2 news tells us the statue

has been returned and plans are in the works to honor the blessed mother. >> reporter: while the six-foot statue of the virgin mary has been restored to her full glory after she was destroyed by vandals last month. it was toppled over. the structure's left hand fell off and went missing. the statue as always been a beautiful center piece, so finding it vandalized was devastating. >> sometime in march of the current year on an early sunday morning we discovered the statue was landed on -- lying on the ground and the left hand was broken and we couldn't find it. >> the statue is very

significant. it's hurtful. we couldn't understand why someone would want it do that. >> reporter: they have worked hard to get this restored. more than $32,000 was donated by the parishioners. the newly restored virgin mary sits on a structure that is brightly lighted at night. >> at the same time we decided we would put a sign on that corner. we never had that before. it took us awhile to agree on a design and have it made and installed. we were working with that over the summer. in the late fall we started the construction and sigh mull tain yulesly we had the -- simultaneously we had it restored. the project was finished just before thanksgiving. >> reporter: on deals 8th, the church will hold a special mass. reporting from towson, abc2

news. >> it really looks great. so far police have not arrested anyone in connection with the vandalism. can you keep a secret? if you keep things to yourself, you're better off at reaching your goals. it's the latest popular way of working out, why some it's an essential part of their day. it looks challenging. it looks cool. 67 degrees out there for a high today. i know it didn't feel. our two-degree guarantee, no winner. how cold will this get as this power house storm continues to clear the area. we're back in just a minute.

now to a health alert. according to a gallop poll mrns are 20 pounds heavierer than we were 20 years ago. the poll found men way 196 and women at 160. nearly 70% said they were over their ideal weight. that number is on the rise saying machine they want to be 180 and well saying 13 -- women saying 138. if a diet is on your resolution, you might not want to tell anyone. a study looked at keeping it a secret. if you tell people i'm going it drop 15 pounds and you hear from your friend great for you, you

feel you made your goal. >> if you told everone your goal and it didn't work, try something else. then maybe this year you'll meet your goals. >> i'm not going to lose any weight in 2012. it's also important to map out a plan to reach your weight loss goal like heading to the gym after work and changing your eating habits. try cross fit. the people say it's nothing like they've done in a typical gym. linda so shows us what it as all about. >> reporter: over the last 20 years, this self-proclaimed work out person has seen it all. >> pretty much an addiction like

my cup of coffee. >> reporter: these days she gets her latest film by doing cross fit. >> doing the same thing over i won't get a good workout. >> reporter: we took our hart rate before and after the workout. we'll be able to see which made elizabeth work the hardest and determined which routine burned the most calories. fitness experts said staying in a higher rate burned more calories. before the two workouts her heart rate was between 80 and 85 beats per minute. after doing cross fit elizabeth's heart beat was 220 beats per minute. after 14 minutes and 46 seconds on the treadmill her heart rate

was at 190 beats per minute. in this case cross fit has the edge. >> you can't beat what's called a compound movement. >> reporter: from kettle bell swings to squats, that's the allmark. when choosing a workout, remember this. >> you have to figure out what works for you and go with that. a lot of people reach a plateau and it's time to change. variety is key. >> reporter: linda so, abc2 news. >> elizabeth, how much are you pressing there. elizabeth said that's what kept her doing back. each workout is different. cross fit has a special name. they call it wod, which stands for workout of the day.

i gotcha. maryland's most powerful radar showing the rain coming down big time, basically cecil county and right down through the eastern shore here. we're getting the rain good in caroline county through queen anne, a good swath of rain, some of the heaviest towards charleston. how much rain? we don't have the final one. to the west close to an inch, mt. airy, german town, half an inch in columbia, half an inch in bowie. gusty winds as the front came through. temperature is 50. that will be dropping. as i take a look at some of our hd weather bug cameras, you can see downpour after downpour, a little bit of late day clearing. you blink, you missed that.

you're getting summer in there especially east. towson is beginning to clear out. temperatures now running around 50. 48 to the west. oakland down to 37. that's at colder air beginning to punch in. we have one other weather woe. western shore could see a high tide of one to one and a half feet along the western shore. keep that in mind if you live there. visibility wise reduced on the eastern shore, less than half than normal. look at the peak wind gust. they claim in midday. we gusted to 42 in eldersburg. we had a windy scenario, at times wet scenario. to the west we've got more rain and snow to the west. nearly all this fizzles out tonight. as the core of the system moves over maryland tomorrow, it's

going to be a cloud producer. we'll see additional clouds. temperatures will drop. winds will pick up, be a breezy day. it will be drier and cooler as we go towards thrs and friday. you can see the cold air wrapping around the storm. cincinnati in the 30s. tonight we'll be in the 30s and wake up to that before warming up close to 50. our trend show's the clearing on delmarva. then we're left with additional clouds as the center passes over the state. then we clear out nicely. thursday, bring back sunshine. gorgeous right into the weekend. overnight 38, cloudy, blustery tomorrow. tomorrow night down to 30. there will be a frost has we go towards daybreak on thursday. the high temperature is not so bad. this is not like an arctic blast. this drops us back to seasonable

level. the weekend looking nice and sunny. 70 yesterday. that was nice. you know what, we're not season now. it's our annual kindertime toy drive. so while you're out there shopping for your own self, make sure you help out a needy kid. this is the 13th year of the kindertime toy drive. you have until december the 22nd to donate new, unused toys or musical instruments. for more information, just log on to abc2news.com. you'll find the information right there on our home page. here's a look at what's coming up tonight. you wouldn't let your kids smoke pot but would you let them buy a

treat that looked like it. the controversy. marijuana looking lollipops. >> pot on the street is strong. at the same time they're getting mixed messages that it's safe, harmless and now it's a candy. >> we'll tell you where we found the pot pops. that story plus wyatt's forecast. join us at 11. ?

we're almost drying out. >> the eastern shore, you're still getting the rain, a wet weather scenario through cecil county. baltimore westward, basking in dry weather. tomorrow we stay generally dry, could see midday drizzle. clouds around, a chilly night coming tomorrow night, so much cooler tonight and colder tomorrow night. the sun will be back thursday and things improve. you smell the fresh cut poinsettias? >> that's all for us here on abc2 news at 6:00. we'll see you tonight at 11:00.

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