emergency services, 56 accidents required ems response at the intersection since 2007. the state highway administration is working on it as part of a 6-year planks now, the only thing they are funding for, is the initial planning. to address the immediate safety concerns, the state agreed to construct j-turns. >> this is a band-aid. it's not going to help. >> reporter: that's the opinion of several parents and residents in queen anns county, mothers and students gathered 5500 signatures on a petition, told that full funding for a intersection just isn't there. some parents are having trouble with that considering the bay bridge toll would increase to $4. >> we are not going to see that money. it's like that chesapeake bay at the atlantic ocean. >> reporter: this community was affected by the latest death. >> that morning, that little boy was not just the rice family's son, he became every mother's son in this county.

>> reporter: queen anns county sheriff thinks the j turns aren't the answer and feels the design isn't sufficient now. >> sometime of vehicles have had trouble negotiating the radius of the turn. >> reporter: in the last six years, there has been five fatal accidents. residents and parents of queen anns county want to make sure the tragic statistic does not increase. in queen anns county i'm don harrison for abc2 news. people living in the area will meet with state comptroller on wednesday at the intersection, they hope to show him the importance of making changes here. students in landsdowne in baltimore county are mourning the death of one of their own tonight. police say 16-year-old bridget harold was struck and killed as she was trying to cross at ohio avenue on thursday evening. she was a junior at landsdowne.

it looks like a case of pedestrian error. the driver did not flee or found to be at fault. schools say they have councils at the high school all day to help her and friends and other students. >> a lot of people talking about it. many aren't saying anything. >> it's a somber environment in there today? >> it's a lot of grief going on today. >> her friends are planning a memorial at the school on monday. tonight we've learned the man found murdered in charles village was a university student. brandon hudson was found shot to death before 11:00 last night. police have no suspects or motive in this case. we will have more on the developing story new tonight on abc2 news at 11:00. new developments, a man shot and killed a campus police officer before turning the gun

op himself. looks like the man was going to try to throw officers off at fist but it didn't work. joce sterman has the latest developments from virginia tech. >> reporter: we've learned the shooter tried to run to a nearby greenhouse to change clothes after he shot and killed officer derrick krauss. a sheriff's deputy spotted the man before he could change, he turned the gun on himself. tonight we've learned the gunman was not a student and we do not know the connection he may have had with krauss. police say the man likely stole a rental car from someone 15 miles away from the virginia tech campus. tonight the community is mourning the loss of officer krauss. it's a tough blow to a department that has been through so much. >> you've heard or read officer krauss described as a swat officer and receiving awards and those types of things. derrick is more than that. derrick was a friend, to many in our department. derrick was a husband. derrick was a father. derrick was a son.

>> virginia tech was also the scene of the deadliest shooting in u.s. history in 2007 a student killed 32 people and injured dozens more before turning the gun op himself. the university was criticized for its response to the shooting. this time though they acted quickly and sent out six alerts throughout the day. we will bring you more updates on the developing story as we get them. thanks. we are getting a better picture of the t fallout from the penn state child abuse scandal. half the folks questioned say they support the decision to fire legendary football coach paterno. he was fired after it was revealed after it was revealed to him that sandusky was spotted sexually abusing a young boy. sandusky is out on bonds. wife of johnson will now go to jail. leslie will spend a year and a

day behind bars after she pleaded guilty to evidence camperring and charges in connection to an ex torsion case. leslie admitted to flushing a check from a developer down the toilet and stuffing money in her underwear. another baltimore police officer pleaded guilty in a towing scheme. a dozen officers accused of being bribed to push business to a car repair shop after responding to crashes. get this, first her car was stolen then a car it was found and came the bill to get out of an impound lot. that's the begin ing telephone story. you won't guess what one woman found when she looked in the back of her car. >> we got in to the vehicle this way. >> reporter: this mother asked we not show her face.

when she got her van back from police, all of this was inside. none of it, she says, belongs to or her family. on sundays morning she vis visited this shopping center. when she returned from one of the stores her van was gone. she filed a report with police and two days later officers call her to say they recovered the van and took it to an impound lot where she could retrieve it. >> we had to pay $230 to get it out, that's not including, what we are going to have to do to the part he damaged. >> reporter: her family noticed the van was trashed but once she got it home and they began to clean it out, they found this, 7 purse two briefcases, a duffel bag, bottles of liquor and scores of fake $100 bills. >> they should have processed the vehicle when it was found. >> reporter: police took fingerprints off the van and inventory ofwa was in the

vehicle but had no way of knowing whether or not these items belonged to the owner. whoever stole the van and apparently went on a crime spree in it, is still out there. >> we have four children that i don't know if they are going to have christmas gifts. a beautiful friday with lots of sunshine out there. the sun is down, we are dealing with clear skies. satellite and radar, not picking up on rain or snow. we are dealing with clouds trying to move in to the area. i'm going to call it partly cloudy as we go through the remainder of the evening. temperaturewise, do your thing this evening? cooling down now, 41 degrees in to baltimore. not too cold out there. 50 in to easton, salisbury 51. 37 in to culpepper or 37 in to winchester rather and culpepper around 39 degrees. as we go through the rest of the eve , the temperatures will be in the 40s. we are see patchy clouds out there. we are definitely in store for

cold air moving in as we go through the weekend. ly detail that coming up. back to you. university of maryland board of regents voted down the measure that would have merged the college park and baltimore campuses. they say the school should work more together. people rushed pushing for the mergers saying it would bring in research dollars. that t board didn't agree that was enough to make the change. if you are a baltimore city resident, the neighborhood you live in may have a lot to do with how long you live. the well being of people in baltimore's 55 different neighborhoods, examining factors that impact health, access to safe housing, outdoor space, and availability of tobacco, liquor and healthy food. >> in some neighborhoods it almost feels like it must be easier to walk to the nearest liquor store than it is to walk to the nearest supermarket

where you can get access to healthy foods and vegetables. >> the health department wants residents to weigh in on the study and help brainstorm ways to solve health problems. the city plans to present the findings at meetings. it's been months since the extreme makeover home edition crews wrapped up their build in eastern maryland. tonight we get to see what they accomplished. a look at the companies instrumental in building the house coming up. a new test that can screen for alzheimers. we will show you how it works, with brain scans and memory tests. so we made it up to 52 degrees for today. i forecasted 49. we didn't get a winter today. the hopely we will get that in to monday. you won't need the rain gear. you will need a parka. i will tell you when and how cold it's going to get after the break.

a maryland family moves in to a new home, crew from extreme makeover surprised the family in mardela springs. to help get the home finished and ready for the family the move in, in a week, producers found a local company ready for the job. abc2 news la month williams, introduces to one of the men behind the new house. >> reporter: i grew up in the construction industry. my father did road work and subdivision work. >> reporter: most boys played with tonka trucks and legoss wess was learning how to build using real machines and bricks. his dad not wanting to miss out

on quality time with his sons, would take them to work with him. >> he gained the appreciation of learning from his experiences he would tell us why he did things a certain way and why the business ran a certain way. he would sprinkle in a trip down to the smithsonian. >> reporter: after the graduation, he spent time living on the west coast, learning about building methods and techniques. as he grew a knowledge inside he longed to come back east, to rekind it will past experience of dark rekindle the past experience of working with his father. his dad didn't take it easy on him. >> suffered through the nitty- gritty and hooked up pluming @&c >> reporter: top to bottom knowledge of the construction business at happened, wess and his brother started the fusion company based in annapolis three years ago. unlike traditional home builders, wess uses a building method, it's bill at the

factory and transported to the construction site in sections. because of his knowledge of this style he was selected to makeover the johnson goesly home. >> we can build it in 30-45 days. big house in 90 to 120 days. doesn't require as many people. >> reporter: to builds a home in a week and maintain one's sanity is a daunting task. wess keeps this secret influence close to him to help him stay calm during the frantic moments. >> my grandfather was a captain of the navy. he had a relaxed demeanor, a calm under pressure thing i envied and i think that this was an opportunity where i thought let's see if we can keep it calm. >> reporter: wess look as at the success of it as not a personal one, but a family one. >> think about a guy that's been in iraq or like my cousin,

we had a little problem with that. the family's new home will be revealed on extreme makeover in mardela springs which begins tonight at 8:00. consumer alert, recall involving giant grocery stores, uncle bens whole grain rice garden vegetable flavor. the problem is with undeclared milk that could be in the packet. bring to it the store for a full refund. the number to call for more information is 800-548-6253. this would be a huge problem if you were within the road. ford recalling 100,000 vehicles because the wheels can fall off the cars. it affect it is ford fusion, mercury milan from 2010, and 2011. the bolts holding the wheels can fracture making it a hazard. get the lug nuts replaced immediately there are new

government guidelines when it comes to treating tuberculosis, the guidelines from the centers for disease control and prevention, cut the therapy down to three months. originally nine. research shows weekly treatments by a doctor work as well as daily treatments by a patient. td cases are at an all time low in the u.s. there is a test helping doctors diagnose alzheimers diseases before going through a battery of memory tests and brain scan , there is a blood test. it doesn't diagnose, but it will detect a profile in patients. doctors say this test could help detect symptoms earlier before they actually appear. good evening. it was a great day to be out and about. this eve not bad. we are starting with mostly clear skies out there. the clouds will thicken up as we go through the rest of the overnight. right now, let's enjoy the temperature coming in around 41

degrees , the winds are nice and calm. visibility is good. not dealing with fog issues. baltimore, robert w coleman, things looking good there. we saw a few clouds out there, but mainly sunny skies, that's the scenario as we go through the weekend. there is a little caveat, i will talk about that in a second. things are dry now. that is going to be the way it stays as we look at the highs today, we liked it. it felt good. not dealing with winds. this is what you got at the inner harbor and cambridge 52. low 50s in to annapolis. 50 dc and frederick, 40s york and hagerstown. the satellite and radar, well, we see a few clouds pushing in from the south now. i'm going to call it partly cloudy as we go through the rest of this evening as we look towards the north and west, we are looking at slow well not dealing with snow, i went to my mechanic, he was like do you

need snow tires i was like yet. especially this weekend, looking pretty good. the wider view showing you what is going on here. clouds pushing in from the west and the south. as we look at the cold front this is what is going to move in here through the remainder of the evening. usually we associate a cold front with precipitation. like i said we are not going to see rain or snow just in the mountains, but this will be a dry cold front behind that cold front, of course we will be dealing with the invasion of cold air and sunshine plenty of sunshine, that's courtesy of the high pressure that builds in, in to tomorrow. you can see the dividing line of the cold front, behind it cold. see the blues ahead of it. temperatures in the 40s atlanta, 51 degrees. we can see des moines is 1. a big contrast there. future trend picking up on not a lot as we go through the rest of the evening. clouds streaming in a little bit. high pressure, in to saturday

and also in to sunday with plenty of sunshine in the forecast, this is going to be great game day weather as we move in to your sunday. before we go to sunday, we will talk about what is happening through the rest of the overnight. if you head out, today is friday, big plans out there. i÷úwithout the coat. temperatures will drop further, but this is what i'm forecasting through the overnight. temperature around 33 degrees. might not necessarily need the parka tonight, but keep it in  reach. pause you will need it as you go through tomorrow night. the high for tomorrow, right around 43 degrees. we should be around 49. today 51. you can see that temperatures will be chillier tomorrow and boom, here it is. i need my sound effects , the bottom is going to fall out with the temperature around 23 degrees. and the seven-day forecast, rosy, some people might like it. people are going to like the game day forecast, supposed to be chilly sundays. 42 degrees, we will deal with the cold air, that will continue in to monday.

temperatures rebound a bit. the good news is high pressure will be on top of us as we go in to the middle of the week, not until next the end of next week rather we have a chance for showers in the forecast. >> going to have to get you sound effects pushing the buttons and stuff like that. listen to this. [cheering] >> wow, those are cool. dozens of students at ex-sex tested rocket -- essex tested rockets. the students beat a record by more than 4 feet. congrats, kids. you have time to donate to the its kinder time toy drive today. we teamed with the learning center to honor fallen police officers and firefighters, you

have until december 2 22nd. drop them off at wal-mart. learning center or fire stations in baltimore and arundel county and donate used instruments. details, go to our website, abc2news.com. here is a look at what is coming up tonight at 11:00, we are surrounded by cookie, casseroles, sound effects and rich foods. abc2 news rwzworking for you revealing the secrets to watching your &0weight without ruining your christmas spirit. are you thinking about buying ak tablet computer? a warning about one of the more popular brands, why the kindell could kc cost you more than the original purchase price. @ñ

extra blanket or heavy coat if you are going to be outside. >> bring out the bear as you go in to the weekend. temperature tomorrow, 43 degrees. we will be starting right around 34. check out the game day forecast here, this is on sunday. 1:00 p.m., 40 degrees, mostly sunny and chilly, the winds won't be a factor in this game.

it's going to be awesome. >> should be nice. wear a coat. that's it for abc2 news at 6:00. we will be back here at 11:00.