sometimes they would respond to the blight. sometimes they wouldn't. >> they would go over and they would start dumping. >> today the city's response is what the neighbors have been waiting for for a long time. speeches are one thing. now there's finally, finally some action. this is the first of 41 houses that will go to the ground with grants from the state, city, cal ripken organization and others. it will have a walking trail, basketball court and green sprays. this will spring up out of bags of garbage. it will be a new green space right in the center of park heights. many hope it will return to that former glory. >> it was beautiful, trees on

each side, neighbors greeting and meeting each other. today -- to me that's the beginning of all this happening again. >> reporter: she has lived here half of her 73 years. to watch it turn into something good, she said mark as brand-new beginning. >> five years from now, the change would be so great that everyone will know and want to be a part of park heights. >> about a dozen families near the site will have their homes located. the city hopes to have demolition completed by the end of the year. the entire park project is completed in a couple of years. roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. police are looking for the man in this sketch after receiving a report that he sexually assaulted a woman in glen burnie. the woman told police she met this man at a bar on queen

highway. as they were walking on hospital drive that's when she says he attacked her. she went to the medical center where officers interviewed him. they could not find the man. he is described as tattoo on his neck. if you recognize him call recount recount police right now. u.s. marshals have arrest add man after linking him to a 2006 rape in our state. kendall thomas lynn is expected to be extradited back to baltimore. they believe he raped and assaulted a woman in 2012. he was charged in connection with the 2000 attack last month. maryland police are trying to figure out how a person was hit and killed on 270 in german town. it happened at the exit for the

german town road. the identity of the person who was killed has not been released yet. on the heels of the verdict in the high profile gubernatorial robocalls, a bill would create stiffer penalties for acts aimed at stopping voters. cardin said the bill would only laically to false information given out during the last 90 days of an collection, including providing daters with the wrong date or time or ms. leading voters about their elogyibility. recount recount police need your help identifying a man who committed fraud. a man, pretending to be an account holder gave fake information with the man's information on it to make wire transfers. police are asking young who recognize -- anyone no recognize

the man to call the anne arundel unit. a popular ancestry website says it will not dries play the social security -- displate social security numbers of the newly dead. the federal government hand them over as part of the master file websites. they put them on the internet for anyone to search. after our investigation, our u.s. senators urged the sites to stop posting the information. ancestry.com is one of them and says it will no longer post the number of any person who has died in the last year. one way to keep up with the latest stories is on our ipad app. it's a great way to stay

connected. let's take a look it's all redesigned here. you have the top stories and if you look at the left, you'll see local, state, entertainment stories and all the video you need to see. all the stories you have seen between 5 and 6:00. they will be on our new app on abc2news.com. we have apps for the iphone and smartphones, too. before you leave your house, you should know your weather. you should know your traffic and you can with the weather and traffic app. wyatt? it's an awesome ap. we're checking those up.

438 baltimore. 46 in eastston. hour by you're through the day we look for a climb into the low and mid-50s. the best chances for rain coming plater in the day. we'll talk more about that as it pulls out of the area. we'll also look ahead to the weekend and see what kind of weekend we will face. all right. baltimore county police and some local health leaders have joined forces to push awareness about the stress that can really build up over the holidays and the crimes that can happen as a result. county police chief jimmie johnson said lots of people think about the possibilityings of break-ins or purse snatchings but don't realize they can be harmed by someone they love or know. holiday stress can lead to domestic violence. >> people believe random violent crime is what they most have to

fear. the fact is many violent crimes are of people we know, who we love and care about. >> over the past two months baltimore county police have seen one murder suicide involving an elderly couple. county leaders met to encourage anyone who's a victim to call their 24-hour hotline. we're working for you right now with some helpful tips from the mayo clinic to manage your stress level. first, acknowledge your feelings. don't bottle them up. reach out if you feel lonely or isolated. seek out your friends or family and also be realistic with your expectations. every holiday doesn't have to be perfect. when it comes to gift and food

shopping, stick to your busmght also, plan ahead to make sure you leave yourself enough time to shop and bake and visit friends or whatever you want to do this season and learn to say no overcommitting can leave you feeling completely overwhelmed. don't abandon healthy habits. then take a breather. make sure you have time for yourself, even if it's just for 15 minutes. if you need it, get help from a professional. these are some of the problems we're looking at. again, that's all from the mayo clinic here today. all right. a little too cold, but the maryland jockey club gave us a taste of what to expect with the preakness logo. next year's race will be the 137th running of the $1 million preakness stakes. it's scheduled for the third saturday in may, may the 19th. you can get your tickets anytime

because they went on sale in october. take a break from the stresses of the holiday season with barbara walters, the 10 most fascinating people. it has been expanded to 90 minutes. she mr. sit down with the kardashian family, herman cain and pop superstar katy perry for a look at her childhood. >> your parents were evangelical pastors who went from town to town breech -- preaching. tell me what it was like. >> when i was a little girl i thought my family's world was the only type that existed. we had television, but it was very sensorred. >> all right. you can see more of barbara's

fast nateing interview -- fascinating interview tonight right here on abc2. but, first, start the night off with these three hilarious comedies and modern family at 9:00 followed by the 90-minute barbara walters presents the 10 most fascinating people. if you've got new windows on our holiday gift list, some home improvements are set to exspire at end of this month and what other projects are eligible. >> and men and women who spend the day saving lives, how they spent their day. >> we have a winner, con grates. you get an abc2 storm umbrella.

three days in a row we hit that. we'll talk about when you might need your umbrella as we go forward and beyond coming up. hello i'm serving in kabul, afghanistan. it -- i'd like to say happy holidays to my friend kid -- kids in frederick, maryland.

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it's kindertime toy drive. we have six days and counting. get those gifts to us. you got to get into it. 48 degrees right now. quiet weather night or else i wouldn't be wearing this hat. take a look across the baltimore area. cloudy skies but not feeling like december yet, not feeling all that fripgd -- frigid. damascus, not much sun. jamie, you've got the candy cane tie. take a look at the radar picture right now. not much precipitation, picking up a little moisture up the i-83 corridor, so, could you see a little drizzle as you drive towards hunt valley and beyond? it's possible. the vein towards the harrisburg

area. upper 40s. that's the deal. almost no wind to speak of. so that's good. temperature wise, low 50s for highs today. these were running about five to eight degrees above normal. close to 60 in federal hill. temperatures will warm up tomorrow. chances for showers into the afternoon as you cross over towards edge water. right now the main rain we're tracking is well off to the north up through the harrisburg area. this is where most of the rain stays. we'll have a chance for rain over here tomorrow afternoon but we've got the big high pressure dome over the carolinas. it's helping to skirt the rain through baltimore and the central part of maryland. i think tomorrow a little sy. clouds build. the chance for rain comes in

tomorrow, 5:00, 56. then we see the boundary push south and stall out towards the virginia beach area. overnight 38 for all the santa little helpers. cloudy skies tomorrow. variably cloudy. i think we'll be milder tomorrow but cloudy and better chance of rain. your seven-day forecast, here's how it shapes up. temperatures will run cooler by friday and a bit carl for the weekend. saturday sunday will be dry. >> what is the temperature? baltimore's 55. look at that. you want this weather app. your seven-day, including live interactive radar. go to abc2news.com/weather to find a link to the app.

crop can download it on your iphone or east -- you can download it on your iphone or ipad. if you've been putting off a home improvement project, you may want to get it done by the end of the year. as of that time, the tax credits will expire. we have today's angie's list report. >> reporter: the end of the years will marks the end of several federal tax credits. there's a 10% credit on the cost of home improvements. >> by installing new windows, installing new doors, doing installation, even heating and cooling. >> reporter: more energy efficient models may cost more up front but you'll get a tax credit. you do need to do your research before hand. each item has its on

requirements. for example, the tax credit for insulation does not include installation cost. >> consumers need to be in the driver's seat. not every product will qualify. don't reply solely on the company dog -- doing the installation. >> reporter: make sure you keep the receipts. you'll need them come tax time. charley crowson. >> for more information including suggestions on when to replace your old appliance or windows, head to our website abc2news.com and click on ainge si's -- angie's list link. the team included the former

globetrotter. the harm harm -- globetrotters got people excited about the event coming up. they gave back to the community today. instead of meeting children, they delivered krieger institute to deliver toys. >> this gives us the opportunity to see kids and families on a more joyous occasion. >> it's organized by the firefighters. they usually do seven or eight visits to children's hospitals every holiday season. if you're looking for a way to help a child in need, consider donating to our 13th

annual kindertime toy drive. abc2 is a proud sponsor. you still have time to help. >> we have this great opportunity to really make a dent in our community and help out and really give back. this is a wonderful team for us, a lot of enthusiasm. this will be a wonderful time for our club and kindertime. just drop off new, unwrapped toys at 15 local walmart stores, celebree learning centers, state police barracks or fire stations in baltimore and anne arundel counties. we are teaming up with bsof you have old instruments lying around, bring those in as well. here's what's coming up, you probably thought of the perfect gift for that hard to find person but did you think about

what that defendant could cost after you give it. the gift that keeps on taking. we'll introduce you to a local woman taking a unique inspirational approach to honoring the mother she lost to breast cancer. plus, wyatt's forecast tonight at 11:00. óñ

he's a good guy. >> he's got the moves. >> it's funny. real quick, steve grew up on joppa and steve grew up on silver spring. all right. here's my gift to you. no deeply frigid temperatures. we will be cooler. we got into the mid-40s. watch out for a few showers. other than that, we're look good. >> and he's doing this in honor of his mom. >> how many kids give toys. >> he has more than 1,000 toys in celebree. >> we have a night.

we'll watch world news next and then a string of programs. we'll see uptonight at 11:00.