a 16-year-old is charged with killing his father and dumping his body in a pond. we'll take you back to new hampshire for a look at how the candidates are fairing in the granite state as we get closer to the polls closing. in less than 24 hours after a house fire claimed the life of today. sq#twi# is back from 3 >> reporter:xd investigators dot knowxd what touched off the fire that killed the two women. county fire said 63-year-old carolyn and stacy himelheber died when fire and smoke went through the home. they said they had problems getting inside because of large amounts of clutter. the two women were found upstairs noar the bathroom and later died in the hospital. they were fixtures in the community for more than 20

years. they say they were good neighbors and they would be missed. >> it is a tragedy. they were just out here earlier today, over to my mom's house telling her about the car accident, and that was it. that was the last time, at 4:30, is when my mom saw them. >> reporter: firefighters found no smoke detectors inside. they're still trying to determine the exact cause of that fire. we have a high school student from bel air who is behind bars at this our charged with gunning down his father and dumping his body a pond in aberdeen. 16-year-old robert conley richardson the third face as third-degree murder charge after shooting his dad inside their mooresmill road home and calling his sister to confess to the crime. >> it the 16-year-old had shot his father and was looking for a place to

dispotes body. >> a trooper spotted the father's chevy trail bladesser and a -- blazer and a chase ensued. richardson told police where they could find his 58-year-old father's body partially submerged in a pond behind a relative's house in aberdeen. richardson is being held right now at the harford county detention center. did a baltimore county man throw a doggy off a balcony sunday night in owings mills? someone called police saying they saw a man throw something off from two stories up about 50 feet across the street. the same person said they went to look and saw a yorkshire terrierñi on the ground. before police gotjf there, a wod came and brought theçó doglu in. dog, named lonnie wasçó tak( toq the falls road animal hospital with possible spinal

injuries. gary wallace, jr., who lives in the town home, has been charged with animal cruelty and mutilation and is being held on $250,000 bail. police are still investigating this. baltimore county police need your help trying to find a man who broke into several office buildings. detectives believe this man, caught on several surveillance cameras burglarized five buildings since december the 6th by prying doors or breaking glass doors. the man is described about 50 or 60 and thin. call buccaneer -- baltimore county police. let's take a look at the harbor cam as we get ready to enjoy another tuesday night. not a bad day but something is coming tomorrow. let's check in with wyatt everhart. growing up in ocean city,

riding the waves. the spring like waves today and a rain type situation as we go into the evening tomorrow. clear tonight, looking good. temperatures well into the low to mid-50s after a chilly start. right now they're cooling off. 43 at bwi-thurgood marshall. 50 at washington. 52 in frederick. almost no wind. tomorrow things begin to change. 46 by noon. we're still dry by lunchtime. the chances for rain go up and this could get heavy by tomorrow night. we'll talk about when this storm gets out of here and look ahead to the weekend. it's all coming up. while lots of peopleq miym fans, he goes to every game with a groupñi of fansçóçói tailgates using ravens tools. he had trouble findin"

spot. he opened up his own kiosk. he and a friend opened home gairms. the store was so successful that they opened their first franchise in waldorf. in between preparations the ravens ground crews are out there. they started in westminster and swooped into towson and gave patriot plaza a coat of purple with the team's logo. wednesday morning you'll see the word relentless at locations all around us. even though they didn't use the paint, the university of maryland medical strs -- center will be bathed in purple lights. don't forget. we want you to show off your purple pride. upload the teachers. just head to abc2news.com/facebook and share

your pics. don't forget to join us for our special on the ravens playoff push. it will air sunday morning, january 15th, right before the divisional game. i will be there with scott and it starts 9:00 sunday morning. now he has decided not to put on anymore uniforms. derek mason is retiring. help spent 15 years in the nfl, six with us. he is now looking into a future of broadcasting. that man will make this. all right. tonight's democracy 2012. tonight's primary. all polls show mitt romney with a5a commanding lead. kelly swoope has the very

latest. >> reporter: so far, people are stillxd predicting thatx> tonight will tell it all. the voters always speak their peace. >> the first votes were counted last night just after midnight but they didn't say much about the eventual outcome. independents make up 40%, so huntsman could come out near the top. tomorrow the fun starts.

the maryland general assembly begins another satisfaction. governor martin o'malley announced that he plans to propose more than $370 million for school construction. the governor said the proposal would bring the historic school commitment to almost $2 billion. >> this investment will support 11,650 jobs of people doing important work that you need, that i need that everyone in our state needs in quality schools. governor plans his administration plans to fund existing school improvements. well, the recent execution of a georgia man has spark lad longstanding debate over the death penalty nationwide. today in annapolis representatives from the naacp and other supporters met to bring atenge to the -- attention to the debate. the man was convicted of murder and spent two years on death row

before his qix -- conviction was overturned. >> it's time. it's time to stop fooling around with people's lives and execute real policy and kill the death penalty. that's the only thing that needs to die because this almost killed me. >> maryland's death penalty has been on hold since 2006, but groups like the naacp wants maryland to set the example. how many beers can you have in one sitting. this is to find out if your college kid is binge drinking. we'll tell you why the government is making a last call. there's a new study that will make you think twiá leavingxdñiñiñi your spouse.xd >> after añi winteld like day, spring liket(çó today year is 41. 52 your two-degree guarantee.

our weather winner, katherine out of jest sup. give us your name and we'll talk about our next rain maker moving in out of texas. we'll talk about when it arrives coming up. ♪

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diseases. >> she has heart disease and diabetes, which mean has grueling schedule of exercise, counting carbs and calories and timing medications perfectly. >> some have to be taken at this time. some don't have to be taken with food. you read the small print. don't take this medication with this kind. >> reporter: it's that kind of tedious schedule that keeps diabetics from taking medication properly. >> most of the mortality is related to coronary artery disease and vascular disease. >> reporter: now doctors may be on the verge of treating both diabetes and heart disease with one drug. in lab tests researchers found the drug not only lowered blood sugar but blood and cut cholesterol by 30% and cut down on the amount of plaque in the

í÷ojeuiu striking. amount ofw3 benefit, significant reduction. nxd]%$ ez ours inxdjfñe1 the gym. by the time her son is her age diabetes will affect one out of every three in the country why developing a single drug is getting a lot of attention. linda so abc2 news. >> the great linda so tells us this drug is being tested in diabetics worldwide. college age binge drinkers average nine drinks every time they get drunk. that's according to the centers for disease control and prevention. health officials say this contributes to problems like

drunk driving. we have a new review out by the university of arizona. it found that divorced adults have a higher risk of early death compared to their married counter parts. the risk was 23% greater among divorcees similar to those who smoke, are overweight or drink heavily. scientists believe this could be because of the negative health conditions like depression or trouble sleeping. abc2news.com is your place for all the health news you need. log on and check out the page. you'll find the day's healthlines as well different health categories to help you find the information for you and your family. all right. let'sxd start off with an electn

ñiñitoçó new hampshirq: clear weather, no snow @ícdñi tk we're theñi free state. temperatures in the low 40s up there today. weather should not impact turnout. we know that much. take a look at the overall conditions back here in baltimore. 43 now after topping out at 10 degrees warmer than that. winds have gone calm. we had a nice northwest breeze. in ellicott city, a fantastic looking sunset as we look at our camera. just a beautiful dusk. baltimore seeing just about nothing but sunshine today, great weather over charm city and a similar deal really no matter where you are. blue skies carroll cot -- county, blue skies in annapolis. now maryland's most powerful radar shows nothing.

we'll be dry all night and dry to start you off. a dramatic change in the weather by this time tomorrow evening in the form of rain. temperatures are in the low 40s out there to upper 30s, 39 patuxent river, but no wind and with temperatures dropping, it will be a pleasant evening certainly by mid-january standards. south baltimore tomorrow 47. downtown 46. we'll see clouds thickening up. as we get rain in the afternoon, that will create some rain cooling. how about howard county where you were dealing with the snowy çó evening. tomorrow a sunny start and chancese1 for rain as we go inçe i rq)e's our nextt( rain maker,i you canokñiq see the circulatioó shd western tennessee, this will be the weather maker that eventually moves into maryland has we go into tomorrow afternoon. as you see now we are clear.

there's nothing but a few clouds in virginia. the overall pattern quiet. the high pressure cell will keep us dry. we'll watch that next storm as it begins to make the track from southwest to northeast. it will encounter dry air, so that will actually, i think, as we cloud up, the rain may not begin to come down in a big way at the surface until we get into the latter part. you can see the timing. as the storm moves in, better chances for rain by your evening commute, could be wet. we know what that does for traffic. get out the office tomorrow afternoon and troy to do that. thursday, cloudy, colder and a band of showers could come through thursday night and mix with wet snow. we'll watch for that. overnight 30, mostly clear. your two-degree guarantee. as we cloud up it should not be as mild. tomorrow night, better chances for rain to be steady and heavy and we can pick up an inch or

more, no question. as we look at your seven-day forecast, another gorgeous day on thursday. then we'll say that that thursday night s could bring a few wintry showers early friday morning. by the way, the weekend right now, jamie, upper 30s. tail gaters sunday morning, low to mid-30s. it's going to be chilly and we all, of course, hope those texas guys aren't used to it. today the 40th wawa opened up receipt off of 95 and easton avenue. look what they did to it. this wawa is the first in the mid-atlantic where they baked their own hoagie rolls. you can order beverages along with quick checkout lanes.

teachers at lyndale middle school are doing something drastic to collect food for people in need. lookxd whatxdq theçóñr teachersg and someñr administrpors. they're trying toxdfáñrñr colleh food to fillw3 añiçóñrq giantñie container. astokxdñr >> it's been cold. i must admit. a little surprised. >> there's been so many people who have come by people have come by from facebook, from the announcements that's been out. it's been amazing. a lot of food for the first day. >> go back. you can make donations at the office. they will be there until the

13th, kelly. here's what's coming up. you can save a lot of money, but sometimes the fine print can be confusing. we've got four tips you need to know. and a priest in texas is a huge ravens fan. he holds season tickets and has a pair for this sunday's game. we'll show you how he is using his playoff tickets for good. plus, wyatt's forecast. join us for abc2 news at 11:00.

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come on, mr. wyatt. >> this has been subs a nice -- such a nice january day. this is our lady of per pet chal help, temperatures in the mid to upper 40s, not so bad. 47 in dundalk. one more look at tomorrow's forecast, mid to upper 40s. we're going to see things go downhill in the afternoon, rainy for that evening commute. do what you can. we're ot there preparing for the 11:00 news. watch diane sawyer with the

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