we finish out the month of february. in a sense a little out like a lion because we have more active weather to the west with severe storms the cluster that will mainly bring rain. we think potentially two thunderstorms and you can see that next round already up over west virginia, tracking east, it'll arrive later this evening in the baltimore and across maryland. you can see where the watches and warnings are. extreme western maryland. we have severe weather warnings up for eastern tennessee. this evening 40s. a few storms to the southern and western part of the state. we will talk more about how it develops in to thursday, big change there coming up. >> thank you. >> tonight the latest on a developing story. police in hartford have stepped up patrols in a belaire community after a man exposed himself to a pair of girls on a playground. we have the latest. >> reporter: families on todd road are concern that the pervert picked a time when

buses were dropping off children to expose himself. it was here in a playground surrounded by townhouse complexes where two 13-year- old's saw a man with his pants dropped down watching them. >> it's not like they aren't watching the kids, how would someone have the nerve? >> reporter: the girls ran back to it their homes and told their parents who then called police. they were able to provide a detailed description of the man. >> the individual is 35 to 40- year-old miracle, white. >> reporter: monica of the hartford county sheriff's office offers tips for parents x&ioia>!c$juvápml7@>éb$

take a cell, call the police, let them know where you are seeing this, if you can keep a distance and watch them, try to do that but if the individual flees give the deputy the idea of what direction they fled in so we can locate them. >> reporter: as long as the suspect remains at large families here say they will remain just as vigilante as the deputies who stepped up patrols in the area fearful this incident will not be the last. >> i know my children feel comfortable with their children here but i have to tell them again no area is comfortable. you can't be -- you can't relax. >> reporter: two days before the incident near the playground a similar incident happened a short distance away in the 1600 block of rolling road. at this point police can't rule out it may have been the same suspect. >> thank you. now developing story, a 22-year- old is in custody accused of

killing his own daughter. police say he beat the 5-year- old after she soiled her pants. >> reporter: city police have charged matthew karr with first and second degree murder along with felony child abuse for the death of the 5-year-old. it happened in this house on calloway avenue in northwest baltimore late monday night. police say they got a 911 call from the home saying the daughter was in the tub and not breathing. she was taken to the hospital pronounced dead. police say doctors found injuries on the child which lead detectives back to the father. >> she had trauma to most of her body, doctors found fractures in the face, several ribs were fractured, and we needed a suspect. the only person that was home with her at the time was the father. with that said homicide detectives brought him down, interviewed him, quite

extensively. after which they came to the conclusion he killed her. >> reporter: this is a picture of the man. police have charged him with first degree murder, child abuse, resulting in death. assault anden dangerment. he was arraigned this morning in district court and is held without bond. >> thank you. the latest on a shooting of a sheriff's deputy tonight. the sheriff's office said the deputy shot in the arm and was taken to the hospital. deputies say he was shot while on a task force in cambridge. police say officers were working a barricade situation, the man was taken into custody. now to severe weather tonight. homes and businesses were divide overnight as a string of storms went through the midwest . in missouri authorities investigating the possibility that a tornado may have touched

down people have never seen anything like this damage. >> devastating. i don't know. we pulled up and saw -- the roof was off and pretty much knew at that point that it's a lost cause. >> the storms are blamed for nine deaths in missouri and illinois. we are live tonight in the area and have more on the damage. >> reporter: i have seen a lot of tornado damage in my career but this is widespread across the area. i want you to look about a half mile away. that's the hilton hotel where in branson a town known for country music, now instead of banjos and guitars you are hearing chain sauce, the damage is massive. this storm made its way across the body of water, it made its way up -- i'm top of branson

mountain and do you see the couch that's there? that couch is from that hotel about a third to a half mile away. the national weather service has been busy. today they did damage assessment. they are looking for indications of how strong the winds will be. they say it's a tornado t will be a ef2. winds 120 to 130 miles an hour. kelley, they are saying at this is maximum it was four football fields wide. this was a massive storm. there is a lady that lives here on this mountain. they 81 and has never seen a tornado strike up on branson but it was a massive storm in this city, surprisingly there was not one single person killed, just a lot of injuries and a lot of clean up. >> all right. thank you so much for that. you be safe out there. the website is your source for everything that happens in

tornado alleyw. very teams of storm chasers all over the country and many stream live so you can see them as they race to get as close as possible to the most violent storms. just head to the website and you can find tornado alley there under the weather tab. for the first time tonight we are learning the chilling 911 calls the high school during the shooting that killed three students in ohio. monday morning a 17-year-old pulled out a .22 caliber hand gun and started shooting at students. three were killed, one survive after was released. another second injured teen is in critical condition. operators started getting calls just after it started. >> where --. >> we -- we just a shooting at the school. we need to get out of here. >> okay. >> a few students have described lane as sad, alone, one of his friends who said he saw the shooting wrote on

facebook i wanted so bad to try to help you but i could see in your eyes you didn't care anymore. i'm sorry buddy. aaa said the midatlantic will be a hot spot for gas prices in the coming weeks, a lot of us looking to savor but are those reward programs really helping? we have the answer. >> reporter: about the only thing that makes you feel better about dropping $300 on groceries is that some stores give you a little bit of pay back at the pump but fine print in some of the programs may be cutting off the savings more than it you realize and tonight at 11 you will see the reward programs advertised all over town. we are looking at the rules behind that bold print, showing you what is not included in the discount, tell iting you about the caps on how much discounted gas you can buy and how long you have to catch in on all the

rewards. >> a time filling up my car with going to the grocery store. >> reporter: tonight at 11 we will break down the fine print looking at four popular reward program that are advertised all over the area. abc 2news. >> we look forward to that. some sad news tonight out of hollywood. davie jones has died at the age of 66. he rose to fame in the 1960s in the brand the monkeys. a representative of the artist said he died this morning of a heart attack in florida. he was born in manchester england and sang lead vocals. is your old prom gown collecting dust? some girls in need, how you can clean out the closet. and you will notice some changes in the meat section at your grocery store. the new labeling that's supposed to make nutritional

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. now the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate. >> start off the radar, you see heavy showers in western maryland. isolated thunderstorms in the area to out toward garret, stream across the border here, beautiful white water rafting. some lighting but no severe weather in the area and i think there is enough cool weather that most of the weather weather is going to come in the form of mainly just precipitation, maybe a little wind likely we won't see a lot of thunderstorm activity or if we did it'll be limited. tough to see right now. we have 50 out at pwi. winds are from the south.

very light at the moment. show you some of the weather through the day. here is the hdabc weatherbug camera overfed ralph hill. look at the downpours. wet weather situation. no question about that. the clouds holding tough as we push toward sunset tonight. wet weather here, really this was the story just statewide. you couldn't buy any sun today. all right. let's take a look at some of the temperatures out there and they are running cooler than yesterday but still reasonable, 50 baltimore, 54 easton. we had 40s for much the day but now we warmed up. 41hagerstown. winds are light and changing, a bit of a south breeze in southern maryland. if we get a thunderstorm complex it's more than likely to be in the southern counties, saint mary's, that's where the warmer air is and that's where the wind's have shifted out of

the south. you could almost make out the mildler area ridge over the lower part of the state with the highs in the low mid50s. i still look mainly for rain with this. there could be a few thunderstorms, the severe weather threat looks to stay to the west and its been a significant one for kentucky and west virginia. we will look for the next round of rain, one through, another coming through in the next several hours. lower pressure, cooler air and mild air just south of us. once again i think we will be cut off from the main warm air supply. once they clear we are looking for a mild surge. should push our temperatures up into the 60s. mid60s tomorrow. quite the warm up there as we go into friday a new rain system. this could bring showers in as we go into early saturday. we will see on that. overnight 45, scattered showers ending, late -- clearing, breezy tomorrow, 65, yes,

definitely much more mild out there. a look at thursday night. 36, clear and cooler so that is the overall set up. we will have the seven day forecast in just a couple more minutes. . >> thank you. >> prom season around the corner. you know some cases teen girls don't have the money to afford it but the priceless gown secret is working to change that. how one event is making a difference. >> reporter: it's not long before prom season is on us this girl is searching for the perfect prom dress. >> i want a short dress because i'm not tall and since i -- our theme is like a mardi gras team, a lot colorful. >> reporter: the priceless gown project @includeztitleed in 2004. the event helps young girl as

tend prom who wouldn't otherwise be able to afford it. they receive gently used or brand new dresses. >> hundreds of students attend the event each year. youth ministries and mentor programs to make sure those who need dresses attend. >> this is so important because we recognize families are being affected by the economy so we want to take the opportunity and -- in a small way to give back. >> reporter: the project offers something for everybody with short and long dresses of all colors and students couldn't be more grateful. this is a wonderful idea they came up with because i know some women and their parents can't afford prom time soy think it's a wonderful event. >> reporter: and they are in for a special treat with makeovers, all in an effort to make prom a night to remember. abc 2news. >> i love those makeovers.

the project will be held on saturday march 3rd from nine to three . it's a first come first serve basis. >> you may want to start seeing the dentist more. a new study shows by skipping the visits more and more people are rushing to the er at a higher cost. and kids and sugar. we all know they need a lot less. we will take a closer look at the foods that they are coming from.

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nutritional information you find on things will be showing up at the meat counter too. the new labels will have information like your calories, protein, fat content, saturated fat, sodium and all of the important figures you expect from other food label. . the u.s.d.a. is now requiring them. and drugs also getting new labels because of the fda. the drug that are prescribed to lower high cholesterol can cause memory loss and confusion and now the labels will explain that. about 32 million machines are currently on statens. like more and more americans using the merge er for dental problems. they are not only bad for teeth since it means patients are usually skipping visits but they are more expensive.

in most states a visit to the er costs about 10 times what it would cost for a regular trip to the dentist office. and your kids are getting more sugar than what they are eating than -- what they are drinking, always talk about apple juice and soda. the national center for health stats said it's coming mostly prepackaged foods. researchers found about 59% of them come from foods indead of 41% from drinks. though foods are mostly to blame soda is the single biggest source of sugar. the website is the place for all the news you need so just log on, check out the paper and find all the headlines as well as interesting health categories to help you and your family. soggy, probably the best word to describe it today. want to show the live shot of the ride home. baltimore national car, traffic is moving. wyatt will be back with a look

at the forecast which includes a few dryer and warmer days. and a disturbing business card. left behind for workers at a fish market. details on the message that have police investigating tonight. . and you know the saying, 30 days past september. what if all that changed and holidays like halloween and christmas fell on the same day of the week every year? we said we should say the system? that's up new at 5:30.

. now, abc 2news at 5:30. >> now let's get you up to the minute on tonight's top stories, belaire will see an increase with patrols after two 13-year-old girls saw a man with his pant around his ankles near a playground.

the sheriff's office is still looking for the man and is trying to see if this latest incident is related to one a few days ago. a 22-year-old father facing murder charges accused of killing his own daughter. police say matthew karr beat the 5-year-old to it death inside a home late monday night. medics responded to the call from the home and found her in a bathtub. they took her to the hospital where she was pronounced dead and doctors say she had fractures to her face. the death toll from those severe storms that hit missouri stands at nine. branson a town known for its county music there were reports of a tornado going up to the main road. hotels and theaters suffered damage and more than 30 people were reported injured. in illinois at least six died in the town of harrisburg after a storm leveled much of the town. nothing around here search voluntary severe to talk

about. is there more rain on the way? wyatt has a look at what we can expect tonight and how much will fall. you would have thought people were dealing snow today as slow as the traffic was. >> yeah and pretty heavy rain. you know anything around here during rush hour will make it generally jam up and that's what we have in western maryland. couple of lightning strikes, the radar and lightning detection mode. couple of storms west of maryland. these aren't severe. we will watch out. big cluster of rain. we have had several waves of shower. our next wave of rain getting ready to cross in to the baltimore area. we are seeing a few showers over howard. more rain coming in and a lot of this has been severe to the west. there will be flash flood concerns from hagerstown westward but looks like central maryland without any type of flood advisory or warning. this evening 40, scattered

showers and a few thunderstorms to the west and to the south of us. we will talk more about how things play out. >> thank you. you can always have the weather in the palm of your hand. abc2 continues to lead the way in mobile offerings. visit abc2 news.com and check out the growing list of apps. you can have access to the most accurate weather forecast. the latest news and live streaming video 24-7 right there. police are investigating an early morning shooting where they say a man was shot inside his home with his own gun. officers found him sitting in the kitchen with a gun shot wound. they believe he was home alone in his bedroom when he heard a noise and found a man. they struggled the man said the intruder shot him with his own gun as they fought. officers searched the area but didn't find