officer for his actions. the family of monae turnage said the older sister of one of the boys had a relationship with one of the officers. they feel they had something to do with how monae'sed about dip ended up in the -- monae's body ended up in the alley. >> still, i think that somebody -- something else happened. some kind of way something happened. >> reporter: now, again, police have not commented beyond saying this officer is indeed suspended and are awaiting the outcome of the criminal investigation. coming up at 6:00 we'll explain how the turnage family is dealing with this latest news.

brian news. a 4-year-old boy is dead an the mother is injured after a shooting at the home. shanice kellam woke and found her son dead. according to police, the boy was playing with the father's handgun. kellam is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries. a baltimore county firefighter is recovering tonight after he was injured trying to rescue a man who was trapped. he was hit by a falling tree. >> reporter: firefighters have a tough job on a good day. today they received a scare after one of their own went down while trying to save another man's life. there's never such a thing as a simple or routine rescue for a friemplet the driver of this red

suv lost control and went off of krommwell bridge road and went into the ditch. the ladder prepared to lower. >> two little branches broke off. we recognized at that point there was an issue with the tree. the operator of the aerial ladder was told not to move, so the force of the rescue operation, one of the branches snapped. that's what hit him in the head. >> reporter: instead of having one victim, there are two victims, one of their own. the firefighter was hit in the head with the tree that was about as big as round as a baseball bat. he was life flighted to shock trauma. >> he was wearing full gear. he was wearing a helmet. that helped protect him. however, he was seriously injured.

>> now late this afternoon murphy was released from shock trauma, a little shaken up. roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. >> thanks, rosie. well, as our household budgettings get tighter -- budgets get tighter, so does the state budget. this year's budget is already being called the dooms day budget by some. abc2's don harrison has more oar oar he laid out the budget possibilities for the senate budget and taxation committee. some called this the dooms day budget. he says it may not be that bad but -- >> i don't think it's going to be the end of the world but it will be a different world. >> reporter: some legislators say that different world needs to be addressed knew it's not going to go away. somebody needs to take the bull by the horn. >> reporter: lot state has made cuts many years in a row, this

year will be tough. >> this is one of the more difficult years, the national recession, the ongoing fiscal problems that we have, have all come together and at a very inopportune time. >> reporter: the senate president has dealt with tough cuts as the leader of the senate and knows these situations are unavoidable. >> a tough budget. we'll get through with cuts and revenues and get hit again and again. it will be ongoing and it will be a continuing problem. we'll have to deal with it year by year. >> reporter: once the senate completes it, there's a deadline of april 2ton have the budget completed. in annapolis, don harrison, abc2 news. president obama unveiled a new plan to help struggling homeowners. the federal housing administration will be able it

cut up front fees for refinancing loans it already insures. this could help 3 million people reduce their mortgage payments by about $1,000 a year. service members will get compensation. and there will be a refund of old per charges for those denied the chance to refinance. in democracy 2012 tonight it is super tuesday. in 10 states voters are weighing in on which republicans should get the chance to challenge president obama in know. three of the candidates, santorum -- rick santorum, mitt romney and newt gingrich criticized the president. representative donna payne has died from colon cancer.

she was first elected to congress in 1988. he was also a senior member on foreign house affairs. crystal clear. we had the sunshine in abundance. very little in the way of cloud cover. winds from the south, southeast and this is a change from those cold north winds we had yesterday, last night and early this morning. that will eventually warm us up significantly tomorrow but it was not the case today. cold air mass still settling. mid-40s, that's about it on its way to 30s but we'll hold in the low 40s for a few more hours. we'll talk about how things change by daybreak. it's all coming up in a few minutes. now to the latest on that severe weather in the midwest. donations are pouring in for

people blind-sided by the killer tornadoes. and more teams from fema are trying to survey the damage. mother nature has dealt another blow. snow covered houses in indiana, kentucky and tennessee are making the cleanup effort more difficult. now we take you to henryville, indiana. you've seen the stories of devastation but nothing as incredible as the story of stephanie decker. jamie cost tell low joins us with the story. >> stephanie lost both of her legs from protecting her children from not one but two tornadoes. this is what's left of the decker home. nothing. after two tornadoes blew through henryville, indiana last friday night, decker moved to protect her 5 and 8-year-old boys, covering them with a blanket to

shield the debris, but the wreckage did hit her, almost cutting off both legs. a second twister was headed right for stephanie's family. pinned down by the two children, she covered her two children. >> they were screaming. mommy, i can't live without you. please don't die. >> unable to move the heavy debris, 8-year-old dominic went for help. stephanie survived but both legs were amputated. the boys are okay. jamie costello, abc2 news. the morning starts off with a scare in harford county, a chemical scare sent students to the hospital. jeff hager has the details. you note feeling. you didn't win the powerball ticket and you just hopes someone good did. some one has claimed her prize. her story and why she got the

ticket in the first place. plus, stepping out of the classroom on to the big stage for the chance to play. they have their day at the sim finance ni.

tommy clack was in court today. joce sterman has been following him for a career and joins us with the latest. >> reporter: tommy clack entered guilty pleas. we won't know his sentence for several more weeks. clack was in annapolis circuit court. it involves two specific cases

in anne arundel county where homeowners said clack paveed their driveway and charged them thousands of dollars. as part of the deal other pending cases against clack will be dropped. tommy clack was not sen tensessed-- sentenced. however, victims will be able to tell the judge how they feel about them. clack's victims may get some of their money back. as part of the plea deal, prosecutors said they could get pieces of $70,000 in restitution. joce sterman. >> the odds are one out of 175 million but that's all it took to make a rhode island senior a multimillionaire. the lives of the woman and her family are changed forever. >> reporter: the country's smallest state now boasts one

big winner. >> i'm very happy and i'm very proud and this will make my family very happy. we are truly blessed. >> reporter: 1-year-old louise white is $341 million winner after buying a luck vie lottery ticket in winning the third largest powerball jackpot ever. >> jumping up and down enjoying the moment. >> reporter: the ticket was purchased at the stop and shop supermarket in rhode island. >> i'm excited that it was sold here. >> reporter: before louise came forward, shoppers were speculating about the winner. >> i'm so a -- happy. >> reporter: she will accept a lump sum payment and put it in a trust, a trust named after her love of rain bow sherbert, the

reason she went there in the first place. >> i think they slept with the bible, and the next day -- the next business day, monday morning, it was put in a safe deposit box. >> reporter: this is the first win since they raised the ticket price to $2. >> now if i can't win, that's the kind of person i want to see win. >> an exciting stretch in retirement. >> no kidding. what about the weather? >> nothing quite $300 million like but good weather. we do warm up thursday, 70. we have a chance at 70, we'll say upper 60s. let's take a look outside, now. today was a beautiful looking day but the sunshine, you know, the sunshine did not quite warm us up the way we would have liked. mid-40s it. we had a big dome of cold air

sliding in. this was the crystal clear air mass. as it centered over the east coast temperatures struggle to get out of the mid-40s. we saw this throughout the day in baltimore beautiful sunny blue skies. that was the story over charm city. how about the state capital, not a cloud in the sky. there was that continued chill in the air, a chop from the wind. ocean city locking like beech day but not feeling like one. that will be changing as we go into the next couple of days and especially the day on thursday when temperatures could push up close to 70. maryland's most powerful radar continuing to scan the clear sky. temperatures in the mid-40s about as warm as they've been all day. 44 atlantic city. these numbers will continue to fall as we work into the evening. barely slowly though, but we're

in a south wind pattern already. so that is going to be a trend that will keep us say in the as frigid with that warmer south breeze and begin to warm us up as we go through the day tomorrow and on thursday. wind chill factor, winds are out of the south. typically a warmer wind. because the cold air mass is here, any wind at all create as bit of a wind chill. feeling like 39 in annapolis. 3 in cambridge. clear for tonight. tomorrow the winds continuing to come out through the south. it's going to be a warming scenario. we should shot past 60 degrees. the overall pattern high pressure under control. this dome, again, was cold in the center. we didn't have the north winds but had the air mass. that moving offshore. the warmer southerly breezes kicking in in earnest.

they really kick into the day tomorrow. the cool pattern will be replaced by the warm air to the north and continued dry weather mass we go into the next 48 hours. wednesday all clear. the morning crystal clear. on the cold side we warm up and into thursday, begin to bring in our next front from the west but i don't think it will arrive until probably friday morning at the earliest. through the day thursday increased clouds. overnight 30, mostly clear land cold. your forecast two-degree guarantee 61. more sunshine. mostly clear, breezy and cold. seven-day forecast, here's how this shapes up. see the numbers looking pretty good as we go into thursday, pushing 70 with that front and we'll make sure that we spring forward an hour on sunday morning. kelly, back to you. "dancing with the stars" season premiere less than two weeks away and the contestants

are feeling the pressure. it includes world class legends -- athletes as well as music legends. they're spilling some of the behind the scenes acti has an i. >> everyone has the same look in their eyes. i want to win and i got scared. >> she isn't the only one revealing insider information. maria said she had crooked legs as a child and had to wear leg braces and steel reinforced shoes. it starts monday march 14th at 8:00 right here on abc2. and we still don't know who this season's bachelor will end up. in an interview he's spoken to

denver bronco's tim tebow. the season finale of the bachelor is next monday at 8:00 right here on abc2. a mixup at the pharmacy goes unnoticed for months as a breast cancer drug is giving to kids needing flu-like pills. the questions everyone should ask their pharmacists. and food labors -- labels 101.

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children and prescription drugs. it should be a wakeup call for all parents. a cvs drug in new jersey filled prescriptions for flu like pills for children but it was actually tamoxifen, a breast cancer pill. a reminder, make sure you ask your pharmacist to look at the pills you're getting before you take them home. no one noticed this for at least two months. you can also go to the national institutes of health's website. you're at the grocery store. you're trying to make some smart healthy choices and you read the labels and you're in a hurry. how many of the numbers do you actually digest? labels show us how many nutrients are in the food. they're based on a 2,000 calorie diet for healthy adults. even if that doesn't describe

your diet. >> get small percentages like sugar, salt and cholesterol but higher percentages of things like fiber and aim for 20% or more of that. >> also, look at the types of fat, transfat versus transfat. caramel color, that's been added to coke and pep ti for year -- pepsi for years. the group cites several types of cancer to a chemical found in the caramel color. the american beverage association is questioning the science of these studies. got lots of great interesting stories on our website at abc2news.com. that's the place for all the

health needs. a scare at an area school as an odor takes over. hazmat was called in but not before some people got sick. jeff hager has more. plus, for some a helpful hand can turn into an empty wallet. how scammers are looking at storm victims. and happy birthday to the oreo cookie. how the company is celebrating.

all right. let's get you up to the minute on some of our top stories. baltimore police have suspended an officer in the death of this girl, 13-year-old monae turnage, for his conduct after the shooting. her body was found in an alley in northeast baltimore.

two boys, ages 12 and 13 have been charged with involuntary manslaughter. the suspended officer had a relationship with the sister of one of the boys. a volunteer firefighter was released from shock trauma. authorities say he was helping a driver at the scene of the crash in carney when he was hit in the head by a fallenning tree. he is expected to be okay. and tommy clack entered a dpul ti please he was in annapolis circuit court to accept the plea deal. homeowners say clack paveed the driveway and charged them thousands for the work even though he wasn't licensed. other pending charges could be dropped. he could face