ridge went up to $3.99 a gallon. all right. we want to start with this developing story. i know you've been on the phone with your daughter or son in college park where police have stopped a potential shooting very. a 19-year-old sophomore, alexander song, is going through a mental evaluation. >> reporter: alexander song wanted to go on a shooting rampage and quote kill enough people this make national news. the 19-year-old ussments md student from howard county posted that comment and others like it on these two sites which allow the user to remain anonymous but the remarks were believable enough for a umd police to get tips from as far away as montana, justifying an all out investigation. >> discovered the ip address

that sent the orange message -- original message. they determined that the messages were sent from a campus location. >> that location was oakland hall on north campus. police arested song 10:00 sunday morning. he was unharmed and no guns were found in his dorm. after monitoring his internet activity, detectives believed this was a credible threat from a disturbed young man. >> he was very emotionally distraught to the point of shaking and crying, clearly in need of psychiatric assistance, which we made sure he received. >> he threatened to do it on the mall. at any given time there are students crisscrossing their way to class. today many conversations all over campus about how tragic that would have been. >> i couldn't imagine it.

there's some kids out here. that would be crazy. >> these two are freshmen from howard county sitting on the very part of campus that was a target today. >> i was concerned that this was like virginia tech. we can't have that happen here. >> thankfully, they didn't. they were notified through the campus alert system and felt safer today by the obvious and frequent presence by police officers, increased patrols that the department said despite knowing song worked alone will continue. brian kuebler, abc2 news. >> while song is charged with a misdemeanor, that could carry six months in prison. pals -- as for why he threatened the shooting rampage, he was stressed out by his school work. someone struck for a second time shooting out windows up and

down main street. one shot hit a large plain glass window at the family restaurant while diners were eating inside. you can see the bullet hole there and a few blocks down bell hair police believe the same person took autism a window at the tae kwon do academy and the front door of a nearby bank. police found a ball bearing and that hints that vandals were using a sling shot. >> the window would have gone, i would have had to board it out. they came out and replaced that. this is special size. it would have been a couple weeks. >> this is the second time in as many weeks the vandals have struck. if you have any information, ir' asked to call the bel air police department. prosecutors say an 18-year-old pleaded guilty to

the stabbing of a bel air man. done el -- donnell graham stabbed patrick ward several times. ward later died. police are trying to determine what led to the stabbing death of a 28-year-old man. the mother's 54-year-old boyfriend is in custody accused of stabbing the younger man to death on pikeswood drive. the 28-year-old took himself to the hospital where he later died. >> the victim does not live at that address. that's the suspect's address. he took a cab there. there was an altercation and the victim got into the cab. >> the investigation continues into what led up to the stabbing

and whether or not the victim's mother was there at the time. all right. you're looking live on the commute home on 95 on the southern side of the ft. hockey henry tunnel. we lost an hour. that chop lead to drowsy driving. drivers who lost an hour of sleep may not be fully alert out there on the road. a 2010 report found that drowsy driving was the reason for one in six deadly accidents. for more information on drowsy driving and ways to fight it, you can log on to abc2news.com. it was a beautiful day out there today. thanks to the normal warmth and somewhat calm winter, the cherry blossoms are already blooming. this was the scene in washington, d.c. but they're already blooming around baltimore. today's weather is a taste of what's to come. meteorologist wyatt everhart has quite a string. >> it keeps coming. boy, what a pleasant evening it will be to take a walk with the

later periods of daylight. you get a chance in you're a 9 to 5, 9 to 6 worker, you have a chance to enjoy. it take a look at some of the highs today. 72 in bowie. 72 centerville. 62347 clefter town -- chester town. we're wraching a line of showers. this is not a cold front. watch out for a few thunderstorms in the afternoon. we'll talk more about that coming up. >> it is now official. constellation energy is now part of exelon. the takeover creates one of the largest competitive suppliers in the country. also, christopher crane becomes the combined president and ceo while constellation becomes the

executive chairman. etchle -- exelon has a presence in 47 states. a law can make it illegal to smoke if you have a young child in the car, if the child is younger than eight. on friday the bill was amend making the age 16. supporters realized though had voted in error and the amendment was overturned, lowering the age to eight. a few states have passed similar bills but some feel parents should make the choice. >> i think that's more the parents are going to make their own decision. parents make good decisions anyway. >> while second hand smoke is not good, limiting it to children under eight will make it easier to enforce. did you see the gas prices? ridiculous. nationally, it's $3.81.

it's due to a refinery regulation but right now the average price is $3.78 for regular. that's 10 cents higher than a week ago and 22 cents higher than last month. taxes are due in just over a month, april 17th of this year. when tax season comes scams are common. this year scammers are taking a new approach. joce sterman has more. >> reporter: it's the place upfind sol list every sunday -- solice every sunday morning. coich could be a good place to snag victims. thieves are targeting seniors and low income people making bogus offers to get them a refund or stimulus money and they're using churches to pull it off. in some cases the crooks

approach in person with promises of free money, but the irs said they're sending homemade fliers to churches targeting people who belong there because of the trust factor. the scam has all the red flags the irs warns about on its website. in the end, the sins of the scammers will cost you. the irs said ult' pay upfront for these nonexistent refunds that never turn up and you'll be left wishing for help from a higher power. >> the irs has a few tips. be wary of any offers for free money and offers that make -- and other offers. for these and others, just head to abc2news.com/scam alerts or click on the money tab at the top of the home page and the

scam alert link. every six minute as child under the age of five is injured from a fall downed stairs. researchers are issuing a call to all toddlers to make sure they're toddler proofing their homes. they found that between 1999 and 2008 about 931,000 children were injured on the stairs. about 25% of those were being carried by their parents. researchers here at hopkins say that most of the injuries small children receive on the stairs and around the home can be prevented with proper planning. they say the stairs, have to be secured in every home that has toddlers. >> a lot of times, watching a child, if you turn your back for a second, things could change, so, you know, baby walkers,

things are not recommended and they get away from you. you feel like they're okay. >> keisha said parents should try to invest in stair barricades for the top and bottom of the stairs including power outlet plugs and ske detectors. one of the other causes of injury is, of course, fire. on a great night like tonight we're ready to take a walk. mark is here and will take us on a walk for multiple sclerosis. it's ms awareness week. >> 71 degrees at bwi. that will warm you up. temperatures forecast into the mid-60s today, so no two-degree winner. as we check out maryland's radar, we'll talk about when the showers arrive and the rest of the week coming up.

abc2 news is a proud supporter of the ms society. we'll bring you stories of people living with the disease. tonight at 11 we'll meet this man. he found the gym is a great way to deal with his ms. here ease mark. he's been with the ms for nine years. what got you involved first? >> way, way back when i had an extended family member with ms.

went on to become one of the largest sponsors. one thing led to another. >> we have such power that we painted the chair. >> the orange chairs, orange ties. we're so pleased with the support. >> what advancement have we made. >> if you diagnosed 15, 20 years ago, there were few treatments. now we have modifying therapies. we still don't know fully what causes it and we don't have a cure. we have some medications that can help people manage it. we talk about the invisible form of ms. one of the thing that is makes it complicated, for some individuals, you would never see symptom that is would present themselv of people with a much more progressive

form. they are the ones with a rally -- paralysis or severe vision loss. >> the first walk will be april the 14th. it starts and doesn't let up. >> reporter: this year we're doing nine walks across the state of maryland. our largest one is the one in towson. >> what do the walks mean? >> this is the pry -- primary one. last year alone we funded about 40.5 million. some occurred right here in the state of maryland mat johns hopkins and university of maryland. i always say we're so fortunate that we have the best clinics here. i will say we have so many individuals who are so passionate about our mission and so passionate about trying to

find a fewer for ms that through the years we've been able to fund research. it's been much more of a challenge. >> thank you mark for coming in. it's ms awareness week. we are a pod sponsor. we will force you to get out and raise money. thank you. >> all right. take a look out there, nice night to take a walk. a lot of people doing that. 65 at bwi. we've been as warm as 71 today. not record breaking but nearly 20 degrees above average. sunshine helping to warm things up. this is our view down in laurel, looking out over the football field. a good day to do a track meet.

bel air, charm city. kent island. it's a gorgeous view. you see the clouds thickening up. it will get tougher and tougher to show you sun set at kent island. well past 7:00, headed for 730s. some rain in garrett county. a boundary will slide through. could bring showers in before dawn. we think the best chance will come tomorrow. we're dry as a bone. temperatures have been the story, cool north and west. overall mid-60s to upper 50s in ocean city. for most of us it's mild on a south wind. that's a mild air flow. we're expecting it to continue. mid-atlantic radar showing limited activity, some in gairp rete county.

by have the clouds beginning to fill fer. that will help keep temperatures up tonight. if we keep a decent cloud deck that will keep temperatures up warmer. the trend is for more warm air to continue to surge in. ahead of our weak area of low pressure a bit of a disturbance a trough line that will come through, spark showers, maybe a thunderstorm or two. with temperatures in the mid-70s, we'll have the potential for scattered storms. this is 5 a.m., maybe a shower for your early morning commute. as we move into tuesday evening and afternoon indicating a line of storms. it could be a pop-up thunderstorm or two trying to sneak out in the mid-70s. watch out for possibly at least a passing shower or thundershower. looks like it will be dry on wednesday. overnight 52, clouds on the increase. tomorrow your two-degree

guarantee, cloudy, chance for shower. then we'll dry out and stay mild overnight. you talk about mild. here's the outlook right into st. patrick's day saturday. temperatures will continue to be in the low 70s, maybe mid-70s for a couple of days. right now there's no end in sight. you have to keep in mind i believe it's tuesday that we will gnashly start spring -- officially start spring. >> alt those people who moved to florida, see what they missed. the major indoor soccer league team. the team is in rochester. the blast won 8-2 at first mariner arena. if area' unable to win tonight then they play overnight until someone wins. of the blast is looking to win their sixth tight until franchise history and the first since 2009.

and greyhounds, 15 seed. they are in the east region and will plate first round coming up thursday. if loyola beats ohio state, they will have the record for loyola and the greyhounds. all right. we'll be right back and tell you what's cup company on abc2 news at 11. the car on the left was filled up with low detergent gasoline. while the car on the right was filled up with bp gasoline with invigorate. which helps clean and protect its engine so it can get a few more miles per tank

than the car on the left. go a little farther with bp gasoline with invigorate.

what's coming up tonight? >> we have the story of a local man. his quest is all the important inspiring. look at this. we want to show you how he has found strength in dealing with his ms. >> plus, having a burger or stake for dinner, you might want to plan on something else. the temperature risk. we'll have those stories and whole lot more on the news at 11. >> this weather is what everybody is talking b the whole week is just -- >> we're going to keep it going. >> golf course or take a walk. take a look. maryland's most powerful radar. that line is diminishing, weakening, better chance for a

scattered shower tomorrow. 76 warm degrees. mid-70s through at least thursday. >> maybe i'll play golf. >> hey, have a great night. we'll see you at 11. ♪

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