on the night of june 13th. police say 29-year-old rubin dunn had been driving the car ha hit the girls but switched places with his girlfriend, who was in the passenger seat. miles was driving when police stopped the car after the crash and she pleaded guilty to being accessory after the fact, she received a five wreer suspended sentence and probation and testified against rubin dunn in court this week. the jury determined there was reasonable doubt that dunn was driving the car, they acquitted him today. we spoke with the mother of courtney, a short time ago about the moment she heard that not guilty verdict. >> i got one happened up in the ir a, i'm -- hand up in the air, i'm thinking i want to say yes, thank jesus, this is finally over, this is all i wanted to say. instead of, that i put my hand down and my head down and cried. you got to breathe deep and ask why, why did this happen?

>> once again, rubin dunn found not guilty in connection with the death of those two teens in the hit and run crash last year. more reaction from family members of the victims tonight at 11:00. new at 6:00, another person charged in the death of a 13- year-old girl whose body was found under a pile of trash last month. martinez armstrong is facing a gun charge after his dna was found on the rifle that is believed to have been used in the death of monet turnage. the child was found dead in an alley, two juveniles have been charged. felons are not allowed to be in possession of any weapon. a former teacher pleaded guilty to child sex abuse charges. jeffrey sears was arrested last say he had izç4ñrinappropriate sexu relationships with three hcñçñ students, the students ranged in age from 15-16, sears will

harford district judge denied bail to a bel air man bank. the suspect's get way was cut short after police helicopter followed his every move. another ordinary day, filled with oil changes, tires and repairs at this business on route 1, was anything but ordinary, when it came to a sudden stop thursday, as police swept in and shut everything down. >> police were everywhere, helicopters, fbi trucks, told everyone to dhys!qstay where  at. >> reporter: police set up a dragnet after a report of a bank robbery on rock spring road in nearby forest hill. >> suspect walked in to the pnc bank, presented a note to the teller, she complied, and the suspect fled the building in a vehicle. >> reporter: what the robber

didn't know, was that a baltimore county police helicopter was in the area and following his ever move as he jumped in to a car and tried to make a get away. when he arrived at a roadblock, police on the ground were waiting for him. >> cops standing in the middle of it will road, ar15s and shotguns, people were everywhere. they had ever single light blocked, every roadblocked. >> reporter: the suspect later identified as 28-year-old david hays of bel air, quickly turned in to the parking lot of the wal-mart in fallston, bailed out of the car and ran. they kept circling around, they were following him through the woods. i had to take a test drive. i took it around the block. he was handcuffed, white t- shirt, cops surrounded him. it was crazy. >> prosecutors say the police discovered the robbery note in hay's pocket, along with the $3300 in cash taken from the bank. harford county, jeff hager,

abc2 news. in court, we learned hays is an un ploimed construction worker with a 7-year-old daughter. take a look at this, you are looking live at i-395, at i- 95, just south of downtown baltimore where there are plenty of vehicles on the road. traffic is moving good. it's a nice night, too. very, very nice, warm, maybe a tad gusty. pretty good. wyatt everhart has your first forecast. >> a nice night for an evening perhaps. i mean, really nice. temperatures running in to mid- 60s, so this is comfortable stuff, more seasonable than the last few days, which have been unseasonably cool, the 50s, very, very dry conditions out there. you are going to fire up the grill, go for it. be extra cautious with the coals , the hot coals. take a look, big storms, firing up in oklahoma now, couple of

supercells on the map. we will track that through the evening, seeing what happens there in the southern plains, quiet in the mid atlantic and warmer tomorrow, warmer for sundays, we talk about that in just a few minutes. it is a storm many marylanders won't forget. plenty of damage, thousands without power and heavy damage to ocean city. hurricane irene will go in to history books. eye ren retired from the storm names for the basin, she caused destruction from the dominican republican, through haiti, up and down the sea board, killing 49 people and causing $15 billion in damage. irene is the 76th name storm to be retired and joins other maryland storms like isabelle, ivan, floyd and fran. forecasters say a dangerous tornado outbreak is likely tomorrow, in parts of kansas, oklahoma and nebraska. the storm prediction center says baseball sized hail and

winds of up to 70 miles per hour, are expected in isolated areas. the outbreak prediction is compared to the outbreak last year in alabama and surrounding states, that produce more than 60 tornados and killed 322 people. stay with abc2 news for a continuing coverage of the potential tornado outbreak, coming up tonight, with diane sawyer, ginger will be live in oklahoma on the fact that tornado alley is on high alert and more on the aggressive warnings this time around, coming up in less than 20 minutes. abc2news.com is the source for everything that happens in tornado alley. we have teams of storm chasers going after storms all around the country. many of them must stream live so you can see them as they race to get close to some of the most violent storms. go to abc2news.com, you can find tornado alley under the weather tab. royal farms in parkville isn't normally a drive through but nearly became one today. this morning, a man ended up

driving his jeep through the front window of the store. police believe the man hit the gas pedal instead of the brake. no one in the store was hurt. work began to get the store front repaired. >> i haven't seen it this bad. it not like this where the car ends up inside the store. normally hits the store front, breaks the glass and no big deal, just a mess. >> the driver and passenger were taken to the hospital to be checked out. investigators trying to determine how a man died after an accident at a stadium in u í> smithburg died on wednesday, a day after suffering a head injury at the stadium. acres was a seasonal employee for the suns. he was riding on top of garbage bags and fell when the vehicle turned in to a parking lot. today is safety patrol day, an opportunity for county

executive kevin cabinets and law enforcement officers to honor elementary school students who volunteer as the safety patrol. three students from chadwick, lyndon and timber grove were on hand for a special ceremony. >> ist really good. it's exciting and an honor to get the plaque and meet the county executive. baltimore orioles are providing free admission to a game for 10,000 safety patrol members thought the state. reminder, in less than an hour, several lanes on the jones falls expressway will be shutdown for 6 weeks. starting at 7:00, baltimore city will close down the left lanes of i-83 in both directions. near the exit for 29th avenue. the closures are there because of the recent inspection found several infrastructure problems under the roadway, lasting from 6-8 weeks, officials urge commuters to use alternate

routes to get to sp from downtown baltimore. turn to abc2news.com to check for live traffic conditions during the night and morning commute on monday, log on to abc2news.com/traffic for a live look at cameras around the area and list of traffic problems to plan your trip. your time is nearly up, there are a few days to file your taxes. before you finish your taxes, and send them to the state or uncle sam, we have a few tips for you to keep in mind so you don't get in trouble.

you are looking at a live picture of the harbor, everybody is running down fast. that's the lady baltimore, really fast. no, that's time lapsed. it's a beautiful day. wyatt everhart will have a look at the forecast and talk about the weekend coming up in a few minutes. least you have a couple of more

days this year. federal and maryland income va 17th. that's because ,(vkñ if you hav noticed, the 15th is ?@non a sunday, monday is emancipation day in washington dc. it prohibit filing deadlines from falling on weekends and holidays. irs received 91 million of the 144 million tax returns it expects to get this year. since you last minute folks have the weekend to get your taxes done, as you rush to finish, make sure q%ñyou don't in to trouble. experts say that the irs is smarter than you think. filing false wage claims or inflating expenses could get you in to trouble. be on the lookout for sketchy tax preparers as they have to make sure they have to have jcq 4d your cousin tim. there are fishing scams searching for your identity, leading to other problems. complicated with the tax code,

folks are taking advantage and there are tax scams. identity theft is a big one. your return could be rejected because someone has used your identification. >> the average refund is 2900 bucks this year. if you are expecting refund, it could take 10- 21 days for the refunds to go through. it is prom season, time for high school girls to make that all important purchase, a prom dress. in a tight economy finding the right dress at the right price could be a challenge. boutiques in pikesville are busy helping girls to make the choice without busting their budget. the owner says she gets as much as of a kick at finding the perfect choice as the young ladies do. >> someone walks out of the dressing room and their eyes light up. it's the best feeling in the universe, for them and for us. >> that's cool. consignment shops are another

option. some can still be brand new and at steep discounts. we pull autosmall repair jobs around -- pull off small repair jobs around the house. they become big problems. sherrie johnson explains how hiring a handyman can be the most inexpensive choice. >> reporter: between taking the kids to baseball practice, going to the store and finishing up work at home, there are times when we don't have time to take care of little things around the house. a handyman could be a great choice for homeowners who need help with smaller jobs. >> the most kind of requests are things such as home maintenance, and small repairs, gutter cleaning, or doing fixture and faucet fixture replacements. >> reporter: they are skilled in many years and knock out a number of projects and less expensive than general contractor because they don't hire employees. a handyman will charge by the

hour or the job. the key here is timemoney b organized have a list of items that you want the handyman to tack and will have the area ready,. >> reporter: have a list of what is important on hand and talk it over with your handyman. >> another way to figure out, this is going to cost me this and that. you are not left spending so much money and you have a repair needed done and you can't make the repairs. >> reporter: know what is included in the pricing for example they charge a flat rate or by the hour. most importantly, once you find a good handyman, keep them, they will become a good resource in the future. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. beautiful day out. there lots of sunshine, gorgeous look down the inner harbor. really, more of the same tomorrow, the one difference will be somewhat warmer as we

go in to saturday and warmer on sunday. 64 now, bwi. humidity is dry at 24%, outdoor burning b careful with the barbecue. very little winds to speak up, bel air, a beautiful blue sky in the heart ;;afof harford co view from the plaza. we will look for clear skies for tomorrow for the day. crystal clear on the most powerful radar tonight. temperatures, mid-60s, 50s at the beach, overall, still a fairly cool, crisp april evening on the way. temperatures warming up through the weekend and in to next week. light variable winds for the moment. again, very dry conditions, this is why we say be careful with any outdoor ignition sources because we have enhanced fire risk, no red flag warnings but enhanced risk across the [f>í&>tate.

reisterstown 72 fn.ctomorrow, 7 severn saturday. not bad weather for running errands, clear across the entire mid atlantic tonight and the day tomorrow. we've got broadway brew fest tomorrow, downtown. something else that you will have clear skies for. watch for active weather sunday. this will be a scenario that will bring in warmer air, additional cloud cover that you see over the upper midwest, and perhaps a couple of showers early in the day on sunday. not looking for much rain, but this dry cool pattern will be replaced by a warmer, more humid and potentially a pattern that brings showers. here is the timing, clear tonight and tomorrow. omorrow overnight shower tomorrow night, even in to sunday morning, i>ú](]:áha couple of showers, a lot tracking to our north up through pennsylvania. i don't look for much rain but welcome showers sunday morning maybe at most. talking about the big outbreak

over oklahoma, still developing now, a line of souper cell thunderstorms, some of those could be tornado producers, it looks like a high risk situation, we will keep an eye on that overnight or in to the evening. overnight here, 40, mostly clear, a clear scenario tomorrow, 73, sunshine, early, a few clouds in to tomorrow night. temperatures fall down around 52 degrees, clouds will be on the increase. hear is the seven-day forecast, looking ahead, finding temperatures, warming up a bit as we go in to to weekend, especially on sundays, we are talking 82. there is the morning shower, better chances for some drought breaking rain on tuesday in to wednesday, we will keep our fingers crossed that does happen. it's rain we could use. it will be a great weekend, to lace up your shoes and walk for a good cause. someone kickoff for multiple sclerosis, three walks to help raise money for ms awareness.

one of the biggest walks will take place at towson u, a total of 9 walks this month w the goal to raise $1.1 million. so far, $980,000 has been pledged the first two weeks will take place tomorrow at hairy grove stadium, in frederick, at the grand hotel in ocean city. registration for all walks starts at 9:00 a.m., they begin at 10:00. you can walk for wishes on saturday at the university of maryland college park, it's to benefit the make a wish foundation , the walk is taking place at the comcast center on the beautiful college park campus , the money raised is for raising funds to fulfill dreams for children facing life threatening medical conditions. check in is at 8:30, the event runs through noon. head to abc2news.com, under marketplace link at our our top of the home page, click on walk for wishes. another beautiful fixture

of the inner harbor, folks out tonight, it's going to be a nice night. wyatt everhart will have a look at the forecast coming up.

coming up at 11:00, a story everyone with a student loan

needs to see soon. payments maybe going up. we will tell you tips to avoid the college loan trap. plus national place to stop bullying has been making headlines. does the treatment stop when bullies grow up. where adults are most likely to be bullied. join us for abc2 news at 11:00. before we check the final forecast, say good-bye to our friend dave mc cue this is his last show producing, he is going off to the world to make millions of dollars and remember his friends. >> one of my favorite nicknames. mc hug. >> he is a great guy. best of luck to him and his endeavors. >> remember his friend. >> last evening the walk out the door, look at that, 50s, clear skies, enjoy that, sunshine all day for your saturday. >> that's it for abc2 news at 6:00. back here at 11:00, go to abc2news.com.