with a walker on the ground and the fire reflecting off of him. i was prepared for anything. the flames were over the roof. >> reporter: here's that guy in the walker, 63-year-old louis thomas. >> been through hell. >> reporter: and that's not talking about his battle with the three alarm fire. >> from cancer to two heart attacks, knee replacement, back replacement, back surgery. >> reporter: that's why he uses the walker. all the surg ris can make it hard to get around, especially if you're trying to escape a burning building. louis is talking about his neighbor who saved his life. >> when i looked across the door, flames were going through my door. when i got through the flames, he grabbed me and when he pulled

me out, that's when i fell on the ground. i was lucky that he pulled me out. >> reporter: there's only one thing to say to a guy who did that. >> i said thanks a lot. thanks for being there. >> reporter: it took firefighters 40 minutes to get the fire under control and they stayed on the scene another two hours. >> close to 70 firefighters from anne arundel and baltimore county helped put the fire out. now the red cross is helping 11 people. three men were arrested in the shooting of four people and one of them was killed, a 12-year-old. we have 18-year-old derrick brown, 29-year-old danyae robinson and 21-year-old antwan mosley, all charged with the murder of sean johnson. johnson was one of four people

shot watching the nba playoffs in may. the 12-year-old died two days later. it was one of three shootings. police say several witnesses helped identify the suspects. brown and robinson are charged with assault and mosley in the shooting. 11:30 last night a car zooms by and this does not and well for a young mother and her infant. the questions are just beginning. >> reporter: police say the car raced past them and wouldn't pull lost sight of them until he came it a deadly intersection. the car blew the rest light and crashed into another car killing the 21-year-old woman. the infant survived president the driver tried to flee only to be caught and arrested. he, too, was brought to the hospital.

his charges may include drugs found on his person but won't know the total list. after they review cameras and perform an accident reconstruction. with the young mother dead, a drug charge may be the least of this driver's worries. >> he has not been charged at this point. we're conferring with prosecutors. he will face very serious traffic violations. he will answer for the death in this case and the drugs that were found on his person. >> reporter: police say this was not a police chase. the department has a policy against such actions and say they caught up with the suspect after he had already hit the other car. police expect to fully charge the man either later tonight or tomorrow. a man police say was driving the car that rear ended another vehicle that then struck an anne arundel police officer has been arrested. leo carroll faces several traffic related charges.

carroll left the scene after the crash but was found and arrested. a 23-year veteran had surgery at shock trauma. he is in serious but stable condition. the corporal was hit after asking the driver he pulled over to move over. nowhere near the heat from yesterday but what a great day to go down to the harbor. things are about to cool off. wyatt is here to tell us about our night. wyatt? bright and sunny after cloud cover this afternoon. we're clearing out into the evening. a couple of showers which would be welcome way west of us. so the bottom line is this. we'll continue to look for some improving weather into the next few hours. temperatures comfortable, mid-70s cooling off later

tonight. enjoy these 70s. we'll be back in the 60s tomorrow and the chance for rain in the forecast. exactly when that happens coming up. we have some bad news to tell you about the chesapeake bay. it was give an d. wait a minute, it's a d plussments heavy rains and a hot summer being blamed for the bay's health. the grade is the lowest assessment since beginning in 1986. the worst was 2003. they debated the need for a special session. the caucus says the state can survive the so-called dooms day budget that was passed last week. they say a special session and raising taxes is just not necessary. >> the fact of the matter we had 90 days per our constitution to get it done. we're done. we can survive until next year and the citizens got this silver

lining of not having their taxes increased. for that reason we need to call it a day and not cripple the economy more. >> during the session lawmakers failed to replace $512 million in spending cuts with a package including tax hikes and alternative savings. it's the baltimore right -- right chew yal. this is the day you pay up. >> if you don't file it, you get into a lot of trouble with penalties, fines, interest payments and ultimately criminal charges if you deliberately not pay, so it's a mess, so avoid it and get your tax form in. >> again, your deadline is

midnight. so see you at the post office. hey, what does your gender say about your likelihood to file on time? if you're a man you're likely as women to leave tax filings until the last day. if you don't think you can make the deadline, file an extension. visual voice mail company u mail is ending development on the blackberry app because the customer's base has collapsed. u mail said the decision is bittersweet but they have to move on because users are going to iphones and androids. when was the last time you went out to eat and where? you like your chains. even though olive garden has raised price, they have had a spike in customers. other top restaurant performers

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george pennachio brings you the latest. katherine jenkins and william levy. >> i was a little worried about my ankle getting worse. >> i have to take it a week at a time. i have friends and family hop want to visit. what if i'm not here. >> reporter: two points behind them, tv host maria menounos. this is a really hard one. >> reporter: they tied with football star donald driver. >> i didn't have to do anything. he took me for a ride. >> reporter: roshon fegan danced to fifth place with his salsa.

>> to man it up a little bit. >> jaleel white's samba was sixth. >> we really rely on the fans. >> gladys knight. >> that's what entertainment is about. >> reporter: melissa gilbert came in eighth. >> the bottom two judges. i think if we leave it up to the judges, they will let us gment i don't know what the deal is. i feel almost sorry for melissa having me as a partner. i feel like a liability. >> and gavin degraw is in last place eye need a rescue. somebody throw me a lifeline. i can't swim. it's tough. >> reporter: here comes the twist. the bottom two couples need top dance off for the judges tonight

and those judges will decide which one of those couples goes home. los angeles, george pennachio for abc2 news. >> george, we'll be watching tonight. calling all wizards and muggles, jk rowling as moved on. the author and one of england's wealthiest women is working on something else and proceeds will go to all things charity. when you go into the room, is this guy introduced. >> usually there's some mention of radar. it's part of the gig. >> when i see the curtains blowing back, that's a good feeling.

today much better. the chance for much need rain. all right. let's talk about that. first, show you a look at the weather outside. clouded up a little bit through the middle part of the day. conditions are getting sunnier again. wind northwest at 13 miles an hour. it would be interesting to be down to dulles to watch space shuttle discovery come in piggy back style. we'll go forward. take a look at maryland's most powerful radar. it is chris cal clear. expecting some showers. the better chance for some shocking rains saturday and sunday. it's a rare situation where you route for rain on the weekend. drought conditions eastern shore, very dry in central maryland. 80 in ocean city.

75 here. 55 out in oakland. so quite the contrast across the statement of cooler air continuing to funnel in on the northwesterly breezes. our high temperatures today reaching close to 80 at least downtown but not quite getting there, this representing about a 15 to 20-degree cooloff in spots. that's a nice, nice improvement. look at the humidity. it has completely dropped and very dry pleasant conditions. some rain on the radar but completely diminishing as it moves in the direction of maryland. our main rain maker bottled up south of us. we think part of this system may clip us tomorrow, bring us hit or miss showers tomorrow afternoon. two areas of low pressure. cooler air will funnel. we'll see more clouds tomorrow. after a cool start we may not get out of the 60s.

cooler. mid to upper 60s about normal this time of the year. you could see the contrast. this is the cooler air that will funnel in tonight. 60s and 50s. the trend in terms of rainfall timing will go. it will stop at noon. you can see a chance for banding of rain. the main storm system will be toward the atlanta area. we could see a few showers bring us some rain. as we take a look at the picture into thursday, looks like it will dry out and clear out. it's this system that could spiral a few needed rain showers. overnight 50. and tomorrow just 63. generally cloudy with a chance for showers tomorrow night. nothing more than a stray shower. that better chance of rain we project into the weekend, low 70s to 60s. could see soaking rain for the weekend, so stay tuned on that one. >> this is quite an honor.

broadcasting's highest award was given to the ew scripps company. the national so of broadcasting honored scripps with the award. >> we so sincerely thank you for this honor. >> reporter: ew scripps honored. scripps' ceo accepted the top national award saying it's all about local journalism. >> celebrates the good, exposes the band and does it all without fear or favor. >> reporter: why would you care if the owner gets an award. >> you have a newsroom dedicated to making the community a better place to be for everybody. >> reporter: it's appropriate scrips is receiving it in las

vegas. after all, the company has always been about taking risks. it started with a wager. ew scripps borrowed $10,000 from his brother. they have doubled down on his original bet expanding from newpapers to radio, cable network and television. >> it's not really about the delivery mechanism anymore. it's about the story. >> reporter: the senior vice-president of television has seen a doubling of his division. scripps was greg. now with 19tv stations coast to coast. >> the additional investment in buying more television stations our commitment of getting more feed on the street and telling good stories we've never been comfortable with the status quo. >> reporter: scripps has slammed the door on the hold way of

doing things. photographers work together. >> cross training journalists to tell a story no matter where, makes perfect sense. >> when the same person understands the concept and tells the story from beginning to end, then you have completeness. >> reporter: so this award is really or than be a century of innovation. >> the mast 134 years, that was just a warmup. >> reporter: at the cross roads of history and the future, i'm brendan keith in las vegas. >> that's a beg award. if you're a parents of an infant, you know how sleep deprived you can be. plus, you hear the jargon in the doctor's office all the him -- time. what does this all mean? we'll break down the abc's of

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we have some disturbing news for those who need anesthesia. some drug shortages are affecting care. now the american society of anesthesiologists found that doctors have been forced to use alternative drugs and more than half have had a change in procedure. in some shortages have resulted in death of a patient. if you are having surgery ask the doctor if this will lay fact your procedure. a depressed mother could end up giving her baby developmental issues. researchers say if the mother is

depressed, she's more likely to wake her baby up in the middle of the night. they said it could lead to problems to both the mother and the child. the more sleep the mother loses, the more depressed symptoms she will have. >> a new study from the canadian medical journal compared the salt levels of six different fast food chains in six countries. the u.s. was month u.s. selling some of the saltiest food. mcdonald's mcnuggets had three times more sold in united kingdom and new zealand had the saul tiest big macs. going to your doctor on a regular basis is the best way to stay healthy. it's a whole new alphabet to

learn. bp, hdl and ldl. >> hdl, your good cholesterol, for high density and you should know your ldl which is your low density lie pow proteins need to be below 100. >> bmi, body mass index. less than 25 is healthy. above 25 you're everwet. ekg or ecg. if you suffer from a tia, should you be worried? it's a stroke that almost happened. it's one of nasa's oldest orbiters. the space shuttle discovery has a new home. where you'll be able to catch a glimpse of this historic spacecraft. >> he's only three but he knew

what to do after a car thief dropped him off to the side of the road. police handcuffed her. why they say this 6-year-old was out of control. details when the news -- con tin news.

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