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stabbed him. he was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. police are trying to determine a motive for the shooting. quiet waters park in annapolis did not live up to its name for two women as they walked across the park yesterday. a plan exposed and grabbed himself right in front of him. don harrison explanes. >> that's horrible. >> reporter: that's what two women saw as they walked a baby in quiet waters park. before noon two women were passing a stroller when a man passed them a couple times on their bike. they heard one behind them and sought man walking toward them with his pants down, grabbing himself and saying come here. the women and the man ran off in opposite directions. >> occasionally you'll see the police go by but usually they're
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responding to something, not coming here. >> reporter: this man has a dog grooming shop near the park. >> i guess parks and schools and places where children go is an attraction that we've never heard about anything like that in all the time we've been here. >> it's a scary thing. >> reporter: she lives in the area and can sympathize with the shock the two women must have gone through. she experienced the same thing two years ago when a naked man ran into her house. >> called my children and they came a running. that's the best i could do. >> reporter: quiet waters will be hosting a fund-raiser for the spec -- spca. thousands of people will be here, including police. >> anne arundel police will step up patrols.
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now to our coverage of that secret service sex scandal. the fallout has reached capitol hill with homeland security secretary janet napolitano facing tough questions from lawmakers. she was grilled from both parties. >> i would suggest that maybe we lock at changing the system a bit so that people who are away from home, that somebody's always watching. >> last week 12 secret service agents were accused of heavy drinking and soliciting prostitutes days before president obama arrived for a summit. two were cleared of serious misconduct. another senate committee will hold a hearing on the secret service culture. this is day three in the trial of former senator and vice-presidential candidate john
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edwards. edwards pea former aide, an drown young still on the stand revealing what within the on priestly. >> reporter: edwards' defense team has described young as opportunist tick and agreed di. >> they will do what they can to show the jury this person is not believable. >> reporter: today young testified even after edwards lost the nomination he was told hiding hunt are was the most important job on the campaign because edwards was englishling to be vice-president or attorney general. young took an immunity deal. he and his wife were forced to live with hunt are. the tension between young and edwards became so great that at one point it came close to
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throwing punches. a key supporter of edwards said i needed to stay focused on the job. he told mow to take a deep breath, do the best i can. mr. barron wanted us to hold on until the democrat national convention. edwards is charges with using campaign contributions to cover up his afair. the key question might be did the late wife elizabeth know the affair with hunter czed. >> if elizabeth knew, there was no reason to cover it up. >> reporter: if edwards used the money to fool voters, that could be illegal. using it to hide the truth from his family would not. t.j. winick reporting from new york. all right. a nice day out there, just a few fair weather clouds. more significant weather, ohio through the western edge of west virginia. this is our jet stroll. you can see it dragging in
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clouds. we'll be dealing with that more so tomorrow. in the meantime a pleasant evening. 73 in annapolis. bel air 67. gaithersburg at 70. the winds have been up, gusting to 18, even 24 miles an hour. the rest of the evening we'll deep breezy and pleasant. enjoy this evening. the chance for rain comes back and we've got those details. a feared the worst took this upon himself to get some answers. he believed his son was being bullied at school. ate bysive comments coming from the son's teacher. it was a bear of a morning, something you don't expect to see in your morning weather report.
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the boy began attending school, the teachers sent home notes saying he had been violent in class. the father could not get to the bottom of it so he took an extreme mesh shurmt he said the woman -- measure. he said the woman turned on his son. >> knock it off. guess what? you're not getting anything until your mouth is shut. >> and one of the staff called him a name. the staff no longer work in the school district. one pizza shop owner got a surprise. this vehicle crashed through the dom min know. several people were inside but no one was hurt. two employees managed to jump out of the car just in time.
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the 24-year-old woman behind the wheel mistook the gas pedal for the brake. this news cast has gone not bears. the weather reporter for w.d n -- wnep was going to do a report. >> i turned around and the bear is literally 10 feet from me. i ran like i stole something. i'm not going to lie. >> oh my gosh. >> that was a smart move. he gave the rest of his weather forecast safely indoors. well, motown week wrapped up on "dancing with the stars" and gladys knight danced to the last time. mitt romney is moving on ward and upward and newt gingrich is moving out. i'm tory dunnan in washington with the fall jut from last
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gladys knight and roshon fegan found themselves in the bottom two. roshon won the judge's heart. >> reporter: gladys night and her partner tristan macmanus. it's a miracle. we experienced those every single day if we know how to recognize them as such. it's definitely a mir ri ce. i got the chance to experience the dance world, the competition
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and that kind of stuff. why have as much in my personal environment because i control that. >> reporter: gladys began her dancing journey with the cha cha. >> you've got class and you are a star, a real one. >> reporter: she learn add quick step for week two and then it's on to the fox trot, tango, rumba and while trace tan taught gladys to dance, gladys taught tristan tips for show business. >> be good to people, everyone who's behind everything, those who bring you your shoes, those who say hello to you in the morning time. >> gladys, if i could judge with my heart, you would be the top
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of the leader board oar with gladys and tristan out, we move to classical week. it all begins on monday. in los angeles, george pennachio for abc news. bright sunny day, nice april weather. this is what we've been trying to get back to. april has been cool. cool at times and quite rainy. 67 at bri. winds west at 16 and sunshine, the story all day today. hope you enjoyed it. looks like things will change tomorrow. look at the clouds, beautiful day to go for a sail down the severn river. at ellicott city here's a look at our view. you seat trees shaking in summit
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ridge. temperature wise, 55 western maryland. oakland 66. we do have one 70 down at patuxent river. wind, of course, have been up, breezy conditions, winds northwest at 15 to 2 -- 20. satellite radar picture more active west. we have significant rain bands coming down through ohio into western west virginia. this is our jet stream. you can really make it out on the map. there's our jet diving south over the midwest. we're in bit of a trawf with a ridge -- trough with a ridge of warmer weather. that will roll in tomorrow but will bring on the leading edge a warm front that could spark not just showers but storms too. if we get showers, we'll be thankful. still fourens behind on our
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typical rain totals. all right. so very dry over the northeast right now, including baltimore and all of maryland. as that weather make are approach us tomorrow, it will take awhile to moisten up the atmosphere. also, although it was nice and sunny, still a little bit of a chill in the air. it should push us up above 70 and the humidity will -- feel like a warmer day. the chance for hit or miss showers throughout the day. this is one look at 2:00. we can look for an afternoon round of showers and maybe thundershowers. friday look sunny and very, very nice and cooler on friday. overnight down to 50, clouds increasing. better chances for scattered showers through the dray tomorrow -- day tomorrow. they will be on and off. tomorrow down to 45 with a few showers lingering. your seven-day forecast, here's how to things play out.
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yes, a drier and sunnier friday, 64. a chance for showers back on saturday. cooler, 56. then warming up somewhat on sunday at 62. next week looking warmer. kelly? >> thanks a lot, wyatt. now to democracy 2012 news, mitt romney had a big night last night taking home five big victories and potentially pushing aside his gop rivals. tory dunnan joins us from washington. at this point where does the race stand? >> oar it seems the republican primary season is finally over. now mitt romney is ready for the next big fight. >> tonight is the beginning of the end of the disappointments of the obama years and it's the start of a new and better chapter that we will write together. >> reporter: in the first primary contest since santorum dropped out of the race romney falsed little challenge from the two remaining candidates -- newt
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gingrich and ron paul. there was one clear theme. >> is it easier to make ends meet? >> no. >> is it easier to sell your hoax or buy a new one? >> no. >> have you saved what you needed for retirement? >> no. >> reporter: romney appears to have put the nail in the coffin for gingrich's hopes. sources say he will bow out next week and endorse romney. in a sign that shows the general election is underway, romney was greeted with new ads, one from the obama team and one from the super pack supporting the president. >> he is the $200 million man and big oil's fingerprints are all over him. >> reporter: the rnc has started sin: izeing with mitt romney. they cran coordinate on how to spend millions of dollars in tv
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advertising. there's no question now this will be one heated race between president obama and romney. >> last night rick santorum gave his first interview since dropping out of the race. what did he have to say? any indication he who jump on the endorsement bandwagon for romney? >> reporter: this is all about semantics. i will play the sound bite and we'll stalk after. >> he is the person who will go up against barack obama. it's pretty clear. we need to win the race. >> unless i'm mishearing things you just endorsed mitt romney. >> if that's what you want to call it. >> reporter: rick santorum and mitt romney are supposed to meet in early may. maybe a formal endorsement will be on the table. pel are talking about decide he endhoars him, dance around the question. i'll let you decide. he is known as one half of
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the white house party crashing couple but now he plans to run for governor of virginia, maybe hoping for a real invite to the president's home this time. he is announcing his consideration as lap candidate and he believes in limited government and keeping taxes low. he will be going aon because his wife left him for a guitarist. coming up at 6, keeping your teenager safe behind the wheel on prom night, all in the hopes of keeping them safe. exposing kids to radiation can cause parents real concern. the latest on ct scans that cuts down on the amount of radiation your young ones will be exposed to now here's a preview of what's ahead at 6:30. here's diane sawyer. >> coming up on world news, millions of undocumented
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researchers from cornell said 140 public universities charge different tuition rates depending on a student's area of study. experts say the main reason is some classes just cost more to teach, but in some cases like engineering courses, students pay more because they're going into a field if they get a job
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they will likely pay more. if you're planning to fly somewhere this summer, you may want to get your ticket now. tickets are already up 10%. traveling in and out of some cities, you could end up paying double what you did last year. the best way to get a good deal book early. if you see good deal, snatch it up receipt away. google may be your go-to site but now they want to be your virtual filing cabinet. it's a new service called drive. >> reporter: after months of speculation, google has unveiled it's own web-based file sharing service and it's creating buts. popular apps have many of users saverring data online with multiple device. but google is focus on the social aspect. drive's motto is keep
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everything, share anything. first you get five gigabytes of storage for free. that's plenty of documents and pictures. google is also pushing the peace of mind that your information will be safe even if your computer or smartphone crashes or is lost or stolen. and finally, possibly the biggest draw, google drive allows sharing among other platforms which could be a real draw for people who use any of those programs. drive is the latest by google to define it se. it launched google plus nine months ago and g mail remains widely popular. many analysts say google will have to keep evolving to stay on top of the tech world. a popular city flea market raided sunday night looking for
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people selling knockoff designer items. we have the latest with jamie costello which starts right now. >> they're strong guys. that's what they're there for. >> the trial for a pair of neighborhood watchmen take as turn when the alleged victim refuses to testify. tonight the details in the stabbing of an 8-month-old baby at the department of social services. plus, it's prom season. how will you keep your teenager safe. a little bit of backup on the beltway. you know what, we're outside a little windy but very nice day. first, here's meteorologist wyatt everhart with your first forecast tonight. wyatt? >> crystal clear, a quiet weather this evening, maybe take
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