various temps. much more on how the weather will change for friday coming up. now to a dell -- developing story. police say his girlfriend found him unconscious with a gunshot wound to the chess. he was 43 years old drafted by the chargers in 1990. he signed with the patriots in 2006 before leaving nfl for good in 2009. >> tonight a carroll county man is behind bars charged with the brutal stabbing of his own mother. abc2's jeff hager joins us with more. >> reporter: one moment the mother and son were talking on their front porch and the next she was crying out for help behind closed doors. >> my wife heard someone yelling

"help me, help me help me." >> reporter: mark weaver had no idea what he was getting himself into when he tried to go to his neighbor's rescue. >> i stood out here and rang the doorbell. any given moment i would have took off and running. i didn't know if he had a gun or what. it was a shocker. let's put it that way. >> reporter: within minutes police awifed and weaver learn -- arrived and weaver learned he may have saved the life. >> she was found unconscious suffering from multiple stab wounds. also in the house was are rick glean who surrendered. >> reporter: he had already handcuffed himself when deputies arrived and was still holding the bloody knife. a search have his social

networking pages show he calls himself the red neck gangster. >> he had a picture with a knife to the throat. just kids. you don't know what to think about it. >> reporter: she remains in critical condition. her son is being held in the carroll county detention center with bail set at a quarter million dollars. it's official. lawmakers will go back to pape pap for a special -- annapolis for a special session to deal with the budget issue. the budget debate fell apart in april when lawmakers failed to pass an income tax increase which would have affected public education. mike miller expects them to wrap it up within a day or two. >> the essential thing is the budget. we're make sure we don't have to

cut community colleges, don't have to increase higher education. tuition will not go up. schools will continue to be number one. so we'll have that distinction for five years in a row. we have to have the special session to make sure this happens. >> o'malley said they're close to an agreement. >> a law honoring phylicia barnes was signed in law. the barnes' case was one of the most high profile cases in m now there will be more resources to search and make sure that police team up with volunteer search groups, post details online and work with state, local and national authorities within the crucial first hours of a disappearance. phylicia's family says the law means justice for their family. >> justice for phylicia and we consider this part of that, not only for phylicia but for

missing people. >> it also raises the requirement for immediate police action for those between ages 14 and 17. who would run a child down in the street and coop on going? a 15-year-old disun -- dundalk teen is in critical condition after a car struck it on north point boulevard. >> reporter: if it want for his friends, the outcome could have been worse. jason watson was struck by an suv. county police say watson and some friends were riding along north point boulevard heading south past the beltway exit roads. they were on bikes when the suv came down the same road. >> a white suv passed him, somewhere -- swerved and he has been take on it shock trauma for

treatment. the suv failed to stop. >> witnesses say the car is a white suv, possibly a ford explorer with heavily tinted window. it may have damage to the right front side. if you have any information, please call baltimore county police. tonight an unusual and disturbing robbery to tell you about in howard county. benjamin blessing is charged with rosh after threatening a farm a sis with a syringe full of blood he said was tainted with aids. offices were called to the cvs pharmacy on centennial. he held the syringe to the pharmacist's chest until she opened up a safe full of prescription medications. the pharmacist was not hurt but

police were able to identify blessing after surveillance video. if your child has an ipad, email and dozens of other applications, chances are they're sharing things they shouldn't be -- their password. >> reporter: for kids these days password sharing is a casual thing, a sign of trust, but experts say it actually puts them at risk. many parents don't even think their kids do it. most teens share their passwords among friends without thinking about what could happen even though this puts them at risk. >> it could lead it problems down the road that no teenager wants to deal with. >> reporter: tonight at 11:00 we'll explain why asking for

their password now so you can keep an eye on thing starts a bad trend. it's no secret that using a cell phone while driving may increase your risk of a crash. two new studies show how dangerous the practice can be when creernlgs are be-- teenagers are behind the wheel, especially when it comes to texting. >> whether we're hiding the phone or trying to look at it straight on, it's distracting and can be dangerous and deadly. >> results from one study showed teens drove worse while texting whether the phone was hidden or no even thinking about future calls and text messages may add an additional source of distraction. teens taking their eyes off the road to check for text messages or even make phone calls. stick shift cars are making

a comeback. they're popular for several reasons. stick shifts are usually less expensive than cars with automatic. on the downside they tend to get lower gas mileage. during the first quarter of this year 6% of the cars sold had sticks shifts. it's the highest percentage since 2006. traffic on the jfx is not going to be pretty starting tomorrow evening from 10 p.m. to 4 in the morning. traffic will be stopped all together in the northbound lanes of the jfx. they will repair underground drainage pipes. the jfx will reopen except for the left lane in either direction on friday morning, but then each -- until sunday night.

for more information about repairs and closures, plus alternate routes, log on to our website, abc2news.com. the passenger who shot this video, the bird strike on a delta flight is in hot water. the problem is all passengers were supposed to have their electronics turned off. he said it was shot on the i-and and only used the cell phone after the strike. >> i actually did it on an i-and and dropped the east pad to text my wife. hey, i'm on 1063 out of jfk because i thought it would crash. >> the plane made an emergency landing and safely returned to jfk. a new jersey mom is in hot wart tonight after her daughter is sunburned at a tanning salon.

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new tonight at 5rbgs she says they were working in the garden but her young daughter said mommy took her to a tanning salon. now a new jersey woman is facing critical charges for allegedly putting her child in harm's way. jamie costello has details. >> reporter: new jersey law says no one under the age of 14 can

use a tanning salon. patricia krentcil came to court to plead not guilty for taking her daughter to a tanning salon. >> as you can see, -- very tanned. >> reporter: the 44-year-old is clearly not condition certained about the warnings of tanning bed but authorities said she took the daughter into the tanning bed and being charged with second-degree child endangerment. >> it's not true. i would never put a child in any form of danger. >> reporter: that's what mom says but the school nurse noted anna had a rash and called child services after anna said it came from tanning with mom. >> when i say tan, i tan.

>> reporter: krentcil said anna was at the tanning salon but not in the room. she blames it ob a kay of -- on a day of sun. >> the young are you start, those effects are cumulative. >> reporter: whether it's the real son or fake bake, that touch of bronze comes with a price yeah, i tan. i don't care. >> reporter: 5-year-old anna is still at home with her mom as she fights the charges. jamie costello, abc2 news. >> not a bad looking day. hazy. it depends on where you're watching. we've got 63 in light thy couple. -- to the south and west you're

pushing up close to 80 and toward frag. look at the lack of sunshine through most of the day. bright green at ground level. mountain air -- mt. airy, well into the 70s but annapolis tough time getting out of the 60s. one of the issues where it's did then steadily cooler as you go east of baltimore, warm as you go west. in terms of rain. the only action toward hagerstown will be pop-up showers toward the 70/68ly the. right now the radar picture will continue to be quiet. 57. 72 in oakland. almost 80 in hagerstown where the sun is out. it's one of those cases where

the boundary is on top of us with tricky temps today. light variable winds. humidity is high. could see patchy fog into the overnight hours with the front stalled out over m. and to the west not much new weather to move in behind it. the main culprit is right here, this stationary front stalled out. warm air trying to get in from the carolinas as it did yesterday when we were well up above 80. it's possible it could shift north 40-miles. that's the kind of deal we have going on with this thing. chances for rain slim but in the heating of the afternoon looks like to the west you may see pop-up showers on your thursday into the day friday, again, maybe some pop-up showers in the afternoon. kind of unsettled pattern here. we expect to warm up more significantly on friday.

overnight 57, variably cloudy. tomorrow your two-degree guarantee. if are avenue are in the of the boundary, it could be cooler than that tomorrow. 62 tomorrow night, maybe a couple of evening showers particularly to the west. all right. let's look ahead to the all important weekend. the towson town festival will be there. cinco de mayo on saturday commemorating the battle of pueblo. all of our outlooks are better than this has been but looking for the warmest air to come pri day and perhaps -- friday and perhaps saturday. not a bad deal. compared to the last weekends in april where temps stayed cool. >> thanks a lot, wyatt. some mcdan imrel college football players are lending support to carroll county students. it's to get them on the right

track academically. sherrie johnson shows us how the program is making a difference. >> reporter: all is quiet in the library in west min sphemplet students have paired up with mcdaniel football players for one on one help. the players serve as mentors giving students someone to talk to. >> they have an understanding so they know what you're going through and they can help you. >> reporter: this is the first your of the program. mostly 8th graders take advantage of it. the mentors teach them the importance of making good grades. teachers see less behavioral problems in class, an increase in attendance and better grades. >> the students get excited about it. it helps build their self-esteem. they take a little bit more pride in their work now. for the football players, it offer as since of responsibility

in helping others. >> as a student athlete we have a lot to give back to the community. our guys will get a lot vut off see being -- out of seeing people who can use our help. >> reporter: it's in the all work and no play. students also enjoy some fun time with the players on the court. both students and mentors enjoy their time together. >> i came here and i had a class i was not doing so good in. one day here helped me bring my grade up to a b. >> we're in the just helping our kids but helping ourselves, help us build good about what we're doing build a relationship with westminster. >> reporter: thanks to a good support system, the students have a chance at academic success. >> there are 33 mentors in the program and 25 students. they meet monday through

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the rain has moved out but the clouds stuck around, kind of cloudy and gray. will we see any storms? wyatt is in the storm center with a look at that forecast. >> i think we stay dry but kind of cloudy across most of the state and what a contrast in temperatures. nearly 80 right now in frederick, win chester and d.c. but in baltimore and points east to north it's a tough time getting out of the 50s in