peter's church in ellicott city. the pastor spoke about the two women who were shot in the church office. >> the accomplishments and friend to the whole parish, things too numerous to mention. >> the shooting has left the community trying to figure out what happened. >> reporter: yesterday afternoon around 5:30 this quiet community in ellicott city changed forever. police arrived at st. peters episcopal church. brenda brewington, a church administrator, was shot to death. marguerite kohn, the corector was shot and rushed to the hospital in critical condition.

police found the body of 56-year-old douglas franklin in nearby woods. he lived in a makeshift camp site not far from where his body was found. >> he would visit the church to access the food bank. >> reporter: the visits became confrontational, so the church asked limb -- asked him to leave. >> it may have been that he was angry with the church. we don't believe the two women were targeted. we believe they happened to be there at the time. >> i think it's trosomeone woul. it makes you feel apprehensive, i guess. that would be so close to our house. >> reporter: the family of miss brewington are stunned. neighbors are having trouble come prehanding the homicide.

>> someone goes into the church and kills someone. that's hard to fathom. >> reporter: police are not yet sure who the gun belongs to. in ellicott city, don harrison. we check with the maryland shock trauma earlier this afternoon. they said marguerite kohn is listed in critical condition. abc2 news is on the go at the casino in oceans down. what kind of weather are we going to get? >> maybe a scattered shower and maybe tomorrow and that includes both around baltimore, around annapolis and here at ocean city's edge, the race track at oceans down casino. want to bring in the director of sales of the newest hotel on the beach. we have a little bit of time to

talk about it. let's start off -- in a couple of sat days, the preakness. >> we're doing a big party at the hotel. it will be in the restaurant. you can bid on the horses. there will be different auction items. it's all happening at the marriott. >> if you can't be at pimlico. >> the players are coming, cheerleaders coming, night life, party. >> the ravens cheerleaders. >> we're the headquarters. the thun drr birds are coming back. lots happening in the city are. check it out. the thunderbirds. >> thank you so much. we're going to be talking to you more coming up.

it's getting nice. a check of the weather for you and, again, radar relatively clear. we had storms midday. temperature wise it's a contrast. it's warming up, especially with the humidity at the beaches it. will be a kickoff weekend weather wise. let's get you into your ocean city three-day forecast. the weather will be cooler here. we may not make it out of the upper 60s on the water's edge. still a cool breeze off the ocean through the weekend but minimal chance for showers or storms. this is a great one to come down, stay at the marriott. check out the new compos at oceans down. coming up in a few minutes we'll talk more about this awesome facility. lots going on in this area. the 45th annual towson festival

takes place. hang out with some of us from abc2. meet some of our staff. i will be there tomorrow 4:30 to 6:30. baltimore, of course, a hexic city. that's why the historic festival is officially kick off spring time. the flower mart opened in mt. vernon square. tons of plowrs along with -- flowers along with entertainment and food. the long time city residents vowed not to miss another. >> i just think this is awesome. it's very exciting, the colors of every flower is beautiful. >> it there's so much to see and do. >> the imagination that people have is awesome. >> tomorrow at noon is a

children's camp. the flower mart ones until 8:00. you're encouraged to use mass transit to avoid parking problems. there was a cleanup day at aberdeen school part of the program toen courage members of the ripken taf -- staff to get involved with the community. nationwide millions of stray and surrendered animals and up in the care of humane shelters. are the shelters really no kill? >> you have to be careful about the language. what no kill means -- what we think this means is no killing of any animal, but there are some shelters that use that language in a different way.

>> coming up tonight at 11:00 on abc2, we'll tell you what -- how some shelters are getting around the words no kill. rainy weather making a huge mess in michigan. how much rain they've already seen and the crazy rescues it prompted. it's star wars day.

more than six inches of rain fell in some parts of michigan and showed no signs of stopping. advisories are in effect for flint, michigan. a trucker got stranded on top of his semi truck and had to be rescued by boaters. check out this australian news team. they took star wars day very seriously. people dressed as characters from the movie and milled around the set. the anchors took phone calls from viewers. i think wyatt would have liked

that is. it's one of the catchiest songs on the radio. the pop tune that landed him in big trouble. we're glued to their adorable youtube videos. so is it time for dogs to get their own social network? one company thinks so.

this is a crazy story that starts with a song that i can't get out of my head. a 6-year-old colorado boy was suspended from school for singing it. tyler lopez asks if a child that age even knows what the term means. >> you've seen the video and he

knows the lyrics. when he told a first grade girl that same line he was suspended for three days for sexual harassment i'm floored. they're going to look at him like he's a pervert. that's not fair to him. >> reporter: with a passion for art, this first grader came as a special needs student. he's had other discipline problems including the same line to the same girl last month. his mother met with the assistant principal. >> i think it's overwhelming, you know sexual harassment on a 6-year-old. >> reporter: no one from the school would talk with us. we checked the discipline code. it reads sexual harassment must have negative effects on the learning or work of others, something the senior psychologist said a 6-year-old won't comprehend. >> purposely going out of your way to irritate and sexualize a

relationship, i don't think so. i think there's probably a better way to talk about it. >> i can understand if he was fondling her, looking under her skirt, trying to look in her shirt. that, to me, is sexual harassment. >> abc2 is on the go. this time we're checking out the casino at oceans down. wyatt, i hear they've got good deals. you've got a great assignment on a friday night. >> reporter: you wish you got this one. stop at the casino at oceans down. first, i want to bring in crystal laden. crystal, you are the director of marketing at the casino at oceans down and want to talk about -- you have so much going on. talk about some of the things you have going on here. >> tonight is an exciting night.

we have the $10,000 jewelry shopping spree. one lucky person will win that. we've got a lot of upcoming events. starting on may 14th, our huge boat giveaway. you come in. you get points. for he vie point -- every point you get an entry into the boat drawing. >> reporter: all of baltimore, preakness is on the brain, just two weeks away from tomorrow. talk about what you guys have in store hoot preakness is a big event at the casino. we have a huge display outside. a big screen tv. so everybody can watch it live. we have a lot of food, drink specials, a lot of giveaways. >> brand-new bar. we'll show you that. >> absolutely, beautiful place. >> so much going on here and not being here sense you guys did the remodeling, it is amazing.

we'll have more with you coming up. we'll go up to the bar and give you a check of your weather in baltimore and at the beach. it's looking good. we did have some storms flare up this afternoon. those would fizzle out. we could sew a pop-up storm. take a look. not that much cooler at the beach. the humidity has come up. we're generally in the 70s, back in central maryland, closer to the 80-degree mark in spots. let's get you right into your forecast through the overnight period. temperatures will drop. we may see a pop-up shower or storm but still a mild night. tomorrow, cinco de mayo, not just here in oceans down but everywhere. big holiday in baltimore, too, maybe a pop-up shower or storm. tomorrow night maybe a stray shower but mild and humid. looking at the seven-day

forecast, the humidity drops, we'll clear the skies. looks like a fantastic second half of the weekend. that is it for now, but we're going to have much more coming up from the casino at oceans down. you'll want to stay here. it's coming up. now to democracy 2012. today's jobs report has both good and bad news and has become a major topic on the campaign trail. we go live to washington. it took almost no team for both sides to react to this report. >> reporter: we're talking about a matter of minutes before this report transformed into a political football. the obama administration looks at this and says 115,000 jobs added. the unemployment rate dropped from 8.2% 8.1%. the romney campaign said the labor force is shrinking and millions of adults who could get

jobs, are able to work, are not able to find work. they have dropped out of the workforce. we see both campaigns trying to spin this in their own direction. >> after the worst economic crisis since the great depression, our businesses have created more than 4.2 million new jobs over the last 26 months. >> this hasn't gotten better at the rate of speed they had been told it would get better. that's, in part, because the obama policies didn't work. >> reporter: we have six monthly job reports to go before the november elections. >> mitt romney also spent part of the day courting one specific republican, his former rival, rick santorum. what can you tell bus that meeting? >> reporter: you look at the pictures from the debates. today romney and santorum met privately in pennsylvania. we're told that santorum said he would like to she more conservative voices such as the

tea party that this become a part of romney's campaign. no endorsement was made the dnc said this pair is beyond reconciliation. >> we're in trouble because he was 47th out of 50th in job creation in the state of massachusetts when he was governor. >> reporter: after the meeting a senior santorum strategist said if there is an endorsement, look for it in the next week or so rather than the next month. the key word is if. >> obama's reelection team is officially kicking off the campaign. what do you know about that? >> reporter: this is the official launch. it may feel like it's been going on for months. president obama will be in ohio and in virginia where he's going to some campuses to lay out some ideas, a true sign that this is

campaigning. he's not appearing alone. he will have the popular first lady by his side. >> thank you so much. prosecutors in the john edwards trial continued working through the long list of ex-aides. today brian huffman a close friend of a key donor testified the heiress thought she was being used. prosecutors said he used money from wealthy donors to keep his mistress out of the public eye. i'm roosevelt leftwich. all coming up brand-new at 6:00, a deadly crash on a foggy stretch of road in baltimore county and why people living nearby said it's nothing new. >> an aquarium is trying to get you close to the fish and the

animals. those stories and a lot more coming up brand-new at 6:00. now a preview of what's ahead at 6:30. >> coming up on world news, a woman who did something unheard of and brave on national tv and what she did sparked a national dialogue. all these years later she's still dancing. be sure to watch our person of the week.

we watch them on youtube and post their pictures on facebook, but is it time for dogs to have a social network of their own.

karin caifa explains. >> reporter: make new friends can be hard, even when you're as cute as bandit. >> he had plenty of friends in san francisco. now it's time to meet friends in new york. >> reporter: match puppy.com can find play dates. the cope founder said the original business plan was to help with uply love, connecting owners, looking to breed their pets. eventually the team decided just friends was okay, too. >> we felt there was a bigger need to help dog owners facilitate play dates. >> reporter: matches are made by neighborhood breed and age. some expressed the same concerns. >> i would be a little concerned because i don't know the dog. >> reporter: but others. >> it would be meet other people with breasted similar to him. >> if there's a way for dog

owners to interact, i could see value in that. >> reporter: chang said the social benefits aren't just for the dogs alone. >> it's a great ice breaker. you find new relationships, new friends. so definitely the human aspect is very strong. >> reporter: so far, the site is limited to new york, but chang said other cities are being eyed as the next dog meet dog world. i'm karin caifa. >> if you don't like to spend money, apparently st. louis is the place for you. the council for community and economic resource said you can stretch your cash further there because of the low cost of living and high salaries. cities that made the list also had lots of free options for nt tainment like the st. louis park. a new park opens in downtown baltimore, why it would be a great place to take the kids. that story is coming up on abc2 news at 6:00 which starts right

now. i heard the noise. it was a loud collision. >> heavy fog and a treacherous consider of spelled disaster for a car and a tractor-trailer. >> what i will miss is this. i've been a cop for a long time. >> after five years leading the department, baltimore city police commissioner fred bealefeld is stepping down. >> a foggy day to the start and then rain. wyatt everhart will have the forecast in a few minutes. first, we begin with breaking news. an adult has been arrested in qex with a prekindergarten -- connection with a prekindergarten student who