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this area is slated to get the bulk of the rain come tomorrow afternoon and this evening, so hold your horses. you will be getting rain. still some showers out and b in central maryland the winds are southeasterly. that's working to pile up extra water in the chess is a book -- chesapeake. higher for normal high tides. we'll also look to when we will get more sunshine. we note names of two people killed in fallston on 152. they are 46-year-old ronald buchholz and 49-year-old donald jones. two people died after a violent collision. jones was an employee for the harford county schools. brian kuebler as the story. >> reporter: it locks horrible but even for this neighbor it
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sounded just as bad. >> i heard a big bang and i shut the motor off because i thought it was thunder. i looked up at the sky and i heard a wail, a wail of anguish. >> reporter: that was coming from one of the four people in the peel of cars much the driver of the black suv was killed almost instantly. the county employee who was driving the utility truck died on the way to the hospital. his passenger and the driver of that jeep survived and are currently at shock trauma. >> three cars came together with four people inside, right? >> correct. >> and don't know how that happened. >> we're determining the identity of the individuals that were involved, notifying next of kin. >> reporter: it will take police quite a bit of time to figure out how the accident happened. but if you speak to residents in this area who deal with this road all the time, they say they've got a pretty good idea.
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>> especially this intersection because people tend to travel above the speed limit. it's 50 in one spot and drops back to 430. they go pretty fast. >> reporter: with new development in the area, there is more and more of them traffic through 152 is increasing and residents say so are the frequency of serious accidents. >> we seat medivacs -- see the medivacs. >> reporter: the latest one claiming two lives. >> late this afternoon the harford county sheriff's office determined that the driver of the white county schools truck crossed the yellow line causing this deadly accident. for more on this story, log on to our website abc2news.com. police arrested edward ford and charged him with the murder
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of his girlfriend. neighbors called authority after sheryl thomas' son said there was something wrong with his movement she was found dead, partially dressed with her hands cuffed and bruises all over her body. ford is charged with her murder. anne arundel police are looking for this man they believe robbed a pnc bank in laurel. the man walked into the bank, passed a note to an employee threatening to use a chemical weapon. he left with stolen mony. anyone who wreckized this man, call 1-866-7 lockup. we have a breaking news update on a story we told you b the state of delaware has just ordered an emergency suspension for a neurosurgeon's license. dr. pierre leroy is accused -- a woman reported to the police
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that this doctor almost 50 years her elder ca rested her breast and legs while make comments like "at a girl" during a visit laches month. >> the victim was consult. this what -- was an initial consultation. >> dr. leroy works in newark, delaware. state regulators say the 84-year-old doctor has been arrested for similar behavior before and was allowed to continue practicing has long as someone was present when he treated female patients. the state is sing emergency suspension of his license. he is free after posting a $2500 secured bomb. a tsa official spotted a stun gun that could have been mistaken as a smartphone. a woman from columbus ohio received the citation.
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if you need a reminder, weapons are not allowed in carry ons. >> attorneys for the coach in the penn state case -- the state's taring said it -- attorney's general said it happened in march of 2002 but actually in february of 2011. former penn state assistant football jerry sandusky is denying all the allegations. an attorney for george zimmerman said some of the money raised from a website is paying for his security and living expenses. zimmerman is accused of killing florida teenager trayvon martin. an arraignment hearing was held in the case but zimmerman has already pled not guilty and did not have to aper in court. so far more than $200,000 has
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been donated to his defense fund. an the heels of the state appeals court saying pitbulls are a dang breed. maryland votes for animals doesn't want to wait for january. they want action in this upcoming special session. the group wants lawmakers to pass a bill that would super seed the ruling. when an attack involves a pitbull, plaintiffs in civil lawsuits wouldn't have to prove the dog has a vie hadn't mast in order for the owner to be liable and landlords who lease the pitbull own are could be held liable. >> the ruling it self-is misguided. it's misuninformed and cretes more -- creates more problems. >> it stems from a a boy was attack body a neighbor's
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pitbull in 2009. crews are still out there trying to replace a collapsed drainage pipe and work on some possible erosion. starting tonight running through saturday night, the northbound jfx will be shut down from 10:00 at night until 4:00 in the morning. for more on the alternate routes, you can head to our website at abc2news.com and check on the traffic tab. you can also get the latest updates with the new time saver technology on good morning maryland starting at 4:30. we have only six couples left but two will be eliminated live on "dancing with the stars." last night each of the remaining duos became trios taking on the pros. melissa gilbert and her partner added her brother to the mix but she is still in danger. you can catch all the action
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live at 9:00, but, first, check out last man standing at 8. cougartown at 8:30 followed by an all new private practice at 10 and abc2 news at 11. the fight over student loans. the interest rates are scheduled to go up to 6.8% from the current 3.4% in july unless congress act but democrats and republicans don't acree on the cuts. democrats are look at tax cuts for cooperations. >> and the gop wants to take it from the preventive healthcare fund. you use your credit card more, got car loans, took out
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more school loans in march, making it the month with the most consumer borrowing in a decade. student loans increased more than $16 billion. more soon to be high school grads are acting like briemsd. representatives from several websites said high school seniors have started setting up online gift registries to send out with their announcements. some allow them to link their registries to a paypal account so that cash can be sent as well. a good idea, isn't it? those of you fighting depression, you she doctor who -- see a doctor who proscribes you hasn't depressant -- antidepressants. how do you know which is the best. two new studies on parenting and happiness. 72 degrees. we still think we can warm up
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a time he rarely left his dorm room. during the day he did homework but at night would deal with depression. >> i came to the realization i'm not happy. >> reporter: josh went to the doctor and like 35 million other americans was given an antidepressant. right now there are 50 different antidepressants on the market. so how do descr doctors -- doctors know which will work. >> mostly trial and error. >> reporter: she says while they have helped millions, there are unresolved issues with antidepressants. doctors still can't predict who will respond to which drugs. many drugs take four to six weeks to work and many will stop working. >> the majority of patients will relapse. >> reporter: so they're taking part in one of the largest studies ever of antidepressants.
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doctorsen five continents are looking for blood and genetic markers and will map a patient's brain. >> that will help us find out some of the objective measures, if that's an abnormality in people suffering from depression. >> reporter: after doing through the study josh found that medicine helped him but knows it won't help everyone. >> i've seen mental illness do a lot of bad things to good people. it's not something you want to mess around with. >> if you want information about this story and all the other health news, you can get it by liking linda so's page. here's one for all you parent whether you know it or not. two new studies say parents are happier overall than nonparents they surveyed about 130,000 adults including 52,000 parents.
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for the parents their happiness was measured in relation to how they felt before and after becoming parents. long commutes. they're taking away from your free time. new research shows they can be harmful to your health. the study found as commutes lengthened, weight and loop rise while -- blood pressure rise. we are two weeks away from the extreme brickover challenge. the 12 contestants huddled up to do their weekly weigh. the front-runner took home the prize once again. they enjoy being in first place but they know what comes with that status. >> we have a target on our back and it's a big target. we're looking at increasing our activity and increasing the intensity. >> i want to stay the lead dog.
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i want to be out in front. >> tune in tomorrow night on abc2 news at 6:00 to see our final profile working to shed off the pounds. >> i like that quote. only the lead dog enjoys the change of scenery. gray, rainy, 69. muggy. we've had showers all day. it has been more pronounced to the north and west, less so to the east. take a look at laurel at the high school annex. on the home at the home of the spartans it was raining. you briefly see some of the bursts of rain in manchester today. steady rain at times. rain that we need, dousing our camera here high atop ccbc and dundalk. look at this. they're basking in the sun in
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ocean city. not even cloudy. don't worry. they'll be getting theirs tomorrow. more rain to the east but none of it today. sunny. there rain showers around central maryland now. one decent cluster of rain over damascus. but on the whole just lightly scattered showers for the moment. we think 70 in dulles will be about it. we may warm up another degree or two. we may crack 70 before the day comes to an end. winds from the south and southeast kind of breezy. 13, 16 in easton. it's breezy and warm. the gusty winds coming up the chesapeake. so for eastern and harford, eastern anne arundel county, if you're on the waters edge, realize you're going to get a foot or two of extra water. humidity is high in frederick.
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moderate cambridge. the rain showers have not been very prominent in eastern maryland today but from baltimore westward they have been. as the boundary slowly pushes east. we look for more rain, especially east of baltimore tomorrow. it's a slow moving system. jet stream enhancing the wet weather. the boundary will creep further east tomorrow. you could see it on hour future trend we try to pinpoint where the bulk of the rain will be. by 7:00 in the morning, showers anywhere in the state. you can see heavier rain coming up the boundary right along the coast. this is tomorrow afternoon and evening. that would be right where we need it. where the farmers could use extra rain. it could be a real moisture train. you can see it lined up to our west. that will line up along the coast, including ocean city and salisbury and perhaps as far in
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as cambridge. overnight 62. showers likely. 74 tomorrow afternoon, maybe warmer than that in spots. depends on how little sun and 55 tomorrow night with more showers. we got 36 hours plus of showers on and off and still the possibility for a couple of showers on thursday, but i do think the we'll see some clearing thursday. big time clearing friday and saturday. that's going to mean a sunny start to our weekend, jamie. that would be welcome. ocean city had the sun today and baltimore we're kind of like the gray is getting old. i know you were in the coast guard. were you ever a safety? >> it's been awhile, maybe once or twice high was a safety. i protected the bridge. the bridge went over a stream it was like a sink. sherrie johnson served as mc at the safety patrol program.
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the recognition ceremony was held in pikesville. they have excelled in their duties, done lifesaving acts or gone above and beyond their duty. >> i feel very happy and excited that i got this award. i never even now that i get this kind of award by being safety patrol. >> i am really proud because all my teachers, they encourage me to do this every day and all my friends, they are very encouraging of me and i love getting this award. it shows that i did a bunch of things that are great. >> that's great. the students will also be awarded a $150 savings bond, t shirt and a hat. congratulations to all. some of the brightest teams faced off in a culinary
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showdown. they made delicious dishes for the local judges. the real goal of the day was met. that was raising awareness for healthy eating to combat obesity. all right. let's go for another round. we'll be right back. wyatt will tell us the rest of the weather tonight, whether the rain will let up anytime soon. ♪
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let's take a look at what's coming up. abc2 news is working for you. we are continuing our does it work series, the jeanie bra. is it as uplifting as the ad says it is. we'll put it to a test and get the expert's advice. plus much more when you join us at 11:00. >> all right. looking forward to that tonight and looking ford to some sunshine by friday, how's that? some showers tonight. we're distinguish to -- going to see showers for 36 hours at least. rainy day tomorrow, low 70s. again, the sunshine toward friday and saturday. this will be back.
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