we'll look to the complete weekend forecast coming up. the song by aerosmith "walk this way." a thrilling walk. it as as if all -- it's as if all of baltimore were looking. >> reporter: there's very few things that make you go oh wow! this is one of those things. just think about this, 300 feet across the inner harbor right from where the new ripley's believe it or not museum is going all the way to a barge 300 feet away sitting in the middle of the water. there were thrills chills and almost a spill has wallenda got near the end. he said i'm almost there but had a little slippage. just to see him do that and their heart goes up into their throat as they see the man

almost slip off. first we thought that may be part of the show but when we talked to him after, he said that was in the a piece of showmanship. >> i looked up and was talking to a friend of mine, he turned pale white. are you okay? are you okay? i'm okay. that's what matters. it definitely shows me i can't lose focus. that what happens when i lose focus oar loor losing focus is something he's not going to do on his next trick. that's june 2nd. he will trito walk from the u.s. side of niagara falls to the canadian side. he said this was a little warmup as he gets ready for that big trick which is something even

his grant father, great -- grandfarther, great grandfather or even father never attempted. >> did you see him slip? >> reporter: you should have seen the crowd. when he made that slip it was one of those big moves and he said this was no act. >> thanks. we have an update. let's get to the breaking news we brought you at 5:00. president obama has announced his support for same-sex marriage. our state has the law that's scheduled to take effect in january but opponents are collecting signatures for a referendum. the president said all of our brothers and sisters have to be treated like every other. well, it's rained on and off

for much of our week but that hasn't solved the problems associated with the dryest springs in maryland. the state has extended the drought watch a decade after one of the worst droughts. abc2's jeff hager has more. >> reporter: they keep it under lock and key, and why not? since westminster's public water supply has historically been in short supply. in the summer of 2002 the city swent -- spent a quarter of million dollar mishauling water to the reservoir. the city didn't have enough water to supply more homes. >> our demand -- we're on a decreasing trend over the last three years or so. some of that is attributed to

our increasing rates that we've had. that's two years ago we had quite a jump. we're happy to see the demand did down. >> reporter: the city spent almost $5 million to build a quarry. you can call it insurance in one of the state's dryest counties. >> we did make some huge investments. it was needed and i think the citizens know they -- even though they don't like the high cost, it's comforting to know we can flip a switch instead of hiring haulers. >> reporter: the cities will

adoesn'ted an aggressive conservation program. even offering rebates to replace outdated water dpuzling -- guzzling toilets. >> during this drought watch the state is calling on us to cut our water usage by 5% to 10%, to keep from letting our faucets run. all right. let's talk taxes, shall we? income tax hikes will be on the table but you can forget about a gas tax increase during the upcoming special legislative session. governor o'malley and speaker michael bush held a joint conference to announce it. the three said they have already agreed on a budget plan and they expect the session will only last three days. the income tax hike, they say, will be part of the budget agreement and would only apply to people making more than $100,000. that's about 16% of marylanders.

a firefighter is in the battle for his life, the fight for his children. it's an international hall cuss toadal kidnapping -- custodial kidnapping case. you've been following the story since the bing two years ago his children were taken to trinidad, his young children. since they left with his mother leah, he's been a divorce and full custody. since lee yap hasn't abided by the court ruling or attempted to defend herself, today here in baltimore county she was held in contempt of court. >> i'm not after her to be arrested. i just want my children back here. that's all. i want my children to have access to their mom and dad and family, my children have a huge family here. >> he said in the to give up the fight for his family even though it hasser inly left him

bankrupt. we'll show you how people are rallying around him and supporting him coming up on the news at 11. the episcopal die ease of maryland is offering to provide a funeral for the homeless man who killed himself after shooting two church members in rrk remember. the family of douglas gens hasn't decided whether to accept it. a funeral was held for reverend marguerite kohn and a funeral will be held for the second victim brenda brewington. the offer was made in the same spirit shown not amish community in lancaster when a man shot and killed two girls in 2006. dr. winthrop phelps said we needed a place like this. he opened the children's rehabilitation institute 75 years ago. it became the kennedy krieger.

it is still taking care of us. >> reporter: she was one of the first patients treated at the kennedy krieger with cerebral palsy. betty's niece was there as well and is so proud of everything her aunt has accomplished. >> it is amazing to be here and realize that her life was really changed because of this institute and because of dr. phelps. her story and her book -- it's been amazing to learn about what he went through and how a person with a disability was able to come through and ultimately go to college, get her physical therapy, certificate and work back here for several, several

years and eventually retire. >> reporter: matt sustained a spinal cord accident in an atv and was brought here to kennedy krieger. >> my physician said there wasn't much hope for someone with a spinal cord injury and i found this plashings kennedy krieger. >> reporter: it's internationally recognized for improving the lives of children and adolescents with disorders and injuries to the spinal cord. >> when i came here, i was broken and left with an emotional lift, physical lift. it transitioned my life for the future. >> reporter: reporting for abc2 news. >> matt, you are something. the kennedy krieger institute serves more than 16,000 people a year. 75 years in our community.

all right. let's look at tonight's consumer alert. more than 45,000 bassinets are being recalled because of an issue with the latch connects to the sprifnlgt according to the consumer product safety commission, several people reported the latches solid under the name kolcraft detached causing them to fall. in one case an infant was hurt. the bass spin nets were sold nationwide in stores and online between that july 2008 and may of 2012. if you have one, you should stop using it and calling the company at 888-624-1908. all right. coming up next, we are going to meet melanie and cat. they have been friends for decades. they share stories, days and nights and their fad diets, but

this one is working. find out how they're doing in brick body. >> we'll tack you to pikesville to remember those brave souls who gave up their lives to protect us.

when she qet smoke, she used the money to join a gym. she got her close friend onboard and they have been losing weight ever since. >> reporter: when you've been friends with someone for 15 years, there's a lot of history. >> we've been friends and gone

through so much. >> we raised our kids together. we have families together. we're military families and gone through divorce. >> reporter: together they had been through every fad diet out there. >> there's a diet program that we read a book on or something and you can pretty much eat diet food all day long and from 10:00 to 11:00 you can eat whatever you want in that time frame. after that back to regular food. >> reporter: it didn't work. in fact, nothing did until now. the two friends signed up for the brickover and have been getting high fives for losing weight ever since eye feel better. i feel like i'm capable of so much more. i'm loving it. i'm feeling better in my clothes. i've done down a size. >> reporter: it's a far cry for the two of them and how they used to blow off steam eye remember how i used to be and

just sitting there not doing anything, drinking, hanging out. >> reporter: but things have changed and they have too. >> running. melanie would go "i don't run." and just watching her kick my rear end taking off next to me, that's moat investigating. >> i've known her so long. it's awesome to see how much she's doing. >> reporter: their trainer said the two of them make their job easier. >> you can tell they've been friends forever. >> reporter: that friendship, just like their bodies keep getting stronger, reporting for abc2 news.

>> we're running, jamie. we're running. really a day you may want to work out. the rain is pushing it out of the west. looks like things will go downhill. you'll be dodging the rain. with our enhanced drought watch, this is the rain that we need. yesterday we got many spots, a half an inch. we got rain pushing in from the west. this is with our frontal boundary. some showers, moderate showers toward rest -- restin, virginia. our farmers are bleeding from drought. a lot of the heaviest rain toward richmond is on a trajectory that will bring it northeastward from this area northeastward up into the central part of the eastern shore. so it looks like walt --

baltimore, we'll get more rain. the heaviest and steadiest may stay to our south and east. are avenue watching in cambridge, you may get more on that seed of the chess peek. our vow from the naval academy gray and cloudy. things brightened up previously earlier in the day, but, again, just another kind of ugly looking day. bottom line, for may, more may showers. rain in ocean city. look at this, jamie. you can't see. reduced visibility at the beach. real ugly stuff. all of this changing toward the end of the week. okay, the day from, the rain that we need. we'll replace that with sunshine come friday and saturday. 72 at the airport. look at weather across the state. 52 in oakland. that's cooler air pushing in. it will previously cool us off. i don't think we'll make this

above 70. cooler air arrives. you see the winds shifting north. that's bringing in the better chances of rain. humidity is high. there's plenty of moisture in the air. again, you can see the trajectory of a lot of this real heavy rain. this big cluster will bring it skirting. we'll get some of the heavy rain. the bulk of this will be for del mar varks the eastern shore. all right. here's the overall setup, clearer dry weather. certainly into friday, things will be relatively cloudy with that boundary still in the air. the trend shows the rain persisting through 11:00 tonight and clearing through the day tomorrow. that will clear into friday. 56 with more rain. your two-degree guarantee 70 and tomorrow night down to the 50s tomorrow night. the outlook for the weekend, there's the sunshine that's

promised friday into sunday. i want to take you out to pikesville where another hero's nameas added. it was unveiled on the fallen heroes memorial. it recognizes all the men and woman who have died in the line of duty. hunter was killed last may for pursuing a speeding motorcycle. he crashed into an illegally parked truck right there nor laurel. >> he loved his job. he thought that was his duty. for all the officers who have paid the ultimate sacrifice, it is a calling. those on the roads and protecting us as citizens -- >> he served as a marine. he was the 43rd trooper to die in the line of duty.

he leaves behind a wildfire and six children. tomorrow on "good morning america" the story of a baltimore man who has become the hero of his own life story. arthur bookman was a paratrooper in the war and became disabled after too many jumps. this is a look at part of his incredible journey. >> knee braces, back brace, canes, 297 pounds and his belly was out to here.

i was thinking, god, i'm going to help that guy. >> you can see arthur's entire inspirational story tomorrow morning on "good morning america." we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] virtual wallet can help you be that person who's good with money. see what's free to spend.

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tell us what's coming up. >> we've been doing a little social experiment over the last seven days -- deteching a teenager. what did it do to her family. >> plus, if your children are bugging you to buy an xbox, $99, is that real lay good deal? we'll have that story and more at 11:00. >> how about wallenda crossing the inner harbor. >> and that slip there. >> he said it was real. >> hey, some active rain, maryland's most popular radar. the tomorrow the rain will let up but we'll be tracking it. stick around online and on abc2.

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