in laurel looks like any other. if you think the grass is growing outside, take a look at the grass inside, 341 marijuana plants and neighbors never had a clue. >> i would have seen something, people coming in and out, noise or other cars. >> reporter: after receiving an anonymous tip, under cover officers set up surveillance. if the amount of pot didn't surprise them, the growing books and high tech cull ti vaition books did. >> he had high intensity lights, air filters, a water pumping system, a ventilation system. this is what we consider to be a sophisticated grow operation that's been going on for some time. >> reporter: police arrested 33-year-old manoj unni and charnlged him -- charged him and he could land behind bars for 16 years. the plants would have produced

about 170 pounds of pot worth more than $500,000 when this hit the streets. >> it's common. i know quite a few people who smoke weed. as far as growing and distributing, i had no clue. >> prosecutors argue that unni was a flight risk since he had tickets to leave the country on monday. he has since been released. let's take you to anne arundel. glen burnie police arrested two people on drug charges. the police got several complaints about drug activity in the area. they arrested the two with possession and distribution charges and seized $4800 in pain meds including oxycodeine and

small amount of marijuana. the man was convicted of killing trooper westly brown. he shot him outside of an applebee's restaurant. ron was working security when he and his partner threw williams out of the restaurant for being disruptive. u.s. intelligence officials are learning more about the man behind al qaeda's latest terror plot. ibrahim hassan al-asiri is someone who would stop at nothing to harm americans. there are explosive devices that can be implanted in pets and popular products. >> reporter: al qaeda's young bomb maker is determined to blow up a plane. his latest include bombs that can be surgically implanted inside of terrorists. others look like every day

luggage. he's hiding them in pets or exturnal -- external hard drives. >> very inknow vaitive that would evade detection. >> reporter: after a double agent infiltrated a cell, intelligence officials are preparing for more attacks. u.s. drone strikes have been expanded. just last night a strike in yemen killed at least five militants but al-asiri remains at large having survived at least one drone strike. >> we want to make sure he doesn't have the opportunity to bumped any device or impart his knowledge to anyone else. >> reporter: this 30-year-old saudi citizen studied chemistry in college. his parents said he began using his bomb making expertise after his brother died. >> ibrahim hassan al-asiri, we

know hates the united states. >> reporter: even as the u.s. gets a better idea of the terrorist, officials still haven't gotten information on how to safe guard against these new bombs. it's safe to say we've all gotten those nasty red light speed cameras that show up in the mail but many show up in places you may not exspefnlgt joce sterman has more. >> reporter: they end up at the maryland transit administration with the drivers busted on camera with bad behavior. our lack at red light runners and speeders who work for the state. we examined thousands of tickets and found they're putting you at risk with dangerous driving behavior. >> my heart would be pounding.

oh, my god, is he going to hit that person. if it hits them hard it's going to do damage. >> reporter: at 11, we'll he is you -- show you some of the shocking video. joce sterman, abc2news.com news. walmart and toys 'r us are recalling 21,000 inground inflatable pool water slides after a woman was killed. the slide can deflate and topple over. a 29-year-old colorado mother died after she hit her head on the bottom of the slide which was partially deplayed the and a 24-year-old man is a quad dry pledgee jic after hitting his head.

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western maryland. verga evaporating on its way down. we look to stay dry and windy. winds topping to 33. 23 in easton. it is a breezy night with temperatures mild for the moment, upper 60s but headed much cooler through the overnight. enjoy the evening. we'll talk about how things develop through the weekend. i think the you're going to like it. all is well in the village. we are back again. the charles village pub had its reopening today. jamie has more. >> for those who used to frequent cvp, you will not recognize the place. they took two days and a

discallion facebook messages -- zillion facebook messages to decide to rebuild. it is bigger than the grand canyon. try getting in there tonight. the line will stretch back to halethorpe and elk ridge. >> we couldn't be happy are. they've been coming in in droves. >> melanie and eric wagner got married and joined up with prick bielsky who owned ocean pride. now they have to get the tavern up and running and our life will be back to normal. i'm off to the cvp. special honor for rosa parks. the national cathedral is

dedicating a new carving. the sculpture was installed today with the ceremony of evening prayer songs. the carving will join others under the human rights porch. it celebrates those who struggle to bring social justice to all people. coming up, a mississippi man who kidnapped two sisters after killing their mother is still on the run. investigators think they may have the motive. more are coming forward against john travolta claiming he sex ideally harass -- sexually harassed them. what you can expect to see the next time you visit the inner harbor. ♪

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baltimore's harbor place is getting spruced up. there's a lot of work going on on the inside and outside. there are some cool things. roosevelt leftwich joins us now with more. >> reporter: it's been decades since the ribbon was cut to open up harbor place and it's continuing to change. today the mayor cut the ribbon for it. it was taken over by phillip's seafood. there are other new things including a new ripley's believe it or not auditorium and a face-lift including a sidewalk and new brick work out front. it doesn't hurt to keep things fresh. >> you know, it's important for to us continue to evolve.

harbor place is an iconic part of the inner harbor and it will be important to continue to enhance it, particularly this summer as we're expecting many people to be here. >> reporter: the new ripleys is scheduled to open june 1st and they hope the new curb and landscaping will be done around the same time. roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. not much of a breeze on federal hill. there we go, pecking up again. you can see the camera shaking in the wind. breezy scenario with temperatures struggling to get to 70. we were in the upper 60s all day with that northwesterly breeze but gusting closer to 25. it will be breezy. keep that in mind.

don't let it stop you. clear skies with zero chances for rain, a few passing fair weather clouds. in dundalk look at this view, looking at nice sunshine breaking through, gorgeous look at the key bridge and the out per harbor with the baltimore marine terminal on the right. the form ground you can make out the observatory and a chop on the chesapeake with the wind gusting over to 30. our view from kent island and hemingway. all clear. we expect that to hold up through the weekend, maybe late sunday night but from now until then we're looking real dry. oakland 46. winds are northwesterly, steady at 20 to 25 but gusting higher. 26 in annapolis.

22 in cambridge. air has dried out a lot. despite all the rain, more than an inch. some spots getting close to two inches. a few showers north toward pennsylvania. most of this is not touching the ground, verga. to the west look at all the clear weather all the way out to iowa, missouri, the country's mid-section, quiet, all courtesy of a big high pressure cell. big high pressure dome settling in for the weekend. it will be breezy conditions even into early saturday morning. the sunshine will be with us throughout the weekend. our trend shows basically some passing cloud cover this evening. then we're left with beautiful blue skies tomorrow. bring the sunglasses as the sun cascades both tomorrow and into the day on saturday. again, maybe by late sunday, late sunday night, increased

clouds. overnight 46, still breezy. 73. we'll call that sun tas tick, why not. tomorrow night down to 47. we stay clear. check the outlock and look at the weekend here. again, not much as changed. we may bump up that temperature. i think i'll bump it to 0 degrees -- 80 degrees. looks like a warming trend over the weekend. death red -- getting ready for it. >> picture perfect mother's day. >> very nice for all the moms, including yourself. >> thank you very much. take a look at the deliberations coming out of chicago. the trial of the man charged with murdering the mother, prorgt and nephew of jennifer hudson. hudson's former brother-in-law

has pleaded not guilty. tonight more men are coming forward accusing star actor john travolta of sexual misconduct. they claim the actor asked for a massage and shamelessly stripped naked, groped them, and there are others. >> there are people in alaska, texas, arizona. >> in a letter to abc, travolta's attorney said the accusations are farfetched lies and that travolta was in new york, not los angeles, the day the first accuse are said he touched her. they have unsigned receipts from a manhattan restaurant and pictures from an upcoming movie. the accuser's attorney said this profess nothing.

prosecutors in north carolina have rested their case against john edwards. edwards is accused of master minding a plot to use secret payments from two wealthy donors to hoyed his pregnant mistress. lawyers for edwards said he didn't know about the money and got a top aide to say most of the cash went to build his dream home. does the quality of your insurance determine the type of treatment you get in the emergency room. researchers followed some children into the er. do you love chocolate but allergic to candy? well, hope is on the way. find out a business that caters to those allergic to chocolate.

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pea and bisexual men and in which one partner had hiv and the other did not. half of young people under 30 have been sun burned at left once in the past year according to the centers for disease control. experts say it's a sign they're in the paying attention to the warnings about skin cancer. about 6% of all adults had one done in indoor tanning in the previous year. all right. if you love chocolate but allergic to eggs, we have good news. an ohio mom has cocked up an allergy free resty. she was 14 years old when diagnosed with the allergy. beth got busy in her kitchen, not only for her daughter but for her kids and friends who had food allergist. amanda's chocolates were born. >> once they started giving it

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officers seized marijuana plants and arrested manoj unni. they would have been worth more than half a million dollars. detectives were surprised as the high tech equipment, including lights and a ventilation system. well, the only thing constant is a change. just asked the folks at harbor's.

questions about how it arrived. today there was a ribbon cutting ceremony. and soon they will open the doors of ripley's believe it or not museum. also, toasting the reopening of the charles veg pub after fire destroyed it in january of 2011. owners decided to rebuild it bigger and better. now it has a rooftop deck and a pat yes. first, we have new information in the case of that mississippi man accused of killing a daughter and kidnapping two other daughters. jamie costello has the details. >> reporter: adam mayes was added to the fbi's top 10 most wanted list after killing jo ann bain and daughter adrienne. the