alexandria and ca leah are his own. teresa is in jail. she's the one who said mayes killed the mother jo ann and the 14-year-old daughter inside the house. police said maims kept the -- mayes kept the younger dperls alive, that his motive is still not clear. >> adam mayes was a close friend of the family. >> the feb has put up billboards. they say he has ties to florida and that's where they believe he could be hiding. a settlement has been reached in the civil trial for that deadly duck bet crash in 2010. the families of two hungarian

students who joined will split $15 million. the other survivors will split $2 million. this 18-month-old girl has probably been called a lot of things, cute, adorable, now a suspect terrorist? her parents had boarded a jetblue flight when told the little girl was on the no fly list. agents from the transportation security administration needed to talk to them. the parents had to stand in the terminal while the agents met with jetblue. >> the whole situation was bizarre. >> we were put on display like a circus act because my wife wears a hajab. >> the family was told they could reforward. jetblue said it's a tsa issue but the tsa said it was an

airline issue. the family has hired an attorney. the new jersey mom with the extreme tan has been banned from a tanning salon. patricia krentcil was not allowed to go to tanning sun. krentcils with arrested last month for allegedly taking her young daughter into a tanning pooght with her. -- booth with her. no rain today but a little windy. the big point all moms want to know, what can we expect this mother's day weekend. meteorologist wyatt everhart joins us with a look at the forecast. >> pretty good news for all the moms, including yourself. we have seen the weather break big time across maryland and it's only going get better. the next several days crystal clear and expect it to remain that way into sunday afternoon

at least. winds are gusty out there, up to 30 miles an hour. 25 in baltimore at the top of the hour. it re mains breezy the rest of the night as we fall from the 60s into the 50s. we'll talk about what things look like for mother's day and beyond. 75 acres of the most beautiful and in the state will be -- land in the state will be parkland. abc2 news don harrison was there today. >> reporter: this scenic piece of land is at the mouth of the chesapeake bay. the state plans to turn it into a park. the land was purchased with open space money in 2007. now the state is looking to make use of it. making this similar to sandy

point park. >> it's a plus. >> reporter: queen anne's county commissioner sees this as a benefit. >> people come and visit the park, maybe stay in the hotel, use local shops. >> reporter: it's connected to bike trials. this land used to be where the hold hotel was. people would take a ferry from baltimore to come here to relax and vacation. the hotel burned down in 1965. the department of natural resources wants to hear ideas on how to improve the park in a workshop on monday but some people are sharing them. >> i'd like to see a kayaker. not have to drive a big one around on your car. >> kayaks, parks, free play

areas, fields where we can bring our balls around and kick around. >> reporter: a lot would come to sell their items, much like a farmers market. >> it will be held 4 to 7 at the public library. coming up, a would-be thief tried to snatch a woman's purse but he got more than he bargained for. find out what happened to the suspect. >> a man tries to steal some steaks from the grocery store but he didn't get away without a fight.

caught on tape, a would-be robber gets more than he bargained for. he tried to snatch a lady's purse. employees came to her aid. one person wrestled with the man. >> reporter: you were sitting on the head. >> he said i can't breathe. i can't breesmght i said you

should have thought whether that before you tried to rob the lady. >> then they tied him up before police arrived. this scuffle at a dress ri store broke out after a man tried to leave the store with steaks stuffed in his pants. the shoplifter punched a security guard. that's when a 17-year-old tackled him. a construction worker in westmoreland ended up in a trench. the work are had been knocked into that trench being dug for a sewer line. he went to the hospital with a head injury. the good news is he was conscious and alert. coming up, autistic students at the harbor school are not letting their condition affect their learning. and we're working with you to make sure you get the very

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instantly on any screen. find out more online. every student at the harbor mills got their own ipad to bridge the learning gap. we have that story tonight. >> reporter: in this engineering class the students work together building model bridges but they're not alone. >> the students are learning first hand, hands on experience, using the ipads to construct bridges. >> reporter: recently every student received their own ipad. >> they have engaged in training exercises with ipad. >> a very involved feeling.

>> the enthusiasm was unbelievable. >> reporter: with the amount of apps that can be found on the east pad -- ipad it's limits. >> all the embellishments that are available. >> it helps us to get motivated. >> reporter: that drives these students to excel but there is a battle waging -- the ipad versus mr. levy. >> the electronics have a more appealing hook than the teacher. i won't argue that point. no offense. >> reporter: though the ipad is favored notes which -- in the classroom -- >> that's what this is all

about. >> reporter: abc2 news. a special surprise for a marine dad returning home from afghanistan. when the staff sergeant deployed his 6-year-old son couldn't walk, when he was on duty, his son learned how to walk. michael made the walk to his dad before being swept up in his arms. oh that's a great story. >> that's an awesome story. take a look 67 at the airport. breezy conditions. humidity is quite, quite low. it's dry. it's breezy and beautiful. fair weather clouds the story but they did break for us. not the overcast gray muck that we've had. you're looking at the key bridge from high atop ccbc.

over at the marina, you see a chop on the chesapeake, the gusty wind. bel air beautiful conditions, trees greener after pick up more than an inch of rain over the last two days. maryland's most powerful radar crystal clear and dry. this will hold up through at left late through sunday, late through your mother's day. we think by sunday into monday maybe the chance of rain coming back. enjoy a bright sunny weekend. look at the temperatures, upper 60s, set to fall sharply. wind frpts northwest around -- winds from the northwest aren't 20 to 25. hair bone dry. dry hair cools off quickly, plus the north wind. it will be crisp by daybreak. very, very good looking weather. just a few rain producing

clouds, mainly north of maryland and pennsylvania but a lot of the rain is not touching the ground, verga. a big high pressure cell settling in just in time for the weekend. this is perfect. the big dome of sinking air and it prevents not just any chance of rain but prevents much cloud cover, so a good chance to catch a few rays, get those vitamin d levels up. looking good as we go into the day on slt day, more clear weather on tap. more sunshine. it looks great. for sunday partly cloudy but generally dry. overnight down to 46, clear and colder. 73. not quite as windy as today but sunny, fantastic weather. we like that. but i tomorrow night down we go into the 40s. you can seat outlook for mother's day, we're warming up. i bumped up that forecast to 80

degrees. so pretty good news for this complete mother's day weekend. you've got to like it. >> maybe not like the little boy but that's close, especially that mother's day peg at the end. >> we do what we can. we want all the mothers to have nice weather for brunch. >> thank you very much. >> all right. now we're going to talk some politics to democracy 2012 news. critics are calling it a flip flo. supporters are hailing it as a brave move. so how was all this playing out. it's the talker of the day. >> reporter: it is the talker of the day. in the past president obama has said his stance was evolving.

first a new web ad from president obama's reelection team. >> i do not favor marriage between people of the same gender. >> reporter: focusing on romney's words. >> let me say this, 3,000 years of human history shouldn't be discarded so quickly. >> reporter: second, a pitch for campaign cash. an email to supporters explaining his decision to speak out with a link to a donation web sie. tonight a fund raiser hosted by george clooney is expected to raise $15 million. but opponent of same-sex marriage see this as a flip flo. some see it as a political gift to the romney campaign. >> the missing piece of the jig saw issue may have been handed to him yesterday by the

president. >> reporter: i want to give you one example behind that line of thinking. some are wondering whether president obama's decision could cost him support in what could be a strong voting block, african-americans, but the president said when he's talking about his decision, help wasn't thinking about -- he wasn't thinking about politics. >> i know that's the big issue in maryland. we're learning more about the timing of the announcement this. wasn't the original intention. >> reporter: this back story is interesting. what president obama said was originally he thought he who explain his position sometime before the democratic national convention in august. then came vice-president joe biden on meet the press sunday saying help didn't have a problem with same-sex marriage. then the white house said we'll sit down on abc's the -- "the

view" and moved it up to yesterday. some of the white house senior aides were not at all pleased with the timing of vice-president joe biden's statement but said there will be no long lasting rift between president and vice-president biden. coming up at 6:00, she's only eight years old but in the battle of her life. what the classmates are doing for a friend and how you can help. it's advice all people should follow. don't smoke, don't drink. pregnant women and their behavior. here's diane sawyer. >> coming up on world news, that commotion on the campaign trail as some of mitt romney's former

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to lease. monthly payments are lower, but before you drive off that lot, we have some tips to help you negotiate the best deal. >> reporter: with interest deals hovering near record lows, it's a great time to lease a vehicle. car experts say leasing is for you if you like a new car every few years and you drive less than 12,000 mile as year but before you sign, make sure you're getting the best deal possible. they recommend not planning you plan to lease when youen ter the dealership. negotiate a purchase price and then ask them to draw up a lease contract at that rate. the bank will actually be buying the car. if you can negotiate a good price for the capitalized cost your lease payments will be lower. you can go to true car.com. pay attention to the driveoff

cost. that's the amount you need it pay up front. if you want to make a smaller down payment, your monthly charges will be higher. check the amount of miles. expect higher payments if you want to up the mileage alop answer. don't get to atoo muched to the car. if you decide to buy it, you could end up spending more than the car is worth. apparently it was a problem for police officers in new york city. nearly 4 million calls to 911 are a result of butt dialing, and that's 10,000 butt dials a day. moving on. aching knees aren't just for elderly people. we'll look at the growing number

of younger people who need new knees. it was july 1981 when harbor place made a splash. tonight we report on the changes. >> all the doctors call her her miracle patient. they can't believe how great she's doing. >> see that little girl. when you beat the odds, it's great to know that people have your back, like the entire school in glen burnie. >> tonight, abc2 news investigator joce sterman uncovers the story about who's running red. >> it turned out to be a spectacular day. a lot of us are thinking about the weekend weather.

let's get a check with wyatt everhart. spectacular. the sunshine is back and not going anywhere soon. more sunshine and i think again on saturday. bright blue skies, a few passing clouds. yes, a couple of stray showers toward western maryland. that's verga rain evaporating. no one in the state getting rain. winds 20, gusting to 25. it is breezy. anyway, the rest of the evening, not bad, a few clouds. we stay in the 60s. a cool start tomorrow morning and the big warmup for your mother's day weekend. we've got those details coming up. back in the day ships would roll in and ships would roll out. today we still can't believe how harbor place grew up to become what it s as roosevelt leftwich tells us even when you're all grown up you need toha