claiming she didn't know what was wrong for the child. it didn't take long for detectives to suggest it was the mother who was behind the injuries. doctors found evidence of a swollen eye, bruising about the face and multiple skull fractures on the eight-month- old baby girl. her mother, 23-year-old kay are barker. the charging documents found out just what happened. a live-in boyfriend told detectives he and barker were heroin addicts and the baby was often propped up with a television in front of her for as much as 22 hours. the boyfriend heard four or five loud thumps from the other room and the mother was cursing and yelling. at one point, he claims she said she never wanted to have the baby in the first place and should have had an abortion. parker now faces charges of first degree child abuse and first degree assault. she is being held at the harper

county detention center with no bail. and reporting in harper county, jeff hagueer, -- abc 2 news. detectives also found several pain pills on the floor beneath the crib. the mother would crush up benadryl pills to put them in the baby's bottle to make them sleep. a toddler from prince george's county is in critical condition tonight after she was found in a bathtub full of water. family members found the girl under water last night. they called 9911. the girl's name and age have not been released. it's still unclear how long the girl remained in the water. the victim was walking up pennsylvania aver when attackers walked up to him with a knife. they told him to take out even more cash. detectives are tracking down several possible leads. a jury finds a republican

jewel crass henson when he was running against governor mark o'malley in 2010. prosecutors say those calls aimed ato try to keep black voters from the polls. >> clear and cool as you look out across the inner harbor this evening. huh cold is it going to get? let's check in withway yet. it is a chris cool clear -- crystal clear scenario the rest of this friday night. all across the east coast. you're hitting the roads. really anywhere within a kay's drive. that's for sure. 71 in salisbury. pretty mild stuff. winds from the north and west tonight keeping it breezy the rest of the evening. but still fantastic weather as we fall slowly into the upper

60s. how things will change to the weekend. late mother's day. stick around for that. well, it is some of the craziest video that you'll see in a while. and you won't believe who was behind the wheel. josie is back with more on who is running redlights. josie. abc 2 news investigators and now you're talking about the shocking behave your we uncovered from mta drivers behind the wheel as they blow through redlights and speed. we even are received a call from one viewerring asking how to lodge a complaint with the maryland transit administration. now, some of the most shocking video is on our website right now. abc2news.com. check out this redlight ticket from earlier this year in baltimore. it is a twofer. as the light turns red, one bus rolls through straight and another makes an illegal turn. that is right down the street from us here on york road. and then there is another close call from liberty heights. we want to show you this one as well. it's a mobility bus that nearly hits a car as you see there as he tries to beat that light.

safety is their priority and any driver hit with a ticket has to pony up and make that crime yourself. if you want to receive -- check out abc2news.com. you'll find it right were on the home page. rosie. holding her at gunpoint. it happened on juliana circle around 8:00. the teens kicked in the front door. thement whop ran upstairs and locked herself in the bedroom. the teens would not give up and kicked in the door pointing a gun at her. they took her cell phone and ran out of the house stkpwhr- fplt we all have teenagers who were the majority of single parents. and to know that now when you go to work or go home you have to lock your top lock and bottom lock and turn your alarms on.

getting one with any information is asked to call the cops. next week, baltimore county unvails a new police unit aimed at cutting down on the growing problem problem of metal theft. you that is because the utility company has been a major target for metal thieves. and one of the vital signs for your neighborhood. the group called the baltimore alliance is taking the pulse of the entire city. the group compiled ten years of data to get you right down to the heart of each neighborhood. it was created by the baltimore neighborhood alliance. and nonprofit imcase, income. and combine them all over the past ten years and broke it

down by neighborhood. and the result is an interactive and specific look. in baltimore city allowing the user to get a good snapshot. and what's important is to know that with over 270 neighborhoods if baltimore city, each one is unique. each one is different. >> now, if you want to check the vital signs of your specific neighbored other, log on to our website at abc2news.com and click on the story's link and we'll take you to that map. in k whyanton. abc 2 news. and before you make that next fight on amazon or ebay. make sure that the computer is detected. number 7 when it comes to cyber crime. it is based on data collected by the agency which includes complaints by victims of cyber identity theft and phony online job schemes. the newist involves your smartphone. california comes in at the the top of that list. happen right now a father and

son reunites for the first time in 40 years. part of the honor flight program. and now at the hilton meeting his son, zack for the first time in 40 years. we'll have much more on this story tonight on abc2 news at 11:00. tomorrow an emotional day for women who have lost their children to violence. johns hopkins and a mother's crime are hosting the third annual mother's day luncheon. among the moms who will be at the event is bern net -- bernadette mcfadden. abc 2 news profiled her as part of the donate life program. per net lost three of her children within six weeks of each other five years ago. and also tomorrow, baltimore county, police will have extra patrols out in the parkville area. tomorrow night is parkville high. the the senior prom. that added patrols.

make sure to and from the prom and the afterprom party as well. dozens of police officers are a bit close tore reaching their goals tonight. the police unity tour is making its way to d.c. as part of police week. it left valley form on wednesday and stopped in this afternoon. the group is made up of riders from maryland, pennsylvania, delaware and several other states. the 275-mile ride raises awareness from police officers who died in the line of duty. and today, washing on the d.c. they unvailed a plaque to honor the nine people killed in that metro crash back in june of 2009. their events in gray and relatives of the victim that first responders attended the unvailinging. the crash was the deadliest in the transit system's history. and just two days, state lawmakers return to anapolis to tie up some loose ends on next year's budget. it was something they couldn't do during the general assembly's regular session. we already know the new budget will include new taxes for about 15% of marylanders. the special session is expected to last about three days and a cost of 30,000 bucks a day.

another special session later this summer will focus on table games. and well, spring is the time for road construction from from the jfx out to the beltway and now. route one by the dam will be all tied up. why one lane will be shout down for an entire weekend. any time you make a big purchase, the clerk always asks you the same thing. do you want the extended warranty with that? we'll tell you when it's a good idea to say yes and when to just say no. you're watching abc2news at 6:00. all right, rosie. the weather front. 72 out of dwi today. normal would be 73. but then as hot as 94. that was back in the 1800s. 73winner wilson from baltimore. congrats. you get an abc 2 storm umbrella headed your way. we'll talk about our next weather maker. will it be time to impact mom on sunday? we'll talk about that. straight ahead on abc2 news.

now, abc 2 news at 6:30. ping chus that will show up intoing something. the harbor. details of a forecast coming up in just a minute with big pictures. some back-up traffic if you are going across the the dam. shutting down the southbound lane of route one each of the next two weekends. the full weekend closures will allow them to repave the road quickly.

that closure started about 15 minutes ago and will last until 6:00 a.m. on monday morning. ever buy an extended warranty for something inexpensive like a clock radio. it's easy to say no to that. what if it is something more expensive like a smart phone or a big tv. when to say no and when you may want to say yes so you don't waste your money. the next time you buy a new car or tv or a new toaster. the salesclerk will probably ask you if you want to buy an extended warranty. should you? will it really protect you or is it a big waste of money? >> we have all received a pitch in an appliance or tv store. we have all received a postcard saying our car's warranty is up, and it's time to renew it. but a new report -- a world report lists several reasons why you should not buy an extended warranty in most cases. among them? the original warranty is sufficient. extended warranties are filled with exclusions. and your gann et will be worthless when it finally

breaks. most items don't need repairs the first few years. and your credit card company may offer better protection such as a second year of coverage free. but from the -- filed in one instance where you may wish you bought an extended warranty. if you drop your smart phone and break it. no warranty. you'll save dozens. -- doesn't that stink? us news says with the 300 to $500 smartphone, coverage from companies like square trade may be worth considering. if you can't sleep at night without having an extended warranty, just make sure you read the fine print before you sign on the dotted line. and if you find a lot of exclusions and reasons they won't pay such as you dropping it, it may be a case of don't waste your money. so what did you get your mom for mother's day. hope it was more than just a card. the average american will spend more than 150 bucks on their mother this year. that is about 12 pucks more than last year. and in all the country is

expected to pen $18.6 billion celebrating the woman who gave birth to them. and if you are -- on sunday. don't expect points for being unique. about two-thirds of americans will be buying the exact same gift. and if you are on a budget, head to abc2news.com and check out the deals for free samples moms shared with us. just click on the lifestyle guide. don't go cheap on mom. get ready for skin art to take over the baltimore convention. this weekend. this is the 7th annual baltimore tattoo arts convention. and it is an art. this weekend the event features over 500 tattoo artists from all over the globe as one as old as 880 years old. guests include -- special guests include artists from the show new york inc. what appears to be hot. those are super heroes out there right now. >> and you have like now artists that are coming out that are sort of realistic that are the sculptors of the renaissance of our time.

they do really realistic stuff and they bring things to life. >> and going to get a big superman on his cheek. ticket prices go for about 20 bucks for one day and 40 bucks for the entire weekend. good stuff. and tomorrow baltimore's newest shopping district opens up. a parade and street festival will help celebrate the opening of manage henry road. the officers cheerleaders and the ravens mascot himself. things kick off at 3:00 near wetstone way and ford aver in locust point. if you hang out long enough, you should also be able to enjoy a free concert by the '80s band. now, maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate. all right, looking forward to this weekend. i think we're going to have great weather just about all weekend long. this evening. sunday afternoon and evening are one wildcard. bright blue skies. humidity low. dry and breezy.

that has been the story all day. show you some beautiful postcard like stories. this new eastside camera because it does show the might i did key bridge. spanning over the outer harbor. looking good. at anapolis today, it was nothing but blue skies. naval aed cadmy all day long. a few high thin clouds but really nothing. and how about hage arers town. this is our standard definition camera there but you could see we have basically just a few passing high thin clouds. that is it. maryland's most powerful radar looking good. five sweeps. all clear. nothing. we should remain clear on the radar pictures through at least early afternoon on sunday. and right now we have got temperatures in the low 70s. 60s west. 70s at the beach. winds from the west right around 15. gusts higher than that. dry air in place as well. so dry, breezy. otherwise it's tough to complain. not a cloud in the sky

anywhere. pennsylvania, west virginia, virginia all clear. across the east coast, we are clear from boston all the way down to atlanta, but to the south and west, you do see some cloud cover beginning to edge in to the tennessee valley. this is our next weather maker. and it is a slow move. and i don't think we'll get so much as a cloud out of it until late tomorrow evening, and no chance for rain out of this next system for at least 36 hours. because of this. big high pressure bubble sitting over the east coast. so clouds can edge in unon the west side of these high pressure cells but to the east where we are now directly under it tomorrow. we'll be basking in the sunshine once again. high blue skies are going to be the story with a high sun angle. but as we look to the south and west. yes, slowly developing weather as we move through saturday. this thing begins to edge in and yes the chance of a shower for mother's day later in the day. i think we're fine in the

morning for brunch. enjoy the sun. sunshine blazing. by tomorrow night down to 54. so not quite as chilly and the seven-day forecast forecast looking ahead. for mother's day, we had to put the chance of a couple of late- day showers in there. no dancing, mom. we do have the flower bouquets very nice. >> and then mid next week still some rain around. but best chances for rain will be after sunday. but sunday evening, maybe. >> i still remember that leprechaun. >> oh, yes stkpwhr-fplt the smoking pipe. no one knows what's in it. >> we need a dancing mom stkpwhr-fplt all right, thanks. kentucky derby winner. here is a good name. he was out. and back to stall 40 at old hilltop. the 137th takes place next saturday. it wasn't too long ago. there were questions about

whether he would host the second leg of racing's triple crown. while things are not quite as dire. the racing tree in maryland is far from the payday. edwards joined a panel for a square-off that talked about saving horseracing. boutique needs have a little bit more to offer such as the churchhill downs offering their night-racing programs where they have 30,000 people come to the races. you have to make it different and special. but to be different and special you need less of it and unfortunately, less racing would put a lot of people out of business. and you can hear more comments on race racing in maryland on this sunday's square-off right here on abc2news at 11:00 a.m you're looking at a live picture. beautiful. the last of -- arriving ship of the harbor. a beautiful, beautiful afternoon. we'll have a quick last look of

the forecast coming up.

breaking news out of chicago. jennifer hudson's former brother-in-law of killing three members of her family. william balfour now faces a mandatory life in prison sentence and shows no emotion when that verdict was reached. it took jurors three days to reach that decision.

we'll have a lot more on this story on our website and on abc2 news at 11:00. and coming up all brand new at 11:00, you may have seen some of them hanging around in your yard. back if you're sit are nell will cameras. abc2news works for you. testing permanant solutions so you don't waste your money. and last night, we showed you a controversial cover of next week's time magazine. tonight, we talked to ament month who supports breast feeding children up to four years old. those stories and more when you join us for abc2news at 11:00. a quick look at our weather. >> yeah, rosie. if you are watching tv right now. run out the door, check it out. we have a nice evening on the way. 70s into the 60s here over the next few hours and late sunset as we move toward 81:21 p.m. tomorrow looking gorgeous with sunshine. maybe a shower by late in the day on sunday. all right. that is it for abc2news at 6:00. thanks for joining us. we'll be back here at 11:00.

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