after working in this manure lagoon where manure was pushed from the dairy farm into this pit, they would go back to their farm in pennsylvania to milk their own cows. their family became concerned when they didn't arrive at home at the usual time, so the police were contacted and went to the kent county farm a little after 8 to investigate. they found nolt's car still running and track -- tractor still running. >> ultimately all three victims were found, the fath are and the two sons who were in the manure pit. >> reporter: the manure pit is 150 longhand 30 feet -- long and 33 -- 30 feet deep.

>> if you become trapped it's difficult to, trikate yourself. >> reporter: brad miller works in the farm next to it. nolt came over to his farm yesterday shortly before the accident to borrow some equipment. >> it makes you sad. you know how the grass is when it's wet. one of them probably slipped in. i'm sure the other two tried to save them. no one know was happened. >> reporter: in ken diville -- kennedyville, don harrison. >> he said we may never know what happened but state police are trying to figure out what happened. there was a call about a possible sexual assault. so they went out to a whom on

burke avenue. abc2 news roosevelt leftwich has more. >> reporter: county police are calling it a possible sexual assault. it happened across from towson u. detectives isn't several hours trying to find evidence. police say they received a call at around 4:25 from a person in the house. someone in the house had been aculted -- assaulted. they're still investigating meantime, neighbors say the house was full of people tend went on into the wee hours of the morning. they have a vague description. the condition of the victim at this point is not known. reporting live in towson, roosevelt leftwich, website whoib whoib -- abc2 news.

>> will the sun be sticking around for the memorial day? let's check in with wyatt everhart. you did a survey. nine out of 10 of your friends will be at the beach. >> they're all going to the beach. where are you going for memorial day weekend, the beach. it will be hot around here. we're on the eve of the kickoff of the big weekend and not a lot of activity now but there are two clusters of storms, one coming out of fredericksburg, a decent line, not severe but certainly worth watching. nonthes for the rest of the -- nonetheless the rest of the evening, a couple thunderstorms will make it in and fizzle out. much more on how hot it gets by memorial day coming up. now to this pitbull attack on a 9-yard by that left him with a serious injury to his

leg. it happened in pasadena has the boy was riding his bike down the street with his mother walking alongside. toadded -- today the owner is challenging. they say the victim was the child's friend. >> they were coming to see my son. >> did the dog pop out the door? >> no. he was outside. he should have been inside. there was pan order on him. >> reporter: offer crew was at the house. another family's pitbull was wandering around the house. we have no update yet on his condition at this hour. police are investigating a deadly home invasion in north baltimore. police say a group of men forced themselves in the door and

killed the man. they belief the murder could be drug related. they're trying to determine what caused a fire. it went up to two alarms. they pulled up a and saw smoke pouring out. everyone from the beauty salon was able to get out okay. we go to elkton. a two alarm fire nearly destroyed her home. the fire started in the basement of the home in the 100 block of inn keeper court. >> take care, make sure the airways are okay. had a lot of soot on her tongue, nose. >> there were five cats in the home. the cause of the fire still under investigation but damage is already estimated at

$250,000. you see a smoking piece of luggage on the that are mack and that would cause alarm. they fond an aerosol can that set off. that sent the smoke soaring. so no worries tonight. we are working for you. abc2's kelly swoope is here. >> whether your family is headed to the shore for the weekend or staying close to home this will be hot. that means trips to the pool, swimming in the ocean and all the other great thingings. no, i in water isn't part of your family's plan but getting rays; sun screen is the most important weapon in your arsenal. so choose a sun screen with an spf of 30 and apply it every two hours. if your kids get into the wart

reapply every two hours. >> enroll children in swimming instructions early. be with your child at all times. never leave them unsupervised. if you have your children with other adults, family members, friends, make shower that they're aware of their water needs and that they're attentive to the children as well. >> experts recommend that children use u.s. coast guard approved floating aids. if you're heading out on a boarkts make sure that everyone is wearing a life jacket. jamie? >> tonight's consumer alert, memorial day weekend means paying more for gals. aaa said nine out of 10 people mr. hit the road -- will hit the road and 35 million will travel 50-miles from home. just a few weeks ago experts are

predicting a $5 or $6 gas, but that will in the happen. >> i'm happy with $3.50. $3.79 the week before that. >> analysts say we have seen the peak. don't weak a sleeping baby. why a good night's slope for babies is way more important that we originally thought. alberto was up first followed by beryl and then chris. >> take a lock at the weather. 81 at bwi. normal is 76. we have a forecast win are. it took extra tell to type in all those numbers and letters.

four. that's how many times we hit that. we'll talk about the weekend. will it be drier, coming up.

our great blogger, don't wake a sleeping baby. they need the sleep. a new study shows babies who have difficulty sleeping as infants can grow up to have sleep issues. linda so explains it to us. >> reporter: getting your baby to sleep through the night is a huge milestone. >> some babies have more trouble initiating sleep, staying asleep

and they go on to have problems when they're older. >> reporter: a recent study finds babies who have trouble sleeping may have a risk of a sleep disorder. sleep play as vital role. if they're not getting enough this could lead to bigger problems. >> you'll be cranky, irritable, behavioral issues. >> reporter: the study also found parents were overlooking some warning signs. >> parents aren't disclosing all the sleep issues that we would like them to. we want to know about problems like does your baby snore often and one of the things they picked up in the study, parents didn't think that was a problem at all it. s it could be a sign of a serious disorder. >> reporter: sticking to a bedtime routine can make a big difference. >> went to do jumping jacks 10

times, watch a stimulating trouble and then went to bed, you would have a lot more trouble than if you had a bath and read. you can help a baby or child go to sleep by establishing a good sleep routine. >> reporter: because sleeping like a baby doesn't always come easy, linda so abc2 news. >> to learn more, check out our health page at abc2news.com and you can also get the latest by liking linda so's facebook page. you can do a search for linda so, abc2 health reporter. a gallup poll shows 41% favor abortion rights. the poll also shows most people think abortions should be legal under certain circumstances.

hows with your day at work today? were you able to hand hall new chore, maybe that terrible boss? there's a new survey that shows that people stress over their work life balance. and 41% of the people asked said trying to moat doe ands from work along with those in life are the most stressful part of their lives. all right. those in ocean city, fenwick, bethany, you want to know about the hurricane season. here's the prediction from noaa, one to three image hurricanes with winds over 100 miles an hour. with tropical storm alberto, it does seem like we're getting an early start. don't worry. they're saying ease up on that. it's extremely important to get

prepared. >> the most important thing here is to heed the warnings of the national weather service when storms are approaching, to heed evacuation orders from officials. work with your local and state officials. >> the00 season will last until the end of november. >> all right. while we're talking about the beach, let's get you into the beach forecast. maryland, delaware beaches, a chance of a pop-up shower. fog humid. 77. that cool sea breeze is the key. 90 in baltimore on sunday, upper 70s beach side, partly sunny skies. wart temps 65. that's swimmable, a little chilly, but swimmable.

light breeze. shaking our camera a little bit. 79 at the airport. most active weather south and west of the d.c. area, north of fredericksburg and a lean of thunder boomers, perhaps a couple of isolated storms will hold together as they drift further north. but for most of us it's quiet. we had rain earlier. now the shower is weakening and maybe a couple of drops near galena and kent island. temperatures running near 80. 82 easton. most spots in the upper 70s. winds are light from the southeast. that southeast breeze if you're along the water's edge, can cool things off. humidity is high. this measures the moisture in the air. if you cool the air down to these temps, you get 100% humidity. feeling look mid-80s with the

heat index near 90 this afternoon in frederick. lightly scattered, widely scattered showers. these are less numerous than this same time yesterday. tomorrow they will be less. just an isolated shower by tomorrow afternoon and drier and hotter air, not cooler, drier and hotter air coming in. disturbances bringing a few showers. you can see the hit and miss stuff the rest of the evening. just a pop-up shower or two on a hit or miss basis, not looking for much and that continues into saturday. this dry spot will dominate our weather. however, has we move into sunday and monday and temperatures really peak, 90, 92. no big rain on tap. overnight 67, variably cloudy with a stray shower. tomorrow 85. that's for bwi.

downtown could get closer to 90. with the humidity it will be feeling hot. we almost don't get below 70. when it's that warm it will get hot. temperatures pushing 90 on saturday, sunday and monday. getting progresssively hotter. we'll bring back the chance for pop-up showers. friday and saturday look mostly dry, mostly sunny. >> what time are you leaving for the beach? >> can't get out of here this weekend, got too much going on. today some of our local military heros came out for a career fair. along with the spouse there is were mentoring sessions, resume building and lessons on interviewing. this was also an opportunity for veterans to meet with potential employers. repsives from chess is a -- representatives were on hand. the event was a joint effort

between the military and baltimore chamber of commerce. they are helping to conserve energy and create a noise buffer. today downtown one of the most historically low covered tree covered areas, they planted trees. it's part of trough baltimore. it's a call to action for people living in the city to plant a tree. >> the whole idea really comes from our core value we have with the company of empower mstx is all about empowerment. we're empowering the neighborhood to have a tree canopy. >> more than 20 employees took part in today's planting of the trees. seafood lovers get your pens out. maryland is looking for a new logo to market our delicious sea tonight. they are looking for a logo that

can be used online and in print. it's due by 5 p.m. june 30th. the winner will get a fishing trip for five. click it or ticket is back. they will make sure you're buckled up. officers will be checking to make sure drivers are wearing their seat belts. state police said more than half of our deadly nighttime crashes over the past feef years involved drivers or passengers who were not wearing seat belts. a new study out from the national coalegs of safer roads found the number of drivers who run red lights are 20% higher on memorial day weekend. the report also shows on memorial day weekend there's an average of 1.2 red light violations every sefnlgtd a vern

spokesperson -- second. a spokesperson from the national highway traffic safety administration said this weekend is the worst.

kelly joins us to tell us what's coming up. >> it's been heating up. tonight we're going to see two mothers who made a mistang that

changed their lives forever. >> abc2 works for you. the dangers of distraction. >> and the girls show us how they work out every day after school. they don't have to cross the finish line because they're already seeing great success. >> a quick check of the weather this evening, guys there. is a little bit of rain northeastern maryland. it's sneaking in toward cecilton. for the most part what we're really watching is this line south and west of d.c. perhaps some of this will be in howard county in a couple of hours. we'll see. tomorrow mid-80s. it looks generally dry, just an isolated shower. that's your travel day, right? saturday, sunday pushi90 and may sunday afternoon. warmer, more humid. that will be the theme into memorial day. >> people will be leaving in an

hour. >> we'll see you tonight at 11.

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