humidity. dew point levels , the measure of the moisture in the air are at or above 70 in most of the state. the kind of humidity we look for in july. this is what the result is. it feels like 90 downtown in baltimore rmt feels like 93 frederick. 80s this evening, sun and clouds. more heat and as much humidity towards mondays. we have the details coming up. the rising temperatures mean you have to pay extra careful attention sadly seems like every year we cover a story about a child left in a hot car, most of the time it's an accident. mom or dad get distract , but it's a life changing mistake. the numbers have skyrocketed over the past few years. >> reporter: her in if if he

can showers laugh -- she adores sitting on mom's lap. mom, loves it, too. a court accused her of trying to harm her precious daughter. >> she faced 9 years in prison. >> i was facing ten to 25 years in jail. >> reporter: she faced a similar situation. moat mothers on opposite sides of the country left babies in the sweltering heat, locked inside their cars. >> i robbed him of his life. >> the morning of march 30th, 2007, she was supposed to drop babysitter like any're day, a sleepless night, change in routine and a phone call from work, quickly contributed to a catastrophic mistake. >> i turned in to instant work mode. as i was on the phone passed by

where i would turn to trop him off. >> reporter: the army reservist went to work and parked. the high temperature that day, only 66 degrees. this 911 call reveal what is she found 7 hours later. bryce died that day in the backseat of his mother's car. when the unthinkable happens, grieving families often find jeanette. >> 90% of the people this happens to are upstanding citizens. >> reporter: she runs kids and cars.org, a nonprofit advocating for child safety in cars. >> watch out for a change in routine. >> reporter: that combined with miscommunication is what led the mer sins to do the unmanageable. >> we thought the other one brought sarah inside the house.

>> reporter: the baby spent three hours trapped inside the family van, the temperature that day, a scorching 90 degrees. >> baby sarah survived but now at 4 years old, can't walk, talk or feed herself. a reminder her parents must face each and everyday. >> we have a loss regardless of her still being alive, there is a great loss in ow life. >> reporter: to curb the problem there is a push for safety devices designed to remind drivers their baby is in the backseat and cut through all of the distractions. when a driver walks away , the alarm sounds. both families say they rely on their faith to help them face a lifetime of grief and guilt. >> it never goes away. ist always there.

both mothers were cleared of wrong doing, but we can tell you this issue is gaining traction on capitol hill, prepro visions in the transportation bill to address child fatalities in car, include a driver alert system and rear seat belt reminders. we were there last night at grove park elementary for a performance for a cause. it was a hot they to take a walk but also a walk to help others. this group felt cool about doing it. dozens of the same students from grove park, middle school and northwest baltimore, walked around the neighborhood to raise money to fight cancer. the stupes one of the students came up with the idea. they organized a walk athon, lollipop sale and a talent show.

>> it blossomed to all of this. a lollipop sale. not only meeting our goal but exceeding the goal, blossomed to this wonderful turnout today. >> they are counting the dollars. they hope to raise $500 to benefit cancer research. roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. a night of partying ends with a bullet wound for one colorado college student. the woman was shot after she inteed a home in boulder through a unlocked door and stumbled in to a couple's bedroom. mark stewart has the story. >> reporter: the call for help came from this home, at around 3:30 wednesday morning. that somebody, 21-year-old zoe, a student at cu. shot by the caller's husband, a

complete strange tear the couple. >> she walked in to the bedroom, we were telling her, she kept coming in the bedroom. we shot her. >> reporter: ripple is alive and talking on her cell phone. the caller herself starts to question the woman, upon the suggestion of the operator. >> she seems kind of stoned or something. >> reporter: investigators say ripple's blood alcohol level was well above the legal limit. it appears she randomly wondered onto the property entering through a unlocked doors less than five minutes later, the ordeal is over. >> i'm getting off, thank you. >> the young woman was shot in the hip and in stable condition. the district attorney says the couple who shot her won't face charges because it falls under

colorado's make my day law. ripple will be charged with felony criminal trespassing, a warrant has been issued but she hasn't been released from the hospital yet. firefighters called in for a dramatic rescue, no flames, why they were forced to go head to head with a bear and who won. first weekend of summer means heat, playing in the water and cardboard boats? how one local school celebrated the start of memorial day weekend. take a look out there, temperatures above 90 degrees, here, a heat index over 90. heat is on all weekend. we brick it down through memorial day, coming up.

a dramatic rescue for firefighters in steam boat springs with no flames in sight. officials were called after a black bear climbed up a tree in neighborhood and wasn't coming down even with a tranquilizer. firefighter on a ladder gives the bear a push and it went flying down on to a tarp. there is a tarp down there. the bear is fine. it maybe a duck pond but might

as well have been an ocean. students put boat making skills to the test. the students celebrated the last day of classes before exams. i don't know if those paddles are working too well. people in frederick got an eyeful when marilyn monroe look alikes stormed the city, dressed up in an effort to break the guinness book of world records attempt. the event raised $15,000 for a breast cancer fund. >> all right.

people spend memorial day at beach or pool or near the water. that means massive crowds. don harrison looks at other options if you would rather have peace and quiet. when you think of memorial day vacations, it usually involves this. how about this as an alternative? one of maryland parks could be an alternative, the beach is great, there are draw backs. >> masses of people, aren't really for me. and sand isn't for me and jelly fish. >> reporter: the paint family

from virginia stopped an hour and 45 minutes short of ocean city to go camping. it gives them a chance to get back to nature, camp out and frisbee golf. i found frisbee golf is like real golf of, shots go in the woods, if it does, you throw it back out and play on. it's a change of pace. >> it's like every weekend at the beach is the same. you go to the beach, it's hot. camping, every weekend is different. >> reporter: there is always something going on. tonight they will give camper as bird's eye view of maryland's creatures. >> it's kind of unique we can have people look at this owl or this hawk up close and say this is what made the noise that you heard last night. >> programs that are fun, but we try to slip in education at the same time. >> reporter: it's the beginning of the summer, you have menty

of weekends left -- plenty of weekends left. come to maryland state park as an alternative to ocean city. don harrison, abc2 news. >> families looking for a place to cool off in baltimore are in luck. tomorrow is a start of pool season, all six city park pools will be open tomorrow, 20 other pools are available for a dip as well. the pools will only be open on weekends until june 22nd, but everyday for the rest of the summer after that. did you see that, spinning log thing? i've never seen that. good items. lifeguards let you do it? >> yeah. >> all right. 81 degrees right now. humidity almost 60%. this is not a indication of how hot it feels this is the airport. this is not downtown. and the humidity is what making

the difference out there. travelers on the bay bridge, busy one today. at least you had sunshine. don't forget the sunglasses and tall cold beverage, gatorade or something to get you through the drive. fog this morning. sun comes out. beaches packed here, here is our view south, the ocean city pier, rides, all the way to the edge of the screen. the beach just beginning to pick up. travelers arriving tonight. let's give you the rest of the 3 day weekend, beach forecast, mid to upper 70s. not bad through memorial day. memorial day in particular will call for a chance of a pop up shower or storm in the afternoon. water temperature, mid-60s, really acts to cool down the air temperatures on the waters. couple of light showers over delmarva. impossible you could hit a brief shower driving down route 50, temperatures now mid-80s, but again feeling hotter than

that, no wind to stir the air. a breeze south. these are the numbers that really tell the tail. the dew point number, that total measure of moisture, it's not a percentage like relative humidity. this is like total water this the actual air and they are high. above 70, that's almost saturated. heat index as a result. feel like 90 in the city. 93 frederick. combination of heat. >> humidity. that's elly for may. as we look at the east coast pattern, it's quiet, compared to the last few days. not as much in the way of pop up storms, thanks to high pressure building in out of the west. hotter and hotter weather through the weekend. generally keep us storm free. not that we could get a pop up shower in the peak heat. we are not looking for merchandise through the second half of the weekend. we will watch the disturbance that could become beryl. it looks large, it's weak now, the projections bringing back in the georgia and south

carolina. going south of us, overnight, 65, partly cloudy, it will feel hotter with the humidity. tomorrow night k muggy, 67, crapping up the ac -- cranking up the ac this weekend. unofficial start to summer looks like it. we look far cool off, two, one wednesday and thus, we will drop to the mid-80s and front comes in friday, may drop us back to the 70s. what a change that will be after a very hot sticky weekend out there this time. to democracy 2012, an eventful first chapter in the general election battle between republican nominee mitt romney, and president barack obama. we have seen highs and lows so far. >> reporter: we have. this is sort of unusual. mitt romney and president obama are off the campaign trail today. no doubt gearing up for more of

this. off and running, when the november moch up was set, -- match up was set , the candidates didn't waste no time going after each other. the messages are clear, the president is zeroing on romneys time at bane capital. romney hopes to convince voters he can right the economic ship. the public is split, average of the most recent polls has president obama with a slight lead, 47-45%. there is one big x factor. the well funded super packs, mean campaigns may not be able

to control the message in ways they have in the past. for example, a new york times report revealed a super pack was considering revisiting the reverend wright confidence. the proposal was shot down by romney and head of the super pack. so that's a look at where we are right now in the general election. neshes week, the candidates will be back out on the campaign trail. we understand they plan to do fundraising. my mitt is going to be in las vegas, with none other than donald trump and newt gingrich will be at the event and june , the president will also hold a high profile fundraiser, that one is going to be with former president, bill clinton. i'm roosevelt leftwich, coming up, new at 6:00, new information tonight about the death of a father and his two sons in a manure pit in kent

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facebook paid for insta gram and photo sharing tool. as karen reports, another sign that video apps are gaining more traction. >> reporter: after explosion by visually oriented tools like insta gram and pinterest , the trend in pictures is moving. >> people are more comfortable sharing over video, we have a high-definition camera in our pocket and apps that are free where we can instantly share the content. >> reporter: the next hot app looks like video and tech expert points to two competing for early lead. social cam has fillers like insta grams with no limit to a video's length. >> you can shoot video, change to it a filter loo that you like and add music and do minor editing in it as well. >> reporter: operating in the short-term, no more than 15 seconds. it also let's users add effects and music and celebrity users

like justin beeber and mark zuckerberg. text and music to create slide shows on the go. even with all of the filters and tricks available i film makers should keep the basics in mind. >> you want to try to remember those very traditional approaches to shooting video. good lighting, good sound, keep the camera steady, you have the cool editing features that make you look like a pro. >> you want to look good since the point is sharing. graduates are getting diplomas and gifts as well. the 2012 graduation survey, a third of americans will buy gifts this year, up more than 30% from last year, a third are gift cards, in all total spending for graduation gifts expected to reach $4.7 billion. tonight, police are look for a

man who snapped cell phone pictures of a teenage girl while she used a bathroom at baltimore's inner harbor. we will give you a look at him on abc2 news at 6:00 which starts now. lured his victims to northwest baltimore and robbed them of cash and valuable. how and where police caught the craigslist robber. a case of convicted killer, george huguely. why his attorneys say he deserve as new trial. first we know this is what you really care about. the forecast for tomorrow. tonight and well the entire weekend. the answer to that question lies i