maroon corpse and 810 in the navy. defense secretary leon panetta gave the exnsment speech and reminded them why they work so hard at the excambed. >> to protect our nation and ensure that america always as the strongest military force in the world. that is the way it's always been, and that's the way it will always be. >> reporter: there's 1,099 med ship mn graduat -- mid-shipmen graduating. kevin was injured in a bicycle accident last year and was paralyzed from the waist down. he received his diploma in style. kevin will not be able to serve

in the military because of his accident but plans to aand this law school in the fall. this is the 100th anniversary of one of the most recognized traditions -- the hat toss. >> set me on a path to success, a path to serve my country. my family has been there to support me. i get to hug my mom. that's pretty cool. >> reporter: in annapolis, don harrison, abc2 news. >> congratulations. the first in the class to graduate. he was the first foreign national to graduate first at the academy. he is from singapore. maryland's life casino prepares to open next month. the gaming industry has launched the first online game for fun casino. it opens next week, june 5th and

will feature a las vegas style slot machine, table games including blackjack and roulette. there will be new restaurants an night life. >> you might want to be inside today. it was hot and humid with lots of rain. that rain could spell a little bit of relief. let's check in with meteorologist wyatt everhart keeping track of maryland's most powerful doppler. so how is it looking? i think welt' hear the rumble of thunder. getting close here. a severe thunderstorm watch for carroll county. let's see where the storms are. a couple of different clusters. the movement is southwest to northeast. yes. there's some slow movement to the east. there's a reason why the watch has not been extended. a lot of it is north.

western carroll county is not under an act of warning. you are under an active severe thunderstorm watch. another cluster coming at you moving out of the baltimore area. we'll continue to track these types of storms, especially to the west. the rest of the evening upper 80s. storms moving in, pushing east. we'll talk about how that will impact you overnight and look into next week. that's coming up. >> thank lags lot. now to a developing story. another earthquake has rocked northern italy. at least 15 people have died and others may still be buried in the rubble. it sent people running from their homes and office building. several buildings destroyed, including a church. we now know the name of the man in florida who left a 65-year-old homeless man bloodied and disfigured. they say he chewed off part of

the man's faissments the man is 31-year-old rodney eugene. police shot and killed eugene after he growled at him. an hair canada fleet headed for toik -- toik yow made an emergency landing. chunks, about the size of a smartphone were hot. >> found this little black rock mon my windshield. picked it up. it was really hot, so i put it back down. >> the plane was able to land safely. all 318 passengers were brought

back to the gate. a family of three spent 15 hours in freezing temperatures after their plane crashed in a re moat mountainous are a of ida home. something went terribly wrong. one of them called 911 after their plane crashed into a mountainous area. a blizzard made it dang for rescue -- dangerous for rescue crews to get to them by sunday afternoon. >> i was able this drain some fuel out of the fuel tank. i did use it to get a fire started. my daughter and wife were pretty scared, and ic had told them --i said we're going to survive this. >> after the 15-hour ordeal, rescuers were able to reach them sunday morning war national guard helicopter plucked them off the mountain one by one. a driver in new york lost control and slamed into a restaurant. it happened in the town of

williamsville. police said the elderly couple in the car and inside the restaurant were injured. well, an 80-year-old wanted to do something really exciting for her birth day and she mitt have gotten more than she bargained for. how her stunt left her dangling up in the air. plus, there were high honors at the white house. who picked up the medal of freedom. i'm meteorologist wyatt everhart. you can track the radar 24/7 at abc2news.com. we'll have much more at 5:00 when we come back.

caught on tape, an 80-year-old woman who wanted to do something different for her birthday got something more than she bargained for. first, she wanted to g-take -- to take a sky dive. then something goes wrong. >> the upper harness came off. it slipped down eye didn't know anything. i need to hold on. that's all. >> laverne and her instructor

landed safe bily but the -- safely but the faa is looking into the company. a couple did not let tropical storm beryl put a damper on their big day. ryan and amanda porter tried to get through their vows. as soon as they said their "i do's," they headed inside. a couple in nebraska have a unique way to show they're a perfect match. they've been married 64 years. this is how you will always find them, dressed in matching outfits. the couple has 146 custom made outfits. another secret to their blissful marriage, joey is the boss in the morning and she is the boss

in the evening. how can we make things a little morin joyable. we have tips on how to make the best of your working hours. mitt romney unveil as new message about the president today. i'm tory dunnan in washington and how that's getting trumped by donald trump.

it was an important day at the white house with the awarding of the medal of freedom. we have more from washington on the annual ceremony that showcases some truely inspiration hall stories and life -- inspirational stories and lives. >> reporter: outstanding achievement. president obama awarded it to 13

political, cultural and athletic icons. >> what sets these men and women apart is the incredible impact they have had on so many people. not in short blanding bursts -- blinding bursts but steadily over the course of a lifetime. >> reporter: among the honorees, a space pioneer, the first to orbit the earth. >> john glen became a hero in every sense of the world. >> reporter: the first secretary of state. >> she helped bring peace to the balkans. >> reporter: the winningest coach in history. >> when i think about my two daughters who are tall and gifted and knowing because of folks like coach summit, they're standing up straight and diving after loose balances. >> reporter: and a rock legend

who inspired generations with his songs. >> i remember in college listening to bob dylan and my world opening up. >> reporter: the president said the honorees have made an impact on his life. karen trave travers, abc. hot conditions. we've got cooler air trying to punch in out of the west. the contrast between the two storms flaring up pretty big ones. give you a closer look. taneytown getting downpour tment will eventually move into the manchester area. skies turning darker in this direction. further out you can see a secondary shot south of hagerstown. that is a very healthy even

severe thunderstorm crossing i-70 to the west. i want to show you the motion. if you look here, this is not a line that's rapidly moving east. it's a line drifting more north or north of east. yes, eventually we think more impact to our western suburbs. it will take awhile, the storms tracking with a northerly component. nontheless, the severe thunderstorm watch from carroll county westward and both from allegheny county and into basically -- i'm sorry for washington county and frederick county. that is where we have severe thunderstorm warnings as well up into pennsylvania. i want to show you the changing weather in mt. airy. as we look at summit ridge, our sky showing a change. look at that shelf cloud to the west here at summit ridge. so, yes, impressive weather there. closer to baltimore, skies getting cloudy are but still not seeing the true sign of the

storms blowing in. we see the clouds thickening a bit, getting a blow off to the west. temperatures 88 at the airport. downtown well into the mid-90's today. temperatures across the state near 90. you seat wind shift from west instead of the south. that is our trough line pushing in that will begin to cool us off sway tomorrow with a more significant cooldown and dropping the humidity as we go toward thursday. temperature upper 60s. heat index very hot, feeling like 100 where the line of storms has not made it in. we have the hottest conditions. we'll look for that to continue for the next several hours, the pattern is an interesting one. we were have two weather makers. offer cool front beginning to spark those showers in western maryland. then, what is now remnants, just remnants of tropical depression

beryl. however, we think that beryl will actually combine with some of the energy from that storm line and and up redeveloping off the maryland coast, so this line of coasts will be on and off through 2 a.m. with the possibility of a hit or miss shower. there's a couple of stray showers. what will be interesting is further offshore we will be looking at the redevelopment and strengthening of that system that was once a tropical storm beryl. overnight 71 with thunder showers. temperatures dropping some, okay and somewhat of a drop in humidity but still the chance for showers in the afternoon and evening and as we look at the seven-day forecast, the outlook is cooler. i think everyone likes that. although it made for a great beach weekend, we were up near record highs on monday, so these temperatures more reasonable, more seasonable as we go into the and of the book and this full first weekend of june. >> all right. we'll take more seasonable.

>> and give your ac bill a break. >> thanks a lot, wyatt. let's talk about politics to democracy 2012. mitt romney is taking the heat by some for a fund-raising event he's holding tonight with donald trump. what's behind all this? >> reporter: essentially it's the timing of the event in las vegas tonight with donald trump because donald trump recently brought back the whole birther controversy which questions whether or not the president was born in the united states. the romney campaign issued a statement saying romney believes the president was born here but this is what trump is saying. >> we're all entitled to our opinions. why a on it share this. there are many people who don't believe it. >> reporter: last night mitt romney was asked about the whole controversy. >> i don't agree with all the

people. i need to get 51% or more and i'm appreciative to have the help of a lot of good people. >> reporter: this event will go on as and, donald trump will be there. mitt romney will be there and newt gingrich will be there. so far, we're hearing about $2 million total. >> last week the big story was the white house attacking mitt romney's record at bain and today the romney camp is firing back. >> reporter: the romney camp has a new message which they unveiled today at a campaign rally in colorado. it's based upon romney calling the president hostile when it comes to job creators. >> the president sees big business as the enemy. this man is out of ideas. he's out of excuses and in november we're going to vote him

out of office. >> reporter: the romney campaign also released an ad today from what we're hearing this is the theme they plan on sticking with throughout the entire week. >> thanks for that live report from washington. we will see you tomorrow. the first lady wants your family to eat healthy. michelle obama has a new book out. mrs. obama hopes the book will help families make better food choices and also help fight childhood obesity. it's also filled with gardening tips and recipes. coming up at 6:00, police continue to search for suspects and answers after people were shot, including a 10-year-old boy. plus, women can't avoid it, called menopause or should we

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we take you to the neighborhood war four people were shot. the question on everyone's mind, who would shoot a 10-year-old boy and why neighbors say things weren't always like this. >> they are some of the most nerve-wracking moments on television. we're talking about the scrips national spelling know what kicks off tomorrow. how one local speller is planning to do. we've got stormy weather moving in. when will your neighborhood get hit and what can you exspefnlgt wyatt everhart joins us with a look at that very important first forecast. what do you have for us? >> we have multiple warnings for both washington county and frederick county, a severe thunderstorm watch for carroll county and