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five arrests after an overnight crystal meth bust at a holiday inn express bust in elk ridge county. someone called police reporting a strong odor orr on the four -- odor on the fourth floor. police found them cooking meth in their rooms.
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guests nearby were evacuated. everybody was allowed back in and crews got busy cleaning up. you. that's who police say they have to hear from to solve several shootings. since the weekend four people have been murdered. six others injured in shootings and one of those victims was this man michael sully vance. the owner of sully's seafood and subs. he was found murdered inside his business yesterday morning. police have no suspect but robbery is a motive. a nice cool spring day. just in time for wyatt everhart to return from that much needed vacation. wyatt? had to celebrate my mom's birthday on friday, some
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unexpected presents that day. in any case we're quiet now. allegany county, big showers but no storms in the statement of the only concern will be enhanced high tide action. flood advisories, coastal flood advisories for areas right along the water through 1:00 tomorrow. keep that in mind. weather looking pretty good. temperatures running unseasonably cool in the upper 60s. the rest of the evening 60s. we'll talk about how your weekend shapes up. a big warmup coming up. well, the tornado damage is still evident in fallston, especially along route 1. people are trying to get their heads around the damage and some of the images. damage is expected to be over a million dollars for harford county alone. the tornado in fallston is one of 10 that actually touched down on maryland on friday.
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all of this is a sobering reminder of nature's power. it has residents still cleaning up today. abc2 news tim ruther ford as more eye couldn't believe this. i was awed by the power of the wind and everything. it was just amatessing. i've seen it on the news, but first hand, no. i've never been up close and seeing this kind of damage before. my name is jerry corn. i work for harford county highway's. i've been out all day on county roads. trees are down on both sides of the road. limbs and everything. we've been there. this is where my family lives, mom and dad. it hit so fast that they weren't able to get down in the
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basement. it sounded like a freight train was coming through. my mom is upset with the mess. i said you're okay. the house is pretty much okay. this can be cleaned up. >> i'm james taylor, safe light auto. i have about nine jobs today. who knows how many there are tomorrow. i mean, i ride around seeing broken glass all over this place, so i think we're going to be busy for a little while. a nightmare. >> my name is lewis whitney. i live in fallston and it was raining horizontally. have a sliding door as beg as that one.
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i was standing right by it and couldn't see out of it. it was that much water hitting it. we've seen good storms but nothing as viep also has this -- violent as this one. we were fortunate that all we had was tree damage. we had damage to eight trees. it's a shame to lose the black walnuts. they were beautiful trees. i can't walk far. i can ride my scooter. somebody's got to do something. mother nature, you'll never win if you try to go against her. i'm old enough to know. i'm 77 and seen a lot of life. >> we'll continue to follow this. the powerful tornadoes on friday moved buildings and one crashed right on top of matthews in harford county. he's got a broken leg,
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dislocated shoulder, bruises cuts and other breaks. last night he moved out of his bed at shock trauma into a rehab center. we'll keep an eye on him. you have sent in tons of pictures, so check out our website, abc2news.com. we put them all together in a slideshow and you'll find it right there on our website. police often do safety seat checks but what one set of officers found will definitely surprise you. the child was in a regular seat belt while in the safety belt strapped in tight was a gas can. we'll hear what the father told police. a dramatic school bus crash caught on tape. all of this chaos after the driver went over a bump. >> i'm meteorologist wyatt everhart. don't forget to check us online and our storm protection app.
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a bus driver in china is honored for saving lives while losing his own.
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a piece of sheet metal flew through the bus' windshield. he was able to pull the bus to the side before collapsing. sadly, he died three days later. 24 passengers were onboard at the time of that crash. check out the dramatic surveillance surveillance from indiana-- surveillance video from indiana. he clings to the bus when it shifts. fortunately, no kids were on the bussments the driver was not seriously hurt but he was cited for not wearing his seat belt. check this out. this is real. police discovered a gas can strapped in the child seat instead of the child. the child wearing a regular seat belt. the colorado law requires all
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kids under eight to be in the car seat. the officer asked him if he buckled the can into the seat. graduation is a team to celebrate, a time to be proud of your children but some are getting in trouble for being too loud. one woman was taken away from the graduation ceremony in handcuffs. how to subdue a graduation tradition. disney makes a move to make sure your children make the right choices. that's coming up.
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it's the team of the year for all those great graduation
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ceremonies. if you cheer too much, you might be in trouble -- big trouble. >> please hold your applause until all diplomas have been awarded. >> reporter: cheering a kid at a high school graduation is as bad as yelling at an umpire who make as bad call. school mergers are stopping serms and in extreme cases ejecting parents because in their view, the celebrations are getting excessive. >> don't scream, don't clear. >> reporter: in floarntion south carolina, shannon cooper knew the rules but got up. >> i said, yeah, my baby, bab built just -- baby, baby, just a regular cheer. >> reporter: next, she was in handcuffs. her daughter came out to see her daughter in custody. >> all i could see is me crying
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looking at the policeman. >> reporter: outside of cincinnati, ohio, this star player got a letter saying his high school won't give him the diploma he earned. >> crazy. >> reporter: the same reason -- too much cheering. >> teachers and other students and other family members who weren't with us were also cheering for him also. he's well known. >> reporter: the school wants anthony to do 20 hours of community service before they make his graduation official. for aisha cooper, her milestone is forever tarnished. shannon cooper said she spent several hours in jail and to get out, she had to pay a $200 fine. all right. a decent afternoon of weather. you have to call it.
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not as bright as early this morning. winds from the north making for a cooler than average day. our average high this part of early june, which is still technically spring, normally 80 degrees or warmer. unseasonably cool but we'll take. it save money on the air conditioning bill. sunny skies at the state capitol but the clouds thickening up. ocean city bright and sunny today a good looking day of weather at the beach as well as bel air where the clouds were thicker earlier. on the whole a dry and quiet day of weather but that unseasonably cool north breeze. no showers, no storms required on the weather front and will continue to be tonight. winds are from the north and east. that's a fetch off atlantic waters. hardly responsible for a coastal flood advisory concern that we'll have this evening and
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lasting threw 1 p.m. tomorrow. it's for our immediate western shore area, southeastern baltimore county, also in anne arundel county, calvert county and also on the eastern shore for parts of those coastal areas from queen anne's to talbot. tomorrow we'll be back in the low to mid-70s, so about five to eight degrees below average tomorrow. 74 in dundalk. across the entire region we're looking at basically some passing clouds, some wet weather out to the west. places like deep creek lake pick up rain showers. no thunderstorm action until you get well south, back through south carolina. that's where we have the more significant weather tonight. an area of low pressure sitting off of cape hatteras southwesterlying in the northeasterly winds.
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cool dry weather the theme into the early part of the day. most of the day will be dry. we'll have the chance for a pop-up rain shower. now the more significant chance for showers and thunder showers will come with a disturbance on thursday. the bottom line is hit or miss showers, maybe a rain shower tomorrow afternoon. overnight 52. partly cloudy. your two degree guarantee 74. sun, clouds, cooler than average but more normal for early june. tomorrow night down to 55, partly cloudy. your seven-day forecast. we look ahead. the chances for any thunderstorm activity really confined at this point thursday afternoon and nothing that would indicate that that would be severe weather. we think the weather is relatively quiet. big change in temperatures friday into the weekend. we'll shoot back up to 90 degrees.
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en joy the cool break in the weather. 60s today, kelly. we're talking about roasting in the 90s. >> 30 degrees. thanks a lot, wyatt. talking politics now to democracy 2012. it is primary night for several states by all eyes are on wisconsin for a rare recall vote. two years ago republican governor scott walker was voted into office. bus of ill received legislation he is being challenged by democrat mayor tom barrett. we have more on why this recall vote has gained national attention and what it could mean come november. >> reporter: wisconsin is up for grabs in the general election. four years ago president obama took the state. now many people believe that tonight's result also have national implications. a year and a half ago governor scott walker took office immediately pushing legislation that would cut pay hikes for
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state employees and limit their union bargaining rights. this was a bold move for the new governor, dividing the state and now he's facing the backlash. wisconsin is one of 19 states that allows voters to petition to remove a state official, pitting him against democratic mayor tom barrett of milwaukee in tuesday's election. >> if my opponent is elected -- >> scott walker wants to make it a national race because he wants to be on the national stage as the rock star of the far right, the poster boy of the tea party. >> reporter: high profile hitters have bowl steard support and money from both sides. bill clinton and debbie wasser man shultz for the democrats. bobby ginned am and nikki haley for the republicans. >> all eyes are on wisconsin. >> reporter: one person who has stayed out of the race is
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president obama although last flight he tweeted his support for barrett. barrett said if the president had campaigned on his behave -- behalf, it could have been a distraction. as for mitt romney, he voifsed his support for walker. >> we saw bill clinton in the video. tell us about some of the money being thrown at the contenders. >> reporter: the amount of money going into the race is really unbelievable. i have the latest figures. to date walker has raised $35 million. for bear -- barrett, $4 million. by the time it's said and done, it could be $70 million to $80 million. most of the contributions are from out of state which is why it has gotten so much attention at the national level.
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>> tory dunnan, thanks for that live report. coming up in 12 minutes we had five people put under arrest. an entire floor of hotel geflts evacuated from a -- from their rooms. sun screen, umbrellas, what a new study says could be more important when it comes to skin cancer. >> hears -- here's a preview of what's ahead. >> the newest concern in traffic accidents, dogs distracting owners, flying through the cars like missiles. we have video that really makes you stop and think. for all of us. [ slurping ] [ male announcer ] give 'em what they love. subway! giant subs, sandwich and cookie platters. and big-time value.
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parent, listen up if you own an evenflow convertible high chair. it can detach, causing the child to fall. 35,000 chairs are being recalled it. includes dottie lon, dottie rose and marry hannah. for more information call evenflow 1-800-233-5921. speaking of your kids the disney company is trying to get your kids to eat healthy. they will no longer run junk
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food commercials. michelle obama joined the company for the announcement. >> reporter: saturday morning cartoons will soon look very different. no longer will kids see commercials like this when they're watching their favorite dhis ni characters. the walt disney company, the parent company of abc news will no longer air junk food commercials aimed at children. >> this new initiative is truly a game changer for the health of our children. >> reporter: disney is the first major media do set this type of standard. >> it will put a lot of pressure on nickelodeon, cartoon network and others to step up. >> reporter: there will be a new mickey check on grocery stores. it's a stamp of approval from the mouse himself.
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the entertainment media giant has already made healthy alternatives as an option. milk and fruit instead of soda and fries. >> we'll be pleasantly surprised to see 60% of parents are choosing the healthier options. >> reporter: it comes on the heels by plume mayor bloomberg. he's trying to ban soft drinks bigger than 16 ounces. >> we're in the taking away anyone's rights. we're getting you to recognize you're drinking an enormous amount of sugar. >> reporter: the new guidelines won't take effect until 2015 because of contracts with advertisers. another few violent days in baltimore city culminating in a double shooting

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