now it's sugar's turn. >> our administration is saying to every new yorker, you are not alone. >> reporter: this group prefer as hot tea. the issue here is choice. >> the health of the public -- it's important that people are given healthier choices, but i don't think that it's right to say, no, you can't have that because that's your personal decision. that's up to you. >> reporter: for adults, the issue is whether or not the government has the right to limit that choice. you can choose what restaurant to eat in, what drink to get. you can choose the clothes you wear and what sizes you wear. it's an invasion of how irresponsible or responsible you want to be. >> i think it's a good idea to put more information out there

more education for people and let them know about the dangers of overdrinking like soda and sugary product but i don't think they should step in and make the decision for us. >> reporter: bloomberg has been very successful in getting his way with things like this and is warning businesses that change is going to come to the big apple. roosevelt leftwich. >> health advocates in our state say there are a few flaws since people can buy multiple smaller drinks. here we are at roland park elementary. they launched a soda free campaign. more than 200 students have signed off on trading soda for healthier options like water for a full month. >> more than 40% of excess calories are sugary drinks. this is by far the biggest cause

of obesity. >> dr. peter was even before bloomberg. the average american drinks 46 gallons of sugar sweetened beverages each year. in addition to speaking to moms, we brought in the greatest nutritionist of our times, robin spence for cardiovascular services. i don't mind you coming into my room but the government coming into my room telling me what to drink -- >> it is a big step. it brings up the topic. in public health we try to get the message across. sometimes you really have to shock people. >> he did that. >> and it got people talking about it. it makes people think in a way they haven't thought before. a 32-ounce soda, so what. 32 ounces of a sweetened beverage is a lot of empty

calories. >> yeah, you're right. we use sthod go to the store and by 8-ounce, 12-ounce and now it's up to this. 32 ounces. what do we need to do? >> first, we drink way too much sodas and sweetened beverage. people think i'm drinking sweet tea. sweet tea has will about the same amount of sugar. mcdonald's sweet tea has 17 teaspoons of sugar. just because you're not drinking soda -- then people say i'll drink diet sodas. there, you're not getting the calories but you're not weaning yourself off of having sweet things, bathing your mouth all day long. >> you applaud it. >> i like that. i think empty calories are sugar are a big thing but they're not the only reason that americans have this huge obesity problem.

it's in the just sugar. we eat too much of almost everything. so it's portion. >> i'll buy you a drink right after this. robin, you're always the best. all right. sugary drinks are part of a larger problem. he is was just talking about this when it comes to childhood obesity. several food chains have pledged to keep kids healthy. a new report says it's reality. >> the group has analyzed everything from calories to sodium and fat and come up with a list of the five worst healthy fast food kids meals, they are chick-fil-as nuggets. mcdonald's cheese bur ber happy

meals. how about sonics kids junior burger meal. burger king hamburgers and denny's build your own grand slam. now, for more on the show da ban proposal in proposal in new york, head to our home page, abc2news.com. click on the story called sugary drinks and it will send you over to our soda coverage. >> after all that, the next time i super sized, i'm doing a gallon with a almost mon. this is a classic summer thunderstorm reaching into northwestern frederick county. eventually this will get into

morning -- northern carroll county. lower eastern shore, some thundershowers popping up after passing rain through parts of caroline county. most spots are sitting quiet. there are the hit and miss thundershowers. we'll keep those in the fra. otherwise -- in the forecast. otherwise, 70s. >> the odds of bad traffic were bet are than walking away getting rich. getting to the grand opening of the maryland live! casino bad, how about awful. people were trying to get home. there were a lot of unhappy travelers out there loo it was the opening -- out there. >> it was the opening day of

baseball season, to draw an analogy. >> take 695, the beltway and the maryland state highway administration recommends drivers stay to your left. major delays to tell you about at the harbor tunnel as construction will limit receipt across the steel bridge just south of the toll facility, expecting to begin june 19th and continuing through mid-august. it will replace sections of the bridge's concrete decks as well as making improvements to barrier walls and drainage. >> it is by design we're starting the project after celebration at the harbor and before the grand prix. so we want to get that work completed in a short period of time. in order to dro that, we need to have -- do that, we need to have

continuous lane closures. >> so plan accordingly. 71,000 people cross -- go through the harbor tunnel every day. all right. you can use the fort mchenry tunnel. >> officials say they are refunding more than 3,000 speed camera tickets because of a processing error where the wrong address was listed. the citations are for $40 and for speed camera fie dations. they're working with the camera vendor to fix the problem. >> investigators have arrested three people they believe tried to fire bomb a home in

galesville. it was the 900 block of galesville road. it happened last friday. they found two molotov cocktails and two cars that were damaged. >> the fire bomb was in retaliation to a dispute that occurred earlier in the day between the residents in the home and the three individuals although were arrested. >> here's who were araised, alexander lare, crystal kalinowski and christopher lane. all three are being held without bond waiting for a bail review. >> our health report are linda so is up next. avoiding milk may not be a good this morning for your kids. this bear made its way into a pawk -- into a baltimore

county neighborhood.

pitching dairy may not be a good idea if you're lactose intom rapt. you may be missing out on vital nutrients. >> reporter: when she's in the mood for a snack, she has to be careful. she's lactose intolerant. >> it's not immediately. >> she gets queasy, cramps,

bloated. >> oar celine was self-diagnosed. they're committed to keeping some dairy in the diet. >> even if you are diagnosed with lactose intolerance, the answer is not the avoidance of dairy but the inclusion in a managed way. >> reporter: this registered dietitian said doing without dairy in teens can lead to problems. >> could lead to bone health problems, weight management and eventually card yes vascular problems. >> reporter: experts say you shouldn't diagnose it but talk to your doctor as well. there's a simple breast test that can determine it. even with symptoms most patients can tolerate it with live cultures and yogurt. >> dairy is a power house of nutrients.

we know that -- nine essential nutrients that you can't find any other place. >> reporter: linda so. >> it's estimated there maybe 30 million or more americans who are lactose intolerant. if you are and you want to add dairy back too your diet, do it gradually. if you want the latest health news, you can get it by liking linda so's facebook page and you can find it by dog a search for -- doing a search for linda so. there's a warning for parents about over-the-counter gels and liquids that soothe pain in teething children many the active ingredient that can cause problems is ben zoe cane, a local anesthetic. we want to post some of the products that the fda is

recommending. take a look at all of these. the american academy of pediatrics say parents should try using a chilled teething ring or a general massage of a child's gums, instead. >> not long ago he was turning double place. today they're asking him to double bag. mike bordick took time to bag groceries for a great cause to help praise funds for the prostate cancer cancer foundation. mike? >> i'm of the age now that i'm getting checked for prostate cancer and people in my family have had it and gone through it, so, you know, it's time to help, obviously, build the awareness. >> mike was also briefly joined by dr. william nelson who left the deli to come up front. every june safeway partners up with the foundation building

awareness in hopes of finding a cure. >> bordick is a good bagger. >> i remember him on the field. >> come on, man. they spenter that team in the dress ri store. >> a couple storms, but nothing severe. >> going to heat it up. >> it's doing to feel like a brick oven. >> come on, heat it up. take a look outside. hey, a nice looking night in the harbor. 76 degrees. humidity below 50%. that's not bad. a west wind at 16, stirring the air. stirring the air on the lower eastern shore. thunderstorms rumbling toward ocean city. parts of tal bo. caroline county. we're watching a new cluster on the march out of southern

pennsylvania into northern maryland, storms impacting northern frederick county, had a brief shower or storm. a new one toward taneytown. these are sort of garden variety. any lightning is dangerous and it could cause brief ponding of water. look at this storm. big thunderstorm. you see is spinning. hemingway, kent island coming at us. our abc2 weather bug camera, capturing some amazing images with these hit and miss storms from annapolis to kent island. winds from the west around five to 16 and temperatures comfortable mid-vest development tomorrow -- mid-70s. tomorrow we'll warm up.

reisterstown to about 85. right now on the map wide shower, especially north of the state line. some of the showers likely to make this across the border. we could see a decent round say toward 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, maybe at times, axd rumble of thunder, not anticipating severe weather. across the east coast high pressure will become the story. it's settling in. we're on the edge of the high. as this makes its move further into maryland tomorrow clearing the skies and allowing the temperatures to climb. boy, they will climb. a few more showers, maybe a thunder shower this evening and clear tomorrow. the closest rain toward new york city. as we go into your saturday, generally again, another dry day, another day where the heat will ration up. overnight 56. showers coming to an end tomorrow, your two degree guarantee 85. a clear calm night.

as we look at seven-day forecast, the outlook showing a nice heatup as temperatures climb toward 90 degrees. hey, want to mention our storm shield app. it's one of the three apps. current location. you can put up to five in here. you can see an active warning in baltimore, nothing. if you go to some of the other locations, you could find potentially a warning. our storm shield app, check it out at the itunes store. we'll be back with more. emotions ran high at a rally outside of city hall that was directed at the mayor's budget. opponent say it would cut city services including fire station. fire employees crowded into the meeting. city council president jack young offered up a counter proposal that he said would keep rec centers open and provide for

the fire department but he questioned fire chief's james clack's decision. listen to this. >> come in there and tell you all you will not cut my budget and walk out. i want to know why you're not defending your budget. you're the fire chief. >> i don't do it in this form the i don't do it in public in front of the media. i do it behind closed doors. that's my job. >> the mayor sent out a letter to the council members calling the budget unworkable and irresponsible. >> all right. it may look cute and cuddly but the bear in this picture caused quite a commotion. it was described by some as

brown, others blafnlgt -- black. students at jackson elementary school were brought inside. the kids at carroll manor were dismissed 20 minutes late because of the bear. how is that phone call? officials have been notified. we'll be right back.

before we leave you here, let's find out what's coming up on abc2 news at 11. >> so what's the best way to get a good deal on an airline ticket. >> plus, do these look like chocolate covered nuts to you. the disgusting school prank that's calling for the principal to resign. we'll find out at 11. >> quick check of the radar, still a few storms. watch out carroll county. these are not severe. >> diane sawyer next up.

>> have a good one.