is? >> reporter: was it that unusual to get that tornado in maryland. however, it's an active tornado pattern around maryland in the last several years. as we look at the attraction, they plotted some short ef0 and e f-1 tracks. when you consider tornado, ef5, these are the weakest types of, of tornadoes. thank goodness. that's why we had three injuries. nonetheless, an unusual day, you bet. 12 tornadoes in the afternoon and evening. the highest concentration was around the baltimore dwrair. several of these were in the d.c. area. we have one updated in allegheny county. ef0's and a few e f-1's. still dangerous and could cause some significant property damage. as far as the rarity, it's been an active decade. the last 10 years has been active and documented on video.

i'm blogging about this on "abc news".com. decade of twisters, going back to la prayed da. and deadly tornado, of course, in 2002 and the university of college park in 2001. we have video and talking the storms, going back a decade right here on "abc news".com. >> it was one year ago today, people in the falseton area, were in the bull's-eye for a, a frightening tornado produced more than a million dollars of property damage. as abc 2 newsexplains, people who live there are still assessing the damage and dealing with the cleanup. >> john coren has seen a few things in his 85 years. how does he rate the storm an f- 1 tornado that barreled through his house last friday? >> the worst. the worst thing i've ever experienced. >> even a week later, the

damage inflicted by the storm was still causing headaches to some local businesses here. >> i guess we were down to one day. i'm down to two days. yeah, we can only do what we can do. >> i hate to say it. it's a great thing. >> and for tree experts. the tree produced a mini boom in their business. >> one tree on top of another on top of an another. more and more, we've been here all week. >> for first responders, last friday's storm is a critical lesson learn that could only help in future disasters. >> we see an f-1 tornadoes could do, and it gives us the awareness of what a greater magnitude tornado could do if we experience one. also, it has the opportunity, when the events occur, allows us to put the plans we have in place, and study them afterwards and look for depths

of opportunities. >> the cleanup may fade from the memory. the fury will long be remembered by the residents here. >> can't explain. sounds like two freight train. >> it's so wide that you couldn't see the big oaks snap in half. >> the main thing, we're not hurt. >> tim rutherford, abc 2 news. >> tornadoes that hit baltman. it's only two shy for the record for two tornadoes in one day that occurred in 1994. new jersey graduation looked more like a storm chaser video when the ceremony was interrupted yesterday after a funnel cloud was spotted. nasia blanchard took this video while the football team was

celebrating. >> and it was kind of like there were images and thunder and lightning. no rain or anything. >> storm experts say, not to do with thunderstorm with dangerous clouds and lightning on the view. none of the graduates or their guests were hurt. baltimore gas and electric are preparing to take you action, with the tips to keep your family and property safe. we know what will happen this summer, when preparing for extended summer outages. you have to have your flashlights, battery operated clock radio. recorded telephone, fully charged cell phone and a few nonperishable food items and blankets. they remind everyone to stay clear of downed power lines and assume they are all lies. new jersey storm was a

cloud forming. it was not a tornado. it had the look. the lightening and the number one weather cleaner, to stay indoors on the first sign of it. passing cloud cover, that's it. no severe weather, no weather around here. look at the humidity, down to 20%. this is dry, this is comfortable. this is the way we like to start the weekend. temperatures are warm but not hot yet. i'm telling you the numbers are set to rise big time as hotter air blows in, see it building across the south. hotter by sunday and stickier, details coming up. >> and telling you about the opening night about the traffic headaches, maryland live casino. live picture of 295 and route 32, where rush-hour and casino customers seem to be colliding. abc christian schaeffer is there and has more on abc 2 news at 11:00.

some drivers thought they struck it rich when they spot add bunch of cash spotted around interstate 97. it happened when a bag holding a convenience store flew on top of the car. jeff hager joins us behind the man behind the costly mistake. >> we've been caught up in the rat race from time to time, dropping the kids, racing to the bank and even taking out the trash. the owner of the store was getting ready to leave his house with a bag full of cash to be deposited when he put it on top of his car for a moment to take the trash on the curb. he left it there. he was driving to work around i- 97, when the bag fell, spilling the money out, by the time he realized what happened, cars were stopping on the road and people were scooping up the cash and drove away. the owner is now on the hook for thousands of dollars and dealing with those who found the money to return it.

>> return the money. give it to us. i have two children and wife and we work hard, everything that day. sometimes seven days a week to make a living. if we don't make the money back, i'll have a hard time. >> so far, three people turned in hundreds of dollars and deposit back. the glen burnie berric, represents the fraction. the march and armored truck, money grabbing frenzy ensued, none of the money resurfaced. that's a heartbreaker. and another one of a different kind. get ready to lay down the new gamble for tomorrow's belmont stakes. the horse going for the triple crown is out. i will not have another, won't be racing because of the slow intended. not only that, the horse has been retired. have another trainer. it's not tragic but it's a huge disappointment.

the double winner could have been horse racings first triple crown in 34years. only 11 won the crown most recently, 1978. coca-cola says, go ahead, drink all the sugar you want. they soaked out after mayor bloomberg says, he wants to limit the size of sugary drink in restaurants. coca-cola says there's no link between sugary drinks and obesity. during the same time, when the study rose obesity rose 13% and adults 7%. for more information on soda and sugar, and what it does for yoick on our health tab. more than million children

across the country affected. >> like unexplain it. >> those are the words of four, teens, how their family is homeless. more dan -- than a dozen people sickened. the race on the e.coli outbre scientists are trying to break. coming up, we'll explain why when abc 2 news at 5:00 returns.

looking at a fund-raiser that happens right now. the event was put together by a group of dedicated teachers, after they noticed some of their students in serious needs. abc 2 briep keebler has been

reporting on the new face of homelessness for a year now. he saw the homeless schoolchildren population more than doubled since the recession. we thought it was an important story to tell you. he continues the reporting with a group of students, who inspired the fund razor and how the family is struggling with a new reality. at any school at the end of any day, parking lot, with a finely choreographed dance, cars and moms and heading home. >> for demarco, anytime soon, their journey home is a complicated two step. every day, the boys walk away om woodside elementary in gren burning to a park nearby. >> you don't know what will

happen next. quite simply, they don't know what will happen. these thee boys are homeless. they move six times in 11 months. one place less stable than the next. every day, after school, they come here to a playground near the last department they were able to call home. and it's here they wait unsupervise no one looking for them, for their grandmother to finally get off work. sometimes that's for more than six hours. >> i look around and -- >> look in her car. hours. >> two days. >> and sometimes, he's bored out here and he waits to see your car pull up. >> he does. >> does that hurt? >> yes. >> i don't know what i'm supposed

to do. >> how could i help him? >> she's the boy's grandmother. she ended up with four of them after her daughter was sent away for burglary. she crammed them until her $12 an hour salary as a care give was stretched too thin. she and the boys were evicted the children now part of northern's 14,000 maryland schoolchildren that are homeless. until night fall, it is then the 52-year-old grandmother drives the family, subsidized washington apartment, still in the name of their incarcerated mother. when the options ran out, the oldest remember the key to the place 25 miles away. they are squatting here.

>> we have to move out, we don't have anywhere else to go. on the street. >> the streets would make it 7 places in 11 months. too much for a 10-year-old to even count. >> visiting instability. >> that's the room we transferred schools. >> a letter showed up today, threatening eviction. >> this could be gone tomorrow? >> yes, we could. i put my faith in god. i don't know. i really don't know. hopefully something will come up. >> landry, meantime, will take

a total of two weeks vacation to try. this grandmother is raising children, again and is looking to end the journey in which they never quite could get home. brian k coomer, "abc news." >> hopefully that will open your heart and make room for the fund-raiser. . all right, weatherwise, pretty quiet note on this friday. what a difference, a week makes. humidity dry at 30%. weather staying clear. we think for most of the week. taking a look, partly cloudy skies. after some bright early sunshine. a view from the cc campus and a look at the u.s. naval academy,

nice looking day on the serverin river. in bel air, it's a crystal clearson area on main street in the heart of hartford county. maryland's most powerful radar, crystal clear and continues to do just that. until we get to early next week. that's the next chance for a couple of showers and storms. temperatures now comfortable, low 80s. the winds are light and variable. they were generally from the west, northwest. dry conditions on the west breeze. humidity around 20%. man, that's comfortable. i wish i could tell you, that's going to hold up. by sunday, humidity is starting to climb up. air mass -- and basically, not a thing in the east coast but some showers up toward newark city. that's when. will continue to settle to the west. i think really even in the --

into monday, we will get hotter rain. bringing in nothing tomorrow, other than hotter air. by sunday, maybe a couple of storms pop toward sisel county and to eastern pennsylvania. it looks like most of the air will be dry, again on sunday. overnight tonight, down to 62. we see clear skies. tomorrow, rather up to 90, mostly sunny. tomorrow night, temperatures dropping quietly down to the mid-60s with a few clouds on a west breeze. the outlook for the weekend, getting hotter as we go to sunday and monday and -- that's they bump up to 92. >> 92, i'm not ready. it's been so lovely the last few days. >> get back to memorial weekend. get back to the hot air mode. >> now we're in full-time summer. i'm not prepared. this is lovely, last week.

it was, you know, cool, calm. >> refreshing. >> and we'll sweat it out all summer. >> the last one. >> good stuff. >> thanks, wyatt. abc charlie is not only hanging on the bed. sleep deprifvation i think makes you do crazy things. charlie was one of several brave people who propepped down the hoeffel for a good cause. what is this all about? >> it is all for '-- more than 400 feet up, only thing to. going on that the weekend, more than a dozen people, going to be doing this. ryan lester, the national kidney foundation.

tom blastic, kidney transplant recipient guys. good evening. >> thank you. >> five years. how are we doing? >> just celebrated my five year anniversary. and we wake up every day, blessing my thankful stars, getting my life back. >> what's the greatest moment in the past five years i'm most thankful. >> i thank my sister. she gave me the gift of, of life. i woke up at the university of maryland medical center. i actually battled this chronic kidney disease back in 2001. this is the day i got the transplant was probably one. one in nine marylanders, what a goal of the national kidney found dation of maryland. this is to promote kidney

disease, early detection is the best course. we have wonderful programs here. we offer screenings. we offer emergency assistance. when we have a wonderful story like tom's, it's so great. >> this week ties so well with that mission. >> yes, it does. >> how, so? >> again, we're promoting it. the question i ask, how are your kidneys? most people say, i don't know. you said, i think i have two. which is i suppose to how's your heart. >> you think that's fair. >> tom, it's a great story. had kidney disease. recognize it. sister donated. doing so well. and so it's a eat story. again, it looks wonderful. >> congratulations. continued success to you wanda. tpped success as well. for more information, find out on abc 2 news.

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millions of young people are skipping out on doctor

visits because the bill is too expensive. young adults between 19-29-year- old didn't get health care because of the costs. prescriptions are not being filled and doctors visits are being unavoided. some people feel to have young people under their parents until age 26. some experts are starting to think differently. we don't need two liters of water each day. he says the push of water is a myth driven by the bottled water differently. liquids if unprocessed fruits and vegetables should count, too. and we brought you their family story. now we're heading live to the fund-raiser organized for them. >> school is now closed for summer. teachers haven't forgotten

their students. with more on the benefit for homeless children. and she went from living on the couch's friends to attending one of the nation's prestigious universities. how a teen went from homeless to harbor. consider them disease detects. searching for the source of the deadly e.coli outbreak where most of the sources popped up.