come by. >> it's amazing. >> reporter: but challenging. >> ray can't bathe himself, he can't toilet himself. he cannot transfer from one situation to the next like off his bed to his chair or to a toilet or into his bath chair. he needs help. >> reporter: he is 90 pounds with almost no muscle. >> i don't have the muscle tone and it's very hard for me to lift up, like i would ke a h really heavy for me. that shows how weak i am. >> reporter: weak physically but in spirit ray is mighty. >> i don't see myself in a wheelchair. i see myself like everybody else. >> reporter: not only does he not define himself by his disability he actually sees himself as a runner. that seems impossible but he is on his wait a minute. >> i'm excited. >> hopefully everybody is here. >> i'm pumped up.

>> reporter: this is ray and he has been training. >> my name is ray. . >> reporter: this is all because of athletes serving agent athletes. >> for some reason major kind of -- the shortened of the straw and they have to sit onto sideline. we put them on the track. >> we are off. >> reporter: kevin is his wing man. he is part of a team. no excuses and they run with ray are. >> doing everything is ray just brings things up a notch. ray is all personality. >> how you doing? are. >> gets us moving laughing. he has a fantastic sense of humor. >> he runs like he stole something. >> he doesn't stop talking. >> get to the wheels, watch, watch,. >> reporter: that talking gets them going at the start of the race and carries them mile after mile. >> everybody out there thinks

that ray need us because -- that's it what you see. they don't know is how much we need him. >> reporter: toward the end the cheering gets quieter and quieter. ray is first to cross the finish line and to tired to celebrate. he can barely speak. >> so how was it? >> great. >> really? >> reporter: despite that everybody knows they will soon be training for the next adventure. >> i want -- i want to go a triathalon. i want to see if i can do it. see what it's like. just have fun. how far can i push myself. >> reporter: and those who know him and watch him aren't surprised. >> i'm proud of the fact he will spread out his borders, he will reach farther than hek. he will try to go beyond his own ability. yet always with an attitude of hey, if i don't make it i will try it the next time.

that's ray. >> reporter: and this is the photograph of his life now, unstoppable guy with so much support behind him. megan pringle, abc 2news. >> talk about inspirational. hoping to run the baltimore marathon. they train every saturday and anyone is welcome to join them. they are always looking for volunteers. >> man. all right. keeping up with the exercise we will introduce to you another group using exercise in a very powerful lesson. >> it's important to push yourself not just in running but in life. >> she is just bun of the girls girls on the run where every step she take s is in the right direction. >> sun and then clouds and sun back. how will friday play out and what are we looking automatic at for the weekend?

>> this it plant is huge, and dangerousw. . we will tell you why.

. eight of the accusers have testified in the sandusky trial. >> they toll the court a different version of the same story as everybody else and it was emotional, sometimes graphic of unwanted sex in the basement of his house. in hotel rooms, in showers, right on the campus of penn state. >> there is a pattern. that pattern is being -- going on overtime. >> he betrayed each of these boys. each of them. it was a betrayal that was huge. >> his defense team approached the accusers the same way, asking if they came forward for money. the trial will restart on upon

when the defense will start calling witnesses. >> kim just thought the plant looked tropical when she planted it but what she didn't know is this giant hogweed is highley toxic. just touching can make you go blind. it's leaving are covered with little hairs of toxic sap, just brushing against it can cause a burn that takes months to clear up. >> what this produces is rather disfiguring unsightly fluid filled blisters unfortunately change the color of the skin. >> reporter: feels like leaving your arm on a hot stove. then. >> kids and pets the most at risk when they play around that giant plant. we are working for you the government hasn't reported one of the plants in maryland since 2003 but if you see one and it's very big you may not necessarily need hazmat to take

it out. round up apparently works but you may need to reapply it next year as well. you know when they is not running off to the next story cheryl is running with elementary school girls. >> there she goes. she say is a volunteer coach and this saturday we will watch her run. she is the charity chaser for the ten miler and gorgon sport also donate a dollar for every person she passes. >> she introduces us to the problem that will benefit from her fast feet. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: doesn't matter if you are the fastest. it's the progress that matters. a simple mission, starting with what you have and trying to get better. >> you learn how not to bully and what other good things are for your body. >> reporter: it's in our name but for some of us it's not in our blood and that's okay.

in girls on the run we train third, 4th and 5th graders to excel as people first, runners second. they tell us growing up isn't so easy. >> la when you leave elementary you get all stressed out and feeling make maybe i'm not good enough or maybe all the other girls smarter or i'm just not good enough to go to middle school. >> reporter: there is a three month program that focuses on self-esteem, peer pressure and bullying, issuing that every girl is running up against. >> even if it's just a seed in the back of their mind that when they are in that situation maybe they will think about it differently and act differently. >> we don't have to run today. >> reporter: sitting out but not on their hands. they are taught to think beyond themselves. >> can you walk for a mile? >> reporter: they put their feet in other shoes getting rid

of their own. the girls collected 240 pairs of old shoes for another nonprofit. it lets poor people to sell them and buy what they need. >> even though you are separate people and don't know each other it's good to help others because you know are you doing something right. >> reporter: mady asked me to be her buddy for the race. she beat her best time by three minutes. go maddie and every girl who works hard to cross that finish line knowing it's not really the destination but the trip. >> it's important to put yourself in life, not just in running. >> reporter: cheryl connor. abc news. >> like that. the girls will be at the finish line to run cheryl home on saturday. she will share the course with 6500 registered runners, it's applying to exfanned to

baltimore city and county sot the money she races will help girl who can't afford the entrance fee . >> now, maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate. >> how is this for a shot of the celebration? beautiful, beautiful shot downtown. 67 at airport. humidity creeping up just a bit. winds east at high and skies are beginning to clear somewhat. i want to show you pictures from the day. we just lost that camera. just lot of the other cam a. i can't show you any of them. we are blogging about the mighty eagle that has pulled into baltimore's harbor. we have video, pictures, on the high -- it's a wild ship and it's an active cutter. the only sailing ship active in the fleet. check that out and check it out this weekend. wild texas weather. big storms in the panhandle and of course large hail there as well. take a look at video we have and this is wild. large hail.

we are talking the kind that's softball sides. baseball to softball. you see it in the pool but this smashes windshields, creates even roof damage. one of the situations where have you to have extremely high top thunderstorm, 67 to 8,000 feet to produce that type of hail. just a picture out of the state amazing weather on the southern plain. back here its been quiet. upper 60s. winds light from the east. and overall the pattern has been a quiet one with humidity creeping up just a bit. tomorrow we are in the mid80's if you are going downtown. federal hill, locust point, over to canton, mid80's, and little more humid and we think a little more sun. you see the satellite view clearing up out there. that's good. this will mean more sun around here as we go into the day tomorrow. relatively clear shot across the east coast. disturbance off shore. that has brought in the

easterly flow. brought in additional cloud cover but on the whole its been a dry set up. question set. clear with just a few clouds and as we go from saturday to sunday once again it looks very nice. i think we have no trouble for flying weather. big flying weather fans as the blue angels fly over. it'll be a great sight both day this is weekend and the weather looks good. 62 tonight. tomorrow the two degree guarantee. more sun and warmer. tomorrow night pretty quiet. friday night headed down, weather looks good. the seven day as we look ahead. temperatures in the low 80s and really set to stay there. no big changes, the heat will be back on as we go toward the middle part of next week. back to you. >> we have a new raven to add to the family. i see a great arm in his future. >> first a look at night line.

>> coming up on flight line car surfing, swallowing hand sanitizer, why teens taking so many risks and posting them online. and basketball star james greatest move may be off the court. that's coming up on night line after the news at 11.

. if the orioles wouldo have played the pirates like this in 1979 we would have two more world series. no problem with that club. swept in three straight.

bedard lasted three, got shelled good. mark reynolds, matt weeders both had four hits, pierce drove in five, orioles won 12- 6. a half game behind the yankees. >> a new raven is hatched. joe is now the proud father and his wife a proud mom. they announced the arrival of eight pound steven, named after his grandfather. baby was born late last night. you have all been sending him best wishes and don't stop now. say congratulations to the baby on facebook. let the family know we have -- we are still waiting on the pictures. >> he will be 6'9'' at least with dad. man. that's good. >> quarterback. >> here we go. >> delaware,. >> take a quick check.

clouds breaking up a little bit out there. this will mean a sunnier day tomorrow. it's still in the low 80s. if you are going down to the celebration it's the heart of the concrete jungle. it'll be hotter there. the outlook into the rest of the week will be hotter next week. enjoy low 80s over the weekend. ♪

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. all right. june 15th. let's go out and enjoy. >> you like that date. >> i like that. >> have a good night.

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