temperatures across the area. and 70. we'll maintain the 70s for tonight. cloudy skies. spotty showers are out. take a look out to the west. cincinnati. and st. louis. this is moving to the east and it will be in here and combining forces with the humidity. it could exceed 105 degrees. the sizzling forecast coming your way in a bit. >> thank you. for the family of a teen who was killed last week by an off duty police officer. and a lost unsensed questions. the brown family is hiring an attorney and there are deeper investigations to find out what happened and who is responsible. we have more now with the latest. >> reporter: the 17-year-old chris brown's family has many tough questions with no answers. answers that we were told could

take weeks. no longer willing to go on cam, the family says they are in the middle of planning their goodbye to the 17-year-old chris brown. prayer vigilling and a viewing all things that you should never do for a teen. and the brown family did not want to say that. and it expresses it. the look in his sister's eyes. one of the last why and off duty police officer killed their loved one through asphyxiation and days later they still have no answers. >> we're charged with investigating the case and looking at the facts and determine what kind of a homicide it is. >> for the department's part, the police say that it will take weeks to get the answers in part trying to figure out if their officer was acting in a criminal behavior, self-defense as an officer or a private

citizen. >> we don't know the answer to that question yet. that's something that the investigators will have to determine after they have spoke ton him and everyone else involved in the case. >> and detectives deal with not only the investigation of one of their own but the union, the state's attorney and whether to charge him and the attorney on the other side. the brown family hired russ neverton. he is in the middle of his own investigation into the officer and his disciplinary history. and chris brown is burying her son. arrangements have been can you get more at www.abc2news.com. thank you. and the son of a politician is dead after a crash. according to the sheriff's office the 20-year-old died

when he lost control of the ford pickup in darlington. police say the truck ran off a curb and struck a fence. the a night watchman discovered the crash this morning and notified the victim's father. they tried to perform cpr but the efforts were not successful. determining the cause of a fire. 51-year-old bruce wagner died in the fire. and waiting for autopsy results for the cause of death. they say the home had no working detector even though they pressed the landlord to install them. we did some digging, under the public safety section, landlords are required to install them in each sleeping area and make sure they maintain it f they don't, they could face two years in jail

and a fine. if you live in the city and you don't have a working detector in the home, firefighters willen stall one. call the city's 311 line and request a free smoke alarm. fill out a form and send it in. someone will install it for you. lawyers for the man accused of killing a graduate student in georgia are asking for his bail to be reduced. steven mcdaniel pleaded not guilty to the murder of lauren giddings. she was found in a trash bin. the current $850,000 bond is more than the family can afford. prosecution is seeking the death penalty. the coverage of the jerry sandusky abuse trial. the prosecution rested.

the last witness was a mother of one of the victims. the defense called witnesses they hope will convince the jury that he is not a pedophile. diana perez has the latest. >> reporter: in the testimony, the prosecution's last witness covered her face and sobbed on the stand. last week victim 9 said he learned to just deal with being assaulted by sandusky. his mother felt gilly for urging him to spend time with the coach. never connecting the bathroom troubles to the abuse he was subjected to. >> i wonder why he never had any under wear in the laundry. there was never any under wear, any socks. that was odd. the defense was calling the first witnesses. a friend and coach talked about the schedules. another called sandusky a great guy but admitted waiting for everything to happen before making up his mind.

and most witnesses the defense asked how common it was for people to share showers at penn state. >> the idea to convince someone that what he did was right by trying to establish that people shower all the time, i don't think takes you very far. >> reporter: aside from the character witnesss, they will undercut the motives of the victims. they plan to present evidence that shows sis actions those of a pedophile. he suffers from a personality disorder where he acts dramatically for attention. >> it is a cleaver move. they have to explain away some touching that took place. >> reporter: the judge expects the team to wrap up by wednesday, delivering closing arguments on thursday. that means that the jury could have the case in their hands by the end of the week. they will be sequestered during deliberations. and the health department

wants to close 100 stores doing business in the city, citing studies too many stores in poor neighborhoods leads to a decline in people's health. using zoning code sthrerbgs targeted stores that would -- they have targeted stores that would lose their license. hearings are expected to take a year before any stores would be shut down. in the consumer alert the government is expanding its investigation into fires that can start in several toyota models. now 1.4 million cars and suvs from 2007 to 2009 are included. when it started in february and involved 800,000 camarys and suvs from the 2007 model year. and camarys from 2008 and 2009 as well as some 2007 to 2009

subcompacts and all 2008 highlanders. and the safety administration has received 151 complaints, nine people have been hurt, the cars use the same power window switch in the door and that can apparently overhead. and more concerns about jeeps, there are safety questions about the suvs on the road. it is growing into whether gas tanks in models of jeeps are at a greater risk of catching fire. and 9 million made between 1993 and 2007 are under the microscope. >> we have 3.5 million jeeps. they are driving around with defective systems if hit in the rear can result in a fire. >> 15 people and two children

have been burned to death in the rear impact crashes. chrysler says that the safety records are as good as other car makers. no recall is necessary, there not defective. a teacher in texas is in big trouble for how she handle add bully. she is accused of ordering her class to line up and take turns hitting the boy. the teacher has lost her job. the teach her 24 students slap the boy. one by one. >> ways hit on the head, the face, the back. , he had friends in the class. >> and it happened back in may but adian was told nod to tell.

police had charged the teacher with another who is adduced of failing to report the incident with a misdemeanor. a dispute turns ugly. how the 10-hour standoff between the officers and police came to an end. the prosecution releases six phone calls between george zimmer span and his wife shelly. what they reveal about what they were hiding. before copd...

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police responding to a neighbor dispute call were surprised and stunned by what

they found. they were met by gunfire and the man claimed to be an off duty police officer. jamie costello tells how it ended. jamie? >> reporter: investigators are trying to figure out what sparked the standoff yesterday involving richard clemen. the 42-year-old was arraigned this morning after engaging philadelphia police in a 10- hour standoff. >> i heard gunshots. given there are clubs nearby and it was rapid fire. that was unusual. >> reporter: he is a clifton county police officer and marksman barricaded himself in the home of his estranged wife. two vehicles were hurt and an armored carrier was hit. one officer suffered minor injuries from the concrete when a bullet struck the sidewalk. >> people are requested --

requested to stay inside and number a secure area. >> and it turns out his wife and children were unarmed but because he was believed to have 2000 rounds of. a mmo and rifles, authorities were not taking any chances. the drama came to an end when he surrendered to negotiators. one neighbor who was hunkered down. >> and they were hanging on our doors. we were scared and such a sense of urgency. >> i was scared. >> reporter: he has been charged with criminal attempted homicide. he could face more charges as the investigation goes along. jamie costello, abc 2 news. now maryland's most powerful radar and the forecast certified most accurate. >> gloomy day, we'll take you through the cameras. here is the shot showing us the clouds, the showers through the

midmorning hours and going into the afternoon hours. there is a brighton taking shape now and it is too late. down the shoreline the same deal, it was a reverse. started out with the sun. we went over to the clouds. and down to ocean city. outside of our studio doors here, you can see the clouds and showers and a bit of a wind out of the southeast. keeping the temperatures this afternoon feeling leak it is into the 60s. a chilly day. look at our temperatures across the area. 74 right now. 70 out to frederick and 66. down to the south. 71 and 72 near cambridge. this is the moisture. that's bearable. it's where we find 60s. the humid air is out to the west, this is sliding in and by tomorrow it will be addressing the humid day. and through the 8:00 hour at 11, 67 but is a muggy start.

it will be a muggy and warm day for tomorrow with a high temperature right around 87 degrees. maryland's powerful radar showing it from dover. we have been noticing the showers bubbling up. and there is a warning on ongoing into parts of virginia. we'll watch the storms. everything is diving to the south. you can see how they are billowing up. there are storms to the south and west. >> and the watches. and the heat. and it is going to bring heat into the area. and the temperatures and back to eastern tennessee. 90s and 100. all the heat has to go.

and the highs going and 14 to 17 degrees above average. let's break down the heat a sizzler and wednesday and thursday and the highest. and a pair of 9s and the story is the heat index and 102 to 104 degrees. that's dangerous heat that will unfold. we're shy of 90 and going down to 70. that's a launching pad for 97. the heat will get going and full force as we head into wednesday and thursday. the rest of the evening. cloudy. showers. mostly cloudy. it is more humid and into the 90s. here is the 7-day forecast.

97 on wednesday. thursday, 99. it's not the heat but the humidity. 3 days in a row is the unofficial term for heat wave. this will be the first of the 2012 season so could red, orange alerts go into effect and cools center get you paired early. >> that would be wise. >> thank you. some baltimore city students are putting their skills to a test in a squash tournament, it is part of a program called squash wise. they headed to massachusetts for the competition. and our education reporter shows us how it is making a difference. students are studying hard. and is a program that offers

academic tutoring and help with squash. it is with the students in the six together tenth grade. students are hitting the books. >> we want them to reach for goals for themselves for their lives, it is a long term, we want them to strive for college and career. we will provide support through high school and into college. we want them to see it as a door opener for the future. >> after studying it is time to hit the course. and they are some of the top players. they are getting ready for the urban squash individual championship t is a tournament in massachusetts. and they love the program. >> it helps me get more confident. i love anything else. it helps me, i didn't think i could be like this good, now i'm number one under the girls

13 division. >> and it is one program that i dependent know what to do when i came here. when i started playing and helping me, i improved my grades. >> reporter: educators say that it uses the game to motivate students and open doors for their future academically and athletically. >> the partnership gave us an opportunity to be exposed to something new but more importantly receiving homework help. having the exposure to travel. being able to have a group of students that they can enjoy sportsmanship. those opportunities. >> it is putting students closer to college and a successful future, one swing at a time. we have learned that 14 students won a match up and the girls brought home a trophy. if you would like to learn more go to our web site at

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children are taking fewer antibiotics but drugs for attention deficit hyper activity disorderrer. that's according to a study by the food and drug administration. more are being diagnosed and more effective drugs are

available t looked at large data bases. there was a 7% trop in the number of prescriptions that were handed out to infants. the number of prescriptions for antibiotics drop 1-d 4%. the academy of paediatrics talked about oversuesing the antibiotics. it could increase the resistance to the treatments. if you travel this summer and stay away from germs, do not turn on the tv or the lights in the hotel room. researchers from houston say that the highest level of bacteria in rooms are on the remotes. and the lowest level found on the floor, door handle. curtain rods and head boards. we are your place for all the health news you need. check out our page.

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