danny's law. the 16-month-old died while napping when a play yard collapsed on top of him. now because of the new regulations, the u.s. has the strongest crib safety standard in the world. >> debby may be a tropical depression, but people in florida are working to clean up the mess the storm left behind it. caused massive flooding along florida's atlantic coast. baltimore county police officer james laboard is indicted on manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter for the murder of 17-year-old christopher brown. brian kuebler has been on top of the story. this week we talked to brown's mother who expressed concerns that officer brun was -- laboard was getting special treatment. we'll have much more coming up tonight at 6:00.

well, another day, more twisteds and turns in the case -- twists and turns in the case against george zimmerman. why police say his statements didn't add up. >> reporter: we have more on why police are pursuing manslaughter charges in the death of trayvon martin. this interrogation tape taken three days after the shooting show's the lead homicide investigator pushing zimmerman about what he remembers from the minutes before he shot and killed 17-year-old trayvon martin. >> like i said, i wouldn't want to be in your shoes. >> reporter: the next day zimmerman would pass a deception test but the police confront him about inconsistencies in his story. >> i walked on the street.

>> once again, something else i have to try to explain away. >> reporter: just last week zimmerman's attorneys released their own video showing zimmerman walking police through the crime scene. we saw how zimmerman explained how he feared for his life. >> he looked at it and said you're going to die tonight [ bleep ]. i felt his arm going down to my side. i grabbed my firearm and shot him. >> reporter: zimmerman will be back in court on friday for a bond hearing. the man convicted of beating a teen while on a citizens patrol in park heights will not spend time in pries son. back in november 2010 he hit and detained a 15-year-old walking

along fall staff road. during a benefit of trial in may the victim broke down on the stand and refused to testify. ultimately the jury found him guilty. happening right now new developments in the case of a florida man who was caught on camera attacking another plan and eating his faissments the examine examine -- medical examiner said the only drug in his system was marijuana. they thought it was bath salts. the suspect in the case is still in the hospital. an 11-year-old glen burnie boy's life is about to get better. throughout his life when he wanted to go in and out of his house, he was forced to crawl. during the memorial day weekend

a family saw the family struggle and immediately within the to the home depot to ask for help. not and, more than two dozen volunteers turned out to help. >> these people are spending some of their time helping me out. i'm happy. >> if addition to the ramp, the two dozen volunteers spent the day building -- cleaning up the windor's yard. we have an amazing story tonight at 11:00. weather wise not too hot. excessive heat watch through baltimore, through the d.c. area. this may be expand. we expect temperatures to push 100 on friday. this will last through the weekend into monday. this could be categorized as a

heat wave. generally over three days you start to categorize it as that. temperatures across the mid-part of the state, we've got 90 downtown. most of nuts 80s. the big difference will come not so much tomorrow but friday and beyond. we have all the details coming up. the dry weather and wind are working against firefighters trying to get control of those fires in colorado. i'll show you a time lapse. you can see the flames moving through the area. thousands have been forced out as the dry air continues. many don't know when they will return home. the worst area appears to be the waldo connion fire -- canyon fire. it's in colorado springs. we have more. it looks pretty bad. >> reporter: kelly, this is --

kelly, as you can see, this wind has really picked up. it brought with it a dry thunderstorm. lightning, wind, very little rain. the devastation and destruction continues to grow in cooling col as mullet -- colorado as multiple fires burn across the state. firefighters are now focusing on a massive blaze on the outskirts of colorado spring. the raging inferno doubled in skies, now burning more than 24 square miles. >> it's not close to being contained. >> reporter: it's threatening colorado's second largest city. they don't know how many homes have burned. the conditions are too

dangerous. more than 32,000 people fled to safety when this jumped to the canyon. >> we saw fire coming down the road. >> reporter: showers of ash fell from the sky as drivers tried to escape the gridlock of traffic. >> it's just the scariest thing i've ever seen. >> reporter: forecasters say there will be no break for mother nature. it can bring unpredictable winds and lightning that could set back the firefighting effort, and it is not just colorado. central utah, almost 60 structures have burned so far. >> the winds -- they need to get it under control. >> reporter: montana and wyoming are also under watch. >> i'll tell you modern day

electronics are no match for mother nature. the winds have gusted up in the last 20 minutes. we've also learned within the last couple of hours that president barack obama will be looking at it on friday. coming up, we she lot of strange thing -- see a lot of strange things that come into the newsroom. how this man got his head stuck underneath a very huge door. >> new numbers from the presidential race. a look at the effect swing states are having on the candidate's current numbers, plus the impact of the supreme court's anticipated ruling on healthcare. [ male announcer ] millions of dollars for new schools and teachers...

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you got to remember this story last week, verbal abuse of this bus monitor. now there's a nationwide effort to help women. the kindness of strangers is being felt. she has received hundreds of thousands of dollars from sympathizers following the ordeal. it started as one young man across the border in canada identified with her. >> reporter: in a little more than a week karen klein has gone from monitoring a bus to not being able to monitor her own schedule. it followed the video. >> he paid me a compliment, too, that i look better in person. >> that's true. >> reporter: the 68-year-old's

new bff is the 25-year-old who started collecting money to send klein on lavacation. the goal was $5,000. now donation are pushing $700,000. >> i felt sad. >> reporter: max said he can sympathize. kids weren't kind to him when he moved to canada from the ukraine when he was nine eye know how it feel -- >> i know how it feels. >> reporter: klein says she is feeling much better a week later. the money has been coming in cards sent from across the country. >> hope you never have to work again. >> reporter: klein hadn't been planning to retire but said she is now. she said she will donate some of the money to charity. >> i almost feel like i don't deserve it. >> reporter: and she and her friend hope to spread a message, one that's written on the bracelet both of them are now

wearing. >> be a buddy, not a bully. >> that's right. >> all right. still with that excessive heat watch, that will kick in sooner than later. first, warm but not exactly burning hot out there right now. 8 degrees -- 88 degrees. still a bit of a breeze. not as cool as it once was. bell hair through the day -- bel air through the day sunshine mixed with a few high thin clouds. maryland's most powerful radar, all sweeps scan clear. this crystal clear weather works tomorrow through the end of the week. that sun will be intense and long lasting and, again, it's

philly and baltimore and d.c. that will likely be extended well into the weekend. the numbers, upper 80s. so a seasonable late june day but not excessively hot. just enough of a breeze to stir the air. when we shift the winds southwesterly, that will fetch in the more humid conditions that we know all too well as we push toward that first day of july. relative humidity low, dry, comfortable but it all begins to change tomorrow and no friday. our satellite radar pictures are clear. the east coast view is a crystal clear one, not much happening. a big heat bubble building across the mid-section. when it's that clear you know you'll probably and up getting excessive heat. a big ridge of very hot air. how hot will it get. as we look forward in time calling out of the eat eat into

the 70s, even 60s. we begin to see mid-90s. 109 plus to the west. as we go into friday, that's when the excessive heat begins to build and push into new england. that's when we could begin to push 100 as early as friday afternoon. tropical storm debby now just a tropical depression. you can seat center of the storm -- see the center of the storm tough to find out. the track brings it further offshore by hundreds and hundreds of miles. it may not redevelop into a tropical storm. in the meantime back here in baltimore and around maryland, low 60s in the hart of the commit -- heart of the 60s. enjoy that. we're going to say good-bye to cool weather after tomorrow morning. tomorrow 93 in the afternoon, getting hot are and more humid

-- hotter and more humid. a stray storm in the mix. here is the seven-day forecast. the trend is for hotter and hotter conditions. we'll probably bump up monday into the upper 90s as well. now to democracy 2012 news, some new poll numbers show president obama is in a good position to lock up three critical swing states that he will need in november. tory dunnan joins us live from washington. you've got new poll numbers for us. >> reporter: let's get right to it starting with a cnn poll. it shows president obama is leading mitt romney 48% to 44%, but there are new state polls out in three critical states that show the president has a lead there as well. in florida obama is up 45% to 41%. ohio, 47% to 38%.

if the president can hang on to the lead in these three tossup states, all of a sudden the maps start looking good for him. >> looking at the numbers, it's obvious the president will be hitting the road next week and you can tell where he's going. >> reporter: obama's team is looking at the numbers. if you look at where the campaign is headed, it's all lining up. yesterday president obama had several different campaign events in florida and his campaign is saying they're planning a two-day bus tour that kicks off next thursday. it will go through western pennsylvania and northern ohio. we're also being told the president will start holding more public events in an effort to directly reach those voters. >> all right. tory dunnan thanks for that live report. let's find out what's coming up tonight at 6:00. i'm jamie costello. we have a lot of great stories to tell you about at 6:00, including this man's story, the only place you'll hear from keith matthews. keith was working at his

detailing shop on route one in fallston almost a month ago when the tornado struck. what a story from joce sterman. then we deal with this to prevent millions of student loans from getting a rate increase. those stories and more all coming up for uptonight at 6:00. if you have copd like i do,

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if you're one of millions of americans wondering how to cope your kids busy this summer, if will cost you a pretty penny. >> reporter: swim clubs and trips to the museum do not come

cheap. families will spend $16 billion this summer. for the average family that breaks down to more than $600 per child. for the wealthy more than $1,000. activities like camping and swimming are at its peak during the summer. about 28 million families plan to entertain them. day trips like a visit to an amusement park or the most popular choice. sports are a cheaper option. summer activities like classes number three, followed by swim club member ships. day camps remain a staple. the average family will sppped more than $400 on a babysitter this summer. reporting from new york.

coming up people who drive on aberdeen -- on 22 and aberdeen. eight, nine seconds, you know. it's done and over with. >> all it took were a few seconds to change his life. keith matthews is out of the hospital, and he's talking to us in an exclusive interview with -- with joce sterman. can we expect triple digit temperatures? >> and that nice cold shower, the water you're boiling for den are, the h20 will cost us more. the baltimore county police officer indicted in the death of

a 17-year-old boy is a free man tonight. a judge released officer james laboard on his own recognizance. christian schaffer has the latest. >> reporter: after he was indicted, officer james laboard turned himself. tonight he is back at home. laboard walked out after his board review. the prosecutor said laboard was acting as a police officer the night he walked out of his home and got into an altercation with 17-year-old christopher brown, but she told the judge this was not an intentional killing. several baltimore county police officers spoke in support of laboard's character. >> very satisfied with the decision a was made. >> reporter: indeed, that decision was to release james laboard on personal row