-- recognizance. the judge said it's a matter of what is fair and appropriate. >> just after we heard about laboard's indictment, christopher brown's mother said the decision shows special treatment for the officer. >> let me know you're working for me? you're working on my behalf? this shows no signs of that at all. i'm dissatisfied. >> this case was treated just as any other case would be treated by the baltimore county police department. the fact that officer laboard was a police officer had no bearing on the time it took to review thed and move the case forward to the grand jury. >> we'll have the latest at 11:00. friday will be one month exactly since the outbreak of 12

tornadoes cut paths threw our state. none more damaging that the one on route 1 in bel air. keith matthews was picked up and slammed down by the tornado. it sent the concrete walls toppling down on top of him. he's finally out of the hospital and talked with joce sterman during an exclusive interview. >> reporter: keith matthews detailing shop still show a few scars from the tornado that leveled it, but none compared to the ones on his body. the 44-year-old has a rod in his leg, a permanent souvenir of survival. >> that was a small tornado, you know. it still turned cars up and down, still ripped garage doors off. it still can bust concrete in half. >> landed here. >> landed me here in this bed. >> reporter: this is where keith

will be staying for the next few weeks as he recover from his injuries. he was hurt when an f1 tornado tore through fallston and tore apart his garage. >> there wasn't any time for -- i bet you couldn't count to two before it was all done and over. >> reporter: it was over in an instant. when it was all said and done he was trabbed under the wall in any and terrified. >> wondered did inbound see me -- anybody see me. >> reporter: his new normal means some adjustments. friends built a wheelchair ramp at his house. >> don't know how many friends you got until you got hurt. the next thing you know, they come out of every where. >> reporter: as they rally around keith, he's pulling together the strength to move

forward. >> when you're down, there's nothing you cran do about it. you have to keep getting up. >> reporter: joce sterman, website woab news. >> keith, you got a lot of friends. he was dealt a second blow when he developed a blood clot and infection. he has no insurance. there is a fund-raiser at the waffle house in bel air on conowingo road. a percentage of the check also go toward keith's medical bills. all right. let's take a live look at the harbor here. it looks pretty cool and calm, but that's not going to last as we led into the second half of this week. let's check in with meteorologist wyatt everhart. you're going to turn up the heat on us. i can feel it. >> you got it covered there. we did hit 91 downtown today. clear skies other than the few

clouds coming out of the north. and a generally clear sky. those long hot sunny days about to get hotter. the heat watch up for the entire really central part of the mid-atlantic, all in this thing beginning friday, beginning friday, likely to last much longer than that. 93 by 4:00. it's the beginning of the heat. we'll talk about how much hotter it will get by sunday coming up. over the weekend dozens of you were forced from your homes in queen anne's out because of this brush fire. crews started doing control burns. those watching us tonight from kent island, you're watching us from your own home. we had a two-alarm fire fire in west baltimore. the third floor ended up collapsing into the second. a chinese carryout restaurant was damaged. it's the truck that responded

that brought the unit to the scene. truck 10 is scheduled to be shut down july 1st. it was the closest to this fire. >> this fire right here is a prime example of the black band. we wear that on our badges when one off our own is desease -- diseased. >> one was taken to the hospital after cutting his foot. a pregnant woman was also treated for cuts on her hand. if you live in baltimore city, starting tomorrow you'll be paying 9% more on your water and sewer bill. the board of estimates approved the hike in spite of recent meter readings and billings. >> that's something we have to fix. we are fixing it. that doesn't take away the need. they're crumbling.

>> the city's aging water mains date back a sen clur rip and have century and have proud 400 breaks so far this year. surrounding counties which utilize the city's system are expected to raise their rates accordingly in the months to come. so, the refrigerator that you're reaching into cost more. the lettuce, tomatoes cost you more. now the water that you use to boil your broccoli will cost more. roosevelt leftwich has more. >> reporter: a ton of comments from folks who say they're tired of paying more for the things they have to have. for a family of four, this will raise their bill just under $100 a year. the city says it has to upgrade to replace the aging system, but many folks say an extra $100 a year out of their pockets will

mean they can do a lot less as a family. >> that subltion -- sucks. i don't know how we're going to come up with it, but i guess we have to make it go. >> reporter: that's how it goes. >> yes. that's how it goes. >> every time you turn around they're nickel and diming you. you know, it's one thing after another. they expect us citizens to kick over money. >> reporter: many folks we talked with today say although they know there was a public hearing, they don't feel they had an impact. seniors can seek assistance. call 410-3910-5390.

>> the ride across the bay bridge got more complicated. we'll tell you what to look out for and when. >> 89 at bwi. our normal in late june, 86 on average. gladys richardson, congrats to you from hanover. you'll want to get the lightest wardrobe you have ready to go. we'll talk about the heat coming up.

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congressional leaders say they have finally reached an agreement so your student loan doesn't double. let's go live to abc2 news karen travers who will talk to us nice and slowly to explain this deal. karen? >> reporter: good evening, jamie. it is certainly complicated and the clock is ticking. lawmakers say they're close to a deal to prevent student loan interest rates from doubling on july 1st. the class of 2012 left their college campuses with diplomas and massive amounts of student loan debt. >> i have over $100,000 of loans. >> $120,000. >> reporter: it's up 45% since 1993. the average debt -- $23,000 per student. >> it is our only option to succeed in america. it's scary.

>> reporter: now the clock is ticking for congress to help them from spending mormt interest raids on stafford loans are expected to double on july 1st unless lawmakers act. it could be extended for at least another year. as is the case with some other issues here in washington, the fight boils down to how to pay for. this young voters are a key voting block and they within the overwhelmingly for president obama in 2008. the president has kept up a steady drum beat. >> this should be a no-brainer. >> reporter: mr. obama scolded congress for once again playing chicken with the deadline. >> congress has had the time to fix this for months. it's part of the reason why everybody here looks impatient. >> reporter: about 7.4 million

students will be affected by this interest rate hike on july 1st. neither party wants to see that headline heading into an election season. jamie, back to you. >> karen, thank you. even kids who are years away from college can be a big drain on their parent's wallets. according to data from the american express company, it will cost an average of $600 to cope your child busy. day camps, general rally the biggest part of it. all right. tropical storm debby has been downgraded to a tropical depression but that hasn't stopped it from causing flooding. thousands in jacksonville and tampa bay were forced to evacuate. but thousands in colorado have also had to get out. firefighters from across the country continue to battle

raging wildfires in several parts of the state including the waldo canyon fire. more than 30,000 people have been forced to evacuate, including 700 cadets from the airforce academy. some were given only five minutes to get out. >> there's flames, blocks away from the house. >> reporter: pack quickly was only the -- packing quickly was only the beginning of the ordeal. also, the fire and the smoafnlgt the waldo canyon fire is only about 5% contained. >> any complaints? no. look at this. unbelievable beautiful day, but we may be turning it up a notch or two on the thermometer or three. >> not four, but three. they're coming, jamie. we typically always expect it in july and early aug gust we'll

get a -- august. we'll get a surge. take a look outside. a gorgeous view of the sail boats on the severn river. right now you can see the setup is a nice one with a few passing clouds. 85 degrees. winds west, northwest at 15. humidity just under 30%. bright and sunny over bel air. just a few passing clouds in the heart of harford county. no chance for rain. it's dry. we could use some rain around here, not the excessive heat bubble, maybe a pop-up storm. d.c. included as we go toward friday, saturday, sunday, monday. again, the main focus will be this building heat scenario that will take awhile to develop but we always have that heat watch

for philly, baltimore, d.c., into northern virginia. we're not mid-80s, upper vest -- we're in the mid-80s, upper 70s. one morrelltively -- more relatively cool night. we reached close to 90 in spots, today the humidity was comfortably low. we will get a surge out of the southwest, a shift in the winds that will drive up the heat and humidity. it is quiet across the east, no big weather maker on the map with the exception of the one you can't see. a high pressure cell, sinking air, very little cloud cover and long sunny days, some of the longest days of the year midand late june. that will work to build the heat up. the hot are and more humid conditions. take a look at our future temps as we go forward in time.

5:00, thursday. you can see the numbers pumping up as far north as baltimore. 100 to the west. 110 for st. louis. then we really see that heat beenle work its way up the east as we push close to 100 in baltimore and each day after this we'll be in the hot weather bubble for probably two to three more days, probably at least through sunday, maybe into monday night. so it could be a real hot one for several days. debby, what's left of her speaning off the -- spinning off the coast. debby a big down are but now moving out to sea. even if she develops, some will restrengthen. overnight 62, not has cool. your two-degree guarantee 93 as we get hot are and more -- hotter and more humid. a night you probably can't open the windows.

you'll have to turn up the ac and leave it on. friday 97. 99 on saturday. we're pushing close to 100 on sunday as well. we think the heat will break as it goes toward tuesday and wednesday. the overall scenario will be the heat wave through friday, saturday, sunday into monday. do you want to note temperature where you are? check it out. we have our news app, weather app and storm shield app. probably going to be our weather app where you can pull up the temperature where you live. a former member of an orthodox jewish member watch group accused of beating a black teenager last been sentenced to probation and ordered to perform community service and right essays to the court about different neighborhoods in ball. the teen was convicted of assaulting the teen.

he shouted "you don't belong here" during the attack. how would you improve 22 and aberdeen. bring your wideing lanes, turn signal thoughts out to aberdeen high school. the goal is to ease traffic congestion. the meeting runs until #k tonight -- 8:00 tonight. enjoy the 4th thanks to our tipsy taxi program. they will be out and they will be offering free rides home to those drinking at baltimore city bars and restaurants. you have to be heading home and the ride can't be more than a $50 value or you'll have to pay the difference. >> well, lucky us. we live close to the cleanest beaches in mencht number three

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kelly joins us with what's coming up at 11. >> this is about a boy whose disability made it hard for him to get into and out of the home and the community that rallied together to help him. >> good for us. look at those people. we're also helping keith matthews. we're at the waffle house. he doesn't have insurance. >> no. this was a great detailer on bel air road and just out of business. >> just a great man. you heard his story with joce

sterman. >> it's amazings how fast time flies. from the storms of spring to the searing heat of summer. you can see the heat watch is up. this goes into effect friday morning. it will be a warm day. you still have a pleasant evening. we're not low 80s. so a pleasant evening forecast with a few clouds, breezy and warm. as we go into the delay we get a taste of -- day, we get a taste of it. hot and humid. as you look beyond tomorrow and into the weekend is where you see that near triple digit heat. the humidity. it's not the heat. it's the humidity. >> it's both. >> this is baltimore in july. >> all right. that's all for us. we'll see you tonight at 11. >> have a great night. thanks for joining us. what's the matter?

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