county. isolated storms, border line strong to severe. these are at the border line severe limit, gusty northern baltimore and harford county, may make it to bell hair in the next 20 to 30 minutes and a tremendous amount of active weather. what's fueling this, high employed numbers and a frontal boundary coming out of the north. ahead of that, look at the heat index, 103 downtown plus a frontal boundary, so a forcing mechanism. it spells storms. 80s, hot, steamy, some gusty storms. we'll have much more and look to a big change tomorrow. that's coming up. you know, we all use the atm once in awhile. tonight the police want you to be extra careful. an armed robber has been taring -- targeting people in

catonsville. jeff? >> reporter: twice in june and now twice over the weekend police believe the same man has committed these robberies at various banks within a few blocks of the beltway it. targets people either seeking them on foot or in the driveway and commits the crimes between 9:30 and 10:00 on saturdays and sundays. >> the suspect is a black male about 5'9" to 5'10" and arrives at the atm in some kind of vehicle. >> reporter: the robber struck at various places. he's also grown bolder each time, demanding the bank card, pin number and car keys from his latest victim on sunday. police said to be aware of your surroundings and try to choose a machine that's well lit.

jeff hager, abc2 news. it was a year ago we were telling you about a triple shooting. ed faces have no answers. brian kuebler is here to explain. >> reporter: they why all shot to death a year ago. police have worked the case but none of them led to breaks. it adds to the pain of two different families. it is why they joined to canvass the area with fliers hoping to dig up a new lead before the case get as to old.

>> they're cold blooded killers. lost a lot of loved ones. it's very sad and sickening. >> reporter: now these families also had choice words on how the case was investigated. we'll explain that and show you what else they plan to achieve by keeping this story in the public eye. brian kuebler, abc2 news. baltimore county police have charged a plan with a deadly stabbing on pulaski highway. police found 523-year-old -- 52-year-old phillip weatherford. investigators say the two knew each other and were driving south on pulaski highway when they got into a fight. brown stabbed weatherford. tonight baltimore city police are searching for

suspects in a stabbing on reisterstown road on monday that backed up traffic during the evening rush hour. the three men were seen next to the 7 eleven in the 5100 block. they crossed the road. one man stabbed a victim repeatedly near the bus stop. the man collapsed when the suv ran over him. paramedics transported the man to a local hospital where he is still listed in critical condition. tonight baltimore police need your help trying to identify this man. he's wanted in connection with a sexual assault. it happened in the 2300 block of aiken street. anyone with information is asked to call the city police department's sex offense unit. 410-396-2076. new tonight, the catholic priest at the center of the landmark sexual abuse coverup in

philadelphia was sentenced to six years in prison. he is the highest ranking church member. the lawyers claims he repeatedly told higherups about the abuse but was under strict orders not to remove anyone from the church. >> we welcome that level of interest -- penn state's former president was among the school officials let go amid former penn state assistant football jerry sandusky's child sex abuse scandal. he said during his presidency, no one ever reported to him that sandusky was abusing children and that he merv would have ignored such allegations because he was the abuse of massive and

persistent abuse as a child. the child sexual abuse hasn't just affected the case. they are on notice about a possible credit downgrade. they currently hold the second highest possible credit rating. a downgrade could make it more expensive for penn state to borrow mony. moody is expected to complete its review in about 90 days. a makeshift memorial for the victims of the shooting rampage continues to grow. people are placing flowers and crosses at the site. movie goers went to the theater for the midnight screening of "dark knight rises." one of the heroes of the colorado shooting died saving

his girlfriend. amanda talked about her boyfriend alex teves. dan harris spoke to her about alex' sacrifice. >> he covered my head. >> you think he knew he was putting himself in danger for you? >> i flew -- knew he did. he always told mow that, too. we were just watching the movie. >> reporter: why did you feel the need to go to court? >> that's what he would have done for me. he would have stood up.

he killed my son. he killed the best man on earth. >> reporter: what would you say is the predominant emotion? is it sadness or angry? >> all of those things. >> i know now more than ever there's a god because of alex. that's the kind of man he is. >> accused shooter james holmes is expected to be formally charged next week. police said the 24-year-old opened fire during the movie killing 12 people and injuring dozens more. they spent the weekend detonating booby traps inside holmes' apartment and removing explosion sighs. the home was full of batman paraphernalia. three other men accused of make threats during or after watching the new batman movie

have been arrested in separate incidents. in maine a state trooper stopped 49-year-old timothy courtra. he had ab a-- an assault rival and news clippings about the shooting in aurora. he said he had been to the batman movie with a loaded gun in his backpack. >> clearly, he had some sort of infatuation with law enforcement. i think he enjoyed having other people move out of the way. >> he said he was on his way to new hampshire to shoot a former employer. he is charged with having a concealed weapon. california a man was arrested after he made threats in the movie. in arizona movie goers were confronted by a man who appeared

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prosecutors said they killed them because of a jealous rage. the fight over michael jackson's children is getting real ugly. the late singer's siblings are scuffling with each other and the police even had to be called in. >> reporter: michael jackson's three children are caught in a custody battle. this is believed to show the kids in the driveway of the grandmother's estate followed by uncles. one claims jermaine tried to take the kids. >> our deputies did determine that a minor scuffle occurred between two jackson family members. >> reporter: paris, prince and blanket haven't seen their grandmother and current legal

guardian in nine days. she's in arizona. the kids believe she has been kidnapped by michael jackson's siblings. many believe it's over mother. >> the ben factors been benefactors -- benefactors fall on one side and the others on the other side. >> reporter: now some are making a bid to become the guardian. germ maine claims the -- jermaine claims the kids are being manipulated. >> she's a force of calm. >> reporter: michael jackson's estate is now worth about a billion dollars. two of his former managers will be in court tomorrow asking for unpaid commissions. t.j. winick, abc2 news new york. a young girl is dead, and

four others hurt after a house exploded in niagara county, new york. officials identified her as sara johnson. her parents and two children are being treated for extensive burns and cuts. there is no word tonight on what caused that explosion. now to texas where a dust storm is being blamed for a massive pileup in the interstate. investigators said there were three separate crashes in the same hear yesterday around the same time due to limited visibility from the storm. the first crash involved 10 cars and left two men dead. the second one involved seven cars and the third was a single carrollover. 200 dogs are now in shelters across pennsylvania after being rescued from one home. now 13 of the pups went to the lucerne county spca. people were showing up to adopt the dogs before they were ready to leave the shelter.

>> and we've tried our hardest yesterday. they said come down with the dogs. and they said they weren't ready so we had to come down today. >> some of the rescue dogs are still available for adoption at other shelters president the owners are facing animal cruelty charges. all right. start off with the severe thunderstorm watch for just about the entire state except for garrett county. no active warnings. i think it is a border line severe situation. any storm that does pop up as the potential to intensify. this is a garden variety. another one in frederick county, has dropped below severe limits. that storm has canceled. even though we have widespread showers most of throws in the

nonsevere category right now. how about a look at mt. airy. 89 degrees, nearly 90 with a heat index value much, much higher. we can see a little bit of a storm structure off to the east. so that's one of our storm cells on the move, but, again, at this point in time not a severe storm. how about across the inner har burkes hazy, hot and humid was the story throughout the entire day. we continue to see active weather across maryland. look at that hazy sky. our view from the naval academy just unsettled enough that we could see continued isolated storms. right now conditions are hot. we've got generally more rain cooled conditions where the big rain shield is over virginia, still close to 90, 90 in ocean city. the dew point numbers are up above 70. that gets to be very oppressive.

the highest would be around 75 to 76 in maryland. we've seen it as high as maryland. we're at 72 on that measure of the moisture in the atmosphere. winds have picked up from the west. boundaries trying to get in here. ahead of the boundary you see the high temperatures in the low and mid-90s. this boundary, although for now is a negative and it's sparking gusty storms behind this there's some relief, less humid air sinking into pennsylvania, ohio, michigan. we're going to get a break tomorrow as the humidity gets pushed further south. it will retreat back into maryland as we go into the latter part of the week. there is this chance, the opportunity for drier conditions, less humid conditions. drier air will be the story but in the meantime we were got an area of high pressure technically but it's a dirty high pressure system meaning storms rotating around the center of circulation.

it continues to be a hot, humid unsettled pattern. as we go into wednesday, you see the storms are off the map. that's because the descrier hair will be in place. we have no chance for rain. as we go into thursday, humidity backing back out of the south into the north and pop-up showers and storms remaining a threat as we go into thursday afternoon and friday afternoon. tomorrow we get a break in the action. tomorrow 88, less more seasonable, not a bad day. tomorrow night temperatures dropping to 68, a lingering storm with late clearing in the mix and how about your seven-day forecast as we look ahead. well, kelly, i like to call it classic late july weather. it's all about how you frame things, classic late july weather, but, again, i'll say that wednesday looks like a great day if you have the day off, maybe you hit the pool. we should see more sunshine, less haze and better hair day

tomorrow,cally tomorrow -- tomorrow, which i know. >> coming up a soldier from baltimore is killed in combat in afghanistan. we'll have more on the life of sergeant brandon pepper. >> and the best way to reduce the threat of cancer is with preventive care. we'll tell you about the new recommendations for women and cancer screening.

all doctors believe preventive care in cervical and breast cancer. a government task force no longer recommends women receive

annual cervical cancer screenings. the american college for gynecologists disaagreement they recommend annual exams beginning at age 21. the government recommends less frequent screenings for breast cancer much the bottom line, the best thing to do is talk with your own doctor. create a preventive healthcare plan that suits your personal needs. as more unmarried couples move in together they seem to have or babies. women who live with their significant other but were not married are now accounting for up to 23% of all babies born between 2006 and 2010. in 2002 the number was only 14%. the report shows 37% of the births were not and. that number has held steady since the first government study that was done back in 1982. we talk about this all the

time. obesity has already been linked to various health problems in adults. a new dutch study is linking obesity to cardiovascular problems in children as young as two. they had at least one risk factor for heart disease. it came from the clinical records of doctors across the netherlands. studies of owe beast teens in the u.s. have come up with similar findings. health officials in new york are holding public hearings on the ban of sugary sodas it. would ban over 16-ounce sodas. obesity costs over $16 billion in healthcare costs. new york city's board of health will take a final vote on the plan coming up in september.

abc2news.com, the place for all the health news you need. log on. check out the page. you'll find out all the healthlines from today as well as having categories to make sure you're harmed with all the information you need. coming up, we've got the latest statistics for traffic deaths and there are scary implication. details on the new trend that should be a wakeup call to us all. how well are you at planning for your financial future. a new study suggests you may not be doing enough. some isolated thunderstorms. we'll be back with the details coming up. if you have copd like i do,

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