street signs and unmarked police cars dotting the road suggest the serious nature of crime but it's vi ripkens neighbors who heard it. >> i came out here about 7:25 to turn the pump on to the pool. if i saw what happened, i would have called police or would have been laying dead here. >> reporter: police say the maxed man demanded mother and ordered her back into his car at gun point, bound her hands, blindfolded her and drove away. 13 hours later police learned of the abduction for the first time when the suspect stopped for food and gas and a man spotted the 74-year-old woman with her hands tied inside the road on ebenezer road in baltimore county. >> he saw her tied up and cy said -- and said why is she tied

up. he said it's my mother and she has alzheimer's. it sound suspicious so he called the police. >> reporter: police checked the tag number on every vehicle. the victim left her purse and two cell phones at home so they couldn't track her that way many wednesday morning the suspect mysteriously drove ripken back to her block, got out of the car and simply disappeared. >> around 6:15 this morning she was located in her vehicle unharmed, not injured, in close proximity to her residence. >> reporter: at this poapts it's not clear that his abductor knef baltimore's icon. >> this is a crazy world after the shooting the other night.

people will do anything. >> reporter: police are looking for a tall thin white male in his early 30s to 40s. if you have any information, you're asked to call the criminal investigation section 410-272-2121. reporting live in aberdeen, jeff hager. >> we want to read the full statement from the statement. as you now know, our mother was abducted at gun point from her home yesterday morning. this has been a very trying time for our family but we are grateful and relieved that plume is back with us safe and healthy. we want to thank everyone for their tremendous support, especially all of the law enforcement agencies that worked so hard and so quickly. this is an ongoing investigation. so i hope everyone understands we can't comment further.

all right. we want to go back in time to where police said the 911 call was made that started this unbelievable story. brian kuebler with more. >> reporter: all police will tell us is there was a 911 call describes a suspicious vehicle. that call came in from the ebb ben niecer -- ebenezer road and whitemarsh. federal authorities stopped by earlier in the day asking each business about its surveillance video. managers at both locations said the feds were interested in any cameras that had any view of ebenezer road. authorities wanted to know if a camera caught it. both businesses said none of their surveillance cameras are trained on the main road and may not be of any help. right now we're left that vague description of the suspect who

police said in their news conference today may still be armed and preassumed dangerous. brian kuebler, abc2 news. >> the former vi ripken mar rid cal ripken -- married cal ripken. she has been involved with the boys and girls club of harford. her golf tournament has raised thousands of dollars for the club. it was in january that cal and bill announce add surprise. it's going to be named after mom, vi ripken. >> here is the description of aberdeen police say the fbi is looking for. he is between 30 and 40, wearing a light colored shirt, camel pants and eyeglasses. anyone with information is asked to call the aberdeen police department right lay way. we've been on top of this story

since it broke and will stay on top of this. for all the updates when we're not on the air, head to abc2news.com. dry air has moved. boy, it has made a difference across maryland with the humidity dropping. we'll have a pleasant evening as temperatures drop off more sharply than they normally wood. it will come back in the form of a big surge of moisture tomorrow but in the meantime we're talking about temps in the low 80s in -- in annapolis and cambridge. this dry pleasant air is in place. 80s, clear and dry. we'll talk about the steam bath, how fast it returns. that's coming up. we are learning more about the suspected gunman in the deadly rampage of the colorado movie theater. james holmes bought a rifle just

hours after failing an exam for a doctorate program back in june. according to fox news holmes isn't a notebook that contained details on how he was going to kill people but the package remained unopen for nearly a week before it was found on monday. after the initial shock and horror of another mass shooting here, the focus turned to the nation's gun laws. neither president obama nor mitt romney have made it a focus. we look at the colorado shooting and the public's sentiment on gun control. >> reporter: americans have a historic love affair with guns and fierce keep your hands off of them attitude. in the wake of the horrific colorado shooting, some politicians, mostly democrats

are demanding action. >> what freedoms do we protect when the tools of mass murder are so easily available. >> reporter: polls show little appetite for any major overhaul. 64% said restricting them is preferred. james holmes killed 12 people and wounded 50 others. colorado's governor said dunn laws would not have stopped him. >> he would have found explosives. >> reporter: president obama gave no indication that he would take bold action over this issue. >> i hope we all reflect on how we can do something about some of the senseless violence that ends up marring this country. >> reporter: congressional leaders noted. >> the president has made clear

that he's not going to use this horrific event to push for new gun laws. i agree. >> reporter: this week congress held a month for silence. for the woman whose husband was shot in a long island railroad. >> no argument from the nra can say i'm taking away someone's rights. >> reporter: republicans and even some democrats are hesitant to take up this controversial issue in a heated election year. karen travers. dead you know that our gun laws will soon be changing. a portion of it is constitutional -- unconstitutional. all right. you know what the sun can do to your home, stains your shutters, burns your grass but some say

it's strong enough to do damage they never expected. >> reporter: imagine having to re's your siding year after year because it keeps melting in one spot. tonight at 11 we look at a rare and strange phenomenon that has some neighborhoods repelling because of the sun. something else is directing the beam of light so hot that it's melting things from pool covers, car paint to vinyl siding. >> we felt really, really bad. we wanted to do what we could. >> reporter: tonight at 11, the fight over what people say is to blame for this problem and if it pops up how experts say you should fix it. >> go ahead and what that story. that's really good. thank you. a mother has decide she has had enough. tonight it's tim to show mapped

tell. she will show off this videotape and tell us how her son was bullied on the bus. >> this video is out of a killer whale attack at seaworld. >> if you saddle up to the bar, inside this restroom you're going to see a pregnancy test. what?

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we have newly released video of a 10-year-old being bullied on a school bus. it's from may of 2011 and shows two teens abusing him. the abuse includes name calling, racial and sexual slurs and they hold a hot lighter to the boy's skin as the boy screams. the mother wants others to see

it. >> i want parents to be aware when i'm speaking out, i'm speak out to all kids. i want parents to be aware of what's going on in the school system. >> the woman driving the bus at the time was brought up on child neglect charges but a jury acquitted her. this is video from seaworld in orlando taken back in 2006. it shows a killer whale attacking a trainer. they were cited for unsafe practices. the whale pulse the trainer underwater and thrashes him around but eventually lets go of him. >> if she wanted to kill him, she would kill him. if you get excited, the animal will get excited. >> the government issued a citation against sea world.

well, you can order a shot and a beer and a pregnancy test. they are encouraging women to think before they drink. the owners installed a pregnancy test in the restroom. they hope it may stop women who may not know they are pregnant and stop them from drinking. take a look out there. boy, what a blue, blue sky. good looking weather and water is murky in the inner harbor. a couple of you commenting, have a little scent to the water today. sometimes you may get a little turnover in the harbor. the weather was outstanding but the dry conditions, bright sun, you had to be careful if are a

out there for any forward of time because you will burn. you always want to wear sunblock or a big hat, just gorgeous weather at the home of the spartans in laurel. all right. let's talk a little bit about the temperature patterns. upper eat ea. 82 pape annapolis -- upper 80s. 82 annapolis. the rest of the region looks outstanding. 358 is the set -- 85 is the setup. the numbers are running warm and breezy. we have a heat advisory up. this is for the day tomorrow. heat plus humidity could reach into the 105 range. that heat index value. so it will become much hotter. enjoy the humidity because it

doesn't hold. dry air flowing in for another eight to 12 hours. then we see the steam bath begin it push back. that will change our weather big time. for now enjoy it. enjoy the pleasant evening. the change will be significant as we go forward in town. here's the trend as we go forward. you can see tomorrow clouds increase. humidity increases. nag, friday -- again, friday afternoon more likely we'll see some more hit and miss storms. overnight 67. we're clear. we got normal temps, dry air in place. tomorrow more heat, more steam and chance for afternoon storms. by tomorrow night a steam bath as we barely fall below 80 degrees. will will be thunderstorms. here's the seven-day forecast. as we look ahead, you can see the temperatures begin to bounce

back up. the next two days hotter and humid. in the weekend a little improvement back not upper 80s. again, in the bad as we make the last run through july. >> in all your years, what's the hottest temperature you have said on television. i think you said 105. >> we had heat indexes of 115. i remember driving through odenton. it was one of the deals was pulling up one of the app reports. it was want -- 109. that was the app team. >> the marion house has provided safe haven for women and their children. sherrie johnson sets down with them. >> reporter: car-- carol

williams is a recovering drug addict. after 18 years on drugs she's turning her life around at marion house. >> we want them to come in knowing that they are individuals who have worth, individuals who have the ability it do all the things that they want to do and that there is a's they can call home, a place where they will get the love and support and also, they will be held accountable here. >> reporter: carol has been clean for nine months. she takes it one day at a time. marion house provides housing for homeless women, those recently released from prison and drug treatment facilities. women find love and support here and the knowledge they can succeed. >> i couldn't do it alone. i needed more support to help me get through all the things i was going through. wanted that long term care.

>> reporter: monica scott spent a year at marion house. her life. marion house gave her a voice and confidence. she landed a good job. she said marion house gave her a good foundation. >> it gave meet opportunity to gain some structure. i had kind of been living by my own rules for a long time since i was about 14, so coming to marion house, this gave meet ability to have a structured life, learn there are consequences to my behavior, gave meet opportunity to become better. >> the lives change and the sister hood and bonds form, carol williams knows she can evercome her problems and have a bet are life. >> it has helped mow out with my

low -- me out with my low self-esteem, self-worth. >> reporter: sherrie johnson. >> the bach highlights research -- book highlights research and statistics about many families. for more information on the book, head to our website right now at abc2news.com under the baltimore city section. well, sum per time means -- summertime means more opportunities for your kids to play yod. >> and the jackson family turmoil continues. now who's in charge of watching michael's kids.

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we are coughing the abduction of vi ripken. this is an unbelievable story. she is safe at home. it was a terrifying story. the first 911 call came in last night. just after 6:00 this morning vi showed up at home. police are looking for a man in his 30s and 40s who took her at gun point. they say he is still out there on the loose. we will have more. you can be the first to know