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police in maryland stopped what looks like a copycat attack. it a crofton man who called himself the joker is in police custody. >> reporter: a federal subcontractor threatened to blow away his coworkers. turns out he had the fire power to do it. he worked for pitney bowes. >> he said i'm the joker going to load ply guns and blow everyone up. that initiated a 36-hour investigation that culminated early this morning. >> reporter: the supervisor called police who had officers in anne arundel go talk to the man in his apartment in crofton.
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they found the man wearing a t shirt that said "guns don't kill people. i do." sure enough when police returned with a search warrant about 3:20 this morning they found 20 automatic rifles and ammunition. the man is undergoing a mental examination. his arrest and pending charges must await the completion of that te. jeff hager, abc2news news. >> all right. we will be following as it develops with updates at 5:30 and six. when we're in the live on the air, you can get latest at abc2news.com. it's been one week since that horrific shooting inside a colorado move scry theater. neil diamonds and steve smith have donated to the fund for victims. as for the accused shooter, james holmes, will be back in
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court on monday. this is one of the few joy testimony moments we've seen some out of that shooting. bonnie kay returned to her home state. he is was shot in colorado. after three surgeries she has been reunited with her friends and family. the man filed a suit against the administrator. kennedy emailed the photo to allen. kennedy faces one charge of terroristic threatening. on squareoff the panel will be talking about the shooting in colorado last week and the conversation about gun laws. squareoff airs right here on
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abc2news on sunday morning. >> it's all about the clouds. keeping our temperatures. we're at 88 degrees. that could allow for showers and storms to fire off later this evening. the temperature just jumped 91 degrees. notice the sunshine coming out. 90 for your high. ocean city around 89. pax river, 94 degrees. salisbury, maryland at 99. maryland's most powerful radar is clear overhead. as we expand the shot, wove pea noticed active weather to the south. we got more storms over the ohio valley. that comes through the course of the evening. we'll be tracking it. all indications is these storm also come in later tonight right after the 9:00, 10:00 hour. 91 in town. take a look at the trend. we'll be into the 70s. 73 at 5:00 in the morning.
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91 degrees tomorrow. there's a threat of more storms. we'll detail that forecast coming up. certainly active last night, depending on where you were last not you got quite the light show. this was behind the abc2 studios. according to federal emergencith agencies it re mains one of the top killers in the u.s. the first thing you need to do is seek shelter when one of the storms pop up. your home, nearby building, even crore car is better than being outside. you can still be hurt even inside the car. the best thing is to install a lightning rod. you can get plenty of severe warnings we they come our way.
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just did to abc2news.com. >> it seems the governor has enough support to hold a session to discuss expanding casinos in maryland. we have the latest on it. >> reporter: today the governor announced a special session for the general assembly on august 9th. the governor is troying it revolve important issues around an expanded gambling bill. >> all of us know very, very well how this issue can be for us and our general assembly. that is why i want to us resolve this issue now. >> reporter: many republicans and many democrats are dpns the special session. instead of a special session for
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a casino we should discuss policies benefiting all of maryland's working families. state leaders said they should think big picture. >> holding not just the counties harmless but all counties prospering. it's about the state pros speering. >> the concern about diminishing share because an additional sectionth seat will be mitt ti gaited. >> reporter: you may wonder why the legislature is such a hurry to have a special session until the middle of the summer. that is so he can get proposal together so you can vote on it in the upcoming election. in annapolis, don harrison,. >> when it comes to gambling, over the last two decades
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maryland has been a sep pep hind hour neighboring state. >> reporter: voters approved a constitutional amendment approving slot machines. in september of 2010 the first one, hollywood casino in perryville opened in ceaseful county. it -- cecil county. next was the one at oceans down in berlin with 800 slot machines. the only other casino that's up and running is the american live with 300. 3200. now the last piece of this puzzle is of course the future of national harbor although that is tied to the battle over table games and will have to wait
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until the session next movement roosevelt leftwich, abc2news. switching to continuing coverage into violet ripken's abduction. they have been getting a lot of tips. yesterday police released a surveillance picture of the person they believe took vi ripken. we do know where the picture was taken. aberdeen police is asking anyone who recognize the man to call their tip line no a porch collapsed in the city and isn't a pear medic and patient falling through the floor. it happened on east 33. the man is in his commits -- 60s. >> the paramedic stepped out of
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the house on to the point the patient and the paramedic went straight through the flormt the floor literally collapsed inward down to the basement level. >> crows arrived on -- crews arrived to pull out the patientment the fire department said the home is vacant and the porch collapsed due to warring and age. more than a dozen people in randallstown have to find a new home. management from that complex, along with the american red cross are helping out the people who were forced to low of their homes. lightning strikes do more than entertain storm watchers in harford county. we'll take you inside one of the houses that was damaged in last nit's storm and tell you what the family who lived there did to keep the house from burning
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can to get lines connected back to the houses. >> reporter: there was quite a light show manhattan at's iconic emtire state building. the tornado touched down ripping roofs from buildings. >> thesky was pitch black, watching the trees fall. >> reporter: in eastern pennsylvania a woman was killed when a trough fell on her -- tree fell on her car. then scaffolding at a church collapsed on a man. >> the building is pretty damaged. parts of the big boulders collapsed not lower portion of the church and went threw the roof area. >> reporter: this was no surprise, however. you could see the storm approaching. at 4 p.m. eastern, 63 million americans were under some sort of severe thunderstorm or tornado watch.
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about 100,000 homes are still without power. another line is expected in the mid-atlantic today but none as strong as yesterday. t.j. winick, new york. >> some big storms. the powerful storms moving through parts of virginia. downtown we go. the clouds were in place. that kept our temperatures down but now seeing the sunshine. that is allowing for our temperatures to get into the lower 90s, a putful shot. dodging the storms, 91 in d.c. 90 easton. look at salisbury, maryland.
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98. those heat indices running from 99 to 102. 99 it feels like in the city. frederick feeling like 98 and the clouds. a clear sky overhead. as we broaden out the shot, watch the storms over virginia, west virginia, these will stay toward the south. the storms over indianapolis, cleveland, cincinnati, that's what we will be watching for tonight. we are expect storms to fire off going into the overnight. here's the planner. 85 around the 8:00 hour. the best threat is north and west. it's muggy. it's mild. it's 77. saturday at 74 on our way back up into the 90s. so, the cold front, warm front combination that is bringing in all the moisture from the south.
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the combination of cooler drier air with the warm humid air will allow for the storms to fire off. 90s. compare that to the 70s in the u.p. of michigan. for example woke will not be brutally hot. the temperatures will be held back to the 90-degree mark. tomorrow afternoon into the 90s, spotty showers, perhaps a gusty thunderstorm. the time line shows maybe a scattered thunderstorm for sunday afternoon with temperatures into the 80s. why are beach forecast, atlantic city 87. 88 in rehoboth beach. that water temperature a delightful 98 degrees with late day showers. baltimore's most accurate forecast, 71. muggy, mild, a lingering storm possible through the overnight hours. our best chance late tonight into tomorrow morning. the forecast for your two-degree guarantee around 93.
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warm, humid with the afternoon storms developing. again, talking about the heat, the humidity once again over the weekend. we'll call it unsettled. a chance saturday afternoon. more of an isolated threat for sunday. the better chance is south of town. monday we'll cheap chance in the forecast for monday as well. we'll call it humid, but you notice we're not saying 102, 103 we'll be talking about the 80s. >> we like to hear that on a friday that we will not swelter all weekend. >> you can make the check payable to cash and send it. >> we will do. that. carnival food, chain saw carvings. it's everything you would want in one place. does it exist? how do we know.
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let's ask wyatt live at the harford county farm fair. are you juggling chain saws? >> no chain saws but we're watching dogs getting ready to come out. this is the 25th annual farm fair in harford county. this year you have a chance to get on a game show on abc2 where you can win $25,000. i want to talk to kevin. >> casually standing in the background. >> you just happened to be here. you've been interviewing all kinds of people potentially to be on this new game show. let's ask america. tell bus it. >> it will be a daily crazy affair where people from their couch, whatever you want from the comfort of your couch win
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$25,000 just for guessing what america thinks. >> it harkens back from family feud. people can talk to you and find a way to venture their best guess. >> if you have pan opinion about anything, particularly what other americans think, come on out. you got 30 seconds. if you can't make it out, let's go to let's ask america tv and you can win $25,000. >> you'll be able to skype in from home. >> yes. >> we're looking forward to seeing you on maryland television. >> september 17th. >> all right. that's it from the harford county farm fair where you got a big chance to become a game show contestant. >> that certainly beats pig races. can't wait to see that show.
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and they have a higher risk of high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes. now there's a risk between that and vascular disease. if you work at night be vigilant about modifying risk factors such as smoke and high blood pressure. many kids are at camp whether it's a day program or overnight. you have to make sure your child is healthy and safe. hopefully you took them to the doctor for a checkup. now once they start camp, once they're there for the day the health concerns should be minor, just scrapes, bumps and bruises. the sun and heat can pose serious health risks. parents should ask ahead of time about the policies for handling emergencies. if you've got heart burn, changing your diet can be a way to change the condition. carbonnated beverages can weaken must sells between the stomach
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and esophagus causing heart burn. caffeine may have a similar effect and fatty foods are a no-no. if you want to prevent heart burn a bland diet including peanut butter. just log on and check out our page. you'll find different health categories to help you find the information upand your family need. >> one week after that shooting massacre in colorado, police foil what could be a similar tragedy. the latest that involves a man from crofton. lightning strikes damaged three homes in harford county. what one family did to keep their house from burning down. >> plus, they're back for a second shot at that mirror ball. who made the all star "dancing with the stars" cast and how you can help pick the final spot for
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a crofton man claiming to be a joker claimed to shoot up his workplace. investigators say when the man was arrested, he was wearing a t shirt that said guns don't kill peernlings i do. the man was recently fired from his job at a software company in pg county and he phoned in threats to the company. governor martin o'malley has called for a special session to discuss expanding gambling in maryland. it starts august 9th when lawmakers will allow table games. in 2008 maryland voters approved an amendment to the state ti
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