working again asap. >> we begin with our coverage of the massive shooting in colorado. prosecutors formally charged 24-year-old james holmes today. we have the very latest. >> reporter: james holmes looked the same as he did last week in court, at times dazed and confused with bright orange hair. only this time cameras were not allowed inside as the prosecution laid out 142 charges against him. >> 24 counts of murder in the first degree. 116 attempts. one count of class four felony possession of an explosive device. >> reporter: in a show of solidarity, many of the victims and their families attended the hearing and heard the accused killer speak for the first time. when the judge asked if holmes wanted to waive his right to a

speedy trial -- >> i believe he should be locked away for the rest of his life. >> reporter: when the judge mentioned the death penalty, holmes looked at him and he ordered the return of the journal. >> that anyone can take away somebody's life by just going to the movies, and i also felt sorry for him in the sense that here was a brilliant person that could have done a lot of good. >> reporter: there was a silent message for holmes in court. several victims wore that man's t shirt as they battled back. next month a judge will rule whether it's privileged information between a doctor and patient. reporting for abc2 news centennial, colorado.

the fallout for the shooting continues for a kent state student accused of posting a message on twitter saying he was planning to shoot up the school in ohio. as part of his release, ko berna will have to wear a tracking device. weather wise, we have had couple of showers pop up this afternoon, mainly down in the cambridge area and deep south maryland, the southern tip of the state in st. mary's county. otherwise, it's hiewmed, a classic summer weather, temperatures in the mid to upper 80s, feeling like below not no the heat index value of 94 in the harbor, slightly cooler on

delmarva. warm, humid and an isolated shower. will the chance for storms go up by tomorrow this time? we'll talk about that until the end of the week coming up. ocean city police are investigating a string of sexual assaults. the most recent ones happened over the weekend. police believe the man is responsible for all three attacks and they all happened near bars. >> females who have typically been drinking alcohol, walking in poorly lit areas, very secure areas and attempted to sexual assault them. >> now police are asking anyone with information about the incidents to call detectives at 410-520-5349. the department is also urging people to use the buddy s don't walk aon -- system. don't walk alone. a baltimore man is in custody charged with rape,

kidnapping and false imprisonment. about 4 a.m. saturday morning two women came into the police station saying they had been sexually assaulted and another man was holding a woman at gun point. officers found him and took him into custody. the woman said they had just met him. two slough them caught him sexually assaulted the third. when they tried to stop him, he shot twice in their direction. none of the women were hit. dash is being held at the allegheny county detention center without bond. two speed cameras were vandalized. >> reporter: one of the vandalized cameras sits between

a high school and elementary school. while home who live there aprsh hate keeping the speed in check, others sent a very different message. this is where the camera was, because after this weekend this looked like this. baltimore county police say vandals spray painted the lens of this speed camera and kicked it loose o foundation. >> people obviously, are not happy with the tickets getting sent to them in the mail, simple solutions. don't speed. >> her view is as good as the speed camera that once stood on it. people speed here, she and many other neighbors say, reckless driving. it is why people living here pushed for it to be repaired quickly after it was burned backs in april and why they want it back again after it was spray painted this weekend, hoping it once again snaps away

atrophieders before the elementary and high schools here start up in the fall. >> it just makes sense to you. >> this make last lot of answer sense, a lot of -- a lot of sense, a lot of sense. it's got real reason for safety. >> once they get to the top here, they start slowing down. >> you like that since you live right here. >> i do. >> it's why travis reported the damage to this camera. it sits on silver spring road, not far from the other one. also spray painted and out of commission. this time the vandals had enough spray paint left to leave a profanity on the sidewalk. the camera was cleaned and fixed in a matter of hours. the seed walk is another matter, one taken into his hands. >> they're more worried about their cameras than the graffiti.

>> reporter: sour' going to have to do it. >> yes. >> baltimore county police said the other camera should be up and running soonlt though have no suspect or witness. it's shave in locust point tonight. that's the word from firefighters. there was a scary gas loke that actually caused an evacuation. >> under are a -- armour sits there. some of the neighbors had to be evacuated. utility workers were doing work and hit a gas main, so ua had to be evacuated. about 30 children at the daycare had to leave. >> george's daycare called us and said there was a gas main break in one of the buildings down there and i needed to come and get her. >> she went right after that

microphone. the leak was stopped. everyone could go in safely and there was no lingering whiff of gas. looks like 1,000 people had to be evacuated but we're told all is safe and sound in locust point. a major drug bust in an anne arundel county home. what the homeowner claims he was icing the pot for. >> and dr. renee foose is the new superintendent of howard county. >> find out the number one mistake hornses -- owners make.

the u.s. team looks to take home the gold in several events. here's tom rivers with the

latest from london. >> reporter: it was back into the pool for america's men and women. missy franklin captured her first medal in the back stroke and the olympic record for the man. in the 200 free style favorite, ryan lochte disapointed. for team usa it was not in the cards. china captured the gold. great britain got a bronze. it's london. it's the olympics and perhaps there's nothing more entertaining than the iconic sport of royal watching. today the duke and duchess of cambridge, and the qoon's granddaughters. phillips, who made a debut in

the dressage complained of the difficult portion, as only as the british can put it -- in very good time. tennis. venus william beat italy. sister serena also advanced. andy roddick moved forward. roger federer had no problem advancing and american marty malloy took home a medal in judo. tom rivers, abc2 news london. all right. start off with a check of the radar. most of it is clear. then down lear in northern virginia, a couple of storms west of the virginia suburbs. you have to get almost halfway to winchester to find that

active weather. around the immediate baltimore area conditions sitting clear. that was not the case earlier today. one of those rare days where you go from cloud cover top showers -- to showers. we saw brighter conditions overtake the city as we worked into the afternoon. how about a look at laurel aboard the football field getting greener now that we had decent rain and skies clearing off nicely after morning rain and ocean city always a place to be in the last days of july. as we look toward the first days of august, pretty good beach weather beach side. let's take a look at the overall setup. 85 at airport. humidity moderate to high. winds are out of the east. that's holding temps down a it ll bit so. 90 for a high today at the inner harbor. hot, yes, but not the extreme heat we often see at the tail end of the month.

the moisture levels, the humidity values are about as high as they ge. typically 70 or so. we can get dew points up to 75, 78. it can happen but it's unusual. we're in a high humidity situation. a heat index value. 91 in annapolis, what it feels like, heat plus humidity, that real feel temperature in the tame and of july. satellite radar view is qie net mid-atlantic. a couple of pop-up showers. the east coast map is getting interesting. two disturbances. one is over the missouri area, but this deepening area of low pressure off the carolina coast always watching for potential coastal systems, even ones that can become tropical. the waters off the carolina and maryland coastlines are so warm. we'll continue to watch this carefully. most of the model guidance takes it off the coast of ocean city,

out to sea. for the most part, we'll keep an eye on the deepening low pressure. otherwise, the heat looks to stay on the high side but not extreme. the extreme heat is bottled up south and west of us. 98 hot degrees in memphis. showers and storms, could we see a few? it's possible. i think the better chance will come tomorrow afternoon or wednesday afternoon. really, most of the outlook is not all that shower or storm filled, we'll say. overnight 70, staying balmy, a light east breeze. 86 on plus clouds, maybe a couple of late day thunderstorms tomorrow. your tuesday night forecast variably cloudy with humidity on the increase. check out the seven-day forecast as we look ahead. kind of a hotter scenario. the humidity stays high. the numbers come up toward the end of the week.

pretty august like last we push into the summer months. into the weekend low 90s, just a slight chance for showers. this much humidity, you can keep a pop-up afternoon shower or storm. >> we need the rain. >> we could use some more, sure. >> thanks a lot. dr. renee foose is the new superintendent of howard county public schools. as the first female superintendent, he is is -- she is already blazing a trail. >> reporter: dr. renee foose is the new superintendent for howard county public schools. she even hasn't had time to unpack boxes. she has a plan to make students ready for college in the global economy. >> howard county is a great school system. certainly my goal is to take that greatness to the next level, make sure we have a world

class education. >> reporter: dr. foose didn't travel far she was the deputy superintendent for baltimore county schools and also worked with montgomery county schools. her plan include has world class education for every child, building trust, workforce engagement with the community, better technology in the classrooms and offering solid business practices and eliminating waste to have an feather system -- efficient system. dr. foose said it's time to take education to the next level. >> want to make sure that we are prepared so we're on course. >> reporter: dr. foose has a strong work ethic. she worked her way through college as a maryland state trooper and is able to deal with people from all walks of life. she's also the first female superintendent for howard

county. >> finally we have a female superintendent. i think that's wonderful, so that's energizing. that resonates more with people than i would have otherwise guessed, and so i'm prow.d i'm -- proud. >> reporter: dr. foose encourages everyone to keep an eye on howard county. with the right alignment it will become even better. sherrie john sornings abc2 news. >> they return to school on monday, august 27th. students need supplies as they head back. abc2 and the learning center are teaming up for the annual back-to-school supply drive. it started today and runs through the 24th. the needed items, back pax --

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searching for a man they believe is responsible for three feamentd sexual assaults. police said they all happened near bars. the most recent happened this weekend. police are asking anyone with information to call them right away. two speed cameras in baltimore county hit by vandals. the two cameras were spray painted, rendering them useless. one sits close to an elementary and high school. neighbors say they are happy with the cameras. one cam are has already been repaired. the other should be up and running again real soon. an anne arundel man face has series of charges after police discovered his backyard filled with marijuana plants and more than two dozen weapons inside his home. abc2 news jeff hager spoke with the suspect who claims this was a big understanding. >> you