identified himself as a joker and would shoot up the workplace. it comes one week to the day of the colorado movie theater massacre. now we learned that neil prescott will only face a misdemeanor charge. prosecutors made it clear, they feel this punishment will not be enough. >> reporter: i feel when people like mr. prescott threat enviolence, he ought to face felony charges, but the state does not make it a felony. >> a warrant has been issued for his arrest. he will be taking into custody as soon as he is released from the hospital. all the guns found in prescott's

home were obtained legally. we'll have much more including how prosecutors are working with state lawmakers. police say that 40-year-old jonathan blankenship was killed after officers were called to the home for a family fight. the first officer struggled and was on the ground with blankenship when a second officer found a knife nearby. the shooting is under investigation and a report will be handed over to the police department and the state attorney's office when this has been completed. lots of clouds mixed with blue skies. we have a look at the forecast.

here's the current stats. 84 degrees. that humidity, our dew point value up to 70 with an easterly wind. you can see a good thunderstorm moving through parts of delaware. >> we are seeing a spotty shower that's going to cross the pennsylvania line, clipping extreme northwestern carroll county. north and west of the city, well north and west, especially along the i-70 corridor you could be dealing with storms. hagerstown got a good downpour. a few rumbles of thunder in your far northwestern corner of west min stermt taneytown one of the

spots. so in terms of where we're going with the temperatures, we'll think 80 will hold through the 9:00 hour. 77 around 9:00 and 70s, back up to the nos knots by tomorrow-- 90s by tomorrow. details on that coming up in a few minutes. the fallout from chick-fil-a's ceo is causing fierce debate on both sides of the issue and as many flocking to the fast food restaurant. we have more reaction. >> reporter: today the fast food restaurants became battle grounds over moral issues and civil rights where there was no shortage of opinions. a never ending line of cars inched through as they supported

ceo dan t kathy's stance on marriage. >> it's not the same marriage. so 50 years ago when i got married, that's not what i signed up for. >> pc with a capital pc. muchcrapola. >> reporter: others say the comments were consistent. >> not saying they're not going to serve them. christians are christians. >> they believe what they believe and let this be noafnlt others let it be known. >> reporter: some of those others like reverend lisa ward say this battle drawn over chicken sandwiches just distracts from the real issue which maryland voter also decide

in november. >> this creates this kind of sense of competition, this sort of us and them. you're with us, against us thing, which we really don't need to do. >> reporter: in fact, in the minds of many it has raised a different issue, the chicken mag nates right to free speech. >> does it change how they do business? i'm a teacher. i'm against illegal immigration by teach the illegals here. there's no difference here. >> reporter: some have called for a kiss-in at chick-fil-as on friday to help get across their message. >> this is a talk. people all over the country had something to say about chick-fil-a's appreciation day. >> reporter: business is abooming at chick-fil-a.

the chicken chain sat center of what you might call a political food fight. >> we support chicago if i play in their -- chick-fil-a in their stand. >> this isn't an issue of freedom of speech. this is an issue of quality and human dignity. >> reporter: this was former presidential candidate former arkansas mike huckabee who declared chick-fil-a appreciation day. kathy said he supports the biblical definition of the family unit. today customers around the country lined up around the block. >> we should let everyone have freedom of speech. if you want to sport bible, then so be it. >> reporter: but kathy's remarks ainge ared people.

the students at the university of hunts fill wants the campus chick-fil-a closed. >> our university is willing to maintain this relationship with an organization that blatantly discriminates against a portion of our student body. >> reporter: later this week gay rights activists will have their sai. they're using facebook to organize their own demonstration, same sex kiss day at chick-fil-as across the country. >> we didn't get a chance to talk to everyone, so we want to know what you think. did you make a trip to support chick-fil-a or will you head out friday for the kiss-in. we want to hear from you and we will be watching. in other news it is a big day for healthcare for millions of women across the nation, include being right here in m

jamie costello joins us with more. >> today is the day that companies have to provide certain hockey benefit -- healthcare benefits for free. >> thanks to the affordable care act, a new day for women's health has finally arrived. >> reporter: today the women's preventive health amendment goes into effect. eight new provisions that the obama administration says will help women get the basic services they need. >> the survey shows more than half of the women in this country delayed or avoid preventive care because ofs it costs and that's simply not right and it's not good for our country. >> the top pillars -- killers of women will no long are go undetected. >> reporter: women are allowed free access to contraception. 47million will be able to take

advantage. only a tiny fraction will be able to do so today because of complicated grandfather clauses. earlier this year the birth control provision sparked major crossers. religious organizations protested they shouldn't have to comply. after weeks of backlash the white house amend the rules. >> no institution, no university has to provide contraceptive services. >> reporter: as democrats touted it, senate republicans kept up the drum beat eye think it would be appropriate to have a vote on the repeal of the healthcare. >> reporter: jamie costello, abc2 news. >> lot issue of birth control is getting a lot of attention, there are other preventive services for women that are also covered starting today. those include breast feeding support and councilling and sin

selling for all women, gestational diabetes and any woman at a high risk of developing gestational diabetes. also, hiv screening, counseling for sexually active women and well women visits for preventive care for women under the age of 65. >> we'll have more local reaction on the story coming up tonight at 6:00. to keep it right here. but coming up, definitely scenic about what a jogger in carroll county found while on a run. where a body was discovered whapped police are hoping to find out about the victim. plus, the latest on the medal count from london and why eight bad minton players were sent walking.

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day five of the london games. once again team usa did not disappoint. >> it took this jim nice a chance to redeem the team. he will take home the bronze. though it was the women after their dazzling performances catapulted them to the top of the podium that got a special shoutout eye told these young ladies as i was congratulating them, how do you not bust your head every time you're on that little balance bee. i couldn't walk across that balance beam. >> reporter: back in the pool

for team usa, nathan adrian of the u.s. wins like gold in the men's 100 free stale. and if london is defined by the thaims -- thames, then the rowing. american's christian armstrong won her gold medal. the 18-year-old covered a course finishing 15 seconds ahead of the rest of the fee.d finally, four bad minton teams have no chance of competing neachght the players from china, south korea and indonesia were disqualified for trying to throw the game. there are plenty of tweets flying around about the

olympics. many twitter users know about the hash tag. now there's a cash tag. you can put a dollar sign in front of the stock's ticker symbol and you can see what everybody is saying about your favorite stock. pretty smart, uh? >> today was a pretty interesting day. some parts of the area really got stuck with the clouds. annapolis mostly cloudy skies for a good duration. you can see a little late clearing. frederick, you saw a decent amount of sunshine. we started to put a percentage, about 75 to 08% of the day was -- 80% of the day was sunshine. this was a mixture of sunshine across the city line. we had a quick spotty that moved through. the better spot was near the eastern shore. 76 to 79 in salisbury. 3458 in -- 85 in town.

we have storms over the extreme northwest corner. our employed map shows numbers ranging between 69 and 73. when we do bring this out we're headlining humidity. the humidity in play could bring in storms during the course of the evening. we're clear across baltimore and much of baltimore county. let's slide it toward the north. upfind spotty storms. this storm, once severe, we could see a pop-up scattered shower or thunder shower. there's a decent amount of lighting in. 5:46, taneytown. if are a going from the northwestern part you may encounter the storms. let's go back over to the

satellite. you can seat line of storms running through the western portion of the state. so we will keep the scattered showers in the forecast through this evening. 81 around 8:00. a few storms. the threat has diminished. temperatures into the 70s. wake up to low 70s. on your way to 90 degrees. a few spot cost achieve 93, programs 94. still have the stationary front, area of le pressure and that's allowing for the moisture. it's allowing for some of the storms to develop. as we follow the line of storms, there's one more impulse over memphis. that stays toward the south. we'll headline the idea of more storms as we make our way into the latter part. the frontal boundary will enhance the chance of storms and once again going into the weekend. we find 80s, 90s. how about 109 in tulsa. the extreme heat is off toward

the south and east. that's going to bring an unsettled feel, an unsettled pattern. bank on the idea of showers and storms. 90s as we go into tomorrow afternoon. we'll be headlining the clear day tomorrow but maybe spotty storms. 69 for the overnight. your two-degree guarantee brings to us 94 degrees, partly cloudy skies. the seven-day forecast looks like this. humidity returns. 94. 93 on saturday. i think tomorrow is a nice delay, maybe a late day shower on friday. we will call it an unsettled week with temperatures in the 90s, temperatures upper 80s. we have a tropical depression that formed in the caribbean. we're going to talk about that coming up at 5:30. let's talk about some schooling. students at the summer session are hard at work enjoying

academic instead of enrichment programs. during the summer months young ladies get a chance to take advantage of educational opportunities at the north baltimore campus. abc2's sherry johnson has more. students are working on projects with clay. this eighth grader had so much fun he's back again. >> i like how there's more independence rather than being in class tend gives us a much longer time. we're here for two and a half hours as opposed to 40 minutes. >> this clay course is designed to teach students about hand building techniques but it's in the just about art. students also take advantage of academic courses. students are working on circles

and initial properties. the summer session offers enrichment. >> i think they had fun, hopefully, while they were learning something new and being challenged to see what their limits are and their ability. i would say the academic programs probably help the students be prepared. >> reporter: during the school year, the gill man school is all boys. during the summer months, young ladies take advantage of it. students enjoin everything from stem courses, art programs, math and s.a.t. prep courses. this 10th grader decided to take a summer school course to get ahead. >> i like my class. i like my receiver and it's a lot of information in one day, but the thing is it's only a two-hour class. i go home and i have all the time to study and do everything. >> reporter: thanks to this wide

range of learning, students are more prepared for fall classes. sherrie johnson, website -- abc2 news. >> the courses run anywhere from one to six weeks. that summerception wraps up on friday. coming up, parkinson's disease can cause shaking, but something maybe as simple as a cup of coffee may bring relief. >> and is the freshman 15 really true? find out how much weight you can expect your teenager to gain when they head off to college.

in tonight's health alert, just a few cups of coffee could possibly make a difference for people with parkinson's disease. the disease atacts the nervous system. people who consume caffeine are less likely to get parkinson's. now a study shows caffeine can relieve the symptoms. two to four cups of coffee a day had a modest improvement. everyone has heard of the freshman 15, the pounds, the first year college students are expected to gaifnlt it's supposed to be inevidenten but do students really put on that much weight? they say the gain is more like seven pounds. in a recent ohio state study, it found the number to be lower. if you want to cep your college

students on track, tell them to eat regular meals, avoid process foods and aim for seven to eight hours of sleep a night. we will, we've heard it for years, breakfast the most important meal of the day. doctors warn you need to look closely at the nutritional labor. pay close attention to the serving size and make sure one of the first ingredients is a whole grain. also, be aware of cereals with fruit in them. they could be made of powder and gelatin. abc2news.com is the place for interesting health stories. you'll find the really important categories as well as other interesting stories to make sure you and your family get all the health information you need. coming up a police officer called out to deal with a vicious pitbull. more on the baltimore city

policeman honored by the humane society. there were several airline scares today. how a camera caused a panic. and the latest trends on wedding dresses. what brides are doing to score designer gowns at a fraction of the cost.

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