>> all that we have going on right now, he ought to be facing felony charges, not just misdemeanor. >> a crofton man calls himself the joker and threatens to shoot up his workplace has been charged. >> we have storms working north and west. we'll let you know if it sphiefs the trip into the city limit. >> today is the day your healthcare changes. what do the changes mean to you. let's goat to our lead story. charges announced against neil prescott, the crofton man who called himself the joker. abc2's don harrison eye believe this is in-- >> i believe this is insufficient. >> reporter: she's referring to the charges she had available to levy on prescott. more than two dozen weaponnens

-- weapons were found at his home. officials believe he was planning a colorado-style shooting. when the police went to talk to prescott, he was wearing a shirt similar to this one saying guns don't kill people. i do. after reviewing all the options available under maryland law the state's attorney could only come up with misuse of telephone facilities and equipment. >> three years and a $500 fine is all that this particular offense covered. >> reporter: the state's attorney said all the guns were purchased legally. he will not be able to purchase new guns. >> at that point he seemed unstable. >> reporter: the less chief said he had hoped for a felony but is account a major catastrophe was avoided. >> we believe that a tragedy was averted in this case.

>> this situation, as far as we are concerned, highlights the need for such a law and we will be lobbying for it in annapolis in the next general assembly session. >> reporter: mr. prescott is currently under the care of a facility. >> let's go outside it. was a warm day. 47 shades of gray type of day. we're looking around baltimore. it's typical. here we are. there you g she's taking it away -- go. she's taking it away. great day to be out there working construction. all right. meteorologist mike masco is here. >> ready for the humidity? that's back, back big time. you can see a pretty nice looking shot in the inner harbor but north and west found it's

getting interesting. 84 in the city. 81 in east ton -- easton. this is going to be something we'll keep an eye on and this storm we have our eyes on in woodsboro, walkersville, new market at 6:34. this is slowly drifting toward the south. if you're planning trip toward frerks know there is a storm that's starting to get pretty interesting. we'll let you know about that weekend forecast coming up in just a little bit. today really is a milestone for president obama's healthcare law, the day insurance companies have to start paying 100% of the cost. one part of the law has gotten more coverage than others.

that is an insurance company paying for breast feeding supplies, screenings for transmitted infections and counseling for domestic violence, routine checkups for breast and pelvic exams. >> too often we put our own health last, and that's especially true when this comes to preventive caimplet the regular checkups and screenings that are so important to staying healthy but can be too easy to put off. >> those who oppose the rules -- they made an exception for religious employers on that particular issue. just when you thought you were caught up on preventive care, comes this. kelly swoope, you're the one who will explain it to use it's

complicated. the biggest difference that most women might notice is the change on the birth control copace. you may have to pay for the trip to the pharmacy. only a small fraction will see a difference today. first it only applies to those with priest insurance. within that group, women's plans who have not changed will not see a difference. it will take time for all the plans to be agisted because there is grandfather clause. according to abc2 news, half of insurance plans and fewer than that for smaller companies will have to comply. jenny block with planned parenthood said the changes will make a difference. >> i think for the many women of maryland who will find themselves with a health insurance that allows them to

access contraception were no cost sharing, this is an incredible benefit for them. we're really excited to be here for them to help them take care of their health. >> while this goes into effect today you may not see a change for another year yet. we have much more on our website, abc2news.com. looing for the story on the home page. tonight we have pan update to the breaking news we first delivered to you at ac. police have released the name of the man killed in a police involved shooting in hampden. jonathan blankenship got into an argument with an officer. the officer thought he saw a knife in blankenship's hand. a second officer fired, killing blankenship. there's more violence to tell you about overnight in baltimore. we'll start on the west end of the city. police got a call about 2:45 this and headed out to the 1200 block of poplar drive and saw a

man lying on the ground with gunshot wounds. not too far away from there not even two miles away, two people were shot on frederick avenue in west baltimore. one man was found slot in the leg. another man was behind the west side shopping center and third victim walked into the hospital. still not clear if all three plen shot one another or if anybody else was involved. >> a runner was an patapsco road when she saw a body in the road. police said the dead man is a 28-year-old from elkton. they're waiting for word from the medical examiner's office. >> at about 7:00 on tuesday a

jogger in carroll county saw the body of a man lying on the bank along a pasture area. deputies responded to the scene, set up a perimeter. ems determined the individual was deceased at the scene. homicide responded and is continuing the investigation. >> police said there were no obvious signs of trauma but they are investigating. >> the traffic at the chick-fil-a rivaled that of the grand opening. supporters of gay marriage tried to organize protests against the fast food chain after its ceo dan cathy made comments. he's the same man that doesn't allow his chain to open on sundays because of his religious

beliefs. >> freedom of speech, freedom of religion. >> this is not what the issue is about. the issue of the lgbt civil rights is about full inclusion, full participation. >> gay rights groups have called for protests of their own, kiss-ins to be held at chick-fil-a restaurants all across the land. go to facebook. we want to know what you're thinking. are you participating in the support chick-fil-a day? log on to our facebook, abc2news.com/facebook. all right. we have brand-new video to show you. check this out. boats, rafts, helicopters, they were on back river for a big training exercise. it was the collaboration between the army national guard.

teams practiced pulling their resources together and working as a team on several different kinds of wart rescue. in a state with as much water as we have, you never know when we'll need extra help and the skills they practiced today helped saved lives. crews are on call 24 hours a day. they say the best thing that you can do if you ever find yourself in one of those situations, stay calm and wait for a rescue team to come get you. did you have a rough day today? young man has found life's recipes and he mr. share his kitchen secrets of happiness with you. >> smart people are building things. we'll take you to the robotics olympiad. >> we're around 84 degrees. by the way, you can get this

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it is happy hour at hemingway's. we're having a couple of drinks there. then over to harris' and have some crabs. michael phelps won gold and silver in london but today kids in baltimore were competing for gold in the robotic olympiad.

state fair grounds. 100 teams competing in the robotic tests. these budding engineers are part of the summer learning program. they all took special robotic programs to get ready for today's challenge. students get their materials. they build their robots over the course of the summer. they have matches and scrim images throughout the summer. this is their final culminating event. >> it's part of the city's push to get students excited about technology, engineering, science and math. >> whether you prefer chocolate chip or peanut butter, he will impress you with his remarkable gift for baking. he also as good business sense. we have aaron's inspiring story.

>> your shoulder should be six inches off the floor. >> reporter: in order for the team to succeed, he knows he must instill -- >> you got to pick that person up. >> reporter: sophomore linebacker aaron ware may not be the biggest. his strength comes from understanding the power of family. >> help wouldn't get -- couldn't get hurt. >> reporter: when aaron was six, his twine was dying floalsed with a brain tumor. >> he was my best friend. >> reporter: eric lost his three-year battle with cancer. aaron spiraled into des spairmt then a doctor urged him to pursue a passion. he picked cooking. >> i like the car a mel

chocolate chip. >> reporter: baking was therapy at first. year's later at 15, it's aaron's job. his mother even quit her job and cashed in her 401(k) to pay for a commercial kitchen. now they run a sphum fledged bakery out of her >> i'm not commuting and i'm doing something i love. >> reporter: as a tribute to eric, the company donates a portion of the profits to various causes. >> to give back to people who helped mow and my brother. >> reporter: camed inspiration -- came the inspiration that he needed to live on. >> known as part of a pair and the other half is gone, you've lost half of your identity. it has taken year sthos get to

the -- taken years to get to the place where he knew he was. >> aaron ware says he wants to go to culinary school and open his own restaurant. if you're interested in ordering cookies, we have a link on our website. click on the local news section. take you back to kent island. this is showing a mixture of sunshine and clouds. take a look at ocean city. some big storms rolling through. watch the camera go blank for a sefnlgtd not much activity -- second. not much activity along the coastal waters. a mixture of sunshine. we have the sunshine coming back out. baltimore city same deal from clouds out there. it kept our temperatures can

down into the 80s. 88 in washington, d.c. frederick is a rain cooled 84. you were earlier around 90 degrees. dew point. that's an indication it's feeling muggy. showing some spotty showers toward the west of us. you can see this moving north of frederick. mt. airy, not severe but this is a strong storm many we have hail tracker showing some small hail. we'll watch it has it moves north of 70. more storms over carroll county as we led through the evening. let's switch it over. notice how it starts to pulse back up. more lightning is being detected. woodsboro is on top of you. so keep an eye on this as it drifts toward the south and east. it's a slow mover, moving at 15

miles an hour. those few storms are out there. 76 on our way to 73 degrees. we'll take our temperatures warmer tomorrow into the 90s. the overall setup is a little complicated. you can see the stationary front. here's this low enhancing everything. the real humid air is to the south. that will arrive tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow evening. friday going into the weekend a sticky feel before more storms well out to the west. terms of temperatures, we're talking about seasonable readings over the east coast. how about this. 109 in tulsa. they hit 110 degrees, unbearable heat. so it's going to be an interesting weekend. the heat, the humidity returns. a thunderstorm with all this humidity in play. we've been watching the system over the central atlantic for the last couple of days.

the hurricane center has a new advisory calling this tropical depression number five at 16 miles an hour. winds are at 35. we're watching winds coming off of sark -- south america. that is called shear. we'll keep an eye on it. 69 for the overnight. early storm. it's a muggy feel. tomorrow a dry feel and here comes the humidity. not talking heat index around 100 but that could change by friday. 94 and that could trigger off a late day shower. we'll call it a drier day for saturday at 93 but the humidity is right back into play for sunday. there could be big storms sunday noon into monday l.a. drier feel as we head into next week. we'll talk or about the stoppics at 11 and see if we raise the temperatures. >> don't let the hot weather

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