week. this is the shot at kent island giving you an idea of the muggy, gloomy picture. maryland's most powerful radar. there's one storm north of rising sun. the bulk of it over the pennsylvania side as it runs across northern cecil county. let's switch back over to temperatures. we're still at 80 degrees. i do think this number will rise. we will see an abundant amount of sunshine. look at the dew point. we're talking 70-degree moisture levels. dew point levels, we know it will be a sticky evening. that will be the case much of the weekend. let's bring you through the trend the rest of the night. 81 to the 70s, back up to 90s. your verch-day forecast -- seven-day forecast is on its way. >> we couldn't believe that someone would kidnap the mother

of baseball vi ripken. cal will talk to us for the first time. we have all played detective, trying to piece together what happened. she was driven around, bound and tide. you've seen the pictures. tomorrow cal will be the lone ripken to speak and give us an update on this case. it will be held at 10:00 at warehouse at oral park. before the news conference you'll be able to see cal on abc2. he will be on "good morning america" at 7:30 tomorrow morning right past good morning maryland, which starts at 4:30. weeks of detours came with the recent water main break on light street but problems with the aging infrastructure continued on a daley bay -- daily basis. it flooded customers and left customers in the dry. the same pipe burst three years ago causing similar flooding.

>> two inches of water in some of the basements. we have pumps to help pump out. housing working with us so we can dry out the basement, providing claim forms. >> the city has about 4,000 miles of water pines -- pipes and average about three water main pipes a day, about 1,000 a year. what you should do if you are living in this row home. >> reporter: this is cell phone video taken last night after a 16 earn water main broke in northeast baltimore. neighbors say this isn't the first time this main has broken sending water rushing into the streets. for kim collins, it's a problem compound by the house next door. >> what happened three years ago when this was vacant when they were pumping all of our basements out, they couldn't get

into the house. they weren't going in because they felt it was structurally unsafe. they never pumped the wart out. that water sat there, eroded the ground, the basement and of course i'm next door. >> reporter: this video shows water coming through the vacant building next door right into kim's basement. >> we use this space like a family area. no one can live down here at this point because everything gets mold on it because of what's going on at the house next door. >> reporter: the owner of that vacant house -- baltimore city. kim contacted the city several times asking that something be done about it. the city acknowledged her request but she's still waiting. >> abandoned. no one cares about it. it's falling apart and a liability to my house. it's going to affect my house, which is going to depreciate.

>> reporter: we contacted the baltimore city housing authority. they said they were at the property two days ago and are cleaning it up. they say they know that's a problem and they will stablize it. in northeast baltimore, i'm manny locke. >> the city said if kim's home has any damage, she needs to submit a claim to the law department. the department of public works said those of you -- there are reports of cloudy or discolored water. they say that's nothing to worry b it's from naturally occurring minerals and coming from the loch raven reservoir. the department of public works says it will not hurt you. if you are concerned about your water call the water and sewer maintenance department. you see the number 410-612-1612.

police in anne arundel county say this marks 25-year-old kyle tanner went no an annapolis movie theater and created a panic. halfway through the showing of madagascar three he sat in the front row and began talking loudly to himself and to the characters in the screen. witnesses satanner left the movie a few times, came back and began pointing his finger like he had a gun. he began cursing at people. in the dark people thought he had a gun. people panic and ran out of the movie theater. police found tanner a short time later. police are not taking it lightly. >> we take these matters extremely seriously. >> tanner is charged with reckless endangerment, assault and disorderly conduct.

police are investigating an overnight shooting on parkton street just off frederick avenue. officers fond an ambulance on the scene taking care of the victim who was take on it shock trauma where he died. police have not released the name of the victim or the motive. in our consumer alert, every time you walk to the thermostat and turn down the ac bge says your august electric bill will be high. the extra hot summer meant high ac usage. even those without power, the storms in july will see a bit. bge says you may be able to cut your bills by enrolling into the smart energy savers. abc2 is working for you. set your air conditioner at 72 or higher. wait to use appliances like your stoves, ovens, dishwashers and clothe dryers until after 9:00

at 9:00 and get your ac inspected and seal off gas. speaking of bge bills, we have a warning from catholic charities about a scam going around using bge bills and its names. catholic charities said somebody is making posts on facebook promising to pay off their bge bills. all you have to did is give them $150 and your bill will disappear. this is a scam. they are trying to take advantage of people had have fallen on hard times. >> when we see scams like this it's disturbing. it's our obligation to not only protect our name but to seek out to people so they know what services are available to them. >> they say they never ask for donations over the phone and they don't solicit people over facebook. with the tight economy we see scams like this all the

time. if something seems too good to be true, this probably is. >> first of all for example, if somebody out of the blue calls a mnd promises to pay a utility bill or told you have been awarded a grant. say why me. why i would be selected. >> abc2 is working with you with the better business bureau. first, never give personal information over the phone. do your roi. call the company in this case catholic charities and ask if the offer is legitimate. if you find yourself a victim of the scam, call your bank and put a fraud alert on your credit report. we're about to reveal the like results. so turn down your tv and look lay way for 30 seconds if you don't want to know what happened. michael phelps added to his medal collection today with another gold. michael becomes the first male

swimmer to win the first individual event at three straight olympics. the medalist has won 20, 16 goa.d his farewell tour continues with two more events to go in london. you all know about michael's belly breaking breakfast, but what happens when you go occupant tonight? we'll take a look at the thick steak with the sauce you cannot pronounce. >> forbes is out with its best college list. 13 schools from our hear made it. we're naming names. >> i'm mike masco. 84 degrees. the storms have dissipated. we have more storms back out toward the north and west. these storms are on the way for baltimore. your full forecast is coming up.

checking in on this accident. there's an accident on the beltway at 7. three cars involved. the traffic is move rag lot better than it was 10 to 15 minutes ago. you can also go to abc2news.com for live traffic updates. you know, when you eat out you probably like to indulge. you might be surprised how much your meal is ruining your diet. many restaurants are failing nutrition guidelines. >> reporter: there's lots of perks with eating out. we don't have to cook the meals ourselves but a recent report shows 90% of restaurants are not

meeting usda guidelines for calories, sodium and saturated fat. >> they make items look like they're individual portion when, in fact, they're no they're making things sound healthy, by using certain dprelled words like grilled or sauteed. >> reporter: she says it's important to do your research ahead of time to make sure the meal you're ordering is not ruining your diet. >> one of the best resource we have is the internet. that is where you find nutrition. >> reporter: what she found was eye opening. >> appetizers fared worse. really, they're having more calories than just your entre alone. >> reporter: take this appetizer. >> this are from tgi fridays,

individual appetizers, the crunchy green beans. these will set you back 900 calories. 70-milligrams of sodium. 65 grams of fat. >> reporter: don't be fooled by some foods that appear to be healthy. though could be loaded with fatty toppings or unhealthy dis. linda so, abc2 news. yesterday we took you to the new chick-fil-a. tonight we know we were looking at a record breaking crowd. the restaurant tells us they served more people yesterday than they did on opening day last week. they brought in more than 29,000. tomorrow the restaurant said they don't plan to do anything different. they're planning a kiss-in protest. maryland shines again.

forbes ranked 13 schools. how well the graduates do. alumni and you had well they hold on to students. here are the rankings. the naval academy in annapolis took the top spot. hopkins came in at 67. goucher 169. college park at 168. >> well, one more workday to get through before the weekend. if you're looking for something fun to do, don't plan to spend a lot. from now until sunday night you can get a three-course meal at some of the best restaurants for $30. here's the catch. you got to make your reservations right now. so log on. check out the baltimore city section. check out the participating section and enjoy dining throughout downtown baltimore. not sure which restaurant to choose we asked which

restaurants you recommend to your fellow abc2 viewers. receipt now at abc2news.com/facebook. all right. what a humid afternoon. that humidity allowed for storms to pop up. take a lock at ellicott city. watch how we have the clouds. they escaped the storms allow are for it to get into the 90s. we did see annapolis, at least close to annapolis severe weather moving through southern anne arundel county. it was a mixture of sunshine and clouds. a few people down the beach today a beautiful shot. temperatures getting up into the lower and middle 80s. that's not too bad. here's what's going on in terms of the radar. we had earlier storms all up and down the 95 corridor, 695.

things have diminished. that's some good news. one storm over parts of kent and queen anne's county. 91 in frederick and d.c. 90. a pair of eights as youd will toward salisbury, maryland. lower 70s and dover. that's an indication of how much humidity is out there and combine the temperature, the temperature and the dew point a heat index of 100. 94 in easton and 97 over the eastern shore. a few storms. we'll take that out of the forecast. all the organized convex has dissipated. 85 through the 8:00 hour. when we talk to you, 78 degrees, 75 to start your day. we're back up to 91 tomorrow with the humidity and there could be some scattered showers. we have all this humidity coming up on the southerly wind kick.

that will bring in the storms once again for tomorrow. out to the west there's a cold front that's starting to slip through the u.p. of michigan. that's going to allow for some scattered showers and storms. look at temperatures, 87, 89 into d.c. let's hope to -- hop to the west and south central plains. look at this heat. 108. earlier 110. some of that is in our direction but not extreme heat they're dealing with in oklahoma. 74, 78. the numbers through midnight into tomorrow morning. by 9:00 89 degrees. this model is indicating there could be a scattered shower with temperatures that are into the 80s and we're back i into the 90s as we segue into friday and saturday. be aware of spotty showers in

the mix. we have a new system, tropical storm ernesto that's making its way toward the west at 19 miles an hour. the hurricane center as it at 50 miles an hour sustained winds. in terms of the track, it will be interesting. the closer it gets to south america, this will be torn apart. right now we'll continue to watch it. this is indicating could be up to a hurricane status south of cuba. 73 for the overnight. partly cloudy, very muggy. it's mild. in some cases it's hot. 94 with afternoon storms developing. weather in a word on this seven-day is unsettled. 94 on friday. saturday 93. isolated shower and more numerous showers on sunday. 89 on monday, still the chance for a late day shower. indications are maybe this lingers into tuesday and wednesday with temperatures near 90. if you're making the weekend plans, which day should i have

the party outside, i'll have saturday. >> all right. michael. remember, summer is flying by so fast. only about a month left. way to go. so we're working for you helping to get the school supplies. we begin our annual back-to-school drive. we are collaborating between celebree learning center and the preston mitchham foundation. back pax, composition books, pens, pencils and wide ruled paper. you can drop off supplies at any of the 20 celebree learning center locations. visit us at abc2news.com/school supplies.

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>> so you're off tomorrow. >> yes. >> a niece beach day -- nice beach day. the beach forecast is showing 80s. >> see you tonight at 11. >> 78 degrees. unsettled. we'll be tracking storms at 11. gusty stormsian time after the lunchtime hour and that threat lingers with temperatures into the 90s. we'll talk about the storms and time them out on our future trend. ernesto down in the atlantic. >> ernesto, why does that ring a bell? >> they recycle names. >> all right. we'll see you tonight.