star. the program received a $125,000 grant from the team. the money will be used to do testing on young athletes and there will be a new psa on concussions. of course, we continue to watch this line of intense weather moving through the eastern shore. it has cleared the d.c. area. we still have rain on the eastern shore but this narrow band of storms, now moving through new york, eastern cecil county, through kent island, talbot county. this is the area we're watching. from kent island, a thunderstorm warning for car roll county. baltimore county we still have a flood warning in effect.

we still have a tornado watch for the delmarva peninsula. it's an interesting narrow band. we've seen radar, winds 80, not not miles an hour. we have some power outages across thetate. the high wind field pushing a lot of water into the chesapeake bay. let's head over to mike masco. >> it's all about the winds. that will mile in the water. let's take a look. i want to show you. there's a shot downtown. we've been watching some of these storm reports. new carrollton, a lot of trees, westminster, poles and trees down. a lot of flooding on 270 and frederick is reporting major flooding. be aware of that as flash flood

warnings will stay active. wind gusts in the word of 5 to -- area of 25 to 30 miles an hour. 8:00 in annapolis. if you live in an hear prone to the coastal flooding, be aware we'll be dealing with higher coastal flooding. >> that was a great update. if you're along that immediate chesapeake area, places along the south part of edgewater, south of annapolis, those are the areas you want to watch out for the high tide cycle. the rain and storm scenario will clear from west to east. the most valid for the eastern shore of maryland. we'll have much more on the rest of the week. changes ahead. that's coming up. because of this weather, many of the schools in our area had to cancel the afternoon and

evening school activities. head to the weather page to sign up for the severe weather alert. another big story making news. confronted by a pair of strangers, a carroll county man survived a vicious attack. >> the attack happened in the front driveway of his home. >> reporter: cries for help inside oak okay estate sent neighbors running to this home on stillwater road where they saw the homeowner. >> he had a white shirt on and it was full of blood. >> reporter: the victim spoke to a pair of strangers, a man and a woman who appeared at his door out of nowhere. >> they knocked on the door. they wanted to use the phone and then after they -- he said no, he closed the door. >> reporter: a few minutes later, the man walked into his car to go to work and the

suspects reappeared, but this time they wouldn't take no for an answer. >> he was approached by the two individuals who demanded that they be granted access to the home. when he refused, they reportedly began to strike him several times in the head with a blunt object, a pistol. >> reporter: police searched the area to no avail. people in this otherwise quiet neighborhood remained alarmed fearful that they could strike again. >> i have a son. people are worried about their kids walking around because they're still out there. somebody's got a gun out there. >> reporter: paramedics rushed the victim to the carroll hospital center where he's been treated and released. jeff hager, abc2 news. >> anybody with information on the assault which occurred monday morning should call the

tip hotline. jamie? >> the royals scored a major victory in court over the semi nude photos of princess kate. they have to turn all the pictures over to the royal family. >> reporter: prince william and his wife kate were all smiles as the royal couple toured through the south pacific to go to the small island nation. afl a world away a royal celebration of a different sort. the duke and duchess of cambridge scoring a victory after a court ordered the magazine to hand over the toless photos of kate. >> the damage has been done. what the royal couple can hope for is future damage will be limited, if not eliminated by this decision. >> reporter: those photos were taken while kate and william vacationed at this private

village in the south of france. in the irish star, the editor now suspended and yesterday the italian magazine, the same magazine that offended the royals 15 years ago when it printed photos of diana's final moments. it's owned by former italian prime minister sill viian berly scone ni. the pictures have already been widely distributed on the internet. this is the first of two legal actions by the royal family. the lawyers will be filing a criminal complaint against the photographer and editors. reporting from france. new tonight, we're hearing more from the mom who sparked a

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your latest update. right now we're watching denton through herlock, easton, some lightning strikes as well. this line has been an interesting storm line. it has not packed much

lightning, not many rotating cells but we have had straight line have brought down trees and power lines across parts of maryland and this is why we have the concern right now is. that line cecilton moving into eastern queen anne's county toward denton. denton you were lea about to get hit and easton toward cambridge getting very active weather. the southern end if we were to see a breach tornado it would be here in southern dorchester county and lexington park. current severe weather warnings are minimal. we had many more than this earlier. we had car row line -- caroline and queen anne's county. there's still that isolated possibility of a row stating storm, but as we look at the big picture, some clearing from west

to east. you get the flash flooding and the pileup from the strong southerly winds. for more on that, let's head over to mike masco. >> that's going to be a problem. that will not stop until more of a northerly wind kicks. let's take you back in time and show you this afternoon. it was about the wind, a lot of wind damage in carroll county. we have an update on the website. 48-mile-an-hour wind gusts in baltimore. bel air, 40-mile-an-hour. kent island showed a 47 on our weather bug site. a buoy popped north of the bay bridge. trees down, poles down. 270 seeing the flooding due to the rain. the winds have relaxed out of the southerly direction. that's going to be the problem. for that reason we have the

coastal flood warning, havre de grace to annapolis. these are your high tide expectations, two to three feet. so a little after midnight, havre de grace an above average high tide. more of a norm wind. that will kick the waters out into the chest is a peek. it's going to dry us out. wyatt everhart is back in the weather wall with an update. >> the weather wall. i want to talk about not just the winds but what they have done. we have seen a stormy scenario land down through chesapeake beach. highs today pushing 80 into the low 80s. the heat and humidity. cool relief marching in. 60s through altoona, pittsburgh.

breezy and refreshing fall like day, still technically summer. this dry weather to the west is what we're in for. showers and windy conditions beginning to push everything east. tomorrow 72 sun and breezy conditions. tomorrow night 49. that is going to be cool and crisp. through friday sunshine. saturday, sunday we're looking at the possibility of more showers. this next storm system, saturday night looks much less intense, a chance for a few showers. back to you. >> all right. you know mitt romney is on the defensive tonight trying to explain some comments that he made at a closed door fund-raiser. tory dunnan joins us from washington. no surprise democrats are jumping over this hidden recording. set this up. >> reporter: all this started yesterday when a liberal magazine called mother jones actually circulated the hidden

camera of mitt romney speaking at a private fund-raiser. today it's causing quite a stir but the republican candidate is not backing down. >> it's not elegantly stated. >> reporter: it comes from a private fund-raiser back in may. at one point romney talks about voters who rely on government programs and he argues president obama. >> 47% are with him who believe they're victims, who believe the government has the responsibility to care for them. my job is not to worry about those people. >> reporter: monday night, romney defended the meaning behind his words. >> do you believe in a govement-centered sheet that provides more and more been fits or do you believe instead in a free enterprise society where people are able to pursue their descreems? i believe the latter. >> reporter: the other one shows him joking about his father's background and the influence of the latino vote. >> he was born in mexico.

had he been born to mexican parents, i would have a better shot at wins. i say that jokingly. >> reporter: today mother jones released another clip where romney appeared pessimistic about peace in the middle east. >> committed to the destruction and elimination of israel. i'd say there's no way. >> reporter: so the romney campaign is responding to that last video clip saying those comments are consistent with what the republican candidate has said in the past and an interesting turn of events, mitt romney is attending two private fund-raisers today and cameras are allowed in both of them. >> how are democrats responding to all of this? >> reporter: well, jamie, clearly, they're trying to spin all this in a way that would benefit them. the obama campaign has released

this and it shows people watching it for the first time. also vice-president joe biden was asked what he thought about the video. he said i will let the words speak for themselves. clearly, this is a big talker on the campaign trail. >> the microphones are always rolling. you know every parent can tell you exactly where they were when they heard those words -- your child has cancer. this family had no choice but to fight and win and tonight we're sharing that with you. >> sports is his game, connor is his name. he wears his ravens shirt with pride. but he wasn't thinking about running back when he was all of three years old. >> this is connor right before

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to me i don't know how you can do it. i used to say to them you're never give an choice. you just do it. >> reporter: two survivors sharing their story with a common goal. >> get closer and closer to have iting cleared. >> reporter: in bel air, preston mitchum, abc2 news. >> the golf tournament happens tomorrow. you can get involved and help out. participants will help raise money to wipe out blood cancer and to compete for prizes. coming up at 6:00, police are looking for a man who police said was touching himself outside an elementary school. we'll have much more on the stormy weather. those stories and a whole lot or coming up at 6:00. now we have a preview of what's

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