"20/20". an alarming number of children have been maid sick after eating detergent which they thought was candy. almost 500 children have ingested the pods made by tide. tide has made new child proof packages, but the old ones were never recalled, leaving them on store shelves. showers are developing to our south and west. we have our first official lightning strike, actually two. you can see that bolt of lightning just north of rockville, maybe hearing the rumble of thunder. they will track north and west of the i-95 corridor moving through ellicott city up through catonsville on the west side of the the beltway near frederick. you'll see showers out of this

band of shower action. it's part of the trailing part of the system that came through today. it will not impact us with more rain after this line tonight but it will wrap in cooler winds, so falling from the 70s to the 60s, a scattered shower or storm. we've got all the details coming up. >> it's been about 16 years sense there was a case like this anywhere in the entire country. they're not getting as much money from the state as their wrote counter parts. a fight played out in a baltimore courtroom. don harrison takes us to the closing argument. >> reporter: the students from cop pen, morgan, bowie gather n. front of the court house. this case stems from a lawsuit

filed five years ago claiming that hbc's are not equally funded as their predominantly white universities in maryland. the judge ordered a mediation to come it a resolution. that failed in november. now they find themselves at the end of this six-week trial. >> the numbers don't add up. we need equal funding. >> reporter: attorneys for the state would not comment until the trial was over. the state said it had no legal obligation to enhance the hbc's or make the facilities come parrel to maryland's white schools. some students disagree. >> to provide opportunities and not do one for other side. >> reporter: dr. earl richards president of moore dan state university said this is not just about black students. equal funding can help students

of all color. >> there's something to be learned about the mix, about the diversity that i think contributes to not only higher education but a way of doing it. >> reporter: attorneys tell me it could be two weeks before a decision is made. at the federal courthouse in baltimore, don harrison, abc2 news. we are thinking pink at abc2. today we within the to the breast cancer center and wanted to find the myth surrounding breast cancer. >> i think women are terrified by this disease. this disease is all over the media, which is a good thing. it brings awareness to so many women but women are afraid.

everyone knows someone who has breast cancer. i think one very common myth women will come in after being diagnosed with breast cancer and say no one in my family has breast cancer -- not my mom, sister. the fact is over 85% of newly diagnosed women do not have a history of breast cancer. the number one killer of women is heart disease. the number one cancer is lung cancer. breast cancer is more common but more women die from lung cancer. most women diagnosed with breast cancer are survivors. there are over 2.6 million raise breast survivors in -- breast cancer survivors in the united states today. self-breast exams do not replace mammograms. we should been couraging women to be active participants and be aware of their own bodies.

if they feel something, seven months before they're scheduled to see their doctor, they should contact their dr. sometimes, i think women avoid the mammograms because they don't want to know. the message i try to get across is if breast cancer going to happen, it's going to get whether you get a mammogram or not. why wouldn't you want to find it early and cure it and be known as a breast cancer survivor. >> due to october, the awareness and the komen race, october is their busiest month when it comes to breast health. the race is two days away but the race is on to get more people out there on sunday morning. >> walkup registration is open in hunt valley. that's where we find cheryl conner. >> reporter: they're doing a lot

of things. there's plenty of pink to go around. you can find t shirts, hoodies, gloves. if you like country music, you can find that cowgirl hat. 20% of the proceeds go to komen. they're picking up their race packets and signing up at the very last minute. iris joins us. you'll be out here on sunday morning. i'm going to give you the hat. you're going to be walking on sunday morning. you have a personal reason to do so. >> yes. i have a family member who was affected by breast cancer. so we're out here to show her support. >> what do you think that will do for her on sunday morning? what will that do for her spirits? >> this will be proud that she has family supporting her. >> okay. >> let me bring in lenore who is

with komen maryland. there is a push to get more people to register because numbers are down compared to last year. >> yes, they are. we're down quite a bit but we've had steady registration and we will be here tomorrow and anyone can register on race day. >> reporter: we hear so much about race for the cure. it's much more than finding a ciewmplet the money also goes toward treatment. >> we fund programs that support women that are going through treatment. screening programs are very important. we have a lot of programs to get women in screening and stay with them through the whole cancer process and recovery. so this really is a local organization. 25% goes to national headquarters for research. >> okay. so registration until 7:00 tonight.

you'll be out here tomorrow. >> until 3 and then 6 a.m. on sunday. >> and we'll be with you. lenore, thank you so much. we'll be live on air at 7:00. of course you can walk up here sunday morning. if you decide to walk or run, anything you do for race for a cure is great. >> race details, breast cancer information and resources, all of that found right now on abc2news.com/think pink. on sunday we'll be streaming the race live on hour website and our mobile phone so you can use the app. >> moms know that a dirty diaper is not a rare occurrence. >> ask a woman who was kicked off the bus when her kid created a stink. so why is the company taking the

driver's side. >> you plug a quarter after quarter or dollar after dollar trying to win your kid a prize with the big claw. it's about where you play more then your own skells. >> i'm meteorologist wyatt everhart. clouds breaking for sun. we've got more active weather coming up out of the south. we'll talk about and crore complete weekend in minutes.

hundred and eighty million dollars for maryland schools. that's a lot of money. my classroom. games and a new casino for maryland. million more for education every year. the money goes where it's supposed to. it's the law. this is about our kids. this is about better schools. seven. i'm voting for question seven. i'm voting for question seven.

a seattle woman is getting national attention. nichole hakimian 1-year-old son was sick so she boarded a bus to take him to the doctor. >> receipt after that she told me i had to get off the bussments i said why is that? she said your baby smells really bad and it's not fair we have to smell all of that. >> she said she was forced to get off the bus four blocks away from the doctor's office and walked into a clinic to change the diaper before walking the rest of the way. she's four months pregnant

herself. should mothers, especially those with a sick child be left alone or do you think the bus driver was fair in this. just sound off. more than a dozen people have weighed in. we want to hear from you. you wasted countless dollars trying to win your kid a stuffed animal. chances are your odds were never good. the game is rigged. in california it is 1 in 12. >> terrible odds. we want to know will it be -- where you should go if you want an unexpected mild winter. you've heard them argue everything from big bird to

binders. what they have it say about foreign policy.

another day. some say we'll see snow, but i hope not. this gives us a 50/50 shot. >> government forecasters say the east coast falls under equal chance. temperatures could be above or near normal. if you want the guarantee of a nice winter, they say the western half will be dry and warm. >> i'm going west. we want to weigh in with the expert. >> it's still early, though, i would imagine. >> there's all kinds of things. >> you know the oscillation of the jet stream and lot of things. at the end of the day going more than 30 days out you're kind of in what i call view don't land.

snow here in maryland. >> you can't predict it the day before. so i'll reserve judgment. >> let us know in d.c. >> no snow. >> but we will be cooler by sunday morning. >> as you come out, join us in hunt valley for the big komen race for the cure. sunshine on tap. the veg opens at -- village opens at 6 a.m. warming into the 50s as we go later into the day. warm with showers and even a little bit of thunderstorm action. take a look. the storms originated west of d.c. then you can see lightning west of the baltimore beltway as you head into baltimore county north

of ellicott city. clear in baltimore. 74 degrees. mid-70s, warm. most of us are dry. there are showers and storms on the map, primarily to the south and southwest. warm southerly breeze. that's helping to fuel some of the showers. that will change. through the weekend the cooler air over the northwest, over michigan, chicago, cincinnati, that will take a dip. here's our trend, low 60s. that's it tomorrow. the start of the komen race will be chilly but dry and sunny and into the day we'll be back into the 60s because of the storm system. that swirl helping to bring up a couple showers out of the south. overnight 48 turning cooler. tomorrow 66 for your two-degree guarantee. some spots in the low 60s and 42

tomorrow night. look at the cooler numbers in the mid-60s. then temperatures bouncing back big time, mid to upper 70s by wednesday. wow. that's good stuff. back to you. president obama and mitt romney or engaged in a big war of words over for pollcy. tory dunnan joins us from washington, d.c. issues like the attack in libya are really dominating the discussion right now. >> we did get a slight preview of this at the second presidential debate in new york but the third and final debate promises to be feisty. >> al qaeda is on the path to defeat and osama bin laden is dead. >> reporter: in an election where the economy is the top issue for voters, some of the most pointed jabs have been over for policy. >> where's american leadership? >> reporter: the two campaigns continue to face off over the

attack in libya that led to the death of ambassador chris stevens. >> i said this was an act of terror. >> reporter: today republicans are pounces on president obama. >> you would admit it's not the optimal response, at least to the american people as far as all of us being on the same page. >> here's what i will say. if four americans get killed, it's not optimal. >> i can't even get angry. it's so inappropriate. >> when he said it was not optimal, that's a poor choice of words. >> reporter: so the third and time presidential debate is focused op foreign policy.

there's a brand-new cnn/orc poll that show has dowed heat. romney has a slight lead, 49% to obama's 48%. we'll have to see how the numbers shake out following that last debate. the big show is opening tonight at the ballet theater of maryland. it's going to be a good time. >> reporter: our very own mike masco is getting a behind the scenes look they're getting ready. >> yeah, they're getting ready. it's the dancing princesses at 7:00. this is the opening night. it will go through the weekend, excellent ballet. we'll talk more about that coming up. >> governor martin o'malley declared it. this is the document. tell us about it. >> this document is a proclamation that celebrates the

ballet theater of m. and it does so rightly because the theater has been in existence for 35 years. this has not only maintained its artistic integrity and fabulous reputation but has been able to sustain itself which, in the arts world, especially with the economic down turn is very, very special. they serve as a wonderful role model. >> that's great. with' present this later this evening. it's good to know that the governor has this on the radar and they support this heavily. fine arts is a grate thing and this will be a great performance. we'll talk about the dancing princesses. it's a world premiere. that means that this has never been done before. so we'll bring in the director, the one that basically wrote it and she will be with us coming up later on.

guys we will send it back into the student yes. >> coming up all brand-new at 6:00, their son was murdered exactly a year ago. what a woodlawn family is doing to try to scrap churr his killer. >> police make an arrest in the secret videotape. what they're saying about the possibility of additional victims. now here's a preview of what's ahead at 6:30. >> tonight, the untold story of the young man who brought down a monitor. tonight, answers, an abc exclusive. that the government should treat everyone equally. i would not want someone denying my rights based upon their religious views, therefore i should not deny others based upon mine. it's about fairness. this law does not force any church to perform a same sex marriage if it's against their beliefs.

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what do you do when you see a boa constrictor on a bridge? this is a lieutenant who was willing to go hunting for the python. the snake was likely released by a former owner or escaped and will not likely survive because it gets cold. it was taken to a local vet. this is olympian, one of three sea turtles nursed back to health with the help of an aquarium. these pictures are compliments of the aquarium. he was rehabilitated here in baltimore and treated for over inflated lungs and possible pneumonia. he was given a satellite tag so they can track him. you can track his travels as well at the aquarium's website.

it's getting down to the wire, the komen maryland race for the cure is here. >> we're seeking justice for our son. there his been no justice for him. >> exactly one year after their son was shot and killed, a family offers a reward. >> he's charged with breaking into young ladies' bedrooms and setting up surveillance cameras. >> the flu starts in maryland. four kids already have it. >> we saw a few