accepting clothes. >> reporter: lane has spearheaded the effort. he said he got a list from foam a and decided to get people what they needed. he thought he who need just one little truck. well, the outpouring has been fantastic. >> the older folks who don't have much money and they're crying just to give the little bit they're giving. the little bit is a lot for the people. >> reporter: once they get down there, this goes right to work into goes right to work. there's in middle man or this one gets a cut out of it, everything dids straight to them. >> reporter: straight -- goes straight to them. >> reporter: a lot of people helping out with those basic daily supplies. no clothing but you can bring things like blankets, cleaning

supplies. they'll be here until 9:00 tonight. they hope to get truckloaded out and ship it out. they want to catalog it. once again, joppa farm road and route 430. come fill up the truck. >> the storm has caused so much destruction in oklahoma, so what's this going to be like for us? here's chief meteorologist wyatt everhart tracking the storm cells. we think we'll see a round tomorrow. in the meantime we look for more action to our west out toward allegany county, up the i-81 corridor. this is where the big storm action s the movement is -- action is. the movement is to the north. right now the closest warning is

in extreme northern virginia. take a look at the temperatures. we're in the low 90s to upper 80s. steamy conditions. we'll stay muggy around here, the possibility for storms to flare up locally. the storm threat begins to come on beg time -- big time toward midday tomorrow. we'll be watching it. moat roll gist -- meteorologist mike masco. why do we see these -- why don't we see these types of storms more around maryland? >> could a storm loke that become an ef-5. take a look at this. some of the most violent tornadoes occur from minnesota to kentucky. as more warm duffel -- gulf air

moves, it has violent storms. maryland has the third highest tornado density in the united states. each your we average 9.9, trailing florida and kansas bay just a few. could a tornado the size of moore or shawnee happen here? in the spring and summer months has thunderstorms move east they hit the mountainous terrains and begin to break up. then they reorganize. they preenergize and they become see -- reenergize and they become severe. the reason maryland will see fewer is real estate. however, in oklahoma, hundreds of miles separate high terrains to the lowlands, allowing more time for storms to develop

monstrous tornadoes. >> hold on. it's going to our north. >> all right. here's some of the cities inside some of the abc2 viewing area. most registered between an ef-0 to ef-1. maryland as seen two ef-4 tornadoes in its history, one in 1998 in la plata. history tells us it's not a matter of if or when that could happen. all right. coming up in about 10 minutes, abc2 news is live on the ground? moore, oklahoma and why a safe room was no match for the storm. >> we're following the situation in oklahoma 24 hours a day on

our website. head to abc2news.com to get more information and ways you can help. money that was supposed to help better educate your children was instead paid for cruises, fancy din ares and -- dinners and gifts. several hundred thousands of dollars were used to by dinners on the inner harbor. maryland republicans are calling the unapproved spending inexcusable, laugh vic -- lavish and they plan to investigate. the man who killed yeardley love faces more trouble. american international group is suing george huguely bus he refused to hans questions from the insurance -- answer questions from the insurance company. arson investigators are trying to find out who set fire

to the family dollar on harford road a few blocks north. two adults were found with burns and smoke inhalation. one person had to go to shock trauma. baltimore's plan to stamp out blight, but others counting on the program to give them a new lease on life. >> reporter: the 1100 block of east hoffman street, once a hub of activity; now a shell -- activity, is new a shell of its former self. >> i hate to seat neighbors go. >> reporter: vacant board up homes and the blight that comes with it. >> fire hazard, rats, trash,

peeing, having bowel movements on the side of your house. >> reporter: deputy city housing commissioner julie day said while some may be forced to move out in abandoned blocks, others view it as a welcomed escape. >> we frequently have people call and say please help me move to a new place. they want to move. realistically -- you've looked at some of the blocks. would you want to live there? >> reporter: no one has lived there for years. >> i've been around here for 13 years. it's been vacant since i've been around. >> reporter: the same program aimed to wipe out entire blocks will try to save this one and others like it. the city hopes to renovate vacants in otherwise solid neighborhoods. >> a lot of the people are homeowners and we've been around

or a long time. >> reporter: the city maintains replacing blighted blocks with green parks. the taxpayers will have pockets of crime eliminated and eyesores in the process. updating you on a story we first told you about on twitter. an accident. here's what happened in finksburg. we do know a green chevy silverado crossed into oncoming traffic and ran into a toyota cruise are. the driver of the chevy died. this started with a tip in 2010. now 15 people are implicated in a coast-to-compose -- coast-to-coast drug ring. the main four subjects are 2005c

milton wright graduates. one lived in oakland. the other three would travel to bwi, rent cars and drive them back to harford county. >> did it completely eradicate the flow of marijuana, no? dead we put a big dent in this? yes. >> they seized 14 cars and 15 arrests. coming up, it's day two as cleanup wraps up in oklahoma. people who lived through are recounting how frightening it was. the door blew off one underground shelter. >> we'll tell you which metro station you'll want to avoid. >> weather wise 86 at bwi. 10 degrees above average.

mighty warm, mighty humid. we nailed that two-degree guarantee. showers and storms fire up out to the west. when they arrive here and what they could mean for your neighborhood is coming up on abc2 news at 6.

they gave people the chance to take shelter. a lot of them headed into their underground safe rooms. let's go to moore, oklahoma. >> reporter: we've been hearing about people surviving in

bathtubs and closets and a shelter. this shelter was the only one on the entire street. this is the first day people were allowed back into their homes. it took us three hours to get into town. this one shelter was directly behind me. this first row of house. can you imagine if the one shelter wasn't there how they would have made it out. 13 people crammed into a concrete shelter. once the storm started, the latch gave way. the door flew open. three grown men held on. all of a sudden the storm let up. they had kept it closed. just one more story of survival.

let's start off with a look at maryland's most powerful radar. it's impacting parts of our state. let's put maryland's most powerful radar into motion. you can see where the lightning is numerous. closer to home it's the i-81 corridor, winchester through martinsburg and hagerstown. this is where the storms are rumbling. if the travels take you west out this way toward hagerstown, look for storms to be something you're going to have to face. right now the movement is generally north. so that's going to keep most of the activity out to the north and west, but as the evening goes on and especially into the day tomorrow this boundary will sneak further into the state. we have an outflow. we have one here northwest of

gaithersburg. possible for a couple of showers, isolated but i think the best chances will hold off into the day tomorrow. in the meantime this is what you'll want do, download storm shield to your iphone droid, ipad. get warnings the instant they happen. in havre de grace it is a hazy sky right now. grairks you belt put the weather in motion. you see the hazy sky holding tough. baltimore 84 and the humidity is high. the weather in motion. kent island today hot, hazy conditions over the bay. getting more and more summer like. everybody headed down to the beaches for the memorial day weekend. looks like the weekend already fairly sunny as we get into saturday. don't expect it to be that way tomorrow. high temperatures 90 in

hagerstown. you can see why some of the storms are being fueled by very intense areas of heat and humidity out to the west and hiewment is high across the en-- humidity is high across the entire state. primarily the concern tonight will be areas from the mountains of the state, hagerstown to the mountains of west virginia and the whole boundary shifting. as we get the midday sun going, probably some showers but then thunderstorms begin to rumble by midday toward lunchtime. this will be on and off and beyond late per on the eastern shore, probably more showers and thunder showers. then we clear things out for friday. we stay somewhat cloudy with a pop-up shower, especially on delmarva but it looks much less stormy. warm air continuing to flow up

the toast. maps in motion. you see the warm air hoping to fuel that with the cold front. then it will shift north into eastern new england. cooler drier air will dominate. so tonight 68. tomorrow 78. thunderstorms, some strong to severe midday into the evening. we begin to clear out. friday morning featuring the chance for a rain shower and cooler breezier weather into the holiday weekend. we may get cloudier sunday no monday, an indication of a coastal storm offshore. it may bring extra clouds. either way the weekend looks good. >> putting the final touches. >> aren't you the pear of fenwick? >> unofficial and you of towson. >> abc2 is working for you. a new team is coming to your

child's sports field. there are new concussion measures. they are the product of a special concussion task force. for the most part they make permanent the temporary changes put in place last summer. it changes to what happens when students get a concussion. things leak telling athletic directors and parents what's going on. concussions can be serious, very dangerous . find more information on our website at abc2news.com/concussions. well, there's a col offer going on in the sit -- cool offer going on in the city. it's museum week. they're trying to make hart more accessible. some museums are waving entry fees and some have buy one get one free. there are free walking tours and

that will run through friday. listen, if you're heading down to d.c. over the memorial day weekend, beware. your trip could take longer than expected. metro plans to do track work. the twin brook in rockville will close friday through monday. shuttle buss will run from those stations but metro says expect to add 25 minutes each way. before you head out, check traffic conditions and go to our website, abc2news.com/traffic. world news right around the corner and then stay here for the list. >> grilling for memorial day. bobby flay gives tips. that's coming up tonight on the list at 7:00.

if you're trying to cut your spending, your smartphone plan isn't first place to look. it will be tough top find something cheaper than the typical $80 a month. how about $19 a month. we'll tell you how you can save on your smartphone. >> that's not bad. i'll check that out.

we got a warning in for frederick county. if you're watching us on cable, the thunderstorm will make a glancing blow, mainly hagerstown being impacted. a lot of the storm staying west. lock for storms to rumble in by -- look for storms to rumble in by midday. >> more tonight from oklahoma. have a safe night. we'll see you tonight at 11.

this is "world news." tonight, terror in broad daylight. a deadly attack in the streets of london. the bizarre, on-camera confession. >> you people will never be safe. >> and concern tonight about a new tactic on the terror front. an abc news exclusive from oklahoma. video from inside an elementary school during the monster

tornado. >> it's almost over. it's almost over! >> a brave hero teacher. she tells david muir how they all made it out. spring spike. gas prices soaring just in time for memorial day weekend, and how where you park, could save you money. and race to the top of mount everest, two men in their 80s, in a cut-throat rivalry. how are they doing it, and who will make it to the summit first? good evening. we begin tonight with that terror in broad daylight, raising questions about a new kind of terror attack. two men, with a number of brutal weapons in london, attacked another man, reported to be a soldier. we warn you, the images of the after-math are strong and all o