take a look. humidity with the possibility of this front pushing toward the east. spc said everyone from new york state down to maryland is under the gun for a few gusty thunderstorms. this is our threat assessment from abc2, the only station in the market that will give you ao be on the moderate side of things. there could be a lot of lightning. hail on the low threat. that's some good news. we looked at parameters that would suggest a lightning threat. the storm could be slow movers. any storm that develops could put down rains. we'll keep an eye on that flood threat. back outside, very humid. the radar looks okay. there's some troubling storms. wyatt will be back in a little bit. back to you. >> abc2 is working for you. if you don't already have our

storm shield app, this is the time to check this out. it allows you to track storms right to your neighborhood. just head to abc2news.com/down load. talking about severe weather, the people in oklahoma have said 24 lives were lost. we go to moore tonight with the latest on the threat of more storms and new video being released as the deadly tornado hit. >> reporter: a line of intense thunderstorms tore through oklahoma, creating fears that another twister might strike. the heavy downpours will make for a messy clean up. the monster twist -- twister shattered neighborhoods. some have released video

evidence of their horror. this is the town of terror. >> it's almost over. >> reporter: and of a teacher trying to calm their students as they huddled in a pitch black bathroom. >> keep your head down. >> reporter: when this was over, they sought violence. they found the bathroom wall still standing. >> and i was right here. >> reporter: a shelter that kept her and her students alive. another story of survival comes from the osborne family who rushed to this shelter just before the deadly tornado struck. >> i had 13 people. >> reporter: deb birks her husband -- debbie, her husband and neighbor, all survived. the spirit of optimism is evident everywhere. >> the town will come back bigger and better.

>> reporter: to survivors displaying symbols of hope and resiliency. >> i put this flag up. >> reporter: president obama aroifs on sunday joined by hundreds of fema workers going neighborhood by neighborhood, making sure everybody has what they need. here at home we were live with one local business collecting donations and the charitable continues. people were dropping off toilet trees and nonper appreciable -- nonperishable food items. they will be shipped to moore early next week. rescue crews are on the scene of a parking garage collapse in montgomery county. rosie? >> rescue crews are still working the scene. reports are one man is still trapped under tons of concrete. one has died.

it happened on democracy boulevard near interstate 20 -- 270. a 50,000 pound beam fell from the third floor to the second floor where the workers were. authorities said about 20 workers were in the hear when the garage collapse -- area when the garage collapsed. they were working on a movie theater, so the structure was closed off to the public. the victim was pinned, but talking to firefighters. a medical team has been dispatched to that scene. at this point the scene is very active. we'll have an update as soon as it becomes available. roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. updating you on another breaking news story. police identified the man found in the water last night at holiday hill marina as 70-year-old william eckert. his body was found by his boat by a family member.

medical experts were not able to get him breathing again. an off duties maryland state trooper is recovering after being dragged by a car with three teenagers inside. it happened last nit in caroline county. the trooper who was not on duty and not in union form approached -- uniform approached. they accelerated because the trooper startled them, not because they were trying to get away. >> you can follow us on twitter. find us at abc2 news. luxury dinner cruises and $99 chicken dinners for the pta. critics are voicing their opinions. the system is now defending its

action. >> kelly, dr. alonzo -- said three years ago,. >> $15 million, you're talking about three schools. these are not exspnses generated in the central office. and, unfortunately, it's just the context in which we operate. >> dr. alonzo said had the three schools asked hem, he may have soughted buying -- suggested

buying books instead. >> continuing coverage as a judge in prince george's county is hearing arguments over the university of maryland's decision to leave the acc. after making the decision, the acc schooled the school. maryland counter sued calling the penalty illegal. now they're in complete maryland said if they're forced to pay the penalty, it would we out most of the school's athletic budget. tommy clacken a paver pleaded guilty to acting without lap license after paying back $15,000 to two families, clack was sentenced to 18 months in jail. he is the multimind behind a paving scam. a woman faces down murderers

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lowers that risk by 417%. steams like more and more -- seems like more and more kids are being diagnosed with adhd. linda so tells us how sunlight, sleep and screen time may play a factor. >> reporter: he's an honor student, but his mom struggles to understands the symptoms of adhd that can sometimes torment him. >> he gets agitated, quick tell perks angry with himself. it's more internal than external. >> reporter: but it's the internal influences that have doctors intrigued. doctors want to know about the three s's. the first s being sunlight. a recent study shows states with less sunlight had higher rates of adhd, as much as 10% to 12%.

>> those states have 5% to 6%. >> reporter: but sunlight play not be the only issue. the doctor said there could be a link to sleep. the symptoms of adhd are linked to sleep deprived and what's robbing them of sleep may be the third s -- screens. the blue light could disresults melatonin. >> by preventing the onset of melatonin, it delays the onset of sleep. >> reporter: doctors say external factors are worth exploring to better understand the problem. >> experts say the rates of adhd may be lower in sunny states because sunlight overrides the blue light effect of computer and tv screens. a lot of pools open up but

statistically drowning accidents are more likely to happen in your own pool. a report shows 309 -- 390 children under 15 drown every year. parents are being urged to think about what they should do if a cleeld needs help. >> many people think the right thing to do is to jump in and go after somebody but that can put two lives in danger. we want to make sure that they are keeping themselves safe as well. >> the red cross recommends to shout for help to get the attention of others. throw in a three ination device and -- flotation device and call 911. the atmosphere really is primed up. we've seen action north and west

with an active tornado warning. we can put a storm track on this particular cell. you can see the movement is to the north and the east. that cell impacting into front royal. this is i-66 coming out of the d.c. area. you see right now we've got hail potentially up to an inch coming out of the storm. at this point in time the rotation looks to be settling down a little bit. these can flair up, so keeping a sharp eye on the radar. the main system is coming through. once upon a time this is the same boundary providing huge storms places like, of course, oklahoma city, little rock, arkansas. now the line steadily pushing offshore. behind this much cooler drier air is on tap. in the meantime we're ahead of the boundary. 80 degrees. dew points have been falling but it's very humid and a little bit of weather in motion, things

looked unsettled but the storms never fired up. then we got late afternoon sunshine. sometimes that can feed a pop-up shower or storm. let's take you to northern baltimore county. fairly overcast. sometimes that's enough to get things going storm wise. right now things are a little bit holding back, so we'll see what happens as we get later into the evening. right now south breeze providing the warmth. south 10 to 20. it is brea.z temperatures hovering around 80. satellite radar picture, we're in a quiet slot of weather in baltimore at the moment. more active west in virginia. another line of showers in the high country there toward garrett county. as we go through the rest of the

evening, some of this could pop up. otherwise, you see the trend, just a few showers left on friday. i got to tell you, we could see a few showers tomorrow but basically cloudier, windier and much, much colder. we're talking mid-60s, probably 10, 15 degrees below average as we kick off the memorial day weekend. 47 right now. this afternoon in detroit that cool hair will keep flushing. we'll be stuck down in the 50s and 60s for much of the day. then a very chilly night tonight and saturday morning. saturday temperatures begin to recover back closer to 70. for the next few hours, a few eyes on the storm potential. that clash of the air mass tonight, down to 60. a few storms ending late. tomorrow much cooler, windy, mib a few showers and -- maybe a few

showers and 44 degrees. that's unbelievable to kick off the memorial day me.d -- weekend. cooler to say the least. we get the sunshine back saturday and sunday. this weekend is in the a bad setup. we're getting the worst weather out of the way before the weekend. >> you said many pools opening this weekend. i don't think so. >> saturday, sunday afternoon. >> 70 degrees, no way. >> it's always noise in -- nice in california. we're few minutes away from a vote that could challenge the boy scouts. >> what it means. >> it's the emotional vote now dividing the country. the boy scouts of america

deciding thursday whether or not to lift the national ban on allowing openly gay scouts. in an abc news interview the executive director said this is an important moment for the nation. >> when we talk about home mow phobia, literally the fear is is people can have real person-to-person conversations. >> reporter: all book thousands have rallied,. ing the national counsel to keep the century old organization the way it is. >> required to treat homosexuality to young boys as young as section -- six and as old as 17, and that discussion should be left with the parents. >> reporter: governor rick perry is opposed to the change.

>> scouting is about teaching a substantial amount of life lessons. sexuality is in the one of them. >> reporter: the vote is expected to take place this evening with more then 1400 members allowed to weigh. only in and connecticut have decided to vote on changing that as well. all right. don't ever believe the saying that you can't teach an old dog a new trek. >> we'll tell you about the 80-year-old man who climbed mt. everest. >> we talked about therapy dogs but what about therapy llamas.

the next time you think you're too old to do something, check out the guy in the heel met. he became the oldest man to climb mt. everest. he broke his hip and then had heart surgery. his climb broke the record set in 2008. you've heard about therapy dogs but what about llama therapy. they bring joy to the kids where the smiles are hard to come by the llamas have made over 700 therapy visits. >> and from llamas to new adorable do babies, say hello to the first snub nosed baby born through artificial insemination.

we want to introdouse you to the -- introduce you to pria, the baby elephant. how adorable. >> did you say cute? >> yeah. >> all right. coming up we have the latest on a soldier killed on the street. we hear about the horrifying slashinged why law enforcement say will could be a although back -- blow back. >> before getting in that repetitive tal car -- rental car, should you pay for the gas up front?

terrifying new video from that tornado in oklahoma and

we're getting an update on the amount of damage. it destroyed more then 12,000 homes. the oklahoma department of emergency management is still working together to put -- working to put together an estimate. right now it's about $2 billion. rescuers were called to the mall to get the second man free for hours. the parking deck is under construction. >> a new question popping up about how the baltimore city school is spending money. they were criticized for spending dinner crewses in the inner harbor. andres alonso says that focuses on a small fraction. keeping a close eye on

maryland's most powerful radar. things getting more active south and west. let's give you a close-up view. you see the big storms flaring up in winchester. that looks like a tornado. closer into maryland we see big storms just north of gaithersburg. we can put a storm track on this storm going up through barnsville and mayed up in mt. airy. so watching that one and the one in gaithersburg. it's an active looking map. we have a couple hours left where we could get very intense weather. the rest of the evening we'll keep the scattered showers and storms in the mix. in the mean team it's not just thunderstorms but always watching the hurricane season closely many for more, let's head out to mike masco. >> we've got new information from noaa. they're calling it an extremely active season. so take a look at some of the numbers. we're talking