anchorage, alaska, to portland, oregon tried to open the door. these cents can not only be fright -- incidents can not only be frightening but costly. >> tens of thousands of dollars to the airlines. a lot of passengers being put out. >> reporter: pamela brown, cnn, new york. we have new developments to tell you about in the search for edward snowden. he has been hiding in hong kong for about a week now and as the g-8 begins in ireland. snowden said the sups and uk were spying on others in a previous summit. he also responded to harsh words dick cheney had for him. >> i think he's a traitor. if we had this before 9/11, we

might have been able this use 9/11. >> well, if the united states asked hong kong to surrender snowden, the process would be so complicated that it would take two years to find. >> apple received thousands of requests from the law enforcement agency. they search for smes persons or try to commit suicides. apple dead admit some of the 10,000 requests were related to national security matters. first, propropose add ban on large sodas and then styrofoam cups. now mayor michael bloomberg is at it again. he wants people to separate their food scraps for composting. a lot of red flags for the

youngest and oldest expectant moms. researchers looked at 1,000 betters. baby born to teenagers have a higher chance of prethat churr births. women in their 40s have a higher risk for cesareans. five deaths and dozens of injuries led regulators to stop sales of the nap nanny. the consumer product safety commission received numerous requests. the company that makes them are no longer in business. nearly 500 homes destroyed by wildfires in colorado but there is hope. some of the evacuees are headed back. do you have lawn envy? is your neighbor's grass a little greener than yours and

lusher? we have tips to pick a pro to get your yard in great shape. >> i'm chief meteorologist wyatt everhart, a few passing clouds from time to time. we had a stray shower toward cecil county. things will get more active tomorrow. we'll talk about when you might see a storm straight ahead.

it has been burning for a week and the danger isn't over. >> reporter: nearly a week after this massive black for rest fire started in colorado, authorities think they finally have the upper hand . >> the good news is new lost structures. >> reporter: investigators trying to figure out what started the most destructive wildfire in the state's history. it has already claimed two lives and wiped out nearly 500 homes near colorado springs. mother nature somewhat cooperating. sunday's raiferl helped to contain the flames. yet, the dispaz zone is still too smoldering to allow some evacuees to return to what's left. >> the people who lost their homes, they're going to hit

bottom again when they see theirs for the first time, which probably will be this week. >> reporter: a few found a my ne for three days. >> reporter: it's a nervousness now shared by some california residents where new wildfires sparked overnight. this one near modesto burning out of control forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents forced to go back home. in colorado some have been allowed to return. the houses standing left them nearly speechless. >> we are so lucky. we know we are. >> reporter: with some in colorado still out of their homes, looting has become an issue. the local sheriff had this message for the looters saying we will show the same compassion to you as you are showing our

neighbors. reporting from los angeles. >> they lost their homes in the fires. they watched it happen on tv. they headed to a hotel and flames started threatening their homes. karen and bill turned on the news to see the black for rest fire destroying their home. >> it was obviously our house. the fire licked up the side of the garage and ran the eves line. soon this was an inferno. >> when i'm feeling down, all i have to do is hold him. >> already talking to him alleviates my emotional stress. >> the house where son kef cifn -- kevin, wife silvia and son

lived was saved. you're still, would -- working. >> they have a new saying. what happens in vegas, stays on facebook. a quick check of the radar. maryland's most powerful radar, you see this storm continuing to pump its way through northeast county. you don't have a warning now but you have a fairly robust storm. let's zoom in and take you in to our live scan mode. it's in the northeastern corner of the state north of the i-95. most of this has been pushing over to the delaware side, not too far maybe some lightning and it's not overhead.

so steadily land slowly tracking off -- and slowly tracking off to the east. you see the additional unsettled weather will continue to flare up. it will impact us for the next two days or so. we'll continue to look for active weather. right now 0 degrees at -- 80 degrees. a day in the 80s and in the low 80s now in bel air and centerville, but we do have some breeze out there. live look at conditions in baltimore, partly cloudy skies, 84. humid, yes, high temperatures in the upper 80s. that's on the warm side for this part of mid-june. the humidity is not giving us any kind of break. the heat index 94 at the inner harbor. take a look across the area. just a couple of showers to the south and east for the rest of the evening. there's that one storm in cecil

county. otherwise, we think there could be area, offshore that could impact the lower shore even into annapolis some morning rain. the better chance for storms and some brief downpours mr. come in the afternoon -- will come in the afternoon. this could end up spring up right over the central part of the state. it looks like the weather will stay fairly clear as we go into the delay on thursday. dry layer will funnel in. look at the temperature trend here. not much change. mid-80s tomorrow. mid-80s into the day on wednesday. i want to show you this across the mid-atlantic state. this front will be a slow mover. it will take awhile to get. the humid air dominates and probably most of the day on wednesday. by wednesday you'll see the dry air funneling in. that will be what flairs -- flares the storms up.

tonight 66. we something sticky with developing heat storm down to 64. let's check the outlook hovering around 80. beyond that into the weekend drier air arriving. you'll feel the pleasant conditions as we get closer into thursday and the weekend. back to you. >> after days of heavy rain last week lots of people spent time mowing the lawn but what in your lawn doesn't have that same lush green grass as your neighbor does. they may be leaving the work to the professionals. >> reporter: taking care of your lawn take last lot of walk. she knows that, so she hired a company to help her manage the weeds. unfortunately, she wasn't happy. >> we never saw him spray the yard. there would be a sign saying they had con the -- done the spraying.

the weeds would be brown on the tip but would never go away. >> reporter: that's one of the biggest complaints. you don't see companies doing the work because you're at work. so what can you look for to know the work has been done. >> fertilizer granules, the color is white or yellow, purple or aqua but typically white or yell low. the size like cat litter, so that's what you're looking for when you're looking for the granules. >> reporter: you'll see sprerd tracks. if they're spread for weeds, those should curl new a week or two. >> you should get a written document and be there for the first couple of applications so you can ask questions and how you can take care of it. >> reporter: remember a beautiful lawn is not made overnight. y want to establish a relation -- you want to establish a

relationship with a reputable company. >> turning sweet 16 is a big milestone for any teen. when doctors didn't think you would see your first it was sweet. jacob overcame the odds. now thousands are helping him celebrate. >> mom, would you let your 1-year-old shave his head completely bald?

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class at gwynns falls kids are part of the pilot program. it shows them how to do math problems. it's different from the traings did alex churr -- traditional lecture. >> it's in the one size fits all, teaching the same thing to everyone. >> reporter: front row education allows the students to practice math concepts aligned with the new standards. front row gives students the chance to practice questions and access video tutorials. students can also work with their peers to solve problems. >> i this this was fun and educational because when you get the answer wrong, it gives you chances and when you get it wrong, they ask you to go ask

other people. >> it's interesting. >> reporter: the app also has a teacher dash bred that shows how each student is doing. it helps with personalized learning and automatic grading. >> they do the same type of problems. they have video tutorials. >> reporter: the app focuses on fractions. next year it will include the entire math curriculum to bring the best learning to the youngest mind. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >> for more, just head to abc2news.com and click on the education tab right under the news. there's more news to tell you b here's what we're working on all new at 6. if you or your children have a

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he survived incredible odds. he was surrounded boyfriends and -- by friends and family and 4,000 cards, most from complete strairng -- strangers. this isn't just any birthday. >> happy birthday to you. >> this is his sweet 16. when his parents started collecting birthday cards. >> we never knew this would reach 1600. >> now there are more than 4600 birthday cards for jacob. since we first shared their story, they have almost trippled their goal. we added to it with this box. >> we can't say thank you enough to tucson. >> they came from all over arizona. >> everybody on the team.

he's going to love that. >> the country, michigan state police and the world. >> italy, germany, england. there were other surprises. >> a motorcycle. >> and the autograph took the >> what? >> on this sunday there's another reason to celebrate, and his father wouldn't have it another way. >> he continues to have a positive outlook on life. as a dad, that's the best gift i could give. >> happy father's day, dad. >> this father and son will continue to smile. >> oh, my goodness.

lots of birthday cards. [ laughter ] >> chokes you up a little bit. listen, if your 10e-year-old came -- 10-year-old came to you and said he wanted to shave his head, you'd probably talk him out of it. the students shaved their head for travis. he was diagnosed with brain cans several 15 boys decided to go bald, too. >> 15 boys went into the barber shop. 15 men walked out. it was overwhelming. >> the show of solidarity made in easier for travis to come back to school. now he feels self-conscious about his hair. a man helps pulls a woman out from a runaway car.

the news at six starts right now. >> it's unbelievable that someone could be so hurt. >> what the family of a man wants you to know tonight. >> we'll tell you more about maryland's most accurate forecast. >> women got an eye full in a dressing room. we'll tell you a picture of the man police are looking for. we start with man who was critically injured after a fight in camden yards. he was with his family. we have more on how matthew is cooing doing and what his family wants us to know. >> reporter: matthew has an

electric personality, his family says, a caring and respectful young man as he begins his rehab from a critical head injury. >> it's coming back. he's starting to understand a little more, starting to ask some more questions, starting to recognize some people more but then in the next breath he could say something totally off the wall. >> reporter: painful for his older brother to see, but understandable, matthew suffered a serious head injury that required emergency surgery. today is day two of his rehabilitation, finally out of shock trauma but headed down the long road of learning how to walk and talk all over again. >> a lot of people have said it's a marathon. it's not a sprint. every day we have to take it one day at a time and see what

happens. >> no one would put a diagnosis on it. it's why his family and attorneys addressed the media today thanking the family fors it support but trying to gather more information from. it today attorneys were row tained and -- retained and hoping more people will come in with more details. >> i'm in the ruling anything in or out. i want to help this family. the best way we can do this is to gather the information. >> reporter: more information to build a case, no doubt aimed at the two men, michael bell and gregory fleischmann and to bring more awareness to what attorneys call fan on fan violence in ballparks across the country. baltimore, brian kuebler, abc2 news.