counter. >> we don't feel like we should be forced to put a blanket over our head. >> american airlines sent an apology to the laurel mom. police called them sliders and they're so good that they can steal your purse from under you within a mat thr of seconds without you -- matter of seconds without you notice. you leave your purse on the passenger seat. a car pulls up. somebody gets up, stays low, pulling the purse receipt out. >> they're not looking for a confrontation. they just want the property because they know that's being left abandoned. >> police all over the country say they're seeing more and more

of these sliders preying on women. they say the best way it avid hack victim is to keep your car locked even if you're standing next to it at the pump. >> tonight thieves are targeting female shoppers. police plef they have the pair responsible behind bars. police say the woman and the man team would be distracting shoppers at dress ri stores while stealing their wallet. montgomery county police helped track down these two. police charged karen steamman and kenneth harris with credit card fraud and more than $50,000 worth of stuff that they stole with the cards were found inner that home. we have an update on the carla porter -- murder-for-hire

trial. she hired a hitman. today the jury was sheen a video confession from porter. she told investigators she just wanted the man had killed -- wanted him to rough him up. the state pointed out this isn't the first time someone had asked someone to beat her husband up. what do you do when one house is souring the whole neighborhood. you put abc2 investigator charley crowson on it. >> reporter: one vacant home is making life miserable. neighbors made dozens of calls to city hall. the lawn is everdrone and it gets worse. >> we don't even sit on the porch because we're scared of

the rats. >> tonight at 11 abc2 works for you getting answers. charley crowson, website whoib news. usher's 5-year-old son nearly drowned in a swimming pool. could it cost the r&b full custody. >> and if you're going to have a heart attack, make sure you do it at the gym. we'll tell you why your odds of survival are higher there. >> soggy in parts of stockton today. when will the pattern shift? we're back with the forecast in just a minute. [ male announcer ] you know what's so awesome about the internet?

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it can happen to any parent with a pool. >> it's a near tragedy involving a 5-year-old stuck in a pool drain. he happened to the son of r&b star usher. >> is he breathing? >> is he breathing? is he breathing. >> reporter: he is music superstar usher's 5-year-old son. >> he's breathing.

>> reporter: the frantic 911 call was placed by the boy's aunt in atlanta. he fell to the bottom of the pool where he became stuck in the drain. >> my nephew was in the pool, and he -- i couldn't get him. i tried to get him. >> reporter: two contractors working inside the house came to the rescue. >> they got him and did cpr. >> reporter: he was conscious, alert and breathing and taken to the hospital. this mom knows the terror all two well. six years ago her son zak drowned in a people accident. >> what you're stuck it's 460 to 900 pounds of pressure. >> reporter: she wants to teach the abc's. >> a for dolt super visionings.

b is for barriers and c is for classes. >> reporter: like the ones for cpr. he can relate to the loss of a child. it was last summer that his 11-year-old stepson died after a boating accident. the singer spoke about the tragedy with oprah. less than a year later one of list sons is recovering from a pool accident that could have been much worse. >> now usher's ex-wife is asking a judge to giveler custody of the children. a hearing on the motion will be heard friday in atlanta. usher won custody after a bitter court fight. at the time his ex-wife accused him of being an absentee father. new research shows if you're going to have a heart attack, you want it while you're at the gym. cardiac arrests that happened at public indoor facilities, 56% survived at a traditional gym.

>> we know two things make a difference for survival. early effective cpr and early defibrillation. we have public access to defibrillators, but we have to know where to put them. new we clan look at public -- can look at public sites. >> they rk mend talking to the manager of the club to make sure they have aed's and the staff is trained in cpr. >> one place we're seeing rain i-68 west past the split as you go past the exit to breezewood, pa. some gully washers coming down here. other than that, not a lot of activity, just a passing drizzle here and there for baltimore and spots on the eastern shore. all right. how about the future, though. what does it look like as we go

forward in time. we'll take you into the day tomorrow. nothing more than widely scealted activity. some of this may be west. beyond that, into the day on friday. this is where we see numerous showers. that's because a frontal boundary will not be in maryland but will be pushing and pressing in our direction and ahead of that boundary we do think showers and storms are likely to flare. parkton today on a gray note. 79 at bwi. sunset coming up at 8:12 this evening. days starting to get shorter. do you have a great photo of sunset or a cool shot weather wise? enjoy the murk yil weather. send it to us. it's super easy to do and of course our facebook and twitter page. not a bad morning on the water but i expect to see a shower in the afternoon at least on an isolated basis.

temperature in the bay 78 for a water temp, down a little bit but still awfully warm. air temps in the upper 70s, baltimore west of oakland, upper 70s. there are 80s on the board has you go closer into the d.c. hear. south breeze keeping the humidity climbing. boy, this climbed today. boy, we're back to the uncomfortable readings above 70. even in they dip, when you get in that morning dew coming out of the air, you can get a drop but then we expect that shout breeze to crank them up. that could fuel more widely scattered activity. you can see out toward west virginia where most of the rain is coming down. perhaps some will drift over maryland. could wake up to drops on the windshield there, maybe as it hits the wipers. if that newspaper is still delivered to your house, get that thing before this gets

soaked in the plastic. a slow moving front, dry air behind it. this would be nice if like fall it would sweep through the east coast and big sunshine would roll in behind this. this thing is going to come down land then stall it looks like over maryland, over virginia for at least a delay or two. that will linger into our weekend, unfortunately, so the sunshine probably scarce until we were get into maybe sunday. proppic area of interest north of venezuela south of the u.s. territory or puerto rico. tonight down to 69, just a few showers, patchy fog at daybreak. factor that into your morning drive. 86 tomorrow afternoon, getting more seasonal temperature wise. we could get an hour or two when the sun breaks through and an hour or two of rain. really over the next three days. unfortunately, i've had to extend that into the day on saturday. just doesn't look like we're going to to get that front

clearing through until hopefully sunday into monday. we're talking on and off rain. the best chance for steady heavy rain, i think, will come late friday. keep that in mind. >> all right. we'll take that. >> hit and miss. look out. many of us are addicted to apple products. >> you got one? look, i've got two. >> we're addicted. two of them. >> the debut always create as huge buzz. we asked our consumer reporter john matarese what he thinks about it so you zoo waste your money. >> reporter: when is the new iphone coming? will it be bigger than the current phone? that's what apple fans are dying to know but they'll have to wait a little longer. ceo tim cook said apple will have updates soon, likely in september. most expect the first offering to the iphone 5s but that would

be the current phone with some upgrades. so what's down the pike? cnet and other theft blogs said apple is testing a bigger, wider iphone but that would probably not be released until next yearals the iphone 6 and they're putting the finishing touches on a wrist watch expected to be called the i-watch. if these updates appear to be slower, you're right. a company called pebble has beaten apple to the first i-watch. get ready for some updates and don't waste your money. i'm john matarese, abc2 news. >> so a new iphone may not be on your back-to-school list but pens, backpacks, those things are a must. >> why don't you peck up extra items for local kids in need. abc2 news has teamed up with the preston mitchum foundation for our school drive.

we're selecting the essentials. for a full list, just head to abc2news.com/school supplies. well, forget the green tea. hot chocolate could be the new drink of choice for your let. a new study suggests drinking two cups a day can help keep older people's brains sharp. harvard research found that hot chocolate improved blood flow and added to a bluest in memory. we'd like to introduce you to the waffle taco. taco bell tested it in central cal. now it's coming to other test markets. it's a rolled up waffle filled with scrambled eggs, sausage and a side of syrup. i know the first person to grab that. >> 2:00 in the morning, man, that's a feast. >> tb is doing it again.

>> waffle taco. >> sounds like a heart attack waiting to happen. >> the chance for the powerball jackpot win. >> and they're way past the baseball team. baby number 12 for one lucky couple. why this probably wouldn't be the last one.

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are you feeling lucky? >> unfortunately, so are 420 million of your closes friends. >> we have more on the jackpot. >> reporter: with every ticket, the jackpot continues to climb. tonight's estimated $425 million grand prize already the fourth

largest in powerball history. >> i just got a powerball from this lucky store. hopefully, my luck will come true tomorrow. >> reporter: players in 43 states scooped up tickets. close to 80% let the computer do the picking. others swear to have a lucky code. the longer the line, the bigger the potential winnings. higher ticket prices which doubled from one to two increases the prize. as for lucky state, indiana olds the -- holds the record at 28 but there has in special magic there. they've just been playing the longest. stores that have had big winners before are getting extra attention. this one in new jersey soldhe winning ticket to a local couple

last year but that's peanuts compared to the record $590 million glory ya mckennedy won in may. every ticket has the exact same chance of winning. that's 1 in 175 million. if no one wins, saturday's will be in world record territory. reporting from new york. >> world record territory. hey, here's something you can buy. remember this? that's right. you remember this. this is a garage from ferris bueller. it's up for sale. it's in illinois listed at $1.5 million. all right. here's a look at what we're looking at. fire tears through this business. crews are still on the scene. >> plus a strange change on the

sun could impact worth. mike masco explains what it means for you.

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a michigan couple is bring their 12th baby home from the hospital. >> 12 kids, all of them boys, and the oldest 21. they waited to know the sex of the baby. >> we didn't know what he would be. it's always a boy but it's always a surprise. >> mom said sometimes she feels like she lives in a locker room, but she doesn't mind being

outnumbered. she probably wouldn't know what to do if she had a girl. wow. she doesn't have to take out the trash. >> my 12 sons. >> dolphins are dieing in the chesapeake bay and scientists can't figure out why. >> we'll lock at the possible causes. abc2 news at 6 starts right now. a couple storms firing out in western maryland. will they impact you. we'll have the answer. >> my wife would be right with me. >> the own are of a pawk buccaneer business destroyed this morning by a fire. >> a day before it opens, we give you a sneak peek at a brand-new exhibit. that's on abc2 nopes at 6 which starts right now.

>> let's take a peek outside. what is this, gray? the tree. >> you can say it's miserable. just one of the words. let's check in with chief meteorologist wyatt everhart. >> january 15th, minus20. it is dploomy. the main storm action has been confined to western maryland so far tonight. this is an impressive line. at left some shower activity could crops the state later on this evening. mperatures are somewhat warmer without the rain cooling even though the clouds held tough. we were did not see as much rain. tonight slow fall to maybe 69 at midnight and then climb in the low 70s, drizzle possible. we'll talk about when we finally

bring the sun back. >> the crew is on the scene of a fire at a towing company. >> early this morning there were flames, smoke and worry firefighter cost get hurt. we go to middle river. >> reporter: it it was a call phil never connected to get. >> that's when i got the call on my cell phone through my dispatcher saying there's a fire. the fire trucks were enroute. that was the beginning of today's story. >> reporter: firefighters fought to get the fire under control but for feel, who has been in the towing business for years, he seemed to take it in stride. >> just another mountain. >> reporter: firefighters are

also facing an uphill challenge as they're forced to evacuate from the building and fight the fire from the outside. >> when you have an older building like this that has been renovated several times, it poses a hazard. >> reporter: there were no reported injuries and everyone in the apartment above the business did the out safely. >> my wife would be right with mow. so things will be okay. the people who work for me, they'll be right with me, too. >> the good news, phil said he does have insurance and he will bring his business back. now pan abc2 update. congressman elijah cummings' office ask operating normally after a scare this afternoon. one of his staff members saw something suspicious