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tuesday. the run raised money for scholarships. they were coming back from a basketball game when a stop sign would almost stop their lives. their almost final drive is steering for a drive for life. >> reporter: josh wilson was in the driver's seat. his friend was the passenger. >> when the guy hit us we both got knocked out. he woke up and held my hand and said a prayer. which that made me tear up. >> reporter: that prayer was said on a rainy night in january. maryland state police say the driver of a pickup truck ran a stop sign and hit jo's suv. josh's vehicle came across mountain road and up this grass embankment before wrapping around the telephone pole. he was in critical condition. broken pelvis and 28 screws
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hold him together, a punctured lung and a brain injury that erased a month of injuries. >> the last thing i remember before the accident was christmas. >> reporter: andy spent 17 days in shock trauma. now his gaining his strength again he wants to give back by giving blood for the first time. his asking you to join him on thursday as a way to thank the first responders, doctors and the nurses. >> how are you? >> what's up? >> glad you are good. >> thank you. >> glad all of us in the fire department saved your life. >> reporter: randy was on the scene what night. >> be safe. >> always. >> reporter: from a hug to a friend getting a prayer answered josh and brandon are out to make sure their friends in boston are taken care of. because they were on that rainy january night. in boston cheryl o'conner abc 2 news. >> be safe always. josh wilson and brandon hope to
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meet every emt who had hand in saving their lives. the blood drive is thursday from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. could it be another conspiracy surfaced in the don't of princess diana. we'll find out what police in london are saying and more bloodshed in egypt as the group in power is trying to cripple the muslim brotherhood. >> 73 degrees is the temperature today. we should be around 83 degrees. 12 degrees below. there is a warm up on the way. i'll tell you when that arrives and how hot it will get after the break.
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vehicles stations everywhere. the government is considering reimposing the ban on the muslim brotherhood. this story is floating around tonight. the british military was involved in the death of princess diana. somebody is making the claim. scotland yard is denying this. she would now be a royal grandmother. >> lets talk about annapolis. temperature 73 degrees. dew point 54. we are comfortable. things are going to begin to change outside. definitely be prepared for that. let's run through our weather bug cameras this evening. we could see the clouds out there. we also saw the rain start to roll in across the area. more of the same in baltimore for today. this is going to continue as we go through the rest of the evening. we'll also keep the chance for showers in the forecast. that chance is going to stick around for the next couple of days. then we'll see changes in the forecast. highs today only around 78
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degrees in baltimore city. 72 woodbine. 73 frederick. 75 perry hall. these temperatures are below average as of now. we have a warming trend in the forecast. we are talking about 90s through the next several days here. as we look at maryland's radar. we are dry as of now. there is one lone light shower in montgomery county. we have showers scattered in nature that will work off towards the east as we continue through the evening time frame. tomorrow morning we could be seeing more showers. we are also going to be dealing with patchy fog. when you wake up around 7:00 heading out be prepared on the roadways. you want to put distance between you and the vehicle in front of you. temperature coming in at 67 degrees. as we work towards lunchtime, not the best day to eat lunch outdoors tomorrow. we are talking about 75 degrees. another mild day on tap. not going to rule out a chance for thunder to roll in here as we go into the afternoon. around 4:00 that is a
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possibility. now let's talk about the dew points. this is a game changer through the next several days. not too bad. in the 50s for the most part. through time check out what we have here. future dew points continue to rise into the 60s. that is when we feel uncomfortable. you can see in d.c. 68 towards monday afternoon. evening time frame eastton 66. humidity will continue to soar through the next several days. satellite and radar not picking up on a lot in terms of rain. we have plenty of clouds to work with out there. we'll start to get patchy fog through the overnight. as we head off towards the west we'll see a weak area of high pressure building in across the area. light showers will continue. we have stationary front to the south. we have upper level trough. you can see the dotted purple line. that will keep us unsettled towards tomorrow. we look at future trend. this goes into motion for you. we keep the clouds around.
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we'll get showers in here. you can see that time frame once again. we are talking about tomorrow morning. that commute is going to be foggy. it is going to be wet. what does that mean? you know. you need the rain gear. don't forget the umbrella. look at the twist here. we dry out towards tuesday. by tuesday evening it looks like we have a disturbance in here. i'm going to keep a chance for isolated showers and thunderstorms tuesday evening. go to our website and download the weather app. it will alert you. as we check out what is happening for the next several days we'll start with tonight. temperature 66. patchy fog develops overnight. tomorrow that temperature 80. scattered showers and thunderstorms possible. tomorrow evening 64 degrees with a chance for showers. seven-day forecast does bring improvements as we go towards
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we should be dry. overnight we'll be dealing with patchy fog across the area. more showers as we head towards the morning. that will continue into tuesday. >> big question tonight at 11:00 is will annette be awake at 11:00. find out tonight. have a great rest of your night. [ man ] launch sequence initiated.
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welcome to maryland spotlight. i'm kim knight. whether you want a easy or fun way to recycle i have one name for you goodwill. one of my favorite places. joining me is the ceo of goodwill chesapeake. thank you for being here today. >> thank you for having me. >> i love goodwill. it is great. it is my favorite place to go.
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tell me why is it a good time to shop? >> early fall is probably our busiest time of the year. you can get kids new clothe and great prices. then we roll into halloween. we have the best for halloween. you can go to places that offer them. the prices are rediculous. at goodwill you have a huge selection. i have always gotten my kids their stuff there. >> we have 27 stores in the region. goodwill covers baltimore can region and the eastern shore. you can find stores almost everywhere. one of the things that we have been focusing on is remodeling our store to give them a new look. it is fresh and attracting to young shoppers. it is a great place to come in and browse. we'll start sizing our items. it will be easy for great bargain shoppers to come in and
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get what they need in the right size. >> that's a terrific idea. it is not just a great place to shop. you provide a valuable service to the citizen of maryland. can you talk about that? >> one of the best kept secrets about good will is our mission. one thing we struggle with. that's the fact that we help people get back in the work force. last year we helped over 33,000 people in baltimore. helped navigate the labor market, resumes, job preparation and services. we helped them find a job and helped them connect to xdother services they may need to keep them a self-sustaining job with a family sustaining wage. our whole mission is to help people become self sufficient. the great tie-in with the retail is that all the items that we get donated -- and we had a million shoppers last
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year -- 1.9 million donations. all of those donations came into our store. we kept 20 million-pounds. we continue to recycle. and we also support the mission. which is to help people get back in the labor market. it is just a great organization with lots of different facets. >> i am really impressed with that. certainly it is a fun place to go. it is great for me. when you want to get that closet cleaned out that's what you need to do then you can fill it up again. which is also what i do there. if anybody is interested in learning about goodwill on how to help or donations how the they get in touch with you. >> our website www.goodwill chesapeake.org. they can call us at our main headquarters. 410-837-1800. we are happy to help any way we can. if they need help getting in the work force. if they need help finding a
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welcome to maryland spotlight. today we are spotlighting the kitty academy. i know you heard of it if you have been in maryland a while. it has been around since 1981. joining me is the president and vice president. thank you very much for being here. >> thank you. >> tell me about kiddie academy. >> we currently employee 45 full-time staff who provide
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support and council to 115 franchises in 24 markets through the united states. those franchises in turn provide daily services to 10,000 children. >> tell me what separates kiddie academy from other learning centers? >> when you are trying to build a better future for your children there are certain essential values that you want reenforced every day by people who understand their importance. in answer to that kiddie academy developed life essentials. which is our overaveraging philosophy and contains our academic programs, curriculum, lesson plans, teaching techniques. everything we do on a daily basis. all of which is supported by four pillars of life essentials. those are developmentally appropriate curriculum. character education. technology and health and
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fitness. >> sue, let's talk about franchise opportunities. >> kiddie academy is two difference businesses. child care and franchising aspect. child care we provide a lot of support for our franchisees. we find there is a huge demand for this service. as more couples are working and you have single parent households as well as a general emphasis on education and easterly childhood education. we are there to provide there. on the franchising side what is fascinating is we help people achieve their goal of owning their own business. we provide them with support they need in order to be as successful as they can. to finding real estate to developing location to opening doors and providing exceptional service to their customers. >> terrific. if there is information people
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would like on owning a franchise or enrolling or scheduling a tour where can people go? >> kiddie academy.com. for franchising there is a link or we have a separate site called kiddie academy franchising.com. >> thank you for being here today and talking about kiddie academy. >> thank you for joining us today on maryland spotlight. [ female announcer ] breyers. together making moments.
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