waving a fist full of dollar bills out in public, and you shouldn't do the same with your cell phone. >>reporter: the number of stolen phones are less than 1 percent, and they also say the machine process of checking your license and scanning your thumbprint and taking your pictures deters thieves from using the kiosks. >> what we know is that cell phones have value because there's a resale or cash value. >>reporter: baltimore county police say the issue goes beyond just the kiosk, and they're looking for ways to cut back on the resell stolen phones. maryland clamps down on access to prescription painkillers, and addicts are turning to heroin as their drug

of choice. >> thefts and burglaries jumped, and heroin overdoses more than doubled. sarah nicole cook and her boyfriend is another sign of the disturbing trend in which heroin is the culprit. they stole copper from air conditioning units, but wouldn't get far. police discovered their car. >> i don't see another reason they would drive down this dirt yard other than have privacy. they were busted with heroin, and why else would they come down here and sell $40 worth of copper. they were passed out in the middle of the street. >>reporter: police say putting stricter control on prescription drugs is making

heroin emerge as a cheap alternative. baltimore county police are trying to figure out who struck a jogger on york road this morning and then just drove away. it happened around 10:40. the victim is an operator for a local business. i like the fall foliage. it sets the move for saturday. it's tough to get out of the 60s tomorrow. a few clouds blowing in out of the west. these have been instability

clouds. they've not brought any rain. maybe a stray shower in the mountains from the clouds, but most of the states staying bone dry. wind speeds 10-15, gusts to 20. despite that the numbers have warmed up pretty decently for us. most spots into the mid and upper 70s, but we're going to drop a solid 10 degrees or so off these numbers as we go into the day tomorrow. low 50s to start you off in the morning, and a slow climb through the 60s on your saturday. we'll look at that in more detail in your sunday game day forecast. go ravens. that's coming up. an update to breaking news we first brought you last night at 5. police blaming the loud noise and smoke seen around the courthouse yesterday afternoon on a firecracker. the ex blowing prompted an evacuation around 2:30 yesterday afternoon. the sheriff's office said the only thing damaged in the whole

event was a trash can. they're searching for the suspect. one of the air traffic controllers was injured yesterday during a lightning strike. officials confirmed the air traffic control tower was hit during the severe thunderstorm yesterday afternoon, and they now say that a traffic management coordinator who was turning on some equipment was shocked. that worker was taken to the hospital, and according to the faa was not seriously injured. new developments tonight in the massive new jersey fire we first brought you last night as breaking news. wendy has more on the fall out for business owners. it's now being treated as suspicious. >> new jersey governor with hugs and support, consoling business own whores lost everything in a massive fire that destroyed four blocks of the new jersey boardwalk. the flames consumed many

businesses. huge plumes of smoke shot up into the sky and winds up to 30 miles per hour helped fan the flames. quick thinking firefighters removed part of the boardwalk, stopping the flames from spreading. >> we got power back to the street first. we were looking forward to the fall. >> fire officials are combing through the rubble to determine the cause. the fire is being treated as suspicious, although the investigation is still in its early stages. many are thinking about rebuilding, including the governor. >> we lost a place that has provided generations of memories to our citizens. we'll make new memories and

rebuild. that's what we do. >>reporter: there's a continuous stream of water in some of the hotspots. there's $2 million in damage. they would give anything for a taste of the weather we're having right now. in colorado people have been evacuated because of devastating floods there. an unbelievable video catches an suv as it plows into a group of children. who rushed in to save their lives. daisy dukes not just for teenagers. now dads are wearing them to send a message. will that make your daughters dress differently?

watch as these three middle schoolers walk down the sidewalk to school. suddenly out of no where this suv jumps the curb. the moment of impact too horrifying to show, the victims flying into the air as her friends watch in horror. >> i took one step and got in a crash. >>reporter: according to one witness, bystanders quickly rushed to lift the suv off two girls pinned underneath. >> it was really disturbing. it was children. >>reporter: this man was walking his dad who he saw out of control driver plow into the girls and quickly jumped into action. >> we listed it so we could get the girls out. >>reporter: several others are credited as here rows, freeing the girls within minutes,

alive, but suffering serious injuries. >> i can't even describe what i saw. >>reporter: five children were injured in the accident, includg this 11-year-old boy. >> i was trying to run away, but the car hit me. >>reporter: officials believe the driver accidentally hit the gas pedal when he intended to hit the brake. the driver passed a breathalyzer test and is not expected to face criminal charges. >> of those five kids four were girls and one a boy. they were all hurt in the crash. there are reports that two of the kids had broken legs. a two-year-old falls into an old well in the middle of a football field and a man jumps to save her and ends up in trouble as well. both were lifted out to safety. there are usually cones around the well, but they weren't there when the child fell in this time. tornado sirens were wailing in wisconsin as this video of a

waterspout was shot. they searched for debris in the water and didn't find any. there is no shortage of debris in colorado tonight. it was another day of heavy rain and record setting downpours there. brandy has the latest on the floods and thousands forced to evacuate overnight. >>reporter: much of the eastern rockies is feeling the after effects of days of deluge. river and creek banks are spilling over with thousands forced to evacuate. rescue operations have been repeated over and over again. >> we got a call that there was a wall of water coming out, so we went outside and climbed above our house and heard a big roar. it buried his house and filled

his bedroom full of mud. >>reporter: miles and miles of flooded countryside are clearly visible, yet hampered by nearly impassable roads. homes and workplace eds are under water with all traffic turned away to already stressed areas. more than 15 inches of rain fell in a matter of days, about half of what normally falls during an entire year. many were stranded as roads are impassable. >> there's no other word than catastrophic. >>reporter: muddy water has started to recede, but officials warn it's still dangerous. you can see how fast the floodwaters continue to move. more rain is expected through

the weekend. >> the pace of the water is unbelievable. they'd kill for our weather. >> we see a lot of times if we have a big dry scenario, the shift is to the west with a couple days of rain. this is unbelievable in denver, days upon days with too much water. still rain out there tonight. >> not for us, but for them, and back here the cool air is going to keep on coming in. the bottom line is, still more rain to deal with toward mile high. the really active weather is staying in the western u.s. back here across the eastern u.s., things relatively dry. a couple isolated showers in the mountains. the air is bone dry at the surface.

beautiful blue skies. cooler canadian air rushes in and replaces the hot steam bath we've been dealing with. a great looking day on tap. annapolis at the state capitol, great day for sailing at the naval academy because of the northwesterly breeze. 78 degrees, winds northwesterly at 10. a great evening to get outside and enjoy. take a nice long walk or run. if you give a good-looking weather shot, i want to see it. send it our way. your bay planner tomorrow, into the 60s. 72 or so by 4:00. the bright sun warmer than the

air temperature. its breezy out there if you're going to be grilling out there. be careful with the sparks. temperatures wise, struggling up to 80 today despite the northwest wind. humidity falling tonight and tomorrow and cool air coming in. i think we'll see a brighter more blue sky kind of day. a clearing pattern. the coolest part of the air mass will settle in tomorrow. a sunnier day, yet at the same time a much cooler day. it will be 60s for about the entire afternoon. then into sunday we begin to warm up a little bit, but still bright blue skies both days. a fantastic weather scenario. for the rest of the evening, all the big weather remaining

offshore. our funnel boundary is offshore as well. cooler, drier air funneling in continuing to be the story with the remnants of gabrielle spinning out into the north atlantic. a cool crisp setup as the numbers are dropping out there. we'll be flirting with 50 degrees to upper 40s across central maryland and interesting to note that western maryland will find the numbers down into the potentially upper 30s the next two nights, so chilly. tonight 52 around baltimore itself. 72 as temperatures turn cooler, but still fantastic weather on tap. great for the official tailgate. we all know dads are super

protective over their little girls, but why did a dad put on daisy dukes just to get his daughter's attention. friends and family gathering in honor and hopes of raising awareness for bike safety.

this dad was fed up with the short shorts his daughter was wearing, so this is what he did. >> i know i was fed up.

>> it shows how much he loves me and really cares about it. >> he wears short shorts. so far 130,000 people have already checked him out online. we want to know what you think. do you think embarrassment is a good way to teach teenagers a lesson. celebrating the life of a dad and friend with ride. how those impacted are keeping a legacy alive. healthier eating, exercise and drinking lots of water. michelle obama is all about the health message, but why the latest message is stirring up controversy. people are booking flights without paying a dime. united airlines is talking about how they'll handle their

money mistake. on the weather front, crisp and cool and perfect football weather for the ravens. we'll have a look at that and tell you when we might get back to 8 degrees. it's going to be awhile. that's coming up.

wave the checkered flag because it's over. there won't be a baltimore grand prix in 2014 because of scheduling conflicts. the navy game will be next year on labor day weekend and the year after that the baltimore convention center is booked for the holiday weekend. no word on 2016. we continue to bring you details on the controversy surrounding ecoatms and quick cash paid for old electronics. the number of stolen phones

dropped off at the machines is less than 1%. rebuilding the boardwalk will begin as soon as possible. a huge fire tore through thursday afternoon destroying an area just rebuilt after hurricane sandy. firefighters remain on scene putting out hotspots, and there will be a full investigation. things clearing off nicely today. in fact it's going to continue into the weekend. there are a couple isolated showers being picked up on the radar in western maryland, but most of them not touching the ground. the earth to surface very dry. look at the wind gutted up to 16 and 23. -- wind gusts. as the cool air continues to come in, 60s in the north and

west suburbs tomorrow afternoon. it will feel like fall. turning cooler through the overnight. crisp start first thing tomorrow morning. we'll talk about how things unfold into your game day and beyond. changes next week coming up. larry was an avid cyclist, a life cut short in a cycling crash. dozens of his friends will hold larry's ride to advocate for bike safety. >> he was an obsessed rider. he would try to get a ride in most every day. >>reporter: his favorite time to ride was first thing in the morning, time to clear your mind and enjoy being in the south. by riding early he could concentrate on the important things, like his family. >> we have two small kids, gabrielle and catelin, just three and seven, and what he tried to do was ride in the

morning while everyone was sleeping so he could be with us and share in the family life afterwards. >>reporter: they were riding on butler road along the side of the road where cyclists are a familiar sight. it was a typical afternoon ride when a van came up behind him. >> a woman was driving said she saw larry and his friend, said she saw them when coming up behind them. she doesn't know what happened. >>reporter: larry was killed, joe critically injured. the only thing anyone can determine is there was not adequate space given to the cyclist eds on the road. larry's ride didn't stop that day. since 2010 his friends and family celebrate his life with larry's ride to increase awareness of bike safety. in many case drivers don't understand the rights of cyclists on the road at all. >> it's so important that we share the road.

we have the same rights, and it's important that we're viewed as equal on the road. >>reporter: the ride is about education and safety, but also about a guy and his bike. >> the loss is immeasurable. however, when you're faced with tragedy and loss, you have to reach for the silver lining and if something good can come out of this, it is increased awareness, motorists being a little more careful on the road and saving the next life. that's what's important. >> larry's ride will be held this sunday morning at the