spray. a police sergeant in the area saw it and broke things up. robinson was taken to shock trauma and died. it's the murder capital of the country and the violence just keeps on going in chicago. >> last nights shots were fired into a crowd hitting three people, including a 3-year-old boy. the shooting is the latest leaving neighbors wondering what's next. >> it happened so fast. i was on the other side of the park and heard shots. i came over here and a lot of people down. >> hurting innocent people. >> police have not identified any suspects but they believe the shooting is gang related. >> hours later right here in baltimore, fire crews were called out to the two-alarmer on east lafayette. no one was injured but the

two-story row home was badly burned. we were live from the scene of the fire and we tweeted out the details throughout the morning. you can find us on twitter at abc2 news. all new at 5 tonight it's being build as a new twist on an old drug. it comes with far morris being than the plant form. jeff hager has more. >> reporter: the drug is ciewled bow texan hash oil on the street dabbing, honey oil or am about. it's described as the product of blasting marijuana with butane to extract a high concentrate of phc. the person create as vapor. one hit carries the same potency

of smoke five marijuana cigarettes. it poses another danger. >> it uses butane action dangerous solvents. there have been fires and explosions. >> reporter: the drug is popular out west but popping up along the sea boompletd parents should lock for glass baking dishes, eye sew prole alcohol. we've been dealing with a possible government shutdown every few months or seems like every few weeks. there's another standoff between the house and the senate where the stakes couldn't be higher. >> reporter: house republicans did a victory lap. this morning they passed a bill to keep the government up and running after funding runs out at the end of the month.

>> the american government doesn't want the government shut down and they don't want obamacare. >> and that's the big catch. it defunds the implementation of the healthcare law. >> this law is a train wreck. it's time to stop this baf it causes anymore damage to american families and american businesses. >> house republicans said they decide their part to keep the government funded. now it's time for the senate to do the same. but the bill that passed has in chance in the senate. >> any bill that defends obamacare is dead -- dead. it's a waste of time. >> reporter: a majority of americans don't like the healthcare law but they don't think the government should be shut down to kill. it the standoff has sent washington, once again, speeding toward an economic cliff. looming right around the corner, the debt ceiling. if congress doesn't raise the spending limit, the u.s. could default on its bills.

>> the american people have worked too hard for too long digging out of a real crisis just to let politicians in washington cause another crisis. >> the senate will now consider a temporary funding bill but it will not include the part about de funding obamacare. that will likely go back to the house, which means congress is right back where it started -- at odds. karen travers, abc2 news, washington. well, drive by any apple store and it looks like black friday. people are camped out to get one of the first two new apple fines. it is the first time they released two phones at the same time. the 51, $199 and there's a cheaper version for $99. apple is expected to sell 8 million phones. >> this situation is not what folks in houston planned for.

several people were robbed at gun point. the men got into the car and demanded that people hand over their wallets, phone and tablets and took off. nobody was hurt. >> all right. coming up we've been talking about this controversial rule of labeling pit bus. two dogs turned in by their owner who were told to get rid of the dogs or you could live on the street. >> a bus full of students doing the unthinkable. what one mother did after seeing this. >> he was on the field instead of the delivery room. joe flacco speaking out about fatherhood and missing the birth of his second son. when you have diabetes like i do,

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caught on camera, there are a lot of times we wish teens

didn't have their smart phones. this video of a florida school bus driver texting with one hand on the wheel. he's driving a bus, everybody. he was recorded by a student hop went right home to mom and showed it. what did mom do? she wasn't happy. the bus was packed with middle schoolers at the time. >> not only are they going to kill the driver but the children on this bus. >> venus took the video to school. the school said the driver clearly violated policy. you think? but they have not said she will be fired. >> investigators don't believe this crash was cause bid texting. this bus was full of students when this overturned sending eight kids to the hospital. the driver swerved in front of the bus going in the opposite direction. >> you hear your daughter. so we just -- did what we needed to do and got here as soon as

possible. >> the driver of the suv was cited for the crash. the houston police chief was behind the whole of this black suv making a lefthand turn when he hit a man crossing the street, sending him flying. people walking by saw the whole thing and rushed over to help. luckily the man, well, he was hit and only suffered a broken arm. that's it. >> to his credit, the off duty officer would normally get written reprimand but the chief is rep -- reprimanding himself without pay. lots of blue sky. it's a pretty evening. we're talking clear skies. that's going to change by tomorrow. double sevens at the airport. it's still at that comfortable threshold. a stickier feel.

that's because of the southerly wind. so the evening planner is not bad. i mean, it's going to be a mild 70 degrees, a patchy fog for the overnight. otherwise, most of the numbers in the 60s. then overcast skies. we start to see the rain move in after the lunchtime hour. 77 we made it to. normally 76. the record was 1983. the sun is setting at 7:07. 77 from perry hall toward chester hall. northern carroll county in manchester. southerly winds, that's bringing in more moisture. we're seeing our dew points starting to climb to close to 60 degrees. dew point 62 in annapolis. that will lay lo for overnight lows to stay into the 60s. you go out to the west, toward western maryland. the clouds thickening up. there are scattered showers

around cumberland. there are some showers. none of this makes it into the city. high pressure has been built in the last several days. it's starting to erode and push toward the east. that will allow the moisture to come in the form of a cold front as we go into the day tomorrow. there's one difference with the front in comparison to your average cold front. we're starting to get moisture coming up out of the south. there's been a low sitting over the gulf of mexico and bay of campeche. here's the moisture kind of getting into the cold front. we see downpours as part of the forecast tomorrow. so while we're into the 70s and 80s in northern virginia, there is some cool weather from church hill. some of it comes on the back side of the front. by next week it's going to be below average. tonight it's mild, 50s, low 60s.

tomorrow around 77 degrees. here comes the rain as we go into tomorrow afternoon. around 3:00, 4:00. by the evening it's in here and it will hang around before it kicks off the coast by tomorrow morning. time stamp 6 a.m. >> the last of the showers exiting and it should set up a pretty nice looking day for sunday, turning breezy with temperatures into the 70s. saturday is not your day. sunday will be a birthday. rain totals about an inch, some an inch and a half with any of the anyone powers. 60 in town. for your day tomorrow 76, mostly cloudy with afternoon rain developing. here's the forecast. 70s overthe weekend. cooler for sunday. that 74 will feel like it's into the 60s. look at the forecast for next week. look at that. >> look at that. >> i couldn't -- i almost went every single day from monday

through next friday sunny. threw a couple clouds in there. there's nothing going on. >> a bad roulette whole. 70s. thank you, sir. all right, kelly. they're calling it the biggest phone scam of 2013. apparently it's so sophisticated that even savvy people are falling for it. consumer reporter john matarese warns us so you do wheaft your money. >> computer security firms are warning about a microsoft tech support scam. this cold calling scam first surfaced a couple years ago but microsoft said people are getting scammed by it every day. one victim showed us how easy it is to full for. jim had problems with his computer. so he was relieved when the phone rang and he said i'm with microsoft support. >> he said i'm from microsoft and we have noticed that you

have had a lot -- are a having a lot of virus issues. >> reporter: the call are said microsoft through a routine scan found the pc filled with viruses. >> i was gullible and he could show me where the viruses were, so i let him take cell of the mouse. >> reporter: he said man directed him to a page on his laptop that appeared to show this everyone with viruses. he said he could retomorrow for $100 on a credit card. but he got suspicious and good thing. this was all a scam. as we first reported last career, the errors they show you are not viruses. >> they're calling about windows errors. yfer one has windows errors. >> reporter: one of the customers paid hundreds to remove the nonexistent viruses. >> she spent an hour on the phone. at the end they told him they were going to charge him $300.

>> reporter: microsoft will never call you. >> i bit like a fish. >> bottom line. if microsoft calls you, hang up. they will not call about a problem with your computer, and if you fall for this, you'll have a lot more problems than you had before, so don't waste your money. i'm john matarese. >> i was way more fidgety, just walking back and forth. just so much more amped up. >> raze quarterback joe flacco described the state of mind. his wife was giving birth to the second son. some fans questioned the fact that joe was here in baltimore instead of being bedside with his wife. recently another golfer left -- he was wenning to be with the wife. joe, the wife dana, they heard that story before.

>> we made measure of it and laughed about it. i don't know what i would have done if i was in his situation, but it is different. he's affecting himself. i have a big time responsibility to the organization. mi job as a quarterback is to shell out for the team. >> and you left him for cleveland. really. >> flacco said he and his wife have been enjoying time. i'm going to try to get this story up on the website about joe's moth -- brother john. >> it's an incredible story that he came to west point on saturday. >> and that as a perm decision. >> one point of father hood but one school district is changing his tune, giving little or no homework at all. if you're looking to save money.

we have three money saving tips for you coming up.

it's tonight's hot topic. it's a new school year and that comes with controversial new homework policies. the school system decided to cut back on homework, sending home fewer assignments, but homework that requires more involvement from the parents. some parties like the idea of more involvement. >> it's up to us now, to be parents and look at our kid's work every day and take responsibility for it. >> others feel like the new responsibility is bad for accountability. they say if students don't have anything to turn in, then it's

harder for teachers and schools to tell who might be struggling. >> they have had a loving home for more than a decade. now they're being forced from their decades. >> the story of sasha and bear and how the new pet bull laws are putting strains on families. >> and we're telling all the babies this doctor has brought into the world after nearly 40 years delivering babies, how this doctor made dreams come true for thousands of moms and dads. >> it's a beautiful day. out to the west, there's some nasty weather evolving. that's headed our way tomorrow. we'll have the latest.

take a look at this sketch. police are looking for someone known has michael aka smiley.

police worn this suspect should be armed and dangerous. >> once again, washington heading toward an economic cliff with two major deadlines looming. the house passed a bill, but the bill also completely details the president's healthcare bill. it was a symbolic vote. the bill has no chance for the democratically controlled senate to pass. >> parents should be on the lookout for disabbing. people are blasting marijuana with butane in an effort to extract thc. that is let up. it's as potent pass five marijuana -- as five marijuana cigarettes. parents should take a look for butane, glass containers, coffee

filters. it's 5:30. a lot of blue skies. it will be a very pretty evening, temperatures comfortably into the 70s. let's go out to the west. about 500 miles west it's pouring from chicago to indy, down to memphis. that rain, out to the west, will be moving in by saturday. we've got another 12 hours before this moves. notice the deep blue sky on top of us. temperatures comfortable. 77 glen burnie. in manchester, your evening planner, around 70. the clouds will increase after midnight. by tomorrow morning limited sunshine at 62. lots of clouds by the lunchtime hour. we'll get to 72 and should max out to 75. rain moves. could be drenching downpours.

that's coming up in a bit. >> all right. with kelly swoope, i'm jamie costello. pitbulls are inherently dang animals. >> landlords still have the right to ask their tenants to get rid of the dogs. two old buddies were evicted and separated from their families after 15 years. >> reporter: the gray nuzzles may give it away, or maybe it's the way the two interact. sasha and bear have been a pair for 14 yores, both greeing up together with the same family until suddenly yesterday they found themselves here at barks. >> it's heartbreaking. it's like taking a family member away. the family was distraught. >> reporter: because it's the law. in this case the landlord is baltimore city. they told them they can no long

are have pet bulls in public housing, despite no record of aggression. the family was forced to give them up in barks. >> we're told he was up in tears. he was crying. they're his family members, and he was forced to give them away. >> reporter: the owner isn't the only one crying. these two pups have no idea what happened and the staff here at barks is letting them stay together in an office instead of kennel. since the breed specific ruling, barks has taken in well more than 100 of the cases. a small percentage are successfully adopted. but barks is looking to avoid the late -- latter two options, perhaps a more dignified end. >> we're looking for someone who will take them in for the remainder of their lives. they're healthy dogs considering

their ages. we may have a couple years left. >> reporter: until then, bear and sasha keep their eyes trained on the parking lot waiting, still unaware that they are victims of circumstance. south baltimore, brian kuebler, abc2 news. >> meanwhile, the human -- -- the humane society will have dch liabilities for dog owners. having a baby sun predictable stressful. modern medicine can't change everything. one doctor at gbmc has been delivering babies for almost 40 years, most at gbmc. he has seen a lot of