test this odd geological feature. let's go above. we'll go to mamplets mars was on -- to mars. mars was once flowing with water. that was the question being answered in a new report. compelling evidence shows that mars was quite wet in the distant past. na's curiosity rover has explored it since last year and it shows that large rivers were a common feature of the planet and that it was once an inhabitable environment, good enough for humans to drirveg -- drink. this is the most compelling evidence showing actual water existing. then the first snowstorm of the season is set to begin in idaho, montana and wyoming. there is a storm -- winter storm

watch. up to a foot of snow could fall over the higher elevations over the highest mun than tops. nothing close to that expected here in maryland. that's just a look at some of the stories making news in a science community. mike masco. >> tomorrow a jury will decide who's the blame for the king of pop's death. jackson's family is suing promoter aeg live. a video was shown of michael jackson playing with his children. lawyers for aeg live tried to convince the jury that jackson hired his own doctor. >> ultimately it was his money, his doctor and his choice and he certainly wasn't going to take no for an answer.

>> jackson's family said it was aeg live who hired murray to pressure jackson for a comeback tour. kelly? they're billed as the safer alternative to cigarettes. that's until they blow up in your face. now attorney generals from 40 states are calling on the fda to regulate these so called e cigarettes. one of the complaints came from a former mckenzie barlow. it blew up in her face burning her son. >> big bang and smoke everywhere and she was screaming in the back seat. >> scone for suffered firsthand second degree burns and will be fine. a woman in georgia had hers explode while it was charging inside her house. at least three other complaints

have been filed with the fda. tonight was in the a -- we're going to show you how some people are turning facebook likes into loans. one man struggled to get a len because he had terrible credit. that was until he showed the lender his facebook page and twitter account. days later it was approved. >> it represents who you are online. >> tonight at 11:00, our investigators will show you which financial companies are using social media to evaluate applicants and we'll show you how it works. interesting. now that you've had your fill of the latest apple iphone, we'll hear straight from amazon ceo what the new tablet will do.

>> the list of the world's richest people are out. we'll take a look at the people who actually earned their place on the list instead of just inheriting it.

all right.

now that the new iphone hit the stores, it's time for a brand-new gadget to be unveiled. get ready for the next generation of the kindle. >> we got the low down from amazon's ceo. >> reporter: prepare for tablet overload. this week microsoft released the new tablet and apple is working on new ipads. amazon is releasing three new ones. >> the kindle fire, the entry level, has the same processing power and display. >> reporter: amazon has a new hd tablet for less than $150 and manages to squeeze in a high resolution screen and faster processor and two new tablets. one of the features isn't related to the hardware.

it's actually a software feature. it's called mayday. if i click this, someone will come onto the screen and tell mow how to use a feature. >> it's 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. >> reporter: jeff bezos is also the new owner of the "washington post." he says it's all about putting the customer first. >> customer service, willingness to be patient, work together and allow them to do things. >> reporter: more importantly, when it comes to the post, he sees an opportunity to bring the paper into the 21st people. >> i tell people when the world changes around upand changes against you, what used to be a tame wind is all of a sudden a head wind, you have top lean into this because complaining is not a strategy. >> reporter: reporting for abc

news. >> fearing's look at maryland's -- first look at maryland's radar. there are some showers. they are south of us, roanoke and maybe a couple showers toward the southern edge of the state later this evening. it was a day of changing weather in maryland. we captured it with our hd camera. still very nice. in parkville you see the high thin clouds blowing by and dry weather continuing. in how to son we have a lit -- in towson we have a little fall color. the days are getting much shorter, now before 7:00. runners, it's looking good in the morning. humidity will stay low. fall foil large, do you have them? send it our way. our temperatures are not very fall like, mid-70s, not atypical for late september but comfortable, almost no wind to

tell you b i don't think we'll see much wind until sunday into monday when a coastal system could make a run off the coast. in the meantime we're watching this southern disturbance. we think because of the high pressure dome over upstate new york, this should continue to be a southern slider going very slowly. it could bring some clouds at times tonight and tomorrow. i think we'll stay dry. take a lock at the future trend, generally staying to the south. some cloud cover could edge in off of that. what's become more interesting as we go into thursday and friday and we look offshore and see potentially some development here as we go into the day on friday, it doesn't look that impressive for late friday but we think this could blow up a little bit and hug the coast as we go into sunday and monday. so watching that potential coastal run are and the energy is here in florida and gulf of

mexico. it merges into that. we'll keep an eye on that. maybe it's getting breezier. tonight down to 52, just a few clouds tomorrow and not as cool tomorrow night in the mid-50s. clouds at times from that southern disturbance. looks like we stay dry, could bring the winds up sunday into monday. right now it's a picturesque outlook, one that we will miss by the time we get into late october and november. got to try to enjoy it. >> how are we going to do that? >> a couple ways. a huge event this weekend. they've been over maryland, paddleboarding, but there's one coming to baltimore.

check this out. it's getting set to converge on baltimore, the first ever sup event at gun powder state park. if you've been thinking about giving the word's fastest water sport a try, this might be the time to do it. >> you may think i don't have that kind of balance, but you'd be surprised. >> number one, this is clean water. number two, no jellyfish. hard to beat that. >> be sure to check out the full story. you'll hear from the paddlers themselves at 11. >> that looks hard. >> it's a little bit of balance but it's doable. >> are you going to try it? >> i'm mesmerized right now. i have not blinked. we could do this until 6:30. >> many of us dream of getting

rich, mostly when we see the giant powerballs. >> we'll look at the people had actually earn their money. >> warren. >> one is planning a career in frederick.

all right, true or false. exposing a wound to open air will help it heal faster. >> maybe. if you have a wound, if there's

a black covering, unless something is coming out of it, you want to leave it open. once the black covering is off, you need the right balance of moisture. if it's too dry, the cells can't come in and if it's too wet it will inhibit it. you want assessment and want it to be dressed appropriately. >> and you want treatment. >> you want to get treatment early. the consequences of an untreated wound, you could lose your leg or your life. >> we don't want that. we have operators with you from the university of maryland midtown campus. the phones have been busy. they've been taking your calls since 5:00. the number to call is 410-481-2222. you like to keep your family healthy and fit.

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the title of richest person in the world with a net worth of $72 billion. forbes released their list of the 400 wealthiest americans. warren buffett at 58.5, clocks in at number two. he donates most to charity. >> a thing called the giving pledge where now 100 billionaires in the united states have all committed during their life or will to give away the majority of their wealth. >> reporter: gates, buffett, mayor bloomberg are the only ones considered self-made. there are four airs to the wall -- areas to -- heirs to the walmart forecountry consider it forecube. the poorest has $1.3 billion.

nick colist woodman tweaked. he's behind the go pro cameras, the ones you see on mountain bikers and surfers everywhere. newcomer michael rubin. there are lots of tech billionaires on the list, facebook billionaires, google billionaires, groupon billionaires and 13 nba owners. that's not because owning this makes you a rich it's more of i'm already crazy rich so i will bite memphis grizzlies for fun. the highest grand total in the history of the forbes 400. well, you can catch more stories like this one on the list. watch it followed by let's ask

america. >> here's a look at what we're working on all new at 6:00. five people are charged with murder after that deadly shooting in cecil county. we'll show you their faces and explain what they were trying to do when the victims were shot. >> refugees in syria may not seem relevant to your life but hear from what a local fill maker has to say. that's coming up right here horn abc2 news at -- on abc2 news at 6.

you often hear about race morses being sent out to pasture, but many go to find success. >> a horse found a second career out in frederick county as an

artist. >> reporter: he's still at it. metro meteor, the painting horse. >> there you go. >> he has his moods. he will make soft circular strokes. sometimes straight violent strokes. >> reporter: the owner took metro in after knee injuries ended his racing career in 2009. >> here's metro meteor. >> reporter: they gave him two years to live. >> he said he would teach him how to paint. okay. >> reporter: and that canvas became his comeback. >> been to japan, norway. >> reporter: it's sold online. proceeds go to help find homes for retired race horses. >> we have a waiting list of people interested in his art because they love the story. >> reporter: here's the amazing part. not only is metro's painting career up and running, but so is

metro himself. >> pretty amazing. i give a lot of credit. >> reporter: this veterinarian has been giving metro an experimental drug. >> metro is a four. so he was basically one grade below broken leg lane and after the treatment he's down to a two, so tremendous improvement. >> reporter: metro's paintings are paying the vet bill, too. >> it's special because it might be the last time. >> we're back to riding him war we couldn't before. he's enjoying being a horse again. more than 20 new shops and restaurants are coming to baltimore. >> we'll give you a sneak peek at canton crossing on abc2 news

at 6, which starts right now. >> jamie costello alongside of kelly swoope. we begin with angel chiwengo. she moved to maryland from africa. >> she was working as a cleaning lady in a local hotel until she got her life settled and her life was cut short by a speeding honda. police said a honda was fleeing its officers when this ran into a white suv. chiwengo was in that white jeep. she was killed. her family spoke to abc2 news and told us the same day she was killed, her daughter gave birth to the first grandchild. it's a tragic story. >> you go looking for them later. you can't look at people in the middle of the street. that's wrong. i'm hurting. i'm hurting. i don't know what to do. i don't know with to say.

i'm hurting. baltimore police released the two other names. devell johns and terrell young were the other two in that honda. police are trying to get more answers. new at 6:00 tonight five people charged with murder after a cecil county man was shot and killed during a robbery. the group planned to rob kenneth curry at his apartment in cecil county. kenneth was shot in the process and died at the hospital. investigators said the suspects were looking for drugs and money. these are the two women arrested in the case. tabitha nelson and angela williams are charged with murder. the same applies to william dotson and del vin elwood. devin jones will be charged when he's released from the hospital.

he's made a career to cover war zones in the hopes of helping all of us understand the lives of war victims thousands of miles away. matthew vandyke's most recent trip was to syria. he made a document about his time there and dares you to watch it and said syria is important to your world. >> if you were in the position of the subjects of the film and the government started killing you, your neighbors and your family, what would you do? would you stand up and defend your country and dem sip and -- democracy and fight for yourself, then you have a lot in common with the rebels. >> it features two people vandyke said americans will be able to relate to. all right. this is what a man on a shooting rampage looks like. today the fbi released surveillance video from inside

washington's navy yard. it shows shoot per aaron alexis running through the halls with a sawed off shotgun. alexis believes he was being controlled by magnetic waves and the massacre wases had only way out. >> a document retrieved stated frequency attack is what i've been subject to for the last three months, and to be perfectly honest, that is what has driven me to this. >> investigators will continue digging through alexis' clinical hex. the fbi confirmed he acted alone and said the 12 victims were not targeted for any reason. they don't have the okay to build but they have the design. they are pushing forward with confidence certain that they will be awarded it. this is what this would look like. the whole this morning is about

four and a half football fields long. it sits high above the pow tom mack river, includes a hotel, hour and they will pick a developer by the end of the year. we are about a year away from getting a casino right here in baltimore. this is a look at some of the progress that they're making at the location found across the street from the stadium. today developers told abc2 they're ahead of schedule. the horseshoe will be our state's fifth one. along with the glitz and glamour of vegas style dining and shopping, it will bring new jobs. a few weeks left before the first of 20 new restaurants will hope at the shops of canton crossing. we have more on the project and the impact