since bge is not planning stages. once they get concrete details, they will schedule those public meetings. katrina bush, abc2 news. >> a member of the jury is taken out of court for snapping a photo of an officer who was testifying. hudson took the photo of the undercover officer on his cep company and sent the picture to his girlfriend. >> tonight people in odenton are getting a chance it talk to police about the shooting in their neighborhood. shots were feared into a home on cadbury drive. an 18-year-old was cut by flying glass. the meeting starts at 6:30. police do not think the shooting was random. they are looking for this car

captured in a surveillance video. if you have any information about the car or the shooting you can contact metro crp crop at 1-866-7-lockup. the battle over the budget in healthcare rages on. republicans and democrats can't sell to agree on anything. karen travers has more. >> reporter: the standoff on capitol hill continues but today a sign of optimism from house speaker john boehner about the looming government shut june. >> no, i do not expect that to happen. >> reporter: it could be a rough ride until that deadline. today the senate moved further on bill that with keep the government running temporarily and keep the healthcare law funded. >> every time it kicks by it's closer to a shutdown. >> reporter: but the bill to

defund obamacare. >> the american people don't want the president's healthcare bell and they don't want the government to shut down. >> reporter: even if congress averts this crisis, there's another one looming. the government will hit its credit limit on october 17th. house republicans are gearing up for that battle. they're considering a plan that raises the debt ceiling but delays parts of the healthcare law for a year and cuts government spending. president obama said it's a no starter. >> no congress before this one has ever, ever, in history, been irresponsible enough to threaten default just to try to blackmail a president into giving them some con signatureses -- concessions on issues that have nothing to do with the budget. >> reporter: with both parties digging in, the standoff is

likely to go down to the wire, karen travers, washington. while the battle rages on in washington, there was a face-to-face historic meeting, the highest level talks between the two people since 1979. they are discussing the iran dispute. >> the irannians are engaging in new overtures and showing new interest in trying to resolve this very serious matter. >> iran pns to have a deal if place within three to six months. take a look. today a mixture of sun and

clouds. however cooler in comparison to where we were yesterday. the northeasterly wind coming off the atlantic between five to 10. that has kept temperatures down. more clouds over the eastern shore. so the 5:00 numbers right now range from, i'd say 72 in bel air to 76 in the city, warmer out to the west. annapolis at 71 degrees. now for tonight this is what yey skies. we're back on at 11:00. we should be around 64. it's in the has cool as last night. we should make it to 59 going to 73 tomorrow with more clouds. a big's storm by the weekend. we'll talk about that coming up. >> a north carolina appeals court is considering the question. the school is a state

institution. the acc said the immunity doesn't exist in contract claims. the conference wants to force maryland to pay that $52 million exit penalty for leaving the big 10. you might have noticed a blimp flying in the sky over baltimore. it's not the good year blimp. it's from the naval research lab. you might also spot it near frederick before this heads over to the naval center on october 5th. the goodyear blimp, i haven't seen in ages. >> all right. mma can be violent. is it safe to let young kids around. how young is too young for mixed

martial arts fighting. >> an apartment fear and everyone made it out. >> and a kitten gets stuck in a sewer. it was days. we'll show you how little libby was rescued.

dramatic video of a deadly plane crash. a plane crashed into a bank parking plot in suburban chicago. a man was badly burned, his wife killed. the man was on fire. all he could think about was getting help for his wife. >> all we could tell him to do is roll, to get as far away from the plane. he wanted to get his wife out.

>> it hit several trees, and a light pole. the investigators are trying to determine the crash. investigators are trying to solve a string of fires set in california. they fought six hours within one hour. a fire started in a trash bin and ignited a mall. a person of interest was taken into custody. everyone made it out safely in this apartment fire thanks to a little boipt. jonathan dent knocked on doors. this shows the intense flames. the firefighters had to rush in and save people, including jonathan's siblings. >> they went off the balcony. they pulled him on the edge and dropped him and the policeman

catched him. >> several families are homeless because of the fire. the american red cross is helping. dash cam released by police in canada show has meteor burning across the sky. the officer was patrolling a dark highway when he saw this fireball. it was confirmed by an expert. the meet why are was a single one, not part of a meteor shower, just one. a 5 week old kippen is safe after spending days on a building. the humane society has called her libby. take a look at the skies over damascus. the further north and east you head, that's where there's more cloud cover. we'll show you bel air. 73 at the airport as of 5:00.

dew points are dry. easterly winds coming off the bay. sunset now before 7:00. 74 was the afternoon high, right on par for average. it should be at 74. the record can get hot. 95 degrees. that was set back in 19730. the evening planner goes like this. we'll stay in the 60s. you'll notice an increase in cloud cover around the 11:00 hour. there could be a spotty shower near cecil county. 57 to 66 around lunchtime on our way to the low 70s. weather headlines with the clouds in place, that's going to act as an insulator. it will keep things on the milder side. cooler temperatures than today. an ocean storm that we've been talking about looks to stay offshore but it could bring some cloud cover. wool a talk about that in one second. so a northeasterly wind right now, 5 to 7 miles an hour. that has been bringing in the

clouds from time to time. chestertown, queen anne's county, there's a decent amount of clouds. 70 in chester town. 76 in the city. are in the and west, look at frederick, 75 where there's more sunshine. maryland's most powerful radar is clear. there has not been a drop of precip over the last several days. there's one swirl just off the eastern shore. there's this low, cutoff low. it doesn't look like much. this is a system that will turn into an ocean storm as we go into the weekend. the system will slowly form tonight. it's going to pop by saturday. look where it stays, just offshore. it's -- it will me anker just off cape cod. it could tin wholesome scattered showers toward the eastern shore and maybe bringing in some cloud cover as we go into the weekend. it doesn't look to be a big deal. if you have plans to travel if

you're a fisherman, it could bring bigger waves off the coast. otherwise, temperatures are typical. tomorrow, a decent amount of clouds. however, there will be a peek or two of sunshine. that will allow temperatures to get into theler 70s. by saturday afternoon temperatures struggling to get above 70. we'll aclove that going into your day on saturday. if you're going to the bay tonight winds northeasterly at 5 to 10. water temperatures dip between 68 and 72. 57 degrees, not as chilly as last night. then the two-degree goss 73. staying out late looks good. cloudy skies and comfortable. the weekend temperature looks good. the only issue is cloud cover saturday into sunday. then the clouds clear out. it's a nice look by early next week. temperatures back around 75.

we should be at 74 degrees and maybe climbing close to 80 by the mid-week. this is an easy forecast. that ocean storm kind of comes closer to the coast, maybe more spotty showers here in baltimore but the further east you could run in a scattered showers. >> how later we staying out friday night? 1, 2. kelly gives us a 1, 2, right now. all right. coming up we'll continue our coverage in that deadly mall attack in kenya. investigators are still combing through the rubble and destruction to see what's left at the westgate shopping mall. >> reporter: new images of the aftermath of the kenyan mall attack. the parking lot of the westgate shopping mall collapsed after soldiers fired grenades inside, creating a diversion so hostages could escape.

among the survivors, this man said he stood frozen as the attackers walked in and is the a security guard in the head. >> i saw the second gunman pointing his rifle at me. i asked why with you want to do this to me. >> reporter: the al qaeda affiliated group al shabaab takes responsibility for the attack. the leader calling it a historic operation and a warning to westerners. the group carefully plotted the attack for months, renting a store on the second floor of the plawl likely to store homemade bombs and automatic weapons. now this supermarket and the rest of the mall are crime scenes, carefully being investigated by forensic experts from around the world and the u.s. 10 suspects are in custody. investigators are not saying who the attackers are or if

americans are involved. some of the mall massacre survivors, including ryan and amanda colby from texas, are finally returning home. in light of the attack in kenya, the state department has updated its worldwide travel advisory. reporting for abc news, new york. if you're planning to travel abrood, you can get alerts and tips for staying safe through the website. >> a teacher accused of raping a student is out of jail after 30 days. how prosecutors are working to get him back behind bars. >> and how young is too young when it comes to mixed martial arts fighting.

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our hot topic tonight, the mop lairtd of mixed martial arts is soaring but would you let your child enter the october that gone. the fights can be dangerous. some fighters cut with teeth. there's concerns over the amateur night. experts say virtually no one is turned away. >> sometimes we have 12-year-old kids fighting. some people have a problem with that when two kids are fighting each other in a cage in front of 5,000 people. >> in the u.s. it's regulated by the association of boxing commission but because it's a relatively new sport, the regulation is not uniform. millions of young kids under the

age of 13 are taking part in mma schools. would you or do you allow your child to fight? we want you to talk about it. sound off. head to abc2news.com/facebook. what do you think? >> all right. coming up, insurance companies are dropping homeowners with certain types of breeds of dogs. >> hear one family's stories and find out which breed is responsible for the highest number of shorn's claims. >> a teacher who raped a student has walked out of jail after 30 days. >> i'm mike masco. beautiful sky over manchester. how does this impact us? does it impact us? we'll have more on the news at 5:00.

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fire rips threw a lansdowne apartment a dozennen units were damaged by the fishings smoke and water -- fishings smoke -- fire, smoke and the red cross is helping the families. >> at a time we're working to preserve green space, they want to tear trees down because a pipeline spreads two miles. there haven't been public meetings just yet since bge is not planning stages. ones more concrete plans are set, there will be public meetings. >> the next few days will tell us what the next hadn't brengs as the government shut down looms. house republicans say they will vote to raise the debt ceiling in exchange for a one-year delay

in implementing the affordable care act. jack lew said the government will lose its credit limit unless congress votes to raise the debt ceiling. a mixture of sunshine and clouds. it looks good, even seeing nice colors. the only issue is a few clouds and it's mostly to the east. some of the clouds will drift in. temperatures held down at 70, 76 in the city. a lot of sunshine, especially toward frederick county. temperature around 64. no advisories on the bai. the water temperature sits at 72 degrees. tomorrow 57 will turn into 66 by lunchtime. we go to maryland's most powerful radar. one system doesn't look like much but it will turn into an

ocean storm. we'll talk about that. that's coming up in just a bit. >> a convicted rapist is a free man, released from prison after serving a one-month sen tension. the decision has outrage and protest. >> reporter: stacy ramble is a free man. he walked out of jail after serving just one month behind bars, the sentence handed down has led to activists demanding that the judge be thrown from the bench. >> if we can't get him removed for this, something is wrong with the system. >> reporter: he raped a student in 2007 and while waiting to go to trial, she committed suicide. the mother was hoping her

daughter would be vindicated. instead of giving ramble the minimum two-year sentence, the court said she was just as much in control as ramble. the judge later apologized. >> what i said was demeang to women. >> reporter: he tried changing the sentence but the prosecutors have appealed it to the montana state court which could take 18 months. >> reporter: ramble must now register as a sex offender and will remain on probations in the sentence is overturned and a longer sentence is imposed. >> the appeal of his sentence could take 6 to 18 months to works it way through the court. we've been telling you the story of sasha and barks two pitbulls that had to be given

up. today they're in foster care but barks continues to search for the person had will take the dogs. people are being forced to select between their homes and pets. across the nation a number of home insurance companies are dropping or canceling coverage of people with certain breeds. for many homeowners a dog is more than just a best friend. they're family. >> you treat them the say way you treat your kids. >> many dog lovers are try -- are having to choose between the dog and the insurance. after being with the insurance company for 17 years, american family insurance dropped salazar in april. >> we made a decision that there were certain breeds