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time with a ticket and boarding pals. reporting from new york. >> now minneapolis police talked to the boy's father and a family member told police the 9-year-old ran away earlier that week. jamie? >> the ravens are back with a road wined a mystery solved. >> bird, did you bring the sauce. >> larry bird is the one who stole the mighty wings after the lights within the out. the commercial is a play on the jordan-bird commercial in the '90s. now we're used to seeing our quarterback on the face of a prod dict but what effect does that have on the little ravens fans. when athletes endorse fattening foods, that can send mixed messages. a majority of the foods and
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beverages are sports drinks and fast foods. it get kind of confusing. >> i think it's important for kids to realize in order to perform at your best, you have to eat a healthy diet. there are players who may eat pizza and pop but to perform at that level they have to eat healthy. >> experts said parents should send a clear message everything in moderation, even for world class at receipts -- athletes. all right. today we had rain. we had wind, but in other states conditions are far worse. >> we'll take a look at the wild weather across the country. >> new information to help you women make an informed decision when it comes with battling breast cancer. >> i'm abc2's chief meteorologist wyatt everhart, a
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front coming through the bay bridge. it's tough to see. when we come back we'll clear up the forecast for you right here on website woab news -- abc2 news at 5.
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a reminder, we are taking your calls. experts are taking your call from the med star at 410-481-2222. a worker is putting good use to razing money for breast cancer. she is legal assistant in pennsylvania, an avid runner. while she's fur load, she will donate a dollar for every mile she runs. she chose the cause because her haunt died from breast cancer at the age of 40. >> i was young at the time. my mom was very close to her and spent weeks helping take care of her. it had a big impact on me. >> friends and family are also jumping on the bandwagon and donating for every mile that
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sharon runs. maryland's most powerful radar, most of the action on the lower shore. we cleared out baltimore, d.c. after picking up 1 to 2 inches of rain. you see where the heavy rain is now. it is the lower eastern shore, areas just south of dorchester county now, pushing into wicomico county and across the bay. that's where the last of the heavy stuff s none of this is severe. we did have that tornado watch early this afternoon. no tornadoes thank goodness. we had a couple tree limbs down. right now the threat has shifted well north of us, north of new york city, a watch in effect, multiple warnings in vermont. in maryland our concern is from harford county south into
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calvert cliffs, coastal flood concerns and high tide with the strong wind the last 24 hours has piled a lot of water into the chesapeake bay. that's getting in a little of the activity. 2 inches in clarksburg today, almost 2 and a quarter in german town. 2 1/2 in mt. airy. as you did from baltimore eastward that line of rain did lose a little bit ofs it moisture in the western half of the state. still, though, much need rain statewide. here's what this looks like in spots. in annapolis they had the heavy downpour, frontal boundary coming through and a little bit of clearing though it's a cloudy sky. the rain has pushed east of the state capital. 61 degrees. things turning cool. calm underneath the front. we will see winds pick up later this evening and turn cooler. by the way if you have a great
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storm shot, this one is from annapolis today. facebook, twitter or use your abc2 news app. you can shoot that photo. the next day's planner shows low 80s. i don't know why that did not uptake. we're in the 60s. look at had the wind shift. right over central maryland, no wind. winchester gusty winds. winds will stay breezy. still a knew gusts, 20 to 21. that front is draped over the central part of the state now and the cool air is continuing to funnel in behind that. we have rain cooling ahead of the front. it makes this trickier to pick out where the boundary s it's right over the chesapeake bay. as the front edges further east and clears the eastern shore and then the cooler layer comes in overnight, we could see many spots in the 40s by daybreak tomorrow, so certainly a true
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october cool front coming in to help middle school in that cooler air that storm centered over new england and eastern canada helping to whip in those canadian winds. so you'll feel the difference tomorrow. where did october go. you'll get your answer. the rain stays offshore. by the way, the remnants, the leftovers of karen looks like they're going to sit there and churn whoever shore and ease their way intoment. wednesday and thursday, we see showers spinning in off the atlantic from karen. so we're not done as the remnants head our way. tonight 50. clouds break. by the way tomorrow probably only upper commit exits, no eat-- purpose commit -- upper 60s no 80s. going into the weekend, it's going to take a while to get
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there. there's rain with that residual low pressure air from karen which never did a lot. it's kind of a dud of a tropical system. the rains from karen will have an impact. >> okay. this could be worse. jamie, got to love that. families are cleaning up right now. all those messes left behind by blizzards, tornadoes and wildfires. >> reporter: damage from the wild weather stretches from coast to coast. >> i didn't know it was going to be a blizzard. >> reporter: the same system that brought record snow toed is s. and parts of wyoming is moving east. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: families in nebraska are cleaning up from an ef 4 tornado, carrying 140-mile-an-hour winds. >> i have to keep my head on straight because there's nothing i could have done. >> reporter: at least 15 were injured and more than a dozen
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buildings damaged or destroyed. >> we will help out and put this town back in the shape it was before. >> reporter: now, strong winds and rain are expected to hit the northeast, stretching from vermont to washington, d.c. >> the main threat with the cool front will be thunderstorms that will have the ability to produce damaging wind gusts and rain. >> reporter: tropical storm karen may have lost her punch but parts have you kentucky are under water. 6 inches of rain of rain fell in louisville causing flooding. >> the whole bottom floor flooded and this was waist deep. >> reporter: firefighters are gaining the purpose hand on two -- upper hand on two wildfires. those winds have died down and so will the high fire danger thanks to a storm system expected to hit california later
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this week. apple is coming after all you pandora users. itunes users want to steal you away. which one is best for you. >> doing laundry has become a crap shoot on one campus.
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all right. we're doing house calls. there you're a -- you're a breast cancer survivor.
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talk about your experience. >> as a survivor, it gives meehan opportunity to talk to them as a nurse to tell them about the importance of getting mammograms when they're over 40 every year, to also talk about self-breast examinations, healthy life-style. and as a 17-year survivor, i'm able to tell them my story. it has even more of an impact as someone who is detected early and treated. i think that makes a big impact on people's lives and motivates them. >> all right. house calls going on until 6:30. the number to call is right there on your screen.
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pandora is a prior but apple is coming after pandora users. >> reporter: pandora launched in 2005. this comes preinstalled in car
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stereos, tivo's. now some analysts are wondering if it clan go away. as rolling stones puts it, pandora currently has more than 70 million active users and apple wants to eat them. apple seems poised to take a big bite. apple radio is see essentially -- essentially pandora. there's some small look and nee. itunes has celebrity, dj sets. pandora users have access to around 1 million possible songs. itune users have more than 20 times. the two services use different approaches but they both claim to know more about you the more
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you listen. the itunes radio app makes it easy to buy the song on itunes. itunes radio mr. come preinstalled from here on out. sure you can download the pandora app but that's new to some people. st people just use what was preinstalled. i-tunes radio and pandora radio are free as long as you don't mind listening to some ads and both require an internet connection. the premium version, reo and spotify allow you to download for offline. you can list ton full albums and specific songs on demand. does it change your lessening habits? let us know. >> all right. you can catch more stories like this on the list. watch this week nights at 7 followed by let's ask america. you better get a jump on your
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holiday shopping. you have less than a couple days to get it done. the calendar will be crunched during prime holiday shopping season. only 25 days between black friday and christmas mssments hanukkah is also coming up early. it starts november 27th. experts say you should start shopping now to avoid the crowds. try going during the day. >> i've already started. all right, coming up at 6:00 the national aquarium in baltimore gets hundreds of new animals but don't expect to see them soon. getting older is inevitable. an alarming report of what's taking care of older generations will look like. we have those stories and more. let's get a preview of what's coming up at 6:30. coming up on world news,
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unbreakable. our exclusive interview with the teenage girl who defied the taliban, wanting to go to school.
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the ivy league campus is getting a dirty rap. >> yale is searching for a poop atraitor. at least three students had their clothes soiled. so farther person remains elusive. >> nobody knows who.
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they're trying to figure it out. how, that's the real question. i want to know how they're dog it and how no one's caught them. >> students say they are taking turn watch in the laundry room. the supreme court is back in session, bur they addressing the shutdown. >> and a the mayor talk billions tax bill errors. that's on abc2 news which starts right now. we have new developments in the hit and run that nearly killed an 18-year-old. police found the driver. >> a maryland trooper hit during a traffic stop. the outpouring of support as she continues to recover. >> and new friends for the fish at the national aquarium. why we're getting the new
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animals and when you can see them. >> skies over baltimore as the storms rolled in and out. the national weather service issued tornado warnings. as for now, the warnings have been lifted. >> kelly swoope is over there. >> the rains come in handy. >> it looked a lot worse, dark sky. >> it looked a little ominous. much need rain in the silver lining. we'll take the rain. take a look over the southeastern shore, a little rain coming down on the eastern shore. that is for sure, south of del mayor. heavy rains. some people coming back from a very warm beach. kent island, west, across the
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bay, basically dry, nothing more than a pass of drizzle here or there. a damp people and a chilly feel with temps in the low 60s. you cool off more. be ready for a cool crisp start, brisk. we'll talk about how things shape up mid-week. >> police in new jersey are holding a suspect in a hit and run accident that nearly took the life of a carroll county teenager. >> michael hatfield's family said he is one step closer to recovering from the accident and justice. >> reporter: when michael hatfield arrived at the shock trauma doctors induced a coma to reduce swelling on the brain. >> when i seen him, i saw all that stuff. i walked in the room and bust out crying. >> reporter: surgeons performed surgery on his shattered left leg and the four breaks in the right one. three weeks later he is
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preparing to leave the hospital for rehabilitation. >> he's got two broken legs, so he literally has to learn to rewalk again. besides that, i'm just grateful the way itent and from when help went there, he looked like he wasn't going to make it to now. >> reporter: a few days after he graduated from high school, michael's life changed in an instant when the westbound car hit him and kept going. police had conflicting descriptions of that car and no physical evidence of it at the shean but michael's father said a break in the case came from a passenger inside that char. >> she had a passenger in there and she was asleep but when he hit the windshield it woke him up. now she's seen it on the news and put two and two together
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like we was in that area at that time. are you wrecked your car. she knew right then that you hit that kid. >> reporter: police tracked down the driver, identified as tania brown of west virginia who had fled to new jersey and michael's family has little sympathy for the woman who allegedly ran twice to answer for her role in the accident. >> she left and didn't come back. my son was left lying along the road dying. that's what made this a crime. that's something i ain't never going to forgive her for it and i hope when we go to court, she gets what she deserves. >> reporter: in carroll county, jeff hager reporting. >> police also seized the damaged car as evidence. a state trooper remains in critical condition after being hit during a traffic stop.
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>> reporter: i spoke to jacqueline klein's best friends today. they tell me she's making prog gressments the 24-year-old state trooper was struck by an on coming car after stopping to help another officer at a traffic stop. it happened around 1 a.m. sunday on route 100. the officer's family and friends are holding out hope for the trooper. >> a pit in my stomach. it's tough to wake up to that kind of news, even when it's somebody you don't know. >> she's a ball of fire. one of my hardest working troopers. she's always willing to help out. >> reporter: the driver who struck trooper klein remained at the scene sunday. so far, no charges have

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